Back to Ming Dynasty with Industrial Revolution System

Chapter 999

"At first, I thought it was fine if something happened in Dongying country, but now Koryo country is also having an accident. Isn't this intentionally adding to my troubles?" Chu Yun received the first telegram from Seoul, but he didn't expect it to be from Nelson. The situation of the civil war.

Dozens of large and small forces from the north to the south of Koryo rebelled against the land nationalization policy of the new king Li Mo. Instead of decreasing, the number has increased, making Zheng Zhilong very anxious.

"If we want to intervene in the civil war in Koryo, how many troops do we expect to use?" Chu Yun asked a group of high-level officers from the military and staff departments.

"The First Corps led by Mrs. Yang of our army is stationed in Liaodong City, so that it can cross the Yalu River and reach Seoul by land within 12 days. In addition, an additional Corps can be transported by sea to land in Seoul, and the realization of dropping by sea The joint operations of the two corps. Yang Tai’s corps marched southward, and the marine corps used Seoul as a base to support Yang Tai’s corps, and within three months they will be able to pacify Koryo.”

Chief of Staff Cho Yoo-kwang explained his plan with a baton pointing at a map of Koryo hanging on the wall.

To pacify Korea within three months?Chu Yun always felt that what Zhao Youguang said was somewhat similar to what a certain army general said before.The more confident he is, the more worried Chu Yun is that he will capsize in the gutter.

"The two corps plus the increasingly high-level logistics supplies now need to dispatch as many as 4 to 5 people. If the Beiyang Fleet needs to block all the coastlines and land from ports in the southwest and other places, then the Beiyang Fleet needs to 1 to 2 people." Zhang Yuan, deputy chief of staff, added.

"Just mobilizing two corps and a fleet requires the use of 6 to 7 combatants and logistics personnel. Such a scale is not small at all." Chu Yun reconsidered the gains and losses of a comprehensive intervention in Korea.

Supporting 7 to [-] people to launch a war will not benefit the current domestic economic construction, but will reduce various expenditures.

"Yes, in fact, the number of combatants is around 2. The rest of the personnel are basically logistics personnel. They may not be up to the task of maintaining law and order to provide assistance to combatants." Zhao Youguang said.

"It would be much easier if there were generals who experienced the Japanese Invasion in Wanli to lead the way. Unfortunately, it has been 40 years since the Japanese Invasion in Wanli. Almost all the officers and soldiers at the time have passed away or are old and do not know the way." Lu Xiangsheng, who was discussing, said.

"As for the issue of cost, because our firearms are very advanced, it has increased the dependence of soldiers on firearms. The more soldiers rely on firearms, the greater the consumption of gunpowder. Moreover, our soldiers have high salaries, good food, and their own military uniforms. It also increased expenses. If the war drags on to winter, we have to prepare bedding and padded jackets for the winter. The worse result is that our two corps are delayed indefinitely in the local area, and the annual military expenditure is at least 300 million taels. "The minister of the Ministry of Military Commodities said an astonishing figure.

The cost of maintaining the war needs to be paid 300 million taels a year!
When Chu Yun thought of this astronomical figure, he couldn't help but think of the American soldiers.The more advanced the technology, the stronger the combat effectiveness of the troops, but the higher the cost of waging war.In the era of cold weapons, everyone's technology is similar, as long as they are desperately killing people, the treatment of soldiers is also very poor, and some soldiers have to prepare their own clothes and equipment.And because of Chu Yun's strategy of streamlining troops and simplifying administration, each regiment enjoys good treatment, which makes the army grateful to Chu Yun, but the problem is that the logistics are a huge burden for these big soldiers to be dispatched.

"Stop fighting, stop fighting. Entering Koryo now will not benefit us at all!" Chu Yun immediately retreated when he heard that the cost of maintaining two corps and one fleet during the war for a year would be 300 million taels. .

In the past, they were able to monopolize the spice trade with the West and exploit local oil and other minerals by attacking the Southeast Asian countries. The output of the Borneo oil refinery alone can make up for Chu Yun's cost of launching a full-scale Southeast Asian war every year.

But what can be gained by fighting Korea?Now Chinese merchants can continuously obtain everything that Koryo has by means of trade. Chu Yun really can’t think of any reason to forcibly annex Koryo for the sake of expanding the territory and completely merging East Asia into a monolith.

"The civil war and rebellion in Koryo is also a good thing for us to sell arms. In order to arm the new army, King Li Mo bought a batch of obsolete firearms from us, and our logistics department has recovered a lot of blood." The logistics minister said.

Damn, it's really black hearted!Chu Yun strongly condemned the logistics department's arms sales during the Korean Civil War, but he still approved the proposal to sell obsolete firearms—the arms business was too profitable.It's just pitiful for Li Mo, who worked so hard to support the situation of the rebellious Goryeo state.

"Then don't participate in the civil war in Koryo for the time being, and give Li Min an extra batch of ammunition to let him form a new army to suppress the rebellion." Chu Yun didn't know Li Min's physical condition yet, and thought he could last for a while.

"Next is the issue of Dongying. I am not worried about Koryo. Their army is weak and they are trapped in a corner of the peninsula. If Dongying is turned into a province, then Koryo will be controlled by our territory and territorial waters. Surrounded, sooner or later, it will be in the pocket." Chu Yun wanted to keep the landlord class and bureaucratic class in Koryo to continue to quarrel for a while, and give priority to targeting Dongying.

"Conquer Japan by force?"

All the leaders of the military department, staff department, and logistics department were present, and they smiled at each other.Now that Chu Yun has summoned several departments in charge of the military, Chu Yun's intention to use force is obvious.

"Of course." Chu Yun couldn't deny it.

"Master, why do you feel heartbroken when you mention military expenses when you plan to use force against Korea, but you don't feel heartbroken at all for using force against Dongying?" The Minister of Logistics saw that Chu Yun could not support enough military pay to intervene in Korea, but I am very interested in attacking the shogunate.

"First, there are many silver mines in Dongying, and the shogunate is also very rich. We can get enough compensation from the spoils. Second, as long as we want to deal with the shogunate, a group of people will make trouble. Yes, they all like the downfall of the shogunate. Thirdly, they want to set up my Tokyo branch, and the loss of the Tokyo branch will be compensated from the spoils they plundered from the shogunate." Chu Yun Capital said.

　A little late, there will be an update at 0:[-] tonight.Thanks to Seventh Day T and all the book friends.

　　
　
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