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Chapter 1009 I Really Feel the Butterfly Effect

Originally, Xu Guangqi played "The Elements of Geometry", and later Sun Yuanhua played other books. Most civil servants and generals were not interested in these, and they had the attitude of whoever reads them.

But at this time, not to mention those civil servants who think they can be learned, even those generals who don't even know how to read, can't help but want to go and see immediately, what does the scientific and technological foundation mentioned by the emperor look like?After watching it for a while, will you be able to come up with a very brilliant idea on a whim?

Seeing that some of the courtiers had already asked Xu Guangqi and Sun Yuanhua in private, Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but smile from the bottom of his heart.New things, even if you are an emperor, if you don't let your courtiers know the benefits of them, if you just force the cattle to eat grass and drink water, I'm afraid it will be very difficult.But now, taking advantage of the opportunity of opening up Siberia, a roughly usable steam engine was brought out in time, and by the way, these Ming officials became interested in technology. It has to be said that this is a virtuous circle that can complement each other.I believe that when Xu Guangqi comes up with a specific plan to promote the basic knowledge of science and technology in the future, it will be easy to implement it!
Thinking of this, Emperor Chongzhen suddenly had another idea.

So, he immediately announced: "I have decided to build a new shipyard in Tongzhou to manufacture iron boats, all of which are made of iron. Using this steam engine as power, I don't need boatmen to paddle, and I can move forward against the wind!"

As soon as this decree was announced, it immediately attracted the attention of all civil servants and generals.The first thought of many people is to wonder: Are all ships made of iron?There used to be iron boats, but they were wooden boats wrapped in iron armor. If they were all made of iron, wouldn't they sink?Of course, some people's first thought is to pay attention to how the steam engine drives the ship.Anyway, no matter what, everyone has a strong interest in this iron boat!
Seeing the expressions of the courtiers below, Emperor Chongzhen was delighted.He just wants this effect. In the shipyard in Tongzhou, he will build iron-clad ships with great fanfare in the future. Regardless of whether it is practical or not, he will first build an iron-clad ship that can be driven to brighten the eyes of people in this era. , can indirectly play the largest and most effective promotional role in the dissemination of science and technology.

Finally, the court meeting ended.

This court meeting is no shorter than the previous court meeting.But in the past, when the court meeting ended, many courtiers looked exhausted, and not many people were willing to speak.But this time, all the civil servants and generals, after Emperor Chongzhen left first, all went out with their acquaintances and colleagues, whispering while walking, everyone was either doubtful, excited, excited, or... , among the many expressions, there is no tired look, no tired person who doesn't want to talk!

And as these courtiers dispersed, the content of this court meeting also spread.If we said that in the past, winning a battle with Jianlu was a great event in the capital, but now at this time, this kind of news has no influence at all, and even the emperor has not even visited in Jiangnan Weifu privately. The topic of distress is even more gossipy.But all these news are not in the content of the current court meeting, which can shock and interest people.

For the prospects described by the emperor, in the capital, no matter rich or poor, men, women or children, all have their own interests and discuss them carefully.Some were excited, some were happy, and of course some were worried... But no matter what, the momentum was huge.

In mid-October of the fifth year of Chongzhen, when the cold wind began to sweep across the north of Ming Dynasty, Hai Lanzhu finally returned to Shanhaiguan with more than [-] horsemen and a Russian prisoner.

Naturally, the Emperor Chongzhen did not break his promise, and added a noble concubine to Hai Lanzhu, and chose an auspicious day to marry Hai Lanzhu. At the same time, he named Buhe the Earl of Horqin.This treatment can be said to be higher than that of Concubine Tian Gui and Concubine Yuan Gui, because only the queen's father was granted the earl, and Concubine Tian's father was only granted the title of Zuo Dudu at most in the original history.

No one objected to the treatment given by Emperor Chongzhen.After all, the Horqin tribe had defected to Daming very early on, secretly made great contributions to Daming many times, and in the end even their son died in the war against Jianlu.

The Mongols who took refuge in this year, seeing the treatment given by Emperor Chongzhen, also made them feel at ease.Among the Hanchens, the chief assistant Wen Tiren and others had some objections, but with Wu Keshan's death in battle, the Horqin clan went to Guihua City for reorganization, which was considered to be in line with the ancestral system. The emperor's concubine's natal family had no real power and would not endanger the imperial power. relatives, there is no objection.

In the Forbidden City, on the night of festivities in the bridal chamber, Emperor Chongzhen sat facing Hai Lanzhu, carefully looking at his bride.

To be honest, Hai Lanzhu is very beautiful today.In her body, there is a kind of maturity that other concubines do not have.In this era, Hai Lanzhu is an older young woman, but in later generations, Hai Lanzhu has just graduated from university and just started working at this age.This age group, for Emperor Chongzhen who traveled through later generations, did not mind.

Looking at her, thinking about how the slave chief Huang Taiji was fascinated by her in the original history, and thinking about some legends about her in later generations, Emperor Chongzhen suddenly felt a little unreal.If he didn't seem to have a deep feeling about the butterfly effect before, then at this moment, facing the beautiful and beautiful bride, he really felt the butterfly effect.

Thoughts slowly answering this era, Emperor Chongzhen remembered the first time he met her, thinking that she was wearing men's clothing that could not be faked, but she jumped out to fight the injustice without noticing it, thinking of the injustice in the chat group. In the past, suddenly, a thought flashed in Emperor Chongzhen's mind: Is this an online relationship between myself and Hai Lanzhu?If so, it should be the earliest pair of online dating on earth, right?
When Emperor Chongzhen looked at Hai Lanzhu, Hai Lanzhu was also looking at Emperor Chongzhen at the same time.She didn't have the shyness of the children of the Han family, so she looked at each other openly, but her cheeks were slightly flushed, which made her more attractive.

Scenes of things related to Emperor Chongzhen flashed in his mind. Seeing that Emperor Chongzhen remained silent for a long time, Hai Lanzhu took the initiative to speak: "Your Majesty, I heard that His Majesty is going to personally conquer Liaodong Jianlu?"

"..." Emperor Chongzhen did not expect that the first sentence he uttered when his bride was in the bridal chamber was not "It's getting late, it's time for His Majesty to rest", but to ask about important military and state affairs. Isn't this a bit unpleasant what!

However, Emperor Chongzhen thought about it, and he probably knew what Hai Lanzhu was thinking at this time, so he nodded and said: "I am already making preparations, including food, ordnance, troops, and even the arrangements of post-war officials. We are also preparing for everything. If there are no accidents, next year when Jianlu is at his weakest, the imperial conquest will be made by the emperor himself, and Liaodong will be pacified in one fell swoop!"

"My concubine has a request." Hai Lanzhu listened, with a hint of sincerity on her face, and said: "Next year, when the imperial concubine goes on a personal expedition, I hope His Majesty will bring this concubine with me, and I will see with my own eyes that the great revenge will be avenged!"

Take the concubine out?Emperor Chongzhen thought, maybe the courtiers would stop him?However, when he looked back, he estimated that many courtiers would object to his personal conquest. If so, why should he care about this matter?And Hai Lanzhu is no better than others, she can ride horses and shoot arrows, and she is familiar with Liaodong, so it won't be a burden to carry it, and she can still hug and sleep at night, which is fine!
Thinking of this, he agreed, which made Hai Lanzhu, who was a little hopeless, overjoyed.In addition to being grateful, I served the emperor with my heart.

However, Emperor Chongzhen thought of his own side from what happened just now, and it was time to make some preparations for the imperial conquest.Thinking of this, he contacted Sun Chengzong, Cao Bianjiao, Lu Xiangsheng in Liaodong on the second day, and Hong Chengchou in Guihua City to convey his will.

At the same time, in the lobby of the magistrate's yamen in Yongchang Prefecture, Yunnan, it was not the prefect of Yongchang Prefecture who sat at the main seat, but two people sitting side by side.One of them was wearing a boa robe, while the other was wearing a scarlet scarlet robe, which was obviously much older than the magistrate.

The older one is the imperial envoy and cabinet minister Min Hongxue, and he glanced at the crowd.On his left are generals at all levels who organized and trained Tang Wangjun, and on his right are chieftains from all walks of life.

At this time, he said with a majestic expression: "Dongwu is a small country on the border, but he has coveted China for a long time! Over the years, ignoring the magnanimity of our Ming emperor, he repeatedly violated the frontier, killed my people, robbed my property, and even forcibly occupied my Ming Dynasty!" The territory will not be returned. Such various evil deeds, if you do not teach them, it will not be a warning for other countries!"

The chieftains standing below are from Wadian, Ganya, Zhandafu, Manmo, Longchuan, Lujiang and so on.The territories of these chieftains are all between Yongchang Mansion and the border of Daming.It can be said that if Dongwu's soldiers continue to advance, their territory will also be threatened.

Therefore, when they heard the words of the imperial envoy of Ming Dynasty, they all showed joyful smiles.

In the past, they have always been worried.Ever since Liu Bing was transferred to the north, Dongwu was the only one in Yunnan who attacked Ming, burned, killed, and looted, but the court remained silent.The places closest to Dongwu, such as Mengmi, Mengyang, and Mubang, were all captured by Dongwu.They had to worry about it, they were afraid that if Dongwu would attack further, their respective strengths would not be able to withstand Dongwu's attack, and they would end up in Mubang and other places.

In fact, in the original history, the Ming Dynasty was already unable to cope with the Jiancap in the north, the natural and man-made disasters in various places, and even the running of thieves, let alone the southwestern border.Because of this, Daming never sent troops to Dongwu until its demise.

These toasts are obviously not as good as the previous specifications this time, and they are even more rejoicing.

In the past, even if the imperial court wanted to deal with Dongwu, it just let the governor of Yunnan solve it on his own.But this time, it was the cabinet minister who took the lead as the imperial envoy. Although I don't know what it means that Tang Wang, the vassal king, also came, but this kind of specification is enough to prove that the court attaches great importance to it.It seems that the imperial court is serious about Dongwu!
While they were thinking, Min Hongxue continued: "The purpose of summoning you today is to let you know that Dongwu must pay the price for what he did. The court decided to send troops to teach Dongwu a lesson. Each of you sent troops, Take charge of food, grass and supplies by yourself, cooperate with the imperial army, and set off soon, do you have any opinions?"

In the battle against Dongwu, it has always been a custom for chieftains from all over the country to send troops to cooperate.Therefore, these chieftains did not object to Min Hongxue's request at all.In fact, when the imperial army marched from Yunnan to Yongchang Mansion, although it was said that it was a matter of reforming the military system of the guards, some chieftains who were sharp had already noticed it.After being confirmed at this time, the chieftain who was prepared immediately came out, patted his chest and promised loudly: "Your Imperial Envoy, please rest assured, I, Zhan Dafu, is willing to send [-] troops to cooperate with the imperial army!"

"I, the Lujiang Appeasement Division, are also willing to send [-] troops, just at the disposal of the imperial envoy!"

"..."

Tang Wang, who was sitting next to Min Hongxue, was very excited to participate in such a military meeting for the first time, especially when he heard that all the chieftains were very cooperative, he was very happy in his heart.With the army under him as the backbone, with the cooperation of these chieftain troops, I believe that attacking Dongwu will be like destroying the ancients.

And Min Hongxue had been the governor of Yunnan and Guizhou before, so he knew the situation of the chieftains better. Although these chieftains enthusiastically reported one after another the strength of the troops, he was not at all happy.Because he knew that the soldiers and horses of these chieftains were actually not very strong, they could be used for fighting, and they could also show a fierce side when fighting with the wind.But if there is a tough battle, these chieftain soldiers will be unreliable.The crucial battle with Dongwu still has to be fought by the imperial army itself!

After listening to what they said, Min Hongxue nodded in response, and then said seriously: "In this case, everyone, go back and prepare your troops first. Within half a month, you must obey orders and do not neglect anything. Who If you dare to delay the military plane, I will punish you severely!"

He is an imperial envoy and an assistant minister of the cabinet. What he said was like a thunderstorm. No one would dare to fart.As soon as the military discussion was over, these chieftains rushed to their own pacification department.

In the back hall of the magistrate’s yamen, King Tang finally recovered from his excitement. Thinking of this incident, he couldn’t help but feel a little worried, so he said to Min Hongxue who was drinking tea: “If some of these chieftains collude with Dongwu, our Ming Dynasty will definitely send troops. The news will definitely be sent back by them, so wouldn't Dongwu be prepared?"

After he finished speaking, he felt a little difficult again.This matter must be discussed with these chieftains, because their troops will be used, but there is a risk of news leaking if they talk about it, it seems a bit of a dilemma!

Unexpectedly, Min Hongxue listened, but he was still drinking tea in a calm manner.
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