On February 2, the dragon raises its head.
Today Chen Kan finally received a letter from Liaodong.
The letter was Xu Su's own handwriting, written in secret language.
After all, there is no glory in planning such a thing secretly.
Chen Kan took the letter and went into the study, found a copy of "Zuo Zhuan" and began to translate it word for word.
Half an hour later, a complete Liaodong military report was placed in front of Chen Kan.
The content of the military report is very simple. With the help of Xu Su, Meng Ge Suhan has integrated most of the power of the East China Sea Jurchen and retreated to the deep mountains and old forests to develop secretly.
This is not surprising. With the batch of military supplies supported by Chen Kan and Xu Su as a military officer, if Meng Ge Suhan can't sort out the Jurchen Part of the East China Sea, then Chen Kan will have to consider finding someone else to support him.
The second is the movements of Cheng Feng and others.
According to Xu Su, after Cheng Feng arrived in Liaodong, he did not meet Mengge Suhan. Instead, he turned into a bandit and went deep behind enemy lines, looting and destroying the cities and villages that Mengge Timur finally built. .
Being messed up by Cheng Feng, Meng Brother Timur could no longer focus all his energy on the rebellious Jurchens in the East China Sea, but ordered to return to reinforce the headquarters.
Xu Su is currently planning a counterattack.
All in all, everything is developing in a good direction.
After reading the military report, Chen Kan had no idea of replying.
In the early years, the Jurchens were massacred by the Mongols. In addition, the environment in the deep mountains and old forests was harsh, so the Jurchens' ethnic group had not yet developed.
Even if the total population of the three divisions is combined, it will not exceed 100,000.
To put it simply, the Jurchens are still too weak now and are not worthy of letting Chen Kan use more advanced strategies.
The follow-up plan will not really start until Meng Ge Suhan enters the peninsula under the guidance of Xu Su.
After Chen Kan read the letter from Liaodong, the military report from Datong was also sent to Beijing in time.
The friendship between Jiangyin Marquis Wu Gao and Chen Kan, the guard of Datong, was not very deep, but they always had a relationship involving interests.
Therefore, every time Datong's military newspaper was sent to Nanjing, a copy was also sent to Beijing.
Although Chen Kan has cut off the relationship between the Beijing Three Thousand Battalion and the Datong garrison, Zhang San is still in the Datong garrison, so Chen Kan will still pay attention to it when he has time.
Compared with the excitement in Liaodong, the military reports in Datong are much more plain and simple.
Since the grassland split into East and West Mongolia last year, the Eastern Mongolian line, ruled by Ben Shiyari of the Golden Family, has launched an expedition against the Mongolian line controlled by the Oara Tribe in the name of orthodoxy.
The Oara tribe had just separated from the Mongolian headquarters and had not yet established a firm foothold on the grasslands.
Therefore, at the beginning, the Oara tribe led by Mahamu was defeated by Arutai.
The real equality between the two films started in the middle of last year.
At the beginning of last year, the 5,000 Ming army led by Han King Zhu Gaoxu penetrated deep into the grasslands and became the Oara tribe's biggest support for breaking away from Mongolia.
But after all, the Ming army can only serve as a third-party deterrent, and Zhu Di is not yet ready for a full-scale war with Arutai.
Therefore, although the Ming army was on the side at that time, the tough battle could only be left to Mahamu himself.
By the middle of the year, after Mongolia's split had become an established fact, Zhu Gaoxu withdrew from the grasslands and rushed back to the country to compete for reserves.
But when Zhu Gaoxu withdrew from the grassland, he left all the five thousand armaments brought by the Ming Dynasty to Mahamu. With the support of the armaments left by the Ming Dynasty, Mahamu quickly formed a fine cavalry.
Relying on this elite team, we fought several beautiful turnarounds at the end of last year.
Then the arrival of heavy snow forced Mahamu and Arutai to temporarily cease their activities.
Generally speaking, the current situation on the grassland is a confrontation between two armies. As the third party, Ming Dynasty will support whoever is weak.
The country of Ming Dynasty is now calm, and a grassland that consumes each other is more in line with Ming Dynasty's interests.
After reading the military report from Datong, Chen Kan thought for a moment and then started writing a reply to Wu Gao.
Chen Kan's plans in neighboring countries over the years have gradually turned into reality. The next thing to do is to instigate the grasslands to continue fighting among themselves.
Jin Yiwei's manpower is doing these things to attract divisions and assassinations.
But relying on those unattractive methods alone cannot keep the grassland consumed. When Arutai and Mahamu's power is exhausted to a critical point, sooner or later they will discover the Ming's dirty methods.
Therefore, the Datong defenders needed to make some gestures to attract the attention of the two men and delay their fight.
As for how to delay, it's very simple. Just send some supplies to both sides if you have nothing to do. It would be better if you inadvertently find that each other has supplies supported by Ming Dynasty.
This can deepen each other's suspicion of each other.
Chen Kan was betting that now that the grassland had just split, they would definitely not choose to sit down and exchange news with each other.
Chen Kan only needs to use the contradiction between the two parties to create an information gap, and Chen Kan's purpose will be achieved.
When they find that the number of manpower is getting smaller and smaller, the strength is getting smaller and smaller, no one is grazing, no one is farming, and there are no more wars, that's when Ming Dynasty will show its fangs.
By then, whether the Ming Dynasty sends troops to sweep across the grassland or chokes them with food, the options will be much wider.
After writing the reply, Chen Kan couldn't help but stretch, and then walked out of the study door.
As usual, Chen Kan came to the kitchen and made a delicious breakfast for Zhu Zhanhe.
But when people carried their lunch into the dining hall, they found that Zhu Zhanji and Hua Shi, who had been missing for the past few days, were already sitting on the stools.
Chen Kan came to the main seat and sat down, looking at Zhu Zhanji and Hua Shi with appraising eyes.
Hua Shi took the lead and said: "Teacher, students have already calculated that the output of the cement kilns built now is enough to supply the entire northern city. If you want to expand production, you can only build kilns in other places, otherwise there will be no overproduction." avoid."
Chen Kan nodded, acquiescing to Hua Shi's words.
Cement has just come out, and not many people can accept it. It has taken a while to build more than a dozen cement kilns. If it is only supplied to the wealthy families around Beijing, it is indeed enough.
If you want to transport it to a farther place, the profit may not be enough to cover the travel expenses, so it is better to build a local factory.
As soon as Hua Shi finished speaking, Zhu Zhanji said: "I will go home to eat from now on."
Zhu Zhanhe, who was sitting aside, heard the words of the two senior brothers, and a smile suddenly broke out on his face.
These two senior brothers have their own things to be busy with, so Chen Kan only teaches him for two hours every day.
Even my sister-in-law is busy dealing with trivial matters in the house.
Although the young master of the Xu Mansion would often come to him to discuss his studies, Xu Zheng had his own family and could not run to the Hou Mansion every day, so he was very bored these days.
Now that the two senior brothers have finished their work, someone will play with him.
Seeing the family finally gathered together, Zhu Yuelan ordered to Yuncheng with a smile: "Ask the kitchen to add two more dishes."
"Eh!"
"Okay, let's eat!"
Chen Kan gave an order. Seeing that he moved his chopsticks first, the three little guys started fighting for food as usual.
The meal was finished in a happy atmosphere.
As usual, Chen Kan had to go out to eat.
Only this time when I went out, there was a little tail behind the door.
Zhu Zhanji followed Chen Kan to a pavilion, and then said with emotion: "Teacher, I realize that all my work in the past few days has been in vain."
Chen Kan sat down with his legs crossed: "What should I say?"
Zhu Zhanji shook his head: "It is definitely impossible for this disciple to become a craftsman in the future. The skills of a craftsman are in vain."
"Um!"
Chen Kan made a nasal sound in agreement.
Zhu Zhanji continued: "But at least I understand what it means to employ people, so just think of it as a waste of time."
Chen Kan didn't speak, just stared at the sparkling golden water outside the pavilion.
Zhu Zhanji followed his gaze and asked curiously: "Teacher, what are you looking at?"
Chen Kan came back to his senses, suddenly smiled and said: "Of course I am looking at the water, what else can I look at."
“What’s so cool about water?”
Zhu Zhanji grunted and couldn't help scratching his head.
"The best good is like water. Water is good for all things without fighting. It is what everyone hates, so it is close to the Tao. Live in a good place. Have a good heart. Be kind and benevolent. Speak well and believe in good government. Do things well. Act at the right time. The husband does not fight. Therefore, there is no special reason.”
Chen Kan recited the contents of Chapter 8 of Laozi's "Tao Te Ching", then turned to look at Zhu Zhanji: "Why doesn't the water look good?"
Zhu Zhanji was confused.
Chen Kan stood up with a smile: "People, just do what you are good at, and do whatever you are good at."
"There is a saying that you can bite off more than you can chew. You don't have to learn too much. You just need to put the right people in the right positions, and the world will not be chaotic. You have to learn more from your father about this. .”
Thinking of his fat uncle, Chen Kan suddenly felt that he could carry out the second stage of training for Zhu Zhanji and Hua Shi.
Sooner or later, Zhu Zhanji will be named the emperor's grandson by Zhu Di, and it is impossible for him to keep him in Beijing forever.
Therefore, he had to teach Zhu Zhanji everything he could before he returned to Nanjing.
After a moment of silence, Chen Kan patted Zhu Zhanji on the head: "From now on, you should go to Beijing once every three days, so that I can prepare the second lesson for you and Hua Shi."
"no problem!"
Zhu Zhanji agreed readily. After he came to his senses, he discovered that it was not him who had to build Beijing.
Even if he is not here, Beijing will be built sooner or later by those skilled craftsmen.
Now, he is no longer willing to do things at the expense of others.
Zhu Zhanji's growth was seen by Chen Kan. Chen Kan was a little relieved that this little guy finally became sensible.
However, Chen Kan was happy in his heart, but did not show it on his face. Instead, he said with a serious face: "This time, we will add several new subjects to the teacher's association, such as inquiry, chemistry, and biology. The difficulty will increase geometrically compared with the previous basic arithmetic. You have to be mentally prepared.”
