Because the nearby military households need tuntian, the function of this Qinglong County is to carry out some simple transactions, station some soldiers and horses, and resist when encountering a small group of enemies, and in the event of large-scale military operations, it is responsible for warning and hiding in the Shanhaiguan to defend against the enemy.
Such a county, its glory is conceivable, just like crops, every three or five times, if there is a large-scale military invasion, the military and civilians here have to give up here, so the scale of the county is very small, the population in the household, eight or nine times out of ten are military households, but even so, it is only 1,232 households, which is exactly the establishment of a thousand households.
In Ye Chunqiu's words, this broken place is simply a night pot, belonging to the vassal land of Shanhaiguan, in wartime, it is equivalent to a beacon tower in Shanhaiguan one or two hundred miles away, sending an alarm to Shanhaiguan, and when the Tatar army arrives, the Tatars occupy this county that has long been transferred but empty of people and animals, and then transform it into a springboard for the enemy.
Zhu Houzhao knows the situation outside the customs well, and he is familiar with it, no matter which pass or which Weihe County, he is like a treasure.
As soon as he saw that Ye Chunqiu had set his goal here, a vast grassland and then a lonely city with several forts around him appeared in his mind.
Well, no matter how you think about it, you feel very cold, bitter and lonely.
Ye Chunqiu glanced at Zhu Houzhao, and knew what Zhu Houzhao was thinking, but at this time he said: "Your Majesty, this place faces Mobei, and at the same time is backed by Shanhaiguan, which is not only a trade route in and out of the customs by land, but also by the vast sea, and Qinhuangdao is far away. ” Zhu Houzhao was still frowning and silent, he was slowly digesting Ye Chunqiu's words.
Ye Chunqiu continued: "In the past, the biggest advantage of the Tatars was their iron horses, they could travel thousands of miles a day, at any time to attack, my Ming Pass was long, before they attacked, no one knew where their target was, any place, could be the target of their attack, from Liaodong to Shanhaiguan, to Datong, Xuanfu, and even Ningxia, they could do whatever they wanted, even if the Ming Dynasty had more elite soldiers, if they win, they could not pursue, and if they lost, they would have no way to go to the sky, and they could not hurt their fur at all. ” Speaking of this, Ye Chunqiu paused, looked at Zhu Houzhao's gradually stretched brows, and continued: "This is also the reason why the younger brother wants to get this fiefdom, the nail is driven here, it will make these Tatars like a fish in the throat, this is equivalent to going deep into a salient part of the desert, once it develops, it will not only become their fat, but also become a huge threat to them, so this Qinglong County is bound to be their primary target, Your Majesty, since we know that they will attack Qinglong, this is much easier, As long as you are prepared here, when they come to attack, you can fight them here. ” Although Zhu Houzhao is a little nonsense sometimes, he is also a smart person in the war, and he immediately understood what Ye Chunqiu meant.
In the past, it was difficult to work on the Tatars, because once the Ming army was assembled, it was often difficult to find the enemy's traces, and they relied on iron cavalry, which had already been broken into pieces and ran to the depths of the desert, but once the Ming army was alone, they might gather to attack a certain stronghold of the Ming Dynasty, so that the Ming army had been exhausted and could not raise its head.
And Ye Chunqiu's method is obviously very simple, Qinglong here, although it is on the edge of the desert, if it develops here, it is equivalent to advancing the Ming Dynasty's sphere of influence, or territory, for hundreds of miles, and this place will naturally become a thorn in their side and a thorn in the flesh, and the target of the Tatars will definitely be here.
Ye Chunqiu only needs to wait here and prepare for a big battle.
Of course, the premise is that Ye Chunqiu can be fully prepared.
Zhu Houzhao thought about it, seemed to think of something inappropriate again, and couldn't help but say: "What you said is reasonable, but this place is a barren place." ” How could Ye Chunqiu not know that Zhu Houzhao didn't want him to be wronged Ye Chunqiu said: "This is the preferential policy that the younger brother will ask for His Majesty next.
The younger brother does not need the money and food of the imperial court, nor does he need a soldier and a pawn, the garrison here is responsible for the new army, and what the younger brother wants is the right to expand the new army, and the number may need to be about 3,000 to 5,000. ” Zhu Houzhao smiled a little at this time, and said with a high spirit: "I said, what you want, I will be unnecessary." ” Ye Chunqiu looked at Zhu Houzhao with a smile on his face, but his eyes were very serious, and then said: "The younger brother needs the prisoners exiled from the Ming states, all of them are escorted to Qinglong, and the younger brother also needs His Majesty's permission to recruit the exiles here." ” "It's just this" Zhu Houzhao frowned slightly, but he didn't expect Ye Chunqiu to make such a seemingly trivial request, and he couldn't help but show a little doubt.
Ye Chunqiu finally smiled a little, and said lightly: "Just this."
If Your Majesty feels that it is not enough, you may as well give your courtiers more autonomy, and the law outside the customs is not as good as the inside, and the law inside the customs is a little out of place when you get to the outside of the customs.
Naturally, there can be some difficulties with this. ” Ye Chunqiu never doubted that Zhu Houzhao would make him suffer, if he could, Zhu Houzhao would give him as much preferential treatment as possible.
Zhu Houzhao stood up at this time, and then walked slowly around the hall, looking like he was thinking about something, and after a while, he returned to Yutu, and looked at Qinglong County on the ground in a daze.
After half a ring, Zhu Houzhao's toes suddenly touched the position of Qinglong County, and said: "Everything here is under your control, all civil and military officials are appointed, the court will not interfere, everything is according to your rules, the laws and regulations there are also the final say of the Zhenguo government, the court will not send elected officials here, nor will taxes be levied here, this is yours, since it is a county, it must have the appearance of a county, it is called Zhenyuan, from now on, this is Zhenyuan, Qinglong will not only be incorporated into Zhenyuan, but even Qinhuangdao will be incorporated into Zhenyuan, from now on." , You are the lord of Zhenyuan, naturally, there will definitely be criticism in the court, but I can trust you, trust the people of your Ye family, I know that there may be hidden dangers, but" aa2705221: