nanming man

Chapter 369
While the Nanjing court was still arguing over the Huguang matter, the situation in Huguang, which had been changing drastically, had calmed down.

After Sun Kewang fled to Yiling, he learned that Gao Yihuan had seized Jingzhou and copied the Ming army's back route, and suddenly became angry from embarrassment.

When he was furious, he ordered all the remnants and defeated generals, and prepared to take advantage of the opportunity of the Ming army being flanked to seek revenge on He Tengjiao and capture some Ming troops to make up for his loss.

It's just that Sun Kewang didn't expect that just after he left the city to fight the Ming army, he would encounter Gao Yihuan's horse army, and was defeated again, and fled into Yiling in panic again.

The originally hostile Ming army and Wei army suddenly put on a pair of trousers before Sun Kewang could figure it out.

Sun Kewang really didn't expect that the two sides were so unprincipled.

Especially the Ming army, Gao Yihuan robbed Jingzhou, and even wiped out nearly ten thousand Ming troops. How can you treat him like this?Aren't you ashamed? How shameless?

This surprised Sun Kewang, but no matter what, it was a fact that the Ming army and Gao Yihuan were in collusion. Sun Kewang, who had returned from a complete defeat, could only hide in Yiling City and tremble in the face of these two evil forces.

After Wuchang Zuo Liangyu saw Gao Yihuan killed in Huguang, he was terrified, but his old hatred welled up in his heart. His son Zuo Menggeng was made into a useless person by Gao Yihuan, which made him hate Gao Yihuan to the bone.

At this time, Zuo Liangyu saw Gao Yihuan going south, hated and feared in his heart.

What he hates is that Gao Yihuan seized Xiangyang, stole his money and food, and hurt Zuo Menggeng, but what he fears is that Gao Yihuan raised 30 soldiers and repeatedly defeated his reputation as a slave.

After the defeat in Xiangyang, Zuo Liangyu wandered in Huguang for more than half a year, and finally took advantage of Zhang Xianzhong's opportunity to enter Sichuan, seized Wuchang at the right time, and occupied Wuchang here for nearly two years.

At this time, Zuo Liangyu was preparing for the war in Wuchang, but suddenly received an order from He Tengjiao, telling him that Gao Yihuan's identity had changed, and he would be a family from now on, which made him stunned.

At first, Zuo Liangyu refused the news, but finally accepted the reality and secretly heaved a sigh of relief.

Since they are a family, it is difficult for Gao Yihuan to call Wuchang.

After Gao Yihuan reached an agreement with He Tengjiao, He Tengjiao returned to Yuezhou in his broken boat. According to the agreement, in the name of the Governor of Huguang in the Ming Dynasty, he announced to appease Gao Yihuan and asked the states and counties in Huguang to refrain from provoking troubles. .

While announcing the appeasement, He Tengjiao wrote a letter to Nanjing, Shen Beifu Yang Wenyue's command was unfavorable, he lost his teacher and humiliated the country, and at the same time stated his achievements, and then searched the treasury to deliver money and food to Gao Yihuan and Yiling's troops.

Although the decree of the Nanjing court has not yet come down, Huguang has taken the lead in ending the blockade of Gao Yihuan.

In terms of military affairs, Gao Yihuan's requirements for the Ming Dynasty are actually not high. Just don't stab a knife in the back when fighting. What he values ​​is the economic strength of the Ming Dynasty, and he hopes to obtain rich supplies from the Ming Dynasty.

Compared with combat, the strength of the economy and abundant supplies are the advantages of the Nanjing court.

At this time, on the banks of the Yangtze River near Jingzhou, large ships full of grain, cloth, ironware and other materials were dragged by the trackers to the wharf outside Jingzhou City, and then they were moved off the ship by the people.

Some of these ships were grain ships sent by He Tengjiao, and some were merchant ships of Ma Hongshan and others, providing Gao Yihuan with various military supplies.

On the pier, groups of coolies are fighting to disembark sacks of rice grains, and then stack them in a temporary warehouse next to the pier.

Gao Yihuan rode a horse and stood beside the pier with a few people, watching the busy peasants carrying supplies.

At this time, Gao Yihuan looked at it for a while, and suddenly said: "Mr. Lu, have all the money and food brought by He Tengjiao arrived?"

Lu Yifang said: "Marshal, 50 taels of silver have been delivered, but only [-] shi of grain has been delivered, and the rest will be delivered after the summer grain is harvested."

Gao Yihuan frowned, "Is there enough food for the people in Yunyang, as well as military rations?"

"The commander-in-chief can rest assured that 15 shi of the food stored in Dongting Island by Ma Yuanwai has already been transported, and the summer harvest is about to come. There is still enough food for the people and the army." Lu Yifang said with a smile: "Even if Is it not enough, now that the blockade is lifted, we can also use money to collect food!"

Gao Yihuan nodded slightly, "That's good! But don't wait until the food is not enough to collect it. You must build a warehouse to store a batch of food to avoid sudden accidents."

"Marshal, now Ma Yuanwai and the others are collecting grain in batches in Huguang, and the price of grain has risen. If we want to stockpile on a large scale, the silver spent may be twice as much as usual!" Lu Yifang said hastily.

This time Gao Yihuan stole a lot of silver and blackmailed another batch. He looked wealthy, but in fact, after deducting the expenses, especially the expansion of the team to 10 people, there was not much money left.

Gao Yihuan pondered slightly, "After the summer harvest, there will be a lot of grain in Huguang, and the price of grain should drop. Then we will collect another batch and store it for emergencies!"

"Don't worry, Marshal, I've made a note of my humble position!" Lu Yifang nodded in response.

Now that Huguang has ended the blockade of Gao Yihuan, the blockade of the entire Ming Dynasty on him has actually expired. As long as Gao Yihuan has money, he can buy what he wants from various places, transport it to Huguang first, and then transfer it to his own hands.

Theoretically speaking, as long as the Ming Dynasty does not control it and Gao Yihuan has enough money, he will be able to buy supplies continuously. However, this situation cannot exist. Even if the Ming Dynasty has supplies, Gao Yihuan will not be able to use them up silver.

At this time, Gao Yihuan's heart moved, should he consider making some money?
Although the products in the south are rich, you still need money to get the materials.

The area under Gao Yihuan's control is mainly to grow food, and there are few fields for planting commercial crops. The handicraft industry and commerce are not very developed, and the tax that can be obtained every year is naturally limited.

This made Gao Yihuan think of printing money, but this trick is obviously useless now, because no one recognizes the money you printed.

Gao Yihuan considered whether to start minting money, which is a very efficient and invisible means of raising money.

In addition, he can also go to the market, collect copper coins from the Qing Dynasty, melt them down, and cast them into low-quality copper coins.In addition, casting silver dollars is actually a means of exploiting folk wealth.

It seemed a bit undecent to do so, but for the sake of war, Gao Yihuan didn't care what means he used.

Thinking of this, Gao Yihuan suddenly looked at Lu Yifang and said, "Mr. Lu, don't you know about making money?"

Lu Yifang was taken aback for a moment, and then said, "I know a little bit about humble officials."

Gao Yihuan was overjoyed immediately after hearing this, "Mr. Lao will bring a group of craftsmen over here, and I'm going to make some silver coins."

(End of this chapter)