In the sixth year of the Apocalypse, the Liaodong Dusi Prefecture for the first time formed an alliance with Hou Jin Yi and Hou Chao Ci Bi Mongolia and the Hou Jin. In the seventh year of the Apocalypse, after Yan Mingtai swore not to negotiate peace with the Hou Jin, the Haraqin Mongolia reneged on their alliance with the Hou Jin. See The Karaqin Mongols had been wandering between the Ming Dynasty and the Hou Jin Dynasty. In the first year of Chongzhen, the Ming Dynasty generously rewarded the Karaqin Mongolia and Chahar Mongolia with a total of 360,000 taels of silver to stimulate them to join the Hou Jin Dynasty. War. But Chahar Mongolia and Karaqin Mongolia attacked each other, and the Ming Dynasty was helpless. The Karaqin Mongolia asked the Ming Dynasty to mediate several times, but the Ming Dynasty was always unwilling to anger the Chahar Mongolia, because they also wanted the Chahar Mongolia. Haer was able to go to attack Hou Jin. In the first month of the second year of Chongzhen, the Liaodong Dusi Mansion once again negotiated peace with Hou Jin. After being completely disappointed with the future, the Karaqin Mongolian and Kharkha Mongolian tribes once again allied with Huang Taiji. After the Mongolian defection, Jin Dynasty was the fastest. By the end of February of the second year of Chongzhen, the Karaqin Mongolian flags had been organized. Later Jin Xun completed the work of integrating them, and in addition to the Eight Banners of Manchuria, the Eight Banners of Mongolia were established. Soon, the Ming court The "King of Shunyi" in the canonized land Bu Shitu defected to Houjin, and the Eight Banners of Mongolia already had two banners. In the second year of Chongzhen, there was a great famine outside the Great Wall, and various Mongolian ministries asked the Ming Dynasty to open border markets. The Haraqin Mongolia, also known as the Eight Banners of Mongolia in Houjin, A similar request was made, and the whole court thought that rice could not be sold to Houjin's army. Yuan Chonghuan first asked Chongzhen for 700,000 taels of local currency. Chongzhen said that he did not have so much money, because sea tax, mining tax and other industrial and commercial taxes were too high. It has been stopped, and the tea tax has been greatly reduced. As for this year's salt tax, it has not been collected yet. Yuan Chonghuan refused, saying that there was a risk of mutiny among Guan Ning's army. This statement angered the cabinet Wen Tiren. Since Chongzhen reduced the industrial and commercial taxes to After the suspension, the border armies of Ningxia and Xuanda, which used to be supported by internal currency, lost their sources of military pay. Wen Tiren argued: Pingliang Town owed 700,000 taels of military pay, and Xi'an owed 800,000 taels of military pay. The Qin army did not mutiny; Suiji owes 1.5 million taels of military pay. The soldiers have not received their pay for twenty-seven months, but the three sides have not mutinied. Xuan Dajun still relied on borrowing money from businessmen to survive without mutiny; Guan Ningjun took away 70% of the national fiscal revenue, but they wanted to mutiny! Why is this? However, Chongzhen rejected Wen Tiren's proposal, and still worked hard to squeeze out another 300,000 taels of silver to be shipped to Yuan Chonghuan. Yuan Chonghuan, who was brave enough to take on the task, used the excuse of insufficient military pay and once again ordered to sell Ningyuan's military rations to the Hou Jin Army. And did not report to the court. In early March, rumors spread across the border, and everyone claimed that the Haraqin Mongolian tribe was stocking up military rations for the south. Chen Renxi, editor of the Hanlin Academy, happened to be inspecting the border. He hurriedly reported to the court that the Haraqin Mongolian tribe had 10,000 men. Ding, eight thousand of them were transporting Ming army rations outside Ningyuan Pass, and among them there were more than four hundred men from the Eight Banners of Houjindiman. Chongzhen, who was unaware of this, was shocked when he heard the news. He immediately issued an order to severely punish Yuan Chonghuan, the governor of Jiliao, "It is reported that Xiyi City is buying goods. It is obviously to support Dongyi and steal money from the invaders. How can you allow it?" Chongzhen ordered Yuan Chonghuan to immediately stop selling military rations to the Jin army and explain his behavior. Yuan Chonghuan then He resisted the decree without hesitation. While blockading Dongjiang Town, he wanted to starve Mao Wenlong to death. At the same time, he sold military rations to the enemy. At the same time, he vowed to replace his queen, Jin Meng, and the Eight Banners, promising to Chongzhen: "These people have begged for their prayers and are willing to use their wives as their I guarantee that I will not seduce slaves into Ji Liao." After the Ming court received the report, Chongzhen once again ordered to strictly prohibit the sale of grain to the Jin army. Dong, Ming is a supporter, why should the governor strictly prohibit it?" Since Yuan Chonghuan promised to pacify the Liao Dynasty for five years, Emperor Chongzhen has not rejected Yuan Chonghuan's memorial once. So Emperor Chongzhen opened another small hole for Yuan Chonghuan. , allowing Yuan Chonghuan to provide food according to the ration. However, no trade was allowed, otherwise he would be punished as "teaching the barbarians", and Yuan Chonghuan once again refused to comply At this time, in the western part of the Ming Empire, Shaanxi Province had not rained for a year. Now, the people mostly eat bark. After eating all the bark in September, the people begin to eat earth and rocks to relieve their hunger. Within a few days, they all die of diarrhea. Yang He asked Emperor Chongzhen to allocate 100,000 taels of silver for disaster relief. The result was categorically rejected by the emperor. In the same year, there was a great famine in Henan, and people ate each other. Like Shaanxi, the hungry people in Henan soon began to eat human flesh and use human bones to cook soup. The Chief Secretary of Henan and the Chief Secretary of Shaanxi implored Emperor Chongzhen to at least exempt him from the disease. Regarding the taxes in the disaster area, the emperor replied "I know", but the taxes still have to be collected. If the taxes cannot be collected, all the officials will be dismissed and fined. Under the stern orders of Emperor Chongzhen, the chief secretaries of Shaanxi, Shanxi, and Henan dispatched border troops They carried out grain and silver requisitions and snatched 90% of the land tax from the people in the disaster area, completing the tasks assigned by the emperor. After Emperor Chongzhen tried his best to collect the people's fat and anointing, he then transported these grains stained with the people's blood and tears to Ningyuan. , and then sold to the Hou Jin Army by Yuan Chonghuan. As the Liaodong Dusi Mansion continued to trade with the Hou Jin Army, the amount of grain sold by Yuan Chonghuan to the Hou Jin Army could no longer be counted. This unprecedented large-scale grain trade resulted in the Liaodong Dusi Prefecture The government "border reserve began to thirst", Guan Ningjun and Liaodong bothThe Sifu sold grain until its own reserves were not enough to sustain military operations. … On October 9, after the capital received news of the success of Jinghai, Fujian a few days ago, the emperor ordered to commend Zhu Yifeng and Huang Shi. In addition, the emperor also I read Zhu Yifeng's memorial over and over three or four times. Zhu Yifeng boasted about his achievements in his memorial, and he said that once the Jinghai tax begins, it will be repaid soon. He owed money to the people. In order to prove that he was not just bragging, Zhu Yifeng also took the initiative to express his willingness to serve as governor of Fujian for a few more years until the debt was paid off and then leave the position to the next governor. This This kind of confident memorial made Chongzhen sigh for a long time. At that time, the cabinet drafted a vote of "Excellent imperial edicts to be heard", but Chongzhen felt that it was insufficient. The emperor said to the cabinet that what he admired most was not Zhu Yifeng's confidence, although this was the most important thing in the Ming Dynasty. It is not common to see the imperial court, but Zhu Yifeng is not the only one. What moved Chongzhen the most was Zhu Yifeng's sense of responsibility. For hundreds of years, most Ming officials were paste makers, and they did not hesitate to poach corners to whitewash them when they were in office. Walls, but what was left behind after people left was a mess. People as diligent, honest and kind as Zhu Yifeng are really rare. As a result, the emperor greatly commended Zhu Yifeng and encouraged him to work hard, etc. If repayment goes smoothly in another two years, Chonghuan is likely to promote him to the position of Minister of Household Affairs or directly select him to join the cabinet. Today, it is Wen Tiren and Li Biao's turn to work in Wenyuan Pavilion, preparing for their respective places of origin. The memorial was drafted. Among them, Zhu Yifeng's part made Wen Tiren interested. Zhu Yifeng responded to the emperor's imperial edict as quickly as possible, and at the same time firmly stated that he was not qualified for the emperor's promotion. Regarding the last Jing. Regarding the Haida loan issue, Zhu Yifeng made another move this time, claiming that if he could not "repay the last taels of silver to the Yimin Land" with his own hands, he would be restless. In addition, Zhu Yifeng also told There may be recurrences in the imperial court's maritime affairs. Now that the pirates are settled, people's hearts are not yet very stable, so Zhu Yifeng feels that it is better for the country to let him work for a little longer to avoid complications. In addition to the above reasons, Zhu Yifeng also said that he His talent is insufficient, that is, he is only at the level of a governor. He is afraid that he will not be able to be used in a big way, and he will never be qualified for such an important task as a minister of household affairs or a cabinet minister. In the end, Zhu Yifeng also said that he had some physical problems. The doctor said that he needed a special kind of sea food in Fujian. Sandworms can only be used as an introduction to the medicine, and the sea sandworms must be freshly dug out of the seabed soil. They will not work after being out of the water for more than an hour. Zhu Yifeng's thousands of words can actually be summed up in one sentence , that is, he does not want to leave Fujian and will die in the post of governor of Fujian. Wen Tiren read Zhu Yifeng's long speech to Li Biao. Then he laughed: "People in other places have sharpened their heads and want to do it." However, Mr. Zhu desperately refused and avoided the six ministries and the cabinet. Is this governor of Fujian so good? " "Fujian has many mountains and few, and it has never been self-sufficient in food. It has always relied on supplies from Zhejiang and Jiangxi. Or imported from Huguang, well, Fujian is okay compared to the north, but it is definitely a poor province in the south of the Yangtze River." After Li Biao finished speaking, he checked the land and agricultural taxes in several provinces, among which Fujian has the lowest. Naturally, the agricultural taxes are low. There are few opportunities to seize the opportunity to exploit oil fields. However, even if agricultural taxes are as high as those in Huguang and Zhejiang, I haven’t heard of the governor and don’t want to go to Beijing. Then there is only one reason left. Li Biao commented: “Huangshi is also very capable, and Zhu Yifeng wants to take advantage of it." Wen Tiren asked in surprise: "Weren't the pirates defeated? Zhu Yifeng has already obtained all the benefits he can get from the ground." "Oh, Mr. Wen Ge doesn't know something. Last month, Zhu Yifeng sent another memorial, begging to send troops to attack the Japanese pirates of Satsuma Domain in Japan. "The last memorial was drafted by Li Biao, so Li Biao knew it very well. Wen Tiren happened to be sick when this memorial came, so he was not here: "The emperor has approved it." Wen Tiren became interested as soon as he heard it. : "But Japan is a country without conquests." Then he frowned again: "How much money will this cost?" Huaxia Chinese Net =-=-=-=-=-=-=ism Feng Handai "A penny of silver It doesn’t cost anything. The Chief Secretary of Fujian prepared it himself, and it won’t delay next year’s taxes.” Li Biao didn’t quite understand why Zhu Yifeng was able to make so much money. Several people in the cabinet never understood where Zhu Yifeng came from. Scraping out so much money: "It's not to attack Japan. It's to protect Ryukyu." "Oh? " "Master Zhu said in his memorial that the Japanese pirates who had surrendered had to give an account. There were still many Japanese pirates entrenched in Ryukyu, among which the majority were Japanese pirates from Satsuma Domain in Japan. In order to ensure the smooth flow of Fujian's waterways, Master Zhu ordered Funing to suppress water. The division has launched an attack, and Ryukyu is a vassal of our Ming Dynasty. Funing's military division is famous, and a victory will be enough to promote the country's prestige." This matter is both honorable and honorable, and it does not cost Chaoting's money, so Chongzhen and the cabinet immediately approved it. Huangshi could send troops from Xiapu, and the entire military operation was coordinated by Zhu Yifeng. At the same time, documents were given to Shandong, Zhejiang, etc., allowing the Funing army to come.Stop and replenish fresh water and food. "It's no wonder, Huangshi is invincible. Isn't fighting a few Japanese pirates just like playing?" Wen Tiren nodded, saying that the memorial was much more reasonable: "It seems that Zhu Yifeng doesn't He refuses to leave even after he has obtained all the military exploits.” … At this time, Emperor Chongzhen summoned Zhang Heming, a scholar from Wuyingdian Palace. Recently, the cabinet had reminded the emperor to pay attention to Jizhen. The emperor gave Zhang Heming two of Mao Wenlong’s previous memorials to read. : "Zhisi Ningyuan Gunu must attack, and the shortcuts are especially at Xifengkou, Yiyishi, Panjiakou, Qiangziling and other places. It is urgent to identify the key points at such places and set up suspicious troops. If you do not obey your duty, If the captives arrive, will it be the only disaster that worries the court?" After reading Mao Wenlong's memorial, Zhang Heming thought for a while and said, "Your Majesty, what Marshal Mao said during his lifetime was nothing more than speculation. It did not say that Jianlu would definitely attack Jizhen." "There is another copy here." Chongzhen said and handed over another memorial from Mao Wenlong's lifetime. This one was much more certain. Mao Wenlong reported directly, " It is true that the Fourth Prince's soldiers are marching to the west and want to go to Xifeng, Yiyishi and other roads to break the pass." Zhang Heming thought for a while and then said: "Your Majesty, as I know, Governor Ji Liao always believes that Jianlu will not detour to Jizhen. , right?" Huaxia Chinese Network-=-=-=-=ism% Feng Handai "Well, Governor Yuan said that the Karaqin Mongols are loyal and loyal, and they are a solid barrier for Ji Town and our 'Great Wall of Flesh' , and Governor Yuan also said that commentators are worried that the Jianlu will sweep across Mongolia in the west and cross the Liao Dynasty to attack the mountains, seas, Xifeng and other places. Don't they know that there is this strange road to take? But the strange road is also a dangerous road. From then on? Since they raised their troops, they have not adopted a foolproof strategy. Commander Yuan is sure that they will never go beyond the pass to attack other directions.” Yuan Chonghuan read the previous memorials once, and then lowered his head to savor the meanings of several memorials. Chongzhen waited for a long time before Zhang Heming said a true word, so he anxiously took out the memorials of others. Among these memorials. Most of them mentioned the seriousness of the Jin army approaching Jimen. Zhang Heming read them slowly and slowly. Chongzhen stared at him with hope. After a long time, he asked: "What is Mr. Zhang's advice?" Zhang Heming pondered. After a moment, he raised his head again and asked, "Your Majesty, does Governor Ji Liao still insist that Liao Town is more important than Ji Town?" "Yes, Governor Yuan transferred all 4,000 of Zhao Shuai's troops from Ji Town to Shanhaiguan to garrison there. , and also reduced the number of 10,000 soldiers in Ji Town, and stopped supplying grain and wages from Liu Town to Liao Town." Zhang Heming immediately nodded and praised continuously: "Your Majesty is wise, Governor Ji Liao still transferred Marshal Zhao from Ji Town to Shanhaiguan. This shows that in the mind of Governor Ji Liao, Shanhaiguan is more dangerous than Ji Town. But Governor Ji Liao is in Ningyuan. There are forts such as Jinzhou in front and Qiantun in the back. Shanhaiguan is already in the middle, so Governor Ji Liao must think that Ji Liao is in Ningyuan. The town is completely safe." Chongzhen listened patiently to Zhang Heming's words, and then said with a smile: "Mr. Zhang said it well, I think so too, but what I want to know is, what does Mr. Zhang think of Jizhen and Liaozhen? , not what Governor Yuan thinks." "This" Zhang Heming twirled his long snow-white beard again. After thinking deeply for a while, he spoke eloquently: "Your Majesty! There is a saying in the art of war. It is as motionless as a mountain and as moving as thunder. Governor Ji Liao gathered his troops in Liao Town. There was a tiger in the mountain. He built captives to the left and right, trying to find a gap to get in. This is exactly what happens when we meet on a narrow road. The brave will win. The brave will win. Meeting a wise man wins! " "What Mr. Zhang has seen is very true, but is there any possibility that Jizhen will be attacked?" Mr. Zhang thinks whether the arrangements for Governor Jiliao are appropriate? " "Your Majesty, there is a saying in the art of war. Soldiers have no constant momentum, and water has no constant shape. Those who can move according to the time and situation can be said to be like gods in using soldiers! "Well, what Mr. Zhang said is true, but I just want to know whether it is appropriate to transfer Marshal Zhao from Ji Town to Shanhai, and whether the defense of Ji Town is sufficient." "Your Majesty, there is a saying in the art of war, and those who are good at attacking move Above the Nine Heavens, those who are good at guarding are hidden under the Nine Heavens! " The emperor personally sent Zhang Heming out of the palace. When he came back, he sat down slumped. After a while, he suddenly asked Cao Huachun beside him: "I have seen Mr. Zhang's "Ping Man Ce" several times. It is really wonderful. Huang Shuai said to him Mr. Zhang also praised Mr. Zhang very highly, saying that Mr. Zhang had planned every strategy in advance and was aware of the enemy's opportunities at every turn. Everyone in the cabinet was also full of praise for Mr. Zhang Well, why did I ask him about it, Mr. Zhang? Why is it always so cloudy and foggy? " Cao Huachun accompanied him and said cautiously: "Long live the Lord, I would like to venture to guess, did Mr. Zhang borrow the Dongfeng from Huang Shuai? " "Absolutely impossible! As soon as Cao Huachun opened his mouth, Chongzhen categorically rejected his opinion: "I have met Huang Shuai, and I am by no means a flatterer. Well, Huang Shuai's talents and Governor Yuan are also between brothers. Alas, it's a pity. , their civil and military conflicts are not getting along, so I will be a peacemaker for them after Governor Yuan has brought peace to the Liao Dynasty in five years." After saying this, Chongzhen frowned again. He thought about it carefully again.After talking to Zhang Heming today, he shook his head regretfully and said: "It's like this every time. Every time I don't say much, and Mr. Zhang quotes a lot from scriptures. But after thinking about it carefully, it seems that I am the only one talking. Mr. Zhang didn’t say anything.” … On October 10th, Zhu Yifeng read out the imperial edict in Quanzhou, and then handed it to Huangshi solemnly: “You Japanese pirates have invaded our vassal without any reason, and now the imperial court Huang Shuai encouraged him to carry out a crusade." "Yes, Mr. Zhu, rest assured that he will eventually show off his country's prestige overseas and live up to the entrustment of the imperial court." Huang Shi, dressed in military uniform, strode away from the Fujian Chief Secretary's Office. Many people in Quanzhou stood in front of him. Outside the door, he shouted to Huangshi: "Huang Shuai, teach those Japanese pirates a lesson. Let them know how powerful we are in the Ming Dynasty!" Huaxia Chinese ¥ Net-==-=-=-=-=ism Feng x Hand Beat Now Fujian has After normalcy was restored and the sea ban was lifted, Huangshi ordered the entire Funing Army to dispatch to help the people rebuild their homes. Moreover, Huangshi also ordered to use the remaining balance of Jinghai's large loan to purchase red bricks from the Dark Council's factory. Linhai fishermen built houses. Of course, Huang Shi and Zhu Yifeng also publicized their good governance in the newspapers, announcing that this was to express their gratitude to the volunteers for their support to the Fujian Chief Executive in the past two years. In the past, fishermen rarely had a place to live. When building brick houses, most of their houses are built with wooden boards and mud. Now two new brick factories have been opened in Fujian. Huangshi's use of bricks to build houses for the people is not only beneficial to the people, but also beneficial to supporting the construction of the brick factories. In the past few months, Huangshi has already issued Funing Town military coupons worth 10 million taels of silver, which of course quickly caused inflation. However, this large amount of currency also caused the barter behavior in Fujian Province to become extinct, because Fujian Merchants generally accepted banknotes, and as a result, it suddenly established prestige in the hearts of the people. Funingzhenjunjun was originally mortgaged on Jinghai tax and other taxes, so merchants from other provinces could also use Funingzhenjun. In order to support the flow of military invoices in Funing Town, Huangshi also announced that Jinghai taxes can be repaid with military invoices in Funing Town at a discount, which makes the military invoices stronger. Because all silver ingots have the same quality. Question. Therefore, when Funing Town collects Jinghai tax and other taxes, silver ingots of insufficient quality must be converted, while military stamps contain a lot of silver and are worth more than 95% of the purest official silver. So by the beginning of October, it was no longer possible to exchange one tael of silver ingots for one tael of Funing Town military stamps. It would even take three taels of silver ingots of poor quality to exchange for 2 taels of Funing Town military stamps. This was of course unacceptable. The merchants and people who were the first to buy military coupons benefited from this, and the credit of military coupons has also been rising. With the emergence of the exchange rate, Huang Shi believes that the day when the two reforms will be abolished will not be too far away. Now Zhu Yifeng Qingtian is known as It got even louder. I heard that Governor Zhu has recently planned to stop or reduce the collection of ceremonial gold from his subordinates. Zhu Qingtian, who holds 10% of the dry shares of the exchange, no longer values ??a few taels of silver. This dry stock of Huangshi is only It may be paid until the end of Zhu Yifeng's term. Governor Zhu is well aware of this, so he has been working hard recently, hoping to stay in Fujian forever as governor. In addition to Zhu Yifeng, officials from the Fujian Chief Secretary also They cried and refused to leave, because 30% of the Jinghai tax was given to the Fujian Chief Secretary's land, and they had been looking forward to this extra money for a long time. Because Huangshi controlled the Fujian waterway, Funing Town actually took the entire Ming Dynasty land. All tariffs have been collected. In addition to tariffs, he can also receive a large amount of maritime trade taxes. The Jinghai tax is expected to reach as much as 5 million taels per year, and more than 1,000 officials in the Fujian Chief Secretary can receive 150 As many as 10,000 taels. Under the attack of this huge sugar-coated cannonball, the entire Chief Secretary's officials have turned into completely polite scum. They are as desperate as Fujian Governor Zhu Yifeng to escort Funing Town. In this way, the Fujian Chief Secretary There is only one outsider left here, and that is the Fujian Xunjian Censor. The Xunjian is an official with no real power at all, and he does not have much luck. The Ming Dynasty has been running for hundreds of years, and all kinds of hidden rules have matured. What? There are also rules in the officialdom about what money should be collected and what should not be paid. Therefore, the patrol inspector does not have much to impeach. Under normal circumstances, since Zhu Yifeng and Huang Shi have wiped out the pirates, they are not too afraid of the patrol inspector. They can be defeated. But Zhu Yifeng and Huang Shi both know that the current situation in Fujian Province is very abnormal. If Inspector Ren is allowed to raise his eyebrows and raise his eyes all day long, they will have to explain their huge wealth to the court all day long. The source of the problem is unknown. However, the work of the provincial inspectors is to impeach, and they also love this job. Although this is not a fat position, if the inspector does not find faults with the governor all day long, then he will even do it to earn reputation. Not here. The same goes for the Fujian Inspector. Although he is only a seventh-grade censor, Zhu Qingtian and Huang Shuai still have to be very polite to him. Every time they meet, the Inspector's nose is raised to the sky. , when he met Huang Shi, he only snorted and sneered. He almost never said a complete sentence except for sarcasm. He always spoke in a weird manner when talking to Zhu Yifeng. After receiving the Jinghai tax in July, Huang Shi immediately sent someone to thisThe strong commander sent three thousand taels of silver. According to the report after the envoy came back, the Fujian patrol was so frightened that he almost knelt down and kowtowed to the envoy from Huangshi. The censor dared not accept such a large sum of money no matter what. , in the end, he managed to keep three hundred taels. This did not surprise Huang Shi. At that time, he wanted to give Fang Zhenru five taels of silver, but Fang Xunjian refused to accept it. In the Ming Dynasty, it was not possible to give a thousand taels of silver. Gift money is enough for a senior-level bribe. A provincial governor can only receive a few thousand taels in ceremonial money for a year, and most of it is gray income by default. This time Huang Shi gave him a few thousand taels. It was clear that there was something very important that he wanted him to help conceal. Huaxia Chinese Net =-=o=o=o=国正淍法淉: Huang Shi knew that this seventh-grade censor was supposed to be worth only ten or fifteen taels, so He was willing to accept three hundred taels for the first time, which was a very brave act. However, the fact that the Fujian inspector did not dare to accept them all did not mean that Huang Shi did not dare to continue to send them. Since he knew that the Fujian inspector was more courageous, Huang Shi would continue to send them. After a few days, the other party finally reluctantly accepted all the three thousand taels of silver. However, the Fujian Inspector was a very principled person. Although he accepted the money from Huangshi, he still insisted on doing his own job well. Beginning in August, the Fujian inspector began to impeach Zhu Yifeng and Huang Shidi's lifestyle issues vigorously. One day there was a rumor, the next day there was a rumor. They diligently collected all kinds of gossip and reported it to the court, and wrote memorials. It's like a tabloid that publishes gossipy news. Huang Shi was lucky enough to read a few of these articles, and he has always felt sorry for the security guard. It's a pity that he was not born in the 21st century to be a paparazzi reporter. Talent. Huang Shi met this gentleman several times at the Quanzhou Securities Exchange before, and invited him to dinner by the way. Generally speaking, he is a very talkative and elegant gentleman in Fujian. When Huang Shi went to the Quanzhou Securities Exchange at the beginning of this month, , suddenly met two gentlemen, the Governor and the Inspector of Fujian, who were dressed in Tsing Yi. The three of them drank some wine like old friends and exchanged views on securities and Jinghai tax income. In short, everyone had a great time chatting. , when they finally broke up, Huang Shi handed the Fujian patrol officer a thick red envelope, which contained 5,000 taels of Funing Town military coupons. The Fujian patrol officer, who had exchanged experiences several times, had become more sophisticated, so he opened it casually. He nodded lightly and then put it into his arms as if nothing had happened. When the Fujian Inspector handed down the impeachment memorial the next day, he also said that he had heard that Zhu Yifeng and Huang Shi went to drink flower wine together and got drunk with cheese tincture. , there is no one to serve as a minister. Because Chongzhen believed in the integrity of civil servants, he immediately abolished the East Factory after he ascended the throne, and Jinyiwei did not send out the capital. Therefore, the Fujian patrol area became more and more courageous.?…?As Huangshi continued to issue Funing military tickets, and the entire Fujian Province was full of prosperity. New factories were built almost every day. Moreover, because Huangshi set up tariff barriers, in just two months, countless people from other provinces came to Fujian came to ask for the purchase of ships. In early October, I heard that Spanish people began to come to Fujian to inquire about whether there were sea ships for sale. In addition to Fujian merchants, many Shandong merchants also came south to Fujian to set up factories. After all, it is much more convenient than Shandong. Zhu Jiuye is one of them. Not long ago, he sold his business in Shandong and went to Fujian to set up a shipyard. Before the shipyard started construction, Zhu Jiuye took over the land of three sea-going ships. For each order, a 10% deposit was paid according to the rules of other provinces. After the factory officially started construction, Zhu Jiuye called in three more customers and asked them to bid to decide which ship to build first. One of the merchants directly paid the full 10% deposit. With a deposit of 30%, he won the first sea-going ship, but the businessman who agreed to pay 30% of the deposit only came in third place. He was so angry that he asked everywhere about how to join the Dark Council. After getting the deposit and order, Zhu Jiuye He went to the stock exchange again and used this as collateral to issue a small batch of bonds for other small factories in preparation for expanded reproduction. Because the Dark Council required members to give priority to hiring military households from Funing Town as workers, many people also He came to Funing Town to register his name as a military household so that he could find a job. Bao Bowen opened a number of technical schools according to Huangshi's orders. These newly joined military households must undergo intensive training in order to train them into Fu Ning. Ning Town and the Dark Council need workers. Liu Qingyang’s team is also expanding rapidly, and the various business regulations they have formulated change almost every day Everything is chaotic, and new problems emerge every day. The business group is full of vigor, and its whole body exudes vigorous vitality. Walking on the streets of Quanzhou, Huang Shi saw confident faces one after another. Huang Shi seemed to have seen the changes in the future: Hua~Xia Chinese Network =o =-=o=-= Zism FengHand-beating The mountain people around Fujian will begin to flock to the coastal areas. The hard-working people work hard, and then save their wages to buy stocks and bonds that will always rise. Scattered out. Funds gathered again, so more factories were built, and more farmers put down their hoes and went to find jobs near urban and rural areas. As prices soared along the coast of Fujian, land merchants in Guangdong and ZhejiangEven if they transport grain and cloth, they can still make money even if they pay high land and sea taxes, which in turn will further stimulate Fujian's shipbuilding industry, etc. Huang Shi believes that people's ideas will soon begin to change. Just like what he had experienced in his previous life, once he sets foot on this road, it will be a race faster and faster. After hearing that Funing Town was going to send troops again this time, many people asked each other. Will Huangshi sell bonds again? From the governor's office to Quanzhou Port, the people on the road shouted at him, each and every one of them proudly expressed that they had money in their pockets, and their whole bodies were filled with the desire to support the Funing Army with their actions. **. Huang Shi boarded the ship at the citizens' farewell party. When he left Quanzhou Port, he could still hear the warm words of the people in his ears: "Huang Shuai, we are all righteous citizens!" "Huang Shuai, we are all righteous people!" Support the government! " Praise the people of the motherland, they are the creators of history and wealth; trust these ordinary people, they are the strong backing of the army and the country; go and seek help from the elders around you, if you can get it With their support, we will be invincible! "Yes, this is what I have been taught since I was a child. I firmly believe in this. It is my unshirkable responsibility to protect them." On October 15, the second year of Chongzhen, Huangshi ordered the entire Funing Town Navy to be dispatched to carry the fire-fighting battalion. , Panshi Camp and Selected Front Battalion sent out. Zhao Manxiong stayed behind. Like the last time he sent troops to the southwest, He Dingyuan was still the battalion officer of Panshi Battalion, and Jia Minghe was also in charge of Selected Front Battalion. In addition, Huangshi also asked Yang Zhiyuan to be the fire-fighting battalion. Officer, he now intends to cultivate the ability of his subordinates to take charge of their own affairs, and the entire army then marches towards the Zhoushan Islands. … After stopping in Zhoushan for a while, Huang Shi used the excuse to avoid the typhoon off the coast and headed north to Shandong. After setting off, Huang Shi summoned senior officers and staff came to hold an emergency military meeting. After entering the flagship hall, what came into view was a huge picture of Ji Town. After all the officers sat down, Huang Shi nodded to Jin Qiude beside him, who stood up. We walked to the edge of the map and started to make a strategic briefing. "Yuan Chonghuan is still nominally the governor of Jiliao in the Ming Dynasty, but what he has done this year is almost unreasonable. Judging from the intelligence analysis we have collected in the past few months, he is Military mobilization cannot be explained by the reason of Ping Liao." In the cabin hall on the battleship, Jin Qiude waved a pointer and explained his views to the room full of officers. "Obviously, if the attack is the purpose, For this purpose, then the troops of Liao Town should be transferred to the front lines of Jinzhou and Ningyuan, and of course they should not harm Shuai Mao. Although I do not think it is possible for the Guan Ning Army to conduct an offensive operation, but if Yuan Chonghuan really wants to try for five years of peace, In Liao's case, he should at least try to attack once, even once, instead of standing still for a year and a half." Everyone in the room silently expressed their agreement. Jin Qiude took a breath and said loudly with confidence. : "Commander, gentlemen, I don't think Yuan Chonghuan's military deployment can be explained by trying to defend. First of all, the strength of Dongjiang Town has a decisive effect on the amount of military pressure endured by Western Liaoning. The news from Ningyuan to Dongjiang is closer. In one month, from a military point of view, it is impossible to unify command. Moreover, even if Yuan Chonghuan did what he said and killed Marshal Mao in order to unify power, he should not use the method of cutting off food. Weakening the combat effectiveness of Dongjiang Town is completely unexplainable from a military perspective." Huaxia #中文网=-=-=-=-= Doctrine & Feng Shouda "Secondly, Commander Man was originally the commander-in-chief of Ningyuan, so his position can be powerful It can support Dongjiang and at the same time deter Karaqin Mongolia and Kharkha Mongolia. If Yuan Chonghuan wanted to contain the troops of the Later Jin Dynasty, he should not send Manchu Commander to Datong, which would allow the Later Jin Dynasty to move freely without any scruples." "Finally!" Jin Qiude's voice was loud and impassioned: "In front of Shanhaiguan is Qiantun, in front of Qiantun is Ningyuan, in front of Ningyuan is Jinzhou. The Liaoxi Corridor outside the pass is four hundred miles away. We have many fortresses of the Ming Dynasty, and we have eleven horse infantry soldiers. With a population of 5,000, Shanhaiguan can be said to be as safe as Mount Tai on the ground. And fifty miles outside Xifengkou in Jizhen is the Harqin Mongolia. The governors of the three sides reported in April this year that the Harqin Mongolia has joined the Jiannu as a banner, and the Jiannu have become one banner. The Nu Bingfeng had already approached the throat of the Ming Dynasty. How could Marshal Zhao and his four thousand troops be transferred to Shanhaiguan at this time? How is this possible? " There was silence in the hall. Huang Shi nodded and said calmly: "What Deputy General Jin said makes sense. Keep talking." "As ordered." Jin Qiude bowed slightly to Huang Shi, then straightened his chest and said : "There is another possible explanation for the above, that is, Yuan Chonghuan does not know how to fight at all. He is completely incompetent, so he is just giving blind orders. But if this is really the case, then Yuan Chonghuan's military deployment should be part of the plan. The establishment of slaves is beneficial, and some of it is beneficial to the Ming Dynasty, but it should not be entirely beneficial to the establishment of slaves." "I put forward a hypothesis, just a hypothesis! "Jin Qiude slowly shook his right index finger in front of everyone, and followed Ning Yuan's direction.He pointed to one side and said: "I assume that Yuan Chonghuan wants to let the Jiannu slaves enter the customs and go straight to the capital to force the court to agree to the payment!" Except for Huang Shi, Zhao Manxiong and a few others, everyone's expressions changed slightly, but in the end, no one People speak. "Then all problems can be solved, and all Yuan Chonghuan's actions can be fully explained. First, he tried his best to weaken the military strength of Dongjiang Town so that Dongjiang Town could no longer complete its containment function, and then he killed Shuai Mao "Instigate internal fighting in Dongjiang Town, thereby relieving Jiannu's worries." "Secondly, he needs to coax Man Shuai and his army servants to Datong, so that when Jiannu attacks Ji Town, he does not have to worry about Ningyuan's defenders leaving Jinchuan. Ying and Xinlitai were killed, thereby cutting off the food routes and retreat routes of Jianzhou, and there was no need to worry that the people and property they plundered could not be safely transported back to Liaoyang from under the eyes of the Liaoxi Army. In this way, Jianzhou had no worries about the future and the future. "The third problem is the problem of Ji Town itself. Yuan Chonghuan transferred Zhao Shuai from Zunhua to Shanhaiguan, and transferred all the military pay in Ji Town to Liao Town, causing Ji Town to stop paying. This year, the whole court is full of questions about The alarm sound in Jizhen. In the face of repeated inquiries from the emperor, Yuan Chonghuan only said once in a calm tone that he also felt that Liu Zhen had some problems that were worth worrying about. Then he casually recommended a man named Lin Jue to be the commander-in-chief of Jizhen, saying that the emperor As long as you appoint this person as the commander-in-chief of Ji Town, you can rest easy." Jin Qiude sneered: "When the emperor asked who this Lin Jue was, no one in the cabinet could answer. How could an unknown person with no military merit be directly criticized? How could he be promoted to the position of commander-in-chief? The emperor naturally did not agree to his request. From then on, Yuan Chonghuan never mentioned the matter. After Zhao Shuai was transferred, there were only 50,000 soldiers in Jizhen. , Yuan Chonghuan also wants to eliminate the 10,000 troops in Zunhua and others near the border wall. Now Xifengkou and others are in an undefended state." "The last question, if Jiannu must enter the pass through Jizhen, , they also need a lot of food and grass. There was a severe drought in Liaodong two years ago and last year, and one stone of rice in Liaoyang was worth eighty taels of silver. This year, there was a severe drought in Monan, and the Mongols were eating each other. So where did Yuan Chonghuan come from? Open the market to sell grain, and with a large amount of grain available, the Mongolians suffering from famine in southern Mongolia will definitely come to Karaqin Mongolia to beg for food, and Jian Nu can take the opportunity to recruit a large number of people and follow them into the invaders' pass." Jin Qiude ended his long narration and glanced at the officers in the hall: "Commander, colleagues, if you look at it for this reason, everything Yuan Chonghuan does is very meaningful. Many, one thing is not enough, these conditions are indispensable." After a moment of silence, Yang Zhiyuan raised his hand, and then asked Jin Qiude calmly: "But you don't know what Yuan Chonghuan is thinking, right?" Jin Qiude admitted frankly: "Yes, I know people but not their hearts. This is just an inference." Huang Shi also spoke up at this time: "Brother Jin, although we are all our own people here, your accusation is still very serious. Seriously, you are accusing the commander-in-chief of the three towns and one guard, the imperial envoy, the governors Ji Liao, Laiden, and Tianjin's important officials of treason." "General, I believe that when all other explanations are unreasonable, then the only one is No matter how absurd the reasonable explanation seems, we can only believe it." Yang Zhiyuan argued again: "But we don't have conclusive evidence." "Yes, we don't, we can't know what Yuan Chonghuan is thinking in his heart. What." After Jin Qiude finished speaking, he paused. He looked at Huang Shi again: "Commander, I ask you to allow the staff to conduct tactical deductions based on the hypothetical conditions of Yuan Chonghuan's treason. This military situation can be met in case of emergency." Huang Shi also took a deep breath and asked in a calm voice: "Who agrees? Who objects? " Jia Minghe was the first to raise his hand: "I agree! " He Dingyuan also raised his hand: "I agree! " Yang Zhiyuan smiled bitterly and raised his hand: "Commander, I agree with the staff work on this, but I don't agree with using this crime so early." "Brother Yang said it well, our staff work is to deal with all kinds of crimes. This is a possible situation." Huang Shi expressed his cautious affirmation of Yang Zhiyuan, and then said to Jin Qiude: "All front-line commanders have approved, and the staff can conduct battlefield deductions based on the premise of 'Yuan Chonghuan's treason'." "I obey the order. .”… In June of the second year of Chongzhen, after Mao Wenlong’s death, Huang Taiji immediately announced an army to attack the Ming Dynasty. On the 15th, the Burga capital of the Karaqin Mongolia went to Liaoyang to discuss the guide issue with Huang Taiji. At the same time, the Karaqin Mongolia worshiped Huang Taiji. He was ordered to start building wooden ships on a large scale for transporting supplies. Faced with such a change, the Liaodong Dusi Mansion did not make any response. Then Huang Taiji summoned Shubu Mongolia, and they continued to discuss the details until the eighth day of August. , September 22nd, Bulgadu came to Liaoyang for the last time to report to Huang Taiji about the grain situation.??We are ready. The invasion is already in sight, and the Liaodong Dusi Mansion did not issue any alarm. On the second day of October, the Huang Taiji Army set out in Liaoyang. This time, the Hou Jin Dynasty sent 4,000 armored soldiers and more than 10,000 unarmored soldiers. .Attack 15,000 direct troops. On the fourth day of the lunar month, the Zalut Mongolians and the main force of Huang Taiji joined forces and headed for Kara City. On the fifth day of the lunar month, Naiman Mongolians and Aohan Mongolians came to join Huang Taiji, and the entire army continued to advance. On the sixth day of the lunar month, the Bahrain Mongols came to meet. On the 15th, most of the Horqin Mongolian troops, a total of 23 beile, came to join Huang Taiji. Each bele led a hundred cavalry, with a total of more than 2,500 armored soldiers. Although Mongolia was invited by Huang Taiji, they finally chickened out after reaching the halfway point. The leader then sent an envoy to apologize and led the tribe back to his hometown, while other invited Mongolian tribes did not send troops at all. October 20 On the same day, Huang Taiji entered Kara City, and all the tribes from the Karaqin Mongolia came to join forces, with a total of two thousand soldiers. On the same day, Huang Taiji presided over the alliance ceremony in Kara City, and the leaders of all tribes who came to join Huang Taiji all offered sacrifices to the Heavenly Alliance. From then on, it was an enemy rather than a friend of the Ming Dynasty. So far, Huang Taiji has completed thousands of miles, involving dozens of tribes in Mongolia, extensive mobilization, tens of thousands of participants, and tens of thousands of insiders. At this time, the Liaodong Dusi Prefecture still maintained Silence. On the 24th, the Hou Jin army began to advance towards Longjing Pass. The entire army had 4,000 armored soldiers directly from the Hou Jin Dynasty, 8,000 Mongolian armored soldiers, and in addition there were servants, coated soldiers, and unarmored soldiers, totaling 13,000 people. The entire army The total strength is more than 25,000. Until this time, the Liaodong Dusi Mansion of the Ming Army still did not seem to be aware of it at all, and Jizhen still did not receive any warning, and the Ming Army's last chance was lost. Twenty-seven On the following day, the forwards of the Jin Army began to attack Longjing Pass From the end of April to the beginning of October this year, Huang Taiji launched a large-scale military campaign to attack Ji Town of the Ming Dynasty. After the second day of October, he led tens of thousands of troops to attack the Liao Town of the Ming Dynasty. Before their eyes, they marched from Liaozhong to Kara City, and the march alone took almost a month. Moreover, Huang Taiji was traveling this way at this time, and Hou Jin had not even fully grasped the suzerainty of Monan. Despite so many disadvantages, Factors, but Huang Taiji still created a military miracle on October 27, the second year of Chongzhen. Hou Jin actually successfully launched a surprise attack on Ji Zhen!