Reborn as a tyrant in the Ming Dynasty

Everything in the world must follow rules, especially when it comes to the field of science and technology. The foundation is very important. No emerging product can appear out of thin air. It must be accumulated through technological accumulation to the extent that it is possible to achieve the corresponding results. breakthrough.

In the conversation with Jiao Xu, Zhu Youxiao never thought about how long it would take for the special Arms Bureau to produce remarkable results. This is unrealistic and impossible. As long as it does not stand still, as long as it is in If you move forward and explore, you will meet Zhu Youxiao's requirements.

It's like sowing a seed, watering it when it's time to water it, and fertilizing it when it's time to fertilize it. As for when it can take root and sprout, it depends on the time.

It seems that because he has been exposed to more things and knows more about the situation, Zhu Youxiao found that the Ming Dynasty he took over did not seem to have much on the surface, except for the corruption of officials, more foreign troubles, more internal troubles, and more contradictions. However, where you can't see, there are more messes and piles of bad things. Those who are not strong in character and will will inevitably become impatient and want to clean them all up in one go.

But the more you are in this situation, the more you have to be calm and calm, distinguish the primary and secondary conflicts, and know what you want to do.

You can be anxious in your heart, but you must never show it.

If someone sees out your intentions, you will fall into the trap of others. The rhythm must not be messed up. Once the rhythm is messed up, no matter how many things you do, you can't make up for it.

The next day.

Qianqing Palace.

Dong Nuan Pavilion.

"Your Majesty, after these days of interrogation, the Jianlu hidden stakes headed by Wu Changchun confessed that as early as more than ten years ago, Jianlu began to send hidden stakes to various places."

Tian Ergen lowered his head and bowed and said: "Like the Liaozuo War that broke out in the first year of Tianqi, the two cities of Shenyang and Liao were successively attacked by the Jianlu. It was the hidden stakes that interfered with it and bribed a group of local civil and military forces, which led to the two The important town fell quickly, which then plunged the Liaozuo and Liaonan guards into chaos."

"A similar situation also occurred during the Battle of Guangning. Wang Huazhen, who was the governor of Liaodong at the time, was immediately aware of anything he did under his rule. Jianlu was also aware of the conflict between Wang Huazhen and Xiong Tingbi. It is clear that this led to the fall of Guangning that year, and then the fall of most of the guards in western Liaoning."

"In the following few years, whenever there were rebels who invaded the Liaoqian defense line, those hidden stakes would inquire about the military situation in advance, hoping to use this to capture more areas. Even in the past few years, the Dongjiang Army headed by Mao Wenlong and others The troops constantly harassed the Liaonan guards. Although they achieved considerable results, at every critical moment, there would be a batch of hidden stakes to rush back to the generals. The purpose of the existence of these batches of hidden stakes was to Monitor the gang of Tatars who rebelled against the Ming Dynasty and surrendered to the captives, and even the Liao people under their rule."

"The person responsible for controlling the hidden stakes is Li Yongfang. According to Wu Changchun's confession, the Tong family who lived in Liaodong before was headed by Tong Yangxing, who was the deputy of the traitor Li Yongfang. The Tong Yangzhen captured by Mao Wenlong in a surprise attack on Zhenjiang was none other than Tong Yangzhen. This Tong Yangxing’s cousin.”

In the deployment and development of the hidden front, Jianlu did indeed do better than Ming Dynasty.

Looking at the memorials he held and listening to what Tian Ergeng said, Zhu Youxiao felt deep in his heart that he made a mistake every step of the way. These were the strengths of the Ming Dynasty before, but now they have all been abolished.

If you want to unite the army and lead a personal expedition, fight the Jianlu in the Liaoqian area, and then gain more advantages, the deployment of hidden fronts must be strengthened. Otherwise, no matter how large the army is and how sophisticated the armaments are, it will not be possible. If there is a strategic misjudgment during this period, the consequences will be disastrous.

"In addition to the area in Liaodong, according to Wu Changchun's confession, the hidden stakes of the rebel faction in Guan Nei were far beyond Northern Zhili and Shandong."

Seeing that the emperor did not express his position, Tian Ergeng continued: "Wu Changchun does not know exactly where and who is involved. This seems to be the top secret of Jianlu. Although the traitor Li Yongfang knows about this matter, this matter People are very tight-lipped and this matter was never discussed at all.”

I'm afraid that the Shanxi merchants headed by the Fan family are rebellious!

Zhu Youxiao narrowed his eyes slightly. Because of the rise of Jianlu in Jianzhou Sanwei, the Ming Dynasty had shut down and closed down the pass very early. He wanted to use this to lock down Jianlu, and even had to endure the shutdown and check during this period. , the consequences of frequent Mongolian Tatar raids on the northern border. However, contrary to expectations, the Jianlu were not completely locked up. On the contrary, they achieved considerable military results.

This period was subordinate to the Little Ice Age. It was not only the Ming Dynasty that suffered from natural disasters. Poor places like Liaodong were even more serious. In addition, the Jianlu were a hunting tribe and were not good at farming at all. If it were not for Fan Yongdou and the traitor lackeys, behind the scenes, For the sake of personal gain, Li had an affair with Jianlu, and based on Jianlu's size, even if the entire clan was not exterminated, at least he would have suffered a lot of losses, but the result was no.

Perhaps during these years, Jianlu's rule also encountered food crises, but don't forget the brutal side of Jianlu. He killed the Han people under his rule without any mercy.

"How does Jin Yiwei plan to resolve this matter next?"

Thinking of this, Zhu Youxiao looked up at Tian Ergengdao.

Since things are more complicated than imagined, it is necessary to plan ahead.

"Your Majesty, after I learned about this situation, I plan to send a group of reliable personnel to investigate the matter secretly, mainly from outside the customs and supplemented by those from inside the customs."

Tian Ergen thought for a while and truthfully told what he was thinking, "Based on Wu Changchun's confession, it is not difficult to see that Jianlu wanted to swallow up the entire Liaodong, so that he could concentrate his advantages to besiege Shanhaiguan, and even go on to swallow up the entire Liaodong to frighten the Liaodong." The Mongolian and Tatar tribes everywhere will definitely not be able to realize this conspiracy."

"Furthermore, Wu Changchun once mentioned that before the Jianlu invaders began to invade Liaozuo and other places, a group of mysterious groups appeared on the border of Liaodong. They crossed the sea by boat to Liaodong and cooperated with local merchants in Liaodong to drive up the price of grain and salt. Prices, cotton prices, etc., and even a batch of iron materials, gunpowder and other contraband items are circulating among the people. I feel that this matter needs to be investigated carefully."

Is it just an interest group from the southeastern provinces?

Zhu Youxiao frowned. He knew a thing or two about this matter, but the specific facts were not clear. If nothing else, Mao Wenlong's strong rise was inseparable from Wang Huazhen's help.

And what about Wang Huazhen?

It was the Donglin Party before!

It's not that Zhu Youxiao wants to rely on conspiracy theories, but in fact, in those years in Liaodong, there were too many secrets hidden behind the scenes, too many brave generals were tricked to death, and too many elite people were lost. !

"There is no need for the Jin Yiwei in Guan to intervene."

Thinking of this, Zhu Youxiao stretched out his hand and said to Tian Ergen: "Let me do your best to investigate the Jianlu hidden stakes in Liaoqian. I want to know the specific situation, and even whether there is anyone secretly making friends with Jianlu in the Liaoqian area. "

"I accept the decree."

Tian Ergeng immediately bowed in response, but doubts arose in his heart. Jinyiwei was not allowed to intervene in the investigation inside the pass. Did the emperor want to ask the Xijishi Factory to take care of it?

When he thought of this, Tian Ergen felt that he had to hurry up and make arrangements. If nothing else, he had to achieve results before Liao Qian. Otherwise, if the situation in the future was unclear, his position might not be preserved.

Zhu Youxiao didn't pay much attention to what Tian Ergeng was thinking. What Zhu Youxiao was thinking about now was to free up the Xi Jiji Factory as soon as possible, solve the matter at hand, and then let Fang Zhenghua lead the team. Shanxi, eradicate the group of traitor lackeys headed by Fan Yongdou!

As for the East Police Factory supervised by Wei Zhongxian, Zhu Youxiao did not consider it at all. The interior of the East Police Factory was too complicated. If the news leaked out, it would not be what Zhu Youxiao wanted to see.

The reopened Xijiji Factory has been very strict from the beginning. Even if the factory is expanded, Zhu Youxiao has repeatedly emphasized the importance of screening, and no other goods can enter the Xijiji Factory.

It is true that Fang Zhenghua has a certain amount of strength, but his rise is too fast, and it is precisely this that makes Fang Zhenghua very cautious in his heart, not daring to make any mistakes for fear of offending the emperor.