Before hanging himself, Chongzhen lifted the table

Chapter 213 There is plenty of battle
As soon as Emperor Chongzhen arrived, he naturally held an imperial meeting.

In terms of civil servants, Du Yinxi was the leader, and there were also local civil servants brought by Emperor Chongzhen from other places; in terms of military generals, Tang Tong, Gao Jie, Chen Yongfu, Qin Yiming, Zeng Ying, Yang Zhan, Sun Kewang, Li Dingguo, Liu Wenxiu and others were the main ones.

Those who died in the battle will definitely not survive.The injured one had already recovered from his injuries by the time Emperor Chongzhen arrived.

At the beginning, Emperor Chongzhen severely criticized several generals for underestimating the enemy's rash advance.Zeng Ying and Sun Kewang were both demoted to one level for meritorious service. Du Yinxi also bears responsibility as the coach and was fined half a year's salary.

After the punishment, he said sternly: "I know that some people think that the world is about to be peaceful and the war is about to end, so they are anxious to make meritorious deeds and want to be granted the title of marquis, prime minister, wife and son! Here, I can tell you You guys, even if the world is at peace, I still want to use troops and open up new territories. You will never be able to finish the war in your lifetime. As long as you fight well and win the war, are you afraid that you will have no military merits? "

Everyone was a little surprised when they heard his words.This is what the emperor said himself, and he will definitely use foreign troops after quelling the civil strife!

"Even if you take a step back, there is still a lot of lost land that has not been recovered, including Yunnan and Guizhou provinces, Guangxi, Liaodong, etc." Emperor Chongzhen glanced at each of them and said sternly, "Liaodong Jianlu has annexed North Korea, and when we deal with Jianlu At that time, we were going to fight North Korea as well. There were also various tribes in the grasslands who had surrendered to Jianlu and invaded the pass several times. How could we just let it go?"

"Don't talk about the distant ones, let's talk about the current situation. The Myanmar Xuanwei Division once attacked the border of Yunnan and killed our Ming people. Now that I am here, I will completely eliminate the hidden dangers in Yunnan. There is also Annan, which is already my territory of the Ming Dynasty, but there are two big forces. The rebels are not convinced by the king and they will be conquered!"

After hearing these words, all the generals couldn't help but become excited.According to what the emperor said, wouldn't it be possible to grant many titles?

But when the civil servants heard this, they were different from the generals.No, Du Yinxi came out and said: "Your Majesty, the world has just settled down. It's time to recuperate and recuperate. It's not good to go to war!"

Upon hearing this, the general below was immediately poured cold water on him.

Although they are military commanders, they can understand that what Du Yinxi said makes sense.

The world has been fighting wars for so many years, and people are convinced that if they resort to violence, the world may be in chaos again.Although they have military merit, the civilian officials will definitely not agree.

But who knows, Emperor Chongzhen listened and asked Du Yinxi: "I led the troops to conquer the rebels in the south. Will the people in the capital be affected by the weapons? I have conquered the Qin, Jin and other places in Shu. Will the people in the south of the Yangtze River be affected? Affected?"

In the conquest of the southern bandit army, the food and grass mainly came from the property of the great salt merchant in Yangzhou and Nanjing Xungui; in the conquest of Sichuan and the current conquest of Yunnan and Guizhou, the food and grass mainly came from Zheng Zhilong's annual 100 million shi of food.

Du Yinxi heard the emperor's words, thought about it for a moment, and was stunned.

In the past, in his impression, no matter how weapons were used, the people would definitely be affected, including collecting military supplies, recruiting civilians, etc.

It is a well-known fact that the reason why the Han Dynasty was strong at that time was that it defeated the Xiongnu, and the price paid for this was the extreme consumption of grain and grass materials, which damaged the foundation of people's livelihood, and then the Han Dynasty turned from prosperity to decline.

However, now that the imperial court has been fighting for several years, the people are getting better and better. This really goes against common sense!

Thinking about it carefully, he finally understood that the first was the emperor's personal conquest, which always defeated more with less.The number of troops in each campaign is about [-], so there is less pressure on food supplies and logistical supplies.

In addition, the sources of food and grass supplies for the war in recent years are all abnormal.

It is the emperor's ability to defeat more with less, but abnormal sources of food and grass supplies are not sustainable.

So, he immediately said: "Your Majesty is capable of leading troops to fight and reducing the supply of food and grass supplies with less. This is your Majesty's ability. But other generals may not have the same ability as your Majesty. This is one of them!"

Hearing what he said, all the generals looked at me and me, and in the end they all acquiesced.

This is a fact. After these two years, it has been proved that the emperor's ability in fighting is really beyond their comparison.That divine power alone is unmatched by anyone.

Du Yinxi, on the other hand, continued: "In addition, every time we fight, we consume food and supplies. This is an unchanging fact. How difficult the people's livelihood is, there will not be so many corrupt officials, profiteers and traitors. His Majesty ransacked the house!"

At this point, he said in a very sincere tone: "I have no repayment for your majesty's kindness. I can only report what I think in my heart truthfully!"

The meaning is obvious, that although these words are difficult for the emperor to hear, he has to say them in order to repay the emperor.

However, ordinary civil servants behave like this in front of the emperor.At least on the surface, the civil servants' opposition to the emperor was based on righteousness, for the country and the people, or for the good of the emperor.As for how many private goods are involved, it is up to the emperor to distinguish right from wrong.

One thing is certain, the previous Emperor Chongzhen was absolutely unqualified in this regard.

When those generals heard Du Yinxi's stubborn advice to the emperor, and considering that Du Yinxi was definitely the emperor's favorite, they most likely felt that the emperor would reconsider what he had said before.

Unexpectedly, Emperor Chongzhen asked Du Yinxi: "You think war must be a loss-making business?"

After hearing this, Du Yinxi replied truthfully: "Perhaps the expansion of territory is the cause of kings and the achievements of emperors throughout the ages, but for the common people, I think it is a loss-making business!"

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was very famous among the emperors of the past dynasties, but what about the people under Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty?
Therefore, when Du Yinxi answered this question, he spoke firmly and forcefully.

Emperor Chongzhen was not angry after hearing this. Instead, he laughed and said, "Qing Du, your ideas are too old and you should change them!"

Du Yinxi was not convinced after hearing this, and immediately responded: "I am stupid, your majesty, please make it clear."

Others, including the civil servants and military generals, all listened carefully to what the emperor had to say.Because their ideas are similar to Du Yinxi's.

When Emperor Chongzhen saw them, he said to them: "You have all seen the Xiyi, right? They traveled thousands of miles to come to our country, do you know why? Besides coming to our country, do you know where else they went?" Do you know why they were so active in staying away from their hometown?" In the 20th year of Chongzhen, it was 1647 AD. At this time, there were traces of Western Yi in many places in the Ming Dynasty.Most of the civil servants and military officers present had seen it before.At this time, everyone was a little surprised when they heard the emperor's continuous questions.

To be honest, these people have never thought about the questions asked by the emperor.When I thought about it at this time, I suddenly felt strange.

People are probably all the same. It's not impossible that they won't stay away from their hometown unless there is a big benefit.

Thinking of this, they were all shocked.Is it possible that there is really such great benefit that all the Western Yi people stay away from their hometown?

Emperor Chongzhen felt that this was not the time to elaborate, so he simply said: "I can say that in future wars, we must fight wars that can make money. Both the country and the people will benefit. Going militarily is an old concept!"

After saying this, his expression became serious again. He glanced at the civil servants and generals in front of him and shouted coldly: "Whether it's because I am greedy for merit or something else, if I do it again in the future and disobey military orders, I will punish them severely!"

As soon as these words were spoken, especially those generals, they immediately became awe-inspiring.

They knew in their hearts that what the emperor said was not about being under the emperor's command, because no one dared to disobey the emperor's will under the emperor's command, but about being under the command of other commanders.

Subsequently, Emperor Chongzhen began to issue orders, with Qin Yiming's Baigan Army as the vanguard of the army. He personally led the main force to sweep away the rebel chieftain territories everywhere.

The principle of combat is to occupy important places everywhere. If the rebels escape into the mountains and forests, they will not be pursued.

Guizhou in this era has lush forests, and there are many traps for people who are not familiar with the terrain.Even those who are familiar with the terrain will find it difficult to stay in the mountains and forests for long.

Emperor Chongzhen's meaning was very clear. In terms of military strength, the rebels and thieves would definitely not be able to fight head-on with the imperial army.Then use your strength to occupy places where humans can easily survive, then implement land reform, allocate the chieftain's territory to ordinary people, and then use these ordinary people as your eyes and ears to eliminate the rebels and bandits hiding in the mountains and forests.

He brought many officials from Nanjing and other places to occupy and stabilize a place, Enpei.Even if Du Yinxi is a cabinet minister, it is not easy to do this.

But he is the emperor, and what he says and the policies he implements are final.Yunnan and Guizhou were originally ruled by the Ming Dynasty. No local would suspect that these measures implemented by the emperor were a lie.

Therefore, after Emperor Chongzhen arrived in Zhenyuan and launched a political and military offensive, there were no major wars, but the areas controlled by the imperial court were increasing day by day. It could be said that they were advancing step by step. In less than two months, the imperial court basically controlled the entire In Guizhou, soldiers entered Yunnan.

In Yunnan and Guizhou, the only people who remained loyal to the court in the chaotic times of the late Ming Dynasty were actually only a few chieftains around Mu Tianbo.Most of the chieftains either joined the ranks of the rebels or took advantage of the opportunity to fish in troubled waters and secretly make a fortune.

Therefore, when Emperor Chongzhen dealt with the chieftains along the way, he did not have any scruples at all. He directly changed the territory of the chieftains to the direct jurisdiction of the court, and distributed the land assets to the local people to win the hearts of the people.

However, it was also because of this policy that many chieftains gave up the idea of ​​returning to the imperial court. They shared the same hatred and wanted to kill Emperor Chongzhen who had dug up their roots.

At the beginning, the chieftains thought of relying on their local advantages to defeat the imperial army through sneak attacks in the mountains and forests. After several failures, they retreated step by step. The number of rebels and thieves increased, and their strength naturally grew. .

It is foreseeable that in the near future, the coalition of rebels and thieves will definitely have a major war with the imperial army.

Based on this enemy situation, after the imperial army entered Yunnan, its marching momentum slowed down, and its troops began to concentrate to prevent a portion of the imperial army from being insufficiently strong and being annihilated by the superior coalition of thieves and rebels!

In early November of 20, Chongzhen, the weather was already very cold.Of the 100 million shi of grain promised by Zheng Zhilong every year, the remaining 50 shi were also sent to Yunnan and Guizhou and handed over to Du Yinxi, who mainly dealt with government affairs.

What people didn't expect was that the Marquis of Pinghai, Zheng Zhilong, came with Liang Cao.

Emperor Chongzhen was discussing matters and was stunned when he heard that Zheng Zhilong asked for an audience.He understood that the rear was generally stable, with neither large groups of bandits nor large groups of water bandits.Zheng Zhilong definitely didn't come here to escort food and grass. He must have something important to report if he could put aside his reorganization matters and come here.

So he immediately summoned Pinghaihou Zheng Zhilong to see him.

In the Chongzhen Dynasty, there were two people who were granted the title of marquis. One was the famous Zhou Yuji, and the other was an unknown person to most of the generals present.Therefore, they are all curious, what kind of person is this Pinghaihou?

In their impression, Marquis Pinghai was very wealthy and could actually provide the court with 100 million shi of food every year!
When Zheng Zhilong came in to see him, they were all a little unhappy. They looked like a businessman who had exchanged grain for a marquis!To be honest, they were a little unconvinced.

Zheng Zhilong only had Emperor Chongzhen in his eyes. After the ceremony, he went straight to the point: "Your Majesty, I heard that the Liaodong Jianlu wanted to buy a large amount of muskets and gunpowder from the Japanese country, and they also tried to hire Japanese warriors to harass our coast of the Ming Dynasty. I want to Go to the Japanese country in person and convince the Tokugawa shogunate with your powerful connections not to do this business with Jianlu!"

In the past, he could go whenever he wanted and make his own decisions.But now, he has registered with the emperor. If he wants to leave the Ming Dynasty and go to Japan, he needs the emperor's permission.

At this time, hearing his words, the civil servants and generals present could not help but be surprised: He could even find out about the business between Jianlu and the Japanese country, and how could he persuade the Japanese country not to do this business?
If they just heard the news, they would still understand.When the Japanese invaded North Korea and wanted to use it as a springboard to attack the Ming Dynasty, Ming people in the Japanese country first spread the news to the Ming Dynasty.

However, it is not something ordinary people can do to influence the Japanese country and prevent them from making money.

To be honest, they didn't believe it. Is this Ping Haihou so capable?
However, Emperor Chongzhen believed that with Zheng Zhilong's energy, it was possible to achieve this.

However, he thought about it for a while, but finally shook his head and said: "The most important thing is to reorganize the navy. As long as our Ming Dynasty's coastal defense is strong, why should we be afraid of humiliating ourselves and begging the Japanese? If you dare to sell firearms and gunpowder to the Japanese invaders, if you dare to attack the Japanese pirates again, I will Let the Japanese pay an unbearable price!"

After hearing this, Zheng Zhilong thought that Emperor Chongzhen didn't want him to beg for help in a low voice, so he wanted to say it again.However, Emperor Chongzhen no longer gave her a chance, and immediately said to him: "You have worked hard all the way, please go down and rest first!"

(End of this chapter)