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Chapter 1254 A series of operations
"You can know that Jianlu planted a lot of grain in the north of Liaodong before it was destroyed, and the harvest was good." Emperor Chongzhen explained to them, "The land in Liaodong is vast and the area of ​​cultivated land is large. There is no problem at all. Especially the improved crops in Hetao, including potatoes, corn, sweet potatoes, etc., I believe the output is also very large. This is one of them!"

There are many rivers in Liaodong, and the land on both sides of the river is relatively fertile, and irrigation is also convenient.In the previous Jianlu era, the Han people who were good at farming were almost killed, otherwise, they would not have almost died of starvation.Of course, this is also related to Da Ming's use of sabotage warfare.

All the courtiers below did not speak, they could understand the food.But now the Hetao Plain has provided grain, and the Nanyang side has transported grain to the capital by sea, and the northern side of the Ming Dynasty, in fact, has enough grain.If it's just food, it's not enough to go to the point of building a railway, right?

Obviously, Emperor Chongzhen didn't finish his sentence, and continued to explain to them: "Also, Liaodong has a huge amount of iron, coal and other mines, as well as oil. If our Ming Dynasty wants to be stronger, these resources are indispensable. "

Hearing this, the courtiers were really surprised. Bi Ziyan, Minister of the Household Department, was the first to come forward and said, "Your Majesty, there are still Tianliang Iron Mine in Liaodong? I have never heard of it."

"That's right, Your Majesty, is this news true?" Shen Yongmao, Minister of the Ministry of War, also followed up and said, "I've never heard that Jianlu can produce its own armor before!"

Although the other courtiers didn't say anything, they really hadn't heard of this matter. They all looked into the eyes of Emperor Chongzhen, and they all doubted the accuracy of the emperor's news.

Emperor Chongzhen smiled and said: "The source of my news is of course true. The iron mine is near Anshan Yibao. As for the oil field, it is farther away."

In the southwest of Daming, oil wells were discovered.In this era, the well salt technology has been perfected, and the extraction of natural gas or oil wells is the technology of mining well salt.During the Zhengde period, there were records.

Hearing the emperor's swearing and extremely confident appearance, most of the courtiers believed it, because Emperor Chongzhen had never lied to them.

However, building a railway is a very labor-intensive task after all. Even if Liaodong has these things, it is not worth it or not, but it is hard to say.

As far as the current situation of Ming Dynasty is concerned, there is not enough iron ore in the capital, and even if there is a huge amount of iron ore in Liaodong, it is actually not attractive enough.All of a sudden, the subordinates were divided into two factions. Some thought it was possible to build a railway to Liaodong, while others felt that it was not necessary for the time being and they could build other things first.

Emperor Chongzhen listened to these courtiers argue for a while, and finally said to them: "You should know that my Ming Dynasty must send troops to Japan. Now that the army is heading to North Korea, the road consumes too much. If there are trains running day and night Stop transporting troops, food, and supplies, and it will be much easier to assemble a large army. It will also be easier for Ming to control Japan in the future!"

These courtiers in the Wenhua Palace are all the highest-ranking officials of the Ming Dynasty.Naturally, Emperor Chongzhen did not hide it from them. Occupying the Wa Kingdom and enfeoffing the vassal kings were a certainty.

Hearing that the emperor built a railway to Liaodong and had such a purpose, most of the courtiers agreed.However, there were still a very small number of courtiers who did not speak, but kept silent when they saw that other colleagues agreed.

Emperor Chongzhen looked at them, suddenly asked his servants to hang up a world map, walked down in person, and then said to these courtiers: "My dear friends, I still like this place. Is there any king in the world? I want this place too! "

Hearing this, all the courtiers were taken aback. Looking at the map, they couldn't recover.

After a while, Wen Tiren played: "Your Majesty, this... is far away from here, and it is too far away from our Daming. How can we get there?"

"That's right, Your Majesty, even if you divide the vassals, there are not so many vassals!" Sun Chengzong, the second assistant, followed suit.

Other courtiers also wanted to follow suit, but Emperor Chongzhen stopped them by waving his hands, and then patted North and South America with his hands and said: "Do you know, Zhuqing? This place is bigger than our entire Ming Dynasty, with rich products and fertile land. But, here On this piece of land, only savages live. Those western barbarians have discovered this place, sent people to slaughter the savages, enslave the savages, and take it as their own. But now, their number is not large. They are mainly concentrated here, here , and these places here!"

"Dear dear friends, do you know that their fleets plunder materials from here, and ship boats of gold, silver and jewelry back! That fleet is endless." Emperor Chongzhen began to blow up, bullying him The courtier has no knowledge, "Because there are mountains of gold, mountains of silver, and various precious products and so on."

Hearing this, Wen Tiren hesitated for a moment, and then played to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, we only occupied Nanyang in the Ming Dynasty, as well as the Mongolian grasslands in the north, Liaodong, Korea, and even the future Wa country in the future. So many places are enough. Our Daming is busy, and these places are familiar places. I think it’s better to manage these places first.”

"Your Majesty, I second the proposal!" The assistant minister Zhang Zhifa followed suit, "Your Majesty said that those places are still full of savages. Even if I, Ming Dynasty, occupy them, I will spend twelve minutes to manage them. Therefore, I think that the chief assistant What you say makes sense!"

After he finished speaking, other courtiers also spoke, and most of them thought that it was not worth it for Daming to go there after all the hardships.

There are two main problems. One is that it is too far away from Daming, separated by such a big ocean, which is a big problem.The second is that although there are mountains of gold and silver over there, they are all uncivilized land. If Da Ming goes to occupy it, I don't know how much manpower and material resources will be invested, it is really not worth it.

After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen didn't take it seriously.That's how he is. Before making a decision, he can let his courtiers speak, and it doesn't matter if they raise objections.However, once a decision is made, these courtiers must implement it seriously.

After listening to the speeches of these courtiers below, he found that even though these courtiers were already the most intelligent and knowledgeable group of people in Ming Dynasty, due to the limitations of the times, they still couldn't look at the problem from a global perspective.

Emperor Chongzhen thought of this, and said to his courtiers: "My dear friends, think about it, if the good things in this land are always taken away by the Xiyi, and they have huge wealth to rely on, will the Xiyi not be happy?" Will it become more powerful? You should have seen their strong ships and sharp guns. If I don’t improve Ming’s ships and guns in the past few years..."

Speaking of this, he pondered for a while and continued: "Take the meeting when I just became the throne, if I have been like this in Ming Dynasty, even if I finally wiped out the Jianlu, if it continues like this, and Xiyi has been transporting from overseas Wealth and all kinds of material things have returned to the country, and they are getting stronger and stronger, so will there be a day in the future when their strength will surpass Daming?"

Hearing this, all the courtiers couldn't help being stunned. They had never thought about the angle proposed by Emperor Chongzhen.

"Your Majesty, I think this is possible!" Sun Chuanting, the new minister of official affairs, played blankly even in the Wenhua Palace, "When I first went to the south and became the governor of Fujian, I had a headache for Hongyi's fleet. They The artillery is more powerful than our Ming's, and their warships are faster than our Ming's. If it is not because they are far away from their home country and have fewer warships, they really don't know how to deal with it! If according to that Time has been deduced, and I think that Xiyi will probably defeat our Daming navy, and thus invade our Daming coast, which is more harmful than the Japanese country back then!"

Sun Chuanting said this with authority.When he said this, the others couldn't help thinking seriously: If His Majesty hadn't suddenly worked hard, as if he had transformed into a different person, what would happen to Daming today?What will happen to Daming in the future?
They were still thinking about this question, but Emperor Chongzhen was already saying: "Today's Europe, where Xiyi is located, is just like the Warring States in ancient times. The disputes among countries are all vigorously developing armaments. You should know that in the In the past, the western barbarians were far inferior to our Central Plains, and the Mongols had conquered them. But now they are fighting non-stop, but they can plunder enough supplies from foreign countries for their use. You can imagine that their army , will be the masters of a hundred battles, and their armaments will grow stronger in the constant competition. Do you think that the gap between our Daming and Xiyi will become wider and wider if we continue to develop like this in the future?"

Speaking of this, Emperor Chongzhen suddenly patted North and South America on the map with his hand, and said seriously: "Therefore, I want to send troops to compete with the Xiyi for this territory. The wealth of my country is used by my Ming Dynasty. One decrease and one increase will keep my country's national strength as the number one in the world; this is one of them!"

"Secondly, there are no enemies around the Ming Dynasty. Although the peaceful and prosperous age is good, it can wear down the will, especially the army. An army that has not fought for a long time, even if it is a division of tigers and wolves, will become a flock of sheep! The army is used to fight Yes. This place is where I plan to use it to hone the Ming army!"

These senior officials of the Ming Dynasty in the Wenhua Palace couldn't help but nod their heads following the thoughts of Emperor Chongzhen.Be prepared for danger in times of peace, but that's it!

"Your Majesty's foresight, the slaves are so impressed!" Cao Huachun was the first to go out and said, "It is the blessing of the people of the Ming Dynasty to have His Majesty here!"

"Your Majesty's words are very true!" Sun Chengzong, the second assistant, followed suit, "If the army has no battles to fight, it will not only wear down its combat power, but also cause various other problems. I agree that the army must continue to fight through battles. Grind!"

Sun Chengzong was one of the officials who had led troops for the longest time in the Wenhua Palace. His words were as authoritative as Sun Chuanting's words about Xiyi.

Shen Yongmao, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, immediately followed suit, and only when there was a battle to fight did he agree with his interests.Otherwise, who would pay attention to the Ministry of War?

The minister of the Ministry of Industry is similar. Only when there is a war will there be a large demand for military industry, which is also beneficial to the Ministry of Industry.

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Only Bi Ziyan, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, was a little hesitant, and said to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, if there is a war, I am afraid that the military expenditure will be huge, and Ming..."

Hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen regained his smile and said, "Don't worry, you. The army has conquered a lot of land, which can be rewarded; in addition, the wealth captured from Xiyi can also pay for some military expenses. Fighting away from the mainland, the flames of war will not reach Ming, and Ming will not suffer from military disasters. Expeditions to the Americas will not cause much burden to my Ming, and I will control this speed. Of course, I have another thing to announce !"

Hearing this, the courtiers in the Wenhua Palace became quiet again, looking at the emperor, not knowing what to announce again.

I heard Emperor Chongzhen say to them: "The reform of the former Weisuo system has been promoted nationwide. But I have considered it for a long time. Based on the things I just said, I have decided to further reform the military system!"

The reform of the military system is a major event.Therefore, these courtiers couldn't help but concentrate when they heard this.

"In the past, there were millions of frontier troops on the nine sides, but now there is no war in the north. Although innovations have been started before, it is not enough." Emperor Chongzhen raised his voice when he said this, "Tsarist Russia killed me Daming Oirat All the common people, the war in the far west must be fought when our Ming Dynasty is ready. Therefore, I have decided to select an elite army from the millions of frontier troops in the nine border towns to fight on the battlefield. The old and the weak Eliminated for the people, the rest of the army will be transferred to the engineering army, that is, the army that builds the railway, and builds the three railways in Liaodong and naturalized Tianshan. This will reduce the impact of railway construction on people's livelihood. Of course, the contribution of road construction, according to Half of the military merit is counted. After these troops are disabled or old, they can be transferred to the Ministry of Communications.”

In the south, there are still prisoners who can be used to build roads, but there are not many prisoners.In addition, Daming can also use the method of labor to conscript the people of Daming to build roads.But the people of Ming Dynasty want to produce or do business to create wealth for Ming Dynasty.Therefore, manpower is actually limited.

If the idle army is used to build roads, it is like fighting a war, and you can still get half of the military merits, so that you will not be idle. This is also a way out.The courtiers in the Wenhua Palace heard this without any objection.

Wen Tiren even thought of a layer. Before Emperor Chongzhen, Zheng Zhilong was named Nanyang Bo to stimulate those generals. I'm afraid it was also for the consideration of the following series of layouts.

In this way, those in the army who are eager for military exploits can go to fight in distant places, and those who are inferior can go to build roads, which is also counted as half of the military merit.With the temptation of titles and the stimulation of military achievements, I am not afraid that those warriors will not work hard!

He was thinking about it, but Emperor Chongzhen on the throne was looking at them and decided in his heart to announce the further reform of the military system at the same time.

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