Chongzhen Undergraduates

Don't think that after time travel, just find a skilled blacksmith and you can instantly improve to the era of large-scale flintlock equipment.

Holding the flintlock pistol, Li Yan quickly reloaded it and fired a shot into the wilderness.After a crisp sound, a puff of smoke rose from around the two of them.

"It's better than the firecracker, but it's not much better." Li Yan blew on the muzzle of the gun before the smoke from the gun's muzzle cleared. The action was very handsome.

Zhu Youjian heard the black line on his forehead.The red lady thought that Li Yan was annoyed by the emperor's interview gun, so she quickly pulled Li Yan's hand.

Li Yan glanced at the red lady, patted her head and said, "Don't worry, he was taken in by me."

"Save some face for me, okay? I still had hope for it." Zhu Youjian was very helpless. In a bunch of time-traveling novels, he relied on this flintlock gun to turn things around. He really planned to rely on it. This is a tartar.

"In my opinion, this thing can increase the combat power by [-]%, at most. But it is still not enough to make my Ming army's combat power equal to that of the Tartars. At most, it can make them lose an extra team of cavalry in the front!"

Zhu Youjian knew that Li Yan was talking about the state of field battles on the plains. If you win with a flintlock, you must occupy favorable terrain.

But as a decision-maker, you can't think like this. Weapons and equipment, you still have to try your best to give yourself an absolute advantage.

Only after the invention of the machine gun did the cavalry finally withdraw from the stage of history.

"However, having something is better than nothing. I accepted the gift, don't be so stingy when giving gifts next time, at least [-] will be enough!" Li Yan proudly put the firecracker into his bosom, and had to act nervously. He made a beautiful head shake, only because a strand of hair in front of his forehead was scattered.

The red lady looked at her husband with emotional eyes, and Li Yan didn't look too handsome on the spot.

Li Yan left, Zhu Youjian returned to Xuzhou, and Shi Kefa led a group of people waiting in the mansion.

"Please Qian Qianyi, Shi Kefa, Ma Shiying and Zheng Sen come in." Zhu Youjian slumped on the chair, straightened his body after a while, and ordered Ji Biao.

"Who is that Zheng Sen? Can you meet with the three cabinet ministers?" Some people were very curious to see that Zheng Sen was among the first to be summoned by the emperor.

"You don't know? He is the eldest son of Nan'an Bo Zheng Zhilong."

"Oh, so it's his son."

Chapter 145: Surrender does not mean subjugation

Entering Zhu Youjian's room, Zheng Sen was still a little cautious, after all, he was only a young man in his twenties.

"Sit down, all my lovers!" Now the entire cabinet knows that Zhu Youjian doesn't like to stand when talking about things, and the four of them also sit down one by one.

Qian Qianyi was very proud, with a proud look on his face all the time, this was the first time he received the feeling of being valued from the emperor.

"I have an idea: Nan'an Bo has rich experience in commanding the navy, and his command is full of naval warriors. I want Zheng Sen to command the Yangtze River Navy. I wonder what the two cabinet ministers think?"

Zhu Youjian pretended to stare at Shi Kefa and Ma Shiying, but actually looked at Zheng Sen from the corner of his eye.

This is a very strong signal.Ma Shiying quickly understood Zhu Youjian's intentions, and the emperor was preparing to conquer the Zheng family.

Since Ma Shiying became the second assistant, and his status was equal to that of Shi Kefa, Ma Shiying has basically been completely synchronized with Zhu Youjian.

The situation is pressing. The so-called eunuch party is nothing more than Ruan Dacheng as the main force, and Ma Shiying is only the eunuch party in name, but actually the opponent of the Donglin party.

Now that Ruan Dacheng was trapped in the capital, the eunuch forces in the Nanjing Dynasty were useless, and Ma Shiying had to unite closely with Zhu Youjian.

Shi Kefa will not have any objections, he is still immersed in the joy of victory in Suizhou World War I, and his reputation is very high now, everyone in Donglin is about to praise him to the sky.

"Your majesty is wise, and the ministers are waiting for you!" The three most prestigious ministers had no objections, and Zheng Sen was left to speak on this matter.

"Students are willing to serve the country." At this time, Zheng Sen was just a janitor at the Imperial College, and he had no title, so he called himself a student.

Zhu Youjian smiled, but relaxed in his heart.This Zheng Sen was able to agree without saying anything, and he didn't say that he needed to ask Zheng Zhilong's opinion. It was obvious that Zheng Zhilong couldn't control his son's thoughts.

From this point of view, there are also contradictions within the Zheng family.For Zhu Youjian, it is more cost-effective and easier to subdue Zheng Sen than to subdue Zheng Zhilong.

"Well, I will draw up an edict immediately: make Nan Anbo the chief town officer of Fujian, and command Fujian's military affairs. Zheng Sen will go to Nanjing to take up his post next month."

This reward is enough, plus the Yangtze River navy was given to Zheng Sen, Zhu Youjian is equivalent to handing over all the navy to the Zheng family.

"My father on behalf of the minister thanked the emperor Long En!" Zheng Sen was so happy that he knelt down and kowtowed on the spot.

Zhu Youjian accepted it with a smile, but he knew in his heart that if Zheng Sen followed him, it didn't mean he surrendered. This was the first step to contact the Zheng family.

To subdue Zheng Sen, you can't have a confidant like Li Yan, nor can you have a heart-to-heart like Fang Yizhi.For a young man in his twenties, there is only friendship.

Between peers, touch each other with affection and communicate with each other with heart; instead of people of the same age, there is only friendship and reason.

Of course, as an emperor, Zhu Youjian used official positions, money, fame and fortune to control his general subordinates.

"I once gave the name Gu Yanwu, and today I also give the name to Zheng Sen. The name is: Success. I wish you great achievements in your life and success soon."

"Good name." Shi Kefa blurted out.

Qian Qianyi felt a little regretful, he just wanted to pull Zheng Sen out to show off, who would have thought that Zhu Youjian would fall in love with him at a glance, could this proud student be taken away by the emperor just like that?

"I have always admired Qian Aiqing's talent, so I won't win people's love. Zheng Sen should learn from Qian Aiqing."

Anxious and unable to eat hot tofu, Zhu Youjian didn't want to take this first step too far, otherwise he would not subdue Zheng Sen, but would make him look down on himself from the bottom of his heart.

When Zheng Sen heard this, he quickly knelt down and kowtowed, and at the same time he became more nervous.It is a great honor to be named by the emperor.

If the emperor gave him the position of general of the navy, it was for his father's sake, and he was suspected of recruiting Zheng Zhilong.

So giving the name shows that the emperor really likes himself, but the matter stops here.Zheng Sen felt uneasy, which meant that the emperor would continue to observe him.Zheng Sen is not really in the heart of the emperor yet.

Zheng Sen, no, it should be called Zheng Chenggong, secretly decided in his heart that he must do something, show the emperor a good look, and prove himself.

February of the 18th year of Chongzhen was destined to be a peaceful month.

After more than half a year of war, the Central Plains ushered in a short period of peace.

All parties have temporarily rested. Hou Jin's army is in Guanzhong, Chuang's army is in Xiangyang, and Ming's army is in Jiangbei. There are no weapons everywhere.

The strange thing is that all the places are busy, troops are being dispatched everywhere, and people are recruiting young and strong civilians everywhere. There is an endless stream of people going south and north.

If you stand at a certain altitude at this time, you will find that along the line of the Qinling and Huaihe Rivers, there is an almost obvious watershed formed by the flow of people.

All the crowds are heading towards this line.

The swords and soldiers were temporarily extinguished, but the court in Nanjing became lively. First, the nobles rushed to Haozhou in large numbers, and then the civil servants couldn't sit still.

There is no other reason - Daming's officialdom is seriously short of staff.

Since the previous year, the imperial court has not appointed local officials on a large scale.Li Chuang started to attack the capital at the end of the previous year. It turned out that Emperor Chongzhen still had the energy to do these things.

Later, Zhu Youjian has been busy everywhere for more than half a year, barely supporting the government of Nanjing.As for local officials, they have not been asked for a long time. Some officials have opened up vacancies, leaving a large number of officials with multiple positions.

Local officials have too much power and too much power, which will inevitably lead to corruption.But the students who are studying are all looking at these positions eagerly and cannot move in.

"I would like to report to the emperor that the local officials are in chaos. I ask the imperial court to open the department as soon as possible. This matter cannot be delayed."