Chongzhen and I became partners

Chapter 626 Intimidation
"Don't you still have a yamen system in Nanjing?" Liu Weichao reminded, "A political department can also be set up in Nanjing, which is mainly responsible for the propaganda in the south. Ruan Dacheng used to be the political department there, so he can get the best of both worlds." Is it?"

In fact, the yamen in Nanjing is actually for the elderly.There is no real power.Although the official rank is the same, it is definitely not as good as the one on the capital's side.

But at the moment, everyone can see that the emperor's appreciation and attention to Chen Yuanyuan must surpass Ruan Dacheng's.If we talk about his background, Chen Yuanyuan still came from the palace!Moreover, Chen Yuanyuan's contribution to Daming is obvious to all.

From all perspectives, it will be a matter of time before Chen Yuanyuan replaces Ruan Dacheng.

After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen thought for a while, then nodded and said: "Yes, this is a way to resettle. As far as I feel, letting Ruan Dacheng go to Jiangnan to promote, it seems that he is more enthusiastic and more enthusiastic. It is suitable for places in the south of the Yangtze River where the literary style is more prosperous!"

The implication is that he will consider this method.

On Liu Weichao's side, he is not very persistent, anyway, he is just a suggestion.

After chatting for a while, Emperor Chongzhen hung up the video communication. After thinking for a long time, he finally sent an order to summon Chen Yuanyuan from Shanhaiguan to return to Beijing.

In the last few days before the 18th year of Chongzhen, after Chen Yuanyuan rushed to the capital, Emperor Chongzhen once again held an imperial meeting with the participation of six departments and nine ministers in Wenhua Hall.

Of course, the cabinet and the supervisor of rites must be there, as are Chen Yuanyuan and Ruan Dacheng.

After the officials saw the ceremony, Emperor Chongzhen said with a stern expression: "I have received news that in addition to the alliance between Japan and Jianlu, the Tsarist Russian Empire and the Dutch Empire have also formed alliances with Jianlu!"

Upon hearing this, these high-ranking officials of Ming Dynasty who did not know the details suddenly turned pale with shock.

In the past, the alliance between the Wa Kingdom and Jianlu had already frightened them.Fortunately, Emperor Chongzhen was confident, calm and calm, and calmed them down.They believed in Emperor Chongzhen and the presence of Emperor Taizu, so they could handle it.

As a result, less than two months have passed, and two more empires have formed an alliance with Jianlu!

They still have a little understanding of the Wa country, and they have a bottom line in their hearts.

But what the hell is the Tsarist Russian Empire and the Dutch Empire that Emperor Chongzhen said now?It sounds like it is also very powerful.

Subconsciously, they thought of these two empires as similar to Daming.

If you imagine it this way, you have to say that it is fake if you are not frightened.

To be honest, these civil servants who have just experienced troubled times do not have much confidence in the imperial court's officers and soldiers.People who have not really led soldiers, generally when comparing military strength, they like to use the number of troops to compare.

They don't know about other countries, but they know that the official army of the imperial court today is a serious army, that is, an elite army. The whole country counts, which is more than 20.

Among them, at least half are in the southwest of Daming, and they are dealing with the bandits and chieftain rebellion.More than half of the remaining small half are stationed on the front line of Shanhaiguan.

Suddenly, a few more empires formed an alliance with Jianlu. In their consciousness, the military strength of the court must be far from enough.

Of course, they were not scared as soon as Emperor Chongzhen said it.

After the initial shock, Zuo Maodi, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, came out and said: "Your Majesty, I don't know where the Tsarist Russian Empire and the Dutch Empire are? My humble minister is ignorant and has never heard of it before."

Upon hearing this, the others came to their senses and nodded.

Indeed, never heard of it before, which corner country is this emerging from?
They were also curious, so they all looked at Emperor Chongzhen waiting for the answer.

After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen replied seriously: "The Tsarist Russian Empire is in the northwest of us, separated by the Mongolian tribe in the west, that is, Oirat Mongolia. Relatively speaking, the journey is far away. However, Oirat Mongolia sent envoys a few years ago. Went to Liaodong and surrendered to Jianlu. Therefore, the Oirat Mongols will probably listen to Jianlu and unite with the Tsarist Russian Empire to attack our southwest."

After a pause, he went on to add: "Du Qing came back with a memorial a few days ago, saying that Jianlu is contacting the various Mongolian tribes, asking them to accumulate strength to obey Jianlu's orders, and also to launch an attack on Ming Dynasty. One point, Chen Qing has just returned from Shanhaiguan, so you might as well tell Zhu Qing the specific situation."

"My minister complies with the order!" Chen Yuanyuan immediately agreed upon hearing this, and then went out to tell the general situation of the grassland.

If it was the past, among a large number of old men, suddenly there was a young and beautiful female officer discussing with them, these old men would definitely feel awkward and a bit strange.

But at this moment, they were shocked by the news, and completely ignored Chen Yuanyuan's youthful beauty.

After listening to Chen Yuanyuan's introduction, the high-ranking officials of the Ming Dynasty in the Wenhua Palace suddenly felt even more stressed.

The grassland Mongolian tribe has always been the biggest enemy of the Ming Dynasty since the founding of the country.Over the past few hundred years, Daming has used various means to greatly weaken the Mongolian tribe. However, they all understand the strength of the Mongolian tribe and never dare to underestimate it.

If Jianlu really got what he wanted, all Mongolian tribes ordered Jianlu to attack Daming together.It can be imagined that from the northwest to the northeast of the Ming Dynasty, there were beacon fires.

No, the war in the southwest is not over yet. In other words, it is a war from the southwest of Daming to the northwest, and then all the way to the northeast.That is to say, on the southeast side of Daming, there are no enemies above the sea.

When they were thinking about this, they heard Emperor Chongzhen say to them again: "There is also the Dutch Empire, which is actually the Hongyi. Their home country is thousands of miles away, but they have a colony in Nanyang."

Hearing this, the officials in the Wenhua Palace breathed a sigh of relief. It turned out that it was Hongyi, so it was okay, it was too far away and had little effect.

But who knows, Emperor Chongzhen went on to say to them: "Don't underestimate Hongyi. These Hongyi are known as sea coachmen. The Spaniards have seized a lot of territory. Their colony in Southeast Asia is called Batavia, and it is the largest stronghold of the Dutch around our Ming Dynasty, with many warships."

His introductions sounded like he knew Hong Yi very well.Therefore, the subordinates were unknowingly guided by his tone, and the image of Hong Yi expanding the territory on the sea immediately appeared in his mind.

"The advantage of the Dutch lies in their new warships and firearms. Although they don't have as many warships in the Far East as we do. But don't forget, sir, that the Japanese Navy also has a lot of warships. If they join forces, their combat power will increase." How powerful it is, I don’t need to say it, right?”

Hearing this, He Fengsheng and the others couldn't help but look solemn, feeling a lot of pressure.

Before, they believed that Daming's iron-clad steam warships must be more powerful than those of the Japanese navy.But now, other people are naval divisions from several countries united, and Daming's current armored steam warships are still limited, so will the advantage of naval warfare be lost?
They were worried when they heard Emperor Chongzhen say to them in a worried tone: "I am a little worried, if the Southwest War cannot be completed as planned, and these enemies attack my Daming together, the consequences will be very serious." It's unpredictable!"

After he finished speaking, the Wenhua Hall immediately fell silent.

Everyone was silent, their expressions were solemn and worried, and the atmosphere became extraordinarily heavy.

Emperor Chongzhen glanced at the expressions of his courtiers, and seeing that it was effective, he continued to pour oil on him: "Now we have just recovered from the troubled times, and the people are eager to live a peaceful life. Once the border guards If we don’t stop, then the flames of war will rage everywhere, and the people will be in dire straits, which makes me really sleepless at night after receiving the news!"

Everyone in the Wenhua Palace has experienced the troubled times before, and of course they don't want to have the same days as before.

After hearing Emperor Chongzhen's words, even Ni Yuanlu, the rather stingy accountant, coughed and said, "Your Majesty, under such circumstances, the Ming Dynasty is in danger. Only by defeating these enemies can the Ming Dynasty have a real future." Peaceful. Therefore, I thought that we should increase the number of troops, so we should increase the number of troops. This aspect cannot be avoided!"

He said so, and other officials naturally agreed, and there was no objection to the imperial court's military expansion, and an agreement was reached immediately.

After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen nodded and said: "What Ni Qing said is very true, and I also think that it is necessary to expand the army and prepare for war. But there is one problem that still needs to be resolved."

Speaking of this, before the ministers asked, he took the initiative to say: "There are almost always enemies in the east, west, north, and south of Daming to deal with, so troops must be formed in the east, west, north, and south, but if you want to build so many troops at once, what should you do with this source of troops?"

In the past, most of them were hereditary military households, and they were recruited directly from military households.

But now, the hereditary military household system has been abolished, and they are either converted to civilian registration or converted to railway soldiers.

Those converted to civilian status are old, weak, sick and disabled; those converted to railway soldiers, if they are converted into soldiers again, let alone whether it is suitable or not, who will repair the railway?

It has been a few years since the construction of the railway, and it has had such a great effect that everyone can see it.It is absolutely impossible not to build railways!

If it is said that only a small number of troops are recruited, this is not to be feared. As long as there is money, people can definitely be recruited.However, under such a crisis, the number of troops to be recruited is not small, which is difficult.

They were thinking about it, but Emperor Chongzhen said again: "In addition to the army guarding the frontier, the reserve army must also be prepared. Otherwise, if the front line is damaged in battle and the army is temporarily recruited, the combat power will definitely not be as good as before. of!"

(End of this chapter)