Chapter 197

After listening to the contents of the imperial decree, Wang Yan waved his hand as he looked at the trembling little eunuch delivering the decree, "Wang Ming, take this father-in-law to have a good rest. Don't miss out on etiquette."

"Yes, my lord." Wang Ming at the door responded, walked in, took the imperial decree from the little eunuch, and threw it into Sun Fugui's hand: "Eunuch, please..."

"Ah? Thank... Thank you, General Wang." The little eunuch had no one in the palace, and he didn't have money in his hands, otherwise he couldn't have been sent here to give an edict to the leader of the rebel.Realizing that he was safe, the little eunuch hurriedly bowed his hands.

"Go."

Without waiting for the little eunuch to say more, Wang Ming impatiently turned around and left while teasing the silly little eunuch.

Seeing the little eunuch being taken away, Sun Fugui, who was standing beside him, looked at the imperial decree in his hand and smacked his lips: "My lord, this is for us, and we are treated like slaves."

He had mixed with Sun Chengzong's subordinates before, and although his position was low, he could imagine that Sun Chengzong was more powerful than others.After all, Sun Chengzong had never fought a single battle during his four years of farming, building forts, and training troops in Liaodong.And not long after Sun Chongzong was taken down, Ningyuan was besieged. No matter what the reason was, it explained a lot of problems.

"Don't worry, I have my own plan. Liaodong is such a big deal, don't think it's useless, just do it."

Sun Fugui came here to report on work, just in time to say something casually.Besides, now that he was in the car, he could only hope that Wang Yan would accomplish something, and it was useless to talk so much.

"Yes, my lord."

After Sun Fugui left, what Wang Yan was thinking about

These changes had a great impact on Wang Yan. Among other things, just blocking the Shanhaiguan pass would be quite annoying.Regardless of population or materials, Liaodong is still relatively scarce here, and its productivity has not been raised, and Shanhaiguan is a serious lifeblood.

But he didn't really rebel after all. Everyone was definitely very polite on the surface. Although there will be certain difficulties in exporting materials, research and research are also easy to use.

Moreover, Sun Chengzong's supervisor Ji Liao, Wang Zhichen, who was originally in the same position, was very embarrassed. Now that he is in this position, Wang Zhichen has no way out, and he can't run away.So this former big brother of Wang Yan can also be said to be his little brother now.

Wang Zhichen has been stationed in Shanhaiguan all the time, and his business has been doing well up and down for a year.Although many of them looked down on Wang Yan and were not on good terms with them, there were also some who were good with him. Under mutual checks and balances, Shanhaiguan's problem was not big.

As for Sun Chengzong being stuck in the external channel, even if it sounds bad, there is no need for Wang Yan to intervene, and the businessmen who do business with them will open up the relationship.You must know that the product in Wang Yan's hands is the only one in Daming, and it's selling very well. A group of shrewd businessmen have cracked it for a year, but they still don't have a clue.The same is true, it is impossible for them to let go of this source of income.Even the opportunity to exterminate Jiannu, they can use their strength to influence and give them a chance to breathe, not to mention an excluded Sun Chengzong...

So overall, the impact is quite large, and it will gradually become less of a problem.

In the past half a month, Wang Yan didn't do nothing.He has emptied Mangui and controlled Ningyuan, so naturally he will not let go of other places in Liaodong.

At this point, he can't do without winning Liaodong.What if the others don't like him and join forces to kill him?It's not that I'm afraid I won't be able to do it, it's just that a great chaos in Liaodong will destroy the fields and fortresses that have been built, and the gains outweigh the losses.

So after a period of time, from Jinzhou to the gate of Shanhaiguan, the Guangning Zhongqian and Qiantun areas were all captured with the troops he gathered, and soldiers were sent to suppress them with guns.All the generals who were not single-minded, all gave up their military power and accompanied Man Gui.Those who resisted, the leaders, and officers, large and small, were all killed, and the leading soldiers were demoted to hard labor.

The reason why Shanhaiguan was not moved was to save face for both parties.Otherwise, if the Da Ming sect is held in the hands of others, they will have to do it if they can't beat it.After all, after passing the Shanhaiguan Pass, it is a flat river, heading straight to the capital.Wang Yan didn't want to do anything, he really didn't think about entering the customs and bombing the capital, and now his subordinates are messed up, so they must be settled first.

Now, Wang Yan has nearly 10 people under his command, and the number of military households has reached 15.But this is only superficial stability. After all, those generals who took refuge in him were forced to benefit from the big stick, and they were only superficially loyal.

Of course, Mr. Wang is the most honest and shameless.If it wasn't for setting an example for those who surrendered in the future, these people who took refuge in him should have been killed as soon as he took control of the soldiers... Now, after he slowly emptied these generals, they all followed the generals. Let Gui go to the old age together, and it can be regarded as a good death.

As for the Civil Service Group in Liaodong, Wang Yan really didn't have enough manpower, and if they were all killed, his men really wouldn't be able to do anything.This is also the reason why the civil official group is so detached, dare to roar at the court, and spray at the emperor. It is really impossible to leave them, a group of cultural people.So the obedient ones stayed, and they remained as they were before, and all the disobedient ones were demoted to hard labor to work.

It can only be like this for a long time, Wang Yan will not care whether they are greedy or not, as long as he implements his policies.As for the future... When his children are brought up, one of these bastards will be counted as one, and they will all dig mines and build roads.

There is a saying that is good, if you take a big step, it is easy to pull the egg, and he is pulling it now...

Not to mention any other internal intricacies, just to support so many people, the family wealth he had worked so hard to save before is far from enough.Don't talk about paying the big soldiers to eat meat, it's damn good if you don't starve.This is because he collected the materials of the entire Liaodong, and copied a part of the money obtained from civil and military affairs, so that he barely guaranteed not to collapse.

It is estimated that his current situation is almost similar to that of Huang Taiji.There is a shortage of logistics, and people have different opinions.But even so, Huang Taiji didn't have the guts to come over and beat him.No matter how poor Wang Yan is, his elite subordinates must be given priority. This is the foundation of his establishment in Liaodong, and whoever refuses to accept will be beaten.

It's a coincidence that this person can't help talking about it.Just when he was thinking about Huang Taiji, a guard from outside came in: "My lord, I just received the news that Huang Taiji sent troops to attack Mongolia."

"When did it happen?"

"yesterday."

Wang Yan couldn't help frowning, Huang Taiji sent troops yesterday, and he only received the news now.It should be said that the transmission of this ancient news is slow.This is because he has a little pigeon. If it is passed purely by people and horses, it will take two days anyway, so it's all fucked up.

It's spring, life and production have to move.He was beaten up by him before, and he lost tens of thousands of horses and Guangningwei. That bastard Huang Taiji couldn't stand it anymore.Wang Yan specified that Huang Taiji cannot be allowed to succeed, and must be placed in the northeast.

After thinking for a while, Wang Yan said: "The order is that the Guangning Guards stay with five thousand people, and the rest will support the Mongolian tribes that have surrendered to us. Make sure that the Jiannu cannot break through the blockade. Also, try to let the Mongolians stand in front."

"As ordered!"

The soldier clasped his fists, turned his head and ran out quickly to Guangningwei to deliver the order.

Afterwards, Wang Yan buried himself in his work, and now it was a mess, and he had to work seriously for several months.

Now the whole of Liaodong except Shanhaiguan is in his hands, and there are more than [-] soldiers, military households, civilian households, and other old masters, master craftsmen, doctor doctors, etc., in total.

Earn money by doing business, prepare supplies, prepare soldiers, eliminate soldiers, select and train, build roads and bridges, build water conservancy, cultivate fields, basic sanitation construction, basic industry construction, basic employee training, upgrade technology trees, and make guns Building guns and boats, cultivating a bunch of little dolls, researching the centralization of power by a bunch of useless generals, and so on.

Not only that, but there are five women in his back house who need daily care and care for a while...too fucking busy...

Half a month passed by in the blink of an eye, at the beginning of May, outside the city of Jinzhou.

On a flat ground not far from the foot of the mountain, several artillerymen worked together to set up the cannon, and then fired the cannon as the command flag of the messenger fell in the distance.

The pointed cannonball burst out in an instant, spinning and heading straight for the mountain. With a "boom", the shells landed on the mountain, collided and exploded, smoke and dust rose, and gravel filled the sky.

After a while, the smoke and dust dissipated, and the large crater visible to the naked eye on the mountain showed the power of the shell just now.

In the distance, Wang Yan brought a few personal guards, the same vicissitude-looking, white-haired, white-bearded old man in a blue gown, holding binoculars and looking at the big crater on the mountain.

Seeing the power of the artillery, the old man with white beard couldn't help gasping for air.

Wang Yan casually threw the binoculars behind him, and the guards caught them accurately and put them away. He looked at the white-bearded old man beside him with a smile: "How about it, old grandson? Maybe you can block my cannon?"

Of course, this old man with white beard is not Sun Fugui, but the desperate Sun Chengzong.

Before Wang Yan received the imperial decree, Sun Chengzong had already taken office.After more than half a month, the situation of Yongping Mansion and Liaodong was clarified, and after making a plan, Sun Chengzong directly took a book boy and a guard, and left the customs with such a loud voice.

Due to the game between the two parties, Shanhaiguan is closed and wide open, and two-way customs clearance can be achieved with some simple checks.Those who enter the customs will be subject to detailed interrogation when they arrive at Sun Chengzong's territory.As for those who leave the customs, as long as they don't violate Wang Yan's law, no matter whether it's ulterior motives or whatever, they can do whatever they like.

Although Wang Yan implements military control, it is only institutionally centralized allocation of resources.For non-combatants, reserve military households, and master craftsmen, as long as they listen to the local chief and understand the work, the rest is optional.The rules have already been said, there are those who are dishonest and cause trouble, and those who cause sabotage, if they don't catch any kindness, they will be sent directly to do heavy work.This is Wang Yan's main achievement in half a month, and let most people at the bottom know the rules.

The same is true, Sun Chengzong left the customs very easily, wandered all the way to see the situation outside the customs, and finally went directly to Jinzhou City to find the General's Mansion, and reported to see Wang Yan with the seal of his house.

To be honest, Wang Yan didn't expect Sun Chengzong to be so courageous.What is his General Wang now?He is a warlord through and through, the emperor of Liaodong, and a terrorist.Sun Chengzong just came directly to his site like this, and he dared to come to see him, tired of life?You know, there is nothing wrong with him just killing Sun Chengzong directly. People in the court will not take the risk of starting a war with him because of a big fool who sent him to the door.

Of course, it is not ruled out that Sun Chengzong analyzes Wang Yan's actions and knows what kind of person he is.It is not ruled out that people themselves have no fear.Wang Yan is more inclined to combine the two at once. History tells him that Sun Chengzong is a ruthless man who fought to the death for the country, the people and his family.Another thing is that the civil and military officials he brought down in the Liaodong mutiny really seldom kill, and they basically work.And this also told Sun Chengzong that he is not a man who only knows how to kill.

However, according to Sun Chengzong's behavior style, Wang Yan guessed that if he was not so arrogant, Sun Chengzong would be uncertain.Maybe he won't come to see him, but without further ado, he went to Shanhaiguan with his sword and killed Wang Zhichen. Wang Yan believes that Sun Chengzong is absolutely capable of such a thing.

Hearing Wang Yan's words, Sun Chengzong shook his head and let out a long sigh: "I can't prevent it, I can't prevent it..."

"If you say so much, I don't believe that I won't enter the customs. Do you believe it now?"

Sun Chengzong came over yesterday, and when he saw Wang Yan, he was full of spitting. From the Three Emperors and Five Emperors to Zhu Youxiao's treatment of him, he frantically tested Wang Yan's bottom line, frantically tried to die, spit all over his face, and scolded him. up.

It was also at this time that Wang Yan knew what a real civil servant with blood and backbone was like in ancient times. He was really not used to it.In Sun Chengzong's eyes, what is he?

People are not afraid of death, what can he do?Besides, Sun Chengzong is an old bone in his 60s, and if something happens, it is still his fault.In the end, Wang Yan calmed down the old man with good words, and treated him with good food and drinks. Today, he came out to show off his muscles.

"I believe it, I believe it..."

"Can we have a good talk?"

"Hey..." Sun Chengzong looked up and sighed, "Let's talk."

After seeing the artillery and the power of the musket before, he also knew that Wang Yan was wrong.Although I don't know how many such cannons Wang Yan has, but he can bombard Shengjing and scare Huang Taiji into a bastard. If you think about it, you will know that he can't beat Wang Yan.If Wang Yan really had the heart, he should have reached the capital in the past month...

After thinking about this, he even felt a little embarrassed.After all, I dragged someone to spray it for a long time yesterday, and I blamed him wrongly.But this little embarrassment is also fleeting, so I just rely on the old to sell the old, what's the matter?

Seeing how the old man was being hit, Wang Yan said with a smile, "Let's talk as we go."

Sun Chengzong nodded, turned around and walked side by side with Wang Yan in the direction of Jinzhou City.

"Then I'll just say it straight?"

"Go ahead."

"Okay." Wang Yan nodded: "I have two requirements. First, refugees. Second, don't hinder business exchanges."

"Only these two points?" Seeing Wang Yan nodding his head, Sun Chengzong said, "Both of these points are easy to say, but I can't open my mouth..."

Wang Yan nodded to show his understanding.

Sun Chengzong was transferred here to fuck him, Mr. Wang, not to make a fortune with the two of them.If Sun Chengzong gave the order himself, he would really be courting death.

"Open one eye and close one eye, is it okay?"

Sun Chengzong nodded, as long as there is a little wind about the refugees, some people will come to save their lives.As for the matter of trade... In fact, even if he strictly investigates and cracks down, it will be useless.In the past month, a group of merchants who knew the news in advance had already opened up the Yongning Mansion.

Not wanting to kill those who should be killed, Sun Chengzong asked: "Are you concerned about the war between Jiannu and Mongolia?"

Wang Yan raised his eyebrows, and tilted his head to look at him with a smile: "That's a tribe that surrenders to me, how can you not know?"

"Oh? You're really good at this game of chess..." Sun Chengzong glanced at Wang Yan in surprise. He really didn't know the news: "So you're fighting Jiannu again?"

"They can't run away, they only have two ways to go north and down to the sea, otherwise they will be trapped in the northeast."

"Appreciate further details."

He was not afraid of leaking anything but cannon, muskets, steam engines, and so on.As far as playing with open cards, Zhu Youjian and others are not good at it.

While walking, Wang Yan briefly told Sun Chengzong about the current situation and some of his big plans.Including the analysis that Ming Dynasty is about to die, he won the country easily and so on.

It doesn't matter if these things are taken down like Wei Zhongxian, or it doesn't matter if they say that only Yanhuang is like Sun Chengzong.

Even the reason why Sun Chengzong decided to be friendly with him is that he is one of his own people is a big reason.The reason why I sprayed him before was because once he rebelled, the Central Plains would be in chaos, and the people who suffered the most would be the low-level civilians.Although the life of ordinary people is not very good now, but the power of duplicity, whichever is less.

Besides, when it comes to Sun Chengzong's level, you can't fail to see that Daming is useless now.It's just that they couldn't find a way to save the country for a while, and the resistance to reform was too great.

Sun Chengzong would be quite happy as long as Wang Yan could develop in Liaodong without any trouble.After all, Wang Yan was rich, and so many refugees came to help Daming in disguise.As for helping Wang Yan and making this evil even stronger, Sun Chengzong said that this old man is about to die, so he doesn't care about that much.

The most important thing is that Wang Yan really didn't intend to do big things. After all, where is his strength, and most of the soldiers and horses in Liaodong were involved, he was much more ruthless than Jiannu.Sun Chengzong knew what level he was, so he couldn't stop him at all.He also knew that there was no need for Wang Yan to lie to him, since people didn't do the easy thing of changing the dynasty, so there was nothing to lie to.

The tasty treats and the long talks stayed with Sun Chengzong for a day. On the second day, Wang Yan sent his personal guards to drive a carriage to pull a bunch of his special products and send them back to Sun Chengzong.He can't afford to offend this old man, so try to stay as far away as possible if you have nothing to do in the future.

Without being disturbed, Wang Yan once again devoted himself to his busy work.

Wang Yan is not worried about the war between Mongolia and Huang Taiji in the north.

Although many men died in the Mongolian tribe that belonged to him, but in the past half a month, regardless of who was suppressing who was beating, there were still some evenly matched men.

Guangning Guard itself has 5000 troops stationed in the city. This time, 4000 people were sent out, plus the 9000 troops scattered and garrisoned by various parts of Mongolia before, for a total of 4 troops. The 5-strong army fought back and forth with the [-] troops sent by Huang Taiji.

Seriously speaking, Huang Taiji's strength crushed the Mongolian tribes, but who let Wang Yan's 9000 people carry guns?Although there are no cannons, when fighting in the field, these nine thousand guns are more powerful than the powerful bows and crossbows of the later golden cavalry.

However, the generals who led the team carried out Wang Yan's order very well and started to consume, otherwise the men of the Mongolian tribes would not have died so many.No one is a fool. The heads of the Mongolian tribes have opinions, but they dare not speak out...

It's been half a month now, Huang Taiji will definitely withdraw if he can't attack for a long time, because he won't last long.

In fact, this is exactly the case, Huang Taiji has long discovered Wang Yan's sinister intention of letting them and the Mongolian tribes consume each other, and then Wang Yan sits back and enjoys the benefits.The reason why he didn't retreat before was just a fluke, in case Wang Yan got off his game.

Moreover, their current supplies are so tight that they can't be more nervous, and it is not impossible to rely on the merchants of Ming Dynasty to transport them here, but they have to pay the corresponding price, right?

In the past, they had money but could not convert it into materials, so the merchants of Ming Dynasty came to make profits.But now they haven't made any big gains for two years, and their money and treasures have also been exhausted. The always smiling Da Ming businessman also showed a hateful face, and no longer coaxed them amiably.It's almost at the end of the mountain, and there is no way out.

That's why we fought for half a month, and we still have to fight.But Wang Yan's people are too hateful, they always let them see the hope of victory, and then kill them back later, always giving people the illusion that they can win if they work harder...

But now, after thousands of casualties, listening to the dwindling numbers reported by the logistics officer, Huang Taiji had no choice but to withdraw his troops soberly.

He withdrew, but not completely.Even though he didn't dare to fight Guangningwei, and those who fight Jinzhou will be bombarded, but he still has a docile little brother who has been cleaned up.At the beginning of May, Huang Taiji withdrew his troops from Mongolia and traveled eastward all the way to North Korea...

In mid-May, after a series of friendly conversations, I happily returned to my hometown in Shengjing with a lot of supplies at the end of May.

The war between the Mongolian tribes and Huang Taiji ended, and Wang Yan asked his subordinates to cut off thousands of heads, and sent people to the capital to ask for rewards...

Although Zhu Youjian and others were disgusted, they still recognized it with their noses pinched.After understanding the situation, I discovered that Wang Yan had actually started to annex Mongolia, and spent a few days discussing the effects of this and that in vain.In the end, Wang Yan was promoted to a top-ranking Right Commander, his general title was promoted from 'Dragon Tiger' to 'Jianwei', and he was rewarded another 40 taels of silver to settle the matter.

Anyway, it's all false, as long as you don't give the commander-in-chief a lifeless promotion.If you can't do it, you will be promoted to the governor of the left, and if you reach the top, you will be overshadowed.

It doesn't matter to Wang Yan, after all, he is still a courtier of the Ming Dynasty on the surface, just to maintain his dignity.

In fact, when Huang Taiji passed by Shengjing before and didn't come home, Wang Yan knew what Huang Taiji and that bastard was going to do.This time I scraped North Korea again, and indeed got a lot of supplies, which are useful but not very big, and those things will not last long, just a few months.And by that time it will be winter, he still has to train soldiers, and he has to toss about, and if he doesn't do well this year, he will be useless to Houjin.

What Wang Yan thought was pretty good, but the development of the matter was pushed by people, and the person who pushed this made Wang Yan couldn't help but look up several times.

Huang Taiji is also a smart person who has exhausted all kinds of tricks, so how could he not have thought that Wang Yan would come to trouble him when winter came?The guerrillas that come and go without a trace, can't do it with few people, and can't be caught by many people, he thinks he can't stand up to it, after all, he owes his today to such a team.Therefore, after several months of hard work, Huang Taiji made a very wise and powerful decision that shocked the forces of Ming Dynasty and surrounding areas, and he accepted it.

Yes, Huang Taiji was convinced.

In the first year of Chongzhen, in October, Huang Taiji submitted a petition to Daming, asking for trade and mutual market...

It is impossible for Huang Taiji not to know about Wang Yan and Daming, and now this old bastard thinks he will seize the opportunity to have an affair with Daming...Of course this is an excuse for the envoy he sent to persuade the Ming court, After all, can he do it without counting?

The emperor and ministers of the Ming Dynasty entertained Huang Taiji's envoy, and after reading the document requesting surrender, they were very happy at first.After all, since Wanli, the Jiannu who have not been subjugated have come to profess their vassals, which shows that they have achieved martial arts virtues, and the Ming Dynasty has flourished.

But after thinking about it, it felt as if someone poured cold water on his head while being shirtless for three or nine days.

Is something unclear?Huang Taiji couldn't do anything against Wang Yan, so good that he would be killed by Wang Yan, so he had to join forces with them to deal with Wang Yan.

What does this mean?It means that Wang Yan's bullshit is incredible... how does this make them happy.

If you are not happy, you are not happy, but what should be done is still to be done.

Wang Yan didn't really raise the flag to rebel, that is, he didn't fall out, and after such a long time, they also got a general understanding of Wang Yan's strength.

But if you don't enter the customs now, it doesn't mean you won't enter the customs in the future, it will be a disaster after all.Now another scourge has surrendered, and the two scourges are dog-eat-dog. They are happy to see what happens.They even planned to grit their teeth and support Huang Taiji with a large amount of supplies under the severe drought in Shaanxi and refugees everywhere, just to keep such a scourge, and let them restrain Wang Yan's energy and enter the pass southward unintentionally.

Therefore, after more than a month of negotiation and communication, in November of the first year of Chongzhen, Jiannu returned to Ming Dynasty and became an independent vassal state.

At the same time, Zhu Youjian also issued an imperial edict to Wang Yan in a very vicious manner, asking him to stop all military operations against Jiannu, open the Guangning market, and conduct normal trade with Jiannu.He didn't care if Wang Yanzun didn't abide by it, the rulers and ministers in name were also monarchs and ministers, and he hated Wang Yan if he made it clear.

Wang Yan really did not expect that Huang Taiji would make such a decision.Not to mention the internal doubts that he will suffer, but the "seven major hatreds" made by his father Nurhachi are ignored. This is a forgotten ancestor.

But what should be said or not, Huang Taiji's decision is indeed the most correct.After all, they are going to fall apart, they are going to die, and what are they doing with so many useless things, the most important thing is to survive and keep their vitality.

As for Zhu Youjian disgusted with his imperial decree, Wang Yan didn't care, he did it.

After all, are we all our own people? As long as we operate according to his rules and pay taxes, he doesn't care about that.In this way, we can ease the relationship with the ordinary post-Golden Banner people first, and it will be easier to accept when mining and building roads and doing heavy work in the future. They are all acquaintances...

As for the supplies that Daming traveled to Mongolia and made a big circle around to send to Huang Taiji, Wang Yan did not allow anyone to snatch them.He gotta keep those laborers alive...

The other one is that he no longer has the military pay and supplies assigned by Da Ming. Although he was in arrears from time to time, he still had some, but the amount was not enough.And he has no military pay and supplies here, saving a lot of money, although not much can be sent to the place, but in case something goes wrong and Daming collapses a little later, wouldn't he be embarrassed?

So it's not bad for Huang Taiji to drag down Daming's finances, which are not rich at all. Try to finish the job as soon as possible. If it doesn't work, you have to follow the original script...

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