After careful consideration, Zhengde finally agreed to Zhou Chong's grassland strategy plan. After all, no matter from any aspect, Zhou Chong's plan is more practical than his own idea of ​​building a cavalry. The most important thing is that the final effect is far more effective than

My plan is much stronger. If the entire plan can be fully implemented in three steps, then the entire Mongolian grassland will become a part of the Ming Dynasty, and there will be no need to worry about the border troubles in the north in the future.

Zhou Chong, in Beijing, also quickly received news that Zhengde agreed to his plan, which made him very happy. Zhengde's idea of ​​establishing a cavalry was just to prepare for a military strike against Mongolia, but such a strike could not last long and had limited effect.

.But Zhou Chong's plan is a dual invasion between military and economics. The combination of the two methods is much more effective than one plus one, and it can better control the grassland and prevent the other party from rebelling again.

After receiving Zhengde's reply, Zhou Chong immediately summoned the cabinet to discuss the matter. In fact, his plan had been discussed with them long ago. Although the cabinet was divided into two factions, it was only internal and external.

If someone reaches an agreement, if he dares to delay official business due to personal grievances, then Zhou Chong will definitely be the first to deal with the other party.

Several cabinet ministers were also very pleased that Zhengde could understand the righteousness so deeply this time, especially Yang Tinghe, the chief assistant of the cabinet. When Zhengde was the crown prince, he was Zhengde's teacher, but unfortunately, his teacher was in

The Emperor's religion of the Ming Dynasty became what he is now, which made Yang Tinghe feel a little guilty at times. Zhengde's choice finally made him feel that his hard work back then was not in vain. At least Zhengde could understand what state affairs are the most important.

However, after Zhengde agreed, the cabinet would be needed to implement this plan. In Zhou Chong's plan, the first step was to mobilize troops to clean up the two major forces of the Duoyan Sanwei and the Jurchens in Liaodong, and the third step was to economic invasion.

The grassland also needs to be carried out simultaneously, that is, it is necessary to encourage the public to invest in the construction of wool textile workshops and canned factories in the northwest and Liaodong. Only when these two industries develop will a huge demand for wool and mutton on the grassland.

The military cleanup of Liaodong naturally had to be handed over to the Ministry of War, so Wang Qiong took over this matter unwillingly. In recent years, the Ming Dynasty had sufficient national treasury and the military equipment was replaced, especially those who were good at fighting in the border army.

The combat effectiveness of the soldiers has greatly increased. With these troops in it, it is not difficult to clean up Liaodong.

What made Wang Qiong even happier was that the Ming army only needed to deal with the capricious three guards of Duoyan. As for the Jurchens, there was another army to deal with it. Wang Qiong was still worried about the ownership of this army. After all, Liaodong

It is also considered the territory of the Ming Dynasty, so naturally other troops cannot be allowed to enter. However, by the time Zhou Chong told him in detail about Li Anliang, and Li Anliang has devoted himself to training troops in Japan in recent years, and now he has trained a group of 50,000 people.

The Servant Army is said to have very strong combat power and can be used to attack the Jurchens. Moreover, there is no need to worry about the death of these Japanese Servant Army, and there will naturally be other Japanese people to join in in the future.

Wang Qiong was naturally very willing to fight without the Ming army himself, so he sent a transfer order to Li Anliang from Japan in the name of the Ministry of War, ordering him to assemble the army to prepare for crossing the sea. The Ministry of War will soon organize it

He wanted to move the military ship to Japan and transport the servants to Liaodong.

In addition, Wang Qiong also issued orders to the generals of Ningxia, Datong, Xuanfu and other places, asking them to separate 5,000 people to rush to Liaodong and join the troops of the Liaodong garrison to prepare for attacking the three guards of Duoyan

, and Wang Qiong has the confidence to win, because the three guards of Duoyan were originally fence-bearing. The reason why they turned to the little prince of Tatar before was because the little prince was too strong and they actually unified the grassland again. But now the little prince of Tatar has been several times in a row

The defeat was defeated by the Ming Dynasty this time, and I guess I will never have the strength to go south again. So as long as the Ming Dynasty takes a tough attitude this time, the three guards of Duoyan are likely to surrender without fighting.

However, during the process of Wang Qiong's dispatch of troops, an accident occurred. He originally wanted to mobilize the army to Liaodong and be commanded by the Liaodong general to attack the three guards of Duoyan, but Zhengde in Xuanfu insisted on commanding himself.

Wang Qiong was also very helpless. Although Zhengde stepped forward to defeat the little prince of Tatar, he had a certain amount of luck. If it weren't for the heavy fog for several days, the Datong army would have been beaten by the little prince of Tatar long ago.

If you lose, it is even more impossible to persevere until Zhengde's reinforcements arrive, so Wang Qiong doesn't really believe in Zhengde's military command.

However, Zhou Chong was very optimistic about Zhengde. After all, there was no natural talent in the world. Zhengde used to like martial arts, his belly was filled with military books and strategies. Moreover, he was also very talented in military affairs. Just give him some time on the battlefield

If you digest and absorb the military tactics in your stomach, you will not be able to become a famous general in the future, but you may be able to become a famous general in the future.

In addition to the dispatch of troops, Wang Qiong was also busy working closely with the Ministry of Revenue and other relevant departments. After all, whether it was attacking the Jurchens or the three guards of Duoyan, a large amount of food and supplies were required, and the amount was extremely large. As the saying goes, the army had not moved the food and grass.

Let's go first, these food and materials must be transported to Liaodong in advance, otherwise no matter how many troops are mobilized, it will be useless.

In contrast, the military aspect that Wang Qiong is responsible for is relatively simple. The remaining economic invasion of the grassland is the real trouble. Although this matter is supported by the cabinet, I want the Ming Dynasty merchants to go there obediently.

It is not easy to invest in the construction of wool textile workshops and canned workshops in the northwest and Liaodong. After all, this kind of thing requires one's own will. If the court uses strong power, it will not only fail to achieve the desired effect, but will even

Causes reverse effect.

The Ming Cabinet did not have much experience in this kind of economic regulation. After all, the entire Ming Dynasty was dominated by agricultural economy, and industry and commerce in various places were operated independently. Although the government sometimes intervened, most of them used rudeness.

I don’t know what economic regulation is.

Although Zhou Chong didn't know much about economy in his later generations, he had never eaten pork and always saw pigs running. What's more, various media in later generations shouted about economic regulation every day. Even if Zhou Chong didn't care, he would be unintentional.

He has learned some knowledge of this, so he has more experience in these economic means than those in the cabinet. Therefore, Zhou Chong was in charge of this matter in the end, which made Zhou Chong, who originally wanted to take a break for a while

Can a sigh.

If the wool textile industry and canned industry develop, it is necessary to let those merchants see the benefits. Only with sufficient interests can more people be attracted to invest money in these two industries, even in the Northwest and

Liaodong and other places are not peaceful, but driven by interests, those merchants will automatically ignore the risks.

Zhou Chong is very clear about the mentality of the merchants, and he also knows that if you want merchants to see the interests in the wool textile and canning industries, it is useless to rely on the court to say it is useless, and the other party must see it.

The money gains cannot be easily allowed to obtain these benefits by those merchants. After all, things that are too easy to obtain will always make people doubt its value.

So in this case, Zhou Chong did not rush to publicize the wool textile and canned food, but instead invested by the court to build wool textile workshops and canned food workshops in Ningxia, Datong, Xuanfu and other places. In addition,

The Nanyang Chamber of Commerce under the name of the Zhao royal palace and the inner palace of Zhengde also built these two factories in the Xuanfu, and began to purchase a large amount of wool and various meats from the herders on the grassland.

Businessmen are the most informed type of people in the world. Any changes in business information will attract the attention of those who are interested. As for the big moves of the court, the inner government and the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce, they naturally attracted the attention of many people, especially their

The acquisition of wool and meat made everyone even more puzzled.

At the beginning, it was summer and the weather was very hot. In this weather, a lot of salt was needed to purchase meat on the grassland. However, the price of salt in the Ming Dynasty is not cheap. If it is used for a large amount of salt.

The pickled bacon will probably lose money in the end. Not to mention the wool, this thing is originally useless on the grassland, not much different from garbage. Now the three parties of the imperial court have vigorously purchased it, and it is simply throwing money into the water.

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This is just the court and Zhengde's inner palace. Perhaps some people may speculate that this may be what the court should do to the grassland, or even to win over tribes on the grassland, so they made such a loss-making move. But now even the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce

Joined in. With the benefits of maritime trade, this chamber of commerce has become the largest maritime chamber of commerce in the Ming Dynasty. In recent years, it has been developing in the Ming Dynasty. It can do business wherever it makes money. There are very few times when it loses money. Now this chamber of commerce is actually

He also bought wool and meat with the court, and there must be some hidden secrets in this.

There is never a shortage of smart people in this world, especially among the merchants. After they realized that the imperial court had abnormal behavior in purchasing wool and meat, they immediately launched all channels to find out the news. As a result, Zhou Zhong thought it was

With the release of water, the news of wool textile and canned food production was finally found out by those who are interested, and some people with great eyes even obtained the core technology of wool textile and canned food production.

The silk and cotton cloth in the Ming Dynasty are both best-selling products in the sea trade. However, although silk is exquisite, its output is limited. Although cotton cloth has huge potential, it is limited by cotton production, so the output has reached a limit. Now there is another wool weaving.

For all merchants, this is like an extra road of wealth. Not to mention canned food, as long as it is produced, there is no need to worry about selling it. After all, although the Ming Dynasty was much richer, the meat was

The prices of the species remain high. If the cheap meat from the grassland can be transported to the Ming Dynasty, the benefits can be seen even if the blind man is aware of it.
Chapter completed!