While the Beihai garrison was resting, Han Jinggui and Zhong Xuemin discussed together and planned to establish a long-term patrol cavalry system in Beihai to ensure that the Ming Dynasty actually owned Beihai.
They believe that it is best to send troops to patrol the North Sea every quarter. Once they find unknown tribes approaching the North Sea, they should be vigilant.
In this cold climate, once any tribes approach Beihai, they will inevitably move further south. Going further south will directly threaten the stability of the Ming Dynasty's borders. This is something that the Ming Dynasty's national defense policy, which emphasizes keeping enemies outside the country's borders, is unwilling to accept.
However, considering the long distance, the long-term patrol cavalry system is expected to cause a lot of military expenditures. I don't know if the Privy Council and the General Staff Headquarters will approve it.
In any case, the Second Northern Expedition achieved good results, and Han Jinggui and Zhong Xuemin soon led their troops back from Beihai.
They returned to Datong happily with 200,000 prisoners, more than 500,000 cattle, sheep, and horses, as well as a larger amount of various supplies.
The news was quickly reported to Zhongdu by Fei Qi.
After Su Yonglin learned about the victory of the Northern Expedition, he was very happy. He was even more happy after hearing the news that he had captured 200,000 people and more than 500,000 cattle, sheep, and horses. He ordered all the officers and soldiers of the Northern Expedition to be rewarded and commended. According to the military merits, Formulate promotion terms, etc.
At the same time, Han Jinggui also became the third general of the Shangzhu Kingdom in the Ming Dynasty after Zhang Yuejing and Su Jue.
Later, Su Yonglin learned about the North Sea patrol cavalry system proposed by Han Jinggui and others.
With the support of Xin Qiji, the General Staff Headquarters agreed with this system.
They feel that the North Sea is so far away, and without an effective patrol system, occupation will become an empty talk, and they will not be able to know in time what is happening in the northern grasslands and whether they need to take precautions in advance.
Establishing a long-term and effective patrol cavalry system can detect some military threats in advance and thus seize the strategic initiative.
The Privy Council objected from the perspective of military material consumption, believing that the North Sea itself is more like a symbol. It is unimaginable to completely occupy the North Sea when it is so far away from the Chinese mainland, so it can be regarded as an honor.
The grassland controlled by Daming Dang is enough, whether raising horses or cattle and sheep.
And regardless of the previous dynasties, there has never been one that has almost dominated the northern grasslands like the Ming Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty has already created the first time in history.
After several wars, millions of time bomb enemies on the grassland have been wiped out. They can no longer pose any threat to the Ming Dynasty. The northern frontier of the Ming Dynasty can guarantee security for at least thirty to fifty years.
Under such circumstances, it may be a waste to establish a long-term patrol mechanism. Ming Dynasty should seriously consider strategic contraction to reduce high military expenditures.
The two major departments leading military issues had a dispute on this issue. The two sides were at loggerheads, and it was Su Yonglin who made the final decision.
Su Yonglin expressed support.
“Since the Ming Dynasty boundary monument has been erected and the Ming Dynasty flag has been raised in Beihai, it is the territory of the Ming Dynasty. Regardless of whether it can be used in practice, since it is the territory of the Ming Dynasty, we cannot turn a blind eye and think it is unimportant. This is not the right approach.
Patrolling does not require too many people, whether it is five hundred or a thousand people. One round trip does not require much money and food expenditure, but it can maintain the results of the soldiers' hard work and will not damage the soldiers. heart of.
More importantly, maintaining a military presence in the Beihai can detect tribes that have migrated from various places to the vicinity of the Beihai as early as possible, and can always maintain the vigilance of the Ming Dynasty's northern frontier, and prevent some tribes from becoming big and becoming a nuisance to the Ming Dynasty. I think this is necessary of. "
Su Yonglin expresses his support, so there is nothing to continue discussing on this matter.
Han Jinggui's proposal was approved, and the General Staff Headquarters and the Privy Council will work together to develop a North Sea patrol mechanism that can be maintained for a long time to provide early warning for the Ming Dynasty's strategy of "defending enemies outside the country's borders" in the long term.
The huge threat belonging to the Mongol Empire has been strangled in the cradle by Su Yonglin, but without the Mongol Empire, who knows whether there will be some unexpected variables in the current situation where the grassland is dominated by one family?
It is necessary to be vigilant, and it is also necessary to prepare for the future in advance. Before the Ming Dynasty's military technology and production technology complete revolutionary changes, no one can guarantee that no accidents will occur.
Just like his plan to explore the two major shipping routes in the South and North Oceans that he launched in the eighth year of Hongwu's reign, this is an action to prepare for the future and proactively face the future.
Daming wants to go out, take the initiative to go out, and discover a broader world.
In the middle of the ninth year of Hongwu's reign, the preparations for the Two Oceans Exploration Plan were completed, and the expedition was officially launched and set sail.
This voyage, which is destined to be more meaningful than Zheng He's voyages to the Western Ocean, is led by the World Liaison Department of the Renaissance Society. A large number of energetic and exploratory Renaissance members who have dreams about the sea are divided into two groups to explore the unknown world. go.
In this exploration, the exploration of the Northern Route was very difficult and dangerous, so Su Yonglin was quite tolerant of them, allowing them to fail and allow them to return.
The difficulty of exploring the Nanyang route is not that big in Su Yonglin's eyes, so Su Yonglin is very much looking forward to achieving some results as soon as possible on the Nanyang route.
Facts have proved that the difficulty of exploring the Nanyang route is really not that difficult.
Because in mid-to-late June of the 10th year of Hongwu, Li Qiutang, the general manager of the Nanyang Route Expedition Fleet and deputy director of the Navigation Department, told Su Yonglin two pieces of good news.
He made two major discoveries in Southeast Asia.
First, he discovered a gold mine in an area northwest of Liuqiu Island.
Second, his Nanyang expedition fleet discovered a large-scale gold mine on an island called Luzon Island by the locals. Through some exchanges with local indigenous people, they also discovered the existence of copper mines, and this copper The scale of the mine was far beyond their previous imagination.
The professional mining team accompanying the fleet has concluded that the veins are very large. He suggested to Su Yonglin that more mining teams should be dispatched immediately with professional equipment to Liuqiu Island and Luzon Island for further exploration.
If possible, he strongly suggested that Su Yonglin set up mining factories in these two places as soon as possible, especially the copper mines on Luzon Island, which were of great significance to the current copper shortage in the Ming Dynasty.
After Su Yonglin learned about this, he was very happy. He immediately called Lin Jingchun and Shi Zheng, and ordered the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Industry to dispatch professional mining experts and economic experts to the local area to make further accurate judgments on the size of the veins and the estimated output value.
If there are no problems with the predictions of the Nanyang expedition fleet, the Ming Dynasty will begin to set up mining factories on Liuqiu Island and Luzon Island and declare sovereignty.
Yes, declare sovereignty.
In the spirit of claiming that no political power exists, it is regarded as a great gift from nature. Su Yonglin learned that there is no political power on Liuqiu Island, and that there is no political power on Luzon Island. There are only primitive tribes on the two big islands. Power exists.
They are all small local forces, and there are no troublesome issues such as the declaration of the core of the political power. Therefore, the existence of these two large minerals was naturally regarded by Su Yonglin as state-owned by the Ming Dynasty.
Lin Jingchun was overjoyed when he learned that the Nanyang Expedition Fleet had discovered large-scale copper and gold mines. He immediately took Shi Zheng to select people, and hurriedly and slowly, three days later, he had them take a boat south from Tianjin Port and head straight to the river. Go to the big island.
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