?While Zhao Jin was still on the road under command of the army, news came again that Sun Chuanting, who was in charge of Shanxi Province, refused to obey the imperial order and remained stationary. The gentry and people of Datong, Shanxi Province advised Sun Chuanting to protect the country and the people and not to use weapons rashly.

??This news was even more shocking than when Zhao Jin led his army to the north. At this time, everyone truly realized that the Ming Dynasty was over, and the truly powerful local factions no longer obeyed the authority of the imperial court.

??If you think about it carefully, it’s not wrong. Isn’t the current imperial court supported by the soldiers and horses of Sun Ge Lao and Wang Ge Lao? Otherwise, who would care about such a short-term emperor, even though Emperor Chongzhen himself did not think so.

??After the news of Sun Chuanting's rejection of the decree spread, the local area immediately became chaotic. Fortunately, local civil servants and military generals and powerful gentry worked together to suppress the situation, barely maintaining the previous life-or-death situation.

??Because Zhao Jiajun conveyed the news to as many prefectures and counties as possible through various trade routes. If there is no chaos in the local area, then there is still the possibility for everyone to meet and talk. If there is chaos, then please ask for more.

Fortunately, when the army arrives, they will show no mercy.

??Others say who will pay heed to this threat, but no one dares not to listen to Zhao Jin’s words. King Zhao Tian of Xuzhou has too much blood on his hands, refugees, officers and soldiers, and now there are also Tartars, mountains of corpses and seas of blood, so

The strong ones have been defeated, so we should not seek death.

Zhao Jiajun's letters were only sent to the three provinces of Beizhili, Henan and Shaanxi. Shanxi was maintained by Sun Chuanting. With his official style and the Shanxi merchant group who supported him, he would never allow chaos in Shanxi.

??As for the prefectures and counties in the south of Zhili, Zhejiang, Fujian and other places, the people in these places are not the government, but the wealthy families. Jiangnan and Zhejiang are the imperial examination families, while Fujian is the maritime merchants who travel across the sea.

The relationship with Zhao Jiajun is one thing, but they also don't want the place to be in chaos.

??Of course, there are Huguang, Sichuan, Guangdong, Jiangxi, Yunnan and border areas that have not been notified, but after Zhao Jin has taken control of other places, these remaining places have no resistance at all, so there is no need to think too much about it.

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"According to the original plan, we calmly digested Shandong and Jiangbei in southern Zhili, unified the population, cultivated talents, and then used the soldiers and horses trained in these places and the talents cultivated to capture and digest a place, and then conquered it."

The ball will keep getting bigger and bigger without any setbacks, and it will take over the world naturally."

??"But things in the world are not so easy to follow people's wishes. Even if you are taking refuge everywhere now, even if everything is calm for a while, there will be twists and turns in the future, but there is nothing to be embarrassed about. When you encounter difficulties, deal with them calmly, and be normal.

good."

??All provinces responded very positively to Zhao Jiajun's request. The people in Xuzhou who handled the matter were quite excited, thinking that it was what everyone expected and destiny was mine.

??However, Zhao Jiajun is not so excited at the core level, and there are not so many bargains to be made in the world.

The Ming Dynasty emphasized that the imperial power should not be extended to the counties, but that the emperor and the scholar-bureaucrats jointly governed the world, while Zhao Jin's system wanted to control everyone.

On the territory controlled by Zhao Jin, he could mobilize every grain of grain, every person, and every activity was under control, or was allowed, or required to pay taxes, but not the Ming Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty mobilized and harvested

There was always a game of taxation and management, back-and-forth negotiations with the gentry, and back-and-forth communication with the gentry's representatives. Every link was full of corruption, waste and triviality, forming an extremely inefficient balance.

These greed, waste and triviality are the foundation of the Ming Dynasty's powerful locals. Their surrender to Zhao Jiajun was also to preserve these rights, or to retain as much as possible.

Xuzhou prepared another path for them, allowing them to join industry and commerce, or enjoy the dividends produced by the land, instead of controlling so many people and demanding so much political power.

Maybe some people can recognize the general trend, follow Zhao Jiajun's arrangements, and find their own place in the new system. But it is not that easy to give up their financial resources and their previous status. They are temporarily afraid that the authority will bow their heads, but sooner or later they will because of

If you are dissatisfied and resist, then it will be a bloody purge.

Instead of going ruthless and killing each other after taking refuge, it would be better to kill each other when they are enemies, but the current situation obviously cannot be like this, and we can only wait silently for the future.

I'm afraid Xuzhou is not the only one who thinks so. The other surrendered forces may not think so. Now they have to bow their heads and surrender, and I'm afraid they will have to work hard in the future.

"Henan and Shaanxi are already ruined, but Jiangnan is different. The aristocratic families are intertwined and have deep interests. After more than two hundred years, they will not let others touch this big pie. If there is chaos in the future, Jiangnan will be disrupted first."

The words have been spoken clearly, but these words are only internal discussions, and everyone knows that the most important things at hand are not these things.

Before Zhao Jin entered Dongchang Mansion, someone from the capital came to deliver the news, but he wanted to be loyal to the new dynasty, and even wanted to gain wealth and honor under Zhao Jin. He wanted to surrender and sell himself, so naturally he couldn't just talk in vain.

, but the conditions offered by this person surprised Zhao Jin and others. They said that they wanted to dedicate Emperor Chongzhen Zhu Youjian to Zhao Jin.

Everyone was surprised that there could be such a certificate of submission, but they did not show any enthusiasm. Emperor Chongzhen was at most a symbol, not even the key. The key to the Ming Dynasty now lies in the hands of those ministers who control the military.

To say that the civil servants are noble and the military is cheap, today's Ming Dynasty is somewhat interesting, but the civil servants who control the military are not much different from the generals. They are currently the largest warlords in the Ming Dynasty.

The envoy who came to deliver the news did not receive a positive reply, but his attitude was still humble to a certain extent, and he agreed to deliver the news to Zhao Jiajun and act in accordance with nature as much as possible.

As soon as this man left and returned, his identity was investigated by the Internal Security Bureau and the Intelligence Bureau. This man had no official title, but he was the staff of a top noble family in the capital. This noble family could work on behalf of other people.

Dukes, princes, others, and even some civil servants were also involved.

These nobles who have retired from the country, these scholar-bureaucrats who have ruled the world with the emperor, are now going to sell the emperor who gave them glory and wealth. It is indeed pitiful, sad and ridiculous to talk about it in detail.

It is impossible for others to know, and it is impossible for Zhao Jin to remember so many details in his memory. In the time and space without Zhao Jin, the Shun army led by Li Zicheng was about to enter the capital, and Emperor Chongzhen wanted his consort to take his son with him.

He left, but the prince-in-law cried and refused. Emperor Chongzhen wanted to leave the city by himself, but was forced back at the city gate by the military attache using bows and arrows. Then the ministers Qingliu said that the capital should not be moved because the emperor wanted to be with the country.

These incompetent and decadent nobles and civil servants wanted to sell Emperor Chongzhen at a good price and gain a new dynasty from Li Zicheng, but they also controlled Chongzhen and wiped them out after Li Zicheng came to Beijing. They really acted like a fool.

A comedy that can only be laughed at by outsiders.

In this time and space, they still want to sell, but Zhao Jin is too lazy to sell. Zhao Jin is victorious in every battle, enriches the country and strengthens the army, reorganizes order in chaos, inspires people in decline, and the Zhao family army is the strongest in the world. This is him

This is his foundation. With these, there is no need to engage in any drama of humility and surrender.

Of course, there was Sun Chengzong in the capital, Wang Zai Jin held military power, Yang Lian and Zuo Guangdou controlled public opinion, Sun Chuanting guarded the west of the capital, and Xiong Tingbi guarded the east of the capital. There were no loopholes for these noble and civil servants who wanted to speculate.

Zhao Jin only had one word for this action: "stupid". They only thought about their own wealth, but did not think of the dangers around them. If they acted rashly, I am afraid that only bloodbath would be waiting for them.

Think about these important ministers who support the Ming Dynasty today. In the time and space without Zhao Jin, Sun Chengzong did not return to the central government, but resigned under internal and external pressure. Finally, the Qing army entered the pass, and Sun Chengzong's family defended the city and died in a fierce battle. Xiong Tingbi did not follow

He was released from prison and died in prison after the conflict between Wei Zhongxian and Dong Lin intensified. After Wang Zaijin returned to the capital from Liao Town, he was entangled in party disputes. Finally, he resigned and returned to his hometown, and died in obscurity at home.

And Yang Lian and Zuo Guangdou were Donglin Qiancheng, who had always fought to the death with the eunuchs, and were the hardest hit by Wei Zhongxian's group. It happened that these two were upright and self-sufficient, and did not have much wealth. As a result, the Donglin Party members became wealthy.

They escaped and returned to their hometowns one after another. The two of them died tragically in prison. They were not able to live in peace after death. They were carried to the altar by Dong Lin.

At this time, Sun Chuanting was idle at home. When the situation deteriorated greatly during the Chongzhen period, Sun Chuanting came out with great enthusiasm and invited himself to go to Shaanxi, where the situation was worst, to suppress the refugees. However, at that time, his biggest enemy was not Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong, but everywhere.

The restraints, the willful Emperor Chongzhen, and the order to slap him on the head in the capital made Sun Chuanting miss opportunities again and again, and he suffered repeated defeats. He was even imprisoned for this. When he came out, the situation was already out of control, but Sun Chuanting did not

He escaped and did not sell himself to the new dynasty, but died in battle and sacrificed his life for the country.

In the time and space without Zhao Jin, Ming Dynasty owed these people, but they did not owe Ming Dynasty. In this time and space, they were still trying to survive, but they were about to be unable to maintain it.

The large group of troops led by Zhao Jin arrived at Linqing Prefecture City like a normal march. There was a large amount of food, grass and supplies stored here. The Zhao Jiajun was not a temporary move. When this place was first breached, it was already the Zhao Jiajun's attack on Beizhi.

I have sent troops to prepare the camp.

Here in Linqing Prefecture, the people who give orders are not the prefect of Linqing, the prefect of Dongchang, or the governor of Shandong. Only the Li family and his sons are effective.

All kinds of materials were collected and all kinds of camps were built. Everyone knew why they were preparing for it, but everyone who was responsible for it pretended not to know, and even took the initiative to make it convenient to save a favor so that we could meet again in the future.
Chapter completed!