for the Time Being

The next day, after the emperor listened to the government at Yumen, he once again summoned some generals in Wuying Hall, including Li Yuan, Li Bin, Guo Liang, Xu Zhong, Qu Neng, Sheng Yong, Ping An and other generals.

There is also a special general, Zhang Fu.

The west side of Wuying Hall was originally the Yude Hall, a place used for bathing. Now it was demolished by Zhu Gaoxu, and the bath hall was moved directly to the Qianqing Palace.

There is now a huge world sand table here, which occupies half of Wuying Hall. For this reason, Zhu Gaoxu even demolished some partition walls to accommodate it.

"I can win the battle against rebellion." Zhu Gaoxu looked at the generals: "In addition to the help of the generals, the soldiers sacrificed their lives. Fortunately, there is a steady stream of money and food."

Except for Guo Liang, everyone else nodded.

The most successful part of the war against rebellion was that His Majesty first captured Annan, then captured the city and Angkor, and used local money and food to continuously support the front line.

If only Yunnan was as big as a palm, Zhu Gaoxu would have been wiped out by the court long ago, because the Han king would not be able to support the hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses later, let alone give officials double salaries to win people's hearts, and all kinds of propaganda After fighting, all this requires money.

"During the Hongwu period, Taizu often raided the grasslands." Zhu Gaoxu began to popularize science at this time.

"In the fifth year of Hongwu, Taizu appointed Xu Da, Li Wenzhong, and Feng Sheng as commanders, each leading an army of 50,000 Ming troops, and divided into three routes for the Northern Expedition."

"Benjali has just come to power and his position is unstable. Let's not anger him for the time being. If we mobilize troops in a hurry, it will force them to attack the outside world."

Zhu Gaoxu said slowly: "In the Ming Dynasty's Northern Expedition, we lost troops and generals, and consumed a huge amount of money. We lost tens of thousands of soldiers, injured tens of thousands of families, and lost more than 100,000 horses and mules. It can be said that the gains outweigh the losses, and the victory is also a defeat."

Going to those places to fight is really profitable and hassle-free.

"The troops and horses of the three capital divisions will be transferred to the capital division of Hebei (Beiping). The northern troops will adapt to the weather there. The capital division of Shandong Province will be replaced by the capital division of Hebei Province, and the capital camp of the capital will fill the place of the capital division of Shandong Province."

Zhu Gaoxu said, you take people to build the city, and I will transport the people of the Angkor Dynasty from Nanyang.

This time all the generals nodded, it was for this reason.

"But it's different here." Zhu Gaoxu then moved his hands to Nanyang, Dongben (this book is not called the Japanese version, but the Dongben), Korea (no longer called Gaoli, but we still call it the first in our book), especially Siam to the west and south of Champa, Malaysia including Malacca.

Li Bin also deeply supported Zhu Gaoxu's approach and was even more convinced by what Zhu Gaoxu said.

Zhu Gaoxu then took them to a table nearby. There was a paper map, which they had to give to Ping An to take away after the meeting.

Zhu Gaoxu will now build a city in Changchun, let Ping'an stationed in Changchun and control the three capitals.

Li Bin said that when he invaded Nanzhang and Siam, he obviously felt that they were far inferior to the Ming army. However, he was going to use the road to attack Mukang in Myanmar, so he did not occupy it. If he reorganized his troops, he could definitely conquer these territories. .

"So I have decided that in the next five years, the north will focus on defense and attack the Nanyang area with all its strength. With our powerful navy, we will completely control one of the main sea passages, Malacca."

"That's no problem." Ping An smiled.

At this time, Qu Neng and others discovered through the map that unknowingly, while they were fighting against the rebellion, the Ming army had occupied many places in Southeast Asia.

He had already talked with Li Bin and Chen Xu. The kingdom of Angkor was small and invincible. The Ming army usually achieved great victories with very few casualties. Especially this year, Saigon Prefecture has built an artillery factory and a shipyard. Under the circumstances, the Ming army's offensive was even more unstoppable, and the small countries in Southeast Asia were trembling, scrambling to pay tribute and begging for peace.

This is a typical example of using external war to unify internal thinking when there is internal struggle.

As a result, both sides were severely defeated. Xu Da was severely wounded by Wang Baobao and suffered the biggest defeat in his military career. Only Feng Sheng's general Fu Youde performed exceptionally and achieved seven victories in Hexi.

In addition to the entire city of Cochin, most of the Angkor Dynasty, and later Singapore and South Sumatra were also under the control of the Ming army. A small half of Malaysia now belongs to the Ming Dynasty.

Ping An immediately shouted: "As long as there is support from the court, there will be no problem."

The faces of the generals were serious, and they all vaguely guessed what the emperor meant.

"I will give you at least 100,000 immigrants in five years."

After that, the border remained peaceful. It was not until 1421, when Arutai's power increased significantly, that he began to provoke the Ming Dynasty. Only then did Zhu Di decide to launch the third Northern Expedition.

The grassland is vast and sparsely populated, making it difficult to defend. The Ming Dynasty's farming civilization is very difficult to adapt to, and it is impossible for a large number of people to immigrate there. No one wants to go there, and they will not be able to adapt to it. It is impossible to abandon farming and raise cattle and sheep.

At that time, Wala Mahamu was rising, and Zhu Di was quite confident in his military power, so he decided to launch a "preventive strike" and marched north again in 1414.

"When you arrive in the north safely, you will cultivate the fields, raise cattle and sheep, strive for self-sufficiency, and then go all out to build a new city. The imperial court will also support you by sea."

"The grassland needs to be conquered and occupied, but not now. It depends on the situation."

"To conquer these places, you can use naval transport, which saves time, effort and money. Moreover, these places are similar to our Ming Dynasty. As long as you immigrate after conquering, you can not only survive, but also defend them."

The so-called heavenly kingdom and the country of etiquette have become meaningless under the fruits of plunder.

One advantage of all these companies is that they can be transported by sea.

He planned to only put 20 guards in the capital, about 100,000 troops, and send out all the rest.

He wanted to hand over people from Champa and the Angkor Dynasty. The Angkor Dynasty was about nine thousand miles away from Nurgansi, nearly ten thousand miles away. It would take more than three or four months to sail on the sea with favorable winds. Fortunately, along the way

You can supply supplies everywhere in the Ming Dynasty, which can reduce casualties.

"Your Majesty is wise." All the generals kowtowed and expressed their support.

"Last year, the imperial court received a report that Benya, the great-grandson of Emperor Yuan Shun, was proclaimed Khan in Tatar. This person had evil intentions towards our Ming Dynasty and canceled the tribute and trade in previous years. At that time, Zhu Di had already sent envoys to the grassland to appease him. Until now,

Haven’t returned yet.”

Zhu Gaoxu's strategy was very simple. In the early stage, he did not conduct the Northern Expedition. Instead, he relied on powerful navy and artillery to occupy various countries in Southeast Asia. He then attacked Xiaodongben and Korea, plundered their populations, immigrated to the north, and gradually encroached on the grassland territory.

"If Wang Baobao hadn't died of illness later, I really don't know what the grassland would have developed in the future."

But after this battle, the Ming army lost all its war horses and was severely weakened.

"This is called Pi Island. To the northwest is the Yalu River. An acropolis and a port should be built on the riverside. The imperial navy can directly access it. It will be more convenient to transport supplies and emigrate."

"I estimate that Zhu Di's envoy sent there will not have any effect." After all, Zhu Di later went on the Northern Expedition, so there must have been no agreement.

"Ping'an, you will be the commander-in-chief of Liaodong. You will be the commander-in-chief of Changchun and the commander-in-chief of Nuergan. You will be the commander-in-chief of Liaodong and the commander-in-chief of Liaodong. You will be stationed in Changchun and build the city of Changchun."

In this way, he can quickly rely on plunder to accumulate huge amounts of wealth in the early stage, which can be used to develop technology. When he is old, or if his descendants can develop weapons that span the ages, it will be much easier to conquer the grassland.

"More importantly, hunting grasslands is a huge waste of money, but by hunting these places, you can get a steady stream of money, food, population, and even countless wives."

So now it is only 1408, the Tatars are internally unstable, and Oara has not yet risen. Zhu Gaoxu can just focus on defense for the time being and not take the initiative to cause trouble.

In the original history, after Benya Shili came to power, there was internal instability. He was eager to establish his power, so he deliberately killed the Ming envoys in anger. As expected, Zhu Di sent Qiu Fu to the north to expedition. The Tatars immediately united to fight against the Ming court.

Sheng Yong couldn't help but roll his eyes at him. Ping An was always good at talking and easily offended people.

After Qiu Fu was defeated, the Tatars immediately fell into internal strife and division. Zhu Di made his first northern expedition at this time, and happened to encounter the Tatars split into two groups. He defeated Benya Shili, and Arutai sent envoys to pay tribute and surrender.

"I will only let you stay for five years, and you will come back after five years. During these five years, you will build a new Changchun City, expand Shenyang City, and build a new Pijian City for me. Are there any problems?"

During the Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty, Tamu Guard, Yidong River Guard, and Mugu River Guard were established in Changchun. Changchun was not originally built until the end of the Qing Dynasty. After the city was built in Changchun, the imperial court's control over the north became stronger.

The commander of Changchun Dusi is Zhao Qing, the commander of Nuergandu is Yang Lei, and the commander of Liaodong Dusi is Wu Qi (son of Wu Gao, Marquis of Jiangyin). There are more than 50,000 troops stationed in Sandusi, which is not as good as a provincial capital in Guan, but these places The land is vast and the population is sparse, so it will definitely be enough for the time being.

"The so-called imperial empire can only be truly realized with artillery and cavalry."

When Zhu Di was there, there were 70 guards and more than 300,000 troops in the Beijing camp, which was very bloated. Even in the early Ming Dynasty, it still had some fighting capacity, but it gradually became completely useless later on.

All the generals listened quietly, feeling that they could not keep up with Zhu Gaoxu's thoughts. One moment he was talking about Nanyang, and the next moment he was talking about the north.

"In the next five years, based on the actual situation of the court, such as population and money and grain reserves, we will consider conquering Dongbon, Goryeo, Ryukyu and other Southeast Asian regions. In the first ten years, we will mainly focus on plundering and possessing, trying to bring as much silver, grain and food to the empire as possible. Population, plunder the population, migrate to the north, occupy the grassland, build cities on the grassland, consolidate the territory, and then compete with the Mongols."

Zhu Gaoxu did not plan to immigrate from the Ming Dynasty because newcomers would have to do heavy work.

As a person from Zhu Di's side, Guo Liang was participating in such a meeting for the first time, and he was actually moved by what he heard.

This meeting was quite far away from the Ming Dynasty, and the generals were dumbfounded by Zhu Gaoxu's teleportation.

Zhu Gaoxu is right to the point.

Just now, we said that the north should be defended and attack Nanyang. Why did it move to the north in the blink of an eye?

According to the original history, it was three years later that Zhu Di established Nuergandusi.

"Ha" all the generals laughed.

Among these people, only Li Bin participated in the attack on Nanzhang Kingdom and Burma. He witnessed with his own eyes the benefits brought by the Ming army's plundering abroad.

"Let me put it bluntly, even if we completely defeated them on the grassland, we still can't completely occupy it. Eventually they will come back."

Ping An's eyes lit up and he actually restrained Sandusi.

Zhu Gaoxu's first step is to vigorously eliminate the soldiers and horses in the Beijing camp, and then disarm.

"Here." Zhu Gaoxu first pointed to the north at this time: "This is the Nu'er Gandu Division that I just established." He pointed to the Kudao area in later generations (referred to as Kudao in this book).

It takes about half a year to go back and forth from Liaodong to Angkor, and it can be done seven or eight times in five years. With the current loading capacity of the Ming Dynasty's navy, it can transport 100,000 people at a time.

But considering that the population of Angkor is not so easy to gather 100,000 people in a short time, and it is impossible to send so many ships at the same time, Zhu Gaoxu still said it would be less, and 100,000 people would immigrate in five years.

"Put it aside first. I'll explain it to you in detail before you send it out." After Zhu Gaoxu finished what Liaodong and Nuer had done, he returned to the big sandbox map.

He came to a long overseas place, pointed and said: "This is the newly established Taiyuan Advocate, Taiyuan Province."
Chapter completed!