"Do you think they're going to think I'm going to be excited?"

At the beginning of August, when Zhu Gaoxu, who was in Jilin, got the "Di Bao" and saw that the king of Zhou was deposed and exiled to Menghua in Yunnan with Zhou Shizi, he was not as excited as everyone expected, but looked at the content of the "Di Bao" indifferently, and he also had the heart to joke and lose it.

To be honest, his indifferent attitude was something that he didn't expect.

"It should be, after all, even the slaves and maids thought that Your Highness would be furious."

was also embarrassed, but Zhu Gaoxu smiled heartily: "I have never met King Zhou a few times, he was cut down, what grief do I have?" ”

"But my eldest brother's move is probably going to have completely chilled the hearts of the vassals, and this is something that should be happy."

"What does Your Highness mean...... Will there be a vassal king who will raise an army? Yisha misinterpreted Zhu Gaoxu's meaning.

"No, they don't have the guts." Zhu Gaoxu shook his head, he knew very well the situation of Zhu Yuanzhang's group of sons.

Except for Zhu Fan and Zhu Li, no Zhu Yuanzhang's son dared to directly challenge Zhu Yunwen, who owned the entire dynasty, even Zhu Bai, the king of Hunan and Zhu Zhen, the king of Chu, who could fight well.

"Won't His Royal Highness King Yan either?" Yishaha asked the key, but Zhu Gaoxu sighed when he thought of Zhu Di: "He won't either, because my eldest brother and third brother are still in Nanjing." ”

"His Royal Highness King Yan, like His Royal Highness, attaches great importance to family affection."

Yishu sighed, but this sentence was a little harsh in Zhu Gaoxu's ears.

For Zhu Gaoxu, the intersection between him and the father and son of Yanfu is actually not long, so on the premise of saving his life, he didn't consider the three of them at all when he raised his army.

Even if it was Zhu Di, Zhu Gaoxu was just worried that he wouldn't be able to fight the Southern Army, so he had to pull him along.

Besides, to tell the truth, he thought of the soldiers even more, and then let the eldest and the third die in the capital, so that his future position would be extremely stable.

Zhu Gaoxu didn't care about the consequences of killing the two of them, after all, the predecessors in history were all wiped out by Zhu Zhanji, and he just didn't care about it.

When he was in Nanjing, the good big brother helped him a lot, but he didn't have time to think about how to rescue him now.

"How is the construction of Changchun City?"

Zhu Gaoxu diverted the topic, and Yizha also subconsciously replied: "The progress is good, Xu Sheng has a hand in building the city, and it will probably be half a month earlier than our estimated time." ”

"Okay, you look at Liu Wu and the three of them more." Zhu Gaoxu nodded, and at the same time explained: "It's already the beginning of August, and it will take another month and a half to usher in heavy snow." ”

"As long as it snows heavily, we can be isolated from Liaodong and the Central Plains."

"This half year of winter is enough for us to recuperate."

The climate and environment of the Bohai Sea sometimes give Zhu Gaoxu a headache, but sometimes it can help him at critical moments.

Take winter as an example, from late September to the end of March of the following year, it is the time when the mountains are covered by heavy snow, and even if Zhu Yunwen wants to deal with himself, he cannot send a large army to come.

The only time he can deal with himself is from the beginning of spring in April to the beginning of winter in late September.

"This winter, will the imperial court seize the opportunity to transfer the Liaodong brothers such as Fu Du Commander and Yang Commander Envoy away?"

Yisha expressed his concern, and Zhu Gaoxu also replied calmly: "It's not that this is possible, so I'm going to send news to Fu Rang in advance." ”

"I don't feel at ease when others send me this news, and you have to go in person."

Zhu Gaoxu looked at Yishiha, and after hearing this, Yishiha said: "Your Highness, please rest assured, the slave and maid will definitely bring the words." ”

"Don't take the big road, take a hundred or so brothers, and let Fudaha take you to Dongning Mansion (Jianzhou) in the former Yuan." Zhu Gaoxu specially confessed, obviously the information to be sent this time is very confidential.

Seeing that Yizha listened solemnly, Zhu Gaoxu's expression also changed, and he seemed to have made some major determination.

"You send a message to Fu Rang and Yang Zhan, and ask Fu Rang to write a letter to Fu Zhong, Fu Zheng, Fu Mao, and Fu Jing in March next year, asking Fu Zhong to move to Yunnan, and let the three brothers of Fu Zheng examine the seizure, if the Daogan Meng in the southwest rebels again, tell them not to rush to attack the city, just do me a favor."

"This time, I want to give Ying Guogong and Song Guogong names."

Zhu Gaoxu explained the most important thing, and then continued to explain: "In addition, let Fu Rang send a message to Lin Su and the previous Bohai brothers in May, telling them to remember what the military discipline of the Bohai Navy is. ”

"Finally, you bring news to Yang Zhan and let his father Yang Yu sit in Danzhou in the name of encircling and suppressing the Japanese invaders."

Three things are related to whether Zhu Gaoxu can have additional help when he is in trouble, so they are very important.

Judging from the "Di Bao" he obtained, the first phase of the war on the Yunnan side should be about to end, although most of the famous generals south of the Huai River in the Qinling Mountains were gathered there, but Zhu Gaoxu knew the terrain of Yunnan and western Yunnan very well, and it was impossible for Mu Chun and them to defeat Daogan Meng at one time.

If nothing else, they will be the same as in history, because of the news of Zhu Yuanzhang's collapse and the difficulty of transporting grain from Wuchi Road in western Yunnan, they will temporarily accept the surrender of Daoganmeng.

However, Daogan Meng did not really want to surrender, his surrender was just a delaying tactic, in fact, he was gathering troops and horses from Mengyang, Mubang and other places, requisitioning grain and grass, and preparing to fight the Ming army again in the summer of next year.

If the three Fu brothers and Wang Xuan's father and son do not contribute to the work, then Zhu Gaoxu estimates that even if Mu Chun is still alive, the Southwest Corps will have to fight with Daogan Meng until autumn to end the war.

Fight until the autumn, and then accept the order to go to the Central Plains, calculate the time, and when they arrive at the Central Plains battlefield, it has been the second year of Jianwen.

He had to seize the opportunity to take Liaodong two years before Jianwen, and let the shipwrights of Jilin Shipyard build enough boats in Liaodong.

As long as the Jilin Shipyard and Ordnance Bureau are moved to Liaodong, even if Xu Huizu leads the Southwest Corps to the Central Plains, it will be no problem.

They fought with Zhu Di in the Central Plains, but they could create opportunities for themselves.

"Gotta step up......"

Zhu Gaoxu looked outside the hall, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

Seeing that he had nothing to explain, Yisha withdrew from the palace and told the prince Shi Suncheng about the matter at hand.

Sun Cheng was the first official to come to Jilin City with Zhu Gaoxu, although he was only an official, but he also passed the boy's test and was a student in Shangyuan County.

Originally, he just wanted to come to Jilin City to work for a year, and then returned to Nanjing with 20 yuan to continue the township test.

It's just that after coming to Jilin City, he saw with his own eyes how Jilin City developed step by step, so he postponed the time to participate in the township examination again and again.

A young man who was once seventeen years old is now one in his twenties.

Although young, Sun Cheng has been serving as a deputy under Yishiha for three years, and since Yishiha cannot serve as the head of the palace, the chief of the palace has always been Sun Cheng's agent.

Leaving the matter to Sun Cheng, Yizha was very relieved, so after explaining everything, he took more than 100 Jurchen soldiers to the east the next day, preparing to let Fudaha take them to the Dongning Mansion in the south of the former Yuan Dynasty.

Dongning Mansion, many people may be very unfamiliar with this name, but in the history of the previous life, this place will be set up by Zhu Di as the Jianzhou Wei after the Battle of Jingyan.

The current place has been destroyed by the Mongols and is now in ruins, and only a small number of Jurchens live in this place, obeying the command of the Liaodong Dusi.

Therefore, without the group of Jurchens of Fudaha to lead the way and install the relationship, it is very likely that they will be reported by the local Jurchens.

Yisha left, and Jilin City did not make any mistakes because of his departure, and everything was going on according to Zhu Gaoxu's plan.

The people are reclaiming wasteland, and the soldiers are training in the barracks......

If it weren't for the Mid-Autumn Festival on August 15, I'm afraid the calm in Jilin City would have continued.

On this day, in order to solve his last worries outside the Guan, Zhu Gaoxu summoned the head of the land of six cities to Jilin City.

After four years of Zhu Gaoxu's operation, the number of tribes in the land of six cities and the surrounding areas of Jilin City has been reduced to twenty-two.

Among them, the six city lords of the six cities are still the most powerful, but they are also very embarrassed.

It took them two years to restore the farmland outside the city that had been ruined by the Uliangha horses, so they were very worried about Zhu Gaoxu's summons.

Time has passed, but only four years have changed, and the Jurchens in the land of the Six Cities, who were once able to negotiate terms with Zhu Gaoxu, can only sit obediently on the twenty-two chairs in the carrying hall now, quietly waiting for Zhu Gaochu to appear.

They waited for about a quarter of an hour, and Zhu Gaoxu walked into the carrying hall with the ordinary-looking Sun Cheng, and the twenty-two leaders got up one after another.

"Bohai Khan Salami ......"

They paid tribute to Zhu Gaoxu in Jurchen language, and Zhu Gaochu also chuckled, and then walked up to the main seat and sat down.

"Sit down (Jurchen)"

Zhu Gaoxu communicated with them in the pure Haixi Jurchen language, and everyone did not expect that in just two years, this Bohai Khan could actually say the Haixi Jurchen language no different from them.

"How can there be no wine and meat for the brothers?"

Zhu Gaoxu instructed Sun Cheng, and when Sun Cheng saw this, he also shouted in official language to the soldiers waiting outside to serve wine and meat.

Soon, a plate of roast lamb sprinkled with cumin was placed on the table of the twenty-two leaders, and a pot of mash rice wine was placed next to it.

Sun Cheng poured wine for Zhu Gaoxu, and Zhu Gaochu also raised his glass: "Drink this glass of wine first, let's talk while eating." ”

Seeing this, the twenty-two leaders raised their glasses one after another, and followed Zhu Gaoxu to drink a bowl of rice wine.

They waited anxiously for Zhu Gaochu to speak, and Zhu Gaochu did not delay, and while eating meat with a knife, he said:

"I treat you outside the customs very well, and the reason why the mutual market has been stopped in the past two years is because the imperial court does not allow me to exchange markets with you."

"However, I know that it is not easy for you to live outside the Guan, so I have ...... the court many times."

Zhu Gaoxu opened with the mutual market that the Jurchens outside the Guanwai were most concerned about, which successfully attracted everyone's attention.

In front of the Jurchens, Zhu Gaoxu sighed and said: "It's just that many Confucian scholars in the court think that the Jurchens outside the Guanwai are all descendants of the Han people and have blood feuds with the Han people, so they should restrain you and not give you food, so that it will be difficult for your ethnic group to reproduce." ”

"Bohai Khan, we are not the descendants of Aguta!"

"Yes, we have our own ancestors, and the descendants of Aguta have all entered the customs."

"Even if you don't enter the customs, it's still in Dongning, our ancestors all came down from Beishan to the land of six cities, and they are not the Wanyan clan of the land of six cities."

"Bohai Khan, can you help us say a few good words?"

"Bohai Khan, we have no idea of rebellion, and we also abide by the will of the imperial court."

"Those people don't know about us, don't you know?"

When Zhu Gaoxu finished talking about the attitude towards the Jurchens in the temple, the young heads of the city of Futijin, and the young heads of Towin City, Dor, Qi, and most of the young heads and heads of the six cities spoke one after another.

Indeed, because they know how to farm, the Jurchens in the land of the Six Cities have been in peace and self-contained since the Tumubao Revolution in the early Ming Dynasty and have also accepted the orders of the Ming Dynasty in history.

From this point of view, the Jurchens in the land of the Six Cities are indeed understandable to the Ming Dynasty.

However, Zhu Gaoxu couldn't let them continue to keep to themselves, in the end, there were still 50,000 or 60,000 people in the 22 divisions of the land of the six cities, and they could pull out 20,000 or 30,000 men.

Allowing such forces to be in the middle of the three cities of Jilin, Zhaozhou, and Andong is very unfavorable to Zhu Gaoxu's southward movement.

Therefore, this time, Zhu Gaoxu summoned the twenty-two departments of the land of the six cities to come, in order to subdue them.

"The imperial court has been busy cutting the feudal domain recently, and I can't protect myself......"

Zhu Gaoxu talked about his difficulties and explained what it was, including the process of cutting the domain.

When everyone heard that the new Ming Emperor had even attacked his own uncle, they instantly looked at Zhu Gaoxu with concern.

Although they hadn't accepted Bohai's appeasement before, they just didn't want to be controlled by others, and they were worried that Zhu Gaoxu would use them as cannon fodder.

But if something really happened to Zhu Gaoxu, they would definitely be reluctant in their hearts, after all, Zhu Gaochu was the first Han Chinese to exchange grain with them on a large scale, and he was also a Khan king.

If he is deposed, then life in the Land of Six Cities will be even more difficult.

At present, although there is no grain to be marketed, some simple iron tools can still be marketed.

In addition, once some tribes run out of food and are about to be wiped out, Zhu Gaoxu will also provide a small amount of food to help them tide over the difficulties.

In addition to these, they also saw Zhu Gaoxu's policy of appeasing the Jurchens, so since the emergence of Zhu Gaoxu's policy of appeasing the Jurchens, there is a saying among many tribes: "If you really can't get by, then go to Bohai Khan"

In this way, it also expresses that Bohai is actually the last retreat of the Guanwai Jurchens, and the retreat that can ensure their survival.

"If I am deposed, I am afraid that the crime will be to exchange grain and iron tools with you."

Zhu Gaoxu sighed slightly, which made everyone bow their heads in embarrassment.

Looking at their appearance, Zhu Gaoxu shook his head in his heart, thinking that it was no wonder that after Zhu Di appeased them, they had obviously multiplied to a population of more than ten or two hundred thousand, but after the Tumubao Change, they were defeated by the number of soldiers and horses of only one or two thousand.

In the final analysis, it is difficult to produce a person like Wanyan Aguda for thousands of years, and without the help of external forces, even a careerist like Nurhachi is at most just a commander of the left guard of Jianzhou.

Their group of people did not have the ambition to complete the battle of Yan Agu, nor did they have the ambition to divide Liaodong like Nurhachi, so it was difficult to complete the unification of the Guanwai.

It's just that this is fine, the Jurchens without the male lord are easier to control themselves.

"Bohai Khan, can't you think of another way?"

"Yes, the children of our tribe in the past two years have starved to death because they have not had enough food after birth, and they will not live to grow up."

"Bohai Khan, if this continues, many of us will starve to death."

The land of the Six Cities has reached the point of exhaustion, and it is difficult for the population to continue to reproduce, so they all yearn for Zhu Gaoxu to start the grain market again.

In this regard, Zhu Gaoxu also pretended to be embarrassed, making everyone's hearts hang in their throats.

"I ......" Zhu Gaoxu wanted to speak and stopped, and finally gritted his teeth under the gaze of everyone and said: "I can restart the grain trade, but you have to promise me one thing." ”

"If you say it, we'll do it!"

Everyone spoke one after another, and Zhu Gaoxu also nodded and said: "If I am punished by the imperial court for exchanging grain with you, or even send troops to suppress it, then I need you to send troops to obey my dispatch." ”

"This ......" Hearing Zhu Gaoxu's words, many leaders who were accustomed to peace and happiness looked at each other.

At the critical moment, the young man of Futijin City stood up: "There is no problem with Futijin, you let the children of Futijin eat enough, and we will naturally repay you." ”

"There are more than 10,000 people in Futijin City, and there are more than 4,000 men, and we are willing to transfer 3,000 people to listen to your moderation!"

It is no secret that the Bohai Sea has stopped the mutual market in the past few years, but where the food in the city is not enough to eat, the Bohai Sea will always open some mutual markets to help them privately, which is no secret.

After all, because of Zhu Gaoxu's help, Futijin City is now the most prosperous big city in the land of the six cities, and the one with the largest population.

Seeing that Ta Lost all stood up, and handed over more than seventy percent of the men to protect Zhu Gaoxu, in order to obtain the qualification for the grain market, they also spoke one after another: "Towin City can transfer two thousand men!" ”

"Furthwood City can transfer two thousand men!"

"Fu kicks Xicheng and can transfer 1,800 men......"

For a while, the twenty-two heads spoke one after another, and Zhu Gaoxu listened while calculating in his heart.

He had already mastered the approximate population and number of males in these twenty-two tribes, so he could naturally know from them how many people had produced in which tribes, and how many males had in the population of his tribe.

According to his calculations, the head of the 22 divisions has transferred about 17,000 men to himself, which is basically more than two-thirds of their total number of men.

Obviously, none of them wanted to fall on their own.

"Good!" Hearing everyone's words, Zhu Gaoxu also bowed his head and said: "Although I don't have a plan in my hand, I won't treat you harshly." ”

"The soldiers and horses you transferred are also under the command of your own people, and Bohai will only send some people to train them with you."

"From today onwards, the young head of Futijin City will be the commander of the left guard of Zhaozhou, and he will be in charge of the headquarters."

"Grant Dor, the young head of Wencheng, and Qi as the commanders of the right guard of Zhaozhou, and govern the headquarters."

"Grant Nimatsa, the young head of Fusimu City, as the commander of the Changchun Left Guard, and govern the headquarters."

"Grant Fu to kick the young man of Xicheng Tower, Thorn Chi, as the commander of the right guard of Changchun, and govern the headquarters."

"Grant ......"

Zhu Gaoxu canonized the twenty-two heads and the young heads as commanders and officials of thousands of households in one go.

Under the establishment of the original Jilin Guard, the two guards of Zhaozhou, the two guards of Changchun, the two guards of Jilin, and the two guards of Andong were added, totaling eight guards.

The number of soldiers under the command of the eight guards is more than 2,000, and Zhu Gaoxu will increase the number of soldiers of the eight guards to 3,000 in the future.

In other words, there are 24,000 people in these eight guards alone, and the 16,000 people in Jilin City are 40,000.

If you add the reserves of Blackwater City, it is 50,000 people.

Such an arrangement made Shi Chenchang, the head of the palace on the side, sweat, and he only felt that the pressure on his shoulders was very heavy, but fortunately, Zhu Gaoxu's next words made him a lot easier.

"The soldiers who have entered the Eight Guards are considered to be the reserve of the Bohai Navy, and after the autumn harvest, I will send Xu Sheng with 6,000 people to help you train and control them, and at the same time, I will also bring armor and military salaries."

"As I said, I won't let you contribute in vain, so from now on, the twenty-two departments will be organized into eight guards and twenty-four institutes, and you will all become people with Bohai officials."

"However, after all, you have not helped the Bohai Expedition, so you can only be regarded as a reserve."

"The details of each official position, I will ask Xu Sheng to bring the Yulu document to tell you later."

"As for the ordinary reserve soldiers, they are paid as military salaries according to three yuan per person per year, twelve stones, a piece of cloth, and three catties of salt."

"When the eight guards are meritorious, I will correct you one by one, and at the same time, the military salary will be adjusted to the same amount as the Bohai Navy."

"If you crusade against Uliangha in the future, if some of you have made meritorious contributions, you will also receive a bounty and a reward for money."

Zhu Gaoxu's words made it difficult for everyone to come back to their senses, they didn't expect that the military salary given by Zhu Gaochu would be so high.

They don't know what the concept of Sanguan Qian is, but the twelve stones of grain are the output of almost thirty acres of land in the six cities outside the Guan.

With the Jurchen way of fishing and hunting, twelve stones of grain are enough for a family of four to be the staple food for the whole year, not to mention cloth, which is something that only a small-headed person can wear.

The soldiers are like this, but what about the generals?

For a while, the twenty-two heads of the department all tasted the sweetness, but Zhu Gaoxu's words quickly reminded them.

"I don't want anyone to withhold the soldiers' rations, because only by feeding their families can they fight the front line."

"As a general, the money I gave is very rich, if the war is successful, you can reap a lot of rewards and fields, don't think about deducting the soldiers' salaries, that will only damage your interests."

Zhu Gaoxu taught everyone bitterly, and said at the same time: "After the autumn harvest, you and your subordinates will join the army together, and the military salary will be calculated at that time, and the military salary will be paid once a month on the first day of the new year, so you don't have to worry about arrears." ”

"Alright, let's all eat meat and drink bar!"

Zhu Gaoxu raised his glass, and many leaders who had won benefits also raised their glasses, and the smiles on their faces could not be hidden, obviously they were all very happy.

Looking at their appearance, Zhu Gaoxu's heart gradually fell to the ground.

If it weren't for the slow recruitment speed of Blackwater City, he would not have come up with eight guards to entrap the twenty-two departments of the six cities.

But no matter what, at the moment, he finally concentrated most of the military power of the twenty-two divisions of the six cities.

With these eight guards and horses, he has a lot of money to go south.

While he was thinking so, a person cautiously walked in outside the hall and walked from the side of the hall to Zhu Gaoxu.

"Your Highness, there are a few outsiders from Jixiguan, and they say they are from Beiping."

When the official carefully explained, the smile on Zhu Gaoxu's face was even worse: "It's finally here......

"Bohai Chronicle": "In the Mid-Autumn Festival of August, the six cities of Haixi were summoned, and the eight guards were recruited. ”

"Ming Shizong Record": "On August 15, the Jurchens of the six cities heard that the Guannei cut the domain, recruited soldiers and horses to protect the Bohai Sea, mourned, and set up eight guards"

(End of chapter)