Because nearby military households need to farm, Qinglong County's function is to conduct some simple transactions, station some troops and horses, and resist when encountering small groups of enemies. When encountering large-scale military operations, they are responsible for warning and hide in Shanhaiguan to defend against the enemy.

The prosperity of such a county is imaginable, just like crops. Every now and then, if there is a large-scale military invasion, the military and civilians here have to give up here. Therefore, the county is very small, and the population of households is only military households, but even so, it is only 1,232 households, which is exactly the organization of a thousand households.

In Ye Chunqiu's words, this broken place is simply a chamber pot, a vassal of Shanhaiguan. During the war, it was equivalent to a beacon tower at Shanhaiguan one or two hundred miles away, sending an alarm to Shanhaiguan. When the Tatar army arrived, the Tatars occupied the county that had been transferred but had been empty, and then transformed it into a springboard for the enemy.

Zhu Houzhao knew the situation outside the pass and was familiar with it. No matter which pass or which Weihe County it was, he knew it well.

As soon as Ye Chunqiu set his target here, a vast grassland appeared in his mind, and then an isolated city and several forts around him.

Uh, no matter how you think about it, it feels very cold, bitter and lonely.

Ye Chunqiu looked at Zhu Houzhao and knew what Zhu Houzhao was thinking. At this time, he said: "Your Majesty, this place is facing Mobei and backed by Shanhaiguan. It is a business road entering and leaving the pass by land, and a vast ocean, facing Qinhuangdao from afar. If it is time for war, it can not only be replenished by sea, but also through land assistance to connect Liaodong and the desert. In fact, it is not a place that military strategists must fight for. After all, what really guards Tianjin is Shanhaiguan, but if I nail a nail here, it will be completely different."

Zhu Houzhao still frowned and said nothing. He was slowly digesting Ye Chunqiu's words.

Ye Chunqiu continued: "In the past, the biggest advantage of the Tatars was their cavalry. They could travel thousands of miles a day and attack at any time. My Daming Pass was long and long. Before they attacked, no one knew where their target was. Any place might 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 many elite soldiers, they could not pursue them if they won, and if they lost, they would have no way to hurt their fur at all."

Speaking of this, Ye Chunqiu paused, looked at Zhu Houzhao's gradually relaxing his eyebrows, and then said, "This is also the reason why I want to get this fief. The nails here make these Tatars feel like they are stuck in their throats. This is equivalent to going deep into a prominent part of the desert. Once developed, it will not only become their fat, but also become their huge threat. Therefore, Qinglong County will inevitably be their primary target of attack. Your Majesty, since we know that they will attack Qinglong, it will be much easier. As long as we make complete preparations here and wait for them to attack, we can fight them here."

Although Zhu Houzhao sometimes made a lot of noise, she was also a smart person in war and immediately understood what Ye Chunqiu meant.

In the past, the fighting methods against the Tatars were difficult to make up for. This was because once the Ming army gathered, it was often difficult to find the enemy. They relied on their iron cavalry and had already broken up into pieces and ran to the depths of the desert. However, once the Ming army was lonely, they might gather to attack a certain stronghold in the Ming Dynasty, which made the Ming army run away and be beaten to the point of being beaten.

Ye Chunqiu's method is obviously very simple. Although Qinglong, although on the edge of the desert, if it develops here, it would be equivalent to pushing the Ming sphere of influence or territory forward for hundreds of miles. This place naturally became a thorn in their eyes, a thorn in their flesh, and the target of the Tatars will definitely be here.

Ye Chunqiu just needs to wait here and prepare for a decisive battle.

Of course, the premise is that Ye Chunqiu can make complete preparations.

Zhu Houzhao thought about it, and seemed to have thought of something wrong again, and couldn't help but say, "What you said is right, but this place is a barren land."

Why didn’t Ye Chunqiu know that Zhu Houzhao didn’t want him to feel wronged?

Ye Chunqiu said: "This is the preferential policy for you to ask for Your Majesty next. You do not need the court's money and food, nor do you need a soldier. The garrison here is the responsibility of the new army. What you want is the right to expand the new army, and the number of people may be around 3,000 to 5,000. In addition, you also need your Majesty's grace to give me an edict."

Zhu Houzhao smiled a little at this time and cheered up his spirits, "I said that I will respond to everything you want."

Ye Chunqiu looked at Zhu Houzhao with a smile on his face, but his eyes looked very serious. He immediately said, "I need the prisoners exiled in various states of the Ming Dynasty to be escorted to Qinglong. I also need Your Majesty to allow me to recruit refugees here."

"It's just this?" Zhu Houzhao frowned gently again. Unexpectedly, Ye Chunqiu made such a seemingly insignificant request, and he couldn't help but reveal some doubts.

Ye Chunqiu finally smiled a little lightly and said relaxedly: "Just need these. If Your Majesty thinks it is not enough, you might as well give me more autonomy. It is not as good as the inner and inner laws. When the inner and inner laws are not suitable, it will be a bit inappropriate when it comes to the outer parts of the earth. Of course, this may be difficult."

Ye Chunqiu never suspected that Zhu Houzhao would make him suffer. If possible, Zhu Houzhao would give him as much preferential treatment as possible.

Zhu Houzhao stood up at this time, then slowly turned around in the hall, as if he was thinking deeply. After a while, he returned to the map and looked at Qinglong County on the map on the ground in a daze.

After a while, Zhu Houzhao's toes suddenly stood in Qinglong County and said, "Here... everything is under your control. All civil and military officials are appointed. The court will not interfere. Everything is based on your rules. The laws and regulations there are also the final decisions of the Zhenguo Government. The court will not send officials here, nor will it collect taxes here. This is yours. Since it is a county, it must look like a county. Just call it Zhenyuan. From then on, this is Zhenyuan. Qinglong will not only merge into Zhenyuan, but also Qinhuangdao will also merge into Zhenyuan. From now on, you will be the lord of Zhenyuan. Of course, there will definitely be criticism in the court. But I can trust you and your Ye family. I know there may be hidden dangers, but..."
Chapter completed!