Chapter 7 The Spring of the Third Year of Zhaowu

In March, spring flowers bloom. The ice and snow melted, and the south wind woke up the earth, even the land of Liaodong was unsealed one after another.

From the end of last autumn to March this year, there was a rare period of calm between the early summer and the early summer.

The front of confrontation between the two sides, from Sichuan to Henan, from Henan to Lianghuai, and from Lianghuai to North Korea, there has not been any major war, although there have never been fewer conflicts of less than 100 people, but both sides are accustomed to such things.

During this period of time, Zhang Xuan was busy with the Spring Imperial Examination.

This time, Zhang Xuan is ready to admit more than 500 people, plus some people who have landed. After a little training, these people will follow the various governors to inspect the provinces, and if there are any incompetent officials, they will be taken down on the spot, and suitable officials will be selected from among these people.

And they also have to work for the imperial history of the capital, as well as the officials, the household department and others.

If there are no problems along the way, it will also be included in the six departments, or the Metropolitan Procuratorate, whether it is the beginning of the establishment of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, according to Zhang Xuan's meaning, the Metropolitan Procuratorate will establish branches in various provinces, which requires manpower, and the household part is several departments, and it also needs manpower.

In any case, if someone studies the chronology of the characters, they will find that the big figures who have influenced decades in the early part of the Great Xia, except for a few people, most of them were in the third year of Zhaowu. This seems to be an interesting phenomenon, that is, in the imperial examination, sometimes the people in a certain subject are mediocre, but in a certain subject, a group of heroes gather, and a large number of talents come from one subject. Just like the list in the second year of Jiayou in the Northern Song Dynasty, Su Shi, Su Zhe, Zhang Zai, Cheng Hao, Cheng Yi, Zeng Gong, Zeng Bu, Lu Huiqing, Zhang Dan, Wang Shao, etc., are all talents.

And the same is true of the list of Zhaowu three years.

Although there have been two imperial examinations in Great Xia before, the regime of Great Xia is unstable, and many people are worried. However, in the third year of Zhaowu, after the death of the Ming Dynasty, the talents accumulated in the south for several years recognized the rule of the Xia Dynasty, and Zhang Xuan's department opened the door to convenience.

Even if it is a downright, it can be conferred an official.

These people have suffered from chaos, coupled with Zhang Xuan's refreshed heart of the rulers, to create the brilliant Zhaowu three-year subject, which cannot be replicated in the future. However, when these talents really emerged, it was more than ten years later.

After Zhang Xuan's death, Zhaowu's talents in three years were the first to be phased. For a time, the stars were shining, and each other's grievances and hatreds were also talked about by later generations. So that all the people in this branch have gone, and later generations have called it, the old man withered, and the government and the opposition were empty.

Of course, that's for later.

Zhang Xuan was busy refreshing the rule of officials. And Dorgon was not idle.

At the time of the spring famine, he had to deal with small chaos in many places, these chaos was very small, so small that he didn't need Beijing to send troops, as long as the locality

The officials brought a few officials over to calm down, but Dolgon knew that this was a very bad phenomenon.

This shows that the Qing court's collection of various places has reached the extreme.

After the Qing court entered the customs, although it was levied by the taxes of the last year of Wanli, in fact, the Liao salary had been levied in the last year of Wanli, and the northern turmoil had been in place for more than ten years. Compared with the end of Wanli Chengping, there is no way to compare it at all.

Naturally, Dorgon understood this.

But it takes money to raise soldiers, it takes money to maintain civil and military officials, it takes money to pacify Han officials, and it takes money to fight wars.

Needless to say, Sichuan's taxes were left to Wu Sangui for his own use, and the taxes of Nanzhili were also collected by Hong Chengchou on the spot, and the taxes in the northwest were not much, and they were also classified as the military salaries of Henan.

I thought that I could take North Korean money and grain to help Beijing, but the reality gave him a slap in the face, and the war was almost spreading to Liaodong, and Beijing's money and grain were stretched. Under such financial pressure, Dorgon even knew what was going on. I can only pretend not to know.

But facts are facts, and there is no difference between his admission and his non-recognition.

Dorgon looked at the unstable signs on the ground, and didn't know what was going on. Even if there are the means of the Southern Dynasties here, it is because it is too restrained.

"The war in Korea must end soon." Dolgon secretly said in his heart: "It would be best if we could make a truce with the Southern Dynasty." ”

It's just that Dolgon wanted to negotiate peace, but Zhang Xuan cut off the formal diplomatic channels with the Qing court at the beginning, and it cannot be said that there was no contact between Qing and Xia, but there was absolutely no official contact. Unable to solve this strategic disadvantage, Dorgon thought of using a victory to save the situation.

Naturally, he set his sights on North Korea.

There is no other reason, because Zheng Chenggong is ready to move at the moment.

After Zheng Chenggong came back from Nanjing, he focused on preparing to send troops, and within a month or two, Zheng Chenggong had already been fully prepared, and there was not even a little hidden meaning, and Zheng Chenggong had just collected some horses in North Korea and gave them to Ma Sanbao.

Ma Sanbao seems to be trying to atone for his sins. He brought 500 cavalry, went deep several times, and fought many battles with the cavalry of the Qing army.

There are winners and losers, but regardless of victory or defeat, Ma Sanbao can always bring the cavalry back.

In addition, Zheng Chenggong personally supervised the army out of Hancheng, with thirty miles as a house, step by step, with the method of Yongle Northern Expedition, sent the front army to establish small cities on the march road first, the army was extremely cautious, and the Qing army snooped several times, but could not find a flaw.

As Zheng Chenggong got closer to Kaesong, the rumors in North Korea tightened.

And at this time, Zheng Chenggong's other secret hand is also needed

Sent out.

At this moment, Zheng Chenggong summoned Liu Guoxuan and Zhou Quanbin, Zheng Chenggong said: "In the previous battle, you two were also heroes, but fighting on land is not the ability of my Fujian boys. ”

Liu Guoxuan said: "Don't worry, the prince has been ready for a long time. This winter, I personally walked through the Liaodong Islands, most of the islands are uninhabited, and they are simply abandoned land, if it weren't for the prince to paralyze the other party, I would have been able to occupy them one by one last year. And the water situation of the Yalu River, I also asked about the old age, although I haven't seen it in person, but I also know it very clearly. ”

The water conditions of the Yalu River are completely different from those in winter and summer, and Zheng Chenggong also knows this, so he asked: "How are the Korean armies?" ”

Zhou Quanbin said: "It has been discussed with King Han. ”

"The Korean armies are just defending the island, and they don't need much combat power. Please rest assured that this battle will definitely prevent Azig from crossing the Yalu River. ”

Zheng Chenggong said: "I can trust you, and I also want to let the army see that the water is still the territory of Fujian men." ”

"Go ahead."

After Liu Guoxuan and Zhou Quanbin saluted, they withdrew.

Zheng Chenggong also has great trust in the ability of the two of them. And he also knows the strength of the Qing army's water division, after Huang Wu died in battle, the Qing army's water division was destroyed, even if there are some remnants, one is a few, and the second is that Huang Wu goes, and the Fujian people in the water division have no backbone, and they are then marginalized.

These people were all subordinates of the Zheng family before, and Zheng Chenggong sent people to summon them, so naturally many people defected to Zheng Chenggong and passed on the inside information of the Qing army's sailors.

The Qing army hardly did anything to rebuild the water division, not because they didn't want to, but because they couldn't, as soon as Huang Wu went, the Qing court couldn't find a talent who could stand alone in the water division. Secondly, the Qing army's finances were stretched, and the rebuilding of the water division was a matter of spending money. Whether it's a ship or a cannon, it's not about money.

The money and food for the rebuilding of the water division are enough to supply tens of thousands of foot soldiers.

With such a large financial gap, even if Dolgon had the heart, he was powerless.

Therefore, judging by the strength of the enemy and us, as long as Liu Guoxuan and Zhou Quanbin are not fools, it is not difficult to occupy the Liaodong Islands and cross the Yalu River to cut off the connection between Korea and Liaodong. It's just that Zheng Chenggong thought about it, and always felt that it wasn't very appropriate, and it seemed that something didn't come to mind.

For a while, Zheng Chenggong didn't know what was wrong.

Maybe it's just him who scares himself.

At this moment, there was a report, saying: "General Ma urgently asks to see." ”

Zheng Chenggong's heart moved, and he said secretly: "Could it be that this matter should be here?" Immediately said, "Please." ”