Wang Xiao concluded that Yuan Chonghuan was a typical Donglin Party member, and then he lost interest.

The biggest feature of the Donglin Party is that it likes to talk big and fool the emperor. It is like this in all the Zhengying Dynasty and the Five Years of Pacification of Liao.

Although Wang Xiao could not take such a long time to pacify Liao, he was unwilling to give the Donglin Party any chance. This matter was over.

In the first year of Chongzhen, famines continued in various places, and refugees rose to the northwest gradually fell into chaos.

Wang Xiao has no good idea about this for the time being. During the Little Ice Age, grain production will be reduced on a large scale, either going out to grab it or relying on high-yield crops.

The former has no choice before the new firearms are trained and manufactured and purchased a brand new sea ship. As for the latter, it also needs to wait for Johnson Chan to come back.

While training the new army, Wang Xiao appointed Ni Yuanlu to build a large shipyard in Weikaifu, Tianjin.

His eyes were not just about looking at the land, but also about more land and wealth outside the sea, so he needed to prepare for the future as soon as possible.

It is said that the Age of Discovery originated from the West, but in fact, Zheng He's voyage to the West and even as far as Africa was much earlier than in the West. The treasure ships of that era spanned the Indian Ocean.

Although the production process of the treasure ship had long been burned by the civil officials, the shipbuilding technology of the Ming Dynasty was not bad.

Huaxia learned the technology of watertight compartment through bamboo inspiration very early, and this technology has not been mastered in the West yet.

After the redesign and adjustment, the ships built by the Ming Dynasty were no worse than those in the West. All they lacked was the powerful artillery with a long range.

When the time came to the second year of Chongzhen, Johnson Chan finally came back.

Johnson Chan spent more than a year in Macau and recruited many mercenaries and craftsmen for the Ming Dynasty. He bought production machines and technology from Europe, and commissioned a fleet to bring a large number of crop seeds from South America.

"You did a good job." Wang Xiao received Joshua Tsang and expressed his satisfaction with his work.

The dusty Johnson Choi saluted, "This is what the empress should do."

"You want to preach. But you must not betray the law, and the lesson plan must not be reproduced." Wang Xiao is not the one who broke the bridge across the river, and he will naturally be rewarded if he makes merit.

For Johnson Than Than, his personal pursuits are not much, and his biggest wish is to spread the Catholic Church.

Hearing Wang Xiao’s promise, Tang Ruowang’s tears were almost over. The goal that many ancestors pursued was finally realized in his hands.

As for the lesson plan, they will never make such mistakes again after suffering a big loss.

When the gratitude-whomed Tang Ruowang left, Wang Xiao instructed Wang Chengen to "take these seeds to be planted in various imperial villages and popularized them as quickly as possible."

Compared with arms, Wang Xiao attaches more importance to the seeds of these crops.

Although there is no fertilizer or breeding improvement, these high-yield crops still have unattainable uses.

Moreover, the technology of soil fertilizer plants is not difficult, and breeding can also be cultivated from generation to generation.

The prosperous era that Kang Mazi boasted in history was a joke, but one of them was real, that is sweet potato.

Eating too much of this thing makes people feel nauseous, but it is indeed useful in alleviating food deficiency. Because it is not picky about the land, the yield is very high.

The potato crisis broke out many times in European history because the potato yield was extremely large at that time, which was an important food source for ordinary people. Now Wang Xiao has obtained a large amount of potato seeds, and he also attaches great importance to this high-yield, mature and fast-ripening crop.

In addition, corn is also used as livestock feed to increase the supply of carnivorous milk.

Even if it is a flavoring type, the importance is not that high. The main purpose is to solve the problem of whether there is or not.

To solve external problems, you can rely on muskets and cannons, which can solve internal problems and use food.

Even if Zhang Xianzhong, Li Zicheng and others are killed, as long as the food supply problem is not solved, people who cannot eat will still come one after another.

These high-yield seeds brought back by Johnson Chan and numerous soil and fertilizer plants are the killers to solve internal problems.

"Have Chen Lian and they arrived?"

After arranging these things, Wang Xiao, with a relaxed look on his face, turned his attention to another major event.

"The soldiers of the Jinyiwei have arrived in Zhangjiakou, and I guess they will take action tonight."

There were many traitors in the late Ming Dynasty, but the most shameless one was naturally the so-called Eight Great Masters of Shanxi Merchants.

Fan Yongdou, Wang Dengku, Jin Liangyu, Wang Dayu, Liang Jiabin, Tian Shenglan, Zhai Tang and Huang Yunfa, these big merchants manipulated the trade activities in Zhangjiakou. In the name of doing business, they secretly sent military supplies and intelligence to the Qing Dynasty.

They provided food to the Qing Dynasty to help the Qing Dynasty through the difficulties in the most difficult time, and were famous traitors.

After the Qing Dynasty entered the pass, in order to reward their contribution, the flag was allowed to be carried from the Han people to the Han army flag, and the imperial merchants were enfeoffed.

Their glory and wealth of generations are exchanged for the blood and life of countless Han people and their land and wealth.

Wang Xiao's attitude towards such a person has always been very clear.

Before, because of the lack of strength in my hands, I have been tolerating it and just conducting a secret investigation.

By now, the training of the new army that had been fully trained with more than 20,000 pure firearms was completed, and Wang Xiao no longer endured it.

If we talk about the fastest change during this period, it must be the firearm factory.

Not only has the scale been continuously expanded, but the production efficiency has also soared into the sky like a rocket.

With strict quality control and high rewards, the output of flintlock guns has gradually increased from three per day to nearly a hundred per day, and has now been produced.

At the same time, the production of artillery is also running very fast.

Not only has the first batch of new troops been completely built into pure firearmed troops, but they have even spared their efforts to provide Jinyiwei and Dongchang.

Sun Chuanting has begun to train the second batch of new troops, and this time there are more. They are basically good families in farms near the capital.

The prerequisite for doing all this is that Wang Xiao can continue to provide financial support.

Previously, more than 10 million taels of silver were raided in the name of searching the eunuch party, and almost all of them were dumped into it.

At this moment, whether it is to cut off the source of materials from the Qing Dynasty, to punish traitors, or to fill the already shriveled wallet, the eight great masters of Shanxi merchants in Zhangjiakou are the best choice.

Outside Zhangjiakou, Chen Lian and Lu Jianxing, who had already become much more calm, surrounded the entire town with a large group of Jinyiwei.

As for Lu Wenzhao, he took another group of people to the hometown of the Eight Great Masters.

Looking at the Ming army who was rushing all the way, Chen Lian sneered more than just "Brother, it's true that the soldiers of Xuanfu are coming, just like in the intelligence."

Lu Jianxing nodded, "Since they are seeking death, let's help them."

The Eight Universities have money, and their smuggling business cannot be hidden from the border troops. So their choice is very simple, which is to feed these border troops directly with money.

Now the Jinyiwei suddenly surrounded the place, and the eight great masters who had ghosts in their hearts hurriedly contacted the fed border troops to help their lives.

"Wang Chengyun, the general of the official Xuanfu, has met the lord." Wang Chengyun, who led the team, stepped forward to exchange greetings. At least he had to understand what these Jinyiwei suddenly came here for.

Lu Jianxing asked in a deep voice, "What's going on with Lord Wang here?"

Wang Chengyun swallowed, "The officials received a report that a horse thief was attacking Zhangjiakou, so I came here to check it out."

"Horse Thieves?" Chen Lian next to him laughed and took out a bright yellow imperial edict from the horse's back box. "Your Majesty has an order, who dares to rescue the eight great masters is all rebellious! General Wang, do you want to accept this order?"

Wang Chengyun's expression changed rapidly, and after a moment, his eyes showed fierce light and made a decision.

Since the emperor had already learned about the Eight Great Masters and sent the Jinyiwei, the matter he participated in would be liquidated sooner or later. Since that's the case, it would be reversed now. At worst, he would go to surrender to the Qing Dynasty!

Wang Chengyun rode his horse back and called on his subordinates to prepare for charge.

This time, the people who followed him were his family's personal soldiers, riding a horse, wearing heavy armor, and skillful martial arts. They were no problem dealing with these Jinyiwei men who didn't even have armor.

When Wang Chengyun came with hundreds of kids, the Jinyiwei arranged a neatly and raised the muskets in his hands towards them.

Wang Chengyun sneered at the Musket of the Jinyiwei.

There are many musketeers here in Xuanfu, and he knows the quality and range very clearly. It's just a fun thing that is actually not very useful.

It may be useful to face the elderly, weak, sick and disabled, but it is useless to face the elite cavalry under his command.

Then, Wang Chengyun saw the Jinyiwei fired from afar.

Wang Chengyun was jokingly, and he opened fire so far that he couldn't even hit a single hair.

But the next second, he felt like his chest was hit hard and fell off the horse's back. Before he could think about anything, a hoof inlaid with horseshoes stepped down directly.

The continuous sound of muskets shocked the eight great masters in Zhangjiakou. When the gunfire finally stopped, the news from outside made them fall into an ice cave.

The hundreds of Dings brought by Wang Chengyun were wiped out!

"It's over." These traitors who were drinking the blood of the people of the Ming Dynasty were like the sky and the earth were sinking.

As for the crimes they have committed, life is definitely worse than death when it falls into the hands of the Jinyiwei.

However, I have been used to living a life of luxury and no longer have the courage to commit suicide.

The Eight Great Masters sent important materials such as weapons, armor, grain, cloth, etc. to the Qing Dynasty, in exchange for blood-stained jewelry and gold and silver snatched from the Han people.

Such people will bring retribution to God if they keep alive.

The Jinyiwei rushed into Zhangjiakou and captured the eight great masters alive. I believe that they would soon contribute all their wealth in the face of the interrogation skills that the Jinyiwei had passed on for hundreds of years.

A similar scene happened in the hometown of the Baji. They should pay the price for it after enjoying the blood-stained wealth.

The shriveled purse finally bulged again. Wang Xiao waved his hand and promoted new crops, produced muskets and artillery on a large scale, expanded new troops, built new warships, and helped disaster victims.
Chapter completed!