Ming politicians

Su Tiancheng came to Dezhou, and the news spread quickly.

In Shandong, after years of painstaking care by Su Tiancheng, the relationship between the government and the people here is relatively harmonious. The key is that with the rapid development of commerce and trade, more and more merchants gather in Shandong. The environment is very good. Not only does the government not trouble them, but it also upholds justice for them. Merchants not only earn money, but also observe whether this situation is short-lived, and whether the government will come again after they have accumulated enough wealth. Clean up by hand and get too much wealth. After all, the status of merchants in Daming is very humble, and wealth is difficult to protect.However, following Su Tiancheng's ascension to the throne and the establishment of the Jin Dynasty, many policies were introduced step by step without any change. Zhejiang, Fujian, Jiangsu and other places, including Yingtianfu, have obviously changed their attitudes towards merchants. To protect the personal property of merchants, only those merchants who are unwilling to pay taxes will be punished according to the rules. Of course, the most important thing for merchants is that the government will handle things completely according to the rules and will not pat their heads. , which is what they are most assured of.

Merchants are born with the nature of drilling and making profits. Once the court and the government allow it and the policy is relaxed, they will spring up like mushrooms after a spring rain, and they will quickly start to emerge. With the increase in business transactions and the increase in demand for goods, they The scale began to expand, and many large-scale workshops began to appear. These workshops had a lot of hired workers. According to the regulations of the Jin Dynasty, the government did not limit the size of the workshop, let alone the number of employees. Therefore, shrewd merchants, Start a large number of hired farmers to enter the workshop to do things.

When Su Tiancheng was in Dezhou, he was very happy after hearing Zhizhou's report on this aspect.In fact, this is a way to solve land mergers, liberating farmers from the land, so that farmers have other ways of making a living, not necessarily relying entirely on the land for food, not necessarily being completely determined by God, and develop.Farmers doing things in the workshop can increase their income, and even rely on the income from the workshop to support their families, which can avoid the emergence of social conflicts to the greatest extent. With income, farmers can feed their stomachs and support their families. There will be rebellion, and business can also develop.The government can collect a large amount of taxes, even if some people are dissatisfied with the government, that is to say, it doesn't have much effect.

When he was happy, Su Tiancheng looked around in the city of Dezhou, which made the news of his coming to Dezhou spread.

The reason why Su Tiancheng wanted to go to see it was because he couldn't believe it. It is said that Texas does not have much location advantage.But he forgot one thing, Dezhou is next to Hejian Mansion.Hejian Mansion is still under the direct jurisdiction of the Ming Dynasty. The commercial development there is very backward. A large number of goods need to be purchased from Shandong. Many ordinary people work hard in the workshops of Dezhou merchants, which prompts Dezhou. Commerce and trade developed rapidly.

Su Tiancheng's whereabouts were exposed.Hong Chengchou and Qu Qingze were not happy. The conquest of Beizhili was a major matter for the imperial court, and what was needed was speed. If the Ming court learned that Su Tiancheng had personally conscripted.They will definitely try their best to deal with it. It can be said that they will do their best. As long as they can cause harm to Su Tiancheng, it will be a fatal blow to the newly established Jin Dynasty.

Su Tiancheng was also a little embarrassed. After thinking about it, he felt that his actions were still a bit inappropriate, but they had already been done and could not be undone. He could only ask the army to speed up their preparations and quickly march into Beizhili.

Any conquest is accompanied by an intelligence war, which has become a rule. The Jiangning Battalion has gained huge benefits from the intelligence war, whether it is against the rogues, or after the fierce battle against the Golden Tartars, or even In the process of establishing the Great Jin Dynasty, intelligence played a key role. This time the conquest involves whether the Great Jin Dynasty can successfully unify the Central Plains and create the most powerful dynasty in history. The collection of intelligence is absolutely indispensable. Can be less.

Qu Qingze went out with the army, and Su Jun stayed in Nanjing, but they were both responsible for collecting and sorting out information.

After the establishment of the Great Jin Dynasty, the intelligence work became much smoother, and some intelligence networks were successfully established. This was also because some officials in the Ming Dynasty began to seek a way out for themselves.

Su Tiancheng's stay in Dezhou is temporarily determined to be three days. Within these three days, the [-] troops must make all preparations, especially in terms of food and grass. According to the battle plan, it is very likely that the Spring Festival will be outside Crusading.

A steady stream of information has been collected. Qu Qingze has to sort it out carefully every day, and hand it over to Hong Chengchou together with relevant analysis. When it comes to important information, Hong Chengchou and Qu Qingze report it to Su Tiancheng together. For general information, they directly Just deal with it, no need to report.

November [-]th of the first year of the Great Jin Dynasty.

Dezhou official station.

The army was about to set off the next day, and Hong Chengchou and Qu Qingze hurried into the official post.The army was stationed outside the state city. Hong Chengchou was usually stationed in the barracks, while Qu Qingze shuttled between the barracks and the official post. Both of them looked a little serious, obviously they had obtained very important information.

Su Tiancheng was carefully looking at the map in the room, and many marks had been made on the map. These marks were the route of the Jiangning battalion's upcoming march and the place where they would fight. No matter how strong or weak the opponent was, Su Tiancheng always paid attention to every It was a conquest.

Seeing Hong Chengchou and Qu Qingze coming in, Su Tiancheng nodded and continued to look at the map without speaking.

"Your Majesty, His Excellency and ministers have received important information and are here to report it."

Su Tiancheng raised his head and looked at the two of them. They have reached this juncture. Is there any other important information? Su Tiancheng is clear about the information obtained earlier. After the army came to Baoding Mansion, they were stationed in Xincheng and Gaoyang respectively. Among them, the main force of the Datong frontier army was stationed in Xincheng, and Wang Daozhi was also in Xincheng. After going down to Tianjin, attack the capital directly.

In fact, there are Tianjin Sanwei stationed in Tianjin, which are Tianjin Wei, Tianjin Zuowei, and Tianjin Youwei. Because Tianjin is the gateway to the capital, the setting of Tianjin Sanwei is still sufficient, and it seems to have a certain combat effectiveness. Wanli Years later, because of the turmoil of the rogue bandits and the harassment of the late Jin Tartars, the strength of the Tianjin Sanwei was significantly strengthened. During the reign of Chongzhen, the Tianjin Sanwei became an important military force in the jurisdictions of Hejian Prefecture and Baoding Prefecture.

The reason why Wang Daozhi attaches so much importance to Tianjin is also because the location of Tianjin is too important. If the Jiangning Battalion takes Tianjin, they can directly enter Shuntian Mansion and attack the capital along the direction of Wuqing and Tongzhou. Even if the army from Shanhaiguan came I am afraid that there will be too little time for the rescue. From Tianjin to the capital, there is nothing that can stop the Jiangning camp.

Wang Daozhi couldn't bear this responsibility, so he stationed himself in Xincheng. On the one hand, he prevented the Jiangning Battalion from marching and attacking along the direction of Jiaohe, Xianxian, and Hejian Fucheng after entering Beizhili. In the capital city, we must also prevent the Jiangning camp from step by step, from Dezhou to Hengshui, which belongs to Zhending Mansion, and take Zhending Mansion first. Attack, take Tianjin Wei, go straight to Tianjin by sea, and take Tianjin.

Su Tiancheng, Hong Chengchou, Qu Qingze and others have already analyzed Wang Daozhi's arrangements.

Seeing that Su Tiancheng didn't speak, Hong Chengchou seemed a little embarrassed and hesitant, it was Qu Qingze who spoke.

"Your Majesty, the ministers have just obtained the information that the Ming court and the Houjin Tartars had a secret discussion and decided to join forces and fight with our Jiangning Battalion in Hejian Mansion."

Su Tiancheng's body trembled slightly, suspecting that he had heard wrongly, this should be impossible, how could the Houjin Tatars and the Ming army join forces to fight, no matter what, Zhu Youjian and Huang Taiji were both enemy.

Seeing Su Tiancheng's surprised expression, Qu Qingze continued to speak.

"I have analyzed with Master Hong. The reason for this situation is probably that the news of the emperor's personal conquest was learned by the Ming court. There are such arrangements."

Su Tiancheng's face became serious.

The room fell into silence.

Su Tiancheng didn't speak immediately, he continued to look at the map with his head down, and after a few minutes, he spoke.

"I am indeed a little surprised by such a situation, but it is not a big deal. Since the Ming army and the Houjin Tartars have joined forces to fight, I just seized this opportunity to deal a severe blow to the Houjin Tartars. Fighting in Liaodong, the pressure will be much less, come and see."

Hong Chengchou and Qu Qingze walked to Su Tiancheng's side.

Su Tiancheng pointed to two places on the map and spoke.

"In my opinion, since the Ming army and the Houjin Tartars are fighting together, the most likely battlefields are in two places. One is Cangzhou, which is the place where our Jiangning battalion must pass, and the other is Tianjin. My Jiangning It is impossible for the battalion's combat deployment to be completely kept secret. The Ming court will know about it sooner or later, and the deployment will be in time. According to my analysis, Tianjin is unlikely. Once the battle in Tianjin is defeated, there will be no other capital in the Ming Dynasty. From Tianjin to Beiping, Yimapingchuan, the Ming court and the Houjin Tartars, only set up a defense line in Tongzhou. The loss of Tongzhou means that the capital cannot be kept. Therefore, my analysis is that this time the fight is very important. It may start in Cangzhou..."

Hong Chengchou and Qu Qingze didn't say anything. Looking at the map, they thought that the emperor might make some adjustments to the deployment after hearing the news. Who knew that the emperor didn't care at all, and instead considered the best strategy The location, such a demeanor, is far from what the Chongzhen Emperor of the Ming Dynasty can compare. (To be continued..)