Chapter 259: Su Song's Base Camp

Even Zhang Shihuang on the united front chose the latter, Zhang Cai looked a little lonely now, Chen Cao saw it in his eyes, and said comfortingly: "Zhang Cai, you deserve to be an official who is not spiritual..."

Zhang Cai was stunned when he heard this, and immediately felt angry, this sentence was clearly mocking himself for not being able to judge the situation, but he was also a Confucian person, and he was deeply favored by the emperor, how could he easily betray the lord and abandon the king, Chen Cao said this, he didn't want to choose to compromise, and would rather die.

However, Chen Cao made it clear that he was provoking him, and seeing that his expression changed several times in a row, he said: "Zhao Xin, stop, since Lord Zhang Cai and Zhang are unwilling to cooperate, then they will be counted together, okay, my father still has important matters, you can discuss it for a while." ”

Originally, Chen Cao agreed to send someone to protect him, but now he flatly refused, and pointed the finger directly at Zhang Cai, even Zhang Shihuang was displeased.

"Lord Zhang, you want to protect your official reputation, but we just want to keep the family, since you keep saying that you want to be loyal to the Ming Dynasty, then what should we do? We are all the people of the Ming Dynasty, and you are still an official of the governor's yamen..."

"That is, have you forgotten the duty of pacifying the local people?"

In the face of everyone's accusations, Zhang Caiqi trembled, these people chose to resist with him at first, but in the end they turned the spearhead to themselves.

"You..."

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Suzhou's 'fighting landlords' turmoil lasted for three days, all the gentry and wealthy households who actively cooperated were protected, and in the end even tough people such as Zhang Cai and others had to choose to bow their heads, reputation is important to them, but without life, reputation is worth a few dollars.

In the governor's yamen, Chen Cao was looking through the account books of the past few days, and Huang Chunyao was sitting on the side combing through the clues before and after.

Zhao Xin stepped into the lobby and said loudly: "Grandpa, there is news from Lao Tang's side that the entire territory of Suzhou has been taken..."

"Good..."

Chen Cao looked up at Huang Chunyao: "You go in person, take people with you, and you must act according to Suzhou." ”

Huang Chunyao put down the account book in his hand: "The student will leave." ”

Suzhou's harvest is not small, just the military expenses of the army have increased to more than 40 million taels, not counting the previous income, but Chen Cao does not plan to eat the money alone.

He was going to use the money as capital, and after Juntian, he would first open up a special railway line between Suzhou and Shanghai, and use this money as a reserve fund for monetary reform.

For this reason, Chen Cao transferred Xia Yunyi and others to Suzhou a few days ago, and Chen Cao planned to use the land of Susong and Song as the base camp, and Xu Tu would go down to the whole world.

"By the way, Grandpa, Zhang Pu has collapsed, and he has been talking nonsense every night since yesterday, is it time for him?"

When Chen Cao saw Zhang Pu again, this guy had already taken a bath, just because he didn't overturn the toilet in the small black room, and was covered with his own feces and urine, and then spent three days in endless darkness, and he couldn't even remember what time it was when he was brought up.

"Woooooo

That's right, this is indeed Zhang Pu's cry, this righteous and awe-inspiring young man begged for happiness at the beginning with the intention of being loyal to the country, but in the end life is worse than death.

Chen Cao was annoyed by his crying, so he scared him and said that he would cry again and be locked up for three days, which frightened Zhang Pu and suddenly became honest and obedient like a child.

Seeing this, Chen Cao smiled at the corner of his mouth and said, "Zhang Pu, even though you are bent on death, in the dark, have you seen the development of current affairs clearly?" ”

Zhang Pu was stunned and didn't speak, Chen Cao continued: "The world thinks that I, Chen Cao, am a rebel and thief, but if you go to Songjiang Mansion and ask the people at the bottom, and then look at their lives, you see what they say;

What I want is the harmony of the world, where the people live and work in peace and contentment, rich and self-sufficient, and the government exempts them from taxes, and gives them all the land, and all the income they produce is self-satisfied, you say, how will the people choose?

As the leader of the Restoration Society, it is not that your father does not dare to kill you, but he feels that if he kills you, it will not be a waste of your reputation as the leader of the Restoration Society, not to mention that there are so many people in the world, how can you kill everyone if you kill one?

Don't think that those who win the world are worried that no one will be an official, Emperor Taizu said back then, the Ming Dynasty lacks everything, that is, there is no shortage of people who are officials, even if they are tortured, corrupt officials are still rampant, you say, is there a problem with the system, or is there a problem with the people's hearts? ”

Zhang Pu was imprisoned for three days, and his spirit had already collapsed, and he was asked by Chen Cao so kindly, but he felt that the surroundings were very quiet, as if Mr. Teaching was asking about his schoolwork: "Life is just forced..."

"It's a good life," Chen Cao said with a smile: "But now the Ming Dynasty officials' salaries are still not high, under this, corrupt officials are rampant, you Zhang Pu don't say that you have not been greedy for money, and accepting bribes is a pediatrician, right?" ”

Seeing that Zhang Pu blushed and didn't answer, Chen Cao didn't care: "Everything must be relaxed, now that the Ming Dynasty has eroded to this point, it is the time when a hundred wastes are waiting to be revived, the opportunity is in front of you, and my father doesn't have much time to waste on you, so I only ask you, if you are willing to do things for my father, if you are unwilling, my father will let you become benevolent and righteous, and the restoration of the society will naturally be led by Zhang Cai." ”

The last sentence touched Zhang Pu, although he had a good relationship with Zhang Cai, but under this kind of life and death, how could he value love and righteousness, he could only choose to live, and after he was detained for three days, he suddenly felt that he seemed to have chosen the wrong direction at the beginning, so he threw his hand towards Chen Cao: "I don't know what Liang Guogong wants to let me do?" ”

"This father knows the reputation of your restoration society, and also knows your Zhang Pu's ability to manipulate public opinion, so this father has newly set up a Daming Daily, which is similar to the imperial court's newspaper, and all current affairs are published on it.

"Daming Daily?"

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When Chen Cao was taking over Songjiang in an all-round way, the offensive of Zhu Changxun, the king of Fu in the west, was also in full swing, and the vassal kings of Kaifeng and Guide chose to watch from the wall.

The army of King Fu arrived in Bozhou north of Fengyang within seven days, and on the day of arrival, the local garrison of Wupingwei in Bozhou was cleared, and tens of thousands of military horses were surrendered, and the army rose sharply from the first two guards to 70,000 people.

The fast horse army newspaper of the Zhongdu Left-behind Division was sent to the Beijing Division within a few days, and Emperor Chongzhen did not know how much fire he had, but the news from the inner palace was that he fainted several times.

"There are about 50,000 guards in the left-behind division of the central capital, and Zhang Gaoping personally led 30,000 people to Huaiyuan under the command of King Fu's vanguard, and there are a guard troops stationed in Xiacai Town, Shouzhou in the south, if Zhang Gaoping's army breaks through Huaiyuan, Fengyang has no danger to defend."

In the governor's yamen, Chen Cao convened a rare emergency meeting, and the topic was King Fu's movements and King Fu's request for him to lead his troops north.

Xing Shenyan had just arrived in Suzhou from Shanghai, and had the opportunity to participate in this meeting, pinching his beard and thinking about it, he spoke first: "There are Yingchuan Wei in the central and southwest, and there are Flying Bears and Yingwuwei in the southeast, and there are at least more than 30,000 soldiers and horses left behind in the division, and King Fu will not dare to stay under Huaiyuan City for a long time, he may be worried about Nanjing." ”

Huang Chunyao returned to Suzhou City after dealing with the coastal affairs of Suzhou, and nodded after listening to Xing Shenyan's words: "Lord Xing's words make sense, Nanjing rescues Fengyang, and the march will take up to six days, if Wei Guogong's side reacts quickly and mobilizes the Beijing camp of Nanzhili to rush over, it is very likely that King Fu's army will be blocked in place;

In addition, the imperial court will definitely not sit idly by and watch King Fu's rebels, and will definitely mobilize heavy troops from Daimyo's Mansion, Hejian Mansion and Daning Dusi and other places to go south to Kaifeng Luoyang, cutting off King Fu's back road, if King Fu can't defeat Nanjing, the situation will be critical..."

Chen Cao listened to everyone analyze them one by one, and then quite agreed with their respective words, if the Dingwu army fought the guard, it would definitely be a sure victory, but the guards fought the guards, and how to distinguish the victory rate was really unknown.

"Will all the firearms delivered to King Fu be delivered?"

In the face of Chen Cao's inquiry, Huang Chunyao, who was secretly operating this matter, nodded: "The students followed the instructions and transported the artillery and arquebuses in large quantities with the caravan of the foreign trade group. ”

"Grandpa, in order to prevent the encirclement and suppression of the Nanjing army, the student still suggests that our army should put pressure from the east, and if the opportunity is right, we can also take advantage of the situation to take Changzhou Mansion..."

Xu Fuyuan is also difficult to come up with advice, in the past, it was the trust of Huang Chunyao's Chen Cao, and a few of them who were enveloped by Huang Chunyao were naturally unwilling to fall behind.

Suzhou Mansion and the nearest Changzhou Prefecture Wuxi County are separated by a Hushu Pass and Wangting Pass, and the Dingwu Army rushed to Wuxi County for a day at most.

Xu Fuyuan's suggestion is very feasible, and it is also in Chen Cao's hands, but Chen Cao has no intention of occupying Changzhou Mansion first, after all, it is not a matter of one or two days for the huge Suzhou Mansion to digest.

"Well, this suggestion is very pertinent, my army is pressing the territory of Changzhou Mansion, which will definitely alert Nanjing, the fall of Suzhou, Qi Boyu will not stand idly by, and my father is also more inclined to deter this option, but he still has to be cautious in his actions."

Huang Chunyao saw Chen Cao's thoughts, so he said: "Grandpa can camp the army in the Gaoqiao area after conquering Wuxi, and then let the sailor fleet move west to take Jingjiang Island, in this way, Nanjing will definitely be in chaos, after careful consideration, maybe the troops sent to Fengyang will be greatly reduced, if Qi Boyu is timid and afraid, maybe he will not move, and the preservation of Nanjing is the first priority." ”

Chen Cao high-fived his heart and felt that this plan was very good, although Xu Hongji's courage was not small, but according to the urine of the gang of nobles who were in charge of the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies in Nanjing, protecting Nanjing was the first priority, and sending troops west to support Fengyang might really become an empty talk.

"Okay, pass the order, and order the first division of the Wu Army to set off immediately and attack Wuxi County."