When Xu Erxian heard this, he asked with some confusion: "My lord, are you talking about the two ships that were taken away by the prince? That's just two more ships!"
Shang Kexi couldn't help but feel a little speechless after hearing this. If there were really just two more ships, would he have said that?
On the other side, Ban Zhifu also misunderstood and asked doubtfully: "The emperor has gathered all the warships here. There are no other islands or anything like that, right? Moreover, we in the Qing Dynasty don't have a shipyard, where else can we get it?" Coming to the ship?"
Seeing that none of them could remember, Shang Kexi smiled and said: "Don't forget, North Korea has a navy, and now it has surrendered to our Qing Dynasty. As long as the emperor gives an order, the navy will send troops and return to my command. , wouldn’t that add a lot of warships at once?”
In the past, when Korea was still a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, in the Battle of Sarhu in Liaodong, more than 10,000 musketeers were sent out at the order of the Ming Emperor. However, their combat effectiveness was low and they were of no use at all.
When Xu Erxian heard this, he was overjoyed at first, and then said in confusion: "Your Majesty, as for those Korean sticks, it's not the last general's boast. The last general can beat three one at a time. Counting them, they will only drag us down!"
"Yes, Prince, be careful when using them!" Ban Zhifu also advised, "Those Korean sticks are fine in a smooth battle, but they will definitely drag us down in a tough battle!"
Shang Ke was happy to hear this, but said a little disapprovingly: "First of all, we don't have a shipyard in the Qing Dynasty, so it's impossible to build a ship by ourselves. If you really want to build a ship, you don't know how long it will take to build a ship. Clearly; secondly, as long as the emperor decrees that after the navy is sent from North Korea, I can personally train them. As long as rewards and punishments are clear, the Koreans are also human beings, so they can still do it. Just like the Mongols in the Qing Dynasty, and Our Han army!"
During this period, the combat effectiveness of both the Mongols and the Ming army was actually very low. Every time they fought against Jianlu, those who could persist in fighting instead of fleeing after hearing the news were considered to be strong armies. It can be said that both the Mongols and the Ming army were terrible.
However, the same Mongols and the same Ming army will have different combat effectiveness as soon as they join the Manchu and Qing army. This kind of thing is a very common phenomenon. The reason is that as Shang Kexi said, rewards and punishments are clear. To be honest, the Manchu and Qing Dynasties did this best compared to other forces!
Besides, after Xu Erxian and Ban Zhifu heard Shang Kexi's words, they couldn't help but be overjoyed. They clapped their hands excitedly and praised repeatedly saying that this was a good idea.
Therefore, Shang Kexi did not delay, just did what he said, and immediately wrote a memorial to Huang Taiji and reported his thoughts to the superiors.
In Shengjing, Huang Taiji was actually in trouble.
Because various signs show that signs of natural disasters have appeared in the Qing Dynasty, drought, and this year's harvest will definitely not be ideal, which makes Huang Taiji very worried.
If it had been in the past, he wouldn't have been so worried. With Shanxi merchants here, he could use the stolen gold, silver and jewelry to exchange for food supplies in the Ming Dynasty; and Shanxi merchants could also provide news inside the customs, so that he could rest assured Send troops to plunder the pass.
However, there are no Shanxi merchants who are friendly to the Qing Dynasty. At least in a short period of time, it is impossible to obtain food and supplies from Shanxi.
In addition, there was another thing that made Huang Taiji a little worried. Even after the emperor of the Ming Dynasty wiped out the Tumut tribe in Hetao, he did not occupy the relatively fertile land of Hetao.
Expanding territory is a temptation for any emperor. Logically speaking, since the Ming Dynasty eliminated the Tumote tribe, it should occupy the Hetao. At least send troops to garrison Guihua City, right? However, the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty did not send a single soldier out of the customs at all.
If the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty could send troops to plant farmland or graze cattle in the Hetao, he could send troops to attack. Even if the Ming Dynasty stationed heavy troops in Guihua City, he believed it could be easily defeated if it was just an isolated city.
However, the Emperor of Ming was able to resist the temptation to expand his territory. This shows that the Emperor of Ming has indeed become powerful and a difficult opponent! This made Huang Taiji even more afraid to send troops rashly and invade the pass again!
Now that the Hetao side has been occupied by the Urad tribe in the west, I sent a letter to Huang Taiji explaining the situation and hoping to get Huang Taiji's consent.
Although Huang Taiji didn't care about this, he was actually unhappy that the Urad tribe was playing tricks on him. Therefore, he also sent an imperial edict to the Urad tribe. If he wanted to occupy the Hetao, he could occupy the Hetao, but he must unite more tribes and send troops to the Ming Dynasty to prove the strength of the Urad tribe on the condition of his original pastureland. Otherwise, Huang Taiji would not mind putting Ezhe back and letting the Chahar tribe reoccupy the Hetao.
Of course, Huang Taiji's words were more of a threat. After all, Ezhe is the son of Lin Dan Khan, a descendant of the Golden Family of the Grassland. Since he has been brought to Liaodong, he certainly cannot be put back.
Huang Taiji was thinking about these things when he suddenly heard the sound getting louder. He came back to his senses and listened intently to what several Han ministers were talking about.
He heard Fan Wencheng say to him: "Your Majesty, it's hard to say when there will be results from the prince's side. Therefore, I think that the Qing Dynasty cannot put all its hopes on the prince's side for the time being. To build water conservancy projects, Paying attention to farming is the best policy."
"Your Majesty, I second the proposal!" Ning Wanwo followed suit, "For me, the Qing Dynasty, farming is the top priority in the current plan, and we must pay attention to farming!"
In fact, the Manchu Qing Dynasty has always been a predatory force since its rise. It was only during the generation of Huang Taiji that it changed slightly. But overall, it is basically still a predatory force.
However, it is no longer easy to plunder, so it is natural to change. At the suggestion of Fan Wencheng, Ning Wanwo and others, they wanted Huang Taiji to divert Liaodong's resources to farming. For example, to improve the treatment of farmers, at least make them well fed, and even give them certain rewards to increase their enthusiasm for farming. Building water conservancy projects is not just a matter of words; it requires mobilizing manpower and material resources.
After hearing their suggestions, Huang Taiji frowned and said: "Our Qing Dynasty is short of supplies, just a little. If we tilt it towards farming, what will happen to the military? No matter what, our Qing Dynasty uses force to build a country. It is fundamental and cannot have any influence. However, what you said is right. If we don’t pay attention to farming, once a famine occurs, the impact on the Qing Dynasty’s national strength will be unbearable for me!”
His meaning is very obvious. Force cannot be abolished, farming must also be taken seriously, and resources are limited, which is a headache.
The Manchu monarchs and ministers began to discuss how to allocate resources.
At this time, a gratifying memorial arrived.
Hearing the guard's report, Fan Wencheng showed no change in his expression on the surface, but he still felt a little sour in his heart: Kong Youde, Geng Zhongming, and this Shang Kexi all defected to the Qing Dynasty and were crowned kings one after another. Even the servant Wu Zhong suddenly became the emperor's consort. As for me, I only have the title of bachelor. To put it bluntly, I am just a master of Huang Taiji!
When it comes to resourcefulness, who will you lose to? Even in terms of bravery, it can still compete with those who have made kings and married women. Alas, he was both civil and military, but fate was not kind to him, and he was overtaken by these warriors!
Thinking of this, he suddenly came up with the idea of taking the path of a military commander instead. The emperor just said that the Qing Dynasty relied on military force to build the country. Military force is fundamental and cannot have any influence. In this way, if I change to the path of a military commander, will my future achievements be lost to them? This is so gratifying, but why did he become the King of Zhishun? Haha, you are the one with both civil and military skills, okay?
While Fan Wencheng was thinking about it, Huang Taiji had already finished reading the memorial. Then, he frowned slightly and said to Fan Wencheng and Ning Wanwo: "King Zhishun wants to expand the strength of our great water division. What do you think?"
Human instinct is to be afraid of the endless sea. If you have a choice, you will definitely feel down-to-earth and at ease.
In this era, there is no weather monitoring at all. Even experienced fishermen cannot avoid the changing face of the sea. Not to mention hurricanes, just the increase of waves can make many people at sea never return.
Not to mention Huang Taiji, even Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, was afraid of the sea and did not want to set foot in the sea to explore the unknown of the sea.
Therefore, after Huang Taiji read Shang Kexi's memorial, he instinctively resisted.
However, Shang Kexi also described in detail in the memorial what benefits it would bring to the Qing Dynasty if the water division of Qing Dynasty was strong. Therefore, Huang Taiji did not immediately veto it, but just wanted to hear the opinions of his advisers.
Fan Wencheng, who was the first to receive Shang Kexi's memorial, read it and then passed it on to Ning Wan for reading. However, he himself seemed to be thinking and did not speak immediately.
In fact, Fan Wencheng was really thinking about things.
He was thinking that if the Great Qing Navy expanded and became stronger as stated in the memorial, the commander would naturally be very happy. After all, he had been in charge of the Navy when he was in the Ming Dynasty. The navy is strong, so it is a good news that the real power is greater. If it reaches what Shang Kexi envisioned in the memorial, then his power will depend on his expression, not to mention his own!
Thinking of this, Fan Wencheng felt a little more angry for no reason. But fortunately, his palace is deep enough. Even if he curses Huang Taiji in his heart, he can probably flatter Huang Taiji with a smile on his face. Therefore, he didn't show much.
He was thinking about how to give feedback to Huang Taiji on this matter.
At this moment, Ning Wanwo, who had finished reading the memorial, opened his mouth first and said, "Your Majesty, I think this matter needs to be done with caution!"
"Oh?" Huang Taiji heard this and just responded, wanting to hear his reasons.
"Your Majesty, please think about it. If nothing else is said, just as King Zhishun said, he built a powerful Qingqing Navy!" Ning Wanwo immediately said respectfully, "But the so-called unforeseen circumstances, in case of an expedition In the Ming Dynasty, when we were about to cross such a long sea route, the weather suddenly changed. If we were not careful, everything would be ruined. This is not an alarmist statement by slaves. In the Yuan Dynasty when the Japanese were conquered, for the first time, a hurricane suddenly came, causing The former Yuan Dynasty lost nearly 20,000 troops and more than 200 warships. The second time, the former Yuan Dynasty sent nearly 200,000 troops and a total of more than 4,500 warships. Such a large navy was also overwhelmed by the hurricane. The entire army will be wiped out!"
Having said this, Ning Wanwo acted very sincerely, admonishing with an expression that wholeheartedly cared about the Qing Dynasty: "Your Majesty, the national power of the Qing Dynasty is not like that of the former Yuan Dynasty. It cannot afford to be wasted! Don't be afraid of ten thousand, just be afraid of what happens. , the stronger the naval force is, the harder it will be to bear the consequences if they happen. I am a servant of the Qing Dynasty, and for the sake of the emperor, I must not agree to King Zhishun's proposal!"
Huang Taiji had never paid attention to things at sea before, so he was shocked when he heard his words. Twice before and after, each time there were more troops and more warships than the previous time. In the end, without exception, they were all destroyed by hurricanes. As Ning Wanwo said, he simply cannot bear such serious consequences.
However, he still turned to look at Fan Wencheng and asked with a bit of surprise: "Fan Qing, was the defeat of the former Yuan Dynasty really what Ning Qing said?"
"Your Majesty, this is recorded in the history books, and it is true!" Fan Wencheng didn't know why, but his heart was clear, and he immediately responded respectfully.
After hearing this, Huang Taiji no longer had any doubts. After thinking for a while, he picked up the imperial pen and gave instructions for Shang Kexi's memorial.
Needless to say, he definitely disagreed with Shang Kexi's suggestion. However, the reply was more tactful. He just told Shang Kexi that the current fifty or so warships were almost enough to protect Ming merchants from doing business with the Qing Dynasty. We would talk about other things later.
Of course, in order to comfort Shang Kexi, Huang Taiji also reluctantly transferred some supplies to let Shang Kexi repair the warship, build the port, and train the navy. At least it is a step forward compared to the previous waste of the navy.
After the approval was completed, he was sent back to Jinzhou as quickly as possible.
At the same time, at the tip of the Shandong Peninsula, there is Liugong Island. The island is not large, only a little over three square kilometers, and the island's coastline is only about thirty miles long.
At this time, the Ming Dynasty was still dominated by water transportation, and there were few sea ships. Therefore, here at Liugong Island, you can occasionally see ships docked for rest.
But this time, two large ships docked together, causing the few residents on the island to come over to see the strange thing.
However, the strange thing is that the people on the two ships hid in the cabins and did not come out, and no one was allowed to get on. Only a few people got off the ship and went ashore.
The leader, who spoke Ming Dynasty Mandarin better than anyone else, sallied and asked an old man in the crowd on the shore: "Excuse me, father-in-law, is this Liugong Island?"
Hearing this accent, the old man didn't dare to neglect, and quickly returned the greeting and said: "This is Liu Gong Island."
At this time, Emperor Chongzhen, who was far away in the capital, immediately came to a conclusion: It turned out that Wu Zhong had just landed on Liugong Island!
