The surrender of the Nurgandusi tribes is a completely new situation.
It was completely different from the previous worship and canonization, and then the Central Plains dynasty ignored the border areas.
What these tribes want is to become a complete part of the Central Plains dynasty, receive the same treatment as the Han people, and accept rule.
In this way, how to manage the Far North requires proper handling.
"The expansion of territory has been a major event in the past dynasties. Now the expansion of territory without fighting cannot be compared with it even in the prosperous times. Since the land and population have fallen into our hands, we cannot ignore it."
"Yes, the resources there alone are very important to us. Once they are discarded, it will seriously affect our development."
At the central meeting, almost all the big guys agreed.
Although Nurgandusi is still a wild land, it has already played a huge role in the construction of Shandong.
Not to mention anything else, timber alone has greatly alleviated Shandong's demand.
Without the high-quality wood harvested there, warships would not be built.
The importance of the navy to Shandong is self-evident.
"If we want to strengthen our rule over there, we must dispatch capable officials, establish household registration, and collect land statistics, so that we can implement effective management."
Since everyone agreed, Zuo Mengeng naturally followed the good advice.
From his true intentions, he certainly would not hand over the territory of Nurgandusi to others.
That is a place that many Chinese people dream about!
Now that he had the chance to make up for his mistakes, he would never be able to forgive himself if he gave up again.
"You mean to open a government office?"
Hou Xun somewhat understood his intention, but his expression was a little hesitant.
"What are you worried about, Mr. Hou?"
Hou Xun was free to say whatever he wanted.
"The past dynasties did not want to expand the territory, but they wasted and wasted endlessly, and eventually brought the country down. Now the world is undecided, and it is difficult to determine the outcome. If too much power is invested in the extreme north, I am afraid that it will not be able to do anything.
Cope with the chaos.”
The issues he mentioned are very practical.
It is said that the Central Plains dynasty was conservative and only knew how to defend its territory but did not know how to open up frontiers.
Actually it is not.
In fact, every emperor and country has great ambitions, but whether they can achieve it depends on their own strength and objective conditions.
The biggest factor that restricted the expansion of the Central Plains dynasties was that the border areas were too remote and poor.
Either the journey is long and the conquest is difficult; the resources are limited, which not only cannot meet the needs of the conquest, but also drains the national treasury, causing the local people to live in dire straits.
After thousands of years of development, the Central Plains region has become the richest place in the world.
Especially now, the situation in Ming Dynasty is very delicate.
The Ming Dynasty was declining and was on the verge of collapse, but it still had confidence and was still the orthodoxy of the world.
Except for Zuo Menggeng, no one can guarantee whether the Ming Dynasty can be revived and brought back to life.
The Hou Jin Dynasty in Liaodong is still developing vigorously, and its power has penetrated deep into the Mongolian grasslands and become the overlord of the north.
This is the biggest enemy at present, and it cannot be solved for a while.
The northwest and the Central Plains are currently in chaos. You sing and I come on the stage. We fight back and forth and no one can do anything to the other. It is not yet time for Shandong to come to the end and clean up the mess.
Jiangnan is rich in the world, but the stubborn forces are also the most powerful. Being able to capture Songjiang Prefecture and have the bridgehead is already a blessing.
Without absolutely sufficient strength, Shandong cannot march into the south of the Yangtze River and pierce the window paper.
As for Zheng Zhilong on the coast, the dormant Japan, and the probing Western colonists, these are all factors that need to be considered.
At this time, any force is important. If you pay too much attention to Nuergandusi, it may affect Shandong's progress.
Hou Xun's concerns have been supported by many people.
At this time, the only person who can see through the fog of history is Zuo Menggeng.
Although history has changed a lot because of his existence, because Shandong's power is not strong enough yet, its influence on the entire historical trend is still within the original range.
In this way, Zuo Mengeng is still very confident in his judgment.
"Do you think the imperial court can completely wipe out the northwest bandits? Or can we say that the northwest bandits really break into the capital and overthrow the imperial court?"
When it comes to military issues, Huang Zongxi has the most say.
"Although the northwest bandits have fought several good battles in the past few years, they still remain a rabble. Although the imperial army is also terrible, its strength is still higher than that of the northwest bandits. According to the military's estimate, there are not four to five
After years of pulling and pulling, there is still no winner."
This statement coincides with Zuo Mengeng’s judgment.
"What about the Jurchens in Liaodong?"
Li Banghua's inner demons are the ones he cares about the most.
"Young Jurchen."
Huang Zongxi spoke concisely and concisely, telling the fate of Hou Jin.
"According to the deductions of the General Staff, the Jurchens will continue to erode the imperial court's vitality in the next few years. But if they want to conquer the Central Plains, they don't have the power yet."
Zuo Mengeng was extremely pleased when he said this.
I really didn't expect that the growth of the New Army has reached this point.
Even without its own existence, the current level of the New Army was enough to fight against any powerful enemy at that time.
"Since the Central Plains cannot tell the winner in a short period of time, it gives us enough time to develop. Nurgandusi does not have any powerful enemies, just some primitive tribes. We only need to invest a little strength, and it will be enough.
Control that side. The investment cost is not big, but the benefits are huge. We cannot miss such a good thing."
Zuo Menggeng and Huang Zongxi cooperated tacitly, presented various arguments, and finally convinced everyone.
"According to current calculations, the land of Nurgandusi is extremely vast. If a government is to be established, a province must be established to manage it adequately."
Qu Shi? gave his opinion.
"If we want to establish a province, the population of Nuergandusi is too small. Will the gains outweigh the losses?"
Zhang Zongheng raised doubts.
There is currently no effective statistics on the population of Nurgandusi. However, a conservative estimate puts it at most 200,000 to 300,000.
With such a small population spread over such a vast land, it is a headache just to think about it.
Once a province is established, administrative agencies at the city, county, township and other levels will be formed.
Without a population, what use are these levels of government?
"Can I immigrate there?"
Wang Yun asked.
He focuses on the economy, and his biggest problem is the increasing population in Shandong.
Although there is a huge demand from all walks of life, there is a limit to the population that the land can support.
Now the food supply in Shandong has reached the dangerous red line and may not be available at any time.
Therefore, transferring the population and industry to redundant land is the direction he is thinking about.
Bai Dasheng also attended this meeting.
"The land over there is said to be very good, black and fat. But I'm not sure whether it can grow crops. Anyway, it doesn't stay warm there for long, and it's covered in ice and snow most of the year.