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In the room, the only room in the Ming Dynasty's senior military preparation hall, Emperor Chongzhen stood on the podium. On both sides of the podium stood the governors of the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion. In front of them, the first batch of trainees, namely Li Zicheng and his mid-level officers, sat at attention. They all looked excited, and many of them turned red.

Emperor Chongzhen looked at them, slowly glanced at everyone's face, and then said: "There are millions of troops in our Ming Dynasty, and many of them have made meritorious deeds. If nothing else, in today's Liaodong battlefield, Jianlu was beaten They have become a coward, and no longer have the arrogance of the past. Among them, many soldiers with outstanding military exploits have emerged. According to my request, they are already qualified to come to the Ming Dynasty's high-level military training hall for further study, and then I will entrust them to A heavy responsibility. But..."

With a long tone and looking at the Han and Mongolian soldiers below, Emperor Chongzhen suddenly raised his voice and said, "I still decided to choose you to be the first batch of soldiers in the Ming Dynasty's high-level military service hall. Do you know why?"

Hearing this, the governors standing nearby were a little curious. Logically speaking, this is indeed the case. These people in front of them are just ordinary soldiers from Guihua City. They did not seem to have done much credit in the previous battle to capture the Hetao. Some of them might just be Mongolians who later defected to the Ming Dynasty. Why did these people become the first batch of soldiers of the Ming Dynasty's high-level armed forces and disciples of the emperor?

Li Zicheng and his officers listened and understood why, because there was no other explanation except what they were about to do. But considering that those places are uninhabited places, they are actually of little value to the Ming Dynasty. Compared with those comrades who served in battles with Jianlu, it seems a little ashamed to be the first batch of soldiers of the Ming Dynasty's senior military preparation hall, the first batch of real soldiers. Disciple of the Emperor. But from another perspective, it shows even more how much the emperor attaches importance to what they are going to do.

Sure enough, Emperor Chongzhen turned serious and said seriously: "Because you want to open up territory for me and the Ming Dynasty. Some people may think that the North is barren, cold, even uninhabited for thousands of miles, and has little output. , a place like this, even if it is taken down by Ming Dynasty, it doesn’t mean much? But, I want to tell you, it means a lot! "

Upon hearing this, Li Zicheng and others couldn't help but perked up, and listened attentively. But Zu Dashou and other governors blinked, still a little confused.

"The reason why we now think that the Northland is barren, cold, and uninhabited is a place where birds don't poop. It's just because what we see is limited. Our current abilities can only make very limited use of what God has given us. Things. For example, trees, coal, iron, copper and other things. In that place that everyone thinks is barren, in fact, the number of these things is very huge..."

As soon as Emperor Chongzhen started talking, he talked endlessly, and the audience listened carefully, listening to some words they had never heard before.

"Some people may not take it seriously, and may think that these things are also available in our Ming Dynasty, and they do not care about these things in the North. But I can tell you that our ability to consume these things will become faster and faster, and it will soon reach the point where you can't even Unimaginable speed. If this continues, one day, these God-given things in our Ming Dynasty will eventually be exhausted. On that day, there will be no wood, no coal, no iron, copper, etc., what will our descendants do? manage?"

No one has thought of this statement. Whether it was Li Zicheng, Zu Dashou, or others, they were all shocked by the vision described by Emperor Chongzhen. They never thought that what they saw before their eyes would be used up one day in the future. If others were to say this, I believe many of them would think it is unfounded worry. But these words were spoken by the Ming Emperor, so the effect was different. They naturally thought that this was far-sighted, and they seriously imagined what their descendants would do if such a day came.

Emperor Chongzhen's voice was full of powerful tone, and he continued to speak loudly: "Here, I can tell you a piece of good news, an artifact that will make the Ming Dynasty take off, an artifact that will make the people of the Ming Dynasty rich, and an artifact that will make the people of the Ming Dynasty rich. The artifact that turns copper and iron and other God-given things into the wealth of our Ming Dynasty is almost ready to be used. When this artifact can be officially built, the speed at which I said coal and other God-given things will be consumed will be faster than you can imagine. I will use this artifact to make the Ming Dynasty the most powerful country in the world, and make the people of the Ming Dynasty the richest people in the world. Let the people of the Ming Dynasty live and work in peace and contentment. No one will starve to death, and no one will freeze to death..."

Hearing these incredible words, everyone opened their mouths in surprise. What kind of artifact is so powerful? Just like before, if it were said by ordinary people, the audience would probably just sneer at it and conclude that it is "a fool's dream". However, since these words were said by the Ming Dynasty’s ninth-five-year-old emperor, the most eloquent Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, the credibility of this statement is very high. Especially the people present here have been influenced by the emperor's "clairvoyance" and "shunfeng ears". Now that there is such a magical weapon, they believe it more.

Emperor Chongzhen looked at their surprised expressions and did not explain that the artifact he mentioned was actually the steam engine, a power device for energy conversion that would bring Ming Dynasty into the industrial age. Because these people right now don’t understand. It is better not to say anything than to waste your time talking.

He looked at Li Zicheng and others and continued to speak loudly: "Maybe now we are working hard to plan things in the North for the future, and most people will not understand it. But one day in the future, when the resources we have in Ming Dynasty are exhausted, we will Our descendants will discover that we have left them a treasure house in the North that can continue to consume them for countless years. They will be infinitely grateful to us!"

At this point, he paused for a moment to let them digest what he had just said, and then he said seriously and solemnly: "You may not be able to wait for the glory in the future, but I know that I will give you this honor. Let you become the first batch of soldiers of the Ming Dynasty's high-level military service. I also believe that you, the first batch of soldiers, will be the pride of the Ming Dynasty's military service. Object!"

Hearing this, Li Zicheng and others were already excited. At this time, none of them felt ashamed to stand here. All of them held their heads high and wished they could roar loudly to express their pride.

"Some people are actually aware of this treasure house in the Northland now!" Emperor Chongzhen's face became much more serious as he continued to explain, "A small Russian country in the northwest has sent their troops, prisoners, and all the people they can. We sent them to the north and tried to occupy it first. I will never agree to this. You say, can you agree to let them rob us of the things we want to leave to our descendants?"

"No!" Li Zicheng and others responded almost in unison. No one teaches it because this is their subconscious consensus. For Easterners, the most important thing is to benefit their descendants. Emperor Chongzhen has made it so clear, and the answer they gave is naturally very clear!

"Okay!" Emperor Chongzhen shouted after hearing this, and then said, "According to the information I got, there are not many people sent by Tsarist Russia at present. You have more than a thousand cavalry, which is enough to deal with them. I accept I'm going to explain to you what you need to pay attention to when setting out to conquer the North..."

Having said this, he pointed with his hand at the governors of the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion standing on both sides, and then continued: "And they will also teach you all the details of the expedition to the North. I can tell you, Only you can enjoy the personal teachings of me and them. In the future, soldiers who enter the Ming Dynasty's Advanced Arms Training Hall will not receive this treatment. The reason for this is that I feel that you are worthy of my attention, and I hope you will not let me I am disappointed and have created a huge treasure house for our descendants!"

At this time, Li Zicheng had forgotten about whether to be ennobled or not. He was very excited. He immediately left the table and stood to one side. Then he knelt down on one knee and shouted to Emperor Chongzhen: "Don't worry, your majesty, general." Even if I die, I will take over this treasure land!"

The other mid-level officers immediately followed Li Zicheng's example, left the table, knelt down on one knee, clasped their hands in fists, and made a promise in unison.

"Good!" Emperor Chongzhen praised highly, "Once the hussar generals rode across the vast sea, today my soldiers will drink their horses across the Arctic Ocean. Let our descendants be just as proud of the hussar generals as we are, and we will be proud of you for generations to come. pride!"

After finishing speaking, he personally stepped forward and helped Li Zicheng up first, and then helped the other mid-level officers one by one.

Zu Dashou and others were watching all this, and couldn't help but feel a little excited in their hearts. Why didn't I encounter something like this when I was young? It is really worth dying to be so favored by the emperor and to do such a meaningful thing!

When Li Zicheng and others returned to their seats, Emperor Chongzhen began to explain the things to pay attention to in the Northern Expedition.

He needed Li Zicheng to find out the terrain of Siberia and where the people were, and then he would decide where it would be better to build a city to facilitate the rule of the Ming Dynasty. One day, it would be connected by train to make the connection closer...

The things he mainly explained were actually borrowed from some of the methods used by Tsarist Russia to effectively control Siberia during the Eastern Invasion, such as using rivers and building cities at key points, and used these as nodes to further expand the Ming Dynasty in Siberia. power.

As a reward for these Ming soldiers, all the trophies obtained previously will be awarded to the soldiers who opened up Siberia. Anyway, with Ming's wealth, he didn't like the initial possessions. At this price, these soldiers who marched to the north will not be supplied with much supplies by the Ming Dynasty in the later period. Otherwise, this logistics supply will be a big problem.

In addition to these, Emperor Chongzhen, including the governors of the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion, explained to Li Zicheng and others the various situations encountered in the North, how to prevent them, how to deal with them, etc. based on the contents in the booklet. With Emperor Chongzhen as a time traveler, Li Zicheng and others will be able to conquer the North more easily than Tsarist Russia's expansion eastwards. At least, a rough map of Siberia hangs on the wall of the classroom.

There is a lot to talk about in all aspects. Just as Li Zicheng expected in Guihua City, they will basically spend this winter in the capital. In addition to theory, there is also military training, which happens to be carried out in advance in the Beijing camp.

Emperor Chongzhen was taking care of everything, at least in the minds of his ministers, so he couldn't spend all his time here. It was on the first day that he gave a lecture to Li Zicheng and the others. The rest of the content was explained by Zu Dashou and other governors from the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion.

But even so, the specifications are high enough. Although the Ming Dynasty Senior Military Academy was indeed very simple, it did not have its own yamen. It only had a room requisitioned from the Capital Junior Military Academy as a classroom; there was only a plaque to remind that there was a new yamen here. But the emperor said directly that the governors of the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion gave lessons. This kind of standard of treatment spread quickly.

Suddenly, the topic in the capital was once again attracted by new things. Basically, everyone would discuss the Ming Dynasty's high-level armed forces, and no matter who they were, they would say a word or two. In the military, the natural response is even greater. Almost all the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty longed to enter the Ming Dynasty's Advanced Armed Forces Hall for further study.

This incident also shocked the Ming Dynasty officialdom. First of all, Shen Yongmao, Minister of the Ministry of War, lost his temper. In the past, he regarded the establishment of the junior military training hall in the capital as just for the new army. If the emperor wanted to do it, he would just do it, and he just treated it as if the emperor was just having fun. Although later, it turned out that the new army had stronger combat effectiveness after passing through the capital's junior military training hall, which was indeed a good thing, and he didn't worry too much.

But now that the Ming Dynasty's high-level military academy has been established, it is completely different from the junior military academy in the capital. According to rumors, junior military training halls can be established in various places, but if you want to go further, you have to go to the Ming Dynasty high-level military training hall. In this way, wouldn't the path to promotion for military personnel from all over the world be like the imperial examination, from the junior military service hall to the senior military service hall? In this case, wouldn't it mean that the final decision-making power of commanding the troops currently held by the Ministry of War has been taken away by the high-level Armed Forces Hall? This power was obtained with great difficulty from the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion. Who would be willing to lose it like this?

Thinking like this, Shen Yongmao couldn't hold back his anger. Sitting in the position of Minister of the Ministry of War, he had to go to Emperor Chongzhen to get back the power of the Ministry of War. However, Emperor Chongzhen looked at him and just said a few words, which made him speechless and had to kneel down to apologize.