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After closing the pages of the book, Chongzhen wrote down an imperial edict, and asked the eunuchs to take it out, handed it over to the ceremonial supervisor and the cabinet for review, and then took it to the imperial edict room to write the real imperial edict.

Chief Assistant Xue Guo saw the content of the imperial decree, although he was extremely shocked, he remained calm and even had a feeling of sudden enlightenment.

No wonder the emperor has ignored government affairs recently, no wonder the princes and daughters suddenly disappeared.

It turned out that Chongzhen had already laid down and waited to die, and he married the princess to Zhao Han, and wanted to canonize Zhao Han as King of Wu.

Xue Guoguan carefully drafted the imperial edict, handed it over to the edict making room and the ceremonial supervisor to make the imperial edict seal, and then asked the Ministry of Rites to engrave the seals of "King Wu" and "Captain Consort".

In a few days, the big seal will be engraved.

The Ministry of Rites, the Supervisor of Rituals, the Department of Pedestrians, Jinyiwei...these institutions broke their heads and rushed to Nanjing to proclaim Zhao Han.

Xue Guoguan didn't think about leaving Beijing. His floating wealth and property in the capital were worth at least two or three million taels of silver.

Where can he go after leaving Beijing?

Back to Shaanxi to die?Or was it robbed by bandits halfway?

He could only squat in the capital, wait for the arrival of the new king, and then he would make a contribution to the city.This is true when Li Zicheng comes, and it is still the same when Zhao Han comes. Anyway, whoever comes to Beijing will be demoted.

Of course, Xue Guoguan hoped that Zhao Han would come first.

After all, the imperial court has already spread the word that King Zhao Tianwang of Jiangxi does not want to grab money, he just wants to forcibly divide the land.If Li Zicheng came, he would probably have to spend a fortune, because the rogues are known to be good at looting.

Because Chongzhen ignored the government, the officials also gave up on themselves.

A large number of officials with little money simply hung their seals and left, dragging their families to Nanjing.They are not going to follow the thieves, but to take refuge in Daming King Wu.

Everyone knows the meaning of King Wu.

Zhu Yuanzhang was the king of Wu before he ascended the throne!

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Tianjin.

The city of Tianjin was besieged, and the rebel army blocked the Grand Canal. These people came from Liaodong.

A large number of Liaodong people followed the guards of various forts and fled to Shanhaiguan to seek refuge.

Ma Ke, the commander-in-chief of Shanhaiguan, worried about the lack of troops, took the opportunity to recruit these Liaodong soldiers, and expanded his troops by several thousand at once.

But the fleeing people could not be resettled, Hong Chengchou tried to engage in reclamation.But he was short of food, so he could only arrange for two or three thousand refugees, and the rest were left to fend for themselves.

These Liaodong refugees scattered and begged in different directions.After staying away from Shanhaiguan, it quickly evolved into two uprising armies in the north and the south.

In the north, the bandit leader who was not wiped out by Hong Chengchou came out of the mountains with a remnant of more than 200 people to recruit refugees, and once again grew into a force of thousands of people.

In the south, because there was no food to eat, these refugees revolted spontaneously.

A veteran with a broken arm was the leader, and he called himself a "begging army" for the refugee army.They didn't kill the people, or even the landlords. Every time they went to a place, they surrounded the houses of the big landlords and ordered the landlords to hand over the grain.

"Sir, the river is blocked by rioters." The scholar Xue Zongzhou anxiously entered the cabin to report.

Wang Tiaoding smiled and said, "Don't panic, I'll go out and have a look."

Consort Ran Xing was a little panicked and couldn't help but said, "Why don't you go back to Tongzhou first?"

"No need." Wang Diaoding was confident.

Yuan Jixian didn't care about these at all, and sat there reading books with the Pope and Princess.

The passenger ship continued on and was soon surrounded.

Wang Tiaoding stood at the bow of the boat, while Fu Shan and Xue Zongzhou stood beside him with swords behind them.

Wang Tiaoding said loudly: "Call your leader, I will give him a big fortune."

"Who are you?" a mob asked.

Wang Tiaoding didn't answer, but just shouted: "Put up the flag!"

The military flag of the Datong Army is planted everywhere on the passenger ship.

The rioters couldn't understand, so they boarded the boat one after another, surrounded Wang Tiaoding and said, "Give me the money and food, and I'll let you go there immediately. Our general said that life is hard, and we won't kill people randomly. If you don't hand over the money and food, I will have to send you to die today!"

Wang Diaoding pointed to the Datong military flag and asked, "Do you know whose flag this is?"

"The flag of the emperor's old son, we have to leave money to buy the road today!" the rioters scolded.

Wang Tiaoding smiled and said: "This is the military flag of King Zhao Tianwang in Jiangxi. King Zhao Tianwang has conquered half of the country, and he will be the emperor in the future. Call your leader, and I will give him a big fortune. You can also do it in the future." Conglong Gongchen. Do you understand Conglong Gongchen? He is a nobleman who followed the emperor to conquer the world!"

The rioters looked at each other in blank dismay, and finally stopped doing anything.

Not long after, a one-armed man came over. Although his body was strong, he was cheap but sunken and thin.He came to the boat and asked, "Is this really Zhao Tianwang's boat?"

"You also know Zhao Tianwang?" Wang Diaoding asked back.

The one-armed man said: "I have never heard of it in Liaodong. After entering the customs, I have long admired the name. I also got a copy of "Datong Ji". The indiscriminate killing is just to go south to defect to Zhao Tianwang."

Wang Diaoding was overjoyed, without changing his face, he said: "Follow me to Nanjing, what's your name?"

The one-armed man said: "My name is Wu Huapu. I used to be the deputy officer of the Sanshan Battalion in Liaodong. The forts in Liaodong surrendered or fled. I led the soldiers back to Shanhaiguan, and the commander-in-chief Ma Ke recruited my soldiers. This guy thinks I am disabled. , lost an arm, and sent me away with only half a catty of rice."

"It turned out to be Wu Chaoshou," Wang Tiaoding cupped his hands and said, "Take your people and go to Nanjing with me."

Wu Huapu said: "There is not enough food, we have to borrow food in Tianjin first, otherwise we will starve to death halfway."

Wang Diaoding laughed and said, "I'll borrow food."

Wang Tiaoding's scholarly prestige was not enough, so Yuan Jixian was also called.

When the two came to the city of Tianjin, Yuan Jixian shouted, "Is the governor of Tianjin here?"

"Is Brother Ji Tong outside the city?" An official threw his head out of the parapet.

Yuan Jixian smiled and cupped his hands: "So it's sex like brother, long time no see."

The governor of Tianjin is called Ding Qirui, and the corrupt official Ding Kuichu is his uncle.

Ding Qirui asked: "Why is Brother Ji Tong in the bandit army?"

Yuan Jixian said with a smile: "These disorderly people are willing to go south to seek refuge with Zhao Tianwang, so I will take them away."

Ding Qirui said in surprise: "The rioters really want to leave?"

"Brother Ji Tong, please give me some food, and leave as soon as I get it," Yuan Jixian said.

Ding Qirui said: "Okay, I'll give you a hundred stones!"

Wu Huapu was furious, and drew his sword out of its sheath: "I have thousands of people under my command, and you only give a hundred stones of grain to send beggars away?"

"There's not much food left in Tianjin, how about two hundred shi?" Ding Qirui bargained.

Wu Huapu said: "At least a thousand stones!"

Ding Qirui guessed that there was really not much food left, so he scolded: "Three hundred stones, if you think it's too little, let's fight!"

"Eight hundred stones!" Wu Huapu said angrily.

After some bargaining, five hundred stones were sold.

Ding Qirui asked Wu Huapu to lead his troops back, at least to the other side of the canal before he dared to send someone to deliver the grain.

When the soldiers were transporting food, something went wrong.

A Tianjin garrison carried food and complained: "We haven't paid for half a year, and the rations are hungry and full. So much food, we don't give it to our own people, and let us give it to the rebels. What the hell is this?" reason?"

"That's right, being an honest soldier and being bullied, we might as well follow suit to rebel!"

"Those rebels outside said they were going to seek refuge with Zhao Tianwang. Why don't they kill the governor and go together?"

"I dare not go. I heard that Zhao Tianwang wants to eat people. If his soldiers lose the battle, they will be killed for meat."

"Fart, I heard that Zhao Tianwang is very benevolent."

"In this world, which leader of the army is benevolent and righteous? Zhao Tianwang was able to conquer the South by eating human flesh. The soldiers are afraid of being killed to eat, and they will die in battle."

"Scholars in Tianjin city say that Zhao Tianwang loves the people like a son."

"Zhao Tianwang eats human flesh, which is also said by scholars."

"..."

Whether Zhao Tianwang eats human flesh or not is a topic of debate.

But to kill the governor and rebel, a consensus has been reached.

A group of soldiers who have not been paid for half a year, even not given enough rations, let them give the food to the rebels, what do you think the soldiers will think?

"Pooh!"

Liu Mang drew his waist knife: "Brothers, kill the dog officer and go to the south to seek refuge with Zhao Tianwang!"

Thirteen years ago, Liu Mang was in charge of the team.

Thirteen years later, Liu Mang is still in charge of the team.

Now that he can't even eat enough, he no longer thinks about it.Killing officials and rebelling south, regardless of whether Zhao Tianwang eats people or not, anyway, he doesn't have to face the Tartars when he goes to the south.

"Kill it!"

Hundreds of soldiers who were in charge of transporting food turned back at the gate of the city.

First he hacked to death the general who led the troops, then rushed to the tower, and chopped the terrified governor into meat paste.

Chapter 343 [Dutch Messenger]

Nanjing.

When the Dutch envoy Matthies came here, he had the urge to prostrate and kneel down in an instant.

On the 20-meter-high city wall, there are three-story towers built. The height of the building is nearly 30 meters, which makes Matheis feel insignificant as a mortal.

Miracle, this is God's miracle left in the world!

Matais has been to Guangzhou and Fuzhou, and he is still staying in Hangzhou this time.The above three cities are not as shocking as Nanjing City. Matthies never even dreamed that such a city could appear in the world.

The embassy was brought into the city, shoulder to shoulder with the crowd, making them feel like boats in the sea.

The population of this city is probably larger than the entire Netherlands, right?

After being arranged to stay for a few days, Matais was finally allowed to meet Zhao Han.

"Great King," Matthias saluted respectfully, "On behalf of His Excellency the Governor of Batavia of the Dutch East India Company, I have come to negotiate with you, hoping to properly resolve the dispute between the two parties."

Zhao Han asked blankly, "I heard that you took my horse off?"

Matheis replied: "Your Majesty's war horses have been properly transported to Batavia, and are taken care of by very professional horse breeders. When I left Batavia, only 41 horses died. God will bless them. "

"Tell me, why are you willing to pay me back?" Zhao Han didn't bother to go around.

Matais laughed and said, "After deducting the deposit you paid to the Dutchman, you will be charged 60 taels of silver per horse."

For the second batch of horse breeds, Zhao Han paid a deposit of 1 taels of silver in advance.

As a result, it was transported halfway and was robbed by the Dutch.

If the Dutch could transport the horse breeds to Shanghai and only charge 60 taels of silver for each horse, Zhao Han would pay much less for the horses.

This is the Netherlands taking the initiative to release goodwill, obviously wanting to exchange for some benefits.

Zhao Han asked, "Does Malacca belong to the Netherlands?"

"It's coming soon," Matthies said, "The Netherlands has blocked the Strait of Malacca, and has invaded the outer city of Malacca, and is surrounding and bombarding the castle of Malacca."

Why did the Netherlands seize the Indian colonial stronghold? This time it recruited thousands of mercenaries, including Swedish mercenaries, German and Swiss mercenaries.

Portugal has colonized the East for more than 100 years and has made too many enemies.

Also as a colonist, the Netherlands is allies everywhere.Sumatra, Java, Ceylon, Malaya...the countries in these places are willing to help the Netherlands fight and work together to overthrow the brutal Portuguese rule.

Take Malacca as an example. The Netherlands first attacked Ceylon, and the Portuguese defenders in Malacca immediately rushed to support.

So there were only one or two defenders left in Malacca.

Funny thing happened.

The Portuguese castle defended by more than 100 people was bombarded by the Dutch for two months.The mercenaries didn't work either, they couldn't stand the tropical climate, and half of them got sick from beating them.The Kingdom of Johor also sent 2000 soldiers to assist in the battle, but they still couldn't eat the castle.

In the end it was the Portuguese themselves who surrendered because they ran out of food.

If there is enough food, these more than 100 Portuguese are estimated to be able to stick to Malacca for several years...

Matthias said: "Your Majesty, the two ports of Guangzhou and Fuzhou, please open to the Dutch fleet."