Volume B Section 102 Father and Son
After thinking about it, Feng Ziying still felt that he couldn't give any advice easily, after all, he didn't know much about this kind of military strategy and tactics.
He did not know what was going on with the Tatars of the Mongolian plateau, the so-called Mongol tribes.
The only impression he had was that in the end, the Jianzhou Jurchens defeated Lin Dan Khan, the only hope of the Mongol tribes, and then the Emperor Taiji and the people collected Lin Dan Khan's eight great blessings, thus completing the control of the Mongol tribes, and finally enabling the Jianzhou Jurchens to attack the Guannei Central Plains without worries.
Now Lin Dan Khan is still a teenager the same size as himself, Feng Ziying estimates that there will be no ten or eight years, he may not be able to really control the Mongolian tribes, and it is not clear whether there are changes in this timeline due to the fluttering of butterfly wings.
"Dad, other sons can't give you any good advice, to say that Dad, you are also old in the battle formation, and you don't need me as a layman to remind you, but I think ah, the current situation of the nine sides is one word, poor, lacking, lack of food, lack of salary, but in the final analysis, it is a lack of silver, as long as this problem is solved, the soldiers can be replenished at any time, erect a recruitment flag, and have their own food people."
Feng Ziying is telling the truth.
"Gansu and Shaanxi are all poor places, and there are many people who want to eat well, and there is no shortage, so what you have to face is probably this problem, and everything else is a trivial matter."
In a word, when it comes to the pain point, there is no money and no food, how can I, the chief soldier, stabilize the morale of the army, and how to defend the side wall? Once the Tatars are on the border, what will they do to order the soldiers below?
"Ziying, what you said is simple, but how to solve it? The household is empty, this situation is not a year or two, it has been like this for many years, I can solve it if I go? Feng Tang had already begun to worry about the difficulties after he went.
"Dad, so I give you two suggestions, maybe you can barely solve some problems, but it's still just a drop in the bucket, it can only be alleviated, and it is difficult to really solve the problem."
Feng Ziying also knows that this is an imminent problem, if this problem cannot be solved, Dad may not be able to sit firmly in Yulin Town, where it is not as familiar as Datong and has prestige, you have to come up with some real benefits, in order to make the soldiers below feel at ease.
"Oh? Two other ways? Feng Tang was quite surprised, he felt that he had no clue at all, and now his son could still have two paths.
"One is to instigate a mutiny, and then plunder, of course, choose a target in advance, you should be able to gain a lot, and temporarily relieve the pressure for a period of time after you take office." Feng Ziying's face was expressionless, "I have asked the You brothers some information before, and there are many people in the Shanxi Chamber of Commerce who collude with the Tatars to smuggle salt and iron tea, and they are not monolithic inside, and they can find collaborators, but that is a follow-up matter, and to solve the immediate difficulties, the only way to solve them is to take this step." β
Feng Tang gasped, his son actually came up with such a yin trick? I'm afraid that the old ** won't dare to take this side easily, right?
"Dad, don't look at me with this eye, if you don't want to make a mutiny as soon as you take office and be bombed down by others, you have to take risks." Feng Ziying spread her hands, "Instead of letting the mutiny happen to you, it is better to guide the direction of the mutiny, since this mutiny is inevitable, of course you must take advantage of it, as for the goal, I believe that you are also a general, and this kind of thing should also be familiar with the road." β
Feng Tang stared at his son, as if he wanted to see through what kind of demon his son was.
"First, such a bad idea? Ziying, are you asking your father to play with his head? After a while, Feng Tang said leisurely.
"Dad, you are my father, can I harm you? At present, the imperial court is undergoing a round of military adjustment and reform, following the example of the former Ming Dynasty, the prince Teng became the governor of Xuanda, which should be an attempt, once mature, the next step may be to set up the governor of Jiliao and the governor of the three sides. Feng Ziying said calmly: "Don't you take advantage of the fact that the governor of the three sides has not yet been established to solve the trouble first, do you really have to wait until the governor takes office before you come to break the knife?" β
In the land of the nine sides, anything can happen, and mutiny is not new, it depends on how you deal with it, Feng Tang has not dealt with mutinies before, but guiding the mutiny like his son said, it is almost like taking the initiative to start a mutiny, but in order to survive, you have to do something that seems incredible.
"Solved? Will this be solved? Forget it, let's talk, what about the second? Feng Tang accepted this suggestion and was noncommittal,
In fact, he is still a little happy from the heart, whether it is in the court or in the army, if there is no cold heart, it is always a weakness and weakness, and now it seems that his son is not lacking in courage and determination in this regard.
As for whether he can solve the problem, he knows in his own heart, and his son's idea is to raise the soup to stop the boiling, and it can't solve the fundamental problem, so it's just a matter of delaying it for the time being.
"The second thing to say is also a bad idea, the same thing, Shanxi out of the pole, northern Shaanxi bandits are also very powerful, the three You brothers also talked to their son, if you think that the mutiny has consequences, then it is better to go long, and then draw the bottom of the kettle." Feng Ziying's words are still so straightforward and cold.
Feng Tang understood that his son didn't have any fundamental strategy to solve the problem at all, and his ideas were all temporary to solve the problem.
This idea is not very creative, and when there is no way to go, it is estimated that he can only make this decision, but his son let himself make this move as soon as he came up, which is a bit unexpected.
"Ziying, there is no need to say more, I think your remarks are also influenced by the You brothers, right?" Feng Tang waved his hand with a calm face, "I know for my father." β
Feng Ziying didn't expect the You brothers to take the blame for themselves again, originally the You brothers only introduced the situation in Yulin Town to themselves, and did not mention these, but took the initiative to ask about these situations, and the You brothers thought that they were entrusted by their father to ask, so they naturally knew everything, and now it is the other way around.
"Dad, the brothers of the You family are all bears and tigers, if you want to gain a foothold in Yulinwei in the future, you will have to rely on the support of their peers, if you can use it for your own use,......"
"Okay, Brother Cong, do you still need you to teach your father? Then the head of your father, the general soldier of Datong, was either taken away by the Tatars a long time ago, or hung on the head of the Datong city wall. β
Feng Tang laughed, these things still need his son to teach him, but he can understand his son's kindness.
Feng Ziying also smiled dumbly, she seemed to be really thinking too much, the three brothers of my father are all generals who have been able to get out of Datong for decades, how can they not have a little means of their own? I still relied on a little foresight to teach my dad a lesson.
"Dad, that's because I'm too worried." Feng Ziying was also a little embarrassed.
"No, Dad is still very happy, you said that these two are feasible or not, but you can be ruthless at a critical time, this is what you must have after entering the Chinese style in the future, sometimes when the break is constant, it will be chaotic, whether it is a strong man breaking his wrist, scraping bones to heal his wounds, it is also the best choice without a choice." Feng Tang sighed, "Don't worry, your father is dozens of years old, although the situation in Yulin is bad, but these suggestions of yours are still operable, and my father will consider it." β
"Dad, I also said, this specific strategy, my son doesn't understand, but my son feels that in the future, once the control of the three ladies in the Hetao area is weakened, the Ordos Department and the Tumut Ministry, as well as the Tumut Ministry, I am afraid that there will be some problems within the Tumut Ministry, and the son suggests that the father can strengthen the collection of the situation in the Hetao area, once the Tatars are in civil strife, it may not be possible to recover the Hetao and control the three Mongolian right-wing departments, even if it doesn't work, then it can also be seen if there is an opportunity to take the method of suppressing the strong and helping the weak to weaken them."
Feng Ziying is not too sure about this idea, and it will be difficult for at least ten years, but if you want to avoid the Jianzhou Jurchen from continuing to conquer the west after defeating Lin Dan Khan in the future, you must take this step.
Of course, it can also be combined with the strategy against Lin Dan Khan, but this is even more distant, far from what Feng Ziying can control now.
Feng Tangshen glanced at his son.
Although his son's ideas seemed a little naΓ―ve and unrealistic, in Feng Tang's opinion, they were not important, after all, his son had never really come into contact with the military affairs of the Nine Sides.
The key is that his son is only thirteen years old, and he has already realized the most fundamental ability to gain a foothold in officialdom, that is, to dare to do things and dare to do things.
To do things is to establish one's own position, to win the recognition and respect of colleagues and subordinates, to do things is to dare to preemptively suppress enemies and opponents, which can win the respect and fear of colleagues, subordinates and enemies.
With the former alone, at most it is to be a pure minister, it is difficult to grow up, but this is the foundation, and only the latter, it is a rootless wood and a sourceless water, which may be able to gain momentum for a while, but sooner or later it will be counterattacked.
This is true in the army, and even more so in Wenchen.
With both, a great cause can be expected.
Thinking of this, Feng Tang felt a lot more down-to-earth in his heart, and even felt that the victory or defeat of going to Yulin Town was not important, as long as he kept this son from having an accident, the prosperity of the Feng family would be an ironclad thing.
Feng Ziying naturally didn't expect that he could make his father think about it with just a few words, and that's all he could imagine.
In the previous life, the Ming Dynasty was not successful in its strategy against the Mongols, which of course had a lot to do with the sharp decline in the strength of the late Ming Dynasty, especially the serious lack of financial and logistical support, but the lack of strategic vision also had a great factor.
But now it's different, although the Great Zhou basically follows the policy of the Ming Dynasty, but now there is time, and the key is yourself, so the history of this life must be written by yourself!