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Chapter 173

"Doctor Zhang, what's going on with His Majesty?"

Seeing Zhu Youjian slowly wake up, Han Yu quickly looked at Zhang Yi. Although Zhu Youjian was a little mean and polite, he was much better than Zhu Youxiao. At least he could listen to the ministers. He didn't want Zhu Youjian to get into trouble.

Now Zhu Youjian doesn’t even have a son. Once something happens to Zhu Youjian, who knows who inherits the throne? Emperor Jiajing’s balance technique was perfect, and all the officials in the court were tortured. Once another Emperor Jiajing would be unhappy.

"Don't worry, Master Han Ge, Your Majesty is not bad, but he is very angry for a moment. The emperor prescribes two medicines for His Majesty to recuperate. You can recover after resting for a while."

"That's good, that's good..."

Hearing this, Han Yu immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

At this time, Zhu Youjian also slowed down and said pale: "My dear friends, Wang Congyi was defeated this time, and the 140,000 troops were gone. The rebels cut off the river grain again, and millions of stones of grain were trapped in the south of the Yangtze River. Now the capital and the border troops were two million soldiers and civilians waiting to be fed. If it cannot be resolved, the Ming Dynasty would be at risk of overturning."

When Han Yujian heard Zhu Youjian's words, his scalp suddenly became numb. Since the Jurchens captured Liaodong, nearly half of the troops in the world have been concentrated in the north. There have been 110,000 troops in Liaodong, 130,000 troops in Shanhaiguan, 80,000 troops in Xuanfu Town, and 80,000 troops in Datong Town. There are nearly 400,000 troops in all places alone. In addition, there are Jingying and the emperor's personal army.

The people in the capital have more than one million people. Such a large population is not something that is affordable in the land of Northern Zhili. In addition to grain grain every year, a large number of grain merchants transport grain to Beijing for sale. The total amount of grain transported to Beijing every year exceeds 7 million stones.

The canal is now cut off, which means that nearly two million people will go hungry. Once these people get messy, they can eat them alive.

Transporting grain from land by land is simply a drop in the bucket. Since ancient times, there has been a saying that there is no grain transport for thousands of miles. The main reason is that it is too difficult to transport grain by land. If it exceeds a thousand miles of miles, the price of grain will multiply. That is not a few tens of thousands of stones, but millions of stones.

"Your Majesty, why don't Yingtian Mansion organize ships and transport grain by sea."

After thinking for a while, Han Dong spoke.

When Zhu Youjian heard Han Yu's words, his eyes lit up. Since the canal cannot be connected, he should go on the sea. The sea is so wide that he did not believe that the rebels could cut off the sea.

"Your Majesty, this matter is probably inappropriate."

At this time, Qian Longxi said, "The sea transportation has been abandoned for a long time. How can we get enough sea boats to transport grain in this hurry? When the boats are all collected, I am afraid that the capital will be hungry."

"Brother Qian, as far as I know, there are many sea merchants in Jiangnan, how could they not get enough sea boats?"

Hearing Qian Longxi's words, Han Dong frowned and said, "Now the imperial court needs sea ships, can those sea merchants not contribute?"

Hearing Han Yu's words, Zhu Youjian couldn't help but frown, and his eyes looked at Qian Longxi a little dissatisfied. After ascending the throne, he promoted Qian Longxi, who was idle at home, to the cabinet. Now that the court is in trouble, Qian Longxi doesn't want to serve the country, but instead speaks for the merchants.

Seeing Zhu Youjian's dissatisfied gaze, Qian Longxi was also panicked. Zhu Youjian was mean and polite. If Zhu Youjian was dissatisfied with him, he could pack his bags and prepare to go home.

….

Thinking of this, Qian Longxi hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, please listen to me for the explanation. I have no intention of speaking for those maritime merchants. This voyage is not in the river. You can go there at any time. This voyage depends on the time. Jiangnan maritime merchants usually go out to sea in winter. Each time they go out to sea for a shorter year and for two or three years. They have to wait for the summer wind to blow to the Ming Dynasty before they can ride the wind and return."

After pausing for a while, Qian Longxi continued, "It's just summer now, and those sea merchant ships have just returned at most. These ships have traveled a long distance through the sea and must be repaired before they can sail again."

"And there are only hundreds of sea merchants in Jiangnan that can withstand strong winds and rains, and only two or three hundred can return this year. Even if they are all concentrated, they have to wait until winter if they want to go to sea."

"When the Ming Dynasty was first founded and the Yongle period was also carried out, and the grain transported in a year was only one million stones, and the sea was unpredictable.

, with great dangers, and the ship is destroyed and people are killed. It is not the best choice for transporting grain. Once an accident occurs, it will be a loss of hundreds of thousands of stones of food. If you put all the treasures on the sea, a slight accident will be a disaster. Now the Ming Dynasty cannot take such a big risk."

Speaking of this, Qian Longxi couldn't help but sigh. He actually didn't say anything, that is, if he was transported by sea, it would easily give those greedy borers more room for embezzlement. After all, every time he went to sea, he would be hundreds of thousands of stones of grain. Such a great benefit was enough to make many people lose their human nature. When he arrived at the sea, he would kill him and the ship sank. Who knew whether the ship was loaded with food or sand?

After listening to Qian Longxi's explanation, Zhu Youjian's eyes at Qian Longxi were softer. After a moment of silence, he asked, "What should Qian Aiqing thinks should I do?"

"The most important thing now is to let grain enter Beijing to ensure the food supply to the border troops and the people in the capital."

After a moment of silence, Qian Longxi gritted his teeth and said, "I think it is better to recruit Su Hao for the time being, let the grain enter the capital safely first, and wait until the court is ready, and not afraid that Su Hao will seal the canal, and then send a large army to wipe out the rebellion."

Hearing Qian Longxi's words, Han Dong, Li Biao and Zhou Daodeng nodded slightly. Although Qian Longxi's proposal was a bit cowardly, it was the most suitable for the current situation.

Now there is no force to be mobilized in the north. The Beijing camp is to protect the safety of the capital. It cannot be mobilized easily unless it is absolutely necessary, not to mention the border troops, not to mention the Jurchens and the Mongols were both sharpening their knives and staring at the Northern Zhili.

The rebellion in Shaanxi has not been quelled. Shanxi had already transferred 30,000 troops from the army, and it is not suitable to draw any more now. Henan has also been transferred tens of thousands of people. In Guizhou, Anbangyan has been quiet for two years. It is said that the troops have developed to more than 100,000, and sooner or later, something will happen again.

The soldiers and horses in Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan, Huguang and Guangxi cannot be moved lightly, and must be kept to prevent them, because other chieftains are waiting and watching. If the soldiers and horses in these places are mobilized, so that other chieftains can take advantage of the opportunity, then the beacons everywhere are in front of them.

The only troops that can be mobilized now are the troops from southern Zhili, Zhejiang, Fujian, and Guangdong, but the distance water cannot save the near fire. When these troops arrive in Shandong, the capital will be cold.

"no!"

At this time, Zhu Youjian suddenly turned a decisive approach: "I have just ascended the throne, so how can I bow my head to the traitors? This matter cannot be discussed again."

….

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Hearing Zhu Youjian's words, Han Yu and others froze. Although Qian Longxi's suggestion was damaged by the majesty of the court, it was the most suitable for the present. But Zhu Youjian disagreed, so there was nothing he could do. If Zhu Youjian couldn't come out and took the blame, then who would take the blame? Who could take the action?

This is not a defeat or something. Defeat is limited in ability. At most, they will be scolded for being a wine bag. But this is a bow to Su Hao. To put it nicely, it is called a revenge, but to be ugly, it is a loss of power and humiliation of the country. If it is a revenge that wins a battle and does not want to continue to spend a lot of money, then there is no problem. But they were defeated this time. If they want Su Hao to let the canal go, they naturally have to accept Su Hao's conditions.

No one can bear the blame for losing power and humiliating the country, except Zhu Youjian. Even Qian Longxi, who made this suggestion, never thought of taking the blame.

"Do you guys have other ways?"

At this time, Zhu Youjian asked again.

Upon hearing this, Han Yu and Qian Longxi looked at each other, their eyes full of helplessness. The best way to get Zhu Youjian to reject it, what good way can there be for the rest?

"Your Majesty, you can transport grain to Kaifeng Prefecture through the Yellow River, then from Kaifeng Prefecture to Cangzhou, and finally to the capital through the canal."

After thinking for a while, Han Du said that this route was the previous route of transporting grain. Now Zhu Youjian is unwilling to recruit Su Hao, so he can only continue to follow this route.

After pausing, Han continued, "In addition, you can recruit sea ships and transport grain into the capital by sea. It is safer to divide the troops into two groups. In addition, the troops from Nanzhili, Zhejiang and Fujian can be mobilized to go to Shandong to suppress the rebellion. At least you must restrain Su Hao and not let him capture other prefectures."

Finished

Afterwards, Han Yu couldn't help but sigh in his heart. The manpower and material resources required to be transported by land were so huge. Although the Yellow River and the Canal were supplemented, it was still thousands of miles from Kaifeng Prefecture to Cangzhou.

More importantly, if you want to recruit civil servants, you can only recruit them from prefectures and counties around Kaifeng Prefecture. Today, the people in various places are already burdened. If you do this again, I don’t know how many people in Henan want their families to be broken and their wives and children are separated.

However, Zhu Youjian was unwilling to take the blame, and he had no choice. Although he was the prime minister, this matter was not a glorious thing. Zhu Youjian was unwilling to do so, and he could not force Zhu Youjian to bow his head.

"That's it."

Zhu Youjian waved his hand and said, "I am tired, let's go back."

"Goodbye, please say goodbye!"

Upon hearing this, Han Yu and others bowed, and then retreated.

………

Dongchang Prefecture, government office.

"I admire General Yang for a long time and see him today. It turns out that the hero is extraordinary."

Seeing Yang Guodong being seven feet tall, Su Hao smiled and said, although most of the generals have passed on martial arts, the world has been peaceful for so many years, and there are not many generals who can truly endure hard work to refine their bodies. Most of them have changed their internal skills.

After all, horizontal practice is different from internal strength, and there are shortcuts to internal strength. Various treasure medicines are in place, and the ancestors pass on their skills, and the internal strength cultivation can always be improved. However, horizontal practice is different. Medicinal baths and medicinal food are just auxiliary. Winter practices in the third nine and summer practices in the third and third autumns are the foundation of horizontal practice. Taking medicine can't take out the powerful body that is invulnerable to swords and guns.

….

Although the soft armor can resist the arrow shot by Tang Xiangjin with all his strength, Yang Guodong's horizontal training should also enter the first-class level. You can imagine the sweat behind it.

"snort!"

Hearing Su Hao's words, Yang Guodong just snorted coldly, then closed his eyes and said nothing.

Seeing this, Su Hao shook his head and said, "General Yang, the imperial court has imposed heavy taxes, which has led to the misfortune of the people in the world. Why should the general be so stubborn?"

Among the eight captured people, the other seven have surrendered, but the seven surrendered were either Jinyiwei or some ordinary military officers, and they have no experience in leading troops. Now his high-end combat power is barely enough, but he lacks a person with sufficient experience in leading troops. Even if Tang Xiangjin is very talented in tactical aspects, he is only half a bucket of water in leading troops.

Therefore, he still attaches great importance to Yang Guodong. He does not need Yang Guodong to become the head coach of the first army, but if Yang Guodong is willing to defect to him, it will reduce him a lot of trouble.

"Su Hao, you are simply delusional if you want me to surrender."

Yang Guodong sneered: "Even if you defeat us, there will be a continuous arrival of troops. The court has a million troops, and the losses of just over 100,000 people will be summoned again at any time. How long can you hold on?"

"So, General Yang is ready to fight to the end?"

Hearing this, Su Hao shook his head slightly. Yang Guodong's attitude was as expected. Although he defeated Wang Congyi's army of more than 100,000, in the eyes of Yang Guodong and others, he was still a rebel who could not stand out. As long as the court recovered, he could mobilize enough troops to quell the rebellion at any time.

Hearing Su Hao's words, Yang Guodong opened his mouth slightly, and finally chose to keep silent. Since ancient times, there are a few people who are truly not afraid of death, so he is naturally afraid of death. If Su Hao rebelled in other places, he might surrender.

But Su Hao chose Shandong, which is connected to the capital, Jiangnan, and the lifeline of the imperial court. It can be said that there can only be one living between the imperial court and Su Hao, and no one has room to retreat.

Even though the court is indeed being held in a vital position now, the court will never sit idly by and watch Su Hao grow stronger. After the court recovers, it will definitely recruit troops again, and may even let An Bangyan go and transfer more than 100,000 troops from Guiyang Prefecture.

Su Hao wanted to fight against the Ming Dynasty with the Jinan mansion, which was simply a delusion. If he didn't surrender, he would die at all. However, if he surrendered, his family would be implicated because there were not many so far.

The officials chose to surrender to Su Hao, let alone an official of his level.

Seeing that Yang Guodong was determined, Su Hao said calmly: "Since General Yang has decided, then Su will send General Yang for a journey."

After saying that, he slapped Yang Guodong on the head, and his powerful internal force directly shattered his brain.

Although he does have the desire to seek talent, since Yang Guodong refuses to surrender, he will not force it. Anyway, Yang Guodong can help him alive, and he can also help him if he dies.

At this time, the system sounded a prompt, and Su Hao also focused his attention on the system panel.

Yang Guodong, 876 o'clock!

Seeing that Yang Guodong was only 876 points, Su Hao shook his head slightly. The generals of this era are really worthless. Yang Guodong is the general of Shandong. Logically speaking, his status should not be much worse than that of the governor of Shandong.

But when he killed Shandong Governor Li Jingbai, he received 3465 points, and Yang Guodong was only one-quarter of Li Jingbai's.
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