Chapter 387 The Southern Expedition and the Northern War 52 North Korea Liaodong Eighth
Han Jing, one of the founders of the China Company, was dressed in a Confucian robe. Since he was from the south and was afraid of the cold, he wore a sheepskin jacket.
Han Jing, who is now the director of the company's foreign trade department, widened his eyes and said: "Tens of thousands of migrant workers were used to expand the Taiwan Port. This scene is not as big as here. Your Majesty, big boss. It is necessary for you to create such a big scene here. From my experience, it is not a problem to station a hundred thousand troops and thousands of battleships in the Jinzhou and Lushun area. Is this to attack the capital?"
Han Ping and Han Jing, father and son, are representatives of the conservative faction among the company's shareholders. Although they have been tied to the chariot of anti-Ming self-reliance, they still have a sense of awe for the Ming court.
Yin Feng was better able to understand their psychology. After all, the Han family and his son had received traditional Confucian education. He smiled: "It is not the time to deal with the imperial court. If the Ming Dynasty collapses overnight, the people will be in ruins. I don’t know how many people will die in vain. I don’t have the ability to control the country in a short period of time. Although Ruoda’s imperial court is on the verge of collapse, it is not easy to overthrow it all at once. I am building the Dalian Military Port in Lushun here for our China. A century-old foundation of a great power. After this port is completed, it will be a Chinese naval base that deters North Korea, Japan and even the entire North Pacific. My brother may not be able to see the use of this place now, but your children and grandchildren will definitely be able to see it."
Yin Feng never played tricks with clouds and fog. Han Jing could only sigh at his straightforward announcement: "The king has always had a far-sighted vision and far-reaching intentions. A joint-stock cooperation system like the China Company is one of the reasons for your foresight. For thousands of years, our Chinese merchants have been scattered like sand and doing their own business. It is you who have combined these dispersed forces into one place. It has even reached the level where we are now as rich as the enemy, and our power is also the enemy of the country. Now I am following you wholeheartedly. I have no other intentions. Regarding the Anhai Development Group, my father asked me to tell you that all personnel and materials of the Development Group will be transferred to the Jinghai Prince’s Militia Headquarters for management."
Yin Feng smiled faintly: "It doesn't have to be like this. Your family paid for the group. It is reasonable and legal in terms of company regulations. It's just that it is too reckless to attack the Japanese country without authorization. I checked. This is not what your father meant. It is. The leader of the pioneering group made his own decision. It has nothing to do with you and his son. Don't worry about anything. I am also responsible for this matter. The scope of colonization has not been determined in advance. I will issue a formal decree to determine the scope of colonial expansion of the pioneering group. As long as the pioneering group does not come to the country. Make trouble. You can make any noise within the prescribed scope. The militia headquarters only recruits the pioneering group to join the battle during war. In peacetime, in addition to paying taxes according to regulations, the Anhai pioneering group's income and personnel rights still belong to your family management."
Han Jing was excited for a while. Yin Feng raised his hand to stop what he wanted to say and continued: "In the future, even if I can control the world, I will not prohibit my subordinates from holding weapons, nor will I prohibit the pioneering group from colonizing and expanding the territory. The world is so big. We Chinese can go anywhere. Why stay at home and enjoy internal strife. Brother Han, remember my words: No matter which country or clan you are from, you can just stay at home with peace of mind. You don’t know the general trend of the world. Sooner or later, others will knock on your door. A country that has no ambition to expand abroad will be destroyed sooner or later."
Han Jing couldn't accept so much information from Yin Feng at once. He patted his forehead and said, "I have written down what the Dadong family said. Although I still don't know why, I know that the Dadong family is thinking about me, the Chinese people. I, Han, The family will follow the footsteps of the king forever..."
"Okay. The matter of your pioneering group has been settled. Let's talk about the business you brought. This is the main purpose of your trip."
Han Jing laughed: "These matters are up to you, the king, to decide. I have brought more than 30 representatives of wealthy businessmen from Guangdong, Fujian, Zhejiang, Jiangnan and Sichuan. What everyone wants to know is: Liaodong and Korea After peace, will the land auction system also be implemented? Also, the purchasing rights of ginseng and mink skins. How will the local forest mining rights and mining rights be dealt with?"
Wherever the Chinese army's troops go, businessmen belonging to Chinese companies will always appear in time. There are also a large number of businessmen who follow the army into the occupied areas. The concept of using business to support troops and using soldiers to protect business has now been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. At least. This is already the case in areas controlled by Chinese companies.
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It rained for a while in the evening. People who got up in the morning could actually feel a hint of coldness. The weather in Liaodong became cold very quickly. Autumn is about to pass, and the cold winter is just around the corner.
More than 10,000 refugees around Sansanlipu began to move south this morning. There are still more than 30,000 refugees on the Pulandian Bay beach waiting to be transferred by boat.
All the soldiers of the Chinese Army's Cavalry Brigade have already gotten up early and are forming their formation around Sanlipu Fort Village.
In the wilderness to the north, vague figures of people can be seen. The main force of the Xianglan Banner arrived ten miles north of Sansanlipu yesterday.
In the early morning, the Chinese Army Cavalry Brigade reconnaissance post had already fought against the detective horses with blue flags.
Lu Xiaotian sent someone to notify the naval fleet stationed in Pulandian Bay and the Jinzhou defense line in the rear. Then he ordered his troops to fully deploy.
In the rear, more than 10,000 refugees dragged their children, old and young, in rags and rags on the road. From time to time, fast horses of the Chinese army's messengers galloped towards them. The messengers on the horses shouted anxiously all the way: "Military order is urgent. Give way. Give way quickly."
Pushing wheelbarrows and driving ox-carts, the stumbling refugees hurriedly moved out of the way. They waited for the ordering soldiers to pass before walking onto the road and walking slowly southward.
"Can the pirate army stop the Jurchen barbarians?" A refugee asked in a low voice: "So many officers and soldiers can't defeat the Jurchen barbarians. Can these Nanbarbarians do it?"
"Don't talk about the pirate army. They call themselves the Chinese Army. Not all of them are Southern Barbarians. Many of the cavalry who took us in are also from Liaodong. I also saw Mongolian Tatars in their ranks." An old man replied. road.
More refugees were walking and talking: "Let's go quickly. There will be a big ship waiting for us when we get to Jinzhou Wei. Even if the Jurchen barbarians chase us, we can get on the ship and escape."
"Then we can't go home?"
"I hope these pirates, oh no, the Chinese army can defeat them. Then we can still hope to go home."
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There were about a thousand people sitting or lying down beside a stream outside Sansanlipu. Their clothes were in tatters and they were sitting or lying down with dejected expressions. A sentry of infantrymen from the Second Division was guarding the group of people with guns nearby.
Lu Xiaotian, lieutenant colonel of the cavalry brigade, rode over on a tall Andalusian war horse. In front of his horse, a second division sentry commander pointed at this group of people and said: "... these are the people. They have been screened out in the past few days. The troops are all defeated here. We are the garrison in Sanlipu Fort. We cannot leave the fort. But what will these people do? Once the war breaks out, there will be no manpower to take care of them. Brigadier Lu, you are now in Sanlipu. The highest military commander of the shop. It’s up to you to decide.”
Lu Xiaotian was riding high on his horse. He looked down at the defeated Ming army with disdain on his face. When he was a horse thief, he had ignored the officers and soldiers. Now he despises the Ming army from the bottom of his heart. The imperial army.
He walked half a circle on horseback. When he saw that the army was defeated, everyone was dejected and dejected. There were no weapons around him. There were many barefoot people. Many people were injured. Everyone was wearing a weak weapon. She looked at him with eyes that revealed fear and confusion.
"Is there a leader? Is there anyone who can speak?" Lu Xiaotian shouted loudly.
The defeated officers and soldiers looked at each other in shock. They kept talking for a long time, but no one answered.
Lu Xiaotian became impatient: "You are men, aren't you? Are you all fucking father-in-laws without eggs? The Jurchen barbarians are coming. What are you going to do? Either die here or work as slaves for the Jurchen barbarians."
A cry came from the defeated Ming army: "Mother, please give us weapons. We can help you fight." A man stood out from the defeated army. He was tall, handsome and handsome. He didn't look like an ordinary soldier. More like a descendant of an aristocratic family.
Lu Xiaotian waved his riding whip and said coldly: "We, the Chinese Army, are fighting. We don't need your help. As long as you don't make trouble. Who are you? How long have you been a soldier?" Lu Xiaotian pointed his riding whip at the handsome man.
"I am Zhang Pan, a native of Liaoyang. He has served in the army for three months."
Lu Xiaotian laughed: "I have only been a soldier for three months. Haha. There are so many soldiers, so let a new soldier do the talking..."
Zhang Pan raised his voice and said: "Give me weapons. I want to fight. I am a son of this family. On the day when Liaoyang City was besieged, all my family members were killed by the Jurchen Tatars. I joined the army in Liaoyang City. I only wanted to kill the Tatars and take revenge." We can't fight unless it's us. In fact, all the officials fled first when the battle came. We have no one to command us, so we can only disperse in all directions."
Lu Xiaotian heard the words and said seriously: "That's the case. I order you to be the leader of these people. I will send ten soldiers from our army to assist you. You are responsible for organizing these more than a thousand people and quickly strengthen the walls of the fortress. With the equipment Contact the fortress guard. I don’t have any extra mist for you. Even if I gave it to you, you wouldn’t know how to use it. What do you want to do?”
Zhang Pan looked at what Lu Xiaotian was wearing and was secretly amazed.
In the original historical trajectory, Zhang Pan would have become Mao Wenlong's general and served as a guerrilla in Lushun. He died in battle due to the rebellion of the newly conquered Han army during the battle against Hou Jin.
Of course, now he is still a soldier who wants revenge. Unluckily, he was swept here by the defeated army involuntarily. He is a descendant of a wealthy family in Liaodong. He has received a complete traditional education. He has traveled inside and outside the customs. He has a lot of knowledge. He is completely different from other ordinary soldiers. . He saw Lu Xiaotian's fine black plate armor, an exquisite helmet with a movable mask, chain armor hanging on the whole horse, a strange short-barreled bird gun (lance), and a fine Japanese sword. I made a little calculation in my mind and found that the costume of the young knight in front of me was enough to support ten Ming army cavalry.
He didn't think much about it at the moment. Anyway, as long as he could not continue to escape, he would have a chance to fight with the Jurchen Tatars. Zhang Pan looked back at his companions. Everyone was looking forward to someone who could stand up for them. They all looked at him eagerly. Zhang Pan Pan Zai didn't care about anything anymore. He responded loudly: "In response to your words, I am willing to do it."
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In order to protect the refugees who had not yet had time to evacuate, Lu Xiaotian took the initiative to lead the team out and arrived five miles away from the Eight Banners camp. At this moment, the Eight Banners soldiers were lining up in front of the camp. They actually dared to attack the Han troops in the south. The Eight Banners generals were a little surprised.