Nanming Engineer

Chapter 479 Recovering Shanxi
The news of Dorgon's defeat was like the monsoon blowing north and south of the Yangtze River, spreading to various places at a rapid speed. This news was even more shocking than Hou Jin's entry into Beijing. The news spread from one ear to the other, and everyone who heard it was surprised. It's almost unbearable, but once you believe it, you're ecstatic.

The temples are high and the rivers and lakes are far away. Regardless of the powerful generals and ministers or the humble traffickers and pawns, in the countryside, in the towns, in the halls, court halls, restaurants, teahouses, and beside the roadside fields, people talk about , whispering, it’s all about this kind of thing.

Along with this news, there is another heavy news. The nearly 4 Qing army Prince Azige who besieged Datong retreated five days after Dorgon was defeated and disappeared. The siege of Datong Puzzled.

Duke Huan of Liang State led the army out of Daizhou. Along the way, all the Qing generals guarding the Qing Dynasty were frightened, and they raised their flags one after another, and took refuge in the embrace of Ming Dynasty.Liang Guogong pursued along the way, beheaded countless defeated soldiers, and even formed an alliance with Bentar Khan of the Khalkha tribe of Mongolia, so that tens of thousands of Mongolian cavalry sneaked into Shanxi, and formed an array in the eastern part of Shanxi to deter Azig from returning.

One east and one south, tens of thousands of Azig soldiers were suppressed within the narrow range of the Datong Basin. Azig lingered in the area of ​​Castanopsis Mountain for three days, and fought against Bentar Khan for more than ten battles. .

Finally, seeing Wang Huan's heavy troops approaching, Azige spent a long time preparing his troops before heading north, breaking through the side wall and fleeing from Zhenqiang Fort into the grassland. Return to North Zhili in the direction of the government.

Compared with these two news, there is another small tail, that is, Han Zhaoxuan, who was ordered by the Duke of Liang to act as the acting envoy of Shanxi, and Yu Yin, who was also appointed by the Duke of Liang to act as the commander of Shanxi, lead the More than [-] rebels in Shanxi were trapped in the last and only important city of the Qing army in Shanxi. The army burned the city when it was broken, and none of the people in the city survived. Taiyuan was restored, but it became a ruin.

At this point in the war, marked by the defeat of Dorgon and the end of the recovery of Taiyuan, the whole of Shanxi fell into the hands of Daming, and the line between Xuanfu and Baoding was in danger. Forcing the city of Beijing.If the capital is broken, the outside of the pass and the south will be cut off horizontally, and the Qing army remaining in the pass will completely lose its roots.

The whole country rejoiced.

Needless to say, the places north of Sichuan and other places were originally on Wang Huan's territory, and the degree of joy was second only to the scale of the founding of the Ming Dynasty.

In Huguang, Guizhou, Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian and other Nanming territories, there was also a carnival atmosphere, and the people's hearts were greatly boosted. The anti-Qing wave that was set off by this was a bit higher. , Weeping and worshiping the ancestors, even the singer Miaoren in the brothel couldn't help singing a few more songs in praise of Liang Guogong in the entertainment field.

Falling in Shanxi, there are no such powdery things, but it is more pragmatic. As Wang Huan threw out the official hats one by one, a large number of officials took office, whether they were promoted and transferred from the Kuizhou department or Those who were appointed locally from Shanxi all followed the tone set by Wang Huan: first establish a political power, then appease the people, resume production, and finally develop industry and commerce.Carry out the government affairs of one state and one county in an orderly manner.

In the city of Datong, an extremely imposing and magnificent restaurant was taken over by wealthy customers. This kind of thing is very common recently. After the Qing army left, Shanxi merchants often spent a lot of money, inviting newly appointed officials of the Ming Dynasty to banquets and drinks for themselves. The continuation of the family can exist and develop under the rule of Ming Dynasty, and strive to lay a foundation.

But this time, it seems to be different from the past. A large number of soldiers are standing near the restaurant. There are many white-armored soldiers mixed inside and out. Datong people have heard about the white-armored soldiers. , The soldiers who are invulnerable to water and fire, beat the Tartars so hard that they can't find the north, just like the heavenly soldiers descended from the earth, they are brave and formidable.Pedestrians on the street looked at the stern-faced white-armored soldiers from a distance, and did not dare to approach them. Even the Datong soldiers who stood with them unconsciously kept their distance and looked at them with reverent eyes.

There are three floors in the restaurant, and both floors are empty. Only the most luxurious private room on the highest floor has a table of people.

The elegant room is in the back, quiet and elegant. The furniture is made of fine pear wood. The walls are hung with calligraphy and calligraphy. There are cloud bamboo and rare stones on the shelves. A furnace of sandalwood smoke curls up. The aroma fills the whole room. The smell is refreshing. Everything is of high value and it is a very luxurious but not rustic place.

However, the few people sitting in the room are not in harmony with this room.

Jiang Tuan was not. He was dressed in normal clothes with arrow sleeves, a crown and a jade belt, and his face was washed very clean. Compared with the previous days, Jiang Tuan was a brave general when he was defending the city, but now he is A rich and extravagant man.

The younger brother Jiang Xuan next to him was dressed like him, but the three people sitting opposite them were not right.

Wang Huan, Li Dingguo, and Li Tingyu wore chain mail, iron wrist guards, armor swallowing beasts, bronze mirror heart protection, sharp blades hanging from their waists, and crossbows attached to their backs. Except that they didn't wear helmets, they were no different from the battlefield.

Sitting on the table, there were two people who looked like rich merchants, all dressed in silk and satin, with rich smiles on their faces, but Wang Huan and the others sat there with golden knives and iron horses, something was wrong.

The dinner seemed to be that Wang Huan and the three were holding four prisoners.

But Wang Huan didn't change his face, looking at Jiang Tuan very comfortably, with a fake smile on his mouth.

The two wealthy businessmen looked at each other, their lips twitched a few times, they were the hosts of the treat, but they didn't know what to say at this time, so they secretly looked at Jiang Yu.

Jiang Yu frowned, tried to suppress the surprise and unhappiness in his heart, coughed, stood up and smiled and said to Wang Huan, "It's a great honor for Jiang to come here. , was busy with all kinds of things, busy with official business, and Jiang has never been able to see him in person. Today, I heard that my father-in-law is free, and I wanted to have a banquet at home to welcome him, but because the house was hit by artillery fire during the war, it burned down Some of them are in a terrible embarrassment and have no choice but to be here as the proprietor's land, I hope the lord will forgive me."

Wang Huan smiled, cupped his hands and said, "Master Jiang, you are worrying too much. Wang has been poor and humble all his life, and has been used to a hard life. Why do you care about this? Please sit down."

Jiang Guan smiled and said, "Young Master is modest."

After the greetings were over, he turned around and sat down. He stretched out his hand and pointed to the left and right and said: "My lord, I am hosting a banquet today. I have no business to disturb you, so in addition to my brother-in-law, I also brought two local officials to accompany me. This one is Fan The head of the family, this one is the head of the Wang family. They are all good merchants who have made great contributions to our Ming Dynasty. Jiang Mou can defend the city for a long time, and it is inseparable from the two of them who open private warehouses to provide food for charity, which contributes to the country and the country. For Jiang, they are all great contributors."

The two wealthy businessmen hurriedly got up, with smiles all over their faces, bowed to Wang Huan, and said repeatedly: "I have seen the Duke!"

Li Dingguo and Li Tingyu, like two sculptures, were expressionless, neither happy nor angry, while Wang Huan sat and smiled, nodding his head. The two wealthy businessmen were about to offer Ami's flattering words, but Wang Huan still Maintaining a smile, he asked in a cheerful tone: "The two patriarchs helped Mr. Jiang defend the city, and donated generously. I don't know how much it cost?"

The two were stunned for a moment, they didn't expect Wang Huan to ask this question, and they bowed together and said, "Your Majesty is serious. If you do your best for the country, how can you think about the cost? As long as you can keep the city, why not go bankrupt?"

Wang Huan nodded approvingly, took a breath, and said with a smile: "That's right, it's really good. Some people say that there is no business without evil, and some people say that righteousness is not good. I think it should be on the two of you. Both are wrong."

Everyone at the table laughed, except Li Dingguo and Li Tingyu.

"However." Wang Huan said again: "I don't know if the two of you said the same thing when you were at the imperial banquet of the Tartar Emperor in Beijing two years ago?"

(End of this chapter)