Fang Yuan inspected the Taihu base this time, first, to review the appearance of the Xuanjia Army after the war; The second is to reward the sergeants who participated in the two major battles of Fujian and Nanzhili.

In this expedition to Fujian, Zheng Zhilong collected five million taels of silver, plus one million taels of silver from Fujian merchants, and one million taels of silver recovered from Gao Jie, a total of seven million taels of silver.

Starting a war can have such a big profit, not only can it divert internal contradictions, but it can also take advantage of the opportunity to make money, which is a shortcut that has been tried and tested.

There was not a small amount of money to be paid this time.

First, repay the war bond of 3 million taels of silver;

Second, a total of 13,830 Xuanjia sergeants were killed in the two battlefields, and nearly 500,000 taels were paid to the war dead;

Third, the reward for meritorious service sergeants is 800,000 taels;

Fourth, after the war-torn Yangzhou and Chizhou prefectures, Fang Yuan allocated 1 million taels to Yangzhou Prefecture, and Chizhou Prefecture allocated 600,000 taels for post-war reconstruction and resettlement.

The total amount of silver to be paid was five million and nine hundred thousand taels of silver, and there was a surplus of one hundred and one hundred thousand taels of silver in the total account.

The 600,000 mu of fertile land harvested by Fujian was allocated to the She people and the Fangren people as a reward; 400,000 acres as emergency reserve land, under the name of the Governor's Palace; The remaining 170,000 mu was distributed to the whole army of the Xuanjia Army as a military land reward, and the land deed was still distributed to each sergeant, and the management was handed over to the Fujian General Feng Ting, who was stationed in Fujian, to manage the unified garrison.

The Xuanjia Army lost 13,800 casualties, but it replenished the 20,000 people of the mountain special battalion, bringing the total to 120,000. After deducting the 20,000 garrisons stationed in Zhejiang and Fujian, the 30,000 garrisoned in Yangzhou Prefecture, and the total number of Xuanjia sergeants stationed at the Taihu base was 70,000.

Fang Yuan also ordered Jing Jie to go to the boundaries of Nanjing and Yangzhou to recruit 30,000 strong people who were impoverished due to the loss of their family wealth, and incorporated them into the Xuanjia Army, first, to resettle the victims and give those people who were looted a livelihood, and first, to increase the total size of the Xuanjia Army of the Taihu Base to 100,000 and maintain a huge mobile strike force, so that they can quickly use troops abroad.

He made military arrangements, but he did not return to Suzhou City for a long time, but stayed at the Taihu Lake base for another two days. Every day, I sit on the observation deck on the east mountain of Dongting with nothing to do, staring at the huge Taihu Lake.

Jing Jie and Su Hongyu saw that he was idle all day long, so he must have something on his mind, and after observing him for three days, they still went directly to the observation deck to find him and ask the reason.

Su Hongyu asked straight to the point, "Boss, if you have something to worry about, just tell us about it, don't walk around the Taihu Lake base with such a gloomy face, which makes the third brother and I worry every day." It's not when I came to see you, and it's not when I left you alone in Dongting Mountain. ”

Fang Yuan was slightly stunned, laughed and said, "It's still Sister Su's straightforwardness!" Actually, I really have a big thing and hesitate. ”

Su Hongyu smiled and said, "Could it be the princess and Mrs. Yuan in the backyard?" The boss really came to the wrong place, and the third brother is not good at this, and he can't help the boss. ”

Fang Yuan smiled and said, "It has nothing to do with the matter in the backyard, I was thinking about how to deal with Nanjing City and the Imperial Court of the capital." ”

Finally getting down to business, Su Hongyu hurriedly closed her mouth and stopped laughing.

Jing Jie Zhengrong said, "After this battle, the two sides have no room for negotiation, so they will directly cut off all the land and commercial taxes that are paid tribute to the imperial court, and go to war!" ”

Su Hongyu also said, "Nanjing City is not simple, the boss ascended the throne as the emperor in Nanjing City." ”

Jing Jie said, "Or support King Wu Yue to be the governing prince of Nanjing City, and then play the banner of the Qing monarch and draw a clear line with the capital court." ”

Fang Yuan seemed to say to himself, "Will public opinion, military morale, and people's morale be damaged?" ”

Jing Jie suddenly realized that Fang Yuan had already made up his mind that he would support King Wu Yue to be the prince of Nanjing, and then Qing Jun would go north to the capital. He stayed at the Taihu base for two days, not because he was indecisive, but because he wanted to probe the minds of the military generals and stabilize the morale of the army first.

Jing Jie hurriedly said, "Boss, the Xuanjia Army absolutely supports all the decisions of the boss, whether it is to be the emperor or the regent!" ”

Fang Yuan smiled and said, "Third child, it's far from enough to have the support of you and Hongyu!" ”

Jing Jie hurriedly said, "Okay, I'll immediately rush the generals and come to see the boss together." ”

Fang Yuan explained again, "Third child, keep it in advance, don't talk to them in advance, I want to observe their truest thoughts." ”

Three days later, headed by Jing Jie, the commander of the Xuanjia Army, Chigutai, the deputy commander, Zhao Quanzhong, the commander of the cavalry battalion, Gan Hui, the commander of the infantry battalion, Li Zongze, the commander of the artillery battalion, Hou Chengzu, the commander of the logistics battalion, Su Hongyu of the UAV team, Shi Fu, who came in place of Shi Lang, the commander of the naval battalion, and Zheng Zhibao, the new commander of Nanzhili, all the senior officers have gathered on the Dongting East Mountain.

Fang Yuan said straight to the point, "The imperial court was treacherous, and when our army was on an expedition to Fujian, it attacked Nanzhili and poisoned Nanjing, Yangzhou, and Chizhou. Since the court is unkind, and Hugh blames me for being unjust, I have decided to draw a line with the court in the capital from now on. He led the regent, supported the king of Wu Yue to govern the city of Nanjing, and the Qing monarch side, exterminated Zhu Cihong, the prince of the prison who stole the imperial court, and reshaped the orthodoxy of the Ming Dynasty! ”

The generals did not collude in advance, and they were all stunned when they suddenly heard such important news.

Jing Jie took the lead and half-knelt on the ground, showing his heart, "Jing Jie, the commander of the Xuanjia Army, supports the regent of the Governor Fang, the side of the Qing monarch, punishes the thief, and reshapes the orthodoxy of the Ming Dynasty!" ”

Chigutai, who ranked second in the position, also said, "Chigutai, the deputy commander of the Xuanjia Army, supports the governor of Fang to lead the regent, the Qing monarch side, punishes the thief, and reshapes the orthodoxy of the Ming Dynasty!" ”

"Zhao Quanzhong, the commander of the cavalry battalion, is willing to support Governor Fang to lead the regent, Qing Jun's side, punish the thieves, and reshape the orthodoxy of the Ming Dynasty!"

"Gan Hui, the commander of the infantry battalion, is willing to support Governor Fang to lead the regent, Qing Jun's side, punish the thieves, and reshape the orthodoxy of the Ming Dynasty!"

"Shi Fu, the deputy commander of the Navy Division, is willing to support Governor Fang to lead the regent, Qing Jun side, punish the thieves, and reshape the orthodoxy of the Ming Dynasty!"

"Hou Chengzu, the commander of the logistics battalion, is willing to support Governor Fang to lead the regent, clear the monarch's side, punish the thieves, and reshape the orthodoxy of the Ming Dynasty!"

"Su Hongyu, the leader of the drone team, is willing to support Governor Fang to lead the regent, Qing Jun's side, punish the thieves, and reshape the orthodoxy of the Ming Dynasty!"

"Zheng Zhibao, the chief soldier of Nanzhili, is willing to support Governor Fang to lead the regent, Qing Jun's side, punish the thieves, and reshape the orthodoxy of the Ming Dynasty!"

Jing Jie said again, "I will immediately send an official document to Shi Lang, the commander of the Naval Division, Ma Lin, the chief soldier of Zhejiang, and Feng Ting, the chief soldier of Fujian, and order them to immediately write a letter to support Governor Fang!" ”

All high-level generals expressed their support for Fang Yuan's move, and the military spirit was the same. Fang Yuan smiled with satisfaction, as long as the Xuanjia Army didn't have two hearts, he would have no worries, and he could let go and start doing big things.

Of course, the regent, rebuilding a military and political system in the city of Nanjing, and the rebellion is only one.

Resisting the imperial court in the capital is a systematic project, and it is far from enough to have the support of the Xuanjia army alone.

At least Zhu Cihuan himself must agree to govern Nanjing City, otherwise it will be unjustifiable.

The support of the cabinet is also very important, because although they do not have military power, they represent the hearts of the gentry and wealthy businessmen in Jiangnan. If they oppose it, then everything will be done with half the effort, and they will be constrained at every turn.

Even the public opinion propaganda in Jiangnan is also a factor that must be taken into account, which is related to the trend of the people's will in Jiangnan.

Fang Yuan's next step is to find Zhu Cihuan, the cabinet, and even the Jiangnan Daily and Guangming Daily, which are Jiangnan propaganda channels, to unify their thoughts one by one.