The Resurrection of the South Seas of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 218 Surrounding Wei and Rescue Zhao
With the posting of the Anmin Announcement and the strict military discipline after the recovery army entered the city, the originally chaotic people in Qiongzhou City quickly settled down.

People, especially young women, are still afraid to go out.

But no one was worried anymore. My family was sitting around the table, eating hot pot and singing, when suddenly a group of rebels rushed in...

Zhu Hongyu rode on the streets of Qiongzhou, and the streets were very deserted.

Except for the soldiers of the Restoration Army who maintained law and order, and the government servants who posted notices everywhere, no one else was seen.

From time to time, there will be green-skinned gangsters who want to take advantage of the fire, and rogue idlers will be crushed on the street by the soldiers of the Restoration Army, and then beheaded in public.

Blood was sprayed, and the corpse on the roof fell to the ground!

The soldiers of the Liberation Army didn't even bat an eyelid.

Troubled times should use heavy code!

If Zhu Hongyu didn't use ruthless means to clean up the law and order in Qiongzhou City, perhaps more people would die under the chaos.

Of course, if Zhu Hongyu only wanted to clear up the order in Qiongzhou, there was no need to kill people.

Especially killing people in the street.

Arresting people and sending them to labor camps is the best solution!
However, Zhu Hongyu's purpose is not that simple.

He killed people more to frighten the big gentry in Qiongzhou so as to facilitate his next actions.

For example, check Dingkou, clear Zhang Tianmu, etc.!

If Zhu Hongyu wanted to use Qiongzhou's management city Daming to counterattack the forward base of the mainland, he had to find out the specific situation of Qiongzhou.

People and acres are the two most important points!
Now that the Qing court is the great enemy, in order to win over the big gentry in Qiongzhou, he can temporarily not move the interests of these people.

But at the very least, he has to find out how many people are under his rule, right?

Without enough deterrence, Zhu Hongyu would definitely not be able to cooperate honestly if he wanted to investigate Dingkou, Qingzhang Tianmu, and the big gentry in Qiongzhou.

Zhu Hongyu led his guards to the largest restaurant in Qiongzhou City. Along the way, the recovery troops on both sides of the road saluted him one after another.

Zhu Hongyu waved his hand to signal to the soldiers, lightly pinched the horse's belly, and the speed of the horse under his crotch suddenly increased a lot.

……

After Zhu Hongyu arrived at the restaurant, Zheng Chenggong, the generals of the Guangfu Army, the generals of Zheng Jun, and the big gentry from Qiongzhou had all arrived.

They are all waiting for Zhu Hongyu alone!
Zhu Hongyu strode in and sat down on the first seat.

Everyone got up from their seats and said loudly.

"I've been waiting to see His Highness Jian Guo!"

Zhu Hongyu waved his hand and spoke.

"Exemption, gentlemen!"

After everyone sat down, he got up and said.

"Qiongzhou is restored, all of you here are heroes and meritorious officials, drink this quilt to the full!"

Zhu Hongyu toasted, and everyone echoed.

Looking up, Zhu Hongyu spoke again as the clear wine entered his throat.

"Qiong Province has recovered!"

"I have become a Han native again, and we are no longer inferior to the Han people. Money rat tails, long robes and jackets have also been swept into the garbage dump!"

"This is something to celebrate!"

"But this is not enough!"

"One Qiongzhou alone is not enough!"

"The entire Central Plains, from Guangdong, Guangxi and Fujian, to Jiangnan and Jiangbei, from Congzhongyuan to Guanzhong, from Sichuan to Huguang... are still falling into the hands of Qing captives!"

"Qiongzhou is just the beginning!"

"One day, Gu will recreate the great cause of Emperor Taizu's exorcism of the Tartars and restoration of China!"

"There is still a breath left, and there is no partiality!"

"One day, the call for the Northern Expedition will resound throughout the entire world!"

"Gentlemen, let us work together for it!"

Zhu Hongyu raised his head again and drank a glass of water and wine, with a determined expression on his face.

The atmosphere in the entire hall became lively again!

During the staggering of toasts, everyone's faces were full of smiles.

Zhu Hongyu also celebrated with everyone.

The big gentry came up to toast Zhu Hongyu in turn. Although Zhu Hongyu often tasted it briefly, he did not refuse.

"I regained Qiongzhou in the Ming Dynasty, and the Northern Expedition is imminent. It is the time when a large number of talents are needed to fill the vacancies in official positions."

"I hope that all the sages in the countryside can actively recommend talents to Gu!"

"But if you have knowledge, you will definitely reuse it!"

Zhu Hongyu said.

One is that he plans to use his official position to win over these big gentry families, and the other is that the Liberation Army really needs all kinds of talents.

Although the Liberation Army has already started to cultivate talents and build an education system by itself.

But education is such a thing, there is really no rush!
For a while, there is no effect at all.

In other words, if the Liberation Army needs officials, it still has to compromise with the traditional landlord and gentry class.

Absorb talents from landlords and gentry!

When those big gentry heard the words, they naturally agreed one after another, and said that there were children in their families who had read poetry and books well and could become officials for the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Hongyu did not refuse at all!
Regardless of the quality of these scholars recommended by them, they will all accept them.

Anyway, the officials of the Liberation Army need to pass training before they can officially take up their posts.

The atmosphere at the banquet was extremely warm, and everyone was celebrating the victory.

……

Zhu Hongyu left the stage midway, and Zheng Chenggong also left the stage with him.

Because these two people were sitting at the banquet, the others couldn't let go at all.

The two walked out of the banquet hall, found a gazebo to sit down, and ordered some tea to be brought up, surrounded by soldiers from the Restoration Army and Zheng Army.

There are only two of them in the gazebo!
Zheng Chenggong had something to say on his face.

Zhu Hongyu said.

"What does Lao Taishan want to say? Just say it."

Zheng Chenggong hesitated for a while, but he still spoke.

"The veteran received the news that Shang Kexi and Geng Jingzhong joined forces to strangle the anti-Qing rebels along the coast of Fujian and Guangdong."

"The rebels suffered heavy losses, and now they have been squeezed to the Nan'ao area. I'm afraid they won't be able to hold on any longer."

Nan'ao is the junction of Fujian and Guangdong, and it belongs to a three-way area in this era.

Whether it is Shang Kexi or Geng Jingzhong, they will be afraid when using troops against Nan'ao.

Therefore, the rebels can survive in Nan'ao!
Zhu Hongyu rubbed the center of his brows, then spoke.

"What does Lao Taishan mean?"

Zheng Chenggong said.

"Send troops to reinforce the rebels along the coast!"

Zhu Hongyu nodded slightly.

"It should!"

"If we just sit back and watch these rebels be wiped out by the Qing captives, and wait for us to counterattack the mainland on a large scale, the Qing army will be able to deal with us wholeheartedly."

"Just, but I'm afraid it's not easy to reinforce!"

"In order to encircle and suppress the anti-Qing rebels along the coast, the Qing army has gathered a large number of troops near Nan'ao, while our army has limited strength."

"It would be unwise for our army to rashly send troops to Nan'ao to fight a decisive battle with the Qing army!"

Zheng Chenggong nodded in agreement, and then spoke.

"What does His Highness Jian Guo think about this matter?"

Zhu Hongyu pondered for a while, then stroked his chin and said.

"This matter can't be rushed, it will make mistakes!"

"To be honest, if our army wants to reinforce the anti-Qing rebel army, it doesn't necessarily have to fight the main force of the Qing army!"

"It might be a good idea to encircle Wei and save Zhao!"

(End of this chapter)