Hearing the call, Zhu Hao sorted out his appearance, and Shi Shiran walked into the main hall. Zhu Hao also visited the Forbidden City in later generations, and there is no major change from the current layout.

Quietly glancing at Emperor Chongzhen sitting on the throne in the middle of the main hall, Zhu Hao immediately counted his salutes and said: "Zhu Hao, the general of Xuzhou, knocks on my emperor, long live, long live, long live!" "To be honest, as a descendant, he was disgusted with these prostrations, which aggravated the servility of the people. But now I have to endure the big salute to the emperor.

Emperor Chongzhen looked at the young people in the audience, what a talent! But all emperors are a little picky about the appearance of their subordinates, and the more upright and good-looking people are, the more important they are. Chongzhen is no exception, and he has a good impression of Zhu Hao at first sight.

"Aiqing is exempt from courtesy." After waiting for a while, Emperor Chongzhen's gentle voice sounded in his ears, Zhu Hao secretly breathed a sigh of relief, he was really like a companion tiger, he was alone at this time, if Emperor Chongzhen suddenly went crazy, then he would be in a catastrophe, and it seemed that he would definitely not be able to enter the palace again in the future.

"Aiqing, I heard that you are the first family of King Lu? In terms of seniority, I am still my imperial uncle, hehe! Emperor Chongzhen probably wanted to liven up the atmosphere, so he smiled.

"Weichen was terrified and didn't dare to agree!" Zhu Hao was startled and hurriedly excused himself.

"Hey, I'm telling the truth, although I'm an emperor, I can't be broken, otherwise the world won't be in chaos? Uncle Huang doesn't need to be nervous. Emperor Chongzhen saw that he was scared, and hurriedly comforted him.

The ministers also hummed and agreed, which can be regarded as raising the atmosphere.

"Uncle Huang, tell me, how did you do the Battle of Yanzhou?" As soon as the atmosphere was hot, Emperor Chongzhen immediately brought the topic to business.

"Back to the emperor, the battle of Yanzhou is said to have a fluke component, the several Qing troops annihilated by the minister have made the mistake of underestimating the enemy's carelessness, and did not carry artillery, so the minister surrounds the enemy's weak soldiers with superior forces, and annihilates the enemy cavalry with a large number of fire salvos, and the remaining infantry is a toothless vicious dog, which can be a complete victory." Zhu Hao avoided the important and said lightly.

"Okay, to be honest, now the army of the imperial court is all talking about the change of color, and after Dolgon enters the pass, all the generals are invincible, how does the imperial uncle make the soldiers not afraid of strong enemies?" Emperor Chongzhen glanced at the ministers in the palace sarcastically as he spoke, making these people all red-faced.

"Your Majesty, the soldiers selected by the ministers are all young and strong people who have never seen the world and have a bitter hatred with the Manchurians, as the saying goes, the newborn calves are not afraid of tigers, under the preaching of the ministers, these stunned soldiers are not afraid of the Manchurians at all, and those who have a grudge against the Manchurians are even more revengeful, so the military heart can be used."

"Wonderful! Uncle Huang's theory sounds novel but reasonable, with fearless troops against the enemy of light enemies, coupled with appropriate tactics, the victory of this battle is reasonable, you important ministers of the court, all learn from me! Emperor Chongzhen was very happy and made a joke about the ministers.

It seems that this Emperor Chongzhen is not useless for military affairs, why is he always stupid? Zhu Hao was a little puzzled.

"General Zhu's words are reasonable, but there is something unclear, please advise." A minister jumped out and asked.

Here it comes! The pickers are coming!

"Dare to ask who this lord is?"

"Chen Xinjia, the squire of the military department!"

"It turned out to be Lord Chen, Jiu Yang, please speak!"

"General Zhu said, with the advantage of firearms to defeat the Eight Banners cavalry, I don't know how to do it? You must know that my Ming army has countless firearms, and it is still suppressed by the enemy cavalry! Chen Xinjia threw out a crucial question, and everyone, including Emperor Chongzhen, immediately pricked up their ears to hear what this young man who claimed to have defeated the cavalry with firearms had to say.

"Dare to ask Lord Chen, how are firearms used in the army and how are they managed?" Zhu Hao asked rhetorically.

"In wartime, soldiers take what they need, and after the war, they will return to the treasury."

"I'm afraid that Lord Chen is not comprehensive, as far as I know, the imperial army is not good at the management of firearms, there are too many types of firearms and they are complicated, and the soldiers are not fully trained in peacetime, so how can the firearms soldiers form effective combat effectiveness? It was when the enemy cavalry saw this that they had no fear. ”

"What General Zhu said is not unreasonable, so what did you do?" Chen Xinjia is obviously a representative sent by the group of courtiers below, and he has the momentum to break the casserole and ask the end.

"As mentioned earlier, in the training of troops, the first choice is to give the dauntless youth as the army, the second is to unify the firearms, the third is to unify the array, and then after rigorous training, the firearms array can form a fierce firepower coverage and severely damage the enemy's cavalry." Zhu Hao still replied lightly, he would not say his thoughts completely, you must know that the old cat and the tiger have to keep a hand.

"In this way, as long as my Ming army is all equipped with uniform firearms, it can sweep through the captives after training?" Emperor Chongzhen said with some excitement.

"Back to the emperor, it's not that simple. Building a firearms army requires countless painstaking efforts, from selecting and training troops, from manufacturing and purchasing firearms, which is very time-consuming and labor-intensive. For example, it takes forty taels of silver to make a firearm, which cannot equip the troops on a large scale, and the cost of artillery is even more expensive, the supply of ammunition, the maintenance of firearms, the salary of soldiers, etc., and the minister's subordinates have only a few thousand people who are already overwhelmed, and in the final analysis, it is a matter of money. ”

Emperor Chongzhen listened to him talk for a long time, and couldn't help frowning, a little displeased.

Sun Chuanting hurriedly came out and said: "Your Majesty, what General Zhu said is also the truth, the cost of firearms is expensive, and it is really difficult to maintain without big financial resources. ”

"Yes, the emperor, the ministers are suppressing bandits in Shaanxi, and a few firearms battalions alone have used up more than half of the food and salary." Hong Chengchou also echoed.

Emperor Chongzhen was silent for a long time, and suddenly said, "Uncle Huang, what do you think of the thieves in the west?" How to pacify? ”

"Back to the emperor, the treatment of thieves can only be eight words, resolutely exterminate, not appeased! Otherwise, there will be endless consequences. Zhu Hao said dryly.

"I don't dare to agree with what General Zhu said, you must know that my Ming Dynasty has always ruled the country with benevolence and righteousness, and the emperor's grace is vast, if the thieves are willing to surrender, how can they be killed?" Immediately, a low-grade official jumped out to pick a thorn.

Zhu Hao stared at him with slanted eyes and said, "Doesn't this adult know that Li Zicheng, a traitor, has rebelled several times?" The nature of the thief is unshakable, and the naked facts are in front of you, what else do you have to say? Governing the country with benevolence and righteousness refers to treating ordinary people, once these thieves rebel, they are not ordinary people, they must be exterminated, this is a matter of principle, do you want to make the emperor worry all day long about whether this group of thieves will defect? ”

"This ......" The official was dumbfounded by him, but the fact is that Li Zicheng did defect several times.

"Uncle Huang is right, you can't be benevolent and righteous to a traitor like Li Wei, you must exterminate it, otherwise you will lose the face of the Ming Dynasty." Emperor Chongzhen said affirmatively. How could he, who was arrogant, allow these rebellious people to deceive himself again and again?

"Which is more dangerous than the thieves or the captives outside the gates?" Emperor Chongzhen asked a question that had been haunting his heart for many years.

"Your Majesty, the so-called outside must first be at ease, this is an eternal principle. At present, what Manchu wants is nothing more than the property of the Ming Dynasty, and the opponent's military strength is superior to ours, so it is unwise to focus on Liaodong. In order to prevent the safety of the Beijing division, a general can be sent to guard Liaoxi, and another general can be sent to guard the north of the Beijing division, which can ensure that the Beijing division is unharmed, and these two generals must not be moved lightly. As for the thieves, they have no fixed dwelling, and they are in the hinterland of our Central Plains, and wherever they go, they are like locusts gnawing at them. ”

"What Uncle Huang said is very reasonable, but the thief has been defeated by Sun Hong Erqing and almost wiped out, and he can't make waves anymore." Emperor Chongzhen disagreed.

"With all due respect, the so-called spark fires the prairie fire, as long as Li Shun does not die for a day, the Western thieves can take advantage of the trend, and now Li Shun has become a climate, and the two adults do not have the viable force to completely annihilate the thieves, and there are many people in Henan, Huguang, Shaanxi and other places, and they will suffer from it if they do not die. Moreover, Zhang Xianzhong of Huguang is also unwilling to be lonely, this person's ambition is not weaker than his self-determination, and he must not be taken lightly. ”

"Your Majesty, General Zhu is right, although the minister and Lord Hong have defeated the thieves, but Li Wei and other backbones are still there, this person will never settle down, the minister's opinion is the same as General Zhu, that is, Li Wei will come back sooner or later." Sun Chuanting also hurriedly supported him.

When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, even Sun Chuanting, the person with the most right to speak, said this, his expression suddenly became solemn, and he said: "According to Uncle Huang, how can we solve the problem of thieves?" ”

"The problem of thieves can be solved, but it is just time-consuming and laborious, and the reason why thieves are thieves is because they are too mobile and difficult to catch. From the minister's point of view, Li Cheng is a native of Shaanxi, and sooner or later he will return to Shaanxi, and he can send a steady veteran to guard Tongguan in case of accidents and suppress it in Henan, which is the first step. Then send the Jiangnan army to the west, step by step, compress Li Reverse's strategic space, force it back to Shaanxi, the land of Shaanxi is now a thousand miles of red land, there is no grain and grass inside, there is no reinforcement outside, Li Reversible will become a turtle in the urn, in this case, only into Sichuan can save his life, this is the second step. If it enters Sichuan, the preliminary strategic goal has been achieved, and then quickly approaches Huguang with the momentum of encirclement, then Zhang Xianzhong will inevitably go south or west, if he advances westward, he will conflict with Li Rebellion, and the two rebellions will compete for the best, if Li Reverse releases Xianzhong into Sichuan, our army can suppress its regiments in Sichuan and destroy it once and for all. Even if it can't be destroyed in a short time, it has lost the ability to endanger the Ming Dynasty, and then it will be free to deal with the Manchurians. If you go south, there is no danger to defend, and it will be destroyed sooner or later. Zhu Hao talked eloquently, what he said was also something that did happen in later history, but taking it here, not only Emperor Chongzhen's face was shocked, but even Sun Chuanting and Hong Chengchou's eyes lit up, this kid is really talented!

"Uncle Huang is really talented! A few words made me feel like an empowerment, wonderful! Emperor Chongzhen applauded and sighed.