Chongzhen Wiretapping System

Chapter 669 The Cake Will Be Bigger
Emperor Chongzhen smiled, and immediately said lightly: "This matter is simple, and Chen Qing can do it alone. As for Zheng Qing, follow me to Kunming tomorrow!"

"..." Chen Qiyu couldn't help being speechless after hearing this, thinking that the emperor was so ignorant that he didn't understand the troubles that would be caused when the stragglers of the rebels scattered into the forest, so he had no choice but to play it right and described the difficulty of suppressing bandits in the mountains.

At the end, he said with a bitter face: "Your Majesty, this kind of battle cannot bring out the strength of the imperial army. If it continues, it will be protracted. I wonder if Your Majesty has any suggestions?"

In his mind, the emperor's ability to lead troops to fight is indeed strong, but this kind of mountain forest suppression of thieves is completely different from ordinary warfare. The rebels, and you won't lose your troops on your side?
Zheng Chongjian at the side listened, and followed suit: "Your Majesty, in the past, when we wiped out the She'an Rebellion, the reason why it lasted so long was because the rebels hid in the mountains and forests and did not fight the official army head-on."

After a pause, he continued: "Besides, during the She'an Rebellion, because there were thieves, there were still traces to follow. Now the [-] or so rebels who have scattered into the mountains and forests are all independent. If you want to The difficulty of eradicating them as soon as possible is really not small!"

Hearing the words of these two courtiers, Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but shook his head and sighed: "You guys, your vision is still a little narrower, it's only limited to one point!"

"..." After hearing this, Zheng Chongjian and Chen Qiyu couldn't help but glanced at each other, speechless.They didn't expect the emperor to say that.

To be honest, they really couldn't think of any effective solution as soon as possible. When the emperor said this, they were still a little angry and curious, so they all said in unison: "Please give me your advice!"

After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen smiled and said, "Didn't I already decree that all the chieftain's fields should be given to ordinary people? In this way, the people's hearts are on the court's side. The more than [-] captives are not the former chieftain's serfs." I promised to give them the land. After the imperial army leaves, if the rebels scattered into the mountains come out to cause trouble, they will be the ones who will suffer. Therefore, they can go into the mountains to chase down the rebels. In this way, they are familiar with the mountains and hunted down those who The rebels are more effective than our regular army."

Zheng Chongjian and Chen Qiyu's eyes lit up when they heard this.This can be regarded as tying those ordinary people, that is, serfs who used to be chieftains, with the imperial court with their interests.Letting them chase down the rebels is actually for them to have a stable life in the future!

Just as they were thinking, Emperor Chongzhen was still saying: "In addition, among the rebels scattered into the mountains and forests, there are mostly serfs who have no choice. While chasing and suppressing, we can also publicize more. Ordinary people put down their weapons and go home. You can get the fields, and if you capture those big and small chieftains or offer their heads, there will be other rewards. I believe they will never be willing to follow those chieftains to fight against the court."

Speaking of this, he finally concluded: "As far as the rebels who are currently scattered into the mountains and forests, as Qing and others said, they are not subordinate to each other, and their combat effectiveness is naturally not strong. It is reasonable for the more than [-] captives to enter the mountains and forests while it is hot. It's a big advantage. If it doesn't work, isn't there the backing of the army led by Chen Qing at this time, whether it is from the hearts of the people or the strength of the army, they are all on the court's side, so why worry about not being able to wipe out those rebels as soon as possible?"

Emperor Chongzhen had said so much, and he had already said it clearly enough, Chen Qiyu and Zheng Chongjian couldn't help but be convinced, and immediately echoed in unison: "Your Majesty is holy!"

After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen just smiled slightly.To deal with the current situation, in fact, even ordinary people in future generations should not be too familiar with the past events of the founding of the country, and movies and TV shows that like to watch wars.As long as the majority of the people can be united, it is impossible for the chieftain's rebellion to accomplish anything!
At this time, seeing that the two important officials of the court were convinced, although I don't know how much they are like on the surface, it finally made Emperor Chongzhen feel happy.

The interest was high, so Emperor Chongzhen said a few more words.I heard him say to Chen Qiyu: "The two provinces of Yunnan and Guizhou have inconvenient transportation. Not to mention the tough folk customs, they also disobey Wang Hua. This time, it is a good opportunity for us to wipe out the rebel chieftains and thoroughly reform the land. Chen Qing must seize it. , do the following two things well.”

"Please enlighten me, Your Majesty!" Chen Qiyu immediately became very serious after hearing this, and said sincerely, "I would like to obey the holy will!"

Zheng Chongjian also listened with his ears up, curious in his heart, wondering what the emperor would say?

I heard Emperor Chongzhen say to Chen Qiyu: "First, build bridges and pave roads, try to solve the problem of inconvenient transportation, and make Yunnan easy to travel to and from the Central Plains. Second, promote Mandarin, set up more private schools, and encourage culture and education."

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid this cannot be accomplished overnight!" Chen Qiyu reminded after hearing this.

"Of course!" Emperor Chongzhen nodded and said, "It takes ten years to grow trees and a hundred years to grow people. It will take a long time to transform the barren land of Yunnan into the Central Plains. But even so, it has to be done. Don't worry. , I will allocate more money and food, Yunnan will be very important in the future, you must manage it for me carefully!"

"My minister complies with the decree!" Chen Qiyu listened, and quickly echoed, and at the same time, she was a little strange, thinking in her heart, this Yunnan is already a border land, so why is it so important?
Thinking of this, he was also afraid that there would be deviations in the execution of the holy will, so he couldn't help asking.

Emperor Chongzhen smiled when he heard this, and felt that these two frontier officials also needed to know about his future plans, so he replied to Chen Qiyu: "This time Dongwu sent troops to invade my Ming Dynasty, and it is already a crime to be an enemy of me. Unforgivable. In addition, the previous occupation of Mu State has not been returned. With all these things, I decided to take advantage of this time to send troops to Yunnan to destroy Dongwu, shock the barbarians, and open the passage to the West for my Ming Dynasty."

At this time, at least on Daming's side, there is no such thing as the Indian Ocean, but the Western Ocean. For example, Zheng He's voyages to the Western Ocean refer to the Indian Ocean.

If the transportation in Yunnan is convenient, and Dongwu is laid down again, it will also be convenient for the imperial court to govern Dongwu.In the future, when going to the Western Ocean, there will be no need to detour to Nanyang for such a long way.

Upon hearing this, the two frontier officials of the Ming Dynasty understood immediately. It turned out that the emperor was planning a big plan to occupy Dongwu and open up the passage to the West. This was the real purpose of the emperor's personal expedition!

As they were thinking, they saw Emperor Chongzhen turning to look at Zheng Chongjian and also said to him: "After this war is over, after you go back, you should inquire more about the affairs of the Western Regions. What the Tang Dynasty can do, I, the Ming Dynasty, have no reason to do." Not even there!”

Hearing this, Zheng Chongjian was taken aback for a moment before he came back to his senses. He didn't expect that Emperor Chongzhen had such great ambitions.

As far as Daming is concerned today, Liaodong has been restored, and North Korea is called the North Korean province of Daming. The people of Qin and Jin have already opened up wasteland and farmed in Hetao, and I heard that the emperor will let the three tribes of Mobei surrender unconditionally, that is to say, The territory of the Ming Dynasty will advance further north to a place that has never been so far away.

Now they are conquering Yunnan again, and they are about to attack Dongwu.Afterwards, the Western Regions will also be incorporated into the territory of the Ming Dynasty. In this way, the territory of the Ming Dynasty will be wider than ever before!
The two of them didn't know that if Gai Ming'er talked with Hong Chengchou and Lu Xiangsheng, they would find out that Emperor Chongzhen's future plan was to conquer the Japanese country and use the Japanese country as a springboard to cross the ocean to compete with the Western Yi. Another land that is far wider than the current Ming Dynasty!

Such a large territory, even if they are not scared to death, they will be dumbfounded!

Emperor Chongzhen said that they were too ignorant. This was not without reason!
But at this time, when Zheng Chongjian and Chen Qiyu knew part of Emperor Chongzhen's plan, they were naturally delighted.Expanding the territory means being able to make contributions.None of them envy Lu Xiangsheng's achievements.Besides, they are also civilian officials who lead soldiers to fight, and they are not people without capital!
With this goal in mind, Zheng Chongjian and Chen Qiyu felt full of energy, not to mention, reminding themselves in their hearts that they must do well what the emperor told them to do.

At this time, they really don't care about the official position in the court, because if they want to make meritorious service, only they can make the greatest contribution in the governor's position of the feudal officials.The struggle for power and profit between the DPRK and China has all gone aside.

This corresponds to a saying: when the cake is bigger, people will see far, and they will not stay at home and fight for power and profit over trivial matters!

Early the next morning, Chen Qiyu began to register the information of more than [-] captives, and conveyed the emperor's will, and then selectively dispatched these captives to chase down the rebels who had rushed into the forest.

I have to say that although this matter is said to be simple, there are a lot of things to do if it is really to be operated.People who are not capable may not necessarily be able to do well.

However, Chen Qiyu can be regarded as a capable person in this era. After devoting himself to it, he did it in a very orderly manner, but he was so busy that he didn't even have time to rest.

At the same time, Emperor Chongzhen set off for Kunming City with Zheng Chongjian.By the way, a few special captives were also brought along.For example, those Fulang robots, as well as Dongwu Commander Tai Taitun and others.

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In Kunming City, when the main force of the rebels outside the city left Kunming, Qin Liangyu and others discovered it immediately.

"What, the imperial court's reinforcements have arrived?" Mu Tianbo couldn't help being overjoyed when he heard the sound, and asked hastily.

Wu Zhaoyuan, the governor of Yunnan, had another worry: "Why are there 20 rebels who have left? With so many troops, there is a huge difference. Can the emperor win?"

"That's right, Dongwu's army has also gone, they have so many war elephants!" Wang Yangzu was also worried.

(End of this chapter)