Emperor Ming Dynasty

Chapter 175 bluff
The main hall is tall, spacious and airy. Although it is summer, there is no trace of heat.

The sunshine has never been here, let alone the darkness in Jiagou.

Sensing the condensed gaze, Qian Qianyi couldn't help but secretly sighed, saying:
"The veteran thinks that the word 'gong' is advisable."

"Prince Gong?" Ma Shiying was taken aback.

"Prince Gong!?"

Emperor Hongguang murmured. He looked at the officials and saw that they all nodded in appreciation.

Respectful, respectful, respectful, has the meaning of taming and obedient.

This is the exact opposite of the current unruly King of Hanyang.

This is not to win over, but to drive away!

"Your Majesty, what do you mean?" Ma Shiying asked hastily.

"Inappropriate!" Emperor Hongguang shook his head and said, "You all know the nature of the King of Hanyang. I'm afraid he is dissatisfied with the word of respect, and he is alienated from the court."

The ministers were quite surprised when they heard this.

"Your Majesty, because the King of Hanyang is quite rebellious, he must be warned. The word gong is very appropriate."

Jiang Yueguang said hurriedly.

The other members of the Donglin Party all agreed that they looked down upon such a vassal who hovered outside the court.

However, Huguang was too far away, and Emperor Hongguang was still reluctant to give up this foreign aid, so he looked at Ma Shiying.

Of course Ma Shiying understands what the emperor means, he can suppress the Donglin Party, and the emperor's support can be the main force.

This matter can also be regarded as a good sale to the King of Hanyang.

After thinking for a while, he said, "According to Wei Chen's intention, the character 'Yi' can be used, implying the Ming Dynasty with wings."

"Wing King?" Emperor Hongguang thought about it and smiled. This word is good.

"However, it must be hinted at."

Ma Shiying said slowly: "If Zuo Menggeng is not released, then he will be Prince Gong."

"Although the methods are a bit nasty, but for the sake of the Ming Dynasty, I am willing to bear such a stigma!"

"Shoufu has worked hard!"

Hong Guang was quite moved: "In this world, if there is no chief assistant, I don't know how to deal with it."

For a time, the monarch and his ministers met each other, and the atmosphere changed suddenly.

Seeing it, the Donglin Party was extremely disgusted.

However, pinching their noses, they had to admit that this method was not bad.

"Besides, we have to imply that Huguang, if not released, Jiangxi and Lingnan will no longer sell grain to him."

Qian Qianyi stroked his beard, and said in a deep voice, "Huguang is almost a piece of white land. It is the time when there is a shortage of food, and the imperial court can take care of him."

These words immediately got everyone's approval.

For King Hanyang, he finally had a handle in his hands, and the threat was greatly reduced.

Emperor Hongguang on the dragon chair also smiled because of this.

In this way, internal and external balance can also be implemented again.

For a while, the atmosphere of the court was greatly relaxed.

……

And at the beginning of July, Li Zicheng finally returned to his hometown-Chang'an.

200,000 when I went there, and less than [-] when I returned, which plunged the entire city of Xi'an into panic.

However, after a trip to Beijing, Li Zicheng finally matured a bit.

As soon as he returned to Xi'an, he announced the abolition of the policy of "pursuing dirt and paying wages", completely stopping the persecution of officials and gentry, and winning the hearts of the people.

However, the most important thing is to resist the Qing Dynasty.

Therefore, on the seventh day of the seventh month, the Dashun court issued travel tokens to the northern provinces of Shanxi, Henan, and the entire Shaanxi Province, declaring that they would attack the Qing Dynasty on five routes and regain the lost land.

In fact, it was a bluff to scare Manqing.

The deeper layer is the strong stem and weak branches.

That is to say, Tian Jianxiu and other left behind soldiers and horses were replaced by the Shun army who were chased and defeated by the Qing and Guan Ning iron cavalry.

For example, Liu Zongmin's cavalry is not one out of ten.

Most of the elites are already useless.

Bai Guangen returned to the familiar city of Xi'an. Even though it was summer, it gave him a scene of withering and decay.

He admitted that he regretted it.

After a trip to Beijing, [-]% of the soldiers and horses under his command were lost, and he lost his vitality.

Although Li Zicheng still owns several provinces, he deeply understands that this spirit is completely gone.

"Fear the Qing like a tiger, of course, including me!"

Bai Guangen was riding a horse and walking on the street, his mind was spinning a thousand times.

I heard that Zhu Yixi also took over Sichuan and owns Huguang. If I had taken refuge then, what would happen now?
"Ugh--"

He sighed deeply, what about being an earl now?

Walking slowly, he came to the former Qin Palace and now the Dashun Palace.

Since he started his business as a soldier, you Wu despised literature, and the head of all officials was not Niu Jinxing, but Liu Zongmin.

However, Liu Zongmin was recovering from his injuries at this time, so it was Niu Jinxing, a university scholar, who presided over the government affairs.

At this time, Niu Jinxing, although he had eliminated the biggest threat Li Yan, there was no smile on his face.

Without him, the finances are about to collapse.

The subsidy was stopped, but due to the implementation of the policy of exempting farmers from grain for three years, the Dashun court was like a source of water, which was close to drying up.

As for the gold and silver looted from Beijing, nearly half of them were scattered along the way, and the Qing army was full, otherwise Wu Sangui would not have let it go.

"There are tens of thousands of officials and hundreds of thousands of troops. They all need money. Now they can't collect taxes. It's imminent!"

Li Zicheng rubbed his head with a headache.

If you pursue the wages, you will lose the hearts of the people; if you don't pursue them, you will lead to mutiny.

"What suggestion does the Prime Minister have?"

"Your Majesty, after much deliberation, the defeat of Shanhaiguan lies in the loss of the heart of the gentry, so it must be restored."

Niu Jinxing changed the subject.

"How can this be redeemed?"

Li Zicheng wondered: "The money collected cannot be returned."

"In order to prevent these gentry from taking refuge in the Qing Dynasty and the place getting out of control, we will move them into Guanzhong."

Niu Jinxing said proudly: "Besides, when they enter the customs, won't they be able to collect taxes?"

"Taxation?"

Li Zicheng was shocked.

Tian Jianxiu, Gao Yigong, Song Xiance and other civil and military officials were all astonished.

"Prime Minister, the tax will be exempted for three years, but it has been sung for a long time, we must not break our trust with the people!"

Gu Junen single-handedly planned the strategic plan of taking Guanzhong first and then going to Beijing, with a long-term vision.

Hearing Niu Jinxing's words, he couldn't help but said anxiously.

If you lose the gentry and lose the trust of the common people, Dashun is really going to end!

Others also understood that the reason why the Chuang army rose up was not because of the fighting power, but because of Li Yan's offer of "No food when the king Chuang comes" and "free tax for three years".

Therefore, there is a steady stream of troops.

Hearing this, Niu Jinxing couldn't help but smiled wryly and said: "We are no longer a grassroots team. Taxes and taxes must be done."

"If it is not implemented, within two or three months, the consequences will be disastrous."

"Then pay the salary!" Gao Yigong couldn't help shouting.

"Where do so many officials help pay, there are only a few in Guanzhong, Henan is white, and Shanxi is too far away. Rather than dethroning, it is better for us to push the boat along."

Niu Jinxing said softly.

Now, everyone was speechless.

At this point, there is only one way to collect taxes.

As for asking them to dedicate the gold and silver looted from Beijing to Dashun, that's definitely not possible.

Li Zicheng looked at everyone's faces and said slowly: "Forget it, which court doesn't collect taxes?"

(End of this chapter)