Hong Chengchou's statement made Su Tiancheng feel relieved, he didn't need to worry too much about the specific affairs of the Jiangning battalion, and in the face of this army that he founded with his own hands, he could care about the big aspects, for example, the Jiangning battalion's salary, although the military department began to be responsible for the Jiangning battalion's salary, the monthly allocation of silver taels was less than 50,000 taels, a drop in the bucket, and the soldiers' salaries, the focus was still on self-raising.

Song Sijun, Wan Chenggui and others' business has been completely popular, in charge of Jiangning Camp Yu Lu, there is no longer any problem, in terms of taxation, Su Tian is very clear, this is different from when he was in Jiangning County, it should be the tax received by Fuzhou County, Jiangning Camp will never interfere, the tax paid by the businessman has become the most important source of income for Henan Province, of course, all these taxes are the collection standards determined by the government itself, basically in accordance with the standards of the Municipal Division.

The development of Henan Mansion is similar to that of the early stage of Jiangning Camp, and it has embarked on the track of benign development, but unfortunately, at this time, Su Tiancheng faintly felt that he might have to leave this place, and at most he insisted until the end of this year.

Su Tiancheng is still a little resentful in his heart after adjusting the place of work so frequently, but fortunately, the Jiangning camp has gradually grown and has not been affected too much, which is what Su Tiancheng feels fortunate about, but the current strategy needs to be changed slightly, if it is transferred to Shaanxi and takes away Song Sijun and others, it is not very likely, after all, the operation of commerce and trade, unlike other industries, has a process of gradual development and growth, and it is not possible to adjust the place frequently.

Henan Mansion is not far from Shaanxi, it also belongs to the Central Plains, and Jiangning Camp is to Shaanxi, so you can still rely on Song Sijun and other businessmen, besides. The Jiangning battalion had already begun to manufacture arms on its own, and the arms trade was enough to make the Jiangning battalion have enough silver.

Just when the government and the Jiangning battalion were busy, Su Tiancheng received a letter from Yang Sichang, the secretary of the military department.

Yang Sichang's letter details the results of his conversation with Zhang Fengyi, saying that he suggested that Zhang Fengyi pay special attention to Houjin's attack. Zhang Fengyi followed the suggestion, went to Changping Mansion, set up a pocket array, and waited for the attack of the Houjin army.

Zhang Fengyi did not set up an ambush at Xifengkou or strengthened the guard, but chose to set up heavy troops in the area of Juyongguan and Changping, and mobilized the border army of Datong, and even the army in the area of Shanhaiguan was on standby at any time. Prepare to rush to the area of Changping Province.

Yang Sichang also made a special statement in the letter that Zhang Fengyi appreciated Su Tiancheng's judgment very much, and decided to arrange according to this method to meet Houjin's army.

After reading the letter, Su Tiancheng chuckled in his heart, and soon had an ominous premonition.

Whether it is the border army of Datong or the army of Shanhaiguan. Accustomed to defending the city and resisting the Manchurian and Mongolian armies, they will not start a field battle with the Manchurian Eight Banners and the Mongolian Eight Banners at all. To a certain extent, the border army of the Ming Dynasty was afraid of a direct collision with the Manchu and Mongolian armies.

Although Zhang Fengyi used to be the secretary of the military department, he has always been in the capital, and since the third year of Chongzhen, it has been seven years, and he has been fighting specific battles. I am not very familiar with it, I have just taken office as the Liaodong Economic Strategy, and I have to face the Manchurian and Mongolian army, which can be said to be a huge challenge, at such a time. What is needed is prudence, not boldness, and once we begin to familiarize ourselves with the specific command of the operation, we can set up such a pocket formation to attack the Manchurian and Mongolian troops.

Judging from Yang Sichang's letter, Zhang Fengyi is a little overjoyed.

Unable to accurately predict the strength of the border army of the Ming Dynasty, just through the movement of the Manchu and Mongolian army, he rashly set up a pocket array, if the sergeants were afraid of the battle and refused to come forward to meet the Manchu and Mongolian army, all the plans were useless.

Su Tiancheng put the letter on the table and thought about it carefully.

It is not good for him to reply directly to Yang Sichang, after all, Zhang Fengyi is the former secretary of the Ministry of War, and he is the crown prince and Taibao, and he has enough decision-making power, if he writes a letter and asks Zhang Fengyi to act cautiously, what will people think, is it that the Jiangning battalion is qualified to fight, and the rest of the Ming sergeants are all straw bales, is it only you Su Tiancheng is a talent, and everyone is a mediocre talent.

But considering the actual situation, Su Tiancheng felt that Zhang Fengyi was definitely going to encounter trouble, which might be a lot of trouble.

Qu Qingze hurried to Luoyang County.

He received Su Tiancheng's notice and didn't say anything, the more such an arrangement, the more important it seemed to be a matter, so Qu Qingze didn't have the slightest delay, and hurried to Luoyang.

It was already dark, and when he came to the palace, Wang Dazhi was waiting.

After Qu Qingze entered the third hall, he saw Su Tiancheng looking at the map carefully.

"Lao Qu, you are here, sit down, this is a letter from Lord Yang, the secretary of the Ministry of War, take a look."

Qu Qingze quickly finished reading the letter.

"My lord, the lower officials think that Lord Zhang's arrangement is feasible."

Su Tiancheng looked away from the map and looked at Qu Qingze with a very serious expression.

"Lao Qu, how do you have such an opinion, look at the map, if the Manchu and Mongolian army enters the Xifeng Pass, there are multiple roads to choose from, in case they encounter an attack at Juyong Pass, attack from Dushikou, it is also the same effect, Xifeng Pass is like a general defensive position, holding Xifeng Pass, can contain the Manchu and Mongolian army to the greatest extent, but Lord Zhang actually gave up Xifengkou, but blocked the Manchu and Mongolian army at Juyong Pass, and set up a pocket formation in Changping Mansion, such an arrangement is too risky."

"It's also okay to set up a pocket array in Changping."

"Lao Qu, you have been following the Jiangning battalion for a long time, to put it mildly, this kind of arrangement, if the Jiangning battalion comes to carry out the task, it is completely possible, the Jiangning battalion has the ability to annihilate the invading enemy, but what is the combat effectiveness of the border army, you and I have heard of it, the border army faces the Manchurian and Mongolian army, the victory is less and the defeat is more, there is already a fear psychology, in this case, give up the dangerous position, set up a pocket formation in the open area, blindly pursue the results of the battle, and fantasize about the maximum annihilation of the Manchu and Mongolian army, is this a wise choice."

Qu Qingze was stunned for a moment, and soon understood the powerful relationship.

"What the lord said is yes, the lower officials have followed the Jiangning battalion over the years, and almost equated the border army with the Jiangning battalion, by the way, the lord went to the capital during this time, and Huang Zaisheng sent some information."

The information sent by Huang Zaisheng, Qu Qingze didn't look at it, didn't open it, and it was still sealed.

During this period of time, the wind and waves were calm, no major events were encountered, and there was no sign of an offensive in Houjin, so in this case, Qu Qingze would not open these letters. Seeing Yang Sichang's letter just now, Qu Qingze thought that the situation might be a little urgent.

Su Tiancheng took the letter.

"Lao Qu, if these letters are not in Henan Mansion, you can confidently open them, and if there is any important information, you can report them to me in time."

"The lower officials remembered, when they arrived in Shaanzhou, they all focused on the affairs of the state government."

Seeing that Qu Qingze was about to complain again, Su Tiancheng smiled and spoke.

"Don't worry, I know what you're thinking, even if you return to Jiangning Ying, you have to build Shaanzhou, Jiangning Ying is the capital, and the position left for you is still there, don't think so much."

Half an hour later, Su Tiancheng finished reading the letter.

After pondering for a while, Su Tiancheng slowly spoke.

"The information provided by Huang Zaisheng, there is nothing special, the founding of the Houjin Dynasty, the celebration ceremony, actually lasted more than 20 days, and I was willing to spend the capital, the celebration ceremony has ended, if my expectations are good, Houjin is ready to attack, Huang Zaisheng is in the Shanhaiguan area, and he has not received any tasks, which shows that the route of Houjin's attack is definitely not the Ningjin defense line, but the Xifengkou area."

"My lord, do you want to write back to Lord Yang and inform me of your prediction?"

"No, after all, this is Lord Zhang's direct command of the operation, if we interfere at every step, what will people think, until now, we can only hope that the border army can fight bravely to kill the enemy, after all, the situation is favorable to my Ming, I can predict in advance that Houjin will launch an attack, and make full preparations, which I am afraid Houjin did not expect."

Hearing Su Tiancheng say this, Qu Qingze's face changed a little.

"My lord, if the front loses, it will directly threaten the capital, Changping to the capital, there is no danger to defend, if the scene in the second year of Chongzhen is repeated, the problem will be big."

Su Tiancheng's expression also looked solemn.

"At this level, I have already thought about it, it seems that the Jiangning camp should not think about resting, if the situation we expected really happened, this time the Jiangning camp must be dispatched."

"Isn't it too late?"

"There is no problem, Houjin's attack this time is nothing more than to prove his ability, he will never think of attacking Jingshi, they don't have that ability for the time being, but this attack, if the scene in the second year of Chongzhen happens, it will be very unfavorable to my Ming Dynasty, this kind of thing can't happen."

"My lord, if the Jiangning battalion is fighting this time, the lower officials can participate, the affairs of Shaanzhou have basically been dealt with, and there will not be too many things in the near future."

Su Tiancheng looked at Qu Qingze and shook his head helplessly.

"Well, since you think so, then prepare early, your time in Shaanzhou can't be too long."

Qu Qingze suddenly understood something.

"My lord means that I am leaving Henan Mansion, the situation in Henan Mansion is very good, and it is a loss to leave at this moment."

"I don't need you to say this, I know in my heart, as an official of the imperial court, I have no choice, seeing that Henan Mansion has been built, but I am going to leave here, it must be uncomfortable. You, like me, have built Shaanzhou very well, but if you want to stay in Shaanzhou, I have no objection. ”

"That's not good, the lower officials must follow the adults, besides, the lower officials are still used to the days in the barracks, the things in this place are too cumbersome, and the lower officials are really difficult to deal with." (To be continued......)