On January 23rd of the third year of Wantong, Feng Ziying arrived in Liaoyang by land via the Guangning Guards and Haizhou Guards in the Western Liaoning Corridor and began his career as governor of Jiliao.
At the same time, five ships of Beizhi rebels, totaling more than 2,200 people, were also escorted by the navy from Dagu to Niuzhuang Port and disembarked. Along with these five ships, three more ships arrived including
All kinds of living production materials including food, wood, tools, etc.
Feng Ziying's first task for Yang Sichang, who left for Liaodong in advance, was to settle and clean up the Beizhi rebels who would be transported from Dagu in a steady stream, and organize them in the shortest possible time. The construction of Niuzhuang would begin as soon as spring began.
The roads in Liaoyang will lay a solid foundation for the construction of railways in the future.
Before arriving in Liaoyang, Feng Ziying stayed for one day at Anshan Station, which is only ninety miles away from Liaoyang.
Here, Feng Ziying had a discussion with some craftsmen and workers who had arrived in advance and were transferred from the Gyeonggi Coal, Iron and Military Industrial Complex, as well as businessmen from Shanxi, Shaanxi and Jiangnan, and discussed the idea of establishing a coal and iron complex in Anshanyi.
From this day on, it also became the day when the Anshan Yi Coal and Iron Complex, which has long been competing with the two major coal and iron complexes, Gyeonggi Coal and Iron Complex and Jiangnan Liguo Coal and Iron Complex for the number one ranking in the country, was established.
The businessmen who arrived early included Wang Shaoquan, the newly elected president of the Shanshan-Shaanxi Chamber of Commerce and representative of the Wang family of Shanxi merchants, Weng Qiyang, president of the Jiangnan Chamber of Commerce and representative of the Weng family of the Dongting Merchant Gang, and He Tingfa, president of the Salt Merchant Chamber of Commerce and representative of the Yangzhou salt merchants, all of whom were Feng Ziying
An old acquaintance of many years.
This place is still a piece of white land. Although Anshan Station is very close to Liaoyang City, it is still just a station after all, and it is still far from the industrial center that Feng Ziying expected.
But Feng Ziying is confident that within three years, the mountainous countryside will undergo tremendous changes and it will become the most important industrial center in Liaodong in the future.
After two hours of discussions with the craftsmen, and the promise that 10% of the annual dividends from the future profits of the consortium will be used to reward all craftsmen who have contributed in the construction and production process, Feng Ziying's sincere attitude made the original
The hearts of the craftsmen and workers who were transferred to the wilderness suddenly became warm.
Liaodong is a bit more miserable, but even the governor is willing to stay here for a few years. So what can't the craftsmen in Hukou not do?
Besides, the Governor has also promised that the roads will be repaired quickly. At that time, various materials will be continuously transported here from Daku, Dengzhou, and even from Jiangnan, making this place quickly become a
In a town or city with tens of thousands or even 100,000 people, it’s really hard to say whether they can go back by then.
In particular, the Governor also stated that he would allocate land to everyone free of charge, which was another irresistible stimulus for the craftsmen.
No matter what their descendants may do in the future, being able to inherit dozens of acres of land is extremely attractive to anyone.
Whether it was painting cakes or cheering them up, in short, Feng Ziying's discussion completely calmed and mobilized the emotions of the craftsmen who were still somewhat resentful and resistant before.
This group of people is no better than a mob. The future development of the coal and iron complex needs these people to be the main force. Without adequate benefits, how can a newly built workshop in the wilderness be compared with the already well-established Gyeonggi Coal and Iron and Xuzhou Liguo?
Competition among coal and iron complexes?
The enthusiasm of the craftsmen and workers has been mobilized, and it will be much easier for the businessmen.
Relying on her famous reputation, Feng Ziying is not worried about the worries of businessmen.
After taking them to see the mining areas that had already been explored, the businessmen felt more at ease.
As long as there are mines, and if the road from Niuzhuang to Anshanyi can be built with the constant flow of insurgents, there will be no worries about sales.
Moreover, there is no shortage of coal mines and iron ores here in Anshanyi. In addition, it is close to Liaoyang, the center of the future development of Liaodong. Especially the military demand will only be greater, so the early sales can be guaranteed. In addition, Feng Ziying's request
To build a pure railway track, there is a huge demand. As long as it survives the first few years, money will continue to fall into your pocket in the future.
The attitude of the businessmen became more positive, and Feng Ziying became more confident.
With limited financial support from the court, Feng Ziying could only gain the support of businessmen by asking for more autonomy and converting her autonomy into resources.
Trade concessions such as ginseng mining, fur mining, and gold mining are not worth mentioning in Feng Ziying's mind. The future development of Liaodong must ultimately be based on industry.
The coal, steel and building materials industries along the Anshan-Benxi line, plus the agricultural feedback that may be brought about by the construction of water conservancy facilities in the future on the black soil, are more than enough to accommodate one to two million people, and it will be able to accommodate three to five million people in the future.
It is not impossible, and the two ports of Jinzhou and Niuzhuang will also become the throughput hubs driving Liaodong sea trade.
After arriving in Liaoyang, Feng Ziying did not immediately convene a meeting with the generals, but began his research trip.
From January 25th to April 19th, for nearly three months, Feng Ziying went from the northeasternmost Shifangsi Fort on the first line to the southeasternmost Jiulian City (Zhenjiang Fort), from the most direct front to Jianzhou
Visits, inspections and discussions were conducted one by one from the Jurchen Weining Camp-Qinghe Fort line to the Hupiyi-Fengji Fort line.
When the family members arrived in Liaoyang one after another, Feng Ziying was still walking through the fortress below. This situation was completely different from when Feng Tang was the governor of Jiliao.
On April 28, the Liaodong Military Conference was held in Liaoyang.
Including Denglai Town, which has been officially transferred to Liaodong to garrison the defense line of Dongjiang Town, and the Shanxi Town army generals who have been transferred to Liaoyang front line, have all received notices and convened this military meeting, which means that the comprehensive counterattack against the Jianzhou Jurchens has officially been launched.
The horn sounded.
Zhao Shujiao, Mao Wenlong, Cao Wenzhao, and Liu Dongyang gathered together. The number of troops stationed in the entire Liaodong Town exceeded 180,000, which was also the largest number in the past. A steady stream of food supplies passed through Jinzhou and Niuzhuang respectively.
Enter Jiuliancheng in the south and Liaoyang in the north, and Jiuliancheng (Dandong) at the mouth of the Yalu River has also begun to build a dock and is preparing to start taking on transportation tasks.
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Beginning in May of the third year of Wantong, the three-year Liaodong Campaign officially kicked off.
According to the strategy determined by Feng Ziying, in the early stage, the troops from Liaodong Town and Shanxi Town will mainly defend on the northern front, while the southern route will focus on Dongjiang Town and Denglai Town, especially starting from Kuandian Liubao to attack Jianzhou.
The Jurchens launched offensives inside and outside the border wall between Hetuala and Crow Falcon Pass.
Due to the loss of Shenyang, the entire original Liaodong border wall actually existed in name only. For both sides, the fortress became the only focus that could be defended.
However, starting from May of the third year of Wantong, the Jianzhou Army frequently adopted offensive postures against the Zhou Dynasty. It was not until Feng Ziying arrived in Liaoyang that the situation calmed down slightly.
But after May, with the arrival of a large amount of supplies from Shandong and Jiangnan, as well as the arrival of additional troops from the two major border towns, and after a period of familiarity, the Zhou Dynasty already had a partial advantage over the Jianzhou Army.
Especially on the southern line.
Sun Chengzong completed the war in Hebei and returned to Beijing in April, officially taking over as Minister of War, and Zhang Huaichang became official.
In his letter to Feng Ziying, he also made it clear that the imperial court would do its best to support Liaodong in resolving the Jurchen crisis in Jianzhou, so that Feng Ziying did not have to worry about changes in the imperial court's attitude in this regard.
As the construction of Jiuliancheng (Dandong) Port is also accelerating, Jiuliancheng and Niuzhuang have gradually become the main throughput ports for materials from the south, which is more convenient than Jinzhou.
The arrival of a large amount of supplies also caused Mao Wenlong and Cao Wenzhao on the southern front to gear up and plan to do something big.
The two of them used to be ostracized or ignored in Liaodong Town, but now that they have joined forces, there is not much of a barrier. Of course, this is also due to the fact that Feng Ziying, as the governor of Jiliao, has an extraordinary friendship with both of them.
The two agreed that Denglai Town should move south along the border wall and concentrate its forces to launch an offensive from west to east, while Dongjiang Town should take advantage of the familiar situation and launch a northward attack from outside the east side wall along the previously controlled Yongdian Fort.
attack.
On May 11th, the battle to recapture Kuandian Six Forts officially began.
In fact, Nurhachi was already aware of the seriousness of the situation from the beginning.
The southern route has never been the focus of the Jianzhou Jurchens. Especially after taking Shenyang, Nurhachi was already considering moving the capital of Dajin to Shenyang. However, because time was still short, Hetuala had no control over the nobles of the clan.
It is still of historical significance, so it has been undecided, but the main business volume and some important departments have been moved to Shenyang.
As the armies of the Zhou Dynasty arrived in Liaodong one after another, and began to intensify efforts to build Niuzhuang and Jiuliancheng port terminals, and boatloads of people arrived at Niuzhuang and Jiuliancheng, a steady stream of people migrated to Liaodong, and began to
After building the roads from Niuzhuang to Liaoyang and from Jiuliancheng to Liaoyang, Nurhaci knew that Zhou's intentions this time might be different from those in the past.
It seemed that Da Zhou not only wanted to take revenge and fight to save face, but he didn't even want to take back Shenyang and Tielingwei, but wanted to engage in a life-or-death battle with the Jianzhou Jurchens.
Moreover, intelligence is constantly coming back from within the Great Zhou Dynasty, indicating that the intentions of the entire Great Zhou court are very clear, which is to completely eliminate the threat of Jianzhou Jurchens through this battle. The Great Zhou Dynasty is even willing to spend five to ten years.
Come join this battle.
Such a gesture also made Nurhaci feel the seriousness of the problem. However, when tens of thousands of troops from Shanxi Town arrived in Liaoyang and began to make adaptive training and offensive postures around Liaoyang, the elite of the Jianzhou Army were basically trapped.
On the northern front, there is no way to reinforce the southern front.
Therefore, when the battle to recapture Kuandian Six Forts on the southern front began, Nurhachi could only send less than 10,000 people south for reinforcements.
This chapter has been completed!