That night, Li Xin held a banquet again to entertain Gao Yigong and Li Shuangxi. In addition to Gao Guiying, Hong Niangzi and Huiying Huimei, he also called Huiqiong and Huijian over and observed them secretly.

After all, Li Shuangxi is Li Zicheng's legitimate adopted son. In terms of character and talent, he is no worse than Zhang Nai. He believes that among the female soldiers in the Jianfu camp, there should be Li Shuangxi's admirers. He used to hinder Huiying and dared not express anything, but now Huiying has married and has no obstacles anymore.

Sure enough, both Huiqiong and Huijian were very happy with the arrival of Shuangxi, especially Huijian, who blushed inexplicably from time to time, and Li Xin knew it!

The next day, Li Xin got up early and went to the government office to learn about the situation in recent times. In general, everything was orderly. Yangzhou urban construction was done step by step. New Yangzhou had already defined the scope, which was nearly four times larger than before. The demolition work also started from the west of Yangzhou City. At that time, building a house was not as troublesome as modern times. The house was mainly civil structure, with a maximum of two to three floors, and one building could be built in a month.

Due to the lack of timber in the Huaiyang area, the new house will be mainly cement bricks and stones. The cement formula is not complicated. Li Xin has already explained it and established Huaiyang Building Materials Group. The suburbs of Yangzhou are like a large construction site. It produces a large amount of bricks, tiles and cement every day and absorbs a large amount of labor force to work.

The textile company's fabric is also sold on the market. Li Xin is not yet ready to defeat the landlord's economy, and the price has not been very low, which is basically the same as the ordinary selling price. In this way, textiles have become huge profits. Although the sales volume is not large, selling one piece is one piece, making real money.

Li Xin was very satisfied with Shi Kefa's work and felt more and more that he had chosen the right person. He didn't need Shi Kefa to be amazingly talented, as long as he was loyal and willing to work.

After the explanation, Shi Kefa stuttered: "The people of Huaiyang are speculating when the Commander-in-Chief will become king. I wonder if the Commander-in-Chief has any arrangements?"

"oh?"

Li Xin asked for you, "What about Mr. Yi's opinion?"

Shi Kefa pondered and said, "I shouldn't have said much, but since I am trusted by the Commander-in-Chief, I forgive me for offending me. I think it is not appropriate to establish a country at this time to avoid becoming a leader. What's more, the Commander-in-Chief is also on the back of the appointment of the General General of the Ming Dynasty. If it is built on its own, what is the difference between rebellion?"

Li Xin nodded and said, "What Mr. said is very true, but we cannot always be nameless. I heard that Li Chuang will establish the country in Xiangyang, so I believe that Zhang Xianzhong will not be willing to fall behind. Then Mr. thinks, when should I establish the country?"

Shi Kefa sighed and said, "The court today is becoming more and more embarrassing. The territory directly controlled by the capital and military sources are getting smaller and smaller. Originally, I still judged that the world would be like the late Han Dynasty and the late Tang Dynasty. The vassal states were separatist for decades, and the court was in name only. The commander-in-chief once stated that the Ming Dynasty could not last long. At that time, I didn't believe it very much, but according to the situation in recent years, it is likely that it would be destroyed within three or two years. The commander-in-chief would wait until the founding of the country after the fall of the Ming Dynasty, and it was just right."

"oh?"

Li Xin was moved, looked towards Shi Kefa and looked at him brightly.

According to the Western calendar, this year is 1642. It is not difficult for a modern person to judge that the Ming Dynasty would be destroyed in 1644, but at that time, who had the vision and who dared to make this judgment?

Shi Kefa dares!

Actually, it is not surprising that a capable official who is willing to do practical things really has no talent to coordinate the overall situation? It is simply covered up by the miscellaneous things he handles. Just as the old saying goes, without taking small steps, you can't reach a thousand miles. Shi Kefa may have mediocre talents, but diligence can make up for his shortcomings. His talents are step by step.

"Sir, what's right!"

Li Xin praised and said, "I have a difficult problem in front of me now, and I hope the sir can give me some advice."

"I dare not be the commander-in-chief said frankly!"

Shi Kefa humbly recommended him.

Li Xin picked up the tea on the table, sipped it, and then said, "According to my inference, Li Chuang will be the king of Xiangyang, and then march into Guanzhong. Li Xianfeng will not be Li Chuang's opponent. In a few months, Li Chuang will be formally established in Xi'an. With his usual bandit style and great acclaimed temperament, he will be out of seclusion immediately after he becomes king, attack Shanxi and Henan, and approach Beijing.

There is no hope for the Ming Dynasty. Wherever Li Chuang passes, he must surrender. Even Beijing will open the door to welcome him. The Ming Dynasty will be destroyed by Li Chuang. However, Li Chuang has been wandering around for more than ten years and lacks the experience of governing geography and people. His subordinates are only Niu Jinxing and Song Xiance, and most of them are illiterate. I guess he must have complaints in Beijing. The Qing Dynasty has always had the ambition to restore the Jin Dynasty. He will not miss this great opportunity, or may collude with the commander of Shanhaiguan Wu Sangui and sent troops to Beijing. I don’t think Li Chuang will be the opponent of the Qing army, and most of them will flee in panic. The Qing Dynasty will establish its capital in Beijing. This is my judgment on the future situation."

Shi Kefa was full of solemn expression and walked back and forth with his hands on his back. After a while, he said: "The commander-in-chief's inference is bound to be ten, and the north will suffer from the disaster. Is the commander-in-chief planning to sit in the south, no matter how bad the north is, the better, and send troops to the north in the future to conquer the world in one fell swoop?"

Li Xin knew that Shi Kefa had a clear distinction between love and hate, and his face had already appeared unhesitated, so he said without hesitation: "So it is a dilemma. If Li Zicheng drove away Li Zicheng and entered Beijing when his troops were forcing Beijing, then the difficulties faced by Li Zicheng would fall on me, and I was even worse than Li Zicheng, because Li Zicheng didn't care about reputation and really couldn't do it, he would run away. I had to clean up the mess of Beijing and be trapped in the quagmire. At that time, the Qing army would still go south. The troops of the bandit army were limited, and it was afraid it would be very difficult. Perhaps it would be possible that it could not be defended by Beijing.

And the other road, as the gentleman said, sit in the south and work hard to govern. No matter how chaotic the north is, we will fight to the north after we have accumulated a certain amount of strength."

Shi Kefa was not a person who was unrealistic. He did not accuse Li Xin from a moral perspective, but said: "I understand the concerns of the Commander-in-Chief. From a safe point of view, he naturally sat on the north and watched chaos in the north. Besides, if Li Chuang was defeated in Beijing, his army would be scattered, which would be beneficial to the Commander-in-Chief to gather his elite soldiers and generals. However, since the Eastern Captains invaded more than ten years ago, the north has been ravaged and the people have suffered so much. The only paradise is Beijing City. Can the Commander-in-Chief sit on the Beijing City and take the thieves first and then the enemy? With my understanding of the Commander-in-Chief, I will feel unbearable, so I have a plan to achieve both."

"oh?"

Li Xin looked over in surprise.

Shi Kefa said: "The commander-in-chief should take down Nanjing as soon as possible. Regardless of whether the Qing army will go south or not, it is always right to increase its strength. Once there is a change in the north, go north immediately, expel Li Zicheng, and use the emperor to order the princes. As long as Chongzhen is still there, it is expected that the situation will not be much worse."

Li Xin looked at Shi Kefa in shock. He didn't understand what Shi Kefa was about. To him, Chongzhen was just a hot potato, and the environment of the Ming Dynasty was not suitable for using the emperor to command the princes. Could it be that Shi Kefa would eventually restore the Ming Dynasty?

Shi Kefa's eyes flashed, then he knelt down and took a deep breath and said, "No matter how the commander-in-chief thinks of me, I hope the commander-in-chief will keep the emperor's life and preserve the Zhu family's sacrifices. After all, Taizu made contributions to expel the Mongolian Tatars. Even if he has been in a 270-year period, his country's power will be decayed, and his descendants should not be killed. I hope the commander-in-chief will think twice."

Li Xin knew that although Shi Kefa said it was tactful, he would keep Chongzhen’s life, but what he would do was self-evident!

But if he disagrees, he may end up breaking up with Shi Kefa. With Shi Kefa's strong strength, he might commit suicide, which made him regret talking about this topic with Shi Kefa. In fact, his original intention was to take over Beijing and let Beijing be ruined. The two plans were undecided. After all, each of them had their own advantages and wanted to listen to Shi Kefa's opinions, but he did not expect that Shi Kefa actually found an opportunity to save the Ming Dynasty. He felt that he was too confident and underestimated Shi Kefa's loyalty and obsession with the Zhu family.

Shi Kefa, who had previously voted for himself, was completely disappointed with the Ming Dynasty. Now he advocated that he would go to Beijing at the right time, and saw hope of rescuing the country. However, with the Ming system, even if he was in power for a lifetime, could his descendants still take power? Maybe Zhang Juzheng would end up.

Thinking of this, a look of anger appeared in Li Xin's eyes.

Shi Kefa seemed to have given up and looked at Li Xin without hesitation.

Gradually, Li Xin's eyes softened. After all, if you take a step back, you will face this problem sooner or later if you don't talk about it today. In the future, Li Zicheng will march into Beijing, and Shi Kefa will ask him to go north to stop him. Instead of coming suddenly, it is better to talk openly and honestly first.

Li Xin asked: "What kind of virtue does the Zhu family have? Isn't it unknown? Do you still have hope for the Zhu family?"
Chapter completed!