Tang Ruowang reluctantly returned to the bureau, and with him went back, there were a hundred soldiers.

"What's going on?" Long Huamin asked in surprise when he saw these soldiers and returned to the inner room. Li Zicheng before, as well as the Qing army, didn't pay much attention to these monks.

Tang Ruowang said Li Yan's request a little helplessly.

"Good luck then." Long Huamin said casually: "I'll go back to Shandong in a few days, and I heard that the bandits there have almost been wiped out." And what is rare is that this Generalissimo Li Yan does not have many soldiers, and I can use this time to develop more religious people. ”

Tang Ruowang shook his head and said, "I'm sorry, you also have to go to Henan with us." ”

"Why?" Long Huamin said puzzledly: "I am only in charge of the mission in Shandong, and I came here just to escape the war." ”

"You have no choice, we missionaries, and these former students, are going to go together. The purpose of their coming here is to prevent anyone here from escaping. Tang Ruowang sat down and said helplessly.

"What do you think of this new juggernaut?" Fu Fanji, the deputy head of the Northern Diocese, asked with concern.

After many years of hard work, they finally developed a number of court ladies and concubines to become parishioners, thus influencing the Chinese emperor, who was almost about to believe in God. But a sudden defeat made their efforts come to naught in an instant.

John Tang said optimistically: "I think this is an opportunity given to us by God. This Generalissimo Lee, more than any previous great man, was eager for European technology, and if we could meet his demands, I think he would become a believer in God. If he could control the whole of China, half of the world's population would be bathed in the light of God. ”

"Come on," Long Huamin poured cold water: "He just wants to get the technology he wants." We are missionaries, not bureaucrats, not responsible to the emperor, our duty is to preach. You have done so many things for Mingguo, and you have also achieved nothing. Let's go on a missionary in the open, leave aside the selfish and biased bureaucrats, and go to the common people. ”

"You've gotten enough trouble." Fu Fanji persuaded: "If we provoke them, it will be even more difficult for us to preach." Those Protestants may have an opportunity to take advantage of this. ”

Long Huamin asked rhetorically: "But which of you will make the glass of the telescope?" Even the whole of Europe was bought from Venice. ”

"There will always be a way," John Tang said, "and we have no other choice." ”

And Li Yan also received a report from Texas here. Soon after the army went north, it received a report that several officials of the former Ming Dynasty had elected a clan to be the king of Ji, and ordered the surrounding states and counties to raise troops and restore the rule of the Ming Dynasty. And the 200 people they left in Texas could only hold on to the mansion, and two of the cavalry rushed out desperately to report the news.

Now his troops have recaptured the city of Texas and beheaded all the rebellious gentry. However, for that clan, the King of Ji who was elected, his troops did not dispose of it, and asked Li Yan for instructions.

Li Yan frowned and ordered: "Send a reply to Guo Chengdong in Texas, and all rebels will be executed!" Confiscation of family property! The family sent the prisoner camp to do hard labor! ”

"Yes!"

Li Yan added: "Send it to other places as well, no matter what your identity is, you will deal with it accordingly!" Also, send a letter to General Li Zhong asking Henan to send experienced officials and village chiefs as soon as possible to help carry out the work in various places. Prioritize the dispatch of ammunition by the Logistics Division. ”

After the documents under his command were written and Li Yan signed his name and sealed, Sun Sifu took the order and distributed it to various places.

However, Li Yan is a little worried about the huge number of clans in various places, and it may be that in the future, those unwilling officials and gentry may use these people to create momentum. But as long as the land is distributed, no one will play with them, and there is no need to worry too much.

What he was worried about now was Li Zicheng's counterattack and the threat of the Qing army. The Ming troops who surrendered from those border towns have not yet been allocated land, nor have they been organized to retrain, so they have hardly played a role. He needed at least three or four months of stabilization before he could convert all those troops into usable troops. However, at this time, I don't know if the forces of all parties will give it to him.

He thought about the question of the sailor again, so he immediately ordered: "Send a letter to Huang Desheng and ask him to go to the Denglai area first and find a way to recruit the Denglai sailor back." Explain our land policy clearly to the local people, and tell them that if someone in the family is in the water division, as long as they come back, they will give each person 20 acres of land. ”

Hou Jiantai, who was newly promoted to be the deputy captain, immediately came in and waited for the order issued by Li Yan. The Hou family of Qixian County was completely under Li Yan's command, and there were more than ten people serving in the army. Moreover, the battle is also brave, except for Hou Guangtai, who is now a guerrilla and commands 3,000 men, most of the others are also in the positions of 100 generals and generals.

And Li Yan is not without restrictions on this possible form of gate valve. Their sons cannot serve in the same army, and they are not given any privileges.

At this time, in Yongping Mansion, Tang Tong and others fell into a panic.

"Withdrawn?" Tang Tong asked in surprise.

Gao Di nodded helplessly: "I withdrew this morning." Only some vigilant troops were left in the forts such as Tiechang and Yong'an, and the others were withdrawn with Prince Zheng. ”

"How many people have been left in Ningyuan? This needs to be clarified as soon as possible. Wu Sangui said.

Gaudí was not interested: "What's the use of figuring it out?" Do you want to take it back? ”

Wu Sangui explained: "If you stay too much, it means that the Qing court still wants to attack. If there are few left, they should not attack Kannai again in a short time. In that case, we will have to deal with Li Yan alone. ”

"Li Yan has been very fierce lately." Tang Tong said a little negatively: "According to the report, they are occupying all parts of Zhili on a large scale, and it won't be long before they will come to deal with us." ”

Wu Sangui said helplessly: "It's a pity, the Qing army has withdrawn." Moreover, they did not divide their troops much, even if they attacked the city and plundered the land, they still maintained the concentration of troops. Otherwise, we can also attack and destroy some of his troops. ”

"Even the Qing Army's iron cavalry is not an opponent, let alone us." Gao Di sighed: "This time, even the Qing army has admitted it, are we also surrendering?" The brothers below are all in tandem with each other, and if they don't do it, they will mutiny. ”

"yes, the attraction of the land is too great." Tang Tong also nodded in agreement.

Only Wu Sangui is still relatively indifferent. His subordinates are all from Liaodong, and their families have basically brought them over, and they are more attached to the fields of their hometown than the fields in Guannai.

...