I, the Ming Dynasty, can still save me

Chapter 362 Trip to North Korea
"Sun Aiqing, you just said there are three reasons, so what is the third reason?"

Sun Chengzong was not surprised to see the emperor asking questions. After sorting out his thoughts for a while, he continued.

"Your Majesty, the third reason is that Liaodong has failed to achieve a great victory over Jianlu. If we fight now, we have little chance of winning."

"What's the answer?"

When he said this, not only Zhu Youxiao was curious, but Shen Guan and the British Duke Zhang Weixian also looked at Sun Chengzong curiously.

"What Jianlu could rely on before was that they had Horqin as a support in the north and North Korea as an ally in the east. They only needed to face the Ming Dynasty in the west. Therefore, if they want to deal with Jianlu, they must first control North Korea and then cooperate with Inner Khalkha The Jishit tribe united and went north to relieve Horqin of the danger.

In this way, the situation of encirclement on three sides will be achieved. Even if Jianlu has the ability to reach the sky and escape from the earth, it will be difficult for him to resist our imperial army. Even if he does not attack, Jianlu will definitely be defeated by himself after being besieged for several years.

Your Majesty, Liaodong is now well-equipped with troops, and the soldiers are ready for use. As long as the southwestern chieftains are wiped out this year, and then chaos is restored in Korea, the financial pressure on the imperial court will be greatly reduced.Then, when the salt tax and customs duties arrive in the next year, the court will have enough wealth to use troops in Liaodong next year.At that time, we deployed troops on three sides and planned it slowly. We were still afraid that the captives would not be destroyed. "

British Duke Zhang Weixian couldn't help but nod his head after hearing this. He felt that what Sun Chengzong said was very reasonable, so he thought about it and stood up to support:

"Your Majesty, I think what Mr. Sun Ge said is true. Slow things down and the situation will be smooth. The situation in Liaodong is now considerable, and we can definitely afford it."

Zhu Youxiao was silent for a long time after hearing this, thinking that this was indeed the case.

The current situation is not urgent at all for Ming. With Ming's current size, it can be completely exhausted. On the contrary, Nurhachi is in urgent need.Facing the Ming Dynasty's frequent actions in Liaodong and North Korea, I am afraid that it will be stretched thin. When the time comes, as long as they make a move, I can attack again.

"Sun Aiqing is right, I have learned a lesson. The captives are trapped, and now they are suffering from a severe drought. Let's see how long they can last. Now we really give them a chance."

"Your Majesty is wise."

Hearing this, everyone bowed their heads and said yes.

Now that the matter is over, no one will talk about it any more.Then Zhu Youxiao asked about the matter in Guizhou. However, according to Zhu Xieyuan's report, the Shuixi An family was unusually quiet at this time. This An Bangyan was still apologizing like a turtle with his head shrinking. I'm afraid he was not holding back any big evil. Can't?
But Zhu Xieyuan ignored him and ordered the commanders of Huguang, Sichuan, Yunnan, Guangdong, and Guizhou to send the local standard battalion and chieftain soldiers to Guizhou. Now he was waiting for the Zhenwu Army to arrive before dispatching troops.

Zhu Youxiao was puzzled after hearing this. He didn't know what kind of medicine An Bangyan was selling in his gourd.In his impression, this An Bangyan was definitely not a good person. He could be said to be a hero for being able to survive for more than ten years under the encirclement and suppression of the imperial army. Besides, the Shuixi An family has been entrenched in Guizhou for thousands of years and would never behave in the face of the imperial court. Sitting back and waiting for death.

But he can't do anything now. Apart from unconditionally supporting Zhu Xieyuan, it won't help if he is anxious. The most he can do is issue an imperial edict to encourage and support him, and then ask him to be careful about An Bangyan.

"Where are the Zhenwu Army now?"

"Your Majesty, according to the latest report, Yang Zhaoji and Jiang Lin have now led their troops to Huguang. After a short rest, I believe they can arrive in Guiyang by the end of the month."

"That's good. Zhu Xieyuan wrote me a book before and cried out to me about poverty. He said that now he has to gather troops from five provinces, and the Zhenwu Army of the Beijing Camp is coming. The daily salary, silver and food will cost more than 1 taels. The original The silver taels allocated were simply not enough to spend. I really couldn't make it, so I allocated another 50 taels, and then asked Nanzhili to cooperate with the provinces in the south of the Yangtze River to allocate grain and grass. Now the grain and grass from Nanzhili must be set off."

Zhu Youxiao thought about this and secretly calculated the time. Now that the people, horses and food are all available, the southwest is expected to start soon.This time I was well prepared. Not only did I give Zhu Xieyuan full command, but I also sent the Beijing camp there. I didn't believe that I couldn't win it.

"Please rest assured, Your Majesty, Zhu Xieyuan has sworn in the title book this time, and boasted that he has laid a dragnet this time, making it impossible for An Bangyan to escape."

"Well, I am confident about Zhu Xieyuan. Whether it is North Korea or the Southwest this time, now that the arrow has been stringed, I must complete the battle. No matter how much it costs, I must get it done!"

After listening to the words of Sun Chengzong and others, Zhu Youxiao smiled slightly, looked at Sun Chengzong with a firm look on his face, and began to speak boldly.

This time he spent a lot of money, no matter what, he must take down this serious problem as soon as possible and bring a new dawn to the Ming Dynasty.
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Except for a few people who know about it, this kind of imperial event is very far away from ordinary people. As someone who has experienced it personally, I understand even more how heavy the burden is on me.

Tian Ergeng was one of them. As a member of Qianhu Jinyiwei, he naturally knew the heavy burden he shouldered. Therefore, after communicating with Mangui and others at Zhenjiang Fort, he disguised himself as a maritime merchant and traveled non-stop to Seoul by sea and land.

At the port of Seoul, North Korea, five or six sea-going ships with the word "Da Ming" on them were moored at the port. Amidst the shouts of the North Korean foremen's thick local dialect, hundreds of porters were carrying things up and down the ships.

If you look closely, you will find that the things carried inside are very complicated depending on the ship. There are ironware, silk cloth, and a dazzling array of porcelain. However, what is carried up is extremely uniform. It's all food.

Tian Ergeng, who saw all this, didn't care much about it. He and the guards dressed as merchants got off the ship, looked around warily, and walked straight to the dock.

As soon as he got off the boat, sharp-eyed North Korean dental dealers surrounded him with smiles on their faces. Before the guards behind him could stop him, they started asking questions in proficient Chinese.

"This is the first time that a guest from the Kingdom of China has come to our place. He wants to do some business. We have fine wild ginseng and medicinal materials here, which are most favored by the nobles of the Kingdom of China. They are very cheap. Do you want to go and take a look?"

"I don't know what kind of goods the foreign guest officer brought, but we paid a high price to buy them. If it is porcelain, it would be even better."

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Tian Ergeng remained silent after hearing this. This was not the first time he encountered this situation.

Whoever said North Korea was in seclusion was talking to ordinary people. Behind these North Korean merchants are all secretly backed by North Korea’s distinguished ministers of civil and military affairs. They are not afraid of the impact of the maritime ban at all. Of course, the Ming Dynasty merchant ships can now come to North Korea to do business. The same is true.

Upon seeing this, the Jinyi guards behind him immediately went up and guarded Tian Ergeng in the middle.Upon seeing this, the tooth dealers immediately felt that this group of Ming people was difficult to deal with, and they did not dare to come forward to surround them anymore. After looking at each other, they obediently asked Tian Ergen and his party to leave.

After Tian Ergeng and his party escaped from the siege, they walked forward not long before they saw two people dressed as North Korean businessmen also surrounding them. However, this time they did not sell sales, but said in pure Chinese:

"Master Qianhu!"

(End of this chapter)