At the end of Ming Dynasty: I, Sun Kewang!Desperate comeback!

Chapter 152 In the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the situation reversed.

"Xian Guoan is indeed available." Xiaozhuang nodded slightly.

"Back to the Queen Mother, Guilin and Yongzhou have Guoan and Chen De stationed there. Even if Sun Kewang has any objections, the more than 1 elite soldiers stationed in the fortified city can still deter him. In this way, entering Guizhou to help the war or entering Yunnan has become his only option. way out.”

"It's just that our country, the Qing Dynasty, is currently in crisis. There are Western bandits and bandits causing trouble in the southwest, there are also pirates coming from the southeast, and Hong Chengchou and Sun Kewang have already developed a rift."

"Everything, one by one, although we, the Qing Dynasty, have a plan to deal with it, but whether it is the southwest war, guarding against pirates, or appeasing Sun Kewang, a large amount of food and salary is needed. Now it is necessary to mobilize troops to garrison in the south of the Yangtze River, and the Ministry of Revenue's money and food I'm afraid it's not enough." Obai said.

Xiaozhuang frowned again when he heard this.

During the confrontation between the Ming and Qing Dynasties, in order to feed an additional [-] elite soldiers of the green camp, our Qing Dynasty was already in deficit every year.

With the outbreak of the Southwest War, the military expenditure of the Qing Dynasty has been rising steadily.

It is estimated that more than 3000 million yuan will be burned this year.

With the annual income of the Qing Dynasty treasury being 800 million taels per year, it is impossible to sustain this kind of expenditure without finding some way.

"The 500 million taels of salary to appease Sun Kewang have been sent to Hunan. For these 500 million, the Qing Dynasty has collected a lot of tax arrears in Jiangnan."

"Now we need to rectify the Jiang defense and naval forces and deploy [-] elite troops to garrison thousands of miles south of the Yangtze River. Can you tell us what method the court should use?"

In order to fight the southwest war and appease Sun Kewang, the Qing Dynasty naturally used its strength in Jiangnan.

But now that the pirates are coming, if they continue to kill the Jiangnan gentry like pigs.

Maybe once the people's hearts lose their temper, they will directly join the pirates, and the Qing Dynasty will catch them blind.

The gentry were also human beings, although there were many among them who treated them like pigs.

But even a pig!You know how to scream twice when you are being slaughtered.

If you are not careful, you will be slapped twice.

Therefore, Qianliang stationed in Jiangnan should think of other ways.

We in the Qing Dynasty also know that the people's hearts in Jiangnan are actually not with us. If we continue to squeeze them, we will not be able to protect them, and something will happen.

Of course, before the Qing Dynasty, we were not afraid of any trouble in Jiangnan. After all, so many soldiers and horses were not vegetarians.

It's just that the situation in our Qing Dynasty now is that 10,000+ elite soldiers have invested in the southwest.

The rest need to perform their respective duties. If the pirates invade, riots will break out in various places in the south of the Yangtze River.

Our Qing Dynasty does not have extra troops to suppress it!
"Your Majesty, the eight great imperial merchants are like relatives to the country. Each of them owns a millionaire. According to my opinion, the eight great imperial merchants can help with their salaries. In this way, not only will Jiang defense and deployment expenses be worry-free, but they can even be able to hoard a sum of money for the imperial court. Emergency money." Upon hearing this, Obai cupped his hands and said.

As soon as these words came out, Xiaozhuang kept nodding.

"Ao Shaobao, you are truly the pillar of our Qing Dynasty!"

The eight imperial merchants were not ordinary merchants. In the past, when the Qing Dynasty was outside the customs, they kept transporting salt, iron and other strategic materials to Liaodong.

The Qing Dynasty entered the customs six times, and most of the money they robbed flowed into the customs and went into the pockets of Fan Yongdou and others.

If it weren't for this group of people sending supplies thousands of miles away, would our Qing Dynasty in Liaodong be able to live so comfortably?
With this relationship, our Qing Dynasty also routinely awarded rewards after entering the customs.

Naturally, Fan Yongdou and others were secretly flirting with Prince Baylor within the Qing Dynasty.

On weekdays, it can be said that his hands and eyes can reach the sky.

It's just that these people are businessmen after all. Even if they become imperial merchants, they are still businessmen.

It's time for our Qing Dynasty to spend money. No matter how prominent these people are on weekdays, at critical moments, their slave appearance will have to be revealed.

But having said that, within our Qing Dynasty, who is going to be this evil person also needs to be considered.

However, Obai did not hesitate at all and spoke directly without fear of offending anyone.

This had to make Xiaozhuang sigh.

"Your Majesty's words are serious. The eight imperial merchants have received great favor from me, the Emperor of the Qing Dynasty. Now that the Qing Dynasty is short of money and food, it is time for these minions to contribute."

"Queen Mother, leave this matter to my servant. I promise that I will never miss any important military and state affairs!" Obai said seriously.

"Okay! The Ai family has the final say on this matter. It will be up to you, Ao Shaobao, to supervise the management of Huangshang Leshu. Whether it is Jiang defense or troop deployment, a large amount of food and salary will be needed. You will first supervise the situation according to the amount of 600 million."

Xiaozhuang smiled and said: "Of course, I, the Qing Dynasty, will never take anything by force. These 600 million taels of silver should be regarded as borrowed from the imperial merchants by the Ai family and the emperor."

"After the southwest is pacified and the pirates are defeated, the Ai family and the emperor promise that this money will definitely be returned to the imperial merchants!"

"The Queen Mother is so kind!" Yue Le and others were filled with emotion.

He was still prepared to pay back the money he had spent on his servants, Xiaozhuang was really particular about it.

You know, they use the slaves' wives, and they won't return them until they get tired of playing with them, and they don't keep enough seeds!

"After all, the imperial merchants have made great contributions. We, the Qing Dynasty, will never treat them badly!"

Xiaozhuang smiled and said: "When the southwest is pacified, the affairs of the world will have a conclusion. By then, Jiangnan will have plenty of money, and the Ai family and the emperor will not have to default on the 600 million from the imperial merchants. "

As soon as these words came out, Obai and others also laughed.

Li Zicheng took out 7000 million taels in Beijing.

In Jiangnan, if we, the Qing Dynasty, risk everything, we can easily scrape out 5000 taels!
It's just that silver needs to be shed slowly, and scraping it too much will be counterproductive.

After all, money is money only when social order is stable.

Therefore, to deal with the sustainable development of the Jiangnan gentry, we must not act too hastily or use too much force.

But a mere 600 million.

If the southwest is pacified, just a few major cases will be revealed in minutes.

For our Qing Dynasty, as long as the world is unified, nothing will matter.

In this way, our Qing Dynasty's method of dealing with the world situation was finalized.

In the southwest, let Luo Tuo and Zhao Butai brace themselves and be wary of the situation.

In the south of the Yangtze River, rectify the river defense and send reinforcements to deal with Zheng Chenggong's attack.

In Guangdong and Guangxi, they turned a blind eye to what happened to Shang Kexi and Geng Jimao, and tried their best to appease Sun Kewang.

We are going to use the 500 million collected from the taxes owed by the Ming Dynasty to let Lord Sun lead troops into Yunnan.

But what our Qing Dynasty doesn’t know is that they are planning to use our Ming Dynasty’s tax arrears to attack Ming Dynasty.

And Lord Sun is also planning to use the money from the taxes owed by the Qing Dynasty to attack the Qing Dynasty.

The twists and turns here depend on who is more cunning and shameless.

Our Qing Dynasty shamelessly asked the Jiangnan gentry to pay the taxes owed to the Ming Dynasty, and collected the money that our Ming Dynasty had no ability to collect.

Then use the money to favor Sun Guozhu and let Sun Guozhu lead troops to attack the Ming Dynasty.

Sun Guozhu, on the other hand, has made a new arrangement for the 500 million Ming Dynasty's tax arrears.

Prepare to go north to Huguang and get it, then use it to attack the Qing Dynasty.

In the shameless calculations of the Qing Dynasty and Sun Guozhu, time entered July.In this hottest month, the situation between the Ming and Qing Dynasties gradually began to reverse.

Sichuan, Chongqing.

The blood-stained military flags were broken, and countless dead bodies were piled under the city.

"Superintendent, let's withdraw. Lao Ta and Lao Dang have been defeated. Wu Sangui's troops will arrive here in the next two days. If we don't withdraw, we won't be able to leave." Liu Tichun sighed.

He joined forces with He Zhen, Dang Shousu, Ta Tianbao, Wang Guangxing, Tan Wen, Tan Hong, Tan Yi and others to form eight battalions of troops and marched westward to attack Chongqing.

The Ming army totaled more than [-] people in this battle, and their strength was far superior to the Qing army in Chongqing.

It's a pity that although there are many old soldiers from Shaanxi and Gansu in the remaining troops of Shun Army, Liu Tichun and others are capable of conquering and fighting.

He Zhen even defeated Li Dingguo.

However, their troops have been confined to the Kuidong Mountains for a long time.

Money and food were scarce, and equipment was incomplete.

Under long-term consumption, the physical fitness of many Shunjun soldiers has seriously declined.

Year-round lack of food and clothing has caused these tens of thousands of soldiers to withdraw from the ranks of the first-class army.

The difficulty in replenishing guns, armor, and bows and arrows further aggravated the decline of the Shun army's combat effectiveness.

But even so, with the strength of the remaining Shun Army, it was still not a problem to annihilate the thousands of Qing troops in Chongqing in a field battle.

It's a pity that these thousands of Qing troops are not in the wild, but in the fortified city of Chongqing.

The Shun Army had already lost all its heavy artillery during the previous retreat.

In the past, Li Guo and others failed to attack Jingzhou for a long time because of this reason.

Although Liu Tichun and others have been operating in the Kuidong area for ten years.

But Kuidong had few resources and poor people. Even if they tried hard to raise funds, it would be difficult to replenish the heavy artillery.

Therefore, under the city of Chongqing, although Liu Tichun and others attacked in every possible way, they lacked firepower.

The Ming army fought fiercely for more than ten days, but Chongqing still could not break the city.

"Duke Wan, can't the army organize another siege?"

Wen Anzhi looked at the dilapidated Chongqing City and sighed: "Our army has organized dozens of attacks, and the Tatars in the city have suffered heavy casualties. If we attack again, this city will fall!"

"When Chongqing is captured and our army defends the city, Wu Sangui will be unable to do anything to us."

"Supervisor, it's too late."

Tan Wen said dejectedly: "Our army's gunpowder and arrows have been exhausted, and the morale of the army has been low. If we attack again, there is still little hope of breaking the city."

"Even if we can break the city, our army will not be able to withstand Wu Sangui's attack without gunpowder and arrows."

Wen Anzhi felt even more depressed after hearing this.

The Kuidong area has always been barren, making it difficult to replenish food, grass, gunpowder, and arrows.

If the city cannot be broken this time, the huge amount of materials consumed in attacking the city will be wasted.

"Superintendent, let's withdraw. Duke Jing, Marquis of Yidu, Marquis of Xingping and Marquis of Qi have been defeated. If we don't leave, our army will not be able to leave when Wu Sangui comes." Tan Hong persuaded.

Among the eight battalions of soldiers and horses, we learned that when Wu Sangui went north, the four battalions of Jingguo Duke Guangxing, Yiduhou Ta Tianbao, Xingpinghou Dang Shouxu, and Qihou He Zhen went south to block and delay the rescue of Wu Sangui's troops.

Liu Tichun and San Tan continued to attack the city.

Now a few days have passed, the Ming army's supplies have been exhausted, and Wang Guangxing and his four men have been defeated by Wu Sangui.

There was no point in continuing to attack the city.

"Hou Xinjin, it is the great heat now, and Jin Wang Xiangbi has led the main force eastward out of Guizhou."

"No matter what, we have to hold Wu Sangui back so that he cannot return south to Guizhou." Wen Anzhi said solemnly.

Tan Yi heard this and said: "Supervisor, having said that, our army has been attacking the city for many days and we really can no longer fight."

Wen Anzhi said seriously: "Marquis Renshou, this is the critical moment. As long as we hold back Wu Sangui's tribe in Chongqing, the Jin King's troops can easily defeat Hong Chengchou and Luo Tuo in Guizhou."

"When that time comes, whether the imperial army marches east to Huguang or north to Sichuan, the general trend of the world will be changed."

"If we retreat at this time, wouldn't we delay the opportunity to fight and become eternal sinners?"

"Superintendent, you can't say that." Tan Hong said dissatisfied: "It's not that we are unwilling to fight for the imperial court, it's just that the soldiers have been fighting hard in Chongqing for more than ten days."

"Now Wu Sangui's soldiers and horses are about to arrive. Our army has been stationed under the strong city. It has been unable to attack for a long time and its morale has been low. Wu Sangui's army has defeated the soldiers and horses of Jing Guogong and others."

"If we still stay in Chongqing, we will die in vain!"

"That's right!" Tan Yi agreed: "The only way out now is to return to Kuidong and rest and reorganize our troops."

Wen Anzhi was anxious when he heard this.

"Marquis Renshou and Marquis Xinjin, if you withdraw, what will the court and King Jin do?"

"Supervisor, you can't blame us." Tan Yi sneered: "Our troops have already fought hard for the imperial court. The King of Jin and the imperial court should also understand our difficulties."

"Marquis of Xinjin." Wen Anzhi said earnestly: "At this time, the army of King Jin and the imperial court is estimated to have arrived in Guizhou. As long as we hold Wu Sangui back, King Jin will definitely win a great victory in Guizhou."

"If Wu Sangui's tens of thousands of soldiers and horses are allowed to go south, if something goes wrong in the Guizhou war, we will never be able to atone for our sins!"

"I only have one life, don't care if I die!" Tan Yi heard this and said dissatisfied: "If you want me to die in Chongqing, let alone the King of Jin and the court, even if the King of Heaven comes!"

"You...!" Hearing this, Wen Anzhi blew his beard and stared in anger.

"Okay! How can you be so arrogant in front of the Supervisor!" Tan Wen, the boss of the Three Tans, scolded.

Hearing his elder brother's scolding, Tan Yi closed his mouth angrily.

"Superintendent, our army is tired of veterans and is in urgent need of rest. We'd better return to our hometown first, rest our troops and horses, and replenish medicine and arrows."

Tan Wen sighed and spoke slowly.

In this battle of Chongqing, his and his two brothers' troops suffered heavy casualties, and they failed to capture Chongqing. Tan Wen couldn't help but feel heavy in his heart.

"Fuhou, I know our army is in difficulty right now, but wouldn't it be a pity if tens of thousands of our soldiers and horses just retreat like this?" Wen Anzhi said unwillingly.

"What the Superintendent said is correct. If our Eighth Route Army troops in Kuidong, more than [-] of them, return to their hometown in such a dejected manner, if word spreads, I am afraid that the heroes of the world will look down upon us."

Liu Tichun, the nominal commander-in-chief of the thirteen Kuidong families, suddenly spoke.

"Duke Wan, is it possible that you still want to continue fighting?" Tan Wen and others were shocked.

Liu Tichun smiled slightly.

"The city of Chongqing is strong and Wu Sangui is approaching again. Even if our army gathers eight battalions, it will not be our opponent."

"It's just that it would be a pity to let Wu Sangui straighten out his retreat."

(End of this chapter)