850 Miscellaneous Rumors
However, it is indeed a bit small that there is only money and wealth in Shenyang, if it can, even if Jianyu can be an internal response, it is also possible. It's just that it's a bit hard to trust.
Emperor Chongzhen was thinking about it, but he saw Qian Fugui chatting privately: "Group master, Haoge was deposed as the crown prince, and Aixin Jueluo Amin was sent by Huang Taiji to guard Liaoyang." ”
Seeing this, Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but want to shake his head, Haoge's status plummeted, so that the news from Qian Fugui's side came slowly. The news of Haoge's deposed prince has already spread to the Horqin grassland.
He was thinking about it, when Qian Fugui sent another private chat: "Group leader, there is still some news circulating in Shenyang City, I don't know if it's true or not!" ”
"Well, what news, tell me about it?" When Emperor Chongzhen saw it, he immediately demanded.
Qian Fugui saw that the group leader agreed, so he told all the news he heard one by one.
"It is rumored that Haoge was deposed as the crown prince, and Huang Taiji has no other sons, and it is said that he is ready to appoint other brothers of the Aixin Jueluo family as princes......"
When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, his brows couldn't help frowning. These words should not have been passed on by Huang Taiji himself, right? In this way, the pressure on him from his brothers will be reduced a lot, and even in order to compete for the position of the crown prince, they will fight with each other one by one, and they will curry favor with him, the emperor.
He was thinking about it, and Qian Fugui continued: "There are also rumors that Huang Taiji wants to move the capital to the north, and this matter is also said to have a nose and an eye, one of the reasons is that the Ming Dynasty threatens Liaoyang, and Huang Taiji is sending people to the north to open up wasteland and farm, and not many materials are being transferred to that side......"
Seeing this private chat, Emperor Chongzhen immediately felt that it was impossible. As an emperor, he naturally understands that moving the capital is not so easy, and it involves all kinds of things. Even if Jianyu has a lot less things than Daming, it is impossible to say that he will be accommodating.
However, he also noticed some useful news from it, that is, Huang Taiji suffered from no food, and he was afraid that Daming would send troops to destroy the harvest like last year, so he simply went north to farm.
According to the impression of Emperor Chongzhen in later generations, the Northeast region is one of the largest commercial grain bases in the country, and there is an important place in it, which is the Songnen Plain on the Heilongjiang side. If you really want to let Huang Taiji go over there to farm with peace of mind, it is definitely not a good thing for Daming. How to do things has to be carefully discussed.
"There is also news that Huang Taiji admits that the Ming Dynasty is strong, and now he can't win the Ming Dynasty, and some people have proposed that the army be fully withdrawn, just take Liaoyang as the boundary, and hold it to prevent the Ming from attacking it. He also said that there are already people thinking about making peace with the Ming Dynasty, no longer mentioning the brotherly state, and they can attach to the Ming Dynasty as before and guard Liaodong for the Ming Dynasty. ”
Seeing Qian Fugui's information, the corners of Emperor Chongzhen's mouth twitched slightly, and he took a look, not to mention whether Huang Taiji would really do this, even if it was true, Emperor Chongzhen still understood the truth that he would not die if he fought a snake. There is only one possibility for Jianyu, and that is to be destroyed!
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Next, Qian Fugui also said a few rumors, but they were not a big deal, and Emperor Chongzhen didn't take it to heart. He thought about it for a while, and told him about Hauge and Hai Lanzhu, so that he could remember the lie. In addition, if there is any movement, it is necessary to notify you in time.
Then, he also transferred these pieces of information to Liu Wang's side, Gao Yingyuan and Wei Mulan's side, so that Sun Chengzong, Cao Bianjiao, and Lu Xiangsheng all had a number in their hearts. After arranging these, Emperor Chongzhen withdrew from the chat group, and his thoughts returned to the present.
Now Zheng Zhilong's Fujian sailor has returned to Taiping Port and is currently resting. Although they made a trip to the north, the Fujian Navy Division did not participate in the direct battle. However, because of the difference in climate between the north and the south, as well as the unpredictable wind and clouds at sea, the Fujian Navy Division lost about 10% of its strength. However, with this naval division stationed, the fleets of the Netherlands and Portugal have been settled a lot, then Xu Xiang doesn't know whether to hide or run to where to scourge, anyway, I haven't heard any movement recently, it may also be the reason why Xu Xiang was hurt in the previous battle in the Chinese New Year's Eve, right?
How the grain brought by the Dutch and Portuguese fleets from the South Seas could be transported to the north to support the Liaodong battlefield is still a question. After all, the Fujian sailors have just returned, and it is not suitable to travel north for the time being, and they need to arrange to exterminate the pirates.
If you want to collect civilian ships and send them to the north, you still have to guard against pirates, and you still have to send a fleet. But if the Fujian Sailor can't be mobilized, there will only be Denglai Sailor. However, the Denglai Naval Division has the duty of supporting in Liaodong......
Thinking of this, Emperor Chongzhen suddenly had a way, so he first contacted Zheng Zhilong and Li Zhiqi through Liu Jinsheng and Zheng Zhiyun, and after getting their confirmation, he implemented the idea. That is, the Fujian Navy Division first sent a part of the warships to escort the grain north, and at the same time the Denglai Navy Division also sent the warships south, and the two sides probably met in the coastal area of Jiangsu Province, and then the Fujian Navy Division returned, and the grain ships were escorted to Liaodong by the Denglai Navy Division itself.
Although it can be solved in this way, Emperor Chongzhen still feels the lack of sea transportation capacity and the lack of sailors. However, in order to solve these problems, whether it is recruiting people or building ships, you need to have money. In this way, Emperor Chongzhen was particularly worried about the fact that the sea trade could be on the right track as soon as possible after the opening of the sea.
No, before arriving in Suzhou, Emperor Chongzhen decided to go ashore and go all the way by land. Because the biggest head of the sea trade is the raw silk business. And the raw silk of the Ming Dynasty is the most in the Taihu Lake Basin, and there is a famous saying that the lake silk is all over the world.
The concentration of lakes and silk is not in Suzhou City, but in the towns below Suzhou City.
The concept of a town at this time was not the same as that of a town in later generations. At this time, the size of the "city" was much smaller than the "town". Generally speaking, the number of residents of the "city" is between 100 and 300. Individual oversized "cities" have between 500 and 1,000 inhabitants.
At this time, the "town" is generally between 1,000 and 1,000 households. In some very large towns, the number of residents may even reach 10,000 or more. For example, Nanxun Town, which is one of the places where Emperor Chongzhen is going this time, has more than 10,000 households. A very large town like this has fully qualified as a government city, and it depends on whether the government has set up a county and built a city wall here.
At the suggestion of Liu Xingzuo, the commander of the Jinyi Guard and the head of the emperor's security on this patrol, Emperor Chongzhen finally decided to go to Suzhou to rest first, and then go to the towns below Suzhou.
After the landing, a group of northerners saw that there were towns and villages in the south of the Yangtze River every dozen miles, or even every few miles, and they were densely populated, which opened their eyes.