Chongzhen Chat Group

However, it is indeed a bit rare for Shenyang to only have one internal agent, Qian Fugui. If possible, even Jianlu can be the internal agent. It’s just that it’s a little hard to be trustworthy.

Emperor Chongzhen was thinking about it when he saw Qian Fugui coming over for a private chat: "Master, Hauge has been deposed as the crown prince, and Aisin Gioro Amin has been sent by Huang Taiji to guard Liaoyang."

Seeing this, Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but want to shake his head. Hauge's status plummeted, so much so that news from Qian Fugui was slow to come. The news of Hauge being deposed as crown prince has spread to Horqin Grassland.

While he was thinking about it, Qian Fugui sent another private message: "Group leader, there are still some news spreading in Shenyang City, I don't know whether it is true or not!"

"Well, come and hear all the news?" Emperor Chongzhen asked immediately when he saw it.

Seeing that the group leader agreed, Qian Fugui told all the news he heard.

"There are rumors that Hauge was deposed as the crown prince, and Huang Taiji has no other sons. There are rumors that he is planning to make other Aixinjueluo brothers the crown prince..."

When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he couldn't help but frown. Could it be that Huang Taiji himself had people pass on these words? In this way, the pressure on him from his brothers will be reduced a lot. In order to compete for the position of the prince, each of them will fight among themselves and please him as the emperor. In this way, reaping the benefits of the fisherman can be regarded as solving the previous problems with him. Countermeasures against unfavorable rumors.

While he was thinking about this, Qian Fugui continued: "There are also rumors that Huang Taiji wants to move the capital to the north. This matter is also well said. One of the reasons is that the Ming Dynasty threatened Liaoyang, and Huang Taiji was sending people there. The north is opening up wasteland for farming, and the few materials and the like are being transferred there..."

Seeing this private chat, Emperor Chongzhen immediately thought it was impossible. As an emperor, he naturally understands that moving the capital is not easy, as it involves all aspects. Even if the Jianlu people had much fewer things to do than the Ming Dynasty, they could not be said to be accommodating.

However, he also noticed some useful information from it, that is, Huang Taiji suffered from lack of food and was afraid that the Ming Dynasty would send troops to destroy the harvest like last year, so he simply went to the north to farm.

According to the impression of Emperor Chongzhen in later generations, the Northeast region is one of the largest commercial grain bases in the country, and one of the important places is the Songnen Plain on the other side of Heilongjiang. If we really want to let Huang Taiji go there to farm with peace of mind, it will definitely not be a good thing for Ming Dynasty. We need to discuss carefully how to handle things.

"There is also news that Huang Taiji admits that the Ming Dynasty is powerful and cannot defeat the Ming Dynasty now. Some people have proposed a complete withdrawal of troops, just using Liaoyang as the boundary to prevent the Ming Dynasty from attacking. He also said that some people are already thinking about it. To seek peace with the Ming Dynasty, we will no longer mention the brotherhood. We can attach ourselves to the Ming Dynasty as before and guard Liaodong for the Ming Dynasty."

Seeing this message from Qian Fugui, Emperor Chongzhen curled up his lips slightly, and just took a look. Not to mention whether Huang Taiji would really do this, even if it was true, Emperor Chongzhen still suffered from the principle of hitting a snake but not dying. got it. There is only one possibility for Jianlu, which is to be eliminated!

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Qian Fugui then told a few rumors, but they were not major events, so Emperor Chongzhen didn't take them to heart. He thought for a moment and told him about Hao Ge and Hai Lanzhu, so that he would remember to tell the lie. In addition, if there is any movement, we must also notify you in time.

Then, he forwarded these pieces of information to Liu Wang, Gao Yingyuan and Wei Mulan, so that Sun Chengzong, Cao Bianjiao and Lu Xiangsheng had an idea. After arranging these, Emperor Chongzhen exited the chat group and his thoughts returned to the present.

Now Zheng Zhilong's Fujian Navy has returned to Taiping Port and is currently resting. Although it went north, the Fujian Navy did not participate in the direct battle. However, due to the difference in climate between the north and the south, as well as unforeseen storms at sea, the Fujian Navy lost about 10% of its strength. However, with this navy stationed, the Dutch and Portuguese fleets have become much more secure. I don't know if Xu Xiang is hiding or running away to cause trouble. Anyway, I haven't heard any movement recently. It may be the previous New Year's Eve. Was that the reason why Xu Xiang was so injured in the thirty-year battle?

How the food brought by the Dutch and Portuguese fleets from the Southeast Asia can be transported to the north to support the Liaodong battlefield is still a problem. After all, the Fujian Navy has just returned and it is not suitable to move northward for the time being. It needs to make arrangements to exterminate the pirates.

If we recruit civilian ships to transport to the north, we still have to guard against pirates and send out a fleet. But if the Fujian Navy cannot be mobilized, the only one left is the Denglai Navy. But the Denglai Navy also has supporting duties in Liaodong...

Thinking of this, Emperor Chongzhen suddenly had an idea, so he first contacted Zheng Zhilong and Li Zhiqi through Liu Jinsheng and Zheng Zhiwan, and after getting their confirmation, he implemented the idea. That is, the Fujian Navy first sent some warships to escort the grain northward, and at the same time the Denglai Navy also sent warships southward. The two sides probably met along the coast of Jiangsu Province, and then the Fujian Navy returned, and the Denglai Navy escorted the grain ships themselves. Go to Liaodong.

Although it could be solved in this way, Emperor Chongzhen still felt the lack of maritime transport capacity and the insufficient navy. However, in order to solve these problems, whether it is recruiting people or building ships, you need money. As a result, Emperor Chongzhen was particularly worried about getting the sea trade back on track as soon as possible after the opening of the sea.

No, before arriving in Suzhou, Emperor Chongzhen decided to go ashore and go all the way overland. Because the largest part of sea trade is the raw silk business. The raw silk produced in the Ming Dynasty was most produced in the Taihu Lake Basin, and there is a saying that silk from the lake can be found all over the world.

The concentration of Lake Silk Road is not in Suzhou City, but in the towns below Suzhou City.

The concept of towns at this time was different from that of later generations. At this time, the size of "city" was much smaller than that of "town". Generally speaking, the number of residents in a "city" ranges from one hundred to three hundred households. Some very large "cities" have residents ranging from 500 to 1,000 households.

At this time, "towns" generally ranged from one thousand to several thousand households. In some very large towns, the number of residents may even reach 10,000 or more. For example, Nanxun Town, one of the places where Emperor Chongzhen is going this time, has more than 10,000 households. A very large town like this is fully qualified to be a prefectural city. It depends on whether the government has set up a county seat and built a city wall here.

At the suggestion of Liu Xingzuo, the commander of the Jinyi Guards and the security chief of the emperor's tour, Emperor Chongzhen finally decided to go to Suzhou to rest first, and then go to the towns below Suzhou.

After landing in Abandoned Province, a group of northerners saw that on this side of the Yangtze River, there were towns and villages every ten miles or even every few miles. The dense population was an eye-opener for them.

Thanks to Forty Frogs, Tang Dynasty Emperor 1, Qinshui Bingxin for the reward!