The host of the Feng Shui Conference was naturally handed over to Liu Rixin, the current Qintian Supervisor. measure
Zhu Ying has only one request, that is, the feng shui pattern of the palace must be completely changed, no matter how high the cost, no matter what the cost.
Nanjing is becoming more and more lively and prosperous.
The gradual transformation of the entire capital is also being continuously expanded and maintained.
Precisely because of the power of the capital, the absorption of surrounding small counties has become very terrifying.
Industry is the foundation. In recent days, Zhu Ying has been continuously maintaining various aspects of industry. No matter in any aspect, he is developing in the direction of modularization.
To put it simply, there are already hundreds of factories of various sizes around the capital.
Only a small part of them were opened by Zhu Ying, and most of them were privately operated. measure
The current population of Nanjing has exceeded two million. Places like alleys are crowded with people all day long.
For this reason, we can only continue to widen and extend the outer city of Nanjing.
The most lively one is naturally Zhengyang Gate. The other city gates that were originally deserted are now also crowded with people.
For Zhu Ying, 1.8 billion in treasure banknotes would be nothing if not spent.
When these treasure banknotes are in place, they will be equivalent to today's Ming Dynasty treasure banknotes, and are approaching the real treasure banknotes of one tael of silver.
In the current capital, Zhu Ying, who is wealthy and powerful, has already achieved this conversion.
What followed was, first of all, the establishment of the Ming Dynasty Royal Bank. measure
The Ming Dynasty Royal Bank is a grand building on the west side of Zhengyangmen Square.
In order to better accommodate more people, the area here is five acres, which is more than 3,000 square meters in future generations.
It doesn't sound big, but this is Nanjing.
It is no exaggeration to say that every inch of land is valuable.
Only when Zhu Ying was repairing and constructing Zhengyang Avenue could he leave such a place behind.
The Ming Dynasty Royal Bank adopted a brick-and-powder structure instead of the traditional wooden structure.
In terms of decoration matching, it is naturally still Chinese style. measure
There are forty-nine windows for handling business.
The most important thing is that in the Ming Dynasty Royal Bank, silver and treasure banknotes are exchanged on a one-to-one basis.
In other words, if you come here with ten guan notes, you can directly exchange them for ten taels of silver.
In addition, there is also a trade-in process.
The banknotes will be recycled according to their intactness. Slight damage to the banknotes will not affect the same exchange, as long as the handwriting on the banknotes is clearly visible.
These two points alone completely stabilized the value of Ming Dynasty treasure notes.
When this news was published in Di Bao, many people still did not believe it. measure
It wasn't until after it opened that I couldn't help but not believe it.
With the development and growth of the economy, macro-control of the entire Ming Dynasty's economic status has become a more important direction.
With a stable economy, Ming Dynasty now fully possesses the capabilities and preparations for multi-party warfare.
The issue of military pay is no longer the problem of Ming Dynasty today.
For some small countries that are not conducive to opening up, they now have good investment capital and can slowly recover over a long period of time.
For example, Annan now.
After Annan is defeated, there will definitely be a return in name. measure
But it is entirely possible to achieve demilitarization.
After the demilitarization of Annan, there was actually not much difference from the current direct subordinates of the Ming Dynasty.
The only difference is that the nominal highest leader in Annan is the Annan royal family.
Law, commerce, construction, public security and many other aspects were all taken over by the Ming Dynasty.
And Annan was needed to shoulder the reparations regulations for the war.
It was at this point in time.
The silver deposits in Japan have been exploited on a large scale. measure
The mined silver mines will first be built locally for initial processing, and then uniformly transported to the capital of the Ming Dynasty.
"Our eldest grandson is indeed right. This Japanese country is really a country rich in silver. Why didn't we know about this before?"
"Dasun, come and take a look. The first batch of silver delivered is said to have exceeded eight million taels."
In the Qianqing Palace, Zhu Yuanzhang called Zhu Ying over to share the good news.
You must know that the Japanese country has not yet been fully developed. This is only the first batch of results. When various facilities are improved later, more silver will naturally be transported.
Eight million taels!
Even for the current Ming Dynasty, this is a wealth that cannot be ignored. measure
You must know that this does not mean that there is only one shipment every year. According to current standards, it will be shipped every three months.
That means four shipments per year.
Based on the minimum calculation, more than 30 million taels of silver were received in a year.
In the past, Ming Dynasty was losing money every year. Now, Ming Dynasty is making a lot of income every year.
There is so much money that the household department doesn’t know where to spend it.
As for internal funds, it goes without saying.
It is urgent to build basic civilization construction. measure
The first thing that lies ahead is cleaning and public toilets.
To put it another way, it is a hygienic and civilized city.
This sounds simple, but in fact it is necessary to build a sewage treatment system for the entire city of Nanjing.
This means that a large amount of ground needs to be dug up for unified collection and discharge.
This is a big project, especially for Nanjing today.
In the past, public toilets were mainly used in places like inns, restaurants, and teahouses.
The main uses are basins and urinals. measure
With a population of two million, if it is not properly treated, it will easily lead to a smell that fills the sky.
Such a situation occurred in ancient European castles.
All kinds of stench reeked throughout the castle.
Now that you have money, you naturally have to keep up with it in many aspects.
The capital of the Ming Dynasty held a Feng Shui conference and carried out large-scale construction here.
On the Guangxi side, the 300,000-strong army is basically fully drilled.
Compared with the army in the capital, Guangxi is mainly based on the garrison. measure
Because they usually plant, they are much less prepared for war. Pre-war training is of great significance.
"I don't know which part of Annan's strength is broken. He actually wants to go against our Ming Dynasty."
"Don't you even know how much strength you have?"
"To deal with a mere Annan, we don't need an army of 300,000 people. It's like killing a chicken with a bull's knife."
"Commander, allow me to have 100,000 soldiers and horses, and let him take it down in one go."
Puding Marquis Chen Huan said carelessly, not taking Annan seriously at all.
Of course, he does have pride. Although he is older now, his body is not as good as before due to the charge and battle in the previous years. measure
But his vision is getting higher and higher.
Especially when it comes to leading troops in combat.
The commander he spoke of was naturally the Marquis of Jingning, Ye Sheng.
Ye Sheng, the Marquis of Jingning, laughed when he heard this and said, "You can't do this. Annan is only a little old. After all, he must make contributions to his brothers."
"If I follow you, I won't even have a chance to drink soup. Why don't the brothers blame me to death?"
When Puding Marquis Chen Huan heard this, he naturally knew that he had nothing to say.
As for the credit for defeating Annan, the two of them are actually not very fond of each other.
care. measure
Now they are all at the level of Marquis, and the next higher level is the title of Duke.
The Duke didn't say it was so easy to get.
Look at those who were previously granted the title of public servant, which one has not made great contributions.
Annan is too small and the portion is too low.
Three hundred thousand soldiers, which already accounted for most of Annan's strength.
For the Ming Dynasty, 300,000 troops were nothing.
Just as the two were chatting and laughing, the changes in Annan forced them to pay attention. measure
The Ming Dynasty stationed 50,000 elite troops in Annan and was defeated.
I don’t know how many were forced to return to the Ming Dynasty.
What the two knew about the situation was obtained from the defeated soldiers.
"General Wei Xing has news."
When the defeated soldiers were caught and interrogated, Jingning Marquis Ye Sheng asked quickly.
Wei Xing once had a good relationship with Ye Sheng.
When I suddenly heard about the rout at the front, the first person I cared about was Wei Xing. measure
Puding Marquis Chen Huan frowned and shouted: "You have fifty thousand soldiers and horses, how could you lead to such a defeat?"
"What is the reason? Please tell me in detail quickly."
When the defeated soldiers heard this, they immediately cried loudly: "Tell me, General, it's not our fault, it's actually because of Deputy Commander Li, who suddenly opened the city gate and let all the Annan soldiers in."
"Commander Wei doesn't know what's going on. He didn't expect that Deputy Commander Li would betray Ming Dynasty."
"Under siege and killing, General Wei now does not know whether he is alive or dead."
When Chen Huan, the Marquis of Puding, heard this, he stood up and shouted: "It's this guy Li Laosi who dares to betray our Ming Dynasty. He will be cut to pieces with a thousand swords."
"How dare he ignore so many people? I will definitely cut off his head with my own hands!"
Chen Huan, the Marquis of Puding, originally had a rather irritable temperament. In recent years, he has improved a lot by meditating and cultivating his temper. However, upon hearing such a situation, he was still furious.
Annan's 50,000 elite soldiers are extremely important to their army conquering the south.
With the internal and external cooperation, no opponent will be able to resist until the capital of Annan.
Now it's like the army marching south is going to act alone.
"Vice Commander Chen, I promise you 70,000 troops. Can you capture one city for me first to dampen Annan's spirit and enhance the majesty of our Ming Dynasty?"
Ye Sheng's voice was relatively calm, but he was already very angry in his heart.
"Please rest assured, Commander, within a certain day, we will capture the city ahead."
Puding Marquis Chen Huan replied confidently.
Annan's 50,000 Ming elites had a large number of armored soldiers.
Armor is of great importance in war.
This is tantamount to depriving Annan of increased combat effectiveness for nothing.
The next day.
After Chen Huan, the Marquis of Puding, ordered his troops and horses, he directly led the troops to set off first.
Guangyuan Prefecture. measure
This is the place where Daming and Annan are adjacent, and it was called Gaoping Province in later generations.
There has been constant turmoil here since ancient times, and the political power has changed hands several times.
Guangyuan Prefecture originally belonged to the Central Plains Dynasty.
During the Song Dynasty, the local chieftain Nong Zhigao of Guangyuan Prefecture rebelled and was put down by the Song Dynasty.
Annan proposed the territorial claim of Guangyuan Prefecture to the Song Dynasty. The Emperor of the Song Dynasty granted Guangyuan Prefecture to Annan because it was remote and difficult to defend.
In Guangyuan Prefecture's mountainous jungle, the height of the mountains is mostly over 400 meters. Except for the earth mountains near Gaoping, Fuhe, Dongxi, Qixi and other towns, the rest are mostly rocky mountains.
The mountains are high and steep, the terrain is dangerous, and there are many natural caves and crevices. The mountains are densely jungled and there are few roads. measure
It is particularly difficult to fight.
But who is Puding Marquis Chen Huan? He is known as an expert in mountain warfare. This question is not too difficult for him.
Especially with the help of artillery.
"A certain person today also
Come and try, how powerful the matchlock gun made under the supervision of His Highness Taisun is. "
Chen Huan, the Marquis of Puding, smiled and led his army to march directly.
These are just a few mountains of earth, not stone mountains.
Just one volley of artillery fire caused the earth to explode on all sides. measure
This simple city wall looked like paper in front of the Ming army.
After three rounds of artillery, the front row of matchlock brigade began to press on.
Today's matchlock guns are simply a nightmare on the battlefield.
Even though Annan occupies a favorable location and the crossbow can be thrown, compared with the matchlock gun, it is not of much use.
The matchlock gun with improved accuracy can easily hit Annan soldiers occupying strategic areas.
With just a few volleys, the advantage of the high ground was greatly weakened.
It’s no wonder that the Mongolian and Yuan cavalry were defeated in Annan. In such a geographical environment, the cavalry could not play a big role and suffered many obstacles. measure
But the infantry doesn't have to worry about this at all.
Just push forward slowly and slowly.
There was continuous artillery fire and the sound of gunshots.
Puding Marquis Chen Huan did not have to worry about the supply of gunpowder. The current supply of firearms in the Ming Dynasty was already very sufficient.
"Tsk, tsk, this is much easier than charging forward with a big knife at that time."
"This matchlock gun made by His Highness Taisun is really a good thing."
Puding Marquis Chen Huan looked at the one-sided situation leisurely. measure
As the frontline area of Annan, when the Ming Dynasty was gathering troops, it had been continuously increasing the number of soldiers.
Even in such a small place, Annan still has a sufficient strength of 20,000 troops.
In Hu Ji's view, it could completely block the Ming army for a lot of time, and the geographical advantage could also cause more casualties to the Ming Dynasty.
Pity.
The only thing he didn't expect was the matchlock gun.
In just two hours, this area was completely captured.
After rushing through the incomplete city wall, the Annan soldiers had already completely collapsed and were completely at the mercy of the slaughter. measure
After Puding Marquis Chen Huan left 10,000 elite soldiers to guard him, he couldn't wait to go to the next place.
He wanted to capture all the four towns of Gaoping, Fuhe, Dongxi and Qixi before dark.
After beating Gaoping, the rest is much easier.
After three rounds of artillery, the gunmen directly pressed down, leaving the Annan soldiers with no defensive power at all.
Near sunset, these four towns were all under Ming's control.
