The ministers were pleased that Zhu Yunxi's short sentence showed extremely high political wisdom.
To be honest, although the Ming Dynasty has surpassed the Zhao and Song Dynasties, its territory is still not as good as the territory of China in its heyday.
Thousands of miles away, in a barbaric land, if a large army is used to conquer it, it will consume too much and the gain will not be worth the loss. Moreover, how to maintain long-term stability and governance after the conquest is even more troublesome.
In the words of the old man, if you occupy those shabby places, you will have to pay for the food!
But Zhu Yunxi knew the power of culture, so why did the surrounding small countries regard Huaxia as China, and even countries with complete political power such as Annan and Ryukyu also asked for the canonization of the Ming Dynasty?
Because for thousands of years, they have thrived under the Chinese civilization system. They have even continuously learned from it, even imitated Chinese civilization, and absorbed Chinese culture. Moreover, they are proud to use Chinese culture.
If he has no culture, China will give him culture.
The powerful assimilation ability of Chinese civilization can turn the other party into us within a few decades. Moreover, Chinese civilization is like the sea, able to continuously evolve and even absorb nutrients from other tributaries to become stronger.
Cultural identity is far more effective and more friendly than war.
As a king, if you can understand this and not just use military means as a means, you are already a qualified king.
The hall was full of smiles. Zhu Yunxi looked at the excerpt again and said with a smile, Duke Qian also said in the excerpt that the noble sons who were sent to serve in the Yunnan Army were all good, and they had not lost the dignity of the Ming Dynasty!
There are also more than a dozen martial arts students who have been transferred to the Yunnan Army, which is also remarkable!
As he said this, he looked at the ministers. He was the one who decided to send these people to the Yunnan Army, so he wanted to hear the praises of his ministers. But he found that he seemed to have said the wrong thing now.
There are all civil servants in the palace, so it's strange that they can say good things to the military men.
If you win a battle, you must reward him! Zhu Yunxi thought about it. Someone came and told Duke Feng Sheng of Song Dynasty and Duke Xu Huizu of Wei State to enter the palace! As he said that, he paused and said, well, Duke Cao Li Jinglong also came!
Thinking of Li Jinglong, Zhu Yunxi felt a little angry.
What is this guy doing? Don’t you know that I am stared at by these old ministers every day and punished with memorials? You don’t even want to come into the palace and think of a solution for me!
A quarter of an hour later, several princes arrived and stood in awe on the other side of the palace, clearly separated from the civil servants.
Yunnan won the battle, you must have heard the news! Zhu Yunxi said with a smile.
Ancestor Xu Hui said, "I already know it!"
If you win a battle, you will be rewarded. Do you have any rules? Zhu Yunxi asked with a smile.
According to the usual practice, just give more money to pay for food! Song Guogong Feng Sheng said that if the border officers and soldiers suffer from homesickness, the court can give more to the guilty women!
If you are suffering from homesickness, what use is it for a woman to care about you?
Zhu Yunxi was slightly startled and said, "That's all?" Then he pondered again. In the past, when border battles were won, the rewards were very generous!
Xu Huizu cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, you don't know that our Ming Dynasty's military merits are first in the border against the Northern Yuan Dynasty. In Yunnan, Guizhou and other places, they are just some chieftains, making small troubles."
Furthermore, if the enemy and we were put together, we could only muster a total of 30,000 troops, so it really wasn’t a big achievement. Besides, destroying a few chieftains’ villages couldn’t be considered a success in breaking the city!
If it doesn’t drive you crazy, if there are less than 50,000 people, it won’t be considered a big battle?
Zhu Yunxi was unhappy in his heart. He had also decided on the war in Yunnan. The last time Mu Chun came to the capital to see his Majesty, it was he who fought for Mu Chun in front of the old man. If the Burmese chieftain in Yunnan was not stable, he could
The power to mobilize troops for suppression.
Li Jinglong came out and said with a smile, Your Highness, there is actually another layer of connection between this. The command department of Yunnan is just a guard, not a frontier army or a Beijing camp, and promotions are always slower! If the reward is heavy, in the future, the army will
If the army or the Beijing camp has merit, it is difficult to measure it!
Moreover, Yunnan, Guizhou and other places were beyond the reach of the imperial court, and it was difficult to verify the results of the war. Now that the rewards were heavy, there was no telling the day when someone who had no merit would be rewarded by beheading 1,800 people!
Saying this, Zhu Yunxi felt more comfortable and understood better.
The military achievements of the Ming Dynasty still valued the war in the north! On this point, the civil and military officials were surprisingly consistent. Instead of directing the soldiers of the capital and Yungui to the frontier army and the Beijing camp, many of them were criminals and sent to the army.
After all, the battle was won! Zhu Yunxi said, he still wants a reward! As he said that, he slapped the coupons. In addition to money and food, all the meritorious people on this coupon will be promoted to one level!
I obey your orders!
Li Jinglong smiled again and said, Your Highness has a soldier's heart, which moved heaven and earth. If the Yunnan soldiers knew of Your Highness's kindness, they would shed tears of gratitude and fight bravely to kill the enemy!
Feng Sheng, Duke of Song Dynasty, also said, Your Highness is so kind that I will serve you and other warriors!
Speaking of which, old Duke, you also have merit! The martial arts school sent more than a dozen experienced soldiers, and they all performed well in this battle! Zhu Yunxi smiled and opened the booklet. You see, Mu Chun said it all
.The captain who was transferred from the martial arts school, surveyed and mapped the artillery, hit every target, and the thieves were frightened!
Feng Sheng looked pleased, but said, I dare not take credit, but in terms of credit, Your Highness, your creation of martial arts is the most important thing!
Li Jinglong also spoke, and I congratulate Your Highness that in the Ming Dynasty, there are Jinshi scholars and martial arts students, all of whom are disciples of the emperor!
As soon as he finished speaking, Li Jinglong suddenly felt a little tightness in his back. The civil servants around him seemed to have glanced at him fiercely.
You, don’t just talk nice things to me! Zhu Yunxi smiled, but stared at Li Jinglong seriously, you are now the chief military officer of the Beijing Camp, and the 190,000 troops are handed over to you, how is it? There has been no war this year.
Have you ever slacked off!
According to the military system, the Beijing camp holds autumn exercises every year, and at the same time performs martial arts in the army to maintain the spirit of martial arts. But this year, the old man is still ill, so this matter has been put on hold for a while.
Don't dare to slack off. I will do a little drill every three days and a drill every five days. The whole army will be full of energy! As he said that, Li Jinglong thought about it, this... Your Highness, the Ministry of Industry has deployed many artillery guns, and their power is amazing.
.I know that His Highness values artillery, and in compliance with His Majesty’s orders, I mobilized the elite artillerymen in the army to form a special artillery force. I boldly invite Your Highness to come to the army and see it in person!
The improvement of science and technology is actually a process of gradual accumulation.
Firearms are already prevalent in the Ming Dynasty's army. In recent years, the Ministry of Industry and the Ordnance Bureau under the Fifth Army Governor's Office have been continuously casting artillery for the Jing Navy and the border. Both the craftsmanship, quality, and even power have been improved.
Hearing what Li Jinglong said, Zhu Yunxi was overjoyed, oh? Really?
This is natural. How dare I deceive His Highness? Li Jinglong smiled and said, "Generals and officers in the army are waiting for you, Your Highness!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Li Jinglong felt as if there were thorns in his back following the tightness just now.
Turning his head inadvertently, he saw those civil servants and old masters, all mercilessly gouging him with their eyes.
It doesn't matter if you hate me, but if His Highness is unhappy, I will be in trouble!
Li Jinglong knew very well why these people were staring at him. He had heard long ago that His Highness was so obsessed with these old masters these days that he sat there all day long without any fun at all.
As His Highness's closest confidant, if we don't find some happiness for His Highness... how can we share our worries?
Okay, then choose a day and go to the army alone to see the soldiers of the three armies! Zhu Yunxi said with a smile.
Lao Li is still easy to use. When you feel sleepy, you know how to give me a pillow!
How can these civil servants be so stubborn?
At this moment, footsteps were heard outside the palace, as well as the sound of armor being scraped. It was obvious that the person was running in a hurry.
Your Highness, Commander Fu wants to see you! This bastard is reporting shamefully.
Tell him to come in! Zhu Yunxi frowned slightly, Fu Rang was the most steady person, and he would never be so rude if it wasn't for something important.
Fu Rang strode in, his forehead covered with sweat, "Your Highness, sir!"
What's the matter? Come here quickly? Zhu Yunxi asked loudly.
Marquis Dingyuan is gone!
Zhu Yunxi was stunned at first, and then he was startled. Who? Dingyuan Marquis Wang Bi, how could he not do it?