Anti-Qing: Starting from the Reincarnation of the Ming Dynasty

When Zhu Jing'an heard this, he nodded slightly.

"very good!"

"Get ready to do it."

After pondering for a while, Zhu Jing'an continued.

"Then send the order to North Korea and the troops stationed in Daguan, so that they can also prepare for war."

"If a war is inevitable tomorrow, then the imperial court must make corresponding preparations in advance so that it can do its best when the war comes and strive to win neatly and beautifully."

Now the Ming army has a large number of troops stationed in North Korea and Dayuan direction to suppress the local situation.

If he really wanted to go to war with Japan, Zhu Jing'an could not just mobilize troops from the mainland to fight.

It will be the best choice to send troops from North Korea and the other directions to attack Japan from the north and the south.

When the generals heard the words, they responded in unison again.

Zhu Jing'an nodded with satisfaction.

……

Outside Suiyuan City, there is a coalition camp.

As the weather gets colder and colder, even with the cold-resistant attributes of Maozi and the Mongolians, it seems a bit unbearable.

Petroyev convened Yongxuan and others in his military tent to discuss military affairs.

"Judging from the current situation, it may not be easy for our army to capture the fortified city of Suiyuan in a short period of time."

Petroyev was wearing a large cloak and said with a solemn expression.

Hearing this, everyone had solemn expressions on their faces.

As their eyes crossed, Yongxuan asked.

"What do you mean, General? Are you ready to withdraw your troops?"

Speaking of withdrawing troops, Yongxuan must not be happy.

He also hoped that he could capture Datong, regain the capital, and rebuild the Qing Dynasty.

How can we withdraw our troops when we encounter a slight setback?
Upon hearing this, Petroyev just shook his head and said.

"It's not about withdrawing troops."

"This general has just received a personal letter from Her Majesty the Queen in St. Petersburg. Her Majesty the Queen requires us to fight a decisive battle with the Ming Army as soon as possible, and then use war to force the Ming Army to develop trade and stop economic blockade and sanctions."

"So, it is impossible to withdraw our troops."

Kojevich on the side also nodded in agreement, because Petroyev was not the only one to receive the Queen's personal letter, he was the same.

Moreover, the Queen made it clearer in her letter to him.

Now the Queen is under pressure from many high-level dignitaries in Tsarist Russia. They must allow the Ming Dynasty to reopen trade as soon as possible to make up for their losses caused by the Ming Dynasty's economic blockade.

Otherwise, those powerful and high-ranking officials might be very dissatisfied with the Queen.

Moreover, the Queen also confessed that if the goal cannot be achieved through war, then peace talks should be done first.

As long as the Ming Dynasty can reopen trade, the Queen's bottom line is that she can give up all the land they have captured during this period.

Therefore, for Petroyev and Kojevich now, it is impossible to withdraw their troops.

Yongxuan was obviously relieved when he heard this.

Petroyev began to continue.

"It's just that although it is impossible to withdraw our troops, we also need to think carefully about how to fight this battle next."

"For the time being, our plan to threaten Datong by taking Suiyuan will not work."

"We need to think of something else."

Since Suiyuan cannot be conquered, Petroyev is not prepared to continue fighting with the Ming army in Suiyuan.

Instead, he was preparing to retrieve this place from another direction.

After saying this, he looked at Yongxuan.

In Petroyev's view, Yongxuan, a Manchu prince who grew up in the East, should be able to give a satisfactory suggestion in this regard.

Seeing this, Yongxuan also lowered his head and fell into deep thought.

After a moment, he spoke.

"If our army wants to change the direction of its attack, Liaodong should be the best choice."

"One thing is that Liaodong is the land of Longxing in the Qing Dynasty. Although it is now occupied by Ming thieves, there are still many tribes in the area who are loyal to the Qing Dynasty."

"As long as I can reach Liaodong and raise the banner of the Qing Dynasty, I will definitely follow suit."

"Secondly, Liaodong has many mountains and complex terrain between white mountains and black waters. After our army takes over Liaodong, we can deploy defenses layer by layer to block the Ming thief's offensive."

Yongxuan now wants to fight back to Liaodong and regain the power he had before the Qing Dynasty entered the customs.

Although he knew it was unlikely, he still wanted to give it a try.

What if it works?

When Petroyev heard this, he couldn't help but look thoughtful, but he nodded after a moment.

"Well, maybe it works!"

Petroyev now thinks about it.

Since the grassland cannot be eaten, it is also possible to eat the white mountains and black waters of the Greater and Lesser Khingan Mountains.

Well, although Maozi is greedy for land, he is not picky.

However, Fan Boyong on the side made a suggestion.

"Your Highness, General, I think we might try to bypass Suiyuan and Datong, enter the Great Wall from the Ningwu Mansion, and march directly to Taiyuan to force the Ming army to surrender."

"Although the villain has been away from Shanxi for several years, Shanxi merchants and I have many connections in Shanxi. If the army invades Shanxi, the villain's connections may be able to be used by me."

Although the eight major Shanxi merchants, except for the Fan family, who was the fastest, all were confiscated and exterminated by the Ming Dynasty.

But they have been operating in Shanxi for so many years, and those connections are not something that Ming Dynasty said can be cleared away. Fan Boyong still has good connections among Shanxi merchants.

At the very least, he can speak well among Shanxi merchants.

Hearing this, Petroyev felt moved again.

When Yongxuan heard this, he nodded.

"Shanxi is fine too."

"The Ming thieves confiscated all the eight imperial merchants of the Qing Dynasty and exterminated their families. Those Shanxi merchants in Shanxi will inevitably be sad and alienated from the Ming thieves and the court."

"If Fan Qing is willing to come forward to contact us, this matter may really be feasible."

Although Yongxuan wants to go to Liaodong, he has to admit that if what Fan Boyong said is really feasible, Shanxi is indeed their best choice at the moment.

Because Shanxi is the closest, and Shanxi is now far richer than Liaodong, you will definitely gain more after entering.

Seeing this, Chechen Khan also spoke.

"Maybe Ben Khan can also come forward to contact those Shanxi merchants. During the Qing Dynasty, those Shanxi merchants had to trade with Ben Khan's tribe every year, and they could all talk to each other."

The main thing Shanxi merchants did was to take the trade routes outside the customs, and they naturally had a close relationship with the tribes on the grasslands.

Mongolian nobles like Chechen Khan had a pretty good relationship with those Shanxi merchants.

Seeing this, Petroyev couldn't help but feel a little moved, and turned around and said.

"Okay, Mr. Lao Fan and the Great Khan have sent people to contact the Shanxi merchants in Shanxi..."

……

Yuci, Chang family.

Chang Binggong sat behind his desk, holding a writing brush in his hand and a thick stack of account books in front of him.

In his hand, there was a pot of tea and an abacus.

The clicking sound of the abacus beads colliding was heard continuously.

Chang Binggong sometimes frowned and sometimes stroked his beard, looking full of sadness.

There is no other reason than that business has not been doing well recently.

Ever since the Ming Dynasty announced a ban on trade with Tsarist Russia and strictly cracked down on smuggling, the Chang family's largest source of income had been cut off.

Then, in order to maintain their own caravan and shop, the Chang family could only keep adding money to it.

After more than a year, the Chang family posted hundreds of thousands of silver dollars.

Even for a big businessman like the Chang family, this is by no means a small sum.

Chang Binggong has been worried to death recently in order to maintain his Chang family's family business.

The only thing he hopes now is that the imperial court can end the war against the grasslands and Tsarist Russia as soon as possible so that trade can resume as soon as possible.

Although the Chang family opened up a new trade route after the Ming Dynasty banned trade with Tsarist Russia, that is, the sea trade route from the capital to Tianjin.

However, the income from this new trade route is far inferior to the income that Shanxi merchants can bring from the trade routes outside the customs.

Just when Chang Binggong couldn't help but sigh, there was a knock on the door outside the study.

Chang Binggong put the brush in his hand on the inkstone, turned around and said.

"Come in."

After he finished speaking, the housekeeper of the Chang Mansion walked in from outside, walked to Chang Binggong furtively, and spoke.

"Master, there is a visitor from outside the customs!"

Chang Binggong frowned subconsciously when he heard this, but he still asked.

"What do you mean? Outsiders? Who sent you?"

I don't know why, but Chang Binggong's eyebrows couldn't help but jump when he heard the words "outsiders."

The guilt is so great!
After all, the imperial court is currently at war with the Mongolian tribes outside the customs and Tsarist Russia. At this time, sending people from outside the customs to look for him is probably not a good thing.

When the housekeeper heard this, his expression was slightly startled, and then he spoke.

"As for the master, even this villain doesn't know."

Chang Binggong didn't frown any deeper when he heard this, but he still spoke.

"That's all, let's bring him here to see him."

When the butler heard this, he clasped his fists and left.

Soon the housekeeper came in with a short, stocky man with two obvious patches of plateau red on his face.

Chang Binggong waved his hand and dismissed the butler, and then asked.

"Who are you, Your Excellency? Who do you represent?"

"Why did you come to my Chang family?"

Hearing this, the stocky man grinned and spoke.

"Young man Grimou, I have met Mr. Chang."

"This villain is here on behalf of my family, the Khan, and wants to do a big business with the Chang family..."

"If Shopkeeper Chang can help our coalition forces, my Great Khan can promise that the Chang family can become the best friends of my Chechen Khan tribe in the future, and our Chechen Khan tribe only does business with our best friends."

Grimu was prepared to use the monopoly of business with the Chechen Khan tribe to get the Chang family to side with the coalition forces and help the coalition forces.

Listening to Grimu's narration, the expression on Chang Binggong's face kept changing, obviously uncertain.

However, he did not refuse directly, but spoke.

"Your Excellency, please stay at my Chang home first. After all, this matter is of great importance. I still need to think about it..."

When Grimou heard this, he did not refuse. While asking for fair-wine beauties to serve him, he also urged Chang Binggong to make a decision as soon as possible.

He still wants to go back and resurrect! (End of chapter)