The salary is transferred by the imperial court on time and in quantity, and the officer is no longer able to serve as a non-martial artist, from a soldier to a general, he is grateful for the kindness of the court and the emperor, but he does not rely on you Mao Wenlong to feed.

Although Zhu Youxiao didn't like this sentence very much, he also knew that without money and food, he couldn't afford to support the army. If you hold the money and food, you can firmly control the army.

Take Zuo Liangyu at the end of the Ming Dynasty as an example, because he connived at the looting of soldiers, and when the imperial court could not pay military salaries, he dared to snatch all the money from Caozheng.

In that chaotic period at the end of the Ming Dynasty, it was the robbed money that allowed the soldiers to eat well, and Zuo Liangyu was able to have hundreds of thousands of troops.

Therefore, Mao Wenlong knew very well in his heart that Dongjiang Town could have its current scale and combat power, all of which were created by the imperial court and the emperor with money, food, weapons and equipment, and he was not an indispensable figure in Dongjiang Town.

Not only Mao Wenlong understands things, but also the generals of other military towns. The emperor and the imperial court don't give you the opportunity to think crookedly at all, and there is no environment for you to be domineering.

Supervision is interlocked, firmly grasping the two key points of food and salary and military law, and does not interfere with the military command of the supreme general, but does not give him the power to act arbitrarily.

As for promotions and rewards, the emperor was not stingy. There is a great future ahead, who is kicked in the head by a donkey and dares to kill himself?

Moreover, this is the feudal era, this is the feudal era of the supremacy of imperial power. Not to mention Zhu Youxiao, in the Chongzhen period at the end of the dynasty, there were a few more generals who resisted and disobeyed the order?

Of course, Zhu Youxiao thinks that he has done it. I don't live up to you, and you don't have to bear me. Otherwise, my sword will be merciless.

Mao Wenlong was rewarded as an official, and his heart was happy. The Emperor's trust was something he could be sure of, and this was shown in the usual tantras. But the emperor also often admonished him not to be presumptuous.

Although it was a shallow taste, it couldn't stand the crowd, and drank it one by one, and when the wine was finally over, Mao Wenlong was also a little drunk.

Back at his residence, Mao Wenlong just wanted to rest for a while, so he wrote a secret note by himself. In addition to Shane, there is also his battle plan.

Huang Taiji was taken down as the banner master, and Azig led the white flag, this information has long been discovered, and even the emperor knows it.

Among Nurhachi's sons and nephews, the one who is second only to the four great beylers in real power is the four little beylers.

According to the ranking, they are the great Bel Azig, the second Belle Dolgon, the third Belle Dord, and the mother is the eldest concubine Abahai; The fourth beyler is Zilharang, the sixth son of Nurhachi's brother Shulhaqi.

From the perspective of kinship, the son is obviously closer than the nephew, and the three Azig brothers are very loved by Nurhachi, and they are more than Zilharang.

And the original four major Baylors, Mang Gurtai became disabled, Dai Shan fell into a coughing injury, Huang Taiji was seized power, Amin was even more miserable, and was escorted to Jingshi, it is not unexpected.

It can be seen that the four major Baylors are either dead or disabled, or deprived of power, and the four small Baylors have a tendency to replace them. The only obstacle is their age.

Zilharan is the largest, twenty-five; Azig was next at 19 years old; Dorgon was twelve, and Dodor was only ten years old.

From this point of view, the only two of the four little Baylors who can barely pick up the girder are Zilharang and Azig. And only Azig leads the white flag and really gives him a heavy responsibility.

For Nurhachi, it was an opportunity to train his son; For the Dongjiang headquarters, it was the time to recreate slaves.

It is true that Azig is brave and good at fighting, but from the analysis of intelligence from all sides, he is a simple-minded, rough and reckless guy.

There is also a white flag in Jianzhou, led by Du Du. Probably because Du Du was the son of Chu Ying, who was executed, the white flag he led was the weakest, with only fifteen Niu Lu.

After such an analysis, Mao Wenlong and the generals believed that the enemy of the two banners of Jianzhou must be dominated by Azig. Although Du Du is older, he is only a nephew, and he has fallen behind psychologically.

And according to Azig's character, it is relatively easy to calculate. It is still very possible to lure or provoke, and find an opportunity to severely damage the positive white flag.

The plan formulated by Mao Wenlong and the generals was aimed at this, to seize on Azig's character flaws and deal with him as he did with Amin.

Liao Zhensheng captured a Baylor and defeated the Jiannu Jingqi in the field, which is a very eye-catching achievement. Mao Wenlong and other Dongjiang generals were both envious and held their breath to fight for face, and Azig was a good target.

Mao Wenlong drank tea and sobered up, pondering the wording of the secret music and whether the battle plan was perfect. At this time, the soldiers came to report, and Mrs. Shen came to congratulate.

This old father-in-law-Mao Wenlong shook his head helplessly, guessing that he was trying to send troops to occupy more territory, especially the wide land where ginseng is produced.

Helpless is helpless, hindering the relationship between Weng and his son-in-law, Mao Wenlong still got up and made a gesture of greeting.

"Congratulations, congratulations." When Shen Shikui entered the house, he gave a salute, and there was no frame to be his father-in-law.

Mao Wenlong finished the ceremony, asked the old father-in-law to sit down, and said with emotion: "A certain person can be rewarded by the imperial court, all because of his loyalty and dedication, and he did not dare to cross the thunder pond a little. Long live the wise, the courtiers should be conscientious and conscientious, and serve loyally. ”

It's quite clear, your son-in-law has a great future, don't be ruined by the mess you made.

After a pause, Mao Wenlong continued: "A certain amount of money is not small, after Pingliao, the imperial court will also distribute meritorious fields, and there will be no problem in life." Money is something outside the body, and much is of no benefit. ”

We have enough money to spend, compared with the officials, you still can't tell the weight? Don't get into the eyes of money and make trouble for your son-in-law.

Shen Shikui understood, nodded vigorously, and said, "What the big marshal said is extremely true. Pingliao is already in sight, and the marshal will pay homage to the marquis is also close at hand. ”

Mao Wenlong hurriedly waved his hand, saying this too much, as if Pingliao was only in the middle of the day and was about to be completed.

"The shortest is a year." Mao Wenlong stretched out a finger and emphasized: "Two years is good, three years is acceptable, four or five years is not satisfactory." ”

The emperor's five years of Pingliao's thoughts were reflected in the secret music, how could Mao Wenlong not know.

Therefore, being able to exceed the task ahead of schedule is naturally Longyan Dayue, and that is called credit. If it is delayed, or just meets expectations, the effect will be greatly reduced.

In Mao Wenlong's vision, a year and a half should be able to achieve the goal. It may not be complete, that is, it cannot completely exterminate Jiannu, but it will also be crippled and become a small tribe that has no threat.

And from now until next year's winter and spring counteroffensive, it will be almost half a year. On the one hand, it is necessary to fight piecemeal, and spy on the machine to severely damage Azig and his white flag; On the other hand, they hoarded supplies and trained soldiers.

When he returns from his work in Beijing, he will prepare for a major counterattack. Before that, don't let the emperor be dissatisfied, if you change generals in battle, Pingliao's great merit will not be his share.

Mao Wenlong's pursuit of the marquis is to be promoted to the rank of knight, and money has been ranked behind, and it may even become an obstacle to his bright future. After all, everyone can see clearly how much the emperor hates the corrupt.

Shen Shikui also knew what this son-in-law wanted most, the imperial court was cracking down on collusion between officials and businessmen, he resold ginseng, mink and other Liaodong treasures, not stained with his son-in-law's light, North Korea and Dongjiang Town gave him face.

Hearing his son-in-law say this, Shen Shikui nodded again and again, and said: "The marshal is loyal to serve the court and the country, and he knows it." This time I returned to the island, just in time for the imperial court to reward me, and I came to congratulate him. ”

After a pause, Shen Shikui immediately added: "In addition, I have set up a shop in Qingdao, and I am afraid that I will have to stay for a long time in the future and will not be able to return to the island often." ”

Mao Wenlong was stunned for a moment, but he didn't expect his old father-in-law to have the intention of resigning.

Shen Shikui smiled and said: "It's not that Liaodong is not good, Phi Dao is not good, but it is indeed much inferior to Qingdao." I also went to Shanghai and Nanjing, which opened my eyes, and it really opened my eyes. ”

Mao Wenlong's heart was relieved, he nodded with a smile, and said: "Shanghai is the base of maritime merchants, Nanjing is the capital of the city, the ancient capital of the Six Dynasties, and it is incomparable to the remote Phi Island. ”

Shen Shikui said: "I visited Boss Li and Boss Yan of the Maritime Merchants Association and took a shipping road. From Shanghai to Tianjin, and from Liaodong to Qingdao or Shanghai. If you don't run short twice, you can make a profit. ”

Mao Wenlong blinked his eyes, feeling that his father-in-law must have borrowed his name, and the Maritime Merchants Association gave him face and gave up a trade route.

What he didn't know was that the General Chamber of Commerce had already set the direction of development for the next stage, mainly to the south, and the first overseas base was the Mekong Delta, which the emperor was going to send sailors to occupy.

Li Dan and Yan Siqi's sense of smell was extremely sensitive, and while dispatching ships to help the sailors transport troops and grain, they were also aware of the emperor's intention to expand into the South Seas.

The trade routes of the Wa Kingdom, Korea, and the Ryukyus have been opened up, but the Nanyang side is somewhat weak. As for the coastal transport of the north, they do not attach much importance to it.

Today's firewood sticks are just a small fishing village called "Puriango", surrounded by swamps. Because of the dense water network, this area is also known as "water zhenla".

Chenla is the Angkor Dynasty that appeared from the 9th to the 15th centuries, also known as the Khmer Empire, but now it has weakened, and Siam has conquered Angkor and was forced to move its capital to Phnom Penh. Since then, it has been called Cambodia in Chinese history books.

Not only was he bullied by Siam, but the small Champa country also beat up Zhenla from time to time.

In the third year of the Apocalypse, the King of Cambodia reluctantly allowed the Vietnamese refugees to enter Priangor to escape the civil war between the Northern Trung Dynasty and the Southern Nguyen Dynasty during the Northern and Southern Dynasties of Vietnam.

Why is it helpless, because the weakened Kingdom of Cambodia is simply unable to withstand the growing tide of refugees.

In another fifty or sixty years, there will be more and more Vietnamese refugees, and Cambodian Wang Ge will not be able to control it, and Puriango will become a part of Vietnam. Nam Nguyen sent a nobleman to rule, and Plyangor became known as Saigon from then on.

See, even refugees can occupy it, let alone the naval army of the Ming Kingdom?

Li Dan and Yan Siqi are optimistic about the important location of this place, coupled with the good relationship between the Ming court and Siam, wouldn't the ports of call along the coast of Nanyang not worry?

If the Ming court can send sailors, the Nanyang shipping route will be safer, greatly promote the development of commerce and trade, and the maritime merchants will also make a lot of money.

For the emperor's vision, Li Dan and Yan Siqi are quite admirable. If you don't make a move, it's just the right time to make a move.

As far as they knew, to the north of Pliango was the Champa state, which was suppressed by the southern Nguyen. If the Ming army occupies the sticks, there is a good chance that they will ask the suzerainty for support to resist the attack and invasion of Nan Ruan.

That is to say, it should be an excellent opportunity to send troops to occupy it now, with the least resistance, and great benefits can be obtained without a large battle.

As for Zhenla and the Yue refugees, without too many troops, three thousand people are enough to overwhelm them honestly.

Of course, Shen Shikui didn't know about these calculations. He just contracted a sea route to transport and buy and sell.

Hearing that the old man was going to live in Qingdao permanently, Mao Wenlong was relieved. Although Liaodong's ginseng mink still has to be bought and resold, it has little to do with him, so he is not too worried about affecting his future.

After asking and chatting for a while, Mao Wenlong asked people to take two hundred silver coins and give them to the old man, which was a gift for the gift.

Shen Shikui, with the name of Mao Wenlong, has opened up a trade route with North Korea, and it is not too easy for Phi Dao to be used as a transit station.

I have already made a lot of money, and it is much better to go to a big place like Qingdao to enjoy happiness than Phi Island. Even, Shen Shikui still wants to go to Shanghai, Nanjing, Suzhou and Hangzhou, and become a giant like Li and Yan!

"Minlord?" When sending the old man out, Mao Wenlong couldn't help grinning when he heard this, "This is long live in person, if Lao Taishan is interested, it is more convenient than a certain through the Maritime Association." ”

Shen Shikui laughed and said, "I know, this lord is not easy to get. Let's go and see, don't take it to heart. ”

After sending off his father-in-law, Mao Wenlong returned to the study, sorted out his thoughts, and began to write secret music.

He still doesn't know all about the strategic deployment of Banzai, because Zhu Youxiao has not finalized it.

At this stage, Mao Wenlong naturally wants to fight for Dongjiang Town, and in the Battle of Pingliao, try to have as many tasks as possible and make more military achievements.

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The Liao River rushed, blocking the way of the Ming army.

"If the river is frozen, go directly east from here and cross the outer Great Wall of the Liaohe Loop, which is the yellow mud puddle." As a veteran general in Quang Ninh, Zu Dashou is still relatively familiar with geography.

After a pause, he added: "In the Battle of Quang Ninh that year, Jiannu attacked along this route. ”

Xiong Tingbi stroked his beard and bowed slightly, although there were some sailor boats on the river, it was very difficult to cross the army, as well as a huge amount of grain and grass supplies.

In the winter and spring seasons, the river is frozen, which can indeed reduce a great burden. Once upon a time, winter was the time when Jiannu liked to launch the most. Now, it is the Ming army that is going to take the initiative to attack.

Whether to take this road and attack Liaoyang directly, or to connect with the Liaonan Corps and steadily attack and advance to the north, Xiong Tingbi has not yet made a final decision.

Liaoyang was the headquarters of the Ming Dynasty's Liaodong Command Embassy, which governed the entire territory of Liaoning. After Nurhachi captured Liaoyang, he moved the capital here that year and built a new city on the east bank of the Taizi River in the east of Liaoyang City-Tokyo City.

Whether it is military or political significance, the capture of Liaoyang is not trivial. It is impossible for Xiong Tingbi not to want to make such a great achievement, and the generals of Liaozhen behind him want to monopolize this achievement.