The court meetings of the Hongxing Dynasty were different from those of previous dynasties. In addition to the ceremonial large court meetings, they were all small meetings. The small meetings were divided into four types: the court meeting of the two houses, the court meeting of the government, the court meeting of the cabinet, and the court meeting of the generalissimo's house. Among them, the court meeting of the two houses

Both the government affairs meeting and the government meeting were regular meetings. If the emperor was in Yingtian, the two government meetings would be held at least twenty times a month, while the government meeting would be held five times.

The Cabinet Meeting and the Generalissimo's Office Meeting are not regular meetings, but are held when encountering internal affairs or military problems. For example, when discussing major projects, disaster relief, or trade issues, the Generalissimo's Office does not need to participate (the army is within the Cabinet)

There is a Minister of the Ministry of War). When discussing military issues, a group of civil servants from the Cabinet Office do not need to attend the meeting. It is enough to have a Minister of the Ministry of War to represent the cabinet. If there are too many people attending the meeting, not only will there be too many people talking, but it is also easy for information to leak.

Therefore, the deployment of military operations of the Hong Xing Dynasty was generally not discussed by the cabinet officials. They did not understand it at all, so what other good ideas could they come up with?

Today, there is an additional "civilian official" in the court meeting of the Generalissimo's Mansion, namely Zheng Zhilong, Duke of Quan, the Minister of Household Affairs.

Although Zheng Zhilong knew military skills and had been a warlord, his appearance still surprised the generals of the Northern Army, including Wu Sanfu, Sun Fugui, Zhu Chunjie, Yan Yingyuan, Qi Yuanbi and Li Ruolian, Minister of War.

"All the gentlemen, please take a seat!"

Seeing that all the ministers had finished bowing, Zhu Cixi waved his hand and asked them to take their seats. Nowadays, the ministers of the Ming Dynasty seldom kowtow. Except for the great court gatherings, they only bow and bow. The reason for this is not

Zhu Cixiang didn't like people to kowtow, but Zhu Cixiang liked to have a long conference table in the hall where various small court meetings were held. In this way, everyone could take notes while having the meeting, and the ministers could also bring some documents to the meeting, and there would be people attending the meeting.

It looks like this. Once this long table is set up, it is inconvenient to kowtow, and it does not look solemn. It is a bit like crawling under the table. If everyone is asked to stand on the table and kowtow, it will be even more unsightly to climb up and down. They are all very big ministers.

He's not a child, but he crawls through the table and climbs on it. What does it look like?

So Emperor Zhu simply asked everyone to stand at the table and bow down.

"I have already seen the strategy submitted to the Generalissimo and divided the troops into five groups. It is very good! It just looks a bit like the one in the forty-seventh year of Wanli. You won't let people concentrate their forces and defeat each one, right?"

Emperor Zhu also saw the problem. Why did this plan look so similar to Saarhu? The 140,000 to 50,000 field troops were divided into five groups, and there seemed to be no way to respond!

Moreover, we are still fighting deep into the Donglu's firmly controlled area. I'm afraid there is no way to block the actions of the Five Route Army with just ten or twenty thousand black gun and mule soldiers, right?

When the time comes, what will Donnie do if he adopts the policy of "I'll only go one way"?

"Your Majesty," Wu Sanfu said, "the troops of the ten divisions are divided into five groups, each with two divisions. Counting various auxiliary troops and temporarily attached troops, the number of Donglu troops is close to 30,000. Even if the 60,000 Donglu army is concentrated,

It is also impossible to win in a frontal battle. If the two divisions of the new army can seize favorable terrain in time and then launch defensive positions, they can withstand the successive attacks of 100,000 Donglu.

Therefore, there is nothing wrong with dividing the troops into five groups."

"How to coordinate the five armies, and who can serve as the commander?" Zhu Cixiang asked next.

Wu Sanfu said: "The current governor of Liaodong, Zhu Chunchen, has served in the military for a long time, has outstanding achievements, is mature and prudent, and can be the commander-in-chief of the Five Route Army."

What? Zhu Chunchen will be the coach? Zhu Cihong said to himself: You are not kidding, right? The battle plan is the same as that of the Battle of Saarhu, and Zhu Chunchen is also appointed as the commander. Is this trying to summon the souls of the Qing Dynasty?

"Yan Yingyuan, what do you think?" Zhu Cixiang felt that Wu Sanfu's opinion was unreliable, so he turned to the Chief of Staff Yan Yingyuan for advice.

"Your Majesty, I think that Duke Cheng Guo can take on this important task." Yan Yingyuan said, "Since Jiashen moved the capital, Duke Cheng Guo has been serving as an official in the military, and has served as the general town or governor of Jingying, Fengyang, Henan, Shanxi and other places.

He has served as an official in Liaodong since the ninth year of Hongxing. He is very familiar with the affairs of Liaodong and western Liaoning. If His Majesty wants to use troops this autumn, Cheng Guogong is the most suitable candidate to lead the army."

Zhu Cixiang frowned and was noncommittal.

After a while, he said again: "This time I am planning to go on a personal expedition, so I want to set up the Pingliao Palace!"

Personal expedition?

Do you want to set up Pingliao Palace?

What is this for?

The military bosses were all stunned.

Zheng Zhilong, the Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue, smiled and said: "Thousands of miles of fertile wilderness outside the Pass, the products are extremely rich, no less rich than the American Gulf. And the coast of the Bohai Bay is the essence of the Pass. Once recovered by the imperial court,

That’s another opportunity to make a fortune!”

Make a fortune?

Why is it all about getting rich?

Isn't this a military meeting? Just now we were talking about the Pingliao Palace, and why are we suddenly discussing making a fortune? So how do we make this fortune?

Zhu Cixiang said with a smile: "Pingliao is also a business! If it is done well, the court's taxes can be greatly increased, meritorious soldiers can be granted land, and the people of Liaodong, Youyan, and Shandong can live and work in peace and contentment, and everyone will be happy.

It’s over! If we fail to restore the vast territory, it will be difficult to control it for a long time, and it will be even harder to profit from it!"

You have to do loss-making business, but you must not do it in the fertile land outside the customs. If you can lose money, why go to the New World?

"I wonder how your Majesty intends to profit from the Battle of Pingliao?" Wu Sanfu asked.

Well, now, the military meeting has turned into an investment analysis meeting.

Zhu Cixi thought thoughtfully and said: "To develop Liaoning territory, the benefit of transportation should be given priority, and the benefit of transportation should be water transportation. The first advantage of water transportation is sea transportation, and the second is river transportation. At present, the navy of Liaodong and western Liaoning and the water transportation of Liaohe River are not

Connect them together. Therefore, establishing a seaport at the mouth of the Liao River and establishing a hub for river and sea transportation should be the first priority in developing Liao Territory!"

The place he was talking about was Yingkou in the future. In later generations, I don’t know whether it was a third-tier or fourth-tier city, but now there are no giant ships of hundreds of thousands of tons, and there are no trains and railways. Therefore, the value of the Liaohe River and its tributaries in cargo transportation is extremely great.

!Because of the products produced in Liaoning, apart from ginseng, deer antlers, furs, and dongzhu, which are quite expensive but have little impact on the overall economy, they are grain, timber, and livestock.

The transportation costs of these three items are very high, and transporting them by land to the customs will be a loss!

If grain, timber, and livestock cannot be transported to the pass, it will be difficult for the economy of the Liaohe River Basin to achieve any major development. If the economy cannot develop, the Liaohe River Basin cannot afford a large-scale garrison. The cost of operating the Liao region in Ming Dynasty will be

It will become very expensive and unaffordable.

In addition, the economy of Liaoning Province cannot fully communicate with the mainland, and integration will produce another result, that is, Liaoning Province will become a relatively independent region economically.

This means that it is difficult for the central government to control Liaodi through economic and financial means.

Zhu Cixiang said: "The grain, livestock and timber produced in Liao will be supplied to Hebei and Shandong in Guan in large quantities. The best route for transporting materials from Liao to Guan is from the mouth of the Liao River to Tianjin. Therefore, Tianjin will be the second largest city after Ping Liao.

The city that benefits the most!

My Pingliao Palace is located in Tianjin!"

Judging from the map, the route between Dengzhou and Lushun seems to be the main route for external transportation of materials in Liaoning.

But the actual situation is not like this. Lushun and Dengzhou have no inland water transportation system support behind them. Therefore, their radiation capabilities are limited and are far less advantageous than the Liaohe River Estuary and Tianjin.

Zhu Cixiang added: "In the future, Tianjin will be upgraded to a prefecture, which will be the heart of the Northern Territory, and the mouth of the Liao River will be named Tianhe Prefecture, which will be the fundamental place of the Liao Territory!"

When Emperor Zhu said this, he stopped and glanced at both sides of the conference table. Except for Zheng Zhilong, everyone else was immersed in recording. This is another opportunity to make a fortune! Go to Tianjin to invest in real estate. Be sure to only rent and not sell.
Chapter completed!