Chapter 259: A Mixed Blessing for the Sea and Land Pass

Yang Gai thought about it for a long time and said, "Yuan Aiqing, in this way, outside the gate, you are responsible for arranging it yourself." Training, I will send you a group of personnel to assist you is, first train a small batch outside the customs to try, expand while experimenting, or you can be the same as Mao Wenlong's side, the army is divided into three classes, the first class is the elite soldiers of the death battle, and it is required to be able to fight with the Donglu field without retreating, the highest salary, and you can recruit more people who have a blood feud with the Dongyu to fill the position; The second class is the garrison, which is only required to defend the city, and generally does not require field battles, but only cooperates with the first-class operations, and the treatment is secondary; The third level is the militia and the township soldiers, as a supplement to the first two, I am now also groping to do, what do you think? ”

Yang Reform is not good to completely reject Yuan Chonghuan, this unified supplement, unified training, unified configuration is also the development direction of the army after the reform, and it is also the goal of Yang Reform after the reform, but now...... I don't have any record that I can get my hands on, I'm afraid that in the minds of some people, it's still a doll who doesn't understand the military, if you rashly reform the military, something will go wrong when the time comes, and it will only be cheaper for wild boar skin. Yang Gai still decided to press this matter for the time being, and when the training of these troops at hand has achieved results and has a record of results, and then slowly adapted, the risk is much smaller.

Yuan Chonghuan was very disappointed, such a good way for the emperor to not push away, not to promote, I don't know what the emperor is afraid of and what he thinks. If it was before, Yuan Chonghuan might still argue with the emperor for a few words, but now, Yuan Chonghuan feels that there is no need to fight, what to do, the emperor should know much better than himself, since the emperor wants to do it himself, then do it himself.

"Your Ministers obey." Yuan Chonghuan replied expressionlessly.

Man Gui and Zhao Shujiao looked at the emperor strangely, and also looked at Yuan Chonghuan strangely, sure enough, there is a difference between this army entering Beijing and other armies, it turns out that the rumor that this entry into Beijing is true when the emperor is pro-army. Otherwise, why can't this Yuan Chonghuan seek unified training, unified configuration, and unified supplementation?

Man Gui and Zhao Shujiao were secretly happy, but Yuan Chonghuan was silent.

"Okay, now that you've all heard Fang Hongzan talk about the combat characteristics of the Dongyu, I'll add a few more words, to fight, you must first find out who your opponent is, whether it is an elite, a slave, or a Mongolian who has taken refuge in the Dongyu, this, you can score clearly, don't make the mistake of Tian Ji horse racing at that time, understand?" Yang Gai instructed again, for fear that his subordinates would be confused in the back of their heads, and they would use all their strength when they met slave soldiers, and they would be blind when they encountered elites.

"The ministers receive orders." And they all replied together.

…… Yang Reform finished talking about Liaodong outside the Guan, and now, it's time to talk about the Dongjiang River, but now that Mao Wenlong is not there, Yang Reform is ready to say it himself.

"Just now, I talked about the Mongolian right wing, and also talked about the Jinning defense line, now, let's talk about Mao Wenlong's Dongjiang Town......" Yang Reform thought for a while and began to organize the language. This Mao Wenlong is a problem, his hand is still not long enough, Mao Wenlong is the weakest link under his control, although Mao Wenlong said it very well from the letter, however, the actual situation is that he also has to control the Dongjiang River through Mao Wenlong, Yang Reform even suspects that in Dongjiang Town, his holy decree is not as useful as Mao Wenlong's words, but this is also a helpless thing, Dongjiang Town was established by Mao Wenlong, and many generals outside the gate are in a mess, there is such a strange flower, and it is also a character, Yang Gengai thought that he couldn't control Mao Wenlong well now, and when he spoke, he hesitated again and again.

"On the Dongjiang side, I have asked Mao Wenlong to redivide it according to the three-level military system, which will allow him to send troops from time to time to contain Dongyu, so that Donglu can go all out to advance westward, which can reduce the pressure on the Jinning defense line and Lin Dan Khan......" Speaking of this, Yang Reform felt that he had nothing to say, this Dongjiang Town was indeed a weakness of his own, his understanding of Dongjiang Town was really limited, and his control over Dongjiang Town was really limited.

Glancing at Fang Hongzan, Yang Reform didn't say anything.

"Speaking of the Dongjiang River, I have one more thing to say, in the next two years, there will be a severe drought outside the customs, and food, munitions, and materials will inevitably become the top priority, and I will send personnel to form a unified yamen to fully manage the matters of entering and exiting the customs, including personnel, goods, taxes, etc., especially grain, and munitions, will be strictly controlled, and those who leave the customs without permission can be killed on the spot as if they surrendered to the enemy, and those who sell goods outside the customs without permission can also be killed on the spot by the enemy. If you want to go outside the gate, you must go through the permission of the yamen, and if you don't have permission, you will be counted as surrendering to the enemy; If you want to do business and sell goods, you must go through the permission of this department of me, and if you don't get permission, once you investigate and deal with it, the goods will be confiscated, and people can be killed on the spot, even if they are approved, they can only sell the goods specified by me, and all the goods that are not allowed to be carried will also be ...... according to the theory of capital and enemies. In particular, the most important thing in the next two years - grain, this was not only to trap wild boar skins, but also to trap the Mongol tribes, including Lin Dan Khan. Although Yang Reform and Lin Dan Khan are united, it does not mean that Yang Reform will not be wary of Lin Dan Khan, this guy, the whole two hundred and five, a guy with a lack of brains, once the power is too strong, turning his face is the same as turning a book.

Everyone was silent, obeying the emperor's orders, Man Gui and Zhao Shujiao naturally had nothing to say, and now they are also the emperor's "pro-army", so they must not worry about food and salary, and they don't think much about this kind of smuggling to make profits and feed the army. Yuan Chonghuan pursed his lips, but did not speak.

"This department of mine, I have temporarily drafted, the sea is called the customs, the inland is called the land customs, my sea and land customs yamen, responsible for the verification of import and export, entry and exit matters, the verification of those goods can be out of the customs, those goods can not be sold outside the customs, and some anti-smuggling teams will be formed, specifically responsible for cracking down on smuggling, you must be responsible for assisting, dare to resist, people who do not follow the rules, according to what I said, kill on the spot, confiscate the goods......" Yang Gai said tirelessly.

“…… The purpose of my doing this is one, I want to completely starve the Donglu to death, starve and lose weight, and lie down hungry, every time the Dongyu is thin and weak, after that, you can wait for the decisive battle with the Dongyu, you can increase your certainty, and die fewer people, it is also for your good, I don't want your corpse to become a stroke in the Dongyu military merit book, understand? ”

"Your Ministers understand." Everyone replied in unison, and they were also moved by the emperor's heart.

"It's good that you understand, this yamen in the future, there are still places that depend on you, I hope you will cooperate more and work together to contain the ...... Dongyu."

"Your Ministers obey." And they all answered together.

"Very good, this yamen, not only your two places, Mao Wenlong's Dongjiang Town, I will also send sea and land customs to organize a maritime anti-smuggling team at sea, strictly investigate smuggling, and be sure to trap Dongyu in the deep mountains and old forests......"

Liu Yanyuan, the secretary of the Ministry of War, thought for a while and said: "Your Majesty, our dynasty and the Mongolian right wing have always had a tradition ......of setting up a horse market, and this sea and land pass seems to have a conflict with the horse market. Liu Yanyuan decided to ask clearly, this sea and land pass seems to be another form of the horse market, much more severe than the horse market, this horse market, but also the Ming Dynasty and the Mongolian tribes outside the border wall trading center, look at the emperor's sea and land customs seems to have a great conflict with the horse market, in case of trouble because of the conflict in the horse market, but it is not good, think at the beginning, this change in the civil fort, but it was caused by the conflict in the horse market.

Yang Gai said with a smile: "This matter, if in the past, I still thought twice and weighed it, now, the Mongolian right wing was almost killed by Lin Dan Khan, how many Mongolians are left outside the border wall?" Are you still afraid that they will make trouble? This is the time to establish a stricter sea and land pass, if the Mongols have opinions, or to submit to our dynasty, when our dynasty's imperial army, or wait to be swept by our dynasty, just these two roads, the current Mongolian right wing, is no longer the Mongolian right wing of the year, speaking of which, I have to thank Lin Dan Khan, this fool, although he has caused me a lot of trouble, but it is not without a little benefit, now, I want to strictly control the materials and goods entering Mongolia, Mongolia just does not have the strength to make trouble, I let Mongolia live, he can live, If you want the Mongols to die, he will have to die, if you don't listen to me, not only will I not let him trade, but there will be countless imperial armies besieging him, I want the Mongol tribes on this steppe to gradually integrate into our dynasty, and let my Great Wall be built on the flesh and blood of the Mongols. …… Hehehe, the Imperial Cooperative Army that has taken refuge in me will be divided into several levels, those who are willing to serve our dynasty, those who are willing to work for our dynasty, in addition to military salaries and food, I will also give them different trade grades, different trade levels, you can buy and sell different grades of goods, you can buy and sell different quantities of goods,...... Hehe, I just want to control the whole of Mongolia through the invisible hand of the economy, let the Mongols work for me, give me the Ming Dynasty, and now let the Mongols fight the Mongols, let the Mongols fight the Dongyu, and even later, fight the Japanese people, and even beat the people, you can let the Mongols bleed, I say this, do you understand? ”

Speaking of which, Yang Reform is still very happy, this establishment of customs, speaking of which, I am really grateful to Lin Dan Khan, this lack of roots, killed most of the Mongolian right wing, resulting in the entire Mongolian right wing now has no strength to confront themselves, they want to establish customs, strengthen the management of materials in and out of Mongolia, and use the hand of the economy to curb the Mongolian tribes, it is possible, if before, you really have to think twice, if the management is too strict, maybe the Mongolian right-wing tribes will unite to make trouble with themselves, then they still have a little concern, but now, Most of the Mongols were killed by Lin Dan Khan, a fool, and the rest had no way to make trouble with themselves. Whoever doesn't listen to his own words, doesn't sell things to him, doesn't let him sell things to the Ming Dynasty, in this way, his tribal strength will definitely decline rapidly, and then use the Mongolian Imperial Army to besiege him, don't worry about the Mongols being disobedient, and then divide the Imperial Alliance Army into numbers, etc., according to the hierarchy stipulates the types and quantities of goods they can sell and buy, so that the Mongols, except for hugging their own thighs, can no longer do anything, and then take advantage of the situation to import this "sheep eating people" and the like into Mongolia, this Mongolia, even if it is completely abolished.

Liu Yanyuan was worried at the beginning that the Mongolian tribes were making trouble because of the horse market problem, and there was something unavoidable, but now after listening to the emperor, he felt that the emperor was not wrong, and now the Mongolian right wing, there are probably two or three percent of the people left, this people, if they want to have any threat to the Ming Dynasty, it is really a dream in vain, not to mention the drought in the next few years, these Mongolian tribes, I am afraid that in addition to taking refuge in the Ming Dynasty, there is really no way to go, and they are drenched in cold sweat. If this plan is implemented strictly, seriously, and effectively, Mongolia can be directly crucified to the ground, and there is no possibility of turning over.

Everyone was shocked by the emperor's plan and remained silent, Yuan Chonghuan came out and said, "Your Majesty, what about Lin Dan Khan?" What to do? What if he wants to make a deal with me? What should I do? What if he can't stand our strict border trade management and causes trouble? Yuan Chonghuan said that he would have direct contact with Lin Dan Khan in the future, and this could be regarded as a response in advance.

"Lin Dan Khan? This, rest assured, I also welcome him to trade with our dynasty, but he must abide by the laws of my dynasty, and pay taxes that should be paid,...... In order to show my sincerity and generosity, I will give Lin Dan Khan an opening, an additional quota that allows him to buy a certain number of special items, beyond which he is not allowed to buy,...... Hehehe, I believe he won't have an opinion, who said that only my family has the food in the future? If he is unwilling, then, this aid, food, trade, union, and even reward, but there is no more, now he has offended the Mongolian right wing, and fought to the death with the Eastern Captives, the grassland, all his enemies, if there is no help from my Ming Dynasty, and my Ming Dynasty as an enemy, I am afraid that in a few years, it will fall apart, although Lin Dan Khan is a little stupid, but it does not mean that he does not know what he can do, what he can't do......"

Although Yang Reform said that he was not afraid of Lin Dan Khan causing trouble, he was still gambling in his heart, betting that Lin Dan Khan would not dare to offend himself again after offending the Mongolian right wing and the Eastern Prisoners, if he turned his face with himself because of the matter of the horse market, then he was really stupid to the extreme, the world is so big, there are enemies everywhere, and there is no other way than to withdraw from this stage. After thinking about it, he said: "Of course, it is not ruled out that Lin Dan Khan suddenly turned against him, so you still need to be hard to strike iron, you must also work hard to train soldiers, and you must be able to calmly deal with Lin Dan Khan's rebellion, usually assume that if Lin Dan Khan turns against his eyes, how do you deal with it, how to beware of it, this, you must have a plan, once the incident happens, immediately deal with it according to the plan......" Yang Reform explained again.

"The minister obeys, the minister understands." Yuan Chonghuan agreed. However, Yuan Chonghuan also said: "Your Majesty, I heard that many places outside the border wall and the customs rely on selling goods with Mongolia and Dongyu for profit, and even raising ...... army."

“…… In addition to setting up an anti-smuggling team on land and sea, I also need you to send elites to patrol the border, one is to guard against the enemy, and the other is to assist in the arrest of smugglers. "Yang Reform knows what Yuan Chonghuan is talking about, many of the generals and soldiers here are secretly exchanging things for things in Donglu and Mongolia, such as taking an iron pot or something to exchange for horses! Swap food for ginseng or something. These are really difficult to prevent, Yang Gai sighed in his heart, he can only try to prevent the big aspects, small things, this, it is really a bit difficult.

"Your Ministers obey." Yuan Chonghuan agreed.

Yang Gai sighed in his heart, it is difficult to establish a strict customs! It seems that it is necessary to establish a large number of anti-smuggling fleets at sea as soon as possible, and first of all, we should try our best to control the Bohai Bay, especially the possible names of large-scale smuggling along the coast of eastern Liaoning, and establish a strict customs inspection system in these places.

Regarding the customs, Yang Reform's mood is mixed, happy that Mongolia is easy to control, and more worried that Liaodong is a problem.

“…… Alas...... Forget it, let's talk about this matter later, now, let's leave it like this for the time being, I will say one more thing, you all listen to it, it has something to do with you, and it has nothing to do with you...... "Yang Reform decided to skip this question, this, you can adjust it slowly later, and talk about the overall strategy outside the customs first."

The crowd fell silent again and listened to what the emperor had to say.

Yang Gengai looked at Sun Chengzong and said: "This matter is related to North Korea, I have decided that in order to drag the east and the west to advance, I am ready to open up a new battlefield in North Korea. "Yang Gengai threw a bombshell and prepared to open up the Korean battlefield.

To be honest, everyone has been surprised a lot today, but when they heard this, they were even more surprised, the second aid to North Korea? You know, the last time I aided the DPRK, it cost millions of taels of silver, and now the emperor is aiding the DPRK for the second time, how much silver does it cost? Coupled with the Mongolian right wing and many military operations outside the pass, the emperor's cost can only be said to be amazing! Everyone is beating drums in their hearts, this emperor is a little too ambitious.

Liu Yanyuan, the secretary of the Ministry of War, became anxious in his heart, this emperor looks smart, and now he is getting into trouble, how much expense is it to aid the dynasty! Now that the imperial court is making every effort to provide disaster relief, where can it still get money to aid the court? If the emperor paid for the first few military operations, it would be reasonable, after all, the amount of money needed was limited, and many things were still decided before, but now this aid ...... the DPRK, Liu Yanyuan is anxious.

"Your Majesty, the minister has something to say." Liu Yanyuan was very impatient, ignoring the rules, and interjected.

Yang Gai glanced at it and said, "Oh, Liu Aiqing, what's the matter?" ”

"Your Majesty, you must not open up the Korean battlefield! At this time, our DPRK is doing its best to provide disaster relief, where is there still money left to help the DPRK? Your Majesty, this expenditure can be described as huge, when I was in the court of the Divine Ancestor, I spent millions of taels of silver before and after! Your Majesty, with this silver, it is better to go to the disaster relief ......, and more victims can be relieved...... "Liu Yanyuan's ambition to the emperor was frightened, according to the emperor's method, he probably had to demolish the Jinluan Palace, otherwise there would be silver to aid the dynasty for the second time?

Yang Gengai looked at it and said with a smile: "Hehe, Liu Aiqing, don't worry about this matter first, listen to what Master Sun has to say, and then you will express your opinion, how about it?" Yang Gai didn't care, he really didn't have the money to aid North Korea on a large scale like Wanli, but he could use guerrilla warfare to drag the wild boar skin in North Korea with a grenade, and put the blood of the wild boar skin, at least, the battlefield was in North Korea, not in the Ming Dynasty, and how many Korean people died had nothing to do with him.

(To be continued)