Today is a rare happy day since the emperor ascended the throne.
The rebellion in Ji Town has been suppressed. Uncle Fu Wang's group is like a group of roosters that have been plucked by me. Although they are still flapping with bluff, there are not many of their soldiers and horses in the capital.
Chongzhen felt that he had a good sleep for the first time last night. He felt refreshed in the morning. He felt that Beizhili had never been so safe.
Jizhen was supposed to lay off 33,000 new recruits. In this great incident, half a million soldiers and civilians died. Jizhen was left with more than 20,000 remnant soldiers.
I no longer need to pay arrears to the more than 30,000 prisoners and those who died. If you don't behead them, it would be a mercy, and you still dare to argue with me about wages.
Moreover, these rebels massacred all the gentry and landlords in more than a dozen counties of Shuntian Prefecture, leaving a large amount of land idle. The south of the Great Wall was full of unowned and abandoned fields. Chongzhen also took the opportunity to take over these lands and return them to the royal estate. Although he did not make any money, but
Land is also a real income, isn't it? Distributing it to the prince in the future can also reduce the plunder of farmers' land.
Chongzhen planned in his mind that the 20,000 infantrymen from the four towns that he had taken out from Yang Fan were reorganized and trained by Yang Fan several times before going to the battlefield. Now they are no longer what they used to be. They have become a force with considerable combat effectiveness. He decided
Combine these 20,000 people with the car camp to strengthen the strength of the car camp.
At the same time, the Jinyi Guards Cavalry was expanded to twenty battalions, with a strength of more than 10,000 people.
He is also preparing to mobilize elite soldiers from various towns to form a personal army of 2,000 people.
In this way, the army he personally controls is about 36,000 strong, enough to guard the capital and defend himself.
After Yang Fan won the victory in the northwest, he transferred the Beijing camp back and asked Zhang Shize, the governor of the Beijing camp, to lead the army and the Jiang family as his deputies. He planned to hand over each regiment in the Beijing camp to a noble family he could trust.
Divide and conquer. In this way, he feels more at ease.
Chongzhen was in front of the coat mirror, wearing a dragon robe, while worrying about how much Yang Fan could bring back to the capital camp.
There is a consensus between the government and the opposition that we should waste troops in this war. You must bring back 50,000 people for me anyway. We must not lose more than half of them.
"Your Majesty, you look really good today and look in good spirits." Concubine Yuan Guifei complimented while helping to adjust the hem of the dragon robe.
The queen snorted softly and ignored her.
Concubine Tian was on the other side helping the emperor adjust his cuffs. She said: "Your Majesty, are you wearing a watch or a pocket watch today?"
Yang Fan presented sixteen watches as a tribute, as well as a dozen exquisite pocket watches with twelve pure gold hollow cases. Chongzhen couldn't put it down and would always choose one to wear. It was also convenient to check the time while working.
"Wear a pocket watch. I feel that the pocket watch is more solemn. It has been many years since the Ming Dynasty has offered captives to the Ancestral Temple." The corners of Chongzhen's eyes were a little moist.
It has been almost two hundred years since Tumu Fortress. The Ming Dynasty has never been so great in military affairs, and it has a series of victories.
This military achievement can be said to have opened up new territories and expanded territory.
A hundred years later, the history books will also have to record a lot of things. At least I am a promising king.
At that time, Emperor Chengzu only conquered the Mongolian tribes and enfeoffed the chiefs of each tribe.
And now I have emptied Monan. I have completely wiped out Duoyan, Haraqin, Tumut, Ordos, Alxa and other tribes. I have captured all the nobles. Now they are all staying in the military camp at Jingshan Houxiaochang.
This is equivalent to completely solving the Mongolian threat.
After all, the Desert and Mongolia are far away, and the northern Mongolia is separated by the desert, so the threat is not great. The only remaining ones are Lin Dan Khan of Eastern Mongolia, and a large number of dozens of tribes swinging between Chahar and Jiannu.
Those are already within the scope of Liaodong. This is Yuan Chonghuan's responsibility, not Yang Fan's.
Since he has promised me that he will return to Liaoning in five years, I will wait and see.
Now Yang Fan's work is almost done. All that's left is the remnants of the Mongolian Mongols. Fight if you can, but if not, I'll accept it if peace can be negotiated.
After all, in the eyes of the imperial court, the area outside Jiayuguan Pass is a foreign land. If you can come to pay tribute, it will be fine. As long as Yang Fan brings Qinghai and Tibet back to me, the west side will be as stable as an iron barrel.
Therefore, in Chongzhen's view, Yang Fan has basically finished his work.
Now some Mongolian Mongols do not recognize the fact that the Ming Dynasty completely annexed Monnan Mongolia.
If they still want to continue fighting, then just let Yang Fan teach them how to behave.
Based on his understanding of Yang Fan, it is only a matter of time before Yang Fan repels them.
It is even possible to attack Alxa and push the front to the Juyan Sea. By then Jiayuguan and Juyan Sea are blocked at both ends, and Mongolia in Mongolia will be controlled to the west of Hami.
Chongzhen put on his clothes and turned around in front of the mirror with satisfaction.
This coat mirror is two meters high and one and a half meters wide. It is an extraordinary treasure. It is the treasure of the Qianqing Palace.
Mirrors in this era were rare items. They were all made by Italians using the mercury method, and glass products were easily broken. Shipping by sea was extremely risky, and a piece as big as a palm was priced astronomically.
The frame of the coat mirror is made of red sandalwood. It is very heavy and cannot be lifted by ten people. There are nine flying dragons engraved on the frame, which is reserved exclusively for the emperor.
There is no shortage of red sandalwood in the warehouses of the Forbidden City. When the eunuchs of the Three Treasures went to the West, they brought back hundreds of ships of large red sandalwood trees to make pressure warehouse wood. These red sandalwoods were not used up until the end of Qianlong's reign by Master Shiquan.
Empress Zhou looked at the twenty-year-old emperor, who was so high-spirited, and couldn't help but feel happy in her heart.
Empress Zhou was also dressed in rich attire, took her two concubines, knelt down and paid homage, and said softly: "I congratulate you on the great Ming Dynasty, and congratulate your majesty."
Chongzhen's face flushed with joy and he quickly helped the queen up and said: "Queen, get up quickly. You are still pregnant. It is inconvenient to kneel down."
Concubine Tian Guifei and Concubine Yuan Guifei knelt behind the queen. They lowered their heads and looked at the queen's swollen belly from the corner of their eyes, feeling sour in their hearts.
"Two beloved concubines, get up quickly," Chongzhen said.
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Wang Chengen came in and bowed his head and said: "Your Majesty, the time has come. It's time to set off. Your Majesty is ready."
"Well, has the route been arranged?"
"In reply to Your Majesty, everything has been arranged. Your Majesty will first leave the city from Deshengmen and go to Changping Imperial Tomb to offer sacrifices to ancestors. Then he will return to the city to sacrifice prisoners at the Ancestral Temple. But after the sacrifice of prisoners, what will be done with these Mongolian nobles? There are still questions on the other side of the cabinet. There’s a quarrel and there’s no consensus.”
Chongzhen frowned a little, he was unwilling to express his position on this kind of thing.
It's just that after the prisoners were sacrificed, they were all taken to the market entrance and chopped off. Or, His Majesty showed mercy and sent them to some place for residential surveillance.
No matter how he expresses his position, it seems that he is not kind enough.
It is best for the cabinet to hold a discussion and give an opinion, and the emperor approves it. For example, the cabinet personnel should be cut off. The emperor should show mercy and exile these people. The good name belongs to the emperor, and the strict enforcement of national laws belongs to the ministers.
Chongzhen became increasingly dissatisfied with Donglin's cabinet. These people sat there all day long and were unwilling to figure out the holy will. They all played high and mighty all day long. It was uncomfortable to get along with them. No wonder many emperors in history favored sycophants.
"Humph, let them continue the discussion and get up and leave the palace." Chongzhen said angrily.
It has come to this time, and the opinions on how to deal with it have not yet come out. The emperor does not intend to wait any longer. When the time comes, I will make my own decision.
This chapter has been completed!