Time flies like an arrow, and the sun and the moon fly by. In a blink of an eye, time has come to the fifth year of Chongzhen.
God did not give Zhu Youjian face because he was a time traveler. The severe drought in the northwest continued.
Under the court's vigorous disaster relief and half-forced, half-tempted guidance, a large number of bankrupt farmers in Shaanxi joined the ranks of immigrants.
According to incomplete statistics, in the past three years, the number of immigrants from Shaanxi under official guidance alone has reached 3 million.
Of those who firmly disagreed with immigration, the court did not give up. In addition to being recruited as soldiers, a large number of people also participated in the court's paid projects.
Major newspapers also publicized the court's disaster relief efforts.
Suddenly, the people's sentiments in the court soared.
When everyone's eyes turned to the disaster, the Ming military headquarters was not idle either.
Under Zhu Youjian's instructions, he took the lead in abolishing the military household system and allowing military households to engage in other industries.
A large number of elderly soldiers were properly accommodated.
A large number of young people of appropriate age joined the Ming army. The main battle force of the Ming Dynasty army reached more than 2 million, in addition to 1 million reserve troops. and 100,000 engineering troops.
In order to increase the people's recognition of the imperial court, Zhu Youjian directly explained the three major disciplines and eight points of attention of the Eighth Route Army in later generations.
three disciplines
All actions follow orders;
Don’t take advantage of the masses;
All seizures shall be returned to the public.
Eight Notes on Folding
speak kindly;
Buying and selling are fair;
Borrow something and pay it back;
Compensation for damaged items;
Do not hit or curse others;
No damage to crops;
Do not flirt with women;
Do not mistreat prisoners.
At the same time, in order to increase the people's recognition of the imperial court, a large number of reserve soldiers were deployed to assist the engineering troops and help the people work everywhere.
Today I went to Lijia Village to clean the homes of elderly people over 60 years old and carry water.
Tomorrow I will take the elders of Zhangjia Village to build the official road from the village to the outside.
The day after tomorrow, he took the people of Niujia Village to dig ditches. Dig a well.
Coupled with inadvertent newspaper reports.
The impression of Ming soldiers in the hearts of the people is constantly changing.
In the past, meeting a group of officers and soldiers was like meeting bandits. Don't dare to talk nonsense for fear of being robbed.
Nowadays, when meeting soldiers, unless the soldiers are on a mission, they always have to do the usual things and invite them to their homes for a drink of water.
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The number of people who recognize Zhu Youjian has continued to increase in the past three years, reaching an astonishing 9 million.
The system was successfully upgraded to level 7, and Zhu Youjian got the equipment he needed most at the moment, a rifled gun.
This rifled gun was named the Great Mingwei Artillery by Zhu Youjian.
Although this cannon cannot be loaded with explosive shells, the maximum range is only 15 miles, the effective range is only 10 miles, and the rate of fire reaches a ridiculous speed of not firing for 3 minutes.
But there is still no denying their power.
The rifling inside the rifled gun can effectively ensure the stability of the projectile and increase the range. In this way, the cannon's hit rate will skyrocket.
Although there is no way to compare with the cannons of later generations, but at the moment, it is definitely a sharp weapon.
Especially for naval battles. With this cannon. A boarding battle will make history.
Just imagine, when the opponent is 10 miles away and there is no way to determine where the shells will land, the Ming Navy directly launches a concentrated fire, and the opponent will be scared to death?
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As for the Ming Dynasty's navy, it received strong support from the imperial court and a large number of Chinese and Western warships for reference. Last year, Ming Dynasty successfully launched a sailing battleship, the Poseidon.
The Poseidon sailing warship is 150m long, 30m wide, 12 meters deep and has a draft of 8.5 meters. There are nine masts on the ship that can carry twelve sails, and the maximum speed is 18 knots.
The maximum displacement is up to 10,000 tons. Although it is not as good as Zheng He's treasure ship, as a specially made warship, its combat capabilities can definitely crush Zheng He's treasure ship.
The sailing battleship Poseidon is equipped with the powerful cannon imitated by Ming craftsmen.
Although the range and accuracy are not as good as those produced by the system, they can be produced by themselves.
In this way, large-scale equipment does not have to look at the face of "Meishan".
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In terms of politics, Zhu Youjian went on a rampage to arrest corrupt officials, and at the same time used a large number of officials he secretly trained. Last year, he even ordered to improve the imperial examination.
A lot of other content has been added.
From then on, the situation where the Four Books and Five Classics dominated the imperial examinations was gone forever.
Zhu Youjian did not kill those corrupt officials, but ordered them to be stripped of their official positions and forced them to teach children and adults how to read.
There is nothing we can do to prevent too many illiterates. These corrupt officials can only make use of waste.
In terms of education, the imperial court made great efforts to open academies and required teenagers aged 5 to 16 to attend school every three days.
Many poor scholars were invited to become teachers in colleges.
In terms of economy, the imperial court vigorously promoted new currencies in early Chongzhen 3.
Because the imperial court ordered that taxes in other currencies will be gradually eliminated in the future.
In addition, the new coins themselves have a certain value, and there is no need to weigh and check the quality, which greatly simplifies the transaction process.
As soon as the new currency entered the market, it was warmly welcomed by the people.
In terms of transportation, the imperial court vigorously renovated and expanded official roads. The railways from Beijing to Shenyang and Beijing to Luoyang have been put into use.
Convenient transportation greatly increased the court's control over the local area.
Externally, the imperial court opened more than ten ports, and with the control of the Malacca Strait, maritime tax revenue reached an astonishing 30 million taels.
However, a considerable part of the money was used to buy rice.
Taiwan, Hainan Island, and other surrounding large islands suitable for planting are constantly being developed.
It can be said that the current Ming Dynasty is more than twice as powerful as Chongzhen 2 years ago.
As for North Korea, although the North Koreans repeatedly asked the Ming Dynasty to regain North Korea, they were all suppressed by Zhu Youjian.
At the beginning of the third year of Chongzhen, Dorgon wanted to take advantage of the freezing Yalu River to sneak attack the Ming army. However, the Ming army learned the news in advance. Zhu Dingguo sent 3,000 elite cavalry, defeated the 20,000 Jiannu army head-on, and burned countless baggage. This dispelled Dorgon's plans for Liaodong.
In order to leave a way out for themselves, the slave-building coalition forces stepped up their offensive against Japan. So far, Kyushu and Shikoku have all fallen into the hands of the coalition forces.
Even a small part of Japan's Honshu Island fell into the hands of the coalition forces.
Because of the many disastrous defeats of Jiannu, plus the fact that in the 2nd year of Chongzhen, Su Polu captured a group of pirates and obtained nearly 10,000 high-quality soldiers. In addition, with the secret support of the Great Ming Dynasty, the Soviet Union Polu The power of the captives is getting stronger and stronger.
There is a strong tendency for the Jiannu and the Mongols to abandon their past grievances and reunite. However, due to the pressure from Ming Dynasty, the three parties can still maintain a balance on the surface.
As for the Western Yi, those red-haired ghosts received some support from the country, but most of their warships were blocked outside the Strait of Malacca.
The Ming Navy still has the final say around the Ming Dynasty.
