When Yuan Chonghuan received the military report issued by Shen Shiqiang, he knew that the overall situation of Guangning had been determined.
As an officer with a jinshi background, he knows the importance of Guangning to Daming.
The importance of Guangning to Daming is no less than that of Shanhaiguan. Retreat, Shanhaiguan is the last pass for Daming to defend and build slaves; to enter, Guangning is located at the junction of Daming, Mongolia and Jianshou. With Guangning, Daming will have It established a geographic channel that united Mongolia to restrict slavery.
From the military newspaper, Yuan Chonghuan also understood Du Wenhuan's mind. In fact, Du Wenhuan’s occupation of Guangning basically followed Yue Tuo’s ass. He hadn’t fought any tough battles at all. The loss of personnel and ammunition was not large, and personnel and ammunition replenishment were all excuses. He wanted to stay in Guangning for a long time. It is best to meet the reinforcements of the slave-building confrontation when the slave-building counterattack is met.
"This Du Shouzi has never made any military exploits in his life, and he wants to show off when he is old."
However, Yuan Chonghuan still believes that it is a good thing for his subordinates to make contributions. He has seen the Ming army run away too many times.
Yuan Chonghuan immediately sent orders to Ning Yuan, ordering the Fifth Division stationed in Ningyuan to immediately set off lightly, heading to Guangning, and meeting with Du Wenhuan; the Sixth Division, armed with artillery, grain, etc., then rushed to Guangning.
Yuan Chonghuan also sent the military report to Sun Chengzong in Shanhaiguan, and at the same time asked Sun Chengzong to transfer the Third Army stationed in Shanhaiguan to Ningyuan, so that he could move the first division to Guangning, ready to counter Jian slaves and counterattack against Guangning.
Sun Chengzong was already numb, and Yuan Chonghuan's new army was like a broken bamboo, regaining Ningyuan, Jinzhou, and Guangning one after another, and expanded Ming's border defenses to the north by thousands of miles.
This was something he couldn't even think of. It made him feel that he was really old and could no longer serve as Governor Ji Liao.
After Sun Chengzong issued a military report to the Ministry of War, he gave Zhu Youjian an official memorial, requesting his resignation from the post of Governor Jiliao.
Li Chunye, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, had read the military newspaper from Liaodong and immediately went to the Palace of Qianqing to meet with Emperor Zhu Youjian.
"Your Majesty..." Seeing Zhu Youjian, Li Chunye's emotions finally found a breakthrough, and he was so excited that he was crying.
From the Ministry of War to the Palace of the Qing Dynasty, he thought a lot along the way, especially Zhu Youjian's vision of Daming's future that day. At that time, he believed Zhu Youjian, not entirely because he believed Zhu Youjian could achieve these goals, but Da Ming had no choice but to face the aggressive slave building. He was just Ning Yuan living in the beautiful butterfly dream depicted by Zhu Youjian.
Since Zhu Youjian became the emperor, whether it was cutting off Wei Zhongxian or purging the court, he saw the shadow of the Lord of ZTE. The formerly depleted household was suddenly revitalized by Zhu Youjian.
Now the situation in Liaodong is advancing steadily according to Zhu Youjian’s pace, or in other words, faster than he imagined, or even better than Zhu Youjian described. Even if he had already been psychologically prepared, he still felt Alarming.
"Hou Zhi, sit down! Did the Liaodong army report?" Zhu Youjian put down the memorial in his hand, and his eyes swept across Li Chunye's face.
"Your Majesty, Liaodong's military newspaper, they have already taken Guangning." Li Chunye's voice was a little choked.
"Guangning was originally Daming's land, but now it is only taken back." Zhu Youzhen was not surprised at all. He pointed to the tea on the table and motioned to Li Chunye to take care of himself.
"Your Majesty..." Li Chunye was a little surprised.
"Hou Zhi has something to say, just say it straight, hesitating, like a little daughter-in-law." Zhu Youjian smiled rarely. He is not like the emperor at all, but like the eldest brother, even though he is younger than Li Chunye. Much.
Li Chunye took a sip of tea and tried his best to muster his courage: "Your Majesty is realizing his dream step by step?"
"This is my dream, and it is also the way for Ming to become prosperous." This time Zhu Youzhen found that Li Chunye was not fooled.
"Your Majesty, Jiannu lost three cities and thousands of miles in a row. They won't just be so willing to lose the land they have already occupied?"
"Of course, the establishment of slaves will not be captured with one's hands. The red flags are gone, and there are still seven flags to establish slaves." Zhu Youjian thought for a while, "Da Ming wants to permanently eliminate the border troubles in the north. The establishment of slaves must be eliminated. Now Liaodong has one hundred thousand. The new army has a strong city to rely on. As long as the food, ammunition, and soldiers are replenished in place, there shouldn't be any major problems."
"Your Majesty, the three cities of Liaodong, can you really stand it?" Li Chunye was like a primary school student.
Zhu Youjian is not sure, after all, he has never been to Liaodong, and he doesn't know how fierce the slaves are, "Let's do it! I'll write a letter and ask Yuan Chonghuan."
Li Chunye and Sun Chengzong’s thoughts are very similar. They both lament the myth of Liaodong and hope that this myth will continue forever. But such a myth is too terrifying. He has never seen it before in dynasties. He has no bottom in his heart and has a faint worry, I am afraid. This myth is like soap bubbles made by Zhu Youjian, which can burst at any time.
"The quality of Hou is just right. I happen to have one thing to discuss with you." Zhu Youjian has long skipped the question of whether Liaodong can defend it. "If Liaodong can hold onto it, how can the fertile land on the front line of Ningjin be maintained? Use it?"
"Your Majesty is going to emigrate to Liaodong?" Li Chunye immediately saw Zhu Youjian's thoughts, "However, the minister is in charge of the Ministry of War. This immigration matter..."
"Hou Zhi, but it's okay. I know the content of the military report. Now that you and the monarch and his ministers talk about personal matters, wouldn't the emperor have a friend who can talk about personal matters?"
"Private matter?" Li Chunye's eyes widened. How could this immigration matter be considered a private matter for the country
"Yes, a private matter." Anyway, the meaning of Chinese is too rich, Zhu Youjian feels that it is unnecessary to use it.
"Since it's a private matter, the minister just said it straight." Li Chunye smiled knowingly. "If you immigrate to Liaodong, you can collect food for Liaodong's army nearby. This will not only reduce household expenditures, but also reduce transportation troubles and losses."
"Hou Zhi, what you said is wrong, what else?"
"Also?" Li Chunye glanced at Zhu Youjian, trying to find the answer from his face, but Zhu Youjian had nothing on his face, so he had to test it out: "Your Majesty said that the landless people will be immigrated to Liaodong. ?"
"Hou Zhi is right. Like Shaanxi in the past, if the court can provide the people with surplus farmland in time, so that they can have a way to survive, Shaanxi will not turn the people into rebellion." Zhu Youjian paused. "In fact, I still have another idea. Liaodong is a newly reclaimed land. In the future, whoever has land will have to pay agricultural taxes."
"Your Majesty wants to..." Li Chunye's psychology set off again. This young emperor is not going to collect agricultural taxes on all the land in Ming Dynasty, right? How many people will it offend? Especially the clan, can he afford to offend? What should he do in case of rebellion in the clan
Zhu Youjian shook his head slowly, "This matter is too early, it is not yet time-I plan to select 20,000 civilian households or military households who have lost their land from Beizhili and Shandong. Be classified as a citizen, and then move to Liaodong, Hou Zhi, can you find something wrong?"
Li Chunye also jumped out of the taxation issue following Zhu Youjian's thinking: "Your Majesty, the three cities in Liaodong, although strong, but the city outline is too narrow. There are more than 200,000 households for 40,000 households, plus the original Liaodong city. Tens of thousands of Han people, I am afraid it will be difficult to accommodate."
Zhu Youzhen frowned: "What Hou Zhi said is that I consider that Guangning is now in a position of confrontation with the establishment of slaves. For the time being, there are no private households. Ningyuan and Jinzhou cannot accommodate such a large population, but the population is small. It is a pity that the land is deserted, and the food grown is not enough to maintain Liaodong’s military rations."
Li Chunye had an idea: "Your Majesty, if Liaodong can really hold on, it is better to establish a county in Liaodong."
"What is Kaifu Li County?"
"Your Majesty, the city walls of Ningyuan and Jinzhou are still there, and they can be opened separately. However, the journey between the two provinces and between Ningyuan and Sanhaiguan is too long. Some county towns can be set up along the way, so that some people can be broken down." Li Chunye suddenly I thought that if the castles on the front line of Ningjin were not destroyed by the slaves, they could now use this as a basis to build some county towns. If they were completely rebuilt now, it would take time and not know how much silver would be spent.
"Hou Zhi, this is a good idea. Ningyuan is three hundred miles away from Shanhaiguan, Jinzhou is three hundred miles away from Ningyuan, and Guangning is about three hundred miles away from Jinzhou. These towns are too far apart. The county seat can facilitate the exchanges between these cities. Okay, just do it, first in Ningyuan and Jinzhou in the north and south of a hundred miles, along the cement road to establish the county, so that between each town, but a hundred miles, if you use Horses can be reached in one day."
"Your Majesty, it is not a day's work to establish these county towns."
"It's okay, first determine the address, move the people over, and wait for the city wall to be built next spring. I already have two candidates for the prefecture."
"Your Majesty, who are the two prefects?"
"Shi Kefa, the prefect of Ningyuan, Li Hongji, the prefect of Jinzhou. Haha, Mr. Sun, I will also give you a job, so that you don't panic at Shanhaiguan."
"Your Majesty, what does the matter of establishing a prefecture and establishing a county have to do with Lord Sun? Lord Sun is Governor Ji Liao!"
"Hou Zhi, you don't know, Lord Sun is going to Shushu, requesting to resign from the post of Governor Jiliao."
"Master Sun has a conflict with Yuan Chonghuan?"
"That's not true. Yuan Chonghuan is a direct student of Master Sun. He is not so bold yet. Maybe Master Sun sees that Liaodong's new army is too tough, so he can't get acquainted with it!"
"Then what errand does your majesty send to Master Sun?"
"Building roads and doing a good job in the logistics supply channel for the Liaodong army. He has 100,000 soldiers in Shanhaiguan, and he doesn't need to fight the slaves. It's a waste. Now build Shanhaiguan-------Ningyuan------- Jinzhou’s cement avenue is short of manpower. His 100,000 Liaodong Army just came in handy, lest Master Sun panic when he is idle and he has to go and resign."
"Your Majesty, Lord Sun is Governor Ji Liao, but now he wants to build a road. Can he save this face?"
"It's okay. His Liaodong army can't fight Jiannu in the wild. Besides, building cement roads and logistical supplies are also contributing to the recovery of Liaodong. I personally wrote him a letter."
After sending off Li Chunye, Zhu Youjian immediately took out Sun Chengzong's memorial and approved the memorandum on it, "Why did the teacher break the contract since the establishment of a slave has not expired, and the two-year period has not expired", and then returned the memorial.
Zhu Youjian also wrote a personal letter to Sun Chengzong. The letter stated that Shanhaiguan, Ningyuan, Jinzhou’s cement road, protects the people of Liaodong and guarantees Daming’s military control over Liaodong. And the importance of guaranteeing the food supply for the Liaodong army. At the end of the letter, Zhu Youjian hoped that Sun Chengzong could think about it for the society. With him in Liaodong, Yuan Chonghuan would certainly not dare to advance.
Zhu Youjian immediately summoned Wang Yongguang, Shangshu, Huang Liji, and Bi Ziyan, Shangshu.
Immigration needs to be arranged as early as possible. Do it now, and you can catch up with the planting of winter wheat. A bumper harvest may be ushered in next spring. There is also the appointment of Shi Kefa and Li Hongji. Shi Kefa is now a member of the household, and Li Hongji is in the office of the staff. He is about to be the prefect of Ningyuan and Jinzhou, and is responsible for civil affairs. First of all, the immigrants must be settled. Therefore, he must leave for Liaodong as soon as possible.