At this time, Li Zicheng in front of him sighed slightly.
"Right now we are in a dilemma! We can only hold on to the soldiers inside the city! Then we can strengthen the walls and clear the country. In this case, we may be able to reduce casualties.
If we march towards the south at this time, the best result is that we will be stopped by Zuo Liangyu in the land of Jingchu, and then be annihilated by the Manchu army! This is called short-term pain!"
Hearing Li Zicheng's words, Niu Jinxing in front of him was slightly stunned. He was silent for a long time.
I have to admit that the possibility mentioned by my king is very possible and almost certain!
There is no way, there is Zuo Liangyu over there in Jingchu, and the Yangtze River must have been blocked by him. As for the land route, hundreds of thousands of troops marched... without supplies.
There is actually no difference between that and seeking death!
"Order Liu Zongmin not to leave the city unless necessary! No matter how provocative the enemy is!"
Li Zicheng had some courage and said directly to Niu Jinxing on the side.
"Yes! Your Majesty!"
Niu Jinxing said to Li Zicheng with a respectful look on his face.
After the intruders began to change their strategy and changed their original attack to complete defense, the Manchu Qing Dynasty was no longer able to take advantage.
Although the Manchus and Qing Dynasties could bring red cannons to attack the city, the intruders were not without cannons.
The end result is just mutual bombardment.
There is no choice but to let it go in the end.
Finally, in mid-August of the 17th year of Chongzhen's reign, the Central Plains ushered in a peaceful scene that had been rare since the late Ming Dynasty.
During this period of time, there was actually no war in the Central Plains!
Only Qin Liangyu in Sichuan is still fighting the final battle with Zhang Xianzhong's army.
But it is obvious that Qin Liangyu has been defeated, and Zhu Cixiang has asked General Huang Degong to lead 10,000 troops into Shu to see if anything can be saved.
I can only hope it's too late.
At the end of August, Zhu Cihong received news of a sweet potato harvest.
The news that the sweet potato yield exceeded 60 shi per mu made Zhu Cixi slightly stunned.
Such a high output???
You know, even in modern times, the output of sweet potatoes is basically maintained at four to five thousand jins, and the normal level is about 4,000 jins.
What is the concept of more than sixty shi? One stone is equal to one hundred and twenty kilograms. In other words, the yield per mu this time actually exceeded seven thousand kilograms!
It seems that this sweet potato is not an ordinary variety!
Sure enough, is it worthy of being produced by the system?
Without any hesitation, Zhu Cixiang directly began to promote the planting of sweet potatoes in Shandong.
This thing can save lives at critical moments!
Although it cannot completely replace the staple food to satisfy hunger, during famine years, there is no way to control it. The yield per mu is so high that the effect is almost unnecessary.
What’s more important is that sweet potatoes themselves don’t require much care and are very easy to store!
And there are many ways to handle it, which is very convenient!
In order to let everyone know about sweet potatoes, Zhu Cixi even briefly introduced the problems of sweet potatoes based on his own common sense, and then introduced the precautions for planting sweet potatoes.
Then let the old farmers who grow sweet potatoes in the Jiangnan area start teaching Shandong people to grow sweet potatoes.
Just in such an atmosphere.
On the first day of September, the opening day of Huangming Zhicheng University has arrived.
"Dad, you don't have to give it away!"
Chen Yi looked at his father beside him and said.
"Also, Lord County Lord, please go back quickly! I can do it by myself!"
Chen Yi quickly said to the county magistrate beside him.
"Yes! Lord County Lord, please go back! There is no need to send late babies!"
Liu Xi also quickly said to the county magistrate beside him.
The county official smiled slightly and glanced at Chen Yi and Liu Xi in front of him.
"You two are the only two people in our Shouguang County who have entered Huangming Zhicheng University! It is really not easy. I hope you will not slack off after entering the university! His Royal Highness the Crown Prince made it very clear.
College is just a ladder for your progress! If you don't work hard in college, there is a high probability that you will not be able to graduate!"
The county magistrate said with a serious face to Chen Yi and Liu Xi who were standing aside.
"I will obey the teachings of the county lord! I will definitely keep it in my heart when I am young!"
Chen Yi and Liu Xi said respectfully to the county magistrate beside them.
With a smile on his face, the county magistrate said to the two people in front of him: "You two can be regarded as fellow villagers. I hope you two can help each other when you go to university!"
"Yes! Lord County Lord!"
The two of them bowed again.
"Okay! I won't say much else! You go!"
With that said, Chen Yi and Liu Xi said something to their father. After they finished speaking, they got into the carriage next to them.
Watching the carriage in front of you gradually go away.
There was a trace of worry in Chen Fangtian's eyes.
Finally he sighed slightly.
At this time, the county official had a smile on his face and said to Chen Fangtian and Liu Xi's father: "Brothers, I have prepared a banquet in my house. I wonder if you will appreciate it!"
"Don't dare!"
Chen Fangtian quickly raised his hands to the county magistrate in front of him.
"Why don't you dare to do this? Come on!"
"Yes! Lord County Lord!"
………………
The carriage gradually got further and further away from home.
Chen Yi watched his father slowly lose sight of him. His eyes were empty, and an indescribable feeling arose in his heart.
Liu Xi on the side was no exception. After a long time, the two of them slowly recovered.
"Hello! My name is Liu Xi, you should know just now!"
At this time, Liu Xixian greeted Chen Yi in front of him.
"My name is Chen Yi, you should have known it just now!"
As they spoke, the two looked at each other and smiled.
At this time, Liu Xi smiled and asked Chen Yi in front of him: "Which subject were you admitted because of which subject you are good at? I was a complete mess in nature and arithmetic, and I was only able to do well in ancient Chinese and history. I originally thought that I would be awarded a B grade at most.
A diploma is pretty good, but I didn’t expect to be admitted to Huangming Zhicheng University!”
Liu Xi's eyes showed emotion and asked Chen Yi in front of him.
"I'm just the opposite of you. Our study of ancient Chinese and history is a mess, and our writing is also a mess, but the other two subjects are just passable."
"Hahaha! Then we complement each other perfectly!"
Liu Xi looked at Chen Yi in front of him with a look of joy and said.
"In the future, we can help each other! If you don't understand anything about ancient Chinese and history, you can ask me. If I don't understand arithmetic or nature, I can ask you!"
"good!"
Chen Yi nodded, and both of them had smiles on their faces.
The carriage was racing on the newly expanded official road.
We set off in the morning and arrived at Qingzhou Prefecture from Shouguang County around noon. Because Shouguang County is originally affiliated with Qingzhou Prefecture, the distance is not too far.
At this time, the entrance of Qingzhou Mansion was already crowded with people.