Daming Crazy Emperor

Chapter 90 Spy
In the imperial study room, after reading the memorial presented by Sun Chengzong, Taichang couldn't help frowning.

Sure enough, more than 200 million Liao people gathered near Ningyuan. These people have lost their homes and have no way to obtain food at all. They can only rely on the relief of the court.

More than 200 million people do not seem to be very conspicuous in later generations, because there are not many cities with a population of more than 200 million in later generations.

It's different now, you know, Jinling, the largest city in the world today, has a population of just over one million, and the population of the capital is less than one million, which means that the combined population of the northern and southern capitals is less than that of Ningyuan. There are many Liao people gathered.

With so many people, even if they just drink porridge, at least hundreds of thousands of shi of food will be consumed a month, and the court simply cannot afford it!
Sun Chengzong also took this into consideration, so he suggested mobilizing troops as soon as possible, taking advantage of Jiannu's unstable foothold in Liaodong, and starting the fortress advance.

As long as the fertile land between the Daling River and the Daliao River can be regained in one fell swoop, these more than 200 million people can barely support themselves.

There seems to be no problem with this idea.

Question, it might be wrong to act so hastily!
Of course, Taichang also thought about how to feed the more than 200 million Liao people, but what he thought was different from what Sun Chengzong thought.

He originally wanted to relocate these more than 200 million Liao people to the vicinity of Gyeonggi, and even transported them to South Zhili by water transport ship.

Because there are many Huangzhuang in Gyeonggi, and there are also many Huangzhuang in Nanzhili. If these Liao people were allowed to work in Huangzhuang, they would definitely not starve to death.

Moreover, there must be many craftsmen among the more than 200 million Liao people, and they can be supplemented to work in Wanggong Factory, Armor Factory, Chariot Factory, Weapon Factory and other places, so that these craftsmen are not only working people With more, those craftsmen can still support themselves and their families.

Question, why didn't Sun Chengzong mention the relocation of Liao people?
Didn't Sun Chengzong think of this?
Impossible, he would not have such a big burden to relocate the Liao people, and there would be no such urgent pressure to attack, so why not do it?

Taichang thought for a while, but still turned to the door and said, "It is said that Qi Jin will come to see you."

He doesn't know much about the situation in Liaodong yet, and Qi Jin has stayed in Liaodong for several years, and has a unique strategic vision. It is better to listen to the opinions of this old general in dealing with the people of Liaodong.

Qi Jinben was training the Shenji Battalion in the northwest corner of the outer city, not very far from the imperial palace, and in less than half an hour, he hurried over under the guidance of his servants.

After the emperor and ministers greeted each other, Taichang didn't hesitate, and directly handed the memorial in his hand to Qi Jin, and then asked: "General Qi, why did these more than 200 million Liao people stay in Liaodong and migrate to Gyeonggi or even Nanzhili? Is it better to feed?"

Qi Jin heard the words, looked at the memorial carefully, and then cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, the move of relocating the Liao people is absolutely unacceptable, and what Master Sun did is the surest solution."

Hey, these two people have the same idea!
Taichang was puzzled, "Why?"

Qi Jin quickly explained: "Your Majesty, you don't know. There are many spies who built slaves among these Liao people! At the beginning, Mr. Yuan Yingtai, who managed Yuan Yingtai, saw the pity of the Liao people who were displaced under the iron heel of Jiannu, so these Liao people The people were resettled in Shenyang City and Liaoyang City. Unexpectedly, when Jiannu came to attack the city, many spies sprang out of these Liao people, set fire at night, and attacked the city gate by surprise, making Shenyang City and The defenders in Liaoyang City were exhausted. This is the main reason why both Shenyang City and Liaoyang City fell within a few days! If these Liao people are moved to Gyeonggi, the capital will be in danger. Your Majesty, absolutely not! !"

Taichang couldn't help being shocked when he heard this.

He suddenly remembered the inexplicable explosion of Wang Gongchang, and Jiannu's invasion of Gyeonggi in history, as if he had entered his own territory.

It is very possible that these things were all done by Jiannu spies!

In fact, Nurhachi's infiltration of Liaodong was even more terrifying than he imagined. It is true that most of the Liao people were loyal to Ming Dynasty, but there were also many who surrendered and became slaves. Family.

Tong Yangxing, for example, is a well-known wealthy businessman in Liaodong. He has a huge family fortune and a wealthy party. Before Nurhachi unified the Jurchen tribes in Jianzhou, he had already taken refuge in secret, partnered with others to do business, and helped them sell the looted goods , And help others buy strategic materials such as grain and pig iron.

It can be said that he contributed a lot to the rise of Jiannu. Without him, Jiannu would not be able to obtain strategic materials such as grain and pig iron, and would have little money to expand.

Therefore, after Nurhachi took Shenyang, he named him the second-class general soldier, and married the daughter of Sanbeile Abai, and his younger brother Tong Yangzhen's granddaughter Tong Jia became Shunzhi's concubine and gave birth to Kangxi. This made the Tong family the leader of the Han Eight Banners, even surpassing many Manchu Eight Banners families.

Another example is Li Yongfang, the defender of Fushun. This person not only led the army to surrender to Nurhachi, but also used his contacts in Liaodong to spy on intelligence for Nurhachi, instigated rebellion against the generals of the Ming army, and even led the Jiannu army to attack Shenyang and Liaoyang. In order to conquer Shenyang and Liaoyang, Even winning Liaodong has made great contributions.

Therefore, after Nurhachi took Shenyang, he named him a third-class general soldier, and married off the daughter of Qibei Le Abatai.

There is also Fan Wencheng, a famous official family in Liaodong.

This guy is even worse, his great-grandfather Fan Rui was the Secretary of the Ministry of War in the Jiajing Dynasty, and his seventeenth ancestor was Fan Zhongyan, a famous Prime Minister of the Northern Song Dynasty!

It can be said that the Fan family is the most famous scholarly family in Liaodong, and also the most powerful official family.

His ability is also quite extraordinary. The strategy of attacking Liaodong, taking down the Mongolian and Yuan tribes, sending troops to the vassal state of Korea, detouring into the capital of the Ming Dynasty, instigating against the generals of the Ming army to think that the vanguard went south, etc., were all planned by him.

It can be said that he is Nurhachi's military adviser, Huang Taiji's prime minister, and the head of the civil servants of the Shunzhi Dynasty!

These people were originally famous families in Liaodong, and their network of relationships is unimaginable. Therefore, there are countless spies that Nurhachi planted among the Liao people.

If the Liao people were relocated to the Gyeonggi area, and the artisans from Liaodong were arranged to enter the various factories of the Ministry of Industry in the capital, the consequences would be unimaginable!

Fortunately, Taichang woke up immediately after hearing Qi Jin's explanation.

These Liao people must not move inland!
In this case, Sun Chengzong's suggestion is the best, because the rivers between the Daling River and the Daliao River are criss-crossed and the land is fertile. It is the most suitable area for growing grain in Liaodong. If it can be recovered, it will feed more than 200 million Liao people. The people are definitely not a problem, and as long as the spies who build slaves don't sneak into the city and fortress, it is difficult to do anything in that kind of place.

The question is, is it appropriate to implement the strategy of fortress advancement at this time?

Taichang was not ashamed to ask: "Qi's army, Jiannu is in full swing at this time, and the new defeat of the Liaodong frontier army is when the morale is at its lowest. Is it appropriate for us to carry out the fortress advance at this time?"

Hearing this, Qi Jin couldn't help sighing slightly: "If you want to say it's appropriate, it's naturally impossible, because the Liaodong Frontier Army at this time is no match for Jiannu at all. However, if you must choose a time to start the war, at this moment it will be This is the best time. Because Jiannu has just invaded more than a thousand miles of land in Liaodong, they must disperse their forces to suppress the place. Otherwise, the whole Liaodong is likely to be in chaos. If they wait for them to rectify the place and even recruit more After the source of troops is obtained, we will carry out the strategy of advancing the fortress, which will definitely be more strenuous."

This is indeed true. If the current strength of Jiannu is [-], then, in a territory as large as Liaodong, they must divide at least [-] troops to suppress the place. In other words, they can only use [-] troops now. Otherwise there will be chaos in the future.

If they stabilize the rear and even recruit 20 to [-] new troops, it will be troublesome. At that time, they will be able to gather at least [-] or even [-] troops. At that time, it will not be the Ming Fortress that has advanced, but their army Pressure!

Taichang pondered for a while, then nodded slightly and said: "Well, it seems that this is the only way to go."

(End of this chapter)