Nanming Yiming

Chapter 68
1648 is destined to be an extraordinary year.

The news of Jin Shenghuan and Wang Deren's rebellion against the Qing Dynasty in Nanchang spread rapidly to all directions like a storm.

In the Drunken Immortal Building in Nanchang City, Qian Ning was frantically collecting all kinds of news.

At this time, one of his subordinates said: "Report to the commander, all the pigeons have been released to Taihu Lake, at the latest one day and one night, the governor will be able to receive the news from Nanchang."

Information in this era can be said to be quite lagging behind. For example, Jin Shenghuan is in Nanchang anyway. Anyway, it will take two days at the fastest to reach Nanjing. of.In addition, it takes time to receive and confirm the message, and the actual delivery time is often longer.

Especially in some areas where the roads are inconvenient and the information is relatively blocked, the major events that may have happened a year ago are still unknown.

At this time, Jin Shenghuan didn't know that it was already the second year of Yongli in Nanming.

Otherwise, it would not be possible to play the reign title of the fourth year of Longwu.

In this era, the efficiency of "flying pigeons to send letters" is not high. Although the carrier pigeons of the Intelligence Department are specially fed and trained, if you release 3 pigeons, it will be considered a high honor if one of them can be delivered to your destination on time.

In order to ensure that the news could be delivered accurately, the intelligence department even released eight carrier pigeons in one go.

The content is only four words: the wind rises from Nanchang.

In this way, even if the news delivered by the pigeon is leaked, there is no need to worry.

Of course, the envoys on the road are also rushing to Taihu Lake.

In addition to the intelligence personnel of the intelligence department, the businessmen under the industry department are also extremely busy at this time.

After all, after Jin Shenghuan was in Nanchang anyway, the price of Nanchang City began to rise, and the grain price rose directly from 6 renminbi a stone to 8 renminbi a stone.

A lot of armaments and supplies are also rising, but now is not the time to make a move. Naturally, Qian Mo, a "big profiteer", will not let go of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.A large amount of grain has been purchased in advance, and the workshop in Tianjiazhuang has also produced a lot of armaments, planning to make a fortune in Nanchang City.

At this time, Jin Shenghuan was in high spirits. Looking at Zhang Yutian, who was still showing off his power in front of him before, now kneeling and licking at his feet like a dog, he felt extremely comfortable!

Although he wanted to cut Zhang Yutian into pieces before, but now he is temporarily spared his humble life, and let him be the Minister of the Ministry of War, responsible for making artillery vehicles.

The current situation in Jiangxi can be said to be very good, although Jin Shenghuan and Wang Deren have made money in Jiangxi and have a bad reputation.

But at this time, the banner of "anti-Qing and Ming Dynasty" is really useful. Not only the people around support it, but also many ministers of the Ming Dynasty came out to help.

Except that Jiang Yueguang was welcomed by Jin Shenghuan to the city of Nanchang, calling for far and near in the name of Prince Taibao, Minister of the Ministry of Officials and Minister of the Ministry of War, and a scholar of the Zhongji Temple.In addition, Liu Silai and Yu Yinggui, former officials of the Ming Dynasty, also came out to assist, and Jin Shenghuan also entrusted them with important tasks.

Of course, there were a few traitors who were utterly devoted to the Qing Dynasty and went all the way to the dark side. Liu Tongchun, the governor of the Jiangxi palm print, left his wife, children and family members, escaped from the city, disguised as a monk, and prepared to flee to Nanjing at night to report a major incident in Jiangxi.

In history, this Liu Tongchun later provided geographical maps for the Qing general Tan Tai who went south, and played a significant role in the attack on Nanchang and its nearby counties.

However, Liu Tongchun, who had already shaved his head at this time, was not so lucky. Although he managed to escape from Nanchang City, he was stopped by the intelligence department on the way to Nanjing.

A man dressed as a farmer said, "Reporter, we caught a monk and said he was going to Qixia Temple in Nanjing."

Li Lanshan, the person in charge of the Nanchang Station of the Intelligence Department, is currently ordered to intercept the Qing court spies who are going to Nanjing to report the news outside Nanchang.

Li Lanshan said: "Where is the monk from, bring it up and let me see!"

Seeing Liu Tongchun's appearance, Li Lanshan laughed and said, "Your bald head was shaved just now. The blood on your head is not dry yet. Tell me honestly, are you planning to go to Nanjing to inform the Tartars?"

Seeing that Liu Tongchun didn't speak, Li Lanshan immediately ordered someone to search him.

"Good guy, you actually carry a topographic map of Jiangxi's prefectures with you, and dare to say that you are not planning to report to Nanjing."

"If you don't tell the truth, send you back to Nanchang and hand it over to Jin Shenghuan and Wang Deren. Let's see if you are still so stubborn."

Liu Tongchun knew that if he was escorted back to Nanchang, his family's lives would be lost, so he begged for mercy: "I am Liu Tongchun, the governor of Jiangxi's palm seal, and I hope that my little brother will let me go, and I will definitely reward you with a lot of money."

Li Lanshan said unceremoniously: "Then trouble Liu Dusi to write a letter, and I will go to your mansion to accept my thanks!"

"Don't worry, we won't hand you over to Jin Shenghuan. If you have something to say, you should go to Taihu Lake and tell Governor Xia."

Apart from this unpleasant episode, there is still good news in Nanchang at this time.

As early as more than two years ago, Jin Shenghuan helped the Man Qing regain Jiangxi once, and took Jiangxi No. [-] Mansion in less than half a year.

This time, in the name of "anti-Qing and restoring the Ming Dynasty", the recovery of Jiangxi is even more familiar.

At the beginning of February, Wang Deren led his troops to the north, advancing triumphantly all the way, successively captured Guangji, Huangmei, Hukou, Pengze and other places, and controlled the east-west waterway near Jiujiang.

At this time, in the city of Jiujiang Prefecture, Wu Shiqi, the prefect of Jiujiang, and Leng Yundeng, the general of Jiujiang, became ants on the hot pot.

Wu Shiqi said: "I heard that Jiangxi Admiral Jin Shenghuan and his deputy Wang Deren have returned anyway. Jiujiang, Leng's army, is an important defense city for the river. The city is strong and has enough food and grass. How long can you hold on?"

Leng Yundeng said: "This Wang Deren was originally Li Chuang's hero, extremely brave, and his troops are no less than [-] people. This Jiujiang Mansion is only [-] soldiers and horses. How can we resist?"

"The dragons in Jiangxi have no leader now. I heard that Governor Zhang Yutian has already surrendered to Jin Shenghuan. Why don't we, who are alone and helpless, just surrender to the Ming?"

"Jiujiang is an isolated city. You and I don't want to lose our wealth and lives here just to work for Man Qing."

Wu Shiqi said: "The Manchus went against the law, and the people in Jiangxi have long suffered unspeakably. This time, Jin Shenghuan raised his troops anyway, and there were many responders. Earlier, his subordinates reported that many people in the city had already started to cut their braids. You and I will follow suit. People's hearts, take the initiative anyway."

So Leng Yundeng, the general guarding Jiujiang, led [-] soldiers in Kaesong to respond to Wang Deren's troops. Wu Shiqi, the prefect of Jiujiang, and other local officials expressed their allegiance. Wang Deren ordered Wu Gao to take over the defense of Jiujiang Prefecture, and soon completely controlled the Yangtze River. channel.

At the same time, the vast majority of prefectures and counties in Jiangxi heard the news and raised the banner of anti-Qing and Ming Dynasty.

Among them, the more important ones were the guards of Ji'an Prefecture Liu Yipeng and Li Shiyuan led their troops to join Jin Shenghuan; the guards of Raozhou Pan Yongxi, the guards of Yuanzhou Tang Zhizhong and Gai Yushi also occupied the city anyway.

Jiangxi has changed dramatically for a while. At this time, the thirteen prefectures of Jiangxi, Nanchang, Jiujiang, Nankang, Raozhou, Yuanzhou, Ji'an, Ruizhou, Linjiang, Fuzhou, Nan'an, and Jianchang eleven prefectures have announced anyway.

Jin Shenghuan even experienced the thrill of "it depends on the story", and instantly felt that he had reached the pinnacle of his life.

At this time, Jin Shenghuan and Wang Deren had already occupied the Eleven Mansions of Jiangxi Province, claiming to have 30 soldiers, which can be said to be overwhelming.

Only Liu Wuyuan, the governor of southern Jiangxi and other places in the Qing Dynasty, Hu Yousheng, the commander-in-chief of Southern Jiangxi, Yang Yuming, Gao Jinku, etc., guarded the southern Ganzhou area centered on Ganzhou, and the Guangchang Mansion (the government was in Shangrao) guarded by general Kang Shisheng and others remained. Under the control of the Qing court.

At this time, Nanchang Prefecture, which was the center of the anti-Qing storm, was quietly raising a performance called "Excerpt Opera".

"Jiangyin City 81st Anti-Qing", "Shi Kefa Defends Yangzhou" and other plays completely ignited the anti-Qing enthusiasm of the people in Nanchang.

For several days in a row, the venue was full, and the ordinary people who were still a little hesitant cut off their braids one after another, expressing their support for Jin Shenghuan's anti-Qing Dynasty.

If anyone dared to walk on the street with braids at this time, he would definitely be beaten to death by the angry Nanchang people as a secret agent of the Qing army!
After Jin Shenghuan heard that this "excerpt opera" was so popular, he felt that it was very good for promoting him anyway, so he invited Jiang Riguang and other officials to watch it.

The "excerpt opera" in Taihu Lake was 2 cents a piece, and at this time it was 20 coins a piece in Nanchang.

There are 4 shows in a row every day and night, and the shows are still very popular, and the market is still hard to find.

At this time, the officers under the Nanchang Station of the Intelligence Department played the role of "scalpers" and sold tickets at the price of 100 Wen in the streets and alleys of Nanchang.

Naturally, it is impossible for Gu Xin'er to appear in Nanchang City in person. The "Excerpt Opera" troupe she is in charge of has been divided into 3 crews and toured around the country.

Wang Ydan was in charge of the production team in Nanchang, so the bad idea of ​​reselling "yellow tickets" by himself was naturally given by Qian Mo.

After all, Nanchang cannot engage in fundraising, otherwise it would be raising money for Jin Shenghuan.

If the ticket price is too high, it is easy to cause trouble for yourself, so you can only resell scalped tickets to earn high profits.

In addition to ordinary tickets of 20 renminbi each, 20 VIP tickets of 200 renminbi each are also prepared in the front row.

This "excerpt opera" was not performed in a theater, but directly rented a square in Nanchang City and set up an open-air stage.

It can accommodate 2000 spectators at a time.

Jin Shenghuan and others got VIP tickets at the price of 1 tael per ticket from "scalpers".

Today's repertoire is "12 Gold Medals Recalling Yue Wumu"

Everyone is familiar with the story of Yue Fei serving the country loyally. Among them, the famous scenes of "Battle of Yancheng" and "Battle of Zhuxian Town" naturally triggered the climax of the scene.

Even Jin Shenghuan and others watched with enthusiasm, Wang Deren was a fan of the theater, and now he wished he could send his troops north to drive away the Qing Dynasty.

However, in the end Song Gaozong issued 12 gold medals in a row and recalled Yue Fei, which caused extreme dissatisfaction among the audience.

Especially Yue Fei's actor shouted out the sentence: "Ten years of achievements will be ruined in one day, and I wish I could go straight to Huanglong!"

It made Jin Shenghuan feel sorry for Yue Fei not being able to attack Huanglong directly!

In the end, the Yue family's army retreated helplessly to the south amidst the military song "Serving the Country with Devotion and Loyalty", which even caused tears in the audience.

"When the horseshoe goes south, people look north. When people look north, the grass is green and yellow dust is flying!"

"I would like to guard the soil and restore the dead, dignified China, and let the Quartet come to congratulate!"

Even Jiang Riguang was so excited that he burst into tears and said, "This military song is really well written."

At this time, someone in the crowd yelled: "Duke Yu and Marquis Jianwu will lead us to Jinling and recover the southern capital!"

Then the audience chanted:

"Go straight to Jinling and take back the southern capital!"

"Go straight to Jinling and take back the southern capital!"

"Go straight to Jinling and take back the southern capital!"

Facing the passionate audience, Jin Shenghuan could only follow suit: "We must raise troops as soon as possible and take back Nandu!"

All the ministers also felt that this "excerpt" was conducive to uniting the people and promoting the anti-Qing Dynasty.

Jin Shenghuan felt that this "excerpt" would help him improve his reputation, so he rewarded the crew with 100 taels of silver on the spot.

Then Jin Shenghuan not only sent soldiers to help maintain order, but also invited the troupe master to perform in other prefectures under his rule to help publicize the anti-Qing and enhance his reputation!
Faced with such a good deed, Wang Yangdan naturally wished for it, and said that he would definitely publicize Duke Yu's feat today.

Soon after, his subordinates reported that King Lu had sent a special envoy to visit Duke Yu.

Since Jin Shenghuan announced that anyway, he has dispatched many envoys, and this is the first envoy to send someone to contact him. Jin Shenghuan still attaches great importance to it, at least it shows that he has been recognized by other Nanming forces.

In fact, after Qian Mo returned to Taihu Lake from Chongming, he asked King Lu to send a request to Qian Ning in advance to "invite Jin Shenghuan and Wang Deren to send troops to Nanjing".

Qian Ning intentionally waited until after Jin Shenghuan finished watching this "excerpt" before appearing.

Qian Ning first informed Jin Shenghuan that Emperor Wu Long had died, King Gui Zhu Youlang had ascended the throne as emperor, and King Lu now respected the orthodoxy of Yongli Daming.

So Nanchang's document announcement was changed to the second year of Yongli, and the Muke Lei Defu was sent as a secret envoy dressed as a monk, carrying a memorial to the Yongli court with a Buddhist scripture, and went to Guangxi Xingzai to report the situation anyway.

Secondly, as the special envoy of the King of Lu, Qian Ning said: "Before, Yang Wenqi and Tu Guobao were already in Chongming anyway. Zhang Mingzhen, the Marquis of Dingxi, led an army of tens of thousands to sink Chongming and block the mouth of the Yangtze River."

"Bashan, the general manager of the Eight Banners stationed in Jiangning, has led 5000 people from the Manchurian Eight Banners, 3000 people from the Han Eight Banners, and 2000 people from the Green Camp in Suzhou."

"Jiangnan Admiral Zhang Tianlu led 5000 Green Battalions in Wusong, and Zhejiang Admiral Tian Xiong personally led 5000 Green Battalions in Songjiang."

"At this time, the main force of the Qing army in the two prefectures of Su and Song was no less than 2, and Nanjing was very empty."

"His Royal Highness the King of Lu and Zhang Mingzhen, Marquis of Dingxi, hope that Duke Yu and Marquis Jianwu will immediately send troops to the north to attack Nanjing. At that time, our tens of thousands of troops will also send troops from Chongming and Jiangxi to attack Nanjing. If Nanjing can be settled, the south of the Yangtze River will definitely be shaken. Then I am in sight of the Great Ming Dynasty!"

Jin Shenghuan was even more moved by Qian Ning's words, and said: "My lord and Marquis Jianwu are planning to send troops north to attack Nanjing, but the supplies are still in preparation, and we can send troops soon."

Qian Ning said: "As long as the Duke of Yu sends troops to the north, Qian Mo, the governor of Suhu, will also raise troops in Huzhou to prevent the Qing army from Zhejiang from supporting Jiangxi."

"Governor Qian asked me to bring something and present it to Duke Yu."

After all, Qian Ning took out a bird gun.

Jin Shenghuan said: "Isn't this just a bird gun?"

Qian Ning said: "My blunderbuss can penetrate armor at 70 steps. I don't know if Duke Yu is interested."

Ordinary bird guns can effectively kill 30-50 steps. With the blessing of mature grains of black powder, Tianjiazhuang's bird guns can barely do armor penetration at 70 steps.

Facing such a sharp bird gun, how could Jin Shenghuan not be tempted.

In the end, he gritted his teeth and bought Qian Mo's 3-shot bird gun with a large amount of granulated black powder for 1000 taels of silver.

Jin Shenghuan is also in urgent need of supplies, so he also gave the green light to Qian Mo's caravan, saying that merchants are very welcome to come to Nanchang to provide supplies.

In this way, the "profiteer" Qian Mo easily opened up the market in Jiangxi.

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