Hearing the tone of Feng Ziying's words that she was incompatible with the Jianzhou Jurchens, Bushiya Mara felt relieved and also had some doubts: "Ziying, decades ago the Jianzhou Jurchens were not worth mentioning in the eyes of the Zhou Dynasty. Before, the Jianzhou Jurchens were not worth mentioning.
When the Great Zhou Dynasty was at its peak, it never considered completely eliminating the Jianzhou Jurchens, and even appointed officials to the Jianzhou Jurchens, but your words seem to indicate that the Great Zhou Dynasty is going to change its policy towards the Liaodong tribes?"
Feng Ziying was dumbfounded, this was just caused by the inertial thinking brought about by his previous life.
The Jurchens from Jianzhou eventually took control of the Central Plains and overthrew the Ming Dynasty, bringing profound disasters to the Chinese nation and causing countless future generations to suffer. Therefore, taking precautions and having the opportunity to completely eradicate this scourge is naturally the primary goal of every traveler.
Although the Zhou Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty are no longer the same dynasty in this time and space, from Feng Ziying's observations of the Zhou Dynasty over the years, its essence and current situation are no different from the Ming Dynasty in previous history, and it is even somewhat inferior to the late Ming Dynasty.
After all, the late Ming Dynasty also experienced Zhang Juzheng's reforms, and there was still some accumulation in the Wanli era. But now the Zhou Dynasty is not only riddled with internal crises, but also seems to have greater external threats.
The Boshu Rebellion has not yet been resolved, and the Japanese seem to be watching. It stands to reason that the Tokugawa shogunate, which came to power after the Imjin Japanese Rebellion in the previous life, has given up its coveting of China and turned to seclusion. However, this life is a little different. The Japanese are still there.
The coastal areas are constantly being harassed, and there are also hidden dangers such as Prince Yohitada and the White Lotus Sect, which is even more worrying.
The reason why Jianzhou Jurchen and Nurhachi have not really posed a greater threat to the situation in Liaodong is because the timeline has not yet reached that point.
If my calculations are correct, the current ninth year of Yonglong is probably around the fortieth year of Wanli in previous history, that is, around 1612, which is still seven years before the Battle of Sarhu where the Ming Dynasty lost its advantage in Liaodong.
But judging from the current Battle of Fushun initiated by the Jianzhou Jurchens, Li Yongfang’s surrender time has also been advanced by several years. This means that the Battle of Saarhu is a node that affects the rise and fall of the Zhou Dynasty and the Jianzhou Jurchens.
The battle may be brought forward.
It may not be Saarhu, but it may be a key battle somewhere else that will determine the safety of the entire Liaodong situation.
"Whether the policy will change or not will change with time and the situation. The ambition shown by the Jianzhou Jurchens makes it impossible to believe that they are willing to guard the border for the Great Zhou Dynasty. Then this scourge must be completely solved to avoid raising tigers.
To cause trouble."
Feng Ziying did not respond directly to Bushiya Mara's question. The tribes in Liaodong were not only the Jianzhou Jurchens, but also the Haixi Jurchens where the Yehe tribe was located, and even the five neighboring tribes of Inner Khalkha and the Horqin people. The court's attitude was final.
How it will evolve, no one can predict now.
Busia Mara didn't think that much. She just thought that Feng Ziying was worried about the threat of the Jianzhou Jurchens and wanted to eliminate them quickly. She never thought that once the Jianzhou Jurchens were destroyed in the future, what would happen to the Haixi Jurchens and Ye He
What to do with the Ministry, of course, is also a very distant matter.
"Then Ziying, do you think there will be no major changes in the situation in Liaodong now?" Bushiya Mara is more concerned about this issue. As a woman, no matter how strong she is and considers the tribe, she will have a problem after caring about her lover.
He has a lazy mentality and is more willing to leave these problems that he had to take care of before to his lover to consider for him.
"There won't be any big problems in a year and a half, or even a year or two, unless something unexpected happens within the Great Zhou Dynasty." Feng Ziying thought for a moment and then said slowly.
If Prince Yi Zhong really raises the banner of rebellion and relies on Jiangnan to confront the imperial court from north to south, it is hard to say whether Nurhaci will change his current strategy of fully managing the Barbarian Jurchens and instead take advantage of the situation and launch an attack on Liaodong.
Just like when Li Zicheng attacked Beijing in the previous life, Hou Jin also seized this opportunity to launch a fierce attack on Liaodong, and then invaded the Central Plains. In the end, it became a snipe and clam fight between Ming and Dashun, and Hou Jin, the fisherman, benefited?
"How could something happen to Dazhou? Could the Bozhou Rebellion have much impact on Dazhou?" Busia Mara heard this, contentedly leaned her body against Feng Ziying's arms, and subconsciously asked casually.
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Feng Ziying smiled bitterly. He had never mentioned Prince Yi Zhong's serious problem to Busia Mara.
For Busia Mara, a foreigner, this kind of internal fratricidal war between brothers is really not humane, at least it is not honorable. Maybe in Busia Mara's mind, why would it happen to you in Zhou Dynasty?
What about the things that only happen to the nomadic people on the grassland? This will damage the image of the Zhou Dynasty in the minds of the surrounding vassal tribes.
Unwilling to answer this question, Feng Ziying's mind returned to this jade body that he couldn't put down. After their love, he scored twice...
Busia Mara is also the kind of character who dares to love and hate, and she deliberately welcomes her lover. She is also eager to get pregnant and give birth to a child as soon as possible, otherwise the situation in Liaodong will really change in a year or two.
, he can escape and return to the Yehe tribe to shoulder his responsibilities as a descendant of Bu Zhai.
By the time Weng Qiyang arrived quietly, Feng Ziying and Busia Mara had already finished grooming. The radiant Busia Mara knew that Feng Ziying was busy, so she wisely avoided them, leaving only Feng Ziying and Weng Qiyang.
It was also the first time for Weng Qiyang to come to Feng Ziying's villa. It was very common for officials in the capital, including many officials from other places, to have villas in the middle of the capital. Weng Qiyang didn't find it strange, but he saw Busia Mara leaving.
The figure was still stunned for a moment.
He has seen this woman, she must be a Jurchen outside Guan, and it is said that she is a noble daughter of a certain tribe. She seems to have a very unusual relationship with Lord Feng.
However, the habit he developed as a businessman made him never wonder about things that had nothing to do with him, unless the other party wanted to let him know. He was not sure whether Feng Ziying meant for him to see this scene.
"Mr. Weng, please sit down."
Feng Ziying raised her hand to signal, and Weng Qiyang carefully bowed his hands before sitting down.
"How is the situation with Mr. Weng in Yongping Mansion?"
"It's going well. The second expansion of Yuguan Port is imperative. Shao Quan and I have also discussed it. A new round of expansion will start next month. Considering that it will not affect the use of the existing terminal, we are
Build another place, slightly farther away, but the terrain is flatter and more suitable for building docks, warehouses and roads. It is mainly used to supply iron materials and cement for export..."
When talking about this business, Weng Qiyang couldn't help but raise his voice, obviously very satisfied with it.
"At present, Songjiang and Ningbo are in great demand for iron and cement, and the demand in Dongpan is also expanding rapidly. They are currently building new port terminals in the north and south. Previously, they could only rely on stone bars.
It is very demanding on geographical conditions and is time-consuming and labor-intensive. Now that cement is available, many problems can be solved easily, so they would rather pay a high price to get it first. They have discussed this with us many times, but our production and transportation capacity
They are all limited and it is really difficult to satisfy them..."
Feng Ziying waved her hand. He had a general understanding of these situations. Wang Shaoquan would come to visit him every other month to inform him of the situation. These situations would also be mentioned in Lian Guo's affairs and in his own letters.
"Mr. Weng, I am generally aware of these situations, but they are not what I am most interested in right now. I believe that is not why you came here." Feng Ziying looked at the other party with bright eyes, "Only when we unify the week and go all out to the outside world can business be done easily.
, this is also the main purpose of my original strategy of opening up the sea. Japan, Korea, Nanyang, and even the Western Yi further away. We, the Zhou Dynasty, have no reason not to do business in those places, including Mongolia, Jurchen and more on land.
The Mughals in the west and the Dongwu in the southwest are all like this..."
Feng Ziying's words "Unify the Great Zhou Dynasty and go all out to the outside world" made Weng Qiyang understand what the other party meant. Of course, this was also the purpose of his visit today. Feng Ziying had a special request after the auction. The imperial court would provide support to the gentry and merchants who were loyal to the imperial court.
, but they also need to show their loyalty.
With a slight sigh, Weng Qiyang stopped talking.
Before coming, he had discussed it with his brother countless times. As a leader among Jiangnan merchants, he did not dare to fully understand the current changes in Jiangnan, but he could still be said to have a thorough understanding of it.
In the past two or three months, there have been constant actions in various places in the south of the Yangtze River. He didn't know whether the imperial court was aware of it, but if the Nanjing Sixth Ministry and the Metropolitan Procuratorate said they were not aware of it, he would never believe it.
What happened under the eyes of the Procuratorate, and what about Long Jinwei? Did they not even know about it?
If it was known, why did the court take no action?
Or maybe the court had some other understanding of these actions, or was he too sensitive?
Weng Qiyang did not think that he had misunderstood. He also believed that if the person in front of him knew about these situations, he would certainly not remain indifferent.
"Sir, there are some situations that we don't know whether the court understands, but since you gave instructions last time, my brother and I, and even our Dongting Chamber of Commerce, have to pay more attention to them." Weng Qiyang hesitated and said: "Many situations seem ordinary, but they are
If you think about it carefully, there may be some differences."
"Well, Mr. Weng, please tell me." Feng Ziying could guess some, but he needed more details.
"Well, for example, Jiangnan's summer grain harvest this year is considered a bumper harvest, but many people still buy grain from Huguang to stockpile. In the past, if the harvest in Jiangnan was not good, they would buy grain from Huguang. Under normal circumstances, most of the grain purchased was transported by water.
But this year, the number shipped to the north has declined, and this is despite the good harvest in the south of the Yangtze River..."
Weng Qiyang continued: "This has caused grain prices in Huguang and Jiangnan to rise to varying degrees. Compared with the grain prices in the north, the increase will be greater. But if it remains the same after the autumn grain harvest, then the grain prices in the north will rise next spring.