Daming: I help my wife be the empress

Chapter 114 Zhang Xianzhong: I have a million troops!
After Aimee Zhu handed over the selection of the reserve pilots to Hong Niangzi, she took people to inspect the government yamen and warehouses in Chengdu according to yesterday's idea.

Although Hao Guangming's "UAV beheading plan" surprised Aimee Zhu quite a bit, even surprised her.

But she knows that even the best weapons and plans need to be used and executed by people.

Besides, she can't completely rely on the things of later generations to conquer and rule the world. Even if she succeeds in this way, it will not be sustainable.

So, what should be done must be done well.

Only yesterday she allowed the repayment of the salaries of the officials of the Chengdu government and the military pay of Liu Zhenfan's soldiers, and today she made the repayment of the money and food owed to the craftsmen.

A lot of money has been thrown out. If the corruption situation in the various yamen of the Chengdu government has not changed, I don't know how much of the money she gave out will fall into the stomachs of those moths.

When inspecting various departments of the Chief Secretary's Yamen, Zhu Wei met Liu Zhibo.

To be precise, Liu Zhibo came here specifically to find her.

"I heard that when Jian Guo inspected the Military Weapons Bureau in the morning, he announced that the artisans under his rule would be abolished, and that the craftsmen recruited by the government must be hired at market prices. I wonder if it is true or not?"

Aunt Zhu said: "Of course it is true. The palace will ask Li Duli to write out the specific government orders as soon as possible, and then they will be officially promulgated and implemented."

Liu Zhibo's face changed when he heard this, and he immediately said: "Supervising the country is not allowed! If this decree is really implemented, not to mention the impact on civilians, military and other household registrations, the money and food needed by the government to pay the salaries of craftsmen in the future will be completely exhausted." Will be a huge number!
Chen Zhi Jian Guo obtained a lot of money and food from the Shu Palace, but no matter how much it is, there is still one day to use up, so it shouldn't be so wasted! "

Liu Zhibo remonstrated directly, and there were many officials surrounding him, but Auntie Zhu was not angry.

She calmly said: "The Shu Palace may run out of money and food one day, but we should not save the money and food that should be used.

Why should the craftsmen's registration be abolished, and why the government should hire them at market prices? Ben Gong had a speech at the Armament Bureau. If Liu Xun did not know, he could go and inquire.

In short, this decree must be implemented.As for the issue of money and food, saving expenses is certainly one aspect, but the most important thing is to open source.

Only by obtaining more money and food, so that the country can use more and more money and food for various aspects, will the country become more prosperous and stronger, and the people's life will be better.

I hope that Liu Xunyan can think carefully about the truth in what Ben Gong said. "

After finishing speaking, Zhu Yuxi signaled the accompanying officials and soldiers to continue to the next department.

Liu Zhibo was stunned for a while, Zhu Yuxi's words were still echoing in his mind.

He came to remonstrate with his own ability, but he didn't expect that what Zhu Yuxi said would shake his heart and make him realize something.

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In the 17th year of Chongzhen, the fourth day of July.

Zhang Xianzhong had captured Chongqing for more than ten days.

In these days, not only were most of the prefectures and counties in Chongqing prefecture captured by his four adopted sons and the generals under his command, but also the soldiers of the battalions who participated in the battle to capture Chongqing had almost rested.

So today Zhang Xianzhong swore an oath in Chongqing, leaving only one part to defend Chongqing, and prepared to let the land and water army attack Chengdu in three ways.

As long as Chengdu is captured, it can be used as a foundation, Jianyuan proclaims himself emperor, and realizes his dream of becoming the emperor of Daxi.

Outside the Chongqing government, there are continuous military camps.

This was supposed to be a very shocking scene, but Zhang Xianzhong's battalions didn't completely uniform their uniforms, and even the tents they built were of various colors and materials.

At first glance, one can only think of a refugee camp.

But if you take a closer look, although these variegated tents are ugly, they are quite exquisite in terms of layout. They are mainly divided into three layers: inner, outer, and outer.

The innermost one is of course Zhang Xianzhong's middle camp, also called the old camp.

Zhang Xianzhong has been fighting all the year round, and because of certain experiences and personal personality reasons, he has become very insecure now.

So even after Chongqing was captured, he did not go to sleep in those deep mansions in the city, but still slept in the old camp.

In addition to the nearly ten thousand elite veterans who are absolutely loyal to him, this old camp also has many concubines and maids who serve him alone.

It is worth mentioning that Zhang Xianzhong got so many women not because he is so good at women, but because he thinks he should enjoy it like this, or in other words, only so many women are worthy of his current strength and status.

Surrounding Zhang Xianzhong's old camp, that is, the middle part of the continuous camp, are the camps of his four adopted sons.

These four adopted sons are the most trusted and relied on by Zhang Xianzhong, so they are qualified to let his camp protect him around the old camp.

Regardless of whether the four righteous sons are in the camp or they are leading their troops out to fight, the arrangement of the camp is the same.

At the same time, the army led by the four righteous sons is also the elite of Zhang Xianzhong.

Due to their different abilities, the four men commanded different numbers of soldiers and horses, but now the number ranges from [-] to [-] to as many as [-] to [-].

Generally speaking, the eldest son, Sun Kewang, has the most soldiers, followed by the second eldest, Li Dingguo.

The number of troops commanded by the third brother Liu Wenxiu and the fourth brother Ainengqi was about the same.

At the outermost edge, there are five generals under Zhang Xianzhong's command, Feng Shuangli, Bai Wenxuan, and other generals with other names.

The number of soldiers and horses commanded by these generals varies, and the area occupied by the camps also varies in size.

There are elite camps whose camp layout looks similar to that of elite officers and soldiers at first glance; but there are also poor camps whose camps are simply similar to real refugee camps.

When they invaded Sichuan in the early spring, Zhang Xianzhong claimed to have an army of 60, which was naturally a bluff, but there were 10,000+ troops.

Among them, there are 20 capable soldiers, and [-] to [-] elite soldiers.

Now, more than half a year has passed, Zhang Xianzhong's troops have captured the Chongqing Mansion, most of the Kuizhou Mansion, and a small part of the Shunqing Mansion, and their reputation has greatly increased.

Many local peasant troops in Sichuan came to take refuge, and even the Ming Dynasty official army surrendered in an organized way.

Therefore, even though there were many defeats in the past six months, Zhang Xianzhong's troops not only did not decrease, but increased.

Zhang Xianzhong doesn't know exactly how many people are under his command now, but he thinks there are 80 to [-].

So he is going to be known as the army of millions!
In the morning, cloudy without rain.

On the huge school field cleared out of the Lianlian barracks, a [-]-foot general platform was built.

Zhang Xianzhong beat a drum himself, and after the four righteous sons and all the generals in the camp had stood up in front of the general's platform, he sat down on the grand master's chair on the edge of the general's platform.

Zhang Xianzhong condescendingly glanced at the generals and the numerous soldiers around him, he couldn't help being complacent and his face was flushed.

So he shook his cheeks and asked with a smile: "Have you guys rested these past few days?"

Sun Kewang, who was standing on the leftmost side of the first row, immediately cupped his hands and said, "My lord, I've already rested up a long time ago. As soon as my lord gives an order, I will lead my troops to take down Chengdu!"

"Hahaha!" Zhang Xianzhong laughed out loud, "Well said, I like your spirit!"

Next to Sun Kewang, a tall and handsome young man with a short beard on his upper lip said: "Father, after all, Chengdu is the capital of Sichuan, and the city is tall, and I have been preparing for the war for more than half a year since I entered Sichuan in the spring, so I am afraid it will be difficult to fight."

Zhang Xianzhong frowned slightly when he heard this, but his smile remained unchanged.

Sun Kewang just glanced at the young man, but also didn't say anything.

The one on the far right, who had already grown a sparse beard and was short and strong, couldn't help but said loudly: "What did the second brother say? This Chongqing has been prepared for nearly half a year, so why didn't the father call him down?

Even if the city of Chengdu was taller, it would not be able to defend the virtues of the officers and soldiers.

Second brother, just wait and see, when you arrive in Chengdu, you will definitely be the first to hit the city wall! "

It turned out that the tall, handsome young man was Li Dingguo, the second child of Zhang Xianzhong's four righteous sons.

The bearded young man is the fourth child, Ai Nengqi.

Standing between the two, the one with the more delicate appearance is the youngest Liu Wenxiu.

Of course, these four people still follow Zhang Xianzhong's surname Zhang.

Zhang Xianzhong saw that Liu Wenxiu had no intention of opening his mouth, so he stroked his beard with a smile, and said, "What the old man said is true, the city of Chengdu is bigger and bigger, and the preparation time for the government is longer, but it is more difficult to fight than Chongqing, but not necessarily.

As early as when Chongqing was conquered, I prepared two big gifts for the dog officials in Chengdu.Does any of you know what these two great gifts are? "

After Zhang Xianzhong finished speaking, the four adopted sons all showed expressions of thinking.

After about ten breaths, no one spoke.

This time it was Liu Wenxiu, the third child.

He only heard him say: "One of them is the nearly [-] officers and soldiers who were let go by the father who cut off his right hand and cut off his ears and nose?"

(End of this chapter)