The back door of my house can last until the end of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 143 Incorporating Yansui Town

Sun Jie sat in the front hall, accepting these people's visit.

In any case, Sun Jie is the commander-in-chief of Shaanxi, especially now that he is holding a large army, he is fully qualified to accept the visit of these people.

These people in batches saluted Sun Jie who was sitting on the main seat, with a respectful attitude.

After everyone finished meeting, Sun Jie waved his hand and said, "Everyone, sit down!"

Pointing to the chairs in the front hall, Sun Jie's expression became much warmer.

These people sat on both sides according to their status.

Sun Jie asked someone to serve tea and distributed it to everyone.

The tea is the tea that Sun Jie usually drinks, not good tea, just ordinary jasmine tea.

These people took a sip and started flattering.

Those who are uneducated will say "peerless good tea", and those who are educated will say "coarse tea and fresh water, never forget the hardships of the people in the world", in a word, there is something to say no matter what.

In fact, there are not so many Taoisms. In modern times, Sun Jie often drank jasmine tea, which has formed a habit, and he will not be able to change it for a while.

Sun Jie put down the teacup in his hand and chatted with these people.

Naturally, they would not keep these people for dinner, and after chatting for a long time, they sent them out.

As for the gifts they brought, Sun Jie didn't look at them much.

Not long ago, I just copied the home of Shanxi merchants. How can these things have the luxury of Shanxi merchants?

After asking people to put these things away, Sun Jie planned to go to Sun Chuwen's place.

Just walked out of the house and saw Sun Chuanting and Lu Xiangsheng walking towards them.

Now they are almost inseparable.

It is not easy for a northerner and a southerner to sing and sing together at this time.

If you think about it, you can understand that the two of them have the same position in the court, they are both military leaders and civilian officials.

They all have the same position, and they all have similar experiences, so they can naturally get along together.

Seeing the two people walking over, Sun Jie stopped in his tracks.

"Happy New Year, both of you!"

Sun Jie bowed his hands towards the two of them.

The two of them moved a little faster, came in front of Sun Jie, hurriedly saluted Sun Jie, and said in unison: "Happy New Year!"

Behind them were three or four attendants, carrying some gifts in their hands.

Compared with Qin Shang or the gentry, the gifts of the two are a bit shabby.

Both of them are people who destroy their families and relieve difficulties, so naturally they are not as rich as Qin Shang and other gentry.

For Sun Jie, it doesn't matter whether he is polite or not.

"Go in and talk!"

Sun Jie walked in with the two of them.

After sitting down, several people exchanged pleasantries and chatted.

While talking, Sun Chuanting brought the topic to Fuping Fort.

"General Sun, after the new year, are you planning to bring the team back?
On the other side of Yansui Town, He Renlong died in battle, Master Hong stayed in the capital, do you want to deploy troops?
Now that there is heavy snowfall and the grasslands are severely affected, after the beginning of spring, the Tartars will inevitably lead their troops to the south, should we be prepared? ! "

Sun Chuanting asked a series of questions.

Hong Chengchou held the position of governor of the three sides, but stayed in the capital.

He Renlong died, and his soldiers and horses were taken by Hong Chengchou to stay near the capital, and Yansui Town suddenly became empty.

This year is a year of disaster. In this case, the grassland Tartars will lead their troops south.

If you don't guard against the north, with the empty military strength in the north today, if one is not good, the Tartars will bring disaster to Shaanxi.

The appointment of Chongzhen to Sun Jie has the responsibility of assisting the defense of the three sides. The three sides are Yansui Town, Ningxia Town and Gansu Town.

"In a few days, I will go north to recruit the remaining soldiers and horses of Yansui Town, weed out the old and the weak, repair the border town, and guard against the Tartars.

However, I will not just defend and not attack. After the snow melts, I will attack the grassland to the north and completely wipe out the Tartars roaming the north! "

Sun Jie's voice was a bit louder.

In fact, this is not Sun Jie's main goal.

In the northwest of the grassland, there is a place called Altai Mountain.

It also has a very secular name - "Jinshan".

As the name suggests, this place is rich in gold. Since the Han Dynasty, people have been panning for gold here.

There is the famous Keketuohai No. 40 Mine Pit, which is famous at home and abroad as the "Museum of Geology and Mineral Resources". This mine once repaid [-]% of the country's foreign debt.

This is a rich place with huge gold reserves and many precious minerals, especially since it has not yet been developed on a large scale. Such a good place cannot be cheap for outsiders.

Here in modern times, only a small part belongs to the country, and the rest is occupied by those countries in the north and west.

Since Sun Jie has this ability, he must consider for future generations and completely occupy this rich place.

I see, I conquer, I occupy.

This is Sun Jie's basic principle, not to mention that during the Han Dynasty, Jinshan was the territory.

This time, but the homeland is restored!
Those who mined gold mines, Sun Jie had already figured it out, were those Tartars.

This world is like this, the strong have the right to enslave the weak.

In the Ming Dynasty where the law of the jungle prevailed, either you die or I die.

After taking this place, you can attack Yilibali to the south.

When the time is right, regain Yilibali, march westward, take down Anxi, which has been lost for thousands of years, and restore the glory of the Tang Dynasty.

This is a place with extremely important geographical location and had to be taken down.

In addition, the grass and rabbits were beaten, and the Hetao Plain, which had been lost for a hundred years, was taken down.

There was a lot of excitement on Lu Xiangsheng's face, but it lasted for a short time.

"Attacking the Tartars in the north is not easy. After the defeat of the Tumu Fortress, the army rarely went north on a large scale. It has been many years since they went north. Would you be a little impulsive?!"

Lu Xiangsheng looked at Sun Jie worriedly.

Sun Chuanting also looked like this, after all, the military of Ming Dynasty has been exhausted for many years.

Sun Jie said calmly: "Our army is far more powerful than other troops!"

The two were speechless in one sentence, and that was the fact.

Several people said some other words, and the sun came to the middle.

After Sun Jie sent the two away, he went to Sun Chuwen's place.

Brought some presents, made some arrangements, and the day went by.

On the second day of the Lunar New Year, the world was still as cold as ever.

Sun Jie announced the list of those admitted and started the interview at the same time.

All the admitted people rushed into Sun Jie's residence at once, chatting in twos and threes in the front hall.

Sun Jie sat in the study, looked at Kou Li sitting in front of him, and asked, "What do you think of the voyage to the West during the Yongle period?!"

On the surface, it is a question of voyages to the West, but it is actually asking how to view foreign expansion.

The voyage to the West was a great feat since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, but it was controversial.

Kou Li didn't rush to answer, but quietly thought about the purpose of Sun Jie's question.

As the No.1 of this written test, he has a very unique insight.

He didn't think Sun-jae was just asking about it.

About a quarter of an hour later, Kou Li said: "The Sanbao eunuch's voyage to the West was a grand event in the Yongle period, and it was also called the three major events in the Yongle period together with Beijian Grassland and the "Yongle Grand Ceremony".

Traveling to the Western Seas to declare our prestige overseas, so that I will pay tribute to all nations, and it is a prosperous scene for a while. "

Because he didn't know Sun Jie's real purpose, he spoke cautiously, staring at Sun Jie's face all the time, ready to change his words at any time.

However, Sun Jie had no expression on his face and could not see any direction at all.

While talking, Kou Li stopped.

He took a deep breath and adjusted his mentality.

Since you are so intimidated, you might as well let go of your mind, and keep feeling aggrieved like this, which is not beautiful.

Thinking of this, Kou Li's voice became a little louder, and he said: "Some people say that traveling to the west is expensive, but in my opinion, it is not the case.

Emperor Chengzu was a brilliant emperor who was second only to Emperor Taizu Gao, and it was impossible to do business at a loss. On the other hand, the emperors of our dynasty loved money because of their nature.

If there is really no profit to be made, how can it be a waste of thousands of miles?As for looking for Emperor Jianwen, even if he is not dead, he may have had such an idea at first, but then he definitely didn't.

During the Xuande period, Emperor Yingzong also organized a fleet to sail to the West, but it was stopped later.

In my opinion, going to the west is definitely profitable, but this profit has nothing to do with the current officials. "

Sun Jie's eyes lit up a little, and he said, "Go on!"

Seeing Sun Jie like this, Kou Li gained confidence, and continued with his thoughts just now, "My family also has business affairs, although I'm not good at it, but I also understand a truth, there is no such thing as getting up early without benefit.

Traveling to the West during the Yongle period could be said under the guise of looking for Emperor Jianwen, but it was definitely not possible during the Xuande period.After the three dynasties of Yongle, Hongxi, and Xuande, even if Emperor Jianwen is still alive, it is useless. If you use looking for Emperor Jianwen as a cover, I think it is really unnecessary.

Judging from my understanding of the gentry in the south of the Yangtze River, I am afraid that they are envious of the royal family to make money, and then use the ancestral system to prevaricate.You know, since the sea ban began, smuggling in coastal areas has become a common practice. Who doesn't know that sea trade makes money. "

A long paragraph of eloquent speech, not like the literati of this era who dragged words and sages, spoke very rules, were very sensitive to money, but had their own unique insights.

However, limited by the limitations of this era, these words still have some limitations.

It's okay, acceptable, much better than those pedantic rotten scholars.

"You go down first and wait for the news!"

Sun Jie waved his hand towards Kou Li and said.

Kou Li stood up, saluted, and then backed out.

For a whole day, Sun Jie interviewed all the recruited people.

According to the interview results, 20 people remained.

These 20 people basically meet Sun Jie's requirements and can be used.

For Sun Jie now, these people are enough.

After the person is selected, the next step is to arrange the official position.

Sun Jae has plans of his own.

The selected people are not directly assigned jobs to them.

Everyone will have a three-month probationary period. After the probationary period, they will be officially admitted. If there is any problem during the probationary period, they will be expelled directly.

The Wen Senate is currently headed by Wang Bi, and the departments under its jurisdiction are headed by these current people.

Wang Bi's academic qualifications are not as high as those of them, but he is very capable. He has been with Sun Jie for a long time and has very old qualifications.

In the Ming Dynasty, when seniority was discussed, no one could tell the truth.

It's very simple for the military senate. They are selected directly from the army, and after the year is over, they will be trained and they will be able to get started.

On the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, the flavor of the new year was still strong, so Sun Jie transferred Wangbi back from Fupingbao.

Let Wang Bi train these people first, explain Sun Jie's current situation clearly, and let them have a general understanding of Sun Jie's current basic situation.

In the hall of a house in Xi'an Mansion, Wang Bigao sat on the seat and looked at the 20 people in front of him with a loud voice.

Everyone sat down and looked at him respectfully.

No one dares to be disrespectful, Wangbi now represents Sun Jie.

And Sun Jie, in this snowy day, took people north to Yansui Town.

In addition to people, they also brought a lot of food.

If you want to recruit the soldiers and horses left behind there, you can't just turn your lips up and down.

Without real benefits, who would be willing to follow?

In this troubled world, only food will do.

Chen Hu and Zhao Dading went with Sun Jie, while Liang Wu stayed at Fuping Fort.

The three of them had served as soldiers in Yansui Town before, so they were quite familiar with it. With them around, things were relatively easy to handle.

Yansui Town, also known as Yulin Town, is one of the important towns on the nine borders of Shaanxi. In the early and middle Ming Dynasty, it faced the Oala Tatars and was a must-defend place for military strategists.

With the desolation of the grassland and the rise of Jiannu in Liaodong, Yansui Town also went downhill.

Taking Yansui Town this time will allow Beijing Control Grassland.

Sun Jie rode a war horse and walked in the front, with Chen Hu following behind, talking about various things in Yansui Town.

"My lord, the people in Yansui Town are not all like He Renlong, many of them are very kind."

Chen Hu's voice kept echoing in Sun Jie's ears, and Zhao Dading interrupted from time to time.

Sun Jie turned his head to look at Chen Hu, and saw that he had polished the armor on his body to a bright shine, and even smeared it with butter, so that it shone brightly when the sun shone.

There is also a pinch of red tassels inserted into the iron pointed helmet on the top of the head, fluttering in the wind.

Not only Chen Hu, but Zhao Dading also dressed like this.

Returning home, nothing more than that.

"Huzi, how about letting you guard Yansui Town after I take it down?!"

Sun Jie looked at Chen Hu.

Chen Hu was taken aback for a moment, he didn't expect Sun Jie to say that.

After regaining his senses, he quickly said: "My lord, although the general is from Yansui Town, he cannot guard Yansui Town. The general will only guard by your side!"

The face is full of firmness, without any falsehood.

Sun Jie looked at such a determined Chen Hu and shook his head.

From the looks of it, Yansui Town would not be taken over at all.

Yansui Town is very important to Sun Jie. After it is taken down, a trustworthy person must be sent to guard it.

Since Chen Hu is unwilling, he can only hand it over to Zhao Dading.

They are all from Yansui Town, and they handle things with ease.

And if you follow yourself long enough, your loyalty can be guaranteed.

Sun Jie looked at Zhao Dading and said in an orderly tone: "After Yansui Town is incorporated this time, you can stay there. Before I send someone to take over, guard Yansui Town without any mistakes!"

Zhao Dading didn't say anything, he bowed his hands to Sun Jie and gave the order.

Soon passed Fuping, left the border of Guanzhong, and entered the territory of Yan'an.

The road suddenly became bumpy, and the yellow land was full of potholes, and the speed was much slower.

However, there is less and less snow on the road, which doesn't have much impact on the marching speed.

After several days of hard work on the road, I finally arrived at Yansui Town before the Shangyuan Festival.

A majestic and heroic city wall appeared in front of Sun Jie.

(End of this chapter)