When Zhang Dongtao led 100,000 former troops to Tongguan for deployment, Wu Zongrui of Jinzhou, Liaodong also began comprehensive deployment.

Wu Zongrui has been paying close attention to the news of Huang Taiji in the Later Jin Dynasty. Whether Huang Taiji will suddenly die of illness in September is something Wu Zongrui cannot predict and cannot wait for. The great changes in the Ming Dynasty are coming soon, and Denglai's new army must do something

If you can make a comprehensive and accurate deployment, as long as you can seize the opportunity, you can become the fisherman who gets the maximum benefit. On the other hand, if you cannot make a precise deployment, once Li Zicheng stabilizes his position, Denglai's new army will have to pay a greater sacrifice.

Only by working hard and making greater sacrifices would it be possible to change the situation. In the process, Wu Zongrui also had to worry about a sudden attack by the Eight Banners Army.

Based on the analysis of the situation, Wu Zongrui has made up his mind to adopt the strategy of calming down the internal affairs first before resisting foreign aggression.

The strategy of pacifying one's own country before fighting foreign enemies does not sound very good. Hundreds of years later, in that special era, this war strategy was criticized and lost its original connotation.

It is impossible for the Denglai New Army to defeat the Eight Banners Army and destroy the Qing Dynasty in a short time. Even if Huang Taiji dies of illness, this goal will be difficult to achieve. After all, the Manchu Eight Banners are strong enough. If the Denglai New Army focuses on the Qing Dynasty,

and the Eight Banners Army, they must put in all their efforts to completely annihilate and defeat the Eight Banners Army before they can give up. Then when the great changes in the Ming Dynasty came, the Denglai New Army was still fighting with the Eight Banners Army, and was unable to mobilize troops to completely defeat Li Zicheng and Li Zicheng.

Zhang Xianzhong.

Under such circumstances, Wu Zongrui must stabilize the internal situation, even ascend the throne, and basically stabilize the situation between the north and the south before he can be free to start a thorough attack and encirclement of the Qing Dynasty.

If Huang Taiji suddenly died of illness, the Qing Congress would fall into brief turmoil. This would be an opportunity for Wu Zongrui and Denglai's new army. In the turbulent Qing Dynasty, it would be impossible to send the Eight Banners Army to attack Liaodong and the Central Plains.

From this perspective, Wu Zongrui's luck is indeed good.

You can refer to the history in your mind, but you cannot blindly believe it. You must be fully prepared, otherwise there will be deviations in history, and Wu Zongrui will have no place to regret it.

After the autumn harvest, the mutual markets between Xipingbao, Yizhou and Guangning basically froze grain transactions. All the grain purchased by the governor of Liaodong and the taxes paid by farmers were all stored, and 40% of them were used to deal with local emergencies.

In case of disaster, the remaining 60% will be allocated to the Denglai New Army for storage.

It doesn't matter if there is more food, but it certainly won't work if there is less.

Banks in Xipingpu, Yizhou and Guangning, as well as banks across Liaodong, have dispatched special personnel to conduct strict monitoring. All withdrawals of large amounts of money must be strictly investigated, and it must be found out exactly how the money is used.

Where is it?

The so-called heroes have similar views, Wu Zongrui and Huang Taiji thought together.

The soldiers and horses have not yet moved the grain and grass, and the mutual market has stopped grain trading. The Manchu nobles who do not pay attention to grain cultivation have gradually fallen into a situation of food shortage. However, it is still possible for them to concentrate part of the grain for the expedition, but in terms of money, I am afraid that the Manchu nobles

The Manchu nobles could no longer take out much, and a large amount of money had been deposited in banks. It is not that the Manchu nobles were willing to store large amounts of gold, silver and jewelry in banks, but the need for food transactions forced them to

Deposit money in a bank, otherwise transporting a large amount of money along the way is not only unsafe, but also wastes a lot of time.

As long as Wu Zongrui keeps an eye on Liaodong's bank, he can completely grasp every move of the Eight Banners Army.

If someone in the bank suddenly withdraws a large amount of money continuously, needless to say, the Eight Banners Army is preparing to go out. Of course, at that time, the bank will use various reasons to prevent a large amount of money from being withdrawn.

Know yourself and the enemy, and you can fight a hundred battles without danger.

The power of the mutual market and banks finally came into full play. Wu Zongrui used economic means to effectively block the Qing Dynasty without spending a single soldier. Even if Huang Taiji understood all this, there was nothing he could do.

Wu Zongrui used economic means to hold back the Qing Dynasty, and then he could deploy Denglai's new army with peace of mind. When the moment of great change came, he would launch a full-scale attack on Li Zicheng's troops.

Niu entered the side room with a large stack of documents in his hands.

Wu Zongrui looked at these documents, frowned helplessly, and looked at Niu to speak.

"Niu, put down the paperwork first. I'm going to ask you a few questions. Based on the information the Intelligence Department has, you can answer truthfully and make a proper analysis..."

Niu carefully placed the document on the desk and looked at Wu Zongrui nodding, his expression still slightly nervous.

"The first question is, are the banks in Liaodong still normal? Are there any problems with the mutual market?"

"I would like to report to you, your lord, all the banks in Liaodong are normal. There are no large sums of money being withdrawn. In the mutual markets of Xipingbao, Yizhou and Guangning, a large number of merchants are waiting. They need to buy grain, and the quantity is still very large.

..”

Wu Zongrui nodded.

"Some time ago, the Intelligence Department learned that Huang Taiji of Houjin was likely to order the Eight Banners Army to attack. However, the Intelligence Department did not obtain accurate information. After so many days, there has been no movement from Houjin. Niu, do you think that the Eight Banners

Will the army launch an attack on the Central Plains and Northern Zhili?"

Niu scratched his scalp and looked obviously nervous.

"Sir, this subordinate does not dare to make a judgment at will. I just feel that Hou Jin's Eight Banners Army is unlikely to launch an attack in the short term. They lack food and grass, and even more money. Without money and food, what will they use to launch an attack...

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Wu Zongrui smiled and looked at the cow and spoke.

"Niu, the analysis is good. There is no need to be so nervous. You are the head of the Intelligence Department. Most of the time, you need to make judgments based on intelligence. As the saying goes, three stooges are better than Zhuge Liang. With you

With the analysis, I can make better decisions.”

Niu shook his head repeatedly and looked at Wu Zongrui to speak.

"I don't dare to compare with adults. I learn everything from adults. My brain can't keep up with your requirements. I will definitely work hard in the future..."

Wu Zongrui smiled. Among the new army in Denglai, in Liaodong, Denglai, Shandong and even in the four prefectures and three prefectures in the south of Zhili and Jiangbei, no officer or official dared to boast in front of Wu Zongrui. This was Wu Zongrui.

The absolute authority established has a brainwashing effect, and more importantly, it is Wu Zongrui's accurate judgment based on history that convinced everyone.

If it weren't for Wu Zongrui's precise deployment and decisions, the Denglai New Army would not have been able to develop so fast.

"Okay, if the governors of the five provinces lose to Li Zicheng, what do you think Li Zicheng will do next?"

"Sir, my subordinates believe that Li Zicheng will definitely march into Beizhili..."

"Very good. If Li Zicheng attacks Beizhili, what preparations should the Denglai New Army make?"

Sweat suddenly broke out on Niu's forehead. He really hadn't thought about this problem.

"Sir, my lord, I haven't thought about this issue yet..."

Wu Zongrui did not blame Niu. Asking Niu to think so far was too high a request. It was unnecessary. Not to mention Niu, even Zeng Yongzhong and Qiao Mingjun were unlikely to answer. In the process of asking, Wu Zongrui actually said

Continuously adjust relevant arrangements internally.

"The total strength of the Denglai New Army has reached 350,000, of which 150,000 sergeants are deployed in Liaodong, 100,000 sergeants are deployed in Shandong, 50,000 sergeants are deployed in Dengzhou and Laizhou, and the four prefectures and three prefectures in Jiangbei are deployed in South Zhili.

The deployment of 50,000 troops is considered acceptable so far. Needless to say, Liaodong must have a solid defense. The Denglai New Army officers deployed in Shandong have made great efforts to stabilize all parts of Shandong, South Zhili and Jiangbei.

The soldiers of the Denglai New Army deployed in the three prefectures are busy. I believe that it will not take long before they can completely stabilize the four prefectures and three prefectures in Jiangbei..."

When Wu Zongrui paused, Niu spoke.

"What your lord is saying is that Lord Lu Faxuan has replaced almost all the chief officials in the four prefectures and three prefectures of South Zhili. Although most of the chief officials in these prefectures and counties were drawn from Denglai's new army, when they got to the local level, they could

The situation was quickly stabilized and the work was done very well. In Yangzhou alone, the salt tax collected reached millions of taels of silver. This amount is astonishing..."

In fact, much of the so-called salt tax collected in Yangzhou is silver paid directly by salt merchants. The real salt tax cannot reach that much. The wool comes from the sheep. If the salt tax is raised, the price of salt will definitely rise significantly.

, ordinary people cannot bear it, and it is impossible for them to endure it.

"Okay, Niu, help me record it. I'm going to readjust the deployment of Denglai's new army."

Niu stood up straight, saluted Wu Zongrui, and walked to the table.

Wu Zongrui waved his hand.

"There is no need to write it down for now, just use your brain to remember it."

"The 150,000 Denglai New Army soldiers stationed in Liaodong will not make overall adjustments for the time being. However, Shanhaiguan must strengthen the deployment of troops. The number of troops stationed must reach 60,000 to 80,000. Xipingbao, Yizhou and Guangning, etc.

The deployment of local troops cannot be weakened. Juehua Island still needs to be deployed in key areas, and other places do not need to deploy so many troops."

"The 150,000 troops deployed in Shandong, Dengzhou, Laizhou and other places need to make certain adjustments. Dezhou, Shandong Province is the focus of the garrison. More than 50,000 troops must be stationed. When necessary, about 100,000 troops can be stationed.

Secondly, Lushun must deploy more than 20,000 troops. The navy needs to gradually move to Lushun Island and other places so that it can attack at any time at critical moments. As for Dengzhou, Laizhou and other places in Shandong, there is no need to deploy too many troops."

"There are currently 50,000 Denglai New Army soldiers in the four prefectures and three prefectures of South Zhili. Major adjustments need to be made. Just leave 10,000 sergeants and all the remaining troops will be transferred to Texas for comprehensive deployment."

Having said this, Wu Zongrui looked up at the map on the wall.
Chapter completed!