Chapter 108: Huang Taiji's troubles
On October 15, the sixth year of the Apocalypse, on a sunny day, the northwest wind was blowing, and Zhao Lie waited for the returning fleet on Jeju Island, which brought nearly 5,000 strong Liao people, 50,000 stone of grain, clothing, salt and iron, and most importantly, the news of a bumper harvest for thousands of households.
"My lord, this time Mr. Li Mingyu Li said that the final yield has not yet been determined, but it is certain that it is several times higher than in previous years, especially the bumper yield of sweet potatoes, and the yield of corn is also several times that of sorghum, even the yield of sorghum has increased by nearly half compared with previous years." Li Hu described the situation of thousands of households in detail. "The next voyage of the fleet will bring a letter of approval, and my subordinates would like to congratulate you."
Zhao Lie got up and walked a few steps indoors, ecstatic in his heart, it was done, it was finally done, and the last territory he needed was spelled out. Immediately, Zhao Lie suppressed the joy in his heart, it's a long road, don't be happy too early.
"Wanji, 5,000 people immediately enter the camp, rest for a few days, and when their bodies are relieved, they will immediately go to various parts of the island to repair ditches, dig wells, build roads, and reclaim wasteland." Zhao Lie instructed that at this time, the water camp and the craftsman camp were second, and the next batch of Liao people who arrived arrived would start work after they arrived, and the ditch fields were related to next year's spring ploughing, and they could not afford to delay for a while. "Match 500 horses that have been eliminated from the pasture to speed up the progress."
"Yes." Wanji replied with a bow.
"Li Hu, the fleet will rest for two days and return to Shidao immediately," Zhao Lie looked at Li Hu, and was helpless in his heart, there were still tens of thousands of refugees to be transported, so he had to work hard for the officers and soldiers of the Naval Division. "Li Hu, appease the crew a lot, it'll be fine after all these days."
"Don't worry, my lord, they can survive this little hardship," Li Hu disagreed, "Most of the sailors are Liaomin, what was the day a few months ago, now, with silver hair, full of food, such a good day is still bitter, his subordinates will beat him ashore, don't be such a white-eyed wolf." ”
Zhao Da, Wan Ji and others on the side also smiled, obviously agreeing.
Zhao Lie laughed at himself, he is a later generation, the hard-working people of this era are really incomparable, I think too much.
Zhao Lie got his first territory, but everything was complicated, painful and happy, and the people who were sick and sympathetic were distressed in the northern palace.
Tall and strong Huang Taiji paced in the big yamen for a long time, it can be said that he was worried, although after the death of his father Khan in August, Huang Taiji and Dai Shan, Mang Gurtai is the most suitable candidate to inherit the throne of Khan, Dai Shan because of the rumors of having an affair with the concubine and the scandal of disharmony with the son made his prestige drop, and Zi Yue Tuo was in his hand with the red flag, the prestige in the red flag was quite high, and he mastered a piece of people, Yue Tuo fell to Huang Taiji, and Dai Shan was not harmonious. Dai Shan understood that although he was the de facto prince, he had lost his position as the king of Khan because of his internal disquietment, so he could only sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight. When Yue Tuo extended an olive branch on behalf of Huang Taiji, Dai Shan considered accepting it again and again, because he knew that Mang Gurtai was moody, and if he was on top, his own family would be difficult to protect, although the eighth child was also shrewd and wise, but now Dai Shan can only gamble on this game, and Huang Taiji can let his own horse go in the future. As for fighting hard, forget it, today's people have no chance of winning by thinking about their own families.
So, Dai Shan came forward to bring together more than ten Baylor, gathered most of the Baylor to elect Huang Taiji to become the Khan King, Huang Taiji also made concessions, made a commitment to manage the state affairs with Dai Shan, Amin, Mang Gurtai, so on September 1, Huang Taiji officially ascended the throne of Khan in Shenyang Dayamen, and at the same time established the status of Dai Shan and other three Baylors under him and above the other Baylors. gave these three people enough face and status, and pulled them into his camp.
Huang Taiji can be said to have made the biggest concession for the sake of the Khan, but then, Huang Taiji faced many bitter consequences.
In the embarrassing situation of squeezing the Han people too much, causing most of the Han people in China to flee, most of the land is barren, and the income from taxes drops sharply every year, the Han Wenchen Shangtiao Chen, headed by Fan Wencheng and Gao Hongzhong, proposed to appease the Han people, follow the example of the Ming Dynasty, lease acres of land and Han people, and finally achieve the goal of restoring the tax of the population and making the Han people return to their hearts. In this way, the national strength can be slowly restored, and the national strength will be able to flourish for several years, so as to compete with the Ming Kingdom.
This is and Huang Taiji's mind, after the Jin men are scarce, the war every year is not only serious every year, but now it is to maintain the undiminished Ding, although ten years ago the Jurchens seized most of Liaodong and began a stable life, and Dingkou has also increased significantly, but now these Dingkou are just children, and there is no ten years to count on.
Huang Taiji understands that if it is a fight with the Ming Dynasty, Ding's money and food are the foundation of the country, and the Houjin men are insufficient, so they can only be supplemented by the Ming people and Mongolian men, but at present, the Ming people will never work hard to rob the Houjin of their own acres of women and children, and the Houjin can use knives and guns to force them to the battlefield, but it is also a miscellaneous use, and the Ming army will collapse against the situation, and it will be a waste of money and food. In this way, only by properly leasing acres of land with the Han people, after a few years, they can return to their hearts and collect the morale of the army. Although the Houjin is small, it is only a few million acres of land, and the population of more than one million people is enough to enter the Central Plains. However, Amin and Mang Gurtai gathered a large number of Dajin nobles and ministers to oppose fiercely, saying that it was the Han Chen who asked for the Han people's life, so that the Dajin is the Han people's Dajin, how can we return the Han people to the Han people, plundering the Han people as slaves is the ancestral system of Taizu when he was alive, and even shouted the slogan of expelling the Han Chen and slaughtering the Han Chen. After all, most of the big and small Baylors have the merit of founding the country, and they have more or less military power, and Huang Taiji cannot be arbitrary, otherwise the Khan position will be unstable.
For this reason, Huang Taiji was aggrieved for a few days and nights and did not sleep well, he was so aggrieved, he can also be regarded as the king of Khan, everything is really unsatisfactory, Huang Taiji vowed to end the co-governance one day and take back the royal power.
Finally, the ministers of Beile reached an agreement on breaking the encirclement of Korea, Daming, and Mongolia, and Daikin must not sit back and watch the east, west, and north be attacked everywhere. Therefore, in October, the Great Bel Daishan and the Second Bel Amin led several Bel more than 10,000 cavalry to attack the Zalut Department on the left wing of the Mongols. The first expedition of the Huang Taiji era began.
However, the information sent by Li Yongfang shows that during this period of more than half a year, Yuan Chenghuan, the governor of eastern Liaoning, strengthened the cities of Ningyuan and Jinzhou, and rebuilt castles in Qiantun and Xiaolinghe, and stepped up preparations for war. If these two places are not attacked as soon as possible, they will become a serious problem in a few years. However, Dajin has been conquest for several years, the financial scarcity, the domestic Han people have fled, and the acres of land have been wasted. Dajin robbed the money and grain of Daming Liaodong and was about to run out.
Thinking of this, Huang Taiji felt stuffy indoors, came to the outside of the palace, looked at the palace still under construction in the distance and the working Han slaves, the depression was slightly reduced, Dajin founded the country for more than ten years from a few tribes to a country of its own, after hundreds of battles of all sizes were undefeated, annexed Liaodong to build the capital Shenyang. In the future, Daikin will also be in his own hands. Although it was very difficult to start a war between the east and the west, Huang Taiji was relieved to think about the field strength of the Ming army, but it was just a loss of a lot of money and grain, and after a few years, he would monopolize the power, reuse Hanchen, and resume farming, it will definitely improve.
Although he made up his mind to conquer, the order of the attack and the selection of the troops were all things that made Huang Taiji nerve-wracking.
At present, except for the three major Baylors, Baylor does not have the ability to dominate the overall situation, either they do not have the ability to command the whole army, or they do not have the corresponding prestige.
Dai Shan is now not sharp enough, not enough to be worthy of the heavy responsibility, Mang Gurtai has courage and little strategy, but as the main general of an army to attack North Korea is enough, but Huang Taiji does not want to increase his prestige, Mang Gurtai is fighting with him for the throne fiercely, before the Khan position is stable, Huang Taiji is never at ease to let him take charge of the army alone, Amin can be regarded as a fierce general, but arrogant and brutal, well, it is Amin, however, there must be some reliable manpower around him to supervise, this must also be carefully considered, this master from time to time brains, Don't do anything stupid in North Korea, and then it will be bad for Daikin, who is not very stable, to be shaken.
Of course, Huang Taiji knew that this expedition was the first army expedition for him to ascend to the throne, and he could not be too cautious, and he must return victorious, so as to stabilize his throne.
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