Li Yingren was greatly surprised, and then asked doubtfully: "Has the imperial court changed its thinking?"
For Li Yingren, the most important thing when fighting in the Liaodong region was the lack of troops.
If you attack one point, you will be attacked by the whole Liaodong. Without a certain army, it will be difficult to resist.
Under this situation, expanding the number of troops is the first priority.
As we all know, since the Jurchens in Jianzhou rebelled and captured Liaodong, the court's original liberal atmosphere changed and became conservative and even barbaric.
Not to mention other Jurchens, even the Mongols were afraid and did not dare to use it anymore.
As a result, North Korea, which is closest to Phi Island, has no use for its human resources except for its trade value.
What Li Yingren has always been thinking about is the Jurchens.
But it is said that the Jurchens are divided into three groups, the Jianzhou Jurchens, the Haixi Jurchens, and the Savage Jurchens. Among them, the Haixi Jurchens and the Savage Jurchens were conquered by Nurhachi.
But the Jurchens are originally a gathering of tribes. If you have breasts, you are a mother. As long as you have enough benefits, you can recruit them.
However, compared to the loose management of the Ming Dynasty, and the majority of forced labor in the Manchu Dynasty, the Jurchen tribe needs to pay tribute to a large amount of furs every year and requires a lot of taxes and labor.
The Manchu Qing Dynasty was also extremely harsh on these distant relatives. From time to time they would carry out purges, plunder wealth, and at the same time increase the number of slaves and strengthen themselves.
Li Yingren knew very well that as long as he recruited these Jurchens who were dissatisfied with the Manchus, he could build a strong army.
"That's right!"
Wenxi nodded and said appreciatively: "Your arguments about the Jurchen tribe have been sorted out and sent to the general secretary. The cabinet has objections to it, and only His Majesty has the final say."
"So, after you return to Pi Island this time, you can go to the far north to recruit those Jurchens."
At this point, Wenxi suddenly paused, hesitated for a while, and then continued: "According to the letters written by my colleagues, the imperial court even intends to rebuild Nuergandusi."
"Nuer Gandusi?"
Li Yingren was stunned, then laughed and said: "After so many years, reconstruction is inevitable."
"You still don't understand!"
Wenxi said excitedly: "According to hearsay, the rebuilt Nuer Gandu Division is actually called the Liaodong Xingdu Division."
As he spoke, his face turned red and he said in an excited tone:
“Shaanxi Province has the Shaanxi Xingdu Division, and Sichuan has the Sichuan Xingdu Division.
Liaodong Prefecture is affiliated to Shandong, and now Nuergandusi has been renamed Liaodong Xingdusi, so wouldn’t it be a natural progression for Liaodong to be established as a province?”
Li Yingren burst into laughter: "My Governor Wen, even if the province is established, it will be a few years later. When the Ming Dynasty is revived, we can't just stay where we are, right?"
"Huh--"
Wenxi was stunned, then suddenly realized: "You are right, hahaha, I think too much."
The two looked at each other and smiled.
Li Yingren didn't waste any time and started counting the supplies directly.
In the past six months, the imperial court has sent a total of 200,000 taels of silver, 15,000 military robes, 5,000 swords and spears, 3,000 pairs of armor, 2,000 bows and crossbows, and even 2,000 saddles.
For the number of people in Phi Island, it is completely enough.
In fact, as long as they send enough money, they can go to North Korea to buy supplies, which is more cost-effective and timely than sending them here.
But neither of them dared to speak.
The news of Huai'an's great victory finally reached Seoul after two months.
North Korea is in a state of uproar, and pro-Ming forces are on the rise.
The King of Korea, Li Ju, took advantage of the situation and became closer to the Ming Dynasty. For a time, the Qing faction was overwhelmed by the pro-Ming forces.
But there is no way, their backstage Qing Dynasty cannot protect themselves at this time.
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However, Pidao's life has become much better because of this, and the purchase of supplies is extremely convenient, without the previous restrictions.
Sun Kewang, who was far away in Kunming, also felt the reversal of the situation.
In fact, he felt this when he learned that Li Jizu had withdrawn from Guizhou and that his deputy Xiong Yingjie had taken his place and continued to be in charge of Guizhou.
But when he really realized his consciousness, it was the Manchu messenger.
Yes, even though they were thousands of miles apart, the Manchu Qing Dynasty still found Kunming, Yunnan, and prepared to collude with Sun Kewang to counterattack the Ming army.
Regarding Sun Kewang, the Manchu and Qing Dynasties were also unambiguous and extremely generous:
"Yunnan, Guizhou, where Guangdong and Guangxi are located, thousands of miles in radius and tens of millions of people, all belong to you."
"The Emperor of the Qing Dynasty is willing to sign an alliance with your country."
"I can't make the decision!"
Sun Ke looked at the envoy and showed a cold and arrogant expression: "I am just the Dian King of the Daxi Emperor. Your country should go to the Daxi Emperor!"
"The King of Dian is joking."
The envoy softly complimented: "Who doesn't know that if there was no King of Dian in the Daxi court, the country would have perished in Sichuan long ago."
"You should be the Emperor of the Great West."
"presumptuous--"
Sun Kewang said angrily: "I am loyal to Daxi, how can I allow you to ruin our reputation?"
"Get out-"
The envoy had no choice but to leave.
After he left, Yang Changzhi, the former deputy envoy to Yunnan, had been trusted during this period. Seeing that there was no anger on Sun Kewang's face, he couldn't help but say:
"Your Highness, as far as I know, Guizhou has only 30,000 troops at this time, and we in Yunnan have 100,000 troops. Why not agree to his request?"
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Bai Wenxuan also nodded in agreement and said: "Guangdong is much better than Yunnan. It is rich and wealthy, and even the women are more beautiful."
"This is how generous the Qing Dynasty is to others!"
Sun Kewang shook his head: "Guizhou is not that easy to fight, and the Ming army is not that easy either."
"In Yunnan Province, half of the land is occupied by chieftains. They are particularly dissatisfied with the rule of the royal family. On the Han side, the Mu family's prestige is still there, and they don't know what they are plotting."
"How dare I send troops to Guizhou? I'm afraid I'll just leave Kunming and turn around and Kunming will be gone."
This is quite true.
The environment in Yunnan is complex and changeable, and the forces are complicated. During the three hundred years of the Ming Dynasty, many scholars have turned to the Ming Dynasty and secretly watched, waiting for him to make mistakes.
"If the name is not right, the words will not be right!"
Yang Changzhi suddenly said: "Now that His Highness is in Yunnan, he is just a prince. Naturally, those scholars look down upon him and feel that he has no future.
As your Highness is the adopted son of the late emperor, you should inherit the throne and become the emperor of Daxi."
That's right, as long as you become emperor, you can assign officials and titles to win over the people.
There was a hint of fire in Sun Kewang's eyes, and he immediately suppressed and said: "No, Daxi has a master. My brothers are still in Jianchang, so we can't mess around."
"Your Highness, you don't know that during the troubled times, the British master, Emperor Daxi is now young, and it is difficult to control Jianchang. How can he unify the world?"
"Only Your Highness, with his majestic appearance and majesty, can compete with Ming and Qing in the world. Not only me, but also many brothers."
"No one would believe that a young emperor would lead them to glory and wealth."
Yang Changzhi bowed his hands and bowed: "For the sake of the Great Western Strategy, I would like to invite His Highness to assume the throne of emperor, in order to rectify the people's hearts."