For example, breech-loaded rifles, mercury fulminate, nitroglycerin, petroleum, diesel, cars, airplanes, etc.
All of these require talents in physical studies.
However, the Ming Dynasty's special scientific examination on geophysics has only been held for four years, and it is still a nationwide selection. Moreover, these selected people need to study in depth instead of using it immediately, which is equivalent to defeating the purpose.
According to Liu Weichao's proposal, the talents of the Physics must form a system that covers all aspects and is constantly layered. Only in this way can the scientific and technological talents of Ming Dynasty not be cut off due to any special reasons. Even if they suddenly lose their relationship with Liu Weichao in the future,
If you contact me, Daming won't be doomed at once.
Emperor Chongzhen was anxious, but he had no solution. He agreed with Liu Weichao's proposal and could only wait patiently for talents to accumulate. It would be better if Ming Dynasty had enough foundation!
At this time, Sun Chuanting heard Emperor Chongzhen's emotion and nodded.
Talents in geophysics are not limited to the military. For example, the steam train, the internal combustion engine, and the experiments on different types of cement were all of extremely important use to the Ming Dynasty.
Nowadays, the talents in gewu studies are those who pass the special examination of gewu studies every year and those who passed the examination from the Royal Academy of Sciences. In addition to some necessary work, the emperor also asked them to teach more people.
What is the purpose of becoming a gentleman? Isn’t it just for the future and long-term perspective?
Thinking this way, he admired Emperor Chongzhen's foresight even more.
Therefore, the output of this divine rifle and white gunpowder is not high, but it is not high. Anyway, today's Ming Dynasty can already speak for itself by its strength!
Thinking like this, Sun Chuanting's attention shifted to the Liaodong war again.
As Emperor Chongzhen walked out and left the testing ground, Sun Chuanting said: "Your Majesty, according to the current news, the war in Liaodong is likely to become a decisive battle. In this case, I think that each party will
The yamen must also prepare for governance issues after the occupation of Liaodong and Korea!"
According to the previous principles, once the army is defeated, subsequent steps must be followed to minimize the cost of the war.
For example, during the war to restore land to locals in the southwest, once a land was conquered, officials were immediately in place to implement management.
Nowadays, the southwest is like this, and Liaodong will be like this too.
Emperor Chongzhen listened, nodded and said: "For the war in Liaodong, since the Jianlu and Japanese pirates are eager to fight a decisive battle, then we will prepare according to the decisive battle. Anyway, in the previous resolution, it was also discussed that this
Solve them within two years."
The mobilization of the army and the allocation of supplies are all proceeding in an orderly manner. What we need to do now is to speed up the process.
After listening to Emperor Chongzhen's words, Sun Chuanting silently calculated in his mind, and then said: "At that time, there should be about 60,000 grassland cavalry troops that can be mobilized; the frontier troops of Qin and Jin Dynasties will have 100,000 infantry troops and 100,000 cavalry troops.
A total of 20,000 infantry and 120,000 cavalry can be mobilized. Among the troops in Gyeonggi Province, except for the defense of Ji Town, the number of troops that can be mobilized is about 80,000 infantry and 20,000 cavalry. In addition, Shanhaiguan originally had
Of the 100,000 troops, that’s 380,000. If the troops under the governor of Baoding are mobilized, there will still be 50,000 troops available..."
The army in the north is basically the essence of the Ming Dynasty's army. After the previous southwest war, it was basically transferred to the north.
In addition, the Ming Dynasty implemented an all-military service system. Although it was only implemented at the beginning, only some people joined the army, but the military strength calculated by Sun Chuanting did not include the local army.
Since it was time to prepare for a decisive battle, Sun Chuanting laid out his possessions and let Emperor Chongzhen decide how many troops to use.
Emperor Chongzhen listened to his explanation, thought for a moment, stopped, and said to Sun Chuanting: "Since it is a decisive battle, there is no need to grind. The troops under the command of the Governor of Baoding have also been transferred. Let's go to Dongjiang Town to stock up.
, when the war in Liaodong begins, let the Dongjiang Army attack North Korea."
"Your Majesty, you are wise!" Sun Chuanting quickly complimented him upon hearing this. When he mentioned these forces, he actually wanted to tell Emperor Chongzhen to split the attack.
With three to four hundred thousand troops crowded together, not only would the logistical burden be very large, but a lot of troops would also be wasted and wasted.
Unexpectedly, Emperor Chongzhen directly emphasized the role of Dongjiang Town, which coincided with his ideas.
At this time, after he complimented him, he continued to say to Emperor Chongzhen: "Wei Chen thinks that we can also mobilize the cavalry in the pass and form a large army of cavalry together with the cavalry outside the pass. No matter what the Jianlu do, we will do it in the same way."
The absolute strength swept through all the Mongolian ethnic groups in the east, and in this way, it could also threaten the Jianlu's flanks and rear. In this way, even if the decisive battle between the main forces in the front has not yet decided, the outcome of the entire Liaodong battle has already been decided.
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Having said this, he thought for a moment and then immediately added: "Of course, the cavalry in Shanhaiguan will not move. The troops only need to be strong enough to protect the infantry."
After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen thought for a moment and said, "Then where does Sun Qing think the battlefield for the decisive battle between the main force will be?"
"Return to Your Majesty!" Sun Chuanting listened without any hesitation and responded immediately, "I think that the Jianlu and Japanese pirates are more eager for this battle. Judging from the information they have now, they will take the initiative to launch an attack. In this case
, it would be better for the imperial court to place the decisive battle on the front line of Jinzhou, that is, wait for them to attack the imperial court and then counterattack. The advantage of this is that not only is it easy to wait for work, but the imperial court can also take advantage of the navy to transport troops to bypass the enemy's main force.
, directly attack Haizhou. Weichen estimates that Haizhou will be their important rear town and the place where food and supplies are stored!"
"It makes sense!" Emperor Chongzhen heard this. After thinking for a while, he nodded and agreed with Sun Chuanting's analysis. "Such a battlefield situation is most beneficial to the imperial army. Even if the Jianlu and Japanese pirates did not intend to do this,
It's best to do it this way. This is up to you, Qing!"
Sun Chuanting was the second assistant in charge of the Ming Dynasty's military. He had an overall vision and was somewhat similar to a commander-in-chief. Therefore, Emperor Chongzhen asked him to create this favorable situation.
After hearing this, Sun Chuanting immediately responded: "Wei Chen has received the decree!"
After he finished speaking, he suddenly saw Emperor Chongzhen smiling and saying to him: "But Sun Qing, you were wrong about something just now!"
"???" Sun Chuanting was a little surprised when he heard it. After thinking about it for a while, he couldn't figure out what he said wrong, so he had to ask Emperor Chongzhen for advice, "I don't know where I said it wrong. Your Majesty, please tell me!"
Emperor Chongzhen listened, looked at him and reminded: "The Ming Dynasty is now a navy, not a navy!"
"..." When Sun Chuanting heard this, he was speechless. It turned out that he made a mistake in the title.
To be honest, naval officers have been like this in all dynasties and have become accustomed to it.
But he also understood that the emperor raised it because he emphasized the importance of the navy!
This can actually be seen from the war with the Japanese state. It is precisely because of the importance of sea power that after the Ming Dynasty seized control of the sea, the Japanese state basically had no choice but to be slaughtered by the Ming Dynasty!
Thinking of this, Sun Chuanting immediately responded: "Wei Chen is guilty!"
After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen just smiled, turned and walked to the outside of the testing venue, and at the same time told Sun Chuanting: "Go and prepare!"
Now, it is just a general strategy that has been discussed, and he has participated in it, but he does not have the time and energy to get involved in the formulation of specific matters.
And he still remembered one thing. Liu Weichao often mentioned the title of "Micro Management Master" in front of him, full of ridicule. This made him often vigilant, don't be a "Micro Management Master", and should delegate power when it is time to delegate it!
Therefore, in terms of military affairs, Sun Chuanting was the one who controlled the overall situation; then, in the most critical aspect of Liaodong, he put Du Yinxi on the front line;
And in the specific command of military power, he is also different from before.
Although civilian officials are still commanders in name, in terms of combat command, they have fully shifted to the command of military generals. Of course, it is inevitable to take precautions against military generals. Therefore, the establishment of Jinyi Guards and Supervisors in the army, although
It does not interfere with the specific battle command, but in terms of reporting merits and logistics, the Jinyi Guards and Supervisors are responsible.
The most obvious example of this is that the governor of Fujian was the commander-in-chief of the Luzon Expeditionary Force, but the actual commander was Zheng Zhibao, and the supervisor of the army was the eunuch Lu Jiude; the commander-in-chief of the Ryukyu expedition was the governor of Zhejiang, but the actual commander was Zeng Ying
, the supervisor of the army is Zheng Sen, the commander of Jinyiwei.
The same goes for Guihua City.
These changes are actually based on the later information provided by Liu Weichao. Judging from the current feedback results, the effect is good.
However, Emperor Chongzhen was reminded by Liu Weichao that he had the same view as Liu Weichao, that is, no matter how good the system is, it is only implemented by people. If you only rely on the system, problems will still occur.
Therefore, Emperor Chongzhen kept this matter in mind. Of course, he did not express anything at this time.
At this time, under his delegation of power, Sun Chuanting began to act as a secondary assistant to comprehensively coordinate the affairs of various yamen and prepare for the upcoming decisive battle.
When it's time to mobilize troops, when it's time to speed up the food adjustment, speed up the food adjustment; the troops under the command of the Governor of Baoding also began to gather in Dengzhou; on the Denglai Navy side, the transport ship happened to be transporting the Tang Dynasty king's family there
The shipment from the Japanese country has now been completed, and upon returning, it will be just in time to transport these assembled troops to Dongjiang Town.
Phi Island cannot be accommodated, and there are other Guanglu Islands, Big and Small Long Islands, Shemi Islands, etc. There are many large islands along the coast, and they have been basically renovated to transport materials for the Japanese Expeditionary Force and the Tang Dynasty.
Therefore, it can just accommodate the troops under the command of the Governor of Baoding.
But this time, the Jianlu and Japanese pirates obviously didn't know, let alone the northern Liaodong side.