Chongzhen and I became partners

Chapter 426 The Essence of War

After a pause, before Liu Weichao could answer, Emperor Chongzhen added: "A while ago, I had decreed that in Liaodong, except for the traitor Hong Chengchou and Fan Wencheng you mentioned, no one else Allow them to surrender!"

Hearing this, Liu Weichao was a little surprised. After thinking for a while, he asked, "Why didn't you allow Hong Chengchou to surrender?"

Emperor Chongzhen heard this, and said with a bit of resentment: "The Hong thief is greedy for life and afraid of death. I have no regard for my trust in him. Before he was 40 years old, he was a great official of the Ming Dynasty. Who has ever had such treatment? Even if he didn't On National Day of Death, if you are as unyielding as Su Wu, I will try every means to save him! But he... really read the sage's book in vain!"

After a pause, seeing that Liu Weichao didn't seem to have an expression of sympathy with the enemy, he went on to say: "Also, in the original history, if he hadn't made suggestions for Jianlu, maybe the Great Ming Dynasty would still be there! Tell me, this Should people die or not?"

Liu Weichao looked at Emperor Chongzhen's angry face, pondered for a while, and then said to Emperor Chongzhen sincerely: "Let me tell you my own point of view, for your reference!"

Seeming to vaguely know what Liu Weichao wanted to say, Emperor Chongzhen's complexion was a bit unsightly, but finally he nodded and said, "Say it!"

After hearing this, Liu Weichao said to Emperor Chongzhen: "Actually, why is Su Wu's sheep herding passed down through the ages? Why did Wen Tianxiang of the Death Festival leave his name and be admired by later generations? It is because ordinary people can't do what they do. To. Therefore, it will be handed down through the ages and praised by future generations."

Seeing that Emperor Chongzhen seemed to be stunned when he heard this, Liu Weichao immediately continued: "In all fairness, if you think about it differently, for example, when you are in his position and facing a desperate situation, do you choose to surrender or die for the country? Perhaps Sometimes, because they were not really in such an environment, they would be impassioned, saying that they would definitely die for their country. However, I think that most people may not.”

Speaking of this, he remembered that Emperor Chongzhen chose to hang himself when the country was subjugated, instead of bowing his knees like the Southern Tang empress, just to survive, and then said: "Of course, history has proved that you will choose to die for the country. But , for most people, not necessarily. Similarly, history has proved that when the Ming Dynasty fell, most people chose to surrender, a small number of people chose to hide from the world, and very few people did not hesitate to die for their country!"

Hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help feeling proud.But this thought just passed by in a flash, and I quickly gave it up.

Because this is actually nothing to be proud of, what is there to be proud of if you are the king of subjugation!
Seeing that Emperor Chongzhen had remained silent, Liu Weichao continued: "I'm not trying to excuse Hong Chengchou, I'm just discussing the facts. Since you allowed other people to surrender, why didn't you allow Hong Chengchou to surrender? Hong Chengchou did help in the original history. If you want to settle these accounts, there is basically no need for people to surrender. Wu Sangui, Kong Youde, etc., most of them participated in helping the emperor. But if you actually valued Hong Chengchou before, you think his surrender is a disappointment According to your words, he should not have been sorry to you before he surrendered. Compared with other officials, he made a greater contribution, don't you think?"

Emperor Chongzhen kept listening, but he didn't speak, just remained silent.

"Either you don't allow them to surrender, just kill them all! I don't think they are innocent!" Liu Weichao said to Emperor Chongzhen seriously, "If you want to dominate the world as soon as possible for Ming Dynasty, I suggest that unless you have committed crimes The heinous people, such as Zuo Liangyu and the others, should be killed, otherwise give them a chance! For those you are not satisfied with, it is okay to settle accounts after the autumn."

"I don't mean to be alarmist when I say this!" Liu Weichao paused when he said this, and then said seriously: "Liaodong has a vast land and few people. If you want to fight hard, once they have talented people , use guerrilla tactics to deal with you. Even if you have a strong army, how many strong troops are dragged in Liaodong, then the rest of the world, do you still want it? Liaodong was originally barren, at least in the short term, If you are caught in war for a long time, it will drag down your economy, and it is not worth the loss!"

"In fact, in my opinion, Ming's wars against its surrounding areas, including Liaodong, Mongolia, and Guan, are not worth the candle. Because Daming is rich and its surrounding area is barren, you can't get enough war dividends from these places, at least This is true in the short term. In other words, it is actually a loss-making business. If possible, I suggest you to settle the wars in these places as soon as possible!"

"There is a good saying that fighting a war is actually fighting logistics, and logistics is actually money. Sometimes, for the long-term goal, you have to fight even if you lose money; but once all the wars are beyond your means, then The country will be in danger." Liu Weichao said here, and said seriously, "There is another saying in our future generations, that the Ming Dynasty perished, and one of the main reasons was the three major Wanli expeditions, which wiped out the money. When the Little Ice Age began, There is no money for disaster relief, which eventually led to the collapse of Ming Dynasty!"

Hearing Liu Weichao said so much, especially when it came to the country and society, Emperor Chongzhen finally said to Liu Weichao with a serious face: "You are right. There are some things that I haven't thought about enough!"

"Wars are actually logistics, and they cost money. If I keep spending money, I can't sustain it even if I ransack the house!" He thought about what Liu Weichao said just now, and concluded, "And now the court basically It is difficult to receive taxes, and it is all supported by the income from my previous house raids. Although there are other supplements, it is still not enough to make ends meet. Even if it is like this Ningyuan victory, although it ended soon, it did not consume much money, but yes The rewards for the meritorious soldiers in the front are still a huge expense, and they have to be paid."

"If the Battle of Ningyuan is at a stalemate, I don't know how much money and food will be consumed. The casualties of the soldiers in the front, the recruitment of supplementary soldiers, etc., will cost a lot of money. Since I am the family of Daming, I must learn to plan carefully. .If I only put the country and the country in danger based on my own preferences, after a hundred years, I will have no face to meet the Emperor Taizu!"

Speaking of this, Emperor Chongzhen said with a serious expression: "This Hong Chengchou, I have decided, and he is allowed to surrender!"

Hearing Emperor Chongzhen's persuasion, Liu Weichao smiled, and then said to him: "As far as my personal opinion is concerned, I think those who voluntarily surrendered to Jianlu and contributed to Jianlu should be killed. As for those who have nowhere to go and drop the enemy, although this kind of behavior is definitely not encouraged, if possible, I still tend to severely punish the first one."

After finishing speaking, he gave an example and said: "For example, the Fan Wencheng I told you before, he was a scholar of the Ming Dynasty, he took the initiative to join Nurhachi, and then devoted himself to making suggestions for Jianlu, thanks to him saying that his ancestors It's Fan Zhongyan, I guess, if Fan Zhongyan has a spirit in the sky, he will kill him if he forgets his ancestors like this!"

"Yes, this kind of person is the most hateful!" Emperor Chongzhen immediately resonated when he heard it, "And those Shanxi merchants, for their own selfishness, colluded with Jianlu to cause disaster, they should die!"

Upon hearing this, Liu Weichao immediately gave Emperor Chongzhen a thumbs up and said, "That's right, that's the principle!"

Emperor Chongzhen and Liu Weichao were very happy when they reached a consensus, so they continued to ask Liu Weichao, "How do you think I should use these two people who have already surrendered?"

After he finished speaking, he thought for a while, and immediately added: "As for Kong Youde, I want him to be Wu Sangui's deputy to rebuild Dongjiang Town. What do you think?"

When Liu Weichao heard it, he smiled and said: "I think your idea is good! This Kong Youde originally came from Dongjiang Town, so he is familiar with the way. With his help, Wu Sangui will definitely be able to stabilize his position more easily, and he will start again. Against Jianlu, it can also make Jianlu suspicious of other people, thus disintegrating Jianlu's internal affairs!"

"That's what I think!" Emperor Chongzhen said with a happy smile after hearing this, "So, heroes see the same thing!"

Liu Weichao laughed as soon as he heard it. He and a hero of the emperor saw the same thing. If Zhang Juan told it, she would definitely not believe it.Of course, it's just thinking about it, and now I don't even have a horoscope!

He was smiling, when Emperor Chongzhen said to him again: "Then what about this picture...Turg? I have never thought about it, how should I use this person?"

After a pause, before Liu Weichao could speak, he expressed his thoughts first: "Send him to Dongjiang too, I am afraid that he will eventually betray Dongjiang and help Jianlu take away my Dongjiang! After all, he is the real Jianlu, I am worried that he just surrendered because he had no other way out, as you said before, he is one of the majority of people. If there is a chance in the future, he may not rebel back!"

"If you don't send him to Dongjiang, but to Guanning, there will still be similar hidden worries!" Emperor Chongzhen frowned and said, "I'm afraid he will inform Jianlu! If he stays in Guan, what's the use of keeping him? It's better to kill them with one knife, so as not to waste food!"

Liu Weichao heard what Emperor Chongzhen meant. Anyway, he didn't trust this Turge, and it didn't fit anywhere.

But it is true, whether this Turg will defect back or not is actually a question.

It is a pity that Jianlu went smoothly in history and finally captured the world, and there is nothing to refer to.

If this Turg is killed, will the other Jian captives not have the heart to surrender and will continue to carry it to death?
After thinking about it, suddenly, an idea popped up, which made Liu Weichao couldn't help laughing.

(End of this chapter)