For Emperor Chongzhen, Liu Weichao's affairs could at most help him adjust his life and relieve his fatigue from endless overtime work. They would not bring any pressure to him at all.
On the other hand, his own affairs, although not as difficult as before, still require a lot of energy from him.
Don't just look at the fact that the compulsory military service system has been promulgated, but you also have to keep an eye on the implementation process.
Over in the southern provinces, Jinyiwei commander Zheng Sen was on patrol.
To the north of the Yangtze River, Emperor Chongzhen handed over the inspection to Wang Dehua, the admiral of Dongchang.
The commander of the Jinyi Guards, Li Ruolian, was in Shu, so he inspected the western areas of the Ming Dynasty, including Shu and Qin.
In the Gyeonggi area, Wang Chengen, the commander-in-chief of Xichang, sent people to inspect the area.
According to the news sent back to the capital, preparations for going abroad to conquer the Western Barbarians in Nanyang were almost complete, which also worried him.
As of now, the Ming Dynasty's navy is dominated by the Zheng family.
The Denglai Navy was commanded by Zheng Zhilong, and most of its troops were originally members of the Zheng family.
The naval commander of this southern expedition to Nanyang was also a member of the Zheng family, Zheng Zhibao.
The reason for this is that there is nothing we can do about it. As far as the Ming Dynasty is concerned, the Zheng family is still best at naval battles.
At this time, he had already understood the importance of the matter.
First of all, we must ensure that the war can be won. If we restrict the Zheng family and hold them back because we are worried that the Zheng family's power will be too great, that is an act of cowardice.
However, the Zheng family cannot be the only one in the navy. In the long run, it will definitely be detrimental to the construction of the Ming Navy. After Liu Weichao, an outsider, reminded him, Emperor Chongzhen sent the Yangtze River Navy under Sun Chuanting to Zheng Zhibao.
serve under his command.
This Yangtze River navy was actually the navy of Shu. It was temporarily recruited by Zeng Ying, Yang Zhan and others to deal with Zuo Liangyu's navy, and they captured Zuo Liangyu's navy and some of Zhang Xianzhong's navy downstream.
It was then integrated.
The steam armored warships renovated by the Nanjing Shipyard belong to this navy. According to the news from Nanjing, a total of eight steam armored warships have been renovated and have already set off for Fuzhou, Fujian. Calculating the time, it is almost the same time.
arrive.
According to Emperor Chongzhen's own plan, Zeng Ying, Yang Zhan and others would learn how to fight at sea under Zheng Zhibao. After the conquest of Jilong and the war in Luzon and Xiyi were over, they could be rewarded for their military exploits and become the unique navy of the Ming Dynasty.
Commander, balance the power of the Zheng family in the navy.
Of course, if you just do this, it will be the same as in previous dynasties. The suggestion given by Liu Weichao, the dog-headed military advisor, is that the navy should also select and appoint captains to serve as military supervisors at all levels, just like the army. Using this method,
Only then can the imperial court further control the navy of various ministries.
Emperor Chongzhen readily accepted this. After all, this trick had achieved very good results in the army.
However, it has not been implemented yet. Emperor Chongzhen plans to wait for the navy to defeat the Japanese navy before marching to reform.
While he was busy with this matter, Sun Chuanting's victory memorial arrived.
Not to mention, when this victory memorial arrived in the capital, the happiest person was not Emperor Chongzhen, but everyone else besides Emperor Chongzhen, including the people in the court.
Because Emperor Chongzhen actually knew that Sun Chuanting had been preparing for the past two years, and the harvest would not be difficult.
But others don’t know! Especially in order to promote the universal compulsory military service, and under the advice of Liu Weichao, the keyboard warrior strategist, Emperor Chongzhen deliberately created an atmosphere where the Ming Dynasty’s enemy was invading.
The Tsarist Empire was so far away from the Ming Dynasty. An alliance with the Jianlu was actually an empty talk. Whether there would be an alliance in the end was a question mark!
Moreover, the strength of the Tsarist Empire is there. If you want to come all the way to defeat the Ming Dynasty, you have to overcome many difficulties in the process. It is not easy. Whether you can really come here is also a question mark!
Also, the so-called Dutch Empire was actually just the Dutch colonists in the Far East. If they formed an alliance with the Jianqi, in the original history, even if they had a large number of people in the Far East, they should not be underestimated.
However, in today's world, with the technological development of the Ming Dynasty, not to mention guns and artillery, it has begun to surpass these Westerners. It is the warships. The steam iron-clad warships alone have already formed a generation gap for the Dutch.
, do you still care whether they form an alliance or not?
Of course, Emperor Chongzhen would not say it clearly, or even talk about the current situation of the Japanese country. He just let the Ming Dynasty think that the Japanese country was still the same Japanese country in the Wanli era, and its combat power was similar to that of the Ming Dynasty. He also emphasized the Japanese country's population and their army.
There are millions of them.
In this kind of propaganda, people who don't understand the truth really feel that the situation in Ming Dynasty has become very difficult, and if they are not careful in the future, they may fall into troubled times again.
This was also the case, and it happened that the Spaniards in Luzon did not regard the Ming people as human beings and massacred them, which became the trigger, so that the compulsory military service system for all people was passed in the court, and it was promulgated in the world with a formal imperial edict, and it also gained great support.
Some people agreed.
In the past, in the guidance of public opinion, it was also emphasized that soldiers have deceitful tactics. There is never a 100% victory in the battle. In the Southwest War, what we have to deal with are the allies of numerous chieftains and bandits, emphasizing their large numbers.
, another local snake. Sun Chuanting may not be able to resolve the Southwest War within the stipulated two years. If there is any accident, it is possible to drag it on forever.
The army under Sun Chuanting was the most elite among the imperial army. If they were dragged along the southwest front line, it would have a very big impact on the situation in the Ming Dynasty.
It was in this psychological expectation that I suddenly heard that Sun Chuanting had won the battle and, together with the Sichuan army, had surrounded and annihilated the Yunnan chieftains and bandits. Now all that was left was the victory report of chasing down the remaining enemies.
He was overjoyed, and firecrackers were constantly going off in the capital to celebrate this great victory.
After the imperial officers and soldiers often had good news, it was rare to see such excitement. The people of the capital, especially those who lived outside the city or had many properties outside the city, were particularly happy, as if they were celebrating the New Year.
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"Have you eaten? How about I treat you to a few drinks? I'm really happy today!"
"No, Sun's soldiers are so powerful. The southwest will be decided in one battle! Our Ming Dynasty has Sun's soldiers here, so we have nothing to worry about!"
"That's right! I didn't expect that Dong Wu would dare to interfere in the chaos in Yunnan. Fortunately, Sun Ben is a powerful soldier, otherwise the southwest war would be really dangerous!"
"Yes, once the war in the southwest continues and the Jianlu, Japanese, Mongols, and other Western empires come together to attack the Ming Dynasty, it will be really dangerous!"
"..."
Were there any surprises during the Southwest War?
have!
It was Dong Wu who actually sent a large army to invade Yunnan and formed an alliance with the rebels there!
This unexpected event increased the weight of Sun Chuanting's great victory, and made the people talk about it with great enthusiasm, and felt very grateful that Sun Chuanting had such a good command.
Compared with the people, they only recognized one Sun Chuanting. In the court, there was the full content of the victory report. No one could take away Yang Weizhi's contribution.
Emperor Chongzhen was also very happy to read the battle report and was very satisfied with Yang Weizhi's performance. He first sent Liu Weichao a video message and asked about Yang Weizhi's performance in history.
Yang Weizhi was not famous in the original history, so Liu Weichao omitted him in his introduction to Emperor Chongzhen. Likewise, Yang Weizhi was only a sub-inspector official in Yunnan, which was almost equivalent to Hong Chengchou leading the troops in the war. , an official position before becoming famous.
At this time, after Liu Weichao received Emperor Chongzhen's request for a roll call, after checking, he was a little surprised and told Emperor Chongzhen about Yang Weizhi's performance in the original history.
When Emperor Chongzhen heard that Yang Weizhi actually had a similar life to Hong Chengchou in the first half of his life, but made completely different choices in the end, he immediately fell in love with Yang Weizhi and decided to re-employ him.
Afterwards, he held an imperial meeting and made the following decisions on Sun Chuanting's southwest war.
First, after the war in Yunnan was basically settled, Zhao Sunchuanting led his Central Plains troops back to the capital to strengthen the strength of the Ming Dynasty in the north and prepare to deal with the situation in the north.
Second, the former governor of Yunnan died of illness shortly after the bandits broke into Yunnan. The court never appointed new officials, and military and political affairs were actually temporarily handled by Mu Tianbo. Now that the court's decree has reached Yunnan, Yang Weizhi was ordered to take over the post of governor of Yunnan. , responsible for Yunnan affairs after Sun Chuanting left.
According to the information provided by Liu Weichao, during the Shapu Rebellion, the chieftain Sha Dingzhou took advantage of the conflict between the governor of Yunnan and Mu Tianbo to successfully rebel. After Mu Tianbo escaped from Kunming, he encountered distressing things, such as being raped. He wrote letters to Yang Weizhi to complain about the oppression by the Daxi Army, coercion by Dongwu, etc. This shows that the relationship between the two of them is still okay.
Therefore, from all aspects, Emperor Chongzhen felt that Yang Weizhi was suitable for the position of governor of Yunnan. And based on his contribution in this war, he was enough to be named a feudal official.
Third, Gao Yigong, Gao Guiying, Li Guo and other people on the list he gave before all returned to the capital with Sun Chuanting. Emperor Chongzhen wanted to see these people who were more determined to defend the Ming Dynasty than the real Ming officials in the original history. People of the Ming Dynasty.
Fourth, an order was issued to King Dongwu, asking him to return all the occupied land, compensate the Dongwu people for all losses caused by them, totaling fifty million taels of silver, and bind himself to the capital to plead guilty, otherwise he would be severely punished.
In this article, the ministers initially felt that the compensation amount was a bit too high. Even if Dongwu was sold, they would definitely not be able to afford the compensation!
In response to this, Emperor Chongzhen just sneered, and he dared to covet the Ming Dynasty. This is the price Dongwu has to pay, the destruction of the country and the destruction of the species!
When Emperor Chongzhen was dealing with this southwest affairs, a large army had already gathered in Fuzhou.