Xu Jingchang told Li Jinglong two things... Our ancestors have proven countless times that it is not easy to gain a foothold in these wild places.
If you are not careful, you will be driven away.
Therefore, you must have the ability to use force to fight, to combine vertically and horizontally, and to combine vertically and horizontally. To put it more simply, you must be able to stir things up!
And if you want to stir well, stir well, and stir up a pool of spring water, you must work hard to understand the local people's sentiments and understand the situation, so that you can move a thousand pounds.
In Liaodong, as early as the Hongwu period, Zhu Di sent troops with Feng Sheng and Lan Yu. At that time, he captured more than 200,000 people and won a great victory.
It can be regarded as Zhu Di's proud work in his early years, and he is very proud to mention it now.
It was just that after the more than 200,000 Mongolians were captured, they moved southward to facilitate the control of the Ming Dynasty, leaving a vacuum.
There were two groups of people eyeing this open space. One was the Jurchens from the north. Under the leadership of Aha Chu, they moved south and were ennobled by the Ming Dynasty to become commanders of the Jianzhou Guards.
This Jianzhouwei is just east of Shenyang and stretches all the way to the Yalu River.
But at this time, the Lee Dynasty of Korea had not long been established, and it was still vigorous and advancing its territory to the north. They looked at the Jianzhou Guards and were very annoying.
They want to mobilize troops to attack, but the Jurchens are lagging behind, but they are very capable of fighting.
In addition, behind Jianzhou Jurchen is the Ming Dynasty. It would be tragic if it offended the Celestial Kingdom.
After Li Jinglong understood the situation, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief. There was no other person except himself.
Leave it to me, it's the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl, the crouching dragon meets the phoenix chick!
It turns out that the last time Zhu Gaochi mobilized soldiers and horses in Peking to accuse North Korea, Li Jinglong had led the navy to blockade the coast and conduct a landing.
It forced North Korea to bow its head, compensate and apologize to the Ming Dynasty, and even opened the door to trade.
As soon as Li Jinglong told the story, Aha Chu was also overjoyed.
Do you think they would be afraid of the Ming Dynasty and fear them like a tiger... In fact, for the Jurchens, their most urgent enemy is North Korea. After all, the Ming Dynasty is too far away and it will not affect their survival.
Therefore, Li Jinglong entered into an alliance with Aha Chu, with Ming Dynasty providing support and granting him the power to conquer North Korea, as long as all the acquired territory was transferred to the Liaodong Protectorate.
Aha accepted the canonization of the Ming Dynasty when he was born. How big a difference can there be between Jianzhou Guard and Liaodong Protectorate?
It's nothing more than a name, but if they have the support of the Ming Dynasty, they will be famous, and they can even call on other Jurchen tribes, and they can also get weapons and food, which is a great win.
Therefore, Aha decisively agreed, and then he recruited Jurchens from all over the country. He actually summoned more than 50,000 people at once, and drove towards the Yalu River with great momentum.
The Jurchen soldiers are overwhelming and invincible. They have gathered more than 50,000 people at once, and the world will not be shattered!
Li Jinglong knew what was actually going on, and it was not that powerful at all.
More than half of the more than 50,000 people had no iron weapons or even saddles... They were just like ordinary fishermen and hunters, deliberately robbing.
Calling them a mob and lifting them up, they will absolutely collapse at the first touch.
But the question is, does North Korea dare to fight back?
Originally, they were exhausted mentally and physically by the Jurchens who invaded from time to time, but now that so many have come, and there will be an even more terrifying Ming Dynasty behind them, even if they can win once or twice, what will they do if they incur the wrath of the Thunderbolt Kingdom?
It’s better to negotiate peace!
"Five hundred miles of territory east of the Yalu River, 100,000 shi of grain, 200,000 taels of silver... Humph, Li Jinglong retreated with just these things. It's really ridiculous!"
Zhu Di gritted his teeth, "I just now know that North Korea actually occupies the territory of Liaodong in the Ming Dynasty... The last time the prince mobilized troops, I said I would fight hard. This time it is like this again. Can't you be more straightforward? I personally
How difficult is it to unite the army and conquer the small vassal state?"
Zhu Di roared loudly. In front of him, the three important officials, Xu Jingchang, Huang Guan, and Xia Yuanji, all turned their eyes as if they did not hear his complaints.
Zhu Di looked at it for a long time and found that Huang Guan was the most honest. He said angrily: "Huang Shangshu, isn't it right for me to attack the unconquered ministers and recover my homeland?"
Huang Guan paused and said with a wry smile: "Your Majesty, do you think I want to take a closer look at what Duke Cao Guo will do next?"
Zhu Di was stunned for a moment, then said: "Didn't he give all the food and money to the Jurchen tribes? And he became sworn brother with that Aha, the fierce brother Timur?"
Huang Guan nodded, "That's it, Duke Cao Guo has conquered 50,000 Jurchens!"
Zhu Di hesitated a little and then said angrily: "The Jurchens are barbaric by nature. I'm afraid they won't surrender easily. There will definitely be rebellion in the future."
"That's why we can't really attack North Korea!"
Zhu Di was stunned for a long time and was speechless for a long time... Grandma, Li Jinglong played well!
He sworn sworn friends to the leaders of the Jurchen tribes, supported their military use, and distributed all the gains to the Jurchen tribes. Almost overnight, he established his prestige. Jianzhou Guards, Haixi Jurchens, and Donghai Jurchens all respected him.
The title is Cao Guogong.
The rules of the Jurchens are also very simple. First, you must be strong enough...Li Jinglong, who has the support of the Ming Dynasty, has no doubt about this.
Secondly, you must be able to bring benefits to everyone. Li Jinglong also proved this by conquering North Korea.
In the end, he was fair in dealing with things. Li Jinglong rewarded all the captured items to various ministries, which also satisfied everyone's needs.
Huang Guan concluded: "Your Majesty, when Ban Chao was sent to the Western Regions to pacify more than fifty countries, he did not continue to fight. He relied on the method of using barbarians to control barbarians. Now Cao Guogong's actions are quite similar to Ban Dingyuan's. I think it should be emphasized.
It is the reward to Duke Cao."
Zhu Di frowned, "Huang Qing family, what you said seems reasonable, but what's the benefit of Li Jinglong's troubles? The land, money and food all belong to the Jurchens, what did I get? What did Ming Dynasty get?"
Xu Jingchang said slowly: "Order!"
Zhu Di frowned, "What do you mean?"
Xu Jingchang said: "Your Majesty has gained order and Liaodong has rules. We can encourage people to go to Liaodong to pan for gold."
Zhu Di's eyes lit up, it seemed reasonable!
At this moment, Xia Yuanji also stood up, "Your Majesty, Liaodong is dangerous, but there is also wealth in Liaodong. This time, Cao Guogong's mission is to open up trade routes and find gold. But even if gold is found, what's the use? The key is to
The gold has to be transported out... If the Jurchen tribes are causing trouble and continue to harass and massacre the people who are mining for gold, the money will still not be able to be recovered."
Zhu Di couldn't help but slap his thigh. Yes, he actually forgot the most important thing.
Searching for gold and enriching the national treasury was the purpose of the mission to Liaodong.
Can people like Li Jinglong make gold diggers completely safe?
That's impossible.
Not every Jurchen tribe can listen to him.
Once you are alone, under the eyes of others, you will kill people and steal goods. It is no surprise.
Moreover, there are many insects, snakes, tigers and leopards in the land of Liaodong. If you accidentally get eaten by a tiger, you can only blame yourself for being unlucky and not learning how to slide.
But no matter what, if we have a good relationship with the Jurchen tribes and have someone to restrain them, the situation will be much better.
Xia Yuanji added: "Your Majesty, no matter how much land we seize with our troops now, without the people, it will still not be considered the territory of the Ming Dynasty. If there are another ten or twenty years, people will continue to dig for gold, live and multiply, settle down, and there will be one or two
Millions of Han people live in Liaodong, so this place is naturally the territory of the Ming Dynasty."
Huang Guan also said: "Your Majesty, haste makes waste!"
Zhu Di took a deep breath, "Okay, I understand... tell Li Jinglong that he did a good job this time. When he comes back, I will reward him heavily. By the way, tell him again and let the Jurchen tribes send people to Tianjin
, participating in the riding and shooting competition, I also want to see the grace of the Jurchen warriors."
The three important ministers breathed a sigh of relief. Their biggest problem was not the Jurchens or North Korea, but how to control Zhu Di's surging desire for war.
This General Zhengbei, who is also the emperor, is indeed a bit difficult to deal with.
"Ding Guo Gong, Huang Shangshu, I look at it. Sooner or later we will be unable to stop him. As long as the treasury is not short of money, your majesty will definitely send troops." Xia Yuanji said.
Xu Jingchang muttered: "That's okay. After all, not everyone can be bribed with money, and not every country is like North Korea. It only gives up when soldiers press the border."
Huang Guian nodded, "Yes, I think this time we invited the Mongolian tribes to compete. The Tatars were quite obedient, but not only did Wala not come, they also detained our envoy. I think there will be a battle sooner or later."
Xia Yuanji was horrified, "Is the Oara tribe far away from the Ming Dynasty? If the army goes on an expedition, if you are not careful, you will lose your troops and generals!"
Xu Jingchang thought that not only would he lose troops and generals, but if he couldn't solve the problem, he might even lose the emperor.
"I have never objected to the use of troops, but we have to create a suitable opportunity to use troops. Take now, rashly using troops against the Tatars, they flee west and join Oara, and the two join forces, it is not a good thing. But if
If we can hold the Tatars back, concentrate our forces, and directly destroy Oara, the whole situation will be completely different. So this competition is also about making friends and looking for allies, and we must have enough strategies."
Xia Yuanji nodded, "Your ability to decide the country and announce the plan is unparalleled. I have always admired it. I just heard you say that. I am afraid that the war will not be too far away, and I have to hurry up to raise money.
Look, I have only been the Minister of Household Affairs for a few years, and my hair is all white on my temples."
Xia Yuanji did not lie. Once war breaks out, it is not impossible to empty the treasury.
"Lao Xia, let me tell you the truth. Maybe you don't need to be so anxious. Our money will come soon."
While he was talking, a guard in Jinyi ran in holding a box.
"Meet the Governor."
Xu Jingchang nodded, "What's the matter?"
"If you go back to the Governor, this is what Cao Guogong ordered. It is said to be a gold nugget presented to him by a Jurchen." He opened the box and suddenly there were more than a dozen golden things inside.
Some are as big as a fist, and some are as big as an egg.
Holding it in your hand, it's a generous portion.
This gold content is not low!
Xu Jingchang let out a long breath and said, "Lao Xia, am I right? With this thing, are you worried that no one will go to Liaodong?"
