Rise of the 1630s South America

Chapter 2403 Northern Expedition?

"'Those who know the joy of heaven will live in the sky, and their death will be materialized.' The word Xie Tuanzhang has already been favored by Yan Lugong. It is very wonderful." In a large house in Hankou City, Dafa Yonghang Li Nan, the helmsman of the shop, twirled his beard lightly and said with a smile.

"Mr. Li is absurd. My father is very good at calligraphy, and he was forced to learn it for a few years when he was young. My family knows my own family affairs, but my characters are only similar in shape, but I have not learned the charm of Yan Lugong. I am ashamed. I am ashamed, and the official documents on weekdays. I have used pens, and there are very few places where brushes are used, and they might be abandoned someday." The speaker was Xie Yanfei, a major in the army, the grandson of Xie Hansan, a former veteran of the army, and currently serves as the head of the military officer advisory group stationed in Shunguo. It is also responsible for the liaison and negotiation affairs between the two countries.

The military exchanges between Shun Country and Dong Country have finally resumed after several years of stagnation, which is not easy to say.Because Hankou is close to the front line and there are many troops stationed there, the people on the east bank chose this place as the base of the army officer advisory group, just like the navy chooses Madang Fortress as its foothold.

Of course, in Changsha and Nanchang, the people from the East Bank also sent a sub-group of about ten people each.However, this is for military education and has nothing to do with training troops.Hankou is the big group, there are about 30 people, and the task is very heavy.

The resumption of military exchanges basically means that the relationship between Dongdong and Shun has broken down the last obstacle, and it has generally returned to the level before Dashun's southern conquest of the Ming Dynasty.Of course, whether it is Ningbo or Changsha, they all know in their hearts that since the cracks have already appeared, it will be difficult to repair them.Now everyone seems to be getting better again, but in fact, most of them are superficial, and less sincere, which belongs to the feeling of making do.

Compared with the political aspect, the real closeness between the two countries is actually the economy.The agricultural products and semi-finished light industrial products of Shun State have always been necessary for the Far East feudal clans on the east coast, and the military products, chemical products, metal utensils and even machine tools of the Far Eastern feudal clans are also necessary for Shun State. China is a typical political cold economic hot.

Just like the Li Nanxian in front of me.With a fleet under his banner, he has been allowed to open the Hankou-Dinghai route. Although only one ship is allowed to call at the port every three months, he can do this when the shipping in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River is firmly controlled by the Bank of Taiwan. Points are not easy, because it means endless profits.

Li Nan first used a 250-ton sailboat for the Ningbo route, which was ordered from the Heishui Shipyard. It was mainly used to transport cotton yarn, tea and grain, and sometimes medicinal materials and other commodities.On the return journey, they mainly purchased metal products, horses and machine parts from Blackwater and Denglai, and they made a lot of money every time they came back.

Of course, Shunguo officials are actually willing to see this happen.At present, they are struggling to rectify the domestic economic order, trying to eliminate the adverse effects of soaring prices.At this critical juncture, they especially needed people from the East Coast to source their various wares.Because only in this way can the merchants make money, the court can receive enough taxes, and the negative impact of the excessive issuance of precious banknotes and military tickets will gradually be eliminated.

"Mr. Li, you may not know me very well. If you don't like clouds and mist, let's go straight to the point." After washing his hands in the washbasin, Xie Yanfei said bluntly: "The Manchu court in the north Galdan has been wiped out. According to our exact information, they are likely to send troops out of Jiayuguan next year to attack the former Turpan Khanate. How does your country plan for this? Do you stand still? Or a full-scale northern expedition? Or dispatch Some soldiers and horses, small-scale northward march?"

Li Nan pondered for a while when he heard the words, as if organizing his words.Xie Yanfei didn't rush him, just sat quietly on the chair, waiting for his reply.

"Thank you, Commander." After a while, Li Nanxian finally spoke, and he only heard him say: "According to the information I have inquired, Emperor Zhongxing should have intended the Northern Expedition, and there are some senior generals in the court who support the Northern Expedition. The power is also very strong. Several respected and respected elders all advocated to solve the economic mess first, subdue a few princes from one side of the separatist regime, and then plan other things. By the way, I heard a joke, and I don’t know if it’s true or not. He once scolded Xu Han, a senior scholar, outside the palace gate for the Northern Expedition, and almost fought, but was stopped by the emperor. From this point of view, the dispute between the main peace and main war factions in the court should be very intense, and in a short time I'm afraid there won't be a winner or loser, so it's hard to say."

Xia Guogong Gao Mian's work is a descendant of Gao Yigong.Ever since the Gao family returned the military and political power of the former battalion to the imperial court, the Gao family has always been favored and favored, and their position in the imperial court is very stable.Xu Han was the Jinshi who passed the examination when Dashun first opened his subjects. Although his writing skills may not be very high, he is well-versed in human relations and shrewd in his dealings. He is also a veteran of the two dynasties, so his influence in the court over the years is not to be underestimated. watch for.

These two people were actually the spokespersons of the two factions in the DPRK and China. When they quarreled, it basically meant that the DPRK and China had different opinions, and the Emperor Li Laiheng had to make a decision himself.But Li Laiheng is old, whether he still has the ambition of the Northern Expedition, it is also a question.

People from the East Coast have also carefully analyzed the strength of Qing and Shun.The Qing Kingdom has a vast territory and a population of close to 6000 million. The Shun Kingdom has not even unified the south, with a population of just over 2000 million, which is much worse in this regard.But Shunguo also has an advantage, that is, the industry and commerce are relatively developed, and the government's fiscal revenue is increasing every year. In addition, they are a Han regime, and they don't need to be distracted by the so-called Manchu-Han defense like the Qing court. Therefore, the real strength of the two countries Not as disparate as the population gap, the comprehensive national strength of the Qing Kingdom is only about twice that of the Shun Kingdom.

Of course, the two-fold gap in national strength is already huge to be honest.The reason why Shun Country can exist, apart from its geographical advantages, the biggest factor is the intervention of the East Bank.If the East Bank does not support Shun Kingdom's Northern Expedition, even if Dashun dispatches 20 soldiers and horses, whether it can break through Hanzhong and Xiangyang is still a big question mark.

In fact, according to the original intention of the people on the east coast, it is best for Qing and Shun to coexist peacefully.What to fight?Wars are things that consume wealth. Not only will people die, but the order of production will also be disrupted.At that time, where will the people on the east coast go to collect grain, tea, silk, and cotton yarn?Life might as well just go on like this, with the Northern and Southern Dynasties running side by side, and people from the east bank doing business on both sides, mediating in the middle, increasing their influence, and in turn promoting business, wouldn’t it be beautiful?

It's a pity, how can things in this world always be so perfect?Although the time of unification and division in Chinese history is almost equal, even in the period of division, various regimes have been thinking about annexing other countries and unifying the world.Now that the Northern and Southern Dynasties stand side by side, Shun Kingdom is not a regime like the Southern Song Dynasty that was willing to settle down in a corner. It is actually normal to want to rule the world.Even in the Northern Dynasties, the Manchu and Qing Dynasties, even if they picked up half of China, they were still not satisfied. They always took it as their mission to go south to destroy Ming and Shun. This unification obsession is very strong.

Under such circumstances, it is simply wishful thinking for people on the east coast to try to persuade the leaders of the two countries to maintain peace for a long time.Today Shunguo does not have the Northern Expedition, and tomorrow the Qing Dynasty will also march southward. The people on the east coast can only delay it, but it is impossible to stop it, because this is not in line with the values ​​​​of the (husband) of the next (big) man.

"Hey, it hasn't been many years since there was peace, and the world is going to be in dispute again. Mr. Li, this big war will greatly hinder your business. You should think about it clearly." Xie Yanfei looked at Li Nanxian and frowned. Tightly lock the road.

The meaning of his words is actually very clear.That is, war is not good for you businessmen. Not only will the circulation of goods be restricted, but it is very likely that you will be donated or even seized as military supplies, so hurry up and use your influence to prevent the outbreak of war.

Li Nanxian seems to be a fine person, so how can he not understand the true meaning of Xie Yanfei's words?It's just that he also has suffering.The status of merchants in Shun Kingdom is indeed relatively high, but in the final analysis, they are still not comparable to martial arts and scholars.How dare he, a dubious Dongguo comprador, get involved in the battle between these big shots?Do you want to die?It's just that it's inconvenient to say this to Xie Yanfei, so he can only promise, saying that he will try his best to move around.

Xie Yanfei is not an ignorant person, so he can naturally hear the perfunctory meaning in Li Nanxian's words.But he wasn't dissatisfied either, as a businessman, it's natural that there are two ends of the snake.It has nothing to do with anything else, just because they are already in the eyes of money, and everything is about profit.But then again, today's Far Eastern feudal lords, isn't the economy in command, and they are in the eyes of money?Even the local central government now regards the Far Eastern feudal clans as the hen that lays golden eggs.They used to give some subsidies to some extent, but now not only do they not have a penny of subsidies, but they also have to collect millions of dollars in taxes every year. This policy has long since changed.

That's all, I can only do my best.Shun Ruoruo was determined to go to the Northern Expedition, so he could only let them go, at best try to stop them.Looking at their current situation, the domestic economy is in a mess, so they may not be able to exert any strength. The possibility of failure of the Northern Expedition is much higher than that of success.Was the 20 people in Xiangyang Daying in the Qing Dynasty a display?After the destruction of Galdan, most of the army had already returned to the army, and the Qing Dynasty would not be so stupid as to go all out to conquer Allah Butan.

Perhaps, after Shunguo's Northern Expedition hit a snag, and the people from the east bank stood up and "understood the truth", they would be more able to listen to it.Anyway, if it can be delayed for a day, even if it can't be delayed in the future, and a full-scale war breaks out between the two countries, at that time, I will probably pat my ass and leave, what are you afraid of?With such a large mainland China, who can say for sure what will happen in the future?Now maybe only officials and scholars demand unification. In the future, soldiers and businessmen may also demand unification. At that time, who can really stop it?Let's take a step at a time, anyway, the firewall has been repaired around China.

(End of this chapter)