Chapter 361 Development
The victory came so easily that Zhang Yang almost couldn't believe it.
Although he had the Tianque gun, the scattered flower fireworks and the God of War Cannon, the other party was the Ming Taizu after all, and he had the domineering aura of being proud of the world. He had all expected that even if he had broken through the city, there would be a bloody battle in the city.
Even in modern times, with various weapons to help, street fighting is definitely a battle with heavy casualties.
But now, before he could do anything, he relied on Xie Zaixing's ten thousand men to take the lead and blasted the city wall with his cannon. In this way, Zhu Yuanzhang abandoned the city and fled?
Yingtian Mansion, but Zhu Yuanzhang worked hard to capture it, so he was willing to occupy it himself?
However, he was already stepping on the solid land of Yingtian Mansion, and behind him was the Yingtian Mansion's government office, which was definitely not a dream.
Zhu Yuanzhang had already escaped, but he was not caught.
The two armies he sent did not have the courage to counterattack Yingtian Mansion, and had already quietly returned to the north bank and Chuzhou.
This is already his world.
Zhang Yang didn't know that many miracles would happen in the battle, such as the tiles that hit Zhu Yuanzhang's head made Zhu Yuanzhang lose his memory.
"Brother, Dashi Timur is here." Guards reported.
Dashi Timur is here? What did he do here? If it were two months ago, Zhang Yang would have ordered him to be cut off without hesitation, but now it is not possible. They have become neighbors and officials in the same dynasty, so they should be "friendly" with each other.
"Let him come in." Zhang Yang said.
"Mr. Zhang, congratulations, congratulations!" As soon as he entered the door, Dashitemuer clenched his fists and congratulated Zhang Yang.
"Mr. Dashi, where does this joy come from?" Zhang Yang asked.
"After Lord Zhang surrendered to our dynasty, he immediately drove away Zhu Yuanzhang, who occupied the territory of our Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces. After the court knew about it, he would definitely reward Lord Zhang. Isn't this a happy event?" said Dashitie Muer.
I beat Zhu Yuanzhang not for your Yuan Dynasty! Zhang Yang thought to himself, and suddenly realized that this old fox is really cunning!
I'm afraid anyone knows why he surrendered to the court. This time, he fought a war with Zhu Yuanzhang and drove him back to Jiangbei. I'm afraid the court will definitely promote his "loyalty" and make other anti-Yuan forces hate him to the core.
In this way, he had to fight against other forces, thereby weakening his own power. The court completed this major event without spending a single soldier.
However, this is just wishful thinking from the court.
Zhang Yang looked at Dashitie Muer's old face and said, "In order to better combat other rebels, this is the best strategic location, so I will arrange heavy troops here to defend the north bank of the Yangtze River."
Dashi Tamur's face suddenly became very ugly. The words just now were just polite words, and his main topic had not been expressed yet.
He came and wanted to return to Jiqing with Zhang Shicheng. After all, this place is the land of the Jiangsu and Zhejiang province, and has not been allocated to Zhang Shicheng. Now, Zhang Shicheng has made a great contribution and asked the court to reward him. At the same time, he asked him to return the place to the Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces. This is Dashitemuer's intention.
Originally, a large piece of Jiangsu and Zhejiang Province was divided from Hangzhou. Jiangsu and Zhejiang Province had become dilapidated and had mostly reduced taxes. If Jiqing was taken away by him, who would have thought about other places!
"Mr. Zhang, this seems to be inappropriate, right? This Jiqing is the land of the Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces. The court has not assigned it to you by the Jiangnan and Jiangbei provinces, right?" Dashitie Muer said.
Zhang Yang smiled innocently: "Of course not."
"Then give it back to us!"
"But the court will soon give it to me."
"Why?"
"Because, I want to use this place as a base to drive Zhu Yuanzhang to Jiangbei. Do you think the emperor will agree to me garrison here?" Zhang Yang asked.
Dashi Timuer was completely speechless.
To the north of Jiqing is Chuzhou. From here to the north, it is indeed a good place to attack Chuzhou. Especially Zhang Shicheng has troops in the east, and attacking on both sides is likely to succeed.
The court likes to use these forces to eliminate the rebels. Maybe the person on the Dragon Pose would really agree.
It was really pleasing to watch Dashi Taimu'er's old face turn red and white for a while. In fact, Zhang Yang had no plan to attack Jiangbei at all, at least he had to wait until he expanded his power. However, this excuse would definitely make the court moved.
So, as soon as he said that, Dashitemuer stopped the food. He finally knew that the man in front of him had a devilish heart and would not be at ease if he didn't eat the Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces in one bite.
"Then, I'll say goodbye." Dashita Muer said in a trembling voice. Is it not that I am angry, disappointed, or...
"Sir Dashi, we will always contact each other in the future, we will be neighbors." Zhang Yang became enthusiastic instead and sent him to the door.
After seeing off the down-and-out Dashi Timur, Zhang Yang stood in the courtyard of the government office, looking at the sky of Yingtian Mansion, with a peaceful expression.
In the 14th year of Zhizheng, the entire land of the Yuan Dynasty was filled with war.
To the north of the Great Wall, Kuo Temur's troops, who supported the crown prince, fought fiercely with Bolo Temur's troops in the Taiyuan area of Datong. The last troops of the Yuan Dynasty were in a civil war and were killed by one another, and even the personal army of the Dadu guards joined.
Taking advantage of this civil strife in the Yuan Dynasty, Liu Futong from Jiangbei took the opportunity to expand his sphere of influence, fight everywhere, and conquered many county towns.
The Emperor of Song State Han Lin'er should also behave well.
In Jiangnan, a major event happened. After the Yanchang Uprising Army occupied a large area of territory in Jiangnan, it bowed to the Yuan Dynasty. There were many different opinions about this reason. Some believed that Zhang Shicheng was accumulating strength to wait for re-emergence, while others believed that Zhang Shicheng was greedy for wealth and began to enjoy himself.
However, the people living under Zhang Shicheng's rule felt the benefits. They could share the land, began to cultivate their own land, and exempt taxes within three years, which gave them great motivation.
In addition to the people, the scholars also surrendered in large numbers. Some famous person Qingtian Liu Bowen personally checked. Most of the people who entered the Hongwenguan were assigned to the local parents and officials, so that they could realize their ambitions and benefit the people.
Although the business class has to pay taxes, it seems that it is heavier than the original burden, but it does not have to bear the exploitation and exploitation of officials everywhere, and there is no much loss. Moreover, the business is easier than before. They followed Zhang Shicheng's salt-selling team to make the business all over the country. Moreover, under the leadership of Shen Wansan, the No. 1 rich man in Jiangnan, they are eager to try and prepare to develop new business opportunities.
What makes the merchants the most amazing is the "glass" that Zhang Shicheng mentioned, which was finally made in a cave outside Hangzhou city!
Looking at the colorless transparent glass, Chen Wansan arrived at the scene in person and set off tens of thousands of firecrackers. He had already seen that such things would inevitably bring him huge business opportunities.
However, Zhang Yang has not planned to disclose the cement yet. He has asked people to go down to develop it. After several months, the cement has been made and he immediately used it to repair the city walls damaged by artillery, the structure of reinforced concrete, and other siege weapons such as rushing vehicles, all of which have lost their function.
The war between Zhang Shicheng and Zhu Yuanzhang made people see Zhang Shicheng's strong strength. Yingtian Prefecture, which was like a natural danger, was captured by Zhang Shicheng's army with one charge. Of course, there are different versions. It is said that it was not Zhang Shicheng's capture, but a general under Zhu Yuanzhang. Xie Zaixing revolted and surrendered to Zhang Shicheng. Some people say that it was Zhu Yuanzhang's general, Xu Da, who provoked the defenders of Gaoyou Prefecture in Jiangbei. As a result, the general called Chang Yuchun was completely defeated. Chang Yuchun's army went south, captured Yingtian Prefecture, and captured Zhu Yuanzhang alive.
However, no matter what the people said, Zhu Yuanzhang could not refute the rumors, because Zhu Yuanzhang had never recovered his memory for several months.
Now Zhu Yuanzhang, in addition to eating and sleeping, did the most thing he did every day was to tell him what happened in the past under the induced by Ma Dajiao (Ma Xiuying), hoping that he could recover.
After taking down Yingtian Mansion, Zhang Yang took possession and held up the banner. I helped your court beat Zhu Yuanzhang and planned to continue beating him. This is the battlefield, so you won’t let me free it up, right?
If Zhang Yang doesn’t leave, the Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces can do nothing.
Zhang Yang did not intend to attack immediately. He recruited 50,000 new people in Jiangnan and was under strict training. Chang Yuchun was also transferred to Jiangnan to be responsible for the training of these soldiers. In the near future, he did not want to start the battle easily.
Now, Zhang Yang’s top priority is the development of new warships in the shipyard.
Zu Qing has been busy in the shipyard. A large number of high-quality wood has been cut out and dried in the shipyard. Various anti-corrosion measures have been taken. The cooperation with the steam engine has been proven. The artillery loaded has been confirmed. The construction of the small treasure ship is about to begin.
Regarding Zu Qing, Zhang Yang finally told his mother and Ruohan that he would have thought that they would have opposed each other. Unexpectedly, they had no objection, which made Zhang Yang feel that he had traveled here in time, which was such treatment. Behind which successful man was not a lot of women?
He Zhaoyi almost monopolized the grain market in Dadu, and she also became a grain merchant who officially purchased grain in Zhangyang. While earning a large amount of money, she once again brought her relationship with Zhangyang closer.
Looking at the prosperous scene under his rule, Zhang Yang was full of confidence.
After his hard battle, he finally ushered in a brief stable situation, which allowed his power to develop like an explosive development again. Now he has the ability to give it a try.
Chapter completed!