"Where is the latest information about the Dongyu Kingdom?" Liu Jun asked Feng Sheng, the commander of the Jinyiwei who attended the Prime Minister's meeting.

"Tongyu is now surrounded by enemies. The Great City Kingdom is still dragging the main force of Dongyu in the south, and the Zheng family of Vietnam also took the opportunity to take advantage of the situation. The soldiers invaded the east, and the rebels of Yunnan such as Yi Miao and other Yunnan were still surrounded by the capital of Dongyu Awa. "Feng Sheng happily reported to the emperor, "The troops in Dali and Laos have already gone south, and now most of the original Liuwei land has been recovered."

"As soon as Awa's Dongyu army and the rebels both suffered losses, our army can immediately go south and seize Awa."

"I am worried that those Yi people will merge with the Dongyu Kingdom. I heard that the King of Dongyu had already offered high recruitment conditions to the rebels, and promised that if Shadingzhou surrendered to Dongyu, King of Dongyu would grant Shadingzhou the king and confer all the six comforts and three Xuans to Shadingzhou and others." Fu Shan raised his own concerns, "I heard that King of Dongyu still intends to marry his daughter to the son of Shadingzhou as his wife to form an alliance."

Zheng Zhilong seemed confident and said, "Even if King Dongyu and Shadingzhou join forces, it is not scary. We can also fight far and near and fight with Dacheng. As long as the Dacheng army drags Dongyu's main force to the south, Dongyu is unable to fight four times. What's more, there is an ambitious Zheng family in the Li Dynasty in Vietnam."

Dongyu was not a big country. Although he was strong for a while, his years of war with the Dacheng Dynasty and the previous domestic rebellion made Dongyu weaker. After the brief revival, he was weaker again and now he is even more surrounded by enemies.

In the past, he only pecked with the two countries of Dacheng. Now the Han Dynasty crossed the river to the dragon, and the little snake in Dongsuo could only be tragic. It was just that the house was raining all night, and they fought with Dacheng in a fierce battle. First, the Yunnan rebel chieftain who was driven away by the Han army arrived, and then the Han Dynasty came again.

Now Mubang and Shan chieftains have all surrendered to the Han Dynasty. In this situation, Zheng Zhilong felt that he would be very relaxed to take office as the governor of the Central South Military Region and the General of Jingnan. However, he felt that the emperor was not really satisfied to regain San Xuan and Liu Hui. The emperor used him, and must have been planning to use him to fight to the beach, destroy the entire Dongyu Dynasty, and even to the Malacca Peninsula. He fought to the Malacca Strait and made a way from Yunnan to connect with the emperor's enclave in Nanyang, Singapore.

Zheng Zhilong once traversed the sea, was very clear about the situation in the South China Sea, and even more understood the huge profits of the South China Sea trade. Therefore, he also knew the importance of the Strait of Malacca occupied by Portugal today. Malacca is the gateway to India and Europe from the South China Sea, but Portugal has long been weak. This colonist who first came to the South China Sea to colonize the South China Islands can no longer compete with the emerging Netherlands, Britain, France and others.

Portugal's control in Malacca has become increasingly weaker and this important territory may change hands at any time. The biggest possibility is that the Netherlands will seize this place.

If the great man can seize this place first, it will naturally be of great significance.

But if the traditional method is used, the Han Dynasty had to move south from Guangdong along the coast and first pass the Spanish forces of Vietnam and Luzon to intercept them. They would not let the Han Dynasty go south easily.

Not to mention the colonists such as the Netherlands and Britain to the south.

But if he could break through Dongshu from Yunnan, open up a sea outlet in the southwest, and even capture the Malacca Peninsula along the coast, it would be unexpected and winding paths would be hidden.

The side and rear are swaying, and no matter whether it is Vietnam or Spain, the Netherlands and others will be able to intercept them.

After hearing Zheng Zhilong's words, Liu Jun was very satisfied.

"No need to touch Vietnam for the time being. We can join forces with the Ayutthaya Kingdom to destroy Dongshu first."

"The more Vietnamese Zheng family is unaware of advancing and retreating, and invades Laos and other places?"

Liu Jun snorted coldly, "The enemy's enemy is our friend. Since we can unite the Great City Kingdom to deal with the Dongyu Kingdom, we can contact the enemy of the Zheng family in Vietnam to deal with him. Although the Zheng family in the Later Li Dynasty was controlled by the Zheng family, there was Mo Dynasty in the north. There was the Wu family in the middle and the Ruan family in the south. If we expressed our willingness to support them in replacing the Zheng family, they must be willing to stab the Zheng family in the back?"

"I immediately sent someone to contact the Nguyen Kingdom and the Vietnamese Nguyen, Wu and Mo family." Feng Sheng said, "The more muted the water is, the more beneficial it is to us."

Yuan Jixian cleared his throat. "Your Majesty, Zheng Zheng was transferred from Shaanxi and Gansu to Central and Southern China, who will take over Shaanxi and Gansu? In addition, the court is preparing to adjust all parts of the world to 39 provinces in the Five Capitals and Twelve Military Regions, many of which have adjusted and merged the provinces. How should the governors and generals of each province be adjusted accordingly? Please give your Majesty a message."

This round of imperial adjustments and regional redivision involves the top local military and political adjustments.

According to the personnel system of the Han Dynasty, civil servants under the fifth rank and above were selected and removed by the Ministry of Personnel, and military officers under the fifth rank and above were selected and removed by the Ministry of War. Civil servants under the seventh rank and below were appointed and removed by the local civil servants under the seventh rank and above were appointed and removed by the governors of each province, and military officers under the seventh rank and below were appointed and removed by the governors of each military region.

Civilians above the fifth rank and below the third rank will be recommended to the emperor after being selected by the cabinet. Military officers above the fifth rank and below the third rank will be recommended to the emperor by the Privy Council.

As for civil and military officials above the third rank, the power of selection and appointment is all in the hands of the emperor.

Whether it is the governor, governor, general, even the civil and military officials such as the governor, the chief, the inspector, etc., they are all officials above the third rank, and their appointment and removal powers are directly in the hands of the emperor.

Through this personnel system, Liu Jun has a stronger control over the court.

Even Yuan Jixian, in the face of this huge human resources transfer, he would not dare to overstep his power. For these senior officials, he would at most recommend him.

The original nine military regions were adjusted to twelve military regions, and the number of new ones was added to thirty-nine provinces, and there were five capitals at the Zhili Prefecture level.

The administrative ranks of the five capitals are already the same as those of the provinces, but unlike the two capitals in the Ming Dynasty, the five capitals of the Han Dynasty were all Zhili Prefectures, but they only had one capital. They were not under the jurisdiction of the provinces, but were directly under the jurisdiction of the court. For example, Shuntian Prefecture, the governor of Zhili and the governor of Hebei, had no right to govern.

Jiangnan Province also has no authority to govern Nanjing Prefecture, Henan Province has no authority to govern Luoyang Prefecture, Shaanxi Province has no authority to govern Chang'an Prefecture, and Liaodong Province has no authority to govern Liaoyang Prefecture.

The provincial capital of Hebei is therefore located in Baoding, the provincial capital of Henan is located in Kaifeng, the provincial capital of Jiangnan is located in Suzhou, the provincial capital of Shaanxi is located in Fengxiang, and the provincial capital of Liaodong is located in Shenyang.

The chiefs of the Five Capitals were no longer called governors, but called Yin, such as Shuntian Prefecture, Nanjing Prefecture, etc. The official rank was higher than that of the prefect and the same as the governor.

Therefore, if the administrative divisions of the Han Dynasty are divided by provincial levels, they will be the 39 provinces of the Five Capitals and the 12 Military Regions.

The five capitals have a special status, with Zhili Central Committee, each stationed at the General Reserve Army of the Five War Zones of the Privy Council, each led by an admiral. The status of the five capitals is the same as that of the prefect. However, it must be supervised by the prefect.

The Nine Gates Admiral in Beijing was the commander of the general reserve army of the capital, and the imperial guards he commanded were the general reserve army of the Central War Zone.

The adjustment of the zoning pattern of the imperial court means the adjustment of the power pattern. This is a means for the emperor to strengthen his grasp of power, and no one will come out to oppose it. Even Yuan Jixian will not.

Even after the adjustment, he was so clever that he did not express his opinion. He knew that the emperor must have had a predetermined plan, so he could just follow the emperor's arrangements.

"Hong Chengchou served as the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu. The military and political governor of Shaanxi, Gansu and Qinghai provinces were also the governor of Shaanxi. Sun Chuanting served as the governor of the Seshang province, the military and political governor of Ningxia, Suiyuan, Yanbei, Monan and Xing'an provinces, and the governor of Suiyuan. Zhu Dadian was appointed as the prefect of Chang'an and was always promoted to the governor of Chang'an."

After slowing down, Liu Jun said, "The Governor of Baoning Hou Qin has repeatedly submitted memorials. Chen Yan is old and weak, begging for bones. I have made it clear. The founding Duke of Baoning County, Liangyu of Jin, rewarded 100,000 yuan to enjoy his old age. Chen Qiyu was appointed as the governor of the southwest. The governor of Sichuan, Guizhou and Xikang provinces, and also served as the governor of Sichuan, and Cai Yuan was appointed as the governor of the southwest and the general officer of Sichuan."

Next year, in addition to the eastward expedition to Japan and the southwest into Myanmar, the most important war for the imperial court must be a battle with Moxi Mongolia.

Compared to the imperial court's overwhelming advantages over Japan and Tohoku, it is probably not easy to fight with the Erath Alliance in the Northwest next year.

Liu Jun transferred Zheng Zhilong from the northwest and finally selected three generals to take charge of the southwest and northwest.

Hong Chengchou, Sun Chuanting, and Chen Qiyu, these three were all three literati generals who had performed very well in suppressing bandits and Anmin in the Ming Dynasty. In particular, the three of them had been using troops in the northwest for a long time and were quite familiar with the northwest. They had also gone south to Sichuan to fight.

These three people are used because they are familiar with Northwest affairs.

Although the three of them were senior officials of the previous dynasty, Liu Jun was also observing them. Now the three of them performed well in the new dynasty. Chen Qiyu was the governor of Jiangnan and went to the Privy Council as commander of the Fifth War Zone. Hong and Sun also became prisoners for a period of time after being captured by the Qing army in Liaodong. He was steadfast and unyielding, and showed great integrity.

After returning, Liu Jun arranged for the two to be governors under Zheng Zhilong, the northwest, and they performed very well.

These three people were sent as governors, the governors of the Three Military Regions, and the eleven provinces were led by the eleven provinces in order to preside over the defense of the battle with Moxi and Mongolia. They were used instead of directly using Zhang Shan and others. First, Zhang Shan and others were military generals and were very young. The position of governor must manage both the military and civil affairs, and also have high requirements for government affairs.

Moreover, Liu Jun was not very willing to let the generals under his command take the position of governors of each military region early. He hoped to be able to distinguish between civil and military personnel. Military generals were professional generals, only commanding troops to fight, but not interfering much in local civil affairs.

Sun Chuanting and others are more suitable for the position of governor, Zhang Shan, Cai Yuan and others are more suitable for the position of admiral. Liu Jun has a million-dollar standing army and is very cautious and will not easily hand over the army to other people.

It is more reassuring to be led by your old brothers, and it is more professional.

The three governors were in the west of the empire and defending the desert and west Mongolia. Liu Jun did not forget to send Zhu Dadian and Chang Sheng the admiral of the prefect of Chang'an to command the General Reserve Army of the Left War Zone in Xijing.

Liu Jun also thought about it for a long time when he used Zhu Dadian, his former partner, as the prefect of Xijing.

Zhu Dadian used to be very greedy and loved money, but he was also very capable, especially in commanding troops and fighting wars. He was very tough and capable, and he was considered a more famous figure among civil officials.

However, in recent years, Zhu Dadian's greed has been changed a lot, mainly due to the supervision system of the court.

"Your Majesty's arrangement, we won't fight with Vlater next year?" Fu Shan asked.

Liu Jun's arrangement is more like a full-scale defense. Liu Jun shook his head, "Observation is the best defense, but I am ready to make two preparations. In Qinghai, Xikang, and Gansu, we use defense instead of attack. The cruel environment and climate of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau are our biggest enemies for the time being. If we cannot adapt to this situation, we will not be able to truly attack the Tibetan Plateau. Because we are still mainly defense!"

But being beaten passively is not Liu Jun's style.

The imperial court also had a coalition of Mongolian princes, and now there are many Jurchen surrender tribes. Isn’t it a pity if you don’t need it?

Therefore, Liu Jun's plan was to focus on defense on the southern front, while on the northern front, attack instead of defense, with the Mongolian and Jurchen troops as the main force, and the Han army's infantry and artillery coordinated to directly kill the New Jiangxi region in the core area of ​​Wei Lat's old nest.

The current strength of the Han Dynasty can be divided into two groups, defending south and attacking north.

But the Wei Lat Alliance may not have enough strength to fight on both sides. It is not easy to fight on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, so I will take it to the Western Regions grasslands to fight.

Moreover, the combat strategy of defending the south and attacking the north was to fight a long-term battle at the beginning. There was no intention to destroy the Weilath Alliance in the Western Regions without any intention. While taking a foothold on defense on the southern front, they continued to conquer the western tribes from the Mongolian grasslands, plunder their cattle and sheep, plunder their population, and annihilate their soldiers.

If you don’t fight once, then twice or three times. If you don’t work this year, then let’s continue next year.

Liu Jun believed that with the orders and support of the Han Dynasty, the soldiers and horses of the Manchu and Mongolian tribes would not oppose going to the grass valley and snatching troops on the grasslands of the Western Regions.

As long as you persist, let alone three to five years, there will be two or three years, the Weilath Alliance in Moxi will not be able to bear it.

When they were unable to stand on the grasslands of the Western Regions, they had been stationed in Xikang, Qinghai for a long time and were used to training, the Han army could advance into the Tibetan area at any time and control the Tibetan area in one fell swoop.

By that time, unless the tribes in the western Moxi, like the Tugut tribes, crossed the Kazakh prairie and ran to the Volga River and the Caspian Sea.

The Dahan has a population of more than 200 million and has a very exciting industry and commerce. This is the confidence of the Dahan.

Especially the Han Dynasty had a huge standing army, and even many strong tribal reserve troops could be summoned at any time. This means that the Han Dynasty was not like the Qin, Han, Sui and Tang dynasties. At that time, the Central Plains dynasty army was more of a combination of peasants and soldiers. To fight wars, peasants had to be gathered together. This system had inherent flaws and short-term wars would not have much impact on the court.

Once the war lasts too long, it will affect the cultivation and harvest of crops. If the soldiers die a little more in the war, they will be damaged.

But today's great Han Dynasty is different. The great Han Dynasty has a professional standing army, which also has a complete logistics supply supply system. The great Han army can be pulled out to fight at any time, or even be able to continue to fight for a long time, and will not have much impact on domestic production and life.

The Han army could send troops to the Western Regions every year and fight a few with them every year. The Mongolian tribes in the west of the desert were just nomadic tribes with all the people, and their soldiers were herders. If the herders had long wars, it would have a great impact on their lives.

The great man had the capital to fight such a long-term war, but the Mongolians in Moxi could not afford it.

With the current domestic situation of the Han Dynasty, Liu Jun was confident that he would launch three wars at the same time next year, expeditioning Japan in the east, Myanmar in the south, and Verrat in the west, without any pressure.

He even planned to rely on these three wars to make the last war money. (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!