The final battle of conquest that broke out in 1884 can be said to be the largest war with the most ambitious goals and the longest attack distance since the founding of the Ming Dynasty.
In this battle, the Ming Dynasty used fifty cavalry divisions and a total of one million troops!
This is not an exaggerated imaginary number written by historians, but a real army of 1 million, and they are all fighting soldiers, excluding the civilians who transported the baggage and the servants who fought together.
If counted as civilians and servants, the number is even larger.
As for the exact number of troops, no one knows.
Because the civilians are counted segment by segment, the servant army also joins one after another along the way.
However, later historians once made an estimate. In the final battle of conquest that broke out in 1884 (AD 1664), the Ming Empire used 50 cavalry divisions, 1 million regular troops, and more than 4 million war horses, totaling more than 800 soldiers before and after.
Tens of thousands of civilians or slave laborers, in addition to a total of more than 500,000 servants.
In terms of the level of productivity at that time, this was already a crushing military force.
So there is no suspense about the result. In the face of the powerful strength of the Ming army, the Mughal Empire, the Sawifa Empire, the Ottoman Empire, Tsarist Russia, the Kingdom of Sweden, the Kingdom of Poland, the Holy Roman Empire, the Kingdom of France, the Kingdom of England, and the Kingdom of Spain
And a number of small European countries have no ability to resist.
In less than half a year, the capitals of the above countries were occupied, the main forces of the army were annihilated, and even the kings or emperors became prisoners of war.
Of course, effectively controlling such a large territory cannot be accomplished overnight.
Therefore, in the next few years, or even decades, the Ming army will station large-scale troops in various places.
However, there is really nothing to say about the final battle of conquest in 1884.
The weapons, equipment, strategies and tactics of the Ming army are more than two dimensions ahead of other countries. This is equivalent to massacring primitive people with machine guns.
By the end of 1884 in the Imperial Calendar, apart from the Ming Dynasty, no state power in the modern sense could be seen in the world. Only tribal governments still existed deep in the wild continents of Australia, America and Africa. However, like this
The tribal government can be easily annihilated by an expedition team.
Therefore, Ming Dynasty has actually completed the feat of unifying the world.
This is undoubtedly a landmark feat in the history of human civilization.
And Chongzhen will definitely be recorded in history forever because of this feat.
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The years are quiet and time passes quietly.
Time soon came to the year 1920 in the imperial calendar, that is, 1700 AD.
In another world, China was under the rule of the Manchu Qing Dynasty at this time. Kang Mazi, who was nearly fifty years old, had completed several major events such as pacifying the three feudal lords, regaining Taiwan, and delineating the outer northeastern border. His whole person began to change.
Because of his slackness, the administration began to become extremely corrupt, and more than a dozen sons began to fight openly and secretly for the throne.
Peter the Great in Europe, on the other hand, conquered cities and territories everywhere and displayed his grand ambitions.
But in this world, such a tragedy cannot happen again.
There is no longer the Manchu Qing Dynasty or the Russian Empire in this world.
There are no longer even Western powers, but only one great power, the Ming Dynasty, a country in the true sense, and the only state power in the formal sense.
The Chinese nation in this world has reached an unprecedented height.
However, Chongzhen, who created all this, has entered the last moment of his life.
"Cough, cough, cough, cough." Chongzhen coughed a few times with some effort, and said to Zhu Cixi with a wry smile, "Prince, I originally planned to join hands with you to create an unprecedented and fun record. I wanted to be the emperor who reigned the longest.
I also want you to be the longest-reigning prince. Now it seems that this record is difficult to achieve."
Chongzhen reigned for 73 years from the time when Yuji became emperor at the age of seventeen to when Long Yubintian was at the age of ninety!
In Chinese history, this reign cannot be regarded as the longest, because there is another monarch who has reigned longer than him. This person is Taiwu of the Shang Dynasty. Taiwu enjoyed the country for 75 years!
Looking at world history, the Egyptian Pharaoh Pepi II reigned for 94 years.
Of course, there are very few historical documents of ancient Egypt that exist, and they are not really reliable history. Even the history before the Spring and Autumn Period of China is not considered reliable history. Therefore, the credibility of Taiwu and Pepi II is not high.
Zhu Cixi held Chongzhen's hand and comforted him: "Father, there are a lot of deficiencies in China's pre-Qin history and ancient Egyptian historical materials, so the credibility of the records about Pepi II and Taiwu is not high.
I believe that, father, you are the emperor who has reigned the longest in the history of mankind, and there will never be another emperor who will reign longer than you in the future."
"Oh, don't say this anymore, it's just a joke." Chongzhen knew that Zhu Cihong had misunderstood, and thought that he really cared about the false reputation of the longest-reigning emperor, but it was just a joke.
After a pause, Chongzhen asked again: "Is Wenhua Palace discussing my posthumous title and temple name?"
"Yes." Although Zhu Cixiang couldn't bear it, he didn't dare to hide it.
In fact, after the Lantern Festival, Chongzhen's physical condition began to deteriorate. Several experts from the medical school were unable to do anything after a joint consultation. In a word, the Ming Emperor's physical functions were seriously aging.
Even if the Daluo Jinxian from heaven comes down to earth, I'm afraid there's nothing he can do about it.
With a chuckle, Chongzhen asked again: "Then what result have you discussed?"
Zhu Cixiang said: "As for the name of the temple of the father, the ministers unanimously agreed that it should follow the tradition that the ancestor has merit and the clan has virtue. The father's contribution to the Ming Dynasty is far greater than that of the ancestor, so he should be called the ancestor, but it is not as important as the holy ancestor, the great ancestor, and
Regarding the choice of the ancestor, the ministers still have different opinions, but the sons and ministers tend to choose the ancestor, and being called a saint is not enough to recognize the father's merits."
This chapter is not finished yet. Please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Chongzhen curled his lips without comment and asked: "Where is the posthumous title? What is the posthumous title agreed upon by the ministers?"
"About the posthumous title, the ministers' opinions are very unified." Zhu Cihong said, "My sons and ministers unanimously believe that my father has created the world of great harmony that the Confucian sages of all ages dreamed of, and the territory of our Ming Dynasty has also reached an unprecedented level.
There is no area for anyone to come, so my father should be given the posthumous title of 'Da', the Great Emperor."
"Great Emperor?" Chongzhen couldn't help but joked, "Do the ministers think that I am only worthy of being with Sun Quan after my death?"
"Father, it's not like this." Zhu Cixiang quickly knelt down and said in panic, "Sun Quan's posthumous title is not worthy of the truth. It is just an act of flattery by the kings and ministers of the Wu Kingdom. But father, your posthumous title is well-deserved."
After he returned and his father Emperor Long controlled Bintian, his sons and ministers immediately asked historians to revise the history books of the Three Kingdoms and deposed Sun Quan's posthumous title."
"Okay, I'm just going to make a joke to scare you." Chongzhen waved his hand feebly.
But soon, Chongzhen's face became extremely serious again, and he said: "Let the historians rewrite the history books of the Three Kingdoms and dethrone Sun Quan's posthumous title. Don't do it. You won't be so shameless. You won't even have the posthumous title of an ancient person."
The title must also be taken away. To be in charge of the world, you must have the means to control the world. It cannot be without a pattern."
"Yes, my father taught me a lesson, and I understand." Zhu Cixiang wiped his cold sweat.
To be honest, since he passed his thirties, Zhu Cixiang was really wary of being the prince.
The reason is very simple. In the history of China, has any prince been able to serve for more than thirty years?
As the years of being a prince grow, ten out of ten times the father and son will be disgusted with each other. Either the father is displeased with his son and has the idea of abolishing the throne, or the son is eager to step forward and launch a coup.
Zhu Cixiang was really worried that his father would dethrone him from the throne.
Thinking back to this day, Zhu Cixi still sheds tears of bitterness.
In the past 72 years, I have been acting as a prince, and I have been walking on thin ice.
"Hong'er, I've really suffered for you these years." Chongzhen seemed to realize this, patted Zhu Cixi's hand, and said gently, "It's not easy to be the prince for so many years."
"Father." Zhu Cixi couldn't help crying, "As long as my father recovers from his illness, I am willing to be the prince for another twenty years."
"Silly words." Chongzhen said with a smile, "If you have been the prince for another twenty years, you will be ninety-two. There has never been such an old prince in history. You and I have really become the laughing stock."
"Nana, I would rather not be the emperor."
Zhu Cihong said with tears: "Just give up the seat to Zhen'er."
"Is Zheng'er back?" Chongzhen asked smoothly.
"It's almost there." Chongzhen said, "Zhen'er rushed back from Australia as soon as he received the telegram. Judging from the time, the Lumeng he was on should be arriving at Manlaga soon. Once he arrives at Manlaga, he can take the train.
It takes three days and nights to reach Nanjing, so he can see his father in four days at most."
"Okay, it should be fine for another four days." Chongzhen nodded happily.
After a pause, Chongzhen straightened his face and said: "Let's talk about the temple name and the posthumous title. Father, if you are serious, don't let historians compile history books, let alone take away Sun Quan's posthumous title, because..."
After another pause, Chongzhen said seriously: "I think some rules need to be changed."
"Ah?" Zhu Cixiang asked in surprise, "Father, what rules do you want to change?"
"There are stinky rules about temple names, posthumous names, mausoleums, and the emperor's posthumous affairs." Chongzhen said, "Since the Shang Dynasty, there have been temple names, and the Zhou Dynasty has created posthumous titles. They have been used in all dynasties for thousands of years. However, as time has passed, it has never been the same.
There should be no ancestral system that is followed by ancient and modern laws, and temple and posthumous names should be abolished."
"My father neither wants a temple name nor a posthumous title, and there is no need to build an emperor's mausoleum after his death."
"With all the construction work, what's the point of building such a big mausoleum? Is it going to be left for future generations of archaeologists to dig graves?"
"Now that historical records are so detailed and there are so many surviving documents, archaeologists of later generations no longer need to dig ancient tombs for archeology, so there is no need to build any mausoleums."
"Ah? The mausoleum is not being repaired?" Zhu Cixiang was stunned and said, "The holy body of my father..."
"Burn it." Chongzhen said very simply. "Burn it into ashes and scatter it into the rivers and lakes of the Ming Dynasty. Let all ashes return to ashes and soil return to earth."
"Ah? Burned?" Zhu Cixiang was completely confused.
"Yes, burn it." Chongzhen said seriously, "What my father just said will be included in the imperial edict. You will not disobey the edict, right?"
"I don't dare." Zhu Cihong was so shocked that he kowtowed repeatedly.
"Hang'er, why are you kowtowing again when you get up?" Chongzhen said angrily, "Just write it down."
"Yes, I have written it down." Zhu Cixiang said with tears, "I will obey my father's imperial edict."
Chongzhen let out a long breath and said again: "Hong'er, please let the children in."
"Yes." Zhu Cixi responded respectfully, then walked out of Chongzhen's palace and called all the princes, emperors, grandsons, princesses, princesses, and heads of counties who were waiting outside into Chongzhen's palace.
Good guy, three to four hundred people came in all at once.
This is actually not surprising. After all, Chongzhen is already ninety years old, and the emperor's eldest grandson Zhu Hezhen is already 55 years old, and has become the great-grandfather. Counting Chongzhen, they are already the sixth generation under the same roof.
Looking at a room full of princes, grandsons, great-grandsons, great-great-grandsons and future grandsons, Chongzhen was really happy to the extreme. He was so satisfied to be the emperor. Throughout the ages, few emperors have seen their great-grandsons, but
But he, Chongzhen, lived to see his grandson, six generations living under the same roof, hehe, hehe...
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"Chongzhen Ming Dynasty" is officially completed.
I will take a day off tomorrow and my new book "Wolf Warriors of the Ming Dynasty" will be uploaded the day after tomorrow.
Mercenary "Wolf Warrior" Xu Feng traveled to the Hunhe battlefield and transformed into a Zhejiang soldier.
As a result, a group of elusive Ming Dynasty War Wolves appeared on the Liaodong battlefield. They haunted the white mountains and black waters, and specialized in hunting and killing the Jianlu captives.
Destroy Jianlu? This is not a problem.
To support the Ming Dynasty? To oppose the Ming Dynasty?
