A few days later, at the junction of Shanxi and Beizhili, the Taihang Mountain base land...

At this time, a grand scene full of flowers, people in an endless stream, shuttling through the streets and alleys, the lively scene, mixed with all kinds of discussions, how can there be natural disasters in the north, drought and locust plague affecting several provinces.

"You know what? The emperor has come to our base, and he is in the Institute of the Academy of Sciences! ”

"Really? Why hasn't there been any news coming out? ”

"Speechless, I think you are really stupid, the base area has suddenly become so lively, in addition to the emperor coming up, there will be such a scene, who else has such a great appeal and influence? Can it arouse the enthusiasm of the people in the base area? ”

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The Institute of the Academy of Sciences, in a large house, gathered many scientists, everyone's expression was so excited and excited, all around a machine, Li Zicheng was among them, standing next to the steam engine, listening to Xu Zhengming's introduction.

"Your Majesty, this is a steam engine that has been researched according to your points, although it cannot be used for flying birds at present, as a power, it can be used for mining, mining, etc. Moreover, Wei Chen discussed with Lord Song, in view of the severe drought in the north, the base area hastened the production of more than a dozen steam engines, as for disaster relief, wherever the population is densely populated, where the drought is particularly serious, the steam engine will be used to dig wells......"

Li Zicheng's heart stirred up a little wave, and he couldn't help but have some intentions, wanting to overturn some of the previous decisions, he always had a faint smile on his face, and only after Xu Zhengming finished speaking, did he ask: "Then the correct name, with the use of the steam engine for disaster relief, how much help can it be for the natural disasters in the north?" ”

However, Xu Zhengming did not answer, but had a difficult face, and turned his eyes to Wang Wei on the side for help, who immediately understood and rescued the scene.

"Emperor Qiqi, you are asking the wrong person, Lord Xu is dedicated to the study of steam engines, and he doesn't know much about the natural disasters in the north, so let's let Weichen answer it, right?"

Li Zicheng smiled slightly and nodded lightly in response to signal the other party to continue.

"Your Majesty, you also know that this natural disaster is different from the past, not only the drought, but also a large-scale locust plague, so it is difficult to alleviate the impact of the natural disaster just by these steam engines."

Hearing these words, although he had been mentally prepared for a long time, Li Zicheng still inevitably showed a look of disappointment, firm in that choice, no longer hesitated, and while nodding slightly, he responded with some low emotions: "Okay, I know, you continue to study and improve the work of the steam engine, and I will go to the camp of the Tianxiong Army." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Everyone responded in unison, and when they saw the back of Li Zicheng leaving, they were quite gloomy, and some people couldn't help but ask suspiciously: "What's wrong with the emperor?" I was very happy just now, why is this all of a sudden? ”

Obviously, many scientists are not only extremely intelligent people, but also some people who know a little bit of the inside story, and according to Li Zicheng's words and actions, they have made some kind of guess.

"If the disaster in the north can be alleviated, the imperial court can suspend the affairs of Liaodong, and if the yellow pigskin is not cleaned up, it can deal with the Westerners in the southeast."

"Now it seems that the emperor can only accept Lord Song's proposal, which is also the only way to maximize the relief of the disaster, and move the people to Liaodong on a large scale, and before that, those Tartars must be cleaned up."

Among the military camps in the Taihang Mountain base area, the camp of the Tianxiong Army.

As Li Zicheng slowly walked in, a group of soldiers saluted one after another, their expressions were extremely respectful, and at the same time, their eyes were full of majestic fanaticism, just like a modern star-chaser, which was a crazy worship of idols.

Lu Xiangsheng walked over briskly from a distance, although he had joined the Dashun Army for a long time, he was still a little uncomfortable with the military salute of the Dashun Army, and he felt a little awkward in his heart, so he couldn't help but show it, and saluted a military salute unnaturally, and then said: "Meet the emperor!" ”

In the big tent, Li Zicheng and Lu Xiangsheng sat down one after another, and the former asked meaningfully: "General Lu, do you know the real purpose of my coming to the base area this time?" ”

Hearing this, Lu Xiangsheng groaned for a while, revealing a look of thought, and after a while, he replied uncertainly: "Your Majesty, are you ready to use troops against Liaodong?" ”

"Hehe..."

Li Zicheng smiled heartily, smiled happily, nodded lightly, and then responded: "Yes, I came to Taihang to the base this time to see the research results of Xu Zhengming and Wang Wei, but on the one hand, the main thing is to let you and Sun Chuanting lead the Tianxiong Army and the Qin Army respectively to Liaodong, and join forces with Li Xin and them to attack the Qing Tartars." ”

Although I had already heard some gossip and learned a little bit of the inside story, I had already prepared in my heart, but when I heard it with my own ears, after being confirmed by Li Ziben himself, I couldn't help but get excited, and my body was suddenly filled with vigorous fighting spirit, and my body and mind were extremely comfortable!

"The last will obey!"

Although there are only four words, Lu Xiangsheng shouted so loudly and respectfully, all of this seems to be describing one thing, he Lu Xiangsheng will swear to serve the court and be loyal to Li Zicheng.

At this time, as if thinking of something, Lu Xiangsheng's face suddenly showed a look of doubt, looked at Li Zicheng in confusion, and asked: "Your Majesty, the last general has some things to understand, last year, the Tartars lost nearly 100,000 iron cavalry, and Marshal Li Xin annihilated nearly 10,000 enemies in Liaodong, and the Qing court was already seriously injured and almost lost the ability to take the initiative to attack. ”

"Moreover, the imperial court now has at least 300,000 garrisons in Liaodong, how can it still be necessary to rush to Liaodong with the Tianxiong Army and the Qin Army to exterminate the Tartars? With the combat effectiveness of the imperial army, it should be easy to solve the weak Qing court? ”

Although he didn't expect Lu Xiangsheng to ask these words, after a hint of surprise flashed on his face, Li Zicheng still gave an answer.

"The reason is very simple, this expedition to Liaodong is not only the Qing court that destroyed the Tartars, but also the North Korea, which has wavered many times, and completely divided it into the territory of the Great Shun Dynasty. Moreover, although the yellow pigskin gradually lost control of the Mongolian tribes, it was still necessary to prevent the sudden intervention of the Mongol soldiers and harass our army just in case. ”

In an instant, Lu Xiangsheng was stunned, and the last trace of doubt in his heart disappeared with the wind, and while nodding his head to show understanding, he followed up and said: "In this way, in the face of the pressure of the three parties, the 300,000 army seems to be a little overstretched and powerless. ”

"That's right, so I decided to let your Tianxiong army, as well as Sun Chuanting's Qin army, all go to Liaodong to help Li Xin and them, and prepare for the subsequent great migration, so as to alleviate the disaster in Guannai."

Once an official of the Ming Dynasty, in charge of the Daimyo's Mansion, Lu Xiangsheng certainly knew the governance of the place, in the face of such a serious natural disaster, he knew the importance of disaster relief methods, and could not blindly distribute rice and grain, and should disperse and alleviate the disaster as much as possible.

Migration to Liaodong is one of the best ways to alleviate and disperse the disaster, after all, Liaodong is not only fertile but rarely suffers from drought, mainly because the disaster situation in the Guannai is still continuing.

Looking back on the past, from the first year of Chongzhen to the present, there have been natural disasters almost every year, either drought and lack of rain, or locust infestation, or heavy snow and earthquakes, and so on.

Especially in the last five years, the drought has never stopped, and every now and then another locust plague strikes!