Guo Shijun had a heart, smiled, and said: "My subordinates study the history of the Han Dynasty, and they only know a little about the history of the Mengyuan and Ming dynasties, but history will change, but the topography will not change easily." ”

"Sejun's meaning ......"

"The Metropolitan Governor wants to protect the Hexi Corridor, and simply expands the field to the north to the Gobi, as long as the entrances and exits at the east and west ends are guarded, not only the Hexi Corridor," Guo Shijun drew on the map with his hand, enclosing the entire Alxa Right Banner and the area west of it, "This area is safe, there is no road between here and Mobei, and the Gobi is a natural barrier in the north, blocking large-scale cavalry ......"

“……”

"The west of the Alxa Right Banner, the lower reaches of the Qiulai River, is called Ejina, and the Mengyuan era is called Yijinai, which is the Juyanhai of the Han and Tang dynasties, where General Feng Sheng defeated the remnants of Mengyuan in the early Ming Dynasty and destroyed Heishui City.

Li Zicheng originally didn't know the exact location of Ju Yanhai, but Ju Yanhai he knew, it was simply synonymous with picturesque, just a large area of golden poplar forest, which looked beautiful on the computer, he suppressed the impulse in his heart, and said lightly: "What about the east?" ”

"The exit to the east is much wider," Guo Shijun encircled Luyang County, where Li Guo was stationed, the Gobi in the north, and the Yellow River in the east, "This area is about the Alxa Left Banner, north of the Gobi, there is no road to pass, with the help of the Yellow River and Helan Mountain, you can also block the enemy in the east, only a gap in the northeast, even if you can't station a strong army, at least it will give Lanzhou a certain warning time." ”

"Shijun is saying that even this Alxa Left Banner will be collected?" Li Zicheng's heart is already full of excitement, and being able to recover these homelands is one step closer to the Chinese Empire in his mind.

However, he had a feeling that this area, including the Alxa Left Banner, the Alxa Right Banner, and the poetic Juyanhai, was too big, and it was a desert area on the edge of the next door, sparsely populated, inconvenient transportation, and it was probably difficult to control.

"I'm afraid it won't work for the time being, but it can be used as the direction of development," Guo Shijun shook his head, basically dispelling Li Zicheng's thoughts, "Alxa Right Banner and Yiji Nai are in this area, just digesting it, I'm afraid it will take a lot of time." ”

Li Zicheng nodded, it is true that he can't be in a hurry, the main enemy of the Heavenly Mandate Army is still the Ming Dynasty, and he can't put the main forces and money outside the side wall, "According to Shijun, how to control the Alxa Right Banner and Yiji Nai now?" ”

"Dadu Governor, this area is too desert and may not be suitable for farming, if you want to establish a province, I'm afraid it's not worth it," Guo Shijun said: "There are two ways for subordinates, one is to destroy the border wall, and directly integrate the Alxa Right Banner and Yijinai into Gansu to implement seamless docking; The second is to implement institutions such as the Governor's Office and the Metropolitan Protectorate, which are specially managed. ”

Tear down side walls?

Li Zicheng felt that it was too early, unless it really became a familiar land, and the Heavenly Mandate Army had enough strength to garrison for a long time, before it could merge with Gansu, otherwise, once the border wall was destroyed, in case the garrison of Yijinai could not hold it, the entire Hexi Corridor would become an undefended area, "Let's set up the Governor's Mansion as a military and political institution in the transitional period." ”

Guo Shijun is also inclined to military and political institutions such as the Governor's Palace, he is much older than Li Zicheng in his heart, so he will naturally not be greedy for merit, but he has some praise for Li Zicheng's old age.

"The Governor, the Governor's Mansion can be placed in Heishui City to block the mouth in the west, or it can be placed north of Longshou Mountain, very close to Liangzhou, the easier it will be to control, and it can also be placed in the east of Yibula Mountain, for the future Alxa Left Banner, several places have their own advantages and disadvantages, and the Metropolitan Governor will consider it himself."

Li Zicheng pondered for a moment, although he liked the heart-wrenching Juyanhai the most, he still decided to place the Governor's Mansion north of Longshou Mountain, "Heishui City is too westerly, which is not conducive to controlling this area, and it is not east of the mountain, and it is too easterly, after all, the Alxa Left Banner is not in our hands." ”

Guo Shijun nodded and said: "The ruins of Blackwater City are still there, as long as there are strong men, it is not difficult to repair, but the Governor's Mansion is located, which has always been a pasture for a small group of nomadic cavalry, and there is no city outline, so it needs to be selected, and the name of the Governor's Palace......"

Li Zicheng's heart moved, the entire Alxa Right Banner will become a no-man's land, take this opportunity, just to erase the history of the nomads, "Shijun, the Governor's Mansion is located in the north of Longshou Mountain, west of the Yellow River, it is called the Hexi Governor's Palace, if it is an independent province in the future, it will be Hexi Province." ”

“……”

"The Hexi Governor's Mansion has two prefectures: the Dragon Capital and the Heishui Mansion, the Dragon Capital and the Governor's Mansion are in the same city, and the Heishui Mansion is in the original Heishui City, which should be near Juyanhai, right? Fuxia County was established as a nomadic settlement. ”

"The Metropolitan Governor is right, the current prefecture and county, maybe there is not much tax, but it can allow the nomads to settle down, just like the big grass beach and Datong Mountain," Guo Shijun didn't know how Li Zicheng came up with these novel ideas, "As long as the nomads can settle down, they will slowly enter the realm of the Han people, and it will be convenient to control." ”

Li Zicheng's idea, most of which came from online novels, which Guo Shijun was extremely opposed to before, so he did not communicate in this regard.

But Guo Shijun's idea is basically the same as Li Zicheng's idea, "Shijun, I plan to register them as Han nationality by the way when I demarcate pastures for nomads, and according to the size of the pasture, there will be five or ten households to form a village; Or dozens of households are a town or a county, and there is no subordinate relationship between them, and once the nomads are dispersed, they will lose the capital to confront the Han people, and then give some preferential tax ......"

"The Metropolitan Governor is right, if you want to naturalize them, you have to give them some sweetness, so that they can live, if they are squeezed hard, the resistance will be stronger," Guo Shijun is rich in historical knowledge and social knowledge, but he does not have so many ideas as Li Zicheng, in front of Li Zicheng, he can only help to refer to the details, "The Metropolitan Governor, it would be good if some Han people could move in, and it would be ...... to live together and intermarry."

Li Zicheng also knew that this was the best and fastest way to naturalize aliens, but what would they do for a living by moving the Han people into the Hexi Governor's Palace? Can food be produced here? What if there is a major drought like in northern Shaanxi?

He swept his gaze over the marching map, and suddenly realized in his heart, "Shijun, Yebula Mountain is the highest mountain range here, I don't know if there are any minerals?" If there are heavy metals in the mountains, you can send Han Chinese to mine them. ”

"This, the subordinates don't know," Guo Shijun is not an immortal, it is impossible to know everything, "the subordinates seem to have some impressions, and they don't take the mountain, and it will be called Yabulai Mountain in later generations, and there is a holy spring in the mountain." ”

"Holy Spring?" Li Zicheng originally planned to change the name of Yibula Mountain and erase the traces of the nomads, so he said: "This is also a mountain, it will be called Shengquan Mountain in the future!" ”

"Holy Spring Mountain?" Guo Shijun was sincerely frightened, and said: "Governor, this holy spring, maybe it's just a legend, maybe it's a mistake by a subordinate, and it can't be ......done accurately."

"So what does it matter? All I want is a Chinese name," Li Zicheng said with a smile: "Even if there is no holy spring, maybe there were a hundred years ago, a thousand years ago, and ten thousand years ago!" ”

"Hahaha......"

"Hahaha......"

The two laughed at each other, but they had the same thoughts.

If everything goes well with them, the Hexi Governor's Mansion will be established, with Longshou and Heishui under its jurisdiction, which will not only protect the safety of the Hexi Corridor, but also add a lot of cavalry to the tiger cavalry and wolf cavalry out of thin air.

However, Li Zicheng is now missing one person - the governor of the Hexi Governor's Mansion!

He racked his brains and didn't find a suitable candidate, but in the end he looked at the other side, "Shijun ......"

"The Metropolitan Governor ......" Guo Shijun had a bad premonition, every time Li Zicheng gave him a problem, it seemed to be like this, with a bad smile on his face.

"Shijun is familiar with history and geography, and has insight into the direction of historical development, and this candidate for the governor of Hexi is none other than Shijun," Li Zicheng did not wait for Guo Shijun to speak, and continued: "Didn't Shijun just say that living and intermarrying with nomads can speed up their naturalization ......"

Guo Shijun didn't understand what Li Zicheng meant for a while, "The meaning of the metropolitan governor is ......"

Li Zicheng said with a smile: "I see that Shijun has reached the age of marriage, but he still has no wife, I really can't bear it, this governor of Hexi is an excellent opportunity......"

"Did the Metropolitan Governor let his subordinates marry Mongol women?" Guo Shijun suddenly had a bitter face, as if there was a fly in the tea just now, and even forgot about the business of the governor of Hexi, "Subordinate...... Subordinate......"

"What's wrong with the Mongolian woman?" Li Zicheng deliberately straightened his face and pretended to be angry, "For the sake of the future of Huaxia, some sacrifices are necessary, you see, in order to integrate the Chahar Department, didn't I also marry Namu Zhong?" ”

Is this the same thing? You are married to Namu Zhong, Lin Dan Khan's Great Blessing Jin, which is the "most brilliant pearl" on the Monan grassland...... Guo Shijun wanted to cry without tears, but Li Zicheng was really "kind", and besides, the order of the governor of the capital, could he not carry it out?

"Shijun, don't be bitter, maybe you can also meet a 'pearl on the grassland', and you have to thank me when the time comes!" Li Zicheng pointed at Guo Shijun's nose with his finger, "It's really not good, you can marry a concubine first......"

Guo Shijun shook his head and smiled bitterly, he knew that Li Zicheng was not playing tricks on himself, in the final analysis, it was to speed up the naturalization of the Mongols, besides, although it was a political marriage, fortunately, Li Zicheng did not designate a specific candidate, so he was no longer entangled, "Governor, since you want to build the Hexi Governor's Mansion and restore Heishui City, you have to give me some strong men, right?" ”

"This is easy to do, Li Guo's 2,000th household is stationed in Luyang County, not far from here, there are more than 1,000 prisoners of war around him to build the side wall, and now it should be completed, and these prisoners of war will be handed over to you," Li Zicheng personally changed the tea for Guo Shijun, and said: "Also, the Hexi Governor's Mansion is a new land, and the herdsmen are Mongolians, for your safety, Li Guo's cavalry will be dispatched by you for the time being." ”