The First Gongsheng of Ming Dynasty

Xie Zheng's family arrived at the port.

Xie Qian did not rest that day, and he was too embarrassed to mention the matter of welcoming his son, but someone still gave him a holiday. When a member of Jinyiwei named Xie Li came over and told him that he could have half a day to greet his family, and talked with him. When the family had a small reunion, even though Xie Qian still had a straight face, he still felt warm in his heart.

"Mr. Xie Ge, please be careful. The carriage has been prepared. If there is any inconvenience for you, just make arrangements."

Although Xie Li belongs to the Jinyiwei Bai family, he is not as arrogant and domineering as those Jinyiwei in Xie Qian's impression. Probably because of the same surname, he is very polite to him.

After all, Xie Qian didn't even have a servant by his side, and he was indeed old and frail, so he still needed Xie Li to help him get into the car.

Although he felt a bit unbearable in his heart, after all, his child was sent to the port to work as a errand because of his official career, Xie Qian felt a little more hopeful when he thought of being able to reunite with his family in such a place.

"In the past few years, I have always owed something to the people around me." Xie Qian thought to himself, and actually planned to make up for the alienation from his wife, children, and children here.

To complete the transformation from the elder of a country to the head of a family.

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Zhang Zhou has been busy building the railway station these days.

Railway tracks also need to be laid, and many technical links can only be completed by him personally. Then there is the deployment of troops for Liaodong and listening to battle reports from Liaodong at any time.

"...Six days ago, the troops brought by Tang Zhongcheng from North Korea had entered southern Liaoning. At the same time, Governor Yang of Liaodong also led troops to Fushun. The leading Jurchens had already surrendered, but central and southern Liaoning and other places The rebels still show signs of marching westward, and all the rebels have been assembled..."

Sun Shangqi was responsible for delivering the news to Zhang Zhou.

Now Sun Shangqi is probably equivalent to the chief of intelligence agents around Zhang Zhou. Zhang Zhou brought him here this time to establish an intelligence system.

This has been prepared for a long time, and with Sun Shangqi's help, it will be even easier.

Zhang Zhou took off his heavy steel suit. Even though it was winter, he was still covered in sweat. He walked aside and picked up the kettle and drank some water.

"As for the war in Liaodong, Yang Yiqing and Tang Yin are here, so I'm not worried." Zhang Zhou said, "Have Cui Yuan's men already landed?"

"Not yet." Sun Shangqi said, "It seems that Marquis Jingshan's fleet has not yet docked, at least the news has not been sent back. If you want to send the news, you cannot go by sea. You should still go to Shanhaiguan, or you have to wait. "

"It's almost time to count the days." Zhang Zhou said.

Sun Shangqi said: "Master, there is one more thing..."

Seeing Sun Shangqi's embarrassed look, Zhang Zhou couldn't help but ask, "Is there anything I can't tell you directly?"

"It's Mr. Xie Ge." Sun Shangqi said, "Mr. Xie Ge doesn't seem to be suitable for the job at hand. After several inspections of the accounts he compiled, there were a lot of mistakes. According to the previously established rules, , he should be sent to the shipyard, but..."

Zhang Zhou said: "With a body half buried in the earth, he doesn't know how to cherish a relatively easy job. Isn't there anyone to teach him?"

"No one... dares to go." Sun Shangqi was also speechless.

After all, Xie Qian is also the elder. Who has the courage to teach the elder how to do things?
Zhang Zhou said: "How can he do it without teaching? He may still think that he is very capable. Every time he goes back, he may not be convinced. In this way, send someone from the accounting office... I will arrange this matter."

If Zhang Zhou wants to complete a project, he must first keep his accounts clear.

Not only to plan the use of money and food reasonably, but also to avoid being settled in the future, I will give you detailed records of every expenditure to prevent confusion in the accounts. An account will be calculated in detail, and then recorded and organized to form an effective Written records for verification.

The amount of work involved in this matter is not small, and in order for Zhang Zhou to ensure the development of handicrafts and heavy industries around him, these necessary talents also need to be accumulated and cultivated.

"Where is he now?" Zhang Zhou asked, "It seems that his family members will be here in the next two days?"

"Yes, his eldest son Xie Zheng was sent to the port as an official, with an official rank of eighth grade." Sun Shangqi said.

"That's bigger than Xie Yuqiao's official position." Zhang Zhou had a smile on his face.

"Xie Ge's second son, Xie Pi, was adopted before. This time, Xie Ge's conviction did not implicate this person. Your Majesty is also considerate and allows his son to continue to participate in the examination." Sun Shangqi said.

"Ah."

Zhang Zhou nodded.

Xie Qian's second son, Xie Pi, was adopted as his son by Xie Qian's deceased brother Xie very early on. This was also the most important factor in Xie Pi's ability to avoid being implicated after Xie Qian was convicted.

"Because they were demoted and came here, they were given a place to live, but Mr. Xie Ge cannot usually live with them." Sun Shangqi said.

"This is natural." Zhang Zhou said, "Otherwise, others would think that he is here to provide for the elderly. He is here to work to atone for his sins. Your Majesty's original intention cannot be violated. Even if you are giving face, it cannot be too big. Go and make arrangements. , follow the treatment of Bao Guo Gong Zhu Hui, see him once a month... forget it, let him see him once every ten days! If he doesn't do it well, he won't even be able to see his family. "

Xie Qian is now "under control" by Zhang Zhou.

Not working hard?
Not to mention returning to your hometown of Yuyao, even if you want to see your wife, children, and children, it has become a luxury for you. You always make trouble for these people when you have nothing to do. Now it is time for you to have a taste of not doing to others what you don't want others to do to you.

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Liaodong.

Tang Yin, Xu Jing, as well as North Korean general Pu Yuanzong and others, with 30,000 troops and horses scraped together, finally entered the territory of Liaodong.

As soon as they arrived... they ran into a big trouble, lack of food.

Although the North Korean side has been equipped with a lot of food, Tang Yin pressed hard because of the need to march urgently. In addition, part of the military food was prepared for the Ming army. As a result, the North Korean soldiers could not eat themselves, and their daily rations were compressed. After entering Liaodong, , the soldiers began to get emotional.

"I don't know if this group of people are just stupid. The battle hasn't even started yet, but they're still complaining that they don't have enough to eat. If they can, they will mutiny. Not to mention the Liaodong soldiers and horses, even the Shenji Battalion led by us, We can destroy them all!" After Xu Jing went to the army to learn about the situation, he went to the Chinese army's tent to talk to Tang Yin. Xu Jing obviously had no experience in leading troops, and he complained when he saw Tang Yin.

Tang Yin said: "Killing is easy. After killing, don't you need to explain to the leader of North Korea?"

"What are you telling me? When they sent people out, didn't they also identify that these people were here to die? Some of the troops they sent close to the royal city were elite. Look at what they sent from the local area. Most of them are old, weak, sick, and disabled, right? It wouldn’t be a shame to send this group out!”

Xu Jing sighed, "I think back then, the multi-walled city..."

"Hands-free!" Tang Yin felt terrified when he heard the name of this city. "The Jurchens are now out of control, and there will be no more multi-walled cities in the future. Has anyone sent someone to say hello to Yang Yiqing? He is the governor of Liaodong. , Logically speaking, a group of people should be sent to greet them."

Xu Jingdao: "We are still nearly two hundred miles away from Shenyang Zhongwei. Let Shenyang send people here...is it necessary? Bohu, are you worried...that the Koreans will really cause a mutiny? What if that Governor Yang also If we send someone here, the credit may not be ours.”

Tang Yin said coldly: "It doesn't matter who gets the credit. I am now in charge of Ji Liao's military affairs, and dispatching officers and soldiers is within the scope of my responsibilities."

"Haha." Xu Jing smiled.

It seems to be saying, you have a big official arrogance.

What is the title of Ji Liao General? There was no such official position before. The emperor gave you the title mainly to allow you to mobilize troops from North Korea. In fact, how could the troops in Liaodong be dispatched to you so easily? Even if the soldiers listen to you, Yang Yiqing will not listen to you.

"Have you found the direction in which the rebels fled?" Tang Yin asked.

Xu Jing sat there with a leisurely look and said: "Are you looking for rebels? These people have too much to take care of themselves. They have been trying to keep him fed all day long, and it feels like a starving ghost is trying to survive. The key is that I still listen to what they say. I don’t understand, it’s quite troublesome to ask someone and send the message. If the Jurchens attack now, I think we will really suffer!”

"Do the Jurchens dare to come?" Tang Yin said, "If you really dare to come, that's fine. The strategy of migrating the Jurchens here must have been wrong. The local government didn't do anything, and I wouldn't do anything if I brought troops here. , Doesn’t that mean that the Jurchens are allowed to do whatever they want? If I don’t catch them all, I’ll send them to Yunnan Province one by one!”

Xu Jing said with a smile: "That's fine. We can capture them one by one. Then we will tie them up and send them south!"

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Tang Yin personally led an army of 30,000 into Liaodong, which had a great impact on the local area.

The local officials did not dare to deal with this group of people. Some local officials only knew that Tang Yin had brought a group of people from North Korea. Those who did not know thought that the North Koreans were disobedient when they invaded Ming Dynasty.

As the governor of Liaodong, Yang Yiqing has done nothing in the past year. He has not done a good job in the principle of appeasement and has not achieved results in military attacks. Yang Yiqing himself is also very worried.

The problem is that the Jurchens are divided into different clans, which are very complicated internally. The Jurchens even have different writing and language, and there are internal disputes. In addition, Wang Shouren used to suppress the Jurchens more by force, which led to The Jurchens were very resistant to Ming Dynasty's policies.

It is also related to the fact that the Jurchens rarely fought head-on with the Ming Dynasty.

The Jurchens were different from the steppe Mongols. They knew they were no match for the Ming regular army, so they did not plan to engage in a head-on battle. Instead, they used stragglers to attack the Ming caravans and city dweller gathering points, and then withdrew immediately before the regular army arrived.

Back and forth.

It gave Yang Yiqing a headache.

This time Yang Yiqing immediately sent troops to Fushun after receiving the emperor's order. However, in fact, there were more than a dozen inspection departments set up by the Ming Dynasty around Fushun to suppress the Jurchens, and the number of Ming troops stationed there exceeded 10,000.

"Lord Zhongcheng, we have news. The Tang Shilang did not go north, as if he did not plan to attack us from east to west, but went south! The right guard of Dingliao went there, where the Jurchens were placed. A place of rebellion.”

"Tang Shilang also sent an official letter stating that he wants us to send troops there. I don't understand what he means. Does he want to directly send troops from Liaodong? But if we want to defeat the Jurchens, shouldn't we go to the northeast?"

Qian Wen, Yang Yiqing's staff, hurriedly brought him news.

At this time, more than 4,000 soldiers and horses led by Yang Yiqing had passed Fushun, and further forward was the area where the Jurchens had been operating for hundreds of years.

Yang Yiqing asked: "Could it be that he wants to cut off the connection between the northern and southern Jurchens, and then wait for an opportunity to defeat each other?"

"Sir, what did you say?" Qian Wen didn't quite understand. How could Yang Yiqing seriously analyze Tang Yin's motives?
General Li Yi entered the Chinese army's tent and said anxiously: "Sir, after the Jurchens learned about our march, there were some Jurchens around Jianzhou Guard, but now they have all run away! There are still two groups, it is said that they are going to North Korea. Some people say that they have connections with the North Koreans."

Yang Yiqing frowned and said: "I still don't understand the matter of moving troops from North Korea. To fight the Jurchens, just use my Ming soldiers. The North Koreans have no fighting power and will disrupt local people's livelihood after they come. If everything from food, grass and baggage can’t be guaranteed, what’s the point of using them?”

Qian Wendao: "I heard...this is an order from Cai Guogong?"

Yang Yiqing asked: "Didn't you say that there are still Jizhou troops led by the Marquis of Jingshan? Are they here?"

"No." Qian Wendao said, "In addition to the troops from Jingshan Hou Jizhou, there are also several troops transferred from Shandong, Henan and other places, but they have not arrived yet. It is said that they all came by sea and by boat. , I heard that they landed from Liaonan and other places... It seems that our land in Liaodong is going to be lively! "

Yang Yiqing said: "To defeat the Jurchens, we should go north and start from there... What kind of statement is this? How can the court protect the people from all walks of life? This is not a barbaric land. Should the soldiers be left to their own devices? solve?"

"That's not possible." Li Yidao said, "Sir, Liaodong is the land of our Ming Dynasty, and the people are all the subjects of our Ming Dynasty. How can we allow the officers and soldiers to do whatever they want?"

"What else? For such a war, if more than 50,000 or 60,000 soldiers and horses are mobilized, it will be like a pot of random stew. Just raising these soldiers and horses will be enough to consume huge financial resources. Judging from the current situation of the imperial court, it is impossible to mobilize enough A lot of money, food and supplies. "Yang Yiqing knows the court very well.

Every time a war is fought, the various parties are basically left to deal with it on their own.

The soldiers basically brought their own rations.

It is not suitable to fight a long war, because the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty are also responsible for farming and other things, and they have to support themselves.

Qian Wendao: "How about... report it to the court..."

"No." Yang Yiqing said, "The war has just begun, and there is no chaos yet. If I report to the court at this time, it will be equivalent to telling the court that I am unable to maintain a stable situation in Liaodong. Although the land of Liaodong is now In short, Tang Yin of Jiliao Military Affairs is responsible for everything, but when it comes to specific military affairs, I should be the first."

"Second order, we will continue to march to the Jurchen hinterland tomorrow. At least we must be the first to win. As long as we win the first battle, I have the final say on how to report to the court! Otherwise, we will be led by the nose." (End of chapter)