Reborn Regent of Ming Dynasty

When Hu Dehai explained, the meticulous and down-to-earth style of the Fushan Staff Office was also shown.

With the efforts of Ding Hongliang and others who went to Liaodong for careful work, along Guangning to Yizhou, then to Shenyang and Liaoyang, Fuzhou, Gaizhou, Jinzhou Nanguan, and finally Lushun, the map of the entire southern Liaoning was successfully drawn.

When they saw Juehua Island to Lushun, and then to the endless island group of Phi Island, Zheng Cai and Zheng Zhibao, the uncle and nephew, exchanged glances, and each saw the shock in each other's eyes.

The most difficult part of sailing at sea is positioning. At that time, ocean voyages were extremely risky. Three ships departed from London, and only two ships returned to the port after three years. The loss rate of [-]% is absolutely certain, and it is unavoidable. .

It wasn't until the advent of steamships and the Suez Canal that shortened voyages and increased power that ocean voyages ceased to be daunting with a high mortality rate. [

In the South China Sea at this time, the Zheng family must have mastered a considerable amount of charts and routes, but no matter what, they are not as solid and detailed as the Fushan sea chart in front of them.

In the past, the Zheng family didn't know much about the northern waters. Due to various factors, although they had the idea of ​​going north, it was always difficult to make up their minds.

In fact, it is also the reason for Zheng Zhilong's broad-mindedness. The few years after Huanglong took over the last Ming Dynasty Northern Navy was also the time when the Zheng family was developing rapidly. Jin Doujin didn't want to go northward anymore. At this time, after Zheng Cai and Zheng Zhibao saw the chart, they suddenly felt extremely regretful.

If the Zheng family had made up their minds to go north and occupy those islands... why bother to talk about cooperation with others now?

It's just that after thinking about it together, and looking at Zhang Shouren's expression, everyone in the Zheng family quickly put down this outdated thought.

The person in front of me is no longer the little guerrilla who just emerged a few years ago, but now has tens of thousands of soldiers, guarding one side, and the side is stronger than Zheng Zhilong in terms of strength and status. Come again at this time It would be foolish to think anything.

Fushan has plans and actions, so he has won the trust of the Zheng family. Zheng Cai clasped his fists and said, "Master Taibao seems to have made up his mind. Just looking at this chart will cost a lot of manpower and money. .”

"Naturally." Zhang Shouren nodded and said, "It really took a lot of effort."

"The Taibao's broad mind is very comparable to others." Zheng Zhibao also complimented: "The meritorious service of restoring the Liao Dynasty must belong to the Taibao. In the future, the Taibao will definitely be able to become the Duke of the State!"

Zhang Shouren laughed loudly, and replied: "Brother Zheng, thank you for your auspicious words. The last time this dynasty was made a Duke was in the Yongle period, but the current situation is worse than the Yongle period. Maybe there will be a Duke hat on me On the head, who said otherwise?"

Zheng's uncle and nephew also came here to inquire about the overall situation. Hearing Zhang Shouren's words, the two uncles and nephews winked, and Zheng Cai, who was more eloquent, took over the conversation and asked about the overall situation of the world.

"The imperial court will be defeated in the Battle of Songshan!" Zhang Shouren didn't hide anything, and said in a deep voice: "The imperial court gathered more than 4 soldiers, and the eight towns have a total of 16 to [-] battalion soldiers. The [-] soldiers of this dynasty can eat [-] vacancies. Counting, there are at most [-] regular soldiers, and the regular barracks and servants of the eight towns' general soldiers plus a governor and a governor to supervise the standard, the elite soldiers will not exceed [-]! Such a small number of soldiers, the emperor thought it was more than [-] soldiers, He only wants to fight quickly and win quickly. Many people in the military department of the court do not know soldiers, and they prefer to be constrained by multiple parties. Of course Hong Chengchou knows soldiers, but he is controlled by the emperor at the top, his colleagues in the middle, and many arrogant soldiers at the bottom. The reason for defeat? From the side of Ming Dynasty, the situation is like this. On the side of Donglu, it regards the battle of Jinzhou as a national war. We have already received information from our secret work. Donglu has fully mobilized, at least [-] Bing and Yu Ding rushed to the battlefield, among them there were more than one hundred thousand armored soldiers. Comparing the two, our Ming army's combat power is inferior to that of others, its strength is also inferior to that of others, and it is not as good as its unity. Is there any reason to win?"

It is already May, and now the hottest topic in the whole country is to aid the battle of Jinzhou.

Beginning in 12, Huang Taiji sent Dorgon and Hauge's uncle and nephew to besiege Jinzhou. Later, because the siege was unfavorable, he exempted his son and brother's prince and demoted him to the county king, and then sent Prince Zheng Jierhalang to preside over it. The army dug trenches very well, and dug a long base with a circumference of dozens of miles around Jinzhou.

This happened in the second half of 12. At that time, the Ming court came up with a decision to assist Jinzhou.

The key point is that Jinzhou is at a point between the Daling River and the Xiaoling River. Yizhou and Guangning were lost that year, so that the eastern barbarians could successfully cross the Liaoxi Baobai group and enter the pass from the Mongolian grassland.

After the second year of Chongzhen, the imperial court decided to build Dalinghe Fort. Dalinghe Fort is [-] miles west of Jinzhou. A detour of a hundred miles is a serious blow to a large army.

With Huang Taiji's wise decision, of course he would not tolerate the completion of the Daling Castle. Not only did he not allow it, he also mobilized 5 to [-] people to surround the half-completed Daling Castle with Zu Dashou, He Kegang and other soldiers from Liaozhen. , Re-strike reinforcements, wiped out tens of thousands of reinforcements led by Zhang Chun and others, and finally wiped out the Ming army in the fort.

This was a painful lesson, but the Ming court cared about eating and not fighting. A city like Jinzhou is of course very important, but if there are no soldiers who must be rescued, how can there be a city that must be defended? [

No matter how many farms there are, and no matter how dangerous the city is, the Qing army only needs to besiege the city. However, for a city hanging outside, the Ming court mobilized all of its last nine elites. , I have no understanding of the strength and morale of the generals on my side, and I am in a daze, so... In Zhang Shouren's words, they are just a bunch of fucking ghosts who don't know how to die!

The siege of Jinzhou could not be solved, the imperial court lost more than [-] elite soldiers, the Eastern captives became more and more powerful, and there were millions of hungry people in Henan.

At that time, the arrogance of the Ming Dynasty still existed, and the whole south was relatively peaceful. With the knowledge of the Zheng family, it was absolutely unimaginable that the Ming Dynasty was not long before its collapse.

"Send me a message for me, an official, this is a world of great achievements, and it is also a time of great achievements. Fujian Zhongzuo is just a corner of the land. At this time, we can find a way to spread inland!"

Zheng Zhibao hadn't done anything yet, but Zheng Cai already bowed his head and praised: "I can hear the words of the Taibao, and Shengcai has read books for ten years. When the ancients said this, Cai thought it was an exaggeration. After tonight, I will no longer doubt it." .”

"Hehe, after you go down, think about it more, and see what you say when you return to Fujian."

When Zhang Shouren said this, it was considered that the first meeting was over, and the Zheng uncle and nephew stood up first, and left.

"Taibao, what are you talking about with them about Jinzhou and Henan?"

Not many people attended the meeting this time, at least the attendants who often followed Zhang Shouren were not present, only a clerk, Hu Dehai, Ma Hongjun and others were present.

Ma Hongjun's eyes were straightened, and after the guests left, he couldn't help asking questions.

"Pig brain, if you can't figure it out, raise your pillow at night and think carefully."

Zhang Shouren was not polite to this old subordinate, and after reprimanding him, he immediately went to rest in his guest room.

After running around for days and finishing the Chen family's affairs, he put a big stone down in his heart. Naturally, he was very sleepy, and he probably fell asleep as soon as he hit the pillow.

"Don't look at me, I don't understand either." Seeing Ma Hongjun's inquiring eyes, Hu Dehai could only smile wryly and said, "Go to the staff office tomorrow and ask, I have acquaintances there."

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At dawn the next day, after Zhang Shouren got up, the entourage, the sailors, and Zheng's uncle and nephew, a group of more than a hundred people, headed for Dengzhou Shuiguan in a mighty way.

After repeated renovations, the Dengzhou Shuiguan has completely restored its old appearance, and it is still better than before.

Looking at the transportation from the archway, ships with sails are constantly coming and going, and there are busy people everywhere on the storage pier. Compared with the situation where there are more southern goods at Fushan Wharf, there are more northern goods on the opposite side of the sea. It can be clearly seen that many large merchant ships of [-] to [-] materials sailed from the opposite side of the sea. After entering the port, there were countless strong men who came forward and unloaded a bag first. The goods, and then boxes of gold and silver, were pushed from the seaside by carts all the way to the warehouse.

Such a scene, even if you come from a place like Zhongzuo, you will be deeply shocked when you see it.

"Old Ba, tell me, what the Taibao told us last night, plus the scenes we saw today, what exactly do you mean?"

"Uncle Fourth, don't you understand?"

"I thought about it for a while, I'm afraid I don't understand as well as you when you were young." [

"Since the fourth uncle said so, my nephew is daring... What the Taibao said yesterday was nothing more than telling us that the world is about to be in chaos. What he saw today is nothing more than confirming that he will focus on the north and will not go south to compete with my Zheng family. .”

"It's so?" Zheng Zhibao only thought a little bit, but Zheng Cai thought very deeply and understood.

"Yes, Fourth Uncle." Zheng Cai said sincerely: "The Taibao is a great person. He lured our Zheng family to go ashore and set up on land as soon as possible, and told us to see the situation in front of us, rest assured that he will not go south in a short time, so it is natural. Yes, we will meet his request... After all, it is a situation where both sides benefit from cooperation and lose from division... No matter what, my nephew is convinced."

"With Taibao's skills, I'm afraid he will go south sooner or later..." Looking at the situation in front of him, Zheng Zhibao felt a little frightened.

"At that time, my Zheng family will at least occupy Fujian, and maybe Guangdong and Guangxi will also be in our hands. In addition to the strength of our navy, no matter how powerful the Taibao is, it must rely on the strength behind it. Otherwise, why should he bother so much now?" Zheng Cai smiled slightly, showing arrogance in his smile. In any case, the trip to the north opened his eyes, and the curtain of great changes was slowly opened here. In any case, a young man will face the challenge head-on and go deep into the times without Choose to be afraid and shrink back!