Chongzhen chat group

Chapter 1189

In fact, what Yang Sichang didn't know was that before he thought of it, Hong Chengchou had already reported victory.

However, there is actually not much difference between them who are ahead and who are behind.

Because, Emperor Chongzhen didn't wait online at all.After all, he is not a novice anymore. When dealing with the Qing Dynasty, he followed up many wars.

As for the battle that took place at the foot of the Tianshan Mountains, as long as the Khalkhas didn't discover the soldiers and horses led by Hong Chengchou before he fell asleep, the result would be doomed.

Therefore, when Emperor Chongzhen went online, Hong Chengchou and Yang Sichang both reported the results of the battle and came over.

In the battle at the foot of the Tianshan Mountains, the cavalry of the Ming army led by Yang Sichang was more than 4000, and the remnants of the Oirat tribes had more than [-] combat strength, plus wounded women and children, etc., the number reached about [-]; There was not much loss at the time, and there were still nearly [-] people when they reached the Tianshan Mountains.

On the Khalkha side, the three big tribes add up to nearly 7 horses.In terms of military strength, the two sides have about the same number.

As a result of the battle, the Ming army killed 350 and six people and injured more than 200 people; the Oirat tribes killed 790 and six people and injured about 1 people; on the Khalkha tribe, more than [-] people were killed and wounded and [-] were captured. Almost, about [-] people escaped temporarily; most of them fled to the west, but the Ming army followed and chased them, and it is estimated that they could kill a lot more.

As for the slave chieftains, Tuxietu Khan Gonpo was killed on the spot, and the body was only found and identified later; Chechen Khan Shuolei was caught up by the Ming army and captured by the Ming army on the way to escape, and is now being held in the Ming army camp; Saktuhan Norbu ran fast, among the Khalkhas fleeing westward.

According to subsequent statistics, the casualties of the Ming army and the Oirat people were mainly concentrated on Yang Sichang's side, which was the night attack to attract the attention of the Khalkha people.Emperor Chongzhen also understood this.

This battle report can be seen by all senior Ming officials in the temporary group.

Therefore, when Emperor Chongzhen summoned them for a meeting in the Wenhua Palace, as soon as he arrived, before he could speak, all the courtiers were filled with smiles and congratulated Emperor Chongzhen first.

"My congratulations to the emperor. Since the founding of the country, after this battle, the northern Mongolia has been truly pacified!" Wen Tiren, the chief assistant of the cabinet, played first, "The old minister thought that we should offer sacrifices to the Taimiao to comfort the spirit of the great ancestor Chengzu!"

Taizu's Northern Expedition drove the Mongols out of the Central Plains; Chengzu's five expeditions to Mongolia ended up being lost on his journey; the pacification of Mongolia has always been the last wish of these two great Ming emperors!

However, after these two founding emperors, first there was the Tumubao Change, and the Mongols even captured the Ming Emperor.To Daming, this was a great shame, but there was nothing he could do about it.People are nomadic on the grasslands and have no fixed place to live. It is too difficult to really calm down the Mongols.

In the end, the Ming emperor and his officials came up with the idea of ​​making the leader of the Mongols king, and in this way it was regarded as the pacification of Mongolia.However, the subsequent fact is that Mongolia's Altan Khan broke in and surrounded the capital with soldiers. It can be seen that the Ming Dynasty could not pacify Mongolia at all, no matter what method was used.

This is the regret of almost all the emperors of Ming Dynasty, and it is also the regret of civil servants and generals of Ming Dynasty.

Originally, everyone thought that it would be impossible to completely pacify Mongolia!After all, even the two founding emperors, who were both majestic and powerful, could not calm down. After all, the Ming Dynasty has been in power for more than 250 years, and there is no way to take Mongolia.

However, today, with the victory of the battle in Mobei, and the victory of the battle in Tianshan, it means that Ming Dynasty has truly pacified Mongolia!
In the former Han Dynasty, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty expelled the Huns and left his name for later generations; however, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty paid a huge price for this, exhausting the wealth left by the rule of Wenjing, and the former Han Dynasty also fell into decline.

However, today, Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty still achieved this, even more thoroughly than Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.All the Mongols who remained on the grasslands in the north of the Ming Dynasty have become the real people of the Ming Dynasty, and all the grassland tribes that were enemies of the Ming Dynasty have all been wiped out, and the only remnants are now fleeing to places further west than the Western Regions.

Moreover, Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty strategized, and every time he fought, he consumed less money and food from the treasury.Every capture can offset the consumption of the army.Even if there were more wars like this, Ming's treasury would not be empty.What's more, Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty governed the country well, and the treasury no longer starved to death like before he took the throne. The treasury has a surplus every year!
Today, it can be said that the grassland is the grassland of the Ming Dynasty, whether it is Hetao, Horqin, or Mobei, it is the grassland of the Ming Dynasty!

How could Wen Tiren and other courtiers not be excited by such a great achievement?And how can we not sacrifice to the Taimiao, so that the ancestors of the Ming Dynasty feel relieved that the spirits of the ancestors are in heaven?
Cao Huachun, the eunuch in charge of the chief inspector of ceremonies, even followed Wen Tiren, and played to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, this servant thinks that such a great victory should be amnesty for the world, so that all people in the world will know your majesty's great achievements, and the whole country will celebrate it!"

The second assistant of the cabinet, Sun Chengzong, was filled with emotions. He has been in the military for a long time, and he knows how difficult it is to calm down the grassland like the emperor!What's more, he witnessed the emperor turning the world around. In addition to pacifying Mongolia, he also quelled the massive chaos of the Qing Dynasty!Today, it can be said that the northern part of Daming, where the sun shines, is already the land of Daming!
Thinking of this, he immediately went out and played to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, the old ministers seconded the proposal, the world should be amnesty, and the whole country should celebrate together!"

After hearing this, the other courtiers followed suit.Among them, Xue Guoguan also played loudly: "Your Majesty, the territory of our Ming Dynasty has more than doubled. Such a happy event should be celebrated by the whole country. Congratulations to Your Majesty and Daming. It is not an exaggeration!"

The land he received was more than doubled, and of course the extreme northern land was included, which was a little flattering to Emperor Chongzhen.After all, for them, the extremely northern land was sparsely populated, and if they really wanted to include it in their territory, it would have been possible before.But to be honest, at least Emperor Chongzhen knew the value of the extreme northern land, which was not comparable to previous emperors.

This kind of great event, amnesty for the whole world, is more meaningful than the birthday of the general emperor and empress dowager. This time, the amnesty for the whole world will definitely be engraved in history!And these courtiers will also be the ministers of Ming Dynasty Zhongxing, and they will live forever!
However, Emperor Chongzhen was not as excited as his courtiers.

For him, with the chat group system, he is also a traveler, step by step to bring Daming back from the brink of subjugation, step by step to repel the Jianlu, block the Jianlu, eliminate the Jianlu, integrate the Han and Mongolian, etc. Wait, everything is logical, and it is completed step by step.

In the ancient times when communication was underdeveloped, there was still cheating in the chat group system. What was said to add people randomly was not random addition. But his eyes are black, just like this, if he can't defeat the enemy, then he is really too weak!
For Emperor Chongzhen, the pacification of northern Mongolia was only the first step. The center of gravity of Ming Dynasty was still in Nanyang and the entire earth. All over the world, this is where I need to work hard!

However, seeing that the courtiers are so happy, Emperor Chongzhen is also happy, thinking in his heart, since you are so happy, let everyone be happy!So, he nodded with a smile and replied: "All the dear ones will play!"

When everyone below heard it, they were very happy.However, Wen Tiren deserved to be the chief assistant, and immediately went on to play: "Your Majesty, the imperial court should properly deal with the Oirat tribes as soon as possible!"

"Second minister!" Sun Chengzong, the second assistant, also immediately said, "This matter should be dealt with on the day of great victory!"

Regarding this, Emperor Chongzhen will naturally not procrastinate. The land in the west must be included in the territory of Ming Dynasty. Otherwise, how can Daming extend its hand to West Siberia for oil and gas?

He thought for a while, and then said to the ministers: "Eqiertu has injuries on his body, so let him come to the capital to recuperate. As for the position, I think that he has the merit of voluntarily donating soil to him, so he can be named Heshuo Tegong, everyone What do you think?"

When everyone heard it, they were not surprised.According to the previous practice, the Great Khan of the Mongolian tribe would generally be crowned king.But that kind of kingship is actually just a title, and people still live in their own tribe, and have nothing to do with Daming.Now that Oqiertu wants to be a real minister of the Ming Dynasty, it is not appropriate to be named king. After all, there are really no kings with different surnames among the ministers of the Ming Dynasty. or something.

"Senior minister!" All the ministers below echoed in unison.

Emperor Chongzhen thought about it for a while, and then continued: "Governor Hong stationed troops at the foot of Tianshan Mountain, gathered the remnants of the Oirat tribe as much as possible, and reorganized the Oirat tribe. Huacheng built a city, moved Han people to farm, and nomads grazing.”

Facts have proved that building settlements for the Mongols and complementing the strengths of the Han people can effectively control the Mongols.This point has been verified at least from Baotou, Guihua City, and the newly built city in Horqin Grassland.

Therefore, when everyone heard it, they all called His Majesty wise and all agreed.

Emperor Chongzhen looked at them and continued, "I have thought about building a city in Mobei, and setting up Mobei Province to govern the current Mobei and the extreme north."

Hearing this, this time, the subordinates were not like they were at the beginning, and immediately seconded their approval.Instead, everyone below looked at each other, and then Wen Tiren played: "Your Majesty, now Mobei is being swept away by our Daming Liting, and the captured population, cattle and sheep will be escorted back to Huacheng. If Mobei builds a city and establishes a province If so, wouldn’t it be an empty shell, and Da Ming could not effectively govern the land of Mobei?”

Sun Chengzong also followed up and said: "Actually, not only Mobei, but this new province is too far away for my Ming Dynasty. It is only because I have to go west after Daming that I can barely do it."

Seeing their reactions and listening to their words, Emperor Chongzhen didn't look angry at all, he could hear it, and asked the courtiers calmly: "Your Excellencies, are you saying that these places are too far away and the transportation is inconvenient?"

"Your Majesty is wise!" Wen Tiren replied.

When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, a smile appeared on his face, and he looked at Wen Tiren and said, "Could it be possible that Wen Qing forgot, I said that as long as my Ming Dynasty works hard to develop science and technology, one day, the capital will arrive at Yingtian Mansion, and it will be within an hour." I can reach it; one day, I, Ming, will go to the moon. At that time, will distance still be a problem?"

All the officials below were dumbfounded. After a while, Wen Tiren finally said: "Your Majesty, even though you said so, it will take hundreds of years before these things can be realized. It's too early to say!"

This kind of thing still exists in the imagination, so I just think about it, is there a day when I will really see it?
As soon as his words fell, Cao Huachun, the eunuch who held the seal of the chief inspector of ceremonies, came out and retorted loudly: "As long as I, Ming, put my heart into promoting Your Majesty's scientific and technological knowledge, such a thing will come true sooner or later. Why would it take hundreds of years!"

He said this with full confidence, not because of his deep research on scientific and technological knowledge, but because as a eunuch, he was able to walk easily in the palace and saw things.

However, what Cao Huachun said was reasonable, so Wen Tiren couldn't refute it.

Even so, the traffic problem that hinders Ming Dynasty's effective rule over a territory that is too far away is still very real.

Emperor Chongzhen took a look at Cao Huachun, knowing why he was so confident, and thought in his heart, this matter should also be announced.

So, he glanced at the courtiers below, and said with a smile: "Everyone should know that there have been strange things in the Forbidden City during this period of time, right?"

Upon hearing this, all the courtiers were taken aback, but they immediately understood what strange things the emperor was referring to.

From about a month ago, there were often thick smoke and loud noises in the Forbidden City, which sounded like the sound of a steam engine, but the noise was moving.At first, they all thought it was a steam ship, but there was also a lake in the Imperial Garden in the Forbidden City. Judging from the sound and the direction of the smoke, it seemed to be the lake in the Imperial Garden.Therefore, everyone is curious, what is going on in the Forbidden City?

But obviously, Emperor Chongzhen had issued a password-locked order, and these courtiers couldn't get an answer when they asked.Now it seems that the emperor is going to announce the answer.

Naturally, these courtiers were not stupid. When they connected with the purpose of the steam engine, and then thought about the background in which the emperor mentioned this matter, they couldn't help but have a guess in their hearts.But thinking about it doesn't seem to be of much use, but the emperor still mentioned, is there something different from what he thought?
Thinking of this, they were extremely curious and looked at Emperor Chongzhen, waiting for the emperor to reveal the answer.

(End of this chapter)