Xu Jingchang told Li Jinglong two things...... For these reckless places, the ancestors have proved countless times that it is not easy to gain a foothold.

If you're not careful, you'll be driven away.

Therefore, we must have the ability to use strength, vertical and horizontal, and vertical and horizontal, to put it more simply, that is, to be able to stir!

And if you want to stir it well, stir it well, and stir up a pool of spring water, you must work hard to understand the local people's situation and figure out the situation, so that you can make a thousand pounds.

In Liaodong, as early as the Hongwu period, Zhu Di sent troops with Feng Sheng and Lan Yu, and captured more than 200,000 people at that time and won a great victory.

It can be regarded as Zhu Di's proud work in his early years, and now he is very proud of it.

It's just that after these more than 200,000 Mongols were captured, they migrated south to facilitate the control of the Ming Dynasty, and then left a vacuum.

There are two groups of people eyeing this vacant land, one of which is the Jurchens in the north, who moved south under the leadership of Aha Zhu, and were canonized by the Ming Dynasty and became the commander of the Jianzhou Guard.

This Jianzhou Wei is just east of Shenyang and stretches all the way to the Yalu River.

At this time, not long after the establishment of the Li Dynasty in Korea, there was still a sharp spirit, and they were constantly advancing the territory to the north.

wanted to transfer troops to attack, but although the Jurchens were backward, they were very capable of fighting.

In addition, the Jianzhou Jurchen is followed by the Ming Dynasty, and if it annoys the Celestial Empire, it will be a tragedy.

After Li Jinglong understood the situation, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief, there was no second person in this matter except himself.

Give it to me, it's a cowherd with a weaver girl, Wolong will be a phoenix!

It turned out that the last time Zhu Gaochi mobilized Beiping soldiers and horses to ask the DPRK for his guilt, Li Jinglong once led a naval division to blockade the coast and carry out a landing.

forced North Korea to bow its head, apologized to the Ming Dynasty, and even opened the door to trade.

As soon as Li Jinglong told the matter, Ah Hachu was also overjoyed.

Do you think they will be jealous of the Ming and fearful of the tiger...... In fact, for the Jurchens, their most urgent enemy is still North Korea, after all, the Ming Dynasty is too far away, and it will not affect their survival.

Therefore, Li Jinglong made an alliance with Ahab, supported by the Ming Dynasty, and granted him the power to crusade against Korea, as long as all the territory obtained was assigned to the Liaodong Metropolitan Protectorate.

Aha had already accepted the canonization of the Ming Dynasty, how much difference could there be between Jianzhou Wei and Liaodong Protectorate?

is nothing more than a name, but if they have the support of the Ming Dynasty, they will be famous, and they can even call on the rest of the Jurchen tribes, and they can get weapons, food and grass, which is simply a win.

Therefore, Aha resolutely agreed, and then he recruited Jurchens from all over the country, and actually called on more than 50,000 people at once, and drove towards the Yalu River with great momentum.

The Jurchen soldiers are invincible, and more than 50,000 people have gathered at once, so it's not a sea crack!

What is actually going on, Li Jinglong knows it, and he is not that powerful at all.

More than half of these 50,000 people did not have iron weapons or even saddles...... They are nothing more than ordinary fishing and hunting, intent on robbing.

To say that they are a rabble has lifted them up, and they will collapse at the absolute touch.

But the question is, does the North Korean side dare to fight back?

Originally, they were exhausted by the Jurchens from time to time, but now that there are so many, there is an even more terrible Ming Dynasty behind them, even if they can win once or twice, if they provoke the wrath of the thunder of the kingdom, then what should they do?

Let's talk about peace obediently!

"Five hundred miles east of the Yalu River, 100,000 stone of grain, 200,000 taels of silver...... Hmph, this little thing Li Jinglong withdrew from the army, it's really ridiculous! ”

Zhu Di gritted his teeth, "I only know now that North Korea actually occupies the territory of Liaodong in the Ming Dynasty...... The last time the prince mobilized troops and horses, I said that I would fight hard, but this time it's like this, can't you just be a little more ruthless? What is so difficult about me personally commanding the army and leveling the small vassal country? ”

Zhu Di roared loudly, and in front of him, Xu Jingchang, Huang Guan, Xia Yuanji, and the three important ministers all rolled their eyes, as if they didn't hear his complaints.

Zhu Di watched it for a long time, and he was the most honest in Huang Guan, and he said angrily: "Huang Shangshu, isn't it right that I crusade against the ministers and recover my homeland?" ”

Huang Guan paused and said with a wry smile: "Your Majesty, do you think you want to take a closer look at Cao Guogong's next move?" ”

Zhu Di was slightly stunned, and then said: "Didn't he give all the food and money to the Jurchen tribes?" And what kind of Ahachu and Meng's brother Timur became brothers? ”

Huang nodded, "That's it, Cao Guogong has subdued 50,000 Jurchens!" ”

Zhu Di hesitated slightly, and then snorted angrily: "The Jurchens are barbaric, I am afraid that they will not surrender easily, and there will definitely be rebellion in the future." ”

"That's why you can't really crusade against North Korea!"

Zhu Di was dumbfounded for a long time...... Grandma's, Li Jinglong, this guy is having a good time!

He bowed to the leaders of the Jurchen tribes, supported them in using troops, and if he had a little gain, he gave all the money to the Jurchen tribes. Almost overnight, he established prestige, and Jianzhou Wei, Haixi Jurchen, and Donghai Jurchen were all in awe of this Cao Guogong.

The law of the Jurchens is also very simple, first you have to be strong enough...... There is no doubt about Li Jinglong, who is backed by the Ming Dynasty.

Secondly, it must be able to bring benefits to the big guys, and through the crusade against North Korea, Li Jinglong also proved this.

In the end, it is fair to deal with things, Li Jinglong rewarded all the seized to the ministries, and also met the needs of the big guys.

Huang Guan concluded: "Your Majesty, when Ban Chao envoys to the Western Regions pacified more than 50 countries, he did not continue to fight, relying on the way of razing to defeat raze. Now Cao Guogong's actions are quite classically deserved, and the minister thinks that Cao Guogong should be rewarded. ”

Zhu Di frowned, "Huang Qingjia, what you said seems to be reasonable, but what is the benefit of Li Jinglong's toss?" The land, money, and food are all Jurchen's, what did I get? What did Da Ming get? ”

Xu Jingchang said slowly: "Order! ”

Zhu Di frowned, "What do you mean?" ”

Xu Jingchang said: "Your Majesty has been ordered, Liaodong has rules, we can encourage the people to go to Liaodong to pan for gold." ”

Zhu Di's eyes lit up, it seemed reasonable!

At this moment, Xia Yuanji also stood up, "Your Majesty, Liaodong is dangerous, but Liaodong also has wealth." This time, Cao Guogong sent an envoy to open up trade routes and find gold. But even if you find gold, what's the use? The key is to pan for gold, but also to ship it out...... If the Jurchen tribes are troubled, constantly harassing, and slaughtering the people who are digging for gold, the money will still not be able to be returned. ”

Zhu Di couldn't help but pat his thigh, yes, he actually forgot the most critical thing.

Looking for gold and enriching the treasury is the purpose of the envoy to Liaodong.

Like Li Jinglong, can you make the gold diggers completely safe?

That's impossible.

Not every Jurchen tribe can listen to him.

Once you are single, it is not surprising that you will kill people and sell more goods under your noses.

And in the land of Liaodong, there are many insects, snakes, tigers and leopards, one is careless, and the tiger is used as a snack, so he can only blame himself for his bad luck and did not learn to slide.

But in any case, if you have a good relationship with the Jurchen tribes, and someone is restrained from above, the situation will be much better.

Xia Yuanji said again: "Your Majesty, at this moment, with soldiers, even if you seize more land, without the people, it is still not the territory of the Ming Dynasty." If there are another ten or twenty years, there are people panning for gold, living and multiplying, and settling down, there are one or two million Han people living in the land of Liaodong, and this place is naturally the territory of the Ming Dynasty. ”

Huang Guan also said: "Your Majesty, if you want to hurry, you can't reach it!" ”

Zhu Di took a deep breath, "Okay, I understand...... Tell Li Jinglong that he did a good job this time. When I come back, I will be rewarded. By the way, tell him again, let the Jurchen tribes send people to Tianjin to participate in the riding and archery competition, and I will also see the demeanor of the Jurchen warriors. ”

The three important ministers breathed a sigh of relief, their biggest problem was not the Jurchens or North Korea, but how to control Zhu Di's surging desire to fight.

This part-time general of the Son of Heaven's expedition to the north is indeed a bit difficult to deal with.

"Dingguo Gong, Huang Shangshu, I see, we can't stop it sooner or later, as long as the treasury is not short of money, Your Majesty must move troops." Natsuhara Yoshimichi.

Xu Jingchang muttered: "It's nothing, after all, not everyone can be bought with money, and not every country is the same as North Korea. ”

Huang nodded, "That's right, I think this time I invited the Mongolian tribes to come over for a competition, and the Tatars are quite obedient here, but not only did Varat not come, but they also detained our envoys." I look at the battle sooner or later. ”

Xia Yuanji was shocked, "The Warat Department is far away from Daming? If the army goes on an expedition, if you are not careful, you will lose your troops! ”

Xu Jingchang said in his heart that it was not just a loss of soldiers and generals, if it couldn't be solved, even the emperor would be damaged.

"I've never been against the use of troops, but we have to create the right time to use them. For now, it is not a good thing to rashly use troops against the Tatars, who fled westward and joined the Warat, and the two joined forces. But if we could hold the Tatars, concentrate our forces, and destroy the Varat directly, the whole situation would be very different. Therefore, this competition is also about making friends and looking for allies, and we must have enough strategy. ”

Xia Yuanji nodded, "Your ability to set the country's public layout and plan is unsurpassed. I've always admired it. Just listen to what you say. I'm afraid that the big war won't be too far away, and the old man has to hurry up to raise money, you see, I've only been a household secretary for a few years, and my temples are full of gray hair. ”

Xia Yuanji did not lie, once the war started, it was not impossible to empty the treasury.

"Lao Xia, I'll be honest, you probably don't have to be in such a hurry, our money will come soon."

While he was talking, a brocade guard ran in with a box in his hand.

"Meet the Grand Duke."

Xu Jingchang nodded, "What's the matter?" ”

"Back to the Dadu Governor, this is sent by the Duke of Cao Guo, and it is said that a Jurchen head man gave him a dog's head gold." As he spoke, he unfolded the box, and suddenly there were more than a dozen golden things inside, the big ones were the size of fists, and the small ones were the size of eggs.

In your hand, it's generous.

This gold content is not low!

Xu Jingchang let out a sigh of relief, "Lao Xia, I'm not wrong, with this thing, are you still worried that no one will go to Liaodong?" ”

(End of chapter)