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In the Forbidden City, Hu Guang couldn't help but feel very satisfied as he listened to the chamberlain's report on the situation outside the palace. The deep-seated hatred of the people in the capital towards the Tonglu and Shanxi merchants could easily be channeled into future policies.

This crazy resentment also made him understand why in the original history, Yuan Chonghuan was sentenced to Lingchi and his meat was robbed. It was in response to that sentence that he wanted to eat his meat and drink his wine. Blood!

When Hu Guang heard about it, he waved his hand and asked people to leave, and he stayed quietly for a while.

The success of the plan made him put his heart in his stomach. I consciously entered the chat group and went to see what progress was going on in Xuan Mansion again. After all, how much money can be seized there is not only related to the completion of the system's tasks, but also related to how much easier it will be on state affairs in the future!

No surprise, Lu Ruipeng, the Dongchang captain in Xuanfu, left a message, and there were multiple messages.

"In Xuanfu City, a total of 11 civil servants including Guo Zhicong, the former governor of Xuanfu, and magistrates, county magistrates, etc. were confiscated. Gold, silver, jewelry and other valuables were equivalent to about 7.5 million taels of silver, of which about 5 million taels of silver were seized."

"The property of the eight families listed on the list including Fan Yongdou and Wang Dengku in Xuanfu was searched, which is equivalent to about 28 million taels of silver, of which about 8 million taels of silver. There were about 16 other Shanxi merchants who were not on the list, and the property obtained was about About eight million taels, including about two million taels of silver."

"The property of the prisoners in Zhangjiakou was searched. Most of it was grain, ironware, tea, salt and other materials. The quantity was too large and has not yet been calculated clearly. Mr. Xue Ge confirmed that the grain from the provinces surrounding the capital should have been purchased by these Shanxi merchants and hoarded in Zhangjiakou ."

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Every one of them was good news, which made Hu Guang smile happily. He knew that the inspections were still going on. There were still a lot of their properties and belongings in the Shanxi merchants' hometowns and other places. When they were finally added up, the number would be absolutely astonishing.

Hu Guang was in a very good mood and looked at them one by one. But when I saw the last two items, I finally frowned.

"The news of the arrest has spread, and nearly half of the generals' servants from all over the country have been defeated. Most of the soldiers who fled before have not returned to camp. One warehouse was robbed, and all the food and other items that were not removed were burned."

"Mr. Xue Ge is writing to the Emperor. Currently, we are short of manpower than expected. I beg Your Majesty to send another army. Mr. Xue is afraid that the defeated soldiers will turn into bandits or covet the property confiscated from various places."

The news was gone when it got here. Hu Guang thought after reading it and understood. Although before the arrest, there was a decree sent to the place, saying that the defeated soldiers would forget the matter. But the key point is that the imperial court has little prestige. Those soldiers probably just thought it was a fart. No one dared to really listen to the imperial court. If it was a trap, they would fall into a trap.

A very simple reason why the imperial court had no prestige among the border troops was that the military pay was in arrears for various reasons. Not only did the military pay of the border army officers and soldiers disappear, but the prestige of the imperial court was also lost.

This matter did not attract attention before, but even if it did, there was nothing we could do because the court had no money!

Judging from the news, the border troops in Xuanfu Town were defeated too much. These soldiers have military experience, weapons, and armor. If they turn into bandits, they will pose a great threat to the situation in the north!

The more Hu Guang thought about it, the more he felt that the matter was a bit serious, but he didn't know how to rectify it at the moment, so he could only let it go for now and immediately ordered an audience with Rong Mangui and Ma Xianglin, the commander-in-chief of the Beijing Camp.

After handing over the prisoners such as Fan Yongdou, Ma Xianglin and his wife immediately rushed to the Forbidden City. Without even having time to report the details of the escort, they transferred 2,000 soldiers from the Beijing Camp and 1,000 Fifteen City Soldiers and Horses Division from Mangui, plus him. The army responsible for escorting the prisoners hurried back to Xuanfu.

The northern part of Shanxi Province was completely in panic. Almost in every city, there were shadows of the White Guard Army, the Jinyi Guards, and the Dongchang Fanfu. Either with the cooperation of local officials, or simply bypassing the local officials, they used thunder to The properties of Shanxi merchants are on the potential inspection list.

The situation here is relatively similar to that of the Korean Peninsula far to the east.

At this time, North Korea had surrendered to Jianlu, at least on the surface it had severed vassal relations with the Ming Dynasty, and became a brotherly state with Houjin, and paid taxes and tribute to Houjin.

Aisin Gioro Amin led an army of 10,000 people, claiming to be 50,000 people. In addition to sending an envoy to the Korean capital to ask for food, he directly led the army into North Korea without waiting for a reply.

As early as 1627, the first large-scale war between Jianlu and North Korea was led by Amin, so this time, he was also familiar with the situation.

It may be that he was forced to enter the customs due to Huang Taiji's illustrious martial arts, or it may be that Amin knew that food was related to whether Houjin's strength could be quickly enhanced. Anyway, he was determined to make conspicuous achievements in this matter, so he After entering North Korea, he launched troops and looted, causing the area bordering Liaodong North Korea to plunge into dire straits.

Due to the butterfly effect, the Second Korean War, which was supposed to begin in 1637, broke out in 1630.

After hearing the emergency report, Emperor Renzong of North Korea was greatly panicked and didn't know what to do for a while!

He also knew in his heart that with the current military strength of North Korea, it was impossible to defeat Jianlu. The only hope is for the original sovereign to come to the rescue.

As for the previous forced alliance with Jianlu, envoys had been sent to explain this matter to the Ming Dynasty, and Emperor Chongzhen's understanding had also been obtained. Therefore, in fact, Korea and the Ming Dynasty were still vassal states and suzerain states.

However, Renzong already knew that Mao Wenlong was killed last year, and the Ming Dynasty's military force closest to North Korea had fallen into chaos. And Yuan Keli, the governor of Denglai, although hateful, is indeed capable, but he has resigned and returned. It is unrealistic to expect the Ming army in Dongjiang to come to rescue now.

If we compromise with Jianlu, where will the food come from? North Korea itself was severely affected and was short of food!

And from an emotional point of view, having to compromise with those barbarians again is really a shame!

Renzong could not think of a way, so he had to summon his three most trusted bachelors to discuss the military situation.

Not long after, Hong Yihan, Yin Ji, and Wu Daji, who were originally known as the "Three Scholars" in history, were summoned and arrived.

At this time, they did not know that Jianlu had invaded the capital of the Ming Dynasty and returned triumphantly. On the one hand, Akito would not take the initiative to tell them, and they themselves were far away, so it was impossible to know so quickly. On the other hand, Amin didn't mention it for some unknown reason.

These three people also could not come up with effective means. As for the suggestion that Renzong personally conquer the captives and fight back against the invasion, he was rejected by Renzong just by showing his words.

Unable to come up with a good solution, Renzong had no choice but to order perfunctory measures to be taken against the rebels, and at the same time, he allowed various places to resist. With the attitude of treating a dead horse as a living horse doctor, he sent people to ask for help from the Ming Dynasty.