Jinan Mansion City, Governor's Palace.

In the golden autumn of October, everything was harvested, and the shogunate agricultural department also ushered in a bumper harvest.

This year, there were many natural disasters in Shandong, but since Liu Yan became the governor of Shandong, under the operation of the shogunate's ministries, the Shandong provinces miraculously did not form a large-scale flood of victims, which cannot but be said to be a great miracle.

In addition, the shogunate's Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Household vigorously organized households to reclaim wasteland, and advisor Du Feng worked hard to promote sweet potato cultivation, and by October, all parts of Shandong had a lot of harvest.

Of course, this year's harvest is different from previous years, if it is based on output, in fact, this year's harvest is not a bumper harvest at all, but only three to four percent of the previous autumn harvest output.

However, if we add the background of continuous natural disasters in Shandong this year, such a harvest can really be called a bumper harvest, at least three or four percent of the output in previous years can already allow the people in Shandong to live, and when winter comes, people will not starve to death on a large scale.

"Governor, the Ministry of Agriculture has put the field taxes paid by various localities into the treasury, and after making a register, it will be handed over to the Ministry of Finance for retention."

"In addition, the harvested sweet potatoes and seedlings have also been properly stored, and they are ready to continue to expand the planting area in the spring of next year and promote it in all parts of Qingzhou Prefecture."

"Okay."

Staff officers Li Jiwen and Hu Zongming were reporting to Liu Yan about the reports of the shogunate's ministries, and Liu Yan said with a smile: "Okay, after this year passes, our life should be much better." ”

Li Jiwen said: "What the governor said is very true, my shogunate has a lot of money and grain, and there are currently 4.97 million silver coins and 1.18 million stones of grain and grass in storage. If you want me to say, the governor is richer than the saint! ”

Hu Zongming said with a smile

He said, "Don't spread this number, otherwise the saint will have to borrow money from the governor." ”

Liu Yan smiled and said: "The shogunate is better now, but the situation is turbulent, and there will only be more and more places that need money and food, so the shogunate departments still have to tighten their belts to live, and they must not be extravagant." ”

"Yes."

Then Liu Yan approved some official documents handed over by Li Jiwen and Hu Zongming, and the two withdrew.

Liu Yan immediately found Wu Guojin, the director of the Intelligence Department, and it happened that Wu Guojin also brought some information to prepare for the report.

"Governor, Hong Chengchou led his troops to set off, and he has already left Beizhili, entered Shanxi through Jingcheng Pass, and the 110,000 army went straight to Taiyuan Mansion."

Liu Yan frowned slightly, Hong Chengchou was so eager for quick success, and the army was about to enter the siege battle all the way, which showed how embarrassed the financial resources of the imperial court were, so that Hong Chengchou had to fight quickly as soon as he came up, leaving no way back at all.

"What is the strength of the Intelligence Division in Shanxi?"

Wu Guojin understood what Liu Yan meant, and said: "Because the situation in Shanxi is too turbulent, the Intelligence Department can only infiltrate some key personnel, and the information obtained cannot be investigated. The Doge wants ......"

Liu Yan waved his hand and said, "No need, as long as you can find out the basic movements of Hong Chengchou's army." ”

Wu Guojin said affirmatively: "This is no problem, but the specific situation can only be reported once every three to five days, which is already the limit of the Intelligence Department." ”

"Yes, you can."

While he was talking, Tian Huixu, the head of the shogunate's military department, asked to see him.

At this time, the affairs of Lingshanwei Shipyard have been on the right track, and the overall construction of the shipyard and port has begun to take shape, and the rest is various auxiliary facilities

construction, as well as the specific improvement of various places, the recruitment of manpower, and so on.

The officials of the Shogunate's military department were responsible for these situations, and after Tian Huixu was properly deployed, he rushed back to the capital of Jinan.

"Governor, the Shogunate's military department has received an urgent report from the garrison troops of Dongchang Mansion and Yanzhou Prefecture, and there is a small group of thieves and soldiers who are suddenly in Shandong."

Liu Yan's face was solemn and said, "What is the specific situation?" ”

"The thieves who broke into Shandong were all scouts of various departments, mixed with some horsemen, the number was small, the number was hundreds, the minimum was a dozen, all for the purpose of spying on intelligence and disrupting the place. After analysis, the Shogunate War Department believed that this should be a thief deliberately testing our army. ”

Liu Yan stared at Yutu for a long time, and then said, "What is the movement of the thieves' battalions now?" Are they still scattered all over the place? ”

Wu Guojin and Tian Huixu glanced at each other, obviously both of them had some news, but they were not very sure, so they did not report it to Liu Yan.

Tian Huixu said: "The shogunate military department has received some information, but it has not been confirmed, and there are many conflicts between the news from all sides. It is said that there have been many transfers of the thieves' departments recently, but the specific direction of the transfer is not clear, some sources say that it is to the north, some say it is to the east, and some say that the thieves are preparing to go south to the south of the Yangtze River in a big way. ”

Wu Guojin then said; "The information obtained by the Intelligence Department is similar, and the direction of the movement of the bandits' troops is mostly concentrated in the north and south, which one is not clear."

Liu Yan said in a deep voice: "In other words, the army of thieves must be mobilizing, and Li Zicheng is plotting a big operation!" ”

The two nodded one after another, and at the same time pleaded guilty to Liu Yan, but did not report the news in time.

"Let's not talk about it yet

In the future, the Ministry of War and the Intelligence Department will wake up a little, and I don't want to see such mistakes again. ”

"Yes!"

Then Liu Yan said: "If the governor is Li Zicheng, at this time, he will definitely divide a part of the main force to go north to Shanxi to block Hong Chengchou's department, and at the same time use most of the main force to go south to the south of the Yangtze River, completely cut off the financial and tax land of the imperial court, and control the population and wealth of several provinces in the south of the Yangtze River." After succeeding, he recuperated for two to three years, digested the population and wealth under his rule into military strength, and then waved his army north, all the way out of Shanxi to take Beijing City, and then divided his troops to capture Shanhaiguan to block the southward road of the Qing army; All the way from Nanzhili to send troops, all the way to Shandong, to contain the strength of our Shandong New Army, so, the world can be determined! ”

"It's just that in the opinion of the governor, Li Zicheng has made great achievements in tactics, but he is an idiot in strategy, and he has no long-term vision at all, Li Zicheng only knows how to sweep the world, but he doesn't know how to develop his strength and govern the place."

"Therefore, the frequent mobilization of the army of thieves this time is definitely not to go south to the south of the Yangtze River, but to go north to the north and go straight to the north!"

Wu Guojin and Tian Huixu were taken aback, could it be that Li Zicheng wanted to fight a big war to change the dynasty?

Tian Huixu said: "Governor, I have more than 100,000 elites in Shandong, and Li Zicheng dares to wave his army north?" Where did he get the guts? ”

Wu Guojin also frowned, and said: "In the current world, there is my Shandong New Army inside, and the Qing Army is eyeing you outside, at this time Li Zicheng wants to take Beijing City and change the dynasty, is his brain kicked by a donkey?" Li Zicheng should at least stabilize the basic market first, and when his strength allows, defeat our new army, and then be qualified to win the championship

？ ”

Liu Yan sneered and said: "That's why I said that Li Zicheng has no strategic vision at all, although Li Zicheng calls himself a hero, but Zhang Shicheng, Chen Youliang, Fang Guozhen and others at the end of the Yuan Dynasty are not at the same level at all, and Li Zicheng is not worthy of lifting shoes for them!" ”

The same is true of Li Zicheng in history, after the establishment of Dashun in Xi'an, the safest and most rational way should be to negotiate peace with the Ming Dynasty, at least it should maintain the situation of no war and no peace, with the military strength of the Ming Dynasty at that time, it is not difficult to maintain the situation of no war and no peace.

Then Li Zicheng should seize the time to stabilize the locality, resume production, and reorganize the army of thieves from a rogue army into a regular army with strict military discipline, well-equipped, and strict training.

However, Li Zicheng did not do this, but in a daze, without a macro strategy, and without establishing a political power, the overall governance concept and strategic planning, he led the army all the way to the east, took the city of Beijing, and forced Emperor Chongzhen to death.

Then he led the army to be beaten by Wu Sangui and the Qing army in a stone, and after the Qing army entered the customs, Li Zicheng's million-strong army collapsed. This series of operations is like a drunk driving a car, his brain is completely blinded, he doesn't know anything, he doesn't understand anything, he only knows that he stepped on the accelerator to the end, and he ended up dead in a blink of an eye.

Therefore, in the face of an opponent like Li Zicheng, Liu Yan should not treat a sinister and cunning enemy like the Manchu Qing Dynasty, but should respond and deploy with the attitude of treating "beginners".

"The Shogunate Military Department immediately transferred the left battalion of the new army to Dongchang Mansion to deploy defenses, and transferred the right battalion of the new army to Yanzhou Mansion to deploy defenses, together with the local garrison army, to prevent thieves

Possible offensive of the army. ”

"Yes."

Then Tian Huixu asked: "Governor, if Li Zicheng really wants to lead the army to break into the capital, it is estimated that it will not be so easy, after all, the army of several towns led by Hong Chengchou is in Shanxi, and the 110,000 elite army can't stop the bandits?" ”

In the end, Tian Huixu's tone also became very unconfident, and Wu Guojin sighed even more.

Liu Yan said: "Hong Chengchou's department is now difficult to protect itself, it is estimated that it will not be long before the money and grain given by the imperial court will be cut off, and the idea of letting Hong Chengchou lead the army to block the army of thieves is very unrealistic." ”

"In this way, the news that Li Zicheng is about to move north will be spread, and the Intelligence Department will immediately order the people in all parts of the North Zhili to do it, hoping to wake up the ministers of the DPRK and China."

"Yes."

Wu Guojin immediately resigned and went to make arrangements.

And Tian Huixu asked: "Is the governor trying to force the Holy Edict to mobilize my new army to participate in the war?" ”

Liu Yan sneered and said: "Now the Holy Lord and those Donglin parties in the court and the central government have compared me Liu Yan to Dong Zhuo of the former Han Dynasty, thinking that I am a warlord who supports the army and is the most threatening to the imperial court today. Even if I want to stabilize the world and work for the good of the court, I can't prove myself. ”

"You remember, there is no way to prove your innocence in such a thing, because the person who framed and suppressed you knows better than anyone how wronged you are! So, don't all the people in the DPRK and the Central Committee think that I, Liu Yan, support the army and have self-respect? Then I will really be a warlord, and now that the imperial court is in danger, I Liu Yan also needs an edict: the edict of the king of Qin, who recruited new troops into Beijing! ”

Tian Huixu suddenly changed color when he heard this, but it was not shocked, but

It was excitement, and there was a strange glint in his eyes.

A few days later, Hong Chengchou led his troops to capture the city of Taiyuan, and then led his troops to garrison Taiyuan.

But what Hong Chengchou and the chief military officers of the towns did not expect was that the treasury in Taiyuan City was empty, and the soldiers of the Ming army dug three feet of ground in the city, and only found more than 300 stones of grain, which was not enough for the army to consume for a day.

Immediately, the soldiers and horses in the towns began to stalemate, and Hong Chengchou had to order the soldiers and horses to loot money and grain in the city, and snatch grain and livestock from the hands of the people in the city, which temporarily pacified the soldiers and horses in the towns.

Just this order, the people in Taiyuan City suffered, before they had been robbed by thieves and soldiers for a while, and now the officials and soldiers came to loot again, and suddenly the people in the city could not survive, and they clashed with the officials and soldiers, and thousands of people were killed in one day, and the city was in chaos.

After Hong Chengchou received the report from the Governor Battalion, he did not interfere, but only ordered all departments to strengthen their vigilance.

At this time, Hong Chengchou was most concerned about the situation of Liu Yan, the governor of Shandong.

"With this handwritten letter from the governor, you immediately rush to the capital of Jinan, and you must personally hand it over to Liu Yan, the governor of Shandong. This matter is related to the life and death of the 110,000 army, and the comfort of the imperial court. ”

Hong Chengchou handed over a secret letter to a garrison of the Governor's Battalion, who was Hong Chengchou's henchman, who had been under Hong Chengchou's command since Hong Chengchou led the Qin army to encircle and suppress the thieves.

At this time, the guard put the letter away closely, and then clasped his fists and said: "Please rest assured, my subordinates will definitely live up to their mission!" ”

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