"Do you have the latest information about the country of Dongoo?" Liu Jun asked Feng Sheng, the commander of the Jinyi Guard, who was attending the premier's meeting.

"Donghu is now besieged on all sides. Ayutthaya was still dragging the main force of Donghu in the south, while the Zheng clan of Vietnam also took the opportunity to fall into the well and sent troops to the east, and Yi Miao and other Yunnan rebels who went south were still surrounding Awa, the capital of Donghu. Feng Sheng happily reported to the emperor, "The soldiers and horses of the two towns of Dali and Laos have gone south, and now most of the original six comforts have been recovered. ”

"As soon as Ava's Donghu army and the rebels are both defeated, our army can immediately move south and capture Ava."

"I'm worried that those Yi people will merge with the Donghu Kingdom, and I heard that the king of Donghu has made a very high recruitment condition to the rebel leader Sha Dingzhou, promising that if Sha Dingzhou is attached to Donghu, the king of Donghu will crown Sha Dingzhou as the king, and give Sha Dingzhou and others the land of six comforts and three declarations." Fu Shan raised his concerns, "I heard that the king of Donghu also intends to marry his daughter to the son of Sha Dingzhou in order to form an alliance. ”

Zheng Zhilong looked confident and said, "Even if King Donghu joins forces with Sha Dingzhou, there is nothing to be afraid of. We can also attack from afar and join forces with Ayutthaya. As long as the Ayutthaya army dragged the main force of Donghu to the south, then Donghu would not be able to fight four battles at all. What's more, there is also an ambitious Vietnamese Lê Dynasty Trung clan. ”

Donghu was not a big country in the first place, although it was also strong for a while, but the years of war with the Ayutthaya Dynasty, coupled with the previous domestic rebellion, made Donghu already weakened, and after a short period of Zhongxing, it was weak again, and now it is embattled.

In the past, he pecked each other with rookies in Ayutthaya, but now that the Han Dynasty crossed the river with the raptor, the little snake could only be tragic. It was when the house leak happened to rain overnight, and they were fighting fiercely with Dacheng, first the Yunnan rebel Tusi who was driven away by the Han army was killed, and then the Han killed again.

Now Mubang and other Meng and Shan Tusi have all joined the Han Dynasty, and in this case, Zheng Zhilong feels that he has taken up the post of governor of the Central South Military Region. The post of general of Jingnan will be very easy. However, he felt that the emperor used him, not really to recover the three Xuan Liufu to be satisfied, the emperor used him, must be ready to use him all the way to the sea, destroy the entire Donghu Dynasty, and even kill all the way to the Malacca Peninsula, kill to the edge of the Malacca Strait, and make a road from Yunnan to connect with the emperor's enclave in the South Seas, Singapore.

Zheng Zhilong once crisscrossed the sea and was very clear about the situation in the South Seas. I understand the huge profits of Nanyang Maritime Trade. Therefore, he is also well aware of the importance of the Strait of Malacca, which is the gateway to India and Europe in the South Seas, but Portugal has long been weakened, and the colonizers who first came to colonize the South Sea Islands are now unable to compete with the emerging Netherlands, Britain, France, etc.

Portugal's grip on Malacca has become weaker, and this important territory could change hands at any time, most likely with the Dutch taking it.

If Dahan can take the first step to seize this place, it will naturally be of great significance.

But according to the traditional method, the Han had to go south from the coast of Guangdong. The Spaniards in Vietnam and Luzon had to be intercepted first, and they would not easily let the Han go south.

Not to mention that there are Dutch, British and other colonists to the south.

But if he can break through Donghu from Yunnan, open an outlet to the sea in the southwest, and even take the Malacca Peninsula along the coast. That's a surprise, a winding path.

The flanks and rears were roundabout, and neither Vietnam, nor Spain, the Netherlands, nor others could intercept them.

After listening to Zheng Zhilong's words, Liu Jun was very satisfied.

"Don't move Vietnam for now. We can join forces with Ayutthaya and destroy Donghu first. ”

"The more the Vietnamese Zheng clan does not know how to advance or retreat, and invades Laos and other places?"

Liu Jun snorted coldly. "The enemy of the enemy is our friend, since we can unite with the Ayutthaya to deal with the Donghu State, then we can also contact the enemies of the Zheng clan in Vietnam to deal with him, although the Later Li Dynasty is controlled by the Zheng clan, but there is the Mo Dynasty in the north, the Wu clan in the middle, and the Nguyen clan in the south, if we express to them that we are willing to support them to replace the Zheng clan, they must be very willing to stab the Zheng clan in the back, right?"

"The minister immediately sent people to contact Ayutthaya and the Nguyen, Vu, and Mo clans in Vietnam." Feng Sheng said, "The mudder the water is, the better it is for us." ”

Yuan Jixian cleared his throat, "Your Majesty, Zheng Shuai was transferred from Shaanxi and Gansu to Zhongnan, so who will take over from Shaanxi and Gansu?" In addition, the imperial court is preparing to adjust all parts of the world into 39 provinces of the five capitals and 12 military regions, and many of the military capital provinces are adjusted and merged. ”

This round of imperial court adjustment and regional redivision involves the top-level local military and political adjustment.

According to the personnel system of the Han Dynasty, civil officials below the fifth rank and above the seventh rank were selected, appointed and dismissed by the Ministry of Officials, and military attachés below the fifth rank and above were selected and appointed by the Ministry of War. The provincial and local civil officials below the seventh rank shall be appointed and dismissed by the governors of the provinces, and the military attachés below the seventh rank shall be appointed and dismissed by the commanders and commanders of the military regions through consultation.

Civil officials above the fifth rank and below the third rank are recommended to the emperor by the cabinet after selection, and military attachés above the fifth rank and below the third rank are recommended by the Privy Council to the emperor.

As for civil and military officials above the third rank, the right to select and appoint them is all in the hands of the emperor.

Whether it is a governor, a governor, a governor, a commander-in-chief, or even a civil and military official such as a political envoy or an envoy, they are all officials of the third rank or above, and their appointment and dismissal power is directly in the hands of the emperor.

Through this personnel system, Liu Jun has a stronger control over the imperial court.

Even Yuan Jixian, the first assistant, did not dare to overstep his authority in the face of this huge round of personnel transfers. For these high-ranking officials, he is at most a right of recommendation.

The original nine military regions were adjusted to 12 military regions, and 39 provinces were added, in addition to five capitals at the level of the prefecture.

The administrative level of the five capitals is already the same as that of the province, but unlike the two capitals of the Ming Dynasty, the five capitals of the Han Dynasty are all Zhili Prefectures, but they only govern one prefecture, and they are not under the jurisdiction of the province, but directly under the jurisdiction of the imperial court. For example, Shuntianfu, the governor of Zhili and the governor of Hebei, has no right to govern.

Jiangnan Province also has no jurisdiction over Nanjing, Henan Province does not have jurisdiction over Luoyang, Shaanxi Province does not have jurisdiction over Chang'an, and Liaodong Province does not have jurisdiction over Liaoyang.

The provincial capital of Hebei is therefore located in Baoding, the provincial capital of Henan is located in Kaifeng, the provincial capital of Jiangnan is located in Suzhou, the provincial capital of Shaanxi is located in Fengxiang, and the provincial capital of Liaodong is located in Shenyang.

The governor of Wujing is no longer called the governor, but Yin. For example, Shuntian Mansion Yin, Nanjing Mansion Yin, etc., the official rank is higher than that of the prefect, and it is the same as the governor.

Therefore, the administrative division of the Han Dynasty is now divided by the provincial level, which is five capitals and thirty-nine provinces. If it is divided by military region, it is the Wujing and 12 Military Region.

Wujing has a special status, directly under the central government, and each has a general reserve army of the five theaters of the Privy Council, each of which is commanded by a commander. The status of the Admiral of Wujing is the same as that of Fu Yin, but he is subject to the supervision of Fu Yin.

The commander of the Jiumen in Beijing is the commander of the general reserve army of the Beijing Division, and the Praetorian Guard under his command is the general reserve of the Central Theater.

The adjustment of the regional pattern of the imperial court means the adjustment of the power structure, which is a means for the emperor to strengthen his grasp of power, and no one will come out to oppose it. Even Yuan Jixian won't.

Even when it came to the selection of the new governor after the adjustment, he was smart not to express his opinion. He knew that the emperor must have already made a predetermined plan, so he directly listened to the emperor's arrangement.

Hong Chengchou served as the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu, the military governor of Shaanxi, Gansu and Qinghai provinces, and the governor of Shaanxi. Sun Chuanting was appointed governor of Saishang. Governor of Ningxia, Suiyuan, Yanbei, Monan, Xing'an Province Military Administration, and Governor of Suiyuan. Zhu Dadian served as the governor of Chang'an, and was often promoted to the governor of Chang'an. ”

After slowing down, Liu Jun said again, "The Governor of Baoning Hou Qin has repeatedly played a setback. Chen Yan is old and frail, begging for bones. I am accurate, the founding prince of Baoning County, Jin Qin Liangyu. A reward of 100,000 silver to enjoy old age. Chen Qiyu served as the governor of the southwest, the governor of Sichuan, Guizhou, and Xikang provinces, and concurrently served as the governor of Sichuan, and Cai Yuan served as the governor of the southwest and the chief military officer of Sichuan. ”

Next year, in addition to the eastward expedition to Japan and the southwestern invasion of Burma, the most important war of the imperial court will definitely be the war with Moxi Mongolia.

Compared with the imperial court's overwhelming superiority over Japan and Toungoo, it will not be easy to fight the Oirat alliance in the northwest next year.

Liu Jun transferred Zheng Zhilong from the northwest, and finally selected three generals to sit in the southwest and northwest.

Hong Chengchou, Sun Chuanting, and Chen Qiyu, these three are all three literati marshals who have already performed very well in suppressing bandits and reassuring the people in the former Ming Dynasty. In particular, the three of them have been serving in the northwest for a long time, and they are quite familiar with the northwest, and they have all gone south to Sichuan to fight.

The reason for using these three people is that the three of them are familiar with the affairs of the Northwest.

Although the three of them were all high-ranking officials in the previous dynasty, Liu Jun had also been observing them and found that these three people performed well in the new dynasty. Chen Qiyu went to Beijing as governor of Jiangnan and served as commander of the five theaters in the Privy Council. Hong Sun and the others also took prisoners for a period of time after being captured by the Qing army in Liaodong, and they were loyal and unyielding, and they showed great integrity.

After returning, Liu Jun arranged for the two to be governors under Zheng Zhilong in the northwest, and they also performed very well.

These three people were sent to serve as governors, governors of three military regions, and command of eleven provinces, precisely to preside over the defense of the war with Moxi Mongolia. Use them, instead of directly using Zhang Shan and others, first, Zhang Shan and others are military generals, and they are very young, and the position of governor has to manage both the army and civil affairs, and the ability in government affairs is also very high.

And Liu Jun is not very willing to let the generals under his command sit in the position of governors of various military regions early, he prefers to be able to separate civil and military, military generals are professional generals, only command troops to fight, and do not interfere too much in local civil affairs.

Sun Chuanting and others are more suitable for the position of governor regardless of age or ability, Zhang Shan Cai Yuan and others are more suitable for the position of commander, Liu Jun has a standing army of millions of professions, and he is very cautious and will not easily hand over the army to others.

It's more reassuring to be led by your own older brothers, and it's more professional.

The three governors were in the west of the empire, defending Moxi Mongolia, and Liu Jun did not forget to send Zhu Dadian and Chang Sheng as the commanders of Chang'an's Fu Yin to lead the general reserve army of the left theater in Xijing.

With Zhu Dadian, his former old partner Ren Xijing Mansion Yin, Liu Jun also thought about it for a long time.

Zhu Dadian used to be very greedy and love money, but his real skills are also very strong, especially in the aspect of commanding troops to fight, he is very tough and capable, and he is a relatively famous figure among the civil ministers.

However, in recent years, Zhu Dadian's greedy problem has changed a lot, mainly thanks to the supervision system of the imperial court.

"Your Majesty's arrangement, we won't go to war with Oirat next year?" Fu Shan asked.

Liu Jun's arrangement is more like an all-round defensive posture. Liu Jun shook his head, "Offense is the best defense, but I'm ready to prepare for both." In Qinghai, Xikang, and Gansu, we are defending instead of attacking. The brutal environment and climate of the Tibetan Plateau are our greatest enemy for the time being, and if we cannot adapt to this situation, we will not be able to truly attack the Tibetan Plateau. Therefore, we are still mainly defensive here! ”

But being beaten passively is not Liu Jun's style.

There is also a coalition of Mongol princes in the imperial court, and now there are many more Jurchens who submit to the tribes, wouldn't it be a pity not to?

Therefore, Liu Jun's plan was to defend on the southern front, and on the northern front, he would attack instead of defend, with the Mongol and Jurchen armies as the main force, and the Han army with infantry and artillery coordination, and directly attack the Xinjiang West region in the core area of Oirat's lair.

The current strength of the Han Dynasty can be divided into two routes, defending in the south and attacking in the north.

But the Oirat alliance does not necessarily have enough strength to fight on both sides. It's not easy to fight on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, so let's go to the grasslands of the Western Regions to fight.

Moreover, this operational strategy of defending the south and attacking the north was aimed at fighting a long-term war from the very beginning. Once or twice, without planning to destroy the Oirat Alliance in the Western Regions, then while gaining a foothold on the southern front, he continued to march from the Mongolian steppe to the west of the Western Regions, plundering their cattle and sheep, plundering their population, and annihilating their warriors.

If you can't cross once, then twice, three times. If it doesn't work this year, then come back next year.

Liu Jun believed that with the orders and support of the Han Dynasty, the soldiers and horses of the Manchu and Mongolian tribes would not oppose going to the grasslands of the Western Regions to fight the grass valley and rob the men and horses.

As long as it persists, let alone three or five years, there will be two or three years, and the Oirat Alliance in Moxi will not be able to bear it.

By the time they could not gain a foothold in the grasslands of the Western Regions, the Han army, which had been stationed in Xikang and other places in Qinghai for a long time at that time, and was accustomed to training, could advance into Tibet at any time and control Tibet in one fell swoop.

At that time, unless all the tribes of Moxi are like the Tuhut tribes, they will cross the Kazakh steppes and run to the Volga and Caspian Seas.

Dahan has a population of more than 200 million and is very excited about industry and commerce, which is the confidence of Dahan.

In particular, the Han Dynasty has a huge standing army, and there are even many fierce tribal reserve armies that can be called at any time, which means that the Han Dynasty is not like the Qin, Han, Sui and Tang dynasties, the army of the Central Plains Dynasty at that time was more of a combination of peasants and soldiers, and if you want to fight, you have to gather the peasants, this system has congenital defects, and fighting a short-term war will not have much impact on the imperial court.

And once the war is too long, it will affect the cultivation and harvest of crops, and the more soldiers die in the war, it will break the muscles and bones.

But today's Han is different, the Han has a professional professional standing army, this army also has a perfect logistics supply system, the Han army can be pulled out to fight at any time, and even can continue to fight for a long time, will not have much impact on domestic production and life.

The army of the Han Dynasty can send troops to the Western Regions every year, and fight with them a few times a year, while the Mongolian tribes in Moxi are just a nomadic tribe with all the people in the army, and their soldiers are herdsmen. If the herders are at war for a long time, it will have a huge impact on their lives.

The Han had the capital to fight such a long-term war, but the Moxi Mongols could not afford to fight.

With the current domestic situation of the Han Dynasty, Liu Jun is confident that three wars will be launched at the same time next year, conquering Japan in the east, Burma in the south, and Oirath in the west, without any pressure.

He even planned to rely on these three wars to make a fortune from the war. (To be continued.) )