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Chapter 692 One Small Step
After hearing Chen Yuting's words, Yang Reform did not immediately deny Chen Yuting's words. After thinking for a while, he said, "The Qing family is also right. The accumulation of 200 years really cannot be thrown away like this..."

The emperor agreed with his opinion, and Chen Yuting raised his eyebrows.

"...However, I also feel that what the chief assistant said is correct. If Woerdusi is not occupied, it will always be a problem. Think about how much energy and hardship I have spent in defending against the Mongols in the 200 years of the Ming Dynasty? Now that the Mongols have finally been disintegrated in one fell swoop, they have obtained this place, and then handed over this place to the Mongols. I feel that I am really making trouble for myself. These Mongols are recuperating on this land. If you want to trouble me, Daming, what is knocking, what is hitting the grass valley, etc. Now that I am in power, I don’t have to be afraid of these Mongols, but the situation will inevitably reverse in the future, so I think it makes sense to set up guards and military forts Yes, it fundamentally eliminates the possibility of allowing the Mongols to recuperate..." Yang Reform said.Yang Reform is definitely in favor of not easily abolishing the military system, and of course, he will never let the land that has been laid down be given to others for nothing. Today's drought-resistant and high-yield crops include potatoes, corn, etc. in addition to sweet potatoes. With the gradual promotion of these things, there will be more and more land that can support people, and Yang Reform will not let go of any land that can be occupied.

Chen Yuting frowned again, the emperor not only agreed with him, but also seemed to agree with the chief assistant...

The ministers look at me and I look at you.

"Han Qing's family, tell me." Seeing the hesitation of the officials, Yang Reform asked Han Yu again.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I believe that the guards on the three sides of Shaanxi should not be abandoned lightly, but the place of Woerdusi should not be abandoned lightly either..." Han Yu thought for a while and said.

"Oh, the Qing family, please tell me why." Yang Reformed.The relationship between Yang Reform and Han Yu is actually very subtle. Yang Reform did not fully accept Han Yu into the imperial party, and he is not completely his own.However, Yang Reform also supported and agreed, and even supported people from Han Yu's lineage. Yang Reform did not intend to make the imperial court monolithic.

Han Yu also knows how to cooperate with the emperor very well, not only obeying the emperor's order, and even has actions that are contrary to the emperor in some matters, but he maintains a certain consistency with the emperor. It is really amazing that it will deviate from the direction of the emperor.Han Yu, on the other hand, made the word "holding the middle" to the fullest, and interpreted it vividly.

"Returning to Your Majesty, not to mention the military fortresses on the three sides of Shaanxi, but as far as Woerdusi is concerned, I think that at this time, our dynasty is in a decisive battle with Donglu, and the victory or defeat is not yet decided, and the right wing of Mongolia is the right of Donglu. Helpers, such as letting the Mongols recuperate and recover their strength, are actually helping the Eastern Captives restore their strength. I think that regardless of the amount of military expenses, everything should be completely trapped to death and solving the Eastern Captives. It is really unwise to talk about giving up Woertus before the captives are destroyed..." Han Yu expressed his meaning.

Speaking of Han Yu, he also knew many secrets of the emperor, and the emperor did not treat him as an "outsider" and did not hide many things from him, so he wanted to support the emperor in this matter.But he did his part to stand up and cooperate with the emperor.For some things, he could sing against the emperor and take a different path from the emperor, but for some things, Han Yu knew that he couldn't go one step further.

Han Yu's reasoning was very strong, and he spoke very pertinently, which made the ministers present nod their heads in agreement. Indeed, the entire Ming Dynasty now regards Donglu as the number one enemy, and regards Donglu as a confidant. It has not been removed, and it is undoubtedly unacceptable to let the Donglu recover his vitality in order to save a little military expenses. Millions, tens of millions of silver have been spent, and he cares more about spending tens of thousands of taels of silver every year?

Chen Yuting was discouraged, and the situation seemed to be one-sided. Judging from the posture of the officials, they all supported Han Yu. This time, he didn't seem to have any success.

Chen Yuting was very unwilling and prepared to fight again.The emperor spoke again.

"Han Qing's family is right. Indeed, Donglu is the confidant of our dynasty, and the Mongolian right wing is Donglu's arm. It has formed an alliance with Donglu. It is really wrong to let the Mongols cultivate and live there. ..., Yuan Bingbu, you are the Secretary of the Bingbu, tell me your opinion..." Yang Reform asked Yuan Chonghuan again.

Yuan Chonghuan, as Minister of the Ministry of War, does have a great say in this matter.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I believe that the words of the adults are reasonable, and Woerdusi should not give up easily. Now that place can support people, there is no reason why His Majesty's people should not support them, but instead support my enemies of Daming. I agree. Set up government offices and military forts in Woerdusi, and bring that place into our Ming territory; I also feel that the military fortresses on the three sides of Shaanxi cannot be easily abandoned... Besides, if our dynasty wants to occupy Woer In the land of the capital, there is an official military fort set up. The ministers advise His Majesty to promote and appoint those who have made outstanding achievements in this war,...the meritorious service will be rewarded, and the morale of the officers and soldiers can be strengthened. Now is the critical moment for the decisive battle between our court and the Eastern Captives. With this strong morale, I think it is really a rare good opportunity..." Yuan Chonghuan actually knows more secrets of the emperor, which is regarded as A participant in many things, he is very clear about the emperor's intentions and plans in this matter, so naturally he is completely on the emperor's side.

The ministers began to discuss again, and this rhetoric was even more convincing.Many ministers sighed secretly. It seems that the relationship between teachers and students is not bragging, and what they say is a routine.

Chen Yuting originally mustered up his courage and wanted to fight again. It can be seen that the courage in Yuan Chonghuan's heart was completely gone when he said this. There is no way to fight anymore.If you continue to fight without a decent argument, you will be stalking and stalking, and the emperor does not like to slap you.The emperor can tolerate your objection, and your well-founded objection, but he will never allow you to mess around.

"The Qing family has something else to say?" Yang Reform nodded and asked.Yuan Chonghuan knew about this matter, and now Yuan Chonghuan was also speaking on his side, Yang Reform nodded, feeling that nothing was wrong.In the eyes of Yang Reform, Yuan Chonghuan belongs to the kind of person who is loyal and motivated, but lacks vision and ability to handle affairs, and can be cultivated slowly.

Although what Yuan Chonghuan did in history was a bit thoughtless, but in the late Ming Dynasty, more officials chose to make soy sauce, bury their heads in the sand, and live in dreams. People who do things and are brave enough to do things are actually better than most officials. As for ability and vision, Yang Reform thinks that they can be cultivated.

The group of officials looked at each other again, and after a little discussion, many people looked at Chen Yuting, thinking that Chen Yuting did not object, and I am afraid that no one would object.

Chen Yuting felt uncomfortable being stared at by everyone, so he had no choice but to come out and say, "Your Majesty, I have nothing to say..."

"Okay, since all the gentlemen have no objection, then follow what the nobles said. The military fortress of the three-sided guard will remain unchanged for the time being, and a new military fortress will be established in the place of Waldos, and it will be included The territory of our dynasty, as for who will go, depends on Yuan Qing's family, those who have made meritorious service in this war, and those who are willing to be promoted to this place, will be promoted here as a reward for military exploits..." Yang Reform quickly came to a conclusion.

"Your Majesty is wise!" the ministers praised.This is really a good emperor, and he discusses everything with everyone. What everyone says makes sense, and the emperor obeys everyone. The emperor is indeed very wise.

"...Uh, since the establishment of a new military fortress is going to reward those who have meritorious service this time, so as to irritate other officers and soldiers, I think this matter should be settled as soon as possible. The list should be reported, and the Ministry of War will assign credit as soon as possible, and complete the matter as soon as possible. The war is imminent, and the sooner this matter is completed, the morale of the officers and soldiers will be boosted one day sooner..." Yang Reform said.

"The minister leads the decree!" Yuan Chonghuan immediately agreed, this is expected.

The officials looked at the emperor, and then at Yuan Chonghuan. No one came out to speak. The big thing has been settled. These are just details, and it is useless to talk about it.

Yang Reform resolved the matter and prepared to dismiss the small court meeting.Just as he was about to speak, he heard Shi Fenglai speak again, which made Yang Reform a little surprised. Today's Shi Fenglai is a bit "abnormal".

"I would like to report to Your Majesty, I have something to report, please Your Majesty to make a decision." Shi Fenglai didn't know where the courage came from, but when all the officials thought that the small court meeting was about to end, Shi Fenglai suddenly said this.

"Oh, what's the matter with the chief assistant? Just tell me." Yang Reform said, and Yang Reform asked in surprise.Today's Shi Fenglai is indeed a little different.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I think it is a good thing for the imperial court to set up a new official military fort in Waldus, but after all, this place is not as rich as the pass. Promote the planting of sweet potatoes here, so as to obtain food as soon as possible, and build up the newly established Weisuo Military Fort as soon as possible. Only if the Weisuo Military Fort can survive here, this place can be stable. Otherwise, even if the imperial court is here It is difficult to maintain the military fortress of the government office, and how can we guard this place if we can't support people! Your Majesty..." Shi Fenglai said with all his strength.

After saying this, all the ministers looked sideways, and Yang Reform also looked sideways. Yang Reform's perception of Shi Fenglai had changed a lot. Who said that this battered chief assistant is not ambitious?This is not in the matter of growing sweet potatoes, but I am also very persistent. In the matter of promoting sweet potatoes, I have put a lot of thought into it and thought of a lot of ideas.He really complied with that sentence, and the three sentences are inseparable from his own business. It seems that this Shi Fenglai has indeed regarded planting sweet potatoes as one of his careers, and he is determined to make a career in this matter.

"What Shoufu said makes sense. It is true. This place is indeed desolate. Otherwise, I would not have returned before the imperial court. In this matter, according to Shoufu's instructions, the court will support them vigorously, support them as much as possible, and let them live as soon as possible. That place has taken root, and the promotion of sweet potatoes is also the responsibility of the chief minister, and the chief minister will see how to support it, just take a note and submit it to me for a review..." Yang Reform agreed generously.Shi Fenglai's insistence on this matter is to tie himself to the chariot of this wave of expansion, and he also wants to benefit from the expansion.Yang Reform is also happy that someone has proposed this, which does not conflict with his original plan, and even has a lot of benefits, so Yang Reform will naturally not refuse.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, Long En!" Shi Fenglai seemed to be relieved, and thanked him.Everyone has a small child in his heart. If he is an official and takes the position of chief assistant, it is nonsense to say that he has no ambitions and does not want to leave a name in the history books. However, it is not that simple to leave a name in the history books. A little credit and deeds worth mentioning, who wrote you in the history books?Shi Fenglai knows that he has great limitations, and it is difficult to make a difference in other aspects, so he can only find opportunities on the road paved for him by the emperor.

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The small court meeting was dispersed.

Yang Reform turned around and said to Wang Cheng'en: "Big Companion, let Yuan Chonghuan come to Qianqing Palace to see me." Yang Reform said that what was dealt with just now was a policy matter. Actually, there are still some details that need to be dealt with.This matter is so important that Yang Reform had to be cautious.

"Slave obeys the order!" Wang Chengen promised.

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Snapper.

The platform is actually very close to the Nuan Pavilion of the Qianqing Palace. Yang Reform entered the Qianqing Palace before, and Yuan Chonghuan arrived behind.

"I see Your Majesty!" Yuan Chonghuan saluted.

"No..." Yang Reform put down his teacup and said.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Yuan Chonghuan said.

"The matter of Waldos this time is of great importance. The Qing family must be careful not to make mistakes..." Yang Reform said first.

"Report to Your Majesty, I understand." Yuan Chonghuan said.

"Okay!... Earlier on the platform, it was discussed that the guards and military forts on the three sides should not be discarded. However, it is not possible to promote the meritorious persons on the three sides..." Yang Reform began to deal with the details .

"...I won't say much about the situation of the frontier army. The Qing family must also know that the frontier army has to change now, otherwise, it will not be a problem if it continues to be so corrupt... This war is a good one. Opportunities..." Yang Reform said.

Yuan Chonghuan listened carefully. He also knew the situation of the frontier army. The life of the frontier army was hard and they couldn't pay the military salary. As long as the imperial court can pay the army in time, the army here will always get better. However, now, he may not think so. The huge military expenditure, even Yuan Chonghuan, is terrified. It is too huge. In comparison, Yuan Chonghuan couldn't even think about how the Ming Dynasty came here in the past.It is practically impossible to completely rely on the imperial court to pay the army to solve the problem of the frontier army. After 200 years, how many generations have the frontier army raised?However, the land is still the same as before, and it is completely supported by the imperial court. The burden of the imperial court will become heavier and heavier, and there will always be a day when it cannot bear it. But the emperor said that a new batch of land will be opened up to divert the border troops. Yuan Chonghuan thinks it is not bad. , so that the frontier army can live a good life, can have a lot of combat effectiveness, and can save the court's military expenses.

"Report to Your Majesty, I understand." Yuan Chonghuan said.

"Well, it's good to know. The newly established military fortress of the guards should be selected from the three sides of Shaanxi. As long as they have military exploits, the general banner will be promoted to a hundred households, a hundred households will be promoted to a thousand households, and a thousand households will be promoted to generals... ...The official positions vacated by promotions in the three frontiers of Shaanxi are not suitable for people to advance to the top, but the vacated official positions can be vacant, and the current frontier army is going to lose weight..." Yang Reformed.

"I understand, but Your Majesty, if the official position is vacated and the people behind are not promoted to replace it, I'm afraid..." Yuan Chonghuan said.

"It's okay, this is easy to dismiss. Those frontier troops are hereditary. A hundred households are a hundred households, and the general banner is the general banner. Without merit, how can they be promoted? How can they be convincing? There can't be promotions for military merits. They come to pick them up." It's cheap, if that's the case, who would want to go to war?" Yang Reformed.

"Your Majesty is right, I understand..." Yuan Chonghuan said.This idea still needs to be brought up by the emperor, so that he can carry it out, otherwise, it would really be an errand to offend others.

"...However, Your Majesty, with so many official posts vacant, isn't there no one to do this errand?" Yuan Chonghuan asked again.

"It's okay, the errands that should be done by hundreds of households can be done by the general flag. Although the official rank will not be promoted, the errands can be done. Otherwise, how can I lose weight..." Yang Reformed.In front of the ministers, although they said they would not abandon the three sides, in reality, there is still room for manipulation. Military expenses, what should be saved, should be saved.

The purpose of Yang's reform is to gradually move and expand the frontier army system outward, while keeping the overall size from being too large to be unbearable for him.And the promotion of the officers and soldiers can basically only rely on military merits, so as to intensify the desire of the officers and soldiers to fight, it can be regarded as a kind of farming warfare.

"Report to Your Majesty, I understand." Since the emperor asked to do so, Yuan Chonghuan had a basis and naturally agreed.

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As soon as the news came out that the imperial court rewarded those who had made great contributions to the battle, it really made thousands of miles of side walls boil.The morale of the entire frontier army was once again boosted.

This time, it can be regarded as completely arousing the desire of the frontier soldiers.Due to the good reputation of the emperor, since the emperor has already spoken about this matter, it is natural that it will not be false.

The frontier army is hereditary, and the possibility of promotion or relocation is too small. It is quite rare to have a chance to be promoted and moved.This kind of opportunity is usually only available during war.

But war is something that everyone wants and doesn't want.

Hope, of course, is to hope that there will be battles. If there is no battle, you will never be promoted in your life.It's good to have life.

And this time is undoubtedly a good opportunity. Since there is a battle to be fought, it seems that the chance of winning is not small. As long as you are brave, you may be promoted or moved somewhere.You must know that in the world of the frontier army, the levels of the world are very clear, a hundred households are hundreds of households, and thousands of households are thousands of households. There is an insurmountable gap.

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Liaodong.

It is not that Huang Taiji did not expect the demise of Waldous.

But when he received the news that the border army of the Ming Dynasty had submerged Woertus overnight, his heart still couldn't help but twitch a few times.Huang Taiji is very clear about the internal affairs of the Ming Dynasty. He can clearly count the various advantages and disadvantages of the Ming Dynasty.Naturally understand the consequences of hundreds of thousands of frontier troops being released to fight.

(End of this chapter)