There are only two ways to solve the current chaos of starving people, the first way is to adopt and obtain successful examples of Jiannu, in the final analysis, one word "kill".

If there is not enough food for hundreds of millions of people to survive, then kill enough to eat.

Therefore, tens of millions of Han people died in the change of dynasty at the end of the Ming Dynasty, as high as seventy or eighty percent of the total population.

Compared with the first method, which is simple and crude but effective, the second method has to be painstakingly managed, establish base areas to produce grain, rescue the common people facing starvation, and expand the base areas to produce more grain.

Such a method is protracted and dangerous, and the painstakingly managed royal paradise will be targeted by the rogues, the Jiannu, and even the imperial court, and without overwhelming force to ensure the safety of the base area, everything may come to naught.

Huang Han had no way to emulate Jiannu, so he could only use his superiority as a prophet to increase his strength and increase the total amount of grain to turn things around, so Shanhaiguan was determined to win.

This male is in hand, and it can be attacked and defended.

Shanhaiguan also has a water city that can ensure the smooth flow of supply lines at sea, and the "Red Flag Army" that has evolved to the era of guns and artillery operates Guanning, and it is impossible to defeat it with the strength of Jiannu now, and there is no possibility of winning with the combat effectiveness of the Ming Dynasty.

With the organizational leadership ability of Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong, they do not have the ability to go to the bottom of Shanhaiguan, and Huang Han is not prepared to sit idly by and watch the rogue rampant, always thinking about entering the mainland to kill a few thieves.

At the end of the month, Zheng Xiu'e and Chu Chu received Huang Han's letter and invited Wang Chengen and Cao Huachun, two internal ministers, to taste roast duck at the "Quanjude" restaurant in the city that never sleeps.

The two great eunuchs received an invitation to come to the banquet, and they not only received a generous gift, but also a good thing to return to the emperor.

That was for the sake of the Holy Son of Heaven, and hoped that the emperor's internal funds would be more generous when he needed silver the most at the end of the year, and handed over the emperor's annual dividend of 30,000 taels of silver to the two ministers in advance to present to the Son of Heaven.

Looking at the thirty silver tickets of one thousand taels of "Sifang Qianzhuang", Wang Chengen was overjoyed, because he had always been in charge of the internal money.

In the past few years, the court has been really difficult every month, and the emperor always has to take out internal funds to subsidize the court.

In addition, when he first ascended the throne, the young Chongzhen did not know that people's hearts were sinister, and he was bewitched by Yuan Chonghuan's lie of "five years of Pingliao", and almost smashed the pot and sold iron to support that guy, which directly led to Wei Zhongxian's savings leaving little.

In the past two years, the situation in the Ming Dynasty has taken a sharp turn for the worse, and the internal funds have long been unable to make ends meet.

Wang Chengen is struggling to find a way to open up sources and reduce expenditure, and now with this large unexpected income, the Son of Heaven has a lot of money when he rewards his concubines, filial piety to his sister-in-law and the two concubines of the first emperor during the Spring Festival.

"Our family thanks General Pingliao for his good intentions, the Holy Son of Heaven is diligent every day, Empress Zhou is virtuous and always tries to save money in the palace, and the emperor's dragon robe is even sewn and repaired by the queen and then worn.

No one understands the hardships of the Son of Heaven, but our family is anxious in their eyes, looking at the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty, only General Pingliao is the most intimate! ”

Wang Chengen's eyes were still a little moist as he spoke, he really hoped that the emperor would be good, and that the Ming Dynasty would be peaceful in the world.

Cao Huachun, as the eunuch of the ceremonial supervisor Bingbi, the commander of Jingying Rongzheng and the part-time commander of Dongchang, is an out-and-out powerful eunuch, he sighed:

"A few days ago, the Son of Heaven ordered hundreds of officials to enter the horse, and each of the three grades or above paid tribute to one horse, and the rest or the combination, which of the civil and military officials did not have this ability?

However, the ministers were in an uproar, and the horses sent to the Imperial Horse Prison were not enough to be used as war horses. Alas! I don't know where those people and sages have read? ”

Zheng Xiu'e said: "The two internal ministers, concubines and husbands actively responded to the call of the Son of Heaven, and the officials of the 'Red Banner Army' unanimously supported it, and now three hundred high-grade war horses have been sent to the Beijing Division, and they will be sent to the Imperial Horse Supervision for inspection tomorrow." ”

Cao Huachun heard the words and said: "Our family will definitely return the loyalty of General Pingliao and his generals to the Son of Heaven, and the Ming Dynasty has a capable and loyal 'Red Banner Army' fortunately!" ”

Zheng Xiu'e hurriedly got up and returned the salute: "The prime minister is so praised, the concubine is grateful, everything in the Huang family is a gift from the Holy Son of Heaven, and naturally spares no effort to share the worries of the court." ”

Wang Chengen said: "Madame is the order of the dynasty, our family thinks it is best to go to the palace often, presumably Empress Zhou and Empress Yi'an Zhang must be overjoyed to see Madame." ”

This is to show that she is willing to match the Huang family with the heavenly family to have more contacts and feelings, how can the exquisite and thorough Zheng Xiu'e not know, she is very blessed: "The concubine has long found a lot of rare things and wants to give them to the queen to keep them for reward, and ask the minister to arrange a chance for the concubine." ”

Wang Chengen and Cao Huachun glanced at each other, and when they saw Cao Huachun smiling and bowing his head, he was relieved, and said in response: "In the first month, our family has seen the right time to give Empress Zhou, and it is estimated that it will not be long before Mrs. will be a frequent visitor to the Forbidden City." ”

Wang Chengen is Cao Huachun's hand, although he did not recognize his godfather, but the two transcended this vain relationship, Wang Chengen took Cao Huachun's horse as the head, such a big thing of course depends on Cao Huachun's face.

Seeing that Cao Huachun was obviously willing to introduce the eldest lady of the Huang family to the palace, he dared to agree.

Huang Han was willing to help Chongzhen, and even wanted to change his fate, and also wanted to change the tragic ending of Empress Zhang Yan of the Emperor of the Apocalypse, Empress Zhou of Emperor Chongzhen, concubines, and children.

At this time, they were able to carry out lady diplomacy, get along with Chongzhen's relatives a lot, establish trust, and be able to affect the overall situation, and it is really difficult to change history, and they can also come up with a way to let them leave the Forbidden City in the spring of Chongzhen's seventeenth year to avoid bad luck.

Huang Han wrote to Zheng Xiu'e asking her to give gifts to the prime minister, but she didn't expect to get Cao and Wang, the two most favored eunuchs of Chongzhen, to introduce her to the palace to meet the queen.

After all, the family background is unusual, Zheng Xiu'e may be born with such potential, I believe that if she is given the opportunity, she will definitely be able to get along with Queen Zhou and Zhang Yan, the sister-in-law queen, and get along with the concubines.

The women in the Forbidden City are all caged birds, they are eager to know the outside world, and a lady of the same age has come to talk about homely things and tell stories, and it is not a problem to be sought after.

The civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty all had wives, and there were many who had orders, but none of them would be as young as Zheng Xiu'e, and the diplomacy of the lady also had to consider the difference in status and age.

Presumably, the young Zhang Yan and Queen Zhou, Yuan Guifei, Tian Guifei, etc. don't like to talk to a restrained old woman, so only the eldest lady of the Huang family has the conditions to succeed in Chongzhen's harem.

On the first day of the Lunar New Year in the sixth year of Chongzhen, Huang Han and Qin Yanyi came to the Wolf's Den Fort to reward the soldiers and civilians, and met the head of the family on this day of family celebration, and everyone couldn't hide the joy and fanaticism in their hearts.

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