The Ming Dynasty paid more attention to science and technology than any other dynasty. Many officials studied various kinds of science and technology, whether it was physics, chemistry, astronomy, geography, etc., and made outstanding achievements. The most famous representative among them was Xu Guangqi.
Zhong Jinwei now shows an attractive prospect, and he has such a good foundation. Whether it is Emperor Chongzhen, Wen Tiren, or Wang Chengen, they all agree with Zhong Jinwei's statement.
Therefore, this line of the research institute received great attention from the imperial court. Many scientific and technological achievements were not developed as long as Zhong Jinwei thought. Of course, these are things for another time.
Emperor Chongzhen and Wen Tiren both expressed their full support for science and technology-related matters on the spot.
Emperor Chongzhen then picked up a memorial on the imperial case and said: "Master Zhong, this summary of the New Army in the Denglai War is very detailed. I am very satisfied."
Having said this, he turned to Chief Assistant Wen Tiren and said, "Has Wen Qing read a copy of this memorial?"
"I have already seen it," Wen Tiren immediately replied.
Emperor Chongzhen nodded and continued: "So, Qing Wen, do you think it is possible to expand the new army?"
The new army cost a lot of money, so Emperor Chongzhen was so cautious and sought the approval of the chief minister of the cabinet.
Zhong Jinwei had the record to back him up, so he was naturally confident. But at this time, he was still a little nervous, waiting for Wen Tiren's reply.
"I have read the details of the battle report. If the new army had not occupied a favorable terrain and the situation had happened suddenly, it would not have been possible to rescue so many Denglai soldiers. The reason is indeed that the number of the new army was too small.
Therefore, I have no objection to the expansion of the new army."
Zhong Jinwei breathed a sigh of relief at Wen Tiren's answer. Wen Tiren did not argue with him when he said that the cabinet was busy with affairs. It was true that the prime minister had a strong heart, which was inconsistent with some legends of later generations.
In the original history, the reason why Wen Tiren wanted to suppress his political opponents was because of the general environment. In that era of party struggle, if Wen Tiren did not suppress others, then others would suppress him. In this way, any political ideals would not matter.
possible.
But in this world, due to the emergence of Zhong Jinwei, the party struggle in the Ming court was greatly weakened. Because Zhong Jinwei's vision of future generations opened up another big cake for them, so that they did not have to fight each other for the original cake. After all,
If you fight with each other, no matter whether you win or lose, you will have to pay a price.
With the support of Emperor Chongzhen, Wen Tiren's position as chief assistant was as stable as Mount Tai. Zhong Jinwei had no conflict of interest with him. On the contrary, he was his helper in many matters. Just now Zhong Jinwei was just discussing matters, so Wen Tiren would argue with Zhong Jinwei.
When Emperor Chongzhen saw that Wen Tiren agreed, he smiled and said to Zhong Jinwei: "I originally prepared money and food for your new army, but I didn't expect that there would be an unexpected income. Therefore, although Master Zhong was relieved, he still followed the previous plan.
, what I want is the invincible tiger army."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Zhong Jinwei bowed in agreement, then looked up at Emperor Chongzhen, frowning slightly and said, "Your Majesty, the new army is expanding, and the soldiers can still be transferred from the Beijing camp, but the Jinyi Guards School Captain
It’s hard to find.”
Emperor Chongzhen naturally knew the role of the Jinyiwei political commissar that Zhong Jinwei wanted. For him, this Jinyiwei political commissar was also very necessary to exist in the new army. This was one of the reasons why he felt relieved to hand over the new army to Zhong Jinwei.
Hearing what Zhong Jinwei said, he thought for a moment and then asked: "Master Zhong, can't you choose among the current Jinyiwei?"
Zhong Jinwei had finally found five suitable ones among the Jin Yiwei before, but now he had to look for them from the remaining Jin Yiwei.
Because he had already searched for him, he knew that the quality of the imperial guards currently in the capital was not very suitable for the position of political commissar, so he proposed it to Emperor Chongzhen.
Now when Emperor Chongzhen said it, he explained: "Your Majesty, I have already looked for him once, and there really is nothing suitable. I don't want to lower my requirements just because I can't find him, otherwise I will be irresponsible to the new army."
"What does Master Zhong mean?" Emperor Chongzhen didn't understand after hearing this. He had to ask Zhong Jinwei.
Wang Cheng'en listened on the side and thought to himself, should he stand up and say that Dongchang has not made a selection? Can he come and choose?
However, after careful consideration, he still did not say it out loud. This was because the army was under the supervision of Jinyiwei, and Dongchang only supervised the Jinyiwei and the Metropolitan Procuratorate. If he stood up and expressed this idea, others would misunderstand that he had something to do with the army.
I mean, I won’t be able to explain it clearly at that time.
Under the watchful eyes of the three people in the palace, Zhong Jinwei put forward his idea calmly: "Your Majesty, I suggest that Jin Yiwei recruit some new people according to this requirement, and then I will make the selection."
After Zhong Jinwei finished speaking, the Wenhua Hall fell into silence, and no one spoke.
After a while, Wen Tiren spoke first: "Zhongxing Hou, what you are dissatisfied with the current Jin Yiwei is their attitude towards the soldiers, right?"
Wen Tiren was a good person, and he immediately guessed the habits of those Jin Yiwei, that is, their love of putting on official airs, which made Zhongxing candidates unpopular.
Zhong Jinwei looked at Wen Tiren, nodded and said, "Exactly."
Hearing Marquis Zhongxing's reply, Wen Tiren smiled and said: "This will actually change. After the Jin Yiwei captains in the new army are promoted, those original Jinyi guards will see this and naturally lower their posture and do what they should do.
things."
When Zhong Jinwei heard this, he understood a little and couldn't help but smile gratefully at Wen Tiren.
Emperor Chongzhen met above and expressed his opinion: "The new army will still expand in the future, and it will still need a lot of suitable captains. I think what Master Zhong said is reasonable. Therefore, I think we can take a two-pronged approach, while starting from now
Select some more from the Jin Yiwei, and recruit some more Jin Yiwei at the same time."
"Your Majesty is wise!" Zhong Jinwei immediately flattered him.
Wen Tiren had no objection. As for Wang Chengen, he was simply ignored.
Just when Zhong Jinwei was about to go back to arrange things, Wen Tiren asked again: "Marquis Zhongxing, when will the expanded new army be ready to train again?"
I heard the word "Zha Lian" from Zhong Jinwei's mouth, and the New Army's La Lian won a great victory, which was more auspicious and also conveyed a sense of contempt for Jianlu.
For the time being, Zhong Jinwei only plans to double the number, that is, 500 more people. In this way, although the new army will expand, its combat strength can be restored quickly.
He thought for a moment and replied: "Isn't Jianlu short of food? I plan to cause trouble before Jianlu harvests food."
Emperor Chongzhen had no objection to this, but was only concerned about one question: "Master Zhong, are you going to fight from Jinzhou?"
When Zhong Jinwei heard this, he shook his head and said: "There must be elite Jianlu troops stationed in Jinzhou. The number of new troops is not large enough to compete head-on with the main force of Jianlu. Therefore, I think it is better to find a weak spot on the Denglai front line."