Take the warehouse back to the end of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 754 Man Gui's Memorial

The candles in the Hall of Central Harmony were burning quietly, and Zhao Wen handled political affairs by the light of the candles.

Among the political affairs handled by Zhao Wen, Liu Wenzhong sent them from Xuanzhen, as well as his generals at all levels.

Until midnight, Zhao Wen finally finished handling today's political affairs.

Zhao Wen stood up, yawned, and returned to the sleeping palace.

Early the next morning, Zhao Wen woke up.

After a simple breakfast, Zhao Wen rode a war horse and walked out of the palace with twenty or thirty personal guards.

Today, Zhao Wen intends to take a tour of the capital and inspect it.

A long time ago, Zhao Wen once said that Xuanzhen can only be used as the capital of the country for a while, and cannot always be the capital of the country.

Xuanzhen's geographical environment is indeed not very good, so at the beginning of the founding of the country, Zhao Wen was ready to move the capital.

So, Zhao Wen wanted to wander around the capital and investigate.

Because the snow was too thick, Zhao Wen rode a war horse instead of a firewood car.

Zhao Wen was riding a war horse, wearing a woolen coat and a thick cotton cap, wrapping himself airtightly.

The environment of the capital is like this. During the Little Ice Age, the capital was extremely cold in winter.

"Although there is snow in the capital, it is not difficult to see that the current environment in the capital is really not good!" Zhao Wen walked on the streets of the capital, looked at the buildings on both sides of the street, and said with emotion.

There is no way to compare the current capital with the previous capital, even with the Wanli period, there is no way to compare.

Even snow can hardly cover the mess.

The urban construction layout of the capital is divided into six squares in the imperial city, twenty squares in the inner city and eight squares in the outer city.

Needless to say, the six squares of the imperial city and the twenty squares of the inner city, because the residents are all dignitaries or officials, so the buildings and environment of these places are much better.

But Bafang in the Outer City is not enough. The people living in Bafang in the Outer City are basically ordinary people, and these people earn their living by working in the capital.

Because of poverty, the environment in Bafang, the outer city, is very poor, even if it is covered with snow, it is difficult to cover it up.

The eight squares in the outer city are Zhengdongfang, Zhengxifang, Zhengnanfang, Zhengbeifang, Chongnanfang, Xuanbeifang, Xuannanfang, and Baizhifang.

Among the eight workshops, the one with the worst environment is the White Paper Workshop.

As the name suggests, the origin of the name Baizhifang is because this workshop mainly makes a living by producing paper.

At any time, producing paper requires a lot of water.

Baizhifang is no exception. A lot of water is needed to produce paper, and the resulting waste water is also a lot.

Because the sewer system has been in disrepair for a long time, the waste water from Baizhifang flows everywhere, and the smell is unpleasant.

There was a faint stench in the whole White Paper Workshop.

The area of ​​Baizhifang is not small, with a radius of thirteen miles.

However, there are more than 60 papermaking workshops in this area of ​​thirteen miles.

Beijing is the capital of Ming Dynasty, and the daily consumption of paper is a huge number, so it is not surprising that there are more papermaking workshops in Baizhifang.

However, due to the lack of control by the imperial court and almost no awareness of environmental protection, Baizhifang is also a place like a stinky ditch.

It's just that because of the snow in winter, the smell here is not as bad as in winter.

Zhao Wen came to Baizhifang on a horse.

In the past, Zhao Wen had never been here, but heard people talking about this place, saying that this place had the worst environment in the capital.

This time, Zhao Wen specially came to Baizhifang to have a look.

As soon as he came to the boundary of Baizhifang, Zhao Wen smelled a faint stench.

While not overpowering, this is winter.

Zhao Wen smelled the stench and couldn't imagine what it would be like if it was summer.

Baizhifang is located in the southwest corner of the capital, and the place is relatively remote, so there are not many routs here.

There are only a few rows of footprints on the snow on the ground.

"It seems that there are not many people here!" Zhao Wen said, and walked in with the horse.

The streets of Baizhifang are not paved with bluestone slabs like the inner city and the imperial city. The roads here are basically dirt roads.

Zhao Wen walked forward for a while, then jumped off his horse and walked forward on foot.

The dirt road here is now covered by snow, and it is not clear what it looks like, but Zhao Wen, who is walking on the ground, can clearly feel the potholes under his feet.

The further you go inside, the worse the smell becomes.

"The area of ​​Baizhifang is not small. It is located in the southwest corner of the capital. If the capital is moved to the capital in the future, if it wants to develop here, it must be cleaned up." Zhao Wen looked at the road in front of him and said. with.

The houses on both sides of the road in Baizhifang are very different from those in the inner imperial city.

The houses here all have huge yards, which are exaggeratedly large.

Looking at these courtyards, Zhao Wen could understand why it was like this.

After all, papermaking in Beijing in this era is still mainly family workshops, so it is very normal to have such a large yard.

Zhao Wen stayed in Baizhifang for about half an hour, took a cursory look at the surroundings of Baizhifang, and left here with his personal guards.

Zhao Wen will send professional personnel to investigate here in the future and draw detailed drawings.

After that, Zhao Wen wandered around the outer city of the capital until dark, and then returned to the palace.

After a simple dinner, Zhao Wen continued to deal with political affairs.

Zhao Wen sat on the throne in the Hall of Central Harmony, reviewing memorials and various documents by the light on the table.

Time passed minute by minute, and in the middle of the night, hurried footsteps came from outside the Hall of Central Harmony.

"Your Majesty, important military situation!"

An official from the Military Academy rushed into the Hall of Central Harmony and came before Zhao Wen.

"Your Majesty, important military information!" The official saluted Zhao Wen, took out a memorial from his pocket, and held it up high.

Zhao Wen raised his head and looked at the official, "Bring it up!"

Zhao Wen had met this official in the Military Academy before, so when Zhao Wen saw this official, he knew he was from the Military Academy.

The official walked quickly to Zhao Wen and placed the memorial on Zhao Wen's desk.

Zhao Wen picked up the memorial and flipped through it.

The memorial was sent by Man Gui from Hamiwei, and the time on the memorial shows that it was written half a month ago.

It is winter now, so it took half a month to send the memorial from Hamiwei to Xuanzhen, which is considered fast.

The beginning of the memorial is "Abulun Muhammad Aji Khan rebelled, and the minister led his troops to put down".

Next, it is the reasons, effects and various matters of this Abrun Muhammad Aji Khan's rebellion.

Zhao Wen put down the memorial in his hand, his eyebrows furrowed together.

Zhao Wen really didn't expect that now that the world is about to be pacified, there will be problems far away in Hamiwei.

Zhao Wen's troops in Hamiwei were not many, and there were about 2 soldiers and horses added by Zhao Wen later.

Because Hamiwei is too far away, and the transportation of materials is difficult, Zhao Wen only has 2 horses in Hamiwei.

The 2 troops were led by Mangui and stationed in Hamiwei.

After Man Gui took down Hamiwei, together with Zhao Wen's supplementary soldiers and horses, he began to attack all the way west.

At that time, the west side was also known as Yilibali, which was the territory of the Yarkand Khanate.

The Yarkand Khanate has emerged in recent years. Before the Yarkand Khanate, this was the Eastern Chagatai Khanate.

Today's Great Khan of the Yarkand Khanate is this Abrun Muhammad Aji Khan, who is a very capable and resourceful person.

After Abrun Muhammad Aji Khan succeeded to the throne, he took advantage of the strength accumulated by his father and the strong economic and military strength of the Yarkand Khanate at that time to lead troops to march westward.

Under his leadership, the army of the Yarkand Khanate captured the city of Aksu, and then continued southward to occupy Hashihar, Yarkand and other towns, reunifying the entire territory of the Khanate.

At this time, the strength of the Yarkand Khanate expanded again, and it completely got rid of the control of Daming, and the relationship with Daming changed from a vassal relationship to an antagonistic relationship.

In fact, since the strength of the Ming army in Hamiwei weakened, the area in Yili has lost the control of the Ming court.

The rise of the Yarkand Khanate has a lot to do with the weakening of the Ming army in Hamiwei.

After this, Abrun Muhammad Aji Khan defeated the attack of the powerful enemy in the north.

This man is a militant. After defeating the strong enemy in the north, he personally led his troops to attack westward and won a complete victory.

Since then, it has been freed from the long-term control of the Kyrgyz people.

During the reign of Abrun Muhammad Aji Khan, he continued to adapt to the principle of good relations between his father and the Central Plains dynasty.

Although Abrun Muhammad Aji Khan is powerful, he can clearly see the gap between himself and the Central Plains Dynasty.

After Jiannu entered the customs, Abrun Muhammad Aji Khan directly sent envoys to pay tribute to Jiannu.

Although proclaiming vassals and paying tribute, this place has always been under the control of the Central Plains Dynasty.

In this era, after Man Gui led the soldiers and horses to take down Hamiwei, he continued to attack westward, and general Yili took down most of the area.

This Ablun Muhammad Aji Khan saw that he could not beat Mangui, so he surrendered to Mangui.

Seeing this man surrendered, Man Gui took him to Hamiwei. At the same time, he disbanded all the soldiers and horses under this man, and organized the elite into labor to build the city wall of Hamiwei.

Because of the shortage of manpower, Man Gui's control over Yili Bali is only superficial.

After all, the place in Yili is too big, and with the 2 people in Mangui's hands, there is really no way to completely control this place.

After this Abrun Muhammad Aji Khan was brought back to Hamiwei by Mangui, he was put under house arrest by Mangui.

However, the sky is unpredictable.

This Abrun Muhammad Aji Khan was also really powerful, and he escaped from Hamiwei.

After this person escaped, he pulled up another army and spread it across Yili.

After all, this person is the Great Khan of the Yarkand Khanate. Although Mangui disbanded the army in his hands and organized the elite into laborers, this person still pulled up an army in a short period of time.

Abrun Muhammad Aji Khan is not a good idiot. After he escaped, he took his anger out on those Han people. He led his soldiers and horses to massacre those Han people in Yiliba. .

All of a sudden, local wailing was everywhere, and almost all the Han people fled to Hamiwei.

Of course, Man Gui would not spare this person easily. On the second day after Abron escaped, Man Gui led his troops and rushed out of Hamiwei.

However, Yiliba is so vast that Man Gui will not be able to find Abu Lun for a while.

Now that it's winter, Yili has been snowing heavily, and Man Gui has no choice but to retreat to Hamiwei.

The pursuit of Abu Lun can only be put on hold.

This memorial was written by Man Gui after he retreated to Hamiwei.

After the memorial was sent to the Military Academy, the Military Academy asked someone to send the memorial to Zhao Wen in time.

At the end of the memorial, Man Gui regretted not being able to kill Abrun Muhammad Aji Khan at that time.

Zhao Wen let out a long breath after reading the memorial.

"Abulun Muhammad Aji Khan was a hero in history. Although he paid tribute to the Qing court, it was only superficial.

At that time, the Qing court had just entered the customs, and the Qing court could not spare this person to teach him a lesson, so he could only let him continue to be arrogant.

This person belongs to the kind of existence that neither listens to the tune nor listens to the announcement. "

Zhao Wen recalled the records of Abrun Muhammad Aji Khan in later history.

"Abulun Muhammad Aji Khan, I will let you be arrogant for a few more days. After I finish my work here, I will deal with you." Zhao Wen took a deep breath and murmured.

When dealing with Abron, you can't rush for quick success.

Yili's area is vast and boundless, and one mistake will allow Abron to escape.

If he escapes, Yili will be in chaos again.

In Zhao Wen's plan, when he marched into Yili in the future, he had to occupy those main towns first.

Then station troops there, with the main towns as the backbone, covering the surrounding area.

Besides, Zhao Wen intends to take out the tank and take it to Yili.

Yili is vast and boundless, and it is suitable to take the tank there.

"Yilibali, Tibet, these places are too large. In the ancient times when there was no means of transportation, it is really not easy to control them!" Zhao Wen murmured.

The official from the Military Academy stood in front of Zhao Wen, waiting quietly.

Zhao Wen closed Man Gui's memorial and looked at the official.

"How about this, after you go back tomorrow, tell Qi Qingtian to organize all the personnel of the Military Academy to formulate a plan to attack Yilibali and Tibet.

Remember, I want to fix these two places once and for all. " Zhao Wen said to the official.

"I obey the order!" The official saluted Zhao Wen.

"Okay, go down and rest first, and start tomorrow!"

……

The sun rose on time the next day, and Zhao Wen walked out of the sleeping palace.

Today, the snow in the palace has almost been cleared, and the eunuchs and maids who were originally under the control of Zhao Wen's personal guards stayed in the palace temporarily, repairing the damaged parts of the palace.

As for Chongzhen's family, they were still under house arrest by Zhao Wen.

Chongzhen cannot be given freedom at this time, at least it will have to wait another year or two.

(End of this chapter)