It would be so touching if Huang Taiji got smallpox while running away.
If it doesn't work out, it would be nice to get a consolation prize of a headache!
If Huangtaiji can die early, it will be a great event that everyone will celebrate!
At that time, a certain prince will definitely send people to release fireworks for an hour to express his heartfelt condolences!
The whole city is like now. The court is about to have a three-day holiday, and the officials who have been thinking so hard before are eagerly looking forward to it.
If Huang Taiji dies and Dorgon comes to power again, there will be a fierce fight over there.
Shunji's custody rights can be fully assumed by a certain prince, and there is no need for the little boy to be abandoned.
A certain prince can pat his chest and promise that he will poop and pee and feed him until he grows up!
Other clan children with pigtails can also come over, and they will be responsible for eating and drinking here.
It is estimated that apart from the turds who are not very happy about this method, the civil servants and generals will applaud after hearing it.
This time Huang Taiji took the initiative to retreat, and the Ming Dynasty King Shi couldn't catch him at all, or he couldn't catch him because of his own strength.
If nothing unexpected happened to Huang Taiji himself, a certain prince would really be stunned.
But compared to being destroyed by the braided army or besieging the city for reinforcements, this is already the best result.
The garrison in the city suffered minor losses. Yang Wenyue's troops only lost about 10% of their troops, while Sun Chuanting's tens of thousands of troops were unscathed.
We are still in a period of strategic defense, so preserving our strength is the most important thing.
Once all the main troops are gone, either the braids or the rogues can be eliminated.
This kind of situation is something that a certain prince absolutely does not want to see. He would rather stay in retreat than go out and kill someone.
Huang Taiji lost his troops and generals here in the capital this time and retreated from the Pass in defeat. It is almost certain that he will not send troops into the Pass again before the spring.
In other words, this campaign at least bought Beiting about three to four months of breathing time.
After spring begins, the braided army, which has recovered from the double blow of defeat and smallpox, will still be ready to move.
Either make a comeback and enter the customs again to avenge the battle.
Either send troops to Jinzhou to encircle the area for reinforcements and consume the strength of the Ming army.
A certain prince has seen through Huang Taiji's strength, these two tricks.
If you could teleport the braided army to the south of the Yangtze River, that would be awesome!
A certain prince was so impressed that he never dared to think of regaining his homeland in Liaodong again.
What happens after spring will have to be handled by the Tokugawa general!
Judging from the military service, it was too expensive to mobilize the Ming Dynasty king's division, and the court was almost bankrupted.
The Japanese army was still cheaper. They only had to give them rice, and their monthly salary could be completely saved.
The most important thing is that the main force of the King's Division is not lost and the Japanese army is consumed by the braids. It is really the best of both worlds!
It should be said that the Tokugawa general also had this intention. After all, there are many powerful daimyo in various places.
No matter how far the relationship is, he has to be on guard against it, or he can justifiably consume the daimyo's strength by sending troops to support him.
Not only have you made a lot of money, but you can also defeat potential competitors, so why not do it? ? ?
Therefore, a certain prince was confident that after the spring, Japanese troops would come to make money.
This time we will come earlier and have more troops than last time.
Without the pressure of wages and horses, even the consumption of 200,000 Japanese troops, mainly infantry, was not much different from that of 100,000 Ming troops.
At that time, a "Ming-Japanese coalition" can also be formed. The Ming army will provide cavalry, artillery, armor, and aviation, while the Japanese army will only provide infantry.
Braid actually belongs to the "Qingmeng Alliance" of the two parties, so naturally our side cannot fight alone, so it would be best to use the Japanese army as a shield.
In this "two versus two" situation, at least we won't lose too badly.
As long as Zheng Laofi's fleet is a little stronger and there are no problems with the logistics supply, we can at least draw a tie, and maybe even get a small victory.
Next spring, if Huang Taiji does not attack Guannei or Jinzhou, a certain prince will let Japanese troops land in Lushun again!
As long as the situation in Jinzhou is not tight, then you fight yours and I fight mine, without interfering with each other.
The situation on the battlefield may be changing rapidly, but what is certain is that with the support of the Zheng fleet, the Japanese army will definitely be ahead of the braid and capture Lushun again!
Lushun is a coastal city, and most of the city is within the range of naval guns. Under the siege of the army and navy, it is impossible to defend it.
In comparison, although Jinzhou is not too far from the seaside, it is still very difficult for the Ming army to rush to help from the sea, and they will be frantically blocked by braided cavalry halfway.
However, Jinzhou City was more solidly built than Lushun City, and the firepower of Huang Taiji's artillery fleet was far inferior to that of Zheng's fleet.
On the premise that there is no shortage of food in Jinzhou City, it seems not easy to get the "stinky and hard" Zu Dashou to surrender...
A certain prince still doesn't know whether Huang Taiji will give up Lushun, but no matter what, the Japanese army will land again.
With the combat experience from the last time, the Japanese army can be familiar with the road this time.
Even if Huang Taiji really ordered to abandon Port Arthur, he wouldn't have to abandon half of the Liaodong Peninsula, right?
From Jinzhou Guard, Fuzhou Guard, to Gaizhou Guard, give up all? ? ?
Or, knowing that immediate reinforcements to the defenders are not possible, they might move the troops and people in the area inland.
To take a step back, if the Japanese army can't get much oil and water on the west coast of the Liaodong Peninsula.
At least 100,000 Japanese troops will cross Liaodong Bay by boat and rush towards Jinzhou...
Huang Taiji wants to besiege the city and fight for reinforcements, so he can just follow his wish!
The Japanese army is not the "Liaoxi waste wood" who panics when seeing the Eight Banners soldiers. They will definitely "renew their relationship" with the pigtails!
"Sorry, Feng Aiqing, I was distracted just now. By the way, how are the officials in the Ministry of Rites who are learning the Western Yi language doing now?"
A certain prince has asked the armed warlock Lao Tang to organize some colleagues to teach at the Ministry of Etiquette, mainly to teach foreign languages and introduce European customs and customs, so as not to make the first-generation diplomats look like bumpkins who have never seen the world.
It should have been three months from the beginning to now. Logically speaking, the mind would not be completely blank. If that were the case, some of them could be removed in advance.
"Back to Your Highness, I have organized thirty-five officials from the Ministry of Rites, big and small, and transferred forty-two people from the Hanlin Academy, for a total of seventy-seven people. They are divided into English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, and Roman. These six languages are spoken. I often go to listen to the lectures, but I heard that the language of the Western Yi and the language of the Ming Dynasty are very different from the pronunciation to the characters. The students have made little progress, and I have not been able to come up with the Yi Xue. This is a good plan, I am truly ashamed of Your Highness!"
Feng Quan knew the prince's intention, and also transferred many guys with good knowledge and brains from the Ministry of Rites and the Hanlin Academy.
Having no choice but to learn this Western Yi language is like reaching the sky, and it is not something that can be mastered in a short while.
Teacher Tang once said that His Royal Highness can speak fluent English and simple German.
This has shocked everyone in the Ministry of Rites, but we can't expect His Highness the Crown Prince to go abroad on business for the Ministry of Rites in the future, right?
Everyone knows that working abroad is a lucrative job, but the gap is too big. They all learned from scratch, stumbled, studied day and night, and didn't remember many words.
Feng Quan thought he was pretty smart, but after learning it for a season, he could just say hello.
Now that the prince asked him about this matter, he had nothing to say except to apologize.
"My dear, there is no need to do this. I am naturally aware of the gap between Eastern and Western languages, so I will let everyone learn it as soon as possible. It seems that this palace has not considered it carefully. This matter is not my fault. From now on, the Ministry of Rites needs to carry out major The key to cultivating talents in this area is diplomatic talents who can speak the Western language. The Dutch can travel thousands of miles from Europe to the east, so you can imagine how powerful their country is. If the Ming Dynasty does not send people to investigate, sooner or later He knows how to sit in a well and watch the sky, and he is arrogant at night, but he does not know how the development situation abroad is. I entrust Aiqing to be fully responsible for this matter. As long as there is a person with diplomatic and language talents, regardless of fame or official position, even if he is a commoner, as long as he passes the assessment, he can Extraordinary promotion! Regardless of any foreign language, those who pass the assessment, as long as they can listen, read, and write one word, will be rewarded with one tael of silver! Three hundred taels of silver will be rewarded for simple conversations, and one thousand taels of silver will be rewarded for fluent answers! Let the talents of the Ming Dynasty be rewarded You know, all roads lead to an official career, and it doesn’t matter if you can’t pass the Eight-part essay test. As long as you learn a foreign language, you can still be an official and enjoy generous benefits! By the way, as long as dual-translation textbooks in six languages are printed, you can It can be sold at cost price. Starting from March next year, the Ministry of Rites will set up monthly, quarterly and annual foreign language exams. Those who pass the monthly exam will be rewarded with one hundred taels of silver. Those who pass the quarterly exam will be rewarded with three hundred taels of silver. Yearly Those who pass the test will be rewarded with one thousand taels of silver, and even ordinary people can be directly appointed as officials of the ninth rank. After passing the test for several years, they can be automatically promoted to a higher level, up to the upper limit of the fifth rank."
A certain prince also noticed that because of the salary increase given to everyone, many people were not very enthusiastic about learning foreign languages.
For the current plan, we can only get some "catfish" from outside and stimulate these things.
Especially for those students who are smart but know nothing about eight-legged essays, learning a foreign language and becoming an official is a great thing that only happens once in a thousand years.
As for whether you can succeed, it depends on your talent and hard work.
"Your Highness is wise..."
Feng Quan also realized that the prince was really anxious, otherwise he would not have spent so much financial resources to encourage officials and students to learn foreign languages.
"Also, if there is any malpractice for favoritism in the exam, as long as the situation is verified, the invigilator and the examiner will deal with it together, and we will never tolerate it! The exams for the three levels are all set by me, Teacher Tang and others, and the invigilator is also led by Teacher Tang We are responsible. The monthly exam is in the Ministry of Rites, the quarterly exam and the annual exam are in the outer court, and are personally supervised by me!"
A certain prince didn't believe that something disgusting like the last imperial examination could happen under his nose.
If there are still brave people, they can either be sent to guard the northwest border, or go to Shandong to mine, choose one!
"Aiqing must also follow suit, because I will also go abroad in the future!"
A certain prince has already arranged his future career for Feng Quan. Since he is the second minister that many people have guessed, he cannot be allowed to stay in the capital for the sake of his life.
"...Your Highness...this..."
Feng Quan never expected that such a thing of leaving his hometown would happen to him.
"There is no need to be anxious. King Dingzhi will not be an adult until a few years ago, and he will not go abroad to study until then. Aiqing has relatively sufficient time to prepare for this matter. Even if my younger brother becomes an adult, because he grew up in the harem and has the same experience as His experience is far less than that of ordinary people. This is why I intend to let him go out to see the world, so as not to be unable to inherit his vassal state in the future. I am just worried that he will be deceived in a foreign country without knowing the world, so I have to arrange for a capable minister. Accompany him and solve his problems. Looking around the ministers, only Aiqing is good at dancing with long sleeves and has such ability. If you love Qing, don't shirk, otherwise it will be disrespectful and disrespectful. When the king is studying abroad, I will Ai Qing will be appointed as the special envoy to Europe, with full responsibility for the Ming Dynasty's offices in various European countries. This is a job that is coveted by officials in the Ministry of Rites and even within the Seven Ministries!"
The financial power of Qiu Minyang, the consul in Japan, is 20,000 taels of silver per year, so just think about how rich the special envoy in Europe is!
Regardless of whether they are offices in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Rome, Switzerland, Sweden and other places, they are all managed by special envoys.
It was also up to the special envoys to decide how to distribute the goods that arrived in Europe from the mainland of the Ming Dynasty before they were sent home.
This job has a lot of power and a lot of money. Once it is announced, it will be a hot and super fat job.
So what if you leave your hometown?
As long as you can tell the truth, have enough money in your pocket, and can play with the beauties of Western Yi, who would care about staying far away from the mainland of Ming Dynasty?
To put it bluntly, a certain prince spent tens of thousands of taels of silver a year and asked this beloved to take good care of the little fat house and not let him die.
It is within the scope of the nanny's business. A certain prince will equip him with a bodyguard, that is, a military attaché. In this way, he will have civil servants and military generals, plus a guard composed of elite soldiers, and it will be considered complete.
"I am so lucky to have such a holy family, and I am truly grateful. As long as I live, I will live up to His Highness's kindness and do my best to serve His Highness. No one dares to disobey!"
The Crown Prince's will cannot be stopped by Feng Quan, and it would be disrespectful to shirk him blindly.
Besides, judging from the prince's introduction, this position seems to be a very good one.
Qiu Minyang was able to go to Japan as a consul, but he envied many people in the court.
That’s a huge difference of twenty thousand taels of silver a year!
On the surface, the main purpose is to make friends with the upper class of the Japanese country, but in fact it is just to eat, drink and have fun, no one cares about it.
Where can I find such a good thing? ? ?
"Special Envoy to Europe" sounds like a higher level name than "Consul to Japan".
Since it involves dealings with multiple countries, the power must be much greater than the latter, and the amount of money to be paid may also be much greater.
The prince didn't say it clearly, and Feng Quan didn't dare to ask more questions, but he probably had some concerns in his heart.
If you know in advance that you will be released, you will feel a lot of pain in your heart.
But if you think about it, it's a fat job, so the feeling is completely different.
"Aiqing doesn't have to worry about dying in a foreign country. The special envoy to Europe is for ten years, and he can return to the Ming Dynasty after the term is over. I let King Dingzhong study for ten years. It is also for this reason that Aiqing can return with King Dingzhong by then. . I will gradually inform you about the specific details of going to Europe. Your first priority right now is to learn any foreign language so that when you arrive in Europe, you will not have to rely on translators for everything. When it comes to learning foreign languages, please be kind to me. You can start after you return from Monan. Compiling the dictionary involves too much content, so there is no need to rush. Ai Qing only needs to arrange the manpower, and the Imperial Academy will also help. The work of the Ministry of Rites can be carried out step by step and in an orderly manner. . From now on, the main task of the Ministry of Rites is to deal with the outside world, including Japan, Menggu, the Western Regions, Nanyang countries, and Europe thousands of miles away. Therefore, I will increase the rewards for learning foreign languages. King Dingzhi is also learning, so when the time comes How embarrassing would it be to have a group of scholars whose foreign language skills are not as good as King Dingzhong alone, and let King Dingzhong act as a translator for everyone?"
A certain prince didn't have high expectations for Xiao Feizhai's foreign language ability.
However, Xiao Feizhai's performance seemed to be beyond his brother's expectations, especially after getting an English-Chinese bound book, he was able to have simple conversations.
Words like "Hello", "Goodbye" and "I'm so fat" can be blurted out anytime and anywhere!
A good belly is a belly filled with oil and water, which is called a good belly and a fat belly!
This is how a certain prince taught the little fat house to learn English...
