Ming Dynasty: My father Yongle, Forever Reigns Over Mountains and Rivers

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Daning General Military Mansion.

Zhu Gaoxu and the generals took their seats.

"The purpose of this patrol is to rectify the border defense and to rebuild the northern Xinjiang defense line."

Facing the gazes of the generals, Zhu Gaoxu directly stated his intention.

In the early days of the Ming Dynasty, the Mongols retreated to Mobei.

In response, Emperor Taizu Gao made six expeditions to the north in an attempt to annihilate the Northern Yuan regime in one fell swoop, but he was never able to make Mongolia surrender as he wished.

Unable to conquer Mongolia through war, the Ming Dynasty had to switch from an offensive strategy to a comprehensive defensive arrangement. From the Hongwu to Yongle years, the Ming Dynasty built the "Ming Great Wall" stretching thousands of miles from the Yalu River in the east to Jiayuguan in the west.

In addition, the imperial court also established nine important towns along the Great Wall: Liaodong, Datong, Xuanfu, Yulin, Jizhou, Taiyuan, Ningxia, Gansu, and Guyuan, collectively known as the "Nine Sides". This is also the origin of the Nine Sides Towns of the Ming Dynasty. .

Emperor Taizu Gao also established three important military towns in the north of the Great Wall: Daning Guard, Kaiping Guard, and Dongsheng Guard, collectively known as the "Three Northwest Guards."

Heavy troops were stationed at each border guard station, and Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang divided the kings among them, letting his nine sons personally guard the nine sides, known as the nine "Fortress Kings".

Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang entrusted the power of the general to his son and ordered the prince to go out to control Jiubian. This created the situation of "the king of Sai defends the border" during the Hongwu period.

The nine frontier fortress kings established their country along the Great Wall line, connecting them from east to west and from inside to outside, effectively resisting the Mongols' prying eyes.

However, Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang never expected that after he drove Hexi to the west, King Yan Zhu Di would raise troops to appease Jingnan and seize the throne by force.

In order to consolidate his rule, Zhu Laosi adopted the policy of reducing vassal status after taking the throne, deposing some princes as common people, depriving them of the royal guards, and moving some princes to live inland.

In this way, although the imperial court completely deprived the kings of their military power and achieved the goal of reducing the vassal state, it also caused the problem of empty border defense in the north, which forced Ming Chengzu to move the capital to Beijing to guard the border.

As a result, the situation of "the king of Sai defended the border" during the Hongwu period turned into the situation of "the emperor defended the border" during the Yongle period.

The relocation of Daningwei is the best proof.

Even during the Xuande period, Zhu Gaoxu's eldest nephew made a decision that the Ming Dynasty regretted for two hundred years - to abandon Kaipingwei and move Kaipingwei to Dushibao.

Kaipingwei is a northern frontier fortress and an out-and-out strategic location.

In June of the fifth year of Xuande's reign, Zhu Zhanji ordered the Kaiping Guards to be moved to Dushibao due to repeated attacks on Kaiping, abandoning the land for more than 300 miles.

Zhu Zhanji moved the Kaiping Guard inward this time. The northern defense line left by Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang completely collapsed, and the eastern and western Liaoning became a long and narrow corridor. The northern border defense was therefore even more empty, making the emperor of the Ming Dynasty really guard the country, and the capital of the Ming Dynasty Directly facing the threat from the alien races on the grassland!

Xuanfu and Datong, which were the centers of the second line of defense after Xuande, have become military fortresses at the forefront. The northern border defenses have been shrinking step by step. Hongwu and Yongle's large-scale military offensive against Mongolia has become exhausted, and the court's attitude towards the grassland barbarians has also changed. Turn offense into defense.

As for the situation after Xuande, it went from bad to worse. The border defense in northern Xinjiang was just a matter of building forts along the border for defense.

Until the war god of the Ming Dynasty came out and personally led an army of 500,000 people to conquer the Mongolian Warac tribe. The Tumubao war god showed his bravery and almost wiped out the entire army in the first battle. He himself was captured by Ye Xian and became a foreign student in Wala. From then on, the Ming Dynasty was ruled by The prosperity turns to decline, and there is no more strength to break out of the blockade!

These bloody historical lessons are right in front of Zhu Gaoxu, so Zhu Gaoxu naturally wants to do something.

He has now become the crown prince, and his descendants will sit on that dragon throne in the future. Zhu Gaoxu really wants to see the day when his descendants will be frightened by the barbarians on the grassland and live in panic all day long. Then he is afraid that the coffin boards will be all gone. I can't hold it back anymore!

Now the imperial court has established seven war zones. The northwest war zone borders the northeast war zone, and the two sides rely on each other as barriers.

But the main pressure is still on the northwest theater. After all, they face the Mongolian grassland and have to face nomadic tribes from the west at all times.

Zhu Gaoxu looked at Chen Mao and said in a deep voice: "The urgent task in the northwest theater now is to plant divine potatoes!"

"The Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development will send technical specialists to teach you step by step how to grow potatoes on the grassland!"

"The Northwest Theater Command must fully cooperate and there will be no room for any mistakes!"

When Chen Mao heard this, he immediately nodded seriously.

He had already heard of the famous name of God’s Potatoes.

This thing can be planted on the grassland!

That has great strategic significance!

The Central Plains Dynasty has never been able to completely wipe out the grassland tribes. It is because of the existence of this grassland that even if it is occupied by the Central Plains Dynasty, it will be useless. It cannot grow food at all. On the contrary, it will be constantly harassed by nomadic tribes, so it has never been able to completely eliminate the northern tribes. Trouble with captives!

But now that we have this god-grown potato, the meaning is completely different.

If the divine potatoes can really take root and survive on the grassland, then this vast grassland will become fertile fields and fertile soil!

As the grasslands continue to decrease, the living space of the nomadic tribes will be greatly reduced. They will have to migrate westward and will never dare to look east again. The Ming Dynasty will also never be in danger of the Northern Barbarians!

"Whether the divine potatoes can be successfully planted on the grassland is related to whether our Ming Dynasty can forever eliminate the troubles of the Northern Barbarians. I believe you all know the significance of this matter!"

"So don't have any resistance. This is not for you to farm the fields like before. This is a real war without swords and guns!"

"The generals in the northwest theater will not rotate unless necessary, so you can plant potatoes with peace of mind!"

"If you win this war, as I promise here, you will definitely receive the military merit you deserve!"

As soon as they heard the prince's words, the generals immediately became excited.

No need to fight, no need to die, only potatoes to grow. This is really a great thing!

It is true that these generals are full-fledged main war factions, UU Reading www. uukanshu.net But they are only doing it for military glory.

People will die in war. After all, swords and arrows are blind on the battlefield, and no one can guarantee whether he will be the next to die.

But now they only need to grow potatoes honestly and they can get military merit, so they are naturally happy to do so!

Zhu Gaoxu looked at these ecstatic generals and spoke with a smile again.

"If you plant potatoes all over the grassland, I will give you titles without hesitation, including princes and princes!"

"Of course, don't forget to practice normally, otherwise you won't be able to maintain these military achievements!"

As soon as these words came out, the generals were even more ecstatic.

Lord!

Lord Hou!

There are only a few princes in the Ming Dynasty, and how many princes are there?

They all crawled out from the pile of dead people after a bloody battle, and they got the title because of their outstanding achievements!

And now that I and others only need to plant potatoes, they can hope to be granted the title of marquis or duke. This is simply a great thing!

"Don't worry, Your Highness, we will plant God's potatoes all over the grassland and eliminate the troubles of the Ming Dynasty's northern invaders forever!"

Chen Mao's face turned red with excitement, and he patted his chest and made a promise.

Even if he has great military exploits, he is still just the Marquis of Ningyang now.

If you want to go further, God knows how much military merit is needed, and there may be no hope in this life.

But now, Prince Zhu Gaoxu gave him a glimmer of hope!

As long as the potatoes are grown well, the position of Duke cannot be lost!

However, what all the northwest generals don't know is that because of planting potatoes, their northwest theater has become the laughing stock of the seven war zones, and is jokingly called the "Potato War Zone."

In the future, a certain Duke of the country would also write down a mark in the history books because of his name as the "Duke of the Potato Country"!

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