War is the best driving force for scientific and technological progress, take the fire gun as an example, almost ten years before and after, not only Tang Yi alone, Hu Zongxian, Yang Jisheng, Tan Lun, including the previous Zhang Jing, Yang Yi and other southeastern governors invested vigorously, regardless of the cost.

Then there is the establishment of three major halls in Hangzhou, the skills of craftsmen are no longer a secret passed down from father to son, and they spread rapidly, coupled with the introduction of Western concepts, and finally blossomed and bore fruit in the southeast land.

The fire gun is the most important achievement, and the self-generated fire gun that can shoot a hundred steps is simply an artifact-like existence.

The self-generated fire is prepared without lighting the fire rope in advance, and without sparks, the opponent cannot see it. Shoot from a hundred paces away, enough to compete with the best archers.

If the lead shot hits the body, the wound caused is very different, even if you are lucky enough to survive, nine out of ten will become waste, and you will never be able to participate in the war again, while the bow and arrow are different, as long as you are not shot in the fatal place, you can recuperate from your injuries and jump alive.

Holding the firecracker, Ma Fang was reluctant to let go, and her palms were sweaty with excitement.

"My lord, there are not many, there are 100,000 firecrackers, and the general will be able to beat the grassland to the adults!"

"What do you mean to knock me down!" Tang Yi sank his face, "It's for Daming, it's for the emperor." ”

Just kidding, you can't talk nonsense.

Ma Fang's old face was red, he was also so happy, he asked for the guilt again and again, and Tang Yi didn't blame him. Soon to get to the point, Ma Fang said: "My lord, in the past, the general advocated a preemptive strike, but now that there is a fire gun, it should be even more so." The general was to disperse his men and horses along the border, with thirty or forty cavalry in each team and fifteen musketeers, who were sure to defeat the Mongol cavalry of less than a hundred. Even if Alta invaded in a big way, these squads could go into the depths of the grassland, burn forage, rob horses, cattle and sheep, and attack Alta's rear roads to ensure victory in battle. ”

Ma Fang is indeed different from all the generals of the Ming Court, just this enterprising spirit, even Qi Jiguang is inferior. Tang Yi also very much agrees with Ma Fang's tactics, anyway, the Ming Dynasty is strong, and if he fights a war of attrition, he will definitely be eliminated first.

It's just that Tang Yi first arrived at Xuanda, and his qualifications and prestige are not enough, if he rushes out and wins and defeats, Tang Yi will be in big trouble.

It's better to be cautious, especially when you come, the situation introduced by Ma Dong made Tang Yi angry.

"General Ma, it is said that this year I have sent more scouts than in previous years, what do you think I have calculated?"

Ma Fang not only worked as a slave on the grassland, but also served as a personal guard for Meda, and he knew my mind very well, so he was able to win many battles.

Facing Tang Yi's question, he thought for a long time.

"My lord, every year I will enter the prison, the situation is different, in the future, this year's scale may be larger?"

Don't you want to watch yourself live a good life?

Tang Yi thought for a moment, and hurriedly asked, "Why?" ”

"I replied that over the years, I have frequently entered the court, and what I ask for is one thing, that is, the tributary market." Ma Fang grinned and said contemptuously: "The grassland has nothing but cattle, sheep and horses, silk, porcelain, furniture, spices, tea, salt, they don't even have enough pots and pans!" ”

It's tragic enough, since the Mongols retreated to the steppe, the Ming Dynasty had nothing else, and there were still two or two bones, and a severe economic blockade was adopted.

There is a horse market in Liaodong and a tea market in the northwest, facing the direction of Mongolia, but there is no market, and the Mongolians want to buy necessities, except for spending high prices, they can only rob them. The more they looted, the more severe the Ming Dynasty sanctions. The two sides come and go, and the fight is endless.

I replied very early on that as long as Daming agreed to open border trade, he would no longer enter Kou Daming, but his opponent Jiajing was a dead man, his face was as big as the sky, how could he bow to the Tartars!

To tell the truth, this is also Tang Yi's most worrying place, he wants to promote the opening of the border, and he wants to use trade and economy to deal with the seemingly powerful Alda and eliminate the northern border troubles. It's a shame to say that the biggest resistance actually came from within the Ming Dynasty, from Emperor Jiajing, Tang Yi could only cry out in vain!

I replied that he was going to invade again, what kind of calculation did he make?

Tang Yi's brain turned quickly, "General Ma, do you think I will see the replacement of the first assistant of the Ming Dynasty, the chaos in the court, take advantage of the weakness, and want to force the court to make concessions?" ”

Without waiting for Ma Fang to answer, Yang An shook his head and said, "My lord, the Beiyu are just a group of barbarians, and they may not pay attention to such a thing as replacing the first assistant, right?" ”

"Hehe, General Yang, you don't know!" Ma Fang said with a smile: "Although I don't know the situation of the imperial court, there are people around him who understand!" ”

"Who?" Tang Yi and Yang An asked curiously at the same time.

The two Xiaobai were really speechless, and Ma Fang had to patiently explain to them that Altan Khan was different from the previous Mongolian heroes, and he realized that if you want to have strong people, you must have strong logistics and sufficient financial resources. Looting alone could not sustain itself, and the Mongols had no other ability than herding cattle and looting. Only by relying on the Ming people and using them to cultivate the fields and make weapons can they strengthen themselves.

Alta decisively absorbed the fleeing Ming people, provided them with land and cattle, and became his tenants.

At the same time, there were several White Lotus rebellions in the Xuanda area, and after the failure, a large number of White Lotus disciples fled to the grassland, they not only farmed and did business for Meda, but also made plans to plan a counterattack against the Ming Dynasty, and became shameful traitors.

Among the many fugitives, Xiao Qin, Qiu Fu, Lu Mingzhen, and Yan Cang are all among the best, especially Xiao Qin, who is the bandit leader of the White Lotus Sect, has read books, has some ghost ideas, and has a very high status in front of me.

After listening to Ma Fang's introduction, Tang Yi realized that outside the Great Wall and between the grasslands of Alta, there were about thousands of "bansheng", that is, the so-called villages, who had fled, and the Ming people who were plundered by Alta, with a total of more than 100,000. It was with the assistance of the Ming servants that I was able to mobilize 100,000 iron horsemen and run rampant all over the world.

Not to mention internal and external troubles, there are so many traitors, Tang Yi suddenly felt that he was sitting on top of a volcanic crater, which would erupt at any time, and his engulfed bones would be gone.

I couldn't help but slap a spirit, "General Ma, time sensitive, I don't know the whereabouts of my answer, for the time being, I still focus on exploration, just right, and let the brothers get familiar with the new firecracker, what do you think?" ”

Ma Fang was a little reluctant, but Tang Yi, as the governor of Xuanda, said yes, how could he refuse, and what Tang Yi said was indeed reasonable, Ma Fang gave up his hand, "The last general will obey the order." ”

He took his son and left the Shuaifu and went to train the army.

Tang Yi took out all the official documents and files over the years, piled them up in the study, and listened to Ma Fang's introduction.

And Da Ming and I answer are not clear, there are Jin merchants here, and they also have the White Lotus Sect over there, and Bansheng Hanmin. You have me, I have you.

If he didn't sort out this mess, Tang Yi wouldn't dare to act rashly.

Fortunately, he brought Liuying over, as the owner of Liuliyuan, Liuying often deals with complex accounts, business information from various places, and sorting out official documents, which is also a piece of cake.

It took three days, Tang Yi finally figured out the general strategy, and he didn't dare to say that he knew that he knew that he would not be defeated in a hundred battles, at least he had a plan in his heart!

Tang Yi is going to go to the battalions next step to take a look, Ma Fang is trustworthy, but others may not, to find out and see what the strength of his subordinates is. Before Tang Yi could leave, Tan Guang hurriedly ran over.

"My lord, Mr. Ma and the people guarding the eunuch Father-in-law Qian have fought."

Tang Yi frowned, he didn't blame Ma Fang for causing trouble, he was just curious about how two people who had nothing to do with each other made a fuss.

"Let's go, come with me."

Tang Yi left the governor's palace and went straight to the house of the eunuch Qian's father-in-law.

The first eunuch to guard the town was sent to Wang An in Gansu, and the towns were successively sent to the towns after that, initially limited to the military, and later the local administration was also included in the jurisdiction of the eunuchs, and the power became more and more great.

In the early years of Jiajing, he once exalted the ancestral teachings of his grandfather and recruited all the eunuchs back, but it gradually recovered.

The eunuch guarding the town, on behalf of the palace, on behalf of the emperor, when he arrived in the border town, he was like the emperor, and the score was amazing, not to mention anything else, this mansion alone was more majestic than Tang Yi's governor's mansion.

"Oh, you trespass, you know!"

When Tang Yi was far away, he saw the tall gatehouse and two stone lions that were more than one foot high, so he didn't fight in one place. Those who dare to live are more majestic than Lao Tzu, what are you!

When I arrived at the gate, two vermilion gates were open, and in the courtyard, a eunuch in a crimson robe, surrounded by a group of people, shook his head, his left hand behind his back, and his right hand held an orchid finger, swaying constantly. The mouth is full of accents, and it is teaching people.

"Let me tell you, our family is so angry, it's not good. Ma Fang, aren't you just a little chief military officer? How dare you hit our family? ”

In the middle of the courtyard, Ma Fang kept a calm face and didn't say a word.

Eunuch Qian became more and more angry, "Don't speak, right?" Think we can't do anything about you? Tell you, don't think about it! We don't tell you, our family doesn't have that kind of work, children! ”

Eunuch Qian raised his voice, "Isn't there a new governor?" Let's go to him and ask him to give our family an explanation! ”

As soon as he turned around, he suddenly heard a sneer, "Don't look for it, the official is here." ”

Tang Yi took a big step and walked into the mansion, Ma Fang's face was red when he saw Tang Yi, he was straight in the face of Supervisor Qian, but he was embarrassed at the thought of causing trouble for adults.

"My lord, it's all my ...... to blame."

"Needless to say!" Tang Yi stretched out his hand to stop him, turned his head, walked directly in front of Eunuch Qian, and looked him up and down.

"Aren't you looking for this officer? The official is here, if you have anything to say, just say it. ”

"Yo, you're bold enough!" Eunuch Qian looked Tang Yi up and down, he was quite young, he smiled strangely: "Don't think that being a governor is great, this world, it is the emperor's, our family looks at the Xuanfu for the emperor, if someone offends our family, it is an offense to the emperor!" That's a big disrespect, just rush to this one, that Ma Fang should die, you yo, go and pull out his official clothes, otherwise, our family and you are not finished! (To be continued.) )