Paper Maker: This is the end of the Ming Dynasty in Liaozhai

Chapter 173 Zhu·Desperate to save face and suffer crime·by the prosecutor
"Doctor Zhang, how is your Majesty doing?"

Seeing Zhu Youjian slowly waking up, Han Yu quickly looked at Zhang Yi. Although Zhu Youjian was a bit mean and ungrateful, he was much better than Zhu Youxiao. At least he could listen to the words of the minister. By checking out things.

Now Zhu Youjian doesn't even have a son. Once something happens to Zhu Youjian, who knows who will inherit the throne? At the beginning, Emperor Jiajing's balance technique was perfect, and all the officials in the court were tossed enough. Emperor Jiajing, no one is feeling well.

"Mr. Han Ge, don't worry, Your Majesty is fine. It's just a moment of extreme anger. Your Majesty will be given two doses of medicine to recuperate. You can recover after a little more rest."

"That's fine, that's fine..."

Hearing this, Han Yu breathed a sigh of relief.

At this time, Zhu Youjian also slowed down, and said with a pale face: "My dear friends, this time Wang Congyi was defeated, 14 troops were wiped out, the rebels cut off the river again, and millions of stones and grains were trapped in the south of the Yangtze River. With the 200 million soldiers and civilians of the frontier army waiting to be fed, if it cannot be resolved, the great Ming Dynasty will be in danger of being overthrown."

Hearing Zhu Youjian's words, Han Yu's scalp became numb instantly. Since the Jurchens captured Liaodong, nearly half of the world's soldiers and horses have been concentrated in the north. There are 11 troops in Liaodong, 13 in Shanhaiguan, and 40 in Xuanfu Town. [-], [-] in Datong Town, there are nearly [-] soldiers and horses in four places alone, in addition to the Beijing Camp and the Son of Heaven's Army.

There are more than one million people in the capital. Such a large population cannot be supported by the mere land of Beizhili. Every year, in addition to grain, there are also a large number of grain merchants who transport grain to Beijing for sale. The total amount of grain entering Beijing exceeded 700 million shi.

Now that the canal is cut off, it means that nearly 200 million people will go hungry. Once these people get into a mess, they can eat them alive.

However, transporting grain by land is simply a drop in the bucket. Since ancient times, there has been a saying that grain cannot be transported for thousands of miles. The main reason is that it is too difficult to transport grain by land. If transporting grain over a thousand miles, the price of grain will double. Thousands of stones, but millions of stones.

"Your Majesty, why don't Ying Tianfu organize ships to transport food by sea?"

After thinking for a moment, Han Yu opened his mouth and said.

Hearing Han Yu's words, Zhu Youjian's eyes lit up immediately. Since the canal is impassable, he should take the sea route. The sea is so wide. He doesn't believe that the rebels can cut off the sea.

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid this matter is inappropriate."

At this time, Qian Longxi said: "Sea transportation has been abandoned for a long time, how can we gather enough sea ships to transport grain in such a hurry, and when the ships are assembled, I am afraid that the capital will be starving and dying everywhere."

"Brother Qian, as far as I know, there are many sea merchants in the south of the Yangtze River, how can they not gather enough sea ships?"

Hearing Qian Longxi's words, Han Yu immediately frowned and said, "Now that the imperial court needs seagoing ships, why don't those sea merchants contribute?"

Hearing Han Yu's words, Zhu Youjian couldn't help frowning, and looked at Qian Longxi with dissatisfaction. After he became the throne, he was the one who promoted Qian Longxi, who was idle at home, into the cabinet. Now that the court is in trouble, Qian Longxi Xi didn't want to serve the country, but spoke for those businessmen.

Sensing Zhu Youjian's dissatisfied gaze, Qian Longxi also panicked, Zhu Youjian was mean and ungrateful, if Zhu Youjian was dissatisfied with him, he could pack his bags and prepare to go home.

Thinking of this, Qian Longxi hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, please listen to the minister's explanation. I don't mean to speak for those maritime merchants. This voyage is not in the river. You can go as you please. This voyage depends on the weather. Jiangnan maritime merchants Usually, they go out to sea by the wind in winter, and each time they go to sea, it can be as short as one year and as long as two or three years, and they can only return by the wind when the summer wind blows to Daming."

After a pause, Qian Longxi continued: "Now that it's just summer, those sea merchants' ships have just returned at most. These ships have traveled long distances across the sea and must be repaired before they can set sail again."

"Moreover, many sea merchants in the south of the Yangtze River have only a few hundred ships that can withstand strong winds and heavy rains. This year, only two or three hundred can return. Even if they are all gathered, they will have to wait until winter if they want to go to sea."

"From the beginning of the founding of the Ming Dynasty to the Yongle period, sea transportation was also implemented. At that time, the grain transported a year was only a million stones, and the sea was unpredictable and dangerous. Ships were destroyed and people died at every turn. It was not the best choice for transporting grain. If there is an accident, it will be the loss of hundreds of thousands of shi of grain, if all the treasures are put on the sea, a slight accident will be a disaster, and now Daming really can't afford such a big risk."

Speaking of this, Qian Longxi couldn't help sighing, he actually had something else to say, that is, if you go by sea, it is easy for those greedy moths to have more room for corruption, after all, every time you go to sea, it costs hundreds of thousands of stones. Grain, such a big benefit, is enough to dehumanize many people. When they go to the sea, if people are killed and the boat sinks, who knows whether the boat is filled with grain or sand.

After listening to Qian Longxi's explanation, Zhu Youjian looked at Qian Longxi with a softer gaze, and after a moment of silence, he asked, "Then what does Qian Aiqing think should be done?"

"The most important thing now is to let the grain into Beijing to ensure the food supply for the frontier army and the people in the capital."

After being silent for a while, Qian Longxi gritted his teeth and said, "I think it's better to recruit Su Hao for the time being, let Cao Liang enter the capital safely, and wait for the court to make preparations, not afraid that Su Hao will seal the canal, and then send a large army to suppress the rebellion. "

Hearing Qian Longxi's words, Han Yu, Li Biao, and Zhou Daodeng nodded slightly. Although Qian Longxi's proposal was a bit useless, it was the most suitable for the current situation.

Now the north has no troops to mobilize. The Beijing camp is to protect the safety of the capital. It cannot be easily mobilized unless it is a last resort, not to mention the frontier army.

The rebellion in Shaanxi has not yet been quelled. Shanxi has transferred [-] guards before, and it is not suitable to be transferred now. Tens of thousands of soldiers have been transferred from Henan. On the other side of Guizhou, An Bangyan has been quiet for two days. In [-], it is said that the military strength has grown to more than [-], and sooner or later something will happen again.

The soldiers and horses in Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan, Huguang, and Guangxi can no longer move lightly, and must stay on guard, because other chieftains are waiting and watching. If the soldiers and horses in these places are mobilized again, other chieftains can take advantage. Then the flames of war are everywhere in front of you.

The only soldiers that can be mobilized now are those from Nanzhili, Zhejiang, Fujian, and Guangdong, but the distant waters cannot save the near fire. When the soldiers and horses from these places arrive in Shandong, the capital will be cold.

"no!"

At this time, Zhu Youjian suddenly said decisively: "I have just ascended the throne, so there is no reason to bow my head to the rebellious officials and thieves. This matter cannot be discussed again."

Hearing Zhu Youjian's words, Han Yu and others froze immediately. Although Qian Longxi's suggestion was detrimental to the majesty of the court, it was the most suitable for the present, but Zhu Youjian disagreed, so there was no other way. If you can't get out of the test and take the blame, who will take the blame?Who can carry it?
This is not a defeat or something. Losing a battle means that one's abilities are limited. At most, one would be scolded for being a drunkard. But this is bowing to Su Hao. It's called Zhao'an at best, but at worst it's losing power and humiliating the country. If you win a battle, you don't want to spend more money It's no problem to recruit security at the price, but they lost the battle this time. If they want Su Hao to let go of the canal, they have to accept Su Hao's conditions.

Except for Zhu Youjian, no one can bear such a big blame of losing power and humiliating the country. Even Qian Longxi, who made this suggestion, never thought of taking the blame.

"Do you have any other options?"

At this time, Zhu Youjian asked again.

Hearing this, Han Yu and Qian Longxi looked at each other in dismay, their eyes full of helplessness, Zhu Youjian rejected the best solution, what else can be done.

"Your Majesty, grain can be transported to Kaifeng Mansion through the Yellow River, then transported from Kaifeng Mansion to Cangzhou, and finally transported to the capital through the canal."

After thinking for a while, Han Yu said, this route was the previous grain transport route, now Zhu Youjian doesn't want to recruit Su Hao, so he can only continue on this route.

After a pause, Han Yu went on to say: "In addition, sea ships can be recruited to transport food into the capital by sea. It is safer to divide the troops into two routes. In addition, troops from Nanzhili, Zhejiang, and Fujian can be mobilized to fight the rebellion in Shandong. , at least keep Su Hao in check, don't let him capture other prefectures."

After finishing speaking, Han Yu couldn't help but secretly sighed in his heart. It would take a huge amount of manpower and material resources to transport millions of stones of grain by land. Although there are Yellow River and canals as supplements, it is still thousands of miles from Kaifeng to Cangzhou .

More importantly, if you want to recruit civilian husbands, you can only recruit from the surrounding counties of Kaifeng Prefecture. Nowadays, people all over the world are already burdened.

But Zhu Youjian didn't want to take the blame, and he couldn't help it. Although he was the chief assistant, this matter was not a glorious thing. Zhu Youjian didn't want to, and he couldn't force Zhu Youjian to bow his head.

"so be it."

Zhu Youjian waved his hands and said, "I'm tired, let's all step down."

"The minister waits to say goodbye!"

Hearing this, Han Yu and the others saluted and then withdrew.

.........

Dongchang Mansion, government office.

"I have admired Zongbing Yang's name for a long time, and seeing him today is indeed an extraordinary hero."

Looking at Yang Guodong's height of seven feet, Su Hao said with a smile, although most of the general families have inherited martial arts, but the world has been peaceful for so many years, there are not many generals who can really endure the hard work of training their bodies Yes, most of them switched to inner strength.

After all, horizontal training is different from internal kung fu. There are shortcuts to internal kung fu. When all kinds of precious medicines are in place and passed on from ancestors, the cultivation of internal kung fu can always be improved. Jiuxia's practice of the three-volt period is the foundation of horizontal training, and taking medicine can't get rid of the invulnerable and powerful body.

To be able to bear Tang Xiangjin's arrow shot with all his strength, although the soft armor offset most of the strength, Yang Guodong's horizontal training should have entered the first-class realm, and the sweat behind it can be imagined.

"Humph!"

Hearing Su Hao's words, Yang Guodong just snorted coldly, then closed his eyes and remained silent.

Seeing this, Su Hao shook his head and said: "Mr. Yang, the imperial court's excessive taxation has caused the people in the world to live in poverty. Why is the commander so stubborn?"

Of the eight captured, the other seven had already surrendered, but the seven who surrendered were either Jin Yiwei or some ordinary military officers, none of whom had much experience in leading troops. Now his high-end combat power is barely enough, but However, there is a lack of a person who has enough experience in leading troops. Even if Tang Xiangjin is very talented in tactics, he is only half full in leading troops.

Therefore, he still pays more attention to Yang Guodong. He does not need Yang Guodong to become the coach of the first army, but if Yang Guodong is willing to rely on him, it will save him a lot of trouble.

"Su Hao, if you want me to surrender, you are wishful thinking."

Yang Guodong sneered and said: "Even if you defeat us, there will still be a steady stream of troops coming. The imperial court has millions of troops, and the loss of 10,000+ people can be recruited by the imperial court at any time. How long can you last. "

"So, Zongbing Yang is ready to fight to the end?"

Hearing this, Su Hao shook his head slightly. Yang Guodong's attitude was within his expectations. Although he defeated Wang Congyi's 10,000+ army, in the eyes of Yang Guodong and the others, he was still an unworthy opponent. Thieves, as long as the court slows down, they can mobilize enough troops to quell the rebellion at any time.

Hearing Su Hao's words, Yang Guodong opened his mouth slightly, but finally chose to keep his mouth shut. Since ancient times, there are few people who are not afraid of death. Naturally, he is also afraid of death. If Su Hao rebelled in other places, then maybe he just dropped.

But Su Hao chose this place in Shandong. It connects the capital up to the south of the Yangtze River, and the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal is the lifeline of the imperial court. It can be said that only one can live between the imperial court and Su Hao, and there is no room for anyone to back down.

Even if the imperial court is really pinched, it is absolutely impossible for the imperial court to sit back and watch Su Hao grow stronger. After the imperial court calms down, it will definitely recruit more troops. It may even let An Bangyan go and send 10,000+ troops from Guiyang Mansion The army is called in.

It's wishful thinking that Su Hao wants to rely on the Jinan government to fight against Daming. If he doesn't surrender, he will die. But if he surrenders, his family will be implicated, because until now, not many officials have chosen to rely on Su Hao, let alone him. Officials of this level.

Seeing Yang Guodong's determination, Su Hao calmly said: "Since Zongbing Yang has already made his decision, then Su will give Zongbing Yang a ride."

After finishing speaking, he slapped Yang Guodong's head with a palm, and the powerful internal force directly shattered his brain.

Although he does have the desire to seek virtue, since Yang Guodong is unwilling to surrender, he will not force him. Anyway, Yang Guodong can help him alive, and he can also help him dead.

At this moment, the system beeped, and Su Hao also focused his attention on the system panel.

Yang Guodong, 876 points!
Seeing that Yang Guodong only had 876 points, Su Hao shook his head slightly. Military generals in this era are really worthless. Yang Guodong is a dignified general in Shandong. Logically speaking, his status should not be much worse than the governor of Shandong.

But when he killed Li Jingbai, governor of Shandong, he gained a full 3465 points, and Yang Guodong was only a quarter of Li Jingbai's.

　(^_^;) I thought I would have more time to type when I was on vacation, but I was even busier after I got home!
　　
　
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