However, the Jurchens imitated the Zheng Dynasty in every aspect. Collect the population of the Zheng Dynasty as Han slaves and use them for their own use. Greatly improved productivity. In recent years, the Jurchens have also reused the great Confucians among the Han slaves.
The Jurchens gradually began to use Confucian concepts to manage the government. That's what's scary about them.
The Jurchens are absorbing the essence of the Zheng Dynasty and rapidly strengthening themselves. The founding of the country is not far away!
Li Miao and his party quickly returned to Li Mansion. The scene of reunion after a long absence is naturally touching. Li Miao had too many wives and concubines, so Li Miao could only meet them briefly.
There are seven people with big bellies alone, and they are all six or seven months pregnant. Thick cotton clothes can't block the protruding belly. In particular, Xue Baoqin also supported her waist with her hands, showing her big belly as if she was about to give birth.
Li Miao looked at the expressions of pregnant women lacking love. My heart is full of helplessness and I am unable to do anything else.
The children were quite well-behaved and greeted Li Miao respectfully. I went to play by myself. Li Miao looked around at the five little daughters.
Although the daughters all slept soundly, the feeling of blood connection made Li Miao feel happy. I have five more relatives in this life, how can I not be happy?
The five little princesses are still about the same age, and Li Miao looks about the same. The mothers finally felt much better when they saw that Li Miao really liked their daughter.
Soon, Li Miao came to the study room. Wang Yonggui also walked in at the right time. Wang Yonggui first congratulated his boss for his promotion to two levels.
And according to Wang Yonggui, he had received reliable information about Li Miao's appointment as early as seven days ago. This surprised Li Miao. Li Miao was still in his hometown in Jintan seven days ago.
Li Miao still underestimated the efficiency of the court. I underestimated the emperor’s efficiency!
Next, Wang Yonggui began to systematically report news from various local bureaus. Although Li Miao had already learned the news, he still listened patiently to Wang Yonggui's report.
While Wang Yonggui reports the news, he will also put forward some of his own ideas based on the news. This is what Li Miao values most. Wang Yonggui has always been the person Li Miao values most.
Wang Yonggui was talking about the line from Datong to Zhangjiakou and the line from Zhangjiakou to Chengde. The resettlement of 400,000 new victims had been completed last month and by the middle of the month. Wang Yonggui still couldn't hide his excitement.
According to the latest news from Li Shi, the emotions of the victims are stable. Everything is in order. Wang Yonggui knew that the population in the northern border areas had always been a shortcoming.
This severely restricted the growth of Li Miao's power in the border areas. Obviously, the Henan disaster provided Li Miao with a golden opportunity.
Of course Wang Yonggui knew that Li Miao was very lucky. Almost everything comes to mind.
Currently, the 300,000 victims on the line from Huludao to Chengde are being resettled one after another. The first victims landed from Qinhuangdao and pretended to move to Chengde Prefecture. Finally, we entered the designated farm halfway.
It will probably take some time before these 300,000 disaster victims are completely resettled.
What puzzles Wang Yonggui is that the line from Huludao to Chengde is not on the border. Is Li Miao making a fuss out of a molehill? Wang Yonggui also vaguely felt that Li Miao was on guard against the Jurchens.
Of course, Li Miao would not explain to Wang Yonggui that those in power need to have the majesty of those in power. This is especially true in front of confidants like Wang Yonggui. Being affable is when dealing with ordinary people.
When talking about the issues of the Liaodong Bureau, Wang Yonggui analyzed the information sent by the Liaodong Bureau. It is estimated that this Jurchen winter offensive will be fierce.
Judging from the food supplies prepared by the Jurchens, it was enough to provide food for 200,000 horses for two months. Li Miao also had a serious expression when he heard this. No wonder people in the court have been panicking recently.
Moreover, the Jurchens are still recruiting a large number of craftsmen. They were obviously preparing for the siege. The Liaodong Bureau is destined to face a big battle this year. Li Miao had already prepared for this big battle against the Liaodong Bureau.
I am even more confident about the final victory. The Liaodong Bureau had more than 100,000 guards, almost all of whom were Han slaves of the original Jurchens. Li Miao didn't believe they were still willing to go back to the past.
The Liaodong Bureau has been preparing for this big battle since its establishment. With the mausoleum as a basis, the Liaodong Bureau also provided a large number of iron crossbows for the guards this year.
If this still fails to defeat the Jurchens, there will be no need for the Liaodong Bureau to exist.
This time, the Liaodong Bureau only left guards for all the mausoleums within the third floor of the border. All the relatives of the guards, as well as important food and supplies, were placed in the safe mausoleum at the rear.
Even if the mausoleum is breached, ordinary people will not be harmed. The Jurchens also did not get much food supplies.
This also helps the guards of the mausoleum to fight to protect their loved ones at the rear. Fight for yourself!
The rewards offered by the Liaodong Bureau for the guards were the same as those during the Northern War last winter. There are also 500 guards with high merit points who will be trained as "Good Luck Phase II" students.
Incentive pensions are also based on last year's Northern War. However, the reward for the Jurchen's head is overturned. One hundred taels of silver each.
The strategy formulated by the Liaodong Bureau not only inspired the fighting spirit of the guards. It also solved the worries of the guards.
Even if the guards unfortunately die in battle, their families will receive generous pensions. Life won't be bad either. Li Miao's forces have always given preferential treatment to the families of these guards who died in battle.
This also solves the worries of the guards from a systemic perspective. Inspire the guards to fight bravely against the enemy. What if the guards fled or even surrendered? What good will it do to him and his family?
Li Miao is full of confidence in the Liaodong Bureau's big battle this winter. The key is how far the Jurchens will fight in this war. It can be said that all the initiative lies in the hands of the Jurchens.
The Liaodong Bureau trained a total of five thousand cavalry. It can only be used as a maneuver in war. For emergency use. It is impossible to use it to fight against the Jurchens.
To a certain extent, these five thousand cavalry are just decoration. Deterrence far outweighs its real effect.
Therefore, the scale of this winter's Liaodong Bureau war depends entirely on the determination of the Jurchens. Don't think that if the Jurchens come to 200,000 troops, they will all be thrown into the Liaodong Bureau.
The Liaodong Bureau can only defend passively. But one thing Li Miao is sure of is that the Jurchens gave up their strength - field battles. Instead, he chose to attack the mausoleum. It's destined to not end well.
Fighting alone, the guards of the Liaodong Bureau are only stronger than the Jurchens. To say it's close, it's just that it lacks a bit of ferocity. This big battle is also a test for them.
The guards who have been tempered by this big battle will only look forward to the Jurchens attacking in the future. Looking forward to the Jurchen coming to give money and merit points. Of course war is bloody.
Merit points on the battlefield are accompanied by the heads of Jurchens, Han slaves, and the heads of their compatriots. One general succeeds and ten thousand bones wither.
As long as this battle is won, there will be no major battles in the Liaodong Bureau for a long time to come. Therefore, this battle is extremely important to the Liaodong Bureau.
As long as the Jurchens' offensive is withstood, the Liaodong Bureau will usher in a long period of peaceful development in the future.
After Wang Yonggui reported the situation of the Liaodong Bureau, he also glanced at Li Miao. Seeing that Li Miao had no reaction at all. I also know that caring will lead to chaos.
Wang Yonggui feels that this winter, the Liaodong Bureau's big battle will be very difficult. After all, Wang Daoqi, the head of the Liaodong Bureau, is the son of Butler Wang. Wang Yonggui really hoped that Li Miao could send someone to support him.
Wang Yonggui began to focus on reporting on the situation in the capital. "The Emperor's health may be in trouble. In the past few days, the number of people returning the money owed to the Ministry of Revenue has begun to increase. Many people are probably going to the fourth prince."
Li Miao just learned from Dai Quan that the emperor's dragon body was not in good condition. Now, coupled with what Wang Yonggui said, it is certain that the emperor is seriously ill.
Some people have already started placing bets, and it seems that the fourth prince has a high chance of becoming the crown prince.
Li Miao indirectly offended the fourth prince because of Xue Baoqin. But Li Miao wasn't too worried. The current fourth prince's main focus should be on the crown prince and the future heir apparent.
But if the fourth prince ascends to the throne in the future. Li Miao estimates that small shoes will definitely not be worn less. But Li Miao didn't care. It was good to be a shelved bachelor's degree student at the Hanlin Academy. Besides, the Great Zheng Dynasty would not last long.
Li Miao looked at Wang Yonggui, "So the emperor's dragon body is not in good condition. It must have happened in the past few days. Those ministers must have returned the money owed to the Ministry of Revenue. It must have happened in the past few days."
Li Miao couldn't help but nod when he saw Wang Yonggui. Li Miao was a little confused. How come so many people know about such a big thing? And word spreads so fast!
Wang Yonggui seemed to understand what Li Miao meant. "Could it be that the ministers are following the trend?"
Li Miao thinks it is very possible. If an important minister gets the news first, he will start to return the money owed to the Ministry of Revenue. A factional and well-connected minister will also follow suit. It seems that there is no airtight wall in the world.
Li Miao began to realize something. There are too many smart people in this court. All of them are human beings! They are all people who judge their appearance and change their color.
It seems that it is definitely a high probability for the fourth prince to become the crown prince.
Li Miao knew that the capital was going to be in chaos. Succession to power is often accompanied by a steady stream of people. Li Miao looked at Wang Yonggui and said cautiously. "It's such a troubled time. The Li Mansion is immediately in a state of emergency. It's loose on the outside and tight on the inside!"
Li Miao watched Wang Yonggui walk out excitedly. I know Wang Yonggui must be overthinking. Wang Yonggui must have thought that Li Miao's opportunity had come.
But my family knows my own affairs. Li Miao just didn't want to be harmed by the fish pond.
The emperor's condition must be quite serious. Otherwise, how could those shrewd ministers support the fourth prince so much. Aren't you afraid that the emperor will be angry? Isn't this a clear attempt to irritate the emperor?
But Li Miao felt that things were not that simple. The emperor has four adult sons, and the throne is nothing until the last moment.
The royal family has no family ties, and there are huge interests in front of them. How could there be no competition?
This is not just a competition between princes. There are also interest groups behind them. Princes sometimes get caught up in the whirlpool involuntarily. Not to mention anyone else.
Therefore, the handover of the throne was also accompanied by heads rolling to the ground.
Li Miao didn't care much, and came to the home of his mentor Li Shouzhong on a starry night. Li Shouzhong seemed to have been waiting for Li Miao.
Li Miao came to Li Shouzhong's study, and Li Shouzhong pulled Li Miao into the study bedroom.
