Chapter 8 Insufficient popular sentiment? Smash it with money!
"Your Highness the Crown Prince."
At this time, Wu Xiang smiled bitterly for a while, looked at Zhu Cixiang in front of him and said.
"Of course I am loyal to the royal family and the court, and I do want to defend the city of Beijing. However, we have no soldiers! We have no soldiers to fight at all. You have also seen the appearance of the Shenji Battalion in front of us.
The situation in the Fifth Army Camp and the Three Thousand Battalion is similar to that here. Facing hundreds of thousands of insurgent troops, they cannot defend themselves..."
At this time, Wu Xiang had no choice but to tell the truth.
After saying that, Wu Xiang gritted his teeth and looked at Zhu Cixiang in front of him and said: "Your Highness, how about we gather all the strength in our hands and lead His Majesty with military admonitions to move south together. If we don't bring anything, plus some of my men
The servants and ministers are confident that they can lead His Majesty and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince out of the siege and sail south from Tianjin!
By then, we will be able to secure at least half of the country in the south, and then Xu Tu can regain control!"
"hehe!"
Zhu Cixiang sneered expressionlessly for a while.
He looked at Wu Xiang in front of him with cold eyes and said, "Wu Xiang, don't be so smart!"
After hearing Zhu Cixiang's words, Wu Xiang's back was immediately wet with sweat, and his forehead was covered with sweat. For some reason, he always felt that the pressure brought by His Majesty the Crown Prince in front of him was far greater than that brought by His Majesty.
Put pressure on him.
This was the first time he met His Highness the Crown Prince.
Amazing!
It's a pity that there is no room for His Royal Highness to exert his talents now. Li Zicheng is not far from Beijing, and the sound of artillery fire from Li Zicheng's troops can be heard in his ears.
If the His Highness in front of him is given a chance, he might really be able to revive the Ming Dynasty and become the leader of the revival. What a pity!
"Wu Xiang! If you are willing to help me, just listen to my instructions. If you don't want to help me, just leave on your own!"
Zhu Cixiang looked at Wu Xiang in front of him with a cold expression and said.
After hearing Zhu Cixiang's words, the sweat on Wu Xiang's face continued to flow down.
His face turned red.
"Your Highness, please do as you please! Wu Xiang is willing to obey all your Highness's orders!"
At this time, Wu Xiang raised his head fiercely, his face turned red, he clasped his fists, and asked Zhu Cixiang in front of him to speak loudly.
"good!"
Zhu Cixiang had a smile on his face.
"Come to my side!"
Zhu Cixiang looked at Wu Xiang in front of him and said.
Wu Xiang did not hesitate, strode up to the general platform, and stood next to Zhu Cixiang.
Zhu Cixiang glanced at the surrounding soldiers, with a sharp look in his eyes.
"I know that you are all children from poor families who were forced to come here to join the army because you couldn't afford the money! You don't eat well and you are not allowed to leave the military camp. I know all this!
Those corrupt officials! I, Zhu Cihong, will not let any of them go! I will not default on a penny of your salary! What should be paid to you will not be less at all!"
After hearing Zhu Cixiang's words, the soldiers in the school grounds suddenly looked at each other, with a trace of confusion in their eyes.
"Do you all think Gu is lying? Do you think Gu definitely doesn't have any money to give you?"
Zhu Cixiang looked at the soldiers in the school field in front of him with calm eyes.
The soldiers didn't say a word, they still looked lifeless, standing on the school ground with their heads hanging down.
"Bring it over here!"
Zhu Cixiang waved his hand towards the surrounding Jin Yiwei with calm eyes.
Soon, the Jin Yiwei next to him came over carrying a load of silver and went directly to the general ordering platform.
"Wow!"
A load of silver was poured directly onto the general platform.
"These! They are all yours! If you are willing to follow the lone defender of the city, you will receive double the salary and have meat to eat every meal! If you don't want to go, you can still receive the salary and you can go home now!"
Wu Xiang, who was on the side, first saw the pile of silver on the point-setting table and was shocked. But when he heard Zhu Cixiang's words, he was even more shocked.
What??Those who don’t go to defend the city can still receive their pay as usual??
Those who go to defend the city, in addition to double pay, also have meat to eat???
Where did His Majesty the Crown Prince get so much money? The national treasury is full of money. It is definitely not money given by His Majesty, so what exactly is this money from him...
A trace of doubt flashed in Wu Xiang's eyes.
Just when Wu Xiang was confused.
Among the many soldiers in the school grounds, you looked at me and I looked at you, with a look of hesitation in their eyes, and none of them dared to move.
"What? No one dares to receive this money?"
Zhu Cixiang looked at the soldiers around him calmly and said.
Just at this time.
"I'll be the first!"
"I'll be the second one!"
Li Dashan and Wang Erniu almost rushed out of the team.
There were several people following behind them.
"queue!"
Zhu Cihong looked at the clerks, swordsmen, and penmen recruited by several Beizhen Fusi nearby.
"Register! Everyone reports their years of service, and then states whether they want to participate in the defense of the city!"
Zhu Cixiang said to the many soldiers around him.
After Zhu Cixiang finished speaking to a guard in uniform, he turned to Wu Xiang and said, "Master Wu, let's go! We still have to appease the Fifth Army Camp and the Three Thousand Battalion."
At this time, Wu Xiang couldn't help it anymore and asked Zhu Cixiang in front of him: "Your Highness! What use can such troops with no military discipline and withered faces be used? Why should they be recruited? These people are even defending the city.
It won’t be of much use at all!”
"Of course I have my own plan! Come and accompany Mr. Wu to the 3000 Camp and the 5th Army Camp to win over all those who are willing to fight! Then, dinner will be served later!"
Zhu Cixiang said calmly.
"Yes! Your Highness!"
The few Jin Yiwei beside them nodded.
Everyone left quickly.
Zhu Cixiang was still standing on the general ordering platform, looking at the soldiers below who were receiving silver coins, with a slightly gloomy look on his face.
At the same time, Xuanwumen.
Li Banghua is directing several people next to him to block the city gate. This is the gate of the outer city. At least the army of thieves has not come over yet, and now the city gate still needs to be blocked.
There are too few people!
Thinking of this, Li Banghua sighed slightly.
He couldn't help but look at some of the people around him. There was a trace of confusion in their eyes, and some of them had a trace of resentment in their eyes.
Looking at the eyes of the people around him, Li Banghua felt a trace of bitterness in his heart.
The public sentiment is not good!
How to defend this city?
Although he knew it in his heart, Li Banghua still took a deep breath.
He looked at the people around him with a serious face and said: "Dear fellow villagers, the intruders are about to attack the city. I believe that all of you have been brainwashed by the words of the intruders about not paying food when they come. I really feel that the intruders are coming.
Can you live a good life?
I just want to ask, is it you who live a good life, or the hundreds of thousands of gangsters in the gangster camp who live a good life? Or the millions of family members behind the hundreds of thousands of gangsters, who live a good life? I believe,