There are countless ways to enlighten faith, such as hallucinations that are commonly used in West Asia and Europe; for example, assuming that all people are born guilty, they can only be forgiven if they believe in it; for example, dying for the holy war can get the service of seventy-two Khufus; for example, doing good things in this life can lead to rebirth in the Pure Land in the next life.

From this perspective, it is natural to follow the crown prince to fight bravely and become a general of heaven after his death. However, it is not ruled out that some people are tired of fighting and just want to be a rich man. Then the Taoist burden can be in line with their taste. Let them know that now they are fighting in blood and retire, and after they retire, they can have fields, houses and wives. Even if they die in battle, their descendants will have Yu Ze.

In addition to religion, the main focus of the instructors is to indoctrinate uncontrollable thoughts. Many slogans will be very absurd at first hearing, but after repeating them a hundred times, a thousand times, or ten thousand times, the listener will fill in the logical chain by himself, thus believing it without doubt.

For example: Only the crown prince can save the Ming Dynasty.

When Zhu Cixuan first heard it, he was having a meal with the soldiers. A bureau instructor blurted out, making him almost whisper.

This decisive judgment sentence has no logical basis at all. If you want to prove that this proposition is valid, you must first list the conditions for the crown prince to save the Ming Dynasty, and then prove that it is impossible for anyone in the Ming Dynasty to achieve such conditions. Secondly, you must also prove that other methods cannot save the Ming Dynasty...

And this has been simplified in the military to:

The reason why only the crown prince was able to save the Ming Dynasty was because only the army under the crown prince had restored the mountains and rivers, and the situation of victory became increasingly obvious.

One more step is to extend it: saving the Ming Dynasty means saving the people of the world, and saving yourself and your children and grandchildren, so you must follow His Royal Highness to fight bravely.

Zhu Cixuan wore a military uniform without epaulettes and walked around Taiyuan City with the guards. The instructors from various departments could be seen on the streets and alleys with people holding brushes and writing slogans on the walls: The Ming Dynasty's King's Army is truly kind and righteous. It will freeze to death and starve to death and not disturb the people; one person joins the army, and the whole family will be glorious; expel the Tartars and restore China; pay blood debts and blood debts... and other slogans.

If these slogans were thought out by Zhu Cilang, they were just picking up people's wisdom, but these were all original works by the instructors, Zhu Cilang was quite surprised.

You Shiwei went to the Jin Palace and did not find Zhu Cilang. He knew that the crown prince must have taken people to the streets. He could understand that the crown prince who was kept in the deep palace would be very interested in the outside world, but he could not understand what a rational commander had done to wander around in a city that had not yet been completely cleared.

If there is a cold arrow...

You Shiwei quickly dispelled this terrible idea and began to search in Taiyuan City with the guards. When he finally found the crown prince in front of a small shop opened by Ningwu people, the crown prince was eating bean noodles. When he saw You Shiwei coming, he raised his hand, which meant that he wanted to ask him if he wanted one.

You Shiwei was really amused and crying. He asked the guards to add a defensive line to the periphery before he stepped forward and said, "Your Highness, the son of a thousand gold cannot sit in the hall, how can you take risks easily?"

"It's okay, I see that the sacrificial sanction is in place." Zhu Cixuan said: "Your Governor came to me in such a hurry, but what's the urgent matter?"

Now all fronts are in order. Only Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong who are still fighting are those who are entering Sichuan, and Wu Sangui who are entering Hanzhong from Xi'an. The situation in Hanzhong is relatively complicated. Originally, the He Zhen army of the Shun Army and Sun Shoufa-south Ministry of the Ming army were fighting. As soon as Wu Sangui entered Hanzhong, He Zhen and Sun Shoufa would fight Wu Sangui together.

As for the Eastern Palace division of the Ming army, it is unlikely to launch another offensive in mid-February, unless Dorgon is crazy and insists on hitting the Zhending Cangzhou defense line again.

"Your Highness, it's about the security of Taiyuan Prefecture." You Shiwei said: "There is a dilemma when investigating the matter of Tongbians and Tongmen."

Shanxi has never had a lot of production. In the era of implementing the implementation of China-France, there was still some arable land and military farms. After China-France abolished China-France, Shanxi's grain could not even be self-sufficient, and could only be sold in the south.

But Shanxi is not a poor place.

Because of the businessman.

During the Jiajing period, the Shanxi merchants extended their tentacles to the court, and served as the governor of Shaanxi and the Minister of War. Zhang Juzheng's successor, Zhang Siwei, the chief assistant of the cabinet, both came from Shanxi merchants. It is particularly worth mentioning that Wang Chonggu and Zhang Siwei were uncles and nephews, and to put it bluntly, they were family members.

Before Gu Yanwu and Fu Shan inspired the invoice industry, Shanxi merchants' main business was the traditional animal husbandry and salt and iron trade, and the main target of trade was the Mongolians. Although the Mongolians were poor in the eyes of the Han people, mutton, sheepskin, and horses were all animal husbandry products needed by the Han area, which was enough to make these Shanxi merchants make a fortune.

However, human greed is endless. After the Tianqi and Chongzhen year, the Little Ice Age reached its peak, the sunspot activity disappeared, the Mongolian grasslands were severe drought, the severe cold, the rise of Manchus, and all disasters pointed to the Ming Dynasty.

Some Shanxi merchants unexpectedly discovered that after these Tartars had plundered the rich pass, they had to sell the plundered property and exchange it for food. Because the Tartars' goods were robbed of unsolicited things, the purchase price was extremely low. All merchants had to do was exchange grain for ten times the value of silver and goods, and the profit was a hundred times the price.

These people did not care at all about the "national crisis and wealth", nor did they mind the money was covered with blood from their compatriots. Under the huge profits, they not only did not worry about Jiannu's invasion, but instead expected Jiannu's invasion to bring them almost the goods they picked up. After this expectation was amplified, these people began to take the initiative to cooperate with Jiannu and Mongolia, sell out the number and intelligence of the troops stationed in various places in the Ming Dynasty, and help buy the defending generals, and eventually formed the stable internal support of Jiannu, namely the "Eight Great Masters of Shanxi Merchants".

The Eight Great Masters of Shanxi merchants are the eight top families in this group and are also the "members" recognized by the Qing Dynasty. Below them, there are other merchant families who are intricate. Some of these vassal families do not care about it, and some are forced to do it, but no one is so innocent that he is unaware of it.

"Although these merchants should be dealt with according to the law, those rebels..." Youshiwei paused: "Most of them were funded by these merchants, and some of the merchants' children were among them."

Whether it was betting on both sides or being truly unwilling to be ruled by the Qing Tartars, these merchants did support the Shanxi rebel army.

Although these rebels did not play a role in the front battlefield, they could not deny the pressure they put on the Qing Dynasty's food route. Moreover, whether they could cause harm to the Qing army or not, the Qing army had to divide their troops to prepare for it, which was a better support than nothing.

What's even more troublesome is that there are many scholars from the Sanli Academy among these rebels, who are of the kind of people who have the right to speak. If they say that the officers and soldiers are demolishing bridges and killing donkeys across the river, they will be troublesome if they want to rely on the rebels in the occupied areas to help.

"Du You, this shouldn't be done like this." Zhu Cilang smiled and said, "It's no dilemma, it's just that you haven't distinguished your responsibilities."

You Shiwei looked confused and said, "Please make it clear."

"Dissolve the rebel army, settle the rebel soldiers, and provide for the loyal and brave martyrs. This is the duty of the Grand Governor's Office." Zhu Cixuan took a bite of the steaming bean noodles and said: "As for whether the supporters behind those people should be liquidated and to what extent it is, this is the business of the herdsman officials. Isn't it better to leave it to our Shanxi governor, governor, and prefect to do it?"

You Shiwei said: "Your Highness, if you leave this matter to the civil servants, what should you do if you involve the matter of gathering villages and garrisons?"

"Well, this matter is indeed a trouble." Zhu Cixuan said: "But it is not very troublesome. Don't we have regulations? Just follow the regulations. Anyone who dares to resist will be punished for rebellion, but no matter how much credit is, it cannot be abolished."

You Shiwei nodded and said, "I understand."

"I hate civil officials the most, seize military power, and regard military generals as slaves." Zhu Cixuan said: "But all officials in military affairs should also regard obeying orders as their duty, and there is no need to worry too much."

You Shiwei understood Zhu Cilang's implicit sound and retreated accordingly.

Zhu Cilang turned to Min Ziruo and said, "Let the newspapers do several reports on the stolen merchants of Shanxi Province. Those Zhejiang merchants, Hui merchants should be happy to see those Zhejiang merchants, right? By the way, are there any Jin party in the court now?" (To be continued, please search for astronomy, novels are better, updated and faster!
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