Zhu Di read Lan Yu's battle plan over and over again, and was so impressed that he couldn't help but admire him. Even if Mr. Zhang was asked to make the plan, it would be difficult to be better than Lan Yu. This is not to say that Zhang Ximeng is not as good as Lan Yu, but that he has specialization in the art.
Under Zhang Ximeng's guidance and combined with his years of experience in leading troops, Lan Yu summed up a set of very practical strategies.
When it comes to dealing with Goryeo and Japan, Lan Yu's biggest characteristic is that he is really willing to work hard and can carefully study the characteristics of these two countries and analyze their situations.
Let’s just say that among all the generals of the Ming Dynasty, including Guan Duo, even if they stayed in Goryeo for so long, they could not speak Goryeo dialect. But Lan Yu could. He not only knew Goryeo dialect, but also Japanese.
In the entire Ming Dynasty, except for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, anyone looking for a random person might not be able to tell where the Japanese country is, where its capital is, and who its leader is... But Lan Yu is different. He even knows the aristocratic families of the Japanese country, and he has a book on hand.
The Tale of Genji.
Lan Yu also did not hesitate to teach Zhu Di that in order to deal with the barbarians of the feudal state with the minimum cost, there are two things that must be kept in mind and engraved in the bones.
First, you must really study carefully, understand your opponent clearly, understand them thoroughly, and defeat them from all aspects. In the art of war, it is said to know yourself and the enemy, and this is the truth!
But it is not enough to just focus on the art of war. You must also grasp all their superiors, their thoughts and ideas, and social contradictions, and understand them better than themselves.
This is the first step to success.
And once this step is achieved, the next step is to master it skillfully and mix it with skillful techniques... For example, Goryeo is a lump, and Japan is also a lump. Just act as a stick in the middle and stir it up gently from left to right.
Immediately the stench will overflow and flies will fly everywhere...
Zhu Di endured his stomach discomfort and wrote down Lan Yu's Shit Stick tactics. Looking back, he saw that this plan really adhered to the core essence of the Shit Stick, and it was exactly the same.
In fact, Goryeo wanted to beg Xin Min, hoping to kill him and then discuss cooperation with the Ming Dynasty... Zhu Biao wanted to protect Xin Min, but Zhu Di wanted to kill him.
This is where the differences between the two brothers lie, but Lan Yu thinks what are you two arguing about? It's such a simple thing, we can agree to Gao Li first, get benefits from them, and then let the news out and let Xin Min go.
Already.
Then let Xin Min go make trouble with Goryeo, and we can even sell some weapons and make some money.
Anyway, we can't let Goryeo destroy Xin Min. Of course, we can't let Xin Min develop too fast, even if we push Goryeo.
As long as it is delayed for a while, Gao Li can't stand it anymore and won't raise any conditions.
Once Goryeo is honest and obedient, it will be easy to deal with the Japanese.
All in all, Lan Yu taught Zhu Di that when someone proposes a condition to you, it's not about whether you agree or not. In fact, you can create a bigger trouble for him, or use one thing to overcome it, that's it.
"Mr. Lan, you are just fooling around and have not solved the problem at all!" Zhu Di asked Lan Yu.
"Solve the problem?" Lan Yu said with a smile: "Why solve the problem? Can all problems be solved? And even if it is solved, it will appear in the future. If you are full today, you will still be hungry tomorrow.
.So, life is only a few decades long. As long as you can fool around until you are eighty years old, you will be considered successful. If a country can survive for three to five hundred years, it will be prosperous forever. Why do you want to do so much?"
Zhu Di's eyes widened and he was speechless by what Lan Yu said.
"Father, and Mr. Zhang, they never thought this way!"
Lan Yu chuckled, "Then you want to imitate His Majesty? Do you want to imitate Mr. Zhang? Do you have the ability to imitate them? And I don't know what His Majesty thinks. Our Mr. Zhang is full of bad ideas. That four-stage tactic, we are not
Everyone knows that Mr. Zhang is also a master at fooling people. What is he planning in his heart? Do you really know?"
Zhu Di was completely dumbfounded. He felt that he was not virtuous enough, so he was incompatible with this group of people.
When will one be able to be as wicked as Sapphire, and then maybe he can be considered as a teacher reluctantly.
The road to spiritual practice is long and arduous!
Zhu Di has completely restrained his arrogance this time. He not only has to learn from Mr. Zhang, but also from Lan Yu and everyone else. Only by learning from the strengths of others and gathering the strengths of all the unscrupulous people can he truly become a great virtue.
Sure enough, as long as you are willing to lower your head and study, you will make new discoveries... Xin Min still followed Zhu Biao's request and sent him to Yingtian.
After losing their leader, Xin Min's men immediately fell apart.
Some people fled overnight, trying to return to their hometown, hiding their names and living in hiding.
As a result, without outsiders taking action, their relatives would take the initiative to report the incident and recruit Goryeo officers and soldiers to kill these people without any courtesy.
If you hadn't messed around, how could we be so miserable?
Isn't it good to kneel down all the time? If you have to stand up, your head will fall off if you stand up!
But they didn't expect that after killing some of Xin Min's subordinates, the Goryeo officers and soldiers were not satisfied, and then began to hunt down the families and fellow villagers of these subordinates and rob their property. Even many innocent people could not escape.
By this time, Guan Duo and Zhang Dingbian had retreated to Liaodong and no longer provided protection to the Koreans.
Anyway, you are willing to torment yourself, why do we care about these things...
Therefore, what really happened in Goryeo was not as simple as Xin Min's old tribe taking their relatives and fleeing to the Ming Dynasty to avoid trouble, but a very complicated process.
First, the Ming army retreated, and then Xin Min's old troops fled back to their hometown. The villagers first attacked them and recruited the Goryeo army.
As if they wanted to take revenge for these years of oppression, the Goryeo officers and soldiers killed wildly and indiscriminately. In an instant, mountains of corpses and seas of blood piled up, and the rivers were dyed red with blood.
In some villages, all were killed, and even the Japanese pirates seemed amiable compared to them.
After all, Xin Min is an enemy more terrifying than the Japanese pirates. They must use piles of corpses to warn all the idiots to be more honest. If you dare to think wildly and hope for unrealistic things, be careful!
On the Goryeo side, especially in Uiju and other places, the area where Xin Min divided the land was already a mess. The remaining people fled to Liaodong with their families.
Some of the remaining Xin Min's old troops had to regroup and continue to struggle with the Goryeo army.
It's not that they are unwilling to surrender and admit defeat, it's just that they kneel down and still can't survive.
After all this trouble, the strength of Xin Min's old troops was sharply reduced, leaving only less than one-tenth of its original strength. However, these people were relatively determined, and the hatred between them and the Goryeo officers and soldiers was even deeper. Even if they were asked to surrender, they would not surrender.
Already.
On the other side, people in Yiju and other places also suffered heavy casualties, and their household registrations were directly reduced by half.
Goryeo Middle School was quite happy. After all, the Ming army had also left. Although Xin Min was not captured, his men suffered heavy casualties. They were no longer the same as before, and they could take a breather.
It's just that they don't realize that the foundation of this country is becoming more and more fragile. They don't know when a strong wind will blow and it will collapse and disappear.
For the Ming Dynasty, the problem is not big. The Xinmin people are still alive and the sporadic old ministries are still there. As long as they give some more support, they will soon grow stronger.
On the other hand, the woolen textile workshop in Kaiping City had a total of 8,000 workers.
From Liaodong to Peiping, there were tens of thousands more people, and even the number of civilians building the Great Wall in Shanhaiguan increased by 30,000 to 50,000.
Basically, it can be said that he has won.
What else can I say, they started fighting, consuming the country's money and the people's wealth, making the world angry and people angry, but when they arrived at Lan Yu, they made a lot of money before they officially sent out troops.
It doesn't matter if you don't accept this.
There is no doubt that Mr. Lan's status is rising rapidly, and he is only a little bit behind Mr. Zhang.
While Peiping was preparing for the war, a couple was heading north.
"Sister, you said that the fourth child was crying about poverty all day long, and that Peiping was thousands of miles away and the people were in dire straits. How could we look at it? Most of the merchants coming and going along the way were going to Peiping. With such a big trade, no matter what, we would not be poor.
Ah!" Zhu Yuanzhang muttered.
Empress Ma chuckled, "That's not easy, just cheat if you're not poor! Anyway, you have to figure out how to discipline your own son!"
Zhu Yuanzhang's face darkened. He said this as if he was not your son!
Lao Zhu thought about it again and again, and suddenly an idea came to his mind, "What do you think we should verify the official administration of Lao Si?"
Empress Ma was puzzled, so Zhu Yuanzhang immediately ordered that plainclothes be prepared for him, and then two carriages were sent out.
"Sister, you stay behind for now. Let's take two carts of goods and go to Peking first."
Empress Ma rolled her eyelids. This time, the couple went north in a simple and easy manner without any fanfare. Of course, they would know what they should know along the way. Zhang Ximeng, for example, knew it all.
However, if Lao Zhu wants to go to Peiping in advance to test the administration, he can still do it.
"Your Majesty, your Majesty, if you don't find anything out through the test, but instead lose face and make a joke, will you look at Mr. Zhang and not laugh at you?"
Zhu Yuanzhang was slightly startled, but he quickly shook his head.
"We don't believe that there are some officials who are not greedy for money. We have to test it!"
Zhu Yuanzhang was still more energetic. He took two carts of cloth goods and went directly to Tongzhou Tax Card.
In addition, Lao Zhu hid a package of precious jewelry in the cloth.
The vehicle arrived at the tax card and was stopped according to the rules.
Inspecting the goods, estimating the price, everything went smoothly.
But at the end, the tax collector discovered the package of jewelry.
"This, what is this?"
Zhu Yuanzhang immediately handed over the treasure banknotes he had prepared long ago, "It's just a small thing, worthless, just for convenience!"
The tax collector took the thick banknotes and suddenly smiled, "Should I let you go and all these will belong to me?"
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded, "That's right, I hope you show your respect!"
"Hahaha! It seems you still don't understand! Someone, take them away!"
In an instant, the soldiers in charge of tax collection rushed up and took Lao Zhu and his party away directly... The tax collector clutched the treasure banknotes, laughed, and said to himself: "I'll take you, this is mine too!"