Luo Xiushen looked at "His Royal Highness the Loan King" who was in debt at such a young age with some confusion, "Opportunity? Your Majesty, what do you mean..."
Zhu Cijiong's hairless young face showed a stern expression that was inconsistent with his age, and he lowered his voice and said, "We won't fight Taiyuan anymore. Let's sneak south along the Luliang Mountains and attack Chi Yantian!"
"Your Majesty, Dorgon has promised to let General Jiang and the others go!" Wang Yongji, the governor of the three sides who came to report the news, quickly reminded him, "Moreover, Donglu and the imperial court have reached a marriage agreement, and Dorgon is ready to send his daughter. If you become a noble concubine in Nanjing, you will become a noble concubine in Nanjing and Beiqing in the future..."
Before he finished speaking, Zhu Cijiong snorted coldly: "Dorgon lied to us, why did you believe it?"
"Your Majesty, is this not a lie?" Wang Yongji looked at the "Loan King" and said, "Our special agent in Beijing also reported this matter... The marriage envoy Zu Kefa gave the letter on April 18 Dorgon sent a betrothal gift, and Dorgon not only accepted the betrothal gift, but also issued an edict from Emperor Ama, declaring the world under heaven, can this be a scam?"
"Why can't it be a scam?" Loan King Zhu Cijiong glared at Wang Yongji, "In order to destroy our Luliang Mountains, what despicable and dirty things can't the Tatars do? Didn't you just talk about the Southern Ming Dynasty and the Northern Qing Dynasty? I ask you, Is Luliang Mountain in the south or in the north?"
"Luliang Mountain is naturally in the north, but..."
Wang Yongji also wanted to tell the "Loan King" that he could go to Jiangnan to become a wealthy prince and pay off his debts slowly. But before he could finish his words, "Loan King" Zhu Cijiong snorted again: "Does your Majesty have an edict instructing us to abandon Luliang Mountain and return it?"
"No, no..."
"Loan King" Zhu Cijiong moved the table, "What else is there to say? Dorgon must be tricking them, trying to trick Jiang Gan and the others out of Datong Mansion, then set up an ambush in the middle and annihilate them all in one fell swoop!"
"This, this..." Wang Yongji was overwhelmed by Zhu Cijiong's words, so he had to look at Luo Xiushen for help.
Luo Xiushen was the closest to the "Loan King", so he naturally knew the prince's little thoughts - this prince had been "letting go" since he left Beijing. He was selling his official position and owed a loan shark, which was not a good thing. Son! Moreover, after going to Luliang Mountain, we encountered a situation where Wang Yongji, Gao Di, Zhang Xixian, Li Jiantai and themselves were constraining each other and jointly promoted the "King of Small Loans" as the banner.
So he started out as a puppet, but his prestige grew higher and higher, and now he has become the real king of Luliang Mountain - who doesn't like the feeling of having great power? Why are you willing to give up your power and go to Jiangnan? And he still owes a lot of loan sharks! On Luliang Mountain, he was an uncle who couldn't repay his debts. He went to Jiangnan... How to repay his loan shark? It is impossible for Emperor Hongxing to repay it. Can the Emperor Chongzhen and the Emperor's Empress repay it for him?
I'm afraid it's not that the "small loan king" who owes a lot of debt is not happy about this, but the gang of Shanxi scammers who lent money to him are not happy either!
Only when the "Loan King" becomes the master of Datong and even Taiyuan can he be able to repay the debt...
"My lord, if you think this is a fraud, then you should go north to meet General Jiang!" Luo Xiushen reminded, "If you want to encircle Wei and rescue Zhao, you should also attack Taiyuan. The Jiechi Salt Field is too far from Datong. Wait for news. If the news reaches the Qing army in Datong, Jiang Zongrong may..."
"But there is salt in the salt fields!" Zhu Cijiong said, "There are nine business houses of profiteers in the nearby Jiezhou City and Changle Town. If they are captured, they can get millions, right?"
It turned out to be to steal money!
Wang Yongji and Luo Xiushen glanced at each other with wry smiles on their faces. How come this "Loan King" has the same nature as his brother! They are all obsessed with money.
Zhu Cijiong actually just wanted to grab some money and repay some of the loan sharks. The starting point was good... but he felt a little sorry for Jiang Yu and the Datong military and civilians.
He sighed and asked Wang Fuchen who was standing in the hall: "Can you still go back to Datong?"
This Wang Fuchen is in his twenties, with a fair face, long body and eyebrows like lying silkworms. He looks exactly like the portrait of Lu Bu that has been circulated in the world, so he is nicknamed "Living Lu Bu". His real surname was Li, and he recognized Wang Jinchao, the deputy general under Jiang Yu, as his adoptive father, so he changed his name to Wang Fuchen.
And his performance in the Datong Army lived up to the name of "Living Lu Bu". He often wore yellow horses and white robes, led warriors out of the city to fight against the Qing army, and was brave and unparalleled. All the powerful Eight Banners troops under Azige knew how powerful this guy was, and they even nicknamed him "Horse Harrier".
This time, Jiang Yu had no choice but to let Wang Fuchen break out with two to three hundred servants from each family. In the end, less than a hundred people entered Luliang Mountain.
Judging from the tightness with which the Qing army surrounded Datong, Wang Fuchen did not believe that Dorgon would really enlarge a way out for the army and the people.
Moreover, Datong has been like a big and hard fish bone stuck in Dorgon's throat in recent years. Can Dorgon really swallow this bad breath and find a way to survive with the soldiers and civilians?
"Huo Lu Bu" had already figured it out, shook his head and said: "My lord, I'm afraid I won't be able to go back..."
Zhu Cijiong also knew the reputation of "Living Lu Bu Horse Kites", and now he liked the real person very much, so he nodded and said: "In that case, you should follow me first... It just so happens that I just got a thousand horses." If you have good horses, you can build a cavalry, and I will give it to you to lead."
"General, I thank you for your grace!" Wang Fuchen quickly knelt down and kowtowed.
Zhu Cijiong breathed out: "Let the fat man and the horse dealer know... I will write the IOU in front of them and seal it."
The IOUs owed by the "Loan King" of the Ming Dynasty for usurious loans were all written, signed and printed by himself. Therefore, you can't afford to let go of debt. The most you can do is not pay back what you owe!
As long as he is the king of Luliang Mountain, he will not have to worry about debts no matter how much he owes...
When the "Loan King" of the Ming Dynasty owed another loan shark, in the northwest of Beijing, on the boundary of Xuanfu, flags and banners were flying and military tents were stacked up. In a large bright yellow tent in the middle, Emperor Amadorgun of the Qing Dynasty was leaning on the mattress and looking through the account books sent by the Zhengbai Banner Dutong Yamen. He was still smiling while reading - Emperor Amador finally finally Earn it! Zhengbai Banner's land within and outside the pass had a good harvest last year, and the rent was finally collected. After excluding the lumi distributed to the bannermen and the expenses of maintaining the yamen at all levels, Huang Ama still made some money for himself.
In addition, the population of Zhengbai Banner has also increased a lot. Last year, the Qing Dynasty was relatively peaceful. Except for Datong Prefecture, Taiyuan Prefecture and Tongguan Guard (including Fenglingdu), there were still some Zhengbai Banner soldiers fighting. The Zhengbai Banner soldiers in other places had withdrawn to recuperate. So many children were born... It was a pity that none of the women in Dorgon's own family became pregnant, and there was no movement in the Queen Mother's belly.
In addition to these, Dorgon also encountered a good thing recently. The "thorn" stuck in his "throat" for more than three years - Datong Fucheng, can finally be pulled out!
The thief Jiang Gan defended the city well, but he just didn't have a good brain! Dorgon sneered: After meeting Zukefa, this guy actually believed that the emperor Ama wanted to find a way out for the soldiers and the people!
How can this be?
Except for those who cannot be defeated, who will the Qing Congress let go? Not to mention Datong, which had been defended for three years, there were also many people who had massacred the city that had been defended for three days.
This time, Emperor Amadorgun brought 15,000 elite soldiers of the Eight Banners out of Beijing in the name of hunting in Daqing Mountain. The purpose was to go to Datong Prefecture to help Azige.
In addition, he also wanted to see with his own eyes the power of the English Red Yi cannon in actual combat. The Laoba Banner now has a Hongyi small cannon Niulu, which is composed of six Hongyi small cannons. The total number is 48 Hongyi small cannons.
Don't think that the number of 48 Hongyi small artillery pieces is small. In history, until the era of the Napoleonic Wars, a large corps of 100,000 people was basically equipped with more than 100 field artillery pieces. No matter how large the number is, it will affect the mobility of the troops.
The Eight Banners soldiers of the Qing Dynasty now use a combination of cavalry and artillery, so they cannot be equipped with too many artillery to affect their mobility. In addition, artillery is easy to cast, but gunners are difficult to train. In addition to these 48 Hongyi small cannons, the current Qing army also has about three to four hundred fixed fortress cannons. It requires thousands of gunners. No more can be produced.
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