Emperor Ming Dynasty

Compared with the fear of the Qing Dynasty, for Tsarist Russia, it was purely shocking.

You know, the three Oirat Mongolian tribes caused them a lot of headaches, and they directly broke through the city of Tomsk.

But now the Ming army has mobilized tens of thousands of soldiers and horses to wipe out the Heshuote and Junggar tribes in one fell swoop, which is unbelievable no matter how you think about it.

However, when the Ming army threatened Duerbert's troops to surrender, Tsarist Russia was completely dissatisfied, and even boldly wanted to make Durbert's troops obey.

He Shuoqi flatly refused.

Good guy, Duerbert's department looks exactly like Mingren, and it's really disgusting to hang around with the evil ghost of Tsarist Russia.

Tsarist Russia had no choice but to choose support.

A large amount of firearms and gunpowder were supplied to Duerbert's department, hoping to stop the Ming army.

Obviously, Tsarist Russia does not want to be neighbors with Daming at this time.

But Li Dingguo was right, and directly sent troops to attack Duerbert's troops, catching him by surprise.

You must know that in the Western Regions, the nighttime temperature at this time can be said to freeze people to death directly, and you can't even hold a machete, let alone a war.

Of course, the biggest advantage of Heshuoqi is that the Ming army does not know the specific location of Duerbert's department.

It's a pity he forgot, but the Heshuo special department knows his location.

Go north along the Yenisei River, and you will find the Durbert Department.

In fact, looking for Mongolian tribes along lakes or rivers is an unbreakable truth since ancient times.

Because people can endure not drinking water, but livestock and war horses can't bear it. If the war horses lose their fighting power, then it's a fart.

After the sneak attack, He Shuoqi had to surrender.

On the return journey, Li Dingguo was intercepted.

A group of Cossack cavalry, about two to three thousand, armed with muskets, stared at them with greed in their eyes.

Then, a Tsarist with deep eyes and a big nose came out. He was still riding a horse, wearing a tuxedo, and took off his hat in a dignified salute:
"Hello, respected General Ming."

At this time, the translation came out.

"What's the matter?" Li Dingguo squinted his eyes, looking at this group of unknown Tsarist Russians, but thinking in his heart whether he could eat it in one bite.

He glanced behind him. There were tens of thousands of captives with their families and their families, and they were really able to catch them. It was difficult to swallow this army.

As for provoking frontier provocations, he didn't take them seriously at all.

It was originally this group of people who didn't know good from bad.

"General, Duerbert's department belongs to our Russian Empire. It is really out of style for you to attack them without reason."

The man continued to speak gracefully.

"Russia?" Li Dingguo said disdainfully: "As far as I know, a few years ago, the Mongols attacked your Tomuks and captured thousands of people."

"What qualifications do you have to be their suzerain country?"

These words were too slap in the face, and the man didn't react for a while.

"Anyway, they've succumbed to the Empire, and you can't take them—"

"Fart, if you keep blocking, I don't mind taking all of you prisoners."

Li Dingguo said angrily: "Remember, it's everyone."

"With those matchlock guns in your hands, you are not worthy of talking to me at all."

Said, under Li Dingguo's greeting, the cavalry showed their long spears and flintlocks.

"How is it possible, why do you have flintlocks?"

The man is shocked.

He never expected that he would see advanced muskets from civilized areas in Central Asia.

Looking at the thousands of flintlock guns, the man flinched.

He didn't dare to gamble.

Even if this is a tragic victory, the castles in the entire West Siberia region will lose their main force, and the immigrants will retreat for more than ten years.

Besides, they may not be able to beat it.

Unwilling, this army composed of Cossacks could only be forced to leave.

Witnessing all this, Li Dingguo felt annoyed: Raksha people are too presumptuous.

However, he felt apprehensive. It seemed that the greatest threat to the imperial court in the northwest region was no longer the Oirat Mongolia, but these Tsarist Russians.

Only they can organize thousands of cavalry, and all of them have muskets.

Even an arquebus is a headache.

You must know that the three parts of Oirat together are less than five hundred handles.

At this time, he made up his mind that in the future, he must teach this group of Rakshasa people a lesson, kill their vigor, and stabilize the rule of the court.

After he returned to Yili, the whole northwest was shocked.

The remnants of the Oirat Mongols, Durbert's Ministry, were also captured.

The rest of the Huit Department naturally had to submit.

Li Dingguo's current garrison is located in the Yili River Valley.

Because this is where the Khan of the Junggar tribe is located, and the water and grass are luxuriant.

It must be explained that the Junggar tribe is the best at management in Oirat Mongolia. Farming and handicrafts have begun to take shape and are suitable for living.

This is also the reason why the Junggar tribe unified Oirat Mongolia. After all, the economic base determines the superstructure.

However, the influence of Li Dingguo's unification of the Western Regions is still spreading.

Both the Kazakh Khanate and the Uzbek Khanate sent envoys to meet with them, demanding tribute to Ming Dynasty and becoming a vassal state.

Li Dingguo felt tricky for a while.

Frankly speaking, he is only suitable for commanding the army, he is not sure about diplomatic matters, and he dare not make decisions without authorization, which is beyond the rules.

However, the staff explained to him: "People from these two countries were once bullied by the Junggar tribe, and recently threatened by the Raksha Kingdom, so they had to submit to my Ming Dynasty and obtain asylum—"

"Oh?" Li Dingguo said with a smile: "Then it must not be a big country."

"Dong Weng don't underestimate these two countries." The staff said hastily: "No one in the imperial court knows how great achievements are being made today, and they want to achieve a great cause that goes far beyond the Han and Tang Dynasties."

"Now that two more vassal states have been added, the imperial court should be happy. You only need to send the envoys of the two countries to the capital, and the imperial court will honor you..."

……

In the Forbidden City, Zhu Yixi may have completed a task, and Zhu Yixi relaxed.

At this time, he came to the place where the prince was studying, and listening to the sound of reading aloud, he suddenly felt refreshed.

At this time, it seemed that he had seen the Emperor Yujia, and the teacher turned sideways to salute.

"Let's just stop here today!"

Zhu Yixi smiled and said, "I have something to do today, let the children follow me."

Now, a group of little guys came one after another, circling the emperor.

The older princes, headed by King Qin Zhu Cunhao and Crown Prince Zhu Cunqu, were a little restrained.

Some young and just enlightened, cheered and jumped up.

I am more than happy to be able to not go to class.

Zhu Yixi took their hands and came to the imperial study.

Here, there is a huge map hanging on the screen, which is extremely conspicuous.

This is an object for the emperor to describe people with pictures.

The princes circled around, marveling inexplicably, and then touched it with their hands curiously, but Zhu Yixi didn't stop it.

After a while, Zhu Yixi brought a long stick, pointed at Beijing and said, "This is the capital, where we live."

"Father, why is it so small? Then how can we live there?"

The young sixth prince said innocently.

"This is just a reduced map." Zhu Yixi explained tirelessly: "It's like when you paint on weekdays, it's impossible to draw a mountain. You have to follow the size of a mountain, right?"

Afterwards, Zhu Yixi pointed to the northwest region, and the words Oirat Mongolia were extremely conspicuous.

"Weitra people, this is Mongolian transliteration, which means people in the forest in Mongolian.

In the pre-Ming Dynasty, it was called Wala, and it was listed alongside the Tatars in Mongolia. It is also a transliteration, and it is actually the same when you read it with an accent. Who of you pronounced this word "thorn"?That is 'pull' ah, 'pull'.

You should know when you say Wala, the Tumubao change was done by the Wala people..."

"Oirat Mongolia, headed by the Junggar tribe, the Heshuote tribe, and Duerbert, and now the Mongols who created the civil fortress and captured Yingzong have been captured by our Ming Dynasty."

"In other words, from now on, they also belong to the people of Daming."

Speaking of this, Zhu Yixi was full of pride.

Qin Wang Zhu Cunhao who was on the side listened seriously, but couldn't help muttering in his heart: You want to brag about yourself as the co-author!

Listening to the stories my father told, everyone felt admiration.

"Prince, do you think the Western Regions are important?"

Zhu Yixi asked suddenly.

Zhu Cunqu was dumbfounded for a moment.

He is only 11 years old!

"Of course it's important, otherwise the emperor would not have tried everything possible to regain the Western Regions. The long history of the Han Dynasty and the Anxi Capital Protectorate in the Tang Dynasty are all reasons for this."

"You are smart."

Zhu Yixi smiled, he hadn't thought about it, and asked the prince to answer directly.

After all, this is a difficult problem, even for those civil and military ministers, it is difficult to answer.

The emperor leaned his hands back and said in a deep voice: "Look at the map, the Western Region is located in the northwest. Once the Western Region is lost, the entire Gansu and Suiyuan will be broken through."

"In other words, if Oirat Mongolia is not captured, then this ambitious Mongolian tribe is very likely to want to unify Mongolia again."

"After all, all Mongolians want to accomplish the great cause of Genghis Khan."

"At that time, it will naturally threaten the capital and cause unspeakable things..."

"In addition, after recovering the Western Regions, the Silk Road will be smoother, and border trade in Gansu and Shaanxi will prosper."

"With more merchants, there will naturally be more taxes, and the court can afford more soldiers..."

After talking to this group of little guys a lot, not only was his mouth dry, but the princes also suddenly felt sleepy.

Helpless, can only choose to rest.

The next day, the emperor gave the prince another class with great energy, this time telling the story of Genghis Khan.

For the princes, Genghis Khan carried a knife and straddled a horse, the son of a down-and-out tribal chieftain, and then unified Mongolia and built all the tribes into the Mongolian Khanate. This is an extremely exaggerated and inspiring story.

No matter how much you hate the Mongols, no one can deny the greatness of Genghis Khan.

Even those who were conquered.

With the blizzard, the capital city began to close the government, and everything entered the Chinese New Year mode.

The winter solstice ceremonies had to be canceled due to heavy snowstorms, while the ceremonies on the first day of the solstice had shrunk a lot.

In the cold weather, not only the emperor was too lazy to move, but the civil and military officials also chose to get used to it. After all, no one wanted to find fault for themselves.

In this way, the time reached Shaowu for 11 years.

Just after the new year, Jiang Yueguang wrote a letter to beg for the bones, preparing to retire and return home.

The emperor was shocked by this incident.

It was only later that he realized that Jiang Riguang was 70 years old.

At this age of [-] years, it is already difficult to deal with the heavy government affairs.

After several times, Zhu Yixi rewarded him with 3000 yuan to return to his hometown for the elderly.

In this regard, the cabinet once again returned to the four-member system.

Zhao Shu, Wang Yingxiong, Yan Chongxin, Lu Daqi.

And the oldest one is Lu Daqi, he is nearly seventy years old, but he is still energetic and can fight for a few more years.

Zhu Yixi couldn't help but feel emotional, unknowingly he had reached thirty-three.

Time really flies.

Before halfway through the first month, the Ministry of Finance began to formulate the budget.

According to estimates, Shaowu's 11-year taxation will reach an unprecedented 7000 million, including converted grain.

Jiubu fought over the budget.

The Ministry of War took the lead and demanded 3000 million yuan in military pay.

There are also plenty of reasons: "There are 20 soldiers in the capital, and the annual consumption is tens of millions. The frontier army is 40, and the patrol battalion is 70. There are 3000 in total. [-] million is very reasonable—"

"Fart—" the Ministry of Industry directly refuted: "The Beijing camp and the frontier army are two yuan a month, and the patrol battalion is one yuan. 2000 million a year is enough, 3000 million? Have you spent all of it?"

"A navy builds a big ship, you don't know that?"

The Secretary of the Ministry of War directly raised his voice: "As far as I know, the government of Taiwan pays one million a year, and Luzon also has hundreds of thousands. These are all thanks to our navy. What can we do without a navy?"

"If you want me to say, the Ministry of Industry will make a base of 1000 million this year!"

"Govern the Huai River first and rule the Yellow River. The imperial court has been repairing the river in recent years, and it is about to see results; moreover, the ponds, ditches, and official roads in various places have to be renovated, and 1000 million may not be enough..."

The Ministry of Officials trembled and proposed 2000 million yuan.

Good guy, as soon as this remark came out, it was immediately criticized unanimously.

Why does the court ask for so much money to support officials?
Redundant?
Finally, after a long discussion, a consensus was finally reached.

The bulk of the money is the Ministry of War (500 million), the Ministry of Officials (2000 million), and the Ministry of Industry (800 million).

The remaining six ministries, the Fan Ministry, the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Households, the Ministry of Punishment, and the Ministry of Rites, have a total expenditure of no more than 500 million yuan.

Since then, the imperial court's 11-year budget expenditure in Shaowu will reach 800 million.

Surplus 1000 two million or so.

The financial situation is extremely good.

But in the end, the emperor still received the minister of the Ministry of Industry and asked him to do his best to deal with the Yellow River, control the Huaihe River, and restore the fertility of the Huanghuai Plain.

The court's finances are abundant, and the internal funds are also very rewarding.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs manages the commercial territory, relying on a group of imperial merchants, it is thriving.

Just the government of Taiwan has created millions of profits a year.

Customs is even more scary, reaching tens of millions of yuan this year.

Coupled with some other income, the Ministry of Internal Affairs can reach 300 million yuan, more than enough to feed the entire Forbidden City.

It's been another bumper year.

The emperor was so excited that he played a four-player mahjong game.