Chapter 597: The Battle of Lingbei! Yang Pu’s Stubbornness!

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Potato?

Is the divine species named "Potato"?

Everyone was thinking about it and secretly took note of this novel title.

However, Emperor Yongle became a little impatient and kicked Zhu Gaoxu directly on the butt.

"You bastard, tell me what's going on with this thing. Don't force me to slap you!"

Zhu Gaoxu: "???"

Damn it!

You are noble!

You are amazing!

If you don’t know me, beat me up!

However, he was the majestic Emperor Yongle, so even if Zhu Gaoxu felt unhappy, he could only groan and speak.

However, he did not directly popularize the basic knowledge of potatoes, but asked Zhu Di a question.

"Your Majesty, I heard that in recent days, someone has submitted a petition requesting the abolition of Lingbei Province. Is this possible?"

As soon as these words came out, the expressions of everyone present changed slightly.

Abolish Lingbei Province?

Is this... possible?

You must know that Lingbei Province is a vast territory that was conquered by His Majesty the Emperor himself during a bloody battle with the Mongolian Tatars!

In other words, Lingbei Province is proof of Emperor Yongle’s martial arts!

Even during the Hongwu period, Emperor Taizu Gao failed to regain Lingbei, and even left behind a shrinking Beiyuan court in Lingbei!

Today, we have made great achievements in opening up new territories and expanding our territory. Lingbei Province is the best evidence!

Who is so stupid as to ask for the abolition of Lingbei Province?

Everyone looked at each other in shock, not even daring to express their anger.

Zhu Di just nodded lightly and did not hide the matter.

"Well, there are indeed court officials petitioning to abolish Lingbei Province."

"Let's put this matter aside for now. What does this have to do with the divine seed?"

Zhu Di was now focused on the God Seed, so he tried to bring the topic back to the center.

However, Zhu Gaoxu smiled and shook his head, "Who said it doesn't matter?"

"Before we popularize the knowledge of divine species, I would like to ask the Emperor, what are the reasons why those people request the abolition of Lingbei Province?"

Zhu Di frowned when he heard this. He did not answer directly, but looked at someone.

This person is none other than Yang Pu, the leader of the Taisun Party and a great scholar.

Feeling the emperor's gaze, Yang Pu could only stand up calmly.

"His Royal Highness, the King of Han, is the one who submitted the petition to abolish the Lingbei Province."

"The reason is very simple. The geographical location of Lingbei is too awkward. It was originally an enclave for the Ming Dynasty. Not only was it far away from the Great Wall defense line, but it was also surrounded by wolves."

"It is true that the two major Mongolian tribes, the Tatars and the Oaras, were previously wiped out by our Ming Dynasty, but there are many tribes on the grassland. In addition to the Tatars and Oaras, there are countless tribes of various sizes. But the Lingbei Province is located in In the hinterland of the grassland, the imperial court needs to send a large number of troops to garrison here, which consumes countless manpower and material resources, but there is no benefit from Lingbei!"

“Since the recovery of Lingbei Province, in the past few years, while establishing the province and stationing troops, the imperial court has frequently mobilized human and financial resources from the mainland and taken many measures to support the construction of Lingbei. These measures mainly include continuously dispatching people of all ethnic groups from the mainland to provide Cattle seeds entered pastoral areas, wells and canals were dug, and farming was vigorously established in Helin, Chenghai, Qianzhou, Jilijisi, Wutiaohe, Hanghai, and the north of Jinshan... But what about the benefits? Very little, it can even be said that It’s almost nothing!”

"The food obtained from the Lingbei garrison is not enough for the Lingbei garrison. It has always needed supplies from the court. Countless manpower and material resources have to be invested every autumn. The court was already in a food shortage due to the war in the southwest, and it also had to subsidize the Lingbei army. The shortage of grain production in Beihang Province is just adding insult to injury, so the official petitioned to abolish Lingbei Province, because at present, our Ming Dynasty does not need this enclave at all..."

Yang Pu slowly explained his opinions, which immediately attracted the recognition of many officials, especially those with doctors of the Five Classics and celebrities with great Confucianism.

For literati, fighting is the most annoying thing.

When Zhu Gaoxu heard Yang Pu's words, he immediately laughed angrily.

"Yang Pu, Yang Pu, I thought you had some talent, but I didn't expect you to be so short-sighted!"

Short-sighted?

Yang Pu's face turned cold when he heard this, but he did not get angry. Instead, he suppressed the anger in his heart and cupped his hand to Zhu Gaoxu.

"I would like to hear from His Highness the King of Han!"

"We can't talk to Takami, but I just have a problem with you!"

Zhu Gaoxu replied lazily, showing no mercy.

"First, Lingbei Province was the last province of the Mongolian and Yuan Empire. The last time the emperor personally conquered the Tatars and Oaras, Lingbei Province finally fell into the hands of the Ming Dynasty. So far, all ten provinces of the Yuan Dynasty have been Become the territory of my Ming Dynasty!"

"Secondly, if we, the Ming Dynasty, control Lingbei, we can take all the fourteen pasture lands in the entire Old Yuan Dynasty into our hands. From now on, the lack of war horses will no longer be a problem for the Ming Dynasty. Lingbei Province can completely As the largest ranch in our Ming Dynasty, we can continuously cultivate outstanding war horses for our Ming Dynasty!"

"Thirdly, the Ming Dynasty has Lingbei firmly in its hands, which means that the Ming Dynasty will no longer have troubles from the Northern Barbarians. Even if some powerful tribes emerge on the grassland, the court can get the news in advance and promptly Send troops to wipe them out, so Lingbei Province is a nail planted by the Ming Dynasty on the grassland to ensure that the Ming Dynasty will not have the trouble of the Northern Barbarians again!"

"Fourth, for the Ming Dynasty, the Lingbei Province was an excellent springboard that could help the Ming Dynasty march into Central Asia, which is where the Timurid Empire suddenly attacked in the past. The Ming Dynasty took control of the Lingbei Province. We can protect the important areas of Peiping, the Hexi Corridor, the Hamius Tibet and other places!"

"But you, Yang Pu, actually spoke so brazenly that Lingbei Province was of no use to our Ming Dynasty. It's really ridiculous!"

Yang Pu's expression changed again, but he still stubbornly insisted on his opinion.

"But it is a fact that the Ming Dynasty is short of food!"

"According to Bachelor Yang Rong, all the grain needed by Lingbei Province depends on the supply from the imperial court, and most of the areas in Lingbei Province are either grasslands or deserts. UU Reading www.uukanshu.net has no way to cultivate grain. , this means that the imperial court can only continuously subsidize Lingbei, and there is no possibility of obtaining any benefits!"

"The imperial court is already in a food crisis, and the number of refugees in various places is gradually increasing. If we continue to delay, I am afraid that the Ming Dynasty will be unstable and may be in danger of overthrowing!"

"Your Highness the King of Han, I would like to ask, is it the Ming Dynasty or Lingbei?"

Yang Pu's words were fierce and his sentences were like swords.

Everyone was silent for a while after hearing this.

After all, Yang Pu was right. The Lingbei Province and even the huge territory outside the Great Wall were really a burden to the Ming Dynasty!

Throughout the ages, the war between the Central Plains and the grasslands has never stopped. Even if the powerful Han Dynasty and the prosperous Tang Dynasty once beat the grassland tribes to flight, it will not be long before new grassland tribes come back.

The reason is that the grassland is not suitable for farming. Even if the Central Plains court occupied the grassland, it would be of no use!

For example, the current Ming Dynasty regained the Lingbei Province in one fell swoop and achieved a feat that even Taizu failed to complete. This was originally a monumental feat that could be praised and praised.

However, next, Ming Dynasty needed to build countless military forts between the Great Wall and Lingbei Province, dispatch garrison troops, and transport countless grains to Lingbei to supply the people and garrison in Lingbei!

This means that Lingbei Province is a heavy burden for Ming Dynasty!

It's okay for the Taiping State to be powerful now, but once the court runs out of money and food, Lingbei will really become a useless place for the Ming Dynasty.

Yang Pu's words were correct, but he forgot that the person he was facing at this moment was the always stubborn Prince Han.

Faced with Yang Pu's questioning, Zhu Gaoxu just smiled faintly.

"Who told you that farming in Lingbei Province is no longer possible?"

Everyone: "!!!"

hiss……

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