When the times come, the world and the world work together, the heroes will not be free.

Of course, Jiannu is not a hero, but it is very appropriate to use the original meaning of this sentence to describe their current situation.

To put it bluntly, when you are unlucky, you can even get your teeth stuck when you drink water.

They thought that after some arrangements, the front line was basically stabilized. If the Ming army wanted to launch another move, it would take at least two or three months of rest and stockpiling and reserves of materials.

That's right, the main concern of the Later Jin Dynasty was the southern Liao Dynasty. The Ming army in southern Liao Dynasty was like a steel knife, which hit the abdomen of the Later Jin Dynasty, which was the greatest threat.

Although the Ming army in western Liaoning was powerful, it was still separated by the Liaohe River and Liaoze. If it attacked in summer and autumn, it would have many difficulties.

But what the Later Jin did not expect was that the strategic focus of the Ming army shifted when the western Liaoning defended and the southern Liaoning attacked. Heavy troops gathered in southern Liaoning, but the Later Jin Dynasty did not receive exact information.

Haizhou Wei, Haichenghe, and the Later Jin Dynasty hoped for this line of defense, but they didn't know that the defending troops could not stop the attack of tens of thousands of Ming troops.

Before the Later Jin Dynasty was ready to attack Neikalkha, the Ming army in southern Liaoning had already been launched and advanced northward without any haste. The intention of attacking Haizhou was obvious.

The Ming army in southern Liaoning was advancing steadily, but the Ming army in Liaodong was launched quickly and fiercely. After the dispatch of troops, Mao Wenlong took the lead and pointed directly at Jianzhou.

The same trick was still repeated, but the scale was different. Mao Chenglu led 3,000 musketeers to head north along the Yalu River, crossing mountains and forests, and suddenly attacked several villages in Jianzhou and successfully ambushed a group of Jiannu who came to help.

When Ajige and Dudu mobilized their troops and fought back again, Mao Chenglu led his troops into the mountains and forests, but did not retreat immediately.

Taking advantage of the mobilization of Jiannu from the two flags, Mao Wenlong commanded the Ming army from Kuandian to attack Aiyang, Gushan, and the three forts of Alkali Factory, and the troops were directly aimed at Hetuala.

Ajige hurriedly led the main force back to the army and arranged defenses at Yagu Pass, preparing to resist the Ming army's attack here.

Faced with the military operations of the Ming army in southern Liaodong, Nurhaci had to delay the plan to attack the Neikhalkha tribe, dispatch troops and generals to deal with another round of offensive by the Ming army.

Nurhaci and the senior officials of the Later Jin Dynasty naturally did not know that the Ming Dynasty emperors had spent a lot of money, and the resources of grain and ammunition were continuously transported to Liaodong, southern and eastern Liaoning.

In addition, Zhu Youxiao also drew money and weapons for western Liaoning, southern Liaoning and eastern Liaoning, and expanded the training of the Third Association musketeers on the spot in preparation for subsequent continuous combat.

The emperor's intentions remained unchanged when the Liao people defended the Liao territory and the Liao soldiers destroyed the Jiannu. With sufficient food and salary and proper placement, the Liao people also showed brave battles and did not disappoint the emperor's expectations.

Don’t compare the Ming army in history with the current Ming army, and don’t compare the Liao people in history with the Liao people in history.

The Ming army in history was short of food and owed wages; the Liao people in history were in frigid with cold and hunger. But most people still fought with Jiannu until they could no longer hold on.

The emperor is not a good emperor. Civil officials compete for corruption, military generals withhold food and pay, and only support their families. In this case, can they be harsh on ordinary soldiers to fight to the death and sacrifice their lives for the country?

In the final analysis, the emperor was still bad. Xiong Tingbi and Yuan Keli both suppressed Jiannu, but ultimately failed. From this perspective, Wanli was still good and gave absolute trust to Xiong Tingbi.

Of course, the emperors are even more powerful now. They are all promoted to competent personnel and spare no effort in supporting materials. It is no surprise that Jiannu is suppressed to death.

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"I thank God for your kindness, long live, long live, long live!"

Li Dan had finished thanking him, and his hands were overwhelmed and held the large tray handed over by the decree. In the tray were gifted clothes, the clothing of the fourth-rank civil servants, and several exquisite jade wares.

The decree officer did not stop for much, so he helped Li Dan up and said goodbye.

Li Dan's adopted son Li Guozhu was a good person. He handed over the sixth-rank magnificent uniforms to his servants and chased them out. He returned with a smile on his face when he was not too late. Obviously, the edict did not return empty-handed.

Li Dan has already changed into a gift suit, which is different from the standard clothing of a civil servant, which shows the emperor's courtesy and symbolizes extremely high honor.

"Congratulations to my father, congratulations to my father." Li Guozhu knelt on his knees and congratulated his adopted father.

Li Dan laughed, raised his hand, and said, "Get up quickly, you, my father and son, don't have to do this."

Li Guozhu kowtowed and stood up, looking at the Qilin garment given by the emperor, and praised: "The royal family is a Qilin auspicious beast. The honor of his father is also unattainable to the Ming Dynasty."

Li Dan was also proud, but he was still reserved. He waved his hand and signaled Li Guozhu to sit down.

He picked up the teacup and took a sip of the fragrant tea. Li Dan also thought about the words and said slowly: "The State Support, can you tell that you have won the sixth-rank civilian title for your father to be promoted to the title, and where are the achievements?"

Without thinking too much, Li Guozhu answered: "I thought I was transporting grain from overseas to Liaoning and was successful in the war in Liaodong."

Li Dan nodded, showed admiration and said, "That's true. The Yang family and Huang family who were awarded the title this time were all related to the transportation of grain to Liao. It can be seen that the most important thing now is Liaodong. As long as you make contributions to this, you will be rewarded."

After pausing, he continued: "Although my father is the president of the Maritime Business Association, it is difficult to force other families to make less money to transport grain. Long live, I have never promised any rewards, it only depends on everyone's consciousness."

Li Guozhu nodded vigorously and said, "What you do first is to be conscious. When you see the reward, it will be much worse."

"Sometimes, making money is not the primary reason for considering the pros and cons of things." Li Dan taught earnestly: "For my father, I said before that long live is affectionate and righteous, and you will remember your efforts and contributions. Not to mention that buying grain and exporting to Liaoning is still a little profitable, even if you lose money, we have to do it. Many people are too concerned and fall behind."

Li Guozhu agreed and said: "The first establishment of Mekong Province, and the child feels that it has great development. It can be established here, even if it is just a transit port, it is still good."

Li Dan pondered for a moment and said, "Old Yan is optimistic about Dongfan, and his father also thinks that Dongfan is in a good geographical location. In Mekong Province, you have been to it and seem to have seen the combat power of the army. Since you think you can build a foundation, you must have no forces around you that can resist the army?"

Li Guozhu smiled and said, "Compared with the navy and army of the court, what about Shui Zhenla, Chameng, and Yue people, they are simply native chickens and tile dogs and vulnerable."

Li Dan said with a gentle head, "Since that's the case, you will leave this matter to you. Lao Yan is not doing his job properly, and the Maritime Business Association has to take charge of his father, so he really can't get rid of it."

"Don't worry, father." Li Guozhu promised: "I will do this."

After hesitating for a moment, Li Guozhu said, "Father Shengjuan Zhenglong, can you write a letter to long live and give some care in Mekong Province?"

Li Dan frowned and shook his head and said, "What kind of holy family is a long-lasting person? Don't be heard by outsiders, and it's funny. As for writing a letter to ask for long live, it's not suitable at this time. As soon as he got promoted, he asked for a position, and he was suspected of being more and more arrogant."

Li Guozhu nodded and said, "It's the child who is reckless, and his father is very right."

"With our strength, we can build a foundation and establish a career in Mekong Province. It seems that no one can compete for it, right?" Li Dan showed a confident expression on his face and said, "Of course, it should be even more smooth to get a few words of long live. This matter is recorded by my father, and I will talk about it in a while."

"And—" Li Dan reached out and pointed Li Guozhu, and ordered solemnly: "Pay attention to Luzon, there are merchants coming and going, inquire and record it."

Li Guozhu blinked his eyes and agreed happily. He knew that his adoptive father had a grudge against the Spanish, but it was difficult to take revenge by relying on the sea business!

Li Dan not only explained his adopted son, but also did these things secretly. In his opinion, Long Live's ambition is not only one Mekong Province.

As the war in Liaodong was huge, Long Live is still expanding the navy, buying cannons and building cannons to equip warships. Without more far-reaching plans, this would never have been done.

Of course, he is just speculating now. But some clues can be seen from recruiting them like the sea merchants. If the Spaniard dares to attack Chinese merchants again, Long Live will probably not give up.

"It's not only Luzon, but also other small overseas countries, as well as the situations of Western barbarians in various countries, we need to inquire and record them." Li Dan suddenly remembered something and added another sentence.

Li Guozhu hurriedly agreed, but he didn't know that his adoptive father remembered the tutoring department and sent someone to find him to provide convenience for some people to take a boat to sea.

Now think about it carefully, who can I have in addition to the Jinyiwei? And who is the leader of the Fushi Department? Is it still a matter of thinking about who is the Fushi Department?

As a spy or collecting intelligence, the merchant was not the first to be founded by Zhu Youxiao. He just followed suit and prepared to expand overseas.

To put it bluntly, expansion is plunder. The Little Ice Age is not a local disaster, but the whole world has been affected.

There are many reasons why it had such a great impact on the Ming Dynasty, but the Western barbarians did reduce the impact of disasters through external plunder.

However, the Ming Dynasty has both conditions and strength, so why should it be trapped?

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The Mekong Province is named after the Mekong River. Although it has sent governors and other officials, as well as permanent navy and army, many people still regard it as an overseas place.

This is something Zhu Youxiao didn't want to see. Because in the eyes of the people, if it was the territory of the Ming Dynasty, it would be acceptable to migrate and live there, after all, there were many preferential conditions.

But if it is overseas, it will inevitably dispel their enthusiasm. Therefore, the first batch of immigrants in Mekong Province were mainly navy troops, army, and their families.

Without enough manpower, how can we reclaim more arable land and how can we make good use of the good places to plant rice in three seasons this year?

To this end, Zhu Youjiao formulated more preferential policies to attract the people, and issued an order to officials in Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian, Jiangsu and Zhejiang. He asked them to move the victims to Mekong Province when there were disasters in the local area.

Disaster victims often become nothing during disasters, so they naturally don’t have many choices.

Perhaps, using Mekong Province as a place where the vassal kings belong is a good way to calm people's hearts and enhance the status of Mekong Province.

Zhu Youxiao touched his chin and thought of several vassal kings in the capital.

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Chapter completed!