The court had decided to fight south again, but Zhu Gaoxu was not excited.
The military industry and transportation system he envisioned was not established at all, and he has not seen the actual profits from overseas. However, the haze of various wars was quickly placed in front of him.
The treasury is temporarily short of cash, and millions of yuan in cash are earned every year. If you use money to fight a war, you will probably have to spend all your money and you won’t have to pay the official salary and military salary.
Therefore, if Zhu Gaoxu wants to start a war, he can only rely on the original ruling system, which means adding load-bearing burden to the people and military households in various places.
Under the ruling system dominated by corvee and land tax, foreign wars cannot transfer domestic conflicts at all, and will only have a counter-effect. Things at the end of the Qin and the Sui Dynasty are the lessons learned from the past.
It is not completely unreasonable that civil officials oppose foreign military use.
Zhu Gaoxu still decided to take revenge on Chen Jikuo, but he was forced to do so.
In this era, if we do not use force, it seems that no national policy can be implemented externally. We must have to be corpses everywhere before we can have a good talk.
The Hu family of Annan provoked the court and was wiped out by the Ming army for a few years; Chen Jikuo could no longer talk about it.
(Chen Jikuo will sooner or later understand that if he has some strength, he will be arrogant and ignore the sect leader, and he will always pay the price.)
Zhu Gaoxu also understood: the long-term strategy I had imagined before seemed a bit ideal, and various problems soon arose, and it seemed that it was more difficult than imagined to achieve it...
The civil and military officials discussed affairs in the Rouyi Hall, and Zhu Gaoxu put forward the intention of this southern expedition: First, a quick battle will be decided, and the Annan War will be ended before the rainy season next year.
Second, the purpose of the battle was to dismantle the rebels' offensives from all directions, and focus on counterattacking Chen Jikuo, Ruan Shuai and Li Li's troops; after severely punishing the culprit, withdraw troops in time.
However, the nobles believed that Annan (including only the northern part of Vietnam) was small and could sweep the entire territory.
Zhu Gaoxu immediately denied: The territory of the Ming Dynasty was vast, but the national strength that could be used for external expeditions was limited.The current battle can only focus on achieving the necessary goals, which is to maintain the majesty and rules of the Ming Dynasty court.Chen Jikuo and others will be punished if they kill our soldiers.The rest of the matter will be discussed in the future; otherwise we will still have to conquer Tsubasa Island, fearing that there will be more problems.
When the Minister of Revenue Xia Yuanji heard this, his eyes suddenly widened. He almost ignored etiquette and immediately asked: Master, do you still want to start a war in Japan?
It was the first time that all the civil and military officials heard Zhu Gaoxu say this. When they saw that Xia Yuanji had already come forward to ask, they were silent and waiting for the following words.
Zhu Gaoxu had no choice but to explain: Japan has minerals such as gold, silver, copper, and sulfur, and it is convenient for shipping, which is something that the imperial court urgently needs.I also want to gain access by expanding trade, but the shogunate of Japan rejected diplomatic relations; at this time, we must find a way to open up trade routes.
Tsushima Island is a good base camp for Japan, and the guardian daimyo there covers up the Japanese pirates, but the shogunate ignores our request to ban the Japanese pirates. We just have morality and reason to take Tsushima Island for ourselves.
North Korean King Lee Fangyuan has written a letter to send troops to attack Tsushima Island.
If North Korea occupies this place first and then ask for it, we will inevitably compensate Li Fangyuan from other aspects, otherwise we will appear greedy and unreasonable.
Now the relationship between the North Korean State and the Ming Dynasty is the best, and Hou Xian received courtesy in Juji County; unless we have no choice, we should try our best to maintain this relationship.It is easier to occupy Tsushima Island than to occupy Jeju Island in the Ming Dynasty.
Alas... Xia Yuanji frowned and sighed without any concealment.
Zhu Gaoxu couldn't communicate too deeply with him. It was really hard to change the concepts of many ministers and the idea that gold and silver could not be eaten.
Zhu Gaoxu had to comfort him with kind words: Xiabutang doesn’t have to worry too much. I have a clear idea and will do what I can.I just said that in the battle to attack the Annan rebels, we should not be eager for quick success or instant benefits, but we should stop when we see the best, just to save costs.
If you are wary, you will die. The emperor will clearly observe.Xie Jin suddenly clasped his fists and said.
Zhu Gaoxu: ...
At this moment, Zhang Fu, the Marquis of Xincheng, took the lead and said with his fist: I will discuss the wise and wise rule of the emperor. I will ask to lead troops to Annan and share the worries of the emperor.
In the first battle to fight against Annan, Zhang Fu was the deputy general of Yi Zuo. He performed well in combat and had experience in Annan.
Now that Zhang Fu supports Zhu Gaoxu's strategy again, Zhu Gaoxu no longer hesitates, slapped the table and said: The Marquis of Xincheng is the main general of this southern expedition.
After hearing this, Zhang Fu was overjoyed and immediately said, "I will receive the order!"
The remaining dukes didn't say anything at this time.Zhang Fu, a marquis, was the chief general and had already received the emperor's promise, so the dukes could no longer be deputy generals.
Liu Sheng said anxiously: Master, I am willing to be the deputy general.
Although Liu Sheng was the one who surrendered from the deposed prince, he performed well in the Huguang War and was very skilled in using firearms during the northern expedition.
Zhu Gaoxu thought for a while and began to decide on the candidate: In this battle, Liu Sheng was called the left deputy general and Yin Desheng was the right deputy general (the direct line of the old Han royal palace).Chen Xuan was the chief general of the navy.Xue Yan, Minister of Justice of the Ministry of Justice, and Pei Youzhen, Minister of the Ministry of War, received imperial edicts to control the transfer of military supplies in Yunnan, Guangxi, Guangdong and Huguang.
The civil and military officials who mentioned their names walked to the table and kowtowed and received the orders together.
Zhu Gaoxu waved to everyone to avoid the gift, turned around and looked at Hou Hai, the left envoy of the Guardian, and said: Hou Zuo Envoy, I want to give you an errand, are you willing to go to Annan Kingdom?
Hou Hai hurriedly stood up and said: I ask the emperor to give me the order.
Zhu Gaoxu said: The responsibility of the Northern Department of the Defense Department was to collect foreign information. You should take Jin Shitou to Annan Kingdom to do propaganda.Collect the bad things done by Chen Jikuo, Ruan Shuai, Li Li and others, so that the officials and people of Annan understand their evil deeds; whenever the Ming Dynasty official army goes to a place, you must also promote the benevolence and righteousness of the official army.
Hou Haidao: I obey the order.
Zhu Gaoxu said to Zhang Fu again: We must also pay attention to public opinion in the army.The military and civilians of Annan should understand that their poor life was all due to war; the culprits were the Hu family rioters, and the other was Chen Jikuo's rebels.And the Ming army is a good person to help them.Only by letting the legitimate descendants of the Chen family become kings can the ambitioners avoid the unjust thoughts of the ambitions, end the war and make the people live and work in peace and contentment.
Zhang Fu clasped his fists and said: The emperor is wise and powerful, and I will follow the will.
Zhu Gaoxu said: He ordered Annan Governor's Office, soldiers, civil servants and eunuchs to immediately stop looting and castrating boys in Annan Kingdom, prohibiting the robbery of civilian women, prohibiting the presentation of Annan jewelry to the palace, and prohibiting disorderly robbery.Those who disobey will be punished severely according to the Ming Dynasty’s laws!
All the ministers followed the etiquette and accepted the order. Hu Guang from the Hanlin Academy reported that he would write the matters made today into an imperial edict and let the emperor read it.
At this moment, Liu Sheng stepped out again and bowed: Chen Jikuo's rebels are entrenched in Qinghua City, and the old nest of the rebellion is not far from the southwest of it.I asked the elite troops of the Beijing camp and the 10,000 troops of the garrison, carrying firearms and food, and landing on a boat from Majiang to get straight to Qinghua and Yi'an!
After hearing this, Zhu Gaoxu buried his head in the big map on the table.
The surrounding civil and military officials whispered for a while, and then Zhang Fu advised: The official army has occupied the East Pass (Hanoi) and a large area in the north. The army attacked from the East Pass, and could attack and retreat or defend. Why did General Liu take the risk to the south and become an isolated army?
Zhang Fu's remarks are indeed a relatively safe statement.
The large-scale military operations at this time are still mainly based on land, which is more reliable.
Therefore, the North Korean country bordering on land has adjusted its national policy and tried to get along well with the Central Plains, otherwise it would trigger a war; while Annan Kingdom has been interfered with by the Central Plains dynasty more than once.
Only Japan is isolated overseas and has never bought much of the Central Plains because it has no way to enter the country.
However, when Zhu Gaoxu heard Liu Sheng's bold idea, he immediately became very interested.
Because using the navy to achieve military force delivery is a strategic progress; since Liu Sheng took the initiative to try, Zhu Gaoxu was moved for a moment.
However, the Yuan army had a lesson from the past. The failure of the Yuan army to use sea ships to send troops to Japan was a lesson.When Zhu Gaoxu thought of this, he was unwilling to make a decision immediately.
He said: Let me discuss it later.
The ministers bowed and thanked each other and left the main hall of Rouyi Hall.
Zhu Gaoxu sent Cao Fu to invite Queen Chen to inform Chen of the decision to march into Annan.Chen Zhengyuan was also allowed to return to the country, inherit the throne and take the post of governor of the Annan Governor's Office.
He had long planned the post-war rule strategy of Annan Kingdom.
It is to support the royal family of Annan who is close to the court and rule the country on its own; the court stationed some troops in Annan, to protect the power of the king supported by the court, and to influence the national policies of Annan.
The military power of the garrison troops is in the Annan Governor's Office.
The governor was led by the king of Annan. In name, the king seemed to command the Ming army stationed at the same time to reduce the resistance of the Annan people; while the actual military power was controlled by the deputy governor and other Han people.
Zhu Gaoxu believed that Jiaozhi County had been independent for too long since it left the Central Plains during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, and there were still various forces in the local area.
If the imperial court wants to develop through direct occupation, immigration to military households, etc., and imitate the Liaodong strategy, it is probably too expensive to suppress the rebellion.
So after he ascended the throne, he changed the national policy during the Yongle period and prepared to control the upper class of Annan Kingdom first; should he assimilate and recover in the future and act according to the opportunity.In short, it's too hasty and the cost is too high.
Chen should know more or less that Zhu Gaoxu must have had some intentions in Annan Kingdom, but she didn't care much; her husband had long lost his strength after his death, and she herself hid in Tibet and was used by various forces.
Now she can only rely entirely on the power of the Ming Dynasty to get the throne, so it seems that Chen is truly grateful to Zhu Gaoxu.
After a while of discussion, Zhu Gaoxu suddenly said that Chen Zhengyuan was protected by the Ming army and suggested that Chen did not have to return to the country.
After hesitating, Chen politely refused Zhu Gaoxu's attempt to stay.
The military industry and transportation system he envisioned was not established at all, and he has not seen the actual profits from overseas. However, the haze of various wars was quickly placed in front of him.
The treasury is temporarily short of cash, and millions of yuan in cash are earned every year. If you use money to fight a war, you will probably have to spend all your money and you won’t have to pay the official salary and military salary.
Therefore, if Zhu Gaoxu wants to start a war, he can only rely on the original ruling system, which means adding load-bearing burden to the people and military households in various places.
Under the ruling system dominated by corvee and land tax, foreign wars cannot transfer domestic conflicts at all, and will only have a counter-effect. Things at the end of the Qin and the Sui Dynasty are the lessons learned from the past.
It is not completely unreasonable that civil officials oppose foreign military use.
Zhu Gaoxu still decided to take revenge on Chen Jikuo, but he was forced to do so.
In this era, if we do not use force, it seems that no national policy can be implemented externally. We must have to be corpses everywhere before we can have a good talk.
The Hu family of Annan provoked the court and was wiped out by the Ming army for a few years; Chen Jikuo could no longer talk about it.
(Chen Jikuo will sooner or later understand that if he has some strength, he will be arrogant and ignore the sect leader, and he will always pay the price.)
Zhu Gaoxu also understood: the long-term strategy I had imagined before seemed a bit ideal, and various problems soon arose, and it seemed that it was more difficult than imagined to achieve it...
The civil and military officials discussed affairs in the Rouyi Hall, and Zhu Gaoxu put forward the intention of this southern expedition: First, a quick battle will be decided, and the Annan War will be ended before the rainy season next year.
Second, the purpose of the battle was to dismantle the rebels' offensives from all directions, and focus on counterattacking Chen Jikuo, Ruan Shuai and Li Li's troops; after severely punishing the culprit, withdraw troops in time.
However, the nobles believed that Annan (including only the northern part of Vietnam) was small and could sweep the entire territory.
Zhu Gaoxu immediately denied: The territory of the Ming Dynasty was vast, but the national strength that could be used for external expeditions was limited.The current battle can only focus on achieving the necessary goals, which is to maintain the majesty and rules of the Ming Dynasty court.Chen Jikuo and others will be punished if they kill our soldiers.The rest of the matter will be discussed in the future; otherwise we will still have to conquer Tsubasa Island, fearing that there will be more problems.
When the Minister of Revenue Xia Yuanji heard this, his eyes suddenly widened. He almost ignored etiquette and immediately asked: Master, do you still want to start a war in Japan?
It was the first time that all the civil and military officials heard Zhu Gaoxu say this. When they saw that Xia Yuanji had already come forward to ask, they were silent and waiting for the following words.
Zhu Gaoxu had no choice but to explain: Japan has minerals such as gold, silver, copper, and sulfur, and it is convenient for shipping, which is something that the imperial court urgently needs.I also want to gain access by expanding trade, but the shogunate of Japan rejected diplomatic relations; at this time, we must find a way to open up trade routes.
Tsushima Island is a good base camp for Japan, and the guardian daimyo there covers up the Japanese pirates, but the shogunate ignores our request to ban the Japanese pirates. We just have morality and reason to take Tsushima Island for ourselves.
North Korean King Lee Fangyuan has written a letter to send troops to attack Tsushima Island.
If North Korea occupies this place first and then ask for it, we will inevitably compensate Li Fangyuan from other aspects, otherwise we will appear greedy and unreasonable.
Now the relationship between the North Korean State and the Ming Dynasty is the best, and Hou Xian received courtesy in Juji County; unless we have no choice, we should try our best to maintain this relationship.It is easier to occupy Tsushima Island than to occupy Jeju Island in the Ming Dynasty.
Alas... Xia Yuanji frowned and sighed without any concealment.
Zhu Gaoxu couldn't communicate too deeply with him. It was really hard to change the concepts of many ministers and the idea that gold and silver could not be eaten.
Zhu Gaoxu had to comfort him with kind words: Xiabutang doesn’t have to worry too much. I have a clear idea and will do what I can.I just said that in the battle to attack the Annan rebels, we should not be eager for quick success or instant benefits, but we should stop when we see the best, just to save costs.
If you are wary, you will die. The emperor will clearly observe.Xie Jin suddenly clasped his fists and said.
Zhu Gaoxu: ...
At this moment, Zhang Fu, the Marquis of Xincheng, took the lead and said with his fist: I will discuss the wise and wise rule of the emperor. I will ask to lead troops to Annan and share the worries of the emperor.
In the first battle to fight against Annan, Zhang Fu was the deputy general of Yi Zuo. He performed well in combat and had experience in Annan.
Now that Zhang Fu supports Zhu Gaoxu's strategy again, Zhu Gaoxu no longer hesitates, slapped the table and said: The Marquis of Xincheng is the main general of this southern expedition.
After hearing this, Zhang Fu was overjoyed and immediately said, "I will receive the order!"
The remaining dukes didn't say anything at this time.Zhang Fu, a marquis, was the chief general and had already received the emperor's promise, so the dukes could no longer be deputy generals.
Liu Sheng said anxiously: Master, I am willing to be the deputy general.
Although Liu Sheng was the one who surrendered from the deposed prince, he performed well in the Huguang War and was very skilled in using firearms during the northern expedition.
Zhu Gaoxu thought for a while and began to decide on the candidate: In this battle, Liu Sheng was called the left deputy general and Yin Desheng was the right deputy general (the direct line of the old Han royal palace).Chen Xuan was the chief general of the navy.Xue Yan, Minister of Justice of the Ministry of Justice, and Pei Youzhen, Minister of the Ministry of War, received imperial edicts to control the transfer of military supplies in Yunnan, Guangxi, Guangdong and Huguang.
The civil and military officials who mentioned their names walked to the table and kowtowed and received the orders together.
Zhu Gaoxu waved to everyone to avoid the gift, turned around and looked at Hou Hai, the left envoy of the Guardian, and said: Hou Zuo Envoy, I want to give you an errand, are you willing to go to Annan Kingdom?
Hou Hai hurriedly stood up and said: I ask the emperor to give me the order.
Zhu Gaoxu said: The responsibility of the Northern Department of the Defense Department was to collect foreign information. You should take Jin Shitou to Annan Kingdom to do propaganda.Collect the bad things done by Chen Jikuo, Ruan Shuai, Li Li and others, so that the officials and people of Annan understand their evil deeds; whenever the Ming Dynasty official army goes to a place, you must also promote the benevolence and righteousness of the official army.
Hou Haidao: I obey the order.
Zhu Gaoxu said to Zhang Fu again: We must also pay attention to public opinion in the army.The military and civilians of Annan should understand that their poor life was all due to war; the culprits were the Hu family rioters, and the other was Chen Jikuo's rebels.And the Ming army is a good person to help them.Only by letting the legitimate descendants of the Chen family become kings can the ambitioners avoid the unjust thoughts of the ambitions, end the war and make the people live and work in peace and contentment.
Zhang Fu clasped his fists and said: The emperor is wise and powerful, and I will follow the will.
Zhu Gaoxu said: He ordered Annan Governor's Office, soldiers, civil servants and eunuchs to immediately stop looting and castrating boys in Annan Kingdom, prohibiting the robbery of civilian women, prohibiting the presentation of Annan jewelry to the palace, and prohibiting disorderly robbery.Those who disobey will be punished severely according to the Ming Dynasty’s laws!
All the ministers followed the etiquette and accepted the order. Hu Guang from the Hanlin Academy reported that he would write the matters made today into an imperial edict and let the emperor read it.
At this moment, Liu Sheng stepped out again and bowed: Chen Jikuo's rebels are entrenched in Qinghua City, and the old nest of the rebellion is not far from the southwest of it.I asked the elite troops of the Beijing camp and the 10,000 troops of the garrison, carrying firearms and food, and landing on a boat from Majiang to get straight to Qinghua and Yi'an!
After hearing this, Zhu Gaoxu buried his head in the big map on the table.
The surrounding civil and military officials whispered for a while, and then Zhang Fu advised: The official army has occupied the East Pass (Hanoi) and a large area in the north. The army attacked from the East Pass, and could attack and retreat or defend. Why did General Liu take the risk to the south and become an isolated army?
Zhang Fu's remarks are indeed a relatively safe statement.
The large-scale military operations at this time are still mainly based on land, which is more reliable.
Therefore, the North Korean country bordering on land has adjusted its national policy and tried to get along well with the Central Plains, otherwise it would trigger a war; while Annan Kingdom has been interfered with by the Central Plains dynasty more than once.
Only Japan is isolated overseas and has never bought much of the Central Plains because it has no way to enter the country.
However, when Zhu Gaoxu heard Liu Sheng's bold idea, he immediately became very interested.
Because using the navy to achieve military force delivery is a strategic progress; since Liu Sheng took the initiative to try, Zhu Gaoxu was moved for a moment.
However, the Yuan army had a lesson from the past. The failure of the Yuan army to use sea ships to send troops to Japan was a lesson.When Zhu Gaoxu thought of this, he was unwilling to make a decision immediately.
He said: Let me discuss it later.
The ministers bowed and thanked each other and left the main hall of Rouyi Hall.
Zhu Gaoxu sent Cao Fu to invite Queen Chen to inform Chen of the decision to march into Annan.Chen Zhengyuan was also allowed to return to the country, inherit the throne and take the post of governor of the Annan Governor's Office.
He had long planned the post-war rule strategy of Annan Kingdom.
It is to support the royal family of Annan who is close to the court and rule the country on its own; the court stationed some troops in Annan, to protect the power of the king supported by the court, and to influence the national policies of Annan.
The military power of the garrison troops is in the Annan Governor's Office.
The governor was led by the king of Annan. In name, the king seemed to command the Ming army stationed at the same time to reduce the resistance of the Annan people; while the actual military power was controlled by the deputy governor and other Han people.
Zhu Gaoxu believed that Jiaozhi County had been independent for too long since it left the Central Plains during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, and there were still various forces in the local area.
If the imperial court wants to develop through direct occupation, immigration to military households, etc., and imitate the Liaodong strategy, it is probably too expensive to suppress the rebellion.
So after he ascended the throne, he changed the national policy during the Yongle period and prepared to control the upper class of Annan Kingdom first; should he assimilate and recover in the future and act according to the opportunity.In short, it's too hasty and the cost is too high.
Chen should know more or less that Zhu Gaoxu must have had some intentions in Annan Kingdom, but she didn't care much; her husband had long lost his strength after his death, and she herself hid in Tibet and was used by various forces.
Now she can only rely entirely on the power of the Ming Dynasty to get the throne, so it seems that Chen is truly grateful to Zhu Gaoxu.
After a while of discussion, Zhu Gaoxu suddenly said that Chen Zhengyuan was protected by the Ming army and suggested that Chen did not have to return to the country.
After hesitating, Chen politely refused Zhu Gaoxu's attempt to stay.
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