If you don’t talk too much, you will have a lot of words.

On the contrary, if you are having a speculative conversation, you can chat for a day and a night.

This is true for Zhu Youlang and Zhao Wuben.

They had been chatting for more than half a day and it was already lunch time, so Zhu Youlang simply kept Zhao Wuben for lunch in the palace.

It is rare to find a soulmate, so Zhu Youlang naturally had to have a good chat.

After lunch, Zhu Youlang and Zhao Wuben started chatting again.

"Zhao Aiqing thinks who is the most suitable person to lead troops to conquer Liaodong in the court?"

After getting familiar with the conversation, Zhu Youlang even changed his title.

"Report to Your Majesty, I think only His Highness, King of Jin, is the most suitable one."

Zhao Wuben thought carefully and replied: "The King of Jin has the most experienced and richest experience. The most important thing is that his combat effectiveness is the strongest among the armies."

After a moment of pause, Zhao Wuben continued: "In addition to King Jin, the generals of the Kuidong Army can also be used. After all, they once had a deep blood feud with the Donglu, so they are not worried that they will not fight to the death."

"Oh? Where is the King of Loyalty?"

"Report to Your Majesty, the country's surname is good everywhere, but it is not suitable to conquer Liaodong."

"Why is this?"

Zhu Youlang was very confused.

"Think about it, Zheng Chenggong's soldiers are all from Fujian, and they are native southerners. They can still accept it when they arrive in the capital area, but once they arrive in Liaodong, they will definitely not be able to accept it when the cold is severe."

Zhao Wuben thought very carefully, and then said: "Compared to the Guo family, he doesn't want to lead troops to Liaodong."

Zhu Youlang thought about it carefully and seemed that this was indeed the reason.

Otherwise, when Zhu Youlang was about to rebuild Dongjiang Town, why did Zheng Chenggong recommend Yu Qi, Wang Ermazi, He Shouyi and other naval generals to go there instead of sending his own direct lineage?

Even the navy Zheng Chenggong did not intend to take the initiative, let alone go out of Shanhaiguan to attack head-on.

If you think about it carefully, these will be stringed together.

It seems that the main force Zhu Youlang can rely on to attack Liaodong is Li Dingguo, He Li Laiheng and others.

Liaodong, Ningyuan.

As a big city closest to Shanhaiguan, the importance of Ningyuan is self-evident.

If the Qing army could defend Ningyuan, it would have sufficient warnings against the Ming army's attack.

If the Ming army captured Ningyuan, it would be equivalent to taking down a bridgehead, which could be used as a springboard to further attack Shenyang and other places.

Both sides were bound to win against Ningyuan, but it was obvious that the Qing army could not afford to lose.

After losing Shanhaiguan, they had lost the initiative. If even Ningyuan was lost, there would really be no need to fight this battle.

Xiaozhuang attached great importance to Ningyuan and immediately sent Ebilong to Ningyuan to station 30,000 elite troops.

Unlike ordinary cities, Ningyuan is a typical fortress, with 30,000 troops almost at its limit. No matter how many people are, even if the granary is blocked, it will not be able to put enough food.

Ebilong didn't want to come to Ningyuan at first. After all, as long as the Ming army sent troops out of the pass, Ningyuan was the first to bear the brunt.

But the order of the Empress Dowager cannot be violated, and Ebilong does not want to be scolded by the Empress Dowager.

Come on, come on, at worst, you can't beat it and run away.

Anyway, the Qing army had been used to running away all the way, and Ebilong also had enough experience.

After coming to Ningyuan, the first order given by Ebilong was to plunder food everywhere.

After all, Ningyuan itself has very little grain storage. Although Ebilong brought a lot of grain from Shenyang, it may not be able to use it.

It is never a bad thing to prepare for the future.

Of course, what has caused trouble for this is the Ningyuan generation.

They have a hard life, and they have a hard time after the food rations for the winter are taken away. It is a big deal to survive this winter.

In desperation, many people began to migrate to Shanhaiguan based on villages.

If you can escape to Shanhaiguan during the winter, you should be able to survive.

I heard that Emperor Zhu treats the people very well, not only exempts taxes but also provides relief to the victims.

In comparison, Ebilong is simply not human.

Live, they only need to live

Recently, a big sensation broke out in the capital.

Today, Zi distributed part of the land in the imperial village to the poor tenant farmers.

This move caused heated discussion for a while.

The tenants were naturally grateful to His Majesty the Emperor.

As for the court officials, scholars called themselves the emperor's wise men.

It seems that some of the benefits of the imperial village have been sacrificed, but what they have gained is the hearts of the people.

Besides, all the kings under the world are the kings, and all the kings are the kings and ministers in the boundaries of the earth.

The land of the people is the emperor's land, and the money of the people is the emperor's money.

As the emperor, how could he compete with the people for profit? That's too low.

Now is a great time to win people's hearts. As long as the measures are taken appropriately, the people will definitely call you long live the Emperor.

To benefit the people, no matter how you say this, it is a beautiful story.

Zhu Youlang was naturally also concerned about public opinion. The Jinyiwei had been collecting relevant information and reported it to Zhu Youlang as soon as possible.

"Your Majesty, this move has received good responses not only among the people, but also in the officialdom."

Wang Henian reported to Zhu Youlang very respectfully.

As the commander of the Jinyiwei, Wang Henian was directly responsible to the emperor, so he naturally had to report these reactions to the emperor truthfully.

"Well, I actually have this idea for a long time, and it was not a decision made on a whim."

Zhu Youlang carried his hands and said in a harmonious voice: "Those who win the hearts of the people win the world. This is an eternal truth. I do not seek to be famous in history, but I hope that the people under my rule can live and work in peace and contentment, eat and wear clothes."

"Your Majesty is wise and powerful, and he will definitely be famous in history."

Wang Henian flattered without a trace.

"Haha, you can talk."

Zhu Youlang walked to the window and looked at the trees that had begun to wither and said sadly: "Three years, I spent three years pacifying the Central Plains and regaining the country established by the ancestors. I hope to restore the Ming Dynasty to its prosperous state in another three years."

In fact, Zhu Youlang knew very well that the so-called prosperous era was nothing more than not starving to death.

But this was very difficult in the feudal era.

A good person can prevent a person from starving to death.

A great charity is to prevent millions of people from starving to death.

What Zhu Youlang wants to do now is a great charity.

Putting aside these things, Zhu Youlang's responsibility is also his duty to do so.

After all, he was the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and all the people were their own people.

There is no reason why as a king and a father, you can watch the people starve.

Zhu Youlang only hopes to see the troubled times end soon, the people get on track earlier, and live a life of food and clothing.

Life is sometimes like this. The more you expect to get, the less you can get.

Zhu Youlang hopes that through his own efforts, the people can see hope and not lose confidence in life.

Although there is no word for easy in adult life, there is still hope.

And Zhu Youlang is their hope
Chapter completed!