Let farmers from Jiangnan go to Liaodong to farm, and this can be achieved within five years at the latest.
This signal couldn't be more obvious, that is, the Ming Dynasty King's Division will regain Liaodong within five years!
Jiangnan merchants and wealthy gentry were all doubtful about this. After all, the Donglu were still full of energy, and Huang Taiji still had two to three hundred thousand troops.
Is Northern Emperor Zhu Cixi really so sure?
Most people don't know much about the comparison of military power between the two sides, and all the news comes from hearsay.
Since the establishment of a new imperial supervising state, it has been strictly forbidden to disclose information about the Ming Dynasty's divisions and weapons and equipment to the outside world to avoid being discovered by the Donglu.
For the outside world, especially ordinary people, there has always been a restriction on how many soldiers and horses there are in the capital and even Jifu area, but it will definitely not be less than 100,000.
A certain new emperor made his first northern expedition to Liaodong, and newspapers mentioned that he had 700,000 troops.
Regarding this amount, some outsiders believe it, while others do not.
The main reason is that laymen have no way of knowing how many Japanese soldiers came.
Only in the accounts of the Ministry of Revenue allocating money can we know the specific figures, and then calculate the actual military strength.
In addition, most of the information circulating on the market is just based on what others say.
The last time we raised 700,000 troops, we couldn't defeat the Emperor Taiji, and we couldn't even recover Liaodong.
Next time the Northern Emperor Zhu Cixi plans to raise an army, how long will it take to get what he wants?
This became an issue that people in the capital were happy to discuss after dinner.
But there is a prerequisite, that is, a certain new emperor always does what he says. This is the most talked about and admired thing.
Previously, a certain new emperor said that he would adopt the tactics of compromise to preserve the strength of the king's division, and with time, the situation of the battle could be reversed.
At first, not to mention the common people, even the court officials did not believe that it could be done.
However, after eight years since the prince supervised the country, it was difficult for the Donglu to knock off the pass, but the king's army went north to attack Qianshan.
Counting the "Victory over Thousand Mountains", the Ming Dynasty King's Division, under the command of a certain new emperor, has wiped out no less than 200,000 Dongpi in recent years.
It can be seen that the national and military power of Ming Dynasty is constantly rising, while the situation of Donglu is just the opposite.
In another five years, it may be possible to regain the entire Liaodong homeland.
Because five years ago, that is, the fifteenth year of Chongzhen, who would have believed that the Ming Dynasty King's division could not only fight out of the border, but also reach thousands of mountains?
That year, the King's Division not only came out of seclusion, but also went all the way north and attacked Qianshan, and also wiped out nearly 90,000 dog Tatars.
Why not take advantage of the victory and pursue it?
Since Emperor Haojing said that the time has not come, it means that the time has not come yet.
A certain new emperor wields troops like a god, how can it be understood by mortals?
Some people think that using the term "army like a god" to evaluate a certain new emperor is a bit excessive. After all, he is not always victorious in every battle.
But the arguments put forward by the counter-arguers are very convincing, and even Marshal Xu, who is a god in military use, has been defeated in battles.
Tell me, when did Emperor Haojing lose a battle since he invaded the prison country? Too many soldiers and generals were lost?
The soldiers of the East Palace Guard are mainly local boys. As long as they have some connections and a little inquiry, they can know that the losses of the King's Division are very small after every battle.
There are many examples of battles in which the king's master can escape unscathed. This is a great ability, comparable to that of ordinary generals.
Even at the initial stage, Wang's army was very tired and exhausted, but he was still able to fight the Donglu to a close victory. Not only did he kill tens of thousands of dog Tatars, but he also saved the capital.
Then he landed at Lushun, fought a bloody battle at Luanhe, rushed to the aid of Jinzhou, and made a northern expedition to thousands of mountains. He won every battle without losing a single victory. Isn’t this considered a godlike military use?
Liu Bang, the great ancestor of the Han Dynasty, Xiang Yu, the overlord of Chu, Sima Yi, the treacherous minister, and Zhuge Liang, the loyal and good man, who among them has never been defeated in a battle?
However, Emperor Haojing Zhu Cixiang is better than these, because he has never lost a battle!
Some people also accused a certain new emperor of having far more troops than the Donglu, so he was able to achieve such a record, otherwise he would have been vulnerable.
Such mindless questioning attracted more people to laugh at him.
Back then, Prime Minister Cao used 830,000 navy and army troops to attack Sun Liu. What was the result?
Liu Bei attacked Soochow with 700,000 troops. What was the result?
Fu Jian raised hundreds of thousands of troops and sent troops to the Eastern Jin Dynasty. What was the result?
The most typical example is that in the last years of the Liao Kingdom, Zhao and Song defeated the Liao Dynasty with the Jin Dynasty. Facing a mere tens of thousands of Jin troops, what was the record of the hundreds of thousands of Song troops?
At the end of the fight, the dignified Zhao and Song Dynasties were unable to defeat the Jin Kingdom, which had just launched its army, and even lost Bianliang, the capital of the country. Isn't this embarrassing enough?
In a battle, victory is not guaranteed by whoever has more soldiers. It depends on the commanding ability of the commander, the combat power of his troops, and the actual situation.
If you think you will win with an army of 700,000 to 800,000 people, then this person is really naive.
Now that the Ming Dynasty has finally received the blessing of His Majesty Emperor Gao, the Great Patriarch of the Immortal Realm, he has allowed Emperor Haojing Zhu Cihong to turn things around and save millions of Ming people from being poisoned by the Donglu. Isn't this a great thing?
In the Jifu area, especially in the capital, any scoundrel who questions, slanders or even slanders a new emperor will be refuted, criticized or reported!
This is the prestige that a certain new emperor has established in the hearts of the people over the years. Everyone is willing to believe that a certain new emperor will make the Ming Dynasty better and better. Not only can he defeat the Tatars, but he can also revive the Ming Dynasty!
After repeated arguments, more and more people believed that the Ming Dynasty King's army could indeed regain its homeland in Liaodong within five years.
As for the wealthy gentry and merchants in the south of the Yangtze River, how much benefit can they get from helping a certain new emperor to relocate farmers?
A certain new emperor has already thought about it. Don't rich gentry like land?
As long as you are willing to settle in the Northeast, you can enjoy the treatment of ordinary farmers.
Now you can buy a large amount of land at a low price. One acre of fertile land in the pass costs seven or eight taels of silver.
The price of land of the same grade outside the customs is halved, or can even be wholesaled at a 30% discount.
In addition, for the first three years, no agricultural tax will be collected. In the next three years, 10% of the harvest will be used as agricultural tax, and after that, the agricultural tax will be fixed at 20%.
Moreover, only grain is collected, not money, so farmers or wealthy gentry will not lose their own interests when exchanging money.
It’s okay if you don’t want to settle there, and you can still get corresponding compensation.
The income is calculated based on the number of farmers introduced to settle in the past. The price for men and women of appropriate age is calculated at 20 taels of silver per person, and the price for the elderly and children is halved.
A certain new emperor is also short of money, but he has a way to solve the problem.
First, use a new house in the new city equipped with electric lights, telephones, sofas, and toilets as a deposit.
Second, local specialties such as mink skin, deer antlers, ginseng, and tiger bones from the Northeast are used as compensation.
Third, using some small islands in Southeast Asia as offsets must be more tempting to some people.
In this way, those desert islands in Luzon can be cashed out, otherwise they would not be able to reflect their own value.
It doesn't matter if it's desolate. Before you take action, let people go to the island to repair it.
Then invite those wealthy gentry to visit Manila and other places, so that they will be full of curiosity and hope about life in Nanyang.
If some preferential measures are given, such as the right to dominate the island, the chance of success will be 70% to 80%.
Nanyang is a good place to live a long life. As long as there are frequent merchant ships, it is definitely not a place where birds can't poop.
Taking this opportunity, a certain new emperor also wanted to colonize Southeast Asia and gradually "enlighten" the entire Southeast Asia!
Not only should it be eaten gradually, but it should also be completely digested!
Southeast Asia is the link between the mainland and Australia, and is also on the east-west trade route, so its strategic value is extremely important.
Eating the Luzon Islands, Borneo and surrounding islands is the first step in this grand strategy, and the rest must be implemented after the pigtails are eliminated.
What made the new emperor happy was that many vassal kings who had stayed in the capital finally left with a bunch of princes and a large number of servants.
Ten vassal kings were settled in Borneo, and there were four vassal kings on Sulawesi, which were the later fourteen vassal kings.
The five vassal kings who arrived in Beijing before them also followed Zheng Zhilong's fleet to their fiefdoms.
Fiji, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Samoa are the fiefdoms of King Hui Zhu Changrun.
The Bismarck Islands, New Britain Island (Brie Island), and New Ireland Island (New Love Island) are owned by King Zhu Cunji of Qin.
The Solomon Islands, New Hebrides (Brie Island), and New Caledonia (Donia Island) belong to King Xiang Zhu Yiming.
King Zheng Zhu Yizhong and King Zhao Zhu Changyu teamed up to carve up the North Island and South Island of New Zealand.
The self-reliant and disobedient Chu King Zhu Huakui had already been demoted to the rank of commoner and no longer had to worry about other things.
The arrangement was for the kings of the nineteen vassals to go thousands of miles away to join the vassal. This in itself was an extremely large-scale project.
Zheng Zhilong is willing to take on such an important task for two reasons.
First, the new emperor offered enough benefits, ranging from airships to trains, to satisfy Zheng Zhilong.
Secondly, if many overseas vassal states wanted to maintain contact with the Ming Dynasty, they could only use the Zheng family's fleet.
This is equivalent to giving Zheng Zhilong a huge overseas market, and since they are all well-known people, there are no problems with rules and communication.
A certain new emperor's plan was to send at least 50,000 people to each feudal lord. If possible, it would be even better to send 100,000 people.
Nanyang crops are harvested three times a year, and seafood can be harvested for tooth sacrifices. It would be unreasonable not to occupy such a place.
Wang Guangen, Hui Dengxiang, and Xue Chengcai, who went first, and Zu Dashou, who went later, all thought their island was very good.
You can eat all kinds of seafood and fruits every day, and you can also cultivate crops and raise livestock on the island.
There is not a single dog Tatar there. As long as the natives are suppressed, it will be a paradise on earth.
For example, the endemic diseases suffered by soldiers in western Liaoning were greatly relieved when they arrived in Nanyang.
At first, some people complained that they served the imperial court, but ended up being sent to Nanyang.
After tasting the many benefits of the local area, these people never mentioned it again and ate like pigs.
In addition to supervising the indigenous people to farm and helping fellow villagers build wooden houses, they also fished and enjoyed the seaside scenery. They lived a leisurely life.
This is true for all his subordinates, not to mention the four chief military officers. As quasi-island owners, the island they control is a good place to raise an uncle.
Xue Chengcai and Wang Guangen discovered gold mines on Masbate Island and Cebu Island respectively, and mentioned this in their letters.
A certain new emperor stated as always that all the products of the island, including grain, fruits, and mineral deposits, belong to them and can be used at their own discretion.
Let them rest assured that neither they nor the court will reach out.
As long as these people don't hold him back, a certain new emperor will be thankful.
Dealing with the surrendered bandits and Zu Dashou's troops freed him from worries and he could concentrate on dealing with Huang Taiji.
In the reply letter, a certain new emperor also encouraged these people to build the island better. As a demonstration model, the court would take pictures of people to visit and learn from it.
It can be said responsibly that as long as these people settle down and live a down-to-earth life, their hands-on ability will definitely be much stronger than that of the feudal king and his lackeys.
If Xue Chengcai and others have done a good job, the new emperor will wait until the time is right and arrange for Liu Guoneng, Li Wanqing and others to lead his troops there. These are the two largest surrenders.
Shuotuo's troops were also on Luzon Island to suppress the stubborn natives, and a certain new emperor also planned to reward them with an island as a fief to show the emperor's great kindness.
The important thing is to make Emperor Taiji angry and make Shuotuo surrender to the Ming Dynasty and make military exploits, and then live a better life than in the Qing Dynasty...
Since Shuotuo surrendered, he has not shown any disloyalty. He knew that he was under someone else's control and that the new emperor would turn against him at any time if he made the slightest move.
So he worked hard without complaint, and led his men to do all the dirty, tiring, hard work, and tasks that others were unwilling to take on.
Luzon is different from those outside the Pass and inside the Pass. The hot and humid climate is the most unbearable for Shuotuo and his soldiers.
But the fighting power of the indigenous people here is really vulnerable. It is easy to win, and it is natural to make meritorious deeds.
Since landing on Luzon Island, the Shuotu tribe has fought twelve times with the natives and achieved complete victory, killing more than three thousand and capturing tens of thousands.
In addition, before and after Zheng Zhilong led his troops to regain Luzon, he fought twice with the Spanish army, using military strength and ambush tactics to win both times.
In this case, a certain new emperor would have to consider it at his own discretion and reward him with an island so that he can entertain himself on it. This is the best result that this guy can get.
Regarding Huang Taiji and Dorgon, as well as many banner owners, a certain new emperor insisted on the principle that the first culprit must be punished.
But for a guy like Shuo Tuo who is willing to surrender and works very hard after surrender, we still have to give him some sweetness.
All the returning pigeons are trapped on an island and can only maintain contact through the sea. This is tantamount to eliminating future troubles.
In the future, the braids in the Northeast will also be moved to the islands in the Southeast Asia. A certain new emperor does not want to fight in the mountains all year round after regaining the Northeast.
It is not without reason that we said before that we would regain the Northeast within five years. We only have two years of money and food support left, so we cannot delay it any longer.
Another point is that the threshold for recruits recruited when forming the East Palace Guards was eighteen years old.
Now eight years have passed, and the youngest is already twenty-six years old.
Before these soldiers reach the age of thirty-five, a certain new emperor must make use of the remaining value of the losers.
The Ming Dynasty King's Division is far from being mechanized. No matter how old the soldiers are, even marching with heavy loads will be a problem, let alone fighting.
There is no railway in the Northeast, and ships can only reach the northern shore of Liaodong Bay as far as possible.
When steam tanks and automobiles were far from enough, all the supplies relied on carriages and pack horses, and all infantry had to walk to attack Liaoyang and Shenyang.
The age of soldiers is inversely proportional to their physical strength. This is why a certain new emperor had to carry out the second Northern Expedition as soon as possible.
A lot of money was spent on the dog legs, and they were discharged in large numbers before the Qing Dynasty was wiped out.
For a certain new emperor, this is a huge loss...
