The messenger walked eastward along Chengxia Street, then entered Dongjiang Mi Lane and entered the Ministry of War Gongxing.
Soon the Bingbu Gongshi became busy. Half an hour later, Zhang Huaichang hurriedly came out of the Bingbu Gongshi and went straight to Wenyuan Pavilion.
"I really didn't expect that Ziying would be so bold. She would dare to single-handedly put herself in danger. This is really putting her life at risk." Li Sancai smiled and walked around the hall, stroking his beard and saying, "Tiger Father" If there is no dog, Ziying can afford it. Feng Ziying drove Niu Jizong out of Dongping Prefecture in the Tang Dynasty. Here Ziying dares to stir up the situation in Wubao. However, I still don’t know much about the situation in Yan’an Prefecture and those rebels. It seems that they are also divided into factions, and there is still some discord between them?"
"I'm afraid only the people from the Ministry of War's Official Affairs Department or the Ministry of Punishment's Shaanxi Qing Li Department can explain the specific situation clearly. I'm afraid even the people from Long Jinwei may not be able to figure it out. The relationship between Yan'an Prefecture and Yulin Town is complicated, and the relationship between military and local affairs is complicated. The relationship between the two is good and bad, so the border village should be the buffer zone between the two, right?"
In the letter Qi Yongtai received, Feng Ziying briefly introduced the situation, but it was too complicated and he didn't have much time to understand.
He only needs to know that Feng Ziying has initially established a foothold in the northern part of Yan'an Prefecture, and the situation in Jiazhou, Mizhi, Suide and Wubao has been brought under control, but the overall situation is still very dangerous.
There are seventeen prefectures and counties in Yan'an Prefecture. Fugu\Shenmu in the northwest is located between Yulin Army and Shanxi Town. The rebel army did not attack this area, but it was the hardest hit area by the pimple plague.
In the six prefectures and counties of Jiazhou, Mizhi, Suide, Wubao, Anding and Qingjian in the north-central part, almost every prefecture and county has active rebels, but generally speaking, the scale of the rebels is not too large.
Especially those border villages near the border wall in the north of Suide, Mizhi and Jiazhou. To be precise, they cannot be completely regarded as rebels. They are more just trying to survive. It feels a bit like having breasts is a mother. If the government If it can give them a way to survive, they will turn to the government without hesitation.
In the central counties of Fushi, Ansai, Yanchang, Yanchuan, and Ganquan, rebels are also very active. However, since the guards are stationed in Fuzhi City, the situation in Ganquan and Ansai, which are very close, is slightly better, but The situation in Yanchang\Yanchuan is very bad. Yanchuan County has fallen, and rebels are rampant in places outside Yanchang County.
The security guard in the northwest is isolated and has been greatly affected by the unrest in Qingyang, and is currently precarious.
The situation in several southern states and counties is completely out of control. Except for the city of Yanzhou, which is still under the control of the government, the four counties of Yichuan, Luochuan, central part, and Yijun have all been captured by the rebels.
The loss of control in several counties in the southern part of Yan'an Prefecture has directly affected the northwest region of Xi'an Prefecture. Hancheng, Heyang, Baishui, and Chengcheng are also in turmoil. Especially Hancheng, which is close to the Yellow River, is in a precarious situation.
When Feng Ziying set out, the DPRK and the Central Government had actually lost confidence in the Yan'an Prefecture. Except for Fugu Shenmu and Fuzhi Fushi, the news came back that the war was raging and completely out of control. After the fall of the government, Yulin Town had to send troops south to clean up the situation, but unexpectedly Feng Ziying actually crossed the river from Qikou, and also came to Wubao to disrupt the situation, and actually succeeded.
"Anyway, if Ziying can use the strength of these border villages, it will undoubtedly greatly alleviate the embarrassing situation of having no soldiers in his hands. He Shixian..." Li Sancai hesitated for a moment, and finally said: "Can we not use the most powerful force?" No need, I'm very worried about Shanxi Town. Chai Guozhu has reported twice that there are unusual movements among the Tumote people outside the border wall. Su Nang seems to have resentment towards the court because of the lost rabbit, so he accepted Lin Dan Batur's advice. They are trying to win over and bribe us to cause some trouble for us. In addition, if Fengzhou Bailian really has a conspiracy, then Yulin Town must serve as a backup force for the Second Town of Datong, Shanxi, so..."
Qi Yongtai nodded, "Daofu, I know the importance. The Northwest Army's attack has taken away the three sides and four towns. It seems that Yulin Town can still have some maneuverability. Ziying should also understand the court's difficulties. That's right, but Daofu, you also have to urge Chai Guozhu to rebuild Shanxi Town."
Li Sancai smiled bitterly, "Brother Chengfeng, then Prime Minister Ye and Prime Minister Fang have to say hello to Ming Qi. Where can the Ministry of War still have money and food? The Ministry of Revenue has to compare penny with baht. Huaichang has come to me several times to complain. Moreover, not to mention the Shanxi governor, the actual number of soldiers in each garrison is less than 60%, and in many places it is even only 40%. It is no wonder that he is complaining."
This means that all kinds of problems have arisen, and Qi Yongtai is helpless.
Jiangnan cut off the imperial court's wealth. It was not felt for a short time, but after more than half a year, the impact gradually became apparent.
All ministries are asking for money, but where does the Ministry of Finance have the money?
Seventy percent of the imperial court's income came from Jiangnan, which was suddenly cut off. In the early stage, there were many famines, which needed to be supplemented one by one. But now that the source was gone, it was suddenly stretched.
In the early stage, we did some investigations of various major cases, which seemed to be quite a lot, but for such a large court, it was just a drop in the bucket and of no avail.
Now the Ministry of Commerce has set its sights on the tariffs in Yuguan, Dagu, and Dengzhou, and is planning to establish a municipal shipping department. Especially since the sea trade between Yuguan and Dagu has soared, it is even more exciting.
Although most of the goods between these two places still come from Jiangnan, more and more maritime merchants from Nanyang, Japan, and Korea have begun to take a fancy to the radiation effect of the two ports of Yuguan and Dagu, and one has a monopoly on the entire Liaodong. The western Liaoning and even the eastern Mongolian grasslands and the Jingdong area are to replace Tongzhou's position after the water transportation was cut off and become the only commercial hub in the Gyeonggi region.
"Just hold on a little longer. Is it okay to recapture Jining and Shandong completely before July?" Qi Yongtai gritted his teeth, "And Xuzhou, does Niu Jizong really think he can hold it? It's already at this time, I don't believe that Chen Jixian can really do it. Do you want to live in the south of the Yangtze River?"
When this topic is brought up, both Qi Yongtai and Li Sancai feel a headache.
The relationship between them was complicated and confusing. The relationship between Jiang Nan and Chen Jixian, and the intentions and plans of Niu Jizong and Sun Shaozu were all intertwined, which made the court feel embarrassed.
If Chen Jixian, Niu Jizong and Sun Shaozu were really forced to join forces, even if they could conquer Jiangnan, the ruined Jiangnan would be an unbearable burden for the court.
After only half a year, the imperial court felt that it was too much to bear and was eager to take back Jiangnan as soon as possible, open up water transportation, and collect taxes from Jiangnan again, otherwise there would be big trouble this winter.
Shanshan, Shaanxi and various border towns are still waiting for food and money, especially Ji Town in Liaodong, which cannot be short-lived.
When Feng Ziying took charge of Shaanxi, why did he just give him 300,000 taels of silver and send it away? Knowing that Shaanxi was in such a bad state, it was because the court really had no choice.
The court's thoughts were focused on Feng Ziying. Knowing that he had a close relationship with the Shanshan and Shaanxi merchants, they decided to let him rely on his personal relationship to fend off the Shanshan and Shaanxi merchants and find a way to tide over the difficulties on his own.
While the two were talking, they heard the sound of hurried footsteps outside the hall. Zhang Huaichang, who was ashen-faced, appeared outside the door holding a roll of documents. When Qi Yongtai and Li Sancai saw this situation, their hearts trembled. A loud noise means something is definitely up.
"Xiang Ye and Xiang Fang aren't there?" Zhang Huaichang swept his eyes across the hall, then stared at the two of them, "It's good that you two are here, something happened."
"What's wrong?" Qi Yongtai calmed down, "Don't be so rude, Huaichang, didn't Ziying just send back good news two days ago?"
"Now is the bad news." Zhang Huaichang said coldly: "Hancheng has fallen, and the Shaanxi rebel army has crossed the Yellow River and captured Hejin!"
Li Sancai was shocked and asked quickly: "When did it happen?!"
"Hancheng was captured ten days ago. The rebels crossed the river from Longmen and occupied Hejin." Zhang Huaichang couldn't help waving the letter in his hand and said in a deep voice: "Pingyang Mansion didn't know anything about it until The rebel army invaded Jishan, and Jishan was in a panic. Only then did Pingyang Mansion know that the Shaanxi rebel army had come, and the entire Pingyang Mansion was in chaos."
"Anyi\Jiezhou is in danger." Li Sancai clenched his fist and paced back and forth, "We must let Shanxi Town go south immediately, otherwise once chaos breaks out in southern Shanxi, the Central Plains will be in danger."
"It takes at least twenty days to go south from Taiyuan, and the main forces of Shanxi Town are on the Ningwu and Pianguan lines. There are not many soldiers in Taiyuan." Zhang Huaichang said angrily: "I have already told Mingqi to allocate Shanxi Town's reinforcements as soon as possible. He refused to pay for what was needed for the construction, and Chai Guozhu came to complain every now and then. So far, Su Shengdu has lost more than 50,000 people and is not short of less than 10,000 people. How can we do this?"
"Okay, Huaichang, now is not the time to argue with each other. We need to come up with solutions to the problem. Jinqing and Zhonghan will come over later, so let's come up with our opinions first." Qi Yongtai waved his hand. , "Hey, the two of them are afraid they will jump off their feet again when they hear this."
"How many people are there from the Shaanxi rebel army entering Jin? What is the specific situation? In what direction is it spreading now? Without grasping these situations, it is difficult to come up with countermeasures." Li Sancai said hesitantly: "Shanxi Town will definitely send troops , but I don’t dare to mobilize too much. Datong Town is also difficult. Yang Yuan should mobilize a battalion first and make arrangements as soon as possible..."
"In fact, there were not many rebels who captured Hejin. The news came back that there were only three to four thousand people. However, the drought in Hejin, Jishan, and Jiangzhou is also very serious, and there are many hungry people. I estimate that at this time, the rebels will be in Shanxi. The ability to rapidly expand the number of troops is the most obvious sign that they dare to go to Daji Mountain." Zhang Huaichang was also thinking, "Of course, it is not ruled out that they are going for food."
"What I'm most worried about is that if Shaanxi rebels continue to invade Shanxi, then southern Shanxi will be quite dangerous." Li Sancai added: "I need to give Ziying a warning."
