Outside Gongchen Gate.

With a burst of cheers like boiling, the last magical general artillery of the Ming army finally stopped beside countless garden pavilions by the Shou West Lake under the drag and pulling of dozens of cows and countless soldiers. Of course, this place is not called Shou West Lake at this time. It is just a wetland connected by the moats of ancient cities in the Tang and Song dynasties. However, the scenery is enough to make people sigh at the prosperity here once...

It's just the past.

The prosperity of the salt merchants has long been gone.

The local tyrants were beaten in the salt tank by Li Zicheng, and more importantly, the cancellation of Yang Feng's salt franchise system. This brutal blow completely destroyed the foundation of salt merchants, because the government allowed the people to cook salt and sell it themselves. The production of Changlu salt, which runs side by side with Huai salt, soared and even began to sell south along the canal. After Yang Feng captured Lianghuai, Lianghuai salt farms were also opened to the public for private sale, and the salt induced system became history. Then Yangzhou salt merchants parasitized in this system also became history. In fact, Yangfeng was preparing for the salt company and then developed salt mines in Jiangxi and Hubei.

The only thing that can make people remember the glory of the salt merchants who are rich enough to rival a country is this beautiful garden.

“This scenery has a unique flavor!”

Yang Feng stood between the two and said.

On one side, he was still full of flowers in early autumn, with pavilions and towers hidden among the gardens, and on the other side, there were giant cannons lined up in five lines. The exquisiteness of classical art and the roughness of the early industrial era, flowers and black iron, quiet elegance and extreme violence, were clearly separated by a ditch on his left and right, forming a picture full of incongruity. If these cannons spray flames, the picture would be even more unique.

"The cost of a garden is worth millions. Every day, the paper is full of money, music, banquets, and rewards can be spent a lot of money. The court asked them to pay some money for disaster relief, and immediately they cried as if they had eaten without a meal. Looking at the prosperous garden, and thinking about the hunger in the north back then, I felt that Chuang Ni made them shudder and flesh, and then soaked them one by one into the salt tank one by one, it was so satisfying!"

Liang Cheng said.

"Most salt merchants are from Huizhou, right?"

Yang Feng asked.

"When you go back to your Majesty, most of the salt merchants are from Huizhou, and there are very few local cadastral cadastrals in Yangzhou. Basically, they have been controlled by several major surnames in Huizhou since the Wanli period of Emperor Shenzong."

Liang Cheng said

"After capturing Nanjing, the task of raiding the house in Huizhou will be handed over to you. If you like to soak them in the salt tank, just soak them!"

After Yang Feng said that, he urged the rhino and went straight to Gongchen Gate ahead.

At this time, Yangzhou was divided into old and new cities, and the two cities were separated by the middle wall. The city wall inside also had a moat. The old city was in the west new city in the east, and the north gate of the old city was Gongchen Gate. Yang Feng was the most convenient to attack the new city on the canal. There was Guangchu Gate to the north, but the problem was that the official office was basically all in the old city. The new city was formed by the prefect of the Jiajing period, in order to prevent Japanese pirates, the then presided over the prefect and circled the commercial areas outside the city with the city walls, so the residents and shops were the most. In order to avoid the incidental casualties of the siege, Yang Feng had to use Gongchen Gate as the main attack direction. After he captured the old city, the new city would definitely lose the will to resist.

The emperor, who was carrying a surface carburized alloy steel shield in one hand, slowly walked towards Gongchen Gate against the background of the five God-Majestic Invincible General Cannons and countless other types of artillery.

"Fire the gun, fire the gun!"

Liu Liangzuo roared with a ferocious face at Gongchen Gate.

The artillery on both sides hesitated.

The supervising team composed of the children of gentry who were urgently pieced together behind the artillery immediately drew their swords and went forward to threaten them.

"Those who fear the enemy will kill you!"

Liu Liangzuo yelled.

"Give that monster a reward of 100,000 silver!"

Wu Weiye, who was invited by Qian Qianyi to supervise the battle, shouted.

At the same time, four slaves beside him carried a box and opened it, pouring a box of silver on the ground. Although it was not much, the visual impact was very effective. When those hesitant soldiers thought of the ten million taels of silver specially prepared for them in Nanjing City, someone immediately made up their minds. After all, the Ming army did not all want land so much, and there were many soldiers in it. Under the intimidation of the knife of the supervision team, a soldier gritted his teeth and pestled the fuse into the ignition hole.

The blazing flame suddenly erupted.

Then the remaining artillery soldiers also fired fire. With the dense sound of cannons, all of which were fifty red cannons on the city wall opened fire at Yang Feng.

Yang Feng's shield on the rhino's back was in one fell swoop, and two shells suddenly hit. Mars splashed from the arc-shaped shield. The two shells from 800 meters away were all wiped away. Yang Feng was also hit by a huge force and almost fell down. Fortunately, he still stabilized his body. After all, the kinetic energy dropped severely after flying so far. In fact, his bones had broken at the same time, but they only grew again in a blink of an eye, but it was hard to say what would happen if he continued to move forward.

"Are you not my subjects? How dare you fire at me?"

He raised his knife and roared.

A big speaker equipped with a battery on the neck of the rhino under his seat immediately spread his roar to Gongchen Gate.

Just as the roar was heard, his raised Mo Dao pointed forward, and a meteor five hundred meters above Gongchen Gate cut through the passage and opened. A burning acetone bucket immediately turned into a flame and fell, and in an instant, a scream of horror on the city wall, a ball of explosive flames swallowed him and dozens of soldiers around him, leaving the artillery soldiers screaming and pushing away the stupid supervising team as quickly as possible to escape.

"Don't be afraid of demonic magic. This is his demonic magic. It can be broken with black dog blood!"

Wu Weiye shouted.

"And there are also horse riding cloths used by women!"

Liu Liangzuo yelled.

"Bao manure and manure are fine, just move a circle of manure buckets on the city wall."

A witch who specially invited the enemy to break the enemy shouted.

"I have the Buddha relics in Ashoka Temple pagoda and can be broken!"

An old monk shouted in a hurry.

"Holy water, this is holy water that can break all witchcraft!"

Bi Francis also joined in the fun.

Then it works whether it works or not. It is better to have it than not. So Liu Liangzuo immediately ordered the Yangzhou city to collect manure buckets and horse-riding cloths used by women. He wanted to put Yangzhou city in a circle of manure buckets. In addition, it is best for each soldier to have a horse-riding cloth that women used by women. By the way, I don’t know if the women in Yangzhou city had such production at this time. Liu Dashuai decided whether he set up a separate institution and was responsible for sending people to stare at the women, especially he himself, that was the best one used by the nun…

"I am here, what do you want to do? Hun Liu Liangzuo's head and open the city gate! Don't you want to divide the land! I personally led the army to attack invincible. Even Jiannu will be destroyed, let alone you, don't struggle unnecessary, otherwise the day the city will be destroyed."

杨丰继续吼道.

"Ten million taels, ten million taels of silver are waiting for you, ten million taels of gold, and guarding this Yangzhou city of ten million taels is yours."

Wu Weiye shouted.

“敢投敌者诛九族!”

Liu Liangzuo yelled.

The soldiers looked at each other, and it was obvious that the impact of 10 million taels was too great. Moreover, most of these soldiers were in the Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas. Although land annexation here was also serious, the handicraft industry in this area was also developed. A large part of these soldiers were not farmers. They were not as eager as the people in the north, especially the people north of the Huai River. Even if the 10 million taels of silver was spread to 200,000 people, they would have fifty taels per person. Although it was impossible to divide it so evenly, they would not have 200,000 people after the battle, which means that each person could almost guarantee that fifty taels per person could be divided.

五十两银子啊!

The oil seller monopolizes the courtesan. Qin Chong worked hard for a whole year and saved money to spend 16 taels of silver. As a vendor in the southern city, he was definitely middle-class. Fan Jin's father-in-law killed a pig a day and only earned about one yuan. In other words, a wealthy butcher only earned more than 30 taels a year. It can be said that this money is equivalent to a small vendor's profit for at least three years. This is equivalent to an ordinary modern worker who suddenly won the second prize in the Double Color Ball. Those soldiers are indeed full of awe of the emperor, but the problem is that the people are more awe of money than the emperor!

至于天罚的问题……

Maybe from Buddha to Jesus to those folk magics, they really work?

Besides, the emperor could not have a straightforward Tianhuo City to treat Yangzhou like Shenyang. Anyway, at least under the current circumstances, the soldiers still want to persevere, so they have to work hard for money.

“简直冥顽不化!”

杨丰恼羞成怒地喝道.

“既然如此,那就别怪朕无情了!”

说完他催动犀牛缓缓后退.

At the same time, on the artillery position behind him, the gunners of the five god-powerful generals' guns made their final aim. After confirming the aim at Gongchen Gate, as the emperor's rhino retreated to the side of the position, the gunners behind the five cannons ignited at the same time. Amid the earth-shaking sound of cannons, five terrifying flames suddenly ejected from the half-meter-diameter muzzle. Five stone balls polished from granite roared like a terrifying train, instantly flew over two halves.

第一枚正中拱辰门城楼.

Amid the terrified eyes of the defenders, the top of the city tower suddenly turned into countless pieces and spewed out, and the falling rubble made the defenders scream on the city wall behind.

Then the second and third ones passed through the city wall, like violent monsters, falling into the city, a government office jumped and raging, instantly creating a ruin. The fourth and fifth ones hit the city wall almost at the same time. In the dull sound of impact, it seemed that even the city wall was trembling violently, and the bricks and rammed earth hit by the shell collapsed.

But this is just the beginning.
Chapter completed!