Chapter 7 How to Save a Child
After Feng Sheng asked these questions, the food was also served. It's just rice, the vegetables are dried radish, and some dried meat is added. Of course, dried meat is Feng Sheng's special treat. It would be nice if the soldiers' dried radish has a little oily flavor.
Although Feng Sheng came from a scholarly family since he was a child, he still eats delicacies from mountains and seas, including this kind of rice. It even feels good. Because when you are marching and fighting, you are likely to eat dry food. The dry food was so hard that it could knock your teeth out, but now you have a mouthful of hot rice, which is pretty good.
However, Chang Mao was very dissatisfied.
Chang Mao's name was given by Zhu Yuanzhang. It can be seen that when Chang Mao was born, Zhu Yuanzhang already had a foundation. Chang Mao has never been able to afford good food and clothing since he was a child, but he has never experienced hardship. After Chang Yuchun's death, he became even more dissolute. This bite of rice is tough. Chang Mao couldn't get used to it.
However, my father-in-law is here. Chang Mao could only endure it.
Feng Sheng was thinking about something while eating, and suddenly sighed and said: "I have met He Xi in the capital before and had dealings with him. At that time, I just thought that He Xi was smart and skillful. But now it seems that He Xi is the prime minister's choice. talent."
"If I had a son like He Xi, I would die in peace."
This is what Feng Sheng is most worried about. He only has two daughters, one married to King Zhou and the other to Chang Mao. They have no sons, and Feng Cheng is actually Feng Sheng's heir. Of course. Feng Sheng hoped that he could give birth to a son, so he did not decide on the relationship between father and son.
If he could give birth to a son in the future, he would support his nephew. If not, it’s not too late to adopt him when the time comes. If the child is adopted first and then a son is born later, it will be difficult to handle.
Feng Cheng also understood this. No complaints. After all, he knew one thing very well, it would be best if he could be adopted by his uncle. If not, the uncle gave birth to a son, but he couldn't wait until the child grew up. When the time comes, Feng Chenglai will inherit Feng Sheng's political resources.
In short, it is good for him.
Moreover, Feng Cheng was relatively loyal and had no intention of inheriting Feng Sheng's title.
This is also the reason why Feng Sheng has always taken Feng Cheng with him. With Feng Sheng's sophistication, how could he choose someone with evil intentions as his heir candidate. After all, it is difficult to find a biological son, but Feng Sheng has more choices when choosing an heir from the clan.
However, Zheng Guogong Chang Mao was very dissatisfied after hearing this. He Xi was the most prominent among the younger generation in recent years. Even some vassal kings were suppressed by He Xi. However, Princess Shangdi opened up a new branch of learning in the Imperial College, competing with many old Confucian scholars. Not to mention opening the sea, sailing to Southeast Asia, and breaking Java. One thing after another. It is beyond the reach of many of his peers.
Chang Mao's current status is entirely due to his father, Chang Yuchun. But although He Xi has His Majesty's support, no one has to admit that He Xi has become an important minister of the Ming Dynasty. There were not many voices of opposition to the governorship of Liaodong.
On the one hand, Liaodong is remote. In addition, the official position of governor was established for the first time, and many opinions were not fixed. It was similar to a temporary assignment. Most officials did not know how to deal with this official position. On the other hand, He Xi's contribution is indeed impeccable.
It's just that Chang Mao was not convinced by He Xi. Now when I heard what Feng Sheng said, I was even more unconvinced. I thought to myself: "I want to see what He Xi has to do." Then this battle must be accomplished. Otherwise, let He Xi be more beautiful than before.
As for the significance of He Xi's achievements. Chang Mao didn't taste it at all.
Seeing Chang Mao's expression, Feng Sheng sighed in his heart and said to himself, "Brother Chang, I, Feng Sheng, can't help you. As your son, it's better to be a rich and idle man in Nanjing."
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Feng Sheng traveled all the way east, and it seemed that he had caught up with the good weather. After the heavy snowfall, the weather cleared up, and there seemed to be a trace of warmth under the sun.
However, Feng Sheng's focus of observation became the seaport and the wharf.
But when Feng Sheng saw the current situation at the dock, he could only sigh and give up some of his inner thoughts. Because the Bohai Sea has frozen a large area, at least the coast has been frozen. Even some small islands in the sea have been frozen together with the land.
It is impossible for any ship to dock at this time.
At least around winter, these ports are no longer available. This shows the benefits of Lushunkou. Lushunkou is an ice-free port.
Whether a port freezes or not is a complex issue, related to latitude, terrain, and even rivers. In the early Ming Dynasty, although the climate was somewhat warmer. But overall, it's still relatively cold.
This situation is also normal.
But Feng Sheng went all the way to Liaohe to ensure that he discovered another situation.
The entire Liaohe River was frozen into an ice road. Many people drove sleighs to transport goods on the Liaohe River, which seemed no slower than horse-drawn carriages. Feng Sheng was shocked. He stopped some people and asked them one by one, only to find out that in order to prepare for war, the soldiers and civilians passing through Liaodong were not resting. All doing things.
Shaheyi is close to Shanhaiguan and far from the hinterland of Liaodong. Therefore, the atmosphere here in Liaodong. It is not transmitted there.
Feng Sheng said, "It's such a cold winter, so driving you, didn't you freeze to death?"
The visitor said: "Governor He only needs to be young and strong, and he has paid for cotton clothes, grain, and coal in advance. With these things, we can survive the winter. Without these things, people will freeze to death. Even if there is an accident, the court will arrange it."
At this moment, Feng Sheng thought in his mind that it was not just the day when he would give birth to a child. But I was thinking about how He Xi did all this.
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In Shenyang City, the Liaodong Dusi Yamen was requisitioned by He Xi at this moment.
After all, He Xi, as governor, was the largest official position in Liaodong. However, there is no governor's office in Shenyang City. The largest government office in Shenyang City is Liaodong Dusi. That is Ye Wang's office location. Now is not the time for major construction projects.
Ye Wang wisely gave this place to He Xi. He Xi declined several times. I started to accept it.
He Xi suddenly discovered it when he actually started working in Liaodong. Why did Zhu Yuanzhang want him to come to Liaodong? It's because Liaodong is so suitable for him.
Liaodong is under military control, and the guards directly govern the people. Almost no able-bodied man is employed in the military. This kind of control is much stricter than that of states and counties. Moreover, the guards at this time had not yet fallen into disgrace, and generals at all levels had followed Zhu Yuanzhang and Xu Da from the founding war to the present Northern Expedition. They are all elite soldiers and generals.
The execution power is quite strong.
He Xi was in Lushunkou, and after deciding to prepare for war, Hongwu was busy in the second half of the eighteenth year.
First determine the preparation plan.
The first and most important thing is to transport food to the front line. In order to transport the food deep into the hands of the army on the grassland after the war begins.
The second point is to prepare to supply various materials to the army.
The first thing to do is to strengthen the capacity of transportation lines during transportation. Just like He Xi’s expansion of Yilu. Improvements in all aspects can accommodate the mobilization of more people. He Xi's approach was not intended to withstand the rapid passage of the army. Instead, it was used to house civilian husbands.
There are hundreds of miles of communication lines from Liaodong to Zhaozhou, which require a large number of troops and civilians to supplement them. Even if there is one soldier on the front line, there must be three civilians behind to support the battle. It can be said that it is for the battle of spring next year. All men in Liaodong must be mobilized.
Just like Emperor Yongle's north, even the people of Hebei had to form a military station for tens of miles to deliver food to the grassland.
In terms of the scale of mobilization. Now this battle is far inferior to Yongle's sweep of the north. But the population of Liaodong is far less than that of Beiping.
The second point is to prepare supplies.
Without saying a word, He Xi assigned tasks to Ge Tiangong. Liaodong Iron Works should be established. And a lot of coal mines have to be mined. Even the latter is more important than the former.
Because generally speaking, there is no shortage of iron in Ming Dynasty, and the price of iron is falling day by day. He Xi even suspected that in a few years, iron coins would become out of print. Because the price of iron is no longer enough to support the value of the currency. However, Taiping Iron Works has gone through the most difficult period. Not to mention anything else, the ordnance orders of Jingjiang Prince's Palace, Zhou Prince's Palace, Chu Prince's Palace, and even Zhongxian County Prince's Palace are enough for Taiping Iron Factory to make a lot of money.
Not to mention which country in Southeast Asia is not tempted by Ming's sophisticated weapons?
It's just that arms trafficking is not just an economic issue, but a political issue.
