Chongzhen Chat Group

Originally, Xu Guangqi played "Elements of Geometry", and then Sun Yuanhua played other books. For these, most civil servants and military generals were not interested, and they had the attitude of whoever wants to read it.

But at this time, not to mention those civil servants who thought they could learn, even those generals who didn't even know how to read couldn't help but want to see immediately, what does the technological foundation the emperor mentioned look like? After watching it for a while, will you be able to come up with a brilliant idea?

Seeing that some ministers were already asking Xu Guangqi and Sun Yuanhua about the situation in private, Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but smile from the bottom of his heart. When it comes to new things, even if you are an emperor, if you don't let your ministers know the benefits and just force the cows to eat grass and drink water, it will be very difficult. But now, taking advantage of the opportunity of opening up Siberia, a roughly usable steam engine was produced in time, which incidentally made these Ming officials interested in science and technology. It must be said that this is a virtuous cycle that can complement each other. I believe that when Xu Guangqi comes up with a specific plan to promote basic scientific and technological knowledge in the future, it will be easy to implement it!

Thinking like this, Emperor Chongzhen suddenly had another idea.

So, he immediately announced: "I have decided to build a new shipyard in Tongzhou to manufacture iron ships. Ships are all made of iron. Using this steam engine as power, we no longer need boatmen to row oars, and they 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: Is the ship made entirely of iron? There were iron ships before, but they were wooden ships wrapped in iron armor. If they were all made of iron, wouldn't they sink? Of course, some people's first thought is to focus on how the steam engine drives the ship. Anyway, no matter what, everyone has a strong interest in this iron ship!

Looking at the expressions of his ministers below, Emperor Chongzhen felt happy. 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 blind the eyes of people in this era. In this way , can indirectly play the largest and most effective promotion role for the dissemination of science and technology.

Finally, the court meeting ended.

This court meeting was no shorter than previous court meetings. But in the past, when the court meeting ended, many ministers looked exhausted and not many were willing to speak. But this time, after Emperor Chongzhen left first, all the civil servants and generals were whispering to their familiar colleagues as they walked out. Everyone was either confused, excited, excited, or... , among the many expressions, he is the one who does not look tired and does not want to talk!

And as these courtiers dispersed, the content of this court meeting also spread. If in the past, winning a battle against Jianlu was a great event for the capital, then at this time, this kind of news has no influence at all, and there is not even a private visit from the emperor in Jiangnan. The topic of distress makes people gossip even more. But none of this news is as shocking or interesting as the content of this court meeting.

Regarding the prospects described by the emperor, everyone in the capital, rich or poor, men, women, old and young, all had their own interests and discussed them carefully. Some are excited, some are happy, and of course some are worried... But no matter what, the momentum is huge.

In mid-October of the fifth year of Chongzhen, when the cold wind began to sweep across the north of the Ming Dynasty, Hai Lanzhu finally returned to Shanhaiguan with more than 700 cavalry and a Tsarist Russian prisoner.

Emperor Chongzhen naturally did not break his promise. He added a concubine position to Hailanzhu and married Hailanzhu on a good and auspicious day. At the same time, he made Buhe Earl of Horqin. This treatment can be said to be higher than that of Concubine Tian and Concubine Yuan, because only the queen's father was granted the title of earl, and Concubine Tian's father was only granted the title of Zuo Governor in the original history.

No one had any objection to the treatment given by Emperor Chongzhen. After all, the Horqin tribe had taken refuge in the Ming Dynasty very early and secretly made many meritorious deeds for the Ming Dynasty. In the end, even their son died in the war against Jianlu.

The Mongolians who came to seek refuge this year felt at ease when they saw Emperor Chongzhen giving him such treatment. Among the Han officials, Chief Assistant Wen Tiren and others had some objections. However, with Wu Keshan's death in battle, the Horqin tribe went to Guihua City for reorganization, which was considered to be in line with the ancestral system. The natal family of the emperor's concubine had no actual power and would not endanger the imperial power. As a relative, there was no objection.

In the Forbidden City, on a night of flowers and candles in the bridal chamber, Emperor Chongzhen sat facing Hai Lanzhu and looked at his bride carefully.

To be honest, Hai Lanzhu is particularly beautiful today. There is a maturity in her that other concubines do not have. In this era, Hai Lanzhu was an older young woman, but in later generations, Hai Lanzhu had just graduated from college and just started working. At this age, Emperor Chongzhen who traveled through time in later generations would not mind.

Looking at her, thinking about the slave chief Huang Taiji's fascination with her in the original history, and thinking about some legends about her in later generations, Emperor Chongzhen suddenly felt that it seemed a bit unreal. If he himself didn't seem to feel the butterfly effect deeply before, then at this moment, facing the beautiful and beautiful bride, he really felt the butterfly effect.

His thoughts slowly answered this era. Emperor Chongzhen recalled his first meeting with her. He thought about her wearing men's clothes that could not be fake anymore, but he jumped out to fight against the injustice without realizing it. He thought about the people in the chat group. In the past, suddenly, a thought flashed through Emperor Chongzhen's mind: Could he and Hai Lanzhu be considered online dating? If so, it should be the earliest online dating pair on earth, right?

When Emperor Chongzhen looked at Hailanzhu, Hailanzhu was also looking at Emperor Chongzhen. She didn't have the shyness of the Han family, so she looked at each other openly, but her cheeks were slightly flushed, which made her even more attractive.

Scenes of events with Emperor Chongzhen flashed through his mind. Seeing Emperor Chongzhen not speaking for a long time, Hai Lanzhu took the initiative to speak: "Your Majesty, I heard that your Majesty wants to personally conquer the Jianlu in Liaodong?"

"..." Emperor Chongzhen didn't expect that the first thing he said as a bride during the wedding night was not to say "it's getting late, it's time for your majesty to rest", but to ask about military and national affairs. Isn't this a bit embarrassing? ah!

However, Emperor Chongzhen thought about it and roughly understood Hai Lanzhu's inner thoughts at this time, so he nodded and said: "I have already made preparations, including food, ordnance, troops, and even post-war arrangements for officials, governance in various places Everything is being prepared. If nothing unexpected happens, next year when Jianlu is at his weakest, the imperial commander will personally conquer Liaodong and pacify Liaodong in one fell swoop!"

"I have a request." After hearing this, Hai Lanzhu said with a hint of sincerity on his face: "Next year when the imperial commander goes on a personal expedition, I hope your majesty can take me with him. I want to see with my own eyes that the great revenge is avenged!"

Taking a concubine on an expedition? Emperor Chongzhen thought, maybe the courtiers would stop him? But when he thought about it, many ministers would probably object to his personal expedition. In this case, why should he care about it? And Hai Lanzhu is no better than others. She can ride a horse and shoot arrows, and is familiar with Liaodong. It won't be a burden to bring her with her. She can hug her and sleep with her at night, which is fine!

With this in mind, he agreed, which made Hai Lanzhu, who had no hope, overjoyed. Apart from being grateful, he served the emperor with all his heart.

But Emperor Chongzhen thought from what happened just now that he should make some preparations for the imperial commander's personal expedition. With this in mind, he contacted Sun Chengzong, Cao Bianjiao and Lu Xiangsheng in Liaodong, as well as Hong Chengchou in Guihua City, to convey his will on the next day.

At the same time, in the lobby of the magistrate's office in Yongchang Prefecture, Yunnan, the person sitting in the main seat was not the prefect of Yongchang Prefecture, but two people sitting side by side. One of them was wearing a python robe, while the other was wearing a scarlet robe. At first glance, it was clear that he was much older than the prefect.

The older one was Min Hongxue, the Imperial Envoy and Assistant Minister of the Cabinet. He was seen scanning the people below. On his left side were the generals at all levels who organized and trained the Tang Dynasty's army, and on his right side were the chieftains from all walks of life who had been summoned.

At this time, he spoke with a majestic expression: "Dongwu, a small country on the border, has been coveting China for a long time! Over the years, it has ignored the magnanimity of our Ming Emperor and repeatedly invaded the border, killed my people, robbed my property, and even seized my Ming Dynasty. The territory will not be returned. Such evil deeds will not serve as a warning to other countries if we do not teach them a lesson!"

The chieftains standing below are from the Wadian Appeasement Division, Ganya Appeasement Division, Zhandafu Appeasement Division, Manmo Appeasement Division, Longchuan Appeasement Division, Lujiang Appeasement Division, etc. The territories of these chieftains were all between Yongchang Prefecture and the Ming Dynasty border. It can be said that if Togo's troops continue to advance, their territory will also be threatened.

Therefore, when they heard the words of the Imperial Envoy of the Ming Dynasty, they all smiled with joy.

They had always been worried before. Ever since Liu Zhu was transferred to the north, Dong Wu was the only one in Yunnan who attacked the Ming Dynasty, burned, killed and looted, but there was no movement from the imperial court. Mengmi, Mengyang, and Mubang, the places closest to Dongwu, were all captured by Dongwu. They had to be on tenterhooks, fearing that if Tougo continued to fight forward, their respective strengths would not be able to withstand Tougo's force, and they would end up like Mubang and other places.

In fact, in its original history, the Ming Dynasty was already unable to deal with the captives in the north, natural and man-made disasters in various places, and even the chaos of bandits, let alone the southwest frontier. Because of this, the Ming Dynasty never sent troops to Dongwu again until its demise.

These toasts were even more delighted that this time, it was obviously no better than the previous specifications.

In the past, even if the imperial court wanted to deal with Dong Wu, it would just let the governor of Yunnan handle it on his own. But this time, it was the assistant minister of the cabinet who took the lead as the imperial envoy. Although he didn't know what it meant that the vassal king Tang Wang also came, this kind of specification was enough to prove that the court attached great importance to it. It seems that the imperial court is serious about Dong Wu!

While they were thinking, Min Hongxue continued: "I have summoned you all today to let you know that Dongwu must pay a price for what he has done. The imperial court decided to send troops to teach Dongwu a lesson. Everyone sends troops individually, I will be responsible for the food and supplies on my own and cooperate with the imperial army to set off soon. Do you have any opinions?"

In the war against Dongwu, it has always been a custom for chieftains from various places 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 to be a matter of reforming the military system of the guard station, some sharp chieftains were already aware of it. When it was confirmed at this time, the well-prepared chieftain immediately came out and loudly assured, "Imperial envoy, please rest assured. I, the Chief of Staff, are willing to send 2,000 troops to cooperate with the imperial army!"

"Our Lujiang Appeasement Department is also willing to send 1,500 troops, just at the discretion of the Imperial Envoy!"

"..."

The King of Tang, 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, and he was even more happy. With his own army as the backbone, and with the cooperation of these chieftain troops, he believed that attacking Dongwu would be like destroying the ancient world.

Min Hongxue had been the governor of Yunnan and Guizhou before, and he knew the situation of the chieftains relatively well. Although these chieftains reported their troops one after another impassionedly, he was not happy at all. Because he knew that these chieftains' soldiers and horses were actually not very strong, they could be used for attacking, and they could also show their ferocious side when fighting with the wind. But if we fight a tough battle, these chieftain soldiers will not be reliable. 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 solemnly: "In this case, you all should go back and prepare your troops first. Within half a month, you must obey orders and act without any negligence. Who can If you dare to delay the military plane, I will punish you severely!"

He is an imperial minister and an assistant minister in the cabinet. What he says is like thunder. No one dares to take it as fart. As soon as the military meeting ended, these chieftains rushed to their own pacification department.

In the back hall of the magistrate's office, King Tang finally recovered from his excitement. He thought of something and couldn't help but feel a little worried. 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 passed back by them, so wouldn't Donggo be prepared?"

After he finished speaking, he felt a little difficult again. This matter must be told to these chieftains, because it will require the use of their troops, but if you tell them, there is a risk of the news leaking, which seems to be a bit of a dilemma!

Unexpectedly, after Min Hongxue heard this, he still drank tea calmly.

——

I work hard to update, and if you haven't subscribed, please come to Qidian to subscribe and support me, thank you!