It's a pity that Xiong Tingbi doesn't like them at all. He has a fiery nature and can't tolerate sand in his eyes.
In anger, he severely criticized all the generals who signed the petition, and some of the lower-ranking ones, such as the general manager of Qianhu, were demoted by an unknown amount.
There were also some old oil men who he had long disliked or who were just messing around, as well as the remnants of generals and warlords, and they were directly expelled from the military camp.
Xiong Tingbi had long wanted to carry out a major blood change for the entire army. Simply removing the middle and high-level generals would not eradicate the situation, so he had already made plans.
He just wants to make these people jump over the wall, so that he can scare the monkeys and scare those who are still lucky and keep making small moves secretly.
After eliminating some of these people, Xiong Tingbi can justifiably transfer the brave soldiers from his personal guard Biao camp to each army camp.
Placing trusted subordinates to take control of the army can truly ensure that what is said is true, and it can also add fresh blood and rectify the morale of the army.
His move this time was extremely risky and bold, and you must know that he completely offended the public.
There is no one who belongs to the military, government, or business who does not curse Xiong Tingbi's ancestors in his heart.
But they only dared to curse secretly in their hearts. On the surface, they were still submissive and obedient.
There is no other reason. Xiong Tingbi has the emperor's full support behind him. This has long been an undisclosed secret.
The new governor seldom interfered in the military affairs, and never engaged in so-called so-called worldly relations with them.
Hong Chengchou is a smart man. He is very aware of his status and situation. He is here to assist Xiong Tingbi.
He is not here to fight against Xiong Tingbi. This is what the emperor has clearly stated. If he does well, he will have a share in the success of pacifying the slaves in the future.
If he dared to be like his predecessor, Hong Chengchou could see his future and fate at a glance.
In the past, when Yuan Yingtai was here, they had some strength thanks to the influence of the generals and the army they controlled.
They could listen or not listen to the orders of Xiong Tingbi, the Liaodong manager, and they could even dig holes for him to jump into.
But now the generals basically no longer exist, the army has undergone another major change, and the emperor's army is still stationed in Liaoyang behind.
If they want to be the same as before, it is no different than seeking death.
Now the only people they can rely on are the merchants and grain farmers.
In the past, they colluded together just because of each other's interests.
Without a strong backing, they simply couldn't compete with Xiong Tingbi, and they even lost the qualifications to challenge him.
After this time, Xiong Tingbi's original plan and strategic situation were finally realized.
Next, he only needs to go step by step, gather the refugees in distress, and recruit young and strong drill sergeants.
In his original plan, 180,000 elites were needed to exterminate the slaves.
But judging from the current situation, as long as he is given a hundred and eighty thousand elite soldiers, he will have enough confidence to defeat the old slaves in the field and completely eliminate the slave problem.
With his efforts, the Liao army in Shenyang has basically broken away from the warlord nature of the past, and no longer dared to go against the strategy and the imperial court.
Just as they were discussing, the messenger from the imperial court finally arrived belatedly.
The so-called peace talks between Ming Dynasty and Jianzhou can be regarded as the beginning of this. The peace talks between the two sides were all to delay time and stabilize the other party so that they could rest and recuperate.
Therefore, both sides were tacitly wrangling, and there was no progress in the peace talks. No matter what requests Ming made, Lao Nu just said they needed to be considered.
As for Jianzhou's request, the Ming Dynasty Council and envoys also said that they would report back to the emperor and wait for the court's decision and the emperor's imperial edict.
However, after the self-negotiation began, neither Lao Nu nor Xiong Tingbi took any military action, and Jianzhou and Liaodong finally ushered in a brief period of peace.
This was the best thing for Hong Chengchou. Not long ago, he persuaded the three guards of Liaodong to come over.
Next, he only needs to properly arrange the refugees caused by the war.
As long as agricultural production resumes in Liaodong and people stop running around, it will be the best news for Zhu Youxiao, because he can relieve a lot of pressure.
You must know that there are millions of soldiers and civilians in Liaodong. If the court just sends money and food to support them, the current economy of the national treasury will collapse sooner or later.
After receiving the news, Mao Wenlong in Zhenjiang no longer sent troops to harass Jianzhou, but turned around and started doing business with Jianzhou, North Korea.
In the name of garrison protection, he required North Korea to pay him a large amount of food and supplies every month for the army's needs.
North Korea was a weak country, its people were poor, and its armaments were decadent. Because they were afraid that the old slaves would cross the river to attack and rob them, they had no choice but to act in accordance with Mao Wenlong's requirements.
But the monarchs and ministers of North Korea were not fools. After some discussion, the King of North Korea personally wrote a memorial and sent a secret envoy to the capital to report the matter to Zhu Youxiao.
Of course, Mao Wenlong didn't know about it. After he defeated North Korea, he sent someone to contact Lao Nu and said that he could provide him with a certain amount of food, clothing, cloth and other supplies.
The price is that the old slave needs to exchange precious mink fur and animal skins, as well as rare ginseng medicinal materials in the pass.
The old slave was having a hard time, and Jianzhou already had a lot of mink fur, animal skins, ginseng and other items, so he happily agreed to the deal.
Nuerhaci is a realist through and through. He has always believed that as long as he is strong enough and his army is strong enough, his money will be inexhaustible.
Mao Wenlong transported these mink skin medicinal materials and other items by sea to Shandong, where they were transferred to Beizhili, Jiangnan and other places, where they were sold at high prices.
From then on, the cycle continued. Mao Wenlong was making a lot of money and his wealth continued to flow. He seemed to have forgotten that he was a general stationed abroad.
The current Zhenjiang Army can be described as elite and wealthy. There are 4,000 soldiers wearing refined cloth face armor and cotton armor out of a total of 7,000 troops.
Although the other sergeants did not have fine armor to wear, they did not lack armor. Although many of them were crudely made, it was still better than nothing.
But Mao Wenlong was ambitious. He had witnessed with his own eyes Li Chengliang's dominance in Liaodong.
Therefore, he also has the same idea as those generals, which is to cultivate self-esteem, develop his own strength, and dominate one side.
Therefore, after he had a certain economic foundation, Mao Wenlong recruited young men from North Korea and the refugees he gathered to join the army, and formed a servant army of more than a thousand people, led by Mao Yongxi (Shang Kexi) and his nephew.
Just when he was imagining that he would be able to make waves in Liaodong in the near future, the secret envoy of the Korean King had already landed at Tianjin Wei and headed straight for the capital.