The Rise of Ming Dynasty 1646

Chapter 268 Process Standardization

Dai Xiuyuan raised his finger to the outside of the tent, "Treasurer Liang has already promised us His Royal Highness the Co-Regent King to give you 10 taels of silver to buy firearms."

Liang Jiajie's son-in-law is in the hands of others, so there is nothing he can do if he doesn't want to agree.However, he has been smuggling inside and outside the customs for many years, and he can get out 10 taels.

Especially this time when Chen Nuo, the Assistant Regent of the Ming Dynasty, would let Liang Xiuyan come back, he did not hesitate to ask people to pack the money and transport it to Monan immediately.

Teng Jisi and the three brothers discussed together for a long time, but first ordered Dai Xiuyuan to be placed under house arrest, and then sent troops to meet Ning Wanwo and invite him into the tent.

In Teng Jisi's account, he repeatedly explained to Ning Wanwo how he was framed by the Han people, and he was blamed for killing Inbeile, and asked Ambassador Ning to help the Sunite Ministry clean up their grievances in front of the regent.

After Ning, I promised face to face, but I scolded the eight generations of Teng Jisi's ancestors all over the place——Azig was killed by Sunite's department during his mission to Monan, and he was asked to help Sunid in front of Dorgon. The special department said good things? !

You have a sick mind to do this!

That night, he asked his followers to kill the Mongolian soldiers guarding the tent, and fled desperately in the direction of Duoduo's army in the dark.

But before he ran three or four miles, a group of cavalry came after him.Mang Gudai, who was the leader, took off the recurve bow on his back, and with one arrow, he hit the heart of the Ning University scholar...

In the big tent of the Duduo Chinese Army, Shuosai was reporting to him the situation of the Battle of Gungar.

Duoduo praised Shuosai, but frowned in his heart at the loss of this battle-these Mongols were brave. Although they were completely defeated before the battle, they still brazenly killed more than 400 Jianzhou banner soldiers. Three 400 people were injured.

Suddenly the curtain was lifted, and Wakda hurried in, whispering something anxiously in his ear.

Duduo's face changed drastically immediately, "You said elder brother... was killed by Teng Jisi?!"

He was stunned for a while. Although he and Azig didn't have a very harmonious relationship, they were a compatriot after all. A burst of anger surged up. He drew a knife and chopped off the wooden table in the tent, and said sharply: "The whole army , set off immediately! Suppress the Sunit traitors!"

However, the next day, there was another news that Ning Wanwo, a senior scholar in the Sunite Ministry, disappeared without a trace.At the same time, the resident of the Sunite Department was empty, and Teng Jisi's troops disappeared...

Zhu Linmei put away the secret report sent back by Dai Xiuyuan, and nodded inwardly, the effect of the "Jianchang powder" recommended by Gu Yanwu was really good, it was said that it was fatal within a month, and it was not bad for two days before and after.

In this way, the situation outside the Great Wall has completely developed in the direction he expected.

In the current situation, not only the [-] to [-] elites of Jianlu were dragged in Mobei, but also the Horqin Grassland, which was the "back garden" of the Manchus, was tossed so hard by Teng Jisi and Shuo Lei that they might not be able to recover for several years.

Once in and out, the pressure that Da Ming has to face will be greatly reduced.

However, yesterday's Dibao reported that [-] to [-] soldiers and horses of Jianlu in the Huguang area had been led by Luck Dehun to withdraw to Nanjing to garrison.At the same time, Hong Chengchou, who was in charge of the "Governor's Southern Military Affairs," also mobilized more than [-] green forest troops from various places in Henan and Nanzhili, and deployed heavy defenses on the northern shore of Dongting Lake.

It seems that Dorgon intends to defend Nanjing to the death, which he had already expected.The symbolism of Nanjing is of great significance. It was the two capitals that fell into the hands of Jianlu, which made many Ming people lose confidence in the imperial court.

On the contrary, if the Ming Dynasty regains Nanjing and pays homage to the imperial mausoleum, it will boost the morale of the whole country.Since then, the Ming and Qing Dynasties have changed their offensive and defensive positions.

Second, the geographical location of Nanjing is also extremely important.It has a developed economy and a large population, and it is also the key point for guarding the Ming army's northward march into Shandong and Henan.At the same time, Jianlu went south from here, and could threaten the richest Zhejiang at any time.

And according to intelligence, Hong Chengchou is still constantly moving troops towards Nanjing.Zhu Linming secretly sighed in her heart, the Northern Expedition to Nanjing must be a tough battle.

Therefore, not only military preparations must be made, but intelligence collection, economic reserves, logistics supplies, and even public opinion propaganda must not be sloppy.

The battle to regain the old capital must be fought cleanly!

He habitually handed secret reports to the person sitting across from the carriage, "Before the Northern Expedition, Guangdong and Guangxi must be collected first, and the chaos in Yunnan must be pacified..."

But the person on the opposite side was a little embarrassed and said: "Your Highness, the students don't know much about the army, so it's hard to share your worries for Your Highness."

Zhu Linmi couldn't help laughing as she raised her head, "I've been thinking about the army, but I thought of Mr. Song as Yuan Zi." He turned to ask Shi Lin beside him, "How far is it from the Military Weapons Bureau?"

"Go back to my lord, there are only two or three miles left."

"It's been a year since I came here last time." Zhu Linmi glanced in the direction of the Weapons Bureau, and then said to Song Yingxing, "I'm going to stay here for a while now, and standardization of workmanship is the most important thing, Fujing The demonstration of the Weapons Bureau must be done well.

"In the future, we will have to rely on Mr. Song to follow this practice and promote it throughout Daming."

"Students must do their best."

"By the way, Lu Ning and Xiong Zhong are all here, right?"

Shi Lin hurriedly cupped his hands and said, "They and twenty craftsmen arrived the day before yesterday."

"Okay," Zhu Linmi nodded, "I'm relieved to have them come to take the apprentices."

This time, all the people he transferred from Suji Iron Works were technical backbones.Now that the iron field is on the right track, even if these people are missing, it will not have much impact, but their technology is extremely important to the craftsmen of Fujing Military Bureau.

Song Yingxing cupped his hands and said: "Your Highness, in fact, Lu Ning and others gave a class in the technical school yesterday, and the effect was very good.

"It's just the compasses, vernier calipers and other things made by His Highness, which have already made the craftsmen behind closed doors in the Armament Bureau dumbfounded."

Xu Erlu continued: "And Lu Ning is not the master they worship, but it makes them feel unbelievable that he taught them the craft so meticulously."

Craftsmen in this era are usually handed down from father to son due to the limitation of craftsmen.First, because the family is a craftsman, the son must inherit the father's business, and the child has to learn if he doesn't learn.

Secondly, this craft is also the guy who eats in the family, and often with a little tricks, he can make his work better than others.And most of these things are worthless once they are broken, so only passing them on to their nephews can guarantee that they will not be leaked out.

Therefore, all craftsmen cherish their own treasures, and it is difficult for good craftsmanship to spread among craftsmen.Even if he accepts outsiders as apprentices, the master will mostly keep a hand for himself to prevent the disciples from starving to death.

In this way, not only the craftsmanship is not as good as that of the previous generation, but sometimes one's nephews are not talented or don't like to work, and there is even a danger of being lost.

And Zhu Linmi's first step in promoting the standardization of craftsmanship in Daming was to establish a technical school, teaching basic craftsmanship as a standard course to all craftsmen.

With the continuous establishment of a large number of technical schools in the future, the skilled craftsmen needed by the Ming Dynasty will continue to emerge, and it is guaranteed that the craftsmanship will not be lost.

(End of this chapter)