Alliance of the Heavens and Ming Dynasty

Chapter 139
"I can't blame Emperor Chongzhen for this matter. All the armies in the capital are rotten. After the old four's integration and reorganization, even fewer can be mobilized."

Zhu Biao said softly: "The most important thing at present is to recruit soldiers and suppress Jiangnan first, otherwise the situation will become more unfavorable as time goes on."

"One world, two courts, what will the people of the world think, will Zhang Xianzhong, Gao Yingxiang and other rebels follow suit?"

"It's not easy to recruit soldiers."

Zhu Youjian smiled wryly. Due to frequent disturbances at the border, the fact that the imperial court did not pay soldiers has long been known. Many people would rather be refugees and rebel with Gao Yingxiang and Zhang Xianzhong than join the army. Serve as a soldier.

"It's not difficult. Children from good families don't want to join the army, so they should be recruited from among the refugees."

Zhu Houzhao suggested.

"Recruit refugees?"

Everyone frowned, lost in thought.

There are advantages and disadvantages to recruiting refugees as soldiers. The advantage is that after being recruited into the army, as long as they are given a weapon and given enough food and drink, they can go to the battlefield to fight with their lives.

The disadvantage is that it is difficult to manage. Among the refugees, good and bad people are mixed, and there are all kinds of people, which can easily cause great chaos.

The pros and cons are clear, but it is also difficult to decide for a while.

"In today's Ming Dynasty, there are not many things, but the most refugees."

"Recruiting refugees into the army can not only quell the Jiangnan rebellion, but also relieve pressure in various places and prevent refugees from rebelling."

"Do two things with one stone, why not do it."

It's not that everyone in the old Zhu family doesn't understand what Zhu Houzhao said, but they still have doubts. If the refugees make trouble, the consequences will be no less than a large-scale rebellion.

"Refugees become soldiers, fearing chaos."

Zhu Gaochi let out a sigh.

"Ha, with Grandpa Tai's wrist, how could he not be able to suppress even a group of refugees."

Zhu Houzhao said that you are thinking too much, Lao Zhu was born in rebellion, if he can't even suppress a group of refugees, then Lao Zhu is not the Hongwu Emperor they know.

"Using the refugees as soldiers and using money as incentives, sometimes the combat power that the refugees can unleash is stronger than that of the regular army."

Lao Zhu has the attitude of someone who has come here, as if he is nostalgic for his glorious years.

From an ordinary cowherd boy, to a traveling boy in Huangjue Temple, to joining the rebel army, becoming the overlord of one side, and then becoming the emperor of the world, he has had many identities in his life, and for a while he was a refugee. It is therefore clear that refugees have potential to tap into and develop.

As long as they are given money and food, there is nothing that refugees dare not do.

Using refugees as soldiers, in the eyes of others, has clear advantages and disadvantages, and the risk is too great, but in the eyes of Lao Zhu, it is just a small problem for him. Even with a group of refugees, he is sure to suppress Jiangnan, and let the refugees Submissive.

"That's it. It's decided that the matter of recruiting refugees as soldiers will be handed over to Zhu Cihong. Anyone who is willing to join the army will be paid the same as the regular army of the imperial court."

Zhu Houzhao clapped the board and said.

But when Zhu Cihong was mentioned, everyone couldn't help but twitch slightly, that kid was completely taken away by Zhu Houzhao.

A word of disagreement kills.

Ever since killing Qian Qianyi, Zhu Cihuang seemed to have awakened some strange attributes and became extremely violent and bloodthirsty. In the process of ransacking the house, who dared to stand in the way and directly drew a knife to kill someone, that's how Cheng Guogong Zhu Chunchen died.

Now it's getting worse. Qi Dang, Chu Dang, Zhe Dang and other civil officials are inefficient in their work. Even trivial matters have to be procrastinated for a long time. Act honestly, and those who are disobedient will be killed on the spot.

That kind of ruthlessness that treats human life like nothing, even Lao Zhu, a ruthless character who climbed out of the pile of dead people and killed countless people, couldn't help but feel ashamed.

Lao Zhu asked the officials to carry shackles to work, but Zhu Cihong directly used a knife to force the officials to concentrate on their work.

More than a word "ruthless".

Zhu Youjian himself had to sigh with emotion, if he had Zhu Cihong's ruthlessness, how would those hypocrites of the Donglin Party dare to fool him.

Zhu Houzhao was particularly satisfied with Zhu Cihong. Those moths that gnawed at the foundation of the Ming Dynasty needed a ruthless person like Zhu Cihong to cure them.

Don't you see, after the sword is added to the body, the efficiency of many officials has improved a lot compared to before.

People, you can't force it.

Inside the city of Shengjing, the stronghold of Jianslaves

"Asshole, asshole"

Huang Taiji, the Jiannu leader with a pigtail tied with money, was so angry that he was about to go crazy.

A few days ago, when he learned of the chaos in Ningyuan, he was planning to take advantage of the fire and loot. Even if he couldn't invade the Central Plains, he would make a fortune.

Unexpectedly, something happened in Shengjing before he dispatched troops. First, some Eight Banners nobles died at home inexplicably, and now even his loyal dog leg, Li Yongfang, also died.

Li Yongfang was a surrendered general who had defected from the Ming Dynasty. Although he had made a lot of contributions to Jiannu, Huang Taiji had always treated him like a dog.

Huang Taiji was just annoyed at the person who killed Li Yongfang, he was too daring, even daring to kill his henchman, it was like slapping him in the face.

"Khan calm down, calm down."

Fan Wencheng, who is Huang Taiji's loyal henchman like Li Yongfang and often advises Huang Taiji, comforts Huang Taiji while thinking about who killed Li Yongfang.

They were also traitors who defected from Daming to Jiannu. Li Yongfang was dead, and he was in a panic, fearing that he would be the murderer's next target.

"Fan Qing, who do you think is the most likely murderer?"

Huang Taiji forced himself to suppress the anger in his heart and asked.

"The slaves dare not speculate."

Fan Wencheng said with a low eyebrow and a servile attitude.

Abandoning being a citizen of Ming Dynasty and making a special trip to treat people like a dog, such a person is really like a dog.

"Don't know, or dare not say?"

Huang Taiji's indifferent words made Fan Wencheng fall to his knees in fright, sweating profusely.

"Slaves dare not deceive the Great Khan."

As for the murderer in Shengjing City, he had two guesses, but he dared not speak clearly.

First, the murderer was a spy sent by the Ming Dynasty. He killed the nobles of the Eight Banners and the rebel general Li Yongfang, causing civil strife for the establishment of slaves, which was beneficial to the Ming Dynasty.

This possibility is very high, but not very likely. In Shengjing City, the slaves of the Eight Banners are the masters, and any Han Chinese are the personal belongings of the Eight Banners nobles. It is very difficult to sneak into Shengjing and kill people.

Second, the murderer was Daishan, Amin, and Manggurtai, who were behind the scenes.

Before Huang Taiji became the leader of Jiannu, these three people had been fighting secretly with Huang Taiji. After Huang Taiji came to power, he never gave up fighting with Huang Taiji for power.

It makes perfect sense for them to send people to kill people in Shengjing City to create panic and reduce Huang Taiji's strength so as to achieve their goal of seizing power.

You must know that the Eight Banners nobles and Li Yongfang who were killed both supported Huang Taiji.

This inference is also the most likely and most logical.

There are two possibilities, neither of which, Fan Wencheng dare not say.

It is said that the perpetrator of the murder may be a spy of the Ming Dynasty, and nine out of ten Han people in Shengjing City will be liquidated, and he, a dog slave with considerable status, is no exception.

Said that it was Daishan, Amin, and Manggurtai who were responsible for the trouble, and they were suspected of undermining the unity of the Eight Banners nobles.

No matter which one, the consequences are not something he can bear.

　One more chapter later

　　
　
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