Chapter 24 The influence of King Jingjiang
The people in Fujian did not expect that King Jingjiang would suddenly take action. You must know that Jinghai Trading Company of King Jingjiang was the first trading company to engage in maritime trade. It has been among the top ten at sea for many years. Because it is close to Fujian, many ships in Fujian ports belong to them.
King Jingjiang suddenly took action, it would be strange for Fujian Province to be prepared.
However, if He Xi thinks about it carefully, it is not surprising that King Jingjiang is today.
King Jingjiang was restless back then, and he may have been thinking about rebellion for so many years. When Zhu Yuanzhang was around, he didn't dare, but now he dares.
This is also the confidence that Jingjiang Kingdom brought to him.
After the opening of sea trade, there were also many overseas immigrants. But Jingjiang has a very good advantage, that is, it is very close to Fujian, and it only takes one or two days to reach Taiwan with smooth sailing.
And Fujian is a place with an explosive population. In this case, Jingjiang is naturally the first choice place for Fujian people to immigrate.
When He Xi was here, Jingjiang was in trouble. More than ten years had passed. Almost the entire Tainan area has been cultivated, because the King of Jingjiang gains a lot of benefits from maritime trade every year. After investing in the development of Jingjiang, he will naturally get a lot of returns. Not to mention, Jingjiang's local logging industry and shipbuilding industry are also very developed. These are all industries directly controlled by King Jingjiang.
The foundation left by He Xi to King Jingjiang, coupled with King Jingjiang's connection to overseas markets, although King Jingjiang himself did not know what capitalism was or what industrialization was, he instinctively followed this path.
This is also driven by various economic factors.
The industrialized production method left behind by He Xi, huge overseas production demand, domestic tariffs, and no tariffs in Jingjiang. Domestic laws are strict, while Jingjiang's laws are loose and suitable for some gray industries. Coupled with the lack of population in Jingjiang, more efficient production methods are needed.
Therefore, many new technologies in Liaodong can always be applied in Jingjiang.
Over the years, the population of Jingjiang has not been one million, but the manpower, material and financial resources that King Jingjiang can use are quite considerable. As a result, King Jingjiang naturally has other thoughts in his mind.
It's just that He Xi didn't think of it.
However, now that I heard the news, I thought to myself: "When the time comes, heaven and earth will work together to lend a hand."
That's right, He Xi is sure that Nanjing will deal with King Jingjiang first. Let’s deal with the problem in the north. It's not that King Jingjiang poses a greater threat to Nanjing, but it's determined by the geographical location.
From Beijing to Nanjing, we have to break through Shandong and Henan, and then break through the Huaihe River to drink from the Yangtze River. But from Taiwan to Nanjing, you can reach it all the way by boat, not to mention that King Jingjiang does not need to go to Nanjing, he only needs to go to Jiangnan, which Zhu Yunwen couldn't stand.
The fundamental reason is that the power behind Zhu Yunwen is the scholar-bureaucrat group, and the strongest place among the scholar-bureaucrats is the Jiangnan generation. These people go to court left and right. It is impossible to let the flames of war spread to our hometown. There are also financial issues.
Customs taxes are a large part of commercial taxes, and it is no longer possible for the Ming Dynasty to leave coastal customs taxes. Once there is no such money, not to mention fighting, even the operation of the court will be stretched. After all, it is easy to go from frugality to luxury, but it is difficult to go from luxury to frugality.
The Ministry of Household Affairs of the Ming Dynasty was accustomed to lavish spending, and it was difficult to save money.
Not to mention, the war in the north is about to break out, and money is even more important. The more the merrier.
Even if we don’t talk about commercial taxes, just talking about land tax, Jiangnan land tax is also a top priority for the imperial court. Jiangnan alone is responsible for almost one-tenth of the world’s land tax. The failure to collect the land tax in Jiangnan has a great impact on the Ming Dynasty court.
Not to mention, Ming Dynasty collected taxes in kind, that is, food.
Grains collected from other places still need to be transported to Nanjing before the court can use them, while grains from Jiangnan can be used directly. This had a particularly great impact on the court.
Therefore, it would be impossible for Zhu Yunwen to deal with King Jingjiang until he settled him. At least it is impossible for the Beijing camp army to go north.
He Xi couldn't help but wonder: "Am I too conservative?"
He Xi's plan is to bring Hebei under his control. In the future, the Hebei Plain and Liaodong will become Beijing's two major granaries.
, thus supporting Beijing's long-term war. If it succeeds, Beijing will have money, food, a sufficient population, enough iron and coal, and all the elements.
It is enough for He Xi to have a strong production capacity and thus have an absolute advantage in the war against Nanjing.
But He Xi discovered that Nanfang's response seemed slow or even slow. Coupled with the incident involving King Jingjiang, it is even more difficult for the south to react. In this way, He Xi will have a lot of free time.
Do you want to continue going south?
This question circled repeatedly in He Xi's mind.
Going south has advantages and disadvantages.
This time He Xi went south and encountered almost no fighting. It can be called a sword without bloodshed. Not only did they directly capture the prefectures and counties in Hebei, but they also captured the garrison troops in various parts of Hebei. When He Xi left Beijing, he only brought more than 30,000 people with him.
After all, there are other aspects to Beijing. He Xi was also worried about Zhu Xiongying's safety, and even more worried that Zhu Xiongying could not gather Yanbian troops well. So leave some more people for Zhu Xiongying. But now, He Xi has nearly 100,000 soldiers and horses.
All the local guardsmen were summoned.
During He Xi's march south, he also made major adjustments within this army to ensure that this army obeyed Beijing's orders and would not have repeated problems.
Of course, He Xi also knew the reason for such success.
First, these people didn’t even think about it. Beijing will raise troops to rebel, so there is no way to be prepared for people coming from Beijing.
Second, that is Beijing’s jurisdiction over Hebei. There are people from various health centers in Hebei in Beijing. With the inside and outside working together, there is no way anything could go wrong.
But continuing south, these conditions for drinking horses from the Yellow River no longer exist.
After all, so much time has passed. It took He Xi more than ten days to control Hebei. Even to the south of Hejian Mansion, we have met people who resisted. The news has spread all over the world, so naturally it cannot be as smooth as before. .z.
Furthermore, if you go south, it is no longer the boundary of Hebei. But the boundary is Henan and Shandong.
Beijing has no jurisdiction over the two provinces. Although it is said that if the northern front encounters a crisis, the imperial court will dispatch troops northward from these places. But at least for now, Beijing does not have full jurisdiction over these two areas.
If you want to continue going south, you have to fight.
For He Xi's overall plan, it makes little sense to continue going south.
He Xi had no intention of risking a direct march into Nanjing. He just wanted to maintain the front line in a place far away from Beijing, which would preserve the Hebei Plain and leave more strategic buffers and places for growing food for Beijing.
Therefore, it does not matter whether the two sides' front lines are a hundred miles to the south or a hundred miles to the north.
This area of Hejian Mansion was the place chosen by He Xi.
First of all, the rivers here are crisscrossed and flow from east to west. The rivers are enough for the Southern Army to drink. In history, when the King of Yan went south, he was here and fought with the Southern Army repeatedly. This shows that the topography of the place is very different. question.
Secondly, continue to the south, that is Shandong. If you want to occupy the prosperous land of Shandong, you will naturally have a strategic advantage over the south. But the problem is that Shandong is not that easy to get. And this is even more true in Henan. It would not be a bad idea if we took everything north of the Yellow River. Just be aware of the threat from Shanxi.
There are only eight Taihang Classics from Shanxi to Hebei. The battle line is on the front line of Hejian Mansion, so only two or three openings need to be blocked. But to maintain the front line of the Yellow River, there are many places that need to be defended.
For a long time, He Xi's total military strength was limited.
This is determined by the strength of the troops currently in Beijing's hands and the total population of Hebei and Liaodong. The farther south the attack goes, the more places it occupies, and the more troops are needed for defense, and it also takes time to integrate places. Over a long period of time.
It is impossible for He Xi to increase his military strength. This raises a question. If the enemy's first wave of attacks cannot be stopped, it will be difficult for He Xi to say what will happen next.
The weighing of pros and cons made He Xi think deeply.
He Xi thought about it and finally decided to summon the generals to discuss
After all, He Xi knew himself and was not a military genius.
