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Chapter 802
After talking about the polar bear, Yang Reform paused for a while, feeling a little thirsty.

After drinking a cup of tea, Yang Reform was ready to continue.

"This is about the situation in the north. Now, let's talk about the west..., Ministry of War..." Yang Reform said again.

"The minister is here!" Shen Yongmao, Minister of the Ministry of War, immediately agreed.

"As for the west, let the Qing family talk about it..." Yang Reform said.Yang Reform found that the new minister of the Ministry of War was quite useful. Although he didn't know much about military affairs, it was precisely because he didn't know much about military affairs that he didn't dare to interfere with his own affairs too much. He can agree as long as he does it, and he can also ask him to speak for him when he is tired. He is a good secretary.

"The minister leads the order!" Shen Yongmao, Minister of the Ministry of War, immediately agreed.

"...Your Majesty, fellow elders, colleagues..., to the west is Uszang, which is the range of Moxi Mongolia. The current dispute between the Red and Yellow Sects is at a critical juncture. According to Your Majesty's arrangement, I will go to the After clearing up the Eastern captives, they moved westward and took Uszang and Moxi Mongolia into their pockets. The strategy was still the same as before, a small number of elites mixed with and suppressed a large number of imperial association troops to fight. Similarly, with trade privileges As a reward, use this to control a large area. Of course, this place is much richer than Mobei and the Far North. The number of combatants is still somewhat different from the hundred or hundreds of people in the Far North... ...The strategy here will not be put into practice until the battle between Guanwai and Donghu Huangtaiji is completed..." Shen Yongmao, Minister of the Ministry of War, said immediately as if he had endorsed it.

"Well, the strategy here, I think you all know something about it, the specific matters, we have to wait for Master Sun to completely eradicate the Donglu before it can be implemented. This is also a basic strategy..." Yang Reform interjected. .

The ministers looked at each other and didn't say much. It's true, it's basically not their turn to speak. The supervisor of the Nine Sides Thousands of Miles is Sun Chengzong.

"...Okay, after talking about the east, north, and west, let's talk about the south..." Yang Reform did not let Shen Yongmao continue to talk, but said it himself.

The ministers immediately became solemn and listened carefully. These are the basic trends of the Ming Dynasty in the next few years, even decades.

"...It seems that all three sides are at war, but the south side is relatively calm, but in reality, the south side may be the most difficult to deal with, and it may also take the longest time. Fighting the Japanese country will work in three to five years. , the north will be able to expand to the extreme north in three to five years, and the west will involve the Eastern Captives, and the settlement of the Eastern Captives will probably be a matter of this year and next. At most, next year, the Western Regions will expand to the Han The Western Regions before the Tang Dynasty lasted about three to five years, maybe a little longer, but the south may take us decades, or even hundreds of years..." Yang Reform is announcing his own policy of colonial expansion.

"...Nanyang is not just about guiding the Yang, it will also go down to the Western Ocean through Nanyang. Now the Western Flanger has come to the door of my Daming. My Daming wants to go out and expand. There will definitely be conflicts with them, so this kind of conflict may last for decades, even a hundred years, and it is possible to fight against them in the birthplace of the Frangji people..." Yang Reform said, sticking to the big sand table A large circle was drawn, from the belly of the Ming Dynasty to Southeast Asia, to Malacca, to India, to Africa, and then to Europe.

Several ministers wanted to open their mouths to speak, which showed that the emperor had no intention of stopping, and did not dare to interrupt rashly.

"Although this place in Nanyang is a land of smog and various diseases, it has to be said that this is an extremely fertile land. It is a place where you can eat and drink without worrying about just sowing a few seeds. Local areas, as long as there are proper ways to resist and deal with the miasma, these places will be so rich that they can't be richer. At least two crops a year, more than three crops, it is really very fertile. The land is cultivated and starved, this land was given to me by the gods, if I don't take it, I will be struck by lightning..." Yang Reform said.Yang Reform's tone is unquestionable, and the momentum of the whole person has risen to a certain level unconsciously.

The ministers were all talking, forced by the emperor's aura, even if they wanted to ask or say something, they couldn't say it.

"...The success of emigrating to the Great Ryukyu has accumulated enough experience for the expansion to Southeast Asia, whether it is organizing the immigration itself, or dealing with miasma, disease, or dealing with pirates... what is left now is for the navy to open the way to go south. Passage, fight for a piece of land for my people to rest and raise for generations..." Yang Reform still said in an unquestionable voice. Yang Reform, who has accumulated enough prestige, is absolutely sure and absolutely qualified to say such words. , and definitely have this ability.

The ministers simply shut up. The emperor's aura is too strong, and he can't tolerate the slightest interruption. Since the emperor has already said so, let's do it. At least so far, the decision made by this son of Shengming , yet nothing too big a mistake.

"...Beyond Nanyang, there are more lands, such as here, such as here, according to the map made by the Yi people, there is a large piece of land here, and there is also a large piece of land here. It is so wide that each piece is It is more than several times the territory of my current Ming Dynasty. Here, it also needs to be occupied and controlled. This world is gradually shrinking... It does not mean that the world is really shrinking, but that with the communication, With the development of transportation, the cognition of this world is becoming clearer and clearer. Many previously blurred places are gradually becoming clearer. The fog that obscures people's vision in this world is weakening and disappearing. I, Ming, must overcome this fog. In the dissipated world, continue to occupy and act as the center of the world..., again, even if those places are barren now, I can't give up. The center of the world, the so-called barrenness of our dynasty, is a piece of rich land compared to those barbarians and barbarians. There will be things like hunting for grass... I won't say much about this lesson, I don't want to raise another Donghu, and I don't want more Japanese countries to attack my Ming's idea..." Yang Reform Continue to announce its own expansion strategy with a high momentum.The stick is probably pointing to Australia, South America, and North America. At this time, the map only has a rough shape. I can't say how accurate it is, but there is a prototype of the world map.

The ministers listened very quietly.It can be said that the atmosphere does not dare to take a breath. This grand plan, many people have heard of it for the first time, and they have already been shocked by the content.After this lap, the entire sand table was almost completely covered.How big a Ming must be?Just like what the emperor said, each of those two barren lands is much bigger than the current Daming. After counting all these, the future Daming will not be more than ten times bigger than it is now?

All the ministers were taken by the emperor's aura and dared not take a breath...

Yang Reform expressed the blueprint in his heart, which made him feel much more comfortable. At this moment, all the preparations for colonial expansion have been prepared, whether it is going north or south, whether it is land or sea, there are enough. With enough experience and sufficient preparation and support, all that remains is to let go and let the giant ship of Ming Dynasty sail to the depths of the ocean.

The platform was extremely quiet, and the only thing left was the panting of the crowd.

"Gentlemen, if you have any questions, you can ask them now, and I can answer them..." Yang Reform saw that his aura had already overwhelmed all the officials, and no one dared to oppose him in front of his aura. Satisfied, it is not in vain to waste the power and influence that I have accumulated for so long.

Only then did the officials become active a little bit.

After a while, Chen Yuting finally stood up, ready to perform his duties.

"Your Majesty, I have a question. I don't know whether to ask it or not..." Chen Yuting bravely stood up and asked. He has heard of the emperor's words, and he is not too unfamiliar. Of course, Not that detailed either.He didn't want to talk too much about the truth, nor did he want to argue with the emperor. He just wanted to do his duty.

"Oh, if you have any questions, just ask, I can answer..." Yang Reform said.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, your majesty must pass through Jiaozhi when you go south. How does your majesty plan to deal with Jiaozhi? I have fought against Jiaozhi before, and even set up the chief envoy of Jiaozhi, but I had to retreat later... Your Majesty, Just one cochin is so difficult to conquer, so how can we talk about the vast territory of Nanyang? Besides, there are many countries in Nanyang, all of which have accepted my imperial edict, so how should we deal with the relationship between these countries?" Chen Yuting asked.

"Well, the Qing family's question makes sense. The Qing family's question about cochin is actually asking how to conquer such a vast place, right? If it is conquered, how to occupy it, right?" Yang Reform said.

"Report to Your Majesty, yes!" Chen Yuting said.

"Actually, you may wish to refer to Yuan Chonghuan's practice in the Wa country. Although the Wa country has millions or even tens of millions of people, what I gave Yuan Chonghuan was only thirty or forty warships. In fact, it doesn't need many people, and it doesn't cost much money. , It is completely possible to make up for consumption through trade. The intensity of the battle is also within the limit of trade gains, and it will not be too much a drag on the court itself. After maintaining the trade routes, the court can benefit a lot from trade... ..." Yang Reform explained lightly, but there was actually one more thing that he didn't say, and that was plunder.

"...If your family doesn't quite understand how Yuan Chonghuan suppressed the Japanese, I can put it in a simpler way... In fact, the reference to the suppression of the Japanese is the method of dealing with the Mongols outside the customs, using the Imperial Association Army... , so, do you understand?" Yang Reform explained.

"...Reporting to Your Majesty, what His Majesty means is that this Nanyang will be like a peaceful Japanese. There will not be too many people going to fight with each other. Instead, naval warships will be used to block the sea and use warships to wear down the strength of Jiaozhi, so that they can fight against each other. Chaos, and I am going to profit from it, supplemented by trade to supplement the consumption of the navy, can achieve a balance of payments, and even rely on trade to make a surplus?" Chen Yuting is not an idiot, his seniors have given him a lot of advice, no Don't tell him these inside stories, ask him, and he will do his duty.

"That's right, it's almost the same. This is the biggest difference between me and Cochin before. There is no large army to overwhelm the border. Only warships control the sea traffic and escort the trade. Battleships are used to wear down Cochin's strength, causing internal turmoil, and making it succumb. Set up some strongholds as a base to encroach on Jiaozhi, and gradually promote the expansion... instead of overwhelming the territory with a large army, it will be wiped out in one fell swoop..." Yang Reform said.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I understand. I think the same is true in other places in Nanyang... However, Your Majesty, many countries in Nanyang have been granted edicts by me before, so how should we deal with them?" Chen Yuting said dutifully again.

"It's simple. If I can come up with the imperial edicts I granted before, it's a different matter for me. If I can't, then it's a different matter.... For example, you can learn from the Mongols and build some The Imperial Association Army, assist our dynasty to fight, since it is a vassal state of our dynasty, it should contribute to our dynasty..." Yang Reform said simply, in fact, it is very simple to deal with this. The Ming Dynasty has not gone to Nanyang for so many years. The influence has been greatly reduced. God knows how many such edicts are there?If there is really a seal, it doesn’t matter, just support a puppet country, get some puppet imperial alliances, it’s better to use the locals to fight the locals, and when Nanyang is almost done fighting, with the productivity of the Ming Dynasty at that time, absolutely It is a proper industrialized society, and its wealth is still not envied by the countries of the Imperial Association Army?There is also a huge gap between nationality and household registration. There is no need for the Ming Dynasty to ask for it. All of them are absolutely required to be included. The Ming Dynasty has to consider whether to agree.

When the ministers heard this trick again, and it was the Imperial Association Army, how to attack Nanyang, they suddenly had a nose and an eye. Even people who knew nothing about military affairs understood a little bit. It seems that this expansion, It's not as difficult as imagined, it's almost doing things step by step, it seems that everything has already been prepared...

"Report to Your Majesty, I understand..." Chen Yuting said contentedly, since he had done what he should do, it was time for him to leave.

"Gentlemen, what else do you want to ask?" Yang Reform asked.

The officials looked at each other and discussed in low voices for a while.

"Your Majesty, I have a question, but I don't know whether to ask it or not." Han Yu thought for a long time, and finally asked.

"Oh, what does the Qing family want to ask?" Yang Reform asked.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I don't know when His Majesty plans to go south?" Han Yu asked.

After Han Yu asked, all the officials listened attentively. This is definitely a huge news, which may have many impacts on many things.

"...The preparations for the southward expansion are almost done....There is no need to worry about food. Although not many people are mobilized, the army has not moved, and the grain and grass go first. I still understand....Da Liuqiu has set up I moved to the prefectures and counties and became the grain base of my Daming. I don’t have to worry about lack of food, and I can adjust the grain nearby. However, the Daliuqiu can only be regarded as basically finalized, and it has not yet fully formed. Last year and this year, I have been transferring to the mainland. Grain, I don’t have a lot of grain in my own stock, so let’s wait another year or two. Starting from this year, Daliuqiu will start preparing to store grain, and by next year it will be stored for another year, and it will probably be almost the same. It's over..., and then there is the issue of lighthouses, first build lighthouses, and after the lighthouses in Zhejiang, Fujian, Daliuqiu, Guangdong, Guangxi, Qiongzhou and other places are connected into a network, it will not be too late..." Yang Reform said so, in fact There is also a more important factor, that is, the construction of the navy. Now that the Ming Dynasty is powerful, many pirates who did not consider recruiting in history are now accepting recruiting. Therefore, today's Ming Dynasty is more powerful than the one in history. In the Ming Dynasty, things were much better.Now it still takes time for new sailors to get familiar with the new warships and new tactics, and they can go to the battlefield after they get used to it. After all, whether it is pirates or sailors in the Ming Dynasty, they are all used to small boats and cannons. For large warships , The fleet's combat methods are not very familiar, which will take time.Then there is the problem of lighthouses. It will take time to build new lighthouses.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I understand..." Han Yu had asked, and stopped asking. It is unnecessary to ask too many questions to annoy the emperor.

"Which Qing's family wants to ask?" Yang Reform looked around and asked again.

This time the ministers did not come out to ask any more questions.

"Since it's gone, let me say a little more. The content of today's conversation is top secret, and it must not be leaked. It is related to my country's destiny in the next few decades. I hope you can keep the secret. If the secret is leaked, They will all be punished by leaking forbidden Chinese, and I will never tolerate it, so don't blame me for not being sympathetic..." Yang Reform urged again.There is another thing that caused Yang Reform quite a headache, that is the issue of the masters in the Ming Dynasty. Many officials themselves do not have much thinking ability, and many people like to leave things to the masters to figure out and speculate. This kind of consequence is the secrecy of the court. The measures are like a sieve, there are no secrets at all, and the things that are often still discussed in the court have been spread all over the city outside, and what is worse is that through the secret communication of the masters, it is okay for the group to attack or attack. Whether it is to form a party to fight or to report the news, the court will often be caught off guard, and will often be interfered by a lot of external forces, and the policies and decisions made will often be biased.The master often comes from another place, which magnifies this ability to secretly influence the government.

The ministers discussed again for a while, and then said: "The minister accepts the decree!"

"Big Companion, compile Yuan Chonghuan's affairs in the Wa Kingdom into a simple booklet, and distribute it to officials of the third rank or above for reference and knowledge..., but keep it secret, and don't let irrelevant people see it. In this booklet Indicate the word 'confidential', and write words that are not allowed to be read by officials who are not of the third rank or above, so as to prevent others from reading... Similarly, if there is a leak, it will also be punished as leaking the forbidden Chinese..." Yang Reform said again.Yang Reform intends to strip away these people who have been secretly observing and spying on the court's handling of government affairs.Although the status of these people may not be very high, their actual energy cannot be underestimated. They may not be able to do anything, but bad things are definitely experts. It is necessary to isolate this uncontrolled force, or put it under control scope.

[Thanks to the book friend "Chinese Pastoral Cat" for reminding that the capital of Japan at the end of the Ming Dynasty was not in Tokyo, but in Kyoto, and Tokyo Bay was changed to Seto Inland Sea, which has been revised. 】

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