When it came to strategies for the next few years, Deng Ming invited both Gong Yan and Li Siye to attend the meeting. Although Gong Yan failed to ask Wen Anzhi to be the governor of Sichuan, and the two quarreled several times, Wen Anzhi did not object to him assisting the old generals in the Sichuan camp - Wen Anzhi understood that Gong Yan and the Kuidong people We have better relations with the generals and are more trusted by them than him, so Wen Anzhi believes that it is indeed more beneficial for Gong Yan to do this to fight against the Qing Dynasty. Wen Anzhi just does not agree to let the man who burned the main tablet of the emperor of the Ming Dynasty come back to be the leader of the Ming Dynasty. official.
And Li Siye came to Chengdu again this time for Jianchang matters. After hearing that Feng Shuangli retired and Di Sanxi and others went to the Han River, Kunming felt that Deng Mingji was close to annexing Xiying, Qin and Shu, and Kunming's Xiying also felt threatened by this. However, Chengdu's support to Kunming is still very important now, and Deng Ming immediately sent an envoy to Kunming to explain to Li Dingguo, saying that this was not his instruction, but because the Feng Shuangli Group and the He Daoning Group hit it off. In order to ease the tension caused by Chengdu's annexation of Jianchang, Li Dingguo asked his prince to make another trip to Chengdu to reiterate the harmonious relationship between the two families. At the same time, he discussed with Deng Ming how to continue to ensure Chengdu's assistance to Kunming after the Feng Shuangli Group disbanded. question.
In Deng Ming's previous life, Kangxi cut down the feudal vassal and forced Wu Sangui to rebel, and he also helped Wu Sangui find a group of helpers, including Kong Youde's son-in-law Sun Yanling, and the Geng family monk family, who were loyal to the Manchus. The former Dongjiang Army rebelled.
Geng Jingzhong showed strong combat effectiveness. With thousands of vassal soldiers, he controlled Fujian and invaded Zhejiang. Jieshu was commanding the central army of the Qing court, and was backed by the wealth from the southeast. As a result, he was blocked in Hangzhou by Geng Jingzhong and could not go out. If Zheng Jing hadn't kept stabbing Geng Jingzhong in the back, Jie Shu and The main force of the Qing court did not know that it would take the year of the monkey and the month of the horse to turn from defense to offense. However, Geng Fan is still in charge of Geng Jimao now, and Sony and Obai are still there, so there is no possibility that the Geng family will betray the Qing court.
The same is true for Shang Fan in Guangdong. Kangxi was happy to bet on both sides of the feudal fashion, announcing that he was under house arrest by his son Shang Zhixin, and asked Shang Zhixin to take all his troops to help Wu Sangui fight Kangxi. Later, seeing that the situation was unfavorable, Shang Kexi changed sides and claimed that he relied on the emperor Hongfu to capture his traitorous son. In the end, the Qing court's punishment was that Shang Zhixin was sentenced to death, and the rest of the Shang family did not lose a hair. Now that Kangxi has not yet taken charge of the throne, Shang Zhixin is acting well as the prince of Zhennan, and there is no reason why he has any motive for "house arrest" of his father.
As for Sun Yanling of Guangxi, his wife Kong Sizhen is a princess of the Qing Dynasty. Sun E's consort is also dreaming of the Spring and Autumn Period. He plans to let his son inherit the throne of his father-in-law Kong Youde and rule Guangxi forever.
"The three families of Geng, Shang, and Sun were all members of the Dongjiang Army who were won over by Huang Taiji after Mao Wenlong's death. They were still Hou Jin at that time. At that time, Hou Jin was in a small corner of Liaodong and they didn't even think about rebelling, let alone now. Even if the situation in the world becomes favorable to us again, other green camps can say it, but it is hard to say for these guys. Geng Jimao is already the second generation, but Shang Kexi will definitely resist to the end." Since then, Huang Taiji gave up Liaoyang City. When Kong Youde, Shang Kexi, and Geng Zhongming were stationed in the army, they were recognized as shareholders and partners of Houjin Robbery Co., Ltd. These guys were different from Wu Sangui. As long as Kangxi did not personally conquer the vassal, Deng Ming would not count on these gangs at all. The vassal king of the Dongjiang Army could say anyway: "If Wu Sangui gives up Guizhou to the King of Jin, then the King of Jin will have to fight with Sun Yanling, Shang Kexi and Geng Jimao all the way if he wants to fight out. But Wu Sangui can hide in Hunan to recuperate - I would rather support it." Zhang Changgeng separated Huguang and could not agree to Wu Sangui's acquisition of Hunan."
Deng Ming wrote back to Kunming, suggesting that Li Dingguo unite with him on this issue, that is, he agreed with Wu Sangui anyway, but Wu Sangui needed to first defeat Sun Yanling of Guangxi to prove that he was sincere anyway; after taking Guangxi, Wu Sangui would need to give up Guizhou. It is gratifying to give it to Li Dingguo and then go to attack Guangdong; if Wu Sangui can further eliminate Geng Jimao, then Deng Ming will not object to him attacking Zhejiang.
"Wu Sangui wants to wipe out the Green Camp and Dongjiang Army in the three provinces on his own, but he can't do it in seven or eight years; and if Wu Sangui wants to continue this battle, he needs us to support him with military supplies, so that he He even dared not betray us; even if Wu Sangui showed great courage and captured all three provinces, his elite soldiers and generals would be almost destroyed. Moreover, his territory is a narrow strip, and he may face threats from Yanping Fan at every turn. If Wu Sangui is dishonest by then, it will be much easier for us to deal with him."
Deng Ming estimated that Wu Sangui would probably not agree to such conditions, but it didn't matter. If he didn't agree, we could talk slowly. Anyway, the longer the delay, the older Wu Sangui would be, and the stronger Sichuan would be: "Hunan will definitely want to stay." It is given to the King of Jin. If Wu Sangui concludes that the Qing court will be defeated and decides to attack the Dongjiang Army, we will support the King of Jin to attack Chenzhou Prefecture from Guizhou."
Pointing to Changde Mansion on the map, Deng Ming said to Li Siye: "Changde Mansion and Changsha Mansion, Baoqing Mansion to the south of Changde Mansion and other places in HuguangThe king of Jin is responsible for defending all the territories; Yuezhou Prefecture, north of Changde Prefecture, is garrisoned by the Kuidong Army. If Wuchang is captured in the future, it will also be the defense area of ??the Kuidong Army. How about it? Does the prince agree? "
According to Deng Ming¡¯s plan, Hubei will return to Chuangying, Hunan will return to Xiying, and Sichuan will not interfere with Huguang¡¯s territory.
Gong Zhen remained calm, but Li Siye looked a little confused: "Doesn't Zhang Changgeng have a secret agreement with the Duke now?"
"Yes, I promised not to help the Kuidong Army attack Wuchang and Yuezhou, but I never said that I would help the Kuidong Army attack Wuchang and Yuezhou, or when the King of Jin attacks Hunan. But Wu Sangui is different , If King Pingxi betrays the Qing court and attacks Hunan under the banner of the Ming army, I will definitely support Zhang Changgeng" Deng Ming said that he would at least sell some armor and swords to Zhang Changgeng, and could consider providing blunderbuss, and even muskets if necessary. The Sichuan Ming Army may be sent to support the Huguang Green Camp of the Qing Dynasty to fight against the Wu Ming Army that invaded Hunan: "But if it is the army of the King of Jin that comes, then it is a completely different matter. Of course I will stand on the side of the King of Jin." . I will not tear up the agreement between me and Zhang Changgeng, nor will I send troops to assist in the battle, but I will definitely provide grain and rifles to Commander Hu, and if the road is safe, I will also provide them to King Jin."
"I didn't expect the Duke to be so wary of Wu Sangui." Li Siye felt a little strange: "Even if he has turned against him, the Duke will help Zhang Changgeng, who has turned against him, to deal with him?"
"Yes." Deng Ming nodded: "Wu Sangui has attacked the King of Jin, can the King of Jin trust him?"
"In the twelfth year of Yongli's reign, the imperial court was almost destroyed. Every time my father mentioned this matter, he said that he also had a great responsibility, so he must unite sincerely with everyone who opposes the Qing court, and must take the overall situation as the top priority. Heavy." It can be seen that Li Siye does not have a particularly strong dislike for Wu Sangui. In this world where Wu Sangui did not strangle Yongli to death, it seems that as long as he is willing to do whatever it takes, many people are still willing to forgive him. As for the feud between Wu Sangui and Li Zicheng, it was inherited by the Kuidong Army and had little to do with Xiying. Li Siye even believed that Deng Ming was so wary of Wu Sangui because he was influenced by Gong Zhan, Li Laiheng, and Liu Tichun.
However, Deng Ming¡¯s attitude still made Li Siye very happy, because it seemed that Huguang now belonged to Chengdu¡¯s sphere of influence. Before leaving Kunming, Li Dingguo also told Li Siye not to conflict with Chengdu because of these things. Xiying could completely set its development direction on the road of Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian, and Zhejiang¡ªthe one Deng Ming designed for Wu Sangui. But now that Deng Ming has made it clear that he is willing to cede Hunan to Li Dingguo, Li Siye also thinks that his father should revise his strategy. As long as Xiying gets the three provinces of Yunnan, Guizhou and Hunan, its territory and population will exceed Sichuan, and Hunan, a major rice-producing province with two crops a year, can make Xiying self-sufficient, and rebuilding the army is not an unattainable dream.
"Then we will adopt a unified strategy, right?" Deng Ming confirmed to Li Siye.
"Yes." Li Siye replied happily. He planned to return to Kunming as soon as possible to discuss the matter with his father. Originally, Wu Sangui was a great benefit to Li Dingguo anyway. If Wu Sangui could be persuaded to go to Guangdong and Guangxi and hand over Guizhou and Hunan to Xiying, it would of course be more worthwhile to strive for Wu Sangui to realize it as soon as possible: "But in He Guogong , Hushuai joins forces in Huguang, we still need the Duke of Guo to continue to lend a helping hand."
"Of course." Deng Ming knew exactly what Li Siye was referring to. Kunming gave almost all of the compensation it received from Burma to Chengdu in exchange for grain from Sichuan. Relying on the steady flow of grain shipped from Jianchang, Li Dingguo successfully achieved a two-year tax exemption for war-torn Yunnan, and was able to provide relief to the people while maintaining military supplies: "Prince Jin, don't worry, the grain we shipped to Kunming this year will , only more than in previous years.¡±
In the past two years, Li Dingguo's vitality has recovered a lot. In the past, if Wu Sangui went out with all his troops, Li Dingguo estimated that half of Yunnan would fall. But now Li Dingguo feels confident that he can stop Wu Sangui in the border areas of Yunnan and Guizhou. Although Feng Shuangli has retired, Li Dingguo hopes that food from Jianchang can continue to be imported into Yunnan, so that he can continue to organize his army and practice martial arts - of course, he still has to convince Wu Sangui as much as possible, otherwise it will take several years for Li Dingguo to obtain The advantage in military strength pushed Wu Sangui out of Guizhou.
Deng Ming¡¯s method was to let the big landowners Feng Shuangli and He Daoning open large farms in Jianchang. The farmland is all ready-made, and it is enough to hire the people of Jianchang who have just obtained free citizenship to farm the land. Jianchang no longer needs to maintain an army, and the farm's output can be sold to Kunming. Chengdu only needs to pay the gold paid by Li Dingguo to the two large farmers Feng Shuangli and He Daoning, as well as the merchants who transport grain. As the Jianchang army was disbanded and incorporated into the imperial system, Deng Ming's support for Kunming was just a matter of attitude, and there was no need to pay too much economic price.