Seeing the rebels rushing closer, Qi Yuangong waved his hand expressionlessly, and in an instant, countless crossbow arrows flew out of the formation, and then the musket also fired.

The sound of thumping resounded between heaven and earth. Countless white smoke rose up, and the marbles were so dense that they smashed into the opposite side like a summer night's rainstorm.

On both sides of the ranks, artillery also fired, and a loud thunderous bang rang out from the sky. In an instant, live ammunition and flowering bullets smashed through as if they didn't want money.

Not far away there are also small cannons that shoot shotguns.

All of a sudden, the battlefield was full of rumbling sounds, gunsmoke was everywhere, shouts and screams were intertwined, and this side of the land became a Shura battlefield in an instant.

Everyone was stunned when they saw this scene, including Fan Long.

Before their team could rush in front of each other, they had already fallen like wheat, and the whole road was covered with blood.

Fan Longhu's eyes were red, shouting and shouting loudly: "Rush forward!" Rush up! ”

In Fan Long's view, as long as he can rush forward, then there will be a fight.

But things didn't turn out as he thought.

In the face of such a stormy attack, everyone will feel scared.

"Rush forward!" Fan Long's eyes cracked.

Before the words fell, a piercing call crossed the air, "General! ”

Fan Long only felt that he had been pounced on.

"Boom!" With a loud bang, a dead tree the size of a bowl more than ten meters in front was blown into several sections, and several soldiers were blown up to the point that their limbs were split and their flesh and blood were blurred, but they did not die immediately, and the wails entered the ears of the living one after another.

Fan Long only felt that his eyes were black for a while, and the smell of gunpowder smoke accompanied by the smell of blood irritated his nasal cavity. He struggled to get up and held the handle of the knife in his hand tightly, as if he were holding a life-saving straw.

His subordinates began to retreat one after another, and at first they were still afraid to step forward, but then they completely turned into defeat.

"Vulnerable." Qi Yuangong snorted and said loudly: "Catch up and clear it." ”

With Qi Yuangong's order, the Ming army behind him also began to rush forward.

The muskets, bows and arrows were used very skillfully, the spears and halberds covered both sides, and the shield soldiers and heavy infantry opened the way and killed the opponent.

The sword light and blood brilliance reflected, and Fan Long's side quickly evolved into a big rout, and Qi Yuangong's people bit it and chased after it.

There was nothing fierce about this battle at all, it presented a one-sided situation from the very beginning, and there was not even anything to describe, because the two sides were not fighting at all.

After Sun Chuanting saw this scene, he nodded with satisfaction, and at the same time, his heart was full of emotion.

Sure enough, it is an elite, this equipment, this tactical literacy, it is really not something that can be practiced in a day or two, nor can ordinary people be trained.

The Qi family is worthy of being a training general, and it is really clever enough! The Tiger Roar Camp is indeed vigorous!

Although Qi Yuangong's command and tactical literacy are not very good, Sun Chuanting still thinks that he is a fierce general. Of course, it is impossible for him to become handsome, and his talent is limited, so he can't be forced.

The transformation on the battlefield was very fast, and the defeat of the city was defeated, and the city was naturally deflated.

Originally, the rebels thought that Fan Long would be able to defeat the Ming army and let the Ming army at the head of the city withdraw, but the Ming army was repulsed by a wave. Now that Fan Long is already unable to protect himself, the people in the city are in their hearts.

Originally, they had already been beaten by the Ming army and couldn't raise their heads, and they all relied on a breath on the hard top. Now that the momentum has come down, it is natural that it will not be able to withstand it.

Zhang Hu cut down a rebel and shouted loudly: "Occupy Luzhou City, kill!" ”

His shouts were naturally earth-shattering, and the morale of the Ming army naturally rose.

They had just seen the battle under the city, and their confidence in their hearts was greatly increased, and they rushed directly towards the rebels.

The rebels couldn't wait for it in an instant.

When Hao Yin saw this scene, the expression on his face was very hideous, and at the same time he was also very depressed.

He knew that it was over, and he still had such and such grand plans in his heart, but at this moment, all of them were gone.

Not only was he unable to counterattack, but even Luzhou City was lost by himself, and his status would definitely plummet after he went back.

Fan Hu looked at the extravagant Yin who was in a daze, and he could also see that his young master seemed to be going up and working hard.

Fan Hu didn't dare to let the young master die here, if the young master died in battle, he would also die in battle, otherwise there would be no good fruit to eat when he went back; But if the young master lives, he can't die himself.

So Fan Hu hurriedly rushed up and stretched out his hand to grab Hao Yin, and said loudly: "Young master, stay in the green mountains, don't be afraid of no firewood, let's withdraw quickly!" ”

"Let's go back to Chongqing to find the king, there are still people and horses in the king, and we will fight back."

Hao Yin turned his head and glanced at Fan Hu, his eyes were very red.

He couldn't help but think of Fan Hu's elder brother Fan Long.

At this moment, Hao Yin finally understood that Fan Long was the famous general, but it was too late to regret it now.

Originally, he wanted to rush up and fight hard, but when he was pulled by Fan Hu like this, Yu Yin was instantly deflated.

Gritting his teeth and glancing at the direction of the Ming army, Hao Yin didn't stay too long, turned around and withdrew with people.

If you don't run now, you won't be able to run after a while.

As the sun sets, the remnants of the sun are like blood, and the smell of blood wafts on the ground.

Qi Yuangong's people have already pursued back, and many of them have several heads hanging behind them, which are all their military exploits.

In addition to this, there were people who carried the captives back.

The city of Luzhou was also defeated, and Zhang Hu was leading people to replenish the knives of the wounded rebels.

Those who were lightly wounded remained as prisoners; If the injury is more serious, it will be killed directly. There is no one to take care of these seriously wounded, they can only evolve into military merit on the waist.

Sun Chuanting led people to pacify the people in the city, and also sent people to count the materials left by the rebels to find what his army could use.

At the same time, he ordered the treasury to be sealed, and the soldiers were strictly forbidden to disturb the people.

In fact, Sun Chuanting was not going to let his subordinates enter the city, and it was definitely Qi Yuangong's Tiger Roar Camp who wanted to enter the city.

They are disciplined, born in the capital, and they are very obedient to orders, so that they will not burn, burn, or rob, and they will definitely be able to do it. On the other hand, on his own side, the monks who became monks halfway through the way must not be as good as the great monks in reciting scriptures.

When Qi Yuangong came to Sun Chuanting's side, he was looking at the account book.

Glancing at Sun Chuanting, Qi Yuangong said: "Lord Sun, I have already received the news that the person in this Luzhou City is Hao Chongming's son Hao Yin. It's a pity that he couldn't catch him alive, so he let him run away. ”

Raising his head and glancing at Qi Yuangong, Sun Chuanting smiled disapprerovingly.

Waving his hand slightly, Sun Chuanting said: "I can run for a while, but I can't run for a lifetime." It's nothing to let him run this time, where else can he run? Next time, even their father and son will be arrested together. ”

"Isn't that a different credit?" Qi Yuangong also said with a smile.

"What if everyone runs away?" Sun Chuanting spread his hands and said, "I'll write a battle report immediately, and you can also come and sign it, and then send it to Lord Dutang immediately." I believe that the capital hall also has a result, and it can report a great victory to the imperial court. ”

"yes!" Qi Yuangong also nodded, and said with a smile: "It's time to make Your Majesty happy!" ”

The two were talking about reporting to the imperial court, preparing to make Zhu Youxiao happy.

At this time, Zhu Youxiao was preparing to make a fortune in Beijing.

After leaving the West Garden, Zhu Youxiao came to the gate of Huangzhuang.

Zhu Youxiao was followed by many civil and military officials, and he was accompanied by Empress Zhang. The group entered the Huangzhuang in a mighty manner.

Li Zhizao has been waiting here with people for a long time.

"Minister Li Zhizao, see Your Majesty."

After seeing Zhu Youxiao, Li Zhizao hurriedly bowed and saluted.

"Alright, excuse me." Zhu Youxiao said with a smile: "Take me to take a look and see what results you have made." ”

Yesterday it was a little cold because it was snowing.

Zhu Youxiao's body was wrapped in a big coat, and he didn't feel particularly cold, but he couldn't stay outside for too long.

"Okay, Your Majesty, please follow the minister." Li Zhizao hurriedly agreed and led the way in front.

A group of people came to the outside of the greenhouse.

This greenhouse is different from Zhu Youxiao's memory. In Zhu Youxiao's memory, the shape of the greenhouse is a 1/4 cylinder shape with an earthen wall at the back and a plastic sheet at the front.

The one in front of me has a roof, but the roof is covered with glass.

As the craftsmanship of the Ministry of Internal Affairs is getting better and better, the quality of glass has been improving. Some time ago, large glass was made that could be placed on the house and the house.

Relying on this large glass, the Ministry of Internal Affairs has also begun to lay its own commercial channels.

The glass was already sold in the capital, and glass manufacturing sites were built in other provinces. Of course, the way to build and sell in various places is to cooperate with local large households, and as for the candidates for cooperation, they are all selected by the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Zhu Youxiao has never forgotten the role of the Internal Affairs Office, and on the surface it seems that he is making money for himself, but in fact it is not.

This is an institution for Zhu Youxiao to extend his tentacles to the local area, and it is also a way for Zhu Youxiao to screen and unite his own people.

He was going to tie some of them to his chariot.

The economic base determines the superstructure, and Zhu Youxiao understands this truth.

It's just that Zhu Youxiao understands one thing better, that is, the current production and life of the Ming Dynasty basically have nothing to do with him, the emperor. The royal family's involvement in the economy as a whole is very low.

Because of the tax exemption system, local protectionism, and the same party and fellow villagers, local protectionism in this era was much more serious than in later generations, and it was basically impossible to solve the problem by promulgating a decree from the central government.

For example, the tax exemption system has caused a big contradiction, and its name is called contribution.

The so-called donation is when the yeoman farmer gives the land to the tax-exempt scholars, who give the land to the scholars in the family at a very low price or no money at all.

Because the land of the scholars is not taxed, their land is not taxed either. Instead, they rented the land from these scholars and cultivated it themselves, paying only a little rent every year.

The cost of this land rent is definitely less than the tax paid to the imperial court, so it can be said that this is a win-win model.

The scholars were given the land, and they received an additional rent each year; As for the people who farmed the land, they did not have to pay taxes to the imperial court, they only needed to pay a small amount of land rent every year, and they could get more grain production, so it was a win-win situation for both parties.

The only difficulty is that in the event of natural and man-made disasters, if the landlords do not save these people, or cannot save them, then no one will be able to survive, and the state will not be able to provide disaster relief without money. In other words, this system plays itself to death when it plays around.

But if Zhu Youxiao goes and tells them now, you have to pay taxes, and the land of the scholars has to pay taxes. Then, these scholars will definitely pass on the tax to the people who farm the land, and the people who farm the land have to pay both taxes and rents, how much harvest can they have?

Will they still be able to survive?

At that time, the world will be in turmoil.

Don't think that ordinary people will support you if you collect taxes, they won't. The fact is that it is so deformed, the Qing Dynasty can spread the land into acres, it does not mean that the Ming Dynasty can also.

The Qing Dynasty was able to do this because high-yielding crops such as potatoes had become widespread. Secondly, after the war at the end of the Ming Dynasty, the population of the Qing Dynasty decreased sharply, and the country's land was quite abundant.

Even so, by the middle of the Qing Dynasty, there was still not enough land, so many people who couldn't survive had to go to the eastern part of the country alone or with their families in order to win a glimmer of life.

And now in the Ming Dynasty, the population is saturated and the land is insufficient, if Zhu Youxiao rashly collects taxes and does something to spread into the mu, then wait for the smoke to rise everywhere and rebel everywhere.

Only by extending one's hand into the lives of the common people and holding the economic lifeline of the Ming Dynasty can one be qualified to consider these.

Relying on the government decree to forcibly advance, Zhu Youxiao did not dare to imagine what the consequences would be. The Ministry of Internal Affairs is the executor of this policy.

Now seeing such a vegetable greenhouse, Zhu Youxiao is very satisfied, and he feels that this is a very good start.

Although glass is now more expensive to sell outside, the fact is that Zhu Youxiao made it cost.

It is not impossible to sell for the sake of price, but sometimes the silver earned is not of much use, it is a dead thing, and it is necessary to promote the development of productive forces.

Vegetable greenhouses are much more important than dead silver.

"Let's go, let's go and have a look." Zhu Youxiao said with a smile, and at the same time stretched out his hand to hold Queen Zhang, and walked into the greenhouse with her.

Entering the greenhouse through the archway, the heat is blowing in your face, and the temperature inside instantly makes you feel warm.

Although the inside of the greenhouse is a little damp, the brilliant green of various plants makes people feel very comfortable.

It's snowy outside, but inside it's spring.

After seeing this scene, Zhu Youxiao nodded with satisfaction.

Walking along the road in the greenhouse, Zhu Youxiao found that there were many good things planted here, including cucumbers, eggplants, and even potatoes, but there were very few potatoes.

In addition to this, there are quite a few other vegetables. It can be seen that these vegetables are growing very well, and some of them are already ripe.

Zhu Youxiao nodded with satisfaction, turned to Li Zhizao and said, "When will it be able to sell?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty, I have already asked people to prepare for picking, and I will be able to go out and sell it in these two days." Li Zhizao hurriedly said: "The manpower of the Internal Affairs Office is already waiting here. ”

Zhu Youxiao nodded with satisfaction again, and said with a smile: "You have done a good job, and you will be rewarded for your merit when you turn around." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty." Li Zhizao hurriedly agreed.

Then Zhu Youxiao walked around here again, looked at a few other greenhouses, and then took people back.

He didn't eat here because he didn't want to delay. After all, this place is already ready to pick and sell vegetables, and he can't be ruined.

However, Zhu Youxiao still asked people to pick some vegetables and give them to the ministers who came with him, so that they could bring these vegetables back; At the same time, he also asked the Ministry of Internal Affairs to send some vegetables to the homes of the princes and ministers, which was regarded as a reward from the emperor.

Of course, the main purpose is to make a sales pitch.

Eating such vegetables in the middle of winter, Zhu Youxiao believes that these people will not eat only this once, they will be addicted. As for the price, Zhu Youxiao didn't think they would care too much.

After all, the nobles and ministers of the Ming Dynasty are really rich.

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