Chapter 32: Stand out
Xie Jin actually understands this dilemma, if he doesn't make up for his lack of ability. Don't go any further. Even if you want to retain your position in the Ming Dynasty cabinet in the future, it will not be easy.
Therefore, he made up his mind to take the position of Tianfu Yin and temper himself.
Now it seems that Xie Jin's determination was right.
After all, even if Zhu Xiongying trusted Xie Jin again, if Xie Jin did not prove his ability, he would not be able to let Xie Jin take over the position of chief minister of the cabinet.
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"Tell me, what on earth is He Xi doing?" Mu Chun said, holding the wine glass and twirling it around.
"Who cares what he wants to do?" Li Jinglong said drunkenly: "From now on, I will be a rich and idle person. Why do I care so much?"
Muchun saw that Li Jinglong was drunk. You know that Li Jinglong is not a person who can discuss things.
I could only shake my head slightly and think about it myself.
There is a reason why Li Jinglong is like this.
That's why Li Jinglong felt that he had done so many things, brought order to the Ming Dynasty, and made so many contributions, but now that he had won, Tang Yin was not rewarded for his merits.
He was not given any important official position, but was only given an increase in salary and other insignificant honorary positions. This was really unfair to Li Jinglong.
Li Jinglong had complaints about He Xi.
But Muchun felt that what He Xi did was reasonable.
Did Li Jinglong make any contribution during the North-South War? Of course there is, and naturally there is a need for reward, but how to reward is the question.
Cao Guogong's title has reached its peak. Moreover, Cao Guogong's title was inherited, not the title Li Jinglong won himself. Not to mention, no matter how much contribution Li Jinglong made in the North-South War, it could not compare with his father Li Wenzhong's contribution in the founding of the country.
Therefore, it is not feasible to move Cao Guogong to a big country as a reward.
Let Li Jinglong become an official?
He Xi didn't think it was okay to do this.
Li Jinglong's military ability is only average.
This generally refers to the situation where He Xi has not yet undergone military reforms. After all, the Ming Dynasty's first war god in history. Now that He Xi has carried out a series of military reforms, it is estimated that Li Jinglong does not even know what military command is about?
Therefore, it is absolutely impossible to let Li Jinglong go to the army. That can kill people.
Let Li Jinglong serve as a full-time civil servant, unless he is directly admitted to the cabinet as a bachelor. Otherwise, it would be difficult to reflect Li Jinglong's status.
As for giving money. Li Jinglong spared no effort in destroying Nanjing's new banknotes. The original intention was not to serve the court, but to make money. This action is a profitable business.
Because he made waves in this financial crisis, Li Jinglong should be one of the richest people in the world.
Giving money is of no use at all.
In fact, He Xi hinted at giving Cao Guogong an overseas fiefdom. But Li Jinglong doesn't have that kind of pioneering spirit. Naturally, he doesn't want to go overseas to open up his own territory.
He Xi had no choice but to give up. After all, if the person involved was unwilling, then the fiefdom would be equivalent to exile.
All He Xi can do is give some salary. The amount of salary does not only represent money, but also represents rank. The Duke's happiness, in addition to the size of the country, is the level of salary.
Then there are some honorary titles. Even chasing the title is not possible, because the former Cao Guogong, who was Li Wenzhong at the time, had been granted the title by Zhu Yuanzhang for several generations.
That's enough.
He Xi had trouble making arrangements for Li Jinglong. So Li Jinglong could only be a wealthy and idle man. This made Li Jinglong very depressed. Why did he spend so much effort to participate in this matter?
It seems that whether they participate or not, the court's attitude towards them is similar.
At this time, Li Jinglong felt that Xu Da had the foresight to not want to participate. A family like theirs has everything they need. without
There are general situations that will never happen. Or, it was something the emperor had no control over.
Participating in the matter of seizing the heir is not only risky, but the reward is not high.
It's better not to get involved.
Muchun actually had the same idea. However, he was forced into this position by the Feng family. Thinking about it now, Mu Chun still feels angry. Because the position of Duke of the Feng family came to the throne by stepping on their Mu family.
If everyone didn't come forward, there wouldn't be so much trouble. Now that Feng Cheng has done this, he seems to have labeled himself a hero, and the Mu Chunmu family, in the narrative of the Feng family, is Became an enemy.
It even gave the court a bad impression.
How could Muchun not be depressed?
But then he made up his mind.
He brought out the charter that he had been preparing for a long time. It was the charter that he had started to brew when he was in Yunnan to conquer the South and to launch a large-scale crusade against Burma.
Muchun wanted to submit this memorial when he returned to Nanjing from Yunnan, but he decided to put it away. After all, the current political ecology of the Ming Dynasty is about determining the country or meeting, which he can't understand.
But now, he understands.
He Xi hopes that Dingguo will become a channel for superiors and subordinates, and even a central supervisory channel for local governments. No matter what this will look like in the future. But one thing is certain.
At the beginning, He Xi escorted me. Some unimportant things may really be discussed.
Then Muchun's heart moved.
He not only wanted to inherit his father's wishes, continue the southern expedition, and expand the territory for the Ming Dynasty. There are two other little thoughts.
The first little thought is to make Feng Cheng look bad. If his memorial is passed, the Yunnan Army will definitely become the main force, and Feng Cheng, who is still in Yunnan, will bear the brunt. For Feng Cheng, it is difficult to say whether it is a blessing or a curse.
Myanmar has high mountains and dense forests, making it difficult to break through.
The second little thought was that he thought of an opportunity to march south, because in the jungle, the original firearms tactics needed new adjustments. At this point, we need people who have fought in the jungle, that is, the Mu family.
Feng Cheng actually has no experience in this area. Even though the medical science of the imperial court has developed rapidly and has very good effects on many tropical diseases, it may still take some time for Feng Cheng to truly grow into an expert in jungle warfare.
But the Ming court would not have time for one person to gain experience.
In this case, it is possible to succeed by using familiar local generals and bringing in soldiers who are familiar with jungle warfare.
He may return to Yunnan.
In the entire Ming Dynasty, no one could compare to the knowledge of this place between the two generations of the Mu family.
After much thought, Mu Chun made up his mind. Ignoring Li Jinglong who was indulging in wine, he left immediately.
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As a general, Muchun moved very quickly.
Soon this letter to conquer the south came to the hands of the King of Shu through the process. After reading it, the King of Shu was also shocked. This letter is different from the previous one.
The Kong family was somewhat of a surprise attack. But this memorial was sent up from below in a formal manner.
Moreover, the content of the memorial is also very important.
It is related to the stability of the southwest border.
The King of Shu did not dare to neglect, so he naturally gave it to He Xi.
After He Xi read it, he fell into deep thought.
From a physical geographical point of view, Muchun is right. In fact, it is too difficult for mainland China to contact Yunnan. The high mountains and ridges in Yunnan and Guizhou are simply not accessible to ordinary people. On the contrary, towards the southwest and southeast, there are several channels carved out by rivers. Although there are many cliffs and waterfalls in the river here, making it difficult to navigate by boat, it is very easy to open a channel by relying on the river.
Some people even hypothesize that the best development direction for establishing a large empire in Yunnan is actually not the direction of China, but the direction of Myanmar. From a geographical point of view.
The Ming Dynasty did not take Luchuan. Luchuan has always threatened the safety of the hinterland of Yunnan, but after capturing the Luchuan area, the soldiers were not far from the capital of Myanmar.
Myanmar will feel the edge on its back.
The capital of Myanmar is Ava, which is near Mandalay in later generations. Therefore, the best solution is to directly destroy the Myanmar countries and open the door to the West Sea.
Otherwise, many toasts in Yunnan will be out of reach and lost one by one.
This solution made He Xi feel very domineering.
Moreover, Muchun's idea cannot be said to be unreasonable.
You must know that Yunnan in the Ming Dynasty is not the Yunnan in later generations, but much larger than Yunnan in later generations. Yunnan in the early Ming Dynasty was larger than Yunnan in the late Ming Dynasty, and Yunnan in the late Ming Dynasty was larger than Yunnan in the Qing Dynasty. Yunnan in the Qing Dynasty was larger than Yunnan in later generations.
It can be said that China’s operations in Yunnan were gradually lost after the early Ming Dynasty.
The reason is very simple. The Ming Dynasty did not support Yunnan enough. The Central Plains court was too far away from Yunnan, so their demands on Yunnan were actually as long as nothing happened.
And many toasts from Yunnan have gone deep into the mountainous areas of central Myanmar. Face to face with Myanmar. Moreover, the mountains and rivers are geographically connected. From a climate perspective, Myanmar’s tropical rainforest is not a good place for people from the Central Plains. But to the locals, it’s all the same.
They all adapted.
In this case, it is very possible to be cannibalized, pushed back, or even pushed into Yunnan.
I went directly to the seaside to form a complete territory, and I used the mountains and rivers geography to my advantage. This method of stabilizing the border was indeed so domineering that only the generals in the early Ming Dynasty could do.
However, He Xi can't just look at it for pleasure. Today, the national power of the Ming Dynasty is much stronger than in history. But whether to launch such an expedition still depends on many factors.
For example, the internal situation of the imperial court, the input-output ratio in the southwest, and the most important issue of money.
A man with money is a hero, but a man without money is a hero. The same is true for the imperial court. The imperial court's deficit is already large enough. If you fight a big battle in Yunnan, the cost will be lost in the sea.
