Emperor Ming Dynasty

Chapter 794
When Xin Wencheng and Wang Shiguo went north, they were accompanied by more than 8000 soldiers from the Beijing camp, including more than [-] people including their family members.

About a thousand exiles escorted by the Ministry of War also left with the team.

The huge team did not rest until they arrived in Shenyang.

Wang Shiguo was so envious that his teeth ached.

Pity him General Heilongjiang, the court only arranged 10,000 Korean soldiers, [-] Beijing battalions, and only [-] people under his command.

Compared with General Jilin, this manpower is too poor.

"I have a present for you."

Chen Yongfu patted Wang Shiguo on the shoulder, speaking earnestly.

Subsequently, thousands of "waiting to return" were also dispatched to Heilongjiang to farm.

Wang Shiguo was overjoyed, and his soldiers and horses exceeded 5000 people.

The Beijing camp, the North Koreans, and the captives are mixed, but it is the Beijing camp that has the decision-making power, followed by the Koreans, and then the captives.

After wandering around the border for many years and fighting countless battles, Wang Shiguo has learned the strategy of defending troops - divide and attack.

As for the Jingying, Wang Shiguo tried to appease them, claiming that after they arrived in Heilongjiang, they would get at least [-] mu of land and become the envied landlords.

Moreover, the generals of Heilongjiang have a vast area under their jurisdiction, and everyone can become a high-ranking official, honoring their ancestors.

The Korean soldiers were even simpler, telling them that their household registration would become Ming people, and their children could take the imperial examination and have the opportunity to become officials.

The Korean class was solidified, and two groups of nobles ruled the world and held official positions. Those who could serve as soldiers were naturally civilians, and they would never become masters in their lives.

Now just going to the north not only to obtain the household registration of Shangguo, but also to study and become an official. This is an opportunity that I can't wait for.

For the returnees, he adopted a policy of treating prisoners with captives, promoted those who performed well to officers, and announced that after going to Heilongjiang, all returnees would become civilians in advance.

In addition, there will be land rewards, and children can participate in imperial examinations and other powers.

The military spirit was delighted by this.

After the two parties met, they arrived in Jilin City together.

At this time, it was the end of July, and in two months, heavy snow was coming.

Wang Shiguo made a difficult decision for a while, and chose to lead [-] cavalry to visit Nu'ergan City, laying the groundwork for the city's construction in the next year.

Cao Xi and Li Shizhen were fortunate enough to be selected. They have excellent riding skills, and they performed well in the waiting game, and they are also well-educated. If they are not selected, who will they choose?

One person, three cavalry, carrying a large amount of food, followed the map looted from the Qing Dynasty, and three thousand cavalry circled around in mid-August, and finally arrived at Ninggu Tower.

"Ning Guta!"

Wang Shiguo reined in his horse, climbed up the hillside, wrapped tightly in woolen clothes, and looked at an earthen city in the distance, deeply moved.

Ninggu Pagoda is located on the left bank tributary of Mudanjiang River and the south bank of Hailang River. Nurhachi stationed troops here in the past, which is the old land of Bohai Sea and Shangjing Longquan Mansion.

It can be said that although this area used to be a piece of fertile land, it is now the border ruled by the northern Qing Dynasty, and the place is barren.

"Who are you?"

As soon as the thousands of troops moved, the hundreds of soldiers and horses stationed in Tucheng immediately woke up, climbed up the tower, and shouted in Manchu.

"what did you say?"

Although Wang Shiguo could understand Mongolian, Manchu, which is close to it, was difficult to understand.

Cavalry are not good at attacking the city, and Wang Shiguo also wanted to close the city without fighting, so he immediately went to find an interpreter.

Cao Xi was lucky enough to be found, and he ran up to the general in a regular manner. Hearing the shouts from the top of the city, he carefully translated:
"They are asking which department we belong to. Is there a military order?"

"Damn it, the Qing Dynasty is over, and these bastards are still guarding the city, so there's nothing wrong with it."

Wang Shiguo laughed, showing some appreciation for the group of people in front of him.

Because he was from the frontier army, Wang Shiguo didn't pay much attention to the ethnic group. There were quite a few Tartars under his command.

Therefore, at this time, he already wanted to take this group of people under his command.

"General, these people don't seem to be from the Eight Banners, but armored men—"

Cao Xi took a look and said cautiously.

"Oh? Tell me, what is a man in armor?"

Wang Shiguo became interested.

"Reporting to General, this armored slave was the old slave who went north to Ninggu Tower and built Ninggu Tower City. After the construction was completed, there were not enough troops to garrison."

Cao Xi looked at Wang Shiguo's face, of course he knew that in this place in Heilongjiang, the person in front of him was the Emperor Tu, and he said in detail:

"That's why we conquered the nearby Sauron tribe, gave them armor, money and food, but they were not included in the Eight Banners, and let them guard the border for generations, just like slave soldiers..."

"So they are Saurons."

Wang Shiguo came to a sudden: "No wonder those Sauron soldiers in the Qing army were fierce and hard to handle. They used to live near Heilongjiang, such a cold and miserable place, no wonder they were born to be soldiers."

Thinking of this, he was overjoyed, and hurriedly ordered: "You tell them, we are from the imperial court, let them open the door."

"But?" Cao Xi was taken aback.

"The imperial court I'm talking about refers to the Ming court, but you can just translate it directly, don't talk too much."

Cao Xi immediately began to translate.

click-

The city gate was opened.

Wang Shiguo commanded the soldiers to enter the city.

No matter how many soldiers are hidden in such a small city, it is no match for them.

After entering the city, with an interpreter, Wang Shiguo had a preliminary understanding of these armored men.

It turned out that the most important function of the Sauron people who conquered the nearby Nurhachi was to send people to the tribes near Heilongjiang to collect mink fish.

The treatment of this group of people is also very good. Each person can receive 22 taels of silver and [-] shi of grain per year, which is much better than their hunting, and it is also stable.

However, after the vital energy in the pass was severely injured, the Manchu and Qing dynasties went north, and many Saurons were recruited into the army, causing the strength of Ningguta to shrink to 500 people.

"In addition to doing business, you can also collect taxes. Mink fur is very valuable."

Wang Shiguo was deeply moved, feeling that this trip to Ninggu Pagoda was not in vain.

And this group of armored men learned about hundreds of tribes paying tribute for hundreds of miles around Heilongjiang. After all, this was their main task.

More importantly, they also know a thing or two about the mouth of the Heilongjiang River and Nuergan City, and the distance is only two or three hundred miles away.

In their words, it only takes two days to ride a horse.

This is definitely good news.

This also means that from Jilin to Nuergancheng, it only takes half a month by land, which is only about a thousand miles.

Before the heavy snow arrived, pedestrians brought the armored men to Nuergan City.

This place is already in ruins, only a half-abandoned temple stands, and more centrally, it is surrounded by many tributes.

Wang Shiguo went up to have a look, and it turned out to be the stele of "Reconstruction of Yongning Temple".

It is described that in the 11th year of Yongle (1413), he was appointed as an imperial envoy, an eunuch from Haixi Jurchen, and Yishiha built Yongning Temple in Nuergancheng.

Later, during the reign of Xuande, he was ordered to tour the north again, and Yongning Temple was destroyed. Later, Yongning Temple was rebuilt, and this monument was erected to promote enlightenment.

　The famous eunuch in the early Ming Dynasty was not only Zheng He, but Yi Shiha was also very powerful. He guarded Liaodong and inspected the Nuer Gandu Division. He was the main person in charge of the Nuer Gandu Division.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)