Ming Dynasty: Tanks blocked the door and you said to me, "Long live Ming Dynasty"

"Your Majesty, I will go and summon the generals from all the departments to discuss this matter."

"Thank you, teacher!"

Zhu Youxiao also bowed in return.

Half an hour later, Zhang Weixian, Wang Zhichen, Zu Dashou and others were brought in.

When Zhu Youxiao asked them to gather all the three-barreled guns and cotton armor together, everyone was stunned.

Zhang Weixian frowned and said, "Your Majesty, if we don't have these things..."

Zhu Youxiao waved his hand and said, "It's okay. I've wanted to replace those three-barreled guns for a long time. I've already instructed the Ministry of Works to replace them in half a year at most."

"As for those cotton armors, tell me yourselves, how torn are they?"

"Wearing this kind of armor, even if the soldiers don't say anything, I feel embarrassed."

"The new cotton in Jiangnan will be picked soon. When the time comes, we will also provide you with new cotton!"

When Zhang Weixian heard that he could replace it with a new one in just half a year, he immediately stopped objecting.

Except for the soldiers in the Beijing camp, the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty have not seen new clothes for a long time!

He was afraid that if he expressed his opinion again, he would be beaten to death by Zu Dashou and others...

Sure enough, when Zu Dashou and Wang Zhichen heard the news, their faces, which had been tense just now, instantly smiled like chrysanthemums.

"Your Majesty, Holy Might!"

"Report!"

Just then, a Jinyiwei rushed in from outside.

"Your Majesty, urgent news from the court!"

As he said that, he handed a memorial to Youtong.

After receiving the memorial that was passed to him, Zhu Youxiao read it carefully and his face turned grim.

This is a memorial jointly sent by Wen Tiren and Zhu Youjian, talking about the drought.

In Shanxi and Shaanxi, there has not been a drop of rain for three full months!

The crops in the fields have dried up and the harvest is almost gone.

Although the Ministry of Works has tried its best to dig wells and canals, the results have been minimal.

Although Li Zicheng and his men distributed land and seeds to the people, the land was useless if it didn't rain!

The food that was distributed to each household at that time had already been eaten up!

Sun Chuanting was still in Shanxi. In order to alleviate the disaster, he even took the initiative to distribute half of the military rations.

Even so, it is nothing but a drop in the bucket!

There are a total of 74 prefectures and counties in Shanxi and Shaanxi, with a population of more than 3 million!

This is only the number of people registered with the Ministry of Households for tax payment, and does not include hidden households, soldiers, or scholars of the scholar rank or above.

According to conservative estimates, the actual population figures of these two provinces are probably more than five million!

These people need a huge amount of food every day!

Even if each person gets half a pound of food per day, it would still take 20,000 dan...

Chapter 307 Tell me first, where did Dorgon escape to?

Zhu Youxiao is rich!

There is lots and lots of money!

After lending 10 million taels to the Ministry of Revenue, there was still more than 50 million taels of silver in the treasury.

At present, the property in Shenyang City has not been counted for two days, and it is estimated that this is another considerable income.

But now, even if you have money you may not be able to buy food. This is a very realistic problem!

He asked someone to bring a map and leaned over the desk, looking for something carefully.

After a moment, a gleam of light flashed in his eyes.

Then he found an excuse to send Sun Chengzong and others away.

He didn't ask until Sun Kangwang was the only one left by his side.

"Do you know who is the richest person in the world?"

Sun Kangwang was stunned at first, then he quickly bowed in response.

"Under the whole world, is it not the king's land, and the coast of the land is not the king's ministers."

"This world belongs to you, Your Majesty. You should be the richest person, too!"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Youxiao shook his head and pointed to a place on the map.

"here!"

"I know very well that there are people here and there who are richer than me!"

"At least, they have more food than I do!"

Sun Kangwang looked in the direction where his finger was pointing, his eyes widened and he took a breath.

"hiss........"

"Your Majesty, are you talking about His Royal Highness Prince Fu and His Royal Highness Prince Lu?"

The location where Zhu Youxiao pointed was exactly Luoyang and Weihui in Henan!

He nodded heavily and said to Sun Kangwang meaningfully.

"I remember that when Prince Fu was enfeoffed, Grandfather Emperor gave him 20,000 hectares of fertile land!"

"Prince Lu is even worse. Counting the fields that Emperor Muzong gave him and the fields that he annexed after Prince Jing was deposed, there are at least 40,000 hectares!"

"So, there should be enough food in their houses!"

Sun Kangwang immediately cupped his hands and said, "I understand! I'll send someone to do it now!"

Some things don't need to be explained in full, and Zhu Youxiao's identity doesn't allow him to explain them in full.

But Sun Kangwang understood the hidden meaning of his words.

Shanxi and Shaanxi are short of food. Food from Prince Fu’s Mansion and Prince Lu’s Mansion must be obtained as quickly as possible!

As for how to do it......

That’s Li Zicheng’s business!

Who made him be in Henan now?

His Majesty the present emperor has even rebelled against himself, and he still needs two more princes to add to his account?

Just one stick of incense later, dozens of Jinyiwei cavalry left Shenyang and galloped southward.

But Zhu Youxiao did not relax because of this. No matter how rich Prince Fu and Prince Lu were, they could only support him for a while.

If I remember correctly, the drought in Shaanxi and Shanhai has just begun.

Nine years out of ten and thousands of miles of barren land will be the norm from now on!

Therefore, we need to find another source of food...

He called Sun Chengzong and others back again. Just when everyone was racking their brains to think of a solution, Youtong came over quietly.

He first coughed lightly to remind her, and then reported.

"Your Majesty, the Joseon King Yi Jong is here!"

Zhu Youxiao raised his head and glanced at the sky. It was already the afternoon.

"Let him in and order someone to prepare a banquet!"

"Yes!"

Not long after Youtong left, Li Zong, led by the Embroidered Uniform Guard, arrived outside the Da Zheng Hall.

But the appearance of this guy made Zhu Youxiao very surprised!

There was a bruise on one of his cheeks, a wound the size of an egg on his forehead, and even his arms were hung by a rope in front of his chest.

As soon as they met, he knelt down and started crying with a look of grievance on his face.

"Little Prince Li Zong pays respect to His Majesty the Heavenly Emperor!"

"Your Majesty, you have to make the decision for me..."

Zhu Youxiao quickly stood up and pulled him up from the ground with his own hands.

"Come on, come on, get up quickly, tell me what's going on!"

"Who is so bold as to hit you?"

Li Zong cried even louder after hearing this. He didn't look like a ruler at all. Instead, he looked like a young wife who had been bullied...

"His Majesty!"

"Then Dorgon is a beast!"

"My young prince came here from Sarhu with his men, but he never expected to run into him halfway!"

While crying, he recounted the story of his battle with Dorgon in an exaggerated manner, and at the same time boasted about his own bravery.

According to his account, he had fought hand-to-hand with Dorgon and had the upper hand!

But Dorgon had no moral integrity and actually asked his personal guards for help, which ended up with a group of people beating him up...

As for what his own guards were doing at that time, he didn't even mention it...

Zhu Youxiao listened to his story patiently and then spoke seriously at the end.

"do not worry!"

"I will definitely make the decision for you!"

"But first, you have to tell me where Dorgon fled to!"

Li Zong wiped away tears and pointed to the west: "If Xiao Wang is not mistaken, it should be heading towards Jianzhou!"

His guess actually has a basis.

After all, the place where he met Dorgon was on the way from Shenyang to Jianzhou Wei.

But he would never have thought that Dorgon had never gone to Jianzhou Wei at all!

Instead, it changed direction halfway and went to Nurgandusi!

Zhu Youxiao also didn't know this, but he had his teacher Sun Chengzong by his side.

When it comes to offense, Sun Chengzong may not be very good at it, but when it comes to defense and preserving strength, Sun Chengzong can be said to be one of the best experts in this era.

Some people say that it was the 200-li Ningjin Defense Line built by Sun Chengzong in Liaodong that brought down the Ming Dynasty. In fact, this statement is somewhat one-sided.

This 200-mile defense line is a money-burning thing for the Ming Dynasty, but for the Jiannu outside the Great Wall, it is also a meat grinder.

During the Chongzhen reign alone, within 17 years, there were no less than a hundred battles, large and small, that took place on this 200-mile defense line!

The Ming army is good at defense. Without this 200-mile defense line, it would definitely not be enough to rely solely on the natural barrier of Shanhaiguan!

So, after listening to Li Jong's words, Sun Chengzong stared at the map and frowned.

"Your Majesty, I think otherwise!"

"The Jianzhou Guards have been completely slaughtered by the King of Joseon. What is Dorgon doing in his desperate escape?"

"Collect the bodies? But that will only make his situation even more dangerous!"

"If I were him, the most urgent task would be to head north to replenish the manpower of the Haixi Jurchens and the Donghai Jurchens!"

Zhang Weixian asked in confusion: "Why didn't he go directly to Tieling Kaiyuan? Wouldn't he go too far by taking a detour from Sarhu?"

Zhu Youxiao smiled and pointed to the location of the Yehenara tribe.

"Here, there are people who dream of wiping out the Aisin-Gioro lineage!"

"If Dorgon is not a fool, he will not rush into their swords!"