Jiannu, Shengjing.
At this time, a fat man was sitting in the Taiji Hall. His eyes were worried and his face was gloomy. He was obviously unhappy.
Under him, there were disciples of the Eight Banners wearing various costumes.
"I have been thinking a lot about this defeat."
At this time, the fat man spoke, and he said with an ugly face, "The main reason is that I insisted on going my own way and had to bypass Xifengkou and march into Datong. Of course, I didn't expect that the spies we planted would be discovered by Mingjun so easily. ! This is something I didn’t expect at all!”
"Huang Taiji, I didn't agree with you using troops like this at the beginning."
The person who spoke was none other than Daishan, the leader of the four Baylors. "Forget about other things, our army just suffered a disastrous defeat in Liaodong! We shouldn't send troops at this time. Can't we recuperate and wait until spring blooms?" Are you using troops? Besides, traveling long distances in the harsh winter! This is not the best choice for our cavalry!"
This time, his men suffered the heaviest losses.
"I think there is nothing wrong with the Great Khan's actions this time."
Dorgon, who was at the bottom, touched the green stubble on his head and said, "The main problem with this defeat is that the spy we planted was discovered. If he had not been discovered, as long as he opened the If we open the city gate, our army can march straight in!"
"What you said is simple!"
The grumpy Amin slapped the back of his chair, gritted his teeth and sneered, "If I go by what you said, then we didn't buy that grain and grass in Liaodong, so these problems wouldn't have occurred! After all, we have another problem on our hands. It’s not that we don’t have artillery, so if we pull it out and bombard Jinzhou directly, wouldn’t it be more effective than running a long distance to attack?”
"Then how many artillery pieces can be used? Our army has no iron ore, and it is difficult to make gunpowder. The only few artillery shells left! They were the ones Li Chengliang delivered to his father Khan!"
Seeing Amin quarrel with his brother, Duduo couldn't bear it anymore and said bluntly.
"Okay, the defeat has become a fact. There is no need to continue arguing over this matter."
Mang Gurtai frowned, stared at a few people and shouted, "What we have to consider now is how to win Liaodong! What results can the quarrel bring?"
"Isn't this the result of the Great Khan's insistence?"
Dai Shan sneered, stared at Huang Taiji on the main seat and said, "What was the problem with the Eight Kings' political discussion in the first place? Did the Great Khan insist on abolishing it? Could it be that he can't trust us people? Or is there something wrong in his heart?"
"Okay, all of this is indeed my own decision! If you have any other problems, tell me and I will take responsibility!"
Huang Taiji stood up suddenly, staring at Daishan and Amin, "Or do you also want to sit in this position? If so, just say so directly, and I can give up this position! "
"Great Khan, can this position of Khan be given up just by asking for it?"
Mang Gurtai glanced at Huang Taiji and said in a deep voice, "Now is the time to be strong and vigorous. When we are looking for opportunities, there is no need to continue arguing over previous failures!"
"I think we can continue to cooperate with Ming merchants and buy cannonballs from them!"
Dorgon's face was gloomy, and he gritted his teeth and said, "We do not have much iron ore and artillery shells to use, but people in the Ming Dynasty are panicked, which is an excellent opportunity for us."
"Didn't the lesson learned from the last grain and grass incident be profound enough?"
Amin sneered and adjusted his armor, "If I remember correctly, Duduo was in charge of purchasing the poisonous grain and grass, right?"
"Who can avoid making mistakes?"
Huang Taiji immediately objected, "The last incident has been clearly investigated. If they hadn't pretended to be Horqin Mongolian cavalry, such a mistake would not have happened! Okay, I think what Dorgon said makes sense. Now there is internal discord in the Ming Dynasty. This is our opportunity! Contact the Shanxi merchants from earlier and ask them to get us some cannonballs first."
After hearing this, everyone couldn't say much and dispersed.
Let’s talk about Hu Yunqing.
Until the end of the new year, Chongzhen did not come to see him, which made him a little strange.
But I didn't think much about it. I wanted to take advantage of the Chinese New Year to visit my cousin's house to see if there were any relatives.
Then I thought of something else. Now that I am the eldest son, I should find a wife.
It's not for anything else, it's mainly because I want someone to wash my clothes and keep my bed warm at night.
To be honest, he is considered an ambitious young man in the village, and his net worth is not bad.
I haven't found the right one yet, and others think there's something wrong with his preferences.
"Brother Yunqing, brother Yunqing!"
At this moment, Niu Wazi suddenly saw Niu Wazi running in with a worried look on his face.
"Why are you in such a hurry so early in the morning?"
Looking at the little kid, Hu Yunqing took a sip of porridge and said, "By the way, I asked you to find where my good brother lives. Have you found out?"
"Brother Yunqing, I'm sorry!"
Niu Wazi didn't care about this and hurriedly ran to Hu Yunqing, "Let me tell you, the businessmen who came to trouble you last time came with someone else this time, and it seems that there is also an official! "
"Huh? Just come."
Hu Yunqing pouted, but he didn't care. He didn't steal, he didn't rob, and he didn't join the Donglin Party. Why was he afraid of them?
"boom!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw the door being kicked open and a group of people came in.
The leader was the Shanxi merchant from the Fan family who came last time.
I saw him wearing a silk brocade robe, a white jade belt around his waist, and a mink coat outside. This outfit cost at least a hundred taels of silver.
There was an officer wearing armor beside him, who looked like he should be the general flag general.
"If this door in my house is broken, you will have to pay me one hundred taels of silver."
Hu Yunqing was not polite and rolled his eyes.
It's been more than a year, why is this guy still hanging around?
"You are so loud! Is this door in your house decorated with gold?"
Immediately, a man who looked like a butler stood up, pointed at Hu Yunqing and cursed, "I tell you, my young master Hong Shijie is a Shanxi merchant! Have you heard of the Hong family? The Hong family!"
"According to Ming law, as a businessman, you are not allowed to wear silk."
Hu Yunqing was not polite, pointed at Hong Shijie and said, "You are violating the Ming Dynasty's ancestral system!"
"You fucking know a lot!"
When Hong Shijie heard this, he immediately cursed rudely, "Let me tell you, I'm not just a businessman! I'm also an emperor's businessman! The emperor gave me the rank of wailang, a member of the Ministry of Industry, and the sixth rank of the imperial court!"
"Since you are an official of the Ministry of Industry, you should wear your official uniform!"
Hu Yunqing finished the porridge, then stretched and said, "What is your identity now?"
