When Yuan Chonghuan received the military report sent by Shen Shiqiang, he knew that the overall situation in Guangning had been decided.

As an officer from Jinshi, he was well aware of the importance of Quang Ninh to the Ming Dynasty.

The importance of Guangning to the Ming Dynasty is no less than that of Shanhaiguan, retreat, Shanhaiguan is the last pass for the Ming Dynasty to defend Jiannu; Enter, Guangning is located at the junction of the Ming Dynasty, Mongolia and Jiannu, with Guangning, the Ming Dynasty has a geographical channel to unite Mongolia to restrict Jiannu.

From the military newspaper, Yuan Chonghuan also understood Du Wenhuan's heart. In fact, Du Wenhuan occupied Quang Ninh, basically following Yue Tuo's ass, he didn't fight any hard battles at all, the loss of personnel and ammunition was not large, and the replenishment of personnel and ammunition was an excuse, he wanted to confront Jiannu in Guangning for a long time, and it was best to encounter reinforcements from Jiannu's counterattack.

"This stubborn Du has never made any military exploits in his life, and he still wants to show off when he is old."

However, Yuan Chonghuan still thinks that it is a good thing for his subordinates to want to make meritorious contributions, and he has seen too many times that the Ming army has fled in despair.

Yuan Chonghuan immediately sent an order to Ning Yuan, ordering the Fifth Division stationed in Ning Yuan to immediately set off lightly and go to Guangning to join Du Wenhuan; The 6th Division carried artillery, grain and grass, etc., and then rushed to Quang Ninh.

Yuan Chonghuan also sent a report to Sun Chengzong of Dashan Customs, and at the same time asked Sun Chengzong to transfer the Third Army stationed at Shanhaiguan to Ningyuan, so that he could move the first division to Guangning, and be ready to meet Jiannu and counterattack Guangning at any time.

Sun Chengzong was already numb, and Yuan Chonghuan's new army was like a bamboo, recovering Ningyuan, Jinzhou and Guangning one after another, expanding the border defense of the Ming Dynasty to the north for thousands of miles.

This was something he couldn't think of, which made him feel that he was really old and could not continue to serve as the governor of Jiliao.

After Sun Chengzong sent a military report to the Ministry of War, he gave Zhu Youzhen an official recital, requesting to resign from the post of governor of Jiliao.

Li Chunye, the secretary of the Ministry of War, read the military newspaper from Liaodong and immediately came to the Qianqing Palace to meet Emperor Zhu Youzhen.

......Seeing Zhu Youzhen, Li Chunye's love finally found a breakthrough, and he was so excited that he was about to cry.

From the military department to the Qianqing Palace, he thought a lot along the way, especially Zhu Youzhen's vision for the future of the Ming Dynasty that day. At that time, he believed in Zhu Youzhen, not entirely believing that Zhu Youzhen could achieve these goals, but that Daming really had no way to face the aggressive Jiannu, he just lived in the beautiful butterfly dream depicted by Zhu Youzhen.

Since Zhu Youzhen became the emperor, whether it was cutting off Wei Zhongxian or purging the dynasty, he saw the shadow of the lord of Zhongxing, and the original household that had been exhausted was suddenly revitalized by Zhu Youzhen.

Now the situation in Liaodong is advancing steadily according to Zhu Youzhen's pace, or rather, it is faster than he imagined, or even faster than Zhu Youzhen described, even if he has already been psychologically prepared, he still feels alarmed.

"Hou Qian, sit down! Is it the army of Liaodong that has reported? Zhu Youzhen put down the piece in his hand and swept his gaze around Li Chunye's face.

"Your Majesty, the military newspaper of Liaodong, they have taken Quang Ninh." Li Chunye's voice was a little choked.

"Quang Ninh was originally the land of the Ming Dynasty, and now it is just being recovered." Zhu Youzhen was not surprised at all, he pointed to the tea on the table and motioned to Li Chunye to take care of himself.

"Your Majesty ......" Li Chunye was a little surprised.

"If Hou Zhen has anything to say, just say it directly, like a little daughter-in-law." Zhu Youzhen showed a rare smile, he didn't look like an emperor at all, but like an eldest brother, although he was much younger than Li Chunye.

Li Chunye took a sip of tea and tried his best to muster up his courage: "Is Your Majesty realizing your dream step by step?" ”

"This is my dream, and it is also the way for Daming to become rich and strong." This time, Zhu Youzhen did not fool Li Chunye.

"Your Majesty, Jiannu lost three cities in a row and lost thousands of miles of land, they won't just be willing to lose the land they have occupied, right?"

"Of course Jiannu will not be arrested, the red flag is gone, and Jiannu still has seven flags." Zhu Youzhen thought for a while, "If the Ming Dynasty wants to permanently relieve the border troubles in the north, Jiannu must be eliminated, now there are 100,000 new troops in Liaodong, and there are strong cities to rely on, as long as the food, grass, ammunition, and soldiers are replenished, there should be no major problems." ”

"Your Majesty, the three cities of Liaodong, can you really stand it?" Li Chunye is like a primary school student.

Zhu Youzhen is also not sure, after all, he has never been to Liaodong, and he doesn't know how fierce Jiannu is, "That's it!" I'll go to a letter and ask Yuan Chonghuan. ”

Li Chunye and Sun Chengzong's thoughts are very similar, both lamenting the myth of Liaodong and hoping that this myth will continue forever, but such a myth is too terrifying, and has never been seen in previous dynasties, he has no bottom in his heart, and there is a faint trace of worry, I am afraid that this myth is like a soap bubble made by Zhu Youzhen, which may burst at any time.

"Hou Zhen came just in time, I happen to have one thing to discuss with you," Zhu Youzhen had already skipped the question of whether Liaodong could defend it, "If Liaodong can be defended, how can the large area of fertile land on the first line of Ningjin be used?" ”

"Is Your Majesty going to emigrate to Liaodong?" Li Chunye immediately saw through Zhu Youzhen's thoughts, "However, the minister is in charge of the military department, and this immigration matter ......"

"Hou Qian, but it doesn't hurt to say, I have already learned about the content of the military report, now between you and me, if we talk about some private matters, won't the emperor have a friend who can talk about some private matters?"

"Private?" Li Chunye's eyes widened, this immigration matter, but a national matter, how can it be considered a private matter?

"Yes, private." Anyway, the connotation of Chinese is too rich, and Zhu Youzhen feels that there is no need to use it in vain.

"Since it's a private matter, the minister will say it directly." Li Chunye smiled knowingly, "If you immigrate to Liaodong, you can collect food for the army in Liaodong nearby, which not only reduces the expenditure of the household department, but also reduces the trouble and loss of transportation." ”

"Hou Qian, what you said is not entirely right, what else?"

"And?" Li Chunye glanced at Zhu Youzhen and wanted to find the answer from his face, but there was nothing on Zhu Youzhen's face, so he had to tentatively say: "Your Majesty is saying that the landless people will be immigrated to Liaodong?" ”

"Hou Zhen is right, like Shaanxi in the past, if the imperial court can provide the people with surplus arable land in time, so that they can have a way to live, Shaanxi will not turn the people into a state of rebellion." Zhu Youzhen paused, "Actually, I still have an idea, Liaodong is a newly recovered land, and no matter who has land in the future, he must pay agricultural taxes. ”

"Your Majesty is going to ......" Li Chunye's psychology made waves again, this young emperor wouldn't be going to levy agricultural taxes on all the land owned by the Ming Dynasty, right? How many people does that have to offend? Especially the clan, can he afford to offend? What should he do in case of rebellion?

Zhu Youzhen shook his head slowly, "It's still early, and it's not too late yet - I plan to select 20,000 civilian or military households from Beizhili and Shandong to each of them, and then move them to Liaodong, Hou Qian, is there anything wrong?" ”

Li Chunye also jumped out of the tax issue with Zhu Youzhen's thoughts: "Your Majesty, although the three cities in Liaodong are strong, the outline of the city is too narrow, and there are more than 200,000 of the 40,000 households, plus the original tens of thousands of Han people in Liaodong, I am afraid it will be difficult to accommodate." ”

Zhu Youzhen frowned: "What Hou Zhen said is that I consider that Guangning is now in a position of confrontation with Jiannu, and there are no households for the time being, and Ningyuan and Jinzhou cannot accommodate so many people, but the population is small, not only is the land deserted, but the grain planted is not enough to maintain the military rations in Liaodong." ”

Li Chunye had an idea: "Your Majesty, if Liaodong can really hold on, it is better to open a county in Liaodong." ”

"What is Kaifu County?"

"Your Majesty, Ningyuan and Jinzhou are still there, and they can open their respective prefectures, but between the two prefectures, as well as between Ningyuan and the three customs, the road is too far, and some county towns can be set up along the way, so that some people can be decomposed." Li Chunye suddenly thought that if the castle on the first line of Ningjin was not destroyed by Jiannu, he could now use this as a basis to build some more county seats, if it was completely rebuilt now, it would take time not to mention, and he didn't know how much silver taels it would cost.

"Hou Qian, this is a good idea, Ningyuan is three hundred miles away from Shanhaiguan, Jinzhou is three hundred miles away from Ningyuan, and Guangning is about three hundred miles away from Jinzhou, these towns are too far apart, if some county towns are established between these towns, it can facilitate the communication between these cities. Okay, just do it, first in Ningyuan and Jinzhou north and south of each hundred miles, along the cement avenue to establish a county, so that between each town, but only a hundred miles, if you use horses, you can reach within a day. ”

"Your Majesty, to establish these county seats, it is not a day's work."

"It's okay, first determine the address, move the people over, and it's not too late to wait for the city wall to be built next spring - I already have two candidates for the prefect."

"Your Majesty, who are the two prefects?"

"Shi Kefa, the prefect of Ningyuan, and Li Hongji, the prefect of Jinzhou. Haha, Master Sun, I will also assign you a job, so that you will not be idle in Shanhaiguan. ”

"Your Majesty, what does this matter of opening a county have to do with Lord Sun? Lord Sun is the Governor of Jiliao! ”

"Hou Qian, don't you know, Lord Sun is in the upper echelons and asks to resign from the post of governor of Jiliao."

"Lord Sun has a conflict with Yuan Chonghuan?"

"That's not true, Yuan Chonghuan is a descendant of Lord Sun, he is not so bold, probably Lord Sun sees that the new army in Liaodong is too strong, and he can't be familiar with it!"

"Then what kind of errand did His Majesty send to Lord Sun?"

"Build roads and do a good job in the logistics supply channels of the Liaodong army. He has 100,000 soldiers in Shanhaiguan, and he doesn't have to fight with Jiannu, it's really a waste, and now the cement road of Shanhaiguan-Ningyuan-Jinzhou is in short supply, and his 100,000 Liaodong army just comes in handy, so as not to panic and ask for resignation. ”

"Your Majesty, Lord Sun is the governor of Jiliao, but now he has to build roads, can he wipe this face?"

"It's okay, his Liaodong army can't fight against Jiannu in the field, besides, building cement roads and doing a good job in logistics and supply is also contributing to the recovery of Liaodong, and I personally sent him a letter."

After sending Li Chunye away, Zhu Youzhen immediately took out Sun Chengzong's recital, and approved on it "Jiannu has not been destroyed, the two-year period has not expired, why did the teacher break the contract", and then returned the recital.

Zhu Youzhen also wrote a personal letter to Sun Chengzong, in which he explained the importance of the cement road between Shanhaiguan-Ningyuan-Jinzhou to protect the people of Liaodong, to ensure the military control of Liaodong by the Ming Dynasty, and to ensure the food supply of the Liaodong army.

Zhu Youzhen immediately summoned Wang Yongguang, the secretary of the Ministry of Officials, Huang Liji, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and Bi Ziyan, the secretary of the Ministry of Households.

The matter of resettlement should be arranged as soon as possible, and it is necessary to start it now, so that the winter wheat planting can be in time, and a bumper harvest may be ushered in next spring; There is also the appointment of Shi Kefa and Li Hongji, Shi Kefa is now a member of the household department, and Li Hongji is in the ministry of officials, they are about to serve as the prefects of Ningyuan and Jinzhou, responsible for civil affairs, and they must first settle the immigrants, so they must leave for Liaodong as soon as possible.