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Chapter 558 Expansion in all directions
Although the Ming army will expand in the four directions of Liaodong, Southwest, Mekong Province, and Nanyang, there are also priorities.

Compared with the bitter cold in Liaodong and the disasters of the Little Ice Age, although there are rye and potatoes, the development is still much slower than that in the south.

Therefore, the emperor's investment in resources for the northeast of Liaodong was carefully calculated and calculated, without rush or slow, and steadily advanced.

However, the immigration, construction and development of Mekong Province are the emperor's high hopes.

With the extermination of the She'an rebels, Mekong Province has received the support of [-] strong soldiers, and the pace of expansion has been accelerated. The current land area has more than doubled that of two years ago.

The strength of the Ming army in Yunnan is also expanding. 3 troops have been stationed in Yunnan Province to suppress the rebellion. Soil, repeat the various propaganda and comfort envoys of the Ming Dynasty.

Of course, the Toungoo Dynasty in Myanmar will be the key target.Although there is no plan to destroy the country in one war, it is a definite strategic goal to make the already declining Toungoo Dynasty worse.

In addition, through the recruitment of retired officers and soldiers and the training of officers sent by the imperial court, the Maritime Chamber of Commerce also has more than 3000 well-equipped paramilitary forces in Borneo, and has gathered tens of thousands of Chinese and overseas Chinese, which can be regarded as a complete foothold.

With these arrangements for foreign conquests and plunder, coupled with the fact that the Jiangnan area was not too affected by the disaster, the emperor had strong confidence in surviving the catastrophe.

And when it comes to the impact of the Little Ice Age on Ming in history, it should be more appropriate to define it as three parts of natural disasters and seven parts of man-made disasters.

The same is true now, whether it is food from overseas and Jiangnan, as well as other resources, it is enough for Ming to survive the peak of the Little Ice Age.

But this is theoretical, and the final result will test the overall planning of the imperial court, the operational efficiency of the government, and the diligence and dedication of officials.

For example: how to transport food and materials to the disaster area to relieve the victims, whether it can be timely, and whether the distribution is fair, these are the key factors for whether the impact of a disaster is large or small.

Especially in that era, factors such as transportation capacity and communication speed had considerable constraints on disaster relief.

But the constraints can also be solved and overcome. The emperor believes that the arrangement has been made several years in advance, and there will be no tragic scenes in history.

"The Metropolitan Procuratorate." The emperor's eyes turned to Bi Zisu, and when he saw him come out to salute, he ordered in a deep voice: "Send officials to supervise and inspect local officials, and severely punish those who are corrupt and ineffective in disaster relief. "

"My minister obeys the order." Bi Zisu bowed and agreed.

In addition to the Metropolitan Procuratorate, the factory guards will not be idle either.This catastrophe not only tested the wisdom of the emperor and the national strength of Ming Dynasty, but also a big wave to the officials.

Those who are greedy and mediocre will go down, and those who are honest and diligent will go up.It is usually not easy to see who is capable and who is mediocre without major incidents.

The emperor nodded, and said in a deep voice: "The catastrophe in Shaanxi has caused starvation everywhere. From the court to the localities, we should all work together to overcome the difficulties."

All the ministers listened carefully, not knowing what the emperor meant, as if he wanted to donate money and goods.

"I'll take out 20 yuan of internal funds for disaster relief first." The emperor said slowly, without any special expression, "In addition, the salaries of the Shaanxi feudal clans will be suspended this year, and will be reissued after the disaster situation eases."

Shaanxi was originally a barren land, but there were six vassal kings successively.However, King Qin of Xi'an was imprisoned in the capital circle, King An of Pingliang was expelled because he had no children, and King Zheng, who had moved to Huaiqing Mansion in Henan, now there are only three left in Shaanxi.

In history, in the seventh year of Tianqi, Zhu Changhao, the king of Rui in Hanzhong, the emperor did not intend to let him go to increase the burden on the local area.Including King Hui and King Gui, they are all nesting in the capital!
But even so, the emperor stopped the three vassal kings of Shaanxi on the pretext of the catastrophe.

Anyway, these three vassal kings all have family backgrounds, and they would not starve to death without their salaries.And the emperor didn't intend to completely abolish the feudal clan, but he was in a bad mood, so he just cleaned up these three.

However, the emperor's attitude towards the suzerain vassal has become more and more obvious. In addition to taking back the privilege of salt and interest, he also took back all the farmland bestowed by the imperial court, and converted it into silver for payment.

In this way, the root cause of the suzerain vassal's encroachment on the fields and disturbing and hurting the people was also cut off.If he dared to offend the emperor, King Qin would be locked up and imprisoned.

The emperor knew very well that suzerains and vassals could not rebel, nor could rebellion cause waves.And the people at the bottom, because they can't eat, are the gravediggers of Ming Dynasty in history.

Therefore, tidying up the vassal would at most give him a bad reputation, but it would have no effect on his dragon chair.

The officials in the court also had a bad impression of the vassals. The emperor wanted to temporarily withhold their salaries, but no one dared to take the blame and speak for the vassals.

"Retire!" Seeing that no one was playing any more, and receiving the emperor's gesture, Wang Tiqian raised his voice, announcing the end of the court meeting.

Xiong Tingbi, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, was summoned by the palace people before he left the Meridian Gate and led to Qianqing Palace.

"Long live my humble minister, long live, long live!" Xiong Tingbi entered the hall, saluted and kowtowed.

"Xiong Qing is free from courtesy." The emperor waved his hand with a smile and said, "Give me a seat!"

After thanking Xiong Tingbi again, he sat down on the embroidered pier.

"How are the preparations for the crusade against Burma?" The emperor cut to the chase and asked directly, "Can we launch it as scheduled after the Frost's Fall?"

There are many miasmas in Yunnan. Although there are some preventive measures, the emperor agreed to the military plan formulated by the Ministry of War for the actions of thousands of troops.

Xiong Tingbi bowed and said: "Long live back, the left servant of the Ministry of War is under supervision in Yunnan Province. According to the latest report, the crusade can be carried out as scheduled."

After a pause, Xiong Tingbi continued to play: "The chieftains of Yunnan Province have also contacted, and a total of more than [-] local soldiers can be dispatched."

Attacking Burma was not the sole act of the Ming army. The chieftains who sent troops could obtain land and spoils after the war. This was also a means for the emperor to weaken the domestic chieftains and reduce the number of casualties of the Ming army.

In addition, the emperor also sent people to Siam to contact and jointly attack Burma.You know, Siam and Myanmar are feuds, and Siam is very close to the Ming and is a good ally.

Concentrate all the forces that can participate, and the emperor will destroy Burma in one battle.Even, it is not impossible to destroy the country.

After hearing Xiong Tingbi's report, the emperor was relieved, and ordered to strengthen the defense of the north.

The catastrophe had a greater impact on the northern nomads, that is, the Mongolian tribes.Nomads with a single mode of production are far less capable of fighting disasters than farming peoples.

With the continuation and intensification of the disaster, the grasslands moved southward, and food was in short supply. It is foreseeable that the Mongolian tribes will take risks.

Like Huduntu, who was already dissatisfied with the naturalization of Nekhka and other ministries into the Ming Dynasty, the impact of the disaster made it likely to transfer internal conflicts to external conquests and plunder.

(End of this chapter)