The Wanli Emperor of the Ming Dynasty was extremely rebellious

Chapter 507: The Southwestern Chieftain Needs to Be Punished

Compared with the two capitals and thirteen provinces of the Ming Dynasty, Nurgandusi is a bitterly cold place in the far north.

The temperature here drops sharply in mid-October.

Especially during this Little Ice Age.

Even a thin layer of ice was beginning to form at night.

The grass in the field was covered with white frost in the morning, just like a heavy snow fell at night.

Judging from the situation, the river will probably freeze before November.

Wanli was also preparing to go back.

It was late afternoon that day, the sky was still a little gloomy and a little cold outside.

However, Wanli still took little Zhu Changxun out of the camp and prepared to visit the completed Zhaozhou Guard Commander's Office.

This time he also brought along all the concubines, princes and princesses.

He and Xiao Zhu Changxun were still riding horses, while the other princes, princesses and concubines sat in several carriages. Their whole family left the camp and came to Zhaozhou Weiwei City.

At this moment, the houses, courtyards and barracks of Zhaozhou Weiwei City have been built, but the construction of the city wall has not yet begun.

There were no other people in the city except for the garrison officers at all levels and their families. The garrison soldiers had all returned to their respective centurions, and the commander's office was even more empty, with only a circle of Jinyiwei on guard outside.

Originally, it was deserted here, with no one here.

After their whole family came in, the room suddenly became lively and noisy.

The little ones found everything new and interesting.

In fact, all government offices at all levels in the Ming Dynasty were regulated, and their layouts were similar. After seeing them too many times, they became like commonplace and there was nothing new about them.

This commander's office was built according to the regulations of the Ming Dynasty. It is similar to the provincial government office and also has three courtyards: front, middle and back.

In front are the lobby, dining hall, reception hall and small training ground.

In the middle are the duty rooms for commanders at all levels and garrison officers.

At the back is a main hall and two side rooms on the left and right.

The only difference between this headquarters office and the headquarters offices of the two capitals and thirteen provinces of the Ming Dynasty is that there is an additional boiler room next to the guesthouse.

Originally, the commander and his family lived here permanently, but now it has become the temporary palace of the Northern King Zhu Changxu.

There was no other way. Winter was approaching, and they could not spare too many people to build a huge palace. Little Zhu Changxu could only make do in the commander's office for the time being.

Wanli looked carefully from the front yard to the back yard, then ordered people to light up the boiler to test the heating effect, and then invited the whole family to sit down in the main hall in the backyard.

This yamen looks good.

However, the main function of this place is for garrison officers of all levels to sit and do their work, and it is not specifically for living. The only rooms that can be used for living are the two wings at the back.

Moreover, these two wing rooms were only temporary residences for the garrison commander and his family. They were very simple, similar to the courtyards where ordinary garrisons lived.

It seems a bit unfair that he just left the second prince Zhu Changxu here.

Because he had not just one but two sons who were enfeoffed, the eldest son Zhu Changluo had already been enfeoffed and a huge East Palace had been built.

The East Royal Palace was built within the walls of the former Edo Castle. It was even much larger than an ordinary royal palace. Imperial Concubine Qin Lan saw it with her own eyes.

Moreover, the temperature in the East is not as low as here. This is a truly bitterly cold place.

The two sons lived in completely different places, which was really unfair to the second son Zhu Changxu. He had to explain it no matter what.

He thought about it carefully, and then said solemnly: "Xu'er, you have to bear with it this winter and spend the winter here. The palace can only be built for you next year.

As the saying goes, it is easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but difficult to go from extravagance to frugality. You must get used to being frugal and thrifty, and don't imitate those princes who indulged in extravagance and extravagance. This will not benefit you or the Ming Dynasty."

Compared with those princes' palaces, this place is really simple.

However, the Northern King Zhu Changxu did not have any extravagant habits. He only had one hobby, which was eating.

In other words, this is not a hobby, but a normal need at this age. After all, you eat more when you are growing.

He looked at Imperial Noble Consort Qin Lan, then nodded repeatedly and said, "Okay, I'll remember this."

Wanli also looked at Imperial Noble Consort Qin Lan, and then asked, "Xiaolan, are you going to spend the winter here with Xi'er, or are you going back to the palace with me?"

What he said last time about wanting Imperial Noble Consort Qin Lan to stay and take care of Northern Prince Zhu Changxu was actually just an excuse.

At that time, he thought that something had happened to the emperor's legitimate son Zhu Changxun, so as the emperor's favorite concubine and the mother of two princes, Qin Lan naturally had to avoid him.

As a result, after all this time, it turned out that the king's uncle was in trouble, and the problem was not serious.

The emperor's legitimate son Zhu Changxun is fine now, so there is no need for the imperial concubine Qin Lan to be shy.

His question made Imperial Noble Consort Qin Lan a little difficult to decide. She was responsible for all four children, and they were all hers.

Moreover, it was impossible for her to stay here with the three or four-year-old Southern Prince Zhu Changzhi to spend the terrible winter. If she accidentally let this guy run away, it would be all over.

She thought about it carefully and said simply: "Your Majesty, it's up to you to decide. If you ask me to go back, I will go back. If you ask me to stay, I will stay."

Upon hearing this, Northern King Zhu Changxu couldn't help but show a hint of nervousness.

He originally thought that his mother was here with him, so he didn't care about anything. Now that his mother might be going back, he suddenly panicked.

This brat is like a child in front of Imperial Noble Consort Qin Lan, not like a powerful prince.

Seeing this, Wanli pondered, "Xu'er is not young anymore, and in two years he will be ruling a region on his own. It's time for him to exercise.

Come back to the palace with me. Yuan Jing, Yuan De, and Bang Ping are here to take care of Xu Er. It's okay."

Alas, then I can only leave my eldest son behind.

Imperial Noble Consort Qin Lan nodded slightly and said, "I will obey Your Majesty."

woo woo woo woo.

Little Zhu Changxu curled his lips and actually looked like he was about to cry.

Seeing this, Wanli said angrily, "Xu'er, you said you wanted to lead the army to expand the territory. Have you ever seen a general let his mother lead him to the battlefield?"

This doesn't seem to be the case. Upon hearing this, Xiao Zhu Changxi's face was filled with complex expressions.

Upon seeing this, Imperial Noble Consort Qin Lan quickly pulled her precious son over to comfort him.

At this moment, the sound of horse hooves suddenly came from outside.

Soon, Shan Sinan walked in quickly, bowed and said, "General Liu Jing requests an audience."

Liu Jing finally arrived.

Wanli nodded slightly, then waved his hand and said, "Alright, go help Xu'er clean up the wing room, and have Bangping, Yiming and the others move their things in. They will live in the left wing with Xu'er. I'll have Yuanjing and Yuande move into the right wing."

After saying that, he ordered Shan Sinan to go and call Liu Jing over.

Upon seeing this, all the concubines, princes and princesses quickly stood up and walked out.

It was obvious that he was here to discuss some important matter with Liu Jing.

After a while, Liu Jing walked in quickly.

After the emperor and his ministers exchanged greetings, Wanli asked Liu Jing to sit at the first seat on his left, and then he said solemnly: "Shengwu, the Burmese Xuanwei Division has begun to attack the Mengyang Xuanwei Division again.

You are most familiar with the Three Xuans and Six Weis of the Southwest. I intend to have you lead the Yunnan, Guizhou, and Sichuan provinces' 100,000 chieftain soldiers to reinforce them. What do you think? Do you think we have enough manpower?"

These guys are fighting again?

Upon hearing this, Liu Jing asked cautiously, "Your Majesty, do you mean that we should directly destroy the Burmese Xuanwei Division this time?"

Don't rush in so aggressively, kid.

Wanli shook his head slightly and said, "I just want you to help Mengyang Xuanweisi hold it.

Right now we don't have the energy to completely pacify the Three Xuans and Six Weis. Transporting food and supplies for 100,000 troops is a big problem.

The waterway of the Yunnan-Guizhou-Sichuan Xingdusi can only reach Bozhou and Bijiewei at most, which is more than 2,000 miles away from the Mengyang Xuanweisi.

You lead your troops to guard the Mengyang Xuanwei Division, and I can also ask the Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan Xingdu Division to mobilize grain carts to barely guarantee the supply of food and supplies for 100,000 troops.

If you lead your army to the Myanmar Xuanwei Office, it will be difficult to transport food and supplies there because it is too far away.

If the Myanmar Xuanwei Office cannot hold on, it will definitely hide in the mountains to the west. By then, you will probably be more than 5,000 miles away from the Bozhou-Bijie line. It is such a long distance, and there are dense mountains and rivers in between, so it is impossible to transport food and supplies.

It's too dangerous for you to advance deep into the enemy territory alone without any food or supplies.

Therefore, for the next two years, you will just need to help hold the Mengyang Xuanwei Division over there. Once we have resolved the other areas, we will mobilize our navy to sail south to the Burmese Xuanwei Division to establish a port and wharf, and transport the army and supplies there. Only in this way can we completely pacify the Three Xuanweis and Six Weis."

It was really troublesome to transport food and supplies for these 100,000 troops.

Upon hearing this, Liu Jing nodded slowly, then said cautiously, "Your Majesty, I dare to do this.

If we just defend ourselves strictly, the Burmese Xuanwei Office will become more arrogant. These guys deserve to be dealt with. I think we should still fight back appropriately.

We will take advantage of their exhausted state after a long siege to launch a counterattack, kill our way through to the heavily guarded pass or city, then make a show of our strength and scare them before we come back.

In this way, it won't take us long to go back and forth, and the soldiers can just bring some food with them to eat on the road. The Burmese Xuanwei Office will be scared and retreat, and they probably won't dare to send troops for at least one or two years.

At that time, we only need to leave 50,000 troops to guard the Mengyang Xuanwei area, and the remaining 50,000 troops can return to the Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan Xingdusi first.

This way, the pressure on the supply of food and fodder will be reduced. If the Burmese Xuanwei Division gathers more troops to attack, our 50,000 troops can hold out for a while, and there will be no problem holding out until another 50,000 troops arrive to help."

You are just too fierce, I can't even ask you to guard against me.

However, your tactic of using offense as defense is still very good.

Wanli thought about it carefully after hearing this, then nodded slightly and said, "Well, it's up to you. If the time is right, you can choose to launch a counterattack."

This counterattack still needs something.

Liu Jing nodded, then said carefully, "Your Majesty, it seems that the 100,000 troops left behind by the Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan Provincial Commandery are not equipped with firearms, right?"

of course.

At this time, only the navy and the Beijing garrison are equipped with large quantities of muskets and cannons, and the border troops have not yet been equipped.

Only the 50,000 Shizhu chieftain soldiers under Ma Qiancheng of the Yunnan-Guizhou-Sichuan Xingdusi were equipped with muskets.

These muskets and cannons are their trump cards and cannot be equipped everywhere. It would be troublesome if someone took them and imitated them.

Their muskets and artillery were very advanced, but only in structure. Technically, they were not much more advanced than those of European countries. They could still be imitated if they had samples.

Therefore, they still have strict control over muskets and artillery.

Wanli nodded slowly and said, “Well, they are not equipped with muskets and cannons.

Why, do you need muskets and cannons to defend and counterattack?"

There is no need for muskets and cannons.

Liu Jing shook his head slightly, then explained in detail: "Your Majesty, I don't mean to ask for muskets and cannons, but for kerosene tanks and thunder bombs.

The Burmese Xuanwei Office dared to act recklessly only because it had a large number of elephant soldiers. In fact, elephant soldiers had many weaknesses, such as fear of fire, explosions, eye injuries, etc.

If the chieftains of the Yunnan, Guizhou, and Sichuan provinces could be equipped with enough kerosene cans and some thunder bombs, they would be able to scare the elephant soldiers into turning around and running away in all directions."

This is no big deal.

Upon hearing this, Wanli nodded without hesitation and said, "There's no problem with the kerosene tanks and the thunder bombs. These two things don't need to be kept secret, and we've produced a lot of them and haven't consumed much yet.

I will equip you with 100,000 boxes of kerosene tanks and 10,000 boxes of bombs. These two things are also powerful weapons for defending the city and will be very beneficial to your early defense.

How about it, are these 110,000 boxes enough?

If it's not enough, just tell me. I'm just worried that pulling too much at once will affect the food supply. Once you have enough food stored, I can send more to you later."

One hundred thousand boxes of kerosene cans and ten thousand boxes of bombs!
How could that not be enough?

The Burmese Xuanwei Office has only more than 100,000 troops in total.

Liu Jing nodded repeatedly and said, "That's enough, that's enough. Thank you very much for your grace, Your Majesty."

(End of this chapter)