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    521 Yang Guo takes command in the northwest (first update)

    The silence of the Chinese Empire made Sun Chuanting feel uneasy, and he could only do his best to maintain defenses against the three southeastern provinces.

    At the same time, he actively implemented the orders of the Ming Dynasty to reform the army and organized and trained musketeers.  So far, Sun Chuanting has trained 60,000 musketeers equipped with breech-loading guns in Zhejiang, and the training is modeled on the training methods of the Chinese Empire.

    These 60,000 musketeers were already the limit of what Sun Chuanting could achieve.  The combat effectiveness of the musketeers is indeed strong. Sixty thousand musketeers are enough to deal with twice the conventional troops, and the cavalry can probably fight with the same amount.

    But the problem is that the training of these musketeers consumes too much money. Daily shooting training costs tens of thousands of taels.  Such expenditure is enough to make any Ming official bleed.

    But is it okay not to exercise?  Looking at the well-trained style and powerful tactical skills of the soldiers of the Chinese Empire on the opposite side, Sun Chuanting did not dare to let the muskets in the hands of those soldiers that cost a lot of money to equip become fire sticks, no matter how much he spent.

    In order to maintain this musketeer force, Sun Chuanting can be said to have exhausted all methods.  Profit from reselling grain, encouraging large gentry households who were extremely disgusted with the land policy of the Chinese Empire to make regular donations, etc.  Sun Chuanting's actions have already given him the nickname of the money-demanding supervisor.

    This is definitely not a good nickname, but Sun Chuanting can no longer care about that much.  Under the crowd, no one can escape.

    What worries Sun Chuanting even more is that after more than a year, public opinion about the Chinese Empire in the provinces bordering the three southeastern provinces has slowly changed.

    When the Chinese Empire first occupied three provinces, the people in the surrounding provinces thought that the Chinese Empire was completely a kingdom of demons.

    But now, in the hearts of ordinary people, especially those without land, it has become synonymous with Taoyuan.  Many landless people are trying every possible means to escape to the three provinces.

    If this is considered normal, then the changes in the hearts of those middle- and lower-class literati made Sun Chuanting even more angry.

    Because the social status of middle- and lower-class literati is not as high as they think, so if their thoughts are slightly impacted, they will become dissatisfied with society.

    The actions of the Chinese Empire in the three provinces made them, who were close to the proletarians, think about the differences between the Chinese Empire and the Ming Dynasty.

    ??A lot of times, people can¡¯t think too much.  Think too much, and the more you think, the more dissatisfied you will be with real life.

    The impact of thoughts made many people begin to reflect on everything about the Ming Dynasty.  Although there were many revolutionary ideas based on the Ming Dynasty, there were also many ideas that criticized everything about the Ming Dynasty.

    If the Chinese Empire was a foreign country, then these two ideas would become the driving force for the changes in the Ming Dynasty. But the problem is that the Chinese Empire is also the political power of the Chinese nation, so the latter idea will slowly begin to change towards accepting the Chinese Empire.  And if the former idea cannot be put into practice, they will also find another way out.

    Both of these ideas are harmful to the Ming ruling class, which has become relatively rigid.

    Don¡¯t think that reform ideas are beneficial. These reform ideas are thoughts that infringe on the fundamental interests of the Ming Dynasty¡¯s ruling class.  They don't want any changes, because changes can only bring about a redistribution of benefits.

    Although Sun Chuanting is not a very rigid person, he is also willing to let Ming Dynasty make some changes, but he has a bottom line, that is, Ming Dynasty's rule cannot be changed, and Confucianism's dominance cannot be changed.

    Slight changes in land policy, slight changes in the status of the industrial and commercial classes, and slight changes in national taxation are all acceptable, but if we want to change the dominance of Confucianism and the rule of the emperor, this is  Sun Chuanting couldn't accept it no matter what.

    But all these are in vain.  Because Sun Chuanting can't do anything now.  The only thing he is worried about now is when the Chinese Empire will send troops to the Central Plains.

    Hong Chengchou was also worried about this, although he led hundreds of thousands of troops to send Huang Taiji out.  But he was still worried because there was no movement at Shanhaiguan.

    Although Shanhaiguan is still in the hands of the Ming Dynasty, the 100,000 troops there are not enough to make anyone feel confident.

    The army of the Chinese Empire on the opposite side has increased to 40 million people. At its peak, the Ming army with 400,000 people did not dare to make any move.

    This situation makes many people feel aggrieved, but it is useless to be aggrieved.  If you are not as strong as others, no matter what,??It's useless.

    Now that the peasant army is very rampant in the northwest region, Hong Chengchou simply does not have that much energy to focus on Shanhaiguan.

    "Change it, I want the court to transfer you to quell the civil unrest in the northwest, how about that?"

    After sending Huang Taiji out, Hong Chengchou called Yang Guo over.  After more than a year of interaction, Hong Chengchou discovered that Yang Guo was really a handsome man. The reason why he was still a general soldier was due to various reasons.

    But now the Ming Dynasty is employing people, and Hong Chengchou doesn't have the art of clones, so it's better to use this famous Ming Dynasty general who is well-known in the army.  Keeping him trapped in Shanhaiguan without doing anything is really a waste of talent.

    "Thank you for your respect, sir. I will obey all my humble duties."

    Yang Guo had wanted to leave Shanhaiguan for a long time, not only because he did not want to face the army of the Chinese Empire, but also because of the passion in his heart for galloping on the battlefield.

    He, Yang Guo, has been living in Shanhaiguan for five or six years. During this period, except for the battle with Huang Taiji when he entered the Pass, he has never experienced any major battles.  Now Hong Chengchou wants to transfer him to the northwest to quell the rebellion, which is exactly what he wants.

    He still remembered what Xiao Mingqian said: The Ming chaos in the Ming Dynasty can only consume China's own strength, and there is no other benefit. If possible, after you arrive in the Ming Dynasty, you must use a combination of suppression and appeasement to quell the civil chaos.  , and settled the people down.  In this way, after we enter the Central Plains, we will not face the situation of thousands of miles of uninhabited people.

    For the Ming Dynasty, even though Yang Guo has lived here for more than ten years, he still has no feelings at all, because compared with the people-oriented political environment of the Chinese Empire, the Ming Dynasty is simply a cruel and cruel government that does not require any attachment from people.

    "But my lord, I have a despicable character. You also know that I will not carry out your lord's harsh extermination policy when the time comes. I hope your lord can forgive me."

    When Hong Chengchou heard Yang Guo's words, he looked at Yang Guo with sharp eyes, but then he became gentle.

    "Change it, change it. It's your stubborn temper and dare to say anything that keep you from being reused. Don't worry, as long as you can put an end to the civil unrest, no one will have anything to say.  ." (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to subscribe and reward on Qidian.com. Your support is my biggest motivation.)

    521 Yang Guo takes command in the northwest

    521 Yang Guo takes command in the northwest

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