nanming man

Chapter 764

After the end of the Jiangbei War, Jiangnan has been stable for nearly three years, and during these three years, Zhu Cihong's new army has grown from the initial [-] Japanese troops to [-], organized into Wuwei, Fengjie, and Pengri. Town Guards.

Last year, Zhu Cihong personally met Huang Degong. After receiving Huang Degong's support, the Nanjing court began to control Jiangbei soldiers and horses, reformed the military payment system, regained the right of generals to collect taxes privately, and implemented a rotation system with the intention of controlling Jiangbei soldiers and horses.

In November last year, the Ming generals Ma Degong and Tian Xiong who guarded Lu'an and Jiangpu were dissatisfied with the reform of the Nanjing court and mutinied. They were jointly defeated by Huang Degong and Wu Risheng, the commander of the Japanese army. clear.

After the Ming Dynasty suppressed the rebellion of Jiangbei's Ming generals, it gradually controlled Jiangbei's soldiers and horses, organized 15 soldiers and horses in Jiangbei into five towns, and guarded Yangzhou, Hefei and other places.

So far, the Nanjing court, which has been traveling south for nearly five years, has finally completed some changes. It has changed from a person who was hemiplegic after a stroke and could not direct his limbs at all to a person with high paraplegia who can direct both arms.

At this time, the number of soldiers and horses that Nanjing can control is close to 30, and the taxation of the court has changed from the initial annual income of 500 million taels, to 650 million taels after the Donglin Party was moved to carry out business tax reforms, and then to 800 million taels after the opening of Ningbo Port. Ten thousand taels, the annual tax increase has already increased by 300 million taels.

Although 800 million taels is not as good as the Zheng family's annual income, it is already a good achievement for the Nanjing court.

It was because of financial improvements that Nanjing was able to organize and train the forbidden army, and with the army directly under the central government, the localities could obey orders. The Nanjing court gradually broke the original vicious circle and gradually regained the authority of the court.

In the past five years, many changes have taken place in the Nanjing court. Zhu Cihong has also grown into a young man who is nearly 20 years old. His inner ambition has also grown rapidly with age. He looks forward to one day sweeping the world and regaining his ancestors. .

In the fifth year of Jianzhang, in September, more than 3000 forbidden troops and more than 1000 sailors conducted a drill by the Xuanwu Lake.

At this time, Zhu Cihong and many officials of the Ming Dynasty stood on the reviewing platform and saw three thousand Ming troops forming a formation by the Xuanwu Lake, with flags fluttering and spears lined up, which was very spectacular. Ten naval warships lined up on the lake. Show off your might.

"Your Majesty! It's started!" Ruan Dacheng, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, said.

Zhu Cilang followed the prestige and saw ten lucky boats on the lake. Under the drill of the navy officers and soldiers, they changed their formation and aimed their broadside artillery at a target boat during the movement.

"Bang bang bang" the sides of the naval warships fired one after another, and a cloud of white smoke spewed out from the muzzle. The whole hull receded behind the guns, shaking slightly, and the calm Xuanwu Lake seemed to tremble, and the sound roared, ten miles away. smell.

These warships are No. [-] Fuchuan, nine feet long, tall, with two masts, three-story cabins, one red cannon, six thousand-jin Flang machine, three bowl-mouth guns, and twenty-two thunder cannons. The gate, as well as various weapons such as firecrackers, bows and arrows, were the main force of the Ming army's navy on the river.

Zhu Cihong looked intently, the lake was filled with smog, covering the naval warships, the shells fired by the warships splashed water columns several feet high around the target ship, the iron bullets hit the target ship, and the ship instantly turned into a fast Driftwood, floating on the lake.

Zhu Cihong nodded slightly, with excitement on his face, "With this navy, no one can cross the Yangtze River!"

Watching the target ship being smashed by the navy, the officials present also showed excitement.Although this is not a war, it looks more cheering.

"Your Majesty, the cavalry and infantry are about to conduct a drill!"

On the school field, three thousand imperial guards wore fiery red mandarin duck battle robes, holding self-generating firecrackers in their hands. A thousand firecrackers lined up in a horizontal formation, full of energy, and a thousand spearmen formed a square formation. The army of thousands of horses is galloping, and the horses are like dragons.

No matter how powerful the three thousand imperial troops are, just looking at their uniform armor and densely packed disc helmets, they already look like an elite army.

On the school grounds, the formation was first practiced, with [-] soldiers cooperating to demonstrate tactics such as cavalry outflanking, infantry raiding, and cavalry attacking together.

Then there was a separate drill for each arm. The cavalry showed rushing up steep slopes, crossing trenches, and riding and shooting.

In the past few years, the Ming army did not fight, but the Ming Dynasty has been paying attention to the battles between the Ming, Wei and Qing parties. It has analyzed each battle and knows that the Wei army has produced some new equipment on the battlefield.

On the one hand, the Ming Dynasty dispatched spies to the Western Wei Dynasty to spy on them, and on the other hand, they contacted the Portuguese in Macau, who had cast a batch of self-generating firecrackers and bronze cannons.

The Ming Dynasty has resources and craftsmen, and it is more convenient to contact the Western Yi. The imitation of Western Wei weapons has already run ahead of the Qing Dynasty.

At this time, [-] gunners of their own practiced firing volleys, following the example of the Wei army, placing the cannons on both wings and firing shells from the cannons. The firepower composed of hand-throwing sky thunders is enough to make any oncoming enemy terrified.

After watching the performance, Zhu Cihong couldn't help feeling overwhelmed, and said to all the ministers: "Since I traveled to the south, every time I think about the hard-won of my ancestors, and feel that the people in the north are trapped in the dust, they often sit up at night and cannot sleep at night. Watching the performance of the Forbidden Army today, I am very relieved, the restoration of rivers and mountains, the revitalization of Ming Dynasty, is just around the corner!"

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Nanjing, Miyagi, inside the Imperial Study Room.

After watching the rehearsal, Zhu Cihong returned to the palace, still excited in his heart. He was wearing a dragon robe and a winged crown, pacing back and forth in the room with his hands behind his back, not knowing how to vent his excitement.

At this time, he walked a few steps, and suddenly stopped, "Wang Qing, I want to open a port, set up a shipping department to collect taxes, and allocate the money to the Ministry of Industry for casting equipment. What do you think?"

"Your Majesty, I think this matter needs to be slowed down, and the Zheng family should not be too irritated. We should wait until the court navy has a certain strength before continuing to open it!" Wang Yan saluted.

The ship of the Weaving Bureau was robbed as soon as it went out to sea. Wang Yan knew that there was a lot of resistance. He was afraid of stimulating the Zheng family.

Zhu Cihong was a little unhappy when he heard it, but since his confidant ministers said so, he stopped mentioning it, but turned his head and asked, "Do you have anything to report today, gentlemen?"

Lu Zhenfei said politely: "Your Majesty, I have something to do. North Korea secretly sent an envoy who arrived in Nanjing the day before yesterday and was arranged by the Ministry of Rites at the posthouse. Do you want to receive him?"

"North Korean envoy?" Zhu Cihong frowned. North Korea can be said to be the son of the Ming Dynasty. His own son came to see Lao Tzu. Zhu Cihong was surprised and pleasantly surprised, "What are they doing here?"

Lu Zhenfei said: "It is said that Jiannu forced North Korea to shave their hair and change their clothes. The people in North Korea are excited and want to fight against the Qing Dynasty!"

Zhu Cihong pondered slightly, then said: "This is a good thing, the Ministry of Rites will arrange it, and I will meet you tomorrow!"

"The minister takes the order!" Lu Zhenfei accepted the order.

At this time, Chen Zilong came out and said: "Your Majesty, I have something to report. Recently there have been rumors in Nanjing that the Western Wei Dynasty will send 30 troops to the east. I wonder if Jin Yiwei has informed His Majesty?"

Zhu Cilang frowned upon hearing this, "The Qing family also knows about this..."

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