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Chapter 230 Great changes in Liaodong 4
"But our Ming Dynasty has never bowed to the foreign barbarians since the Taizu Dynasty. It is not a good thing to withdraw from Liaodong and cede the great rivers and mountains to outsiders. If the news spreads out, if the Northern barbarians believe that our dynasty is weak, they will definitely make further progress. If you press hard, it will probably cost you a lot!"

Jun Song could understand Yuan Yingtai's calculation, but he didn't quite agree with it.As the art of war goes, the best strategy is to keep the enemy outside your home.When fighting a war, we cannot just count the consumption of money and food. We must also take a longer-term view and examine gains and losses from a strategic perspective.

"His Majesty once said something about exchanging space for time. Yuan thought it was a good saying with a long-term perspective. What I am short of right now is not the land in Liaodong Town, but the time to catch my breath.

Regardless of whether it was Beilu or Jianlu, it would probably take years to completely digest this land.If the Koreans from the south are also included, it is still unclear who will win in the end.When they were fighting fiercely and exhausted physically and mentally, His Majesty had time to reorganize the court, eliminate the abuses, and restore vitality.

Governor Du, as far as Yuan knows, you are the commander-in-chief appointed by His Majesty. You shoulder the important responsibility of guarding the capital's key points. You must not be half-hearted and make His Majesty feel chilled.Yuan's family is also stepping up their packing, so they won't be here to accompany you. Farewell! "

Although Yuan Yingtai is not very good at leading troops in war, he is a good hand at managing internal affairs and is better at understanding people's hearts.His words contain both what he saw in the emperor's secret letter and conclusions drawn through observation.

After only spending less than ten days with Jun Jun, I already felt that the new commander-in-chief of Shanhaiguan was not so determined. He had not yet decided which side to lean on, or he still imagined that he could rely on his military exploits without relying on either side. Survive in the cracks.

If others thought so, Yuan Yingtai wouldn't say anything more, except Jun Song.He is the commander-in-chief guarding Shanhaiguan, and he will have to fight face-to-face with Beilu and Jianlu in the future.If it is always half-hearted, it will be in danger for the capital. It must be reminded and a letter must be sent to the emperor to inform him.

"Trading space for time... rectifying the court and eradicating the abuses... can it really be done?" The governor left unceremoniously, and Juniper stood alone on the tower without moving.

He has a bad temper and often offends his colleagues on official business, but he is by no means stupid.As a military commander with no foundation in the court, sometimes it is much safer not to take sides than to fight against one another.But if you don't stand in line, you may be targeted by many parties. If you want to do this, you must put a label on your head, you are a fool!
As long as the interests of civil servants are not touched, who would win over and force a vulgar warrior?Not wanting to be seen by colleagues is the best talisman, and not wanting to talk to anyone is the best protective color.

But it seems to be different this time. Emperor Jingyang's behavior since he ascended the throne has been completely different from Emperor Shenzong's. Every move is evil and very difficult to figure out.

If Yuan Yingtai wasn't talking nonsense, he should be reminding himself to quickly fall in line.And it is very likely that if you have to stand still, there are only two options to choose from. Either follow the emperor to reorganize the court and eliminate the abuses, or join the courtiers and play against the emperor.

Should we rectify the court and eliminate the abuses?It’s time for Taitama. Not only does it need to be eradicated in the court, but it also needs to be changed in the army.But can a young emperor who has only been on the throne for six years do this in an environment surrounded by ministers and restricted by all parties?It seems very uncertain.

"Fuck grandma, I lost my head and had a big scar, but 18 years later I'm a good man again! Come, prepare your horses, assemble your team, and go to Shenyang Central Guard!" You have to choose even if you're not sure. After hesitating for a moment, Jun Song finally made his decision. The choice is to trust the emperor once, although few emperors from ancient times to the present are trustworthy.

No matter which side you fall on, executing the first step of the evacuation plan is the right path.Shenyang Zhongwei is the only way for the soldiers and civilians of Tieling Guard and Liaohai Guard to retreat southward. It is also an important transportation route for Beibei and Jianlu to move south and west. As long as you keep an eye on this place, there will be no major problems in the entire northern half of Liaodong Town. .

From May to June, the various post roads in Liaodong are always crowded with people, and the directions of the crowds are surprisingly consistent. They all go west, west, and west again, stretching for hundreds of miles, starting from Liaodong Town. , passing through Guangningwei, Ningyuanwei, and up to Shanhaiguan.

In the past month, except for the occasional rain that made the roads muddy, there were basically no accidents.But in mid-June, the situation became different. Small groups of bandits often appeared along the way. They avoided the border troops and specifically attacked the passing border residents. They barely left any survivors and even took their lives while robbing them of money.As the commander-in-chief and person-in-charge of the evacuation operation, Yuan Yingtai, the governor of Liaodong, reacted relatively quickly. After receiving several reports, he immediately concluded that these bandits were not bandits at all, but were probably local frontier troops in disguise.

They knew they had to withdraw to the pass and wanted to make another profit before leaving.Most of the border residents who choose to enter the customs to seek a living bring their families with them and carry a lot of soft money with them.The robbery was in vain. At this time, there was no place to go if you wanted to complain to the officials. Most of the officials ran faster and had already entered the border with the first batch of border troops.

It's a pity that they thought wrong. Although the number of officials who did not leave was small, they were high-ranking and powerful. Once a document was sent to the Shanhaiguan General Soldier, there were many more Beijing troops along the way, one for every few miles. Temporary camp.

As soon as the border residents complained about the presence of unidentified people in the nearby mountains and forests, the cavalry would arrive in a blink of an eye, and they would kill anyone on sight without hesitation.As for whether the border troops were pretending to be soldiers, or whether the border people were lost, I don't care at all.

The commander-in-chief's order was very clear. The border troops at each fort had flags, and the border residents would walk along the post road.Except for the border troops carrying banners and the border residents walking on the post roads, the only ones who haunt the mountains and forests are bandits.

Ordinary bandits can still be arrested, interrogated, and handed over to the county for conviction, but those who take advantage of the opportunity to enrich the country must be killed on the spot to warn others not to follow suit, otherwise this phenomenon will never be eradicated.

Once all the border residents have entered the border, Yuan Yingtai and Du Song will not have to worry.From Shanhaiguan to Tianjin Wei, several reception stations for border residents have been set up along the way.

Some of them are the pastures of the Imperial Mansion and the Royal Horse Prison, and the rest are temples from various places.The number of people to be resettled has been designated according to the scale. It should not be a problem to accommodate 8 or [-] people in a short period of time.The money spent on food and grain should be advanced by the local county government first, and then the imperial court would make up for it after the autumn tax.

What?No money, no food!Anyone who dares to say such words at this time will be immediately ordered to be imprisoned by the emperor.Abandoning Liaodong can save the court and various places a lot of money every year, especially the provinces responsible for transporting military rations to Liaodong. How can they still say they have no money?

Isn't this an obvious act of antagonism to the imperial court? His intentions are to be punished!Maybe he was a spy who was bribed by Beilu and Jianlu and deliberately sabotaged the imperial plan. He must be carefully interrogated and dealt with seriously and never tolerated!
Keeping less expenses, overpaying, and taking the opportunity to make a fortune?Don't even think about it. The reception stations in various places are all under the responsibility of internal officials. For this reason, the emperor specially transferred all the eunuchs in Nanjing to seven or eight, and even less than half of the eunuchs in the Forbidden City in Beijing were removed.

The household registration of all border residents and the distribution of relief grains were supervised and reviewed by eunuchs. Even if you wanted to take the opportunity to make some money from the national crisis, it would definitely be impossible to rely on local officials alone, and you would have to involve eunuchs to work together.

The problem is that everyone does not know each other and lacks the most basic trust. It is difficult to achieve a tacit understanding of working together to provide food relief in a short period of time. The risk is a bit high.

Of course, no one can guarantee that no one will risk his life for money. Hong Tao's move only increases the cost of crime and has no hope of eliminating corruption.This is an attribute engraved in human genes, and it can never be reduced to zero. Even if the king of heaven comes down to earth with his heavenly soldiers and heavenly generals to stare at it, it will be useless.

(End of this chapter)