Lin Gao Qiming

Chapter 1344 VIP Treatment
This has happened more than once.Every time he issued an order to question the North Korean side severely, but the effect was not great.Sometimes the North Korean side even refuses to trade with each other, using the excuse that the country does not have such products.

Li Chao is submissive on the surface, but he still admires Nan Chao on the inside—the news sent by the spies also said that Li Chao is still secretly dealing with Nan Chao.

He was thinking about how to teach Li Chao a small lesson, so that they would not forget the "brotherly alliance" at the beginning, and Kai Xinlang from the Ministry of War sent an emergency report.

Huang Taiji glanced at the sticker on the Detang newspaper forwarded by the Ministry of War, it was actually from Zhenjiang Fort, he couldn't help being shocked.

Zhenjiang Fort is the hub leading to North Korea and the fortress that deters the Dongjiang River. It is a very important place.However, there has been no warning for Zhenjiang Fort for a long time, and the Dongjiang Army's cross-river harassment activities have disappeared since the conquest.And the current situation of the Dongjiang River is unlikely to go deep into the Yalu River to disturb the Zhenjiang Fort area.

Huang Taiji was watching the changes in the surrounding situation every day.Compared with the Ming emperor who had a special secret service agency, he was much more informed about the enemy's country. This was not only due to his generous rewards to the secret agents, but also due to the "smallness" of the small court of the Later Jin Dynasty.Because of the small scale, there are far fewer links for news to go from the grassroots to the top, and the possibility of being misinterpreted is also smaller.

In addition to assigning many secret agents to investigate in Beijing, he also dispatched special agents to important places such as Dongjiang and Denglai. The civil strife in Dongjiang, the war in Denglai, and the hectic actions and disputes in the Beijing court happened every three or two days. When the news is reported to Shengjing, it must be reported to the Yamen of the Ministry of War first, and then it will be submitted to the palace.

Huang Taiji was very interested in the Denglai Incident.In his opinion, the Guan Ning army piled up in the Ningyuan area is certainly a trouble, but they never take the initiative to "provoke trouble". As long as they don't fight them head-on, these army masters will stand still as usual.On the contrary, it did not pose much threat, but the new army trained by Sun Yuanhua in Dengzhou has already formed a certain threat.The ability of the Dengzhou Army to use firearms in the limited number of battles with Houjin left a considerable impression on the Eight Banners.

The Eight Banners are not afraid of the firearms of the Ming army. The firearms of the Ming army are poorly manufactured, and there is no tactics to speak of in their use. The firearms hands are not well trained, and they basically just set off fireworks randomly.In addition to scaring the horses, the lethality is extremely limited.

The only thing that left a deep impression on them was the power of the Hongyi Cannon.However, the number of Hongyi cannons was small and very heavy, and the Ming army only used them in the defense of the city.The Ming army rarely carried them in field battles.In contrast, the Dengzhou Army fought against the Manchus several times, and they all carried large and small artillery such as the Hongyi Cannon. Firearms equip the true power of a trained army.

According to the spy reports, Sun Yuanhua, who presided over the training of the new army in Dengzhou, received the "foreign education" of Westerners, and many Westerners helped make firearms and train the army.

What worries him even more is that there are many former members of the Dongjiang Army in the Dengzhou Army. These people and the Eight Banners have had bloody feuds. , its threat is much greater than that of Mao Wenlong's beggar guerrillas.

As soon as the news of Li Jiucheng and Sun Yuanhua's rebellion came back, he aroused great interest.Although due to the turmoil of the war situation, Xi Zuo couldn't get exact information, but he knew that a large number of Dongjiang troops were involved in the rebellion.In his view, this rebellion virtually destroyed the Dengzhou New Army that Sun Yuanhua had worked so hard for many years; and the Dongjiang Army was so deeply involved in the rebellion, it was bound to intensify the division within the Dongjiang Army, and at the same time, it would also make the Southern Dynasty court The distrust of Dongjiang has further intensified.

This rebellion is tantamount to eliminating the huge hidden danger of the two Eight Banners flanks without a single soldier.Huang Taiji has a feeling of "destiny belongs to me".

Could it be that the world of the Southern Dynasties is really going to belong to me, Dajin?Huang Taiji has often felt this way recently.

What news can come from Zhenjiang Fort?Could it be——his eyelids twitched suddenly, remembering that he made a detailed report a few months ago that tens of thousands of Kong Youde and Li Jiuzheng's subordinates fled from Dengzhou Sea by boat, but after the escape, these tribes disappeared. The spies collected information from Beijing It only said that the officers and soldiers recaptured Dengzhou and beheaded Li Jiuzheng, Kong Youde and other major rebel generals, but did not explain the whereabouts of the tens of thousands of remnants who fled by sea.

Could it be that the remnant army had nowhere to go and came to join me, Dajin? !Huang Taiji secretly rejoiced that among the tens of thousands of rebels, there must be many firearmsmen from the original Dengzhou Army, and they might also bring a lot of firearms, warships and other equipment that the Eight Banners urgently need but are seriously lacking.If this is the case, your own army will be even more powerful.

He opened the pond newspaper with such anticipation: the pond newspaper did report that "a ship is coming from the sea", but it had nothing to do with the remnants of Dengzhou army. Very peculiar.These people have super powerful cannons, because the guards refused them to land, and they have already fired cannons to knock down part of the city wall of Zhenjiang Fort.

Now, they make demands and trade with the court.

"That's strange. People always avoid our men, and some people come to their door. It really is courageous." Huang Taiji smiled slightly.

Since the other party came to ask for business, it was of course a dream for the economically distressed Hou Jin court.

He immediately ordered people to send Ding Wensheng and Zhao Fuxing, Qixin Lang of the Ministry of War, to inquire about the specific process of the incident.

It turned out that on the second day after the Haitian dropped anchor, the defenders of Zhenjiang Fort dispatched hundreds of people to raid Dazhi Island in small boats in an attempt to wipe out the Haitian in one fell swoop, but they were partially wiped out by the artillery on the ship and the sailors on the island before fleeing back. .Then the Haitian bombarded Zhenjiang Fort, destroying the city wall by more than ten feet, killing and injuring hundreds of soldiers and civilians in the city. The power of the cannon was greater than that of the Hongyi cannon.

The guard of Zhenjiang Fort, who knew he was not his opponent after being beaten, honestly sent someone to inquire about the opponent's intentions, knowing that the opponent called himself "Da'ao" and asked to trade with the dynasty.

"Since the ship guns in Tai'ao are so powerful, why haven't I heard of them before? Where is this country? Has it ever paid tribute to the Southern Dynasty?" Huang Taiji became very interested in this matter.

The two said in unison, they reported that they had never heard of a big O, let alone the power of their ship cannons—probably another kind of red-haired man floating from the sea.

"The reports say that they look the same as the Han people, except that they have short hair and short clothes. They can also speak Chinese." Huang Taiji twisted his beard and said, "If that's the case, I'm afraid they are not red-haired people."

"Slaves are incompetent..."

The two of them knelt on the ground with expressions of fear and sincerity on their faces.The "Da'ao" that was born out of nowhere really troubled their brains. These two were well-informed in the court of the Later Jin Dynasty, otherwise they would not have become such an important position as Qi Xinlang of the Ministry of War, but I racked my brains and looked through all the geographical maps and records at hand, but there is no record of "Da O".

Originally, they were inclined to believe that this was a group of maritime merchants in the Ming Dynasty, who were doing business with Houjin under the guise of paying tribute from foreign feudal clans—most maritime merchants were lawless people, so it was not surprising that they did so.

However, according to the pond newspaper, the opponent's ships were far stronger than Ming Dynasty's, and the soldiers all used bird guns, fierce and good at fighting, which was not quite the same as ordinary maritime merchants.

"Forget it. Since they have come all the way, sincerity is commendable. Maybe he is. Sahalian, Minister of Rites, will immediately arrange for the envoys from Da'ao to enter Beijing!"

Not long after sending out this decree, a second memorial was quickly submitted from Zhenjiang Fort.Comes with a thick, beautifully printed booklet.

This album is a catalog of products for Houjin.After Huang Taiji read this album, he immediately issued a second order, ordering the Ministry of Rites to immediately dispatch horses and civilian husbands to carry the goods for the mission.At the same time, the Ministry of Etiquette arranged the reception etiquette and prepared the building.

Although the other party has always emphasized that it is only a "business group", the specification arranged by Huang Taiji is a "mission group".For the small post-Jin imperial court who already had a glimpse of the Central Plains, this great opportunity to express "foreign feudal vassals coming to court" and "returning hearts from all over the world" certainly cannot be missed.

Huang Hua was welcomed into Beijing amidst the sudden enthusiasm.

Those who came to greet them were a group of officials from the Ministry of Rites, headed by Qi Xinlang, who brought 20 horses for Huang Hua's entourage to ride and consign gift samples.However, Huang Hua's entourage is only [-] people, and the cargo will not use more than [-] horses.The rest of the horses stayed in Zhenjiang Fort temporarily.

What was prepared for Huang Hua was a two-mule pack sedan chair with felt tents, which was the most comfortable travel tool at that time.It was also the first time for Huang Hua to sit on this thing.After going up, I found that not only the layout is extremely luxurious, but also tea and snacks are all available, with the utmost care.

"This tartar is really considerate, VIP treatment." Huang Hua leaned on a pile of thick felt cushions, thinking to himself, "But I can't be bribed so easily."

In front of his cart, on the left was Bao Yi, who was driving the mules, on the right was Niu Luerzhen, who was in charge of welcoming them on horseback, and Qi Xinlang's mule cart followed behind the cart.There were about a hundred golden cavalry around. Looking at the flags, he knew that they were the men and horses of the Zhenghuang Banner.

The journey would take many days, and the journey was lonely, but he and the officials who greeted him did not exchange a word.During this period, he kept his eyes closed and rested his mind. In fact, his mind did not stop for a moment, thinking about how to negotiate with the Houjin officials after arriving in Shenyang-Shengjing.

The first problem is the problem of salutation.Personally, Huang Hua doesn't care about kowtowing: the morals of a businessman have long been broken. Back then, it was nothing more than a kind of kowtowing to accompany clients to prostitutes and women, but his current status is an envoy. Don't pay attention to it, not to mention the separatist regime in such a small place as Houjin, so kneeling and worshiping is absolutely unacceptable.

(End of this chapter)