Chapter 18                                                             �

But they may not be willing.

Anyway, Qi Jiguang had sufficient troops in his hands and went out to fight, and the troops were more important than many. He would rather destroy all tens of thousands of Liaodong troops at once, even postpone his time to go out than to have hidden dangers in the rear.

Wang Chonggu deepened his inner thoughts and said to himself: "I'll do it. Yun Zhongbo's method of doing this is too rough."

Even if Wang Chonggu wanted to touch the Liaodong generals, he would not use such a rough method. In order not to cause any more trouble, Wang Chonggu felt that he could even comfort himself: "I am also for the sake of the world of tomorrow."

Qi Jiguang and Wang Chonggu talked about Liaodong, then turned to Hu Zongxian and said, "Mr. Hu, destroying the Jurchens is the governor of Beiyang as the main force. How are you doing? Do you want me to allocate some troops for you?"

Hu Zongxian said: "No need. The Beiyang troops are enough. This time, the battle will not only be made in the Beiyang troops, but also in the Korean and Korean troops, and the Japanese military departments. There are a total of 50,000 people. No matter how much logistics is, it will be impossible to support it."

Qi Jiguang also knew that the Beiyang Governor's Yamen landed directly on the sea and west of the sea, that is, near the estuary of the Tumen River. All logistics were transported from the sea. Therefore, the number of people going to fight was subject to the transportation capacity of the ships.

It is already valuable to be able to supply 50,000 people across the sea.

Qi Jiguang was just a matter of doubt. He asked: "It's fine if the Japanese garrison is involved. Isn't that great, isn't it good for the Korean and Korean troops to participate in it?"

It’s not that Qi Jiguang has a good impression of Japan and is very cautious about North Korea. It’s that the two sides have different meanings of sending troops.

Regardless of the Kyushu Guard, it is essentially a Japanese daimyo. But in name they are all the garrisons of the Ming Dynasty and the chieftains of the Ming Dynasty. Let them participate in such a war, showing off their power in the Ming Dynasty and not daring to act rashly.

It is conducive to the imperial court's rule over Jiuzhou.

Secondly, it's cheaper.

Yes, the Japanese army still has some combat effectiveness, and the Japanese army is much cheaper than Zhou Mengchen's military pay and pensions for the Ming army.

But North Korea and Korea are different.

Although Korea-Korean was a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, it was an independent country. Not to mention that Korea-Korean had a criminal record.

Between Yongle and Xuande, the Korean and Korean competed with the Jurchens for the six towns in the northwest, which is the land on the south bank of the Tumen River. At that time, the Jurchen tribes were considered vassals of the Ming Dynasty, and the court also fought many lawsuits with the Korean and Koreans.

And now the same is true.

Qi Jiguang understood Zhou Mengchen's thoughts very well, that is, colonization and border expansion.

Almost all soldiers support Zhou Mengchen's idea. On the one hand, they all see the benefits of this policy to soldiers. Secondly, the vitality brought to Fujian by the South China Sea has made Qi Jiguang deeply realize this.

Fujian was originally densely populated by a narrow land, and the people fought for a mu of land.

Now that the development of Donghaiwei has begun, nearly one million people have flowed out of Fujian one after another. Some of them are honestly going to sea as farmers and farming. This accounts for the majority, and the other is still doing business. There are also a considerable number of Fujianese people who go to sea to work as pirates. This is a bit embarrassing.

Has the continuous flow of Fujianese outflows caused Fujian to wither?

No.

It even makes Fujian more prosperous.

On the one hand, the population has decreased, and many things that are overcompetitive have decreased. Even abandoned babies have decreased a lot. The people are angry.

On the other hand, overseas wealth flows into Fujian continuously, making Fujian richer. After all, most Chinese people have the idea of ​​returning to their roots.

It would be fine if you don’t do well outside. If you prosper, you must go home.

The most important point is that overseas development has brought great market demand. This demand has directly caused a labor shortage in Fujian, thus driving industrial upgrading.

To be honest, the scale of sea trade at this time was actually not large. Even though the arrival of Westerners brought about trade demand in the East and the West, if you carefully calculate it, you will know that at most, the ships from Western countries traveled to the Far East were dozens and hundreds.

Is this a large scale?

It's not too big. This is also the reason why the Oriental trade was comparable to Western trade in this era. After all, Japan is close to it. There are many people running around.

The demand they bring is no smaller than the East-West trade, and even larger, and will become larger.

It is this infinitely expanded market that makes steam engines economically popularized and enter tens of millions of factories.

Even let the industrial revolution come slowly.

Qi Jiguang may not be able to see so deeply. But he could see that pioneering policies will bring merits to soldiers and benefit the people. Therefore, the places in Haixi are naturally from the Ming Dynasty, not from the North and South Korea.

Before this, North Korea and South Korea were able to open up six northwest towns because the Ming Dynasty never cared about these edges and corners of land. But now it is different. Therefore, Qi Jiguang was very resistant to the idea of ​​North Korea and South Korea participating.

What kind of person is Hu Zongxian? He immediately knew Qi Jiguang's thoughts and said, "The Lord is too worried. Today's North Korea is not the original North Korea. Today's North Korea is extremely corrupt, so how can we make a strong attempt to overseas? However, the Prime Minister decided with the North Korea that when necessary, the Beiyang Governor's Office could mobilize the North Korean and Korean troops. The subordinates felt that such power would not be used in vain. As for the reward, it was another matter. Moreover, these North Korean and Korean troops were not worth using it. I just used the North Korean and Korean people, but I just acted as a civilian."

Qi Jiguang understood as soon as he heard this, perhaps other troops would definitely not lack civilians. After all, there were not many other people in the Ming Dynasty, but there were many people. However, the Beiyang Governor's Office was different. The population under the Beiyang Governor's Office is only a large county in the Central Plains.

Even most of the garrisons were transferred from outside him. If the locals recruited troops, they would not be able to support the Beiyang Army.

More of them are Japanese, Korean, and others.

Under such circumstances, if a large army is dispatched, it requires civilians. The Beiyang Governor's Office cannot raise it at all. Even if it can be raised hard, there will be problems in the normal production and life of the Beiyang Governor's Office.

And if you use the Korean people as a civilian, you will not have this concern.

He said: "That's good, we must never let North Korea have unreasonable thoughts."

Hu Zongxian said: "Please rest assured. If North Korea and Korea have any unreasonable thoughts, I will definitely let him get rid of them honestly."

"Okay." Qi Jiguang said: "Then do you need anything? Whether it is a weapon or something. Just mention it?"

Hu Zongxian said: "Thank you, Sir, I need someone?"

"People?" Qi Jiguang's tone was a little confused.

"Yes, man." Hu Zongxian said: "It's not ordinary people, but civil servants who guard the land of Haixi. I have sent people to investigate the land of Haixi. Although the snow has been sealed for a long time, the land is fertile and can support people every year. The Jurchens are scattered in various places and are in charge. Once the army moves, they can use the same suppression and servitude, and it's not a problem to take it down. However, if Haixi wants to maintain long-term stability, it needs to be a capable manpower, and it cannot be a general. However, there is no civil servant under the Beiyang Governor's Office. You can only ask the court to send a cadre official."

Qi Jiguang said: "Governor Wang, can you send people here?"

Wang Chonggu shook his head and said, "If you want to guard Haixi, this person must be both civil and military. Moreover, in the land of Haixi, there will be either a prefect or a governor in the future. The official position cannot be too low. Such a person will not be available in Liaodong."

As for whether there is any in the Jin Party, he did not say it.

Even if there is, so what?

It is impossible to send people to Haixi, the northeastern part of the Ming Dynasty, which is not promotion, but exile.

Qi Jiguang also heard what he meant. However, he also found it difficult to deal with it. Although he was a military general, Qi Jiguang's status cannot be simply considered as the future of military generals. He supports the Haixi region with civil officials and a resignation.

This first prefect of Haixi, or governor, is very important.

Qi Jiguang didn't come into contact with many civil servants, but he suddenly remembered someone. He thought to himself: "Maybe, he is willing to try it." This person is also his old friend, and he is both civil and military, and has many achievements. However, his foundation is too weak and he has been wasting his time as a prefect.
Chapter completed!