If I fail to overcome the tribulation, I can only return to the Ming Dynasty and become a prince.

Chapter 207 Controlling Mongolia
After informing Zhu Di of the military situation of the main force of the Oara people, Zhu Zhanquan spent all his energy on building the fortress.

The posture was as if he planned to build a city here and live there for the rest of his life.

Except for the Qingyu Guards who were left behind to guard against possible surprise attacks by the Walas under his command, all the other five guards that could be spared were rushed to the construction site by Zhu Zhanquan.

Therefore, when Zhu Di, who received the message and led the army on a rapid march, arrived, what appeared in front of him was a fortress that seemed to him almost indestructible.

"This city is very majestic. Even if I personally lead an army to attack the city, it will be difficult to capture it without 10 people." After entering the city, Zhu Di praised the castle built by Zhu Zhanqun with great satisfaction, but he was also quite satisfied. Wei asked in confusion: "The city is indeed a good city, but what is your intention in building such a city on this vast grassland? Do you plan to live here for a long time?"

Faced with Zhu Di's curiosity and doubts, Zhu Zhanjun replied: "Returning to my grandpa, my grandson thinks that our northern expedition is too costly and expensive. It's not easy to do it once, but we have to see some results and solve some problems. We can't Come and visit the Mongols, who lived in peace for a few years, and then became troubled after a few years.

Our Ming Dynasty is indeed relatively wealthy, but it can't bear to have to deal with it every few years. Therefore, it is necessary to solve the problem once and for all. At the very least, it must take a piece of flesh from the Mongolians and make them suffer for several years. Not to mention, we will continue to bleed him and let Mongolia decline. "

"Well said! As expected of me, the Qilin son of the Zhu family, this is what an old man should do to plan a country!" Zhu Di seemed to be very happy. While he praised Zhu Zhanquan greatly, he also asked him: "But this Mobei The grassland is no better than other places. You said you wanted to set up a stronghold in the East China Sea to control sea routes. After all, it takes ten and a half days to sail on the sea, and you can always make a trip.

But this place is at least several thousand miles away from the hinterland of the Ming Dynasty. The ten-stop supply of food would have been eaten before even being transported halfway. If my two expeditions to the north had not been for the army carrying enough rations, I would not have been able to reach this place. , how do you achieve control here? "

"The first is of course to build the city. My grandson has already done this. When the city is built, the imperial court will be able to garrison troops here." Zhu Zhanchen had obviously done a lot of thinking and thinking in the days before Zhu Di's arrival. preparation, so he had a comprehensive plan for this issue: "Belan suddenly lost temperature. This place is rich in water and grass. Since it can be used as the place where Genghis Khan started his career in the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty, it naturally has its own uniqueness.

In the past few days, I have conducted a survey on the surrounding terrain area, and I can confirm that this place is suitable for farming. However, the climate is cold and the farming time is not long each year. Only one crop can be sown in a year, which is somewhat of a fly in the ointment. "

Hearing what Zhu Zhanqun said, a trace of disappointment flashed across Zhu Di's face. He thought he could garrison troops here and be self-sufficient without the need for domestic provision of food and grass.

But Zhu Di did not lose interest in this plan. After all, if an army could be stationed here for a long time, even if the court needed to transport food here every year to maintain it, it would be much less expensive than a large army.

So Zhu Di just asked Zhu Zhankun: "If we only grow crops for one season, how much food needs can we meet for the garrison? How much government subsidies are needed? I just took a look when I entered the city. Considering how vast the city is, we will bring it this time." The two 10,000+ troops and horses that came here can all be stationed. From now on, the garrison here will not be able to defend it without three guards and horses, right?"

"Grandpa Shengming, if you are defending Belanhu alone, even if there is this city, you will need at least three guards and horses to support it and stop the Mongols' attack and harassment." Zhu Zhanyu first confirmed Zhu Di's judgment, Then he added: "However, it would be too passive to just defend the isolated city. The terrain of Belan is a valley, with mountains on both sides, and Langjuxu Mountain to the east. Therefore, in addition to this city, we should also Walled cities were built on the surrounding peaks to compete with the city, supporting and relying on each other.

In addition to these, when our army returns, we also need to repair the roads between here and the hinterland of the Ming Dynasty. The transfer stations and material warehouses built along the way can be used to turn them into stations and fortresses. , let me, the Ming Dynasty, completely bring Monan Mongolia under control. "Although the Mongols were almost driven away from Mobei by the Ming Dynasty, in fact there are still many Mongolian tribes active in Monan Mongolia.

So after Zhu Zhanyun finished speaking, Zhu Di nodded in agreement and praised Zhu Zhanyun: "That's a good idea. It's not our skill to defeat this place. It's our ability to occupy this land." It's all right! When this battle is over, give me a deal and we can discuss this matter.

It's true as you said, we can't do this again and again every few years. Last time we attacked the Tatars in the Northern Expedition, and this time we attacked the Oaras, who might show up next time? It's not easy for the court to save a little wealth! "

Zhu Di also sighed with emotion. It would not be unfair to say that he, the emperor, was warlike, but it would be nonsense to say that he liked to travel so far to fight in person.

The imperial court has no money. Doesn’t he, the emperor, know that?From the beginning of the Northern Expedition in the eighth year of Yongle's reign to the conquest of Japan in the ninth year of Yongle's reign, in just two years, he saw that Xia Yuanjichou, the Minister of Revenue, had his hair turn white and his whole body was getting thinner.

One can imagine how hard he worked to support these two battles.

Not to mention how much effort the prince, who was already in poor health, put into supporting these two wars.

If he could avoid fighting, why would he have to work so hard?Wouldn't it be nice to enjoy the comfort of the palace?Even if you really have to go through trouble, you can just order a few thousand guards and go out of the Great Wall to find a few small Mongolian tribes to slaughter for fun. Why bother to waste people and money and use a large army to go to Mobei?
The purpose is not to solve the problem of the Mongols so that they will no longer harass the Ming Dynasty!

Although the method proposed by Zhu Zhanjun is indeed a plan that requires huge investment in a short period of time, Zhu Di can see that as long as this is done, Northern Xinjiang will be stable for at least several decades!
In order that future generations would no longer have to endure the laborious expeditions of climbing ice and snow like him, Zhu Di felt that this matter was still necessary.

But before that, you still need to defeat the Mongols in front of you.

So Zhu Di put away the smile on his face, looked at the Ming army generals in front of him seriously, and said loudly: "Did you all hear it? King Zheng intends to solve the Mongolian problem once and for all, but before that we We need to defeat the Mongols first!
Now, the Oara people are arrayed on the mountain and want to have a chance with us. Do you dare to fight them? "

"Death for the Emperor! Be loyal to the Ming Dynasty!" All the generals of the Ming army in front of Zhu Di responded loudly, and their momentum soared into the sky.

　Ulaanbaatar is really a good place. It has been the seat of the Huns royal court since the time of the Huns. Huo Qubing was granted the title of wolf here, Genghis Khan started his career here, and Zhu Di established his empire here. Until modern times, this is the most populous place in Mongolia. The dense place shows that the geographical environment here is really good.

　　However, it was really difficult to control this place during the Ming Dynasty. It was too far away from the mainland of the Ming Dynasty, so some plug-ins were needed.
　　
　
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