Although Ru Yu was surprised by Wala's sudden movement, she was not panicked.
There is absolutely no problem with Datong in Shanxi, but there are problems with Daning and Liaodong.
Ru Yun was in charge of the Ministry of War before, and naturally knew that once Daning was lost, the entire Liaodong would face the Northern Yuan cavalry. The Liaodong Dusi under Yang Wen might not be able to resist the elites of the Northern Yuan.
If Liaodong is lost, the Ming Dynasty will lose the entire area outside the Pass, and the result of the loss will be that the Ming Dynasty loses its offensive and completely turns into a defensive one.
Changes in offense and defense will affect the future of the country, and this result is the most serious.
Liu Zhen did not see this, nor did Yang Pu. They only saw Shanxi Datong and Mahamu, but not Ming Dynasty and Beiyuan.
Ru Yun sighed and said: "Send a message to Wuding Marquis Guo Ying, hoping that he will hold on and defeat the enemy. Considering that it is almost the Mid-Autumn Festival, it is up to the Chief Envoy Yamen to ask the court for some winter supplies. How much is needed in previous years?"
Ding Jingfu replied: "300,000 pieces of cloth and 110,000 catties of cotton."
"Let's report it to the court."
After Ru Yu finished speaking, her tone became stern and said: "Immigration is closed urgently, and the large-scale immigration must be completed before mid-October. The Ministry of Household Affairs, the Ministry of Industry, and Beizhili and other places must be prepared for winter reception. If An immigrant died of cold and starvation, and I will definitely impeach him to the end!"
Ding Jingfu and others were frightened. Looking at Ru Yu's attitude, if there really was a place that failed to receive the people of Shanxi and an accident happened, Ru Ru would go crazy.
After the discussion was over, Ru Yu was studying military strategy when Yang Pu came over.
Ru Yu looked up and saw that Yang Pu had changed into a gray cloth with a trousers on his shoulders. She couldn't help but ask: "What are you doing?"
Yang Pu saluted respectfully and said to Ru Yu: "Master Ru, I plan to ask for orders to go to Datong."
"oh?"
Ru Yu was a little surprised.
Yang Pu solemnly said: "Yang Rong and I discussed the Northern Yuan Dynasty at night. We also looked at the Ming Dynasty's border defense map and knew that Daning and Liaodong must not be lost. At present, the Hashiha army is divided into two groups. In my opinion, there is actually only one. "
Ru Yu's eyes flashed slightly and the corner of her mouth moved: "You mean, the one about the Eastern Expedition?"
Yang Pu drew a virtual line with his finger and said: "You can ignore the Datong line and just look at Daning and Liaodong. The imperial court paid attention to Daning many times, and the chief minister Fang Kuan was transferred out and replaced by Sheng Yong. Xifengkou, Shanhaiguan The front line is also controlled by Qu Neng. Not long ago, King Yan returned to Peking. All these things combined can only mean one thing: something has changed in Daning."
Ru Yu was extremely pleased. She originally thought that Yang Pu was short-sighted and could not see the powerful relationship, but she did not expect that he had already seen through it.
"But you said you were going to Datong, but you didn't say you were going to Daning."
Ru Yu looked at Yang Pu seriously.
Yang Pu's mouth was bitter. He was a scholar. When he arrived in Daning, should he collect the body or let others collect it...
"Both Daning and Liaodong are not easy to chew. Even if Hashiha joins forces with Arutai and others and attacks with all their strength, it will take several months to completely control Liaodong. But sir, destroy Hashiha's It doesn’t take a few months for the base camp…”
Yang Pu said confidently.
Yes, Hashiha is very powerful, Arutai is also very powerful, and Mahamu is not easy to mess with, but no matter what, Hangai Mountain is there, it can’t be moved away, Datong is farther from Hangai Mountain than Hangai Mountain is from Daning Much closer.
Once Hashiha loses his base camp, loses all his capital, and is left with only a group of big men wandering around on the grassland, what future does he have...
Rujun frowned and said, "But Mahamu can't let us pass."
Yang Pu simply replied: "So, I want to go to Datong."
"Are you sure you can convince Mahamu?"
Ru Ru was looking forward to it.
Yang Pu shook his head and sighed; "It's difficult. In any case, Daning and Liaodong are beyond our reach, but Datong is not far away. I want to give it a try."
Ru Yu immediately wrote a document and handed it to Yang Pu. Looking at Yang Pu who was about to leave, she suddenly remembered something and shouted: "Wait a minute."
Yang Pu turned around with some confusion.
Ru Yu came over and said seriously: "Take Hu Hu with you."
"Hu Ming?"
Yang Pu looked at Ru Yu, waiting for his explanation.
Ru Ru didn't say much, just patted Yang Pu on the shoulder: "Don't underestimate him, he is a strange person."
Yang Pu blinked and said that Hu Hui is a strange person. This is indeed true. It is not surprising that he can directly become a top figure influencing Shanxi's public opinion field from being unknown.
Unfortunately, Yang Pu came a step too late. By the time he arrived at the Propaganda Department, Hu Hui had already left Taiyuan City and headed towards Datong, taking with him more than thirty craftsmen.
Hu Hui's idea is very simple. Jianwen News always needs to keep abreast of current events. Wherever the news is big, go there. In the past, the largest number of immigrants naturally stayed in Taiyuan. Now that Datong is hostile, it is natural to go to Datong.
The important town of Datong.
Wuding Marquis Guo Ying looked at the sunset, yawned, and then prepared to go to the city gate hole to lay the floor.
Tongzhi Wang Chengming, Qianhu Zhang Tao and others made a sad face. Guo Ying was good, but this was bad. As long as there were police in Datong, he would not stay at home to sleep, but would sleep in the city wall or the city gate.
Even though it is a crisp autumn day and it is quite comfortable during the day, Datong is still a bit cool at night. Besides, the city walls are made of stone, which makes sleeping very uncomfortable.
Gu Yun, Qianhu of the Security Bureau, stood behind the crenel, holding a telescope to admire the scenery in the distance. From time to time, he would take out the bow on the side and shoot down the passing eagles.
Zhang Tao sat on the city wall and said to Wang Chengming: "Do you think Mahamu was kicked in the head by a donkey?"
Wang Chengming nodded and agreed very much: "I guess he was kicked more than once."
Zhang Tao was a little depressed. He stood up and looked at Datong City. Let alone Mahamu's 20,000 cavalry coming, even if he was asked to bring 50,000 or 100,000, there was no way he could open a gap from Datong.
Datong City can be said to be a real golden city.
In the fifth year of Hongwu, the imperial court made great efforts to build more buildings on the basis of Datong City in the Yuan Dynasty. At present, the wall of Datong City is four feet and two feet high, which is one person (seven feet) higher than Xi'an, which was the imperial capital. It is actually five feet long. You must know that the widest Nanjing city wall is only three feet wide.
Moreover, Datong City was built for war, with as many as sixty-two gate towers and turrets. There is also an urn city outside the four gates, a moon city outside the urn city, and a moat that is three feet wide and nearly two feet deep...
It would be difficult to capture Datong City even with piles of corpses.
In Zhang Tao's opinion, Guo Ying was overly cautious. He only needed to stay at home, drink wine and sing songs. When Mahamu came, he didn't need to come forward. How to come and how to go back.
Guo Ying was laying a bunk on the floor in the city gate hole. The light was not very good, and he read a military book with yellowing paper by the light of a torch.
After turning the page, Guo Ying raised his head and looked at the sentry in the distance, his mind already far away.
The military situation in Datong has been reported to the court quickly. Considering the time, it should be arriving in the capital soon, right?
I don’t know how the court will respond, but it seems that Hashiha is a bit desperate this time. Daning and Liaodong are afraid that there will be a war.
The imperial court had just announced the plan to cut down the vassals, and now the Northern Yuan Dynasty was ready to make another move. It was really a troubled time. Fortunately, the emperor did not touch Ning Wang Zhu Quan. With Zhu Quan here, Daning should be fine, right?
Capital Palace, Wuying Hall.
Zheng He was praising the power of the treasure ship and new artillery, and said to Zhu Yunwen: "With such a treasure ship, it is enough to cross any sea area." Zhu Yunwen was extremely pleased that the court's huge expenditure was finally not in vain.
"On this trip to the South Seas, I hope that after you arrive at Xuanwei Division in Old Port, you will continue to set sail and head west. As for whether you can reach the heavenly Mecca of your dreams, it depends on your ability. I have only one request."
Zhu Yunwen looked at the excited Zheng He, his face became serious, and continued: "That is, do your best to bring back all the sergeants who were taken out safely."
Zheng He quickly knelt down and said loudly: "I accept the order and thank you!"
Zhu Yunwen raised his hand to signal Zheng He to get up, then took out a map and handed it to Zheng He, saying: "Here is a nautical chart. You don't need to ask how you got it. You just need to remember that you are the navigator of the Ming Dynasty." Zheng He, no matter what kind of desperate situation you encounter, you will always come back!"
"navigator?"
When Zheng He heard this term for the first time, his eyes were full of surprise.
Zhu Yunwen arranged: "For the garrison of the Xuanwei Division in the Old Port, the Fifth Army Governor's Office has mobilized troops from various places to form the Old Port Guard. The preliminary training has been completed, but you still need to lead the sea training."
Zheng He readily agreed and asked, "If the army is stationed in Jiugang, will you bring the family members of the sergeants with you?"
Zhu Yunwen shook his head and said resolutely: "The old harbor guards all have children and their parents are still alive, but they cannot go with them. The old harbor guards rotate every three years and let them protect the old harbor. There is no room for loss."
Zheng He knew the imperial court's plan. These garrison sergeants all had family members in the Ming Dynasty. Even if they stayed overseas for three years, they would look forward to returning to the Ming Dynasty day and night. They would not form a separatist regime and stay in the old port, even as consolation envoys. If you are ambitious, the sergeant will not agree to it.
Relatives are the greatest bond in the world, and even the ocean can never separate us.
Three years is neither long nor short.
But there is no way, the journey is so long, and if the defense changes every year, Ming Dynasty may not be able to sustain it.
"How are the preparations made by King Liao, King Min and the merchants?"
Zhu Yunwen asked.
When Zheng He mentioned this, he couldn't help but laugh and said: "Not long ago, King Liao and King Min sent letters saying that they would go south with them, specifying the best room on the treasure ship."
"Oh, they both want to go to Nanyang?"
Zhu Yunwen was a little surprised.
Zheng He looked deeply at Zhu Yunwen. The choice of the two kings may have something to do with the death of King Qi.
Although everyone in the world knew that King Zhu Shu of Qi deserved to die, King Liao and King Min, who were both vassal kings, knew another truth very well:
Zhu Yunwen didn't want Zhu Shu to die, so he couldn't die...
The reason why Zhu Zhu died, whether it was due to accidental factors or not, had one premise, that is, Zhu Yunwen did not want to see Zhu Zhu still alive. In addition, Zhu Yunwen had expressly decided to cut down the vassal, and the vassal kings were returning to the capital. At this time, they chose to stay. In Nanjing, even if it is easy to arouse Zhu Yunwen's suspicion, it is not easy to greet and chat with his brothers, so he might as well go to sea...
It is the choice of the two kings to stay away from right and wrong, to protect themselves wisely, not to mention that with such a huge treasure ship, there is probably not much danger in going out, and by the way, you can do business and make some money...
"Are Shanxi merchants involved?"
Zhu Yunwen quickly understood the second king's plan and asked instead.
Zheng He replied: "Under the Shanxi Merchant Chamber of Commerce, a total of more than fifty merchants will go south. There are even more Anhui merchants, reaching more than a hundred. What is worrying now is that some merchants choose ships for profit. It’s not a sea-going ship. It may be fine if it travels along the coast, but once it reaches the deep sea, it is very likely that the ship will be destroyed and people will be killed..."
Zhu Yunwen shook his head: "This is not possible. While there is still time, send someone to check immediately. If the ship cannot sail far, it will not be allowed to go to sea. They don't care about human life, I care."
Zheng He accepted the order and left with peace of mind.
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