Griffin Commander in the Late Ming Dynasty

Chongzhen suddenly stepped on the handrails.

"This... Jiangnan heard that war was about to break out again, and the price of grain was rising every day. There were also profiteers hoarding grain, and the price of grain in the surrounding area was rising wildly... The price of grain in Shanxi was rising even faster."

Li Shiwen knelt heavily on the ground and kowtowed like pounding garlic: "This old minister is guilty, guilty..."

Zhenzi's blood pressure rose again. She slammed her hand on the imperial desk, causing the teacup to jump again. "A bunch of profiteers and parasites!"

Teacup: Damn it, you moved my table and I won’t play anymore!

This bunch of Shanxi and Jiangnan merchants are extremely rich. They are sucking blood from the Ming Dynasty and making a fortune. Asking them to donate some money when the country is in trouble is like asking for their lives. If there is a chance in the future, we must arrest these merchants and behead them!

Shen Qi was angry, but the money still had to be collected: "How about this, the Ministry of Revenue takes out one million taels to solve this urgent problem first, and then we can make up for it after the salt tax revenue in Lianghuai comes in."

Li Shiwen kowtowed even harder: "Your Majesty, the salt tax in Lianghuai is even more difficult to bear. Not only has it been reduced every year, but it has also been in arrears for quite some time. The national treasury can't even take out 10,000 taels of silver, let alone 1 million taels!"

"What!?"

Therefore, Zhenzi knew very clearly that she was out of money again, and there was only one solution before her, which was to raise funds.

"Who among you doesn't have tens of millions of taels of silver in your house? The country is in trouble now, the war is tight, and the treasury is empty. You, my dear ministers, will surely sympathize with the country and donate your silver to help with the military expenses and take risks for the country, right?"

How could the ministers still say they were unwilling? They could only nod in agreement.

Thus, a vigorous donation campaign began, but as for its effect, the only thing we can say is that participation is what matters.

After all, the ministers present were all shrewd people. If they donated more money, wouldn't it mean that they had embezzled money when they were in office? The more they donated, the more they embezzled. Since you can donate hundreds of thousands, you must have millions at home. If the emperor spots you, wouldn't he be able to get it? So, you must not let go!

I donated half a year's salary, four hundred taels!

I will donate for half a year too! Three hundred taels!

I donated all my annual salary! I can't make ends meet! Three hundred and seventy taels!

In this way, at the very lively fundraising scene, after a round of observation, it was found that the ministers had donated a total of 200,000 taels.

Zhenzi was also anxious when he saw this. Since the ministers couldn't raise the money, he decided to ask the nobles to raise the money together. But he didn't expect that when the nobles heard about the donation, they started to do all kinds of tricks and cried poor in various ways, such as selling their property on the street, messing up the bricks and tiles of their own houses, wearing rags and patches to go to court, and changing from riding in sedan chairs to walking to court. The list goes on and on. It can be said that there were so many tricks that they were comparable to the streets of Shenyang. Brother Dao shook his head in envy.

Don't ask, you just don't have the money.

Seeing that crying poor was effective, the nobles naturally followed suit in various ways. The most ruthless one among them was Wuqing Hou, Li Guorui, who directly bit a lighter with his mouth.

Li Guorui's ancestor was Emperor Wanli's maternal grandfather **. After Prince Yu became emperor, ** was conferred the title of Wuqing Earl. After Emperor Longqing passed away, **'s grandson registered, so ** became Wuqing Marquis.

This Marquis Wuqing is such a scoundrel. Relying on the fact that his daughter is the empress dowager, he has done all kinds of immoral things. He kicks widows' doors during the day and digs up graves of family members with no descendants at night. His eyes are full of immorality.

Emperor Wanli reigned for forty-eight years, and the lineage of Marquis Wuqing could be said to be extremely prosperous. Although their family was barely able to make ends meet, they were at least wealthy enough to rival a country.

As the Marquis of Wuqing, Li Guorui took the lead in selling furniture on the street, and even sang Xiao Baicai on the street in a dragon robe, which brought shame to the royal family. Is I, Chongzhen, shameless? This is simply intolerable!

Well, since you dare to bite the lighter, you must be mentally prepared to have more than 700 yuan deducted from your salary, your account blocked for a month, and even your lighter gone. Chongzhen issued a death order to strictly investigate Wuqing Hou in order to make an example of him.

The eunuch Wang Dehua led the Jinyiwei directly into the mansion of Marquis Wuqing. Based on the principle of using courtesy before force, Chongzhen also ordered that as long as Marquis Wuqing could come up with 400,000 taels of silver, the matter would be forgiven.

Wang Dehua came with orders, but when Li Guorui heard that you actually want money? And 400,000 taels? I don’t have money, but I have my life. You decide for yourself!

As a result, Li Guorui's house was searched, and in just one afternoon, a full 500,000 silver coins were taken out of his house. This was just the cash, and other items such as grain and land, calligraphy and paintings, antiques, gems and rare treasures were not counted. Moreover, this happened in just one afternoon.

Just from this family, the military expenses for the southern expedition to Yangzhou were raised.

All of the above are just the background of Zhenzi’s troubles. His troubles now are precisely related to this strange phenomenon.

Back to the present, an unusual phenomenon occurred and Wuqing Hou Li Guorui suddenly died in Zhao Prison. The cause of death is unknown.

Because of Zhenzi's previous act of directly confiscating the property, all the noble ministers in the court felt insecure. The relatives by marriage suddenly shared a common hatred and openly wrote to the emperor to accuse him of disregarding family affection and forcing donations in a cold-blooded manner. Even the heavens were angry and sent down strange phenomena.

The nobles united together to launch a denunciation, and the ministers also changed their previous timid attitude and became tougher.

Some people may ask, since the money has been collected, why are these people still boycotting?

The answer is actually very simple.

"Your Majesty, urgent news from Shaanxi, six hundred miles away!"

"The Jiangnan incident is not over yet, what happened in Shaanxi?"

Chongzhen was really having a headache. Why was it so difficult to govern the country? After taking a quick look at it, Chongzhen's heart skipped a beat. It was clearly written on the report: Li Zicheng led 17 generals out of Shangluo Mountain, used celestial phenomena to deceive people, and shouted the slogan of "18 sons, the main artifact", recruited soldiers and horses, and in just a few days, he had gathered tens of thousands of people and swept through the surrounding counties.

The Eighteen Sons is the word Li separated by its parts, corresponding to Li Zicheng and his seventeen subordinates. The main sacred weapon is easy to understand, representing dominating the world.

This also gave Chongzhen a headache. The bandits in Jianghuai had to be dealt with, the Jiang thieves in Yangzhou had to be dealt with, and the Li Zicheng thief had to be dealt with even more. But all of them cost money, so he still had to ask the ministers to donate.

This is what the ministers resisted.

The eunuchs of Chengqian Palace came to report: "Your Majesty, the Fifth Prince's condition has become more serious. I'm afraid..."

"What? Didn't you say you were getting better? Why is it getting heavier again?"

The matter was of great importance, so Chongzhen put down his work and went to visit his son.

In Chengqian Palace, the thin fifth son Zhu Cihuan was lying on the bed with weak breathing. Concubine Tian was sobbing beside him as she accompanied her son.

This is the scene Chongzhen saw when he entered the room: "What's going on?"

Seeing her man, Concubine Tian seemed to have found her backbone all of a sudden. She immediately rushed forward and cried to Chongzhen, "Your Majesty, the doctors said...they said...the emperor...the emperor may not be able to survive!"

"nonsense!"

Chongzhen shouted angrily and immediately walked to Zhu Cihuan's bed, trying to check the situation. Zhu Cihuan was only five years old, thin and small, lying on the bed, muttering nonsense.

Chongzhen leaned forward and tried to hear what his son was saying, and then he heard a string of horrifying words: "The Bodhisattva Jiulian said that if you treat your relatives poorly, all your sons will die..."

The so-called Nine Lotus Bodhisattva refers to the incarnation of Empress Dowager Xiaoding, the biological mother of Emperor Wanli. Empress Dowager Xiaoding was an ardent Buddhist fan who worshipped Taishan Bixia Yuanjun as her teacher. She was named Nine Lotus Bodhisattva by Emperor Wanli, who blessed and increased the lifespan of all living beings.

The Empress Dowager Li's maiden family was the lineage of Wuqing Hou Li Guorui, and Li Guorui had just died in Zhaoyu.

What Zhu Cihuan said just now meant: Empress Dowager Li appeared in spirit and said that you, Chongzhen, treated your relatives by marriage poorly, which made God angry and he wants to punish you. Your sons will die one by one, and no one will be spared.

Concubine Tian turned pale at the time and knelt on the ground and kowtowed continuously. Chongzhen was about to scold him, but he saw that Zhu Cihuan stopped breathing after he said these words, with the corners of his mouth slightly open, and he no longer moved.

Chongzhen was very superstitious to begin with, and since he had lost two sons in recent days, he could not take it lightly, so he hastily ordered to stop the military aid, returned all the silver confiscated from the Wuqing Marquis's family, and restored the title of Wuqing Marquis, allowing his son to inherit it.

But these have nothing to do with Jiang Han. Right now, he is burning incense and bathing, preparing to start drawing cards.

Volume 230: Chapter Chapter : Villeparosa! Come on!

The first step is to take a good bath, a flower petal bath, to make yourself clean and fragrant.

The second step is to put on a new pair of underwear and new clothes, and welcome your new wife in the freshest manner.

Finally, light a stick of incense and pray in your heart: "May the Jade Emperor, Queen Mother, Three Pure Ones, Tathagata Buddha, and Virgin Mary bless me, and I must draw something good this time..."

"Commander, what kind of god are you worshipping..."

Seeing Jiang Han's weird look, 416 couldn't hold it anymore.

"What do you know! Don't put all your eggs in one basket! When investing, you have to learn to spread the risk! I worship every god, so that I can greatly increase the chances of being blessed! This is all wisdom! Do you understand?"

"But, can we pray to God so casually?"

"Don't make any noise, don't make any noise, don't make any noise! ​​This is the crucial point!!"

After burning incense respectfully, Jiang Han took out a Bagua plate and moved it around the room for a long time.

"What are you doing?"

416 was a little helpless. Why did his commander have so many tricks? Did she also mobilize so many troops when she summoned him?

"Hehe, you don't understand, right? This is the Bagua Plate. I thought about it. I should be an absolute European emperor, but I actually lost the chain so many times during this Gou Ba Fusion Summoning. There must be something fishy. I thought about it over and over and figured it out. I can't deliver the goods, it must be because of bad Feng Shui!"

"I asked Wang Dang to find this Feng Shui Bagua plate for me. As long as I follow the instructions on the plate, I will definitely find the best Feng Shui position. I will definitely be able to draw it this time!"

"Okay....then go for it."

Watching Jiang Han struggling for a long time, he finally chose a position that he really liked: "This time, I will definitely be able to draw a three-star Iron Blood! I said!"

I have saved up a lot of resources this time, and I have gained a lot of things from the battle of Zhenjiang. I have drawn dozens of times from the fusion pool, and either failed or got one star. If I draw again, I am afraid I will get the minimum guarantee.

No, I'm playing Girls' Frontline, right? Why would I have the scary idea that the minimum guaranteed round is 80 rounds?

Damn! It must be miHoYo!

"This time, if the fusion pool doesn't produce anything, I won't draw anymore and will focus on drawing my wife."

Jiang Han secretly made up his mind, then clicked on the fusion power pool and made a single draw!

"Capture Failed"

Boil! Send!

Fusion of forces! Not even a dog can beat them!!

Jiang Han turned angrily to the Shao Qian humanoid summoning pool. This world is extremely cold. Only the humanoid can bring me some warmth.... Woohoo! More!

Purple short hair, black top, purple short skirt, cool face, black boots, slender legs, perky buttocks, and a pair of leg rings. It's you! Carol Jiale!

[VP1915 Villeparosa, reporting in, are you my future commander? Please advise me, just call me Parosa]

Wuuwuwuwuwu! ! As expected, my father and mother are still dearer to me, and Griffin’s wife is still the dearest! Jiang Han hugged Parosa and cried.

"Hey? Commander? What are you doing......"

Jiang Han’s sudden attack surprised Parosa a little.

"Don't worry, the commander will get sick from time to time, you'll get used to it."

416 waved his hand and signaled to the new friend: "Do you recognize me? Welcome to our new home. I will take you to get familiar with it first?"

"Hey? But, the Commander is like this... We can't just ignore him. Hey, Commander, stop jumping on me!"

The Villero Palosha "submachine gun" was designed by Italian light weapons designer Abiel Betel Revelli. Prior to this, he designed a machine gun in 1908 that also used the delayed recoil principle. It was later widely adopted by the Italian army and named the Revelli Mod.1914 machine gun. Since the gun was produced by Fiat, it is often called the Fiat machine gun or the Revelli machine gun.

This is a gun that looks very much like a machine gun, and was originally supposed to be a machine gun, but it was changed to a submachine gun caliber and fired 9mm ammunition to deal with the complex defense system of the Alps. Many people would say that it is the world's first submachine gun.

If you have played Battlefield 1, you may have seen her.

The Parosa in the game is quite useful. After it is incorporated into a team, you will often find that its effectiveness is higher than that of the AR in a battle. However, the Parosa was originally a machine gun, so this is quite normal.

Putting all these aside, for Jiang Han, drawing Parosa was undoubtedly lucky, because in addition to her combat power, Parosa had another characteristic, which was that she had extremely rich combat experience and tactical theoretical knowledge. Note that it was extremely rich. Even in Griffin, she was the chief tactical instructor for many humanoids.

This kind of talent is exactly what Jiang Han is in urgent need of. His armed forces for fighting on the front battlefield are basically sufficient. What he needs most now are logistical and educational talents in the rear.

After he established the military academy, he lacked such a tactical master to keep things in order. The arrival of Parosa at this time was undoubtedly like a timely rain after a long drought, and a timely help in times of trouble.

Now that the Volunteer Army is about to fight a war, they need a professional tactical talent who can serve as a rear-line staff. Although other humanoids are also capable of doing this, as mentioned before, Griffin's humanoids are more likely to perform special tasks such as infiltration, sabotage, escort, and hostage rescue. They do lack sufficient experience for these large-scale wars.

"Parosa, you came at the perfect time!"

Jiang Han hugged Parosa, like a wanderer in the wind hugging his mother.

"Ah? What? Is there a combat mission? Got it!"

Although he didn't understand the current situation, Parosa always believed in the commander's orders and quickly prepared for battle.

"Okay, okay...let me explain."

416 spoke slowly, which made Parosa relax her guard a little. Although they had not met each other many times, she was still deeply impressed by 416, who performed well in the new employee training.

"Hello, HK416, could you please explain the current situation?"

Parosa turned her head and nodded slightly towards 416. From what she could sense, the other party was in a good mood.

"Ahem... um! This is what happened." 416 was about to speak when he was interrupted by Jiang Han's cough. How could 416 take over the job of introducing the newcomers? This job is worth 500 points...

After briefly explaining what had happened, Jiang Han told Parosa about the current situation.

"So, you want me to train these human soldiers?"

Parosa said tentatively: "But, the physical strength of human soldiers is different from that of humanoids. I may not be able to grasp the scale well."

"It doesn't matter. Just lower the standards according to the specifications. You can train whatever is necessary. I've asked 45 and his friends to be instructors before, but unfortunately the effect was not very good. Thirty of them were brought to the clinic that day. I believe that with your ability, Parosa, you can definitely do it!"

You can tell he’s an old scumbag the moment he opens his mouth.

"Since...Commander, you trust me so much, then okay, let's set off now."

"Ah? Are we leaving now? Don't be so anxious. We'll help you settle down first. We need to consider your living place and daily life."

"It's okay," Parosa shook her head. "These are just some simple daily affairs that can be handled quickly. I still want to check the specific situation as soon as possible so that I can plan my future training plan."

"You worked so hard for me... She really made me cry."

"Please don't always say weird things!!" Parosa covered his forehead in distress and said helplessly: "Really, the commander used to be very serious."

"Just think of it as his true nature being exposed. Since he came here, he has let himself go. Just get used to it. Come on, since you want to get down to work as soon as possible, I'll take you to familiarize yourself with the place."

"Okay, please."