Chapter 77 Kong Youde is about to become a spirit

Chapter 076

If it were another time and another Denglai governor, such as Chen Yingyuan who took office only in August of the fifth year of Chongzhen, or Xie Lian, then Cheng Shijie might really make the mistake and rebel directly.

Cheng Shijie consulted relevant information in later generations. When Kong Youde surrendered to Huang Taiji, Huang Taiji attached great importance to their surrender. He personally led Zhubeile out of Shengjing ten miles to greet them, and treated them with the most solemn "embrace ceremony" of the Jurchens. Still,

He was made the capital marshal, settled in Tokyo (Liaoyang), formed his own army, called the "God Blessed Soldiers", and was given special treatment.

Some people say that Kong Youde brought a large number of soldiers and artillery, which gave Huang Taiji the ability to attack fortresses and made up for Jiannu's last shortcoming. At first, Cheng Shijie also thought that this statement should be valid.

However, Cheng Shijie found a Zhihu post where the author was criticized for being autistic, and he saw the truth from the fog. Huang Taiji won the Battle of Daling River and successfully conquered Khalkha and Chahar Mongolia.

By driving Lin Danhan to Qinghai, it can be said that he achieved great military success.

However, the nomadic people did not engage in production and relied on war capture. Although there was no doubt that they won this battle, the problem was that the capture was not enough to make up for the consumption of more than 50,000 men and horses in the Daling River siege war for more than three months.

At that time, Huang Taiji was a sick tiger.

He looks strong, but is actually very weak.

Until the seventh year of Chongzhen, Huang Taiji's troops were divided into four groups, with Datong and Xuanhua areas as the main attack directions. They broke through the pass and entered respectively. "They did not attack the city, but only looted the villages and forts." The strategic purpose of this battle was

In order to make up for the losses, materials were mainly seized.

Therefore, the real reason why Huang Taiji valued Kong Youde was not because of his artillery and craftsmen. As early as the second year of Chongzhen, when Huang Taiji led the slaves to enter the customs, they had continuously attacked Shuntian Mansion and Yongping Mansion for more than ten years.

He burned, killed, looted, and even captured the Tongzhou camp. Whether it was artillery, craftsmen, or talents, he had obtained everything he wanted.

In the Battle of Daling River in the fourth year of Chongzhen, Huang Taiji used artillery to break through Zhang Chun's camp. However, it was not as good as fate. Zhang Chun set fire to it, and the wind went smoothly, and he killed Zhuo, the leader of the Jiannu army.

Na, Guanwubeiyuanshi Damubu, second-class light chariot captain Zhusan, Zuoling Baisangwu, cavalry captain Nimachan, guarding military school Aisai, cloud cavalry captain Warka, etc.

After defeating Zhang Chun's 40,000 Ming army, Huang Taiji failed to obtain the food, ordnance and various materials he wanted. They were all burned. More than 50,000 troops were waiting for food. Huang Taiji had no choice but to dismiss his subordinates.

In Shenyang, the capital, only a few thousand men and horses were left, with no means and no food to feed them.

At this most critical moment, Kong Youde rebelled, not only holding down more than 200,000 Ming troops for more than a year, but also beating Shandong, the rear forward base of Ming Dynasty Liaodong, to the ground with their bones exposed for thousands of miles.

There was no mutiny caused by Kong Youde. Huang Taiji was afraid that the Ming army would take advantage of his illness and kill him. He walked around the gate of hell before treating Kong Youde with great courtesy.

Cheng Shijie could not rebel, at least not now. Instead, he wanted to take advantage of Huang Taiji's weakness to seize southern Liaoning, which was a fertile land and more fertile than Shandong.

The most important thing is that it is different from Shandong, where the sky is high and the emperor is far away. Even if you want to deal with Cheng Shijie, the navy is in the hands of Cheng Shijie. How can you cross the sea without a ship?

With the financial resources of the Ming Dynasty, it was powerless to build a navy with more than 300 warships. As for the cavalry of Jiannu...

Let's wait for Huang Taiji to raise enough food and grass first. He can't even take care of Jinzhou City, which is within easy reach. He can also take care of the four states far away in southern Liaoning.

As for Ning Haijun now, he has a larger number of Thunder Guns. When the time comes, Cheng Shijie will want to see whether technology is more powerful or barbarism is more powerful. Whether technology defeats barbarism or barbarism defeats technology.

Everything you say is false, you can only know the result after fighting.

Sun Yuanhua could only smile bitterly at this time. He was cut to the left and right by Cheng Shijie, and he was reduced to nothing. Without Cheng Shijie to put down Kong Youde's rebellion, what else could he do?

"Does this constitution still have the right to refuse?"

"Master Futai, you will definitely be glad for your choice in the future."

Cheng Shijie watched Sun Yuanhua pick up a pen and write down the order ordering Cheng Shijie to suppress Kong Youde's rebellion, and then used his seal.

After receiving this order, preparations for relocation began.

In just four days, the treasury of the governor's office in Dengzhou City was completely empty, the grain depot was completely empty, the arsenal was completely empty, and the army was also empty. The Denglai New Army now only has an empty frame, as well as the small army that was eliminated after Cheng Shijie's reorganization.

Two or three cats.

Sun Yuanhua really didn't expect Cheng Shijie to have such ruthless methods. He knew that Cheng Shijie had no background. In his opinion, it didn't take much time for Cheng Shijie to suddenly rise from a thousand households to Ning Haijun garrison. Now he has mastered Dengzhou City.

Suddenly taking over the power of life and death for tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians in Penglai Water City, it was inevitable to get carried away.

Sun Yuanhua is actually most worried about this kind of thing. Once it happens, it will be the end of Sun Yuanhua's political career, and he needs to be buried with Cheng Shijie. Because the Ming Dynasty court is still powerful, there may be no way to deal with Cheng Shijie in a short time, but as long as the court reacts,

We can still surround and suppress Cheng Shijie.

Now Cheng Shijie did not do this, but slowly handed back Sun Yuanhua's military and political power. At least now, Sun Yuanhua has taken control of the governor's office. The Ning Navy soldiers in Dengzhou City are retreating, and the soldiers of Dengzhou Guard have also taken over.

Ning Haijun’s defense mission.

Sun Yuanhua has been an official for ten years and has seen all kinds of officials, some ruthless, poisonous, cunning, and some unscrupulous. But he has never seen anyone like Cheng Shijie, who was so decisive and unscrupulous in getting out of office.

Sun Yuanhua also vaguely guessed Cheng Shijie's intention. He wanted to abandon the foundation of Ninghai City and Ninghai Prefecture and go to Liaonan to pull out the tiger's teeth.

This also means that because of Cheng Shijie's withdrawal, even if Sun Yuanhua wanted to retaliate against him, he would have no chance.

Sun Yuanhua already knew that although Cheng Shijie did not burn, kill and loot in Dengzhou City, he dug up Sun Yuanhua's roots, hundreds of various machines, more than 4,000 superior craftsmen, hundreds of top technicians, and

The gun factory that Sun Yuanhua was proud of.

On the surface, Cheng Shijie did not touch Dengzhou City, but he dug up Sun Yuanhua's roots... It was too cruel.

All Cheng Shijie's actions require legalization. It is legal to accept the Denglai New Army, it is legal to accept the Dengzhou Navy, it is legal to accept the gun factory, and it is legal to go to Liaonan. Cheng Shijie has no interest in occupying the mountain and becoming the king, but he wants to be the governor of Denglai.

A vassal town within a warlord's territory, a warlord on a warlord's territory.

This person's scheming is terrible, and he does everything flawlessly.

After Cheng Shijie got the military order written by Sun Yuanhua to suppress the rebellion of Kong Youde's tribe, Cheng Shijie went directly to Penglai Water City and Ning Haijun Camp outside the city.

"Meet the Marshal!"

From October 28, the fourth year of Chongzhen, Cheng Shijie was no longer a general, but a commander-in-chief.

As long as the imperial court approves, Cheng Shijie will enjoy the title of Commander-in-Chief of the Left, the second-grade chief military officer.

Cheng Shijie looked at Cheng Hu and said, "Is Mr. Song back?"

"Just came back!"

Cheng Shijie said: "Ask all officers above the 100th General to gather at the commander's tent!"

Cheng Shijie walked into the commander's tent, and Song Xiance quickly bowed and saluted the people: "I pay my respects to my lord!"

"How is it going!"

"More than 80% of Ninghai merchants and craftsmen, and more than 70% of Dengzhou craftsmen are willing to follow the lord!"

Song Xiance pointed to the account book and said: "Those who are willing to follow the master have already started to move, but..."

"What?"

"We can't move those iron mines and factories!"

"This is easy to handle. Find Gu Shizhang and tell him that I will sell the hot spring salt factory, iron factory, and those blast furnaces to him!"

Cheng Shijie smiled and said: "As long as the price is right, Gu Shizhang will not refuse, but I don't want money, I want food. The best rice from Jiangnan costs 300,000 shi. I only want 300,000 shi!"

Three hundred thousand shi in the middle of the year only cost 150,000 taels of silver. However, with the cold weather and water transportation interruption, the price of food in Dengzhou City has approached eight taels of silver per shi. These grains require 240,000 taels.

Two silver coins.

"With Gu Shizhang's financial resources, he can't afford these properties!"

"He can't eat it, but Hui merchants can!"

Cheng Shijie smiled and said: "Hui merchants are the same as Shanxi merchants. Each of the five major Hui merchant families has countless small families, and the Gu family is one of them. This business is something Hui merchants are happy to take over. Even if Gu Shizhang wants to take it, he can't keep these industries.

, but Huizhou merchants are different, they are very capable!"

Once money reaches a certain level, gods will be killed if gods stand in their way, and Buddhas will be destroyed if they stand in the way of Buddha.

"Tell my adoptive father that they are all here!"

"Mr. Song, let's go together!"

"yes!"

Song Xiance followed Cheng Shijie.

"Meet the Marshal!"

Cheng Shijie took a large stack of blank petitions. These petitions were from military attachés of the fourth rank and below who had the power to be directly appointed by Sun Yuanhua. Cheng Shijie took seven petitions from the fourth rank, as well as twenty-five of his five

Grade, you should report yourself to those who have followed the fifth grade.

"Now, as everyone wants, promotion begins!"

After hearing Cheng Shijie's words, the officers seemed very excited.

Cheng Shijie looked at the officers and said, "Now, I want to ask you a question. Tell me, what is military rank?"

"Report!"

"Shen Mingyu, tell me!"

"Military ranks are grades, superior and inferior. Military ranks in the army are like the ranks in the court, showing the size of the official position, the level, the order of orders and official documents, the answer is complete!"

"Very correct!"

Cheng Shijie presented himself with a piece of military attaché of the fourth rank, wrote down Shen Mingyu's name, and then said: "Shen Mingyu, was awarded the title of General Guangwei of the fourth rank, with the actual post of Ning Haijun Zuo Commander!"

"Thank you, Marshal!"

"Changyu!"
To be continued...