Chongzhen Chat Group

The news was quickly reported to Emperor Chongzhen through the chat group.

At this time, Emperor Chongzhen had finished his New Year's Eve dinner and was looking at the snow scene with the queen and concubines.

No matter inside or outside the palace, life is getting better year by year, which makes everything inside and outside the palace full of laughter and laughter. Listening to this harmonious voice, Emperor Chongzhen also feels very satisfied and has a feeling that all his efforts are worth it.

After watching for a while, he began to close his eyes and rest his mind again. At this time, he saw Qian Fugui's private chat.

Okay, just let Jianlu suffer like this in the Japanese country. At least for now, although the Tokugawa shogunate lost Kyushu Island, its strength is still very strong. The total number of rebel troops on Kyushu Island does not exceed one hundred thousand, and they are still mixed. As for the Tokugawa shogunate, there were at least 300,000 troops, not counting the total mobilization force. But one thing is that the Tokugawa Shogunate is also composed of many daimyo, and there are not so many directly under the Tokugawa Shogunate.

Let them fight first. If the strength of the two sides is to be reversed, then reveal the news about the Manchu and Toyotomi, etc., and let them both try to maintain a balance. Let's spend it first. The Ming Dynasty should focus on rebuilding Liaodong and North Korea. .

Emperor Chongzhen thought so and clicked on the message sent by Governor Zhu Xieyuan.

"Your Majesty, now there are only two rebel chieftains in Yunnan, Amizhou and Tunongshan. Surrounded by various legions and regiments, the ten garrison troops sent out according to the scheduled plan have already fought in seven of them, and have lost One-tenth of the troops, but the rest have seen blood and know how to fight. In Wei Chen's opinion, they can be regarded as elite, and they will not be too weak if they fight against the White Army."

Seeing this news, Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but be very happy. In ancient times, it was impossible to fight with cold weapons without killing people. The Guard Army has eliminated the weak and retained the strong, and has experienced the test of blood and fire. It should be good to be able to compete with the White Guard Army. As long as I continue training in the future, it should be fine.

At this time, the two rebellious chieftains in northern Kunming had been eliminated, the territory was directly returned to the imperial court, and floating officials were dispatched to manage it. As for Ami Prefecture and Tunong Mountain, the main reason is that there are still three garrison armies that have not yet gone to fight, so the chieftains in these two places are lingering. That's fine, just wait until the military training is completed after the new year and then destroy them.

With this in mind, Emperor Chongzhen clicked on the next private message and started reading it.

It was Zhu Xieyuan who sent it, but the content of the report was about Annan.

"Your Majesty, there are eight garrison armies that have entered the territory of Annan. They are marching together to fight against the Nguyen army in Thang Long Mansion. At present, all armies have already fought in turns. The method of dealing with firearms learned from Jianlu is indeed It is useful. Although the guns and artillery of the Folangji people caused damage to our army, they were not as large as expected. Now, the combined forces of the Ruan army and the Folangji people have been consumed by our army. About three-tenths , the enemy's morale is low, and if we launch a general attack, we can destroy them."

There is an implicit meaning in Zhu Xieyuan's words, that is, he wants to end the Annan War. However, Emperor Chongzhen did not agree. After thinking for a while, he replied to Zhu Xieyuan: "After the chieftains in Ami Prefecture and Tunong Mountain are wiped out in Yunnan, all the guards troops will enter Annan and participate in the battle against the Ruan family and the Fo Langji people's coalition forces. I want all the troops to experience the Western Yi’s firearms tactics. In the future, our main opponent will also be the Western Yi. This opportunity to train troops cannot be missed!"

After finishing speaking, he thought for a moment and was afraid that Annan's Folangji would die quickly, so he reminded Zhu Xieyuan: "On Annan's side, just maintain enough pressure. Don't destroy them, and don't beat them until they have nothing left." The fighting spirit surrenders.”

Zhu Xieyuan was slightly surprised by Emperor Chongzhen's reply. He could tell that according to the emperor's wishes, he seemed to be marching to Nanyang. It seems that the emperor has great ambitions!

Generally speaking, if there is such a monarch, it will be detrimental to the country if he resorts to military violence. But today, the Ming Dynasty is booming. The money in the Ming Dynasty's treasury is getting more and more every year, and the lives of the people of the Ming Dynasty are getting better and better every year. Zhu Xieyuan also has a letter from his family. I heard that in the south of the Yangtze River, due to the opening of the sea, the family's income this year has exceeded that of the previous two years. Judging from this, the economy of Ming Dynasty is better than before.

Thinking like this, he suddenly came to the conclusion that the wars fought by the emperor seemed to be earned rather than making ends meet. Take Dongwu for example, this is the place closest to him and where he has the most experience.

The money for the imperial court's capture of Dongwu came from the Tang king's pocket, not from the treasury. Yunnan was originally a barren province with many refugees, fugitives, and poor people. But now, those poor and strong people have become part of the Tang King's army and took their families to Dongwu, no, to the Tang Kingdom, which greatly reduced the pressure on the court.

After the founding of the Tang State, everything was in ruins. The king of Tang used various things in the Tang State as collateral to borrow money from the Yunnan Branch of the Ming Dynasty Construction Bank, as well as private loans. At least the money of the people in Yunnan has been mobilized, or in other words, the reconstruction of the Tang State has directly boosted the economy in Yunnan. The benefits are endless, not to mention that the imperial court also controls valuable minerals in Mengmi and other places. .

According to the emperor's plan, after Annan is conquered and entrusted to King Fu, there will be another Tang Kingdom, which will definitely drive the economy of Guangdong and Guangxi provinces.

Zhu Xieyuan just thought about it and felt that the future of Ming Dynasty seemed to be infinitely bright. He even thought a little more. The emperor was interested in Nanyang. Did he just want to seal more hungry vassal kings, and then use the situation in the Tang Dynasty to drive the Ming Dynasty's economy?

From now on, there will be no vassal clans to support in the Ming Dynasty. All overseas countries have close ties with the Ming Dynasty, driving the economy of the Ming Dynasty. The prosperity of the Ming Dynasty seems to far exceed that of previous dynasties...

Thinking of this, Zhu Xieyuan was a little stunned. He could hardly imagine the future prospects. The grandness of the emperor's layout is even more breathtaking.

After a while, he replied to Emperor Chongzhen: "I obey the order!"

Emperor Chongzhen was also thinking about things. After seeing his reply, he chatted with him privately: "Now the quality of our Ming Dynasty's flintlock guns and artillery, I believe, has surpassed that of the Xiyi in the east. But now the output It is not high enough to equip the entire army. After the year, I decided to start building firearms in Yingtian Mansion, and then equip them to the armies in the south. In this way, in terms of weapons, our Ming army will be more advanced than the Western Yi army. It’s only useful for advanced people!”

As he said this, this matter was also one of the purposes of the southern tour. The range of rifled flintlock guns has been proven, and the matter of rifled artillery has also been put on the agenda. Even if it is not easy to come up with, it will be done slowly. In war at sea, the ability of the commanding generals is one aspect, and the ships and cannons are also one of the most important reasons. In future battles with the Western Yi, this one cannot be any worse than others.

After chatting with Zhu Xieyuan, Emperor Chongzhen began to think about internal affairs construction again.

The new salt law has been enacted but not yet implemented. After all, it was already the Chinese New Year when it was promulgated. In the coming year, the original Salt Administration Office will have to be reorganized, the salt field will also have to be reorganized, and there are still many things to do.

For example, in the salt field, taxes are only collected at the salt field, so the control of the salt field must be cautious. Not just anyone can open a salt farm. Priority can be given to the existing salt farms. The court will control a few salt farms, and private capital can open more salt farms, and then the two sides will compete. At that time, we will have to focus on the production and quality of salt, and encourage private capital to work in this regard.

In this way, this is the prospect that I want to see. From now on, salt, which affects thousands of households, will no longer be a burden on people's expenditures, allowing people in the Ming Dynasty to save money and save money.

If those salt merchants in Jiangnan are more secure, then forget it. They can be allowed to open salt farms and use the money they have. They are still doing their jobs and will not change too much. But if there is anyone who only cares about immediate interests and does not care about those who want to obstruct the new salt law, then don’t blame me for being rude!

Emperor Chongzhen thought so, but he was already doing it. Originally, he had already divided the labor between Dongchang and Jinyiwei. Jinyiwei is mainly responsible for the military, while Dongchang is responsible for the people's affairs. But for this new salt policy, not only Dongchang sent a large number of manpower to Lianghuai and Jiangnan, but even Jinyiwei also participated in the action. Wang Cheng'en, the admiral of Dongchang, went to Jiangnan with an imperial edict. If any salt merchants broke the law, he had the right to mobilize the local guard's reformed army to use it.

I hope everyone lives in harmony and no one seeks death! Emperor Chongzhen thought so and quit the chat group, listening to the queen and concubine talking happily. When he saw his eldest son Zhu Cihong, he suddenly began to think divergently again.

My son, in future generations, would have reached kindergarten age. His teaching should also be available. It seems that new knowledge should be added to him, that is, scientific and technological knowledge, so that people all over the world know it, and it should also be a role model, which can speed up the popularization of scientific and technological knowledge.

Furthermore, from another aspect, this eldest son is the prince of the Ming Dynasty, but in this life, he will probably only be the prince. When it comes to governing political affairs, it doesn't matter if you don't learn. In this life, it would be a good destination for him to delve into the ocean of knowledge of science and technology. Well, that’s it!

Poor Zhu Cixiang didn't know that his fate was decided in this way. But this fate is much better than the original history!

Different from the festive New Year atmosphere in the Forbidden City, at this time, people here in Tunong Mountain were panicked and had no intention of celebrating the New Year at all.

In the past, Wan Cailian was the daughter of a Han merchant. In order to show her power, this New Year was also very lively. But at this time, she looked at Sha Dingzhou with a sad face, sighed, and asked with a little hope: "Sir, you said that if you lead the Ming army around the mountains, you can kill them. But now , Ami Province has been lost, and the Ming army is still following us, with no hope of death at all, you...is there anything else you can do?"

At this time, Sha Dingzhou was no longer as calm as before. He looked tired and sighed: "Who would have thought that so many Ming troops would come. They have so many soldiers and they are blocked on the main traffic road, so they are restricted. Our transfer. What I didn’t expect was that there were so many unscrupulous people who were willing to lead the way for the Ming army, so that the Ming army, who were unfamiliar with the country, had the ability to follow us closely and bite us from time to time. ,well……"

At this time, he felt powerless. In his heart, there was actually more despair. Mrs. Wan Cailian didn't see it, but he did. Every time the Ming army bit the troops, they belonged to different guards. They didn't fight to the death. Most of them just took one bite and retreated after seeing blood. , change it. He could feel that this was not a war at all, but simply training with the Ming army.

Amizhou's army has lost half of its troops, and many soldiers secretly lost their weapons and ran away. Even though the Tu Nongshan army on his side was under strict supervision by him, the morale was extremely low. He believed that he didn't need the Ming army to attack again, as long as he kept biting, he could defeat his coalition army.

What should we do in the future?

Thinking of this, Sha Dingzhou's eyes looked at Wan Cailian, and suddenly, a hint of cruelty flashed through her. If you are really desperate, then sacrifice her to the Ming army to make up for the crime! Anyway, this woman is too troublesome, and she was the instigator of Amizhou's rebellion.

But he didn't know that after Wan Cailian heard what he said and saw that he couldn't come up with any solution, she also had an idea in her heart. Although she seemed to be looking at Sha Dingzhou tenderly, she was also thinking in her heart: It seems that there is no way. I hope, then I dedicated his head to Mr. Zhu, and since I am just a weak woman, I should be fine, right?

With this thought, she stood up, showed a smile and said: "Sir, look at me, it's rude not to dress up properly on New Year's Eve. We should be happy, but we still have to be happy. Please. Young master, please wait a moment while I go dress up and I’ll be back soon.”

"Haha, it doesn't matter." Sha Dingzhou also smiled, nodded and said, "Go, it's time to have fun!"

But when he saw Wan Cailian leaving, his expression immediately turned cold. He immediately called his personal guards, arranged for some confidants, and hid behind the tent, waiting for his signal.

Not long after, Wan Cailian came back in a gorgeous dress. She no longer looked sad. She was smiling and seemed to have forgotten the situation in front of her. She was very enthusiastic and flirtatious. She even personally brought a glass of wine and insisted on sharing it with Sha Ding. Let's have a drink together.

These two men and women have been together for a long time just like in the original history. Sha Dingzhou looked at Wan Cai Lian, who was as beautiful as a flower. After a slight hesitation, he agreed. At the same time, he said to himself: "This is the last glass of wine, so I'll give you a ride!"

So, he followed Wan Cai Lian's command and finished drinking the glass of wine. When he was about to put down the glass, he suddenly felt a pain in his stomach. He immediately turned pale and said in shock: "You...you poisoned me?"

While he was talking, he could no longer hold the wine glass and dropped it to the ground, making a "pop" sound and shattering into pieces.