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Chapter 563 Construction of Jilin Mansion, Trial Implementation of Conscripts

The "Huanglong Mansion (now in the county seat of Nong'an County, Gaoguanchun City, Jilin City)" that Grandpa Yue wanted to attack has been occupied by the combined cavalry troops in Guangning. government.

The Ming army stationed [-] troops in Long'an as the backing of the Horqin tribe, ensuring that the Horqin prairie became the vanguard, or buffer, against the Chahar tribe.

When occupying Long'an, the emperor was really happy, and made a comment in the newspaper, mentioning Grandpa Yue, and planned to designate Grandpa Yue as a martial saint and set up a temple to worship him.

You must know that the Kingdom of Jin was also built by the Jurchens, and Jiannu was also called Houjin.Recalling Grandpa Yue, Huanglong Mansion and Shangjing again has a symbolic meaning for the extermination of the remnants of the slavery.

As soon as the murmurs of discussion started, Mao Wenlong swept his eyes away, and the generals hurriedly sat upright, their faces solemn.

"It is normal for the imperial court to set up Jilin Mansion with a radius of a hundred miles, or at least fifty or sixty miles."

Mao Wenlong said slowly: "The meaning of Long Live is mainly to expand horizontally from east to west. If the west reaches the seaside, if a port is built and a city is built, the navy will be able to sail and transport. You can look at the map. If there is a navy carrying troops and food, To eradicate the remnants of the slaves is to get twice the result with half the effort."

Haixi Jurchen may refer to the Jurchen Ministry on the land west of the sea.Jiannu fled here, and now he only faces the pressure of the Ming army advancing from south to north.

But if the connection between sea and land is opened up, the navy will have a stable base port, and the remnants of the slaves will face the Ming army raiding from the sea, and the time of collapse will be greatly advanced.

Mao Wenlong and the generals thought so, but the emperor no longer took the remnants of Jiannu seriously.What he wants is to expand the territory, what he wants is the navy that crosses the ocean, and the ports where the navy docks.

Pushing directly from Jilin Mansion to the sea, adding the army to the navy, the significance and role of expanding to the Far East are beyond the imagination of ordinary people.

In the Far East, people at that time did not have this geographical concept, let alone what the resources under this permafrost meant to the Ming Empire hundreds of years later.

Regardless of whether the descendants are prodigal or not, the purpose and principle of the emperor is to take advantage of the strength of the army to grab more.

What's more, the introduction and promotion of high-yield crops such as potatoes and sweet potatoes will basically not cause the large population reduction caused by wars in history.

The emperor is planning to gradually cancel the poll tax. The common people will not have a large increase in tax due to childbirth. The explosive growth of the population of Ming Dynasty is inevitable.

The contradiction between more people and less land will also be more acute than in history, whether to go west, cross the Guandong or spontaneously strive for survival.If the government guides and provides assistance, there will not be enough land in the entire Great Northern Wilderness.

At that time, the bitter cold in the Far East will still be able to survive, and some people will go to live there.

"If we just wait for the immigrants to cultivate, I feel that three years may not be enough." Mao Wenlong glanced at the generals again, and said in a deep voice: "So, this commander is determined to report to the court that Dongjiang Town will be the pioneer in the construction of Jilin Mansion. "

Zhang Pan nodded slightly, agreeing with Mao Shuai's decision, and also understood the meaning of Mao Shuai's words.

Plans for a northward march slowed down, and the emperor felt that his goal had been reached.But Mao Wenlong said that the radius is a hundred miles, at least fifty or sixty miles, that is, Jilin should be used as the base, and then one hundred and eighty miles northward.

As a result, the territory is too broad.Just his mixed association, plus the naturalized Jurchen troops, the manpower is far from enough.

Mao Wenlong wanted to pull up some more troops, at least a mixed association of nearly [-] horses.Thousands of Jurchens may also be recruited to disperse their clan.

Even so, Zhang Pan still felt that it was not enough, but he would not suggest further increase.

Although the reconstruction of Liaodong has improved, the Jurchens who have surrendered have no capital or reason to rebel anyway, but Liaodong should not be too empty.

But Zhang Pan didn't know that what Mao Wenlong wanted to report to the court was not only to increase troops to the north, but also to take the lead in implementing the compulsory soldier system in Liaodong.

The emperor had this idea, but did not implement it hastily, and it was proper to ask his courtiers for their opinions.

Xiong Tingbi, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, believed that this system was good, but it was very difficult to implement it nationwide.Especially in the south, the atmosphere of emphasizing culture over military affairs is stronger, and the lives of ordinary people are not bad, so soldiers are not welcome.

Relatively speaking, it should be easier in the north.But it needs to be implemented on a large scale, so many soldiers are recruited, and it is not a war period, and the financial pressure of the imperial court is very heavy.

Finally, Xiong Tingbi suggested to try it out in Liaodong first.Not long after Liaodong was liberated, the trauma of the war was not small, but it was basically a blank sheet of paper that could be re-planned.

After so many years of war, the rich and powerful families in Liaodong were basically destroyed.It is precisely this class that should be opposed to the children of the family serving as soldiers.

Xiong Tingbi made a suggestion, and the emperor took it very seriously, and also consulted Wu Yongxian, the governor of Liaodong, and Mao Wenlong, the coach of Dongjiang Town, through the form of a secret memorial.

Because of this, Mao Wenlong knew a lot, and decided to support Long Live's plan to try out the compulsory soldier system in Liaodong.

If the emperor agrees, there will be tens of thousands more soldiers in Liaodong, and the manpower problem for reclamation and construction will be solved.

There is no way, there are still many vacant fields in Liaodong, and the first choice for immigrants is not a remote and bitter place like Jilin Mansion.To build and develop, the army can only serve as the main force.

"Commander." Yang Guozhu cupped his hands and said, "Our department is willing to go to Jilin Mansion to speed up the construction and development of the mansion."

Nala Zhongming also hurriedly asked, "Commander, our department can recruit thousands more, or move thousands of people to Jilin Mansion to settle down."

Mao Wenlong nodded, and said: "You two generals don't need to worry, it won't be too late to act after the court approves. Right now, I'm just letting you prepare in advance."

After a pause, he went on to say: "In addition to the necessary training, all ministries must also contribute more to the reconstruction of Liaodong. Tell your officers and soldiers that Liaodong will be their home in the future. Do more and get more, which is related to the treatment after retirement. Lazy The one who loses in the end is himself.”

"What the commander-in-chief said is very true."

"All the officers and soldiers of our department have overfulfilled their missions, the commander-in-chief can rest assured."

"If you work like this for another year, some officers and soldiers can become small landlords after retiring from the military. They will be very motivated."

All the generals expressed their opinions one after another, and Mao Wenlong also smiled, nodded frequently, and expressed his appreciation and encouragement.

According to the roads and means of transportation at that time, there was nothing wrong with officers serving in other places, but most of the soldiers could only serve nearby.

Think about it, if the time spent on the road alone is several months, or even half a year, the training time will not be completely delayed.

The emperor thought about disrupting distribution across the country, but in the end he had no choice but to give up this unrealistic idea.

(End of this chapter)