The Resurrection of the South Seas of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 751
To put it bluntly, the main reason for the demise of the Ming Dynasty was not the thieves or the founding of slaves, but the financial collapse of the Ming Dynasty itself.

The biggest enemy of the Ming army at the end of the Ming Dynasty was not the Manchus, nor the thieves, but the arrears of wages!

How do you say that!

The Ming army is not full of pay, and full of pay is invincible!
As far as the fighting power of the elite servants of the Ming army is concerned, as long as you have enough money, Jiannu can cut it down for you.

However, it is quite helpless that since Wanli ascended the throne and the three major campaigns of Wanli, the treasury was empty, and the shadow of Zhang Juzheng's reform was gradually exhausted.

At the end of Ming Dynasty, Daming's financial situation was extremely unhealthy!

Jiangnan, Jiangbei, and other affluent places owe taxes year after year, while Guanzhong, which has been suffering from severe drought for more than ten years, needs to bear nearly one-fifth of the country's taxes.

In such a situation, if the people in Guanzhong do not rebel, there is no way out!

As long as Daming can receive taxes from Jiangnan and Jiangbei at that time, Man Qing is a fart, and thieves are a fart!

In fact, this is also the reason why Zhu Hongyu chose Nanjing as his capital.

He wants to take advantage of Nanjing's radiation influence to firmly control Jiangnan, Jiangbei and other rich places.

Because, the next era is the era of industry and capital!

If Zhu Hongyu wants to firmly control the country, industry and capital are the most important, and their importance is not even inferior to that of the army.

Because, in the following industrial age, what determines the outcome of a war is no longer the cold weapon era, the few armored soldiers in an army, but the firepower density.

No matter how elite you are, an armored soldier who is good at fighting, you will be turned into pieces of meat after being hit by a shell!
In the age of firearms, the abundance of industrial production capacity and capital is the key to determining the firepower density of an army!

Of course, the reason why Zhu Hongyu decided to make Nanjing his capital was because he knew the prospects of railways and telegraphs.

He knew that as long as the railway and the telegraph existed, he could ensure that even if he was in the capital, he could have sufficient control over the troops on the frontier.

Even if the capital is thousands of miles away from the frontier, and there are telegraphs and railways, there is no need to worry about the mutiny of the army.

This is the so-called technology has changed the era!
……

Inside the cabin!
Although boating on the canal is not as good as the turbulence of the sea, it is not very pleasant for a group of Mongolians who have never seen water.

Burni and other Mongolian nobles vomited all kinds of meat and eight vegetables in the cabin.

In the cramped, dimly lit cabin, the sour smell of vomit was constantly fermenting.

It makes people want to vomit!

With his hands tied behind his back, Burni's face was full of deep helplessness. He kicked away a Mongolian nobleman who fell on him, and said in a very bad tone.

"Go away, don't squeeze!"

"Damn dog minions!"

The Mongolian nobleman saw that it was Khan who kicked him, but he didn't dare to say anything, he could only shrink back, his face full of fear.

Everyone was reduced to a prisoner, but he dared not fight back when he was bullied. It can only be said that the Jin family has a very high prestige on the grassland.

However, Burni has no idea that he was bullying just now.

In other words, as a descendant of the Golden Family, he doesn't take ordinary Mongolian nobles seriously.

Since he was a child, he has been instilled with the concept that he is a descendant of the Golden Family, and that the entire grassland should be dominated by himself, and no one can oppose him.

It is precisely because of this that he developed such a domineering and arrogant character!

At this moment, an officer of the Ming army walked in from the cabin, glanced around, and waited for everyone to quiet down under his gaze, before he spoke.

"What? It's crowded? Do you want to help you relax?"

As soon as the Ming army officer's voice fell, the Mongolian nobles who were still whispering all became silent.

Because, they all know what the Ming army officers mean by loose and fast.

It's nothing more than killing a few people, and then we can make more space for them!

Except for Burni, no one can guarantee whether he will be killed!
Can't tolerate them not being afraid!
Facing the murderous words of the Ming army officers, all these captured Mongolian nobles showed a look of horror.

Even Burni, who was still extremely arrogant just now, restrained his arrogance when facing the Ming army officer who could really kill people.

Now he is a prisoner of Ming Dynasty, and his arrogance can only be arrogant towards those Mongols, but he dare not be arrogant towards the Ming army.

Because those Mongols can't do anything to him, and although the Ming army won't kill him, they can teach him a lesson!

Seeing this, the officer of the Ming Army glanced around, a flash of disdain flashed in the depths of his eyes, and said with a sneer.

"Hehe, not bad, you are very sensible!"

The Ming army officer pinched his nose and wandered around the cabin before speaking.

"The official came here today to give you a chance to survive!"

"Received instructions from Shangfeng, we need you and other prisoners of war to sing and dance at Daming's Prisoner Presentation Ceremony!"

"Get ready for rehearsal!"

"If your singing and dancing can satisfy His Majesty, His Majesty may be happy and pardon your death penalty!"

After finishing speaking, the Ming army officer turned around and left the cabin.

It wasn't that he didn't want to stay longer, but that the smell in the cabin was too pungent.

Most people can't stand the taste!

After the Ming army officers left, there was a burst of noise in the cabin.

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"

"If you want me to wait for the Mongolian nobles to please a group of Han people with singing and dancing, I will never accept it!"

"Yes, I would rather die than accept this humiliation!"

"..."

Burni on the side looked even more ugly.

He is a descendant of the dignified golden family. It is absolutely unacceptable to ask him to dance for the Han emperor!
Because, this is a complete humiliation to the Golden Family!
If Burni really danced this dance, the prestige of the Jin family on the grassland would be ruined by him.

One after another looked at Burni, and everyone was looking forward to Burni's statement.

As long as Burni dares to stand up and express his position, they dare to follow Burni to make things big.

The big deal is death, people can die, but this dance is absolutely impossible!

However, under the gaze of everyone, Burni twitched the corner of his mouth, pulled out a very ugly smile, and said.

"Everyone wants to ask Ben Khan, what kind of dance should we dance?"

Brain: I, Burni, am a descendant of the golden family. My bones are very hard. I must not dance this dance!

Knee: No, I'm a little soft!

……

On the deck, the officer of the Ming army who had just gone to the cabin to pass the order strode to Zhao Yingdong and said with fists clasped.

"Lord Hou, I have already conveyed your meaning to Burni and other Mongolian prisoners of war!"

Zhao Yingdong nodded slightly when he heard the words.

"Good job!"

"If this matter is done well, I will credit you with a great credit!"

When the Tang Dynasty defeated the Eastern Turks, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty asked the auspicious Khan of the Eastern Turks to dance under the temple, thus achieving the prestige of Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty.

Now that the Son of Heaven lets the Mongolian Khan from the Golden Family perform his dance under the que, he will definitely be able to deter all nations.

This can be regarded as his congratulatory gift from Zhao Yingdong to the emperor!
As an old minister, Zhao Yingdong still has something to figure out the holy will.

……

Under the staring eyes of everyone, even someone as brazen as Burnie would feel embarrassed for a while.

But he still spoke.

"Now that I'm a prisoner, I don't need to force those unnecessary face!"

"Since the Emperor Ming wants me to perform the dance, I'll just dance!"

"Survival is more important than anything else!"

Burni said earnestly, and the expression on his face was also full of sincerity and earnestness.

It seems to be thinking of everyone!
But, to put it bluntly, he was still afraid of death!

The rest of the people were silent when they heard the words.

Yes, survival is more important than anything else!

If they were not afraid of death, they would not have chosen to surrender to the Ming army in Zhangjiakou before, but would have died heroically on the battlefield.

……

Western Regions!

Hami City!
People and horses outside the city were connected to the sky, and teams of armored cavalry rode back and forth outside the city.

Wu Zhou's banner is flying between heaven and earth!

Wu Sangui sat on the horseback, looking at Hami City in the distance, his eyes slightly fixed.

After receiving Daming's arms, the main force of the Guanning Army set off from Lanzhou and continued to march westward.

The army first settled in Qinghai Lake, and the vanguard continued westward.

Wu Yingqi, Wu Guogui, Wang Fuchen and others led their troops to encounter the Zhungeer cavalry in a basin east of Hami and defeated them.

Behead thousands of levels!
There are countless Huma who fled in haste!
The main force of the Zhungeer Department was defeated and was forced to retreat westward into the city of Hami, ready to stand firm and wait for reinforcements.

Then, the main force of the Guanning Army started from Qinghai Lake and continued to advance westward to Hami, besieging the Jungar Khan Sengge in Hami City.

Guan Ning's army took a stance outside Hami City, preparing to attack the city.

Wu Sangui coughed violently for a while, feeling as if he was going to cough up all his lungs.

After a while, Wu Sangui finally straightened out his breathing, but asked in a weak tone.

"How many defenders are there in Hami City?"

Wu Yingqi on the side clasped his fists and said.

"Report to my father, there are about [-] defenders in the city of Hami!"

"It is almost all the troops that can be controlled by the entire Zhungeer tribe!"

The current Zhungeer Ministry is still in civil strife, and the rebellion of several brothers of Seng Ge has not been put down.

Sengge's strength is very limited.

"If our army attacks Hami, will anyone come to help?"

Wu Sangui asked the question he wanted to know the most.

Now Wu Sangui has the idea of ​​encircling and attacking the entire Zhungeer tribe in Hami City, and then relying on the prestige of Dazhou's heavy damage to the Zhungeer tribe to take down the entire Western Regions in one fell swoop.

Wu Yingqi heard the words, stood up and said.

"Reporting to my father, the current Zhungeer Ministry is in civil strife!"

"Sengge Khan's brothers, such as Chechen, Zhuo Teba and others are all supporting their own troops, and some are even fighting against Sengge Khan."

"Now that I have besieged Sengge in Hami in the Great Zhou Dynasty, it is good for the rest of the Jungar tribe to gloat over their misfortune. It is impossible to come to the rescue."

Wu Sangui nodded knowingly when he heard the words.

But he also began to think deeply.

Surround the spot to fight aid: ×!
So what are they going to do next week?

The territory of the Western Regions is really too vast and desolate.

If you can't concentrate and annihilate the enemy, but go to the vast grassland to play hide-and-seek with the Mongols, it will be too troublesome.

After pondering for a while, Wu Sangui asked.

"Ying Qi, if you want to tell me, how can I, Da Zhou, defeat the Zhungeer tribe and completely take over the entire Western Region?"

It is true that Wu Sangui launched the Western Expedition after he negotiated peace with Daming.

But now that he has reached the Western Regions, he doesn't want to go further west!

Instead, they want to gain a foothold in the Western Regions!
He doesn't want to be too far away from his hometown!

When Wu Yingqi heard this, a look of embarrassment flashed across his face, as if he remembered the fear of being dominated by Da Ming on the battlefield.

"Father, from my son's point of view, it may not be a good choice for me to gain a foothold in the Western Regions!"

"If we gain a foothold in the Western Regions, we will be too close to Daming!"

"And there is no room for buffering in the middle. If a conflict breaks out, it will be bad for me!"

The psychological shadow left by the First Battle of Huguang on Wu Yingqi was too great, and now Wu Yingqi is full of fear of Daming.

Even though Wu Zhou had already sent troops to march westward, Wu Yingqi still felt that they were too close to Daming, and wanted to continue westward.

I can't wait to go to Europa in one breath!

Seeing the shivering and faint fear on his son's face, Wu Sangui couldn't help but sighed.

Some hate it, but more are pity!

How brave the original Wu Yingqi is. He is brave and good at fighting on the battlefield, and he is invincible. He can be called a generation of famous generals.

But now, when he mentions Daming, he loses his composure and fears.

Wu Sangui was in a complicated mood.

But after thinking about it, Wu Sangui felt that what Wu Yingqi said was reasonable.

The Western Regions are indeed too close to Daming, and there is no buffer in between.

At such a distance, sooner or later, conflicts will break out between the two sides.

Because, if there is no buffer, the two sides can only hoard heavy troops at the border in order to guard against each other.

Once the two sides form a confrontation between a heavy army group, then the peace talks will be useless!
Moreover, once a conflict breaks out, there is a [-]% probability that Wu Zhou will suffer.

The current Daming is still quite abundant in martial arts!
Wu Sangui nodded and said.

"What Ying Qi said is right. If my Great Zhou establishes a foothold in the Western Regions, it is indeed too close to Great Ming!"

"After eliminating the remnants of the Zhungeer tribe in Hami City, our army is ready to continue the westward expedition!"

Seeing this, Wu Yingqi clenched his fists excitedly and said.

"Father, my son, please order to command the siege!"

Wu Sangui nodded and said.

"can!"

Wu Yingqi accepted the order with fists folded, and led the team to prepare for the siege.

……

The sound of war drums on the battlefield was loud, and the sound of shelling began to roar.

One after another, the shells kept pouring towards the top of Hami City.

Hami is just an earthen city, and its defenses are not considered strong.

In front of the artillery bombardment of the Guan Ning Army, large holes were smashed into the city wall of Hami, and the smoke and dust mixed with bricks and stones were scattered everywhere.

Guan Ning's army began to push the shield carts, ladders and other siege equipment, and launched an attack on Hami City.

(End of this chapter)