Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 67 Strategy against Liao
Chen Qiyu is not a newcomer to the officialdom, he knows that what the emperor said has other meanings, just like the two cases of Hongwan and Yigong ordered by the emperor Qiangang to go to the Ministry of Criminal Justice to set up a new official in Zhili Chen Qiyu discovered something unusual after he actually came into contact with specific affairs after working in the company.

He was a Jinshi in the 44th year of Wanli, and has been the county magistrate of Luoyang for several years. Chen Qiyu has his own understanding of the atmosphere in the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty.

The emperor mentioned the Sanwei incident in Tianjin, which did not happen under the rule of Luoyang. In addition to the Huangzhuang Huangdian, the Ming Dynasty also had the Wangzhuangwangdian!

Just talking about the various things done by the suzerain and vassal forces in Henan, many of them have greatly affected and harmed the local area. The suzerain and vassals do not refer to a certain king, but to the vassals, such as the Fufan of Luoyang and the Zhou of Kaifeng. Fan, Tang Fan in Nanyang, Lu Fan in Weihui, Chong Fan in Runing...

The titles of these suzerain-vassal branches are Prince, County King, Zhenguo General, Fuguo General, Fengguo General, Zhenguo Lieutenant, Fuguo Lieutenant, and Fengguo Lieutenant.

The ancestral teachings of the Emperor Ming Dynasty stated that vassals could not engage in agriculture, industry, commerce and other industries. It has only been passed down to the present and is only binding on the lower levels of the vassal. It is like the title of hereditary prince, county king, general who governs the country, and general who assists the country. I don’t know how much they did behind the scenes. After all, how can they satisfy their needs for a luxurious life with the little salary set by the imperial court?
The vassal group of the Ming Dynasty is indeed very bloated, causing a great burden on the central finance, and at the same time destroying the local finance. It is undeniable that the life of the low-level suzerain and vassal groups is not as good as that of ordinary people. They plan to reform the vassal system of the Ming Dynasty , is what Zhu Youxiao must do!

At present, there are three kings living in the Ten Princes' Mansion in the capital, namely King Rui Zhu Changhao, who will be granted the title of Hanzhong; King Hui Zhu Changrun, who will be granted the title of Jingzhou; King Zhu Changying of Gui, who will be granted the title of Hengzhou; they are all sons of Shenzong and uncles of Zhu Youxiao. , their kingship and vassal territory were all decided when Shenzong was still alive. From now on, they will be assigned vassal status according to the system, but Zhu Youxiao has no intention of asking them to go to these places.

"What worries does the Qing family have?"

Seeing Chen Qiyu's silence, Zhu Youxiao was not annoyed, and leaned forward to ask.

"Chen~"

Chen Qiyu hesitated for a moment, bowed in salute and said: "I have the courage to ask Your Majesty, and then use the decree to go to Tianjin to serve as a soldier, it is..."

When it came to this point, Chen Qiyu didn't say any more, but Zhu Youxiao knew what it meant.

Zhongzhi is a decree promulgated by the emperor directly to the outside world without going through Yousi. For example, Chen Qiyu and Sun Chuanting went to the Ministry of Punishment to set up a new Zhili Cleaning Department. After all, they went in the form of promulgating the Zhongzhi. As a result, the two were privately discussed by many officials in the Ministry of Punishment, even though they were very capable.

In fact, in Chen Qiyu's heart, he didn't have much thought about being an official, he just wanted to do more practical things so that he could fulfill his duty as a courtier.

However, it was only a few days since he had been in the Zhili Qingli Department of the Ministry of Punishment, and he was about to go to Tianjin Sanwei to take a post. Still in the form of Zhongzhi, Chen Qiyu wanted to know what the emperor thought.

"The Qing family has such concerns, I understand."

Zhu Youxiao smiled, got up from the throne, and walked towards Chen Qiyu, "The Qing family will follow me."

After saying that, he raised his feet and walked out. Seeing this, Chen Qiyu hurriedly lifted his robe and followed Zhu Youxiao.

"Meet the emperor."

"Meet Your Majesty."

Zhu Youxiao walked quickly, ignoring the eunuchs, eunuchs and generals who were saluting, and went straight to Xinuan Pavilion, Chen Qiyu followed with his head bowed.

"My brother pays homage to the emperor's brother."

Zhu Youjian, who was studying, heard the movement outside and saw his royal brother coming in. He immediately got up and saluted, Zhu Youxiao waved his hand.

Fifth prince?
When seeing Zhu Youjian, Chen Qiyu was startled, he didn't know that Zhu Youjian was in Xinuange.

"Chen Qing, come here."

Zhu Youxiao walked to a place and stopped, staring at the map in front of him, "The importance of Tianjin's three guards to the capital and the importance of water transportation, I won't go into too much detail, presumably Chen Qing also knows it?"

"What I want to talk about today is the importance of Tianjin as a place for the supply before the Liao Dynasty. If the country wants to suppress the Jianlu rebellion in the Liao region, it must make comprehensive preparations to ensure that it can pass several battles in a few years. Big battles will gradually reduce the war potential of Jianlu. If we go by what the ministers in the DPRK say and think, they will probably drag the DPRK into the abyss!"

Chen Qiyu frowned and stared at the map in front of him. He was quite shocked. This was the first time he had seen the entire map of the Ming Dynasty.

"The disastrous defeat in the Battle of Salhu made me understand a truth."

Taking a long stick from Zhu Youjian's hand, Zhu Youxiao said with a serious expression: "If the state government wants to completely suppress the Jianlu rebellion in a real sense, it must concentrate its advantages and launch multi-directional attacks against Jianlu. The offensive is not limited to the frontline battlefield."

When Zhu Youxiao said this, he pointed to the capital, Tongzhou, Jizhou, Shanhaiguan, Jinzhou and other places with a long stick, and then pointed to the specially marked Qinhuangdao, Tianjin, Denglai, Jinzhouwei, Gaizhouwei and other places. Chen Qiyu stated that he provided Liaoqian's strategic vision through multiple channels.

Zhu Youxiao adopted a phased military deployment to suppress the Jianlu rebellion. Instead of suppressing the Jianlu rebellion in one battle, Zhu Youxiao planned to carry out several larger-scale battles within several years. , actively mobilized troops, resources, military supplies, etc. from Liaodong, Northern Zhili, and Shandong to assess the situation and start a battle with the Jianlu, ensuring a staged victory and gradually tempering the Ming Dynasty's army.

Even during this period, Zhu Youxiao had to eradicate a group of traitors and scum, deal with the regional general forces, mobilize the grassland tribes adjacent to Jianlu, and form a strategic encirclement of Jianlu. This overall strategic concept can If it is implemented steadily, then Ming Dynasty will be able to achieve initial changes!
If you want to defeat your enemy, you must first learn to face the enemy squarely, instead of pretending not to know it like an ostrich. If you are undefeated, who will lose?

Chen Qiyu was shocked.

Looking at the emperor in front of him, Chen Qiyu really did not expect that the emperor would have such a clear mind when dealing with Liao affairs. This is the luck of Guochao!
The root cause of the disastrous defeat in the Battle of Salhu lies in the eagerness to win. In the chaotic situation, all parties are eager to solve the Jianlu rebellion.

It's a pity that things backfired.

Jianlu is no longer the Jurchen ministries that were in constant civil strife in the past, but the Jianlu forces integrated by the slave chieftain Nurhachi.

"Chen Qing, I let you go to Tianjin. It's not a hot-headed decision, but a deliberate decision."

Zhu Youxiao held a long stick, looked at Chen Qiyu and said: "If I want to implement what I want, one will be a freshman and the other will be shipping.

In Tianjin, I plan to recruit [-] new soldiers. You don’t need to consider this matter for now. I will send a group of generals to Tianjin to train the new soldiers.

What I want to emphasize is sea transportation. If you want to transport Liaoqian on a large scale, reduce unnecessary losses, and shorten transportation time, you must pay attention to sea transportation.

A newly established Qinhuangdao, a Tianjin, and a Denglai are all important transit points that bypass the Liaoxi Corridor and go straight to Fuzhou and Jinzhou.

Chen Qing should not think that he is a lucky minister. What other people say is not important, what matters is what he thinks. Whether Chen Qing can do well in Tianjin Bingbei Dao, in a sense, is related to the direction of the entire Liao affair. "

"I understand."

With a serious expression, Chen Qiyu bowed solemnly to Zhu Youxiao and said, "I would like to serve in Tianjin military preparations according to the imperial decree, to rectify the three guards in Tianjin, to prepare for the establishment of the Tianjin navy, and to fulfill my duty to suppress the Jianlu rebellion in the future. , if I cannot do this well, I am willing to accept any punishment!"

"I am very pleased that the Qing family can think so."

Zhu Youxiao handed the long stick to Zhu Youjian, stepped forward, held Chen Qiyu's arms, and said with a moving expression: "Tianjin, I will leave it to the Qing family. How to do it, how to do it, the Qing family can judge the situation and implement it." , with the support of the Qing family, this day will not be over again!"

(End of this chapter)