Lin Weiye asked: "In this case, it is not better to stay in Qiongzhou Mansion honestly and develop obscenely, why did you come to the capital to fight Chongzhen and Yang Sichang?" ”

"Actually, there is a lot of accident in the capital, but it is the same as my goal." Xia Nan explained, "Although the development of turtles in Qiongzhou is the least risky, it is slow to take effect. Without authority and without an official name, there are great limitations in recruiting displaced people and attracting talents. By participating in the counterinsurgency in Shandong, defeating Gao Yingxiang, and making a group of displaced people count, it is all a one-shot deal, there is no sustainability, and as soon as the local situation stabilizes, we will lose the source of immigrants, and if this continues, when will my 100,000 army be trained; In addition, I am a local general, not to mention that scholars or officials take the initiative to serve, even if I put down my body to win over, it is difficult to win people, and some of the existing people are even coaxed and frightened, and they are desperate. I need a lot of immigrants, and I also need management talents, otherwise I can only be a soil overlord in a province, how can I compete with Huang Taiji and others. ”

"Is it possible to change that now?"

Xia Nan drew a big circle on the ground with his feet, and then drew a small circle, saying: "You see, if the big circle is the mainland and the small circle is Qiongzhou Mansion, the sea in the middle is certainly a safe barrier, but it is also a kind of barrier, allowing us to wander outside the mainstream circle of the mainland, and many things can be done with half the effort." He drew a line on the edge of the circle with his foot, like a thorn piercing into the circle, "If I let Shandong be semi-independent and under my control, it will be equivalent to inserting a bloodletting tube into the body of the Ming Dynasty, and I will have a stable channel to absorb immigrants, as long as I think of a way to do something on the Liukou, the displaced people from the Central Plains can flow from here to Qiongzhou." ”

Lin Weiye nodded: "No wonder you don't forget to take Shandong, this is an important reason, right?" With access to the Liukou's sphere of influence, keeping a relatively safe distance, and an outlet to the sea leading from the sea to Qiongzhou, there is indeed no second place that meets these requirements at the same time. ”

"Theoretically speaking, Nanzhili barely meets the above requirements, but the gentry and wealthy families here are too powerful and intertwined, and they are far less easy to control than Shandong. Besides, Shandong can be used as an important stronghold to clamp down on the Liukou and Tartars, and this role cannot be replaced by Nanzhili. Xia Nan explained, "In addition, if Chongzhen agrees to my conditions, I can justifiably intervene in the local affairs of Shandong and Liangguang, although it cannot replace the government, but it can be used as a reason to recruit unambitious scholars and reserve management talents." ”

Lin Weiye frowned and said: "I don't know too much, even if you can meddle in local taxes, mining and other things, after all, it is not the government, and it can't be compiled by others, so why should people mix with you?" ”

Xia Nan said with a smile: "You are engaged in technology, but you are also mixed in state-owned enterprises, don't you understand the minds of the Chinese people?" In the old time and space, primary school students had to canvass for votes when they chose a class cadre, they had to bribe to be a village director, and the street aunt was majestic after wearing a red armband. The people's yearning for power and official position has not changed since ancient times, but after all, only a few people are in high positions, and more people can only rely on power and run errands, even so that many people still rush to it - remember the helpers we encountered when we paid taxes in Qiongzhou? They have no official status, they are just household scribes and minions of the servants, but they live a very prosperous life, and they are kings and hegemons in the countryside—then I only need to provide a way out for those down-and-out literati who have no hope of gaining fame, even if there is no official establishment, and there are many people who are crowded out to get in. ”

Lin Weiye sighed: "Character determines fate. You always don't follow the rules and walk in the gray area, but it works very well, and I just know how to follow the rules and work hard. So you've been the boss in your past and present lives, and I've always been just a ...... in technology."

"Hehe, don't say that I'm so unbearable, this is called pioneering and innovative, eclectic ......"

On the Golden Luang Palace.

After listening to Wen Tiren relay Xia Nan's request, everyone was silent. Anyone knows that this condition is too harsh, and it is completely to build a Ming version of the feudal town, and with today's temperament, it is impossible to agree. And Xia Nan is not a fuel-efficient lamp, and under the annoyance and anger, the slaughter of the city by the army seems inevitable, and the civil and military officials in this hall are all involved in a catastrophe.

Despair permeated the courtiers, and there was a deathly silence in the hall.

Chongzhen's face was ugly, looking at these courtiers who were like mourning and examining, and asked sharply: "You are all my right-hand men, you eat the king's fortune and share the king's worries, now the situation is critical, who can solve this dilemma for me?" ”

Most of them lowered their heads, avoiding his gaze. The current situation has reached a dead end, the warlords with heavy troops are forcing the palace, the king is unwilling to give in, and there is no middle way to go, in this case, even if Su Qin is reincarnated and Zhang Yi is resurrected, there is nothing that can be done.

Yang Sichang, who had been silent, spoke. He said with a look of righteous indignation: "Your Majesty, the Xia thief is so rampant, he must not do what he wants, otherwise, the king will not be the king, the minister will not be the minister, and the dynasty will be in chaos......"

Wen Tiren interrupted him unceremoniously and asked, "Dare to ask Yang Shilang, everyone understands the truth, what is the best way to withdraw from the army?" ”

Yang Sichang thought for a moment and said: "Your Majesty, the thieves only surrounded the south, east, and west, and the minister would like to ask Ying to leave the palace from the Xuanwu Gate in the north, collect the remnants of the Beijing camp, summon the squad army (Note 1) into Beijing, and join forces with Tengxiang Siwei to expel the thieves." ”

When the civil and military officials heard this, they all wanted to scold their mothers. In particular, you Yang Wenqiao slipped out by himself, but left us here, and when you summoned people to the Year of the Monkey and the Moon, we will probably be dead. Besides, even if you summon all the men and horses, you may not be able to beat the Qiong navy, but they can beat the Tartar County King and Baylor who fled in embarrassment, and there are also the two border towns of Shanxi and Xuanfu to help, and your old soldiers are only afraid that they will not be enough to stuff their teeth.

Wen Tiren retorted: "It is difficult to quench your thirst in the far water, Xia Nan said that he would do it at noon, according to your method, it would be too late anyway, have you ever thought about the safety of Your Majesty?"

Yang Sichang was speechless, speechless.

Wen Tiren looked at Yang Sichang, and then at Chongzhen, who was hesitant, determined to throw out Xia Nan's killer weapon and break the current deadlock.

"Your Majesty, Xia Nan also said that he would take Pan Da and Wang Hong to the palace and announce to the world that someone had committed treason, self-destruction of the Great Wall, and secretly financing the enemy......

Yang Sichang's face changed greatly, and he almost fell to the ground unsteadily. For him, this is his death hole, and thousands of troops and horses are not as lethal as the crime of capturing the enemy.

Chongzhen was also worried. If Xia Nan clings to this point, not only Yang Sichang, but also his reputation and reputation as the King of Sainthood will be ruined. How can this be?

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Note 1: In addition to the soldiers from the Beijing Division, the sergeants of the Beijing Battalion were transferred to the Central Capital Guards Division and the Ma Bu officers and soldiers of the Shandong, Henan, and Daning Divisions and Guards took turns to go to the Beijing Division to guard and exercise, which was called the squad army.