When arriving in Zunhua, Zhou Zheng and his group stopped, and at the same time, Zhou Zheng also met with the Governor of Jizhou and others.

When Jianlu attacked again, Jizhou was also relatively nervous. When Jianlu entered the gate from Xifengkou, the governor of Jizhou was the first to be found guilty after the war and beheaded and abandoned the market.

Zhou Zheng stayed for a day in Zunhua and chatted with a group of people. Under the escort of Cao Bianjiao, he continued to rush to Shanhaiguan.

Chongzhen was still sending letters, urging Zhou Zheng to Liaodong as soon as possible and to raise troops to go north to pacify Liao.

When they arrived at Shanhaiguan, Zhou Zheng, accompanied by Cao Bianjiao, inspected the army, inspected various equipment and city defenses.

Cao Bianjiao thought that more than ten years ago, he was ordered to accompany Zhou Zheng to wander around. In a trance, more than ten years passed.

Zhou Zheng is now the Minister of War and the Supervisor of Ji Liao. He has also become the general of Shanhaiguan and has made countless military achievements.

‘It all comes from the adults!’

Cao Bianjiao sighed at the encounter that time and said calmly: "Sir, there are currently 15,000 people and 5,000 cavalrymen in Shanhaiguan. The last plan is to expand to 15,000 in the next two years..."

If you want to build a cavalry of 15,000 people, you will not invest a little.

Zhou Zheng didn't care and said, "This battle in the northwest has been seized countless times, and I have asked someone to deal with it. Before the end of the year, I will allocate 100,000 taels to you. Starting next year, 200,000 will be used to build cavalry every year. This matter is left to you, don't let me down."

Cao Bianjiao was overjoyed and apologized quickly, saying in a deep voice: "Don't worry, for up to three years, I will definitely build an iron cavalry for you who can fight Jianlu head-on!"

Zhou Zheng smiled and nodded, saying, "I believe in you, you stay in Shanhaiguan, I will go to Ningyuan."

Cao Bianjiao was stunned and said, "Sir, the emperor, has the imperial court asked him to send troops to pacify Liao as soon as possible?"

Zhou Zheng looked up at the north and said, "In the cold winter, we sent troops to pacify Liao. The court was confused and the official was still awake."

Cao Bianjiao suddenly woke up, nodded slightly, and said with some concern: "Sir, what should the emperor explain to the court?"

Zhou Zheng sneered with his hands behind his back, "Huang Taiji can use only 50,000 soldiers now. He can surround Youtun, and nothing else can do. I have already made Pidao and Lushun move."

Cao Bianjiao understood and said, "Sir, please be careful."

It is hard to say whether to be careful about Jianlu or the court.

Zhou Zheng was no longer the same as before. He smiled gently and said, "Yes."

Zhou was resting in Shanhaiguan and set off for Ningyuan.

At this time, Sun Chuanting chased after him, sat in Zhou Zheng's carriage, analyzing the current situation.

Sun Chuanting roasted the small carbon furnace in the carriage and said, "The war between the emperor and the emperor in the northwest alarmed the Ming Dynasty. Its reputation is unprecedented. The court should not be in chaos. However, the emperor and the court forced the emperor to advance north to Pingliao, and they needed to deal with it with caution."

Zhou Zheng looked at the carbon furnace, flipped his hands and said lightly: "There is a saying in the capital that is 'the cunning rabbit dies and lackeys cook'. This sentence is correct. But this cunning rabbit is not a bandit in the northwest."

Sun Chuanting looked up at Zhou Zheng and said with a little conspicuous look: "Sir, plan to raise Jianlu and protect himself?"

Zhou Zheng looked up at him and smiled and said, "Do you think Jianlu needs me to raise him? Do you think that my Ming Dynasty really has the strength of Ping Liao?"

Sun Chuanting was speechless and could not answer for a moment, and fell into deep thought.

As Zhou Zheng wiped out the northwest chaos, an unprecedented "confidence" appeared in the court. There were millions of troops, and the generals were like clouds. Jianlu Lu was hit hard. It was time to pacify Liao and restore the Northeast.

But in fact, the current national strength of the Ming Dynasty is far inferior to that of the Wanli period, and Jianlu is even stronger than that of the Wanli period. Compared with the Ming Dynasty and Jianlu, from top to bottom, I am almost always weak and he is strong. How could I really ping Liao by Chongzhen's words "Ping Liao".

Sun Chuanting thought for a while and said, "What are your plans?"

Zhou was in good condition and said: "Liaodong, Tianjin Wei governed Yongping Prefecture, Hejian Prefecture, and Shandong. This has been connected together. It is the emperor's will under my jurisdiction. It can be reformed in a legitimate way. After two or three years, I will have the confidence to pacify Liao."

Sun Chuanting understood and said, "If this could be done, it would be great. The officials were worried that there would be another change in the court."

All the bad things in the Ming Dynasty were in the court, and those who wanted to do things might not have the chance.

Zhou Zheng glanced at him and said, "Don't worry, just watch it slowly."

Sun Chuanting felt that Zhou Zheng had other plans and did not ask more questions, saying, "Sir, King Lu was ordered not to leave the palace because Wen Tiren was dismissed. Shandong's reform was basically unhindered. There was no problem with commercial taxation, military reform, etc., and the biggest problem was the land mu. Governor Ma... was a little afraid of being blocked."

Ma Shiying has never been a capable minister. He used to surrender to Cui Chengxiu and later surrender to Zhou Zheng. Although he did some things, he was quite speculative and lacked in his heart to do things.

Zhou Zheng was on fire and said, "Look for my elder brother. Next year I will find a way to recommend Ma Shiying to Beijing and Shandong, and leave it to our own people."

Zhou Fang is now the Shandong Senate. At the current speed of personnel replacement, Zhou Fang served as the governor of a province for up to two years.

Sun Chuanting was slightly stunned, then nodded and said, "What the master said is that the others are money and grain. The money and grain provided by the Zhou Chamber of Commerce is already a bit insufficient."

Zhou Zheng's innovation is almost all-round, including the army, more than 200,000 soldiers, and with disaster relief, it is impossible to defeat three million every year. The Zhou Chamber of Commerce itself also needs to operate, and the annual profit is no longer enough to support Zhou Zheng's increasingly large reform plan.

Zhou Zheng pondered for a while and said, "The sea trade has to be expanded."

Sun Chuanting naturally knew about the Haima Trade. After thinking about it, he said, "Northeast is basically our territory now. If it is a little hidden, it should not be a big problem."

Zhou Zheng nodded, looked at Sun Chuanting, and said with a smile: "You must have many questions in your heart, aren't you planning to ask?"

Many people around Zhou Zheng have ideas about Zhou Zheng’s affairs. Zhou Zheng has done so many things, but he has far more than a "subject" should do. But they don’t ask because they are tied to Zhou Zheng, so there is no need to ask more questions.

However, Sun Chuanting, such a smart person, never asked about it.

Sun Chuanting also smiled and said, "Sir, do you need to ask me? So what if I ask?"

Zhou Zheng looked at Sun Chuanting with a deep smile in his eyes.

Sun Chuanting looked at Zhou Zheng and smiled without saying a word, understanding it.

...

Sun Chuanting got off the bus halfway and returned to Tianjin Wei. Zhou Zhengze continued to rush to Ningyuan.

Jin Guoqi was nervous and walked Zhou Zheng into the official residence, and said at the same time: "Sir, Jianlu has been besieging Youtun for more than half a month. He sieges but does not attack, and seems to want to surround some and attack aid."

Zhou Zheng directly denied it and said: "Jianlu has no strength to continue to attack, and what they think should be negotiations."

Jin Guoqi was puzzled and said, "Sir, hasn't the peace talk been broken?"

The peace talks with Jianlu hosted by Yang Sichang were broken as Yang Sichang was imprisoned. In the case of the booming government and the country, the Ming Dynasty would never have any "peace talks" with Jianlu.
Chapter completed!