Another Ming court was born, Hong Chengchou was elected as the first assistant of the cabinet and the secretary of the military department, Qian Qianyi, Gong Dingyu and others entered the cabinet together, and others also made an official position, and after a great joy, Chen Mingxia and Zhang Bingzhen, scholars, were ordered to go to Xiaguan to sign the "Treaty of Nanjing". Datong couldn't ask for it, immediately signed a contract and allocated money, food, weapons, the new imperial court waist pole thick, fanfare back to Nanjing, but also announced to the world: Gui Wang Xianming should succeed the unification, the country is in great trouble and unfortunately dusty, Nanjing is the place where Taizu is buried, can not bear to abandon it, so re-change Jiangning to Nanjing as the national capital, and ordered Wu Sangui, Shang Kexi and other commanders to go south, exterminate the thieves and return to the dynasty - this posture is more like to scare the Yongli Emperor away.

The top priority is to worship Emperor Taizu, but unfortunately the filial piety tomb is already a mess, the ministers touched the scene and cried to the sky, and smashed the stone tablet of the "one-man thief", and then, the officials and soldiers began to search for the disorderly people, and also killed people in the street, stirring up the chickens and dogs in Nanjing City - the court is going to play a black hand, and the untouchables, fans and ruffians who take advantage of the chaos to rob are so frightened that they run away, and the merchants are even more frightened, and they have brought gold and silver to join them, and the fugitives have gathered into a rolling stream of people pouring out of the city gate.

Xiaguan Wharf is crowded with people, boats shuttle back and forth on the river, businessmen and their families line up, board the boat one after another, and go away, other fugitives are blocked outside the wharf, crying and shouting, some people are indignant and surround the Datong officials theory, don't you talk about equality, why can the rich run for their lives, and the poor should wait for death?

Li Fugui stood on a pavilion by the river and looked into the distance, he didn't expect that there were so many people who had fled, it seemed that there were more than 100,000 people, but he was calculated by others but had nothing to say, because Datong also did the same thing - the gentry of Zhili and Shandong resisted the new policy and were also expelled by the federal government, of course these people wanted to find the emperor, and about 70,000 or 80,000 people with their families were crossing the river to the south.

"The sailor urgently reported, the same situation also occurred in Changzhou Mansion, Suzhou Mansion and Songjiang Mansion, Hong Chengchou threw hundreds of thousands of people to us, he did too much, I went to Nanjing to reason with him!" Namur came over and said angrily.

"Forget it, Fang Guoan stays in Zhejiang, and Hong Chengchou probably wants to reason with us." Li Fugui smiled bitterly and shook his head - Zhejiang is also withdrawing troops, but Fang Guoan is reluctant to leave his nest and voluntarily stays in Ningbo to engage in the autonomy movement, this guy is treacherous and slippery, Hong Chengchou must also give him a headache.

Li Huai sighed and pointed to the river and said: "We drove the gentry to Jiangnan, and they also threw the merchants and rebels to us, and the root of the trouble between the north and the south was planted!" ”

"I'm worried that they won't pay back." Bao Zhen muttered quietly.

"This is not a change of dynasty, but a revolution, the price must always be paid, if you want to open a point, five million for decades of peace is worth it," Li Fugui waved his hand, pointed to the dock and said, "Use all the ships that can be mobilized, including the ships of the Netherlands and England, seize the time to transport merchants, and the fugitive people go to Shanghai by land, and we will send troops to protect them." ”

"You can't just leave it at that, you have to show them some color." Namur gritted his teeth and said.

Two days later, the Ming generals Wang Zhiren and Zhang Mingzhen were escorted to Xiaguan - Zheng Zhilong was sent to the Jiangxi High Court for trial because of the special situation, these two guys were unlucky and were sentenced to hang by the war zone court, but the bones were very hard, and they scolded the northern captives for mutilating the Ming Dynasty Zhongliang, and the military judge refuted sharply: The Datong Federation is people-oriented, the people are the country, the country is the people, and you Wang Zhiren did not hesitate to kill more than 90 of his own family, including women and children, in order to win the name of loyalty and righteousness. You Zhang Mingzhen kidnapped hundreds of Zhoushan women into the camp as prostitutes, and how many families were ruined, and the death of mad people is unforgivable!

The bodies of Wang Zhiren and Zhang Mingzhen were sent to Nanjing, and the remnants of the Ming Dynasty were in mourning, and they scolded the Northern Captives for being cruel and unkind, and Hong Chengchou was even more frightened.

On the same day, there was jubilation in the city of Yangzhou, and dozens of generals of the Green Battalion Army, including Li Chengliang, Li Benshen, Tian Xiong, and Ma Degong, were publicly hanged for committing the crime of large-scale massacre of civilians.

In the middle of June, the last group of fugitives left Xiaguan, and the ships full of merchants on the river sailed away, and the song of "big rats and big rats, no food for me, death will go to you, suitable for the happy land" resounded in the sky; On the official road along the river, thousands of people trekked on foot, following the Three Banners and Eagle Banner to the eastward - at this time, no one could have imagined that tens of thousands of merchants from Jiangnan and Zhejiang fled to Shandong, Zhili and Liaodong, but unexpectedly combined commercial capital with convenient maritime trade routes and rich coal and iron resources, and more than 100 years later set off a tide of industry and commerce that affected the world, which later generations called the "Industrial Revolution", and more than 200,000 untouchables, prostitutes and hooligan ruffians created another miracle, under their hard work, Originally desolate and barren, Shanghai continued to grow, and decades later became one of the most prosperous cities in the world.

The Datong army also withdrew from Jiangnan and Zhejiang, and the Metropolitan Governor's Office issued an order: the north and the south reached a peace agreement, the war in the east ended, and all departments must arrive at the designated station as soon as possible. The battle was finally over, the soldiers were thunderous with joy, and on the way home, there were groups of cavalry shouting "Rakshasa ghosts" from time to time, and the cheers immediately rang out - the tricolor eagle flag was fluttering, and the young Datong Federation was full of vigor, and some were brave warriors who were loyal to serve the country.

Tianjin, the street is plastered with official notices: Datong Federal Prime Minister's Office this order, Beizhili will be changed to Hebei Province from now on, Tianjin Wei and Tianjin Zuowei, Tianjin Right Wei merged to change Tianjin Mansion, Hebei Provincial Governance Office also moved to Tianjin Fucheng, the original Shuntian Mansion was revoked, Jingshi was renamed Youzhou, and the region and people were under the jurisdiction of Tianjin Prefecture - the people heard the news and ran to tell each other, Jingshi is gone, Shuntianfu is gone, but our Tianjin Wei is out, and there will be a good life in the future!

A team of battleships with the tricolor eagle flag sailed out of Dagukou, one of the two-story battleships was full of Datong officials, pointing to the distance excitedly, the little emperor of the Qing Dynasty Fu Lin also mixed on the boat, this kid has been playing wild, where is the excitement going, shouting and running around on the battleship, Xiao Ding Wang grabbed him and "ran around again, throw you into the sea", Fu Lin was startled, and he was honest immediately.

On the ship's floor, Li Yu looked into the distance, feeling a little disappointed in his heart, these dozen or so battleships are all the belongings of the Federal Navy, but only the "Lushun" and "Ryukyu" and "Osaka" he took were in his hands, these three two-story battleships are equipped with more than 60 guns, which can barely be regarded as cruisers, and the other battleships are called destroyers, but in fact, they are all converted merchant ships, equipped with 40 guns at most, and the sailors are also from complex sources, most of them are Japanese, and the others are Dutch, English, Ryukyuan and Koreans, and the citizens of Datong are less than forty percent.

What a Navy that those guys in the House are messing around! After a while, Li Yu turned his face and waved to Minister Du Ren, Minister of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry: "Minister Du continued, I'm listening!" ”

Du Ren continued: "Mr. Saigo and I went to a few counties, thinking that the Gyeonggi area is full of Pingchuan and water, and the climate is mild, so it is the best land in Hebei, and there is no problem in growing rice. ”

The construction of Tianjin Mansion was decided by Li Yu, the main purpose was to combat the power of the gentry - after entering the summer, Dai Shan and Abatai died one after another, and the old one died, and he, the unworthy Prince of Jin, became a member of the Manchurian family, not only to handle the funeral but also to deal with the internal affairs of the Eight Banners, and after a bunch of bad things, he found that the new policy of Zhili had made no progress, and in a fit of anger, he simply threw off Song Yihe, and transferred Cai Ruxun and Sony to preside over the implementation of the new policy, these two people did not hesitate to announce the abolition of preferential exemption, the gentry and the people paid grain and taxes together, and those who dared to disobey were strictly dealt with according to law. The gentry were angry, and seized the handle of Datong's statement of respect for the Ming Emperor, and demanded the re-establishment of the imperial court and the restoration of the Ming system, and the imperial relatives of the former Ming Dynasty also took the opportunity to jump out and demand the return of the imperial village confiscated by the Qing court.

Song Yihe and Sun Qifeng bitterly persuaded Li Yu to appease the gentry and postpone the implementation of the new policy, otherwise it would be difficult to gain a foothold in Zhili, but Li Yu angrily said that "if the new policy is not implemented, the people of Zhili will starve, and we will not be able to stand on our feet", and ordered the governments of Hebei and Shandong provinces to severely punish the troublemakers and gentry, and the whole family of those who are stubborn and unrelenting will be expelled from the country, and they also sent people to erect a stone tablet of "tyrant through the ages" in the Changling Tomb of Emperor Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty, and the most ruthless hand is to abolish Shuntianfu and change Beijing to Youzhou, completely cutting off the relationship between the Datong Federation and the Ming Dynasty.

After the Ming Kingdom Laowo and the windfall, Li Yu was a little proud, nodded and said: "This matter will be handled according to the opinions of the Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry, I strongly support it!" ”

"There are two problems that must be solved, one is that land reclamation needs money, and second, we lack labor, the former is easy to do, farmers and businessmen have money, farm tools and the best crops, negotiate good conditions, they will definitely be willing to come to Hebei to set up farms, but where to find labor? Hebei has suffered repeated famine and plague, and more than half of the population has been lost, and there has been a situation where there are few people and more land. The climate in Liaodong is similar to that of Japan, and it should be able to grow rice, but the population is small, and nothing can be done. Du Ren smiled bitterly.

The Datong Federation is developing rapidly and needs to constantly replenish labor, and in the past, there was a large influx of refugees who did not feel anything, but now that the war is over, the refugees have returned to their hometowns, and the problem of insufficient labor immediately arises - Li Yu was silent in thought, and his face turned to the sea again.

Saigo Yue stood aside at this time and interjected: "President, the Japanese have many people and few lands, and they are extremely poor, but the people are hard-working, intelligent and intelligent, and have experience in growing rice. ”

This Mr. Saigo is knowledgeable, responsible, and a rare talent, but his ideal of establishing an East Asian Federation is very unrealistic-Li Yu turned his face to look at Saigo Youjiang for a while, and said slowly: "I understand what Mr. means, but some things must be done step by step. ”

The fleet sailed along the coastline for several days and arrived near Rizhao, which was not far from the preset shooting range, a small boat came from the port, and the Shandong Commander's Mansion Zan drew the government affairs Newkhov to board the Lushun to report that the combined fleet was speeding forward and was expected to meet at noon, and then said mysteriously: "Please inform the president, I have something important to see!" ”

In a spacious cabin, Newkhoff handed a letter to Li Yu and said, "Your Excellency, this is the handwritten letter I have just received from Prince William. ”

William II, the second ruler of the House of Orange in the Dutch Republic, said in a letter that the citizens of the Datong Federation had been treated unjustly due to the ignorance and procrastination of the Dutch Parliament, but that a similar situation would not happen again in the future. The two sides cooperated to establish the United Europa Company and the United America Company to jointly develop maritime trade and colonization; Support the development of maritime power in the Datong Federation, and send military officers, scholars, and craftsmen to assist. At the same time, Wilhelm II reminded Li Yu that the English had ill intentions, and that they had reverted to their pirate nature just after the end of the civil war, not only robbing the merchant ships of various countries at sea, but also trying to monopolize maritime trade, and their actions had seriously undermined the maritime order and free trade, and based on this, the cooperation between the Netherlands and Datong must exclude England.

The letter concludes by saying that the Netherlands and Datong are thousands of miles apart and there will be no fundamental conflict of interest, but as the only two free countries in the world, both face a serious threat from the old forces, and the two countries should become the closest friends to deal with any challenge to freedom, and at the same time, I look forward to His Excellency the President's visit to the Netherlands at the appropriate time!

After reading the letter, Newhoff immediately said: "It is good news that Datong is going to build a navy, the East India Company is willing to provide you with a large loan at a low interest rate, and a delegation of officers sent by His Royal Highness Prince William, Vice Admiral de Knight, an experienced and courageous soldier who led the Dutch navy to defeat the Spanish and French fleets. ”

A burly and tall soldier with blue eyes and yellow hair behind Neukhov immediately stepped forward to salute Li Yu: "Your Excellency, my colleagues and I are very willing to serve you. ”

The Netherlands must have fallen out with England and wanted to pull me to help, but the English really hated it, not only provoking the Mughal Empire hostile to the Datong Federation, but also preventing me from aiding the Gurkhas, and repeatedly delaying the establishment of the United Europa Company and the United America Company, this partner is a little unreliable - Li Yu smiled and returned the salute to de Knight, and then said to Newhoff: "Thank you, Your Royal Highness Prince William, I accept his invitation, but the English are also friends of Datong, what reason do I have to abandon them?" Mr. Newhoff, you are also a citizen and official of the Datong Federation, and I want you to be honest. ”

Newhoff hesitated for a moment and then replied: "Yes, I must tell you the truth, Your Excellency, the English have always had the ambition to dominate the seas, and a long time ago they promulgated the Navigation Regulations in an attempt to monopolize maritime trade, and even did not hesitate to destroy the maritime order by piracy, which was only reined in after the outbreak of civil war, so that the Netherlands had the opportunity to develop maritime trade, but also became a competitor of England. After the end of the civil war, the English Parliament began to discuss the enactment of more stringent Navigation Regulations, and it was understood that they would likely prohibit all non-English ships from entering the ports under their control, including colonial ports, and the target would undoubtedly be us. The Netherlands is facing a serious maritime challenge, and the parliament is passively responding, the speaker of the parliament, Mr. Witte, is firmly opposed to Prince William's proposal to form a standing army, our country is small and small, and there are threats from France and Spain on land, and we are in a very difficult situation, and the purpose of helping you is also to hope to get your help when necessary. ”

When the Netherlands and England fought, Datong could not be alone, and he had to choose a side - Li Yu got up and paced back and forth in the cabin, and after a while stopped and said to Newhoff: "We are the only two free countries in the world established by civilians, of course, the closest partners, the Dutch Republic has a conflict with any third country, the Datong Federation will provide financial and material support, and can even help you to accommodate refugees and reorganize your army, what else can I do?" ”

"Hand over the Combined Fleet and the Federal Navy to me," de Knight interjected, and then said with a blushing face, "Your Excellency President, you don't have to worry too much, the Navy is dependent on traditional services, and it is difficult to become an army without more than thirty years of accumulation, and it must also go through the tempering of war, please believe that I will definitely give you a strong navy." ”

Li Yu sat down again, half-closed his eyes and was silent, and a burst of artillery came before he waved his hand and said, "The United Fleet has arrived in advance, the weather is good today, let's go and have a look." ”

More than a dozen capital ships of the Combined Fleet really appeared on the sea, Li Yu boarded the bridge and whispered a few words to Fujiwara Jun of the Colonial General Administration, and the "Lushun" hung up the handsome flag and led the Federation Fleet to follow the Combined Fleet to the east.

Soon a deserted island appeared at sea level, with a few small boats moored nearby, and the two fleets began to slow down, the whistles of the ships were loud, and the sailors were ready for battle.

"Your Excellency, you have English officers in your fleet?" De Knight leaned over to Li Yu and explained in a low voice, "Both fleets use battle line tactics, which were pioneered by our Admiral Troppe, but it is very difficult to operate, and the Dutch navy has not yet adopted it, but the English have learned it well." ”

"The Combined Fleet is trained by Dutch and English officers, and the Union Navy basically follows the tactics of the Combined Fleet." Li Yu nodded, there are a lot of pirates in the Datong Federation, but most of them are fighting alone, there are almost no naval combat talents, Fujiwara Jun, who was born as a samurai, is not bad, and he can only be regarded as half a tank of water, as for Du Hongguo, the coastal combat is still okay, and if he goes far away, he will definitely obediently give up his command, and these people can't train the navy.