"That's not possible." Chongzhen said, "If my father directly gives Jin Xuan the imperial edict, it will usurp the power of the cabinet. Why should the officials in the court cause trouble? At the moment, they are just scolding my father, but if my father...
If we issue a decree to seize the cabinet, they will probably reprimand the Imperial Academy bloody and spill the blood of our father and son."
If you do this, it will directly intensify the conflict between the two parties.
If we really take this step, it will mean the complete split of the imperial party.
From then on, the entire civil servant group once again stood against the emperor.
Although Chongzhen is not afraid of this, he should not break up if he can.
After all, the main contradiction now is the struggle for annihilation of the country with the Jiannu. The contradiction between the emperor and the civil servant group is an internal contradiction and a secondary contradiction.
Besides, the method of arresting people directly is too low-level.
As a high-end player, Chongzhen disdains doing this.
"Father, can this be the end of it?" Zhu Cijiong said angrily.
Chongzhen said: "It is definitely impossible to just forget it like this."
Zhu Cixiang asked with a thought: "So, my father has an idea?"
"Of course." Chongzhen said casually, "Father is the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty. He has the resources of the entire Ming Dynasty in his hands. How can he deal with a small group of unscrupulous businessmen?"
"Let's see how they eat it,"
"When the time comes, Father will tell them to spit it out."
After saying this, he added: "And he spit out all his money and profits."
Zhu Cijiong smiled and said: "I can rest assured, otherwise it would be too easy for these profiteers."
Chongzhen smiled and said: "Okay, now each department will report its work separately. The Gewu Department does not need to report again. I have already seen the steam engine in the morning. Which of the other departments will come first?"
"Your Majesty," Zheng Sen stood up and said, "Our flight department will come first."
"Okay." Chongzhen said happily, "Just tell me carefully, how far can the flying car made by your flight department fly? And how much load can it carry?"
"Reporting to your Majesty, Speedy Car No. 1 can carry a load of about 1,000 kilograms, of which the total weight of personnel, kerosene, propeller device and hanging basket is about 800 kilograms, and the flight distance can be up to 100 miles." Zheng Sen looked proud.
Said, "If you carry 20 grenades, you can only fly 50 miles."
"It's not bad." Chongzhen said with a smile, "But I think it can be improved."
"It must be improved." Zheng Sen nodded heavily and said, "Speed Car No. 1 is still small. I plan to make a bigger one. It will be ten parts larger than Speed Car No. 1 so that it can fly farther and carry more grenades.
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Chongzhen asked hurriedly: "How big is the current Speedy Car No. 1? What is its length and diameter?"
Zheng Sen had already seen the schematic diagram drawn by Chongzhen, and was already familiar with concepts such as length, width, height, and diameter.
Zheng Sen immediately replied: "Speed Car No. 1 is 10 feet long and has a diameter of 4 feet. The total height including the hanging basket is 5 feet. After enlarging, Speed Car No. 2 is 20 feet long and has a diameter of 6 feet!"
"Zheng Damu, can you calm down for a while?" Ma Mingluan couldn't help it.
"How much money did you spend on Speedy Car No. 1? How many times did you spend on Speedy Car No.2?"
"No matter how big a business our Ministry of Internal Affairs is, we can't stand your tricks. We have to build Speedy Car No. 2. Let's go to your father and ask for money. Plucking out the hair of the Duke of Fujian is worth one million taels."
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"Master Ma, do you think I didn't look for it?" Zheng Sen said with a dark face, "He refused to give me life or death."
Chongzhen smiled and asked Ma Mingluan: "Ma Qing, how much money did the Flying Vehicle No. 1 cost?"
"Back to the Holy Spirit, I have already spent 150,000 taels of silver." Ma Mingluan said with pain, "With 150,000 taels, we can purchase 60,000 flintlock muskets or 250 4-inch cannons, and the result is this
Toy."
Chongzhen was stunned when he heard this, thinking that the cost of this thing was really not cheap.
If we build an air force with 100 airships, why don't we spend 15 million taels?
Zheng Sen quickly explained: "Your Majesty, it's actually not that expensive. The Speedy Car No. 1 is because we haven't tried it before, so we made many mistakes and wasted a lot of materials. If we build another one, it won't be that expensive."
Chongzhen asked: "How much money would it cost to build a flying car of the same size?"
Zheng Sen replied: "If we build one of the same size, 20,000 taels of silver will be enough."
"20,000 taels?" Chongzhen said with a smile, "Then you, Speed No. 1, waste a lot."
Zheng Sen scratched his head and said with some embarrassment: "Your Majesty, haven't we never made this before?"
Chongzhen pondered for a moment and then said: "Otherwise, don't make Speedy Car No. 2. Just make 25 flying cars according to the size of Speedy Car No. 1, and then formally form an air force."
Zheng Sen said excitedly: "If we make 25 flying cars, the price can be even lower."
"Well, let's build 25 first." Chongzhen nodded and said, "Then we will recruit scholars from among the Imperial College students and start training in formation flying. It is best to compile a set of training materials."
"Yes." Zheng Sen clenched his fist and said, "I will come early tomorrow morning to recruit scholars."
25 flying cars can carry about 500 grenades, which is quite interesting.
In this way, Zheng Sen's air force and Zhang Jimeng's divine artillery will become the two secret weapons of the Ming army.
If Jiannu knew about it in advance and took precautions, Zheng Sen's air force and Zhang Jimeng's divine artillery would not pose much of a threat. However, without Jiannu's knowledge, he suddenly used these two weapons.
The secret weapon could definitely cause the most fatal damage to the Jian slaves.
It's a pity that these two secret weapons can work wonders for the first time.
The second time you use Jiannu, you will definitely be defensive and the effect will be greatly reduced.
Therefore, these two secret weapons cannot be used lightly and must be reserved for the decisive battle.
Thinking of this, Chongzhen asked Zhang Jimeng directly: "Zhang Jimeng, has the divine artillery been built?"
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "Back to the Holy Spirit, the creation is completed, but the result is not satisfactory." Zhang Jimeng stood up and said with some shame, "I tried no less than a hundred times, but nothing worked.
Hit the specified area."
"How much difference?" Chongzhen asked, "Twenty feet?"
Zhang Jimeng said: "It's not just twenty feet, it's fifty feet."
Chongzhen was speechless for a moment. This circular probability deviation is truly speechless.
With a range of two to three thousand meters, the circular probability deviation can exceed one hundred meters. Isn't this Brownian motion? In another world, only Asan's missile can compare.
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Let’s talk about establishing slaves later.
Through the Battle of Qingshun, Dorgon also accomplished a major event.
It was in Horqin, Chahar, and Tumote Mongolian tribes that they enforced the alliance flag system and demarcated the nomadic territory of each tribe. From then on, each tribe could only graze within the demarcated area, and it was strictly prohibited.
Nomadic across regions, otherwise you will be severely punished by the Qing court.
Then the population of each tribe was registered.
Through this set of measures, the Qing government's control over the Mongolian tribes was unprecedentedly strengthened.
This move also meant that the Qing court achieved real control over the various tribes in Inner Mongolia.
During the Nurhaci era, they only formed an alliance with Horqin Mongolia, and Huang Taiji was only the nominal co-owner of Mongolia. However, when Dorgon arrived, he realized the actual rule over the various tribes in Inner Mongolia.
Of course, this is also because Huang Taiji has laid a solid foundation.
Otherwise Dorgon would never be able to achieve this goal on his own.
The biggest benefit of this move was that it greatly strengthened the Qing court's military strength.
Gang Lin, the academician responsible for handling this matter, was stating to Dorgon at this moment: "Master, the demarcation of pastoral areas of the Horqin Mongolian, Chahar Mongolian and Tumut Mongolian tribes has been completed, and the household registration of herdsmen in each tribe has also been completed.
It has been completed, with more than 120,000 strong men and more than 300,000 people."
"Okay." Dorgon said happily, "Have all the generals been dispatched?"
"Yes, they have all been dispatched." Gang Lin said, "In the future, when there is another war in the Qing Dynasty, we can issue recruitment orders to the various Mongolian ministries through the General's Office. In addition to the troops left behind, we can recruit up to 80,000 Mongolian cavalry!"
Hong Chengchou, Ning Wan, I, and Fan Wencheng were all very excited when they heard this. Now the cavalry power of the Qing Dynasty has been doubled. Before this, the outer Mongolian vassal could only recruit 20,000 to 30,000 cavalry at most, but to promote the alliance
After the flag system, the number of Mongolian cavalry that could be recruited increased to 80,000!
Dorgon sighed softly and said: "The number of Mongolian cavalry that can be recruited has greatly increased. This is certainly a good thing, but there are also disadvantages. In the future, if we want to recruit Mongolian cavalry to fight for the Qing Dynasty, we will need the Qing court."
Providing food and salary for them will increase the pressure on the Qing court."
"What the master said is absolutely true." Ganglin exclaimed, "Not to mention anything else, but the amount of food and grass used to provide relief to the Tumote Mongolian tribes this year is an astronomical figure. The slave has estimated that at least one hundred thousand stones of food and grass are needed.
Five hundred thousand bales of fodder, otherwise herdsmen, cattle and sheep will starve to death on a large scale."
Dorgon then asked: "How much autumn grain has been harvested in Gyeonggi Province in total?"
Gang Lin said: "Not counting the public treasury of each banner, the autumn grains returned to the national treasury are about 1 million dan and 5 million bales of fodder."
"Why are there only these?" Dorgon's face instantly darkened, and he continued, "According to Nanming's fish scale atlas, there are more than 40 million acres of cultivated land near the capital. Even if one stone per acre is harvested, there should be more than 40 million stones!"
Ganglin smiled bitterly: "Master, that's not how the account is calculated. Although there are more than 40 million acres of cultivated land in the capital, the number of farmers who cultivate the land is only 500,000. Half a million acres cannot be used to cultivate more than 40 million acres.
There are many, but the actual cultivation is only 20 million acres, and the harvest per mu is far from one stone, only about four buckets."
Jiannu adopted extensive farming and the yield per mu was very low.
"The harvest per mu is still only four bushels?" Dorgon looked embarrassed.
What can we do with this small amount of food? It will be all over in a big battle.
Therefore, the financial resources of the Qing Dynasty are still thin, and cannot be compared with those of the Nanming Dynasty.
Gang Lin said: "Master, including Hebei, Shanxi, Shandong and other places, we should be able to collect 2 million stones."
