Chongzhen Undergraduates

"Your Majesty, is it right or wrong for us to attack Eguchi?"

In Yibin City, Zuo Maodi actually questioned Zhu Youjian face to face.Obviously he was stimulated in Chengdu, the psychological sequelae caused by the war.

Zhu Youjian looked at Zuo Maodi. Although he was talented, he had not experienced many serious battles.

"If there is no Jiangkou, how many people will die in Meishan, Leshan, Yibin, Luzhou, Chongqing, and even Wuchang and Nanjing? Have you ever thought about it?

How many years have Zhang Xianzhong's troops been fleeing? It has endangered six or seven provinces, and how many people have died?If he hadn't taken his root in Jiangkou, this curse would have existed forever. "

"Why didn't the emperor get rid of Zhang Xianzhong in Jiangkou? If he died, so many people would not die in Chengdu!" Zuo Maodi choked on his sobs.

"The Western Army still has hundreds of thousands of troops, each in the hands of different people. If Zhang Xianzhong died in our hands, with our current strength, can we wipe them out?

Houjin has captured Jiange. If Zhang Xianzhong dies, how many people will surrender to Houjin? Zhang Xianzhong can only die in Houjin's hands, not ours.Understand? "

"Your Majesty, I can't figure it out. I feel uncomfortable. So many women and children were killed alive..." Zuo Maodi began to cry.

"Did you bring the remaining [-] to [-] women and children?" Zhu Youjian asked.

"I think it's better to put them in Yibin." Zuo Maodi wiped his eyes, then cupped his hands and said.

Zhu Youjian knew what these women represented. Behind them stood the hearts of tens of thousands of Daxi soldiers.Even if he doesn't want to use these people anymore, since they are in his hands, they already have inestimable value.

"Where is Chen Zilong?"

"He has already taken over the Chengdu government, and is arranging officials to take over Meishan, Leshan, Ziyang, Neijiang and other places. Zhang Xianzhong's withdrawal has vacated a lot of places, and a large number of officials and garrisons are urgently needed to manage these places."

"Let Chen Zilong make a statistics of the people's sentiments as soon as possible. Don't ask for too much detail, and you can do it in seven or eight." Zhu Youjian now needs to know the specific situation of Sichuan and how much damage it has suffered.

According to the situation that the Sichuan army encountered along the way, although Zhang Xianzhong has been purging, but mainly targeted at the officials, gentry and landlords, but he was not bad for the people in central Sichuan, and there were even some scenes of Qingming.

Some of the officials, gentry and landlords who could not escape have been controlled by Zhu Youjian in Chongqing, and the rest gathered in Yibin.Things in Sichuan are easier to do.Zhu Youjian personally sits in Yibin for this group of people.

For these people, Zhu Youjian has already thought of a countermeasure, that is, coercion and temptation, and use these people's funds and management capabilities to develop industry and commerce.At the same time, Zhu Youjian finally released the group of people from the Chongqing Concentration Camp.

First of all, salt production in Zigong was resumed, a new carriage construction factory was established in Neijiang, and a shipping company, military supply factory, etc. were established in Yibin.

At this time, Zhu Youjian has the ability to start a large-scale initial industrial development of a certain area.Half of the resources of various factories in Nanjing are preparing to move westward, and Zhu Youjian plans to establish an industrial base of the same scale as Nanjing in southern Sichuan in half a year.

Half a month later, Chen Zilong's memorial to the people in central Sichuan was handed over to Zhu Youjian.Zhu Youjian couldn't help being overjoyed watching it, he really didn't expect Sichuan to be so good at this time.

As far as the population of several state capitals under the control of the Sichuan Army is nearly 500 million, they have not suffered major losses.And the basic agricultural productivity is still retained.Only some traditional handicraft industries and businesses were destroyed.Even the shipbuilding industry was retained because it was needed by all parties.

"Your Majesty, these rich people in Yibin can't be trusted!" Ma Gan knows Sichuan too well, and now he understands Zhu Youjian's thoughts. Knowing those are things Zhu Youjian values.

"You can't knock down all of them with one shot! Find an excuse and ransack the homes of the top ten richest households." Zhu Youjian closed the memorial and said lightly.

Killing pigs for the New Year is a common method used by the court.Although it is unfair to some individuals, it is beneficial to the overall situation, and it has a deterrent effect on the same class, and can appease the hearts of the poor.

If Zhu Youjian wants to promote the development of Sichuan, he must have some means of boosting his heart.The rich men in Chongqing have already been stripped away, and if the leader of Yibin is killed, the others will not be able to make waves for the time being.

At this time, in Sichuan, not to mention that officials and gentry pay food as a whole, even if Zhu Youjian wants everyone to increase taxes, no one dares to object.

"Recruit soldiers, recruit another 20 soldiers." Looking at the population figures, Zhu Youjian immediately thought of a large number of soldiers with muskets in their hands.

Chapter 324: The Dawn of Unity

"However, Sichuan is not peaceful now. Isn't it unsafe to build so many factories?" Although Ma Gan knew that the emperor had a big heart, if something happened to the results of these efforts, it would be the governor's responsibility.

"It takes one month to prepare for the establishment of a factory; two months to relocate personnel and equipment; another month to install and debug to formal production; and it takes half a year for the first batch of products to be produced.

It is now mid-March, which means that it will be at least September until the factories in Sichuan can produce products.fast? "

Zhu Youjian was asking Ma Gan, but he was actually asking himself.Whether it is climbing the technology tree or surpassing the opponent's technology, it will take time.Unless the traverser has its own system, like a printing press, it can produce products infinitely like a 3D printer.

Otherwise it's all a slow process.The speed at which the warlords established their bases could not keep up with the emperor's control, concentration, and dispatch of the entire resource.

Zhu Youjian is no longer short of money, really not.The wealth Zhang Xianzhong sent over was as much as 4000 million taels, and Jiangnan didn't need this money.Zhu Youjian wanted to use them in Sichuan, because besides Jiangnan, Sichuan has population and resources.

"After four months, the recruits will be trained. Among them, the conscription work will take one month, the basic training will take two months, and the weapon training will take one month. If by that time, we can't protect ourselves in Sichuan, how can Daming protect itself?"

Zhu Youjian continued to touch his chest and ask himself.Four months is the fastest time for training firearms soldiers.The Sichuan Legion is also the most elite division of the Ming Dynasty. Half of the veterans lead half of the recruits. This kind of expansion speed is a bit risky, but there is no way around it.

"Your Majesty, the northern intelligence sent by Nanjing." Ji Biao hurried into the room, holding a thick stack of documents.

Zhu Youjian took a hasty look, and then hurriedly said: "Go and invite Mr. Zuo here."

Ma Gan exited the room, Zuo Maodi turned and entered the door, and Ji Biao closed the door from the outside.

"Dorgon issued a national mobilization order, ordering all the Eight Banners and the North to recruit troops on a large scale, with an estimated total strength of 120 million. They once again plundered a million head of Mongolian livestock and are preparing to go south."

Zhu Youjian passed the information to Zuo Maodi, lit a cigarette and smoked vigorously.

"My God! There are 30 people in Hanzhong alone; 20 people in Shandong; there are 70 people in the Central Plains. Does Dorgon care about his rear?"

Zuo Maodi was stunned, no one would not be shocked when they heard the news. More than 100 million people marched south, which has reached an unprecedented height in the history of all wars.

"Hou Jin evacuated the Han army in the north, and Dorgon no longer needed the rear. The group of scholars who went north to join Hou Jin became their backbone and helped Hou Jin stabilize the rear."

This is what Zhu Youjian didn't understand, because Jiang Xiang from Shanxi was also being recruited.In other words, Jiang Xiang in history will no longer exist anyway.

"Mother, these traitors really humiliated the ancestors." Zuo Maodi scolded angrily, the atmosphere in the army has changed for this civil servant, since Chengdu, he occasionally utters swear words.

"We're in big trouble, but we're not ready yet." Zhu Youjian had a headache, and Daming was indeed not ready.After two full years of preparation, a line of defense has only been initially established, and this line of defense is still protected by 60 troops. Now that the opponent has doubled their troops at once, what will Da Ming do to stop it?

"Your Majesty, why don't you transfer the Sichuan Army to Jiangnan, Jiangnan must not be lost!" Zuo Maodi stared at the map, he really couldn't think of any other way to solve the current predicament.

"That's the end of Sichuan. I was just discussing with Ma Gan about building a large-scale factory in southern Sichuan."

"In this case, unless there is only one possibility: Zhang Xianzhong died, and the Daxi Army was incorporated by me." Zuo Maodi thought for a while, then shook his head: "This is impossible. Zhang Xianzhong still has nearly 30 troops, more than us. He How could it be possible to die immediately!"

"If he is allowed to live comfortably like this, of course it is impossible. We have to do something, add some fuel to the Western Army, and make their life more difficult."

"The emperor means to counterattack?"

"Yes, counterattack in Hechuan. Use my powerful navy to control the two waterways of Tuojiang and Jialingjiang, and then send troops to force Zhang Kewang to go north."

Zhu Youjian looked at the map. In fact, the strategic points in central Shu are actually surrounded by the central Sichuan Basin in four directions, which is very easy to understand.Guangyuan controls the Jiange in the north; Chongqing controls the Three Gorges in the east; Chengdu controls the west; Yibin guards the main road into Yunnan.

As for the basin in central Sichuan, no matter which direction it breaks through, the dominant side can quickly occupy it.But now the Sichuan Army has the only navy in Sichuan, occupying the advantage of controlling the Central Sichuan Plain, and the Great Western Army has no ability to go south.

"The minister's opinion is that the three brigades of the Eighth Army will defend Chengdu, the Tenth Army will occupy Ziyang, the No. One step guards and protects the Tuojiang defense line, and the main force participates in the Hechuan attack. It’s just that, the troops in the direction of Hechuan are a bit small, and I’m afraid they won’t be able to handle it.”

Zuo Maodi quickly came up with a battle plan, and explained the difficulties, and waited for Zhu Youjian to typeset.

"Add two more points: transfer Li Laiheng's troops from Ankang to Wanyuan, and attack Dazhou, and must block the retreat of the Western Army's eastward advance; second, transfer all artillery divisions directly under it to Hechuan, it's time to show our military strength gone."

"How many people are there in Li Laiheng's department now?" Zuo Maodi was very curious, how many troops can Li Laiheng's department, which has been fighting guerrillas in Yunyang Prefecture, Ankang, have?