Ming politicians

When he first came to Liaodong, Tang Haitai was very reluctant. Nanjing and Beijing are very prosperous places, where you can eat, drink and have fun, and you can get what you want, and you have enough resources. Zheng Zhilong from Fujian wants to get along with his uncle Tang Shiji The relationship, the gold and silver treasures sent every year are enough to spend, but Tang Shiji asked him to go to Liaodong. I know that Liaodong is always the front line, and the battle between the imperial court and Houjin will always break out, it depends on the time.

But after a period of time, Tang Haitai began to realize the benefits of this. Chen Xinjia took good care of him and arranged for him to do a lot of things. In this way, he had a lot of contact with the officials and officers below, and everyone knew about him. He also knew that he had a bright future. Under such an atmosphere, he heard a lot of good things. Tang Haitai began to chase power, and he began to change from a son who knew how to eat, drink and have fun.

This kind of change cannot be said to be a bad thing, but it is a pity that Tang Haitai's mind is not very righteous. His pursuit of power is mainly for money. The more money the better, no one will dislike it. Besides, Ning Yuancheng It's not bad, there are many merchants, restaurants, brothels and teahouses are all available. Here, money can be as chic as it is.

But the next thing was a big blow to Tang Haitai, that is, Zheng Zhilong was transferred to the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and it seemed that Su Tiancheng took over all matters in Quanzhou, Fujian, which meant that Tang Haitai was about to lose With such a large amount of income, it is impossible for Zheng Zhilong to give him money directly.

Regarding Su Tiancheng, Tang Haitai was afraid and fearful. Although he said that Tang Shiji was covering him, he knew it very well.I don't have the ability to compete with Su Tiancheng. What happened in the past, it is impossible to undo it. Fortunately, after I came to Liaodong, Su Tiancheng didn't care about the things here.He can't control the affairs here anymore, so Tang Haitai's purpose is to reduce Su Tiancheng's influence in Liaodong, and even make Su Tiancheng have no role in Liaodong, so that he can rest easy. [

I spent a little longer in Liaodong.Tang Haitai discovered that many of the things Chen Xinjia did were actually weakening Su Tiancheng's influence, which was in line with his requirements, so Tang Haitai did things more actively.By doing things around Chen Xinjia's decision, he gradually gained Chen Xinjia's trust.

After being in the officialdom for a long time, Tang Haitai is not completely an idiot, he doesn't need to worry about decision-making, everything is under the command of Chen Xinjia, and he only needs to follow the requirements and do things as satisfactorily as possible.Then mission accomplished.

With the development of the situation in Liaodong, Tang Haitai gradually felt that when dealing with certain matters, Chen Xinjia occasionally asked his opinion. Faced with such a situation, Tang Haitai was not much prepared, and always said that everything should be done according to Chen Xinjia's plan. Asking to do it, this is a fool's blessing, his behavior.This made Chen Xinjia trust him even more.

Slowly, Tang Haitai began to think about some issues, such as how to arrange the Jiangning camp. Hong Chengchou, the commander of the Jiangning camp, has always been very arrogant.He is also commanding the Jiangning battalion alone. Such a thing is definitely not acceptable. Chen Xinjia is the governor of Liaodong and decides everything in Liaodong. Hong Chengchou should obey Chen Xinjia's dispatch and hand over the command of the Jiangning battalion. For this matter, Tang Haitai He also tried to talk about it in front of Chen Xinjia, but Chen Xinjia always shook his head, looking very embarrassed, which made Tang Haitai sober. If there were no changes in Liaodong, Chen Xinjia might not be able to control the Jiangning camp. After all, Su Tiancheng was still Ji Governor of Liao Dynasty.

Tang Haitai changed direction and began to create problems for Hong Chengchou everywhere. He is the governor of the governor's office and has a lot of contact with the people below. Every time he discusses with everyone, Tang Haitai pretends to complain, saying that Jiang Ningying is brave and Mr. Chen is right. This is very commendable. Such a brave army must be highly valued in Liaodong, and the treatment is also different.

After everyone heard these words, there was nothing on the surface, but they had some opinions in their hearts. Liaodong has not experienced war for a long time, but the military pay of Jiangning Battalion is still so high. Why are everyone guarding Liaodong? Well, the military pay of Jiangning battalion soldiers should be higher. As for the fact that the imperial court did not provide this money, it cannot be said that whoever can make money will get more. If this is the case, the frontier soldiers can find ways to make money.

The undercurrent surged in Liaodong, and the direct consequence was that the Jiangning Battalion gradually began to be isolated. The meritorious team from the beginning became the object of envy and hatred.

After the autumn harvest, Chen Xinjia took control of the frontier army and the Yulin camp, and slowly began to change some policies. For example, the tax regulations were clearly put forward. The taxes collected before were too low. Liaodong is a border gate, and everything must be based on the military. Heavy, the agricultural tax was raised to 30.00%. For the stability of the border, the Han people who came to seek refuge began to be rejected, worried that there would be a large number of spies among these people, and so on.

On the surface, Chen Xinjia’s decisions were all correct. There were indeed some Han Chinese who had defected and secretly sent information to Houjin, including the deployment of troops on the Guanning Jin Line. They were discovered several times. For a large number of sergeants, rations are the most important thing, and they must be collected as much as possible. In extraordinary times, the army can even directly collect military rations. Now it is just a tax increase. What can the common people say?

At the end of the year, Chen Xinjia accelerated the pace of adjustments. Many matters that Su Tiancheng had determined here before were all denied, such as the preparation of opening special shops in Dalinghe City and Shanhaiguan. The military status of Shanhaiguan is too important, merchants should not be set up, and non-military personnel cannot enter.

After the beginning of the new year, judging from Chen Xinjia's performance, Tang Haitai felt that Liaodong might go to war.

At this time, Tang Haitai's mood was very complicated. On the one hand, he was afraid of war. Anyway, he was doing things in the governor's yamen, and it was impossible to completely avoid war. Sometimes, his life might be in danger, unless it was this time. Going to the capital can completely avoid the war. Liaodong is a frontier, so it is not a strange thing, it is very normal, but Tang Shiji will never agree. On the other hand, if you want to be promoted, you must participate in the battle. Among them, it was the best opportunity. If he followed Chen Xinjia and was able to win the battle, the court's reward would be indispensable, and he would definitely be able to be promoted.

After thinking about it, reason still defeated fear. Tang Haitai knew that he was the governor of the governor's yamen, and he was also a civil servant of the court. It's just a temporary staff officer. It's nothing special. There are so many Ming troops stationed in Liaodong, and fighting is the business of those sergeants.

After understanding this point, Tang Haitai began to pay attention to the changes in the situation.

During the twelfth lunar month and the first lunar month, Chen Xinjia began to stockpile a large amount of grain. These grains came from three sources. The price of grain purchased by the people is of course very low, and it is impossible to compare it with the market price. All the grain purchased is stored in the governor's office. The third is to allocate part of the grain and grass from outside. These must be ordered by the imperial court , mobilized from various places, the first month is the time when the crops are in short supply, unless there is a particularly important matter, it will not be easy to mobilize food.

This time, not only Tang Haitai, but also the whole Liaodong were a little nervous about mobilizing grain this time.

Everyone's judgment is similar to Tang Haitai's, even though Chen Xinjia didn't mention anything about the Golden Tartars after the conquest.

After the tenth day of the first lunar month, Tang Haitai also started to get busy. Chen Xinjia arranged a task and asked him to find out in detail the arguments of the officers and soldiers stationed in Shanhaiguan, Ningyuan, Jinzhou, and Dalinghe City. What needs to be reported, the focus of the collection, involves the sergeants of the frontier army and the Yulin battalion.

Tang Haitai didn't need to go down to collect the information himself, but sometimes he had to go out, so someone below would be responsible for collecting information in these areas. His main task was to make necessary summaries every day and report to Chen Xinjia. [

When dealing with these situations, Tang Haitai made an astonishing discovery. The soldiers of the Frontier Army and the Yulin Battalion had high fighting spirit. Judging from the current situation, Liaodong's preparations are mature, and it is completely possible to launch an attack on the Houjin Tartars.

Tang Haitai was extra careful, and occasionally paid attention to the situation of the Jiangning camp, but he could not get such information. The military regulations of the Jiangning camp were very strict. Soldiers were not allowed to discuss important affairs of the court in private. Just ask for things to be done.

After reporting the situation for more than ten days in a row, Tang Haitai noticed that the smiles on Chen Xinjia's face became more and more frequent.

Because of the information and his own analysis, Tang Haitai seized the opportunity and made a suggestion without losing the opportunity when reporting the situation. Since the fighting spirit of the soldiers is so high, they can launch a large-scale attack on the Houjin Tartars. Attack, regain lost ground.

Chen Xinjia was very happy after hearing Tang Haitai's suggestion, and asked Tang Haitai to tell Mr. Tang Shiji about the situation in Liaodong in the letter. The fighting spirit of the sergeant is so high, he should seize the opportunity and deal a heavy blow to the Houjin Tartars. (to be continued...)