Chongzhen Wiretapping System

Chapter 727

In the Wenhua Hall, the chief officials of the Supervisor of Rituals, the Cabinet, the Sixth Ministry, and the Dudufu of the Five Armies were all present.At a glance, they were all scarlet robes.

On the throne, Emperor Chongzhen did not sit down, but stepped down, came to the screen set up by the servants, pointed to the Ming map hanging on the side, glanced at the officials, and said loudly: "Today's Daming starts from North Korea, Liaodong, west to Sichuan, north to the Arctic Ocean, south to Dongwu and Annan. Have you seen everything clearly?"

Hearing this, Cao Huachun, the eunuch in charge of the chief inspector of ceremonies, immediately smiled and said: "Your Majesty's martial arts are far superior to those of Emperor Qin, Han Wu, Tang Zong and Song Zu, and this is the result of expanding the territory!"

"A sycophant!" Xue Guoguan listened, and couldn't help but slander secretly in his heart, but he said with a smile: "Throughout the history books, I have never seen any emperor who has the martial arts and martial arts of His Majesty!"

When the other courtiers heard it, they all echoed.Although they are suspected of flattering, they are all sincere.

Since ancient times, no emperor who can fight is as good as today!In every battle, the damage ratio would make the famous general of Gu feel ashamed!
However, Emperor Chongzhen did not smile, took a thin stick from his servant, pointed to the map, circled a few places and said: "But in the prosperous Tang Dynasty, here, here, these places in the Western Regions were directly under the jurisdiction of the prosperous Tang Dynasty. ...Also, here, at the beginning of the founding of the country, it was also owned by Daming, and it was for Wusizang Xuanweisi, and Dogansi Xuanweisi. Now, my will can reach these places?"

As soon as he said this, the Wenhua Palace fell silent.Many courtiers had embarrassment on their faces.However, Cao Huachun might have a thicker skin, but he didn't show any embarrassment.

When Emperor Chongzhen saw it, he looked at him and asked, "What do Cao Daban think?"

Hearing the question, Cao Huachun was not nervous, and immediately replied respectfully: "Your Majesty, this servant thinks that as long as His Majesty makes a will, Wusizang Xuanweisi and Duogansi Xuanweisi will never dare to disobey!"

After hearing this, Xue Guoguo immediately followed up and said: "Your Majesty's reputation has now spread throughout the world. The three tribes in Mobei have all heard about it. The Wusi Zangxuanwei Division and Duogansi Xuanwei Division will never dare to Going against His Majesty's will!"

Emperor Chongzhen didn't wait for other officials to follow suit, and immediately tapped the map again with a thin stick and said: "Now these two Xuanweisi have actually existed in name only, and their ruler is Gushi Khan of Western Mongolia. Qing and others are so sure, Will he submit? If so, can Western Mongolia also submit to Ming Dynasty?"

The Wusizang Xuanwei Division specially proposed by Emperor Chongzhen actually refers to the Tibet area in later generations, while the Duogan Si Xuanwei Division refers to Qinghai and parts of Xinjiang.If the influence of Western Mongolia is also counted under the name of Gushri Khan, it includes Xinjiang and parts of Central Asia.

These places were indeed all Ming Dynasty's in name when the country was at its strongest.But during this period, he had no connection with Daming.If it were changed to the original history, they all surrendered to Jianlu.

When Emperor Chongzhen asked so clearly, none of the courtiers in the Wenhua Palace dared to respond immediately.Because this is not flattery, you have to be responsible for what you say.

In the Wenhua Palace, after a little silence, suddenly, two young eunuchs stood out from the team of eunuchs, Bingbi, the supervisor of ceremonies, and both of them played to the Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, the slaves are willing to go, and announce their coming." towards!"

Emperor Chongzhen took a closer look and found that Lan Tianbao and Chen Baoting had been cultivated by himself. He couldn't help being very happy in his heart, and nodded immediately: "Okay, Lan Tianbao will go to Xuanweisi and order Gushi Khan to join him. Chen Baoting will go to Western Mongolia and order The Urad Department is attached."

Whether it is a mission to Tibet or Xinjiang, it is thousands of miles away and a barren land. For people in the Central Plains, it is a very difficult job.

However, Lan Tianbao and Chen Baoting had no worries in this regard and immediately asked for help. It must be said that in terms of enthusiasm, young people are more active.

Regarding the missions of the two of them, to be honest, Emperor Chongzhen was more at ease than others.

If the envoys are not good enough, if they go there and act as a blessing, they may make the original intention to surrender and resolve it peacefully, all of which will turn into wars.

And if the person on the mission is capable, if he goes there, even if the people there don't want to surrender, he can make the people there change their minds and surrender.

Lan Tianbao and Chen Baoting were taught by Emperor Chongzhen himself, of course he knew more about their character and ability, and thought they were good.

Therefore, after seeing Lan Tianbao and Chen Baoting receiving the decree, they took back the C-level wiretapping seeds they had previously rewarded and replaced them with two A-level wiretapping seeds.

Others were actually surprised by the two of them volunteering.

Logically speaking, the servants trained by the emperor had already been appointed by the emperor as eunuchs of Bingbi at a young age. If there were no accidents, with more experience, they would definitely be the top leaders of the twelve prisons in the inner palace.

However, these two people had such a right path and refused to go, but they decided to take the initiative to ask Ying to go to the wild land.If something good or bad happens, this future life may be lost.But they still want to go, I have to say, at least they are brave!
After such an episode, Emperor Chongzhen drew a large circle on the map again with a thin stick, drawing in the two Xuanweisi and the territory of the Ming Dynasty including Western Mongolia, and then glanced at the officials and said: "Now, The vast territory of the Ming Dynasty, can there be a feeling of being beyond reach? At least I think it is. From the edict issued by the capital to the north, south, east and west of the Ming Dynasty, it takes time and effort. It took an indefinite amount of time on the road. So..."

Having said that, he paused, and did not continue immediately.

Cao Huachun may feel that the two eunuchs holding pens under his command are so active. Although it is impossible to go on a diplomatic mission with old arms and legs, they can still be more active in speaking, and he immediately replied: "Your Majesty, places that are too far away are all set up. The Xuanwei Division actually has the meaning of being out of reach and difficult to manage, so in name, it belongs to Daming, and I order it to pay tribute, while the local affairs are under their own jurisdiction."

Speaking of this, he immediately changed his words: "However, Your Majesty wants to change the Xuanwei Division to be directly controlled by the imperial court. This servant thinks that His Majesty should solve the dilemma of the long distance, so it is better to speak out and let this servant open his eyes!"

What he said was really not sarcasm, but he guessed the holy intention of Emperor Chongzhen, and deliberately picked it out so that Emperor Chongzhen could say it out of the way.This matter is one of his skills in serving the emperor.

As he said, the reason why Daming used the method of Xuanweisi was the reason why it was too far away from the capital, which meant that it couldn't manage it.It is better to have a name than to waste time and effort.

However, more than 200 years after the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the situation has changed.Therefore, it is true that the Xuanweisi system used to be in Yunnan, but in the late Ming Dynasty, the mainstream voice of the Ming court has always been to reform the land and return it to the local people.

What they didn't expect was that Emperor Chongzhen's expedition this time not only reformed all of Yunnan at one time, but even brought down the original Burma Xuanwei Division and Annan Xuanwei Division. provinces directly under the Ming Dynasty.

At this time, after hearing what Cao Huachun said, they all paid attention to Emperor Chongzhen, wanting to know what novel conclusions the emperor had this time.

Emperor Chongzhen was very satisfied with Cao Huachun's way, maybe this is the reason why the so-called treacherous officials exist.

After thinking so unreliably in his heart, he glanced at the ministers and said seriously: "There is no other way but to pave roads and build bridges to make traffic more convenient. Therefore, I have decided that a few years from today Inside, the focus of government affairs is the basic transportation of Ming Dynasty!"

Hearing that it was so simple, all the ministers, including Cao Huachun, looked at each other in blank dismay.It's as simple as that, no matter how you fix it, it can't be that convenient!

They were thinking about it when they heard Emperor Chongzhen go on to say: "Over Kaiwusi, the cement I asked Song Qing to burn is now ready for use. Using this kind of cement to build roads is like using glutinous rice juice to build roads." , the adhesive force is very strong. Compared with the past, the newly built cement road is smoother and can not be washed by rain."

In ancient times, glutinous rice juice was used to repair important parts of the city wall. This is true. It has never been used to build roads with glutinous rice juice, because the cost is too high, and no dynasty can afford it.

Now, hearing what the emperor said, it seems that this kind of cement can replace the effect of glutinous rice juice. Xue Guoguan was overjoyed when he heard this, and quickly asked, "Your Majesty, I wonder how much this cement will cost?"

When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he smiled slightly and said, "It's very cheap, otherwise, how could I say to use this cement to build roads?"

As for the actual cost, he would not pay this price.Of course, with the advancement of technology, the cost of cement will inevitably be further reduced. Even if Emperor Chongzhen mentioned the cost, and the cost is reduced again, some people may have misunderstandings.

But at this time, when the officials heard that the cement was very cheap, they couldn't help being a little happy.But after all, I have never seen concrete roads repaired, so I am cautiously optimistic.

Emperor Chongzhen didn't care about them. Now he made a decision, and the reason why he still held a meeting to discuss the details was to let these courtiers understand the details. After all, it was up to them to do things in the end.

Therefore, he continued: "The improvement of the steam engine presided over by the prince has made a lot of progress after more than a year. The application of the steam engine to vehicles and ships has also achieved great results. I believe that , Da Ming will work together to build roads with cement and improve transportation, and one day, the day I predicted before will surely come."

(End of this chapter)