Yang Sichang nodded frequently, and seemed to agree with what Su Tiancheng said.

Su Tiancheng did not get carried away, Yang Sichang's thoughts, from the beginning of the question, have been expressed, this may involve the struggle within the court, or it may be that Yang Sichang wants to maximize his ability, as Yang Sichang is in this situation, the Ming Dynasty is rare, father Yang He, prominent for a while, the governor of the three sides, was once the main person in charge of exterminating the Liukou, because of the policy problems he insisted on, dismissed the official and went home, but in a few years, Yang Sichang's son inherited his father's business and made a comeback, With one mind to exterminate the Liukou, who knows if Yang Sichang will eagerly show his ability.

Seeing that Su Tiancheng had said so much and did not continue to speak, Yang Sichang quickly spoke.

"What Master Su said, it involves the root of the problem, I almost forgot, Lord Su is both civil and military, and the problem is considered from a comprehensive perspective, not only to exterminate the Liukou, but also to take into account that the people live and work in peace and contentment, so that is the best way to completely eradicate the Liukou, to be taught, to be taught."

"Your Excellency is polite, it's easy for the lower officials to talk about this, but it's not easy to really do it, and it's just a piece of paper when you think about it."

"Lord Su is not talking on paper, look at the situation in Jiangning County and Henan Mansion, Lord Su is doing what he does, and now it seems that the soldiers of the Jiangning battalion are commendable, but this time the emperor has decreed, and the military salary allocated by the Ministry of War, according to the standards of the Beijing camp, I am afraid that there are some shortcomings, and Lord Su needs to find a way to raise it by himself."

"Xiaguan thanks your lordship for your concern for the Jiangning camp."

"Master Su, don't say that, this is the emperor's concern, and I am just carrying out the order."

The atmosphere eased down significantly, and after a while of chatting, Su Tiancheng felt that Yang Sichang's attitude was indeed sincere. Let's just say that the Jiangning battalion's Yulu, the imperial court allocated the Yulu, all of which are deducted layer by layer, but the situation of the Jiangning battalion is different, according to the standard, the military department directly allocates it in place. There is no interception in the middle, this is the rule set by Yang Sichang after he took office.

There is a process in the disbursement of salaries, in which the nation's tax and silver are directly deposited into the treasury, and the head of the household department disburses them in turn according to the priority of expenditures, and military salaries are in the forefront. Especially in the past few years, the imperial court has exterminated the rogues and spent a lot of money, and when it comes to military salaries, it is not only the household department that has a headache, but also Zhu Youzhen's headache. This, coupled with the collection of taxes, led to a significant increase in the income of the imperial court. The front can be maintained.

Although it is said that military salaries should be allocated, the household department can find many reasons that the expenditure of military salaries is too large. The household department may have suspended the allocation or reduced the amount of the allocation on the grounds of lack of so much silver, and Zhu Youzhen was aware of such a situation. There is also helplessness.

Jiangning Battalion was upgraded to the capital division, the imperial court needed to allocate military salaries, and the pressure increased suddenly, in this case, Yang Sichang first ensured that the military salaries of Jiangning Battalion were in place, which was a great sincerity, Su Tiancheng could not turn a blind eye, cast a peach, and repay it with Li, no matter what reason Yang Sichang had, Su Tiancheng wanted to admit this feeling.

Yang Sichang has just taken office, and there are still many problems to face, and the key is Houjin's attack.

Huang Taiji has just established the country, the establishment of the Qing Dynasty, need to boost morale, in order to show the strength of the Qing Dynasty, at this time, choose to attack the weak Ming border army, is the best choice, so after Yang Sichang took office, it is inevitable to face this problem.

Su Tiancheng thought for a moment and slowly spoke.

"The news of the founding of the post-Jin Dynasty, I don't know if Lord Lu Dao knows it."

"I know about this matter, the emperor specially informed me, and I also know the suggestion of Lord Su, but I think that Houjin has just been founded, and Huang Taiji is probably busy with the matter of sealing officials and making wishes."

Su Tiancheng was a little stunned, it seems that the officials of the Ming Dynasty are used to a way of thinking, that is, when every emperor ascends the throne, he wants to give amnesty to the world, stabilize the internal, reward meritorious officials, and do not consider external expansion, all because the new emperor ascends the throne, first of all, he must stabilize his own position, and sometimes, even condone external forces and focus on dealing with internal opposition.

The emergence of such thinking is also a continuation of thousands of years of history, the new emperor's accession to the throne is often accompanied by bloody storms, and Zhu Youzhen's accession to the throne is no exception.

Perhaps seeing Su Tiancheng's face a little surprised, Yang Sichang spoke again.

"Lord Su, this is just my idea, I'm afraid there is something inappropriate, if Lord Su has any suggestions, just say it."

Su Tiancheng sorted out his emotions a little.

"My lord, the lower officials think that after Huang Taiji ascends the throne, he may think of external expansion, and the place actually controlled by Houjin is not large, although there may be internal strife, but for many years, Houjin is accustomed to speaking with strength, Nurhachi has been conquering all his life, to put it mildly, Houjin has developed the habit of conquest, even if there are internal unstable factors, he will rely on attacks to speak, if Huang Taiji can win the conquest, wouldn't his position be more consolidated."

Yang Sichang nodded and spoke.

"What Master Su said is very reasonable, I don't know what direction you think Houjin will start from if he launches an attack."

This is the most critical problem, the Ming Dynasty and the Houjin bordering the place, the territory is vast, figuring out where the Houjin attacked, it is very important, the combat effectiveness of the Ming border army, obviously inferior to the Houjin Manchu Eight Banners, even inferior to the Mongolian Eight Banners, if you can't do the key defense, in the process of conquest, you will definitely suffer.

Especially after the complete conquest of Mongolia by the Later Jin, Shaanxi, Ningxia, Shanxi, Beizhili and other places can become the places where the Later Jin attacked.

Su Tiancheng couldn't be completely sure, but he had already thought about this question.

"Xiaguan can't be completely sure, but Jiang Ningying has gained a lot from exterminating the Liukou in Shanxi this time, so it is said that there is a reason why Zhang Xianzhong, the leader of the bandits, chose to attack Liaozhou, he has captured Liaozhou before, and he feels very sure, so when he goes to Shanxi again, he chooses to attack Liaozhou without hesitation, if this kind of thinking is transferred to Huang Taiji's body, it also makes some sense."

"Houjin has just established the country, for a long time, they have attacked the Jinzhou area, but they have not obtained actual benefits, the Ningjin defense line is still very strong, if Huang Taiji chooses this offensive route, he may not be able to achieve much success, so the lower officials think that Houjin will not choose to attack the Ningjin defense line."

"Huang Taiji led the army, there were two big battles, Chongzhen two years, they took the Mongolia, from the Xifeng Pass to invade my Ming Dynasty, attacked to the Beijing Division, Chongzhen four years, Huang Taiji led the fair Dalinghe City, these two battles, Huang Taiji really won, so the officials thought that Huang Taiji was likely to choose one of the two routes."

"The battle of Dalinghe City is the Houjin in order to destroy my Ming Dynasty to consolidate the Ningjin defense line, so that it poses a threat to them, this offensive line is actually part of the Ningjin defense line, Xiaguan has already analyzed it before, Huang Taiji will not choose to attack from the Ningjin defense line, so it seems that there is still one line left, that is, to invade my Ming Dynasty through Mongolia and from Xifeng Pass."

"Adults can see the annotations on the map, from the Xifeng Pass to attack my Daming, there are many routes, can directly threaten my Daming Jingshi, Chongzhen two years, Houjin chose to capture Zunhua, through Jizhou, Sanhe, Shunyi, Tongzhou and other places, straight to the Beijing Division, so that the Beijing Division was shaken, that time was the Emperor Taiji personally led the army."

"Houjin has just founded the country, and attacking my Daming is nothing more than thinking about showing his own power, not thinking about really threatening the Jingshi, so my consideration, Huang Taiji will not personally conquer, at most send a certain county king to attack my Daming, choose to attack from Xifengkou, and the next line will not choose Zunhua."

"In this way, Houjin still has one direction of attack, that is, to invade Juyong Pass and attack Changping."

With the movement of Su Tiancheng's fingers, Yang Sichang stared at Xifengkou, Juyongguan, and Changping, and he didn't speak all the time, obviously thinking nervously.

After a while, Yang Sichang spoke.

"Master Su, why do you see that Houjin will not attack from Datong, Yulin and other directions."

A smile appeared on Su Tiancheng's face, it seemed that Yang Sichang had accepted his point of view, and the Houjin Society would launch an attack on the Ming Dynasty at the beginning of the founding of the country.

"Xiaguan has just said, Houjin has just founded the country, and launched an attack on our Ming Dynasty, but to show their own strength, in this case, they will choose the place where they are most likely to cause a sensation, break through from Xifengkou, and directly threaten my Ming Jingshi, so the sensational effect is the greatest, if you choose to attack Datong and Yulin, it is just that Shaanxi and Shanxi are threatened, and it is impossible to cause a big sensation, Xiaguan thinks that Houjin will not make such a choice."

Yang Sichang nodded and spoke.

"Lord Su's analysis is reasonable, I am convinced, no wonder the Jiangning battalion was able to achieve so many victories, this is inseparable from Lord Su's strategy, it seems that the military department should focus on strengthening the defense of Xifengkou, Juyongguan and Changping."

After saying this, Yang Sichang looked at the map and sighed slightly.

"It's a pity, the Ningjin defense line of the year, now only the two lonely cities of Jinzhou and Ningyuan are left outside the pass, and the surrounding places are all controlled by Houjin, which has caused my Ming to be passive everywhere, Jinzhou, Ningyuan and Shanhaiguan composed of Ningjin defense line, a total length of more than 400 miles, if you can further stabilize this defense line, Houjin is not afraid."

Su Tiancheng's eyes looked at Yang Sichang, there were some changes, no wonder Zhu Youzhen trusted Yang Sichang so much, no wonder Yang Sichang was famous for knowing the army, it seems that Yang Sichang does have some ability, and he can see the key to the problem at a glance. (To be continued......)