Chen Qiyu is actually the same type of person as Hong Chengchou. Both of them started their glorious official career by suppressing thieves. Both of them focus on reputation and maintain relationships with their colleagues. In short, they are not as sad as Sun Chuanting.

Therefore, when Chen Qiyu heard that Sun Chuanting took office, he actually adopted the strategy of replenishing funds in the Qing treasury. Although he had soldiers under the banner of Taizu, Chen Qiyu concluded at that time that Sun Chuanting had offended too many people by doing this, it would definitely be difficult to turn back and there would be no good results.

However, what he did not expect was that although Sun Chuanting was indeed in trouble, he was protected by the emperor and gave him great trust. Not only was he promoted to the position of Governor of Ji Liao, but he even temporarily took over the position of General Rong of the Jingying camp.

You should know that the Beijing camp is a garrison in the capital, and it cannot be led by non-Emperor's confidants. Generally speaking, the nobles who are in the same reunion as the country are led by, or the emperor's confidant eunuchs. However, Sun Chuanting was able to obtain this official position, even if it was a temporary service, it was enough to show Sun Chuanting's position in the emperor's heart.

At this moment, after hearing the emperor's words, he immediately understood what the emperor meant. In this regard, he finally understood that if the emperor was wise, he had to hold the emperor's thigh. This was the real backer. Fellowship with those officials and local tyrants would make the wise emperor dissatisfied.

Thinking of this, he had a clear mind and did not dare to neglect it. He quickly responded: "I understand, I will definitely not let Your Majesty down again!"

Emperor Chongzhen stared at his eyes and saw the sincerity. Imagine his experience and feel that he will not be exiled again. So he nodded and asked, "Now the war horses of the Ming Dynasty are in a daze, what can you do?"

Everyone knows that there are war horses on the grassland. However, the grassland people also know that war horses cannot be given to the Central Plains dynasty at will. Just like the Central Plains dynasty is unwilling to give iron tools to the grassland people.

Chen Qiyu was a little stunned when he heard Emperor Chongzhen's question, and then came to his senses, knowing that this was a test for him in front of the emperor, an opportunity to regain his image in front of the emperor.

So, after thinking carefully for a while, he bowed and replied: "There are horses on the grassland. In the opinion of a humble minister, you can obtain them with two means!"

"Oh, come and listen." Emperor Chongzhen nodded and asked.

Chen Qiyu's face was serious and said seriously: "First, the grassland can be exchanged for materials that are in short supply. Iron tools can definitely not be given, but grain, salt, tea and other things can be used. However, the grassland Tartars were cunning and knew that I was short of horses in the Ming Dynasty, so the price was very high, and the total amount was absolutely impossible to give more."

Emperor Chongzhen nodded after hearing this and did not speak out.

"Second, now all the Mongolian Tartars on the grassland have defected to the Jianlu of Liaodong. For our Ming Dynasty, it is an enemy, not a friend. Therefore, if our Ming Dynasty can learn about the specific information on the grassland, we can send troops to the grassland to directly rob it, so that we can obtain enough war horses! But the key to this method is that it is difficult for our Ming Dynasty to learn about the news on the grassland. If the troops are limited and we cannot attack targetedly, we can obtain enough war horses. Not to mention whether we can obtain enough war horses, the army will be in danger."

After Chen Qiyu finished speaking these two methods, he showed a hint of embarrassment on his face and told Emperor Chongzhen: "So, I suggest that, first, I can try to trade with the Mongolian tribes in the western region and those Tartars far away from Liaodong. In addition, I will also send people to spy on the grassland news to see if I can get the precious grassland news so that I can go out to conquer it!"

To be honest, although he said there are two methods, in fact, neither method is very good. Even if it is used in combination, it is not very good. The first is that he doesn’t know that the year of the monkey and horses can only be traded for war horses in the month, and the number of war horses will not be large. It is even more unreliable to spy on the grassland news because of objective reasons.

Chen Qiyu actually knew this, so after he finished speaking, he looked at the emperor a little uneasy, and was unsure of what he had to react to the emperor.

Emperor Chongzhen did not look unhappy, as if he was concentrating on his two ways.

After a while, suddenly, Emperor Chongzhen came to his senses and asked, "In your opinion, if my Ming Dynasty sent troops to the grassland, what goal would be more certain?"

Chen Qiyu was stunned when he heard this. It seemed that the emperor was still inclined to fight. But he had already made it clear enough. There was no reliable source of information. If he wanted to send troops to the grassland to fight against the Tartars, it would be very dangerous!

Although he thought so, he still thought about the emperor's question carefully before answering: "There was originally occupied by the Tumote tribe, but it was occupied by Lin Dankhan in the first year of Chongzhen. The Tumote tribe retreated and fled westward. However, the Jianlu of Liaodong did not let Lin Dankhan go several times. In the eighth year of Chongzhen, he completely defeated the Chahar tribe and moved the Chahar tribe back to Liaodong. The current Hetao area has been returned to the Tumote tribe. In the ninth year of Chongzhen, Jianlu divided the surrendered Tumote tribe into two, which were the left and right wings, with Guluge as the left wing commander, and Hanggao as the right wing commander..."

Some news was found in the original memory of Emperor Chongzhen. But there were some news that Emperor Chongzhen was not clear about. He listened carefully and immediately grasped the reason why Chen Qiyu said these things.

Sure enough, I heard Chen Qiyu say next: "... After famine and war, the Tumote tribe is now divided into two by Jianlu. Its strength is far inferior to that of Altan Khan back then. With the military strength of our Ming Dynasty, we have a chance of winning against the Tumote tribe in terms of combat power."

When he said this, his tone was very firm, but then he changed his tone and emphasized: "But the grassland is vast and boundless, and there is no accurate news as the premise. The Tumote tribe is likely to escape from the news and it is difficult to grasp the fighter's opportunity!"

Emperor Chongzhen nodded and agreed with his statement, but he did not have any regrets like Chen Qiyu, because he had a golden finger, which happened to be a news expert. At this time, he was thinking about how to use his golden finger?

In fact, it is simple to say, which is how to send the eavesdropping seeds to the grassland and to the leaders of the Tumot tribe. If this is possible, you can learn about the specific information about the Tumot tribe, which will solve the most difficult problem.

Thinking of this question, after a long time, just when Chen Qiyu thought the emperor was about to fall asleep, he suddenly saw Emperor Chongzhen slap the imperial case suddenly and make a "bang" sound, which scared Chen Qiyu.

But Emperor Chongzhen looked excited. He stared at Chen Qiyu and asked quickly: "If I send this Jianlu prisoner to the Tumote tribe and ask for war horses exchange, what do Chen Qing think?"

Afraid that Chen Qiyu would not know the result of this battle, Emperor Chongzhen added: "This time he captured the Jianzhou Jurchen Tatars, and there were nearly 100 people. One of them was the son of the dead slave chief Deligan Eyidu, named Niuhulu Turge, who was Gushan Ezhen of the Jurchen white flag."

The situation of capturing the Tartars was actually written in the war report. Emperor Chongzhen did not say it, but Chen Qiyu also knew it. But after he emphasized this, Chen Qiyu's impression was a little deeper.

So, after Emperor Chongzhen finished speaking, Chen Qiyu was stunned. The emperor did not use such a high-level Jianlu to sacrifice to the Taimiao, but instead wanted to use it for war horses?

After coming to his senses, he suddenly grasped an emperor's principle, which seemed to be practical. Or was the emperor still looked down on a Gushan Ezhen, and wanted a higher-level Tartar to be qualified to sacrifice to the Taimiao?

In any case, just follow the idea of ​​Emperor Chongzhen. Therefore, Chen Qiyu nodded immediately and replied: "Your Majesty, this method is very wonderful. For the Tumote tribe, the Jianzhou Jurchens are its master. Even the ordinary Jianzhou Jurchens, the Tumote tribe dare not ignore it. As long as we limit the deadline, the Tumote tribe has no time to send people to Liaodong to report the news, I believe that the Tumote tribe can only redeem these Jianzhou Jurchens by using war horses."

"Who do you think these Tartars can exchange for?" Emperor Chongzhen continued to ask with a smile on his face.

Regarding this question, Chen Qiyu thought seriously and said, "Your Majesty, I think you should be able to exchange for about a thousand war horses."

A war horse, on the side of the Ming Dynasty, in this chaotic world, almost 100 taels of silver. In other words, nearly 100 prisoners are equivalent to 100,000 taels of silver. What’s more important is that 100,000 taels of silver is good, and 1,000 war horses are rare.

Chen Qiyu naturally knew about this. Therefore, he was a little excited: a thousand war horses!

However, Emperor Chongzhen shook his head and said, "One thousand war horses are still too few!"

The Ming Dynasty's demand for war horses was a bottomless pit. Just say that it was urgently needed. At least about 5,000 horses were needed on the Cavalry Camp, and at least about 2,000 horses were needed on the Lu Xiangsheng side. Together, it would be 7,000 horses. If you round it up, it would be 10,000 horses.

Chen Qiyu was a little silenced when he heard this. One thousand war horses have never traded so many from Mongolia in one go before. Isn’t the emperor satisfied?

Sure enough, Emperor Chongzhen continued, "Then let's change it first, and then grab it after the change."

At this time, he had a clear idea. After throwing the eavesdropping seeds into Turg and other Jianlu Tatars with high status and status, he would definitely communicate with the leaders of the Tumot tribe, so that he could know the situation of the grassland. Then he would suddenly send troops in a targeted manner, according to Chen Qiyu, he should have gained something.

However, it is necessary to discuss carefully what to do in the meantime. Chen Qiyu is an important figure in planning the Hetao area. Therefore, Emperor Chongzhen said to Chen Qiyu: "Don't worry about the specific grassland situation at that time, I have my own way. Think about it carefully, what should I do to exchange prisoners for war horses, and then let the prisoners temporarily stay in the Tumote tribe, and then we can successfully conquer the Tumote tribe?"

Hearing this, Chen Qiyu thought about it carefully and suddenly felt very surprised. Because he felt a key, to keep the prisoners in the Tumote tribe for the time being, and then there will be news? If so, these prisoners, these Jianzhou Jurchen Tartars, could be used by the emperor?

Thinking about it, it feels a bit incredible!

However, since the emperor said so, he must be sure. Therefore, Chen Qiyu agreed immediately and prepared to think about this matter carefully.

The next day, Chen Qiyu was still thinking about this matter, so he received the emperor's will and rushed to the Forbidden City immediately.

At this time, he was actually a little unsure. After all, he had not yet taken office in Shaanxi. He still lacked a comprehensive understanding of Shaanxi's current military strength. The emperor was so anxious to summon him, which made him a little worried.

However, what Chen Qiyu didn't expect was that Emperor Chongzhen did not ask him what he was thinking, but took him to the Imperial Horse Supervision.

As soon as he entered the Imperial Horse Military Camp, Chen Qiyu was attracted by the sound of training. When he heard the sound, a word flashed through his mind: Heat!

Emperor Chongzhen came in casual clothes this time and did not notify him here. Therefore, the soldiers here were all training. Therefore, Chen Qiyu saw the training status of the three major camps under the Imperial Horse Supervision.

This army can be said to be the foundation of Emperor Chongzhen. Therefore, even though the grain in the capital is still under strict control, the grain supply of this army can still ensure that the soldiers can train well. It can even be said that at least from Chen Qiyu's perspective, this army is really worthy of being the imperial guards in the palace, and the logistics supply area is a bit luxurious.

Half of the veterans and half of the new soldiers in the army, led the new, trained with Qi Jiguang's military training method, and young people could be seen everywhere. Although it is almost May, the north is still a little cold. However, these soldiers were sweating all over the place.

Emperor Chongzhen took Chen Qiyu to watch the training of the Cavalry Camp. He looked at the mental outlook of the soldiers of the Cavalry Camp, the armour of the Cavalry Camp, and the current situation of the Cavalry Camp.

Chen Qiyu was not stupid, and he immediately understood that Emperor Chongzhen could not help but feel happy in his heart when he did this.

After watching quietly, he went to the Imperial Horse Supervision Office. Emperor Chongzhen indeed said to Chen Qiyu: "The grassland war should be dominated by cavalry. I will send all the cavalry camps that can be dispatched, okay?"

Hearing this, Chen Qiyu immediately replied happily: "Your Majesty, in this way, the left and right wings of Tumot must be no match for my Ming Dynasty."

"Okay, then I'll eat this Tumote tribe!" Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but be happy when he heard this. Then he sent an order to summon two generals of the Cavalry Camp, namely Hu Dawei and He Renlong, and together with Chen Qiyu, he planned to start secret discussions.

Among them, Hu Dawei was born in the Mongolians, and He Renlong was from Mizhi County, Shaanxi Province. They were originally familiar with the Tumote tribe, so they provided a lot of suggestions.

Two days later, Turge and others who were smashed sandbags every day were finally taken out after making a lot of money for the Ministry of Justice. Han Leyu, a thousand households of the Cavalry Camp, led 500 cavalrymen to escort them and followed Chen Qiyu to Shaanxi.

The people from the Ministry of Justice were very regretful. However, they had no choice but to watch Turge and others being taken away.
Chapter completed!