People in the Ming Dynasty are lawless

Chapter 270 I am willing to use my title as Duke to vouch for Lan Yu! He can definitely be a good naval governor! !

The entire court's attitude toward Lan Yu was very consistent.

That is, Lan Yu is simply unreliable.

What Lan Yu did before was really too much.

Not only did he rush into the border with his troops, but he was also rumored to be the concubine of Emperor Beiyuan.

Perhaps from a nationalist standpoint, those Tatars in the Northern Yuan Dynasty ruined so many Han women,

What does it mean to have a few of their concubines?

But the position was different at that time, because even now, there are still many people from Beiyuan who surrendered.

These people were indeed hateful before, but they have surrendered after all, and they still have to do some ideological work.

If the generals of the Ming Dynasty still insulted the concubines who surrendered in the Northern Yuan Dynasty, the surrendering party would be restless, or even rebel, which would be very troublesome.

Therefore, this kind of thing cannot happen, and it is precisely because this kind of thing is sensitive that these rumors about Lan Yu made Zhu Yuanzhang furious.

At the same time, as a coach, you are so despicable. No matter what kind of woman you are, you should abide by military discipline.

If you take the lead in violating the law, how can you lead your troops well?

When your soldiers see how unscrupulous your commander is, how can they still abide by military discipline?

You are taking the lead in violating military discipline.

Based on these considerations, blue jade has a rather bad reputation among the people and the court.

Even though he had won so many battles, everyone still lost trust in him because of his constant problems.

Prince Zhu Biao understood even more that if Chen Han hadn't come and saved him and given him a life, Lan Yu might have gone to hell with him.

So I understand better that today's Lan Yu is not necessarily suitable to be the naval governor.

Even if he is capable, even if there are so many generals protecting him.

But the mistakes he made before made no one believe that he could lead the navy well.

The navy is now a newly developed service.

At the same time, it is the greatest guarantee for ocean trade today.

Everyone hopes that a mature and prudent person will lead this army to bring a new pattern to maritime trade and make all maritime merchants feel at ease.

This is such a huge responsibility. It is really a risk to put such a huge responsibility on a person with huge variables.

Fortunately, Lan Yu didn't come to court today, otherwise he would have been furious.

The other generals admired Lan Yu's talent in their hearts, but they had to consider that the concerns of the civil servants were justified.

Lan Yu is too unstable. Sometimes he performs very well and wins many battles.

However, his character is indeed greatly compromised. He always does things that go against common sense and always lets everyone grab his braid. This has become a regret for all generals.

The one they admire most now is Lan Yu, because Lan Yu treats civil servants very badly, and a censor Yanguan came to his house to investigate the case. He dared to beat the censor, which shows that he has How arrogant and domineering.

In fact, everyone knows the reason why he has this capital.

On the one hand, it’s because he is indeed a good fighter.

On the other hand, this is a favorable pillar that His Majesty the Emperor left to His Highness the Crown Prince.

As the founding generation of commanders withered away and died of old age, the only remaining leader of the second generation of generals was Lan Yu.

Moreover, Lan Yu's character is a little bad, but his ability to lead troops in war is indeed unambiguous.

It is precisely because of this that a person who does not rub sand in Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes can protect Lan Yu so much.

Lan Yu not only recruited many adopted sons in the army, but also placed these adopted sons in various key positions.

He also didn't have much scruples about money. Every time he got trophies in a battle, he would first pick out the most precious ones and keep them for himself. This was a taboo in the military.

But because of Lan Yu's ability and the fact that he was the second generation trained by Zhu Yuanzhang himself, Lan Yu was also the uncle of Zhu Biao's original wife.

Because of this relationship, Zhu Yuanzhang was very tolerant of him.

Another thing, Chen Han told him after he came that because of Zhu Biao's story, Zhu Yuanzhang killed too many heroes and generals in order to pave the way for his grandson Zhu Yunwen.

As a result, when King Yan Zhu Di rebelled later, Zhu Yunwen had no generals available, which allowed King Yan Zhu Di to succeed in his rebellion to a certain extent.

Based on these considerations, now that Zhu Biao has survived that disaster again, Zhu Biao still wants to use Lan Yu as the naval commander.

But everyone was against it, and he couldn't say anything.

Chen Han stood up when he saw this: "Everyone's concerns are justified, but although Lan Yu is slightly lacking in virtue, his ability to lead troops to fight is not lacking at all.

There are more than just one or two pirates on the ocean today.

In the future, those pirates, Japanese pirates, and even overseas pirates will join the team that robs our route.

Without a strong commander guarding the routes, how can we ensure the safety of our maritime trade?

Lan Yu is an arrogant and perverse person, but if he puts it in the right place, his arrogance and perverseness are powerful weapons that can intimidate other people.

Pirate king Chen Zuyi, who is tyrannical in the Strait of Malacca, tyrannical in the Ryukyu Islands, and the entire Japanese slave coast, claims to have 100,000 pirates.

Even some countries did not dare to confront him head-on.

Those countries in Southeast Asia are cooperating with us on the surface, but secretly many people are watching the fun.

If we cannot suppress their arrogance, our maritime trade will be nothing more than a moon in the water and a flower in the mirror. "

Chen Han's analysis left all civil and military officials speechless.

Now the opening of seven shipping companies has attracted businessmen from all over the world.

If this route is cut off because of pirates' rampage, I don't know how much money will be lost.

This hole could not be opened, so everyone fell silent again.

To be honest, there are still many generals in the Ming Dynasty, but the only one who can really roam the ocean, think about it now, is Lan Yu.

Although there are two veteran commanders, Duke Ying, Fu Youde, and Duke of Song, Feng Sheng, on Lan Yu, they are already in their sixties, so how can they toss around on the sea?

Only Lan Yu is in his prime, and it would be a waste of talent if he is left idle at home.

Chen Han said again, "After these two years of suppression, I think Lan Yu should understand that this is the court's cold treatment of him. No fool can't understand this."

Immediately, the governors of the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion came forward and said, "What the Duke said is true. In the past two years, Duke Liang has been thinking about his mistakes behind closed doors at home. He rarely even goes out.

Not to mention the adopted sons and godsons he befriended, who were sent to various places in the southeast, northwest, and northwest. He was not a fool, so he naturally knew that this was a warning from the court to him.

We once drank and chatted with him in private. In fact, he had long been introspective and wanted to do his best for the court.

Now that the navy has just been established, it needs a strong commander to lead it. The Liang Kingdom is just and suitable.

Your Highness, Duke Liang, and all the ministers, Duke Liang has already learned his lesson from the accumulation of these two years.

He is no longer as sharp as before. And now, with the recommendation of Duke Guo, I think Duke Liang will be able to repay such kindness.

Therefore, I would like to ask Your Highness and all the ministers to give Liang Guogong a chance to stay at home. This will be a great loss to our Ming Dynasty. "

Many generals stood up to speak for Lan Yu.

It can be seen that although Lan Yu is usually a bit domineering, his prestige in the military is still very high.

Even so many of the highest-ranking generals in the court admired him in their hearts.

You can see Lan Yu's usual abilities.

Then Chen Han said again: "I, Chen Han, are willing to vouch for Duke Liang here. If he is still arrogant and domineering in the navy,

Not only would it be difficult for him to lose the opportunity to use him again, but I, Chen Han, would also be willing to take the initiative to eliminate the title of Duke. "

When Chen Han said this, the general was particularly moved and admired in his heart.

The civil servants were also shocked.

Who would have thought that Chen Jun Lanyu had a meeting with Chen Han when he just came back.

But in that meeting, Lan Yu directly threatened Chen Han and did not give Chen Han face.

But now in the court, Chen Han is willing to protect Lan Yu from becoming the naval commander.

Such a broad mind is admired by civil servants.

Prince Zhu Biao finally spoke: "Okay, since we have Duke Qian's guarantee, let Lan Yu give it a try first.

Give him a year. If he returns to his old ways, withdraw him.

If he can lead the navy and drive away the pirates on the sea, it will be a great blessing for our Ming Dynasty. "

After hearing His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's final decision, the civil and military officials held the wat tablets in their hands and said, "I respectfully abide by His Highness's will."

Then Prince Zhu Biao said, "If we want to go all out to the south to develop the north, Oara and Tatar are a big disaster. I wonder if you, my dear friends, have any good ideas?"

Chen Han immediately stepped forward: "Reporting to Your Highness, Wei Chen inspected the north from Xuanfu to Datong this time and saw a lot of things.

We also discussed with the local garrison commander and His Royal Highness the King of Jin and put forward some plans.

Zhao Huaide, the commander-in-chief of Xuanfu, formulated some opinions.

Wei Chen also discussed with His Highness the King of Jin and gave some information in the same way.

Now it just happens to be in this court for civil and military colleagues to do business together. "

Prince Zhu Biao said: "Chen Aiqing, tell me!"

So Chen Han took out the information on the construction of border towns that had been collected and compiled by Zhao Huaide of Xuanfu.

He also unfolded the information on setting up a border town in Datong that he and the King of Jin compiled together, and showed it to the civil and military officials and His Royal Highness.

After a stick of incense.

Chen Han said: "Your Highness and colleagues, this time I went to the border for inspection, and in the Xuan Mansion I discovered that Zhao Huaide, the commander-in-chief of the Xuan Mansion, had set up a large market at the border for Tatars and our Han people to trade together.

The trade at the border is from the Tatars, and merchants from the mainland live in harmony.

By selling salt, food, and daily necessities, a large amount of wool, mutton, and horses were obtained from outside the border.

This kind of business is very prosperous. There are a total of more than ten large markets like this along the border of several hundred miles from Xuanfu to Datong.

Although the opening hours and location of the market are uncertain, the people on both sides have made an agreement and have a very good understanding.

I think if we can select a suitable location at the border to build an important border town.

First, it is to facilitate the people of the two ethnic groups to trade with each other and open up mutual trade;

On the other hand, a dozen cities and towns were built hundreds of miles away from the border.

They are connected to each other by cement roads.

Huge town clusters formed throughout the Gobi.

In this way, the border defense can be pushed forward dozens or hundreds of miles.

This not only facilitates mutual trade between the people of the two ethnic groups, but also strengthens the defense of the border.

There are towns that watch each other, and there are cement roads to communicate with each other,

Even if tens of thousands of Tatar troops went south to violate the ban, they could respond quickly.

At the same time, a convenient transportation network is formed between Xuanfu and Datong, which can not only cut off the mobility of the Tatar cavalry,

It can also bring great convenience to the transportation of grain and grass.

I wonder what your colleagues and His Highness think? "

When Qin Kui, Minister of War, heard Chen Han's words, several names flashed in his mind.

He immediately stepped forward and said, "Gong Qian, the method you mentioned seems to be the same as Fan Zhongyan's strategy in evaluating Xixia in the Song Dynasty."

Chen Han nodded: "Qin Butang is indeed well versed in the art of military management. This is indeed Fan Zhongyan's strategy against Xixia."

When talking about this strategy, Qin Kui, the Minister of War, showed a look of disapproval: "My lord, if you really know something about Fan Zhongyan's strategy to pacify Xixia, you should know that he failed in the end.

Not only was he defeated, but he was also blamed for wasting people's energy and gaining nothing, and was demoted.

Now that facts have proven that Fan Zhongyan’s assessment of Xixia’s strategy was wrong,

Why do you continue to practice it?

Such a strategy wastes people and money, and has little effect. It may even take several years or even more than ten years to be effective.

Is it consistent with our current situation with Tatars and Oaras during the Ming Dynasty? "

Most of the officials in the dynasty were people who were well-read in poetry and books. Except for these military generals, everyone knew something about Fan Zhongyan.

He was not only a famous poet, military strategist, and politician, but he also once confronted Xixia at the border of the Northern Song Dynasty.

Back then, Fan Zhongyan planned to use the method of building fortresses to advance step by step into the hinterland of Xixia.

They wanted to use this to connect the town into a city wall to resist the advance of the Xixia cavalry.

But later it was discovered that it was a waste of time and money, but it did not achieve the desired results.

This gave Fan Zhongyan a lot of infamy.

Chen Han has now restarted this policy. Isn't this a deliberate act?

So the officials didn't understand, and even Prince Zhu Biao was in trouble at this time.

If history has proven that Fan Zhongyan's strategy is wrong and Ming Dynasty returns to this old path, wouldn't it be adding to mistakes?

Zhu Biao asked, "Since Lord Qian you have brought up the old policy again, you should make some changes and let everyone consider it!"

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(End of this chapter)