"Your Majesty, this slave has brought some raw materials. His Highness said that the line can be trial-produced in Nandu. If it is successful, the line can be laid widely to facilitate the exchange of supplies!"
Liu Dahao was so impressed by the prince's miraculous calculations that only the immortal military adviser Liu Bowen had such ability. No wonder everyone said that the prince had obtained the true inheritance of military adviser Liu.
Come to think of it, my surname is Liu. This time I am doing errands for the prince, and maybe I can get a little bit of my ancestors' immortal energy. Then not only myself, but also my whole family can ascend to heaven...
"Okay! Very good! The day after tomorrow, I will send top craftsmen to imitate the circuit. If successful, I will give you lots of rewards!"
After several twists and turns, Chongzhen's horizons gradually broadened, and now he naturally understood that if the thieves sneered at his strange and obscene skills, they could be worth gold and silver if used properly.
This line may seem insignificant, but in fact it contains heavenly secrets and great business opportunities. The naughty son explained the wonderful use of the telephone in his heart, and Chongzhen attached great importance to it.
Because if it can be commercialized, a line will be worth no less than a thousand taels of silver. If a thousand lines are laid, it can be worth a million taels. It is really a top-notch good project to make money while lying down.
As long as the materials are available, there are many craftsmen in Nandu. Even if many of them were moved away by the traitor, some of them will stay in the local area. Besides, craftsmen from all over the south can be mobilized to come to Nandu.
"Your Majesty, there is one more thing. I don't know where to place the generator?"
Everything that needs to be done must be done at once. If you ask for instructions later, I guess this man will not have enough time to deal with himself.
"dynamo?"
"Exactly, Your Majesty, the telephone line must be powered by a generator before it can operate. In an emergency, it can also be powered by human power. However, human power supply is inefficient and will only be used if the generator fails."
"Oh~! First place this object in the Eight Treasure House in the southeast corner of the rear residence. After the spring begins, a new house will be built nearby specifically to place this object and related objects."
"yes!"
The rear residence of the Southern Capital is different from that of the Northern Capital. There are still two places where a new courtyard can be built. If there is no room for it at the Eight Treasures House, Chongzhen plans to send people to build more new houses.
Anyway, it is used to place objects. It does not need to be built luxuriously, as long as the interior is spacious and easy to take and place, and it does not cost much money.
"Your Majesty, General Huang's film is out!"
"Oh! Let me take a look!"
Huang Degong's film is almost the same as Liu Dahao's. At first glance, it will make people shudder and have a creepy feeling. Every bone in the film is very clear, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it reveals its true form.
"May I ask what the doctor thinks of this film?"
"Your Majesty, I have not found any fractures in General Huang's body. It seems that there are some bone fractures in the palm of his right hand!"
"Ah? This...how should we treat it?"
"Don't worry, Your Majesty. As long as General Huang doesn't use his right hand to exert force, such as holding a knife, and try to reduce hand movements, he will get better within a hundred days after applying the medicine. If there is an emergency, you can use your left hand instead."
"Okay! Hushan, do you understand?"
"It's finally clear! Thank you doctor!"
Huang Degong just felt a slight discomfort in the palm of his right hand, but he didn't expect that there was really a problem. When he saw the film of himself, he discovered that there was indeed a crack on the bone in the palm of his hand. This was a mark that did not exist on his left hand.
If he didn't take care of himself in time, it might become more serious in the future. Fortunately, he caught up with this fairy machine, otherwise he might have been delayed.
After witnessing the miracle with their own eyes, the ministers certainly would not miss such a good thing, and immediately made suggestions, meaning that Fengtian Temple should be turned into a physical examination station for middle-aged and elderly people...
"After everything is done, dear friends, you can take pictures one by one!"
The group came together to talk, which made Chongzhen very helpless, so he had to agree. As the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, he also wanted to arrange the film as soon as possible, but he couldn't take off his clothes in public, right?
"Your Majesty, Your Highness has something important to do. You must let your servant speak for you!"
"What's the matter? But it doesn't matter!"
"His Highness said that the rogue bandits have been severely damaged by the king's army. Even if they flee eastward, they cannot threaten the safety of the southern capital. The eastern bandits have been defeated and it will take some time to recover. If the enemy can reach the southern capital, or even attack the city, they will enter the river from the sea. !”
What a certain filial son means is that Mr. Zheng is beating up the Dutch. If the Dutch realize that there is no hope of rescuing the Dongfan stronghold, they may take a desperate risk and go upstream from the Yangtze River Estuary to directly threaten Nandu.
"Prince, can you tell me how to deal with this?"
After hearing this, Chongzhen's expression immediately darkened, and he sat on the dragon chair, deep in thought. This traitor was determined not to mention this matter for no reason. Could it be that Zheng Zhilong's attack on Dongfan was unfavorable and Hongyi counterattacked?
"Back to Your Majesty, His Majesty said that it is necessary to set up river defenses in the Shogun Mountain area, especially to deploy artillery and missiles at Yanziji to block possible invading enemy fleets. This is a defense plan, please accept it!"
Regarding how to defend Nandu, Liu Dahao was not an expert in the industry. He basically only got a rough idea from the Crown Prince. How to arrange the specific arrangements was a matter for people like Nanting.
"Come here, show me the map of Nandu!"
"yes!"
The two chamberlains struggled to unfold the huge wall chart, which was one foot long and wide, on the shelf, so that both the emperor and his ministers could see it at a glance.
Mufu Mountain is located in the northeast of Nandu City, and Yanziji is the easternmost end of the mountain. It stands on the riverside and has dangerous terrain, which has great strategic value.
Yanziji is only more than ten feet high. Because it strangles the Yangtze River, it is known as "the number one rock in the Yangtze River".
If this rock is lost, Shogun Mountain will not be protected.
If this mountain is lost, the southern capital will be attacked.
"Your Majesty, this slave has brought twenty new bronze cannons, forty red barbarian cannons, two thousand artillery shells, and one hundred anti-ship missiles."
"Okay! Chief Assistant, has there been any news about Hongyi's military situation recently?"
"Back to Your Majesty, the latest information about the Hongyi army was sent by Zheng Zhilong a month ago, saying that the army is still besieging the Hongyi Castle in Dongpan!"
Chief Assistant Qu Shishu now basically guessed what was going on. It was probably Zheng Zhilong who had told the Crown Prince that the Hongyi Castle was difficult to conquer and that the Hongyi reinforcements might arrive soon.
Hongyi became angry because he didn't want to lose both sides with Zheng Zhilong, so he chose to go north and let the fleet enter the river, approaching the gates of Nandu. This made him angry...
"How is the defense situation of Hushan, Mufu Mountain, and especially Yanziji?"
"Your Majesty, there will be 5,000 troops stationed at Shogun Mountain, including 500 soldiers and horses from Yanziji, and more than 100 light and heavy artillery. If the enemy is discovered, hundreds of warships can be dispatched to stop the attack."
Huang Degong believed that such strength of river defense should be able to resist the invasion of Hongyi.
This means that if we come up from the river and fight on land, we will definitely kill Hongyi until his buttocks pee.
"Yeah! Not bad! Hushan is indeed my Ming Dynasty's good general!"
After hearing this, Chongzhen looked at the defense map again and felt that Huang Degong's arrangements were very appropriate. When he read what the traitor said in the letter, his face immediately turned dark...
"Nonsense!"
"..."
All the ministers were confused. Who was the emperor talking about?
"Unfortunately...the prince actually asked me to patrol upstream along the river at a critical moment!"
To put it nicely, it means "hunting", but to put it more bluntly, it means running fast!
If you run slowly, you are lucky and will be caught by Hong Yi. If you are not lucky, you will be killed by Hong Yi!
This treacherous son will let me defend myself for a while, and then run away to the west!
I don’t know the art of clones, so what’s the point?
"Your Majesty, can I have a look?"
After the emperor was furious, the first assistant Qu Shishu asked tentatively, maybe the emperor had not understood the prince's meaning.
"Look!"
The letters are all about military matters, there are no family matters, but I am not afraid of being seen by outsiders.
Qu Shishu took the letter from Wang Chengen, read it quickly, and then looked at the defense map, and then he understood.
Immediately, the second assistant Gao Hongtu also asked for instructions and hoped to read the letter, so he initially understood what the prince meant.
The summary is actually just one sentence - if you can win, fight if you can't, then run away!
"Your Majesty, I believe that the enemy situation is unknown, and the court must make two preparations!"
"How to prepare?"
"First, strengthen the river defense, especially the defense around Shogunate Mountain. Second, if the river defense is unable to stop the Hongyi fleet, it will be turned into city defense. On the contrary, in times of crisis, your majesty must not defend it. If something happens to your majesty, it will definitely happen again. A scene described in the Book of Heaven!"
"Hiss... what the chief assistant said makes sense!"
Hearing Qu Shishu mention the Book of Heaven, Chongzhen couldn't help but agree with his suggestion.
If he really couldn't stop Hongyi, he would have no choice but to run away. He didn't want to find another tree to hang himself on.
The emperor of the Ming Dynasty died either by hanging in the northern capital or by hanging in the southern capital. How tragic and tragic...
Furthermore, if he dies, doesn't it mean that he will send the traitor to the throne?
I am at the height of the Spring and Autumn Period, how can I take the initiative to hang myself? ? ?
No matter whether it is rogue bandits, Donglu, or Hongyi who come to kill me, the throne is still mine!
If I don't give it to you, then you can't take it away!
"Chief Assistant, if I remember correctly, have you been baptized?"
"Return to your majesty, I will accept it!"
"Does the chief assistant know that Hongyi has such military strength that it can break through the river defenses, march to the city, and use heavy artillery to destroy the southern capital wall as the traitor...the prince said?"
This is the benefit you can get from having someone who knows a little about Hongyi as your first assistant. If it were someone else, you would have to guess.
"Your Majesty, I heard from the Western warlock Ai Julius that the heaviest Hongyi heavy artillery can fire thirty-two pounds of bullets, while our Ming heavy artillery can only fire eighteen pounds of bullets at most. There is almost a difference of one pound. Many times. If it is true that the Dutch Red Barbarians send hundreds of warships, equipped with no less than a thousand heavy artillery, and focus on bombarding the walls of the southern capital, I am afraid..."
"But it doesn't matter!"
"I'm afraid that Nandu City is in danger!"
The first assistant, Qu Shishu, knew that the Ming army was not good at water warfare, and even Zheng Zhilong's fleet, not to mention the Hongyi warships, could not defeat them. If they wanted to regain Dongfan, they would have to rely on the Zheng family.
Nandu City is built on the riverside. This is a convenient condition in normal times and is of great help in transporting supplies. However, in wartime, if the river defense is lost, it will be a fatal flaw.
"Don't worry, chief assistant. The general will definitely lead his troops to defend with all their strength. If the situation is over, the general will definitely break through to the death and try to keep His Majesty unscathed!"
Huang Degong didn't know how many people, ships, and heavy artillery Hongyi would come, but since he was a good general in the book of heaven, he had to live up to his name.
"Your Majesty, I think your Majesty's intention is to have the King's army try to hold on to Shogunate Mountain as much as possible. If this place is lost, we must not hold on to the southern capital. We must move west along the Yangtze River as soon as possible."
Are you several miles behind in your understanding?
Second Assistant Gao Hongtu quickly expressed his thoughts to prevent the long-lived man from actually hanging himself again.
Can't you run away if you can't fight?
Who said you can't run?
I just donated 100,000 taels of silver and became the second most loyal person in Nanting. I can’t become a loyal person so quickly!
"What does Cifu mean? You might as well elaborate!"
Seeing that Gao Hongtu's explanation seemed a bit new, Chongzhen wanted to continue listening. In short, as long as he didn't hang himself, he could consider any suggestions.
"Your Majesty, Your Highness has made it clear in his heart that an early warning system, such as beacon towers, and flying cavalry must be set up along the river to transmit information much faster than the Hongyi people traveling upstream. By setting up an early warning section in Songjiang Prefecture, signs of Hongyi invasion can be detected in advance. , the court can be prepared after receiving the report. Wang Shi can fight the Hongyi Fleet at Mufu Mountain. If Wang Shi wins, Nandu will naturally be out of danger. Otherwise, His Majesty must patrol to the west as soon as possible. His Highness said that the people in Jiangnan are currently uneasy Stable, or a large number of people who oppose your Majesty openly surrender to the enemy, your Majesty must preserve your strength. When your Majesty sends reinforcements to the south of the Yangtze River, we can unite our forces to repel the red barbarians, regain the lost territory, and liquidate the traitors!"
"...Yeah! What Jisuke said makes sense!"
After Gao Hongtu said this, Chongzhen calmed down. It seemed that the second assistant supported him in hunting to the west, which was much better than Zhonghao who was mentioned in the heavenly book to wait for help.
"Your Majesty, if we abandon Nandu, what will the people in the city do?"
Zheng Sanjun, the Minister of Household Affairs, asked a very inappropriate question. If he wanted to estimate the people at this time, I am afraid only God can do it.
"Your Highness can't tell you that reinforcements from the North Court will arrive in thirty days. The Hongyi are different from the Donglu. Their home base is thousands of miles away. They will not occupy the south of the Yangtze River. They will just plunder everywhere. The people in the city will go west together and run through hundreds of This can turn the crisis into safety."
Gao Hongtu despised this Shangshu who was born in Donglin. At this time, he remembered to take care of the people.
"Just follow what you said, the prince must have already figured it out, and I and all your dear friends can follow the trend!"
Chongzhen didn't want to say another word to Zheng Sanjun at all. At present, the people in the city were Diao Min and the scholars were thieves. Chongzhen had no intention of saving these scum who were always against him.
However, the money in Taicang, the Ministry of Finance, must be transported away in time. Not even one tael can be left to the Hongyi, otherwise it will be an enemy.
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty!"
"Why are you panicking?"
"Great joy! Great joy! Zhenhaibo Zheng Zhilong led his troops to defeat Hongyi and regain the southern part of Dongfan!"
"Ah? Submit it quickly!"
Just as he was debating whether to stay or go, such exciting good news came. Chongzhen was really overjoyed.
"Okay, okay! Can Uncle Zhenhai come?"
"If you avoid it, Uncle Zhenhai will only send people to deliver battle reports, tributes and captured trophies!"
"That's fine! My dear companion, let me show it to you all!"
If you don't come, don't come. Anyway, as long as you can defeat Hongyi, it will be a solution for me.
After the Hongyi suffered a defeat, they would no longer want to take advantage of it. It seemed that the Hongyi really couldn't defeat Zhen Haibo's fleet.
Chongzhen immediately felt relieved. He walked proudly in front of the dragon chair with his hands behind his back. His mood when looking at the defense map was much more relaxed than before.
"Your Majesty, since Zhenhai Boye has achieved a great victory, can the defense of Shogunate Mountain be maintained as usual?"
Huang Degong still wanted to ask clearly, lest he would be in trouble if something went wrong when the emperor asked again. He would definitely lose face if he was driven in by the leader of the Hongyi fleet.
"...Business as usual! Just in case! Shogunate Mountain is the last barrier of Nandu, so we must not take it lightly!"
Since the treacherous son had sent the weapons, Chongzhen planned to make the best use of them. He couldn't discuss it for a long time and finally canceled it.
Chongzhen was still somewhat hoping that Hongyi would fight over, so that he could know which thieves in the Jiangnan area were traitors under the banner of "loyalty and good".
It must be difficult to detect at ordinary times. Only when the general situation changes, these thieves will show their tricks, and it will be convenient for the court to send troops to catch them all.
"Your Majesty, Your Highness said that two docks can be built at Yifeng Gate and Zhengyang Gate in Nandu to facilitate the transportation of ships."
"...Let me think twice!"
Chongzhen did not agree to Liu Dahao's sudden suggestion for the time being.
That traitor will either make me run away or make me pay, which will really make me angry!
The construction of these two docks requires no less than 200,000 taels of silver. Do you think I came to Jiangnan to dig silver mines?
