Chapter 1839: Ren Zijuan’s murderous intention arose in the storm
Abai huddled in the carriage from a distance, observing the team that was shouting and moving forward.
The accents of these people are obviously not from Gyeonggi. If what I expected is correct, they should be from Shanxi.
It has been two years since he came to the capital city. With the help of Netu, Abai quickly integrated into the capital city.
Originally, he could speak Chinese fluently when he was in Liaodong, but the accent of Liaodong was stronger. After coming to the capital city, he spent most of his time with Netu and other people who had already been completely Chineseized, and everything was completely according to the standards of a Han Chinese. To demand himself, Abai soon felt that he had become a thoroughly Han Chinese.
Whether it is the tone of voice, living habits, or the acquaintances and friends he has made, Abai strives to adapt and integrate as a Han Chinese. He feels that he has done a good job.
As the **** son of his father Khan, Abai himself never expected to succeed his father Khan as the Khan. There were so many brothers, no matter in terms of status, qualifications, military exploits, talents and strategies, Abai knew that he would not be ranked high, so He had never dreamed of it.
Arrange yourself to come to the capital of the Great Zhou Dynasty to take charge of the affairs of the Great Zhou Dynasty, to understand the changes in internal affairs of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and to prepare for the Jianzhou Jurchen’s next offensive in Liaodong. This is both important and risky.
This job is not easy to do, and none of the brothers is willing to do it, but Abai does not hesitate and goes happily.
Staying in Hetuala is equally difficult.
Although it is risky to come to Dazhou, compared with the intrigues with the brothers in Hetuala, and the battle of wits with Fei Yingdong, Eyidu, Anfei Yanggu and other important ministers, Abai knows that he is not the material and cannot play. The conflicts between these people, especially Chu Ying, Daishan and Huang Taiji, became increasingly prominent. In order to win the favor of his father, the fight became increasingly fierce, and Abai was even more unwilling to get involved.
So coming to Dazhou is a relatively safe choice. It avoids the swords and shadows of Hetuala, and it is even simpler here.
He even wrote a letter to his fourth son, Tang Gugu, asking him to come to Dazhou and work with him to avoid family disputes, because Tang Gugu was not that good either.
From a letter from home, I learned that I was actually awarded the title of Flag Master with a white flag. This was far beyond Abai's expectation and even made him a little frightened.
What to others may seem like an opportunity to be prominent or even valued, but to him it is more like a yoke that may be caught in the fire.
He even wanted to reject it, but of course his reason told him that rejecting it would be worse and more suspicious, so he could only accept it quietly.
He also knows very well that as long as he does not return to Hetuala and does not manage the flag affairs, then the owner of the white flag will be an honorary one and will not attract the hostility of other brothers.
"Shu Ershan, these refugees are from Shanxi. How many are there?" A gust of cold wind blew over and penetrated into the gap in the felt curtain, making Abai shiver.
After staying in Han for two more years, I was pampered and a little afraid of the cold. I thought that I was not so rich in Liaodong. I went hunting in the cold weather and didn't see anything wrong. I don't know if I can survive after I go back. Got used to it.
"Sir, I have asked someone to inquire before. All the people here are from Shanxi, and most of them are from Yuzhou and Guangchang. They are all close to Baoding and Zhending. The drought there is serious and many people cannot survive. If you go down, you can only run this way, and it is said that tens of thousands of people came."
Shu Ershan was brought by Abai and has been in Han Dynasty for two years. Although his accent has not changed yet, his brain is very bright and he can pretend to be a medicinal material dealer running an independent gang in Liaodong.
Normally, there is no need to go out to investigate in person, but he is idle. Abai is more willing to go out and conduct an on-the-spot investigation to see what the situation is like in Gyeonggi Province when the north and south of the Great Zhou Dynasty are facing each other and war is about to break out. How about, for the Jianzhou Jurchens, is there a chance, instead of sitting in the room and listening to the people below to inquire.
"How many thousands of people are there?" Abai frowned. Thirty thousand is also tens of thousands, and ninety thousand is also tens of thousands. The gap is huge.
“I heard that there were sixty or seventy thousand people. We also brought some over from Baoding and Zhending. There could be around a hundred thousand in total.”
Shu Ershan is considered a careful person, and he knows that he is always cautious. Every time he reports the situation to his family, he is particularly careful and accurate, and he is not willing to mess up.
Abai made some calculations silently. If there were more than 100,000 people, the pressure on the entire Gyeonggi region would be huge. Moreover, this year, the entire Northern Zhou Dynasty was experiencing droughts. The degree was different in different places, but bad harvests were universal.
There is no doubt that the water transportation is completely interrupted. Under such circumstances, how to ensure the supplies needed by the people of the capital and the people is bound to be a big problem, which should become more serious in the future.
But now the Zhou Dynasty is still deploying the Jizhen Army and the Shanxi Army to prepare to go south. In addition, the Northwest Army from Shaanxi is preparing to attack Shandong. How can they afford it?
Do you want to eat locally? Isn't there going to be chaos in the place?
Abai frowned, he knew there must be something wrong here.
He also heard that the Yuguan Port in Yongping Prefecture was opened and it was very prosperous now. Many ships from the south were transported northward by sea. However, in the winter, the sea was frozen, so it was impossible to transport much. At least it would be February. , can it be completely thawed, and he knew that Yuguangang was just a dilapidated small fishing village two years ago, how much could it change?
According to the information obtained from the Horqin people, all the materials obtained by the Inner Khalkha people, Horqin people, Hercynian Jurchens and even the eastern Chahar people were imported from Yuguan Port into the grasslands of Eastern Mongolia, and even Liaodong Town was in western Liaoning. The supplies of the Guangning and Ningyuan guards in the corridor also passed through Yuguan Port, which shocked him a little.
When did Yuguangang suddenly become so important? Moreover, Yuguan Port is under Shanhaiguan. If Yuguan Port really becomes this prosperous, it means that the entire Western Liaoning Corridor no longer needs to transport supplies by land from Gyeonggi Province, which will reduce the transportation cost by at least 70%. This is simply too good for Liaodong Town of Great Zhou Dynasty.
Even if Yuguan Port is opened, it will still take hundreds of miles to transport grain from Yuguan to the capital. Land transportation is also inconvenient and costly. Can Yuguan Port alone support the entire capital's demand?
Abai still feels that the sources of information in the Han region are not broad enough, and it is too narrow to stay in the capital city. Many of the information are fragmented and scattered, and it is difficult to gather them into a complete intelligence, so it is impossible to judge the situation. Variety.
Just like the severe drought in the north, refugees poured into the capital. According to previous information, with such a large-scale influx of refugees, the capital has long been in chaos, but what we see now is not like that.
Although it is still a bit messy, it is not the kind of disorder. In addition to the public servants, there are obviously some bachelors and tigers in the capital city who are also cooperating with the government to manage these people, and Po has a strategy, and once something happens, the master and the idle men cooperate very well, and the problem can be solved quickly.
Just now I saw two groups of people fighting over sharing porridge and rice. A shrill whistle sounded, and several idle men immediately jumped out to stop the fight between the two sides. The other officials escorted the speakers from both sides to coordinate, and soon Just suppressed it.
What does this mean? This shows that before the refugees came to Beijing, the officials of the Great Zhou Dynasty had already had a countermeasure plan, which also meant that they were not worried about the material support pressure brought by the arrival of so many immigrants, and had even made preparations for it.
From another perspective, it also means that the Zhou court did not believe that the severe drought in the north and the refugees coming to Beijing would affect their war against Shandong. This had to make Abai vigilant.
The news came from Hetuala that Father Khan was planning to launch a full-scale attack on Liaodong in late spring and early summer, and even attracted the Horqin and Chahar people.
Father Khan judged that the late spring and early summer would be the most difficult time in the north of the Great Zhou Dynasty. The victims of the Northern Territory might even launch a rebellion because they could not afford food, especially in the Shanshan and Shaanxi areas. This might cause a heavy blow to the Great Zhou Dynasty, and even Forcing Liaodong Town to be unable to get support from Guan Nei, then this is the opportunity for Jianzhou Jurchen.
Judging from the current signs, the interruption of water transportation and the severe drought in the north do not seem to have had as big an impact on the Great Zhou court as imagined. The Great Zhou court responded in an orderly manner, which is not a good sign.
I am afraid that I need to report this to my father Khan immediately. I cannot misjudge the strength of the Great Zhou court. Once the Great Zhou court is able to spare some effort to support Liaodong Town, my father Khan's southern expedition may not go as smoothly as imagined. Maybe even setbacks.
Thinking of this, Abai's thoughts became more complicated.
From the bottom of his heart, after seeing the wealth and power of the Great Zhou Dynasty, he did not think that his father Khan's southern expedition was a wise move.
Liaodong Town is just a corner of the Zhou Dynasty, it is a border area, and it is also nine sides. If the Zhou Dynasty court can free up its hands and go all out to deal with the Jianzhou Jurchens, it will have no chance.
But Father Khan has always believed that there are many internal conflicts in the Great Zhou Dynasty. This time the conflict between the north and the south is the best opportunity. In any case, we must use the opportunity of the confrontation between the north and the south in the Great Zhou Dynasty to open up the situation. As long as we can capture Liaodong, then the Jurchens of Jianzhou will have achieved success. The foundation of hegemony, this opportunity must not be lost under any circumstances, and every possible effort must be made to mobilize all forces to achieve this goal.
Thinking of this, Abai took a deep breath and asked subconsciously: "Shurshan, when did Nanbian'er agree to meet?"
Shu Ershan was stunned and said, "Sir, you can't go. It's too dangerous. Things are not done carefully there, and the slaves are afraid of making mistakes..."
"No, I have to meet in person to understand the situation." Abai shook his head decisively, "Also, please contact the southwest side quickly. I think we are still a little too optimistic."
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(End of this chapter)