I really don't want to be emperor at the end of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 119

Chapter 118

It was already very late at night, and Emperor Chongzhen, the young emperor of Ming Dynasty, was still sitting in the side hall.He was very angry at this time. The civil and military ministers of the court were all idiots, and no one could understand his mind.

At this time, he began to think of Sun Chengzong who was driven away. Sun Chengzong was a very smart person. During the battle of the mouth, he lost face as the emperor. It was Sun Chengzong who led the troops to recover the four cities of Yongping. It was Sun Chengzong In order to save face for himself, he launched the Battle of Dalinghe.

Emperor Chongzhen, who was belatedly aware, now faintly understood that the battle of Dalinghe was a little anxious, and that Ming was not prepared enough, so he should wait, even two and a half months, until the autumn grain was put into storage.

At that time, the weather was already cold, and Zu Dashou would definitely prepare firewood and coal for burning, as well as sufficient food and clothes. More importantly, Jiannu could not last long in the cold wind outside the city.It's really two and a half months late, maybe the ending of the battle of Daling River will be rewritten.

It's a pity that I was too anxious and forced Sun Chengzong to send troops, which made Sun Chengzong take the blame.

Of course, the Son of Heaven cannot make mistakes, and those who make mistakes are always only capable officials.

Emperor Chongzhen looked at Wang Chengen, the former imperial eunuch beside him, and said, "Ban Wang!"

"The servant is here!"

"Go and pick some precious medicinal materials from the inner palace, and take the imperial doctor with you to Gaoyang..."

Wang Chengen asked with some uncertainty: "The emperor means..."

"Comfort Mr. Sun Ge for me!"

"Yes, servants lead the order!"

Emperor Chongzhen can only use this method to appease the old minister's heart.Hope others can see what he's up to.The current Emperor Chongzhen is like some scumbags on campus. When he likes someone, he can completely tolerate all her shortcomings and treat her infinitely well.When you have a new goal, you will punish her to death.

At the beginning, Yuan Chonghuan was in the emperor's heart, so he drew a big cake for the young emperor. Emperor Chongzhen believed Yuan Chonghuan's nonsense, and Yuan Chonghuan asked Zu Dashou to serve as the commander-in-chief of Ningyuan and Jinzhou, and Chongzhen agreed.Let He Kegang replace Zhu Mei to guard the distance, and Zhao leads the guard to guard Shanhaiguan. Chongzhen also agreed without hesitation.

Yuan Chonghuan failed to mobilize Mao Wenlong, so he tried to kill Mao Wenlong, the general of Pingliao, the governor of the left, and the commander of the Dongjiang Army.This power was given to Mao Wenlong by Emperor Chongzhen, but Yuan Chonghuan killed Mao Wenlong, and Emperor Chongzhen recognized it with his nose.

It wasn't until the Jisi Change that Huang Taiji raised hundreds of thousands of troops to enter Longjingguan and Da'ankou respectively, and tens of thousands of soldiers and horses approached the capital city, that Emperor Chongzhen realized that he had been fooled by Yuan Chonghuan.

At this time, Emperor Chongzhen was like a little virgin who had been cheated on. He hated Yuan Chonghuan as much as he loved him. Of course, Yuan Chonghuan was delayed.

Although there are countless people complaining about Yuan Chonghuan's grievances and grievances on the Internet.Just ask a little bit, as the governor of Ji, Liao, Tianjin, Baoding, Deng, Lai, etc., he is also the commander of the largest military region in Ming Dynasty. Tens of thousands of Jian slaves flocked in and marched under the capital city Jiannu looted more than a dozen cities in Shuntian Mansion, Yongping Mansion, and Zunhua Mansion. The four cities of Liangxiang, Gu'an, Xianghe, and Sanhe were slaughtered, hundreds of thousands of people were killed, and 30 million people were taken away. , the loss of money exceeded ten million taels...

In this case, is Yuan Chonghuan still innocent?

If this is innocent?So what is dereliction of duty?This is the most serious crime of malfeasance, right?

What is the logic of those Yuan fans who complained for Yuan Chonghuan?At this time, what Yuan Chonghuan of the Ming Dynasty did was similar in nature to that of Zhang Shaoshuai and Han Fuqu. They all feared the enemy and avoided fighting, and killed Yuan Chonghuan. This one reason is enough.

Now Chongzhen finally found a capable minister and wanted to reuse Cheng Shijie, but these ministers pretended to be deaf and dumb...

Of course, Emperor Chongzhen could never know how much effort the bureaucratic group of civil servants put in to suppress military generals and have the right to speak. Since the Tumu Fortress Change, it has wiped out all the military heroes of the Manchu dynasty. How pleasant it is , They suppressed military officials for more than 100 years, how could they make military officials look up?
Emperor Chongzhen wanted to reward Xu Guangqi, and the bureaucratic group of civil servants immediately agreed that Xu Guangqi would be the chief assistant of the cabinet. If Sun Yuanhua was promoted to be the governor of Shandong and Liaodong, then there would be no problem.

No matter how bad Sun Yuanhua was, even if he wasn't a Jinshi, he was still their Confucian fellow.

What is Cheng Shijie?
A warrior, born in a hereditary military household.

Of course, if Cheng Shijie is willing to study honestly and be admitted as a Jinshi like Yuan Keli of Guide Mansion, even if he is a Juren, he can become a big official in the frontier.

It's a pity that he is just a warrior.

The most humble warrior.

"His Majesty!"

Empress Zhou walked into the imperial study with ginseng soup.

"Your Majesty, it's late at night, you have to take care of yourself, it's time to rest!"

Emperor Chongzhen turned to look at Empress Zhou: "Empress, tell me, Cheng Shijie... how should I reward him?"

"Your Majesty, the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics!"

In the Ming Dynasty, there was only one empress who was involved in politics, and that was Zhu Yuanzhang's Empress Ma. This empress could run away with Zhu Yuanzhang on her back in a rebellious army.

Emperor Chongzhen thought about the ancestral system, and heaved a long sigh: "This emperor, it's too difficult!"

On the vast sea, the blue sky is like washing, and the sun is shining brightly, making the sea more and more blue.

A fleet of more than a dozen large ships was sailing against the wind.When the sailboat is against the wind, it can only take the "zigzag" route and move forward slowly.The huge sea wind will blow up the sails of the ship, and the ship will sail to the Liaodong Peninsula across the sea at a speed of seven knots.

According to this speed, it would take about eight to nine days to go from Shanghai to Liaodong when the wind is down, but now it takes two-thirds of the distance to go against the wind, and it will take more than 20 days at the fastest.

At the head of this fleet is a very ornately decorated Qianliai Guangfu boat. A group of young men and women stood excitedly on the deck and cheered, admiring the beautiful scenery of the sea.

In the distance, groups of elegant little elves stretched their tail fins and leaped high, flying far away, and then plunged into the sea like bullets. This caused a tall girl to exclaim: "Look, they can fly!" fish!"

Not surprisingly, this girl is Xu Guangqi's fourth granddaughter, Mardina, the only unmarried granddaughter of the Xu family.Because of Xu Guangqi's aura, Xu Guangqi's granddaughters all married wealthy families.

Xu Guangqi's eldest granddaughter's husband is Ai Tinghuai, the grandson of Ai Kejiu, the Nanjing Tongzheng envoy; the second granddaughter married Xu Yuandu, the grandson of Xu Leshan, who was also the Nanjing Tongzheng envoy; the third granddaughter married into the Qu family in Shanghai, and her husband, Qu Ye, was the supervisor. , his grandfather Qu Yin once served as the magistrate of Haicheng County, and he was also among the squires in Shanghai.

In the whole of Shanghai, the masters of Yuyuan Garden, Pan Yunduan, Pan En and his younger brother Pan Zhong, who were even more comparable to Xu Guangqi's family background, were also enlisted.Gong Dingguan to Yushi Dafu, Li Xing and Gong Erbu Shangshu". Pan En had three sons in total. The eldest son Yunzhe and the second son Yunduan were both Jinshi, so they have the reputation of "one family and three Jinshi".

At this time, Xu Erlu, the fifth grandson of Xu Guangqi, married the daughter of Pan Yunlong, the son of Pan Yunduan, a member of the Ministry of Industry, as his wife. The Xu family was already a top wealthy family in Shanghai.

Following Maldina's exclamation, a large group of dog-legged young men who wanted to marry Xu stepped forward one after another, including Pan Xiaona, Mardina's husband-in-law in history.

In order to win the heart of the beautiful woman, Pan Xiaona said to her servant: "Come on, hurry up, take the firecracker, and let him run away..."

At this moment, a sailor said with a serious face: "Stop, don't hurt the god fish!"

"God fish..."

Pan Xiaona felt that a lowly sailor dared to sweep his face, he walked towards the sailor: "Shen Yu, Shen Niang..."

Pan Xiaona kicked the sailor, and the sailor's feet seemed to have taken root, and he remained motionless, but Pan Xiaona fell on the deck, causing a group of young men to burst into laughter.

It's not that this sailor is highly skilled and a master.In fact, he is only steady in the game, but Pan Xiaona is a weak scholar. In a real fight, the sailor can beat Pan Xiaona ten times by himself.

"you…………"

Pan Xiaona didn't have time to speak, he was gasping for breath in pain, at this moment a group of Pan's family servants rushed towards the sailor and grabbed the sailor.

"Throw it down and feed him to the fish!"

"Pfft..."

The sailor was thrown into the sea and disappeared in an instant.Not long after, the sailor came out of the sea, and the god fish was holding the sailor.

Everyone exclaimed: "It's really amazing!"

"This is the god fish!"

Other sailors introduced: "It is the patron saint of the sea, the incarnation of Mazu. I don't know how many times it has brought the ships lost in the sea back to the channel, or rescued the ships trapped in the reef! It is our protector!"

Martina also felt miraculous, and shouted: "You must not hurt it!"

The sailor was rescued, and Pan Xiaona wanted to clean up the sailor.

At this time, Chen Zilong came out from the cabin: "Mr. Pan, can you give Chen some face, this matter has been exposed!"

"Humph……"

Pan Xiaona stayed on the deck shamelessly and returned to the cabin.

Although Chen Zilong is not a few years older than Mardina and is about the same age as her third brother Xu Erdou, Chen Zilong is Xu Guangqi's student and is of the same generation as her father Xu Ji.

Facing Chen Zilong, Mardina bowed obediently: "Uncle Chen!"

"Ok!"

Chen Zilong nodded slowly, the sea breeze was very soft at this time, Chen Zilong asked someone to bring a soft couch, a small table, and a small red clay stove on the small table, servants were making tea, and some people brought fruit plates, dessert.

Martina asked curiously: "Uncle Chen, the letters from our ancestors mentioned that Cheng Shijie many times. Uncle Chen, what is the way of this Cheng Shijie..."

Chen Zilong read the preserved fruit in his mouth, a little vaguely: "The way? I don't know how high the sky is, I don't know how thick the ground is, such an arrogant young man, thanks to the teacher for treating him as a treasure..."

Chen Zilong didn't have a good impression of Cheng Shijie at this time, he was just a disciple of his senior brother Sun Yuanhua, a martial artist, nothing more.In the residence report, he Zeng Ninghai Cheng Shijie hung the official seal of the general army, and then recovered southern Liaoning.It just happened.

Chen Zilong's arrogant evaluation of Cheng Shijie was because a relative of Chen Zilong returned to Shanghai from Dengzhou. When Chen Zilong asked about the Dengzhou Ning Navy, the relative replied that the Ning Navy only had more than 500 people and a new army.

"Arrogant people?"

Martina was puzzled.

Chen Zilong sighed and said: "Cheng Shijie, originally a Qianhu of Wei Zuo in Dengzhou, was good at martial arts and wiped out dozens of bandits. Think he is Huo Qubing resurrected? The crux of the problem is that he succeeded, such a person must be even more arrogant!"

From Chen Zilong's point of view, Cheng Shijie's military exploits had a lot to do with luck.

In fact, Chen Zilong's judgment was very correct. Cheng Shijie's military achievements were not only a matter of great luck, but almost entirely due to luck.

Chen Zilong even worried that once Jiannu reacted, Cheng Shijie would not be able to defend southern Liaoning.

this time.Xu Guangqi asked him to lead the Department of Agriculture to southern Liaoning, and Chen Zilong had to obey Xu Guangqi's order.But the problem is that he doesn't believe in Cheng Shijie. Although five ships can hold more than 100 agricultural scholars, their servants, food and supplies, he uses more than a dozen ships, because if something goes wrong, he will Can retreat at any time.

Mardina was even more puzzled. She believed in Xu Guangqi's vision, and even more in Xu Guangqi's judgment. Xu Guangqi could be called a young talent, and no one in the south of the Yangtze River could match him.

This is a very high evaluation. To put it simply, no one in Jiangnan can compare with Cheng Shijie.

But Chen Zilong's attitude...

Let Martina not know who is right and who is wrong.

The setting sun disappears behind the sea level little by little, the flaming clouds are swallowed up by the boundless darkness little by little, flying fish, dolphins, seagulls...all of these have disappeared, and the sea temporarily takes back its incomparably beautiful garden, leaving it to everyone A black face.

After watching the sea all day, the boys and girls were a little tired, and they returned to the cabin one after another.

……

People's desires and goals are constantly improving with the improvement of living standards.

When there is no food to eat, it is enough to have food to eat.

When I have no clothes to wear, I am satisfied with having clothes to wear.

When the basic life is satisfied, you will start to pursue higher levels of enjoyment.

Just like the current Zhang Chen of the original Dengzhou Wei, she was originally the daughter-in-law of Zhang Dongfang, a former military household in Dengzhou Wei. After Zhang Dongfang was killed in the battle of guarding the thousand households, Cheng Shijie gave her [-] shi of grain and Ten taels of silver.She took Zhang Saihu to live in Dengzhou Wei.

Later, Ning Haijun was established, and the military regulations were changed, and she was rewarded with another [-] mu of land.The wasteland of one hundred acres of land had not had time to reclaim it. Later, the Ning Navy moved from Shandong to southern Liaoning.She felt sorry for her land, so she brought her son to southern Liaoning.

After arriving in southern Liaoning, because she was a martyr, she was the first batch to be sent to the homestead in batches.

Originally, the Zhang Chen family could only own one mu of land and the population was small, but because her husband was a martyr, the homestead became two mu. Because Zhang Saihu was too small, the Zhang Chen family could reward three liters of grain without having to work. Some daily necessities.

Zhang Chenshi had ten taels of silver and food, so she took advantage of the food in her hands when the refugees flocked to southern Liaoning, and hired the refugees to build a house for her.

In other places, a widow in her 20s with a seven or eight-year-old son must be a fat sheep in the eyes of refugees.

But the problem is that southern Liaoning is the territory of Ning Haijun. As the widow of a Ning Haijun martyr, who would dare to harm her? town place.

Years ago, Zhang Chen built a nine-room house on his homestead, with five main rooms and two side rooms on the left and right.

Later, Mrs. Zhang Chen discovered that the road in front of her house was getting wider and wider, forming a main road. Mrs. Zhang Chen, who did not have to work, was also afraid of sitting on the mountain. According to the system, she did not have to work, but she could still enjoy basic living security.

Zhang Chen didn't want to be idle, so she set up a small stall in front of her house. At first, she just boiled water and provided it to the military households of Ning Haijun for free. Later, at the request of the military households, she began to expand the scope of business. Sell ​​steamed buns, noodles.

She cooks, and Zhang Saihu helps her after school. I didn't expect the business to be very good, or the Ning Navy soldiers took care of this martyr. In short, when the Chinese New Year was approaching, she actually earned more than 4000 copper coins and a few pieces. Silver, about ten taels of silver.

This made Zhang Chen dumbfounded.

At the same time, it also allowed Zhang Chen to get the first pot of gold.

After the New Year's Eve, Mrs. Zhang Chen hurriedly had her front yard built with seven door-to-door houses, and she recruited two more widows with children like her.

Mrs. Zhang Chen is a widow herself, and she knows very well how difficult it is to take care of her children. She is lucky to have the soldiers and military households of Ning Haijun to help her.Widows like them without men will only make it harder.

Zhang Chen's restaurant has expanded in scale. In addition to providing noodles, steamed buns and steamed buns, it also provides dishes that can be purchased. Since the business has no semicolon, the business is still booming.

Zhang Chen also recruited professional cooks, shopkeepers, and waiters from the new immigrant army, and gradually expanded his business from seven well-known houses.

Although there are many poor people in southern Liaoning, there are also some rich people. As long as they have hands and feet, they can earn money. Although the major factories of the Ninghai Navy did provide food as wages at the beginning, slowly, many people do not want food. Yes, they want money.

Now Dongfang Restaurant has become a well-known name in Jinzhou South City. If you want to eat here, you don't have to make a reservation. There is no place at all, unless you are willing to spend half an hour or even longer in line.

In February, Mrs. Zhang and Chen calculated carefully. In addition to the four chefs and more than 20 employees, plus the salary of the shopkeeper, she actually had more than 60 taels of silver.

At this time, more and more people have built their own houses. Many people's houses are empty. It is shameful that the houses are so empty.

But the problem is that the production tasks of the woodware factory are too heavy, especially during the spring plowing period, they need to make a lot of farm tools, and they don't have time to make furniture at all.

Mrs. Zhang Chen discovered this problem. She took a carriage and ran to the Paradise Station, looking for a carpenter among the crowd.

Needless to say, it was really found by Mrs. Zhang Chen. This carpenter is nicknamed the old deaf man. In fact, he is not deaf, but his hearing is not very good. When the refugees were assigned, he did not hear the steward's call, so he was mixed with ordinary refugees. .

Mrs. Zhang Chen hired a family of four old deaf men to make furniture with the wages of a bucket of grain per person per day, and the Dongfang Furniture Factory opened in this way.

Zhang Dongfang used his life to exchange ten taels of silver for Zhang Chenshi. In just four months in Zhang Chenshi's hands, the ten taels of silver became more than 160 taels, a sixteen-fold increase.

The most important thing is that Zhang Chen's current two-acre homestead has been built by her with more than 50 houses. She owns a family of seven houses with front and rear entrances, and can jacquard more than 60 tables for guests to eat at the same time.

He also owns a furniture factory, and the production order has been scheduled for six months.

Zhang Chen is just a microcosm of the development wave in southern Liaoning. She is lucky, but she is definitely not the only one in southern Liaoning.In time, Zhang Chen's family will become the most famous rich woman in southern Liaoning.

"Boss, this is today's account, you are right!"

Mrs. Chen Zhang was originally illiterate, but she was just a mother. Zhang Sai was studying in school, and when he returned home, he told her the words he had learned. She gradually learned a lot of words, especially the hired dispensers.

The shopkeeper is an old man in his 50s. He manages the store and teaches at the same time. Mrs. Zhang and Chen can actually understand the account...

No one can succeed casually. Behind Zhang Chen's success is her hard work and dedication.

"Shopkeeper Lu, I can rest assured of your account!"

After the shopkeeper Lu left, Mrs. Zhang and Chen checked the accounts one by one, very seriously.

When Sun Yuanhua came outside Jinzhou City, he found that the place was bustling with activity. The woodware factory has been expanding again and again. The current woodware factory has heavy production tasks and works day and night. In addition to making farm tools, furniture, doors and windows, he also takes some private orders and works all day. I was exhausted and half dead when I came down.

Originally, Cheng Shijie planned to hold the opening ceremony for Jinzhou Academy in February, but after learning of Sun Yuanhua's arrival, he changed the start date until the second day after Sun Yuanhua's arrival in Jinzhou, that is, the fifth day of March in the fifth year of Chongzhen.

The opening ceremony was officially held.

With the sound of firecrackers, rows of students wearing brand-new clothes, in Jinzhou Academy, the original Jinzhou Wei Zuoqianhu barracks, Jinzhou Academy was expanded from the Zuoqianhu barracks.

These students, carrying schoolbags, not shoulders of course, but shoulder bags, lined up in a neat queue, accompanied by deafening rituals and music, began to worship Confucius and Mencius.

Confucius and Mencius are both saints with extremely lofty status. For thousands of years, the first lesson of countless scholars has been to worship these two saints, and they have been passed down from generation to generation without exception.

It's just that more than 6000 students and the leaders of Jinzhou Wei gathered together. This kind of ceremony is a bit too exaggerated. Let alone those old scholars, even Sun Yuanhua who came to see it was dizzy.

Sun Yuanhua looked at Cheng Shijie with strange eyes.

Xu Dacheng was a little puzzled: "Master Futai!"

"Why doesn't this old man have a daughter!"

Sun Yuanhua is now dead with regret.

Cheng Shijie's big hand, these students are not traditional Confucian students, but a Western-style education that is closer to the idea of ​​the Western French Party, literature and art, craftsmanship, and even farming, with a complete range of categories.

PS: A guest came today, so it will be released first, and the next chapter may be later.

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