On the one hand, Ji Yang grasped the power steadily, and on the other hand, he was more relaxed than other emperors. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoIn terms of national policy, he has always been the leading direction, and the details are left to the cabinet to do, and he will review it after it is done. With Wu Kun in the cabinet, Ji Yang is still relatively relieved.

Originally, the cabinet and even the entire officialdom did everything to write an outline, without details. Since Wu Kun entered the cabinet, the atmosphere of the cabinet has gradually changed, because Wu Kun knows Ji Yang very well, and every time he does something, he will write a highly feasible charter.

Ji Yang praised Wu Kun several times in public, and the first assistant and second assistant of the cabinet quickly understood what he meant, so he also learned Wu Kun's practice. Gradually, under the exemplary leadership of the cabinet and the deliberate guidance of Ji Yang, the atmosphere of officialdom gradually changed.

Don't talk about it, don't talk about it, don't talk about it, don't talk about it, don't be vague. Be planned, be practical, pay attention to details... People who are not used to this style of doing things have basically been snubbed by Ji Yang. The emperor has snubbed this official, and this person basically has no future. There are also officials who have the mentality of eating and waiting for death, there is no future if there is no future, they do not seek merit but seek no fault, and sit firmly in this position to earn enough money to be laid off and provide for the elderly.

In Huangyuan County, Xining, Qamdo, and Yushu are the three tea and horse markets where Han people and Tibetans trade.

Because Chen Jiayi and Tatsuno conquered the Western Regions, the Tibetans had already subjugated the Central Plains, so the western market was very prosperous. Paper, silk, and tea from the interior entered Tibet through the tea and horse market, and Tibetan cattle, sheep and horses were exchanged to the mainland.

Drinking tea in the northern ethnic groups is a physiological need.

The diet of Mongolian and Tibetan nomadic peoples is mostly hot, greasy and indigestible things such as beef and mutton and milk. Tea is rich in vitamins, tannins, theophylline, etc., and the nutrients of fruits and vegetables that nomads lack can be supplemented. The large amount of aromatic oil in tea can also dissolve animal fat, reduce cholesterol, and strengthen the toughness of blood vessel walls.

In the west, there is not only Tibet, but also the Tibetan and Hami regions, which are all land of wealth.

The northwestern market was in charge of the Ninth Chamber of Commerce, who desperately wanted the emperor to defeat the Mongols. The markets of the North and Manchuria combined were no smaller than those of the Western Regions, and millions of cattle and sheep and all kinds of gold, silver and jewelry were traded every year, which was exactly what the Central Plains needed.

An iron pot and a bar of soap can be exchanged for a cow and a sheep, and it is difficult to find such a business.

Spring went to autumn, and the Mongols began to move south again to fight the autumn wind.

In the past, the soldiers and people on the border of the Central Plains would be very nervous, for fear that the Mongols would enter the city. But this year, only the people are nervous, and the border guards are all gearing up, looking forward to the Mongols going south to fight the autumn wind.

In particular, the people who broke the army and others sent people to investigate the traces of the Mongolian army early, for fear of missing it.

"Your Excellency the Governor, Warat attacked Hami, and the Tatars gathered Uliangha and went to Jizhou." A scout came to report.

"What, Hami is Chenye's territory, Jizhou is Qinshuang's territory, and we can't touch any of them." Po Jun has been waiting for almost a year just for this moment, and his cultivation of the Killing God Sword Technique is really uncomfortable not killing people for ten days, but he didn't expect Tatar, Wara, and Uliangha to avoid him.

The broken army was furious, grabbed the scout's collar and asked, "Timur, where did that cripple go?" ”

The scout was frightened by the murderous aura of the broken army, and his face turned pale: "Timur is dealing with the Golden Horde, I'm afraid he won't come to the Central Plains." ”

Po Jun threw him away and said angrily: "Damn, I've been waiting in this ghost place for more than a year, and no one has come to fight yet." No, I'm going to lead the army to Hami to support General Chen, lest Hami be taken by Wara. ”

"Your Excellency Governor, our task is to collect Jiayu Pass, and we must not leave our posts without permission." Guo Song persuaded.

"There is no one in this hundred miles, so what if I leave my post without permission." Pojun said.

"This, I'm afraid you can't catch up, how can General Yichen's army not be able to deal with mere Warat. By the time you arrive, it is estimated that Hami has already finished work and eaten. Guo Song also wanted to make meritorious contributions, but he knew too well the gap between the Warat and Hami garrisons.

In terms of masters, after Tatsuno cultivated the Void, no one in Warat was an opponent.

It is no longer the world of cavalry, there are hundreds of modern fortresses in the important town of Hami, 3,000 tiger cannons, 10,000 musketeers, and 70,000 cavalry spearmen, swordsmen and shields. With such a powerful configuration, even if Warat dispatches 200,000 cavalry, he doesn't want to break through Warat, and if he doesn't do it, he will be kneaded by Tatsuno once.

The Shuchuan Railway goes down to Lhasa in the southwest and from Jiayuguan to Hami in the northwest, and has trains to transport supplies and reinforcements, and is not afraid of Warat and Timur at all. Po Jun just wanted to take the train to Hami, but after Guo Song said that, he was immediately discouraged.

The news of Warat's attack on Hami, and the Tatars and Uliangha's attack on Jizhou soon reached the capital.

"Your Majesty, it was definitely premeditated for Warat Tatar and Uliangha to attack my Taihao Dynasty and the two places at the same time. The garrisons of Yihami and Jizhou may not be able to stop the enemy, and the minister implores the emperor to send troops to the two places as soon as possible to help, otherwise the east and west will be in danger! "The military department is still the book, Zeng Zong became enlightened.

The original Shangshu served Dugu's side and gave him a lot of bad ideas, which was clicked by Ji Yang. Zeng Zongcheng was a squire in the military department before, in his forties, he was relatively resolute, and he did well after being promoted to the secretary of the military department.

"Kyushu has just calmed down, and at this time, the troops are increasing and the war is going to war, and the household department can't come up with the money, and I'm afraid that the people will have to live in poverty. Moreover, Hami and Jizhou are both remote places, and it will take a month to send troops at this time, to say the least, and the war will be over, and it will only increase the hard work. He Guanggui, the newly appointed head of the household department, said.

"Lord He, according to your intentions, you have to give up Hami and Jizhou, if you let the Mongols kill in, then the real people are not living. Hami and Jizhou are indeed far away from the capital, and I didn't say that I would send troops from the capital, and I could send troops from Jiayuguan and Liaodong to help. The Governor of the Nine Changes, the Broken Army, is in Jiayu Pass, and Xiong Tingbi of Liaodong Jinglu is a fierce general, as long as they lead troops to help, there is a seventy percent hope of blocking the Mongols. Zeng Zongcheng's tone was very heavy.

"Jiayuguan and Liaodong are both important border defense towns, how can a general leave his post lightly!" He Guanggui retorted.

"Jiayuguan is indeed an important border town, but there are 200,000 army assistants there, and it is no problem to draw out 100,000. As for where Liaodong can be regarded as a frontier defense, Jizhou is an important border town, according to me, Xiong Tingbi should have been put in Jizhou a long time ago. "Zeng Zong became enlightened.

"Even if the emperor orders now, when the order reaches Jiayuguan and Liaodong, I'm afraid it will be too late." He Guanggui did not entangle with him on this issue, nor did he look at Zeng Zongcheng, and his eyes drooped to express his opposition.

"I don't believe it, Hami and Jizhou can't hold up the arrival of reinforcements!" Zeng Zongcheng was angry with him, and the previous head of the household department, Wen Yongsi, was cut down, but he didn't expect the newly appointed He Guanggui to still look like this, and when it came to money, he opposed it in various ways.

Ji Yang waited for them to quarrel enough, and then said lightly: "The Central Plains has just calmed down, and it is in the development stage, so it is indeed not appropriate to make a big move." “

He Guanggui was overjoyed when he heard this, while Zeng Zongcheng retorted: "Your Majesty, it is precisely because Kyushu has just calmed down that we have to defend the border. If the Mongols are allowed to kill them, the people who have finally recovered will inevitably fall into dire straits again. ”

Ji Yang's face remained unchanged and said: "I said that it was not appropriate to make a big move, but I didn't say that the Mongols would be killed." Even such a powerful army as the Dongying Water Division has been wiped out by me, just a few Mongols, why do you need to send troops to help, Tatsuno and Qin Shuang can deal with it. ”

Zeng Zongcheng was slightly stunned and said: "Naval battles are different from land battles, the Mongolian iron cavalry is extremely strong, and the border defense of the former dynasty has been repeatedly trampled by them like paper paste. Your Majesty, the ministers thought that the Mongols should not be underestimated, and it was better to be cautious and send troops to help. ”

Ji Yang waved his hand and said: "Needless to say, even if the Mongols attack Hami and Jizhou, aren't there still Jiayuguan and Liaodong." If they really hit Neiguan, I will immediately send troops to help, and I don't have to worry about the disaster of the Han people. ”

The emperor was impatient, Zeng Zongcheng had the heart to advise but did not dare to be verbose, so he could only shut up and retreat.

The ministers present did not know the true strength of the Qilin Army very well, they only knew that the Qilin Army had a powerful Tiger God Cannon. As for whether the Tiger God Cannon could stop the Mongolian Iron Cavalry, they still had doubts in their hearts, and they were worried about Ji Yang's indifferent attitude.

After retiring from the dynasty, some ministers talked about this matter in private, and they all said that Ji Yang began to be arrogant.

Arrogance is not a common problem of a certain emperor, since ancient times, many people have become emperors, and they will start to be arrogant after doing some great things. It was difficult for the ministers to correct the emperor's arrogance, so they could only wait for the emperor to suffer a loss, and then write a letter of advice.

However, to their shock, less than seven days later, news came from Hami that Tatsuno led his army to defeat Warat. Tatsuno skillfully set up an ambush to besiege the retreating army of Wara, killing and wounding 110,000 enemy troops and capturing 230,000 people. The leader of Warat was killed by Tatsuno's own hands, and his head had already been sent to the capital.

Three days later, news of a great victory also came from Jizhou, Qin Shuang led his army to defeat the Tatars and Uliangha, killing and wounding more than 200,000 enemy troops and capturing more than 500,000 people, and the record was even more brilliant than that of Tatsuno. Jizhou captured a lot of slaves, including Mongols, Xiongnu, Jurchens, Manchus, and Han Chinese, all of whom were ineffective.

The Warats, Tatars, and Uryanha all surrendered, and they were blinded by the Tiger Cannons and the Musket Guns.

Uliangha had already seen the power of the Tiger Cannon, but that time the Bu Jingyun led the troops also suffered heavy casualties, so Uliangha thought that their cavalry could deal with the Tiger Cannon. But after more than ten years of construction in Jizhou, and more than five years in Hami, the border fortress can be said to be extremely strong, and there are trenches and barbed wire to intercept cavalry. Coupled with the faster, denser, and more agile fire rifles, both the Varattars and the Uliangha suffered heavy blows.

Their cavalry was held back by layers of barbed wire, bombarded by Tiger God artillery in the fort, and mined trenches. With great difficulty, they managed to rush through a dozen trenches and barbed wire, and rushed through a minefield, thinking that they could take those strong fortresses. What awaited them was a rain of bullets, and their cavalry had already suffered tens of thousands of dead and wounded before they could rush in front of the enemy.

The cavalry collapsed, and they scattered in all directions, but the flight could not stop the bullets. With the range and rate of fire of the fire talisman gun, it was completely possible to chase them down, plus Tatsuno and Qin Shuang had already prepared to set up an ambush, so they were knocked down in the first battle.

It was not the first time that the Mongols had been defeated by the border lines of the Central Plains, but this time, it was the fastest and worst defeat they had suffered.

More than 1,000 years ago, the god of war Huo Qu was sick and beat the Huns to the point of sorrow: "Lose my Qilian Mountain, so that my six animals will not rest; The loss of my self and the mountains have made my wife colorless. "They thought that there would be no more gods of war in the Central Plains, and there would be no more champions, but the performance of Tatsuno and Qin Shuang far surpassed their predecessors.

The two sides won a big victory, and the entire Central Plains fell into a carnival, and all six newspapers were in the headlines.

There were many people who resisted innovation before, but as soon as the victory came out, no one dared to disobey Ji Yang's will. The literati praised the heroic wisdom of the two generals, Chen Ye and Qin Shuang, and praised the greatness of Emperor Shengwu, and for a while, Ji Yang's prestige rose again.

Neither Dugu Fang nor Zhu Ding of the Ming Dynasty could stop the Mongols from moving south. Some of the border guards even allowed the Mongols to enter the border, plundered the Han Chinese, and then pretended to catch up when they had enough of them and left, and then said that the Mongols ran fast and did not catch up. Wushuangcheng colluded with Dongying to invade the Central Plains, which was a shame for the entire Han people, and it was Emperor Shengwu who washed away this shame, and it was still Emperor Shengwu who washed away the shame in the north again.

The people on the border escaped, and many people knelt down in the direction of the capital to worship, chanting words such as long live the Shengwu Emperor and the blessing of the Shengwu Emperor. Those who were ready to stir inside and outside, trying to incite speech and even provoke dragon scales, all obediently fell silent.

After this battle, they knew that Emperor Shengwu had completely secured the throne, and no one could shake it. How many dynasties have been able to suppress the Nanyang kingdoms and defeat the Warattars and Uliangha at the same time? The Han and Tang dynasties are mighty, those are all legends of history, and Ji Yang reproduces this legend.

The key is that Ji Yang did not raise troops, as Ji Yang said, it is just a Mongolian, so why make a big move.

After the news was transmitted back to the capital and confirmed, the mentality of the civil and military officials changed 180 degrees in an instant, and their self-confidence began to swell. Zeng Zongcheng was very excited when he was in the last dynasty, and praised Ji Yang as soon as he came, and then proposed to send troops to attack Waratartary and Uliangha, and take the opportunity to expand the territory.

Hundreds of officials supported the proposal to increase the general assembly, but this victory was too beautiful, and hundreds of thousands of Mongolian cavalry were beaten to the point of losing their armor by relying only on the border defense army, and if they sent 300,000 troops to the north, they could take the vast steppe in an instant.

Even the stingy Hubu Shangshu agreed, how could they not know that there were piles of cattle and sheep on the grassland. In this kind of steady war, after defeating the Mongols, the city trade was immediately opened, and the northern cities could all benefit, and the household could receive an unknown amount of commercial taxes.

Since Jiyang reformed the commercial tax and stipulated that customs duties can only be collected at the border, the household department has been eyeing the coastal and western borders. And the north is undoubtedly a border trading point no less than the west, defeat the Mongols, manipulate prices, not too beautiful.

"Your Majesty, the Mongols have repeatedly trampled on the borders of my Central Plains, and we must teach them a lesson, otherwise I will have no face for the Taihao Dynasty!" He Guanggui is righteous.