Wang Yongji was afraid that Li Zicheng would become suspicious, so he cooperated with Li Zicheng on the pretext that he had Zhu Cihong's order. In fact, even if there was such an order, he, Jiang Yu, and Gao Di would not obey it.
Now Zhu Cixiang is far away in Nanjing and cannot reach the three of them at all.
But Wang Yongji didn't expect that the excuse he used to deceive Li Zicheng would come true!
At the same time that Luo Yangxing and Zuo Maotai arrived at Datong Mansion, Li Zicheng's envoys Gu Junen and Wang Chengen also arrived at Yingtian Mansion in Nanjing, Ming Dynasty, which had been completely controlled by Zhu Cixiang.
Because of the great reward given out by Prince Zhu, the market in Nanjing is now more prosperous than ever before - Prince Zhu did not come alone, but brought hundreds of thousands of soldiers, officials, Honorable people, families and righteous people. After receiving the reward, they will now live and work in peace and contentment around Nanjing, marry and have children, and become the foundation of Prince Zhu. While they were spending the gold and silver confiscated from Nanjing nobles, they also made the city of Nanjing flourish with flowers. People gathered from all sides, dressed in neat and decent clothes, crowded shoulder to shoulder on the streets beside the Qinhuai River. Many women are even more enchanting in their attire, attracting the attention of merchants who come and go. They are also considered a special scenery on the Qinhuai River.
Occasionally, soldiers passed by on the street. They were all wearing red robes, carrying blunderbuss and spears, and they were arrogant, with unconcealable smiles on their faces.
Seeing these new army soldiers, Gu Junen couldn't help but think of the old Dashun soldiers after entering Beijing. At that time, all the old soldiers in the camp were dejected. Everyone felt that they had been deceived and their morale was falling again and again... Later, Li Zicheng learned his lesson in Taiyuan and believed that he entered the capital too quickly and that was the reason why things went wrong. Gu Junen also agreed with Li Zicheng's view and privately apologized to Li Zicheng.
But now that Gu Junen saw the new Ming army with high morale, he was a little confused. The same is true of dividing the spoils after conquering a big city. Everyone in Dashun was angry, but everyone in Zhu Cixiang was beaming? Is there any great way to divide the spoils?
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but call Wu Ruzheng, the Gongshun Hou who went to Taiping Mansion to bring him and Wang Chengen to Nanjing.
Wu Ruzheng was the uncle of Wu Weihua, the obedient prince who surrendered to the Qing Dynasty in Beijing. His nephew became a traitor, but his uncle followed Zhu Cixiang all the way. He also fought against rogue bandits in the Tianjin Acropolis, and after arriving at Dagukou, he joined the Army Department. Served as the General Staff Army (not Chief of General Staff, just responsible for delivering orders and receiving reception). After the "Nanjing Eunuch Rebellion", because he always took the right side, he not only received the official title of "General Political Right Envoy", but also received the title of Marquis passed down from his ancestors. However, he is not the Marquis of Kenan, nor is he a vassal prince, but a vassal prince who can surrender on his behalf.
However, it was an incredible kindness to be able to inherit the title as a side branch of the marquis family after his direct exile and treason, so he was not dissatisfied. He also regarded himself as Zhu Cixi's confidant and worked hard for Prince Zhu.
Now when he heard Gu Junen's roundabout question, he burst into laughter: "Why are they unhappy? Divide the money first and then the land, and the people below are divided first, and the people above take last... No matter how unhappy they are, why are they still unhappy?" Do you have a conscience?"
"Divide the land? How much land will be divided?" Gu Junen asked again.
"There are at least 50 acres of paddy fields in the south of the Yangtze River!"
Wu Ruzheng, who has a simple and honest face, did not hide it from Gu Junen, "And the lower the official position, the closer the land will be to Nanjing. Most of the warriors and captains of the new army to overcome the difficulties were divided into Yingtian Prefecture, Zhenjiang Prefecture, Taiping Mansion, Ningguo Mansion and Guangde Mansion. The warriors got 50 acres, the warriors got 60 acres, and the captain got 70 acres.
Chitose also allocated the land of the Xiaoling Guards to be used as homesteads for the officers of the New Army and the Yangtze River Navy. Each of the warriors, warriors, and lieutenants could be allocated three-thirds of the homestead land. Those above the rank of lieutenant could not be allocated a ready-made homestead. Each person was given half an acre of the mansion, and each of them was also given a sum of money to settle down.
In addition, Chitose Lord also assigned the women of the unofficial sinchen family to be wives of powerful men, warriors, and captains who had meritorious service but no wives, and would also give an additional dowry. Mr. Gu, do you think they can be unhappy? "
Gu Junen was a little confused and asked: "Why does the lower the official position, the closer the land is to Nanjing?"
"Haha," Wu Ruzheng smiled, "This is because Qiantose Master is very thoughtful... The official position is small, and the land that can be allocated is less. If it is too far away, it will be difficult to manage. And it is also easy for others to swallow it up. Now! No matter how far away a prominent noble like me is, no one dares to embezzle it, but it’s different for those warriors, warriors, and lieutenants. We must keep them under the nose of the Crown Prince!"
"High! High! It's so high..." Gu Junen couldn't help but screamed, and then he sighed softly, thinking: Why didn't I, the second military advisor, not think of it? Land must be allocated to the old camp soldiers! The land must be divided under the eyes of King Chuang. It's not that he's afraid of being embezzled by others, but that it's easy to control those old soldiers.
If you give them land and money, and then let them beg for wives, these people will become King Chuang's closest friends! Moreover, the old camp soldiers became Chuang Wang's best friends, and the generals above were easy to control.
"Haha, of course our thousand-year-old master is very clever!" Wu Ruzheng admired Zhu Cixiang so much, "Otherwise, your family would not be willing to surrender to him if you were the King of Chu!"
Gu Junen smiled awkwardly.
The emperor will not really surrender! How can this minister be called? The emperor has replaced Ming Dynasty. Doesn't it mean surrendering when you become a minister?
While talking, Wu Ruzheng had already accompanied Wang Chengen and Gu Junen into the Sanshan Gate. Sanshan Gate is one of the five west-facing gates in the inner city of Nanjing. Because it is close to the lower reaches of the Qinhuai River, it is extremely prosperous inside and outside. The contrast with the depression that Gu Junen saw in Beijing is sharp!
Gu Junen thought to himself: The wealth in the south of the Yangtze River is indeed incomparable to that in the north of Hebei... If the emperor cannot gain a foothold in Shanshan and Shaanxi, he will still have to go east and make the south of the Yangtze River his home! I will ask the emperor to build a ship in Xiangjing and wait for the opportunity to sail down the river! In the past, when taking the south of the Yangtze River, we first occupied the middle reaches and the upper reaches, and then built warships in Xiangyang or Sichuan and sailed down the river to form a powerful force.
While Second Military Advisor Gu was planning a strategy to take over the south of the Yangtze River, a group of people had already arrived outside the main entrance of Dakongfang, where the Generalissimo's Mansion of the Fu Army was located.
Father and son Chongzhen and Zhu Cixi now occupy two famous gardens, Xipu and Dagongfang respectively. The more luxurious Xipu was given to Chongzhen, while Zhu Cihong and his Fujun Grand Marshal's Mansion went to live in Dagongfang.
In addition, Yingtianfu School in the north of Xipu and Dagongfang became a temporary court.
When Gu Junen and Wang Chengen arrived at the door of Dagongfang, they were stunned at the same time because the large door was actually wide open! There were red-robed guards at the door, and three officials in python robes stood inside to greet him. Wang Chengen recognized them as Duke Wu Xiang of the State Protector, Duke Xu Yunzhen of the State of Ding and Wu Sanfu of the State of An. There are currently six dukes in the Ming Dynasty. In addition to these three, they are Zhu Chunchen, duke of Cheng, Zhang Shize, duke of England, and Mu Tianbo, duke of Guizhou.
Now the Duke of Guizhou, Mu Tianbo, is in Kunming, the Duke of Cheng, Zhu Chunchen, has gone to Fengyang, the British Duke, Zhang Shize, is busy offending people, and the remaining three have come to greet Gu Junen and Wang Chengen. This standard is really not low.
Gu Junen and Wang Chengen came to discuss recruitment with Zhu Cixiang, and they were not envoys sent by a country that was on an equal footing with the Ming Dynasty. Previously, a marquis was dispatched to welcome him from afar, but now three more princes have come to introduce him. No matter how you look at it, something is wrong!
"Eunuch Wang, long time no see!"
Just when Gu Junen and Wang Chengen got off the horse, Wu Xiang had already strode forward to greet him, and then he cupped his hands to Gu Junen and said with a smile: "This must be the national envoy of Shunguo, Gu Junshi, right? I'm Fu Fu of the Ming Dynasty. The Commander-in-Chief of the Military, Government and Guards of the Generalissimo's Mansion, Wu Xiang is polite to protect the country."
What? Shun Guo? It sounds a bit weird, so it’s a good idea that I don’t have a name!
Gu Junen frowned and saluted Wu Xiang, "I, Gu Junen, came south on the orders of King Chuang..."
"Wait a minute," Wu Xiang looked surprised, "King Chuang? How come you're still King Chuang? Haven't you already climbed the pole twice? Why are you still king?"
Now Wang Chengen also frowned and interjected: "My lord, what do you mean by this? Has the court recognized Li... Chuang Wang as the king of a country?"
"Isn't he the king of a country?" Wu Xiang asked.
"this......"
Gu Junen frowned, "Does Ming Dynasty no longer regard itself as the common ruler of the world?"
"Can you still think of yourself in this matter?" Wu Xiang asked with a puzzled look on his face, "Gu Junshi, you are deceiving yourself and others by claiming that you are the common master of the world."
Gu Junen really couldn't answer.
Wang Chengen asked: "How do Daming and Dashundang get along?"
"Of course it is a national gift of equality. As for whether it is an enemy country or a brother country..." Wu Xiang said, "It depends on whether we can reach an agreement!"
