Platform.

The ministers gathered together and waited for the emperor to speak.

Yang Reform is looking at the big sand table.

This big sand table can be said to be a microcosm of this world. This is a sand table of the Eurasian continent made according to the "Kunyu Wanguo Quantu", in this era, the Eurasian continent basically represents this world, and the Americas can basically only be regarded as a barren land at this time.

"Yuan Chonghuan bombarded Kagoshima ・・・・・・Castle in the Satsuma Domain of the Wa Kingdom," Yang Gai said. Then he pointed to the sand table and pointed out the approximate location, but fortunately, the big sand table was large enough, and although the Japanese country was already very small, for the sake of intuitiveness, a tiny "Kagoshima Bay" was made.

The ministers all craned their necks to look, but no one spoke, and the people who came here basically knew some inside information, and they also knew the emperor's temper. Know what to say and what not to say.

Yang Reform just pointed out here, and didn't say much, the distance is too far, even if there is a "sea transportation network" built by himself now, the exchange of news is still too long, and Yang Reform has no intention of pointing fingers. It's just a matter of informing me of the news, and if you want to hit Kagoshima, the next step is to settle accounts with the emperor, and it's time to bombard Tokyo Bay.

Yang Gengai only stopped on the Japanese side for a moment, and his eyes turned to the other one

"Let's not talk about the affairs of the Wa Kingdom for the time being, with Yuan Chonghuan here, I believe there should be no problem, let's talk about it first・・・・・・ according to the intelligence of the Jinyi Guard Military Intelligence Bureau, there is a country called Russia, which is the Rakshasa country that I am talking about, and its power has expanded to this position..."

The ministers' faces were not very good-looking. The emperor called everyone to come to the platform, there must be something wrong, as for what happened, it is already obvious, those who have been with the emperor for a long time, and those who know a certain amount of information know what the emperor said. The Wa Kingdom in the east only fought to the death with the Ming Dynasty in Korea a few years ago, and it didn't stop, and the East rose again, and cut off a piece of meat from the Ming Dynasty, so that the Ming Dynasty didn't have a pain for a while. In the past, there would have been people who would have stood up and argued, but now, no one dared to come out and argue with the emperor. This Dongyu is only thirteen pairs of armor to start, who dares to say that this Rakshasa country is a small problem? In front of the world map, the previous thinking horizon has to be changed.

"Bingbu?" Yang Gengai shouted.

"The minister is here!" The military department Shangshu Shen Yongmao immediately agreed.

"Tell me the details......" Yang said.

"Command!" The military department Shangshu Shen Yongmao immediately agreed, carefully took the command baton, and began to explain.

"Your Majesty, the elders, colleagues, the information this time was spied on by the Mongol Imperial Allied Army under the Jinyi Guard's Military Intelligence Bureau, and it has been confirmed with certainty that the power of the Rakshasa Kingdom has indeed expanded here, and a camp has been built here, which currently belongs to the territory of Mobei Khalkhatu Shetu Khan・・・・・・" Shen Yongmao's command baton rotated on the big sand table, constantly pointing to the position.

All the ministers looked at it with a serious face.

"I insert a sentence, this place, you may feel unfamiliar, or say, there is no concept, so I will talk about it, there is a lake here, very large, called Beihai, when the Han Dynasty Su Wu herded sheep, it was to this place......" Yang Reform interjected a sentence, Beihai is the future Baikal, the importance of this place, naturally, self-evident, now with the accurate information of the Military Intelligence Agency, the Russians have built a fortress not far from here... has already encountered an opponent who is coming head-on, and Yang Reform has to call the ministers to brainwash them. Get ready to expand. …,

The ministers were slightly moved.

Yang Gai gave Shen Yongmao a signal to continue, and Shen Yongmao continued.

“… ・・・This place is currently part of the Khalkhatu Shetu Department in Mobei, and now the battle between our dynasty and Huang Taiji and Lin Dan Khan is also related to this department......" Shen Yongmao continued to introduce his information.

Yang Reform's mind is flying wildly, the east is at war with Japan, the northwest, the north is still fighting with Huang Taiji, Lin Dan Khan, and will prepare to fight with the Russians in the future, the west is the Wusi-Tibetan region, it is the dispute between the Red and Yellow Sects, and there is still to fight, the south is Vietnam, it is the South Seas, it is the Europeans who are blocked at the doorstep, and if they want to go out of Asia, they must fight with them, this is difficult every step, every step can not go wrong, one step is wrong, for the Ming Dynasty, it is a huge loss......

The ministers all listened attentively, but no one spoke.

“… ・・・The general situation is like this, Your Majesty, the minister has finished explaining・・・・・・" Shen Yongmao carefully asked.

Yang Gengai nodded, indicating that he knew.

"I summoned you today, I think you also know my thoughts, I think you have not looked at the world map in the past, and you have not understood the situation outside the Ming Dynasty, and now my Ming Dynasty can be described as embattled, surrounded by enemies, the situation is very not optimistic!" Yang Gai said with emotion.

The ministers who came here are all important ministers, and almost all of them can be regarded as the emperor's henchmen, even if they are not confidants, on this occasion, they will look at their faces to some extent, know that things are unusual, and they dare not talk nonsense.

“… ・・・To the east is Pingwei, which is being done by Yuan Chonghuan; To the north and northwest is the battle between our dynasty and the eastern captives, and Lin Dan Khan, and now it involves the ・・・・・・ of this Rakshasa country; To the northwest, to the west is the Wusi-Tibet issue, which is the dispute between the Red and Yellow Sects, and the Red and Yellow Sects are involved in the Donglu and Lin Dan Khan ...... the north; As for the south, it was the Westerners who forced me to the door of the Ming Dynasty・・・・・・" Yang Gai said again. Yang Reform made a rough outline of the situation around the Ming Dynasty, and the surrounding forms of power have basically come out.

"・・・・・・ the situation on these four sides, which is roughly like this, that side will not survive, and a bloody path must be flowed out,...... Let's just say that this Rakshasa country in the north, I have carefully inquired with several Westerners, this Rakshasa country, on their side, was originally a small country, not as big as half a province of my dynasty, and the population cannot be compared with my dynasty, let alone the degree of wealth, but after decades of expansion, it has expanded its power to the doorstep of my Ming Dynasty...... Shen Qing's family, you compare and see how far the Rakshasa Kingdom has traveled from the Western side to my Daming? Yang Gai said.

The ministers all lowered their heads and listened carefully, and they all understood what the emperor wanted to say, and the situation here was indeed complicated, and they knew a lot.

“… ・・・ Judging from the marks on this map, there are 8,000 miles to say the least...... "Shen Yongmao quickly replied, these data are not difficult for him. Although I have been prepared, I am still very ashamed, eight thousand miles, which is almost the distance from east to west of the Ming Dynasty, that is to say, this country, in terms of land, can be a long time with the Ming Dynasty, such a big country has touched its own doorstep, but I don't know much about him・・・・・・

Even if the ministers were mentally prepared, they had all seen the world map, but when they heard this number, they were still shocked.

“…… Eight Thousand Miles ......"

“… ・・・Eight thousand miles ・・・・・・? The ministers asked rhetorically with words of disbelief and incredulity.

"Yes, from the map, there are at least 8,000 miles to reach the North Sea, this is the reason why I have summoned you here today, in addition to the population and wealth, just in the country, it is already the same as my dynasty, and I think you also know the difficulty, how much control our dynasty has over thousands of miles away, I think you also have a number in your hearts, ・・・・・・ this country, he will become a big trouble for my dynasty one day, I don't want a new Dongyu to appear at that time, even if his power in the east may not be so strong, But if it colludes with the Mongols, it will be extremely unfavorable ......to our dynasty, and this matter must be contained in the bud, and it must not be allowed to sit on the ・・・・・・" Yang Reform said carefully, in the face of the expansion of the polar bear, although Yang Reform has been prepared, but when he gets the actual information, he still feels a headache, if the history does not deviate, or a few years, Kangxi will probably have to sign the Treaty of Nebuchu with Tsarist Russia. …,

“… ・・・Your Majesty, this is not necessarily terrible, even if you think that the Rakshasa country can extend its power here, but if it is against my dynasty, our dynasty may not be afraid of him, Your Majesty, just as my control over the outside world is very low, think about this Rakshasa country's control over this thousands of miles away must also be very low, even if you want to be unfavorable to our dynasty, you may not dare to make a move, Your Majesty, here, my dynasty is the master, he is a guest, and it is beneficial to my dynasty・・・・・・" Chen Yuting thought about it, and still came out to pick a thorn.

“… ・・・According to the meaning of the Qing family, it is okay to draw a boundary in a place where I can't reach it? I don't care about the land that is too barren as long as it is rich enough to support people, but not the land that is too barren, right? Yang asked reform.

“… ・・・Since the Qing family knows that our control over thousands of miles away is not very good, how many troops can be deployed thousands of miles away? How many soldiers can it support? Although there are few people from the Rakshasa Kingdom, our dynasty may not be able to send many people out to fight・・・・・・" Yang Reform was speechless.

"Your Majesty, although it is good to occupy a larger land, you also have to do what you can, and it is really unwise to put money into it every year for the sake of barren land..."

"Well, that's good, and then the Rakshasa and the Mongols go south every year to fight the grass valley, anyway, there is the grain that I cultivate for the people in the rich places, right? It's like every time a nomadic tribe goes south to fight the grass valley of my Chinese people, it's a lot north, isn't it? "Yang Reform taunted.

"This ・・・・・・, the minister, ・・・・・・, ashamed..." Chen Yuting was immediately speechless, embarrassed for a while, he just routinely came out to pick this out, is it necessary for the emperor to say this? Speaking of his sadness, he also has the heart to be an emperor!

The ministers hurriedly lowered their heads, looking at today's situation, it was probably to set a tone for the strategy of the north and northwest in the future.

"Therefore, we can't say that barren land is not wanted, it is barren for our dynasty, but for the enemies of our dynasty, it may not be barren, and I don't want to see my people slaughtered as cattle every year for the New Year, so this north, we still have to expand as much as possible, and the land is barren, so build the camp more sparsely, and the population will be more dispersed, in short, we must try to fill these lands as much as possible, and we can't give potential enemies the possibility of recuperation, and we can't raise a Donglu who feeds the war with war...... "Yang Gai said.

"The ministers understand......" said the ministers.

“…… Well, Shen Qing's family, this year's northern expansion only came to Heilongjiang, right? Yang asked again.

"Back to Your Majesty, yes, this year it is expected to expand to the Heilongjiang and Songhua River basins, restore the jurisdiction of the traditional Nuergan Prefecture of our dynasty, next year will probably be a year of cultivation, prepare enough food and materials, probably the year after tomorrow, start to move further north, more west, probably next year or the year after next may set foot in the North Sea, and strive to establish a military fort in the North Sea at the latest in the year after next, and the same will be the case in the future, one year of advancement, one year of consolidation..." There are many things that can only be known when he goes to the General Staff, he knows them, and he can only be true as the secretary of the military department, otherwise, he is an empty military department secretary.

"Well, yes, what if you run into a Rakshasa countryman? And what should the Mongols do? Yang Gai asked, in fact, this is to tell the people here, the basic planning has actually been done.

"Back to Your Majesty, if you encounter the Rakshasa people in the far north, you should be entangled with it, with the great internal construction of my dynasty, all kinds of new firearms are eliminated, think of the extreme north, it is difficult for people to live and raise, so for several years, decades, there must be only the people of my dynasty in that place, and the land naturally belongs to my dynasty, and I don't think that Your Majesty is worried about going south to fight the grass valley, and the people in the south can also live with peace of mind, ・・・・・・ in this process, you don't have to care about the gains and losses of the region, the key is to kill and injure the population, Let it not be able to gain a foothold in the local area..., of course, the imperial court should also give some support, especially in the cold, warmth, firearms, should give as much support as possible・・・・・・; If it is the Mongols here, it will be divided and disintegrated, and a part of it will be surrendered as the imperial army and a part of it will be destroyed, and it is enough to think about it......" Shangshu Shen of the military department said with Mao, as if this was planned by himself.

The ministers present were all silent, this strategy, the emperor was not the first to say, and now it was said through Shen Yongmao's mouth, which can be regarded as the basis for future actions.

"Well, yes, when that's the case, Mobei still has a lot of output, such as leather, fur, medicinal herbs, etc., are rare good things, when this is raised, so that people who go north have a way to make money, otherwise, no one wants to go north to ......, and the Rakshasa country will meet in Mobei in the future, so let's do it, the strategy in Mobei in the future, it's basically like this, anyway, this north to the far north, there can be no other forces, and the matter of going south to fight the grass valley must not ......happen in our dynasty again." Yang Gai said.

"Your Majesty Shengming・・・・・・" The ministers immediately complimented together.