eldest son of Ming dynasty

Chapter 589

The reason why Zhu Houzhao sent six first-class guards was because the rebellion after the new policy of the imperial court must be killed with a single blow by thunder.

If the sticking continues, tick-tock, you don't know how troublesome it will be later.

This is also the reason why Yang Shangyi was angry after he won first and then lost. The rest of the towns were watching. The army is so weak, it is inevitable that Xiao Xiaosheng will feel disobedient.

Fortunately, the imperial court dispatched troops to stabilize the situation in Jizhou.

"Old Yang Ge, the great Sima is not here. You have to arrange the post-war affairs together. The most important thing is to reward meritorious deeds and punish them." The emperor said after reading the report.

"The old minister understands. Your Majesty, there is one more thing. The soldiers and horses to patrol the Xuanfu and Datong are also in order, and the food and grass will be ready in a few days. But now that the chaos in Jizhou has been calmed down, will Datong and Xuanfu still send troops? "

"Is it even? Why don't I think so? Doesn't Mr. Yang Ge worry about any changes in Jizhou at night?"

When the emperor asked this question, no one except Yang Yiqing dared to look up.

It's Yang Yiqing himself, that's hard to say, what if something happens to Xuanfu and Datong?
But as the head of the cabinet, he had to consider the money and food consumed by using the army in this way and the burden on the people.

In ancient times, when marching, even though there were horses and carts for a large amount of food and grass, these things were not unmanned, and many civilians still had to be requisitioned.

"It may be more appropriate to say that the chaos has been calmed down when the imperial court's decree to clean up the farmland is really implemented. The two troops and horses are still deployed according to the original arrangements, all the way out of Zijin Pass and all the way out of Juyong Pass, respectively, guarding the key points into Beijing. Dao said that once the situation changes, they must follow the unified dispatch of the commander-in-chief of Datong and Xuanfu.

I have already sent Jin Yiwei to patrol the border, under the heavy pressure, there may be some rebellious people who will act boldly.As for the captured rebels, you should deal with them according to the original method.I only have one thing, you can't follow the rebellion of the court, and life will get better and better in the future. Doesn't this make sense? "

Enwei, Enwei, as an emperor, he really needs to be kind to the world, but he can't just show kindness without lowering his prestige.That's why the ancients said that there is a clear distinction between grace and power, so that the people below know how to obey.

In fact, the imperial court trained cavalry, stationed troops in Hetao, and won two battles against the Tatars. In the foreseeable future, the number of frontier troops and guard posts could be reduced.

It’s a little bold to say, but the fact is that before Zhu Houzhao, Chen Bing was beaten like a million people on the nine sides of the Ming Dynasty. What’s the use of raising so many people?
Therefore, whether it is exile or decapitation, Zhu Houzhao will approve it, and Jizhou itself can not have so many soldiers and horses.

Leaving some people is more conducive to the allocation of existing resources.

Zhu Houzhao just didn't understand what was going on with this Yang Shangyi, maybe he was a little slack after living a comfortable life for too long.It made him feel at ease at the east gate of the capital.

Yang Yiqing turned sideways, and Wang Bing took two steps forward, "I was ordered to handle all the matters in Qingtun in Jizhou, but I didn't want to cause a mutiny in Zunhua. This matter is due to my negligence and dereliction of duty. Please punish me!"

"Old man Wangge. Although I was said to be strict behind my back, I am not an unreasonable person. You did not know the situation in Jizhou in the past, and those rebellious soldiers have nothing to do with you. People There are good and evil in the first place, if there are a few villains in the world, I will let my confidant ministers bear the blame, right? Get up, I am not so confused."

After Wang Bing heard a few warm words, the temperature on his face dropped a bit.

In fact, this is a play, he is holding the emperor in his arms, and the emperor will not really do anything to him.

"Your Majesty's rewards are clear, and the veteran's gratitude is inexplicable!"

In fact, the ministers who were in charge of this matter were all worried in their hearts. If something happened in their own hands, they really didn't know what to do.

Now that the emperor can forgive this, the pressure is much less.

In fact, at the same time as the accident in Jizhou,

Xuanfu and Datong have already begun to exchange the generals and schools of the guards on a large scale. In the west, Wang Shouren led the troops back to aid, and in the east, Jizhou was held in one place by the Imperial Guards. They themselves will also have Beijing camps from these two places.

It can be said that there are soft and hard, and the imperial court is forcing them to complete the cleanup of the farmland this time.

Yang Xing, the chief soldier of the Xuan Mansion, and Shi Feng, the chief soldier of Datong, couldn't just sit around in the yamen with peace of mind. The soldiers, horses, food, and grass in the headquarters were all prepared, and they were fully prepared to prevent the people below from secretly rising up. thing.

Shi Feng invented a special method. First, the generals and schools at all levels must be on duty during this period of time, and they are not allowed to move around or leave the area under their jurisdiction without orders. Yes, he asked the commander to report every two days whether the thousand households and the hundred households were in his place.

If something goes wrong in the future, he will hold the commander accountable.

This is the method that the Ming Dynasty adopted to prevent the clan from leapfrogging into Beijing to perform affairs. Because the imperial court's decree was useless, it ordered the local officials to do a check on the clan in the area under its jurisdiction. Those who failed to do so would be punished accordingly. Basically It is jail.

It's not bad to learn from it at this time.

Although Datong's method is a bit one-size-fits-all, it does cut off the interconnection between various health centers. Even if something happens, it will happen in one place, and other places cannot form connections with it, like Jizhou.

The second method was that Shi Feng ordered that no one could mobilize soldiers and horses in Datong Town unless they received a warrant.Thirdly, places like the treasury and granary were guarded by three layers of guards inside and three layers outside.

He himself took his troops to several places where there was resistance in Qingtun.

So strictly guarding against death, it is basically almost the same as taking over the sitting method.

In this way, he dared to report to the emperor, saying that there was nothing wrong with Datong.

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Qianqing Palace.

Zhang Cong came to meet the emperor under the leadership of his servant.

In fact, he has been quiet these few days, unlike when he was in charge of Ningxia, many people in the court paid attention to him.

This silence actually did not match Zhang Cong's original intention, so he himself gave the emperor a piece of advice.

When he entered the palace, the emperor was standing in front of a table with his back facing him, fiddling with something.

"My humble minister, Zhang Cong, see Your Majesty."

"It's almost the end of the new year, and I wanted to call you again after the new year. But I see your sincerity, and I can't bear to delay you for a few days. Bingyong, when I sent you to Ningxia, it was just a matter of hiding from people. The voices of opposition from the middle and upper levels have never disappeared, are you still willing to come out again?"

After Zhang Cong came back from Ningxia, he changed into an official uniform with a round collar and red robe. At the age of 36, he suddenly rose to a high position this year, and as his position increased, he also had uncontrollable ambition.

If there is no chance, then forget it.However, the emperor's decision to clean up the military settlements was to use soldiers and swords to open the way in spite of the opposition in the court, which can be seen in his determination.

He believed that even the emperor would feel a certain degree of powerlessness at this time, so he wanted to help at this time.

His past experience made him understand some things. In the officialdom, sometimes it is a right speculation, which will immediately lead to earth-shaking changes.

"I also know how to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages, but your majesty bestows great favor on me. If you don't go through fire and water for your majesty, wouldn't you be inhuman?"

Zhu Houzhao temporarily suppressed Zhang Cong's minor mistakes in the Ma Bin incident in his heart and decided to focus on the overall situation at this time.

"After the Chinese New Year. After the Chinese New Year, you will serve as my personal envoy as the right deputy capital imperial envoy, and go to various towns to supervise the Qingtun affairs. I have already sent Jin Yiwei as the first round, and you are the second round. Seeing blood, and the weather is bitterly cold right now, Jinyiwei can bear it, you frail scholar, you'd better spend the winter in Beijing first."

"Yes! The minister leads the decree to thank you!"

"Get up and come to me."

Zhu Houzhao rubbed his hands, and showed him the things he had been arranging on the table for a long time.

Zhang Cong took it with both hands, showing respect.

"Your Majesty, is this... a treasure ship?"

What they hold in their hands is a model of a wooden treasure ship.

"This is a new gadget given to me by Ping Haibo." Zhu Houzhao said, pointing: "Now the warships used in various places are all 8-material ships. The captain is 6 feet 1 feet long, 7 foot 21 feet wide, and has two masts. , it can be used, but it is too small. This new gadget is a big treasure ship of 4 materials, with a total length of 4 feet and a width of more than 150 feet. Personnel such as helmsmen, fire chiefs, and civilian guards can carry 200 to [-] soldiers."

Zhang Cong was surprised after a little calculation, "If 50 ships are built, wouldn't Your Majesty have an army of ten thousand people sailing at sea?"

The emperor just smiled, "The cost of this kind of ship is 2000 taels per ship. If I want to build 100 ships, it is only 20 taels of silver. The main cost is 2 people plus the salaries of handymen, food consumption, and The cost of all kinds of firearms is a huge figure."

Zhang Cong's eyeballs moved, "Then His Majesty can prepare for the construction in batches first, and there will be 1 people in the near future, and he will be invincible at sea."

From his reaction, Zhu Houzhao could tell that Zhang Cong was somewhat different from ordinary civil servants.

Basically, like Yan Song, he followed the emperor's wishes in everything.

As time went by, more and more of these people would gather around him.

But Zhu Houzhao knew that he was doing business, so he didn't care whether he was a traitor or not.

After all, there are some questions he can't answer...

Because he is a visitor from later generations, he cannot explain the importance of the Age of Discovery, so he can only implement it with his own will.

"I also have the same idea, come here," Zhu Houzhao pulled him, and said, "Look here, all cannons can be installed. The coastal areas of Daming have been infested by Japanese pirates for many years. Although they came from the sea, But the Japanese plague is also a trouble, I want to build a powerful navy, and go straight to the nest! Only when the sea is leveled, the sea trade can be stable!

Furthermore, Ping Haibo has been saying that doing business abroad is different from doing business in Daming. In Daming, everything is decided by the court, but when we go overseas, other kings will be greedy for our wealth and become unreasonable. It will be more troublesome. "

Zhang Cong nodded and said yes, "Speaking of which, the establishment of the Great Ming Navy is very necessary. In a small and remote country, sometimes kingly ways are indeed difficult to educate."

"Hmm." Zhu Houzhao clenched his fist and tapped on the table lightly, "I can't wait until the things in the north are done."

But Zhang Cong understood what the emperor meant. For such a costly thing, there would definitely be a lot of resistance in the court. Today, he was pulling him to speak his mind in private, so that he could understand the holy will in the future.

"Expelling the northern captives and eradicating the Japanese plague, your majesty's achievements can be traced to the ancient sages."

"I remember this, but you can wait until I finish it. How about it?" The emperor laughed, looking extremely happy.

"Yes!"

Zhang Cong left the palace contentedly, he has caught up with a good time.

(End of this chapter)