On the sixteenth day of the first month, Su Tiancheng had done everything and was about to leave Ningyuan, he didn't know how long it would take to return here if he left Ningyuan this time, he couldn't be completely at ease with the situation in Liaodong, but the reality of the situation prompted him to leave Liaodong and go to Dengzhou to start cultivating his own territory.

Thinking about cultivating one's own strength in Liaodong, that is a stupid act, the situation here has always been very tense, and the Eight Banners Army of Houjin is directly confronted, you need to be careful all the time, it is difficult to have a peaceful environment, in this situation, it is very beneficial for training the sergeants, but the main energy is also consumed by this high-intensity defense, it is impossible to think of other things, after Su Tiancheng entered Liaodong, the approach is completely different, not to ask the sergeant to shrink in the city, Instead, it is necessary to go out to patrol all the time to protect the safety of the people, and the direct benefit of this is that the people in this distance from Shanhaiguan to Dalinghe City have slowly begun to settle down, including the Han people who have entered here.

Liaodong is also a place of great concern to the imperial court, a large number of military salaries flow here every year, the emperor and the imperial court naturally have to pay attention, there are often ministers in the imperial court, come to Liaodong, although the rank of these ministers is not very high, but these people's mission is the same, to see if Liaodong is stable, to see what the situation of the army is.

Combining these factors, Su Tiancheng doesn't want to stay in Liaodong, after ten years, he has done a lot of things, and he once thought about cultivating his own potential, because he is facing too many problems, it is impossible to focus on this place, and now the conditions are ripe, he has completely mastered the situation of this era, and the preliminary foreshadowing work has also been done. The important thing is that the Liukou has been exterminated, and the Emperor Taiji of Houjin is recuperating and will not launch a large-scale attack for the time being, such an opportunity. If I can't catch it, I'm too sorry for myself.

At noon, Hong Chengchou, Xu Eryi, Qin Sande, Sun Chuanting, Qu Qingze, Zu Dashou, Wu Sangui and others gathered in the Governor's Mansion.

They all knew that Su Tiancheng was about to leave Liaodong and rush to Dengzhou, and Ningyuan was still some distance away from Dengzhou, nearly two thousand miles away, this time. It is impossible for Su Tiancheng to manage the affairs of Liaodong all the time, and he must make proper arrangements, of course, Su Tiancheng has talked with many people beforehand, and most of the people have a number in their hearts about the specific arrangements.

"Ladies and gentlemen. According to the requirements of the emperor and the imperial court, I will go to Dengzhou soon. Dengzhou, Laizhou and Qingzhou still need to be built, and the construction of the water division in Lushun is obviously aimed at Dengzhou, Laizhou and even Tianjin. Preventing the invasion of the Houjin Tartars is the most important duty of the Governor's Office. ”

"I won't emphasize the importance of Liaodong, General Zu and General Wu have been stationed here for many years, and they are very clear. This is the forefront of my Ming Dynasty's fight against the Houjin Tartars, and there can be no accidents, now, the defense of Liaodong has been greatly strengthened, including Datong, Yulin and Ningxia and other places, have strengthened the defense of Houjin, but Houjin has warships, began to form sailors, Dengzhou, Laizhou and Tianjin and other places are also very important, in this case, Liaodong can not have any problems, even if it is a small fluctuation. ”

Yesterday, more than 7,000 officers of the border army all set off to the Yulin camp to accept the leadership of Lord Lu Xiangsheng, and sharpen themselves under the banner of Lord Lu, hoping that they can make contributions in the Yulin camp."

"This time I went to Dengzhou, and took away a total of 20,000 Jiangning battalion soldiers, and the troops left in Liaodong are more than 130,000 people in total, which is also a very large team, the governor's office has abolished the border army, and the imperial court has also known such news, this year's military salary, must be less, the soldiers who were previously stationed in Liaodong, including the Jiangning battalion, a total of 330,000 people, now it has been reduced by half, and the military salary must be much less, but in any case, the sergeant's salary must be implemented."

"Lord Xu, the people of Liaodong began to farm, during the autumn harvest, they can harvest grain, according to the rules set before, the taxes paid by the people are one percent of the income from the fields, this standard cannot be exceeded, the merchants in Ningyuan and Jinzhou, the taxes paid are also the previous standards, and they cannot be increased at will, plus these incomes, there is no big problem in maintaining the military salary in Liaodong, it should be more than enough, and the matter of military salary, please be responsible for Lord Xu."

"The command and dispatch of the army, please be responsible for Lord Hong, the principle of garrisoning Liaodong is, do not take the initiative to attack, if the Houjin Tartars launch an attack, mercilessly counterattack, twenty to thirty miles away from Dalinghe City, this generation is a buffer zone between the Houjin Tartars and the sergeants, and the sergeants who are required to patrol must pay special attention, if the Houjin Tatars cross this line, they will be killed mercilessly, but tell our sergeants, do not cross this line, so as not to provoke disputes."

Su Tiancheng glanced at Qin Sande inadvertently, his mood was very complicated.

The system of supervising the army has been established for a long time, and it is generally held by the eunuchs in the palace, at the beginning of Zhu Youzhen's tenure, the system of eunuch supervising the army was abolished, which is also because of Wei Zhongxian's dictatorship, but unfortunately there was no time for a few years, and the system of supervising the army was restored again, Qin Sande had not been short in the Jiangning camp, and he almost did not play any role, it was impossible to command the war, Qin Sande did not have such military talent, and it was unlikely to coordinate other things in the army, after Qin Sande entered the Jiangning camp, The most important task is to help the emperor monitor the Jiangning camp, pay attention to every move of the Jiangning camp, report these situations to the emperor at any time, and complete his duties.

The Ming army in the early stage of the battle to exterminate the Liukou, there were many failures, which is inseparable from the efforts of the prison army, the prison army is a eunuch, can see the emperor at any time, is the emperor's house slaves, they are only loyal to the emperor alone, and because of such a special status, ordinary people dare not offend them.

After the Jiangning battalion exterminated the liukou and came to Liaodong, Qin Sande almost never exercised any power, and Qin Sande himself also understood that the Jiangning battalion was not a showmanship, it needed real combat, if he commanded blindly and caused the defeat of the Jiangning battalion, then he didn't want to be able to retreat with his whole body.

But the other Ming army, there is no such good luck, the supervision army represents the emperor, commanding, even if it is the commander, they are a little afraid, after all, the supervision army can say bad things in front of the emperor, the status of the Ming Dynasty generals is not high, and they may be punished at any time, and it is possible to turn around if they don't do well.

"Father-in-law Qin, as the supervisor of the Jiangning battalion, over the years, you have followed the Jiangning battalion to fight everywhere, it has been very hard, I have thought about it, this time I still ask my father-in-law to assist Lord Hong, manage the Jiangning battalion and the border army, and ask my father-in-law to work hard about the construction of the border army."

Qin Sande smiled when he heard this, this time Su Tiancheng opened his mouth to entrust him to manage the border army, although it was a sentence, but Su Tiancheng's identity was different, Ji Liao Governor was granted the power to act cheaply by the emperor, and the words he said were the arrangements made on behalf of the emperor, so that he could directly intervene in the affairs of the border army.

In fact, this is a decision made by Su Tiancheng after hard thinking, Qin Sande stared at the border army, the effect will be much better, Zu Dashou and others will be afraid, lest Qin Sande sue in front of the emperor, and if he doesn't get it right, the hat will fall off, but in this way, Zu Dashou and others will have to break their wealth and avoid disasters, and they need to give Qin Sande some benefits from time to time, so as to ensure their own stability, otherwise Qin Sande will pick bones in his eggs, and Zu Dashou will not be able to stand it.

"Lord Sun, the newly formed sailor, training and construction matters, you are fully responsible, you must build a brave and good sailor in the shortest possible time, to fight against the Houjin Tartar sailor, this task is very heavy, I hope you can think of the best way to build an invincible sailor, about the experience of how to build a sailor, I have asked someone to write a letter to General Zheng Zhilong in Fujian, I hope he can pass on some experience."

"General Zu, your key duty is to assist Lord Hong, commanding more than 90,000 border troops, after the reduction, the number of border troops has been significantly reduced, but the combat effectiveness has been greatly improved, this is a gratifying place, you have also done a great job, in the future, you must continue to do a good job in the training of the border army, and strive to achieve the goal of fighting with the Houjin Tartars."

"General Wu, you follow me to Dengzhou, directly enter the water division, as the chief officer, assist Sun Chuanting in commanding and training the water division, the task of water division construction and training is very heavy, I am afraid it will be hard for you, your family members, also follow directly to Dengzhou, Dengzhou is far away from Shanhaiguan, since you want to train the water division, it is difficult to return to Shanhaiguan in a short time."

The atmosphere in the lobby is very serious, although everyone knows their own responsibilities, but really want to do a good job, it is not simple, the most discouraged is Wu Sangui, followed Su Tiancheng to Dengzhou, left the troops under his command, and his family members also followed, which proves that the possibility of returning to Shanhaiguan is very small, entering the water division, Wu Sangui does not have any advantages, but is to assist Sun Chuanting in training the water division, belonging to the subordinate position, without a sergeant in his hand, you are nothing, the sergeant under his own command, Directly under the command of the ancestor Dabi, this is not bad, at least Su Tiancheng still respects the border army, and does not think about completely reforming the border army and bringing it under the command of the Jiangning battalion.

On the seventeenth day of the first month, Su Tiancheng left Ningyuan with 2,000 soldiers of the Jiangning Battalion and set off for Dengzhou, Liu Tiehan took 2,000 soldiers of the Jiangning Battalion Scout Battalion to the capital to escort Su Tiancheng's family to Dengzhou, and Wang Dazhi led 500 soldiers from the pro-military camp to Anning Fort and Jingbian to escort gold and silver to Dengzhou. (To be continued......)