If Wu Di hadn't confiscated the homes of many powerful people.
A lot of money and food have been raised, and Zhu Cihong himself has also brought a lot of food from Baoding Mansion. It may not be able to survive in the early stage!
"Fortunately!"
With a smile on his face, Zhu Cihong looked at Shen Tingyang in front of him and said with a smile.
"Don't be miserable! This is the duty of a humble minister!"
At this time, Shen Tingyang quickly said to Zhu Cixiang in front of him.
"How is your contact with Zheng Zhilong going?"
At this moment, Zhu Cixiang suddenly asked Shen Tingyang in front of him.
Hearing Zhu Cixiang's question, Shen Tingyang was slightly stunned. He subconsciously glanced at Zhu Cixiang in front of him, with a hint of hesitation in his eyes.
"Zheng Zhilong quite agrees with His Highness's idea. He also thinks that the imperial court should set up a department specifically to manage maritime trade, but he doesn't quite understand what the Certificate of Voucher you want from His Highness the Crown Prince..."
Hearing Shen Tingyang's words, Zhu Cixiang had a smile on his face. He looked at Shen Tingyang in front of him with a smile and said: "It's very simple! The Zheng family must have made a lot of money from maritime trade for so many years!
You must be very aware of the current situation of the imperial court. You may not be able to take care of the tax revenue from maritime trade for a while, but the imperial court is still short of money..."
He probably understood what His Highness the Crown Prince was trying to do!
A certificate of investment is nothing more than money!
There was a hint of hesitation in Shen Tingyang's eyes.
"Then what your Highness means is..."
"Let him talk to me himself!"
Zhu Cixiang smiled slightly, looked at Shen Tingyang in front of him and said.
"Yes! Your Highness!"
Shen Tingyang quickly saluted Zhu Cihong in front of him.
At this time, Zhu Cixiang smiled slightly, looked at Shen Tingyang in front of him, and said with a hint of admiration in his eyes: "I heard that Mr. Shen invested a lot of family money for the imperial navy?"
"There is some investment..."
At this time, Shen Tingyang looked at Zhu Cixiang in front of him with a somewhat embarrassed expression and said: "Because the situation in the court is a bit bad now, I personally invested 200,000 taels of silver...to customize some navy ships..."
"good!"
Zhu Cixiang looked at Shen Tingyang in front of him with a smile.
"I will remember this love!"
Shen Tingyang was immediately flattered and quickly said to Zhu Cihong.
Don't dare.
"Okay! There's nothing to be afraid of. I have a few more things that I want you to tell my father. Help me find a few people and ask His Majesty to transfer them to my place. You have to protect these people. good!"
Zhu Cixiang looked at Shen Tingyang in front of him with a solemn expression and said.
"Your Highness, please speak!"
Shen Tingyang nodded and said directly to Zhu Cixiang in front of him.
"Wang Zheng, Song Yingxing, and Matteo Ricci, if they can be found, find him too!"
Hearing Zhu Cihong's words, Shen Tingyang was slightly stunned.
Shen Tingyang had heard a bit about Matteo Ricci and Wang Zheng. They seemed to be people who were extremely good at Western learning and mechanics. Shen Tingyang could understand that His Highness the Crown Prince summoned these two people here for the purpose of building cannons!
But who is this Song Yingxing?
Shen Tingyang's eyes flashed with confusion, but he didn't say much.
"Yes! Your Highness!"
Shen Tingyang saluted Zhu Cihong in front of him.
Zhu Cihong nodded and continued to instruct Shen Tingyang to find some things that were still lacking in Shandong. Shen Tingyang remembered them one by one.
It took a long time to unload two million stones of grain.
After checking the grain loading and unloading, Zhu Cixiang quickly left the port of Dengzhou.
His current position is in Qingzhou Mansion, which is a position where he can advance, attack, retreat and defend.
And Zhu Cixi now lives in Prince Heng's Mansion.
"Li Xi! How is the reclamation going?"
Zhu Cixiang sat on the main seat and asked Li Xi with a calm expression.
"Your Majesty, I report that all of the 123,700 refugees have been settled by Lord Wu Zong, mainly near Laizhou and Qingzhou. Each of them was given ten acres of land, and then distributed enough food for each of them for a month.
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Hearing Li Xi's words, Zhu Cixiang nodded.
"Where are Li Zicheng's troops now?"
At this time, Zhu Cixi looked at Li Xi with a calm expression and asked.
Li Xi hesitated for a moment, with a trace of suspicion in his eyes, and said to Zhu Cihong in front of him: "Your Majesty, since Li Zicheng's army entered the capital, it seems that they are not as aggressive as before.
Except for the land near the capital, their army did not march straight in, but went directly south, as if they were digesting the land they now have!"
Hearing Li Xi's words, a trace of ridicule flashed in Zhu Cixiang's eyes.
really!
This Li Zicheng has a mentality similar to that of a rich man!
I have enterprising spirit, but it's not very strong.
"Continuing to keep an eye on Li Zicheng's intruders, how is the expansion of the First Guards Army going?"
After Zhu Cihong took a sip of tea, he looked at Li Xi and continued to ask.
"The expansion situation of the First Guards Army is not very good. Most people cannot meet General Lin's requirements. Currently, there are only more than a thousand people who meet the requirements."
Li Xi looked at Zhu Cixiang in front of him with a wry smile and said.
"Then form the Second Guards Army directly!"
Zhu Cixiang said calmly to Li Xi in front of him.
Li Xixi was stunned for a moment and looked at Zhu Cixiang in front of him.
"Let Li Dashan and Wang Ergou select some of the backbones of the First Guards Army to form the Second Guards Army. Aren't they always unsatisfied with being under the control of Lin Yi? I said before that I would reuse them, and now I do
Here we are, let them expand to 10,000 people as soon as possible! The expansion of the First Guards Army must also be accelerated.
We have only expanded to 1,000 men now. This speed is too slow. When Li Zicheng comes to Shandong, we still have a tough battle to fight! And after the battle, we may encounter even tougher Manchu and Qing cavalry! Make it clear to them
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Zhu Cixiang looked at Li Xi in front of him and said.
"Yes! Your Highness!"
"Where is Huang Degong now?"
At this time, Zhu Cixi suddenly asked Li Xi who was standing aside.
"General Huang Degong is currently in Dongchang Mansion with 10,000 troops. He is observing the movements of the intruders and is also recruiting troops there."
Hearing Li Xi's words, Zhu Cixiang nodded.
"Send someone to tell Huang Degong that if you encounter an army of thieves, don't act rashly and be cautious!"
"Understood! Your Highness!"
"By the way, how are you doing with the things I mentioned before about popularizing education for the people?"
Zhu Cixiang looked at Li Xi in front of him and said.
Li Xi hesitated for a moment, looked at Zhu Cixiang in front of him and said: "Your Highness, we are already planning this matter. Arithmetic textbooks, history textbooks and classic textbooks have all been produced, but the nature textbooks you mentioned before...