"Give the order, speed up the march!"
Wang Jing was happy that his troops were advancing smoothly, and he was also curious about the huge city of Jinling. The spies reported that when Zhu Yuanzhang left Jinling, he did not follow the example of Dong Zhuo in history who burned the capital.
The city and the extremely vast palace built in the city were not destroyed.
There are even many maids and eunuchs in the palace.
As long as the Xia army can successfully take over the city and resolve the chaos and various situations in the city, they will soon have a qualified dynasty capital.
After Wang Jing personally gave the order, the marching speed of the army accelerated again.
However, it was the personal guards led by Wang Jinghe who were mainly accelerating, while the main infantry was slightly behind.
At this time, Jinling was barely able to maintain peace, thanks to the efforts of some civil servants, military officers, and wealthy businessmen and gentry in the city.
But beneath this calmness, there are still a large number of chaotic people fishing in troubled waters.
Including the many officials and gentry who maintained Jinling, during the short period of maintenance, they secretly continued to benefit their own families.
Everyone knows that after Jinling falls into the hands of the Daxia Dynasty, this place will inevitably be regarded as the capital of Daxia. Update without error@
Every capital city gathered the core elites of the entire dynasty, attracting a large number of scholars and merchants who yearned for the center of the dynasty.
It won't be long before Jinling is overcrowded.
One consequence of the large number of people is that the houses and land in Jinling City will rapidly appreciate in value and become very expensive.
Therefore, some people took advantage of the current chaos to transfer many of the official residences that followed Zhu Yuanzhang to their own names.
This kind of behavior is much better than those brainless people who only know how to change the yellow list and take the opportunity to appropriate the farmland outside the city.
Inside Jinling City.
The people on the street became sparse. Those families with smart ears and eyes knew that Xia Jun's military discipline was very good, but the people at the bottom seemed a bit stupid before they were educated and wise.
Most of them will believe whatever the government propagandizes.
The reputation of Daxia, for example, would not be very good under the Ming Dynasty, especially around Jinling. However, any qualified king would not tolerate the good reputation of other forces spreading around his capital, shaking his own foundation.
Before contact, ordinary people had misunderstandings and were very panicked. For a while, every house closed its doors and they didn't dare to go out at all, for fear of getting into trouble for themselves and their families.
Under the main road in the city, some soldiers stood to maintain a rough order in the city.
However, except for those main roads, these civilian areas and slums, there are fires from time to time, and screams are often heard.
for these.
None of the aristocratic families or civil and military officials paid attention. They held banquets with each other at home, exchanged information with some worry, comforted each other, and hoped that Lord Xia was really as kind as the rumors.
Soon, a piece of news from outside the city quickly reached their ears.
The main force of the Xia army is approaching Jinling.
Wang Jing, the leader of the Great Xia Dynasty, has arrived on the outskirts of the city.
"Master Xia is here, hurry out of the city to greet him!"
"Get your drums ready to welcome His Majesty into the city!"
All the wealthy families and the civil and military officials who had been abandoned by Zhu Yuanzhang were a little panicked and hurriedly came to the city gate, ready to surrender to the new rule of Jinling.
It was not that the civil and military officials in the city were not capable enough, nor that they were not loyal enough to the Ming Dynasty, but that Zhu Yuanzhang left in a hurry and could not take everyone away.
The remaining officials are all people with insufficient abilities or some flaws in their character and attitude. The highest official position among these officials is a city patrol censor. None of the elites in the Ming Dynasty center remained.
Of course, with Daxia's current size, he could not look down upon these abandoned officials.
Just to maintain popular support, they need to be allowed to sit in their original official positions for a period of time. After the many things in Jinling are clearly handed over, they will be replaced quickly.
Woohoo!
There was a dull sound of horns in the distance, and strong winds blew southward from the direction of the river in the north. However, the ground outside the city had been covered with loess and sprinkled with clean water. The strong winds could not move the water-stained ground. .
"arrive!"
The one at the front is the city patrol censor with the highest official position.
As well as the heads of several more prestigious families in Jinling.
Their atmosphere was somewhat frozen and tense.
I don't know who shouted softly, and everyone looked towards the distance.
The army in the distance looked dark under the sunlight, just like a torrent that was swallowing everything slowly. The army was densely packed with flags representing the generals.
Yuwen Chengdu, who had already camped outside the city, sent some cavalry to guide the front, and a large number of soldiers dispersed in all directions to protect them. There were also some elite soldiers who rushed directly to the city gate and quickly took over the city.
The main force of Xia's army consisted of three thousand men per battalion, forming an array capable of both offense and defense and with impressive combat effectiveness.
Such an array can be seen as far as the eye can see.
Once the number of people exceeds 10,000, it is boundless. When an army of 20,000 to 30,000 people gathers together, it becomes like a vast ocean. A wave that is raised at random contains the power to destroy everything.
At this time.
A sound of horse hooves rushed out from the army, roaring like thunder. Behind the leading cavalry, the emperor's canopy, drums, and honor guard holding horizontal swords protected the emperor and slowly approached.
"Your Majesty has arrived, why don't all the soldiers bow down?"
Yuwen Chengdu rode a dragon colt, holding a gold-plated mirror with phoenix wings. His voice was like thunder, which spread throughout a radius of more than ten miles.
"Long live my emperor, long live, long live!"
As Wang Jing appeared, the mighty army outside Jinling City bowed down one after another and shouted long live the mountain.
The civil and military officers of the Ming Dynasty who were preparing to pay their respects in front of the city gate, as well as the local snakes in Jinling, felt this voice that was like the power of heaven and earth, and their bodies involuntarily knelt on the ground.
Kneel down and salute like those soldiers who bowed down.
"Jinling! Finally got it!"
Wang Jing felt the energy that was constantly vibrating in the void, like an infinite tide, with a smile on his face.
Before officially entering the city, Wang Jing felt the change in his energy.
That kind of blessing from the void, as well as the care of his true dragon, allowed him to exert unimaginable power in Aurous Hill!
It can even break the limits of heaven and earth and step into the realm of heaven!
Of course, this can only be done after seizing Jinling and transferring the capital of Daxia.
Wang Jingduan sat on the throne.
At this time, other civil and military officials were riding with Wang Jing to enjoy the kneeling worship of civil and military officers and generals. Wherever Wang Jing looked, all the soldiers were excited and excited.
"Enter the city!"
Yuwen Chengdu shouted loudly.
With that said, he, the commander of the bodyguards, took the lead in riding to the city gate to clear the way for Wang Jing. As for the people who took the initiative to greet them at the city gate, neither Wang Jing nor Yuwen Chengdu paid attention to them.
There is no other reason.
Their status is too low and they are simply not qualified.
If there were still generals guarding Jinling, or if the city was captured by the Xia army because they acted as internal agents, Wang Jing could still pay more attention to them. Update without error@
But the reality is that Zhu Yuanzhang voluntarily gave up Jinling. Even without them, Xia Jun could easily take over.
The so-called contribution to the dedication of the city is only what they admit.
The Great Xia Dynasty will not recognize it. At most, it will be credited with maintaining the order of Jinling, and nothing else!
"Your Majesty knows your merits, and I will always reward you for your merits. You don't have to worry!"
When these people's expressions changed drastically because of Wang Jing's ignorance, they were extremely frightened.
A civil servant with a straight back and solemn expression came over and said calmly.
"Thank you, sir!"
Although these people were a little reluctant when they heard this, they were not fools. Naturally, they could feel from the attitudes of Wang Jing and Daxia Wenwu that they were not taken seriously.
However, they did not dare to show any dissatisfaction in front of the army.
Seeing that Yu Chu has entered the city.
The Censor with the highest official position put a smile on his face, stepped forward and asked, "May I ask your surname? What do we need to do next?"
The civil servant glanced at him and said: "It's easy to say, Zhang Juzheng, the chief secretarial supervisor of this official, after entering the city, you will follow me and hand over Jinling's treasury, documents, and account books, and cooperate with the inventory..."
Zhang Juzheng! .
, everyone's expression changed again, and they all focused on Zhang Juzheng.
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The imperial palace in Jinling is three times the area of the imperial palace in Yangzhou. Palaces and gardens rise one after another, occupying less than half of the city.
Wang Jing did not enter the palace directly.
Instead, they first sent personal guards into the palace to take over and screen all the maids and eunuchs. Those who could be released from the palace were released as much as possible and replaced with Daxia's manpower.
There are also various palaces in the palace, and everything in the palace must be registered in advance.
Wang Jing will officially take over after the palace is completely cleaned up.
As Jinling changed hands, Jiangpu Cave to the north of Jinling was opened, and a large number of warships came from Yangzhou. After the army entered the city to implement military control, the first port to be unblocked was the dock in Jinling.
The first to arrive were the large number of civil servants gathered in Yangzhou.
These civil servants were Wang Jing's reliance on replacing the Ming Dynasty system and taking over Jinling and surrounding areas. @
Also, the field records and documents originally left by the Ming Dynasty were only used as a reference in Daxia. Those fields that were embezzled, as well as the land and courtyards that were secretly taken over...
After the inventory is completed, it will naturally be exposed.
"There are so many things going on that it's hard to relax. Jinling seems to be just a city, but it's not that easy to take over it completely and integrate it with Daxia!"
In a palace he took over, Wang Jing couldn't help but sigh inwardly as he watched the endless flow of officials who were constantly coming in and out of the surrounding buildings that served as temporary military control agencies.
In fact, with the power of Wang Jing and Daxia, they can directly clean up the remnants of the original Ming Dynasty regardless of the intricate complexities of the city.
However, if the method is too rough, it will not be conducive to taking over the Ming Dynasty's cities in other places. On the contrary, if Wang Jing can pacify Jinling without particularly violent means, such as Dashengguan, Jiangning and other places, he will choose Kaicheng to surrender. There will be no fearless resistance.
To do this.
The first thing that was busy was the large number of officials who came from Yangzhou.
"Your Majesty, Hu Zongxian, the prefect of Jingzhao, reported that the original Ming army's granary only had a small amount of food, which was not enough to support the millions of people in Jinling... In addition to the city, there are also a large number of people outside the city who are short of food!"
Zhang Juzheng frowned and took a memorial to report.
Wang Jing asked: "Zhu Yuanzhang left Jinling in a hurry. He couldn't take all the food in the Ming Dynasty granary with him, right? He didn't set fire to the grain. Isn't the remaining food not enough for the city of Jinling?"
Zhang Juzheng said in a deep voice: "There is really only a small amount of food in the granary at the moment... I think that the food in the granary and the many weapons in the arsenal, except for what Zhu Yuanzhang took away, the remaining food supplies have been taken away." The civil, military and wealthy businessmen in the city embezzled..."
The corner of Wang Jing's mouth twitched slightly and he said, "I think it should be like this!"
"First order, let Yangzhou send 300,000 shi of grain to maintain the needs of the people in Jinling and surrounding towns... As for those who embezzle the granary and treasury, don't move yet!"
"Wait until the fields, books, and military staffs are all counted, and then we'll clean up these people!"
These people are now all meritorious officials.
If they were killed as soon as they entered the city, Wang Jing's reputation would be affected, and the city's people, who were being taken over by Xia's army, would be unstable.
So Wang Jing chose to endure it for the time being.
Since everyone is in the city anyway, the embezzled materials cannot escape, so they should be temporarily stored in their homes. As long as Jinling and surrounding towns recover. It doesn't matter if we deal with these people again.
No one would pay special attention to some low-status officials and gentry.
"I understand!"
Zhang Juzheng knew immediately that in addition to the food problem, there were also cases of individual robberies and killings in the city. These dynamic social groups that fished in troubled waters, as well as the gangs in the slums, and the green skinned people who preyed on the common people would all be affected by the Great Xia. Iron fist strike.
Daxia has been expanding all the way, conquering cities, taking over cities, appeasing people's hearts, and pacifying places. It has enough experience.
It only takes about ten days.
The whole Jinling will change.
Under the supervision of Wang Jing, Zhang Juzheng and many officials transferred from Yangzhou, Jinling quickly regained its vitality. Large ships at the dock came in and out, transporting large amounts of materials from Jiangbei.
Come.
These supplies, like flowing blood, allowed Jinling, who was in shock from excessive blood loss, to recover quickly.
at the same time.
Dasheng Pass in the upper reaches of Jinling, as well as the surrounding small towns, villages and towns, all fell into despair as the Xia army continued to arrive. Even Zhu Yuanzhang ran away, so naturally they would not seek death for the sake of loyalty.
It has only been more than six years since the beginning of Shenzhou World.
Such a short period of time is not enough to completely unite people's loyalty, nor is it enough for a large number of officials to commit suicide after the fall of a dynasty's capital.
With the continuous recovery of Jinling.
After entering the city, the spies of the Military Intelligence Department and the army's sentry posts quickly spread out, and the latest news about Zhu Yuanzhang came.
After Zhu Yuanzhang withdrew, a large number of young men and soldiers were stationed at Moling Pass.
Further south is Lishui City.
This is a relatively prosperous big city in the north of Gaochun.
In addition to a large number of soldiers, Moling Pass also had a large amount of materials transported from Jinling.
Obviously, the Ming army used Moling Pass as a temporary defense line to guard against the Xia army's pursuit.
