After letting Liu Jin sort out all the maps and old files, Zhu Houzhao sat on the chair helplessly, banging on the table with an expressionless face.

Obviously, for Northern Xinjiang and Mengyuan, what is needed is a grand strategy, not to fight here or there like now, which is meaningless at all. Once this grand strategy is formulated and implemented, it will not be a short-term matter, and it may last for more than ten or even twenty years, during which a lot of manpower and material resources will need to be invested.

To tell the truth, Zhu Houzhao really didn't want to spend too much effort and spend so much manpower and material resources on northern Xinjiang.

It is about to enter the Xiaoice River period, the days in the north will actually become more difficult, plus the production in the north is too little, there is this energy, there are manpower and material resources, is it not good to go south? Whether it is Annan or Cochin, it can provide itself with a lot of resources, especially food. Is it bad to build a sailor to go to sea? In this colonial era, there was nothing in the sea.

But the problem is that the northern frontier threatens you, it involves you, it makes trouble every year, beats you every year, robs you here today, and robs you there tomorrow.

Anyway, in a word, there is no day to stop, and once you are a little weaker, they will pounce on you and bite you, which is simply endlessly annoying.

With a sigh of relief, Zhu Houzhao stood up and walked to the door, looking up at the slightly gloomy sky, Zhu Houzhao knew that it was time to make a decision. What should I do, whether to first the north and then the south, or the south and then the north, this decision is actually not easy to make, because few omissions are a big problem.

First the north and then the south, there is no way to say, build cavalry, equip the border army, change the border town army from the military household system to the recruitment system, eliminate the old and weak, train the new army, open military academies, and train grassroots officers.

It takes a long time to establish a central martial arts school, cultivate senior generals, and build an army of Beijing and border towns from top to bottom, and it also requires a lot of money and energy.

Once this goal is achieved, his prestige will be in full swing, sweeping southward with the general trend, sweeping the southeast, reforming the tax system, and then building ships and going to sea to conquer southern Xinjiang.

According to this big strategy, Zhu Houzhao doesn't know if he can finish it, and even if he dies, he may not be able to finish it.

If you first go south and then north, then you must build a navy, train a navy, then sweep away the big smugglers on the southeast coast, open the sea, and then lead overseas colonization, improve national strength, then reform the tax system, complete internal affairs repair, and then train the new army, reorganize the border defense, and finally send troops to fight in the north, and settle the desert north in World War I.

"It would be nice to be able to bloom twice!" After a while, Ge Dan sighed lightly and said with a wry smile.

Of course, Ge Dan also knows that such an idea can only be thought about, and it must not be done, both are big things, no small things. Once the two bloom, the most likely thing is that both sides will not be able to bloom, resulting in the destruction of the country, and then it will be the worst.

"We have to start from the north first!" Zhu Houzhao's gaze gradually became firm, and he could be regarded as having made up his mind.

Of course, this is not how persistent Zhu Houzhao is in the north, but the reality forces you to make such a choice.

Dayan Khan, the rising man in Northern Xinjiang, is an amazing figure, if he is not cleaned up, there will be no peace in Northern Xinjiang, even if he wants to maintain the status quo. The current northern frontier is like a paper tiger, it will be broken when stabbed, in such a situation, once Dayan Khan raises troops to attack, the northern frontier will soon be eroded, and it will even affect the capital.

What will happen when the reform in the south is halfway through? There is a fuss at home and abroad, and I can't get by?

Reform can't be rushed, once it is cut, maybe there will be some mess, but Dayan Khan in the north will not give you so much time.

The south is already like this, as long as you don't move, it is possible to maintain the status quo, it's a big deal to find a way to make money from somewhere else, anyway, the strange fast has already been established. Violent industries such as glass can be engaged in a little more, and the money earned at that time will be used to raise and train soldiers, and when the north is cleaned up, it will be returned to reform and clean up southern Xinjiang.

"It's really hard!" Zhu Houzhao took a breath of talk, and said helplessly, this matter must be done as soon as possible, because if he focuses on the north, it is estimated that the Japanese in the south will come quickly, and the southeast will have to make trouble at that time, and I don't know if Qi Jiguang was born, this person has to use it well, has Zhang Juzheng been born?

Retracting his thoughts, Zhu Houzhao began to think about what he should do, since he had decided to first go north and then south, it was time to start formulating a specific action strategy.

"I have to go to the northern Xinjiang to have a look!" Zhu Houzhao muttered, this time he is really going to the northwest, and he is going to meet the fire sieve for a while.

In the next few days, Zhu Houzhao focused most of his energy on this matter, but Zhu Houzhao was still quiet on the surface, and he couldn't let people know that he was going to the northwest to prepare for a battle, especially a battle with the fire sieve. If it is known, then it is estimated that he will not be able to go to the fire screen this time, and his father and mother will not let him go.

After all, Northern Xinjiang is not as good as Yangzhou, Yangzhou is very peaceful, and the conditions are good, so it is considered a vacation if you go by yourself.

But the northwest can be the same, the bitter cold land in the northwest, and there is still a war, whether it is infected with wind and cold and sick, or accidentally injured in battle, it is possible, the danger is too great. If you expose some radical ideas, it is estimated that you will be strangled to death in your heart, and it is impossible for you to go.

Therefore, although Zhu Houzhao showed strong interest, it was all for the purpose of theory and study, of course, on the surface.

The court also quarreled for a long time about this matter, and in the end it was probably two factions, one was the one proposed by Wang Wei, the fire screen was not afraid, the little prince was not afraid, and the Ming Dynasty practiced his own internal skills, and he could hang and beat them at any time. If the fire sieve occupies the loop, let him occupy it, and extinguish him in a few years.

The second idea is to reorganize the army and fight, search the trap, not only to beat the fire back, but also to destroy him.

The two sides argued endlessly, and in Zhu Houzhao's view, such arguments were meaningless and unworkable.

Needless to say, the first one is easy to say, there is no money and no one, what kind of clean-up, the best thing is to repair the city wall, change the equipment, update the two generals, and then it's not like that? The defense may be able to hold on, but it is basically unrealistic to want to play out. The second one, then it's even more nonsense, no money, no soldiers, going out is to send vegetables to the fire sieve, and there will be no other role at all.

However, the fire screen must be beaten, and it must be beaten ruthlessly, but you have to rely on yourself, and those people at the border can't.

The two sides quarreled for a long time, but they reached an agreement on one thing, that is, to send someone to the northwest, and this person must know the army, and he must be an important minister, to put it bluntly, he has prestige and ability. After the matter was agreed, the ministers began to quarrel again over the selection of candidates.

Zhu Houzhao didn't know what to say, anyway, he was really dissatisfied with this kind of efficiency, if it was a political matter, it would be okay, but this was military, and such a delay in time was a delay in the fighter.

However, Zhu Houzhao also knew that this was not his own business, and he could not participate in it, so he turned his attention back to Yanzheng.

"Your Highness, this is the list of salt merchants selected by the Salt and Iron Division!" Shouning Hou Zhang Heling handed a list to Zhu Houzhao, and said with a bright smile on his face, he has made a fortune these days, this is all money! Thinking of how much money it would have to be once the new salt policy started to operate in the future, Zhang Heling couldn't suppress the excitement in his heart.

Zhu Hou glanced at Zhang Heling, then picked up the list and flipped through it, and finally said: "Those who are unsuccessful, remember to send the money back!" ”

Zhang Heling was stunned when he heard this, and then the smile on his face froze, and he said with some embarrassment: "Go back?" ”

nodded, Zhu Houzhao didn't look up, and said directly: "Go back, you can't do it, you don't collect money, you have to give people such an impression." If you can't do it and collect money, you will be poked in the back and scolded. In the future, when people are giving you gifts, then you have to think about it, and you return the money, that is, there are rules and principles. ”

"In the future, there will be more people looking for you, your reputation will be better, and they will send you more money, and if things can't be done anyway, you can get the money back."

Zhang Heling still felt a little distressed in his heart, but he didn't dare not listen to the words of his prince's nephew, although he didn't understand the meaning of His Royal Highness the prince's words, but it didn't prevent him from doing it.

Since I followed the prince's nephew, this money has come like water, too fast, too easy. Zhang Heling even felt like she was in a dream, is this still money? Why was it so difficult to make some money on your own before. In addition to money, your status is really rising, although people also respected you before, but it was respectful and far away, and people wanted to stay away from you.

Those nobles and veteran relatives even looked down on themselves, but now? Everywhere I went, people came up to say hello, one by one, with a smiling face, and the attitude was called respectful.

Needless to say, these benefits have been obtained, since the prince nephew who followed him, he has never missed it, and all the things he let him do have been realized. Under such circumstances, it is naturally impossible for Zhang Heling to refute Zhu Houzhao, even if he is distressed about money, he will not refuse.

"Okay, that's what I'll do when I get back!" Zhang Heling nodded and said, "Is there anything else you want me to do?" ”

Glancing at Zhang Heling, Zhu Houzhao thought for a while and said, "This list is from Qi Youding of the Salt and Iron Division?" ”

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