Chapter 110 Mei Yin’s Thoughts
Ningxia, Lanzhou, and Lintao included later Ningxia Province and most of Gansu. The Hexi Corridor, the original Shaanxi Xingdusi area is now in the hands of King Yan.
But King Yan has been withdrawing his troops one after another.
Of course, probably tens of thousands of the surrendered troops in the Xingdusi area of Shaanxi were taken away by King Yan. Pulled to the Western Region.
Just send someone to take over in the future.
This place was already desolate, but now it seems even more desolate.
As long as a few thousand soldiers are sent, nothing will happen.
After Ningxia, there were originally more than 100,000 Northern troops gathered in Ningxia, so it was impossible to cause trouble.
But in places like Lanzhou and Lintao, there were only two regiments of the Northern Army, plus He Xi's thousands of guards. There are more than 10,000 people in total, and the rest are surrendered troops. Originally, the Ningxia army was going to enter. But after the Battle of Xiaoguan, these armies stopped in Guyuan.
Contain the enemy forces in Xiaoguan.
The place in these two or three mansions was in chaos. There are probably hundreds of thousands of people from all walks of life.
There are all kinds of elements in this, including those who responded to Mei Yin's rebellion and wanted to speculate on someone who would gain fame and wealth. Some people raised troops to support the Nanjing court. There were chieftain soldiers from various places who took advantage of the fire to rob, and there were bandits who came in disorder. Some soldiers who were defeated in battle became rogues and bandits.
In short, a random word is not enough to describe it.
This is actually the real war.
As far as military discipline is concerned, these rebels have no bottom line to the extreme.
As for the battle on both sides of the Yellow River, because both sides were elite soldiers, although the fight was brutal, the people actually suffered the least setbacks. Otherwise, for elite soldiers, maintaining military discipline is the most basic thing. Generals have very strong command skills, and even if they fail, they may not leave the army in an unorganized situation, because this situation is too dangerous.
Once the army is in this situation, it is possible for tens of thousands of troops to be chased by hundreds or even thousands of troops.
And elite soldiers mean that even if some troops are disrupted, what they pursue is to return to the army. Because they know that as long as they stick together on the battlefield, the probability of survival is high.
Even to put it bluntly, if you surrender and surrender as a team, your salary will be higher.
Therefore, it is rare for rebels to plunder local areas.
Even if some organized atrocities are heinous, no matter how bad the order is, it is better than no order. Organized violence also has a certain purpose. This kind of unorganized violence fully brings out the evil of human nature.
And now these places are enduring this kind of situation.
He Xi summoned officials of all sizes in Lanzhou, headed by Mei Yin.
He Xi said: "This situation must not continue and must end immediately. Brother Mei, what can you do?"
Mei Yin said: "The best way is to immediately rebuild the government, appoint officials, recruit surrenders and rebels, find a few evil thieves, and kill chickens to scare monkeys. Let the people below take notice. Other things will be taken care of slowly."
He Xi said: "What should we do specifically?"
Mei Yin said: "The lower officials think that Yulin, Ningxia, Guyuan, Lanzhou, Lintao, Gongchang and other places should be merged into one province, and officials should be assigned to govern. As for the officials below, all those who surrender can remain in their original posts, and If the troops from all walks of life surrender and are willing to hand over their troops, they can be transferred to civilian officials. From Lanzhou, Lintao and other places, they should be mainly locals, or they can also be transferred from Ningxia, Guyuan, Yulin and other places. As for Ningxia and other places, they can be transferred from Beijing will transfer some officials. We will make adjustments slowly in the future."
He Xi thought for a moment and felt that Mei Yin's method was feasible.
Although there are problems of one kind or another when using local people as officials, the biggest advantage is that local chaos can be quickly resolved.
This is the most important.
The northwest region is originally sparsely populated and sparsely populated, with a mixture of ethnic minorities and Han people. If this kind of confusion lasts for a long time, it will seriously damage your vitality.
He Xicai didn't want the vitality that Zhu Yuanzhang had spent decades cultivating to be lost by him.
What's more, this messy thing lasts a long time. It is very likely that the Southern Army will find an opportunity to counterattack.
Without him, Guanzhong leads to these places, not only Xiaoguan Road, but also Dashan Pass. Moreover, these places are not only adjacent to Guanzhong, but also connected to Hanzhong and Sichuan.
Although the road is also difficult, it is not impossible to march.
If the order is not straightened out, it is very likely that the territory that was originally obtained will be annexed by others.
As for other issues, such as locals sitting in groups. These issues are not important in the face of these two big issues.
It will be easy to solve it in the future.
Moreover, Mei Yin's arrangement also included a layer of strategic arrangements, merging them into provinces. Local people are officials, which means that in Lintao and other places, there will be no large-scale use of troops, but in Guyuan, Yulin, Ningxia, people from Beijing will be used.
This is because there can be no accidents in frontline battles. Once a mistake is made, hundreds of thousands of troops may be defeated or even annihilated. Therefore, these local officials cannot but be cautious. But Lintao and other places don't need troops, so they can relax a little. Don't care so much.
Don't worry about gains and losses.
Because this is a secondary battlefield.
This is also what He Xi values most.
This thorough understanding of the overall situation is an ability that many people possess.
He Xi said: "Yes, it's exactly what I want, but I don't know if Brother Mei is willing to be the governor. Guard this place for Your Majesty?"
Just because it doesn't matter here. Even the land south of Lintao Prefecture is really lost. He Xi didn't think it was a big deal. The reason for fighting for Guanzhong was actually to attack the Central Plains in a roundabout way.
Don't waste any troops here, after all, it's too far away from Beijing. The logistics of the army are difficult to maintain. The New Army had many problems fighting here, just like the Battle of Ningxia. After one battle, most of the army's gunpowder reserves were emptied. There was a long period of logistical vacancy, and within ten days and a half, the army's gunpowder stores were below the warning line.
The problem of fighting here is probably more serious than that of fighting in Ningxia.
He Xi decided that after establishing the province, the operations in this area would mainly be conducted by the local army. As long as there is no major collapse and it affects the battle in Guanzhong, it will be fine. But we also have to worry about becoming a feudal lord.
He Xi thought of Mei Yin.
After all, Mei Yin is different from others. It's not that He Xi trusts Mei Yin. I don’t think Mei Yin will take power. But He Xi knew that Mei Yin, as Zhu Yuanzhang's consort, had lofty ambitions and was determined not only to want a mere vassal town, but also to have a position in the central government.
In the future, Mei Yin will exchange his central position for authority here. Mei Yin will happily take office and even personally clean up the local forces that want to become a vassal town.
Although this kind of cleanup is not killing, it is very likely that they will be arranged to serve as officials in other fields. I am determined not to affect my future in the capital because of what happens here.
In fact, the same was true for the Jiedushi of the Tang Dynasty.
If you want to be a general or a prime minister and have great power in the central government, you must naturally handle your own team from the perspective of the court. You will be influential, but it is impossible to create a vassal town. However, Li Linfu blocked the way for the border generals to become prime ministers, and he used Hu generals more and Han generals less, which eventually turned into the Anshi Rebellion.
Although this is not the entire reason, it is also a very important factor.
As long as we look at history, we can learn from many things.
In addition, Mei Yin has been in the local area for a long time and has great influence in this area. Mei Yin himself is also good at both civil and military skills. He Xi does not expect him to be able to lead an army to break through Dashan Pass and enter Guanzhong, or go south to Hanzhong and Shu. , as long as the local rule is maintained and does not collapse.
It is enough to ask less money from the court.
After all, the emperor's family had no food left.
Once the war started, money was needed in all aspects, and the previous national debt was almost spent.
It's just that He Xi's thoughts are He Xi's thoughts. Mei Yin may not have this idea.
Mei Yin has a lot of ideas. Generally speaking, he has two worries. First, he is worried that he will lose the opportunity to make contributions. He knows very well that in the war between the north and the south, there will be many nobles who will appear. These people will be like the founding of the country. Like heroes, they have established the political landscape for the next few decades or even longer. He doesn't want to lose this opportunity
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Second, Mei Yin had no allies in the court. He was worried that even if he made great achievements here, no one in the capital would know about it.
Some people in the court like to be officials, and vice versa. It is very passive to have no one as a foreign official in the DPRK.
