The first year of Anhe, that is, the fourteenth year of Chongzhen in history, May.

Zhou Zheng was sitting in the class room, looking at the recital from Sichuan.

With the pacification of the Shaanxi Rebellion, Qin Liangyu and others also freed their hands to carry out a strong blow to the Tusi at the junction of Sichuan and Guizhou.

The Tusi here is extremely powerful, and in the third year of the Apocalypse, an army of 100,000 besieged Chengdu, and Sichuan almost fell!

With the strong support of the imperial court, the total army of Sichuan and Guizhou provinces, with a total of 50,000 troops, seemed to be a matter of time before the northwest was completely pacified.

Zhou Zheng read it carefully, and picked up another one, this is Zhao Shujiao's recital, he was staring at Wu Sangui and other rebels in Yunnan.

Wu Sangui and others also seem to know that there is no hope of returning to the Ming Dynasty, and instead operate in Myanmar.

Myanmar was in turmoil, the strength was not good, and he lost the battle in a row, so he sent a letter to Zhao Shujiao, hoping that the two sides would join forces, and Zhao Shujiao wrote a book to ask Zhou Zheng's meaning.

Zhou Zheng laughed and replied 'watching the fire from the other side'.

I don't know how long it took, Yao Tongshun quietly came in to add water to Zhou Zheng, and when he saw that Zhou Zheng was free, he said: "It should be Yuanfu's side, it seems to be aimed at Qian Qianyi, and it should be to block the mouth of the Fushe." ”

Yao Tongshun is talking about Li Juesi's blatant book against the prostitution in Jiangnan.

Zhou Zheng picked up the teacup and said, "In this way, Yuanfu does have a lot of tricks in the hands of the Fushe people." ”

Yao Tong said: "Yuanfu's past things can't be hidden from many people. ”

Zhou Zheng took a sip of tea and said, "How is the matter with Lu Daqi?" ”

Yao Tongshun said with a smile: "Zhang Sizhi's handwriting, while striking and appeasing, has come down, and it is not as lively as before." ”

Zhou Zheng smiled with some satisfaction, and said, "Since Yuanfu is so kind, so let's do it, his appointments will be over." ”

Yao Tongshun also smiled, and then said: "Recently, some people have been calling for the restoration of 'Kedao', and the attitude of Yuanfu is a little vague. ”

Zhou Zheng has a deep resistance to the word 'Kedao', or 'Yanguan', Daming has been bad for so many years, how many things, how many people are buried in their hands.

Zhou Zheng pondered for a moment and said, "It's not negotiable." ”

This is Zhou Zheng's consistent attitude, Yao Tongshun responded unexpectedly, hesitated for a moment, and said: "My lord, the money and food are a little insufficient." ”

Even though Zhou Zheng confiscated so many family properties of the clan lords and high-ranking officials, for the tattered Ming Dynasty, plus various expenditures, it was simply a bottomless pit, and no amount of money and food was enough.

Yao Tongshun's 'insufficient' is not that Zhou Zheng's money and food will bottom out, or that he is overdrawn, but that compared to the huge expenditure, in the long run, it cannot be sustainably supported.

Zhou Zheng nodded, thought about it in his heart, and said: "In the next two years, I don't expect how much tax I can do, and I have to borrow money, and tell Gao Hongtu that he wants to speed up the process of eliminating the old currency, and the debt can be larger, the interest rate is higher, and the time is longer." ”

The imperial court borrowed money from the world, and this matter is not good-looking, and there are very few in the forefront.

Yao Tong complied and said, "Yes." ”

Zhou Zheng waved his hand, and Yao Tongshun stopped talking.

Zhou Zheng was stunned and said, "What's wrong?" ”

Yao Tongshun still said: "In the imperial court, I don't want adults to start a war against Mongolia, the consumption of money and food will be relatively large, and it may last for a long time." ”

It is a long way to attack Mongolia from Gansu Town, and the transportation of money and grain alone is a big problem, and if it lasts too long, or even fails, it will be too much to gain and lose.

Zhou Zheng could understand their worries, nodded and said, "I know, you can go." ”

Yao Tongshun raised his hand, and then retreated.

There was a rare calm on the side of the Ming court, and the renovation of internal affairs was gradually on the right track, and the problem turned to the side of Jianyu.

Shenyang Imperial Palace.

Huang Taiji coughed violently, his face was withered, his eyes were blood-red and bumpy, and he was thin.

In front of him sat Ji'er Harang and Ning Wan, both of whom looked at Huang Taiji with worried expressions.

Huang Taiji took a sip of tea, suppressed the surging breath, and said with a reluctant smile: "You don't have to worry, you won't die for a while." ”

Zilharang's face was expressionless and he did not speak.

Ning Wan wrinkled his eyebrows deeply and said, "Your Majesty, why don't you rest for a while?" ”

Huang Taiji smiled calmly, coughed again, and said, "It's okay." What happened to the Ming Dynasty? ”

Ning Wan looked worried, but still said: "The Ming Dynasty has extremely strict control, and if you want to smuggle food, you have to find a way to smuggle iron tools and the like." ”

Huang Taiji nodded and said, "I have expected it for a long time, take your time." In two or three years, we should be able to recover from it, and now, let's give Zhou Zhengyun a face. ”

Zilharang glanced at me.

Ning Wan's expression froze, but he still said: "Your Majesty, there is news from the Ming Dynasty that troops may be sent to Horqin, and 20,000 cavalry have been deployed to Gansu Town. ”

Huang Taiji actually knew the news, after all, Dolgon was outside Beijing.

Huang Taiji didn't speak, and Ning Wan said: "Your Majesty, Horqin doesn't have much strength, and the other Mongolian tribes are gradually separated from us now. If we send troops to support, the Ming Dynasty will definitely take the opportunity to attack Shengjing. ”

Only then did Zilharang speak, and said: "Horqin is our biggest ally and arm, if Horqin is lost, our lips and teeth are cold, and our Qing Dynasty will not be far away." ”

Huang Taiji silently picked up the teacup and said, "What do you think?" ”

Ning Wan hesitated again and again, and said: "Your Majesty, the grassland is so big, and behind it is Khalkha and Korqin, it is best to avoid it, or, unite with Khalkha to give the Ming Dynasty a defeat." ”

Huang Taiji put down the teacup again and said, "If the Ming Dynasty is defeated once, we will be honest, and we will be able to take the initiative." ”

Zilharang said: "I'm worried that it's not so easy, the total strength of Horqin is not much, and other tribes may not be willing to continue to offend the Ming Dynasty." Moreover, Zhou Zhengyun has always been tough, if he can't be completely defeated, the Ming Dynasty may continue to attack Horqin, endlessly. ”

"Just like for us." Ning Wan I added.

Huang Taiji sighed softly and said, "I'll write a letter to the Great Khan of Horqin later, asking them to avoid it and take the Ming army to visit the grassland, they haven't been there for almost two hundred years." ”

Ning Wan's expression moved, and he nodded silently.

Zilharang said: "We also have to move and put pressure on the Ming Dynasty." ”

Huang Taiji waved his hand and said, "Forget it." By the way, is Big Brother here? ”

Ning Wan looked at Huang Taiji deeply and said, "I heard that I went to see Concubine Zhuang." ”

Huang Taiji glanced at Ji'er Harang, nodded, and said, "Since that's the case, you guys should go." ”

The two of them stood up together, raised their hands and walked away.

Empress Zhezhe came out of the side door, her face full of worry, and said, "Your Majesty, do you really want to do this?" ”

Huang Taiji looked out of the door, smiled on his withered face, and said, "Haoge died early, otherwise he wouldn't have to be like this." ”

Zhezhe stood beside Huang Taiji, his eyes teary.