Chapter 2822
Chapter 2822
Chapter 2822
Now that the psychological barrier has been broken, it seems that there is nothing to be afraid of when talking about in-depth cooperation and cooperating with Haihan.
Cutting the vassals is just a way for the Ming court to crack down on Prince De's Mansion, but since Haihan will not buy it and will continue to support Prince De's Mansion, the possibility of this method being effective will be greatly reduced, and the impact on Haihan will also be great. will be limited.So what Haihan is most concerned about now is not cutting down the feudal clan, but another matter.
Chen Yixin said: "According to the news we have received, many places in Shandong are gearing up for war, and there are signs of preparations for war. What did the prince find in Jinan?"
Zhu Youli said: "I haven't seen any changes in Jinan City, but I have heard that there is an arrangement for soldiers, horses, food and grass to be transferred to other places recently. I don't know if it is related to what Mr. Chen said."
Chen Yixin said: "The caravan under the lord's lord is going out, probably they will get some rumors, right?"
Zhu Youli said: "The news brought back by the caravan is often hearsay, and this king can't verify it, so I dare not speak nonsense to the two adults."
Bai Kesi said: "It's okay, let's talk about it and listen to it. As for the truth and falsehood, we will naturally tell the difference."
The scope of activities of the vassal kings is generally limited to their own fiefdoms. King De is enfeoffed in Jinan, and if he wants to leave Jinan Mansion, he must first apply for a report to the court, otherwise he will be suspected of causing chaos.And his information channels outside of Prince De's Mansion still benefited from the caravan established in recent years with the help of Haihan.
These caravans are operating in the name of Dewang Mansion, and they can enjoy more privileges than ordinary caravans. Therefore, in the past, the Haihan intelligence department also used this special channel to collect information in Shandong.
However, King De was worried that his own caravan would eventually become Haihan's reconnaissance team, and he had always been resistant to cooperation in this regard. Therefore, the two parties agreed that Haihan would only ask Dewang when there was a major military situation in the Shandong area. Use caravans as cover to conduct military intelligence operations.
Since Chen Yixin insisted on this topic, Zhu Youli didn't dare to hide it, so he gave a general description of what he knew to the two of them.
As far as he knows, the Command and Envoy Division of the Shandong Capital has made a series of mobilizations of the armed forces within its jurisdiction starting a few months ago.However, the scale of these transfers was not large, and did not attract the attention of the outside world. It happened that the caravan of Dewang Mansion happened to have business in this area, so they came into contact with relevant information.
The trading activities currently engaged in by the Dewang Mansion are mainly daily necessities. Among them, food, cloth, salt and other materials are stable and in sufficient supply, so even the troops of the Ming army in some areas have become regular customers of the Dewang Mansion.
Even though the cooperation between De Wang Mansion and Haihan has gradually come to light, these Ming troops still have no taboos and continue to maintain trade relations with De Wang Mansion's caravan.After all, the rebates given by the Dewangfu caravan for bulk purchases have always been generous, and it is difficult to find a second merchant in Shandong who has such a stable supply capability but has nothing to do with Haihan.
But from a certain time, these troops began to modify the order, requiring the Dewangfu caravan to send the undelivered goods to a new station somewhere.As for the reason, of course it was because of the transfer of these troops.
From the change of the delivery location of the goods, it is not difficult to infer that the garrisons of these troops are being transferred from east to west.Most of the guard troops originally stationed in Shouguang, Changle, Anqiu, Zhucheng, Rizhao and other places in Qingzhou have been transferred to the north and west of Shanxi in batches.
The troops from Lijin, Zouping, Laiwu, Xintai and other places in Jinan Prefecture also moved to the direction of Leling in the north of Shandong.The two battalions of soldiers and horses stationed outside Jinan City were moved to Dezhou to station.
Chen Yixin and Bai Kesi looked at each other. The information provided by Zhu Youli confirmed the information obtained through other channels before. The Ming court seems to be redeploying the armed forces in Shandong and gathering them to the border area between Shandong and the inland .
Chen Yixin continued to ask: "Then, has your lord heard that there are large-scale construction and construction of city defenses in these new residences?"
Zhu Youli replied: "If these mobilizations are long-term, barracks and other facilities will definitely be built in the areas where the troops are concentrated. As for the city defense fortifications, if the local government constructs them in the name of maintenance, it is difficult to judge the nature of them. To be honest, I don’t quite understand why the Commander and Envoy made such a transfer arrangement, but there are no reliable acquaintances in the yamen over there, and I dare not take the initiative to find out the truth.”
However, Chen Yixin has already tasted some flavors from the information: "If the news is true, I think the Ming court is planning to gradually abandon Shandong and shrink the line of defense."
Beks asked: "Then the mobilization of the army means to rebuild a line of defense on the border of Shandong?"
Chen Yixin said: "It's not just that. I think the main purpose of the mobilization is to avoid unnecessary loss of these armed forces, or to prevent them from falling into our hands when the region is handed over."
Bai Kesi suddenly said: "They are responding in advance, so as not to be able to command the local garrison in an emergency."
According to the armistice agreement signed between Haihan and Ming, Ming will gradually hand over local governance to Haihan, but the handover of the armed forces is rather vague, and it only states that Daming must not use force to resist the handover process.
The armed force is Ming's last chance to turn over the cards. Of course, the Ming court will not be willing to hand over the command of the Ming army directly to Haihan, so they evacuate the defense area during the handover and do not directly fight with Haihan, so as to preserve their vitality , is probably the most sensible course of action.
However, during the previous handover of the two states of Denglai, there were some situations that the Ming court did not want to see.Some of the garrison troops are unwilling to evacuate the area, and the officers leading the troops are going to defect to Haihan in an organized form in exchange for a good future.
In desperation, the Ming court had no choice but to let the Ministry of War and the Commander of the Capital speak out and unilaterally announce the disbandment of these troops who refused to obey the order.Although face seemed to be saved, it still hurts for Haihan to obtain these armed forces without firing a single shot.
As for the disbandment of the troops, it has no practical significance for Haihan. Even if the Ming court did not make such a statement, Haihan will also screen the soldiers after receiving them, and then train after disbanding the establishment In the end, there is a high probability that those who can stay in the army will also be dispatched to serve in other areas. It is impossible to retain the original organizational system of the Ming army under the system of the Haihan army.
Therefore, the safest thing to do in this situation is to transfer the troops away in advance and deploy them to other places, so that at least it will be difficult for the established local garrisons to take refuge in Haihan.
(End of this chapter)
Now that the psychological barrier has been broken, it seems that there is nothing to be afraid of when talking about in-depth cooperation and cooperating with Haihan.
Cutting the vassals is just a way for the Ming court to crack down on Prince De's Mansion, but since Haihan will not buy it and will continue to support Prince De's Mansion, the possibility of this method being effective will be greatly reduced, and the impact on Haihan will also be great. will be limited.So what Haihan is most concerned about now is not cutting down the feudal clan, but another matter.
Chen Yixin said: "According to the news we have received, many places in Shandong are gearing up for war, and there are signs of preparations for war. What did the prince find in Jinan?"
Zhu Youli said: "I haven't seen any changes in Jinan City, but I have heard that there is an arrangement for soldiers, horses, food and grass to be transferred to other places recently. I don't know if it is related to what Mr. Chen said."
Chen Yixin said: "The caravan under the lord's lord is going out, probably they will get some rumors, right?"
Zhu Youli said: "The news brought back by the caravan is often hearsay, and this king can't verify it, so I dare not speak nonsense to the two adults."
Bai Kesi said: "It's okay, let's talk about it and listen to it. As for the truth and falsehood, we will naturally tell the difference."
The scope of activities of the vassal kings is generally limited to their own fiefdoms. King De is enfeoffed in Jinan, and if he wants to leave Jinan Mansion, he must first apply for a report to the court, otherwise he will be suspected of causing chaos.And his information channels outside of Prince De's Mansion still benefited from the caravan established in recent years with the help of Haihan.
These caravans are operating in the name of Dewang Mansion, and they can enjoy more privileges than ordinary caravans. Therefore, in the past, the Haihan intelligence department also used this special channel to collect information in Shandong.
However, King De was worried that his own caravan would eventually become Haihan's reconnaissance team, and he had always been resistant to cooperation in this regard. Therefore, the two parties agreed that Haihan would only ask Dewang when there was a major military situation in the Shandong area. Use caravans as cover to conduct military intelligence operations.
Since Chen Yixin insisted on this topic, Zhu Youli didn't dare to hide it, so he gave a general description of what he knew to the two of them.
As far as he knows, the Command and Envoy Division of the Shandong Capital has made a series of mobilizations of the armed forces within its jurisdiction starting a few months ago.However, the scale of these transfers was not large, and did not attract the attention of the outside world. It happened that the caravan of Dewang Mansion happened to have business in this area, so they came into contact with relevant information.
The trading activities currently engaged in by the Dewang Mansion are mainly daily necessities. Among them, food, cloth, salt and other materials are stable and in sufficient supply, so even the troops of the Ming army in some areas have become regular customers of the Dewang Mansion.
Even though the cooperation between De Wang Mansion and Haihan has gradually come to light, these Ming troops still have no taboos and continue to maintain trade relations with De Wang Mansion's caravan.After all, the rebates given by the Dewangfu caravan for bulk purchases have always been generous, and it is difficult to find a second merchant in Shandong who has such a stable supply capability but has nothing to do with Haihan.
But from a certain time, these troops began to modify the order, requiring the Dewangfu caravan to send the undelivered goods to a new station somewhere.As for the reason, of course it was because of the transfer of these troops.
From the change of the delivery location of the goods, it is not difficult to infer that the garrisons of these troops are being transferred from east to west.Most of the guard troops originally stationed in Shouguang, Changle, Anqiu, Zhucheng, Rizhao and other places in Qingzhou have been transferred to the north and west of Shanxi in batches.
The troops from Lijin, Zouping, Laiwu, Xintai and other places in Jinan Prefecture also moved to the direction of Leling in the north of Shandong.The two battalions of soldiers and horses stationed outside Jinan City were moved to Dezhou to station.
Chen Yixin and Bai Kesi looked at each other. The information provided by Zhu Youli confirmed the information obtained through other channels before. The Ming court seems to be redeploying the armed forces in Shandong and gathering them to the border area between Shandong and the inland .
Chen Yixin continued to ask: "Then, has your lord heard that there are large-scale construction and construction of city defenses in these new residences?"
Zhu Youli replied: "If these mobilizations are long-term, barracks and other facilities will definitely be built in the areas where the troops are concentrated. As for the city defense fortifications, if the local government constructs them in the name of maintenance, it is difficult to judge the nature of them. To be honest, I don’t quite understand why the Commander and Envoy made such a transfer arrangement, but there are no reliable acquaintances in the yamen over there, and I dare not take the initiative to find out the truth.”
However, Chen Yixin has already tasted some flavors from the information: "If the news is true, I think the Ming court is planning to gradually abandon Shandong and shrink the line of defense."
Beks asked: "Then the mobilization of the army means to rebuild a line of defense on the border of Shandong?"
Chen Yixin said: "It's not just that. I think the main purpose of the mobilization is to avoid unnecessary loss of these armed forces, or to prevent them from falling into our hands when the region is handed over."
Bai Kesi suddenly said: "They are responding in advance, so as not to be able to command the local garrison in an emergency."
According to the armistice agreement signed between Haihan and Ming, Ming will gradually hand over local governance to Haihan, but the handover of the armed forces is rather vague, and it only states that Daming must not use force to resist the handover process.
The armed force is Ming's last chance to turn over the cards. Of course, the Ming court will not be willing to hand over the command of the Ming army directly to Haihan, so they evacuate the defense area during the handover and do not directly fight with Haihan, so as to preserve their vitality , is probably the most sensible course of action.
However, during the previous handover of the two states of Denglai, there were some situations that the Ming court did not want to see.Some of the garrison troops are unwilling to evacuate the area, and the officers leading the troops are going to defect to Haihan in an organized form in exchange for a good future.
In desperation, the Ming court had no choice but to let the Ministry of War and the Commander of the Capital speak out and unilaterally announce the disbandment of these troops who refused to obey the order.Although face seemed to be saved, it still hurts for Haihan to obtain these armed forces without firing a single shot.
As for the disbandment of the troops, it has no practical significance for Haihan. Even if the Ming court did not make such a statement, Haihan will also screen the soldiers after receiving them, and then train after disbanding the establishment In the end, there is a high probability that those who can stay in the army will also be dispatched to serve in other areas. It is impossible to retain the original organizational system of the Ming army under the system of the Haihan army.
Therefore, the safest thing to do in this situation is to transfer the troops away in advance and deploy them to other places, so that at least it will be difficult for the established local garrisons to take refuge in Haihan.
(End of this chapter)