At the end of the great dynasty meeting, all civil and military officials retired from the dynasty.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. They didn't expect that today's meeting would decide so many things.
Song Kangnian, the Minister of Rites, was dejected and prepared to walk out of the Huangji Palace.
The Ministry of Rites has a series of troubles, and he cannot be the Minister of Rites.
He was very confused about his next fate.
Song Kangnian joined Su He's forces when Emperor Su He first started to rebel.
Originally, he planned to use the common fortune teller method to attract Su He's attention by making up prophecies.
After reaching a high position, he used his talents.
Song Kangnian didn't expect that Su He was not interested in what he was doing.
Instead, it was self-defeating and he was asked to manage religious and ceremonial affairs.
Song Kangnian regretted a little. If he didn't show off these things at that time, now he might be able to guard one side and become a truly important minister.
Instead of being like now, even many officials from the Ministry of Rites were defying him.
Qin Shanshui from the Qilin Guard Command Room walked next to Song Kangnian.
"Master Song, Your Majesty wants to see you."
Song Kangnian was stunned for a moment, and with excitement, he followed Qin Shanshui to see Emperor Su He.
He came to Qianqing Palace and saw Chief of General Staff Li Fengming waiting here.
Song Kangnian was a little surprised. He thought Emperor Su He wanted to meet him alone. Things had turned around and he was ready to reuse him.
If he was really demoted to another place, Emperor Su He would not waste time to receive him. He would only send officials from the General Affairs Department to deliver an imperial edict.
He didn't expect that Li Fengming was here. This was Emperor Su He discussing military affairs. Could he be transferred to the General Staff Headquarters?
Song Kangnian thought he knew something about military affairs before, but as the Royal Army of China became more and more professional.
He had only read a few military books, and the little knowledge he had acquired compared with graduates of military schools was just a matter of skill.
When Su He saw Song Kangnian's arrival, he said to Li Fengming: "We not only want to conquer the northwest region, but also occupy it permanently.
Relying only on military means cannot survive for a long time. To have both civil and military skills, it is necessary to establish a local government.
I am not worried about Wu Jie's Fourth Army. He will conquer the two areas of Eastern Chagatai and Erut without any problem.
But if we want to defend the northwest region, we cannot garrison hundreds of thousands of troops for a long time.
Culture and education must keep up, transform the local area, cultivate local forces close to us, and at the same time vigorously immigrate, so that the northwest region can be maintained for a long time.
I still remember that the ancestor Li Bai, the great poet of the Tang Dynasty, was born in Suiye City in the northwest. This shows that there were a large number of Han people living in the northwest at that time.
After the Tang Dynasty retreated from the northwest region, the Western Region Protectorate was captured by Tibet.
From then on, the northwest region never returned to the embrace of the Central Plains Dynasty.
The people there put down their books of poetry and picked up their scriptures. This is not acceptable. "
When Song Kangnian heard what Emperor Su He said, he immediately understood his position.
I am going to the northwest region to spread Chinese culture and let people in the northwest region read poetry and books again.
This is also a good thing for him.
Song Kangnian was the Minister of Rites, and was only one step away from the highest status among civil servants.
But he can never reach it because he has no experience of being in charge of a political party.
If civil servants in Dahua want to enter the cabinet, they must have experience in governing.
He had been seeking employment before, but he had never even been a county magistrate and could not compete with others.
Now Emperor Su He finally saw the advantages in him and was ready to release him to the northwest region.
This area has not yet been occupied by the Dahua Dynasty, but it is this area where he can get opportunities.
As long as he does a good job in education in the northwest region, Song Kangnian believes that he has a chance to join the cabinet.
He knew the reason why Emperor Su He chose him, and said excitedly: "Your Majesty, I will definitely try my best to spread Chinese culture so that all people in the northwest can read Chinese characters and read poetry.
Let the northwest region have only one language, learn one script, and worship in ancestral temples. "
Su He looked at Song Kangnian's statement and was very satisfied. Song Kangnian understood what he meant.
He motioned to Zhou Fangzhi to bring him a map.
Su He pointed to the map of the northwest region and said: "I am planning to establish a governor of the northwest, with Song Aiqing as the first governor of the imperial court.
The northwest region is huge, but the things that need to be managed are highly unified and unified by the governor.
In the northwest region, capture Eastern Chagatai to establish Turpan Province and capture Erut to establish Yinli Province. "
Song Kangnian looked at the vast territory of the northwest region. Even though it was just two provinces, it was directly a quarter of the size of the Central Plains.
He will manage such a large area in the future, and he must hand in a satisfactory answer.
Song Kangnian asked tentatively: "Your Majesty, the northwest region is too big.
If Wei Chen wants to manage such a large area, he needs many officials to assist him.
No one wants to be an official in a bitter cold region like the northwest, with a large amount of Gobi desert and a turbulent region. "
Song Kangnian has brought himself to the position of governor of the northwest.
He immediately discovered the disadvantages of the northwest region.
Nothing can be accomplished by relying on him alone.
Newspapers often introduce the areas surrounding the Dahua Dynasty to broaden people's horizons.
Literate officials all know that the northwest region has a large number of desert areas and the living environment is very harsh.
Officials considered a place like Qiongzhou Prefecture to be a place full of miasma, and even Nanyang became a place of exile.
The northwest region is even more bitter and cold than these places. Except for demoted officials, no official would be willing to go to such a place.
He thought to himself that if he were not the governor, he would not be willing to go to such a dangerous place.
Song Kangnian believed that the timing of his taking office was wrong. A large number of demoted officials had already followed Wu Hongyi to Nanyang.
He wanted to demote officials, but he couldn't find enough people.
When Su He heard Song Kangnian's request, he smiled and said: "I already have a way to solve the problem of insufficient officials.
Officials in inland areas can sign up to support the northwest region.
As long as he has been supported for five years, his rank can be promoted to one rank, and a fifth-rank official can be promoted to a fourth-rank official. "
When Song Kangnian heard about Emperor Su He's approach, he immediately fell in admiration.
This method can mobilize the enthusiasm of many people.
Many fifth-rank officials can only be fifth-rank officials throughout their lives and have no way to move forward.
The boundary between fifth and fourth grades cannot be reached by just relying on qualifications.
Officials of the fourth grade can already serve as the prefect of a prefecture.
When an official becomes a prefect, his future official career will be smooth and he will have the opportunity to be promoted.
In the unspoken rules of the officialdom, the seventh rank is an official, and those below the seventh rank are officials.
It is also extremely difficult for a small official to be promoted from the eighth grade to the seventh grade.
Many officials would be very tempted by the shortcut for promotion for officials with no background.
As long as the imperial court officially announces this policy, a large number of officials will sign up to go to the northwest region.
Song Kangnian bowed and saluted: "Your Majesty has superb methods, I admire you.
As long as there are enough officials, I will be able to govern the northwest region well. "
Song Kangnian felt proud that he was finally reused by Emperor Su He.
The Minister of Rites, such a troublesome official position, can be taken by anyone who likes it. He is going to the northwest to show his ambition.
Su He looked at the excited Song Kangnian and said, "I believe in Song Aiqing's ability, and Song Aiqing will definitely live up to my trust."
Su He looked at the map standing next to him. Most of the western region of the Dahua Dynasty had been painted red and was under the control of the imperial court.
The Wusizang area has been stabilized, the number of people in the plateau area is too small, and the local chieftains are also very weak.
As long as there is an elite force stationed there, the local situation will be very stable.
All those who dared to resist have been arrested.
In this era, it is not difficult to govern anywhere as long as you dare to raise the butcher's knife.
Han immigrants who had adapted to altitude sickness also began to take root in the Usizang area.
With the establishment of the three-level system of garrison, garrison and militia.
There are people in the Wusizang area who want to rebel, but they don't have the ability to do so.
What's more, in the Usizang area, except for the military and patrols, it is strictly restricted for anyone to possess firearms.
Without firearms, the possibility of a successful rebellion is almost zero.
The Heshuote region, which is close to Gansu and Usizang, is occupied by several large Mongolian tribes.
A large-scale plague broke out in the Hoshuote area before, resulting in a large number of local herdsmen dying.
Suhe sent an envoy represented by Borjijin Ezhe to the Heshuote area.
The Chahar tribe has a deep friendship with several major tribes in charge of the Heshuote region.
In the end, the plague was so severe in the Hoshuote area that tribal leaders and ordinary herdsmen all wanted to vaccinate against the plague with cowpox vaccine.
The Heshuote area is also a land of bitter cold. Suhe agreed to select three pastures in Monan Mongolia and hand them over to the major Mongolian tribes that controlled Heshuote.
In order to survive and dream of grassland, killing three soldiers with two peaches directly caused civil strife in several major tribes of Heshuote.
The tribes that supported joining the Dahua Dynasty won, and the Heshuote area chose to join the Dahua Dynasty.
Borzhijin Ezhe's methods were so crude that Eastern Chagatai directly refused entry to the envoys of the Great China Dynasty.
The Jungar tribe of Erut directly killed the envoy sent by the Dahua Dynasty.
There was no way for the Dahua Dynasty to negotiate with these two parties and could only rely on force. The defeated party lost everything.
Su He looked at the huge map in front of him. He wanted to take advantage of the Great China Dynasty to solve the surrounding hidden dangers in one fell swoop.
All the dynasties of the Central Plains were invaded by nomads.
There are two lifelines. Once lost, the Central Plains Dynasty will enter a countdown. The best consequence will be the separation of the Northern and Southern Dynasties.
One of the lifelines is in the northwest, consisting of the Hetao and Hexi Corridors.
Once the Shaanxi-Gansu defense line is broken through, the nomadic cavalry can gallop directly on the plains of the Central Plains, leaving the northern region undefended.
Another lifeline is Shuntianfu, especially the Yanshan Mountains and Shanhaiguan.
The terrain of Shuntian Mansion is higher than the surrounding areas, and it is the last line of defense in the northeast of the Central Plains Dynasty.
Once Shuntian Prefecture is broken through, the nomads can directly use cavalry to fight to the north of the Yangtze River.
These two lifelines are lifelines related to the life and death of the Central Plains Dynasty and must not be lost.
Su He had a longer-term vision. The great enemy of the Central Plains Dynasty was the nomadic people, so he would take a step back.
He chose to directly eliminate the surrounding nomads.
These people have only two choices, surrender or perish.
If the nomads choose to surrender, the Dahua Dynasty will not rule in name only like previous dynasties. This area will still be managed by the nomads.
Once the Central Plains dynasty declined, these nomadic peoples returned to their true nature.
The Dahua Dynasty will completely break up the ruling structure of the nomadic tribes by reforming the land and returning it to the local people.
The imperial court will send floating officials to manage this area.
This set of means has achieved some results.
For example, the Northeastern region and the Hetao area, the Dahua Dynasty developed these areas and produced great benefits.
Build large cities in these places and allow the Han to occupy these areas permanently.
Li Fengming saw Su He standing beside the map in a daze. He was about to consult, so he immediately closed his mouth so as not to disturb Su He's thinking.
Li Fengming waited for a while, saw Su He looking at him, and immediately made a gesture of listening.
"Feng Ming, prepare the Fourth Army this winter and launch an attack on Eastern Chagatai in the spring.
We first attack Chagatai in the east, and then go north to Erut, which has a higher combat power.
With the current strength of our army, it is simply a piece of cake to defeat the two Mongolian tribes, Eastern Chagatai and Erut.
Our biggest enemy is not the Mongolian tribes in Eastern Chagatai and Erut, but the environment.
The endless desert will be the biggest obstacle to our march.
The military must do a good job in logistics work. Only when the logistics are well prepared can the military achieve victory. "
When Li Fengming heard Su He's instructions, it was exactly what he thought.
The most difficult thing in the northwest region is logistics. The Royal Army of China has muskets and artillery.
Even if a regiment commander commanded the army and was ambushed by the Mongolian tribes, the attack would be slower at most and the entire army would not be annihilated.
During their western expedition, their biggest enemy was the desert.
In the desert of southern Mongolia, without a guide to lead the way, once lost, the entire army could easily be annihilated.
What's more, for them in East Chagatai, this is the largest desert they know.
Even if you are guided by a guide, once you lose your way, the consequences will be disastrous.
Li Fengming immediately expressed his position: "Your Majesty, I have an idea about the Western Expedition.
Our purpose is different from that of the Han and Tang Dynasties.
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty sent Wei Qing and Huo Qubing to attack the Xiongnu in the north. The Han Dynasty just wanted to defeat the Xiongnu.
The Tang Dynasty sent Li Jing to destroy the Turks, but he only defeated the Turks.
None of them immigrated to the north and built cities.
We are completely different and prepared to occupy the Northwest Territory for a long time.
Wei Chen's idea is that we don't pursue quick wins, but adopt a steady and steady approach.
Establish logistics camps at important nodes such as oases in the desert.
After the war, cities were built on the sites of these camps.
Our army's weapons far exceed those of the Mongolian tribes in Eastern Chagatai and Erut, and we have camps as a guarantee.
Our army can advance, attack, retreat or defend. We have camps in the desert and our army and logistics teams will not lose their way.
Even if they get lost, there are enough people to find them.
Apart from taking too long, I think this method is suitable. "
Su He listened to Li Fengming's method and carefully considered the pros and cons of this method.
The method proposed by Li Fengming can be summarized in six words, forming a camp to fight a dull war.
Used in desert areas, this method can indeed improve the winning rate and effectively reduce the casualties of the Royal Army of China.
Su He ordered: "You can try it first. If the effect is good, use this method.
I have one thing to tell you: these Mongolian tribes in the northwest are all unruly.
We must show our attitude and eliminate the disobedient tribes directly.
These people must clearly understand that the only outcome for not surrendering is death. "
