"Two Emperors of the Ming Dynasty"!
That's right!
After the main contents of the signing were published in newspapers, there was a wave of heated discussion.
Regardless of any profession or status, no one has ever seen such a weird thing.
Two emperors, one from the south and one from the north!
The new emperor in the north also has two queens!
Isn't this equivalent to dividing the Ming Dynasty's territory into two?
Northern and Southern Dynasties?
East and West Wei?
The common people got a thrilling enjoyment like a thunderbolt!
Fortunately, the prince and regent previously commanded the northern eight corners, which is equivalent to having been vaccinated.
Now it is nothing more than confirming the status of the prince again. The two previous titles combined have the same power as the emperor.
As long as the two major groups of the army and merchants support it, the two smaller groups of chamberlains and nobles also support it.
A certain new emperor was able to sit firmly on the dragon's chair. It turned out that the dragon's chair had been given to the dumpster as a souvenir.
Emperor Haojing didn't want to use N-hand goods, so he sent someone to create a new one.
The appearance is absolutely novel and unique, and looks similar to the one in the popular TV series "So-and-so's Game".
A certain new emperor is not in a hurry to let the craftsmen rush the work, because his main prop now is a bed, and the next stage will be a cane!
For the military ministers' support, a certain prince's prize has been distributed.
There are hard prizes and there are soft prizes!
The hard prize is 12,000 Qi Department Store shopping vouchers per person, not discount vouchers, the kind that can be fully redeemed in cash.
The most important thing is that you can buy the actual product, not the order.
Place an order on the same day and have the goods ready for delivery the next day.
Soft prizes are easier to understand. A certain new emperor specially selected palace maids who were above 165, especially those with slender legs, from his palace.
Let them wear short robes, black silk, high heels, and various foils to serve as maids of the military aircraft department and serve the military ministers.
Each minister can get two maids, one to rub his shoulders and one to beat his legs. They can do nothing, and they can be pleasing to the eye even when they are standing tall.
Except for Xue Guoguan, the first assistant and the abbot of the country, and Feng Quan, the minister of rites, the remaining military ministers can be regarded as gentlemen.
But just because he is a gentleman, everyone likes this...
If the maids are unfortunate enough to be lieutenant generals, they will have a good home.
Some stores outside also have similar services, but here at Xinhuang, you can choose the best of the best and keep "refilling your cup"!
When the adopted disaster girls grow up, most of them with poor looks can work as female workers in factories.
The few with good looks can stay in the palace and serve as palace maids. Those with good looks and figures will have a good future.
A certain new king is an investment expert and never makes a loss-making deal. He raises these little cuties just so they can be put to use one day!
The military and aircraft ministers who received such treatment were naturally 100% satisfied, and no one had the opportunity to say they were dissatisfied.
Why?
Because the mouth was blocked, blocked with something?
you guess? you guess? Guess? ? ?
The officials below will naturally also receive rewards of varying amounts. The ministers of the third rank will receive three thousand taels of silver each, the ministers of the third rank will receive one thousand taels of silver each, and the ministers of the fourth rank will receive five hundred taels each.
Even the lowest tenth-grade person, who was previously unqualified, can still get ten taels of silver. A small official can get at least one tael of silver, and there is no problem in buying a chicken and drinking some wine.
In short, a certain new emperor wants to use money to reflect the emperor's grace!
The rewards for generals and officers are equivalent to the rank of officials. Soldiers are all given one tael each, and non-commissioned officers are given two taels each.
For a boss like Zheng Chenggong who is not short of money, a certain new emperor also has special rewards.
That is a book called "Amphibious Warfare Tactics"!
Although the writing is relatively general and can only outline some issues, it is still precious.
Because it was completely written by a certain new emperor, and it was an only copy, the only one in the world!
Can this be worth ten thousand taels of silver?
In Zheng Chenggong's view, he would not exchange it for someone else's one hundred thousand taels of silver!
From now on, this will be the treasure passed down from the ancestors of the Zheng family!
The book written by a certain new emperor contains not only text, but also pictures. For example, the width of the landing site, the spread area of the combat units, the types of warships to be deployed, and the number of troops required are all clearly explained.
With this book, Zheng Jun will be unfavorable in future landing operations!
His father Zheng Zhilong naturally knows this craft, but he is only based on the present.
This book by a certain new emperor focuses on the future. For example, the amphibious assault ship is a warship that absolutely does not exist in this era.
At the same time as sending the book, a certain prince also gave Zheng Chenggong a wooden model of an amphibious assault ship about three feet long.
There are not only airships but also airplanes on it. The rear of the cabin can be opened to release landing craft.
The craftsmanship of the Ming Dynasty's eighth-level carpenter is naturally unparalleled. All objects are made lifelike according to the drawings.
For this model, a certain new emperor mobilized senior carpenters from twenty yamen, and it took four months to complete it.
This can be regarded as worthy of Zheng Chenggong's previous performance in leading his troops in a bloody battle to defend the capital.
Although he didn't get shopping coupons or money, Zheng Chenggong was overjoyed to get a book and a large model.
The model was left in the capital first, and photos of the object were taken and sent immediately to his hometown in Fujian so that his father Zheng Zhilong could have a sneak peek.
A certain new emperor is not afraid of leaking military secrets due to leaked photos.
As long as you know what the amphibious assault ship looks like, it's useless if you don't know how to use it.
Besides, without refined oil, an airship would not be able to fly, let alone an amphibious assault ship that would cost a lot of money.
Why did you give Zheng Chenggong a book?
It's very simple. His father Zheng Zhilong's enemies are currently at this level.
When Zheng Chenggong leads his fleet to the expedition, the enemy will naturally escalate.
Everything you know, the enemy knows, and it will be very difficult for you to "kill wild monsters".
At this time, you need to use some tactics that the enemy does not know, in order to kill the "wild monsters" and then pick up the "treasures"!
After being the prince's disciple for so many years, Zheng Chenggong only now understands what the prince meant when he mentioned a drop in the bucket.
I originally thought that naval warfare was my special skill and did not need to be taught by others, but I didn't expect that there was also a tactic that started with "T".
I originally thought that Xiyi's plywood boats were a powerful weapon in naval warfare and were invincible, but I didn't expect that the prince could build an iron-clad ship!
The keel of the ironclad ship has been laid in Tianjin and is now under construction in full swing.
This is a top secret project, and outsiders cannot enter even if they know the construction location.
As the prince's disciple and the eldest son of Zhenhaihou, Zheng Chenggong was lucky enough to know about this matter.
What is different from people of the same level is that Zheng Chenggong also knows the performance of ironclad ships!
Therefore, the prince has written to his father Zheng Zhilong, and he must try to collect the silver to purchase ten ironclad ships.
Compared with wooden ships that catch fire, ironclad ships are invincible at sea.
Whichever side has enough ironclads can win the naval battle.
The side without ironclad ships will either be defeated and surrender, or become a servant of the Ming Dynasty!
Zheng Chenggong did not know whether the Western Yi countries were also building ironclad ships.
But there is no doubt that the Ming Dynasty Navy will serve the first batch of ironclad ships within five years!
Zheng Chenggong also asked some warlocks insinuatingly, without saying anything clearly, just whether iron-clad warships could sail on the sea.
The warlocks denied it in principle, but the results of physical calculations supported it. The warlocks could only say in the end that it was feasible to cover the outer layer of the wooden-hulled ship with iron...
Through this consultation, Zheng Chenggong basically understood the approximate technical level of Western countries.
Although the warlocks are not experts in shipbuilding, since no one even recognizes the ironclad, the shipyard may not build such an incredible thing.
The Ming Dynasty's construction of ironclads was not a random phenomenon. It was a technical demonstration by a certain new emperor. First, there were calculation results, and then there were actual scale models as evidence.
For the sake of the court and the Zheng family, the first ironclad ship was built by a certain new emperor at his own risk. Even if it became an aquarium, he would not lose anyone else's money.
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty wants to take revenge for your ministers!"
In the half month after he proclaimed himself emperor, newspapers were sold out of stock every day. Because the new emperor generously rewarded the civil servants and generals who supported the throne, it directly stimulated consumption in the capital and surrounding areas.
However, bad things always happen to others. For example, Tengjisi and his younger brother Tengjite from the Sunit tribe outside the Great Wall went to the capital in disgrace to complain.
"You mean Huang Taiji sent out a large army to clean up Monan?"
"It's absolutely true! A large number of people under my command have been looted, including cattle and sheep!"
"What's the strength of Donglu's troops?"
"There are no less than ten thousand people, all of them are invulnerable heavy cavalry!"
"... Your two brothers and the servants who came to Beijing will stay here first. Huang Taiji deceived others too much. I will be responsible for this matter to the end!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
I just said, why has this guy been so honest recently?
It turns out that he was holding back his energy and planning to use a bigger move!
Although the population of Monan is not large, there are still hundreds of thousands in total.
Huangtaiji may have realized that it would cost a lot to enter the border and grab the population, so he had the idea of directly recruiting the population of his allies.
It was extremely difficult for the regular army of the Ming Dynasty to fight Huang Taiji's heavy cavalry group, let alone this group of losers in Monan.
The combat effectiveness of the Khalkha tribes in Mobei is quite good. Before Braid took over the Central Plains, there was no Emperor Taiji or Dorgon at all.
The Sunite tribe is a typical example of the tribes in Monan, and its combat effectiveness is comparable to the running version of the rogues...
After this department was equipped with many weapons supported by a certain new emperor, it was still like this, let alone other departments.
It is estimated that Huang Taiji's thugs have been caught in a swoop by now, and they have all been escorted outside the customs.
If Huang Taiji really wants to change his grand strategy, he will attack Meng Gu first.
After letting it succeed, this Qing Dynasty will become the second Liao Kingdom.
The Jin Kingdom, which started out as a fishermen and hunters, did not completely control the grasslands, but the Liao Kingdom did.
According to the accounts of prisoners captured during the battle to deliver grain from Jinzhou, Huang Taiji had armed at least 150,000 heavy cavalry.
In this way, the two families of Monan and Mobei joined forces and were no match for the braided soldiers.
Let Huang Taiji control the entire grassland, which is equivalent to giving him another 200,000 cavalry!
If they are all upgraded to heavy cavalry, the threat to the Ming Dynasty will be even greater, but a certain new emperor can't do anything at this time.
It was so difficult to deliver food to Zu Dashou, but going deep into the grassland to fight Huang Taiji's braided army would be a disaster.
A certain new emperor is still cleaning up the mess in the northern corner, and at the same time opening up two major overseas territories, one in the south and one in the north.
It seems that Huangtai Chicken is not idle either. Not only is it clearing up the plains in the hinterland, but it also plans to completely eat the entire grassland.
Since the Khalkha tribes have strong combat capabilities and are easy to maneuver, it may take a year or two for the emperor's chickens to eat the grasslands.
A certain new emperor here is completely waiting for Hong Chengchou to be suitable to eliminate the rogue bandits entrenched in the Dabie Mountains, and the time will not be too short.
In order to shorten this time, in addition to Qin Liangyu's Baigan Army, Sun Chuanting once again led the Qin Army's elite, with a strength of about 30,000, to assist in the suppression operation.
In order to destroy this pile of garbage, a certain new emperor has mobilized nearly 200,000 troops, and his firepower and armor have also been fully upgraded. I don't believe that he can't defeat the opponent this time.
"Your Majesty, this is new information sent from outside the customs!"
A certain new emperor asked someone to open the letter, and when he opened the paper, he saw that it was indeed new information.
It said that Huang Taiji had ordered all the people south of Gaizhou to be moved to the north of Tieling to open up wasteland.
Judging from the map, this is equivalent to completely abandoning the entire Liaodong Peninsula, perhaps leaving only a small number of garrison troops as eyeliners.
However, the key point of the decisive battle between the Ming and Qing Dynasties was not how much territory the other side seized, but how much of the opponent's vitality was eliminated.
If the main force is gone, how can we stick to our own territory?
So it seems that now is not a good time to take the opportunity to counterattack the Liaodong Peninsula.
The Liaodong Peninsula is mountainous and is not suitable for large corps, especially armored units, to fight.
There are not even common people, so sending troops there is in vain, and even trying to rob them can't succeed...
This was the strategy used later to deal with Zheng Chenggong's troops, which was to withdraw twenty miles from the coast as a buffer isolation zone.
It seems that they have given up a lot of territory, but in fact they have stopped their losses in time, which is equivalent to perfectly avoiding the amphibious landing attack of the Ming Navy.
A certain new emperor thought that he was brave enough to give up Jinzhou, but he didn't expect that Huang Taiji was willing to give up the entire Liaodong Peninsula.
OK!
Very good!
The territory lost on the peninsula can be regained from the grasslands.
Maybe it would be ten times the area compensation, and by the way, millions of livestock could be harvested.
Huang Taiji's move of retreating in order to advance puts the new emperor's move of retreating in lieu of advancement to shame!
At this time, a certain new emperor was still at a loss, and could not think of a way to solve it for the time being.
What can I say?
I am also in a dilemma~!
As Huangtaiji went north to open up wasteland and extended its claws into the grassland, it was like the Ming and Qing Dynasties were playing double mines.
At present, Huangtaiji's second mine is not yet operational, and can only rely on the newly reclaimed single mine to support combat operations.
If this guy is allowed to operate the dual mines well, Ming Dynasty will really be at great risk.
A certain new emperor's overseas territories can at most contribute some local products and food, and it is impossible for them to send troops.
The fighting power of the Nanyang natives is not as good as the local bandits. Arming them is simply taking the initiative to kill people.
Now the only advantage of a certain new emperor is that it is technologically advanced. It can be said that its three bases beat the opponent's two bases.
Limited by knowledge and brain capacity, it is not easy for Huang Taiji to upgrade his base.
Fortunately, as time went by, France's old iron energy continued to send a large number of German mercenaries.
Seeing that the business was good, the Dutch were willing to get involved. There were already thousands of armed merchant ships on the sea engaged in trade between Europe and the Ming Dynasty. Whether sending people or delivering goods, as long as they could make money, they would all take orders.
The Ottoman Empire can't send mercenaries, but it does have a local specialty that it can get, and that's the bearded war horse!
Fat and strong, with good endurance, fast speed and strong impact, it is far better than the local "horse-shaped donkey" of Ming Dynasty!
The unopinionated and overjoyed emperor Ibrahim, while watching the progress of canal excavation, exchanged war horses, nuts, and fair-skinned and beautiful female slaves for various high-quality goods from the Ming Empire...
