Thank you for the dream of the old man in the north at the end of the month, the support of the swordsmen from the three realms of Taiping Mountain, and thank you for the snowy plateau. Don’t ask and listen to your brother’s monthly ticket support. Thank you.

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Xu Changqing had long expected the state of Nanjing's "small treasury", but when Shi Kefa really said it, Xu Changqing was still speechless.

At this time, the silver that could be used in the Nanjing treasury was less than 200,000 taels, and they were all collected by each family during this period, in order to ascend the throne to the new emperor...

In other words, Ma Shiying was completely "running the train" with Xu Changqing and writing a blank check.

However, such a thing cannot be investigated.

After all, the court has been in a year and it is all bad debts. The first priority of the new dynasty is to stabilize people's hearts. Even if it is to investigate and deal with it, it will definitely not be the case in the past or two years.

Seeing Xu Changqing's silence, Shi Kefa continued: "Marty, I understand now that you are a person who wants to do practical things, but it is difficult to do practical things now. Alas..."

He sighed deeply, unable to stop being haggard.

Xu Changqing nodded: "Midang, I, the Ming Dynasty, have suffered this great disaster. At this time, the new dynasty was first established. Some things, if you turn a blind eye, you still want them. It is not as cold as a day. Take your time and you will always get better."

Shi Kefa looked at Xu Changqing's eyes and found that Xu Changqing was smiling softly at him.

Shi Kefa was silent for a long time and said with a smile: "Mr. Marquis, then I won't bother you tonight. Let's talk more after finishing this period of time."

After seeing Shi Kefa away, Xu Changqing lit a bag of cigarettes and began to stroke his thoughts.

The biggest problem that plagued the Nanjing court at this time was the economy.

At this time, Jiangnan is definitely the richest land in Asia and even the world, but the problems are similar to many regions around the world.

The most core is land annexation.

He is in the hands of powerful people, but these people do not pay taxes through various means. The court wants income, so he can only collect it from the people who are suffering.

If the weather is good in the ordinary years and the world is peaceful, even if the people suffer a little, they will barely survive.

But at this time...

At this time, the Nanjing court was founded with civil officials and nobles as the skeletons. These two gangs are examples of not paying taxes. Can you expect the court's economy to be good?

But Xu Changqing was not easy to interfere in such things for a while, and he was even more difficult to start, so he could only do it slowly.

...

Early the next morning, the sky cleared a little, and the men of various departments of the Model Army who had passed by first were already ready. Xu Changqing waved his hand and officially began to cross the river.

The Yangtze River is too wide.

This section of the river is at least four or five miles wide.

And looking calm, there are many changes inside.

That is, the Model Army is located by the sea, and many soldiers can swim and have experience in controlling ships, so the problem is not big.

For example, Liu Zhaoji, Wang Tingchen, and Liu Zeqing and others who are not familiar with water crossing the river are no different from riding a roller coaster.

On the surface of the river, Xu Changqing stood on the bow of a large ship and personally guarded Zhu Cixuan and Empress Zhou and his group across the river.

However, Xu Changqing was not in a good mood at this time.

Last night, I thought Empress Zhou would come again, but I relive the dream of the mandarin duck, but I never thought that Xu Changqing didn't come until midnight. Instead, Yuan Cairen came here at the risk of his life and spent the night with Xu Changqing.

This also gave Xu Changqing a premonition that he was beyond his control.

Once a woman becomes ruthless, she is more ruthless than a man, otherwise the ancients said, "The most toxic woman's heart."

However, Xu Changqing had already given up huge benefits, and he wanted to see how Queen Zhou, the woman, wanted to play!

"Crash."

As the majestic river waves slammed the shore, the process was slightly twists and turns, but overall it was safe and the vast majority of the fleet crossed the river smoothly.

Even if someone who was unlucky was defeated, he was rescued soon.

Shi Kefa and Ma Shiying had already prepared a ceremonial guard on the other side. The large group of people rested for a while and soon began to rush towards Nanjing.

Xu Changqing and Shi Kefa both rode horses, and Ma Shiying was old after all, so he rode a carriage.

The two of them went hand in hand and guarded themselves in front of Emperor Chongzhen's coffin, and occasionally joked.

But at noon, we hadn't seen the sky raining again in the city of Nanjing. Even though Shi Kefa and Ma Shiying were prepared and prepared a lot of umbrellas and straw raincoats, the whole team was still in a mess.

With the time of command of Xu Changqing and Shi Kefa, the two had become slaughtered.

Shi Kefa smiled bitterly and said, "Marty, we are suffering from common suffering."

Xu Changqing smiled and said, "Share the hardships with the ministry, that is the blessing that Changqing can never cultivate in his ten lives."

The two looked at each other and their mood improved a lot in an instant, and they changed to carriages.

After all, at this time, big things are approaching and no one will allow physical problems.

As the wheels rolled, Xu Changqing originally wanted to find an opportunity to go to Queen Zhou's carriage and chat with her, but after thinking about it carefully, he gave up this idea.

This kind of thing will sooner or later be revealed.

Finally, in the twilight, the city of Nanjing, which is surrounded by tigers and dragons, gradually appears in sight.

Nanjing has been prepared for a long time, and many ordinary people have come out to greet him, but the drizzle of plum rain seems like dark clouds shrouded in the sky above the Ming Dynasty, and the atmosphere cannot be lively.

At this time, Empress Zhou’s trick finally came out!

She wants to live in the palace tonight!

This made the slightly soothing atmosphere tighten quickly!

It will take at least one hour from the outer city to the inner palace. At this time, the team of troops and all aspects have not been arranged thoroughly. If you are not careful, a major change will occur!

"Master, what should we do..."

Xu Hong soon appeared in front of Xu Changqing like a ghost.

Although Xu Changqing gritted his teeth a little, he quickly made a decision, "Do as she wants!"

"this……"

Xu Hong was speechless: "Lord, we are not ready yet..."

"I have been preparing for a year and haven't prepared thoroughly yet?! Execute the order!"

"yes……"

Xu Hong had no choice but to make arrangements quickly.

Xu Changqing had already understood what Queen Zhou meant at this time, not just targeting him, but targeting everyone, just to disrupt everyone's deployment!

So she will take the initiative!

This woman's scheming is definitely much deeper than it seems.

When he learned that Xu Changqing had agreed to the plan of Queen Zhou, Shi Kefa and Ma Shiying came here soon.

Shi Kefa said helplessly: "Marty, we, we are not ready to do that..."

Ma Shiying also said: "Marty, if the Empress sees us not doing well, this..."

Xu Changqing smiled and said, "Ministry, Ma Du, the Empress has already spoken. Can we still refute it? Execute the order. Even if there is any deficiency, I think the Empress will take care of it."

The three of them looked at each other and were speechless. They already understood that this place had been set up by Queen Zhou.

Today is already cloudy, even in early autumn, at the end of Shen, the twilight has completely enveloped the world.

Fortunately, the effectiveness of the Model Army is unquestionable, and it is ready in more than ten minutes.

Xu Changqing quickly put on his armor and a straw raincoat. With a wave of his hand, he led the five thousand elite soldiers of the model army to escort Queen Zhou and his group into the city.

It is different from the square and magnificent style of the capital.

Although Nanjing City is magnificent, it is in a irregular shape. Moreover, no matter the road or the city gate, it does not have the atmosphere of the capital, but it has the elegance of the southern country and is very charming.

Nanjing's defense is under Shi Kefa's name at this time, but

Specifically for each department and city gate, there are many complexities inside.

The nobles are not vegetarians, and they also understand that only by controlling military power can they ensure their safety to the greatest extent.

The city gate entering the door is Jiangdong Gate on the shore of Mochou Lake. With Xu Changqing personally led the group, a large group of people arrived at the gate. A thousand elite troops from behind him, who collaborated behind him quickly came forward and called for taking over the defense!

This made both Shi Kefa and Ma Shiying's expressions change.

Especially Shi Kefa, he was quite embarrassed for a moment.

The person who is now in charge of the defense of Jiangdong Gate is Xu Changqing's family and the disciple of Xu Hongji's family of Duke of Wei.

If he had known that Xu Changqing was so sharp, he would have chosen his men to garrison the city gate.

"Listen to the people in the city, repeat it again at the end, immediately give up the city gate and leave it to our model army to take over! Otherwise, there will be no mercy to kill!"

At this time, the words of the Model Army's messengers were already full of murderous intent, and it reached an ultimatum.

Not far away, Xu Hongji couldn't help but sneer, "What a barren thing, you think this is Haicheng! This is Nanjing City!"

The soldiers stationed on the city wall sneered even more.

A guerrilla in his early thirties mocked in a mandarin with a strong Nanjing accent: "What do you model army want to do? Just enter the city and want to take over the city gate defense. Who is used to your bad habits?!"
To be continued...