The Portuguese man on the side, that is, Hao Jing'ao's soldier Du Chu, heard this and looked at Anthony's face, which was a bit ugly, and he obviously showed a bit of gloating.
It deserves to be taken away from the Portuguese, and now it will be taken away by the more powerful Ming Empire, and there is no need to fight to the death, just a word, are you willing or not?
As far as the Portuguese is concerned, he really hopes Anthony won't agree!
In this case, if the Ming Empire goes to war with the Dutch, I don’t know about other places. At least in this Southeast Asia, the Dutch will definitely not be able to defeat the Ming Empire.
Then, among the European countries in the future, Portugal will be the only one doing business with the Ming Dynasty, and it will be easier to make money!
While he was thinking this, Anthony, the Dutch governor in Batavia, happened to look at him. Seeing him gloating about his misfortune, he suddenly became angry.
He knew very well what the Portuguese were thinking. Not to mention the consequences if he did not agree to the Ming Dynasty's request, he would also take advantage of the Portuguese.
Thinking like this, Anthony did not hesitate anymore and said immediately: "I can't make the decision alone, but I am confident that I can convince my companions!"
Hearing this, Wu Zhiping, the governor of Fujian, looked better, and then said to the two Westerners in front of him: "There is one more thing, you must prepare in advance..."
Upon hearing this, both the Portuguese and the Dutch couldn't help but secretly complain in their hearts.
It's really not easy to make as much money as the Ming Dynasty. Why are there so many requirements!
Wu Zhiping, regardless of what they thought, continued to say to them: "The imperial court is going to use troops against Dong Wu, and you two must cooperate with the Ming Navy to attack Dong Wu from the south. Do you understand?"
Neither Anthony nor Du Xi expected that the Ming Dynasty would go to war?
No, Anthony, who was a little unhappy at first, couldn't help but ask immediately: "Sir, isn't your Ming Empire still at war with the Qing Empire and the Japanese Empire? This is going to start a new war in the south, so don't worry about anything.
Is it a problem?"
When he thought about it, this was indeed beyond common sense.
After all, I heard that the Qing Empire was very powerful, at least it had defeated the Ming army in the past; and the Japanese country was also a big country, so it would be very difficult for the Ming Dynasty to defeat these two countries, right?
Now, they are going to fight Dongwu again? Don’t the people of the Ming Dynasty know that those who are warlike will perish?
After all, Dongwu is not a small country. Whether it is the Portuguese or the Dutch, they have all tried to attack Dongwu before, but they all succeeded. Even the Portuguese soldiers who attacked Dongwu were nailed to death by King Dongwu.
There are many people on the wooden frame who are now being held captive in Dongwu territory, working for King Dongwu!
When Wu Zhiping heard this, he actually agreed with him. But unfortunately, what he ordered was all decreed by the emperor, and there was nothing he could do.
So, he said calmly: "This is not something you have to worry about!"
Under normal circumstances, if the Ming Dynasty waged war everywhere like this, it would inevitably drag down the national economy and people's livelihood and cause various problems.
A simple example is that after Zhang Juzheng's reforms, the treasury became rich. However, once the three major conquests of Wanli were completed, the treasury starved to death of rats, which led to natural disasters. All kinds of things happened in the Ming Dynasty, and the cause of the country's collapse was laid.
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If Wanli were to follow the current style of play, it would be impossible to hold on for long. With the treasury empty, various problems would erupt again.
However, today is different from the past. Today's Ming Dynasty cannot be measured by the previous thinking.
Not to mention that with the help of Liu Weichao, Emperor Chongzhen crazily clicked on the technology tree, which greatly improved the productivity of the Ming Dynasty, so that the materials of the Ming Dynasty were produced twice as much as before.
It means that the gap between the weapons of the Ming Dynasty and their enemies is also widening. As for the quality of the soldiers, after more than ten years of turmoil, the soldiers who serve in the army have fought many battles. They can be said to be fine soldiers.
If you are not enough, why are you afraid of fighting?
Not to mention, every time the Ming army conquers a place, they can obtain the minerals there, or solve the affairs of the vassal king, etc. The effort of fighting the war is always less than the gain. Such a war will not be won because of more fighting.
The treasury is empty.
Wu Zhiping didn't understand this, and neither the Portuguese nor the Dutch understood it. Anyway, in this meeting, Wu Zhiping was just a mouthpiece, conveying the court's will.
After the meeting, the Portuguese and Dutch had to prepare for the matters assigned by the Ming court while doing business in the several ports that had been opened.
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In mid-April of the 20th year of Chongzhen, the nobles of the Heshuote tribe from the north, headed by Erqiltu Khan, and the nobles of the Durbot tribe, headed by Dulbert Khan, arrived at the capital of the Ming Dynasty. There was no surprise.
What they saw and heard reshaped their worldview: It turns out that there can still be something like this in this world!
The prosperity of Ming Dynasty and the new things in Ming Dynasty really opened their eyes!
Dulbert Khan chose to stay in the capital and was classified as a marquis to enjoy the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty.
As for the others, mainly young, they chose to join the army, that is, to become generals.
Of course, the rank of these Mongolians and the actual power of their generals are separate.
The rank is related to their merits in surrendering to the Ming Dynasty, and the actual power depends on the results of their assessment from the Ming Dynasty Military Academy. Among them, Oqirtu Khan was also included.
Oqiltu Khan surrendered to the Ming Dynasty, and was granted the title of earl as a gift. However, his actual power in the military has yet to be determined. However, based on his experience, he has experience in leading tribes, and at least he will start as a general. Eventually, he will
What it is depends on his performance at the Ming Royal Military Academy.
Oqiltu Khan was very concerned about the fact that his title was not as high as that of Dulbert Khan. In addition, coupled with what he saw and heard after entering the customs, he mentioned it to Emperor Chongzhen and said that he wanted to give Gu Gu
Shihan wrote a letter to persuade Gushihan to submit to the Ming Dynasty.
Emperor Chongzhen was very happy about this, and said to Oqirtu Khan on the spot: Qinghai and Tibet are places that the Ming Dynasty must win. If Gushi Khan refuses to submit to the Ming Dynasty, there is no need to wait long. In a few years
, the Ming Dynasty will definitely send troops to Qinghai-Tibet.
If Gushi Khan is willing to submit to the Ming Dynasty, he can be made a duke. Moreover, several of his sons will also have the opportunity to make more military exploits when the Ming Dynasty uses troops in South Asia.
This statement surprised Oqiltu Khan. Because he discovered from this statement that Ming Dynasty's ambitions, no, they were so ambitious. Not only did Qinghai and Tibet want to be included in the territory, but they also wanted to plot in South Asia.
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In other words, since the Ming Dynasty has such a big plot, Qinghai and Tibet must definitely be captured. If Gushi Khan does not submit, he can only flee or perish!
After seeing the national power of the Ming Dynasty, Oqiltu Khan never thought that Gushi Khan could defeat the Ming army!
With this idea in mind, Oqiltu Khan thought twice and wrote the longest letter in his history. He revised the draft several times and finally sent it to Buda, Tibet, from his tribe in the Heshuote tribe.
Went to the palace.
At about the same time, a memorial from Li Dingguo, Marquis of Ningyuan, was delivered to Emperor Chongzhen in the capital.
When Emperor Chongzhen saw that it was Li Dingguo's memorial, he read it immediately.
Seeing this, Emperor Chongzhen was very happy and immediately summoned his second assistant Sun Chuanting to discuss the matter.
In the Wenhua Hall, after being greeted by Sun Chuanting, Emperor Chongzhen asked Wang Chengen, who was waiting at his side, to turn the memorial to him, and at the same time said to him: "After the Heshuote tribe and the Duerbot tribe all surrendered to the Ming Dynasty, the remaining Zhungeer tribe
It has already moved west, and I don’t know where it will eventually move to. But one thing I can confirm is that it will be far away from Guihua City and Baotou.”
After a pause, he continued: "Ning Yuanhou's idea is that after the reorganization of the cavalry in Guihua City, about 10,000 troops will be left to defend the west, and the remaining 50,000 to 60,000 cavalry can be fully invested in the attack.
We may start a war against the Eastern Mongols first. What do you think, Sun Qing?"
By the time he finished speaking, Sun Chuanting had already quickly scanned Li Dingguo's memorial. After thinking for a while, he said: "Mongolians are different from Han people. They are born to fight on horseback. In addition to changing equipment, they have been reorganized in Guihua City."
In addition to proficiency, the main thing is familiarity with military discipline and orders."
He spoke slowly, obviously thinking while speaking, and Emperor Chongzhen valued his opinions and listened carefully.
Just listen to Sun Chuanting continue to say: "Generally speaking, even if it is like this, half a year of rectification is not enough. However, they are not fighting within the pass, they are only targeting eastern Mongolia and Liaodong to build captives, so Weichen thinks that these are not needed
Send them out after they have been reorganized. You can let them go to the battlefield to fight. If any violation of discipline occurs, beheading a group of people will make it easier for them to remember."
Obviously, in his opinion, they are all Mongolians. If they have bad military discipline, the disaster is also in eastern Mongolia. If they have bad military discipline, those who are beheaded due to strict military discipline are also Mongolians, so he will not care too much.
In this regard, Emperor Chongzhen has not yet spoken, and Sun Chuanting is still there analyzing: "Wei Chen believes that Eastern Mongolia has been in a difficult situation in the past two years. Governor Ji Liao also sent people to instigate rebellion, plus several times the opponent's cavalry.
Army, victory or defeat shouldn’t be a problem!”
Having said this, he paused, raised his voice a little, and said seriously: "The fastest way to improve the combat effectiveness of the reorganized army is actual combat, and it is against enemies that are not too strong. The eastern Mongolian ministries are just the targets for training troops.
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After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen asked Sun Chuanting: "What Sun Qing means is that it would be the fastest way to let the cavalry over there in Guihua City participate in the battle against the eastern Mongolia, train the troops in actual combat, and then reorganize them after the battle."
Is it an elite force?"
"That's what Wei Chen means!" Sun Chuanting bowed and responded, "Your Majesty is wise!"