Chapter 514: There will be no war in the north again
The 35th Great Khan of Mongolia, the son of the Jin clan, Lin Dan Batur, was defeated and fled near the city of Guihua, and the mother and son of Su Tai and Ezhe surrendered with the jade seal of the country;
Later Jin Khan King Aixinjue Luo Clan Dolgon, defeated and fled to Heilongjiang, and surrendered to the Ming army under the persuasion of the Nala Zhongming faction.
Despite the ongoing catastrophe, society has stabilized. This was due to the continuous transport of grain from the south and overseas, and to the proficiency of the imperial court and local government in disaster relief work.
Therefore, the arrival of the two good news, from the capital to the locality, still caused jubilation and shock.
Whether it is Mongolia or Jianguo, they were the enemies of the Ming Empire for a long time.
But now, all of them have been defeated and surrendered, which means that the northern border troubles have been completely eliminated, and the peaceful and prosperous era of decades or even hundreds of years has arrived.
"Emperor Qin and Han Wu, Tang Sect and Song Ancestor, even Taizu, I'm afraid it can't compare to the thousands of years of achievements built by Long Live!"
"Compared with the Han Wu Tang Sect, only the Western Regions have not entered the territory. But Liaodong and Monan have all entered the Ming Dynasty, but they have far surpassed the two emperors! ”
The capital, at the foot of the Son of Heaven, is the most sensitive to political and military changes, and even ordinary people can discuss it in the teahouse restaurant.
The peaceful years can be counted since Pingliao. Since then, although the imperial court has continued to wage wars, it has taken the initiative, and the border towns have not been alerted for a long time.
But if it is said to be a peaceful and prosperous era, it is obviously too early to call it a great disaster. At least the emperor didn't care, or rather didn't want such a description.
Prosperity and decline, but the emperor's ambition is far from being realized. Peace is needed, prosperous times, but according to his standards, it will never be reached.
Ezhe and Dolgon are on their way to Beijing, and these two guys, no matter how virtuous or foolish, will not be released to their homeland. Giving an idle job has a great binding force on the Manchu and Mongolian tribes.
Fan Wencheng, Luo Xiujin and other traitors are also on the way to be escorted, and they will be cut with thousands of knives in the capital, thinking that they will be traitors.
Although he knows the hardships and hardships of the remnants of Jianyu, even if he doesn't beat them, he will soon become a wild man in the mountains and forests. But the final demise still made the emperor go to a haze in his heart.
"It's been advanced to Heilongjiang." The emperor looked at the big sand table, his eyes followed the flow of the river to the sea, and then to Kuba Island.
Northeast China has two outlets, the Tumen River and the Heilongjiang River, which are of vital importance for development and construction.
The Emperor's gaze shifted to the north, which was far from his goal, to turn these two rivers into inland rivers, but the northern border was endless.
The pace of expansion can be slowed down, at least in the Northeast, to stabilize the foundation, it will take several years of operation and governance.
The emperor knew very well in his heart that now he was only advancing to Heilongjiang, and the development and construction were far from being involved. Even Jilin Prefecture, which is about to be upgraded to a province, is not very developed.
Of course, this is compared with later generations, and the emperor cannot be too harsh.
After all, the number of people is there, not to mention one billion, that is, there are 400 million, with the current weapons and equipment, with the development and construction of manpower, the Ming Empire will also dominate the world.
And the surrender of the remnants of Jianyu can be regarded as adding ready-made manpower to the operation in the Heilongjiang area.
Some of them will be moved to Kuye Island, some will be resettled on the spot, cultivated and cultivated, and the other part will be relocated to Jilin Province.
In the past few years, the population of the remnants of the construction has not increased, but it has decreased by nearly 30%. I have to admit that without cold-resistant crops, the power of catastrophe is indeed difficult to resist.
The defeat of Hudun Rabbit and the cause of natural disasters should not be ignored. The climate is cold, the pastures move south, and the wind and snow are unpredictable, and for the nomads, they are far less resistant than the agrarians.
"The Emperor." After entering the palace, Wang Tiqian bowed and presented the latest document report.
As a palm seal eunuch, Wang Gonggong is the number one eunuch. However, now that he is old, he can't race with Tao Yan to report the good news to the emperor.
The emperor is no longer a young man, and his whole body is full of mature temperament, which is not shown in his appearance, nor in his beard.
Reaching out to take the document, the emperor opened it and read it briefly, then nodded with a smile and put the document on the table.
A soldier who surrenders without a fight is not properly described. Relying on an increasingly powerful army, the emperor did get the benefits from the negotiating table that should have been obtained by war.
The Portuguese finally bowed their heads and signed an alliance agreement with the imperial court to share the overseas bases of both sides.
The Ming Dynasty's Luzon, Pontianak, Temasek, and Salem, the Portuguese's Malacca, Ceylon, and India's east coast strongholds became bases for both sides.
For the Portuguese, in Asia, the Ming navy was already an irresistible military presence. The decline of their own power, as well as the strength of the Netherlands and Britain, made the Asian strongholds they occupied precarious.
In the Battle of the Three Islands, the Anglo-Dutch forces repelled the Portuguese, causing them to lose control of the Strait of Hormuz.
The Dutch and the Kingdom of Johor joined forces to attack Malacca, and although it failed, it marked the beginning of the alliance between the Dutch and the native powers of the South Seas. The Dutch's encroachment on the Portuguese colonial system in the Far East would intensify.
And the alliance with the Ming Kingdom can not only resist the encroachment of the Dutch and the British, but also snatch territory from them.
Moreover, it is a covenant of mutual benefit. Don't think that the Ming military is not enough to defeat the Portuguese, in Asia, the Ming army and navy are already a hegemonic existence.
Give you some face, salute first and then soldier. The Portuguese had seen the misery of the Spaniards in Luzon and had since been expelled from the Asian market.
So, the negotiations went quite smoothly. In the face of strength, the emperor also did not believe that the Portuguese would not give in.
If the negotiations break down, then fight! With the strength of the Portuguese in Asia, it is easier than beating the Spaniards.
It was precisely because Portugal had declined that the emperor chose to ally with it. It was both a window to Europe and a way to gain more overseas access through the Portuguese experience at sea.
For example, the control of the Strait of Hormuz, the emperor was not afraid to join forces with the Portuguese and then snatch it from the British and Dutch.
As for the Dutch, the emperor was in no hurry to go to war, and the area of Java was occupied by them first, and trade continued.
When England and the Netherlands fought and the Dutch were greatly damaged, it was time for the emperor to reap the benefits of the fishermen.
It is good to know the trend of history, and the emperor can use it to the fullest.
With the Portuguese stronghold on the east coast of India, the Ming navy entered the Indian Ocean, and the military operations of the Tusi coalition in the southwest could be launched.
The emperor suddenly snorted, and the feeling of boredom hit his heart again.
What rushed out of Asia to the world, what sun does not set, why can't you lift your spirits? It's far better to interact with concubines and play with children, so happy.
Old? I'm tired!
"Send it to the cabinet and they will draw up a plan and present it." The emperor pointed to the documents on the table with interest, and was not in the mood to look at them again.