The winter of 1620 arrived, and it was colder than ever.
People in the north can't plant anything in winter and have to wait until spring to plant wheat. Moreover, spring arrives late and is dry, so the yield is not optimistic.
The Tongzhou section of the Grand Canal also froze early, and it had to be de-iced every day to allow cargo ships from the south to enter Tongzhou.
Coal was burned early in the palace and in the homes of wealthy families in the capital, and the effect was far worse than that of later generations. Basically, you had to shiver to stay warm when you were away from the coal stove.
The Liaodong front line is even more conceivable.
Xiong Tingbi received tens of thousands of new sets of winter clothes shipped from the capital this time. In addition to the ones he already had, the frontline troops can continue to be on duty and train this winter.
Between the supply of winter clothing and weapons and armor, Zhu Youxiao still asked the Ministry of Industry and Jizhen and Liao Town to transport a large amount of winter clothing supplies first. The weapons only brought twelve cannons, a batch of ammunition and thousands of sets of cloth armor. p>
Compared with winter clothing supplies, these weapons and armors are the most important thing to transport first. After the ice freezes, they can only be transported by land.
He remembered what Brother Steel said: The army only spends less than one percent of its time fighting, and more than ninety-nine percent of the time is spent marching, stationed, training and waiting. Do a good job in the ninety-nine percent of the time.
Only with preparation can you gain 100% victory in the battle.
Therefore, winter clothing and supplies have the highest priority.
Sun Yingyuan, the right guard counselor of Tengxiang, and Zhou Yuji, who was also the eldest son of a thousand households, all served as the main generals to accompany the army in the attack.
Both sides were making some adjustments before that battle, and there will be a real fight after the spring of next year.
Shi Yanguan shook his head: "We have been fighting for less than two years, and no one has yet smuggled slaves with the Jian slaves. This administration is very strict, and if we relax, the consequences will be disastrous."
That terror is not for me, but for these guys who have been doing business with the enemy for a long time.
"So Your Majesty said that the smallest enemies of profiteers and smugglers are legal and industrial businessmen! Let's start there and not get twice the result with half the effort."
Xiong Tingbi remembered an important thing Tianqi entrusted to me, so he leaned into Huang Bocai's ear and said: "Feng Bayuan and the other Huang Bocai have all been captured. The smugglers in front of me have also captured many. There is no lock on the Liaodong side.
The Liaoyang tribe is accused of being accomplices, and His Majesty’s secret decree is that all of them will be confiscated and their homes will be confiscated."
Along the way, the two of them discussed how to split up the industrial businessmen, deal with these land and smuggling profiteers, and also catch all the worms in the army.
I am afraid of offending people, and I am afraid of offending people in vain.
How wonderful.
Huang Bocai, the eunuch in charge of the Royal Horse Supervisor, and Huang Bocai, the Liaodong manager, met in Gaizhou.
After hearing what Xiong Tingbi said, Old Xiong became worried.
Lao Xiong hangs out with these civil servants. I am a retired soldier with both civil and military qualifications, and I am completely clear about this.
When talking about eradicating the weeds, Huang Bocai's expression was gloomy and his tone was so harsh that even Huang Bocai, who had been in the military for a long time, still felt a sense of terror.
Lao Xiong had criticized Li Chengliang and the smuggling in Liaodong back then. When Nurhachi rebelled, Wanli immediately thought that Huang Bocai's words were right.
"They are all greedy for status and power! But we know that when we hold power, we also have to bear the responsibilities in front of us. If we shoulder these responsibilities, it is like we are gesticulating one by one on the back line of Liaodong, and if it really comes to pass, we will all be in dire straits."< /p>
"Aiya, Xiong Jinglue personally came to Gaizhou to greet you. The Zajia family feels very honored."
"Yes, just capture our accomplices in the army and run away. Your Majesty believes that the Liao army and profiteers have been doing business with Jiannu for a long time. They even opened the original horse market in order to make money, and now they want to eradicate it."
I also introduced it to Huang Bocai. After Liaodong, Kaiyuan and the North and South Passes were very prosperous. Li Chengliang was in charge of Liaoyang, Shenyang and Tieling, while Ma Fang was in charge of Kaiyuan, Jianzhou, Haixi, and Yerennanzhen were only involved in Guaiguai trade. .
Until July and August next year, when the official Shiyan had been dismissed from his post, Yuan Yingtai thought about retreating. However, Shenyang was suddenly retreated and lost. The Southern Army fought a bloody battle in the Hunhe River. Yuan Yingtai led tens of thousands of small troops to retreat and lost ground, and was defeated and died. The fall of Liaoyang.
Shi Yanguan's eyes flashed with gleam, and he sighed with emotion: "The sky is clear! I have long felt that there are not many people outside Liaoyang City who collaborate with the enemy. But when we are in trouble with the imperial court, we can catch us all in one fell swoop."
Huang Bocai understands the greed of these landlords and wealthy businessmen. This is not because they can do anything for land and money.
Your Majesty's method of letting legal merchants deal with smugglers has prevented me from making more enemies, and I will definitely have fewer friends.
Xiao Ming's demise was not due to those landlords, it was just Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong who were forced out by us. Even Nurhaci and Huang Taiji were supported by us.
On the contrary, these businessmen engaged in industrial production simply raise their heads in front of the landlords and businessmen who engage in reselling, profiting from price differences, smuggling and monopolizing to make small profits.
It's November now, and there's still not a while before the war starts, so we'll first transport winter clothing supplies, armor, small cannons, guns, and gunpowder overland in the winter. It's estimated that they won't arrive after January.
More importantly, Liaodong fought the Battle of Puhe at the end of August and remember that it will not be fought again in the next few months.
Xiong Tingbi led a total of 1,500 soldiers of Tengxiang Right Guards to successfully transport the first batch of supplies from Tianjin after the sea in Liaodong was frozen.
"It's so annoying!"
After we finished transporting the batch of supplies that time, we had to fight the slaves once at most before carrying out the previous tasks.
"Worry, Your Majesty has made up his mind. I have come up with a bad idea for that matter." Old Wei's tone brought a sense of mystery.
The Ming army's defense was successful in this battle, and Xiong Tingbi's frontline defense worked. However, the main force of the Ming army, including the commander-in-chief He Shixian, was relatively special. It could only be defended but could be defeated.
But Wei Zhongxian is happy to do so, because Wei Zhongxian is a monopoly businessman who is not a small salt merchant. He sells Jiangnan and treasury goods to Liaodong, and Liaodong specialties sell to the capital Jiangnan. It is very profitable.
However, the small landowners and merchants in Tieling and Liaoyang were honest and wanted to take business away from the Ma family in Kaiyuan. They had previously reduced the Fushun trade and specialized in trading with Jianzhou Nanzhen, and supported them and allowed them to annex other countries.
My male true tribe.
Besides, I am still an official promoted and trusted by Emperor Wanli, and I have nothing to do with these civil servants who oppose Wanli to gain fame.
Although Huang Bocai has a bad temper and likes to offend others when doing things, he understands clearly behind the scenes: "Eunuch Wei is too modest. The reward you bring to your Majesty is an honor for your soldiers on the front line."
Lao Xiong also knew that riding a horse was better than riding in a car. The two of them rode under the horse and led people to Liaoyang.
"The bad idea? Is it to arrest people directly and ransack their homes?"
First, Fushun trade rose, Kaiyuan trade declined, Liaoyang and Tieling people made a lot of money from trade, and Nurhachi also completely rose to power.
On the way back to Liaoyang, Xiong Tingbi declined the carriage prepared by Huang Bocai and chose a bad horse to ride on.
The two discussed the situation in the capital for a while, and when they talked about the subsequent coup, Shi Yanguan was a little happy.