Emperor Ming Dynasty

Chapter 1020 Annan General History
"What's the matter, you, Prime Minister Huideng, also want to lead the army?"

What appeared in front of his eyes was Hui Dengxiang with a full face, black and round face.

The emperor took root in Hanzhong at the beginning, and when he went down to Yuyang Mansion, he subdued Hui Dengxiang, who was Zuo Liangyu's subordinate at that time, so that he won the merit of being a dragon.

However, Prime Minister Hui Deng was active in Shanxi with Zhang Xianzhong and others as early as the fourth year of Chongzhen (1631).

Later it belonged to Li Zicheng.

In theory, there are many intersections between the two.

"The old man is nearly sixty years old, but he also wants to give it a try."

Hui Deng looked expectant and said: "Who would not want to be the Duke of the state? For the sake of my children and grandchildren, and for myself, I have to work hard. I will die on the bed. This is useless."

Gao Yigong smiled slightly: "I know what you think, but it's very difficult!"

"Leading troops to fight alone, you don't have such experience. The court and His Majesty don't believe you."

Xiang Huiden had a bitter face, wanting to say something but couldn't.

Leading troops alone, and commanding an army of [-], is indeed a test of physical strength and experience.

He wanted to say that he was confident, but the emperor didn't believe it.

"Then, who has hope?"

"Hard to say."

Gao Yigong was silent for a moment, and then said: "But the chief general can't get it, a deputy general is still possible."

"Remember, don't talk nonsense, please let me go."

"Yes Yes!"

Regarding Gao Yigong's lessons, although Prime Minister Hui Deng is old, he is far inferior to him in terms of title and holy family, so he can only listen to it.

After he left, Gao Yigong fell into deep thought.

There is no doubt that after this war, there will inevitably be a new Duke, and maybe even a new powerful faction.

The ten great princes does not mean that there are only ten princes in the imperial court. This is the same as the Seven Heroes of the Warring States Period, not that there were only seven countries in the Warring States Period.

This is the outstanding meritorious service of these ten dukes, whether it is military exploits or qualifications, they are all first-class existences.

Now that newcomers take office, who will be squeezed out?
This is a question worth thinking about.

In the palace, Zhu Yixi was not affected by it, and continued to carry out strategic preparations in an orderly manner. A large number of military supplies were continuously transported to Kulun, and military cities were built one after another.

Although it seems easy, the cost is difficult to measure.

Transport six stones of grain from Beijing to Kulun to get one stone.

In other words, assuming that one stone of grain in Beijing was eight cents of silver, then the cost of Kulun's military rations was nearly five silver dollars per stone.

Artisans, material consumption, the army, etc., combined, in just one and a half years, the court had already lost 2000 million silver coins.

"Kulun will build five military cities to store grain and supplies. The imperial court still needs to allocate tens of millions of dollars to complete the preparatory work."

Yan Chongxin still stood in front of the emperor, and the corners of his eyes twitched as he spoke, feeling extremely distressed.

What a luxury it is to spend one-third of the annual tax revenue to fight a war, but it has to be fought.

If the Manchu Qing could not be wiped out directly, I am afraid that it will bring disaster to the descendants, and the Mongol Empire will be reborn, and it will be uncomfortable at that time.

"kindness!"

The emperor sat on the soft couch, closed his eyes and meditated, while eating the grapes delivered by the maid next to him, he hummed to show that he was listening.

"It is expected that May or June next year will be the most appropriate."

"Can it be concealed?" Zhu Yixi said casually: "At that time, the ice and snow had melted, and the herdsmen started grazing. I'm afraid we can't hide it anymore."

"Your Majesty, the Tuxietuhan tribe has been completely controlled by the imperial court. The Kulun has a radius of three hundred miles and can only enter and cannot enter. The Manchu Qing should not be aware of it."

Yan Chongxin lacked confidence.

"not enough."

The emperor shook his head: "The Mongols are the most untrustworthy. How do you know that those nobles don't want to restore power, so they seek skin from tigers?"

Yan Chongxin remained silent.

"Let Chahar, Jilin, and Liaodong, plus 4 Beijing battalions, totaling [-] people, command Horqin's right-wing troops and intimidate Horqin's left wing."

Zhu Yixi sat up directly, accused the map behind him and said: "Since there is a danger of being leaked, then I will attack from both sides, and both hands are true."

"After subduing the Horqin tribes, the army attacked the Fengjing Mansion from the east, and marched along the route that the Manchu Qing fled to the west. I don't believe they will remain indifferent."

To put it bluntly, it is to make Man Qing care about one thing and lose another, making it difficult to figure out its true meaning.

Even if Mobei loses, Modong will still have a chance of winning.

To take a step back, it is really impossible to surrender the Horqin tribes at that time, which is equivalent to removing the barrier and cover of the Manchu Qing, and directly exposing Fengjing to the eyes, and can march at any time.

The initiative is still in Daming's hands.

Anyway, Zhu Yixi is still young, so waiting two or three years is no problem.

"hateful."

Thinking of the memorial sent by the envoys in Russia, Zhu Yixi didn't get angry.

The reason why the Manchus lived so leisurely for more than ten years is because the Russians kept doing business with them and exchanged a lot of salt, iron and other materials.

Otherwise, it would be impossible to support a feudal regime simply by relying on the low-temperature and barren areas of Lake Baikal.

Food is fundamental, but people cannot rely solely on food.

Zhu Yixi hated Russians a little more.

It seems that in Central Asia, Russia has to be taught a lesson.

However, it is still beneficial for Russia to do business with the Manchus. The envoy sent some information about the Manchus.

Although the whole country is a soldier, there are only 100 standing soldiers and horses. It is already difficult to feed a [-] army with a population of more than [-] million.

In addition, like firearms, although there are Russians in the trade, gunpowder is scarce, causing the Manchu and Qing Dynasties to no longer be half of what they were in the late Ming Dynasty, or even only [-]% of their strength.

For example, the red-clothed cannons that were like nothing to attack the city had all ceased firing, let alone flintlock guns, even if they were matchlock guns, there were no more than three thousand guns.

Due to the lack of gunpowder, there is not much practice, so that Man Qing is good at riding and shooting, not firearms.

Of course, in such an era of transition from cold weapons to hot weapons, the armor penetration rate still cannot be ignored.

In the late Ming Dynasty, the elites of the Manchu and Qing Dynasties almost wore three layers of armor, and the armor rate in the army was as high as [-]%, but now it is less than [-]%.

The armors of many Eight Banners disciples were handed down from their ancestors, and almost all of them are of the same shape.

Productivity determines the outcome of a war.

In Daming, cotton armor was almost universal, and the officers even had a piece of silk inside to prevent arrows from entering the flesh.

The armor rate of the Beijing camp is [-]%, and even an ordinary patrol battalion will wear a piece of paper armor or leather armor, which is also capable of fighting.

In general, the odds of winning the war are quite high.

"The ten frontier armies, the 20 Beijing battalion, and the 40 patrol battalion are enough to defend the Ming Dynasty."

Zhu Yixi breathed a sigh of relief, feeling quite happy.

"By the way, how much tax can be collected this autumn?"

"Your Majesty, about 6000 million people."

Yan Chong said: "Compared with last year, it has increased by one million yuan. The amount of salt tax, commercial tax, and land tax is very small."

"It's normal."

Zhu Yixi nodded slightly: "The land in the world is limited, and some barren land and mountains are not worth reclaiming, and it is impossible to use it reluctantly. It is better to move to other places."

"Northern Xinjiang in Anxi, the three places in the northeast, and Luzon are all important places worth relocating to. The cabinet must continue to follow up. If the land is occupied, it must not be given up."

"Only when the common people take root can they be passed on to future generations."

"I understand."

Yan Chongxin nodded solemnly.

After he left the palace, he suddenly saw An Guogong Li Jizu begging to see him, and his heart was shocked.

It seems that it is still for the Northern Expedition.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help feeling a little distressed.

Now in the household department, there are only nearly 9000 million silver dollars, which can only be used by the court for a year and a half, and he feels a little uncomfortable thinking about it.

The imperial court spends more than [-] million yuan a year, and he doesn't know when he will be able to make a surplus for three years. At that time, he will be able to return to his hometown in peace and become an official.

"Hey, why are you here?"

Zhu Yixi glanced at Li Jingwu, couldn't help laughing and said: "Why, you want to be the chief general?"

"Your Majesty sees thousands of miles away, that's what I think."

Li Jizu said with a full face of grievance: "The Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies is really too difficult. I have to deal with those things every day, and my waist is sore and my back hurts from sitting. It's really uncomfortable."

"Now that there is a good opportunity, I naturally want to fight for it."

"Put away your thoughts."

Zhu Yixi didn't give him a good face: "Don't say it's you, even if it's all the princes, I won't let them go out."

"There are always countless military exploits in the world, how can you let them monopolize them?"

"Hey!" Li Jizu sighed, his face full of helplessness: "The minister wants some bastards to join the army and earn some meritorious service."

"That's fine."

Zhu Yixi nodded slightly: "However, you can't be in the rear. If you want to go, you should fight."

"You are not allowed to fool around in the army."

The top ten princes almost controlled the ten divisions of the five armies' governor's mansions, involving all aspects of the army. If their heirs were allowed to participate, it would be easy to cheat and make melee achievements, which violated the principle of fairness.

But there are exceptions.

Now that he had spoken, Zhu Yixi agreed, but in the end he still had to warn.

Stealing credit and pretending to be meritorious service are innumerable in the army, especially when it involves generational wealth such as titles, it can almost make normal people lose their minds.

However, the emperor can still control the court. Such things rarely happen. Once they are investigated, they will be dealt with immediately.

Hearing this, Li Jizu hurriedly bowed down and opened his mouth. He seemed to have something to say, but he couldn't say anything.

Obviously, almost no one could hold back this piece of meat from the Northern Expedition.

The emperor hadn't decided on the leader until now, which was really annoying.

There are many factions in the army, and there are small factions among the big factions, and they are multiplied because of personal likes and dislikes.

If you can't eat this piece of meat yourself, let your relatives and friends eat it, and you can always get some benefits.

But Li Jizu did not dare to speak about the recommendation.

This is Qiankun's arbitrary decision.

After he left, Zhu Yixi narrowed his eyes and thought about it.

According to the rules of the Ming Dynasty, those who go out to fight against thieves will generally be awarded the title of general, so as to control other troops.

Therefore, the number of generals in the Ming Dynasty was temporary, not fixed, and returned to the general seal after leading the troops to fight.

Such as the general who suppressed the thief, the general who suppressed the captive, the general who conquered the barbarian, the general who begged the thief, etc.

But among so many generals, the heaviest is General Zhenglu, whose characteristic is that the Northern Expedition swept Mongolia.

After all, for 300 years in the Ming Dynasty, the Mongols have been violating the border, and they can be described as enemies for life.

Xu Da, Feng Sheng, and Lan Yu served as the generals who conquered the captives, and the deputy generals who conquered the captives were famous generals such as Chang Yuchun and Li Wenzhong.

Zhu Yixi didn't give him a heavy title when he swept Liaodong, but now that he's sweeping Beihai, it's very likely that he will.

Which general doesn't want to have such a heavy number?
Once he took office, later generations mentioned, what did Li Zhenglu and Zhang Zhenglu do, how majestic they were.

It's like a civil servant with a posthumous title of Wenzheng, which is too tempting for a warrior.

"I need to find a place to live in the town."

Zhu Yixi secretly thought.

……

When the whole of East Asia is in a world of ice and snow, South Asia has come to the dry season.

King Qin, Hanoi.

After several years of expansion, the city of Hanoi was finally completed, along with Qin Palace.

The king of Qin witnessed this historical moment, and was filled with emotion for a while.

Just like this city, the foundation of the Qin State is getting stronger day by day, and millions of people in Annan have gradually turned into Qin people. The former Dayue State has become history.

No, pseudohistory.

The "Surname Grant Order" and "Household Registration Order" allowed the common people of the Qin State to have their own surnames, and also allowed the court to grasp the population data of the entire Qin State.

The "Decree of Opening up Wasteland" and "Order of Giving Fields" allowed landless people to occupy and reclaim [-] mu of wasteland, and they were exempted from tax for three years.

"Taxation Order", the combination of miscellaneous taxes, one whip, ten taxes and one low tax, relieved a large number of poor people, and established a tax system based on food, supplemented by copper coins and silver coins.

With the assistance of a group of ministers, King Qin only needed to persevere and suppress, that is, to secure the throne and win the hearts of the people at the same time.

Of course, under this series of new policies, a large number of old dignitaries naturally refused to agree, and rebellions broke out one after another.

The entire Qin court did not intend to forgive at all, resolutely and continuously suppressed, and there was absolutely no room for breathing.

Because the upper-level rule of the entire Qin State does not rely on the entire landlord class or the nobles and powerful families of the entire Qin State, but the Ming court.

Even if the suppression is not good, or even driven out of Hanoi, Daming will continue to support.

Under this ruthless suppression, the stubborn were all eradicated, and their land was awarded to the honorable class, which became a tool for the King of Qin to win them over.

The knowledgeable landlords passed the imperial examinations and actively approached the King of Qin.

"Your Highness—" Right Prime Minister Mao Fu held a book in his hand, and carefully presented it to the King of Qin.

Zhu Cunhao, King of Qin, was wearing a dark black dragon robe, with only a thin shirt inside, and wooden clogs on his feet, half lying on a bamboo chair.

The waiter forwarded.

I saw four big characters written on it: "Annan Tongshi"

King Qin flipped through it casually, and within a quarter of an hour, he nodded with satisfaction: "Not bad, the level is not bad, it's not just copying nonsense, it's well-founded."

This general history of Annan is a brief history, mainly telling the origin of the Annan area.

It begins with Nanyue in the Qin Dynasty, Jiaozhi in the Han Dynasty, Annan Duhufu in the Tang Dynasty, rebellion in the Northern Song Dynasty, rebellion in the early Ming Dynasty, and Qin State today.

It took nearly 800 years, about 30 characters, and it took a year to finally complete the compilation.

(End of this chapter)