The court meeting of the Hongxing Dynasty is different from the previous dynasties, except for the ceremonial nature of the big court meeting, it is a small meeting, and the small meeting is divided into four types: the court meeting of the two governments, the court meeting of the government, the cabinet court meeting, and the generalissimo's palace court meeting. If the Son of Heaven is in Yingtian, the two government meetings are held at least 20 times a month, and the council meetings are held five times.

On the other hand, the Cabinet and the Generalissimo's Office are not regular meetings, but are held only when there are domestic or military problems - for example, when major work, disaster relief, or trade issues are discussed, the Generalissimo's Office does not have to participate (the army has a military department in the cabinet). When discussing military issues, a group of civilian officials from the Cabinet Office did not need to attend the meeting, and it was enough to have the secretary of the Ministry of War to represent the Cabinet...... There are many people attending the meeting, not only are there many people talking, but it is also easy to leak news.

Therefore, the deployment of military operations in the Hong Xing Dynasty is generally not allowed to be discussed by the cabinet and civilian officials - they don't understand it at all, what other good way can they come up with?

And today's Generalissimo's Mansion Court will have one more "civil official", that is, Zheng Zhilong, the Duke of Household Shangshu Quan.

Although Zheng Zhilong understands military affairs and has been a warlord, his appearance still surprised Wu Sanfu, Sun Fugui, Zhu Chunjie, Yan Yingyuan, Qi Yuanbi and Li Ruolian, the secretary of the military department.

"All of you are flat, sit down!"

Seeing that the courtiers had finished bowing, Zhu Cihong waved his hand and asked them to sit down - now the courtiers of the Ming Dynasty rarely kowtow, and all kinds of court meetings except for the big court meeting only bowed. The reason for this is not that Zhu Cihong doesn't like people to kowtow, but that Zhu Cihong likes to set up a long conference table in the hall where various small court meetings are held. In this way, everyone can record while holding a meeting, and the courtiers can also bring some documents to the meeting, and it looks like a meeting. And as soon as this long table is swinged, it is inconvenient to kowtow, and it does not look solemn, a bit like a drill table. If you ask everyone to stand on the table and kowtow, it is even more unsightly to climb up and down...... They are all very big ministers, and they are not children, what do they look like when they climb the table and climb the table?

So Emperor Zhu simply asked everyone to stand on the edge of the table and bow down.

"I've already seen the strategy presented by the Generalissimo's Palace...... The soldiers are divided into five ways, which is very good! It's just that it looks a bit like the one in the forty-seventh year of Wanli, and it won't let people concentrate their forces and break them all, right? ”

Emperor Zhu also saw the problem - why is this plan so similar to Salhu? The 145,000 field army is divided into five routes, and there seems to be no way to echo it!

Moreover, it is still fighting deep into the solid control area of the Eastern Captives, relying only on one or two thousand black spear and mule soldiers, I am afraid that there is no way to block the actions of the Fifth Route Army, right?

When the time comes, what will Dhoni do if he comes with a policy of "I will only go all the way"?

"Your Majesty," said Wu Sanfu, "the strength of the ten divisions is divided into five routes, and each road has two divisions, and the number of troops is close to 30,000 when you count the various auxiliaries and temporarily attached troops...... Even if the Eastern Captives concentrated 60,000 troops, it was impossible to win in a head-to-head battle. If the new armies of the two divisions can seize the favorable terrain in time, and then launch a positional defense, it will be enough to withstand the onslaught of 100,000 Dongyu in turn.

Therefore, there is nothing wrong with dividing the army into five ways. ”

"That'...... How to coordinate the five-way army, and who can be the commander? Zhu Cihong then asked.

Wu Sanfu said: "The current governor of Liaodong, Zhu Chunchen, has been in the army for a long time, has made outstanding achievements, and is old and serious, and can be the commander of the Fifth Route Army." ”

What the? Zhu Chunchen as the coach? Zhu Cihong said in his heart: You guys aren't joking, are you? The battle plan is the same as that of the Battle of Salhu, and Zhu Chunchen is also the commander, is this to summon the soul of the Qing Dynasty?

"Yan Yingyuan, what do you think?" Zhu Cihong felt that Wu Sanfu's opinion was unreliable, and turned to Yan Yingyuan, the envoy of the General Staff, for advice.

"Your Majesty, I think that Cheng Guogong can take on this important task." Yan Yingyuan said, "Since Jiashen moved the capital, Chengguo Gong has been serving as an official in the army, successively serving as the chief town or governor of Jingying, Fengyang, Henan, Shanxi and other places, and has served as an official in Liaodong since the ninth year of Hongxing. He is very familiar with the affairs of eastern and western Liaoning. If His Majesty wants to use troops this fall, Cheng Guogong is the most suitable candidate for the commander. ”

Zhu Cihong frowned and was noncommittal.

After a while, he said again: "This time, I am going to go on a personal expedition, so I want to set up the Pingliao Palace!" ”

Pro-conscription?

Do you want to set up the Pingliao Palace?

What is this for?

The military bigwigs were stunned.

Zheng Zhilong, the head of the household, said with a smile: "There are thousands of miles of fertile fields outside the Guan, and the products are extremely rich, which is no less than the rich land of the Gulf of Americas. The coast of Bohai Bay is the essence of Guanwai. Once it is recovered by the imperial court, it will be another opportunity to make a fortune! ”

Rich?

Why did it get rich?

Isn't this at a military meeting? Just now I was talking about Pingliao Palace, why did you suddenly discuss making a fortune? So how is this wealth developed?

Zhu Cihong said with a smile: "Pingliao is also a business!" If it is done well, the taxes of the imperial court can be greatly increased, the meritorious soldiers can be granted land, and the people of Liaodong, Youyan, and Shandong can also live and work in peace and contentment, which will be a great joy! If you don't do it well...... After recovering the territory, it is difficult to control it for a long time, and it is even more difficult to profit from it! ”

Loss-making business should be done, but the fertile soil outside the border must not be at a loss...... This can be lost, what new world do you want to go to?

"I wonder how Your Majesty is going to profit from the Battle of Pingliao?" Wu Sanfu asked.

Now, the military meeting has become an investment analysis meeting.

Zhu Cihong pondered: "To develop Liaotu, the benefits of transportation should be the first, and the benefits of transportation should be the first to promote water transportation." The advantages of water transportation are, first, sea transportation, and second, river transportation. At present, the navies of eastern and western Liaodong and the water transport of the Liaohe River are not connected. Therefore, the establishment of a seaport in the estuary area of the Liaohe River and the establishment of a hub for river transportation and shipping should be the first priority in the development of Liaotu! ”

The place he said was the future Yingkou. In later generations, I don't know whether it is a third-tier or fourth-tier city...... However, there are no giant ships of hundreds of thousands of tons, and there are no trains and railways. Therefore, the value of the Liao River and its tributaries in the transportation of goods is extremely great! Because of the production of Liaodi, in addition to ginseng, deer antler, fur, and Dongzhu, which are quite expensive, but do not have much impact on the overall economy, they are grain, timber, and livestock.

And the transportation cost of these three things is very large, and it is a loss to transport them to Kannai by land!

If grain, timber, and livestock cannot be transported to Guannei, then it will be difficult for the economy of the Liaohe River valley to develop greatly, and if the economy cannot develop, the Liaohe River valley will not be able to afford a large-scale garrison, and the cost of running the Liaodi region will become very high for the Ming Dynasty to be unaffordable.

In addition, the inability to fully exchange and integrate the economy of Liaodi with the hinterland will also have another result, that is, Liaodi will become a relatively independent region economically.

This means that it is difficult for the central government to control Liaodi through economic and financial means......

Zhu Cihong said: "The grain, livestock, and timber produced in Liaotu will be supplied to Hebei and Shandong in large quantities, and the best route for Liaodi materials to be transported to Guannai is from the mouth of the Liaohe River to Tianjin." Therefore, Tianjin will be the city that will benefit the most after Pingliao!

My Pingliao Palace is located in Tianjin! ”

Judging from the map, the route between Dengzhou and Lushun seems to be the main route for the export of materials from Liaodi.

But that's not the case...... Neither Lushun nor Dengzhou has the support of an inland waterway transportation system. Therefore, the radiation capacity is limited, which is far less favorable than that of the Liaohe estuary and Tianjin.

Zhu Cihong said: "In the future, Tianjin will be upgraded to a mansion, which is the heart of the north, and the mouth of the Liaohe River...... I give the name Tianhe Mansion, which is the fundamental place of Liaodi! ”

Emperor Zhu stopped when he said this, his eyes swept on both sides of the conference table, except for Zheng Zhilong, everyone else was immersed in records - this is another outlet to make a fortune! Hurry up and go to Tianjin Mansion to invest in real estate...... It must only be rented and not sold, and it can be passed on to children and grandchildren in the future!

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