On the concrete road leading from Beijing to Shaanxi, a huge army was marching. Liu Jin, who was riding on a tall horse, had too much in his heart, too much pain and nowhere to express it.
I am provoking someone.
After fighting in Nanyang for more than half a year, he was out of trouble. Now he is better. It was a deep winter and he had only rested for two months. His wife and children were still sleeping on the hot bed for only a few days, and he was sent out by Emperor Hongzhi to lead troops to attack the Western Regions.
He is the minister of household affairs, not the general of the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion. Lao Zhang enjoys peace and happiness at home, but he is sent out to suffer hardships in the bitter cold land of the northwest.
"Old Wang, we are brothers in a difficult situation. After fighting in Nanyang, we came to fight in the Western Regions. Don't blame me, brother. I have no choice but to pull you along. I feel very panicked."
Liu Jin looked at Wang Shouren beside him. This classmate was riding on a horse, looking steady and energetic. He didn't seem to have the same complaints as Liu Jin.
"Brother Liu thinks highly of me, so he recommended me to Your Majesty, so that I can have the opportunity to display what I have learned in my life. Since ancient times, countless people have dreamed of having such an opportunity."
"It's too late for me to thank Brother Liu, so how could I blame you?"
Wang Shouren's words were slightly excited.
Although he is a scholar, Lao Wang is considered to be the most outstanding person in the Ming and Qing Dynasties for hundreds of years. He is respected as a saint by many outstanding people in later generations. This is definitely because Lao Wang is indeed awesome.
Those who study things to gain knowledge, those who are masters of the study of mind, and those who study heaven, have already ascended to the place of exploring the truth, which is far beyond the comparison of ordinary people like Liu Jin.
Leading troops to fight is a trivial matter for Lao Wang. In the past few years, he has been conquering the south and the north. He has defeated the Japanese country, trampled on the clowns of the Southeast Asian countries, and killed the Jurchen Tatars. As long as he leads the army, he will be invincible.
No matter what, the key is that he is a scholar, but he always rushes to the front, putting countless generals to shame.
"That's good, that's good~"
Liu Jin immediately nodded. Although he was a time traveler, he was still a common man. Compared with Lao Wang, he was far behind in this realm. Fortunately, he had some advantages as a time traveler. Otherwise, how could he have the same relationship with Lao Wang?
Intersection?
"Brother Liu, why did you have people put up some colorful flags of various colors along the way?"
Lao Wang looked at the road ahead. It was covered with snow and the cold wind was howling. Marching in such weather was indeed very unfavorable. Fortunately, the cement road had been repaired and could lead directly from the capital to Shaanxi. Otherwise, it would have been so cold.
The weather is so bad that we don’t know how long it will take to get from the capital to Gansu and then to attack the Western Regions.
On both sides of the cement road, Liu Jin had people put up a lot of colorful flags along the way. The colorful flags were fluttering and looked extremely bright in the snow-white environment.
"Old Wang, in a snow-white world, if our eyes look at the snow for a long time, we will easily get snow blindness. People put up these colorful flags along the way to divert everyone's attention, so that we can
Effectively prevent the occurrence of snow blindness.”
Liu Jin thought for a while and said.
This time, Liu Jin had full command of the use of troops in the Western Region, with Wang Shouren and Yang Yun assisting him. Liu Jin was also very panicked. In fact, he was not much different from Zhao Kuo and his ilk. It was okay to talk about military affairs on paper, but he was still too young to command marches and fights.
.
But Emperor Hongzhi just trusted Liu Jin. Secondly, the Ming Dynasty during this period did not have any good generals, especially in terms of the use of new weapons and combat. It is estimated that no one knew better than Liu Jin.
In addition, Liu Jin has been conquering the north and south in the past few years, and has accumulated a lot of combat experience for many years. Therefore, no matter how many times he was selected, Emperor Hongzhi and the ministers in the court felt that Liu Jin would command these two troops.
An army of one hundred thousand is more appropriate.
Therefore, the command of the twenty armies finally fell into the hands of Liu Jin. Liu Jin panicked, so he roped in Lao Wang. With him by his side, Liu Jin would not panic.
Coupled with the advantages he had as a time traveler, Liu Jin felt that he should be able to successfully complete the mission of attacking the Western Regions.
"That's it~"
After listening to Liu Jin's explanation, Wang Shouren nodded. He gained knowledge again. With Liu Jin, he could always learn some new knowledge. He knew astronomy and geography. In Lao Wang's opinion, Liu Jin, a master like Liu Jin
The sons of men are worthy of their title.
"Old Wang, how do you think we should fight this time?"
While walking, Liu Jin thought about it and asked.
"This vast area in the Western Region can actually be divided into two parts. One is the Western Chagatai Khanate ruled by Mahemu, and the other is the Western Chagatai Khanate ruled by Sultan Mansuer of Turpan in the east."
"This is Ma Hemu and Man Su'er. Ma Hemu is Man Su'er's biological uncle, but the relationship between the two is not harmonious. They have been fighting with each other for many years."
"We have 200,000 elite troops, including 50,000 long-trained cavalry. Let alone conquering the Western Regions, there will be no problem even if we go all the way west and follow Genghis Khan's route to Europe."
"The real key is how to rule and manage the Western Region. It is easy to conquer, but very difficult to hold on to."
Lao Wang thought for a while and said very confidently.
Conquering the Western Region is not difficult at all, it is a breeze, but it is not easy to rule the Western Region for a long time. It is very difficult. This is the real test.
"Heroes think alike. I also think it is not difficult to conquer the Western Region. The difficulty is how to rule here stably for a long time."
Liu Jin also nodded, smiled and asked: "Do you have any good ideas on how to rule the Western Regions for a long time?"
"In the Western Regions, we have few Han people. If we want to rule here for a long time, there is only one way, and that is to immigrate. A large number of immigrants will immigrate to the Western Regions. As long as there are a certain number of Han people, it is not difficult to rule here for a long time."
"Secondly, we can imitate the Nanyang plantation economy and establish cotton plantations here in the Western Regions to attract Han people."
Wang Shouren thought for a while and said again.
"What about the original tribes in the Western Region?"
Liu Jin nodded slightly. Lao Wang's understanding was still good. He clearly realized that the key to the Western Regions was people. Without the Han people, even if the Ming Dynasty could rule the Western Regions for a while, it would not be able to rule it for a long time.
"Either kill them all as much as possible, or expel them, or move them to other places, whether it is Nanyang, Golden Continent, or Australia, but this place must be vacated, otherwise our Ming Dynasty
It is simply impossible to occupy this place for a long time."
"Or at the very least, for those tribes who are willing to surrender to our Ming Dynasty and join us, we must make them the same as the natives of Nanyang provinces. From now on, they will change their surnames to Han, respect the way of Confucius and Mencius, and respect our Chinese civilization. Otherwise, they will still be
Same."
Wang Shouren is not pedantic. On the contrary, he is well versed in ancient and modern times and clearly realizes the most critical and core things.
The Western Regions is like a melting pot, integrating nations and civilizations from all directions. The foundation and core of Ming Dynasty's rule here is to thoroughly implement Chinese civilization and the teachings of Confucius and Mencius, otherwise Ming Dynasty's rule here will be
Like a tree without roots and water without a source, it is as empty as water.
Even if you are temporarily powerful and can make people surrender to you, over time, like the Mongols, they will eventually either lose their control over this place or it will be melted away.
"Old Wang is amazing~"
After hearing what Lao Wang said, Liu Jin couldn't help but give a thumbs up.
This idea coincides with his own. He is not pedantic. He is fundamentally different from some sour and rotten scholars. If it were those sour and rotten scholars in the government and the public, they would definitely say that.
Our Ming Dynasty is a huge country, and our rule over the Western Regions should be based on gentleness. The Ming Dynasty is open to all rivers, so we should accept them, care for them, and even help them.
It's all bullshit.
The lessons learned in history are not enough. We have to make mistakes again and again and receive bloody lessons before we can grow brains?
Lao Wang is different. He is not pedantic, and he clearly understands the key to ruling the Western Regions. He also clearly sees that the Western Regions are not conflicts between tribes, but the intersection and integration between civilizations.
collision.
"Old Wang, since you have clearly seen the key to the Western Region, I am afraid that this time, you and I, as well as Yang Yun, the three of us will have to shoulder something. Perhaps it will be written down in history many years later.
The three of us are executioners who kill without blinking an eye. We will say that as we went westward, corpses were strewn in the fields, blood flowed into rivers, and countless tribes were slaughtered and expelled."
"But for the future of our Ming Dynasty, and for our Chinese descendants to have a vast living space, there are always some things that someone has to do."
After thinking for a while, Liu Jin looked at the road ahead and said.
I thought of the Europeans in history. They were pirates and robbers. They burned, killed, and looted all over the world, committing all kinds of evil. For places colonized by Europeans, wherever they went, there was suffering everywhere.
The American Indians were almost wiped out, African slaves were sold around the world, and the Tasmanians in Australia were exterminated... They committed so many crimes, but their descendants lived a prosperous life as a result.
The life of the people has the most powerful power in the world and occupies the most vast land and resources in the world.
Even in the history of the development of human civilization, in fact, it has followed the law of the jungle of the jungle since ancient times. Homo sapiens almost exterminated eleven other human races at the same time, and only then established the global dominance of his descendants.
If the Ming Dynasty wanted to occupy a vast territory and resources, it should learn from European bandits.
"I see!"
After listening to Liu Jin's words, Wang Shouren was silent for a long time, and finally nodded slowly.
He clearly understood the meaning of Liu Jin's words. Going to the Western Regions will be accompanied by a large number of killings and extremely tough policies. Those who follow our Ming Dynasty will live, and those who go against our Ming Dynasty will die!