Compared with the fear of the Manchus, for the Tsarist Russia, it was purely shocked.
You know, the three Oirat Mongols gave them a huge headache, and they directly attacked the city of Tomsk.
But now the Ming army actually mobilized tens of thousands of soldiers and horses and wiped out the Heshuote tribe and the Junggar tribe in one fell swoop. This is unbelievable no matter how you think about it.
However, when the Ming army forced Dulbert's tribe to surrender, Tsarist Russia was completely dissatisfied, and even had the audacity to make Dulbert's tribe obey.
He Shuoqi refused.
Good guy, the Dulbert tribe looks exactly the same as Akito. It would be really disgusting to follow Tsarist Russia, who looks like a devil.
Tsarist Russia had no choice but to support it.
A large number of firearms and gunpowder were supplied to Dulbert's department, hoping to stop the Ming army.
Obviously, Tsarist Russia did not want to be neighbors with Ming Dynasty at this time.
But Li Dingguo was not false at all, and directly sent troops to sneak attack Dulbert's troops, catching them off guard.
You must know that in the Western Region, the night temperature at this time can be said to be freezing to death. You can't even hold a machete, let alone fight.
Of course, Heshuoqi's biggest advantage is that the Ming army does not know the specific location of Dulbert's department.
It's a pity that he forgot that the Heshuo Special Department knew his location.
Going north along the Yenisei River, you can find the Dulbert tribe.
In fact, searching for Mongolian tribes along lakes or rivers is an unbreakable truth since ancient times.
Because people can endure without drinking water, but livestock and war horses cannot. If the war horses have no fighting ability, then there will be no fight.
After a sneak attack, He Shuoqi had to surrender.
On the way back, Li Dingguo was intercepted.
A group of Cossack cavalry, about two to three thousand people, holding muskets, stared at them with greed in their eyes.
Then, a Tsarist Russian with deep eyes and a big nose walked out. He was riding a horse and wearing a tuxedo. He took off his hat and saluted with great dignity:
"Hello, respected General Ming."
At this time, the translation appeared.
"What's the matter?" Li Dingguo squinted his eyes and looked at this group of Tsarist Russians with unknown intentions, but he was thinking about whether he could eat them in one bite.
He glanced behind him and saw tens of thousands of captives dragging their families with them. They were really weak and it would be difficult to swallow up this army.
As for provocation, he didn't take it seriously at all.
It turns out that these people don’t know what is good and what is evil.
"General, Dulbert's department is originally affiliated with our Russian Empire. It is really out of style for you to sneak attack on them for no reason."
The man continued to speak gracefully.
"Russia?" Li Dingguo said disdainfully: "As far as I know, the Mongols attacked your Tomoks a few years ago and captured thousands of people."
"What qualifications do you have to be their suzerain?"
These words were so slap in the face that the man didn't even react for a moment.
"In any case, they have surrendered to the empire, you can't take them away-"
"Fart, if you continue to stop me, I don't mind calling you all prisoners."
Li Dingguo said angrily: "Remember, it's everyone."
"With those matchlock guns in your hands, you are not worthy of talking to me."
With that said, at Li Dingguo's greeting, the cavalry showed their long spears and flintlock rifles.
"How is that possible? Why do you have a flintlock gun?"
The man was shocked.
He never expected to see advanced muskets from civilized areas in Central Asia.
Looking at the thousands of flintlock guns, the man flinched.
He didn't dare to gamble.
Even with this tragic victory, the castles in the entire Western Siberia region will lose their main force, and the immigrants will retreat for more than ten years.
Moreover, they may not be able to defeat it.
Reluctantly, this army composed of Cossacks had no choice but to leave.
Li Dingguo witnessed all this and felt annoyed: the Rakshasa people are too presumptuous.
However, he was wary. It seemed that the biggest threat to the imperial court in the northwest region was no longer the Oirat Mongols, but these Tsarist Russians.
Only they could organize thousands of cavalry, all equipped with muskets.
Even the matchlock was a headache.
You must know that the three Oirats combined have less than 500 handles.
At this time, he made up his mind that he would definitely teach these Rakshasa people a lesson in the future and kill their vigor, thereby stabilizing the rule of the imperial court.
After he returned to Ili, the entire northwest was shocked.
The remnants of the Oirat Mongols and Dulbert's tribe were also captured.
The rest of the Huite tribe naturally had to surrender.
Li Dingguo placed his current garrison in the Ili Valley.
Because this is where the Khan tribe of the Junggar tribe is located, and it is rich in water and grass.
It must be noted that the Junggar tribe is the most adept at business among the Mongolians in Oirat. Farming and handicrafts have begun to take shape, making it suitable for settlement.
This is also the reason why the Junggar tribe unified Oirat Mongolia. After all, the economic base determines the superstructure.
However, Li Dingguo's influence after unifying the Western Regions continued to spread.
The Kazakh Khanate and the Uzbek Khanate both sent envoys to meet with him, demanding tribute from the Ming Dynasty and becoming vassal states.
Li Dingguo felt troubled for a while.
Frankly speaking, he is only suitable for commanding the army. He is not sure about diplomatic matters, and he does not dare to make decisions without authorization and go beyond the rules.
However, the staff explained to him: "These two countries have been bullied by the Junggar tribe, and recently they have been threatened by the Rakshasa Kingdom, so they have to surrender to our Ming Dynasty and obtain asylum——"
"Oh?" Li Dingguo smiled and said, "Then it must not be a big country."
"Dong Weng, don't underestimate these two countries." The staff said quickly: "Everyone in the imperial court is so happy to have great achievements and wants to achieve great achievements that will reach far beyond the Han and Tang Dynasties."
"Now that two more vassal states have been added, the imperial court should be happy. All you have to do is send the envoys from the two countries to the capital, and the imperial court will remember your contribution..."
…
In the Forbidden City, Zhu Yixi may have completed a task, and her whole body relaxed.
At this time, he came to the place where the prince was studying. Hearing the loud sound of reading, he suddenly felt relaxed and happy.
At this time, it seemed that he saw the emperor's chariot, and the teacher turned sideways and saluted.
"Let's stop here today!"
Zhu Yixi smiled and said: "I have something to do today, so I asked the children to follow me."
Now, a group of little guys came one after another and circled around the emperor.
The older princes, led by Qin King Zhu Cunmei and Prince Zhu Cunqu, were a little more restrained.
Some young people who had just become enlightened cheered for joy.
I'm happier than anything else without going to class.
Zhu Yixi held their hands and came to the imperial study room.
Here, there is a huge map hanging on the screen, which is extremely conspicuous.
This is an object used by the emperor to describe people through pictures.
The princes walked around in circles, marveling inexplicably, and then touched it with their hands curiously, and Zhu Yixi did not stop him.
After a while, Zhu Yixi brought a long stick, pointed at Beijing and said: "This is the capital, where we live."
"Father, why are you so small? How can we live here?"
The young and young Sixth Prince said innocently.
"This is just a reduced map." Zhu Yixi took the trouble to explain: "Just like you usually paint, you can't draw a mountain, you have to follow the size of a mountain, right?"
Then, Zhu Yixi pointed to the northwest region, and the words Oirat Mongolia were extremely conspicuous.
"Weitla people, this is the transliteration of Mongolian, which means people in the woods in Mongolian.
In the pre-Ming Dynasty, it was called Wala, and it was tied with the Tatars in Mongolia. It was also a transliteration. If you pronounce it quickly with an accent, it is actually the same. Who of you pronounced this word "thorn"? That's 'pull', 'pull'.
Speaking of Wala, you should know that the Tumu Fort incident was done by the Wala people..."
"The Oirat Mongols, headed by the Junggar Tribe, the Heshuote Tribe, and Dulbert, are now the Mongolians who created the Tumubao Incident and captured the Yingzong, and they have been captured by our Ming Dynasty."
"In other words, from now on, they also belong to the people of Ming Dynasty."
Speaking of this, Zhu Yixi was full of pride.
King Qin Zhu Cunming on the side listened carefully, but couldn't help but mutter in his heart: "Co-author, you are trying to brag about yourself!"
Listening to the father telling these stories, everyone looked up with admiration.
"Prince, do you think the Western Region is important?"
Zhu Yixi suddenly asked.
Zhu Cunqu was stunned for a moment.
He is only eleven years old!
"Of course it is important, otherwise my father would not have tried every possible means to regain the Western Regions. This is the reason for the long history of the Han Dynasty and the Anxi Protectorate of the Tang Dynasty."
"You're quite smart."
Zhu Yixi smiled. He had never thought of letting the prince answer directly.
After all, this is a difficult question that even the civil and military ministers find difficult to answer.
The emperor put his hand back and said in a deep voice: "Look at the map, the Western Region is located in the northwest. Once the Western Region is lost, the entire Gansu and Suiyuan will be breached."
"In other words, if the Oirat Mongols are not captured, then this ambitious Mongolian tribe will most likely want to unify Mongolia again."
"After all, all Mongolians want to complete Genghis Khan's great achievements."
"When the time comes, we will naturally be able to intimidate the capital and cause unspeakable things..."
"In addition, after recovering the Western Regions, the Silk Road will be smoother, and Gansu and Shaanxi will prosper in border trade."
"If there are more businessmen, there will naturally be more taxes, and the court can also afford more soldiers and horses..."
After talking a lot to these little guys, not only did his mouth feel dry, but the princes also suddenly felt sleepy.
I have no choice but to choose to rest.
The next day, the emperor was full of energy and taught the prince again, this time telling the story of Genghis Khan.
For the princes, it is an extremely exaggerated and exciting story that Genghis Khan, the son of a once-down-and-out tribal chief with a sword astride his horse, unified Mongolia and built all the tribes into the Mongol Khanate.
No matter how much you hate the Mongols, no one can deny the greatness of Genghis Khan.
Even the conquered.
As the wind and snow picked up, the capital began to close government offices, and everything entered the New Year mode.
The Winter Solstice court meeting was forced to be canceled due to heavy wind and snow, while the Zhengdan day court meeting was much reduced.
In the cold weather, not only the emperor was too lazy to move, but also the civil and military officials chose to get used to it. After all, no one wanted to make trouble for themselves.
In this way, time reaches the eleventh year of Shaowu.
Just after the New Year, Jiang Yueguang submitted a letter begging for the remains, preparing to retire and return to his hometown.
The emperor was shocked by this incident.
Only then did he realize that Jiang Yueguang was already seventy years old.
At this rare age of seventy, I am already beyond my capabilities and find it difficult to handle the heavy government affairs.
After several attempts, Zhu Yixi rewarded him with 3,000 yuan and allowed him to return to his hometown for retirement.
At this point, the four-member system was once again restored in the cabinet.
Zhao Shu, Wang Yingxiong, Yan Chongxin, Lu Daqi.
The oldest one is Lu Daqi. He is also nearly seventy years old, but he is still energetic and can resist for a few more years.
Zhu Yixi couldn't help but sigh. Unknowingly, she was already thirty-three.
Time flies so fast.
Not even halfway through the first month, the Ministry of Finance begins formulating the budget.
According to estimates, Shaowu's eleven-year tax revenue will reach an unprecedented 70 million, including grain conversion.
Jiubu was really fighting over the budget.
The Ministry of War took the lead in attacking, demanding 30 million yuan in military pay.
The reasons are also abundant: "There are 200,000 soldiers and horses in the capital camp, with annual consumption of tens of millions, 100,000 frontier troops, 400,000 patrol camps, a total of 700,000 soldiers, 30 million is very reasonable——"
"Fart -" the Ministry of Industry directly refuted: "Two yuan per month for the Beijing camp and the border army, and one yuan for the patrol camp. Twenty million a year is enough. Thirty million? Have you spent all the money?"
"The navy builds big ships, don't you know?"
The Minister of War directly raised his voice: "As far as I know, Taiwan's annual income is one million, and Luzon's is hundreds of thousands. These are all the work of our navy. Can we do it without the navy?"
"If you ask me, the Ministry of Industry will provide a minimum of 10 million this year!"
"To control the Huaihe River, we must first control the Yellow River. The imperial court has been repairing the river continuously in the past few years, and it is about to bear fruit. Moreover, ponds, ditches, and official roads in various places have to be renovated. Ten million is not necessarily enough..."
The official trembled and proposed twenty million yuan.
Good guy, as soon as this statement came out, it was immediately criticized unanimously.
Why does it cost so much money to support an official in the imperial court?
Redundant?
Finally, after a long discussion, an agreement was reached.
The biggest spenders are the Ministry of War (25 million), the Ministry of Personnel (20 million), and the Ministry of Industry (8 million).
The remaining six ministries, namely the vassal ministry, the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Household Affairs, the Ministry of Punishment, and the Ministry of Rites, have a total expenditure of no more than five million yuan.
From then on, the imperial court's budget expenditure for the eleventh year of Shaowu will reach 58 million.
The surplus is about 12 million.
The financial situation is extremely good.
But in the end, the emperor still met with the Minister of Industry and asked him to do his best to deal with the Yellow River, regulate the Huaihe River, and restore the fertility of the Huanghuai Plain.
The imperial court's finances were abundant, and its internal funds were also very profitable.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs manages the commercial territory and relies on a group of imperial merchants, but it is prosperous.
The Taiwan government alone created millions of profits a year.
The customs is even more scary, with the amount amounting to tens of millions of yuan this year.
Coupled with some other income, the Ministry of Internal Affairs can reach 13 million yuan, which is more than enough to support the entire Forbidden City.
It's been another good year.
The emperor was so excited that he played mahjong for four people.
