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Chapter 301 After the War
The common problem of traversers is that they can use technology to crush them, and never use brute force to win; if they can be opportunistic, who will bother?

It should be expected that Jiannu failed to attack Ningyuan this time.However, Jiannu brought artillery, built trenches and bridges, and burned wooden piles, which also aroused Zhu Youxiao's vigilance.

In terms of learning ability and enthusiasm, if it is not for the vigorous guidance and advancement by oneself, as a slave of the emerging power, it is obviously better than the old empire that is plagued by illness and inefficiency.

The reason why Zhu Youxiao mentioned Hongyi Cannon Jianwei in the good news article on the "Daming Forum" is that Zhu Youxiao also has the intention of letting more people realize the power of science and technology.

As for leaking secrets, it has not been a secret since the Battle of Ningyuan.Moreover, Zhu Youxiao also instructed the imperial pen to exaggerate the power of the Hongyi cannon, which is also very useful to scare Jiannu.

What should I do if I want to imitate Jiannu?Zhu Youxiao is not too worried.According to his estimation, with the reference of ready-made samples, it will take at least two or three years for Jiannu to succeed.

And in two or three years, if Jiannu could not be maimed and exterminated, Zhu Youxiao felt that he would be the emperor for nothing.

He wrote a reply to Xiong Tingbi in the secret memorial, and Zhu Youxiao agreed to the plan to advance to Jinzhou and Dalinghe City in the spring.Even if it is a dilapidated city, the foundation of the city is still there, and it is not difficult to build the parapet of the trench.According to Jianu's current attacking ability, at least it is a one-for-two battle.

This is not the main thing, it is not in line with Xiong Tingbi and Zhu Youxiao's psychology to only defend but not attack.

According to Lao Xiong's vision, if Jiannu came to attack Jinzhou or Dalinghe City, the Ming army would take advantage of the navy to carry out a battle of ascending, relying on the Daling River as a barrier to cut off Jiannu's retreat.

In this regard, Zhu Youxiao agrees.The strength of the navy of the Ming army has far surpassed history, so naturally there is no need to send reinforcements from Ningyuan.

Dengzhen, Jinzhen, Dongjiang Town, and even Liaozhen can carry out such actions through the navy of Juehua Island.

Moreover, Jiannu was newly defeated, and Zhu Youxiao judged that he didn't have half a year to rest and recover, and he didn't have the ability to take the initiative to attack.And there are many rivers in western Liaoning, which will also become difficulties for Jiannu.

Zhu Youxiao stopped writing, thought for a while, and wrote down an important reminder.If Dalinghe City and Jinzhou were to be defended, they had to guarantee more than two months of grain storage.

This is in case of contingencies. If Jiannu besieged but did not attack, and trapped the city with trenches, it had to be defended.

After two months, Zhu Youxiao felt that no matter how slow the reaction was, all the Ming troops should also take action.Either to support or to contain, launched a counterattack against Jiannu.

Moreover, for two months, can Jiannu's food and supplies last?With their transportation capacity, can they supply it?

Gently exhaling a long breath, Zhu Youxiao put away the pen, read it again, and then sealed the reply to the secret performance.

Pushing forward to Jinzhou and Dalinghe is a very important step in the strategic counter-offensive, and it is also a very cautious decision of Zhu Youxiao.

Unlike Ningyuan, it is in the narrow terrain of the Liaoxi Corridor. Because of the lack of room for maneuver, the post-Golden Cavalry cannot be used.

But when they arrived at Jinzhou and Dalinghe, it was tantamount to leaving the Liaoxi Corridor, and when they arrived at the Northeast Plain, Jiannu's roundabout attacks and other tricks came into play.

Once Songshan, Xingshan, Tashan and other places were occupied by Jiannu, Jinzhou and Dalinghe City were cut off from Ningyuan and became cities defended by solitary troops.

Historical experience has clearly taught Zhu Youxiao a lesson, but today is no better than last year. The Ming army with stable morale, sufficient food and well-equipped weapons already has the ability to fight Jiannu to the death.

"Sun Yuanhua, director of the Xuanbing Weapons and Gunpowder Bureau, is here." Zhu Youxiao turned his head and ordered the palace staff to prepare to put into practice the work of manufacturing Daming heavy mortars.

Although the Hongyi cannon is very powerful, Zhu Youxiao felt that the limitations of land combat were too strong, so it was better to pay it to the navy.

It should be a more flexible and correct decision to reduce production for the time being and concentrate manpower and material resources to manufacture field artillery and heavy mortars to increase the combat power of the Ming army.

After two setbacks, Jiannu's strength has been weakened, and it is time to step up oppression, and they must not be given a chance to breathe.

Dongjiang Town should be a military force that can directly attack Jiannu, how to make them better?Zhu Youxiao frowned slightly and fell into a long thought.

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Tianjin.

At the end of the war in Ningyuan, the victorious envoys took the sea route to Tianjin and landed, and went straight to the capital.

Jinfu Bi Ziyan knew that he was about to step down, and would soon go to Beijing to accept the post of president of the Imperial Bank.

As expected, within a few days, a decree official from the capital arrived and summoned Bi Ziyan to hand over his work and enter the capital to meet the emperor.At the same time, he also read the imperial decree to Li Banghua, formally taking over the position of Jinfu.

Others don't know the importance of the governor of the Imperial Bank, but Bi Ziyan has learned a lot from his close contacts with the emperor, and he understands that this will be an important position no less than that of the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs.

Now that he knew his future appointment, Bi Ziyan also stepped up to learn a lot of knowledge, and had his own plan and vision for the bank's development.

In the Ming Dynasty, there were bank offices, banks, or private financial institutions similar to these, and people can still ask people about the operation methods in this area.

In other words, the Imperial Bank will be Daming's pocketbook in the future.Issue and control currency, provide external loans, exchange and other services, and later have the function of supervising the financial industry.

Bi Ziyan was a well-known economic talent in the late Ming Dynasty, especially good at handling complex economic affairs.

He served as the governor of Jin and concurrently the assistant of the governor, and not only cooperated with Dengfu Yuan Keli, but also formed a horn of each other, and used Qi Jiguang's legacy to greatly strengthen Tianjin's military equipment.Moreover, he did an excellent job of urging Liao pay.

It is precisely because of his talent in financial management that Bi Ziyan can realize the importance of the Imperial Bank to the country, as well as the emperor's long-term vision, and admire the emperor's means of making money.

The coin interest of coinage is already a considerable income, and with the increase of silver coin issuance, until it completely replaces silver coins.According to Bi Ziyan's rough calculations, it may not be less than 200 million taels.

Of course, this is not earned all at once. It takes about three to five years to abolish two yuan and change it to yuan, and it doesn't seem that much on average.

But the Imperial Bank will soon start exchange and loan business, which is a large amount of income, and it will be stable for a long time.

What others saw was that the emperor wanted to attack merchants, but Bi Ziyan knew that the emperor was only targeting officials and merchants, and targeting illegal merchants.

As for commercial activities, the emperor encouraged and supported them.The reason is simple, the more prosperous the business, the faster the money in the market circulates, and the more profitable the bank can be.

Li Banghua has stayed in Tianjin for several months, saying that he is watching the government, and he has been added as the censor of the right capital in recognition of his contribution to rectifying the Beijing camp.

So, the handover went quite smoothly.They are all prepared, and the situation is almost understood, so naturally it will be very fast.

"Brother Jing Hui came to Beijing this time to see you, and he must be working at the Ministry of Household Affairs." Li Banghua didn't know about the Imperial Bank, and thought that with Bi Ziyan's financial management skills, he must be Li Qiyuan's backup.Because Li Qiyuan is old and his health is said to be not very good.

Bi Ziyan didn't tell the truth, how dare he speak out about the things in the secret report.

"Meng An is speculating in private, but I don't know where he is going to work!" Bi Ziyan pondered for a moment, changed the subject, and said: "Meng An's appointment as a jinfu shows that His Majesty has great trust. country, Meng An must be careful not to be used by villains."

Li Banghua and Zou Yuanbiao are from the same hometown, and they are still mentors and friends, and they have spoken well for Gu Xiancheng, so they are regarded as the Donglin faction.

Bi Ziyan kindly reminded him that he hoped that he would not associate with certain people, so as not to be slandered and disliked by the Holy One.

Having been an official for so many years, it is impossible for Bi Ziyan to have a dull political sense.As soon as the newspaper articles about officials and businessmen came out, he realized that a large number of officials would be implicated, especially those from the Donglin Party.

Li Banghua's temper likes to distinguish right from wrong, but he is not pedantic.What's more, the emperor didn't accuse him of any crimes. Arrears of taxes, occupation of farmland, and tax evasion are all illegal. They should be punished, but the methods are a bit harsher.

Regarding Bi Ziyan's kindness, Li Banghua smiled and said: "Thank you, brother Jinghui, for reminding me. A certain person who took over Jinfu is not only the rear of Liaodong, but also the barrier of the capital. I should follow the example of Brother Jinghui and Yuan Fu and do my duty faithfully. Live up to the hope of long live."

Bi Ziyan and Yuan Keli are very similar. They understand the overall situation and care about the country. Although they are ideologically inclined to the Donglin Party, they take a neutral attitude in party struggles.

Li Banghua said that he would act like Yuan and Bi, and he also euphemistically stated that he would not participate in party struggles and only do practical things.

Bi Ziyan smiled, stroked his beard and said with emotion: "At our age, what kind of conflict is there? It is comforting to be loyal to the country and do something practical for the people!"

Li Banghua nodded in agreement, and said: "Eastern captives have suffered repeated setbacks, and the decline has come. Now is not the time to relax. We are going to continue to attack and make them slump until they are finally wiped out. Party struggles will ruin the country, and Ping-Liao will also be ruined." How can someone not know the overall situation?"

Seeing that Li Banghua had made a clear statement, Bi Ziyan felt relieved, and confessed: "Although Jin Township has [-] soldiers, it is the least of the four towns, and there is a gap in combat power. But as a rear support, we cannot slack off."

Li Banghua said: "Brother Jinghui, don't worry. Some will try to send more troops to help in the battle, so as to enhance the combat effectiveness of the officers and soldiers of Jinzhen. When the decisive battle with Donglu, Jinzhen will also perform well, and will not be inferior to other military towns."

Bi Ziyan raised his teacup and said: "If the eastern captives are destroyed, the country will be stable and the people will live in peace. If we are lucky enough to make meritorious deeds, we will be worthy of this life. Congratulations to the Great Ming and the Holy One."

Li Banghua raised his glass with a smile, and said loudly: "Congratulations to Daming, and congratulations to the Holy Spirit."

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Dengzhou.

"Yongfu resignation, long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

"It's good to be honest."

After Shan Hu long live, Dengfu Yuan Keli completed the whole process of receiving the decree, and the father-in-law who announced the decree also put away his seriousness, held the imperial decree in front of Yuan Keli, and said with a smile on his face: "Congratulations, Mr. Yuan."

Yuan Keli took the imperial decree with both hands, greeted his father-in-law with some courtesy, and then sent him out.

"Congratulations, my lord." Zhang Keda, the commander-in-chief of Dengzhen Town, bowed and saluted Yuan Keli, who had turned back.

The great victory in Ningyuan, coupled with the contribution of containment in southern Liaoning, the emperor specially awarded Yuan Keli the title of Shangshu of the Ministry of War, and bestowed a white scorpion python to recognize his contribution in dispatching.

Yuan Keli smiled, and said sternly: "The superior is too deep, I am ashamed to accept it!" As he spoke, he beckoned Zhang Keda to sit down and ordered his servants to serve him tea.

Zhang Keda knew that he had to discuss important matters, so he sat upright and waited quietly for the Shangguan to speak.

Yuan Keli took a sip of tea, stroked his beard and thought for a while before slowly opening his mouth and said: "Dengzhen is not only a logistics transfer base for the Liaohai front line, but also has the important task of recovering Liaodong. It has been nearly a year of military training, and has also assisted in several battles. "Guanfu, if there is a big move this year, what is there to be lacking in the officers and soldiers of Dengzhen?"

The imperial decree is made in the open, and the secret rehearsal takes a day or two sooner.The emperor wants to intensify the harassment and blockade of the Jiannu, in order to cope with the eastward advance of the Liao Town.

Although Yuan Keli restrained Dongjiang and Dengzhen, he focused more on material transfer and recruiting and training. Regarding Dengzhen's actual combat capabilities, he still had to ask the chief general Zhang Keda.

Zhang Keda pondered for a while, then cupped his hands and replied: "The officers and soldiers of Dengzhen take turns to fight, and more than half of them have actual combat experience. But compared with Dongjiang Town, it is still not as good. But if you want to defend, Dengzhen has [-] soldiers." Soldiers available."

Yuan Keli thought about it, and felt that having these fifteen thousand soldiers would also play a big role.Since it can defend, it is natural to liberate the troops in Dongjiang Town and let them take the lead in attacking.

"There are [-] soldiers defending the Luda area, so it should be safe?" Yuan Keli looked at Zhang Keda and asked again.

Zhang Keda is somewhat confident about this. After all, the officers and soldiers of Dengzhen have assisted in the battle several times, all in the Luda area in southern Liaoning.

After getting an affirmative answer, Yuan Keli smiled and said, "Guanfu, we must speed up our military training. When the spring is warm and the ice leaves, the officers and soldiers of Dengzhen will be mobilized."

Zhang Keda hurriedly bowed and said: "Don't worry, my lord, the people in Dengzhen are strong and strong, and the sailors are even stronger, and they will surely return with meritorious service."

"It's so good." Yuan Keli smiled and said, "Marine warfare should be the focus of training, remember."

"I will understand at the end."

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Southern Liaoning University.

After sending troops to contain the Jin army, the Ming army that withdrew after a small victory in Shiheyi did not all retreat to their original territory.

There is a 3000-person officer and soldier stationed in Jinzhou City, forming a corner with the brigade Daming Army.It is not only an early warning, but also an outpost, and it is also an outpost of Luda.

Kong Youde led his army to garrison Nanguan as a backup and support for the Jinzhou City garrison.Zhang Pan was stationed at Muchangyi and Qingniwa in the occupied area of ​​Luda, and he was the backup of Kong Youde's troops.

The original bridgehead, Lushun, became a storage base for military supplies, garrisoned by 3000 troops from Dengzhen.

Although it has almost returned to the state before the war, after this small victory, Zhang Pan and Kong Youde's troops are in a very different mental state. They have the desire to take the initiative and the confidence to fight against Jiannu.

Chariots are very useful. As soon as the army retreated, they began to deforestation while resting. They built large-scale chariots and prepared for the next attack.

The imperial court's emphasis on southern Liaoning is even more encouraging. Just after the Lantern Festival, the Beijing Camp sent a training team of [-] people, and brought in thousands of flintlock muskets, and began intense training and preparations for battle.

(End of this chapter)