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With the lessons learned from the past, mercenaries are not much better if they want to come.Who would have thought that they would be so fierce, that they would enter their capital in such a short period of time, and succeed?Even in the eyes of many wise people, King Li Li, who is not to be ignored and not easy to provoke, had to retreat, and the intelligence also said that the old king was forced to ally with Lancang Kingdom to send troops to resist. Steady pace.
The change and development of the matter was indeed beyond everyone's expectations, Zhu Qizhen turned pale with shock, which is quite reasonable.
It took Zhu Qizhen a long time for his complexion to return to normal, but the palpitations in his heart did not decrease much.Now that Yang Chendong can force Cochin to be defeated, what will happen if he fights against Nanming's army?
As a result, I dare not think about it.Zhu Qizhen also felt a little regretful. If he knew this earlier, he shouldn't have given Yang Chendong a chance to send troops to fight.At that time, he had the idea of weakening the opponent's strength, but the result now seems to be strengthening the opponent's strength.
After all, if an army wants to develop, just like a flower seedling wants to grow, it must first find the right soil.Mercenaries did not have the soil to grow like this in either the Southern Ming Dynasty or the Northern Ming Dynasty. One can imagine how difficult it would be if an army wanted to develop under the constraints everywhere.But once they go out, it will be different. The intelligence has made it very clear that the captured Jiaozhiquyi and Beidai cities are now run by mercenaries, which means they have a certain foundation , once allowed to develop, the consequences are really unimaginable.
After all, only more than [-] mercenaries can defeat the Cochin army and retreat. Once the number of this army continues to rise, what will be the result.Doesn't it mean that one day, Da Ming will not be his opponent, and he will also be very dangerous?
When he thought that this danger was caused by him alone, it would be strange that Zhu Qizhen's face would look good.
"No, I can't let him continue to develop. Pass my decree, let Liu Deshangshu reach a consensus with Jiaozhi immediately, and at the same time issue an order to Duke Zhongdan, saying that Jiaozhi has been friends with me, Nanming for generations, and now he has become a minister to me, and Agree to re-establish Cochin Province”
After some words were spoken, it was Zhu Qizhen who was oppressing Yang Chendong with great power, making his hard work go to waste.
After finishing talking, Zhu Qizhen asked Cao Jixiang again: "Has the person sent to Jianning left?"
Cao Jixiang knew that Zhu Qizhen was concerned about Yang Chendong's fourth brother Yang Yang, Dang even nodded and replied, "Report to the emperor, they have already set off, and they should have arrived in Jianning by now."
He didn't say anything right away, but closed his eyes and pondered for a moment, and when Zhu Qizhen opened his eyes, a new idea appeared, "Dear companion, send your cronies to Jianning immediately, and inform the people sent that they must Treat the loyal fourth brother well, and at the same time politely invite him to Nanjing, and I will give him a high-ranking official, so for the time being, let’s serve as a member of the Ministry of Industry, Wailang.”
Wailang, a member of the Ministry of Industry, was an official of the fifth rank.In comparison, the position in the Ministry of Industry is not an important position, and there is almost no real power, but the symbolic meaning is greater.
Before sending people to Jianning to arrest Yang Yang, although he didn't say what crime he would be convicted of, holding Yang Yang in his hands first was more or less a deterrent to Yang Chendong.But now that he was suddenly appointed as an official, this had to make Cao Jixiang on the side have another thought, that is, is the emperor a little timid and loyal, otherwise, why would he suddenly change his mind and be appointed an official?
Of course, this can also be seen as a means of showing favor or being gentle.But this is because the capital of Jiaozhi Kingdom fell first, and then the current official position was obtained. It seems that the real reason has already been revealed.
But no matter what thoughts he has in his heart, since this is the emperor's will, Cao Jixiang must obey it.Immediately, he nodded and answered the order, then turned around and went to work.
As the decree was handed down, Liu De, who was still arguing with the cochin envoy and wanted more benefits, immediately changed his face, saying that he could ignore the recklessness and disrespect of King Li Li before (meaning old Li Li Want to take the matter of the three princesses of the Ming Dynasty), as long as they really vote for Ming Dynasty, pay tribute every year, call themselves Jiaozhi Province, and send troops to suppress the rebellion with King Xiping behind King Min, then Nanming can order Zhongdan The matter of public withdrawal.
Chapter 5 Zhu Qiyu Is Scared Too
The Cochin envoy also received the news that the capital had been captured, and his heart was already in turmoil.Now that Liu De deliberately took a step back, he was not grateful to Mo Ming. He immediately expressed that Jiao Zhi was willing to surrender, and only asked Daming Zhongdan to withdraw his troops quickly. After all, if this continues, Jiao Zhi is not far from the destruction of the country. At that time Even if the army is withdrawing, King Li Loi will not be in power. Is there any difference between withdrawing and not withdrawing?
Lang Youqing, concubine intentionally, the agreement was reached quickly.Afterwards, the Jiaozhi envoy and the Ming envoy with the decree left Nanjing together and headed straight for Jiaozhi.
This is imperial power.
In order to achieve their own selfishness, they completely disregarded everything that the mercenaries had done, even if they were opening up territories for the Han people.
Three days later, the news about Yang Chendong leading the mercenaries to capture the capital of Jiaozhi finally reached the capital of Beiming.Daizong Zhu Qiyu was also shocked and shocked.
During this period of time, Beiming has been stable and united, and has been seeking a path of development.
Nanming was chaotic, with lawsuits all over his head, completely unable to take into account Beiming, and Wala in the north was vigorously developing business, so he didn't mean to trouble Beiming.With the external environment stable, Bei Ming had time to recuperate.
Zhu Qiyu can also be regarded as a wise monarch. Under the stable external environment, he recruited and trained troops, and the morale and quantity of the army have been greatly improved.Especially after getting the Bayi Bar from the mercenaries, they made great efforts to carry out research, and the production of guns and artillery was constantly advancing.Although it is said that there is still a distance from the actual production of finished products, there are indeed some brows.
It's like some ordinary artillery has been built, and some of the structure of the Bayi Bar has a certain brow.It can be said that as long as they are given one to two years, maybe they can really follow suit and produce finished Bayi bars.
This is the wisdom of the Han people. As long as you really put your mind to it, there is nothing you cannot do.Just like later generations, Huaguo has been catching up with the world's most developed countries economically for decades. Although there is still a certain gap, the distance is obviously getting smaller and smaller.
All aspects of work are on the right track, and Zhu Qiyu's throne has become more and more stable.At this moment, his mind became a little wild, and he had the idea of whether he could have a chance to unify the North and South Ming and recreate the glory of Ming.
Just want to achieve this problem, some problems must be solved.And one of the problems to be solved is the problem involving Yang Chendong.
On one point, Zhu Qiyu and Zhu Qizhen have the same thoughts, that is, they are somewhat afraid of the existence of Yang Chendong and the mercenary forces behind him.
Zhu Qiyu will never forget who was the one who forced the retreating army of Wala under the city. He still remembers that at that time, when all the generals and soldiers under him looked helpless, it was Yang Chendong who took the initiative to stand up, and then lightly Let Wala retreat in the face of difficulties.
At that time, Zhu Qiyu was still very grateful to Yang Chendong.If it wasn't for his shot, the current Beiming would have ceased to exist long ago.It was precisely because of this that the other party was sealed as a loyal and brave man.
One moment at a time, now Beiming is peaceful, but Yang Chendong's power and influence are getting bigger and bigger, which makes Zhu Qiyu look very tired, and even become a little worried about gains and losses.
It is precisely because of this that when Jin Ying and others proposed to send someone to assassinate Yang Chendong, Zhu Qiyu did not stop it, but approved all of this by tacit means.I just never thought that there are quite a few people sent out, but I haven't been able to find the right time. It seems that this brave man also knows that he has offended too many people. He usually takes very good security measures around him, making it impossible for people to start .
Those who sent people couldn't find a suitable opportunity, but fortunately Yang Chendong took the initiative to send troops to have intercourse. When he first got the news, Zhu Qiyu was so happy. He thought it was the reason for some people's psychological expansion, but who It is conceivable that Jiaozhi, which Daming had to give up by force, would eventually be opened up abruptly by Yang Chendong and his mercenaries. Not only that, but even his country was taken over.
Originally thought that Yang Chendong was in danger, and he might be defeated and die without even needing to take action himself.Zhu Qiyu began to make preparations to receive Shenxianju and Tianwaitian.Especially Yang's Bank, the amount of silver deposits in it has already made Zhu Qiyu salivate.
There is no way to do this, many merchants who have business dealings with Tianwaitian Trading Company must first deposit their money in the Yang Family Bank, and only then can they trade with them with my bank notes.This is not only the case for ordinary Ming merchants, even the merchants of Wala have the same rules.This greatly improved the specifications and influence of the Yang Family Bank, making the amount of gold and silver deposited here reach more than 4000 million taels, which is higher than the amount of silver deposited in the Beiming treasury.
Zhu Qiyu has been watching the development of Yang's Bank with cold eyes. He only waits for a suitable opportunity and then connects it into his own hands.When the news came that Yang Chendong was bringing mercenaries into Jiaozhi, he thought the opportunity would come soon, so he sent out many people to watch the Yang Family Bank, in order to prevent them from transferring the money suddenly.
But now, Yang Chen Dongfeidan was not defeated in Jiaozhi, but was still victorious. This also made Zhu Qiyu's originally hot heart cool down instantly as if being poured by cold water.Emperor Daizong was naturally covered in cold sweat.If he really couldn't bear his temper before and took the Yang family bank as his own, wouldn't he offend Yang Chendong to death, if that was the case, Beiming's troubles would probably come.
Regardless of whether Zhu Qiyu is really afraid of Yang Chendong in his bones, at least he doesn't want to fight him now.At least until the training of his new army is completed and the firearms are not manufactured, he needs more stable development.
"Pass down the decree, and withdraw those people who are staring at Yang's Bank, Tianwaitian, Shenxianju and Yangjiazhuang." Zhu Qiyu's face was a little ugly, and his voice was a little weak as he said to Jin Ying, the chief eunuch beside him.
"Your Majesty, should we send all of them back? Or leave half of the people to keep watching. After all, the Jiaozhi war is changing rapidly, and there is also news from Nanming that Yingzong has taken action to prevent Lord Zhongdan from continuing to intervene in the Jiaozhi war. "Jin Ying asked cautiously.Of course, he is also telling his own suggestions.Thinking of the news from Nanming, Zhu Qiyu nodded his head involuntarily and said, "There's no need to keep half of it, just keep a small part to stare at. In short, don't arouse their disgust."
"I understand." Jin Ying nodded, and then quietly retreated out.
In less than half a day, Yang Chendong's people who were watching some industries in the capital disappeared, as if they had never been here before, and they couldn't see their traces among the crowd.In Yangjiazhuang, fifteen miles south of the capital city, a carriage galloped in.
Although Yang Chendong has been away from Yangjiazhuang for several months, the defense level here is still very high.Even though this carriage with the flag of the Yang family came from afar, it was allowed to enter the village after going through at least three security checks.
As soon as they entered the Yang Family Village, the sound of reading could be heard from afar. It was the sound from the Yang Family Academy.After Yang Chendong spent enough money, he still invited some scholars to teach here. Besides them, there are also Yang Chendong's students Wang Si and others who stayed here as teachers, continuing to spread Yang's thoughts .
The carriage stopped before the inner courtyard of Yangjiazhuang, and then a fat man walked out of it.
"Master Fu, the Second Madam is waiting for you in the main hall of the front yard, please follow me." The one who greeted him was Yang Si, one of the main backbones left by Yang Chendong.
The one called Young Master Fu is naturally Yang Chendong's cousin Yang Fu.This person is already the head of the Yang family's business field, and his body shape is much fatter than when he was in Jianning Mansion, but at the same time, he also has an aura of a superior person.Think about it, even the Wala businessman couldn't help but flatter him when he saw him, and he didn't dare to offend him. Under such an environment, an aura of calmness and prestige naturally formed.
But that kind of aura is only useful in the business field. If you say that you have come to Yangjiazhuang, you can restrain yourself as much as you can.At this time, he was smiling kindly at Yang Si, "So thank you, Brother Yang."
This is where Yang Fu saw the second wife's clever voice.This maid who had been with the Sixth Young Master since she was a child was taken in as a concubine and then stayed in Yangjiazhuang, and she seemed to be a representative of Yang Chendong.Every once in a while, people in power like Yang Fu will come to report on the work in hand, and then the second wife will send people to Yang Chendong who is far away in Nanming.
"Young Master Fu, you're welcome." Yang Si also said with a smile.Then the two walked towards Zhuang Nei one after the other.
"Fourth Brother Yang, the Sixth Young Master has won the battle in Jiaozhi, and there are a lot fewer people nearby who don't have eyes. It's pleasant to think about it." Yang Fu walked towards the courtyard with a heavy body. , while expressing his good mood.
"That's right. Some people just forget to eat but don't remember to fight. They wander around like ghosts when they are fine. If the sixth young master is here, there is no chance for them to show up. They must be scared when they leave now." Yang Si also said the same Hehe smiled.An hour ago, he had already received the news that outside the village and around the Yang family's property in the city, those eyes staring at them were much less. This made Yang Si breathe a sigh of relief and at the same time feel that the burden on his body was relaxed. Not a lot.
Chapter 5 Fifteen: Lancang Kingdom Sends Troops
All of this is naturally the result of Yang Chendong winning the battle ahead.Yang Fu thought that with these victories as a basis, the business would be better and he would earn more money, so he couldn't hide the happy expression on his face.
And these are the various influences that Yang Chendong brought after entering the capital of Jiaozhi.
At this moment, in the city of Hanoi, the capital of Cochin, Yang Chendong is calling a group of military officers for a meeting, discussing the upcoming battle tomorrow.
It has been exactly eight days since entering Hanoi City.
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