Jinan Fucheng, Governor's Mansion.
In the golden autumn of October, everything is harvested, and the Shogunate's Agriculture Department also ushered in a bumper harvest.
This year, natural disasters continued throughout Shandong. However, since Liu Yan became the governor of Shandong, under the operation of various ministries in the shogunate, various governments in Shandong miraculously did not form a large-scale flood of victims. This can not but be said to be a great miracle.
In addition, the Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Household Affairs of the shogunate made great efforts to establish households and reclaim wasteland, and consultant Du Feng worked hard to promote sweet potato cultivation. By October, various places in Shandong had harvested a lot.
Of course, this year's harvest is different from previous years. If we measure it in terms of output, this year's harvest is actually not a bumper harvest at all. It is only 30% to 40% of previous autumn harvests.
However, if coupled with the background of continuous natural disasters in Shandong this year, such a harvest can really be called a bumper harvest. At least 30% to 40% of the output in previous years can already keep people in Shandong alive. When winter comes, there will be no large-scale disasters. Starve people to death.
"Supervisor, the Ministry of Agriculture has put the land taxes paid by various places into the treasury. After making a register, it will be handed over to the Ministry of Finance for retention."
"In addition, the harvested sweet potatoes and seedlings have been properly stored, and we are preparing to continue to expand the planting area in the coming spring and promote it across Qingzhou Prefecture."
"good."
Staff officers Li Jiwen and Hu Zongming were reporting reports from various departments of the shogunate to Liu Yan. Liu Yan said with a smile: "Okay, after this year is over, our life should be much better."
Li Jiwen said: "What the Governor said is true. Our shogunate has a lot of money and food in stock. Currently, there are 4.97 million silver coins and 1.18 million stones of food and grass. Let me tell you, Governor Richer than the Holy One!"
Hu Zongming said with a smile
He said: "Don't spread this number to anyone else, otherwise the Holy One will have to borrow money from the governor."
Liu Yan smiled and said: "The shogunate is having a better life now, but the current situation is turbulent and there will only be more and more places that need money and food. Therefore, all departments of the shogunate still have to tighten their belts and live a life without spending too much."
"yes."
Then Liu Yan approved some official documents handed over by Li Jiwen and Hu Zongming, and the two withdrew.
Liu Yan immediately called for Wu Guojin, the chief minister of the Intelligence Department, who happened to have brought some information to prepare a report.
"Supervisor, Hong Chengchou led his troops out of Beizhili and entered Shanxi via Jingxing Pass. An army of 110,000 troops headed straight for Taiyuan Prefecture."
Liu Yan frowned slightly. Hong Chengchou was so eager for quick success and the army was rushing to attack the city. It can be seen that the financial resources of the imperial court were already in such a straitened state that Hong Chengchou wanted to fight quickly and leave no way out.
"What is the strength of the Intelligence Department in Shanxi?"
Wu Guojin understood what Liu Yan meant and said: "Because the situation in Shanxi is too turbulent, the Intelligence Department can only infiltrate some key personnel, and the information obtained cannot be investigated in depth. The governor wants..."
Liu Yan waved his hand and said, "No need, as long as we can find out the basic movements of Hong Chengchou's army."
Wu Guojin said with certainty: "That's no problem, but specific situations can only be reported every three to five days. This is already the limit of the Intelligence Department."
"Yeah, okay."
While they were talking, Tian Huisu, the minister of war in the shogunate, asked for an audience.
At this time, things at Lingshanwei Shipyard were on track. The overall construction of the shipyard and port had begun to take shape, and the rest were various auxiliary facilities.
construction, as well as detailed improvements in various areas, recruitment of manpower and other matters.
The officials of the shogunate's military department were responsible for these situations. After Tian Huixu made the arrangements, he rushed back to Jinan Fucheng.
"Supervisor, the shogunate's military department has received urgent reports from the garrison troops of Dongchang Prefecture and Yanzhou Prefecture. A small group of rogue troops suddenly appeared in our Shandong territory."
Liu Yan looked solemn and said, "What is the specific situation?"
"The thieves who broke into Shandong were all scouts from various ministries, mixed with some brave cavalry. They were not many in number, ranging from hundreds to a dozen. They were all for the purpose of spying on intelligence and disrupting the place. After analysis, the shogunate's military department believed that, This should be the bandits deliberately testing our army."
Liu Yan stared at the map for a long time, and then said: "What are the movements of the bandit camps now? Are they still scattered in various places?"
Wu Guojin and Tian Huixu looked at each other. Obviously, they both had some information, but they were not sure, so they did not report it to Liu Yan.
Tian Huixu said: "The shogunate's military department has received some news, but it has not been confirmed, and there are many conflicts between the various sources. It is said that there have been many transfers of various gangs recently, but the specific direction of the transfer is not clear. There is news Some say it's going north, some say it's east, and some say the bandits are preparing to go south to the south of the Yangtze River in large numbers."
Wu Guojin then said: "The information obtained by the Intelligence Department is similar. The mobilization directions of the bandits' troops are mostly concentrated in the north and south. The specific direction is still unclear."
Liu Yan said in a deep voice: "In other words, the bandit army must be mobilizing, and Li Zicheng is plotting a big operation!"
The two of them nodded one after another and apologized to Liu Yan for not reporting the news in time.
"Let's not talk about it first.
The Ministry of War and the Intelligence Department should wake up to these mistakes in the future. I don’t want to see such mistakes again. "
"yes!"
Then Liu Yan said: "If the governor is Li Zicheng, at this time, he will definitely send part of the main force to go north to Shanxi to stop Hong Chengchou's troops. At the same time, most of the main force will go south to the south of the Yangtze River to completely cut off the imperial court's financial and taxation areas and control the data in the south of the Yangtze River. The population and wealth of the province. After winning, they would rest and recuperate for two to three years, digesting the population and wealth under their rule into military strength, and then send their troops northward, all the way out of Shanxi to capture Beijing City, and then divide their forces to capture Shanhaiguan and block the Qing troops from going south. ; Send troops all the way from South Zhili, attack Shandong all the way, and contain the strength of our new Shandong army. In this way, the world can be settled!"
"In my opinion, Li Zicheng has made great achievements in tactics, but he is an idiot strategically. He has no long-term vision at all. Li Zicheng only knows how to sweep the world, but he does not know how to develop strength and govern the local area."
"So this time the bandit army is being mobilized frequently, not to go south to the south of the Yangtze River, but to go north to Beizhili!"
Wu Guojin and Tian Huixu were shocked. Could it be that Li Zicheng was going to fight a war that would change the dynasty?
Tian Huixu said: "Master Governor, I have hundreds of thousands of elites from Shandong, but Li Zicheng dares to send his troops north? Where did he get the courage?"
Wu Guojin also frowned and said: "In today's world, our Shandong New Army is inside, and the Qing army is eyeing it outside. At this time, Li Zicheng wants to take over Beijing and change the dynasty. Has his brain been kicked by a donkey? Li Zicheng At least we should stabilize our basic base first, and when our strength allows, we can defeat our new army, and only then can we be qualified to win the championship.
? "
Liu Yan sneered and said: "That's why I said that Li Zicheng has no strategic vision at all. Although Li Zicheng claims to be a hero, Zhang Shicheng, Chen Youliang, Fang Guozhen and others in the late Yuan Dynasty are not at the same level at all. Li Zicheng is not worthy of carrying their shoes!"
The same was true for Li Zicheng in history. After establishing Dashun in Xi'an, the safest and most rational approach should be to negotiate peace with the Ming Dynasty, or at least maintain the situation of no war and no peace. With the Ming Dynasty's military strength at the time, if he wanted to maintain no peace, It is not difficult to fight a discord.
Then Li Zicheng should seize the time to stabilize the place, restore production, and reorganize the bandit army from a rogue army into a regular army with strict discipline, well-equipped, and rigorous training.
However, Li Zicheng did not do this. Instead, he led the army eastward, captured the city of Beijing, and forced Emperor Chongzhen to death without a macro strategy or a comprehensive political philosophy and strategic plan. .
Then he led his army to a stone and was beaten violently by Wu Sangui and the Qing army. After the Qing army entered the pass, Li Zicheng's million-strong army collapsed. This series of operations is like a drunk driving a car. His brain is completely blinded. He knows nothing and understands nothing. He only knows to step on the accelerator to the bottom and end up dead in the blink of an eye.
Therefore, facing an opponent like Li Zicheng, Liu Yan should not treat an insidious and cunning enemy like the Manchu Qing Dynasty, but should respond and deploy with an attitude towards "beginners".
"The shogunate's military department immediately transferred the left battalion of the New Army to Dongchang Prefecture for defense, and the New Army right battalion to Yanzhou Prefecture for defense. Together with the local garrison, they prevented the bandits from wandering.
possible military attack. "
"yes."
Tian Huixu then asked: "Master Governor, if Li Zicheng really wants to lead his army to break into the capital, it probably won't be that easy. After all, the army from several towns led by Hong Chengchou is in Shanxi. Isn't it possible that the 110,000 elite army can't stop it?" Are there different camps of thieves?"
At the end, Tian Huixu's tone became very unconfident, and Wu Guojin even sighed.
Liu Yan said: "Hong Chengchou's troops are now in a difficult position to protect themselves. It is estimated that it will not be long before the money and food supplies provided by the court will be cut off. The idea of Hong Chengchou leading his army to block the bandits' army is very unrealistic."
"In this way, after the news that Li Zicheng was about to send his troops north was spread, the Intelligence Department immediately ordered people from all over the northern Zhili region to handle it, hoping to wake up the ministers in the DPRK."
"yes."
Wu Guojin left immediately and went to make arrangements.
And Tian Huixu asked: "Does the governor want to force the emperor to issue an edict to mobilize our new army to join the war?"
Liu Yan sneered and said: "Now the emperor and the Donglin Party in the court compare me, Liu Yan, to Dong Zhuo of the former Han Dynasty. They think that I am the warlord who poses the greatest threat to the court today because I support my troops and respect myself. Even if I only want to If you want to stabilize the world, you only want to do good for the court, but you cannot prove it yourself."
"Remember, there is no way to prove your innocence in such a matter, because the people who framed and suppressed you know better than anyone else how wronged you are! So, don't everyone in the court think that I, Liu Yan, support my troops and respect myself? Then I I really wanted to be a warlord for once, but now that the imperial court is in danger, I, Liu Yan, still need an edict: an edict from King Qin to recruit new troops to the capital!"
Tian Huixu's color suddenly changed when he heard this, but it was not that he was horrified, but
He was excited, with a strange light shining in his eyes.
A few days later, Hong Chengchou led his troops to capture Taiyuan Fucheng, and then led his troops to garrison in Taiyuan.
But what Hong Chengchou and the commander-in-chief of the towns did not expect was that the treasury in Taiyuan City was already empty. The soldiers of the Ming Army dug three feet into the city and only found more than 300 stones of food. This amount of food could not even last a day for the entire army. The consumption is not enough.
Immediately, the soldiers and horses in the towns began to quarrel. Hong Chengchou had to order the soldiers and horses to search for money and food in the city and snatch grain and livestock from the people in the city. This was able to temporarily calm the soldiers and horses in the towns.
With just this order, the people in Taiyuan City suffered. They had been plundered by bandits and soldiers for a while, and now the officers and soldiers came to plunder them again. The people in the city suddenly couldn't survive, and they clashed with the officers and soldiers one after another. Thousands of people were killed and the city was in chaos.
After Hong Chengchou received the report from the Supervisory Biao Battalion, he did not interfere, but ordered all ministries to step up vigilance.
At this time, what Hong Chengchou was most concerned about was the situation of Liu Yan, the governor of Shandong.
"You take this autographed letter from the governor and rush to Jinan Fucheng immediately. You must hand it over to the governor of Shandong, Liu Yan. This matter is related to the life and death of the 110,000 troops and the comfort of the imperial court. It must be Done, remember!”
Hong Chengchou handed a secret letter to a guard in the Supervisory Biao Camp. The guard was Hong Chengchou's confidant. He had been obeying orders under Hong Chengchou since he led the Qin army to encircle and suppress the bandits.
At this time, the guard put the letter close to his body, then clasped his fists and said, "Please rest assured, Mr. Ge, this subordinate will definitely live up to his mission!"
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