He had already made a lot of money, and living in a big place like Qingdao was much better than Pidao. Shen Shikui even thought about going to Shanghai, Nanjing, Suzhou and Hangzhou to become a tycoon like Li and Yan!

"Minjue?" Mao Wenlong grinned when he heard this as he was escorting his father-in-law out. "This is something the Emperor has personally asked about. If Old Taishan is interested, it would be more convenient to go through the Maritime Merchants Association than for me."

Shen Shikui laughed heartily and said, "I know that this title is not easy to obtain. Let's just wait and see, don't take it to heart."

After seeing his father-in-law off, Mao Wenlong returned to his study, sorted out his thoughts, and began to write a secret memorial.

He did not fully understand Wansui's strategic deployment because Zhu Youxiao had not yet made a final confirmation.

At this stage, Mao Wenlong naturally had to strive for more tasks and military merits for Dongjiang Town in the battle to pacify Liao.

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The surging Liao River blocked the way of the Ming army.

"If the river freezes, we can go directly east from here, cross the outer Great Wall of Liaohetao, and then we will reach Huangniwa." As a veteran general in Guangning, Zu Dashou is quite familiar with geography.

After a pause, he added, "During the Battle of Guangning, the Jiannu attacked along this route."

Xiong Tingbi stroked his beard and nodded slightly. Although there were some naval ships on the river, it was very difficult to cross the river with a large army and a huge amount of food and supplies.

In winter and spring, when the rivers freeze, it does indeed lighten the load considerably. Once upon a time, winter was the Jiannu's favorite time to launch an offensive. Now, it was the Ming army that was taking the initiative.

Xiong Tingbi had not yet made a final decision on whether to take this route to attack Liaoyang directly, or to join forces with the Liaonan Corps and advance steadily northward.

Liaoyang was the seat of the Liaodong Commandery during the Ming Dynasty, governing all of Liaoning. After Nurhaci conquered Liaoyang, he relocated his capital there and built a new city, Dongjing, on the east bank of the Taizi River east of the city.

Whether in terms of military or political significance, the capture of Liaoyang was of great significance. Xiong Tingbi could not have been unwilling to achieve this great feat, and the Liaozhen generals behind him wanted to take all the credit.