Anti-Qing: Starting from the Reincarnation of the Ming Dynasty

Suiyuan City!
After the Ming army captured Suiyuan City and cleared the city, they immediately chose to settle in it.

And began to use the cement bricks transferred from the pass to transform Suiyuan City into a fortress.

At the same time, Zhu Jing'an also began to use Suiyuan City as the center to direct the Ming army to use troops against the Mongolian tribes around Suiyuan City.

In an attempt to plow the courtyard and sweep the holes, in order to restore stability to the Ming Dynasty's frontier.

One by one, the Ming army cavalry attacked in all directions, and based on the intelligence obtained from the outpost, they went straight to the camps of the Mongolian tribes.

Some can achieve something, but most of them come back in vain.

In this Northern Expedition, except for the battle to regain Suiyuan City, the Ming army basically conducted armed marches throughout the entire process.

Might is mighty, but it cannot solve practical problems.

Zhu Jing'an now understood why all the powerful dynasties were unable to deal with the nomads on the grassland.

There is no other reason. These nomads are just too slippery.

The Ming army fought the Mongols on the Mongolian grasslands. It was definitely possible to defeat them, but it was also true that they could not catch them.

The only thing that makes Zhu Jing'an happy now is that the coalition forces of Tsarist Russia and Mongolian tribes in Kulun are preparing to go south.

In this way, Zhu Jing'an is at a disadvantage!
This gave Zhu Jing'an a chance to severely damage the Mongols on the grassland in one battle, or even encircle and annihilate them.

Otherwise, Zhu Jing'an really had nothing to do with the Mongols who wanted to escape.

Standing on the ruins of Suiyuan City, Zhu Jing'an looked around.

A famous soldier of the Ming Dynasty was working hard to rebuild Suiyuan City.

Because according to Zhu Jing'an's plan, after defeating the coalition forces of Tsarist Russia and Mongolia, the Ming Dynasty would use Suiyuan City as the core, build roads and settlements around it, and then control the entire grassland.

Zhu Jing'an was not willing to just declare his rule on the grassland, nor did he want to imitate the Manchu Qing Dynasty in implementing the policy of appeasement on the grassland. He wanted to complete this cause that countless ancestors had not attempted.

Completely tame the nomads on the grassland!

And the next battle was his first step to completely conquer the nomads on the grassland...

While Zhu Jing'an was inspecting the reconstruction work of Suiyuan City, he was thinking about how to actually control the grassland in the future.

A group of cavalry rushed from the direction of Datong City.

Before this group of cavalry could get close to Suiyuan City, they were intercepted by the Ming army's sentry cavalry scattered outside Suiyuan City.

After inspection, the cavalry was allowed to approach Suiyuan City.

Soon, they were brought to Zhu Jing'an.

After the cavalry team came to Zhu Jing'an, they immediately knelt down and the leader spoke.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty has an urgent letter. Please read it."

After saying this, he took out a letter from his arms and handed it to Zhu Jing'an.

Zhu Jing'an took the letter, tore open the envelope, and after confirming that the seal and handwriting were indeed Zhu Jianzhuo's, he started to read it from the beginning.

There is only one line on the letter.

[Huaian Caoding rebelled, lead the army back quickly! 】

After Zhu Jing'an read the letter, the expression on his face was obviously stagnant.

Because he realized the seriousness of the matter instantly.

Now the main force of the Ming army is deployed outside, deploying troops in three directions: Liaodong, grassland, and northwest. The interior is empty.

The only main force in the Central Plains region is the emperor's guards in the capital.

There are only three divisions in total, with less than 40,000 troops.

At this time, once the Caoding rebellion reaches a large scale, it may directly detonate the situation in the Central Plains.

This is undoubtedly a very serious matter for the Ming army, which has just completed the great cause of unification.

After Zhu Jing'an was stunned, he couldn't help but frown and think deeply.

He was wondering what he should do next.

To be honest, he really didn't expect the Caoding rebellion.

However, the Caoding Rebellion this time also strengthened Zhu Jing'an's determination to completely rectify the water transportation, or even abolish it altogether.

Since the opening of the canal, water transportation has been a big problem in all dynasties.

Especially the Ming and Qing dynasties!
Since the capital was located in Beijing, the role of water transportation was infinitely magnified.

Because the northern court needed to transport grain from the south through canals to ensure the food supply in the north.

The importance of water transportation can be imagined!

But it is precisely because of this that in just a few hundred years, water transportation has completely transformed into an indescribable behemoth.

Anyone who dares to think about the water transport and wants to reform the water transport will basically not end well under the counterattack of the interest groups related to the water transport.

To a certain extent, the Caoding Rebellion this time can actually be regarded as a counterattack by the water transportation interest group against the reform.

The reason why Zhu Jing'an still had the confidence to push forward his reforms after seeing the counterattack of the water transportation interest groups was because he had absolute confidence in his own strength.

He has a righteous name, holding the handle of the knife in one hand, the money bag in the other, and his official hat in his mouth.

In other words, both the name and the instrument are with him.

In this state, Zhu Jing'an is not afraid of any challenges.

In addition, Zhu Jing'an also saw the superficial factors behind the water transportation interest group.

There are three main reasons why water transport interest groups have seemed like an indescribable and undefinable existence throughout the past dynasties.

One is the huge network of relationships formed by vested interests. The second is the food and clothing for millions of water workers.

There are too many people who rely on water transportation for a living. If the court wants to abolish water transportation, it is no different than trying to destroy people's jobs.

If one thing is not done well, millions of water workers can easily turn into millions of rebels.

The third reason is because of the importance of the canal itself.

You must know that the urban agglomeration along the canal in this era is the largest urban agglomeration in the world, excluding the Jiangnan region.

The economy is developed, prosperous and prosperous, and all industries are prosperous.

The reason why these urban agglomerations along the canal are able to develop and prosper.

Just as the most developed cities in later generations are basically located along the coast, the most fundamental reason why the urban agglomerations along the canal are developed is because of the role of the canal in connecting goods from the north to the south.

Once water transportation is abolished, apart from related interest groups and millions of water workers, the first group of people to be affected will be the urban agglomerations along the canal.

At least tens of millions of people will be actually affected.

Among these three aspects, the last reason is the most important.

It's easy to talk about interest groups, but it's nothing more than killing a group of people, exiling a group of people, and deposing a group of people, and the matter will be solved.

It is not difficult for the Ming Dynasty to solve the employment problem of millions of water workers.

But the urban agglomeration along the canal and the tens of millions of people who have interests in it are the real unsolvable problems.

This is also the key reason why water transportation issues cannot be touched.

But for today's Ming Dynasty, because the railway lines also run along the canal, this most unsolvable problem is actually not a problem at all.

Because what the urban agglomerations along the canal need is a convenient transportation condition to support their development, it doesn't really matter whether the transportation condition is a canal or a railway.

And this is also the reason why there will be no water transportation problems in later generations.

Because the role of canals has been replaced by more convenient railways and highways.

Naturally, there is no problem of water transportation!

This means that now that Ming Dynasty wants to use water transportation, the biggest obstacle has disappeared.

All that needs to be done now is to get rid of the relevant interest groups and the so-called millions of workers.

That's easy.

Interest groups can be killed. The interest groups that have lost the golden body protecting the interests of tens of millions of people in the city clusters along the canal are nothing more than a few officials.

Just confiscate the family and exterminate the clan!
And there are many solutions to the so-called million-dollar water shortage.

They can be recruited to build railways for workers, or simply let them immigrate to develop Liaodong.

There is always a way to solve their livelihood.

And this is why Zhu Jing'an is confident that he can solve the big problem of water transportation!
After reading the urgent letter, he immediately made up his mind. Taking a deep breath, Zhu Jing'an spoke.

"Go down with the order and summon the generals for discussion!"

As he finished speaking, a messenger beside him rushed away, and soon he called all the Ming army generals over.

Everyone bowed down together and saluted Zhu Jing'an.

"I will finally pay my respects to His Highness. His Highness is a thousand years old!"

Seeing this, Zhu Jing'an waved his hands slightly and said.

"Be flat, let's all be flat!"

"I am calling everyone here today because I have something important to discuss with you."

"I just received an urgent report from the capital. The Cao workers in Huai'an are rebelling, and the situation in the customs is tense. Your Majesty has urgently summoned us to return to the Central Plains to stabilize the situation."

As soon as Zhu Jing'an said this, everyone couldn't help but exclaimed in surprise.

There was obvious surprise on every face.

Obviously, no one could have imagined that their home would be stolen after they fought well in the Northern Expedition.

Immediately, all eyes were focused on Zhu Jing'an, as if waiting for his decision.

For such a long time, the Ming army has become accustomed to acting according to Zhu Jing'an's orders.

And this inertia is undoubtedly terrifying!

Seeing this, Zhu Jing'an looked around and then spoke.

"Gu decided that the army will immediately prepare to return to quell the rebellion and stabilize the situation in the Central Plains."

When all the generals heard the words, they responded in unison.

Zhu Jing'an continued.

"However, Suiyuan City, which we finally recovered with great difficulty, cannot be lost."

"It is necessary to leave a force in Suiyuan City and coordinate with Datong to ensure that the Great Wall defense line is not lost."

"I wonder who among the generals is willing to take on this important task?"

The allied forces of Tsarist Russia and Mongolia may move south at any time. Although the situation in the pass is tense, it is impossible for Zhu Jing'an to just abandon the newly recovered Suiyuan City and return to the pass with his troops.

Because, if Suiyuan does not defend, the coalition forces of Tsarist Russia and Mongolia will threaten Datong and even the pass.

Therefore, even if Zhu Jing'an wants to retreat with his troops, he must leave an army in Suiyuan before withdrawing his troops to protect Suiyuan.

And, to a certain extent, this army in Suiyuan City can also be regarded as the scented bait left by Zhu Jing'an on the grassland.

A fragrant bait used to catch the Russian and Mongolian coalition forces! (End of chapter)