Chapter 118: Twenty Years of Silent Warfare II

This has nothing to do with what Li Dingguo himself thinks.

Whoever is in this position, must say something like this.

Zhang Xuan said: "If you can't control the water for a few years, you won't talk about the military for a few years, if you can't control the water for ten years, you won't talk about the military for ten years, and if you can't control the water for 20 years, you won't talk about the military for 20 years." ”

"King Jin." Zhang Xuan said.

Li Dingguo immediately got up and said, "The minister is here." ”

Zhang Xuan said: "What did King Jin raise troops for? ”

Li Dingguo was silent for a while and said, "In order to live." ”

Zhang Xuan said: "You and I both started from the people, we know where the people's sufferings are, if we don't do things for the people, is there any difference between us and the former Ming officials who were killed by us?" ”

"As for the East Prisoner." Zhang Xuan sneered and said, "It's not that I look down on him. ”

"What about giving Dongyu twenty years to recuperate?"

"Can't I beat them?"

"With a few sabers, some herdsmen can dominate the world is over, and the future will be the era of firearms."

Zhang Xuan knew very well that a large number of troops arrayed with firearms would definitely bring the king of the Cold Weapon Era to an end, and in the Northern Expedition, there were actually many signs.

It's just that in general, the firearms of Great Xia are not advanced enough. The suppression of the cavalry was not strong enough.

But twenty years later, Zhang Xuan didn't believe it, and the flowering bullets, light infantry guns, longer-range firearms, and even better cavalry handcuffs were flint six rounds.

The installation of these weapons can make the strength of the Xia army surpass that of the Qing army.

The Qing army was on the grassland, not to mention the progress of firearms, and it was a problem to maintain the scale of modern firearms.

In such a situation, if you can't win the war, Zhang Xuan believes that these generals should be dealt with by military law.

Zhang Xuan has confidence in Great Xia, and the more time goes on, the greater the advantage of Xia Jun.

It's just that not everyone may understand the truth of what Zhang Xuan said, but with Zhang Xuan's prestige, since he has decided to make the decision to first control the river and then attack the north.

None of the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty dared to oppose it.

Yao Qisheng breathed a sigh of relief.

In fact, it wasn't just Yao Qisheng who breathed a sigh of relief. The civil officials of the Manchu Dynasty all breathed a sigh of relief.

Yao Qisheng secretly said in his heart: "Your Majesty is wise. ”

Obviously, Yao Qisheng has a different interpretation of Zhang Xuan's actions.

In Yao Qisheng's view, the six founding kings, Zhang Zhen is dead, but he is chasing the seal, Zhang Zhen's son naturally cannot be compared with other princes, as for King Han is a number, there is no need to look at it.

But the other three kings, one is more powerful than the other.

The most important thing is that there is no seal.

Each one stood on the highest peak of the Great Xia Title. Zhang Xuan even arranged for them to be

The feudal policies have all come out, how can a master be a master.

In fact, the civil officials, mainly Yao Qisheng, were given several princely fiefs, which were quite dissatisfied and reluctant.

Because this is the political correctness of civil officials.

Since the unification of the Spring and Autumn Period, the feudal policy has been the bull's-eye of Confucianism's opposition, especially Liu Zongyuan's feudal theory, which has turned this matter into a heresy.

Therefore, the civil officials of Great Xia did not want to, nor did they like, that there was any feudal land within the territory of Great Xia. It's inevitable.

It's just that due to the situation, I have to pinch my nose and admit it.

For Li Dingguo, Zheng Chenggong, and Cao Zongyu, they are even more like thorns in the eyes and thorns in the flesh. Always think of ways to eliminate traitors for the country. Eliminate the unstable factors of Great Xia.

Don't look at it, Yao Qisheng and Li Dingguo are ministers in the same hall. It seems that the relationship is good, if there is a chance, Yao Qisheng wants to kill Li Dingguo even if he creates an unjust case.

It's not that Li Dingguo is bad, but the disgust and suppression of martial artists and feudal forces are almost faith-like things for all civil officials.

In Yao Qisheng's view, Zhang Xuan has not spoken about military affairs for 20 years, and water control is still secondary, as long as there is no war in the past 20 years, the three of them will not have the dilemma of being unsealed.

Twenty years later, these three people are also old, just in time for the younger generation to come.

It can also allow the monarch and the minister to start and finish well.

Thinking of this, Yao Qisheng simply raised his limbs in agreement with what Zhang Xuan said, and he immediately said: "Your Majesty is wise, and the minister thinks that the imperial court can temporarily withhold the interest on the national debt, and exempt the two Huai from taxes, and levy the two Huai people to serve as conscripts to help the river workers." If the rest is not enough, the minister will do his best to collect money for His Majesty to control the river. ”

Zhang Xuan couldn't help but shake his head when he heard the word "servitude".

In the final analysis, forced labor is the government that makes the people work without compensation. This kind of thing, the management cost is too high, and it is easy for unfair things to happen.

The taxes in the Ming Dynasty were not high, but forced labor made people move and their families were ruined.

Therefore, while measuring the land, Zhang Xuan reduced a large number of conscriptions, and the people only had one obligation, that is, military service. There is no conscription except for military service.

This is one of Zhang Xuan's self-proclaimed political achievements.

But now, I have to slap myself in the face.

Because he had just returned from Jiangbei, he understood how large the project was, and it was not much smaller than the construction of the Great Wall. Even if the court uses money, it is not spent like this.

It is inevitable to resume conscription.

Zhang Xuan said: "According to Mr. Yao, tell the world that from today onwards, all affairs in the DPRK and China will give priority to water control. ”

"The ministers obey." The ministers said together.

After this news spread all over the world, the people of Lianghuai were grateful to Dade, and the people in other places were also very happy, the reason was very simple. No one wants to go to war anymore.

Since the fourteenth year of Chongzhen, the war has always been bigger and bigger, even in the south, there are many wars, and the people have had enough

The bitterness of the war makes him naturally reluctant to fight.

It can be said that the world is war-weary.

This sentiment is widespread everywhere.

Looking at the reactions of various places, Zhang Xuan also understood that his decision was also in line with the will of the people.

There was just one person who was even happier.

That is the Shunzhi of the Naturalization City.

After Shunzhi learned about Zhang Xuan's edict of not saying anything about military affairs for 20 years, he was almost crazy with joy.

Because after Shunzhi returned to the grassland, in just a few months, he encountered three assassinations and two rebellions, and Shunzhi personally quelled the rebellion, and there was almost no respite.

Only then did Monan Mongolia, which was centered on the city of naturalization, firmly in control.

But even so, Shunzhi has no sense of security at all.

Because he understands one thing, that is, Naturalization City is too close to the Nine Sides. Once the Xia army decided to go on a northern expedition, this naturalized city would never be able to hold it.

He must have greater strategic depth and a broader room for maneuver, just like when the Mongols dealt with Ming Chengzu, the best way is not to resist Ming Chengzu, but for you to come. I'm leaving, you're leaving, I'm coming back, it's almost a hide-and-seek act.

It may seem like a scoundrel, but it is actually very effective.

But in this way, Shunzhi faces a problem.

This problem is that Mobei Mongolia is not very friendly to Shunzhi, and it can even be said to be hostile, even in history, the Qing court controlled Mobei Mongolia in the Kangxi period.

As for Moxi Mongolia, it is even more of a matter of the Yongzheng Qianlong Dynasty.

He knew that relying on Monan Mongolia alone was not enough to sustain it, but he did not dare to send troops to attack Mobei, because his army was in Guihua City, and the Xia army in Datong naturally did not dare to go north easily.

But once he leaves, who will protect the old and weak in Naturalization City?

Shunzhi was always on guard against the Xia army going north, and the pressure of the Xia army simply oppressed Shunzhi and couldn't breathe, he was young, and there were already white threads in his hair.

So you can imagine. Shunzhi felt the joy of being under a light pressure.

"Nope." Shunzhi secretly said in his heart: "Could it be Zhaowu's plan." "Shunzhi sent a lot of detailed work to find out the two Huai water control projects, and finally in the ninth year of Shunzhi, it was finally determined that it was not Zhaowu's strategy.

In order to ease the relationship with Daxia, he sent people to call him a vassal, and gave up the battlefield of Liaodong, supported Wu Sangui, and restrained Mongolia to go south to fight the grassland, and for a time there was a long-lost peace on the nine sides.

But peace here overshadows wars in other directions.

Shunzhi set out from the city of naturalization, fought Mobei, surrendered the four parts of Mobei, and moved the capital to Helin. With the city of naturalization as the southern capital, and the east and west to fight, it took ten years to gather the Mongolian departments under his command.

For a time, all the Manchurian and Mongolian tribes thought that Shunzhi was no less than the generation of Great Khan of Lao Nu, Huang Taiji, and Dolgon, and even after integrating Mongolia, they actually had the heart to go south to destroy Xia.

But this ambition is always blown away by the rain and wind.