Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 1980 Inside and Outside the Palace ([-]) Discussions at Home
The fact that Gao Yushi is about to become the chief assistant is actually not suitable for publicity now.Even after Wang Jiaping publicly said those words in the cabinet, even if the Real School did not leak it, the two ministers of the Heart School would probably leak it.However, at least on his own side, Gao Pragmatism can't act like "I'm a natural successor to the chief assistant", but must keep a low profile.

Therefore, after Liu Xin was surprised, facing the joy of his wives and concubines, Gao pragmatically explained that they could not express anything about it, and then explained to the servants and maids who were serving today.

Afterwards, Gao Wushi said: "This matter is beyond my expectation, and once I really take over as the Chief Assistant, I will obviously not be able to personally handle the war against Japan. In addition, there are other major events happening today——I said It wasn't the birth of the emperor's son, but Brihatu's invasion of Gansu.

The impact of this matter is extremely bad. The emperor was very angry at the fact that the Chahar tribe was dead but not stiff. He has already made it clear to me that this problem must be resolved... If I take over as the chief assistant, this matter must be a top priority. "As he spoke, he briefly described the situation of Brihatu Kou bordering Gansu.

Huang Zhiting frowned, and said: "According to what the master said, at least in the next one or two years, the imperial court will go to war on both sides of the east and west, and at this time, our southern Xinjiang is also going west to Arakan, and even The possibility of going to war with the Mughal Empire, I feel... quite uneasy."

Uneasiness is certain, and Gao Pragmatism can fully understand it.The material dispatching and troop mobilization capabilities of ancient dynasties are far from comparable to those of later generations. Many great powers in later generations try to avoid fighting on two fronts, let alone the current Ming Dynasty?
As for Huang Zhiting's inclusion of the upcoming war in southern Xinjiang, it's not because of the actual control relationship between Daming and Southern Xinjiang, but because even though the military and government in Southern Xinjiang are not directly under the direct control of Daming, the economic ties between the two sides are actually very close. close.

In particular, Gao Yushi has always had a habit in the past, that is, he often asks Nanjiang to cooperate with Daming's actions and give Daming economic support.

To give a recent example, during the war to aid Korea, the Ming army had two sources of food and grass, one was dispatched from the Ming Dynasty, and the other was directly shipped from southern Xinjiang.Needless to say about the former, the latter is actually equivalent to selling grain directly to the Ming court in southern Xinjiang, but it is responsible for door-to-door delivery—to North Korea, the unloading place designated by Ming.

It’s not that no one wants to impeach Gao Yushi for using power for personal gain, but Gao Yushi has not done this kind of thing once or twice. He has a mature method to deal with it, and he can completely stop anyone’s mouth. This method is very familiar to future generations open tender.

The imperial court held a bidding meeting in the name of the Ministry of Households and the Ministry of War, and clearly put forward the bidding requirements.For example, how much food should be sent to North Korea every month (actual delivery, that is, the court does not care how much you float, I only count at the dock); which areas the food may be required to be sent to; what standards should the quality of the food meet; time The maximum time limit for delays; how to pay if the time limit is exceeded or the shipment is insufficient... etc., there are nearly [-] various requirements.

In this case, regardless of whether you are a wealthy family, a noble family, or even a relative of the emperor, you are all allowed to participate in the bidding. The only prerequisite is that you must provide a high deposit: 50 taels of silver.

The amount of the deposit is ridiculously high. In fact, it has largely wiped out many people. After all, the deposit is not paid for nothing. Once the task is not completed, there are detailed terms to determine how much the deposit will be deducted as compensation—— The highest can be fully deducted.

Of course, in order to avoid being bullied by talk of power (financial power), Gao Pragmatism also allows various companies to jointly undertake this bidding task.But... who has the advantage of Jinghua?
He Jinghua has a huge granary in southern Xinjiang that increases production year by year, has a Nanyang fleet that can deliver goods without combat missions, and has strong financial resources that don't care about the 50 taels of deposit. Who would dare to fight a price war with him?Even if it's not about going bankrupt and contributing to the court.

Closer to home, it is precisely because of the economic and logistical support of southern Xinjiang during the war to aid Korea that high pragmatism was able to gather 10,000+ troops in North Korea, far exceeding the size of the Ming army in the original history, and the final record was better than in history. many.

But this time is different, Nanjiang is about to go to war.Although from a temporary point of view, the first phase of the combat mission only plans to use the troops of two towns. In theory, the consumption of food stocks in southern Xinjiang will not be too large, but who knows how the Mughal Empire will react next?
What if the Mughal Empire at its peak couldn't tolerate being provoked at all, and went to a full-scale war without saying a word, mobilizing an army of 30 to 5000 to march eastward?Then Southern Xinjiang must not be so big that it can deal with it with less than [-] people in two towns. It is bound to mobilize a large army to deal with it, and the Nanyang Fleet must also take action.

In this way, it will be difficult to support Daming.

In addition, what is even more troublesome here is that once Gao Yushi becomes the first assistant, he will be the first responsible person no matter how pressured the court is to fight on the two fronts.And judging by the high-practical and traditional style, he will certainly not shirk this responsibility.

What makes Huang Zhiting even more uneasy is that if she is in command of the battle in southern Xinjiang, it will be easier to handle.After all, she has been in southern Xinjiang for many years, and she is very familiar with the strength of Arakan, Mughal and even Portugal, so she will definitely find a way to not put pressure on Gao Pragmatic as much as possible.

But this time is different, Gao Wushi has just decided to let Gao Yuan take charge of this matter.After all, Gao Yuan is only 13 years old!Before, everyone thought he could be allowed to go. That was because there were many "veteran ministers" in Southern Xinjiang who could assist him.

But looking back now, Nanjiang doesn't just need to cover the bottom line at the moment, but it's best to solve the Arakan problem with the least cost and the shortest time.The rest is to prepare to wait for Gao Yushi's request for help at any time - Huang Zhiting has been doing this for many years.

For a moment, Huang Zhiting even wanted to overturn Gao Yushi's decision just now, and tell Gao Yuan not to go to southern Xinjiang to take charge of the Arakan combat affairs this time.She thinks it's better to wait for the imperial court to finish the two battles, so that Nanjiang doesn't have to worry about other places. Anyway, the Mughal Empire is quite big, and it is definitely not something that can be won in two or three years. Yuan'er establishes prestige Don't worry about this matter, there will be more opportunities in the future.

But then she thought again, it's not that Gao Wushi doesn't know the current situation of the court.Now that he knew, he still dared to let Yuan'er go to the southern border to preside over the war in Arakan, which showed that he thought the situation was controllable, and if he objected now, he would doubt his meaning.As a result, Huang Zhiting hesitated again, and did not speak again for a long time.

Liu Xin and Huang Zhiting have a very good relationship, and she immediately saw the latter's concerns, and thought for a while and said, "Actually, there is no need to worry too much. Although it seems that we are about to face a third-line battle, if we look at it more specifically, the third-line battle may not be the case. To go to war at the same time, even...the Japanese side may not need to use force, and can achieve their goals through other means.”

Having said that, Huang Zhiting advocated limited use of force on the Japanese issue, and immediately shook her head when she heard the words: "It is the nature of the Japanese pirates to be fearful of power and not to be virtuous. If the master does not fight against the Japanese, I think something will happen sooner or later. Always find an opportunity to completely destroy the confidence of the Japanese people, so that they will not dare to look up at my book and sword flag of Jinghua, that is the real 'Ping Wa'."

Liu Xin and Huang Zhiting have known each other for many years, and know that although Huang Zhiting has a beautiful appearance, her personality and appearance have never matched. She is the biggest hardliner among the few sisters in the family.For most of the strategic issues, Huang Zhiting seems to advocate the use of force - at least it is to promote peace through war, and I don't know if it is because of her background as a chieftain.

In fact, in the early years, Liu Xin often felt that the use of force was the most direct way to solve problems. However, after becoming the Secretary-General of Jinghua and being with Gao Yushi for many years, she gradually became more inclined to seek non-military means to solve problems first.

Just as Gao Pragmatically said: There is no need to use military means for things that can be solved by political means, and there is no need to use political means for things that can be solved by economic means.

"Whether Hiirawa needs to fight or not depends on Sister Kai's methods. As for the Japanese who are afraid of power and not virtuous, this is of course affirmative, but it is not necessarily necessary to fight them... Regarding this point, I think there are two Ways can be considered.

The first way is to take advantage of their defeat in North Korea, let's find a way to add fuel to the flames, and find an opportunity to show them the strength of our capital, such as mobilizing a large army and holding a sea and land military parade somewhere in Japan. Or the big drill.

During military parades or exercises, the navy should concentrate the two ocean fleets as much as possible, and strive to deter the Japanese with the largest scale. It must fire thousands of large-caliber naval guns in one or two salvos, creating a sense of landslides and ground cracks. .

What needs to be noted at this time is that an excellent viewing platform must be arranged in advance for the ministers of the Japanese state and famous names from all walks of life who come to "observe the military power" so that they can see everything clearly.

Of course, the navy cannot be the only one, and the army must also prepare according to the law.I think the Japanese are most jealous of Ming's cavalry and artillery armies, so they might as well focus on cavalry and artillery during military parades or exercises.Also for the purpose of shocking people's hearts, a charge of armored cavalry, a bombardment of gunfire plowing the ground... and so on.

However, considering that it may be difficult to transfer so many personnel and equipment to Japan in the next year or two, we can also consider the second method: killing chickens to scare monkeys.

To put it simply, when we have roughly controlled Japan, but we still have doubts about the loyalty of the various daimyos, we will recruit some troops from the various daimyos to accompany them—but the premise is that the daimyos or heirs must go there in person— Then he was transferred to the front line of southern Xinjiang to fight against the Mughal Empire with the garrison.

However, our purpose at this time is not to deliberately consume the strength of the Japanese, but to let them feel the might of our army, so it is best to pick a suitable time at that time and 'lead' them to fight a big victory.

All in all, I think that only by letting them see the huge gap in strength with our army can they dare not have any unreasonable thoughts. "

After Liu Xin said these words, she immediately got Gao Pragmatism's approval. He smiled and said, "Yes, I think these two ideas are very good. You can choose one according to the actual situation at that time."

Huang Zhiting thought for a while, and thought it was good, nodded and said: "It sounds really feasible, but as the master said, we need to wait and see which method to use... By the way, master, do you have any suggestions from Sister Jiafei?" ?”

"She should still be waiting for the opportunity at Sakai Port." Gao Wushi said, frowning slightly: "Tokugawa Ieyasu seems to be delaying time, I don't know what this guy is waiting for. However, no matter what he is waiting for, the Kai people are in Japan. , what should be seen will always be seen, as long as I have the absolute advantage in strength, I am not afraid of Ieyasu playing any tricks."

Huang Zhiting pondered for a while, and said: "I thought I should talk to Sister Jia Fei, and don't let Tokugawa Ieyasu delay too long. After all, the master is about to succeed the chief assistant. If the news spreads to the Japanese country, Tokugawa Ieyasu will naturally know that the master is not happy." Will personally lead the troops to the country of Wa.

At that time, I don't know if that guy will have other ideas. If he can't avoid long nights and dreams, he should advise sister Kai to seize the opportunity, sooner rather than later. "

Gao Pragmatically agreed with this suggestion, so he nodded.Anyway, there are quite a lot of merchant ships from Jinghua to Japan, so it doesn't take too much trouble to spread the news.

At this point, the discussion of the Japanese matter is temporarily over, and the matter of southern Xinjiang is already going to be handed over to Gao Yuan—even though Huang Zhiting still wants to talk to Gao Wu practically about how to ensure that his son can win the first battle, it is not convenient to talk about it in public. We can only wait to speak privately and highly pragmatically.

So, the topic shifted to Gansu.

As for Brihatu, as a high-practice opponent for many years, Huang Zhiting, Liu Xin, and even Meng Gu Zhezhe all know how powerful he is, but they really didn't expect him to take the remnant of Chahar to the Western Regions In only seven or eight years, he has recovered his vitality and was able to return to the border bandits of the Ming Dynasty.

Huang Zhiting said unhappily: "These Mongols are killing them like locusts. They have been expelled thousands of miles away, but they still can't stop their desire to peek at the Central Plains. They should be killed!"

Liu Xin had a bit of a disagreement, but although she dared to oppose Gao Yushi's views face to face, she would not face Huang Zhiting with this attitude, so she first echoed: "Yes, like this, the wild fire never burns, and the spring breeze blows and regenerates." 'It's not a head, and we have to think of a way to maintain long-term stability."

Then he paused, turned his head and said to Gao Wushi: "By the way, master, do you think it is possible to use the method against Tumote again for the current Chahar Department?"

Gao Wushi raised his eyebrows slightly, and asked back: "You mean tribute? That's not okay, as long as Chahar is still the so-called 'Emperor of the Great Yuan', there is no prerequisite for this matter to be implemented."

Liu Xin frowned and said, "But if you send troops to Gansu, or even to the Western Regions, you will need to spend too much money and food. Moreover, the Silk Road on land has long since lost its former glory. I don't know how long it will take for it to flourish again." , is the imperial court willing to spend at least tens of millions of taels of silver for such a military use?"

Gao Wushi didn't answer right away, but Huang Zhiting asked with some concern: "Are you going to send troops to the Western Regions? Then this battle will be really hard to fight. Not only is it difficult to fight, but the Han army is not nomadic. , it might be protracted, and that would be even worse."
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