"Haha, the people's reaction? The people in the capital have long been alarmed by the police training from the border areas. Who has not been looking forward to solving the Liaodong threat as soon as possible over the years?" Huang Ruliang retorted with a sneer: "As for the people in Jiangnan, they will care.
The war in Liaodong? That is even more of a joke. The imperial court did not impose additional taxes on Jiangnan because of this. What are they worried about? Besides, businessmen from Jiangnan are heading north in large numbers, and there are many in Liaodong as well. What I heard is a bright future for Liaodong.
Hope."
Li Sancai also expected that Huang Ruliang would definitely defend Feng Ziying.
Ye Xianggao recommended Huang Ruliang to replace him in the cabinet, which can be regarded as a representative of Fujian scholars. Now Qi Yongtai, Gu Bingqian, Huang Ruliang and other Jiangnan scholars are still in the honeymoon period. It is very difficult to break their alliance, but he must
To express your attitude.
"From the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, Ziying is overdrafting the future of the entire Liaodong. He has mortgaged the entire Liaodong to those businessmen. Is this appropriate? The rights to mine ginseng, fur trading, and gold mining are all packaged and handed over to the businessmen. Wouldn't Liaodong become a success?
The world of merchants?"
"Daofu, you are a bit too alarmist. What is the foundation of Liaodong, but land? As long as the court can collect taxes, is there any problem? The port trade is still under the control of the court. In fact, we all know that there is no cattle
Zhuang, Jiuliancheng, Jinzhou, and Liaodong cannot develop. Why did everyone originally think that Liaodong was acceptable as long as it did not become too much of a drag? Now that businessmen have entered, the big hidden danger of chaos has also been sent to Liaodong.
We have gone, but we are still worried about this and that? Isn’t this not too contradictory?”
Huang Ruliang knew that he would have to argue clearly about this issue today, so he simply made it clear.
"It has been less than two years since Zi Yingcai went to Liaodong. The decline of the Jurchens in Jianzhou has become increasingly evident. This is the best embodiment of the court's strategy. In the past two years, in addition to regular support for Liaodong, the court has mainly provided support to Jiubianbian Town.
The support of military rounds of war, and I remember that the cabinet has discussed this for a long time. Although there will be casualties in such rounds of war, it will be of great help to improve the combat effectiveness of Jiubianbian Town, and Jianzhou Jurchen is our great Zhou Dynasty.
The biggest enemy, if the elites of the Nine Sides are not used on them, where else can they be used? As for the development plan of Liaodong, I still have the same view. As the governor of Jiliao, Ziying has his own considerations for the situation in Liaodong. As long as the situation does not worsen,
Before the court's intervention is needed, Ziying should be let go, and I also think he is doing a good job now and is achieving his set goals step by step."
Huang Ruliang's sonorous words made Guan Yingzhen feel that he should help: "I agree with Mingqi's point of view. Daofu's worry that Liaodong was mortgaged to merchants is a bit unfounded. In fact, looking at the 30th year of Yuanxi to the 2nd year of Wantong
In the past thirty years, has Liaodong ever seen any ginseng mining rights, gold mining rights and fur trading rights? They were all swallowed up privately by the warriors in the border towns, and the furs sold to Beijing were sold at strange prices.
Gao, how did the imperial court ever benefit from this? Nowadays, the fierce fighting in Liaodong is fierce and the cost is huge. However, Ziying did not ask for more money and materials from the imperial court. Basically, it was guaranteed by the merchants. The merchants were very profitable and did not give any benefits.
Why should people transport supplies for you to support your war? This is not the responsibility of merchants in the first place, so it is natural to give them real benefits. There is nothing wrong with it. Besides, how much pressure can be reduced on the court by solving the Jurchen Jurchen in Jianzhou?
It can even include the entire Liaodong area all the way to Kuwu, that is, all the territory of the former Ming Nuer Gandusi. Isn't this good thing enough to explain everything?"
The two people's words came one after another, which made Li Sancai a little unable to resist.
He underestimated Huang Ruliang and Guan Yingzhen's confidence in Feng Ziying.
More importantly, he ignored the various conditions Feng Ziying discussed with the court about going to Liaodong.
At the beginning, Feng Ziying took the initiative to propose to the court that in addition to the normal support and allocation for Liaodong, the main support was the military support of Jiubianbian Town. For the rest, he only needed the court to provide policies and even help the court eliminate the pressure brought by the rebellious people.
He relied on the territory of Liaodong to cooperate with businessmen to get everything done. This was a great relief for the imperial household department, which had been facing financial constraints.
There is still more than a year left before the minimum period of three to five years mentioned by Feng Ziying, and the battle report back from Liaodong also shows that the Jurchens in Jianzhou have begun to fall into trouble. As for the fact that they have not yet been able to recapture Shenyang and Tieling,
Is it that easy?
In the past, the Jianzhou Jurchens were pressing hard, causing them to lose their city and territory. Now, as soon as Feng Ziying left, she asked them to take back Shenyang immediately. Feng Ziying is not a god, and he does not have the ability to turn a small army into a enemy by spreading beans and turning stones into gold. He can win this
To a certain extent, it is extremely difficult.
According to Guan Yingzhen's view, a victory over the Jurchens in Jianzhou within five years would be a great success. As for the little concessions that Liaodong gave to the merchants, how could they count?
Kuwu, Luzon, and Ezo, you are giving them to the merchants for free, and the merchants are not willing to go.
"Tomorrow, Dongxian, I think you are still too optimistic. Just look at the map and you will know that the war situation in Liaodong may not be as good as we imagined. It is only a short distance from Gushan Fort to Jiachang Fort, but it was already there in June last year.
Fierce fighting started there, but this year they still failed to break through the front line of Jiachangbao. However, from last year to this year, the number of troops lost in Shanxi Town, Denglai Town, Datong Town and Ganning Town has exceeded 30,000, and this has not been counted.
If the losses in Liaodong and Dongjiang Town were added up, the losses would be at least over 50,000 people. However, the war has not started yet. If this drags on, there will definitely be criticism in the newspapers..."
Li Sancai couldn't find many reasons to refute, and could only question it because the battle situation was not progressing smoothly.
Indeed, since this year, the war situation in Liaodong has been in a stalemate. Bloody battles and wars of attrition have occurred frequently on both the northern and southern fronts. But this is Feng Ziying's strategic intention, to fight for attrition, not to compete for gains and losses in one city or one place, to compare strength and confidence.
.
He had the support of the entire Dazhou merchant group, and he had the confidence to start a tug-of-war of attrition with the Jianzhou Jurchens. Judging from the current situation, the Jianzhou Jurchens were already a little unable to hold on.
It is inevitable to resort to all kinds of underhanded tactics. Feng Ziying vaguely mentioned this in her letters to Qi Yongtai, Gu Bingqian and others.
The imperial court cannot interfere with the specific strategy of Liaodong, otherwise it will definitely fall into the trap of Nurhachi. This is what Feng Ziying mentioned repeatedly in letters to Qi Yongtai. In five years, or even less than five years, he can solve the Jurchen Jurchen in Jianzhou. This is
The military order issued by Feng Ziying to Qi Yongtai.
"So what does the newspaper criticize? It's not clear." Gu Bingqian also stepped in with a calm tone, "Since the imperial court has decided to solve the Jurchen issue in Jianzhou, it cannot change the decision at will. Liaodong has an important position. It is also adjacent to North Korea and eyeing Japan.
This is a place we have to fight for. Nurhachi is ambitious and Ziying has been fighting very well for more than a year. The court must firmly support its current strategy and cannot waver. I think there are various rumors in the capital, so it may not be possible.
It's not Nurha's behavior of jumping over the wall. Ziying also mentioned in the letter that the Jianzhou Jurchens have many spies working in our Zhou Dynasty, and they also spent a lot of money to bribe some people to cheer for them. I think the direction of this newspaper is
A weathervane that requires close attention..."
Gu Bingqian didn't mention Li Sancai in his words, but Li Sancai's face was already ugly. Although he was nominally the newspaper's guide, he kept saying that the newspaper's attitude was actually implying that there was something wrong with his own position.
Gu Bingqian was not afraid of offending Li Sancai.
He knew that there was no room for relaxation between him and Li Sancai. He had snatched the other's second assistant position, thus blocking the other's hope of becoming the first assistant in the future, and it was impossible for the other party to shake hands with him and make peace.
Besides, the other party is already over sixty years old. After this term of cabinet, the other party will retire from office. Why should I argue with him? But I won't give in to the other party. There is no need.
Tang Binyin didn't speak much, just observed quietly.
There has always been some unharmony in the cabinet, which is normal. The conflict between Li Sancai and Gu Bingqian is unsolvable. This is more difficult to solve than the hatred of killing his father and seizing his wife. It directly ends his hope of becoming the chief minister.
But Gu Bingqian can't give up. If he gives up the second assistant, he will not have the opportunity to be the first assistant. If you miss this one, who knows if you will have a chance in the next round?
People like Huang Ruliang and Guan Yingzhen are not good people to deal with. There are also people like Cui Jingrong and Chai Ke who are watching with eager eyes. Gao Panlong was kicked out of the court at the slightest disobedience. Who would give in to each other in such matters?
Is there any guarantee that the next Ye Xianggao will be able to make a comeback? So the only one who holds his hand firmly is the serious one. Looking at the way Miao Changqi fell to the ground and everyone pushed him, it is estimated that the Minister of Rites cannot sit still.
It doesn't make much sense for Li Sancai to vent his emotions now. He might as well leave some room. Maybe he really can't control himself.
After Qi Yongtai came in, it seemed as if nothing had happened. Qi Yongtai also acted as if he didn't know anything, and directly presided over the cabinet meeting and moved forward according to the established agenda.
All the previous debates did not come to the stage and became a kind of "discussion" and "exchange" in private. Similarly, there was no change in the policy towards Liaodong.
However, these debates before the cabinet meeting were quickly spread to the public through various channels.
Whether it is Jiangnan merchants or Shanxi merchants, or scholars from various places, as well as various forces in the palace and even the army, they all have their own information channels, and they are all using this debate to understand and detect this kind of situation within the cabinet.
differences, and their possible impact on the Liaodong war situation.
This chapter has been completed!