It turned out that Ajige came to the Huangji Palace to report the news on behalf of her son Zhu Henan. Although Ajige, Zhu Henan and their son had never been to the jurisdiction of the Andong Protectorate, it did not mean that they had nothing to do there. strength.
Zhu Hehuan holds the title of Protector-General of Anton. This is not an empty name, but is linked to a part of the manor in the Anton Protectorate. The Anton Protectorate was born out of Duduo's Ten Banners Outside the Pass. The feudal color is very strong. Although there are administrative unit names such as prefecture, prefecture, county, city, thousand household office, hundred household office, etc. under the Andong Protectorate, these are all fictitious. After the collapse of Donny's rule, apart from the two large cities of Jianzhou and Vladivostok and their surrounding areas, there was only one truly effective administrative unit under the Anton Governor's Mansion, which was the "manor".
This manor is not the same thing as the winery of later generations. It is a castle that manages a large area of flat mountains and forests around it. It is somewhat similar to those "cities" in Japan during the Warring States Period (cities during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period were also similar in nature). . However, the name "city" is rarely used, and the name "zhuang" is more commonly used.
The owner of the manor is called the manor owner, and the retainer appointed by the owner to manage the affairs of the manor is called the general manager. Under the general manager, there are also village officials or servants who assist in managing the village affairs or serve as guards. Of course, at the bottom of the manor system are the exploited and oppressed farmers and slaves...
It sounds very backward, but this is the situation in Heilongjiang and Anton. The capitalist farm system cannot be used in Heilongjiang and Anton. There is no royal rule in these two areas, it is the village owner who has the final say.
In addition, the transportation in those places is very inconvenient, that is, high-value ginseng, Dongzhu, leather goods, and livestock with long legs that can walk can be sold south.
I really want to run a farm in that area... There is no place to sell the harvested grain. If it is shipped to Tianhe Prefecture, the freight will not be paid!
After the collapse of Doni's rule, part of the estate that originally belonged to the Doni brothers was divided up by the Eight Banners nobles who were on the right side, and part was handed over to the management of Ajige, Zhu Heluo and his mother and son.
Moreover, after the demise of the Qing Dynasty and Duni, Ajige, with the benefit of Zhu Cixiang, accepted the surrender of some of the Eight Yellow Banner nobles and asked them to manage the manors in the Andong Protectorate.
Although Ajige accepted bribes from Obai and Yue Le, he was more lenient to these manors in his sons' names and collected less annual payments. Moreover, her identity with Zhu Hehuan is also very good (she is Huang Taiji's daughter), and she also has Zhu Cixiang as a big backer, so she can also protect the people below.
Therefore, the general manager, village officials, and servants of Zhuangzi in Anton were relatively loyal to Ajige's mother and son, and had always maintained contact with them.
When he learned that Yue Le was gathering his confidants and soldiers to leave Anton with his family and property, someone immediately sent a message to Ajige who was far away in Yingtian.
Ajige received the urgent letter and immediately came to Huangji Hall to wait for Zhu Cihong. As soon as she arrived, Wei Zaode, Yan Yingyuan, Li Yan, and Zhu Chunjie also arrived. Because Anton Jinzouyuan also sent memorials to the Cabinet Office and the Generalissimo's Office today... In fact, the retainer who sent the letter to Ajige and the envoy who sent the letter to Jinzouyuan took the same sailing ship. Those who traveled south from Vladivostok also arrived at Yingtianfu on the same day.
So Wei Zaode, Yan Yingyuan, Li Yan, Zhu Chunjie, Ajige and others also began to report.
"Your Majesty, Anton Jinzouyuan also sent a report this morning. The content is similar to the news Ning Fei received. Jin Yuele, who is in charge of Anton's military and civilian affairs, has led his confidants, family members, and soldiers to leave the country and go north to Heilongjiang."
"Your Majesty, the Generalissimo's Office has also received a joint memorial from Guan Aobai and Jin Yuele submitted by the Heilongjiang Jinzou Academy. It is said that the Rakshasa Kingdom's army is about to invade, so they have gathered 20,000 elite troops to station in Yakesa City and Shile Kahewan City, and wait for an opportunity to march westward to Nerchinsk City."
"Your Majesty, Guan Aobai and Jin Yuele have always respected themselves by raising bandits, and they have also colluded with Rakshasas. Today they suddenly want to conquer Nerchinsk in the west. It is really strange. We must beware of them leading Rakshasas soldiers to invade Heilongjiang!"
Zhu Cixiang had already sat down on the dragon chair. After listening to the reports of Ajige, Wei Zaode, Yan Yingyuan, and Li Yan, he already knew what was going on.
"Good luck, Yuying, what do you think?" Emperor Zhu threw the problem to his son and daughter-in-law.
"Father, Guan Aobai and Jin Yuele are probably going to defect to the Rakshasa Kingdom!" Zhu Hexing immediately realized the seriousness of the problem. "The Jinyiwei report said that they have thousands of soldiers on hand, called the Rakshasa Army. Their strength is It should not be underestimated. Moreover, Aobai also has the Heilongjiang navy, which is familiar with the water conditions and geography of the Heilongjiang and Shilka rivers, and is good at fighting water battles on narrow water surfaces. Once it backs up to the Rakshasa Kingdom and dominates the Shilka and Onan river basins, it can only I'm afraid that it will harm Heilongjiang and Khalkha Mongolia for a long time!"
Zhu Cixiang turned to look at Yan Yingyuan, who nodded, "What His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said is extremely good. Once Ao Bai and Yue Le rely on Rakshasa and occupy the Shileka and Onan river basins, they will inevitably cause lasting harm and be difficult to eradicate. "
Zhu Cixiang looked back at his son and daughter-in-law, "How should we deal with this?"
This Prince Zhu couldn't answer...Obai and Yue Le are the local gangsters of Heilongjiang and Shilka River. They have elite soldiers and navy at their hands, and they have a lot of money behind them. Moreover, they are living happily in Heilongjiang and Anton. After twenty years, I must still have a lot of savings on hand. There is no problem in persisting for several years in the Shilka and Onan river basins!
"Father, can my daughter-in-law answer for His Highness the Crown Prince?" Ding Yuying saw her husband lost in thought and knew that he had already gotten into a military corner, so she volunteered to answer for her husband.
"You tell me," Zhu Cixiang glanced at his son and said with a smile, "The prince's thoughts are all on military affairs, and other things will inevitably be overlooked. You should help him more in the future, and don't care whether women are involved in politics... ..You are the wife he is getting married to, why can’t you help him?”
"That's what my wife said." Ding Yuying paused and then added, "I think that the purpose of the prince's visit to Heilongjiang and Anton is to strengthen the court's control over the two towns... and to take advantage of it. Before going down to the Shilka and Onan river basins, we must first hold the Heilongjiang basin in our hands."
Zhu Cixiang asked again: "Yuying, tell me again, how to get the territory in Heilongjiang?"
Ding Yuying smiled and said: "Didn't my father already have a way? You have already asked the emperor for twelve princes to occupy the land with your relatives... As long as this trick is used well, the imperial court will be in Heilongjiang , Anton’s power will be greatly increased.”
Zhu Cixiang smiled and nodded: "Yuying, I never mentioned using marriage to occupy territory... That's what you said! Tell me more about what to do specifically?"
Ding Yuying was not polite and said directly: "My daughter-in-law's idea is to be 30% military and 70% marriage...Only if the military is strong, the marriage can be guaranteed! The twelve princes will be the ones to make the marriage, so of course they can't marry. The lady replied that she wanted to build a city in the fiefdoms of Heilongjiang and Andong to serve as a permanent town for the imperial court. There was plenty of land in Heilongjiang and Andong, so it was not difficult to get fiefdoms, but the population was not large. It is not enough to have land but no one!
This population can be taken from the tribesmen of Aobai and Yuele, or the princes and their relatives can each raise a part! "
"Hahaha," Zhu Cixiang laughed, "Yuying, your calculations are really good! With you following the good luck, I feel relieved!"
He paused and then asked: "When can the Crown Prince and Crown Princess leave Heilongjiang and Anton?"
This question was asked to Wei Zaode, Yan Yingyuan, Li Yan, and Ajige.
Yan Yingyuan said: "The Liaoyang Army's 100,000 soldiers are ready to go north to defeat the thieves at any time!"
Li Yan said: "The military treasuries in Tianhe, Liaoyang, and Shenyang are all very full, with mountains of grain and grass, enough to last an army of 100,000 for several years!"
Ajige also said: "There are fifteen Zhuangzi in Anton, and they all obey the orders of King Jin (Zhu Hehuan named King Jin)... The prince is the brother of King Jin, so of course he can also command these Zhuangzi."
The last person to speak was Chief Assistant Wei Zaode. The elderly Wei Tou smiled and said: "Everything is ready now, all we need is the east wind."
"Dongfeng?" Zhu Cixiang glanced at Zhu Chunjie, who had been silent.
Zhu Chunjie said: "Your Majesty, I will arrange for someone to borrow the east wind tomorrow."
