Liaodong, for the Ming Dynasty at this stage, is a minefield that cannot be avoided no matter what. Well, in the eyes of Emperor Chongzhen, this is a minefield.

On the surface, this is a war that the Ming Dynasty, as the eldest brother of the superior country, wants to put down the rebellion of its former slave and younger brother. If it wants to call itself brother and sister with its master and eldest brother, isn't this an act of rebellion against Tiangang?!

However, in the actual counter-insurgency process, more people and forces gradually became involved, and the corresponding benefits also increased. Tens of millions of taels of money and food, as well as various types of military supplies, were continuously shipped to Liaodong.

How much of it is actually used to counter rebellion is debatable.

Sun Chengzong raised his eyebrows slightly, leaned forward and said to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty wants to continue to implement the step-by-step strategy and strengthen the foundation of flanking the Jiannu to suppress the Jiannu, so as to gradually regain the lost land in Liaodong that was stolen by the Jiannu?"

This time, the Jianlu detoured around Liaoqian and invaded the Ming Pass. Although the process was a bit more dangerous, the overall situation was now under the control of the Ming Dynasty. However, it was impossible for Yuan Chonghuan, the governor of Liaodong, to keep his position.

In Sun Chengzong's heart, he has always been concerned about Liaodong. He wanted to deal with the Jianlu who were ravaging Liaodong during his lifetime and solve the troubles of the Ming Dynasty.

"No, what Sun Qing said is not accurate."

Emperor Chongzhen tapped the desk and said calmly: "I don't plan to do anything stupid like the Ping Liao in five years or the Ping Liao in eight years. If we continue like this, the Ming Dynasty will definitely die!"

Sun Chengzong's expression changed slightly, and he quickly stood up and bowed his hands. He never expected that the emperor would say such shocking words, which made him at a loss what to say.

"Sun Qing, you don't need to be so shocked."

Emperor Chongzhen stood up, walked forward slowly, and said: "After this Jianlu invasion, I have clearly seen the nature of Liaoqian. In Liaodong, in the court, there is a group of secretive rats.

On the surface, they are ministers of the Ming Dynasty. They talk about being loyal to the emperor and for the sake of the country, but what they do behind the scenes is that they are using Liaodong's blood to increase the Ming Dynasty.

I couldn't understand this before, but now I understand that the imperial court allocates millions of dollars in money and food every year, as well as ordnance, armor, firearms, artillery and other types of military supplies, from the Tianqi Dynasty to the present, in and out.

The money spent must have been tens of millions of taels.

But in recent years, the Ming Dynasty in Liao Qian has lost much land and has not regained much, but it has given out a lot of officials, and the Jianlu have become stronger and stronger as they fight. Sun Qing, don't you think this is ridiculous?"

Sun Chengzong's forehead was covered with fine sweat. Although the weather was very cold now, after listening to what Emperor Chongzhen said, he felt that his back was soaked with sweat.

In fact, what Emperor Chongzhen said was that he knew some of the situation. In recent years, the money and grain allocated by the court, as well as all kinds of military supplies, were rarely used to suppress rebellions.

In addition, during the Tianqi period, due to the critical war situation in the Liao Dynasty, there were many guest troops sent to aid the Liao Dynasty, but few of them really ended up well. Most of them suffered fatal blows from the rebels on the battlefield in Liaodong.

"I don't plan to use Yuan Chonghuan anymore."

Emperor Chongzhen stood with his hands behind his hands, looked at Sun Chengzong who maintained his posture, and said calmly: "He is not good, he thinks I am a fool.

I feel that with a few words of coaxing and the help of the ministers of the DPRK and China, I can always trust him and believe his words about the five years of Ping Liao.

He boasted about how strong the Ming Dynasty was and how weak Jianlu was. But in fact, when I believed that he would definitely share the worries of the country and me, Jianlu came to my door of the Ming Dynasty and beat me.

Come in, this is really ironic.

So I don’t plan to use the vitality of Ming Dynasty to continue to fill this big hole in Liaoqian. It’s meaningless. There are too many domestic thieves and rats. Even if I move a mountain of gold and silver, I can’t satisfy the appetite of these thieves and rats.

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Affected by party strife, official corruption that existed in the Wanli Dynasty became even more severe in the Chongzhen Dynasty.

The original intention of Liao's salary was to solve the Jianlu rebellion and restore clarity to the world. However, in the atmosphere of manipulation, many corrupt officials used it as a tool to make money.

"Your Majesty, our Ming Dynasty cannot relax its suppression of the Jianlu." Sun Chengzong's hands trembled slightly and he bowed: "If the Jianlu are indulged in this way and continue to develop in Liaodong, I'm afraid..."

"Relax? This is definitely not possible."

Emperor Chongzhen looked cold and stern, stretched out his hand to help Sun Chengzong up, and said: "I will use Mao Wenlong's previous trick to make the Jianlu people unable to live in peace in southern Liaoning.

Do you know why I want to reuse Liu Xingzuo?

Because he understands Jianlu better and knows all the situations in Jianlu, I will use Dongjiang Town as the front departure point and cross the sea by boat to harass Liaonan. I will kill ten Jianlu today and a hundred Jianlu tomorrow.

It became a nightmare for Jianlu.

In addition, places like Denglai, including Juehua Island, can become important places for exporting from southern Liaoning.

The policy I have in mind for the Ping Liao Dynasty is to give up spending a lot of money to build a defense line. It is the responsibility of the Western Liao Army to defend the territory and ensure that the current territory is not lost. If you dare to lose it, you will do it according to the laws and regulations of the Ming Dynasty. Kill when you need to, and remove when you need to.

I will surround the coastal areas of southern Liaoning and shed the blood of the Jianlu captives bit by bit.

This time when the Jianlu invaded the pass, the Ming Dynasty also adopted a step-by-step approach, digging more wide trenches to prevent the Jianlu cavalry from forming a mobile charge. Could this be implemented in the Liao Dynasty?

In western Liaoning, around the defense line that we spent a lot of money to build before, we dug more wide trenches to form a defense line of tunnels. If one is not enough, we will use two. If two are not enough, we will use four.

Since fighting is not an option, why not lead your soldiers to dig ditches and dig soil?"

"..."

Sun Chengzong's mouth opened slightly and he looked at Emperor Chongzhen in disbelief. Apparently, he had never thought that today's emperor would actually want to develop the power of the navy and turn the entire southern Liaoning into a battlefield to drain Jianlu's vitality bit by bit.

Sun Chengzong calmed down, frowned slightly and said: "But Your Majesty, if this is done, then the soldiers will stay in the city or evacuate the coastal areas, wouldn't it mean that our Ming Dynasty..."

"They don't want it, and neither do I, Ming Dynasty!"

Emperor Chongzhen said loudly: "During the Ming Dynasty's invasion of southern Liaoning, we must collect more and more Ming people who were enslaved by the Jianlu and move them all back to the customs for resettlement.

When will I eradicate all those thieves who regard Liaodong as a way for them to gain promotion and wealth and enrich their own pockets? When will I, the Ming Dynasty, plan to regain Liaodong again?"

As far as the current Ming Dynasty is concerned, everything is in ruins here. Any money allocated in the name of counterinsurgency will mostly fall into the hands of corrupt officials.

If you want to sit down safely under this dragon chair that is full of gunpowder barrels and can explode at any time, the first thing you need to do is to correct your mentality, like how to level the Liao Dynasty in three to five years, and create a prosperous Chongzhen era in three to five years.

Just think about it in a dream, don't reflect it in reality, it will easily cause pain.

After all, it's all nonsense.

If this is the case, then trade space for time. If you, Jianlu, want to drain me of Daming's blood, then I will block it from the source, and then think of a way to continue draining your Jianlu's blood.

As long as we can keep Liao Qian stable for a year and a half, free up our hands to check and balance the court, and kill a group of domestic thieves surrounding Liao Qian, then the rest of the things will be much easier to handle.

"Sun Qing, the country needs you."

Emperor Chongzhen, who calmed down his mind, grabbed Sun Chengzong's hand with emotion and said: "Now the Ming Dynasty is in such turmoil. Disasters occur frequently in various places. The treasury of the imperial court is empty. There are endless rebellions in Shanxi and other places. However, in the imperial court and local governments,

Officials are all so virtuous, Sun Qing, please worry more about me."

"His Majesty……"

Looking at the moved Emperor Chongzhen, Sun Chengzong was caught by the hand. He didn't know what to say for a moment. The emperor was trying to force himself to hit him.

Comrade Sun, you are a good comrade of the Ming Dynasty. You have to share more of the burden for me, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty. I will continue to use your step-by-step strategy. There is no shame in strategic defense, but it costs a lot of money to build a building.

It's impossible to build a city. Dig ditches. Dig more ditches. Dig to the death. It's hard for you to even ask Jianlu to attack!

If I were sitting on mountains of gold and silver, it wouldn't matter. You can build the city any way you want. But the problem is that the finances of the Ming Dynasty are obviously a mess now. I don't have the money to give you. With the money to build the city, how can I build the city?

Why don't you ask me to use it to build a new army?

"What I just talked about is just a general idea." Looking at the hesitant Sun Chengzong, Chongzhen said with emotion: "After this battle is over and the Jianlu are driven away, we will discuss it in detail. When the military planes get it,

The feasibility charter, how to deploy in western Liaoning, how to develop in southern Liaoning, etc. must be formulated."

"I accept the decree."

Looking at the worried Sun Chengzong who was leaving, and Emperor Chongzhen who was standing with his hands down, the corner of his mouth was slightly raised. It doesn't matter if you are from a civil servant group, I want to ask you to join the imperial party step by step. Ming Dynasty has many factions and is not a good party.

, Okay, then I will also create an imperial party to have fun with you.

The forces headed by General Liaodong are the first bones I throw at you. I want to see how many people can jump out at that time. Huang Taiji, if you want to be emperor and aspire to the throne of China, go and ask your death first.
Chapter completed!