Song Xiance collected the jewelry box, copied the amount donated by the prostitute on the list, and made people discuss it privately, saying that who did not donate less than a prostitute.

This made many rich people with low awareness unable to sit still and paid for money just to avoid falling behind prostitutes.

Of course, there are also well-informed people among them who know that Ye Kaifeng is Gao Huan's property, but although they know, for the sake of popularity, everyone can only pay.

Gao Huan's publicity sets the atmosphere up, and he also finds a group of people who are specifically focused on the rich, and whoever doesn't donate will scold anyone, and each person can only donate.

Of course, the vast majority of gentry and people were infected by the atmosphere and took the initiative to donate.

Many ladies from wealthy families in the city were already grateful to Gao Huan who drove away the Qing army and rescued them. They regarded him as a hero. Seeing that Gao Huan was very heroic, they donated their jewelry and private money, and even some donated their dowry.

In just three days, the gentry and people in the city donated 200,000 taels, and the supplies voluntarily donated by some merchants and gentry, totaling about 300,000 taels.

Gao Huan then ordered people to rush to print merit books and honor books, and distributed them to gentry and merchants who donated a lot. As a result, those who did not get it, donated another sum.

Nowadays, the Ming Dynasty is in turmoil, and everyone sees it. Gao Huan defeated the Qing army and steered the Central Plains and has become the largest force in Henan. The gentry and wealthy families naturally have to curry favor with it.

This book of honor may be a stepping stone to rely on Gao Huan in the future.

Gao Huan's operation made Gao Mingheng amazed and Chen Yongfu and other defending generals were all red.

In the end, in Kaifeng City, the King of Zhou and the gentry and the people raised a total of 900,000 taels of money, grain and materials for him, which made Gao Huan sigh that Kaifeng Bianliang is worthy of being the richest state of the Central Plains.

Gao Huan's fundraising in Kaifeng this time was very successful and had a huge impact.

All the troops of the Ming army were generally short of wages. When they heard Gao Huan's deeds in Kaifeng, they were shocked. They waited for the court to pay their wages and endured the layers of exploitation by officials. They received only tens of thousands of taels a year, but Gao Huan earned nearly one million taels by one.

For a time, the towns followed suit and started raising funds, intending to solve the military pay, but in the end they failed to become dogs, and most of them turned into looting.

Zuo Liangyu from Wuchang has hundreds of thousands of troops, and is even short of money than Gao Huan. After hearing Gao Huan's deeds, he slapped his thigh and decided to copy his homework.

He was poor and raised funds from the King of Chu, but he knew that the King of Chu was heartless and refused to give him any money, which eventually led to Zuo Liangyu's quarrel with the King of Chu and led his troops away, resulting in the fall of Wuchang.

On the eighth day of the first lunar month, the money and grain raised in Kaifeng City were sent to Gao Huan's camp. Gao Huan took the money and stopped pretending.

After getting the money, you have to do the important things next.

After all, Li Zicheng went to Nanyang, and although Abatai evacuated from Henan, he still relied on Shandong and refused to leave. He seemed unwilling to accept it and wanted to turn the tables against the wind.

At this time, Gao Huan did not need to continue to pretend to be poor, but decided to show his strength so that all units of the Ming army could be inspired to attack Abatai and force him out of the pass.

Gao Huan then asked someone to transport the beheaded Qing army to Kaifeng and asked to write a letter to Gao Mingheng to report the great victory in Xingyang of the court.

Governor's Office, in the Flower Hall.

Gao Mingheng said in a deep voice: "Chaoyang, you have received the money, grain and supplies. Now you can talk about how to deal with Jiannu, right?"

After Abatai withdrew from Kaifeng, his troops crossed the Yellow River through the ice and rushed back into Shandong. However, he did not return north, but instead occupied Yanzhou and Jiningzhou areas and collected ships in Caozhou.

After Gao Mingheng learned the news, he was worried that Abatai would not leave, so he was waiting for the spring and summer flood. After the Yellow River water volume soared, it burst the dam and poured water into Kaifeng.

Now that Kaifeng City has raised money and paid the protection fee, Gao Mingheng urged Gao Huan to send troops and drive Abatai away to eliminate hidden dangers.

However, in the battle of Xingyang, Gao Huan suffered huge losses, and Abatai still had 20,000 flag soldiers. Gao Huan actually had no choice but to deal with Abatai.

After all, in the Battle of Xingyang, Gao Huan also used the terrain, plus twice the force, and used strategies to defeat Abatai.

If the two armies were in the wilderness and were in a dignified army, Gao Huan's current situation would probably not be able to defeat Abatai.

Gao Huan said in a deep voice: "Zhongcheng, in the battle of Xingyang, I have suffered heavy losses. The soldiers need to rest and are afraid they will not be able to expel Abatai. Besides, the thieves are attacking Ruzhou, and our army cannot enter Shandong for the time being to fight!"

Gao Mingheng frowned. Gao Huan just took the money. Isn’t this because he took his pants and refused to admit his account and was unwilling to take responsibility?

"Aba Taipan is located on the north bank of the Yellow River, and collecting ships is mostly unwilling to be defeated by you. I am worried that he is waiting for the Yellow River water to soar, and cross the river to break the dike. If the Yellow River breaks in spring and summer, then the entire Kaifeng and eastern Henan will be flooded!" Gao Mingheng could only persuade: "At that time, not only Kaifeng will become a country, but the counties in eastern Henan you control will also be flooded."

The Yellow River is in a dry season and the amount of water is small. Otherwise, after the Qing army suffered such a great loss, they would have dug up the river embankment and flooded Gao Huan, which would have flooded the eastern part of Henan to vent their hatred.

Gao Huan understood that Gao Mingheng’s worries were not unreasonable.

Abatai suffered huge losses. At this time, he should have returned north, but now he continues to stay in Shandong. He must be holding on to some bad idea.

However, Gao Huan really has no ability now and goes to Shandong to deal with Abatai.

"The Chief of Chief's worries are not unreasonable!" Gao Huan nodded, but he still said firmly: "Abatai left Henan, and it is not our main threat right now. Now the thieves led a million people back north are the concerns that they are."

Gao Mingheng also knew that Li Zicheng would threaten Henan when he went north, but now the thieves left Fengyuan, while the Qing army left Fengjin.

Gao Mingheng said in a deep voice: "Do you just let Jiannu occupy the north shore?"

Gao Huan laughed and said, "Of course not! Logically speaking, Abatai should have fled back to the outside world in a panic, but he continued to occupy Shandong because the Ming army of various units did not dare to fight with him and was as afraid of the enemy as a tiger! If the Ming army of various units dared to fight and took the initiative to attack Abatai, could he continue to stay in Shandong?"

Gao Mingheng frowned and thoughtfully said, "Chaoyang's words are reasonable, but who has the courage to take the initiative to attack Abatai!"

Gao Huan raised his lips and said, "Yes! It's Hou Xun, who is stationed in Bozhou!"

"Hou Xun?" Gao Mingheng shook his head and said, "This man is afraid of the enemy like a tiger. He will not save his troops when he is dead and will not advance. How dare he attack Abatai!"

Gao Huan put a spy next to Hou Xun, which was Hou Zongze who was put back from the labor reform farm.

Gao Huan had already known about what Hou Xun discussed with the Donglin Party through Hou Zongze.

Gao Huanxin was confident and smiled with a crooked mouth: "Don't worry, Zhongcheng, the situation is different now, Hou Xun will definitely send troops!"
Chapter completed!