In the pavilion under the apricot tree that has lost all its leaves.
Jie Jin slowly poured another cup of tea for Tie Xuan.
The Dahongpao tea soup sent from Fujian Road is ruddy, with slight ripples on the surface and a wisp of white smoke.
Tie Xuan looked at the rising white smoke, lowered his head and blew gently.
The smoke began to twist.
Tie Xuan spoke softly: "Brother Dashen, what do you think about this?"
"The New Deal can't go away." Xie Jin replied decisively.
It seems that just now, after Tie Xuan expressed his thoughts, he already had his opinion.
Tie Xuan frowned slightly, looking confused: "Oh?"
Xie Jin's brows were a little solemn: "The New Deal seems to be a turmoil at the moment, but the complexity will drag you into it and you will have no time to care about other things.
In the local area, the King of Qin is supervising the affairs. He can use the knife when he can't understand. What about you? You dare? "
His Highness, King Qin, has killed countless people in the past few years just because of the matter of dividing people into acres and clearing land.
Just the memorial regarding the impeachment of King Qin received by the cabinet could not be loaded into several large vehicles.
This winter, just burning the impeachment memorials is enough to keep the cabinet warm.
Not to mention, there is still the ongoing review of local officials. Anyone who is found to be illegal will be implicated, and one case can cost hundreds or even thousands of people their lives.
Tie Hyun shook his head.
He can carry out the Japanese extermination policy unscrupulously in Yingzhou, but he must not continue to do so in the Central Plains.
Xie Jin said softly: "The New Deal will take time, and you need to go further. What is the root cause of the chaos in Henan Province and Shanxi Province this year? It is because of an outbreak accumulated in the local area under the suppression of the New Deal.
Why does your Majesty repeatedly use the King of Qin instead of letting me and other cabinets handle it directly? After the King of Qin has finished his errands, he can return to his fiefdom. If the grievances are too loud, His Majesty can kill the King of Qin and confine him to the capital to think about his mistakes.
If we had waited, I would have been able to settle local grievances with people and let the New Deal continue to be implemented. "
Tie Xuan pondered for a long time: "So... Brother Da Shen wants me to go to Jiubian?"
Xie Jin nodded.
"You have been in Yingzhou for several years. It can be said that the country can divide Yingzhou into four lanes, and you are the one who has contributed the most.
You are familiar with how to control the lands outside the territory, and you are familiar with how to make me stop and encroach on the lands outside the territory.
Now, Taisun is at the border. Regardless of whether he can form a good relationship with Wala or not, there will definitely be a war outside the border in the next two years, a war that will make our Ming Dynasty decide the world.
If we win, then within a hundred years our Ming Dynasty will be safe in the north; if we lose..."
"I'm afraid that the domestic new policy will also be affected or even interrupted."
Tie Xuan took the words and finally understood how much influence Jiubian had on the current situation in the DPRK.
Xie Jin nodded: "That's right, so you should go to Jiubian. There are endless wolf cubs on the grassland that have been killed for thousands of years. The Nine-Border Great Wall was built in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, which was the Great Qin Dynasty. It was about to be destroyed by the remnants of the Seven Kingdoms, but the imperial court did not call back the army guarding the border.
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty had great talents and generals, including Wei Qing and Huo Qubing, but they only managed to maintain peace for decades.
Over the years, batches of people have disappeared from the grassland, but new forces have emerged.
If the Ming Dynasty wants to truly enter the prosperous age and master the eternal foundation, this state must end on the grassland.
And you, you know best how to do this. "
In the pavilion, Tie Xuan fell into deep thought.
After a long time, he raised his head again.
"Therefore, if I go to Jiubian, the method I perform will not be the same as the method I performed in Yingzhou."
Xie Jin nodded and said: "That's right. You have to assess the situation and reconsider countermeasures."
Tie Xuan suddenly smiled: "Brother Dashen, what advice do you have?"
After saying that, he looked at Xie Jin deeply.
Since Xie Jin can praise him so much today and let him go to Jiubian, he must have thought about this matter a long time ago.
And he just lacks someone to help him implement these plans.
It seems that it is just right for me to return to Beijing this time.
Xie Jin also smiled.
They were all smart people, and there was no hope that he could hide these thoughts from this man Tu Tie.
"Actually, I have seen everything you did in Yingzhou. From the beginning to now, I have carefully reviewed every item. Although not all of them can be transferred to the grassland, there are many methods that can be used. Of the."
"Change their customs, settle their residences, weaken their ethnic groups, and turn them into Han."
Xie Jin stated the strategy he had in mind word for word.
Tie Xuan, who was opposite him, listened carefully and remembered every word.
Xie Jin continued: "Recently, I often go to the Ministry of Industry to look for Zhang Shangshu. His cement is very convenient. From what I think, it can be used to build forts on the grasslands outside the pass, and then expand them into fortified cities as a deterrent. One side, slowly advancing.
Then cement roads and railways were used to connect various places, and then roads were used to divide the grassland, making it inconsistent.
Recruit herders to graze for my Ming Dynasty, provide food and grass, and win people's hearts.
Sold to the nobles of the grassland tribes, they used their luxury to corrupt their hearts and indulge in pleasure.
Then...then use the secret sect's prairie under the Immortal Heaven to bring chaos to its ethnic group and destroy its foundation.
When our government regains the Western Region, we will rebuild the Anxi and Beiting roads, go north to Lake Balkhash, the Shihe River in Yeer, and the Omu River area, and cut off the grassland from the west. If this situation can be achieved, the grassland outside Jiubian Pass can become our inland grassland of the Ming Dynasty. "
Xie Jin went through his plans one by one in an orderly manner.
Tie Xuan's eyes widened after hearing this.
After Jie Jin finished speaking, he took a deep breath and then exhaled heavily.
Tie Xuan stared closely at Jie Jin in front of him: "This is longer than the road from Jiaozhi to Peiping! Let alone the Ming Dynasty's recovery of the Western Regions, even if it is done outside the customs, it will cost countless money and food, and a huge amount of It may not be enough."
The Western Region is so far away that people in the Central Plains have forgotten it since Xuanzong of the former Tang Dynasty.
But it's different outside Jiubian.
If we follow what Xie Jin said, we can use the city as a node to divide and divide the tribes on the grassland, and then domesticate the tribes on the grassland step by step.
The resources the court needs to invest in this will be countless.
Xie Jin sneered: "If we can make Ming Dynasty have a lasting foundation, these efforts are nothing. As long as you Tiexuan nods and agrees, I will make a motion in the cabinet."
From now on, the fiscal, taxation, grain and fodder supplies from Jiaozhi Road, Chamcheng Road and other places will be transported directly to Peiping and transferred to various places on the nine sides for your use.
A portion of the gold and silver output of Yingzhou's four provinces will be allocated to you for your exclusive use. "
Xie Jin's eyes flashed with a faint light.
There is nothing that the people of the Central Plains cannot accomplish.
As long as the court has an unchanging determination and a steady flow of resources, these two things will one day be accomplished.
Just like thousands of years ago, the people of the Central Plains walked step by step to the Western Regions, and then filled that land with Han flags.
Tie Xuan let out a long breath: "The court will not agree to this."
Xie Jin smiled and did not comment, but then said, "Your Majesty, the prince, and the grandson will all agree to the reopening of the Western Region and the Dingding grassland."
Tie Xuan was stunned for a moment.
yes.
Even though Xie Jin's plan cost a lot of money, there were countless objections from the DPRK and China.
But as long as this matter can make the Ming Dynasty go on a path far beyond that of the Han and Tang Dynasties, then it can definitely be done.
Xie Jin added: "Why did the Han and Tang Dynasties lose the Western Region twice?"
"The journey is long and the Central Plains is in chaos. But the most important thing is that the Western Region is too far. It's so far that it takes months to get a matter back to the court."
This is a reason that has been explained countless times in history books, and Tie Xuan smiled.
Xie Jin nodded and said: "That's true, so in my arms, a memorial has been written."
"What did you write?" Tie Xuan asked immediately.
Jie Jin took out the memorial that he had kept warm from his arms and presented it to Tie Xuan.
While Tie Xuan was reading through it, Xie Jin explained: "In fact, it is my Ming Dynasty's good fortune that can solve the fundamental problem of the Western Regions.
The money and food supplies for the imperial army departed from Yingtian City, went north along the canal, diverted to the Yellow River, and reached Henan Prefecture.
Since then, the imperial court has built railways and passed trains.
It spans dozens of prefectures in Henan and Shaanxi, starting from Jiayu Pass, Yumen Pass, Yangguan in the west, and ending at Hamiwei. "
Tie Xuan was already dizzy and muttered: "How long will this road be..."
Xie Jin smiled slightly: "I have asked the Ministry of Industry to calculate it, and it is roughly five thousand miles.
As long as this road is built, it would have taken several months or even half a year for the imperial troops, horses, and supplies to reach Hamiwei. From then on, it would only take one or two months to travel back and forth.
If the imperial court sends troops from Hamiwei, this road can continue to be built to the west, leading directly to its hometown in the Western Regions. "
Tie Xuan's fingers kept tapping on the table, his brows furrowed: "How much will it cost? Do you have a budget?"
"The terrain from Henan Road to Shaanxi Road is relatively flat, making it easy to build and the cost is slightly lower. The area from Baoji to Wuwei is mountainous and rugged, so investment may be excessive."
Obviously, Xie Jin had already made plans to build this railway starting from Luoyang City and ending at Hamiwei.
He spoke slowly and revealed the total budget.
"The total length is five thousand miles, and the average construction cost per mile is about ten thousand taels of silver."
Tie Xuan opened his mouth, and after a long time he said: "Fifty million taels of silver!"
He stayed in Yingzhou for several years, and the output of Iwami Silver Mine and Treasure Island was almost always shipped back to Tiancheng under his nose.
Tie Xuan clearly understands the concept of fifty million taels of silver.
Even if all the output of Yingzhou was used to fund the construction of this railway from now on, it would take the court no less than ten years to fill the budget of 50 million taels.
And this, aside from the fact that the court also had to spend a lot of money and food expenditures, at the same time, it was necessary to ensure that the construction of this railway went smoothly.
According to Tie Xuan's estimation, if the Ming Dynasty really wanted to build this railway, it would not have been completed in less than thirty years.
Xie Jin smiled.
"In fact, the steel needed for the railway can be produced by Qiongzhou Prefecture, the money can be produced by Yingzhou, and the grain and grass can be supplied by Jiaozhi Road. I predict that this road will be built within ten years. If everything goes well outside the customs in the past two years, calling Herders are involved in road construction and we can strive to complete it within five years!”
"This is impossible!"
Tie Xuan spoke decisively and expressed his opinion.
"It was impossible to spread one's family into a single family at the beginning."
"Conquering Jiaozhi and occupying the city were impossible at the beginning."
"Conquering Yingzhou was impossible at the beginning."
"But now that all these things have been done one by one, is it impossible to build a road?"
Xie Jin's eyes were full of determination.
Tie Xuan shook his head vigorously: "This is different, it's different."
Jie Jin turned the tea cup and said quietly: "If you follow the way you did to those Japanese people and operate it properly. Excluding the expenditure on materials needed for the railway and the cost of food and grass for road workers, these 50 million taels will be The number may be reduced a bit.”
"This is impossible!"
Tie Hyun responded loudly.
However, Xie Jin looked directly at the other party and said in a deep voice: "So, I need you to go outside Jiubian Pass. The Ming Dynasty needs more road builders!"
Xie Jin swore that he was not a warlike person.
But now the Ming Dynasty has a new need, just as it needed those Japanese people to dedicate themselves to the construction of the Ming Dynasty.
Now almost all the Japanese have been killed following the Shanxi Dao Rebellion.
Even the Japanese who were not used in Shanxi Road were killed because of the imperial court's fear.
The Ming Dynasty now needs new ethnic groups to come and dedicate themselves to the prosperous age of the Ming Dynasty.
The Tatars and Oara people outside the customs are a very good choice.
Xie Jin's eyes were dark.
As long as the person who dies is not a Ming Dynasty person, then everything will be worth it.
Tie Xuan looked at Jie Jin's face, his body gradually softened, and his shoulders drooped.
He found that everything he had done in Yingzhou was nothing in front of Xie Jin.
Jie Jin looked at Tie Xuan calmly.
"I can't stop anymore..."
"Even if this road is not repaired, the imperial court will send troops to the Western Regions."
"If we don't do this, the New Deal will not be interrupted by those who oppose it, and it will fall apart because the generals will have no new military exploits."
Xie Jin sighed softly.
Do you really want to do this?
In fact, it took a few years for him to realize that he had been tied up unknowingly.
Ming Dynasty has begun to embark on a completely different path.
Just like those steam locomotives and steam trains created by Zhang Ergong, they were running straight forward at full speed.
The difference is that both steam locomotives and steam trains can be stopped.
But the external conquests could not stop.
Duke Liang had been training troops in the northwest for two years. Although he has now been transferred out of the northwest, the Governor's Office sent several veteran military generals to the northwest in the blink of an eye.
What for?
That is to continue training troops in the northwest.
In the south, even though the founding father was about to return to Beijing to accept the title of Duke and Prince, no one ever mentioned a pause in the war on the front line.
Even the cabinet now knows exactly where the southern expedition's frontline has reached.
The cabinet now only knows how much the front line has advanced again, and how much the Ming Dynasty's territory has increased.
Tie Hyun was completely dumbfounded.
He had been away from Beijing for several years, and before he knew it, Daming had become something he didn't recognize.
Jie Jin shook his head and looked helpless: "Why is Taisun still staying on Shanxi Road when the new year is approaching? Why will he continue to patrol the border next year?
Your army on the eastern expedition has gained four new territories for the imperial court, and your army on the southern expedition has opened up thousands of miles of territory. What about the nine borders?
If Jiubian maintains the status quo, the morale of the military will be lost, and you should know what will happen then..."
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