After officially taking over Yangzhou’s defense, Wang Xuejun asked: “What are the difficulties in Yangzhou now?”

When the difficulties were raised, everyone was silent for a while.

It’s not that there are no difficulties, but that there are too many difficulties, and I don’t know where to start.

Choose the key points.

Liu Zhaoji, the general of Yangzhou who was in charge of military affairs, proposed: "There are no troops."

Yangzhou is indeed short of troops, and after such a long period of fierce battle, it is even more lacking.

Wang Xuejun smiled calmly: "This is all you can rest assured. The three thousand soldiers I brought can definitely be ten. At the same time, my 30,000 troops have already reached Huai'an and are sieging the city day and night. They can come along the canal soon. The soldiers are not a problem."

I originally thought that Wang Xuejun would bring 3,000 soldiers to come, but in the end he had an army of 30,000 behind him. Although he was blocked by Huai'an, it was estimated that the soldiers knew that their prince was trapped in Yangzhou and would definitely fight desperately, and the hope of reinforcements increased greatly.

Now everyone is completely relieved.

"But my army will take a few days, so we still need to work hard."

Then I looked at Ren Minyu: "The whole people are not able to go to the city. Not only will they not play any role, but they will also increase casualties. I think that young and strong people should be recruited in the city."

Ren Minyu nodded: "But it is OK to recruit young and strong people, but this requires a fee."

"Just say how many can you call."

Ren Minyu estimated: "If the servants of a wealthy family protect the hospital, as well as merchants and apprentices, at least 50,000 young and strong people can be recruited in Yangzhou City."

As soon as this number came out, Wang Xuejun was startled: "So many, why didn't they see them defending the city before, but they were mostly people?"

Ren Minyu smiled bitterly: "There are many families who are afraid of death, and merchants often forget their righteousness when they see profits. To be honest, the wealthy businessmen in Yangzhou City have long secretly prepared a huge sum of money. When preparing for the city to break down, they will give it to Duozhe in order to survive."

Speaking of this, everyone has a feeling of grief and anger.

The soldiers and the people are fighting desperately here, but the rich are thinking about how to surrender and save their lives. Why are patriotism always the most humble things in the eyes of some people?

"There is no cost. Did the Shige Ministry not call on the gentry to donate some?"

Ren Minyu smiled bitterly: "The Shige Department also called on the wealthy gentry to donate. However, the respondents were rare. Yangzhou only raised more than 100 taels of silver.

"That's right, this is twice as much as Chongzhen's fundraising. At that time, Chongzhen took out the fundraising amount himself and asked his father-in-law to take the lead. He took out fifty taels of gold for use as a way to lead the donkey, but he was kicked back half by his father-in-law."

"There is also the shortage of food in the city, and the defenders and the people are fighting hungry from time to time."

Wang Xuejun wondered: "Yangzhou is a grain-producing place in Jiangnan. The rice is ripe three times a year, so why are you still losing the grain?"

Ren Minyu smiled bitterly: "That's right, but now the grain is in the hands of the big households, and the small people are dealing with today's food today. How can there be surplus grain? Therefore, Yangzhou now has grain but no grain. Even the grain store is stingy to sell, so the price is extremely high. Not to mention the people, even if I am the prefect, I can't afford it."

Wang Xuejun stood up and stretched: "Okay, if you lack money, you think about money, and if you lack food, you will solve it. I am not as kind and kind as the Shigemen. I still have this method."

Then I directly ordered: "Master, please invite all the gentry and merchants in Yangzhou to me to the Great Buddha Temple early tomorrow morning. I want to treat you."

Seeing the prefect's embarrassment, Wang Xuejun smiled: "This way, as long as you lead the way, I will allocate five hundred of my brothers. Don't you come? I'm shameless, so I'll catch them."

The joint venture was burned and he needed to deal with his funeral. What's more, he also burned food and grass. He even needed to send a large number of teams to collect food and grass around him. Therefore, some of him were busy and gave Yangzhou two or three days of rest and breathing time.

At this time, Wang Xuejun was also busy.

The Great Buddha Temple is located by the West Lake in Yangzhou. There are five rooms in the main hall, ten rooms wide. The rich and kind men and women donated and repaired for hundreds of years. It is really magnificent and magnificent.

Even the floor tiles laid on the ground are only one minute away from the Tai Chi Hall of the Forbidden City.

In front of the gilded Buddha statue, the incense burner has been removed and turned into a big chair. Opposite the chair cushion are hundreds of chairs.

There are not enough chairs, but the benches are dense and dense, which is really spectacular.

Early in the morning, Wang Xuejun sat upright here, waiting for the arrival of the gentry and wealthy families.

Who would like to come? The government summoned each other and asked for money and food. But everyone thought that Yangzhou would soon change, and the king's flag was changed, and donated to the current government would be in vain. It would be better to wait for the new master to enter the city and work hard to buy it.

Therefore, it was almost over and over, and Wang Xuejun's tea was gone, and few gentry came over.

Put down the tea bowl and stretched: "Okay, since I don't eat it, I can only give you a penalty for wine, and someone is here-"

Feng Yinglun hurried forward and whispered to Wang Xuejun: "I think the prince wants to take over Yangzhou later."

Wang Xuejun turned his head and glanced at him playfully. Is this kid quite sensible?

"Since the prince wants to take over Yangzhou later, gentry, officials and businessmen should not offend him. Think twice."

Wang Xuejun nodded in encouragement: "Very good, what's your name? What's your official position."

Feng Yinglun quickly replied: "Gao Yang supervised the governor of the Grain Road and participated in politics Feng Yinglun."

"It's a pity."

Feng Yinglun took a step back and bowed: "My master Ying Tingji's ability is above his subordinates."

Wang Xuejun smiled: "No, righteous and conscientious. OK, I'll write it down."

Then he looked at the statue of Buddha with compassion behind him: "I adopt your advice. But things have to be done, but your advice is very right, especially in front of the Buddha, how can you shout and kill me?"

Feng Yinglun breathed a sigh of relief.

"Let me do this, now you will take my business card and take a part of my subordinates in the name of the Regent, according to the list issued by the prefect, and visit door to door. You will say that the Regent will first entertain the merchants and gentry in the city in the afternoon to discuss the war and issues of Yangzhou."

Feng Yinglun looked at Wang Xuejun in surprise: "What does the prince mean to discuss peace with the Qing Dynasty?"

Wang Xuejun smiled and patted too many shoulders: "I came here thousands of miles away. Is it because of peace? The soldiers are never tired of cheating. I am not stupid and I will not do such things as being scolded."

Feng Yinglun thought about it and took the order and left.

In the afternoon, more than 200 grain merchants were invited to the Great Buddha Temple.

Wang Xuejun really held a banquet.

He picked up a bowl of cold water and apologized to the merchants: "This is a holy place for Buddhism, we cannot be contaminated with meat and fish. So I have not only put these cold waters in vegetarian dishes to express my mood."

Then I looked at a group of anxious merchants: "Don't panic, everyone. The reason why I set up the banquet here is to show everyone that I can kill countless people, and I will inevitably feel hostile in my heart. So here I want to use the Buddha's compassion to suppress this hostility. So don't worry, I will not shout and kill in front of the Buddha."

Everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief when they heard this confession.

They were forced to get here by the tiger and wolf soldiers. They originally thought that the Regent was like the original official, raising their responsibilities and sucking bones and marrows. Once they didn't follow, they would have white knives in and red knives.
Chapter completed!