Chapter eight hundred and sixty-one annexing Annan
There has been trouble in Annan, and it may spread to Lingnan at any time. The land of Lingnan has extraordinary significance to the Ming Dynasty.
Lingnan is rich in rice, cane sugar, ironware, and porcelain. It also has shipyards and ordnance factories. The copper coming out of Yunnan is also sent to Guangzhou.
Basically, Lingnan was the money bag, rice warehouse, and arsenal of half of the Ming Dynasty, and there could be no problems at all.
Now there is chaos in Annan, and people are fleeing everywhere. If they rush into the Ming Dynasty, it will be troublesome.
Therefore, Ying Tianzhong sent hundreds of officials to discuss immediately, which lasted for three days. They discussed a complete set of measures, and then Sun Yan and Mao Gui came together to see Zhang Ximeng.
It was foreign affairs, and it also involved the use of troops. In all aspects, Zhang Ximeng was naturally the authority.
Moreover, there is another layer here. The people in Annan revolted under the banner of "Zhang Zi". It is obvious that the reputation of Grand Master Zhang has spread overseas.
"Because of this, it seems inconvenient for me to express my position. I should ask His Majesty to make a decision."
Sun Yan hurriedly smiled and said: "Grand Master is too modest. First of all, you are a great duke. Who doesn't know? Secondly, if Annan's uprising in your name can succeed, everything else seems to be comparable.
Guangzhi... This matter involves too much, so it would be better to discuss the outcome first and then trouble His Majesty."
Zhang Ximeng did not say any more nonsense, but took the initiative and said: "Mao Shangshu, do you think there is a basis for promoting land equalization in Annan? Can they do it?"
Mao Gui immediately cheered up and said to Zhang Ximeng: "Grand Master, you also know that Annan has always been a vassal state of the Central Plains. It was not until the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms that they became independent. It was much later than Goryeo. Speaking of which, Annan and the Central Plains are different.
There are few similarities. It's just that due to the overlapping mountains, in the Northern Song Dynasty, Lingnan was regarded as a smog-infested land, let alone Annan. The reason for raising troops this time was to take advantage of Annan's defeat of the city.
It also has something to do with the relationship between Daming and Annan over the past ten years. All in all, it was the right time, right place and right people who came together, a rare opportunity!"
Mao Gui's words are very interesting. He uses opportunities instead of troubles.
Time has developed to this day, and the Ming Dynasty has few ministers. When it hears the chaos outside, it becomes frightened and has no place to put its hands and feet... This time Annan's accident, although worrying, is not panic-stricken. Even like Mao Gui
Waiting for others, they are still planning to take advantage of this incident to make a good profit!
Mao Gui has made it very clear that Annan and Zhongyuan have exchanges, and the two sides are actually very close.
However, due to the terrain barrier and the fact that the south has never been the business focus of the Central Plains Dynasty, Annan has deep-rooted local forces.
They took advantage of the weakening of the Central Plains to stand on their own feet, and then the Yuan Dynasty conquered three times, all of which failed.
They are now rebellious sons who have left home. They feel that they can live a good life on their own and are unwilling to return to their original family. They would rather be the mouth of a chicken than the queen of a cow.
This is roughly the situation. If nothing else happens, Annan and the Central Plains will drift further and further apart, and even part ways completely.
But with the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, things changed.
Because the Ming army defeated the Yuan court, regained their homeland, and even captured the emperor of the Yuan Dynasty... their illustrious martial arts skills overawed the hearts of Annan and restored their respect and even awe.
Next, let’s talk about the impact of Zhang Ximeng’s new set of ideas on Annan.
The two sides were so close, and the Ming Dynasty was so powerful. It had long been a cultural center, so it was impossible that it had no influence on the surrounding areas... At this time, Annan was in the late Chen Dynasty, and the country was in its final days. Annan also had a lot of conflicts that should be expected.
Due to the small size of the country, the manifestations are even more severe. The population is overpopulated, the land is insufficient, the powerful and powerful are annexing the land, and the people are living in dire straits.
The Chen Dynasty also had a very strange policy, because the Yuan Dynasty had conquered Annan three times.
In the Chen Dynasty, the military system of generations of soldiers was implemented, and they were not allowed to become officials.
Treating soldiers like this is simply more excessive than the military household system of the Ming Dynasty in history.
It can be said that the Chen Dynasty has reached its final stage.
But at this time, they mobilized 120,000 soldiers and horses to attack the city and lost the king in the battle... At this point, if everything was still peaceful, it would be a ghost.
In fact, the matter is not complicated. Something is bound to happen to Annan. Either a powerful general will replace the Chen Dynasty, or the people will rise up and change the dynasty... There are only two possibilities.
The question is whether Wang Mang, Cao Cao or Chen Sheng and Wu Guang will emerge.
In the original history, it was the tyrants who replaced the Chen Dynasty, and during the Yongle period, they had a huge quarrel with Zhu Laosi.
In this life, Zhang Ximeng's influence has already spread beyond the country.
Even in Annan, there are a group of middle- and lower-class scholars who call themselves disciples of Zhang Zi.
They advocated following the Ming Dynasty and completely reforming Annan.
Including equalizing land and endowments, promoting enlightenment, equitable recruitment of officials, etc... To put it bluntly, these lower-level scholars also want to share the cake.
Some people even advocated simply remerging it into the Ming Dynasty.
Obviously, this is just the whims of a few people, and most Annan people do not agree.
Zhang Ximeng listened patiently and concluded: "The difficulties are not small and the opportunities are rare. What do you think?"
Sun Yan nodded immediately, "What the grand master said is absolutely true... I am thinking about mobilizing a large army to go to Annan in the name of helping the people of Annan and defeating the ignorant king and traitors?"
Mao Gui also said: "Grand Master, Annan has lost 120,000 people and the country's national strength is weakening. If we give an order to Champa and ask Champa to send troops to attack Annan from the north and the south, it seems that we can follow the example of Goryeo and successfully take back the land of Annan. It is indeed a God-given opportunity."
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Obviously, both of them advocated the use of troops against Annan, and the sooner the better, to mobilize troops for the overall situation, and they were not polite at all.
Zhang Ximeng frowned slightly and thought about it again and again.
"The difficulty in a place like Annan is never how to break in, but how to govern it!" Zhang Ximeng said: "Annan is far away from the sky and the emperor is far away, and there is a huge gap between it and the Central Plains. It is difficult to stand on its own. Later, the Yuan Dynasty used troops several times to win the battle.
Fortunately, they lost, which made Annan look down on the Central Plains and gave birth to arrogance. When we send troops now, they must think that we are adding insult to injury and are dissatisfied. Even if we suppress it temporarily, they may not be convinced, and they will still be convinced in the future.
It will come and go, and disasters will continue.”
Mao Gui frowned slightly, "The Grand Master is right, but the timing..."
Zhang Ximeng waved his hand and said with a smile: "I didn't say I wanted to give up this opportunity... My idea was to send a fleet... to stop the troops occupying the city in the name of mediating the conflict between the two countries!"
"Champa?" Mao Gui was startled and said quickly: "Grand Master, I just wanted to say that, even if Champa wins this time, overall, Champa is weaker than the Chen Dynasty. Let's help
Annan, if the Chen Dynasty breathes a sigh of relief, destroys the city, and has the granary of the south, Annan will be difficult to deal with."
Zhang Ximeng said with a smile: "Listen to what I have to say first... What I mean is to suppress Champa in the name of protecting Annan. Then we stationed troops and horses between the two countries, and in the name of preventing the two countries from continuing to fight, we
Open the gates of Annan and Champa, and get them both in one go!"
Sun Yan and Mao Gui looked at each other, and they both revealed that they were worthy of being Grand Masters. They wanted to annex two countries at once, and they had really amazing appetites.
Sun Yan pondered for a while, and Zhang Ximeng said with a smile: "Why, do you have other opinions?"
Sun Yan waved his hands hurriedly, "The Grand Master's idea is already complete, and that's what I mean too...but I still have one small thing, I want to see what the Grand Master means."
"What's going on?" Zhang Ximeng asked curiously.
Sun Yan lowered his voice slightly, "Grand Master, let's suppress Champa first and prevent them from continuing to attack Annan, and in turn knock on Annan's door... But to the outside world, or our newspapers, can we tell our people that the court is here to
Support the righteous people and attack the ignorant king?"
Zhang Ximeng frowned slightly. Although it was said that directly leaving Annan at this moment, taking advantage of the situation and taking advantage of the fire, would leave consequences... However, there was an idea of equalizing land in Annan, and a group of scholars who were close to the Ming Dynasty could not disappoint them.
What's more, what Zhang Ximeng said is the bottom line of Ming Dynasty. If you can get more, why should you refuse!
"Can!"
When Zhang Ximeng nodded, Mao Gui and Sun Yan looked at each other and both showed happy smiles.
Then they formulated a set of detailed strategies and handed them to Zhu Yuanzhang.
Lao Zhu also quickly agreed.
The propaganda machine of the Ming Dynasty was fully activated, and newspapers were full of articles, mainly introducing the history of Annan's past belonging to the Central Plains Dynasty, and also talking about the misery and hardship of the people of Annan.
What’s more, he now has the courage to raise an army angrily to attack the foolish king.
The newspapers reported it wildly, causing a topic that was already arousing excitement to suddenly explode.
It turns out that this is what happened to Annan. It turns out that this small country is also looking forward to implementing the national policy of the Ming Dynasty... This is a great thing!
No matter what, we have to help out.
Let others not tell you, Zhang Dong, who had just sold the Port of Busan in exchange for a sum of money, had already exchanged a shotgun for a cannon.
Because Zhang Ziming received the Ming Dynasty Meritorious Service Medal, and Zhang Dong captured the King of Goryeo... the father and son became famous all over the world in an instant and became a household name.
With fame, everything becomes easier.
Many aspiring young people came to seek refuge with Zhang Dong, numbering more than 300 people.
Zhang Dong also ran to the shipyard in Liujiagang. After giving his name, he met the boss. After some bargaining, they got five of the latest fast warships!
In addition, Zhang Dong also bought a batch of arms, including ten artillery pieces and two hundred new firecrackers, at a friendly price.
In an instant, his men switched from shotgun to cannon.
"The righteous people of Annan are revolting. We cannot stand by and watch. They believe in the doctrine of the Grand Master and are our brothers!"
The young people under his command are also eager to give it a try, but some are still worried.
"What does the court mean? What if we go and cause trouble?"
Zhang Dong chuckled, "We are fighting for the interests of the Ming Dynasty! Annan is the territory of the Ming Dynasty. Even if the court cannot take action directly due to various considerations, we must still find a way to get Annan back... Just like we did in Goryeo
Well done!"
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Lewen
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