late at night.
Zhu Youxiao looked in the direction of Kunning Palace and said nothing.
Li Ruhua did not leave Qianqing Palace either.
Even Fang Congzhe rushed over from the Political Affairs Hall and waited outside the gate of Qianqing Palace.
The three of them were very nervous, worried that something unexpected would happen.
Zhu Youxiao was naturally the most nervous, especially after Li Ruhua suggested that he had decreed that if something happened to the emperor's heir, everyone in Kunning Palace would be buried with him.
He knew what Li Ruhua was guarding against.
But because of this, Zhu Youxiao is even more worried about whether there is a conspiracy lurking in Kunning Palace at this time.
Zhu Youxiao now wants to go to Kunning Palace to see the situation.
But now, Zhu Youxiao knew that he couldn't go.
Liu Ruoyu ran over again.
Seeing this, Zhu Youxiao also hurriedly ran over.
Li Ruhua and Fang Congzhe also hurriedly followed.
"How about it?"
Zhu Youxiao asked.
Liu Ruoyu gasped and knelt down first.
Zhu Youxiao's expression became condensed because of this, and he shouted loudly: "Wang Cheng'en, pass on the Meridian Gate Yulin and Jinyiwei!"
Only at this moment did Liu Ruoyu adjust his breathing, and hurriedly bumped his head and shouted: "Congratulations, Your Majesty, Congratulations, Your Majesty, the Queen has successfully given birth to a baby boy and a girl!"
Fang Congzhe and Li Ruhua looked at each other and smiled.
Then, the two of them couldn't wait to raise their hands to Zhu Youxiao and said: "Congratulations to your majesty, congratulations to your majesty. This is a sign of peace and prosperity for the Ming Dynasty and the people!"
"Where's the queen?"
Zhu Youxiao asked.
"The queen is safe."
Liu Ruoyu replied.
"Pass the decree, everyone in Kunning Palace will be rewarded with three stipends, and he will be promoted to the first level of the palace!"
Zhu Youxiao continued.
"yes!"
Liu Ruoyu replied, thinking: "Am I gone again?"
In the next few days, Zhu Youxiao's other pregnant concubines also gave birth one after another, and they all went smoothly.
Finally, in February of the third year of Tianqi, Zhu Youxiao had seven children in total, including five boys and two girls.
Zhu Youxiao was naturally a little excited about this, because he never thought that one day, he would have so many children at once.
He had to admit that his hard work and rain were not in vain.
Zhu Youxiao now only hopes that these seven children can grow up happily and safely.
Of course, Zhu Youxiao also knew that the appearance of the emperor's heir was good news for the Ming Dynasty.
This means his rule will be more secure.
After all, people in this era believe that having more children means more blessings, and the ministers in the court are no exception.
Ministers like Fang Congzhe and Li Ruhua, who were on the emperor's side, were so excited that they couldn't open their mouths from ear to ear. They felt that this meant that the emperor and his Tianqi Dynasty were favored by God. The Ming Dynasty was indeed reviving, not like other dynasties. Similarly, after more than two hundred years, it will enter the decline of the world.
Therefore, the Ministry of Rites immediately made a recommendation to Emperor Zhu Youxiao to immediately give the prince his name, in preparation for the Ministry of Rites and the Zongren Mansion to entrust him with the jade ultimatum.
In addition, the officials of the Ministry of Household Affairs were successfully persuaded by Li Ruhua to take the initiative to petition the court to strictly control the conversion of rice into mulberry fields and impose heavy taxes on mulberry fields.
"Decree to the Ministry of Rites and the Zongren Mansion to name the emperor's eldest son Zhu Ciwei, the emperor's second son Zhu Cican, the emperor's third son Zhu Cizhuo, the emperor's fourth son Zhu Cixi, the emperor's fifth son Zhu Cizhuo, and the emperor's eldest daughter He was given the name Zhu Yan, and the emperor's second daughter was named Zhu Kai, and she was ordered to prepare a jade certificate and note."
"The imperial edict was issued to the Ministry of Household Affairs, and the subordinate departments issued orders to the chief ministers, prefectures, prefectures, and counties to strictly control the conversion of rice into mulberry. For anyone who converts rice into mulberry, the tax levied on the mulberry field should be several times heavier than the tax on the rice field."
“The Imperial Palace of the Fifth Army was ordered to establish a Department of Veterans and Disabled Soldiers, and in conjunction with the Ministry of Civil Affairs, recommend military personnel who applied for retirement or were discharged due to disability as local officials, especially the Habayashi Guards and the Jinyi Guards, for special recruitment. "
"The Imperial Palace of the Fifth Army and the Ministry of War are ordered to set up a patrol camp on a pilot basis in Southern Zhili after Northern Zhili. The soldiers of the patrol camp are allocated by the Ministry of War and the Royal Horse Supervisor, and the military attachés are from the Department of Retired and Disabled Soldiers of the Military Governor's Office. Priority is given to the selection. The patrol battalion is under the dual control of the local governor and the Fifth Army Governor's Office. It is dispatched by the governor in peacetime, but it needs to report to the Fifth Army Governor's Office regularly every year!"
For this reason, Zhu Youxiao issued three imperial edicts in succession to ensure the subsequent internal affairs reforms.
Needless to say, strict control over the conversion of rice to mulberry is to ensure grain production.
The addition of the Department of Veterans and Disabled Soldiers was Zhu Youxiao's plan to use his most trusted and reliable Yulin Guards and Jinyi Guards to serve as local grassroots officials to strengthen the imperial power's control over the local area, especially now that the power of the gentry in the Jiangnan area has been greatly reduced. After the amplitude is weakened and suppressed.
The way to control the local grassroots level is to set up patrol battalions and maintain local security and order through the establishment of additional patrol battalions, replacing the local clan power to maintain security and order.
"Soldiers and horses must continue to train. I ordered the Ministry of War to continue to purchase a large number of high-quality war horses. This year, the revenue from the treasury has increased significantly. The military funds allocated to the Ministry of War are far greater than before. Xiong Tingbi must use this money in the right place, and then order I order Taipu Temple to go to this book immediately and report the plans for raising horses this year. Don’t be afraid of spending money. Now that the treasury is full, let me, the Ming Dynasty, strengthen the army and horses!”
Zhu Youxiao then issued another decree.
"yes!"
Fang Congzhe said yes. He supported His Majesty the Emperor's behavior of strengthening the monarchy, and he still consciously played the role of a first assistant who obeyed the emperor's will. Even if he felt there was something wrong, as long as the impact was not big, he had no intention of doing so. Directly prevent it, thereby destroying the majesty of the emperor.
Zhu Youxiao knew that he could not not strengthen his military strength after the national treasury was full.
Because if an empire does not have strong military strength, then no matter how rich its empire is, it is just a lamb to be slaughtered.
It is even better for the king himself to be the supreme military commander and have the most powerful military power. Only in this way can there be no situation where domestic warriors are monopolizing power, nor can the warriors be too suppressed and become weak externally.
Therefore, Zhu Youxiao still used most of his internal funds to forge his own personal army, the Yulin Guards.
The Habayashi Guards' army is still expanding.
Places such as Tianjin and Qufu that have received Huang's education have become new sources of troops. A large number of young men have begun to be recruited and trained by patrol battalion officers and soldiers sent by Zhu Youxiao in preparation for future recruitment into the Yulin Guards.
The officers and soldiers of the Guards Town who have been trained continue to conduct actual combat and various simulation drills.
The 1st Infantry Battalion Zhou Yuji and the Cavalry Battalion Huang Degong of the Guards Town sent to Liaodong have fought against the Donglu several times. The well-equipped and highly organized 1st Infantry Battalion Zhou Yuji and the Cavalry Battalion Huang Degong have shown great strength. combat effectiveness.
Jiannu's combat effectiveness has declined due to the consumption of a large number of veterans in more than two years. Therefore, even if Nurhaci now concentrates on sending twice as many troops as the Guards Town, he still shows an invincible situation. Therefore, he often loses hundreds of soldiers. After the head level, you can only make a tactical retreat.
Therefore, Nurhaci now had to put his Eight Banners soldiers on the defensive strategically and tactically, and proactively ordered the villages with smaller populations to be concentrated into some large villages to build stronger villages. At the same time, he also reduced his troops, changed the eight banners to four flags, and cut off the red, blue, blue, and red flags to ensure that he had stronger defense forces in various important places.
As a military genius proven by history, Nurhachi is naturally capable. In doing so, he indeed effectively curbed the strategic intentions of the Ming army.
After all, the strength of the Guards Town is not large enough now. It has been trained in field mode since its establishment. Therefore, it is difficult for Zhou Yuji's Guards Infantry to pull out the Donglu through tough battles. Now they have concentrated a large number of troops, population, food and even internal forces. There are also large villages with many farmlands, which will not only fail to achieve the goal of wiping out a large number of slave-building forces, but will also deplete a large number of elites on one's own side.
Because Donglu also had firearms, and in the era when firearms were popular, a civilian could kill a well-trained soldier in a siege battle. After all, it was difficult for well-trained soldiers to display their combat qualities in a siege battle.
"Jinglue, Zhongcheng, and the general believe that we must change our current style of play. Donglu has now learned to master it. He shrinks his head and refuses to come out. He also voluntarily abandons some small villages, leaving only large ones that are easy to defend and difficult to attack. Now if we want to eliminate Jiannu, we must concentrate more troops and artillery fire to attack a stronghold of Donglu. As long as we capture a stronghold of Donglu, Donglu will lose a lot of population and food!"
Zhou Yuji therefore spoke to Yuan Keli and Sun Chuanting.
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