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Chapter 608 Qian Jing is good
"It's quite weird. He keeps walking and walking, not in a hurry, not slow. He's more chic than me!"

The Army did not know that Huang Liu accidentally shot Mang Gurtai. Even if Hong Tao stood at the top of the city and held up the large telescope used by the Navy's lookout, he could only see a large group of moving targets about 6 miles away in the fields, and then He became interested in the way the Jurchen army marched.

"Long live my lord, do you need to send someone to do some reconnaissance?" Ding Shun also has a large telescope, but he is not as particular as the emperor. There is a wooden tripod underneath, which can only be held up.

"Dark clouds are threatening to destroy the city, but I remain unmoved! Let them struggle. The sun is about to set. Make arrangements to patrol the city at night and don't let anyone get in." Hong Tao responded to this suggestion simply and neatly. Refused.

Sending people over to conduct reconnaissance at a visual distance does not value the lives of soldiers. No matter how hard the Army trains, there is still a big gap between the Jurchen cavalry and the Jurchen cavalry in horseback riding. Even if they get close regardless of life and death, they cannot see the inside story. The gain outweighs the loss. .

"As ordered..." Ding Shun did not hesitate and immediately ran down to the city to make arrangements.

"Your Majesty, I have something unclear." Du Wenhuan, who had no position but enjoyed the treatment of a senior officer, took over Ding Shun's position. He didn't have a large telescope, and he couldn't compete with the emperor, so he had to use words to answer his questions.

"If you have something to say, just say it. Don't hesitate."

"How did your Majesty know that the Jurchen army was divided into eight banners and the colors of each flag?" Du Wenhuan did not pay attention to the movements of the Jurchen army, but wanted to dig out the emperor's background.

"...In the General Staff, there is a job called intelligence. Regardless of whether there is a war or not, we will continue to inquire about the ethnic groups or countries that may threaten the Ming Dynasty all year round. This inquiry is not just what is heard in the market, but must be supported by detailed data.

How to obtain useful information is a matter of science, and it is also a military secret, and no one else has the right to inquire about it. But I can sum it up in one sentence, and I will do everything possible!

If you have the opportunity to lead troops to war in the future, you must do three things. First, pay attention to intelligence gathering, no matter how big or small; second, pay attention to the discipline of soldiers. A thousand soldiers who obey orders will always be more powerful than a thousand warriors. Third, don't be greedy for attack. In this world, those who suffer losses are always thinking about taking advantage.

By doing these three things, you may not necessarily win every battle, but you can try to avoid failure. In the future, the army will no longer be a group of farmers wearing armor and fighting with swords and guns. Guns, artillery, ammunition, including soldiers, are all made of money.

We can't win this time, but as long as the army doesn't suffer heavy losses, we'll have a chance next time. Once there is a big defeat, it will be so severe that it will not be able to recover for a long time. This is the cost of war.

I hope that all generals in charge of the army can not only win the war, but also learn to use the war to make money. Only in this way can the army of Ming Dynasty become stronger and stronger as it fights, and the people of Ming Dynasty will not become poorer and poorer as they fight. "

After a period of observation, Hong Tao felt that Du Wenhuan was more worthy of shaping than Juniper. Not only is he young, he is also curious and willing to take the initiative to accept new things.

In fact, being a qualified military general under one's own does not require much talent. It is enough to do one's job step by step. But if you want to do these things well, you must have the corresponding knowledge and the correct thinking model. "I heard that your Majesty and the courtiers have spoken beforehand. Every time the army goes out, it will win, and every time it wins, it will make money. I don't know whether it is true or not."

Du Wenhuan still couldn't fully accept the emperor's words, mainly because they were too different from the traditional thinking. Many of the views were very strange, and he couldn't turn around for a while. For example, when it comes to making money by fighting, there are no fewer than dozens of art of war books over the past thousand years, but it has never been mentioned that making money is necessary to fight. Is it possible that this emperor is more powerful than Sun Wu?
"Of course it's true. Not only did I say it, I also wrote the edict."

"Your Majesty, do you think this battle will result in loss or gain?"

"If nothing else happens, we should be able to make a small profit. Strategically speaking, defeating the Jurchen forces will not only solve the most urgent border troubles in a short period of time, but also deter Mongolian ministries from colluding with the Jurchens anymore. It is possible to move closer to the Ming Dynasty. This alone can save a lot of military expenditures in the northern towns.

Tactically speaking, the Army's victory in the first battle greatly boosted morale, increased experience, verified the effectiveness of weapons, trained a group of officers, and laid the foundation for future expansion. These benefits cannot be bought with money alone without participating in the war.

In terms of earnings in a narrow sense, tens of thousands of captives are tens of thousands of slaves. Whether sold to factories or mines, it is a large amount of income, which may be more than the lost ammunition and casualty pensions.

In addition, there are war horses, armor and weapons, etc., which are all good products. Some of them may not be used by the Ming Dynasty, but they will not be wasted. They can be sold to maritime merchants, who will then sell them to Annan, Korea, and Japan. Even though mosquito legs are small, they are still meat.

There is still a large chunk of income that is not yet certain, and whether it can be earned depends on the final outcome of this battle. If I can kill a large number of enemy troops and capture them, I can send envoys to negotiate with the Jurchens and ask them to pay tribute and surrender every year.

In this way, the factory products can be sold to Liaodong through the market, and Liaodong specialties can be purchased into the customs. Many factories and shops can be supported by going back and forth.

With more factories and more merchants, taxes will inevitably rise, and they will happen every year. The common people's burden does not increase at all, but they have more ways to support their families. The court also has an additional expense to support the army. Do you think it is a profit? "

When it comes to arranging troops, Hong Tao is really lackluster. He never relies on strategy in battles, but only relies on technological differences to crush them. But when it comes to how to make money, you have to talk endlessly, from the macro to the micro, it seems that you can pick up money everywhere, it is nothing more than the strength to bend down.

"...I'm sorry for my stupidity. I never thought that fighting could bring so many benefits." Du Wenhuan must have listened carefully, but he must not have understood it very well, or maybe he didn't understand it very well.

In his mind, wars with the northern nomads in the past dynasties were extremely costly and costly. Even if they won, they would not get much benefit. They would just beat the enemies away in exchange for decades of peace.

But let Emperor Jingyang figure it out, there are ways to make money everywhere! If this is true, why were the emperors and courtiers so afraid of war before? Were they unwilling to make money?
The answer must be no. As long as there are benefits to be gained through war, even if it is just a tie, the Han Dynasty will not try to avoid war by relying on its huge population base. Moreover, after more than a thousand years of fighting, the border troubles in the north came and went one after another, and they were never completely eliminated.

(End of this chapter)