Zhu Jianji also had a headache.

The main reason is that the Ming Dynasty did not popularize firearms in the whole army, and if the northern border army also popularized firearms, there would be no such problems.

But Zhu Jianji did not dare to let the whole army of the Ming Dynasty popularize firearms for the time being.

The stability of imperial power must be ensured.

That is to say, at least wait for the firearms of the Jinge Army to lead the times, for example, when equipped with tanks, they can be operated.

The tank should not be long away.

The last time the steam engine was tested, because of the hurry, many aspects were not properly prepared and hurriedly launched the test project, but the result failed, and Zhu Jianji brought a large number of civil and military officials to the scene to observe.

To have egg on your face.

Now that the steam engine is being rebuilt, it will probably take a few days before it will be tested again, and if this time the test is successful, the tank project can be officially promoted.

The tank has been approved by the State Military Research Institute and the Donggong Military Research Institute.

The division of labor of various equipment is carried out.

But in the end, it comes down to the powertrain.

So the steam engine is a top priority.

But no matter how fast the tank is, it will take a year or two to be installed in the Jinge Group Army, so there is still a year or two before the whole army firearms, how to ensure the external advantage of the Ming Dynasty during this time?

Fighting alone, Daming does not intimidate anyone.

But now that the two fronts are fighting, the Jinge Group Army is lacking in skills.

Zhu Jianji looked at Yu Qian, "Yu Shaobao, what do you think of the current situation?" ”

Ginger is still old and spicy.

Yu Qian is more than seventy years old, but over the years, Zhu Jianji and his father have rewarded the Great Wall of the Ming Dynasty with some money, and with money to ensure nutrition, Zhu Jianji and Zhu Qiyu also deliberately let the squire of the military department share the affairs, so Yu Qian is only responsible for major rulings, so Yu Qian's spirit is very good now, even more vigorous than the Empress Dowager Wu.

Hearing this, he thought for a little and asked, "Your Majesty, the Hubu Treasury may support the grain and grass logistics support of the Ming Dynasty on two fronts for two years?" ”

Zhu Jianji looked at Chen Xun.

This has to ask the God of Wealth of the Ming Dynasty.

Chen Xun has been worrying about this matter for a long time, and after hearing the words, he thought for a long time before he said slowly: "The 300,000 army in Yunnan, Mu Cong, the Duke of Qianguo, is loyal, and he has already played the game, and the grain and grass of the 300,000 army under his command are only half of the grain and grass under his command, and the rest is generally solved by the Yunnan region itself, and the Guangxi Dusi and Jiaozhi side, because there are more local transfers from Jiaozhi, the expenses of the imperial court are actually not large, and the border troops in Guancheng along the Great Wall are the same whether they fight or not, and the expenses of the imperial court have always been there, so Yu Shaobao said that for two years, The household department can support it, and the pressure is not great, and there is even spare strength to support Mu Cong, Guangxi Dusi and Jiaozhi Dusi. ”

Rich is good!

Yu Qian smiled.

He also didn't expect that in the early years, Taizong hit Mobei, and he could force Xia Yuanji, the head of the household, to sleep all night, which shows how poor the Ming Dynasty was at that time, and now how many years have passed, and it is interspersed with a civil fort to make the Ming Dynasty hurt his muscles and bones, and as a result, Emperor Jingtai and Emperor Guang'an have been rich for more than 20 years, and the degree of wealth of the Ming Dynasty has not lost the two Song Dynasty.

A rich Ming ...... It's terrifying!

Yu Qian said slowly: "The current situation should still seek stability, on the Indochina Peninsula, let Mu Cong focus on stability, there is no absolutely suitable fighter, and it is not appropriate to rush in." ”

Do not seek merit, but seek no fault.

After all, the alliance of several countries on the Indochina Peninsula, sitting on the advantages of the right time, place and people, there are still five or six hundred thousand elites, which should not be underestimated.

This year, I don't have the luxury of laying down the Indochina Peninsula.

Moreover, the middle-aged peninsula is not small, and there are several countries, so it is not very realistic to fight it in a year.

Therefore, the Indochina Peninsula must be stabilized.

The reason is simple, Indochina is the way forward for the Ming Dynasty.

And Mobei ......

It is the safety of Daming itself.

So Yu Qian continued: "The Mongolian tribes in Mobei will first exchange markets, if the Mongolian tribes show signs of shamelessness at that time, then please ask Your Majesty to mobilize the Jinge Group Army to come and make a long drive straight in, and the border army will be responsible for the guarantee of the grain and grass supply line, and the Jinge Group Army will be used as a spear to completely pierce the grassland!" ”

After experiencing these things, Yu Qian understands.

If you don't defeat and collapse the Mongolian tribes, it will never be obedient, so the Ming will never back down, and if the Mongolian tribes want to fight, then continue to fight!

Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, there has been no such word in the dictionary!

Zhu Jianji was a little hesitant.

This is not what he originally intended.

Zhu Jianji's original intention was to form a strategic encirclement of the Mongolian tribes, and then use the Jinge Group Army to teach them a lesson, so that the nomads could change from being able to fight to being good at singing and dancing.

The strategy proposed by Yu Qian now is actually the strategy of Taizu back then.

It's just a matter of crushing the Mongol tribes!

However, after the collapse of the Mongolian tribes, it is now the period of the Xiaoice River, and the nomads are at home all over the world, and they see that there is no future and future left in the steppe, and it is very likely that the tribe will move west.

"Isn't there any other strategy?" he asked. ”

Until the end, Zhu Jianji was still unwilling to give up his strategy of encirclement.

Yu Qian shook his head, "Unless the border army, the Northeast Metropolitan Division, the Liaodong Imperial Division, and even the Wuer army in Hami, and the Turgot army in the Hetao region are also equipped with Dongfeng firearms, then we can implement Your Majesty's great encirclement strategy with the current strength in the north." ”

But His Majesty did not agree to this plan.

Yu Qian understands.

After all, as the Son of Heaven, he still has to consider the future of imperial power, and once the combat power of the border army and the Liaodong and Northeast Dusi reaches the level of the Jinge Group Army, His Majesty will be unable to sleep all night.

It's very simple.

Now the Jinge Group Army has the world's No. 1 combat power, and the predecessor of the Jinge Group Army is the Prince Young Army, and there is no need to say much about the loyalty to Your Majesty, no matter who challenges the imperial power in the Ming Dynasty, Your Majesty has no pressure.

Directly crushed by the Jinge Army!

But if the border army also has the corresponding combat power, then there are variables.

Not to mention......

The Ming would never have been able to equip the guards of the Hami Vultures and the Turghut of the Hetao with Dongfeng firearms—not conducive to the Ming Dynasty's dominance over them.

Zhu Jianji touched the tip of his nose in embarrassment.

That's still it.

It's not that he is stingy, in fact, the current situation can completely equip the border army and the local guard with Dongfeng firearms, but there is a problem, at the moment, a large amount of steel is needed to build the Heiguang Road, and at the same time, the Dengzhou shipyard also needs a large amount of steel, and the steam engine and tank projects of the Donggong Military Research Institute and the National Military Research Institute also need steel.

And the amount of steel needed to equip the border army and local guards with Dongfeng firearms is also an astronomical amount.

Daming's current productivity cannot be fully satisfied!

With its full-fledged firearms.

It is better to make every effort to build a heavy weapon for going abroad first.

With the new warships of the Navy, with the Dongfeng tank, all problems can be solved.

Said: "The south can let the Duke of Qianguo win steadily, not seeking merit but seeking no fault, but on the northern side, does it need to oppress all the Jin Ge group army, lest the Mongolian tribes think too much?" ”

Yu Qian smiled and shook his head, "The Jinge Group Army is still stationed on the outskirts of Gyeonggi, so that it can support the south or the north at any time, Your Majesty, as long as the Duke of Qianguo is undefeated in the south, the Mongolian tribes will not dare to break the jar!" ”

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As long as the south is undefeated, the Ming Dynasty has the ability to fight on two fronts.

Do the Mongol tribes dare to gamble?

Once they lose a bet, they can't afford the consequences.

So the key now lies in the south, if the south loses, the Ming must give up the expansion strategy, take a defensive posture, if the south wins, the Ming can unscrupulously implement the strategy of encirclement of Mobei.

But the question is......

Without the Jingo Army as a sword to break the shield in the past, could the South win?