Compared with Shunzhi, Duoduo is the real big boss. Not only because of Duoduo's outstanding military ability, but also because Duoduo mastered the most important military asset of the Great Qing State - now after pulling away more than 300,000 Lao Baqi (including the Han army, Mongolia, and Baoyi) from Guannei, Duoduo has the ability to expand his standing army from about 10,000 to 20,000!

It was a new style of cavalry or mounted infantry with 20,000 muskets on their backs, with at least two horses per man, and capable of fighting with three-pounder guns.

Such an army is very difficult to deal with when it comes to mobile warfare - a major battle between the North and the South does not have to be decided by a grand battle. The tricks of first fortifying the wall and clearing the wilderness, then luring the enemy deeper, and finally striking at the logistics line were all used rotten in the struggle between the North and the South!

Even the first assistant of Wenchen like Wei Zaode knew that he had to make some trouble for Duoduo, so that he had no spare strength to support the war in the Central Plains.

"Galdan of the Warat Junggar Department has arrived in Nanjing, and is coming to the Laoshan Palace, and he will be able to arrive today." Wu Xiang, the secretary of the military department, said, "Since the entry of Heshuo Tegushi Khan, who came from the Golden Family more than ten years ago, the Warat tribes in the Western Regions have been headed by Batur Hun Taiji of the Yuros family. And this Batur Hun Taiji also has some skills, more than ten years of Quartet conquest, internal pressure on the Warat tribes, external resistance to Rakshasas, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and other countries, as if there are signs of reappearance of the prosperity of Warat.

If Warat is revived, it will definitely send troops to the Khalkha Mongols, and then Duoduo will have to divide his troops to support the Khalkha Mongol tribes. ”

Although Mongolia respects the so-called golden family, most of Genghis Khan's descendants are actually unproductive, but the Varat family has always been a thorn in the head, and it has the meaning of replacing the golden family.

The one who captured Ming Yingzong alive earlier was also the leader of the Pyros family, and at that time, Varat ruled Mongolia under the leadership of the Khiros family, and was extremely strong.

Later, he also made too many enemies and died in internal strife, and the Rose family and Warat declined at the same time, and went to the Western Regions to recuperate. Now, the golden families of Khalkha Mongolia have declined due to the repeated blows and divisions of the Qing Dynasty, and Warat, which is far away, has been given another chance to rise. And as soon as Heshuote, an "outsider" (Heshuote is not a real Walat), it is a matter of time before the Horos family will unify Warat.

"Your Majesty," Qian Qianyi, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, said, "King Li Hao of Joseon has recently sent secret envoys to Nanjing frequently to return Joseon to the Ming Dynasty. The Korean envoy said that after Li Hao ascended the throne, he had been plotting the Northern Expedition and expanding the armament war, increasing the number of Imperial Camp troops stationed in the capital from 7,000 to 21,000. The number of forbidden troops was increased from 600 to 1,000, and all of them were reorganized into cavalry. In addition, it is also planned to train 10,000 troops in the new army, all of which will be trained in the new method...... It's just that there is a shortage of muskets and artillery, and I hope that our country can support one or two. ”

The king of North Korea, Yi Hao, has always been a "Ming fan", and he wanted to oppose the Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming Dynasty in history, and now of course he wants to think even more.

In recent years, the world imperial system of the Ming Dynasty has gradually taken shape, and even "rebel ministers" like Annan have returned to the team, how can Korea, the number one foreign vassal for more than 200 years, continue to regard the Ming as an enemy?

However, the Qing Dynasty also attached great importance to Korea, a "vassal to the sea", and now the Qing Dynasty can establish relatively close relations with Spain, India and Mongolia, because of its control of Korea.

If Korea returned to the hands of the Ming Dynasty, then Vladivostok, the most important port of the Qing Dynasty's foreign trade, would face an attack by the Ming navy, and the business of the "fur empire" would not be able to continue.

Zhu Cihong turned his gaze to the military advisor Li Yan, Li Yan had just graduated from the cram school of the Prince of Kong with excellent grades, and his ability to use soldiers had also risen sharply - don't think that this kind of cram school that does not charge money is useless, for a general of Li Yan's level, the military book has long been memorized, and all kinds of regulations, drill codes, and training manuals are all formulated by himself, of course, he knows it well! What is missing is the study of real war examples. Although there are many classic examples that can be studied on the Chinese side, most of those examples are from the era of cold weapons.

Different weapons will lead to different ways of fighting, different ways of fighting, different tactics, different tactics, and of course different campaign organizations.

Therefore, the examples of the Thirty Years' War in Europe brought by Prince Kong can undoubtedly greatly improve the military ability of the Ming generals such as Li Yan and Wu Sangui, who are both wise and brave, and have considerable actual combat experience.

"Your Majesty," Li Yan, who had improved his ability, said to Zhu Cihong, "The little strength of the king of Joseon can't stop Duoduo no matter what...... Even if we support them with some guns, it won't help. Once North Korea is destroyed, the guns and artillery we aid will be used by Duoduo, which is tantamount to financing the enemy.

Instead of asking North Korea to hand over our guns to Duoduo, it is better to spend more effort on the Dzungar Ministry. Once this Dzungar Ministry rises, it will not only be able to contain Duoduo, but also defend us against the Rakshasa Kingdom, which is really a double win. ”

"I'm afraid that it will be the first disaster to reappear after Warat becomes bigger!" Shoufu Wei Zaode interjected, "Once Warat is strong, it will inevitably annex Khalkha Mongolia, and then it will seek to go south to the Central Plains." Although with the current strength of our dynasty, it is easy to defeat Warat, but it is easy to kill thieves, but it is difficult to prevent thieves! ”

In fact, there is nothing to make Warat bigger in the northwest, and there is no oil and water in Shaanxi and Gansu. No one is doing the loss-making business, so don't worry.

In addition, the Uzbek Khanate (Bukhara), the Timurid Empire of Hindustani, and the Kingdom of Iran to the south of the Kazakh steppe were quite wealthy.

If the Dzungar Khanate were willing to go south to play with them, it would be a good way out.

But the problem is that the Dzungar Khanate has historically adopted a stupid move to move eastward into the Mongolian Plateau, and has been fighting endlessly with the Qing Dynasty......

Thinking of this, Emperor Zhu sighed a little regretfully: "If Warat can abide by the etiquette of the vassal country, it can become the screen of the western region...... As for North Korea, they sent envoys again? ”

Qian Qianyi said: "Song Shilie, the envoy of the North Korean State, has arrived in Shanghai a few days ago and met with Luo Dagong. ”

"Okay, let him come to the Old Mountain Palace," Zhu Cihong said, "I just want to hear what the Koreans think." ”

As soon as his words came to this, Huang Xiaobao, the eunuch of Bingbi, walked in quickly and bowed to Emperor Zhu, "Emperor, there is a group of lamas from outside the palace, who were brought by people from Shuofang Town. Galdan has arrived. ”

Emperor Zhu nodded: "That's all for today's meeting...... I'm going to meet this little Galdan! ”

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The place where Emperor Zhu received Xiao Galdan was placed in the Laoshan Huangjue Temple.

Zhu Cihong does not believe in any religion, he should be a Confucian student...... Big Confucian! However, he still built religious buildings such as Laoshan Huangjue Temple, Laoshan Dagao Xuanguan, and Laoshan Tianfu Temple here in Laoshan.

After all, he doesn't believe it's his business, and he can't stop others! Laoshan Palace is not a place where Emperor Zhu vacations alone, but a place where the entire Ming court "vacations". When Zhu Cihong crossed the river to live in the Laoshan Palace, the imperial court in Nanjing City followed.

So he had to build a little temple here in the old mountain.

In addition, these temples also played a role in the diplomatic activities of the Ming Dynasty.

Huangjue Temple is often used to receive "envoys from the Buddha Kingdom", while Tianfu Temple is used to deal with foreigners who believe in Christ.

Because they had known for a long time that Galdan was coming, the monks of Huangjue Temple had made preparations. A special hall was set up in the style of Tibetan Buddhism, and a few old monks who could speak Mongolian were also hired as translators.

A Chinese teacher was also provided to the young Galdan in order to help him master the Chinese language in the shortest possible time, and then go to the Laoshan Primary School, which will open soon.

Emperor Zhu was also extremely concerned about the education of Galdan.

If you don't teach, your father's fault, and if you don't teach strictly, that's the fall of the teacher!

Now that Batur Hun Taiji has handed over his son to Emperor Zhu, Zhu Cihong is of course obliged to educate Galdan well. Can't let him go astray like in history.