Luzhong, outside the city of Linzi.

The night was already dark, everything was lonely, and in the huge barracks, the poor women who were tossed in turns in the female prisoner camp all got a chance to rest and lick their wounds at this time, but in the middle of the camp, Hong Chengchou's big tent was still brightly lit.

Under the candlelight, Hong Chengchou's old face was slightly tired, but his spirit was extremely energetic, and he was struggling to write, with big characters flying and phoenixes dancing, full of firmness and hope.

At this time, he was replying to many wealthy families from Shandong, including Henan and even Nanjing.

To tell the truth, the defeat of the Japanese Qing army outside the south gate of Haicheng some time ago, especially the debut of the model army's hot air balloon, made Hong Chengchou almost collapse, lost confidence several times, and even gave birth to the idea of self-determination.

But as the various departments of the Qing army gradually spread out, the situation has undergone new changes, and all the departments have made a lot of money, Hong Chengchou finally found a way to crack it, and he came back to life all of a sudden!

Huan Hai has been up and down for many years, and after going through the world, he really understands the mentality of these Ming wealthy families too well.

Those who mix well want to protect themselves, but they want to bet on two or even three heads to keep their wealth forever.

It's not good, and I don't want to turn the tables all the time, but I don't have a chance and no way.

If it is placed in the peaceful years, this kind of thing is an imperceptible unspoken rule that cannot be put on the table, and it is difficult to change anything even if you are unhappy.

But at this time, the world is in chaos, and many things don't need to be so troublesome.

Therefore, he took the initiative to ask Dolgon to 'win over the hearts of the people of Shandong' for the Qing Dynasty.

Originally, Hong Chengchou thought that this matter would definitely have to pay a lot of price, and he would even be scolded as a traitor, but what he didn't expect was that things would be ten times smoother than he imagined!

As he took the lead in taking care of the thatched house and took down a slightly down-and-out Wu Juren from Linzi, the former capital of Qi State, things quickly stepped onto the fast track.

In less than ten days, not to mention individual literati, Shandong, Henan, and even the surrounding areas of Nanjing, there are more than 100 wealthy families who have contacted him, and they are all willing to do their part for him Hong Chengchou, and even more willing to contribute to the Qing Dynasty.

This made Hong Chengchou quickly rediscover the meaning of life, and his whole body was inexhaustible.

Finally, at the beginning of the time, he finally replied to all the secret letters for today, and asked his relatives to send them out overnight.

The little servant beside him hurriedly brought the supper that had been carefully prepared a long time ago, respectfully filled him with wine, and then carefully withdrew from the door.

Hong Chengchou was eating fragrant food and drinking wine at the same time, and he felt that there was not a single pore that was uncomfortable.

Serving in the Great Qing Kingdom, it is true that he feels like a traitor, but to a large extent, it is much more comfortable than when he was in Daming.

There are indeed a lot of turmoil within the Qing Dynasty, but they have been hovering within the imperial family, as long as they don't do it themselves, they will generally not be contaminated.

And whether it is the royal families such as Dolgon and Zilharang, or the nobles such as Sonny and Suppilon, they are all dragons and phoenixes among people, and there are many things that don't need to be too deliberate at all.

Especially at this time, he almost has a feeling of holding the cusp and controlling everything!

Without him, the Great Qing Kingdom would not be able to turn around.

And only with him can the entire Qing Kingdom walk on a better track.

After drinking a few glasses of wine in a row, and there was a lot of alcohol on his body, Hong Chengchou couldn't help but feel more happy, and slowly played with the wine glass and smiled: "After a few days, Qingzhou City will be taken down, and things will be completely straightened out." Changqing, don't blame so-and-so, let's do this too...... Each for his own master. Hehe, if you want to blame, blame yourself for being too young! ”

……

In the blink of an eye, it has entered the beginning of March, the ice has gradually begun to melt, and the faint little green seedlings have gradually revealed their heads in the wilderness, and the whole world has begun to recover, starting a new round of vitality.

These days, Xu Changqing did not make any major moves, except for inspecting military affairs and appeasing the people in Haicheng, he did not rescue Qingzhou, which was already in danger, nor did he take the initiative to launch an offensive against the Qing army.

This made the people in Haicheng also start to be restless, and they didn't understand Xu Changqing's intentions.

After all, Qingzhou is the location of the vassal king, and it is the closest vassal king to Haicheng, if Qingzhou is lost, Xu Changqing's reputation will definitely suffer a serious blow.

However, what is strange is that the daughter of Hengwang Zhu Youdi, who has now become Xu Changqing's concubine, is not in a hurry at this time, and often appears in public in Haicheng, as if she is not worried about the crisis on her father's side.

This has also puzzled many people in civil political circles.

What's going on?

Unfortunately, there was no one to answer them.

The fourth day of March.

Xu Changqing came to the south of Haicheng early in the morning as usual to inspect.

At this time, the south city head of Haicheng had already changed guards several times, and it was Xu Changqing's henchman Zhang Long who was on duty in the front core area.

However, Zhang Long was not in a very good state at this time, and reported to Xu Changqing very solemnly on military affairs: "Marshal, in the past few days, the Qing army has built a lot of tall earthen platforms in the surrounding area, and artillery has been erected on them, this is to guard against our hot air balloons!" Moreover, many of the Qing army's rangers are very fierce, and we are on the south bank of the Daqing River, and we can hardly get out......"

Xu Changqing nodded slowly, picked up the binoculars, and looked at the southern wilderness that had begun to glow.

At this time, in the originally flat wilderness, at least a hundred tall earthen platforms have been piled up, each of which is very high, almost like a hill, and surrounded by potholes and moats, as if they had been gnawed by dogs.

Xu Changqing was not in a hurry, but quietly watched the layout of the Qing army on these high platforms.

I have to say that after all, man is the head of all things, and wisdom is infinite.

At this time, the Qing army often had to have an earthen fort seventy or eighty meters high, or even hundreds of meters high, which still posed a great threat to the hot air balloon of the model army.

With these staggered arrangements, not only will it be difficult for the model army to stretch out the hot air balloon, but the ground offensive will also be greatly hindered.

Almost from the two dimensions of land and air, Haicheng is firmly locked in this limited space.

Xu Changqing also admired Dolgon a little, the method is a native method, but it is really easy to use.

This is also the biggest embarrassment of Xu Changqing and the model army at this time, with one city against one country, there is no complete grasp, before the time is ripe, you must not act rashly, even if the Qing army is a demon again, you can only endure it for the time being.

"Brother Long, how is the morale of the sons? Is the political work going well? ”

Xu Changqing looked at it for a while, didn't dwell on these questions, and instead asked about the actual work.

Zhang Long was already very mature at this time, and he understood Xu Changqing's meaning in a moment, and smiled: "Handsome, the morale of the sons and daughters is very good, and they are all waiting to do a good job of dog tartars!" A few days ago, those Qingzhou women fled to our Haicheng, the adapted play, that one was miserable, many sons and daughters cried, everyone was saving up their strength, waiting to avenge these sisters! ”

Xu Changqing smiled and nodded: "Brother Long, what did our ancestors say?" If you are poor, you will be good alone, and if you are good, you will help the world! Our ability is limited now, so we can only endure it first! However, as long as the opportunity arises, we have to show our martial arts, and we can't let our Ming people just let the Tartars bully like this! ”

Zhang Long nodded heavily, and knelt on one knee: "Dashuai, don't worry, my 4,000 corps has more than 1,500 sons, and I will listen to Dashuai's orders at any time!" ”

……

After leaving Zhang Long's department, Xu Changqing successively inspected several main combat units such as Wang Anshan's department and Zhao Zengjin's department, until early noon, when he was a little free and came to the third city wall for lunch.

And here, Li Youwei, Tang Yu, Gu Hengbo, Dong Yu, Chen Yuanyuan, Kou Baimen, Yishui, including Xiu'er and more than a dozen other women, have been waiting here for a long time.

Of course, they didn't come here to play at this time, but with a huge troupe of hundreds of people.

This is the method that Xu Changqing came up with in a flash of inspiration after separating from Queen Zhou, Zhu Yujiao and others that night, and after a few days of planning, Li Youwei and the others finally did it.

However, at this time, everything has just taken shape, and it is far from perfect, and last night there was only a test performance in Zhang Longbu, and so far, the effect is not bad.

Inside the temporary office.

As the maids began to serve the food, Li Youwei also began to report to Xu Changqing in detail: "Xu Lang, we have now rehearsed three plays, one is "Ling'er Saves Father", one is "The Woman of the Green Mansion", and one is "The New White-Haired Girl" with new wine in old bottles. The main reason is that there are not enough people, and there are no suitable actors, otherwise, ten plays can be discharged. In this, the main hit is "The New White-Haired Girl", and the new actors are still being cultivated, this one can only be Yuanyuan himself on the ......"

Xu Changqing looked at Chen Yuanyuan while eating.

Chen Yuanyuan's pretty face suddenly turned red, and he was busy with a deep blessing, and said with fear and expectation: "Master, mainly, the main thing is that there are really no actors, slave maid, slave maid likes the script of "New White-Haired Girl" very much, so I ...... it."

Xu Changqing smiled: "What? Am I, Xu Changqing, so unenlightened? Isn't it, you all want to play this "Lady of the Green Mansion"? ”

All the women suddenly blushed a little, even Gu Hengbo was a little shy.

Not to mention, the script of "The Woman of the Green House" is simply tailor-made for them, but unfortunately, even if they think about it, this kind of thing must not be tried.

Otherwise, where will Xu Changqing's face go?

Looking at the entangled and expectant women, Xu Changqing was a little amused and a little speechless.

A woman, after all, is a strange creature.

Even at this time, who doesn't want to be a star?

"Okay, don't pretend to be one by one, it's not impossible to act if you want to, but you must grasp the proportions! Take the script of "The Woman of the Green Mansion" as an example, the contradiction is not deep enough! What is Tartar? Tartars are even birds. Beasts are inferior to beasts! You can't treat them as human beings! Of course, they won't treat us Han people as human beings! Therefore, the contradiction must be highlighted again, and if necessary, the actress can sacrifice a little and show a little flesh! We must make everyone feel the hatred of the Tartars, we Han people, we must resist desperately! ”

Looking at Xu Changqing's impassioned appearance, Li Youwei's daughters were a little confused.

They thought they were already very radical, but on Xu Changqing's side, it was still not enough......

Xu Changqing looked at the shocked appearance of the women, couldn't help but smile, and continued to explain: "I have already selected a few good players who originally ran the drama team, and they have all been reviewed, and they will come over later." They're going to help you run it better. Now in the troops, this is just the beginning. After that, it will go deep into the people. At that time, especially when you have children, you have to pay attention to the scale of the play......"

After all, Dong Yu was born in Kaiqinglou, and he reacted instantly, and said with bright eyes: "Master, you mean that in the army, we have to ......"

Although she didn't say it, how could Xu Changqing not understand what she meant?

Laughing: "That's it." We must look forward to the children, and we must make the children resentful! Let the sons and daughters understand that this is a battle of life and death, and we are not with the Tartars! In addition, you should change the new script in time according to current events! A few days ago, the "Ling'er Saves Father" adapted from the escape of the Qingzhou female dependents is very good! As long as you can do these things well, in the future, Haicheng, including the performing arts industry of my Shandong Left Association, I will give it to you, how about it? ”

"Wow, that's great!"

"Master, don't worry, we will definitely work hard!"

"Master, just look at it......"

Looking at the excited women, even Li Youwei and Gu Hengbo couldn't help cheering, and the corners of Xu Changqing's mouth couldn't help but show a crooked smile.

What do you want to do with publicity, this thing, who is afraid of whom?!