After easily capturing Yangzhou, the Ming army quickly divided its troops to seize the surrounding Taizhou, Gaoyou, Liuhe and other places, everywhere the Qing army fell in anticipation of the wind, and even in Taizhou, just a team of Ming army reconnaissance cavalry arrived, stationed nearly 5,000 green battalions and local regimental training, and surrendered to a total of less than 50 soldiers. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

But the Ming army's offensive was limited to that.

The Ming army occupied Taizhou, Gaoyou, Tianchang, Liuhe, and this fan-shaped area centered on Yangzhou, outside of which was still under the control of the Qing army.

Of course, the attack on these places did not need to be bothered by Yang Wangye, after reappointing the Ming officials in Yangzhou and dismissing more than 10,000 soldiers of the Green Battalion who were originally stationed in Yangzhou with 50 silver dollars each, plus 15 acres of fertile land that was free of rent and tax for life, Yang Wangye took 30,000 hardcore crops full of old and weak women and children, and also these people, including nearly 5 million taels of silver and jewelry copied from Cao Yin's family, and returned to Nanjing with satisfaction.

As for the depression of all industries in Yangzhou caused by the cessation of Cao Yun......

This one is not worth mentioning.

Just reopen it!

Kang Mazi's Cao Yun stopped because the original main source of food was all in the hands of Yang Feng, whether it was southern Jiangsu, eastern Zhejiang or Wuhu Xuancheng in southern Anhui, that is the country's most important grain production area, Yang Wang Ye did not give him a fart, and Jiangxi and the two lakes of Cao Yun because Yang Feng blocked in Nanjing also could not pass. Therefore, Yangzhou, which was originally the center of Caoyun, was suddenly depressed, but now Yang Wangye has Yangzhou, and he also needs grain in the south in the control area in the north, and the canal is the main transportation artery connecting the north and the south.

Iron and steel products, cheap cotton, matches, glassware......

What to sell to the north and not take the canal?

There are also tea, silk, and even coal in Lianghuai, which are also urgently needed in the south, and now the merchants of the Ming Dynasty, with the encouragement of Yang Feng, are going crazy to open up export markets, and they can sell as many goods as they want.

What the?

The canal from Yangzhou to Tianjin is still more than 2,000 miles under the control of the Qing army?

Young man, you are too innocent.

"Tell those merchants to turn around and plant a flag on the ship, and whoever dares to trouble them along the way will not give the king face, and the king will teach them how to behave."

Yang Feng said with a sneer.

Well, that's fine, there won't be any problem with his words, the Yangzhou businessmen who came to see off the prince back to Luan were satisfied, in fact, without Yang Feng's guarantee, they also had the ability to transport goods through any lock along the way, but the cost was higher. And with the guarantee of Yang Wangye, there is double insurance, and there is capital to scare Qing Dynasty officials along the way to prevent them from offering too black prices, after all, no one dares to provoke the majesty of Yang Wangye at this time, even if it is a Qing Dynasty official.

After all, this country is like this for the time being, let's mix it up together!

When he returned to Nanjing, Yang Wang Ye did not come up with any new tricks, but honestly began to prepare for his wedding, which is not simple, according to the standard he is a vassal king to enjoy the treatment of a prince, so the wedding must also be in accordance with the prince's standards. Fortunately, there are well-educated people under him, others don't say that Song Ju, who was captured last time, is a top scholar, his father Song Quan is Chongzhen's last Shuntian governor, and Beijing City is broken for three days in office, and the old Song family is knowledgeable and understands the etiquette of the Ming Dynasty, and he is responsible for the entire wedding.

It happened that during this time, the palace was also roughly repaired, although there was still a big gap with the original, but it was barely able to live in people, everything was in accordance with the procedure, and those who needed to ascend to the throne were directly placed on the Chongzhen tablet, since the Ming Dynasty is a continuation of the Chongzhen year name, then it also means that Chongzhen is still the Ming Emperor, even if it is just his tablet, it is also the Ming Emperor.

First of all, put the throne in the slightly repaired Fengtian Palace, the brocade clothes and guards are set up, the teaching workshop is set up with great music, the sound of the three-way drum sounds, the civil and military officials wear court clothes into the hall and stand facing each other, the ceremonial department kneels and invites the emperor to ascend to the palace, the Zongzheng Yiyang King Zhu Qi of the clan holds the Chongzhen tablet to go to the palace, puts the tablet on the throne, and the Yang prince leads the ministers to kneel and worship in the sound of ritual music. Then the preface official in charge of these procedures carried a jade silk case to the hall, guided the chief and deputy envoys to pay homage, Zhu Qi read out the holy decree of canonizing Huang Wei as the princess of Wu on behalf of the emperor, and then the chief and deputy envoys took it, with gold, pearls, silver, all kinds of silk, pigs, sheep, and even rice, flour, tea and wine, and of course, a matchmaker went to Huang Wei's house to announce the decree.

Similarly, Huang Wei's family also has a lot of cumbersome greeting procedures.

Well, it's just a sign, that is, a dowry.

Say hello to the wedding day, and then you have to welcome the relatives This does not need to be explained, the temple is to worship the emperors and queens before the Ming Dynasty, and then it is the merger, that is, to worship the church and enter the cave room to do sports, and the next day you have to see the court, because Yang Wang Ye has no relatives, and he will take Chongzhen as a relative, of course, it is the tablet of Chongzhen, and there is a gift after the court, that is, to wash and various meals on the tablet of the emperor and queen Chongzhen, and it is the turn to return to the door after this is over.

In short, Yang Wang Ye still has to be busy.

Fortunately, he only needs to be a puppet and let others manipulate him, and he doesn't have to worry about it himself.

The wedding of the Ming Dynasty, of course, all parties are indispensable for gifts, in addition to officials at all levels, the two subject countries that have been determined must also be indispensable, and the king of Goryeo sent His Royal Highness the Prince to bring various gifts, and by the way, it can be regarded as completing the obligation to pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty. Because they knew that Yang Wangye was good, Goryeo gave him a tribute of 100 beauties for the inner palace to sweep, and it was originally their main duty to pay tribute to beauties. There is also the king of the Ryukyus who also sent the prince to bring gifts to pay tribute by the way, of course, they don't need beautiful women there, and there are not many people in total, and they don't meet the appetite of Prince Yang like little black charcoal.

Over the years, the southwestern feudal kingdoms of the Wa Kingdom, which have become more and more frequent in recent years, have also sent envoys to send gifts, and there are naturally beautiful women in them.

It's normal in these years, women are no different from goods in this era, especially between these monarchs and princes, you give me a few beauties and I give you a few beauties are all indispensable courtesy exchanges, so that the palace maids of Prince Yang's future palace will almost make up most of them. He is not greedy, he will not get four or five thousand women to serve him, there are hundreds of beautiful girls is about the same, too many are not good for the body, besides, this can be changed, look at the old Zhuhuang who has played enough and give it to others if he has no children, don't those emperors do this? Others have to thank the emperor for his grace!

Although it is somewhat reluctant to give it to his subordinates, it is still possible to give it to the monarchs of those vassal states, and it can be regarded as deepening the brotherly relationship.

Even the Dutch East India Company and the British East India Company sent envoys to bring him gifts, and the crude oil trade between the former and Yang Feng was booming, and a small oil well had been drilled on the island of Sumatra. Last year, it sold more than 5,000 tons of crude oil to Yang Feng, of course, it also obtained nearly 1,000 tons of kerosene from Yang Feng, and a large number of kerosene lamps and lanterns have begun to be sold in Europe.

And the first rubber trees began to be planted on the island of Java.

As for the British, not to mention.

"Ha, ha, you guys are so polite, what kind of gift do you give!"

Yang Wangye looked at Howard with a smile.

In front of him were sixteen veiled girls, all tall, graceful, fair-skinned, staring at the bewitching cat's eyes curiously looking around.

This was the gift given to him by the British East India Company.

"Your Royal Highness, I remember that you have said many times that you like the dance of the Persians, so you specially purchased these sixteen female slaves, in the words of your country, to show your heart."

Howard said with a smile.

Using the crucible steel technology they brought back from Yang Feng, they have easily smelted high-quality steel in Calcutta, compared to this kind of steel, the steel produced by the Pudrin mixing method is like a piece of, even after repeated forging, it is far from catching up with this kind of steel. Those high-ranking officials of the East India Company were cheering about it, and now that the war in Europe had begun, they could say that they had this technology as if they had alchemy.

However, they don't know how to make crucibles yet, so they have to buy them from Yang Feng in large quantities.

In addition, they also want to buy arms from Yang Feng.

Rifled guns and rifled guns.

These two things have been eyeing them for a long time.

"Yes!"

Yang Feng said very happily.

The rifled gun is not a high-tech, Europe has already had it, he just doesn't buy it and can make it himself, as for the secret of the bullet, it has long been no longer a secret, it has been three years and even Kang Mazi has it, if these Europeans who are staring at new technology every day don't know, it is too incredible, and it is not difficult to find and pick up the intact bullets that were shot on those battlefields. As for the rifled gun and the rifled gun, there is no essential difference, just a larger caliber, but these things are all steel, and using crucible steel to cast these things is not an ordinary luxury, and without his machines, even if they are built, they can't compare with the Ming army, which they must have tested themselves, otherwise it would be impossible to buy them directly.

"But I also had to ask for something I wanted."

Yang Feng said.

"Your Highness, please speak."

Howard said.

"First, I want to get a supply port in India, and I don't want to have an unpleasant relationship with you in the process."

Yang Feng said.

"No problem, India is big, and we welcome any friend to explore this market together."

Howard said.

"Second, I need a war horse, an Arabian horse or your thoroughbred, a war horse and a rifled gun."

Yang Feng said. (To be continued.) )