While the war in Nanyang was still going on, the Ming Dynasty ushered in the sixth New Year of the Gongzhi Dynasty, and the Western calendar was 1655.

In the past year, due to the influence of the East, there have been many changes in the world that have deviated from the original trajectory.

For example, Russia, which was supposed to defeat Poland and annex most of Ukraine, in the war with Greater Poland in 1654, because the westward migration of the Dzungar Department prompted the nomadic Turkut Mongols in the Volga region to launch a major uprising against Russia and establish the Golden Horde, a union of Mongol tribes, so that Russia had to hastily end the war with Poland, admit defeat, and turn around to suppress the Mongol uprising.

The other thing was that the Netherlands lost both the wars in Europe and the South Seas, which further weakened the Dutch hegemony at sea and made Britain and France rise faster.

For the East, the most significant change is that the influence of Chinese civilization has changed from shrinking to expanding outward, continuously exporting its culture and influence to the outside world, and returning to the status of the hegemon of East Asia.

During the New Year of the Ming Dynasty, in addition to the seven major vassal states that had determined the relationship between the vassals, envoys from Japan, Mughals, Mongolia, and Jin came to the country, and there were also people from Portugal and the British East India Company from the West.

It can be said that the whole Nanjing is unprecedented, and it is a scene of great power and prosperity.

At the New Year's court, after Wang Yan received the congratulations of many envoys, he came to the cabinet to negotiate with several cabinet officials.

It is worth mentioning that after the promulgation of the "New Chapter of Senior Administration", the cabinet of the Ming Dynasty has made great adjustments, half of the cabinet members have been sent to the local governors to be governors, and there are also local governors with outstanding political achievements have been recruited to the central government, realizing the ideal of literati worshipping the prime minister.

University scholars Yan Qiheng, Wang Fuzhi, and Gu Yuanjing were sent out as governors, and Chen Zilong, Wu Jinxi, and Fang Fengnian were transferred to the cabinet, but Yan Qiheng and Wang Fuzhi, two Chu scholars, were not returned to Huguang and Liangguang, the two Chu party base camps, Wang Fuzhi was transferred to Beizhi, and Yan Qiheng was put in Zhejiang.

As for Wu Jinxi and Chen Zilong, after they were recruited into Beijing, leaving the positions of Governor of Huguang and Governor of Liangguang, Jiang Yueguang was transferred to serve as Governor of Liangguang and Gu Yuanjing to serve as Governor of Huguang, and appropriately suppressed the Chu faction to maintain a certain balance.

Of course, these transferred bachelors are not without the opportunity to return to the central government, as long as they have outstanding political achievements, they can worship the prime minister twice, or even three times, it will be a supreme glory.

Chen Zilong and Wu Jinxi have been in the governor's office for many years, and they have made meritorious achievements, but they have always been unable to get promoted, and they will definitely not be able to, so they must be transferred to the central government, so that the tax revenue of Nanzhi will be the second among the provinces, second only to Liangguang.

Su Guansheng took over the household department, Zhang Kentang took over the ministry of officials, Chen Zilong, who newly entered the cabinet, was in charge of the Ministry of Rites, Fang Fengnian was in charge of the Ministry of Works, and Wu Jinxi was in charge of Dali Temple.

The new team will be set up for the time being, and the ability will be changed in the future. In principle, university scholars can only serve for a maximum of eight years, and the positions of officials must be transferred regularly, so as to avoid long-term holding of one position, collusion between the top and bottom, and the formation of corruption.

At this time, in the cabinet hall, Wang Yan was seated in the center, several scholars sat on the Nanmu chairs on both sides, and tea and pastries were placed on the small table next to them.

Wang Yan ate a snack and drank a sip of tea, then sat upright, looked at the three new cabinet members, and said with a smile: "The three secretaries, can you get used to the affairs of the ministry and the operation of the cabinet?" ”

Fang Fengnian hurriedly bowed his hand and said: "Don't worry, there are Chen Gebu and Su Ge Lao with us, and the ministers are already familiar with it." ”

He originally worked as a bachelor in the Chongzhen Dynasty for a short time, and then served as a shogunate secretary for Wang Yan. Now that my hair is gray, I finally got my wish, and I was quite excited.

Seeing this, Wang Yan waved his hand and asked him to sit down, and then said with a smile: "Since a few of you are clear, then let's start the discussion!" He glanced at everyone and looked at Chen Bangyan, "The military department will say first!" ”

After he finished speaking, Chen Bangyan immediately said, "Returning to the prison country, there are three main things to discuss in the military department, one is Nanyang, one is the Jin country, and the other is Mongolia. ”

"Let's talk about Nanyang first, the war has been going on for more than five months!" Wang Yan said casually.

"Yes!" Chen Bangyan nodded in response, "According to Li Guogong's latest beating report, he thought that He Yi was trapped in Malacca, and it was only a matter of time before He Yi surrendered. ”

Wang Yan nodded, and then asked, "What about Luzon?" ”

"It's still a standoff, the Luzon Navy Division and Xiyi have fought several times, and both sides have won and lost, but it is not easy to completely defeat Xiyi." Chen Bangyan replied.

"Qi Qi Jian Guo, in addition to congratulating the Luzon envoy this time, he is also on the order of the king of Luzon, hoping that the imperial court can reinforce and help Luzon expel Xiyi as soon as possible." Chen Zhilong, who took over the affairs of the Ministry of Rites, also stood up and said.

Wang Yan frowned slightly, "The main forces of the water division are all besieging Heyi in Malacca, and now they are transferred, if it affects Li Dingguo's plan, it will not be beautiful, but Luzon is small, and it has been at war for half a year, and I am afraid that they will be a little unbearable if they continue to fight." If Luzon is defeated, the court will be in trouble, what can you do to help the king of Luzon? ”

The naval battle is a naval division, if it is a land division, the Ming Dynasty will have no problem sending a hundred thousand troops, but the naval war Ming Dynasty is still a little difficult now, after all, the focus of the past few years has been to fight the Manchu Qing again, and the naval division has not received much resources.

Several cabinet ministers exchanged discussions, but Chen Bangyan smiled and said: "Jian Guo, according to Li Guogong's beating report, the Dutch sailors are now trapped in the harbor, and they are shelled every day, and their destruction is imminent, I am afraid that it will not be long before the main force of the navy division will have warships to be deployed!" ”

"Oh~" Wang Yan was a little surprised, he paused, and then said: "Then let the sailors annihilate the Heyi sailors, and then dispatch warships as soon as possible to support Luzon and defeat Spain." ”

After speaking, he thought for a while and added, "If you can, let the sailor drive all the Heyi in Java away!" ”

Chen Bangyan nodded yes, and Wang Yan immediately said, "Let's talk about Jin Guo, what are they doing?" ”

"Prison State, according to the secret agent's report, at the end of last year, the Jin State defeated the big countries in the Western Regions, adding thousands of miles of territory, with a population of 250,000 households, and seized a large amount of property, I am afraid that the national strength will rise."

Wang Yan didn't care, and sneered, "The Western Regions are ruined, there are many ethnic groups, and the sects are complex, so it's okay for the Jin Kingdom to take it, they may not be able to occupy it steadily." In Gu's view, the land obtained by the Jin State to the west does not help the national strength of the Jin State much, as long as the Jin Country does not have a new grain production land, the Jin State will be restricted, like a rope around his neck, the population is difficult to grow, and the national strength will be difficult to improve greatly. ”

Judging from the current situation, Wang Yan still doesn't take Haoge in his eyes, Dolgon was angry with him, and the Manchu Qing was also destroyed by him, he was very proud in his heart, how could he put Haoge in his eyes.

"Prison country, don't be careless! According to intelligence, the Jin State appeased the displaced people and implemented the tuntian system, and Wu Sangui was already self-sufficient in Hanzhong and could still have a surplus. The Jin State has tens of thousands of hectares of fertile land on both sides of the Wei River in Guanzhong, and it seems that the Hetao also has the Jin army in Tuntian. Seeing that Wang Yanzhi was complacent, Chen Bangyan couldn't help but deliberately exaggerate the situation of the Jin Kingdom, so as not to underestimate Wang Yan's enemy.

He looked up and saw Wang Yan frowning, and then said, "According to the report, Haoge changed Sun Kewang to the king of Anxi, and sent 500,000 soldiers and civilians to Tuntian at the southern foot of the Tianshan Mountains. In Yichen's opinion, Jin Guo is afraid that he really wants to manage the Western Regions with his heart, and he will be in great trouble for my dynasty in the future! ”

Wang Yan leaked an unbelievable look, the Han Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty had Tuntian at the southern foot of the Tianshan Mountains, and there were construction corps in later generations, which could indeed be tuntian, but he didn't expect that the gap between the Jin Kingdom and the Qing Dynasty was so big, one was good at destruction, and the other was open up.

The Jin State's desire to survive was also too strong, and Wang Yan even felt that from the Jin State, he saw the vitality of the Warring States and the countries striving to be strong, and saw the shadow of the Qin and Han dynasties.

Could it be that because the capital of the Jin State was Chang'an, it inherited some characteristics of the Guanlong and Qin people? Wang Yan obviously didn't believe it.

He was silent for a while, "Let Jinyiwei pay attention to collecting information on the Jin State, and order the plan to suppress the Jin State from the two directions of Longyou and Mongolia must be implemented as soon as possible." ”

Wang Yan paused and asked: "The third thing is Mongolia, is it that the liaison of the Ministry of Rites has an effect, so can the imperial court consider attacking the Hetao through Mongolia, and then attack northern Shaanxi from the Hetao!" ”

"The Ministry of Rites contacted several Mongolias, but they were all in Mobei Mongolia, which had not long been in the Manchu Dynasty, and Monan Mongolia was still in swing!" Although Chen Zilong took over the Ministry of Rites not long ago, he was relatively clear about the affairs of the Ministry of Rites and the Imperial Court.

"So you can't take a detour!" Wang Yan tapped his fingers on the armrest of the chair, and suddenly asked, "What does the Ministry of War want to report on Mongolia?" ”

If the Mongols could not be subdued, then the Ming army's march would be disturbed, the grain route could not be maintained, and it would be unnecessary to venture around a large circle to fight the Hetao.

Chen Bangyan arched his hand and said: "Not long ago, the Horqin Mongols rejected our court's request to hand over Fulin, and were ready to use Fulin as a call to contact the old Manchu Qing Dynasty, but after they learned that almost all the Manchus outside the Guanxi were defeated by our dynasty, they did not use the name of Manchu anymore!" ”

"This is expected, the outside of the border has been occupied by our dynasty, the savage Jurchen and the Jurchen of the West Sea in the north will not buy Fulin's account, and the Horqin Mongols continue to play the banner of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and it has no effect." Wang Yan nodded.

Chen Bangyan continued: "However, Wu Keshan, the prince of Horqin Zhuoliktu of Mongolia, invited the Eastern Mongolian tribes, as well as several southern Mongolian tribes, to join the alliance in Horqin and call him Khan. ”

After the fall of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, there was a vacuum of power in the steppe, Eastern Mongolia and Southern Mongolia were the main forces that followed the Manchu Qing Dynasty, these people were full of fear of the powerful Ming Dynasty, afraid of liquidation, some tribes moved westward, and some chose to stay warm.

The Korqin tribe almost took over the list of empresses and princesses of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and considered itself entangled with the Manchus, so they gathered several Mongol tribes to build an alliance against the Ming Dynasty.

"What is Wu Keshan, he dares to call Khan!" When Wang Yan heard this, he couldn't help but slap on the Nanmu chair.