Emperor Ming Dynasty

Chapter 848 Arrow Rain
Yongping Mansion is the location of Gululong Town, which once belonged to Beizhili.

During the Qing Dynasty, Yongping Mansion followed the Ming system and belonged to Zhili Province. The Qing government stationed heavy troops here for a long time to defend the capital and the imperial tomb (Eastern Tomb of the Qing Dynasty).

It governs one prefecture and nine counties, with nearly 57 households and a population of [-].

Its main source of population is actually the fact that Wu Sangui moved people outside the customs to enter the customs. After nearly 20 people entered the customs, the population of Yongping Prefecture increased greatly.

Now that Yongping Mansion is included in Shuntian Mansion, it can be said to be extremely inflated for Shuntian Mansion.

"Shuntian Prefecture already has 28 counties, but now Yongping Prefecture has [-] prefectures and counties?"

Jiang Yueguang also disagreed with this idea, and said bluntly: "Shuntian Mansion can be directly changed to Shuntian to save."

"It can be included in Hebei Province." Wang Yingxiong said indifferently: "When the time comes, Liaoxi and Yongping will be united as one, and it will be appropriate."

As he spoke, he looked at Zhao Shu.

Zhao Shoufu smiled slightly: "I understand what you mean."

With such a short sentence, everyone felt at ease.

Although the cabinet is a temporary agency, acting as the emperor's secretary, every cabinet minister believes that it is not necessary to follow the superior, but to have his own opinions.

Aren't the assistant ministers just assisting the emperor in doing things?How can you be an answering insect?
"Since we're starting to talk about Yongping and Liaoxi, how about adding another Xuanfu?"

Zhao Shu pondered for a moment, and then said: "Since Suiyuan and Chahar settled down, Xuanda Town is still very important as the key to the capital, but it doesn't have to be taken out separately..."

Xuanfu (Zhangjiakou) and Datong span thousands of miles, but as a large military region, it has fulfilled its historical mission, which is no longer realistic.

After all, the Monan Grassland was conquered, it was equivalent to the inland, the buffer zone, plus it was close to the capital, there was no need for a special governor.

"Xuanfu Town can be included in Hebei, and Datong can be included in Shanxi. This is considered appropriate."

Wang Yingxiong shook his head and expressed his thoughts.

"But—" Everyone nodded.

Zhao Shu also smiled: "Then let's talk about the shortage of population in Liaodong and Jilin—"

"If Liaodong is to be the granary of the imperial court, it is necessary to reclaim wasteland, and this requires a large number of farmers. Migration from the interior to Liaodong must speed up the pace."

Yan Chongxin said with a wry smile: "Shandong has already been plundered by slaves, and with the addition of military disasters, the population is less than 800 million. I'm afraid it's not beautiful to force them to move."

"Then in the name of recruiting troops." Wang Yingxiong waved his hand and said loudly: "Imitate the engineering soldiers of the Ministry of Industry and recruit 3 to [-] people to reclaim wasteland in Liaodong. When the wasteland becomes mature, sell it to them."

"So, didn't he bring his family and migrate?"

"What the imperial court paid was nothing more than two years' military pay, it's not worth mentioning—"

"Yes, I agree!" Lu Daqi was the first to agree.

Afterwards, Jiang Yueguang and Yan Chongxin agreed one after another.

Zhao Shu finally nodded: "Next topic, Your Majesty requests to increase the number of scholars in the three counties of Ryukyu Prefecture..."

The cabinet meeting went smoothly and was very efficient. Of course, all the minutes were also submitted to the emperor for reading and drafting.

"Yongping Mansion is also merged into Hebei?" Zhu Yixi was taken aback, and suddenly felt that this place would be Tangshan and Qinhuangdao in later generations!
It does work.

However, the deposed Governor Xuanda seemed very abrupt but reasonable.

Governor Chahar has become an important frontier town.

After thinking about it, the emperor sighed: "Yes!"

"Yes!" Tian Fu on the side was busy with Zhu Bi's criticism.

As a result, Hebei Province has embraced Shuntian Mansion from left to right, only lacking Chengde, but adding Liaoxi Corridor, which seems to be different from later generations.

In mid-September, with the autumn wind rising, Yujia returned to Beijing.

The prince who was in charge of the country in Beijing was officially relieved of his heavy responsibility. Although the emperor had already been there when he returned to Yuquan Mountain, the prince still occupied the name.

After returning to the Forbidden City, the ruling and opposition parties praised the prince one after another, saying that his performance in supervising the country was very good, which added to his qualifications and prestige,
Although Zhu Yixi understood that the ten-year-old Jianguo had nothing to do, he still acquiesced.

The crown prince's stable position is the best thing for the court.

As for Qin Wang Zhu Cunhao, after returning to Beijing, he immediately got two followers, who couldn't get rid of them no matter what, which made him extremely annoyed.

The emperor and the queen saw that the king of Qin was 12 years old, so he could get engaged first and consider a married woman.

It is an unavoidable fact that the princes and concubines in the founding period must be selected among the nobles.

Zhu Yixi searched for a long time, and finally chose the daughter of Chen Yongfu's family.

His youngest daughter's baby name is Chen Qiuniang, who is about the same age as the King of Qin. She is lively and cute, petite and exquisite on weekdays, but she is dignified and generous in official affairs, showing noble grace and luxury.

The emperor was very satisfied.

To be honest, a prince like the King of Qin must need a good wife, and a woman who can help her politically is not suitable for ordinary people.

By the way, Budari Khan's two daughters also took advantage of the opportunity to get engaged and became the side concubine of King Qin, so everyone is happy!

As for the prince Zhu Cunqu, he is only ten years old, which is too early. The princess is very important, so he has to take his time.

However, compared to the marriages of the princes, the candidates for the princesses' son-in-law were all in contention among the nobles.

For the noble children, what they need to inherit is their father's connections. The imperial examination and military examination are of little value to them, but once they become son-in-law, the emperor's son-in-law, the benefits are great.

Not to mention anything else, Zhou Xian, who was promoted to Princess Changping, is now serving as a young minister in the clan's mansion, and is highly valued. If he becomes the emperor's son-in-law, would he be an official position?

The eldest princess and the second princess are both over twelve years old, pretty in appearance, and at the age of flower buds, they are highly sought after.

However, for Jia Daihua, he has no feelings for the princess at all.

Two years ago, he married the youngest daughter of the Shi family as his wife. The Shi family is generous and generous, the family is quite harmonious, and the husband and wife are also loving.

However, a man should have great ambitions. In the ninth year of Shaowu, he chose to go outside to the northwest and became a mere camp leader.

Now far away in the northwest, with the cold wind blowing, feeling the coldness of the Yili River Valley, I couldn't help shivering.

The moon in the sky was big and round, which reminded him of home, and his eyes turned red at some point.

At such a young age, it is extremely hard work to be thousands of miles away from home.

"Commander, when can we go home?"

At this time, the Deputy Yingzheng, who was riding with him on the horse, raised his head and drank the wine in the sheepskin bag, took out a steamed steamed bun from his bosom, and took a few bites.

"I don't know, but it should be soon."

Jia Daihua tucked his neck into the sheepskin jacket, and held the rein tightly with both hands, not daring to relax in the slightest. He felt that his breath could turn into ice.

He even felt that his crotch was stiff due to riding on horseback for a long time.

"As long as we take down these Mongols, we will be able to return to the imperial court with titles and money."

With such thoughts in mind, many people joined the army regardless of their hard work and rushed to the Northwest battlefield, just to fight for the military exploits and meritorious service.

For many herdsmen in the Tiannan Desert, the reason for participating is simple - to grant land.

As long as you make military exploits, you will not only be rewarded, but you will also get the status of a nobleman, as well as the dream ranch land.

The Peace Religion is a belief, but it does not imprison killing.

The [-] Yarkands who joined the army all had this purpose, so they worked tirelessly to go north and follow the Ming people who destroyed the country to conquer the Mongols.

Seeing that the effect is so good, in order to open up the situation as soon as possible and increase his own strength, Li Dingguo repeated his old tricks and promised again:
All those who join the army will get a [-]-acre pasture after the war is won.

If he died in battle, his wife and children would inherit the spoils.

The herdsmen of the Junggar tribe are very realistic and have made a choice between the tribe and the pasture.

In just three days, more than 5000 Junggar herdsmen joined the army.

After all, in a slavery society, their lives are only better than those of those slaves, but they still worry about eating and drinking every day.

Owning a ranch of their own, slave, is the ultimate dream of many people.

Li Dingguo became ambitious in an instant, and he directly sent someone to tell Oqier Tuhan of the Heshuo Special Department:
"Sengge bullied his elder brother. He was supposed to be entrusted by Chechen and Zhuote Babatur to uphold justice. This matter has nothing to do with the Heshuote Department..."

Seng Ge was furious when he heard this: "Father-in-law, Ming people deceive people too much. They are even more cunning than foxes on the prairie and greedier than hungry wolves."

"If you don't stop him at this time, the Junggar tribe will definitely be eaten alive by him. You are an elder on the grassland with sharp eyes like an eagle. As the leader of the Oirat Mongolian tribes, please do it for me. call the shots—”

Hearing this, Oziertuhan fell into deep thought.

As early as many years ago, he married his daughter Ah Nu to Sengge (and later married Galdan), so in the Junggar tribe, Sengge is his son-in-law and the spokesperson of interests, so he will not give up easily .

At the same time, in order to maintain the majesty of the leader, he interfered with the Junggar tribe.

However, he was old and refined, and raised his head to look at the cheap son-in-law:

"Although you were driven out of Ili in a hurry, there must be many close people in the Junggar tribe!"

"My uncle Chu Hu'er Ubash still has thousands of soldiers and horses. He will definitely not speed up to the Ming people."

Sangge raised his head.

"This matter is not only a matter of Junggar, but also a matter of the entire Oirat tribe. Otherwise, it would be difficult for you and me to resist the Ming army."

Oqier Tuhan called the rest of the ministries to form an alliance.

At this time, the Tsarist Russians, who had been watching for a long time, finally couldn't help it, and stretched out their tentacles.

They have been coveting Oirat Mongolia for a long time, and it is impossible for them to watch him being breached by the Ming people easily, and they even put aside their previous suspicions and sold muskets wantonly.

In just a few days, the Oirats have gathered [-] soldiers and horses, and as time goes by, there will be more and more troops.

Li Dingguo didn't care about appeasing the Junggar tribe, so he immediately commanded troops and marched north to face the enemy.

He was riding on a horse, majestic and heroic, and he was full of heroism. He waved a machete and said loudly:

"Boys, raising soldiers for a thousand days is a one-time battle. This is an important battle concerning the entire Western Region, and it is also a decisive battle."

"As long as we win the Heshuo Special Department, we will make great contributions. Whether it is a ranch or a title, the court will not be stingy."

"Today, let's wield the scimitar, for the sake of the court, but also for ourselves, and strive to kill the enemy—"

As the voice of the messenger and the officers passed on, it immediately set off a wave in the army, and the soldiers responded enthusiastically.

The [-] army, carrying soaring morale, headed north against the cold wind.

The Junggar Basin is huge, sandwiched between the Tianshan Mountains and the Altai Mountains, and the Heshuote nomads lived in the northern foothills of the Tianshan Mountains, with abundant water and grass, and lived happily for decades.

But today, war will finally usher in here.

On the vast grassland, this is the world of cavalry.

The cavalry of the Oirat Alliance stood loosely, with disheveled clothes, and many even had no armor at all, and could only survive the severe cold with a sheepskin coat.

However, the grassland was full of people, and it looked extremely scary.

And Ozier Tuhan also saw the Ming army at this time.

Compared with them, the Ming army had an infantry phalanx in front, and the two wings were protected by cavalry.

And even for the cavalry on the two wings, the Ming people lined up in formation, like waves, one after another, coming from afar, it was extremely shocking.

More than 10 horses gathered in this place, the noise was abnormal, the flags were like clouds, and the scene was so grand and spectacular that it seemed that the entire grassland could not be accommodated.

The rangers of the two sides have already clashed, and sometimes the figure of a knight drawing a bow crosses the line of sight in the distance.

When Oqiertu Khan saw his soldiers and horses, he felt regret for a while:

The soldiers and horses of the Ming army are no less than mine.

Those hedgehog-like infantry were even more of a headache for him.

Even though he has little experience, he still understands that using cavalry to sprint the infantry phalanx is purely for death.

A large number of people and flags surging in the distance filled in one after another. Some people stopped in place, some people in front continued to move forward, and the cavalry on both wings were also moving.

Hundreds of thousands of people, like a huge war machine, are slowly making loud noises!

In the farming era, soldiers and horses with a scale of [-] were the highest manifestation of the entire social organization, and it was also a confrontation between nomadic and small-scale peasant economies.

Of course, if you are serious, it is also the era of firearms destroying cold weapons.

Huh..." The horns sounded vigorously in unison, swept past the noisy crowd in the wind, and spread straight to the entire grassland.

The flying bird in the sky was frightened and fell to the ground, becoming the first blood on the battlefield.

Behind Li Dingguo is a blood-red cloak, which looks mighty and domineering: "Get ready, kill—"

The cavalry on both wings were ready to go, while the infantry phalanx began to unleash the power of muskets.

"Crackling-"

Bursts of gunpowder smoke filled the air, and the prairie cavalry, like dark clouds, rushed towards the infantry, and then spread out to confront the cavalry on both wings.

"Hoo-shoo--" The Mongols couldn't take care of their house--the arrow rain.

Obviously, when facing muskets, the Mongols are not without brains, and the rain of arrows has become their best choice.

(End of this chapter)