Chapter 330

Yangzhou is a famous city in the world and the most prosperous area in Daming.

This is a famous city since ancient times. It didn't develop in the Ming Dynasty, but it had the name of Yangzhou for a long time. It is one of the ancient nine states. It has become the most prosperous place in the southeast since a long time ago.

In the Yuan Dynasty, Yangzhou was Yangzhou road. After Zhu Yuanzhang occupied Yangzhou, he first changed Yangzhou road into Huaihai mansion, Huaiyang mansion, and finally Yangzhou mansion, which was subordinate to Yingtian mansion of the capital (nanzhili after Zhu Di moved his capital to Beijing). It was one of the two prefectures in the North of the Yangtze River. Yangzhou mansion was governed by Jiangdu County, directly leading Jiangdu, Yizhen, Taixing and Gaoyou, Thailand and Tongzhou, In addition, Gaoyou prefecture has jurisdiction over Xinghua and BAOYING counties, Taizhou has jurisdiction over Rugao County, Tongzhou has jurisdiction over Haimen County, and Yangzhou prefecture has jurisdiction over three states and seven counties.

After the Ming Dynasty, in order to strengthen the management of jiangzhun and canal areas, Yangzhou government was directly assigned to the governor of Fengyang.

This is also one of the advantages of Liu Bu's cooperation with Zhu Dadian, governor of Fengyang. If he does not cooperate with Zhu Dadian, his influence can only be limited to the five prefectures and 13 counties of Fengyang Prefecture. However, if he cooperates with the governor and keeps consistent, his influence can carry out activities in all places under the rule of governor of Fengyang.

Strictly speaking, he, the Fengyang general army, can't lead troops to Yangzhou Prefecture, but now he is ordered by the Fengyang governor, so he can extend his troops to this area.

It can be said that as long as Zhu Dadian authorizes him, he is legal to carry out free activities in the place under governor Fengyang and extend his power to this area.

Jianghuai area is the essence of Daming city. The Grande Canale is the lifeblood of Daming city. Fengyang governor supervised the Grande Canale's water transport work. The two largest cities in the Grande Canale's four largest cities also belonged to him.

It can be said that Zhu Dadian, the Fengyang governor, is one of the fattest in the world. However, when Zhu Dadian first arrived, his Fengyang city had been occupied, which made it very difficult for him to be the Fengyang governor. If he did not recover Fengyang mansion and restore the location of Zuling, he would not be an official, so he would put forward conditions to cooperate with Liu bu.

Liu Bu couldn't refuse Zhu Dadian's proposal, mainly because the other party's offer was too good. The other party's offer was that he could move freely on the land under the governor of Fengyang, which greatly strengthened his right as a Fengyang general army.

Being an official is nothing more than for power and benefit. It is not easy for Liu Bu to operate such a huge organization as the Liu family army. If they can't get money and food from other places, they can't maintain their army only by relying on local financing and superior funds. Even if they maintain the quantity of this army, they can't maintain its quality.

In fact, the Liu family is also a huge business organization and a large family engaged in business activities. In fact, it can also be understood as a huge group. Business is their fundamental place. However, after Liu Yuanqiao no longer served as the tax chief of Linqing, their Liu family's power basically withdrew from the most fertile canal area in Daming, The four commercial fleets in the empty canal area are doing business at a loss, but now they are returning strongly again very soon. Liu Bu is the chief soldier of Fengyang and the most important assistant to the governor of water transport in the canal area. Who dares to take care of their Liu family?

The cooperation between Liu Bu and Zhu Dadian is mutually beneficial. Zhu Dadian needs Liu Bu's military strength to establish their absolute authority, while Liu Bu needs the flag of the governor of water transport to extend their power to the canal.

Liu Buhe plans to do the same thing, that is, he can't limit his power to a small place at any time, but to expand his power. No one can control it and extend it to more places.

This does not mean that after they have such a name and authorization, they can freely enter and leave this place.

This means that Liu Jiajun had his own foothold and military presence in the most prosperous canal area of the Ming Dynasty. At this time, Liu bu also took the opportunity to suppress dissidents and install his confidants in the name of suppressing bandits, so as to further develop their strength.

According to the truth, Liu Bu, as a Fengyang general, all he has to do is stay in Fengyang house and suppress the bandits and anti thieves in the five prefectures and 13 counties in the house, but he suppressed them and went to Yangzhou house. In fact, this is also a way to take the opportunity to expand their Liu family's power.

Yangzhou is one of the two major prefectures of nanzhili in the north of the river, but it is a very huge city with a large population and developed economy. If they can have a foothold in such a place, their Liu family's power will develop faster and better.

Their Liu family deployed their forces here, which also gave them the capital to advance, attack and retreat.

Yangzhou is the two important towns of nanzhili in the north of the Yangtze River, with a population of more than one million. If it is used well, it can be established as a large base. At least Yangzhou can echo the Denglai area of the Liu family, one south and one north.

To know that the Liu family can have today, it really doesn't depend on luck. The Liu family can have such a great wealth. In the past, they used to rely on them to be the principal of Linqing tax clearance. In fact, there are more senior officials than them, but few are richer than him. That's because the Liu family has appeared capable people for three consecutive generations.

They are so rich that they can't get so much money when they are corrupt officials. They have to rely on their business and commercial operation.

Now the Liu family is no longer in charge of Taxation, but the strength of the Liu family has increased explosively.

This kind of growth is only after the Liu family has accumulated for so long.

In the past, when the Liu family was such a small official, they could make such a big deal. Now the Liu family has greater growth in strength, so it will be easier to develop their power.

In the past, the Liu family relied on a small moth under the Ming court. It has been so powerful. Now they have become a higher authority, and it is easier for them to seek benefits.

Liu Buhe entered Yangzhou City and found that such a city is better than Linqing. You know, Yangzhou is a giant city with a population of more than one million in the world.

It can be said that there are no more than 10 cities with a population of more than one million in the world, and Daming accounts for 5.

When he entered Yangzhou City, Liu Bu was filled with emotion when he saw such a prosperous scene and a surging crowd. The generals around him thought he was lamenting that the Liu family had finally seized a fertile territory, but Liu Bu was lamenting that such a good Yangzhou city with so many people was destroyed by a war and fire ten years later and Yangzhou on the 10th.

More than 10 years later, when the Ming Dynasty perished, the JianNu army besieged Yangzhou city. On the day of breaking the city, a large-scale massacre was carried out on Yangzhou city. Millions of people died in war and fire, ending the prosperity of Yangzhou city.

With the increase of Liu Bu's power as an official, he sometimes feels grateful to the emperor, because their power comes from the reward of the emperor. Without the reward of the emperor, they can't be today.

This is also a common problem of scholar bureaucrats at this time. As long as they become officials, they can't help but be grateful to the emperor. Since they have such a good enjoyment of prosperity and high officials, they are also very grateful to the emperor.

Moreover, Liu bu also felt guilty. He was thinking that the emperor had given him so many things. If he wanted to eat and drink, he was no different from the emperor. Did he have to rebel?

It is a popular saying in both the East and the West in this era. Only when people have loyalty can they say they are human, otherwise they are no different from animals.

But if they rebelled as officials of the Ming Dynasty, can they compare themselves with loyalty and righteousness?

But when Liu Bu thought of one thing, he had no such sense of guilt, that is, the current emperor Chongzhen. He simply had no ability to protect Daming, and the current Daming court had no ability to protect the world of Daming. They made a mess of Daming for their own interests.

The emperor and ministers tossed and died heartily. As a result, JianNu took the opportunity to rise. The so-called JianNu was just a small nomadic people in the Northeast Tunguska forest, with a population of only 200000, but successfully ruled tens of millions of people in the Ming Dynasty. What's the reason? With their brutal and bloody massacres.

Liu Bu was filled with emotion when he thought that Yangzhou, a huge city, would be destroyed by these barbaric nomads in 10 years, and he was determined to do one thing, that is, since he thought it was right, he should do it. Daming was no longer able to protect his world, so naturally there must be stronger people to take over, Protect the world in the Central Plains and the people of the Han family.

We should know that although they are already human, they are still inseparable from some of the most basic laws of the animal world, that is, the law of the wolf.

Like wolves, humans are gregarious animals. They gather together to survive in this harsh environment. They also need a wolf to lead them to survive.

The first wolf is the leader of this group of animals. He is strong and resourceful. He can lead his group to obtain more things and protect their safety. When this first wolf is unable to ensure the safety of the group, new strong people will challenge him, and the new first wolf will take the opportunity to rise, and then protect their group from others.

Since Daming has no ability to protect the world and the people of Daming, it is up to him to do it.

After he had these ideas, he had no feeling of guilt in his heart, because he understood that if he did not do so, Daming would also perish and China would fall. In the end, he would either perish in the hands of Li Zicheng's exiles or in the hands of JianNu.

With these ideas, mizhu became more firm in his practice, and he didn't think he was wrong. After all, people are animals, and animals have the instinct to survive. What's strange about doing other things in order to survive? With these ideas? Liu Bu's confidence is even stronger. Looking at the magnificent and lively Yangzhou City, Liu Bu thought silently: "I'm coming to Yangzhou."