Xinshun 1730

Chapter 207 The Western Regions Are Just Small Matters
Guazhou camp.

"Good news! Good news!"

"Master Liu broke through Yili, and Gal Dan Ce Ling entered Lord Liu's camp, please surrender. The leaders of the quasi-division are coming to the camp of the West Route Army, and they want to come to see His Majesty!"

"Since the fall of Anxi's Four Fronts in the sixth year of Tang Zhenyuan, in 900 years, the Celestial Dynasty once again controlled the Western Regions!"

The victorious rider shouted loudly that this was against the rules, but no one reprimanded him.

Li Gan went out to meet the rider who reported the victory in person, and after hearing the last sentence, "In 900 years, the Celestial Dynasty will control the Western Regions again", he looked up to the sky and laughed.

"From now on, I will be comparable to Li Tang! Liu Yu is really my champion!"

The sound of a champion scared the accompanying courtiers into a cold sweat. Even an honest minister was not afraid of spoiling the emperor's interest. He said, "Your Majesty, although this matter is gratifying, the Han Dynasty's military force must not be effective."

This is also the word of public loyalty to the country, the matter of equalization costs tens of millions of taels of military expenditure, Dashun really can't afford to fight too many such battles.

The ministers were really afraid that the emperor's head would get hot, and if they really wanted to set up the Anxi Protectorate, they would ask for money.At that time, the officialdom will definitely be rectified, the administration of officials will be strictly enforced, and the taxation will be checked. That will be a catastrophe for the gentry in the world.

Li Gan hummed, but didn't restrain his smile.

This battle was fought very quickly. I thought the war would not end until this winter, but I didn't expect Liu Yu to go straight to Ili after overturning the mountain, and even the follow-up envoys could not catch up.

The news was cut off for several days, and when I heard it again, it turned out that the Zhunbu had surrendered.

Naturally, Champion Hou would not dare to be named. This title is too famous, and another one would be unlucky and die young.

Counting his age, Liu Yu happened to be the same age as the year Huo Qubing died this year, so Li Gan quickly dismissed the idea.

But such a great contribution... Fenghou should be no problem.It's just that he was named a Marquis at such a young age, and this battle seemed to be fought calmly, and it seemed that it was not good to be a Marquis.

The general trend of this place has been decided, but thinking that Liu Yu will go to manage Nanyang in the future, if he is granted the title of Marquis at this time, I am afraid that it will not be long before he has no achievements, which is not good.

Unfolding Liu Yu's memorial and victory report, I didn't see a high-spirited spirit in the lines, only a lot of anxiety.

I wrote about the fighting process from over the mountain. The whole process was boring, just like a farmer describing his daily life.

Later, I changed my pen and directly talked about Nanyang.

"Your Majesty, since the Zhunbu is in peace, the matter of appeasing and calming down will not happen overnight, and it is only His Majesty and the Temple of Heaven's Blessing who can make a decision."

"Of course, there will be a big war in Europa within a few years. The king of Austria has no sons, and he is old. Once he dies, Europa will be in a difficult battle. This is the best opportunity for us to manage the South Seas."

"If this matter is missed, I'm afraid I won't have another chance. The influence of Westerners in Nanyang is getting stronger and stronger. I always thought that if my court is better than Li Tang, the Western Regions belong to Nanyang."

"I implore Your Majesty to take back the military power of the minister, and let the minister go to practice the navy, and seize the day."

"Life is impermanent, and no one can guarantee when the king of Austria will die. If he dies, our navy will not be able to make Japan submit to the tribute, and we will not be able to deter the power of Westerners in Nanyang. I am afraid that I will regret it for the rest of my life."

"The method of military training has been compiled into a book, and there is no privacy. Now that the quasi-department has been decided, I implore your majesty, the quasi-chen, to return to Weihai..."

After scanning the last word on the memorial, Li Gan put down the memorial, and said after a long time, "A true loyal man. He does not take credit, is not arrogant, and does not keep selfishness. If everyone is like this, the world will be settled."

Along with the victory report documents, there is also a thick "Military Reform and Training Manual", which seems to have been written long ago.

It has not been submitted, because without actual combat, no one knows whether it is rhetoric or just talking on paper.

Li Gan thought to himself, for other people to make great achievements, they all want various rewards.

Only this Liu Yu took the credit as a proof and only wanted to change.

Since he said he wasn't hiding anything, Li Gan didn't read it either.

Instead, I looked at Liu Yu's "Standing the Western Regions" written by Liu Yu. The words on it were very scribbled, obviously because it was too confidential and had not been handed by the staff.

After reading a few pages, Li Gan nodded repeatedly.

The above said that it is hoped that the Qingzhou Army with 3000 people left, plus a part of the cavalry of the West Road Army, will be enough to suppress the local situation.

Several charismatic figures in the south of the Tianshan Mountains have been eliminated by Liu Yu through the hands of Junggar.

The quasi-department will naturally be split up, and Liu Yu didn't mention these balance matters.

He was talking about building a city and reclaiming the Yili River Valley.

Li Gan's idea was to emulate the Weisuo system of the previous dynasty. Liu Yu did not object to it in general, but there were many differences in some details.

He believes that the issue of the Western Regions should be linked with the military reform.

In the future, soldiers will be recruited mainly from the poor, especially those without land.

Serve on a regular basis, the service period is five years, and the military salary must be guaranteed.

After five years, he will be discharged from the army. If he has no land, he will be arranged to go to the Western Regions for reclamation and distribute cattle and horse seeds.

One has received training in the Central Plains and served for five years. Once there is chaos in the Western Regions, these people can quickly form an army.

The second is to serve as a soldier for the emperor. After retiring from the army, there must be some rewards, so as not to chill the soldiers' hearts.There are few people in the frontier, and they can migrate to the frontier.

The third is that such arrangements in the future will require a lot of money.But as long as the navy rises, seizes the opportunity to manage Southeast Asia, and reforms tariffs, money is not a problem.

In the early stage, it should also be combined with military reform.

Once a new army of 1 is trained, the old army of 1 will be abolished, and the landless will be moved to the frontier to cultivate land.

With the formation of a regular discharge system, the frontier will inevitably be stable within 30 years.

If there is a disturbance, there is no need to transfer troops from the interior. It is only necessary to send generals out of the town. Relying on the local veterans, it is enough to put down all the rebellions.

If it is made by Weisuo, it cannot be added all the time.Migrate some people today, but forget them tomorrow, so the frontier cannot be stabilized.

It is necessary to form a system, and don't stop doing it just because you want to save money.

If money is not enough, look elsewhere.Money is earned, not saved.

After reading it briefly, Li Gan knew that if he followed Liu Yu's example, then a whole set of military reforms would have to be implemented.

These are all complementary policies.

There are not too many interests involved in this, it seems to be the simplest of all reforms, but it also seems to be the least necessary.

The quasi-ministerial war is over, and the world is at peace, why is there a military reform?Why not save the money for something else?
If you don’t want to resort to militarism, after the war, you need to reform the military and keep so many troops, isn’t it sick?

At least, most of the courtiers must think so at this time.

Thinking of this, Li Gan felt a headache again.

Looking at the military training manual written by Liu Yu, Li Gan thought to himself, you just patted your ass and left, went to compile the naval training, and put all these annoying things on my head.

With a sigh, he threw the two thick volumes of memorials aside, and read the last volume, "Strategy of Confronting Japan".

The general plan was introduced in the front, and the return is in the back.

Let Japan pay tribute.

We must use Japan's threat to Ryukyu as an excuse to punish Japan and do justice to it.

Finally, I said that Japan is currently undergoing coinage reforms. After the coinage, the shogunate has a large amount of gold and silver in its hands. Every coinage is an opportunity for the government to collect money.

Taking advantage of the opportunity when Japan has just completed the coinage reform and is rich, go for a hug and ask for an indemnity of three to five million taels, and drive away the influence of Westerners in Japan by the way, making Japan truly a part of the tributary system.

Open the door of Japan, let Japan export rice, and make the industry and commerce in the southeast rich, collect tariffs and business taxes, and increase tax sources.

Destroying Japan's porcelain manufacturing industry can also increase the annual export of porcelain to the West.By breaking Japan's trade regulations, Guochao porcelain and other items prohibited by Japan from entering Hong Kong can be sold for a lot of money.

Li Gan had long heard that Westerners sometimes made money in wars, but after thinking about the Chinese system since ancient times, he always felt that it was against the rules for him, the emperor, to fight Japan and then make Japan lose money.

Although he has such concerns, he still supports Liu Yu's idea.

Because according to the above, one is not to garrison troops, and the other is not to be restrained.

Wars cost money, and garrisons and rule are even more expensive. If there is no garrison and no restraints, if you can still get back three to five million taels of compensation, it is indeed a big profit.

Profitable, it seems.

If Japan rebels in the future, if it is profitable, it will be beaten again, and if it is not profitable, it will be ignored, and it will not be bogged down in the quagmire.

Ping Zhun Ping went so smoothly, which made Li Gan feel a little flustered.

In the past, such things as going to war against Japan would be regarded as lunatics.

The Mongols are so powerful, wouldn't they still lose if they beat Japan?
Spending millions of dollars to beat Japan, what are you planning?
Now, it is different.

Pingzhun is so smooth, the above statement that it only needs [-] troops to make it is not a dream.

Just according to Liu Yu's method of training troops, how much can 100 troops spend?One million taels of silver a year is enough, and three years into an army, if you want to get back three to five million taels of silver, you have earned a large army for nothing.

It can also enjoy the false name of a Japanese tribute, open up Japan's trade, increase the income of domestic funds, and raise a navy without competing with the people for profit.

Li Gan did some calculations, thinking that it seemed that he was indeed making a lot of money.

The military reform itself is necessary, so the preparation and training of [-] new troops is not included in the cost.

The Navy spends internal money.

This is tantamount to not spending half a penny of money and food from the imperial court. If fighting Japan is really as easy as fighting Junggar, the fighting will be over within a few months, and compensation will be paid to expand trade.

In the past few years, Liu Yu used domestic funds to trade with Japan, which also gave Li Gan a general understanding of maritime trade.From time to time, I also think, if Japan completely liberalizes trade, wouldn’t it be possible to make more money if there are only a few trade letters every year?
No wonder Westerners set up trading companies at every turn, and the royal family bought shares, which turned out to be profitable.

Throwing down these three memorials, Li Gan picked up a pen and wrote a reply on the victory report.

"You have made great achievements this time, and I miss you too. You can hand over the Qingzhou Army to Zhang Jin, and come to Guazhou quickly. Ping Zhunqing is the first to contribute, and the Zhunbu is subject to the matter. If Qing is not here, who is qualified to serve me? "

"As a general, you are very happy. You became famous in the first battle, and Tianshan was settled. But I don't know how long I will have to endure the troublesome things in the future. I don't want to worry about the affairs of the East. You can take care of them yourself."

"There is one more thing, I really don't know how to tell you. It is not an exaggeration for you to be named a Marquis. But you have fought so smoothly, and the soldiers of the West Road Army have no merits. I will make you an uncle. It is easy to say. : This battle is easy, there is not much merit to be conferred, Liu Yu is only conferred as uncle, what else can you say?"

"Although the marquis cannot be sealed, you can find it elsewhere. Is it possible to save Jinghai? You are stationed in Wendeng, and you control North Korea, Japan, the coast of Jinghai to the north of the Wusuli River and the Songhua River. Above the count, there are still dukes. , I want to make new achievements again. Come quickly, come quickly, come quickly!"

(End of this chapter)