Through Zhu Youlang's unremitting efforts, the epidemic in Nanjing has been controlled.

Steady, accurate and ruthless, this is Zhu Youlang's trick to fight the epidemic.

There is no one who cannot be offended, as long as someone dares to challenge the authority of the imperial court in this anti-epidemic war, they will be taken down.

Even if he is a prince and general, he is no exception.

The anti-epidemic war has been fruitful, and the Ming army has not shown mercy on the frontal battlefield.

After taking the Huizhou Mansion, the last piece of territory in the heart of Nanzhili was also pocketed by the Ming army.

Except for Xuzhou and Huai'an, which are backed by Shandong, the Ming army has taken control of the entire situation.

In Zhu Youlang's view, it was only a matter of time before he took these two places.

On the one hand, he sent a large army to continuously put pressure on the two places, and on the other hand, he took the initiative to send people to lure them to surrender.

If you can take the two places bloodlessly, it is naturally the best. After all, the Ming army has been fighting this battle for too long, and it urgently needs time to rest.

If the fight continues like this, not to mention that the entire army is tired, the combat effectiveness will decline very quickly.

The resistance to the Qing Dynasty is a protracted war, and the change of rhythm is too important.

The soldiers were desperately working on the front line, and the rear was not idle.

The manufacturing process of flintlock guns has been optimized to the best state after several adjustments, and the number of craftsmen has also increased due to the increase in the territory controlled by the Ming army, and the number of flintlock guns produced in a year has increased from 1,000 to 3,000.

Of course, this is also due to the fact that the Franco-mechanics and raw materials for the manufacture of firearms are still very happy.

Whether Zhu Youlang wants to admit it or not, Guangdong is ahead of the rest of the country in the manufacture of firearms.

Now it seems that Zhu Youlang did not execute Shang Zhixin, which could not be more correct.

Where is this a captive, this is obviously a cash cow.

As long as Shang Zhixin is in Zhu Youlang's hands, Shang Kexi will have to pay tribute obediently.

Otherwise, Zhu Youlang's little hand shook, and Shang Kexi's baby son would fall to the ground.

Of course, Zhu Youlang did not pin all his hopes on Shang Kexi.

He recruited craftsmen from all over the country to shorten the production time of flintlock guns as much as possible.

Zhu Youlang's ideal was to make 5,000 to 10,000 flintlock guns a year.

This quantity is not unattainable, and as long as the number of craftsmen and raw materials can keep up, everything is not a problem if the process is optimized.

Zhu Youlang is very resolute in strengthening the superiority of firearms.

After Wen Anzhi recovered, Zhu Youlang rethought how to use these old ministers.

I have to say that the fault line of the Ming civil officials is very serious, which makes Zhu Youlang have to rely on these old ministers who are already old and even old.

But this is certainly not a long-term solution.

How many years can these veterans last?

Without a newcomer on top, the entire system of the imperial court will collapse sooner or later.

At first, Zhu Youlang pinned his hopes on the imperial examination, but he gradually found that the imperial examination was not a perfect choice.

The imperial examination is more about the selection of officials than the selection of officials.

What Daming really lacks at the moment is someone who does practical things, not a person who is full of running trains and playing tricks.

The officials elected by the imperial examination were more concerned with maintaining the legitimacy of the imperial court.

After all, the Confucian emphasis on monarchs, ministers, fathers, sons, and sons is very conducive to the rule of the imperial court.

Putting these aside, in fact, the imperial examination is really average.

Of course, in this era, the imperial examination must not be abolished.

From the establishment of the imperial examination in the Sui and Tang dynasties to the present, the imperial examination has existed for thousands of years.

Although Zhu Youlang does not want to admit that existence is reasonable, he has to say that to some extent it is indeed reasonable.

If Zhu Youlang didn't want to lose people's hearts, he couldn't cut down the imperial examination across the board.

Even if you want to change the law, you have to use a parallel mode.

Previously, the Huangming Military Academy had a very good model for training military attachés, and it cultivated a group of outstanding talents for the middle level of the Ming army.

Zhu Youlang felt that he could transplant it to the cultivation of civil officials.

The Huangming Military Academy was changed to Huangming University, and liberal arts were added to make it a comprehensive university.

In the future, we may be able to add engineering and science courses as needed.

There is no doubt that Zhu Youlang will continue to serve as the president of Huangming University in order to increase the influence of the imperial family.

The purpose of the Huangming Military Academy is to cultivate high-precision professionals, so as to gradually fill the gap in this part of the Ming Dynasty.

As for when Huangming University will be able to replace the imperial examination, Zhu Youlang does not dare to say.

Maybe ten years, maybe twenty years, maybe fifty years.

But there will come a time.

If Zhu Youlang can't see that day, his son can.

If his son can't, so can his grandson.

If Huang Ming wants not to fall into the vicious circle of previous dynasties, he needs to have the courage of a strong man to break his wrist and innovate and reform by himself.

"Your Majesty, King Jin asks to see you."

Zhu Youlang was reviewing the recital, and Han Miao said respectfully beside him.

"Let him be heard."

Zhu Youlang is now accustomed to this efficient office model.

Compared with the Great Imperial Court, this well-founded model of gathering courtiers is more efficient.

One thing at a time, not meetings for the sake of meetings.

Soon Li Dingguo came to the Qianqing Palace, and after paying tribute to Zhu Youlang, he was given a seat by Zhu Youlang.

"What is the matter with King Jin here?"

Zhu Youlang and said.

"Your Majesty, the minister is here to plead guilty."

Zhu Youlang was surprised when he heard this: "What is the crime of King Jin? ”

"The minister's dog collided with His Royal Highness the Prince, and the minister specially came to ask His Majesty for his guilt."

Zhu Youlang was even more confused now, so he asked Li Dingguo to explain in detail.

It turned out that Li Dingguo's son entered the palace to serve the prince in accordance with the regulations, and when he played chess with the prince, he had a dispute because the prince regretted chess.

It stands to reason that this is not a big deal, but the crown prince Zhu Cixuan is also a good face. was directly pointed out by the prince of Jin, and he was very unhappy, and the two of them actually fought.

The young man didn't talk about martial arts, and he didn't get to the point, and the prince of Jin even overturned the chessboard and injured the forehead of the crown prince Zhu Cixuan.

It's a frying pan.

The crown prince is a half-monarch and a prince.

The prince of Jin is a minister.

The minister also injured the king, but Li Dingguo was scared half to death.

If it had been in the past, it would have been fine.

Now the imperial court is getting stronger and stronger, and His Majesty is in full swing.

The Ming Dynasty has almost recovered half of the country.

At this time, his son injured the prince, and this matter was a big trouble.

Li Dingguo beat his son up and immediately decided to enter the palace to ask the Son of Heaven for his guilt.

Whether the Son of Heaven will forgive or not is secondary, first of all, Li Dingguo must show his attitude.

"I know about it."

Zhu Youlang deliberately lowered his voice and didn't say anything for a long time.

This prince of Jin is indeed too worry-free.

This kind of thing happened at this juncture, and Zhu Youlang really felt very tricky.

Li Dingguo sat there like pins and needles.

The more His Majesty the Emperor didn't speak, the more nervous he felt.

What the hell will His Majesty do with this, what will he do with his son?

The matter of injuring the prince can be big or small, and if it is big, it is a rebellion.

At this point, we can only resign ourselves to fate.

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