In the pavilion under the apricot tree that has lost all its leaves.

Jie Jin slowly poured another cup of tea for Tie Xuan.

The Dahongpao tea soup sent from Fujian Road is ruddy, with slight ripples on the surface and a wisp of white smoke.

Tie Xuan looked at the rising white smoke, lowered his head and blew gently.

The smoke began to twist.

Tie Xuan spoke softly: "Brother Dashen, what do you think about this?"

"The New Deal can't go away." Xie Jin replied decisively.

It seems that just after Tie Xuan expressed his thoughts, he already had his opinion.

Tie Xuan frowned slightly, looking confused: "Oh?"

Xie Jin's brows were a little solemn: "The New Deal seems to be a turmoil at the moment, but it is complicated and complicated, and it will involve you deeply in it, and you will have no time to take care of other things.

The King of Qin is supervising the local affairs, and he can use the knife even if he doesn't understand. What about you? Do you dare?"

His Highness the King of Qin has killed countless people in the past few years just because of the issue of dividing the land between tenants and clearing the land.

The memorials concerning the impeachment of King Qin received by the cabinet alone could not be loaded into several large vehicles.

This winter, just burning those impeachment memorials is enough to keep the cabinet warm.

Not to mention, there is still the ongoing review of local officials. Anyone who is found to be illegal will be implicated, and a single case can cost hundreds or even thousands of people their lives.

Tie Xuan shook his head.

He can carry out the policy of exterminating the Japanese unscrupulously in Yingzhou, but he must not continue to do so in the Central Plains.

Xie Jin said softly: "The New Deal takes time, and you need to go further. What is the root cause of this year's chaos in Henan Province and Shanxi Province? It is because of an outbreak accumulated in the local area under the suppression of the New Deal.

Why does your Majesty repeatedly use the King of Qin instead of letting me and other cabinets handle it directly? After the King of Qin has finished his errands, he can return to his fief. If the grievances are too great, Your Majesty can kill the King of Qin and confine him to the capital to think about his mistakes.

If we had waited, I might have had no choice but to settle local grievances with people's heads and let the New Deal continue to be implemented."

Tie Xuan pondered for a long time: "So... Brother Da Shen wants me to go to Jiubian?"

Xie Jin nodded.

"You have been in Yingzhou for several years. It can be said that the country can divide Yingzhou into four lanes, and you are the one who has contributed the most.

You are familiar with how to control the lands outside the territory, and you are familiar with how to make me stop and encroach on the lands outside the territory.

Now, Taisun is at the border. Regardless of whether he can form a good relationship with Wala or not, there will definitely be a war outside the border in the next two years, a war that will make our Ming Dynasty decide the world.

If we win, our Ming Dynasty will be safe in the north within a hundred years; if we lose..."

"I'm afraid that the domestic new policy will also be affected or even interrupted."

Tie Xuan took the words and finally understood how much influence Jiubian had on the current situation in North Korea.

Xie Jin nodded: "That's right, so you should go to Jiubian. The wolf cubs on the grassland have been killed for thousands of years. The Nine-Border Great Wall was built in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, which was the Great Qin Dynasty.

It was about to be destroyed by the remnants of the Seven Kingdoms, but the imperial court did not call back the army guarding the border.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty had great talents and generals, including Wei Qing and Huo Qubing, but they only managed to maintain peace for decades.

Over the years, batches of people have disappeared from the grassland, but new forces have emerged.

If the Ming Dynasty wants to truly enter the prosperous age and master the eternal foundation, this state on the grassland must end.

And you, you know how to do this best."

In the pavilion, Tie Xuan fell into deep thought.

After a long time, he raised his head again.

"Therefore, if I go to Jiubian, the method I perform will not be the same as the method I performed in Yingzhou."

Xie Jin nodded and said, "That's right. You have to assess the situation and reconsider countermeasures."

Tie Xuan suddenly smiled: "Brother Dashen, what advice do you have?"

After saying that, he looked at Xie Jin deeply.

Since Xie Jin can praise him so highly today and allow him to go to Jiubian, he must have thought about this matter a long time ago.

And he just lacks someone to help him implement these plans.

It seems that it is just right for me to return to Beijing this time.

Xie Jin also smiled.

They were all smart people, and there was no hope that he could hide these thoughts from this man Tu Tie.

"Actually, I have seen everything you did in Yingzhou. From the beginning to now, I have carefully reviewed every item. Although not all of them can be transferred to the grassland, there are many methods that can be used.

Of the."

"Change their customs, settle their residences, weaken their ethnic groups, and turn them into Han people."

Xie Jin stated the strategy he had in mind word for word.

Tie Xuan, who was opposite him, listened carefully and remembered every word.

Xie Jin continued: "Recently, I often go to the Ministry of Industry to look for Zhang Shangshu. His cement is very convenient. From what I think, it can be used to build forts on the grasslands outside the pass, and then expand it into a fortified city to intimidate

On one side, advance slowly.

Then cement roads and railways were used to connect various places, and then roads were used to divide the grassland so that it could not be unified.

Recruit herdsmen to graze for my Ming Dynasty, provide food and grass, and win people's hearts.

Sold to the nobles of the grassland tribes, they used it for luxury, corrupting their hearts and sinking into pleasure.

Then... and then use the grassland of the secret sect to bring chaos to the immortal world, bring chaos to its ethnic group, and destroy its foundation.

When our dynasty regains the Western Region, we will rebuild Anxi, the two Beiting Roads, up to Balkhash Lake in the north, the Shihe River in Yeer, and the Omu River area, and cut off the grassland from the west. If this situation can be achieved, the grassland outside the Jiubian Pass can be

I am the inland grassland of Ming Dynasty."

Xie Jin went through his plans one by one in an orderly manner.

Tie Xuan's eyes widened when he heard this.

After Jie Jin finished speaking, he took a deep breath and then exhaled heavily.

Tie Xuan stared closely at Jie Jin in front of him: "This is longer than the road from Jiaozhi to Peiping! Let alone the Ming Dynasty's recovery of the Western Regions, even if it is done outside the customs, it will cost countless money and food, and a huge amount of

It may not be enough."

The Western Region is so far away that people in the Central Plains have forgotten it since Xuanzong of the former Tang Dynasty.

But it's different outside Jiubian.

If we follow what Xie Jin said, we can use the city as a node to divide and divide the tribes on the grassland, and then domesticate the tribes on the grassland.

The resources the court needs to invest in this will be countless.

Xie Jin sneered: "If we can make the Ming Dynasty have an eternal foundation, these efforts are nothing. As long as you Tiexuan nods and agrees, I will make a motion in the cabinet.

From now on, the fiscal, taxation, grain and fodder supplies from Jiaozhi Road, Chamcheng Road and other places will be transported directly to Peiping and transferred to various places on the nine sides for your use.

A portion of the gold and silver output from Yingzhou’s four provinces will be allocated to you for your exclusive use on the nine sides.”

Xie Jin's eyes flashed with a faint light.

There is nothing that the people of the Central Plains cannot accomplish.

As long as the court has an unchanging determination and a steady stream of resources invested, these two things will one day be accomplished.

Just like thousands of years ago, the people of the Central Plains walked step by step to the Western Regions, and then filled that land with Han flags.

Tie Xuan let out a long breath: "The imperial court will not agree to this."

Xie Jin smiled and did not comment, but then said, "Your Majesty, the prince, and the grandson will all agree to the reopening of the Western Region and the Dingding grassland."

Tie Xuan was stunned for a moment.

yes.

Even though Xie Jin's plan cost a lot of money, there were countless objections from the DPRK and China.

But as long as this matter can make the Ming Dynasty go on a path far beyond that of the Han and Tang Dynasties, then it can definitely be done.

Xie Jin added: "Why did the Han and Tang Dynasties lose the Western Regions twice?"

"The journey is long and the Central Plains is in chaos. But the most important thing is that the Western Region is too far. It is so far that it takes several months for a matter to be transmitted back to the court."

This is a reason that has been explained countless times in history books, and Tie Xuan smiled.

Xie Jin nodded and said: "That's true, so I have already written a memorial in my arms."

"What did you write?" Tie Xuan asked immediately.

Jie Jin took out the memorial that he had kept warm from his arms and presented it to Tie Xuan.

While Tie Xuan was flipping through the pages, Xie Jin explained: "In fact, it is my Ming Dynasty's good fortune that can solve the fundamental problem of the Western Regions.

The money and food for the imperial troops and horses departed from Yingtian City, went north through the canal, diverted to the Yellow River, and reached Henan Prefecture.
To be continued...