Emperor Chongzhen smiled and immediately said lightly: "This matter is simple, Chen Qing can complete it alone. As for Zheng Qing, let me go to Kunming tomorrow!"

"..." Chen Qiyu couldn't help but feel speechless when he heard this. He thought that the emperor was rarely confused and did not understand the trouble that the rebels' scattered soldiers would scatter into the mountains and forests, so he had to report it right and talk about the difficulties of suppressing thieves in the mountains and forests.

At the end, he said bitterly: "Your Majesty, if such a war cannot exert the combat power of the imperial government army, it will be a long time to continue. I wonder if Your Majesty has a clever plan to give guidance?"

In his opinion, the emperor is indeed capable of leading troops to fight, but this kind of thing about suppressing thieves in the mountains and forests is completely different from ordinary wars. So what if the emperor can fight? Can he still find all these rebels from the mountains and forests without losing his troops?

Zheng Chongjian, who was next to him, also followed the remark: "Your Majesty, the reason why the rebels hid in the mountains and forests was that they did not fight head-on with the official army."

After a pause, he continued, "And, during the She'an Rebellion, there were thieves and traces to follow. Now the 50,000 rebels scattered into the mountains and forests are all different. It is really difficult to wipe out as soon as possible!"

Hearing the words of these two ministers, Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but shook his head and sighed: "You guys have a smaller vision, only a little bit!"

"..." Zheng Chongjian and Chen Qiyu couldn't help but look at each other, speechless. They didn't expect the emperor to say that.

To be honest, they really couldn't think of any effective solution as soon as possible. When the emperor said this, they were a little angry and curious, so they said at the same time: "Please give advice from your Majesty!"

After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen smiled and said, "Didn't I have issued an order before, and the land of the chieftains is all given to ordinary people? In this way, the people's hearts are on the side of the court. Aren't the more than 100,000 prisoners captured were the serfs of the former chieftains? I promised to distribute the land to them. After the court's army left, if the rebels scattered into the mountains and forests came out to cause trouble, they would be the ones who harmed them. Therefore, they could go into the mountains and forests to pursue and suppress the rebels. In this way, they were familiar with the mountains and forests, and pursuing those rebels would be more efficient than our regular army."

When Zheng Chongjian and Chen Qiyu heard this, their eyes lit up. This was to tie those ordinary people, that is, the serfs who were once chieftains, together with the court with their interests. Letting them pursue and suppress the rebels is actually to make them have a stable life in the future!

They were thinking, Emperor Chongzhen was still saying: "In addition, there are mostly serfs scattered into the mountains and forests. While pursuing and suppressing, they can also promote more that ordinary people can still get land when they put down their weapons and go home. In addition, if they capture or offer their heads, there will be another reward. I believe they will never be willing to follow the chieftains and the court."

Speaking of this, he finally concluded: "As for the rebels scattered into the mountains and forests, as Qing and others said, each is not in charge, and their combat effectiveness is naturally not strong. The more than 100,000 prisoners have a great advantage in encircling and suppressing them while the heat is in the mountains and forests. If not, isn't there any support from the official army led by Chen Qing as the backing, whether it is from the hearts of the people or the combat power of the army, they are all on the court. Do you still have to worry about not being able to wipe out the rebels as soon as possible?"

Emperor Chongzhen said so much and had already made it clear enough. Chen Qiyu and Zheng Chongjian couldn't help but be convinced and immediately replied in unison: "Your Majesty is wise!"

Emperor Chongzhen just smiled slightly when he heard this. In fact, even ordinary people in later generations should not be too familiar with the past of the founding of the country and the movies and TV series that like to watch wars. As long as they can unite most of the people, the rebellion of the chieftains will not be able to achieve any great achievements!

At this time, seeing the two important officials of the court were convinced, although they didn't know how much they felt like they were on the surface, it finally made Emperor Chongzhen feel happy.

He was very excited, so Emperor Chongzhen said a few more words. He heard him say to Chen Qiyu: "The transportation in Yunnan and Guizhou provinces are inconvenient, and the people are tough, and they are also dissatisfied with Wang Hua. This time, I will wipe out the rebel chieftains and completely transform the land into the land. Chen Qing must seize it and do the following two points."

"Please give me advice!" Chen Qiyu immediately became very serious and said sincerely, "I am obeying the holy will!"

Zheng Chongjian also listened with his ears, curious in his heart, wondering what the emperor would say?

I heard Emperor Chongzhen say to Chen Qiyu: "First, we must build bridges and roads, try to solve the problem of inconvenience of transportation, so that Yunnan can facilitate the Central Plains. Second, we should promote Mandarin, set up more private schools, and encourage culture and education."

"Your Majesty, this is not something that can be done overnight!" Chen Qiyu quickly reminded him.

"Yes!" Emperor Chongzhen nodded after hearing this, "Ten years of trees and a hundred years of people. If you want to transform the wild land of Yunnan into something like the Central Plains, it will be long-lasting. But even so, it must be done. Don't worry, I will allocate more money and food. Yunnan will be a very important point in the future. You must manage it with your heart!"

"I obey the order!" Chen Qiyu heard this and quickly replied, and then he was a little strange at the same time, thinking in his heart, Yunnan is already a borderland, how much more important it is?

Thinking of this, he was afraid that he would have deviations when executing the sacred will, so he couldn't help but ask clearly.

When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he smiled and felt that the two officials in the border areas had to know what they had planned in the future, so he replied to Chen Qiyu: "This time Dongwu sent troops to invade our Ming Dynasty and become enemies with me, which is unforgivable. In addition, he had not returned the previous occupation of Mubang. In this way, I decided to take advantage of this time to send troops to Yunnan, destroy Dongwu, shock the four barbarians, and open a channel to the West for our Ming Dynasty."

At this time, at least on the Ming Dynasty, there was no saying about the Indian Ocean, but the Western Ocean. For example, Zheng He's voyage to the West meant the Indian Ocean.

If Yunnan has convenient transportation and Donggo is built, it will also facilitate the court's jurisdiction over Donggo. In the future, there will be no need to detour the South China Sea.

As soon as he heard this, the two Ming dynasties immediately understood. It turned out that the emperor was setting up a large-scale bureau, occupying Donggo and opening up the passage to the West. This is the real purpose of the emperor's personal expedition!

Just as they were thinking, they saw Emperor Chongzhen turn to look at Zheng Chongjian and say to him: "This war is over. After you go back, you should learn more about the Western Regions. There is no reason why I, the Ming Dynasty cannot do what the Tang Dynasty can do!"

Hearing this, Zheng Chongjian was a little stunned before coming to his senses. He did not expect that Emperor Chongzhen had such great ambitions.

As for the Ming Dynasty today, Liaodong has been restored, and North Korea is called the Korean province of the Ming Dynasty. The people of Qin and Jin have already opened up land and farmed in Hetao. I heard that the emperor would also allow the three tribes in Mobei to surrender unconditionally. That is to say, the territory of the Ming Dynasty would advance northward to a place that has never been so far away.

Now that we are conquering Yunnan again, we are about to dig holes. Then the Western Regions will also be included in the territory of the Ming Dynasty. In this way, the territory of the Ming Dynasty will be vast that has never been seen before!

The two of them didn't know that if they talked with Ming'er and Hong Chengchou and Lu Xiangsheng, they would find that Emperor Chongzhen's future plan was to conquer Japan, and use Japan as a springboard to cross the ocean to compete with the Western barbarians for another land that was far wider than the current Ming Dynasty!

With such a large territory, they probably would be stunned even if they were not scared to death!

Emperor Chongzhen said that they had little knowledge, and there was no reason for this!

However, at this time, when Zheng Chongjian and Chen Qiyu knew part of Emperor Chongzhen's plan, they were naturally happy. Expanding territory means making contributions. No one of them envied Lu Xiangsheng's success or fame. Besides, they were also civil servants who led troops to fight, and they were not without capital!

With this goal, Zheng Chongjian and Chen Qiyu felt energetic all over, and they reminded themselves in their hearts that they must do what the emperor gave.

At this time, they really didn't care about official positions in the court, because if they wanted to make merits, they could only make the greatest contributions by the governor of the border like this. They went to the court for power and profit, etc.

This is exactly the same saying: When the cake becomes bigger, people will look far away, and they will not stay at home to fight for power and profit for a little bit of garbled matter!

The next morning, Chen Qiyu began to register information about more than 100,000 prisoners and convey the emperor's will. Then, he sent these prisoners selectively to chase and suppress the rebels who rushed into the mountains.

I have to say that although this matter is simple, it really needs to be done, there are many things to do. People who are not capable may not be able to do it well.

However, Chen Qiyu is a capable person in this era. After devoted himself to it, he did very regulations, but he was so busy that he didn't even have time to rest.

At the same time, Emperor Chongzhen took Zheng Chongjian to Kunming City. By the way, he also brought several special prisoners with him. For example, those Folang Ji people, and the commander of Dongwu, Tae Tae Tun and others.

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On Kunming City, when the main force of the rebels outside the city left Kunming, Qin Liangyu and others discovered it immediately.

"What, is the reinforcements from the court arrived?" Mu Tianbo couldn't help but be overjoyed when he heard the sound and asked hurriedly.

Yunnan Governor Wu Zhaoyuan, however, had another concern: "How come the rebels who left have 200,000, right? There are so many troops, and there is a huge difference. Can the emperor win the battle?"

"Yes, the Dongwu army has also gone, they have so many war elephants!" Wang Yangzu said worriedly.
Chapter completed!