Chapter 156: Changes in Yunnan
Zhu Jun personally asked him to accompany him to the labor camp to select management talents in the industrial and commercial financial industry, and found more than a dozen people like cattle, one of whom was also a senior adviser of the Dutch East India Company in Java, a senior accountant in charge of financial management.
"Your Majesty, I am more than happy to serve you." The ragged senior adviser Mtess lowered his yellow muscle and thin face and wanted to kiss the back of Zhu Jun's hand, but was soon stopped by the two guards behind Zhu Jun, and his right hand was pulled to his waist violently, and under the flickering cold light, he was frightened and retreated in fright with the golden sound of the waist knife being drawn.
"You don't have to do hard labor from now on." Zhu Jun spoke to a dozen Dutchmen from above: "You will be assigned to the newly established Department of Business Administration of the Ministry of Households, Mtes, I will now appoint you as the head of the Department of Business Administration, and I will also assign a team of interpreters to you, in the future, you will receive a high salary on time every month, your family will also be released from the labor camp, I will arrange a place for them to live, and your children will receive a good education, as long as you are willing to pay allegiance to me." ”
It was a good deal, at least for the Dutch laborers who now had no food and endured intensive work and flogging every day, and after Arms's translation, a dozen Dutchmen nodded their heads repeatedly like chickens pecking rice.
Until the Oriental king faded away, the lucky Dutchman was still immersed in the ups and downs, and soon, Arms arranged housing for them, and took them to a special office, the housing and office are spacious and bright, and there are special servants to take care of them, their task now is to create a set of Ming industry and commerce temporary norms as soon as possible, and to set up a future United Sanitary Ware Joint Stock Company to carry out programmatic guidance.
On the silver hall of the Pingxi Wang's Mansion in Yunnan, the high-spirited Wu Sangui kept his hands behind his back, constantly listening to the reports of His Royal Highness's generals, he sometimes lowered his eyebrows, and sometimes showed his face and stroked his white beard to laugh heartily. After Nanming's threat was discussed, under a burst of noise, it really made the Qing court vibrate.
The thief army is flourishing, and the remnants of the Ming people occupy the country of Burma, conscripting 100,000 soldiers, together with Li Dingguo's department, known as 200,000, and the king of Pingxi in northern Burma. The king of Pingxi was outnumbered and defeated. He was defeated and retreated to Yunnan, and asked the soldiers of the Eight Banners of the Imperial Court to go south to fight.
This news spread from the Pingxi Palace, and the Qing court did not pay much attention to such news at first. In the second year of Kangxi, the Ming army destroyed Siam and moved it into a county and incorporated it into the territory. In the second year of Kangxi, the Nanyang countries, which had been at odds with the Qing court, suddenly expelled the Qing envoys and sent envoys to the Southern Ming Dynasty to pay tribute. At the end of the second year of Kangxi, the Jinxia Zheng clan was defeated in Taiwan and led 100,000 soldiers and civilians to migrate to the Southern Ming Dynasty. Kangxi for three years. The Great Ming Marines attacked Java. Annihilation of the Dutch fleet. In the third year of Kangxi, the puppet emperor Xinshi forced Manchurian to cede land.
Contact Pingxi Wangdi Concerto. The Manchus suddenly appeared, and a growing empire had gradually risen in the South Seas.
Henchmen! Under the couch. Do not allow others to snore. What's more, this empire is the remnants of the defeat that retreated into Burma a few years ago. Soon, several auxiliary ministers with Ao Bai as the leader could not wait to formulate a plan to contain and exterminate the land.
First. The Eight Banners are immovable, and now the struggle between the two people, who represent the Yellow Flag, and the Suke Saha, who is the White Flag, is intensifying, and the Yellow Banner Sonny said that he is not sick, and the Ao Bai is aggressive, and he annexes the land of other flags under the banner of enclosure and injustice, which immediately causes many people to be dissatisfied, at this critical time, which flag owner is willing to let his soldiers go to the front to fight? As a result, the flags began to blame each other, saying that Yunnan and Myanmar were mountainous, and the children of this banner did not accept the water and soil, and resolutely opposed the dispatch of troops.
Thereupon. Wu Sangui, King of Pingxi, Geng Jingzhong, King of Pingnan, and Shang Kexi, King of Jingnan, who sat in the southwest half of the country, became the choice. Wu Sangui, the king of Pingxi, guarded the provinces of Yunnan and Guizhou. Most of the officials and generals in the southwest were elected by Wu Sangui. Took control of the military administration on the southwestern front. Myanmar borders Yunnan. The task of pacifying Nanmingdi naturally fell to Wu Sangui.
Wu Sangui was also happy. Spread your hands. Lao Tzu is the dog of your Qing court. It's no problem if you want Lao Tzu to bite someone. It is incumbent upon us to do so. The problem is that Lao Tzu has no more than tens of thousands of soldiers now. Adequate food and wages are also not forthcoming. How to fight this battle? Nanming is now in full swing. Occupy a thousand miles of fertile land in the South Seas. 200,000 soldiers. (Wu Sangui blew it out himself.) More than 3 million people under his rule. Xiaowang District, Yunnan and Guizhou provinces. It's not enough for people to stuff their teeth.
After the Qing court urged it several times. Wu Sangui just didn't hear it. One piece of music every month is a complaint. What to say, Li Dingguo in northern Burma has 100 generals under the funding of the puppet emperor Xinshidi. 100,000 soldiers. It is now on display in northern Myanmar. Eyeing the little king of Yunnan. There is a big sentence and breaks the southwest topography. If Xiao Wang rushes forward. A mere 50,000 or 60,000 people have not yet entered Myanmar. I'm afraid it's all gone. In the case of being outnumbered. Xiao Wang suggested that it should be mainly guarded. Yunnan is mountainous. Xiao Wang led the army to defend the southwest pass. The Ming army couldn't beat it. This is the same meaning repeated in every piece of music. The feelings that are expressed are very different.
The first few pieces of the music only said that it was not appropriate to send troops at this time. Later. Wu Sangui began to work hard and sincerely plead with the imperial court to send troops to help defend Yunnan. At the beginning, it was also said that the thief army was equal to our army. Let's wait and see. Later. began to cry that the number of thieves was increasing. And all of them are soldiers of a hundred battles. Ask the army of the Eight Banners to come and save the king. Otherwise, one day the Ming army will enter Yunnan. Xiao Wang's life is not guaranteed.
The Qing court was full of people, where would they not know Wu Sangui's thoughts. This dog is to be rewarded, to be paid to soldiers, and to be paid. So in the name of the Empress Dowager, a secret edict was reprimanded. Wu Sangui simply played a scoundrel. The above table asks the imperial court to withdraw the feudal domain. This Pingxi King Lao Tzu is inappropriate. Somebody can replace you.
The court was speechless all of a sudden. Anyone who has played politics a little bit knows it. What does it mean for Wu Sangui to request the withdrawal of the feudal domain. This is a twist that must not be agreed. So the court that was originally in a mess suddenly calmed down. Ao Bai sat down with Sukh Saha and the sick Soni. Let's talk about it.
The result of the discussion made Wu Sangui very satisfied, because this time the imperial court was no longer urging the troops to be sent in empty words, but began to transfer money and approved the proposal of the three feudatories to expand the army.
In just one year, with the support of nearly half of the taxes of the Qing Dynasty, the three feudatories began a large-scale conscription, from the original 50,000 to 120,000 at once, and the other two feudatories also increased from 30,000 to 50,000 people.
The more soldiers Wu Sangui recruited, the more jealous the Qing court was of him, and the more food and ammunition Wu Sangui wanted, the Qing court could only pay euphemistically, and then Wu Sangui's soldiers expanded like a snowball, and the Qing court could only become more and more jealous of it, and had to transport most of the taxes to Yunnan.
Today's three feudal lords have become three well-fed tigers, with a military strength of more than 200,000, and all the warehouses are piled up with ordnance and food.
After eating and drinking, it's time to move his muscles and bones, Wu Sangui is full of ambition and calculates, now that the army has been trained, it is time to release it to see the blood, not to mention that the Qing court continues to order the dispatch of troops, and now it is impatient, if Wu Sangui goes to prevaricate again, I am afraid that he will have to turn his face if he is in a hurry.
Wu Sangui's strategic intention is very simple, after the soldiers are full of food, enter Burma to kill Nanming, and then encroach on all the land of Nanming, with a wide range of land, elite soldiers, and then unite with other two feudatories, Wu Sangui will have more capital to fight with the imperial court, and the people are willing to let him Wu Sangui be a prince of peace, if you want to turn your face, the full-fledged Wu Sangui is not afraid to fight with the Manchurians, glory and wealth, are based on strength, Wu Sangui knows very well in his heart that today, in this Yin'an Palace, it is the time to send troops.
"Ladies and gentlemen, how does this king treat you on weekdays?" After listening to all the reports, Wu Sangui squinted, lifted his python robe, and sat firmly on the silver chair.
"The prince treats me like a mountain, even his biological parents are just like that." The military generals nailed to the armor and the ministers wearing supplemental uniforms on the silver hall were lined up on both sides, and they should be in harmony together.
Wu Sangui's wrinkled face showed a smile of satisfaction, his eyebrows sank, and he continued: "This king is a person who is not rewarded, punished, and crony? ”
"Lord Wang." An official who was in Lan Ling's supplement stood up and said a thousand words: "The brothers of the prince's character all know that they are working under the hands of the prince, and the brothers are very happy. ”
Wu Sangui laughed, his eyes swept to the hall, and immediately resonated with everyone, and many people said loudly: "The brothers are very happy with the prince, and they are willing to saddle the horse for the prince." ”
"Good!" Wu Sangui patted the handle on the silver chair, got up and said: "That is the case, this king will not play lantern riddles with you, today this king personally took command, entered Myanmar to capture the new child, but anyone is willing to follow this king into Myanmar and earn this indefatigable credit?" ”
In fact, the plan to prepare for the battle in Burma has long been formulated, the soldiers have been dispatched, and many generals have also received combat tasks. ”
Wu Sangui nodded, stood on the silver steps, and looked down on the top of the flower feather hanging under his feet, with a trace of heroism in his heart, he had been aggrieved for decades, and today he finally had a chance to stretch, as long as he destroyed the new child, the power of the king of Pingxi would surpass all the Manchu princes, and the military power he held was comparable to that of the Manchu Eight Banners, the world was so big, who else could trap himself? The empress dowager in the capital who lost all her teeth? Or the little emperor with a yellow mouth who didn't have any hair?
"Order, go on the march!" Wu Sangui pulled the python robe on his body with his big hand, and a pair of silver shining armor was exposed from the python robe.