During the Chinese New Year in the eighteenth year of Chongzhen, Emperor Chongzhen's army happened to pass through Yangzhou, so he deliberately rested in Yangzhou for a day. Therefore, this New Year in Yangzhou is very different from previous years.

In addition to the grain and grass materials that the local government wanted to organize a large army, the emperor came here, of course, to come to meet him. When the surrounding people heard that the emperor was passing by, they were naturally very curious, and they all rushed over to see the excitement.

They were not dissatisfied with the appearance of the emperor and the breaking of their New Year's reunion, but they were full of emotion.

"I didn't expect that the dignity of the emperor would not be able to survive for many years, and it is really rare to personally lead the troops to quell the rebellion!"

"No, the Tusi rebellion in Yunnan, no matter how powerful it is, it is still in the corner. The emperor was anxious about the suffering of the people of Yunnan, and he personally led the troops to drive the expedition in person. ”

"This still needs you to say, when Yangzhou suffered from floods before, the emperor had a strict decree and dispatched the army of the guard to help, otherwise, many people would definitely die!"

"As soon as you say this, I think again, since the twelfth year of Chongzhen, although our Ming Dynasty is still flooded in the south and drought in the north, the emperor pays the most attention to disaster relief and disaster prevention, and I have never heard of large-scale starvation death!"

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This is the sentiment of ordinary people, but as for those who have read books, whether they are scholars, craftsmen, or others, their concerns are different.

"You say, what does the emperor look like? Why is the emperor so knowledgeable? ”

"Yes, the emperor has created a vein of natural knowledge, it's really simple, how can you understand so much! All kinds of knowledge can be said casually, and most of them are things that have never been noticed before, but they can be explained by the emperor. ”

"Not to mention, when I first came into contact with those Xiyi monks in the past, I was impressed by their profound knowledge, but I didn't expect that our emperor was the most powerful. Those Xiyi monks know that, but they are not as good as the emperor! ”

"That's right, I'm in ten miles and eight towns, and my strength is here, but when I delve into the emperor's knowledge, I have to sigh that my previous knowledge was too shallow. I don't know how much I've seen about the kettle, but I never thought that a steam engine could be built based on this principle. I heard that after the prince built the steam engine, the efficiency of the glass factory was greatly improved, and all kinds of mines used that kind of steam engine, which was all money! ”

"As soon as you say this, I remember, the emperor named the crown prince as a machine master, how can people say it! Our Ming title, in the past, was not a military merit, the emperor was not sealed, and now this set of titles related to craftsmen, the emperor is obviously not a child's play, as long as there are major benefits to the people's livelihood, the emperor will definitely not be stingy. ”

"The people of Daming will benefit from this in the end. By the way, have you heard about Yichun Temple? ”

"Are you talking about our Yangzhou Oiran?"

"Yes, I heard that our Oiran here in Yangzhou was originally compared to piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and chanted poetry, but now, they are still competing with each other for natural knowledge, to see who knows more!"

"I know that, too! The fashion of our Ming Dynasty used to be our side in the south of the Yangtze River, and Su and Yang took the lead and then became popular in the world. And the atmosphere of Su Yang and the two places comes first from those places of wind and snow. But now I didn't expect that they have all learned this natural knowledge, thinking that it is for the purpose of attracting literati and artists, it seems that the atmosphere of our Ming Dynasty is really about to change! ”

"Haha, that's right, Qin Huai Bayan knows, what this son said was before, I heard that they still have a gathering, and they are all discussing this natural knowledge. Some of them even said that they wanted to be the first lady of our Ming Dynasty! ”

"How is that possible, the emperor will give a woman a title? That's impossible! ”

"What's impossible, the emperor does something you can't think of, don't have too much! In my opinion, if they can really invent something that has a great impact on people's livelihood, maybe the emperor will really give them knighthoods. Otherwise, did you think the emperor would confer the title of crown prince in the past? ”

"That's right, those ladies are all smart and clever people, maybe they can really invent something, ah, if you really want to do this, my generation of scholars, but it will be a shame!"

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Basically, on the Jiangnan side, as Emperor Chongzhen led the troops, discussions like this will reach a peak. Almost all the people, men, women, and children, were discussing things related to the emperor.

However, Emperor Chongzhen didn't care about these public opinions, but came all the way and paid attention to the situation of the guards and armies in various places. Although in the past few years, starting from the restructuring of the Beijing camp, the reform of the guards and the army throughout the country has also been carried out one after another. However, the state of the troops in the various garrisons did not satisfy him.

The history of the Ming Dynasty for nearly 300 years, in the south, whether it was the rebellion of the Japanese in the Jiajing period or the scourge of thieves in previous years, all proved that the army of the guard had completely lost its combat effectiveness. Even if it was only disaster relief and disaster prevention, it did not achieve the expected effect. Because of the accumulation of these guard armies over the years, they have actually been rotten for a long time.

It seems that the side of the garrison army still needs to make great efforts to rectify. Emperor Chongzhen thought so, and began to think about this matter in his heart.

After spending the New Year in Yangzhou Mansion and meeting a few officials led by this side, on the third day of the Lunar New Year, Emperor Chongzhen continued to lead the army to hurry.

By the time Zheng Chenggong recovered Taiwan, Emperor Chongzhen had already arrived at Yingtianfu.

Here, the army rested again, and Emperor Chongzhen received another set of management teams of the Ming Dynasty, the most important of which was to meet with Lu Jiude, the eunuch of Nanjing, Sun Chuanting, the secretary of the ministry, and Yang Tinglin, the imperial history of Nanjing.

These three henchmen sat in the south of the Yangtze River and assisted Zhang Pu in verifying the preferential exemption limit of the gentry and urging the arrears, although they were not as dazzling as Lu Xiangsheng, but in terms of merit, it was also very great. Those who pass by here have to meet and encourage them in person.

For the reception of Yang Tinglin and Lu Jiude, it was nothing, everything was just as Emperor Chongzhen thought, and it ended like that. However, when he met Sun Chuanting, something unexpected happened.

Just after Sun Chuanting told him that things were about the same, and Emperor Chongzhen encouraged him again, he didn't think about it, but he heard Sun Chuanting say to him: "Your Majesty, Weichen is a northerner, and he has been in the south for many years, and he heard that his former colleagues have many military exploits, and he is very envious in his heart. Jing Ji thinks about moving, it is better to Pingyun Tusi Rebellion this time, Weichen is willing to listen to orders under His Majesty! ”

Hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen was really stunned. But when he came back to his senses, he could understand why Sun Chuanting thought so.

Unlike the other two, Sun Chuanting's rise in the Ming Dynasty was actually to lead troops to suppress thieves, and his ability to lead troops to fight was also tested. And before, he was even appointed as the governor of Jiliao, and was used to deal with the Liaodong Jianyu. However, because he implemented his method in Guanning, he forcibly reclaimed Tuntian, which caused the dissatisfaction of the warlords in Guanning.

At that time, in order to prevent Guan Ning from causing chaos, of course, more importantly, there must be a strong person who has nothing to do with the officials in the south, not to mention the iron-faced and selfless, that is, not the kind of henchman officials who are good at dancing with long sleeves and good at dancing, and clean up and rectify the rotten officialdom, so Sun Chuanting was transferred to the south to be the secretary of the ministry, and he was in office for five or six years.

It is estimated that Sun Chuanting is used to leading soldiers, and when he heard that Hong Chengchou, especially Lu Xiangsheng, led the troops to fight Jianyu and the Japanese invaders, every time there is good news, he will be very touched! Also, Lu Xiangsheng finally became the second civil official in the history of the Ming Dynasty to be knighted because of his achievements in leading troops to fight, and it is estimated that this stimulated him even more.

The civil officials of the Ming Dynasty, with Wang Yangming as the most, not only created the theory of mind, but also achieved the peak of civil officials, and were knighted. Now, there is another Lu Xiangsheng, although he has not yet entered the cabinet in the civil office, but in the future, there is absolutely no problem for him to enter the cabinet.

Listening to Lu Xiangsheng's things, Sun Chuanting, who also has Wen Taowu's strategy, must be quietly thinking about it, and he is also thinking about fighting for the title!

In this regard, Emperor Chongzhen smiled slightly in his heart, he liked his self-motivated subordinates.

Now, in Jiangnan officialdom, after all these years of rectification, that is, verifying the preferential exemption quota of the gentry and calling for arrears, the atmosphere of officialdom has been greatly cleaned up. In addition, the local procuratorate on the Jiangnan side has already been successfully established, and the factory guard secretly supervises the officials, which is indeed much better than before. Keeping Sun Chuanting here again, it feels a bit overkill!

Thinking like this, Emperor Chongzhen immediately remembered the matter of the reform of the Wei Institute. However, after thinking about Sun Chuanting's style, it doesn't feel very suitable. The military is different from officialdom, and it involves the reform of the military system of the guard post in the south, which is even more extraordinary. Sun Chuanting does not know how to be flexible, and it is easy to force the execution, although he is not afraid of their rebellion, but if it causes turmoil, it is not what Emperor Chongzhen wants to see.

As for the Yunnan side, he wants to solve the Yunnan Tusi problem once and for all, if there is still a chance, by the way, open up Dongwu, and obtain access to the Indian Ocean, these things, if there is no golden finger for his own foundation, it is only Sun Chuanting, it is estimated that it will be difficult to achieve this goal.

Thinking like this, Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but feel a little worried, how to arrange Sun Chuanting?

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration flashed in Emperor Chongzhen's mind, and he suddenly thought of how to arrange Sun Chuanting. So, he smiled and said to Sun Chuanting: "Over there in Yunnan, since I have already taken the imperial expedition in person, and I have arranged the governor of the three sides and the governor of Yunnan and Guizhou in advance, it is enough for manpower......

Hearing this, he could see that Sun Chuanting's face was obviously a little disappointed. This person is indeed not one of those officials who are very deep in the city government. It is also because of this that in the original history, he was angered by Yang Sichang's actions and went to prison.

Seeing this, Emperor Chongzhen smiled slightly and said to him again.