Chapter 398 Lost East, Harvested Mulberry

Sun Chengzong looked at the emperor with a worried face, what the emperor was going to do, he knew, but the emperor's approach, he never understood too much, out of trust in the emperor, Sun Chengzong didn't ask too much, but there was still a look of worry on his face.

Seeing Sun Chengzong looking at himself worriedly, Yang Reform's face also stopped laughing.

Looking at the glorious Forbidden City, he sighed: "It's already October" Time is getting more and more urgent, the end of the year is coming, there are quite a lot of things to prepare, and there is not much time left for yourself.

I need to unite a huge interest group within a month or two, and when I face the big businessmen who control the economic lifeline of the Ming Dynasty and the interest groups behind them, I will become my own artifact of opening the road in the mountains and building bridges in the water, the difficulty of this kind of thing has exceeded the disaster relief in Shaanxi, far beyond the confrontation with the wild boar skin, this matter is a major matter related to their own life and death, those imperial vampires who have been controlling the economy of the Ming Dynasty but refuse to pay taxes, if not removed, Even if Yang Reform opens more golden fingers, even if he will make money again, even if he is wise and martial, sooner or later he will drag them down, "there are no god-like opponents, only pig-like teammates" is the best footnote of history to these people, those creatures who only have the word "bloodsucking" in their eyes and brains will not give the Ming Dynasty a little possibility of survival, and will not let go of any possibility of sucking blood from the Ming Dynasty, which is already on its back and skinny, and will not bring them down. Everything Yang Reform is doing now is just a dream, waking up at any time. Even if the protagonist is a traverser, there are countless golden fingers, how much money will be made, but, in the face of a large empire with a population of hundreds of millions, that money can be described as pitiful, just like the richest man in the 21st century, although tens of billions of dollars, but in terms of a country's trillions of expenses, it is nothing at all, take the money earned by one person to support a country, this kind of heavy burden, Yang Reform does not want to do it anymore, the title of "Emperor Salary" is too heavy, and he will have nightmares every night, I am worried that when I wake up the next day, I will not have enough money to support the state apparatus, I am worried that I will follow the old path of history, and I am worried that I will hang myself on the coal mountain.

Looking at the glorious Forbidden City and the power center of the empire, Yang Gai was full of emotion, he only felt how powerful and powerful he was to be an emperor, but in fact, he only knew when he became the emperor that the ruler of the world was actually a thing called a bureaucracy, a thing called a civil official, and the emperor was just a bird in a cage of the bureaucracy in a glorious golden wall, which was used to look good and be watched. The emperor, a bird locked in this golden cage, has never been able to fly out of the cage to see the outside world, and the constraints of rules and regulations are like an invisible bird cage, so that this little bird can never fly out of this golden cage.

Thinking of his current situation, Yang Reform was a burst of self-deprecation, he had only heard of using canaries to describe women before, and now, using canaries to describe himself as an emperor, in fact, it is more appropriate, thinking that he was the canary in a cage, Yang Reform smiled bitterly and withdrew his gaze looking into the distance.

"An emperor who can't get out of the golden wire cage is not a real emperor," Yang Gengai said with understanding.

"What is Your Majesty talking about?" Sun Chengzong didn't understand the emperor's explanation too much, and saw that the emperor looked into the distance thoughtfully, as if talking to himself, so he asked.

"Hehehe, it's nothing, I'm saying, how to understand the word 'house'." Yang Gaiai smiled bitterly, and then smiled and talked to his right-hand man.

"Otaku? Your Majesty, the house is the meaning of residence, and it is also the meaning of the writer...... Your Majesty, why do you ask about this word? Sun Chengzong was inexplicable, why did the emperor suddenly ask him this word?

"Hehe, it's nothing, what do I think, adding a male character to the end of this house word is the best portrayal of me at present" Yang Gai laughed at himself.

"Otaku? ......" Sun Chengzong read it suspiciously.

"Well, otaku ......," Yang Cheng affirmed with a smile.

"Oh......" Sun Chengzong stroked his beard thoughtfully.

Yang reformed nothing.

Putting aside these complicated thoughts, Yang Gai turned to what he wanted to do today. ,

"Master Sun, news has come from Zhenjiang Fort, saying that Dongyu has sealed the river with cannons, instead of attacking the city with artillery, what does Master Sun think of this matter?" Yang Gengai asked about today's important things.

"Feng Jiang? Dongyu sealed the river with cannons? Sun Chengzong was a little surprised, the original expectation was that Donglu would attack the city with artillery, but he didn't expect that Donglu suddenly blocked the river with cannons, which was a little different from what he had expected.

"Yes, I just received the report today, Master Sun take a look, and then talk about ......it after reading it," Yang Reform said, and Wang Chengen on the side hurriedly took out a report and handed it to Sun Chengzong.

Sun Chengzong immediately frowned and looked.

"Your Majesty, there are also capable people in this Dongyu" Sun Chengzong thought about it and said after reading it.

"Yes, I also think the same way, Dongyu blocked the river with cannons, which means that Donglu is prepared for reinforcements from the lower reaches of the river, that is to say, Donglu may have guessed that Mao Wenlong will have reinforcements, or he may have guessed that I will reinforce, so I used cannons to seal the river, instead of attacking the city......" Yang Gai said with a smile.

"That's true, but, Your Majesty, the minister's gratifying method of dealing with the monk seems to be quite statute, and it seems that there is no need to worry too much." Sun Chengzong thought about it and said.

"Well, yes, Dongyu doesn't have a boat, so, for things on the water, it's a short board, this is my Ming's strength, with my own strengths, the enemy's shortcomings, this will always not be wrong, however, it also depends on God's will, September and October, is the small flood season of the Big Worm River, and now it is October, that is to say, the flood season is only one month, and it depends on whether it rains under heaven, and you have to take advantage of the rising water to suddenly attack, so the time when the battleship can appear on the battlefield is likely to be less than a month, and it is estimated that it will only be a few days...... , After this month, maybe the battleship will not be able to go up again, not to mention, the river may still be frozen, so, I thought, Donglu may have thought of something, so he will block the river, that is to say, it is very likely that Dongyu already has a strategy to deal with the sudden appearance of my Ming warship on the battlefield, perhaps, Zhenjiang Fort, it will be a bitter battle" Yang Reform said, the situation in Zhenjiang Fort, now it seems, is much more complicated than he imagined.

"Your Majesty is reasonable, is that a reminder to the great monks, let them pay attention?" Sun Chengzong also said worriedly.

"Well, yes, it is estimated that not only to remind them of the flood season, but also to remind them, it is very likely that Dongyu already has a way to deal with the sudden reinforcements downstream, perhaps, even if the warship goes up, Dongyu may not retreat......" Yang Gai thought about it and said with a hint of worry.

“…… Your Majesty, according to the current situation, there are also capable people in Dongyu, so even if the fleet goes up, I am afraid that it may not let Donglu retreat, October will pass in a blink of an eye, then, as soon as October passes, there is no water in the river, and second, we have to guard against the freezing of the river, so Zhenjiang Fort is indeed dangerous......" Sun Chengzong analyzed according to the latest intelligence.

"Yes, I also mean this, I was still too optimistic before, anything, I have to prepare for the worst The current situation is that there are capable people in Dongyu, so now I can't think about the ideal situation, then, the siege of Dongyu, I'm afraid it's really a long-term thing, then, Mao Wenlong is really dangerous......" Yang Reform suddenly found that he really underestimated the wild boar skin, and saw things too simply, thinking that as soon as the battleship appeared, the wild boar skin immediately farted and urinated, and now it seems that his own abacus, I'm afraid that it has long been predicted, and my abacus will most likely not be able to hit the ......, and if it really comes to that time, Mao Wenlong will be really miserable.

"Your Majesty, although the battleship going up may not necessarily make Dongyu retreat, but it is not completely useless, Your Majesty, you can take advantage of the rising river and the opportunity for the battleship to send a large number of reinforcements, weapons and ammunition to Zhenjiang Fort, so as to increase the defensive ability of Zhenjiang Fort, since Donglu wants to besiege Zhenjiang Fort, then, it depends on whether there is that good tooth......" Sun Chengzong thought about it and gave the emperor an idea.

"Well, it makes sense, Master Sun reminded me like this, this made me suddenly a lot more enlightened, I was worried just now that the battleship could not play the role of the final word, so, since it can't play this role, then open up a large-scale reinforcement towards Zhenjiang Fort, in addition to the twenty cannons last time, and then reinforce the twenty cannons of Zhenjiang Fort, so that the number of cannons in Zhenjiang Fort will reach fifty, I don't believe it, so many cannons, Dongyu is not afraid? Grenades, send another 80,000 up, I don't believe it, I can't kill them, soldiers, it depends on how many people Zhenjiang Fort can hold, and then with at least the food that lasts until April and May next year, at that time, the battleship can go up again, I don't believe it, when the Dongyu arrives at that time, they dare to besiege the city, by the way, send 10,000 sets ......of new-style cotton clothes to Zhenjiang Fort in advance, don't let the soldiers freeze in Zhenjiang Fort, in addition, distribute 10,000 blankets, 10,000 sets of quilt covers, I don't believe it, I have enough food, warm clothes, and sufficient weapons, The firepower is so strong, Dongyu still has the confidence to attack it...... "Yang Reform doesn't believe in evil, and immediately sends a large number of supplies, and wants to crush the wild boar skin with these things." ,

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, these things are too much...... Your Majesty, the battleship will only stay for a few days, such a huge amount of materials will be transported by ship, I'm afraid something will happen" Sun Chengzong immediately reminded.

"I can send as many as I can, whether I can send these materials is my business, my heart, my sincerity, whether I can send these materials, it depends on the two boys, it depends on the ability of the gang of people in Dongjiang Town......" Yang Reform said categorically.

"Your Majesty Shengming, the minister is too worried......" Sun Chengzong saw that the emperor was so persistent, and he no longer persuaded him, indeed, it is the emperor's business to not be able to give these things to Mao Wenlong, whether he can send them or not is not the emperor's business, even if he Mao Wenlong did not defend Zhenjiang Fort in the future, it is no wonder that the emperor, the hearts of the people in Dongjiang Town are completely pulled to the emperor's side.

As he spoke, he had already arrived at the platform.

Yang Gaiai took a glass of water handed over by Wang Chengen, took a sip, moistened his throat, and when he talked to Sun Chengzong just now, he was already dry.

“…… By the way, Master Sun, since Donglu has made up his mind to stay in Zhenjiang Fort, then, I have to add some material to Donglu, he is fighting on the eastern front, I am fighting on the western front, and all the Mongolian tribes who are ready to take refuge in the Tartars are cleaned up...... Hehe, without the addition of these tribes, the strength of Dongyu is always limited......" Yang Gai drank a cup of tea in one go, not quenching his thirst, and continued to ask Wang Chengen for water over and over again, and said to Sun Chengzong proudly.

Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming were already on the platform, and when they saw the emperor talking about things related to Dongjiang Town, they immediately opened their ears and sounded, the huge amount of support that the emperor said just now made Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming listen to the blood boiling, tears in their eyes, and secretly wiped a lot of tears, it is not easy for them to start from scratch, they are all fought by blood and tears, the supplies and salaries of the imperial court have never been made up decently, and those literati are either looking for trouble here or trouble there, The changing Fang is sucking blood in Dongjiang Town, where the emperor is like today, so generous, giving so much support to Zhenjiang Fort at one time, people's hearts are flesh and blood, who is good to whom, it is naturally clear at a glance.

"Your Majesty is talking about Mangui?" Sun Chengzong asked.

"Yes, that's right, that's what I mean, although Zhenjiang Fort is surrounded by the Eastern Captives, but, on the Western Front, I want to surround those Mongols to fight, let Man Gui speed up, clean up those ......problematic tribes as soon as possible, and send more Imperial Cooperative troops to participate in the war, and now those tribes who have taken refuge in the East Captives have no master to support them, it is a good time to fight the water dogs, tell Man Gui, the opportunity is rare, don't hesitate, go all out......" Yang Reform took another sip of tea, and said excitedly, although in Zhenjiang Fort, his own people and horses are compared" weak", surrounded by others, but on the Western Front, he can fight around the forces of wild boar skin, so he is not too disadvantaged, after all, he can afford to lose, and the wild boar skin is not supplemented by the Mongolian right wing, so he can only fight one less and fight for consumption, and Yang Reform is not afraid.

Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming listened to the conversation between the emperor and Sun Chengzong, and secretly didn't know how much they liked it, and the eyes of the tears that had just been wiped away became smiling.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty is talking about this, and the minister has something to report......" Sun Chengzong saw the emperor mention Man Gui, and immediately remembered one thing.

"Oh, what's the matter? It can't be that there is something wrong with Man Gui, right? Yang reformed the teacup and asked, this is a critical moment, don't drop the chain

"Your Majesty, it's like this, Man Gui reported that it was some guards and forts at the border gates, and they also wanted to follow out of the customs and fight the Mongols......" Sun Chengzong said this time, but with a smile.

"What? The border army wants to go out of the pass to fight the Mongols? Did I hear me right? Yang Gai suspected that he had heard it wrong, wasn't the border army of the Ming Dynasty rotten and boundless? How can you still have the courage to go out to fight the Mongols, and ask for war? The sun is really coming out in the west.

"That's right, Your Majesty, that's exactly what Man Gui said in the report......" Sun Chengzong smiled, and then said: "...... Actually, Your Majesty, it's also simple, and the wealth is moving...... Hehehe......" Sun Chengzong laughed out loud.

"What's the explanation?" Yang Genglen stood up and asked, the army here dares to go out of the customs, this sun really hits the west and comes out, if the border army has the courage to go out, then it will be much easier to clean up the Mongols. ,

“…… Your Majesty, the wealth is moving, Man Gui captured a lot of Mongolian livestock, property, and women outside the pass, and sent them to the guards and forts in the customs for those border soldiers to keep on their behalf, hehe, Your Majesty also knows that Man Gui fights by himself, he doesn't fight by himself, he presses the Mongols to fight, so the border soldiers see that they don't have to fight by themselves, they have such a rich harvest, where can they not be tempted? Therefore, the crowd is excited, and they are all clamoring to go out of the customs to fight the Mongols, hehe, Your Majesty, this is a good thing" Sun Chengzong really said with a smile.

"Ah......" Yang Gai was dumbfounded, can he still be like this, he has never regarded the border army as an army, he has always expected them to do a good job of defense, where he knows, they still have the courage to go out, this ......, is the world changing too fast? Or can't you understand it yourself?

“…… Wealth touches people's hearts, wealth moves people's hearts, yes, that's right...... Hehe...... "Yang Reform recalled what Sun Chengzong said, and immediately understood, this group of border troops is notoriously poor, I'm afraid it's poor, I'm afraid it's poor, one has no property, and the other has no women, seeing Mangui, they can get a lot of livestock, women, and they can still sit there, I'm afraid that in their opinion, as long as they walk on the grassland, women, daughters-in-law, livestock, property, everything, and there is no risk, because the war is fought by the emperor's army, this kind of pie in the sky, it is strange not to break the head.

"Hahaha......, hahaha......" Yang Reform suddenly laughed, no one expected that the matter of Mangui giving away the spoils of war in the future would actually mobilize the enthusiasm of the border army, which he could not predict in advance, you know, even if the border army of the Ming Dynasty is rotten and useless, it is also hundreds of thousands of horses, even if it is one out of a hundred, it is also a lot of elite soldiers, that is to say, the strength of the Mongols can be increased countless times in an instant, and more importantly, the border army has a harvest, with confidence, combat effectiveness and momentum will rise sharply, In any case, this is also something to be happy and laugh about.

"Good thing, good thing...... good thing, good thing, wonderful thing...... this matter, I agreed, let Xuanda, Jiliao's border army, according to the scale of the guard, the fort, select one out of ten, select the elite, follow Mangui out of the customs to fight, but must be strictly disciplined, obey the command, it is strictly forbidden to fight privately, those who dare to break the rules will not be spared...... swept up the Mongols, and the spoils obtained will also be divided into them, hehehe......" Yang Reform thought of the wonders, and laughed by himself. The so-called lost east corner, harvested mulberry elm, that's it, I got a bad news from Zhenjiang Fort in the east, and pasted it with countless manpower and material resources, but I harvested a good news in the west of Mangui.