Rebirth of Wu Ba Spring and Autumn

"Your Majesty, I am willing to lead the army to conquer the Qiang Rong!"

As the great Sima, Wu Zixu came out at the first time and pleaded for his order.

Not to be outdone, Zuo Sima Tian Rangju stood up with a wat in his hand, and said loudly: "Your Majesty, I am also willing to lead my troops to attack the Qiang Rong. If I do not destroy the Qiang Rong, I will not return the capital!"

"The minister is willing to fight!"

"war!"

All the generals of Wu, including Xiong Zidan, Goujian, Xumenchao, Gongsunxiong and others, stood up and asked for a fight.

The statements of generals hold absolute weight in the court!
It is true that the state of Wu is still divided between civil and military.

Talents like Wen Zhong, Fan Li, and Bo Tong can still go to the battlefield and lead troops in battle.

Sun Wu, Wu Zixu and others can also serve as sheriffs, governors, or even manage state affairs and serve as ministers.

There is some opposition between civil servants and military generals.

After all, relatively speaking, generals such as Wu Zixu and Tian Rangju can go out and capture a large number of enemy heads to get many rewards and be promoted through military merit.

Ministers like Ji Ran and Kong Qiu could only concentrate on government affairs.

Once the state of Wu opens up a new territory, it will make them very tired...

Having said that, through political achievements, they can also get rewards.

When dealing with each minister and the achievements made in dealing with different things, Qingji sees it in his eyes, keeps it in his heart, treats them equally, and gives enough rewards.

"Wu Anjun, what do you think?"

Qingji set his sights on Sun Wu.

Sun Wu's title is Wu'an Jun, his military title is Da Shuchang, and his official title is Guowei, which is equivalent to "San Gong", and he is at the same level as Wu Zixu.

Even, before that, Sun Wu was the only general who enjoyed the treatment of a great concubine, and the only general with the title of "Jun".

However, Qingji deliberately promoted Wu Zixu and asked Wu Zixu to lead the troops out of the pass. In the battle of Tiaoshan, the Wei army was defeated, and the capital of Wei State Anyi was captured, and the land of Hexi was seized.

Wu Zixu, who has worked so hard and made great achievements, has been named "Wu Xinjun" by Qingji, and bestowed the title of "Dashuchang"!
In this way, Wu Zixu can keep pace with Sun Wu in the army, so that Sun Wu's family will not be dominated.

Sun Wu seemed to understand Qing Ji's thoughts, knowing that he seemed to be unstoppable, and more or less met Qing Ji's suspicion.

Therefore, Sun Wu has not taken the initiative to express his advice all the time. When he went to court, he was well-behaved, just like a routine.

This made Qingji feel a little dissatisfied in his heart, but he didn't show it after all.

Sun Wu is so wise and protects himself. Does it mean that in his opinion, Qingji is a monarch who can't treat heroes well?
The silent Sun Wu, after being called by Qingji, thought for a while and said, "Your Majesty, I think that there is nothing wrong with conquering the Qiang people and opening up the land in Hexi."

"The vast wilderness in the northwest, or there may be deserts, I have inspected it before."

"The Hehuang Valley there is rich in water and grass, suitable for farming and grazing, and has the reputation of 'fortressing the south of the Yangtze River'. It has also been a battleground for military strategists since ancient times, and it is an important throat leading to the Western Regions!"

"If the Qiang land cannot be opened up, the trade routes may be cut off by the Qiang people, and the interests of Wu and the merchants from the East and the West will not be safeguarded, and the revenue of the treasury will be reduced."

"If the Qiang people rebelled all the year round, plundered the frontiers, and threatened the trade routes, I'm afraid our country of Wu will send troops to suppress it every year, or we will spend a lot of time in the military confrontation with the Qiang people for many years."

"Instead of that, why not once and for all, solve the Qiang rebellion once and for all?"

"good!"

What Sun Wu said made Qing Ji slightly nod his head in agreement.

His remarks have already convinced Confucius, Wen Zhong, Zeng Dian, Ji Ran and other ministers.

After all, the benefits that the Silk Road brings to the country of Wu every year are not a small amount.

To a large extent, the Wu State, which pursues the policy of light corvee and low tax, and hiding wealth from the people, can only "take it from the people and use it for the people" every year.

Why is the state treasury of the state of Wu piled up like a mountain of money and food?
The reason is that through the Silk Road, the State of Wu can collect a large amount of tariffs and commercial taxes every year, and sell a large amount of commodities such as silk, tea, ceramics, refined salt, perfume, soap, and scented soap to the West, making the State of Wu earn a lot of money. Bowl full.

The profit in this is very exciting...

From this we can see, how could Wu Guo tolerate the Qiang people threatening his own wealth?
Furthermore, the Hexi Land (Hexi Corridor) is not really a barren land.

The Hexi Corridor has a vast territory and complex terrain.

In its territory, there are the snow-capped peaks of Qilian Mountain, the Liangzhou Plain, the rolling Dahuang Mountains, the vast grasslands as far as the eye can see, and the rivers with flying pearls and jade...

Snow water and groundwater flowing down from the Qilian Mountains have formed dozens of rivers, large and small, irrigating tens of thousands of hectares of fertile fields in the Hexi Corridor, making it the natural granary of Gansu.

Similarly, the Hexi Corridor is the throat of the Silk Road.

In the original history, Wuwei, Zhangye, Jiuquan, Dunhuang and other places were prosperous places with fertile land and abundant resources.

The poet Cen Shen of the Tang Dynasty wrote "Liangzhou has seven cities with one hundred thousand families" and Yuan Zhen wrote "I heard that in Xiliangzhou in the past, there were so many people and mulberry trees. Wine is ripe for pleasure, and the red and green flags are vermilion buildings."

They are all true portrayals of the history of Hexi at that time!
"Your Majesty, I still think it's wrong!"

Right Prime Minister Kong Qiu stood up, heaved a long sigh, and said to Qingji: "Continuous wars are always a waste of money and people."

"The land to the west of the Fuhe River has complex terrain. The Qiang cavalry on the grasslands and Gobi grew up on horseback since they were young. They come and go like the wind on horseback, and their whereabouts are erratic."

"Even though our country of Wu has the advantages of iron cavalry and bows and crossbows, if the Qiang people dare not fight our army, I am afraid that it will be futile to use a large army at every turn."

"Please be careful, Your Majesty!"

"..."

Confucius' words are not without reason.

For example, Zhu Di, the emperor of Yongle in history, made a mighty five expeditions to Mobei to stabilize the border, but in Qingji's view, what Zhu Di did was really not worthwhile.

During Zhu Di's expedition, due to the long distance, Zhu Di felt dike in his heart, and the unprecedented scale of sending troops this time reached 50.

On the way of conquest, the consumption of 50 people was quite huge, but Zhu Di only encountered a few small groups of enemy troops after three months of this expedition, and only a few months later did he really encounter Benya's lost army. Although the enemy was defeated However, the army still let Benya Shili Khan escape.

Due to the supply problem in the later stage, although Yizheng was successful, it was not worth mentioning compared to the consumption.

How about Erzheng Mobei?

Zhu Di once again sent 50 horses.

In Hulan, the temperature was suddenly lost, and the 50 Ming army encountered the main force of the [-] Oirat army, but the advantage in numbers did not appear at all.

The final result was that the Oirat army was defeated and fled, but the losses of the Ming army obviously exceeded that of the Oirat army.

If it weren't for Shenjiying's extraordinary performance, the outcome of this battle is still unknown.

More than a dozen princes of the Wara tribe were captured, but the generals of the Ming army were also completely lost. In desperation, Zhu Di led the poor victorious team.

For the remaining three, four, and five expeditions, Zhu Di "gazing at the desolate dust and weeds, not a single shadow of the captives, the ruts and horse tracks are all gone, and he suspects that he has escaped for a long time"...

There are not many victories at all.

Zhu Di really can't be called a "great emperor" because he wastes people's money and wastes money.

If it were Qingji, with the strong national power of Ming Dynasty, it would have already reached Western Europe, at least the Danube River Basin.

"Your Majesty, I think what Prime Minister You said is very true."

As a disciple of Confucius, Zhi Su Nei Shi stepped forward, bowed to Qingji and said, "The Qiang and Rong in the northwest are different from the previous Xirong and Eight Kingdoms."

"The Eight Kingdoms of Xirong have been in contact with the Zhou Dynasty and the Qin Kingdom in the early years, and their cultures are quite similar. They belong to the half-farming, half-nomadic Rongdi country."

"Xi Rong built cities, fortresses, villages and villages on its own territory, imitating the Chinese system, and calling it a king and a country."

"The Qiang people are completely Rongdi."

"They don't learn the etiquette of China, and they don't know the etiquette, righteousness and shame. They are like barbarians in ancient times. They live on water and grass without a fixed place!"

"Even if my Great Wu is under great pressure, it may be extremely difficult to find the location of the Qiang tribe and fight a battle."

"My Majesty please enlighten me!"