New Shun 1730

Guazhou Camp.

"Good news! Good news!"

"Lord Liu has conquered Yili, Galdan Tsereng has entered Lord Liu's camp and asked for surrender. The leaders of the Junggar tribe are coming to the Western Army camp to see Your Majesty!"

"Since the fall of the four Anxi formations in the sixth year of Zhenyuan in the Tang Dynasty, the Celestial Empire has regained control of the Western Regions in nine hundred years!"

The rider who reported the victory shouted loudly, which was against the rules, but no one reprimanded him.

Li Gan personally went out to meet the rider who reported the victory, and after hearing the last sentence "Nine hundred years, the Celestial Empire has regained control of the Western Regions", he laughed up to the sky.

"From now on, our dynasty can be compared to Li Tang! Liu Yu is truly my champion marquis!"

The title of champion marquis frightened the accompanying courtiers into a cold sweat. Some upright ministers were not afraid of spoiling the emperor's mood and said, "Your Majesty, although this is a good thing, the warlike behavior of Emperor Wu of Han is unacceptable."

This is also a statement of loyalty to the country. The issue of stabilizing the price of goods cost tens of millions of taels of military expenditure. Dashun really can't afford to fight too many such wars.

The ministers were really afraid that the emperor would get excited and really want to set up the Anxi Protectorate, which would cost money. At that time, he would definitely rectify the officialdom, strictly enforce the administration of officials, and investigate taxes, which would be a disaster for the gentry of the world.

Li Gan hummed, but did not stop smiling.

This battle was really refreshing. I thought the war would not end until this winter, but I didn't expect Liu Yu to go straight to Yili after crossing the mountain, and even the subsequent envoys couldn't catch up.

After a long period of no news, when I heard it again, it turned out that the Junggar had surrendered.

Naturally, he didn't dare to confer the title of Champion Marquis. This title was too loud, and it was also a bit unlucky, dying young.

After calculating his age, Liu Yu was exactly the same age as Huo Qubing when he died this year, so Li Gan quickly gave up the idea.

But with such a great contribution... it should be no problem to confer the title of Marquis. It's just that he was so young to be conferred the title of Marquis, and this battle seemed to be fought without any waves, so it seems that the title of Marquis is not a good thing.

The situation here has been determined, but Liu Yu will go to Nanyang in the future. If he is conferred the title of Marquis at this time, I am afraid that he will not be able to be conferred the title of Marquis in a short time, which is not good.

Unfolding Liu Yu's memorial and victory report, there is no high spirits between the lines, only a lot of anxiety.

The first part describes the battle process after crossing the mountain. The whole process is boring, just like a farmer describing his daily life.

The pen turns and talks about Nanyang directly.

"Your Majesty, now that the Junggar tribe has been pacified, it will take time to appease and pacify them. It is something that Your Majesty and Tianyou Palace can decide on."

"However, there will be a war in Europe within a few years. The King of Austria has no male offspring and is old. Once he dies, Europe will be caught in a bitter war. This is the best opportunity for our dynasty to conquer the South Seas."

"If this opportunity is missed, I am afraid there will be no chance again. Westerners are gaining influence in the South Seas. I have always believed that if our dynasty is compared to the Li Tang Dynasty, the Western Regions are the South Seas."

"I beg Your Majesty to take back my military power and let me train the navy, and seize the day."

"Life is unpredictable, and no one can guarantee that the Austrians will succeed. When will the king of the land die? If he dies, our navy will not be able to make Japan surrender and pay tribute, and will not be able to deter the Western forces in Southeast Asia. I am afraid that I will regret it for the rest of my life. "

"I have compiled the method of training soldiers into a book, and I have no private interests. Now that the Junggar Department has been determined, I beg Your Majesty to allow me to return to Weihai..."

Scanning the last word on the memorial, Li Gan put it down and said after a long time: "He is a true loyal man. He does not take credit, is not arrogant, and does not keep private interests. If everyone is like this, the world will be settled."

Along with the victory report, there was also a thick book "Military Reform and Training Memorial", which seemed to have been written a long time ago.

It has not been submitted, because without actual combat, no one knows whether it is just empty talk or paper talk.

Li Gan thought that others who have made great contributions all want various rewards.

Only Liu Yu, however, regards his merits as a proof and only asks for reform.

Since he said that he did not keep private interests, Li Gan did not read it.

Instead, he turned to the "Memorial on the Peace of the Western Regions" written by Liu Yu. The words on it were very sloppy, obviously because it was too confidential and had not been written by his staff.

After reading a few pages, Li Gan nodded repeatedly.

It said that he hoped to leave 3,000 Qingzhou troops, plus a part of the cavalry of the Western Army, to suppress the local situation.

Liu Yu had already eliminated several influential figures south of the Tianshan Mountains with the help of the Junggar, which was considered a pledge of loyalty to the Junggar.

The Junggar tribe was naturally to be split up, and Liu Yu did not mention these balance issues.

What he said was to build a city and open up land in the Ili River Valley.

Li Gan envisioned imitating the Wei Suo system of the previous dynasty. Liu Yu did not object in general, but there were many differences in some details.

He believed that the issue of the Western Regions should be linked to military reform.

In the future, the recruitment of soldiers will mainly be poor people, especially those without land.

Regular service, the service period is five years, and the military pay must be guaranteed.

After five years of retirement, if they have no land, they will be arranged to settle in the Western Regions and be given cattle, horses and seeds.

First, they have been trained in the Central Plains and served for five years. Once there is chaos in the Western Regions, these people can quickly form an army.

Second, they serve as soldiers for the emperor, and they must be rewarded after retirement, so as not to discourage the soldiers. There are few people in the frontiers, so they can migrate to the frontiers.

Third, it will take a lot of money to arrange it in the future. But as long as the navy rises, seizes the opportunity to manage the South Seas, and reforms tariffs, money is not a problem.

In the early stage, it must also be combined with military reform.

After training 10,000 new troops, 10,000 old troops will be dismissed, and those without land will be allowed to migrate to the frontiers and cultivate land.

If a regular retirement system is formed, the border will be stable within 30 years.

If there is a riot, there is no need to transfer troops from the interior. It is only necessary to send generals to the town. With the help of the local retired soldiers, it is enough to quell all the rebellions.

If it is a guard system, it can't be added all the time. If you move some people today and forget about it tomorrow, the border will not be stable.

It is necessary to form a system. Don't just save money and not do it.

If there is not enough money, find it from other places. Money is earned, not saved.

After a brief look, Li Gan knew that if Liu Yu did it this way, then a whole set of military reforms would be implemented.

These are all supporting policies.

There are not too many interests involved in this. It seems to be the simplest of all reforms, but it also seems to be the most unnecessary.

The battle of the Junggar is over, and the world is peaceful. Why do we need military reform? Why not save this money for other things?

If you don't want to be militaristic, you still need military reform after the war and keep so many troops. Isn't this a disease?

At least, most of the court officials must have thought so at this time.

Thinking of this, Li Gan had a headache again.

Looking at the military training memorial written by Liu Yu, Li Gan thought, you just patted your butt and left to train the navy, leaving all these annoying things on my head.

With a sigh, he threw the two thick memorials aside and looked at the last one, "Memorial on the Strategy of Attacking Japan".

The first part introduced the general plan, and the second part was the reward.

Let Japan pay tribute.

Use Japan's threat to Ryukyu as an excuse to punish Japan and do justice.

Finally, he said that Japan is now carrying out coin reform. After coining, the shogunate has a lot of gold and silver in its hands. Every coinage is an opportunity for the government to make money.

Taking advantage of the opportunity that Japan has just completed the coin reform and has money, go and make a profit, ask for three to five million taels of compensation, and drive away the influence of Westerners in Japan, so that Japan truly becomes part of the tribute system.

Opening Japan's door, allowing Japan to export rice, and making the southeast's industry and commerce rich, collecting tariffs and commercial taxes, and increasing tax sources.

Destroying Japan's porcelain manufacturing industry can increase the annual export of porcelain to the West. Breaking Japan's trade regulations can also sell porcelain and other items that Japan prohibits from entering the port for a lot of money.

Li Gan had long heard that Westerners could sometimes make money by fighting, but thinking about the ancient system of the Celestial Empire, he always felt that it was a bit against the rules for him, the emperor, to beat Japan and then ask Japan to pay.

Although he had such concerns, he still supported Liu Yu's idea.

Because according to what was said above, one is not to station troops, and the other is not to restrain.

Fighting costs money, and stationing troops and restraining rule costs more money. If there is no stationing and no restraint, if you can get back the compensation of three to five million taels, it is indeed a big profit.

It seems profitable.

If Japan rebels in the future, we can beat them again if it is profitable, and ignore it if it is not profitable, and we will not be stuck in the quagmire.

The stabilization was so smooth that Li Gan was a little proud.

In the past, he would be regarded as a madman if he went to war with Japan.

The Mongols were so powerful, but they still lost in the war against Japan.

What's the point of spending millions of money to beat Japan?

Now, it is different from the past.

The stabilization was so smooth, and the statement above that only 20,000 troops can be done is not a foolish dream.

According to Liu Yu's training methods, how much money can 20,000 troops cost? One million taels of silver a year is enough. It takes three to five million taels of silver to form an army in three years, which means that he has earned a large army for nothing.

He can also enjoy the false reputation of Japan's tribute, open up trade with Japan, increase the income of the treasury, and raise a navy without competing with the people for profits.

Li Gan calculated and thought that it seemed to be very profitable.

The military reform itself is necessary, so the training of 20,000 new troops is not included in the expenses.

The navy is funded by the internal treasury.

This is equivalent to not spending a penny of the court's money and food. If fighting Japan is really as easy as fighting Junggar, the battle can be ended within a few months, and compensation and expansion of trade are required. It is simply unprecedented: not only does the war not lose money, but it also makes money.

In recent years, Liu Yu has used the internal treasury to trade with Japan, which has also given Li Gan a general understanding of maritime trade. From time to time, I would think that if Japan completely opened up trade, instead of a few trade letters every year, wouldn't it make more money?

No wonder Westerners often set up trading companies and the royal family invested in them. It turned out to be profitable.

Throwing down these three memorials, Li Gan picked up a pen and wrote a reply on the victory report.

"You have made great contributions this time, and I miss you. You can hand over the Qingzhou army to Zhang Jin and come to Guazhou quickly. Pingzhu is the first meritorious, and if you are not here, who is qualified to serve me?"

"You are a general, and you became famous in one battle, and Tianshan was settled. But I don't know how long I will have to endure those troublesome things later. I don't want to worry about the affairs of the East anymore, you can do it yourself."

"There is another thing, I really don't know how to tell you. It's not too much to be awarded a title of nobility for your contribution. But you fought so smoothly, and the soldiers of the Western Army had no merits to be awarded. I will make you a baron, which is also easy to say: this battle was easy, and there was no great merit to be awarded. Liu Yu was only awarded a baron, what else can you say?"

“Although you cannot be granted the title of Marquis, you can find it elsewhere. Can you be the governor of Jinghai? You will be stationed in Wendeng, and control the affairs of Korea, Japan, and the coast of Jinghai to the north of the Ussuri River and Songhua River. Above the earl, there is the duke, and you must make new achievements. Come quickly, come quickly, come quickly!”