"The southwest is mountainous and the terrain is dangerous. The mountain people are tough and have always refused to obey the king. If a war breaks out, the logistical supplies of the imperial army will be a huge problem. Moreover, Guizhou is poor and the people are poor. Just these supplies are needed.
The transportation of supplies will consume a lot of money. If we don't prepare early, once something happens, I'm afraid..."
Ma Shiying's words made Feng Ziying feel that she had chosen the right person. At least the other party had put some thought into the situation in the southwest.
Once a war breaks out in the Liutu War, putting it down is not a problem. The key lies in how much the court has to pay, and the most important thing is the cost of logistical supplies. This will be an astronomical figure, and it is estimated that it will not be lower than the Ningxia Rebellion, or even higher.
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Such an expense may be unbearable for the Zhou Dynasty, which has not yet taken a breath, and Feng Ziying is also worried that once the dispute over the land triggers a war, Nurhaci will wait and see?
Will the White Lotus Church take the opportunity to cause trouble?
Even if we are more unfounded, will the Japanese come and take advantage of us?
A few years ago, during the Linqing Civil War, Japanese spies had penetrated into the White Lotus Sect, which alerted him. It also reminded him that although in his previous life, after the Imjin Japanese Rebellion subsided, Tokugawa Ieyasu ushered in the Tokugawa Shogunate era, and Japanese pirates invaded the Ming Dynasty.
The situation gradually disappeared, but now the Zhou Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty are different, and many things can no longer be judged based on the history of the previous life.
It can be seen from the Linqing Civil War that the Japanese in this time and space are different from the Japanese in previous lives. They seem to be more ambitious and aggressive.
Therefore, Feng Ziying believed that what Ma Shiying said about the chieftains occupying the right location and people was not enough. There was also the right time. Once something happened, the Jurchens in Jianzhou might also launch an offensive, the White Lotus Sect would also respond from afar, and even the Japanese would come to take advantage of the situation.
"Yao Cao, do you mean that the court will start making preparations now?" Feng Ziying nodded lightly and asked.
"At least we should make some preliminary preparations. In order to avoid irritating the chieftains, we can increase the supply of military supplies. For example, we are currently hoarding supplies in Chongqing. As for the garrison? We can adopt the form of rotation and quietly mobilize some elites...
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Ma Shiying had already fully prepared for the war according to the pattern that the chieftains were about to revolt? It can be seen that he came out of Guizhou and was suspicious of the chieftains in his hometown? Even more than Wang Yingxiong and Feng Ziying, he believed that the war was imminent.
"Yao Cao? You and I are worried here, but the court may not see it that way. If there is a slight movement? Maybe it will stimulate the warlike nature of those chieftains? ..." Feng Ziying shook her head.
Ma Shiying sneered, "Is the court trying to deceive itself and deceive others? What if these chieftains have no objection? Some allocation of materials? The rotation of a small number of troops? What can stimulate them? Only those with evil intentions will worry about this? What if the court uses this method?
But if you tie yourself up and do nothing, then disaster is not far away."
As if remembering something again, Ma Shiying asked with some confusion: "I feel that Feixiong and the others should be making preparations, but why does Ziying say that the court maintains this view? What does this mean?"
"It's not interesting? Fei Xiong has made some preparations? But many of them are the result of our private analysis and judgment? But the Ministry of War doesn't think so, at least it doesn't think the situation is that serious, so some things can only be done by Fei Xiong and Dazhang.
Half-private and half-public? For example, the Ministry of War can do some things, but the Ministry of Punishment and Long Jinwei have some difficulties. They have to communicate through some private channels, which is not so convenient."
Feng Ziying's explanation made Ma Shiying thoughtful, "Ziying, do you hope I can do something?"
Nodding, Feng Ziying made it clear: "Yao Cao, Uncle Fang, Fei Xiong and I have all taken up their own positions now. You also know that "Internal Reference" has been in operation for several years and its influence is growing.
The original purpose of founding "Internal Reference" was to allow those of us who have just entered the official career and have not yet lost our spirit and passion to have a suitable channel to express our views and voices, so the rules we designated at that time were
, the editors are all like-minded New Science Scholars, and the author of the article can be a New Science Scholar or an official who has already served as an official. However, the identity of the anonymous person needs to be concealed when publishing the article to prevent identity interference from affecting the reader's judgment...
"
Ma Shiying's eyes suddenly lit up.
The current "Yuedan Tan" in the academy is modeled on the model of "Internal Reference", and it was Feng Ziying who proposed it. However, when "Yuedan Tan" was started, their group was already facing the most nervous Spring Festival Competition.
Therefore, these people have basically never asked about the preparation of "Yuedan Tan".
It only took two issues of "Yuedantan" to spread its influence. Not only did it receive praise in Tonghui Academy and other academies, but it was also extremely popular in the Imperial College. This also made Ma Shiying and the others
Extremely regretful.
Ma Shiying believed that with his literary talents, it would not be a problem to get a chief editor in "Yuedan Tan", and he could also use this platform to express many of his views and insights in "Yuedan Tan", winning more communicators and
supporter.
It's just that the timing was unlucky. When the Spring Festival Competition was over, it was impossible for his group to go back and publish articles in "Yuedan Tan", so Ma Shiying was also very regretful and turned his mind to the more advanced "Internal Reference"
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Seeing the excitement on Ma Shiying's face, Feng Ziying knew that "Internal Reference" was still very attractive to this fledgling rookie.
After all, this is a publication that can affect changes in the entire DPRK. The bigwigs in the DPRK and China, including the emperor, are all loyal readers of this publication. Even if many people may not agree with many of the views on it, they are still willing to use this publication as a way to understand current affairs.
It is a window into changes in the situation and local social conditions and public opinion.
"I'm afraid Yaocao has already guessed it, right?" Feng Ziying smiled gently, "Yes, I intend to invite you to join "Internal Reference", become a member of the "Internal Reference" editorial board, and serve as the chief editor."
Ma Shiying's heart thundered, editor-in-chief? He expected that Feng Ziying invited him to be the editor-in-chief, but he did not expect that he would be the editor-in-chief. What are the powers and responsibilities of the editor-in-chief?
Although she was extremely excited, Ma Shiying also knew that this honor must come with a lot of responsibilities and pressure.
"Ziying, can I ask about the composition of the editorial committee of "Internal Reference", the responsibilities and rights of the chief editor, and the next direction and focus of "Internal Reference"?"
Ma Shiying's caution and calmness are in line with Feng Ziying's perception of him, so he can shoulder this burden.
"Yao Cao, the main theme of "Internal Reference", should understand that the several sections are basically laid out one by one according to the imperial court's priorities, but what we emphasize is to take the first step and will not discuss it completely in accordance with the existing major policies of the imperial court.
, and more about prospects, realistic assessments and post-event summaries, especially prospects and predictions, post-event summary and analysis of problems,..."
Ma Shiying nodded. "Internal Reference" can be read in Qingtan Academy. He has read almost every issue of Tribe. He also made excerpts and notes of some wonderful articles and excerpts, and studied them repeatedly.
"As for the next direction of "Internal Reference", I personally think it still needs to focus on people's livelihood and military affairs. People's livelihood is directly related to local stability, and stability is related to the overall stability of the court. To be precise, it means solving internal problems, while military affairs mainly refers to
Border affairs, including the disputes we mentioned earlier, are a mixture of military affairs and people's livelihood, and are more complicated and thorny. In a word, the most pressing issue in internal and external troubles is the focus that "Internal Reference" will always pursue.
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Feng Ziying's answer failed to satisfy Ma Shiying, and he continued to ask: "Ziying, can you be more specific? If you want me to be the editor-in-chief in the next step, my understanding is that the editor-in-chief is in the process of adopting articles and determining future topics for inclusion.
We need to make strategic predictions in all directions. I don’t want to lose the great situation that you have worked so hard to defeat in my hands, and I can’t bear this responsibility.”
"Well, it's not that exaggerated, but I can also tell you about a focus of our group of people. In terms of people's livelihood and economy, sea trade after the opening of the sea and the industrial and commercial development accompanying sea trade, we think this should be a crack
One focus of the imperial court's financial difficulties. Of course, this is not enough. We can focus on how to develop the healthy development of silk, tea, porcelain, iron, cloth, medicine, and salt exported by sea trade. Well, we think the editorial committee can take the next step.
Take the initiative to request manuscripts from local officials and listen to their suggestions and opinions in this regard. The prefects of each prefecture are all fourth-grade officials who are fully qualified to obtain the reading permission of "Internal Reference", and even lower counties and counties
Ling, I think everyone should have this power, but of course this may require a process..."
Such a bold proposal by Feng Ziying made Ma Shiying excited. This means that the coverage of "Internal Reference" will be larger and the influence radiation circle will be comprehensively enhanced. The invitation to publish is to encourage local officials to participate actively, which will arouse their interest, and
Allowing them to gain the right to read and know will further stimulate their enthusiasm for participation. At the same time, this counterproductive influence will also be greatly strengthened. This subtle influence is self-evident.
Ma Shiying had to admire that Feng Ziying was truly a genius. In his opinion, the creation of the "Internal Reference" was even more significant than the strategy of opening the sea. It was enough to influence and change the implementation of the laws of the entire Zhou Dynasty.
"..., military affairs cannot always be circumvented. It is related to the life and death of the Great Zhou Dynasty. So where is the focus of the next step? We believe that Liaodong will definitely be the focus, but the more urgent one may be the dispute over the southwest land we talked about earlier.
It is very likely that the situation will worsen. You should know that Yang Kedong, the son of Yang Yinglong, is still in the capital, right?"
Ma Shiying looked heavy and nodded slightly.
He didn't know about this situation before, and he only found out about it recently, which shocked him. The court was not without suspicion, otherwise it would not have allowed Yang Yinglong's son to be a hostage. However, Yang Yinglong was willing to do this, either because he was really calm or tolerant.
Planning a big plan, Ma Shiying certainly knew that this could only be the latter.
"Once something happens to Yang Kedong, it means that the door to war is open." Feng Ziying said with certainty: "Long Jinwei is responsible for monitoring Yang Kedong, but I think if Yang Yinglong wants to take action, he will definitely have a complete plan to let Yang Kedong escape. Once Yang Kedong
If he disappears, the war will basically start counting down."
Ma Shiying took a deep breath and said, "Ziying, I understand, is there anything else?"
"Once the war in the southwest breaks out, will the Jurchens in Jianzhou, the White Lotus Sect, the Mongols, even the Japanese and the Dongwu and Annan in the southwest take advantage of the situation to rob them? "Internal Reference" probably needs to make some advance warnings." Feng Ziying spread her hands.
, said rather helplessly: "We only have such great influence and right to speak now, and we even got it through the Ningxia Rebellion and the Kaihai Strategy, so we must make the most of this right to speak."
This chapter has been completed!