Chapter 691 Initial Review

Song Nan took out a pile of paper from his arms and bowed to Zhengde's knee. Zhengde said, "What is this?"

Song Nan said, "Please take a look at the details and general ledger of all the expenses of the arsenal in the past year."

Zhengde said in astonishment, "Why are you looking at me?"

"Didn't the emperor say that the minister made a fortune in the national disaster? I then let the emperor see how much money has been spent on this arsenal minister. I have invested more than 5 million taels of silver in all aspects of investment, from labor to materials. From the place where this factory was established, the purpose is to develop weapons and equip the Ming army, so that my Ming army is invincible in the world, and I have never thought of making profits from it. These silvers came from the minister's fund-raising. The emperor heard rumors about how much money I made by developing the white paper workshop, but the emperor knew that these silvers were not owned by me alone. I was just a minority shareholder in it, and I only got hundreds of thousands of taels. I persuaded them that it was a risky to put silver into the arsenal. I didn't dare to tell them about the emperor's permission to make firearms. As soon as I said it, I'm afraid that I would be surrounded by a large number of debtors in front of my door every day.

Zhengde said in amazed, "Is there such a thing?"

Song Nan said, "The emperor can send someone to investigate, but I didn't tell a lie. Think about it, in order to make money, why don't you develop real estate and do other business? Which one is better than making money safely than a firearms factory? Why come to this muddy water? Isn't it because of my heart to serve the country? I was worried that one day my Ming army would not be the enemy of other countries. Soldiers are the major events of the country. Therefore, starting from martial arts is the fastest way to improve strength. How can the emperor misunderstand my painstaking efforts?

Zhengde was quite moved by what Song Nan said. He didn't expect Song Nan to be so loyal and care about the survival of Daming Society more than anyone else. He also said that he made a fortune in the national disaster, which hurt his heart too much.

"If the emperor feels that I am making a fortune in the national disaster, the court can not purchase, and I can not use these firearms. If the emperor wants me to go to the northwest, I will obey the order, but the number of ministers who have won or lost can't guarantee it. After following Xu Guangzuo's footsteps, the emperor can't blame me. I am not incompetent, but it is difficult for a skillful woman to cook without rice."

Zhengde waved his hand and said, "What are you talking about? I just made a joke, and you are allowed to do it. Three million taels of silver, the household department is going to make a mess.

Song Nan snorted, "How much is three million taels? After that, I still need to buy 3 million taels of firearms to join the army.

Zhengde was shocked and shouted, "Do you still want it? Two hundred doors are not enough?

Song Nan said, "It may be enough to drive away more than 100,000 taritas in the northwest, but if you want to do it once and for all, you still need a large number of firearms."

Zhengde was stunned and said, "Once and for all?"

Song Nan said, "The second condition I proposed is this matter, which must be decided by the emperor. I think that we don't know when we will have such an unlimited relationship with the Tatar. I have not only paid attention to the war, but also carefully considered the reason why it is always difficult for me to have long-term stability on the border of the Ming Dynasty. After consulting many people of insight, I combined my judgment and came up with a crucial reason. ."

"What's the reason?" Zhengde is extremely interested.

"The river cover has been lost, and the border town is difficult to settle down. The reason is the loss of the Hetao area. After I asked the emperor to expel the Tarmas, I allowed me to lead the troops to recover the Hetao and drive the Tarmas back to the wilderness north of Langshan, Yinshan and Daqing Mountain, so that they could lose the fertile land of Hetao water and grass. From then on, they were unable to regain their vitality and were unable to invade our Ming border.

Zhengde's mind was full of paste. He didn't understand what Song Nan said about the river trap problem at all. He also didn't understand these strategic views, but he heard from Song Nan's look and tone that Song Nan was talking about a big thing, a great thing. Song Nan seems to mean that he should not only expel the Tatara who invaded the northwest, but also drive them further to the edge of the sky and never bother yourself.

The so-called Hetao area, popularly speaking, refers to a large basin flowing through the Yellow River, where the abundant water resources of the Yellow River have created a land of fish and rice in the north. From Helan Mountain to a large area north of Datong Xuanfu, the water and grass are fertile, rich in products, and it is a fertile place.

At the beginning of the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the defense in the Hetao area was formed by the three guards of Daning, Dongsheng and Kaiping, forming a defense system. At the advent of the small glacier era, the northern climate was cold, and the ice and snow were difficult to disappear. The two guards of Daning Dongsheng, which were hanging outside, could not be self-sufficient, and the materials of the imperial court could not be transported to supply. After a long time, Daning Dongsheng announced the withdrawal of the two guards. The remaining Kaiping Yiwei single wood was finally abolished in the fifth year of Xuande, and all the people who belonged to it moved to the area of Fengyang Prefecture, Shanxi Province, Hebei Province.

When Yongle Emperor rose up, he borrowed the assistance of the Mongolian army originally belonging to the King of Ning. Later, when Yongle ascended the throne, he simply gave the original territory of Daningwei to the Mongols.

On the surface, it is understandable for Yongle Emperor to give up Daning Dongshengwei, because the long defense line, the difficulties of supply, the difficulties of defense, and the cold weather all seem to indicate that it is a good strategy to shrink the defense line to defend within the Great Wall. However, in fact, the contraction of the defense line indicates the abandonment of a large area north of the Great Wall. Mongolian tribes migrated south one after another, and finally the whole Hetao area was occupied by Mongolians. The abundant water resources and rich products here also made the Mongolians who occupied it happy, which almost became the base camp of the Mongolians.

However, the drawback is not in such a place. Due to the abandonment of the Hetao area, the Mongolian Tartars can directly confront several major border towns of the Ming Dynasty, which is equivalent to opening the depth of the defense in the north and raising a group of wolves at the door. Although the gate is strong and the defense is tight, wolves are always wolves, and they always choose people to eat.

In the summer of the 14th year of orthodoxy, the Mongolian wolf showed its fangs, and the Mongolian Khan also first waved his troops eastward and went south. The east attacked Liaodong controlled by Daming, while the south attacked Gansu, Datong and Xuanfu. The reason why they were able to attack the border towns such as Datong Xuanfu so quickly is that the Hetao was controlled by the hands of the Tarts. They did not need to run over the wolf Mountain and Yin Mountain, but pretended to cut the butcher knife to the gate of the Ming Dynasty.

Later, the well-known defeat of the civil castle and the vitality of Daming were greatly damaged. The change of the civil castle was not so much the responsibility of Wang Zhen, the eunuch, but to trace back to the source. In those years, Daming gave up the three guards of Daning Dongsheng Kaiping and lost control of the rivertao, which laid the root of the disaster for the subsequent defeat.

Since then, the border town of the Ming Dynasty has never had peace. Every year, there have been no more than a thousand battles in Jiubian Town. The Ming Dynasty was also forced to spend a lot of energy to defend against the nine-border town and was exhausted.

In the Liaodong area, the Nuer Gandu Division established has actually existed in name only. Daming lost control of northeast Liaodong. To the north of the nine sides, the Tarians ravaged in Hetao and the desert north, and the Ming Dynasty had lost control from the front line of the Great Wall to the north at the beginning of the country.

What Song Nan said today is about the gains and losses of Hetao. Song Nan originally did not know much about the layout of the overall situation, but in recent years, Song Nan has read more books and seen more people. Every time he talks about current affairs with some knowledgeable people, he inevitably involves these topics. One after two caused Song Nan to think about these past events. This time, the hand salam committed a large-scale crime, which aroused Song Nan's thinking about this matter, and Song Nan mentioned it.

But in fact, the trap is not a simple thing, nor does it happen with Zhengde's nod head. It's one thing to defeat the Taters to seize the river. It's another thing to really succeed in the trap. Whether you can keep the river trap and establish a stable defense system north of the Yellow River is the key. And all this will cost countless money, and the price will be too high; the Hetao area has been regarded as the core area and a strategic place by the Taran, which is not a matter of repeating.

But in any case, Song Nan wanted to propose that Song Nan did not estimate what consequences this incident would bring and how the court would react. Song Nan had only one starting point. If the Ming Dynasty wanted to build a powerful country and long-term stability, it could not allow anyone to make trouble by the bedside. After several years of hard work, the court has finally recovered. A battle of invasion will consume all the accumulation. How can we strengthen the country and enrich the people in the long run?

In this case, it is better to solve this problem. Long pain is not as good as short-term pain. Only a thorough solution to the cancer in the north is the fundamental solution to the problem.