I am the prince of the Ming Dynasty, I don't give up

Chapter 466: The Offensive in the Fifteenth Year of Zhengde

The offensive against Mongolia began in the 15th year of Zhengde.

There were five cavalry teams, four of which attacked and one as a reserve. Each team had 15,000 Guards pistol cavalry and 1,200 naturalized soldiers.

The strength of each team was strictly calculated. After several attacks, the Tatar Mongols could only mobilize about 50,000 troops. Moreover, many of these 50,000 were just there to make up the numbers and had very low combat effectiveness.

Even if these 50,000 people were gathered together, it would be difficult for them to defeat a single Ming army unit. As long as this situation occurred, the reserve troops would quickly send out support.

Each team consisted of one person and two horses, without any laborers. Each person carried 10 days of supplies before setting out on the attack.

Because their attack range is the Tatar Mongolian tribes within five days' journey to the north
The strategic goal of this offensive was to eliminate all the Mongolian tribes within a five-day journey to the north and force the tribesmen to move south.

Under the leadership of various guides, the Ming army had no problem finding people when they went out to attack.
The main goal of this offensive was not to kill a large number of Mongolian troops, mainly because the Mongolian army would not engage in direct combat with the Ming army. The main goal was to plunder the Mongolian population and cut off the source of the problem.

No matter how much the Mongolian army avoids fighting, as long as they have no population, these armies will become nothing more than rootless duckweed, water without a source, and trees without roots.

As one side gains strength while the other loses strength, the Tatar Mongols will become weaker and weaker.
The attacking Ming army had accurate intelligence in their hands and were very clear about the location of each tribe. However, there were still many tribes that secretly colluded with the Ming army in the winter.

One Ming army was even tasked with escorting Tatar tribes who wanted to surrender to the Ming Dynasty southward.
Faced with such an offensive, the Mongols were stunned. They had already detected the movements of the Ming army, but no matter how they lured, provoked, or pretended to be defeated, the Ming army remained unmoved. They rushed straight into the established Mongolian tribes and then forcibly drove the Mongolian herdsmen south.
The progress of the Ming army was very smooth, because many Mongolian people had already been loyal to the Ming Dynasty, and when the Ming army arrived, they followed the Ming army southward reluctantly.
The Tatars' response plan was also very confusing. The newly appointed Mongol Khan had not yet established enough prestige and could not completely control the Tatar tribes. The military forces of the Tatar tribes were also in a state of disarray.

In fact, even if they could unite, they had no good way to deal with the Ming army's plan to wipe out the entire clan. Every time a tribe was forcibly relocated south by the Ming army, the Tatar Mongols were weakened. In this piecemeal manner, the Tatar Mongols' strength continued to decline.
As the power of the Tatar Mongols continued to decline, more and more Tatar Mongols saw no hope of victory, and faced with the generous naturalization policy of the Ming Dynasty, their willingness to surrender to the Ming Dynasty became stronger.
This gradually became a vicious cycle.
Under the continuous attack of the Ming army, the Tatar Mongols showed signs of collapse.
However, the new Khan, Borjigin Arsubord, quickly made a decision and ordered all the Mongolian tribes within the 7-day attack range of the Ming cavalry to retreat northward and take the initiative to break away from the contact with the Ming army.
This helped them withstand the Ming army's offensive, but it also laid a considerable hidden danger. After all, they retreated a full 700 miles, giving up an unknown amount of grassland. The climate and environment became worse the further north they went, so it was impossible for the tribes retreating to the north without any resentment.

Faced with the blow of reality, another wave of people went south to join the Ming Dynasty.
The place where the Tatars retreated became a buffer zone between the Ming and Mongolia. If the Tatars wanted to invade the south again like they did in the 14th year of Zhengde, they would have to cross this buffer zone of 500 to 600 miles (although the Tatars retreated 700 miles, the Ming army pushed the battle line northward by 100 to 200 miles in order to accommodate the Mongols who had just surrendered to the Ming). In this buffer zone, they could not get supplies, so they needed to prepare an extra five or six days of supplies, which would increase the cost of their offensive and reduce their mobility.
This made the Mongols' military campaign to the south a loss-making act.
When the war in the north of the Ming Dynasty was in full swing, Zhu Houxuan in Beijing officially announced that northern Zhili would also be designated as a special economic zone, and all policies would be aligned with those of the special economic zone in the capital.

It's just that Zhu Houxuan's control over Northern Zhili was not that high, because he could not send enough manpower to the government offices at all levels in Northern Zhili. However, he was still confident that he could control Northern Zhili and ensure that his reform policies were smoothly implemented, rather than turning into evil policies that harmed the people.

In the matter of governing, Zhu Houxuan took one step at a time and walked steadily and steadily.
Silver Yuan Notes have been issued in the Te District of Beijing for three years. The people in the Te District of Beijing have become accustomed to using this beautifully printed banknote. Now, not only the people in the Te District of Beijing are using it, but people in other provinces in the north are also beginning to recognize this banknote.
The most important reason is that you can quickly exchange the silver dollar certificate for silver coins by going to any branch of the Royal Bank with the silver dollar certificate. The reputation of the Royal Bank has given everyone great confidence.
So more and more people are getting used to using this convenient paper currency.

In fact, Zhu Houxuan has always been very careful in controlling the issuance of silver yuan notes and has always controlled the amount of over-issuance. Zhu Houxuan now only dares to over-issue by twice.
Because he knew that because of the Ming Baochao, many people were still wary of silver yuan coupons. Although he was a time traveler, he did not dare to look down on the people of the world.

He knew that there were many smart people in the world. His financial operations were not complicated and many people could understand them. Moreover, many people could estimate the scale of the precious metal currency funds of the Ming Royal Bank. They could also estimate the issuance volume of silver yuan notes.
If too many silver yuan notes were issued, and someone collected enough silver yuan notes to launch a malicious run, when the Royal Bank could not come up with enough silver coins to pay, the credibility of the silver yuan notes would suffer a huge blow, which Zhu Houxuan could not afford.
After all, if the silver dollar coupons failed, it would take more than a decade to come up with a paper currency with enough influence.
Don't think that Zhu Houxuan is the Prince Regent. No one dares to do anything to him because the Royal Bank is the emperor's property. Zhu Houxuan's industrial revolution, reforms, and immigration in recent years have touched many people's cakes. He has made countless enemies. Although these people dare not confront Zhu Houxuan head-on, they still have the courage to do something secretly.
Nangong.

"Your Highness, Chen Lang and Wu Liangchen have arrived. Please decide whether to meet them." Chen Hong said carefully.

Zhu Houxuan put down his pen, thought for a moment and said, "Is this Chen Lang your uncle?"

Chen Hong hesitated for a moment and said, "He is my distant cousin. I have heard of him since I was a child. He has been on the ship all the time and is the most experienced captain in the Chen family."

(End of this chapter)