Li Dingguo is very confident.

This confidence will soon be reflected in the subsequent battles.

Li Dingguo brought not many soldiers this time, only 30,000, but after annexing the 40,000 Zuo Liangyu army in the tent, his number of soldiers and horses instantly grew to 70,000 like snowballs.

Li Dingguo did not launch an attack immediately, because it would take several days to recruit the 40,000 original Zuo Liangyu army.

The arrival of Li Dingguo undoubtedly poured cold water on the already very optimistic ministers in Nanjing.

Zhang Shenyan said worriedly: "Your Highness, I heard that Zhang Xianzhong did everything he wanted in Sichuan. He had to eat a child's heart and liver raw every day, and slaughtered countless places where he went. As Zhang Xianzhong's adopted son, Li Dingguo must be a butcher, so he must be careful."

After hearing this, Zhu Cixuan was also happy: "Don't worry, Shangshu Zhang, hasn't this palace asked you to recruit soldiers? As long as you do this with Shangshu Lu, no matter what Zhang Dingguo, Li Dingguo, he would never be able to enter the Nanjing city."

From Zhu Cilang's perspective, his mood in view of Li Dingguo was also a bit subtle.

In history, Li Dingguo was indeed a national hero of the Han people, because he insisted on fighting against the Qing army until the last moment after the Qing army entered the pass.

But now in this time and space, the situation is different. Zhu Cixuan has successfully prevented Li Zicheng from conquering Beijing, so naturally there is no subsequent Qing army entering the pass.

So for Zhu Cilang and the Ming Dynasty today, Li Dingguo is a party of traitors from Zhang Xianzhong.

After appeaseing several anxious Shangshu and Dukes, Zhu Cilang went to the military camp.

In the military camp, a passionate training is underway.

The Ming Dynasty's infantry rituals still have their advantages. If we can strictly follow this infantry ritual, it is no problem to cultivate an army above the qualified line.

Someone is going to ask, why did the late Ming Dynasty always fail again and again?

Because the Ming Dynasty has no money.

The army needs money to support it. How can we ensure that we have no money to be equipped with weapons, how can we ensure that military rations and supplies, and how can we ensure that the salary distributed to soldiers?

There is no guarantee, and the soldiers are not fools. How could they be hungry, wearing tattered armor, holding rusty weapons, listening to the news that the young and old at home are about to starve to death because they have no military pay, and listening to the words of the superiors to practice seriously?

It’s different now. In Nanjing, the most important thing is money.

After the large amount of money was paid, the soldiers who received the money were naturally excited and the slogan of defending their country was shouted loudly.

Zhu Cilang looked at this scene and nodded secretly.

With money, everyone is full and dressed warmly, and naturally hopes that their current life will continue.

But at this time, enemies come from outside the city. If the enemy breaks through the city, life will be completely over.

At this time, whoever is it must work hard to protect this hard-won good life, right?

Zhu Cixuan looked at Gao Dejie on the side and said, "How is the effect?"

Gao Dejie has been appointed by Zhu Cilang as the "chief of the Southern Army to fight against rebellion".

Gao Dejie thought about it and said, "In another month, these 10,000 people will be considered a usable soldier."

Zhu Cixuan frowned: "It will take so long for another month?"

Gaodejie was amused and crying, and said, "Your Highness doesn't know anything. This training is something that cannot be rushed. It is normal for at least half a year or several years. This time, I also dispersed our three thousand prince guards and reorganized these new recruits. Only by using veterans to lead new recruits can we achieve a speed of one month."

Zhu Cilang curled his lips, not very satisfied, but he also knew that this should be the limit.

After all, there is no system in the high-end festival.

After inspecting the military camp, Zhu Cixuan went to the city for a walk and found that there was still no movement outside the city, so he returned to the palace.

Don’t forget that there is indeed a serious imperial palace in Nanjing City, and where Zhu Cilang lived was the palace of Zhu Biao, the first prince of the Ming Dynasty.

Not long after he came back, Zhu Cilang saw Zhang Shenyan who was rushing to come.

"Your Highness, the money in our warehouse is going to be spent!" Zhang Shenyan said to Zhu Ciyang with a bitter face.

Zhu Cixuan exclaimed and said, "Didn't there still be millions of cash in a few days ago?"

Zhang Shenyan sighed and said, "According to your Highness, you want to recruit soldiers, purchase weapons and various supplies, the money is really like flowing water. In addition, the prices of Nanjing City are now surrounded, and it is even more... In short, the old minister thinks that it is time to save some expenses, Your Highness."

Zhang Shenyan has been the Minister of Revenue for several years. These people who work in finance are always very resistant to spending money.

Zhu Cilang pinched his chin and pondered for a moment: "Old Fang, go and find Shi Kefa!"

Zhang Shenyan was shocked: "Your Highness, don't look for Lord Shi, right?"

Zhu Cixuan waved his hand: "If you don't look for Shi Kefa, do you make money for me?"

Zhang Shenyan looked helpless and could only shut up his mouth.

After a while, Shi Kefa arrived.

Before anyone could arrive, the voice arrived first.

"Your Highness, I just found some new things and can search the house!" Shi Kefa said, and walked in with great enthusiasm.

Zhu Cixuan seemed to have become accustomed to this for a long time and said, "How many companies do you want to copy?"

Shi Kefa hurriedly said: "Three families!"

Zhu Cixuan said: "How many can there be?"

Shi Kefa said: "At least two million yuan in cash, it's hard to say about other properties. Hey, Zhang Shangshu, you are here too."

Zhang Shenyan: “…”

In fact, Zhang Shenyan has seen this scene in the past few days.

One fact is that before Zhu Cilang arrived, there was no money in the treasury in Nanjing.

So the question is, why are you suddenly rich again?

Because Zhu Cilang sent Shi Kefa and led his soldiers to arrest several officials who were usually friends with Zuo Liangyu, and then searched the house.

These officials were the first guys to surrender to the Qing Dynasty. After the arrest, they did find letters from their homes that secretly communicated with Zuo Liangyu and even began to discuss future official positions.

Of course, these are not important. What is important is that after the house is confiscated, millions of cash came.

The officials of the Ming Dynasty were very, very rich, especially the Jiangnan generation.

What is capitalism? Simply put, the merchant class (that is, the often-called bourgeoisie) controls the state power, and in layman's terms it is collusion between officials and businessmen.

Jiangnan is the area with the most serious collusion between officials and businessmen. This is why the history textbooks that Zhu Cixuan learned all said that "Jiangnan was the first area where capitalism appeared in the Ming Dynasty."

What should I do if I have no money now?

Zhu Cilang's method is to release Shi Kefa, arrest people, and search the house!

Zhu Cilang laughed and patted Zhang Shenyan on the shoulder: "Shangshu Zhang, I know that this list contains your distant nephew, but don't worry, this matter has nothing to do with you. The Ming Dynasty needs military expenses, do you understand? Usually some people like to reach out, so I and the Ming Dynasty just let it go. But now, it's time for them to give back to the Ming Dynasty!"

When Zhu Cilang spoke, his eyes flashed with murderous intent.

Zhu Cixuan came to Jiangnan to kill people, but this killing does not only refer to enemies such as Zuo Liangyu and Zhang Xianzhong!
Chapter completed!