Chapter 7 How to save a child

After Feng Sheng asked this, the meal was also delivered. It's just rice, and the dish is dried radish, with some jerky. Of course, jerky is Feng Sheng's special treatment, and it would be good if the dried radish of the soldiers could have a little oily taste.

Although Feng Sheng has been a scholar since he was a child, he has come to the present, and he eats this kind of rice from the mountains and seas. I even thought it was good. Because when marching and fighting, it is very likely to gnaw dry food. Hard dry food that can knock out teeth, and now there is a mouthful of hot rice, which is already quite good.

However, Chang Mao was very dissatisfied.

Chang Mao's name was given by Zhu Yuanzhang. It can be seen that when Chang Mao was born, Zhu Yuanzhang already had a foundation. Chang Mao has not been able to talk about fine clothes and food since he was a child, but he has never suffered hardship. After Chang Yuchun's death, he was even more prodigal. This bite of stiff rice. Chang Mao is not used to eating.

However, my father-in-law is here. Chang Mao could only endure it.

Feng Sheng thought about things while eating, suddenly sighed, and said: "I have met He Xi in Jingshi before, and I have also dealt with him, but at that time, I just thought that He Xi was clever and skillful. But now it seems that He Xi is the prime minister's talent. ”

"If I had such a son as He Xi, I would have died blindly."

This is also the most worrying thing for Feng Sheng, he only has two daughters, one is married to King Zhou, the other is married to Chang Mao, and he has no son, and Feng Cheng is actually Feng Sheng's heir. Of course. Feng Sheng expected that he could give birth to a son, so he did not decide on the title of father and son.

If he can give birth to a son in the future, he should bring his nephew with him. If not, it's not too late to succeed. If you pass first and then give birth to a son, it will be difficult to deal with.

Feng Cheng also understands this. There are no complaints. After all, he knew one thing very well, and it would be best if he could pass it on to his uncle. If not, the uncle gave birth to a son, but he couldn't wait for the child to grow up. At that time, Feng Sheng's political resources will also be inherited by Feng Chenglai.

In short, good for him.

Moreover, Feng Cheng is more loyal, and he has no intention of inheriting Feng Sheng's title.

This is also the reason why Feng Sheng has always taken Feng Cheng with him, with Feng Sheng's sophistication, how can he use a person with an improper mind as an heir. After all, it is difficult to find a biological son, but choosing an heir from the clan, Feng Sheng has more choices.

However, Zheng Guogong Changmao listened to it and was very dissatisfied, He Xi is the most prominent one of the younger generation in recent years. Even some vassal kings were suppressed by He Xi. However, Princess Shangchang opened up another discipline in the Guozijian and fought against many old Confucians. Not to mention opening the sea, going down to the South Sea, and breaking Java. One thing at a time. It is beyond the reach of many of his peers.

Chang Mao's current status depends on his father Chang Yuchun. But although He Xi has the support of His Majesty, no one has to admit that He Xi has become an important minister of the Ming Dynasty. The governor of Liaodong is official, and there are not many voices of opposition.

On the one hand, Liaodong is remote. In addition, the official position of governor was established for the first time, and many statements were not fixed, similar to temporary dispatch, and most officials did not know how to deal with this official position. On the other hand, He Xi's credit is indeed impeccable.

It's just that Chang Mao was not convinced by He Xi in his heart. Now hearing Feng Sheng say this, he was even more unconvinced, and secretly said in his heart: "I want to see what means there are in this way." "Immediately this big war, we must make a contribution. Otherwise, don't let He Xi be beautiful.

As for the significance of He Xi's contributions. Chang Mao didn't taste it at all.

Feng Sheng looked at Chang Mao's expression, sighed in his heart, and said secretly in his heart; "Brother Chang, I, Feng Sheng, can't stand you, your son, it's better to be a rich idler in Nanjing."

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Feng Sheng traveled all the way east, it seemed that he had caught up with the good weather, as soon as the heavy snow passed, the weather cleared, and under the sun, there seemed to be a trace of warmth.

However, the objects of Feng Sheng's focus on observation became harbors and docks.

It's just that when Feng Sheng saw the current situation of the dock, he could only sigh and dispel some thoughts in his heart. Because the Bohai Sea has frozen a large area, at least the coast has been frozen. Even some small islands in the sea have frozen together with the land.

At this time, it is impossible for any kind of ship to dock.

At least around the winter season, these ports are not available. This shows the benefits of Lushun. Lushunkou is an ice-free port.

Whether a port freezes or not is a complex issue, which has to do with latitude, topography, and even rivers. At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, although the climate warmed up somewhat. But overall, it's still relatively cold.

This is also normal.

It's just that Feng Sheng went all the way to Liaohe to make sure that he found something else.

The entire Liao River has been frozen into an ice road, and many people are driving sleds to transport goods on the Liao River, which does not seem to be slower than horse-drawn carriages. Feng Sheng was taken aback, and stopped some people to inquire one by one, only to know that in order to prepare for the war, the soldiers and civilians in Liaodong have not rested. are all doing things.

Shaheyi is close to Shanhaiguan and far away from the hinterland of Liaodong. Hence the atmosphere here in Liaodong. It didn't go over there.

Feng Sheng said; "Such a cold winter, so driven by you, didn't you freeze to death?"

The man who came said; "Governor He only needs to be young and strong, and advance cotton clothes, grain, and coal. With these things, we can survive the winter. Without these things, people will freeze to death. Even if there is an accident, the court will settle it. ”

Feng Sheng thought in his heart at this moment, not just how to give birth to a child. Instead, I was wondering how He Xi did all this.

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In the city of Shenyang, the Yamen of Liaodong was requisitioned by He Xi at this moment.

After all, He Xi, as the governor, is the largest official position in Liaodong. However, there was no preparation for the governor yamen in Shenyang City, and the largest yamen in Shenyang City was the Liaodong Metropolitan Division. That is Ye Wang's office location. Now is not the time for a big construction.

Ye Wang gave this place to He Xi very interestingly. He Xi excused himself a few times. I started laughing.

He Xi really started to do things in Liaodong when he suddenly found out. Why did Zhu Yuanzhang let him come to Liaodong. is because, Liaodong is too suitable for him.

Liaodong is under the military administration, and it is the guard station that directly governs the people. Hardly a single strong man has a military establishment. This control can be much tighter than that of the state or county. Moreover, at this time, the guards had not yet fallen, and the generals at all levels followed Zhu Yuanzhang and Xu Da, from the founding war to the current Northern Expedition. They are all elite soldiers.

Execution is quite powerful.

He Xi was in Lushunkou and decided to prepare for the war, and the second half of the eighteenth year of Hongwu was busy.

First, decide on a preparation plan.

The first point, and the most important thing, is to transport grain to the front. In order to transport the grain to the army deep into the steppe after the war.

The second point is to prepare for the supply of various materials to the army.

The first thing to do is to strengthen the capacity of the traffic line during transportation. On the expansion of the post road. The rectification of all aspects can accommodate the mobilization of more people. He Xi's approach was not intended to withstand the rapid passage of the army. but for the people.

From Liaodong to Zhaozhou, there are hundreds of miles of communication lines, which need to be supplemented by a large number of troops and people. Even if there is a soldier on the front line, there must be three civilians behind to support the battle. It can be said that for the spring battle next year. The entire Liaodong male army must be mobilized.

Just like the north of the Yongle Emperor, even the people of Hebei had to be dozens of miles into an army station to send grain to the grassland.

In terms of the scale of mobilization. Now this battle is far worse than Yongle sweeping the north. However, the population of Liaodong is also far less than that of Beiping.

The second point is to prepare materials.

He Xi didn't say a word, so he arranged a task for Ge Tiangong. It is necessary to establish the Liaodong Iron Works. And to mine a large amount of coal. Even the latter is more important than the former.

Because on the whole, there is no shortage of iron in Daming, and iron prices are falling day by day. He Xi even suspected that in a few years, the iron coin would become out of print. Because, the price of iron is not enough to support the value of the currency. However, the Taiping Iron Works has passed the most difficult period of time, not to mention anything else, the ordnance list of Jingjiang Palace, Zhou Palace, Chu Palace, and even Zhongxian County Palace, is enough for Taiping Iron Factory to make a lot of money.

Not to mention that the countries of the South Seas are not interested in the sophisticated weapons of the Ming Dynasty?

It's just that arms trafficking is not just an economic issue, but a political one.