As soon as the salary arrived, Zeng Ying was so generous that he directly spent a sum of money to give to the soldiers of the Beijing camp who returned to the capital.
You must know that these five thousand people were all unlucky ones who came by lot, but they suffered a lot in Culun.
Ten silver yuan per person is considered as hard work fee.
Of course, Zeng Ying did not dare to use public money to promote personal favors. Instead, after discussing with his subordinates, he wrote to the court and issued rewards in the name of the emperor.
The soldiers were very happy after receiving half a year's salary at once.
Especially when I learned that the salary would increase to two yuan in the middle of the year, I immediately became excited.
Seeing these people packing up their belongings, and middle- and lower-level officers coming to say goodbye one by one, Zeng Ying felt a little sad for a moment:
"If you ask me, the imperial court is right to treat the border troops and the Beijing camp equally, but we in Mobei work harder and should be treated more generously."
The angel beside him nodded.
Indeed, in this area of Kulun, rice and steamed buns are completely out of the question. You can only eat dairy products, which is too painful.
Besides, Mongolian women are not as delicate and fair as those from the south...
As the two of them were enjoying themselves here, they suddenly remembered the cry of children.
Turning around, I saw a two or three-year-old child with long hair, looking at the commoner, staggering away and falling, and then a woman was coaxing him in Mongolian.
"This time I go to the capital, I'm afraid I'll have a lot of concubines!"
The angel teased, the look in his eyes was quite meaningful.
Zeng Yingze said awkwardly: "It's normal to find a Mongolian woman in a few years. Anyway, Beijing Camp has money, so just let it go!"
In his heart, he understood it quite well.
Isn't it true? In the Kulun War a few years ago, the Tuxie Tuhan tribe suffered heavy losses, and many of its men were wasted by the Manchus. So the Ming army's march north was not a timely help for the Tuxie Tuhan tribe?
At that time, two sheep could make a Mongolian girl.
You must know that in the past, the threshold for marriage between Mongolia and Han was quite high.
Of course, those bachelors are looking for wives, and those with families are looking for widow lovers.
Mongolians regard population as property. Generally speaking, widows do not marry outside their homes. They are married to brothers. However, they can be lovers. Temporary marriage is good for both of them.
Even Zeng Ying was not exempt from the vulgarity and also took in two concubines.
So he could only handle it lightly and pretend it never happened.
"You have to hurry up, it's going to snow in Mobei, and it won't be easy to leave until winter comes."
It snows in Hutian in August. Although it is not that exaggerated, it is normal for snow to fall in Mobei in October, and then it will fly to March of the next year, which lasts for four or five months.
Shaowu seventeenth year, the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month.
A light snowstorm came, creating a silvery film over the entire city of Beijing.
It's a pity that at this time of the prince's wedding, the whole capital is busy. By Chen Shi, except for the roof, the other areas are as clean as ever.
There were no less than 3,000 people in the long queue, bustling with people, playing and playing, and it was very lively.
The emperor looked at it, feeling quite a bit in his heart.
It won't be long before the third generation emperor will be born.
I'm only forty!
It seems that this throne will last for several decades.
Just as he was feeling sad, news came from the Ministry of War:
"The King of Qin reported that Hue in Annan has been captured, and Nguyen Phuc Bin was captured——"
"Okay -" the emperor was overjoyed: "The King of Qin has given his brother a big gift."
"Go and bring Prince Qin over."
Liu Afu on the side responded briskly.
As the eldest son and grandson, Prince Qin's son was lively and cute, and he was loved both inside and outside the palace. If he hadn't taken care of Princess Qin, the emperor would have wanted to take him into the palace and raise him himself.
You should embrace your grandchildren but not your children. This principle applies to both ancient and modern times.
Because a son is educated by his father, he naturally cannot love him and must maintain his father's majesty. But a grandson is educated by his son, so he is responsible for loving him.
Therefore, her baby name was Tiger Head, which was chosen by Zhu Yixi herself.
Soon, Prince Qin's crown prince Hutou, who had the head of a tiger and a head of a tiger, was carried over.
At only one and a half years old, she was wrapped tightly and fleshy in his arms, but she was extremely cute.
"Your father has conquered the city again. You, the tenth son, are worthy of your reputation!"
Hearing the emperor's teasing, Princess Qin held back her joy and asked cautiously: "Father, has there been any news about King Qin in Annan?"
"That's right."
The emperor glanced at this personally selected daughter-in-law and said with a smile: "The boss is very good in Annan. He has won two more places in Annan, which can be regarded as three points in Annan."
Princess Qin was immediately overjoyed.
The queen on the side chuckled and said: "King Qin was trained by your majesty. If you have this ability, your majesty is more capable."
"It's not easy, boss!" Zhu Yixi shook her head: "I went to join the feudal clan when I was seventeen. I am only eighteen this year. It is very hard..."
Hearing this, Princess Qin couldn't help but her eyes turned red: "It's worth it for King Qin to trouble my father."
"Furthermore, for the sake of the Ming Dynasty, the hard work of King Qin as his son is nothing. King Qin always keeps saying that compared with His Majesty, it is like the difference between a star and a bright moon..."
Zhu Yixi was happy to accept this flattery, and the queen glanced at Princess Qin with a smile:
"The daughter-in-law chosen by His Majesty is quite outstanding."
When Princess Qin heard this, she could only accept it with shame. Her chin almost dropped to her chest.
Seeing her appearance, the queen couldn't help but be envious. In the harem, she was smaller than a damselfly and always felt inferior.
The emperor was speechless, minding his own business teasing his grandson.
In fact, his choice of daughter-in-law and concubine were quite different.
The concubine is beautiful, elegant, plum blossoms, orchids, bamboos and chrysanthemums. Everyone has his or her own beauty.
But when it comes to treating my daughter-in-law, apart from the general political influence, color is secondary.
It’s not like everyone thinks, moral character comes first.
In other words, moral character and body are equally important.
To put it simply, it means not only having a good character, but also having a big butt and good fertility.
Although this saying is crude, it is true.
Because the buttocks are big, it means the hip basin is big, the baby will be born easily, and the mother will suffer less.
Moreover, such a woman's body must be strong, at least better than those with fair and tender waists, and it will be easier to have children.
For example, in the Qing Dynasty, three consecutive generations of emperors died out, which was unique in the entire history of China.
If nothing else is mentioned, his standards for selecting concubines will definitely take the blame.
Close relatives are not the main reason.
The main reason is that he has been choosing concubines from the Eight Banners, but the Eight Banners have continued to deteriorate over time, and their women must be spoiled eldest ladies.
The more delicate a person is, the more difficult it is for them to have children. Even if children are born, it is difficult for them to last long.
Just like Cixi, she gave birth to Xianfeng's only son, who also came from a poor family.
Of course, the Ming and Qing Dynasties were completely at two extremes in terms of succession to the throne.
One is so stable that even the emperor cannot change it, and the other is arbitrary and has no rules.
Yongzhengding secretly established a crown prince, although Qianlong was the first, but it was obvious to the court; not to mention Jiaqing, Qianlong abdicated and became the supreme emperor; Daoguang was even more dramatic, and the imperial edict for establishing a crown prince disappeared.
Xianfeng was decided on Daoguang's bed before his death; Tongzhi was unique, and Guangxu and Puyi were decided by Cixi.
Qianlong can only be regarded as the secret prince of the Eight Classics.
That's too far.
…
At this time, Hue City.
Although it is December, the entire Annan is in the dry season, which is a good time to attack.
With 5,000 capital troops and 10,000 Qin troops, a total of 15,000 people, Zhu Jing was known as a 100,000-strong army. He first captured Fu'an Prefecture north of Champa City.
This is the place where the Ruan family went south to seize the city.
, with only a hundred thousand people coming, after years of management, it is quite prosperous.
Then, heading north, the ports of Quang Ngai, Quy Nhon and Hoi An in Quang Nam Prefecture were captured.
In other words, the Ruan family has already captured two of the three mansions, and only has one in its hands: Quang Tri mansion.
That is where Hue, the center of its rule, is located.
At this time, the originally prosperous city has withered a lot. There is no trace in the streets and alleys. The city is dilapidated, and the broken city gates are still hung with blood.
The most lively thing is the moat.
The moat, which is several feet deep and more than ten feet wide, has been tightly blocked by stone bags, all of which are the fault of the Ming army.
Then hire locals to dig it out.
After all, Hue is only less than two hundred miles from the border, which is too close.
Zhu Jing stepped on the uneven and bloodstained city wall and looked into the distance.
Beside him, many Annan people continued to use various tools to clean up the blood and garbage, while many soldiers stared with wide eyes.
"Your Highness, it would be great to hire locals for work."
Zhu Jing turned her head and smiled.
Beside him is Qin King Zhu Cunming.
In this war, the King of Qin could be said to be following closely behind.
The Northern Expedition army was unstoppable along the way.
First, in Phu An, he defeated his 5,000 defenders, and then defeated the Ruan family's 30,000 reinforcements.
Then they walked straight to regain the city and arrived in Hue.
The King of Qin, who was originally preparing for sea support, immediately took a boat and couldn't wait to arrive in Hue, so as to break the city together.
In fact, the Ruan family never looked down upon it in this war and directly mobilized an army of 100,000 people, but it still failed in the end.
Among them, the 5,000 Beijing troops were dispatched, and their army collapsed. The 10,000 Qin troops did not take action at all, and directly harvested people from behind.
Good guy, when facing the battlefield, King Qin was stunned.
This group of Annan people actually attacked the musket formation without fear of death, and they attacked in such a dignified manner.
The more ferocious it is, the faster it dies.
Even Zhu Jing couldn't help but lament that twenty years ago, this group of people would have been really difficult to deal with.
After a massacre, there was a difficult siege.
First, they filled in the moat, then used 400 kilograms of Shao Wu-style artillery. After two or three days of bombardment, they collapsed a corner of Hue's city wall, and then they fought hard.
Unfortunately, after an honorable massacre, the morale of Ruan's army was low, and the capital camp did not take action. It was all up to the Qin army to clean up the city.
Due to the siege, Nguyen Phuc Binh of the Nguyen clan, the leader of Quang Nam Kingdom, was also captured.
"General Zhu, I understand that you are afraid that these people will be restless. After all, they were hostile before."
King Qin showed a confident smile: "However, people's hearts are here, and we can't just take it easy."
As he spoke, he curled his lips, and the latter also looked at the group of people mopping the floor.
For a moment, all the peeping eyes suddenly retracted, and many people even trembled and were terrified.
Zhu Jing was puzzled and looked up at King Qin.
This is a normal reaction.
"There is only fear in their eyes, or a little bit of hatred."
King Qin said seriously: "After all, the unknown is the most terrifying thing."
"To deal with these ordinary people, we must make them believe that we are different from the Ruan family, and hiring them to do things is the easiest way."
"For example, it's like Shang Yang established his trust in a tree. Only by gaining the trust of the people can the imperial court be established."
"I understand." Zhu Jing suddenly realized.
He thought to himself that King Qin seemed to be becoming more and more kingly.
This is the difference between rulers and generals.
"There were not many casualties in this battle. There were only a hundred casualties in the Beijing camp due to arrows."
Zhu Jing sighed: "The Northern Expedition to Shenglong will not be that simple."
"Qin Jun
How many casualties were there? ” King Qin asked Annan’s army directly.
For him, the Beijing Camp belonged to the emperor and the Ming Dynasty, while for his Qin Kingdom, the Qin Army was the main force.
After all, even the remaining soldiers from the Beijing camp were only a few thousand, while the Annan soldiers numbered tens of thousands.
"We worked hard during the siege, but we also worked hard. We lost more than 3,000 people dead and wounded. It's good to be able to capture Hue."
Zhu Jing said after tasting it briefly.
Although the Qin army is also under his command, in fact he is only responsible for daily training. The appointment and dismissal of generals are basically controlled by the King of Qin.
After all, the army is a sensitive place.
"Yes!" King Qin showed a smile: "How much of the Qin army is it like the Beijing camp?"
"If you add firearms, it's about three to five points!" Zhu Jing said a little proudly, and then quickly added: "After all, the training is the same, famous teachers make good disciples!"
King Qin nodded slightly to express his satisfaction.
In Champa and Saigon, joining the army was the best option for ordinary people.
Because the entire Qin Kingdom adopted the Beijing camp’s tactics:
Three meals a day, one meat meal every three days, strict military discipline.
Even the military academy, the military police camp, and the places where they will be assigned in the future will be copied accurately.
As a result, the living standard of the Qin army was much better than that of ordinary people. Naturally, everyone competed to be the first, thus becoming the supporters of the King of Qin.
King Qin was still thinking about it at night. When the Zheng family rises in the north in the future, he will let the Qin army be the main force to regain the fertile land of Annan.
"How about beating Zheng?"
Zhu Jing understood that this was referring to the Qin army, so she said bluntly: "The Zheng family has seven points in Annan, and even the Ruan family cannot deal with it. The Qin army has a great chance of winning if it fights with them."
"Then, how about the general sit down and let the Qin army move out?" King Qin hoped.
"The Qin army now only has 20,000 to 30,000 men, so I'm afraid it won't be enough." Zhu Jing said calmly:
"According to what the foreign minister knows, the Zheng family has millions of people under its rule and can mobilize two to three hundred thousand troops at any time. It is better to use the Beijing camp as the main force and the Qin army as a supplement."
"However, after taking Hue, the king can recruit another 30,000 troops. When the dry season comes next year, the Zheng family will be destroyed."
"At that time, you will have Annan, and Qin will be worthy of its name."
Hearing this, King Qin laughed heartily.
