Abate made his choice and sent Bogor to Tie Mo. At this point, Tie Mo understood a little bit. Although nothing seemed to change after coming and going, it made Abate become more loyal.
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On August 21st of the second year of Chongzhen, Yunfu's garrison Tiemo finally completed the eradication of the Tumut tribes, and completely brought the Tumut tribe's territory under the jurisdiction of Yunfu. In order to strengthen the rule over the Mongolian tribes,
Tumochuan was connected with Hanhai and Zhangbei, and Tiemo began to raise manpower and material resources to build a new city in the middle of Hanhai Grassland.
The military newspaper and Boguoer were sent to the capital together. After learning about the Tumote Department, Chongzhen was naturally very happy, especially Tie Mo's behavior of asking Chongzhen to name the new city, which made Chongzhen's face shine.
Chongzhen was still very concerned about the construction of the new city and specifically submitted it to the cabinet for discussion. In fact, there was no need to hand over such a matter to the cabinet, but Chongzhen was willing to do so because he wanted to show it to the officials in the court.
There are still loyal ministers and good generals under Zhu Youjian. To put it simply, Chongzhen just wants to show off. After all, he has been having troubles for such a long time.
After two days of cabinet deliberations, Chongzhen decided to name the new city Ulan City. Unfortunately, Chongzhen only gave verbal encouragement and praise, but nothing substantial.
Ordinarily, building a new city and strengthening the rule over the various Mongolian tribes would only benefit the Ming Dynasty and not harm it. In any case, the Yun Mansion was also under the Xuanfu of the Ming Dynasty, so the court had to allocate silver and materials no matter what. Regarding this point, Chongzhen
I'm actually a little embarrassed. It's not that Chongzhen doesn't want to give it, but that he really can't.
Recently, some taxes have been collected, but because Mao Wenlong was killed, all the money was sent to Liaodong as food and wages to appease Pi Dao's troops. At present, Chongzhen's internal funds are all empty, and he really can't get out the money.
However, Chongzhen did not do nothing. He had already sent people to Nanzhili to raise donations from the gentry in the south of the Yangtze River.
Tie Mo had little hope for Chongzhen's donation drive. Jiangnan was the back garden of the Donglin Party, and South Zhili was the Donglin Party's home base. If Chongzhen could raise a hundred thousand taels, it would be an eye-opener.
When the court officials stayed in the capital, Chongzhen couldn't even get money. If they went to the south of the Yangtze River, it would be even worse. As the saying goes, the mountains are high and the emperor is far away.
Tie Mo is a very courageous man, which even Sun Chengzong is ashamed of. This is a city, not a village. Tie Mo will build it as he says. What makes Sun Chengzong even more unexpected is that this matter has not happened in Yun Mansion.
Encountered too much resistance. Shanxi merchants are not fools. If there is a city on the Hanhai Grassland, the entire trade route will be widened a lot, and the benefits will naturally be indispensable.
In the face of interests, Shanxi merchants headed by Chang, Cao, and Qiao mobilized all available forces, including masons and masons, and rushed to the Hanhai Grassland at once. In less than four days, the entire land of Shanxi was
Because Ulan City is busy.
On the other hand, I have to lament the influence of Shanxi merchants. The longer Sun Chengzong interacted with Tie Mo, a cheap student, the more he liked him. Tie Mo and Chongzhen were not much different in age, but they were more prudent in their work.
Tie Mo comes from a humble background, but he makes good use of various resources and is able to take into account the interests of all parties and combine all forces for my use.
Shanxi merchants, this huge force that supports the Shanxi Party, has now been truly integrated with Tie Mo's interests. If another student was half as mature as Tie Mo, he would not liquidate the eunuchs on a large scale and turn them into
The powerful force of Shanxi merchants pushed them into opposition to the imperial court. The imperial court should be a place that took into account the interests of all parties, and the emperor was the person at the helm.
Unfortunately, the Ming Dynasty has now become the domain of the Donglin Party.
As a teacher, there are some things you can advise and some things you cannot. At least, in Chongzhen's eyes, the eunuchs are the black sheep and must be eliminated.
If you don’t learn the art of balancing the court and the emperor from a young age, you can only learn it slowly in your future career as an emperor. One day, another student will understand that there are no good or bad court officials, only useful ones.
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In September, the weather became cooler, and Wulan City was being built bit by bit. On the east side of the Hanhai Grassland, the conflict between Hou Jin and Lin Dan Khan also temporarily came to an end. A part of the grassland on the east side of the Hanhai Grassland became Lin Dan Khan's territory, but Lin Dan
Khan did not feel much happiness. The Han people lost some pastures, but built Ulan City on the grasslands.
Once Ulan City is built, Lin Dan Khan will have an additional obstacle on his way to the west to unify Mongolia. Lin Dan Khan is the last person who wants to have another strong city on the Hanhai Grassland, but at this time, he has no time to care. Lin Dan Khan is afraid that he will be a pair
If we use troops in the Hanhai Grassland, the Jurchens will come up from behind and kill them. Moreover, today's Tie Mo is far from the previous Tie Mo.
The Yun Mansion in the palm of the hand has annexed the Tumote tribe and has 40,000 armored men, all of whom are elite soldiers. The result of a fight with Tie Mo will not be achieved in a day or two. At least, Tie Mo is not heading eastward now.
What I mean is that the Jurchens are constantly making small moves. At this time, Lin Danhan really doesn’t want to cause more trouble to himself.
Since the two sides stopped their troops, the Jurchens have not been idle. On the contrary, the mobilization of troops and horses has become more ordinary. It seems that they intend to launch a new round of offensive against Liaodong. Even so, Lin Danhan did not dare to be careless, in case the Jurchens were targeting Liaodong.
If you come here by yourself, if you are unprepared, wouldn't it be unlucky?
The Jurchens were busy sharpening their swords, Lin Danhan was very nervous, and the Ming soldiers and horses in Liaodong were also on strict alert.
Today's Yuan Chonghuan can be said to be high-spirited and full of confidence in the future. After getting rid of Mao Wenlong, the court not only did not punish him, but also encouraged him. Now, in Liaodong, no one dares to openly oppose Yuan Chonghuan's decree.
The Jurchens mobilized their troops frequently, so Yuan Chonghuan did not worry too much. If the Jurchens were to come, then they would come. The Jurchens' cavalry would definitely make it difficult for the Jurchens to carry around.
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The Hanhai Grassland was peaceful, and there was no war in Liaodong for the time being, but the Ming Dynasty could not truly calm down.
After autumn, Wang Jiayin, who was originally entrenched in the northwest, suddenly went south to Fengxiang Mansion, broke through three cities in one day, and fought back to the hinterland of Shaanxi. Wang Jiayin's peasant army took refuge in the northwest for half a year, and its strength did not decrease but increased. In just a few months,
Over time, the number of troops under Wang Jiayin's command increased to more than 100,000. Such a resurgence of troops made the entire Shaanxi tremble.
Yang He, who was the governor of the three sides at the time, quickly ordered Liu Yingyu to garrison Xi'an Prefecture. At the same time, Cao Wenzhao, who was stationed in Suide, led the border troops to rush to Xi'an Prefecture urgently.
Autumn has just entered, but with the return of Wang Jiayin's peasant army, the whole of Shaanxi is in turmoil.