Ming politicians

While Dengzhou, Laizhou, and Qingzhou underwent tremendous changes, Liaodong also began to undergo changes. After several months of preparation, Chen Xinjia felt that he had prepared enough and could start to work slowly. So, he I wrote the secret book again, affirming the emperor's decree, and first made appropriate adjustments to the officials in Liaodong.

In the autumn harvest season, Liaodong also had a bumper harvest. In more than ten years, this was the first time Liaodong had harvested so much grain. Everyone was very happy. However, according to the policy determined by Su Tiancheng, most of these grains belonged to the Chen Xinjia was a little dissatisfied with what the common people owned and handed over to them. He knew very well that the army would be difficult to maintain without food and grass. The battalion, the Yulin camp, and the frontier army are no longer the Ming army in the traditional sense. They are all professional soldiers. It was handled by the Governor's Office, which was what Xu Er was always worried about, including the expenses of the frontier army and the Yulin camp, and the military salary allocated by the court, which was basically sufficient.

When Chen Xinjia took office, he won a policy from the emperor, that is, to maintain the military salary of the frontier army. Although the frontier army has abolished 17 sergeants, the military salary is still maintained at the previous level. Zhu Youjian considered that after Chen Xinjia took office, the burden of It was a special task, so he agreed to Chen Xinjia's request and asked the Ministry of Households not to cut the military pay in Liaodong.

After the autumn harvest, the opportunity to do it was ripe. Chen Xinjia thought of starting from two aspects. One was the army's food and pay, which had to be controlled by the governor's office.It is equivalent to controlling the army, and the second is to start with the adjustment of officials. After the adjustment, although the Governor's Office still exists, it is nothing but a big event in Liaodong.It's all decided by the governor's office.

These are two major adjustments, which are related to the overall situation of Liaodong. Chen Xinjia is still a little cautious. After several months, he decides to make a move, which makes him more certain.

After Chen Xinjia came to Liaodong, the biggest achievement was to establish a good relationship with Qin Sande. You must know that in Liaodong, he can have the most contact with the emperor.It is Qin Sande, the supervisor of the Jiangning Camp. Qin Sande is on behalf of the emperor to govern the Jiangning Camp and even monitor the entire situation in Liaodong. Through Qin Sande, the emperor can accurately grasp the situation in Liaodong. At the same time, Qin Sande is the eunuch The celebrities around Wang Chengen have a good relationship with Qin Sande, which is equivalent to a good relationship with Wang Chengen.

Chen Xinjia knew very well that he had no foundation in Liaodong.The only one who can rely on is the emperor, under such circumstances.Building a good relationship with all the people around the emperor is the most important thing.

After being in contact with Qin Sande for a long time, Chen Xinjia gradually grasped some core situations. The composition of the Liaodong Army is relatively complicated. There are soldiers from the Jiangning Battalion, the Frontier Army, and the Yulin Battalion. Among them, the Jiangning Battalion has the most powerful combat effectiveness.The status in Liaodong is also the highest. The status of the Yulin Battalion is similar to that of the frontier army. The combat effectiveness of the Yulin Battalion has not been reflected for the time being, and the number of people is not very large.The impact is not great for now.

If Chen Xinjia wanted to control the army in Liaodong, he had to take step-by-step measures. First, control the frontier army, then the Yulin camp, and finally the Jiangning camp. Therefore, the governor's office must first control the military pay and food of the frontier army and the Yulin camp. However, Hong Chengchou and Xu Eryi are still responsible for the expenses of the Jiangning camp, so don't move them for the time being.

These are all decisions made after many discussions between Chen Xinjia and Qin Sande.

In a few months, Chen Xinjia, who seemed to be doing nothing, actually did a lot of things. The most important thing was to understand the situation of the post-gold tartars stationed in Montenegro.

The city of Heishan was once destroyed by Su Tiancheng, but later the Houjin Tartars stationed here built the city again. After analyzing the map many times, Chen Xinjia believed that the location of Heishan was very important. If the Ming army could take Heishan, The city that Houjin relied on was Ningyuan. Because of the loss of Dalinghe City, Houjin strengthened its defense against Ningyuan. According to the news brought by merchants, the reinforcement of Ningyuan city was basically completed, and its strength was no less than that of Jinzhou.

Taking Montenegro laid a solid foundation for attacking Ningyuan. Once the Ming army takes Ningyuan, it will face Houjin against Liaohe. It can be said that the Ming army takes Ningyuan, which will fundamentally shake Houjin regime.

Based on the analysis of these situations, Chen Xinjia believes that the first step is to win Montenegro. If the situation is good, take advantage of the situation and win Ningyuan. If the situation is not good, you can rest for a while and form a forceful situation against Ningyuan, forcing Houjin to make major adjustments. Concentrate the Houjin Tartars in the Ningyuan area, so that the Ming army can start a real decisive battle with the Houjin Tartars.

For this purpose, Chen Xinjia repeatedly asked Hong Chengchou to send scouts to investigate the situation in Montenegro and, if possible, to understand the defense status of Ningyuan City. Hong Chengchou was not alert to these requests from Chen Xinjia. Chen Xinjia is now the coach of Liaodong , Know yourself, know your enemy, and win a hundred battles. In any case, it is necessary to understand Jin's deployment in Montenegro and Ningyuan after mastering it.

A few months later, Huang Taiji also made some adjustments to the deployment of Heishan and Ningyuan. Dorgon was stationed in Ningyuan City, and the Maguanyuan, Shi Tingzhu, Liu Zhiyuan and Li Guohan departments of the Han Eight Banners were stationed in Heishan, Heishan and Ningyuan. Dorgon is in charge of commanding and coordinating Ningyuan's defense, and Dorgon can make decisions based on the situation in Montenegro and Ningyuan.

As a result, the Manchu Eight Banners and Han Eight Banners stationed in Heishan and Ningyuan have reached more than 4 troops, and the combat effectiveness of these troops is extraordinary.

However, the deployment of Huang Taiji and Dorgon still revealed a certain degree of discrimination. That is to say, the Han Eight Banners were stationed in the most dangerous Montenegro, and Dorgon was stationed in the relatively safe Ningyuan. , is still the former Han army, and the Manchu Banners have time to adjust and deploy.

It was precisely because of the deployment of Huang Taiji and Dorgon that Chen Xinjia saw hope.

Most of the [-] post-Gold Tartars stationed in Montenegro are Han Eight Banners. Chen Xinjia believed that the combat effectiveness of these Han troops would not be very strong. Under such circumstances, the Ming army launched a surprise attack on Montenegro. The possibility of success is very high. Once the sneak attack succeeds, the Ming army immediately firmly occupies Montenegro, relying on Montenegro, and launches an attack on Ningyuan.

Chen Xinjia knew that the Manchu Eight Banners' combat effectiveness was very good and should not be underestimated. Among the Ming army, the Jiangning Camp was probably the one that could fight against the Manchu Eight Banners in a field battle. In that case, it was just the Ming army that surrendered in the past.

According to Chen Xinjia's judgment, there was a huge mistake this time. The Eight Banners of Han not only surrendered to the Ming army in the past, but also many Liaodong Han people who directly entered the Eight Banners. Some even fought with the Eight Banners for a long time. The officers are all elites drawn from the Manchu Eight Banners. To some extent, the fighting power of the Han Eight Banners will not be weaker than that of the Manchu Eight Banners. More importantly, the Han Eight Banners have just been established, and Ma Guangyuan and others are in high spirits , always thinking about making contributions and showing the power of the Han Eight Banners. From this aspect, the Han Eight Banners are more dangerous than the full Eight Banners.

At the beginning of September, the emperor's imperial decree came down.

Many new faces appeared in Liaodong, the most notable one being Qian Qianyi.

Qian Qianyi, as the imperial envoy of the right capital, also served as the governor and Tongzhi, assisting Chen Xinjia in handling matters in Liaodong.

Ironically, it was Tang Shiji and Liu Zongzhou who recommended Qian Qianyi. Liu Zongzhou and Qian Qianyi had a good relationship. Although there was a period of time when they knew each other differently, as time went by, the two The friendship between them will never be extinguished. Several years have passed. Liu Zongzhou thought of Qian Qianyi who was idle at home, and decided to recommend Qian Qianyi. Qian Qianyi.

Qian Qianyi is a literati, so it is not a big deal to enter the imperial court. Anyway, Qian Qianyi is also a great Confucian, the leader of Donglin Academy. As the imperial envoy of Youdu and Tongzhi of the governor, he inspected Liaodong and assisted Chen Xinjia in handling matters in Liaodong.

Anyone with a discerning eye could see that the purpose of Qian Qianyi's visit to Liaodong was to deal with people's livelihood matters, and he became Chen Xinjia's most capable assistant.

Chen Xinjia also knew about this matter, and he was very satisfied with Qian Qianyi's arrival in Liaodong. Chen Xinjia was a literati, and his focus was on matters related to people's livelihood. He would not put forward any opinions and suggestions on military deployment, which gave Chen Xinjia plenty of room to play.

In mid-September, the imperial court once again ordered Xu Eryi to be transferred back to the capital to serve as the censor of Zuodu, and he was removed from the positions of Governor Tongzhi and Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of War. This indicates that Xu Eryi left Liaodong and no longer Get involved in military affairs.

These two adjustments of relevant officials caused a shock in Liaodong.

Hong Chengchou and others felt that Liaodong was about to change, but Chen Xinjia had been in Liaodong for such a long time, and now he thought of making adjustments. This kind of forbearance is very good.

As soon as Xu Er left Liaodong, Hong Chengchou was caught off guard. The cooperation between him and Xu Eryi was already very tacit. Hong Chengchou felt that his strength had been weakened, and the relationship between Chen Xinjia and Qin Sande was very good. Under such circumstances, his position would be a little awkward, and his authority would also decline. (To be continued..)