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In the distant South China Sea, the East China Sea Fleet and the South China Sea Fleet led by Gu Rong and Zheng Sihai encountered two warships led by Spanish Captain Thomas in the waters at the northern tip of Luzon Island.
The Qin army attacked without any hesitation.
Thomas saw that the Qin army was powerful, and the sea was covered with 600 warships. The difference in strength was too great. After several rounds of exchanges of fire between the two sides, Thomas did not dare to fight and immediately fled to Manila Port. The Royal Navy of the Qin Dynasty pursued him all the way to Manila.
While the smoke in the South China Sea was burning, the arrangements for the finishing work of Guangdong and Guangxi were also in full swing in Nanjing.
The Shaowu monarchs and ministers of Guangdong were quickly forced to the gates of Guangzhou by Ai Nengqi, who gave them one day to leave the city and surrender.
As a result, Su Guansheng did not cry until he saw the coffin and refused to surrender.
Ai Nengqi sent his troops to attack the city on the second day. During the siege, the South Gate guard Su Muzhe did not want to be buried with Su Guansheng, so he gave up resistance and opened the South Gate wide. The city of Guangzhou was destroyed.
Zhu Yuxuan, Su Guansheng and others were all captured and are now being taken to Nanjing.
Subsequently, officials in various states and counties in Guangdong basically gave up resistance and accepted Da Qin's appeasement.
On the contrary, Qu Shichun of Guilin still did not express his position. Wang Fuzhi, who was accompanying the army, took the initiative to ask for help and went to Guilin Mansion to persuade him to surrender. The result is still unknown.
But generally speaking, except for Guilin, Liuzhou, Quanzhou, and Yizhou in Guangxi, the two provinces are basically settled.
The plan for a year lies in spring. This is not only true for a family, but also for a country.
It is almost mid-February now. Spring comes early in Lingnan, and spring plowing usually starts in mid-to-late February.
Whether Guangdong and Guangxi can be stabilized quickly is related to whether spring plowing can start smoothly, and whether spring plowing can be started smoothly is related to whether the people of Guangdong and Guangxi can have enough to eat this year.
So, that's definitely a top priority.
In order to prompt Qu Shichun to surrender as soon as possible and make the war subside as soon as possible. Qin Mu ordered Wang Fuzhi not to accept the decree at night. As long as Qu Shishu was willing to surrender, he was immediately appointed as the chief envoy of Guangdong and took office that day.
Including Wu Yu, Wu Bing and others, all of them were reused.
In addition, Bian Di was sent to patrol Guangdong and Guangxi.
After arranging all this, Qin Mu asked Tang Yue to read Tang Yue's memorial about Longzhou's conversion to native land.
Judging from Tang Yue's memorial, due to the lack of binding force on the chieftains in the southwest in the middle and late Ming Dynasty, these chieftains often became violent and arrogant in order to satisfy their selfish desires. It is ruthlessly exploiting internally and constantly using troops externally, trying to annex other tribes and expand its own territory.
The local people under the rule of each chieftain did not have three meals a day at home, and they had to constantly accept evidence from the chieftain to participate in the war. Many people died. This made the native people living in a slave state extremely dissatisfied.
Judging from Tang Yue's return to Longzhou, now is indeed a good time.
After Han Zanzhou finished reading Tang Yue's memorial, Qin Mu asked the Manchu ministers: "I have always told you. Every major policy implementation needs to be verified by practice and cannot be implemented based on speculation. Now Tang Yue is changing Longzhou Tuguiliu can be regarded as a practice. Ministers may have a deeper understanding of this."
Yang Tinglin, Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, held his wat and went out to report: "Your Majesty, in the three provinces of Guizhou, Yunnan, and Guangxi in the southwest, there are hundreds of people in all the prefectures and counties. The situation is complicated, and it is not possible to copy the examples of Longzhou one by one. I think, Corresponding countermeasures must be taken based on the actual situation of each chieftain.
Qie Chen believes that this matter should be slowed down rather than rushed. Yunnan has not yet been completely calmed down, and the area west of Chuxiong is still under Mu Tianbo's control. If the reform of native land is too popular, the chieftains in the three provinces may continue to rebel, and the entire southwest will be plunged into war again. "
Qin Mu nodded lightly after hearing this. He also knew in his heart that he really couldn't rush for success when he changed his ways.
The reason why the past dynasties tolerated so many chieftains in the northwest was mainly because these places had high mountains, dense forests, steep roads, difficult supplies, and difficulty for large corps to enter.
Coupled with the unpredictable climate, after the Central Plains King's Division entered these areas, it was easy for a large number of troops to be reduced due to acclimatization.
The soldiers currently sent by Da Qin to the southwest are basically composed of soldiers from southern Jiangxi, Xiaoxiang, western Hunan, and Guizhou. This is to prevent soldiers from becoming acclimatized after entering the southwest.
After all, the troops that can be gathered in these places are limited, so there are not many troops entering Guizhou and Yunnan at present.
Under such circumstances, large-scale reform will inevitably lead to unrest.
But if it cannot complete the transformation of the country and return to power, its control over the southwest will be weak, and it will be even less likely to send troops to Jiaozhi.
There is no doubt that Jiaozhi Qin Mu must get it back.
He already has a clue about the battle plan. He will not send a large number of troops from the Central Plains to conquer Jiaozhi like previous dynasties did.
As the saying goes, there are specialties in karma, and the same goes for military use. If you have to send soldiers from the north to fight in the south, the result will often be defeat and loss of troops, and they will return home in vain.
To conquer the Indochina Peninsula, soldiers from the Central Plains could not be used. Ma Liuliang's 3,000 "mountain divisions" were a pilot project of Qin Mu. Now it seems that the effect is very good.
Therefore, Qin Mu decided to recruit more soldiers and horses from the southwest, train them according to Ma Liuliang's "mountain division" model, and then use these soldiers born and raised in the southwest to conquer the Indochina Peninsula.
Aren’t Vietnamese monkeys able to drill through mountains and forests? We can drill better than him. We will see what else he can rely on.
To realize this idea, the prerequisite is to control the southwest region first.
Because the southwest region is not only the source of troops for attacking the Indochina Peninsula, but also the base for logistical supplies. If you can't even control the southwest, how can you talk about conquering the Indochina Peninsula
"What Yang Shangshu said is very reasonable. Do you ministers have any targeted strategies?"
Huang Zhenlin, the director of the Ministry of Industry, went out to report: "Your Majesty, I also agree with what Yang Shangshu said. To change the situation of the local chieftains, we should flexibly formulate countermeasures based on the actual situation of the chieftains in various places, and it is indeed better to go slowly than to rush. I have a strategy for your Majesty and all the ministers. refer to."
"Oh? Since Huang Qing has a good plan, he will come over quickly and let everyone discuss it together."
"Your Majesty, I suggest that the current policy of chieftains governing natives should be temporarily retained to appease the various chieftains in the southwest. However, auxiliary officers should be dispatched by the court to assist the chieftains in daily governance;
For example, in Tuzhou, the magistrates were still hereditary from the original chieftains, but the magistrates were dispatched by the imperial court, and in Tuxian counties, the imperial magistrates were dispatched to assist them, and so on. "
After hearing Huang Zhenlin's plan, all the ministers in the palace started talking quietly, and many couldn't help but nod their heads frequently.
Qin Mu also felt that this strategy was a good idea, similar to boiling a frog in warm water. Now send a deputy over, saying that he is assisting, but ignoring the actual situation. This will not easily trigger fierce resistance from the chieftain.
However, after these auxiliary officers passed by, they were able to imitate the local situation in real time and provide first-hand information for the court's decision-making. Moreover, they were auxiliary officers after all. It would not be difficult for those with stronger abilities to alienate the relationship between the local chieftains and the native people.
Like the chieftain of Longzhou, once he loses his popular base, it is not difficult to change his position.
Sima An, the chief assistant, also greatly appreciated Huang Zhenlin's strategy. He went out to report: "Your Majesty, I think that Huang Zhenlin's strategy is feasible. However, after the auxiliary officers were sent, they were scattered in various states, making it difficult to coordinate. And there are several counties in the southwest. After all, the province is still some distance away from Nanjing. Once the opportunity comes, if you wait for Nanjing to be announced at all levels, you will miss the opportunity.
Therefore, the veteran suggested that a governor be sent to sit in the southwest for a long time to oversee the conversion of the three southwest provinces to native states and coordinate with the auxiliary officials of the various states. When the opportunity comes, the governor can make decisions on the fly to avoid missing the opportunity. "
Qin Mu nodded and asked, "Do you ministers have any objections or have anything to add?"
The ministers of the Manchu Dynasty replied one after another: "I second my opinion!"
This scene reminded Qin Mu of the series of "like" characters behind some posts in later generations, and he couldn't help but feel dumbfounded.
Fortunately, when he asked who would take up the post of governor, everyone no longer just said "yes". Everyone put forward their own suitable candidates.
Among them, Yang Tinglin proposed to use Tianyimu.
If we just talk about conspiracy, Tian Yimu is actually no worse than Sima An, but slightly behind Sima An in terms of layout;
However, after the training of the ruling party in recent years, Tian Yimu's overall view is also different.
Therefore, Qin Mu felt that Yang Tinglin's proposal was the most satisfactory, so he appointed Tian Yimu as the governor of Yunnan, taking charge of the affairs of the three provinces of Yunnan, Guizhou, and Guangxi.
The court was busy, and there was no idle time on the South China Sea. Two huge fleets chased Thomas all the way to the sea off Manila. After receiving the news, the Spanish Governor of Luzon personally led all the warships in Luzon out of the port. A huge battle A naval battle is about to break out!
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