Eighth year of Chongzhen

Chapter 793 The encroachment policy on Cochin
"Sun Qing, since what you said is very reasonable, how do you think this matter should be dealt with?"

After listening to the speeches of the ministers, Zhu Youjian looked at Sun Chuanting, who had never spoken, and asked with a smile.

Since taking over Wen Tiren's position and becoming the chief assistant of the Ming cabinet, Sun Chuanting has become more calm and dignified, and has shown extraordinary ability to read and control the overall situation. He is also very decisive in dealing with many internal affairs issues. However, any mistakes, omissions, exaggeration and concealment are difficult to escape his sharp eyes. When drafting the bill, Sun Chuanting would list all the questions here, which invisibly lightened Zhu Youjian's work intensity and made him feel a lot more relaxed.

"Qizou Shengshang, I think that what your colleagues said just now are all reasonable, but because of different perspectives, some disputes have arisen.

In my spare time, I read the archives of the Yongle Dynasty and knew a little about Jiaozhi.

The terrain of Jiaozhi country is long and narrow, most of the areas are not rich in products, and many areas are remote and have little food; however, the land where the Zheng family is based relies on the benefits of the Red River, so it is rich in water and soil and has a large population. Although the land is small, it produces more grain than several chief envoys of my Huangming Dynasty. This is the Zheng family's reliance! "

Zhu Youjian nodded frequently when he heard the words, and the rest of the ministers also thought to themselves: It seems that Sun Baigu has long wanted to have intercourse, otherwise why would he have nothing to do to check the information on intercourse?I didn't expect him to catch up this time.

As the chief assistant, if there is no outstanding achievement, others will definitely be dissatisfied, and those who are interested will think about how to replace him, but if he can open up territories and make decisions when he is in office, then others will have nothing to say .

"During the Yongle Dynasty, although the northern land of Jiaozhi was occupied by our Emperor Ming, it was sparsely populated 200 years ago, and many grain-producing fields had not been developed. In addition, the officials selected by the court only cared about their own interests and exploited and abused the Jiaozhi Province. The people here have led to the continuous occurrence of killing officials and disobedience, and the imperial government's decree cannot be passed. In the end, the imperial court was overburdened, so that this place was abandoned by me!"

Since this period of history is related to the gains and losses of the territory of the Ming Dynasty, everyone in the hall knows more or less about it, and Sun Chuanting's summary is not new.

"Looking at Yutu, the reason why Chengzu sent troops to attack Jiaozhi was not because of anger, but because he acted hastily to save Huangming's face. I think that in order to consolidate Huangming's power in Nanyang, there are three eunuchs of three treasures. After going to Nanyang, there was the three conquests of Jiaozhi by the British public. This is the so-called trend of advancing both land and water!

Jiaozhi is located at the key link between Huangming and Nanyang countries, and its location is extremely important!
After the prefectures and counties Jiaozhi, my emperor Ming can control the countries of Champa, Siam, and Chenla in the near future, and can control the countries of Manchuria and Sumatra, the old port, Java, Niini and other countries near the peninsula. : "The Annan Li thief was arrested after he found out, and the land of the South China Sea is clean and pure." This statement is the most direct influence of "County Annan"!
Therefore, I think that since the Zheng family has violated my emperor's prestige this time, it will just give me an excuse to restore my old place. Once Cochin is owned by me, the power of Nanyang will be under control! "

Sun Chuanting's remarks from the perspective of the overall situation and overlooking the local area aroused Zhu Youjian's great interest. This time, he changed his 200-year-old argument that Zhu Di's attack on Jiaozhi with hundreds of thousands of soldiers was militaristic. No one has ever said it before. Yes, now it seems that Sun Chuanting's judgment and conclusion may really be Zhu Di's thinking at that time.

"Oh? What does Sun Qing mean by agreeing with Lu Qing and Chen Qing's plan to send troops to conquer Jiaozhi?"

Zhu Youjian asked with great interest, Li Banghua and other people who opposed sending troops showed displeasure.

Looking at it now, the first assistant, the second assistant, and the third assistant all tend to use war to solve the problem. In this way, even if the opponents in the cabinet are in the majority, the emperor is very likely to adopt the strategy of the three of them in order to save the face of these three. , In this way, a protracted war that cost countless national funds will kick off again.

"My lord, in recent years, although the situation seems to be booming, the annual income of Taicang far exceeds that of previous dynasties, but whether it is opening a hospital, running a free school, or expanding the scale of a nursing home, which one is not a huge expense?
There is a saying: No matter how big a country is, warlike will surely perish!

Right now, from the northwest to the northeastern frontier, they are all in a state of waste, which consumes countless money and food every year. If there is a border war in the southwest, it will cost at least millions of money and food every year. Being dragged down, if the chaos of Chongzhen's early years reappears, what should the world be like? ! "

Before Sun Chuanting could answer Zhu Youjian's question, Li Banghua stood up abruptly, saluted Zhu Youjian, and immediately expressed his objections. Afterwards, Hou Xun, Fan Jingwen, Yang Sichang, and Zou Weilian also echoed Li Banghua's remarks, expressly opposing the further criticism of Zhu Youjian. Cochin use force, so as not to repeat the mistakes of the Yongle Dynasty.

"Don't be anxious, gentlemen, just listen to Sun Qing's speech.

I thought that Sun Qing was the chief assistant, and he was thinking from the overall situation in mind, and he would definitely not lose the big because of small things!
Sun Qing, tell me! "

After everyone finished expressing their opinions, Zhu Youjian turned his attention to Sun Chuanting again.

The current discussion atmosphere is advocated by Zhu Youjian. Everyone can speak freely on state affairs based on what is right and wrong, but personal attacks and insinuations are strictly prohibited. Many major policies are negotiated in this atmosphere.With everyone picking up what was lost and making up for the vacancies, the various policies issued by the imperial court are becoming more and more perfect and more in line with reality.

"Follow the Holy Word!
I believe that the strategy against the Zheng family this time is to focus on Xu Tu, supplemented by the means of interrupting economic exchanges, and strive to turn the northern part of Jiaozhi into the land of Ming Dynasty in a few years!
First of all, Chen suggested that the post of governor of Guangdong and Guangxi should be abolished.Among them, the governor of Guangxi chooses a minister with both civil and military skills to supervise him, recruits wolf soldiers from the local area to form a new army, and selects generals from the Yongwei camp to command it. .

Secondly, the minister suggested that the offensive of the officers and soldiers should be bounded by fifty miles, and after regaining the fifty miles, they should stick to the key places to prevent their counterattacks; After stabilization, the official army launched a new offensive again!
Third, the Procuratorate and the pro-army should also be stationed in the newly occupied land at the same time to strictly prevent the officials from harming the people for personal gain, so as to prevent the repeat of the Yongle period!

This is my humble opinion on Jiaozhi. This strategy is defined by ministers as a strategy of cannibalism. It is not based on capturing the territory in a short period of time, but on steady and gradual occupation. Although this strategy takes a long time, it is more important. The cost of dispatching soldiers from the north to suppress them is negligible!
How to deal with this matter, I ask the Holy Majesty to personally decide! "

(End of this chapter)