Chapter 115: Preparing for the decisive battle
Who is the orthodox one, Zhu Yunwen or Zhu Xiongying?
Everyone has his or her own opinion. Zhu Yunwen's orthodoxy was inherently flawed.
This reason can still motivate people to go to the battlefield in the beginning, but as time goes by, it no longer works.
Without him, the Ming court was not as deeply rooted as imagined. After all, for people in many places, the Ming Dynasty was only more than twenty years old, and many old people still remember what the previous dynasty was like.
There were internal problems within the Ming Dynasty royal family, and brothers fought for the throne, causing them to fight to the death. Who is willing?
Don’t forget that the war at the end of the Yuan Dynasty only happened more than 20 years ago. Many people still remember what the war was like. After all, the Ming Dynasty was still on the rise of the country, and most people had their own way out. The longer you can live, the better.
In this case, it can be summarized as the people’s mindset. Of course I don't want to fight.
Deep down, Qi De's loyalty to the Ming court was even greater than his loyalty to Zhu Yunwen. He knew that if the conflict between the north and the south of the Ming Dynasty was formed, it would not be a war of one or two years, but a war that would last for decades or even generations.
This is a disaster for the people of the world.
Of course, the world must be unified. It is absolutely impossible for him to surrender to Beijing. After all, it goes against his beliefs as a human being. But if the stalemate continues, it will be defeat. If you try hard, you may still win.
Failure does not mean that one will perish sooner.
In Qi De's heart, it may not be impossible.
Not to mention, the demise of Fang Xiaoru made Nanjing and Beijing have a strong convergence in policies. Many people who insisted on opposing the reform also changed their minds.
Except for the difference in the emperor, in other aspects the two sides are almost developing in the same direction.
In this case, there is no point in continuing the fight.
The war between the North and the South had two major contradictions. The first is the struggle for the throne, and the second is the struggle for political reform. Nowadays, the debate over political reform is actually gone. The battle for the throne is also meaningless to more people.
When Ding Xian saw Zide acting like this, his first thought was that he didn't seem to agree to it. He just said perfunctorily: "Okay."
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Duke Cao's Mansion.
Yao Guangxiao said to Li Jinglong, "I'm leaving."
Li Jinglong didn't know what Yao Guangxiao meant by meeting him this time. Hearing Yao Guangxiao suddenly say that he wanted to leave, he frowned slightly and said, "There was an agreement before. You can't leave Cao Guogong's mansion."
He thought of the help Yao Guangxiao had given him during this period.
Yao Guangxiao acted as Li Jinglong's think tank during this period, guiding Li Jinglong to make a fortune from the issuance of new banknotes, earning nearly 10 million yuan. This is not a small amount.
Before this, all the family property under Cao Guogong's mansion was roughly this number.
Li Jinglong was very grateful to Yao Guangxiao.
Li Jinglong said: "If Mr. Yao feels bored in the mansion, he can go to my villa to relax. But he cannot appear in other places in Nanjing. After all, Jin Yiwei is not all incompetent people."
Yao Guangxiao said: "I know. However, I am not going to relax. I am going back to Beijing."
"Go back to Beijing?" Li Jinglong was shocked and said, "What are you doing back to Beijing? Didn't Mr. He Shoufu send you to take charge of the overall situation in Nanjing? Why are you leaving suddenly? Did He Shoufu have any orders?"
"No." Yao Guangxiao said, "It's because I'm no longer needed here. I have bigger things to prepare for."
Li Jinglong said: "A bigger thing? What thing?"
Yao Guangxiao said: "In the decisive battle, the world has been divided for several years. It has been long enough, and it is time to decide on one."
As soon as Yao Guangxiao said this, Li Jinglong was shocked. In an instant, his thoughts switched from the business world to the battlefield. During this period of time, Li Jinglong didn't pay much attention to the battlefield.
Without him, making money is too addictive. Not to mention, his relationship with Yao Guangxiao, even if Beijing captured Nanjing, he would have nothing to do. Still prosperous and wealthy.
If that's the case, why should you care?
However, the decisive battle still shocked Li Jinglong. After all, he was born as a general. I am very interested in war, not to mention the decisive battle between the North and the South, which is a big whirlpool that no one can escape.
Li Jinglong couldn't get rid of it either.
Li Jinglong said: "A decisive battle at this time? Is it appropriate?"
Yao Guangxiao said: "The heat is almost over. My master is a cautious person. Especially in war, since the Battle of Hejian, there have been many attacks, but in fact they are all situational attacks, leaving a sense of proportion. There has never been one time where all the efforts have been completed." Yu Yi's thoughts. This is also in line with the situation at that time. After the Battle of Hejian, although our army won a great victory, the essentially strong south and weak north situation has not changed."
"But it's different now. The Battle of the Northwest has two major benefits for our army. The first benefit is the cavalry. The cavalry in Nanjing can be put to an end. Because they have no horses. All the horse breeding lands are mine. Hands on."
Li Jinglong was shuddered after hearing this, and thought to himself, "Isn't it true?"
The number of cavalry in Beijing is higher than that of Nanjing, but in terms of quality, there is not much difference between the two sides. In the Battle of Yulin, the Confederate cavalry was suppressed with human lives.
The horse breeding areas in Beijing are in the northwest. Not to mention the horse farms in Gansu Shandanwei and Xining, there are many places in Longxi that are good horse farms.
For a while, it may not have much impact. But war horses are consumables. After a battle, the war horses are the most damaged. After a few battles, the Confederate cavalry will have no war horses.
Although the advent of the firearms era has had a great impact on the cavalry. However, the speed advantage of cavalry has undergone new developments in this era. For a long time, anti-cavalry combat was still a necessary subject for infantry. This kind of thing will not change until the machine gun matures.
One side has cavalry and the other side does not have cavalry. The side without cavalry will have a huge strategic passivity.
Many people don't think of this.
"The second advantage," Yao Guangxiao continued, "is that the strength of the Confederate Army has been exhausted. We attack and the Confederate Army defends. And with such a long defense line, soldiers are needed everywhere, and there is no way to know that everything is comprehensive."
Li Jinglong said: "That's right. That's the truth. But are these two aspects determined to have a decisive battle? Isn't it too hasty?"
Yao Guangxiao said: "This is only a problem on the battlefield. Let me talk about problems outside the battlefield. First, the Nanjing treasury cannot support it for long."
Li Jinglong said: "I think the imperial court is very generous now."
Yao Guangxiao said: "That's a reflection of the past. In fact, there are skills in issuing banknotes. Even if you don't know how to do it, look at how the Southern Song Dynasty did it in the history books. The Southern Song Dynasty maintained at least a dozen Jiaozi. If Ding Xian could be selfless, It is not impossible to maintain the new banknotes for more years. But the new banknotes are inherently deficient, and Ding Xian has a wrong mind. There are too many problems here. If it can last for two or three years, God will open his eyes. And if God opens his eyes, he will not see. If I can’t make him collapse after so many years of arrangement, it’s because I, Yao Guangxiao, am incompetent.”
Li Jinglong believed this. Without him, Ding Xian used many methods to promote the new banknotes. One of the methods was to involve the Ming Dynasty dignitaries, which invisibly weakened the court's say in this matter.
Although Yao Guangxiao did not appear in person, he was fully involved behind the scenes. It can even be said that Ding Xian wanted to thank none other than Yao Guangxiao for his smooth issuance of new banknotes.
Of course, it is not due to Yao Guangxiao alone. Yao Guangxiao found many people from Beijing to serve as think tanks. It was Beijing’s banking industry that had cultivated elite talents for more than ten years and gave Ding Xian advice.
If Ding Xian can't do it well, then there's something wrong.
But He Xi put in so much effort and Yao Guangxiao put so much effort into it. I'm not here to be Lei Feng. Li Jinglong didn't even know how many traps and hidden plots Yao Guangxiao had laid in issuing new banknotes.
If Ding Xian is selfless, Ding Xian will solve some problems. But Ding Xian is not. Ding Xian also wants to bury some means that he can use in this system.
Therefore, the issue of new banknotes in Nanjing was no better than in the Southern Song Dynasty.
However, if this is related to Zhu Yuan
Compared with Zhang's treasure banknotes, it is probably not a derogatory term. After all, Baochao has no top-level design at all, and there is no way to compare with this.
