Emperor Kangxi also ascended the throne as a young man, and after he ascended the throne, he was most worried about three major events: river affairs, Cao Yun, and the three feudatories, and then the book was hung on the palace pillar. Because the Yellow River frequently burst its embankment in the early years of Kangxi, so that the grain transportation in the south of the Yangtze River to the north is facing a threat, and the Ming and Qing dynasties are all set to be Beijing.

For Zhu Houzhao, there is also a tightening spell on his head. The Qing court solved the border troubles, but the border troubles of the Ming Dynasty were very serious.

In contrast, he faced little mortal threat at home, and even if there was a peasant rebellion, the grass and his ilk were not a problem. Some other vassal kings rebelled, and it was like child's play.

The only thing is the Tatars, they are not five or eight years, but twice in three years, either in the northwest or in Xuanfu, constantly entering the customs and plundering, and from now until the Jiajing period, it is actually a more and more serious trend.

In addition, according to historical development, in a few decades, the southeast will be serious again.

At that time, the north and the south will be sandwiched, and the state affairs will be even more difficult.

So in any case, there must be improvement in the north, and bad things cannot come together.

"Yang Yiqing has a note, and I have been carrying it in my arms for many days." When Zhu Houzhao went to the military aircraft today, he had some things to say to his own people.

"The imperial court has to list the future plans, and the elders, scholars, and scholars of various ministries have listed many very important government affairs, but I think that the most important thing for the imperial court at the moment is Tatar, that is, the border troubles. If this problem is not solved, the Ming Dynasty will not be safe."

Security can't be solved, what development are you talking about?

Wang Wei, Han Wen, Wang Chang, and Yang Tinghe watched Yang Yiqing's recitals in order, and then they all exclaimed a little, "Repeat?"

Not bad, reset.

The Hetao Plain has now been a Tatar herdsman,

Economically, there are millions of acres of fertile land, from the perspective of modern climatology, this piece is located in the middle temperate zone, there are Yinshan Mountains in the north to block the cold wave, the terrain is dominated by the Great Plains, and there are the Yellow River, Wuding River and other large rivers, and the water system is also very rich. This thing is a large natural granary for agricultural civilization.

During the Qin and Han dynasties, there was development here, and in the Sui and Tang dynasties, it was known as "Saibei Jiangnan". It is also rich in mineral resources such as salt, iron and copper. During the Han and Tang dynasties, salt was produced in the Hetao area.

Because this place is very rich, so in the Han and Tang dynasties, the Chinese nation built this place into a natural barracks when it was strong, anyway, there is grain, salt mines, and horses here.

Occupying here, the northern nomads had to retreat to the north of the Yinshan Mountains, and for the Central Plains Dynasty, after accumulating strength, they could expand their territory to the north, and at the same time, they could control the Hexi Corridor to the west and open up the Western Regions.

But once they lose here, the nomads can cross the Yinshan Mountains and push forward for hundreds of miles at once, they have food and drink, and they can directly threaten the Guanzhong region to the south, and cross Yinchuan to the west, Wuwei, Zhangye, Jiuquan, the Hexi corridor is also not safe, and the Central Plains and the Western Regions are in danger of being cut off.

During the reign of Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty, the Xiongnu launched a surprise attack through the Hetao area, and the soldiers once arrived near Ganquan Palace. ….

In short, whoever occupies this natural barracks can make a surprise attack.

In the Ming Dynasty, there is no need to say much about Hongwu and Yongle, and after the change of the orthodox civil fort, the Ming Dynasty lost the Hetao area for the first time.

His son, after the Chenghua Emperor ascended the throne, changed the military passivity to the initiative at the border pass, to talk about his exploits, the Chenghua Liting Court is actually ranked last, and his most dazzling achievement is the miraculous recovery of the Hetao area.

At that time, there were also civilian officials who felt that it was thankless to send out a large army, and in case of another change of civil fort, it was over, but Emperor Chenghua's temperament was a bit like Yongle, and he didn't care whether you were scolded by civil officials or not, until later the Ming army raided the Red Salt Pond area, the Tatars' old nest in the Hetao, and the Tatars had security anxiety and withdrew from the Hetao.

The one who led the Ming army to a great victory was Wang Yue.

This battle brought about 20 years of stability in the Hetao, and it was not until the eighth year of Hongzhi that the Tatars began to enter the Hetao area again. At this time, the emperor was already captured by civil officials, that kind of'

The argument of dispatching a large army and expending national strength has prevailed again.

Although Hongji also had the intention of sending troops a few times, his temperament was soft, and he didn't dare to do it because there were many people who opposed it.

Of course, in the imperial court, there have always been ministers who insist that the imperial court should be restored, because the value of the Hetao area is easy to see, including the later abandonment of the Hetao area during the Jiajing period, and there are also ministers who want to change this trend.

Yang Yiqing belongs to this category of officials.

But the repetition is not just talking, the Tatars are cavalry, if you want to defeat them, the Ming must also have cavalry, otherwise, even if you fight down, people come to harass you every day, and there is no point in you not being able to hold it.

It's a big deal.

Wang Wei, Han Wen and the other four were silent after reading it, not because they didn't support it, but because they knew that the stakes were very high, and they had to reply cautiously.

How did Zhu Houzhao not know?

"If it can be successfully restored, the imperial court can divide this place into a military area, and the imperial court will implement the military cantonment, so that there is a foundation for food and military reorganization, and horses can be raised, which will further reduce the pressure on the people and herdsmen in Hebei. The state affairs are difficult, and this is the first button to be solved. For the Tatars, they lost the loop and had no choice but to move north beyond the Yin Mountains."

Then the living environment will be even worse, during this period of the Ming Dynasty, the winter is colder than the year, and it goes north...... Don't freeze them to death.

Wang Wei had a calm face, "If you want to achieve the rematch, the imperial court will have to send a larger army than this time, and 20,000 cavalry may not be enough."

And also think about what to do in case of failure.

The little belongings that I couldn't save were put in, and I really wanted to cry without tears.

Han Wen said: "Your Majesty's intention is not to complete this goal this year or next year, it always has to be done step by step, and it will take three or five years to complete it.

On the other hand, Yang Tinghe pointed out the crux of the problem, "If you want to repeat the set, for the imperial court, it is not a shortage of troops, even if it is a recruitment, the imperial court also has silver to raise soldiers and horses, the key is to have a general who can lead the army!"

Zhu Houzhao's eyes lit up, although Yang Tinghe was the youngest, but he later worked as the first assistant, and the three older people had never done it, so it was still different. ….

"The commander of the army is the most critical, and the secondary key is money." The emperor spoke at this time, "So Zhejiang and Shaofu are also very important."

The four of them immediately understood when they heard it.

"I see, in this way, Your Majesty has actually started planning when he was the crown prince!"

Thinking of the emperor's age, the four of them were shocked in their hearts,

"Vigorously rectify the horse administration, but also to have cavalry." Yang Tinghe didn't know what to say.

Now the court and the central government say that the emperor is a genius, but many people can't see what the emperor has done, they only know that he is scheming and has strange plans, and sometimes he himself thinks that the emperor is a little smarter and a little bit of a city.

Only when you are in contact with this moment can you know what it means to be a person who does not seek eternity, and it is not enough to seek a moment; Those who do not seek the overall situation are not enough to seek a domain!

"It's a pity that after so many years of hard work, there are only 20,000 cavalry." Zhu Houzhao was also a little helpless about this, "I have to pinch my heart, grit my teeth and let them out, I can't really wait until the battle to resume the battle before letting them go to the battlefield."

No matter how precious the army is, it can't be done without experiencing the test of actual war, so there is no way to lose it, so I feel distressed.

"The matter of Zhejiang, with Your Majesty's sage, must have been planned?" Han Wen cares about money, although generals are also very important, but if you want to succeed in the set, you can't do it without the support of millions of taels of silver.

At this time, Zhu Houzhao will no longer play mystery with them, "There is a certain amount of money in the Ming Dynasty, the more the court obtains, there will always be fewer places in the world, and the country is rich and the people are poor, which has been the case since ancient times." Therefore, we must look beyond the Ming Dynasty, otherwise when I become the crown prince, how can I afford to save those millions of taels of silver?"

Wang Chang was a little puzzled, "Your Majesty, since the re-establishment requires a large amount of silver taels, why did the imperial court send troops this time, this silver could have been saved."

After all, military training, only

It's a trivial reason.

The emperor didn't hide it from him, "The court has no generals and handsome talents, and I don't worry about soldiers and horses entering the trap in a big way."

Many names are written in the book or they are powerful, and you have to try it first if you are great or not. After all, employing people is one of his most important jobs. If it's not right, what about an army of 500,000? The civil fort is not completely destroyed.

Of course, there is also a reason, that reform is difficult, and a military victory is needed to increase the authority of the new emperor.

「…… But where are you going to find the general?"

Zhu Houzhao replied: "Go to the battlefield to find it, the times make heroes."

In fact, he wanted to say in his heart that there was already a general waiting in Guizhou in the imperial court.

Yang Tinghe read Yang Yiqing's note again, and arched his hand: "Your Majesty's meaning today is to ask the ministers and others to list the proposal for repetition in the three-year plan, and then make it the top priority of the imperial court."

Zhu Houzhao gave him an approving look, "Not bad. I can say that there is no duplicate three-year plan, and there is no need to draft it."

"Then dare to ask Your Majesty, how far will you go in three years?"

"It is said that it is written into the three-year plan, but in fact, it will be four years even if this year is counted. In four years, the Ming Dynasty wanted to reoccupy the Hetao Plain, which was a national policy. If this is done, I will discuss with you how to exercise military control over the area. If it can't be done, it's useless to plan ahead."

Wang Wei clenched his fists with light in his eyes, and the picture of the emperor swearing with him came to his mind, and the Ming Dynasty must restore its past glory and recreate the prosperity of the Han and Tang dynasties.

The emperor said so and did so.

The old man first expressed his support, "The Hetao must be attributed to the Ming Dynasty, and the grazing land of the ancestors must not be lost!"

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