Chapter 154: The people are rich and the country is strong? (Happy May Day)
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The Tartars have no future, or in other words, no hope for the future. An internal split has undoubtedly greatly accelerated the process of their demise, and the harsh living environment in the Northeast is also a difficulty for the Tartars. The slaves were beaten back to the state of fishing and hunting. , now I can only live on and count the days.
Zhuobutai and Dafu led their troops to Ninggu Pagoda, and the lost territory in Liaodong was recovered one after another during the armed march of the Ming army. Shenyang, Fushun, Tieling, Benxi, Kuandian, plus North Korea, the Ming army formed a counterattack based on these key points. The encirclement of Jianzhou Guards.
It was time to temporarily stop the strategic offensive and manage Liaodong first. Zhu Yongxing was unwilling to do so, but the situation dictated it. The more the Ming army advanced inland, the greater the difficulties they faced, and the supplies they consumed and the number of logistics personnel they needed increased significantly. , this is a problem that must be solved.
You must know that the Northeast at that time was indeed the Great Northern Wilderness. Even Changchun, the capital of Jilin Province in later generations, does not even look like a city now. Historically, it was only two hundred years later that wooden city walls were built and the name Changchun came into being.
So, does this mean that the Tartars have achieved their purpose of taking a breather and recuperating? If you know the Ming army's plan, look at the situation on both sides, and the Ming court's financial tension is gradually easing, you will know that it is not that simple.
From the history of the Ming army's campaigns, it can be clearly seen that it relied on the navy. Whether it was roundabout landings, harassment and containment, or material transportation, waterways and ships all played a great role. The same was true for the Liaodong war, the Bohai Sea, the Liaohe River, The Yalu River is an important route for the Ming army to transport personnel and materials. As the battlefield moves deeper and deeper inland, the logistics pressure also increases greatly. Transportation changes from water to land, which requires greater investment and more people. Manpower.
Of course, the difficulties can be overcome, but this is not the main reason why the Ming army temporarily went into recuperation. It is that the Ming army has a better way. The infantry is tough, the battle formation is tight, and the firepower is powerful. This is the advantage of the Ming army. And the cavalry Small quantity and poor maneuverability are also disadvantages of the Ming army, but this situation is being resolved at a very fast speed.
Exchanges in border markets seemed fair, but because the Mongolian tribes only had a single commodity, livestock and furs, they were in a very passive and disadvantaged situation. The Ming Dynasty had a variety of commodities, including mirrors, silk and other luxuries. You must know that in today's border markets, a round mirror as big as a palm would cost two or three horses, and a full-length mirror half a person's height would cost dozens of horses.
Of course, only the upper class of Mongolia could afford luxury goods, but many other commodities still brought the Ming Dynasty a large number of horses, cattle and sheep. Coupled with the temporary alliance of the Chahar tribe, the number of war horses in the Ming army increased. be increased significantly.
Even though the training period of the hussars is long and the requirements for horses and riding skills are high, the dragoons can be easily expanded. Because the requirements for the horses are not high, and as long as the musketeers learn to ride, they can be classified as dragoons. It is very simple.
Require.
In other words, the Ming army's future operations in the Northeast will be dominated by cavalry. One thousand hussars, three thousand dragoons, one thousand chariots, battalions, artillery, and transport troops. Every five thousand people form a combat group and are organized into a cavalry brigade; four
Thousands of infantry, 500 cavalry, 1,000 chariots, battalions, artillery, and transport troops are organized into mixed brigades. During the next two to three months of rest and reorganization, the Northeast Military Region plans to form at least three cavalry brigades and six mixed brigades.
, as an offensive force to destroy the Tartars.
Two or three months later, that is, in the autumn, or at the transition between autumn and winter, the Ming army will move out in large numbers again. The lowest goal is to drive the Tartars out of Jianzhou and force them to move north again. They have no houses, no food, and no clothes.
Shaowu, this winter is destined to be cold to the bones for Jiannu.
In addition to rest, reorganization, and training, the hundreds of thousands of Ming troops will also build a large number of houses, all with fire pits. Some of them will be used as barracks to allow soldiers to spend the cold winter comfortably, and some will be used to provide homes for veterans and new immigrants.
Prepare for the arrival.
According to the construction plan in the Northeast, villages should be at most fifteen miles apart, with at least twenty households in each village; there should be large market towns within thirty miles, with at least a hundred households in each town. First along the transportation lines, and in the future, roads will be continuously expanded.
; First the distribution of points and lines, and then the expansion. After launching unprecedented preferential policies, the Ming court prepared to invest heavily in the Northeast, first building Liaodong as a strong backing for the Northeast Military Region.
Operating while fighting, or operating while expanding, has always been one of Zhu Yongxing's development ideas. Traveling thousands of miles away from the enemy's territory and shutting down the wolf in Xu is indeed heroic, but it lacks the means to securely occupy it later. And this kind of occupying one place is
The method of stabilizing one place and one place may seem slow, but it is solid and reliable.
The strategic offensive is irreversible. Slowing down, accumulating strength, and launching fierce punches will not give the Tartars much time to recover. Spring plowing has come too early, and the crops are not as diverse as under the Ming Dynasty.
What can we do in two or three months? Is it enough to rush to plant and harvest a season of food, or is it enough to raise tens of millions more troops? To be honest, nothing is enough.
It is said that the harsh natural environment can temper one's body and spirit, but there is also a saying that "it is easy to move from frugality to luxury, but it is difficult to move from luxury to frugality." I am used to living a good life in the Central Plains, fed by hard-core crops.
The corrupted Manchus may only be left with complaints and resentments. If they want to regain their glory, they may have to wait for the next generation to grow up from the bitter cold.
But such an opportunity is almost gone. The Ming army is getting stronger and stronger, from cavalry to various equipment, and the financial, material and human resources of the Ming Dynasty are growing rapidly. The gap will not narrow, but will become wider. To the north
, go north, go north again, who knows that the Ming Dynasty territory in Zhu Yongxing's mind has no end, no boundaries, and no satisfaction?
Steadily advance, seize every territory, and advance all the way to Yaksa (the left bank of the upper reaches of the Heilongjiang River. Opposite the Emur River mouth in present-day Mohe County), and then fight the new enemy-the Tsarist Russian invaders. This may be the case in
A few years later, hundreds of old thieves and bandits have not yet become a phenomenon. The key is the development and construction of the Northeast. Without a settled population and self-sufficiency in farming, the region cannot be stabilized. It lacks the confidence and stamina to continue to expand.
For the same reason, Tsarist Russia did not have enough population to consolidate the results of its aggression, nor did it have the strength to invest huge manpower and material resources in Siberia for a protracted war.
Jinzhou won, Gaizhou won, and Anshan won; Jinzhou was recovered, Liaoyang was recovered, Shenyang was recovered, and Liaodong was recovered. A series of victories, a series of news of regaining the lost land, once again set off a wave of celebration in the land of China.
From Wanli, to Tianqi, to Chongzhen, to Jiannu, from the Later Jin Dynasty to the founding of the People's Republic of China and the Qing Dynasty, the Ming army suffered repeated defeats. In the end, the Manchu Qing Dynasty entered the pass, sweeping the world, and the whole world was filled with fishy smells. The Han Dynasty was almost destroyed. .Now that it has finally turned over, people not only feel proud and proud, but also full of excitement and pleasure of revenge.
"Go straight to the Yellow Dragon and sweep away all human beings." "Eradicate the slaves and leave no chickens or dogs behind." Arguments such as this began to spread among the people. They may be radical, but they reveal confidence in the country, the government, and the army. And after confidence, , which is a more stable mentality. The slaves are already on their last legs. They will no longer be the disaster of the Ming Dynasty. The decades of war have finally passed, and peace will come again.
As the saying goes: I would rather be a peace dog than a person in troubled times. This may be extreme, but it can show the simplest wishes of the people. There is no war and no displacement. Even if the life is a little poorer and a little more miserable, it is still bearable. And now not only It is not poverty, but a very bright future. The loose and preferential policies make people full of motivation to strive.
It may no longer be accurate to enrich the country and strengthen the army. Now the court advocates that the people should be enriched first, and the country should be enriched and the army second. In other words, the court may not take money out of the people's pockets in the name of "strengthening the country". Instead, we should "keep wealth for the people" and then pursue the enhancement of national and military power.
Is it true that when a country is strong, its people will be rich; or when its people are rich, a country will be strong? This is a matter of benevolence and wisdom. It may take a long time to debate, and it will not be an unchanging truth. But in Zhu Yongxing’s view, , wanting the people to do their best to support the government and work together to deal with the difficulties they encounter. This is not wrong in itself. But what can the poor "people" do to support the government? Even if they devote their "youth", they may spend their "lifetime" Nor can it have the desired effect.
From another perspective, what is a country? The country is made up of the people, and it is every "ego", and it is not an illusory thing. What is the purpose of a strong country? It is to protect every citizen and allow the people to live and work in peace and contentment. In order to It is okay to temporarily sacrifice the interests of the "ego" for the country's strength, but if the "ego" is required to devote itself to it for a long time without corresponding rewards, it is a bit putting the cart before the horse.
The strength of a country is the guarantee of the prosperity of the people, and the prosperity of the people is the foundation of the strength of the country. This understanding should be correct, right? The strength of the country must be based on the prosperity of the people. Strength achieved by unifying "ideas" is like taking stimulants Athletes are temporary and deformed.
This conclusion has been proved by the recovery and reconstruction of the South and the North. As the people become rich, they are more willing to support the country in order to maintain their current interests and a stable environment. In fact, if you analyze and study it carefully, you can see that The Ming army's successive victories were inseparable from the widespread support and help of the people.
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Ming Jun? Prosperity? Zhu Yongxing disagrees with this. Where can there be a Ming Jun who is satisfied as long as the people are hungry, and where can there be a prosperous age where people only eat sweet potatoes and potatoes?
Of course, the meal must be eaten one bite at a time, and the road must be walked step by step. Due to financial constraints, Zhu Yongxing can only endure and slowly achieve his goals. However, the changes in the actual situation are more optimistic than he expected. , the financial problems have been alleviated much earlier than expected.
This was mainly due to the people's eagerness to seek treatment and their energetic work; to the development of commerce and trade, which promoted the development of banking business; to the smoothness of the war of aggression, which plundered a large amount of money, grain and materials; to the new establishment of the dynasty, Most of the officials are honest and willing to work... (a great pie-in-the-sky event, cool mobile phones are waiting for you! Follow ~ click / official account (add friends on WeChat - add official account - enter dd), and join now ! Everyone has a prize, follow the dd WeChat official account now!) (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!