The submission of the tribes of Nurgandusi is a completely new situation.
Completely different from the previous worship and canonization, the Central Plains dynasty then ignored the border areas.
What these tribes want is to become a complete part of the Central Plains Dynasty, receive the same treatment as the Han people, and accept rule.
In this way, how to manage the Far North requires proper handling.
"The expansion of territory has been a major event in the past dynasties. Now the expansion of territory without fighting cannot be compared with it even in the prosperous times. Since the land and population have fallen into our hands, we cannot ignore it."
"Yes, the resources there alone are very important to us. Once they are discarded, it will seriously affect our development."
At the central meeting, almost all the elders agreed.
Although Nurgandusi is still a wild land, it has already played a huge role in the construction of Shandong.
Not to mention anything else, timber alone has greatly alleviated Shandong's demand.
Without the high-quality wood harvested there, warships could not be built.
The importance of the navy to Shandong is self-evident.
"If we want to strengthen our rule over there, we must dispatch capable officials to establish household registration and land statistics, so that we can implement effective management."
Since everyone agreed, Zuo Mengeng naturally followed the good advice.
From his true heart, he certainly would not give up the territory of Nurgandusi to others.
That is a place that many Chinese people dream about!
Now that he had the chance to make up for his mistakes, he would never be able to forgive himself if he gave up again.
"You mean to open a government office?"
Hou Xun somewhat understood his intention, but his expression was a little hesitant.
"What are you worried about, Mr. Hou?"
Hou Xun was free to say whatever he wanted.
"The past dynasties did not want to expand the territory. It was really wasteful and endless, and eventually brought the country down. Now the world is uncertain, and it is difficult to decide the outcome. If too much power is invested in the extreme north, I am afraid that it will not be able to do anything. Deal with the chaos.”
The issues he raised were very practical.
It is said that the Central Plains dynasty was conservative and only knew how to defend its territory but did not know how to open up frontiers.
actually not.
In fact, every emperor and country has great ambitions, but whether they can achieve it depends on their own strength and objective conditions.
The biggest factor that restricted the expansion of the Central Plains dynasties was that the border areas were too remote and poor.
Either the journey is long and the conquest is difficult; the resources are limited, which not only cannot make up for the needs of the conquest, but also drains the national treasury, causing the local people to live in dire straits.
After thousands of years of development, the Central Plains region has become the richest place in the world.
Especially now, the situation in Ming Dynasty is very delicate.
The Ming Dynasty was declining and was on the verge of collapse, but it still had confidence and was still the orthodoxy in the world.
Except for Zuo Menggeng, no one can guarantee whether the Ming Dynasty can be revived and brought back to life.
The Hou Jin Dynasty in Liaodong is still developing vigorously, and its power has penetrated deep into the Mongolian grasslands and become the overlord of the north.
This is the biggest enemy at present, and it cannot be solved for a while.
The northwest and the Central Plains are currently in chaos. You sing and I come on stage. Fighting back and forth, no one can do anything to the other. It is not yet time for Shandong to come to the end and clean up the mess.
Jiangnan is rich in the world, but the stubborn forces are also the most powerful. Being able to capture Songjiang Prefecture and own the bridgehead is already a blessing.
Without absolutely sufficient strength, Shandong cannot march into Jiangnan and pierce the window paper.
As for Zheng Zhilong on the coast, the dormant Japan, and the probing Western colonists, they are all factors that need to be considered.
At this time, any force is important. If you pay too much attention to Nuergandusi, it is likely to affect Shandong's progress.
Hou Xun's concerns have been supported by many people.
At this time, the only person who can see through the fog of history is Zuo Menggeng.
Although history has changed a lot because of his existence. However, since Shandong's power is not strong enough yet, its impact on the entire historical trend is still within the original range.
In this way, Zuo Mengeng is still very confident in his judgment.
"Do you think the imperial court can completely wipe out the northwest bandits? Or can we say that the northwest bandits really break into the capital and overthrow the imperial court?"
When it comes to military issues, Huang Zongxi has the most say.
"Although the northwest bandits have fought several good battles in the past few years, they still remain a rabble. Although the imperial army is also terrible, its strength is still higher than that of the northwest bandits. According to the military's estimates, there are not four to five After years of pulling and pulling, there is still no winner.”
This statement coincides with Zuo Mengeng's judgment.
"What about the Jurchens in Liaodong?"
Li Banghua's inner demons are the ones he cares about the most.
"Young Jurchen."
Huang Zongxi spoke concisely and comprehensively, telling the story of Hou Jin's destiny.
"According to the deductions of the General Staff, the Jurchens will continue to erode the imperial court's vitality in the next few years. But if they want to conquer the Central Plains, they do not yet have the power."
Zuo Mengeng was extremely pleased with these words.
I really didn't expect that the new army's growth has reached this point.
Even without its own existence, the current level of the New Army was enough to fight against any powerful enemy at that time.
"Since there is no winner in the Central Plains in a short period of time, it gives us enough time to develop. Nurgandusi does not have any powerful enemies, just some primitive tribes. We only need to invest a little strength, and it will be enough. Control that side. The investment cost is not big, but the benefits are extremely generous. We cannot miss such a good thing."
Zuo Menggeng and Huang Zongxi cooperated tacitly, presented various arguments, and finally convinced everyone.
"According to current calculations, the land of Nurgan Dusi is extremely vast. If a government is to be established, a province must be established to be able to manage it adequately."
Qu Shi? gave his opinion.
"If we establish a province, the population of Nuergandusi will be too small. Will the gain outweigh the loss?"
Zhang Zongheng raised doubts.
There is currently no effective statistics on the population of Nurgandusi. However, a conservative estimate is that it is only 20,000 to 300,000 at most.
With such a small population spread over such a vast land, it’s a headache just to think about it.
Once a province is established, administrative agencies at city, county, township and other levels will be formed.
Without a population, what use are these levels of government?
"Can I immigrate there?"
Wang Yun asked.
He focuses on the economy, and his biggest problem is the increasing population in Shandong.
Although there is a huge demand from all walks of life, there is a limit to the population that the land can support.
Nowadays, Shandong's food supply has reached the dangerous red line and may not be available at any time.
Therefore, transferring population and industry to redundant land is the direction he is thinking about.
Bai Dasheng also attended the meeting.
"The land over there is said to be very good, black and fat. But I'm not sure whether it can grow crops. Anyway, it doesn't stay warm there for long, and it's covered in ice and snow most of the year. .”
His answer put all the elders in distress.
