"It's inevitable to have a grudge in your heart." Huang Taiji shook his head helplessly and said, "You can't force it to calm down, it's annoying."
Fan Wencheng bowed and said: "What King Khan said is absolutely true. Spreading rumors is also the way to use military force. There is a saying that attacking the heart is the top, attacking the city is the bottom; fighting with the heart is the top, and fighting with the army is the bottom."
Huang Taiji pondered this sentence carefully, and he believed it, and said: "It seems that those who can use this strategy have far-reaching wisdom and can be called a master!"
Fan Wencheng pondered for a moment, and had to agree, saying: "This person is well aware of the relationship between the senior leaders of our Daikin, and he also knows a lot about King Khan——" After a pause, he said bravely: "
"
Huang Taiji's expression changed, then returned to normal, pretending to be calm and said: "It's probably Liu Aita who rebelled against Jin and defected to Ming."
Fan Wencheng did not make this judgment. He also roughly guessed Huang Taiji's ambition, but how could he dare to say it? How could Liu Aita have such a brain at what level he was?
"King Khan." The guard reported from outside: "My brother-in-law, Li Yongfang, is outside asking for an audience."
Huang Taiji was stunned for a moment. He knew there was something urgent and did not dare to delay. He said loudly: "Let him come in."
After a while, Li Yongfang came in a hurry. When he saw Fan Wencheng, he was a little surprised and hurriedly bowed to Huang Taiji.
"What's going on, Prince Consort Fushun?" Huang Taiji ordered people to bring in the teapots, and said with a smile, "Come in a hurry at night?"
Li Yongfang looked a little ugly. He glanced at Fan Wencheng and knew that the news could not be hidden, so he bowed and handed over the document and said: "The information we just received, the Ming Emperor issued an edict."
Huang Taiji's heart trembled. Looking at Li Yongfang's expression, he knew it was a very important matter, so he hurriedly opened it to take a look.
Under the gazes of Fan Wencheng and Li Yongfang, Huang Taiji's face turned red and white, and finally turned livid. He slammed the table, became angry and cursed: "Emperor Dog, you are bullying others too much."
Because of his anger at Huang Taiji's desire to proclaim himself emperor, he was also encouraged by the memorial submitted by Mao Wenlong. Emperor Carpenter issued an edict that he would never recognize Huang Taiji, who had killed his mother and usurped the throne, as the Houjin Khan, and would never make peace with the proposers...
Originally, the Ming Dynasty did not recognize the rebellious regime of Hou Jin, but informing the world through an edict could play several roles.
The first is to learn the lesson of Yuan Chonghuan’s sending people to pay filial piety, and to express his attitude to win the support of the Mongolian tribes, stabilize the Ming-Mongolian alliance, and jointly attack the rebels;
Secondly, they cooperated with the rumor campaign to establish at the official level that Huang Taiji was in an unfair position and sow discord among the top officials of the establishment. As Abahai was Lao Nu’s wife, she could also be regarded as Huang Taiji’s stepmother.
The reason why rumors are called rumors is that they have not been confirmed. The Carpenter Emperor's edict endorsed the rumors, giving them extremely high credibility.
It makes you want to be an emperor and establish a slave chieftain, and you don't have to urinate to reflect your own virtue? It's not a good name for you to sweat.
You must know that although the Jianru rebelled against the Ming Dynasty, they won many battles and almost occupied the entire Liaodong. However, the Ming Dynasty still regarded them as barbarian slaves from the perspective of the higher country.
The Jianlu wanted to negotiate peace, mainly because they wanted to lift the economic blockade. The bottom line was to imitate the North Korean example, and they did not regard themselves and the Ming Dynasty as equals.
No matter in terms of territory, population, resources, or psychology, the Ming Dynasty did have such confidence. Liaodong was just a corner; Jianlu had only a million people...
Jianlu also did not have the ambition to sweep the world and seize the Central Plains. It was an acceptable condition to be able to separate one side and become a vassal of the Ming Dynasty like Korea.
However, the Ming Emperor's edict was equivalent to a slap in the face of Huang Taiji, and it was still a slap in the face for everyone in the world to see.
To put it bluntly, it means telling Huang Taiji that you are not worthy of being called Khan, even though this Khan is just the king of a barbarian tribe. There is also a subtext, that is, if someone else becomes Khan, Ming Dynasty may agree to condescend to negotiate peace.
Huang Taiji was so angry that he hurried back and forth in the room. Li Yongfang and Fan Wencheng lowered their heads to hold their breath, not even daring to take a breath.
"I want to summon the Eight Banners and attack the Ming Dynasty with all my strength." Huang Taiji suddenly stood still, stared at Li Yongfang and Fan Wencheng, and said in a deep voice: "First conquer Jinzhou, then go to Ningyuan, reach under the gate, then hit the capital, and seize
Dog Emperor."
Li Yongfang didn't dare to raise his head, but he could feel Huang Taiji's aggressive gaze and the anger that was about to burst out.
But it was about Da Jin. He gritted his teeth and remonstrated: "King Khan, please calm down. Fa Ming can be sure, but we still have to wait for the opportunity."
Fan Wencheng also spoke up and said: "Don't raise an army because of anger, and don't go to war out of anger. Our army can't stand the heat, so we should wait until the weather cools down before attacking."
Huang Taiji's chest rose and fell, the amplitude getting smaller and smaller, the flush on his face gradually faded, and finally he sat down in the chair slumped.
The four great Belles sit in the south. He is the king of Khan and cannot act arbitrarily.
Daishan, Amin and Mang Gurtai were all incompetent and could not see the significance of the new policies they implemented, which would be helpful for the development and growth of Daikin.
Huang Taiji felt that his hands and feet were restrained and could not be used freely, but there was no way. At least for now, eliminating dissidents could not be carried out hastily, it required planning and they needed to make mistakes.
However, the rumors spread from the Dongjiang Army cannot be said to have completely shattered Huang Taiji's plan, but they have greatly hindered his progress to the south.
Even Daishan, who was the most supportive of him, has now become cautious and less obedient. This shows that Amin and Mang Gurtai are more prepared to preserve their strength and be wary of themselves.
Alas, now I'm afraid we have to add Azig, Dorgon and Duduo holding the two white flags.
Huang Taiji could no longer pretend to be calm and calm, holding the pearl of wisdom in his hand. He gently stroked his forehead, his thoughts were complicated and confusing, and he felt anxious and upset.
Fan Wencheng, a good slave, was worried about the humiliation of his ministers. He stepped forward and bowed and said: "King Khan, I think that the attack will be done after conquering the Mongolian tribes."
Huang Taiji didn't even raise his head, his voice was a little hoarse, and he said, "You can explain it in detail."
Fan Wencheng said slowly: "North Korea has surrendered, and Dajin has lost its enemy. If we defeat Mongolia to the west, the Ming Dynasty will have no allies to help. In this way, we can concentrate on conquering the Ming Dynasty. We don't want to succeed in the first battle, such as conquering the Ming Dynasty."
For a big tree, remove its branches and leaves first..."
Huang Taiji slowly raised his head, a little moved, and seemed to have regained his energy.
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The imperial court finally got something, or in other words, the intelligence that Huang Taiji wanted to proclaim himself emperor stimulated the little carpenter.
Guo Dajing also got the news and was quite satisfied with it.
You must know that it is not that there are talented people with outstanding intelligence and scheming in the court, but their minds are not used in the right place. All day long, they are either fighting with each other or flattering Wei, and national affairs are delayed.
"Yes, this is a ruthless move." Liu Xingzuo also expressed his admiration and said with a smile: "The eunuchs and guards of the Imperial Guard are about to arrive on the island. It seems that the imperial court is still serious about strengthening intelligence work."
Guo Dajing nodded and said: "If it's just intelligence, they will be satisfied. But when it comes to military, government affairs, and economy, we can't let them interfere indiscriminately."
Liu Xingzuo pondered for a moment, showed an embarrassed look, and said, "If they intervene, it wouldn't be easy for us to stop them by force, right?"
"I'll stop it." Guo Dajing smiled lightly and said, "You don't have to worry."
Liu Xingzuo rolled his eyes and guessed that Guo Dajing had other ways to keep his power without overly angering the eunuchs and Jin Yiwei.
The little carpenter is about to belch, and Old Wei is about to hang himself. The eunuchs and royal guards sent now will not stay for long before they should leave. Why are you afraid of them?
Guo Dajing knew it well and was not afraid of these ministers sent by the emperor.
"You will have to train for another month before you go out to fight." Guo Dajing changed the subject and said, "Just training without fighting will not create real combat power."
"Infantry or cavalry?" Liu Xingzuo asked: "Or all infantry and cavalry?"
Guo Dajing thought for a while and said: "Let's go with the infantry first. The cavalry training time is still short and the equipment is not complete."
Liu Xingzuo nodded, but he had no objection.
Although he also wanted to lead his cavalry to kill the enemy and make achievements, he also knew that more than a month of cavalry training was obviously not enough.
Let alone more than a month, if we follow the previous cavalry tactics, even if it takes one or two years, we will not be able to train cavalry that can compete with Jianlu.
"If the infantry goes into battle, you should not lead the troops yourself." Liu Xingzuo suggested: "Those officers should also be given a chance to practice."
Guo Dajing thought for a while and nodded reluctantly. What Liu Xingzuo said makes sense. If you don't trust everything, you have to do it yourself. How do those officers grow in actual combat?
"Wu Jiucheng purchased another batch of supplies from Shandong." Liu Xingzuo looked at Guo Dajing and said, "The money is almost spent. Why don't we temporarily suspend the military pay and only pay food."
The imperial court newly set the number of soldiers in Dongjiang Town at 35,000, with a silver of 1.4 two meters per soldier per year, the same as Guan Ning.
In the past, the amount distributed to Dongjiang Town was based on 150,000 people, because Dongjiang Town had both military and civilians, and they all relied on the imperial court to provide money and food.
In other words, in addition to the 35,000 soldiers who received the same pay as Guan Ning, there were also 115,000 ordinary people who received half of the money and food.
Of course, the number of soldiers and civilians in Dongjiang Town is higher than this number. At its peak, there were nearly 700,000 or 800,000 people.
Therefore, it seems that the imperial court is very generous, but the food and salary received by Dongjiang Town are barely enough, and they have to live tightly.
Guo Dajing waved his hand and did not consider Liu Xingzuo's suggestion for the time being. If the imperial court issued it, there would be no reason to withhold it. If the soldiers are to fight hard, they must be able to support their families.
"It's not easy. Don't touch the soldiers' food and salary for the time being." Guo Dajing pretended to smile lightly and said, "Don't worry, no one can make money as much as me. Even if the court defaults on payment, it's been a year and a half.
question."
Liu Xingzuo nodded, even if he didn't admire Guo Dajing. He had long discovered that the money spent was a huge amount, and it was definitely not the military pay and reward money.
He asked Guo Dajing, and Guo Dajing said perfunctorily that he borrowed it from a merchant named Lin, and would repay it later with Liaodong specialties such as ginseng and mink, or rare items made in the workshop.
Liu Xingzuo was a little suspicious, but couldn't find any other reason.
Since Guo Dajing can have money to subsidize military and civilian use, whether it is robbing or borrowing, he doesn’t have the ability, so it’s hard to say much. To put it simply, “never mind him”!
After Liu Xingzuo left, Guo Dajing took out the intelligence that Wu Jiucheng had brought back from Shandong, about the officials and gentry in various parts of Shandong. Most of what he collected was from the coastal areas of Shandong. But it could also be seen that the spies were expanding deeper into the interior of Shandong.
After the autumn harvest, the granaries of these officials and gentry families were full, which is when Guo Dajing took action.
On a trip to Shandong, Guo Dajing planned to do something big. It was best to get all the food and grass needed by Dongjiang Town next year. In this way, he would not be afraid of Chongzhen going crazy or Yuan Governor getting stuck in his neck.
As for transporting grain to the south, it is actually just a backup method to capture the Lin family.
After all, it costs money to buy it, and Guo Dajing's net worth cannot afford to do so. He even has the intention of going to Jiangnan to steal.
Or when you go to the capital, the princes and ministers have a lot of money, but Li Zicheng has plundered tens of millions of taels! It's just a bit more difficult, not as easy to steal as the old money in the countryside.
When he thought of tens of millions of taels of silver, Guo Dajing became angry and called Chongzhen a fool, a coward and a tyrant. A great famine swept the Central Plains, and he wanted to increase taxes and taxes on the people, regardless of whether they lived or died.
For such an emperor, if he dies early, he will be better off. How can you still expect him to eliminate long-standing abuses and revitalize the country? Can you still expect him to be considerate of his people and be kind to the soldiers who fight for the country?
Hmm! This one must be stolen too.
Guo Dajing focused his attention on a big family in terms of intelligence, the biggest big family, known to the whole world, the Qufu Kong family.
No matter whether dynasties changed or even foreigners entered the Central Plains, the Kong family always stood firm and turned to serve the new rulers.
Is this considered a traitor? In Guo Dajing's opinion, there is no doubt. But the Confucius family does not think so. They want to save their lives, preserve their glory and wealth, so that they can pass on Confucius' knowledge.
A good excuse, without any moral guilt. The favors and rewards from the previous dynasty were gone, but this dynasty gave them again. It is really a useful tool in the hands of the ruler.
Guo Dajing expressed: admire, admire.
With such a Confucian family, it is no wonder that so many guys who read books about sages feel at ease when they become traitors, and they feel confident about betraying their country.
Guo Dajing sneered, put away the information, and began to deal with other official matters.
Generally speaking, various undertakings have made great progress, mainly in terms of rewards and punishments in terms of money and food, which directly involve self-interest. If you continue to mess around and starve!
Guo Dajing was considerate and caring towards the common people, but his face darkened and he was not used to officers who were lazy, slippery, or even disobedient to orders.
As for the joint fishing matter, all parties sent people and ships, but it was Guo Dajing who was in charge.
After a short period of instruction and training, a group of people were dismissed. No matter where they came from, they were all sent away. Even those from Pidao headquarters, Guo Dajing showed no mercy.
Not only were stewards, or officers called officials, responsible for fishing and processing, but also eyes and ears were placed among them.
Guo Dajing is well aware of the operation of the United Fishing Company and his personal performance.
If you don't work hard, get out. The food that these people eat, the houses they live in, and the fishing equipment are all purchased by Guo Dajing.
Don't think that the joint fishing is begging you. Without your few boats, we can still do well.