The Resurrection of the South Seas of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 699 Expedition (seeking a monthly ticket)

Zhu Hongyu nodded in satisfaction and said.

"Good job, I am very satisfied with the plan made by the staff department!"

Xu Bin continued.

"As for His Majesty's personal conquest, the advice given by the General Staff is that it is best for His Majesty to go north with the army along the canal!"

"First, the canal is an inland river after all, and the water flow is gentle enough to ensure the safety of Shengjia to the greatest extent!"

"Secondly, His Majesty went north along the canal, and it happened to inspect the place and promote my majesty!"

Zhu Hongyu nodded in satisfaction and said.

"Well, I think it's okay!"

Xu Bin resigned and went out, while Zhu Hongyu was busy with other things.

Started to arrange the specific matters of the DPRK and China after the imperial conquest.

For example, arrange for the queen to supervise the country, arrange for the cabinet to be responsible for handling the memorials, and if there are major events, send a fast horse to the army for him to make a decision...

……

On March [-]th of the first year of Guangfu, the sky is bright and clear!
In the morning, the golden sun shines on the earth, dyeing the interior and exterior of Nanjing golden.

The imperial guards put on their armor, carried muskets on their shoulders, and sentry at every ten steps and every five steps, covering the streets leading from the imperial city to the outside of the city.

Countless people spontaneously appeared in the city of Nanjing, stood on both sides of the street, and cast their concerned eyes in the direction of the imperial city.

At this moment, there was a sudden sound of neat footsteps in the distance.

The iron boots trampled on the stone road, clanging!

At the corner of the street, a large area of ​​dazzling red appeared.

tread!
Tread!

Tatata!
Countless footsteps trampled on the ground in unison, and the Ming army appeared in front of the people of Nanjing in a neat array.

The dazzling armor, straight figure, and gleaming bayonet all reveal a huge coercion!
The dragon flags are flying high in the array!

On the red flag, a dragon with its teeth and claws embroidered with gold thread, the flag fluttered with the wind, showing Zhu Hongyu's identity.

Everyone knows that the emperor is coming.

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

"..."

The sound of Shan Huba congratulations almost resounded throughout Nanjing City.

I don't know how many hot-blooded men feel the pride stirring in their hearts.

Almost everyone knows that this time the Northern Expedition of the Ming Dynasty, the emperor wants to conquer in person!

All of these all show that Daming has absolutely no intention of being partial!
Many people have a faint sense of national pride brewing in their hearts!

"Ming wins, long live Your Majesty!"

"Northern Expedition! Northern Expedition!"

"..."

The shouts continued one after another.

Zhu Hongyu came to the outside of Nanjing city amidst the cheers of all the people, and boarded his own royal boat.

The elite of the Ming army also began to board the ship according to different establishments!

A large amount of military supplies were also transported to the transport ship by civilian husbands.

Accompanied by a burst of horns, the command flag hoisted on Zhu Hongyu's ship changed, and one by one the ships unanchored and raised their sails, left the pier, and headed eastward along the river.

On this day, the surface of the Yangtze River outside Nanjing was almost filled with countless ships of all sizes.

On this day, there was only one article in the Da Ming Daily!
That is the Northern Expedition of the Ming Dynasty!

Along with the call to action, news spread throughout the world that the emperor of the Ming Dynasty led his army to conquer the Northern Expedition.

……

A large number of Ming army ships covered the entire Yangtze River!

The white sail shadows almost covered the sky, and the huge warships exuded a powerful coercion.

The densely packed black hole muzzles on the side of the ship are even more chilling.

Standing at the bow of the boat, Zhu Hongyu looked at the spectacular scene in front of him, and his heart was also filled with passion.

Northern Expedition!

In Zhu Hongyu's view, there is nothing more touching than this word.

When the fleet of the Ming army arrived at Zhenjiang Prefecture, it was diverted, and some of them went down the river, preparing to enter the sea, and went straight to Tianjin by sea.

The other one turned into the Grand Canal and was going to go north along the Grand Canal!
……

"Report!"

"Urgent report!"

"Eight hundred miles urgently!"

"..."

After the beginning of spring, the temperature in the capital also rose rapidly. The ice and snow accumulated in winter melted, and the water volume of the Tonghui River rose sharply.

Even the water level of the capital's moat has risen a lot!

Aobai is inspecting the moat of the capital city, thinking about taking action on the moat and building a defense system.

At this moment, a group of cavalry came running from a distance, shouting for eight hundred miles to hurry up.

Aobai ordered people to call the cavalrymen who were running towards him, and asked.

"What's going on?"

"What happened?"

The sentry rider knelt down in front of Oboi with a plop, and spoke.

"Shaobao, the eight hundred miles from the south are urgent, and the Ming thieves have officially launched their northern expedition!"

"One of the main forces of the Ming thieves went north along the canal, and the other took the sea route to attack Tianjin after leaving the sea. The world was shocked!"

After hearing the words, Aobai said with a dark face.

"Pass down the order to make Tianjin and Baoding ready to meet the enemy at any time!"

"War is coming!"

Obai's face was serious, he turned and returned to the capital, ready to start the defense arrangement.

……

Zhu Hongyu led his army northward along the canal, and the places they passed along the way were waiting for the wind and descending, depending on the message.

Counties and prefectures rushed to send Zhu Hongyu surrender forms, and local officials and gentry representatives flocked to see him.

Zhu Hongyu felt that this Northern Expedition was not so much a war, but a tour of the place.

Shocked by the might of the Ming army, the state capitals along the way offered a large amount of money, food and materials to reward the army, and a large amount of food, wine, meat, and delicacies were sent to the army.

Some people even wanted to give Zhu Hongyu a woman!
Zhu Hongyu didn't refuse either, and picked out a few with strong family backgrounds that had great influence on the local area, or those with outstanding looks and figures that moved his heart, and accepted them.

Of course, no one would dare to send it to Zhu Hongyu if it wasn't for someone with a strong family background or outstanding looks.

However, now that they are in the army, after Zhu Hongyu accepted them, he didn't take them immediately, but ordered them to be sent to Nanjing for resettlement.

After the imperial court sent troops to the north, many aristocratic families in the north, or wealthy merchants, began to buy various bonds of Daming in large quantities in order to show their loyalty to Daming.

Moreover, after many aristocratic families purchased Daming bonds, they would burn the bond certificates in public and set them on fire.

He also said that the money was donated to the imperial court, so that the imperial court could use it to launch the Northern Expedition to recover lost land, or to relieve the victims of the disaster, and there was no need to return it.

The meaning is very clear, spend money to buy peace!
From Zhu Hongyu's point of view, this group of people acted like they were telling him, since you took our women and our money, you can't count us as captives, right?
To be honest, they were really shocked by the fate of the Kong family in Qufu!
That's a descendant of a saint. If you say that the clan is exterminated, the clan will be exterminated!
Who can not be afraid!
If the landlords and gentry in the south only suspect that Daming did this, then the landlords and gentry in the north can be 100% sure that it was Daming who killed the Confucian family.

(End of this chapter)