"Huai'an Cheng is the foundation of the royal industry!"

What the prince said, Chen Mingxia was naturally the first to agree. He was anxious to express himself, so he hurriedly said: "The city is high and steep, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and the land is vast and densely populated. The place is rich, and this is the third; The people's customs are fierce, and it is easy to be a soldier, which is the fourth; Geography is important, and that's the fourth! With these four, it has been sincere for the cause of Wang Ji, and now the prince and Liu Zeqing soldiers, there are soldiers and there is a foundation, the next step is to contact the southern capital, the salary, food, military resources are enriched, His Royal Highness personally came to the military camp to train, a few months later, I am afraid that there will be no 100,000 tigers! When the time comes, the north will reject the strong enemy in the south, break the formation, and make great achievements in the world, and His Royal Highness will go down in history in the future! A lifetime of work, I'm afraid it's not under Li Tang Taizong! ”

After all, there are a few shabu-shabu in the stomach, not only the ability of straw and poetry, but in a few words, he said the future direction ** not far from ten, and the words are very incendiary.

Zhongxing Daming, became a famous minister for a while, and the prince's achievements really surpassed Tang Taizong, what Lingyan Pavilion graphic minister, wouldn't he necessarily have a share?

Li Jing and the like, what will they be when the time comes?

In people's hearts, it is nothing more than the word fame and fortune, and those who can see through it are not ordinary people, they are nothing more than monks and hermits, even if they are monks and hermits, in fact, there are also people who borrow their identities to make a name for themselves, so there are really no people who are not moved by Chen Mingxia present.

Liu Konghe came from the barracks of his own garrison, at this time he did not count the kind of nest he looked like before, wearing a purple eggplant cloak, a red cherry and silver helmet on his head, a neat and clean mountain armor, his left hand controlled the reins, and his right hand pressed on the sword at his waist, he was also very high-spirited, he was very excited by Chen Mingxia's words, and his face was full of smiles, and he said: "What Lord Chen said is very precise, but the minister is in Qingjiang, and he knows that Huai'an is really a blessed land." ”

"Oh," Zhu Cihong asked very attentively, "What do you say?" ”

"There are 40 warehouses built by the household department in Qingjiangpu, which are tall and sturdy, and it is difficult for ordinary people to imagine......" Liu Konghe said very energetically: "Every year, there are 1.5 million stones of grain from Huguang, Jiangxi, and Zhejiang, which are handed over to the Qingjiangpu warehouse by order, and then slowly go north." Jinchen garrison Qingjiang, Liu Zeqing is not very clear about the details, the minister went to the warehouse to see with his own eyes, each warehouse has more than 10,000 stone storage, although the specific is not very clear, but more than 600,000 stone of grain storage, there is no doubt. ”

Zhu Cihong was very happy, and said continuously: "Good, good!" ”

The army cannot be without food, and everyone understands this layer. Although Jiangnan is rich, but in the past few years, it has been a disaster every year, and because of the Longwan switch, the ordinary people in the Jiangnan area can live a good life by relying on a few mulberry trees and a loom for women, so everyone is unwilling to suffer, men wear silk, gorgeous clothes and delicacies, wander around or gamble every day, and they do not want to make a living. After a long time, although a large amount of silver still came in from foreign trade, the local industry was not as good as before, at least, and the grain production did not grow long, because a large number of people abandoned the fields, and the bottom farmers who really cultivated the fields worked harder.

At a time like this, the old grain will run out, and the new grain will not be laid, and the situation will be even more difficult.

Coupled with the political axe and the army of more than 2 million people on the books, although most of the imperial court did not pay salaries, it could not but be said to be a heavy burden in any case.

When Chongzhen was in Yanjing, it was because of the clumsy financial support, the dilemma, and in the end, the arrogant soldiers and fierce generals were not remotely controlled, the soldiers were not loyal, the people's hearts were lost, and the army's spirit was also scattered, which made it a hopeless deadlock.

After arriving in Nanjing, we must shake up the new politics, and finance is the top priority!

Zhu Cihong knows this, and it will be a while and a half, and the court is also very difficult. Moreover, clarifying the army, abolishing redundant personnel and miscellaneous expenses, and making major innovations in administration and military affairs can only be achieved, all of which are also agreed with Chongzhen, but they are still at a loss for the time being, and they are not in a hurry.

Jiangbei Huaiyang is also very rich compared to the whole country, but grain is a heavy weapon of the military state, the most important military item, and if you have food in your hands, you will be much more assured.

At the moment, Zhu Cihong just smiled with a smile, and he couldn't wait to pat Liu Konghe on the shoulder a few more times.

Liu Konghe just laughed, grinned and said: "Between Qingjiang and Shanyang, there is also Caoyun Shipyard, which is also the largest shipyard in our Ming Dynasty, with four large factories, more than 60 small factories, and more than 10,000 craftsmen and merchants, stretching for more than 30 miles......"

Zhu Cihong and the attendants around him are deeply aware of this.

Like fighting from the dead city, Yanjing, which had been plagued in the past two years, escaped, and after arriving in Qingjiangpu, it was like coming to another world, what natural disasters [***], thieves and soldiers, and the northern and eastern captives, it seemed to be the product of another world...... "Okay, I know, I don't need to say more!" ”

It is inevitable to choose a good place to train troops and consolidate the foundation.

Even if Chongzhen allowed him to build an army now, Zhu Cihong did not intend to rely entirely on the strength of the entire Nanming to do this. First, they are vulnerable to attack and constrained.

Second, Chongzhen is well-known for his fickleness, and now he obeys everything and listens to everything, what will happen in the future? Who can reverse the forecast? If you don't plan for anything, it's right to plan first.

The most important thing is time.

By this time next year, the Qing army was led by Prince Azig and Duoduo and others, and Wu Sangui and Sanshun Wang, Hong Chengchou and other Han troops joined forces, from Yanjing all the way to the west, easily in Li Zicheng's ass after the first victory and victory, the Dashun army was defeated after a stone without a foundation The problem is fully revealed, all the way to defeat like an avalanche, can not be cleaned up at all, the result is not even Tongguan, the Qing army in Tongguan to do two roads, one is the Azig leader, from Shaanxi to pursue Li Zicheng to Hubei, and finally won a complete victory after returning to Yanjing.

On the other hand, it was led by Duoduo, from Tongguan to Henan, directly attacking Huai and Yang, after recruiting Liu Zeqing and other departments, three said to break Yangzhou, kill Shi Kefa, and then cross the river, the Ming army and the naval division fled without a fight, Nanjing Xincheng Bo Zhao Zhilong led 230,000 troops to surrender, Duoduo entered Nanjing when the rainstorm, kneeling to welcome the Ming Dynasty officials stacked like a hill!

The time left for Zhu Cihong is only one year!

One year!

This year, even if it is stealing and robbing...... Of course, he has already done so...... Even if it is stealing or robbing, and then swallowing the parts of the lawless courtiers...... Killing, standing up, smashing with silver, no matter what, there must be a foundation, and there must be a strong army that is only loyal to itself no matter what the circumstances!

This decision will never change in any way, he came to this world and gave up everything he had, isn't that what he did?

Now by Zhu Cihong's side, a small group has been formed, and the composition is complex, but it is not wrong to attach to the prince. Seeing Zhu Cihong's determined appearance, everyone showed their liking.

In this era, it is turbulent, although many people do not know that there is an imminent threat of alien races, and still regard Li Zicheng as a great enemy of life and death, but in any case, in the troubled times, having your own strength is the most important thing, Prince Yingrui, the only thing everyone is worried about is that he is restricted by Chongzhen, and now Zhu Cihong is so decisive, naturally he is happy.

"It is imperative that Your Highness hurry back to Nandu once!"

Chen Mingxia's mind moved very quickly, and after Zhu Cihong decided on the big plan, he frowned and said: "The emperor's side, there will be news after tomorrow, when does His Highness plan to return to Beijing?" ”

"There must be more than a dozen, and you have to pick troops to follow!" Zhu Cihong was also very clear about his thoughts, and after thinking about it, he ordered: "You can go back to Nandu first and bring more silver for the envoy expenses." ”

"Yes, yes!" The crown prince not only understands his own thoughts, but also arranges it very properly, Chen Mingxia almost has the feeling of throwing himself into the ground!

This young master, who is only more than fifteen years old, how can he understand so much!

Seeing that the people present were still ignorant, Chen Mingxia smiled quite reservedly, and said arrogantly: "His Royal Highness first made great contributions in Beijing and Tianjin, and of course this emperor will share it with the ministers." The former old Mr. Sima Feng, as well as the governor of Tianjin and other old gentlemen will also prove this. But the ministers of the southern capital have never seen it in person anyway, so they must be suspicious. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is too young after all, so he ......"

"I see." Feng Kaizhang said with a smile: "Today, His Royal Highness will go to the Southern Capital first, widely spread the news of Huai'an, and create more momentum for His Highness, and His Royal Highness will stay in Huai'an, select elite soldiers and horses to follow, and then calmly enter the Southern Capital, which echoes back and forth, and must convince the ministers of the Southern Capital and the gentry and common people of the people." Then the emperor will naturally trust and rely on His Highness more with the immortal miraculous feats that His Royal Highness has made successively......"

"Yes, that's exactly what it means."

Feng Kaizhang was so sensitive, Chen Mingxia was also taken aback, he glanced at this prince of the family, and refused to say anything more.

In fact, he didn't say it, Feng Kaizhang almost figured it out.

The military and civilians here in Huai'an are newly attached, and there are still tens of thousands of Liu Zeqing's old troops, so they have to work hard to divide and use them, and only when the situation is really stabilized will the prince dare to leave.

It's too early to go.

"Okay, let's go to the Governor of Lu to have a look, after a few days, I heard that Lord Lu Junmen is going to make a big order to kill people today...... How can you not take a good look at such a big scene? ”

Zhu Cihong saw the open and secret battles of these people below, but he just ignored them, and after finishing speaking, he galloped into the city with a whip.

The rest of the people, of course, flocked to follow, and when they arrived near the dismounted stone of the governor's yamen, Lu Zhenfei seemed to have been tried, and the empty square under the gate had been cleared, but the streets and roads and the high places were full of people watching the excitement, fortunately, there were officials from the yamen of Huai'an Mansion and the Yamen of Shanyang County to maintain order, and when Zhu Cihong brought people over, these officials wearing green cloth round necks, thin-soled fast boots, and whips in their hands were desperately whipping, and the water and fire sticks were also knocking. Even with the waist knife handle to pull the people who were too close to pull out, everyone because the prince came, a moment of awe, some people knelt down on the side of the road, some people just stared at the excitement, but the body stood straight, it was those officials who sent people, in this life, how have they ever seen the crown prince, while picking people, while twisting their necks to see the excitement, it was originally a very lively scene, this time, it is even more boiling!

(To be continued)