Chapter 816： Solid foundation!

The Jiangnan chaos, Lu Zheng has already received news in Shandong. For Lu Zheng, it is undoubtedly very important and important for Lu Zheng to open up the Jiangnan trade!

Shandong has always been a corner place in the history of the Dakang Dynasty. That's because Dakang has not had maritime trade since the establishment of the country, and the surrounding small countries are not as good as the Dakang Dynasty.

However, in fact, private maritime trade has always existed. It is only because of the rampant piracy on the sea in recent years that many merchants have been discouraged from shipping.

But now Lu Zheng has no choice. He has to use the food from Jiangnan and the Central Plains. Although the two sides have reached an agreement on the Central Plains Cao Weiming, Cao Weiming himself does not have enough control over the Central Plains. In addition, the more important reason is that Cao Weiming himself also To raise soldiers, the land of the two rivers is rich in products, but it is not enough to feed Lu Zheng’s Liaodong and his 100,000 cavalry with the grain and grass of the land of the two rivers.

The place in Liaodong is too barren. Since Dakang was founded, the Liaodong General Soldier has always depended on the Governor of Lianghe to survive. The imperial court often considered the candidates of the General Soldier of Liaodong and the Governor of Lianghe very carefully, because the two men are mutually exclusive. Containing the relationship, Liaodong does not have Lianghe food, it is simply not a useful place.

When Lu Zheng first occupied Liaodong, at that time, his family was still very rich. Gu Zhilun controlled the North-South trade under his hands. In addition, Lu Zheng from the Central Plains also transported a large amount of grain into Liaodong. At that time, the living environment of Liaodong was far away. Not as bad as it is today.

In Jeju, Lu Zheng summoned all the counsellors. He looked around and said, "The situation is quite severe now. Shandong is the key to whether we can achieve great things. Haizhou has already been taken. Now we have to arrange for one person to do it. Haizhou Governor, who can do this?"

The counsellors looked at each other for a long time, and Zhang Pinghua stood up and said: "The prince, Zhang Pinghua is not talented, and I am willing to go to Haizhou for the prince and rule the soldiers of Haizhou!"

Lu Zheng was slightly stunned, and the other counsellors looked at each other. Haizhou governor wants to lead the war. Zhang Pinghua's status as a counselor can lead the war?

There was a smile on the corner of Lu Zheng’s mouth. He knew clearly in his heart that Zhang Pinghua understood his intention. Zhang Pinghua was born on the edge of the river in his early years and served in the navy. It was only after the Dakang navy was abolished that Zhang Pinghua lost his errand. After studying in Beijing, he eventually became a scholar in Beijing.

Scholars leading soldiers in wars are not new in the past dynasties. The key is that the current strategic position of Haizhou is very important. Lu Zheng must send his most confidant to go there. From this perspective, Zhang Pinghua’s trip to Haizhou is undoubtedly very suitable. .

However, even though Lu Zheng thought so in his heart, he said on his face: "Mr. Zhang, you are my confidant, how can you go to Haizhou as a errand? If you go to Haizhou, I will lose one arm, wouldn’t it be very bad? ?"

Zhang Pinghua said sternly: "The prince, the land of Haizhou is very important, not only for the safety and stability of my Shandong, but also for the safety and stability of my Liaodong. This important place must be guarded by the army. There is also a very important point, that is, Dakang. For many years, I have been negligent and slack in coastal defense, giving Dongyi and Gaoli clowns a chance to take advantage. Now if someone goes to Haizhou, the first thing is to purge coastal defense.

It just so happens that there are a large number of ships in the Pu family’s business income over the years. If these ships are not managed and used by experienced people, they will inevitably cause heavy losses. Zhang will go to Haizhou, and he will definitely be able to build a ship that can be above the sea. Aspect|The galloping navy, by that time, goods and money from Jiangnan, Huaiyang, or even Lingnan can enter my Shandong and Liaodong. Lord, this is the foundation of my great prosperity, and it is definitely not a trivial matter. ! "

Lu Zheng laughed openly and said: "Okay, Mr. Zhang Haizhou has you sitting in my heart, so let’s go to Haizhou and I will allocate 10,000 army horses for you. You can recruit 20,000 horses by yourself. We will build 20,000 horses. Can the navy resist the Dongyi people?"

Zhang Pinghua clasped his fist and said: "The prince, there are 20,000 people on horseback, the country of Dongyi, the land of bullets, the people there lack food and clothing, and they can't feed a few people! The population of the whole country of Dongyi is less than one million. There are only tens of thousands of people used as naval forces, and these people dare not approach the border of our Dakang!

Those so-called pirates generally consist of a hundred or ten people, and the total number is only a few thousand. We have tens of thousands of naval forces, and within half a year, I will be able to make me great and strong in coastal defense! "

Zhang Pinghua talked eloquently, and it was obvious that he had planned for a long time and was definitely not improvised. Lu Zheng was very pleased with this. Lu Zheng knew that since he was crowned the king, his errands had actually increased. There were six divisions in Liaodong, including soldiers, officials, rituals, workers, households, and punishment. The entire Liaodong had 36 states. The government, the officials at all levels in these state capitals are also under Lu Zheng!

Now in Shandong, Lu Zheng launched a purge of Shandong. Undoubtedly, the situation in Shandong will also be under Lu Zheng's control. Therefore, in order to stabilize the power of one party, it is necessary to recruit talents from all over the world. Only in this way can we achieve success.

Lu Zheng's appointment and selection of talents, on the one hand, is based on the background of the Lu family, the Gu family and the Chen family, and widely uses the children and students of the wealthy Jiangnan family.

On the other hand, Lu Zheng himself recruited talents through other people's introductions. Next, Liaodong will inevitably hold scientific examinations to further recruit useful talents from a broader perspective.

Lu Zheng has experienced too much in these years. You must know that when he came to Beijing from the south of the Yangtze River, he was just a mere scholar. Over the years, he has been constantly transformed from a weak scholar to a strong soldier in his hand, guarding the world. The princes have become the famous kings in today's troubled times, and he has experienced many things unintentionally until today.

But the more he experienced it, the more he found a truth in his mind, that is, for those on the side of the army, the core focus is not how to expand their territory and how to defeat enemies and opponents, but to use their own strength to protect one side. Heaven and earth, keep one side safe.

From ancient times to the present, there are always legends that will be accomplished and dead, but in fact there are not so many legends in the world, especially in troubled times.

Why can Song Naifeng be able to send troops to the world, because he occupies Longyou and has the foundation of Longyou, he has the confidence to send troops to the world. Why can Tan Lei become a hero? Because Tan Lei occupies Liaodong and has the foundation of Liaodong, he can run | horizontal | gallop |

Song Naifeng went from prosperity to decline, starting with the loss of Longyou, and Tan Lei's collapse was due to the change of ownership in Liaodong. Others like Cao Weiming and his like are also considered to be great heroes, but success or failure depends on whether the foundation is solid.

Therefore, for Lu Zheng, the most important thing right now is to stabilize Liaodong and Shandong, return to Liaodong, return to Shandong, so that Lu Zheng can re-draw the original picture, if not, the foundation is unstable, and everything is empty in the end!