Su Tiancheng finally returned home. This time he left a little long, and only Zhu Shenxin left behind in the capital, and the rest followed him to Dengzhou. In this case, Zhu Shenxin was afraid that he would be very lonely. Regardless of whether the situation in the capital had changed, it would be very difficult for a woman to stay alone in the capital and support such a large mansion.

When Su Tiancheng returned home, Zhu Shenxin seemed very normal. It was not until after entering the bedroom that Zhu Shenxin threw herself into Su Tiancheng's arms and started crying. She cried for half an hour.

Su Tiancheng didn't say anything, and he couldn't change all this, especially under the current circumstances, he had to rely on Zhu Shenxin to stay in the capital and create a good environment so that he could build a good life in Dengzhou, Laizhou and Qingzhou. Zhu Shenxin also understood this.

Fortunately, Su Mingjie and Su Mingxin accompanied Zhu Shenxin, especially Su Mingxin, who was only over one year old and was very cute, alleviating Zhu Shenxin's loneliness. Su Tiancheng once thought that at the right time, he had to bring Su Mingjie to his side. Su Mingjie was about to be seven years old. While studying, he also had to start learning some military knowledge. Su Tiancheng didn't want his eldest son, he was purely a scholar, and he had to be both civil and military.

At the time of Xu, Lu Shanji came to visit.

Su Tiancheng hurriedly took Lu Shanji into the study.

Lu Shanji is now the Minister of War, and among the court officials, he has the closest connection with Su Tiancheng. Lu Shanji wrote letters to inform Su Tiancheng, and Su Tiancheng also knew that before Lord Sun Chengzong died, he specially entrusted Lu Shanji to him.

"Sir Su, since he arrived in Dengzhou, he has been back to the capital much less time."

Su Tiancheng shook his head with a wry smile.

"Mr. Lu knows that Dengzhou, Laizhou and Qingzhou are not comparable to Liaodong, whether in terms of regional location or importance. When I was in Liaodong, it was normal for the court to care about the direct confrontation of the Later Jin Tartars, so they naturally had more time to return to the capital. Now in Dengzhou, they mainly focus on building. The Later Jin Tartars did not dare to launch an attack from Dengzhou, Laizhou, Qingzhou and even Tianjin, so the court naturally would not pay attention to it."

"Mr. Su is talking about the truth. In the Ministry of War, I rarely see the memorials involving Dengzhou, Laizhou and Qingzhou. Most of them talk about Liaodong and borders, and the garrisons in the south. Now the Ministry of War is thinking and preparing to rectify the garrisons in the north. Shaanxi has abolished the garrisons, which has a very good effect. In just a few years, the degree of wealth has even exceeded that of Shanxi. Just imagine that Shaanxi was once a barren land, with bandits plundering, and the emperor has also noticed these and decided to implement them first in the north."

This news was somewhat beyond Su Tiancheng's expectations. It was a general trend to lay off the garrison and integrate the army, but the time is not very good. The garrison must have a strong army guarantee. At that time, Su Tiancheng laid off the garrison in Shaanxi. It was because the Jiangning Camp was stationed in Shaanxi, and the garrisons in various places were not convinced and did not dare to move around casually. But now the elite soldiers of the court are almost stationed in Liaodong, borders, Dengzhou, Laizhou and other places. The slightly stronger ones are the Beijing and Nanjing camps. In this case, it is definitely inappropriate to lay off the garrison troops in the north.

"Mr. Lu, I think it's a bit inappropriate. I'd better wait until the situation stabilizes before considering the abolition of the military forces of the garrison."

"I also have this opinion and report to the emperor. When Shaanxi was abolished the troops of the garrison in the past, there was a guarantee from Jiangning Camp. When Lord Su arrived in Dengzhou, I also heard that he was preparing to abolish the troops of Dengzhou, Laizhou and Qingzhou. However, there were not many troops of Dengzhou and Laizhou. Even if it was not abolished, it would not be worthy of the name. Now that Jiangning Camp is stationed in Dengzhou, it can completely abolish the troops of the garrison in the past. This can save a lot of expenses and also free up a lot of arable land."

Su Tiancheng nodded. In fact, the meaning of laying off the army was not only that, but also to integrate the Ming army. Some backward systems need to be abolished. The army must implement a recruitment system. The previous military household registration system has long been inconsistent with the current actual situation. The soldiers trained are just idiots. Not to mention going to the battlefield, it would be good to be able to save their lives when the disaster comes.

Soon Lu Shanji talked about the situation in Liaodong.

"Mr. Su, after the Spring Festival, the situation in Liaodong may have changed. It is the spring plowing season. Lord Chen submitted a memorial and decided to re-determine the land tax in Liaodong. It is mainly military control. All matters in Liaodong must serve the border army. I guess the cabinet will agree to this memorial."

"The situation in Liaodong is different from that in the mainland. It is natural for Lord Chen to make such a decision. If you want to maintain the stability of Liaodong for a long time, you must think of some solutions, otherwise it will be difficult to truly maintain. The huge army requires expenses, and the court cannot allocate so much military pay."

"Yes, but Lord Chen is also very good. He has won it. Although Liaodong has sacked more than 100,000 border troops, the military pay has not changed much. This time, the incident of Zheng Zhilong paying one million taels of gold has spread. Many adults know that there is silver in the treasury and they all have to reach out. I am afraid that Lord Chen will not fall behind. In my opinion, the court has maintained the original military pay, and Lord Chen can also support it."

"That's not necessarily. Didn't Lord Chen increase the military pay for the Yulin Camp of the border army? This military pay can only be increased, not reduced, otherwise it would be a cause of hardship and even cause catastrophic consequences."

The two chatted for half an hour. What they said was basically what Su Tiancheng knew, and there was no special news. Seeing that it was too late, Su Tiancheng was also preparing to see off the guests. Lu Shanji had to attend the morning court every day and had to rest early, otherwise he would not be very energetic the next day. If he persisted like this for a long time, his body would definitely not be able to bear it.

"Mr. Su, I often talk about the situation in Liaodong in my letter. Recently, I have a feeling that Lord Chen is eager to change the various policies of Liaodong. It seems to have made some big moves. After thinking about it, I feel that in Liaodong, there must be actions, unless it is to take the initiative to attack the Later Jin Tartars, attack Heishan, and target Guanning. However, this idea is too bold, and I cannot be sure of it. I have always wanted to communicate with Lord Su."

There is a map of Liaodong in the study, and the marking is very clear. Heishan lies between Dalinghe City and Guanning. Heishan and Guanning were taken down. The Ming army will directly compete with the Later Jin in the Liaohe River. In this way, Liaoyang, Anshan, Haizhou, Yaozhou, Gaizhou and other places around Shenyang will become the front line of the Later Jin resistance to the Ming Dynasty. This has already involved the absolute interests of the Later Jin. Huang Taiji must have to fight to the death. Without Heishan and Guanning, the Liaohe River will not be able to withstand the Ming army's attack.

However, Huang Taiji stationed a large number of troops in Heishan and Guanning, including the Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty and the Eight Banners of Manchus. These were the elite troops of the Later Jin Dynasty. The famous Dorgon stationed in Guanning was the famous Dorgon. If he could not make sufficient preparations, wait for the right opportunity, and launch an attack rashly, the effect would definitely be poor. If it was not done well, it would affect the Guanning Jin defense line.

Su Tiancheng has always believed that attacking the Later Jin Dynasty and confronting Huang Taiji and others was his unscrupulous responsibility. Unexpectedly, due to the incident in Dengzhou and Laizhou, he left Liaodong and asked Chen Xinjia to Liaodong. This was not Su Tiancheng's original plan. Considering the difficulties of the world, Su Tiancheng must cultivate his own power in Dengzhou and other places. This is also the foundation for establishing the world. There is no negligence. Several secret battles, Su Tiancheng has clearly realized that Huang Taiji is indeed an extraordinary person. If he wants to defeat Huang Taiji, he must be well prepared. It is not possible to go into battle in a hurry. Even if he wins a temporary victory, he will not completely defeat the Later Jin Dynasty.

Su Tiancheng did not doubt Chen Xinjia's ability, and he would not think that I was the best in the world. If Chen Xinjia really had such ability and after careful deployment, it would be a happy thing for everyone to defeat the Later Jin step by step. Unfortunately, Chen Xinjia's flaws were very obvious. Compared with Huang Taiji, Chen Xinjia was indeed inferior. Such a gap was reflected in the matchup and fighting, and the gap reflected in the fight was even more fatal.

It is precisely because of this that Su Tiancheng has always been worried about the situation in Liaodong, and what he is most worried about is that Chen Xinjia launched an attack on Heishan and even Guangning.

The two stood in front of the map and looked for a while, but they didn't speak.

Lu Shanji couldn't help it anymore.

"Mr. Su, I don't know what you think."

"It is not suitable to launch a comprehensive attack at present. If it is a tentative attack, quickly consolidate the results after winning, or give warnings to the Later Jin Tartars, this is OK, but if you want to take down Heishan and even Guangning, it is unrealistic. This approach has touched the root of Huang Taiji, and Huang Taiji will never regress. If I, Ming Dynasty, took down Heishan and Ningyuan, Shenyang, the capital of the Later Jin Dynasty, will become the front line, and there will be no defensive stronghold to rely on."
Chapter completed!