The Great Tomorrow Emperor personally conquered the thieves and beheaded countless people.

This is undoubtedly an extremely inspiring thing for the Ming military and civilians.

After all, the Ming army has not won the opponent for a long time in the field battle, and this time the Son of Heaven personally broke the battle to prove that the Qing army was not invincible in the field.

Needless to say, Zhu Youlang also decided to establish a martyr's shrine, and all the soldiers who died for the Ming Dynasty could enter the martyr's shrine and enshrine the tablet.

As soon as his idea was proposed, it immediately caused a fierce dispute among the courtiers and the central government.

Zhu Youlang found that the key to the dispute lies in the difference of ideas.

Zhu Youlang's soul comes from the afterlife, and in his eyes, life is naturally equal.

Whether it is a prince or a peddler, he is a person, so he should enjoy the rights that a person deserves.

Shouldn't the soldiers who bravely sacrificed their lives to defend their homes and the country be respected and worshiped by the people?

Such a simple truth, but the ministers just don't understand.

The people from the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Industry proposed that perhaps the Lingyan Pavilion could be built with reference to the Zhenguan period and rank the meritorious officials, but the tablet dedicated to every heroic martyr is a bit exaggerated.

This made Zhu Youlang not angry.

Due to the constraints of the times, some things cannot be really implemented.

But the construction of a martyr's shrine to enshrine tablets for ordinary fallen soldiers is definitely within his power.

In other words, it's not a question of whether you can or not, but whether you want to.

Maybe in the eyes of these scholars and ministers, they are superior, right?

After thinking about it carefully, Zhu Youlang decided not to give in.

Daming has all kinds of stubborn diseases, some of which are institutional, and some are caused by people's hearts.

If he is not determined to build a martyr's shrine and give the fallen soldiers due respect, how can he reform in the future, and how can he rejuvenate the Ming Dynasty?

As a king, you must stick to what you should insist on.

Zhu Youlang issued an order to once again clearly express his attitude to the ministers through the cabinet, which surprised the officials.

The Son of Heaven who is high up really pays attention to the ants at the bottom?

They will also mention what kind of king loves the people like a son on weekdays, but that is just lip service, who really believes it?

And now it seems that His Majesty is actually coming really?

Figuring out what the emperor really thinks is much easier.

This is not a matter of vital interests of the civilian clique, and there is no need for them to act against the emperor.

After passing each other's anger, a consensus was soon reached within the civil official group, agreeing with the opinion of the Holy Son of Heaven and preparing to build a martyr's shrine.

The repair of the ancestral hall is a matter for the Ministry of Industry, and it also involves the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Households, the Ministry of War needs to provide a list, and the Ministry of Households is responsible for allocating money.

Zhu Youlang ordered the various departments to come up with a specific charter within three days after the talks, and the construction was completed within 10 days.

This is not a decision he made on a spur of the moment, but a long-term plan.

What he wants to cultivate is a sense of honor for the soldiers to be soldiers, so that they know that the court and the Son of Heaven will not forget their contributions, and the people of the Ming Dynasty will not forget them.

After this battle, the Qing army will not attack again in a short time. This bought the Ming army valuable time to recuperate.

Zhu Youlang now faces two thorny problems.

The first was the formation and training of the new army, and the second was the replenishment of Prussian guns and ammunition.

Although the training of the new army has already begun, the actual results are not very ideal.

In this era, the quality of soldiers is still a little poor, they are not well fed and clothed, and their faces are yellow and thin.

This is still a young man, and women and children are even more miserable.

Zhu Youlang's condition for the soldiers of the New Army was that the soldiers would receive one tael of silver per month and half a tael of auxiliaries.

This condition is not too prominent at first glance, that is, it is about the same as the salary of the Qing army.

But in the poor land of Yungui, this condition is already very rich.

Even if there are one or two people, it is a lot of money to have a large number of people.

Zhu Youlang felt that the limit of his burden was 10,000 people. In this way, there is also an expenditure of more than 100,000 taels a year.

It is certainly not enough to rely only on the treasury and internal funds, and Zhu Youlang has to find another way.

The simplest and most brutal way is to rob, who to rob? Naturally, it was to rob the Qing army.

After all, there are not many wealthy businessmen in Yungui, even Zhu Youlang can't find a fat pig if he wants to grab it.

It's even more unreliable to rob ordinary people, look at the end of the continuous tax increases during the Chongzhen years, the taxes were added to the poor, and the result was that the world was in turmoil.

After thinking about it, I can only rob the Qing army, there is no money and no food, just stare at the Qing army and rob it!

Regarding the structure of this army, Zhu Youlang also thought very clearly.

This army directly belonged to him, which was equivalent to the three major battalions of the Beijing Division at the beginning.

Although Jinyiwei is also directly responsible for the emperor, it is a showmanship, and it is impossible to kill the enemy in battle.

Zhu Youlang must cultivate an army of trustworthy henchmen.

This is a price that must be paid no matter how big it is.

As for the shortage of guns and ammunition, it is a bit tricky.

Among the guns brought by Zhu Youlang, the consumption of artillery was extremely high, and almost half of the ammunition had been used up.

The situation with firearms is better, but I can't help but use them all the time.

Zhu Youlang will not do this kind of thing, and he must think about countermeasures as soon as possible.

Zhu Youlang's idea was to take advantage of the ammunition to order the craftsman to imitate it.

Of course, this difficulty exists, but it is much less difficult than directly copying guns.

The Ming Dynasty implements the craftsman household system, and the craftsmanship is passed down from children and grandchildren.

There is no doubt about professionalism, the only problem is that it requires an adaptation process.

But even if ammunition is abundant in the future, the limited number of guns is a major constraint.

Today, Zhu Youlang only has a few hundred Dreiser rifles and dozens of cannons.

These quantities are barely enough to equip the new army, and if you want to equip the whole army, you need a lot of silver, and second, you need to solve the problem of craftsmanship.

If you have money, I am afraid that it will not be enough to rob the Qing army, and it will only be possible to have a large source of taxes in the future when you conquer Huguang and Jiangnan.

As for the craft...

Zhu Youlang knew that the key to the Dreiser's needle gun was the primer, which was extremely difficult to make, and the others were fine.

As for Krupp's early rifled guns, they could be ignited with a firing rope, and a hair pulling tube was installed in the fire transfer hole...

It is quite difficult for these local craftsmen in the Ming Dynasty to completely imitate them, but with the sample, if they can discuss it with the Francois people in Macau in the future, they may be able to make an imitation.

Speaking of which, the most important thing at the moment is to expand the territory as much as possible, increase income, and build a strong army.

From this point of view, although the Ming army has just won a big victory, the situation is still very critical.

What the Qing court had to do was to blockade it in various ways, and strive to use its economic advantages to drag the Ming army to death.

Isn't the strategy that Hong Chengchou has been pursuing is to press step by step and gradually compress the space of the Ming army?

How to rush out and which place to choose as the breakthrough point is Zhu Youlang's primary consideration.

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