golden scales

I am used to long hair and suddenly cut it short one day, I am somewhat uncomfortable.

Zhu Cihong looked at himself in the mirror with "ears and short hair", and felt a little strange.But in any case, the time of combing hair every morning is saved, which can add nearly half an hour of aerobic exercise.

Scholars were still quite resistant to cutting their hair, and many scholars and scholars who abandoned their pens and joined the army did not follow the trend.However, they were mainly concentrated in the staff positions, and the few who were absorbed into the trainer team also turned to staff officers and Taoist priests.

Indeed, out of religious habits, Taoist priests are definitely not willing to cut their hair, and becoming a Taoist priest is just a coat for scholars.These people can still educate people in the army, but they have lost the power of trainers.

Zhu Cihong is not entangled in the question of whether to have a haircut or not.Because Westerners have not learned how to tie their hair, they have been disheveled like barbarians.It was not until after the Industrial Revolution that long hair caused a large number of production accidents that Westerners developed the habit of wearing short hair.

Now that Zhu Cihong has intervened in this period of history, it has already had an impact on the development of science and technology, so perhaps the Ming people will enter the industrial age earlier, and most of the mainstream hairstyles in society will change as a result.

"Your Highness, a middle official has brought an oral order from the palace." Lu Suyao approached and said.

Zhu Cihong didn't lift her head: "Xuan."

After a while, a kind-hearted eunuch came in, saluted the Crown Prince respectfully, and asked for instructions: "His Royal Highness, is it convenient for you to read the oral order?"

Only then did Zhu Cihong stand up and said, "Please, Sheng An."

"Saint Gongan!" The eunuch dragged his voice, his eyes lost focus.Although facing the crown prince head-on, he did not dare to look at the crown prince.He changed his voice and said, "The sage asked: Why did Meng Lang get a haircut?"

"Inspire soldiers to protect the people." Zhu Cihong had no respect for this form of communication.What's more, the specific content must be explained through memorials, so it is only a general response.

"The Holy One asks: How can you get married like this!" Passing oral instructions is a technical job, not only to pass the words to the audience, but also to learn the expression and demeanor.

"When we get married, we can almost raise them again." Zhu Cihong said.

The eunuch nodded, his demeanor changed, and he bowed and said, "Young master, this servant will return to the palace."

Zhu Cihong nodded.Secretly said: This is really a waste of human resources. Just to ask these two sentences, I even sent someone to come here.

It was only after the middle official left that Zhu Cihong received the report sent by Wu Sheng, and only then did he know that the first round of the war of public opinion between the North and the South had been fought.

"The focus of public opinion is the perverse actions of the Manchu Qing Dynasty." Zhu Cihong said to the man who delivered the report: "Just a little more. I have a piece of information here, and you can take it back to Mr. Wu, and he will naturally know what to do. "

Zhu Cilang rang the bell to call Lu Suyao.Ask her to fetch the minutes of the meeting with the Italian Liles and the Portuguese Anvins the day before yesterday.These two Thai-Western missionaries were both missionary scholars who entered Sichuan before the Jiashen State Change, and were especially proficient in the fields of mathematics and astronomy.As foreigners, the two of them don't care who the actual ruler of Ming is, as long as they can help them preach, they are good emperors.So after Zhang Xianzhong entered Shu, they took refuge in Zhang Xianzhong as a matter of course.

Just like when Tang Ruowang hid in the past, hoping to serve Li Zicheng.

What surprised Zhu Cihong was.Zhang Xianzhong, the bandit leader who was most likely mentally ill, showed extremely high political literacy in front of the Thai and Western missionaries.He liked Taixi's mathematics and astronomy very much, and ordered the two to make the celestial sphere and the earth with red copper and place them on the "main hall".Not only did they often call the two to the palace to teach mathematics and astronomy, but they also actively discussed with the ministers around them.

That's all.It has already reached the standard of Emperor Kangxi who was boasted as a "holy".

Zhang Xianzhong went a step further than Kangxi, not only learning by himself.He also hoped that the students under his rule would be able to learn mathematics and astronomy, so he bestowed the titles of "National Teachers of Astronomy" on the two of them, and asked them to recruit more mathematics and astronomy scholars to come to China after returning to Thailand.

"Zhang Xianzhong is also very concerned about the politics of various countries." Li Leisi said something casually at that time, but Zhu Cihong was quite surprised.

Politics belongs to the superstructure, while mathematics and astronomy can be regarded as basic sciences.It is not surprising to be curious about basic science, but it is not easy to realize the importance of superstructure.

In fact, it is very rare to study the history of the East and the West and truly rely on advanced technology to replace the previous dynasty.Only by mastering the superstructure and promoting advanced administrative and military systems can we have the capital to fight for the world.

"Since Zhang Xianzhong reused the two of you so much, why did you let them venture to Taiyuan?" After Zhu Cihong occupied Taiyuan, the western missionaries who were originally in Shanxi and Shaanxi all went eastward under the call of Tang Ruowang, and went to Jinan as an associate professor. went.Although they posted invitations in accordance with Daming's habit, Zhu Cihong, who was busy with business, did not summon them in person, and it was enough to call an internal official to ask if there was anything they needed.

However, Li Leisi and An Wensi insisted on seeing the crown prince himself, and that's why they had this meeting.

An Wensi's Chinese is not as good as Li Leisi, and he is more in the position of a witness.Li Leisi saluted and said: "Your Highness, Zhang Xianzhong hopes to be forgiven by you."

Zhu Cihong let out a groan, and finally said after a long time: "Whether it is Zhang Xianzhong or Li Zicheng, they are all citizens of my Ming Dynasty, and must be bound by the laws of the Ming Dynasty. And you should be able to understand that the crime of treason, whether it is in Daming or Taixi, is very serious. Hard to forgive."

Liles and Anwensi are both scholar-type clergymen, not cardinals who stand at the height of the temple.Their political sense and vision determined their reaction, that is - no reaction.

Zhu Cihong waited for more than ten seconds, and finally realized that with the level of these two people, he did not hear his implication at all, so he could only say: "However, the Holy Son of Heaven is merciful and merciful. Of course he wants to learn from past mistakes and avoid future ones. At the same time, he also does not forget to heal the sick and save the sick. But this kind of forgiveness is not human. Everyone can get it."

Liles finally understood what the crown prince meant: as long as there is enough ransom, God, like the emperor, will forgive everyone.

This made him feel that it was a kind of transaction, but because he had preconceived that Zhang Xianzhong was a good leader, he did not reject this kind of transaction.

"What kind of redemption does His Highness think to obtain this kind of forgiveness?" Lisi asked.

Zhu Cilang smiled and said, "Can Zhang Xianzhong still bargain with me now? My army can go up the river at any time to capture Chongqing. Li Zicheng's army has also moved south from Hanzhong and occupied Guangyuan. He is now suffering from the enemy, and I am afraid life will be very difficult."

Lilesi knew this well, and the envoy who lacked city government naturally wrote the word "acknowledgement" on his face.

Zhu Cihong continued: "Shu is located in a remote corner. There are people and things. It is indeed a place where we can build a country and survive. When I was in charge of Shaanxi, I was forced to count by Li Zicheng overnight. Someone once suggested that the army should enter Shu."

Li Leisi was rather curious: "Then why didn't Your Highness enter Shu? There are still two kings of Ming Dynasty in Shu."

As for King Rui in Chongqing and King Shu in Chengdu, Zhu Cihong just laughed it off and said, "Why don't you enter Shu? Because there are thirteen Yaohuang families in northern Sichuan, and there is a civil uprising against the five beetles. If you want to pacify Shu, you have to How easy is it to kill? If I had entered Shu at that time, not only would I not be able to pacify the Huang Shisan family, but I would also be blocked by Zhang Xianzhong and Li Zicheng at both ends, and I would be completely trapped to death."

Leslie showed a look of sudden realization.

"Now Zhang Xianzhong is an example." Zhu Cihong said: "He was massacring in Sichuan, and the people's upheavals continued. Li Zicheng lost Shaanxi and the whole army came. How long can he resist? Once our army enters Sichuan, he can only go to Yunnan and Guizhou Run, even if no one is chasing you, you have to shed a layer of skin."

From the astonishment of Li Leisi and An Wensi, Zhu Cihong knew that Zhang Xianzhong must have revealed his intention of going south to Yunnan and Guizhou.There is no other way. Zhang Xianzhong's current strength is only 20 at full strength. After losing the grain base in Huguang, some of these people have to be allocated to farm.

As for the Thirteen Families of the Yellow Emperor in Sichuan, the civil uprising, the Daming Rebel Army, the Chieftain Army, Li Zicheng...no matter which group of people he can easily quell.But the land of Yunnan and Guizhou is barren and difficult to raise, and barbarians are everywhere, which is a bigger quagmire than Sichuan.Leading troops to the south is, at best, a strong man cutting off his wrists, or at worst, drinking poison to quench his thirst.

Unless you can get through Guangdong and Guangxi.

Zhu Cihong is sincerely glad that he listened to Wu Sheng's suggestion and did not rush into Sichuan based on the unreliable cognition of later generations.

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