The two Tumut tribes did not guess wrong, and the results of the trials of the various Mongolian tribes have been fed back to Shengjing in Liaodong one after another. No, Huang Taiji held a meeting in the Chongzheng Hall for this purpose.

I heard Huang Taiji say to the group of people below: "Judging from the results of the trial of various Mongolian tribes, the Ming army has strengthened the defense from Shanhaiguan to Zhangjiakou, and it is not easy to break through. However, the defense line from the west of Zhangjiakou was quite weak, and even the Tumut Department captured the important town of Datong! ”

Speaking of this, he paused and then said: "Although our Daqing has collected some grain from North Korea, plus our Daqing has grown it ourselves, we should barely survive this winter." But that's not what I want. The more money, food, and people, the better! ”

If you want to let these robbers from Liaodong tighten their belts and live, how is it possible!

So, listening to the Duoduo and others below, they opened their mouths one after another to express their wishes.

"Your Majesty, doesn't the Ming Kingdom have a population of money and food?"

"That's right, the imperial brother ordered, the younger brother will go for a trip!"

"We can survive the winter, but what about the Mongolian tribes of Horqin?"

“……”

In short, they are all people who are used to being robbers, and no one wants to live a poor life willingly.

Huang Taiji himself was of course no exception, so he nodded and said: "If I am not mistaken, if I am not mistaken, and the left and right wings of the Tumut Department enter the customs, the Ming Kingdom will definitely strengthen its defenses." However, no matter how much you strengthen your defenses, you can't be strong. ”

Speaking of this, he turned his head to look at Hong Chengchou in the Han official group, and said with a kind smile: "Hong Qing, you have served as the governor of Yansui of the Ming Kingdom, and you have also served as the governor of the three sides, and you are familiar with the situation of the western defense line of the Ming Kingdom, why don't you tell me about the specific situation in the western part of the country?" ”

At this time, it is to reflect the value of Hong Chengchou, a former high-ranking official of the Ming Dynasty.

Under the eaves, Hong Chengchou was very discerning, and immediately came out and played: "Your Majesty, the defense of the area west of Zhangjiakou is so weak, this is a slave...... The minion didn't think of it. However, when you think about it, it seems to make sense. ”

Based on Hong Chengchou's identity, a group of people in the hall are listening carefully, after all, it is not more authoritative!

Huang Taiji nodded and said, "Please also ask Hong Qing to elaborate!" ”

For the courtesy of the Qing Emperor, Hong Chengchou was also useful in his heart, so he immediately replied: "The Ming court is in order to gather the soldiers and horses to rescue Jinzhou...... I was afraid that there were too few soldiers and horses to defeat the Qing army, so I mobilized all the troops that could be mobilized, including the troops on the Datong side, as well as the troops to suppress thieves from all over the country, a total of 130,000 horses. Originally, I thought that such troops were enough, but it turned out to be ......"

Speaking of this, he seemed to remember something, his face was a little ugly, and after a pause, he returned to normal, and continued: "As a result, it was broken by His Majesty's wisdom and martial arts, and the whole army was annihilated......

As he said this, he suddenly heard someone whispering in the crowd: "And your incompetence!" ”

Although the voice was soft, he just happened to hear it clearly, which stimulated him again, and the words were interrupted.

Huang Taiji didn't hear it, and when he heard that he didn't speak, and was about to speak, Hong Chengchou pretended to cough and continued to speak. He didn't dare to go to the person who sarcastically mocked him.

"If the minions are right, the troops in the customs are already beyond their means, and they are not enough at all. Even if the defense from Shanhaiguan to Zhangjiakou was strengthened, it was only strengthened after the military and civilians of Liaodong were withdrawn. As for further west, the Ming court had no troops to replenish it. ”

Speaking of which, in order to reflect his own value, he took the initiative to explain in detail: "As far as the slaves know, among the thieves in the Guannei, Li Zicheng, the king of Chuang, is the most powerful, and is wreaking havoc in the Central Plains. Only fight easy battles, have cheap battles, and dare not fight tough battles......"

When he said this, a burst of laughter suddenly sounded in the Chongzheng Palace. This time, almost unanimously, several people laughed, unscrupulous, Hong Chengchou didn't have to look at it, he knew that it was sent by those princes of the Qing Dynasty. Clearly, they all agreed.

In fact, when he said this, even the city government was as deep as Huang Taiji, and he was laughing silently.

After fighting with the Ming army for so many years, these Liaodong prisoners obviously have a deep understanding of the virtues of the Ming army.

Hong Chengchou didn't dare to interrupt these laughter, let them all finish laughing, laughed heartily, and then continued: "In addition, among the thieves, there are also the Eight Great Kings, the Fifth Battalion of Gezuo, etc., they are all wreaking havoc in the fertile places of Huguang in the Guannei, but the Ming court basically has no way to deal with it, even if there is an occasional victory, the thieves can quickly make a comeback, and the momentum is even greater......"

He said this news from the perspective of the identity of a high-ranking official in the imperial court, and for Jianyu, he had a clearer understanding of the situation in the Guannei. This point is not comparable to the Eight Great Jin Merchants and Fan Wencheng, who were born in local buns.

They listened to the news, some of them were obviously surprised on their faces, and there were still sudden looks, none of them bothered Hong Chengchou, and they all listened carefully.

“…… Now after the defeat of Songjin, the imperial court is even more overstretched, and it is estimated that it can only scavenge troops from Qin to enter the Central Plains to suppress thieves. When Hong Chengchou said this, he bowed to Huang Taiji, indicating that he had finished speaking.

After listening to his words, Huang Taiji pondered and digested for a moment before he spoke: "If my Qing army makes a detour to attack the Ming Kingdom from the border pass of the Ming Kingdom on the Qin and Jin sides, this road is indeed a little farther. I want to know, if there is enough oil and water, how much food can I get? ”

As a robber, the first thing to consider is whether it is cost-effective to go out and rob.

Others listened, such as Fan Wencheng, seeing that his status was seriously threatened by Hong Chengchou, so he hurriedly played: "Master, then the two places of Qin and Jin can't be compared with the land of Gyeonggi at all, not to mention that they were robbed once by the Tumut Department, the thieves originally started in the land of Qin and Jin, why?" It is a lack of food and clothing, and after years of war, it is estimated that the land is barren and the population is withering, and there is no value at all! ”

Hearing this, the other traitors also agreed, feeling that the land of Qin and Jin must be so poor that there was nothing to rob.

Even the leaders of the Jianyu such as Zilharang felt that they had a point.

Huang Taiji actually thinks so, but on this side of the land of Gyeonggi, the Ming Kingdom has already strengthened its defenses, in case it can't be attacked, or if it attacks the border pass and suffers heavy losses, this is not what he wants to see and can bear. For this reason, of course, he pinned his hopes on the more western region of the Ming Kingdom, hoping that it would surprise him.

Who knew that Hong Chengchou's answer still disappointed him. I heard Hong Chengchou play to him: "Your Majesty...... Master, it is true that as Fan University said, the closer to the west of Qin and Jin, the more barren they become, and the Loess Plateau is not suitable for planting at all, far worse than the land of Gyeonggi......"

Hearing this, Huang Taiji couldn't help but feel disappointed. In this way, where did the money and food of the Qing Dynasty come from? Although the Qing Dynasty can temporarily solve the problems of this winter, what about the Mongolian ministries that depend on the Qing Dynasty?

He understood a truth, although he threatened to use force and even sent troops to conquer the Mongol tribes, if they could not survive, they would not obey. Only the use of force and material against the Mongol tribes could tie them all firmly to the chariot of the Qing Dynasty.

When he was worried about what he was thinking, he suddenly heard Hong Chengchou take the initiative to speak, and continued: "Master, if you conquer Qin, you will be able to have the most powerful source of troops in the Ming Kingdom, and Qin Land is located in the important place of the Ming Kingdom. Even if you go south, you can enter Sichuan and occupy this fertile land. If you go south down, it will go directly to Jiangnan and other places. ”

Speaking of this, I heard Hong Chengchou raise his voice and summarized very earnestly: "Master, with today's situation, you can win the world if you get Qindi!" ”

His words were like a thunderbolt that struck the Chongzheng Palace.

It can be said that the content of these words has never been thought of by anyone here before.

Including the wise and martial Huang Taiji, most of them still want to go to the Ming Kingdom to grab a handful and grab more money, food and people. As for seizing the world of the Ming Kingdom, I may have thought about it before, but I didn't dare to think about it too much, thinking that the Ming Kingdom was so huge, and the population of Jianguo was so small, which was unrealistic.

As robbers, their ideas are often the most realistic, after all, they are robbing money, food, and population, and enriching Liaodong.

For a while, the Chongzheng Hall was shocked by Hong Chengchou's words, so that suddenly they were silent.

Hong Chengchou saw that they didn't speak, so he further explained: "Now that the Ming court and the thieves are fighting in the Central Plains, if the slaves are not mistaken, the thieves will only fight stronger and stronger, and the Ming court is a hundred-legged worm, and they are not dead." When the world is chaotic, the master is wise and martial, as long as he seizes the land of Qin and treats the gentry well, in time, he will win the world! ”

What he said was not pure sycophancy, but he observed that this Qing emperor was indeed a generation of heroes, not blindly killing, but knowing how to buy people's hearts.

There were so many Han officials and Han generals who surrendered, and the Mongol tribes all submitted to the Qing Dynasty, which was basically the credit of the Qing emperor. Although in recent months, they have been guarding against internal moles because of the affairs of the eight major Jin merchants from Zhangjiakou, but overall, it is still good.

If the Qing Dynasty can capture the Qin land, with the tolerance of the Qing Emperor, and then assist with his own heart, it may not be impossible to seize the world. In this way, among the founding heroes of the Qing Dynasty, there is naturally a very important place for themselves.

：。 ：m.x