Chapter 407: Who Can Replace Me?
"Your Excellency the Governor is really enjoying it!"
Yu Zhong did not say anything about Ma Gyaltsen's invasion of the enemy, and because he held the military power of Yunnan in his hands, others were in a hurry, afraid of his military orders, and did not dare to 'mess up' without authorization.
Therefore, we can only watch the southern Burmese army, with the help of Ma Gyaltsen and other rebellious Tusi, "overwhelmingly" conquering one piece of land after another. As a result, in less than two months, Kokang (now part of Burma), Zhenkang, Gengma and other places in the border area were lost one after another. And some of the local officials and Tusi who were originally ordered to the imperial court and had the responsibility of defending the land were either wiped out by the Burmese or surrendered.
Faced with this situation, Alinga and the others couldn't sit still. Although he sent a letter to Beijing almost every day, he never got any news from the imperial court, but he knew that there were already many ministers in Beijing who were impeaching Yu Zhong and sitting back and watching the loss of the country and doing nothing, so he should be held accountable. However, as the governor of a province, he can't ignore the degradation of the land in order to compete with others, and he is not the kind of person who can calm down, so after he couldn't help it, he finally came to Yu Zhong in person to ask questions.
"Lady Ah seems to have something to say. Look at you sweating all over your head...... Do you want to take a sip of tea to moisten your throat first? "This kind of reception of officials is not very suitable for Mo Jing, so only Yu Zhong is alone. It's a pity that Yu Zhong is obviously not the performance of a person who is bearing the reputation of "General Lost Land" on his head. A pot of tea, a plate of melon seeds, a few pieces of melon fruit, and a deck chair...... This is simply a rich man who is enjoying Qing Fu.
"Humph! Lord Governor, Shuangjiang has also been lost! The Burmese are already fighting to Lincang. Do you still want to wait for them to hit Yunxian again, and then to Dali? Or do you have to wait until someone comes to Kunming before your old man is ready to fight back? Next to Yu Zhong was the rocking chair that Mo Jing used just now, and Alinga thought about it, but still didn't sit on it. Because, shaking around, it is too undignified.
And not dignified enough. How can you show his mood at this time? It's a pity that if he doesn't sit, he can only stand.
"Sir, you're mistaken. It's not the Burmese, it's the Shan! Yu Zhong knocked a melon seed and said while chewing.
"Shan?" Alinga has learned a little about Myanmar these days. I know that the current Burma is still under the rule of the Taungoo Dynasty, but. This Taungoo dynasty was no longer in place when it began about fifty years ago. Although the current King of Taungoo is still the co-ruler of Burma, the area he can control is probably the upper Burma region. Moreover, even in Upper Burma, there are many powerful people who do not listen to the order. In Myanmar, it is not only the Burmese, but also the Mon, Kachin (Jingpo), Rakhine, Shan and other ethnic groups. Even, there is a pillar clan, which is Emperor Yongli at the beginning. That is, the descendants of those officials and soldiers who fled to Burma by the former Ming Zhu King Zhu Youlang. And the area controlled by the Shan people mentioned in Yuzhong. It is the longest border with Yunnan.
"That's right. Today, Burma has been divided into many small states, and even the nominal co-ruler, King Taungoo, is not capable of commanding all the forces. How old can that Ma Gyaltsen be? This time. He merely incited a few Shan leaders to invade our land. This little person is just a minor disease of mustard. If you send troops because of this, won't you have to pay a lot of money? Yu Zhong looked at Alinga with a smile and said.
"Lost a lot? That's not how this account is calculated, is it, Your Excellency? "If you send troops in the middle, you will have great benefits! This is something that many people know. It's like attacking Japan, not only entrapping the country from then on, but also prying one million taels of gold from others; Invading India, the treasures obtained from the Mughal royal family alone were worth tens of millions of taels of silver...... And these. It's still only an initial income. Although Alinga also once admired Taizhong, every time he led troops to go on an expedition, he could make a fortune, but what could compare to the value of his country? Still paid a big deal? How can there be such an algorithm in the world?
"If you don't count that, how else can you count it? To deal with a few small Shan leaders, it is necessary to send a large army, and to deal with the whole of Burma, it is necessary to send a large army...... Anyway, it's a big army, and it's better to save money once than twice, three times, isn't it? Adult. As the governor of Yunnan and a military general, you should also know how wasteful it is to march and fight in a place like Yunnan, right? Yu Zhong asked with a smile again.
"Two or three times? Hmph, Lord Doge, what are you kidding? With the current state of turmoil and unrest in Burma, even if one or two small states are bold and reckless, as long as I send officers and troops to repel them and let them see the power of our Celestial Empire, will other states dare to invade again? Alinga said displeasedly.
"I shouldn't dare for a while." Yu Zhong replied.
"Since you also know this, Lord Governor, why are you still staying here and not being impatient, do you just watch my people being captured and killed by the enemy?" Alinga said angrily.
"Hehe, Lord Ah, you are angry. Drink a cup of tea to quench the fire! Yu Zhong was still hiding in the chair and dangling over, looking at Alinga's annoyed appearance, and his heart was quite funny. He didn't believe that Ah Ling'a really came to him because he cared about "my people". He dared to assert that if there was no need to speak responsibly, and if there was no credit to be given, the old man would have hung the matter high and flashed as far as he could.
"Tea? Your Excellency the Governor, if you don't send troops again, all we have to drink is the blood of the people of Yunnan! Alinga shouted.
"Hehe, Lord Ah, do you think I look like the kind of person who doesn't care about the overall situation?" Yu Zhong looked at Ah Ling'a and asked with a smile.
"Hmph. Hard! Alinga said coldly, then glanced around, found a random stone and sat down.
"Hahaha......" Yu Zhong laughed, "It turns out that you treat me to someone like this, even so, it seems that we have nothing to say." Please come back! ”
Lord Yu ...... "Lao Tzu just sat down!" Ah Ling'a jumped up angrily by Yu Zhong, "Lord Yu, I am the governor. It is the people who are in charge. Now the Burmese are invading, and the people are in trouble. If you don't give me a passable excuse today, don't think I'll leave! ”
"My lord, don't worry, I've always only robbed others, and it's not so easy for others to rob me. The Burmese dare to kill our people. And because you are so anxious and sad, I will definitely find them to settle this account. Don't be stubborn, please go back! ”
Yu Zhong said with a smile.
"You're ......, Hyung!" Why am I so anxious? Ah Ling'a listened to Yu Zhong's obviously ridiculous words, and his heart became more and more angry, what did this guy take as a national event? He stretched out his finger and pointed at Yu Zhong, but he couldn't say anything for a long time, only snorted coldly, shook his sleeves and left.
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"Alinga is also a national uncle no matter how you say it. Isn't it a bit too much for you to offend him so much? After Alinga left, Mo Jing walked out again, sat next to Yu Zhong and said.
"Kangxi sent him here to restrain me. I can't offend him, and the result is the same! Yu Zhong knocked on the melon seeds and said leisurely.
Just looking at Kangxi idle Fei Lao, I knew that he should have been a little out of breath. You're still grinding like this, will it make him impatient? Mo Jing poured himself a cup of tea and asked Yu Zhong again.
"Impatience is impatience. I'm still scared that I can't find someone else to come? After more than a year of swapping. Now almost all the generals in Yunnan are my subordinates, and they are all promoted by me from the bottom, just waiting to go out with me. and then get promoted and make a fortune together. Even if these people are loyal to the imperial court and will not object to Kangxi's transfer of me, then he has to worry about the consequences of the temporary change. He Kangxi can control the scene, but other people may not have this ability!
There was discord between the top and bottom of the army, delaying state affairs, and it was not he who suffered in the end? Yu Zhong sneered.
"Don't underestimate Kangxi. For example, that Tang Xishun, I don't think it's just an idle corner "color". As a commander, you have been elevated but have not complained a word, and this bearing alone is not something ordinary people can have. It's also very popular with others. If Kangxi suddenly transfers you away, with the popularity that this old man has accumulated since he took office, he may not be able to integrate the stalls you left behind. Even if he is still a little worse, since Kangxi can find such a veteran, he may not be able to find someone who can control the scene! Mo Jing said.
"Wife, have you forgotten? Tang Xishun has already resigned, if Kangxi can find someone, will he still need to let him go into battle again? I've been in the military for so many years, and I know more about it than you do. Feiyanggu now has only one breath left. Sabu Su is also dying, and Peng Chun is also old...... It is impossible for these generals, veterans, to go deep into the deep mountains and forests of Yunnan to fight.
And besides them, there will be no second one who can control my men! Yu Zhong said with a smile.
"What about Yue Zhongqi?" Mo Jing asked suddenly.
"Yue Zhongqi? Hehe, let's not mention that this kid still has to watch the back road for the old nine and ten brothers, even if Kangxi is willing to let him come to Yungui, he may not dare to change my plan. Since no matter who you send, it's a way of playing, so why bother with all these troubles? What's more, in the eyes of many people, although Yue Zhongqi is powerful, he is not enough to stand alone. If I forcibly let him replace me, it will only make Yue Zhongqi's reputation fall. Now that the Qing court has finally cultivated a few generals, Kangxi will not be so ignorant. Yu Zhong said with a smile.
"And how long are you going to wait? You can't just watch your own people being beaten and not fight back, right?
And what if the Burmese just wanted to plunder, but suddenly retreated? Mo Jing asked again.
"Hehe, ma'am, it seems that you are still quite concerned about the situation!" Yu Zhong looked at Mo Jing with a smile, "However, what you said is a little unstable." It's not like moving your mouth to make half of the Great Qing Kingdom catch a cold and cough Ms. Mo. ”
"Alas...... I don't know how. Maybe it's because of the concern that it's 'chaos'. …… The situation is very good, but I have to give up a piece of weakness to let people stab me, I am a little unwilling! What if I don't come back? Mo Jing gathered the emanation in front of his forehead and said.
"Don't worry. With the current national strength of the Qing Dynasty, Kangxi's "sexual" character will not let others take advantage of it and leave. What's more, if those people get cheap, I'm afraid they won't leave! Can't run away from them! Yu Zhong sat up straight from the recliner, reached over and patted Mo Jing's shoulder, "And, aren't we preparing for future plans?" At present, we have stationed heavy troops in Erhai, Chuxiong, Menghua, Tengchong, Baoshan, Shidian, Zhaozhou, and Yongchang.
Not to mention that it is just a few Shan leaders, even if Myanmar is attacking the country, I have to die in Yunnan in a good way. On the contrary, you must hurry up and urge your merchants to persuade the king of Donghu to come quickly.
I can wait, but I'm afraid others can't wait! ”
"Yes!" Mo Jing glanced at Yu Zhong angrily and replied.
Yu Zhong and his gang had planned to occupy several countries on the Indochina Peninsula many years ago.
And when Yu Zhong was still expanding his territory in India and bullying the land of the king there, he had already begun to send people to Myanmar to find out the news. Mo Jing even sent bold people to pretend to be businessmen. He went to Ava, the capital of Burma, and made a good alliance with King Taungoo and his cronies with a lot of money, but did not make any other demands except for trade, so that today. Yu Zhong's previous deliberate indulgence of Ma Gyaltsen was not without purpose, Ma Gyaltsen's housekeeper had already become a spy in Yu Zhongdi, and Ma Gyaltsen could think of going to Burma to borrow troops, it was because of the housekeeper's idea. The reason why Yu Zhong has been allowing the Burmese army to wreak havoc in Yunnan has not made any counterattack. Again, there are multiple purposes.
First of all, the reason! Just like Yuzhong's invasion of Japan, he preemptively occupied Hokkaido's unknown brand, and then took advantage of the Japanese intention to send troops to regain the land and land to "counterattack"; The invasion of India also had a pretense of "chasing down the deserters of Dzungar". Although these reasons are far-fetched if they are true, they can make Yu Zhong not have to accept those so-called moral condemnations. As early as decades ago, Myanmar once "sent" the former Ming Yongli Emperor Zhu Youlang to Wu Sangui in order to marry the Qing court, and in the eyes of many people in the Qing court, this is a relatively honest vassal country. And. It is also located in the "southwest antarctic border", and it is not only unkind to make a big move for such a small country. It is also unwise! So, if you want to move here, you have to have a good reason. In this way, some guys in the Qing court who were well fed and had nothing to do would not stop talking about this, and they would not let Annam, Siam and other countries make any "unwise" moves out of fear.
Secondly, Myanmar is not easy to fight. Whether in terms of climate or other aspects, as well as the belligerent nature of the Burmese people, it will not be easy to defeat this country, let alone subdue it. But. Since you want to fight, you can't keep your hands. Therefore, in order to eliminate the living forces of Burma in one fell swoop and deter certain forces in this country, Yu Zhong deliberately had a "reserved attitude" towards the Burmese invading army at the beginning, in order to lure more Burmese forces into Yunnan, especially the current Burmese co-ruler Donghu King, and then take advantage of the convenience of the home field. Will be one of them. In this way, Yu Zhong can not only go out to pursue the Burmese army as a victor, but also make Burma not have enough time to organize an effective defense, so that the country can be completely destroyed in the shortest possible time.
Third, Yu Zhong has to deal with those Tusi in Yunnan.
Yu Zhong wants to change the land in Yunnan and return to the stream. However, if it is enforced, it will not only cause dissatisfaction in the DPRK and China, but also make the people of all ethnic groups in Yunnan hostile to him, and even more will make Kangxi find a reason to deal with him. So, he had to borrow someone else's hand to clean up the toast. ……
He has been building roads for more than a year in office. These roads don't have high requirements, only to be able to walk and pass! So much for! So, it's very fast! (The Yunnan-Burma Highway was repaired for less than a year, and it was repaired from Kunming to Lashio, Burma, which can run trucks) Those officers and soldiers who were trained by him were also sent by him to Tengchong, Chuxiong, Baoshan and other places under the pretext of building roads. In addition, with the help of Mo Jing's power, Yu Zhong established large-scale bazaars in some settlements of various ethnic groups in Yunnan in the name of the government, and also sent people to buy mountain goods such as "medicine" grass and fur from the people of various ethnic groups.
Strive to start with commodity trading to gain the goodwill of the people of all ethnic groups. Later, some liuguan were dispatched to some areas where the contradictions were more acute to be responsible for resolving civil conflicts, so as to compete for the hearts and minds of the local Tusi. However, these are only made for people to see. The real killer in Yu Zhong is the Burmese army. Yu Zhong's refusal to fight back was to allow the Burmese army to wipe out a large number of Tusi in Yunnan.
And those who are in the same league as the Burmese army will also become "traitors" at that time, and there is every reason for them to be abolished. As for those who escaped the poisonous hands of the Burmese army, since they have already left their lair, how can Yu Zhong let them go back safely? With a good attitude, in Kunming and several other big cities, the fields and houses that have been prepared in Yuzhong can be left for these toasts and their families to live; And if you have a bad attitude, you can only be embarrassed...... And after the Burmese army is driven out of Yunnan, because of some actions made by Yu Zhong to buy the hearts of the people in advance, as long as he can be appeased, I believe that it will not be long before the liuguan can replace those Tusi well.
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"If you hit Burma, what will happen to Yunnan? Will Alinga get in the way? ”
Mo Jing asked Yu Zhong again.
"If you stay in Yunnan, this guy will. So, I'm going to take him to Burma. Anyway, even if I occupy it, Kangxi will never let me manage it. Yu Zhong said with a smile.
"Then who will Yunnan hand over?" Mo Jing asked again.
"Yang Mingshi! Alinga is looking at me specifically, and Yang Mingshi is Kangxi's favorite candidate for the main government! Yu Zhong said.