Chapter 15 Xie Jin arrives in Beijing
He Xi explained all the secrets to Zhu Xiongying.
Fortunately, Zhu Xiongying studied with He Xi since he was a child, otherwise he would not understand many of these things.
Zhu Xiongying said: "In this way, as long as we hold the front line of Hejian Mansion and have enough time to complete the reform, we will be in an invincible position."
He Xi said: "Exactly. Your Highness, please be at ease."
Where is it so easy? Many things are easy to say. But it is not easy to do. Although He Xi has been preparing for this matter for three years, three years of accumulation has given him the first-mover advantage. He Xi is sure to catch Nanjing off guard. They even pushed the front line to the Yellow River.
But He Xi knew better that none of Feng Sheng, Fu Youde, and Xu Da were vegetarians, not to mention there were many second- and third-tier Uncle Hous.
This is the biggest variable of this era.
Although the Lan Jade case involves many people. However, it is not as many as Zhu Yuanzhang killed in his later years in history. Nanjing definitely does not have no generals available. On the contrary, experienced veterans and famous generals cannot be said to have the capacity to carry a car, but they still have a lot of them.
In this case, He Xi didn't know how long the first-mover advantage could be maintained.
Not to mention, many people cannot ignore it. For example, local feudal officials and vassal kings in various places. The reactions of many people in these places directly determined the direction of the war in the Ming Dynasty. Even though He Xi had been preparing for three years, he was not completely sure of the real outcome at this moment.
The only thing He Xi is sure of is that as the fight continues, his advantage will become greater and greater.
Although the steam engine has not been perfected to He Xi's satisfaction, it can already be directly used as an industrial power source. It can be predicted that during the war, Beijing and Liaodong will be short of personnel and labor costs will increase. The promotion of steam engines has removed an important obstacle.
As long as steam engines are used on a large scale, the cost will become lower and lower. Machines have advantages over Daming's low labor costs.
Without the price advantage, it would be difficult for steam engines to be promoted in the Ming Dynasty, they could not be used on a large scale, and it would be difficult to have a price advantage. This is a paradox.
Without large-scale use, the various supporting facilities promoted by steam engines will be very expensive, and the cost of use will also be high. Today's low labor costs in China are also an important reason why the industrial revolution cannot occur in China.
Now this difficulty has been overcome.
No matter how confident He Xi was in his heart, he always had to show confidence in front of Zhu Xiongying. .
Now Hexi is Zhu Xiongying's backbone, not the other way around.
Zhu Xiongying said: "Then do it."
He Xi stood up, saluted, and said, "I respectfully welcome your Majesty to assume the position of overseer of the country."
Zhu Xiongying took a deep breath and said, "Ping Shen."
At this moment, the war really begins.
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"Xu------" Xie Jin came from Nanjing without changing horses all the way, and his legs were bloody. In fact, it is most convenient to go from Nanjing to Beijing by boat, whether it is a sea-going boat or a canal. But Xie Jin pursues speed. Non-stop all the way.
At this moment, I finally saw the city of Beijing.
It was just the majesty of Beijing that still surprised Xie Jin.
Beijing's South Gate Pier has a similar feel to Nanjing's Jubaomen Pier.
Countless ships gathered, their sails covering the sky and the sun, almost covering all the water. Due to the terrain, the city of Nanjing is not square. But Beijing is a square city, surrounded by plains. Looking from a distance, the solemn and solemn feeling is far above that of Nanjing.
Xie Jin has been in Nanjing, although he has heard people say how good Beijing is. But seeing is worth hearing a hundred times. He always felt in his heart that Nanjing was much stronger than Beijing. Now I feel that the prosperity and momentum of Beijing City are no longer inferior to those of Nanjing City.
He has a deeper understanding of He Xi's abilities.
But Xie Jin always felt that there was a faint smell of fireworks in the air of Beijing, which made him a little uncomfortable. This is because the city of Beijing almost entirely uses coal.
There are many steam engines and boiler rooms in the city, and there are no standards for their emissions.
This made Xie Jin, who came from the south, a little uncomfortable, which was natural.
However, Xie Jin didn't have the heart to think too much about this. He thought to himself: "I must go see His Highness Changsun, otherwise something big will happen."
Xie Jin knew very well that his political life had long been tied to the new law and Zhu Xiongying. If he cannot save the situation, the best outcome in his life is to go into exile overseas.
This can be regarded as He Xi's contribution.
Before He Xi, even those who could not stay in Ming Dynasty would not go overseas to make a living. But now, after Lu Zhongheng established a foothold in Nanyang, he felt that the biggest problem was the population problem. The number of Han people was too small.
Therefore, as long as they are not heinous people, they will be treated well in Nanyang.
So, unknowingly, after everyone committed a crime, they had a new place to go, and that was Nanyang, overseas.
After all, sea trade is now developed, and it is not difficult to go overseas by ship.
Xie Jin went directly to see Zhu Xiongying.
Xie Jin had Zhu Xiongying's token and saw Zhu Xiongying unimpeded. When Zhu Xiongying saw Xie Jin, he immediately said, "Brother Xie, you are finally here."
Xie Jin said: "Your Highness, you already know about Nanjing, right?"
Zhu Xiongying looked a little sad and said, "Already know."
Xie Jin said, "What are you going to do, Your Highness?"
Zhu Xiongying said: "Brother Xie, please teach me."
Xie Jin said: "Please your Highness to win over Duke Shen at all costs and raise an army immediately. To strike first is to be stronger. Tell the world that Zhu Yunwen committed regicide. The whole world will punish him. Your Highness will personally lead the army southward and advance without retreating. The only way is to attack the Nanjing city." , only then can we have a chance to win.”
Zhu Xiongying frowned slightly after hearing this.
Xie Jin's plan is even more unreliable than He Xi's plan.
Not to mention that Duke Shen has become a prisoner. Not to mention whether it is right to pour dirty water on Zhu Yuanzhang's posthumous name. To put it simply, Zhu Xiongying did not think that his military talent could be compared with that of King Yan.
Even if King Yan was in his position, he would not have the courage to go south alone.
Feng Sheng, Fu Youde, Xu Da.
These three were here, and with King Yan's courage, he didn't dare to fight so boldly.
But the reason why Xie Jin proposed this was not because he didn't know the difficulty. Now there is no other way. Because the current situation is essentially an expansion of the battle for inheritance. To be honest, Zhu Yuanzhang chose to arrange the guards in echelons. The first line of defense was on Jiubian, and the second line of defense was on Lianghuai. The third line of defense is just north of the Yangtze River.
However, after so many years of Taiping, no one has conquered the Great Wall for many, many years.
These guards in the belly dare not say that they have forgotten how to fight. After all, the veterans of the year are not dead yet. But they were determined not to prepare for the sudden appearance of enemy troops from the north.
It is very easy to gain momentum.
As for the battle for the right to inherit the throne, the important thing is never the battle for a city or a place, but the battle for the center.
Only when the army arrives at the gates of Nanjing can Zhu Xiongying have a chance to win back the victory and regain the supreme throne.
This is also the only chance.
Zhu Xiongying said: "Has Shen Guogong been captured?"
"What?" Xie Jin was shocked.
So, Zhu Xiongying told everything that happened in the past few days. He also told Xie Jin about He Xi's plan.
Xie Jin fell into deep thought.
Zhu Xiongying couldn't wait any longer and asked, "Brother Xie, what do you think of my uncle's thoughts?"
If Zhu Xiongying was asked to choose, who he would trust more between Xie Jin and He Xi, it would naturally be Jie Jin. On the one hand, there is a group behind He Xi, not He Xi alone. Zhu Xiongying was very afraid of He Xi. But Jie Jin is different. Although Xie Jin has some reputation in Nanjing and can even be said to be a celebrity, although Xie Jin is not a bachelor, there are not many available people around him. On the other hand, He Xi
For Zhu Xiongying, he is an elder. There are some things that are not easy to tell He Xi. The relationship between Xie Jin and Zhu Xiongying is not like this.
Xie Jin and Zhu Xiongying worked together in the secretarial department, and their shared ideas brought them closer to each other. At least closer than the relationship between Zhu Xiongying and He Xi.
