Chapter 219: Yu Qian: I am the first person to save the country by profession.
I want money, and I want fart money.
Now you can spare me and ask me how much money I want, and I'll give it all.
Rosatoli now wants to die.
He didn't expect the Ming army to be so aggressive, he was just arrogant on his front foot, and the people on his back foot directly hit the door, and then stepped on his head and asked how much money to give.
He had a regret in his heart, if he knew that the Ming army was so ruthless, let alone just build a road, let him call his father.
But it's too late to say anything now.
He now wants to tell the general that he is willing to let the Ming build the road, hoping that the two countries will reconcile and return to the previous state.
But this luxury, he himself knows that it cannot be realized.
Think about it from another perspective, if you are in the position of Daming now, you will agree to have a ghost.
"This general, this general, I am willing to surrender, as long as you can spare my dog's life, I will give you whatever you want!"
"Huh!"
Jung Hyung sneered.
Holding the steel knife that was still bleeding along the blade, he patted Rosatoli on the head.
"Old boy, you haven't figured out the situation yet, I've taken down your palace, all of this already belongs to our Da Ming, you still want to exchange Da Ming's things for your life, are you stupid, or we Da Ming are stupid!"
"Hahaha..."
The surrounding soldiers laughed.
Raising his foot and kicking the old guy to the side, Zheng Heng took out a few bullets and loaded them into the revolver, and greeted the soldiers who were still watching the show around him.
"Okay brothers, the battle is not over yet, leave a few to watch this old thing, and the others will continue to chase and defeat the enemy with me!"
At the end of March of Yongle 15.
The capital of Burma, Mengbai, was attacked by Zheng Heng, Marquis of Wu'an, Ming Dynasty, and its king Rosatoli and members of his royal family were captured.
In this battle, the Ming army used a total of 80,000 troops, 130,000 mountain people, beheaded more than 30,000 Burmese troops, captured more than 40,000 enemy soldiers, killed more than 5,000 Ming troops, and nearly 7,000 mountain people were killed and wounded.
When the news reached Zhu Zhangui, he couldn't cry or laugh.
He asked the two to build a road, and the two of them destroyed a country along the way.
However, it is better to fight down, so as to save the conflict between the two countries due to road problems in the future.
After arranging for Zhang Feng to take over the Burmese region adjacent to Bangladesh, Zhu Zhangui went to Mengbai, the capital of Burma, under the escort of the guard battalion.
The Burmese state was defeated, allowing the Ming Dynasty to connect with the three kingdoms of Afghanistan by land, solving the problem that the Ming could only go to the three kingdoms by sea and land, and also increasing the control of the Ming over the three kingdoms of Afghanistan in the future.
To be honest, if it was just land and sea, Zhu Zhangui was really not sure that he would be able to control the Three Kingdoms.
The distance between the two parties is too far, and if there is a slight accident, it will take at least a few months for Daming's side to know, and when he reacts, half a year has passed.
Such a long time, plus the time of support, will take more than half a year.
When the Ming reinforcements rushed over, the daylilies were cold.
At the beginning of April, Zhu Zhangui came to Mengbai and was warmly welcomed by everyone.
Especially the Burmese monkeys on both sides of the road, when they greeted them, looking at Zhu Zhangui was as if they had seen relatives who had not seen each other for a long time, and the crying was heartbreaking, and many people were crying and sobbing with excitement.
If you don't cry, you can't do it.
The Ming army was watching from behind.
The expression of who dares to perform is not in place, and the whole family goes up the mountain to sing Liangliang together.
Watching such an exaggerated performance, Zhu Zhangui's embarrassing toes were pulled out of the 3 bedrooms and 1 living room.
I wanted to make such a scene when he greeted the old man in Shandong.
However, he is not as thick-skinned as the old man, so he can't stand this kind of exaggerated scene, and it is impossible for him to do the old man's performance to win the hearts of the people.
"You arranged it, good fellow, who did you learn it from!"
Waving at the welcoming crowd, Zhu Zhangui glared at Yu Qian.
Yu Qian smiled.
"Before I went to take office, I had a brief communication with Lu Shangshu, and he told me about it, I think it's good, and I'll take it out today!"
Zhu Zhangui gave him an angry look, this guy didn't learn the good, and the bad one was out.
After embarrassingly completing the welcoming ceremony, Zhu Zhangui entered the royal palace of Myanmar under the guidance of Guo Heng.
In the morning, Zhu Zhangui convened all the generals, and Zhu Zhangui held a simple meeting, encouraged everyone, and affirmed their merits and military exploits.
In the afternoon, he attended a celebration banquet and met with some meritorious soldiers.
It wasn't until it was dark that Zhu Zhangui was idle.
The moon hangs high, and the night insects cry.
In the back garden of the Burmese King's Palace, in a pavilion with a sea of flowers, Zhu Zhangui and Yu Qian sat opposite each other.
In the middle of the two, there was a plan, a few delicate side dishes were placed on it, and a stove beside the table was warming a pot of fine wine, and as the water on the stove slowly rose, a rich aroma of wine wafted out.
"How have you felt in the past year, have you gained anything?"
Taking out the wine that had been warmed, Zhu Zhangui filled Yu Qian's wine glass and asked if he had any thoughts on what he had gained after being a governor for more than a year.
Yu Qian is a free and easy person, plus he and Zhu Zhangui are friends of life and death, if Zhu Zhangui pours wine for others, others will definitely be flattered and sincerely grateful.
But Yu Qian picked up the wine with a big grin, put it on the tip of his nose and sniffed it gently, and took a sip of enjoyment, without getting up to thank him at all.
"It's okay, just like that, after more than a year of experience, I feel that I was too naΓ―ve to think before, there are many things that are completely different from what I thought, although there are some twists and turns, but fortunately, it is almost all dealt with, and I will finish it at the end of this year, and I can give it to Your Majesty and you."
Yu Qian shrugged his shoulders and replied very easily.
Zhu Zhangui shook his head amusedly.
Don't look at Yu Qian's answer very easily, but according to his understanding, the other party has suffered a lot and encountered a lot of walls since he has been the governor of Yungui for more than a year, and has even been assassinated more than once.
Those toast leaders are not easy to mess with, knowing that the imperial court governor is uneasy and kind, how can they honestly tie their hands and arrest them.
The most dangerous time, when Yu Qian was inspecting a place, he was attacked by thousands of people, if it wasn't for Yu Qian's guards, desperately escorting him out, I'm afraid Yu Qian would be cool at that time.
"Okay, I'm waiting for your good news, when Yungui is done here, I may have to transfer you to the military department when I go back, you have to be mentally prepared, you also have to understand this aspect in advance!"
Yu Qian nodded and didn't say much.
From the moment he followed Zhu Zhangui to the Northern Expedition, he Yu Qian was labeled as a grandson, and with his cousin, he Yu Qian was sold to his grandson in his life.
In the future, if Zhu Zhangui loses power, he Yu Qian will be the first to deal with the first batch.
The two have such a relationship, I'm afraid that Zhu Zhangui has already arranged his future, and he doesn't bother to worry about that, so he can do whatever he wants.
Picking up the wine glass and touching one with Zhu Zhangui, Yu Qian drank the wine in one gulp, closed his eyes and savored it for a while, before slowly exhaling.
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Picking up the wine jug in the hot water and pouring it for the two, Yu Qian asked casually.
"Your Highness, have you ever received a letter from home after the Chinese New Year?"
"I received it, my father said that everything was fine at home, and Qingyao found out that she was pregnant not long after I left, and it is estimated that she will give birth in another month or two! You're going to be an uncle too! β
Yu Qian smiled when he heard this, picked up the wine he had just poured, and drank it in one gulp.
Wiping the wine stains from the corners of his mouth, Yu Qian retracted a smile on his face.
"It seems that the crown prince is reporting good news and not bad news, I'm afraid there are some things Your Highness doesn't know yet!"
Zhu Zhangui, who was tasting the side dishes, stopped with his hand and looked at Yu Qian.
What has happened to the imperial court recently, Zhu Zhangui really doesn't know.
During this time, he has been busy with Bangladesh, Burma and road construction, and his father has a letter, just telling him that everything is fine at home, so that he doesn't have to worry about it, and he has expanded his territory well, and he didn't mention anything else.
In his memory, there didn't seem to be any major events in the fifteenth year of Yongle, that is, a vassal king was demoted to a concubine, and something happened to Jiaozhi, and the rest seemed to be fine.
Looking at Zhu Zhangui's expression, it seemed that it was really unclear, Yu Qian took out a simple map of the Ming Dynasty from his arms, and pointed to the location of the northern grassland.
"In October last year, the Arutai Department completely subdued the remnants of Warat, and Duoyan Sanwei was also subjugated by it, and now the entire northern grassland is all headed by Arutai!"
Nodded again, (now Turpan Xinjiang region) Yu Qian said with a serious expression: "These guys in the west don't know what Arutai gave them, and the two sides have a faint tendency to unite!" β
Then he moved his hand down and nodded at Wu Si Zangdusi, "These guys on the plateau are not honest, those living Buddha Tusi are also planning something, they have been in frequent contact recently, and there is a faint tendency to develop eastward!" β
Listening to Yu Qian's introduction, Zhu Zhangui's expression became colder and colder when he looked at the map.
These guys saw that the Ming army was out and wanted to take advantage of the fire to rob it.
After introducing the situation in the west, Yu Qian pointed to Nu'er Gandusi and looked at Zhu Zhangui helplessly.
"This may be the fault of Your Highness, Nurgan Dusi these orphans, I don't know where I found out, the imperial court killed a large number of people who were lying outside, and also arrested Emperor Jianwen and imprisoned them!"
"Now there is a faint sense of chaos, and there have been several clashes with the soldiers guarding them, resulting in several bloody deaths!"
Putting away the map in his hand, Yu Qian looked at Zhu Zhangui with a solemn expression, and was silent.
"In addition to these big problems, there are also Jiaozhi in our east, as well as Fujian, Shandong, and Zhejiang, and the three regions of Fujian, Shandong, and Zhejiang, which just rose up last year!"
"Wolver!"
Zhu Zhangui looked up at Yu Qian, with a hint of doubt in his expression.
There are people he arranged on the island country, and the Japanese along the coast have also been cleaned up by him, and the local smuggling maritime merchant families have also been cleaned up by him, and the rest have all joined the Sun and Moon Chamber of Commerce, where did the Japanese invaders come from?
Yu Qian shook his head.
"How does this minister know that these things that the minister told you were all seen by the minister in the official newspaper, and some of them were written to by some of the minister's friends to tell the minister."
"What the real specific situation is, I'm afraid only the crown prince and the elders in the court know."
"However, the minister estimates that the situation should not be much better, and may even be worse than what the minister said."
Zhu Zhangui's brows furrowed tightly.
He has been caring about overseas affairs in the past few years, and in his memory, Daming was also very peaceful during this time in history.
In addition, there is a father watching, so I pay less attention to the affairs of the court.
During this time, because he was too busy and far away from the old man, even if the old man received a report from the imperial court, Zhu Zhangui didn't know about it.
Now after Yu Qian said this, Zhu Zhangui found out that Daming is now facing enemies on all sides.
"Your Highness, listen to the advice of the minister, let's stop the overseas battle, if we continue to fight like this, not only will we not be able to take it outside, but we will not be able to hold it at home."
"Although our Ming Dynasty is strong, after years of war, the people are already exhausted. If it weren't for the fact that you have been transfusing blood to the imperial court for the past few years, the household department would have collapsed long ago. β
"Although we can get a lot of benefits overseas, we also need to pay for management, plus three or four hundred thousand troops are overseas, and the court has to pay for food and drink every day."
"Counting your Sunset Chamber of Commerce's shareholding plan, the overall income overseas, our imperial court can be regarded as a small profit at most!"
"It's just a small profit, and I don't care about the safety of my hometown. Your Highness, if you say something disrespectful, you can't figure out which side is important. β
"No matter how much the land outside will bring to our Daming in the future, but for us now, it is still based on paying."
"If we are in a safe position, it is okay to do this, but now Daming is not safe."
poured a glass of wine for the silent Zhu Zhangui, and Yu Qian bitterly said the words that he had been pressing in his heart for a long time.
Zhu Zhangui's overseas war plan, although the territory of the Ming Dynasty has expanded and the country has become richer, it is also consuming the experience of the Ming Dynasty.
If it is a period when the country is rich and the people are strong, this consumption will still be bearable.
But at this time, the Ming Dynasty had just gone through the rebellion at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, Lao Zhu's more than a dozen northern expeditions, the old man's martyrdom, and several battles of the southern expedition and the northern expedition, and the Ming Dynasty had really reached the limit.
This limit is not the limit of financial resources and food goods, but the limit of spirit and talent.
Zhu Zhangui's overseas plan can indeed make Daming rich quickly.
The army of the Ming Dynasty also has the ability and strength to win battles of conquest.
However, in the later period, managing and protecting the colony required a lot of manpower, material resources and troops, and with the current state of the Ming Dynasty, to be honest, it was really a bit unbearable.
If it weren't for the Burmese invasion in order to open the road from the Three Kingdoms to Daming, Yu Qian would definitely oppose the war plan.
Now Da Ming has eaten enough, and if he continues to eat, I am afraid that he will be strutted to death.
After listening to Yu Qian's story, Zhu Zhangui was silent for a long time, looked at Yu Qian and asked.
"Your idea is to withdraw your troops and give up these occupied lands!"
Yu Qian was so frightened that he hurriedly waved his hand.
"The minister doesn't have this idea, the minister means to keep the current state and stop expanding externally."
"After more than ten years of digesting these lands, let the people of our Ming Dynasty also cultivate, and then start the battle of conquest, and my Ming will be invincible."
"But at this time, Da Ming really can't eat, and if he eats it again, he will be strung to death."
"What's more important is that in the north, west and other places, we found that our Ming troops were overseas, and the country was already a little empty, so we began to move."
"If there is really any accident, at that time, you and Your Majesty will not only not gain a reputation for opening up the territory and expanding the territory, but will be blamed and scolded by countless people because of the loss of the territory!"
Yu Qian got up and bowed to Zhu Zhangui and fell to the ground.
"Your Highness, pioneer first and guard the house, the home is gone, what is the use of the territory laid down, no matter how big the territory is."
"As long as we settle everything in the house and kill the wolves on all sides, we can fight as much as you want!"
Yu Qian's words kept Zhu Zhangui awake all night, and he was always thinking about whether to continue to expand, or stabilize the current territory first, and return to China to clean up the vicious dogs around him.
To be honest, if you want to temporarily stop expanding now, Zhu Zhangui is really a little unwilling.
Now that the surrounding neighbors are in chaos, it's a good time to go around and conquer.
But what Yu Qian said is right, Da Ming has reached the limit at present.
In Daming's current state, if you take too big a step, it is easy to pull on that, and if you don't pay attention to it, you will turn over.
Once Da Ming lay down, the vicious dogs around him would not hesitate to pounce and bite, and those conquered colonies would also be in turmoil.
Once the Ming Dynasty is unable to control these colonies in the future, the territories that he has taken now will soon be lost.
Thinking about the fate of the empire on which the sun never sets, Zhu Zhangui looked at the red sun slowly rising outside the window, and couldn't help but smile bitterly and shook his head.
"I've always wanted to do more while the old man is still alive. But he ignored the current Ming Dynasty and couldn't eat such a large territory. β
"I can't control a northern grassland, and I still want to control countless territories beyond the sea."
"It seems that not only the old man and others were blinded by victory and interests, but even I sank into it, almost dragging Daming into the abyss ahead of time."
"Yu Qian, you are worthy of being the savior who brought 200 years of national fortune to Daming, your words woke me up and brought a thousand years of national fortune to Daming, and my old Zhu family owes you again!"
ps:Something urgent today.,The update is a little late.,I'll see if the next chapter can be written before 12 o'clock.,I'm very sorry guys.γ
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