Sun Chengzong was very happy that Emperor Tianqi could listen, and continued: "Liu Bang, the great ancestor of the Han Dynasty, established the Han Dynasty and enfeoffed his sons as princes and kings. This system did not expose any shortcomings when the world was first established, but

As time goes by, the princes and kings tend to have a tendency to lose their tails."

Seeing that Emperor Tianqi was listening seriously, Sun Chengzong became more interested in talking, and said enthusiastically: "Emperor Liu Che of the Han Dynasty came to the throne at the age of sixteen." Here Sun Chengzong glanced at Emperor Tianqi. The young emperor in front of him was the same, but

I don’t know if the person in front of me can do anything like Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty.

Suppressing his chaotic mood, Sun Chengzong continued: "Before this, the Han Dynasty had six emperors. Although Emperor Wen and Emperor Jing were both rare wise emperors, they left some wealth for Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and pacified the seven emperors.

The country is in chaos." Sun Chengzong couldn't help lamenting that the Ming Dynasty here was different from the Han Dynasty. Although Emperor Tianqi ascended the throne at the age of sixteen like Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, his previous two generations were not wise emperors.

"But the entire Han Dynasty was still in danger. Internally, there were vassal kings, the representative of which was Liu An, King of Huainan. Externally, there were powerful Xiongnu in the north. At that time, the Xiongnu had 600,000 armored soldiers, who were able to conquer and fight well. In the south,

There are Baiyue who are in trouble from time to time, in the east there are Korea, Baekje, and Goguryeo composed of Silla, and in the west there are Congling and big names. When Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty came to the throne, although the whole world was stable, there were also internal and external troubles." Sun Chengzong said this.

After many years of consideration, he found that the Ming Dynasty had many similarities with the Han Dynasty Emperor Wu's period. The same external troubles, although there was no internal rebellion among the vassal kings, there were serious party disputes in the court and the incompetence of local officials. It can be said that there were more

And nothing less.

It was even more different when he heard these words in the ears of Emperor Tianqi. He knew the history and knew that the Ming Dynasty would be plagued by natural disasters in the next few years. Floods in the Huaihe River and severe drought in Shaanxi were all very difficult problems.

In Emperor Tianqi's view, Sun Chengzong was setting a goal for himself and setting an example. He told Emperor Tianqi that the Ming Dynasty at this time was very similar to the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and Emperor Tianqi could become an emperor like Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.

"Sir, I know all this. Can you please go straight to the topic?" Emperor Tianqi naturally understood Sun Chengzong's thoughts, but he was not a sixteen-year-old child. There is no need to set up this idol, his goal is very

ambitious.

Sun Chengzong smiled bitterly and shook his head. Sun Chengzong knew that he was wrong. This His Majesty was not just a sixteen-year-old child. He now seemed to have the demeanor of a wise king, and he had lofty ideals and ambitions.

"It's your Majesty." He glanced at Emperor Tianqi apologetically, and Sun Chengzong continued: "What I want to say is about the issue of military strength. In the Han Dynasty, the strength of the Han army and the Xiongnu army was very different. The army of the Han Dynasty

Although they were large in number, they had no advantage when fighting the Huns. Although they relied on the city gates to defend themselves, the Huns always broke through the passes and killed and plundered the population."

Pointing at the map, Sun Chengzong continued: "This is somewhat similar to the situation in our Ming Dynasty. There are Mongols in the north of the Ming Dynasty and Houjin people in the east. These are equivalent to the Huns. Our Daming Dynasty is equivalent to the Han Dynasty, so

We have a lot to learn from Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty’s strategy towards the Xiongnu.”

"Although the Ming Dynasty and the Mongols are temporarily safe, this is not a long-term matter. It is just to deal with Hou Jin. There are three forces on the entire battlefield. The first force is my Ming Dynasty, the second force is Hou Jin, and the third force

They are the Mongols." After glancing at Emperor Tianqi, Sun Chengzong continued: "I would like to tell you that the composition of the military forces of the three parties is different. The Mongols and the Later Jin Dynasty mainly rely on cavalry, which can quickly penetrate outside the fortress.

Attack the borders of our Ming Dynasty at will. Our borders of the Ming Dynasty are very long, and it is impossible to defend them all."

"The Ming army is mainly infantry, but infantry is not conducive to fighting outside the Great Wall. The vast grassland outside the Great Wall is very suitable for cavalry to gallop. Therefore, our Ming army can only guard the city, so that we are inherently weak. After every war, even if

They were able to push back Hou Jin, even with heavy casualties, but with the help of the slaves and livestock they snatched, Hou Jin was able to quickly recover, while Ming Dynasty was tired of coping." Sun Chengzong sighed softly, feeling a little helpless.

I have had this idea for many years, but who wants to hear what I have to say!

"This is similar to the time of the Han Dynasty. The Han army defended the city, and the Huns plundered every time they came. In this way, the war became a war of attrition, endless. The grasslands and deserts were their home, and they regarded the Ming Dynasty as their home.

Where they can come and plunder at any time, my Ming Dynasty will become their granary. As time goes by, the situation will get worse and worse, and the surrounding vassal countries will do the same, and it will be a war." He said his worries.

After saying it, Sun Chengzong felt a little relieved. Since Emperor Tianqi likes to hear what he has to say, he must seize the opportunity this time.

After looking at the map and then at Sun Chengzong, Emperor Tianqi said solemnly: "If the Ming Dynasty had no internal troubles, such consumption would be nothing. After all, the Ming Dynasty has a vast territory and a large population. But it is not possible at this time. What kind of world is this?

There are people there, and they will sell the things of the Ming Dynasty to the enemy. They are always poaching the corners of the Ming Dynasty. Just like the Song Dynasty, they will sooner or later raise the people outside the Great Wall. It is inevitable that the Mongols will enter the border once, or even

It’s Wu Huanhua!”

"Your Majesty is wise, so we must adopt a strategy to solve this problem once and for all." Seeing that Emperor Tianqi knew him so deeply, Sun Chengzong nodded gently and agreed.

"Sir, please continue! Now that we have said this, I wonder what your thoughts are." Emperor Tianqi naturally would not think that Sun Chengzong was just talking. He was a real man of action.

Nodding heavily, Sun Chengzong continued: "This was the idea of ​​Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty at the beginning, so he took many measures to deal with the Huns. Although an important one was to establish an expeditionary cavalry, to establish a cavalry capable of fighting in the field with the Huns.

Cavalry, cavalry who dare to face the Huns."

"Ai Qing, do you think we should do the same?" Emperor Tianqi seemed to understand a little bit, but this seemed to be a little different from his idea. What he wanted to build was a firearms force for future generations. And thinking about it, it seemed that there were other weapons during World War II.

Cavalry, this doesn't seem to conflict. Since Sun Chengzong has an idea, he might as well listen to it.

Third update today. Thank you all for your support. I have been on a business trip for the past few days and just came back yesterday. I wrote that chapter on the train. I made such a big mistake, but after seeing so many brothers raising it in the book review area, I still feel...
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