Zhu Yijun hoped that Burma would withdraw its troops as soon as possible, of course, because he did not want to see the Burmese army burning, killing, and plundering on the land of the Ming Dynasty, and this did not conflict with Liu Wei and Deng Zilong sending troops south to attack Burma.

To do this, there is only one condition that needs to be met, and that is to make Mang Yingli feel the serious instability in the rear, and even threaten the severity of his rule.

There are usually only two situations in which the rule is threatened, one is a palace coup d'état, a change of throne; The second is the invasion of foreign enemies, and the soldiers are under the city.

The road of palace coup d'état obviously does not work, not to mention that the Ming side has no communication with high-level people in Myanmar, and even Gao Shipra can't figure out who the ministers left behind in the capital of Myanmar are, and they don't even know anyone, who do they support to coup d'état?

As for the defeat at the front and a coup d'état at the rear, it is difficult to say that there is no such possibility, but the premise is also clear, if there is no unprecedented fiasco at the front, how can the rear coup d'état be inexplicable?

Therefore, the only way that can prompt the Burmese army to withdraw south is that the military pressure in the rear is too great, and Myanmar itself and even the Burmese capital are facing the threat of being lost.

But it's actually very difficult to do.

If you look at the map, you can see that if you send troops from Annam and land in Siam, the closest area to Burma is the Gulf of Siam. According to the straight-line distance from Ayutthaya (Siam Capital) to Taungoo, the capital of Myanmar, it has exceeded 1,500 li, how far is this distance? It is basically the same distance from Kunming, Yunnan Province to Donghu City.

Moreover, it is impossible to walk a straight line in a marching battle, and in fact it may have to walk nearly two thousand miles.

Therefore, it is impossible for the Siamese side to attack the capital of Burma, and it is impossible to replace the German army from World War II - because the terrain is poor, the road is still very bad, and the German army cannot fight a blitzkrieg.

Zhu Yijun flipped through the map of southern Xinjiang, and also thought of this factor, and couldn't help but be a little suspicious: "Is there really a way?" ”

Gao pragmatically said: "There is a way, but the Annan Metropolitan Division has to spend a lot of money to Jinghua." ”

Zhu Yijun was stunned when he heard this, and asked inexplicably: "Where does this start?" ”

Gao Pragmatic spread his hands and said, "Is this...... To put it simply, the Annam Metropolitan Department spent money to find Jinghua to send a fleet to expedition to Motama Bay in Burma, landed near Bago with elite troops, and then directly waved his army north, threatening the capital of Burma, Taungoo, forcing the main force of the Burmese army to return to the division as soon as possible to rescue. ”

Zhu Yijun looked at the map of Kanyu, frowned, and said, "Where are these places you are talking about, I can only see the location of Donghu City here." ”

Gao was stunned for a moment, got up and walked to Zhu Yijun's side to take a look, only to find that Zhu Yijun's map of southern Xinjiang was extremely simple, many places were not marked, and even the scale of the map was not quite right, and the map of Southeast Asia he drew from memory in junior high school was ten times more accurate than this.

"Your Majesty, this is a good picture...... Some are outdated and not very accurate. Gao Pragmatic coughed lightly and said: "During the Battle of Annam, the minister sent someone to draw a more detailed and accurate map of southern Xinjiang, but he forgot about this stubble after the battle. It would be more convenient for us to follow the diagram. ”

Zhu Yijun naturally agreed, but this matter is still very secret, he didn't plan to call someone in to help, so he simply found paper to help Gao Pragmatic spread it out, and Gao Pragmatic did his own ink.

Zhu Yijun teased while laying out the paper and moistening the pen: "In ancient times, Li Taibai Lux took off his boots and the concubine held the inkstone, and now there is Gao Qiuzhen's Son of Heaven exhibition scroll and the emperor's pen, tsk......"

Zhu Yijun could say this, but Gao Pragmatic couldn't help but react, and hurriedly took a step back, bowed down and said: "The minister is guilty of capital crimes, and the minister should come by himself." ”

Zhu Yijun laughed, waved his hand and said, "It's just a joke, are you serious?" ”

Gao Pragmatic said with a solemn face: "Whether the emperor is serious or not, the minister doesn't know, and he doesn't dare to speculate, but the minister doesn't dare not be serious." ”

Zhu Yijun was stunned for a moment, and then thought about it: "Hmm...... This comparison between me is a little wrong, you and Li Taibai are completely different that time. Poetry is also a small way, but you are writing for national affairs now. Since it is a state affair, I am personally unfolding the scroll and serving the pen for you, so why not? In the past, there was a poem in the temple: 'On the day of the return of the edict, I will be the general to relieve the battle robe', that is for the sake of national affairs, who would say that the temple did something wrong? Who would say that Mao Bowen deserved that scene? The same is true today. ”

Gao pragmatic is still to be said, Zhu Yijun has already waved his hand and said: "Okay, okay, the reason has also been explained, and then you shirk it is yours, if you are also respectful to me, and dare not exceed the rules, I will be bored sooner or later...... Let's draw a picture, I'll have something to say in a moment. ”

Gao was pragmatic and helpless, so he had to say: "The minister has transgressed." Then he lifted the imperial pen, dipped it in ink, and drew a sketch of the Indochina Peninsula on the paper laid by Zhu Yijun.

It didn't take long to sketch a sketch, and soon Gao Pragmatic drew it, and by the way, nearly twenty important places were marked and their names were indicated.

Zhu Yijun looked at the picture drawn by Gao Shishi, a little unaccustomed, and said, "Your small circle represents a city?" What are these polylines? Mountain range? ”

It turns out that on the map of the Ming Dynasty, the cities are drawn in the shape of city walls, and the mountains and so on will be directly drawn in the shape of mountains, so Zhu Yijun is very uncomfortable looking at the highly pragmatic "modern style" map.

Gao Shishi had to explain a little, and then got back to the point, saying: "Your Majesty, you see, Annam originally sent troops to land from the Gulf of Siam, so that you only need to walk along the coastline from Golden Port and bypass the peninsula in southern Cambodia, and the risk is very small. But if you want to take a detour to Bago, you have to go directly through the South Seas, especially here......"

He pointed to the vicinity of the Strait of Malacca and said, "This is what our Ming Dynasty called Manraka, and this strait is called Manraka Strait, uh...... Ministers are more accustomed to calling it the Strait of Malacca. The current situation here is different from the past, it has been occupied by the Franc man, and the Franc machine is the current maritime hegemon in the South Seas and other regions, and Jinghua's fleet will pass through the Strait of Malacca to Bago, it is difficult to say how the Franc machine man will react, so Jinghua must consider the possible losses, and it is impossible for the Annan Metropolitan Department to let Jinghua dispatch without spending money. ”

Zhu Yijun's face was strange, and he hesitated: "Isn't Jinghua yours?" ”

"Yes, Jinghua is naturally a minister." Gao Pragmatic touched his nose and said innocently: "But Annan is not a minister!" Why is it that once the Annan Metropolitan Department wins this time, he can get a huge Cambodia, and I, Jinghua, will do day work for him? ”

Zhu Yijun was stunned for a while, and finally coughed dryly: "Your logic is really ...... Impeccable. ”

But in the final analysis, he thought in his heart: It seems that Pragmatism only regards Annan as a money-making place under his control, and he has not thought about Annan as a fief or a territory. Liu Shouyou crossed Chen Ju and reported that Pragmatism was "overwhelming the capital and courtesy than the emperor" in Annan, which was really blind, but fortunately I didn't believe his stupid words.

At this time, Gao Pragmatic was still in the mood to joke, and arched his hand: "The emperor has won the award, although the minister can't talk about luxury, but making money is such a thing, and he is happy in the process, since there is a reasonable and legal opportunity to make money, why not make it?" ”12

Zhu Yijun's heart moved, and he asked with a haha: "Aha, too, too...... If Annan takes Cambodia, you will have more opportunities to make money, right? ”

Gao Pragmatic didn't seem to hear the deep meaning at all, and said with a smile: "The emperor clearly sees that if Annan takes Cambodia, the cultivated land area will be larger, and they will have more grain left, so that the ministers can take the opportunity to buy more grain from Annan and transport it to Liaodong to replenish military supplies, and when the decisive battle with Tumen is fought in the future, they will not be afraid of running out of food and grass." ”

What's going on?

Zhu Yijun laughed from the bottom of his heart this time, and said: "Okay, okay, I understand, this is what you have said many times before, of course, you have to do a good job, but if you can make some more money by the way, it will be better - that's what it means, right?" ”

"Your Majesty."

Zhu Yijun waved his hand: "Since Annan can provide grain and grass to Liaodong, taking a Cambodia can be regarded as a deserved reward, this matter is no problem, I am ready." ”

Gao Pragmatic smiled and arched his hand: "The military and civilians of Liaodong have thanked the emperor." ”

This is a bit artistic, he does not say that he thanked Zhu Yijun on behalf of Annan, but said that he thanked Liaodong on behalf of him.

Zhu Yijun smiled and waved his hand, and then said with some hesitation: "Will this plan of an expedition to the sea be a little risky?" If the Franco-Rang man refuses to let the Kyoka's fleet pass through the Manraka Strait......"

Gao pragmatic said lightly: "Then fight." ”

Zhu Yijun was stunned: "Are you sure?" Doesn't it mean that Franc is now the maritime hegemon of the South Seas? ”

Gao pragmatic couldn't explain too clearly, so he just said: "The overlord of Nanyang is true, but the emperor also knows that those small countries in Nanyang don't have much strength, and they are a plate of scattered sand, and it is not surprising that the Francophile overwhelms them." In addition, the Franc machine is very far away from the South Seas, and Jinghua suddenly moves south, and they may not be able to concentrate their forces to deal with it immediately, and it is likely that they can pass the customs as long as they talk, and they may not necessarily fight. ”

After all, Zhu Yijun knew almost nothing about the situation in Nanyang, and when he heard Gao Shishi say this, he believed it, breathed a sigh of relief, and said: "That's good, in this way, as long as Annan's troops and horses fight better after landing, it is best to raid under the city of Donghu in one fell swoop, then Burma will have to quickly withdraw its troops and return to help." ”

Gao Pragmatic knew that in fact, there was still a problem here, that is, how many people Annan would send to fight this landing raid, and if there were more, whether the logistics support could be ensured, and if there were less, whether the effect of the raid could be guaranteed. Even more critically, once the Burmese army comes back, how will this group of Annam troops withdraw?

But Zhu Yijun obviously doesn't care about this, even if Annan Bing dies more, he will not be sad. And Gao Pragmatic can't say it explicitly, so he can only arrange it privately - the court may not know that Annan's soldiers and horses are actually his Gao Pragmatic soldiers and horses, not to mention that even if he knows, the court may still want Annan soldiers to die more.

This matter can only be arranged in private, and it is a pipe dream to expect Zhu Yijun or the court to sincerely care about Annan's life and death.

Not to mention that Annan's troops this time are drawn from the two major garrison armies, most of them are local soldiers in Annan, and only middle and high-level officers are Ming people (Gao Jiading), even if the soldiers and horses dispatched are the wolf soldiers of the Cen and Huang Tusi, the imperial court does not necessarily cherish it much, at most I am worried that if the wolf soldiers lose too much, the situation in Annan will be unstable.

Zhu Yijun didn't ask how much money Gao Pragmatic planned to "blackmail" the Annan Metropolitan Commander, and directly skipped the second strategy and asked: "The first two strategies are finished, what is the third strategy?" ”

Gao pragmatic said with a smile: "The third strategy is to solve the problem of 'where does the military salary come from'." ”

Zhu Yijun perked up when he heard this, breathed a long sigh of relief, and said, "I thought you forgot this stubble...... To tell you the truth, although your plans just now are quite cost-effective, especially in Annam, Siam, and Laos, it can be said that the imperial court does not need to spend a penny, which is indeed a clever plan.

However, Yunnan is different, although the mobilization of those Tusi soldiers and horses does not need the imperial court to pay military salaries, but the supply of grain and grass must always be given, and the imperial court is now ...... I roughly calculated, even if I fight like this, 200,000 taels of silver will definitely be indispensable.

In particular, the grain in Yunnan and Guizhou is not very useful, and in this war with Burma, whether the military food enters Yunnan from Sichuan or from Huguang to Yunnan, the distance is not close, and the road is still difficult to walk, and there will inevitably be considerable losses, which further increases the burden on the imperial court, and I suspect that in the end, 200,000 taels may not be enough. ”

Gao pragmatic said: There is no need to doubt it, it is definitely not enough. No matter how much the number of Han soldiers is compressed, you must know that the salaries and rewards of those families are not the level of the guards. The salary of a family member in peacetime is about the level of three guards, and it is even more exaggerated in wartime, and it is not surprising that it reaches the level of five guards.

In addition, the imperial court still has to bear the supply of grain and grass for the native soldiers, although 200,000 taels does not sound like a small amount, but in fact, it cannot be used at all, no matter how much this battle is fed, the cost will be at least more than 300,000 taels. In case the loss of Liu Wei and Deng Zilong's family members is a little bigger, it is possible to spend 400,000 taels - if they can successfully transfer this loss to the imperial court.

As for the unfavorable transfer, it may be the same as the original history, and the military discipline of Liu Wei and Deng Zilong's troops cannot be guaranteed, so they can only go to loot places to "return to their roots". Although those places are the original territories of the external Propaganda Division, it will also cause the Xuanwei Division to be separated from the imperial court, and the final trouble will be borne by the imperial court.

Gao pragmatic groaned: "Your Majesty, there is a way that is 'the major event of the country, in the worship and Rong'. The minister's consistent attitude is that the cost of this war must not be saved, and he would rather find more ways to raise money than let the front-line soldiers and horses go hungry, so the amount of this cost, the minister still advocates giving more generous. ”

Zhu Yijun smiled bitterly: "Then how much do you think this battle will cost?" ”

"Double, 400,000 taels." Gao pragmatic Dao.

Zhu Yijun's face twitched, as if he had a toothache, and his eyes widened: "This is doubled?" I don't want to say why there is so much after the first two strategies, but I ask: where does so much money come from? ”

Gao pragmatically smiled and said: "Don't worry, the emperor has his own way." ”

Zhu Yijun glared: "Then what are you waiting for, say!" ”

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