I really don't want to be emperor at the end of Ming Dynasty

The Ming Dynasty was no better than the later generations, in which it was easy to transfer assets, but in the Ming Dynasty, especially for high-ranking officials like Jin Yiwei, it was not easy for them.

Hundreds of taels or even tens of thousands of taels are not easy to investigate, but once tens of thousands of taels are involved, the investigation is much easier. Cheng Shijie has always dared to bribe Gao Qiqian, because more than half of Gao Qiqian's family property, are Store it in the Liaodong Bank, and keep it for interest.

This year is not like the peacetime, rich people can buy land, but now it is easy to buy land, the key is that the land price is depreciating, just like when the house price in the future is falling, unless you just need to buy a house, the real estate speculators will never sell , It’s easy to fall into your hands. Now the endless natural disasters in Ming Dynasty are either droughts, floods, or locust plagues. Ten years of farming and eight years of poor harvests make no money at all.

As for the money collected by Luo Yangxing, they are all accounted for, and there will be a chance to settle them together in the future.By the way, I will copy over the money collected by the Luo family for several generations.

Emperor Chongzhen worried about the money in the treasury every year. What he didn't know was that among the eunuchs around him, whether it was Wang Zhixin, Cao Huachun, or Gao Qiqian, which one was not worth hundreds of thousands or millions of silver?Counting all of Gao Qiqian's belongings, it must not be less than 200 million taels of silver.

Cheng Shijie's judgment was actually wrong. Gansu was the first to have problems. In all fairness, the problems in Gansu have little to do with the cabinet bosses.

Because it was the Jungars who invaded with more than [-] troops. The [-]-odd army was like locusts passing through. They ate up countless villages, drank up countless rivers, annexed countless tribes, and finally swallowed the river with huge waves. Potential into the Hexi Corridor.

The new governor of Gansu has only been in office for less than three months. Zhang Yingchen, the previous governor, is bound to be held accountable for the killing of state officials because of bandits rushing into the state.As a result, Zhang Yingchen, the governor of Gansu who had been serving for one year and six months, was dismissed from office.

Although the governor is a fat job, the governors like the governors of Guizhou, Gansu, and Liaodong are actually hot potatoes. People with background and connections are not willing to go at all, and the qualifications for willing to go are not enough. Tang Daoheng, whose name is Pingzi.Soup three talents.Jinshi in the 44th year of Wanli.Li Nanchang, Dongchang magistrate, there are officials.

During his tenure as the magistrate of Dongchang, Song Xiancai rebelled, and the Dashun Army attacked Dongchang Mansion after breaking through Yanzhou Mansion. Dongchang Mansion was captured, and Tang Daoheng was dismissed from office.

As a result, Tang Daoheng was not escorted to the capital, but Zhang Yingchen, the governor of Gansu, was dismissed from office. However, the court could not find a candidate for the governor of Gansu. This unlucky Tang Daoheng was kicked to Gansu and served as the governor. He was not punished, but was promoted to a higher rank. In this way, Tang Daoheng went to Gansu to serve as governor.

When Tang Daoheng was in Dongchang Mansion, Song Xiance's Dashun Army broke through the mansion. It was because there was no one available, but the problem was that Gansu Town had more than [-] soldiers, and there were actually more than [-] troops. After learning the news of the Junggar army's invasion, Tang Daoheng ordered Gansu Town's elite to fight against the Junggar army in Wuwei.

Tang Daoheng, the governor of Gansu, deployed his defenses in Wuwei. There was nothing wrong with such a deployment. Wuwei is an important military town. To defend Lanzhou, we must defend Wuwei.

But the bad thing is that this guy Tang Daoheng didn’t know if he took the wrong medicine, but he actually wanted to escape at the critical moment. The Junggar people can fight against the Qing Dynasty for 200 years, and they have their own advantages. Hard work, in terms of the tacit understanding between the commander and the generals, it is comparable to the era of Genghis Khan.

When the Junggar army arrived at the foot of Wuwei City, the Junggar army built catapults and captured cannons, bombarded Wuwei City indiscriminately, and then formed a full [-] to [-] tribal army. The tribes in the northwest are originally cannon fodder.

Forty to fifty thousand cannon fodder, driven by the Zhungeer people, attacked the city like ants. The Ming army based on the city and caused a lot of damage to these tribal troops. In just a few days, the corpses under the city accumulated several meters high.

Seeing such a tragic scene, Tang Daoheng was terrified. In fact, he could not have arrived at the front line at all. In this way, the soldiers on the front line did not know where the governor was, so they would naturally resist resolutely.The Junggars had come from a long way to attack in the past few days.

However, this Tang Daoheng didn't know what was going on in his head, he actually wanted to run away. He was surrounded by Zhungeer people when he was escorted by more than [-] cavalrymen. Terrified, he shouted: "Quickly withdraw, withdraw to the city!"

These cavalrymen in Gansu town were outnumbered and lacked confidence. When Tang Daoheng yelled at them, their morale, which was already low, was exhausted. They threw down their weapons and fled.More than a thousand cavalry left the city, and less than 100 people returned to the city. At this time, the Zhungeer people continued to drive the tribal army to attack the city based on the principle that cannon fodder is not human. When the corpses were densely piled up under the city wall, a gentle slope was formed.

At this time, the Zhungeer people killed the city wall. After attacking Weiwu City, the Zhungeer people massacred in the city. Regardless of the massacre of the people, more than 7 Gansu troops escaped from Wuwei City with only 4000 steps. , More than [-] Wuwei people, less than one in ten, only [-] people fled to Lanzhou.

Zhao Wencai, who had just arrived in Datong Town before he had time to catch his breath, heard the news that Wuwei had fallen and Zhungeer's army had swept in. In desperation, Zhao Wencai had no choice but to beg for the face of Mr. Qian, a Mongolian who was born beside him: "beg for face !"

Qi Yan has now been changed to Qi Yan. In his own words, he admires Qi Shaobao very much, and he takes Qi Shaobao's surname, so there is no problem in recognizing Qi Shaobao as his ancestor.

As for Qi Yan, no, Qi Yan's logic, no one can refute it. After all, Cheng Shijie welcomes both Mongolians and Jurchens who change their surnames for naturalization.

It is no problem for Hu Erqi to change his surname to Hu and become Hu Erqi, and for Qi Yan to become Qi Yan.

"Please show me the general!"

"It's at least two thousand miles from Datong to Lanzhou, where there are cavalry, it's not easy to get there!"

Qi Yan said: "All our war horses have been replaced with iron-shoe horses, and we will finally be able to arrive in Lanzhou within five days!"

The iron-shoe horse is the best among Mongolian horses. Its hooves are as hard as iron, and it can often gallop in ghostly places full of gravel without nailing the horse without worrying about being injured. It has both endurance and explosive power. Five hundred miles is easy and enjoyable.

Zhao Wencai said: "Okay, I will give you three thousand iron-shoeed horses. This time, you will have three horses per person, and you will stay around day and night, even if you may cover the people of Lanzhou and withdraw!"

With the main force of Gansu Town completely lost, it is almost impossible to defend Lanzhou, but the problem is that there are too many Zhungeer troops, and it will be very difficult if all the cavalry under Zhao Wencai rush to help Lanzhou.

First of all, the riding skills of their cavalry are far inferior to those of the Mongols. Secondly, they have no experience in marching over long distances. Less than 2 horse-ridden cavalry arrived in Lanzhou. They may not be able to beat the Jungars. To defeat Zhungeer's 20 army, at least [-] to [-] Ning navy must be assembled, and there must be sufficient ammunition.

But the problem is that all of this is unrealistic now. The only way to save people’s lives is to save their lives. If people are alive, their homes can be rebuilt if they are destroyed, and the lost cities can be regained.

"There will be a request at the end!"

Qi Yan knew that this was an opportunity for him. If he completes this task, he and his clansmen can fully integrate into the Ning Haijun group. When we got to the land, we were given a house and a job.

There is no need to herd sheep in the freezing snow and ice, and there is no need to eat sand. In winter, you can live in a big warm house without worrying about food and drink.

"you say!"

"I want my people to be naturalized!"

"This general has no right to make decisions, but this general can intercede for you. If the commander-in-chief disagrees, this general will distribute my own to you and your clansmen. This general's land is not too much. If you change to Luzon Over there, each of your clansmen can share twenty acres!"

"Thank you, General!"

Qi Yan knelt down towards Zhao Wencai: "General, the final general promises to complete the mission. If I fail to complete the mission, I will die in Lanzhou!"

"please!"

……

When the information on Lanzhou was sent to Cheng Shijie, Cheng Shijie also felt that it was difficult.There are not many troops that Ning Haijun can invest in the Great Wall defense line battlefield, only cavalry troops can maneuver, but the problem is that he is more than 3000 miles away from Lanzhou, even if Ning Haijun can travel a hundred miles a day, it will take more than a month. Time, more than a month, Cheng Shijie couldn't imagine, how could it be possible to defend Lanzhou with the soldiers and civilians alone?
The only hope now can only be pinned on Hong Chengchou, the governor of the three sides. Fortunately, Hong Chengchou seems to have not had too much contact with the big men in the court.

In fact, Hong Chengchou did not give face to the big shots in the court casually.Because Hong Chengchou is a big boss himself, he still doesn't want to enter the cabinet yet, and he is stuck in that quagmire, and Hong Chengchou really doesn't like the cabinet position that Wen Tiren regards as Nilin.

As Cheng Shijie guessed and judged, those civil servants had the greatest influence on Xuanfu East Road, followed by Datong Town, which had even less influence on Gansu and Ningxia. Title, under his management, the trilateral army still has a good combat effectiveness.

Moreover, Hong Chengchou had extremely strict control over the generals below. Once he passed him, the generals who were on the line with the big bosses of the imperial court, let alone promoted, would definitely be dealt with by Hong Chengchou first.Ai Wannian, the former general of Shenmu, this guy was born in martial arts, he was promoted to general of Shenmu, and later promoted to vice president.

Because he followed the path of Zhang Fengyi, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, in May of the eighth year of Chongzhen, Hong Chengchou ordered Ai Wannian and his deputy Liu Chenggong to lead 3000 troops to fight with Li Zi.In Ganjiazhai, Xiangle Town, Ningzhou, he fell into a heavy siege, was defeated and died.

In all fairness, Ai Wannian can be regarded as a loyal and patriotic general of the Ming Dynasty, but the problem is that as long as he is not on the right track with Hong Chengchou, he will not end well.

Cheng Shijie wrote a sincere letter to Hong Chengchou, hoping that Hong Chengchou could put the overall situation first, and told Hong Chengchou that in order to show his sincerity, he would give away [-] pairs of fine steel armors, [-] crossbows, and crossbows to the three sides for free. There are [-] knives and [-] spears each, enough for Hong Chengchou to arm [-] troops with these equipment.

After writing the letter, Cheng Shijie looked at Meng En and said, "Meng En, the defense line along the Baihe River is safe for the time being, and the commander is really worried about Hetao!"

Seeing that Hong Chengchou didn't pay attention to the big bosses in the court, Cheng Shijie could also infer that those cabinet bosses found that the upper-level route would not work, so they took the middle-lower route and bought officials and gentry. They didn't dare to offend Hong Chengchou, but they obviously didn't dare to rebel, but they dared to use small tricks secretly, for example, delaying the transportation of the food and salaries that should be transported, and had to retreat because of the lack of food.

Since then, the situation on the three sides has become tense in an instant.

However, in fact, the Lanzhou military officers were also terrified by the slaughter of Wuwei City. They all knew that a man with two legs could not outrun Zhungeer's cavalry. After years of development, there are more than [-] military households, and the officers who lead the whole city have exploded with extremely strong combat effectiveness.

After the Lanzhou Guard Commander was killed in Wuwei, the entire Lanzhou Guard Commander Division was annihilated. Lanzhou Guard Commander Zhang Jiwu recruited sergeants and led more than [-] solitary troops to defend Lanzhou.

Soon Lanzhou's food was in crisis, and they drank blood, chewed bark and grass roots and defended the city. When the shells were exhausted, they threw stones at them. .The fierce Xiliang disciples fought hand-to-hand with the Junggar people on the wall, killing blood and blood.

Zhang Jiwu divided [-] elite soldiers into four teams, and walled them wherever there was a gap. The Junggars besieged day and night, rushed into the city several times, and were beaten out again. The level of tragedy is indescribable.

The army of 10,000+ Junggar people was besieged on all sides, and all the elite soldiers and strong generals pressed forward. They were repelled by Zhang Jiwu and Lanzhou military officers time and time again, and were suppressed by Zhang Jiwu time and time again.

This bloody battle of extreme disparity in strength lasted for a full 20 days. After the Junggar people paid a heavy price of 3 casualties, finally when Lanzhou City was about to lose its hold, reinforcements from Lanzhou arrived. The defenseless Junggar The army was easily broken through by Qi Yan's troops and arrived in Lanzhou City. At this time, there were only a few hundred wounded soldiers left in Lanzhou City who were so tired and hungry that they couldn't even stand up.

Eighteen hundred remnants were killed and injured, and more than ten thousand Lanzhou civilians were killed or injured. Fortunately, the arrival of the Ning Navy gave Lanzhou officers great confidence.

Qi Yan told a lie to the officer in Lanzhou: "Cheng Shijie, the commander of Ning Haijun, is rushing here with a large army. They have already arrived in Datong...they are the vanguard!"

What Qi Yan brought to Lanzhou was not only confidence, but also more than 3000 iron-shoeed horses. You must know that the Ning Navy only has six or seven thousand iron-shoeed horses.

Meng En said: "Commander, transfer Sun Kewang, Li Dingguo, Liu Wenxiu and others over here!"

"Send them here?"

"They are originally from Shaanxi, and they have an instinctive dependence on Shaanxi. Facing the Mongols' attack, they will definitely do their best, and those old thieves..."

"No, after the Battle of Little Days, they are no longer thieves, they are our own people!"

Cheng Shijie said: "Be careful what you say in the future, don't say anything that affects unity!"

"Yes, handsome!"

Meng Endao: "In Liaodong now there is the General Staff of Zhou, and General Zhang Yuzhang. Jiannu can't make waves, but the most you need now, Commander, is a general who is good at using cavalry. Although Zhao Wencai, General Zhao The ability is good, but he is only one person, and it is difficult to take care of everything, the general thinks that he can transfer Sun Ke and hope that they will join the battle!"

Cheng Shijie actually didn’t like Sun Kewang in his heart. Looking at Sun Kewang’s life, he first fought with Zhang Xianzhong, rebelled after Zhang’s death because of his dissatisfaction, and surrendered to the Qing Dynasty after his failure. The army was completely wiped out.If it weren't for his rebellion, the Qing army might not have been able to defeat Yongli so easily, and history might have been completely changed.

But it is undeniable that Sun Kewang is very capable, and his being adopted as Zhang Xianzhong's adopted son is inseparable from his brave performance on the battlefield.He is brave on the battlefield without losing his wit. Every time he encounters an enemy, he can always deal with it calmly and turn danger into safety. He enjoys the title of "a wall" in the army.

After Zhang Xianzhong was killed by an arrow in a battle, Sun Kewang became the de facto army leader.He led the rebel army to the south, captured the local armed forces in Guizhou, and then entered Yunnan to put down the rebellion in Shading Prefecture.In this way, the entire Yunnan and Guizhou were occupied.Later, he determined the strategy of "uniting the Ming Dynasty against the Qing Dynasty" and surrendered to the Nanming court.

In such a difficult environment as Yunnan and Guizhou, Sun Kewang was able to pull out more than [-] troops. Sun Kewang played the slogan "Together support the Ming Dynasty and restore the country" to attract people's hearts, and won the support of the original Ming forces in most parts of Yunnan. By the way, the local rebel chieftains were attacked, and a stable political foundation was established in Yunnan.

The second is to carry out land reform. Although they cooperated with the old officials and gentry in Yunnan, they spared no effort to attack their economic foundation economically. All the land occupied by chieftains was transformed into private farmland where taxes were paid according to regulations.

In addition, Sun Kewang also built water conservancy in Yunnan, issued copper coins, developed salt wells, and curbed corruption. In a short period of time, Yunnan's economy was restored and it also developed rapidly, laying the foundation for the future Northern Expedition. Enjoy it even when it's messy.

In later generations, some people even jokingly referred to Sun Kewang as Sun Kewang's internal affairs. He was a good player in both war and internal affairs. At least, with Sun Kewang's surrender, the situation in Nanming collapsed instantly, which is enough to prove Sun Kewang's ability.

Although the ability is good, but the character is not good.However, the problem is that Cheng Shijie is currently unavailable, Chen Dayong is in Dayuan, Liu Qingsong is in Luzon, and Shen Mingyu is planning to go south to Annan.Luzon is at the critical moment of clearing the plan. Once the Luzon garrison is withdrawn, Luzon will definitely revive.

Now there is no other way but to delay Annan's strategy.

Cheng Shijie thought for a while and said, "The Commander-in-Chief has ordered that the Annan Army Corps was originally planned to go north. The Annan Army Corps will be headed by Shen Mingyu, with Sun Kewang as its deputy, followed by Li Dingguo and Liu Wenxiu."

However, what Cheng Shijie didn't expect was that his order to transfer the Annan Corps of the Ninghai Navy to go north to fight against the enemy was stuck in the Ministry of War.

Wen Tiren said that everything is going well now, Cheng Shijie mobilized [-] to [-] troops to go north, what is his intention?
Emperor Chongzhen did not listen or believe, but he was actually a little uneasy. After all, in the eyes of Emperor Chongzhen, the Ning Navy could defeat Jiannu, and those 20 or [-] Jiannu could kill more than [-] Ming troops. Doesn't it mean that Cheng Shijie's soldiers are also capable of endangering the capital?
In this case, Emperor Chongzhen sent Wang Chengen to ask Cheng Shijie instead.

"My lord, why are you here?"

"Hey, my good Duke, do you know what good deeds you have done? Because of you, the entire capital is in turmoil!"

Cheng Shijie was at a loss: "What did this commander do to cause such a big disturbance in the capital?"

"You want to mobilize [-] elites of the Ning Navy to go north. This is an astonishing job. Can the capital keep it from being noisy?"

Cheng Shijie felt inexplicable: "What's the fuss about this? Hundreds of thousands of Mongolian troops marched south, and now from Xuanfu East Road, to Datong, and even Gansu, they have become a mess. Wuwei has fallen, and the sixteen cities of Gansu Even though he was slaughtered, he was impatient, what happened to the Ning Navy going north? If it wasn’t for the fear of Li Zicheng’s resurgence, this commander would still want to move the Tianxiong Army north!”

Wang Chengen looked surprised: "The situation is so serious?"

"It's more serious than you think!"

Cheng Shijie put the received military information in front of Wang Chengen.

After Wang Chengen saw it, he was speechless for a long time: "This... how could it be like this?"

"Mobei encountered a rare snowstorm, and their breath turned into ice. The Mongols in Mobei couldn't survive, so they had to go south to survive. Isn't it always like this for thousands of years?"

Cheng Shijie smiled wryly, "What's so strange about that?"

Wang Chengen said: "However, the reason is such a reason, but some people just can't see it! They objected like crazy, saying that the Duke has a heart of disobedience, and the Duke's move is suspected of rebellion. They want the Duke to go to Beijing." , defend yourself!"

A trace of anger burst out of Cheng Shijie's eyes: "It's the good deed of those officials again?"

"Not only the gang of speech officials, but even Wang Yingxiong and Wu Zongda are in trouble. Alas, the selfishness of the rulers is really too heavy!"

Wang Chengen smiled bitterly and said: "Those officials said that it is because of your arrogance and arrogance that you warriors deposed your warriors and started a war rashly, attracting the Mongols and slaves to fight back wildly. How could the country's affairs be so ruined! Now that the building is about to collapse, Ming Dynasty Dangerous, now kill Cheng Shijie, make peace with Mongolia and Jiannu..."

Hearing this, Cheng Shijie's face became more and more ugly.

What is black and white?
What does it mean to turn a deer into a horse?

This is.

Cheng Shijie clenched his fist hidden in his sleeve: "Then what does His Majesty say?"

"The emperor still supports the Duke, otherwise we wouldn't let our family go there in person."

When Wang Chengen said this, he showed a gratified smile: "The emperor sent the Duke to guard the Nine Sides, and he really chose the right person."

Cheng Shijie became a little worried: "Oh, it would be great if His Majesty could always trust the subordinate officials. As long as I give this commander two years, I can completely stabilize the entire northwest, including the Mongolian grassland!"

"The power of the sky is unpredictable, and no one knows whether the holy family will last forever. We can only do our best and obey the destiny." (End of this chapter)