Chapter 36 Current Situation in Changchun
He Xi originally wanted to visit Sanhekou. But Zhang Yu stopped him.
Today's Changchun capital has five guards and twelve cities. occupied. The land along the Songhua River west of Changbai Mountain is, of course, quite large, with five and twelve cities scattered on it, just dots and dots.
If they were not connected to each other through waterways, they would not be able to form a whole.
Not to mention, many of the buildings are temporary.
Many key so-called cities are now just wooden structures. If they were in Japan, they would probably be considered cities, but in China they are just temporary camps. Not to mention, the entire Changchun Dusi military force is very nervous.
Tens of thousands of troops were stationed in various places, and there was also a mobile force in the hands of King Yan.
Zhang Yu is stationed at Changchun Guard, which is the logistics center of the entire Changchun Dusi. All grain and grass are transported from here to various guard posts. Therefore, Zhang Yu did not dare to leave easily. And the Mongols have been watching. There is constant friction, big and small.
Of course there is no war.
On the one hand, the Tatars no longer have the ability and foundation to organize a larger-scale war. On the other hand, King Yan was ready to attack and gave the Tatars a hard blow first. Before this, there was no intention to fight against the Tatars. More focus will be placed on consolidating the foundation of Changchun Guard.
Build cities, open up wasteland, and store food.
Although the fighting is not intense, risks still exist.
Zhang Yu calculated the strength of his troops. In order for He Xi to be safe, at least 3,000 people would be required to escort him. Because there are only three thousand people escorting them, even if they are surrounded by the Tatar army, the three thousand soldiers can still stand in a stalemate for a long time.
until reinforcements arrive.
But does Zhang Yu have it in his hands?
No. Three thousand soldiers. In the Ming Dynasty, it was not a heavy army, but under the tight military strength of the Changchun capital, it was difficult to coordinate. Therefore, Zhang Yu did not dare to put He Xi in such a risk.
He Xi had a problem in the Changchun Dusi territory, which was a headache for both King Yan and Zhang Yu.
Therefore, Zhang Yu was absolutely unwilling to take risks on He Xi.
He Xi didn't force it.
Unnecessary risks are no longer needed.
Changchun Five Guards, Changchun Guards, Long'an Guards, Binzhou Guards, Zhaozhou Guards, and Kaiyuan Guards. These five health centers are located along the Songhua River. Distributing personnel also makes a big difference.
Changchun Guard was built with Changchun Fort as the core, and several castles of different sizes were built around it along the river. Long'anwei is in the north of Changchun, dozens of miles downstream to Binzhouwei, where several rivers merge into the Songhua River from Binzhouwei. Binzhouwei can also be regarded as a hub for water transportation. The easternmost castle has been built at the foot of Changbai Mountain, and wood from Changbai Mountain is transported along the river to Binzhou City. That's exactly what it is.
The three guardhouses of Binzhou Guard, Zhaozhou Guard and Kaiyuan Guard are all wooden cities built with big wood.
It is convenient to transport wood down the river. It is also convenient for building cities quickly.
The core city of Zhaozhou Guard is Sanhekou. Songhua River is divided into northern source and southern source. Nanyuan originates from Changbai Mountain, flows all the way through the Northeast Plains, and collects several tributaries. The northern source is the Nenjiang River.
Zhaozhouwei is where the North Source and the South Source meet.
It is also the closest place to the Tatars. From here to the northwest, it is not far from the Tatar royal court.
Naturally, it is also the place where military pressure is greatest.
The last Kaiyuan Guard was in the east of Zhaozhou Guard. The geographical location is not far from Harbin. The biggest difference between Kaiyuan Guard and the other four guards.
The first force was sparse, with only a few thousand men and horses. No additional reinforcement.
Second, it has a vast territory. That's right.
With a wave of his hand, King Yan replaced Kaiyuan Road, the Liaoyang province of the Yuan Dynasty, with Kaiyuan Wei.
When Naha came out of the Yuan Dynasty, his title was King Kaiyuan. His Kaiyuan King refers to Kaiyuan Road in Liaoyang Province. Kaiyuan Road has a vast area under its jurisdiction. In later generations, all of Heilongjiang, part of Jilin, and most of the outer northeast were under the jurisdiction of Kaiyuan Road.
There are many overlaps with the Ming Nuer Gandusi.
However, it is the same as Nuergandusi. In these places, the Yuan Dynasty did not exercise effective rule. There were too many various tribes, and it was only a nominal rule. Now even if King Yan reaches here, he can't change everything.
Therefore, the main purpose of Kaiyuan Wei is not to fight. It’s about doing business and buying and selling. make friends. Let the tribes everywhere escape from the Yuan Dynasty and follow the Ming Dynasty.
This thing is not too difficult.
Yang Zhen also plays a role here.
When He Xi was in Nanjing, Yang Zhen was not idle.
Traveling upstream from Heilongjiang, he did business with many tribes and established many business houses. After King Yan officially opened the Changchun capital, Yang Zhen sent many people to follow King Yan northward. It even provided a lot of financial support to King Yan.
King Yan also reciprocated and gave Yang Zhen a lot of support.
Of course, He Xi also knew that many things behind this were done for He Xi to see.
Today, Xuanyangshe has become the largest business house in the Northeast, and in the fur business, it is the first outside China. But it is not just involved in the fur business. It can be said that Xuanyangshe can provide whatever tribes want, and in many places, it is even regarded by local tribes as representatives outside the Ming Dynasty.
Just in Kaiyuanwei, there is the largest branch of Xuanyang Society.
This was also the year when King Yan opened up the entire northeastern basin, from the Liao River to the Songhua River, and from the Songhua River to the Heilongjiang River to the sea. No place in the entire basin was under Mongolian rule. Of course, many places were not under the rule of the Ming Dynasty.
Every time you go on a business trip, you have to hire a large number of people to protect you. But at least it's time to leave.
And all of this has increased the prosperity of Changchun Wei.
Without him, the entire Changchun Dusi is a line, distributed along the waterway, and the Changchun Guard is the head of this thread. The larger the paving below, the greater the demand for Changchun Guards. Although some places in Changchun Dusi have harvested some grain this year.
But compared to the consumption of the entire Changchun Dusi.
It’s also a drop in the bucket.
It can even be said that from now on. From the entire military operation of the Changchun Dusi, the one who gained the most was not the Ming Dynasty, but the Xuanyang Society.
Xuanyang Society, which originally could only operate by sea, can develop both rivers and seas, with the support of capital and background. There is also a first-mover advantage. Xuanyang Society flourished. increasingly prosperous. Of course, Yang Zhen's talent is indispensable.
As mentioned earlier, talents are cultivated.
Yang Zhen may have been beaten to death by Song Ne in history, or he may have been expelled from the Imperial Academy and lost to everyone. I just spent my whole life hanging out in the countryside. However, under He Xi, he experienced the craze of opening up the sea and made rapid progress in business. Participating in upper-level politics, he was He Xi's financial assistant in many matters in Liaodong. What he had done in the past few years was something he had never experienced in his previous life and could not even imagine.
Yang Zhen may not be considered a genius in business. But if he relies on political, economic and other advantages to open up the market and create a business system, this is the second time he has done it. The car is familiar with the road, and it is easy to operate with ease.
Don't underestimate the profits of fur medicinal materials business outside Guanwai.
You must know that before the rise of Nurhaci, the main goal of fighting the Jurchen tribes was to monopolize commercial interests outside the customs. It was also some profits that allowed Nurhaci to gather the initial team.
Today's Outer Northeast is naturally not as good as Nurhaci's time, but its share is still quite large. He Xi estimated that the overall size of Xuanyang Society exceeded one million taels.
Political dividends, technological advantages, and emerging markets all add up, making money is so easy.
If He Xi had not come to Changchun, he would not have known about this matter.
Without him, he would have transferred all the profits from Jinghai Company back then. Princess Anqing was very dissatisfied with this matter. Therefore, he did not have much involvement in Xuanyang Society's business this time, and He Xi was very busy when he was in Nanjing. There is no time management either.
Moreover, if Xuanyangshe followed the path of King Yan, there was no need for him to write a letter from Princess Anqing to his fourth brother.
Although King Yan endorsed Xuanyang Society, at the same time, King Yan also needed a lot of support to establish the Changchun capital in the barren Northeast. However, King Yan lacked commercial strength, and Xuanyang Society also helped King Yan a lot.
But no matter what, He Xi had to admit that he had benefited from King Yan. He couldn't pretend he didn't know about this favor.
He Xi secretly thought: "It seems that I have to help King Yan this time. But I don't know how far King Yan will go."
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