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Huang Kezhang was so angry in his heart, he really couldn't say it. Isn't [No Pop-up Novel Network] just a kind word? Are you Xu Xingxia still serious? Do you really think I'm not capable? If I can't do it, can I still be in the position of the trilateral governor of the second grade? The tiger is not powerful, you and I are a sick cat! He wanted to drop his bookbag with Xu Xingxia, but he felt bored. Xiucai met Bing, and he couldn't explain it reasonably, but Huang Kezhang now completely understands what this sentence means.

Huang Kezhang wanted to commit suicide. However, it seems that such suicide has no meaning in the slightest. The imperial court has lost so many places, and it seems that no one has committed suicide. What's even worse is that those Han slaves of Hamiwei, he is indeed obliged to settle them. This matter, in the final analysis, is indeed very closely related to him. The mistakes you have made, you will find a way to make up for them. Huang Kezhang still understands this most basic truth.

Xu Xingxia continued to say in an orderly manner: "I remember that during the Han and Tang dynasties, Hamiwei and other places were under the jurisdiction of the imperial court, and we had garrisons, yamen, and taxes there. There was neither a garrison nor a yamen, and they did not dare to collect taxes. We, the descendants, are not as good as our predecessors. As a second-class member, don't you feel ashamed? ”

Huang Kezhang did feel a little ashamed. To be honest, in the northwest region, the territory of the Ming Dynasty is indeed somewhat different from that of the previous dynasty. Needless to say, during the Mongol Yuan Empire. Even during the Sui and Tang dynasties, places such as Hamiwei were under the direct jurisdiction of the imperial court. This kind of jurisdiction is substantive, not nominal. There are garrisons, there are yamen, and there are taxes to collect. However, in the Ming Dynasty, this kind of jurisdiction became nominal. Even, the Yarkand Kingdom directly established a kingdom and broke away from the rule of the imperial court.

There are many reasons for this. On the one hand, it was the imperial court that did not have enough understanding and attention to the northwest region. Many people feel that to the west of the Guanzhong Plain, it is an area with barren land and poor people, with only inputs and no outputs. Even if it is controlled, it will not do any good, but a large amount of money and food will be invested here every year. It doesn't seem to hurt to throw these places away, but you can save a considerable amount of money and food every year.

Under the guidance of such an ideology, none of the many civil and military ministers who founded the Ming Dynasty took the initiative to completely recover the northwest and reopen the Silk Road. Their eyes were either cast to the north, to Annam, or to Liaodong. It's just that no one has set their sights on the place west of Jiayuguan. As a result, the vast northwest region, more than two million square kilometers of land, was vividly forgotten.

The founding period of the People's Republic of China was the stage when the national strength was the strongest and the enterprising spirit was the strongest. At this stage, no one proposed to recover the Great Northwest, and later, naturally, no one proposed it. In fact, the eyes of the Ming court have always been focused on their north, on the remnants of the Mengyuan Empire. After the founding of the Ming Dynasty, he continued to send troops to hunt down and kill the remnants of Meng Yuan. Ming Chengzu Zhu Di's several northern expeditions were also aimed at the remnants of the Mongolian Tatars.

This is also a characteristic of the Central Plains Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty was no exception. Even, the Ming Dynasty was more dedicated than the previous dynasties. Because, under the influence of the remnants of the Mengyuan Empire, we must attach great importance to the northern border defense. The power of the Mongolian iron cavalry is a nightmare for the vast majority of people, and it cannot be guarded against. Comparatively speaking, the northwest, which has almost no threat to the capital, is naturally ignored. Even if the remnants of the Mongol Tartars entered from here, it would be impossible to endanger the capital. After the change of Tumubao, no one paid attention to the great northwest.

Another reason, of course, is the most direct problem of money and food. To be honest, the Ming Dynasty army in the northwest region needed to consume a lot of money and food. In the four towns in the northwest alone, all the troops combined, there are about 300,000. With so many troops to be maintained, the monthly military expenditure is a very significant amount. If the imperial court did not have enough financial resources to support it, it would be unimaginable.

The army is different from the average citizen. The army is an organ of violence, and it eats the emperor's food. If there is a problem with the finances, the army will collapse and it will lose its effectiveness. It is even possible to reverse the muzzle of the gun and threaten the rule of the imperial court itself. Ordinary people rise up to make trouble, and the problem is not big. Ordinary people can mobilize the army to suppress trouble. However, if the army rises up to make trouble, the country will definitely be doomed. It's a matter of time.

In the early period of the Ming Dynasty, the country's financial situation was not so bad, and there was no problem in paying military expenses for the time being, but the consumption of military food in the northwest region was not so prominent. However, after Jiajing, the finances of the Ming Dynasty gradually dried up, and the country's tax revenue became less and less. In the case of making ends meet, the Northwest Military Town, which consumes a huge amount of money, has entered the eyes of the important ministers of the imperial court. They all want to shake off this heavy baggage.

However, it is also inappropriate to throw away all four towns in the northwest. After all, places like Ningxia City and Xi'an City are still very important. If the Tartar cavalry came in, it would still hurt the Ming Dynasty a lot. If the court allowed the Tartar cavalry to run rampant, the people's complaints against the court would definitely become deeper and deeper, and eventually endanger the rule of the court.

Come to think of it, it's better to take the initiative to shrink the defensive area. Shrinking the battle line to within Jiayuguan can save a considerable part of the money and grain. With such an idea, Hamiwei naturally can't take care of it. Since the imperial court doesn't want to recover Hamiwei, what can Huang Kezhang do? He is a trilateral governor, and it is good to be able to hold his own territory.

Huang Kezhang said with some unconvinced: "Before, wasn't it incapable? ”

Xu Xingxia looked at him with shining eyes, and said word by word: "Now, I have this ability." You have a chance to make up for the shortcomings. ”

Huang Kezhang didn't know what to say. Like Zuo Guangdou, Zhu Xieyuan and others, he is also a Hanist. He is absolutely in favor of the aggressive expansion of the White Army. Who wouldn't want to include more land in their country? Who wants to give up the land that belongs to them in history to others? It's almost a matter of little thought before you can make a decision. If he refuses to take back Hamiwei. He himself would die of shame.

However, agreeing to Xu Xingxia's conditions means that he, Huang Kezhang, the former dignified governor of Shaanxi, will do things for the white-clothed army and Xu Xingxia. Idiots know that the matter of Hamiwei is just the beginning. As long as you agree to go to Hamiwei to do things, it is equivalent to getting on Xu Xingxia's thief ship, and you won't want to come down in this life. This kind of thing has always had a beginning, not an end. Huang Kezhang understood this truth at the age of five.

After Hamiwei's business is done, there must still be Yarkand. After the Yarkand thing is done, there must still be ...... With the combat effectiveness of the white-clothed army, all the way to the west, continuous expansion, the territory will definitely get bigger and bigger. He estimated that only he Huang Kezhang couldn't be busy, and there was absolutely no one who Huang Kezhang had nothing to do. A place as big as the Western Regions could completely exhaust him to death hundreds of times. Xu Xingxia's ambition is very big!

This is an option with no way back. Once he went to Hamiwei, he was going to break with the imperial court completely. This is not Xu Xingxia's problem, but the problem of the people in the imperial court. If he does things for Xu Xingxia and works hard for the white-clothed army, it is estimated that the people in the imperial court will suddenly pull him into the camp of traitors. He is different from Zuo Guangdou. There is no party behind him. Several other parties, apparently, did not mind strangling him to death. If he unfortunately falls into the hands of the imperial court, there will be no forgiveness for killing and execution, which is almost a predictable result.

However, can Huang Kezhang not agree? If he doesn't agree, he really can't get over it on his conscience. Those Han slaves of Hamiwei, strictly speaking, were really quite a few of them, who were captured by the Tatars during his tenure. If he doesn't rescue them, even if he resigns and returns to his hometown, he is afraid that his conscience will be disturbed. Alas, Huang Kezhang has to admit that he is also an old man. But in front of Xu Xingxia, there was no chance to speak at all.

Xu Xingxia ignored the tangled Huang Kezhang, waved his hand, and prepared to enter the city with the chasers on his own. At this time, a soldier of the Eagle Cavalry came to report, saying that the vanguard of the Eagle Cavalry had arrived near Tongguan and could close Tongguan at any time. Due to the appearance of the white-clothed army, those powerful people who fled were very frightened. Most of the luggage they carried was thrown on the way, and they hurried out of Tongguan with a breeze on their sleeves.

"When the others are almost gone, just close Tongguan directly! At the same time, it was announced that the white-clothed army would continue to march to Henan and other places in the near future. Xu Xingxia said lightly. Those guys who fled thought it would be safe to flee to Henan? What a joke! Even if you flee to the distant Jiangnan water town, the white-clothed army will still capture you.

The white-clothed army entered Henan from Shaanxi, and it was a breeze. Out of Tongguan, it is a horse Pingchuan, and there is no more suitable for cavalry mobile combat than here. As long as the white-clothed army dispatches a force of 3,000 people, it can make the entire Henan Province jump and make the people panic. He wanted to see what kind of mood His Royal Highness the Emperor would have when he stayed in Luoyang.

The control of Tongguan by the white-clothed army is equivalent to completely controlling the land of Sanqin in their own hands. Strictly speaking, he finally has a relatively complete territory. Based on the land of Guanzhong, the white-clothed army can do a lot of things.

Xu Xingxia was in a good mood, and said with a smile: "Let's go, let's enter the city!" ”

(To be continued)