The Ming court decisively sent troops to rescue the Tatar department, conquered the Naiban department and the surrounding tribes besieging the Tatar department, causing protests from some tribes in Beihu, and the court then announced that the head of the Tatar department, Shunyi King Zhao Min, was the concubine of the Ming Emperor, and immediately calmed down part of the discussion. Of course, the most important thing is the strong combat power of the imperial army, which makes the tribes of Beihu cold, and no one wants to be the first bird to attract the conquest of the imperial army.

Moreover, now the Han land is not Dahua, but the Ming Dynasty, which has not been established for a long time, and what kind of policy the Ming Dynasty will adopt towards Beihu, the tribes are also waiting and seeing. However, judging from the actions of the imperial court to rescue the Tatar Ministry, the Beihu policy of the Ming Dynasty is obviously different from that of the Dahua Dynasty.

Subsequently, the Daming Daily newspaper carried a commentary article by an authoritative figure in the imperial court, saying that all the departments of Beihu who submitted to the Ming court could enjoy the treatment of the Ming people and could be protected by the Ming Dynasty in critical times. Although this is not an official proclamation of the Ming court, the strong force displayed by the Ming army and the decisive rescue of the Tatar army seem to prove the authority of this view.

After the Ming army solved the crisis of the Tatar Department, it did not withdraw to the territory, but set up camp on the spot, making it clear that it would not leave. Subsequently, the Ming court mobilized more than 100,000 laborers to enter the desert to build city roads.

The Beihu tribe realized that the Ming Dynasty wanted to occupy the northern land permanently, especially the tribes near the Tatar department, and felt strong pressure, so they sent guerrilla cavalry to invade the Ming court's city construction, and after several devastating blows by the imperial army, it gradually stopped.

The Ming Dynasty had the artifact of cement, and the speed of building the city was amazing, and the success of the first Xiongcheng also indicated that the Ming Dynasty had successfully gained a foothold in the north, and then gradually expanded to the surrounding areas according to the predetermined plan. Of course, the process of expanding the territory of the Ming Dynasty in the north was inseparable from the bloody conquest of the Ming army.

At the same time, on the southeast coast, after the Ming Dynasty successfully recovered Liuqiu, it also adopted the strategy of building cities and immigrants to set up county governments to consolidate the rule of the Ming Dynasty in Liuqiu. Liuqiu's unique geographical location is the best transit point for maritime merchants, and it has developed rapidly under the stimulation of a series of preferential policies of the imperial court.

The Ming Navy was officially divided into four fleets, namely the East China Sea Fleet, the South China Sea Fleet, the Yellow Sea Fleet and the North Sea Fleet. In accordance with Han Fei's instructions, Admiral Du Liang personally supervised the navy's training of ocean-going combat capabilities, laying a solid foundation for the Ming Navy to further expand its maritime space.

After the end of the two wars between the north and the south, the Ming Dynasty entered a period of recuperation and construction, except for the sporadic conflicts between the northern and Beihu tribes, and the overall economy was vigorously developed. Especially for the newly incorporated areas in the north, the imperial court implemented a number of preferential policies to attract investment, expand commerce and trade, spare no effort to improve the living standards of herdsmen in the jurisdiction, and attract more tribes to submit to the imperial court.

Time flickered, and in the spring of the second year of the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the Empress Dowager Jia Muxue. Jia's mother was very partial to Han Fei when she was alive, and Han Fei also gave Jia's mother the highest standard funeral, and the whole city of the capital was mourned.

In the autumn of the fifth year of the founding of the Ming Dynasty, Du Yun, the first assistant of the cabinet, returned to his hometown, and the emperor Han Feien was named Du Yun's master. At the same time, Jiang Feng, the second assistant of the cabinet, was promoted to the first assistant of the cabinet, Gong Jing, the secretary of the ministry, entered the cabinet, and Yu Shiying, the governor of Lingnan Province, entered Beijing to take over the ministry.

In the seventh year of the founding of the Ming Dynasty, a revolutionary event occurred, the first real steam engine invented and built by the Ming Academy of Science was successfully commissioned. The emergence of the steam engine heralded the beginning of the industrial revolution in the Ming Dynasty. Emperor Han Fei personally rushed to the test site to watch the guidance and instructed to further expand the practical use of the steam engine. Subsequently, the construction of a small experimental power plant driven by a steam engine marked the official entry of the Ming Dynasty into the era of electric power use.

In the eighth year of the founding of the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Jia Zheng died. Although Han Fei does not have much family relationship with Jia Zheng, Jia Zheng is his father after all, and he also held a high-level funeral. Jia Zheng's death was a turning point for the Jia family, without his bond with the emperor, the Jia family, as a branch of the imperial family, would inevitably be marginalized. In particular, as many princes gradually grow up, the government and the opposition will inevitably only recognize the Han family as the real royal family.

In the tenth year, after ten years of recuperation, the economy was unprecedentedly prosperous, the national strength was greatly improved, the people lived and worked in peace and contentment, and the sense of belonging to the Ming Dynasty was high. There is an invincible fleet escort at sea, and the Daming maritime trade fleet reaches as far as Europe, Africa and the Americas, and establishes a naval ocean-going base in Australia.

The original form of power in Beihu fell apart in the soaring advance of the Ming court, most of them returned to the Ming court, and some tribes migrated to the more northern areas, and the original Beihu area was gradually controlled by the Ming court, and successively built cities and set up county governments. At this point, the hidden danger in the north has basically been lifted.

On this day, Han Fei stared at a huge map, was silent, and said after a while: "Admiral Du Liang of the Xuan Navy has come to see you!" ”

Du Liang has now returned to the capital and served in the Daming Combat Staff Department, and after receiving Han Fei's order, he hurriedly rushed to the imperial study.

When Han Fei saw Du Liang coming, he hurriedly said, "Du Aiqing, how is the North Sea Fleet doing now?" ”

Du Liang said: "Enlighten the Holy Lord, according to the will of the Holy Lord, Beihai has occupied Ezo Island last year, forming a coercive trend against the Japanese Kingdom, and now it has been strengthening its training, waiting for further instructions from the Holy Lord!" ”

"Hmm!" Han Fei summoned Du Liang to the vicinity of the map, pointed to a place, and said: "This place in the Wa Kingdom is called Iwami Country, and the silver ore is extremely rich, so I ordered the North Sea Fleet to coerce the Wa Kingdom and occupy this place in the name of Lend-Lease, and I will order the Ministry of Industry to send people over to explore and mine!" ”

"Your Majesty, it's no problem for the North Sea Fleet to occupy Iwami, but the Wa Kingdom is far away from the Ming Dynasty, and it is difficult to occupy it for a long time if it is difficult to transport it by sea and if the logistics supply cannot keep up!"

"This problem is about to be solved, the test of the steam engine developed by the Scientific Research Institute as the power of the ship has been successful, and I have sent an order to speed up the construction of the steam engine ship, with such a ship, it will be convenient to travel between the Ming Dynasty and the Japanese State!"

"Great, Wechen immediately ordered the North Sea Fleet to occupy Iwami Province!"

"The occupation of Iwami is only the first step, my long-term plan is to completely occupy the Wa Kingdom, this matter should not be rushed, it is necessary to gradually control it in the way of encroachment, and when necessary, transfer the Yellow Sea Fleet to cooperate with the North Sea Fleet!"

"Wechen obeys!"

After Du Liang left, Han Fei still looked at the map and pondered. At this time, the eunuch on duty came in with a stack of folds and said, "Your Majesty, the General Administration Department has sent a newly collected fold!" ”

(End of chapter)