At the end of Ming Dynasty: I, Sun Kewang!Desperate comeback!

Chapter 177: Big head and cannon, showing off everything.

As late night falls, the lights in Guilin city are brightly lit, followed by a night of cleaning.

When the sun rose the next day, order had been restored in Guilin.

"Your Majesty, our Eight-Town Army and one hundred thousand soldiers have wiped out all the Qing troops in Guilin City."

Liu Tianxiu, the commander-in-chief of Longxiang Town, handed over his hands and said: "Except for more than 2000 prisoners, the remaining more than 410 Qing troops were killed by our army. In our army, 720 brothers were killed and [-] brothers were injured. .”

"Killing over [-] enemies and losing [-] to myself, this casualty feels pretty good." Sun Kewang nodded slightly.

Generally speaking, the casualties of the attacking side in a siege battle will be greater than those of the defending side, but the prerequisite is that the city has not been breached.

The casualties suffered by the Jiaqian Army during the siege phase were actually much greater than those of the Qing Army.

However, after the city was broken, the morale of the Qing army collapsed directly, and the situation on both sides reversed under the chaos.

A large number of Qing troops lost their organization and died in confusion under the sword of the Jiaqian Army.

Therefore, the Qing army suffered [-] casualties and more than [-] Qing troops were wiped out.

In fact, most of the more than [-] casualties suffered by the front army were lost during the siege stage, and the situation after the city was broken was such that it was appropriate to chase down the enemy with the remaining brave men.

The casualties in the battle within the city were only a few hundred.

But the Qing army did the opposite. During the defense stage, their casualties were only two to three thousand. After the city was defeated, their morale dropped to the bottom and they lost unified organization and command, so they were cut down by the Qingqian army. Cai, achieved a record of annihilating more than [-] Qing troops.

Of course, the reason why more than 8000 Qing soldiers died was because the Xiying soldiers had a tradition of attacking traitor troops hard.

I remember that Li Dingguo thought it was unlucky to kill prisoners, so when the Xiying army attacked Guangxi, they killed Qing troops whenever they encountered them, without giving the Qing troops much chance to surrender.

In this battle of Guilin, the [-] troops under Sun Guozhu also retained the tradition.

After entering the city of Guilin, they chopped and killed, and the killing was so satisfying.

This was great, but it also resulted in a large number of Qing troops having no chance to surrender. Only [-] prisoners were left among the more than [-] Qing troops.

However, it is precisely because the Daxi Army killed the Qing Army so ruthlessly that the Qing Army feared the West like a tiger. The psychological shadow of the Guangxi Qing Army being killed by Li Dingguo has not healed until now.

"In addition to the casualties, our Lord, in this battle of Guilin, our officers and soldiers seized more than 560 million gold and silver, more than [-] shi of grain, more than [-] horses and mules, including more than [-] war horses... "Zhang Hu reported the capture of the Qianqian army in an orderly manner.

Naturally, this gold and silver does not cost much, and the Qing Dynasty's 500 million military salary cannot be flown in Guilin.

Let’s not talk about Xian Guoan’s failure to enter the Jingjiang Palace.

Even if he enters other materials in the palace that are easy to deal with, there is no way he can deal with gold and silver.

Our Qing Dynasty's 500 million military salary and Dingnan Fan's savings will sooner or later fall into the hands of Lord Sun.

Even if they gave them to Qing soldiers, they would still fall into the hands of Lord Sun after the Qian army killed them.

Unless they are distributed to the common people, the Lord Sun will have the rat-defying weapon.

But if our Han generals in the Qing Dynasty had this consciousness, why would they bother the common people like that?
However, Guilin City had already been raided by Li Dingguo before, and most of the property of Kong Youde and his minions had been lost.

After all, the wealth of Kong Youde's remnants like Xian Guoan cannot be compared with that of Kong Youde's headquarters.

Therefore, the seizure of gold and silver was mainly based on the Qing Dynasty's 500 million military pay, and the family property of the remnants of Dingnan Fan was just an addition.

"Two million of the gold and silver were allocated to let the brothers have a good year. The horses and mules will accompany the army, and the grain and grass will be hoarded for military supplies!" Sun Kewang determined the whereabouts of the seizure with a wave of his hand.

"The Lord's great kindness is hard to repay with the death of our soldiers!" Yuan Tao'an, the commander-in-chief of Huben Town, said movedly.

Yuan Tao'an was nicknamed Datou, and he was known as Yuan Datou in the front army.

He is one of the hardcore men who followed Sun Guozhu all the way to the dark side.

Therefore, when training the troops of the Fourteenth Town, Liu Tianxiu got the position of the chief soldier of Longxiang Town, and Yuan Datou also got the high position of the chief soldier of Huben Town, becoming one of the four general guards of Sun Guozhu.

"The Lord, reward the soldiers with a huge sum of 200 million. The soldiers will all be grateful to the Lord for his great kindness, and they will no longer fear life and death when fighting!" Sun Jiayao, General Yingyang and the commander-in-chief of Yingyang Town, also said.

Sun Jiayao, a native of Zhongshan, joined Xiying in his early years and followed Sun Guozhu for 20 years. He liked to personally operate cannons in the army, so he was called Sun Dapao.

As a loyal supporter of Sun Guozhu, he naturally got the position of the commander-in-chief of Yingyang Town because of his outstanding qualifications and abilities.

"Send the good news to the soldiers. The New Year will be here in two days. Let's work hard first. If we don't celebrate the New Year in Guilin, we will go directly to Yongzhou to destroy Chen De and celebrate the New Year in Yongzhou!" Lord Sun was also in high spirits after hearing the compliments from his generals. .

In this era, enough food and pay can already build a strong army.

As the king of the country, he no longer has enough food and wages, but rich food and generous wages, and even abundant land and generous rewards.

Under such circumstances, one can imagine the morale of the former army officers and soldiers.

"Please rest assured, Lord, even our [-] soldiers from Guilin can come down in one day. It's just Yongzhou. Once my [-] soldiers arrive, it only takes half a day!" Yang Silong, the commander-in-chief of Baotao Town, said.

Yang Silong was born absentee, with a handsome appearance, nicknamed Xiuqing. Because he was oppressed by powerful landlords and corrupt officials, he joined the vigorous rebellion in the late Ming Dynasty and became a member of Xiyingzhong.

Although he had never read a book, he had extraordinary thinking and vision, so he was favored by Sun Guozhu in Yungui.

After the establishment of Guangxi, he got the position of chief soldier of Baotao Town.

What is worth mentioning is that Liu Tianxiu, under Sun Guozhu, was nicknamed Xiuquan because he was very thorough and thorough in his thinking.

There are many talented people in Xiying.

Repaying courtesy is surprising, Zhang Hu Zhang wins.

Big head and cannon, show off everything!
With these tiger generals here, why should Lord Sun worry that the Tartars will not be defeated and the Manchu Qing will not be destroyed?
Soon after clearing the remaining Qing troops in the city, Sun Guozhu's [-]-strong army rested and reorganized in Guilin City.

In an instant, countless large pots were set up, and the meat accompanying the army was quickly cooked.

The city of Guilin is filled with the smell of meat.

"Listen, people in the city, the army I am leading is the king's army, you don't have to be afraid!"

"The king has an order. The war disturbs the people. The people of Guilin can go to the gate of the palace to receive two dou of rice and one penny of money!"

In the city of Guilin, there were constant soldiers and soldiers riding war horses shouting loudly.

At this time, the entire city of Guilin was shocked.

"Is there such a good thing? Will the government and army give money and food to us people?"

The people in Guilin were talking in disbelief.

"Whatever, let's go to the palace first. Let me tell you, it was Sun Kewang who conquered Guilin this time. Feng Shuangli and Zhang Shengke who entered Guilin were both his generals, and now they are both here again."

"Anyway, their army is much better than that damn Kong Youde and Xian Guoanke. Maybe it's true!"

Since the soldiers and horses of the Western Camp had entered Guilin, the Great Western Army, which carried out the five essentials of marching, naturally gave a very good impression to the people of Guilin.

This time, the second time was familiar. In addition, after the Great Western Army entered Guilin, they only killed the Qing army and not the common people, so the common people in Guilin soon put down their guard and came to the gate of Jingjiang Prince's Mansion.

"People of Guilin, do you still remember me, Feng Shuangli?"

In front of the Jingjiang Prince's Mansion, Feng Shuangli stood up and appeared in front of the people of Guilin wearing armor.

"Remember! You are the general from back then!"

Many people in Guilin opened their eyes and saw Feng Shuangli who had been in Guilin City. "It's been six years, and I, Feng Shuangli, am back!" Feng Shuangli looked at this scene with emotion in his heart.

Both Tianxia and Xiying have experienced too much in the past six years.

From the high spirits of the Guilin victory to the great joy and sorrow of the Hengyang victory, to the brothers' rebellion when Sun and Li fought.

The whole world and the whole Xiying were in a state of ups and downs as the situation changed.

Guilin gains and loses again, and Guangxi gains and loses again.

Feng Shuangli saw all this.

In fact, between Sun Kewang and Li Dingguo, Feng Shuangli still preferred Sun Guozhu.

After all, his relationship with Li Dingguo had never been good during the first Battle of Guilin.

He wrote to Sun Guozhu that Li Dingguo monopolized the spoils of war, and that besides Zhang Sheng, he was also the prince who was tyrannical and difficult to control.

Later, after the Battle of Jiaoshui, although Feng Shuangli didn't like Li Dingguo, he had other thoughts when he saw Lord Sun lose power.

After all, voting for Li Dingguo was not a vote for the Manchus, so most of the Xiying generals had no psychological burden.

Li Dingguo had both prestige and righteousness. He was also one of the four kings of Xiying and had the support of Liu Wenxiu.

However, under Sun Guozhu's manipulation, Feng Shuangli had other ideas.

However, the more than 2 former troops in Guiyang City are direct descendants of Sun Kewang.

So Feng Shuangli was dragged to Guangxi.

However, misfortune depends on fortune, and fortune rests on misfortune.

In Guangdong and Guangxi, Sun Guozhu's strength and prestige doubled day by day.

But Li Dingguo in Yunnan and Guizhou is losing people's support day by day.

In contrast, Feng Shuangli also completely rejected this kind of thinking.

Now Yungui is in chaos, but Lord Sun has regained Guilin and is about to march into Huguang.

Feng Shuangli also lamented that he had made no other moves in Guiyang because he had followed the right person.

"Everyone has two dou of rice and one penny of money! Everyone has a share, so come up and get it!"

Feng Shuangli waved his hand and directed the Jiaqian Army to launch a campaign of money and grain.

For a time, the whole Guilin became a sea of ​​joy.

At the same time, soldiers and horses from various towns in Guilin City also received their own silver rewards in various places.

"Qianfeng Town's contribution is not small. Each soldier can receive a reward of 15 taels of silver! An auxiliary soldier will receive ten taels!"

In one area, tens of thousands of military officials announced rewards to Qianfeng Town, which had suffered serious casualties.

For a moment, all the soldiers were overjoyed and exclaimed.

"The leading soldier, Zhang Erneng, is injured in his right hand. The Lord will pay an extra ten taels of silver!"

An official looked at the bandaged soldier and said.

"Thank you so much, Your Majesty! Thank you so much, Your Majesty!" Zhang Erneng quickly thanked him profusely.

"Are you going to collect the 25 taels of silver yourself or deposit it into the state's main bank?" the official asked.

"It's inconvenient to carry the small ones, so just deposit them directly in the camp." Zhang Erneng replied quickly.

In order to facilitate the financial circulation in Guangdong and Guangxi, Sun Guozhu will naturally not let go of the bank institution.

Since entering Guangxi, Sun Kewang has opened bank services in camps all over the country.

No matter who deposits money in the camp, Sun Guozhu will pay him 5.00% interest every year. His [-]% is calculated on an annual basis, not [-]% per month, but [-]% for the whole year.

In addition to collecting money, the bank also provided loans to the people and supported them in reclaiming wasteland.

Of course, Sun Guozhu's loan was not in vain. His old man's bank charged five cents for collecting money, but charged two cents for lending, which is an interest of [-]% per year.

By tinkering with his left and right hands, Lord Sun made a lot of money.

Of course, the interest rate of 20.00% is a bit harsh.

But in this era where the gentry has a conscience.

In the eyes of ordinary people, Sun Guozhu's usurious loans are like Bodhisattva loans!
I borrowed loans from the gentry, bought and sold children, and couldn't pay them back.

But Sun Guozhu's loan has a clearly marked price, and he will never deceive the common people!
Even if it is really difficult, the loan can be postponed for some time.

Sun Guozhu, who came from a rebel background, will never push the common people to a dead end!

How have the people of Guangdong and Guangxi ever encountered such loan sharks?

Of course, banks are institutions that require strength and credibility. In the late Ming Dynasty, banks were basically unable to operate.

In troubled times, when everything is precarious, who dares to save money in a bank?

The service of Sun Guo's main bank was also not smooth at the beginning. Generally speaking, there were more people borrowing and fewer people saving.

Mountain residents in Guangdong and Guangxi basically borrow as much as they can.

As for the people who saved money, except for the veterans of the Qianqian Army who had a high degree of trust in Lord Sun, there were few people.

Fortunately, the situation in Guangdong and Guangxi is getting better and better, and Sun Guozhu's development prospects are getting higher and higher.

So as time went by, not only veterans of the Qianqian Army, but also new soldiers, common people and even gentry began to save money in banks.

Now in Guangdong and Guangxi, ordinary people have enough food at home, and soldiers even have meat to eat.

In such a situation, if you don't save money and get the interest from Sun Guozhu, it will not be in line with the characteristics of ordinary people who are greedy for petty gains.

It's just that in a bank, if you take the interest from Sun Guozhu, Sun Guozhu only wants your principal.

In general, most of the military pay of the soldiers who drove the money and the surplus money of the people in Guangdong and Guangxi went into the banks.

And this money, Sun Guozhu will definitely invest in military expenses when necessary.

10,000+ Millions of military pay for the Qianqian army every year, after being distributed, most of it went into Sun Guozhu's bank account.

In other words, Sun Guozhu basically used the interest to pay back the principal of Qing Dynasty.

The military salary he pays only needs to pay a few hundred thousand taels of interest every year, and the remaining money can be used to continue recruiting troops and horses, making guns and cannons to carry out the Qing Dynasty.

With the current financial situation of Yingzhuang, as long as the front army does not suffer a disastrous defeat and disperse the hearts of the people in Guangdong and Guangxi, Sun Guoyin will be able to feed the army that makes the Qing Dynasty despair.

As the saying goes, it is difficult to lead an army when the hearts of the people are scattered. As long as the hearts of the people of Guangdong and Guangxi remain intact.

Even if Sun Guozhu borrows [-] million yuan, it will only be a mere [-] million yuan in interest a year, and he will never make a thunder!
(End of this chapter)