He didn't expect that Shen Yourong would put on a big show for him as soon as he arrived.
Even he had only thought about connecting the Haixi Jurchen and the Savage Jurchen, and he didn't even know if there would be a chance. As for Ezo, even the Ministry of War's Staff Division only knew that it was a large island in the north of Japan. There are Ezo people who are different from the Japanese, and Shen Yourong actually proposed to use Ezo as a base for business.
This suggestion is not a bold one, and more importantly, Shen Yourong must have the confidence to dare to say this. He is not just talking nonsense. Even Feng Ziying does not know the situation on Ezo Island and whether the Tokugawa shogunate has conquered Ezo.
"General Shen, do you know about the Haixi Jurchens and the Savage Jurchens? Also know about the Ezo Land?" Feng Ziying couldn't help but ask.
"Master Feng, before the thirty-second year of Yuanxi, I have been in Liaodong. I am familiar with the Yehe tribe, the Ula tribe, and the Huifa tribe. I have even been there many times. I didn't expect that the Huifa tribe had been destroyed by the Jurchens of Jianzhou. , but although the Jianzhou Jurchens have now annexed most of the Haixi Jurchen tribes, it is not that simple for them to completely assimilate all the Haixi Jurchen tribes in a short period of time, especially those tribes near the seaside, which mostly make a living by fishing and hunting in the mountains and forests. Many times the Jianzhou Jurchens can only imitate our Zhou Dynasty's restraint model to deal with these mountain and forest tribes..."
Shen Yourong's words made Feng Ziying realize that this person really had a story. Logically speaking, he had been away from Liaodong for so many years, so he shouldn't still know so much about Liaodong.
Seeing the suspicion in Feng Ziying's eyes, Shen Yourong smiled lightly and said: "Master Feng, although Shen is an official in Fujian, he is in charge of coastal defense and has a lot of dealings with those maritime merchants. In the past, Shen also had some acquaintances in North Korea. Old friend, so through these maritime merchants Shen was able to find out the Jianzhou Jurchen activities from North Korea, which was even more accurate and detailed than the information from the Ministry of War."
Feng Ziying suddenly realized and nodded: "General Shen has his heart. The Haixi Jurchens were indeed annexed by most of the Jianzhou Jurchens. But if it is actually as the general said, can we communicate and connect the Haixi Jurchens through North Korea?"
"I'm afraid it's difficult. The situation in Liaodong is not good now. The North Koreans are already afraid of the Jianzhou Jurchens. They have always been afraid of subduing the strong. The Jianzhou Jurchens also intimidated them a lot, so they will never agree. "Shen Yourong shook his head firmly.
Feng Ziying actually thought of this too.
North Korea has always relied on the strong. Although the Great Zhou Dynasty united North Korea to repel the Japanese invasion in the Imjin Japanese Rebellion, the various weaknesses, corruption and slowness exposed by the Great Zhou Dynasty in this war were all seen by the Koreans. , I'm afraid I already have other thoughts in my heart.
Especially in the past few years with the rapid rise of the Jianzhou Jurchens, North Korea's attitude has quietly changed, and it no longer dares to refuse some of the Jianzhou Jurchens' demands. Feng Ziying also obtained this information from the Ministry of War's Staff Division and Pingren Division. Learned a lot.
If there is no way to reverse this situation, I am afraid that within a few years North Korea will completely fall to the Jianzhou Jurchens, and even follow the Jurchens and bite Dazhou in the back.
"Then the general means we can only rely on ourselves? How about Ezochi? Has the general ever been there?"
Feng Ziying became more and more interested in Shen Yourong and became more and more confident.
If he were just a pure tough general, Feng Ziying would just help him and push him to the right position. But now Shen Yourong's performance has exceeded his expectations. His analysis and judgment of the situation in Liaodong alone is enough to make people laugh. Watch with admiration.
"Ezo is located at the northeastern tip of Japan. It is said that the climate is as cold as Liaodong, but only as cold as Liaodong. When I was in Liaodong, I had already heard some Haixi Jurchens mentioning Ezo, and later came to Fujian, I have dealt with some Japanese pirates, and they also mentioned that they had been there. The Ezo people on the island are completely different from the Japanese, but it is said that the Japanese Oyizaki clan has controlled the southern Ezo land, but the Ezo people have not They do not quite obey the rule of the Oyizaki clan, but the entire central and northern Ezo lands are still independent of the Ezo people."
Shen Yourong has obviously made full preparations, "Ezo is a large area, and there is a port in the north, but it may freeze in winter. I'm not too sure about the specific situation. If you want to plan this place, you need to make early preparations."
Shen Yourong had already seen some of Feng Ziying's intentions, which was to plan to contain and counterattack the Jianzhou Jurchens from the other side.
The Haixi Jurchens and the Savage Jurchens are an important fulcrum.
At present, most of the Haixi Jurchens have been annexed by the Jianzhou Jurchens and are under the sword of the slave chief Nurhaci, but they are not without a chance.
The Jianzhou Jurchens also gradually developed under the connivance of the Zhou Dynasty. The Haixi Jurchen tribes just did not get more opportunities.
If Dazhou is really willing and willing to invest in support, the remaining Jurchens in the east and west of Haixi may not have no chance. At the very least, they can create considerable trouble for the Jianzhou Jurchens who are bent on moving westward and southward.
The same is true for the savage Jurchens (East China Sea Jurchens) who are farther north and more backward.
Although Feng Ziying does not know the ending of the Savage Jurchens in the previous life, it is conceivable that they will eventually be annexed by the Jianzhou Jurchens, but now there is an opportunity to intervene to change its history. I believe that a central dynasty that is still in an absolutely orthodox position will have no control over these Savages. For the Jurchens, it would be more exciting to them and more in line with their interests.
"I didn't expect that General Shen would have such a profound understanding of the situation in Liaodong during his idle time. Ziying also spent a lot of effort to obtain various intelligence from the Ministry of War's Staff Division and Pingren Division to comprehensively deduce these situations, but General Shen was This statement made Ziying feel even more ashamed."
Feng Ziying told the truth without any secret, "I wanted to test General Shen, but I didn't expect General Shen to fail me."
"Master Feng is exaggerating. Shen has been in Liaodong for more than ten years and in Fujian for more than ten years. In fact, he has never left the sea area. He has mostly come into contact with all kinds of people wandering around the sea. It is inevitable that he has to deal with them. They Some of them asked me for help, and I also wanted to know all aspects of the situation from them, so naturally I learned more about it. The Ministry of War's Staff Department and Pingren Department may be collecting intelligence on Jianzhou Jurchens, which one is more positive and less. I have considered understanding it from other aspects..."
Shen Yourong's frank attitude also made Feng Ziying very satisfied. She knew that this was a test, but she didn't feel dissatisfied, and she could objectively explain the reason why she understood such situations so well. This was exactly It is a characteristic of a general who can act independently.
"Previously General Shen said that in terms of short-term urgency, the situation in Liaodong needs to be improved by unblocking the Liaonan-Denglai-Jiangnan logistics support line. So are there any longer-term considerations?"
Feng Ziying looked at the other party with a smile and said.
Shen Yourong also knew that the other party would ask this question, and he had laid the groundwork before, just waiting for the other party to ask.
Of course, he also knows that Feng Ziying, who can propose the strategy of opening up the sea, is certainly not as easy to fool as ordinary people. He also has a deep understanding of the pros and cons of opening up the sea, and can make Wang Wenyan, a self-proclaimed friend, highly respected. Of course, people are not simple.
"From a long-term perspective, Shen thought that Mr. Feng should have thought of it a long time ago, that is, to fully open up the sea and fully utilize the advantages of Zhou's manpower, material and physical strength and the geographical advantage of being in the center. Whether it is Japanese or Western people , if we really want to compare it with our thousands of miles of sea territory and tens of millions of coastal people, as long as we let our people go to sea, in a few years, we can harvest a large number of people who can sail the sea. Boatmen who ride the waves can also build a large number of ships we want. No matter how convenient the location is, who can do anything to us on the sea? In turn, we can also use our advantages to do what we want to do. !”
Seeing the sparkle in Shen Yourong's piercing eyes, Feng Ziying almost thought that this guy was a time traveler like herself, but how could a time traveler do so poorly?
Of course it is impossible. It can only be said that this person has been traveling and experiencing in coastal areas such as Liaodong and Fujian for a long time. He not only knows the actual situation of the Great Zhou Dynasty, but also has a deep understanding of Korea, Japan and Western Yi. This kind of talent, in This era is particularly rare.
"General Shen has been running the navy in Fujian for many years. What does he think of the navy?" Feng Ziying asked.
Shen Yourong was taken aback. Seeing the other party's serious expression, he did not dare to be negligent. After thinking for a while, he slowly said: "Based on the current situation of the Great Zhou Navy, to put it bluntly, the responsibility of guarding the household cannot be fulfilled. It’s also a good time at the moment, there isn’t much of a threat from the sea, otherwise…”
"..., the Shandong Navy is almost non-existent, the Fujian and Zhejiang Navy are forced by the power of Japanese pirates and can only manage to maintain a few important ports and guard posts from being disturbed by the enemy, while the Guangdong and Guangdong Navy are just playing around, mostly fighting with Nanyang The pirates glanced back and forth..."
These words can be described as harsh. No wonder Shen Yourong has been employed in the Ministry of War for a year and no one cares about him. His superiors do not like such subordinates. To put it bluntly, even the person involved may not be able to bear the use of such words to describe him.
While Feng Ziying was observing Shen Yourong, Shen Yourong was also observing the other party.
He wanted to see if the other party was worthy of Wang Wenyan's overly exaggerated statement that he has talent with world knowledge and latitude. There are many talented people, but talent with world knowledge and latitude is rare. But talent alone is not enough. If there is no broad scope, Mindfulness is equally difficult to achieve, but as for age, it is a trivial matter.
His harsh remarks did not make the other party frown. The other party seemed to be more relaxed, which gave Shen Yourong a little more confidence.
"How should the Great Zhou Navy respond now?" Feng Ziying also wanted to take a look at the other party's real practical capabilities and insights in addition to his macro-strategic insights, which was related to his recommendation to the other party.