If you are not a professional, you probably don't know that Zhu Yuanzhang always paid attention to transportation in his life of pacifying the world.

Before the unification of the whole country, he was repairing roads and setting up post stations in the territory he occupied. After the official establishment of the Ming Dynasty, it is even more to fight and repair.

In the second year of Hongwu, Chang Yuchun conquered Kaiping, placed eight posts, the east four posts connected to Daning, and the west four posts received monoliths. In the fifteenth year of Hongwu, Fu Youde, Lan Yu, and Mu Ying pacified Yunnan, that is, "to make Dongchuan, Wusa, and Mangbu all departments pass through Yunnan by post, and build roads, each of which is ten zhang wide, and one post is placed in sixty miles."

"Now Your Majesty has renovated the world's straight roads, galloping roads, and post roads, if it can be successful, the enemies in the border areas will be easier to govern, and this is the foundation of sincerity for all generations."

In the post station outside the Zhending Mansion, Gao Gong patted the dragon's fart solemnly.

Zhu Houxi looked at him: "You are very familiar with these." ”

“…… When he went to Yunnan to study, in order to avoid misdirection, he read more business travel magazines. Gao Gong continued to talk about his knowledge of the Ming Dynasty's land and water routes, as the emperor seemed to be testing him.

Although it was a small talk on the way, as an emperor, how could he not know the many transportation arteries of the Ming Dynasty?

After the entrance examination of the current science association, Gao Gong really won the jinshi as he wished, and he was also ranked first. His fate also turned a corner, and he was pointed into the imperial study, which made many courtiers know that the emperor had expectations for him.

According to the new regulations, the best promotion path for the new science and technology scholars has become the sixth science and technology committee that first confers seven grades, and in addition to making suggestions, they receive a huge amount of information to improve their understanding of officialdom and civil affairs. And then put it out, almost mixed from the Liupin County Order, and the better one mixed with the Liupin Zhi County.

Subsequently, he was transferred to the Metropolitan Procuratorate, so that he had experience in science and grassroots governance, and he could see the opportunity, and he would be able to fight for the prefect of the fourth grade, and if he almost went to the first house to start from No. 2 and No. 3, or first go through the eight departments of Langzhong and the general department to jump.

In the first conferral of the post, it is better than doing the Sixth Science and Technology Committee to express himself from time to time and make friends in the capital, which is naturally the companion of the imperial study.

Gao Gong was first clicked into the imperial study, and this time he was directly accompanied, he was already a shining "supernova". Before many dignitaries in the capital could recruit him as a son-in-law, the emperor took him away from the capital.

At this moment, Gao Gong can express himself and express his opinions in front of Zhu Houxi.

"Of the eight main post roads from Beijing, the two shortest ones lead directly to Jinan and Taiyuan. The other six, now according to the new regulations to repair the straight road, after Baoding, Zhending, followed by Shunde Mansion. After Zhangde, Weihui, Kaifeng, Runing in Henan, it went to Wuchang and Yuezhou, and I heard that it was only repaired to Changsha first. I heard that more than 16 million taels of silver have been spent in three years. ”

"Do you think it's worth it?" Zhu Houxi asked casually.

"The minister followed His Majesty out of Beijing to Zhending, all the way to Zhending. The speed of the march of the escort army, the speed of the travel and posting, is forty percent faster than that contained in the "Handbook of Water and Land Journeys", that is, nearly half of the time is saved. This benefit is a move for a thousand years, and it is not just about how much money is spent at the moment. Now that Yunnan has also opened a border market, in addition to the north trouble, the roads and post stations to the north also need to be repaired. The minister knew that although Jing Ningbo was often sad, he was not powerless, and he thought that he should be able to afford to cultivate, which was all the work of the new law. ”

Hearing him talk about Yang Shen, who often had a sad face, Zhu Houxi smiled.

"Let's rest. Further west tomorrow, it will be the old post road, not so flat. ”

The main post road from Beijing to Taiyuan is from Zhendingfu to the west.

Zhu Houxi chose to go from this road instead of going around Xuanda, and also had the idea of looking at the "high-speed" newly built by the Ming Dynasty.

The distance from Beijing to Guangdong, Guangxi, and Yunnan is too far, improve traffic efficiency, strengthen governance capabilities, and in the future, this complete "Beijing-Guangzhou line" is the core of Daming's ability to gather strength. Daming cannot only have one canal for water transportation, and the land route between the north and south must also be opened up with stronger transshipment capacity, so that central China, southern China, and southwest China can also feel Beijing's existence more quickly and intuitively.

Although the first phase will take eight years and cost more than 40 million taels to Changsha alone, it will naturally be worth it.

Gao Gong is not stupid, the measures that have been decided by the emperor and the national policy council and are already being implemented, he only needs to answer the need for repair, and at the same time praise the emperor and important ministers for governing the country well. Even the cost of 5 million taels a year can be done, and it can be done in the past few years when there are wars in the southwest and northern Cyprus, which shows that the new French rich country has already achieved results.

After retiring, Gao Gong was still not sleepy, so he went to Yang Bo, who was also with him, for advice.

He is not only the senior companion of the imperial study, but also a good friend of Gao Gong in Yunnan. After being a county governor from Kunming for more than a year, and setting up several schools that the emperor had entrusted him, Yang Bo accompanied King Yue back to Beijing. Now his official character has not changed, but he is on a temporary post as a political envoy, and this time he is responsible for the music that the imperial court continues to send here.

The General Envoy and the Imperial Study, that is already the relationship that needs to be docked.

In Yang Bo's room, there is also Zheng Xiao, who was admitted to the system with Tang Shunzhi in the past. He was in charge of liaising with the military council to report to the emperor.

When traveling by royal car, among the young people, these three people and Lu Bing, who was in charge of the guard, were the main ones, and there were a few right attendants in the eight ministries in the prime of life, and the leader was Zhang Bi, the minister of state who had already been ranked in the palace of state and received the gift to the ministry.

Zhang Bi is also considered an old seniority, he has been the chief in the imperial study, he is the emperor's fellow countryman, and he went to Liaodong to serve as the governor. Now that he is receiving the gift and handing over the ministry, and the royal driver has taken him with him, it can be seen that the emperor's will is very resolute this time, and there must be something important to do in terms of etiquette.

The royal driver has only arrived in Zhending Mansion now, and has not yet left Hebei Province, but the imperial driver has left Beijing after all.

On the Taiyuan side, Zhu Qi, the chief military officer of Taiyuan Town, and the governor of Shanxi were making preparations with great fanfare. The royal driver will stay in Taiyuan for at least three months, how can they not care?

The main thing is that the news should reach the Hetao.

Although the private market is now banned, it only shows that the border generals will not dare to do this again. But the people, the businessmen who take risks and even the meticulous work will never stop, and they can still detect some superficial movements in the border town of Daming.

When the emperor was about to go to Taiyuan, the sentinels on the three sides were dispatched, and some of the border troops of the guard were moving, and this information was summarized to Gunbirik, which only made him shocked and annoyed.

The last time he was in person, the great son of the emperor asked Bodi to leave his life in Xuanfu, this time, he went to Taiyuan, what does that mean?

Taiyuan, west of Gansu, Ningxia, Yansui three sides, northeast of Datong, Xuanfu, is the middle position.

However, some news has also spread to the east of the Hetao, and the territory of Tumut and Yongshebu has appeared in the Ming army.

I replied that the guy ran away, and Gunbirik naturally would not let go of the Fengzhou Beach in the eastern part of the entire Hetao Plain, he had just digested a large area of pasture, but he was also temporarily afraid of the Ming army still stationed in the Tucheng area, and did not go further east.

Knowing that I was going to take the risk of going to Chahar to do something, Gunbirik had already planned to wait for the horses to get fat, and then he would go around the north side of the Yin Mountain through the two passes of the Yin Mountain, and prepare to be the fisherman.

But it seems that Da Ming is going to see the right time and expel him first.

"Jinong! We can't wait for them to defeat Yongsheb. Now, they are obviously fighting over there, and the Han emperor must have come here to bluff and delay time. When they defeat Yong Xie Bu, and the army returns to Xibao, Yong Xie Bu will not be able to help us contain the Ming army. In case they block the mouth in the northeast, and the armies of Gansu and Ningxia block the mouth in the west, we can only go north except to fight to the death. ”

"The north of Yinshan Mountain is the Gobi Desert, Jinong, it's not good to spend winter there!"

Gunbiric hesitated.

He is a right-wing Jinong, and Yongsheb now also belongs to the right-wing. It is reasonable, even for the safety of the Ordos Ministry, he should go to the rescue now.

"When the emperor of the Han people went to Taiyuan, he first cleaned Yongxiebu, what if he was to transfer the tiger away from the mountain? They deliberately only defended Tucheng, and did not even take Liangcheng, no matter how you look at it, it looks like they want to lead us to divide our troops to rescue first. And you forgot? If the Han people want to attack, how can they wait until winter is approaching? ”

Gunbirik expressed his considerations, and he shook his head: "I have answered and left, and Fengzhou Beach is the place that must be taken down and defended." It was Albert who gave up there, and let a nail get stuck between Yongsheb and me. If you want to blame, blame me for answering that kid suddenly went crazy! Now the emperor of the Han people is going to Taiyuan, and if they capture this place, the pastures on the right wing will be gone. If the people are still there, the pasture can be taken back! Fengzhou Beach is not small, and the cattle, sheep and horses of our Ordos Department can't eat up the grass on it. ”

"Send someone to Yongshebu and tell them that they have just moved west, and join forces together! Recapture Tucheng first, drive the Han people back within the city walls, and their own pastures can also be returned. ”

Gunbilik, with his own calculations, abandoned Yongshebu, who was stationed in his pasture, and after arriving here, he could only send people under the fence and completely become part of his Ordos department.

The situation on the steppe was already changing, and whatever the outcome of the battle between Altan and the Left Wing would be, he had to be stronger.

And the Hetao is really an easy place to defend and difficult to attack, and it can't be lost!

The news of the sudden disappearance of the Karaqin tribe has not yet come, but the following departments of Yongxie Buwanhu have learned the news earlier.

The Karaqin tribesmen, who were suddenly blasted from the center by the Ming army in their sleep, finally escaped nearly 4,000 that night. Some of them went to find their own people who were grazing on water and grass, and became a smaller force. Some went to other tribes, hoping to stay warm.

But they also brought panic.

A Ming army that was so strong that it was impossible to talk about became their nightmare. All of them are extraordinary, and the warriors who claim to kill Bodi with their own arrows are like demon gods, and they can come to the camp of the Karaqin tribe that has strengthened their vigilance without knowing it, and what if they continue to the north?

The grasslands are vast, and different people are making different choices.

Yan Chunsheng continued to stay in the territory of the Karaqin Tribe, waiting for the people from the Duoyan Department to come over.

During this time, he had changed into the costume of a steppe man, and so did the generals under his command.

The surviving women and children of the Karaqin tribe, in addition to helping them recover a little defensive preparation during this time, also helped them prepare for the transition.

The grassland tribes have always lived in pursuit of water and grass. Although there are resident grazing land, it is still necessary to allow the pastures in different areas to recuperate. Their migration has the saying of "spring valley, summer gang, autumn flat, winter sun", and this kind of migration is called transition.

The so-called spring depression is to choose a low-lying place in spring, avoid wind and sand, and the pasture melts snow early, or there is a surface and underground water source, and the low-lying place often has enough water source, and the pasture grass returns to green early.

Xia Gang, that is, in the summer, you should choose to camp on the hill, there is wind on the hill, it is cooler, the grass grows vigorously, there are few mosquitoes and flies, and there is no need to worry about rain.

Autumn flat, is to choose to set up a yurt on the flat land in autumn, the flat climate is suitable, and the flat pasture grass on the mountainside, foothills, and both sides of the river is more abundant.

Dongyang said that in winter, it is necessary to choose a sunny place to tie a yurt, which is convenient for heating, and the temperature is high, which is conducive to the winter of livestock.

In order to migrate, it is necessary to prepare vehicles, to disassemble yurts, and to prepare cattle, sheep and horses.

When the people of the Duoyan tribe arrived, the special operations battalion had to disguise itself as a small tribe that was migrating due to the war.

They were "scared away" by themselves.

The leader of the Duoyan Department who came here is none other than Daha.

Now his nephew is the leader of the Duoyan Tribe, but he has been sent to complete this dangerous mission.

This piece of grassland in the Karaqin Department was given to the families of Taha, but Daha could not enjoy all this.

When he saw Yan Chunsheng, he was already a little stunned, because if he didn't know who Yan Chunsheng was, he would have thought that he had come to another grassland tribe.

Yan Chunsheng was still not satisfied: "You are more familiar with the grassland tribes, let's see, how are my brothers dressing?" Besides, you're an elder, and there are a lot of people on the grassland who know you, right? You need to change your appearance. ”

“…… General Yan, don't worry, I will tell you carefully. Our Duoyan tribe has been dealing with the Yongshebu tribes, and there are several small tribes that we know very well. Pretend to be them, names, ages, tribal stories, I've got all these elders ready. If you encounter other tribes, we will come forward, and General Yan's command will be all warriors of the tribe, and we will give you some names. The other thing is the accent......"

"Don't worry, it's still early, and there's a lot of time along the way. If something goes wrong in the future, it will be fought or destroyed. Even if you only use a bow and arrow, you are not afraid. Anyway, the grassland is not peaceful now, so many tribes have migrated, and it is common for them to fight for grassland. ”

“…… That's what the general said. ”

At the moment when Daha helped Yan Chunsheng disguise himself as a grassland tribe and migrate westward, the battle report of the special operations battalion had also been transmitted back to Xuanda, and then continued to be transmitted in the direction of Taiyuan and Beijing.

Zhu Houxi was still walking on the road, and Tang Shunzhi got the latest battle report.

"Ordered Gansu Town, as previously deployed, through Datong Mountain, to set up a village. Ningxia Town, out of Helan Mountain, set up a village. Yansui Town, Hengshan to Shenmu, five miles out of the side wall! Whether the captives want to guard the south of the Yellow River, let's see the movement first! ”

The Yellow River is a natural barrier to the south of the Erdos Department.

The whole Hetao is divided into western sets, back sets, and front sets. The west set is where Ningxia Town is located, and now it is still in the hands of Daming. The front set is the area of Toyosu Beach that I have given up. Now, Da Ming intervenes in a small part, and Gunbiric controls all the back cover and most of the front cover.

And the compound that Daming is talking about this time is to recover the complete Hetao, and from then on the north will be blocked by Yin Mountain.

Now the emperor has not yet arrived in Taiyuan, but there are signs of attack on the three western sides.

Under pressure, will Gunbilik be prepared to shrink back to the core of the Loop, or will he defend the south side of the Yellow River as well?

There is also a Ming army in the south of Datong Mountain in Qinghai, and Gunbilik doesn't care?

Tang Shunzhi wanted to see Gunberik's reaction, and from this reaction, he could also know how much Gunberik's attention was on the south side.

In this way, Yan Chunsheng, who has already completed the first step, can also make his plans a little smoother.

The special operations battalion, which has no more than 1,000 people, has to go thousands of miles to Yinshan to cut off the back road of the Ordos Department, and they need time to "migrate".

Li Quanli, who commanded the army as the commander-in-chief of the Xuanda Border Region, knew Yan Chunsheng's new merits, but his eyes were red fiercely.

"Before autumn, Benhou wants to return to Kaiping!"

Only people of his and Tang Shunzhi's level know that the main direction of this imperial expedition is not Hetao, but the Khan Court, Chahar!

The repetition is just a strategic result that should be there by the way.

Taking advantage of his illness to kill him, Daming is going to finish his work in one battle this time, so that Beiyu really can't turn over from now on, and he won't give me any chance.

If His Majesty then wants to come to Kaiping to spend the winter, how can he not guarantee the safety here?

How could he only let Yan Chunsheng specialize in beauty?

In the battle of Luohangou, he became famous all over the world with Yan Chunsheng, as well as the late Chicheng Hou Li Jin!

At this time, I finally took the old and young people of the clan and migrated to the southwest of the Chahar grassland.

"It's time for the Uliangha side to get ready, right?"

He asked, looking northeast.

In the past, he helped Bodi conquer Uliangha, and he was his enemy.

But today, he has another way to go, and Uliangha can also be friends.

"The Great Khan is assured that they cannot abandon the promise made to them by the Great Khan."

I nodded, and throughout the spring, he had been actively contacting these matters before making a final decision.

In other words, with certainty, he made the final decision.

"Pass the order, and put it down here." I said calmly, "Rest for three days, and then the army will go out!" ”

General Chahar, who was rescued by him at the beginning, even though he replied that the Khan Court had given a lot, but the sentinels under their command had already seen his Daxu and his tribe, and the northeast direction was still calm, indicating that they had made a choice.

They were the ones who had really lived through that battle, and they knew better than anyone that the steppes needed a more powerful Great Khan today.

Only by following me will there be a future.

Call that kid and those old and stupid elders, they don't deserve it!

I gave up Toyoshu Beach and the royal road that had gradually accumulated prestige and fame.

But now he found that he was so comfortable without those baggage. It's so refreshing to be a hero!

In other words, the grassland should be like this, the weak eat the strong, and the king will be defeated. Before interests, before the huge threat, people of insight are more eager to lead them to guard their interests and expand their interests.

Retracting his gaze, he asked again, "My brother, just cowered over there?" ”

"The sentinels to the southeast have encountered the fleeing Karaqin tribe, and Yongshebu is now hell on his side."

I was silent for a moment, and walked steadily towards my camp: "The Han emperor only has me in his eyes, so let him come." ”

Ma Fang is also in the large army of the huge Tumut tribes, the order has been delivered, and he is also actively making preparations.

It doesn't matter this time, this time it's killing Tartars.

He didn't quite understand the big gains and losses, and he knew that if I won, it would definitely be better for me.

But he also knew that it would be better for Da Ming to die more Tartars.

Besides, what if he has made a lot of contributions in this battle and can be trusted by me even more?

On the grassland in summer, different people make different choices.

Together, these choices determine the future of the grassland.

Gunbiric made a bloody choice: "Can I be bullied?" Drive the Han people back and give their emperor a greeting gift! ”

Running around during the holidays, the two more that are owed will be made up later.

(End of chapter)