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Chapter 1599 Urgent

The issue of Hutchison is indeed as Apocalypse analyzed. The wealthy and powerful force are strong and strong. At first glance, they cannot resist the enemy and make people feel disappointed.

But the root of Hutchison is that it is rooted in the Ming Dynasty, which makes Hutchison different from both the Eastern Lu and the Northern Lu.

Both the Northern and Eastern Barbarians have their own roots, and have their own systems and ways of survival and development.

Hutchison was developed by absorbing nutrients from the Ming Dynasty, and its core strength was all derived from the Ming Dynasty. Although this group was created by Zhang Han, Hutchison was destined to have a close relationship with the Ming Dynasty.

And Hutchison relies too much on strong financial resources, and behind the strong military strength is the dependence on logistics and finance.

This is also the reason why Zhang Han cannot continue to fight, let alone fight to Liaodong now.

Various armies have different compositions, different cores and different performances. Hutchison's core relies heavily on financial and material support. Such an army has super strong combat power, but its shortcomings are also quite obvious.

Hutchison cannot be like the Mongols, who slept with wind and snow and marched tens of thousands of miles westward, and they were not off the horse immediately. They walked for half a year and grazed for half a year. They made a living by relying on the meat and milk provided by the herd, and also relying on looting to maintain the combat power and logistics of the army.

It is not like the Donglu. Fighting is like robbery. If you win, you will benefit from it. You can divide cattle, sheep, clothes and fields, and rely on this to encourage the morale and combat effectiveness of the Eight Banners.

Hutchison is a more refined, complex, powerful, but also relatively fragile system.

The judgment of the Apocalypse is quite accurate. Banning sea trade and banning mainland commercial banks will be a fatal blow to Hutchison's financial system. Hutchison is indeed not ready yet. A large number of new army troops are preparing for the compilation and training, and more equipment needs funds and materials to produce. The rule of the grassland has not been sorted out and is not stable enough. The scale of trade for the Russians still needs to be expanded.

For Taiwan, the Dutch's maritime power has not been completely solved, so it still depends on the coast of Fujian.

At the same time, Taiwan lacks manpower, and still needs a large number of immigrants to enter the island to expand the production scale of tea, raw silk and white sugar.

Everything depends on time. Of course, Emperor Aoki did not know Huoji's plans and specific methods, but he could judge that Huoji was not ready, which was already quite keen and wise.

Wei Zhongxian worshipped and said, "This is the case in the imperial temple, and I am extremely respectful."

"Don't be too tempted by Lu Xiangsheng." Tianqi said: "It depends on the specific situation. If you can't do it, don't do it."

The emperor agreed very much about assassination or arresting Zhang Han, and there was no psychological discomfort. Tianqi was a prince since childhood, but became the emperor before he grew up.

The Confucian scholars and eunuchs told him that he was the emperor and that he would guard the ancestors’ territories. Every grass and tree in the world belonged to the emperor. The emperor had everything and covered everything.

Zhang Han is a minister, but he has the intention of being unjust. Even if he kills his clan, Tianqi will not hesitate at all. The emperor hesitates not to fail. If he fails, he will not only lose his morality and laugh at the world, but also become more passive. He remembers the reputation of public opinion with great righteousness. The soldiers may be unable to delay even if they delay, which will be a big trouble.

"You must be cautious." The emperor said again: "Everything is dominated by local civil and military officials, specifically the governor Hong Chengchou and the minister Lu Xiangsheng of the Taoist minister. The factory ministers can remind them of the situation in the capital and send cautious operators to remind them, but do not force or urge them."

Wei Zhongxian bowed and said, "Please rest assured, you will definitely not be reckless."

"There is another thing." Tianqi said: "This matter must be done secretly. The Liaodong Governor said that he would discuss peace with the Donglu. He sent someone to mourn the old slave. Although I did not agree, he also allowed him to act independently. However, the Liaodong Governor Dazhe, and many people know about this matter now. He was not willing to make any decisions about the Donglu within ten years, and he could only stick to it. It is not impossible to discuss peace. However, according to the Liaodong Governor's actions, he was reckless and had a clear intention to seek fame. He should send someone to remind him that he should not do anything about the matter of Korqin. He should not make any decisions when contacting the Donglu. He should not make any promises, make arbitrary promises, and do not provoke public opinion, and so on a wide range of discussions!"

Wei Zhongxian quickly agreed, and then said carefully: "The governor of Liaodong wants to build Dalinghe City when the old slave is dead. If this city is completed, Jinzhou and other places will be stable. This matter is very important. I wonder if the emperor has something to say?"

A contradictory expression appeared on Apocalypse's face, obviously he had not considered this major event at all.

Yuan Chonghuan is now determined to take the great achievements of solving the Eastern Affairs. Everyone has selfish desires, and Yuan wants to achieve greater success, which is understandable.

There is definitely no way to fight. Yuan Chonghuan believes that he can only stick to it within ten years and it is impossible to solve the Eastern Affairs. The solution is to "pacify", that is, to negotiate peace.

The Eastern Barbarians no longer attacked, both sides were safe and sound, and the people were spared from the suffering of war. The court could save money and spend energy on guarding and remembering this life-and-death enemy. Yuan Chonghuan believed that this was still cost-effective in any case.

The key point is that we can no longer call Hutchison to make trouble, so the western part of Liao secretly sold grain to Korqin, or even half sold and half delivered.

There is no way to do this. Korqin has surrendered on the surface, and Cheng Benzhi and others have been to Korqin and know the actual situation.

The Korqin people can still raise more than 100,000 people, but they are not opponents in the head-on battle with Hutchison. Their tribe is poor and weak, and they can't do anything even if they want to do something.

Yuan Chonghuan hoped that Korqin could pull Hutchison's back to a certain extent. What the Mongols lacked the most was food and iron tools. Although Yuan was brave enough to cover his body, he definitely did not dare to give iron tools. Even if he gave it, it was very confidential and would never let the court know. On the surface, it was sold to Korqin, and this matter was also notified by the court, and at least the cabinet would definitely know it.

Yuan Chonghuan's peace talks, whether it was a mourning, secret discussion, or a sale of grain, had no problem in procedurally. After all, he had reported to the court and notified the cabinet, but the cabinet did not express clear opposition. Therefore, when Chongzhen killed Yuan, the crime of peace talks was far from being discussed and could not be regarded as one of the crimes.

From the perspective of the Apocalypse, from the grand strategy, the emperor must agree to peace talks, and everyone knows that it is impossible to fight in the short term. But the emperor must consider the opposition voices in the court and the public opinion. Due to the weakness of the Song Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty hated the most was negotiations with the barbarians, and even knew that they could not defeat them, they would never negotiate.

As for the inner feeling of Apocalypse, whether it is peace talks or building a city, it is not easy to encounter strong attacks. He does not think that the Jurchens will fall into chaos after Nurhaci's death. At least from the moment there is no such sign.

"Don't worry about pacification. It's very important to build Dalinghe City." Tianqi said with some difficulty: "But now it is important for Ji Town, and the matter of Hutchison is even more important. You ask the cabinet to instruct the governor of Liaodong to know that you should act carefully and not ask the cavalry to seize the opportunity and not put the soldiers in siege. Remember it is important."

Today, the emperor has no idea how many times it has said that it is important and careful. Wei Zhongxian can feel the emperor's nervousness and dissatisfaction with him. To put it bluntly, the emperor took action rashly when the Emperor and the court were not prepared. The emperor felt that time was not on the side of the Ming Dynasty, and it was not impossible to start early, but the panic and unknown results brought about by this matter were still enough to make people restless.

After Tianqi said nothing could be said, Wei Zhongxian bowed and withdrew.

After walking out of the courtyard of the Ganqing Palace, Wei Zhongxian stood in the cold square for a long time, with the north wind whistling. It was easy to increase the wind in such a place in the palace. The tall buildings and the empty building distances became much larger invisibly, and the iron horses under the eaves of the palace were blown to the bells.

At this time, Wei Zhongxian realized that he had been staying in front of the emperor for a long time. The sky was dim and shouts of money and food came from the palace. Teams of small eunuchs, led by deacons and eunuchs, were walking around the palace with long poles, ready to start lighting up the high silk palace lanterns.

The weather was very cold, and people were uneasy. No one in the palace spoke or laughed. The huge palace was like a cemetery, and everyone looked very serious.

Wei Zhongxian thought for a while and finally waved.

A eunuch who was attending him quickly walked to Wei Zhongxian, bowed and waited for the order.

"Hurry to Mrs. Ke." Wei Zhongxian said solemnly: "Take the golden-wire-woven jade bracelet I left in the palace to Mrs. Ke, and said I had prepared it for her and planned to send it to her in the past two days, but there are many things outside, so our family can't go to see her, so we can only ask you to deliver it on their behalf. In addition to the bracelet, there are dozens of small gold ingots prepared. You can take it together. The lobbyist's old lady prepares the imperial meal, which is expensive. Our family shows a little bit of it. Some things are not worth it... Just say this!"

This eunuch knew that although Wei Zhongxian was powerful, he was not invincible in the palace. On the surface, everyone listened to Wei Zhongxian, but the eunuch inheritance had its own system. Wei Zhongxian's power in the palace was not as powerful as in the outside court. He could walk sideways in the palace, mainly because of the old lady Keshi.

Keshi can suppress all the alien forces in the palace. At this moment, Wei Zhongxian himself had no time to meet Keshi, but gifts were indispensable. After Keshi received it, he would understand what Wei Zhongxian wanted her to do, which was enough.

The person who received the order ran away, and Wei Zhongxian felt relieved. He walked straight east in front of the Ganqing Palace, intending to leave the palace from Donghuamen. Everything assigned by the emperor was important and there must be no delay.

When Wei Zhongxian and his party approached Donghua Gate, a eunuch in a python robe walked quickly towards Donghua Gate. A team of eunuchs in blue and green robes rushed out. A large group of people were swaying and paced very fast, almost at the speed of trotting.

The area between Ganqing Gate and Donghua Gate is quite empty. To the south are Wenhua Hall and Wenyuan Pavilion, and then to the front are Huiji Gate. The pavilions should have left the palace. There will be a group of civil servants staying in the Sixth Corridor in the palace.

When the eunuchs in the brigade ran out of the palace, there was a lot of noise. Some civil servants wearing black hats and replenishing clothes happened to pass by. Many people stretched their necks and looked at Donghuamen.
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