The one in Shandong, similar to the Qian family, Liu Xingzuo immediately understood who it was after a little bit in his mind.

Qian Qianyi, the leader of the Donglin Party, is the flagpole in Shilin, the so-called clear stream, at least in terms of prestige. Moreover, as far as Liu Xingzuo knows, as the successor of the Donglin Party, Fushe has been engaged in tandem with great momentum and wants to resist scientific and technological knowledge. Behind this, no matter how you say it, there are the shadows of those old people of the Donglin Party, and Qian Qianyi can't run away from this.

A few days ago, in the lobby of the restaurant, the student named Zhu Jinhua revealed that this matter had also received support from Shandong.

As soon as these things are connected, needless to say, it must be the Kong family.

For this, since the emperor began to promote scientific and technological knowledge, as the emperor's confidant, he knew that the emperor would have to take action against the Confucian family sooner or later. Now, these things add up, and the Kong family is going to be unlucky.

This matter, if Wenchen hears about it, it is estimated that he will have some scruples and will advise one or two; However, Liu Xingzuo is a military general, and the Kong family does not have a natural deterrent power for him. Therefore, he did not have any scruples about agreeing.

The matter of the Chen family was settled, and Emperor Chongzhen sat back to drink tea with the two concubines. But as he chatted, he was a little deserted and thought about other things.

In the gathering place of more than 1,000 households, the matter of setting up a township chief is still too rough in the practice of the imperial court, and some details have not been taken into account.

For example, in the setting of official yamen, they are generally set up according to the number of people. In theory, there's nothing wrong with that.

But here in the south of the Yangtze River, many towns with more than 1,000 households are formed because of various industries, and the economic benefits are very large. If he was just an ordinary Bapin Township Chief to manage it, any official would be able to suppress him. Even if he is like Chen Youming, who has his own background, those who want to reach out to him also have a way to do it openly and secretly.

To solve this problem, at least to a certain extent, can prevent the occurrence of this kind of problem, Emperor Chongzhen does not need to think too much, there is the experience of later generations, as long as these economic towns are set up as special townships, special treatment.

For example, this kind of township head can be promoted to a higher level, and can be equivalent to a county, and directly under the direct jurisdiction of the government or province. The staff of the yamen should also be expanded, and if necessary, local branches of the Metropolitan Procuratorate could be set up to supervise economic corruption.

Thinking so, Emperor Chongzhen entered the chat group, came to the Wenhua Palace group, talked about this matter, and asked Cao Huachun, the eunuch of the master of ceremonies, and Wen Tiren, the first assistant of the cabinet, to take the lead in thinking about it and come up with a specific plan.

A Nanxun town has a transaction volume of 10 million taels of silver. And on the Jiangnan side, there is naturally more than one Nanxun town in a town like this. This is all money, whether it is Wen Tiren or Cao Huachun, he didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly responded and began to consider this matter again according to the emperor's wishes.

Not only that, Emperor Chongzhen entered the temporary group of factory guards again, and also instructed Liu Xingzuo and Wang Chengen, asking them to send Jinyi Wei and Dongchang soldiers respectively to secretly inspect these economic towns from time to time. In addition, the forces in the rivers and lakes must also be controlled.

After finishing this matter and learning about this year's Husi trade from Chen Youming, Emperor Chongzhen quietly left Nanxun Town.

This micro-service southern tour explained the situation of the shipyard in the south, prepared for the riot, and coped with the future situation in the South China Sea and the broader ocean; Taking the hot air balloon as an opportunity, the influence of scientific and technological knowledge in Jiangnan was greatly promoted; learned about the situation of the economic town in the south of the Yangtze River, and further improved the government mechanism at the bottom;

In this way, the purpose of this southern tour has basically been achieved, which makes Emperor Chongzhen feel very good. Therefore, after he left Nanxun Town, even if he fulfilled his promise, he went to Yangzhou and accompanied Tian Guifei back to his parents' home.

And at this time, in the dirt roads of South Asia, a huge army was on the march.

To say that it is an army is actually a bit exaggerated.

Because this army does not have a uniform at all. There were armorers in armor, cloth clothes, and even shirtless. Either way, these are still armed with weapons. There are spears and spears, there are arquebuses, or bows and arrows on their backs, waist knives in their hands, and so on. But at the back of the line, there are many more, at first glance, they are farmers, transporting a large amount of grain and grass materials, and these people, basically no one wears a shirt.

In the marching procession, there were indeed cavalry, but that, at a glance, it was divided into three parts.

There were about a hundred horsemen, men and horses with armor, spears shining with cold light, a shield hanging on one side of the horse, a tall horse, and a sturdy pawn. During the march, five cavalry in a row, basically all of them marched in unison, and there was not much difference, and at first glance it was an elite cavalry.

The second part of the cavalry numbered about three hundred. These cavalry soldiers have no armor on their horses, but the armor soldiers still wear armor.

The third part of the cavalry, which is also the largest cavalry, has about a thousand horsemen, most of them are unarmoured, and there are all kinds of weapons, but it can be seen that most of them are equipped with bows and arrows.

However, in this team, the most eye-catching are the ten elephants in the position of the Chinese army. These are war elephants.

At this time, the team had just crossed the nominal dividing line between Bengal and Dongwu and continued on its way to Ava. Needless to say, this army is the one that Shah Jahan finally sent to attack Ava.

Generally speaking, in South Asia, the dividing line between countries is not as clear as it was in later generations. On this dividing line, there are no cities, heavy garrisons, etc. Because South Asia at this time is actually not very populous. And between Bengal and Ava, there are not a few decent cities, and the situation in the interior of the Ming Dynasty cannot be compared at all.

Next to one of the elephants in the position of the Chinese army, the one-armed King Talon was here. Riding on an old horse, frowning, looking left and right, looking around. Eventually, he sighed in his heart, then raised his head, looked at the army commander Summit, who was sitting on the elephant's back, and said, "Commander, this has reached the territory of Dongwu, is it time to send scouts?" ”

When Summit heard this, he glanced down at him and said disapprerovingly: "There are still several days away from the city of the Ming people, and there is not even a figure on the way, what are you panicking about?" ”

Speaking of this, he remembered something, and couldn't help but say with a little mockery: "But I don't blame you, well, the whole Dongwu was lost by you, no wonder you are so flustered!" ”

King Ta Long was aggrieved when he heard this, if before, for this kind of person, he would have rewarded him with a few whips. However, now the situation is stronger than others, and now that I am under the roof of others, I have to bow my head.

After adjusting his mentality, King Ta Long raised his head again, with a sincere look on his face, and continued to advise: "Dashuai, the Ming people are scheming, you must not guard against it!" ”

"What trickery?" When Samit heard this, he sneered and said, "Didn't you say that on Dongwu's side, there are your people who are responsible?" Didn't you say that the Ming people in Dongwu are all vulnerable? Now that the Ming Kingdom is in civil strife, and the Tusi have rebelled one after another, do they still have the energy to take care of this remote place? ”

King Talong was a little dumbfounded when he heard this, and in order to move Shah Jahan to send troops, he tried his best to belittle the Ming army. Unexpectedly, he finally persuaded Shah Jahan to send troops, but the generals sent by Shah Jahan looked down on the Ming people!

He remembered that when he first attacked Meng Mi, he had so many large armies and attacked Meng Mi, who was not high in the city wall, but he never been able to defeat it. And those who defend the city are now considered the army of the Tang State, and they have not been transferred back to the Ming State to quell the rebellion.

Thinking of this, King Talong's heart became more and more uneasy. This general of the Mughal Empire despises the Ming army so much, and he doesn't pay more attention to the Ming army than he did at the beginning, which is really a bit dangerous!

Raising his head again, he once again admonished: "Leading the troops to fight, ears and eyes come first." At the beginning, I just didn't pay attention to this, so I let the Ming army hide in the mountains, and finally copied the treasure well where I had accumulated grain and grass. Such a lesson must be guarded against ......"

Before he could finish his sentence, he was interrupted by an impatient Summit, who only heard him shout coldly: "Shut up, you think it will be you!" Such a big hole was lost by you, so I'm embarrassed to say it. I knew that you were so incompetent, I should have suggested that the Great Khan march eastward and occupy Dongwu, so that the Ming people would not occupy it first. ”

When King Ta Long heard this, his face suddenly turned the color of pig liver. Anyway, he was also the king of Dongwu, and he once made a promise. Even in Delhi, Shah Jahan didn't say that about him, but he didn't expect that a general with troops in this area would humiliate him so much.

Who knows, this is not over, Summit saw his face, and seemed to continue to hit him even more proudly: "If you can't beat Mingren, it doesn't mean that Ben will not be able to beat Mingren." We, the Mughal Empire, now dominate the world. If it was a head-on duel with Mingguo, then Ben Jiang would be careful and deal with it with the spirit of twelve. But this cave is just a remote place, and the Ming people are newly occupied, how many threats can there be? ”

Speaking of this, he stretched his neck forward, stretched out the seat on the elephant's back a little more, looked down at the raised face of King Long, and said with confidence: "Do you believe it or not, the Ming people of Dongwu don't know, if you know that the great Mughal Empire actually sent troops to attack, if you don't hide in the city and tremble, you have already fled back to the Ming Kingdom?" ”

Hearing this, King Ta Long couldn't help but want to scold. He admits that the Mughal Empire is indeed strong today. But his own Dongwu was not weak at the beginning, otherwise, the Mughal Empire would not eat the fat meat?

Now, Dongwu has been defeated by the Ming Kingdom in a battle, can your Mughal Empire defeat itself in a battle and swallow Dongwu? Why did Shah Jahan send such a pig-brained general over, with no one in his eyes, and he said wildly, this omen is very bad!

At this time, he forgot how he belittled the Ming Kingdom and praised the Mughal Empire. He didn't know that after saying too much, after saying too much, the degree of exaggeration would be magnified.

No matter how anxious and worried King Talong was, if he wanted revenge, he had to rely on this general of the Mughal Empire. After thinking about it for a while, he finally understood what the problem was.

So, seeing that King Ta Long took a deep breath and said, "Actually, Dongwu's Ming army is not so weak!" Some of their armies are far more elite than the Mughal Empire......"

"What?" When Summit heard this, his face changed, and he scolded sharply, "Do you know what you're talking about? Do you want to say that what you said in front of the Great Khan before was all a lie to you? ”

When King Ta Long heard this, he didn't look afraid, and even said with a calm face: "The big handsome has misunderstood, how can I have the courage to deceive the Great Khan!" What I'm saying is just a part of the military. In the original Battle of Baojing, the Ming army had firearms, and I heard that their firearms were much better than those of the Mughal Empire. I heard that their firearms do not need to be ignited, they are very powerful, and there are also very large firearms, even war elephants, they can't resist ......"

"Hahaha......" Summit couldn't help laughing when he heard this, "Ben doesn't know what you have in mind, you blow it, you just blow it." Firearms don't need to be ignited? Is that still called a firearm? ”

Speaking of this, without waiting for King Talong to explain, he stretched out his hand and pointed at his army and said, "When we turn back to attack Ava, I will let you see the power of our bronze artillery in the Mughal Empire!" And I have so many muskets, what a shocking scene it would be to fire together. Let me show you again, the invincible cavalry of our Mughal Empire ......"

King Ta Long watched him blow, and suddenly felt a sense of powerlessness in his heart. Forget it, don't persuade it. Now I've just entered Dongwu's side, and I'm still far from Ava. Let's wait for two days. Two days later, the general who led the army into battle should have understood that sending scouts was a necessary prerequisite for marching and fighting.

Thinking of this, King Ta Long felt a little strange again, it stands to reason that the people he sent to contact Dongwu's old department before should be rewarded, why is there no news yet?

As he thought about this, Samit saw that he had stopped talking, and that he had been overwhelmed by the military might he had demonstrated, and he retracted his head with satisfaction.

Little did they know that in the far away canyon, someone was staring at them.

The one who used the telescope was none other than the Tang general, Fu Yuman. At this time, he looked through his binoculars at the marching army of the Mughal Empire. Next to him was a night man who was familiar with the Mughal Empire.

This made him understand that the cavalry of this army, the most elite is the Royal Forest Army of the Mughal Empire, which is a bit similar to the cavalry of the Ming Jingying. The other two cavalry armies, namely the Shiyi Cavalry and the Fengyi Cavalry, were both sent by the Bengal Province and belonged to the local army.

Of all the enemy troops, he cared most about this cavalry. The rest of the troops, whether they were infantry or war elephants, were not worth mentioning in his eyes.

Eventually, though, the governor of Bengal increased his troops, from 15,000 to 25,000. But these still can't change Fu Yuman's impression of this army.

I heard him whisper: "The Mughal Empire marches and fights, and now it is like this, I don't know how it has such a reputation?" ”

Of course, the reputation he talked about was only heard after he arrived in Donggo.

I didn't listen to it at night, but when I turned my head to look, I understood what Fu Yuman was talking about. The army of the Mughal Empire has no military discipline at all in the eyes of the Ming Dynasty. Not to mention that there were no scouts sent out during the march alone, just during the march, you could see soldiers jumping out of the ranks from time to time, or simply on the side of the road, or squatting, or standing there to excrete.

This kind of thing, whether it is the case of those people, even if it is the case of those regular soldiers, it seems that it is the people's customs!

Ye Bushu thought about it for a while, and then replied to Fu Yuman: "The Mughal Empire has been using troops against the north, and most of their elites have been transferred to the north. ”

Hearing this, Fu Yuman couldn't help but look at the elites in the cavalry again and nodded. Only in this way can we explain why the Mughal Empire is considered a great power here. You still have to pay attention to this point.

Thinking so, he looked at it for a while, and felt that it was almost enough, so he issued an order to let all his subordinates lurk and not make any sound.

After walking for a long time, King Talong saw a ravine ahead. Between the canyons, there is also a river, and the official road is close to the foot of the mountain, which is not very wide. This terrain is also relatively dangerous.

He looked at it for a moment, trying to tilt his head to alert Summit. But when he opened his mouth to speak, he didn't say it in the end. Say what? Remind him and let him pay attention to the ambush soldiers of the Ming Kingdom? If you really have this awareness, you won't even send scouts. Speaking of which, it was because of this place that he entered Dongwu, and he was still far away from Ava, how could the Ming army appear here?

Thinking so, he lowered his head again, feeling very helpless. I think back then, as the king of Dongwu, I didn't have the final say on anything! But now......

Thinking of this, King Ta Long sighed in his heart.

Unbeknownst to him, Summit sat on top of the war elephant and saw the terrain of the canyon ahead before he did. If he was leading his troops to war with Persia, and this was a place of war, he would have been cautious. But now, it's just to deal with the Ming people who occupy Donggo, and it's still far away. Because of this, Summit just looked at it and didn't care. Otherwise, if there are more places like this along the way, do you have to check every place first?

Speaking of which, this place is still too far away from Ava, and neither Samit nor King Thalon really cares.

When the army passed through the canyon, many of the soldiers in the team also ran out of the team and went to the river to drink water, wash their faces, and excrete.

But at this moment, suddenly, a loud sound sounded, and everyone turned their heads to look when they heard the sound. But I saw that the entrance to the canyon was narrow, and on the mountains on both sides, I don't know how many boulders and trees rolled down.

The accident made the Mughals below stupid, and many of them were smashed into pulp before they came to their senses.

In the sound of crying fathers and mothers, the team was cut into two sections. The soldiers of this army are mostly in the canyons. In despair, they found that countless figures appeared on the mountain, and looking at the red dressed, King Talong was desperate!

It was ambushed by the Ming army!