"In this case, why does the Northern Expedition take more than ten years? Within ten years, we can regain the lost land in Liaodong!"
Chongzhen believed that if the troops and food and wages were sufficient, the king's division would be able to fight in one battle, and it would not take such a long time to regain the lost territory as Nizi said. This was clearly a sign of cowardice and fear from the enemy.
"I wonder what my father thinks the goal of the King's Northern Expedition is? Is it to recover the lost territory or to destroy the Eastern captives?"
As soon as a certain prince heard the blame-shifting rhetoric, he knew that this guy was starting to take things for granted again. The second-rate emperor knew nothing about military matters and could not even achieve half-assed abilities.
"The lost territory must be recovered, and the Donglu must be eliminated!"
Chongzhen answered Nizi's question confidently. He believed that what he said was correct. This was not only his hope, but also the long-cherished wish of the emperor's brother, father, and grandpa Shenzong. It was just that it had not been realized before.
"Father, the food and grass can be raised within three years, but it is not easy for the king's army to assemble an army of 500,000. Only after the victory of the suppression of the bandits in the south can the main force be transferred to the north to assemble and standby. Furthermore, the imperial court needs Roughly 20 million taels of silver are prepared to be used as special expenses for sending troops. This is a single expenditure and must not be used for other purposes. With the current situation of the court, it is difficult to save four million taels every year. Optimistically speaking, only It may take five years to raise this amount of money. Have you ever seen the map of Liaodong? The southern part of Liaoning is fine, mainly composed of plains. But in the mountainous northern part of Liaoning, it will be difficult for the army's chariot units to deploy, and the chariots It is the magic weapon for our army to defeat the enemy. Once the king's division is ambushed by the Donglu ambushing here in the densely planted mountainous area, it is inevitable that they will encounter the second Battle of Sarhu. If you want to defeat the Donglu in the mountainous area, you still need to let the Donglu Old General Qin Liangyu recruited a lot of indigenous infantry who were good at crossing mountains. At least 50,000 were needed to ensure the safety of the king's division in the mountainous areas. There were many cottages and fortresses in the mountainous areas of northern Liaoning. After the old chief sent troops to conquer other tribes in the east, he All the data is his own. If Huang Taiji uses this as a stronghold after his defeat in southern Liaoning, it will pose a serious threat to the Shenyang, Liaoyang, Fushun and other places that Wang Division has just recovered. Wang Division went on a campaign in the summer, and in the mountainous areas The advance is slow and prone to ambushes. In winter, the mountains are blocked by heavy snow, and Wang's division will be helpless. The court still has to feed the hundreds of thousands of troops in the Northern Expedition, and the annual expenditure must be more than tens of millions of taels. Even if Wang's division can, regardless of the cost of casualties, Being able to conquer many of the Donglu's strongholds in the mountainous areas of northern Liaoning, the Donglu can still retreat north to the Haixi Jurchen activity areas, such as Yimihewei, Tashanwei and other places, and continue to resist stubbornly. At that time, the Wang Division will continue to move northward, and the supply line It will be extended to two thousand miles away, and the Donglu will send out a large number of horsemen to frequently harass our army's supply troops, and the Wang Division will be difficult to take care of. If the Wang Division only sticks to northern Liaoning, as long as the main force withdraws south, the Donglu will come back. , once again captured many important military towns in the northern Liaoning region. If the imperial court stationed 300,000 troops in the northern Liaoning region, the annual salary alone would be as high as ten million taels of silver. This military expenditure would naturally be a very heavy burden on the imperial court. "
The blame-shifting father really wanted a certain prince to teach him another lesson and let him understand that the Northern Expedition to the Eastern Han Dynasty was definitely not as simple as he thought. There were a lot of troubles involved.
Money, food, and soldiers must be gathered together, and a more practical battle plan must be formulated. Each step must be orderly and step-by-step. Even if there is only one difference, it will affect the overall gain or loss.
The most terrible thing is that Huang Taiji and Dorgon are not stupid. Once Braid loses in the field, they will not stick to their hometown Shen Yang. The wisest way is to retreat the main force to the mountains of northern Liaoning to wait for opportunities. .
The Ming army wanted to attack the mountainous area. Given the unfavorable terrain, it would be difficult for the 500,000-strong army to eliminate the main force of the braid, and they might make the same mistake again.
Even if the Ming army can still win, Zhuizi still has two ways to retreat. One is to continue to retreat north and retreat to Heilongjiang and Jilin to continue to resist stubbornly. The second is to retreat eastward to the larger Changbai Mountains, and rely on the favorable terrain to sneak attack the Ming army who came to suppress it.
For the Ming army, pursuing the pigtails along these two roads was a recipe for disaster.
The supply line on the former road is too long, and the Ming army's baggage troops will be attacked by Braid's Rangers at any time. If they are not protected properly, it will be like giving a big gift package to Braid.
The latter road is more difficult to walk than the former. The Changbai Mountains have more complex terrain than the mountainous areas of northern Liaoning, making it a nightmare to attack, and it is impossible for the main force of the Ming army to be stationed in the mountains all year round.
As long as the hundreds of thousands of troops are withdrawn, the pigtails will surely resurrect. There will be at least tens of thousands of young men in various Haixi Jurchen tribes. Huang Taiji can obtain them and form mountain infantry of about two banners.
"..."
When Nizi explained it in such detail, Chongzhen felt as if his head was getting bigger. These things were problems that he had never thought about but seemed to exist.
"My son thought that although the cost of recovering Liaodong was high, it would only take a short time. It could be done in ten years. It would take twenty or even thirty years to severely damage or even annihilate the main force of the Eastern captives. Because As long as the imperial court cannot fully control the entire territory of Nurgansi, the Donglu can use this place as a springboard to continue to threaten the security of the Ming Dynasty and northern Liaoning. The purpose of letting several vassal kings move to the north of the vassal is to wait until the time is right. , cooperate with the king's division to attack Nurgansi, realize the strategic deployment of the north-south advance, and finally completely eliminate the main force of the Donglu within the territory of Nurgansi."
The braid can now advance, attack, retreat or defend. It can be said that it can be retracted and released freely. As long as it takes a detour to attack Jifu, it can flatten the river and run rampant. If they cannot defeat the Ming army, they can retreat to the mountainous areas of northern Liaoning and even the Changbai Mountains to fight guerrillas with the Ming army.
If they are allowed to run to the Songnen Plain, the Ming army will really be stunned. With the Ming army's current supply capacity, sending troops to the Songnen Plain is equivalent to an expedition to the Western Regions. It is almost a long-distance military adventure, and the chance of overturning is very high. So big.
Braid thought of the extremely stupid thing described in his novel. He suffered heavy losses once with the Ming Dynasty. He still didn't want to repent and continued to do it again until he was beaten to death by the other party...
"Such an arrangement is bound to cost a lot of money. The imperial court's annual income is only 20 million taels of silver, so how can it afford it?"
Chongzhen did not want the war to regain Liaodong to develop into a protracted situation. He was afraid that his hair would turn white and he would not be able to see the time when the king's division could completely eliminate the Donglu disaster.
If it takes about ten years, Chongzhen can still accept it, but this traitor opened his mouth and said twenty or thirty years. This long time limit simply made Chongzhen feel more uncomfortable than eating bitter melon.
The main reason is that the imperial court does not have much income and cannot support a large-scale tug-of-war with the Donglu. It is best to decide quickly, otherwise the court will go bankrupt before the Donglu is defeated.
This rebellious son is considered to be a good businessman and a good way to make money, and has introduced himself to many big businesses, but after all, the Ming Dynasty cannot be as generous as Zhao Song, and everything must be carefully planned.
According to Nizi's strategy to deal with the Donglu, he would have to invest 15 million taels of silver in military expenses every year, which would be as much as 300 million taels in twenty years. How could this make the stretched court feel embarrassed?
"Father, the war in Liaodong has been going on for twenty years. The King's Division often loses troops and generals. Even if calculated based on five million taels of silver per year, it has already cost more than 100 million taels. Including the support of ordnance, food and grass, the actual cost is only Probably far more than this amount. However, with the Donglu's repeated victories, the battle line has been compressed southward, and now it has reached the Jinzhou area. I thought that Huang Taiji failed to capture Jinzhou this summer, and will definitely make a comeback next spring. In the future For two or three years, the Ming Dynasty will fight desperately for the Jinzhou area with the Donglu. Therefore, before the court has put down the rebellion in the south, it must be in a defensive posture. This is an unchangeable situation. Looking at the past, why has the court repeatedly tried to regain Liaodong, but things have gone against its wishes? But let the Donglu succeed? The reason is that they failed to formulate realistic strategies and tactics, let alone understand the enemy's situation, which led to the king's division being defeated repeatedly on the battlefield, being restrained everywhere, and being passively beaten. Take the Battle of Sarhu For example, the King's Division has only 100,000 troops. After taking into account the free money, the actual strength is only 80,000. However, the old chief has assembled no less than 60,000 troops. The King's Division does not have an absolute advantage in strength. And Sal The Hu area is all mountainous, making it easier to encounter ambushes. Not only does Wang's division have difficulty in moving, it is also divided into four groups. Each group has different coordination and tactics. The generals have their own agendas. How can they achieve the goal of separate attacks? In addition, Wang's soldiers usually neglected training, and their weapons were old. During the war, they were greedy for life and afraid of death. They were not good at fighting hard. They were defeated when they encountered a strong enemy. It was reasonable for them to be completely defeated by the Donglu. At present, the Donglu had the Hongyi cannon. Hundreds of guns, thousands of other types of artillery, and a total strength of no less than 150,000. After general mobilization, the strength will not be less than 200,000. How can the King's Division win the battle before it is equipped with advanced weapons and has a strength of more than 400,000? In the eyes of your ministers, only when the imperial court is well prepared and the king’s troops are assembled can we go out to attack. In other words, we must be brave, resourceful, and prepared in order to defeat the enemy, win, and regain Liaodong! At this moment, we should The main task is to focus on the defense of Jinzhou. If Jinzhou is lost, Ningyuan and Shanhaiguan will be directly threatened by the Eastern pirates. After surviving the past three years, Wang Division wiped out the rogue bandits raging in the south, and transferred the main force to the western Liaoning line, all the way along the coast The coastline slowly advanced to the north, using the supply capacity of the Zheng family fleet to destroy the fertile fields in Donglu towns along the coast. The other route was to recover the southern part of the Liaodong Peninsula where Donglu could not be supported at any time, and then used this place as a springboard to advance towards the entire peninsula. .”
All in all, it is urgent to rush for quick success, and the result of pursuing quick success at this time is to lose everything. The Ming army only has 200,000 mobile troops left. If it succeeds again, it will be completely impossible to come back.
"...Wouldn't Donglu take advantage of this tactic?"
Chongzhen thought about it for a moment and thought that what the traitor said was reasonable. He had spent hundreds of millions of taels of silver before, but had handed over most of Liaodong to others. Thinking about it made him extremely heartbroken.
If this strategy of 300 million taels of silver can regain the entire territory of Liaodong, then Chongzhen will grit his teeth and agree, but it will take too long, and the future results are still unclear.
But at least the king's division cannot be allowed to encounter a second Saarhu. Otherwise, when the Ming army outside the pass is annihilated by the Donglu, the capital will be in a precarious situation.
Chongzhen was not proficient in military matters, and he had no specific good ideas on how to deal with the Donglu. Since this traitor said he could reverse the situation, he would just give it a try.
Anyway, he has already moved to the southern capital. Even if the entire north becomes a battlefield, or even half of it is invaded by the Donglu, the Ming Dynasty can still save at least half of the country.
"Father, the reason why the King's Division advances along the coastline is that it can be protected by the Zheng family's fleet. Firstly, it can let the naval guns bombard the Donglu on the shore. Secondly, if it is really outnumbered, it can safely retreat from the sea and avoid the main force. was severely damaged by the Donglu. In this way, the king's army could advance and retreat, attack and defend, and become invincible. Ming's full-line defense strategy was only temporary. It only needed to wait for three or four years, five years at the latest. A turning point can be ushered in. Now is the critical moment of the competition, and there is no room for any mistakes. The military must try its best to protect all departments to avoid being annihilated by the Donglu, in order to prepare for a large-scale counterattack in the later stage. In terms of finance, it is necessary to increase revenue and reduce expenditures. , strictly prohibit extravagance and waste. Internally, more mines should be opened, and at the same time, eight major taxes and fees should be levied on salt, grain, tea, iron, sugar, wine, cloth, and porcelain. Externally, the export trade volume should be expanded to include all the specialties of the Ming Dynasty that the Western Yi are willing to buy. Sell it in exchange for the silver in the other party's hands. Erchen plans to increase the annual export total to 50 million taels of silver within five years, and to 100 million taels of silver within ten years. The court can make a profit of 10% , we can get at least five million taels of silver from export trade every year, and the income from sea tax will be higher and higher in the future."
There is no need to worry about the mining tax, but with the support of the sea tax, the imperial court's annual income can increase a lot. Even if it only earns one million more taels of silver, it can build a lot of weapons and raise a lot of soldiers.
"...The maritime merchants and the Zheng family colluded with each other, and the sea tax was extremely high. If the court acted like this, it would be like looking at the moon in the water!"
Chongzhen had long wanted to collect sea tax, but this tax was more difficult to collect than salt tax, mineral tax, and water transportation tax. The Zheng family was stuck there, making the court feel like it was in trouble.
"Father, I have a way. As long as my father can be ruthless, those maritime merchants who evade taxes will give in!"
Since a certain prince can speak out, he already has countermeasures, and with the "successful experience" in the capital, he can definitely copy it to the southeast coast.
"Oh? But it doesn't matter!"
Chongzhen was very interested in all ways to make money, and he finally understood that as long as taxes were not raised on the poor, most people in the world would not return.
"After my father arrives in Nandu, he can issue a license for maritime merchants engaged in export trade. Each license is worth 50,000 taels of silver. Each license can only be used by one company for export trade, and the period is ten years. If there is no license, it is illegal. Engaging in exporting is classified as smuggling furniture and subsidizing the enemy without authorization. The court can confiscate his property and send all his family members to the mountain to mine. Twenty licenses are one million taels of silver. Isn’t this money very fast? Secondly, The father could order merchants from many industries, such as Zhejiang tea merchants, Nanzhi cloth merchants, and Jiangqian porcelain merchants, to export one-tenth of their annual output. For these products, 20% of the selling price of the products would be levied. Taxes can be collected in advance every year, with a total amount of no less than three million taels of silver. Finally, a heavy reward will be given to those who report that they are engaged in furniture smuggling activities, and they can get 10% of the cash assets of the person being reported. Once verified, the reward can be issued, and vice versa. It is a false accusation. Father, after using these three tricks, you will not be afraid of maritime merchants making trouble. If you gather a crowd to cause trouble, destroy the local economy, and disturb people's livelihood, you can be sentenced and punished for colluding with bandits. As for the Zheng family, my son I will say hello to you, so my father does not need to worry, just focus on taking care of the merchants."
Here, a certain prince had to quote a time-honored proverb.
That is……
More ruthless than the evil hands?
Feel sorry!
Everyone here is rubbish!
