Chapter 196: Father and Son in Volume B
Feng Ziying thought about it, but still felt that he could not give any advice easily. After all, he did not know much about such military strategies and tactics.
He doesn’t know what the current situation is of the Tatars on the Mongolian Plateau, the so-called Mongolian tribes.
The only impression he had was that in the end the Jianzhou Jurchens defeated Lin Dan Khan, the only hope of the Mongolian tribes, and then Huang Taiji and others gathered Lin Dan Khan's eight great fortunes, thereby completing the control of the Mongolian tribes, and finally allowed the Jianzhou Jurchens to No more worries about attacking the Central Plains in Guan Nei.
Now Lin Danhan is still a boy of the same size as himself. Feng Ziying estimates that he may not be able to truly control the Mongolian tribes in less than ten or eight years. And whether there are changes in this timeline due to the fluttering of butterfly wings, it is also can not say it clearly.
"Dad, the other sons can't give you any good advice. Dad, you are also experienced in fighting. You don't need a layman like me to remind you, but I think the current situation of the nine sides is the same. , Poverty, shortage, lack of food, lack of pay, but in the final analysis it is lack of money. As long as this problem is solved, soldiers can be replenished at any time, raise the recruiting flag, and there will be food eaters."
What Feng Ziying said is the truth.
“Gansu and Shaanxi are both extremely poor places. There are many people who want to have enough to eat, and there is no shortage. So I’m afraid this is the problem you have to solve. Everything else is trivial.”
In one sentence, it comes to a painful point. Without money or food, how can I, as the commander-in-chief, stabilize the morale of the army and defend the border wall? Once the Tatars invade the border, what can I do to order the soldiers below?
"Ziying, what you said is simple, but how to solve it? The household department is empty. This situation has not happened for a year or two. It has been like this for many years. Can it be solved if I go there?" Feng Tang had already begun to worry about what to do after leaving. I started to worry about the difficulties.
“Dad, let me give you two suggestions. It may be able to solve some problems, but it is still just a drop in the bucket. It can only alleviate the problem, but it is difficult to truly solve the problem.”
Feng Ziying also knows that this is an imminent problem. If this problem cannot be solved, Dad may not be able to sit firmly in Yulin Town. There is no more familiarity and prestige than in Datong. You have to offer some tangible benefits to make him The soldiers below are at ease.
"Oh? There are two other ways?" Feng Tang was quite surprised. He felt that he had no clue at all. Now his son actually had two ways.
"The first is to instigate a mutiny, and then launch troops to loot. Of course, choosing the target in advance should be fruitful and temporarily relieve the pressure for a period of time after you take office." Feng Ziying said expressionlessly, "I have asked the You brothers about some situations before. , there are also many in the Shanxi-Shaanxi Chamber of Commerce who colluded with the Tatars to smuggle salt and iron tea out of the country, and their internal affairs are not monolithic. Collaborators can be found, but that is a follow-up matter. To solve the immediate difficulties, this is the only step."
Feng Tang took a breath, his son could actually think of such a destructive trick? I'm afraid those old gangsters in various towns wouldn't dare to take this deviant approach easily, right?
"Dad, don't look at me like this. If you don't want to start a mutiny and be beaten down by others as soon as you take office, you have to take risks." Feng Ziying spread his hands, "Rather than let the mutiny cause trouble to you, why not Guide the direction of the mutiny. Since this mutiny is inevitable, of course we must take advantage of it. As for the target, I believe you are also a veteran, and you should be familiar with such things."
Feng Tang stared at his son, as if he wanted to see what kind of monster his son really was.
"First of all, this is such a bad idea? Ziying, are you asking your father to play with his head?" Feng Tangcai said leisurely after a long while.
"Dad, you are my father, can I harm you? The imperial court is currently undergoing a round of military adjustment and reform. Following the example of the previous Ming Dynasty, the prince was vacated to serve as the governor of Xuanda. This should be an attempt. Once mature, the next step may be to establish Governor Ji Liao and the Governor of the Three Sides." Feng Ziying said calmly: "If you don't take advantage of the fact that the Governor of the Three Sides has not yet been established to solve the problem, do you really have to wait until the Governor takes office before you come to the knife point? ?”
In the land of nine borders, anything can happen. Mutiny is nothing new. It depends on how you deal with it. Feng Tang has not dealt with mutinies before, but to lead a mutiny like his son said, it is almost impossible. You took the initiative to start a mutiny, but in order to survive, you have to do some seemingly unbelievable things.
"Solved? Can this be solved? Forget it, let's talk about it, what about the second one?" Feng Tang accepted the suggestion without comment.
In fact, he was a little happy from the bottom of his heart. Whether he was in court or in the army, if he didn't have a cold and hard heart, it would always be a weakness. Now it seems that his son is not lacking in this aspect. Courage and determination.
As for whether the problem can be solved, he knows it in his mind. His son's idea is just to stop the boiling water. It cannot solve the fundamental problem and is just a temporary delay.
"Secondly, it's a bad idea, but it's the same thing. Mountains and Shaanxi are the source of trouble, and banditry in northern Shaanxi is also very serious. The three You brothers also talked to their sons. If you think the mutiny will have future troubles, then it's better to go along with the bandits and then drain the firepower." Feng Ziying's words are still so straightforward and cold.
This idea is not very creative. When I reach a certain point and there is no way out, I probably have to resort to this method. However, it is a bit surprising that my son asked me to do this as soon as he came up.
"Ziying, there is no need to say more. I think your remarks are also influenced by the You brothers, right?" Feng Tang waved his hands with a stern face, "Father knows it."
Feng Ziying did not expect that the You brothers would take the blame for her again. Originally, the You brothers only introduced the situation in Yulin Town to herself and did not mention it. Instead, she took the initiative to ask about the situation. The You brothers thought that they I was entrusted by my father to ask, so I naturally knew everything, but now it's the other way around.
“Dad, the brothers of the You family are all the generation of bears and tigers. If you want to establish a foothold on the Yulin Guard side in the future, you will not have the support of others. If you can use it for your own purposes,..."
“Okay, brother Keng, why do you still need to teach dad about this? Then the head of your dad, the general of Datong, was either taken away by the Tatars or hung on the wall of Datong.”
Feng Tang couldn't laugh or cry. He still needed his son to teach him these things, but he could understand his son's kindness.
Feng Ziying also burst into laughter. She seemed to be thinking too much. The three brothers were all veteran generals who had been in Datong for decades. How could they not have some means of their own? With some foresight, I actually started giving lessons to my father.
“Dad, I’m worrying too much.” Feng Ziying was also a little embarrassed.
"No, dad is still very happy. I don't care whether the two things you said before are feasible or not, but being able to be ruthless at critical moments is something you must have when you become an official in the future. Sometimes, you must be decisive. Suffering from the chaos, whether a strong man breaks his wrist or scrapes the bone to heal the wound, it is the best choice when there is no choice." Feng Tang breathed a sigh of relief, "Don't worry, your father is several decades old. Although the situation in Yulin is bad, But your suggestions are still feasible, and dad will consider them."
"Dad, I also said that my son doesn't understand these specific strategies, but he feels that once Sanniangzi's control weakens in the Hetao area in the future, there may be some problems within the Ordos Department, the Tumed Department, and the Tumed Department. When I came out, my son suggested that my father could strengthen the information collection in the Hetao area. Once the Tatars were in civil strife, they might be able to regain the Hetao and control the three right-wing Mongolian forces. Even if that didn't work, we could see if there was an opportunity to weaken the Tatars by suppressing the strong and supporting the weak. them."
Feng Ziying is not very sure about this idea, and it will be difficult for at least ten years. However, if he wants to avoid the Jianzhou Jurchens from continuing their westward expedition to completely control the Mongolian tribes after defeating Lin Dan Khan in the future, this step must be taken.
Of course, it can also be combined with the strategy against Lin Danhan, but this is even further away, and it is far beyond what Feng Ziying can control now.
Feng Tang took a deep look at his son.
Although his son's ideas seemed a bit naive and unrealistic, in Feng Tang's view, this was not important. After all, his son had never really been exposed to the Nine-Border Military Affairs.
The key point is that at the age of thirteen, my son has already clearly understood the most fundamental ability to gain a foothold in the officialdom, which is to dare to do things and dare to cause trouble.
To do things is to establish one's status and win the recognition and respect of colleagues and subordinates. To do things is to dare to strike first and suppress enemies and opponents. This can win the respect and fear of colleagues, subordinates and enemies.
If you only have the former, you will be a mere minister at best, and it will be difficult to grow up, but this is the foundation, and only the latter is like a tree without roots and water without a source. It may be able to gain power for a while, but sooner or later it will be counterattacked.
This is true in the army, and it should be even more so among civil servants.
Having both, great achievements can be expected.
Thinking of this, Feng Tang felt much more at ease. He even felt that the success or failure of going to Yulin Town was not important. As long as he kept his son safe, the prosperity of the Feng family was a certainty.
Feng Ziying naturally didn't expect that she could make her father think about it with just a few words. That's all he could think of.
In the previous life, the Ming Dynasty's strategy against Mongolia could not be said to be successful. This is certainly related to the sharp decline in the late Ming's own strength, especially the serious shortage of financial and logistical support, but the lack of strategic vision is also a big factor. .
But things are different now. Although the Zhou Dynasty basically followed the policies of the previous Ming Dynasty, there is still time, and the key is oneself, so the history of this life must be written by oneself!
(End of this chapter)