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Chapter 717

News of the great victory in Liaodong was sent back to the capital one after another.

The last time it was to win a big battle, this time it was to win the Tartar lair. This surprising result has continuously impacted the city of Beijing.

Forbidden City.

Yang Reform had already gotten used to it. If he won the field battle, it would be no surprise to win the Tartar lair.The news of winning the Donglu lair was two days later than the news of the victory in the previous war.

The matter of taking down the Tartar lair was expected, and it didn't take much effort, but it was also a rather big matter, and Yang Reform had to call important courtiers to discuss the matter.

platform.

Yang Reform stared at the sand table in a daze, looked at it for a while, and then used a ruler to make gestures against the sand table.

"Have you arrived yet?" Yang Reform gestured for a while, looked at the ministers around him, and asked.

"Return to Your Majesty, we are all here." Wang Chengen replied immediately.

"Oh, it's good to be here." Yang Reformed, taking down the Donglu lair and driving Huang Taiji into the grassland, the actual strategy has entered a new stage, and at this stage, many things can be activated.

"... Now that I, Daming, have taken down the old lair of the Donglu, and the chieftain Huang Taiji fled into the grassland, what should I do next, let's all talk about it..." Yang Reformed.Those who came here were actually confidantes, or people who had a close relationship with this matter.Huang Taiji escaped into the grassland, and he still had considerable strength. Therefore, there was no dispute among the ministers about the matter of Daming chasing into the grassland.Yang Reform went to discuss things with these people today, but in reality, he was planning a new strategy.

"Your Majesty, I think that we should chase into the desert and completely wipe out the Eastern captives..." Shi Fenglai was still the first to speak. Of course, don't expect him to come up with any good ideas. This sentence is actually repeating the previous two words. God's words.

"Well, that's right, I, Daming, will definitely chase into the desert..." Yang Reform nodded, affirmed Shi Fenglai's words, and looked at the others.

Han Yu, Bi Ziyan, Yuan Chonghuan, and others all know that the emperor must have something important to come to them today, and it is impossible to repeat the old tune of the previous two days. The tune of the previous two days was really just To set the tone, today is to talk about the business and the details.

"Yuan Qing's family, please tell me. Now that I, Daming, have driven Donglu into the grassland, what should I do next?" Yang Reform didn't ask Han Yu, who was a cabinet minister, or Bi Ziyan to speak first, Instead, let Yuan Chonghuan first say that this matter is a grand strategy one after another, and military operations are the first link in this series of links.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, now that we have won the battle of the Tiger Skin Station, and captured the Tatars' lair, we have weakened the Tartars' strength and driven the Tartars into the desert. I think a new strategy can be launched... "Yuan Chonghuan said with bright eyes.

"Well, let's continue..." Yang Reform nodded and said, this is actually for the people present. Yang Reform understands this matter very well, but there is no need to say it. Now it is necessary to arrange the next action. Introduce the situation to these few people.

Several other people also tensed up when they heard that a new strategy had been launched.Judging by today's posture, this matter is not a small matter.

"...Yes, Your Majesty,...now that the Tartars are greatly weakened, it is possible to let the Imperial Association Army and the Frontier Army fight. Previously, they were afraid that the Frontier Army and the Imperial Association Army would not take advantage of it, which would ruin a major event. Now the Tartars are greatly weakened. , it is time for the Frontier Army and the Imperial Association Army to intervene in the war..." Yuan Chonghuan said with bright eyes.

When Yuan Chonghuan said this, he didn't say anything, and looked at the emperor.

Yang Reform listened carefully. Before fighting Donglu, they were all first-class elites. Although their combat power was outstanding, they also had a lot of disadvantages. It's the emperor's salary, but the pressure on military expenditures is still quite high, and military expenditures are in the tens of millions.The elite combat power is outstanding, and the materials that can be consumed are also astronomical. The usual training and maintenance have already given Yang Reform a headache, not to mention wartime, which consumes more resources than usual maintenance. Yang Reform also Can't afford the expense.

Previously, the Imperial Association Army and Frontier Army did not follow the main force to fight Huang Taiji, mainly because they were afraid that the Imperial Association Army and Frontier Army would deliver food to Huang Taiji, and that they could not bear the pressure of fighting Huang Taiji, so they were always arranged on the sidelines. The wall did not allow them to participate in the war with Huang Taiji, it was mainly defense.

However, it is different now. Huang Taiji's strength has been greatly damaged, and his strength has dropped to a certain extent. The Ming Dynasty has completely occupied an overwhelming advantage in terms of morale, military spirit, and military strength. Yang Reform immediately Prepare to use almost free combat power. Although these combat powers are not very reliable, it should not be bad to beat the downcast Huang Taiji. These free combat powers should be able to withstand the pressure of fighting against Huang Taiji. No matter how elite Standing on the sidelines, these frontier troops and the Imperial Association Army should be able to fight.

Yang Reform was contemplating how to use the huge frontier army and how to use the Mongolian Imperial Association Army, but he heard Bi Ziyan say: "Your Majesty, use the Frontier Army and the Imperial Association Army to assist in the battle?...Your Majesty, if we deal with Lin Dahan is fine, but if he wants to deal with Huang Taiji, he might be in danger... Could it be that His Majesty wants to reduce the number of elites to save money?" Bi Ziyan asked immediately after hearing Yuan Chonghuan's introduction. The huge military expenditure was overwhelming, and the number of elites was reduced intentionally, and the elites were replaced with nearly free combat power. Bi Ziyan, as Minister of the Ministry of Households, also knew how much the emperor spent on military expenditures. So, I subconsciously feel that this is the reason.

"Hehehe..., yes, and no..." Yang Reform looked at Bi Ziyan and said with a smile.

"...Then, what does Your Majesty mean?..." Bi Ziyan asked inexplicably. Now that Bi Ziyan thought of the emperor's huge military expenditure, he felt a headache and even more distressed.

Yang Reform just smiled and said nothing. Actually, he mentioned this matter before, but now it's just the right time to officially start it.

"...Oh, what His Majesty means is..., Your Majesty is not going to reduce the elite? It's..." Bi Ziyan just subconsciously thought that the emperor could not bear the pressure of military expenditure, so he had to cut military expenditure and reduce the number of elite troops. to save money.But he is also the emperor's party and the emperor's confidant. He has been working with the emperor for not a day or two. He also knows a lot about the emperor's plan. Seeing the emperor's denial, he immediately came to his senses. The emperor definitely did not want to reduce the elite troops. But to do something else... Bi Ziyan looked at the emperor in surprise, does the Ming Dynasty really want to enter an era of expanding its territory from now on?This kind of "sudden" incident made Mrs. Bi Ziyan, who had been psychologically prepared, get used to it.

"Hehehe... Yes, now that Huang Taiji's strength has been greatly weakened, Lin Danhan seems to be undecided and is still waiting and watching. I think it's time for me to show my skills and expand the territory..." Yang Reform said with a smile .

Although the people present were no strangers to this term, and the emperor had mentioned it before, but this matter was about to happen, everyone felt that this term was so unfamiliar.The few people present all had strange expressions.

The scene fell into silence all of a sudden, opening up new territories!How long has this term not appeared in the Ming Dynasty?Ever since the Ming Dynasty climbed to the top, it has only been retreating. In the past, the Ming Dynasty was able to go deep into the desert, and then retreated to the side wall. The place of Jiaozhi was once under the jurisdiction of the Ming Dynasty, but it was also thrown away later. Almost the entire Liaodong was lost.Over the past few years, the Ming Dynasty has been shrinking continuously, and the expansion of territory has nothing to do with the Ming Dynasty.Now that the matter of expanding the territory is suddenly mentioned, everyone can't accept it for a while.

Yang Reform looked at the crowd with a smile on his face, and didn't immediately urge them to say something.

It took a long time before the silence was broken.

"...Your Majesty, isn't this just a dream... to expand the territory, and at this age, I can still see the day when I open up the territory, old minister,... this old minister is really..." Han Ye sighed, almost on the verge of tears.Han Yu is also at an ancient age, he has lived long enough, he has lived almost one-third of the Ming Dynasty, and he knows the situation of the Ming Dynasty the most. He never imagined that he is seventy and eighty, and he can still watch To the day when the Ming Dynasty expanded its territory and rejuvenated.I really don't know what to say about the feeling in my heart, it can be described as mixed.

If the emperor told him before that he wanted to expand the territory, he would definitely oppose it, and would scold the emperor for being ignorant of current affairs, not knowing what is good or bad, and whimsical, but after getting along with the current emperor for a long time, Han Yu knew that the emperor was definitely not talking about it for fun , It is by no means ignorant and whimsical, there must be wave after wave of means to keep those lands that have been expanded and expanded firmly in their hands, and continue to create wealth.Han Yu, who is familiar with the emperor, knows that today's expansion is completely different from the previous expansion. The land obtained by the previous expansion was barbaric land, and the nature of expansion is wasteful. Now, even if No matter how barren the land was, the emperor could still squeeze out oil for him. Today's expansion of territory is completely a profitable business.

The few people present also came to their senses. The emperor said that this was not about saving military expenses, but that the current strategic situation had reached a turning point.

The people present really didn't know how to evaluate this matter, and it was really impossible to imagine how history would evaluate this moment.

"...Your Majesty..., are you really going to expand the territory?" Bi Ziyan sighed and looked at the emperor with complicated eyes. Although Bi Ziyan was prepared in his heart, the emperor repeatedly Describe to him the beauty of expanding the territory, but Bi Ziyan still has a lot of doubts in his heart, and his heart is even more complicated.

Yang Reform glanced at the people present, and said solemnly: "That's right, after defeating Donglu, driving Donglu into the grassland, and capturing Donglu's lair, our Ming Dynasty will definitely enter a new era, a country that expands its territory. The era is not a question of whether my Ming is willing or not, but a question of having to go. Sailing against the current, if you don’t advance, you will retreat. My Ming has no choice. There is no other way than to advance despite difficulties and stand in for others... ...".

The advent of the era of opening up frontiers and land was indeed a bit sudden, and Yang Reform himself was not fully prepared. He recalled how ignorant he would be when he first came to the Ming Dynasty; In order to save the fate of the Ming Dynasty, he tried every means, it was like a dream.At the moment before, I was still working hard to survive, but at the moment after, I have come to a new starting point, an era of expanding the territory.And I am about to start this era.This fate is indeed very wonderful, which makes people sigh and lament the impermanence of fate.

Yang Reform couldn't help but sigh with emotion in his heart, once again sighing with emotion for the wonder of fate.In this battle with Huang Taiji, the elite was actually fighting against the elite, and the battle was very simple. Yang Reform did not let the frontier army and the Imperial Association Army get mixed up. First, he was afraid that they would not be able to withstand the pressure of the war and sent food to Huang Taiji. It is also to save military expenses. Although these people do not need to pay military salaries, the consumption of war is also a lot; they are also waiting for the opportunity for this day.

In the past, the elite fought, and the attacking distance was not far, at most three hundred miles. Therefore, it was enough to use only the elite. On the contrary, it streamlined and saved the trouble of food and grass transportation. If they are all elite, the enemy dare not easily attack them. If you start, the winning rate of the war is much higher.

But now we have to go deep into the desert, that is to say, as the war progresses, the scope of the battle will become larger and wider, and the territory that has been conquered will need more people to occupy and control it. Now, it is not very reliable to rely entirely on the elite. The strength of the elite is dispersed without limit, and the elite will not be able to improve. Therefore, in future wars, more auxiliary troops will definitely intervene, that is, today's The frontier army and the imperial association army should intervene.

They may not be strong enough to withstand the strong pressure of war, but there is no problem in defending and controlling the territory, and they are still capable of fighting under the pressure of elite bullets.

The intervention of auxiliary troops in the war is actually an outward expansion, because whether it is the frontier army or the Imperial Association Army, they cannot fight for anyone for free, and they all rely on wealth to feed them.Obviously, it is already quite difficult for Yang Reform to bear the expenses of the elite, and it is naturally impossible to bear the expenses of these auxiliary soldiers. If this is the case, Yang Reform will be overwhelmed by these people without fighting.It is impossible for Yang Reform to feed these people with his own money, but these people must have wealth to feed them, so they can only continue to plunder more wealth and more land. Auxiliary soldiers intervened. In fact, history has gone another way.A road of constant expansion and plunder.

"... Defeated the Eastern Captives and recovered Liaodong. In fact, the calculation is not finished. There are more things to do. There are more lands and more tribes in the north of Liaodong. These are all Those who need to be wiped out, these lands need to be occupied,... or the same sentence, the land in Liaodong will become more and more prosperous now, if I ignore such a vast land, in a few years, I will definitely raise a new one. One Donglu came out, and one Donglu made me ashamed, lost millions of people, and countless money. How can there be any reason to let Donglu grow stronger? So, these places must not be like before. Let it go, you must firmly control it in my hands, Daming..." Yang Reform's eyes shone with astonishing light, and Yang Reform had been waiting for this day for a long time.

"...In addition to Liaodong, this vast desert also needs to be cleared. To be honest, if I spend so much military expenditure every year to defend against the Mongols, I might as well take these lands into my pocket and extend the battle line thousands of miles away... ..." Yang Reform kept talking.

"...In your eyes, these lands may be barren and wild lands, which are not worth fighting for, but in my eyes, they are extremely rich places. I have the means and the ability to earn thousands of dollars from these lands. Inexhaustible wealth..."

"... These lands are also like Liaodong. If I don't occupy them, but just go deep into the desert and then return, I will definitely raise another Eastern captive. Because they are passively beaten and worried about the ruin of the country, it is better Take all these lands into your pocket, and firmly control them..." Yang Reform said, and there was an unquestionable momentum in his words.The aura of domineering is overflowing.

Yang Reform knew that at this time, he had brought Daming to a new historical fork.Today's Liaodong is actually just the Liaoning Province of later generations. According to the maps of later generations of China, there are at least three provinces in the East. ", waiting to be developed, such a vast and fertile land, with the promotion and application of various new crops and methods of keeping warm and cold, the land in the northeast must be rich, and it is unreasonable not to occupy it. There is no reason for Yang's reform. No, and no reason not to.

The intervention of the frontier army and the imperial association army in the war in Liaodong was the beginning of all this. The frontier army and the imperial association army did not have military pay, and it was only symbolic. It depended more on the capture of the war, and more The most important thing is to rely on rewards. Undoubtedly, these vast lands can be squandered by Yang Reform for a long time.

In addition to the three eastern provinces, there is also the vast Siberia region. This place will definitely be a place rich in resources in the future. It is impossible for Yang Reform to give up on this place.

It is unrealistic to use all the elites to conquer and occupy these places. Yang Reform is now supporting [-] elites to fight, and he is about to vomit blood. The combat radius of these [-] elites is only [-] miles.Therefore, if you want to rely entirely on the elite to occupy the entire Northeast and the grasslands, you can only use this kind of almost free auxiliary force, bind their interests with your own, and let the war and the land pay them for themselves.

To support war with war, to carry out the "farming war" to the end, the Ming Dynasty reached a fork in the road to expand its territory.

(End of this chapter)