A certain new emperor knew that Huang Taiji was sending troops to the grasslands and annexing the Menggu territory outside the pass. After the integration, his strength would be even stronger, but he still seemed very cautious about sending troops to the Northern Expedition.
The current situation is very clear. Once the Ming army launches a large-scale Northern Expedition, it will not be as simple as recovering the Western Liaoning Corridor. Even if the area south of Gaizhou is recovered, the actual problem will not be solved.
After Huangtaiji moved its business center to the Heiji area north of Tieling, even if the Ming army occupied all the territory south of Gaizhou, the damage to the pigtails was far less than before.
This is only good-looking. Before the main force of the braid has been annihilated, seizing these insignificant territories will also increase the defensive pressure of the Ming army.
Facing the braided heavy cavalry, which is extremely mobile and has greatly improved defense, except for the East Palace Guards, a single Ming army does not have the ability to compete with it until now.
Therefore, a certain new emperor does not plan to send troops to seize those useless territories, which is equivalent to turning himself into a big chicken for the other party to enjoy...
As for how to regain the entire homeland of Liaodong, the method is very simple, that is to have a decisive battle with Huang Taiji!
If the main force of this chicken is not eliminated or severely damaged, and is threatened at any time by an army of hundreds of thousands of pigtails, how can we talk about sesame recovery?
According to intelligence and prisoners' confessions, Huang Taiji's standing troops have expanded to more than 200,000 after opening up wasteland and mining.
If the annexation of Menggu goes smoothly, I am afraid that the total number of troops that can be mobilized will not be less than 400,000.
This is by no means alarmist. Assuming that the total population outside the customs is four million, and ten people send one soldier, this amount can be reached.
The State of Qin, which adopted the method of farming and warfare, could support this model of sending troops. Over there is the serf model, which is actually more exploitative than the State of Qin.
A certain new emperor has never led his troops to fight against so many pigtails, but judging from the number alone, one can imagine the difficulty.
If we don't gather 500,000 or 600,000 troops, plus a large number of airships, tanks, and tactical missiles, I'm afraid the so-called Northern Expedition will mean a massive loss of lives...
The "Thirty Years' War" in Europe was basically ended early with the help of a certain new emperor, but the "War of Destiny" in the East was far from over.
Now it can only be regarded as halftime, and when both sides have rested enough, they can go up and fight.
But think on the bright side, if Huang Taiji sent a large number of Menggu cavalry and were stewed by Wang Shi, it would be much easier for the Ming Dynasty to cooperate with the railway to control the grassland in the future.
But now the Ming Empire has also entered the late Roman Empire mode of hiring barbarians to resist foreign enemies. A certain new emperor is waiting for the armed merchant ships of France and the Netherlands to deliver "takeaways" to his mouth.
Roughly 30,000 to 40,000 "Hans" can be transported in a year. Calculated at 30,000 per year, it will be 90,000 in three years. Adding the original 30,000, the total can reach 120,000.
If a certain new emperor arms these powerful warriors, their combat power can offset at least three hundred thousand pigtails.
The number of Hans on hand now is less than half of the set target, which is very frustrating...
After spring, Mazarin sent a personal letter.
It was said that not only would a large number of German mercenary prisoners be sent as usual to pay for the goods, but at least 20,000 French elites would also be dispatched to assist in the battle.
It is estimated that after the ceasefire in Europe, I felt that it was not cost-effective to support so many people, but I did not want to easily disarm, demobilize and go home.
It was perfect to transport it to the East for training in battle, and to eat and drink it at the same time. It was probably the Marquis of Turenne who was the catalyst for this.
The third batch of French troops sent included 5,000 people. Including those who had come to Ming Dynasty before, the total number exceeded 10,000 people.
Regarding the Allied Forces, a certain new emperor adheres to the consistent purpose, that is, good food, good drinks, and good hospitality in peacetime. As long as the other side dares to fight hard in war, it is worth it.
To support more than 60,000 mercenaries, the Ministry of Household Affairs has to spend more than one million taels in addition to the military salary every year. If other parts are included, two million taels is enough to block the situation.
Li Shiwen, the Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue, had great complaints about this, but a certain new emperor insisted on it, not to mention that the combat effectiveness of the mercenaries was indeed superior to that of the king's division, so he could only admit defeat and remain silent.
Spending money to raise a large number of mercenaries is better than being robbed by an army of pigtails, right?
Raising mercenaries only costs money and food, but braiding and looting does not spare even humans and animals.
In addition to not being able to take away the house, the pigtails are packed indiscriminately, and even the trees are cut down for you to use as firewood...
This is just a small problem, the big problem is that Beiting once again spent Taicang's savings almost to the bottom.
What to do this year? All the ministers are still at a loss!
For a certain new emperor, this is not too difficult to handle.
The tax revenue of the Northern Bashu is about 6 to 7 million taels, and the external trade tax is 3 to 4 million taels. It is not difficult for a new emperor to lend another 10 million taels to make up 20 million taels.
If you save some money, the money will be enough. It is nothing more than increasing revenue and cutting expenditure, and reducing unnecessary expenses.
The annual cost of raising an army of 300,000 people is about fifteen million taels.
This is less in peacetime, and in wartime, including silver rewards and pensions, it starts at least 25 million taels.
Therefore, not embarking on the Northern Expedition at this time is also a way to save money...
In the past, there was a shortage of food when there was money, but now there is a shortage of food when there is no money.
As part of the local vassal state Zimin was gradually moved to the north, both Dongfan and Luzon were developing rapidly.
Coupled with the relatively effective implementation of relief-for-work measures in various places, the food pressure in the north has been alleviated to a great extent.
There are still millions of disaster miners, but they are no longer starving to death or eating each other.
As long as the local officials are not too greedy, the people can still drink porridge.
How can we reduce the situation of lining our own pockets?
A certain new emperor came up with a new method, that is, counting by head.
The number of disasters reported previously was allowed to be 10% wrong.
In other words, out of a hundred thousand disasters, ten thousand will starve to death, which is okay.
If it exceeds this number, it means that local officials have failed to act.
One by one, all will be sent for mining.
But how can we detect that local officials concealed the number of deaths in disasters?
Quite simply, Shandong and Beizhili are the main provinces that received the disaster.
This is equivalent to beating a drum to spread flowers. If there is a problem in any link, the official in that link will be responsible.
If there is a problem in the whole process, then everyone will be deposed and imprisoned. After verification, they can happily mine.
Our Ming Dynasty lacks everything except people who want to sacrifice their lives and want to be officials!
If there is a flaw above, there will be ten, twenty, or hundreds of people below watching eagerly...
It doesn't matter if the officials who take over the deal can't find any problems or if they blame each other with their previous colleagues, the new emperor can send people to investigate.
If this cannot be found out, then load them all onto the ship and count them when they board the ship.
The dignified Marquis of Zhenhai Zheng Zhilong is not like the Zhima officials from all over the north. When the time comes, everything will come to light.
In recent years, there is no need to wait until autumn. A certain new emperor will order the killing of borers in the capital every quarter.
You are willing to be greedy, and a certain new emperor is willing to kill, this is considered equal to one and the other!
Some morons even shamelessly complained in front of a certain new emperor, saying that they had been framed.
This move embarrassed Zhong Qian, the censor of Zuodu of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and Zhen Shu, the minister of punishment, but a certain new emperor taught them a trick.
Looking at moths is like a doctor looking at a patient, first look at the face, secondly look at the hands, and thirdly look at the belly!
If he doesn't have a weather-beaten look on his face, he probably stays in the government office and rarely goes out to observe Minqing.
If there are no stiff calluses on the hands, it probably means they have never done any work, and they have rarely even ridden a horse.
If the belly is the same as that of a pregnant woman, can you believe that with their little money, they can eat and drink every day?
If only one or two of them are like this, that's all. Most of the people who come in are like this.
Isn’t this just something that needs to be sorted out?
The palms of many ministers under a certain new emperor are not like moths. Is it possible that the work of these moths is easier than that of ministers?
With a belly full of trenches and a group of wives and concubines listed on the book, how could he be an upright official?
Over the years, the total number of officials and family members working in the mines has exceeded 100,000.
A certain new emperor has no idea of pardoning them at all. How much blessing they enjoyed before, how much hardship they have to endure now, it is fair and reasonable!
These free miners alone can create a net profit of millions of taels of silver for a certain new emperor every year.
At the same time, a large number of retired officers and soldiers due to injuries can be arranged to work as supervisors in mines. This is the best of both worlds.
Some losers always want to eat swan meat, and a certain new emperor will take this opportunity to make them get what they want.
If the wives, concubines, and daughters of officials did not want to be sent to the Jiaofangsi or exiled to the army, they had no choice but to marry.
This is their fate. If fate comes to them, they have no choice but to obey it!
Why is it that there are a large number of field troops stationed in the Jifu area and there has never been a mutiny among people from all walks of life?
Because a certain new emperor wanted to recruit, he arranged many general officers and his subordinates to great satisfaction!
As long as the interests of the military are ensured, a certain new emperor can sit firmly in the chair under his butt.
If the chamberlains and maids can receive dividends every year, a certain new emperor will not die in an accident.
After feeding many ministers in the Military Aircraft Department, all the new emperor's decrees can be smoothly launched.
Let the merchants taste the sweetness of cooperating with you, and the prices in the capital will not skyrocket, and you can still get a steady stream of money.
Those blind local officials wanted to extend their claws without permission, but a certain new emperor told them in a way they could understand that this would not work and they would be severely punished!
About 30% of the borers in Henan were reported by Li Yan, the current supervisory censor. Since he became an official, he has been very concerned about it and regards it as his great responsibility to deal with those colleagues who seek death.
A certain new emperor just went with the flow and tried hard in Henan, which he was more familiar with.
The reason is very simple. The poorer the place, the darker the officials are, because if you don't scrape the land hard, you can't make money!
There was not a single mistake in the list reported by Li Yan. It was nothing more than greed for more and greed for less.
Due to her gender, the red lady made a charity in the local area to take in underage orphans.
Where does the money for shelter come from?
Take it from insects and use it with Min!
A certain new emperor would also spend a sum of money mined by worms every year to fund the Red Lady's charity.
After this matter was published in newspapers, it received unanimous praise and praise from both the government and the public.
While merchants donated money to gain a reputation for meritorious deeds, they also adopted many orphans.
Most of them are girls with outstanding looks, and their purpose is simple, but understandable.
Being adopted by merchants is much better than being starved to death or eaten outside.
If merchants can adopt 10,000 girls, there will be 10,000 less girl ghosts out there...
The key point is to learn Mandarin, and don’t just say “what are you doing” when you open your mouth? ? ?
Promoting Mandarin is one of the many new orders advocated by a certain new emperor, otherwise even the court meeting cannot be held smoothly.
No matter where your hometown is, as long as you work in Beidu, you must speak Beidu Mandarin in terms of position.
Even though Hong Chengchou was from Fujian, he still had to speak poor Beidu Mandarin with Fujian flavor when he was in Beidu.
A certain new emperor has ordered mercenaries to learn plain language and numbers to avoid being cheated when buying things.
To become a captain or above as an officer, you must learn to listen, listen, read and write a simplified version of 800 words in plain language.
Those who fail will not be dismissed, but they will be a lieutenant for the rest of their lives.
Learning plain language is not without any benefit for the Hans. At least when they meet a young lady, they will not be unable to understand what the other party is saying.
For example, Hans Bruck, the famous braided butcher, used to say "I want roast chicken, roast duck, cold dishes, ramen..." when he went to a restaurant or noodle shop, but he could still eat and drink enough.
Now that I'm not only married, but I've also given birth to a child, I have fewer opportunities to eat and drink outside. After all, not only can I have food at home, I can also be hugged.
There are no fewer than thousands of women married to German mercenaries. The husbands of these women basically do nothing but fight, but a certain new emperor just likes professional players!
Using a poor girl to bind Hans, who is very powerful in combat, is the perfect thing for a certain new emperor!
A certain new emperor believed that as long as there was a constant flow of girls, more and more Hans would be willing to stay and settle in Ming Dynasty.
Even if one Hans marries two girls, it would only take 100,000 girls to get 50,000 Hans.
There are millions of girls of the right age in Henan alone, which can definitely meet the needs of hundreds of thousands of Hans.
Whoever thinks that doing this is tantamount to spoiling girls, a certain new emperor will give him all these millions of girls!
It doesn’t take much, just give each girl one or two pocket money every month and see if he can handle it!
A certain new emperor spent money to support Hans, and then used a girl to lock up Hans' money. This is called a virtuous cycle!
This is just one of the additional benefits, and the Daming Army Hospital is a place that makes Hans very happy.
There is no such facility in Europe. Once a limb is injured, the person will be disabled for a long time and end up struggling to survive.
In the Ming Dynasty, as long as the arteries and blood vessels are not damaged, it can basically be saved, and more than half of them can recover.
Even if he can't return to the establishment, he can still get a good job, such as receiving new recruits from Europe.
Although these people are all veterans, they do not understand the situation of the Ming Empire at all, so someone needs to explain it to them.
As long as they are not seriously injured, they can basically do this job after simple training.
His nimble legs can also serve as an instructor, responsible for helping recruits master the new weapons and collaborative tactics of the Ming Empire.
Although the relationship between father and son was not good for a certain new emperor, he rarely had anything to say about his treatment of his subordinates.
Even for mercenaries, they are taken care of in every possible way, such as job changes, pensions, marriages, and buying houses.
If it weren't for military regulations, many French soldiers would be willing to stay in the Ming Dynasty after seeing and experiencing this kind of high-level treatment.
However, the Marquis of Turenne, who had learned that the war in Europe had been extinguished, had written to Prime Minister Mazarin to grant permission for a group of overage or injured officers and soldiers to be transferred to other jobs.
This is much more honorable than being dismissed by the military in the end. The Marquis of Turenne can also get a transfer fee for his subordinates.
