Ming Zhengzhi, I am Zheng Kezang

The government and the public were panicked, and Zheng Kezang himself felt that something was wrong.We must know that both the establishment of the Gongminhui and the refinement of the responsibilities of the "government" are all efforts to establish a constitutional system for the separation of powers by the monarch in the future, but in order to achieve the purpose of returning power to the people, in the process of implementation However, Zheng Kezang had to adopt the method of strengthening the imperial dictatorship. This method ran counter to the purpose, which caused him a lot of frustration, so that he had to reflect on what his time travel had changed.

In serious reflection, the time has entered the 18th year of Wucheng.However, the new year has not yet passed, and the successive alarms have cast an ominous shadow on the year.

The first thing that came was the news of the Sulu war. Since the Sulu people had fought a war with the Spaniards for more than a hundred years, neither the shelling of the Xia army nor the land suppression of the inner and outer domains achieved any success. As expected, the Sulu people hid in the inland of Mindanao and persisted in fighting, which made the war seem to be protracted.

Then Annan and Vietnam also heard the news of the great uprising of the old people of Laos——Laos was divided among the five surrounding countries for more than ten years, during which time there were small-scale rebellions and uprisings that never stopped. Fortunately, these rebellions The uprisings were all independent and scattered, and were easily suppressed by various countries without causing major losses. In addition, most countries followed the example of China in using fetters on the local powerful factions in Laos. The rights of the old Lao nobles However, this fragile stability changed as Annan and Vietnam continued to immigrate to the Central Laos and Lower Laos areas and returned to the land, and the old Lao nobles found their lives Gradually it became difficult, and the idea of ​​getting rid of the rule of Annan and Vietnam came into being. In addition, the local officials of the two countries have been extorting violently for many years, which has caused the people of the Lao people to live in poverty. Therefore, the Restoration Movement and armed struggle developed like a prairie fire——Wu In June of the 17th year of the Cheng Dynasty, Wen Na, the chieftain of the Liao nationality in the Najib area of ​​Shawan, led his troops to wipe out a regiment of the Nguyen Dynasty's Imperial Forest Army who came to encircle and suppress it, which caused a sensation in the entire Middle and Lower Laos area. The rule showed signs of disintegration. Before Annan could gloat over his misfortune, Wenner's troops took the initiative to cross the Nantong River and enter Zhongliao, Lianketawen, Xiengkuang and other important towns, causing earthquakes in Vientiane and other places, and the Vietnamese side has not yet recovered. Later, Wenner led his troops back to Xialiao and seized several major towns in succession, completely shaking the Vietnamese rule in Xialiao.

Faced with the raging Lao people's uprising, although Annan and Vietnam repeatedly mobilized troops and horses to suppress it, the Lao rebel army was active in the dense jungle, and there was no way to completely eradicate it. There were signs of collapse. As a last resort, the two countries had no choice but to ask Huaxia to send troops to help suppress it.

For Chinese officials and people, Sulu is just a small country, and the "turmoil" in Laos has no sign of spreading to Beiliao Province. Therefore, the ruling and opposition parties who heard about it at first thought it was just a mustard disease, but Zheng Kezang After reading the report submitted by the Privy Council's Staff Party Division, it was unusual to convene several ministers for discussion.

"The islands in the south of Luzon have complex terrain and are hot and humid. They are not a good place to use troops. Therefore, Lord Lu and Master Ma's idea of ​​mobilizing soldiers is not wrong." In exchange, Feng Hui, Tang Baoyi, Yang Bokang, and Xi Daping retired one after another. The current privy envoy is Yin Mintong, but he is not young anymore, so he is only a transitional figure. "It's just that the strength of the vassal soldiers is limited, and it is not suitable to form a joint force scattered on the islands."

"I'm afraid that if this island is cleared, the Sulu people will infiltrate the other island again, and the court will be exhausted." Although the soldiers were used, they still had to be paid, so Chen Dunwen, Minister of the Ministry of War, was afraid that there would be more nights and dreams. "The minister's intention is to increase the number of troops and calm down Sulu as soon as possible."

"Increasing troops?" Yin Mintong asked back. "If there is an increase in troops in Sulu, what will the Laos do? Before Annan and Vietnam were very respectful, and they agreed to them several times, but now they have to ask the court. The court must not chill the hearts of the two countries. What's more, the imperial court will continue to need the soldiers and horses of the two countries in the future.”[

Speaking of which, if China hadn't called Annan and Vietnam's two ** teams during the war with the Dutch United East India Company, resulting in an empty defense in Laos, the "chaos" might have been suppressed at the beginning of the "chaos". Therefore, Chen Dunwen, who understood the cause and effect, replied in a calm tone: "Annan and Vietnam will also send troops."

"Where did the soldiers come from?" After the latest reorganization of the Xia Army, the town army only undertakes garrison and mobile combat tasks in the province. As for the field troops, most of them are concentrated in Huguang, northwest, northeast, Khalkha, and Beihai. At least, the field army in the southwest has to keep an eye on Burma, which is not easy to call at all. "I'm afraid it's not easy for the Longxiang Army to enter the mountainous area to fight."

"Isn't there still the Shence Army?" Chen Dunwen said. "Abbot Zongfan has not yet gone south, the Shence Army of these 47 regiments can be transferred to the battlefield of Laos first." Although each regiment of the Shence Army has 100 fewer people than the Xia Army Economic Regiment, there are 47 people in the 3 regiments With many soldiers and horses, once they go into battle, they will definitely have an overwhelming advantage. "I think it will take a few months for the "chaos" in Laos to be put down, and it will not delay the important event of enfeoffing the suzerain and vassal."

Zheng Kezang knew that Chen Dunwen was explaining what he said later to himself, but before he could open his mouth, Cai Tong, the new Minister of Duzhi Yamen, asked: "Who will bear the expenses of the [-] soldiers and horses, but after this year's war fee"

Chen Dunwen said decisively: "The imperial court sent troops to rescue Annan and Vietnam. Of course, the money should be borne by them. What's more, the imperial court paid for the troops of the two countries. There are many rewards afterwards. Even if you don't expect the two countries The country will thank you afterwards, but it is also in line with the law that the war expenses are borne by the two countries."

Chen Dunwen saw it as a poor dagger, but think about it, if he is not willing to pay for military expenses, why should Huaxia help the two countries maintain their rule in Laos? Situation expressed concern: "The cost of the war in Laos is very high. I am afraid that the two countries have long been unable to make ends meet. How can they have enough energy to supply the needs of the North Korean army?"

Zheng Kezang's eyes fell on Pan Zheng, Deputy Minister of Governor's Yamen: "What do you think Pan Qing?"

"I think that Fuyuan's small characters are the duty of the court as suzerain." Pan Zheng suppressed and then raised his voice. "But the imperial court also has its own difficulties. Now that it is using troops on three fronts, the imperial court's financial resources are limited, and its priority is to relieve the difficulties of Annan and Vietnam. The two countries should be willing to provide a certain amount of food and equipment supplies. Of course, the two countries may not have the money. It doesn't matter. The imperial court can find merchants to lend them money, as long as the two countries are willing to guarantee the two mines in Chongqing and Shixi, as well as the tariffs and salt taxes of the two countries."

Zheng Kezang suddenly showed a smile: "Your suggestion is very good. If this dynasty sends tens of thousands of troops to help without saying anything, I am afraid that the monarchs and ministers of the two countries will be happy on the surface, but they will be terrified. Why not If you agree on the conditions in advance and know what you have to pay, the two countries will not hold back secretly."

China sent reinforcements, but the recipient country caused chaos in turn. If ordinary people listened to it, they might think it was nonsense, but the important ministers present were all fought in the officialdom, and none of them were good. Knowing the truth that being a good person is difficult, no one thinks what Zheng Kezang said is wrong.

The matter in Laos was temporarily settled, but Yin Mintong repeated the old saying: "If the 47th Regiment Shence Army is transferred to Laos, where will the reinforcements from Sulu come from? It may not be necessary to continue to deploy various troops." The Shence Army is a subordinate of the Protectorate's Mansion."

With the lessons learned from Annan and Vietnam, it is not a good option to transfer the Shence Army under the Southern Capital Protectorate to tear down the east wall to make up for the west wall, but if you don’t transfer the Shence Army, you can only transfer the Longxiang Army. The cost is even greater, and secondly, the Dragon Army's soldiers and horses are limited and cannot be engaged in the long-term war in Mindanao for a long time.

Chen Dunwen blinked, and said to Zheng Kezang: "I propose to create ten more Divine Strategy Corps."

"I'm afraid it's not urgent." Zheng Kezang doesn't care about the cost of training [-] Shence troops, but the problem is that training takes time, at least half a year, but the Sulu war dragged on. For half a year, the cost would be unstoppable.

Chen Dunwen reminded: "Your Majesty, before Lu Weijun, Lord Lu invited hundreds of sailors to be redeemed."

"That's right, the Spanish envoy did pay to redeem some sailors from the United East India Company." Zheng Kezang suddenly said. "Your intention is not to release the captives of Hongyi who have not been redeemed. This is also a way. Many of the German barbarians are veterans who have experienced many battles. If they are obedient, they may be useful. It will be raised for a while."

"One or two months is a must, but it's shorter than the emergency conscription from Japan." Yin Mintong also understood. "It's just that the military expenditure is still not small, and it will be difficult to resettle in the future."

"This is easy to handle." Zheng Kezang made a final decision. "The war expenses of the inner and outer feudal clans who participated in the war before were allowed to be paid by themselves. Once they were seized, they belonged to each feudal clan. If they were not enough to pay off, they would be paid with captured native slaves after the newly formed Shence Army went into battle."

It is said that Zheng Kezang has a bad reputation for plundering people as slaves, but Zheng Kezang has also done more outrageous things, so the officials did not dare to persuade them, but the Prime Minister Lin Weirong remonstrated: "Conserve the barbarians in the west and turn them into soldiers. I'm afraid there is a risk of backlash, after all, I am not of my race."

"According to Lin Qing, the Shence Army is not my race, and I can't use any of them?" Now there are nearly [-] Shence Army in the south alone, and this is not counting the Mongolian righteousness that will be merged after the rectification. As for the part of joining the army, Zheng Kezang said somewhat disapprovingly. "Lin Qing is too cautious. If it weren't for the prisoners of Eros who didn't learn the lesson and didn't know how to change, I would even use it to enrich the line of suzerains and vassals." Seeing Lin Weirong who opened his mouth to argue, Zheng Kezang emphasized again. "What did the ancestors rely on to expand from the banks of the Yellow River to the nine states of the world? It's not just the inclusiveness of all rivers. Now I also have the heart to be inclusive of all rivers. I am also preparing to achieve a grand and prosperous world. You think so."

A group of courtiers hurriedly knelt down on the ground and proclaimed in unison: "I wish to follow the Holy One to bring peace for ten thousand years."

Zheng Kezang: "Get up, everyone."

The ministers got up obediently, and heard what Zheng Kezang said: "Sulu and Laos are both plagued by mustard moss, but the military and government in the north are the top priority, and Eros is also a big country in the world. I'm afraid it won't be so easy to admit defeat. well planned”

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