At the end of the ninth year of Chongzhen, the catastrophe was approaching. The slave thieves next door to the Ming Dynasty, as well as the Japanese pirates, a friendly neighbor with only a strip of water, have received good news of determined innovation!
"Long live my lord, according to a report from Li Xin, the chief military officer in aid to Korea, the Japanese pirate kingdom is promoting some sort of reform and founding of the country. They are relaxing the trade restrictions for merchants from the east and west to enter ports such as Nagasaki and Hirado. They are also building a large navy and implementing the one-country-one-ship law. ..... A so-called kingdom is responsible for paying for the construction of a Western-style sailing warship for the Japanese navy and bearing the maintenance costs. Japan has a total of sixty kingdoms, and a total of sixty foreign-style warships will be built. Among them, the Great Ling Kingdom built large ships, and the Little Ling Kingdom built small ships. It is said that the construction of all 60 foreign-style warships will be completed within five years!
According to a report from Yuan Chonghuan, the governor of Jiliao, the slave-thieves country is also implementing the New Deal. The New Deal of the slave thieves was divided into two parts: military and political. Among them, the New Deal in government affairs was to implement farming, reward farming, and divide the slaves into two classes, the upper class was armored and the flag and drum coated, and the lower class was clothed in the field. Among them, there are many people working in the fields, all of whom are subordinates to the Eight Banners of Manchuria and Mongolia, and are responsible for collecting grain from the camps...
The new military policy is to reform the military system. It is reported that the slave thieves will imitate the Ming Dynasty's heavenly soldiers and organize and train the Eight Banners Firearms Battalion of the Han Army and the Eight Banners Firearms Battalion of the Korean Army. Although it is called a firearm, it actually uses a phalanx of blunderbuss and spears.
In addition, the slave thieves also obtained a batch of 3-pound artillery pieces from the Japanese pirates to equip the Wuzhen Chaoha Artillery Battalion. Therefore, from now on, the army of slave traitors will be mainly composed of the Xiaoqi Battalion of the Eight Banners of Manchuria and Mongolia, the firearms battalion of the Han Army and the Eight Banners of Korea, plus the Hujun Battalion and Wuzhen Chaoha Artillery Battalion directly under the jurisdiction of each banner owner... .”
In the Xinuang Pavilion of Wansheng Hall, Sun Chuanting, the Minister of the Ministry of War and a scholar of Dongge University, was reporting to Zhu Youjian on the situation of the New Deal between Japan and the Qing Dynasty.
Although the New Deal implemented by Japan and the Qing Dynasty was something Zhu Youjian had never encountered in his previous life, it was reasonable.
Because the Ming Dynasty has really risen now, and it has reached a point where it can threaten the survival of the Qing Dynasty and the independence and freedom of Japan - the new policies of these two countries are focused on military reform, and the military reforms of both countries are actually based on For the purpose of strengthening defense.
Neither the Qing Dynasty nor the Qing Dynasty has or dares to have the ambition to devour the Ming Dynasty.
For the Qing Dynasty, once the Ming Dynasty has completed its catastrophe, its survival will come!
Amma, the eighth emperor of the Qing Dynasty, who did not want to subjugate his country, now had to work hard to reform politics. The population of the Qing Dynasty is still too small, and there is almost no industry and commerce, so there is no need to work hard in this area, just go to farming and fight!
Of course, the Eight Banners of Manchuria and Mongolia could not be allowed to farm the land, so Daishan and Dorgon came up with a "subordinate farmland system" - in fact, it was a serfdom system under the subordinate banner, allowing the serfs to concentrate on farming and providing benefits to Manchuria and Mongolia. Each banner pays heavy rent.
With the heavy rent paid by the serfs under the banner, the cavalry of the Eight Banners of Manchuria and Mongolia could easily be maintained. Banners in Manchuria and Mongolia were allotted land and could farm and herd animals, but their income from farming and herding could not sustain their military service, and they had to be subsidized by heavy rents paid by serfs.
At the same time, the Qing court allowed the infantry troops of the Han Army and the Korean Eight Banners to cultivate land to support themselves—no taxes or rent, and no hard-core crops to eat.
However, because the cost of infantry is relatively low, it can be maintained without hardcore crops.
Through these two reforms, including the farm system and the new military system, the Qing Dynasty was able to maintain a huge armed force with a maximum mobilization scale of 240,000 people!
Of course, mobilizing 240,000 people means that the time of life and death for the Qing Dynasty has really arrived!
Japan may not be annexed by the Ming Dynasty (it is poor and tyrannical, who would be happy to be annexed?), but it will definitely be severely suppressed by the Ming Dynasty. Because in the East Asian world, it has always been difficult for one world to tolerate two masters!
In the past, China had never built a large navy, nor did it have the ability to cross the sea to conquer Japan. Kublai Khan went there twice because of his enthusiasm, but was blown away by typhoons... But now Zhu Youjian Under the leadership of the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty really began to go to the ocean, and it also hooked up with the Western Red-haired Netherlands, which was the world's top maritime power. If the Ming Dynasty learned a little bit from it, it could also send its fleet and army to Japan. .
Therefore, Japanese samurai who were not used to being dogs had to follow the navy. However, Japan's Tokugawa shogunate's strategy of building a navy, like their strategy of invading the southern part of the Korean Peninsula and uniting with the Qing Dynasty, was actually defensive in nature.
Because even if Japan's "Sixty Kingdom Fleet" was established, it would not be a match for the Ming Dynasty's navy... The foundation of the navy in the 17th century was the number of merchant ships and sailors!
The Netherlands is known as the coachman of the sea. It has 15,000 merchant ships and employs millions of sailors. Although most of them are not Dutch, they are all under the control of Dutch commercial capital. Relying on this base, no one can challenge the Netherlands' maritime supremacy in a short period of time.
The number of ships of the Ming Dynasty (Chinese merchants) cannot be compared with that of the Netherlands. It only has a few thousand ships at most, and the number of sailors is about hundreds of thousands. However, this number is too great an advantage compared to Japan... Therefore, the Japanese Tokugawa shogunate, who knew that it was at a disadvantage, did not dare to interrupt the trade between China and Japan, although it shouted slogans loudly.
Therefore, Zheng Zhilong’s merchant ships can still enter and leave ports such as Nagasaki and Hirado with great arrogance!
Zhu Youjian seemed not to care about the New Deal and the alliance between Japan and the Qing Dynasty. After listening to Sun Chuanting's report, he didn't say anything.
"Long live my lord," said Yuanfu Bi Ziyan, who was already a bit senile, "the Japanese pirates and slave thieves not only formed an alliance, but also implemented the New Deal together. The intentions of these two countries have been clearly exposed, and our government must guard against it! "
General Counselor Chen Qiyu can now also attend the Xinuang Pavilion Small Court Meeting. As soon as Yuan Fu Bi Ziyan finished speaking, he took over the topic and said: "Your Majesty, now our court troops are well-fed and our navy is quite powerful. Why don't you come?" Strike first to gain the upper hand, send troops to the waterways and seize North Korea directly, then go south to overwhelm the Japanese, and go north to outflank the slave traitors!"
Zhu Youjian smiled faintly: "Soldiers are fine, but food is sufficient...and slaves and pirates are very resilient enemies. Don't think about wiping them out in one fell swoop. If you don't fight, it's enough. If you want to fight, just fight." You have to have a long-term plan.
Nowadays, slaves, bandits and Japanese pirates have to implement the New Deal. I think it is good. If the New Deal is to be implemented, it will have to stop for a few years. And if Ming Dynasty is wise, its national power will definitely continue to rise. In a few years, Ming Dynasty’s national power will definitely be stronger than it is now! Defeating slave thieves and Japanese pirates will be easy! "
"You have a way?" Chen Qiyu didn't seem to understand, "Your Majesty's way means..."
"Referring to the "Posthumous Chapters of Confucius"." Zhu Youjian said with a smile, "The "Posthumous Chapters of Confucius" is the greatest way and the foundation!"
"The Legacy of Confucius" teaches the character of things, and the character of things is the primary productive force! It is also the number one combat force! Compared with gewu, all military arts and tactics are actually trivial. If there cannot be a major breakthrough in the field of objects, productivity and combat effectiveness will stagnate for a long time.
Zhu Youjian's eyes swept across the Xinuan Pavilion: "You have read "The Posthumous Chapters of Confucius" familiarly. What do you think?"
"Your Majesty," Hong Chengchou said to Zhu Youjian, "Chen Xiang has read the "Posthumous Chapters of Confucius" carefully and feels that this book is extremely profound. When the saint wrote this posthumous chapter, he should have had a glimpse of the way of heaven."
Zhu Youjian nodded: "Yes! The way of heaven! The way of heaven is in the study of things. If you study things thoroughly, you can get a glimpse of the way of heaven... However, the purpose of studying things and the principles is not only to explore the way of heaven, but sometimes it can also benefit the world. ah!
For example, by using empirical methods to check gunpowder, we can not only get the most powerful gunpowder, but also improve the output and quality of gunpowder as much as possible... Using gunpowder to mine can benefit people's livelihood. Killing prisoners can protect the family and the country!
Furthermore, by using arithmetic techniques and matching artillery objects, the artillery can shoot more accurately and farther. It can also better kill bandits and captives, protect the home and country, and open up new territories! "
