Hongwu Daming: Why hasn't my son rebelled?

Chapter 120 Liu Bowen's Strategy
When many people mention ancient Bashu and ancient Chengdu, the first thing that comes to mind may be the well-developed water conservancy, thousands of acres of fertile land, and a land of heavy production.

But compared to the output of Chengdu Fengyu, what makes him more powerful is the stable and developed business environment.

The rise of Bashu began with the construction of Dujiangyan by Li Bing, the prefect of Qin during the Warring States period.

Then Qin Shihuang increased the development of the southwestern frontier and started to build Chengdu.

In the subsequent wars at the end of Qin Dynasty, the flames of war did not affect the Bashu area too much.

By the time of the Han Dynasty, the prosperity of the great unification lasted for nearly 200 years. The resulting population surge, the vitality of the market, and the unprecedented convenience of transportation ushered in a period of great development for commerce.

In the late Western Han Dynasty, Chengdu was already the second largest city in the country after Chang'an, and became the real economic, cultural and political center of Bashu.

And in the future historical period, Chengdu's prosperity and scale will still rank at the forefront of cities in the same period of history, and its geographical location is naturally the main reason.

When it comes to business in Chengdu, Fuchunfang has been the most prosperous area in Chengdu since the Tang Dynasty.

At this moment, His Royal Highness the King of Liao was strolling in Fuchunfang together with the second generations of nobles around him.

Don't get me wrong, they are not here to have fun, but to inspect the people and understand the customs of Chengdu.

A group of people are naturally wearing ordinary people's clothes, so as not to reveal their identities.

All the way through the intersection of this alley, Qiaomen Market, there are various stalls, some with umbrellas, some with pergola, some with carts, some with stalls, on shelves or plates, There are all kinds of food.

There is also a booth of cloth pieces, where goods and tools are placed on the spot.

There are also various commodities, such as clothes, calligraphy and paintings, selling scissors and kitchen knives, groceries, tea, and even fortune-telling, juggling...

Its bustling and bustling Chengdu, even compared to Yingtian Mansion, is not far behind.

If you want to see how the parents and officials in a place are doing, then you can just look at how the people live and how the local prices are, and then you can roughly know the achievements of the officials in this place.

This little trick was also told by Liu Bowen to Zhu Qi.

The group walked around, asked about the price, and looked at the spirits of the people. Liu Bowen stroked his beard and said:

"Well, it seems that the prefect's administrative ability here should not be bad."

The prefect of Chengdu is a middle-aged man surnamed Lu, with a goatee, tall and thin, and looks quite shrewd.

Zhu Qi rushed to the official office with a group of people yesterday, and began to check the household registration information and so on. This is the prefect of Lu, so prepare in advance for His Royal Highness Liao Wang to check.

Otherwise, it would take a lot of time to collect and arrange these things on the spot.

As for military matters, Zhu Qi arranged for Mu Ying to take charge.

After all, Zhu Di, Xu Zengshou and Li Qi are too young, and although Li Jinglong is very hardworking, forget it.

As for talking about yourself, pull it down.

Liu Bowen is too old, so it's okay to ask him to help proofread and write books. It's better not to bother him about military affairs. If you don't bother him, it will be bad if he gets tired and falls ill.

After all, Mu Ying is the most suitable.

Of course, Zhu Qi is not the shopkeeper, he just brought a group of friends to deal with government affairs.

He is not good at military affairs, but Zhu Qi is still very confident in government affairs.

Although he didn't graduate from any management major, with that red heart in his chest, Zhu Qi dared to say that besides Zhu Yuanzhang, he was definitely the one who cared most about the people's livelihood in the Ming Dynasty.

Besides, being an official these days doesn't require you to have any professional knowledge. As long as you don't fish for the common people and don't mess around with nothing, the common people can play smoothly by themselves.

After strolling around, Zhu Qi took people back to the government office.

The group of people didn't stay for long when Mu Ying came back from the barracks.

Mu Ying spent a day and a night simply sorting out all the big and small affairs in the barracks, and now she came back to report on her duties.

Generally speaking, the defense level of Bashu is still good. After all, the government guard system has just been established, and the troops stationed in Bashu also fight all year round.

That is, the defenses of many cities are a bit weak, but the local governor of Bashu has recruited craftsmen and started repairing them.

But this is only the situation in Chengdu, and as for how Jiange is, you have to go to the scene to see it.

It was Zhu Qi who sent someone to call the prefect Lu over again.

After the magistrate Lu, who was wearing an official uniform, came over, he saluted respectfully, then sat aside and listened to His Royal Highness King Liao's orders.

Zhu Qi called these people over, of course not for a tea party, but to ask them to work together to see what should be done about the defense of Central Sichuan.

How can it be done so that the forces of Uzang and King Liang do not dare to invade Bashu.

Although there were not many people who came to discuss, but with Mu Ying and Liu Bowen present, a reason was quickly discussed.

And this opinion of prefect Lu surprised Zhu Qi a bit.

Lu Zhifu said that the location of Bashu happened to be surrounded by King Liang and Wu Sizang.

Wusi hid in the back, and Liang Wang was in the south.

Among them, Wu Sizang's threat is greater than that of King Liang.

There are still many rivers and cities blocking King Liang's side. He wants to attack Bashu, which is really whimsical.

Not to mention Bashu's own defensive strength, even the Huguang defenders on the side can't just sit idly by.

It would be better to say that it would be a great thing if the king of Liang could really get dizzy and take the initiative to attack Bashu.

Find a place with many rivers and trap his main force at the gate of Bashu, and the Ming army in the Huguang area will be directly touched and go straight to Kunming. Wouldn't Yunnan be flattened?

Therefore, the king of Liang had to stand still, which was the most threatening to Daming, because if he lost the war in the north, if he moved again, the king of Liang would be a great threat.

Liang Wang of the Northern Yuan Dynasty obviously knew this truth, so from the end of the eighth year of Hongwu to the end of June in the ninth year of Hongwu, it was all just lip service.

So there is no need to think about luring the snake out of the hole.

But this Uzang is different, he has Qinghai, Occupying Uzang in Qinghai, he can enter Bashu directly from Qinghai.

Although there are many mountains and mountains along the way, there are also many trails going down the mountain.

There are also roads that can be marched on a large scale, and the only place that can be defended is Liangzhou.

Therefore, as long as the army from Wusi captured Liangzhou, the gate of Bashu would open to the plateau cave.

In the future, the whole Bashu will have no danger to defend.

Even if the other party doesn't occupy it, if they have nothing to do, they come to plunder and wreak havoc everywhere, you really can't catch it.

And if you want to attack the plateau, it will really take a lot of trouble.

Leaving aside the altitude sickness, just attacking upwards from this terrain will result in heavy casualties.

During the Tang Dynasty, between the Tang Dynasty and Tubo, why was it only during the Zhenguan period that they could take advantage of it, and then fought with Tubo for so long, and they lost more than they won, but at the last moment, they seized the opportunity of Tubo's civil strife and killed it in one fell swoop. What about destroying the country?

It is because during the Zhenguan period, Li Shimin made an expedition to Tuyuhun and took Tuyuhun under his control.

The territory of Tuyuhun in the Tang Dynasty happened to be the whole of Qinghai.

However, during the period of Tang Gaozong, because of the Battle of Dafeichuan, Xue Rengui, a famous general of a generation, lost to Tubo, resulting in the loss of Qinghai.

The Tang Dynasty's all-out war against Tubo also broke out, and the two sides fought for nearly a hundred years.

Almost throughout the history of the Tang Dynasty and Tubo.

It was because Qinghai was so entangled in the Tang Dynasty's throat that the Tang Dynasty was unable to seize the strategic initiative until it finally seized the opportunity to destroy the country with a single sentence.

But the current situation is very similar to the Tang Dynasty.

The difference is that there is no Tuyuhun, but the Kham area instead.

So if you want to ease the elimination of Beiyuan through Wusizang and attack Daming, the Qinghai area must be controlled in your hands!

After the magistrate Lu's analysis was complete, Liu Bowen added.

Controlling Qinghai is not only conducive to the defense of Bashu, but also conducive to opening up the Western Regions in the future, radiating Longyou, and threatening the Northern Yuan Dynasty.

In a word, Qinghai is well-connected, and it is a battleground for military strategists. As long as the Qinghai area can be taken, the consolidation of Bashu defense this time will naturally be considered complete.

After all, the best defense is offense!

But that being said, it would be easier said than done if you want to go to Qinghai.

Leaving aside whether Wang Baobao will send troops, if he attacks Uzang, a feint attack will be a big problem.

And what about altitude sickness?The better the physical fitness, the heavier the reaction.

Needless to say, the physical fitness of this soldier, especially during the Hongwu period, it was really a Han as a five Hu!
This reaction is up, and I'm playing a fart.

The only method that can be used is to pull the Ming army to the plateau, wait for a period of time, and wait for the altitude sickness to adapt before they can have a strong enough combat power.

But that is the Tibetan plateau. The roof of the world is not a joke. Where can I find such a high place for a group of soldiers to stay on it for a month?
Zhu Qi sighed, it was difficult, it was too difficult!
Originally, he thought that he could solve the defense of Bashu as soon as possible, and then return to Yingtian Mansion to accompany the pregnant Xu Miaoyun, at least before the child was born.

Otherwise, when the child is born, it would be a pity that he, the father, would not be around.

But looking at it now, there is no such opportunity, and the city defense must be well prepared before going back.

But Liu Bowen next to him stroked his beard, smiled mysteriously, and said:

"What His Highness thinks in his heart is nothing more than sighing that Qinghai is difficult to attack by force?"

Zhu Qi was taken aback for a moment, looking at Liu Bowen's expression, it seemed that he had a solution?
People like Liu Bowen may really have a way!

Zhu Qi hurriedly looked at Liu Bowen and asked:
"Teacher, do you have a way to win this Qinghai?"

Liu Bowen nodded with a smile, Zhu Qi was overjoyed, and hurriedly said:

"Then what are you waiting for, teacher, tell me quickly!"

Liu Bowen said with a smile:

"Don't worry, Your Highness, just let me analyze it with you."

Liu Bowen quickly narrated.

As the saying goes, knowing the enemy and knowing yourself is invincible in a hundred battles.

If you want to win Qinghai, you must understand the current situation in Uzang.

The current Uzang is divided into two major factions, Khamba and Amdo, according to the region.

The whole of Uzbekistan has been under the influence of the Yuan Dynasty, Tibetan Buddhism has spread widely, and the political system is also in the form of communism.

There is no secular ruler in the conventional sense, the equivalent of a ruler is called a national teacher.

For example, the famous Buddha Treasure National Teacher in history, Yuanzhi Miaojue Hongjiao Great National Teacher, Empowerment National Teacher and so on.

They are both spiritual and secular leaders.

Your temple has a national teacher, so my temple can also be a national teacher!
Because of the geographical relationship, there is a national teacher named Nangaba Zangbu in this Kham area, which is also the national teacher of the flaming Buddha treasure, which is the national teacher of the Buddha treasure in history.

In the Anduo region, there is also a national teacher named Tuyuan National Teacher.

Speaking of which, the reason why it is divided into Amdo and Khamba has a lot to do with religion in addition to geographical reasons.

It's just that Zhu Qi didn't understand these things, so Liu Bowen didn't elaborate.

But the two national teachers in Uzang, although both surrendered to Beiyuan, they looked at each other unhappy, and they were quick to get rid of each other.

Especially the national teacher Fobao once sent envoys to Daming.

If Wang Baobao was not still alive, the Fobao National Master might have become the first plateau native official who took the lead in surrendering to the Ming Dynasty, just like in history.

It is a pity that Wang Baobao is still alive, and all history has begun to change.

So Liu Bowen suggested.

Since it is difficult for us to attack, we might as well use the conflict between Fobao National Teacher and Tuyuan National Teacher to sow discord. It is best to let Fobao National Teacher know that our Daming is much more reliable than Beiyuan.

As long as Fobao Guoshi joins Daming, isn't the road to Qinghai just opened up?
At that time, the army was arranged in advance to adapt, and Qinghai was taken without a single soldier. Even if Wang Baobao heard the news, he reacted.

My Ming army has been reorganized and completed in Qinghai long ago, want to fight?The soldiers of Ming Hongwu are not afraid of you at all!

After Liu Bowen finished speaking, he provided Zhu Qi with a feasible new idea.

It would be really great if he could successfully instigate the rebellion against Fobao Guoshi!

The defense was gradually repaired, and the Ming army was sent to Kangba. After adapting, it was really invincible!

Even the logistical work may be a bit difficult, but it is better than being passively beaten like this!

Not to mention that Yu Guo is beneficial, Zhu Qi can also leave for Yingtian Mansion earlier.

He has just arrived in Chengdu, and now he is ready to return home.

But how to persuade Fobao National Teacher to return is another big problem.

Write directly?If writing letters was useful, Zhu Yuanzhang would have recruited him to surrender.

Writing a letter of surrender is Zhu Yuanzhang's old profession!

Zhu Qi was in trouble again, at this time Liu Bowen smiled and said:

"Your Highness, why bother, wait for the old man to do a little trick, keep this Buddha treasure, and the national teacher will come down from the whole country."

(End of this chapter)