Chapter Ninety-Five: Ren Li Leaves the Town of Gansu

Eli Ren came quickly.

He was covered with the traces of spring rain and broke into the Wuying Palace.

Seeing Zhu Qizhen and Zhang Fu coming, he immediately saluted and said, "The minister is appointed to see Your Majesty." ”

Zhu Qizhen said: "General Ren, please get up and sit." ”

Ren Li immediately sat down.

Zhu Qizhen said: "The general was the deputy general of Dingxibo before, and he was in Gansu for a long time, and the cleanup of the seven guards in Guanxi, do you understand?" ”

In the battle to pacify Adai Khan, Ren Li sent troops with Jiang Gui, but unfortunately, Jiang Gui won the first prize and was made an earl, but Ren Li was empty-handed.

Of course, it cannot be said that you are empty-handed.

At that time, the court naturally rewarded him. But the problem is that Jiang Gui has been knighted, and Ren Li has not been knighted, even if there are more rewards, he will feel empty-handed.

So he defected to Chengguo Gong and participated in the battle against Uliangha, and he also had military achievements, but compared to several generals, it was a lot less.

He didn't expect to be knighted, what he never expected was that the court was generous this time, but the problem was that even if he was generous, it didn't fall on him.

If Zhu Qizhen has one more earl, then this earl must be a courtesy.

Ren Li immediately said: "The minister knows the situation of the Seven Guards in Kansai very well, and the minister knows that in the past two years, the Tile Thorn has exploited the Seven Guards of the Kansai very coolly, and several guards have the heart to move inward. ”

When Zhu Qizhen heard this, he was overjoyed and said: "Oh, then I sent you to lead the troops to the Guanxi Seven Guards, can you recover the Guanxi Seven Guards?" ”

Ren Li said: "Your Majesty, Hamiwei's situation is special, and the minister heard that the tile spur is worried about Hamiwei's repeated repetition, and has recently moved the Hami King family to Mobei. ”

"I also sent elite cavalry to garrison Hami, plus the city of Hami is strong, there are reinforcements from the northwest, and it is estimated that it will not be able to capture it with the men and horses of Gansu Town."

Zhu Qizhen was reminded by Ren Li, and only then did he vaguely have this impression.

After all, Zhu Qizhen doesn't have the ability to look away, he has too many documents every day. I just think there is this one thing. Knowing is an act of strengthening Hami's defense.

The seven in Kansai, the most important is Hami.

Hami took control of the choke point between the imperial court and the Western Regions. Stuck here, the trade between the Western Regions and the imperial court will have to pass through the hands of the tile thorns.

Zhu Qizhen said: "How about getting rid of the seven guards in Kansai? ”

If Zhu Qizhen has ideas about the Western Regions, then Hami is the most important place, but Zhu Qizhen has not killed the thorns now, so naturally he has no mind to put it in the Western Regions.

Because of Beijing, it was also determined that the war between the Ming Dynasty and the grassland was more focused on the East, rather than in the West like the Han and Tang Dynasties.

Therefore, in the war against the tile spur, Hami is dispensable, unless the imperial court can force the tile spur to retreat to the Western Regions, the importance of Hami can be highlighted.

Zhu Qizhen was quilted

Zhang Fu persuaded that now his heart to fight against the tile spur is very strong, but his mind is much calmer.

Therefore, in Zhu Qizhen's view, the biggest interest in attacking the Seven Guards of Kansai is the political and strategic interests, and the color of the tile spur is returned, and the energy of the tile spur army in the east is involved.

So, one win is enough.

As for whether or not Hami can be defeated, it is important.

Ren Li said: "The minister dares to make a military order, and the seven guards of Kansai can break it except for Hami." ”

Zhu Qizhen said: "What is the general going to do? ”

Ren Li said: "The minister naturally announced the favor of the imperial court to the six guards, and allowed him to move inward, and those who are willing to move inward are naturally loyal ministers of the Ming Dynasty, and those who are unwilling to move inward are naturally the enemies of the Ming Dynasty." ”

Zhu Qizhen said: "What should I do about the enemies of the Ming Dynasty? ”

Ren Li said: "Kill its strong men, burn its pasture, and let Hami go to Jiayuguan, all of which will be quicksand, and there will be no one again." ”

Zhu Qizhen had a sense of forbearance in his heart, but this intolerable intention was just a flash in his heart.

On the one hand, he could not bear such a cruel act, and on the other hand, he could not bear the already deteriorating natural environment in Gansu.

It's just that these are all women's benevolence to Zhu Qizhen, and when the grassland tribes harassed the border, they never cared about the lives of the people of the Ming Dynasty. Although the ecological environment of Gansu is fragile, human life is more important.

There was no grassland between Hami and Jiayuguan, and the pressure on Gansu's defense was reduced a lot.

Zhu Qizhen said: "Okay, as long as the general can do it, I will grant you a count." ”

Ren Li was overjoyed and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty." ”

After this matter was finalized, Zhu Qizhen looked at the spring rain outside, and he didn't know when it had stopped, the sunlight had already been projected, the ground was slightly moist, and the air was just right.

Zhu Qizhen said: "You are all here today, and you just happened to go to the same place with me. ”

Zhu Qizhen left the palace and came to the ordnance factory after a short time.

In fact, this was originally the place of the firearms factory, but it was rebuilt by Liu Dingzhi drastically. It has become an ordnance factory for the production of cold weapons and firearms.

"Minister Liu Dingzhi to see Your Majesty." When Liu Dingzhi heard that Zhu Qizhen was coming, he immediately came out to greet him.

Zhu Qizhen said: "Excuse me, you have been busy for more than a month, I will come to see how the situation is today." ”

Liu Dingzhi said: "Your Majesty's environment inside -----"

Zhu Qizhen waved his hand and said, "What's wrong, I'm not pampered." ”

Zhu Qizhen was soon slapped in the face.

In the workshop, Zhu Qizhen felt a burst of heat, which seemed to have suddenly turned into summer, and the little feeling of comfort just now suddenly disappeared.

In a moment, Zhu Qizhen was sweating profusely, and even his clothes were soaked.

But I saw that in the workshop, the stoves were densely standing together, and craftsmen of all sizes were there

There was a clanging of red-hot iron.

Liu Dingyi said as he walked: "Actually, if Your Majesty doesn't come, the minister will also tell Your Majesty." The minister wanted to move the workshop out of the city. It can't be used here. ”

Zhu Qizhen said: "But why? ”

The conversation between the two of them was mixed with the sound of countless tinkling and knocking, and it had to be louder to get out.

Liu Dingzhi said: "The most thing that craftsmen here do is to hammer iron, ordinary swords, at least a thousand strokes, and make a fire pipe, it takes thousands of strokes. ”

"Even if the ministers divide labor again, this thing is inevitable. So the minister wanted to borrow the water conservancy, but there was no river in the city, so he could only move outside the city. ”

Zhu Qizhen followed Liu Dingzhi's point and glanced at it roughly. Liu Dingzhi has subdivided the process of sword casting, and each department is responsible for a process, which comes out from beginning to end, which is a long knife with a scabbard.

There were too many stoves in the first half, and the heat was steaming, Zhu Qizhen didn't dare to stay for a long time, but when he got to the back, where the handle and scabbard were made, Zhu Qizhen could take a second look.

Zhu Qizhen saw that these wooden scabbards were still handmade by craftsmen, so he described the style of the lathe to Liu Dingzhi, and Liu Dingzhi said: "Your Majesty is wise, why didn't the minister think of it." ”

Zhu Qizhen was still proud, and suddenly saw something covered by a straw mat, but saw that this thing was similar to a woodworking lathe, but it could only be mechanized so much, and it still stayed on the simplest application.

Seeing this, Liu Dingzhi was a little sneering and said: "This is invented by Duanmurui, but it has not had time to use it yet, and the minister is going to move to the south of the city and use it again." ”

"Duanmurui?" Zhu Qizhen asked rhetorically.

Liu Dingzhi said: "It is the contemporary head of the Duanmu family, who was given a doctor of the Five Classics by His Majesty. ”

Zhu Qizhen suddenly remembered that the fake book "Duanmuzi" he made today had been deleted by Liu Dingzhi several times, and it was finally finalized.

Inside is Zhu Qizhen's shallow cognition of economics, such as how wealth is generated, division of labor and cooperation, the general principles of large-scale factory production, and some principles of currency issuance.

Zhu Qizhen only came up with some concepts, under which Liu Dingzhi extended and developed, and tried to justify these concepts in the discourse of Confucianism.

Zhu Qizhen seems to be very fresh.

Although this book has not yet been revealed to the world, it is already a book dedicated by the Duanmu family, hidden in the Great Interior, and there is one in the Wenyuan Pavilion.

And if someone checks the archives, they will find that this book has been hidden in the palace during the Yongle period.

Determination can forge a series of inheritances.

In order to let the Duanmu family cooperate, it is natural to give the Duanmu family a little benefit. Although these doctors of the Five Classics are not large, they are all recognized by the imperial court for the children of saints, and they are generally hereditary and disregardful, just like after Mencius, they have this title for generations.