Emperor Chongzhen smiled when he heard this, and immediately said lightly: "This matter is simple, Chen Qing can complete it alone." As for Zheng Qing, let's go to Kunming with me tomorrow! ”

"......" Chen Qiyu couldn't help but be speechless when he heard it, thinking that the emperor was rarely confused, and he didn't understand the trouble that the rebels' stragglers would bring after they dispersed into the mountains and forests, so he had to play it right and explain the difficulties of suppressing thieves in the mountains and forests.

In the end, he said with a bitter face: "Your Majesty, this kind of war cannot give full play to the combat power of the imperial court officials and soldiers, and it is really protracted to continue, I don't know if Your Majesty has a clever plan to guide you?" ”

In his mind, the emperor's ability to lead troops to fight is indeed strong, but this kind of thing of suppressing thieves in the mountains and forests is fundamentally different from ordinary warfare, even if the emperor can fight again, can he still pull out all these rebels from the mountains and forests, and his side will not lose troops?

Zheng Chongjian, who was on the side, listened to it and said: "Your Majesty, when the rebellion of Hao'an was suppressed in the past, the reason why it was protracted was because the rebels hid in the mountains and forests and did not fight head-on with the official army. ”

After a pause, he continued: "And, during the rebellion of Lu'an, because there was a thief leader, there were still traces to follow. Now the 50,000 or so rebels scattered into the mountains and forests are all under their own control, and it is really difficult to exterminate them as soon as possible! ”

Hearing the words of these two courtiers, Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but shake his head and sighed: "You guys, your horizons are still a little smaller, only limited to one point!" ”

"......" Zheng Chongjian and Chen Qiyu couldn't help but glance at each other when they heard it, and they were speechless. They didn't expect the emperor to say that.

Seriously, they really couldn't think of any effective solution as soon as possible, and when the emperor said this, they were still a little angry and curious, so they all played in unison: "Please also ask Your Majesty for guidance!" ”

When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he smiled and said, "Didn't I have already decreed that all the fields of Tusi should be given to ordinary people?" In this way, the people's hearts are on the side of the imperial court. Aren't the more than 100,000 captives captured by the former serfs of Tusi? I promised to give them the land, and after the army of the court left, if the rebels scattered into the mountains and forests came out to make trouble, they would be the one who would be the victim. Therefore, they can go into the mountains and forests to chase down the rebels. In this way, they are familiar with the mountains and forests, and it is more efficient to hunt down the rebels than our regular army. ”

When Zheng Chongjian and Chen Qiyu heard this, their eyes couldn't help but light up. This can be regarded as tying those ordinary people, that is, the serfs who used to be Tusi, to the court with interests. Let them go after the rebels, in fact, for themselves to have a stable life in the future!

As they were thinking, Emperor Chongzhen was still saying: "In addition, among the rebels scattered into the mountains and forests, there are mostly serfs who are forced to do so. At the same time as the pursuit, it can also be more publicized, ordinary people put down their weapons and go home, they can also get the field, and if those large and small toasts are captured or their heads are offered, there will be another reward. I believe that they will never be willing to follow those toasts and the court again. ”

Speaking of this, he finally concluded: "As far as these rebel troops who are currently scattered into the mountains and forests, as Qing and others said, they are not under their own control, and their combat effectiveness is naturally not strong. It is a great advantage for the more than 100,000 captives to go into the mountains and forests to encircle and suppress while they are hot. No matter what, isn't there still Chen Qing's army as the backing at this time, whether it is from the hearts of the people or the combat strength of the army, all of them are on the side of the imperial court, and you still have to worry about not being able to exterminate those rebels as soon as possible? ”

Emperor Chongzhen said so much, he had already said it clearly enough, Chen Qiyu and Zheng Chongjian couldn't help but be convinced, and immediately echoed in unison: "Your Majesty Shengming! ”

Emperor Chongzhen listened and just smiled slightly. For coping with the current situation, in fact, even ordinary people in later generations, as long as they watch more of the past events of the founding of the country, and like to watch movies and TV series about wars, they should not be too familiar with it. As long as the majority of the people can be united, the Tusi Rebellion will not be able to do much at all!

At this time, seeing that the two important ministers of the court were convinced, although I don't know how many points they have in their hearts like this, but after all, it made Emperor Chongzhen's mood happy.

The interest was quite high, and Emperor Chongzhen said a few more words. I heard him say to Chen Qiyu: "Yunnan and Guizhou provinces, the transportation is inconvenient, the people are fierce, and they don't accept the king. This time it is a good opportunity to exterminate the rebel Tusi and completely change the land and return to the stream, Chen Qing must seize it and do the following two things. ”

"Your Majesty, please!" When Chen Qiyu heard this, he suddenly became very serious, and said sincerely, "Weichen obeys the holy will!" ”

Zheng Chongjian also listened with his ears pricked up, curious in his heart, I don't know what the emperor will say?

I heard Emperor Chongzhen say to Chen Qiyu: "First, we must build bridges and pave roads, try to solve the problem of inconvenient transportation, and make it convenient for Yunnan to travel to and from the Central Plains." Second, promote the official language, set up more private schools, and encourage culture and education. ”

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid this is not something that can be done overnight!" Chen Qiyu heard this and hurriedly reminded.

"Yes!" Emperor Chongzhen nodded after hearing this, and said, "Ten years of trees and a hundred years of people, if you want to transform the wild land of Yunnan into a place like the Central Plains, it will indeed take a long time. But even then, it has to be done. Rest assured, I will allocate more money and grain, Yunnan will be a very important point in the future, and I must work hard for me! ”

"Wechen obeys!" Chen Qiyu listened, and hurriedly replied, and then at the same time a little strange, thinking in his heart, this Yunnan is already a border land, how important will it be?

Thinking so, he was afraid that he would deviate in the implementation of the holy will, so he couldn't help but ask for clarification.

Emperor Chongzhen listened, smiled, and felt that his future plans, these two feudal officials also had the need to know, so he replied to Chen Qiyu: "This time Dongwu sent troops to invade my Ming Dynasty, and it is an unforgivable crime to be my enemy. In addition, the previous encroachment on Mubang was not returned. In this way, I decided to take advantage of this time to send troops to Yunnan, destroy Dongwu, deter the four Yi, and open the passage to the Western Ocean for my Ming Dynasty by the way. ”

At this time, at least on the side of the Ming Dynasty, there is no such thing as the Indian Ocean, but the Western Ocean, for example, Zheng He went to the Western Ocean, which refers to the Indian Ocean.

If Yunnan has convenient transportation and Dongwu is laid, it will also be convenient for the imperial court to govern Dongwu. In the future, when you go to the West, you don't have to take a detour as far as the South Seas.

As soon as they heard this, the two Ming feudal officials immediately understood, it turned out that the emperor was in a big bureau, occupying Dongwu and opening up the passage to the West, this is the real purpose of the emperor's personal expedition!

Just as they were thinking about it, they saw Emperor Chongzhen turn his head to look at Zheng Chongjian, and also said to him: "After this war is over, after Qing goes back, I want to inquire more about the affairs of the Western Regions, what the Tang Dynasty can do, there is no reason why I can't do it!" ”

Hearing this, Zheng Chongjian was stunned for a moment before coming back to his senses, he didn't expect Emperor Chongzhen to have such great ambitions.

As far as the Ming Dynasty is concerned, Liaodong has been recovered, North Korea is called the Korean Province of the Ming Dynasty, and the people of Qin and Jin have already cultivated land in the Hetao, and I heard that the emperor will let the three tribes of Mobei surrender unconditionally, that is to say, the territory of the Ming Dynasty will advance further north to a place that has never been so far.

Now he is conquering Yunnan again, and he is going to fight Dongwu. Then the Western Regions will also be included in the territory of the Ming Dynasty, so that the territory of the Ming Dynasty will be as vast as it has never been!

The two of them don't know, if Gai Ming'er chats with Hong Chengchou and Lu Xiangsheng, they will find that Emperor Chongzhen's future plan is to conquer the Wa Kingdom, and use the Wa Kingdom as a springboard to cross the ocean and compete with Xiyi for another land that is far wider than the current Ming Dynasty!

With such a large territory, they estimated that even if they weren't scared to death, they would be dumbfounded!

Emperor Chongzhen said that they had little knowledge, and this was not without reason!

However, at this time, when Zheng Chongjian and Chen Qiyu knew about part of Emperor Chongzhen's plan, they were naturally happy. Expanding the territory means being able to make contributions. Lu Xiangsheng's success and fame, who is not envious of them. Besides, they are also civilian officials who lead troops to fight, and they are not people without capital!

With this goal, not to mention, Zheng Chongjian and Chen Qiyu felt full of energy, and they reminded themselves in their hearts that they must do a good job in the things that the emperor explained.

At this time, they are really not uncommon in the official positions of the court, because if they want to establish meritorious service, only they can make the greatest contribution to the official position of the governor of the feudal territory. The DPRK and China are vying for power and profit, and they all go to the side.

This is exactly what the saying is: when the cake is bigger, people's eyes will be far away, and they will not be intrigued and fight for power and profit at home for a little trivial thing!

Early the next morning, Chen Qiyu began to register the information of more than 100,000 captives and convey the emperor's will, and then selectively sent these captives to pursue the rebels who rushed into the mountains and forests.

I have to say that although this thing is simple, it really needs to be operated, and there are many things to do. If you are not a capable person, you may not be able to do it well.

However, Chen Qiyu is a capable person in this era, and after devoting himself wholeheartedly, he has done a very good job, but he is so busy that he doesn't even have time to rest.

At the same time, Emperor Chongzhen took Zheng Chongjian and set off for Kunming City. By the way, I took a few special captives with me. For example, those few Franc machine people, as well as the commander of Dongwu, Tai Tai Tun and others.

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On the side of Kunming City, when the main force of the rebels outside the city left Kunming, Qin Liangyu and others found out for the first time.

"What, it's the arrival of reinforcements from the imperial court?" When Mu Tianbo heard this, he couldn't help but be overjoyed, and hurriedly asked.

Wu Zhaoyuan, the governor of Yunnan, was worried about something else: "How can there be 200,000 rebels who left?" With so many troops, there is a huge difference, can the emperor win the battle? ”

"Yes, there are also Dongwu troops who have gone, they have so many war elephants!" Wang Yangzu was also worried.

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