As for which Dongjiang branch will rebel, the Foreign Intelligence Agency believes that there are many suitable people, and the most suitable one is Shang Kexi from the "Three Shun Kings".
Although Shang Kexi, Kong Youde and Geng Jingzhong are both known as the Three Shun Kings, they have little connection except that they came from Dongjiang together. Shang Kexi inherited his father's legacy. His father was a guerrilla under Mao Wenlong. After he died in battle, Shang Kexi inherited
He was stationed at Guanglu Island. Judging from the division lines, he was from the Huanglong camp. In history, when Kong Youde and others fled the Liaohai Sea, Huanglong sniped at the rebels, which was quite gratifying.
force.
When the Manchus invaded Lushun, hundreds of Shang Kexi's family members were killed. According to common sense, he and the Manchus had a blood feud, but he took the initiative to cross the sea and surrender to the Qings the second year after Kong Youde surrendered to the Qing Dynasty. Although historical records
It is said that the main factor that caused him to surrender to the Qing Dynasty was that Shen Shikui, who succeeded Dongjiang Commander-in-Chief, tried to trap him. However, the Foreign Intelligence Service believed that his surrender to the Qing Dynasty should be an outbreak of long-term dissatisfaction. After he surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, many Dongjiang generals surrendered to the Qing Dynasty.
It seems that Dongjiang's dissatisfaction with the imperial court has reached the point of breaking out. From this point of view, Dongjiang's main generals do not need much help, as long as they follow the trend.
The Foreign Intelligence Service decided to start with Shen Shikui's gratifying feud.
For several veterans on the Haitian, it was the work of the Foreign Intelligence Service to decide who surrendered to the Manchus, and they had another important task to perform.
The Haitian was gradually approaching the mouth of the Yalu River. According to the map, they were already in the Dadonggou sea area at the mouth of the Yalu River, which is about fifty kilometers away from Zhenjiang Fort.
Although Mao Shisan claimed to be the military household of Zhenjiang Fort, in fact, the real Zhenjiang Fort was never under the jurisdiction of Dongjiang Town. Zhenjiang Fort was only briefly recaptured after Mao Wenlong became famous in the First World War, and was captured less than ten days later.
Seized by the Jin Dynasty. Since then, although Dongjiang has been entrenched in North Korea and crossed the river many times to attack, it has never regained Zhenjiang Fort.
On the Yalu River in 1633 after Ding Mao's chaos and Mao Wenlong's execution, the garrison and households in Dongjiang Town actually ceased to exist. Zhenjiang Fort military households like Mao Shisan were all stationed at the mouth of the Yalu River.
on the island.
"Put down the navigation boat and prepare the entire ship for first-level combat readiness!"
Following this command, the Haitian put down a small boat, and then slowly entered the Yalu River at a speed of three knots under the guidance of the small boat. The navigation capacity of the lower reaches of the Yalu River was acceptable. In 1910, a 1,000-ton ship could still sail directly.
To the coast of Sinuiju. The Haitian, which has a fully loaded displacement of only a few hundred tons, will have no problem sailing to the Zhenjiangbao River as long as it is careful.
The river is wide, but the siltation is serious. There are many large and small islands scattered on the river. Most of these islands were once the camps and fields of the Dongjiang Army. When Nurhaci was there, the Hou Jin Dynasty launched many mopping up operations to expel the troops and burn crops. Now these islands
The island has become completely uninhabited. Only abandoned fields and dilapidated houses remain.
Both sides of the Yalu River are also full of dilapidated scenes. In the past, there used to be quite dense human settlements and large areas of cultivated fields.
Due to Dongjiang's harassment tactics, Hou Jin moved all the residents along the coast of Zhenjiang Fort into the interior. Therefore, except for a few Hou Jin's settlements, this area has become deserted. It has simply become a military garrison area. As for the other side,
Uiju in Korea was also plundered by the Manchus during the Dingmao Rebellion, and became a lifeless place.
As the Haitian entered the Yalu River Estuary, it was quickly discovered by various Houjin Tunbu on the shore, and black smoke began to rise from the beacons. Xue Ziliang could see through the telescope that there were people and horses moving around the Tunbu.
Zhenjiang Fort soon appeared in the field of vision. Zhenjiang City has a very long history. It is the former site of Laiyuan City in the Liao Dynasty. It was the Posu Prefecture in the Jin Dynasty and the seat of Posuo Prefecture in the Yuan Dynasty. In the Ming Dynasty, its former site was "encircled by nine camps".
It was called Jiulian City. In the 24th year of Wanli (1596), in order to strengthen the border defense in Liaodong, the Ming court built a new city at the "former site of Jiulian". In October of the same year, Changdian Preparatory Force was changed to guerrilla and moved to this city.
Kuandian Shenjiang's camp is adjacent to the camp. Since the purpose of building this city is to guard the eastern fortress and protect the safety of the river and sea, the name implies that it is named after "Zhenjiang".
It is adjacent to Zhendong Mountain to the north, Hengdao River to the west, and Youzhishui of the Aijiang River to the south. It is adjacent to the Yalu River to the west, and the opposite bank is Yiju, North Korea. Its strategic position is very important - it is not only a transportation hub between the Ming Dynasty and North Korea, but also strategically located in the south.
The four barriers (Jin, Fu, Hai, Gai), looking eastward toward North Korea, are important strategic support points for Liaodong defense.
Looking through the telescope, the entire Zhenjiang Fort is quite impressive in size. The city is square in shape with a circumference of 1040 meters. Yiying’s defense facilities are complete and the defenses are strict. After the Later Jin Dynasty expelled the Dongjiang Army and reoccupied this place, here it is
Zhenjiang left 300 Manchu soldiers and 1,000 Mongolian soldiers, and sent 4 Manchu and Mongolian officers to garrison. It can be said to be a heavy defense. As soon as the Haitian appeared, the four doors were closed and the place was ready.
That night, the Haitian docked at a deserted island in the river opposite Zhenjiang Fort. According to the map, the island should be North Korea's Dochi Island. For safety reasons, the navy landed on the island to search. There was no human habitation on the island, but it had also been reclaimed.
There are traces of it, probably the Dongjiang Army once settled here.
The island is full of bones, especially on the river beach facing Yiju, Korea. The river beach is almost covered with bones. In August 1624, Hou Jin raided the fields on the island. The Ming army harvesting grain and the soldiers of the Ming army panicked and scrambled.
They fled and more than 500 people were killed. The rest of the Ming army scrambled to cross the river, and most of them fell into the water and drowned. The skeletons all over the ground were left behind by the Dongjiang soldiers and civilians at that time.
"It's so miserable." Huang Hua said while standing on the deserted river beach. He seemed to be deep in thought.
"Finally we have to deal with wild boar skins." Wang Rui patted Huang Hua's shoulder and said meaningfully, "As long as you know what kind of goods they are - the rest is up to you."
Huang Hua took a deep breath: "It's okay. I'm a businessman."
Considering that the garrison and defense officials of Zhenjiang Fort must take action the next day - whether it is to start a fight or send an envoy, the ultimate purpose of the Haitian is to send Huang Hua to land and establish contact with Hou Jin. Therefore, Huang Hua must do a good job
Prepare to log in the next day.
Gifts and trade samples prepared for Huang Taiji and others were piled in the cabin, the most eye-catching of which was a gorgeously decorated Western-style two-handed epee sword.
"It's a really good sword, but I don't know if Huang Taiji can appreciate it. It's a secret investment." Wang Ruixiang couldn't help but pull out the sword. "I hope this transaction will be worth it..."
The sword itself is not extraordinary, it is just cold forged from tool steel and machine. However, it is extremely luxurious in shape and decoration. Not only the hilt, guard, and scabbard are inlaid with gold and silver, but also the blade itself is also decorated with gold and silver.
It is also inlaid with various decorations - all of which are made by the master craftsmen of Zimingzhai.
Originally, some elders wanted to get some radioactive element luminous substance for this "King's Sword" so that Huang Taiji would die sooner. However, considering the difficulty of processing radioactive elements, it was not cost-effective to build a special supporting production line for such a sword.
If something goes wrong, hang up first.
"How do you get this Huang Taiji?" Huang Hua couldn't help but ask. He was a little worried about whether his gift was in line with the customer's appetite.
Wang Ruixiang said nonchalantly: "He doesn't need to take it himself, just let his entourage carry it."
"I don't think he likes it..."
"Haha, this sword is just a stepping stone. Once you send the samples of goods you brought, he will definitely treat you as a distinguished guest, and maybe even give you a hug as a greeting." Wang Ruixiang said.
It took a lot of thought to prepare trade goods for the Manchus. The Manchus were in a very difficult economic situation, with domestic production levels at a low level and long-term material shortages. Everything was so expensive that except for ginseng and furs, it was almost impossible to get them.
What kind of bulk trade goods are produced? And these things are of little significance to the Senate - they can only be used as re-export trade goods.
Although the Manchu Qing Dynasty had the ability to supply the horses, various metals and people that the Senate most urgently needed, they were strategic materials after all - the Manchu Qing Dynasty itself also needed these.
In other words, there is a lack of material and sufficient means of payment - so Huang Taiji has always been very strict about import and export trade, and the import of goods that have nothing to do with people's livelihood and national use is basically prohibited. Tobacco, which has been used by traders in the past, is just one example.
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As for the luxury goods and luxury items supplied to the upper class of the Eight Banners, the demand can be roughly met by plundering and importing small quantities. Obviously, it is difficult for the Senate to sell them in large quantities.
As far as the Manchu and Qing Dynasties were concerned, the commodities they most needed to import were grain, followed by iron products and cloth. The Senate itself also had a huge demand for these commodities, and some of them had to be imported in large quantities.
After many discussions between the Planning Institute, the Ministry of Commerce and the Foreign Intelligence Service, the final export commodities were mainly cloth, paper, and salt, and based on the characteristics of Houjin, tea, liquor, finished medicines and other commodities were added.
In addition, after discussion, the elders believed that in view of the extreme conservatism of the Qing Dynasty's foreign trade, in order for the Qing Dynasty to relent and be willing to sell their kidneys - to export supplies that they themselves urgently need, they must get something genuine.
to impress its top brass.
Therefore, in the product catalog that was about to be displayed to Huang Taiji, the last column of "Weapons" listed products that they could not refuse. Some products appeared in the export product catalog for the first time.
After repeated consideration, the weapons exported to the Manchu Qing Dynasty included armor made by Lingao in addition to bows and arrows produced on Jeju Island.
Because the Eight Banners had fewer people and stronger combat effectiveness, the Qing Dynasty had the heaviest soldier protection. The Eight Banners soldiers all wore heavy armor, and some even wore double armor. Compared with the inferior iron armor equipped by the Ming Dynasty soldiers, it was much better made. There were many battles.
It is an example of being hit by more than a dozen arrows without any harm, and it even has considerable protection when faced with the inferior light firearms of the Ming army.