golden scales

This picture is not difficult for any obsessive military history and political enthusiasts in later generations to draw, but it is now the Ming Dynasty in the seventeenth century. ?. .The world map has only been popularized for ten years, yet someone has such a deep understanding of Zhu Cihong's overall strategic intentions, how can it not make His Majesty the Emperor ecstatic!

Thousands of troops are easy to get, but one general is hard to find, and there are still dozens of good generals, but it is hard to find a prophet who can see through the fog of history.

"I heard that this Yang Wei was sent down by the General Staff, what do You Du think of him?" Zhu Cihong asked the author of this map by name.

You Shiwei knew nothing about Yang Wei.

Although they once had a meeting together, You Shiwei's position is far from that of meeting recorder Yang Wei.You Dudu, who was about to be judged as a general, was so far away from Yang Wei, who was only a second lieutenant at that time, that they would not even meet each other's eyes.Moreover, the word "Wei" was included in Yang Wei's name. In order to avoid taboo, it was even more impossible for the colleagues of the General Staff to call Yang Wei's name directly in front of You Shiwei, and only used various nouns instead.

"I will make detailed investigations after I go back," You Shiwei said.

Zhu Cihong had already expected this answer, so he couldn't help adding: "All departments still need to strengthen internal humanistic care. You are not required to know everyone well, but at least the people in this department must be able to be called by name." He smiled lightly : "You are all famous generals and ministers. If you can call out the name of the younger generation, it will be more inspiring than a salary increase." If there are only pure material rewards, it can stimulate the work motivation of subordinates to a certain extent, but only Taking into account humanistic care can make subordinates have enthusiasm for work and create a sense of belonging.The two are just like the two legs of a person, and they cannot be neglected.Zhu Cihong himself is not a person with delicate feelings, but he has done a good job in this kind of details, and all the subordinates feel that talking to him is like a spring breeze.This is where emotional intelligence comes into play.

"It would be a waste for Yang Wei to be placed in Japan. Ask the North Korean division for advice and see if he can be transferred back to the Armed Forces University to teach for a few years." Zhu Cihong already knew Yang Wei's age, and such a young man must have little prestige in the combat troops. It can be said that let him teach for a few years first, cultivate some contacts, wait until he is older before leaving the army, and finally transferred back to the general staff. He will be a good chief of staff for up to 20 years.

You Shiwei didn't care about the transfer of this lieutenant officer, since His Majesty the Emperor favored him so much.Just call back to teach first.Although this decision made Wei Yun very dissatisfied, it even created a rift with the staff officer who secretly submitted the map.On the day Yang Wei received the transfer order, the staff officer also received the transfer order to Ezo.

In fact, the staff officer was also innocent.He just flaunted it and sold it well, but it was the group of ten in the shadows who actually sent the map Yang Wei smeared after drinking to the emperor.Yang Wei was very happy that he was able to return to his hometown, the Armed Forces University that he had always dreamed of.His transfer order did not specify his position, and it was only known on the day of the report that His Majesty the Emperor had set up a separate department for him—International Strategic Studies.

This emerging department surprised Yang Wei.But after reading some papers written by His Majesty the Emperor himself.But I thought it was an interesting subject.

"Both the government and the opposition say that His Majesty the Emperor is warlike, but in fact His Majesty did not start the war blindly. There is a reason for it." When Yang Wei finished reading the thesis, it was dead of night.He got up and left the dormitory, stood in the patio and looked at the full moon in the sky.A long figure came out from behind.

"The news that can be obtained in the study is still too little after all." Yang Wei sighed, and the indistinct world map in his mind shattered and turned into light dust.

—Should I go out for a walk?well.That seems to be beyond the scope of my salary...

Yang Wei felt a little tangled in his heart.

On the second day of June in the fifth year of Longjing, one week after Yang Wei returned to teach at Beijing Wubei University, it caused a great sensation.His Department of International Strategy has not yet determined which cultural level to recruit students, nor has it determined the number of recruits, but the threshold for the job posting has changed three.

The dignitaries think that this department is just sitting in the study and drawing pictures, it is the work of the hard-working people, and there is no need to go to the flag team to endure hardships.

Jiangmen's parents thought it was a good place, and if their nephew and nephew entered there, they could just call and say what they wanted in the future, and it would be over.In this way, do you still worry about not having military merits?

Among them is the dispute between land and sea, because anyone can see that if Ming's international strategy focuses on the Western Regions, then the navy can only continue to suffer for another 20 years.

Especially now that Luo Yukun's First Mountain Army has occupied Champa, the entire Cochin coast is under the control of the South China Sea Fleet, and the North Sea Fleet has also controlled the Wa Sea. In this way, the East China Sea and Taiwan Sea Fleets may only become coast inspection departments. .

In view of Yang Wei's forward-looking vision, Zhu Cihong also specially arranged time to meet him and explore his thoughts.

"The world is so big. If we occupy less land, others will occupy more land. Some places seem useless now, but they have to occupy them. For example, the disaster of Mongolia was the disregard of the grassland in Tang Dynasty. I never immigrated to Shibian, and finally raised the barbarians." Yang Wei was not too cramped in front of the emperor, and his calmness surprised him a little.

"It is really difficult for supplies to reach the extreme north." Zhu Cihong said softly.

"Your Majesty's words are very true. Your Majesty... I also know that the Xianbei wilderness has been in drought for more than ten years, and the famine is severe. Even if you want to expand the army, it will not be easy." Yang Wei said.

Siberia is considered the birthplace of the Xianbei people.Although Zhu Cihong occasionally used the name "Siberia", the official name of this area called "Luo Wilderness" by the Ming people on the world map appointed and implemented by the Ming Dynasty is: Xianbei Wilderness.

After the Xianbei people, there was a khanate established by the Mongols in Siberia called the Shibier Khanate.This khanate was established by the descendants of Xiban, the fifth son of Genghis Khan's eldest son Jochi, and was destroyed by 26 Cossack cavalry in the [-]th year of Wanli.

From the time of Ivan the Terrible, the Russians crossed the Ural Mountains with armed forces and continued to advance eastward until they met the Eastern Captives in the last years of Chongzhen.The reason why these people went south was because of the famine in the Siberian wilderness.This proves from another aspect that the Ming army really cannot stay here permanently.

"That's why I believe that guarding the main passes of the Ural Mountains and prohibiting the Oros people from advancing eastward. In this way, our army only needs to keep a small-scale checkpoint, which is enough to defend the territory." Yang Wei paused, and said: "At least in 50 years, this will It is the farthest distance our army can control."

Control power is directly related to the level of technology, which is destined to be impossible to please.

"What if the Oros people launch a large army to invade our territory?" Zhu Cihong asked.

"This is where your Majesty's advantage in attacking the Turks lies." Yang Wei said: "As long as we pacify the Kazakh Khanate, we will garrison the Western Regions. Once Oros invades eastward, our army can attack Oros from the southern plain. And in Xianbei In the wilderness, it only needs to be harassed by a small number of cavalry to hold back the enemy, and it is enough to cause them to collapse without a fight."

Zhu Cihong nodded, very satisfied with this answer, it can be seen that it was after thinking rather than scribbling after drinking.

"However, Your Majesty, if you can send envoys to agree on the border, guard each other's gates, and calm down the fighting. That would be the best policy." After Yang Wei finished speaking, he regretted a little: Are these words what a little captain like you should say?

"It makes sense." Zhu Cihong shook his body, flexed his muscles and bones, and said, "But the envoys need force to back them up. At least we must have the power to deter them. If we want to achieve the picture you drew, what should be the sequence? "...

"In the direction of the Western Regions, first take down the Kazakh Khanate, and then stick to the Ural Mountains to block the Xianbei wilderness. If there is spare power, the time is right. Go south to Congling. Completely consolidate the western border of the Ming Dynasty." Yang Wei said: "In the direction of Nanyang, we only need to guard Ma Liujia. Then our country has formed a two-sided attack on Tianzhu. If it is defensive, it will be the horns of each other; if it is aggressive, it will attack on both sides.”

"Japan and Kuwu are the springboard for the West to take America, so we must occupy it. It's just that Japan is different from North Korea, and it has its own grammar. Therefore, it may take time to be included in China." Yang Wei has been in Japan for so long, and he is also proficient in Japanese. A man of national conditions.He said: "Now that the tank division has obtained a bridgehead in Ezo, it will be enough to manage Ezo within ten years."

Zhu Cihong had never thought of taking the Pacific route to America before, but now that the Pacific route is relatively mature, it will be a success to use it to seize the American colonies.So before, Japan was just a weak point, with nothing but silver mines, but now it is worth a hundred times, and it will become an important supply place and transit port for the Ming Dynasty's eastward advance.

"Three lines running parallel, I'm afraid I'm a little tired." Zhu Cihong said.

In fact, the military is also a little tired.Especially after Annan was defeated, the military had to divide up the spoils in large quantities, and was even a little slack about the next South Asian operation.Luo Yukun stopped when he reached Zhancheng, and Cheng Dayong didn't even want to leave Dong'an.Zhu Cihong believed that if he allowed the Ministry of War to make a clear order and mobilize it to great effect, he would still have to obey the military order, but he might feel resentment.

Besides, after the big battle, it should be time to rest and distribute the spoils.

"Both the east and west lines can be planned slowly." Yang Wei said: "The southern line should be completed as soon as possible. People in the world value gold and silver, and your majesty must be the emperor. The real valuables are only food."

As far as the emperor is concerned, as long as he has food in his hands, there is no need to panic.As Wu Zetian said: The common people can eat enough and clothe themselves warmly, but if they are brain-dead, they will rebel against the people!

At present, the large Northeast granary in China has not yet been developed. Among the five major grain-producing areas, the Central Plains has just resumed production, and Central Sichuan is only self-sufficient.The Taihu Lake Basin has been eroded by commercial crops, and it has been quite difficult to support the south of the Yangtze River.As for the Guanzhong Plain, it is not even self-sufficient because of the weather.

Today's Daming really depends on the abundant harvest in Huguang to feed the world, and then supplements it with grain from Hetao and Jiaozhi.

What Yang Wei said about "fighting and governing" does not refer to a cochin.

"My minister heard that Siam is richer in rice than Jiaozhi," Yang Wei said.

Zhu Cihong liked to eat Thai basmati rice in his previous life, of course he didn't know about it.

Located on the Indochina Peninsula between China and the South Asian subcontinent, there are five major political systems.Among them, Annan has become history, and now he is the Chief Secretary of Cochin in Ming Dynasty.Laos is a country that belongs to Yunnan. As a qualified fence, it is now loyal to Ming Dynasty.

Myanmar is also a state, but it is rebellious outside, dreaming of its own dream of the emperor, and it has yet to be recovered.

There are two other countries that can really be regarded as countries.In the south of Laos, Chenla in the west of Cochin-Cambodia, and Siam in the west.

If the entire Indochina Peninsula is covered, then the food problem of Ming Dynasty will no longer be a problem in the next 50 years.

"And only from Chenla and Siam can we advance by water, control Malacca, and make the Thais and Westerners in Southeast Asia work for me." Yang Wei said.

"If this strategy can be achieved, Ming can remain invincible for 200 years." Zhu Cihong sighed, and said, "This idea really fits my heart. You are not yet weak, and you are nearly ten years younger than me. He is the person sent by the ancestors to assist the heir. He will teach for a few years with peace of mind, and has some contacts in the army. In the future, he will serve as a general of one side, and then come back to be the chief of the general staff of mine."...

Yang Weidun felt his scalp go numb, and thought to himself: Although it sounds very good, it seems a little too tired.By the way, the chief of the general staff, that is the governor of the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, the pension should be very high, right?

Zhu Cihong didn't care about Yang Wei's trance, because he was also in a trance.What he is most afraid of is the death of the people and the government. He is especially afraid that the thinking of his children and grandchildren will not be able to keep up with his rhythm. At that time, some "barren" land will be thrown away because of "no profit" and "expenditure".They didn't feel distressed at the time, but later generations will feel heartbroken when they think about it!

In addition to the bondage of interests, Zhu Cihong can only cultivate more newcomers with similar views to his own, so that even after a hundred years, his thoughts will continue to spread.

In the fifth year of Longjing, the imperial court made adjustments to the southwest.Laos broke away from the jurisdiction of Yunnan and was included in the Chief Secretary of Cochin, where prefectures and counties were established to govern the area in parallel with the chieftains and cave masters.The Champa Kingdom was completely merged into Jiaozhi, its king enjoyed the ceremony of the state guest, and the ancestral temple was full of incense, but all the land was included in the province, and it was governed by Han officials.

In terms of military affairs, with the First Mountain Army as the backbone, three armies were expanded to form the Southwest Army.Luo Yukun was promoted to the rank of lieutenant general and served as the chief military officer.With the Cantonese army as the backbone, two border guards were formed, deployed on the borders of Siam and Chenla, and there was also a reclamation division, affiliated to the General Logistics Department, stationed in Jiaozhi for reclamation.

The Ministry of Rites also sent people to Siam and Chenla, and invited the kings of the two countries to Beijing for state visits to discuss joint military campaigns against Burma and the division of Burma after the war.

For a while, the limelight in the newspapers and periodicals in the north and south turned, leading the Chinese people to turn their attention to the rich land of the Indochina Peninsula.So much so that the news that Gushi Khan Tulu Baihu and his disciple Galdan arrived in Beijing was just a short message published in an inconspicuous corner of the "Huangming Bulletin". )

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