In the Wenhua Palace, the chief officials of the celebrant supervisor, the cabinet, the six ministries and the five military governors were all present. At a glance, it was all red robes.

On the throne, Emperor Chongzhen did not sit down, but strode down, came to the screen set up by the inner servant, pointed to the Ming map hanging on the side, glanced at the ministers, and said loudly: "Today's Ming Dynasty starts from Korea and Liaodong in the east, Sichuan in the west, Arctic Ocean in the north, and Dongwu and Annam in the south. Have you seen it clearly? ”

Hearing this, Cao Huachun, the eunuch who held the seal of the celebrant supervisor, hurriedly smiled and said: "Your Majesty's martial arts are far superior to those of Emperor Qin, Han Wu, Tang Dynasty and Song Ancestor, so you have the fruit of opening up the territory and expanding the territory!" ”

"Sycophants!" Xue Guoguan listened, and couldn't help but slander himself in his heart, but he said with a smile: "Looking at the history books, Weichen has never seen any emperor who can have His Majesty's cultural and martial arts!" ”

When the other courtiers heard this, they all chimed in. Although they are suspected of being sycophants, they are all sincere.

Since ancient times, no matter how good the emperor is, he has not been able to fight like today! Every time there is a battle, the battle damage is estimated to make the famous generals of the ancients more ashamed!

However, Emperor Chongzhen did not smile, took a thin stick from the hand of the inner servant, pointed to the map, circled a few places, and said: "But in the Tang Dynasty, here, here, these places in the Western Regions were all directly under the jurisdiction of the Tang Dynasty." Also, here, at the beginning of the founding of the country, it was also owned by the Ming Dynasty, which was for the Wu Si Zang Propaganda Division, as well as the Duo Gan Si Xuan Comfort Division. Now, my will can reach these places? ”

As soon as he said this, the Wenhua Hall suddenly fell silent. Many courtiers had embarrassment on their faces. However, Cao Huachun may be a little thicker-skinned, but he didn't see a trace of embarrassment.

When Emperor Chongzhen saw it, he looked at him and asked, "What does Cao Daban think?" ”

Hearing the question, Cao Huachun was not nervous, and immediately replied respectfully: "Your Majesty, the slave maid thinks that as long as His Majesty wishes, the Wu Si Zang Xuan Wei Division and the Duo Gan Si Xuan Wei Division will definitely not dare to disobey!" ”

Xue Guoguan heard this, and immediately followed: "Your Majesty's prestige is now a sonic shock. The three clans of Mobei have all heard the wind and attached it, and this Wu Si Zang Xuan Wei Division and Duo Gan Si Xuan Wei Division will definitely not dare to go against His Majesty's will! ”

Emperor Chongzhen didn't wait for the other courtiers to follow, and immediately clicked the map again with a thin stick and said: "Now these two Xuanwei Divisions have actually existed in name only, and their ruler is Gushi Khan, the Western Mongolia. Qing and the others are so sure, is he willing to belong? If so, can Western Mongolia also be attached to the Ming Dynasty? ”

Emperor Chongzhen specially proposed the Wusi Tibetan Propaganda Division, which is actually the Tibet region of later generations, and the Duogansi Propaganda Division is Qinghai and part of Xinjiang. If the power of western Mongolia is also counted in the name of Gushi Khan, it includes Xinjiang and part of Central Asia.

These places, when the Ming Dynasty was at its strongest, were indeed nominally Ming. However, during this period, he had no connection with the Ming Dynasty. If it is replaced in the original history, it is all subject to the captivity.

Emperor Chongzhen asked so clearly, the courtiers in the Wenhua Palace, for a while, no one dared to respond immediately. Because this is not sycophancy, and speaking is responsible.

In the Wenhua Palace, after a little silence, suddenly, I saw two young eunuchs standing out in the team of the eunuchs of the celebrant Bingbi, and they both went to Emperor Chongzhen and said: "Your Majesty, the slave and maid are willing to go, announce their coming to the court!" ”

Emperor Chongzhen looked at it and found that it was Lan Tianbao and Chen Baoting who he had cultivated, and he couldn't help but be very happy in his heart, and immediately nodded and said: "Okay, Lantian Bao went to Xuanwei Division and made Gushi Khan attached." Chen Baoting went to western Mongolia and annexed the Urad tribe. ”

Whether it is an envoy to Tibet or Xinjiang, it is thousands of miles away, and it is also a wild land, which is a very difficult errand for the people of the Central Plains.

However, Lan Tianbao and Chen Baoting did not have any concerns in this regard, and immediately asked for help, I have to say that in terms of enthusiasm, there are still more young people.

For the two of them to be an envoy, to be honest, Emperor Chongzhen was more at ease than others.

If the envoy is not able to do it, and goes over there, he may be made into a war of arms with those who originally wanted to be attached and resolved peacefully.

And if the envoy has the ability to go there, even if the people over there don't want to be attached, they can make the people over there change their minds and go along.

Lan Tianbao and Chen Baoting were taught by Emperor Chongzhen himself, and of course he had more information about their hearts and abilities, and he felt that the two of them were good.

Therefore, after seeing Lan Tianbao and Chen Baoting's order, he took back the C-level eavesdropping seeds that they had been rewarded with before, and replaced them with two A-grade eavesdropping seeds.

The others were actually surprised by the two of them taking the initiative to ask for help.

It stands to reason that the inner servants trained by the emperor have been appointed by the emperor as eunuchs at a young age, and if there are no accidents, if there is no accident, if you have some experience, you will definitely be the number one among the twelve eunuchs in the inner palace.

However, these two people have such a right path and do not take it, but they want to take the initiative to invite Ying to go to the wild land. If there is a good one, this future and life may be lost. But they still have to go, I have to say, at least the courage is commendable!

After such an episode, Emperor Chongzhen re-spent a large circle on the map with a thin stick, and drew the two Xuanwei Divisions and the Ming Dynasty including Western Mongolia, and then glanced at the ministers and said: "Now, the territory of the Ming Dynasty is so wide, can it feel like it is beyond the reach of the whip?" At least I think there is, from the will issued by the Beijing Division, to the southeast, northwest and northwest of the Ming Dynasty, it is time-consuming and laborious, if something happens, such as this time I led the army to conquer Yunnan, I don't know how much time it took on the road alone. Therefore......"

At this point, he paused, and did not go on immediately.

Cao Huachun or the two eunuchs under Cao Huachun were so active, although it was impossible for the old arms and legs to go out, but he could still speak positively, and he immediately replied: "Your Majesty, places that are too far away are all set up to comfort the Division, in fact, there is this whip commander beyond the reach of the meaning, it is not easy to manage, therefore, nominally belong to my Ming Dynasty, let it pay tribute, and local affairs, they are under their own jurisdiction." ”

Speaking of this, he immediately changed his words: "But Your Majesty wants to change the Xuanwei Division to the direct jurisdiction of the imperial court, and the slave maid thinks that Your Majesty should have a solution to this remote dilemma, so it is better to say it and let the slave and maid open their eyes!" ”

What he said was really not sarcasm, but he guessed Emperor Chongzhen's holy will and deliberately picked it out, so that Emperor Chongzhen could say it. This matter is one of his abilities to serve the emperor.

As he said, the reason why the place is too far away from the Beijing Division, Daming uses the method of Xuanwei Division, which means that it can't be managed. Rather than being time-consuming and thankless, it is better to have a name.

However, more than 200 years after the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the situation has changed. Therefore, it was true that Yunnan used to be the system of Xuanwei Division, but in the late Ming Dynasty, changing the land and returning to the stream has always been the mainstream voice in the Ming court.

What they didn't expect was that Emperor Chongzhen's expedition this time not only changed the whole of Yunnan at one time, but even the original Burmese Xuanwei Division and Annan Xuanwei Division were all re-defeated and became provinces directly under the jurisdiction of the Ming Dynasty.

At this time, after they heard what Cao Huachun said, they all paid attention to Emperor Chongzhen, wanting to know what new conclusions the emperor had this time.

Emperor Chongzhen was very satisfied with Cao Huachun's ascendancy, perhaps this is the reason for the existence of the so-called traitorous ministers.

Thinking about it so unreliably in his heart, he glanced at the ministers and said solemnly: "There is no other way, but to pave roads and build bridges to make traffic more convenient." Therefore, I have decided that within a few years from today, the focus of the government will be the basic transportation of the Ming Dynasty! ”

As soon as they heard that it was so simple, the ministers, including Cao Huachun, all looked at each other. It's as simple as that, no matter how much you repair, it can't be so convenient!

Just as they were thinking about it, they heard Emperor Chongzhen continue: "Over there, the cement that I asked Song Qing to burn is now usable. Building a road with this kind of cement is like building a road with glutinous rice juice, and the adhesion is very strong. Compared with the past, the newly built cement road is smoother and does not avoid rainwater washing. ”

In ancient times, glutinous rice juice was used to repair the city wall in important areas, which was there, and it was never done before that the glutinous rice juice could be used to build roads, because the cost was too high, and no dynasty could afford it.

Now, listening to the emperor's meaning, as if this cement can replace the effect of glutinous rice juice, Xue Guoguan was overjoyed when he heard it, and hurriedly asked: "Your Majesty, I don't know how much this cement costs?" ”

When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he smiled slightly: "It's very cheap, otherwise, how would I say that I use this cement to build roads?" ”

As for how much it will cost, he will not pay this bottom. Of course, with the advancement of technology, the cost of cement will inevitably be further reduced, even if Emperor Chongzhen said the cost, the cost will be reduced again, then someone may have a misunderstanding.

But at this time, as soon as the ministers heard that this cement was very cheap, they couldn't help but be a little happy. But after all, I have never seen cement to build a road, so I remain cautiously optimistic.

Emperor Chongzhen didn't care about them, now he is decided, and the reason why he still has to hold a meeting to discuss is to let these courtiers understand the details, after all, it is up to them to do things in the end.

Therefore, he continued: "The improvement of the steam engine presided over by the prince has made a lot of progress after more than a year. The application of the steam engine to vehicles and ships has also achieved great results. I believe that the Ming Dynasty will work together to build roads with cement and improve transportation, and one day, the day I predicted before will definitely come. ”

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