While the Jinyiwei was making great preparations, the General Staff Military Intelligence Department and the Ministry of War Department also began to quietly search for merchants from Tongliao, and to try to do a good job in intelligence for the army to restore Liao. Compared with these emerging intelligence departments, Dongchang, as the former boss, was even more unwilling to be outdone. Ding Ao, under the guidance of Liu Ruoyu, focused on expanding the power of the Dongchang to the south.

At this time, Wang Zhixin was sitting at the forefront of the storm in Jiangnan. Many people poked his back from behind every day. There were even scholars blocking his door with mud at his door, demanding the release of Qian Qianyi. When he encountered the Dongchang set up a branch in Jiangnan, it was like a long drought. He finally waited for his relatives and set up a large house with four entrances and three courtyards on the shore of Xuanwu Lake as the site of the Dongchang Nanjing branch.

Shortly after the Nanjing branch was established, the eunuch Yang Fan, the admiral branch, cracked a major case of a North Korean businessman carrying national and Korean intelligence and arrested three North Korean spies.

As a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, North Korea was defeated by the Jin soldiers led by Amin as early as the seventh year of the Tianqi period and signed a brotherly alliance with Jin. In the ninth year of Chongzhen, Huang Taiji personally conquered North Korea and forced him to sign a pact between the monarch and the ministers. From then on, North Korea had to send a hostage to Chenyang as hostages.

Although the powerful and citizens of North Korea generally admired the Ming Dynasty and despised Manchuria, they had to surrender to reality. They took the news of Luo Ming Dynasty's scholars back to their country, and they pursued fashion more, saying that they were worthy of the name of "Little China", and did not intend to be a Manchurian secret spy.

However, the Qing court had troops stationed in North Korea, and its generals could also get some news from the Ming court from the Korean powerful people, which inspired them to explore this intelligence route. So under the instruction of the Korean powerful people, three North Korean merchants in Nanjing collected a large amount of news from the Ming Dynasty. Not only did they have various newspapers, books, but they even spent money to invite scholars to gather and inquire about the news.

Such behavior undoubtedly constitutes the "espionage crime" recognized by Zhu Cixuan.

The "Chu Town News" that almost made Song Hongye fail was also the three people who were transmitted from Jiangnan to North Korea and then into Dorgon's hands.

Yang Fan was originally running errands under Wang Zhixin's seat. Wang Zhixin recommended him to Ding Ao. Unexpectedly, when Ding Ao saw Yang Fan once, he entrusted the important task of admiring the Jiangnan branch. Yang Fan made achievements just a month after taking office, and entered the sight of the crown prince in one fell swoop. In this way, even Wang Zhixin couldn't understand what Yang Fan came from, and even suspected that he was a secret spy who had been around him.

In fact, Yang Fan just likes to see people.

Every eunuch has his own hobbies as his spiritual pillar. Some are greedy for money, some are greedy for power, and some are greedy for lust... Yang Fan likes to look at people. Not only did he collect various facial books, he also likes to practice, observe other people's appearance and expressions on any occasion, and finally practiced the skill of ignorant eyes. No matter what kind of person is, he can tell the truth by just looking at it.

Zhu Cixuan gave Yang Fan a certificate of award and encouraged him to promote this self-created kung fu. At the same time, he issued a Ming order in the name of Chongzhen: the East Factory was responsible for eliminating domestic spies, colluding with enemies, and setting up a factory prison.

Amid the noise of public opinion in Jiangnan, no one paid attention to the news of recruiting brave men from Jiangnan to join the army.

Before the conscription policy was determined, among the officials in the Northwest Guangfu District, Southeast officials who spoke soft Wu dialect had long become the climate.

Now that the manpower in the north is fully mobilized, he is still facing a difficult situation. Many unsuccessful literati from Jiangnan arrived in the north, and originally just wanted to seek the job of a guest of the slander, but he was overjoyed to have obtained the position of a magistrate of a county or even a government magistrate.

The education level in the south of the Ming Dynasty was far better than that in the north. At the beginning of the country, those who passed the imperial examination were all southerners, and Taizu even went to prison. But the facts were indeed so cruel. The talented man who could win Xie Yuan in Shaanxi was placed in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Jiangsu. Even Chinese style was difficult. These students who had been unable to do Chinese style for a long time went to Shandong and took a test that was simpler than usual, and they were qualified to enter the administrative college.

In the School of Administration, revisit the "propriety, righteousness, integrity and shame" and then memorize various systems of grassroots work. At a fast rate of one and a half months, and at a slow rate of three months, these small intellectuals can start their practice positions. Although some of them will try their own laws, they provide the Censorate with vain for the opportunity to train troops, more people will obediently follow the system. Especially when they see those heads with blood, no one dares to be careless.

It is these grassroots officials from the south who naturally think of one thing when they are not employed enough people: Since there are not enough people in the north, why can't people in the south be used? Even if the local governments in Jiangnan do not support it, they can appoint imperial envoys to set up recruiting stations in various prefectures, counties, towns and villages, and directly pull people away.

Zhu Cilang felt deeply that this was also a solution, so he adopted it and began to recruit southern troops.

In the original historical time and space, the "slave transformation" in the provinces in the south of the Yangtze River had reached the critical point of surging. This recruitment just provided a way out for the young and strong who were unwilling to be slaves for generations, allowing them to enter the army and make a breakthrough with their military achievements. At the same time, because the crown prince himself values ​​the soldiers, if a hero who is a slave joins the army, his parents and children will immediately leave the slave, establish a household registration, and become civilians.

As for the powerful and powerful families that were affected by this, the crown prince also pointed out a clear way for them: litigation.

There were laws and regulations in the Ming Dynasty. Laws were unchanging common laws, but the examples were temporary rules for temporary situations. Some came from imperial edicts, and some came from the regulations of the six ministries. Zhu Cixuan's previous life was law. Who can compete with legal weapons? There have been regulations on joining the army and establishing a citizenship for all prefectures and counties across the country. If the wealthy families want to win this lawsuit, they will be able to pull the Zhu family from the throne.

Now that Li Zicheng is dead, Zhang Xianzhong is running away, and Dorgon is running away. If you want to revolt, you have to see the general trend of the world.

In March of the 19th year of Chongzhen, the first batch of southern troops gathered in Hefei and began training.

In the same month, the first transport fleet set out from the mouth of the Dakou River at the junction of Beizhi and Shandong. It carried a total of more than 8,000 people from the First and Second Battalions of the Second Division, and 60 Type 17 artillery guns, and headed to Juehua Island. After two days of sailing, it unexpectedly encountered another fleet sailing out of Fuzhou. This fleet mainly carried building materials and labor, as well as a small number of engineers.

It was originally planned that the Second Division would build camps on the other side of Juehua Island before the Liaodong Division dispatch camp would arrive at Juehua Island for defense construction. However, after this encounter due to inconvenience in communication, the Liaodong Division dispatch camp would give priority to building camps for the Second Division on the mainland, and then retreat to Juehua Island to set up defenses.

Xiao Donglou was very grateful for Chen De's cooperation. He stood alone at the bow of the ship, leaving the sea breeze blowing on the iron armor. Cao Ning and Lu Qiaochu took two other Dafu ships and followed behind the fleet. Although the Special Reconnaissance Battalion sent back the gratifying news, no one knew whether the Manchu Iron Cavalry would be the Manchu Iron Cavalry standing by the shore at that time.

Xiao Donglou enjoyed this unknown stimulation and even looked forward to it. Tianjin defense war was really not in line with his spleen and stomach. Every day, he just watched the beggar-like Dongliu rushed up to die. As long as he had abundant logistics, he would not have any chance of falling. And a strong army like the Second Division should have been rushing for a hundred miles, rushing to the battlefield, killing the enemy with a terrifying death!

On March 12, 19th year of Chongzhen, a huge fleet appeared near Juehua Island on the west side of the Liaohai Sea. Small boats that had been waiting for here moved closer, transported the soldiers and materials from the ship to the beach, built the simplest fortifications, and then began to build a temporary port.

The people who were waiting on the shore were indeed sent by the Special Investigation Camp, with only a dozen riders. The knight in the lead looked no different from the Manchus. His pale skin was as pale as the blue-shave scalp had grown a short layer of stubble. A strand of a normal rat tail was hanging behind his head, and was pressed against his scalp by his hat.

"I have an emergency military information and I want to report it to the general." The knight shouted loudly when he saw the Xiao general flag of the Second Division.

Xiao Donglou happened to pass by, and walked straight towards the man, saying, "I am Xiao Donglou, what should I report to me?"

The two teams had confirmed that the seal had been signed. When the man saw Xiao Donglou's armor, sword and eavestone, he naturally believed that he was the commander of the Second Division.

"Report to the general, I am ordered by the officer of the Left Camp of the Special Investigation Camp. Please go to Ningyuan City quickly." The knight took a breath and sprayed white mist and said, "The Green Camp soldiers escorting the people are in a mutiny. Please go to preside over the defense!"

Xiao Donglou was very surprised: "Why did the mutiny change? Is the news reliable?"

"The Zuoying official is in the city at this moment, and he has cut off more than ten Donglu's heads and hung at the door." The knight said: "The general sent someone to see it, it's only a dozen miles away."

"Can the enemy soldiers attack the city?" Xiao Donglou asked, and said to his personal guards: "Tell me the order that all ships will carry combat soldiers first."

"The mutiny occurred last night, and no encroachment troops have yet to attack the city." The knights of the Special Investigation Battalion replied.

"Can't you wait for us to arrive? It's so hasty." Xiao Donglou said dissatisfied, and urged his guards to go and go, "Go quickly, go again, and say nothing to them. It's enough to wear armor and carry soldiers! Let's have a meal in Ningyuan!"

——There is nothing to eat in Ningyuan City.

The soldiers of the Special Investigation Battalion wanted to make it clear, but they felt they had to answer the officer's question first, and then said: "This incident happened suddenly. When we arrived, the mutiny was almost over. As for the specific details, the general should ask our battalion officials. Oh, General, there were a shortage of clothes and food in Ningyuan City, and there were more than a dozen people who died of starvation this morning."

Xiao Donglou glared at him, but did not change the order. The soldiers did not bring their own dry food on the ship. If they waited until the dry food was ready and then set off, it would take at least an hour. The Second Division had to regain the strong army in the world with the banner of the Tianxiong Army. They would rather be hungry for one night than miss the opportunity to fight!

What's more, as long as Ningyuan City is stabilized and the things on the ship are unloaded, you still want anything! (To be continued...)
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