Ming politicians

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It was Su Tiancheng's direct decision to transfer Yue Gaofeng to Dengzhou to do business at Weihaiwei Wharf. Yue Gaofeng has good abilities and is very flexible. He will definitely be able to play a greater role in Weihaiwei Wharf. The benefit of Weihaiwei Wharf surpassed the mutual market between Anning Fort and Jingbian in a very short period of time. The overseas merchant ships, including some inland merchant ships, are mainly targeted at the Mongolian tribes. However, the exchange market has an important stabilizing effect and cannot be ignored. If the importance of the exchange market was not considered, Su Tiancheng would even send Song Sijun Call back.

Su Tiancheng seldom pays attention to the affairs of Fort Anning and Jingbian. This is also because Sun Yuankun, Song Sijun and others have very good ability to maintain the mutual market very well. As for the emergence of the Xibo tribe and the Daur tribe The problem has inevitable factors, which cannot be prevented and stopped by Sun Yuankun and others.

In the officialdom, Su Tiancheng had many allies and reliance, such as Zhu Shenxuan, Lu Shanji, Huang Daozhou, Xu Eryi, Dong Chang, Zheng Zhilong and others in the capital, Qin Liangyu in Datong, Lu Xiangsheng, Liaodong, and others. Zhu Yousong and others from Shaanxi, as for Zhang Pu, Wu Weiye, Yan Zizhang and others who are close to Su Tiancheng and have unusual relationships, the future is even better. Zhang Pu is already the chief envoy of Henan, while Wu Weiye and Yan Zizhang are still It is the magistrate, but according to the current development trend, he will eventually be promoted. These relationships basically form a network of relationships.

As for Su Tiancheng's confidantes, there are even more people, including Hong Chengchou, Qu Qingze, Bi Maokang and others.These people are all under the arrangement of Su Tiancheng, and these people are not all by Su Tiancheng's side, for example, Sun Sizong, Sun Siming and others hold positions in various places. Of course, the gathered people around Su Tiancheng are the most.

With such a huge relationship.Su Tiancheng also did things much more smoothly, and he was able to get more support. If he used the heart of a villain to judge the belly of a gentleman, some people might think that Su Tiancheng wanted to rebel, and the conditions were very mature.

It's not that Su Tiancheng doesn't have his own plans.It took a lot of energy to build the unusual Dengzhou, Laizhou and Qingzhou, which are the places he ordered for himself, but here is a little close to the capital. If one day, he has a huge conflict with the imperial power, it is very likely A battle broke out.This further affected the entire Ming Dynasty. When preparing for the future, Su Tiancheng considered Taiwan, which was the most suitable place. It was far away from the capital and separated by the sea. Taiwan was the territory of the Ming Dynasty.But if I go to Taiwan, I can avoid conflicts with the capital to the greatest extent. According to the current information conditions, it is impossible for the capital to know what extraordinary things I did in Taiwan.

Such thoughts, Su Tiancheng has always been bored in his heart, and he will not reveal them to anyone.But he felt that according to the development path of the feudal dynasty, it was impossible for him to completely avoid the conflict with the imperial power, once the Ming Dynasty was completely stabilized.There is no need for conquest and fighting. At that time, even if Zhu Youjian had a huge belly, it was difficult to accommodate him.

Of course, recovering Taiwan is not only for building a base, not only for having a place to live in, but more importantly, for maintaining and strengthening the sea power of the Ming Dynasty.The Ming Dynasty used to have many vassal states. Now, except for North Korea who just came to worship, the rest of the vassal states have basically left the sphere of influence of the Ming Dynasty.This situation cannot be tolerated. [

After Yue Gaofeng came to Dengzhou, he brought Song Sijun's personal letter, and Yue Gaofeng also reported in detail about the Xibe and Daur tribes.

Hong Chengchou and Qu Qingze were also listening to Yue Gaofeng's report.

The two have been a little upset recently. The negotiations between the Ming court and the Houjin Tatars have been finalized. At this time, it is impossible for the Jiangning Camp to directly attack Gaizhou, Yaozhou, and Haizhou. Liaodong has also become calm. People are [-]% sure that the negotiation is impossible to succeed, it is just a waste of time, the matter of Taiwan and Mongolia seems to be imminent, it seems that Su Tiancheng is preparing to start a battle in these two places, I don't know How long will the battle last, and I don't know if the Jiangning Camp will be able to prepare for a large-scale, life-and-death fight with the Houjin Tatars in the future, and will it be destroyed by Taiwan and Mongolia? Things involve most of the energy.

After Yue Gaofeng reported the situation in detail, he was taken down to rest. One day later, he was going to take up the post in Weihaiwei's Shipping Department. From the moment he entered Qingzhou, Yue Gaofeng couldn't believe his eyes. Including the situation in Dengzhou, he was surprised. The prosperity here far exceeds that of Anning Fort and the Jingbian area.

Yue Gaofeng has been in Anning Fort and Jingbian for a long time, and he is very familiar with business matters. He came to Qingzhou and Dengzhou, and with his professional sensitivity, he realized that the business here is not ordinary prosperous. I am afraid that the entire Ming Dynasty In the world, there is no place where there are as many and rich merchants as here.

"Master Hong, Master Qu, tell us your opinions."

It was still Hong Chengchou who spoke first.

"My lord, I feel that Taiwan and Mongolia are far apart. If the Jiangning Battalion wants to participate in these two battles, it will inevitably face a two-front battle, especially the battle on the Mongolian grassland. I am afraid that it will not be a short time. It can be finished within a few days. What I mean is that the Jiangning Battalion can first wipe out the Dutch occupying Taiwan, and then decide whether to participate in the battle based on the situation in the Mongolian grassland. As for the mutual market between Fort Anning and Jingbian, you can To strengthen protection, the lower officials believe that with the spread of the war, the role of the exchange market will become more and more important, and the grassland tribes will not destroy the exchange market between Anningbao and Jingbian."

After Hong Chengchou finished speaking, Qu Qingze continued to speak.

"Your Excellency, I agree with Master Hong's opinion. Grassland warfare is very special. If the Jiangning Battalion goes deep into the grassland and is not familiar with the terrain, it may encounter some unnecessary losses. The strength of the Ur tribe is very strong, they can be the first to start fighting, if they can dominate the grassland, it is something they wish for, if they encounter difficulties, it is only natural for the Jiangning camp to send troops to help."

With a serious face, Su Tiancheng shook his head and spoke.

"The battle in Taiwan, I will not talk about it for now. You have ignored the two most important matters regarding the battle of the grassland tribes. The first is whether the Houjin Tatars will send troops to join the war at this time. Negotiations, Huang Taiji knows that we will not attack at this moment, so that he can safely and boldly deploy soldiers to participate in the battle of the Mongolian tribes. Under such circumstances, the Xibe and Daur tribes are likely to Out of disadvantage."

"The second question is that the Xibe tribe and the Daur tribe are getting stronger day by day. Don't they have any ambitions? I'm afraid that when they conquer the prairie alone, they will break away from our Ming Dynasty. So, the conquest of the prairie , my Ming court must intervene, and must take the initiative to let the Xibe and Daur tribes obey the arrangements of my Ming court. Only in this way can the court continue to control the two tribes, and finally be able to control The whole prairie."

Hong Chengchou and Qu Qingze nodded, but they were also worried that fighting on two fronts would be difficult in terms of supplies, and it would be even more difficult to coordinate the two fronts.If Su Tiancheng had made preparations for a two-front battle, it would take a long time to prepare.

"Conquering Taiwan and participating in the battle on the grasslands, these are two things we must start preparing for. Both are big things, and we can't delay them. The relevant food preparations and intelligence work must be paid close attention. "[

"We also need to be mentally prepared, that is, the Jiangning camp will intervene in the struggle between the Mongolian tribes. I am afraid that Huang Taiji of Houjin will not let it go, and it is very likely that he will participate in the fight. In this way, our Jiangning camp It is possible to start a fight with the Houjin Tartars on the grassland, the attack on the surface has temporarily stopped, but the fight in the dark will never stop."

Hong Chengchou is full of confidence as long as he can start a fight with the Houjin Tatars. The last battle to wipe out the Zhenghongqi Tartars greatly encouraged the soldiers of the Jiangning Battalion. Now the Jiangning Battalion is recruiting sergeants in Dengzhou, Laizhou and Qingzhou The work was carried out very smoothly, and there was an endless stream of people who signed up, but the requirements of the Jiangning Battalion were very strict. According to Su Tiancheng's idea, the number of soldiers stationed in Dengzhou, Laizhou and Qingzhou should be kept at 2. , The number of soldiers who can go out to fight is maintained at 10. Because of the Xuanzhou Battle, the Jiangning Battalion lost nearly 1 people, and the number of soldiers that needs to be recruited is close to 2.

The Jiangning Battalion has become the most valiant army in the Ming Dynasty, and it will inevitably attract attention from many aspects. In terms of recruiting sergeants, special caution is required, otherwise it will cause a lot of trouble. In this regard, Hong Chengchou and Qu Qingze know it well You know, be very careful in everything you do.

The current recruitment work is coming to an end. The newly recruited sergeants are undergoing training. After many years of expeditions, the Jiangning Battalion has summed up a lot of experience in improving the combat effectiveness of soldiers. The most effective experience is to participate in the real fight. Soldiers trained in such an environment can be regarded as truly qualified soldiers. (to be continued...)