Wang Tiaoding's hometown, in Weixian (Weifang), Shandong, the whole family was taken to the south by sea boat.

Although he has no worries, he has a dilemma in front of him.

In order to ensure the safety of the prince and princess, Wang Tiaoding trained troops in Tianjin.

Thousands of refugees from Liaodong, more than 1,000 soldiers from Tianjin, and the families of the soldiers, the number has exceeded 10,000.

If there is not enough food, I will borrow it from the government.

The magistrates of the coastal cities have a relatively friendly attitude, and the wealthy families in the cities will also help to make up some.

Zuo Liangyu is entrenched in Dongchang Mansion (Liaocheng), not a warlord, but a warlord. Guantao, Linqing, Wucheng, Yanggu, Gaotang...... These are all his territory, and he even intends to occupy Jinan in the name of suppressing bandits.

At this moment, Zuo Liangyu stood at the head of the city, looking at the northern fleet with a cloudy face.

All the merchant ships were snatched all the way from Tianjin, and due to the lack of ships, there were many small passenger ships, and there were more than 300 large and small ships.

For the princess and princess to go south safely, Wang Tiaoding couldn't care so much.

Anyway, if he didn't grab the ship, the rogues, the Tartars, and the rebels would also grab the ship, and the merchants engaged in transportation in the north would not be able to keep the ship at all.

"Datong Military Flag?"

Zuo Liangyu muttered to himself, he couldn't figure out the other party's reality or the other party's purpose.

Moreover, Zuo Liangyu hesitated. He wanted to take refuge in Zhao Han, but he was reluctant to take power, and after surrendering, he could be a rich man at most.

"Hurry up and let go!" Wang Tiaoding shouted out of the cabin.

The river ahead was blocked by Zuo Liangyu, and a large number of officers and soldiers went out of the city, and there were archers aimed at the fleet.

Zuo Liangyu personally went out of the city to negotiate, stood on the shore and shouted: "Who is Your Excellency? ”

Wang Tiaoding replied: "Daming Hanlin Academy, professor of Jiangxi Bailuzhou Academy, Wang Tiaoding!" ”

Is it an official of the Ming Dynasty again, and a person from Zhao Han in Jiangxi?

Zuo Liangyu was a little puzzled, and asked again: "Where are you going?" ”

"Nanjing!" Wang Tiaoding replied.

Sure enough, it was Zhao Han's person.

Suddenly, Yuan Jixian came out of the cabin and shouted: "Yuan Jixian, the right capital of the Ming Dynasty, is here!" ”

Zuo Liangyu hurriedly said: "It turned out to be Mr. Linhou, and he was disappointed." ”

Ran Xingrang also came out of the cabin and shouted: "The palm seal of the Daming Sect's Mansion and the captain of the horse Ran Xingrang are here!" ”

Zuo Liangyu was stunned for an instant: "Master Ma? ”

Ran Xingrang scolded: "Your Majesty wants to canonize Jiangxi Zhao Han as the king of Wu, I am ordered by the emperor to go out of Beijing, and you don't hurry up to get out of the river!" ”

"I see." Zuo Liangyu suddenly realized.

This thing is obviously wrong, he thought that Chongzhen was trying to recruit An, and wanted Zhao Han to lead troops into King Qin.

Zuo Liangyu asked, "What is on the ship?" ”

Wang Tiaoding said with a smile: "Does General Zuo think that His Majesty still has wealth for rewards?" ”

"The king and angel are worried." Zuo Liangyu smiled embarrassedly.

These boats have a deep draft, and Zuo Liangyu suspects that they are goods. It's not Chongzhen's reward, it's also a few officials in front of him, and he really wants to destroy the fleet and play robbery.

Wang Tiaoding said to Fu Shan: "Blow the whistle." ”

"Phew! Sigh! Sigh! ”

The brass whistle sounded, and more than 300 boats stood up one after another.

Although the equipment is sparse and the weapons are varied, they are indeed capable of fighting, at least one battle with Zuo Liangyu.

Zuo Liangyu ordered the soldiers to raise their bows as if they were facing a great enemy, and asked, "What does Wang Angel mean by this?" ”

Wang Tiaoding said with a smile: "There are many thieves along the way, and in desperation, we must only recruit soldiers along the way." Many of the soldiers here are Liaodong soldiers who fled into Shanhaiguan, and they wanted to rebel and were taken in by me. ”

Zuo Liangyu didn't want to create a conflict, even if he could win, he wouldn't get any benefits, but would lose his troops.

He sighed and said: "There are big thieves entrenched in Yanzhou, with hundreds of thousands of soldiers, so it's best for the angels not to go any further." ”

Wang Tiaoding, Yuan Jixian, and Ran Xing let the three of them look at each other, and they couldn't figure out whether Zuo Liangyu was deceiving people, or if there was really some giant in Yanzhou.

Just then, a clipper boat from the south arrived.

The messenger jumped onto the shore and rushed over: "Uncle, there is a change in Yanzhou!" ”

Zuo Liangyu has been named Dongchang Bo, the earl of Zheng'er Bajing.

He called the messenger aside and asked in a low voice, "What has changed in Yanzhou?" ”

The messenger replied: "The thieves of Yanzhou, in a decisive battle with the Zhao army in Xuzhou, those bandits have been wiped out. ”

"Hundreds of thousands of people are gone?" Zuo Liangyu exclaimed.

"It's all gone." The messenger said.

Zuo Liangyu asked again: "How many Jiangxi soldiers participated in the war?" ”

The messenger replied: "Some say thousands, some say tens of thousands, and some say hundreds of thousands." ”

Zuo Liangyu returned to the shore and laughed: "Hahaha, even if I am an angel who goes south to seal the king, how can I lose my courtesy and accept five hundred stone grain as a meeting gift!" ”

Zuo Liangyu asked people to bring food, and at the same time, he ordered the troops to assemble, and he wanted to take the opportunity to go south to occupy Jining and Yanzhou.

These are the territories of the bandits, and they will not offend anyone if they are defeated, and the court will not find a reason to reprimand him.

Zuo Liangyu's current actual control area is all from bandits, and he has never provoked officials and soldiers.

This cargo will soon occupy the Shandong section of the Grand Canal, and no matter who wins the world in the future, he can take refuge with the canal. If several parties compete for hegemony, he can still choose the side that is most beneficial to him.

Zuo Liangyu never thought of being an emperor, his greatest wish was to be a marquis in the new dynasty.

After picking up 500 stone of grain for nothing, Wang Tiaoding led the fleet south.

A few days later, Zuo Liangyu gathered a large army and went along the canal to fight the territory of the bandits.

There were some bandits guarding each city, but under the panic of the people, they barely did anything to resist, and they were easily broken by Zuo Liangyu.

Yanzhou, Qufu, Ningyang, Jining, Jiaxiang, Juye, Jinxiang, Yutai...... Zuo Liangyu quickly seized more than a dozen cities, and the actual territory doubled in an instant, and he also sent people to welcome back the Confucian family in Qufu.

Yes, the Kong family ran away, and they were driven away by those White Lotus Sectists, and the descendants of the Kong family were killed by the White Lotus Sect by hundreds.

At this point, Zuo Liangyu really became a warlord, and one-third of Shandong belonged to him.

Just when Zuo Liangyu was frantically expanding his army, a few more boats came from the north, and he also said that he went south to canonize King Wu.

The person who led the team to the south to be canonized is called Yao Minggong, Xiong Wencan's sons and daughters, and currently serves as a scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion, a prince and a prince, and a secretary of the household department.

Zuo Liangyu was extremely puzzled: "Yao Ge Lao, didn't the fleet of King Wu canonize a few days ago?" ”

Yao Minggong smiled: "That must be the fleet that the princess is on." ”

"Princess?" The more Zuo Liangyu listened, the more confused he became.

Yao Minggong smiled and said, "Your Majesty has given Princess Kunxing to marry King Wu. ”

Yao Minggong didn't say that the prince also went to Nanjing, after all, this matter is too embarrassing, and it is easy to cause chaos if it spreads.

Zuo Liangyu thought about it again, he thought that Chongzhen had completely pulled down his face, and wanted to exchange his daughter for Zhao Han's support, and exchange the position of King Wu and the horse for the king of the southern army.

Zuo Liangyu thought to himself: The monarchs and ministers of the Manchu Dynasty are still daydreaming, so Zhao Hanzhi is in the world, how can he be sent by King Wu?

In front of these civil officials, eunuchs and factory guards, Zuo Liangyu didn't bother to stop them.

Anyway, Zhao Han won't be rescued by King Qin, what is he doing in his way? Don't offend the court and Zhao Han at the same time.

……

Xuzhou.

Li Zheng hit the edge of the Huai River (Yellow River) and did not continue north.

The vast area on the south bank of the Huai River (Yellow River) has been emptied of many wars and counties due to repeated wars.

After the Datong officials came, even if they recruited displaced people to divide the land, they had to immigrate from the south to enrich the population.

Although it could alleviate the population pressure in the south, it cost a lot of money and food, and Zhao Han could not afford to go north in the short term, so he had to consolidate the newly occupied territory first.

"Princes and princesses?" Li Zheng thought he had misheard.

Wang Tiaoding said with a smile: "The prince and the princess are on the ship, and they are all sent to Nanjing. As for how to deal with it, it all depends on Mr. Zhao's own will. ”

Li Zheng hurriedly said: "Okay, I'll send five hundred soldiers to escort me, don't go wrong halfway." ”

Wang Tiaoding also said: "On these more than 300 ships, there are thousands of refugees from Liaodong, as well as more than 1,000 officers and soldiers from Tianjin, all of whom are dragging their families with their families. ”

Li Zheng said with a smile: "That's just to stay here, some nearby states and counties lack population, and they have to immigrate from the south." ”

There are more than 5,000 refugees in Liaodong, more men than women.

There are nearly 6,000 soldiers and their families in Tianjin, but there is no need to reorganize the family.

After tens of thousands of people disembarked in Xuzhou, Wang Tiaoding said: "You don't have to go south, just settle down here, and the government will give you seeds and lend you cattle." Quilts, cotton clothes and other cold things will also be lent to you, and after you settle down, you will slowly make money and return them. ”

"Can you really divide the field? The government gives the land for nothing? Liu Mang asked.

Wang Tiaoding said with a smile: "Not only will the fields be divided, but the necessities of life will be provided." The land is given for free, and other items are only borrowed temporarily, without any interest, and you can repay some every year in the future. ”

"That's good, Zhao Tianwang is benevolent!" Liu Mang was overjoyed.

Wu Huapu asked, "Can you be a soldier?" I want to kill back to Liaodong and take revenge on those bitche-raised tartars! ”

Wang Tiaoding explained: "After you divide the fields, there will be people who will come to the villages and towns to train peasants and soldiers. Farming when you're busy, practicing when you're free. If the Datong regular army is to expand the army, it will be preferentially drawn from peasant soldiers from all over the country, and will not directly recruit from ordinary people. ”

Wu Huapu said: "How can I choose this? I'm just one arm. ”

Wang Tiaoding sighed: "You can live with one arm, so let's live a good life in the future." ”

"That's not possible, I still have to go back to Liaodong," Wu Huapu said hurriedly, "I won't divide the fields, I will go with you to Nanjing to see Zhao Tianwang." Even if I dislike that I only have one arm, I can still be a guide in Liaodong, and I am very familiar with all parts of Liaodong! ”

Wang Tiaoding said: "I will only take you to Nanjing, as for whether you can meet Mr. Zhao, it depends on your own creation." ”

"Thank you!" Wu Huapu was happy.

He also has relatives, but only his younger brother, sister-in-law and nephew remain, and the rest of the family is unknown.

The family has been separated for several years, and it is possible that they were captured by the Tartars to become serfs, or they may have died under the butcher's knives of the Tartars.

Wu Huapu left his younger brother's family behind and went to Nanjing with the ship.

As for Liu Mang, he stayed in Xuzhou to divide the fields, he didn't know that he had met Zhao Tianwang, and he also gave Zhao Tianwang's brothers and sisters a few copper coins.

These people from Liaodong and Tianjin all cheered and celebrated when they learned that they could divide the land and borrow daily necessities temporarily.

Although the days ahead were difficult and there were frequent droughts here, there was hope for the future.