Liaodong, Guangning City, governor's office.
Sun Xiang was sitting in the lobby, holding a letter written by Shi Heng in his hand.
It was sent back quickly by Shi Heng's personal soldiers.
Opening the letter, although the font was ugly, Sun Xiang understood the general meaning.
After reading the letter, Sun Xiang frowned.
In the letter, Shi Heng described the city of Pyongyang as a beautiful girl who took off her clothes and was posing, and she was willing to adopt the posture to conspire with the sons of the Ming Dynasty.
He wanted Guangning City to send more troops and horses, find a reason, and make a surprise attack on Pyongyang after the snow melted to seize the gold and silver for the Ming Dynasty. In the letter, he also listed his battle plan, and he was 80% sure of winning in one battle... …
Shi Heng couldn't sleep at night for the past two days and had no appetite. He was only thinking about gold and silver. He thought about it and decided to tell Sun Xiang his thoughts.
Eight hundred thousand taels of silver, six thousand taels of gold, what is the concept? Now the treasury of the Ministry of Household Affairs of the Ming Dynasty can have a balance of more than 200,000 taels of silver after one year, which is a balance of four years.
Six thousand taels of gold can be exchanged for 42,000 taels of silver.
The exchange rate of gold and silver rose from five to one during the Hongwu period of the early Ming Dynasty to seven to one. (If you have a portal, you will be prosperous, and the current exchange rate will soon exceed 100.)
This was a huge fortune, and Shi Heng was described as a beautiful woman.
Sun Xiang was also tempted when he saw such a huge amount of gold and silver.
But he thought more than Shi Heng. He immediately wrote back and told Shi Heng that we cannot act rashly on such a big matter and must get the approval of the court.
However, Sun Xiang decided to increase the amount of food and ordnance that should be mobilized by 30% to Anping County in the spring of next year to prepare for emergencies.
Then, Sun Xiang sighed heavily and thought of what he was worried about now.
This worry is not a national matter, but a family matter.
The Chinese-speaking woman he got last time in Anping County is now pregnant, which puts a lot of pressure on Sun Xiang.
Because his eldest son has grown up and been crowned and got married, the family letter has just arrived, his grandson has just been born, and Sun Xiang's youngest daughter is also sixteen years old, and he is thinking about asking his wife to return to the capital to find a husband for her daughter.
At this juncture, he actually had another child.
This made Sun Xiang very distressed.
Although Sun Xiang brought back a woman, his wife didn't say much. On the contrary, Sun Xiang himself felt a little embarrassed.
The eldest grandson is older than his own children, which makes Sun Xiang, a Ming official with a serious imperial examination background, somewhat embarrassed.
In fact, Sun Xiang was only forty years old, and he had not lost his fertility at all. It was just a long-term infertility that made him think that he would no longer have that ability. But who would have known that he would be pregnant in one fell swoop.
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It has been more than two years since Sun Xiang took over as governor of Liaodong. He has not been involved much in the Jurchen military affairs. Most of his time has been devoted to the construction of Liaodong.
He has been to Shenyang, Fushun, and many small towns around Guangning.
The living conditions of the people are also clear to the mind. Although they are poor, they have no worries about food and drink.
The benevolent government promoted by the imperial court has been collected and distributed throughout Liaodong, and Sun Xiang personally participated in this matter.
During the statistical process, Sun Xiang also saw the numbers. There were less than a thousand elderly people over seventy years old in Liaodong.
This number surprised Sun Xiang, and he began to check the population of Guangning, Fushun, and Shenyang again.
A Qinyang Prefecture can have 500,000 people, but the three important towns of Guangning, Fushun, and Shenyang only have more than 300,000 people, including nearly 60,000 Mongolian military households and 20,000 Jurchen military households. ŴŴŴ.BIQUGE.biz
When a war comes, there are more soldiers than the population of every small town.
Because of the small population, a large amount of land cannot be cultivated, and the development of cities and towns has stagnated, resulting in a lot of uncertainty.
Sun Xiang thought about attracting people from the mainland. But if you think about it more carefully, you will realize that your idea is like a castle in a dream.
This has reached an unavoidable corner.
If Ming Dynasty wants to completely control Liaodong in its own hands, it must have a sufficient population, and it must move some of the population from the interior.
But Liaodong is unstable. Even if the Jurchen problem is removed by changing the situation, there is a more powerful enemy to the west of Liaodong, which is also affecting the living environment of the people of Liaodong.
Mongolia.
Only by killing Mongolia, or preventing Mongolia from attacking again, could Ming Dynasty have the strength to truly manage Liaodong.
In this period, without the Maxim machine gun master, it is very difficult to make the Mongolians become good at singing and dancing.
When Sun Xiang was worried, a servant came over.
"Sir, someone is coming from the capital."
Sun Xiang stood up immediately and said, "Who is it?"
"It seems to be a father-in-law."
"Please, forget it, I'll go out by myself." With that said, Sun Xiang walked out quickly.
A "man" with white face and red lips was waiting outside the door. Behind him was a groom and two guards on horseback.
This well-appointed palace is the father-in-law who delivers private messages.
Sun Xiang hurriedly stepped forward, smiled at the man and cupped his hands, but he was not the first to speak. Even if the person is the father-in-law, you can't just come up and ask him.
We are all "men" and we cannot embarrass men.
"Governor Sun, I am a member of the palace. Cao Jixiang has important matters to discuss in secret with Governor Sun."
"It turns out to be Eunuch Cao. I've admired you for a long time. Please come in quickly." Sun Xiang said quickly, and then said to the servants behind him: "Hurry up and make some hot food for the brothers outside to fill their bellies first."
The servant nodded in agreement.
After the two arrived at the main hall, Sun Xiang first asked someone to make a brazier and placed it next to Cao Jixiang.
Wait until the servants leave.
Cao Jixiang stood up and said loudly: "Your Majesty has spoken."
Sun Xiang, who had just sat down, quickly stood up, then knelt down and said: "I am the deputy censor of the Imperial Palace, and Sun Xiang, the governor of Liaodong, listens to the holy will."
"Sundu Yushi patrolled Liaodong on my behalf. He worked hard and achieved great results. The strategy of reforming the land and returning it to the local people was gradually implemented. I am very happy. The vassal country of Korea is in danger of splitting the land from the north to the south. The Liaoping Prefecture should be on guard and never give in. The war in Korea has spread to the Ming Dynasty. Regarding the matter in Pyongyang, Sundu Yushi, if you have other opinions, you can submit a report."
After finishing the oral instruction, Sun Xiang started brainstorming.
What happened in Pyongyang, could it be those yellow and white things?
Shi Heng's letter said that the envoys from Pyongyang have also arrived in the capital. Could it be that His Majesty is tempted.
Your Majesty is tempted, but Yu Taibao is not, so does Your Majesty want you to go up and help him?
After Sun Xiang stood up, he glanced at Cao Jixiang again.
"Father, does your Majesty have anything else to say?"
"Your Majesty has nothing to say except this oral instruction. However, I can tell Governor Sun something about what your Majesty, Li Fuchen, and Taibao discussed in Qianqing Palace."
"Eunuch, hurry up and come here." Sun Xiang said quickly.
On the one hand, Cao Jixiang's trip was to encourage Sun Xiang on behalf of Zhu Jianshen, and on the other hand, he wanted to bring these words so that Sun Xiang could have a comprehensive understanding of the capital's discussions on this matter.
"That day, the weather was excellent. The sun was shining on people's bodies, which made people's hearts feel warm, as if spring was about to come..."
"Father-in-law, let's talk about business."
Only then did Cao Jixiang realize that he was a little embarrassed. He smiled awkwardly and then continued: "That day, I was handling some chores in the palace. Suddenly I was summoned by His Majesty. I immediately left for Qianqing Palace. I was the first to arrive. People from Qianqing Palace, Your Majesty asked me to remember it carefully and listen carefully."
"In addition to the Minister of Rites Zhan Shilang who was reporting on Pyongyang, the Palace of Qianqing was followed by Duke Cheng Guo, Marquis Taining, and Admiral Zhao who volunteered but did not set off due to changes in the situation. , Wang Wen, Li Xian, Yu Taibao and others were also present..."
In the Palace of Qianqing.
Zhan Yang's own opinion is that we come secretly and let the Liaodong army capture Pyongyang and win the gold and silver. Don't tell Yu Qian, Li Xian and others.
But Zhu Jianshen was not willing to adopt his opinion.
Firstly, the monarch must act openly and honestly. Secondly, and most importantly, when Zhan Yang was not present two days ago, everyone had already made preliminary plans to assist Seoul.
Even if you want to tear it down and start over, you must let the ministers know.
Another important point is that it would be good to attack Pyongyang City, capture the so-called King of Pyongyang, and completely eliminate the rebel forces, but if he escapes, the security of Liaoping Prefecture will be threatened.
Although there are all North Koreans and Jurchens who have just converted their land to society, if they are offended by the Pyongyang army from time to time, it will also affect the progress of converting their land to society and building a hundred households, which is a national plan.
Zhu Jianshen called Cao Jixiang, who had just returned to Beijing, to ask him to remember the ministers' words and mine, and then convey them to Sun Xiang, so that he could make his own judgment based on what happened in the center of the imperial court.
Zhu Jianshen still wanted Liao Dongfang's support.
Because Liaodong's military and political affairs are integrated, they have more say than anyone else in North Korea regarding North Korea's affairs.
After everyone arrived, Zhu Jianshen asked Zhan Yang to tell everything Li Jidian wanted.
Yu Qian, Li Xian and others read the credentials and were somewhat mentally prepared. Have the others never heard it? What Zhan Yang said was like thunder exploding in their ears...
"Your Majesty, this must never happen..."
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