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In the imperial study, Qin Qiubai, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, said: "King Qin, after the Ming Taizu occupied the south of the Yangtze River, he pursued the policy of building high walls, accumulating grain, and slowing down the king, and accumulated for several years. Now that my king has set up Jinling for only one year, is it too hasty to set up a northern expedition before the south is cleared? ”

His meaning is more conservative than Yang Tinglin, Yang Tinglin took into account the fall of countless Han people in the north to Hu Chen, and supported the Northern Expedition as soon as possible, but he had doubts about Yang Shen's strategy of fighting the summer harvest time difference, thinking that it was too hasty, which Qin Mu himself admitted, it was a bit hasty, but from Yang Tinglin's meaning, he supported this year's Northern Expedition.

And Qin Qiubai's meaning was obviously to save up for a few more years, and then go on a northern expedition after Daqin's strength became stronger.

Sima An, the first assistant to the cabinet, immediately shook his head and said: "What Qin Shangshu said, this official does not dare to agree, although the past can be learned, but everything should not be blindly applied to the policies of the predecessors. As the so-called time, the situation is also, the situation faced by my Daqin is very different from the situation at the end of the Yuan Dynasty faced by Ming Taizu, if you blindly apply the Ming Taizu's policy of building walls, accumulating grain, and slowing down the king, it is really unwise. ”

Sima An's words made Qin Qiubai secretly a little unhappy, and immediately asked: "Please also ask Elder Sima Ge to give advice, what is the difference between the two?" ”

The other ministers in the imperial study also looked at Sima An, wanting to see what unique insights he had.

Sima An said calmly: "This difference, first, at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, there were no high-yield crops such as corn and sweet potatoes, and the development of Huguang was far from reaching the level of our dynasty. Yes, it will take a few years for Ming Taizu to accumulate grain, but it will only take one or two years for my dynasty.

The second point is that the wall was built high, and Ming Taizu built the wall because there were still threats from Chen Youliang, Zhang Shicheng and others in the south. Looking at the world today, although there are still two provinces in the south, Guangdong and Guangxi, which are not included in the rule of Great Qin, they are still threatening. It's not a big deal. Besides, the high wall built by Ming Taizu is still there, is it necessary for my Great Qin to build another wall?

The third point is to delay the king, if it were not for the fact that the king of Qin made an oath early in the morning, not to drive the Tartars out of the Central Plains and not to be called the emperor, with the hope of the king of Qin, and then there is a jade seal to pass on the country to the mandate of heaven, it is not too early for the king of Qin to call the emperor.

The most important point is: The Manchu Qing Dynasty was not a corrupt Mengyuan, the original Yuan Shun Emperor was absurd and unscrupulous, and the officials were mediocre and incompetent, and the longer the time dragged on. The more beneficial it is to Zhu Ming.

I and the Manchu Qing faced by Great Qin are not, in my heart, Dolgon and others can be called majestic and strategic, and they should not be underestimated. Although the Manchus also had many internal contradictions, these internal contradictions would soon be resolved without the strong pressure of our dynasty;

Look at Dolgon's current rule in the north. It pays attention to the development of people's livelihood, and the north has experienced many years of war, and the people are determined.

In a word, now it is not the same as the end of the Yuan Dynasty, if our dynasty cannot take advantage of the unstable foothold of the Manchu Qing Dynasty and expel it from the Central Plains in one fell swoop, I am afraid that the world of Song and Jin divided the north and south and ruled will reappear. ”

In Qin Mu's view, Sima An's commanding words can definitely be regarded as a programmatic policy of Great Qin.

Indeed, Dolgon is not Emperor Yuan Shun, during the period of Emperor Yuan Shun, Meng Yuan was already decaying, and it would not hurt to keep him for a few more years.

And now the Manchu Qing Dynasty, in fact, is in a rising stage, although after several defeats, heavy losses, but its internal decay is not rotten and ossified, Dolgon gathered a lot of talents, if he is allowed for a few more years, then it is not sure who will kill whom.

Therefore, the Northern Expedition as soon as possible is beneficial to Great Qin; If you wait a few more, it will be beneficial to the Manchus.

We must have a clear understanding of this general direction.

Not only did Qin Qiubai not say anything against it, but the other ministers in the imperial study also did not object to the Northern Expedition as soon as possible.

Seeing that no one objected, Qin Mu immediately said to Liu Boquan, the head of the household department: "Liu Shangshu, then raise grain and grass as soon as possible." ”

"Yes, King Qin."

"As for the raising of grain and grass, this king thinks that it is not necessary to focus entirely on the country." Qin Mu continued: "I believe everyone knows about the massacre against our Han people in Luzon, Xiyi dares to come to the door of my Great Qin House to commit this atrocity, and it must be severely punished, let the Royal Navy vent its anger on them with artillery."

Another point is that the climate of Nanyang is warm, the land is fertile, the products are abundant, and the rice is harvested three times a year. This season, the first crop of rice has been harvested in many places in Nanyang, and the navy can march south to Luzon, which can not only punish the Xiyi, but also supplement the grain and grass of the Northern Expedition. ”

After Qin Mu finished speaking, his eyes swept towards the ministers who were seated, but Yang Tinglin was not afraid, and came out and said: "King Qin, Mencius said: A gentleman is different from others, and he has a heart. A gentleman is benevolent and courteous. The benevolent love others, and the courteous respect others. Those who love others will always love them; Those who respect others will always respect them.

Now Xiyi slaughtered the Han people, it was unkind, my king sent troops to punish it, if the army was sent for the purpose of plundering, what is the difference with Xiyi?

The minister thinks that my king is the king of the kingdom, and this example is opened, and I am afraid that people will be evil, and the world will be deceived and never satisfied, and everyone will rebel and leave. When the heart changes, the world changes, and you should know that everything in the world is manifested by the eyes of the mind.

Therefore, when the gentleman sees the evil, he is afraid to avoid it, and the villain sees the evil, but he is arrogant and dismisses it. It is a gentleman who regards goodness, speaks well, does good, is erudite in literature, abides by courtesy, is benevolent and loves others, and persists for a long time, and is not at ease everywhere he does."

"Yang Shangshu!" Seeing him talking, Qin Mu couldn't help but interrupt him and said, "Yang Shangshu is rich in five cars, should he know about Yanzi's envoy to Chu, right?" This king remembers Yan Zi's reply to the king of Chu, which probably expressed this meaning:

When the state of Qi sends envoys, the wise man sends him to the wise king, and the incompetent sends him to the incompetent king; In other words, what kind of people should be dealt with;

"The Mean" Yiyun: The gentleman's governance of others is also to govern others in the way of others. Now the West is unkind, the natives are rampant and brutal, killing my Han people, this king will talk to them about benevolence and righteousness, isn't it a tiger skin? ”

Qin Mu is not a person with mud legs, he used to carry the name of a prodigy and a talent, if you want to use the words of a saint to convince him, he will quote the classics to refute you, and he is reasonable and responsible, so that you are speechless.

In short, Yang Tinglin didn't say anything more, and the others also knew that King Qin had made up his mind, and it was almost impossible to change his will, and if he continued to say anything, it would only anger him.

Seeing that no one objected anymore, Qin Mu continued: "When this king was in Ningbo, he received Li Jun, the son of the king of Joseon, and sent people to travel back and forth with him. According to Li Jun's words, the whole of Korea is thinking of China, and they are ashamed to be a vassal of the dog and sheep Yidi. Before the Northern Expedition, this king intends to send 10,000 troops to land in Korea to help him expel the Tartars, and then use Korea as a base to force Liaodong to attack the north and south of the Manchu Qing Dynasty. ”

In this Northern Expedition, the number of troops to be mobilized must be as little as 200,000 or 300,000, and in comparison, sending 10,000 troops to North Korea is nothing, and it is very cost-effective to have North Korea provide grain and grass supplies, and even the most conservative ministers have no objection to this.

Sima An was the first to come forward to agree, and the others also agreed, Qin Mu asked, "Who do you think is the most appropriate person to send to Korea with troops?" ”

He Liang, the secretary of the military department, replied: "The minister thinks that Ning Yuan is the most suitable. ”

Shao Hua, the imperial historian of the left capital, added: "The minister also agrees to take Ning Yuan as the commander, and the minister recommends another person as the deputy general. ”

"Who does Shao Qing want to recommend?"

"King Qin, not long after Chebai returned to Daqin, his family of forty-seven who stayed in Yanjing has all been killed by Dolgon, and the hatred between Chebai and Dolgon and others cannot be resolved, and he was the first warrior of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and he is more familiar with the internal situation of the Manchu Qing than anyone else.

Qin Mu nodded frequently after hearing this: "Okay, let Che Bai be the deputy general." ”

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