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Chapter 533 The Emperor's Great Aspirations

And Xu Guangqi's being knighted means a major change in the emperor's attitude.

Although he had repeatedly encouraged the soldiers in the imperial decree before, he said that he would not hesitate to reward the marquis.But that is not a promise, and no one expects to become a marquis in one step.

Don't talk about being a marquis, it's an earl. If you look at Li Chengliang and compare with him, there is no hope.

If the emperor's previous words gave the generals some hope; now that the title of knighthood has become a reality, this heart is put in their stomachs.

Nothing else, work hard, make meritorious deeds, and earn military merits vigorously!
Mao Wenlong felt a lot more relaxed and talked a lot, but it was a natural emotion.

"The army plus the people, plus the Liao people who have returned home, is the most difficult when there is no harvest." Mao Wenlong made a simple calculation and said: "The food alone may need to supply millions of stones."

Chen Zilong nodded, and said: "The specific figures have been calculated clearly. Only when the court can guarantee the supply can the number of Liao people returning home be determined. Of course, besides the supply from the court, there are many ways to alleviate it."

Hunting, fishing, digging wild vegetables, etc., there are still many ways to cross the famine.And the fishery, which has already formed an industry, should be the pillar and help the most.

"Reconstruction is not just about farming. The infrastructure of Liaodong must also be improved by using labor instead of food." Wang Jizhong took a bite and said slowly: "The road is the most important, and it will greatly promote the development of Liaodong. As the saying goes, if you want to get rich, build roads first.”

Chen Zilong, Mao Wenlong and others all focused their attention on Wang Jizhong, thinking that this sentence sounded quite easy, but they didn't know where it came from.

Wang Jizhong blinked his eyes, smiled awkwardly, and said, "This is what the Holy Majesty said, and it was conveyed by Governor Wu to me and other officials who went to Liaodong."

Looking at Chen Zilong who was still confused, Wang Jizhong explained again: "You were not here that day, and you are saying goodbye to Mr. Xu Ge."

Oh, I see.

Chen Zilong nodded and said, "Long live the Holy Spirit. If there is no obstacle in the water and land transportation in Liaodong, it will indeed develop much more smoothly."

Mao Wenlong also took it seriously, saying: "The waterway is the most convenient, along the Hunhe River to Fushun and Sarhu, which are the bases for our army to go north to suppress slaves."

"The waterway is convenient, but it will be frozen for several months." Chen Zilong stroked his chin and said, "It may be a way to transport and store more before the freeze."

After finishing speaking, he looked at Mao Wenlong with some doubts, and asked: "Are you going to march north tomorrow? I thought I would take a year off!"

Mao Wenlong smiled and shook his head, but did not explain in detail.He wanted to strike while the iron was hot, and after a little rectification, he would continue to send troops to attack the remaining Jiannu.

But this still needs to be decided by the imperial court. As Chen Zilong is worried, a large number of Liao people will return to their hometowns to rebuild Liaodong, which will cause food and grass supplies to be a problem.

The army will also participate in spring plowing and production, and the earliest mobilization time will be in summer, but the weather is unfavorable.Therefore, Mao Wenlong estimated that the possibility of autumn is the greatest.

Of course, not launching a large-scale northward movement does not mean that the army will not move.Advance the defense line to the north, build fortresses, and stockpile food and grass. This must continue.

After eating and drinking, it was already late at night, so all the people left and went to their rooms to rest.

Mao Wenlong finally saw the latest issue of "Da Ming Forum", which was brought by Chen Zilong and others, and generously gave it to him.

After lighting up the candles, Mao Wenlong drank tea, flipped through the newspapers, and fixed his gaze on one of the articles.

"Yishiha, slave Gandusi?!" Mao Wenlong let out a sound of surprise, Gou Zhenhuai had already walked to the door, and turned his head involuntarily.

After thinking about it for a while, Gou Zhenhuai said, "Yishha's nine governors, Nuer Gandusi, all went there by boat, right?"

Mao Wenlong didn't know much more than Gou Zhenhuai, so he quickly glanced at the article before nodding his head and said: "It's by boat. It's written here that a shipyard will be set up in Ashhada, and we will sail across the river in the spring monsoon. Down, from the Songhua River into Heilongjiang, straight down to Nuergan."

Gou Zhenhuai walked back, sat opposite the table, and said thoughtfully: "In this way, if you want to go north to exterminate Jiannu, you can go both by water and land, or use the navy to carry troops and food, and the action will be faster."

Mao Wenlong nodded slightly, quickly read the article, pushed the newspaper in front of Gou Zhenhuai, and said: "Yishha built 25 huge ships, it took a year, and the spring monsoon will also take it. It will definitely not work next year, and we can only wait until later." year."

Gou Zhenhuai read the newspaper, pondered for a while, guessed and said: "The Holy Majesty probably has this idea. The extermination of Jiannu is only one of them. Rouyuan appeases the barbarians and rebuilds Nuer Gandusi, which should be more important."

Mao Wenlong agreed, saying: "The remnants of Jiannu are no longer to be feared. It is not surprising that Long Live will repeat the Nuer Gandu Division. It is just that I don't know whether to continue to set up guards, send Indian guards, or directly occupy and emigrate to colonize."

The so-called Indian Guard Army was the garrison army left in Nuergandusi in the Ming Dynasty. The standing garrison numbered 3000 or more than 500 people, with a maximum of [-] and a minimum of no less than [-].

The Indian Guard Army usually rotates every two years, and the officers and soldiers who return to Liaodong after the end of their military term are rewarded generously as a reward for stationing in bitter cold places.

Mao Wenlong and Gou Zhenhuai discussed for a while before going to rest.Although they had some similar guesses, they still underestimated the emperor's ambitions.

Rebuild Nuer Gandusi?No, the emperor wants to govern directly, not a place of restraint.

Rouyuan appease?No, the emperor wanted to relocate the people of Daming to Haixi, build cities and counties, and make them a stable occupied area.

Indian guards, two or three thousand, rotating guards?No, the emperor planned to have at least tens of thousands of garrisons, and he wanted the garrisons to settle down and make Haixi their hometown.

Of course, this is no longer a plan for one or two years, but a long-term plan for at least three to five years, or even ten years.

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It is a pity that the waterway that goes deep into Nuergandusi and reaches further places is only a one-way street.

The emperor looked at the expanded sand table, and his eyes swept across Denglai-Lushun-Kaiyuan Laomiwan-Ashhada-Songhua River-Heilongjiang-Tatar Strait-Kuyi (Sakhalin Island)-Waguo Hokkaido in sequence.

Although it is a one-way route, it is the fastest route. There are enough ships and the transportation volume is extremely impressive, which can fully support the expedition of tens of thousands of troops.

That's right, it's an expedition, and the emperor has already defined it.

And the two-way water and land road leading to Haixi must also be developed, or rebuilt.

Yishiha has already traveled a long post road after nine trips to Nuer Gandusi.

This post road starts from the ancient city of Shijia in Shuangcheng City in the south, goes to Acheng, passes through the Niaohe River in Binxian County, goes northward along the Songhua River, enters Heilongjiang at Heixiazi Island, and reaches the mouth of Heilongjiang. There are 45 stations in ten cities and two thousand Yu Li.

It is conservatively estimated that if we advance a hundred miles to the north every year, we will almost achieve our goal in 20 years.

20 years, I'm not yet fifty, so I'm in time.

The emperor pursed his lips slightly, with a half-smile, his eyes fixed on a spot on the sand table - Vladivostok.

If it is a water master, it may not take 20 years at all, and it will be almost ten years.

(End of this chapter)