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Zhao Han was sitting at his desk, with a lady attendant standing beside him.

The female officer is about thirty years old, with ordinary looks and body, without any special features.

But Sun Chuanting, Cao Bianjiao, and Wang Tingchen all seemed awkward at first glance. They had all met the emperor before, and they were used to eunuchs standing next to the emperor, but it was especially uncomfortable for them to suddenly become women.

"Meet Your Majesty!"

The three of them raised their hands, as if they were about to kneel.

Zhao Han said: "Exemption from ceremony, this is not the grand ceremony, you can just stand and bow."

So the three of them bowed to each other and were quickly seated.

Sun Chuanting couldn't help looking at Zhao Han. Although his appearance was very different, his temperament and style reminded him of Zhu Yuanzhang, the great ancestor of the Ming Dynasty.

In particular, the enthronement ceremony two days ago, the content process has been spread to the people, it is simply a replica of Zhu Yuanzhang's proclaiming emperor.

Except for worshiping the sacrificed soldiers and civilians, the other procedures are exactly the same. Even moving benches in the open space to let civil and military officials sit down and listen to lectures was invented by Zhu Yuanzhang.

Inquiring about the situation of the three, Zhao Han frowned and said, "So, Hong Chengchou was captured by the slaves?"

"Should have been arrested." Cao Bianjiao replied.

Sun Chuanting was quite surprised, shouldn't he pay attention to the imperial concubine and the prince? Ask what Hong Chengchou is doing?

Zhao Han asked again: "How many people are there in Beizhili? Has it ever reached the level of ten rooms and nine empties?"

Sun Chuanting cupped his hands and said: "There are only three provinces in the north: Shanxi, Shaanxi, and Henan. Many prefectures and counties have ten houses and nine empties. Now I am afraid that Shandong will be added. As for Northern Zhili, it has not yet reached that point. Especially around Beijing, there are countless acres of rich and powerful fields. There is no way to collect land taxes. Although the tenants attached to these lands have a hard life, they can barely survive."

Sun Chuanting omitted to mention Huangzhuang. Many Huangzhuang were actually the private property of eunuchs, and those lands were also unable to collect taxes.

In addition, many states and counties are empty, but not all states and counties are like this.

Sun Chuanting came from a big family in Shanxi, which evolved from a family of generals to a family of imperial examinations. These big families will not starve to death because of the drought.

Cao Bianjiao said: "Your Majesty, the epidemic in Shandong makes it inconvenient to fight for the time being. You can march into Henan, and the prefectures and counties along the way will surely return to you. Cross the Yellow River from Henan and attack Beizhili directly. Taking advantage of the unstable foothold of the Da slaves, we will drive them out of Shanhaiguan in one fell swoop! "

"Don't worry, we'll talk about it next year." Zhao Han smiled.

There is no way to fight for the time being. Although the autumn harvest has been completed and Zhao Han has food and grass in his hands, he really cannot stand a big battle.

Going through the barren Henan to fight Beijing, the grain transport route is too long, and the peasants probably eat more grain than the soldiers.

Even if they really want to fight, they will transport troops and food from Jiangsu, and land directly in Tianjin by sea.

We have to take it slow, occupy Sichuan first, and then spare time to restore the people's strength of the provinces.

Zhao Han said to Cao Bianjiao and Wang Tingchen: "You have brought more than 300 cavalry from the north, which is considered meritorious service. If you want to continue to serve in the army, you can be a general with a hundred cavalry. If you want to live in peace, the whole family can divide the land in the countryside. I will reward you One cattle per person."

Cao Bianjiao couldn't laugh or cry, the emperor's reward was really interesting.

Of course, the emperor of Ming Dynasty was similar. He often rewarded officials with two taels, four taels, and six taels of silver.

Wang Tingchen asked: "If you join the army, can the family also share the land?"

"Of course," Zhao Han said with a smile, "There is no land in the south to divide, and the land can only be divided in the north."

Cao Bianjiao said: "My family members are all in Shanxi, I only hope to fight back as soon as possible, and I am willing to join the army to die for Your Majesty!"

Wang Tingchen cupped his hands and said, "I am willing to serve Your Majesty!"

"good!"

Zhao Han said with a smile: "I will appoint you as generals of a hundred cavalry, and immediately go to Runing and Xuzhou to help train knights."

Although the cavalry of Datong has been established and there is no shortage of war horses for the time being, there is a shortage of experienced cavalry officers.

Zhao Han said again: "Don't dislike the low position of a hundred generals. Li Dingguo under Zhang Xianzhong led tens of thousands of soldiers to surrender, and now he is only a hundred generals. As long as you make great achievements in battle, I will definitely not treat you badly."

Zhao Han became the emperor, and I still come and go.

The emperor can call himself Zhen, but it is mainly used in formal occasions, and he usually calls himself I, Zan, and I in private.

Zhu Di even called himself seven in the same imperial decree: "Fengtian Chengyun Emperor, said: I am the west of the Han people... since my father, the emperor, the emperor Gao, and now I have inherited the big seat... I see this Sorry..."

After arranging two generals, Zhao Han asked Sun Chuanting again: "Does Mr. Sun want to lead the army, or to be a civil servant?"

Sun Chuanting said: "Your Majesty has a good army, and there is no shortage of people who lead the army. Please be a small official."

Zhao Han said: "I want to set up a Taiwan government on Dongfan Island. For the time being, there are only two counties, Taoyuan and Taipei. You can go to be the county magistrate of Taipei. There are already many Han people there, and all the natives are familiar. Don't treat these familiars harshly. We should treat them as brothers and sisters, teach them to speak Chinese, teach them to plow and weave cloth. Many Shufans even know how to plow and weave cloth, but their plowing and weaving skills are still relatively backward.”

"We must do our best!" Sun Chuanting hastily cupped his hands.

He had already inquired that if Zhao Han wanted to reuse a certain former court official, he would definitely assign him a very hard job. Zhang Bingwen was the magistrate of Qiongzhou first, and then the magistrate of Shizhou. Both positions are like assignments, but now he has been promoted to the chief minister!

Zhao Han laughed and said, "The magistrate of Taoyuan County next door to you is Ma Shiying, so don't start another party dispute."

Sun Chuanting didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and ran to the island to be the county magistrate, what else could there be to argue about?

Zhao Han suddenly put away his smile: "According to the news from Zheng Zhilong, there are small Frenchmen (Spain) building warehouses in the chicken coop next to Taipei. The number of these small Frenchmen is not large, and they did not build fortresses. I just want to do trade. If they trade honestly, they can just collect taxes from them. If there is any harm to the Han people, they can be expelled by force!"

Sun Chuanting asked, "Does Your Majesty have any soldiers on the island?"

"No," Zhao Han said, "but Zhang Xianzhong is on the edge of Taipei County. Many of his old troops are also stationed in Taoyuan and Taipei counties, and many are also stationed near the chicken cages. Their mission is to attack the living things in the mountains." Fan, open up the Han land in the mountains. Tell them not to attack Shufan! If you want to maneuver against Little Frang, contact Zhang Xianzhong and others."

This time not only Sun Chuanting was stunned, but Cao Bianjiao and Wang Tingxiang were also dumbfounded.

How unlucky are the Spaniards in the chicken coop land, they didn't even build a castle, they just set up a trading post, and they had to face Sun Chuanting and Zhang Xianzhong at the same time.

By the way, Sun Kewang was also in the chicken coop, right under the eyes of the Spaniard.

The rule of Taiwan has to be slow, and now it is mainly developed in the northern part of Taiwan. There are a large number of Han people and Shufans there, and a group of rogues were placed on the edge of Shufan, acting as the vanguard of the development of the place where the imperial court died.

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Partial hospital.

Concubine Tian Gui put her youngest son to sleep, and played with the bamboo flute, wanting to play it but afraid of breaking the rules.

The living environment here is very compact, and she has to live with other princes and princesses. Concubine Tian Gui liked this better, and finally she was not placed in the cold palace, and she was able to live with Chongzhen's children.

She has met Fei Rulan and Pan Qimei, the two concubines are good people, they didn't give her a cold look, instead they even greeted her with care.

In the evening, brothers and sisters Zhu Cihong and Zhu Yuxi came back from school.

Zhu Cihong threw the schoolbag back to the bedroom, and when he saw Concubine Tian Gui in the courtyard, he was shocked and said, "Auntie?"

Auntie is the name of the concubine prince to his biological mother, which has been around since the Northern and Southern Dynasties. However, Concubine Tian Gui is a noble concubine, and Zhu Cihong, the direct son, can also be called Auntie in order to show her respect.

Concubine Tian Gui looked at the brothers and sisters, suddenly remembered what happened in Beijing, and said with tears in her eyes, "Are you all okay?"

"It's very good," Zhu Cijiong said with a smile when he was young and ignorant, "Here you can go to school to study, there are many classmates and friends, and you can play around between classes, and there are no teachers or eunuchs to stop you."

Concubine Tian Gui hid her tears and smiled, "That's fine."

But Zhu Cihong asked: "Auntie, are the emperor father and queen mother dead? Were they killed by bad guys?"

Concubine Tian Gui didn't know how to answer, and asked, "Who did you listen to?"

Zhu Cihong said: "The whole city of Nanjing knows that Uncle Zhao (Zhao Han) has ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor. How can there be two emperors? I asked the teacher at the school, and he said that the father was dead. Killed by Li Zicheng's bandits."

Concubine Tian Gui sighed: "Your father and mother are indeed gone. Li Zicheng led troops to attack Beijing, and they all hanged themselves. It can be said that they committed suicide, or they died at the hands of Li Zicheng."

"woo woo woo woo……"

Zhu Cizhao, the youngest, burst into tears on the spot, clamoring to go home to see her father.

The whole family hugged each other and cried.

After a long time, Concubine Tian Gui asked, "Is that Uncle Zhao you mentioned the Emperor of Datong in Nanjing?"

"Well, Uncle and Aunt treat us very well, we even have dinner together in the morning and evening." Zhu Cihong nodded.

Concubine Tian Gui asked Aimi Zhu again: "Princess is also studying?"

Auntie Zhu replied, "I went to a girls' school."

"That's good." Concubine Tian Gui finally felt relieved, since Zhao Han treated the former royal family kindly, her own youngest son is not in danger.

Not long after, two court ladies came to the courtyard with food.

Now there is not even a palace, and there are actually not many palace ladies. Said to be a court lady, more like a maid hired by Zhao Han, Xiyue was automatically promoted to the head of the palace maid.

A court lady explained: "Your Majesty is concubine today, and some old friends are reunited in the back house, so you can have dinner here."

Concubine Tian Gui quickly said: "Thank you, my sisters, please congratulate Your Majesty on my behalf, and wish Your Majesty and the Imperial Concubine an early birth to a dragon son."

Watching the maid leave, Concubine Tian Gui felt a little sad.

In Chongzhen's harem, she was the most beautiful and favored, and even made Queen Zhou jealous many times.

She is in the palace and can even hunt on horseback.

From now on, I'm afraid I can only live in this small courtyard, but I don't know whether my son can live a normal life in the future.

There was already a sound of whistling and beating outside, presumably she was welcoming the imperial concubine, but she didn't know which lucky woman it was.