My life skills in Daming Liver - Chapter 649

c639 Group interests and leader’s will

Peng An came to Xi’an, contacted various parties, and discovered the entire power structure of Shaanxi.

Guo Pu was not a local. When he was in charge of Shaanxi, he was able to quickly form the Shaanxi New Ming Army and gain the loyalty of the Qin sergeants. A big reason was the Qin Palace.

The Prince of Qin’s palace is the richest in the world. Although it was a lot of trouble when Jiajing returned to Luan, it is still very wealthy.

Guo Pu received the support of the Prince of Qin’s Palace, and the first fund for his establishment of the Shaanxi New Army was provided by the Prince of Qin’s Palace.

Guo Pu naturally reciprocated the favor. When he was in charge of Shaanxi, various New Deal workshops and various weapons workshops were run by the Qin Palace.

The Qin Palace itself had land and tenants. The transformation of the Qin Palace was rapid, forming a complex that controlled the entire agriculture, industry and commerce of Shaanxi.

This is also the reason why the Prince Qin’s dinner party can be so extravagant. The Prince Qin’s Palace is really rich!

Guo Pu gained control through military means, and then handed over the production orders for guns and artillery to the Prince of Qin, who then handed over the produced weapons to Guo Pu.

Guo Pu suppressed the peasant uprisings and hired labor riots against the Qin Palace, and maintained the Qin Palace’s exclusive and monopoly status in many fields. For example, the business of trading war horses with the northwest region has always been in the hands of the Qin Palace.

The reselling of military horses over the years has made the Qin Palace make a lot of money, so among the various factions under Guo Pu’s command, the Qin Palace has the most hesitant attitude.

Although the ideas of the two factions are good, it is impossible for the Qin Palace to gain any benefits from the surrender. The southeast can accommodate generals who lead troops and officials who manage civil affairs, but it cannot accommodate the Ming Dynasty clan.

Why did your Ming clan surrender? Is it possible to change the surname to Su?

Governor Su did not proclaim himself emperor.

The Qin Palace relied on its military and political privileges to develop such a large business. Even if the southeastern government did not liquidate it, the Qin Palace would not be able to maintain such profits without this privileged position.

Therefore, after the last dinner party attended by the Crown Prince of Qin, all he discussed was depositing assets in the bank, and he was more concerned about the safety of funds.

In fact, the Qin Palace did not trust the Postal Savings Bank, but they had already purchased merchant ships in the coastal areas. They only needed to deposit their money in the Postal Savings Bank, and then withdraw the money from the port to leave the Central Plains.

But this is already the worst of the worst. The King of Qin has been in Guanzhong for several generations, and no one wants to leave his hometown.

The Crown Prince of Qin sighed, and today Peng An casually said:

“My lord, I wonder if you have heard of a rumor.”

“What rumors?”

“It is rumored that Governor Guo wants to lead troops to withdraw from Lanzhou.”

“What!”

Prince Qin immediately stood up.

This result is absolutely intolerable to him!

No matter which method of surrender is used, the Qin Palace can also follow behind to fish in troubled waters, and even if things go wrong, they can take the opportunity to escape.

But if Guo Pu leads his troops out of Guanzhong, the Qin Palace will be like a piece of fat that anyone can cut off.

Even if the southeast is not cut, many people who want to make meritorious deeds will cut it.

You must know that King Qin has offended many people in Shaanxi over the years.

Once the protection of military power is lost, the liquidation of the Qin Palace will be far greater than that of civil officials and military generals.

Moreover, King Su has been in Lanzhou for many years, relying on trade in the Western Regions to constantly compete for Guanzhong’s trade share. The two sides have long been mortal enemies.

If Guo Pu gave up the Qin Palace and led his army to Lanzhou, the Qin Palace would be in danger!

What’s more important is that this news reached the ears of the prince through Peng An, an “outsider”!

This also shows that the possibility of this matter is extremely high, and Guo Pu is really considering this plan!

When he thought of this, Prince Qin immediately stood up, clasped his fists and said, “Thank you so much, Shopkeeper Peng, for the reminder!”

After saying this, Prince Qin immediately left the Postal Savings Bank in a rage.

Seeing that the bait he threw was caught, Peng An smiled.

The King of Qin’s properties were spread throughout Shaanxi. The King of Qin’s Mansion quickly gathered information and found out the definite news that Guo Pu had sent his son Guo Dingshan to arrange supplies to the west.

After hearing the news, King Qin immediately called a meeting with his stewards.

The interests of the leader of an interest group do not represent the interests of the entire interest group.

This point can be said to be very obvious in political practice, but many leaders of interest groups always feel that they can control everything in the world with their words.

King Qin obviously thought so too.

As a clan, the Prince of Qin’s Mansion cannot surrender, or even escape, because after leaving Shaanxi, he has no foundation in the Ming court and the southeast. Therefore, the best outcome for the Prince of Qin’s Mansion is to save his life like King Jing back then.

But how can we give up the wealth that we have enjoyed for decades?

But the interests of the people in charge of the Qin Palace are not tied to the interests of the King of Qin.

They were merchants from the royal palace. After all, Southeast emphasized the equality of the four peoples. Many of these merchants dedicated themselves to the palace of Qin in order to obtain the privileges of the palace of Qin.

Many people had to hand over a large amount of profits to the Qin Palace for no reason.

In the past, you could rely on the Prince of Qin’s Mansion to seek greater benefits, but now that the building is about to collapse, it is natural that the trees will fall and the hozens will scatter.

There was no result from the discussions in the Prince of Qin’s Mansion, but these businessmen came up with the results after deliberation.

On November 18, the Fifth Brigade fired a salvo of artillery in front of Tongguan, bombing the entire Tongguan position for a full day. The tilting shells almost flattened this ancient pass.

The Shaanxi New Army was so frightened that they hid in the trenches in front of and behind the city wall, and even the frontline command post was moved underground.

At the same time, there was also a fierce attack by the southeastern mountain cavalry in the direction of Dashanguan. Although the attack was blocked by the terrain advantage, the mountain artillery fire of the 7th Brigade still caused huge psychological pressure on the defenders of Dashanguan.

The next day, the bombardment continued. The war in the industrial age prevented the soldiers from igniting their courage. They only dared to hide in the trenches and wait for the enemy’s charge.

Today’s charge still didn’t come, and the artillery from the southeast continued until evening, flattening some of the defenses that had been urgently built last night again.

The frontline defenders continued to send out letters asking for help, and Guo Pu immediately called a meeting with his soldiers to discuss the direction of support.

Today, Guo Pu’s most elite troops are the first and second towns of the Shaanxi Ming Army. Guo Pu personally serves as the commander of the first town and is stationed in Xi’an.

In the second town, his son-in-law Ning Yuan served as the commander-in-chief and was stationed east of Xi’an, not far from Tongguan.

The military discussion also came to no result. Guo Pu’s army wanted to retreat and was unwilling to support Dashan Pass. However, if the second town in the direction of Tongguan was transferred, Tongguan would collapse immediately.

But now there is no charge at all in the southeast, and it is too early to escape or surrender now.

What a dilemma!