Emperor Chongzhen smiled after hearing this, and immediately said calmly: "This matter is simple, Chen Qing can complete it alone. As for Zheng Qing, come with me to Kunming tomorrow!"
"..." Chen Qiyu couldn't help but be speechless after hearing this, thinking that the emperor was rarely confused and did not understand the trouble that would be caused by the rebels' stragglers scattered into the mountains and forests, so he had no choice but to explain the difficulties of suppressing thieves in such mountains and forests.
At the end of the sentence, he said with a grimace: "Your Majesty, this kind of war cannot bring out the combat power of the imperial officers and soldiers. If it continues, it will be really long. I wonder if your Majesty has any clever ideas?"
In his opinion, the emperor's ability to lead troops in war is indeed strong, but this kind of thing of suppressing thieves in the mountains and forests is completely different from ordinary wars. Even if the emperor is able to fight, how can he still pull out all these things from the mountains and forests? Rebels, but your side will not lose troops?
Zheng Chongjian, who was standing next to him, listened and followed suit: "Your Majesty, the reason why it took so long to suppress the She'an Rebellion in the past was because the rebels hid in the mountains and forests and did not engage in a decisive battle with the officers and soldiers."
After a pause, he continued: "Furthermore, during the She'an Rebellion, because there was a leader of thieves, there are still traces to follow. Now there are about 50,000 rebels scattered in the mountains and forests, and they all have no subordinates. If you want to It’s really difficult to eliminate them as soon as possible!”
After hearing the words of these two courtiers, Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but shake his head and sighed: "You guys, your vision is still a little narrow, it's only limited to one point!"
"..." After hearing this, Zheng Chongjian and Chen Qiyu couldn't help but look at each other, speechless. They didn't expect that the emperor would say this.
To be honest, they really couldn't think of any quick and effective solution. When the emperor said this, they felt a little angry and curious, so they all said in unison: "Your Majesty, please give me some advice!"
After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen smiled and said: "Didn't I decree before that all the chieftain's fields should be given to ordinary people? In this way, the people's support will be with the court. Aren't the more than 100,000 captives the chieftain's serfs? ?I promised to allocate fields to them. After the imperial army leaves, if the rebels who disperse into the mountains and forests come out to cause trouble, they will be the disaster. Therefore, they can be allowed to go into the mountains and forests to pursue the rebels. In this way, they are familiar with the mountains and forests and can hunt down those rebels. The rebels are much more efficient than our regular army."
Zheng Chongjian and Chen Qiyu couldn't help but their eyes lit up after hearing this. This can be regarded as tying those ordinary people, that is, the serfs of the former chieftains, to the imperial court with their interests. Let them hunt down the rebels, in fact, so that they can have a stable life in the future!
Just as they were thinking about it, Emperor Chongzhen was still saying: "In addition, among the rebels who dispersed into the mountains and forests, there were also serfs who had no choice but to do so. While chasing and suppressing, they could also do more publicity. Ordinary people would put down their weapons and go home, and the same would happen. If they can get the land, and if they capture those big and small chieftains or offer their heads, there will be other rewards. I believe they will never be willing to follow those chieftains and go against the court again."
Speaking of this, he finally concluded: "As for the rebels currently scattered into the mountains and forests, just as you said, they are not under any unified command, and their combat effectiveness is naturally not strong. If the more than 100,000 captives enter the mountains and forests while they are hot to encircle and suppress them, there will be It’s a huge advantage. If it doesn’t work, don’t we still have the support of the officers and soldiers led by Chen Qing at this time. Whether it is the support of the people or the strength of the army, they are all on the side of the imperial court. Do we still have to worry about not being able to wipe out those rebels as soon as possible?”
Emperor Chongzhen said so much and made it clear enough. Chen Qiyu and Zheng Chongjian could not help but be convinced, and immediately echoed in unison: "Your Majesty is wise!"
Emperor Chongzhen just smiled slightly after hearing this. In terms of coping with the current situation, in fact, even ordinary people in later generations should not be too familiar with it as long as they watch more of the past events of the founding of the People's Republic of China and like to watch movies and TV series about wars. As long as most of the people can be united, the chieftain rebellion will never achieve anything big!
At this time, seeing the two important ministers of the imperial court looking convinced, although I don't know how much they felt like this in their hearts, it finally made Emperor Chongzhen feel happy.
The interest was high, so Emperor Chongzhen said a few more words. I heard him say to Chen Qiyu: "The transportation between Yunnan and Guizhou is inconvenient. Not only are the people's customs fierce, but also many people are dissatisfied with the king's style. This time I wiped out the rebel chieftains and completely reformed the native land. This is a good opportunity. Chen Qing must seize it. , do the following two things well.”
"Please enlighten me!" After hearing this, Chen Qiyu suddenly became very serious and said sincerely, "I will obey the holy will!"
Zheng Chongjian also listened with open ears, curious in his heart, wondering what the emperor would say?
I heard Emperor Chongzhen say to Chen Qiyu: "First, build bridges and pave roads, try to solve the problem of inconvenient transportation, and make it easier for Yunnan to travel to the Central Plains. Second, promote Mandarin, set up more private schools, and encourage culture and education."
"Your Majesty, this is probably not something that can be accomplished overnight!" Chen Qiyu quickly reminded after hearing this.
"Of course!" Emperor Chongzhen nodded and said, "It takes ten years to grow trees and a hundred years to cultivate people. If you want to transform the wild land of Yunnan into something like the Central Plains, it will indeed take a long time. But even so, it has to be done. Don't worry, sir. , I will allocate more money and food, Yunnan will be very important in the future, you must manage it for me carefully!"
"Wei Chen obeys the order!" Chen Qiyu listened and quickly echoed, and then he was a little strange at the same time, thinking in his heart, this Yunnan is already a borderland, how can it be important?
Thinking like this, he was afraid that he would make deviations when executing the holy will, so he couldn't help but ask for clarification.
After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen smiled and felt that it was necessary for these two frontier officials to know his future plans, so he replied to Chen Qiyu: "This time Dongwu sent troops to invade our Ming Dynasty and become my enemy. It is already a crime." Unforgivable. In addition, the previous invasion of Mu State has not been returned. With all these factors in mind, I decided to take advantage of this time to send troops to Yunnan to destroy Dongwu, frighten the barbarians, and at the same time open the passage to the West for our Ming Dynasty."
At this time, at least in the Ming Dynasty, there was no such thing as the Indian Ocean, but the Western Ocean. For example, Zheng He's voyages to the Western Ocean referred to the Indian Ocean.
If transportation in Yunnan is convenient and Dongwu is captured, it will also be easier for the imperial court to have jurisdiction over Dongwu. In the future, when sailing to the Western Ocean, there will be no need to take such a long detour through Nanyang.
Upon hearing this, the two frontier officials of the Ming Dynasty understood immediately. It turned out that the emperor was planning a big plan to occupy Dongwu and open up the passage to the West. This was the real purpose of the emperor's personal expedition!
As they were thinking, they saw Emperor Chongzhen turning to look at Zheng Chongjian and also said to him: "After this war is over, after you go back, you should inquire more about the affairs of the Western Regions. What the Tang Dynasty can do, I, the Ming Dynasty, have no reason to do." Not even there!”
Hearing this, Zheng Chongjian was stunned for a moment before he came back to his senses. He did not expect that Emperor Chongzhen had such great ambitions.
As far as today's Ming Dynasty is concerned, Liaodong has been recovered, and North Korea is called the Korean Province of the Ming Dynasty. People in Qin and Jin have opened up wasteland and farmed in the Hetao area, and I heard that the emperor wants to let the Mobei tribe surrender unconditionally. That is to say, The territory of the Ming Dynasty will advance further north to a place that has never been so far away.
At present, they are conquering Yunnan again, and they are about to attack Dongwu. Then the Western Region will also be included in the territory of the Ming Dynasty. In this way, the territory of the Ming Dynasty will be vast as never before!
The two of them didn't know that if Gai Ming'er talked with Hong Chengchou and Lu Xiangsheng, they would find out that Emperor Chongzhen's future plan was to conquer the Japanese country and use the Japanese country as a springboard to cross the ocean to compete with the Western Yi. Another land that is far wider than the current Ming Dynasty!
With such a large territory, they would probably be stunned even if they were not frightened to death!
Emperor Chongzhen said that they were too ignorant. This was not without reason!
But at this time, when Zheng Chongjian and Chen Qiyu knew part of Emperor Chongzhen's plan, they were naturally happy. Opening up territory and expanding territory means being able to make contributions. None of them envied Lu Xiangsheng's success. Besides, they are also civil servants who lead troops to fight, and they are not people without capital!
With this goal in mind, Zheng Chongjian and Chen Qiyu felt energetic all over, and they reminded themselves that they must do what the emperor told them well.
At this time, they really didn't care about the official positions in the court, because if they wanted to make meritorious deeds, they could only make the greatest contribution in the governor-general position of a feudal official like them. The struggle for power between the DPRK and China was put aside.
This corresponds to a saying: when the cake gets bigger, people will see farther, and they won’t stay at home fighting for power and profit over trivial matters!
Early the next morning, Chen Qiyu began to register the information of more than 100,000 prisoners and convey the emperor's will. Then he selectively sent these prisoners to chase down the rebels who had entered the mountains and forests.
I have to say that although this matter is said to be simple, it actually requires a lot of things to be done. If you are not a capable person, you may not be able to do it well.
However, Chen Qiyu is considered a capable person in this era. After dedicating himself to it, he did a very good job, but he was so busy that he didn't even have time to rest.
At the same time, Emperor Chongzhen took Zheng Chongjian and set off for Kunming City. By the way, I also brought a few special prisoners with me. For example, those Folangji people, and Commander Dongwu Tai Taitun and others.
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In Kunming City, when the main force of the rebels outside the city left Kunming, Qin Liangyu and others discovered it immediately.
"What, the reinforcements from the imperial court have arrived?" Mu Tianbo couldn't help being overjoyed when he heard the sound, and asked quickly.
Wu Zhaoyuan, the governor of Yunnan, had another worry: "How come there are 200,000 rebels who left? With such a huge difference in strength, can the emperor win?"
"Yes, Dongwu's army also went, and they have so many war elephants!" Wang Yangzu said with the same worry.
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