Zhu Si thought to himself, yes, you are slaves, but you are not obeying my orders, but obeying these inferior currencies I give you. But it's better this way, there is no emotional burden for the time being, and everything can be paid off. You listen to the money, and the money listens to me.

However, on his expression, Zhu Si could pretend to be excited and asked: "Da Ming is about to achieve a complete victory in this war, but once Da Ming has no war because of his victory over the enemy, do you still want to go back to the ocean to rob those shabby merchant ships?" Gonzalo's eyes showed a trace of worry after hearing Zhu Si's question, and then he passed away for a while, and said with a disapproving state: "That's right, Your Majesty the Emperor, if this war is over, I can go back to Europe to trade, and Bi Francis may stay in your country as a missionary." ”

Zhu Si thought to himself: I'm afraid it's not just a missionary, right? Didn't you come to China to gather intelligence? But he still praised it: "Your Excellency the Commander has ambitions, and Mr. Bi Fangji is also indifferent to fame and fortune." If you want to continue with this deal, and this war will make you more profitable in the future, are you still willing? ”

As soon as Zhu Si finished speaking, a wind blew in the sky, and this wind unexpectedly fascinated the eyes of the two ghost guys sitting with their backs to the gate, so that they seemed to never want to open their eyes again. The two of them kept wiping their blurry tears, and kept nodding to Zhu Si, because they were afraid that Zhu Si would not be able to see their attitude clearly, so the nodding range was very large, like two huge seashells signaling to Zhu Si.

Zhu Si said with satisfaction: "Well, that's great, then you guys are like this, there are still 243,000 recruits in my hands who have not been assigned to the new troops." From today onwards, I will put all these troops under your command, and let Pang Tianshou continue to be the supervisor of your army, with His Excellency Gonzalo as the commander. Before defeating the Qing army, Mr. Gonzalo was responsible for equipping and training this army, and all the silver needed was lent to you by the imperial court, and you will have a reward for victory. After defeating the Qing army, you will still be responsible for the equipment and training of this army, and the Ming army will send additional troops to you at that time. You are responsible for commanding this army to conquer the surrounding vassals and non-subordinate countries of the Ming Dynasty, and the harvest obtained during the conquest is divided in half. You can also collect taxes on the land you occupy for three years, after which the Ming Dynasty will take back the land and management rights, and allow you to have a monopoly on three commodities in each region. I think it won't be a few years before many of you will be back in Europe to be kings. At that time, Da Ming will still be your most powerful backer, and with your strength at that time, it is enough to return to the Western world as a hegemon. How about this deal, are you still satisfied? ”

Zhu Si thought of almost all the reactions of the ghosts after hearing these exciting grand blueprints, but there was still a result that surprised him. Gonzalo stood up and said, "My beloved Emperor Your Majesty, your plan is simply great, I am very excited, really very excited!" Can I recruit more soldiers from all over the world? With my own money, right now, is it okay? ”

Zhu Si said with certainty: "Well, of course you can increase the mercenary army, in the same way as in the past, as long as your new army can pass the selection of the imperial court." Your army also needs a new, loud name, and in my opinion, it should be called the Divine Machine Battalion. ”

Shenji Battalion, a new name belonging to this army, also represents the glory of the Ming Dynasty in the past three hundred years. Now this reborn army will be commanded by some foreigners, but they can also benefit the Ming. After that, less than a month after the formation of this Shenji battalion, it was sent to Xuzhou by Zhu Si. As the last battlefield south of the Yellow River, the battle there needed to be resolved as soon as possible, and Zhu Si didn't want to give Dolgon any respite.

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It's spring again, the mud melts, the snow disappears, and the geese spread good news. Because of a great victory in the decisive battle of the Central Plains, the people of the Ming Dynasty finally lived a stable and peaceful New Year that had not been seen for many years. One can no longer worry about when the Tartar cavalry will come, and there is no need to think about where the future of the country will go. Celebration is a must, not only for the New Year, but also for new births. Joy and hope were expressed on everyone's face, and every Ming person was cheering for this great victory.

In the spring of the sixth year of Yongli in the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Si had just been rewarded for meritorious soldiers, and Zhu Si had to return to Nanjing City immediately. The spring is over, the first day of the first month of March should be the day of the palace examination, this is the first time of the Yongli Dynasty, its significance is self-evident. led the Jinyi Wei and his relatives, all the way to the south to the Yangtze River, which can be described as a spring breeze and horseshoe disease.

The group was dressed in civilian clothes, Xiaoxing stayed overnight, and arrived in Yuncheng three days later, ready to change horses here and rest and rest. After entering the post station, the post man cooked the soup, Zhu Si twisted his muscles and bones into the soup, and first took a comfortable bath. Zhang Fulu was busy preparing a change of clothes for Zhu Si, and while Quan Weiguo was grating for Zhu Si, he hadn't forgotten to say: "Long live Lord, are there fewer people and horses we brought back to Nanjing this time?" But there are only Qin Gongming's 30,000 stone pillar troops and Gao Bizheng's thousands of injuries! ”

Zhu Si raised his head and looked at the ceiling, stretched his arms on both sides of the bathtub, and asked lazily: "Are you worried that Gao Bizheng is walking the canal, the Shizhu Army is walking back to Beijing, and we are only going back to Nanjing with the Jinyi Guards, is it dangerous if the number is too small?" Quan Weiguo shook his head and said: "The slave is not worried about these, our land route has already walked a little and a half distance, and when we reach the Yangtze River, we can board the ship and go all the way to Nanjing." The slave was worried that some of them would not change, so they took advantage of the emptiness of the Nanjing garrison and waited for an opportunity to make trouble. ”

Zhu Si said proudly: "Jiannu is about to lose all the south of the Yellow River, and you still expect them to enter Nanjing City?" Quan Weiguo hesitated for a while before he mustered up the courage to say: "The slave is not worried about the Tartar soldiers, but only about the disaster." Let me tell you the truth, the Empress Dowager Cisheng is afraid that it will affect your mood, and then affect the decisive battle, and some things have not been told to you. Before the slaves rushed from the capital to Fengyang to see you, there was chaos in the capital, do you always know Lu Jianguo? ”

Zhu Si snorted coldly and said, "Isn't it Zhu Yihai who is hiding from Jiannu in Zhoushan?" When we besieged Nanjing City, he was watching the excitement, and when we fought with Dolgon for Nanzhili and the Central Plains, his clan ran upside down to take advantage of the fire to rob, right? Quan Weiguo was amazed: "My long live lord, living immortal, you know everything!" ”

Zhu Si smiled and said: "I am not a living immortal, but the brocade guards of the Ming Dynasty are not idle eaters, such a big thing happened in the court, even if the old queen mother is in charge, they dare not report this matter to me." Taking advantage of the undecided victory or defeat in the Central Plains, Zhu Yihai did not send troops to land to attack the Qing army, but came out to snatch the fruits of our victory, and also sent an envoy to Nanjing to make the queen mother recognize his status as a prisoner. People like him, just like Li Si's dung pit theory, want to get benefits, and they are definitely not afraid of getting dirty. ”