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Ling Bo is just Hengtang Road, but what is the leisure of seeing and Fangchen? A Sichuan tobacco, the city is full of wind and flocculents, and the plum is yellow when it rains.

In the city of Nanjing in April, it is the rainy season, the city is full of smoke and rain, and on the eaves of the horse-head wall on the street, the crystal water droplets are ticking. The newly paved asphalt road was blackened and shiny by the rain.

The smoke willows on both sides of the Qinhuai River are stained with rainwater, hanging low with soft branches, and gently brushing the painting boats on the river.

On the misty street, an oil-paper umbrella blooms like flowers in the rain, and the corners of the curtains of passing BMW incense cars will reveal a touching face from time to time.

The restaurant and tea shop on the street are full of people eating and tasting tea, and all kinds of talking are constantly in the ears;

Some are sighing that after the founding of the Great Qin, the climate has become smooth, and it is no longer as abnormal as the end of the Ming Dynasty, which is the image of the destiny of heaven returning to Qin.

Some are talking about the fact that the imperial court has begun to build an asphalt road from Changsha to Kunming, such a big process, the imperial court did not forcibly levy a labor, which also created a lot of business opportunities, it is said that some people go to the quarry to mine, very profitable.

There are also talking about the royal family adding another heir, eight days ago, Lan Zhaoyi in the palace gave birth to a son, who was the second prince, ending the situation that the royal family only had a single crown prince;

In addition, the queen mother and a Song beauty have been happy one after another, and the heirs of the Great Qin royal family are about to flourish, which is a phenomenon of the prosperity of the country, and even ordinary people in the market are also happy.

And the most talked about is undoubtedly the discovery of Jinshan white in Luzon, which is indispensable in every restaurant and tea shop, and as soon as this matter is lightened, everyone will be very excited and loud.

"In the 30th year of Wanli, there was a man named Zhang Wei who was good at looking at qi, and once said to the Wanli Emperor that Luzon Jiyi Mountain was rich in gold and silver, and could mine 100,000 taels of gold and 300,000 taels of silver every year. Emperor Wanli asked the Fujian tax collector to send Shihe, the king of Haicheng County, and Yu Yicheng, a hundred households, to accompany Zhang Wei to Luzon for inspection."

"That's right. That's right, I also heard about this recently, when Zhang Wei and his party returned in vain, everyone thought he was lying, but who would have thought that this was true. ”

"Such a golden mountain, the Wanli Emperor has no blessings, and now His Majesty is the blessed Son of Heaven, this golden mountain is destined to be left to His Majesty to consume."

"That's right. At that time, the Spaniards still suspected that the Ming court had any conspiracy because of this matter, and they were worried that when the Wanli Emperor sent troops to occupy Luzon, the local Han people would do the internal response, so they slaughtered the local Han people. Do not say. ”

"What is the opportunity to change the mountain, now the place where the gold mountain is found is called Baguio Mountain, I heard that like a fairyland, there are local aborigines who have picked up twenty catties of dog's head gold. I was found by the Royal Navy after I found out. ”

"No, I heard that His Majesty got the dream of the First Emperor and asked the Royal Navy to go to find it."

"Yes. It is. ”

"Regardless of how this was discovered, it is absolutely true that Luzon discovered Jinshan, and my brother-in-law has just returned from Luzon with a boatload of prisoners. When they arrived at Baguio, they deliberately stopped the boat and went ashore to see it. ”

"As far as you know, who said this is fake, I heard that there are many people in Fujian and Guangdong, who are running to Luzon."

"Liu Er, why don't we go and have a look? Take my brother-in-law's boat, maybe we can make a windfall. ”

"That's what I mean"

In the Great Qin Palace, Qin Mu was not as relaxed as the small people in the market.

When Chitat and Tuya fled to Mobei with thousands of men and horses, Qin Mu was worried that he would upset the fragile balance of the three tribes of Mobei Tushetub, Zasaktu, and Chechnya.

Now sure enough, this winter and spring, the Mobei grassland has undergone earth-shaking changes, and from the news that has been transmitted, if nothing else, it is only a matter of time before the remnants of Tushetu Khan Gunbu retreat to the Buerhan Mountains are annexed.

The remainder of the Chechen Ministry, which was even weaker, was either forced to submit or annexed.

Then Mobei has basically become a unified situation, which is very bad news for Daqin, who is dealing with Monan Mongolia.

Outside the Pujia Palace, the drizzle is like smoke, permeating the high glazed tile surface, the shadow of the pavilions and pavilions, the eaves and the arches are faint, like a hazy ink painting.

The cool rain penetrated into the temple, causing the smoke of the incense burner to waft away.

Qin Mu had a purple hairpin in his bun, which looked very simple.

At the bottom sat He Liang, the secretary of the military department, Gu Junen, the right waiter, Wen Dan, the governor of the Chinese army, Liu Meng, and Han Gang, Su Jin, Li Guo, Gao Yigong, and Di Zhongxing. There are also Huang Zhenlin and Gannan of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Xu Yingjie of the household department.

Guangdehou Gao Yigong said: "Your Majesty, the changes in Mobei cannot be ignored, but the situation is not so bad that it is out of control, Meng Dudu sits in Horqin, controls seven troops and horses, and there should be no problem to deal with the possible southern invasion of Mobei." ”

Qin Mu said: "If it's just a change in Mobei, I'm not very worried. When Moxi's Dzungar recruited the Mongolian tribes to meet the alliance, Mobei's Zasaktu Khan Norbu also participated, and together with the Dzungar Matur as the head of the alliance, now Mobei and Moxi are tending to be unified, if the two sides are linked, I am afraid that there will be no more Ningri on the border of thousands of miles northwest of Daqin. What are your best responses? ”

Liu Meng, the governor of the Chinese army, said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that defending and attacking is the way to solve the problem, otherwise the defense line in the northwest is fortified everywhere and difficult to defend everywhere." ”

Li Guo, the governor of the right army, also echoed: "Your Majesty, the minister agrees with the strategy of Liu Dudu's defense in the attack, now the three departments of Mobei, there is also a Chechen Khan Shuo base, he is not willing to be annexed by Norbu and Chitat, the minister thinks that at this time, he can send Changping Marquis Che Bai to unify the seven divisions of people and horses, conquer Mobei, and at the same time use the Chechen Khan Shuo base, first defeat Norbu and Chitat, and finally solve the problem of the Chechen Khan Shuo base. ”

Huang Zhenlin said: "Your Majesty, you must be cautious when sending troops to Mobei at this time. ”

Qin Mu understood what he meant, Great Qin was trying to find a way to subdue the various tribes in Monan, this was originally a sensitive period, once the war in Mobei was unfavorable, it might make the prestige that Great Qin had just established in Monan fall apart, and then rebels.

Therefore, if you send troops to Mobei, if you don't go out, you will be yourself, and if you don't go out, you must win.

"Liu Meng, Di Zhongxing, how are the preparations for the military parade?"

Qin Jun suddenly turned the topic back to the preparations for the military parade, which seemed abrupt, but thinking about the political significance of this military parade, it is not difficult to understand why the emperor suddenly asked this question;

The prestige of Great Qin, in addition to being obtained from victories on the battlefield, can also be obtained by showing Great Qin's powerful force, which can also serve as an effective deterrent to the various tribes of Monan.

"Back to Your Majesty, you are basically ready, just wait for Your Majesty's order, and you can start."

As for when Qin Mu will give the order to start the military parade, the key depends on when the envoys from various countries will arrive, and it is not so easy to calculate the time of going back and forth.

Gu Junen, the left attendant of the military department, thought for a while and said: "Your Majesty, if you are worried that the time is too late, you might as well ask Ma Dudu to gather the leaders of the various departments in Monan outside the side wall and have a drill first." ”

Qin Mu nodded and said, "This is also a compromise solution, then pass on the decree and let Ma Yongzhen prepare." ”

He Liang continued: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the Hexi Corridor is the real crisis of my Great Qin. Gushi Khan of the Heshuo Special Department has not said this, this is the most obvious expression, presumably Li Dudu's plan to divide the wedge has not worked, and the situation in Hexi is worrying. ”

The Hexi Corridor is more than 2,000 miles long from east to west, and it is extremely difficult to project troops and transport logistics.

Now both ends are threatened, especially Xining City, which is a strategic point, is still in the hands of Gushi Khan, and as soon as his tens of thousands of soldiers and horses swoop down to threaten Lanzhou, the strategic passage of the Hexi Corridor will be basically cut off.

Due to the long distance, the news that Seng Ge and Li Dingguo have been at war has not yet returned to Nanjing, but the variables in the Western Regions have always been a worrying matter, after the Dzungar annexation of the Yarkand Khanate, the strength will definitely multiply, and the threat to the Hexi Corridor will also be greater.

Qin Mu asked Xu Yingjie: "How is Hexi's economy and trade developing?" ”

"Returning to His Majesty, there has been progress, but the Western Regions are in turmoil, and Tibet is unclear about its enemies and enemies, so that most of the business travelers are stagnant, which has a great impact."

Qin Mu's brows furrowed slightly, the Hexi Corridor now has more than 60,000 garrisons, and the pressure on logistics and supply is very great, according to the original strategy of raising the border army through trade, this trade will not prosper, and it will be difficult to relieve the logistical pressure of the border army

(To be continued......)