eldest son of Ming dynasty

Emperor Kangxi was also enthroned at a young age. After he ascended the throne, he was most worried about three major issues: river affairs, water transportation, and San Francisco.Because the Yellow River frequently burst its embankment in the early years of Kangxi, the water transport of grain from the south of the Yangtze River to the north was threatened. The Ming and Qing dynasties were both capitals in Beijing.

For Zhu Houzhao, there is also a magic spell on his head.The Qing court solved the border troubles, but the border troubles in the Ming Dynasty were very serious.

In comparison, he hardly faced any fatal threats in the country. Even if farmers rebelled, grass bandits and the like would not be a problem.Some other vassal kings rebelled, and that was like a child's play.

The only one is the Tatars. They are not five or eight years, but twice in three years. They are either in the northwest or in the Xuanfu, and they keep entering and plundering. increasingly serious trend.

In addition, according to historical development, in a few decades, the pirates in the southeast will become serious again.

At that time, the north and the south will attack, and the state affairs will be more difficult.

So in any case, there must be improvement in the north, and bad things cannot happen together.

"Yang Yiqing made a memorial, and I've been carrying it in my arms for many days." Zhu Houzhao went to the military plane today, and there were some things he wanted to say to his serious people.

"The imperial court wants to make plans for the future. The elders, scholars, and ministers of various ministries have listed many important government affairs, but I think that the most important thing for the imperial court at the moment is the Tatar, which is the border trouble. If this problem is not resolved, the Ming Dynasty will die. There is no security."

Even security can't be solved, what development are you talking about?
Wang Jia, Han Wen, Wang Chang, and Yang Tinghe read Yang Yiqing's memorials in order, and then they all exclaimed, "Re-set?"

Yes, repeat.

The Hetao Plain has always been used by Tatars as herdsmen.
From an economic point of view, that piece of fertile farmland with millions of acres, from the perspective of modern climatology, is located in the middle temperate zone, with the Yinshan Mountains in the north to block the cold wave, and the terrain is dominated by the Great Plains, with the Yellow River, Large rivers such as the Wuding River have abundant water systems.This thing is a natural big granary for agricultural civilization.

It was developed in the Qin and Han Dynasties, and in the Sui and Tang Dynasties, it was known as "Saibei Jiangnan".And there are rich mineral resources such as salt, iron and copper.During the Han and Tang Dynasties, salt was produced in the Hetao area.

Also because this place is very rich, during the Han and Tang Dynasties, when the Chinese nation encountered a strong period, it was built as a natural garrison camp. Anyway, there are grains, salt mines, and horses here.

Occupying this place, the northern nomads would have to retreat to the north of the Yinshan Mountains. For the Central Plains Dynasty, if they accumulated strength, they could expand their territory northward, and at the same time control the Hexi Corridor westward and open up the Western Regions.

But once this place is lost, the nomads can cross the Yinshan Mountains and push forward hundreds of miles at once. They have food and drink, and they can directly threaten the Guanzhong area to the south, and cross Yinchuan, Wuwei, Zhangye, and Jiuquan to the west. It is not safe, and the Central Plains and Western Regions are in danger of being cut off.

During the period of Emperor Wenwen of the Han Dynasty, the Huns launched a surprise attack through the Hetao area, and the front of the soldiers once arrived near the Ganquan Palace.

In short, whoever occupies this natural large barracks can make a sudden surprise attack.

In the Ming Dynasty, Hongwu and Yongle, needless to say, after the orthodox Tumubao change, the Ming Dynasty lost the Hetao area for the first time.

His son, Emperor Chenghua, changed his military passiveness to activeness at the border after he ascended the throne. When it comes to his achievements, Chenghua Liting is actually ranked last. His most dazzling achievement is the miraculous recovery of the Hetao area.

At that time, some civil official groups felt that it was not good to send out a large army to spend money. In case there was another civil fort change, the change was over, but Emperor Chenghua's temper was a bit like Yongle. The Tatars were in the Red Salt Pond area, the old nest of the Hetao. The Tatars withdrew from the Hetao because of their security anxiety.

It was Wang Yue who led the Ming army to achieve great victories.

This battle created the stability of Hetao for 20 years. Until the eighth year of Hongzhi, the Tatars began to enter the Hetao area to live in herds.At this time, the emperor had already been captured by civil servants, and the argument of "sending a large army and wasting national power" gained the upper hand again.

Although Hongzhi had the intention to send troops several times, he was soft-tempered, and he dared not do it because there were many people who opposed him.

Of course, in the imperial court, there have always been ministers who insisted on the resumption of the court, because the value of the Hetao area is easy to see, including the abandonment of the Hetao area during the Jiajing period, and some ministers wanted to change this trend.

Yang Yiqing belongs to this type of official.

But retracing is not just a matter of talking. The Tatars have cavalry. If you want to win against them, Ming must also have cavalry. Otherwise, even if you defeat them, they will harass you every day.

It's a big deal.

Wang Jia, Han Wen and the other four were silent after reading it. It wasn't that they didn't support it, but they knew that the matter was important and they had to answer cautiously.

How did Zhu Houzhao not know?
"If it can be successfully reinstated, the imperial court can designate this area as a military-administered area, and the imperial court will implement military settlements. There will be a foundation for food and soldiers, and horses can be raised to further reduce the pressure on the people and herdsmen in Hebei. The state is difficult, and this It is the first button to solve the difficulty. For the Tatars, they lost the river loop and could only move northward beyond the Yinshan Mountains."

Then the living environment would be even worse. During the Ming Dynasty, the winter was colder and colder year after year. If you go north...you must not freeze them to death.

Wang Jia said with a sullen face, "If we want to achieve the re-enactment, the imperial court will have to send a larger army than this time, and [-] cavalry may not be enough."

And also think about what to do if you fail.

All the family belongings that I could not bear to save were put in, that was really wanting to cry without tears.

Han Wen said: "Your Majesty's intention is not to complete this goal this year or next year. It always takes three to five years to complete it step by step. It is difficult or difficult. You can do it step by step."

On the other hand, Yang Tinghe pointed out the crux of the problem, "For the imperial court, it is not a shortage of soldiers if they want to repeat the plan. Even if it is recruiting soldiers, the imperial court still has money to recruit soldiers and horses. The key is to have a general to command the army!"

Zhu Houzhao's eyes lit up. Although Yang Tinghe was the youngest, he later became the chief assistant. The three older members of the gang had never done it before, so it was different.

"The most important thing is to lead the army, and the second key is money." The emperor spoke at this time, "so Zhejiang and Shaofu are also very important."

The four of them understood immediately.

"So that's the case. In this way, His Majesty actually started planning when he became the crown prince!"

Thinking of the emperor's age, the four of them were greatly shocked.

"The vigorous rectification of the horse administration is also for the sake of having cavalry." Yang Tinghe didn't know what to say anymore.

Now everyone in the court says that the emperor is a genius, but many people can't see what the emperor has done. They only know that he has deep plans and strange plans. Sometimes he himself thinks that the emperor is smarter and has a little bit of city power. .

Only after getting in touch like this now can I know what it means to not plan for the world, but not for a moment; for those who do not plan for the overall situation, not for a region!
"It's a pity that after so many years of hard work, there are only [-] cavalry." Zhu Houzhao was also a little helpless about this, "I still have to hold my heart and grit my teeth to let them out, and I can't really wait until the time of re-entry." In wartime, let them go to the battlefield."

No matter how precious the army is, it won't work if it has not experienced the test of actual war, so there is nothing to do if there is a loss, so feel distressed.

"With your Majesty's sageness, there must be a plan for the Zhejiang matter?" Han Wen cared about money. Although the generals were also very important, if he wanted to succeed in the set-up, he couldn't do it without the support of several million taels of silver.

At this time, Zhu Houzhao stopped playing mysteries with them, "Daming's money has a fixed amount. If the court gets more, there will always be fewer places in the world. The country is rich and the people are poor. It has been like this since ancient times. So we must look at Invest outside of Daming, otherwise how would I be able to afford the millions of taels of silver when I became the crown prince?"

Wang Chang was somewhat puzzled, "Your Majesty, since a large amount of silver is needed for the reinstatement, why did the imperial court send troops this time? The silver could have been saved."

After all, military training is just a trivial reason.

The emperor didn't hide it from him, "The imperial court doesn't have any generals or handsome talents, so I don't worry about recruiting soldiers and horses."

Many people's names are said to be powerful by listening or written in the book, and you have to try it first to see if they are good or not.After all, employing people is one of his most important tasks.If the people are wrong, how about a 50 army?The civil fort is not completely wiped out.

Of course, there is another reason, that reform is difficult, and a military victory is needed to increase the authority of the new emperor.

"...But where can I find the general?"

Zhu Houzhao replied: "Go to the battlefield to look for it. Times make heroes."

In fact, he wanted to say in his heart that the court already had a general waiting in Guizhou.

Yang Tinghe read Yang Yiqing's memorabilia again, cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty's intention today is to ask the ministers to list the proposal of the reconciliation in the three-year plan, and then treat it as the top priority of the imperial court."

Zhu Houzhao gave him an approving look, "Yes. I can say this, there is no repeated three-year plan, and there is no need to even draft it."

"Then dare to ask Your Majesty, what level will you be able to achieve in three years?"

"It is said that it is written into the three-year plan, but it will take four years to count this year. In four years, Ming will reoccupy the Hetao Plain. This is a national policy. If things are done, I will discuss with you how to deal with this area Implement military control. If it can’t be done, it’s useless to plan ahead.”

Wang Jia clenched his fists tightly and his eyes were shining. The scene of the emperor and him swearing together appeared in his mind. Daming must restore its former glory and reproduce the prosperity of the Han and Tang Dynasties.

The emperor said so, and he did so.

The old man first expressed his support, "Hetao must belong to Daming, and the grazing land of our ancestors must not be lost!"