Chapter 101 Yan Election Officer

However, there is another problem here, that is, how to talk to King Yan.

He Xi was absolutely unwilling to let King Yan get a piece of the pie from Gansu.

But the reality is that He Xi must respect King Yan. Respect the forces in the hands of King Yan. In the face of Timur's pressure, King Yan was still able to draw some troops and horses. The so-called lack of success is more than failure.

Now, even if Beijing takes the northwest, will it garrison a large number of soldiers and horses here?

No, it won't.

Beijing's most important rival is still Nanjing. A total of thirteen armies of the forbidden army, in addition, there are a large number of various types of weapons, but corresponding to Nanjing, it is still a little stretched.

When it comes to war, there are never too many troops.

As far as the overall strategy is concerned, it is impossible for Gansu to deploy heavy troops, and in the face of the military superiority of King Yan, there must be some compromises.

He Xi pondered for a moment and made conditions for King Yan.

First, increase the special funds for King Yan. He Xi can even issue Yanwang bonds for King Yan.

Second, give King Yan special personnel rights in Gansu. He Xi emulated the experience of later generations, and all the officials west of Lanzhou were converted to Yan election officials. That is, although they are Ming officials, they are appointed in the hands of King Yan, and even in the future, King Yan needs them, and these people can serve in Yan State.

This has two benefits for King Yan.

First, develop the Ming talent pool for Yanwang.

There is a great shortage of talent in the hands of King Yan. Especially civil servants. Even if the world fell apart, most of the civil officials did not think of going to the vassal state. In Beijing, although many universities have been established, there is still a surplus of talents in Beijing.

Most of the talents will find a place in the imperial court and the army.

There are a lot of people here who can fight in Yanwang, but there are very few people who can govern the place.

However, King Yan selected some talents from the Ming Dynasty and placed them in Gansu and other places, and the personnel power was in the hands of King Yan, and it was easy for King Yan to get support for what he did in Gansu. Secondly, in the future, these people will also be easily co-opted by King Yan. The reason is very simple, they are labeled as King Yan, and if they don't go to Yan Kingdom, it is easy to enter another book in Daming.

Second, it is also easy to take back this power.

It's just a matter of personnel rights. Although this personnel right is actually a tacit acquiescence to many of Yan State's privileges in Gansu. But these privileges are gray areas, and Daming has never recognized this and will take back this personnel right in the future. Canceled all of these things as well.

He Xi sent someone to tell King Yan about this. All he could do was wait for news.

Immediately, He Xi had an idea in his heart, that is, he was not going to the northwest.

The reason is also very simple.

There will be a big breakthrough in the northwest, and many things will be involved, if it is done. It can even make the northwest region leave only one Guanzhong for Nanjing. The soldiers crossed Longxi and touched Sichuan.

If you don't do it well. It's easy to become a one-pot raw rice.

This is not just a military issue, if it is only a military issue, He Xi will not think about it, because on military issues, it is easy for the generals on the front line to do a good job. But the rest of the questions are different.

It's not that the front-line generals can't do it well, they can do it well, and they can't let them do it. Qu Neng's power is too great.

Either send a minister to the northwest with full powers to dispose of it on behalf of the imperial court. Or go on a trip.

However, it depends on the situation of the center, and it is also related to Zhu Xiongying's thoughts.

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"Smack" Zhu Yunwen smashed the porcelain in his hand on the ground, and said to Ding Xian sharply: "I entrusted the affairs of the world to Mr., and this is how Mr. repaid me."

Ding Xian didn't say a word, knelt on the ground, and just kowtowed.

Zid spoke. said, "Your Majesty, the sin of the minister deserves death."

Originally, Zhu Yunwen summoned Ding Xian. But Ding Xian called Qi De over. Just because Ding Xian knew about the war in the northwest, Zhu Yunwen would definitely be furious.

The reason is simple.

The battle of Yulin was not a battle for both sides

Unexpected war. Beijing has been preparing for this big war for more than a year. And Nanjing was not.

A steady stream of supplies was transported to the Northwest from all sides.

Otherwise, more than 100,000 troops will be maintained in Yulin City, and even a large amount of food, gunpowder and other materials. How was it transported to the front.

The copper walls in Yulin City are not weaker than Jinan City. Even the city defense of Jinan City is just like this.

Therefore, the Battle of Yulin is likely to be a rehearsal for the future Battle of Jinan.

This is the reason why Zhu Yunwen is most angry.

In fact, Zhu Yunwen also knew that Ding Xian's responsibility for this matter was not great.

Although Ding Xian is the first assistant of the cabinet, Ding Xian is not involved in many military matters. The reason is very simple, Zhu Yunwen raised Ding Xian to solve the logistics problem, and he did not expect Ding Xian to do anything militarily.

Now Ding Xian is also doing very well.

It's not that Zhu Yunwen doesn't know that there is a problem with over-issuing currency, after all, the lessons of the treasure banknote are vivid.

It's just that he knows better what will happen to him if he can't win now.

As long as you can win, what if the value of the treasure money is depreciated? The world is in hand.

Moreover, Ding Xian also set up industries, and the taxation of Jiangning Industrial Zone also became an important income for the imperial court.

With money, all aspects of work were carried out, and the supply of front-line military supplies kept up. This is all due to Ding Xian.

The things on the front line don't have much to do with Ding Xian. But Zhu Yunwen couldn't help but be angry.

And Ding Xian also understood this, so he brought Zidra over. Ding Xian is responsible for the production of munitions, but the deployment of munitions for the front line, and even some troop dispatches are Qi De's business.

Zide is a person, he is not allowed to let others take the blame for himself. And Zide also felt that there was no big problem up and down this matter. It's purely a matter of strength.

This is also a point that Nanjing does not want to admit the most.

The war has been fought until now, and it is clear that they are orthodox. Beijing is just a corner of the world, but Beijing is pressing Nanjing to fight.

Zhu Yunwen sneered and said, "Is it enough for sin to deserve death?"

Zid said, "Of course not. It's not too late to make amends. Chancellor had an idea. Saving the situation in the northwest."

Zhu Yunwen restrained his temper and said, "Say."

"Build a railroad. Only the construction of railways can reduce the wear and tear on the front. Send more supplies to the front. Even if you don't use a train, you can use a horse-drawn cart, which can reduce a lot of losses."

Ding Xian listened to Qi De's words and hesitated a little in his heart. It's not that he hasn't thought about this thing, but he knows one thing better, and now all the roads to the front line are transporting baggage.

At present, the construction of railways will have to face a lot of manpower and material resources. Is it really a good thing for the Nanjing Imperial Court today?

However, Ding Xian soon saw Zhu Yunwen's expression change slightly. He knew in his heart that Zhu Yunwen's heart was moved. He immediately made up his mind. He said, "Actually, Chen also had this idea, and now the Taiping Iron Works has the spare capacity to produce rails. It's just that the steam engine is still being imitated. But rest assured, Your Majesty, sooner or later the steam engine will be imitated. It's okay to build a railroad first."

"Chen wants to come here and there are two railways, one is the Fangcheng Railway. The other is the Lantian Railway. These two railways start from Nanyang, all the way from Fangcheng to Baihe, cross Fangcheng Mountain and connect with Huaishui. The other is the railway connecting Danshui and Guanzhong water transport. There are these two railways in. A large number of materials can be continuously sent from the Yangtze River and the Han River to the first line of Guanzhong and the Yellow River."

I have to admit Ding Xian's talent.

Ding Xian didn't think much about it before this. But in a temporary hurry, he came up with these two plans to echo Zhu Yunwen.

And neither of these options is groundless.

He has a prototype, respectively.

Fangcheng Railway, in fact, is the Jingxiang Canal project in the Northern Song Dynasty, but in the end due to geological reasons, it was finally abandoned. The Lantian Railway is the Danjiang Tongjing Canal in the Tang Dynasty, which is a project to connect the Hanjiang River basin and the Guanzhong waters. So that the materials in Jiangnan can bypass the three gates, and there is no supply

Break the ground into the Guanzhong area. The same huge project, but in the end it also failed.

Ding Xian adheres to a principle, that is, the canal is actually more than the requirements of the railway.

The requirements for water, watershed, and slope are much more than railroads. In the case of too large a difference in height on the railway, there are many solutions, and the canal can only use locks.