In front of the two houses, Zhu Cilang and Zhang Shenyan stood side by side.

Zhu Cixuan put his hands on his chest, staring at the carriage that was driving out of the mansion in front of him, and smiled at Zhang Shenyan beside him, "Shangshu Zhang, you see it. Our journey to raise military funds is still very smooth."

Zhang Shenyan: “…”

At this moment, Zhang Shenyan had ten thousand alpacas rushing in his heart. Although this did raise military pay, this way of raising military pay... isn't it too uncommon, right?

At this moment, a carriage that had just passed suddenly vibrated and a box fell from it.

With a thud, the cover of the box was opened, and many white silver fell all over the ground.

Zhang Shenyan subconsciously widened his eyes, and the people around him also looked at him.

Zhu Cixuan smiled and drew his pistol and fired at the sky.

"Why are you all standing there? Why don't you take your salary away?"

The gunshots instantly calmed everyone down. The coachman quickly jumped down and silently cleaned up the mess with the soldiers in charge of escorting them.

Zhang Shenyan watched the carriage leave and couldn't help saying, "Your Highness, just relying on killing people to obtain money is not the country's long-term strategy."

Zhu Cilang nodded and said, "Shangshu Zhang is right."

This answer surprised Zhang Shenyan, and he couldn't even express the lines he had prepared.

At this moment, Shi Kefa walked out happily and saluted Zhu Cilang and said, "Your Highness, the criminals have been arrested, and the evidence is also being searched for. They should be found immediately."

Others find evidence first and then arrest people. Shi Kefa actually arrests people first and then finds evidence.

Zhang Shenyan couldn't help but say, "Mr. Shi, doing things like this is not in line with the laws and regulations."

Zhu Cilang waved his hand indifferently and said, "It's okay, when my father came, I gave me the authorization. I can make decisions on all matters in Jiangnan."

Zhang Shenyan: “…”

Zhang Shenyan can swear to God that Chongzhen was giving Zhu Cilang this arbitrary power, and it was definitely not for Zhu Cilang to search his house here!

Zhang Shenyan's eyes moved to Fang Gongqian, who was ready to rub his hands aside, and suddenly realized.

Although this method is not in accordance with the law, it is very important to the East Factory.

It must be this dead eunuch from the East Factory who ruined the crown prince!

Fang Gongqian noticed Zhang Shenyan's gaze, and for a moment he was a little surprised and thought to himself: "Old Zhang, our family has not offended him, why do you look at our family like this, as if you want to eat our family?"

At this moment, an explosion suddenly came from afar, and then the earth shook slightly.

Zhu Cilang looked up in surprise and looked in the direction where the sound came. It was a high city wall, and smoke and dust were spreading.

"The enemy's cannons have begun to attack the city!"

In the camp outside the city, Li Dingguo quietly stared at the Nanjing city in front of him and said lightly: "All cannons are fired for me, and there is no need to save shells!"

Zuo Liangyu was a defeated general. He was beaten by Zhang Xianzhong's raid so that he could only take people to run away with light clothes. Therefore, when he set out from Jiujiang, Zuo Liangyu had no artillery at all.

But Li Dingguo is different. Li Dingguo seized a large number of artillery from Wuchang and other places. Although there were no giants like the Red Barbarian Cannons, there were still dozens of ordinary artillery pieces.

Li Dingguo’s idea is very simple - firepower means justice!

As long as the amount is enough, the Nanjing City, Beijing City, is the Jade Emperor's Heaven, will still be blown up for you!

Aside from the side, a general spoke, "Your Highness, don't we contact the city and persuade us to surrender?"

Li Dingguo shook his head and said lightly: "Zhu Cixuan has always liked to win by surprise. If I play tricks with him, I may not be his opponent. So I will not give him any chance to play tricks. I just need one force to break ten."

The crazy bombardment of dozens of artillery guns immediately turned the walls of Nanjing into dust.

In response to this, Zhu Cixuan couldn't help but ask: "Where is our artillery?"

Lu Daqi, who had just arrived, hurriedly answered: "Your Highness, there is no artillery in Nanjing."

Zhu Cixuan was furious: "Why didn't the great Ming accompanying clerk even have a cannon?"

Lu Daqi said: "Originally there were, but later all the artillery was removed to Zuo Liangyu and Ma Shiying, and they were asked to guard against Zhang Xianzhong and Li Zicheng."

Zhu Cilang: “…”

While speaking, the three of them also returned to the meeting hall in the palace.

Here, many important officials and nobles from the Ming Dynasty Nanjing have gathered, and they are all worried.

After seeing Zhu Cilang coming, everyone immediately saw the backbone and came up to surround Zhu Cilang.

"Your Highness, the enemy's artillery fire is fierce."

"Your Highness, come up with an idea!"

"Your Highness, what should we do?"

Zhu Cilang smiled and raised his hand, and everyone suddenly became quiet.

Zhu Cixuan said calmly: "Don't be nervous, this guy Li Dingguo cannot conquer Nanjing City, even if he has this so-called cannon."

As the founding capital of the Ming Dynasty, Nanjing City also attached great importance to the city defense here, and has been constantly renovating and strengthening for hundreds of years.

Such a strong city wall would never be destroyed by a few shots.

Of course, if it is hundreds, thousands or even tens of thousands of cannons, it will definitely be different...

After all, Zhu Cilang has the halo of a victorious general, so after Zhu Cilang made passionate remarks, these important officials and nobles finally felt a little relieved and dispersed one after another.

Zhang Shenyan was inexplicably uneasy, so he stayed.

Zhu Cixuan looked at Zhang Shenyan and smiled and said, "Shangshu Zhang, do you have any other problems?"

Zhang Shenyan looked at the left and right and said softly: "Your Highness, do you think if Li Dingguo continues to bombard with cannons, can Nanjing City be defended?"

Zhu Cixuan thought for a while and said, "If Li Dingguo kept firing fires every day, Nanjing City would probably not be able to stay for long."

Zhang Shenyan almost passed away on the spot.

After a while, Zhang Shenyan said, "Then your Highness, what if... we do?"

Zhu Cixuan spread his hands: "Nanjing City is broken? Then of course we are just running!"

Zhang Shenyan widened his eyes and almost fell down on the spot.

Zhu Cilang quickly held Zhang Shenyan with a quick hand and smiled and said, "Okay, Shangshu Zhang, I am joking with you. As long as you keep it for a while, winter will be half a month before, and Li Dingguo will retreat at that time."

Zhang Shenyan's eyes were dull and said, "But what if Li Dingguo had not retreated at that time?"

Zhu Cilang smiled and said, "No, he will definitely retreat!"
Chapter completed!