Zhenjiang Mansion was recovered, from the Qing army, which was more than twice as large as the Ming army, but they were almost dead.

If it weren't for the conspiracy between Wu Zheng and Wang Zhiren later, to contain the main force of the Qing army in Dantu, and to land the blitzkrieg with a sailor, I am afraid that even Qian Sudian and the hundreds of surviving soldiers would have been wiped out.

What did the imperial court do at that time?

Nothing was done!

The imperial court was in peace talks with the Qing embassy.

Even Qian Sule, who is an elder brother and father, thinks that it is not worth sacrificing the interests of the imperial court for these survivors!

Is it worth it or not?

This is related to the morale of the more than 70,000 soldiers under the command of the imperial court and the confidence to fight for the country.

Wu Zheng cannot tolerate it.

If you can't tolerate it, you have to ...... Change!

……。

Early the next morning, the General's Office issued a military order.

The four guards under the jurisdiction of the General's Mansion were reorganized into the "Northern Expeditionary Army".

In the form of a general's order, the amount of military salaries, the standard of pensions, and the resettlement methods and distribution methods of the families of the fallen soldiers of the Northern Expeditionary Army were formalized.

"Wonderful! The general's response is wonderful! "Mo Zhi, who came to the General's Mansion early in the morning, heard this general's order, and applauded, "In this way, although the army under the lord's command is also the Ming army, it can be clearly distinguished from the imperial army, and the impact of the rebellion in the capital will be minimized in the lord's army." The three words of the Northern Expeditionary Army show the ambition of the lord to the world...... Wonderful! ”

Wu Zheng, who had not slept all night, couldn't see a trace of fatigue on his face, and he said lightly: "It's just a helpless move." There is also a defect in this policy, but the situation is urgent, and it is necessary to deal with it before the news of the rebellion in the capital reaches Hangzhou, and this is the only way. ”

Mo obsessively asked: "Dare to ask the lord, what's wrong?" ”

"This move will definitely be used by people with intentions to impeach me for the crime of intent independence and rebellion."

Mo Zhi nodded and said, "The lord is extremely worried, it is true. But fortunately, they have no evidence, and they only changed the name of the three armies, and convicted the master of the crime of conspiracy, I am afraid that it is unwarranted, the Song Dynasty has the Yue family army, and the Jiajing Dynasty has the Qi family army, which is not against the law. And with the power of the lord now, what is there to fear? ”

Wu Zheng smiled and said, "Mo Lao is right. Since he has taken this step, the rumors above the court can be completely inaudible. ”

Mo obsessively smiled: "If you don't want to hear it, you can't hear it, so you can't hear it." From then on, our army will be completely separated from the imperial army...... By the way, the old man thinks, why not change the uniform of our army to show the difference from the imperial army? ”

Wu Zheng's eyes lit up and said, "But more than 30,000 troops change their clothes, I'm afraid it's not an easy task, right?" Even if you rush to make new military uniforms, the time required is not enough for half a year, or ...... Take your time. ”

Mo Zhi smiled and said: "The lord is too worried, there are many weavings in Jiangnan, and every household has a loom, so the lord can only give the order...... Old decay does not boast, tens of thousands of sets of military uniforms, up to three months. ”

Wu Zheng was overjoyed and said, "Okay, then according to Mo Lao's advice, the whole army will change its uniform." ”

"Please also ask the lord to set the color and style, but if the lord wants to embroider on the military uniform, I am afraid it will be slower."

Wu Zheng shook his head and said, "No." Military uniforms, why do you need to be fancy, wear-resistant, warm, as for the name of the non-commissioned officer, etc., you can engrave a nameplate and hang it on the chest. ”

Mo Zhinian frowned slightly: "Does the lord mean that the officers and soldiers are the same color and style?" ”

"Yes."

"Decay understood."

Mo Zhinian mentioned again: "Then the court asked for commercial taxes, dare to ask the lord, has there been any change in the response?" ”

Wu Zheng shook his head and said, "According to what I said yesterday, it should be done." ”

Mo was stunned for a moment and said: "Since the lord has decided to distance himself from the imperial court, why not take advantage of the situation to refuse?" The old man said that he didn't like it, even if the lord agreed to the court's request at this time, I was afraid that the court would not appreciate it. ”

Wu Zheng smiled and said, "I know." But if I don't do this wicked person, someone else will naturally do it. Why didn't I get into trouble when I didn't eat mutton? ”

Mo was puzzled: "What does the lord mean? ”

"I don't have the business tax alone." Wu Zheng said with a smile, "The imperial court accounts for thirty percent, and the remaining ones are only seventy, so naturally there will be people who are more anxious than me." ”

Mo Zhinian suddenly said: "The lord said that he is the prince of Xingguo? ”

Wu Zheng said: "That's right. Before the imperial court withdrew the taxes of the six governments, it had already stripped the meat of the Duke of Xingguo, and now the imperial court has divided the commercial tax again...... Hehe, I'm afraid his life is not easy. ”

Mo obsessed: "Wonderful, wonderful." Xingguo Gong is not as good as the lord of the lord, the lord at least occupies one more Shaoxing Mansion, Hangzhou, Songjiang four mansions, population, commerce and trade are far more than the three mansions under the jurisdiction of the Xingguo Gong, Xingguo Gong is naturally more urgent than the lord. ”

Wu Zheng said, "Let's do this." ”

"Whoa."

"I still have something I want to ask Mo Lao?"

"Don't dare to ask for words, although the lord commands, the old man will definitely obey."

"Does the Mo family have manpower in the capital?"

"There are manpower, and there are different numbers of manpower in the Mo family and various banks, shops, restaurants, and stores, but I don't know what the lord wants?"

"I want to help the families of the fallen soldiers who are trapped by the white stripes."

"I don't know how the lord can help?"

"I'm wondering if I can raise a sum of money in the name of the Mo family and various money banks, and then use interest-free loans to help those poor families get out of trouble?"

Mo Zhinian thought for a while and asked, "Is the lord trying to avoid people's eyes and ears?" ”

"Yes, that's right. If you donate in my name, I'm afraid it will be out of control, the strong enemy is on the side, more is better than less, but to fund the families of those fallen soldiers, we must do it, this is my ...... owed to them. ”

"But has the lord ever thought about raising the income and helping it once, and if there are difficulties in the future, will he continue to fund?"

"And what do you mean?"

"When I went back yesterday, I also thought of a lot of ways, in my opinion, it is better to teach people to fish, than to teach people to fish."

"That's right." Wu Zheng nodded and asked, "What specific methods do you have?" ”

"The construction of a military workshop, a martial arts hall, and a port in Songjiang Mansion requires a large number of people, so it is better to move the people south, and the old financial secretary will provide a safe place for free and arrange work, so that the benefits of both sides will also decompose the plight of these families."

Wu Zheng shook his head slightly and said: "No, the people of the capital are used to staying at the feet of the Son of Heaven, and their homeland is difficult to leave, so I am afraid that they will not easily abandon the prosperity of the capital." ”

That's right, how could the people of the capital leave the capital and go south to Songjiang Mansion?

Mo obsessively said: "At least you can give it a try, the old man also thinks of this, of course it is best to have volunteers, if there are those who do not want to, they can be recruited as employees by the capital money village, restaurants, etc., and they can also solve the urgent need." After all, the more than 20,000 families are not all poor families, but the really poor people are in the thousands, and even if there is one family, it is only a matter of a few thousand people, and they should be properly resettled. ”