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Tan Qi provoked, these four words are a big hat no matter when they are placed, not to mention whether the fight is justified or not, starting a war with foreign races is a matter at the national level, so it is natural to be cautious. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

In all fairness, this piece of the household member Wai Lang has nothing to do with the civil and military disputes, as well as Wang Tong's arbitrary power, and the matter of the dogskin of the Jingshi some time ago, it is just a worry.

In today's situation, "the influence caused by this song from the public heart is not small, at least the household member Wailang is just talking about things, and he doesn't expect any attention from Beijing, but after he gets on the song, "first the Shangshu in his own charge asked him to go over and talk about it in detail, and then the eunuch came to the palace to ask."

After the palace and the outer court learned about this news in detail, it was brought up at the court meeting.

In the past, such discussions in the DPRK meeting were always mixed with too many political disputes, and there were more attacks on individuals than on the matter itself", but now it is different, and everyone knows that it is restrained.

"It's just a dispute between the caravan and the bandits, the rate of two silver in and out, dozens of dead and wounded, and then killed more than 1,000 people from the Tartar tribe, captured 1,000 people and a large number of goods and returned, and then went through a big battle of 10,000 people, thousands of dead and wounded, and now the news from the Naturalization City has not yet come, Chahar is also most of the grassland, if there is another big war, I'm afraid the Naturalization City side will not be able to deal with it" If there is any more involvement, it will become a kind of national war similar to the conquest of the Altan Department "If this is the case"

Bi Qiang, the secretary of the military department, said carefully, he paused at the end and did not continue, those of them who came up because of Yang Wei's political struggle, "are living cautiously now."

Emperor Wanli didn't move them, and kept them to balance the inner court and Wang Tong, but it doesn't mean that they can be firmly in this position, "It doesn't mean that they can make any attacks on Wang Tong, but this matter is the duty of the Ministry of War, and it is related to Wang Tong, so this rhetoric is not easy to grasp."

Seeing that he was swallowing, Wang Xijue, the second assistant of the cabinet, took over and said: "In the past few years, although the Ming Dynasty has won all the conquests on the grassland, after all, it is a labor and a loss of money, and the military is dangerous, no one is completely sure, and the rural brave regiment of Naturalization City practices such unscrupulous behavior" Even if it is avoided this time, if a large number of Tartars are recruited next time, "Naturalization City cannot give up such an important place at will, so you can only go out and mobilize a large army to rescue, and then it will be another national war." ”

Wang Xijue paused when he said this, and said again: "The minister's meaning is not that it is not feasible to conquer the Tartars, but just to make small profits for the small profits of those profit-seeking merchants in the naturalization city" to provoke the imperial court to send a large army, which is too absurd and the gains outweigh the losses. ”

Emperor Wanli sat in the middle and was also contemplative, he actually felt very excited when he saw the foreign man's performance for the first time, the brave people of the Ming Dynasty are so able to fight "It's always a good thing to kill more Tartars, but what things have reached the height of the world, it is not just a trivial matter to overcome and be happy."

The Wanli Emperor was taught to do so since he was a child, such as "don't redeem your army with your own army" and "peace is precious", because the monarchs who liked to raise troops and conquer in history almost didn't end well, even if they won one victory after another, but the consumption of money and wealth in the treasury and the consumption of manpower would cause turmoil to the rule.

Wang Xijue's meaning is almost the same, in fact, the cabinet deputy has already said quite implicitly, "Emperor Wanli can also hear this implicit, if he provokes a national war with most of the Tartars without preparation, it will be really a trouble for Jiangshan Sheji."

But Emperor Wanli vaguely felt that it was not right, because after he ascended the throne, the world seemed to be very different from before, and some of the previous principles may not be applicable now.

After being silent there for a while, Emperor Wanli turned to Wang Tong on the side and said, "Wang Tong, how can you help with this matter?"

Wang Tong has lived in Naturalization City for a period of time, and the current system over there was established by him, and he has the most right to speak. ”

Emperor Wanli nodded over there, and Wang Tong said in a deep voice: "At the beginning of this year, this time, the Jingshi heard this kind of news four times, and the number of Tartars killed and injured in Dingkou reported is vague, but the total number of people who have passed through is seven thousand, and the total number of casualties among the caravan guards and the children of the naturalized city is not more than a thousand. ”

Everyone looked at each other, this number is an important matter in the yamen, Bi Qiang is mentally arithmetic" Emperor Wanli turned his head sideways and asked Zhang Cheng: "Zhang Cheng, how much?" ”

"If you go back to the Long Live Lord, not counting the beheadings of Lord Wang in several battles, the total number of beheadings in the north in the past twenty years is six thousand three hundred and twenty."

After saying this, there was a quiet moment in the court, and the ministers all had a contemplative look on their faces, but they were silent, and Emperor Wanli also muttered for a moment, "Wang Tong, you continue to speak!" ”

"Ladies and gentlemen, there are a few Tartars on the grassland, and how many cavalry can these troops be mobilized" And this year, the Naturalization City has been beheaded to this number silently, and the rest are zero, and there is no need to say that there is no report, my lords, Wang Tong wants to ask, since the establishment of the Naturalization City, how much food and salary has the imperial court spent, and how many officers and soldiers have been dispatched? When he asked this, the ministers were silent, arguing and discussing to this point, but Shen Shixing, the head of the cabinet, was not silent, he stepped forward and said: "The imperial court has not spent food and wages, and the garrison over there has not moved. After saying this, Shen Shixing himself shook his head, "Such a court debate, everything was led away by Wang Tong's side, it was really awkward, and Wang Tong said again: "Your Majesty, when the minister came back from the Naturalization City, he had a more thorough understanding of the situation in the Naturalization City" Not to mention the training of the Minzhuang regiment in the manor everywhere, the caravan guards can have more than 5,000, these are the veterans of the various armies as the backbone, well-equipped warrior teams, and there are scattered people attached to the Ming Dynasty and the grassland tribes outside the city, each time a call, There are always more than 1,000 scenes, and if all of them are levied, "there are more than 5,000." ”

Speaking of this, he was interrupted by Emperor Wanli and asked, "How many people will there be in the group training everywhere?" ”

"If you go back to Your Majesty, the regiments in the farms will plough the wells during farming hours and train in leisure time, and the number of people will not be less than 20,000."

"How's the combat power?" "The regimental training everywhere will not be inferior to the border soldiers."

There was some commotion in the hall, Emperor Wanli nodded, his face was very satisfied, and the courtiers also exchanged glances with each other, so to speak, but a force with no shortage of food and salary, nearly 10,000 cavalry as the core, with the old pawn as the backbone, and so many victories, the combat effectiveness is completely guaranteed.

"When Lord Wang says this, doesn't he mean that the area around Guihua City is equivalent to a border town?"

A minister couldn't help but ask out loud, "Wang Tong replied with a smile: "This lord, the nine sides of the Ming Dynasty, how many places have this combat power?" ”

Over there is dumb again, in the achievements over the years, except for Jizhen's participation in the battle of Guihua City, "and then Liaozhen launched the Duolun Battle against the Horqin Department, the rest of the border towns beheaded hundreds every year are already boasting of their exploits, and there are such victories like "silent" and "hand-in-hand".

Having said this, Wang Tong can make a summary, he bowed to the Wanli Emperor, turned his head to signal, and said: "The level of combat power, Your Majesty and your lords already know, since the Ming Dynasty, the northern frontier of the Ming Dynasty has been on the defensive, since the destruction of the Ministry of Naturalization, the situation of the Ming Dynasty on the grassland has been reversed, two wars, the Ming Dynasty has been completely on the offensive for the grassland Tartars. ”

Emperor Wanli already had a smile, whether it was the ministers of the six cabinets or the eunuchs of the ceremonial eunuchs, or even a small eunuch serving in the palace, each face had an intentional expression, after all, it was the Ming Dynasty who raised his eyebrows, and everyone felt that there was light on their faces.

"Now the various departments on the grassland are inseparable from the Naturalization City, they need the materials there, they need to be attached to them to survive the cold winter, they need the caravans of the Naturalization City to communicate with them, those who are hostile to the Naturalization City" The people of the Naturalization City will not be polite to them, rob them, kill them, kill the caravan guards one more, and the officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty will save a penny of strength in the future" Even if most of those want to start a big war, the Ming and the Tartars have been fighting for more than two hundred years, and they will kill them once in the war, For the Ming Dynasty's Jiangshan Society, it has been quiet for hundreds of years. After Wang Tong finished speaking sonorously, there was silence in the hall, and the ministers all stared at Wang Tong in amazement, wondering if you are crazy to say this, "But everyone is a big man who is in charge of the overall situation, and they understand all aspects of the situation thoroughly, and if you think about it carefully, it is really like this."

The Wanli Emperor at the top also had the same idea, but after the initial stunned, he found that what Wang Tong said was extremely feasible, and the changes over the years were too fast and too much, and everyone's mindset often couldn't keep up with this change.

Emperor Wanli clapped his palms and said with a smile: "In this case, it is not a provocation on the side, it is clearly a consumption of the enemy's strength, this is meritorious, Shen Ge Lao, the cabinet and the military department will discuss it, since this kind of thing is beneficial, then set a rule and encourage everyone to do more." ”

Shen Shixing was stunned for a moment, stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, if the imperial court comes up with a way to do such a thing and lets it be done everywhere, it will inevitably hurt the dignity of the imperial court." The faces of Emperor Wanli and Wang Tong were gloomy, thinking that this Shen Pavilion elder was going to say something sage, but he didn't expect Shen Shi's words to change and continue: "The imperial court doesn't have to say anything, next time there is such a thing, order the local government to issue a document explaining that it is the Tartars who harass the Ming caravan, if the Tartars do not restrain themselves, the imperial court will punish them, what does Your Majesty think?" "Shen Ge Lao Gao! ”

The city side is actually a system of integrating soldiers and herdsmen, and the Tang Dynasty placed the Tibetan people in the military town next to the city, maintained its tribal organization, and lightly taxed "in wartime, it sent its own saddle horses to follow."

It is regarded as a nomadic light cavalry attached to the Han city, and as mentioned in this book, not only the foreign tribes "also have the Han family in the north."