Chongzhen: I am the king of prosperous times

Chapter 704

"Why do I value North Korea so much, and even choose Jeju Island as the first choice for moving the vassal, does the Qing family really know?"

Emperor Chongzhen lifted up the sleeves of his robe, sat on the stone pier, and stretched out his hand to signal Jin Xuan to sit down, "Speaking of which, the Qing family has been to North Korea many times before, and I think they know about North Korea. .”

"I...have thought about it once or twice."

Jin Xuan bowed first, then sat on the stone pier, bowed slightly and said, "Since Your Majesty proposed the pan-Liaodong strategy, the overall layout of our Ming Dynasty in the Liao region revolves around constraining and restricting the construction of captives.

This will allow my Ming Dynasty to get out of the quagmire of war and not directly confront Jianlu. After all, since the late Wanli Dynasty, our Ming army has been defeated by Jianlu. This is an indisputable fact.

North Korea, in a sense, is a strategic fulcrum to curb Jianlu’s external expansion, just like when the conquest of Nurhachi was called..."

Listening to what Jin Xuan said, Emperor Chongzhen felt emotional in his heart. The war and confrontation with Jianlu would never get around the fiasco of Saerhu.

It was from this battle that Daming's situation in the Liao region began to become more and more passive, and there were many factors behind this.

A faction.

a corruption.

Just these two things caused Daming to make strategic mistakes one after another in the Liaodong area, and then lost batches of elite troops and killed a large number of capable generals.

He Shixian, Tong Zhongkui, Qi Jin, Qin Bangping...

Countless generals of the Ming Dynasty were either killed or murdered, which caused the backbone of the Ming Dynasty's army to be interrupted again and again.

A Liaoshen battle.

A battle of Quang Ninh.

Just because of the influence of the party struggle in the court, the strategic mistakes in the Liao land, the aggressiveness of the Donglin party members, and even the Qi Chuzhe party and other factions, Daming missed opportunities time and time again, and then Jianlu continued to rise. , The Jianlu Eight Banners during the Tianqi Dynasty and the Jianlu Eight Banners during the Chongzhen Dynasty were fattened up again and again in this way.

Of course Jianlu is hateful, but there is an indisputable fact that he does seize every opportunity to strengthen himself.

Under the style of this contest and game between the two sides, Daming was affected by internal instability, which caused Jianlu to gradually become stronger until he completely gained a foothold in Liaodong.

"What the Qing family said has some truth, but there are some things I didn't think of."

Emperor Chongzhen restrained his mind, looked at Jin Xuan and said, "Da Ming needs North Korea, but what is needed is not a vassal who surrenders on the surface, but a North Korea that can replenish blood for Daming.

In fact, it is not difficult for the Qing family to see that my various plans and deployments in Liaodong are actually sharpening the various armies in Liaodong, so as to cultivate a large number of elites, even fierce generals who can fight well.

Including the arms trade, arms race, etc., these are all restoring blood to Daming. After all, in the past war against captives, the country lost too much energy.

It is precisely because of this that I am not in a hurry to regain Liaodong.

Anyway, Liaodong has already been smashed, and it will be recovered earlier and later, but the effect is actually the same.

But if it is said that through these planning and deployment, Guochao can restore some vitality and strengthen some elites, it will be different for the Great Ming Sheji. "

Kim Hyun was silent.

In fact, during these years in Dongjiang Town, he has seen these essences, but he can't say these words. After all, Liaodi is also the territory under Daming's command.

The Son of Heaven can do this, but he cannot say this to the world.

"But then again."

Emperor Chongzhen lifted up the sleeves of his robe and continued: "Whether it is the conflict in the Liao region or the war, according to the established plan, as long as it can be implemented steadily, it will eventually come to an end.

But if Daming wants to recover, it will take a long period of time. After all, Guochao owed too much before.

So who can bear the strategic intention of Liaodi?

Definitely North Korea!
I need a chaotic North Korea to continue to implement the so-called "Pan Liaodong Strategy", and transfer the previously mature plans and deployments to North Korea.

In this way, Daming will have one more source of income, which will drive the continuous development of various industries that have emerged in Daming.

At the same time, the various armies of the Ming Dynasty and the naval forces of the Ming Dynasty can continue to sharpen around the burden of North Korea. "

Emperor Chongzhen was rational and cold-blooded.

He clearly knows what kind of situation Da Ming is in at this stage, and he also knows that the current Da Ming is completely unable to expand externally.

Regardless of national strength, the construction of the army under his command and the preparation of the sea power are far from reaching the state of foreign aggressiveness.

Up north to fight Montaigne?

Most likely to lose.

Go south and fight Xiyi?

Most likely to lose.

Go west and fight against alien races?

Most likely to lose.

It has a vast strategic depth, which is the only advantage of Ming Dynasty. It also enables Ming Dynasty to empty out its wealth and ensure the stability of the border areas when it encounters regional wars.

But if he really wants to fight, Daming is really not qualified.

"The Ming army I want is a new army that has been completely reborn from top to bottom."

Emperor Chongzhen said with emotion: "But we have not yet reached that situation, so I need reliable people to lead a reliable army, to constantly sharpen and summarize, and to gradually change in such a relatively stable situation. , a gradual transformation."

It is an inevitable trend to fight out.

After all, the advancement of primitive industrialization and the gaining momentum of the first industrial revolution required a large amount of land for dumping and resources to bring wealth and resources to the mainland of Ming Dynasty.

If there is no such prerequisite, it is actually unrealistic for Daming to continue to promote reforms.

But if you want to accomplish these things, you must first know your own strengths, and you must be clear about Daming's shortcomings. Before you properly solve your own maladministration and stubborn illnesses, rushing out, this is not saving Daming, but speeding up Daming. overthrow.

"Stop talking about that."

Emperor Chongzhen waved his hand and said: "Since Li Ji is willing to lease Jeju Island to Daming, let Zhu Yujian go to Jiufan. Counting the time, Zhu Yujian should also go to Jeju Island.

I drafted several secret decrees, and when you leave Beijing and return to Dongjiang Town, hand them over to Liu Xingzuo, Zuo Liangyu, Zhu Yujian and others.

By the way, I have also selected a group of reliable people for Zhu Yujian. These people are all orphans from the past. It is impossible to go to Jeju Island to become a feudal clan without reliable and loyal people. "

"The minister obeys the order."

Jin Xuan hurriedly got up and bowed.

Emperor Chongzhen had already clarified the Ming Dynasty's external expansion route, first in the offshore, then in the middle of the sea, and then in the ocean. Through gradual sharpening and development, the foundation of the former was laid, and then further external expansion.

This is undoubtedly the safest route.

The Emperor Chongzhen was bound to win North Korea and Wado. Even if it was transferred to control, these areas should be effectively controlled, not the so-called vassal relationship.

Non-my family, its heart must be different.

Emperor Chongzhen would rather hand over these areas to the suzerains and vassal groups of the Ming Dynasty, and to the group of honored relatives, and would never call these areas and let a group of foreign races continue to control them, waiting for them to dormant and grow. Going back and forth to bite Shenzhou, such mistakes must never be made.

(End of this chapter)