"Your Majesty, if Yin Zhengmao can really win, his children and grandchildren cannot follow him." Zhang Juzheng heard the little emperor's words and chose a compromise plan.
Yin Zhengmao's son and grandson have returned to Beijing to study. If they are of the third rank or above, they will be able to serve as officials and study in the Imperial College. Yin Zhengmao's son and grandson cannot be allowed to follow him to the sea. In other words, the governor of Luzon cannot be hereditary and replace him, otherwise it will be trouble.
Zhu Yijun smiled and said: "Let's talk about it then, we haven't fought yet."
"Zhang Siwei said that he wanted to engrave and publish the Yongle Grand Ceremony. This is a huge sum of money, and he really dared to say it." Zhu Yijun talked about Zhang Siwei.
Zhang Siwei was also making cards out of thin air, and the angle of the card he made was really tricky. Zhang Siwei himself had studied the Yongle ceremony, and the engraving and printing were published all over the world. This was a lot of money, and the court did not need to spend it.
Zhang Siwei is obviously following the old path of bribing the government.
If the Yongle Dadian sells well, Zhang Siwei, the person in charge, will get his money back by doing a little accounting.
"Zhang Siwei is very rich." Zhang Juzheng said with emotion.
Zhang Siwei had nothing else but a lot of money. When the Hedong Salt Bill came into effect, Zhang Siwei could spend tens of thousands of taels of silver with just a wave of his hand. Those officials who usually shouted that they were honest and upright would rather break the public laws than dare to Please ask for permission against your private door.
Bribery and appeasement are a great disadvantage to the country.
"Then let him print it. It can be regarded as a credit." Zhu Yijun nodded and said, agreeing with Zhang Siwei's plan to create cards out of thin air and achieve meritorious service.
The banquet began, and the little emperor was really studying very seriously.
During the martial arts practice in the afternoon, a decree suddenly reached Wenyuan Pavilion, and then a commendation edict for Hou Yu Zhao was sent from the cabinet to the Supervisor of Ceremonies. Please ask your Majesty to use the seal. Feng Bao led a group of eunuchs to Liu Ke Yamen Liu. Korang.
There are about 20 people in the six departments, namely, Du Geshizhong, left and right, and Gei Shizhong. They are in charge of attendants, admonitions, repairs, relics, and inspection of the affairs of the six ministries and departments. The court room of the six departments is located in the imperial palace. To the east of Jimen, there are seven yamen rooms for each department, which are called the Six Branch Corridors.
In the Ming Dynasty, there were only three official offices of the outer court yamen in the palace, one was Liukelang, one was Wenyuan Pavilion, and the other was Xiyuan Baoqisi.
This Xiyuan Baoqisi is not yet in the Forbidden City, but in the Xiyuan of the Palace Garden.
When Feng Bao walked into the Sixth Section, the officials of the Section fell to their knees because Feng Bao was here to read out the imperial edict.
The two small yellow doors opened the imperial edict. Feng Bao flicked his fly whisk and raised his voice and said in a frustrated voice: "The emperor is destined to be carried by heaven, and the edict says:"
"Liu Ke is responsible for the officials who are close servants in matters. They can talk about the success or failure of the court's decrees, the sorrows of the army and the people, and the misdeeds of all officials. Since the law was established, the Liu Ke has been in charge of supervising the powers of the six ministries. All major matters are discussed by the court and recommended by the ministers. , The six branches of the Great Prison Court are all foreshadowed, so if you don’t know the general body, you can’t do it.”
"Today's general trend is like a person's decline and illness. Everyone is affected. I want to save him, but I am unprepared. Fortunately, there is a minister in Zhao now. When trouble comes in Congo, there is no way to avoid impeachment. I am worried about it." Be steadfast and conduct yourself with integrity."
"I will give you fifty taels of silver, one strand of silk inside and outside, one thousand guan of banknotes, and three bottles of wine. I will give you a special gift to celebrate the occasion. I hope you can get rid of Zhiwei's habits and increase your spirits."
"I hope you can still uphold the old rules, make mistakes, and criticize Chen Shu in front of the king."
"Appreciate this."
Feng Bao handed the reward to Hou Yuzhao, and then said with a smile: "This is brewed by your Majesty himself. This wine is very strong. Don't underestimate its strength. Remember not to drink too much, it is better to drink in small quantities."
The wine given by Feng Baoci was called Guojiao, and it was brewed by the emperor himself!
It is mainly made from the residue of sweet potato starch and then distilled to obtain a high-intensity liquor. This high-intensity liquor was called French liquor in the Ming Dynasty. Zhu Yijun gave only five bottles to Zhang Juzheng and three bottles to Hou Yuzhao. !
Whoever said that the emperor wanted to harm his ministers, Hai Rui was the first to stand up and was unhappy.
"Okay, let's all do our own thing." Feng Bao finished his work and left the Liuke Corridor with square steps in his arms. When he left the Liuke Corridor, Feng Bao was overjoyed. The little emperor was really wilting. bad.
Isn't it for the sake of fame? Then give you fame and recognition from the emperor!
Hou Yuzhao looked blankly at the imperial edict in his hand, then looked at the eager faces of the officials of the Ministry of Science and Technology, and said angrily: "Look what I do! What I do! This was all discussed together at the beginning, and now something happened , it’s all my fault! What’s the point!”
"We obviously have an appointment to perform, but I'm not the only one! I'm the first one to be scolded!"
Hou Yuzhao suppressed his grievances. His memorial was recognized by Yuan Fu and praised by the emperor. This was originally a happy thing, but he couldn't be happy no matter what. The officials of the Department of Science and Technology regarded him as a The person who started the fiasco continued to criticize him verbally and writtenly.
"No one said anything to you, so why do you feel guilty?" One of them felt angry about the incident, waved his hand and walked into the court room.
Hou Yuzhao is really a mute who eats Coptis chinensis and cannot express his sufferings.
Recently, a major event was discussed in the court, and that was that the Rites Committee sent a memorial to Shi Yingyue, asking for the lifting of the vassal ban.
Zongfan branched out, and its expenses increased day by day. Since the Hongzhi period, Lumi could not be satisfied.
During the Jiajing period, the Tatars were attacked in the northwest and the Japanese were suppressed in the southeast. The country suffered a huge financial loss. Later, it began to owe clan salaries. It was logical to cut clan salaries, and it was a one-size-fits-all lazy policy.
Specifically, those above the county king still receive generous salary, but the generals and lieutenants under the county king will not receive the salary directly. Those who have been knighted will not be given the salary. The clan without the title will not be given the salary. , its hardship is not difficult to know.
Therefore, what Ke Chen and Shi Yingyue meant was that those who were not given names and knights should be allowed to relax restrictions and be allowed to engage in the fields of scholars, farmers, industry and commerce. Among them, those with literary talents were allowed to participate in the imperial examination and become officials, but they were not allowed to serve as officials in the capital or hold military power. Otherwise, the public will have nothing to provide for, and the private will have nothing to support, which will harm the national system.
His Majesty, Zhu Zhu, approved all the ministries and ministers' meetings in the next chapter. The basic rule for all major affairs in the six branches of government is that when encountering major issues, the ministers should first go to the meeting and express their opinions.
Hou Yuzhao returned to the court room, thought about it, and began to write.
Hou Yuzhao never expected that he would write a memorial in a eloquent manner and then go against the grain again!
This is because most of the officials of the Ministry of Science and Education requested to restore the royal family benefits. The emperor was young and the financial situation of the Ming Dynasty was getting better. Restoring the royal family salary could show the friendship between relatives and not frighten the clan, and it was also a way to support the clan. The ancestors established the law, so harshly criticizing the clan, the world is uneasy.
Hou Yuzhao's memorial can be described as a turbulent current among many ministers. Hou Yuzhao was more radical and belittled the role of the clan. He listed the crimes of clan clans in various places and demanded that the clan salaries should be reduced again. The vassal ban was lifted as a whole, and people were allowed to work as scholars, farmers, industry and commerce, and to make a living on their own.
And the two opinions were placed in front of Queen Mother Li. Queen Mother Li was in a dilemma.
If the majority of Kedao officials agree, the finances, which have already suffered a huge loss and have improved slightly, will take a sharp turn for the worse.
If she agreed to Hou Yuzhao's memorial, wouldn't it mean that she, the Queen Mother, the daughter-in-law of the Zhu family, was harshly criticizing the Ming Dynasty clan?
Empress Dowager Li held two memorials and didn't know what to do.
Zhu Yijun did not practice martial arts in the afternoon. Today was the day to inspect the Beijing Camp. After lunch, he went to the Beijing Camp to check on the training status of the Beijing Camp. Just as he was about to leave, he was stopped by Queen Mother Li.
Empress Dowager Li placed several memorials in front of the young emperor and said, "Emperor, how should we deal with this? The outer court is waiting for the opinions of the palace. The emperor should get married quickly and handle it by himself. What is it that is difficult to deal with? Isn’t this embarrassing my mother?”
As a mother, you are strong. When the young emperor could not take care of things, Empress Dowager Li dared to issue an edict to directly dismiss Gao Gong.
Now that the little emperor is becoming wiser and wiser, Queen Mother Li has also become a bit softer.
After reading two representative memorials, Zhu Yijun clicked on the memorial of Hou Yu Zhao and said: "The memorial of Hou Yu Zhao was announced, and the next chapter will be discussed at Wenyuan Pavilion tomorrow."
"Why?" Queen Mother Li asked a little surprised when she saw Zhu Yijun making a decision so quickly.
Zhu Yijun smiled and said: "We can't restore the salary because we can't do it."
"Restoring the royal stipend means restoring the royal family's exemption from official taxes. Prince Xiang's palace alone has 20,000 hectares of land exempted from official taxes and two million acres of land exempted from official taxes. There are so many imperial families in the world. How can the imperial court squander so many official taxes? !”
"On the surface, these officials are talking about the laws and etiquette of their ancestors, but in fact they are just seeking their own benefits. They invade and occupy acres of land privately. In addition to the disadvantages of appeasement, most of them are dedicated to feudal princes, temples, and gentry. In my name, I came to avoid my official duties."
"The disadvantages of appeasement cannot start from the clan. Just follow what Hou Yu Zhao said. Everyone from the county to the king can fend for themselves."
Emperor Jiajing's great etiquette dispute was about calling one's own father daddy. This was not only a matter of filial piety, but also a legal principle of contention.
Emperor Jiajing won a great victory and called his biological father his biological father. The legal lineage of his throne was not Xianzong, Xiaozong, and Wuzong. Emperor Jiajing branched into Dazong, but became Xianzong and Ruizong (his biological father Zhu Youqiu) , Emperor Jiajing.
The bulk is myself.
Of the eight sons of Emperor Jiajing, only Prince Yu was left, who was Emperor Longqing. Emperor Longqing had two sons in total, one was Zhu Yijun and the other was Zhu Yili.
This resulted in an objective fact. The emperor Zhu Yijun was really a loner. He didn't have many close relatives at all. He didn't even have an uncle. He only had a younger brother, Zhu Yijun, who dug sand all day long.
Therefore, since the Jiajing period, the stipend has been continuously reduced, and now the vassal princes in various places do not even have an acre of land under their names. The prince is paid 10,000 shi meters per year as the stipend, and the prince is paid 3,000 shi per year as the stipend, and the money must be discounted. 70%, that is to say, even the princes and princes have to pay 70% of their stipends. The Ming Dynasty treasure banknotes are just tissue paper, and the princes and below are not even given tissue paper.
The "Regulations on Duong and Fan" written during the Jiajing period included a total of sixty-seven regulations, each of which was a knife directed at the head of the clan.
Later, when the war got serious, the prince's salary of 10,000 shi was directly reduced to 9,000 shi, and another cut was made, while the prince's salary was reduced to about 300 shi.
In the 41st year of Jiajing's reign, according to the ancestor's calculation, the ancestral salary should have been 8.53 million shi. According to Jiajing's calculation, it was directly reduced to 1.85 million shi, and the official salary that year was 2,660 shi. Ten thousand stones, the proportion of royalties expenditure was 7%, and the money saved was used for military affairs.
In the second year of Longqing, Emperor Longqing directly established a Zonglu Yongfu system, which means that all the salaries of the Zonglu sect can be used in an inclusive manner. In the future, no matter how many descendants there are, they will all receive it.
The translation is that the imperial court and local governments provide 50-50 stipends to the vassal princes, and each province has a fixed amount. If the clan has more children and fewer children, it is just a little bit of rice, whether you like it or not.
And this sword reduced the 1,850,000 stone stipend to 1,170,000 stone, which is an eternal example.
It was not until later that Emperor Wanli conferred the title of Prince Fu and Prince Lu on his own sons that the clan treatment was fully restored.
"When you have no money, even the salary is not negotiable." Zhu Yijun looked at Queen Mother Li and said helplessly.
Emperors Jiajing and Longqing actually didn't want to cut their royal stipends, so weren't they really helpless? If you have money, who doesn't want to show your affection?
Zhu Yijun continued: "Mother, in order to find money for Yin Zhengmao's expedition, the palace added 70,000 taels of expenditure last year, but it was also cut. The emperor's family has no surplus food."
Empress Dowager Li thought about it for a moment and said helplessly: "Well, let's just follow what the emperor said. Feel free to call me names or whatever."
In the end, the Queen Mother made up her mind. It wasn't that she wouldn't give it, but she really didn't.
"My child has gone to the capital camp." Zhu Yijun bowed slightly, left the Qianqing Palace, and took a carriage to the capital camp of Beitucheng.
When the emperor was still young, Empress Dowager Li, Feng Bao, and Zhang Juzheng were the restrictions and protective umbrella of the emperor's personal administration. Some of the dirty work was done by them.
Zhu Yijun's car drove to Beitucheng and parked directly in front of Wuying Tower. This was the place where the emperor inspected the capital camp. Zhu Yijun would come every five days, rain or shine.
"I pay homage to Your Majesty, Your Majesty is mighty!" Commander-in-Chief Qi Jiguang, Deputy Commander-in-Chief Ma Fang, Staff Generals Li Rusong, Ma Gui, and the general guardsmen all came to greet him.
Zhu Yijun stood up straight and said: "The Ming army is mighty!"
"All generals are exempt from courtesy. Commander Qi, just show military courtesy during future inspections."
The one in spring is called Zhenlu, the one in summer is called Bashe, the one in autumn is called military management, and the one in winter is called Grand Parade. Every day, we go to the capital camp to parade the army and horses. Zhu Yijun is young and now he can only read and inspect. What does Zhu Yijun mean? Yes, there are several types of military salutes in the Ming Dynasty, including kowtowing, bending the knee, bowing and bowing, and no need to bend the knee when reading.
"Your Majesty, I have something very powerful." Li Rusong came out of the queue and bowed his head and said, "I sincerely ask you to take a look."
"Oh? What is it?" Zhu Yijun asked with a smile.
Two commanders carried a table covered with red silk cloth.
Li Rusong then said: "A magic gun."
"My great Ming Bird Gun is three feet long and has a charge of two coins. It can break through armor within sixty steps. The day before yesterday, the red-haired enemy entered the iron armor and couldn't break through it at sixty steps. That's why I built this gun. It's long and has a leading rail and a mechanism." They are all in the bed. If you pinch it, it will fall, and the fire will rekindle. It is charged with four coins, and its power can break iron armor." Qi Jiguang pulled away the red silk cloth.
What Zhu Yijun saw was a pile of parts, including barrel, gun bed, curved butt, faucet, trigger, fire door, machine rail, front door, rear door, rear sight, and star.
The gun tube is cylindrical, rolled from refined steel sheets, and consists of two large and small tubes that fit together closely.
It would be perfect if the blunderbuss tube could be made of very strong seamless steel pipes, but Ming Dynasty can’t make it right now, right?
"What's the thread in this barrel?" The barrel was slender and had a rifling-like design, which opened Zhu Yijun's eyes.
Qi Jiguang took a finished product and said, "Your Majesty, please forgive me. The belly of this blunderbuss is long and deep. It can be used as a fire door with lead. When cleaning, cloth, paper and other objects will not come out. In order to facilitate the removal, the left Turn to go in, turn right to go out.”
"The blunderbuss tube is engraved in the dark and the lead is engraved in the positive direction, which can increase the hit rate."
The rifling in this gun tube is indeed a rifling design, but it is extremely crude. It is only because the gun tube is too long that it is inconvenient to clean. It turns left to go in and right to go out. The negative and positive engravings are made of lead. Rotate the chamber to increase accuracy.
The trigger and rail are made of copper and steel respectively, which are as thick as copper coins and are hidden in the gun bed;
The leading-type machine head and the machine rail are both installed on the gun handle, and a small steel piece of more than an inch long is placed close to the engine to increase the elasticity, so that the gun can fall when pinched and bounce up on its own after firing.
Zhu Yijun pointed to a steel knife and said, "What is this?"
"Gunsaw." After Qi Jiguang said this, he pulled out the steel knife and inserted it into the sharp spear. The blunderbuss turned into a melee spear.
"Very good, let's try it." Zhu Yijun stood up and said with great anticipation: "Practice brings true knowledge. You guys say it can break iron armor, but I don't believe it. Just give it a try and you will know."
Qi Jiguang answered His Majesty's question: "You have to use steel balls to break iron armor."
But Qi Jiguang soon became in a dilemma. What kind of etiquette should be used to fire a firearm in front of His Majesty? It seems that without this process, it is just like shooting an arrow in front of His Majesty?
Steel pellets are expensive, lead is cheap, steel pellets are equivalent to silver, and steel pellets cost two cents of silver.
"Then give it a try." Zhu Yijun said eagerly.
"General Li, come and test the shooting." Qi Jiguang decided to let Li Rusong take the credit just like archery.
Soon, all the necessary items were prepared. The iron breastplate filled with wooden ribs and pig ribs was hung thirty steps away, and the magic gun was fixed on a fork-shaped stand.
Qi Jiguang further explained: "It is more accurate to put it on the shelf. On the battlefield, soldiers often rely on armored vehicles to stabilize the musket barrel, just like General Li Shen used the tiger-powered bow and the big frame."
"What about this iron chain? What is it used for?" Zhu Yijun asked, pointing to the iron chain fixed in front of the magic gun.
Qi Jiguang hurriedly explained: "It can only be turned up and down, not left and right, to prevent recruits from pointing their guns at people."
Zhu Yijun was like a curious baby, looking around, pointing at a steamed cake-like jar and asking: "What is this?"
Qi Jiguang explained: "This is a gunpowder can containing propellant. When using it, block the mouth of the gunpowder can with your finger, open the door and tilt it upside down. When the tube is full of Chinese medicine, still close the neck door, put it into the gun, and then insert the stick into the gun. Under the bed, it is used to build medicine and give birth to children."
"Each gunpowder uses a can, which can be filled with one gunpowder's medicine. Usually, the bird gun is two-coin cannon, and the magic gun is four-coin cannon. However, it is impossible to bring a scale on the battlefield, so there is this gunpowder can, which is called Medicines and guns come in different sizes, some big and some small.”
The gunpowder is fixed, but because the quality of the gunpowder is uneven and the size of the gun chamber is different, it cannot be completely quantified. The gunpowder is poor, the gunpowder is good, the gunpowder is good, the gunpowder is large, and the gun chamber is small.
The stick is used to build the medicine and send it to the child, that is, to compact the packed medicine to increase the power of the gunpowder.
As a military strategist, Qi Jiguang explained firearms very well.
"Da Ming Firearms is far ahead!" Zhu Yijun understood and said with a smile: "Let's start, let's start."
"Your Majesty, please come this way." Qi Jiguang motioned to the little emperor to stay away. Steel pellets and lead were flying around. If the little emperor was hit, everything would be over.
Zhu Yijun didn't show much pretense and walked far away.
Li Rusong lit the matchlock gun, then aimed and fired the trigger. The trigger drove the matchlock hammer, igniting the gunpowder in the chamber. A blast sounded, the muzzle flashed, and the steel pellets shot out with a whistling sound. It hit the Tie Hun Armor's breastplate violently, making the sound of a golden sword.
Soon, a commander presented the breastplate and pork ribs to the emperor. Zhu Yijun watched as the breastplate was pierced, the pork ribs were completely broken, and the steel pellets penetrated the wood.
"Put the target farther away and try again." Zhu Yijun was very satisfied with the result that he could break white iron, that is, soft steel armor in twenty steps, but judging from the power, it could go further!
The iron Hun armor is three thick, which is the thickness of Legas' tribute. It can be broken in twenty steps, which can actually be farther.
The sound of gunshots continued, the smell of gunpowder smoke came in waves, and the target was pushed farther and farther away. Until sixty steps, the steel shot armor was embedded in the iron armor without breaking through.
"Awesome!" Zhu Yijun couldn't help but said in admiration: "What's your name?"
"We haven't decided on a name yet," Qi Jiguang said with a smile.
Zhu Yijun thought for a while and said: "Since it was Qi Shuai and his men who made the fire gun, let's call it the Qi family gun."
"Your Majesty..." Qi Jiguang was helpless. Wasn't this putting him on a fire rack to roast? There is no way to call him this way. There are so many pairs of eyes in the court staring at him. If he really names him like this, I'm afraid it will be another round of verbal and written criticism.
Qi Jiguang made up his mind to keep a low profile, no matter how low-key, so as not to attract attention.
Zhu Yijun smiled and said: "I'm so happy that I've forgotten the faces of the officials in the court. The red-haired soldiers use their fortresses and iron armor to show off their evil in Nanyang. Let's call them Pingyi Guns."
"If it is made of fine steel and made of iron armor, can it still be penetrated?"
Qi Jiguang shook his head and said, "I haven't tried it yet."
"Then let's try." Zhu Yijun said quite accurately.
This iron armor is made of white iron, which is not considered steel in the Ming Dynasty's definition. Medium carbon steel is generally two thick, which is about two millimeters. Now the Ming Dynasty only has two fine steel breastplates, one of which is Qi Jiguang's. One belongs to Li Rusong.
Li Rusong lifted up his breastplate to do the experiment.
The magic gun kept firing, and the result was quickly obtained. Sixty steps could not break through the armor, forty steps could not break through the armor, and thirty-five steps could penetrate all the armor and ribs.
The defensive power of cloth armor is roughly equal to two-thirds of white iron armor, but cloth armor is cheap and costs only about one-fifth of it.
Sacrifice performance in exchange for a large number of installations, this is the military logic of the Ming Dynasty.
Zhu Yijun was not joking when he said he was far ahead. The heavy musket used by the red-haired Daifo Lang robot at this time was called the Mushtko matchlock gun. The effective range of this heavy musket was from sixty to one hundred and twenty paces. Step, the projectile weighs about 5 qian and the charge is about 5 qian. It can also break iron armor.
The Pingyi blunderbuss, which uses four coins of gunpowder and three coins of projectiles, can break through iron armor in sixty steps. It can cause damage within sixty steps. It is indeed far ahead.
After Zhu Yijun obtained the manufacturing method of Pingyi gun, he immediately wrote a letter to Guangdong, Guangxi and Nanya, issuing an order to supervise the construction of Pingyi gun.
In the 27th year of the Jiajing reign, the Governor of Zhejiang Zhu Wan and the General Soldier of Zhejiang Province Lu Bor recovered the Shuangyu Islands occupied by the Japanese and Portuguese. They obtained bird muskets and those who were good at making bird muskets. The Emperor Jiajing ordered them to be imitated. By the 37th year of the Jiajing reign, , the war was fierce and dangerous, and in just one year, more than 10,000 bird-beak blunderbuss were made, and then more than 2,000 bird-beak blunderbuss were made every year.
Flat guns are specially used to break armor, are expensive to build, and consume a lot of gunpowder, while bird guns are used to kill enemy troops in large numbers. The two types of firearms have different battlefield responsibilities, and there is no conflict in their installation.
Zhu Yijun's letter appeared in front of Yin Zhengmao's case twenty-one days later, and Yin Zhengmao planned to go to Nan'ao Island in fifteen days to prepare for the attack on Luzon.
Ling Yunyi, the former governor of Jiangxi and now the governor of Guangxi, has arrived in Guangzhou.
Ling Yunyi was a Jinshi in the 26th year of Jiajing's reign. Zhang Juzheng was on the same list, and his face was a bit fierce. Zhang Juzheng said that Ling Yunyi was good at killing and aggressive. Judging from his appearance, he had convex eyebrows, convex bones, convex cheekbones, and slanted cheeks. Wei is also a powerful person.
Ling Yunyi's methods were as ferocious as his appearance.
Yin Zhengmao held the letter in his hand and said with a surprised expression: "Your Majesty's personal letter."
Yin Zhengmao opened the letter and read it carefully.
[Qi Shuai obtained a flat blunderbuss during military training in Beijing, which can break red-haired iron armor. When I first heard about this thing, I felt that the department could use it, so I specially made the method of making it and sent it to the department for use. ]
[Boutang will go to Luzon soon to fight. It is a naval battle. We, the Ming Dynasty, have insufficient experience. Luzon is two thousand miles away, and supplies are difficult. When the department goes, be careful. Victory will be beautiful. Even if you don't win, it will not be a big deal. Luzon is far away from the Ming Dynasty. Close, but far away from Hongmao Fan, this battle is invincible. It will not be too late to attack again when the Songjiang Town Navy has formed an army. ]
[The Hongmao Fan has a long journey, they can only be defeated once, but I, the Ming Dynasty, will be defeated once, ten times, and will win a hundred times. In terms of protracted fighting, the Hongmao Fan will definitely be defeated. ]
[Qi Shuai repeatedly said that victory or defeat is a common thing for military strategists, and they do not care about temporary success or failure. Guest soldiers are good at fighting. They are born with parents. They have always heard that the troops love soldiers like sons. If soldiers die in battle, they will also report to the court and establish a Zhongyong Temple to record their achievements. If If you are unable to conquer Luzon, you can give up recruiting the pirates and keep the flames of fire withdrew to the Ming Dynasty, hoping to start a prairie fire. ]
Yin Zhengmao read the letter again with uncertainty and picked up another military book, which recorded the method of building a flat gun.
This letter from Your Majesty is very interesting. The interesting thing is that His Majesty made a golden statement and allowed Yin Zhengmao to be defeated.
The Ming Dynasty finally fought across the sea for the first time. If they lost, they abandoned the pirates who had been recruited as bait, and then withdrew to the Ming Dynasty.
Yin Zhengmao handed the letter to Ling Yunyi uncertainly, and said doubtfully: "Does your Majesty mean that you won't come back if you can't win?"
After reading it over and over again, Ling Yunyi shook his head and said: "Your Majesty wrote it in vulgar characters. There is a sentence that reads. Your Majesty's meaning is very clear. If you can't win, stop your losses in time, and then come back. If you can't win once, just fight twice. Two times won't work. Just ten times... the red-haired fan can only lose once."
"The meaning is very clear."
"Your Majesty has the kindness of the late Emperor." Yin Zhengmao said to Ling Yunyi with great emotion.
This means that in the sixth year of Longqing, Yin Zhengmao, who had just arrived in Guangzhou, did not always win from the beginning, but also lost several battles. At that time, high officials in the court and officials of the Jin Party criticized Yin Zhengmao's defeat. Emperor Longqing personally wrote He sent an imperial edict to Guangzhou and encouraged Yin Zhengmao: "This is the first time I have taken office. I will not go into details soon after taking office. I will just do my best to exterminate him."
When Yin Zhengmao defeated the Japanese, he also wanted to repay the kindness of the late emperor for knowing him. He would definitely kill the Japanese, so he did not want to support the Japanese to respect themselves.
Yin Zhengmao and Zhang Yuanxun were actually ready to be slaughtered and cooked, but the little emperor's letter made Yin Zhengmao a little at a loss for words.
His Majesty the Emperor wrote in his own handwriting, telling Yin Zhengmao that it doesn't matter if we can't win, as long as we win in the end!
Ling Yunyi and Zhang Yuanxun looked at each other, both in disbelief.
Ling Yunyi was silent for a moment, and then found a reasonable explanation and said: "It seems that last year, the ministry reported that the tax on the Hongmao Fan would be increased to support the internal funds, which made the palace very satisfied with the generosity of the ministry, so it is so kind."
"His Majesty has decreed that this money will not be used for the time being. It will be used for military pay. It is the expense of the palace to support the army." Zhang Yuanxun added, this was the content of the previous imperial edict.
Ling Yunyi looked at Yin Zhengmao in shock and said: "Yin Butang can't be a clan member living among the people! The holy family is prosperous, and Jane is in the emperor's heart!"
"Nonsense!" Yin Zhengmao looked at Ling Yunyi and said sternly: "You are looking for death, don't take me with you!"
"It should be His Majesty who has re-elected the officials. The war between Guangdong and Guangxi has been going on for more than ten years. I am here and I have some momentum. So I am so kind?"
Yin Zhengmao was still a little unsure. His Majesty's letter was obviously written by himself. It couldn't have been dictated by Zhang Juzheng and written by the little emperor! That Zhang Juzheng was too courageous.
As the war between Guangdong and Guangxi settled down in the past two years, Zhang Juzheng's words became harsher, especially when he repeatedly denounced corruption. Therefore, Yin Zhengmao finally judged that this handwritten letter, which was still somewhat immature, was His Majesty's original intention.
This made Yin Zhengmao even more at a loss.
They all said that the little emperor was Deliang, but Yin Zhengmao did not see Deliang between the lines at all, but saw Enhou.
In the eyes of different people, the little emperor had two looks: virtuous coolness and kindness. In this contradictory state, Yin Zhengmao only saw His Majesty's kindness.
"Very good." Zhang Yuanxun said quite accurately: "I am just a Qiu Ba who leads troops to fight. I don't understand the twists and turns in the court. You can get more money for this job, and the more you work, the more energetic you will be. Those who work get paid more, but the more they work, the less motivated they are, which I think is pretty good."
"Your Majesty re-employs officials and people who can do things. I think it is a good thing!"
Ling Yunyi thought for a while and said: "Your Majesty is trying to find a way out for Yin Butang, so that he will not be in danger. I don't know what to do. Your Majesty is so kind, and Yin Butang cannot let down your majesty's love and care." .”
"If it doesn't work once, let's do it next time."
Yin Zhengmao nodded and said: "I will leave the day after tomorrow. Governor Lao Ling has to deal with the task of destroying the Yigun. Governor Ling, if you don't have money, just ask Quan Hao for donations. You have already been taught enough, but there is one thing. , Governor Ling, please don’t kill anyone, it will be difficult for Yuan Fu to protect you when the time comes.”
"Fight without defeat. If it doesn't work, just ransack the house."
Ling Yunyi is different from Yin Zhengmao. Ling Yunyi is not greedy, he is bloodthirsty and will kill whenever he can't decide. The powerful people in Guangdong and Guangxi have already suffered a lot and are very well-behaved.
"Okay!" Ling Yunyi smiled and agreed.
Qi Jiguang's Pingyi gun was actually the improved Lumi gun passed from the Lumi Kingdom to the Central Plains. There were improved models during the Jiajing period, and later it was completed in the hands of Zhao Shizhen. Please give me a monthly ticket, wow! ! !
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