These years of being the queen mother!

The Ming Dynasty set up the Shenji Camp, the name of the army, which was a special department in the Ming Dynasty army that was in charge of firearms.Of course, this happened in the past. After Empress Dowager Yang came to power, she ordered the Ming army, especially the Liaodong defenders, to spread firearms on a large scale.The Shenji Camp belonging to the emperor's retinue was merged into the West Factory, specializing in the manufacture of various firearms.

The Ministry of Industry is one of the six ministries, and it is the organ in charge of various projects, craftsmen, farming, water conservancy, transportation and other government orders and matters.Ordinarily, casting cannons and forging firearms are also the work of the Ministry of Industry, but there is a very serious problem.That is, the efficiency of the Ministry of Industry is extremely slow.

Of course, this is no wonder the officials of the Ministry of Industry. After all, farming, water conservancy, and bridge and road construction are all under their control, and they spend a lot of manpower and material resources every year to repair the dams along the Yellow River. The power is insufficient, so this is the most fundamental reason why Queen Mother Yang handed over the casting of cannons and forging firearms to Shenjiying as soon as she came to power, and merged Shenjiying into the West Factory!

As a firearms expert proficient in Western learning, Xu Guangqi also understands this truth.The reason why he proposed to transfer some craftsmen who are proficient in casting artillery and forging firearms under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Industry to Shenji Battalion is entirely out of public interest, and he wants to further improve the efficiency of Shenji Battalion in casting artillery and forging firearms.

It's just that what he said, before Empress Dowager Yang had time to express her opinion, Wen Tiren, the second assistant to the cabinet and minister of the Ministry of officials, quickly jumped out to object. "The number of artisans under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Industry is still not enough to farm the fields and build water conservancy projects. How can we allocate some of them to the Shenji Camp?"

Empress Dowager Yang raised her eyebrows, glanced lightly at Wen Tiren who seemed to be very excited, and asked pretendingly puzzled: "Isn't the main job of a craftsman to make equipment? Why did Wen Aiqing turn him into a laborer?"

"Back to the Empress Dowager, the Ministry of Industry has always been short of people, and the craftsmen under its jurisdiction are also..."

"Okay, don't explain nonsense." Empress Dowager Yang interrupted Wen Tiren impatiently, too lazy to listen to his high-sounding words, and said slightly ironically: "I remember that you are the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, not the Ministry of Industry." Minister, how come you don’t know anything about the Ministry of Officials, but you know so much about the Ministry of Works... Could it be that the Minister of the Ministry of Works is sick, and you want to share the worries of the Ai family and the emperor, and you can’t be the Minister of the Ministry of Works at the same time! "

Since the beginning of the spring of the fifth year of Taichang, Xue Fengxiang, the second assistant to the cabinet and minister of the Ministry of Industry with good literary talent, has been sick and absent from the court many times due to illness.Empress Dowager Yang thought that Xue Fengxiang was a well-behaved guy, and the Ministry of Industry was under the supervision of the left and right ministers, so she did not remove Xue Fengxiang as Minister of the Ministry of Industry.

What Empress Dowager Yang said today was entirely to warn Wen Tiren not to make money across the border, and just take care of what he should take care of.After all, Empress Dowager Yang agreed with Xu Guangqi's proposal in her heart. Even if she is proficient in forging cannons and forging firearms, she should focus on this instead of building water trucks and doing water conservancy projects.

Empress Dowager Yang rubbed her eyebrows and said lightly. "The Ai family thinks Xu Qing's proposal is very good, what do you think, the emperor?"

Zhu Cilin, who had been delightedly waiting for her mother's embarrassment, was stunned for a moment, and she rounded her round, bright black eyes, and gave a somewhat cute answer.

"I think Xu Qing's proposal is good. How much extra expenditure will be saved for the treasury!"

At this time, Empress Dowager Yang was reaching out to prepare the herbal tea on the small table, when she heard this, her body froze immediately.Is it because her thinking has not reached Zhu Cilin's level, or is it something else, she is clearly talking about the problem that craftsmen are not merged into the Shenji Camp, so why does it involve the issue of money...

Empress Dowager Yang supported her forehead, but she could only follow Zhu Cilin's words and nodded vaguely: "Since the emperor also agrees with Xu Aiqing's proposal, then, as Xu Qing said, a group of craftsmen who are proficient in casting artillery and forging firearms will be dispatched from the Ministry of Industry. , merged into the Shenji Battalion, and supervised the manufacture of artillery and firearms together with the West Factory."

After the decision was made on this matter, the other secondary assistants also continued to speak freely, describing the matters of the state governments in various places.After hearing this, Queen Mother Yang felt very satisfied. Firstly, the affairs reported by the cabinet ministers were basically the same as what the factory guards secretly conveyed. The phenomenon of famine appeared, but it did not cause turmoil in the current situation or stir up civil uprisings...

——As for the peasant uprising army led by Gao Yingxiang, after Gao Yingxiang's death, there was a mess, which was not enough to worry about, so this is the reason why Empress Dowager Yang was basically satisfied.

After reporting the political affairs, the cabinet members quickly took their leave and left.After they left, Empress Dowager Yang ordered Zhu Cilin to study hard, and it was best to finish reviewing the memorials on the table, while she led Zhu Shuyu, who was talking, um, still stuttering, to the reserve under the sad eyes of the little emperor Zhu Cilin. Xiu Palace.

At this time, Zhu Cixiu was still young, so she hadn't been drafted for many years, and the people living in Chuxiu Palace were not the girls waiting for the selection, but the two captive Tartar princesses, Makata and Rita.

Rita is still young, and she doesn't speak Mongolian and Mandarin very fluently.As for her older sister, Makata, she has already started to learn Chinese, and when she saw the elegant Queen Mother Yang and the charming Princess Zhaoren, she could even say hello to them in fluent Chinese.

"Don't be so polite." Empress Dowager Yang waved her hand and said with a smile: "The Ai family came here to tell the two princesses that your father Khan has agreed to the proposal of the Ai family's marriage and plans to arrange for someone to marry her in a few days." The dowry is here. So you guys, stay in the Forbidden City with peace of mind, after all, this will be your home from now on."

After Queen Mother Yang finished speaking, Gong'e, who could speak a few words of Mongolian, quickly translated what Queen Mother Yang said into Mongolian, and said it to Makata and Rita.

Rita is ignorant, while Makata, who is already sensible, is full of bitterness.Sure enough, their great eagle-like father, Khan, would rather they 'marry' Daming than bow his head and take them home.

Thinking of the handsome Emperor Daming who looks like a girl, Makata slightly lowered his eyes, and his face with a touch of plateau red and shaped like a round pancake was stained with a blush.

"My sister and I will be obedient."

This is saying...

Zhu Shunan raised her eyebrows, and that pretty face that resembled Yang Lingyue flashed a meaningful look. "Makata and Rita, if you feel bored, you can come and play with me!"

Well, it's not entirely true to say that Zhu Shuwei stuttered a little, at least when she spoke to Makata and Rita today, her words were still very coherent, and there was no stuttering.Empress Dowager Yang heard it in her ears, not to mention comforting in her heart!Well, our little girl should be able to correct her stuttering problem by practicing well.

There is a saying that goes, extreme joy begets sorrow, and it is also applicable to Empress Dowager Yang.No, I just led Zhu Shunan to brush up the sense of presence in front of the two Tatar princesses. When I left Chuxiu Palace and passed by the Royal Garden, I met Qi Sichang and Xu Ren (Xu Guangqi's grandson) who were about to look for Zhu Cilin. , Somehow, facing Qi Sichang's resolute and upright face at a young age, Zhu Shumei, who suddenly blushed, began to stammer again!

Empress Dowager Yang was unable to support her forehead again.

This damn girl, at a young age, she has learned how to admire the young man.And just think about it, anyway, these days, both men and women are more precocious, but the problem is that no matter how much you yearn for others, you can't become a stutterer, and you can't even speak clearly.In this way, the Ai family can't say against their will that this is just a small problem of yours, and it won't affect the harmony between husband and wife in the future!

Empress Dowager Yang, who only felt that her forehead was starting to hurt, asked Qi Sichang and Xu Ren to follow her back to Qianqing Palace, and then resigned to her fate to take over the work of correcting the memorial, and watched Zhu Cilin lead the two accompanying readers speechlessly, plus the little sister stuttered quickly escape.

The days just passed by day by day, no matter how busy I was, it was nothing more than dealing with some trivial and tedious things.In May, regardless of Empress Dowager Yang's polite "persuasion", Huang Taiji dispatched a wedding party full of spies in an attempt to inquire about firearms when they arrived in the capital.

Empress Dowager Yang had long been wary of Huang Taiji's move, so as soon as the wedding team entered the customs, they encountered bandits making trouble when passing through the Yansui area. Not to mention the dowries of the two princesses were robbed, all the bridesmaids died in the mountains, There was no living to be found.

After this unfortunate news was sent back to the capital, Empress Dowager Yang, who had gradually changed from a young fox to a fine fox, pretended to be filled with righteous indignation, and severely punished Sun Chuanting, the governor of Shaanxi, to wipe out the bandits and give Hou Jin an "account".

This matter was originally ordered by Sun Chuanting under the secret order. Naturally, he understood what Queen Mother Yang meant. After Jin a 'confession'!

The heroic Huang Taiji naturally understands the twists and turns, and wants to take advantage of this matter to make trouble. After all, the Empress Dowager Yang has something to say, saying that the bandits are not stable recently, so let's avoid the marriage. The Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Ming Dynasty will naturally The dowry was prepared for the two princesses, and afterwards, Daming's party also gave Houjin a 'confession', no matter how watery the confession was, but there was no problem with face.So Huang Taiji wanted to attack, but he couldn't find a good reason to attack.

Is that the case...

Huang Taiji, whose face was distorted with hatred, rubbed his teeth, and decided to reciprocate, to support Kong Youde well, and then let Goryeo send troops to harass the Liaodong defenders. Even if they can't really fight, they should have a good nausea Ming dynasty.

There is a saying that goes like this, it’s all about thousand-year-old foxes playing Liaozhai.Mingda doesn't know what Liaozhai is, but this doesn't prevent him from following in his sister's footsteps like a cunning little fox, secretly digging holes for Huang Taiji and Hou Jin's group, hoping to achieve Consume the vitality of the Eight Banners of Manchuria.

"I think what my sister said is right. Our Ming Dynasty has a vast land, rich resources and a large population. Why should we be afraid of the slaves and Tartars whose total population is only a few hundred thousand?" Mingda smiled brightly at Xiong Wanyou and his father-in-law Xiong Tingbi Said: "The Tartars clamored that the Eight Banners were less than [-] and invincible. In addition to advocating that the Jiannu Tartars were brave and good at fighting, they also exposed the fact that there were few Jiannu Tartars.

We don't confront the Tartars head-on, and resolutely implement the policy of "strengthening the wall and clearing the wilderness". We slowly and the Tartars adopt the method of eating ants and elephants, and consume the young and strong of the Tartars little by little, and then destroy the country and annex them. No effort. "

"This method is good, but it takes a little too long, and it may take more than ten or twenty years to see the results." Xiong Tingbi said with regret: "I should work hard to live longer, otherwise I won't see this. It's been a day."

The author has something to say: the second update is complete! o(*￣︶￣*)o