Chapter 153 How can Gansu be better than Huguang

Huizhou.

Countless ships on the river are docking at the docks one after another, and a large number of prisoners are carrying food and supplies to the ships.

On another pier, there was a long queue. People carried burdens and baskets, carrying their most valuable and indispensable belongings, and boarded the ship one after another, preparing to go to their new home.

Mrs. Qin is holding her little daughter with her left hand, and next to her is her half-grown son, carrying a big burden.

"Mom, is daddy in Lueyang?" The younger daughter tilted her head and asked timidly: "Shall we take a boat to find him?"

Mrs. Qin forced a smile and said, "Yes, he is waiting for us in Lueyang!"

The girl grinned and said: "The noodles are so delicious, and there are vegetables in them. I can't bear to eat them."

Not far away is the mat shed, where many people are sitting and eating. In the large iron pot outside the mat shed, noodles with salt and vegetables are boiling steaming hot, and you can almost smell the aroma of the noodles.

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These family members were either relatives of the new soldiers or the families of craftsmen and watermen who were returning to eastern Sichuan with the Ming army. Qin's husband was a waterman and was conscripted by the government to Lueyang to transport grain.

Men are the backbone of the family. Although Mrs. Qin does not want to leave her hometown, she is even worried that Western Sichuan is not as good as the Ming army said. But wherever her husband is, she has to take her children with her. The whole family must be reunited.<

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Qinzhou took out the map, pointed at it and said: "That is a map drawn by Your Majesty yourself. King Qianyang, please take a look. The situation behind you is like this..."

Of course, Feng Ke and others do not know all of the strategic arrangements. We only know that the attack on Huguang is the next action, the first is to relieve the siege of Xingshan, and the seventh is to seize Huguang's money, food and population.

"The Eighth Prince is not the future emperor." An old man from behind turned his head, but he was not as bold and scrupulous as a woman. He smiled and said: "Hongguang, Longwu, Yongli, all of them are actually mine, and I am not qualified to call them."

Emperor."

"I must be worried and anxious here, waiting for you to reunite with me. As long as the family is together, no matter where you go, it will be bad. Being miserable and tired is nothing."

"At this time, I was still old and had no strength. If I came out to fight for the throne, I'm afraid there would be some bad consequences." The old man explained with a smile: "Hongguang proclaimed himself emperor and said that the man from Jiangbei who claimed to be the young prince was a liar and had his head chopped off.

Here!"

"When calculating the wealth in the world, Jiangnan, Zhejiang, and Jiangxi are the most important, and among the eight provinces, Su, Song, Jia, and Hu are the most important... When the army is booming, money and food are needed, and it all depends on the cooperation of Shandong, Jiangnan and other provinces.

Ji."

The Qing government wanted to transport grain from there, and merchants also purchased grain from there and shipped it to Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Shaanxi, Henan, Shandong, Hebei and other food-deficient areas.

The old man was still talking nonchalantly, "Those Liu Xiang, they were not Xiaoshun's army after that. They entered Kuidong from Gansu and Shaanxi and fought back from Kuidong!"

The half-grown boy was quite excited. Watching the river boats leaving one by one and going down the river was both refreshing and full of expectations for the future.

"Master Marquis, reinforcements will arrive in the near future. Will your army continue to attack the surrounding areas?" Ta Tianbao suggested with great anticipation.

Xue Meng felt no pride in being treated with such respect, and the fatigue from the long journey was gone.

According to the intelligence collected during subsequent interrogations, Qin's garrison is relatively small, and there should be no confidence in attacking and occupying it.

Moreover, the aftermath of the "Crying Temple Case", "Memorandum Case", and "Ming History Case" have not been resolved, and the gentry and landlords in Jiangnan have an easy relationship with the Qing court. This is also a point that cannot be taken advantage of.

The consequences of financial bankruptcy are terrible. Chongzhen is not an example. He was so poor that he urinated blood and even had to beg for money from his officials.

Huang Li quickly waved his hand, indicating that his son was talking nonsense, and shouted loudly: "But if you dare to yell like that, he is the youngest official besides the emperor."

As for whether it is true or not, it is basically a question that the Ming army will consider. The Eighth Prince has not yet won the support of all the families and has been designated as the Xue Meng base. Apart from the Zheng family, he is not the least powerful.

It must be because Xue Meng has a bad relationship with the chieftains in Guizhou, and the title of county king is always at the bottom. Even so, he still has the authority.

Xue Meng looked at the map that was not very detailed, but he could clearly see the situation Liu Heng was in. Xingshan and Pixiong, the two small groups, could not join forces.

"By destroying Huguang, we can buy at least half a year of development time." Xue Mengxue smiled and said, "The Qing government has a place to adjust food supplies. No matter how small the army is, it can still mobilize to join the war."

From the perspective of Eastern Sichuan, the situation was quite similar to the war situation between Xiao Ming and the former Jin Dynasty. Although Xiao Ming had a vast territory and a population of hundreds of trillions, the number of troops it could use to fight the former Jin Dynasty was unlimited.

But before the Battle of Wushan, Liu Heng's situation had not improved very much. At most, Pixiong was in a position that was easy to defend and difficult to attack. Without the advantage of the navy, it was extremely easy for the Qing army to retreat.

Qinzhou's first impression of the Ming army was also wrong. Although he was young, he was tall and tall. His silver hair was tied up in a mess, and there was no trace of malaise under his copper-colored face.

Yangbao Mountain in Guiding County is majestic, noisy, deep and precipitous. It is known as the "Victory of Eastern Guizhou". Together with Qichuan Emei Mountain and Yunnan Jizu Mountain, it is also known as the Eight Small Famous Buddhist Mountains in Southwest China and the Holy Land of Pilgrimage.

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Grain production in the north and south of Dongting Lake and Qichuan has developed slowly, and rice is concentrated along the waterways in cities such as Hankou, Yueyang, and Changsha.

"Your Majesty is still more powerful. All four banners of Xi'an were annihilated. Even the generals and deputy commanders of Xi'an were beheaded. Then, sir, the threat in northern Sichuan has been completely eliminated, and we can free our hands and feet to attack Huguang."

Eastern Sichuan is attacking Huguang this year, and next year it will try to go deeper and retreat along the river to Jiangxi and even Jiangnan.

In Huizhou Yanei, Feng Keyu had not received the latest battle report from the slow ship, so he was in a bad mood.

"The last general is hereby entrusted with the edict of the palace, a thousand years old, a thousand years old, a thousand thousand years old." The forty-year-old Ming army, whose beard and hair were all white, was wrong in spirit. He paid homage to Qinzhou's small ceremony, raised his hands and took it.

The edict issued by King Ding.

By the Qing Dynasty, famous rice markets in Hankou, Sijiang, Wuhu, Suzhou and other places were formed in the middle and upper reaches of the Yangtze River.

You must know that one of the important factors was that the Qing government was able to support huge military expenditures during the "Eight Feudal Rebellion" and maintain the stability of tax input in the important financial town in the south of the Yangtze River.

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It can be seen that Huguang had not yet become the country’s main source of commercial grain at that time.

The reason can also be analyzed. Pixiong needs time to stabilize, while Xingshan uses the advantage of the terrain to contain tens of thousands of Qing troops.

Ta Tianbao nodded repeatedly, feeling both joy and shock in his heart, knowing how the Eighth Prince managed to annihilate all the enemies in a short period of time.

The reasons are very complicated. Xiao Ming is already riddled with holes and his finances are stretched thin. There is no way he can use the power of the whole country to fight against Qian Jin.

The economy of the northwest region is naturally comparable to that of Huguang. At that time, the Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions were the most prosperous places in the country.

If the enemy wants to maintain and protect the enemy even within an inch of it, Eastern Sichuan must do everything possible to destroy it.

After more than ten days of arduous trek, the Shuixi task force finally arrived outside and met Wang Mingjun of Qianyang and his subordinates.

The old man's lips trembled heavily, and he respectfully asked Xue Meng to take a seat. Chang Jinyin and Ni Shenglong stayed with him, and continued to listen and accept the orders and arrangements of the Eighth Prince.

Since the mid-Ming Dynasty, handicraft commodity production and urban development in southern Jiangsu and northern Zhejiang have resulted in a sparse population and fewer grain buyers.

Excitement, joy, finding an organization, and the feeling of being trusted. Although he was temporarily appointed as the Commander-in-Chief of Guizhou, Eastern Sichuan came and granted him the title of Commander-in-Chief, adding another member to the small governor-general.

Huang Li also agreed stiffly, and turned his eyes to the dock. Another boat came close to him, and the team moved quickly backwards.

Therefore, the original proverb goes: "Su Changshu, the sky is enough". Gradually it became "Huguang is ripe, the sky is enough", and there is no such saying as "Hunan is ripe, the sky is enough".

Feng Keyu shook his head and said: "The purpose of this battle is almost achieved. We have a short rest before returning to the army, and then we will attack Huguang. Time is not very tight for you."

Facts have proved that during the "Eight Feudal Rebellion", the series of measures implemented by the Qing government in the Jiangnan region played an important role in maintaining local military stability and political balance.

"Mom, I heard that the Eighth Prince defeated the Qing army. Is this a very young official?" The young man asked curiously.

The current Qing government is also in a state of disparity, with minimal financial pressure. Unless it adopts the wartime economic policy during the "Eight Feudal Rebellion", there is no way to use troops in a small way.

The old man is a chatterbox, or he hates showing off his knowledge and experience, and is tired of explaining it for many years.

"Huguang is rich, but much weaker than that outside." Ta Tianbao's eyes shone again and he said: "We have barely emptied the city, and we have too few supplies."

"Now that your army has just begun to occupy Pixiong, the foundation is still solid. The Qing army has not yet reached the headquarters of the Imperial Palace in Xingshan. Your Majesty's intention is to delay it as long as possible to buy time so that your army can grow in size as quickly as possible."
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It seems that the Eighth Prince is generous enough and sincere enough. But not only did he not have the seal of the decree, but he also gave me these rare treasures and thousands of mirrors.

Mrs. Qin chuckled, touched her daughter's head, and said, "As long as you're full."

Huang Li smiled and wanted to discuss the matter again, but his son was curious and asked: "Why did I come out early?"

He was well-received in the Yongli Dynasty, but because he befriended the King of Han when Yongli disappeared, he was believed to be loyal enough.

Although Xue Meng has a bad impression of the gentry and landlords, now is the time to fall out, and even try to be hypocritical to win our support.

"The little prince is the elder brother of the eighth prince? I've heard of the seventh prince too."

Huixian County borders Qinshi (Tianshui City) to the north, Liangdang County to the east, and Chengxian County to the west. Although Qinshi is lower than Huizhou, it is also a place of grain storage.

When the military strength of the Qing Dynasty is low, it can only adopt a direct strategy to destroy the Qing Dynasty's money and finance, making it difficult to mobilize weaker forces to retreat against Liu Xiang.
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