Of course, the secret plan was not as simple as asking Zheng Zhilong to call his fifth brother over.
On the Dongjiang Army Navy side, the few people who held the key to the Navy were all Zheng Zhilong's confidants, so it was up to him to write letters and secretly comfort them to avoid unnecessary trouble.
As far as the navy is concerned, even though Emperor Chongzhen's prestige is already very high, to be honest, this is actually the Zheng family's fleet. Although this situation is not good for the country, Emperor Chongzhen will not rectify it for the time being.
The original plan was to start reorganizing the navy after the Jianlu were eliminated and before the focus began to shift to the ocean. But now it seems that the navy will be reorganized after the war against Japan is almost over.
After all, as of now, Zheng Zhilong's fleet is the strongest fleet in the Ming Dynasty. Once Emperor Chongzhen intervenes in rectification, his combat effectiveness will be affected at least in a short period of time.
Of course, this does not affect the development of people loyal to the imperial court in the navy. As long as you grasp the degree well, there will be no problem. What's more, having Zheng Zhilong loyal to the court means that he controls the Zheng family's fleet.
In other words, in the words of later generations, in the Ming Dynasty Navy, the contradiction between officers and soldiers being loyal to the Zheng family or to the court is not the main contradiction today.
In addition, on Lu Xiangsheng's side, he is the person who coordinates the overall situation of the Dongjiang Army, and is the most likely to bear the brunt of the threat from Japanese pirates. Therefore, Emperor Chongzhen also went to the secret edict.
All of this is completely unknown to outsiders.
With this in mind, Emperor Chongzhen arranged for the secret edict to go to Lu Xiangsheng first, and then the edict to remove Zheng Zhilong from his military post arrived.
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In the Yamen of Dongjiang Town Governor's Mansion on Guanglu Island, Lu Xiangsheng has not smiled during this period of time. After the expedited memorial was sent to the capital, he successively received news from the southern part of Korea that was not sent and received at night, proving that the Japanese pirates sent people to spy on North Korea this time. It can be inferred from this that the Japanese pirates may really have a conspiracy against North Korea. the meaning of.
If this really happens, the Dongjiang Army will be in a dangerous situation. After all, the strength of the Dongjiang Army, including the newly trained Korean soldiers, is actually only about 10,000. If Japan sent an army to attack, it would be far more than 10,000 people. The last time the Japanese invaded North Korea, they were at least at the level of 100,000 or more. They advanced by land and water, so the difference in strength was a bit big.
Lu Xiangsheng was very worried as he had to deal with the retracted Jianlu in the front and the Japanese pirates who might attack in large numbers in the back.
Li Laiheng, who was transferred back, continued to work for Lu Xiangsheng. Seeing Lu Xiangsheng like this, he had no choice but to worry for Lu Xiangsheng.
There were only about twenty Japanese pirates. Faced with the siege of more than a hundred people, they still tried to resist. Li Laiheng could see from this that these Japanese pirates were indeed brave and difficult to deal with.
At this time, Emperor Chongzhen's secret decree arrived.
"My lord, it's the emperor's urgent secret order!" Li Laiheng held a small roll of yellow paper in his hand, presented it to Lu Xiangsheng, and said eagerly at the same time.
This small roll of yellow paper was brought back by the carrier pigeon. The color of the letter paper indicates that the content inside can only be translated by Lu Xiangsheng himself.
When Lu Xiangsheng heard this, he immediately left the Liaodong map and quickly approached Li Laiheng. After taking the small roll of yellow paper, he checked the seal, then strode back to his desk and took out a thick book on his desk. The book started to be translated.
Li Laiheng and other guards in the lobby left the lobby and stood at the door to prevent anyone from disturbing the governor at this time.
The encryption principle on the yellow paper is very simple. You can determine what word it is based on the number of pages and the horizontal and vertical coordinates on this thick book. There are also Arabic numerals on the yellow paper, written very small, so the amount of information conveyed is also large.
But no matter how many there are, it's impossible to get there. Lu Xiangsheng finished the translation quickly and started reading immediately. I saw that the emperor's decree was to "abandon the dynasty and use the Golden Brigade as the boundary for the ministers to stay in Changsheng and withdraw from Zheng until the snake comes out of the cave."
It was just a few words. Others may not know it, but Lu Xiangsheng understood immediately that the emperor had made arrangements for the Japanese pirates.
The meaning of this line is to ask Lu Xiangsheng to abandon North Korea, no need to garrison troops for defense, and move the headquarters of the Dongjiang Army to Changsheng Island in the Bohai Bay. The bottom line is to use the Liaodong Peninsula as the boundary. We must guard the line of Jinzhou and Lushun. If the Japanese pirates come to attack, they cannot be allowed to cross here.
The last word, "wait for the snake to come out of the hole" means, Lu Xiangsheng also understood immediately that the emperor wanted to lure the Japanese pirates out of the country, disperse their forces, and then plot against these Japanese pirates.
But there was one thing that he didn't quite understand: what did withdrawing Zheng mean? For a while, he even wondered if it was because someone had accidentally positioned the word "evacuate the town" wrongly. It is to abolish Dongjiang Town and confuse the Japanese pirates, thereby achieving the purpose of luring the snakes out of their holes.
But looking back, it still seems a bit impossible.
But in general, he understood what the emperor meant.
This decree could be said to make him truly relieved. If there is no such decree, then he actually has the responsibility to guard the North Korean side. At least the islands along the way that originally belonged to the Dongjiang Army cannot be lost. As a result, a military strength of more than 10,000 people would not be able to defend it at all.
However, with the emperor's decree, it means giving up these places and withdrawing all the troops. Even if the Japanese pirates attack, they still have the strength to fight back. In addition, since the emperor has made this decision, we can know that if the Japanese pirates really come, the emperor will definitely increase troops immediately.
Thinking this, Lu Xiangsheng breathed a sigh of relief and immediately began to deploy. The transfer of troops began quietly. When people who didn't know saw this arrangement, they didn't doubt him and thought they were going to attack Liaodong nearby. Maybe, the day of recovering Liaodong is coming soon.
Of course, the withdrawal of troops does not mean that there are really no troops on the east side of the Liaodong Peninsula. There are still activities during naval patrols and even at night.
On Lu Xiangsheng's side, before all the governor's offices had been moved to Changsheng Island, an explicit decree had arrived, which was to remove Zheng Zhilong. At this time, Lu Xiangsheng finally understood what it meant to withdraw Zheng.
In this regard, he focused more energy on the Navy to ensure that there would be no trouble on the Navy's side. He even warned the troops in the army not to contradict the emperor and not to imitate Zheng Zhilong.
It is a well-known fact that the Emperor is wise and powerful. Who is qualified to contradict the Emperor! Just by removing him from office, the emperor was already taking advantage of the situation.
None of them knew that Zheng Zhilong did not actually accompany his son to study in the capital. Instead, he secretly went to Denglai Shipyard and began to build Ming warships based on our country's warships.
It has to be said that with the golden finger of the eavesdropping system, Emperor Chongzhen's ability to dig holes has become stronger and stronger!
A big hole was dug for the Jianlu, but before the harvest was harvested, the hole was already being dug for the Japanese pirates. Of course, it remains to be seen how the results will be achieved.
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In Liaodong, on the Jianlu side, because of the importance of grain and grass supplies, Dorgon, as the regent of the Qing Dynasty, even took time out of his busy schedule to make a special trip to Tieling to be accompanied by the respectful king Kong Youde. , inspected the grain fields on the Liaohe Plain together.
"Your Highness, please see, here, here, and over there, these are all the grain fields that have been cultivated this year." Kong Youde pointed to the green patch of land in front of him and introduced to Dorgon, "This side of the Liaohe River is also It is considered suitable for farming, but what the slaves have cultivated is already the limit. No matter how far away the land is, even if there is manpower, there is no guarantee of irrigation and no harvest. This is the only way this year."
Sitting on the horse, looking around and looking at the endless grain fields, Dorgon couldn't help laughing. He even leaned over and patted the shoulder of Kong Youde, who was half a horse's head behind him, and affirmed with great satisfaction. : "It's beyond my expectation, it's really beyond my expectation! Yes, yes, Kong Qing is really attentive. I am very pleased!"
The Qing Dynasty has always been focused on looting. Although there were plundered Han slaves doing farm work. But those Han slaves were distributed to various banners, and then to people, and they spread out to cultivate their own fields. How could they be as spectacular as they are now? They all gathered together to plant food in such a large area on the Liaohe Plain. This It is pleasing to the eye, even Dorgon, who is relatively deep in the city, smiles when he sees it.
"Thanks to His Highness for ensuring the ration supply of these Han slaves, allowing them to have physical strength, not to lose too much, and to work hard, so that such grain fields can be cultivated." Kong Youde quickly said in a low profile, " Speaking of which, in fact, the slave was just following orders, and all the credit belongs to you, Your Highness!"
Hearing this, Dorgon laughed again, feeling particularly happy!
Because of the shortage of food in the Qing Dynasty, the tribe had various opinions, and the conflicts with the Mongols, especially the Horqin tribe, were endless. Previously, the Queen Mothers of the two palaces were forced to come forward and kill a group of Mongolians who were making trouble, which temporarily made the Mongolians feel at ease.
However, the fundamental problem has not been solved, and killing is only a temporary solution. After some time, the Mongols began to cause trouble again. Wu Keshan, the leader of the Horqin tribe, was under pressure from within the tribe and tried to find his sister and aunt countless times, but was never received.
After this situation lasted for a period of time, Wu Keshan suddenly brought hundreds of Mongolians and started a riot outside the palace, saying that the queen mothers of the two palaces were imprisoned by the regent. Otherwise, it would be impossible for him, his brother and nephew, to miss each other even once. . He even suspected that it was not necessarily the case that both the queen mothers of the two palaces were killed. He said that if he did not give him an explanation, all the Mongolians would be dissatisfied and would rebel.
Faced with this situation, Dorgon had no choice but to arrange for Wu Keshan and Bumbutai to meet. Although the matter was clarified, Wu Keshan was severely scolded by Bumbutai, but everyone felt that the Mongols were very disappointed with the Qing Dynasty. Because even if Wu Keshan met his biological sister and biological aunt, he would not be able to solve the current plight of the Mongols. Weak tribesmen starved to death every day.
In fact, Dorgon and other princes did not want to see this situation. For them, the Horqin tribe is their iron-clad ally. After all, the two queen mothers are both from the Horqin tribe. If possible, they will definitely try their best to take care of the Horqin tribe and maintain their alliance with the Horqin tribe.
However, there are only so many grains and supplies, and the Manchus are going to the point of eating chaffy vegetables, so where will there be any leftover grain to take care of the Horqin tribe. No matter what, it is better to die for the Horqin tribe than for the Manchu tribe!
Of course, it is not that no one made plans to allocate the grain and grass supplies to Kong Youde, but for the future of the Qing Dynasty, Dorgon still withstood the pressure, blocked those people, and ensured the safety of the Han slaves who would open up wasteland and farm in the Liaohe Plain. , can live and work for them.
Of course, as for other Han slaves, they did not have this treatment, and no one would care if they starved to death. Even in some places in Jianlu, Han slaves were treated as two-legged sheep. Dorgon and the others will not care about these.
At this moment, Dorgon was in the green fields, looking at the busy Han slaves who were busy irrigating and tending the grain fields. Not to mention the joy in his heart as he could predict the great harvest after autumn.
But after he calmed down a little, he put away his smile and asked Kong Youde: "Next, we won't need so many Han slaves here, right?"
Upon hearing his words, Kong Youde's heart suddenly tightened. It's not that he didn't know the current situation of Jianlu. Dorgon asked this, probably because he wanted to reduce the supply of food and grass materials, and even transfer the Han slaves for other purposes.
So, with his mind racing, he quickly replied: "Your Majesty Mingjian, the next farm work will indeed be less. However, I think these people are good at serving the farmland. If they are allowed to finish all the work process, the slave believes that these people can go to other major river basins and work with experience, achieving twice the result with half the effort. The prince can imagine that in the future, grain fields will be cultivated along so many rivers in the northern Qing Dynasty, and the problem will be solved completely. What will happen if there is a food bottleneck in the Qing Dynasty?"
After hearing this, Dorgon couldn't help but look forward to the future, and suddenly, he was obsessed with it. If the Islamic Republic can solve the food problem on its own, then in the future...
It has to be said that this prospect is very tempting for Dorgon, who has suffered enough from food shortage. He immediately asked: "Is it okay to open up wasteland for farming further north in Heilongjiang?"
Kong Youde heard this and quickly replied: "Your Highness, as long as these people have more experience here, I believe that they can take care of the crops even in the north!"
After hearing this, Dorgon made a decision in his heart and said: "That's very good. Then you don't have to worry about other things! Take care of these Han slaves and concentrate on being my king's grain-growing prince. But there is one thing. I still need to explain it to you."
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