Brother Zhu Youxiao

Chapter 140 The Great Victory
[April 4th, Yinshi seven quarters (45:[-]), Gui led the army to attack and kill thousands of people from the Bayue tribe, and the chieftain and Jianlu Shuotuo led the troops out of the city. The two sides fought three times. The captive chieftain led his troops back and fled eastward for more than a hundred li. 】

[Chenshi three quarters (7:45), discuss with the barbarian Zhongnen, Zhongnen retreats. 】

[Sishi six quarters (10:30), when Zhong Nen returned, all the Tuman tribes agreed, and they wished to exchange the grasslands in the middle and lower reaches of the Liao River with the north of Tucheng of the Bayo tribe. 】

[Zai Sai asked the court to reward thirty thousand stones of grain, ten thousand stones of salt, and two thousand armors. 】

[In this battle, our army beheaded [-] ranks, of which [-] ranks were built captives and [-] ranks were beheaded captives. 】

[One hundred and thirty-seven levels for those who can transfer the six subjects, and seven hundred and fifty-nine levels for the imperial horse supervisor]

[Other captured more than [-] military horses, more than [-] rough horses, [-] cattle, and [-] sheep...]

It was already April [-]th when Zhu Youjian saw the eloquent battle report with more than a thousand words.

Looking at the military newspaper in his hand, Zhu Youjian regretted not being able to catch Engedel and Shuotuo, but in terms of the results of the battle, Zhu Youjian was quite happy.

Habayashi guards sacrificed [-] people, [-] people were severely injured and disabled, [-] people were slightly injured, [-] horses were killed in battle, and [-] horses were disabled and retired.

Such a disability and fatality rate can be forgiven for the beheading rate and capture rate of this battle.

He focused on minor injuries and serious injuries, as well as the battle report process, none of which mentioned that the horse's horsepower was insufficient. As a result, he tripped while sprinting, causing the soldiers to be thrown out, and the shells from Houjin's two iron cannons killed him.

"After all, there is a shortage of horses...but now it's all right. With so many war horses seized and two official mutual markets opened up, there will naturally be more horses."

Putting down the battle report, Zhu Youjian, who was sitting in the yard of the Imperial Horse Supervisor in Yanshan Daying, breathed a sigh of relief.

Wang Chengen, who was pouring tea next to him, glanced at the military newspaper, paid attention to the seized column, and congratulated Zhu Youjian with a smile:
"Congratulations, Your Highness. With these more than [-] military horses and the cultivation of low-grade horses, Tiance and Habayashiwei among the four cavalry guards should have four horses each."

"It's not enough." Zhu Youjian pinched his eyebrows and said:

"Originally, I meant to give up the Bayeux Department and build a pasture for the Royal Horse Supervisor in the middle and lower reaches of the Liaohe River."

"However, it seems that according to Mangui's military report, there are more than [-] mu of cultivated land outside the city of Nabayo, and there are still [-] to [-] mu of land that can be reclaimed."

"In this way, the people can be relocated to Bayobu Tucheng."

"There are more than [-] farm cattle, and if you add the mutual market, you should be able to make up [-]."

"In this way, it is enough to relocate four to five thousand people, and the Imperial Horse Supervisor pays taxes according to seven to three points every year, and can also produce [-] to [-] stone grains, which can feed [-] soldiers and horses."

"Including the grasslands in the middle and lower reaches of the Liaohe River, if tens of thousands of people are relocated, it is estimated that there will be two to three million mu. These places can be used for grazing."

Speaking of this, Zhu Youjian sighed and said:
"To rely on the Great Wall to defend the grasslands and Liaoze in the middle and lower reaches of the Liaohe River here, at least one city and six forts must be built to maintain the strength of two guards or three battalions."

"This man eats horse chews, and needs at least seven to eighty thousand taels and six to seven hundred thousand shi of grain every year."

Zhu Youjian said so, but Wang Chengen laughed and said:

"But Your Highness, if we have these two to three million acres of grassland, then we will be able to breed more military horses, and Guangning and Liaodong will also have a place to rely on outside the pass."

"Well, this is a good thing, but it's better to see if you can reclaim the bend of the Liaohe River as arable land." Zhu Youjian nodded slightly, got up and looked at the map of Liaodong behind him.

It has to be said that if a city is built in the immediate area of ​​Bayue and one to three guards are deployed, then Kaiyuan and Tieling can be completely threatened, and even Shenyang can be supported.

Judging from the battle situation, the old slave would never allow the city to be built here, unless he was willing to take the risk of being attacked by the Ming army at Kaiyuan and Tieling every time he went out.

Therefore, spending more than [-] taels is very cost-effective to build a place outside the customs to contain Houjin.

Just those who stay here...

Zhu Youjian has a headache. He doesn't have so many experienced generals under him. If he stays at Mangui, then his subordinates...

"That's right! There's also him."

At this time, he remembered a person, so he turned to Wang Chengen and asked:
"Go and ask Jin Yiwei, the garrison called Cao Wenzhao that I asked the Ministry of War to mobilize before, what is it doing now?"

"Yes..." Wang Chengen walked out of the study, and then went to ask Jin Yiwei.

It's just that Jin Yiwei naturally doesn't have a close grasp of the movement of a defense, so they can only send letters to the Beizhen Fusi in the capital.

After Wang Chengen came back and told the story, Zhu Youjian said to him:

"You help me write a handwritten letter, let Mangui use the captured materials to trade with the barbarian tribes, leave enough food for the army for a month, and then send him the price of the trade between us and Harqin."

"In addition, all the Bayuet and Jianlu armors that have been cleaned can be given to Zai Sai."

"Finally, let Mangui choose some places in the middle and lower reaches of the Liaohe River that are suitable for building cities and forts, and can be reclaimed."

"Tell him, after the troops sent by Xiong Tingbi arrive at the Bayue tribe, lead them to join Zai Sai in a feint attack on Kaiyuan's Qinghe Pass."

"Once the old slave returns to help, he will immediately return to defend the Bayo."

"After the autumn harvest, I will relocate enough people to Bayo and other places to build the city according to the land that can be cultivated."

After Zhu Youjian's words were heard by Wang Chengen, he hurriedly polished and wrote the handwriting, and after finishing writing, he blew on the ink, and then said to Zhu Youjian:
"Your Highness, do you want to write a copy for Long Live?" '

"It's natural, remember to ask for credit from Brother Huang!" Zhu Youjian responded with a smile.

Beheaded nearly a thousand real captives, and captured thousands of women and children, and finally took back part of Duoyan Sanwei's hometown, expanding the land for hundreds of miles.

For such a feat, it is really unreasonable not to point out the rewards.

In addition...

"Remember to discuss with the emperor about the establishment of the Three Guards, and set up the Three Guards to garrison here. It is best for Man Gui to stay behind."

Zhu Youjian didn't forget to help Mangui get promoted, and he also left Mangui in the Liaozhong area.

In this way, the Sixteen Guards in Beizhili can only be handled by Zhu Youjian.

Although tiring, this pain is nothing compared to regaining Liaozhong.

Moreover, Zhu Youjian also wanted to know whether the lower reaches of the Liaohe River in central Liao, and the northern part of Liaoze, could be reclaimed.

The area in central Liao is very complicated, and most of its area belongs to Liao Ze.

Liaoze also refers to the marsh area in the Liaohe Plain area, mainly distributed to the west of the Liaohe River, about between Xinmin, Liaozhong, Tai'an, Panshan, and Beizhen in later generations.

Historically, there were many swamps in the river network of Liaoze, sparsely populated, and it was difficult for vehicles and horses to travel. It was not until the influx of people and the rapid development of the natural environment that Liaoze finally disappeared.

Right now, Liaodong and Liaoxi are under Ming's control, and Liaoze has become a natural barrier to isolate the Mongols in the north, and has been placed outside the Great Wall.

Who would have imagined that the real threat would appear in the northeast. After Nurhachi occupied Liaoyang, he led his army to capture Guangning.

If Guangning was in the hands of the Ming Dynasty, it would be equivalent to guarding the west exit of the southern channel of Liaoze. Later Jin wanted to enter the west of Liaoning unless he detoured through Mongolia, but Guangning fell, and Liaoze was no longer an obstacle. towards.

Therefore, if Nurhachi and Huang Taiji could make a detour to harass the northern part of Jizhen, if they could settle in the northern part of Liaoze.

But if the Little Ice Age is about to come, once the Liaozhong area cannot be cultivated, it means that Zhu Youjian's plan to expand the basic territory of Chinese civilization to the outside world has gone bankrupt.

The Northeast Plain is composed of the Sanjiang Plain, the Songnen Plain, and the Liaohe Plain. The place that Mangui laid down now belongs to the middle reaches of the Liaohe Plain.

Among the three major plains in Northeast China right now, the Liaohe Plain is the easiest to reclaim. Apart from Liaoze, which is difficult to reclaim in the lower reaches, there are still many places in the north that can be reclaimed.

If even the northern part of the Liaohe Plain cannot be reclaimed, then Sanjiang and Songnen are even more out of the question.

Therefore, the current establishment of guards and reclamations by the Bayeux Department is the focus of whether Daming can dilute the population density of the two capitals and thirteen provinces in front of the Little Ice River.

Even after reclamation, the yield per mu is less than one stone, or even less than a hundred catties, but as long as enough cattle are distributed, enough fields are given, and the design of briquettes and kangs is added, Zhu Youjian does not believe that Daming can't cross the Little Ice River.

Counting this year, he still has six years to solve the most important food problems in Shaanxi, Henan, North Zhili, Shanxi, and Shandong.

Zhu Youjian took a deep breath, and then called Wang Chengen to send the letter to the capital.

By the time Brother Hao received the letter, it was already noon on April [-]th.

Having just finished the morning court and morning class, he was very happy to get his brother's letter as soon as he returned to the Qing Palace, but when the letter was opened, the expression on his face froze.

"Sure enough, it's another ghostwriter..."

Seeing the familiar handwriting of Wang Chengen, Brother Haohuang was speechless, and then he paid attention to the content of the letter.

boom!
"it is good!"

Brother Hao Huang excitedly punched the table, scaring Wei Zhongxian into a shiver.

He looked up, but saw the emperor standing up with a smile, walking left and right, holding the letter in his hand, smiling very happily.

He read the entire letter at a glance, which clearly stated the process, process, results, and future governance of the war.

Regarding the content, Zhu Youxiao has no doubts, just because he knows that if it is Habayashi, he must have that kind of strength.

Thinking, he raised his head and said to Wei Zhongxian:

"Go and ask the ministers from the cabinet, six ministries, and six departments to come to the Hall of Mental Cultivation to discuss matters, and also call Li Ruolian, the prefect of Fusi of Beizhen, to come too."

"Slave and servant lead the order..." Wei Zhongxian didn't understand what happened to make the emperor so happy, but he knew that to please the emperor was to do things neatly.

Therefore, he immediately asked Wang Tiqian to notify the cabinet, the Sixth Ministry, the Sixth Division, and the Minister of Beizhen Fusi.

Half an hour later, everyone arrived one after another and arrived at the main hall of Qianqing Palace, but Zhu Youxiao never showed up.

It wasn't until Yang Lian, the last military officer, arrived that Zhu Youxiao had someone push open the door of the Hall of Mental Cultivation, and strode to the head of the Qianqing Palace to sit down.

Ye Xianggao, who has served as the chief assistant of the cabinet for many days, was keenly aware of the emperor's happiness, so he bowed and said:
"I don't know what is the so-called long live to ask the minister to come here?"

As soon as these words were spoken, more than forty ministers focused their attention on the emperor, and Zhu Youxiao, who was sitting on the big treasure, also shook the channel in his hand:

"Li Ruolian, your people should already know what happened outside the pass, right?"

"Long live, I know, and I'm about to play." Li Ruolian bowed in return, and everyone looked at him.

"Then you can tell everyone about it." Zhu Youxiao put the handwriting aside and leaned proudly on the dragon chair.

Seeing this, Li Ruolian bowed in return, and then said:

"Six days ago, His Royal Highness King Qi led the Tian Ce Guards to confront the leader of Karaqin, Bo Yunai, with more than [-] riders at Baima Pass, and then set the conditions for Baima Pass to open Yumajianguan City."

As soon as Li Ruolian's words were spoken, everyone frowned.

In this sentence, Li Ruolian bought a good one. He only said that Zhu Youjian led Tian Cewei to confront Karaqin with more than [-] riders, but he didn't say that the reason was that Zhu Youjian called Bo Yunxie to come.

This created an illusion for the ministers, that is, Bo Yunai led [-] riders to beat the pass, and then Zhu Youjian led a guard of [-] people to stop him, and decided to open the White Horse Pass. this thing.

Zhu Youxiao was the clearest about what happened. Zhu Youjian told Zhu Youxiao what happened without reservation, so he knew that the truth cannot be told about this matter.

Therefore, he told Li Ruolian early on after the incident at Baimaguan that he would be the first to tell about the incident at Baimaguan once the Bayeux war had an outcome.

As for Li Ruolian's speech skills, this was also instructed by Zhu Youxiao, so under such guidance, the ministers chose to remain silent about the opening of the exchange market at Baima Pass.

Blaming Zhu Youjian is not a good thing. Everyone knows how much the emperor favors the king of Qi now, and the king of Qi has already led a guard and stopped the [-] northern captives, so they can't say anything.

But what they are curious about is, just because of a mutual market, so many ministers are called here?

Therefore, they all set their sights on Li Ruolian, wondering if there was any more important information.

Sure enough, as they expected, Li Ruolian immediately added:

"On April [-]th, Man Gui, the former general of the Warriors Battalion, led his troops out of Yulinkou, bypassed the Great Wall, and ran for [-] miles in six days. They attacked the Tucheng of the Bayo tribe by surprise, and burned thousands of people from the Bayue tribe to death. The chieftain of Bayue tribe and Jianlu Shuotuo led nearly ten thousand troops out of the city, and the two sides fought three times, and the chieftain led the troops to retreat and fled eastward for more than a hundred li."

"Afterwards, Mangui exchanged the pastures north of Tucheng in the Bayo department for the pastures in the middle and lower reaches of the Liaohe River, and expanded the land for more than [-] miles to recover the lost land."

"In this battle, our army beheaded [-] ranks, of which [-] ranks were built captives, and [-] ranks were beheaded by northern captives."

"Those who can transfer the six subjects are one hundred and thirty-seven levels, and the horse inspectors are invited to be seven hundred and fifty-nine levels."

"More than [-] military horses, more than [-] poor horses, and cattle..."

"I also captured the adopted daughter of the old slave, the concubine of the chieftain, and thousands of women and children of the Bayo tribe. It can be called a great victory!"

Li Ruolian's information had little to do with what Zhu Youxiao knew through letters. He was very satisfied, and even glanced triumphantly at the officials.

After hearing the words, most of the officials, such as Yang Lian, clenched their fists excitedly. After all, this is to regain the lost ground of three hundred miles.

However, for Liu Yixiu and Ye Xianggao who specialize in politics, it is not a good thing.

The emperor directly decreed to send troops without going through the Ministry of War, the Military Department, and the cabinet.

Although the land was extended for three hundred miles and a lot was gained, this further shows that the imperial power and military power are more closely linked.

Ye Xianggao was silent because he knew that in the next period of time, His Royal Highness King Qi, who led the army, would suffer a lot of impeachment.

He had to find a way to adjust the party struggle between King Qi and the ministers, because King Baoqi was Emperor Bao.

Compared to him, Liu Yixiu recalled the great exercise of the Seventh Guards and the First Battalion, and recalled the army of more than [-] soldiers.

He originally thought that it would take a year for the Seventh Guards and One Battalion to become the Sixteenth Guards and the Thirteenth Guards Battalion.

Unexpectedly, it has only been three months, and their combat power has reached the level of going out of the fortress and rushing nine hundred miles in six days.

Only the Han and Tang dynasties and the Yuan Dynasty could surpass them.

It can be expected that the emperor's unauthorized deployment of troops, and the daring behavior of the king of Qi, greatly challenged the nerves of civil servants.

What Liu Yixiu is worried about now is the problem between them Qingliu.

After all, they are different from parties such as Qi, Chu, Zhejiang, Xuan, and Kun, and do not have such a close relationship of interests. Therefore, the emperor's dispatch of troops without going through the cabinet, six departments, and six departments may cause countless courtiers to attack.

What should I do?Liu Yixiu asked himself, but couldn't make up his mind for a while.

Compared with him and Ye Xianggao, officials from the other five parties such as Qi, Chu, Zhejiang, Xuankun and other parties frowned, and even thought about organizing impeachment in the next Chang Dynasty after returning.

However, without giving them too much time to think about things, Zhu Youxiao said:

"The Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of War set up the Daning Qianwei, Daning Zhongwei, and Daning Backguards in the old place of Liaohe."

"Man Gui has made great contributions. He was promoted to the general army of Daning, commanded the three guards of Daning, built six castles and forts in the local area, and allocated [-] taels of silver from the Jieshen Treasury of the Ministry of Industry."

"In addition, the Ministry of Households transferred [-] taels of silver and [-] shi of grain to the outside of the pass, and delivered them to Mangui, so that they could guard against the barbarians and monitor the barbarians."

"Furthermore, the prefects of Yongping and Shuntian prefectures, after building the city, will transfer the people from the Yangjiyuan in Shuntian and Yongping to Daning according to the needs of Mangui."

"Long live..." Upon hearing Zhu Youjian's words, Wang Zuo, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, did not say anything, but Li Ruhua, Shangshu of the Ministry of Household Affairs, stepped forward and said:

"Long live, the military pay of the Nine Frontiers has not yet been paid, the imperial court is still in arrears of more than [-] million taels of military pay, and the household department is still short of more than [-] million taels, it is really impossible to pay..."

Li Ruhua is crying poor, but it is not surprising, because of the complicated financial system of the Ming Dynasty, the six departments and many departments have their own internal treasury, and the household department can not receive much money, on the contrary, it spends the most, so naturally there is no money. Silver.

But for this, Zhu Youxiao was not as angry as before, but comforted Li Ruhua:
"I have already clarified the matter of the military pay, but please rest assured, when the Liaoshen incident is over, I will transfer money from the internal funds to distribute the military pay for the three towns in Shanxi and Liaodong."

"The Ministry of Households only needs to be responsible for the four towns of Gansu, Ningxia, Guyuan, and Yulin and the military pay for the Beijing camp."

"Huh?" Hearing this, all the courtiers looked at Zhu Youxiao in disbelief.

For the first time...

Although they knew that the emperor was more generous than the previous generations of emperors and often distributed internal funds, they did not expect the emperor to be so generous.

For the three towns in Shanxi plus Liaodong, the military salary this year is nearly six million taels, and if you add the balance, it will be more than eight million taels.

Is there an income of seven million taels in the internal funds?Maybe, after all, the emperor has rectified the guards in Shuntian and Yongping, and there is support from the north and south courts of the Imperial Horse Supervisor, but at the same time, the military salary of the Imperial Horse Supervisor is also a big problem.

Sixteen Guards and Twelve Arch Guards Battalion, although there are currently no three guards, but there are nearly [-] people, spending nearly three million taels of silver.

But this also shows in disguise that the emperor's internal funds really cannot supply the Sixteenth Guards and the Twelve Arch Guards.

Otherwise, the Three Guards of Daning would not be assigned to the Ministry of War, and the Ministry of Households would not be allowed to pay money.

Many of the civil servants were relieved when they heard the news. They were most afraid of the emperor's money, and then frantically recruited soldiers and horses, and finally let the military power in their hands far exceed the frontier and internal troops that the civil servants could control.

It's just that they didn't know that Zhu Youxiao actually still had money. The reason why he dared to say that he was responsible for the military pay of the three towns in Shanxi and Liaodong was because he was going to attack the three towns in Shanxi next.

Thirty-six guards and thirty-eight offices, that is, [-] military households, nearly [-] million mu of military farmland, with an annual expenditure of more than [-] million taels...

Thinking of the size of the three towns in Shanxi, Zhu Youxiao couldn't help but get angry.

I don't know how many of the nearly [-] soldiers and horses will be left after they go to the empty quota!

With more than [-] million taels of military pay every year, I don’t know who has fattened up...

Zhu Youxiao wanted to explode, but he held back.

He did not forget what his younger brother said, that the Liaodong issue must be resolved first. As long as Nurhachi retreats, the three towns in Shanxi can be reformed by then.

Therefore, he looked at Li Ruhua, and after Li Ruhua realized it, he also bowed and said:

"If this is the case, then the Ministry of Households can take out this money."

"Since it is possible, let's send the four towns of Gansu, Ningxia, Guyuan, and Yulin first, and the military salary this year." Zhu Youxiao said calmly, and said:

"In addition, under the leadership of the cabinet and the Ministry of War, [-] troops from Taiyuan, [-] from Datong, and [-] from Xuanfu were sent to assist Liao."

"After all the soldiers and horses arrive in Changping, the money will be transferred from the internal funds, and the king of Qi will pay the salary. The money owed and this year's salary will be distributed together with the money!"

"Long live Shengming..." Hearing Zhu Youjian's words, Cui Jingrong, Minister of the Ministry of War, and Li Ruhua, Minister of the Ministry of Households, bowed to each other and sang Shengming.

Perhaps in Li Ruhua's view, the pressure on the Ministry of Households has been reduced. In the view of the Ministry of War, the transfer of [-] soldiers and horses to aid Liao can ease the Liao affairs, which is a good thing in every way.

But only Ye Xianggao, who knew the emperor's mind, and Yang Lian, who knew Zhu Youjian's mind, knew the truth of the matter.

Once the [-] soldiers and horses are transferred away, there will be less than [-] or even less than [-] combatable soldiers remaining in the three towns of Shanxi.

As long as Jianlu is defeated and retreats to the Changbai Mountains, before the three towns and most of the civil servants in Shanxi react, the Sixteen Guards will send troops to Shanxi to ban the three towns!
The two of them are civil officials, and logically speaking, they should contend against the emperor for the power of civil officials.

But the family backgrounds of Ye Xianggao and Yang Lian were not well-to-do families. Compared with Yang Lian, who can still be regarded as a Qingliu party, Ye Xianggao is a non-party member.

He was included in the Donglin Party in later generations because he offended Wei Zhongxian, not because he himself was a member of the Donglin Party.

Therefore, they hope that the emperor can bring about a new situation and rejuvenate Ming Dynasty.

As long as the three towns in Shanxi are abolished, what Daming can get is the tens of millions of acres of army farmland and the millions of stones of grain grains handed over by the army, as well as the savings of [-] million taels of military pay every year.

If these things disappear, it seems that the Liao pay increase can be canceled in response to the current situation, so as to truly benefit the people.

With the abolition of Liaoxiang, people can save three or four catties of grain per mu of land, which is more beneficial than other policies.

Because of this, they kept silent, and the others frowned when they saw that Ye Xianggao was silent and Liu Yixiu was also silent.

But the current situation is here, and rewards are normal. They can't be more stubborn than the emperor himself about the establishment of the Three Guards of Daning outside the pass.

Therefore, none of them stood up for impeachment, and when Zhu Youxiao saw this, he also said:

"In addition, this time Mangui's outing of the fortress was commanded by King Qi, and King Qi also told Bo Yunai to go south, so he rewarded King Qi with [-] pieces of money from the internal funds, and [-] taels of silver from the household department to reward Tiance's guards. .”

"The minister leads the decree..." Li Ruhua won the advantage, so naturally he would not disobey the emperor, he agreed, and this situation made Zhu Youxiao even more happy.

In his heart, he has a new recognition of the words his younger brother said, using the military achievements gained in the war to consolidate the imperial power.

Look, this group of guys who usually disobey him, after knowing that their own people have won a great victory, can't they just bow their heads and agree to their own words?
Thinking of this, Zhu Youxiao became more enthusiastic about recovering Hetao from what his younger brother said...

　The fracture is still not healed, and then I caught a cold, so there is only one update today.

　　In addition, thanks to "Little Flying Carpet, wandering on the road ahead, Xiao Ruiwen, who loves to run, lives up to his youth, and sin is king after all" and many other bigwigs for their rewards.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)