Just when Liu Jin was thinking about this war, Zhu Houzhao came to Liu Jin excitedly. Before he entered Liu Jin's study, his voice came over.
"Your Highness~"
Seeing Zhu Houzhao coming over, Liu Jin could tell with his toes that he must be here for this battle.
His Highness, the Crown Prince of the Ming Dynasty, who is afraid of chaos in the world, is more excited than anything else when talking about war.
"Haha, my father has finally come to his senses and has decided to have a good fight with the Tatars. It has been long overdue. I go south every year and hold back the customs every year. They really think that I, the Ming Dynasty, are easy to bully."
Zhu Houzhao looked at Liu Jin and went directly to the place where the Ming Dynasty map was displayed in Liu Jin's study. He pointed at the map and said: "My Ming Dynasty's three armies are attacking the grassland Tatars. Do you think we can win?"
"It's hard to say. There are too many uncertain factors in war. Although our Ming Dynasty has a three-way army of 300,000 troops, which is strong and powerful, no one knows how many of these 300,000 troops actually have combat effectiveness.
I don’t know, but the prairie people have always been good at field battles, and they are all cavalry, coming and going like the wind.”
To be honest, Liu Jin was not optimistic about this battle. Although the Ming Dynasty used almost the whole country to fight this battle, it is hard to say how much fighting power the Ming Dynasty's army still has.
During the Tumu Fort Incident, the Ming army's combat effectiveness was very strong. Although it was led by Wang Zhen, a man who did not understand military command at all, which resulted in a tragic defeat, it also showed from another aspect that the combat effectiveness of the grassland people was definitely not incomparable.
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As a nation on horseback, everyone is good at riding and shooting, and they have a huge advantage in this era of cold weapons.
"Well~ I have the same opinion as you."
"My Ming Dynasty's army is already in decline. Its armaments are depleted and its training is lax. The border troops still have some combat effectiveness. As for the guard troops, they have no combat effectiveness at all."
"The three armies seem to be huge, but in fact the two armies of the East and West are really capable of fighting. As for the 100,000 troops on the South, they are all guard troops, and it is worrying to use them to defend the city.
, let alone a field battle with the Tatars.”
After hearing Liu Jin's words, Zhu Houzhao also nodded solemnly.
Then his whole person seemed to have changed. He was very serious. He took a pen and drew the situation map of Gansu, Shanxi, and Ningxia on the map. He looked like a general strategizing.
"Our Ming Dynasty lacks a strong army, a strong army that can fight bloody battles with the grassland people!"
After speaking, Zhu Houzhao also said very seriously.
Only when you truly face war will you understand the importance of having a strong army in your hands.
The Ming Dynasty seemed huge, and the three-pronged army looked intimidating, but in fact it was just a paper tiger, and maybe this time the prairie people would break it with just one poke.
"Your Highness, there is no need to worry. God bless me, Ming Dynasty. I will win this battle!"
Liu Jin saw that Zhu Houzhao was very worried about this battle, and after thinking about it, he could only comfort him like this. To be honest, Liu Jin was not optimistic about the Ming army.
The civil servant group suppressed the military generals and noble groups very hard. It required equipment but not equipment, generals but no generals, and training but no training.
These soldiers in the army are at the bottom of the Ming Dynasty society. They usually earn a living by serving as soldiers. How much combat effectiveness do you expect such an army to have?
"God bless my Ming Dynasty, I will win this battle~"
When Zhu Houzhao heard this, he immediately nodded solemnly. Although he was not optimistic about this battle, he still hoped to win this battle.
"Your Highness, in fact, we can do a lot from the rear for the front."
Liu Jin thought about it and said.
"Oh, tell me quickly."
When Zhu Houzhao heard this, he immediately became interested.
"Your Highness, this battle is our largest military operation since the Ming Dynasty's Zitumu Fort Incident, and it is also a battle with the strength of our whole country. Therefore, no matter what, this battle must be won and must not be lost."
Liu Jin thought for a while and said slowly.
"Although we are at the rear, we can still provide help and support to the front line."
"For example, we can raise donations from the entire Ming Dynasty, raise military salaries and military supplies, and send needed armors and weapons to the soldiers fighting on the front line. At the same time, we can raise funds to reward them for killing the enemy, use them to compensate the wounded and wounded soldiers, etc."
"Our Miyun Iron Factory can produce armor, weapons and artillery to support the front line; our Tianjin Garment Factory and Jingcheng Textile Factory can produce clothes and shoes; our Tianjin Port manufactures salted fish
It can also be used as military rations."
"The cement produced by our Tianjin Cement Chief can be used to strengthen the defense of the front line; our glass factory can produce telescopes to support the front line."
"There are many things we can do. Although we are not on the front line, we can still contribute our own strength. We can also use the Ming Dynasty Morning Post to mobilize the power of the entire Ming Dynasty, allowing more people to participate and form a greater support force.
Come support the front line."
What Liu Jin said naturally comes from the war thoughts of later generations. War between countries in later generations often requires mobilizing the power of a country, from the leader of a country to the ordinary people, almost all of them must be mobilized.
Participate, the rich contribute money, the powerful contribute, this kind of thing involving a national war is nothing more than this.
But in ancient times, there was little lack of mobilization in this area. Usually the imperial court organized forces to fight, and ordinary people rarely participated. In many cases, the war in the north was in dire straits, while the south was in a state of war.
, simply did not concentrate the entire country's strength to fight the war.
When Zhu Houzhao heard Liu Jin's words, his little eyes couldn't help but widen.
"This...can actually be like this!"
Zhu Houzhao was deeply shocked by such a thought, and then he couldn't help but clenched his fists in excitement and said: "That's good, as long as our Ming Dynasty works together, there is no need to worry about losing this battle."
"As the crown prince of the Ming Dynasty, I set an example. I personally donated one million taels of silver. Please arrange for this to be published in the newspaper for everyone to see. Encourage everyone in the Ming Dynasty to do the same.
Get involved.”
After Zhu Houzhao finished speaking, he looked at Liu Jin blankly. The meaning was very obvious. I, Zhu Houzhao, have already given me one million taels of silver. You, Liu Jin, the God of Wealth, have to express your gratitude.
"Uh~ I'll also donate 800,000 taels of silver."
After Zhu Houzhao looked at him, Liu Jin smiled and said.
"That's right. It's 1.8 million taels of silver all at once. When the time comes, I will be rewarded fifty taels of silver for killing a Tatar. I won't believe it. This money will be hard to use."
Hearing Liu Jin's donation of 800,000 taels of silver, Zhu Houzhao immediately laughed happily, then touched his chin and said, he now clearly understands the power of money, which is definitely the greatest power in the world.
…
Early the next morning.
"Sell newspapers~ sell newspapers~"
"In order to support the frontline fight against the Tatars, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of the Ming Dynasty launched a fundraiser from all over the Ming Dynasty. Those with money will contribute money, those with the strength will contribute, and those with materials will provide materials. We, the Ming Dynasty, are united and united, and we will win this battle!"
Newsboys selling newspapers kept walking in the streets and alleys of the capital, shouting loudly as they walked.
"Give me one~"
"Give me one~"
Because the war with the Tatars is currently going on, the Tomorrow Morning News is published every day as much as possible. Everyone pays great attention to this station, so that the sales of the Tomorrow Morning News are also very hot.
Now in Beijing alone, the Ming Dynasty Morning Post sells five copies of newspapers every day. Many times, the newsboy selling newspapers has not yet appeared, and people have already been waiting anxiously.
As soon as the newsboy appeared, a large number of people crowded over, everyone wanted to know the latest news as soon as possible.
"His Royal Highness the Prince donated one million taels of silver to support the front line~"
"Liu Jin and Liu Zhuangyuan donated 800,000 taels of silver~"
"Miyun Iron Works announced that it will provide 100,000 sets of armor, 100,000 weapons and 1,000 artillery pieces to the frontline soldiers of the Ming Dynasty."
"The Beijing Textile Factory announced that it will provide 50,000 suits of clothing and 50,000 pairs of shoes to the frontline soldiers of the Ming Dynasty."
"Jingcheng Glass Factory announced a donation of one million taels of silver to support the front line~"
"Tianjin Cement Factory announced a donation of 100,000 taels of silver and 50,000 barrels of cement to the frontline~"
"Tianjin Port announced a donation of 100,000 taels of silver and a donation of 100,000 jins of dried salted fish to the front line~"
"..."
The newspaper published Zhu Houzhao's appeal in the most conspicuous place, and also listed a series of donation lists, mainly to the industries under Liu Jin and Zhu Houzhao's command.
"Okay~ That's great."
"God bless our Ming Dynasty. His Royal Highness is concerned about the country and the people. This is really a blessing to the country. Why worry about not being able to win this battle."
In the Beijing-Tianjin area, when everyone saw Zhu Houzhao's call and saw the donation list listed below, every Ming Dynasty person couldn't help but feel excited and excited.
As the crown prince of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Houzhao dared to lead the world and set an example for the people of the world. He spent millions of taels of silver in real money, and he was even more stingy in the many properties under his command. He donated money to others and donated things to others.
, they all use their actual actions to express their attitudes to the world.
"Lucky for the Ming Dynasty~"
"The blessing of the country~"
"This battle must be won!"
"The Ming Dynasty will surely win!"
As it was published in newspapers, it caused a huge sensation in the entire Beijing and Tianjin areas.
In restaurants, teahouses, streets, academies, and even brothels, every bloody Ming citizen applauded and applauded, and everyone felt as if their blood was boiling.
Each and every one of them seemed to be very scared, afraid that they would lose this battle, afraid that the Ming Dynasty would be shaken, but at this moment, everyone firmly believed that the Ming Dynasty would win!
