My life skills in Daming Liver

Yu Dayou did not answer Lu Er's question.

He looked at the messy autumn grass, entangled with the distant edge.

Galloping on the vast grassland, there will be a feeling of walking on the border of civilization.

After staying in Hezhong Fort for a long time, Yu Dayou had a lot of thoughts.

"Lu Zhuangshi, is this your first time in the grassland?"

Lu Er froze for a moment, then nodded.

Since he was an adult, he has been working as a royal guard in the capital. Even if he goes out of Beijing for business, he basically goes to a big city. This is also his first visit to the frontier.

"Back in the capital, Su Xianggong came to see me in prison. At that time, the court had not yet convicted me. Su Xianggong told me that the court would probably send me to the frontier."

"Su Xianggong sees thousands of miles, and it is as he expected. I came to Datong and saw the grassland in Hetao."

Lu Er looked at Yu Dayou suspiciously, not knowing why he brought up this matter.

Yu Dayou said: "When we parted in prison, Su Xianggong once told me about the frontier."

Lu Er admires Su Ze very much now. When Yu Dayou talked about Su Ze, he couldn't help but ask, "What did Mr. Su say?"

Yu Dayou said: "Su Xianggong said that the frontier is the border of civilization and order. In this world we live in, order is the minority."

Lu Er was taken aback for a moment.

Yu Dayou pointed to the south and said:

"The Great Wall, the imperial court, laws, regulations, and the orderly world built by the ancient kings and sages looks huge."

Yu Dayou pointed to the skyline of the northern grassland and said:

"But the frontier of order is here."

Yu Dayou was born in Fujian, hereditary military family, in fact, he lived a pretty good life when he was young.

Later, he won the martial arts examination, and his official career was smooth.

Although he loves soldiers, it is an instinctive behavior out of learning the art of war, which is just his "performance" as a qualified general.

But this time when he was assigned to Hezhong Fort, Yu Dayou saw the living conditions of the garrison soldiers, and his thoughts on the grassroots soldiers completely changed.

He saw the brutal frontier war, where Mongolian riders could intercept and kill Hezhongbao soldiers for a cart of food.

Chinese soldiers may also kill herdsmen for a batch of sheep.

It is a common thing in this frontier to kill good people and take meritorious service.

And the disappearance of a military settlement or Wubao from the map is nothing more than an insignificant rumor from the mouths of passing businessmen.

This is the frontier, not so much the frontier of order as the frontier of barbarism.

Yu Dayou asked suddenly: "Is my son working under Mr. Su's command?"

Lu Er quickly said: "The major general is now the brigade commander of the third brigade, commanding Qi's army to fight in Guangdong."

"General Qi? Qi Yuanjing also voted for the governor?"

Lu Er said: "General Qi is only recuperating at the Governor's side."

Yu Dayou grinned and said, "That will happen sooner or later. With Brother Qi here, and my nephew from the Lin family, plus my useless dog, there will be no shortage of people under the command of the Governor."

Yu Dayou said: "I want to stay here."

"Stay here?"

Yu Dayou nodded and said, "I heard from merchants that there are actually quite a few Han military settlements in the Hetao area. They are all Han Chinese who were still unwilling to leave their homeland after the retreat of Datong Town."

"Some family trees in Wubao can be traced back to the Han Dynasty, and some are descendants of Shuofang soldiers in Tang Zhen."

"In addition to the Han people, there are also many Mongolian and Qiang people who have been sinicized long ago. They speak Chinese and practice Chinese customs, just like us Han people."

"General Yu wants to recruit these people?"

Yu Dayou said: "Yes, I have read many articles by Mr. Su, among which the theory of barbarians and China is Yu's favorite article."

"Renewing the spirit of Zhu Xia and opening up the frontier of civilization, this is what Yu is willing to do."

"I'm well-known in the Hetao area, so I should be able to pull up a team."

Lu Er thought for a while, then suddenly said: "Then Lu also wants to be with General Yu!"

"Don't you need to go back and serve Mr. Su?"

Lu Er said with a smile: "Su Xianggong has a cloud of talented people under his command, so why is he missing me? I also want to see what the boundaries of civilization look like in the grassland."

"good!"

Yu Dayou turned his horse's head and said: "There is a Wubao of the Han people in front of me. I used to exchange food there, so let's go and sit there first."

Fuzhou, in the Governor's Mansion.

Su Ze fiddled with his son and said in a low voice:

"Civilization and order, in the civilized world, seem to exist as a matter of course like the rising of the sun, but they are just a small ark in our human world."

"Your father and I, just to prevent this ark from crashing into chaos."

Fang Ruolan suddenly appeared, ruining Su Ze's rare parent-child time.

"Tan Zili is here."

Su Ze handed his son to his wife, and Fang Ruolan asked, "What were you father and son talking about just now?"

Su Ze smiled and said, "Fairy tale."

"fairy tale?"

"The story of Kaimeng."

Fang Ruolan nodded slightly, with a smile on her face, she only saw her son's eyes rolling, but she didn't know what he was looking at.

Facing Tan Lun, who was dressed in dust and dust, Su Ze received him with the highest standard.

"Tan Gong!"

Tan Lun quickly said: "The governor is here! I dare not call him public."

Su Ze pulled Tan Lun into the main hall and still said: "When Tan Gong was released that day, Xu Wenchang persuaded me, saying that Tan Gong is an all-round talent in civil and military affairs. Letting you go back is like letting the tiger go back to the mountain, and it will cause serious trouble in the future."

"I told Xu Wenchang at the time that those who want to stay in Fujian and Zhejiang will come back when they figure it out, and those who don't want to stay will not really do things for the people if they stay."

"Tan Gong, who has people in his heart, will soon know how to choose."

"As expected!"

Tan Lun covered his face with his sleeve and said:

"The lost dog was lucky to be taken in by the governor."

Su Ze immediately said seriously: "Why should Mr. Tan be so self-deprecating! This is the emperor's stupidity, and the Ming court doesn't know how to use talents, so how can it be Mr. Tan's fault!"

Tan Lun's heart warmed up.

Su Ze said again: "The "Seven Strategies for Fighting Thieves" written by Mr. Tan to the Ming court really hit the key points of the Ming court. It's a pity that the gang of treacherous officials don't use it. What can Mr. Tan teach me now?"

Tan Lun's face suddenly turned red. Seven strategies to pacify the thief, isn't the thieves he suppressed right in front of him?

Tan Lun felt that this world was a bit absurd. He was full of passion, and the Ming court wanted to arrest him.

He tried his best to deal with Su Ze, but Su Ze treated him so politely.

Tan Lun sighed and said: "The so-called peace and seven strategies are also the imperial reform countermeasures that Tan summed up based on the governor's administration. The governor has already done the best. If Tan says anything else, he will be out of line."

Su Ze said: "Please don't hide your clumsiness, Mr. Tan."

Tan Lun paused and said:

"If you ask me, under the rule of the Metropolitan Governor, it is thriving and the industry is booming, but there are still a few hidden worries."

"Speaking!"

Tan Lun has been summarizing and thinking during this time. He has also been to many places, from Nanzhili to Susong, served as an official in Fujian and Zhejiang, and led soldiers to fight in wars.

Tan Lun said: "One is the administration of officials. The root cause of the Ming court's repeated defeats is that the administration of officials is not clear. It has a favorable location but no people."

"Nowadays, under the rule of the Metropolitan Superintendent, the administration of officials is clear, but the wind changes from time to time. Tan observed that in the Second Mansion of Su and Song Dynasty, the business taxes handled by a single tax collector can reach a thousand taels of silver, and even the Metropolitan Superintendent treats the officials far better than the Ming court. The monthly salary of a tax collector is only one tael of silver."

"There are no problems now, because the career of the governor is developing. Even a small official cherishes his reputation and dare not be greedy, but what about the future?"

Su Ze gave Tan Lun another high look. He didn't expect that this anti-Japanese hero, who was famous in the history books, would have such political acumen!

Today's Ming Dynasty really has no shortage of capable ministers and generals, but they are all unable to display their ambitions under the system of Daming.

"As far as Tan Gong is concerned, what should it be?"

Tan Lun said: "Naturally, we need to legislate and punish corrupt officials. Most of them supervise and support officials, and those who still extend their hands are hard to tolerate. They should be judged according to the law, and they should be heard and heard!"

Su Ze rejoiced and said, "Tan Gong and I thought of going together! I also have the same intention, but I lack manpower and I can't do it myself!"

Su Ze nodded and said, "Mr. Tan, I plan to follow the old Ming system to set up patrols, patrol Fujian and Zhejiang, deal with unjust prisons, and deal with unjust officials!"

"Is Mr. Tan still there?"

Tan Lun continued: "The rest is a military strategy."

"Military policy? Come, bring a map!"

Seeing the precise map, Tan Lun was secretly startled.

Such a detailed map, I am afraid that the Ming court did not have it. Sure enough, Su Ze's rebellion was premeditated.

But Tan Lun has no psychological burden anymore, he has voted for Su Ze openly now, and he can be regarded as a "thief".

Looking at the map, Tan Lun recalled the news he got from the newspaper on the road and said:

"The governor has already gone to Jiujiang Mansion and occupied the four prefectures in Jiangxi. I don't know what the governor's plan is next?"

Su Ze was silent. It wasn't that he didn't trust Tan Lun, but that there was no unified opinion within the entire Zhejiang-Fujian coalition.

Attacking Anqing, besieging Nanjing, and taking all of Nanzhili belonged to one faction.

It is also a faction to occupy Jiangxi first and then attack Huguang.

There are also sayings that they went south to Guangzhou, went north to Dengzhou, and even attacked Japan to take Nanyang and North Korea.

Su Ze has also done a lot of military deduction. Although he has some plans, he still can't make a decision.

Tan Lun said: "In Tan's opinion, Nanzhili should not be attacked at this time."

Su Ze raised his head and asked:

"Mr. Tan, please tell me."

Tan Lun said: "Nanzhili is the second capital of the Ming court. Tan has been in Nanzhili for a long time. The people in Nanzhili are different from other places, and they have not given up on the Ming court."

Su Ze nodded. Nanjing is one of the two capitals and enjoys many preferential treatment.

Not to mention that there are still a large number of nobles and court ministers in the city of Nanjing. These people finally climbed to this position in the Ming court, and it is impossible for them to surrender to Su Ze easily.

Tan Lun continued: "If the governor really occupies Nanzhili, he will definitely invest a lot of troops to control and eliminate Nanzhili. The loss outweighs the gain."

"And the Ming court lost Nanjing and the location of the ancestral mausoleum, so they will definitely try their best to get it back."

Su Ze nodded again and again, which is also the reason why Su Ze asked Lin Mojun to withdraw to Shanghai after the attack on Yangzhou was not smooth.

Entering Nanjing City now, instead, he won a hot potato.

"Since this is the case, where does Mr. Tan think our army should go?"

Tan Lun immediately said: "Guangdong!"

"And why?"

Tan Lun said: "When Tan went south, he often thought that the arrival of artillery and bird guns is a different era!"

"In previous battles, it was necessary to siege cities and pull out strongholds, to ensure the smooth flow of military and food arteries, and to capture passes and strategic towns."

"But it's different now. The weapons used by the governor in Jiujiang can break through the city wall of Jiujiang in an instant. No matter how hard the defense is, it can't stop the attack."

"At this time, fighting does not lie in the number of soldiers, but in the quality of soldiers, and in the speed of soldiers."

"Besides the waterway of the Yangtze River, the most important thing is the sea."

"Guangdong has a good port that can produce grain, especially Guangzhou, which is an important maritime trade center, and business is prosperous. Why is the governor still hesitating?"

Su Ze quickly said: "What Mr. Tan said, let Su suddenly understand!"

Tan Lun said:

"Great governor, Pan Jixun, the inspector in Guangdong, is my good friend in the same department. I heard that Guangzhou Bai Zhifu is also an old friend of the great governor."

"When I was in Southern Zhili, Pan Xun was an official from Zhejiang, but now he is quite excluded in the officialdom. Bai Zhifu was also impeached by six departments and thirteen departments because he was an old friend of the governor."

"If the governor believes in me, Tan is willing to go to Guangdong to persuade these two people to surrender."

Su Ze said: "Prefect Bai used to be the magistrate of Nanping County, and he ordered the first trial case in our county. He is also a teacher-student friendship for me. I didn't expect that Tan Gong and Pan Xun's case also had such a friendship. It's so good. I Write a letter to the prefect of Bai."

"In addition, I have another sentence, which I can bring to Mr. Tan when he sees Pan Xun's case."

After hearing this sentence, Tan Lun looked at Su Ze suspiciously. He nodded immediately and said, "Then ask the governor to prepare a fast boat. I will go south to Guangzhou City now."

Su Ze admired Tan Lun's vigorous and decisive style, and arranged for Tan Lun to go south the next day.

On October 5th, news came from Yu Zigao, who was besieging Chaozhou Prefecture, that he led Qi's army to land from the sea, attacked Chaozhou City with the help of gunboats, and conquered Chaozhou Prefecture in Guangdong.

Since then, Su Ze's strategy of going south has never wavered again. Su Ze gave Yu Zigao an order to reorganize and expand his troops in Chaozhou, waiting for the opportunity to go south.

Letters of help from Guangdong Province were sent to the imperial court continuously, but at this moment, the entire imperial court had no time to take care of Guangdong, and the entire imperial court was preparing for the nine-sided southward movement.

Among the nine borders, Liaoyang Town was the most active. Li Chengliang, the commander in chief, wrote to the imperial court, asking himself to go south to suppress the rebellion.

Li Chengliang also suggested to the court that they could recruit 3,000 cavalry from the three Jurchen tribes, as long as the court provided them with military horses, food, winter clothes, and these Jurchens were willing to work for the court.

The Ministry of War strongly opposed this request.

The objection of the Ministry of War is that the cost of 3,000 Jurchen cavalry along the way is too high, and the court cannot afford it now.

The bigger problem is that if the war is pacified, how will the imperial court arrange these Jurchen soldiers? If they are released to the Jurchen tribe, these Jurchen soldiers who are proficient in bow horse riding and shooting, and have been on the battlefield may become a serious problem.

However, the emperor still couldn't forget the 3,000 Jurchen cavalry, because Li Chengliang pointed out that although the bird guns were lethal, as long as the cavalry could be used to rush into the battle, the enemy army would naturally be broken if the bird gun formation collapsed.

This is a method clearly proposed by the generals of the Ming Dynasty to defeat the enemy, which really touched the emperor's heart.

On October 10, the Ministry of War's proposal was dismissed, and the emperor ordered the cabinet to reconsider the matter of Liaoyang iron cavalry going south.

As discussed, the cabinet agreed to recruit Jurchen cavalry from Liaoyang to go south.

The pressure came again to the Ministry of War, which was preparing to transport winter clothes.