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Chapter 368 An unexpected gain

"Let Wang An select people from the Jinshi in the years of Dingwei and Xinhai who are down-to-earth and willing to work, and have no objection to the New Deal. He will hand over the list to Ye Xianggao, and Shangshu will recommend him to join the six departments to work first." In addition to the navy, The work in the imperial court cannot be ignored. Regardless of whether they want to be used in the future, not a single young official should be promoted.

The reason why they are called disciples of the emperor is that they are prepared for the emperor. As long as you are promoted, you must first be grateful to the emperor. As for whether you can become a fellow traveler in the future, we will talk about it later. Anyway, if you have the opportunity to be a good person for free, you must use it and cannot leave it to others.

"Call Zhang Ran over again and ask him to bring the reports from each border town, as well as the establishment and training situation of the Yuma Supervisor warriors... Can you also help me think about what else needs to be arranged immediately? "

After internal matters have been dealt with, external matters must also be taken care of. In recent months, Mongolia in the north and the Jurchens in the east seem to have settled down. Except for some small-scale frictions near the border, there have been no noteworthy incidents.

But the more this happens, the less we can relax our vigilance. It is always the darkest moment before dawn. The lack of movement does not mean that they are not taking actual actions, it just means that they have not been discovered.

Last year, Shuerhaqi took the opportunity to pay tribute and had a good meal along the way. He also asked his two Han followers to quietly leave Guanyi in Tongzhou and go north. Afterwards, he was asked by the escorting Jinyi guards. Leng Tui said that he was looking for Friends from the border who entered the customs were unsuccessful.

Hong Tao doesn't care whether he is looking for friends to reminisce about the past or not. This performance is enough to show that Nurhachi has big plans. Although he has not been able to deal with the Mongolian tribes in the north, he has already begun to explore the terrain inside the pass. His strategic vision is really long-term.

Starting from Shanhaiguan, the Great Wall extends to the northwest along the Yanshan Mountains. There are dozens of passes that can pass a large number of people and horses along the way. It cannot be said that relying on the defense of the border troops, which is rotten to the core, is useless at all, but it really can't do much. rest assured.

But with so many passes, which pass would the Jurchens or Mongols enter through? Hong Tao basically didn't think much about this matter, and it was useless to think about it. He was not a god, so how could he understand other people's thoughts across thousands of mountains and rivers.

Yes, in history Huang Taiji did lead his troops to break through the Great Wall and approach Beijing many times, and even indirectly caused Yuan Chonghuan to be beheaded by the emperor. But at that time, the Jurchens had already united with the Mongolian tribes in the east through force and marriage. Only with the guidance of the Mongols could they find the path hidden in the mountains.

At present, Nurhachi has not yet reached this step. He wants to detour north to find the weak points of the Great Wall to attack. Not to mention whether he knows the mountain roads or not, the obstruction of various Mongolian ministries alone will make him unable to bear the burden of going around.

But nothing can be said to be fatal, especially for a very capable person. Surprise is not impossible, so Beijing's northern defense is still not very safe. There is always a feeling of a sharp knife hanging over the head, which makes people very uneasy.

In terms of how to eliminate danger, Hong Tao chose a saying that is more popular in the field of football in later generations: the best defense is offense. Instead of trying to guess where the opponent is going to attack, it is better to charge directly so that the enemy has no time to attack and can only defend.

However, at present, Hong Tao does not want to provoke a melee on the northern and eastern borders because he feels unsafe. It is best to maintain the current state. The longer it is delayed, the better, but his reason tells him that the enemy will not give him too long. .

The Jurchens had just risen, and what they needed was not stability but battle. Without military exploits, trophies, and slaves, they would have internal disagreements and collapse themselves, so war is inevitable.

Under normal circumstances, Hong Tao is relatively gentle and is willing to be reasonable, abide by the rules, play with balance, and make compromises in everything. But as long as he feels threatened and cannot get rid of it, his character will immediately move to the other extreme. His mind is full of thoughts that he would rather kill a thousand by mistake than let one go, and would rather let me suffer the consequences of the world than let the whole world fail me. "Long live the Lord, I have some good things here, do you want to see them?" Zhang Ran came very quickly and stood outside the threshold to report in a low voice.

"You went to deduct the warrior camp again!" Hong Tao was looking through the Jinshi rosters from the previous two palace examinations, planning to select a few more young officials to add to Fujian and Guangdong to get familiar with and practice. Hearing this, he immediately raised his eyelids and frowned.

"I have been wronged. Ever since the ginseng was returned by the Long Live Lord last time, I will never dare to take anything from their hands again." Hearing the emperor speak, Zhang Ran quickly stepped inside, but suddenly he came halfway. He knelt down and stopped three meters away from the imperial desk, crying out.

"That's how it should be. They paid for those things with their lives. Even if they look good, you should give them 70% to 80% of the market price. Don't be petty all the time, let alone believe in any panacea. Human lifespan is fixed. , can’t be forced.”

Two months ago, Zhang Ran offered a wild ginseng that was said to be hundreds of years old. It was not bought, but stolen from the hands of warriors who went to Liaodong to participate in harassment operations from the warrior camp. As a result, Hong Tao retreated. Wang Chengen probably told him why.

"What Long Live the Lord said is absolutely true, I will remember it!"

Zhang Ran was really not sure whether he should take more tonics or not. The old eunuchs with status in the palace and the high-ranking officials in the court basically liked these things that were said to prolong life. But the emperor never ate it, and even felt a little disgusted with it.

"Tell me what the good thing is. Finish quickly, I still have something to tell you." Since the change has been made, Hong Tao will no longer be verbose.

There are more and more people around you, and their status is getting higher and higher. You can't control this kind of thing, let alone ask others to be like you, treating most things as external things and having no interest in them. If he hadn't allowed himself to travel through time so many times, he would probably be more greedy than them. There's nothing you can do about it, it's human nature.

"...Uh..." Rang said, but Zhang Ran hesitated and glanced to the left with the corner of his eyes calmly.

"Wang Chengen, go bring some ice tea. Autumn is about to come, and the weather is still unforgiving!" Wang Chengen, who was standing next to him, couldn't see this subtle expression, but Hong Tao could detect it. Since even Wang Chengen has to hide it, it is a big secret.

"Long live the Lord, do you still remember the reason why you asked your slaves to secretly search for people with similar looks among the people?" It wasn't until Wang Chengen's back disappeared from the door that Zhang Ran took another step forward, stretched his neck to close the distance as much as possible, and then raised his voice Press down to the lowest level.

"Any clues? Get up and answer!" Although the voice was soft, Hong Tao heard clearly. He immediately put down the volume in his hand and poked his head forward.

(End of this chapter)