Obeying orders is the duty of a soldier. Ainengqi may not understand, but he cannot disobey. In particular, this is the order of his adoptive father, and Zhang Xianzhong's orders have never had room for bargaining.

Because he dared to bargain, he asked him to kill him.

Wanxian has become an empty city, and Ainengqi cannot make food. There is no way, so he has to give up the momentum of rapid progress and divide his subordinates into dozens of teams, with only one order, that is, to grab food.

After sending his subordinates out to grab grain, Ainengqi waited for Zhang Xianzhong while strengthening the defense of Wanxian. After all, he had to build a temporary stronghold for the army, so as to prevent the Sichuan army from coming to grab grain and destroying grain. At the same time, he also secretly sent his confidants to inquire about what was going on.

My adoptive father has many talents and will be prepared for various situations. He will have to be short of food shortly after he went to Sichuan. This is a huge mistake. This mistake may be fatal, and there should be some accidents.

Soon, the confidant subordinates discovered the situation. It turned out that the mountain was steep and difficult to travel, and there were a lot of losses on the road. Zhang Xianzhong ordered people to put food and grass on a large ship and transport it by boat. This trip was against the river. The ship was running all over the river. The ship was driven by coolies. During the march, it encountered a dangerous shoal, and the water flowed rapidly and the ropes were broken. The ship in front hit the ship behind, and dozens of food and grass fell into the river at once, causing a food and grass crisis.

There was no food in the army, and it would be in chaos in three days. Originally, Zhang Xianzhong planned to spend the New Year in Chongqing Prefecture, so he could only change his strategy and ordered the pioneer to change it into a grain collection brigade to prepare food and grass for the army to eat.

After learning the news, Ai Nengqi could only sigh and say "It is not good for the troops to go out" that only he could hear, he could only build the city walls and collect grain.

The situation in the Ming Dynasty was a hindrance. Just when Zhang Xianzhong decided to seek a place to settle down, although the Ming Dynasty did not have major military operations for the time being, there were already many undercurrents brewing everywhere:

In the imperial study room, Chongzhen said with a sad face: "Two beloved ministers, the thieves are now in a vast situation. Once Sun Chuanting is defeated, there will be no soldiers who can stop the thieves in the northwest. Do you think there is any way to solve the urgent problem in front of you now?"

Zhang Xiejin bowed and said, "Emperor, there are Qing Dynasty outside and thieves inside. The soldiers fought for years, but the matter of food and salary has not been resolved for a long time. It is winter now, but many soldiers wear clothes and have little food in their mouths, which seriously affects their combat effectiveness. If they want to solve it, the key word is money."

When talking about money, Chongzhen's face suddenly became complicated. The somewhat mature face twitched a few times, and finally sighed: "Oh. Zhang Qing's family, you don't know that Liaodong is like a bottomless pit, and I don't know how much money and silver are consumed every year. Those thieves are making trouble everywhere, and the tax collection of not much is extremely difficult. Even if the expenses of my palace are repeatedly reduced, it will be useless. My dear. Do you have any good suggestions?"

Money is not a problem, the problem is lack of money. It is said that the emperor is richer than the Five Seas. There were not many poor emperors in history, but Chongzhen was one of them, and he was still relatively poor. The country was the big one. As the head of the family, he was worried about firewood and rice all day long as he took office. Not to mention how depressed he was.

Zhang Xiejin hesitated for a moment and quickly said, "All the world is the king's land, the sea is the shore of the sea, the king's ministers, the world belongs to the emperor. The emperor shares the worries of the world, and of course the people of the world also have to solve the problems for the emperor, especially the royal relatives, ministers and officials in the court, etc. They are bathed in the emperor's kindness. Many people are rich, rich and well-dressed, and enjoy wealth and glory under the care of the emperor. It is time for them to share their worries for the emperor. Why don't the emperor ask them to help the emperor? As long as each of them donates a little, so many royal relatives and officials will be able to solve the food and money at that time."

Yes, why didn't I think of it?

Chongzhen's eyes lit up. Corruption became popular in the late Ming Dynasty, and many officials were so fat that they were asked to donate some money. Then the salary matter would be solved in an instant.

"Yes, this plan is great. They call loyalty to the emperor and patriotism every day. Now is the time for them to serve," Chongzhen nodded and agreed.

Zhou Kui, the Jiading Boss, changed his expression when he heard this and immediately said, "Your Majesty, this is not a plan."

Isn’t the royal relatives talking about themselves? As a father-in-law, he must be an example. If he donates less, he will make people laugh at him. If he donates too much, he will immediately object. To be honest, Zhou Kui has no other hobbies. He likes to count his own gold and silver. If he wants him to donate money, it is simply cutting his flesh.

"What's wrong with the father-in-law?" Zhang Xiejin immediately asked, "When is it now? Can the father-in-law still be stingy with those yellow and white things?"

"Of course not." Zhou Kui's old face turned red, and his old face turned red. This was a slap in his face. Even if he cherished money, he could not say it in person. He immediately retorted: "The old minister said this, it is definitely not a stingy wealth, but just for the sake of the emperor. Now is an extraordinary period. Ministers and nobles are the support of the court. For the sake of the Ming Dynasty, these people repeatedly cut their salary for the sake of the great Ming Dynasty, and even if they have a big family, they are also big. If they persuade them to donate, they are afraid that the hearts of the ministers and nobles will be disappointed. Emperor, think twice."

Zhang Xiejin had long heard of the temperament of this father-in-law. Now the soldiers are fighting desperately on hungry days. As the Minister of War, he felt uncomfortable. When he heard Zhou Kui say this, he asked without hesitation: "Oh, since the father-in-law says this, I believe there must be a better solution in his heart, right?"

Upon hearing this, Chongzhen turned his head and asked, "Bestwondergarten, what good ideas do you have? Come on, as long as you say it well, I will be rewarded."

Zhou Kui was speechless, he just said casually, and there was no idea. Seeing Zhang Xiejin showing a mocking look, Chongzhen looked at him with expectation, and suddenly couldn't hold his face down. In a hurry, he suddenly remembered Chongzhen's words of rewarding, and a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind and immediately said:

"Your Majesty, now the most powerful force, and the most threat to the Ming Dynasty is the thief. The culprit naturally cannot be forgiven. However, we can divide his subordinates, and those people rebel, that is, they want to fight for wealth and glory. They don't have to take risks. Will they rebel again? Then Li Zicheng has no capable subordinates, so he will lose his right-hand man. It will be easier for us to wipe out him. Well, old minister thinks, by the way, I heard that he has several capable assistants, such as Liu Zongmin, Niu Jinxing and others, even if they don't come, we can divide them."

Chongzhen said hesitantly: "These traitors do evil and give them official positions. Will this damage the face of the court?"

"This plan is feasible." Zhang Xiejin's eyes lit up just now, and he immediately said: "Emperor, use extraordinary means to surrender them in an extraordinary period. This can also show the emperor's benevolence to the world. Even if it cannot be recruited, it can also divide them and make them suspicious of each other. It is best to let them kill each other."

After hesitating for a moment, Zhang Xiejin said bitterly: "Emperor, the rebels have become a climate. Sometimes we need to make some adjustments. It is best to persuade donations and divide them at the same time. The Ming Dynasty depends on the emperor..."

While Chongzhen was hesitating, he did not expect that his mortal enemy, Emperor Huang Taiji of the Qing Dynasty, was in Shenyang, Liaodong, and the palace of the Qing Dynasty, were also hesitant. The difference was that Chongzhen thought about how to stick to it, while Huang Taiji thought about how to make progress.

What made Huang Taiji depressed was that the latest combat plan was rejected by his important adviser, Fan Wencheng, who took the initiative to surrender to the Ming Dynasty.

Huang Taiji has always been very optimistic that the things he decides rarely change. This is not his stubbornness, but his persistence and confidence in himself. However, there are exceptions in everything. So Fan Wencheng's opinion, because facts have proved that Fan Wencheng's opinion is very practical and forward-looking.

A Han man could become the number one adviser of the Qing Dynasty because of strength, not luck.

"Mr. Fan, what is the reason why you oppose my king's spring hunting plan? Could it be that there is any better plan?" Huang Taiji asked casually.

Huang Taiji gave enough power and respect to Fan Wencheng.

"Emperor" Fan Wencheng said confidently: "We have a small population in the Qing Dynasty. Although the Qing cavalry is dominant and has few opponents, they are injured every time they fight. The military strength is a problem. The Ming Dynasty can be said to be in full swing and constantly consumes its own strength. Especially Li Zicheng, who is advancing all the way and is about to attack the capital. Now is the best time for their internal struggle. We sit in the mountains and watch the tiger fight and let them fight to the death before taking action. Why not do it? If we attack at this sensitive moment, it may cause their common hatred and enemy, then it will be really not worth the loss."

Huang Taiji nodded. He recognized Fan Wencheng's meaning and admired his talent, but he still said hesitantly: "But Mr. Fan, you know that we are short of soldiers and food. If there is no such spring hunting operation, I am afraid that we will have insufficient food and the warriors under our hands will be dissatisfied."

"Emperor" Fan Wencheng said seriously: "Sometimes you can't just focus on the interests in front of you. You can slowly raise or eat less food. You will always pass by it after a while, but if you miss the opportunity, you will never come back. If you lose your precious troops for temporary benefits, then when the opportunity comes, what will the emperor use to compete for the world?"

Huang Taiji hesitated for a moment, and finally nodded heavily.

At the same time, the sweeping king, Yizhangqing and others also plotted on the round table with a map. Everyone's eyes showed a hot and greedy light, and their eyes were all in the locations of Hunan and Jiangxi on the map;

Zuo Liangwang was also hotly discussed with his confidants in the coach's tent, how to restore Hunan and Jiangxi at the first time. In the past, Zhang Xianzhong was in charge and did not dare to act rashly. Now Zhang Xianzhong is out in full swing, and that little defense can be ignored. How could Zuo Liangyu miss such a good opportunity?

For a moment, the sky of Ming Dynasty was covered with dark clouds, and it felt like a storm was about to come and wind filled the building.
Chapter completed!