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  Chapter 788 Nurhachi’s countermeasures

  Nurhachi's heavy tone shocked everyone in the hall.

   It can be seen that Da Khan is extremely vigilant about Shuerhaqi and his son raising the banner in Heichamu.

Although there are only two or three thousand households attached to Shuerhaqi and his son, less than 10,000 people, but you must know that when he fled to Heichamu a few months ago, he could only rely on the protection of Kaiyuanwei's Great Zhou Army, but Three to five hundred households of his own family members, but now it has suddenly increased to more than two thousand households. Judging from this momentum, it is shocking.

"Khan, it's really annoying that Shuerhaqi raised the flag of Jianzhou Right Guard Commander in Heichamu, but his momentum may not be sustainable." An Feiyanggu couldn't help but salute. Then he said: "You can see that the farmers attached to him are basically fugitive slaves and savages who fled from various fields after he raised the banner, but this kind of number is limited after all. Look at the ten It may not be possible for ten families to escape to his rule in half a month, and Dazhou also strictly forbids Han people to go to his land to open up wasteland, so he is like this."

"Yes, there are two or three thousand households, and most of them are old and weak, women and children. It is already the limit to have a thousand soldiers, and most of them are untrained and lack horses and armor, so they are not enough to deal with us. How many threats there are, the only thing to worry about is the Kaiyuan Guard behind them. It is said that Zhao Ledjiao has devoted himself to the governor of Jiliao. It's very easy to use, and now it's even more supportive. I guess Zhao Ledjiao must have received Feng Tang's secret order to absolutely guarantee the safety of Shuerhaqi's troops, otherwise it's hard to explain that Kaiyuanwei would brave the heavy snow to fight in the dark. Pull wood to build a fortress..." He Heli also interjected.

"Not only that, once Shuerhaqi and this fortress are established, it will undoubtedly form a response to the Wula tribe. They are not far away. If Da Zhou continues to increase troops here, and we want to wipe out the Wula tribe in the future, we will We have to guard against the reinforcements from Heichamu's side." An Feiyangu further added.

  Kaiyuanwei suddenly built a fortress in Heichamu, which greatly shocked the Jianzhou Jurchen. This was the first time in decades.

For decades, the Great Zhou has been constantly shrinking outside the customs, such as the abandoned Six Forts of Kuandian, but now the Great Zhou has built a fort in Heichamu. Although the scale of this fort is far from comparable to that of the Six Forts of Kuandian, this It is undoubtedly an extremely dangerous trend.

This is the first time that Dazhou has set up a new fortress outside the side wall in recent decades. Although Heichamu is under the control of Shuerhaqi, with Shuerhaqi's little power, Nurhachi can make it overnight. Destroy them all, but if Da Zhou builds a fortress there now, it will become horns with Shuerhaqi, and then form a triangle with Tieling, an important town of Kaiyuan Guard behind, and this will become a nail that is difficult to remove up.

  Nurhachi's brows were deep, and he understood what the people below said, but what he wanted was how to deal with it, not analyze the situation.

   "Then we will let this fortress of Dazhou be built?" Nurhachi became more and more anxious, "E Yidu, tell me."

  Since the new governor of Jiliao took office, a series of methods have made it difficult for him to make his strategy plan, which was originally smooth and smooth.

The repetition of the Horqin people, the threat of the Chahar people, the open provocation of the Yehe tribe, and the rebellion of Shuerhaqi, all these things happened one after another, which made Nurhachi overwhelmed, and he couldn't find a better way to deal with.

Niu Colu Eyidu is undoubtedly the most trusted general of Nurhachi at the moment. Not only is Nurhachi very satisfied with Eyidu's calmness and sophistication in the military, but also Eyidu is generous and generous to others, with few selfish distractions, so Nurhachi has always trusted him.

   It's just that E Yidu is getting older and his body is not as good as before, so he basically no longer participates in the battle, but is more responsible for assisting Nurhachi's internal affairs.

"Big Khan, I'm afraid we don't have many better strategies to deal with Heichamu in a short period of time, unless we immediately start a formal war with Dazhou, but we are not fully prepared for this right now. Our The strength is not enough."

  E Yidu actually understood that Nurhachi didn't want to tear himself apart with Da Zhou immediately, and the current Jianzhou Jurchen didn't have this strength yet.

   "Then what should we do?" Nurhachi calmed down and calmed down, but it was useless to be anxious, and Nurhachi still understood this.

  “I thought we had to figure out what our biggest weakness is before we can do things in a targeted manner.”

  The amount is also very calm, although not participating in the war, but after the amount is more focused on internal affairs, but can see the weakness of Jianzhou Jurchen more deeply.

  The hall became more and more silent, and everyone knew that E Yidu's attitude often represented the Great Khan, and it might even be the instruction of the Great Khan.

"Our biggest problem is the lack of population. Insufficient population means insufficient soldiers. There are insufficient farmers to help us reclaim wasteland. There are insufficient craftsmen to make iron weapons and armor. This will lead to a series of problems. Insufficient collection of food and fodder , did not herd horses and herd sheep for us, and no one made and repaired armor and weapons for us. In fact, the main purpose of us wanting to take down the Ula tribe is not only to better face the East China Sea Jurchen, but another reason is that there are tens of thousands of people in the Ula tribe. households can be included in the population under our command, which can greatly enrich our Jianzhou Jurchen."

  Nurhachi appreciates Eyidu's methodical disposition to organize things in an orderly manner. From analysis to inference, one thing is always convincing.

"Although the Ula tribe is still standing in front of us leading to the Jurchen of the East China Sea, the strength of the Ula tribe has been greatly weakened, and there is not much left to interfere with us to recruit the Jurchen tribes of the East China Sea. A few days ago, I was ordered by the Great Khan to appease Oji Department, also received some effects,..."

"...The distribution of the Oji Division is too scattered. There are twenty or thirty divisions. Four or five divisions in the south have expressed their willingness to surrender to the Great Khan and provide soldiers for the Great Khan. Of course, we need to undertake everything from armor to weapons. At the same time, we also need to provide the ministries with materials such as ironware, salt, cloth, etc., and these materials are not enough for us now, and we need to exchange them from Da Zhou, so from now on, we cannot completely turn against Da Zhou .”

This is also the biggest problem of Jurchen in Jianzhou now. There is no population and insufficient food. Once the soldiers are depleted, it is difficult to make up for it. However, the population can only be obtained through conquests. But now the Ula and Yehe tribes can no longer use war to solve it. Shuerhaqi was still digging the wall, and the Horqin people were frightened by the Dazhou and Chahar people, and the situation suddenly reversed, which caused Nurhachi a headache.

"Then what should we do now, E Yidu, don't be a fool, just say it!" Chu Ying was very dissatisfied with this old guy's clinging to the old, and often played tricks in front of her father, thinking that it would be impossible without him .

  The forehead was also not angry, but just glanced at the other party coldly.

Chu Ying is the eldest son of the Great Khan, and he can't break up with him for the time being, but he also knows that An Fei Yanggu, Fei Yingdong, He Heli and others are extremely dissatisfied with Chu Ying, thinking that he is rude and arrogant. , not suitable for taking over the sweaty position.

   It’s just that the Shuerhaqi rebellion has just happened. It’s really not easy for the Jianzhou Jurchen to have internal strife, and the sweat is still in good health.

   "Chu Ying, be safe and don't be impatient, and finish listening to the forehead." Nurhachi first reprimanded Chu Ying.

E also nodded, "In addition to the population problem, the situation around our Jianzhou Jurchens has changed. It turns out that Dazhou basically doesn't care about things other than the border wall, or at most it is verbal or decreed. Fan, but we did it and did it. Even Li Chengliang was helpless. The Huifa and Hada tribes are the best examples. However, after the arrival of the new governor of Jiliao, something changed. Not only threatened to send troops, but also After posing, Zhao Liaojiao and Juniper acted as lackeys,..."

"Now the governor has not only provided a large amount of supplies to the Yehe tribe and the Chahar tribe, but also received some assistance from the Shuerhaqi tribe and the Ula tribe. If we want to get these things from Dazhou, we must not only exchange them, but also pay them Restricted, so it's a bad situation and needs to improve."

Hearing these words, everyone in the room felt a little heavy. One year ago, the situation was good, but a year later, it suddenly turned around. This can't help but make people feel certain doubts. The current Jianzhou Jurchens are far from being able to dominate The point outside the pass.

"Er Yidu, then we have to change these situations from two aspects. On the one hand, we need to continue to gain population, and on the other hand, we need to change the surrounding situation, but these are closely related to Da Zhou, so it is difficult to handle." Dai Shan Can't help but interject.

   "It's really hard to do, but if it's hard to do, you have to do it. After all, you have to try to do it, otherwise, don't you just sit and wait?" Ei Yidu nodded.

   "E Yidu, tell me how we will do it." Nurhachi saw that the spirits of all the disciples and generals in the palace were gradually united, so he signaled E Yidu.

"First, the population needs to be replenished. On the one hand, we will continue to send envoys to the Donghai Jurchen to lobby and persuade them. Of course, we must give them benefits. These savages only value salt, iron, cloth and tea. We must find a way to exchange them from Da Zhou. More is enough, but we can do it; on the other hand, please order the Great Khan to recruit and attract Han people to our side to cultivate wasteland, and we can give them better treatment conditions, otherwise these people will not come,..."

"Second, handle the relationship with the surrounding area well. For the Horqin people, we need to continue to win over. Marriage is the best way; for the Chahar people, Lin Dan Khan must have some ideas as he grows up. We can find a way. It is a good thing for us to form an alliance with them and destroy their peaceful relationship with Dazhou. Go south, we will support him, help him,..."

"..., against the Yehe tribe and the Ula tribe, there is still an unswerving war, but the war I am talking about is not a full-scale war, but a small-scale harassment, forcing them to have no more energy to stabilize the situation, especially the Ula tribe, After these years of war, they are already quite difficult, as long as we start the war thoroughly, I think Da Zhou will not get involved too deeply,..."

  Nurhachi is very satisfied. This is what he and Eyi have already discussed, but Eyi has made a comprehensive improvement and extension. The whole strategy is more comprehensive and detailed. Even Chu Ying nodded repeatedly.

   "For Da Zhou, we can show weakness and maintain a good relationship so that we can expand trade, exchange our medicinal materials, furs, and horses for their salt, iron, tea, and at the same time, we can also buy their officials and generals..."

   "Thirdly, to the new governor of Jiliao,..."

   Before E Yidu finished speaking, Nurhachi interrupted the other party, "E Yidu, let's discuss this matter again, so I won't talk about it here."

   Come tonight at twelve o'clock for an update!

  (end of this chapter)