Zhang Xianzhong, who was in Changsha, was both happy and unhappy. Happily, Li Zicheng was deflated, and before he could sit firmly in Beijing, he was driven out by the Qing army. He has always been more afraid of this competitor who has always been different from him. The two were called emperors almost at the same time, Li Zicheng's Dashun used the Yongchang era name, and his Daxi used the Dashun era name, and the competition was known at a glance.

What he was not happy about was that Guangdong did not attack after all. He finally managed to come up with a good artillery, and the artillerymen still had to use it, but it was the rainy season, so his cannon could not exert its power. When the rainy season passed, the Ming army in the direction of Guangdong was ready, and it would not be easy to attack again.

He had high hopes for taking Guangdong, but after he found that he could not take Guangdong, the officials and troops in Sichuan, Guizhou, Sichuan, and Jiangxi in the east did a good job of defense. He didn't have many subordinates in the first place, but now he can occupy such a large territory, all thanks to the surrendered officers and soldiers, as well as some local bandits. These people fought a good battle and made peace, and let them go to attack the fortifications, but it was difficult for them.

As for the north, he didn't think about developing in this direction at all. Although Zuo Liangyu is a dead tiger, he has no confidence in his subordinates at all. The army under his current command does not even have any advantage in dealing with the Ming army in the south, and it is naturally powerless to deal with Zuo Liangyu, who is the most powerful and not weak in combat.

And there is also a Li Yan in the north, if Zuo Liangyu is beaten away, bordering Li Yan's territory, wouldn't it be more dangerous? To this day, he is still very jealous of the combat effectiveness of Li Yan's troops, and he does not dare to have the idea of taking care of the north.

Although Li Yan is now only using the name of a generalissimo to calm down the people, Li Zicheng also appointed himself as the generalissimo at the beginning, and later became the emperor. So he felt that it was only a matter of time before Li Yan became emperor, and it was better to stay away. More importantly, he had to be able to train an elite army before he was hostile to Li Yan.

He and Li Zicheng were born in the peasant rebel army, so they were very tolerant of the peasants, and the policy was also very extensive, and what they preached was that the people were exempted from taxation for three years. The initial effect was very good, and the people rose up, cleaned up the local government, and welcomed his troops to take control. However, as soon as his troops took over, most of the peasants went back to farming, but his troops were starved of food. So he could only be like Li Zicheng and put his idea on the gentry.

However, they developed too fast to form effective control over the localities, and still employed a large number of gentry. As a result, rebellions of the gentry began to appear in various places, which restrained a lot of their energy.

Changsha, the palace of King Ji, is now the imperial city of Daxi.

Xu Yixian said: "Your Majesty, although we now occupy most of Huguang and Jiangxi, the situation is not optimistic. The gentry in various places rebelled, and the food and salary were empty, and in a few months, I am afraid that there will be no food to eat and no money to distribute. ”

Zhang Xianzhong said with a smile: "Is it wrong sir, just the family properties of King Ji, King Chu, King Hui, and King Gui are innumerable, where is it to sit and eat empty mountains?" ”

"The key is food," Xu Yixian reminded: "Your Majesty promised to exempt all localities from taxation for three years, but buying it with silver money will make the price of grain rise sharply." And it is also necessary to pay hundreds of thousands of troops, which is also a huge expenditure. ”

Now that the country has been opened, it is natural that we can't still be like the era of the Liukou, and don't take money in our eyes. When they got the money, they even sent people to supervise the soldiers, so that the soldiers threw all the money they had into the river, so that the soldiers would not run away and become rich when they had the money. Now, in order to stabilize people's hearts, they can't loot easily, so they must not only supply food to the troops, but also pay the soldiers.

Zhang Xianzhong stroked the long beard on his chest, and after being silent for a while, he said lightly: "Isn't there a rebellion?" Just copy those people's houses, they are all landlords and gentry, rich and grainy. ”

"It's not a long-term solution." Xu Yixian continued to persuade.

After Pan Duao's death, Xu Yixian was the only person who could give Zhang Xianzhong some advice. However, Zhang Xianzhong has a lot of ideas, no matter what suggestions he makes, it is all up to him whether he listens to it or not. Therefore, Xu Yixian can only persuade slowly.

Zhang Xianzhong asked directly: "If Mr. has any ideas, it doesn't hurt to say it directly." ”

Xu Yixian finally said: "Your Majesty, we have plundered a lot of the vassal kings of the Zhu Dynasty, and the floating wealth has also been confiscated. But they still have millions of acres of land, but His Majesty has not disposed of them. ”

"Didn't you let those tenants continue to plant?" Zhang Xianzhong said casually.

Xu Yixian immediately said: "Your Majesty, these fields can't be returned to the people's fields. There are also the lands of the rebellious gentry, which must also be collected by the officials, and taxes must be collected. ”

Zhang Xianzhong thought about it for a while and felt that there was nothing bad, anyway, it was all the land of those palaces and rebels, and it had no impact on the people's hearts. So he agreed: "Well, just do what Mr. says." ”

Xu Yixian still continued to report: "Weichen thinks that the tax should not be too heavy, and it is good to collect five achievements, and the rest will be owned by the tenants." In this way, plus the money to buy some, it can basically make the generals full. ”

Zhang Xianzhong nodded and agreed to Xu Yixian's suggestion in full. After that, he asked, "Have you done the gold and silver medals?" The sons and daughters fight for the country, and they must be rewarded generously if they have merit. There are also copper coins, since the country has been established, the copper coins of the Zhu Dynasty can no longer be used. ”

"It's still in the process of being prepared." Xu Yixian reported: "Whether it is the reward gold, silver medal, or our Dashun Tongbao, it is related to the prestige of the new dynasty, and there can be no sloppiness." Now we are letting the best craftsmen carve the pattern, and when it is ready, please ask Your Majesty to approve. In the future, casting will also be to select the best craftsmen and materials, so that the people can see the strength of our Daxi. ”

Zhang Xianzhong said suddenly at this time: "By the way, the copper coin will be issued less, and the copper material will be used for casting cannons first, and the rest will be used for minting money." But copper coins can't be mixed with too many other things, like Chongzhen Xiao'er, copper coins and iron coins are angry, it's better not to send them. ”

Xu Yixian arched his hand and said: "Your Majesty, rest assured, this matter will be personally supervised by Weichen, and it will definitely not make the court lose face." ”

Zhang Xianzhong nodded. After that, he asked Shi Qian: "Brother Zhang, how is the training of the soldiers?" ”

The passage of time is indescribable. His own troops are easy to say, but isn't it embarrassing for him to let him train other people's troops? They are all Zhang Xianzhong's descendants, even if he wants to be stricter, no one listens to him. So up to now, he has trained his own 5,000 soldiers and horses, and Zhang Xianzhong only allows him to have such people. The rest of the troops were just putting on a show.

He bowed down and replied: "Back to Your Majesty, the war in various places is urgent, and the troops are frequently recruited, so only a few foot soldiers have been trained for the time being. ”

Zhang Xianzhong's face was displeased, but he didn't say anything. It's really messy now, and he can only wait a little bit later.

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