At this time, they suddenly discovered that the army was useless and there was no money in the treasury. Fortunately, Jin Yiwei had just passed on Jinzhou's experience in defending the city. They quickly wanted to mobilize the gentry in the city to donate money and materials and mobilize the people to defend the city.
But what I didn't expect was that not many squires were willing to pay. The reason was that this was your government's business, why should they pay? Also, isn’t there the richest man in the city? Why don’t you go to him and ask for money?
Therefore, the Jinzhou city defense experience manual came into play again. Based on the content written in it, the people in the yamen advised the squires in the city: "If we don't spend money and efforts at this time, if the city is destroyed later, much property will be lost." Only by giving up a small fortune can you keep a big fortune!"
This principle has been explained very clearly, and they think that there should be no problem now.
But who knows, most of the squires are still indifferent. The answer they gave is: You are right. If the city is destroyed, there will be nothing. Then hurry up and find the richest man in the city. His That's the big one. If he doesn't give it and isn't afraid of death, then what should we be afraid of?
In fact, after all, they believe that if there is a vassal king in the city, then the vassal king must be the most afraid of the city being breached, and you officials must be afraid too! I usually make a lot of money, but now when something happens, I want everyone to share it. What a beautiful idea!
Anyway, the lives of the vassal and yours are more valuable. If you are not willing to pay, then why should they care!
After all, they felt that the government officials were intimidating them. Jinan City was a big city, and there was a vassal king inside, so how could it be captured? Therefore, they were all confident and refused to give money. Or if you have no choice, just donate a few copper coins.
At this time, the people in the government were a little stupid. Why didn't they follow this script? They even refused to give money when they were about to die? They had no choice but to go to the vassal king, King De, who was sealed in Jinan, and ask him to donate more money.
However, what they didn't expect was that King De would not give them any money. His reason is that he is a vassal king and does not participate in government affairs. This is the ancestral precept passed down by Chengzu. You have to deal with the matter of defending the city by yourselves!
At this time, the people in the Jinan government were dumbfounded. Why are these people, all on the verge of death, still holding on to their money and refusing to take out any of it!
The squires, King De, and others in the city may not know it, but the people in the government themselves know it. In normal times, I only think about making money, but I don't care about the improvement of the army and city defense. With the little manpower and material resources of the government now, it is impossible to defend the entire city of Jinan.
Although the same is true for Jinzhou, the people in the whole city were mobilized, so they were able to defend it. Even though the city wall of Jinan City is taller than that of Jinzhou, it is a silver spear and a candle holder, which is useless. Yes!
They lamented with great annoyance: The people of Jinan this time are not good enough!
But one thing they didn't expect was that the reason why it didn't work was that in addition to their inability to quickly make the people in the city realize the seriousness of the problem, there were also people from Shanxi merchants such as Fan Yongdou who were causing trouble behind the scenes and provoking the problem. This kind of unwillingness to pay came into being.
Of course, if Jinan officials are given time, they will eventually be able to convince the people in the city to work together to defend the city. After all, if the city is really destroyed, it will not be a joke.
However, how could the Manchu and Qing Dynasties give them time. In other words, Shanxi merchants have been planning for a long time, so how could they be given time.
Therefore, that night, in the chaotic city defense, the Shanxi merchants united with the Manchu and Qing elites outside the city, cooperated inside and outside, and opened the city gate.
Under the dark night sky, Dorgon was riding on his horse. When he saw the city gate open, his troops lit torches and swarmed into the city gate. When he saw the fire in the city soaring into the sky and listened to the screams and wails, he finally He breathed a sigh of relief, turned to look at Fan Yongdou, a Shanxi merchant beside him, and said with a smile: "Mr. Fan has made a great contribution! After taking over Jinan Mansion, many things will be solved!"
Jinan Fucheng is a big city with a large population and countless wealth. Just plundering such a city is worth several cities like Jinzhou. Even if we call it a day and return outside the customs, we will gain a lot.
Moreover, after taking down the vassal king, according to Fan Yongdou, the Ming Emperor would definitely be furious and would definitely kill a group of people. Little did others know that Lu Xiangsheng, who was solely responsible for the war, would definitely have his head chopped off by their emperor!
Thinking of this and looking back on his previous depressed mood by Lu Xiangsheng, Dorgon couldn't help laughing. His mood at this time was particularly happy!
Without Lu Xiangsheng and beheading a large number of officials, the Ming Dynasty will be even more chaotic. Not only the civil society will be chaotic, but the officialdom will also be chaotic. Everything will be chaotic. It will be chaotic!
When he was thinking proudly, Fan Yongdou was also very happy. He cupped his fists and cupped his hands and said with a smile: "Your Highness, congratulations on getting rich!"
Dorgon was stunned for a moment, then came back to his senses and laughed again. He also imitated Fan Yongdou and said to Fan Yongdou with a smile: "Same, same, congratulations on getting rich! Haha, congratulations on getting rich!"
This night was destined to be a tragic night in Jinan City. Under the flames soaring into the sky, countless families were destroyed and their wives and children scattered!
At the same time, Lu Xiangsheng was in the army, and the news that Emperor Chongzhen sent urgently for 800 miles had also arrived.
"What?" Lu Xiangsheng stood up in shock and confirmed with wide eyes, "The Manchu and Qing troops rushed south to attack Jinan Prefecture?"
"Yes, what your Majesty said is ninety-nine times true." The messenger nodded and replied, "And if there are insiders helping the Manchu Tatars, there is a high probability that Jinan Prefecture will not be able to defend it!"
Not to mention Lu Xiangsheng was shocked by this news, everyone else was also stunned.
Jinan Mansion, there is a vassal king there. If the vassal king falls into the hands of the Manchus, this will be the first time! Also, is there really an insider? Damn it, who could it be?
After Lu Xiangsheng came to his senses, he immediately unfolded the military map and looked at it nervously. Then, he seemed to have made up his mind and immediately ordered the drums to be beaten to gather the generals.
His orders were strict, and before the three drums were finished, all the generals present had already assembled.
After Lu Xiangsheng briefly explained the situation, he announced firmly: "All the cavalry troops will immediately go south to Dezhou Prefecture and harass the Manchu troops on their way back. However, if any are captured, they will all belong to each army."
At this moment, he couldn't care less. It is better to use money to stimulate the armies than to let the Manchus lead them out.
Then, he immediately sent orders to various places to send out troops, no matter how many, and the Qinwang troops in various places must speed up. In short, he must create an momentum of thousands of troops coming to rescue.
Of course, he did not forget to report the situation to Emperor Chongzhen and ask for help. Since the Manchu and Qing armies were divided, it was best to defeat them one by one.
The whole of Hebei was in chaos following this incident.
