Early Ming Dynasty: Turning Clouds and Rains into New Learning Saints

Chapter 229 Of course it’s about capturing prisoners.

This is a great victory, there is no doubt about it.In addition, it is the end of the year, and getting such good news just when the Chinese New Year is about to come is a matter of joy and happiness, which makes people even more happy!
Under this situation, Zhu Yuanzhang was not stingy and immediately announced that he would increase the salary of King Yan Zhu Di by [-] shi, making him the vassal king with the highest salary at the vassal level. He also rewarded Zhu Di with twelve pieces of silk and thirty pieces of paper. Ingots and other various properties, the most distinctive thing is that there are also a thousand shares of Daming Bank.

Zhang Yifan, the Prince Consort and Marquis of Rongguo, won the first meritorious service and was promoted to Duke of the Kingdom. In addition to various kinds of property, he was also rewarded with [-] shares of Daming Bank.

Another general who made great contributions, Lan Yu, was named Yongchanghou by Zhu Yuanzhang, with a salary of [-] shi, and was also rewarded with [-] shares of Daming Bank.In addition, Lan Yu's daughter was canonized as Concubine Zhu Chun of Shu King.

The rest of the generals, including Xu Da, Tang He and others, also received financial rewards, including this special reward, which was shares in Daming Bank, ranging from one hundred to fifty shares.

This reward is quite heavy.The title of Marquis of Yongchang that Lan Yu originally received in history was originally lost due to the butterfly effect, but it was returned to him because of this battle.

In addition, in the appendix to the victory document, Zhu Di also expressed the idea of ​​defending the enemy from outside and requested the construction of the Great Wall along the Peiping line.Zhu Yuanzhang was also right about this.

This is actually not very different from history.In the original history, in the 14th year of Hongwu, Duoer Buhua invaded Yongping. After Xu Da led his troops to repel it, he was also ordered to build Yongping, Jieling and other passes.

Now, even if Zhu Di's memorial was approved, the result is still the same.After evaluation, the northern side believed that the ancient Chongqing Pass was not the key to control, and a checkpoint was moved [-] miles east of the ancient Chongqing Pass.

This pass is named Shanhaiguan because it is adjacent to Yanshan Mountain in the north and the Bohai Sea in the south.From this, the famous Shanhaiguan came into being.

Li Shanchang below felt very awkward as he listened to the emperor announcing the rewards while the other generals looked impressed.

Could it be that he, the crow-mouthed person, got what he said?

How could that boy from Liujiacun be so smart and come up with tricks like the signal tower?Now that the emperor has promised to build the Great Wall, the Tatars may not have a chance to invade in the future!
He was thinking in annoyance when suddenly, an idea flashed in his mind, and his sorrow suddenly turned into joy.

Why?

Because Li Shanchang suddenly thought of it, his strategy is still effective, that is, he can flatter and kill that Liu Family Village boy!

Although the two boys won this battle, the key factor was the unexpected signal from the signal tower.There is nothing we can do inside the customs, but we still have to do it outside the customs!

If there is no signal tower outside the customs, there will be no communication advantage. This is one of them.

Secondly, that boy was obviously a militant in this battle, and he proposed to go out to fight the Tartars.Now that he has really succeeded, you can be sure that if there is a war next time, he will definitely do what he will do. Encourage the imperial officers and soldiers to go out to fight, or even go out himself. Isn't that the result he wants? !

Having underestimated the Tatars on the grassland, Li Shanchang could conclude that he would definitely suffer a big loss if he turned back!
After he figured this out, the smile on his face became natural again. After Zhu Yuanzhang announced the reward, he immediately said: "In the future, there will be His Royal Highness King Yan and Duke Rong in the Ming Dynasty. They can be regarded as follow-up people. This veteran is My heart is in my stomach!”

"Hehehe..." Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help laughing after hearing this, "It's okay, it's okay!"

To say he was pleased, he was the most gratified!
With a son and a son-in-law who are so promising, the Zhu family will be stable!

At this time, he was very pleased with the founding generals in the hall.

Afterwards, he said to his subordinates: "Before the Southwest War, the grain fields were allocated to the public. It has been implemented for half a year, and the inspection by the censor is still okay. You and I will prepare one or two. After the rainy season next year, we can launch the Southwest War, and regain the entire territory of Yunnan in one fell swoop!”

"General, I will obey your order!" Fu Youde and others accepted the order in unison.

Zhu Yuanzhang's consideration was that a war had just been fought in the north, and next year the main task would be to build the Great Wall, so there should be no war.

It would be just right to launch a war in the southwest and eliminate the remnants of the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty here in one fell swoop.

However, sometimes, even if he is the emperor, he will do whatever he wants!

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At the end of the 13th year of Hongwu, on New Year's Eve, it was snowing again in Beiping!
In Prince Yan's mansion, Zhu Di's family invited his brother-in-law Zhang Yifan, his father-in-law Xu Da, and his sister-in-law's uncle and eleventh brother's father-in-law Lan Yu to celebrate the New Year together. It was quite lively.

The news of this reward reached Beiping a year ago. It can be said that the whole army was very happy.

In addition, Zhu Yuanzhang distributed the more than 2 captured sheep to the people of Yongping Prefecture according to the wartime merit according to the memorial in the victory document.

In addition to rewarding the lieutenants of the army, the remaining spoils will also be used to build the Shanhaiguan front-line project next year.

In the north, materials are scarce and the situation is even more war-prepared. It is not possible to use labor for this large project like in the south. It is still the previous model of conscripting labor.

At the New Year's Eve dinner on New Year's Eve, these people gathered together, and naturally they couldn't help but talk about these things in the coming year.

Lan Yu didn't worry about civil matters such as building a city, and just kept talking.Mainly Zhu Di, Xu Da and Zhang Yifan were talking.

I heard Xu Da say with a somewhat solemn expression: "The scale of building the city next year is not small. I am afraid that the accumulated grain and grass supplies will be consumed a lot, but they cannot affect the livelihood of the people in the north, otherwise it will affect the stability of the border. This matter needs to be carefully considered. OK!"

As soon as Zhu Di heard it, he immediately looked at Zhang Yifan and said, "Yifan, you are the best at this kind of thing, let's see how to solve it?"

Zhang Yifan was a little speechless after hearing this, and immediately replied: "You think I am a god? The north is barren, what can I do for you to change it? If it takes a few years, it will be okay, but what happens next year will not affect it. For the people of the North, there is no other way but to transport food from other places!”

At this point, he reminded Zhu Di: "Don't you have a naval force? You have already wiped out the pirates and Japanese pirates along the coast. You can ask the south to directly transport food by sea. This is the most cost-effective method!"

When Zhu Di heard this, he immediately asked: "Is it from Xiangshan County? I know that Xiangshan County has a lot of food hoarded."

"Okay!" Zhang Yifan listened, nodded and said, "Tell your father and let's transport grain from Xiangshan County. But as much grain as we have to transport from Nanyang to Xiangshan County, we have to transport as much grain as possible from Xiangshan County to the north. After all, Xiangshan County Nowadays, the population is huge, and food must be guaranteed.”

As the founder of the prosperous place of Xiangshan County, no matter from which perspective, we must maintain the excellence of Xiangshan County.Zhu Di naturally understood, and immediately nodded in agreement: "That's no problem. I will send a memorial to my father later to explain the situation. There should be no problem."

After finishing speaking, he asked the next question: "But what about the manpower to build the Great Wall? The population of the North is already small. If more strong men are used to build the city, it will definitely affect the people's livelihood!"

After Xu Da heard this, he replied to his son-in-law, "Then we should transfer them from Baoding or Shanxi. Building the side wall in the Northland is also a matter of the interests of the people in the Northland. They will naturally make great efforts."

As of now, Shanxi has the largest population.Previously, Xu Da had already moved many people to the Yongping Mansion area.Now he also has this power and can continue to deploy manpower.

Zhang Yifan took a sip of the hot rice wine at this time. When he heard this topic, he put down his wine glass and took over the topic without picking up the food. It’s something!”

Upon hearing this, Lan Yu, who was burying her head in drinking and eating, immediately raised her head and looked towards Zhang Yifan with an expression of interest.

When Zhu Di heard this, he immediately became energetic. When he was about to speak, Xu Da took the lead and responded seriously: "Don't get carried away just because you won a battle. Fighting is not that easy! Especially since we have already cleared the ground." If we continue to fight in the Tatar strongholds outside the Great Wall, we will have to go deep into the grasslands. This is a very dangerous thing!"

He spoke with maturity and prudence, and what he said was based on his experience.

When Zhu Di and Lan Yu heard this, they were immediately discouraged.Because this was said by Wei Guogong, not someone else!They were still convinced by Xu Da's words.

However, Zhang Yifan didn't take it seriously after hearing this, and immediately replied: "It's not like there are prisoners to be captured only in the depths of the grassland!"

When Xu Da heard this, his brows suddenly furrowed. This prince-in-law is still a bit stubborn!

After a moment's thought, he knew what Zhang Yifan was referring to, and immediately asked: "You mean Liaodong?"

After finishing speaking, he didn't even wait for Zhang Yifan to answer, and immediately continued: "Even if it's Liaodong, we still have to leave the border and march along the edge of the grassland to Liaodong. The journey is long. It's still dangerous if we don't have full confidence!"

He was afraid that Zhang Yifan, a young man, would be impulsive and didn't know the seriousness of the matter, so he patiently explained: "Our big victory this time, the Tartars will definitely have a countermeasure. Let's not talk about Naha in Liaodong, the people in the deep grassland The Tartars will inevitably migrate some of them to occupy the land of water and grass, and secondly, it is to prevent us from suddenly entering the grassland as an early warning. If we send troops to attack Liaodong, once it is delayed for a long time, the grassland will be deep. Reinforcements from here are likely to arrive."

These analyzes of his are all well-founded.No, even Lan Yu knew there was no chance after hearing this, and lowered his head to get the chopsticks again.

He is brave, but he is not brainless. He can naturally tell whether what Xu Da says makes sense!

But who would have thought that just when Lan Yu picked up the chopsticks, she heard Zhang Yifan say: "Why don't we go by sea?"

Upon hearing this, Lan Yu immediately raised her head, with a little surprise on her face: Yes, take the sea route!

I only heard Zhang Yifan continue to add: "After the year, the Bohai Sea will be thawed, and you can sail. Doesn't the fourth brother have the most elite navy in Ming Dynasty? You can go to Liaodong by sea, win a battle with him, and then come back along the coast. The Tatars don’t have ships, so they can only stare!”

His words can be regarded as awakening the dreamer!
Not to mention Xu Da, Zhu Di himself led the Daming navy, so he naturally knew how powerful the navy was and how maneuverable it was at sea!And Sapphire, because of losing the competition, also served as a general in Zhu Di's navy for several years.

These generals, who were used to fighting on land, were used to thinking about problems in terms of land warfare. They subconsciously didn't think much about the use of the navy.

However, people in later generations are different!

Everyone knows the importance of sea power.We also know that the history of humiliation behind China came from the sea.Therefore, no matter what, we don’t need to know the dangers of the grassland, but we absolutely know the dangers of the sea.

After he mentioned this, even Xu Da became serious and started thinking without even refuting Zhang Yifan's insistence.

Regarding the military situation in Liaodong, it can be said that these people in Prince Yan's residence are all familiar with it.When Zhang Yifan said this, they all immediately started thinking based on the situation.

In fact, after Zhu Di thought for a while, he immediately stood up and said to his father-in-law: "Let's go to the Military Machine Hall to have a look!"

On the other side of the Military Machine Hall, there are sand tables outside the Pass, including of course on the Liaodong side.It will be clearer if you think about it in terms of the sand table.

After hearing this, Lan Yu was the first to stand up.Xu Da also stood up and left the table.

Zhang Yifan: "..."

He was a little speechless, looked up at Yan Wangfei at his side, could only smile wryly and said: "I can't even have a good New Year's Eve dinner, I want to go back to Nanjing!"

Princess Yan knew the character of her father and husband very well, so she could only smile bitterly in return.She had no choice but to take care of her son.

Instead, Zhu Di, who had already reached the palace gate, heard this and turned around and said: "Destroy the Tatars as soon as possible, so that you can go back and reunite with your eldest sister as soon as possible. Don't delay, hurry up."

"Ah!" Zhang Yifan sighed, facing an unkind family, the royal family is so ruthless!

But then again, in this day and age, a trip back to Nanjing from Peking is too far!Rubbish traffic, I miss the high-speed rail in future generations!

As Zhang Yifan followed to the Military Machine Hall, he thought to himself that he would have to get the steam engine out later. As long as the steam train was out, the transportation in the Ming Dynasty would be greatly improved.

The green leather train that was despised by later generations, the kind that took three days and three nights to get there, is still shocking to this era!

Thinking about it this way, it seems that there are really a lot of things that I have to do!
The war in the north really needs to end as soon as possible!
When passing through the corridor, I saw that there was already a thick layer of snow in the courtyard, covering everything that could be covered. Although it was night, there was still a piece of white.

Auspicious snow heralds a good year, which is a good sign. Work hard and hope that next year will be better than the previous one in history!

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