Guangzhou.

Drinking morning tea and reading the newspaper is already the squire's favorite thing to do. For those who are leisurely, a morning tea can be drunk until noon.

"Selling newspapers, Han Army Times~"

"Political Yuan Times~"

There were a few strange shouts from under the teahouse, and the old man immediately put down today's morning newspaper.

"What's going on! When is this, and how are there still newspapers? ”

In the confusion of everyone, the shopkeeper also walked up from the first floor, and saw that his expression was complicated and varied: joy, sigh and sadness.

"Ladies and gentlemen, after Beiping, all Guanzhong was recovered, and the Qing army in the important town of Xiangyang was also destroyed. The imperial military and political departments also hurriedly printed two more Times. ”

A middle-aged man who had fled immediately turned around and asked, "Is this real?" ”

The shopkeeper nodded affirmatively: "It's true!" Now the whole world, except for the two corners of Xiliang and Liaodong, has all hung the tricolor flag of heaven, earth and man of the Yanhuang Empire. ”

"This! It's only been a few days! First Hanyang Mansion and Jingzhou, and then the Jingshi was restored, so the world was so stable! ”

Seeing that everyone didn't dare to believe the shopkeeper, he spoke: "Now the newspaper point is full of people, and it is written clearly in black and white, and it is absolutely impossible to make a mistake." ”

"Let's go down and get a copy too." As soon as the shopkeeper's words stopped, everyone immediately got up.

"Hey! There are so many people now! Seeing that everyone left without paying, the shopkeeper did not care. It is estimated that they will come back with the newspaper and read it twice, and even if one or two forget to turn back, it will not hurt, so he will invite it.

"Wang Shi Beiding Central Plains Day! The family sacrifice is not forgotten! "Today, I don't know how many Han people returning to the north can't help but sigh with tears!

From today onwards, many of the displaced gentry are also preparing to return to the north. Guangzhou is prosperous and warm, but after all, the fallen leaves have to return to their roots, and many people still choose to return to their hometowns in the north. Even if you go back to worship your ancestors, it is better than staying in the south and sighing.

After that, even those who immigrated to Nanyang also sent many clansmen back to their hometowns to worship their ancestors.

Zhao family!

After the emperor entered the Jingshi, Zhao Lao fell ill with excitement! Originally, he was already crippled and old when he was in Liaodong, and if it wasn't for the hope that the Han army gave him to persevere, I am afraid he would have passed away long ago.

There is nothing more dead than silent mourning, and once the heart is dead, the body is just a broken puppet.

After recuperating for a while, Zhao Lao finally got better. However, Wu Jiu and the others didn't dare to let him work on government affairs anymore, and the same was true for the Zhao family. Zhao Lao is still prominent in the Zhao family for one more day, even if he does not take up the position, the whole empire must be honored by Zhao Lao.

"Father, have you really thought about it?" Zhao Wenbo looked bitter, I'm afraid that his father's farewell will really be a farewell.

Zhao Lao smiled faintly: "Okay, it's normal for people to be born, old, sick and dead!" A few of you will stay in the imperial capital, and let my eldest grandson and second grandson accompany me to the north in the spring of next year! ”

"Master, it's time for me to go back to my hometown!" At this time, the old butler suddenly spoke, but everyone was not the slightest stranger.

Zhao Lao nodded: "Okay!" Come along! On the day of the king's return to Liaodong in the north, the family sacrifice did not forget to tell Naiweng! Tell your grandfather in person! And those old guys, they will definitely be able to smile at Jiuquan next year! ”

This year, the Han army will continue to recover the northwest regions such as Xilianghetao, but it will have to wait until after the spring of next year to go north to Liaodong.

The Han army traveled 2,000 kilometers all the way north, and many places in the Central Plains needed to be stabilized by large armies, and the mountain bandits in various places had to be slowly cleaned up. There are also many traitors, gentry, and tyrants who also need to be suppressed and educated by the army, and before the city guards are trained, the main Han army needs to be stationed in various places.

Similarly, the supplies and food of the army also began to be scarce, so Chen Xiong also began to inspect various places to plant spirit seeds.

In order to fight against the Han army, the Manchus harvested most of the grain in various places for military rations, and now even the gentry and landlords do not have much reserves.

In the current situation, it is already foreseeable that a new round of famine and the outburst of displaced armies will have to kill and wound millions more people before they can be stabilized.

However, Chen Xiong is a person with a plug-in, and in just a few days, Beiping has been planted with grain seedlings, and there will be no famine in Beijing ten days later. During this period of time, the grain transported from the north was barely able to stabilize the hardest-hit area of Hebei. Of course, more than half of the population is sparsely populated, otherwise the situation will be even more chaotic.

The North-South Grand Canal once again played its role, and under the day and night of the fast boat, Shi Kefa and other northern officials also quickly arrived in Beiping.

After the Jingshi was occupied by the Manchus, Shi Kefa felt that he might not have the opportunity to return to the Jingshi in this life.

The world is unpredictable!

The walls of the old country are still stable, and the Forbidden City is still solemn. Shi Kefa seems to have returned to the days of 20 years ago, when he was in Beijing with his classmates to guide the country and taste wine and appreciate the beauties.

"Old generals, you can all rest in peace! The last student is back! In the future, the world of Kyushu will still be Han Chinese, and the blood of the Ming Dynasty will still remain..."

didn't dare to think back to the past, and after tidying up his demeanor, Shi Kefa also slowly got off the carriage.

As soon as the car door opened, it was bright and eye-catching, and Shi Kefa hurriedly walked down.

"Meet the emperor and let the lord wait for a long time, this is the sin of the old minister."

Knowing that Shi Kefa had arrived, Chen Xiong was full of smiles: "Don't disturb the neighbors, it's the fault of the deity, urgently recruit you to go north, and you will be tired all the way!" ”

After a polite gesture, everyone immediately entered the house.

The wine and hot tea were ready, and the dishes that were kept warm after everyone sat down were served one by one.

"Don't be reluctant today, the deity respects the work of all the kings first." After speaking, Chen Xiong immediately filled the glass, of course, it was all small wine glasses.

Shi Kefa and the others also immediately raised their glasses and drank together, and then they no longer politely took a big gulp.

There is not much to say about the food at present, and even Chen Xiong is immersed in eating and drinking. To tell the truth, after he set out on the expedition, he never enjoyed an authentic southern meal again.

Seeing that the emperor was full, Shi Kefa also put down his wine glass.

Chen Xiong nodded and smiled, then got up and walked to the study with Shi Kefa.

"Brother Shi is going to tire you again this time!" Time and space at the end of the Ming Dynasty: When traitors are infested, there are no great talents, and Chen Xiong can use very few talents. What's more, his policy of benefiting the people also completely cut off the support of the gentry class. Although the gentry did not dare to die, they would not cooperate with their hearts.

A sound of Brother Shi made Shi Kefa seem to have returned to the outside of Yangzhou that year.

"The lord said that this is the responsibility of the minister! The lord led the Han army to go south and north to sweep away the chaos, which is the work of the ages. For the self-made emperor, Shi Kefa admired it from the bottom of his heart.

Chen Xiong smiled faintly and said no more: "The north of the empire: Liaodong, Hebei, and even the grasslands are all under the rule of the Northern Governor, and the civil and political city guards are all under the Northern Governor's Mansion, and they can be ordered with the Han army in the near future." ”

This! Shi Kefa's heart was confused, and he hurriedly said: "Lord, after Hebei is stabilized, the city guards don't need to be governed!" ”

The empire has always been divided between military and government, and Shi Kefa didn't want to catch a black spot for his political enemies.

Chen Xiong knew Shi Kefa's worries, but the situation in the north was complicated, not the south of Anping.

"Shi Dufu, there are many wild Jurchens in the north, Mongols and Goryeo, and there are also many Western Xia tribes in the west. The Yan and Huang departments are in the same vein, and the empire will naturally not slaughter them, so the Northern Governor's Mansion must have some directly subordinate soldiers. The imperial army must not be moved lightly, as soon as the imperial army comes out, it will be a sea of corpses and bones! In the future, the Northern Governor's Mansion will be peaceful, and the military and government will be separated again. ”

After that, the main army will slowly be equipped with Yanhuang Type 01 firearms, except for a large-scale rebellion, otherwise the main Han army will not move lightly.

The emperor has already made a decision, and Shi Kefa no longer said more, and directly received the order: "The last general respects the order." ”

Holding military power also means that Shi Kefa has two military and political positions.

"By the way, what did the Lord say about Mongolia? Are you planning to send troops to the desert? It's easy to defeat the Mongols, but it's hard to subdue! "Governing the boundless prairie, Shi Kefa is not sure!

Over the past two thousand years, the Han army has also entered the desert many times, but it has never been able to melt and subdue them.

Chen Xiong nodded, he naturally knew that Hu Ren was wild and unconvincing! However, after entering the age of firearms, the nomadic civilization will also be friendly in an instant.

"Now that the eastern Mongolian tribes have submitted to the empire, if they have any more rebellion, they can slaughter the young and strong, remove the old and the young, and resettle the Han people to settle down."

I see! Shi Kefa was overjoyed: "Okay! With the help of various departments in eastern Mongolia, the grassland will be much smoother! If it doesn't work again, the Han army will slaughter it. ”

Although he didn't like the method of slaughter, Shi Kefa would not have an opinion. During his time in Nanyang, he was also accustomed to seeing the demonic nature of all kinds of wild people, and only iron and blood could influence them for repeated alien races. Otherwise, it will only leave a catastrophe! For example, the Jurchens are the scourge that the Ming Dynasty left for themselves!