"What, exchanging iron for talent?"

Shen Zhixiang listened to Li Xiao's words, his mouth almost opened into an O-shape, and he felt very incredible. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

"That's right, that's exactly what Li meant." Li Xiao smiled and took over the words and said: "Last time, Brother Shen gave me a firearms talent Zhao Jie, and then I heard Zhao Jie say that in the land of your army, there are still many firearms talents, including several Portuguese, all of whom were rescued from the Dengzhou Kong Youde rebel army that day, but I don't know if this is true?" ”

"Yes, yes, it is. Brother Xian didn't say it, I almost forgot. Shen Zhixiang nodded and said: "The year before last, when the Kong Youde rebels fled from Dengzhou, my Dongjiang Town soldiers intercepted several Kongbu ships and rescued some firearms craftsmen who were coerced into Beitou Tatar, including several Portuguese. These craftsmen, where they are now on Phi Island, are doing some maintenance work with a group of blacksmiths, but they don't know what the virtuous brother wants these people for? ”

"Well, Li wants these people to be useful for themselves, if Brother Zun can send these people to Chifengwei, Li is willing to use them to exchange for 50,000 taels of silver."

Shen Zhixiang's heart was moved, and he quickly thought in his heart, now in Dongjiang Town, from top to bottom, they are eating and living, these firearms craftsmen can be said to be of little use, if they can be used to offset the 50,000 taels of silver, it is a very cost-effective deal.

Thinking of this, he immediately thought to himself, could it be that Li Xiao recruited these people to develop artillery?

This Li Xiao is very ambitious!

But then he thought again, whatever, Li Xiao really wants to develop artillery, how can it be so easy, and now it is the most important thing to be able to exchange these people for real money.

"Since the virtuous brother has this intention, the foolish brother is naturally not easy to refute the feelings, okay, I will use this batch of firearms craftsmen to offset the payment of 50,000 taels of silver." Shen Zhixiang made a bold gesture and said with a grin.

"Okay, Brother Zun is a cheerful person." Li Xiao smiled comfortably: "Now that everything has been negotiated, please go to the mansion with the younger brother, and now that the banquet has been set, let's have a good drink today." ”

Soon, everyone sat down, because the deal was negotiated, everyone was in high spirits, and they drank heartily.

Li Xiao was also half-drunk, and inadvertently, he asked Shen Zhixiang, who was blushing from drinking: "Brother Shen, but I don't know, what is the situation in Liaodi now?" ”

Shen Zhixiang was stunned for a moment, he didn't know why Li Xiao suddenly asked like this, he thought for a while and said: "It's probably still the same, but it is reported that in the border between Jinzhou and Guangning, the Tartars are gathering soldiers and horses, and there seems to be a change. But I don't know whether I plan to use troops against the Mongolian tribes, or if I want to come to my Ningjin territory to plunder and harass again. ”

Shen Zhixiang said casually, but Li Xiao didn't feel his heart tighten.

Of course, Shen Zhixiang didn't know the specific movements of Houjin, but as a time-traveler in later generations, of course he knew what Houjin's next move would be.

It turned out that as early as the beginning of March, Huang Taiji had ordered Belle Dolgon to be the general of the army, and led the generals such as Yue Xu, Sakhalian, and Haoge to lead 10,000 elite cavalry to the vast area west of the Yellow River to the junction of Mobei, to find the last heir of the Mongol Khanate, and to insert the whereabouts of the Han tribe lord Erke Kongol, in order to completely eliminate the last Mongol communist lord or force him to surrender, and completely erase the last trace of the Mongol Khanate, which once dominated the world.

After several months of searching and searching, the Houjin army finally found Ezhe and others of the Han Department who were moving north and wanted to go to the Tuxetu Khan in Mobei at the end of April in the Tolitu place near the Shangdu City (now on the north bank of the East Lightning River in Inner Mongolia).

Dolgon then sent his ministers Jishha, Haisai and others to persuade Ezhe to surrender to Houjin, but Ezhe was still hesitant, but his elders Empress Dowager Nanghou and Zoromu Taiji and others were already disgusted with this long and painful life in the north, so they secretly led more than 1,000 of his subordinates to surrender to Houjin.

Seeing that the Empress Dowager and others actually led nearly half of the clansmen to surrender behind their backs, Ezhe was terrified, but there was no countermeasure.

Seeing the civil strife, Dorgon did not immediately march into the army, but waited patiently for it to disintegrate further.

Ezhe and others, led the Han tribe to continue to slowly march north, and finally held out until the beginning of May, the morale of the army reached the bottom, and when it was about to break out of infighting, Dolgon timely sent the younger brother of Ezhe's mother, the Empress Dowager Sutai, and his uncle Arshidahan and others, to persuade the rest of the chaotic Ezhe.

The arrival of Nan Zhen and others made the Empress Dowager Su Tai and others feel like grasping a life-saving straw, and she hugged her own brother and cried loudly, telling her bitterness and grievances over the years.

Subsequently, the Empress Dowager Sutai ordered her to lead the last more than 1,000 households to surrender to the Jin army, and presented the surrender table, and also handed over the jade seal that can be regarded as a treasure.

It is rumored that this jade seal of the country is the treasure of the town of the dynasties, and later when Emperor Yuan Shun fled from the capital, he fled back to the desert with this jade seal, and after the death of Emperor Yuan Shun, this extremely valuable jade seal lost its whereabouts.

More than 200 years, there are shepherds on the hill herdsmen, see a goat, three days do not eat grass, but with hooves to plow the ground, the shepherd feels very strange, the goat plows the ground, with a hoe to dig up, so, lost more than 200 years of the country heirloom jade seal, finally see the light of day.

This jade seal was first presented by herdsmen to Boshoketu Khan of Oirat Mongolia, and later, Boshoketu Khan was defeated by Lin Dan Khan of the Han Dynasty, and in order to save his life, he had to sacrifice the jade seal of the country.

Legend has it that Lin Dan Khan was overjoyed when he obtained the jade seal of the country, and the titular Mongol co-ruler, believing that he was the true dragon son of heaven, stepped up his attack on the Mongol tribes, hoping to restore the glory of the unification of the Mongol Empire. It's just that who knew that Lin Dan Khan, who had worked hard all his life, finally betrayed his relatives and left, and died of grief in Qinghai Caotan under the pursuit of Houjin.

As soon as Lin Dan Khan died, this jade seal fell into the hands of the Empress Dowager Sutai, the mother and son of the Empress Dowager Sutai, and now the rest of her mother and son led the Han Dynasty to descend to the Houjin, this jade seal was the Empress Dowager Sutai who knelt on the ground, respectfully held out with both hands, and dedicated it to the general of the unified army, Dolgon.

Young and handsome, only 24 years old is the white flag owner, Morgan Daiqing Belle Dorgon, the prince of Manchu Qingrui who will be famous in the original history, at this time, with a shocked and unbelievable eyes, from the hands of the Empress Dowager Su Tai, trembling to this glass as the quality, the dragon as the button, the brilliance is brilliant, engraved with the Han seal "The Treasure of the Decree" four words of the heirloom jade seal, into his own hands.

Holding the jade seal and looking at him carefully, the muscles on his face twitched slightly, and his hands kept shaking, as if this heirloom jade seal weighed a thousand catties.

After swallowing a mouthful of saliva fiercely, Dolgon sighed softly, withdrew his reluctant gaze at this dazzling heirloom jade seal, and then ordered that this treasure be solemnly put away, brought back to Houjin, and presented to Huang Taiji.

Many of the entourage noticed that Dolgon, who had been quite happy because of Ezhe's surrender, had no smile on his face when he returned, but had a much more gloomy look. A pair of blazing tiger eyes contained indescribable resentment.

Heaven is unfair!

I was originally the son of the whole banner handed down by my father Khan, and I was the successor of my father Khan, but why could I only pass by the Khan in the end, I am not reconciled。。。。。。

Why, why did I get the jade seal of the country, but in the middle of those ten thousand people, the one who enjoyed the supreme glory was not me。。。。。。

Dolgon, who was in a depressed mood, decided not to abide by Huang Taiji's agreement that he would lead his troops back immediately after subduing the rest of Ezhe, but instead led his people south to the Ming Dynasty's Shanxi Datong land, and invaded and plundered on a large scale, hoping that in this way, on the one hand, he could vent his unspeakable resentment and anger in his heart, and on the other hand, he could also capture a large number of Ming Dynasty population and wealth, so that this expedition could get greater gains.

"General Ben's order, the whole army will not return east, turn south to attack Ming!" At the ensuing meeting of the generals, Dorgon finally gave a cold order.

Why is that? Father Khan has said that if you accept the rest of Ezhe, the whole army will return to Dajin immediately, why did you change Father Khan's regulations? Hauge was dissatisfied, and unceremoniously retorted to him.

Dol Warrior's face twitched.

The anger in his heart immediately soared.

Although this Haoge is his assistant on this expedition, including Yue Yu Sakhalian and others, they all understand that this Haoge is just the eyeliner that Huang Taiji has placed in his army.

This person relies on himself to be the eldest son of Huang Taiji, and he is two years older than himself, so he always opposes himself openly and secretly, which is really hateful.

"Hauge, I am the general of the unified army, and the decision to march and fight is up to me, could it be that you want to disobey?" Dorgon suppressed the anger in his heart, and said in a calm tone as much as he could.

"Don't dare, you're a general, I, as a deputy general, dare not obey." Haoge sneered: "It's just that you changed your father Khan's decision and suddenly went south to conquer Ming for no reason, isn't it such a big thing, as an assistant below, you don't even have the right to ask?" ”

"Of course you don't!" Dorgon, who had been suppressed for days, suddenly burst out and roared: "Who do you think you are? To be able to speak to Ben in such a tone, if Ben wants to make a decision, do you still need to report the reason to you?! ”

Haug was furious, his face flushed, he rose from his chair, and was about to scold Dolgon-for-tat, when Sakhalian rushed up and held him down, while whispering a warning: "Haug, don't make a mistake, don't be rude to the general." The general acts like this, with his own considerations and reasons, and we can just do what I am told. ”

Hauge gritted his teeth, his face purple, but finally he didn't say anything sneering, but sat down hatefully again.

In the military tent, there was a suffocating silence.

Dolgon, whose face was dark, let out a long breath, and when he calmed down, he realized that he had just made a gaffe, so he tried his best to explain to everyone in a calm tone: "Ladies and gentlemen, our troops have been marching for months, fighting thousands of miles, and the consumption is very great, and I have not gained much capture by subduing this remnant of Zhe, and it would be a pity if I returned here. Why don't you take advantage of the morale of the army, go south to attack Ming, take captive of its people's livestock and property, and return with a full plunder, but it is not very good? ”

Haug was about to speak, but was stopped by Saharan's gaze.

At this time, Yue Zhen also came out to play a round: "The general wants to go south to attack Ming, although there is a difference with the regulations of the Khan, but it is also a good choice, I have nothing else to say, just listen to the general's arrangement." ”

Seeing that everyone had no objections, Dolgon slapped the table and said: "Okay, since everyone agrees, then our army will immediately go south to Guihua City, and after resting for a day, then go south to attack Pingluwei in Shanxi of the Ming Dynasty, and after capturing Pinglu, then attack Shuozhou City!" ”

Soon, when Dolgon led his troops south, Huang Taiji also quickly got the news that Dolgon led his troops south to attack the Ming Dynasty, although he was very angry with Dolgon's assertions, but he had to find a way to deal with the aftermath for him.

In order to prevent the Ming Dynasty from sending reinforcements from Liaojin and other places to Shanxi and Datong, he ordered that the white flag lord Belle Duoduo be the general of the unified army, with Ashan as the deputy general, 7,000 Jurchen soldiers and horses, and then 3,000 soldiers and horses of the Han army of Shi Tingzhu, the third-class chief soldier of the Wuzhen Hachao battalion, a total of 10,000 soldiers and horses, pressed to Jinzhou, Ningyuan and other places, in order to threaten Ningjin in this way, so that the Ming Dynasty did not dare to easily transfer Liaodong troops to the west.

Historically, in the encounter with the Ming army, Duoduo killed Liu Yingxuan, the deputy general of the Ming army, captured the guerrilla Cao Degong, and destroyed 500 elite cavalry and thousands of infantry of the Ming army. And after this battle, frightened the Ming army defending the city in Ningjin, trembling, panicking all day long, deeply afraid that the Jin Dynasty army would attack the city, and everything would be rested, so the Jin army was allowed to burn the villages and forts in Ningyuan, Jinzhou, so that it captured a large number of people's livestock property, Duoduo finally won a complete victory, and returned with triumph.

Now what Shen Zhixiang said casually, there is an abnormal movement of the Jin army at the junction of Guangning and Jinzhou, it should be that Duoduo is gathering troops and horses to prepare for the conquest of Ningjin.

After the historical event flashed in Li Xiao's mind, Li Xiao immediately thought of her.

Zu Wan'er.

This girl, like a sharp thorn, pierced Li Xiao's heart deeply, making him fall into pain and self-blame from time to time.

This girl, who left herself and returned to her hometown, is now in the city of Jinzhou, and Jinzhou will soon fall into the siege of the Houjin army.

Although the historical Houjin army did not attack a big city like Jinzhou that day, and now with the arrival of its own crossing, although the general trend of history has not changed, who knows whether these butterfly wings will suddenly change the details of history.

What if, the Jin army suddenly decided to attack Jinzhou?

This girl who has been deeply disappointed by herself, if there is a mistake, will she still have the face to live?

Moreover, Shen Zhixiang said that when he came to Chifengwei, he had already received the news that the Houjin army was about to move, so by now, maybe the Jin army had begun to attack the land of Ningjin.

Thinking of this, Li Xiao felt that his strong heart was beating suddenly, and the taste of anxiety and bitterness instantly filled his heart.

He craned his neck and drank the full bowl of water and wine fiercely.

Li Xiao, who put down the wine bowl, took a long breath, and finally made a decision in his heart.

That is, immediately gather troops and horses to aid Jinzhou in the north.

"Brother Shen, the younger brother has a reluctance, I hope you can agree." Li Xiao, whose eyes were red, said to Shen Zhishen with a solemn face.

Shen Zhixiang let out a long snort, and said busily: "Brother Xian has something to say, but he can say it clearly." ”

Li Xiao looked directly at him, and said in a low voice: "I'm worried that the Jin Army Tartars will attack Jinzhou, and the Jinzhou Forward Battalion Commander Zu Dashuai has been kind to Li, so Li can't bear to sit back and watch him be attacked by the Jin Army, and is willing to send troops to help him resist the Tartars." If you take the land route, you are only afraid of delaying the move, so a certain family wants to rent a boat from Dongjiang Town and go to Jinzhou to fight the enemy. ”

Li Xiao didn't make it clear to Shen Zhixiang that he intended to save Zu Wan'er, after all, it was really difficult to say such a thing mixed with personal emotions to others. Now in the name of saving Zu Dashou, it is more reasonable to say it.

Although Shen Zhixiang was half drunk, he was still conscious, and he sighed secretly in his heart, he didn't expect that this Li Xiao wanted to repay him so affectionately and righteously just because he was favored, this person was really respectable.

"Brother Xian said very much, everyone is a Ming official army, your troops went north to resist the Tartars, it is a move to protect the country and save the people, I Dongjiang Town, how can I collect your boat rent, this spread out, isn't it a joke." Shen Zhixiang waved his hand and said hurriedly, but he coughed lightly and said in a low voice: "However, if Brother Xian is generous and gives some reward money to the soldiers and sailors under my department, I believe that these guys will work harder." ”

Regarding Shen Zhixiang's behavior of being extremely greedy for money in his heart, but he wants to pretend to be generous on the surface, Li Xiao naturally looks at the fire. He smiled and said: "Brother Shen has agreed, and he is not a stingy person, on the way back and forth, our army will prepare its own food, and Li will give you 300,000 catties of sea salt, thinking that this time I will be paid for the round-trip to Jinzhou!" ”

Shen Zhixiang almost exclaimed, good guy, this Li Xiao made a move, generous, 300,000 catties of sea salt, for 2,500 quintals, now if this batch of sea salt is sold to Houjin, a load can make a profit of at least 8 taels. Two thousand five hundred quintals is 20,000 taels of silver!

This is simply an empty glove white wolf business!

Seeing Shen Zhixiang so happy, Li Xiao smiled secretly in his heart.

Now his salt factory, in 1,000 acres of salt fields, produces an average of about 3 million catties of salt per month, that is to say, the amount of salt given to Shen Zhixiang is only one-tenth of the output of a month.

Shen Zhixiang's face was happy, he patted his chest and said loudly: "Brother Li Xian is arrogant, and he is generous, and I have thanked the soldiers of Dongjiang Town on behalf of him!" Alright, that's it. ”

"Okay, then let's make a note later, and after our army returns from Jinzhou, we will give Brother Shen 300,000 catties of sea salt!" Li Xiao smiled, and raised the wine bowl to Shen Zhixiang again. "Brother Shen, happy cooperation, it's done!"

"Okay, happy cooperation, good work!" Shen Zhixiang laughed and touched the bowl, and then the two of them drank it together. (To be continued.) )