Chapter 138: Returning to the original land and reunifying the Ming Empire in stages
Apart from this, no one is qualified to hold the rank of general with three gold stars.
"Luo Guanzhong, have you been coming to this military academy for three months?" Zhu Han asked.
"Your Majesty, I will come to the military academy for three months," Luo Guanzhong said.
Zhu Han nodded and said, "Tell me, which subject are you studying?"
Luo Guanzhong said quickly, "Reporting to Your Highness, I am studying artillery."
"Artillery Section?"
When Zhu Han heard about this subject in Luo Guan Middle School, he immediately admired it, "The artillery class is not difficult to learn. The content is novel and diverse. Are you confident that you can learn it well?"
"Don't worry, Your Highness, the general is reciting the infantry training manual in his hand all the time, whether he is eating or sleeping!" Luo Guanzhong raised the infantry subject training manual in his hand.
This thick manual contains all the artillery regulations of the modern army that Zhu Han signed and obtained.
The content is complex, but the words and sentences are very concise!
As long as you can memorize all the regulations in it and then train them, the artillery level of the Ming Dynasty can directly leapfrog to the artillery training level of the 18th century artillery in later generations.
For the entire world today, it can be said to be invincible.
Later, Zhu Han had a detailed conversation with Luo Guanzhong.
After talking with each other, I learned that Luo Guanzhong's learning level is indeed very high. He has mastered almost seventy-eight points of a thick "Artillery Drill Code", and it is not just a simple paper talk. He is often able to come up with many of his own ideas.
Thoughts and questions.
As the founder of this artillery discipline, Zhu Han was naturally able to give Luo Guanzhong some help and confusion from a higher dimension.
As a result, Luo Guanzhong's admiration for Zhu Han continued like a surging river.
The guards and others accompanying him couldn't help but express their envy towards Luo Guanzhong when they saw Zhu Han's expression.
Because they have already seen that the British King Zhu Han really thinks highly of this military academy cadet named Luo Guanzhong.
For Luo Guanzhong's sake, Zhu Han even canceled all other plans to inspect the military academy today, and spent all of his time discussing his experiences with Luo Guanzhong in detail.
Zhou Dexing, the first principal of the Ming Dynasty Royal Military Academy, was also very surprised.
Zhu Han actually had a bad taste in his heart.
As one of the four famous writers in history, Luo Guanzhong's military and political skills have always been doubted or distrusted by many people.
Because although many of the military and political methods in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" have prototypes in history books, they have been processed by Luo Guanzhong and appear to be too dramatic.
In particular, many of the military strategies in it have polarized the attitudes of readers for hundreds of years. Some people think that it is filled with the novelist's words that are not worth mentioning.
On the other hand, they feel that they can learn truly useful military skills from it. For example, during the Hou Jin rebellion in the late Ming Dynasty, the Jurchens often read the novel "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" as a wonderful book on the art of war.
Zhu Han was very curious about what kind of talents Luo Guanzhong would develop after entering the Ming Royal Military Academy he established.
After a detailed conversation, Zhu Han felt that Luo Guanzhong studied hard, but it was still impossible to say what his true military level was.
However, fortunately, Zhou Dexing saw Zhu Han's thoughts at this time and spoke, saying: "Now that the Ming Dynasty is employing people, it is impossible for you to study peacefully. Your Majesty has long said that you will use combat instead of training.
Starting next month, you will go to the battlefield to practice."
When Zhu Han heard this, he immediately became curious.
He looked at Luo Guanzhong, then at Zhou Dexing, and then said:
"It's a good idea to use fighting as a substitute for training, but where will Luo Guanzhong and the others go to fight as a substitute for training?"
Nowadays, the Ming Dynasty is going to war everywhere. The area around Ishimi Yinshan on Wo Island, although the scale of the war is not large, is frequent, and it can be used to train troops. The area from Goryeo to Liaoyang Province is facing the remnant forces of the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty and the local Jurchen rebellion.
, and also continued to use troops.
The most recent one is the attack on the remnants of the Mongolian Yuan forces in the Central Plains.
"Have you forgotten, your Highness, that Huguang Province sent a military report that the chieftains from Guizhou and Guizhou were encouraged by the Liang King of Yunnan to march to Hunan. Your Majesty has decided to send a large army from Hunan to Guizhou to start a counterattack."
"Oh, yes, yes! It turns out this is Guizhou!" When Zhu Han heard this, he immediately remembered it.
Two days ago, he discussed this matter with his elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang.
The Yunnan Province established by the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty was quite large, including not only the entire Yunnan, but also most of Guizhou, part of Sichuan, and Myanmar and other places to the south, which also belonged to the Yunnan Province of the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty.
The Mongols established a Liang king there, and then joined forces with the local Yunnan governor Duan, who was also a descendant of the Duan family of the Dali royal family in history to rule the Yunnan province.
The Han people here are very lacking in power, and the rule established by the Mongols and the Dali royal family in the area is quite stable, and now it has become a major hidden danger threatening the southwestern hinterland of the Ming Dynasty.
Elder brothers Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Han have already decided to march into Guizhou and destroy the local chieftains who are attached to the Mongolian and Yuan Dynasty.
"I remembered that the war in Guizhou is very important. You artillerymen can do a lot in Guizhou," Zhu Han said.
Zhu Yuanzhang did not send too many troops for the military operation to attack Guizhou.
Because the mountain roads in Guizhou are rugged and there are too many soldiers and horses, later supply will be a big problem.
The Ming Dynasty only sent 30,000 elite troops. These 30,000 troops were the elite among the elite. They were all new troops trained by Zhu Han himself. The new Ming army mainly consisted of muskets, artillery, spears and elite cavalry. They would definitely be able to conquer Guizhou.
He performed extraordinary feats on this battlefield.
When Luo Guanzhong heard Zhu Han's encouragement, he immediately became excited, "His Royal Highness King Xie Ying, I will definitely live up to His Highness's expectations, kill the enemy, serve the country, and win military glory!"
The Ming Dynasty's conquest of the Guizhou area this time was not a militancy, but a last resort.
Guizhou is located at the junction of Sichuan, Yunnan, Guangxi and Hunan.
Although it is a very poor place with rugged roads and mountains, its location is extremely important.
Because the Mongols have been operating in Yunnan for a long time, Liang Wang Bazalawarmi has strong control over these toasts in Guizhou.
Under his instigation, these chieftains in Guizhou launched a sneak attack on the Ming army in Hunan.
From time to time, they would destroy local military and farm areas and plunder the surrounding livestock, grain, etc.
The Ming army's local rule fell into chaos.
Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Han issued military orders a few days ago, and 30,000 elite troops from Hunan attacked Guizhou.
Guizhou's chieftains can be said to have a long history. There is a saying among the local people of all ethnic groups, which is called the emperor of a century, the chieftain of a thousand years.
The longest-standing Shuixi Tusi can even be traced back to the Shu Han period in the Three Kingdoms era.
When Zhuge Liang, the prime minister of the Shu Han Dynasty in the Three Kingdoms, went south to conquer Menghuo and passed through the Shuixi area, the Shuixi chieftains already existed at that time.
They actively joined the army of the Shu Han court, helped Zhuge Liang to open mountains, provided food and guides, etc., and were recognized and canonized by the Shu Han.
From that time on, Shuixi Tusi existed as the local toba king for more than a thousand years.
Therefore, to the local people, the chieftain's words were simply the will of the gods.
Shuixi Toast.
Shi Longzan, the commander of the Xuanwei Department in Guizhou, was pacing back and forth anxiously in his camp.
As a local chieftain family with a history of thousands of years, the Shuixi family where Longzan belongs can be said to have a strong ability to judge the situation.
Nowadays, major events in the world have become extremely clear.
The Ming Dynasty swept across the world like a tiger, fighting endlessly everywhere.
Hunan next door was pacified after being decimated by the Ming army. The bandits and chieftains entrenched in western Hunan were all killed one after another. The remaining people became obedient citizens, otherwise they would become the sword of the Ming army.
Go to hell.
Such a powerful Ming Dynasty made Long Zan, the chieftain of Shuixi, frightened.
It happened that at this time, Bazara Varmi, the Liang King of the Yuan Dynasty in Yunnan, sent people to ask the chieftains of Guizhou to frequently attack the Ming army in Hunan.
Shuixi Chieftain Longzan had no choice but to send 300 elite soldiers to invade Hunan.
But he was already panicking in his heart.
Nowadays, the Mongols are acting rebelliously and will soon be completely driven out of the Central Plains.
Now the Liang King of Yunnan, Bazara Varmi, is just clinging to life. Once the Ming army frees up its hands to send a large army to march to the southwest, then the Shuixi chieftain family, which has been passed down for thousands of years, will probably bear the brunt of the disaster.
Long Zan is only 17 years old this year, which is very young.
Although he is young, he has already been trained for a long time, and his ability to control the overall situation is still very good.
Although he was afraid of the Ming army, Long Zan did not dare to disobey the Liang King of Yunnan to take Zalawarmi.
King Liang had nearly 100,000 Mongolian troops stationed in Yunnan. Once they fought with the Mongols, the Shuixi chieftain family would also be in a very dangerous situation.
Just when Longzan was frightened because he followed the Mongols to invade Hunan, the voice of a personal servant suddenly came from outside the door.
"To report to the master, the Yang family in Bozhou sent someone to ask for an audience with the master."
The Bozhou Yang family is another powerful chieftain family in eastern Guizhou. Although it is also a local chieftain family in Guizhou, the ancestors of the Bozhou Yang family are not local barbarians, but Han families who migrated from Taiyuan in the late Tang Dynasty.
After hundreds of years, the Yang family in Bozhou has become indistinguishable from the local chieftains of all ethnic groups. In addition to sharing the Chinese character of the Yang family, they have close marriage relationships with the local chieftains. It can be said that the entire Guizhou family
Among the chieftain families, the Yang family of Bozhou is the strongest in the east, and the Shuixi chieftain is the most respected in the west.
The Shuixi Tusi family was from local barbarians and had no surname, so they could only be called Shuixi Tusi.
When he heard that the Yang family of Bozhou had sent someone, Long Zan immediately sent someone to invite the messenger in.
When he saw the envoy of the Yang family in Longzan Bobo Prefecture, he immediately said anxiously, "The chieftain is not in good condition. The Ming army has issued a military order and mobilized tens of thousands of troops from Hunan to prepare to attack Guizhou."
After hearing this, Long Zan's heart immediately sank. The thing he was most worried about finally happened.
"I heard that the army of the Ming Dynasty was as powerful as heavenly soldiers and generals. They could not even resist the cowardly Xue imperial guards of the Mongols. Even the Emperor of the Yuan Dynasty died in Yangzhou. If they came to Guizhou, they would not be able to withstand it.
Didn't the chickens and dogs that were killed by the chieftains be kept?" Long Zan said very worriedly.
When Yang Yuanding of the Yang family, the chieftain of Bozhou, heard that the Ming army was about to attack Guizhou, he had exactly the same reaction as Long Zan now.
In fact, the fear in Yang Yuanding's heart was much greater than that of Long Zan.
After all, the Yang family in Bozhou is located in the east of Guizhou, blocking the front line of the Ming army's attack on Guizhou.
The most powerful offensive of the Ming army will inevitably cause the Yang family in Bozhou to suffer the heaviest losses.
Therefore, Yang Yuanding, the leader of the Yang clan chieftains in Bozhou, had already made up his mind to unite the chieftains in Guizhou to abandon the Mongolian and Yuan Dynasties and join the Ming Dynasty.
In this way, we can avoid being destroyed by the Ming army's attack.
It is not easy to implement the surrender of the Ming army.
The various chieftains in Guizhou are related by marriage to each other, which is actually equivalent to a state of alliance. As the saying goes, everyone will be prosperous and everyone will suffer.
What if the Bozhou Yang family ignored the thoughts of other chieftains and fell to the Ming army alone?
From now on, we will not be able to coexist with other families in Guizhou, and both parties will fall into a huge crisis of trust.
As long as all families advance and retreat together, no matter whether it is the Yuan Dynasty or the Ming Dynasty, they will take them seriously and allow each chieftain family to continue to maintain the power and prestige that has been passed down in the local area for thousands of years.
Yang Yuanding, the leader of the Yang family in Bozhou, wanted to unite with the Shuixi chieftain and other chieftains to immediately defect to the Ming army, kill the Mongols in their territory, and surrender to the Ming army.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Shuixi Chieftain Longzan basically agrees with this suggestion.
However, his adjacent location is the closest to the Mongols in Yunnan. Once the Mongols are killed, the Liang King of Yunnan, Bazara Varmi, will definitely turn against him.
The anger of the Mongols will first be directed at Shuixi Chieftain.
Therefore, the Bozhou Yang family in the east is afraid of the Ming army, and the Shuixi chieftain in the west is afraid of the Mongols. The two sides must discuss a sound strategy to allow the various chieftains in Guizhou to advance and retreat together.
However, it was very troublesome for the Bozhou Yang family and Shuixi Chieftain to discuss with each other.
How to surrender to get the most benefit!
How to avoid losses to their own families is something they are hesitant about.
The Hunan Ming Army's offensive pace did not stop at all.
With the arrival of the last batch of troops from Yingtian Mansion, Marshal Tang He, who was marching to Hunan, led an army to attack the Bozhou chieftain Yang family in eastern Guizhou.
Although Yang, the chieftain of Bozhou, was the local overlord, he had no ability to resist the incoming Ming army and could only rely on the steep terrain to resist.
In just ten days, the Yang family in Bozhou lost seven or eight cities near Hunan, and tens of thousands of people were eaten up by the Ming army.
Although the Yang family in Bozhou lost not many soldiers and horses, their morale was already low.
Yang Yuanding, the chieftain of Bozhou, was extremely anxious. He knew that if he did not surrender to the Ming army, his hometown of Bozhou would probably be captured if the Ming army continued to fight for another ten days and a half.
Therefore, he didn't care about the reactions of Shuixi Tusi and other families!
He alone sent a request for peace to Tang He, Marshal of the Ming Dynasty's marching capital.
After receiving the request for peace from the Bozhou Chieftain Yang, Tang He seemed to be in no hurry. He was not happy because of the Bozhou Chieftain's request for peace, but in his heart he hoped that the Bozhou Chieftain Yang would continue to resist.
At this time, Guo Ying, as the deputy general, was really confused.
"Brother Tang, if we surrendered the Bozhou Yang family, wouldn't it save a lot of effort? Why did you say that you should consider it and didn't agree to them immediately? I think the Bozhou Yang family is also very honest, and
He sent his son as a hostage, provided us with cattle and horses, carried grain and grass, and even dug mountains and roads for us. This is already very obedient."
Hearing Guo Ying's words, Tang He smiled and said to Guo Ying, "Brother Guo, your thinking is still too simple. Before I marched, His Majesty and the King of England had already told me that Guizhou's victory in the war would not matter.
It’s about bringing the chieftains of each family under their control, but it’s about transforming the local area into a local one!”
"Gai Tu Gui Liu? What does Gai Tu Gui Liu mean?" Guo Ying looked confused.
He is a rough and arrogant general who has no idea what it means to return from one's native land and return home.
Moreover, Guo Ying had just been transferred to Hunan from Huaixi not long ago, and had never seen the suppression of bandits and the return of local people to locals in western Hunan.
"The so-called land reform means returning the land occupied by the local chieftains to the imperial court, and then distributing it to the local garrison and people, so that when they pay taxes in the future, they will no longer pay to the chieftains, but to the imperial court."
"If you return to Liuzhou, all local power and official positions will be taken back from the original local officials to the imperial court. All the original local officials will be abolished. The people who govern the local people will be replaced by official officials from the imperial court from chieftains, and they will take turns taking charge every few years."
"By doing this, we will avoid the birth of a new wave of chieftains. This is the return of the local people."
After listening to Tang He's explanation, Guo Ying was immediately impressed, "So that's what happened. Your Majesty and the King of England are really far-sighted. I think the chieftains here in Guizhou are really like the emperors of the country. The few chieftains we captured
The soldiers vowed not to surrender. I thought they were stubborn at first, but now it seems they are afraid of these thousand-year-old chieftains. I only know the chieftains and not the court!"
Tang He nodded and said:
"That's right, the families, wives and children of these captives are all under the control of the chieftain. If they surrender, the whole family may also die. Therefore, if the Yang family of Bozhou wants to surrender, they must accept the return of their native land. Otherwise,
I definitely won’t agree to it. Anyway, let’s not be in a hurry, let’s attack slowly.”
However, since Yang Yuanding, the chieftain of Bozhou, sent people to seek peace.
Tang He still used this time to repair the soldiers.
At the same time, the news that the chieftain of Bozhou wanted to ask for peace was sent to Yingtian Mansion quickly.
After receiving Tang He's military report, Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu's elder brother, immediately called Zhu Han for discussion.
"On July 5th, the Yang family in Bozhou really didn't fight. After fighting for less than half a month, they sent people to ask for peace and surrender to Tang He. Do you think we can agree first and return to our hometowns later?
?" Brother Zhu Yuanzhang said.
Zhu Yuanzhang was quite familiar with the situation in this area of Guizhou.
The terrain there is rugged and the mountain road has eighteen bends.
If such a poor place were to be conquered one by one, it would probably not be possible within a year or two. This would require a large amount of manpower and material resources.
My elder brother, Zhu Yuanzhang, felt that we should focus mainly on conquering the remaining forces of the Yuan army in the north.
After hearing what his brother Zhu Yuanzhang said, Zhu Han shook his head and said:
"We should stick to the original strategy and must capture Guizhou and complete the land reform. Otherwise, once these chieftains are left in Guizhou, they will become a big problem in the future."
What Zhu Han said was carefully considered.
Now these chieftains followed Meng Yuan and invaded Hunan, and the Ming Dynasty sent troops to attack them, which can be regarded as a famous division.
If once their surrender is accepted, after the chieftains of each family see the strength of the Ming army, they will definitely not cause trouble, leaving the Ming army with no reason to attack them and unable to implement the reform of the soil.
By that time, it will be extremely easy to delay these toast issues into difficult problems by procrastinating again and again.
Historically, the Ming Dynasty included these chieftains in its strategy for Guizhou.
When the Ming Dynasty attacked Guizhou, all the chieftains surrendered to the Ming army one after another, and they all behaved extremely obediently.
Even the local Ming army general Ma Ye humiliated Mrs. Shexiang, the chieftain of Guizhou.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! I wanted to arouse their resistance, then take the opportunity to suppress and eliminate the chieftains, and complete the return of the native land, but they were forced to endure it.
The ability of Guizhou chieftains in history to endure humiliation and bear heavy burdens is impressive.
And it was not until the Wanli period at the end of the Ming Dynasty that the local chieftain saw the weakness of the Ming Dynasty!
Taking advantage of the opportunity, the She'an Rebellion broke out. The Guizhou chieftain rebellion consumed nearly half of the Ming Dynasty's treasury, laying a huge foundation for the end of the Ming Dynasty.
Therefore, now that Zhu Han is here, Guizhou cannot be allowed to have these chieftains as hidden dangers anymore.
Zhu Han continued to emphasize, "Brother, we must control the land of Guizhou, and we must also rule the population of Guizhou. These chieftains can give them rich and high-ranking official positions, or allow them to retain their respective clans, but they must not be allowed to continue to stay in Guizhou."
place."
Zhu Han did not want to kill all these chieftains, but he could not allow these chieftain regimes to continue to exist in Guizhou.
Zhu Han then said: "We should send someone to tell Tang He and continue to adhere to the original strategy. Let Tang He also tell Bozhou chieftain Yang and other Guizhou chieftains that we, the Ming Dynasty, do not allow a chieftain to govern himself.
As long as Guizhou exists, no matter how long their chieftains have existed, whether it is thousands of years or hundreds of years, they will all become the territory of the Ming Dynasty and implement circulation management."
"Of course, these chieftains can retain their family properties and move to other places, and they can continue to have the right to self-government in other places, but this place must not be Guizhou."
Zhu Han planned to move various chieftains to places such as Liaodong and Goryeo in the future, so that they could be divided and disintegrated across a distance of tens of thousands of miles.
As long as the various chieftain families migrated to Liaodong, they would no longer have an entangled influence.
Moreover, after such a long period of migration, the Ming court could continue to divide and disintegrate the chieftains and let them settle scattered throughout the Central Plains.
Hearing Zhu Han's words, Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said, "Qiwu, what you said makes sense, then we won't change this matter and listen to you!"
"Come here! Pass on our imperial edict and send someone to tell Tang He that we and the King of England have agreed that regarding the Guizhou chieftain's matter, we should maintain the original strategy and not change it. Let Tang He tell the Yang family chieftain of Bozhou that they want to
If you want to surrender and survive, then obediently surrender and hand over the land and population of Bozhou. If Yang Yuanding, the chieftain of Bozhou, agrees, then let him come to Yingtian Mansion in person, and we will give him an official title!"
"Whoever dares to resist will be doomed."
After deciding how to deal with the Guizhou chieftain, Zhu Yuanzhang then said:
"Qiwu, now Xu Da has made preparations in Henan and is ready to attack Guanzhong at any time. Is there anything else you need to tell him?"
Zhu Han shook his head and said: "No, Lan Yu, Chang Yuchun and others have brought a large number of elites and supplies of food and grass. Everything is ready. Let's wait in Yingtian Mansion for the good news that he has regained Guanzhong."
Among the Mongolian Yuan remnants in the north, except for Wang Baobao, the only ones left were Li Siqi, Boluo Timur and others who were relatively capable of fighting.
The other generals of the Yuan army were all a bunch of losers, no match for Xu Da at all.
Moreover, the Ming army is now equipped with a large number of muskets and artillery. These gunpowder weapons are extremely powerful. No matter how brave and skillful the Yuan army is, if they take one shot, they will be killed instantly.
Therefore, the Ming army mastered advanced gunpowder weapons.
Coupled with the once-in-a-century genius generals such as Xu Da and Chang Yuchun, there is no chance of failure.
At this time, elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly said again, "By the way, Qi Wu, what kind of noise did you make in Taixue yesterday? It seemed like a big firecracker was set off. The sound was so loud that we all heard it in the palace.
"
When Zhu Han heard this, he couldn't help but smile awkwardly. Yesterday, he was in the Taixue Workshop with Wanhu Tao Guangyi and others studying the manufacture of steam engines, but he didn't want to have problems with the manufacturing process. That one was finally built.
Steam engine, boiler explosion occurred.
The movement was so powerful that it could be heard clearly even in the palace several miles away.
Most of the people in Yingtian Mansion thought there was a daytime thunderstorm.
Fortunately, Zhu Han knew the dangers of this boiler and asked everyone to hide far away during the test, so no casualties were caused.
Zhu Han smiled and said, "Brother, I am leading Wanhu and others to study how to boil water!"
Hearing Zhu Han's words, his brother Zhu Yuanzhang was immediately stunned, "What? Boil water? What's the point of boiling water?"
Zhu Han said with a smile, "Brother, you still don't know that boiling water is the most powerful craft nowadays. If anyone can boil water well, it will affect the national economy and people's livelihood!"
"Anyway, I have made a promise to them. Whoever boils this water will be rewarded with a thousand taels of gold!"
"A thousand taels of gold?"
As soon as these words came out, my elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang was also shocked.
A thousand taels of gold! Most people will never see so much gold in their lifetime.
"Boil water? Tell me quickly, what is the method for boiling water?" Brother Zhu Yuanzhang said.
Zhu Han then told his brother Zhu Yuanzhang that he was experimenting with primitive steam engines.
I explained in detail what a steam engine is, and then the principles of a steam engine.
Brother Zhu Yuanzhang immediately realized the huge benefits after hearing half of it.
"Qiwu, once this thing you are talking about is built, wouldn't it mean that as long as there is coal to boil water, it will be possible to let ships, carriages and horses move by themselves without the need for cattle or horses?"
Zhu Han was also greatly surprised by what his elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang said!
Sure enough, a smart person is a smart person, and he knows everything.
He just talked about the principle of power provided by a steam engine, and then his brother Zhu Yuanzhang immediately thought of the application of steam engines.
It has to be said that with this talent and intelligence, if his brother Zhu Yuanzhang is allowed to invent and create, I am afraid he will not be inferior to Wanhu Tao Guangyi and others.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Zhu Han gave his thumbs up and said with a smile, "Brother, you are absolutely right, that's what I think, no matter it's a person,
They are still oxen and horses, and their strength is limited. If we encounter a huge project in the future, we will have to rely on a steam engine to boil water!"
"If this steam engine were built, it would only need one person to keep adding coal and water to it, and it would be able to support countless manpower."
Zhu Han himself is starting to study steam engines now, not because he is ambitious, but because it has practical significance.
Nowadays, workshops, mines, etc. all over the Ming Dynasty are in full bloom, requiring a lot of manpower.
Especially in the various iron smelting workshops in Yingtianfu, because the various iron and copper parts cast are getting larger and larger, the power required can no longer be met by relying solely on cattle, horses and people.
Therefore, it is urgent to study steam engine power.
Zhu Han signed in not long ago and received a set of early and original versions of the steam engine construction drawings.
This structural diagram is very detailed!
From small accessories to the overall installation layout, the key points of the original steam engine are explained very clearly.
However, even if there is such a complete set of "Steam Engine Construction Drawings", it is still very difficult to actually produce it.
It took more than half a month for Wanhu and others to understand the basic points.
It took more than a month to create the first experimental product.
Who would have thought that during the first experiment, the sample exploded!
The entire boiler flew into the sky, and most of the people in Yingtian Mansion were treated to a big firecracker.
"If this steam engine is really so useful, will it be enough to rely on the few people under Tao Guangyi and others from thousands of households?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked with concern.
Zhu Han shook his head and said, "It's not enough, but we don't have enough manpower, so what can we do? Now we are short of manpower."
"Then mobilize craftsmen from various workshops." Brother Zhu Yuanzhang said.
Zhu Han shook his head, and then said helplessly, "Most of those craftsmen are familiar with their own land, but they don't even understand the basic principles of this steam engine that boils water."
Inventions and creations are not something that only works when there are many people.
Most of these craftsmen are skilled in craftsmanship.
For many science and technology, they don't understand, and their little talent is not enough for how to make a steam engine.
Zhu Han had nothing to do about this matter.
After all, cultivating talents cannot be rushed, and even if you are anxious, you cannot rush out talents.
Later, Zhu Han told Zhu Yuanzhang about the structure, use and future development prospects of the steam engine.
Brother Zhu Yuanzhang was full of expectations for the steam engine.
The last words made Zhu Yuanzhang feel itchy in his heart, and he wished he could immediately issue an edict to select talents from all over the country to come to Yingtianfu specifically to study this steam engine for boiling water.
However, elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang has also understood that this matter cannot be rushed.
"Qiwu, it seems that what you said before is right. It is really urgent to cultivate talents. I hope that those Confucian scholars who know Huhu will not be able to build this steam engine no matter what." Zhu Yuanzhang said.
Today's Ming Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang is very different from the historical Zhu Yuanzhang. He has long been indifferent to those corrupt Confucian scholars, but is counting on Zhu Han's new Confucian scholars.
"The Ming Dynasty will continue to prosper and dominate the world in the future, relying on the inventions and creations of these craftsmen. Those who know it can't build an army, farm fields, or do business. It can only be used to stabilize people's hearts. Sooner or later, we will have to
They eliminated them," Zhu Han said.
Brother Zhu Yuanzhang nodded. Although the Ming Dynasty implemented imperial examinations in two subjects, the old school and the new school, the momentum of the new school examination has become unstoppable, and the old school has gradually become the second choice in the minds of the people.
As long as anyone has a child who is willing to study, they all want to study in a new Confucian school.
Very few people send their children to the school of Confucian scholars and scholars to read the Four Books and Five Classics and Zhihu.
This change is very important to Ming Dynasty.
Zhu Han suddenly thought of something at this time, and he said to his brother Zhu Yuanzhang:
"Brother, in two days, the women's college in Yingtian Mansion will start classes. I think this matter is very important. Should I ask my sister-in-law to show up?"
The system of women's imperial education is obviously somewhat different from that of regular imperial education.
After all, many women come to the Women's Imperial College to study, not because they want to study and become officials, and they don't need to work hard. They only need to understand a general knowledge context, and they have sown the seeds of science.
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said:
"We don't think there's any problem with this matter. You can talk to your sister-in-law yourself when the time comes."
Brother Zhu Yuanzhang has no problem with this matter.
But when I told my sister-in-law Ma Xiuying, I encountered doubts.
Empress Ma Xiuying of the Ming Dynasty was a traditional woman who cared for her husband and raised her children. For her, she even agreed with the saying that a woman's lack of talent is a virtue.
Ma Xiuying did feel that Zhu Han's invitation was a bit too ostentatious.
"Women can just stay at home and look after their husbands and raise their children. What's the use of learning these new things? Are you preparing these women to become officials?" Sister-in-law Ma Xiuying said with a smile.
Zhu Han was obviously prepared for his sister-in-law's questions.
"Sister-in-law, yes, I really plan to arrange some official positions for these female imperial students so that they can also become officials."
Sister-in-law Ma Xiuying suddenly laughed, looked at Zhu Han and said, "Qiwu, you kid, are you here to make fun of your sister-in-law, right? Since ancient times, there has never been any talk of a woman becoming an official."
After hearing this, Zhu Han shook his head and said, "Sister-in-law, what you said is wrong. There are many women serving as officials. During the time of Empress Wu Zetian of the Tang Dynasty, weren't there many women serving as officials?"
After hearing this, Queen Ma Xiuying became even more worried.
"Qiwu, what are you talking about? Empress Wu Zetian of the Tang Dynasty almost overthrew the Li and Tang royal families, and her female official, named Shangguan Wan'er, also had cholera in Chaogang? When this woman became an official, I
I feel like it’s a bit unreliable after all.”
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Zhu Han immediately used his own set of explanations to dispel these concerns of his sister-in-law Ma Xiuying.
He said, "Sister-in-law, when we founded the Ming Dynasty, we must have a new dynasty and a new atmosphere. We should open a women's imperial college so that these women can learn new things. When they go back to raise their husbands and children in the future, they will also teach their children new things.
In this way, how many talents will be cultivated for Ming Dynasty?"
After some explanations by Zhu Han, Queen Ma was also convinced by him.
Two days later, the Women's Imperial College of the Ming Dynasty officially opened in Yingtian Mansion, and Empress Ma Xiuying of the Ming Dynasty visited the Women's Imperial College in person.
This matter immediately attracted the attention of all the dignitaries in Yingtian Mansion, and they all sent their daughters to study.
Suddenly, more than a thousand people rushed in to the Women's Imperial College, which was originally planned to accommodate 300 people. The entire Women's Imperial College was overcrowded.
After some screening, 1,000 were finally left.
These thousand people are all high-ranking officials in Yingtian City, daughters of royal relatives, and the worst of them are wealthy businessmen.
Suddenly, everyone in Yingtianfu City was proud that a girl in their family could enter the Women's Imperial College.
Zhu Han is also happy to see this trend come to fruition.
Women’s Imperial College also has unique royal favors.
Every month, Queen Ma would select the most outstanding female imperial students with the best grades to enter the palace and give lectures to the concubines and princesses in the palace.
Moreover, Empress Ma also ordered that those with outstanding academic performance should be given treatment equivalent to that of a scholar.
It also increased the status of women’s imperial studies!
Among the many female imperial students, Zhao Min is a very unique existence.
Everyone is a relative of the Ming Emperor, a distinguished official, or a wealthy businessman. Only she is a refugee woman from Henan. If she hadn't held a unique name sticker of His Royal Highness, she might not even be able to do so.
This girl can't even get through the gate of Imperial College.
Precisely because of His Royal Highness the King's official post, Zhao Min entered the Women's Imperial Academy without any hindrance.
After learning that those with outstanding grades could enter the palace and even meet the Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhao Min immediately became very motivated and worked hard in the women's imperial school, just to get herself close to the Ming Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang or perhaps
King Zhu Han of England had the opportunity, and then assassinated them to complete his revenge plan.
Shaanxi, Tongguan.
Xu Da's Ming Dynasty army is conducting its final attack on Tongguan.
The reinforcement general Boluo Timur stationed at Tongguan was at the end of his strength, but he still resisted Xu Da's attack.
Boro Timur knew in his heart.
If you give up, it means that all your forces in Guanzhong will be destroyed.
He must desperately resist the Ming army's attack. As long as he can hold on until his reinforcements arrive, he will have a chance to turn defeat into victory.
"Kill!"
Xu Da waved his flag and ordered the Ming army to attack again.
Countless Ming soldiers rushed towards the Yuan army with their spears raised, and many soldiers behind them followed closely behind.
Boluo Timur looked at the Ming army rushing over.
"Kill!"
Boluo Timur roared angrily and slashed at the Ming soldiers rushing towards him with the long knife in his hand.
"Puff!" With a sound, the Ming army soldier was chopped down by the long knife in Boluo Timur's hand, and the blood immediately stained the Tongguan city wall red.
"Hahaha, kill, kill, as long as I am still alive, you can never take my Tongguan!" Boluo Timur laughed crazily.
Xu Da frowned and snorted: "Looking for death!"
Xu Da immediately pulled out a fine flintlock gun from his waist.
This flintlock gun was specially made for Xu Da by Zhu Han's order.
It is a rare front-loading rifled gun in the world today. Although the loading speed is very slow, its accuracy is very good.
Xu Da raised his flintlock gun and aimed directly at Boluo Timur.
"Bang!" With a sound, Xu Da's flintlock bullet penetrated Boluo Timur's chest.