Geographically, the Bohai Sea is like the esophagus of the Qing court. The teeth composed of Han Korean officials, Mongolian garrisons, and Korean Bangzi chew some meat on the bones of North Korea. If you want to enter the esophagus and then fill the appetite of the Eight Banners Army in the capital, you must first pass through the throat between Lushun and Shandong, the southernmost tip of southern Liaoning.

The Ming army successfully raided Lushun. In theory, in this era without satellites, sea transportation was not necessarily completely cut off by the fleet of the Ming army in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, which had only a dozen sea ships. However, it was impossible for the Qing court to transport all the income from North Korea to transport it, and the huge losses in it were unbearable for the Qing court to bear.

With Shunzhi's words, Wu Liangfu walked in outside the hall with trembling fear, delivered an urgent report to Shunzhi and then retreated.

"Look, another grain ship was sunk by Zhejiang bandits." After looking closely, Shunzhi closed the memorial and slapped it on the imperial case with a corner.

The memorials were passed among the powerful and powerful, and everyone present frowned. Lushun fell at the end of the twelfth lunar month, but throughout the first lunar month, the Ming army in Jiangsu and Zhejiang had to go out to sea to patrol almost every day on other days. By February, four grain transport ships coming from North Korea were sunk by the Ming army.

Especially this time, the warships of the Goryeo Navy were escorted by two Korean Navy's warships adapted from the Korean Navy. One of the three ships fled back. The Ming army's navy had no intention of seizing the springboard, and they spoke with artillery until they sank.

This signal is very bad, which shows that the Ming army in Lushun has enough food and supplies to support it for a long time. The Qing court's route from North Korea to Tianjin will be hit by the Ming army's navy indefinitely.

"Your Majesty, please dispatch the new army, bring those mortars with you, collapse the Lushun Fort, and kill all the Zhejiang bandits' isolated army. Chen Ni felt sorry for the last time!"

Fu Shou shouted loudly, which immediately attracted the approval of many relatives and nobles. Since the Jiangnan period disappeared, North Korea's grain has replaced grain and became an important food supplement for the survival of the Eight Banners. If Lushun was lost, North Korea's grain could not be saved, and it would not be too hungry for a while, and it would not be the turn of the powerful people like them. However, if this continues, the Qing court will only become weaker and weaker, which is definitely not what they are willing to see.

However, the loud response here, Jidu, Donni, Tunqi, Obai, Liu Cheng and others frowned. Seeing that Shunzhi was about to be persuaded by Fushou, Obai stood up unswervingly and said loudly to Shunzhi: "Your Majesty, I think this matter must not be done!"

As soon as these words were expressed, the main hall of Qianqing Palace was immediately quiet. Fu Shou and others glared at Oboi, but before they could refute, Ji Dunni, and Tunqi immediately expressed their support for Oboi's opinions.

"At this point, do you still have to shrink back? Have you scared the Zhejiang bandits so much that they dare not leave the house?"

Fu Shou shouted angrily, but Oboi sighed, and then said to Fu Shou and the other powerful people present: "Prince Xian, Zhejiang bandits inserted a nail into the mouth of Lushun, and the court naturally felt uncomfortable. But have the prince ever thought that if the new army was dispatched, the Zhejiang bandits could not suppress the Zhejiang infantry and cavalry in the city, and if they went too much, the Zhejiang bandits had ships and left after boarding the ship. We could not do anything. When the new army withdrew, they could come back and continue to make trouble. What's more serious is, if the Zhejiang bandits rose up to the north during the period when the new army sent troops in southern Liaoning, how could the court handle themselves?"

What Obai said is not a false statement. The Manchu naval troops in the north all came from the capture, including the Zhili naval troops, the Shandong naval troops, the Korean naval troops, and even the naval troops in the former Dongjiang Town.

The number was originally quite large, but over the years, the Qing Dynasty had huge financial pressure, and the Eight Banners and Green Camps were limited to supplement and expand the Eight Banners and Green Camps, and tried to eliminate all anti-Qing forces on land. The construction of the naval army has been stagnant for many years, and the ships were seriously damaged. The elite soldiers and generals have long been transferred to Green Camps in various places. Not to mention that they were not able to compete with this fleet, even if they were in naval battles, they could not compete with it.

Without the power to control the sea, the Liaohai Sea seemed to have opened its doors. This Jiangsu-Zhejiang Ming army would come and go as soon as they wanted to come. The gains and losses of Lushun Fort were not important, because the old-style army was not the opponent of the Jiangsu-Zhejiang Ming army, and a large-scale new army could not be stationed here for a long time. But if Chen Wenshun's army was in the Northern Expedition, the number of new army that could not meet the Qing court was missing and the chances of victory would be even more discounted.

What is fundamental and what is a tiny is self-evident. For the Qing court after the fall of Jiangnan, it was already a terrifying step by step. The impact of the current problem will not directly force the Qing court to death. It will only slowly stifle the Qing court's grain reserves and mobilization capabilities, and it is still tolerated, at least it will be slightly less likely than facing Chen Wen's Northern Expedition Army with a small number of new troops, and thus being defeated by the influx of the crowd.

"If we follow your servant's words, we can still do Yuan Chonghuan, and ignore him without moving?"

This is the case with Fu Shou, and his master's slave class. Even if he is as handsome as Aobai, he has to suppress his anger and explain to Fu Shou: "It's not that he does nothing. The court has to use this time to complete the training of the new army as quickly as possible. There is only a small disaster in scabies, and Huainan is the must-fight place for Zhejiang bandits..."

"You slave said this is nonsense!"

"Enough!"

Since returning from suppressing the rebellion, Fushou has been targeting Jidu and his teammates, deputy commanders. Compared with Jidu and Donni, both Prince Heshuo, even Tunqi has the surname Aisin Gioro. Fushou has to restrain himself, but he has always been cold to Oboi and Liu Cheng and has made things difficult for him, especially because the latter is a Han man who has been promoted to Manchuria.

At this moment, Liu Cheng didn't say anything, otherwise the firepower had already shifted. Shunzhi knew very well about the tricks here, but Fu Shou was the prince of the banner, and he was not surprised on weekdays. This time, he really wanted to get a practical and effective solution as soon as possible, but the hall was in such a situation, so it was no wonder that Shunzhi was furious.

"The Emperor calms down."

The two sides of the dispute fell to the ground, and the same was true for the relatives and nobles. Shunzhi sighed and stopped asking the two to continue arguing.

"What do you think?"

As soon as Shunzhi said this, everyone present focused their attention on Liu Cheng. At this moment, there was only him, the son-in-law of the former King Kong Youde of Dingnan, the goddaughter of the Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang, and the husband of the Han princess Kong Sizhen.

In fact, before Aobai came forward, he had already figured out all the tricks here, but his identity was awkward. As Fu Shou targeted them, Liu Cheng saw Oboi's expression and simply kept silent. Waiting for this rude colleague to take advantage of Fu Shou's stumbling. But now that Shunzhi spoke, he had to tell him his thoughts one by one.

"If you go back to the emperor, it is said that people from the north ride horses and people from the south ride boats. My Qing Dynasty established the country by riding a horse and shooting. It was not a strong point in water wars. Whether it was the pirates back then or the Zhejiang bandits today, their navy strength was far better than our Qing Dynasty. But who belongs to the world has been decided by land wars since ancient times. The slaves thought that the scale of this Zhejiang bandit was limited to harassing the grain transport ships. As Guarjia said, you must not lose the root cause of scabies."

Unlike Nurhaci and Huang Taiji, the Qing Dynasty's current location was no longer Liaodong, but the capital under their feet and the Zhili who had largely enclosed land. Compared with the main force of the Ming army in Jiangsu and Zhejiang in Huainan, although this Ming army heading north was aggressive, its strength was limited, and the harm it could cause was indeed as Liu Cheng said. It was just that it was strangled by people, which was really unbearable. Shunzhi hesitated much about whether to send troops.

"In fact, the matter of transporting grain is not unsolvable. Now the imperial court transports grain from North and South Korea, just one ship is just a full ship. If a fleet is formed and more warships are escorted, the space for the Lushun Zhejiang bandits will be much smaller. Of course, there is a lot of gap in water wars, and too much loss is not what the court wants. It is better to just transport it to Shandong directly and take land and canals to Beijing. The consumption on the road is more, but it is worse than transporting it from Goryeo to Liaodong to the inner city."

North Korea, that is, today's North-South Korea province, has many mountains in the north, and the main production areas of grain are in the south. If you go to Liaodong, the distance is too long and the official road is disrepaired. In addition, the land is vast and the people are rare, the grain transport team lacks supplies, so it is unimaginable. I am afraid that one stone of grain can be transported to the capital will be good. But if it is transported to Shandong by sea, such as Dengzhou, where Liu Cheng's father-in-law Taishan, was in trouble, and then the road will be too much stronger, which is a feasible thing.

Since Liu Cheng surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, he has made many suggestions, many of which have played a great role in the survival of the Qing Dynasty. Shunzhi attached great importance to Liu Cheng's opinions. At this moment, after listening to Liu Cheng's suggestions, he immediately realized it.

But at this moment, perhaps because he was unwilling to be refuted by this Han slave, Fu Shou asked Liu Cheng sternly: "According to your slave, you ignore the Zhejiang bandits in southern Liaoning. I ask you, don't talk about the harassment caused by the Zhejiang bandits to Liaoning, Shandong and Goryeo, but only say that once the Zhejiang bandits go north, the food route is in Shandong, which is closer to Huainan than Lushun. At that time, the Zhejiang bandits and naval troops bloom everywhere, and the transportation from Shandong will definitely be successful?"

What Fu Shou said was not completely unreasonable. The problem of the Qing Dynasty's sea control was not just the Bohai Sea, but all their navy forces together might not be able to do anything to this small fleet, let alone the main force of the Ming army in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. Compared with the sea ships directly reaching Tianjin, the risk factor of traveling to Shandong was greatly improved. Even in this way, it would be much safer to transport grain from Liaodong. At least the size of the army in Lushun is not enough to support the entry into the hinterland to fight.

"When I say the prince, I have thought about this issue. But I feel that things are priorities. Now the new army has only been expanded for half a year. Except for the Imperial Guards, the others are newly trained soldiers. The main force of the Zhejiang bandits is in Huainan. Unless the Zhejiang bandits go north, the Imperial Guards cannot leave the capital in one day to prevent accidents. However, the other departments, I forgot to say that if they really go, they may not be able to gain too much advantage. Instead, it will delay the limited training time."

What Liu Cheng said was a true fact, and all the powerful people present nodded secretly. Seeing this, Liu Cheng's mouth curled a smile, which flew away in a flash, and then said to Shunzhi: "The situation of the Emperor, the Guards, the Central Army of the Wuwei and the Left Army of the Wuwei are not clear, but the weapons of the Wuwei Right Army are now only the spears seized from Wu Sangui, and there are no other ones. The musketeers and artillery soldiers can only train the queues every day in the past six months. Not to mention live ammunition shooting, even loading and aiming cannot be practiced. Forgive the slaves incompetent. Now they meet the Zhejiang bandits, and the slaves have no confidence in winning."

When he said this, Liu Cheng looked heartbroken and ashamed, but in fact he felt relieved. At the same time, the powerful people present were all speechless. They knew very well that the Wuwei Right Army was nominally the same as other new troops, but in fact, Ning Wan, the general secretary of the Tianjin Machinery Manufacturing Bureau, put the supplement at the end.

This was not Ning Wan and I alone's decision, but the tacit understanding of relatives and nobles. After all, Liu Cheng has now entered the Manchu Yellow Banner, a bannerman, and married Xiaozhuang's goddaughter, but he is a Han man after all. Even if he makes great contributions, he is necessary to be prepared. At this stage, it will be reflected in the new army. At least the combat effectiveness of the Wuwei Right Army cannot be better than that of other new army.

At this moment, Liu Cheng brought the topic to this point, and Shunzhi was also quite embarrassed. He quickly agreed with Liu Cheng's suggestions and determined how to form a fleet in North Korea to escort and transport food from Shandong by land. Of course, the weapons and armor of the Wuwei Right Army, Shunzhi also expressed that he would urge Tianjin to implement it as soon as possible to avoid affecting the formation of the combat effectiveness of this new army.

The strategy was established, which was actually a way to retreat from the Ming army in Jiangsu and Zhejiang to control the sea power in the sea area centered on Lushun. The loss was therefore increased. However, compared with the long-term strategy of building a powerful Qing Dynasty finance, such as the Navy, this was also the most cost-effective method at the moment.

Walking back home, Liu Cheng felt quite contented, but he was also extremely dissatisfied. The dissatisfaction was the suppression of these powerful people. Liu Cheng saw that there were even Shunzhi's hints in it today. Otherwise, I would not have been so brave. But because of this, I took advantage of the dispute in Lushun to make it clear. Shunzhi needed to use his talents and also needed him to be the restraint of other powerful people in the new army. Then this suppression must be slowed down, even if it was only a few.

"The defense of the barbarians and Xia is not only the Han people are guarding against the barbarians, but also the barbarians are also guarding against the Han people, and they are even better than the Han people to guard against them."

Thinking of this in his heart, Liu Cheng couldn't help but feel a little sarcastic expression on the corner of his mouth. In this way, he rode his horse all the way and quickly rushed back to the mansion.

He and Kong Sizhen had already got married. After the discussion was over, Liu Cheng hurriedly returned to the mansion. He had very little thoughts, especially compared to the training of the right army of the Wuwei commander, but the bombshell he dropped before the discussion ended. He wanted to blow up the effect he wanted, but the Han princess was helping him.

"The prince is back home!"

When Liu Cheng returned to the front of the mansion, except Kong Sizhen, the masters and slaves of the family came out to welcome him. Kong Sizhen was Liu Cheng's wife, but he was even the princess of the Qing Dynasty. His identity was there, so he could not come out to welcome the prince.

After entering the mansion, Liu Cheng quickly rushed to the hall, and Kong Sizhen was waiting there. After seeing the ceremony, the two soon talked about some things that happened at home recently. Liu Cheng was outside, and all the affairs at home were Kong Sizhen. Liu Cheng had heard it carefully and expressed great affirmation of Kong Sizhen's ability to carry out housework. However, when the matter was finished, Liu Cheng suddenly remembered something, and the answer he got made him immediately furious.
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