Emperor Kangxi also ascended the throne as a young man. After ascending the throne, he was most worried about three major issues: river affairs, water transportation, and the three vassals. He then wrote about them and hung them on the palace pillars. Because the Yellow River broke its banks frequently in the early years of Kangxi, the water transportation of grain from the south of the Yangtze River to the north was under threat. Both the Ming and Qing Dynasties made Beijing their capital. Whether the water transportation was smooth or not was related to the foundation of the imperial court, so the emperor should really be worried.
For Zhu Houzhao, there is also a tight curse on his head. The Qing court solved the border troubles, but the Ming Dynasty's border troubles were very serious.
In comparison, he faced almost no fatal threats at home. Even if there were peasant rebellions, grass bandits and the like would not be a problem. Some other vassal princes rebelled, which was like child's play.
The only one is the Tatars. Instead of five or eight years, they came twice in three years, either in the northwest or in Xuanfu. They kept entering and plundering, and from now on to the Jiajing period, in fact, An increasingly serious trend.
In addition, according to historical development, in a few decades, the Japanese pirates in the southeast will become serious again.
By that time, the north and the south were attacking, and the country's affairs were even more difficult.
So no matter what, there must be improvement in the north, and bad things cannot happen all at once.
"Yang Yiqing wrote a memorial, and I have been carrying it in my arms for many days." Zhu Houzhao went to the military aircraft office today, and he had something to say to his own people who were serious.
"The imperial court has to make plans for the future. The cabinet elders, great scholars, and ministers of various ministries have all listed many key government affairs. But I think that the most important thing for the imperial court at the moment is Tatar, which is the border trouble. If this problem is not solved, the Ming Dynasty will There is no safety."
If security cannot be solved, how can you talk about development?
Wang Hao, Han Wen, Wang Chang, and Yang Tinghe read Yang Yiqing's memorials in order, and then they all exclaimed, "Complex?"
Yes, multiple sets.
The Hetao Plain is now inhabited by Tatars.
Economically speaking, there are millions of acres of fertile farmland. From the perspective of modern climatology, this area is located in the mid-temperate zone, with the Yinshan Mountains in the north to block the cold wave, and the terrain is dominated by the Great Plains, with the Yellow River, Large rivers such as Wuding River also have rich water systems. This thing is a natural granary prepared for agricultural civilization.
This area was developed during the Qin and Han Dynasties, and by the Sui and Tang Dynasties, it was known as "North of the Great Wall and South of the Yangtze River". And there are abundant mineral resources such as salt, iron and copper. During the Han and Tang Dynasties, salt was produced in the Hetao area.
Because this place is very fertile, during the Han and Tang dynasties, when the Chinese nation was at its peak, it was built into a natural military camp. Anyway, there was food, salt mines, and horses here.
Occupying this place, the northern nomads would have to retreat to the north of the Yinshan Mountains. For the Central Plains Dynasty, by accumulating strength, it could expand its territory to the north, and at the same time, it could control the Hexi Corridor to the west and open up the Western Regions.
But once they lose this place, the nomads can cross the Yinshan Mountains and push hundreds of miles forward at once. They have food and drink, and they can directly threaten the Guanzhong area to the south, and cross the Hexi Corridor of Yinchuan, Wuwei, Zhangye, and Jiuquan to the west. It is not safe either, and the Central Plains and Western Regions are in danger of being cut off.
During the period of Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty, the Huns launched raids through the Hetao area, and their troops once reached the vicinity of Ganquan Palace. ….
In short, whoever occupies this natural barracks can make a sudden surprise attack.
By the time of the Ming Dynasty, Hongwu and Yongle, needless to say, after the Zhengtong Tumubao Incident, the Ming Dynasty lost the Hetao area for the first time.
His son, Emperor Chenghua, changed his military passiveness to activeness at the border after he ascended the throne. Speaking of his achievements, Chenghua Liting was actually ranked last. His most dazzling achievement was the miraculous recovery of the Hetao area.
At that time, there were also some civil servant groups who felt that it would be unpalatable to send out a large army and spend money. If there was another civil fortress attack, it would be over. However, Emperor Chenghua's temperament was a bit like Yongle. He didn't care whether the civil servants scolded me or not, until the Ming army raided later. In the Hongyanchi area, the home base of the Tatars in the Hetao, the Tatars withdrew from the Hetao because they were worried about their safety.
The man who led the Ming army to great victory was Wang Yue.
This battle brought about twenty years of stability in Hetao. It was not until the eighth year of Hongzhi that Tatars began to enter the Hetao area to station their herds again. At this time, the emperor had already been captured by civilian officials, that kind of
The argument of sending out large armies and consuming national power has once again gained the upper hand.
Although Hongzhi had the intention to send troops several times, he was soft-tempered and did not dare to do it because there were many people who opposed it.
Of course, in the imperial court, there were always ministers who insisted on reinstating the Loop, because the value of the Hetao area was easily seen, including the abandonment of the Loop during the Jiajing period, and there were also ministers who wanted to change this trend.
Yang Yiqing falls into this category of officials.
But you can't just talk about it. The Tatars are cavalry. If you want to defeat them, the Ming Dynasty must also have cavalry. Otherwise, even if you defeat them, they will harass you every day and it will be meaningless if you can't defend them.
This is a big deal.
Wang Hao, Han Wen and four other people were silent after seeing it, not because they didn't support it, but because they knew the matter was of great importance and they had to be careful in their responses.
How could Zhu Houzhao not know?
"If the complex can be successfully integrated, the imperial court can designate this area as a military control area, and the imperial court can implement military garrison. The foundation for food and troop formation will be established, and horses can be raised, further reducing the pressure on the people and herdsmen in Hebei. The national situation is difficult, and this It’s about untying the rare first button. For the Tatars, if they lose the Loop, they can only move northward beyond the Yinshan Mountains.”
Then the living environment would be even worse. During this period of the Ming Dynasty, the winters were getting colder year by year. Going north... they wouldn't freeze to death.
Wang Hao said with a stern face, "If we want to achieve a retaliation, the imperial court will have to send a larger army than this time, and 20,000 cavalry may not be enough."
And also think about what to do if you fail.
All the little possessions I had saved were put into it, and it was really hard to cry without tears.
Han Wen said: "His Majesty's intention is not to complete this goal this year or next year. It must always be completed step by step and take three to five years. It is difficult, but it can be done step by step."
On the other hand, Yang Tinghe pointed out the crux of the problem, "If you want to repeat the plan, for the imperial court, it is not a lack of troops. Even if it is recruiting troops, the imperial court also has silver to recruit troops and horses. The key is to have a general to lead the troops!"
Zhu Houzhao's eyes lit up. Although Yang Tinghe was the youngest, he later became the chief assistant. None of the three older people in the group had ever done it. It was still different. ….
"The general who leads the army is the most important, and the second most important thing is money." The emperor spoke at this time, "So Zhejiang and the Shaofu are also very important."
The four of them understood immediately upon hearing it.
"I see. So, Your Majesty actually started planning it when he was the crown prince!"
Thinking of the emperor's age, the four of them were greatly shocked.
"The purpose of vigorously rectifying the horse administration is to have cavalry." Yang Tinghe no longer knew what to say.
Now everyone in the court said that the emperor was a genius, but many people could not see what the emperor had done specifically. They only knew that he was deeply scheming and had strange plans. Sometimes he himself felt that the emperor was just a little smarter and a little smarter. .
Only when you have contact like this can you understand what it means to plan for the future if you don’t plan for the future; if you don’t plan for the overall situation, you can’t plan for a region!
"It's a pity that after so many years of hard work, there are only 20,000 cavalry." Zhu Houzhao was also a little helpless at this point. "We still have to hold our hearts and grit our teeth to release them. We can't really wait until they are regrouped." Only during wartime do they go to the battlefield."
No matter how precious the army is, it cannot do anything without going through the test of actual war, so there is nothing we can do about it if it suffers losses, just feel sorry for it.
"With your majesty's wisdom, your Majesty must have already planned the matter in Zhejiang?" Han Wen was concerned about money. Although generals were also crucial, if he wanted to succeed, he couldn't do it without the support of millions of taels of silver.
At this time, Zhu Houzhao stopped playing mysteries with them. "There is a certain amount of money in the Ming Dynasty. The more the court acquires, the less places there are in the world. The wealth of the country makes the people poor. This has been the case since ancient times. So we must set our sights." Invest outside the Ming Dynasty, otherwise how could I have saved those millions of taels of silver when I was the prince?"
Wang Chang was a little confused, "Your Majesty, since a large amount of silver is needed to complete the transaction, why does the court send troops this time? This money could have been saved."
After all, military training is only
It's a trivial reason.
The emperor did not hide it from him, "The imperial court does not have the talent of generals and commanders, so I am worried that the troops and horses will be trapped in large numbers."
Many people's names are said to be powerful by hearing or in books. You have to try them first to see if they are powerful or not. After all, employing people is one of his most important tasks. If the people are wrong, what about an army of half a million? The Tumu Fort was not completely wiped out.
Of course, there is another reason, that is, reform is difficult and a military victory is needed to increase the authority of the new emperor.
"...But where can I find talented generals?"
Zhu Houzhao replied: "Go and find him on the battlefield. Times make heroes."
In fact, he wanted to say that the imperial court already had a talented general waiting in Guizhou.
Yang Tinghe read Yang Yiqing's memorial again, cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty's intention today is to ask your ministers to include the proposal of reunification in the three-year plan, and then treat it as a top priority for the imperial court."
Zhu Houzhao gave him an approving look, "That's right. I can say this, there is no overlapping three-year plan, and it doesn't even need to be drafted."
"Then I dare to ask Your Majesty, where will you be in three years?"
"It is said to be written into the three-year plan, but actually it will take four years including this year. In four years, the Ming Dynasty will reoccupy the Hetao Plain. This is a national policy. If things are done, I will discuss with you how to deal with this area. Implement martial law. If it cannot be done, planning in advance will be in vain."
Wang Hao clenched his fists and his eyes were shining. The image of the emperor and him swearing together appeared in his mind. The Ming Dynasty must restore its former glory and recreate the prosperous age of Han and Tang Dynasties.
This is what the emperor said and this is what he did.
The old man first expressed his support, "The Hetao must be returned to the Ming Dynasty, and the grazing land of our ancestors must not be lost!"
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