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Zhu Youxiao attaches great importance to the matter of Houjin casting cannons, and the success of Houjin casting cannons will undoubtedly greatly increase the difficulty of Liaodong, and Zhu Youxiao must attack Houjin before the success of Houjin cannons and disrupt Houjin's plan.

Only ten days later, the East Factory brought the news that Huang Taiji had recruited Han craftsmen to cast cannons. In fact, this news has been reported as early as May this year, but no one paid attention to it at that time, and now Zhu Youxiao mentioned it, and this news that has been sealed for several months has attracted the attention of Dongchang.

"Chuan Sun Chengzong will enter Beijing immediately." Zhu Youxiao made an order.

"No."

"From today onwards, the espionage work in Liaodong will be handed over to Wang Sai'er." Zhu Youxiao said disappointedly.

"No." Li Yongzhen, who was kneeling in front of the palace, was still shaking like chaff.

Wang Liqian served as the governor of the East Investigation Factory, Li Yongzhen continued to serve as the governor of the East Investigation Factory, and Wang Sai'er was promoted to the commander of the East Investigation Factory. Zhu Youxiao thought for a while and said.

"Thanksgiving!" The three of them replied together.

"Li Yongzhen, don't let me down again, such a big thing happened in Liaodong, if I hadn't asked, no one would have paid attention to it." Zhu Youxiao said coldly.

"The minister is guilty of capital crimes, thank Your Majesty for not killing him, and the minister will never make such a mistake a second time." Li Yongzhen hurriedly replied.

"Wang Sai'er, you won't let me down." Zhu Youxiao said.

"The minister will not disappoint His Majesty's expectations." Wang Sai'er said respectfully.

"You're not young, if you have a favorite partner, you can tell me, and I will give you a marriage." Zhu Youxiao said.

"The minister has no intention of being on this matter, he just wants to be able to share his majesty's worries." Wang Sai'er said immediately.

"I'm not the kind of emperor who doesn't know what's going on, and if I have one, I don't have to hide it." Zhu Youxiao said with a smile.

"The minister understands that if the minister has anything, he will definitely tell the emperor truthfully." Wang Sai'er said helplessly.

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In mid-November, Sun Chengzong arrived in Beijing.

Zhu Youxiao summoned Sun Chengzong, Zhang Weixian, Xiong Tingbi, cabinet ministers, and seven Shangshu in the Qianqing Palace to discuss the use of troops against the Later Jin, and he had already made up his mind to use troops against the Later Jin.

"I have received reliable news that Jianyu is casting cannons, and once Jianyu casts cannons, it will be like a tiger with wings, and I must expel Jianyu from Liaodong before Jianyu successfully casts cannons." Zhu Youxiao said.

"The minister had this intention for a long time, and in the fourth year of the Apocalypse, the minister intended to use troops against Jianyu, but at that time, the treasury was empty and there was a lack of food and salary, so this matter had to be stopped." Sun Chengzong was the first to agree.

"The minister thinks that what Sun Ge Lao said is very true, and now is the time to be ashamed." Xiong Tingbi also agreed.

"The minister objected, the treasury does have a slight surplus now, but due to the impact of natural disasters, the treasury is now paid and has no food, and it is necessary to use more than 100,000 troops in Liaodong, otherwise it will be difficult to succeed." Guo Yunhou said.

"I didn't say that I would use troops against Liaodong immediately, and I was ready to use troops against Liaodong after the grain was handed over in the autumn next year, and I asked the cabinet to prepare for the use of troops against Liaodong from now on, and start purchasing grain from now on." Zhu Youxiao said.

"It will take a year for the promotion of new crops to be effective, and the minister thinks that the best time is to use troops against Liaodong in the year after that." Guo Yunhou said.

"Xu Aiqing, I want to hear your opinion?" Zhu Youxiao asked.

"When it comes to new crops, as long as the feudal divisions cooperate, the results can be achieved in half a year, and when the minister promoted potatoes in Shanxi, the highest yield of potato seedlings once reached 5,000 catties. It's just that potatoes and sweet potatoes still have a lot of problems with preservation. Xu Guangqi replied.

Xu Guangqi's words surprised many people present, many of whom only knew that the new crop was a high-yield crop, but did not expect the yield to reach such an astonishing level.

"I have a little research on this, it can be stored in the cellar, and potatoes and sweet potatoes can also be powdered, and then made into vermicelli, vermicelli, etc., which is easier to preserve." Zhu Youxiao said.

"After the minister goes back, he will try, if what His Majesty says is feasible, as long as the promotion of new crops is effective next year, the food problem can be alleviated to a large extent within half a year." Xu Guangqi replied.

"Guo Aiqing, do you still have objections in this matter?" Zhu Youxiao asked.

"The minister has no objection, but the minister thinks that new crops can be purchased from Shanxi, Hebei, Shandong and other places as military rations to alleviate the problem of continuous rise in grain prices." Guo Yunhou suggested.

"Accurately, but in terms of grain reserves, rice and wheat should still be the mainstay, especially in the harvest season, and a large number of purchases should be made from the people, so as to avoid the situation of cheap grain hurting farmers." Zhu Youxiao said.

"No." Guo Yunhou bowed and replied.

"My division, do you have any suggestions for the use of troops in Liaodong?" Zhu Youxiao asked.

"The minister thought that he could send troops from the three roads to attack Shengjing's Jianyu, the first way to send troops from Kaipingwei, take the grassland to attack, this way only needs 20,000 soldiers and horses, this road soldiers and horses in addition to receiving the middle of the army, but also to prevent the Jianju once defeated into the grassland; The second route sent troops from the Jinning defense line, responsible for capturing Shengjing, was the main force, and this road required 100,000 soldiers and horses; The third way is to send troops from Lushunkou, responsible for attacking the rear of Jianyu, in order to deal with the army in the middle, and this road also needs 20,000 troops. The troops are divided into three ways, and at least they can report that they are undefeated in this battle. Sun Chengzong said.

"If the Jianyu army is defeated and flees north, how should our army respond?" Xiong Tingbi asked.

"Giving life to the prey often means death. The farther north you go, the colder the weather becomes, and it looks like a way to live, but in fact it is also a dead end, and it is difficult to say whether Jianyu can survive the winter? Zhu Youxiao said with a smile.

"I'm afraid that the minister will let the tiger return to the mountain." Han Yi said worriedly.

"Definitely not, Jianyu will definitely be greatly injured if he loses Shengjing, and he has become the end of a strong crossbow, and it will not hinder the overall situation." Sun Chengzong said.

"Those who make good use of their soldiers do not worry about victory before they lose. If this battle is lost, will the empire be able to keep Liaodong? Li Qiyuan asked.

"The Jinning defense line is impregnable, while Kaipingwei and Phi Dao both have their own advantages. If this battle fails, I can keep Liaodong safe, but it is possible that within a few years the empire will no longer be able to use troops against Houjin. Sun Chengzong explained.

"In order to ensure that Liaodong is safe, I will transfer 50,000 Imperial Forest Army and Liaodong Army to the Northern Expedition to build captives." Zhu Youxiao said.

After Zhu Youxiao finished speaking, he asked again: "Do you still have different opinions on our division's strategy for using troops?" ”

Sun Chengzong has been in charge of Liaodong for many years, and he is the most familiar among the people present, and his opinions are not known to others how to refute, and those who have doubts in their hearts, Sun Chengzong and others have also given answers.

(End of chapter)