Rebirth of the Ming Dynasty: Sixth Generation of Glory, I don't want it

Zhang Xin once suspected that after her mother-in-law passed away, her father-in-law felt that life was boring and could only take people out hunting to relax.

Because hunting is a way to relax.

He personally led five campaigns, but the results were not impressive.

The first expedition targeted the Tatars, but the Tatars fled upon hearing the news. The Ming army only encountered a few vagrants and captured more than a hundred of them, as well as several Hu bandits and sheep, horses and supplies.

The second expedition was aimed at the Oirat tribe. The 30,000 Oirat troops fought hard with the Ming army, and several generals of the Ming army were killed. Finally, they relied on artillery to annihilate thousands of people and capture more than a dozen Oirat princes. While severely damaging the Oirat tribe, the Ming army also suffered heavy losses.

The third expedition was aimed at the Wuliangha. The Wuliangha tribe avoided the fight, abandoned their baggage, cattle, sheep, horses and camels, and fled far away for their lives. The Wuliangha tribe was pursued and killed by hundreds of people.

The fourth expedition was still against the Wuliangha. The Wuliangha tribe continued to avoid fighting, and the Tatar tribe was defeated by the Wuliangha tribe during the pursuit and surrendered.

The fifth expedition was aimed at Tatar. The Tatar tribe fled far away to the Daranamur River and began to adopt the tactic of "enemy advances, we retreat" without any encounters.

After five personal expeditions, overall, not many people from the three Mongolian tribes were killed.

The Tatars, the Oirat, and the Uriankhai, these three tribes were originally fighting fiercely among themselves.

Even if my father-in-law doesn't go, the three of them are very self-sufficient and there is no possibility for any one of them to dominate.

After the father-in-law was added in, the original intention was to attack all three parties and not let one party dominate.

But in fact, it seems to have broken this balance.

When my father-in-law often took people out for a stroll, there was some intimidation to Mobei, but this intimidation slowly disappeared with the death of my father-in-law.

After Zhanji ascended the throne, he talked to her repeatedly about abandoning the land.

The Ming Dynasty was founded on agriculture, and the country could not bear the long-term wars deep in the northern desert.

Decades of accumulation, financial, human and material resources are only enough for one generation of monarchs to expand the territory.

Liu Bang, Lü Zhi, Emperor Wen of Han, and Emperor Jing of Han, the "wealth" accumulated by several generations was spent by Emperor Wu of Han in one night, and the "Wenjing Governance" was gone forever.

Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty, benefiting from the prosperity of the "Kaihuang Reign", repeatedly sent troops to attack Goguryeo, the Turks, Tuyuhun, and Xueyantuo, but ended up losing his country.

Emperor Xuanzong of Tang, Li Longji, benefited from the wealth accumulated by several generations and pursued a policy of expanding borders. As a result, the soldiers were exhausted and the people were in distress, which led to the "Anshi Rebellion".

Because of these lessons from the past, Zhan Ji believed that the Xuande Dynasty needed more accumulation and sedimentation.

Therefore, the Xuande Dynasty withdrew its defenses and waited for the country to become prosperous.

Of course, at that time no one in the court supported the expansion of territory, and the civil officials had great say, which was also the main reason why Zhanji decided to settle down.

Zhang Xin is a little conflicted at this moment.

It is impossible to say that the country is wealthy at this moment.

It can only be said that in recent years, the people's lives have become better because the national treasury has been stocked with silver. The imperial city in the capital is still under construction and local construction is also being carried out in succession.

The task of expanding new territory was still somewhat difficult economically.

Zhu Gaochi now has a say in front of his father-in-law.

So should we persuade my father-in-law to stop attacking Mobei for a while and focus on people's livelihood?

Just like in the previous life, I would save some money and food over the years, then go out to fight for three to five months, and when the food ran out, I would have to return home.

Even if you try a hundred times, you won't get any result.

It’s better not to go.

It might be more effective to use heavy troops to push the defense line outwards little by little.

However, Zhang Xin prefers to fight with all her might and beat the opponent until he surrenders.

If the Tatar, Oirat and Uriankhai tribes could be used by the Ming Dynasty, they would be powerful tools for expanding territory.

The Tatar tribe represents the Mongolian headquarters and has strong appeal.

The heavy armored cavalry of the Oirat had the strongest individual combat power.

The Uriankhai tribe was brave and good at fighting. Most of the elite Mongolian cavalry came from the Uriankhai tribe. Subutai, Uriankhatai, and Ashu, three generations of famous generals who swept across the European continent, were all from the Uriankhai tribe.

That's right! How stupid!

Zhang Xin cursed herself inwardly!

I almost forgot the most important Shenjiying.

This time the expedition to Jiaozhi was earlier than in the previous life, but just like in the previous life, with the acquisition of the Shenji gun and artillery techniques, the Shenji Camp had to be quickly deployed.

What the Mobei cavalry feared most was the firearms of the Shenjiying.

Artillery, fire control, heavy artillery, large rapid-fire guns, and chariots, as long as they are used, the cavalry will be terrified.

My father-in-law later led the Shenji Battalion out. His tactics could be basically summarized in three sentences: first bombard with cannons, then use cavalry to attack, and finally the infantry.

In my previous life, I was short of money and was very frugal when making these things. At that time, the entire Shenji Battalion had only 3,600 muskets and 200 large rapid-fire cannons.

This time she spent money to equip the entire Shenjiying.

Another thing is that we can see it from the innovations made by the craftsmen in the Qiulin Workshop and the Sugar Workshop in the past two years.

Under the reward, there must be a brave man.

As long as they are encouraged to work hard and given enough money, newer and better firearms will continue to be developed.

The Shenji Camp is far better than in the previous life.

Yes, there are three more strikes.

I will have to reveal this to Zhu Gaochi in a casual chat later.

The interval between firing of muskets was too long. In the early days, all fire controllers were used, and the muskets would become silent after one round of salvo fire.

By the time they had finished reloading their ammunition, the two armies were locked in a fierce battle and it was impossible to tell who was friend or foe, so the fire control team was no longer of any use.

Later, the three-stage shooting was adjusted. Three people were divided into a group. The first person shot and then retreated to the end of the team to reload ammunition. The second person stepped forward to fire, and so on, taking turns shooting.

After the three-stage attack tactic came out, all the Mongolians avoided fighting.

"Your Highness, it's too late."

While Zhang Xin was still writing furiously, he rolled up his sleeves and couldn't help urging her to hurry up.

"Oh oh oh, I got it."

Zhang Xin looked up at the crystal clock and it was indeed the middle of the night.

I hurriedly wrote the last word.

Wash your hands again.

A dreamless night.

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Ming Dynasty, the third year of Yongle, November.

It was the third day after Zhu Di had a showdown with his brothers.

Everyone gathered together again.

The facts are there.

The princes could not help but believe it. Even Zhu Chun, the King of Shu, who had been close to civil servants such as Fang Xiaoru, was frightened out of his wits after he investigated the various unreasonable things that happened after Zhu Yunwen ascended the throne.

Who could have imagined that a minister would try to seize the world in this way?

For the first time, these people in the Zhu family really put their hearts together.

Everyone has studied in the main hall and received education from the princes, so they know the principle of "the lips and the teeth are in danger".

What Zhu Di said was not meant to make things difficult for them.

So everyone divided the territory based on the map and discussed it.

Zhu Di first circled the central hinterland of the country. He would not set up vassal kings in these places, and all of them would be governed by people sent by the imperial court in the future.

The outer circle of the Ming Dynasty is freely drawn by everyone. It is divided into four directions: east, south, west and north.

It's also good to expand new territory.

It's also okay to improve local people's livelihood and the economy.

In short, choose what you are willing and able to do.