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Chapter 1204 Difficulties
Emperor Wanli encountered a problem. In the letter to Chen Mu, the courtiers attributed the cause of the problem to Chen Mu, so they agreed that the problem needed to be solved by him.

The problem is that after the Ming army occupied Nanyang for several years, and even the Wanli ship had sailed to the Atlantic Ocean, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty finally realized that Ming could successfully expand.

The war that happened on the ocean is not a miracle, and the recovery of Wulianghai is not an opportunity. The underlying reason is that the generation that was born in the late period of the southern Japanese and northern captives and grew up experienced the reopening of the sea ban in the Ming Dynasty and the bloody battle in Manila. The youngest has passed the imperial examination. Jinshi, entered the Imperial Academy as an editor, went to a local county to be a county magistrate, and entered the Kedao as a speech officer.

The Daming in their eyes is completely different from the Daming in the eyes of their predecessors.

The elders said not to start the battle lightly, the flag army is exhausted and not good at field battles, but they said that the Ming flag army was invincible, and cited the previous achievements of the sealed martial arts hall; Beijing transports 800 million taels of silver, Beijing transports 800 million shi of grain, and the Tianjin-Tongtong Railway Qinglong travels 320 miles a day. As long as it continues to be repaired, sea grain and grass can be transported from Beiyang Port to Gansu Xiningwei in half a month.

Contradictory ideas collided with each other in the court, and it has been going on for a long time.

From being irrational at the beginning, both sides analyzed extremely rationally, and finally even took out the strategic goals and combat plans submitted to the capital by the generals who invited the war to start the analysis, and the group at the top of the Ming food chain - the cabinet , Six Ministries, and the Imperial Academy prioritized each strategic goal.

For example, Zhang Chen, the deputy commander of Ningxia who was reactivated by the emperor after submitting the letter of war, had a very close strategic goal, which was to recover Hamiwei first, and then to deal with Ma Heima, the governor of Turpan of the Yarkand Khanate.

Although the Yarkand Khanate seems to be the greatest tragedy in the past and present on the grasslands in the long history, the third generation of Great Khan Abdul Halim destroyed the Eastern Chagatai Khanate, and within a short period of time, the Yarkand Khanate At the time of its heyday, if it hadn't been for the first generation of Khan Said to be killed by altitude sickness on the way to attack Uz-Tibet, the extremely inflated Khanate is likely to fight against Da Mingliang again.

The reason why they were targeted by Zhang Chen was because they had a lot of operations and had mines at home.

Nitrate.

In fact, the Yeerqiang Khanate is terrifying. They have nitrate and sulphur, and their output is huge. The city-state nobles can also make muskets. It is adjacent to Daming in the east, and has great potential.

The potential is too high for people who don't learn well. As descendants of the Chagatai Khanate and the Turpan Khanate, they have perfectly inherited the legacy of the Mongolian Empire.

Rough Mongolian political system, yes.

Rough Mongolian fiscal system, yes.

Rough Mongolian military system, yes.

Naturally, there is also the election law of the Khan's successor, the Kuritai Assembly.

The political system determines that the Khanate is a loose alliance of tribal chiefs. The financial system determines that no matter how big the Khans are, they are poor. The military system determines that if there is no war or robbing the warriors, they will not live a good life. Every successor election will plunge the Khanate into a war of division.

This is a big problem on the grassland without a single city, but now the land occupied by the Yarkand Khanate has had cities and city-states since the Han Dynasty, and nomadic tribes and city-states coexist. If you can't make money, you can't equip elite soldiers if you can't make money. If you can't equip elite soldiers, you will be annexed by others at the next Curry Taiwan Conference.

And here is very close to the traditional Central Asian region, so how would the smart Khans choose?Of course, it is to learn from the good neighbors in the west, that's it... They rob their own city-state when they have no money.

In Zhang Chen's view, the city lords of the Yarkand Khanate called 'Boke' were all natural allies of Ming.

His strategic step is to regain Hamiwei, fight a big battle with the Yarkant Khanate on the battlefield and win, so that the long-standing city lords of the Kuyarkant Khanate in the vast world can see the power of Ming Dynasty, and they all have to be proud I am happy to thank you for the chieftain's appointment letter from Da Mingzi.

For a war like this, for the common people, there is a basis for ruling, the terrain is familiar with the roads, there are cities to enter and exit, and it is easy to obtain internal support. Trouble is great... the best choice.

For example, the strategy of Wei Shi, the commander-in-chief of Shaanxi, was not very interesting to the courtiers. He wanted to fight Wala for the reason of boosting his energy.

Who cares if you are angry or not, the Tumubao happened many years ago, let alone Buyan Bo, who is now the new successor after the Tuman, went to Oala, and waited for them to mess up the rest of the matter. There are no roads, cities, or strategic benefits. Although Wei Shi's plan is very serious, basically no one approves of this plan.

However, although many plans have been prioritized, the court is not in a hurry to watch the battle.

Because not only the military ministers, but also the civil and military fighting spirit of the Manchu Dynasty were all mobilized, and there were even serious governors who wanted to be transferred to the outside of the Great Wall as governor.

Everyone can want to make meritorious deeds to open up territories, then the question arises - what is awarded after meritorious service?
The lowly soldiers and county magistrates are easy to talk about, but this group of humanities are all governors and military officers are all first-level soldiers, and the meritorious officials are all extremely meritorious. In the past, there were few people, and the clan Lumi had a big problem. Restraint, likewise few people have made great achievements.

Now that the barriers of restraint have disappeared, Jing Haibo and Krupp have been sealed off. Now this situation makes the cabinet and the emperor a little scared.

Successfully subduing Hamiwei, will Zhang Chen be a knight?If Zhang Chen was conferred a title for recovering Hamiwei, then what kind of title should Qi Jiguang take back Wuliangha Sanwei?Then Li Chengliang dug through the old place of Nurgan Dusi all the way, and reset seven or eight guards, what should he seal?
If we continue to expand in the future, how will those generals be knighted?

What's more, there are two big brothers in the world.

Yin Zhengmao of Xiyang has the final say on how many guards Xiyang will set up.

Chen Mu of Dongyang holds the Shangfang Sword and the Wanli Gold Medal, not to mention the guard, he has the final say on how many kings he creates.

The emperor can only discuss this matter with Chen Mu. As long as he agrees with Chen Mu, he can be used as an example by others in the future. No matter how great the merit is, there is no one greater than him.

The emperor didn't know how to confer him these years, only marquis was left. As for conferring king, Wanli felt that Chen Mu, who was in charge of a hundred and eighty kings, looked down on the prince.

Chen Mu thought it was quite tricky, but he didn't agree with the expansion of the nobility... These days, there will be a large number of capable ministers of the Ming Dynasty. As long as the opening is opened, within three years, there will be many nobles in the Ming Dynasty.

Having a title is a good thing, it can inspire people to make contributions, but hereditary titles will inevitably reduce the titles, and if they are not handled well, the heroes will be slaughtered.

The best way is to make the title not hereditary, but not to let the descendants have no preferential treatment, otherwise the title will not be a title.

"Then, get some medals."

It is economical and affordable, and it can also enhance the sense of honor of meritorious officers and soldiers.

　Good morning!

　　
　
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