Chapter 465 A long way to go III
"Your Majesty, urgent report from Nanjing, the southwestern chieftain is rebelling."
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"In the spring of the fourth year of Shengwu, the Tiqi of the Jin Yiwei spied on this matter, and Lao Xu sent a large number of people from Nanjing in three groups to investigate..."
"As early as the end of the third year, the local chieftains in Guizhou heard that equal land was exempted from taxes and they blocked planners from entering the area. It was not until May this year that the outbreak..."
Chen Cao looked at an urgent letter, and then asked: "I remember Chieftain Cen has always been interested in the Ming Dynasty."
"Cen Rui was originally a chieftain in Guangxi. During the Nanjing War, his troops were part of the wolf soldiers supporting Nanjing. After Chongzhen died, the Cen family returned to Guangxi and settled down for a long time..."
"Since the Duke of Guizhou took control of Yunnan, the local chieftain rebellion in Yunnan has become increasingly intensified. Qin Liangyu had to send troops from the Sichuan Military Region to assist in the suppression. I believe that this Guizhou rebellion can solve the chieftain rebellion once and for all."
Chen Cao looked at a group of ministers and nodded: "These ethnic minorities are not highly educated. Back then, I went to Jiangxi to deal with the rebellion of the She people. Now the She people have accepted my Han education.
There are many Yao people in Guizhou, and there are many ethnic minorities. After all, you are the first prime minister and the prime minister of the cabinet. Besides, you also have many ideas. How about it? "
Huang Chunyao has indeed been very popular in recent years. He is the leader of the Three Kingdoms Dukes of Scholars. At the beginning of the third year of Shengwu, he was appointed by Chen Cao as the first Prime Minister of the Cabinet and Prime Minister of China. He was the most powerful person in the Ming Dynasty after the emperor.
Even Zou Weilian and Xia Yunyi are just deputy prime ministers...
Although Huang Chunyao is a Duke who will inherit the throne for a lifetime, he believes that as long as he can handle the affairs arranged by the emperor during the five years of his reign, he will definitely be able to become a generational earl for future generations after his death. That is not the case. It's impossible. If he can be re-elected, he might even be able to become a hereditary marquis.
"I believe that we should distinguish the ethnic groups based on their size. Small ethnic groups should focus on co-opting and intimidating them. For large ethnic groups, just like His Majesty handled the rebellion of the She ethnic group back then, kill their leaders, break up the ethnic groups, and rule by division. Our major military regions Military armaments have become normalized, and I believe it will be more than enough to fight a Guizhou rebellion..."
"After Guizhou is resolved, we will gather heavy troops and go south to Guangxi and Yunnan, and strive to complete His Majesty's great cause before the middle of next year."
Chen Cao nodded, thinking that this Huang Chunyao was still reliable. Although he had said that as long as the prime minister did not do too much to make the people resentful, he would not take the initiative to change the prime minister, but he could not guarantee that he would be like the Thai monarchs of later generations. Just bring down the Prime Minister through military coup.
Of course, as an emperor, the premise is that military power is in the hands of the emperor.
"Pass on my decree, order Hong Chengchou, the Duke of Hubei, to be the commander-in-chief, and lead five divisions of the Shence Army to go south to quell the rebellion..."
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The reform of the military system was also included in Chen Cao's plan. According to the current policy, the regular army strength of the Ming Dynasty was expected to be two million, and it was full. At the end of last year, Sun Chuanting and Lu Xiangsheng successfully captured the entire territory of Iran. This year's plan is to start in the spring Then they attacked Pakistan. It was August now, so it should be soon...
"The functions and powers of the Ministry of War remain unchanged from those of the previous dynasty. It is only responsible for the deployment of troops but not the coordination of troops. It is also responsible for the training and coordination of the entire Ming army. Although this was previously the responsibility of the Fifth Army Governor's Office, but still, the Fifth Army Governor's Office is only responsible for combat coordination. Soldier, you must remember the description of the General Staff Headquarters..."
"With the Dingwu Army, Shenwu Army, Tianxiong Army, Shence Army, and Longwu Army as the senior combat arms of the Ming Dynasty, a total of 50 divisions were established, and there were 120 regular divisions, and 24 group armies in wartime. The four fleets of the navy are stationed in various parts of the Ming Dynasty and maintain 30 divisions. In the same way, the six armies will enter the modernization process during wartime. Future military reforms will be based on this basis..."
"The Dingwu Army and the Shence Army are permanently stationed in mainland China, the Tianxiong Army is stationed in Xizhou Province, the Shenwu Army is stationed in North Korea, Yingzhou, and Ryukyu Province, and the Longwu Army is stationed in Jiaozhou Province. Regular divisions are allocated to North Korea, The three provinces of Yingzhou and Ryukyu each have 5 divisions, Jiaozhou Province has 25 divisions, Xizhou Province has 50 divisions, and the remaining 30 divisions are stationed in various parts of mainland China. This order was passed to the joint meeting hall of the Fifth Military Governor's Office and engraved into a document. , let them all know.”
"In addition, the entire East China Sea Fleet, plus 20 new iron-hulled warships and 100 troop carriers, will be converted into the West Coast Fleet, which will be stationed at the southern seaports of Oman and Iran to control the waterways of the Strait of Hormuz. ..”
"Local arsenals, logistics offices, cement, railways and other important factories will open branches in Xizhou and Yingzhou provinces before the seventh year of Shengwu to provide support for the garrison. All major commercial banks, banks and companies will We need to step up investment in the two provinces so that the immigrants can have food, clothing, and military security."
"The Construction Corps will be sent to Xinjiang as a priority. The war in Hami is at its final moment and will be completed this year. We will strive to open up the land passage between Xizhou and mainland China as soon as possible. We will continue to recruit people from all over the country to build Xinjiang. Logistics factories will be moved nearby. The railway has been repaired. When we arrive at Yumen Pass in Gansu, I will receive news of the railway linking to Xinjiang before the end of this year. You must all step up and take care of yourself..."
At the end of the fifth year of Shengwu's reign, Song Che, the general who conquered the north, returned from Liaodong. Chen Cao held a grand welcome ceremony for Song Che outside Desheng Gate, and everyone in the court congratulated him.
"The Duke of Qin was both brave and brave. He eliminated the remaining enemies in Liaodong for our Ming Dynasty, and on the premise of taking back Nuergandusi, he also won a beautiful victory in the Russian Grand Duchy in the north. This can be regarded as showing off the muscles of our Ming Dynasty."
Chen Cao laughed loudly and said: "I heard that those Cossack cavalry are unstoppable. Shi Xiu, is this true?"
Song Che smiled slightly: "I don't know where your majesty heard the rumor. Under the sharpness of my Ming Dynasty firearms, those cavalry who claimed to be brave were all dismounted before they could even touch 200 steps of our army's formation. Why?"
"Hahaha, it's rare for Shi Xiu to say such arrogant words..."
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"Shixiu, my niece is pretty and cute?"
Song Che was stunned for a moment, stuttering a little, and Chen Cao said again: "My sister will marry you, and your sister will marry me. We are well-connected families, and each of us has three children. We think it shouldn't be a problem to get married."
Song Che was a little excited, but also a little worried: "Your Majesty, after all, you are in the fifth server..."
Chen Cao waved his hand: "The fifth server doesn't count. There are very few problems. This is what the Jurchens did back then. They are all very strong. Besides..."
Chen Cao stood up and walked to the palace door: "Our Chen family wants to cultivate confidants, so marrying your Song family is a good choice...
The princes of the Song Dynasty must marry princesses. The daughters of the Song Dynasty must marry the crown prince. If there is extra, they can also marry other kings...
This will become the ancestral motto of my Chen family. "
But isn’t Zhao’s daughter also a queen?
Chen Cao seemed to have noticed Song Che's worries and said: "Today's woman should be the imperial concubine..."
That's right, what Chen Cao wants is for the daughters of the Zhao and Song families to become queens and imperial concubines respectively, starting the cycle of the past dynasties...
