Although the Ming army was expanding in the four directions of Liaodong, southwest, Mekong Province and Nanyang, there are also priorities.

Compared with the bitter cold in Liaodong and the disasters during the Little Ice Age, although there are rye and potatoes, they are still much slower to develop than in the south.

Therefore, the emperor's investment in resource investment in Liaodong was careful, and he was steadily advancing.

However, the immigration and construction and development of Mekong Province were highly expected by the emperor.

With the extermination of the Shean rebels, Mekong Province received support from 10,000 strong soldiers, and the expansion steps were accelerated. The current land area was more than doubled than two years ago.

The Ming army in Yunnan was also expanding its troops. The 15,000 troops that suppressed the rebellion entered Yunnan Province, and they also laid off the weak and kept the strong in Yunnan Province's original army and strictly trained them. Now more than 30,000 strong troops are waiting for the battle, preparing to recover lost land, and repeat the Ming Dynasty's various Xuanfu Departments.

Of course, the Tohyu Dynasty in Myanmar will be the target of key attacks. Although there is no plan to destroy its country in one war, it is a certain strategic purpose to make the already declining Tohyu Dynasty worsen.

In addition, the Maritime Merchants Association has established more than 3,000 fully equipped quasi-army troops in Borneo through the training of recruiting retired officers and sending military officers, and has gathered tens of thousands of Chinese and overseas Chinese, which has completely established a firm foothold.

With these arrangements for foreign wars and plunder, and with the Jiangnan region not affected by the disaster, the emperor had strong confidence in overcoming the disaster.

Speaking of the impact of the Little Ice Age in history on the Ming Dynasty, it should be more appropriate to define it as three parts of natural disasters and seven parts of man-made disasters.

The same is true now. Both overseas and Jiangnan food, as well as other resources, are enough to support the Ming Dynasty to survive the peak of the Little Ice Age.

But this is theoretical, and the final result is still a test of the court's overall planning, the government's operational efficiency, and the diligence and dedication of officials.

For example: How to transport grain and food resources to the disaster area to provide relief to the victims, whether they can be timely and whether the distribution is fair, are all key factors that are the impact of disasters, whether they are big or small.

Especially in that era, factors such as transportation capacity and communication speed had considerable constraints on disaster relief.

But the constraints can also be resolved and overcome. The emperor believed that the arrangement had been arranged for several years in advance and there would never be any tragic scene in history.

"Criminal Court." The emperor's eyes turned to Bi Zisu. Seeing him taking the shift to salute, he ordered in a deep voice: "Send officials to supervise and investigate local officials. Those who are corrupt in disaster relief and those who are not good at work will be punished strictly without lending."

"I obey the order." Bi Zisu bowed and agreed.

Apart from the Censorate, the factory guards will not be idle either. This major disaster not only tests the emperor's wisdom, but also a great wave of scrubbing officials.

The greedy and mediocre are inferior, and the honest and diligent are superior. If there is no big deal, it is not easy to see who has outstanding abilities and who is mediocre and incompetent.

The emperor nodded and said in contemplation: "Shaanxi has suffered great disasters, and hungry people are everywhere. From the court to the place, we should work together to overcome difficulties together."

The ministers listened carefully, not knowing what the emperor meant, but it seemed as if they were going to donate money and materials.

"I will first till 200,000 yuan of treasury treasury to provide disaster relief." The emperor said slowly without any special expression: "In addition, the salary of the Shaanxi vassals will be suspended this year, and we will reissue it after the disaster is relieved."

Shaanxi was originally a barren land, but there were six vassal kings one after another. However, the Qin King, who was the vassal of Xi'an, had been banned in the capital, and the An King, who was the vassal of Pingliang, was eliminated because he had no sons. In addition, the Zheng King, who had been transferred to the vassal of Huaiqing Prefecture, Henan, now only three remain in Shaanxi.

In history, Zhu Changhao, the King of Rui who was vassalized Hanzhong in the seventh year of Tianqi, did not intend to let him go to increase the burden on the local area. All of them, including King Hui and King Gui, were living in the capital!

But even so, the emperor took advantage of the excuse of the disaster and stopped the three vassal kings in Shaanxi.

Anyway, these three vassal kings have family backgrounds and can't starve to death without paying their salary. The emperor has not planned to completely abolish the vassal, but he is in a bad mood, so he just needs to deal with these three.

The emperor's attitude towards the vassal state has become increasingly obvious. In addition to taking back the privilege of salt profit, he also took back all the fields granted to the farm and gave away the silver salary.

In this way, the root cause of the vassal of invading the land and disturbing the people was cut off. If you dare to violate the emperor, the Qin King would be locked and banned.

The emperor knew very well that the vassal states could not rebel, and rebellion could not cause storms. However, the people at the bottom were the gravediggers of the Ming Dynasty in history because they could not have enough food.

Therefore, at most, if you take down the vassal states, you will have a bad reputation, but it will have no impact on your dragon throne.

The officials in the court had a bad impression of the vassal state. The emperor wanted to temporarily detain their salary, but no one dared to be in trouble and speak for the vassal kings.

"Retreat the court!" Seeing that no one was playing again, Wang Tiqian received another gesture from the emperor, and he elongated his voice and announced the end of the court meeting.

Before leaving Wu Gate, the Minister of War Xiong Tingbi was called by the palace servants and led to the Qianqing Palace.

"Long live my greetings to my emperor, long live, long live!" Xiong Tingbi entered the hall and bowed to him.

"Xiong Qing is not a favor." The emperor smiled and waved his hand, saying, "Give him a seat!"

After Xiong Tingbi thanked him again, he sat down on the embroidery pier.

"How are the preparations for the attack on Myanmar?" The emperor asked straight to the point and directly: "Can we start as scheduled after the Frost Descent?"

There are many miasma in Yunnan. Although there are some preventive measures, the emperor agreed to the military plan formulated by the Ministry of War and launched a large-scale move after the frost falls.

Xiong Tingbi bowed and said, "Long live back, the left assistant minister of the Ministry of War is supervising in Yunnan Province. According to the latest returns, the siege can be carried out on schedule."

After pausing, Xiong Tingbi continued to report: "The chieftains from Yunnan Province have also completed contact, and a total of more than 30,000 troops can be dispatched."

Attacking Myanmar was not a solemn act of the Ming army. The chieftains who sent troops could obtain land and spoils after the war. This was also a means for the emperor to weaken domestic chieftains and reduce the number of casualties in the Ming army.

In addition, the emperor also sent people to Siam to contact and attack Myanmar together. You should know that Siam and Myanmar are enemies, and Siam is very close and clear, and is a good ally.

By concentrating all the forces that can be participated, the emperor would destroy Myanmar if he wanted to fight. Even it was not impossible to destroy his country.

After listening to Xiong Tingbi's report, the emperor felt relieved and instructed him to strengthen the defense in the north.

The major disaster has a greater impact on the northern nomadic peoples, that is, the Mongolian tribes. Nomadic peoples with a single production method are far less powerful than the agricultural people to fight disasters.

As the disaster continues and worsens, the grassland moves southward and food is scarce, it is foreseeable that Mongolian tribes take risks.
Chapter completed!