The Celestial Dynasty, the Early Dynasty.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I have been thinking about it for a long time, and I have come up with a perfect law, so that I can not only ensure the integrity of the rivers and mountains, but also make the ministers not lose harmony, rejoice, and proclaim the decree. ”

"Wow-"

The celebrant eunuch Shunxi then announced:

"There is a decree in the Holy Spirit:

In the words of Zhang Hongyi, the prince of Zhenna, Zhu Shikai was appointed as the governor of Zhili, and ordered him to train the new army at the small station of Jindi.

And accept the words of Taifu Liu Wenbo, and order the coastal provinces to build watchtowers and their fortifications, and the specific matters should be handed over to the local political secretary for supervision.

With the Jiangnan Manufacturing Bureau stepping up the development and production of various types of heavy artillery, the Jinling Machinery Manufacturing Bureau will start the unlimited mass production of military firearms such as guns, cannons, ammunition, gunpowder, and mines, and will spread all over the coast.

And take the advice of the two men, and send an envoy to the north to make a good appointment with the Tsar, and admire this—"

"Your Majesty is really sacred, this matter is handled very properly!"

"This is really a wise government!"

"That way, I'll be safe!"

Shun Xi Nian, everyone praised and worshipped, only the old minister Zhang Hongyi was independent of the court.

"Your Majesty, the minister has objections!"

Zhu Shijing nodded lightly to the side when he heard this, and Shunxi immediately said respectfully:

"Master Zhang, but it doesn't hurt to say. ”

"Your Majesty, the strategy of the old minister is to send Prince Zhu as the commander of the Liangjiang Naval Division, train the naval division, and send troops from the two regions of Guangzhou, and send troops to the west to lure the enemy.

The people were caught off guard, and when they panicked, the new army of the water diversion division went out of Fujian and attacked the country with real troops, so that the two roads were launched together and they were able to see the opportunity to win.

But listen to the will of His Majesty, advance and not advance, retreat and not retreat, but why?"

Zhu Shijing smiled and said:

"I already know the meaning of Lao Aiqing, but Mrs. Liu's plan is also quite reasonable, in order not to hurt the harmony of the court, I am determined to use both plans.

Taifu's intention should be to increase the deployment of defenses along the coast and overhaul the fortifications, so that we have no worries about coastal defense.

Therefore, there is no need to go out on the water, and the new army proposed by Zhang Taishi can be used to guard the northern border, and our dynasty only needs to form a good tsar without rushing to the aid of Mozik.

In this way, even if the tsar's front line is defeated, our dynasty will also have a new army stationed in it, and I have been thinking about it for a long time before I have come up with such a best of both worlds.

If this plan is implemented, there will be no fear of foreigners coming to attack, and there will be no need to consume a lot of national strength.

As for what Aiqing said, the expedition overseas and the joint army to defeat the enemy, I thought it was too risky, and it was better to send additional garrisons on the sea and land borders, which was the most complete plan. ”

"Hey! Your Majesty is confused, the development of the foreigners' military strength is far beyond Your Majesty's imagination, and if you only stick to it, you will eventually be eaten by the foreigners!

"Taishi Zhang, Your Majesty respects you as a veteran of the two dynasties, and has promised you to expand the new army, I hope that Taishi will not gain an inch, don't be too presumptuous, and act arbitrarily above the court!"

Chen Dezhong, the political envoy, took the opportunity to step forward with a handboard.

"Junior, the old man and the saint are talking about the military aircraft, how can you intervene? It is a matter of military affairs, and you dare to be hungry here?"

Zhang Hongyi's eyes narrowed slightly, and he turned around and stared.

Chen Dezhong was stunned suddenly, and was frightened back by the sharp gaze of the Taishi.

He didn't expect that Taishi Zhang, who had always been calm, would be so indignant and out of shape, and he couldn't help but feel a little stunned in his heart.

Seeing this, Zhu Shijing stood up from the golden seat, slowly walked down the jade steps, and said comfortingly:

"Don't fight anymore, I know that your words are fierce, all because you are concerned about the safety of our court, but the ministers are all my eyes and ears, if you discuss state affairs, the court will turn against you, how can you have to pay for the loss.

Now that I have made a conclusion on this matter, I ask all Aiqing not to discuss it again, and I hope that all Aiqing will sincerely unite and work together in the future, and I hope that the prosperity of my Celestial Empire will last for a long time..."

"My emperor Shengming, the ministers obey the order!"

Liu Wenbo's old god was watching for a long time, and he also came out to be a good man at this time:

"The saint has a mind that embraces all rivers, don't blame the Taishi for the gaffe, the Taishi is also concerned about the family and the country, and it is caused by a moment of anger, it is definitely not relying on the old and selling the old, in the future, we will carefully follow the teachings of the Taishi, and I hope that the Taishi will take care of his body, so as not to make the Celestial Empire lose a pillar..."

Zhang Hongyi ignored him, closed his eyes, retreated into the column, and did not repeat again.

Zhu Shijing saw that Zhang Hongyi had agreed to his holy decree by default, so he glanced at the respectful ministers in front of him, and secretly felt a little proud.

"Zhong Aiqing, but there is still a need to play. ”

The emperor said that, and the ministers were silent for a long time...

"Why are the ministers speechless? Could it be that my great tomorrow dynasty is really so singing and dancing that there is nothing to play?"

When Zeng Guoqing heard this, he replied with a smile:

"Back to Your Majesty, Your Majesty is the Holy Monarch and the Lord, the grace of heaven is vast, the grace is spread all over the world, and the wind and rain are smooth for many years, the people are happy, and the country and the people are safe, so naturally there is no place to play..."

"My emperor, the minister has a book to play!"

Zeng Guoqing's voice did not fall, and Xu Fengchun, who was also another member of the Imperial History of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, came out to play.

"Oh, what's the matter? Xu Aiqing, please tell me quickly. ”

According to the interrogation, the leading ships were the three-masted galleon "Cheongsam" and the brig "Catisak", which were the tea ships of the empire and its state France.

Due to the severance of trade with our country, and the shortage of tea from the Yi people, the price was even higher than that of gold, and the Yi people had to go to Silla and Gogurit to sell tea, but their fleets were unable to go to sea for a long time due to the storm.

The ship stopped at the port for a long time, and when the local area was checked, it aroused suspicion, and was finally seized by the local government, and the crew were all detained in Fujian. ”

"Well, Silla will abide by the laws of our dynasty and raise the prestige of our country, and those who check should be rewarded with gold, and all the goods inspected should be confiscated.

As for the detained foreigners, after confirming that they are ordinary businessmen, they will all be released. ”

"My Emperor Shengming!"

At this time, Nan Huaiyi, a squire from the Ministry of Works, who was born in France, was grateful.

"As long as it is not a person who is openly hostile to our country, I still disdain to punish civilians. ”

Liu Wenbo bowed and said:

"Your Majesty, even the fishermen of our dynasty have used large steam boats that cannot be stopped by wind and rain, but most of the merchant ships of the Nayi people are two-masted and three-masted galleons that have long been abandoned by our dynasty, which shows the decline of their national strength and the gap in people's strength. ”

In Liu Wenbo's eyes, Westerners don't seem to be worth mentioning, and he continued:

"Tea products are deeply loved by foreigners, and silk fabrics and porcelain are in short supply in Western countries, and their barren land and poor technology force them to sneak under the nose of the Celestial Empire to pick up waste and beg, which is really unsightly. ”

"That's nature, the land of my heavenly empire is natural, and how can foreigners know it. ”

Zeng Guoqing also echoed.

"In this way, it seems that foreigners are really not worth mentioning, haha, after all, Taishi Zhang is too worried. ”

"My emperor is mighty, sitting alone in Shenzhou, shocking all countries, measuring the West and the West, if you dare to invade our dynasty, you will definitely extinguish the fire with water and bring about your own destruction. ”

The boasting of all the civil officials made Zhu Shijing a little fluttering, and then the monarchs and ministers laughed together, and the court was happy.

However, all this in the eyes of Zhang Hongyi, who was speechless, really made him chill.

sighed silently in his heart, His Majesty was more benevolent than the previous emperor, but not enterprising enough, and most of the ministers who held real power in the court were flatterers with honey and swords.

The reason why he did not continue to insist on sending troops was that he had already seen that the emperor had already been complacent, and he was very satisfied with his holy decision, and the ministers were all busy saying that the New Year's remarks were made.

What's more, above the court today, the foreign ministers and military attaches who support him are not there, and he is really lonely, looking at the happy atmosphere in the hall, why should he be the person who is full of clear springs and burns the piano and boils the crane.

If you want to save the Celestial Empire, you must have a stable position, and you can't tell the truth, and give the people in the hall who want to pull you down the opportunity to criticize you.

Zhang Hongyi knew that Zhu Shijing was playing with power tricks by himself, thinking that he had leveled a bowl of water, and he was complacent in his heart. is even more conceited that the Celestial Empire is well garrisoned, and its national strength and military strength will not be inferior, or even stronger than that of foreigners.

In fact, Xiyi has blocked the news of technology in recent decades, and the old ministers of the previous dynasty who really understood foreign affairs have all passed away, and there are no real people alive in the country today, no one really knows how big the real gap is between the Celestial Empire and the Divine Riyao Empire?

Among the monarchs and ministers in the court, few people can realize how terrifying the changes that can be brought about by demonization are.

Zhang Hongyi thought to himself with some anxiety, if this continues, the Celestial Empire is in danger, and he must find a way to move.

Whether it's in the court or in the dark, you have to do something, you can't sit still, otherwise in your lifetime, Hongye's will and his great wish will really can't be realized......

At the same time, at a port in the empire of Putzmore on the other side of the world, it was late at night.

The girl crossed her knees, sitting on the old stone lighthouse left over from the last century of the empire, blowing the sea breeze, looking down at the harbor below, her eyes sometimes lazily looking at the sparkling sea to the east, her golden curls slanted at will on her right shoulder, and the tips of her hair gently fluttered from side to side in the wind.

Tiffany sat alone in the middle of the night, drinking the cold wind, which was really a bit cold and lonely.

This dreamlike mood dissipated as Mujik walked up to the lighthouse.

"Holy Maiden, why don't you rest in the middle of the night? ”

"It's just that I have some insomnia, and I just came up to blow the wind, but what is the matter with Bishop Mujik looking for me so late?"

"Your godfather, Mistress Antonio, has just sent a telegram that this time is almost coming to an end.

The next Holy Bath will have to wait until next year, although the crusaders have not yet been formed, but the most powerful warriors in the Holy Pull test are basically enough to form the Holy Magic Knights.

The acting head of the Renekton regiment has gone to Rome to take care of the relevant military affairs and wait for the regimental headquarters to assemble, and when the assembly is completed, we can return to the Holy See and wait for the Pope's crown to proclaim God's will.

Although the Knights are directly subordinate to the Pope, they belong to the battle sequence of the Empire, so that the Holy Maiden can meet the rank requirements of the Imperial Military Department to command the Knights before the formation of the Knights is completed.

Lord Antonio arranged for the Holy Maiden to lead a team of local saints to Bengal in Indu, the Imperial Territory, tomorrow.

After suppressing the local rebellion and gaining military merit, Lord Antonio will arrange for the promotion of the Holy Maiden, and I know that the Holy Maiden has not rested, so I have come to inform the Holy Maiden. ”

"Got it. ”

Tiffany said indifferently, as always.

When the news was complete, Mujik was about to leave the lighthouse.

"Bishop Mujik, please wait a moment. ”

Tiffany called out to Mujik.

"What else is the matter with the Holy Maiden?"

Mujik wondered, knowing that except for chanting and praying, Tiffany and people other than Archbishop Antonio basically did not take the initiative to gossip, and they talked even less on weekdays, so they suddenly stopped themselves and made themselves stunned.

"Does the Bishop know what the boats on the river are used for?"

Tiffany stretched out her slender arm and pointed her little white finger at the sailing ships that had come from the southwest on the sea under the lighthouse.

"Oh, let me, old man, take a closer look. ”

It was rare for Tiffany to talk to her, and Bishop Mujik was also eager. Before walking to the tower fence, he squinted for a while and nodded to himself.

"Yes, it should be so, Holy Maiden, these ships are supposed to be tea ships from Induyang. ”

As far as I know, these three-masted sailing ships are basically obsolete, so why not use a new type of diesel engine or gas turbine to transport them, even if it is a steam ship, it is far less difficult to drive than this old sailing ship, and it is more capable of dealing with shipwrecks. ”

"Well, the Holy Maiden is right, according to common sense, in this case... Well... It would be reasonable that the ship must be a top-grade tea from the Celestial Empire, not a defective product grown by Indu. ”

Tiffany looked at the three-masted tea ship slowly sailing into the harbor and parked next to a steel ship, and suddenly understood everything in her heart.

Because it has to pass through the Celestial Empire, the Empire restricts the order and only allows the old sailing ships to sail to the seas near the Celestial Empire, which is actually the Empire's paralysis of the Celestial Empire, and the camouflage of its own scientific and technological level and national strength.

It just so happened that the territory of the Celestial Empire was also self-sufficient, and it was closed to the country for a long time, only radiating the nearby subject countries of Dongzhou, and rarely traded with the outside world, so the empire achieved information isolation and technical blockade.

It is not surprising, then, that the price of tea has risen to become one of the most expensive luxuries in the Imperial Territory and its states, and so many people want to smuggle it.

The cost and risk of transporting tea on an old-fashioned sailing ship is indeed several times higher. In order to plan this crusade, the empire has really worked hard in all aspects...