Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 1983 Inside and Outside the Palace ([-]) Military Secretary
The military secretary, also known as the military secretary, is one of the permanent secretaries of the Jinghua Secretariat.Since the establishment of the secretariat, a total of three people have officially held this post, namely Liu Xin, Erde Mutu, and Ruan Fuyuan.

Among them, Liu Xin is the secretary-general who also serves as the military secretary, so she is not responsible for specific affairs, which is equivalent to the responsibility of the main leader of a certain unit in later generations who usually "grasps the overall situation".Erde Mutu and Ruan Fuyuan have a simple division of labor, Erde Mutu is in charge of army affairs, and Ruan Fuyuan is in charge of naval affairs.

As mentioned above, these three are "officially serving" as military secretaries, in other words, there are also informal positions.

Yes, it was after Erdemutu, the Army Secretary of the Army, became the son of Prince Shunyi after the Battle of Cutting Yuan, and went to manage Wai Khalkha, the position of the Military Secretary began to undergo some changes.

Shortly after Erde Mutu went to Waikalkha, Ruan Fuyuan was transferred to Nanyang by Gao Yushi and became the main executive of Jinghua Nanyang strategy.

However, it should be noted that this "Jinghua Group Nanyang Development Company" is not a simple trading company, and its attributes are more similar to the "East India Company".Therefore, although Ruan Fuyuan did not have the authority to directly manage the Nanyang Fleet, Gao Yushi clearly stipulated that his "general manager" was directly under the jurisdiction of Huang Zhiting in the southern Xinjiang area, and he also served as the military secretary (in charge of the navy). Almost all the expansion in the past few years has been driven by him.

After talking about Ruan Fuyuan, let’s talk about Erde Mutu.What Erde Mutu and Ruan Fuyuan have in common is that they are both highly pragmatic students. Since Ruan Fuyuan can be appointed to such an important position, Erde Mutu is certainly not idle.

Although Erdemutu himself was the son of the Prince of Shunyi and the lord of the entire Outer Khalkha tribe after the war against the Yuan Dynasty, it stands to reason that his responsibility is quite large.However, he did not relinquish his post as military secretary in Jinghua, and he was really in charge of a task: training the most elite cavalry for Jinghua.

This cavalry has high hopes from Gao Yushi, and is rarely given a unique name: Cavalry with Timberwolves.

Helin is the capital of the former Mongolian Khanate, and now the Khan Court of the Outer Khalkha Tribe and the residence of Prince Shunyi.As for "wolf riding", of course it is not riding a wolf, but using prairie wolves as a sign, which means that it must be as fierce as a pack of wolves and be able to adapt to the grassland like Mongolian cavalry, which is different from other "Han-style" cavalry in Jinghua. special cavalry.

Even so, this cavalry is composed of pure Han people, selected from the "children born in the family", so it goes without saying that they are loyal.

At the beginning, Gao Wushi asked how old the Mongolians in Erdemutu started riding horses, and the original intention was to train them according to the age of the Mongolians.Who knows that Erdemutu said that generally at the age of three, the elders will guide them to ride a led pony, and at the age of seven they will ride independently.

This made Gao Yushi choke enough, so he decided to let go of the pony stage. In the past few years, he still studied first. He was sent to Helin to start training at the age of seven. The training time is six years, basically training a group every year.

So far, the first batch, the second batch, the third batch, and the fourth batch of wolf riders have all been trained. However, since each batch only trains 800 people, the total number of "Helin Wolf Riders" in the army now is 3000 taels. Hundreds of people.

Except for visiting relatives, "Helin Langqi" usually does not return to the territory of Daming, and usually stays outside the pass to perform various tasks.Their tasks are diverse, mainly including escorting important goods, fighting against Mongolian horse thieves, punishing certain tribes, and so on.Of course, in essence, doing these things is more to maintain their combat effectiveness, which is no different from other cavalry in Jinghua.

At the same time, another role of staying outside the pass with Lin Langqi is to help Erdemutu stabilize the situation in the Outer Khalkha.It was just mentioned that one of their tasks was to "punish certain tribes", and this task was out of Erdemutu's needs.

After all, the Wai Khalkha region is a newly attached land that Hanaji, Erdemutu and his son were acquired for less than ten years. The so-called kindness and prestige are not obvious, and some tribes still miss their old masters, so It is normal to have occasional dissatisfaction, so it is necessary to send troops to suppress it.

However, Erdemutu didn't want the troops from the Tumed tribe he brought to join forces with the remnants of the Waikalkha tribe. He still wanted to imitate the methods of the Han people and show both kindness and power. Useful.Gao Wushi has no objection to this. Since it is called "Wolf Riding" and it is not aimed at the Han people, even if it is to maintain a certain "wolf nature", this job is acceptable.

In this way, although Erdemutu is far away from Outer Mongolia, it has always had a close relationship with Jinghua, which is a good foundation.

As for Meng Gu Zhezhe's proposal to let Liu Xin go to the Tumotexi army led by Erdemutu, besides being a representative of high pragmatism, another advantage is that she is a "military secretary".

Liu Xin is not only a highly pragmatic pillow, but also Erdemutu's old boss.Even, because when Erdemutu first became the military secretary, he had no understanding of the military, let alone actual command experience, so Liu Xin, who had already fought several wars in southern Xinjiang and made great military achievements, became his As a guide, this made Erde Mutu feel more grateful to her.

Gao Wushi found that Meng Gu Zhezhe's suggestion was really good.With Liu Xin going, not only Erde Mutu would definitely not neglect, but he and Timberwolves would immediately be under the command of Liu Xin, which was a good arrangement from all angles.

The only question now is when Tumed will need to send troops, and will it be too cold in Waikalkha? Gao Yushi is still very concerned about Liu Xin, mainly because in his impression, Liu Xin does not seem to be Very hardy.

Speaking of which, among the female family members of his Gao family, there is currently only one Meng Guzhe who is really cold-tolerant, followed by Jia Feiji, then Liu Xin, and finally Huang Zhiting... Well, it seems that the place of origin really affects the cold-resistant ability.

When he raised this point, Liu Xin didn't care. On the contrary, Meng Gu Zhezhe was a little surprised at first, and then apologized again and again, saying that he hadn't thought about it.

Liu Xin waved her hands with a smile, and said, "Sister Meng Gu doesn't have to be like this. I'm actually not really afraid of the cold. Speaking of which, I just don't like dressing like a bear."

Meng Gu Zhezhe wanted to say something more, but Liu Xin stopped her and said with a smile: "Besides, it is unlikely that the actual time to send troops will be in the winter, at least it should be after the snow melts in spring. At that time, even Waika Erka, it won't be too cold.

In addition, I have not led an army for a long time. I have been pampered in the capital for many years. If this continues, I will become fat... Speaking of which, it really makes me yearn to lead cavalry across the grassland. "

At this moment, Huang Zhiting thought of something, and asked, "Should I transfer the Third Association of Dingnan Garrison to you? After all, it is your personal soldier, so it should be easier to use."

"No need." Liu Xin shook her head and said: "Although they are my own soldiers, they still have a few brushes in war, but few of them are good at cavalry, and they are transferred to attack with the Mongolian cavalry...It may delay the matter , Let them stay in Dingnan."

"Oh, that's true." Huang Zhiting nodded, feeling that this was indeed the case.For the three thousand Liu family troops that Liu Xin stayed in Dingnan, riding and fighting was obviously not a strong point, and it really didn't meet the needs of this battle.

Liu Xin said again: "My lord, since I'm going to lead the army in Waikalkha when the time comes, all three military secretaries will not be in the capital. Should we consider making Wuzheng, Wu Ruo' become a regular person?"

Gao Wushi pondered for a while, frowned and said: "The two of them have been trainee secretaries for some years, and it stands to reason that they should become full-timers. However, the two of them have suffered few setbacks and have no battle experience, so their opinions are often not comprehensive enough, or It's a little naive...

I originally planned to find an opportunity to let them personally lead thousands of troops to exercise, but since it is the current situation, it seems that this is the only way to arrange it.

Well, otherwise, let Gao Qi also work as a military secretary part-time.Although he is a junior, he has been doing intelligence work all year round, but he is more careful in many cases. "

Liu Xin has no objection to this, since they are all relatives of the Gao family anyway, who should they use?

At this time, Huang Zhiting thought of another question: "By the way, if the master of the Western Expedition can't go this time, who will lead the Western Expedition army? Which generals will be brought?"

Gao Wushi shook his head and said, "I don't have any plans for strategic candidates right now, but it's easy to talk about the generals...except for Ma Gui who can't go, everyone else is easy to dispatch."

"Why can't President Ma go?" Huang Zhiting and Liu Xin were a little surprised.

Gao Wushi replied: "He will be transferred back to the capital to take charge of the imperial guards. In addition, he will also serve as the dean of the military academy like Qi Shuai. Naturally, he cannot be easily sent abroad."

So that's the case, Huang Zhiting and Liu Xin both nodded.

Then Huang Zhiting glanced at Liu Xin, thought for a while, and asked, "Will both Dong Zongrong and Liu Zongrong be incorporated into the Western Expeditionary Army?"

Gao Wushi shook his head and said: "Dong Yiyuan is hard to say, I think he has already given up his mind. Xingwu (Liu Ting) should go... At present, the Western Expedition should be the last time in the near future, and it may be the biggest one. It's a battle.

But having said that, Xizheng will have to prepare for at least one or two years, and no one knows whether the situation will change by then, so let's talk about it when the time comes. "

"Dong Zongrong asked to retire?" Huang Zhiting said in surprise: "I think the master sent him to another courtyard, thinking that the master will use it in the future."

"Do you need to be taken care of when you have great use?" Gao Wushi shook his head and said: "In the political arena, the most taboo thing is not to burn incense and hold Buddha's feet temporarily. If you want to maintain influence for a long time, you must have continuous investment. This kind of investment It can be support and help, or it can be respect and understanding.

What's more, no matter whether Dong Yiyuan retires or not, their Dong family are all outstanding generals in Shaanxi, and he himself is one of several famous generals in Shaanxi, so the courtesy to him is the courtesy to the generals in Shaanxi. "

Huang Zhiting's eyes rolled: "That is to say, for the Western Expedition, we will try our best to select generals from Shaanxi?"

"Of course, for the Western Expedition, Shaanxi is the rear area, and at least half of the force should be contributed." Gao Yushi paused, and added: "However, I rarely send troops to the north and only transfer troops from one place, so I just said Brother Shengwu is going too."

It stands to reason that Liu Xin should be happy that Liu Ting was able to send troops, but instead she asked in surprise, "My brother's troops should still be dominated by infantry, so why should he go to the Western Expedition?"

"What's important, the imperial court's western expedition is not just to punish Hal, but to completely recover the old land of the Han family in the Western Regions. Therefore, I propose to the emperor that in the future, the core area of ​​farming in the Western Regions should be rebuilt on the basis of the Yili River Valley.

Then use this as a base to gradually expand the territory and sphere of influence, and finally bring the Central Asian region under control, so as to prevent Tsarist Russia from controlling the area in the future and use it as a bridgehead to invade our Ming Dynasty.

Central Asia has been nomadic for thousands of years. If Tsarist Russia controls it, the threat may be even greater than that of Mongolia before it.Therefore, if we want to defend the Guanzhong, we must first defend Gansu, if we want to defend Gansu, we must first defend the Western Regions, and if we want to defend the Western Regions, we must ensure that Central Asia is at least not occupied by Tsarist Russia.

As for saying that the Western Regions are too far away from the Central Plains, this is of course true, but Tsarist Russia is not close to Central Asia either.As long as I can manage the Ili River Valley well, then at least for grain and grass, I don't have to rely on the supply from the Central Plains.In this way, the Central Plains' rule of the Western Regions only needs to provide arms and main soldiers, and things will be much easier. "

Gao Yushi’s words are indeed true, but there is one point that many people in later generations may misunderstand, that is, Central Asia is actually closer to Tsarist Russia than to the Central Plains.

Take Samarkand, a famous city in Central Asia, for example. The distance from Samarkand to Moscow is about 5600 miles (2800 kilometers), and the distance from Samarkand to Beijing is about 8300 miles.

Of course, whether Ming or Tsarist Russia, going from their core ruled area to Central Asia has its own difficulties in terms of the difficulty of traveling on the way.

Tsarist Russia’s conquest and rule of Central Asia back then mainly relied on the Cossack cavalry, and Gao Yushi believed that the Ming Dynasty would definitely need the help of the Mongolian cavalry to complete this task.Therefore, this is also one of the reasons why he insisted 30 years ago that Ida tribute must be completed.

As for the construction of the Ili River Valley, it was because Gao Yushi believed that the Ming Dynasty could not rely solely on Mongolian cavalry if it wanted to regain the old land of the Han family in the Western Regions.

Therefore, the Han people must have a large enough gathering area in the Western Regions, and since they want to gather Han people, then naturally the local area must be agriculturalized, otherwise it will become "Hua Xia enters the barbarians and the barbarians are the barbarians", then it's over. up.

When it comes to today's matter, basically everything that should be talked about has been talked about.Liu Xin said with a smile: "It seems that the secretariat is still busy. Whether it's about sending troops or building the Ili River Valley, the secretariat will sort out a plan for these things as soon as possible."

Gao Wushi nodded in agreement, and said, "Wuzheng and Wuruo are two people, so we should become military secretaries according to what we talked about before. However, don't let them just serve as staff officers in the capital according to the map. They went there in person to find out the truth about Tumed now.

In addition, Gansu must also go, even outside Jiayuguan... If possible, it is best to go and see it on the ground. This will help them understand the difficulty of this battle and formulate a more appropriate plan. "
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