Thank you for the support of the old man dream of the north at the end of the month, the swordsman brothers of the three realms of Taiping Mountain, thank you for the snowy plateau, don't ask and listen to the brother's monthly ticket support, thank you for the boat.

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Xu Changqing had long expected the state of Nanjing's 'small treasury', but when Shi Kefa said it, Xu Changqing was still a little speechless.

At this time, the silver that could be used in the treasury of Nanjing was less than 200,000 taels, and it was all made up by each family during this period in order to ascend the throne for the new emperor......

In other words, Ma Shiying's side is completely 'running the train' with Xu Changqing and writing blank checks.

However, there is no way to pursue such a thing.

After all, the imperial court has collapsed for a year, and it is full of bad debts, and the first priority of the new dynasty is to stabilize people's hearts, even if it is to be investigated, it is by no means a matter of one or two years.

Seeing that Xu Changqing was silent, Shi Kefa continued: "Master Hou, this official also understands now that you are a person who wants to do practical things, but now if you want to do some practical things, it is difficult. Hey......"

He sighed deeply, uncontrollably haggard.

Xu Changqing nodded: "Ministry, after all, my Ming Dynasty suffered this catastrophe, at this time, the new dynasty was just established, and there are some things, turn a blind eye to it, and still want it." Freezing three feet, not a day's cold. Take your time, it will always get better. ”

Shi Kefa looked into Xu Changqing's eyes and found that Xu Changqing was looking at him with a soft smile.

Shi Kefa was silent for a long time, and said with a smile: "Master Hou, then I won't bother you tonight." When we're done with this time, let's talk about it in detail. ”

After sending Shi Kefa away, Xu Changqing lit a bag of cigarettes and began to think about it.

At this time, the biggest problem plaguing the Nanjing court was the economy.

At this time, Jiangnan is definitely the richest land in Asia and even the world, but the problems are similar to those in many regions of the world.

At the core, it is land annexation.

The good land is in the hands of powerful people, but these people do not pay taxes through various means, and the court can only collect income from the people who are bitter.

If it is placed in an ordinary year when the world is peaceful and the world is peaceful, even if the people are a little harder, they can barely survive.

But at this time, this state ......

At this time, the Nanjing Imperial Court was founded with Wenchen and Xungui as the skeleton, these two groups of people are models of non-taxation, can they expect the imperial court economy to be good?

But this kind of thing Xu Changqing is not easy to meddle with for a while, let alone start, so he can only figure it out slowly.

……

Early the next morning, the sky was slightly clear, and the sons and daughters of the model army who had passed first on the opposite side had already been prepared, and Xu Changqing waved his hand and officially began to cross the river.

The Yangtze River is too wide.

This section of the river must be at least four or five miles wide.

And it looks calm, but there are many changes inside.

That is, the model army is on the seaside, many soldiers can swim, and they have more experience in controlling ships, so it is not a big problem.

For example, Liu Zhaoji, Wang Tingchen, including Liu Zeqing, the soldiers under their command who are not accustomed to water crossing the river are no different from riding a roller coaster.

On the river, Xu Changqing stood on the bow of a big ship and personally escorted Zhu Cihong and Empress Zhou across the river.

It's just that Xu Changqing's mood is not very good at this time.

Last night, I thought that Queen Zhou would come over, but I never thought that Xu Changqing didn't come until midnight, but Yuan Cairen risked her life to come over and spend the night with Xu Changqing.

This also gave Xu Changqing a bad premonition beyond his control.

Once a woman is ruthless, she is more ruthless than a man, or the ancients said, 'the most poisonous woman's heart'.

However, Xu Changqing has already given up huge benefits, and he also wants to see how Queen Zhou, this woman, wants to play!

"Whoa."

In the sound of the majestic river crashing on the shore, there were slight twists and turns in the process, but on the whole, there was no danger, and the vast majority of the fleet successfully crossed the river.

Even if someone was unlucky enough to capsize, they were quickly rescued.

Shi Kefa and Ma Shiying had already prepared a guard of honor on the other side, and the brigade rested a little, and soon began to rush to Nanjing.

Xu Changqing and Shi Kefa are both riding horses, and Ma Shiying is old after all and rides in a carriage.

The two marched hand in hand, guarding in front of Emperor Chongzhen's coffin, sometimes laughing and laughing.

But just after noon, I hadn't seen the head of Nanjing City, and it was raining in the sky again, even if Shi Kefa and Ma Shiying had already prepared and prepared a lot of umbrellas and clothes, the whole team was still a little embarrassed.

Xu Changqing and Shi Kefa commanded, and the two of them have become soup chickens.

Shi Kefa smiled bitterly at himself: "Master Hou, we can be regarded as having suffered together." ”

Xu Changqing said with a smile: "Sharing hardships with the ministry is a blessing that Changqing can't cultivate in ten lifetimes." ”

The two looked at each other, their mood instantly improved, and they changed to carriages.

After all, at such a time, when the big thing is approaching, no one will allow physical problems.

In the rolling of the wheels of "squeak and crunch", Xu Changqing originally wanted to find an opportunity to go to Queen Zhou's carriage and talk to her, but after thinking about it carefully, he still gave up this idea.

This kind of thing, sooner or later, will be seen in the dagger.

Finally, in the twilight, the city of Nanjing, which is standing on the dragon plate, gradually appears in the field of vision.

Nanjing has been prepared for a long time, and many ordinary people have come out to greet them, but this dripping plum rain is like a dark cloud hanging over the Ming Dynasty, and the atmosphere is not lively.

At this time, Queen Zhou's moth finally came out!

She wants to go straight to Miyagi tonight!

This quickly tightened the slightly soothing atmosphere!

From the outer city to the inner palace, it will take at least more than an hour, and at this time, the team and all aspects are not well arranged, and if you are not careful, there will be a big change!

"Lord, what should we do......"

Xu Hong soon appeared in front of Xu Changqing like a ghost.

Although Xu Changqing gritted his teeth a little, he quickly made a decision, "Do as she wants!" ”

"This ......"

Xu Hong was a little speechless: "Lord, we haven't prepared yet......"

"It's been a year of preparation, and you haven't been prepared?! Execute the command! ”

"Yes......"

Xu Hong was helpless, but she could only arrange it quickly.

Xu Changqing already somewhat understood what Queen Zhou meant at this time, not just for him, but for everyone, that is, to disrupt everyone's deployment!

So that she will take the initiative!

This woman's scheming is definitely much deeper than it seems.

Knowing that Xu Changqing agreed to Empress Zhou's plan, Shi Kefa and Ma Shiying quickly came over.

Shi Kefa said helplessly: "Master Hou, we, we haven't prepared that ...... yet."

Ma Shiying also said: "Master Hou, in case the queen mother sees that we haven't done a good job, this is ......"

Xu Changqing said with a smile: "Ministry, Ma Du, the queen has already spoken, can we still refute it?" Execute the order. Even if there are shortcomings, I want to come to the queen mother will take care of it. ”

The three of them looked at each other, all a little speechless, and they already understood that this scene was set up by Queen Zhou.

Today is already cloudy, even if it is still early autumn, at the end of the Shen period, the twilight has completely shrouded the heaven and the earth.

Fortunately, the efficiency of the model army was beyond doubt, and it was fully prepared after ten minutes.

Xu Changqing also quickly put on his armor and robe, and with a wave of his hand, he led the elite sons of the 5,000 model army to escort Queen Zhou and her party into the city.

It is different from the square and magnificent style of the Beijing Division.

Although the city of Nanjing is also magnificent, it is an irregular shape, and whether it is the road or the city gate, there is no atmosphere of the Beijing division, but it has the delicate atmosphere of the south, and it is very charming.

Nanjing's defense was under the name of Shi Kefa at this time, but there were many complications in the specific ministries and city gates.

The nobles are not vegetarians either, and they also understand that only by controlling the military power can they ensure their safety to the greatest extent.

The city gate that entered the gate was the Jiangdong Gate on the shore of Mochou Lake, and with Xu Changqing personally leading, the team arrived under the city gate, and the elite sons and daughters of the 1,000 model army behind him quickly stepped forward and shouted to take over the defense!

This made Shi Kefa and Ma Shiying's faces change.

Shi Kefa, in particular, was quite embarrassed for a while.

Now in charge of the defense of Jiangdong Gate, it is Xu Changqing's own family, the protégé of Xu Hongji's family of Wei Guogong.

If he knew that Xu Changqing was so sharp, he should have chosen the city gate where his people were stationed.

"The people of the city listened, and repeated it one last time, and immediately abandoned the city gates and handed them over to my model army! Otherwise, there will be no mercy! ”

At this time, the words of the herald of the Model Army were already full of murderous intent, and it was an ultimatum.

Not far away, Xu Hongji couldn't help sneering, "What a barren thing, think this is Haicheng!" This is the city of Nanjing! ”

The soldiers stationed at the head of the city sneered even more.

A guerrilla in his early thirties, led by a mocking official dialect with a strong Nanjing accent: "What do you model army want to do? If you enter the city, you can enter the city, and you want to take over the defense of the city gate, who is used to your stinky problems, ah?! ”

The herald didn't reply anymore and quickly came to Xu Changqing.

Xu Changqing smiled coldly and waved his hand.

The herald immediately cheered up: "The commander has an order, take the city gate!" ”

"Bang ......"

"Bang bang ......"

In an instant, many birds, which had long been hidden under oil-paper umbrellas, opened fire mercilessly.

Although due to the weather, there were still a lot of birds and fires, but the sudden smoke of gunpowder made the defenders at the head of the city not react at all.

It wasn't until dozens of people were knocked down that the guerrilla reacted and shouted in a sharp voice: "Close the city gate, close the city gate quickly......

But by this time it was too late!

Countless model army pikemen were like a red torrent, and they had already rushed into the city gate at a rapid pace.

"Ah......h

"Help......"

"Fuck it, fight with the bastards of the Model Army, don't ......"

"Wow, don't kill me, don't kill me, I surrender......"

"Run, these brutes of the Model Army really dare to kill......"

In the blink of an eye, there was chaos outside the entire Jiangdong Gate, and many defenders were not capable of the might of the enemy's model army at all, just like driving a flock of sheep, and they were scattered in a few minutes.

There are not no bloody people in the Southern Army, but in the face of the spear attack of the Model Army, the firearms are not very easy to use on rainy days at this time, and there is no time to make any effective resistance, so they are directly killed on the spot.

The rich smell of blood quickly spread throughout the Jiangdong Gate.

"Queen Mother, he, he, he, he really dares to do it......"

In the carriage not far away, Zhu Cihong's soul was about to be scared away.

Who would have thought that on such an occasion, at such a time, and in such a place, Xu Changqing would actually ...... When it comes to doing it, there is no hesitation at all......

Queen Zhou's pretty face was also pale, and she had already lost half of her blood.

She suddenly regretted it at this time, why should she be in such a hurry, the matter is not under her full control......

And outside, Shi Kefa and Ma Shiying are not much better than Queen Zhou, they only feel top-heavy, and they can't describe the feeling at this time in words for a while.

At this time, they understood that Xu Changqing's gentleness and kindness were all based on the premise that his interests were not touched.

Once Xu Changqing's interests are touched, then~, the ruthless sharpness of this so-called 'first general of the Ming Dynasty' will be exposed in an instant......