Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 404, have you read the newspaper?
The first issue of the Ming Morning Post was an instant hit. In the Beijing-Tianjin area, the most discussed issues are the things published in the newspaper.

The newspapers found in the first issue are now in high demand. Everyone wants to get a newspaper and take a good look at it, because everyone is discussing this matter. You don’t have a newspaper, and you haven’t seen the content published on it. , you have no right to speak, you can only listen to others.

This is hard.

Moreover, these things mentioned in the newspaper, just listening to other people's words, will feel as uncomfortable as a cat's paw scratching its itch, seeing is believing, and hearing is deceiving, sometimes you just have to see it yourself.

The newspapers received for free have already been offered for hundreds of copies, but even if the price is hundreds of copies, it is still difficult to buy.

The Beijing-Tianjin area is not an ordinary place. The capital city is the center of the Ming Dynasty. Tianjin has now faintly become the economic center of the north. There are so many factories and workshops that drive the economic take-off of the entire north and even the whole of the Ming Dynasty.

There are only [-] newspapers in the two regions combined, which is a drop in the bucket and far from meeting the needs of the market. There are too many rich people in these two regions. Who cares about you who have newspapers in their hands? money.

Some teahouses, restaurants, etc. even bought a few newspapers and put them in the store, so that the customers who came to the store could read the newspapers while eating, and then discuss with each other. The business was extremely hot.

Many people who have never read newspapers, or who are very curious about the contents of newspapers, come to the store for consumption only for the purpose of reading newspapers.

The location of Daming Morning Post became extremely busy, and the first issue of the newspaper was released, making Daming Morning Post instantly known to everyone.

I came to ask when the second issue of Ming Zaobao will be released. Many people couldn't wait to read the content of the second issue.

There are also people who come to buy newspapers, which are not available in the market, but the Ming Zaobao will certainly do so. Many people come to buy newspapers, and even spend a lot of money to buy them.

Of course, there are still some people who came to contribute. There is also an advertisement on the Da Ming Zao Post that welcomes contributions. Once they are selected by the Da Ming Zao Bao, the Da Ming Zao Bao will give a certain amount of remuneration depending on the situation.

However, there are not many people who are interested in the remuneration. What everyone really cares about is that they want to share some anecdotes and strange things they have seen, or they want to use the platform of Daming Morning Post to publish their own articles and so on. To become famous, or some people want to use this to convey their thoughts and political opinions.

In short, contributions from all over the country came to Daming Morning Post like snowflakes, which dazzled the editors and chief editors of Daming Morning Post.

Some scholars from the Imperial College came to make trouble, thinking that the Ming Zao Bao was insulting to the culture and the words created by the sages, and they changed the writing rules without authorization, added symbols, etc., and demanded that the Ming Zao Bao must change it back.

Naturally, Liu Jin doesn’t even bother to care about it. It’s just a group of scholars. They are full and have nothing to do. If you argue with them, you don’t mind at all. They have the time and experience to mess with you. Use your name of Liu Jin and Liu Zhuangyuan to become famous all over the world.

In addition to the above-mentioned things, according to Liu Jin's request, there is no way for the Daming Morning Post to do one issue a day, but the three-day issue is the lowest bottom line, so after finishing the first issue, we must immediately start working on the second issue. period things.

The manuscript selection, finalization, typesetting, proofreading, etc. are busy enough, and then arranged for the printing factory to print, the three-day time is really very tight.

Liu Jin brought the new shareholder of Daming Morning Post, Zhu Houzhao, to the Daming Morning Post for inspection. He saw that the entire Daming Morning Post was busy, and no one came to receive him.

When I came to the offices of Bao Jiwen and Ouyang Wen, I saw that Bao Jiwen, Ouyang Wen and others were all in a daze. Everyone's desk was full of manuscripts, and they were sweating profusely selecting manuscripts.

"Cough cough~"

Liu Jin coughed lightly, Bao Jiwen and Ou Yangguang noticed the arrival of Liu Jin and Zhu Houzhao, so they quickly put down what they were doing and said respectfully: "I have seen you, son~"

"Well, this is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, who is also the owner of our Ming Zao Bao."

Liu Jin nodded, and then introduced Zhu Houzhao to them.

"I have seen His Royal Highness~"

When Bao Jiwen, Ouyang Wen and the others heard this, they hurriedly saluted respectfully. They were lucky enough to meet His Highness the Crown Prince, and they themselves did some work for His Highness the Crown Prince. Maybe there is a chance to be an official.

"No~ no, let's all go."

Zhu Houzhao waved his hand and said in a very easy-going way, and then his small eyes kept turning here and there.

"Tomorrow is the [-]th, how are the preparations for the second issue going?"

Liu Jin asked Bao Jiwen and Ouyang Wen.

"My lord, the manuscript for the second issue has basically been finalized, please have a look~"

"His Royal Highness, this is the manuscript of the second issue, please read it~"

Upon hearing this, Bao Jiwen and Ouyang Wen quickly handed the content of the second issue that they had decided on to Liu Jin and Zhu Houzhao, asking them to take a look first.

"The Tartars are cruel and plundered for hundreds of miles. Wherever they pass, blood flows into rivers, and blood flows into rivers~"

Liu Jin and Zhu Houzhao picked it up and took a look. The top one was about the Tartars going south to the customs. Once the grassland people successfully went south from Ganshu and Shaanxi, the places they passed were like locusts crossing the border, and everything was looted. Many smaller towns were wiped out directly.

The manuscript described vividly and vividly, and fully described the brutal acts of the Tartars. At the same time, it also vaguely criticized Daming's incompetence, unable to defend the country, and could only hide in the big city. Dare to go out of the city to fight.

"Bang~"

After Zhu Houzhao finished reading the first manuscript, he slapped the table angrily.

"Should be killed~should be killed~"

"These Tartars should all be killed~"

"These people who are afraid of death should all be killed. Raising soldiers for a thousand days and using them for a while, they only dare to hide in the city, and they dare not even go out of the city to fight. Such soldiers, what is the use of such soldiers, they should all be killed."

Zhu Houzhao was full of murderous looks, and his popularity was not good.

What he admired the most were Wei Qing and Huo Qubing, the great generals like Wei Qing and Huo Qubing, who galloped across the grasslands and killed enemies who were frightened by the news. Fortunately, these troops of Ming Dynasty can only rely on this city for defense, and they dare not even go out of the city to fight. Small towns were slaughtered by the Tartars.

"There is no way to go on like this~"

Even Liu Jin couldn't help but shook his head slightly. The fighting power of the Ming army was really no different from that of the five war scums. There were various problems such as slack armaments, basically no training, lack of pay and so on.

The most important thing is that the command power of the Ming army is in the hands of the civil official group. Since ancient times, the literati have strong words and strong pens, but their fists are not strong and their bones are soft.

Such a Ming army, can you expect it to be able to defend the country?
If the Ming Dynasty still needs to seize colonies around the world in the future, it must have a strong army. Let alone other things, these grassland people in the north must first tidy up and be submissive.

But expect the current Ming army to be able to do it?

Don't even think about it, it's already pretty good that they can hold some cities, and don't think about anything else.

"Old Liu, you are good at training soldiers. Train me a strong army. I want to sweep the grasslands. Kou can go, and I can go. They rob us, and we rob them too. They kill our people, and we can also go." kill them."

Zhu Houzhao said to Liu Jin with red eyes.

"Your Highness, don't raise your troops in anger. Some things are better discussed in the long run."

Liu Jin looked at Zhu Houzhao, then at the people around him, and said helplessly.

Can the discussion of this matter not be in public, we can discuss it quietly, you are now the prince, not the emperor, and your words don't count.

What's more, even for Emperor Hongzhi, these ministers of the court would not agree to the issue of military power, and they would not be willing to hand over the general power.

Without the consent of these ministers, you will have no way to train and become an army in a legitimate way.

After all, it is still impossible to escape the fact that the military power is controlled by civil servants.

Hearing Liu Jin's words, although Zhu Houzhao was furious, he understood in an instant that this is not a place to talk, so he nodded and picked up the manuscript to continue reading.

The second manuscript is about the southwestern chieftain's rebellion. It mainly talks about the benefits of reforming the land and returning it to the local people.

"Good, good~"

Seeing this, Zhu Houzhao also nodded in satisfaction. Liu Jin's proposal to reform the land and return it to the locals, and Wang Shouren's proposal to establish a special mountain camp to deal with these southwestern chieftains, with a two-pronged approach, the entire southwest region was also quickly pacified.

Not long ago, Milu, the chief chieftain who rebelled, was directly captured alive by the mountain camp. return flow.

"In the future, the newly developed territory of our Ming Dynasty will also be done in accordance with the method of the Southwest region. All new areas that are included in our Ming Dynasty will be assigned officials to govern, implement our Ming system, and spread our Chinese culture."

Zhu Houzhao has even imagined the governance issues of expanding the territory in the future. He feels that it is a good way to appoint officials to govern and promote the Ming system and Chinese culture. He must not repeat the mistakes of the Southwest Tusi.

Hearing Zhu Houzhong's words, Liu Jin's eyes couldn't help but light up slightly. I have to say that Zhu Houzhao is still a person with ideas and a very smart person.

Just from the matter of reforming the land and returning it to the natives, I thought of some things in the future, and thought of how to govern after the expansion of the territory in the future.

From this point of view alone, Zhu Houzhao's idea is completely correct. A new region is included in the territory. If you want this region to stabilize quickly and slowly integrate into the Ming Dynasty, this method is the best method .

"Old Liu, the southwestern chieftain has set up a special mountain battalion to pacify the southwestern region. You said that if we deal with the prairie people, can we also set up a cavalry battalion just like the prairie people, so that the cavalry can fight the cavalry fiercely with the prairie people. "

Then Zhu Houzhao thought about it and asked Liu Jin.

"It's not impossible. Back then Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty specially set up such a cavalry army, using the best horses from the Western Regions, coupled with the best treatment, weapons and equipment, that's why Satellite and Huo Qubing could roam the grasslands, and the grassland people who were killed were terrified. "

Liu Jin thought for a while and nodded.

This is what Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty did in history. Regardless of the small number of troops, only tens of thousands, these tens of thousands of cavalry use the best horses, best armor and weapons, and eat the best food for both humans and horses. However, the cavalry are often the sons of good families. The so-called good families are not the children of ordinary people, but the children of those big families.

Relying on such a powerful cavalry, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty defeated the Huns at that time.

Of course, in order to attack the Xiongnu, the national power of the Han Dynasty was also weakened sharply, and the huge national power accumulated by the second emperor Wen Jing was also consumed.

This shows that it is very expensive to build such a cavalry, and it must be supported by strong national strength.

And is it possible in the Ming Dynasty now?

It is simply impossible, the treasury of the Ming court can starve to death of rats, how can there be so much money to support the establishment of such a powerful cavalry.

What's more, during the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty counted on what he said, so this proposition of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty can be implemented from top to bottom. Does the emperor of the Ming Dynasty mean what he says?

The military power is in the hands of the civil officials, and the civil officials don't like a military emperor. They only like a good old man like Emperor Hongzhi. They believe in them and listen to them in everything.

Therefore, it is simply impossible to establish such a powerful cavalry here in the Ming Dynasty. The emperor's words don't count, and the civil servants will strongly oppose it. The court's finances don't allow it, it's just empty talk.

"However, it costs too much money to build such a powerful cavalry, and the more important thing is the court..."

Thinking of this, Liu Jin also had to pour cold water on Zhu Houzhao.

"Money is not a problem, as for the rest~"

When Zhu Houzhao heard it, he immediately laughed. As long as it is feasible, it is fine. As for other problems, there are more ways than difficulties. As for money, Zhu Houzhao now has money and silver, and has nowhere to spend.

What's more, there is Liu Jin, the God of Wealth, who is afraid that there will be no money. What Liu Jin is worried about in the court, Zhu Houzhao doesn't take it to heart at all. After all, his surname is Zhu in Ming Dynasty, and his old Zhu family said Calculated.

……

On the [-]th of July in the twelfth year of Hongzhi, the sky had just dawned, and there were bursts of children's voices in the streets and alleys of the Beijing-Tianjin area.

"Sell newspaper~sell newspaper~"

"The Tartars slaughtered the Central Plains, Gansu and Shaanxi were empty, blood flowed like rivers~"

Newsboys waved the newspapers in their hands, shouting loudly as they walked.

"Give me a newspaper~"

"I'll have one too~"

With the first issue laying the groundwork, the sales of the second issue of newspapers became extremely hot. The first issue only had more than [-] copies in Beijing and Tianjin. The second issue, with the consent of Liu Jin, directly discovered Thirty thousand newspapers.

However, even with [-] newspapers, the entire Beijing-Tianjin area is still not enough to sell. As soon as many people heard the sound of selling newspapers, they immediately flocked to them and quickly sold out the newspapers.

In less than an hour, the second issue of the Ming Morning Post was sold out, and all the young and old in Beijing and Tianjin began to read the newspaper with relish.

"Bang~"

In a teahouse in the capital, when everyone got the newspaper and saw the top news item, there was a loud bang, followed by angry bangs.

"The Tartars slaughtered my land in the Central Plains, Gansu and Shaanxi have ten rooms and nine empty spaces. Such a heinous crime, how can they let them go back to the grassland and go unpunished. They must be killed!"

"It's a shame that my Ming Dynasty has millions of powerful soldiers, but I can only hide in the city, but let the dragon city flying generals stay, and don't teach Huma to go to the Yinshan Mountain!"

"I don't have any parachutists in Ming Dynasty. In the army, the eunuchs and civil officials who oversee the army have the final say."

"Don't we just watch our compatriots being slaughtered like this?"

"So what?"

"The princes in the court should find a way to teach these prairie wolves a lesson."

Throughout the restaurant, all kinds of discussions were heard one after another, and ordinary Ming people were very angry, wishing they could get on their horses with their knives and fight fiercely with the prairie people, avenging their compatriots in Gansu and Shaanxi.

On the streets of Beijing.

"Have you read today's newspaper?"

When ordinary people meet, the first sentence in the past is Have you eaten today?

Now it's changed, everyone who is accustomed to ask first, have you read today's newspaper?

"Not yet~"

"Hurry up and take a look. Just looking at it makes people feel angry. The Tartars slaughtered the land of the Central Plains. Gansu and Shanxi are filled with blood. I don't know how many people died."

"What, the Tartars really came in?"

"Where's our frontier army? Where's our army?"

"They are all huddled inside the city wall, and they dare not go out of the city to fight at all. They are usually served with delicious food and drink, but they dare not even fight at critical moments. They are really a bunch of eggless things."

"Should be killed, all these people should be killed~"

"Isn't that right? Raising soldiers for a thousand days is a one-time job. They don't even dare to fight. What's the use of them? I heard that our Ming's army has long been corrupted. Generals and the like still eat empty pay, drink the blood of soldiers, etc., how can they have any fighting power."

"I've heard that too. Sometimes you can't blame them all. I heard that some frontier soldiers even have problems eating, and all the money allocated from above has gone into the mouths of some people."

"I've also heard that the weapons they use are not even as good as our kitchen knives. They will be broken when you cut them. How can they fight wars?"

"..."

　Chapter [-] words~ There are too many questions about the Ming Dynasty army
　　
　
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