Looking at Qin Liangyu with a puzzled face, Yang Reform felt that he might have to give Qin Liangyu a letter about this matter, otherwise, if the front-line commander misunderstood what he meant, or if he played for a long time and lost all his brains, Yang Reform would only cry.

"Companion, I have something important to say, let the idle people wait, and retreat for a while." Yang Reform instructed Wang Chengen to clear the field, this matter still has to be communicated with Qin Liangyu, but it is absolutely confidential and cannot be known to outsiders.

"Slave and maid obey the order" Wang Chengen received the order and began to clear the field.

After a while, Yang Gengai saw that the scene was almost cleared, so he smiled and explained to Qin Liangyu, this thing is more complicated, when he persuaded Sun Chengzong, it took a lot of effort, and now he has to persuade Qin Liangyu again.

Yang Gai took a command baton and began to explain to Qin Liangyu.

"Old Madam Qin, come and see, my dynasty is now besieging the Dongyu, there is North Korea in the east of the east, and now it is cut off by Mao Wenlong, the south is the sea, now, our dynasty is ready to log in here, the northwest is the Jinning defense line, who is in the west?" Yang Gengai explained with a smile, and said while sketching on the sand table with a command baton.

"Back to Your Majesty, to the west of Dongyu is Lin Dan Khan." Qin Liangyu replied.

"Yes, what is the north side of the East Captive?" Yang asked again.

"Back to Your Majesty, the north of Donglu is a wasteland, with mountains and mountains, it should be an uninhabited and inaccessible place in Liao, that place, even if it is Dongyu, it is difficult to survive." Qin Liangyu thought about it and replied seriously.

"Yes, that's it, now that the East Captives are surrounded by me on all sides, if they are squeezed on both sides of the southeast, if the East Captives can't bear it, where will they go?" Yang Gengai asked with a smile.

"When you return to Your Majesty, you must go west,...... Your Majesty means that the circle besieging Dongyu is not reliable now, and Lin Dan Khan is unreliable? If I fight hard, the east may flee west? Qin Liangyu suddenly understood, now the Ming Dynasty's circle of besieging the East Captives is indeed not reliable, except that the north of the East Captives does not need to be encircled, and the East Captives will not go, and the East Captives can only run west, of course, the premise is that the Ming Dynasty beats the East Captives hard, and the East Captives are untenable in the land of Liaodong.

"It's not possible to go west, but it must go west, based on the record between Donglu and Lin Dan Khan over the years, Lin Dan Khan has basically no chance of winning against Huang Taiji, so Dongyu must run west." Yang explained.

Qin Liangyu was thoughtful.

“…… Even if we defeat the Eastern Captives, it will be quite difficult to catch up with the Eastern Captives, so if the Eastern Captives see that the situation is not good and want to flee westward, our DPRK will not be able to encircle them at all, and if we forcibly encircle them, they will even be broken by the Eastern Captives. Yang reformed and explained.

"Back to Your Majesty, the minister understands a little, the reason why Your Majesty does not go all out to deal with the Dongyu this year, and only seeks to be undefeated, is that he is afraid that the Dongyu will flee west once the loss is too great? If the east and the west are swaying, the threat to our dynasty is very great, I am facing the side wall, as long as 10,000 miles, to defend the east and knock on every point, this difficulty is not ordinary, once the east captives in the grassland to gain a firm foothold, it is my nightmare...... If you don't have a strong enough cavalry, it is really not advisable to act rashly, once you do it, you must completely wipe out the Eastern Captives" Qin Liangyu's brows tightened, realizing the seriousness of the problem.

The problem is indeed not as simple as I imagined, I ignored an important link, that is, Lin Dan Khan, Lin Dan Khan's leg, too soft, for example, last year, if it wasn't for Mao Wenlong suddenly came to Zhenjiang Fort, last year's loss of Lin Dan Khan, it is estimated that there would not be only a little bit, and the reason why Donglu abandoned Lin Dan Khan and wanted to fight Zhenjiang Fort was not because Donglu had an old nest, Mao Wenlong threatened Dongyu's old nest, and he had to take care of the safety of the old nest, but once Donglu was beaten, Dongyu has been greatly weakened, making them feel that they can't keep the nest, if they abandon the nest, it must be no longer scrupulous, and it will definitely beat Lin Dan Khan to the point that he doesn't even know it, the emperor is right, according to the record, Lin Dan Khan against Huang Taiji, that is a tragedy, it is basically impossible to win. …,

And once the Dongyu gave up the nest, went all out to the west, and entered the Mongolian desert, it would be a good look of the Ming Dynasty, thinking that Ming Taizu was the founder of the country, several into the desert, and eliminated most of the remnants of the former Yuan, but so what, now there is not a Lin Dan Khan, and now the Ming Dynasty is not going to defend on the Great Wall? If the sworn enemy of the Ming Dynasty, Dongju, replaced Lin Dan Khan and became the overlord of the steppe, then Dongju would not be as lame as Lin Dan Khan...... This is playing with a heartbeat, thinking of these consequences, Qin Liangyu's heart is also in a cold sweat, now he can't beat Dongyu too much, and he has to leave them near the lair. This battle really has to be weighed.

"Old Madam Qin is right, once the Dongyu is damaged too much, they can't withstand the pressure and harassment of our dynasty, and it is very likely to give up the nest and abandon the nest to the west, and judging from the situation of the various departments of our dynasty this year, it is not possible to go deep into the desert to chase, to chase, I am afraid that most of them will be due to the fact that there is no return, therefore, my purpose this year is to consume the strength of the Dongyu, train the officers and soldiers of our dynasty, stabilize the Dongyu, and wait for the various departments of our dynasty to have enough combat power and enough morale, and then it is not too late to destroy the Dongyu, maybe next year, I will probably be able to recover Liaoshen, I estimate and touch, Huangtai Guitar is not a stupid person, if he can't beat my dynasty, he will definitely pinch soft persimmons and fight Lin Dan Khan, so he must be prepared to go deep into the desert......" Yang Gai explained. As he spoke, he also pointed at the sand table.

Yang Reform carefully read the life of Huang Taiji, but also turned over the life of Lin Dan Khan, and found that Lin Dan Khan is a tragedy, if he did not meet Huang Taiji, it can also be said that he is an ambitious lord, and it is possible to unify the grassland, but unfortunately, he met Huang Taiji, and the result is a series of tragedies, and finally at a young age, Huang Taiji was driven from Liaodong to Qinghai, Gansu, and then died there, and his wife and daughter were taken by Huang Taiji to make a harem. Yang Reform has always believed that when Lin Dan Khan met Huang Taiji, it can only be a tragedy, and there can be no other result, even if Huang Taiji's strength is greatly reduced, it will not change much, so Yang Reform is very optimistic about today's Lin Dan Khan, thinking that Huang Taiji will definitely fight Lin Dan Khan's idea when he can't do anything and can't beat the Ming Dynasty, that is, he will definitely go west, as for Huang Taiji and the Ming Dynasty to fight to the death, and die in Liaodong, Yang Reform feels that this is basically impossible, it can only be wishful thinking, The emperors of the Southern Ming Dynasty still knew how to run, running to Fujian, Guangxi, and even Vietnam, not to mention Huang Taiji. There are very few real people like Chongzhen in history who died as kings.

"Your Majesty, the minister understands." Qin Liangyu understood the cause and effect of the matter, and his heart was much brighter, and he replied respectfully.

“…… Liao Shen can be captured next year, and Huang Taiji can almost be driven to the west, and Huang Taiji can be allowed to fight Lin Dan Khan, so that they can consume each other's strength, and our dynasty will take the opportunity to occupy the Mongolian desert and completely end the pattern of our dynasty relying on the border wall......" Yang Reform finished talking about this year's war, and did not stop, and continued, ready to tell Qin Liangyu about the strategic direction of the Ming Dynasty in the next few decades, and Qin Liangyu is very likely to have presided over the war against the eastern captives.

"Your Majesty, this, Your Majesty means, to let Huangtai Jida Lin Dan Khan? Lin Dan Khan is not from my dynasty...... "Qin Liangyu was shocked, the emperor actually said that he wanted to occupy the Mongolian desert, this is really a bit crazy, what is the benefit of the Ming Dynasty occupying the desert? How many troops do you have to prepare? To support the war outside the customs, the money and food needed are not ordinary, and if they are stationed all year round, it is even more terrifying.

"Yes, drive Huang Taiji westward and eliminate Lin Dan Khan, I believe that Lin Dan Khan can't beat Huang Taiji, and he will also attack the west, if he can break up all the Mongolian right-wing departments, it would be better, and then drive Huang Taiji to the west, it is best to drive over the Tianshan Mountains, that would be better......" Yang Reform said with a smile, Yang Reform only dared to say Tianshan, not Xinjiang, Yili, for fear of scaring Qin Liangyu. …,

"Ah, Your Majesty, this, the minister really can't understand." Qin Liangyu really didn't understand what the emperor was thinking, so happy? Too much money and nowhere to spend? He actually wanted to annex the entire grassland desert, and he also wanted to bring down the Tianshan Mountains.

"Hehe, without him, it is better to defend at the door of your own house, than to defend at the door of someone else." Yang Gengai said with a smile.

"Ah, defend at your own doorstep, why don't you go to someone else's doorstep to defend? ......" Qin Liangyu was completely shocked when he heard that.

"Yes, defense at the door of one's own house is also defense, defense at the door of others is also defense, compared with the two, I feel that it is better to defend at the door of others, so I decided to drive Huang Taiji to the west, completely sweep the desert, and enter the desert." Yang Gengai said with a smile.

"Your Majesty thinks twice, this is absolutely unacceptable, although Your Majesty can occupy the entire desert for a while, but there will be a day when you will return, instead of spending endless manpower and material resources to do this, it is better to end the war as soon as possible to save people's power......" Qin Liangyu was frightened by the emperor's huge idea, and persuaded the emperor not to come nonsense, such a big strategy to be implemented, I don't know how much food it will cost, enough to drag down the Ming Dynasty.

"Hehe, why didn't Old Madam Qin ask me, why did she say this?" Yang Reform said with a smile, without answering Qin Liangyu directly.

"Is it better to defend at the door of your own house, than to defend at the door of someone else's house? Your Majesty, what do you mean by that? Qin Liangyu came back to his senses and asked.

"Old Madam Qin also said just now that it will cost me infinite manpower and material resources to occupy the entire desert, I want to ask Old Madam Qin, how much grain do I need to consume every year now that I am facing the border pass?" Yang asked Gengai.

"This ......, back to Your Majesty, I don't know." Qin Liangyu replied, and also looked at Sun Chengzong on the side, Qin Liangyu was even more surprised, Sun Chengzong actually did not persuade the emperor, obviously had agreed to the emperor's strategy, Qin Liangyu didn't know how the emperor persuaded Sun Chengzong, this is too unbelievable.

"Master Sun, come on." Yang Gai said.

"Back to Your Majesty, now I am facing the border wall of 10,000 miles, and there are 780,000 officers and soldiers, and according to the cost of one tael of silver per person per month, it will cost at least 10 million taels of silver in a year." Sun Chengzong replied very calmly.

"......" Qin Liangyu looked at Sun Chengzong in shock, although he had a certain psychological preparation, he still couldn't help but be shocked, he didn't expect that this side would actually ask for so much silver every year, it was really terrifying.

"The number that Master Sun said is just a guaranteed number, if you want to train elite soldiers, if you want to fight, the number you need every year is more than that, Old Madam Qin now understands why I said this, right? A lot of words" Yang Gai said with a smile, and there was some helplessness in his words.

"......" Qin Liangyu was so shocked that he didn't know what to say, and originally persuaded the emperor to save people's power and expenses, but he knew that to maintain the current appearance, the amount of money needed was even more.

"I am guarding the side wall, defending at the door of my own house, and I have to spend so much money and food every year, and I often have to worry about others knocking on the pass, and I have to worry about it in a few years, whether the tribe outside the gate is going to rise again, is it going to send troops to beat it again? I also have to worry about whether there is a second Dongyu, rather than this, I might as well take these territories under my control, the money spent, in fact, is about the same, if this is the case, I don't have to worry about whether the outside of the gate is going to knock again, whether the tribe outside the gate is going to rise again, whether the people outside the gate are slaughter......ed again, I calculated, if I control these territories, the defense of the side wall, there is no need to be so huge, you can change the defense that is now all over the side wall into a key defense, train a group of elite soldiers, Relying on cities, roads, and carriages for mobile defense, the officers and soldiers have sufficient salaries and silver, not to mention that they are living a good life, and they still have combat power, which can also ensure the safety of our dynasty, isn't it stronger than the defense everywhere now, and there is no combat power? ……”…,

“…… What's more, with more land, you can feed more people, isn't it? Since it is my land, my people should walk and live on it, and now that I am facing a long-lasting natural disaster and urgently need a large amount of land to support my people, I should seek more land for my people......" Yang Gai continued, the more he spoke, the more proud he became.

"But isn't it a barren place outside the gate?". Qin Liangyu looked at the emperor in shock and subconsciously said.

"Zhensu's words are wrong, now that there are sweet potatoes, how can there be barren land outside the border? As long as there is a river, you can find a piece of land at will, and you can have a good harvest, and the barren land is already in his early days, and it cannot be applied to today's things. Sun Chengzong suddenly spoke, and when he said it, there was a trace of ruddy on his face, but it was extremely rare.

“…… Sweet potato ......" Qin Liangyu's mind instantly turned a hundred and eighty degrees......

"Yes, sweet potatoes, today's sweet potatoes can not only be eaten raw, they can be eaten with steamed rice, they can also be roasted and eaten, there are all kinds of ways to eat, and they can also be made into vermicelli, and it will not be a problem to put them in the coming year, if there are many sweet potatoes, you can also raise livestock, such as pigs, the so-called barren land, where to start?" Sun Chengzong said with a smile, the more he said, the more ruddy his face was, and the greater the surging in his heart.

"Teachable, what Sun Ge taught is ......" Qin Liangyu suddenly woke up, he subconsciously regarded the outside of the customs as a barren land, but in fact, it was not like that, now the emperor has spread out the large-scale planting of sweet potatoes throughout the country, which can solve the problem of eating very well, at least it will not starve to death, as long as you find some places with abundant water and grass outside the customs to plant some sweet potatoes, you can basically solve the problem of eating, the food problem is solved, and the problem of stationing outside the customs is not big.

"Old Madam Qin must not look at today's things from yesterday's eyes, otherwise, there will be a lot of bias, in addition to food, there is also a need for supplies, and materials need to be transported, this, I know, Old Madam Qin should also know about the four-wheeled carriage, and I also know that I use more than a thousand carriages to transport silver, there is this kind of carriage, whether it is transporting officers and soldiers, or transporting arms and equipment, it is not a problem at all......" Yang Gai saw that he had spoken, and he poured out his words in one go, to be honest, this kind of exciting, When it comes to the planning of the Ming Dynasty in the next few decades, the more people share it, the stronger the joy in my heart.

"......" Qin Liangyu was even more shocked, and looked at the emperor in disbelief, the emperor had been planning for this day for too long.

“…… Old lady Qin should also know that the Imperial Cooperative Army, our dynasty is now using the elite to control the Imperial Cooperative Army, and to fight with the Imperial Cooperative Army, in fact, as long as the strong enemy of the Eastern Invasion is cut off, you can basically use the Imperial Cooperative Army to bulldoze the desert, and to control the territory outside the pass, to control the desert, it does not need too many people and horses in our dynasty, just need to firmly control the Imperial Cooperative Army in your hands, and what feeds the Imperial Cooperative Army is my enemy, their family property, and the privilege of allowing the Imperial Cooperative Army to trade, just these two things, I can drive the Imperial Alliance Army to fight for me almost for free, and the old lady Qin is worried about a lot of money, but in fact, compared to stationing on the side wall, the cost is about the same, or even less......" Yang Reform said that he couldn't help it, and this kind of core secret was also blurted out, and there was a feeling of not saying anything unhappy.

"Your Majesty, this ......" Qin Liangyu didn't know what to say, the emperor's layout and strategy involved more and more things, she couldn't think about it anymore, she just felt that the emperor's layout and strategy were too powerful and huge.

"Companion, go and fetch the woolen sweater and the spontaneous combustion lamp, I want to show it to Old Madam Qin." The more Yang Gai spoke, the more excited he became, and he couldn't wait to take out all his proud works to others, because he had been holding them in his heart for too long. …,

"Obey, Your Majesty" Wang Chengen has been waiting, and when he heard the emperor's words, he immediately went to fetch it.

After a while, Wang Chengen returned.

"Old Madam Qin, look at it, this is also a cold-proof thing that I have prepared for the expansion to the north, this is a woolen sweater, wool pants, clothes made of wool and cashmere, extraordinarily warm, much stronger than ordinary cotton, I have ordered people to make large-scale production, in addition to equipping the officers and soldiers, to expand outside the customs, to the depths of the desert to expand my people, I will not be stingy with one set per person, I want to expand the land of my Ming Dynasty to every inch where the sun and the moon shine......" Yang Reform said excitedly, almost dancing, Holding a cardigan, woolen pants are there to gestur.

"......" Qin Liangyu looked at the crazy emperor, and his heart also swelled with excitement, and an indescribable excitement filled his entire body.

"Old Madam Qin, take a look at it again, this is a spontaneous combustion lamp, although it was not specially prepared by me, but it is also an indispensable good thing for the expansion to the north, and it will be ...... when you start the fire" Yang Reform fiddled with these things with great excitement. As he spoke, he turned the spontaneous combustion lamp.

The "......" spontaneously igniting lamp emitted a spark and ignited the oil lamp.

"Your Majesty, this, this." Qin Liangyu looked at this thing in surprise, he couldn't describe it in words, there was only a booming sound in his head.

"This thing, not made by me, is made by Li Yanyi's daughter-in-law in Yan'an Mansion, Shaanxi, you have to use the lamp oil refined by her to ignite, I am planning to distribute this thing to the new army, today is just right, and it will be taken out together, a few days ago, Fu Mingde was called to study and copy, now, it can be equipped on a large scale, although it is still a little unsatisfactory, but it can also be used, in the future, light the fire, light the cannon or something, you can use this ......" Yang Reform said that his heart was surging, and he couldn't wait to shout, To vent the pleasure of the heart.

"Your Majesty's ministers understand, ministers understand, the land where the sun and the moon shine should be the ......territory of my Ming Dynasty" Qin Liangyu was full of guilt by the emperor's surging rhetoric, the emperor has paid too much for the people of the Ming Dynasty and the people of the world, not the one he thinks is in the name, for personal interests, regardless of the life and death of the people, and the people who are bent on expanding the territory......,