Li Yongfang and Liu Aita both lowered their heads and glanced at each other, waiting for each other to reply first.

The increasingly worse situation of the Jurchens in Jianzhou not only made many Donglu who were sent to the bottom of the Ming Dynasty unwilling to continue serving the Donglu. Even upper-class figures like Li Yongfang and Liu Aita have no confidence in the future of Donglu, and neither of them knows how to respond to Nurhaci.

"Speak!"

Nurhaci kicked the desk in front of him directly, roared, and then said: "Li Yongfang, you talk first!"

"twitter!"

Li Yongfang, who was kneeling on the ground, kowtowed first.

Then, Li Yongfang said: "Return to Da Khan, yes, not only are the refugees in the Ming Dynasty re-entered households, but the villagers nearby are also much richer because of their business. I think that the detailed work we sent must be because of this. I think it is better to be a commoner in the Ming Dynasty than to spread news to me Da Jin, so I didn't take the initiative to bring the news out."

Without waiting for Nurhaci's order, Liu Aita also answered quickly: "That's right, Khan, since the Ming Dynasty urged the tax to pay in Jiangnan, its grain prices have begun to fall. Many ordinary Han people can eat their fill all day by working the wages they earn for one day, which is very likely to be restored to the Wanli period. I believe the people we sent are not willing to go back to Dajin to starve."

"Bastard! Who are you choosing? If I had known these robber slaves would be like this, Ben Khan should have killed them all, instead of letting them live and doing things for me Dajin!"

Nurhaci pointed at Li Yongfang and Liu Aita and started cursing.

The detailed works sent by the Donglu to the Ming Dynasty were basically captured Han people, which is what Nurhaci called the Baoyun slave. After all, only the Han people should do the detailed works to survive in the pass.

There are so many Han people in the world and there is no national sentiment in this era. Therefore, there are many Baoyi slaves who have inquired about the news about the Jianzhou Jurchen represented by Nurhaci.

If the power of the Donglu has been on the rise, these Baoyun slaves will naturally actively work for the Donglu for their own status.

But now the power of the Donglu is in a period of decline, and the domestic economic environment of the Ming Dynasty is getting better and better, so these Baoyun slaves are naturally more willing to become citizens of the Ming Dynasty again.

Huang Taiji understood the reason, so he took the initiative to stand up at this time: "Father Khan, my son-in-law believes that the reason for this situation is that the fundamental reason is that my Jin Dynasty's national strength is not as strong as the Ming Dynasty. In the past few defeats, in the opinion of my son-in-law, the reason why our army was defeated was not because the soldiers of the various banners of the Jin Dynasty were not brave enough, but also because my Jin Dynasty's national strength was not as strong as the Ming Dynasty. Since the Ming Dynasty Emperor Zhu Youxiao ascended the throne, he has been suppressing the gentry of Jiangnan to increase the treasury income, and then using it to buy the morale of the army, help the people, and strengthen the strength of the factory guards, so that my Jin Dynasty could not compete with it!"

"So, my father, from the perspective of my sons, we also need to strengthen our national strength. Now that it is impossible to plunder Liaodong, we should look at North Korea and Mongolia, capture people and land to enhance our great Jin national strength!"

Huang Taiji continued.

He Heli agreed at this time: "The Four Beile is right. My Dajin has been defeated by Ming Dynasty many times, because its national strength is not as strong as that of Ming Dynasty!"

As he said that, He Heli also knelt in front of Nurhaci: "Khan! Now that the internal food inside our Dajin, all the flags are starving, and the rice price has risen more than 20 times. It can be said that the Dajin has reached the most dangerous moment. Therefore, the slave also believes that the most urgent task is not to retaliate against the Ming court, but to loot Mongolia and North Korea, just as the Khan said the day before yesterday."

Nurhaci nodded: "Transfer to the order of the khan to bury all the old, weak and sick Baoyun slaves alive!"

...

"It seems that the Donglu was really besieged by our Ming Dynasty. He actually made such a tragic move to live the old and the weak."

Zhu Youxiao received secret news from inside the Donglu.

Zhu Youxiao, who has attached great importance to intelligence construction since he ascended the throne, naturally had already been in the Ming Dynasty's suspicion within the Donglu, and even instigated some people who could contact the core secrets of the Donglu.

So, not long after Nurhaci issued the murder order, Zhu Youxiao learned the news from Tian Ergeng.

"Your Majesty, they also plan to plunder Mongolia and North Korea next."

Tian Ergeng replied.

After hearing this, Zhu Youxiao laughed and said to himself: "It's great! I'm worried about how to find an opportunity to control the Mongolian tribes and North Korea!"

"How long will Xiong Tingbi arrive in the capital?"

Zhu Youxiao asked at this time.

Wei Zhongxian hurriedly walked up from behind: "Return to the emperor, Dongchang came to report that the Grand Sima had already left Lushunkou five days ago."

Zhu Youxiao didn't say anything more.

After Xiong Tingbi returned to Beijing, he planned to ask Xiong Tingbi and the ministers in the court to upgrade the entire strategy against Liao, not only targeting the Eastern Territory, but also targeting the North Korean and Mongolian tribes.

"This is the final product of the crucible steelmaking technique that I made according to His Majesty's instructions. Now I have begun to smelve pig iron. The steel smelted is indeed harder. The drill bit made of this crucible steelmaking method is indeed faster and sharper. This has greatly increased the barrel processing speed of the gun barrel of the Gun Bureau of the Ordnance Manufacturing Bureau. Now I plan to let them use this crucible steelmaking method to make a larger drill bit to be used to process the gun barrel."

Zhu Youxiao took advantage of Xiong Tingbi's return to Beijing and went to the General Administration of Ordnance Manufacturing in the Royal Forbidden Garden to inspect and prepare to investigate the progress of the current technological research and development of the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Youxiao didn't expect that Bi Maokang, the Minister of Works, and his men actually found the process of crucible steelmaking according to his instructions.

Of course, this is also related to the difficulty of the crucible steelmaking process. The basic principle is nothing more than using natural mineral graphite to isolate a large amount of sulfur, such impurities, in the molten iron, when burning, so as to achieve the purpose of smelting high-carbon steel with higher strength and hardness. Therefore, Bi Maokang and others can also find this technology.

At this time, Bi Maokang told Zhu Youxiao about the blast furnace that used the crucible steelmaking method in front of him.

After hearing this, Zhu Youxiao nodded: "The Ministry of Works remembers to ask for rewards to the officials and craftsmen who participated in this craft in a timely manner, and my dear friends should also give them a reward."

Zhu Youxiao said, "I will pass the order and Bi Maokang will be appointed as the Prince's Young Guardian."

"I thank Your Majesty for your kindness."

Bi Maokang replied, then pointed to the craftsman who was frying the steel with willow branches and said, "Your Majesty, please see, this is the process of stir-frying the steel from the crucible steelmaking furnace designed by me according to your instructions. After the willow branches are frying, steel of different hardness can be obtained. I was thinking, as Mr. Xu said, maybe the steel has really been melted into the steel due to burning."

Xu Guangqi and Bi Maokang, scholars who belonged to the Ming Dynasty, did not know the periodic law of elements, so they only classified willow branches as wood.
Chapter completed!