Chapter 336 The Shepherding Plan Is Suspended! The Ambition of Emperor Yongle!
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Within the big tent.
Zhu Di sat on the main seat with a livid face.
He never thought that this Jin Youzi was so courageous!
The frontline soldiers are still fighting bloody battles to open up territory for the Ming Dynasty!
He, Jin Youzi, was lucky, but he dared to stab someone in the back and shout something like "Lingbei is not an option"...
What a pedantic scholar to the core!
"Hu Guang, tell me whether Lingbei is advisable!"
Hearing this, Hu Guang was startled, and then replied decisively: "Your Majesty, Lingbei is preferable!"
Zhu Di was stunned when he heard this, and then laughed.
Hu Guang, Hu Guang, it is indeed you!
Just kidding, who is Hu Guang?
The first Gengchenke Jinshi, the number one scholar appointed by Emperor Jianwen!
Emperor Jianwen not only admired this man's talent and learning, but also personally bestowed upon him the name Jing, taught him the Imperial Academy of Compilation and Compilation, and succeeded him in the rank of Zhilang, which can be described as the ultimate honor and favor.
But what did Hu Jing do during the Battle of Jingnan?
When King Zhu Di of Yan invaded Yingtian Mansion, Wang Gen, Hu Guang, Xie Jin, and Wu Pu gathered together. Hu Guang and Xie Jin each made impassioned speeches, shouting something like "A scholar will die for his confidant." , determined to fight for justice and sacrifice to clarify his ambition!
Only Wang Gen cried and remained silent.
After the four people dispersed, Wu Pu's son thought that Hu Guang and Xie Jin would commit suicide as promised to Emperor Jianwen.
However, Wu Pu believed that Hu Guang and Xie Jin could only talk empty words, and the only person who was truly loyal and patriotic was Wang Gen!
Before he finished speaking, he heard Hu Guangda from the mansion next door shouting to his family, "It's very noisy outside, be careful with the pigs!"
Upon seeing this, Wu Pu smiled and said to his son: "If you can't even part with a pig, how can you give up your life?"
Soon, news came that the city had been destroyed. Wang Gen committed suicide and was martyred, while Hu Guang and Xie Jin joined Zhu Di.
Although Zhu Di never mentioned each of these things, he kept them in mind.
If it weren't for the fact that Hu Guang was meticulous in his work and held the general principles in mind, and he never told others about the words and deeds he heard in front of him after he came out, and he was considered a talented official, Zhu Di would have put him in jail long ago!
For the emperor, it is not important whether his ministers have any moral integrity. What is important is whether he can do his job well!
Ministers who have the ability to understand the general situation, even if their personal ethics are defective, are still virtuous ministers and officials, such as Hu Guang!
No matter how capable the ministers are but they don't understand the general situation, even if they are of noble character, they are of no use, such as Jin Youzi!
Thinking about it, Zhu Di looked at Hu Guang with a smile and asked a torturous question.
"Hmm...you said Lingbei is desirable, but is there any solution to the hidden dangers Jin Youzi mentioned just now?"
Hu Guang: “???”
What?
The solution?
I'll deal with your uncle!
The Central Plains are trying to occupy the grasslands. How to solve this problem?
This is simply an unsolvable problem. Now you ask me if I have any solution?
Hu Guang was stunned, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead.
He was spinning his brain rapidly, and when Zhu Di was about to lose his temper, he replied tremblingly: "Your Majesty, I believe that His Highness the King of Han's plan is a century-old plan, and we can implement it with all our strength!"
"In fact, the sheep herding plan proposed by the King of Han is quite exaggerated. The topography and landforms are destined by heaven and earth. How can manpower compete with heaven?"
When King Zhu Gaoxu of Han proposed the sheep herding plan, Hu Guang was also present, so thinking along this line of thinking at this moment actually made his thoughts clearer.
"So I think that now the armies do not need to plunder people and livestock. What I, the Ming Dynasty, should do now is to control all these Mongolian nomadic tribes. After conquering Lingbei Fucheng and Helin, we will drive them all to Helin. Live as a herder nearby!"
"In this way, Mobei will no longer have the trouble of northern invaders, and the sixteen pastures that were the foundation in the past Yuan Dynasty will also become excellent pastures for our Ming Dynasty, and will continuously cultivate high-quality war horses for our Ming Dynasty!"
"At that time, whether it is a southern expedition or a northern war, as long as there are enough war horses, why should our Ming warriors fear foreign enemies?"
I have to admit that Hu Guang's wise words not only helped him avoid a crisis, but also made Zhu Di's heart beat.
Since all the Mobei grasslands belong to the Ming Dynasty, what kind of sheep herding plan will be implemented and what pastures will be destroyed?
Isn't this just a mistake for yourself?
The quantity and quality of war horses, including the way they are used, determine a country's military strength and directly affect the rise and fall of a dynasty.
The Central Plains has always been short of horses, and all dynasties had to trade horses with the barbarians in order to obtain war horses.
At that time, the reason why Emperor Taizu Gao was able to use his body in civilian clothes, carry a three-foot green sword to conquer the mighty and annihilate the heroes, and conquer the world after fifteen years of campaign was because he would plunder the local war horses every time he conquered a place. This formed a powerful cavalry army.
The strategic delivery capability of the cavalry is far unmatched by other arms!
The ranches and war horses operated by the Yuan Dynasty in the south all fulfilled the needs of Emperor Taizu Gao!
Therefore, Hu Guang's remarks, for the immediate emperor Zhu Laosi, simply spoke to his heart!
"What Aiqing said is not unreasonable. After Lingbei is captured, the imperial court can follow the example of the former Yuan Dynasty and mobilize the human and financial resources of the mainland to build a pastoral area with Helin as the center, so as to raise batches of high-quality war horses for the Ming Dynasty!"
"It's just that Aiqing thinks it's possible to grow food all over the grassland?"
Hu Guang: "!!!"
Oh my god!
Planting food all over the grassland?
Why are you crazy?
There have been madmen who wanted to grow food on the grasslands throughout the past dynasties, but without exception they all ended in failure.
After all, it was a grassland, not a land of plenty like Jiangnan!
The northern and western parts of the Mongolian grassland are dominated by mountains, while the southern and eastern parts are dominated by deserts.
There is very little land that can be reclaimed for farming. UU reading www.uuｋkanshu.net
Moreover, due to factors such as climate and environment, even if there are fields that can be cultivated, the cultivation will fail due to climate reasons, and there will be no harvest at all, and all the early efforts will be in vain.
Besides, even if you foolishly stay on the grassland and work hard to reclaim the wasteland and grow food, when the harvest season comes, the Mongolian Tatars will come uninvited, and the vast swarms of cavalry will not only kill your people, but also kill you. Stealing your women and stealing your food, isn't that a great injustice?
Growing food on the grassland, you, the Emperor of Ming Dynasty, can’t even think of it!
Not to mention that Hu Guang was disturbed by Zhu Di's crazy idea, Xue Lu and others who were discussing on the side fell silent, and the big tent fell into a strange silence.
Plant food all over the grassland!
If it were possible, how powerful would the Ming Dynasty be?
Without Prince Han’s extremely vicious sheep herding plan, the barbarians on the grassland would have no way to survive!
They could either give up the way of life that their ancestors had lived for generations and submit to the Ming Dynasty to reclaim wasteland and grow food, or they could only flee in panic to the west!
Because, this Mongolian grassland has no living space for them!
But, is this really possible?
"Your Majesty, previous attempts have been made, but this is simply impossible..."
Hu Guang became anxious and immediately spoke out, trying to dispel Zhu Di's unrealistic and terrible idea.
However, Zhu Di couldn't listen anymore and waved his hand impatiently.
Because he remembered that the second child once told him that there is a "god seed" in the sea, a god seed that can produce dozens of stones per acre!
As long as they get this divine seed and plant it on the grassland, what else does Ming have to fear from barbarians?
As long as the divine seed is obtained, this vast grassland that seems to be of no benefit to Jin Youzi will become fields with abundant harvests!
Therefore, we must find a way to obtain the divine seed!
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