I, the Ming Dynasty, can still save me

Chapter 7 Zhejiang Party and Western School
After a brief salute, he asked Wang An to give them seats, and then said:
"The main reason I asked you to come here today is to ask about one thing. Xu Guangqi, the censor of Henan Province, was ordered by the emperor to train troops in Tongzhou.

It has been more than a year now, but during this year, military training requires money but no money, people and no one, and ordnance but no ordnance.What happened to the court?Who is wantonly obstructing this? "

Fang Congzhe thought about it and realized that this was indeed the case.

Last year, Shenzong did ask Xu Guangqi to train troops. However, in the Ming Dynasty, it was normal to lack weapons and equipment. Even the border troops were not well fed, let alone training troops.

What's more, there are so many major events in the court this year, the two emperors have passed away one after another, the rise of the Donglin Party, and Yan Guan's attack on him have already made him very anxious.I don't care about such small things.

But he also promised:
"Your Majesty, I was informed last year that Xu Guangqi was ordered to train troops, and the cabinet also issued a document ordering the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Household Affairs, and the Tongzhou region to support it.

But this year, the two emperors died, and many things were involved, which led to such a situation. It was indeed an oversight by the minister. "

After hearing this, Huang Jiashan, the Secretary of the Ministry of War, also stood up and apologized:

"Your Majesty, since I received the document from the cabinet last year, I asked the Arsenal Department to prepare the supply of weapons to Tongzhou, and also selected two general soldiers to go to Tongzhou to assist Xu Yushi in training. Maybe my subordinates withheld the information at will and did not implement it. This is my fault. , please ask the emperor to punish you."

Zhu Youxiao was helpless when he heard that this kind of problem existed at any time. After Wanli had not been in court for more than 30 years, there were many official vacancies, which led to low supervision of officials and extremely slow efficiency.

Thinking of this, I couldn't help but get angry and said
"If punishing you can solve the problem, then it will be easy to handle. Military training is a major matter for the country, so it is prevarication, but if it is the same for marching and fighting, then it will be okay. Go down and conduct a thorough investigation to see who is prevaricating, and deal with it immediately."

Huang Jiashan quickly expressed strict investigation.

Zhu Youxiao then continued:
"As for the military training, although it has been delayed a lot before, it cannot be abandoned. I have read Xiong Tingbi's memorial when he first took office, saying that Liaodong was short of soldiers and generals, so the imperial court transferred guest soldiers from various places to Liaodong.

This is certainly possible. The journey to Liaodong for guest soldiers from all over the country is long and requires a lot of labor and capital. Instead, it is better to recruit Liaodong refugees, soldier orphans, and good family members to train in the capital.

When it becomes a powerful force, it can not only defend the capital, but also continue to provide support to Liaodong, killing two birds with one stone.What do you guys think? "

Of course Fang Congzhe agreed. Wan Li had already ordered this military training, but now he wanted to get out of it, so he had no choice but to do so.

But Huang Jiashan has doubts
"Your Majesty, such a long-term military training is very large-scale and even more expensive. This matter needs to be discussed by the cabinet."

"Okay, then come down from the cabinet and come up with a charter quickly, but just for one thing, let Xu Guangqi continue to be responsible for military training."

Zhu Youxiao readily agreed.

"One more thing"

"I just talked to Xu Aiqing and said that Macao Hongyi has Hongyi cannons, which have powerful firepower and are far superior to the Folan cannons cast by the previous court. Moreover, he has bought four of them and is preparing to escort them to the capital. I think this is excellent.

Firearms are something that the imperial court is strong on, and Jurchens don’t have them, so they should be introduced and manufactured in large quantities. The cabinet will draft a decree later, asking the Chief Secretary of Guangdong to cooperate with the people in Macau to buy cannons and hire technicians to come to Beijing. I will also get them from the internal funds. Pay 10 taels to do this. "

Fang Congzhe couldn't help but glance at Xu Guangqi. He did not reject artillery, but he was very disgusted with Xu Guangqi. The reason was that Xu Guangqi, a scholar-official, did not believe in Confucius and believed in Western religion.

If such rebellious people only suggested buying artillery, hiring barbarian technicians to come to Beijing, and actually building artillery, it would be fine. They were afraid that while building artillery, they would explain the Western myths to the emperor, which would be troublesome.

So he stood up and bowed his hands to Zhu Youxiao and said:

"Your Majesty, artillery is an important weapon of the country, and the imperial court has always attached great importance to it. If what Xu Yushi said is true, then the introduction will definitely be beneficial to the country, and I have no choice but to introduce instructors and artillery technicians from Macau. These people believe in Western religion , contrary to the teachings of Confucius and Mencius. In the 44th year of Wanli, these Western monks in Nanjing were deceived by their evil words and were deported by Emperor Shenzong. Now they want to introduce Westerners, fearing that they will talk about it and go against the will of the ancestors. "

"What nonsense are you saying about Western religion? The emperor did issue an order to expel Western monks, but this time I just brought in Western artillery technicians. It will not violate the emperor's system. Sir, you are overly worried."

If Zhu Youxiao had not time traveled, he might be afraid of these words, but as a time traveler from the 21st century, he has never seen any evil words. Moreover, the Ming Dynasty is extremely culturally confident and there are only a few Christian missionaries, so it is not a big deal.

And as far as he knew, the arrival of missionaries in the late Ming Dynasty greatly promoted the development of science and technology and culture in the Ming Dynasty, and the benefits outweighed the disadvantages.

But he couldn't immediately abolish Shenzong's will. He should take his time and take his time.

After Fang Congzhe heard this, he could only agree to the decree, but he felt more and more that this young emperor, who was not yet weak, was more interested in political affairs than ever before.

Moreover, the emperor's sudden trust in Xu Guangqi made Fang Congzhe worry about the future of the Zhejiang Party. The Nanjing Teaching Project in Wanli 44 was carried out under the chairmanship of Shen Guan.

If Xu Guangqi continues to be reused by the emperor, leading to the return of Western religious forces, it will definitely give the Zhejiang Party one more enemy.

But the current situation was like this, and they had no choice but to hope that the emperor was only a little enthusiastic. After all, when Shenzong first came to the throne, he was smart, studious, and diligent in government affairs, but in the end he stayed deep in the palace and ignored government affairs.

"Well, Xu Guangqi will continue to be responsible for these two matters. In order to make it easier for him, I have appointed him as a doctor of the Ministry of Industry, responsible for the Ordnance Bureau and in charge of firearms and cannon production.

Xu Aiqing, you have a great responsibility. If you have any issues, please report them directly to me and I will solve them for you.

After Xu Guangqi heard this, he couldn't help but be moved. As the saying goes, a scholar dies for his confidant. He finally met his wise master and could realize his ambitions. He quickly knelt down to express his gratitude:
"I have been entrusted with an important task by His Majesty, so I will definitely go to pieces to repay His Majesty's grace."

"Well, now is the time for the country to employ people. As long as you don't let me down, I will not let you down either.

Okay, you guys should step back first, Mr. Fang Ge will stay. "

After saying this, Xu Guangqi burst into tears of gratitude, then thanked him and left.

Zhu Youxiao was also relieved that the matter was over.

Unexpectedly, Xu Guangqi brought such a big surprise to him. As a representative of Western learning, he not only advocated the introduction of artillery, but also organized and trained new troops.

But he also knew that Fang Congzhe, as the chief minister of the cabinet, was very resistant to the Western School.This is also the reason why Fang Congzhe is called today.

As a time traveler, he knew that Donglin had a close relationship with the Western School. If Xu Guangqi was allowed to take charge of military training, the DPRK would definitely obstruct it a lot.

In particular, the Zhejiang Party will definitely oppose Xu Guangqi, and the Donglin Party, which has long been dissatisfied with Fang Congzhe's Zhejiang Party and has been on good terms with Xu Guangqi, will definitely support Xu Guangqi and themselves in order to attack the Zhejiang Party. It will also be much smoother.

Thinking of this, Zhu Youxiao also understood something about the so-called art of controlling his subordinates, which is to never let his subordinates unite.

Let them fight each other. The harder they fight, the easier it will be for him to control. If his subordinates have no conflicts, then he will be their conflict.

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　　Macao was called "Hao Jing" in the Ming Dynasty. For the convenience of reading, we just write "Macao". Here is a special explanation.
　　


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