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Chapter 251

In the Forbidden City, Hu Guang couldn't help being very satisfied when he listened to the servant's report on the situation outside the palace.The deep-seated hatred of the people in the capital for the Tonglu Shanxi merchants can easily be guided and used in subsequent policies.

This kind of crazy resentment also made him understand why in the original history, Yuan Chonghuan was sentenced to Ling Chi, and his meat was robbed like crazy, just in response to that sentence, he wanted to eat his meat and drink his meat Blood!

When Hu Guang had almost heard it, he waved people to retreat and waited quietly by himself.

The plan went well, which made him put his heart in his stomach.Consciousness entered the chat group, and went again to see what progress there was in Xuanfu.After all, how much money can be checked over there is not only related to the completion of system tasks, but also related to how much easier it will be in the future in state affairs!
Not surprisingly, Lu Ruipeng, the Dongchang fan in Xuanfu, left a message, and there were many.

"In the city of Xuanfu, Guo Zhicong, the former governor of Xuanfu, and 11 civil servants including prefects and county magistrates were confiscated. Valuable items such as gold, silver and jewelry were equivalent to about 750 million taels of silver, of which about 500 million taels of silver."

"Confiscate the properties of the eight companies on the list of Fan Yongdou and Wang Dengku in Xuanfu, equivalent to about 800 million taels of silver, of which about 800 million taels of silver. There are about 16 other Shanxi merchants who are not on the list, and the property they obtained is about 800 million taels Around, of which about 200 million taels of silver."

"Searching the belongings of prisoners in Zhangjiakou, mostly food, ironware, tea, salt and other materials, the quantity is too large and has not yet been clearly counted. Mr. Xue Ge confirmed that the food from the provinces around the capital should be purchased by these Shanxi merchants and hoarded in Zhangjiakou .”

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All of them were good news, which made Hu Guang smile.He knew that the search was still going on. In the hometowns of those Shanxi merchants and other places, there were still a lot of their properties and properties. When they were finally added up, the number would definitely be astonishing.

Hu Guang was in a very good mood, watching each one.But when he saw the last two, he finally frowned.

"The news of the arrest has already spread, and nearly half of the generals' households have been dispersed. Most of the soldiers who fled back before have not returned to the camp. A warehouse was robbed, and all the food and other items that had not been removed were burned."

"Mr. Xue Ge asked the emperor. The current manpower is less than expected. I implore His Majesty to send troops again. Mr. Ge is afraid that those scattered soldiers will turn into bandits, or covet the property confiscated everywhere."

The news is gone here, and Hu Guang thought about it after reading it, and then he understood.Although before the arrest, there was a decree to go down to the place, saying that the scattered soldiers should not be blamed for the past.But the point is, the imperial court doesn't have much prestige, those soldiers are probably farting, and no one dares to really listen to the imperial court, if it is a trap, they will throw themselves into the trap.

The reason why the imperial court has no prestige in the frontier army is a very simple reason, that is, the military salary is owed for various reasons, and if it is owed, it not only owes the military salary of the frontier army officers and soldiers, but also loses the prestige of the imperial court.

This matter has not been paid attention to before, but even if it is paid attention to, there is nothing to do, because the court has no money!

According to the news, the frontier army in Xuanfu Town was too scattered.These soldiers have military experience, weapons, and armor. If they fall into bandits, they will pose a great threat to the situation in the north!

The more Hu Guang thought about it, the more he felt that the matter was a bit serious, but he didn't know how to fix it for a while, so he could only let it go for a while, and immediately ordered the Beijing Camp General Rong Mangui and his wife Ma Xianglin to have an audience.

Ma Xianglin and his wife rushed to the Forbidden City immediately after handing over Fan Yongdou and other prisoners. They didn't even have time to report in detail the situation of the escorts along the way. The army responsible for escorting the prisoners hurried back to Xuanfu.

The northern part of Shanxi was completely in a panic. Almost everywhere in the city, there were shadows of the Baigan Army, the Captain of the Jinyiwei, and the Dongchang Fanjun, either with the cooperation of the local officials, or bypassing the local officials at all, and using the thunderbolt The property of Shanxi merchants on the list is likely to be inspected.

Similar to the situation here is the Korean Peninsula far in the east.

At this time, North Korea had surrendered to Jianlu, at least superficially severed the vassal state relationship with the Ming Dynasty, became a brotherly state with Houjin, and paid taxes and tribute to Houjin.

Aixinjue Luo Amin led an army of [-], claiming to be [-]. While sending envoys to the capital of North Korea to ask for food, he led the army directly into North Korea without waiting for a reply.

As early as 1627, the first large-scale war between Jianlu and North Korea was led by Amin, so this time, he is also familiar with the road.

It may be due to the illustrious martial arts brought by Huang Taiji's entry, or it may be that Amin knows that the food is related to whether the strength of Houjin can increase rapidly. Anyway, he is determined to make outstanding achievements in this matter, so he always When he entered North Korea, he plundered and looted, causing North Korea's area bordering Liaodong to fall into dire straits.

Due to the butterfly effect, the second Korean War, which would have been delayed until 1637, broke out in 1630 ahead of schedule.

When Renzong of North Korea heard the urgent report, he panicked and didn't know what to do for a while!

He also knew in his heart that with the current military power of North Korea, it was impossible to defeat Jianlu.The only hope is to hope that the original suzerain country will come to rescue.

As for the fact that they had to form an alliance with Jianlu before, envoys had been sent to explain this to Daming, and Emperor Chongzhen's understanding had also been obtained.Therefore, in fact, North Korea and Ming were still in the relationship between a vassal state and a suzerain state.

However, Renzong already knew that Mao Wenlong was killed last year, and the military force closest to North Korea in Ming Dynasty had fallen into chaos.There is also Yuan Keli, the governor of Denglai, although he is hateful, but he is indeed capable, but he has resigned and returned home.It is very unrealistic to expect the Ming army from Dongjiang to rescue them now.

If you compromise with Jianlu, where will the food come from?North Korea itself has been severely affected by disasters and is also short of food!

And from an emotional point of view, it is a shame and a shame to have to compromise with those barbarians again!
Renzong couldn't think of a way alone, so he had to call his three most trusted academicians to discuss the military situation.

Not long after, Hong Yihan, Yin Ji, and Wu Daji, who were originally known as the "Three Scholars" in history, were summoned to arrive.

At this time, they didn't know that Jianlu had already invaded the capital of the Ming Dynasty and returned triumphantly.On the one hand, Ming people would not take the initiative to tell them, and they themselves were far away, so it was impossible to know so quickly.On the other hand, Amin didn't know why and didn't mention it.

The three of them also couldn't come up with effective means. As for the suggestion that Renzong personally conquered and built captives to fight back against the aggression, Renzong vetoed it just by making a show.

Unable to find a good solution, Renzong had no choice but to order perfunctory Jianlu, and at the same time let all regions resist, and with the attitude of a dead horse as a living horse doctor, he sent someone to ask Daming for help.

(End of this chapter)