Ming politicians

At the end of November in the 12th year of Chongzhen.

The climate in the north is already very cold, and Ningyuan City is no exception. There are not many pedestrians on the street during the day. When there is nothing to do, most of them are hiding at home to warm up, and it is even more deserted at night.

Su Tiancheng has always been concerned about the affairs of Dengzhou and Laizhou. He is very clear about the construction situation there. Information comes in almost every day. According to Su Tiancheng's request, Qu Qingze strengthened the intelligence of Dengzhou and Laizhou mastery.The Governor's Mansion in Dengzhou Prefecture has already been built, and Song Sijun is also preparing to start transporting the silver taels. Of course, all these things will not start until Su Tiancheng arrives in Dengzhou.

Although the weather was cold, the soldiers of the Jiangning Battalion and the frontier army did not relax at all. The daily training became a regular lesson, and they were determined not to relax. Compared with the battalion soldiers, there is still a certain gap.

Su Tiancheng's request is very simple. No matter what, the frontier army must overcome its own fear and dare to start a field battle with the Eight Banners Army of Houjin. There is no need to worry about war horses. Through the mutual market, a steady stream of war horses entered Liaodong to supplement the frontier army. In the middle, Su Tiancheng will not withhold a penny from the military pay allocated to the frontier army by the imperial court, and will send it all out. Most of the frontier troops have been abolished. These military pays are enough to maintain. As for the military pay of the Jiangning Camp, they still rely on the mutual market. Sustained, but already a bit strenuous.

Su Tiancheng's current task is to set up a pier in Weihaiwei soon, use this pier to break the sea ban imposed by the imperial court, and earn a large amount of silver to maintain the upcoming huge expenses.

Preparations for the recruitment of sergeants for the Jiangning Battalion have been completed and will begin in December.The requirements for recruiting sergeants this time are very strict, and the number of recruits is 5000. These people are the naval team that Su Tiancheng plans to build.

Information about Houjin is also being received one after another.But not very detailed. Through these information, Su Tiancheng also analyzed that Huang Taiji seemed to have the intention of temporarily stabilizing Hou Jin.

When Qu Qingze entered the wing room, he kept stamping his feet.

"My lord, the climate in Ningyuan is too cold, I really didn't expect it."

"Old Qu, I'm surprised. When you were in the capital, it was the same climate. At that time, why didn't you feel the cold?"

"It's not that I didn't feel it. I have been following the Lord for so many years, and I have been away from the capital for a long time. Now that I have come to Liaodong, I suddenly feel a little uncomfortable."

Qu Qingze took out the letter from his arms as he spoke.

Su Tiancheng lowered his head and began to read the letter.Qu Qingze sat on a chair to warm up by the fire, the temperature in the wing room was much higher.

After winter comes.Su Tiancheng seldom worked in the lobby anymore, it was chilly, he made it his own fault, he moved to the wing room, usually he went directly to the wing room for any matters.

The information that came this time.It's all about post-gold dynamics. The situation has gotten better recently. Huang Zaisheng's business has gradually grown, and he has gained some status in Shenyang, and secretly developed some personnel.He specializes in collecting intelligence. Of course, Huang Zaisheng can make money mainly by relying on the benefits obtained in the mutual market. Huang Zaisheng himself is well aware of these situations, and he has devoted himself to collecting information.

Seeing and watching, Su Tiancheng's face changed, and Qu Qingze also noticed that this time the information was just received, and Qu Qingze hadn't had time to read it yet, as long as Su Tiancheng was in Ningyuan, he would usually send it directly to him. Here, if Su Tiancheng is not in the Governor's Mansion, he needs to take a look first. If there is more urgent information, find a way to send it to Su Tiancheng.

After half an hour, Su Tiancheng finally spoke.

"Old Qu, this time the information is very rich. Several things happened in Houjin. Listen, Daishan led 13 soldiers with red flags to garrison in North Korea. The soldiers with red flags were killed because the banner owner Yue Tuo I am captured and killed in the Ming Dynasty, and directly under the command of Daishan, but after Daishan went to North Korea, Niulu with the red flag was temporarily under the control of Huang Taiji, and Duoduo, who was stationed in North Korea, returned to Shenyang. Duduo is the banner owner of the white flag. , Naturally, he returned to Shenyang with a large number of soldiers. Dorgon led the soldiers of the Zhengbai Banner to garrison Heishan, but the place where he was stationed was more than forty miles away from Heishan. Lord, but these Han troops were directly under the control of Dorgon. Azig went to Haizhou and commanded the Han troops under Shang Kexi, and also left Shenyang. Interestingly, Huang Taiji formed the navy of the Qing Dynasty , do you know who set up and trained the navy? It was Huang Taiji’s son Ye Bushu. Ye Bushu was only [-] years old. How could it be possible to form and train the navy? Of course, with Shang Kexi assisting in training, the situation may be better of."

"Fun, interesting, so much fun..."

Qu Qingze sounded a little mysterious, he didn't expect Huang Taiji to make such a big adjustment.

"Old Qu, what do you think?"

"My lord, this change is too big. Even the lower officials can't react. I really don't have any ideas."

Su Tiancheng smiled slightly, stood up, and paced in the wing room.

"Old Qu, let me analyze it first, and see if it makes sense."

"Dorgon, Daishan, Azige, including Duoduo, are the most valiant generals around Huang Taiji. Except for Azige, the other three are all armed with heavy troops. They are all in Shenyang. Now, all three of them have left Shenyang, Daishan has gone to North Korea, Dorgon has gone to Montenegro, Azig has gone to Haizhou, and Duoduo has returned to Shenyang. Isn’t this a big change? Some."

"Dorgon is the owner of the Zhengbai Banner, Daishan is the owner of the Zhenghong Banner and the Bordered Red Flag, and Duoduo is the owner of the Bordered White Banner. The three of them cannot be together. This shows that Huang Taiji may have noticed that they are in charge of the army's flag. Lord, we cannot be together all the time, lest they have any connection with each other."

"Azig commanded Shang Kexi's Han army. This has never happened before. The Eight Banners looked down on the Han army, and Azig even looked down on the Han army. Let Azig lead the Han army. What do you think will happen? In such a situation, if it were me, I would not make such an arrangement."

"Ye Bushu is responsible for forming and training the navy, which is even more ridiculous. A 13-year-old doll, no matter how capable he is, still needs to be tempered. Forming and training the navy is an extraordinary task. Not just anyone can do it. The requirements are gratifying. Assisting, handing over the army in Shang Kexi's hands to Azige's jurisdiction, it is also fortunate that Huang Taiji can come up with such a method, and control both aspects."

"Looking at the key figures staying in Shenyang, the first is Jierhalang. Jierhalang is the owner of the Xianglan Banner. He and Huang Taiji are cousins. However, Jierhalang's identity is very special. His father He was killed by Nurhachi, and his elder brother Amin was imprisoned by Huang Taiji. Only Jierhalang, who was loyal to Huang Taiji, gained Huang Taiji's trust, followed by Hauge. It is normal for Taiji's son to be guarded in Shenyang, but in the end it was Duoduo, and Duoduo returned to Shenyang, and it seems that what he faced was not a happy situation."

After saying this, Su Tiancheng asked with a smile on his face.

"Old Qu, I've said so much, have you noticed anything strange?"

Qu Qingze shook his head.

"Your Excellency has already made an analysis, and the lower official thinks it makes sense, and I can't think of anything else."

Su Tiancheng's expression became serious.

"If my predictions are correct, Huang Taiji has started to make arrangements. The reason why he has made such arrangements is because he has begun to be afraid of the princes and county kings below. The power should not be too great, and it should not be so great that it threatens the imperial power."

"Huang Taiji established the Qing Dynasty and became the emperor himself. His thoughts may not change fundamentally, but beside him, there are Han people like Fan Wencheng as ministers and advisers. It is inevitable that his thoughts will not change for a long time. , Huang Taiji needs to maintain the imperial power, he can easily cause some major problems from the small daily things, under such circumstances, he must start planning and maintain his own prestige."

"The current border has entered a relatively quiet stage. It is estimated that there will be no large-scale battles and killings in about two to three years. At this time, Huang Taiji will free up his hands and start to rectify the internal affairs. That's why there are these dizzying changes. The most important thing is that Huang Taiji temporarily commands the inlaid red flag. Is it possible for Huang Taiji to rest assured that Daishan is leading the two banners, and Daishan was once one of the four major Baylors, acting together with Huang Taiji in government affairs."

"In this way, Huang Taiji is in charge of the Zhenghuang Banner, the Xianghuang Banner, and the Xianghong Banner, including the Zhenglan Banner led by Hauge. With the addition of the newly formed navy, it can be said that Huang Taiji is in charge of the Houjin Banner. Status, no one can shake it."

"This reflects Huang Taiji's wisdom, and stabilized his own status and rule, but Huang Taiji neglected the most important thing, that is, people's hearts. He should consider that Daishan and Dorgon are very uncomfortable. Even those with great resentment, unless Huang Taiji asks Daishan, Dorgon and others to commit suicide before dying, this is a huge hidden danger left by him."

"The situation in the Houjin Dynasty is different from the situation in my Ming Dynasty. They are military generals who rule the government. These generals mainly use force to distinguish their respective status, unless Huang Taiji promotes Confucianism and raises the status of civil servants in the remaining time. , otherwise his approach will eventually expose a big trouble."

Qu Qingze looked at Su Tiancheng. Su Tiancheng's methodical analysis made him extremely convinced. Through intelligence, he was able to make such an analysis. Let me ask who in the Ming Dynasty could do it. It seems that Su Tiancheng may be very concerned about the future deployment of the border. , but also to make adjustments. (To be continued..)