The Polar Eye is an endless, smooth, transparent, blue sea. Many ships floated on the sea with white sails, like the wings of birds. The microwave stirs up the foam, forming a edge.

The swaying of the cold turquoise sea waves made Fang Guangchen feel comfortable. Looking up at the far-reaching blue sky, the swiftlets or seagulls that passed by were free, just like his state of mind.

Traveling all the way, until boarding the ship on the beach, Fang Guangchen did not expect that the Ming Tong District would be so stable and prosperous under the governance of the government headed by the Min Domain. This was true the farther south he went, even in the place of Annam, which he had in mind that the Ming army had forcibly occupied. On the streets, people are bustling; The market is concentrated, and the goods are diverse; In the small village's school, there is also the sound of books.

This is a scene that can only be seen in peaceful and prosperous times. At first, Fang Guangchen couldn't believe his eyes. After several days of continuous observation, he was sure that what he was seeing was not an illusion. Everything in front of me is true, but a lot of things have changed. The farther south you go, the fewer soldiers you see, almost all of them are garrisons wearing different uniforms to maintain law and order. Most of the grass people in the market have a stable and easy-going smile on their faces, which is in stark contrast to the cowering, evasion, and panic in the Qing area.

Of course, Fang Guangchen also saw the angry appearance of the people. In Kunming, he happened to see some officials who "collaborated with the enemy and betrayed the country" being escorted on the street. At that time, the grass people of the market abandoned peace, shook off their cowardice, scolded incessantly, and threw their fists, and if it were not for the garrison's efforts to maintain order, these prisoners would have been torn to shreds on the spot.

One of the prisoners also wanted to pretend to be righteous and awe-inspiring, shouting, "Where are the monarchs and ministers, the chaotic ministers and thieves should be punished, and the Min clan is the same as Cao Reckless." But the crepe words of this article were covered by scolding and angry reprimands in a blink of an eye, stones, mud blocks, rotten vegetables, and garbage covered their heads, and when they committed the crime, they were covered with dirt and spittle and dirty phlegm. It can be described as Sven sweeping the floor, and the wolf bèi to the extreme.

What about rebellious ministers and thieves? A sneer appeared on Fang Guangchen's face. He can see clearly, the common people care about what orthodox descendants you are, what clans are far and near, who gives them stability, and who gives them favors. Whoever drives out the wicked who cruelly oppress them, and who can protect their present life, they will support him.

Fang Guangchen also knew that those criminals were not necessarily "collaborating with the enemy and betraying the country", but Zhu Yongxing had already created such a kind of thinking among the people, and to oppose his leadership was to hinder the great cause of resisting the Qing Dynasty, to help the Qing Dynasty and oppose the Ming Dynasty, and to make the people return to the dire straits. In the current state war, the expulsion of the Tartars and the protection of the fruits of victory have become the most important in people's hearts. Take this. It is not unwise that the Min clan can avoid loyalty and welcome, but link these with the most important things, so as to gain the support of the people.

A bunch of idiots. Fang Guangchen despised in his heart those criminal officials who wanted to use their arms as a car, they were all pedantic people who couldn't see the shape clearly, and they deserved to be pointed out by thousands of people and spurned by everyone.

"His Royal Highness Min has turned the tide and reversed the sky, with the help of the people's hearts and the hearts of the army. Who can compete with it? Fang Guangchen glanced at Zhang Weihan, who was approaching, and said with emotion: "The king of meritorious service." The conclusion is not grinding. The wise retreat and humility, and the foolish can be destroyed with a snap of their fingers, and conform to the will of the people, and the righteousness is clear. ”

"Mr. Fang can think like this, he is also wise and smart!" Zhang Weihan nodded with a smile and said, "His Royal Highness Min is a saint who descended from heaven. Recover China, sweep away the world, who else is it? ”

Fang Guangchen wanted to make fun of Zhang Weihan for a few words, but he hesitated, and only after a while did he ask suspiciously: "Is that the case?" Brother Zhang. You and I have been together for some time, so we can't be honest with each other about how we got the proverbs of that day. ”

Zhang Weihan smiled bitterly, and spread his hands to express helplessness, "I don't know what it is, I just said it according to His Royal Highness Min's original words." ”

Fang Guangchen sighed softly, turned his gaze to the vast sea, and said in a low voice: "I didn't believe in the art of asking the heavens, but the prophecies came true one by one, but people had to believe that His Highness Min had the help of ghosts and gods. Pingxi -- Well, General Wu also had a hard time resisting because of this, and repeatedly retreated. ”

"The King of Jin is famous, and he is also impressed by His Royal Highness." Zhang Weihan gave another example and said faintly: "Your Highness's thoughts are far-reaching and unfathomable; His Royal Highness's plan is haunted. is also benevolent, and is really a wise lord who has not been born for a hundred years. ”

"It is indeed very human to be able to govern the local area in a short period of time, arouse the people's hatred of the same enemy, and gather the strength of the generals of all departments." Fang Guangchen agreed, then smiled with relief, and said, "If things go well this time, I will also serve His Highness." Brother Zhang has been serving His Royal Highness for a long time, and I hope you can teach me not to make His Highness evil. ”

"Mr. Fang is polite." Zhang Weihan returned the salute with a smile and said: "I do have some experience in the next place, and I dare not admit it." ”

"Then thank you, Brother Zhang." Fang Guangchen stretched out his hand to invite him, and said with a smile: "I brought some West Lake Longjing below, and I just happened to have a detailed discussion with Brother Zhang." ”

"West Lake Longjing, good tea!" Zhang Weihan smiled heartily, "Tea tasting at sea, elegant things, elegant things!" ”

……………

Hunan is the middle road, Sichuan and Shaanxi are the west road, Zhejiang and Jiangxi are the east road, and the three roads are concurrent, sweeping the river.

The grand strategy formulated by Zhu Yongxing in consultation with the General Staff has taken shape, but it is not immutable, and it has to be adjusted according to the changes in the shape and the response of the Qing court.

Judging from the analysis of intelligence from all sides, Zhu Yongxing was full of confidence in the victory of the war. In the competition of comprehensive strength and the struggle for people's hearts, the Qing court has fallen behind, the soldiers are fighting fewer and fewer, and the confidence of officials is getting lower and lower.

First of all, the Qing court not only banned the sea, but also the mines, thus losing a huge source of wealth; The second is that the war has never stopped, and even if the Qing court wants to introduce a slightly more relaxed policy to buy people's hearts, it will be difficult to do so; The last point is the gap in weapons and equipment, as well as the concept of war, which may be more difficult to bridge.

After receiving the statement of Li Dingguo, the king of Jin, Zhu Yongxing quickly swept away the counterattack of a small number of "anti-* revolutionaries", and while consolidating his own position and influence, he could concentrate on the war. Moreover, after solving this small trouble, the army did not have to delay its action because of the change of generals, and all the arrangements were carried out smoothly.

As for the disposition of the prisoners, Zhu Yongxing only killed the three people led by him, and the others and their families were pardoned and exiled to Hexian. This is also a gesture, mainly to show Li Dingguo that he is not a person who kills indiscriminately, even if Li Dingguo kills all of them to set an example, Zhu Yongxing feels that these people are no longer a threat. There is no major problem in relaxing the treatment.

"If a woman is sufficient, the government should give it a reward, and the tax can be appropriately reduced." "An edict was issued prohibiting women from binding their feet. If there is a violation, well, it is the people's house and the tax is doubled; If it is an official, it will be deposed as a citizen. "Decree: From next year. The newly bred population is exempt from the Ding tax. "The Ministry of Finance has stepped up the establishment of customs in the three provinces of Fujian, Guangdong and Guangxi, and issued relevant laws and regulations to manage the incoming and outgoing merchant ships and be responsible for the collection of taxes." "We will try to set up industrial and commercial banks and agricultural banks, support the development of private handicraft industries with small low-interest loans, and encourage farmers to buy livestock and farm tools." ……

Zhu Yongxing made a series of oral statements in the confidential room, and Zha Rulong and others hurriedly recorded them. It will then be handed over to the ministries. Some of them can be promulgated and implemented immediately, while others have to draw up a charter and then deliberate repeatedly.

Now that war has turned into a contest of comprehensive national strength, internal affairs have become even more important. Women's foot release and foot binding are prohibited to solve the problem of labor shortage. If this were to be done, the number of people working in the fields would soon increase by half. The new breed of population and the exemption of the Ding tax are the abolition of the poll tax on a certain period of time.

Although the poll tax is efficient. But the most unfair. By high efficiency, we mean that a large amount of tax can be collected at a small tax cost. This is because any country with a good household registration makes the basis for calculating the poll tax simpler than any other tax. The cost of collecting taxes can be very low. The most unfair means that the richest and the poor, with little income, pay the same amount of taxes, which is regressive.

From the historical inevitability known to Zhu Yongxing, it is obvious that some policies have not been put in place in one step. This also takes into account the needs of the war, as well as the process of adaptation. Some of the policies were even implemented on a trial basis, because Zhu Yongxing had already realized that the experience of later generations could not be copied and applied. It is also necessary to take into account the characteristics of the times.

Be cautious militarily, but also be cautious in political affairs. When the war was approaching the decisive battle, Zhu Yongxing did not dare to be too radical, so that he caused chaos due to negligence.

After explaining everything, Zhu Yongxing sat behind the table again. Pick up the pen and write a letter. The first letter was addressed to Zong Shouyi, the governor of the Mekong River, warning him not to be confused by momentary gains and blindly expand the area under cultivation of cash crops. That is, the red line of the quantity of grain fields is stipulated, which cannot be touched. To increase the number of cash crops, only newly cultivated land can be used.

There are cases of famine caused by abandonment of grain because of greed for profit, and Zhu Yongxing is deeply vigilant against this. If you have money, you can buy food, which may make sense, but in the end, there are unexpected factors, and it is not as safe and reassuring as holding food in your own hands.

After writing the first letter, Zhu Yongxing moved his wrist and wrote a letter to Bai Wenxuan, the king of Zhao, ordering him to transfer 5,000 troops to Guangxi and return to the command of Ma Weixing, the prince of the Syrian State. According to the current situation, the possibility of Wu Sangui attacking Yunnan Province is very small, and it is obviously not efficient enough to still defend Yunnan Province with heavy troops.

The third letter was addressed to Ma Bao, the king of Wei, explaining in detail the reasons for the change in the direction of the main attack, and informing the position and action plan of the Ming army from all directions, asking them not to relax, and finally attacking Jiangsu and Zhejiang would still be based on the destruction of the Shuo army.

After writing the letter, Zhu Yongxing handed it over to the officials of the confidential office, and the work came to an end with the encryption that should be encrypted and the Mingfa that should be released.

"Your Highness, this is the book you wanted, and the governor sent someone to deliver it quickly." Zha Rulong pointed to the two large bookcases on the wall, with a respectful expression on his face.

Jiangnan is undecided, His Royal Highness Min is already planning the world, what vision and wisdom this is. Emperor Gao is wise and martial, Tianzong genius, expelled Hu Lu, restored China, His Royal Highness Min's current achievements have not reached this height, but given time, it is not difficult to surpass Emperor Gao. These books are all about Emperor Gao, Zhu Baba, and the Northern Expedition to destroy the Yuan. When I first saw the list of books listed by Zhu Yongxing, Zha Rulong had such thoughts.

Zhu Yongxing's eyes widened, and he almost said the words "so me", suppressed his surprise, he nodded again and again, and ordered someone to move the book to his lounge behind. After staying in the confidential room for a while, seeing that there was nothing to deal with, Zhu Yongxing got up and left.

There is a comfortable and spacious lounge at the back of the office, which is very common at the time, especially because of Zhu Yongxing's identity, what he does is already thrifty enough and hard enough in people's eyes.

Duan Wan'er was taking a few maids to put the books in the bookcase on the shelves, and when she saw Zhu Yongxing coming back, she was busy making tea and serving snacks. Then the good woman took a fan and gave Zhu Yongxing a fan to cool down.

"Your Highness has found so many books, is it because you want to study hard for the top prize?" Duan Wan'er gently blocked Zhu Yongxing's salty pig hand, and glanced at the maid. Laughed and teased.

"The title of the gold list, the flower candles in the cave room, the joy of life, and the loneliness also wants to taste the taste." Zhu Yongxing made a joke, waved his hand, and said, "Let them go down first." You take Emperor Bengao's Northern Expedition and read it to Lonely. ”

Duan Wan'er pursed the corners of her mouth slightly, her face flushed, she knew in her heart that reading was still reading, but without others, Zhu Yongxing could have other fun.

The subordinates avoided it, so Zhu Yongxing became presumptuous, sticking to the warm fragrance and warm jade, touching his slender waist and hips. Listening to the recitation, life is also happy.

In fact, Zhu Yongxing's behavior is frivolous, but he is not simply for fun, but he does have doubts that need to be answered from the book.

Zhu Yuanzhang was indeed a ruler who created many firsts in Chinese history. In addition to being one of the few emperors who won the world from peasant rebels, there is another point that is also commendable. That is, his distinctive and successful unified line.

Throughout the history of China's wars, those who were able to realize the dream of great reunification basically made their fortunes in the north. Then it was fought from the north to the south, and then unified to the south. And those who want to fight from the south to the north are also there. However, it is extremely rare to be able to truly succeed and eventually sit on the world.

Of course, none of these are the most important things for Zhu Yongxing. What has always puzzled him is that Zhu Baba started in the south and has always been fighting against the separatist forces in the south. How could the cavalry be able to confront the Mongol cavalry when it came to the Northern Expedition? It's as if his Iron Rider of a Hundred Battles fell from the sky!

You must know that the army is trained in actual combat, even if Zhu Baba can get enough horses (the south does not produce horses), then the tactical literacy of the cavalry cannot be trained in a day or two? There are also Xu Da and Chang Yuchun, who seem to have become cavalry generals all of a sudden. Proficient in cavalry tactics? It's really puzzling.

Although Zhu Yongxing was indeed determined to be the whole world and was full of confidence on the surface, he had long realized that the southern combat methods were not fully adapted to the north. The northern soil is flat, which is conducive to cavalry warfare, and the advantage of cavalry warfare lies not in frontal impact, but in mobile disturbance.

In a suitable area, the nomads had a proven way of fighting against the Han armies, which was to attack the supply lines from behind or from the flank, and to constantly harass the slow-moving infantry marching columns. If there is no elite cavalry counter, if you rely on infantry alone, you will not fight with you if you want to fight others, and you will not be able to catch up if you want to chase them; Every time a place is conquered, in order to guard against the enemy's cavalry interspersed and surrounding, it is necessary to leave troops to hold on to the base. In this way, the fewer soldiers are fought, and the longer the battle line, the greater the danger.

“…… Fang Jin's horses are few, all rely on the infantry army, and must always attach the city fortress, if there is an accident, you can hold on to it, waiting for reinforcements, this is also ......"

Zhu Yongxing subconsciously hummed, but he was a little unimpressed. Reinforcements, infantry reinforcements, aren't you afraid of people besieging the city and sending reinforcements, and the reinforcements will be trapped and eliminated in the wilderness?

“…… Riding is equally important, especially in the north......"

“…… The hanging division is deep, and it is under the fortified city, the food and salary are not continued, the reinforcements are four sets, there is no battle, there is no basis for retreat, and it is ......in danger."

“…… If you go in and out of the plug, you must not ride lightly unless you have one or two thousand horsemen......"

Picking and choosing, they all read that Zhu Baba built the capital of Beijing, and the first Northern Expedition took place, and Zhu Yongxing did not hear anything that was too beneficial to him. Zhu Baba's Northern Expedition to the Central Plains, first took Shandong, and removed its shield; Rotate Henan, break its wings; pull out the Tong Pass and guard it, according to its household threshold; Then march into the capital and conquer without a fight. It can be said that it is overwhelming, and there are few fierce battles with the Mongolian iron cavalry, or when the grain road is intercepted and the back road is disturbed.

"Where did all the Mongol cavalry go?" Even the decisive battle with the famous general Wang Baobao did not have a sense of earth-shattering, Zhu Yongxing felt that it was really inexplicable, "This writing is too rough, there is a problem, you have time to find a few more books that are written in detail and read them to Lone." ”

"Emperor Gao hangs the people for the crime, uses soldiers like gods, and Hu Lu either flees from the wind, or surrenders without a fight, what's the problem?" Duan Wan'er asked puzzled.

"This, Lone doesn't mean that there is a problem with victory, but that there is nothing Lone wants to know, that is, the cavalry comes and goes like the wind, how to control it? Also, where did Zhu Chongba get his war horse, and how did he train a strong cavalry? Zhu Yongxing smiled and patted Duan Wan'er's face lightly, and explained in detail, "Understand? ”

"Got it." Duan Wan'er suddenly realized, nodded again and again, and said, "Then the subordinates will go through the records and sort out all the relevant issues for His Highness's reference." ”

"Don't get tired." Zhu Yongxing hugged his delicate body and said with concern: "There are so many books, one person can't read them." Well, if you find some university scholars who are familiar with history, you may have the answer, and you don't have to bury your head in the stacks of books! ”

Duan Wan'er said softly: "My subordinates are willing to do things for His Highness, and they also like to read." ”

"I like to read, but I like to climb the peak and explore the secluded." Zhu Yongxing overwhelmed Duan Wan'er, began to attack the city on the angry carcass, and muttered in the ear of the Yiren: "Make a list of the books you like, and let the governor send someone to send them." Longchi Academy, Wanjuan Building, Jushu Building, Dingli Tiannan, what book is not? ”

Duan Wan'er's face was crimson, and she was panting, but she was used to it, and she just put the handkerchief on the side of her head to prepare for biting in her mouth.

Zhu Yongxing liked this beauty tactfully, but he couldn't bear the joy, hehe laughed evilly, his mouth and hands together, and he became more and more excited.

…………… (To be continued......)