Wang Chengen trotted all the way, holding the lower skirt of his robe in one hand and holding a victory report in the other.
"Great victory! Robbery!" He was sweating profusely, shouting and running. "Your Majesty, what a great victory in Tongzhou. Zhou Yuji and Huang Hao defeated the rebels. The formation killed nine thousand people and they are chasing the rebels. The rebels have become frightened and scattered in all directions. They are no longer organized."
In Wuying Palace, Chongzhen stayed up all night again, waiting for news from the front line.
Ever since he sent out the last of his field troops, he had been restless. For the first time, he felt helpless. The only people in the city who can really fight are the five thousand Jin Yi Guards. What he fears most is the news of Zhou Yuji's defeat.
Once Zhou Yuji was defeated by more than four times the number of rebels, he really didn't know what to do. The capital is already empty. Can it be defended? He has no foundation at all.
With a click, the writing brush fell onto the table. Just as he was about to issue an order to recruit strong men in the city to assist in defending the city, a large piece of it was soaked with ink.
"What did you say? Say it again." Chongzhen looked at Wang Chengen and said.
"This slave has brought victory to Your Majesty. Your Majesty, Tongzhou has been victorious. The rebels have been completely defeated and have now fled in all directions. Zhou Yuji, Huang Hao, and Dong Jishu are all chasing the rebels. The surrounding guards heard that the rebels were defeated. , all mobilized to arrest and hunt down the rebels."
Chongzhen was filled with ecstasy.
The past ten days have been too torturous for him.
First, there are those who are extremely ambitious, ready to carry out reforms and layoffs. Let’s start with Ji Town and conduct a pilot project. Disarmament by 30,000.
Then, after Yang Fan stabilized the situation in the northwest, he asked Yang Fan to adapt the northwest troops and horses. Just keep 10,000 or 20,000 people and defend Jiayuguan and Heishui City to block Mongolia in the desert. Then Huairou conquered Qinghai and Xizang and was canonized as a master. Even if the northwest has settled down.
All other military towns on the nine sides were reorganized, eliminating the weak and leaving the strong. Hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers were trained and sent to the front line of Liaohe River, completely sealing the slaves in Liaodong. Together with Lin Dan Khan's Chahar tribe, they gradually squeezed eastward and recovered the lost land in Liaodong.
This is what he has in mind.
In the end, I never expected that the seemingly smart Wang Yingzhi would be such a loser. He actually messed up all my plans. There were more than 60,000 people in Ji Town, including new troops, old troops, camp soldiers, and guardsmen, all rebelled.
Rebellious soldiers burned, killed and looted everywhere, and more than a dozen states and counties were devastated by military disasters. Officials were killed and warehouses ransacked. All the civilian gentry suffered. The most serious areas, such as Jizhou, almost turned into a white field.
In the past few days, no matter how many soldiers and horses he sent, many soldiers and horses were defeated, and he almost never encountered a victory.
He was a little desperate. He felt very relaxed watching Yang Fan fight. He thought that he would not be much worse than Yang Fan. However, once I got started, I realized that it was not what it seemed and taken for granted.
During this time he was in great anxiety. These days, he has been staying at Wuying Hall for food and accommodation. Hardly ever had a good night's sleep. At this time, hearing the news that the front had been completely victorious, he felt dizzy. He staggered and almost fell, and quickly held the sand table with his hands.
He took the battle report and read it carefully, word for word.
He let out a long breath. Really won.
The two cabinet ministers on duty tonight and the Minister of War, Li Banghua, congratulated the emperor.
Chongzhen waved his hands feebly, feeling a sweetness in his throat. He swallowed the blood forcefully. He was unwilling to show his vulnerable side in front of ministers.
Moreover, this Jizhen mutiny has in fact declared the bankruptcy of his attempt to clear the army. The original meaning of the Qing army was to squeeze out the soldiers who were on empty pay and eliminate the old and weak soldiers, so as to strengthen the combat effectiveness and reduce the financial burden.
However, this incident completely disrupted the pilot work. And it greatly frightened the young emperor. He no longer dared to take such drastic steps. Moreover, the emperor's prestige in front of the cabinet and ministers suffered a heavy blow.
"I'm a little sleepy, so I'm going back to the harem first. Let Li Aiqing take the lead here. Give me a report tomorrow." Chongzhen said expressionlessly.
"I respectfully send you off to Your Majesty." Li Banghua and others
Bow and salute.
When the incident in Ji Town began to settle, in a farm with beautiful scenery on the outskirts of Nagasaki, a beautiful woman was opening a beautifully wrapped gift box in surprise.
"What is this?" she asked with a smile.
"Madam, this is the persimmon cake that was just delivered to Yang Jun's Mansion in the Ming Dynasty this morning on a clipper ship." A maid kowtowed on the spotlessly polished floor.
The maid continued: "According to someone from the Yang Mansion who delivered the goods, the manor tried to make some persimmons the year before last and found that the fruits of the wild persimmon trees in Yanshan were very suitable for making persimmons. Last winter, a lot of them were made. After six After months of storage, the taste has reached its peak. This time, the eldest lady of the Yang family gave each lady a small box. She also specially sent a small box to you."
Mrs. Taozi rolled her eyes happily. This was a gift from Mrs. Dingyuan Bo, and its significance was extraordinary.
She carefully opened the beautifully packaged lacquerware gift box, and one hundred persimmons were neatly arranged inside.
These persimmons are large and round, with thick flesh and a layer of snow-white frosting on the orange-red surface. It looks very appetizing.
She picked up one and said to herself, this is a gift from Yang Jun's house.
I took a small bite gently, and a sweet taste filled my mouth.
It turns out that Ming Dynasty’s persimmons are so sweet. Peach happy *** eyes.
Persimmons were introduced to Japan during the Yayoi period, and by the Warring States Period they had become a specialty of the Mino region. It is said that Oda Nobunaga gave them to the missionaries who came to Japan from Portugal as a territorial specialty.
Persimmons can be divided into sweet persimmons and astringent persimmons. The astringent persimmons are mainly used to make persimmon cakes.
In Japan, sweet persimmons only appeared after the Kamakura period, so before that, people only had astringent persimmons that could be used for direct consumption and making persimmon cakes.
In ancient times when there was no sugar, sweet persimmons were already very popular when eaten directly. Astringent persimmons need to be deastringent first. Making persimmon cakes can not only remove the astringency of astringent persimmons, but also extend the shelf life.
Although this stuff is also produced in Japan, the taste is not as good as that of Daming. In modern times, Chinese persimmons are also exported to Japan and South Korea in large quantities.
Since Taozi got the business methods instructed by Yang Fan in the letter, her business has been getting better and better, and she has made a lot of money. Her followers have opened department stores, grocery stores, small pawn shops, etc. all over the four islands.
