(0649) [Today's second update is delivered! ] 】

Since so many taels of silver are not in the hands of the state, whose hands will they be? Of course, it is in the hands of the rich and powerful. Generally speaking, there are three kinds of people: big landlords, big businessmen, and big bureaucrats. The officials at all levels of the Southern Ming Dynasty were all really rich people. The six scholars of the Southern Ming Dynasty, all of whom have a combined net worth, if it is less than five million taels of silver, Xu Xingxia can cut off his head.

More importantly, Jiangnan has always been the root of maritime trade. Whether it is the Yangtze River estuary, or Hangzhou Bay, or Fujian Yuegang, Guangzhou, Macao and other places, they are all important foreign trade ports. China's silk, tea, porcelain and other special goods were shipped from these ports. At that time, after these goods were shipped, the ships that came back were basically filled with white silver.

With so much money, if the white-clothed army didn't help spend it, it really couldn't be justified. If Nanming is willing to give money, the white-clothed army will not move Jiangnan for the time being. If Nanming was reluctant to spend money to eliminate the disaster, the white-clothed army had no choice but to move troops against Jiangnan. Even if there is no infantry army, no navy, the cavalry will still do the same. I don't believe that tens of thousands of musketeers pressed over together, how long can Jiangnan resist?

The Southern Ming Dynasty had a fatal place, that is, there was no effective army. Since the Japanese were completely eliminated, Jiangnan has been peaceful for a long time, and military affairs have long been abolished. The guard army in Jiangnan has long existed in name only. As for the soldiers, there were no soldiers at all in the Jiangnan area. Even in the city of Nanjing, there is no decent army. Who would have thought that the situation in the Ming Dynasty would have such a change? It was just so unexpected.

Compared with Nanming, Beiming's advantage seems to be greater. There is an army, there are minerals, there are resources, there are military factories in the north. The original army of the Ming Dynasty basically stayed in the north. Let's not talk about the three major battalions of the Beijing Division. The troops under the jurisdiction of the other five major military towns, excluding those who fled, and all the rest added up, it is estimated that there are three or four hundred thousand people.

There are also a lot of minerals in the north. The coal mines in Shanxi, the iron mines in Liaodong, and the gold mines in Shandong were all valued by the original imperial court. As the war slowly entered the age of firearms, the demand for various minerals also increased. Iron ore is the most urgently needed mineral. Without enough iron ore, it is simply impossible to produce weapons and equipment.

Originally, the imperial court's military factories, including the Ordnance Bureau and the War Bureau, were all set up in the suburbs of Yanjing City. The newly introduced cannon casting workshop is also in the suburbs of Yanjing. Now, King Fu has mastered the surrounding areas of Yanjing, and these two major institutions are naturally controlled by the Northern Ming court. This is not good news for the Southern Ming court. In the vicinity of the city of Nanjing, there was no place to produce weapons and equipment. There is a Longjiang shipyard, but unfortunately it has long been closed.

Compared with Nanming, Beiming's tax income is certainly not so rich. The land in the north is barren and the grain yield is low, which cannot be compared with the water towns in the south of the Yangtze River. However, how many years of foundation has been accumulated by the Ming Dynasty is in the north. Emperor Wanli's treasury must have some savings. Those powerful people in the capital are also very rich. When necessary, digging out the money in their private pockets is enough for Beiming to hold on for a while.

The Fuwang Party is not stupid, they also know that the financial resources and tax revenues of the north are not as good as those of the south, and if the confrontation continues for a long time, it will actually be detrimental to the north. Therefore, after seizing the power of Jingshi, the first thing to do is to detain all the nobles in the capital. These people are fattened pigs, and they will be slaughtered whenever they need them.

Before the meeting began, Zuo Guangdou said anxiously: "Elder Commissioner, you are the concubine of His Majesty Emperor Taichang, and now His Majesty Emperor Taichang urgently needs your assistance, and I also ask the Chairman of the Committee to take the initiative to lend a helping hand regardless of your past suspicions!" As long as the chairman makes some moves, I think His Majesty the Emperor Taichang will be grateful. ”

This is an urgent hope, and Xu Xingxia publicly expressed his side.

Originally, the Ming Dynasty's concubine did not have any power, let alone master military strength. But isn't this a special case? In the current exceptional circumstances, everything can be changed. What is Xu Xingxia's crime? It is the crimes of the Fuwang Party that are the most serious. Xu Xingxia is at most a riot, but the Fuwang Party is a rebellion and usurpation, which is more important and which is more important, and the blind can tell which is more important. The current top priority of the Nanjing Imperial Court is to eliminate the Yanjing Imperial Court first. Under this premise, everything else can be compromised.

News from Jiangnan, Zuo Guangdou also knows a little bit about it. Now, what Nanming needs most is military support. Especially in the current chaotic situation, the Southern Ming court desperately needed a strong army to protect its security. Xu Xingxia, the master of the horse, appeared in such a timely manner. At this time, any previous grievances can be put aside temporarily. You can't even guarantee your own survival, what else do you want to say?

Xu Xingxia knew what was going on. Zuo Guangdou was so eager, but he was just worried about the fate of the Donglin Party behind him. It is estimated that this time, the Donglin Party really feels that the crisis is coming. They must abandon their previous prejudices and firmly hold the white-clothed army to protect the safety of Nanjing. What kind of horse master, what kind of son-in-law's affection, that is all used to make a fuss, and it must not be taken seriously. Perhaps, Zuo Guangdou, this guy, is scolding himself for being insatiable and getting an inch.

The Donglin Party is fighting Xu Xingxia's idea, and Xu Xingxia is also fighting Nanjing's idea. Don't you need the help of my army? No problem. My army can be stationed directly in the city of Nanjing. What the? No way? Hehe, if the white-clothed army can't be stationed in Nanjing City, the white-clothed army doesn't care about other things. On the surface, he said with a smile: "Lord Zuo, don't worry, I'm a horse master, if anyone admits it, then I have to talk about it." ”

Zuo Guangdou hurriedly said, "How come? The chairman and the princess, but a talented man with a beauty, a hero with a beauty, made in heaven, a unique pair in the world! ”

Xu Xingxia said with a smile: "That...... Lord Zuo, do you think I should go to Nanjing? Greeting my old Tarzan in person? ”

Zuo Guangdou was overjoyed, and hurriedly said, "Of course, this is a must. ”

He subconsciously thought that as long as Xu Xingxia arrived in Nanjing, it would be a sheep in the mouth of a tiger, as long as he found a way to tie him down, things would be easy to do in the future. Xu Xingxia is the core of the white-clothed army, and the soul of the white-clothed army, as long as he finds a way to control Xu Xingxia, it is equivalent to controlling his powerful white-clothed army. Unfortunately, his joy was quickly extinguished, and in his place was a deep fear and a deep entanglement.

Fear of what? Tangled with what? O white-clad army! Xu Xingxia went to Nanjing City in person, could he not take the white-clothed army there? The current garrison of Nanjing City is already very weak, if Xu Xingxia goes with tens of thousands of troops, not to mention Nanjing City, even the entire Jiangnan, it will be all finished. To put it more seriously, isn't this a lure of wolves? Think about it, with Xu Xingxia's surname, if the white-clothed army enters Nanjing City, is it possible to leave?

Zuo Guangdou was full of excitement, and hurriedly added: "However, there is no hurry. The chairman of the NPC Standing Committee said that there are many opportunities and military affairs are busy, and the journey to Nanjing is long and long, so I think there is no need for the chairman to be himself so as not to delay the fighter plane. The chairman only needs to send one or two capable subordinates to show the chairman's sincerity. ”

Xu Xingxia said intentionally or unintentionally: "Don't you want me to go in person?" ”

Zuo Guangdou said with a smile: "His Majesty Emperor Taichang will definitely understand the chairman." ”

Xu Xingxia sighed slightly, and said with a little regret: "Since this is the case, there is no way." What you said is also that it takes a long time to get from here to Nanjing, and it is easy to delay the fighter plane. As the commander of the army, I really can't be away for too long. In this case, I will first send 10,000 musketeers to Nanjing, and take charge of the security of the city of Nanjing...... What do you think? If I don't think the number of people is enough, I can increase it. ”

Zuo Guangdou secretly complained in his heart. This Xu Xingxia is really a guy with a bad stomach. You yourself took advantage of the pole to climb at night and easily avoid going to Nanjing, but you insisted on sending 10,000 troops over, isn't this to oppose the guest and take the city of Nanjing as your own? Obediently, 10,000 white-clothed musketeers are enough to deal with tens of thousands of Ming troops. That's still the elite Ming army. If these 10,000 white-clothed musketeers really arrived in Nanjing, I am afraid that Emperor Taichang would become a hostage of the white-clothed army. This is absolutely not possible.

"Chairman of the National Committee, the army is also a long way to Nanjing, and the journey is tiring, so I don't think it is necessary. Besides, the water towns in the south of the Yangtze River are very different from the arid land in the northwest, and I am afraid that when the soldiers of your army arrive in Nanjing, they will not adapt to the water and soil, which will affect the combat effectiveness. As a matter of fact, Henan and Shandong are the key points of north-south transportation, as long as your army guards Henan and Shandong, presumably those thieves in the north will not dare to set up a division to the south. Zuo Guangdou said as tactfully as possible.

Even if he was cut by a thousand knives, he didn't dare to agree to let Xu Xingxia send troops to Nanjing City. Otherwise, the bosses of the Donglin Party would have to drown him with saliva. The most ideal situation is, of course, that the white-clothed army is in Henan, Shandong and other places, separating the Northern Ming and Southern Ming. In this way, under the protection of the white-clothed army, the city of Nanjing is safe.

Xu Xingxia deliberately looked at Zuo Guangdou with hooked eyes, and said very regretfully: "It seems that Lord Zuo doesn't believe us!" Isn't this a deliberate attempt to keep us far away? Did Lord Zuo think that when our white-clothed army arrived in Nanjing City, he would arrest His Majesty the Emperor as a hostage? Lord Zuo, you really misunderstood me. ”

(To be continued)