Fu Shanhe

Chapter 411 Xiangnan
Tatar royal court.

"Great Chanyu, all the troops are ready and can go to battle at any time."

Sarina reported with a smile.

Although they suffered a loss in Jinan during the last invasion to the south, the profits were high.

In recent years, they have been organizing the rear and have successively conquered Guifang and Goguryeo.

The territory expanded several times, but the wealth that could be plundered was not much.

Many wars were won militarily but were economically unprofitable.

In order to purchase strategic materials, they had almost spent all the wealth they had looted before.

If the southern expedition is not launched, the financial situation will drag down the royal court.

"What about the Guifang side?"

Huugjile asked with concern.

learn from mistakes.

After the last failure in Jinan, the Tatar leaders realized the importance of population.

By hunting down savages and gathering scattered peoples from other ethnic groups, the Tatar population successfully exceeded one million.

However, this is already the limit. If it continues to increase, the priorities will be reversed.

Although it seems now that those who were granted Tatar identity are all grateful, this is based on the strength of the Tatars.

Once they encounter setbacks, these people will become hidden dangers.

If you want to truly achieve integration, it will be difficult to do so without decades of effort.

During this period, the main tribe members cannot suffer heavy losses, otherwise all previous efforts will be wasted.

In order to achieve strategic goals, we need a cannon fodder force that is willing to fight for their lives.

Compared with the vassal armies of the Yu people and Goguryeo, Huugjile attached more importance to the ally Guifang.

As both are grassland peoples, the competition between Guifang and Tatar is truly irreconcilable.

The label of "ally" was only temporarily given to them in order to fight against Dayu. Most of the time, the two sides were competitors.

The fact that troops were immediately dispatched to conquer Guifang after the last round of invasion from the south explains everything.

Now is no exception.

For the safety of the rear, when launching the invasion to the south, it is necessary to bring the various Guifang tribes along.

If conditions permit, Huugjile doesn't mind letting Guifang and Dayu both suffer losses.

"Don't worry, Great Chanyu, we have notified all the Guifang tribes with a population of over 10,000.

The tribes were full of interest in the southward invasion, and each of them fantasized about plundering the wealth of the Yu people, without realizing the danger at all! "

Sarina said disdainfully.

He really looked down upon the performance of the various Guifang tribes.

The tribal leaders are obsessed with profit and have no long-term strategic planning at all.

If Dayu was really easy to deal with, they would have gone and robbed it alone, and would not have called on their allies.

Bringing along the various Guifang troops is not only to disperse the enemy's firepower, but also to kill someone with a borrowed knife.

Whether the Yu army killed the Guifang soldiers or the Guifang killed the Yu army officers and soldiers, they were both winners.

"Since everyone is ready, pass the order down and march to Dayu in ten days.

Last time we only approached the imperial city of Yu Dynasty, this time we are going to do something big and directly occupy the capital of Yu Dynasty!"

Huugjile gave the order immediately.

Regardless of whether the plan can be completed, the big picture must be drawn first.

Compared to the prairie, Dayu is really too rich.

I resisted the temptation and did not go south for several years.

In addition to being busy stabilizing the rear, they were also waiting for the leeks to grow again.

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Nanjing City.

"Bad news came from Henan: the rebels besieged Kaifeng Prefecture.

If nothing unexpected happens, the imperial court will issue an order in the near future for us to send troops to quell the rebellion.

However, the disaster situation in Southern Zhili is not optimistic.

A large number of refugees moved south and ships were urgently needed for transportation.

Although maritime merchants have ships, they cannot be directly conscripted, otherwise it will affect tariff revenue.

Colleagues, do you have any solution? "

Marquis Wuyang asked with a serious face.

In the past, when the imperial court was short of ships, he would definitely recruit them directly from the people.

The opinions of businessmen are not important at all.

But things are different now.

Tariffs became the second largest source of income after the Lianghuai salt tax, and accounted for an important proportion of the fiscal revenue of Southern Zhili.

The court was seriously short of money and the emperor would not allow the purse to be touched.

Therefore, a compromise solution was adopted in dealing with the problem.

As long as the sea merchants from all over the country helped the government transport disaster victims once, they would be considered to have completed their mission.

Subsequent immigration issues were mainly handled by the court's navy.

However, such an arrangement undoubtedly affected the progress of immigration transportation.

During this period, not only was food needed to be provided to the victims, but a large number of troops were also needed to maintain order.

If the imperial court drew troops from Southern Zhili to quell the rebellion, there would not be enough manpower.

"My Lord, I think the court is aware of our difficulties.

The situation in the Central Plains has not yet deteriorated to the point where the rebellion must be suppressed at all costs.

The difficulties are only temporary, and the navy's transportation capacity is actually not weak.

With the fleet sent by Marquis of Han Shui, it is not a problem at all to transport hundreds of thousands of disaster victims every month.

The number of disaster victims is not unlimited, and the situation will gradually improve after the first few months.

We have discussed this with the gentry in Jiangnan, and they have agreed to accept some of the refugees. We estimate that we can accommodate 300,000 people.”

Governor Jin Jianian replied calmly.

To be able to achieve such results, it is obvious that they have done their homework seriously.

During the peak period of the Dayu Navy, it had more than 4,000 ships of various sizes.

Even with the current discounts, there are still more than a thousand ships, and the number is increasing rapidly.

Since the introduction of customs duties, the imperial court has increased its military spending on the navy.

Last year alone, the Jiangnan Navy added more than 200 large and small warships, and this year it will build more than 100 new ships.

The size of the navy in Fujian, Zhejiang, Guangdong and Guangxi was also expanding rapidly.

The expansion of the navy effectively ensured the smooth flow of foreign trade.

Realizing the change in court policy, many pirates who had been pardoned suddenly joined the maritime merchant ranks.

Many foolish pirates were wiped out by the navy.

The remaining pirates also chose to flee far away.

The pirates entrenched in the waters near Dayu were almost wiped out.

Of course, this does not mean that it is safe on the sea. It’s just that the pirates’ robbery locations are farther away from Dayu.

The safety of ocean trade remains a difficult problem, and only the near seas are safe.

Even though the changes were minor, the merchants were satisfied.

It is enough for the imperial court to make an effort; no one can ever expect to wipe out all the pirates.

Profits are proportional to risks.

If pirates were gone, the huge profits from maritime trade would also end.

"well done.

If the gentry of Southern Zhili could help resettle 300,000 people, our pressure would be much less.

However, military pressure cannot be underestimated.

A few days ago, I corresponded with Han Shui Hou, and he expressed his concern about the invasion of the northern barbarians, and I also agreed with his judgment.

The Northern Tartars love to take advantage of an opponent's weakness, and now that there is such a good opportunity, they will definitely not give it up.

Once the northern barbarians invade, the imperial court will certainly order the king to defend the country.

The Marquis of Hanshui was far away in Annan, and the Marquis of Zhenyuan was in the isolated Shu area, so they were simply unable to send troops in time.

Apart from those guys in Liaodong Town, we are the closest to the capital.

If the northern barbarians break through the pass, we and Duke Cheng will be the main force to defend the king." Marquis Wuyang said worriedly.

The outside world all thought that he was a famous general of Dayu, but he himself knew very well how shabby this general was.

Among the generals under his command, there are indeed a few who have good military command capabilities, but they are more at the tactical level.

It is not a big problem to let them command a town of soldiers, but if they were to command a large army, who knows how much trouble it would cause.

The last counterinsurgency campaign is a real example.

After Li Mu left, the army under his command performed very mediocrely in the battle to quell the rebellion.

Although the troops were making rapid progress in some local battlefields, they were often not deployed in place at critical moments, leaving the enemy with opportunities to take advantage.

When the generals looked at issues, they all started from their own perspective without taking the overall situation into consideration.

As a result, in the subsequent battle to quell the rebellion, Duke Chengguo took the lead.

However, the large-scale military operations commanded by Duke Chengguo also had many flaws.

However, the rebels also made many mistakes, and the government troops were more powerful than the rebels, so they won the victory.

It would be hard to say if the enemy was the Northern Tartars.

The advancing speed of cavalry is far beyond that of infantry.

Once a flaw is revealed and caught by the enemy, it will be a great loss.

"My Lord, you don't need to worry too much.

The imperial court was prepared for the invasion by the northern barbarians.

The military expenditure that the imperial court spends on the border every year is not given in vain.

The border towns that had previously suffered heavy losses have all recovered their combat effectiveness.

The damaged defense line was also repaired.

It is impossible for the Northern Tartars to replicate the last invasion! "

Dong Zian began to persuade.

Compared with Marquis Wuyang, he is obviously much more optimistic.

Even during the most intense period of civil unrest, the imperial court did not reduce its investment in the northern border.

With the increase in fiscal revenue, the allocations to towns in the north were further increased.

The investment of real money should at least produce results.

"I hope so!"

"Pass the order down, and have the guards in various places restore their staffing as soon as possible.

Once the main force moves north, they must shoulder the responsibility of stabilizing the local area.

Next, I will personally inspect the various garrisons. If anyone is found to be cheating, they will be executed without mercy!"

Marquis Wuyang immediately gave the order.

The garrisons in the Jiangnan region had long been swept away by the rebels.

After the war, with more elite recruits at hand, he had no time to worry about the reconstruction of the garrison.

But now the situation is showing signs of deteriorating again, and the military force of the garrison has to be used.

In fact, what he wanted to do most now was to draw reinforcements from Guangdong and Guangxi in case of emergency.

Unfortunately, cross-border military mobilization must obtain the emperor's decree, otherwise it would be regarded as treason.

Even he, the king's uncle, could not afford to do such a taboo.

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Hanshuihou Mansion.

“My dear, the name of Shenglong City is too eye-catching.

Although we didn't take it, it would be troublesome if someone noticed it and spread rumors in front of Your Majesty."

Jing Yaqing spoke as she brewed tea.

The word "dragon" had extraordinary meaning in the feudal imperial era.

It has been said among the people that the emperor is the true dragon emperor.

The two words "Shenglong" are just short of saying that he wants to be the emperor.

When the Kingdom of Annan became independent, it was regarded by the literati of the Yu Dynasty as a country with evil ambitions.

After recovering Annan and establishing the Protectorate, the name should have been changed.

However, Li Mu was not sensitive to his name, and since the court did not ask him to change his name, he ignored it.

After all, there is Longmen County in Guangdong, and he ignored the taboo on this matter.

“Madam is right in reminding us that Shenglong City is indeed too eye-catching.

It would be troublesome if I were targeted by the censor one day.

In this case, I will submit a memorial to Your Majesty, asking him to grant me a new name."

Li Mu thought for a while and said.

Deep down, his obsession with building a civil service team has taken another step forward.

If there were many people under my command, someone would definitely have pointed out such low-level mistakes.

Although it was just a name, the emperor would not do anything to him even if the censor impeached him.

As a military man, it is completely understandable that he has a poor political sense.

After all, it was not he who named the city "Thang Long", so it was too far-fetched to say that he was plotting treason.

But when working in the officialdom, political mistakes can still be avoided, so try to avoid them as much as possible.

“My dear, there is no need to rush this matter.

If someone really brings up Thang Long City, it must mean that the dispute between civil and military officials has entered a white-hot stage.

Even if this incident had not happened, there would have been other triggers.

It would be better not to upgrade the city and let His Majesty directly name the capital of the Protectorate.

Thang Long City will be renamed to whatever name Your Majesty gives it.

Of course, if there is a better place to serve as the capital, we can change it.”

Jing Yaqing poured a cup of tea for Li Mu and said.

She had no obsession with the location of the Protectorate Office.

Anyway, we are far away from our hometown, so the situation will be the same no matter which city we settle down in.

With the influx of a large number of immigrants, the development of the Annan region entered the fast lane.

Even a small village can develop into a metropolis with the support of administrative resources.

As the one in power in the Marquisate, your quality of life will not be affected in any way.

Whatever you can enjoy in Dayu, you can also enjoy it here.

The huge income of the Marquis's Mansion provided strong support for life.

“There’s no need to change places.

Compared to the Central Plains, Shenglong City is already remote enough.

If the seat of the Protectorate continued to move south, it would be difficult to take into account Guangdong and Guangxi.

Besides, the development in the south has just begun, and the miasma is also a big threat."

Li Mu said calmly.

In fact, our ancestors had already summed up a set of solutions to deal with miasma.

As long as you are willing to invest, it is not a problem at all.

Thousands of years ago, the land of Jiangnan was still plagued by miasma, but now it is still covered with fertile fields.

With the continuous influx of immigrants, southward expansion was also put on the agenda.

In the past, during the reign of the Kingdom of Annan, the indigenous tribes in the south were left alone as long as they were willing to pay tribute.

During the Protectorate era, the situation changed.

Most of the land on the Red River Plain has been divided up.

If immigrants want to obtain land, they can only open up wasteland.

Compared with the mountainous areas in the north, there is obviously more development potential in the south.

Li Mu remembered that the largest Mekong Plain in Indochina was located in the southern region.

Once developed, recreating Jiangnan will no longer be a dream.

In this context, the indigenous tribes in the south became targets.

However, potential is only potential after all. The future is bright, but current development is also facing a series of problems.

There is no point in rashly moving the seat of government there except to increase the administrative burden.

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(End of this chapter)