My uncle's name is Zhu Di

Chapter 256 Developing Liaodong

Xu Jingchang told Li Jinglong two things... For these wild places, the ancestors have proved countless times that it is not easy to gain a foothold.

If you are not careful, you will be driven away.

Therefore, it is necessary to have the ability to use strength to fight, to maneuver vertically and horizontally, and to combine vertically and horizontally. To put it more simply, you must be able to stir!

But if you want to stir it well, stir it well, stir up a pool of spring water, you must work hard to understand the local people's conditions and figure out the situation before you can make a difference.

In Liaodong, as early as the Hongwu period, Zhu Di sent troops with Feng Sheng and Lan Yu. At that time, more than 20 people were captured and won a great victory.

It can also be regarded as Zhu Di's proud work in his early years, and he is very proud to mention it now.

It's just that after the more than 20 Mongols were captured, they migrated south to facilitate Ming's control, and then left a vacuum.

There were two groups of people eyeing this open space, one of them was the Jurchens from the north, they moved south under the leadership of Ahachu, and they were conferred by the Ming Dynasty and became the commanders of the Jianzhou Guard.

This Jianzhouwei is just east of Shenyang and stretches all the way to the Yalu River.

But at this time, it was the Li Dynasty of North Korea that had not been established for a long time, and was still vigorous, and was constantly advancing the territory northward. They looked at Jianzhouwei, and it was very annoying.

Want to mobilize troops to attack, but the Jurchens are backward, but they are very capable of fighting.

In addition, the Jianzhou Jurchen is behind the Ming Dynasty. If the Heavenly Dynasty Shangguo is annoyed, it will be a tragedy.

After Li Jinglong understood the situation, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief. Apart from himself, there was no one else in this matter.

Give it to me, it's the cowherd and the weaver girl, and the crouching dragon and the phoenix chick!
It turned out that the last time Zhu Gaochi mobilized troops from Beiping to question North Korea, Li Jinglong led the navy to block the coast and landed.

It forced North Korea to bow its head, apologized to Daming, and even opened the door to trade.

When Li Jinglong told the story, Aha was overjoyed when he came out.

You thought they would be afraid of Daming and fear them like a tiger... In fact, for the Jurchens, their most pressing enemy is North Korea. After all, Ming is too far away, so it won't affect their survival.

Therefore, Li Jinglong signed a covenant with Aha Chu, with Daming providing support, and granting him the power to crusade against North Korea, as long as all the land he gained was assigned to the Liaodong Governor's Office.

Aha accepted Daming's canonization since he was born, how much difference can there be between Jianzhou Wei and Liaodong Duhufu?
It's nothing more than a name, but with Daming's support, they will become famous, and they can even call on other Jurchen ministries, and they can get weapons and food. It's a big win.

Therefore, Aha agreed decisively, and then he recruited Jurchens from all over the country. He actually summoned more than 5 people at once, and drove towards the Yalu River aggressively.

The Jurchen soldiers are full and invincible, and there are more than 5 people gathered at once, and the world will not collapse!
Li Jinglong knew exactly what was going on, and he was not that powerful at all.

More than half of these 5 people did not have iron weapons or even saddles... They were just like ordinary fishing and hunting, intent on snatching.

To say that they are mobs is to flatter them, and they will definitely collapse at the touch of a finger.

But the question is, does North Korea dare to fight back?

Originally, they were exhausted by the Jurchen invasion from time to time, but now that so many have come, and there is an even more terrifying Ming Dynasty behind them, even if they can win once or twice, what if they provoke the wrath of Shangguo?
Let's make peace obediently!
"Five hundred miles east of the Yalu River, 20 shi of grain, [-] taels of silver... Huh, Li Jinglong retreated with this little thing, it's really absurd!"

Zhu Di gritted his teeth, "It's only now that I know that North Korea still occupies the territory of Ming Dynasty and Liaodong... Last time the crown prince mobilized troops, I said that I would beat them hard. This time it's like this again, can't you be more straightforward? I personally What's so difficult about commanding the troops and flattening the small feudal kingdom?"

Zhu Di roared loudly. In front of him, Xu Jingchang, Huang Guan, Xia Yuanji, the three important ministers all turned their eyes, as if they didn't hear his complaint.

Zhu Di looked at it for a long time, and it was Huang Guan who was the most honest. He said angrily: "Huang Shangshu, isn't it right for me to attack the disobedient ministers and regain the homeland?"

Huang Guan paused, and said with a wry smile: "Your Majesty, do you think I should take a closer look at Cao Guogong's next move?"

Zhu Di was taken aback for a moment, and then said, "Didn't he give all the food and money to the Jurchen tribes? And he sworn brotherhood with that ahachu, brother Menger Timur?"

Huang Guan nodded, "That's it, Cao Guogong has subdued [-] Jurchens!"

Zhu Di hesitated a little, then he said angrily: "The Jurchens are savage by nature, I'm afraid they won't surrender easily, and there will definitely be rebellions in the future."

"That's why we can't really crusade against North Korea!"

Zhu Di was dumbfounded, speechless for a long time... Grandma, this guy Li Jinglong played well!

He made a sworn oath with the leaders of the Jurchen tribes, and supported them in using troops. If he got any gains, he didn't want any, and distributed all of them to the Jurchen tribes.Almost overnight, prestige was established. Jianzhou Wei, Haixi Jurchen, and Donghai Jurchen all respected Cao Guogong.

The rules of the Jurchens are also very simple. First of all, you must be strong enough... Li Jinglong, who is backed by Daming, has no doubts about this.

Secondly, you must be able to bring benefits to the big guys. Li Jinglong also proved this through the crusade against North Korea.

The last thing is to deal with things fairly. Li Jinglong rewarded all the ministries for the seizures, which also met the needs of the big guys.

Huang Guan concluded: "Your Majesty, when Ban Chaoyue sent the Western Regions to pacify more than [-] countries, he did not continue to fight. He relied on the way of using the barbarians to control the barbarians. Now Cao Guogong's actions are quite like Ban Dingyuan's. It is to reward Cao Guogong."

Zhu Di frowned, "Huang Qing's family, what you said seems to be reasonable, but what's the benefit of Li Jinglong's troubles? The land, money and food belong to the Jurchens. What did I get? What did Daming get?"

Xu Jingchang said slowly: "Order!"

Zhu Di frowned, "What do you mean?"

Xu Jingchang said: "Your Majesty has obtained order, Liaodong has rules, we can encourage the people to go to Liaodong to seek gold."

Zhu Di's eyes lit up, it seemed reasonable!

At this moment, Xia Yuanji also stood up, "Your Majesty Qizuo, Liaodong is dangerous, but Liaodong also has wealth. The purpose of Cao Guogong's mission this time is to open up trade routes and find gold. But even if you find gold, what's the use? The key is to The gold diggers still have to be shipped out... If the Jurchen tribes continue to harass and slaughter the people who pan for gold, the money will still be impossible to get back."

Zhu Di couldn't help but slap his thigh, yes, he actually forgot the most important thing.

Finding gold and enriching the national treasury is the purpose of the mission to Liaodong.

Can gold diggers be completely safe like Li Jinglong?

That is impossible.

Not every Jurchen tribe could listen to him.

Once an order is placed, it is not surprising that people kill people and sell goods under their noses.

Moreover, there are many insects, snakes, tigers and leopards on the land of Liaodong. If one is accidentally treated as a snack by a tiger, it can only be blamed for his bad luck and not learning how to slide a shovel.

But no matter what, if you have a good relationship with the Jurchen ministries and someone restrains you, the situation will be much better.

Xia Yuanji said again: "Your Majesty, no matter how much land is seized by using troops at this moment, without the people, it still cannot be regarded as the territory of Ming Dynasty. If there are another ten or twenty years, people continue to pan for gold, live and multiply, and settle down, there will be one or two million people. The Han people live in the land of Liaodong, so this place is naturally the territory of Ming Dynasty."

Huang Guan also said: "Your Majesty, haste makes waste!"

Zhu Di took a deep breath, "Okay, I understand... Tell Li Jinglong that he has done a good job this time. When I come back, I will reward you a lot. By the way, tell him again and let the Jurchen tribes send people to Tianjin , to participate in the riding and archery competition, I also want to see the demeanor of the Jurchen warriors."

The three important ministers breathed a sigh of relief. Their biggest problem was not Jurchen or North Korea, but how to control Zhu Di's raging desire to fight.

This part-time emperor's General Zhengbei is indeed a bit difficult to deal with.

"Ding Guogong, Huang Shangshu, let me see, sooner or later we won't be able to hold back, as long as the treasury is no longer short of money, His Majesty will definitely mobilize troops." Xia Yuanji said.

Xu Jingchang murmured, "It's nothing. After all, not everyone can be bought with money, and not every country is like North Korea. If soldiers invade the country, you will be discouraged."

Huang Guan nodded, "That's right, I think this time the Mongolian tribes were invited to compete, and the Tatar side was quite obedient, but Wala not only refused to come, but also detained our envoy. I see that there will be a battle sooner or later."

Xia Yuanji was terrified, "The Wara tribe is far away from Ming Dynasty? If the army goes on an expedition, if one is not careful, it will lose troops and generals!"

Xu Jingchang said in his heart that it would not only be a loss of soldiers and generals, but if it could not be resolved, even the emperor might be lost.

"I have never opposed the use of troops, but we have to create the right time to use them. Take the present as an example, rashly using troops against the Tatars, they fled westward and surrendered to Oirat. It is not a good thing if the two join forces. But if If we can hold Tatar back, concentrate our forces, and directly destroy Oirat, the whole situation will be very different. So this time the game is also about making friends and finding allies, and we must have sufficient strategies.”

Xia Yuanji nodded, "Your Ding Guogong's ability to plan a story is second to none. I have always admired it. Just listen to what you said. I am afraid that the war will not be too far away, and the old man has to hurry up to raise money. You see, I have only been the Secretary of the Household Department for a few years, and my temples are full of gray hair."

Xia Yuanji didn't lie, once the war broke out, it would not be impossible to empty the treasury.

"Lao Xia, to be honest, maybe you don't need to be so anxious, our money will come soon."

While talking, Jin Yiwei ran in holding a box.

"Meet the Commander-in-Chief."

Xu Jingchang nodded, "What is it?"

"Returning to the governor, this is sent by Cao Guogong. It is said that it is a dog's head gold presented to him by a Jurchen head." He opened the box, and suddenly there were more than a dozen shiny golden things inside. Some are as big as a fist, and some are as small as an egg.

In the hand, the portion is full.

This gold content is not low!

Xu Jingchang let out a long breath, "Old Xia, I'm not wrong, am I right? With this thing, don't you worry about no one going to Liaodong?"

(End of this chapter)