Chongzhen Wiretapping System

Chapter 324 Good Opportunity

"What? The navy defeated the Ming navy?" Huang Taiji was shocked when he heard this. He quickly took the memorial handed over by the chamberlain and quickly read it.

Others in the Chongzheng Hall were very excited. They didn't expect that Shang Kexi was really capable and could defeat the navy of the Ming Dynasty!

Huang Taiji quickly finished reading the memorial, and his face was obviously relaxed. While asking the servants to show Dai Shan and others, he also said to them: "Shangqing just repaired and rectified the previous warship, and the invading Ming army The navy fought a battle, and in the end, my Daqing Navy still had about [-] warships, while the Ming Dynasty Navy only had a dozen or so..."

Hearing this, Yue Tuo couldn't help being very excited, and hurriedly played: "Your Majesty, since this is the case, you can send an order to King Zhishun to cut off the Ming army's sea retreat, and then when my Qing army arrives, we can catch the turtle in the urn." Already! Haha..."

The other Princes of the Qing Dynasty, Baylor, also laughed. Their previous worries were relieved by this unexpected news.

However, Huang Taiji was not as optimistic as them, but shook his head and said: "Shang Qing mentioned in the memorial that although there are still about thirty naval warships left, many of them are damaged, and the sailor losses are also large. , the imperial court needs to allocate money, food and manpower. In addition, I once again beg me to order the North Korean water diverters to come to help in the war!"

Hearing this, Chongzheng Hall, who was still smiling just now, suddenly lost its cheerful atmosphere.

What's the meaning?Is this asking the court for money, food and people?I wonder if these things are what the court lacks now?

The Qing Dynasty only has a small amount of wealth now. It has allocated some money last time. If it is transferred to the navy, there will be less money in other areas. Prince Baylor in the palace must not be willing to do so.

However, Shang Kexi's memorial also said that his navy had repelled the Ming navy, and it was time for him to decide the Ming army's retreat at sea, so why not call?
After all these people in the hall finished reading Shang Kexi's memorial, they started discussing again.

"Father, since there are more Daqing water divisions than Ming's navy divisions, let him attack. As long as he can cut off the Ming army's retreat at sea, it will be almost the same!" Hauge was the first to play.

Before Huang Taiji spoke, Yue Tuo frowned and shook his head: "No, King Zhishun said in the memorial. Although it is estimated that those are the only warships from the Ming Dynasty, I don't know if there will be any warships coming later. If you dare to If we go into battle with a broken warship, we're afraid there will be problems! We don't know what's going on with the Ming Dynasty, so we really need to think carefully about this."

Jierhalang, who had been silent all this time, suddenly interrupted and said, "Your Majesty, why don't you accept King Zhishun's request and let the North Korean navy come to help in the battle? In this way, even if you don't allocate the things he asked for, cut off the It should be no problem for the Ming army to retreat at sea!"

Fan Wencheng, who has always been relatively humble, rarely objected when he heard this: "Your Majesty, this slave thinks it is inappropriate. Just yesterday, he sent an imperial decree to North Korea, asking North Korea to pay a large amount of food and supplies this time. North Korea must be responsible for the consumption of related food, grass, and military equipment, and the slaves are afraid... afraid that they will be in a hurry..."

Before he could finish his words, he heard Duoduo sneer and said, "What if you're in a hurry? How dare you go against it?"

Hearing Duoduo's words, Fan Wencheng shut his mouth tightly and said nothing.

Dai Shan thought more about it, and felt that what Fan Wencheng said was reasonable, and he could not force North Korea too much. Once it exceeded the tolerance of North Korean monarchs and ministers, it would probably cause unnecessary trouble.

In the hall of Chongzheng, there was a discussion about the gratifying second eight-hundred-mile urgent memorial.

In the end, Huang Taiji made a decision. He allocated a little material, and the North Korean navy would not be mobilized. He urged Shang Kexi to lead the navy to fight when the imperial army arrived, cutting off the Ming army's retreat at sea. How much is lost, let's talk about it later.The implication is, in fact, that's it, and I don't pay special attention to it.

However, before this decree could be sent out, Shang Ke's third [-]-mile expedited letter arrived again.

This time, many people in Shengjing City were puzzled.

Expediting for [-] miles at a time should not be unusual in this age.

In a short period of time, it is unusual to rush two times at [-] miles.

However, before they had time to say anything, the third eight-hundred-mile rush came.

Therefore, in Shengjing City, in the streets and alleys, in the palace compound, wherever there are people, there are discussions.

"Have you heard that in just three days, three times in a short period of [-] miles, you don't know what happened, but you are in such a hurry?"

"Could it be the Ming army coming over?"

"Fart, why are the Ming troops coming here? Are you looking for death? If you really want the Ming troops to come, why do you need to hurry up for [-] miles?"

"What could it be that needs eight hundred miles to rush? Could it be... Could it be that someone defected again?"

"This is impossible. How many years have passed and the Qing Dynasty is getting stronger and stronger. How could anyone still defect?"

"That's true, but what exactly needs eight hundred miles to expedite?"

"..."

Although these people in Shengjing discussed for a long time, and even thought of Liu Xingzuo's defection back to the Ming Dynasty, they still couldn't figure out what could make Shengjing take eight hundred miles three times in a row.

Only some senior Manchu and Qing Dynasty officials, some relatively knowledgeable people, can make a rough guess about this matter.

For example, Kong Youde, the obedient king of the Qing Dynasty, although he did not participate in the proceedings of the Chongzheng Palace, when he heard that Shang Kexi in Jinzhou sent three urgent memorials for [-] miles, and then Shengjing began to mobilize. When the soldiers were dispatching generals, he guessed that the Ming army should appear in Jinzhou.

Reaching this conclusion made Kong Youde a little unbelievable.

He was an old general in Dongjiang Town and had also been to Dengzhou. The Wuqiao rebellion caused the Ming Dynasty to have little resistance. It was not until later that troops were transferred back from the Guanning front line that he finally fled across the sea by boat to Liaodong.Therefore, he knew exactly what was left of the Dengleming Army.

Regarding Shang Kexi, Kong Youde was a colleague back then, but now that he has changed his master, he is still a colleague. No matter what, he must understand.If the Ming army comes across the sea and has a small fight, I believe Shang Kexi can handle it by himself. There is no need to rush three times at [-] miles!
So, he made three consecutive [-]-mile expedited attacks, was he unable to withstand the Ming army's attack?Thinking of this, Kong Youde still couldn't believe it.

When he was thinking hard about this matter, Huaishun King Geng Zhongming came to visit. Needless to say, like Kong Youde, he couldn't understand what happened to Shang Kexi.Because they pushed back and forth, they came to the conclusion that the Ming army that crossed the sea was strong, and Shang Kexi couldn't cope with it, so they sent three [-] li urgently.However, knowing the details of the Ming army made the two of them look at each other in blank dismay.

It's hard to believe the two of them, how could the Ming army become so powerful in such a short period of time?
After a long time, the two people were relatively speechless. Among them, Kong Youde murmured to himself: "Could it be that things are going to change?"

The friendship between the two of them was a life-long friendship.As for Shang Kexi, the relationship with them is actually not good.Because Shang Kexi was a close general of Huang Long, the commander-in-chief of the Dongjiang River. When the two of them crossed the sea, they were intercepted and killed by Huang Long in Lushun. Shang Kexi should also be among them.

Later, after Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming surrendered to the Manchus, they led troops to attack Lushun and killed Huanglong. By the way, Shang Kexi's family members were also killed in that battle.

Huang Long died, and the person who succeeded him happened to be Shang Kexi's rival.Shang Kexi felt that it was about to end, so he led his men to plunder the Ming army on the islands along Liaodong, completely destroyed Dongjiang Town, and surrendered to the Manchus.

Therefore, don't look at the three of them being named Sanshun Kings by the Qing Dynasty. In fact, their relationship is not good.Because of this, Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming can talk about anything.

"Is this impossible?" Geng Zhongming said in disbelief after hearing this.

Kong Youde frowned tightly. Although he knew that the courtyard was empty and no one was there, he still glanced around, and then whispered to Geng Zhongming: "Don't forget, Dorgon was defeated in Tianjin, and the front of the mountain with the white flag is really solid." Turg was captured, and then the Tumut Department was implicated, do you think these things are all accidental?"

"But...isn't the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty still the same emperor?" Geng Zhongming still felt a little incredible, "As far as the virtues of officials, except for Governor Sun who was better at that time, the others... Tsk tsk, I don't believe it anyway. . There must be another reason for the [-]-mile expedited trip three times!"

Hearing what he said, Kong Youde sighed slightly and said, "We still killed Sun Zhongcheng! Come on, don't talk about it, let's drink!"

The governor Sun they talked about was Sun Yuanhua, the governor of Denglai. He was ordered to train the new army and recruited Portuguese as instructors. Kong Youde and other Liao people were highly valued by Sun Yuanhua, and he even appointed Kong Youde as a cavalry general.If this is a higher level, it will be the deputy commander.

Sun Yuanhua was captured by Kong Youde and released because of the Wuqiao mutiny, but was eventually executed by the court for his crimes.Xu Guangqi wanted to save him, but he couldn't.It would not be wrong to say that Kong Youde and others harmed Sun Yuanhua.

After hearing this, Geng Zhongming also agreed, so he didn't say any more, and drank together, forgetting all the old things.

In the original history, Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming were not as gratifying as they were loyal to the Manchu Qing.However, Kong Youde's reputation in later generations is ultimately greater than that of Kong Youde.

While they were drinking, the atmosphere in the Chongzheng Hall became much better.Because Shang Kexi's third [-]-mile urgent memorial was a matter of reporting to his son-in-law Wu Zhong.Along with the memorial, there is also the covenant between Wu Zhong and Le Qingtian, a great salt merchant in the south of the Yangtze River.

When I saw Huang Taiji holding this covenant, he was so happy that he couldn't open his mouth from ear to ear!

The big salt merchant in the south of the Yangtze River, this is a rich owner, which also shows that he has enough strength to do business with the Qing Dynasty.As long as the Qing Dynasty can afford money, food supplies, etc., it will not be a problem!The most ideal Shanxi merchants to replace merchants is now available!
The things that Huang Taiji was most worried about and the things that bothered Da Qing the most could be solved almost, and it would not be a waste of a daughter!

When he was happy, he praised repeatedly: "Yes, yes, Wu Qing has lived up to my expectations! Very good, very good, come and give the Prince Consort a reward!"

Without saying anything, Huang Taiji stamped his jade seal on the covenant without hesitation.

Seeing that he was so happy, Fan Wencheng also jokingly reminded him: "Your Majesty, King Zhishun said in his memorial that the water transportation in the Ming Dynasty will be changed to sea transportation. This is a good opportunity!"

Huang Taiji finally calmed down after hearing what he said.

Shang Kexi once again proposed in the memorial that the Qing Dynasty should strengthen its navy. In this way, it would not only eliminate the hidden danger of the Ming army's invasion across the sea, but also cross the sea to rob the Ming Dynasty of shipping grain.Firstly, it can cut off the food supply in the northern part of the country, and secondly, it can supplement the needs of the Qing Dynasty. It can be said that it kills two birds with one stone.Not to mention, they might be able to land anywhere in the Ming Dynasty in the future, making the Ming Dynasty's defense very defenseless.

Taking a step back, Jiangnan wants to do business with the Qing Dynasty. If the Qing Dynasty does not have a strong enough navy, not only will it not be able to repel the Ming navy, but even its business with the Ming Jiangnan will be severely disrupted.

Huang Taiji felt itchy in his heart when he heard it, wishing that he would have a powerful navy in his hand immediately to rob him of the grain from the Ming Kingdom!

However, he was also considered astute among the emperors of the Qing Dynasty, so he did not slap the table to draw conclusions immediately, but waited for Le Qingsheng, the confidant of the great salt merchant mentioned in Shang Kexi's memorial, to come with the boat to witness the covenant. Balance, he will come to a conclusion after meeting and talking.

While Huang Taiji was waiting, the eunuch he sent went to Wu Zhong's mansion to convey the imperial decree and give rewards.

Hearing this, the steward ran back to the backyard to find Princess Gu Lun Duanjing in a hurry.But she didn't see anyone, and was stopped by the maid at the door, who went in to report.

After waiting for a long time, Princess Gu Lunduanjing came out of the room. She seemed a little unhappy, but her face seemed a little red, and she hurried to the front yard with the housekeeper to receive the order.

After they left, another person slipped out of the house and ran away like a thief.

If Wu Zhong were here, he would have recognized that this guy was the steward who chased him to Fan Mansion and wanted to beat him.

Besides, Le Tianping and his party must not have rushed to Shengjing for eight hundred miles, but they also rushed day and night.We didn't keep Huang Taiji waiting long before we met.

Le Tianping was genuine, he came to Shengjing with Le Tianping, and Wu Zhong's entourage to Jiangnan, and Huang Taiji also quietly summoned them, checking the two, it was impossible to find any problems.

Needless to say, Huang Taiji was relieved.Regardless of the feelings of the North Korean monarchs and ministers, a decree was sent in the past, and it was the kind of [-]-mile rush, and the North Korean navy immediately rushed to Jinzhou at the fastest speed within a time limit.

In addition, he also allocated a lot of money, food and population to Shang Kexi's navy in Jinzhou.Of course, when the supplies were satisfied, he also sent a supervising army over.This supervisor was none other than Turge, who had been captured by the Ming army.

(End of this chapter)