I, the Ming Dynasty, can still save me

Chapter 68 Old slave’s plan

Sarhu City is three hundred miles northeast of Liaoyang.

Sarhu means "luxuriant trees" in Manchu. It was originally the Sarhu village of Jurchen Susu River in Jianzhou.

After the Battle of Sarhu in the 47th year of Wanli, in order to strengthen his determination to conquer the west, Nurhachi led his troops to move the capital to Jiefan City, one mile away from Sarhu City, and had people repair Sarhu City.

Now after one and a half years of renovation, the city has taken on a new look. Nurhaci plans to move the capital to Sarhu City today.This matter has been planned for a long time, and no one dared to neglect it. Even early this morning, Nurhaci went to the altar to pray for blessings.

On the altar, the shaman wore divine clothes, held divine tools (bronze bells, bronze mirrors, magical knives, etc.), recited incantations, prayed for killing pigs, danced, and murmured to himself. Nurhaci was also kneeling to pray with a solemn expression.

Under the altar, Houjin's four Baylor and five ministers have all arrived, just waiting for Nurhaci to enter the city to worship the Queen.

After a while, the heaven-sacrifice ceremony ended.Nurhachi also came off the stage. He was neither fat nor thin, with a strong torso, a straight and big nose, and an iron and long face. He looked majestic.

When everyone saw that Nurhachi had finished offering sacrifices to heaven, they hurriedly greeted him.

"Congratulations Khan. Since the Ming army was defeated last year, our fortune has been at its peak. Now that we have moved our capital to Sarhu City, it will be easy to defeat the Ming army next year."

The person who said this was He Heli, one of the five ministers. This man was only three years younger than Nurhachi, but he was highly valued. In order to win over He Heli, Nurhachi even married his 11-year-old daughter to him as a show of favor.

The so-called five ministers are, after Nurhachi proclaimed himself Khan, he named E Yidu, Anfei Yanggu, Fei Yingdong, He Heli, and Hu Erhan, who had served in the army for more than [-] years, fought in battles, and made many meritorious deeds, as first-class administrative ministers. , to help you manage your finances.

Eyidu and Anfeiyanggu were in charge of military affairs (granted the title of Batulu, meaning warrior), Fei Yingdong was in charge of criminal proceedings (granted the title of Zharguqi, meaning judge of affairs), and Huerhan was in charge. He is in charge of accompanying the retinue (i.e., the chief of guards) and assisting in civil affairs (i.e., the chief minister) with Hehe etiquette.These five people are what later generations called the "Five Ministers of the Early Qing Dynasty".

Nurhachi laughed when he heard this.

"That's good. When I was offering sacrifices to the sky just now, I also heard the decree of Changshengtian, saying that I, Da Jin, will defeat the Ming army next year. I guess Saarhu won't be able to stay for long."

"Congratulations to Ke (Father) Khan, the will of Changshengtian must be correct. I heard from the Liao people who escaped before that the old dog Xiong Tingbi was also impeached by the Ming Dynasty censor. It is estimated that the document of dismissal is on the way. Without Xiong Tingbi, no one can control foreign generals such as He Shixian and You Shigong, and they will not be able to hold on like this year."

The mention of war made everyone present eager to try, mainly because of the continuous foreign wars in recent years, which made these people gain a lot. However, Xiong Tingbi insisted on holding on and did not want to have a decisive battle with Hou Jin. He accumulated small victories and accumulated big victories. This made the small The back money is really uncomfortable.

You must know that the current Eight Banners soldiers not only have no military pay, but bring their own rations, horses, armor and equipment (only weapons and marching rations are issued), and they also have to pay a poll tax to Nurhaci every year (a certain amount of silver every year), and in addition to the flag owner , Assistant collar to perform labor service.

Therefore, their income mainly comes from daily farming and plundering in wars. In wars, they can not only gain military honors and wealth, but also plunder the population, which will create more slaves to farm for them. This "virtuous cycle" makes everyone brave enough to fight. But Xiong Tingbi couldn't stand it if they didn't get much advantage.

"God is indeed helping me! Let's go to the city first and discuss matters later!"

The newly built Saarhu City is slightly oval in plane, slightly longer from east to west, with a total area of ​​about 100 million square meters. It is divided into east and west cities. The east city is the outer city, and the west city is the inner city. There are 5 gates in total. Most of them are chosen at the mouth of a relatively narrow ditch, which is also an easy-to-defend but difficult-to-attack place.

After the memorial ceremony, the matter of moving the capital will be handed over to others according to prior arrangements.Nurhaci also led the crowd into Xicheng and held discussions in the main hall. "E Yidu, how are you preparing your weapons? It's almost November now. The food has been harvested and the creatures have begun to hibernate. It's a good time to prepare your troops."

They were all Nurhaci's fierce generals. When Nurhachi raised his troops, he guarded his left and right sides. When he saw his question, he went out to answer:
"Khan, since this autumn, I, together with Anfei Yangu, Dabeile Daishan and others, have been watching the Han craftsmen make weapons and armor, and have also ordered the craftsmen to start making planks, ladders, chariots and other objects. Since the autumn harvest, I have also Let the various departments of the Eight Banners regularly dispatch bannermen for training, so that they will not misunderstand Khan's important events."

"Very good. Riding and shooting are the foundation of our clan. We must train diligently and not let them go to waste. We must give more care to these craftsmen and we must not miss important events."

The Jurchens were originally a fishing and hunting people with a small number of craftsmen. Therefore, every time they captured a place, they must first search for craftsmen and technicians for their own use, so they attached great importance to these people.

"Huang Taiji, before he asked Li Efu (Li Yongfang) to write letters to Shenyang, Shenyang and other places, waiting for an opportunity to contact the people he cares about. Is it effective now?"

This Li Yongfang was the first border general of the Ming Dynasty to surrender to the Jin Dynasty. Since the surrender, he would accompany him in almost every battle. He participated in the battles to capture Qinghe and Tieling. It was a banner for Nurhaci to win over the Han people.

And he also tried his best to help Hou Jin write letters to recruit Ming people to surrender, with remarkable results.In order to prepare for next year's war, Nurhaci also asked him to plan early to recruit and surrender internal forces.

Huang Taiji is the Sibeile Huang Taiji. He is both civil and military and has strong comprehensive ability. He can also win people's hearts. He has a close relationship with Li Yongfang and often discusses the situation of the Ming Dynasty with him, so he also knows about this matter.

When his father asked him, he walked out of the queue and replied calmly:

"I would like to report to my father, Xiong Tingbi, an old thief, who is extremely wary of Liao people and surrendered prisoners. I heard that there are many soldiers in the Ming Dynasty who bully me.

This also made some of Li Yuanfang's old subordinates and friends want to join him. Now four or five big families in Shenyang City have contacted me. When I, Da Jin, lead the army to attack, they can take the opportunity to make chaos and cooperate with others. "

"Very well, don't be stingy with these people's property, and win over the Mongolian soldiers in the Ming Dynasty. If more people can be mobilized to take the opportunity to cause chaos, the Ming army will be unable to care about each other."

Huang Taiji was quite satisfied when he saw Nurhachi, so he struck while the iron was hot and said:

"Father Khan is right. People in the Ming Dynasty are not in harmony with each other, so why are they fighting with our country? We can see all the countermeasures and war arrangements in the court.

It was the same last year, and it is the same this year. I have been successful repeatedly. It seems that we still need to recruit more Liao people for our use. It is a pity that the old thief Xiong Tingbi is too careful, otherwise the effect will be greater. "

"That's right, but don't put too much trust in Han'er. You can betray the Ming Kingdom now, and you may betray our Jin Kingdom in the future. If you come to our Jin Kingdom, you can work peacefully and have a way out."

"My son understands!"

Compared with Nurhaci, Huang Taiji attached great importance to the Han people and admired the Han culture. He believed that it would be of great use to Hou Jin, but he did not dare to disobey his father too much.

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