In June, the sun is blazing.

The fiery sunlight, shining through the listless leaves, spilled on the ground, mottled in patches.

Outside, insects chirped and birds chirped.

Inside the house, the gentlemen were shirtless.

On the table is a large pot of paste with small fish and shrimp, miscellaneous grains, and large pieces of pickles.

Such a meal is not good, and the pigs are fed in peacetime. But Zhu Chongba, Xu Da and others ate in full swing. They are children of poor families, and now they are still short of food, and no one picks.

Shirtless upper body, bronzed skin, beating with the rhythm of breathing. Bean-sized beads of sweat rolling down the texture of the muscles.

And then those as medals, hideous scars, have a different kind of beauty. The bodies of these men are the same as those carved out.

"Incense!" Zhu Chongba put down the bowl, took a bowl of herbal tea, and drank it all, "Lao Dong, the most difficult month is over, you said that it is too late to organize the people to sow seeds now!" ”

"Then you have to plant it!" Dong Junxiao's face was also tanned, and he was the only one in the room wearing an undershirt, but he still looked so elegant, "The land is barren and barren, how much can be collected." When it comes to the autumn harvest, all parts of Huaixi can barely be maintained, and the gap is Huai'an, as long as people don't die of hunger, there will be no accidents! ”

"That's the reason!" Zhu Chongba nodded and laughed, and said to the brothers, "Look, it's still a scholar, with Lao Dong to help us, this level will be passed, if you are a killer, hehe, Lao Tzu's eyes are black, and it's over!" ”

Everyone was laughing, and looking at Dong Shuxiao's gaze was very respectful. Children of poor families are simple-minded, and whoever is good to the people and who can prevent the people from starving to death is a good official.

Although Dong Junxiao was demoted, he gained a foothold in the Haozhou Army in a short period of time, because he was a rare civil affairs talent.

"But!" Dong Junxiao pondered, "The more food, the better." Over there, is there a letter? ”

Zhu Chongba smiled bitterly and shook his head.

sent someone to Zhu Wu to ask for food, and the person who went came back and said that he only saw Li Shanchang, and the other party said politely, but it was ambiguous.

"I guess I won't send it!" Dong Junxiao said, looking at Zhu Chongba, "Chief, it's called King Han over there, what do you think?" ”

Before Zhu Chongba could speak, Tang He shouted on the side, "What's so strange about being called the king, he Zhu Xiaowu can be it, and so can we!" Heavy eight, you are also called the king, who disobeys me and chops him! ”

"Yes, brother, we are now also an army of more than 100,000 people, afraid of a bird!"

"That is, his name is King Han, let's call King Qin, grandma, press him!"

The brothers were arguing, and Zhu Chongba's eyes were horizontal.

"What are you talking about? I don't know how many pounds and taels are there? Return her mother King Qin, why don't you talk about Qin Shi Huang! ”

Saying that, Zhu Chongba looked at Dong Junxiao and frowned, "It stands to reason that Xiao Wu is not such a person who doesn't know the severity?" When he was chatting with us at the beginning, he said that he would build a high wall, accumulate grain, and become king slowly. Now what's going on? Isn't he afraid that the court will be in a hurry and beat him to death? ”

"If he doesn't claim to be king, the court won't beat him? That's the sixty army that took off their heads, Da Yuan can't afford to lose this person! ”

Dong Shuxiao said with a smile, "Besides, at this time and that time, if he survives in the cracks, there are not many soldiers and horses, and the city is not wide, it is okay to be the king slowly."

Now, the imperial court is south of the Yangtze River, and there are no soldiers and horses that can balance him, and the land of Jiangsu and Zhejiang is his bag.

The territory is bigger, there are more people, and if you don't call yourself a king, how can you manage it? The war is easy to do, but the internal affairs are difficult! Taxes, conscription, grain requisition, agriculture, industry and commerce, these things cannot be relied on by war, and they cannot go far by relying on war.

If you don't call the king, you are the grass platform, and the so-called name is justified, and only by being called the king can you consolidate the foundation. ”

After a pause, Dong Junxiao continued, "There are capable people under Zhu Wu!" This move is good. ”

Zhu Chongba listened very seriously, but he was still a little confused.

"After becoming the king, he can fight while fighting internal affairs, so as to digest the cities and populations he has conquered."

Dong Luxiao drank saliva and said, "Besides, if he wasn't the king, what would he do to reward his Wencheng generals, why did people follow him?"

He is the chief manager, and the people below are at most a marshal in charge, according to the official system of the imperial court, that is, ten thousand households.

But when he became a king, an official position, and a knighthood were not rewarded by him!

Moreover, as the territory increased, some of his subordinates must have been assigned to guard the place, either as generals or as officials of one of his parents.

This is a real glory and wealth! ”

Zhu Chongba understood a little, and muttered, "So, he is still on the right step?" ”

"Yes, yes, but there are also concerns!" Dong Luxiao said with a straight face, "Everyone has ambitions, if his generals get to the local area, there are rich people, how can he control them?" ”

Zhu Chongba smiled, "Old Dong, you don't understand. We don't dare to say anything else, his brothers can't run out of his palm. ”

As he spoke, Zhengse said, "Lao Dong, you give the staff officer, what should we do next?" ”

Actually, this is what Zhu Chongba wanted to ask.

Huaixi was poor, fought back and forth for several years, and could not recover after ten years of recuperation, and the same was true for Huai'an.

The bigger the territory, the more soldiers, but the poorer and poorer. It's not the way to go on like this.

"Upper, middle and lower, which one does the general want to hear?"

"Say it all!"

"What a strategy!" Dong Shuxiao smiled, and in the expectant eyes of everyone, "Zhao'an!" ”

"What?"

"Calling around or working for the government?"

"If you want to recruit An, we have already recruited An, why do you have to kill so many people?"

Everyone quarreled again, and Zhu Chongba raised his eyebrows again.

"All right, what? You know a bird? ”

Dong Junxiao continued to laugh and said, "Now that the imperial court has lost face in Jiangnan, the righteous army in the world has made the imperial court even more anxious.

At that time, as long as the general puts on a life-and-death posture with Zhu Wu, and even goes to the court, when the army goes south, you are willing to be the vanguard.

Your road is wide all at once.

Not only the Huaixi land, you have the right to govern in etiquette and law, but the court will also give money, food, and things! ”

Zhu Chongba shook his head, "We understand, but we don't want to be a two-faced person and make people laugh!" ”

"Then let's talk about the middle strategy!" Dong Xiaoxiao shook the undershirt on his body and said, "You can be a vassal to Zhu Wu!" ”

"No!"

"No way!"

"Lao Tzu won't bow his head to Zhu Xiaowu when he dies!"

bombed the temple again, and those old brothers of Zhu Chongba were all indignant.

This time, Zhu Chongba didn't scold them, but looked at Dong Junxiao directly.

"Why?"

"With the righteousness of the monarch and the minister, can't he help us with money and food?" Dong Shuxiao said casually, "He Zhu Wu occupies Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and his fingers leak out, and you won't live this hard life."

Secondly, the minister gave him face, and you have a good life, otherwise his knife will always be on your neck!

Opposite Anqing is Luzhou, and Dingyuan and Prefecture in Huaixi are also in his hands.

If one day, he has an idea for you......"

"No..."Zhu Chongba was categorical, "We don't bow our heads like the imperial court, and we can't bow our heads like him Zhu Xiaowu!" Lao Dong, make a decision. ”

"Next step!" Dong Shuxiao smiled bitterly, "Ride a donkey and read the record book, let's see!" You can only take one step at a time! ”

......

Suzhou, on the canal, there is a river breeze blowing in the heat, and the war ship is not very hot.

Zhu Wu sat in the cabin and looked at the recruits who came back to report the news.

"Suzhou Mansion, or not to fall?"

The front army of the Dingyuan army had arrived in Jiaxing, but the city of Suzhou was stubbornly resisted under the attack of Dingyuan.

It's not that Zhu Wu can't beat it, but he is unwilling to attack, the thousand-year-old city, the most prosperous place in the south of the Yangtze River, what a pity it is to be broken.

Zhu Wu fought to ask for money and food, not a ruined city.

The soldiers replied, "The king of Han, the prefect of Suzhou, Wang Ruopu, and the Mongolian Daru Huachi, received the letter and sent the last general out of the city. ”

For some reason, the name of King Han, Zhu Wu was awkward when he heard it.

His face was a little unnatural, but he still smiled, "I've worked hard for you, go down and rest!" ”

"King Han!" In the cabin, Chang Yuchun stood up and said loudly, "Since those dog officials in Suzhou are shameless, let's not be polite to them, you can give the order." I took people, pushed this bird Suzhou, and slaughtered those dog officials! ”

"You can pull it down!" Zhu Wu rubbed his eyebrows, "When you fight?" How many people are left alive in this city? ”

When the day was cooked, it was just a hit, and it surrendered. Chang Yuchun was the vanguard, and without the credit for breaking the city, he almost killed Changshu's 5,000 yuan army.

This guy is really good at fighting, don't die. The trapping camp of nearly 20,000 heavy armored infantry under his command are also outlaws who do not want to die.

But this murderous nature is really unbearable!

They do not take their own lives, and they do not take the lives of others.

"Eh, King Han, I have a plan!" Chang Yuchun suddenly smiled, "You can break Suzhou!" ”

"Say!"

Chang Yuchun laughed, "However, this plan has to borrow a few heads!" ”