Chongzhen couldn't bear to hear it. Where is your moral integrity?
"Okay, King Ding did a good job in Liaodong, but if you say that he can compare with Han Xin and Huo Qubing, then you are not praising him, but doing him harm." Chongzhen snorted and said, "But
, the Liaodong Army accidentally wiped out Horqin Mongolia, but cut off an arm of Jiannu, and the success of the Northern Expedition was even higher."
In fact, Zhu Cijiong successfully made an emergency landing in Horqin Mongolia, and the benefits did not end there.
The biggest benefit of the forced landing in Horqin Mongolia is the opportunity for the Horqin people to become the Cossacks of the Ming Dynasty.
In a word, the vast Siberia must be incorporated into the territory of the Ming Dynasty, but military occupation by the government is costly and cannot last long.
Because Siberia and the adjacent Far East are too vast, and the transportation is extremely blocked, the weather in winter is too cold to be active. However, once the weather gets warmer, there will be swamps and mud everywhere, making it impossible for the army to move. Therefore, according to government actions
The cost-effectiveness ratio of sending troops to occupy is really low.
Therefore, we can only place our hope on the spontaneous armed development of the people.
Just as Tsarist Russia drove the Cossacks to develop armed forces in Siberia and the Far East.
At this time, the Cossacks' armed expansion into Siberia must have just begun. There were at most dozens of armed strongholds in the vast Siberia, and the number of people in each stronghold was very small. The two battles of Yaksa, the first time they participated in the war,
There were only over 400 Cossacks there, and the second time the force doubled, there were only over 800 Cossacks.
If tens of thousands of Horqin cavalry were mobilized at this time to compete with the Cossacks for the entire Siberia and even the Far East region further east, the cost would undoubtedly be huge.
Chongzhen suddenly fell into deep thought, which puzzled Xu Yingwei and others.
Gao Qiqian asked with concern: "Your Majesty, are you feeling unwell?"
"No." Chongzhen blurted out, "I'm thinking about Siberia."
"Siberia?" Gao Qiqian said with a confused look, "Who is Siberia?"
Xu Yingwei smiled and said: "Siberia means muddy land in Mongolian, which refers to the vast forests and grasslands further north in Mobei."
"Oh, it turns out to be a place name."
There is no embarrassment in Gao Qiqian's words. Our family doesn't have much education.
Jiang Tianyi said: "Your Majesty, although Siberia is vast, the climate is ten times colder than Liaodong, and the roads are blocked. It is a barren and barren land. It is harmful and useless."
"Short-sighted." Chongzhen reprimanded in a rare and sharp tone.
"Although Siberia is located in a wilderness, it is not a barren land."
"Just now, the forests of Siberia contain infinite treasures."
"There are various precious animal furs, one piece is worth thousands of gold, and there are also various precious Chinese medicinal materials, especially ginseng, any one plant is worth tens of thousands of gold, and various rivers also contain gold nuggets."
"In the future, this land will be even more priceless."
"The vast forests of Siberia, the fresh water of Lake Baikal, and the coal, oil and gas stored underground are countless. For the sake of future generations, this land must be taken!"
Zheng Sen, Xu Yingwei, Yan Yingyuan and other scholars looked at each other in shock.
They can understand animal skins and ginseng, as well as forest coal and even oil.
But what the hell is fresh water? Is there still a shortage of water in the vast Ming Dynasty? No, the Yangtze River and the Yellow River alone have inexhaustible fresh water, so why is this rare?
And what the hell is natural gas? I’ve never heard of it.
However, after Chongzhen said this, Jiang Tianyi and the others immediately realized something.
That is, the Holy One seems to have an unusual interest in the vast wilderness of Siberia.
At that moment, Jiang Tianyi sincerely apologized: "Your Majesty, I am indeed short-sighted and failed to see the benefits of Siberia. Since Siberia contains so many rare treasures, I, the Ming Dynasty, should take them."
Scholars such as Xu Yingwei, Yan Yingyuan and Zheng Sen seriously discussed the possibility of controlling Siberia.
However, several scholars discussed for a long time and came to the unanimous conclusion that Ming Dynasty did not have the ability to control Siberia at all.
Yan Yingyuan said to Chongzhen seriously: "Your Majesty, Siberia is indeed an exciting treasure land, but it is too far away from the center of the Ming Dynasty, even further than Annan. Moreover, the climate is bitter and cold, and the roads are blocked, making it extremely difficult to transport military supplies. Therefore,
If you want to stay there for a long time, the cost is too high, and the gain is really not worth the loss."
Zheng Sen said: "Of course garrisoning a large army is a waste of food and salary, but what if we garrison a small number of troops?"
"There is no use in garrisoning a small number of troops." Xu Yingwei shook his head and said, "Because this land is too vast. Even if a hundred thousand troops are spread over such a large land, there will only be very few within a hundred miles."
Chongzhen said with deep approval: "Youzhen and Jianheng are right. They sent a large army to station in Siberia, wasting food and wages and not worth the gain, so they can only use other methods to control Siberia, such as borrowing the help of the Horqin people."
"Controlling Siberia under the guise of the Horqin people?" Yan Yingyuan asked in astonishment, "What's the explanation for this?"
Chongzhen said: "To put it bluntly, it is driven by profit. There are a large number of rare and exotic animals in the forests and grasslands of Siberia, and there is even nugget gold in the rivers. Therefore, we can purchase animal skins, ginseng and other Chinese medicinal materials from the Horqin people.
and gold to drive them deep into Siberia and even the Far East to prospect for gold.”
After a pause, he continued: "Not only the Horqin people, but also the Chahar people, the Tumut people and even the Khalkha people can adopt the same strategy. As time goes by, the Mongolians from all walks of life will inevitably have to fight for their own safety and supplies.
Military strongholds will be built at key passes in Siberia, so that the vast Siberia will become the territory of the Ming Dynasty."
"The Holy One is wise." Xu Yingwei said sincerely, "This policy is indeed a good one."
The other scholars also agreed one after another. Seeing that all the scholars agreed, Chongzhen made up his mind.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! At that moment, Chongzhen said to Gao Qiqian: "Gao Banban, please reply to Wang Ding immediately. The good news has been received. Regarding the follow-up disposal of Horqin Mongolia, I have
Consider the following..."
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At this time, there was a stronghold called Anadyr near the Bering Strait in the Far East.
Of course, at this time, the Bering Strait did not have a name, and Bering was not even born yet.
Anadyr is just a small armed stronghold, with dozens of Cossacks stationed here all year round, fishing, hunting, collecting furs and transporting them back to Moscow to sell to the nobles in exchange for money.
Inside the stronghold, dozens of Cossacks were sitting around the fireplace, drinking wine and eating meat.
An Ainu girl came over to serve them barbecue, but was pulled into his arms by a Cossack. He touched the girl's chest with his rough hands, but the girl was not annoyed and even gave her a flirtatious look.
But before he touched it twice, the Cossack suddenly shuddered.
Taking advantage of this brief gap, the Ayinu girl turned around and escaped from the Cossack's arms.
Another tall and strong Cossack joked: "Derzhnev, how many times did you mess with Eva last night? Why are you so weak, haha."
The other Cossacks also laughed.
"Shut up." The Cossack named Dezhnev cursed with a dark face, "I have an ominous feeling that something bad is about to happen."
"What bad things could happen?"
"Are you worried about making Ava's belly bigger?"
"Has an illegitimate child come to your door and asked you to pay child support?"
More than a dozen Cossacks were making fun and the atmosphere was extremely lively.
However, Dezhnev always felt a chill running down his spine. Could it be that he was really weak because he had done too much? It seems that he will have to exercise restraint in the future. This thing is not only expensive, but also cost a lot of money.
…
At the same time that the news of Liaodong's victory was sent to Dagukou, the news of Horqin's defeat was also sent to Beijing.
The one who came to Beijing to report the defeat was Esen's eldest son Nuojiyan, who stayed with a thousand cavalry to look at the horses. Later, after discovering that Horqin's cavalry had fallen into the trap, the coward did not dare to go to the rescue with a thousand cavalry.
Instead, they decisively led their troops to escape, not even taking care of the more than 30,000 horses, which really disgraced the Golden Family.
Then again, if Nuo Jiyan really rushed to rescue him, he would hit Zhu Cijiong's gun. Not only would he not be able to save his father, but he would also involve a thousand of his cavalrymen.
From this logic, Nuo Jiyan’s choice seems to be the right one.
After listening to Nuojiyan's personal explanation, Dorgon stood up from the kang in surprise.
More than 30,000 strong men in Horqin were all wiped out, Esen's life and death were uncertain, and most of Jitaibele of the Ten Banners fell. This was a disaster for the entire Horqin Mongolia and even the entire Qing Dynasty!
Because the Horqin people are not only the die-hard allies of the Jurchens, but also the link between the Qing Dynasty and the various Mongolian ministries. Now that the Horqin connection has been cut off by the Ming army, Tumut Mongolia and Chahar Mongolia will definitely separate from the Qing Dynasty.
It will not be so easy to mobilize the cavalry of these two tribes to go south to serve the king after spring begins.
Of course, this is not what worries Dorgon the most.
What worried Dorgon the most was the woman in the Forbidden City.
At that moment, Dorgon supported his sick body and said to Cao Eryu: "Change my clothes, I want to enter the palace."
"Master, it's Haishi now, and the palace door has been locked." Cao Eryu whispered to dissuade, "And you are not in good shape. The doctor told me that there is no cold wind..."
"Why, are you teaching me how to do things?" Dorgon's eyes turned cold.
"Uh no, that's not what I meant. I deserve to die..." Cao Eryu quickly knelt down and kowtowed.
"Okay, bring me my fur." Dorgon glared at Cao Eryu coldly, and then said, "Let those dog slaves prepare the warm sedan again. I will take the warm sedan into the palace this time."
Dorgon still cherishes his own life.
The doctor said that you can't blow cold wind, so you can sit in a warm sedan chair. [Kneel down and beg for a monthly ticket]
