Li Zicheng knew that in this era, newspapers were a new thing, and not only Sun Mengjie and others, but also the officials of the imperial court, probably would not understand the commercial operation of newspapers.

In front of the four of them, she talked for more than an hour from the newspaper's request, typesetting, production, printing, distribution, sales, etc., although the four girls were still ignorant.

But Sun Mengjie was full of confidence, she smiled secretly in her heart, if there is a problem in a certain link, then ask the emperor, who makes him omnipotent?

Li Zicheng stayed in Yongshou Palace that night, and sent Chen Qiudie, Mu Sirong, and Li Shuji back to the palace, but Chen Qiudie did not go back, saying that he did not understand some aspects of the newspaper and had to ask the emperor for advice in person.

Sun Mengjie couldn't cry or laugh, so she had to look at Li Zicheng and said: "Your Majesty, why don't you let Sister Yifei stay, she will return to Yikun Palace, and she will be lonely and lonely alone......"

Of course, Li Zicheng would not object, but that night on Sun Mengjie's phoenix bed, the three of them tossed and turned until they were exhausted, and then fell asleep.

After dawn the next day, Li Zicheng did not feel tired, and felt energetic, he knew that Sun Mengjie and Chen Qiudie must be busy with the newspaper today, so he let them sleep more, and after he got up, let the little eunuch Wang Lian, who was with him in the Qianqing Palace, accompany him, and went to the palace to run for a while, until his body was slightly sweaty, and then returned to the Qianqing Palace.

Song Yulian had already made warm tea, and when she saw Li Zicheng coming back, she hurriedly handed over the towel and said, "Your Majesty, do you have breakfast now?" ”

"Well, bring it over!" Li Zicheng took the face towel, wiped it on his forehead, and just took a sip of tea, Song Yulian came over early, although it was exquisite, there were only five or six kinds.

Li Zicheng was quite satisfied, it wouldn't be too wasteful, he picked up a piece of sweet cake casually, and said, "Have Concubine Jing and Concubine Yi been here?" ”

"Nope!" Song Yulian shook her head, a hint of worry on her face.

Li Zicheng felt that Song Yulian had something to say, so he said: "If Yulian has anything to say, just say it, don't hold it." ”

"Your Majesty," Song Yulian hesitated for a moment, and finally said: "Then the old slave doesn't know how to say it, Die'er went to rub the fish again last night, right?" The emperor can't let her go, if the queen is to blame......"

"Haha," Li Zicheng took a sip of tea, adjusted his mood, and said, "I can't blame Butterfly last night, I was talking to them about business." ”

Song Yulian said angrily: "Serious business? What can Butterfly do? ”

"You'll understand soon," Li Zicheng didn't bother to explain a lot, so he said: "Yulian, while I'm eating, you let the little eunuchs go to deliver the decree, and I want to summon the ministers of the various departments, Li Ji, the commander of the fourth battalion, Liu Zongmin, the deputy general, well, Nan Juyi, Chen Mingxia!"

"Slave obeys!" Song Yulian saluted before retreating.

Li Zicheng ate breakfast slowly, and went through the summons in his mind.

Li Zicheng had just rested in the Dongnuan Pavilion for a while, and the little eunuch Wang Lian came in to report: "Your Majesty, the adults of all departments are already waiting outside the palace!"

Li Zicheng pondered for a moment and said: "Let Lord Song of the Ministry of Human Resources, Lord Wang of the Ministry of Agriculture, Lord Wang of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, and Lord Tang of the Ministry of Science and Technology come to see him." ”

"Slaves obey!"

After a while, the four ministers entered the Dongnuan Pavilion, and after paying homage, Li Zicheng asked them to sit opposite, because there was nothing special, Li Zicheng just asked casually, and let them go back.

Tang Ruowang had just walked to the palace gate, but he turned back and said, "Your Majesty, the minister is in charge of the Ministry of Science and Technology...... The minister suggested that in order to speed up the development of science and technology, it is necessary to set up a science and technology higher school in Beijing, and in addition, there are many missionaries from the West in China, can we recruit them as teachers......

The formation of science and technology high school, naturally in order to give full play to the influence of the Beijing Division, to promote scientific and technological achievements to the whole country, this is exactly what Li Zicheng expected, but he has no time, since Tang Ruowang has a heart, then leave it to him, Li Zicheng said indifferently: "Western missionaries, are you willing to come to the high school to teach scientific and technological knowledge?" ”

"If the ministers summon in the name of the emperor, they should be willing," John Tang hesitated for a moment, and finally said: "They have come thousands of miles to China to spread Catholicism, and as long as the emperor assists them in spreading Catholicism, they will definitely agree." ”

It turned out to be for the Catholic business? Li Zicheng smiled secretly, during this time, he was busy building Huaxia, and he completely forgot about the promotion of Catholicism, so he said: "Tang Aiqing, I heard that these missionaries have a variety of missionary sects, isn't that so?" ”

Tang Ruowang said excitedly: "It turns out that the emperor knows? Indeed, there were many missionaries who wanted to spread paganism in China, and the ministers were prepared to use the power of the government to drive these people out of China, so as not to turn China into a miasma......"

Li Zicheng nodded and said: "Huaxia really doesn't need many sects, the more sects there are, the easier it is for Huaxia to fall into division in the future, so let's let the heretics convert to Catholicism, they really don't want to, and they don't need to hurt, they will be escorted to Beijing first to screen the real missionaries." ”

"Obey the order!" Tang Ruowang said again: "The establishment of the science and technology college ......"

"You can do this, with the help of the experience of Xining and Lanzhou, we must do it well," Li Zicheng thought for a moment, and then said: "The science and technology of Huaxia Jingshi should be the top science and technology in the world, and we are not afraid to spend money and try to attract the top talents, including Western talents." ”

"The minister understands that the minister will definitely become a world-class high school," Tang Ruowang was about to get up and leave, and said: "Your Majesty, is the name of this science and technology high school called 'Jingshi Science and Technology High School'?" ”

Li Zicheng wants to build a world-class university, and after hundreds of years, there will be time to know, so he said: "Tsinghua University focuses on the development of science and technology!"

"The minister remembers, the minister retires!"

Li Zicheng then summoned Defense Minister Niu Jinxing, commander of the Fourth Battalion Li Ji, and Adjutant General Liu Zongmin, who were the focus of the summons.

After the three of them were given their luggage, Li Zicheng said lightly: "Mr. Niu, do you know the result of the fifth battalion's expedition to Shandong?" ”

Niu Jinxing hurriedly said: "The war in Shandong has ended, and the fifth battalion is stationed in Xuzhou, ready to go south at any time." ”

Li Zicheng nodded and said, "According to Mr. Niu, when is it appropriate for the Heavenly Mandate Army to conquer Jiangnan?" ”

Niu Jinxing glanced at Li Ji and Liu Zongmin beside him, how could he not understand Li Zicheng's thoughts? Hurriedly arched his hand and said: "Back to the emperor, the remnants of the Southern Ming Dynasty have established a puppet regime in Nanjing, and after a long time, if we can appease the hearts of the people in Jiangnan, it will be a great disaster for China, and we must get rid of it as soon as possible and unify the ...... of China."

Regardless of whether the Southern Ming Dynasty became a major disaster, it must be eliminated as soon as possible, and only by unifying China can we concentrate on dealing with the Tartars in Liaodong, and even expand to the periphery.

Li Zicheng does not like infighting, but infighting is sometimes inevitable, and only the remnants of the pseudo-Ming Dynasty that are completely pushed to the south of the Yangtze River can promote the complete rebirth of Huaxia.

If it weren't for the fact that Dolgon was going south, he would have taken Nanjing in one go, and the Pseudo-Ming would not have become the climate, but the Ming Dynasty was gone, and how long could half of the Jiangnan River last?

He glanced at Niu Jinxing and said, "The current pseudo-Ming, who is the emperor?" Who is in charge of the court? ”

"Back to the emperor, the Han and Qing Dynasty sent back a message, Fengyang Governor, Caoyun Governor Shi Kefa, at first united Zhang Shenyan, Lu Daqi, Jiang Yueguang and others, wanted to support Zhu Changshu, the king of Lu, but Fengyang Governor Ma Shiying secretly colluded with Ruan Dacheng and Lu Jiude, Lifu King Zhu Yousong as the emperor, the year name Hongguang, Zhu Yousong got the support of Gao Jie, Huang Degong, Liu Liangzuo, and Liu Zeqing, who held the military power, Shi Kefa had to accept Zhu Yousong," Niu Jinxing said: "According to the minister, the current Hongguang puppet regime should be Ma Shiying in charge of the court bureau, Gao Jie, Huang Degong, Liu Liangzuo and Liu Zeqing hold external military power, and although Shi Kefa has a very high prestige, he is only an errand character. ”

"Hiromitsu?" Li Zicheng said coldly: "At this time, there will be infighting, how can the Hongguang puppet regime last long?" ”

Niu Jinxing didn't put the Hongguang puppet regime in his eyes at all, and said, "Your Majesty, when will we march into Jiangnan?" ”

Li Zicheng didn't answer, but asked rhetorically: "There is also a Zuo Liangyu, who is said to have hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses, and we can't ignore it." ”

Niu Jinxing sneered: "Isn't Zuo Liangyu a defeated general under the Heavenly Mandate Army?" What other waves can he make? ”

"It's not for nothing," Li Zicheng said: "Zuo Liangyu has a lot of soldiers and horses, but he has not become the chief general of the Hongguang puppet regime, what I am worried about is that once the Heavenly Mandate Army marches south to conquer the Hongguang puppet regime, Zuo Liangyu will wander in the south of the Yangtze River and destroy the agricultural cultivation in the south of the Yangtze River." ”

"Then ......" Niu Jinxing thought for a moment and said: "While Zuo Liangyu has not yet joined the Hongguang puppet regime, the emperor sent a decree to him to surrender, just like Wu Sangui did at the beginning......"

"It's not enough to just surrender, the Hongguang puppet regime won't ignore Zuo Liangyu for a long time, they will also surrender," Li Zicheng said: "Let Zuo Liangyu see the general trend clearly, so that he won't cooperate with the Hongguang puppet regime," paused, and said: "Mr. Niu, give an order to the Yangtze River Navy to let them go down the river, and in addition, let the Chengtian Battalion, which has made meritorious contributions to Huguang, make a gesture of eastward advancement and threaten Zuo Liangyu's department." ”

Niu Jinxing's eyes have flashed from time to time, as long as there is a battle, he, the Minister of Defense, is a popular person in front of the emperor, "The minister obeys the order, and after he goes back, the minister will immediately go to pass the order." ”

Li Zicheng thought for a moment, and then said: "Mr. Niu, the army is about to go on the march, after going back, prepare food and grass materials as soon as possible, especially firearms and bullets, and you must not miss them." ”

"Obey the order!"

Li Zicheng glanced at Li Ji and Liu Zongmin at this time, and said: "The two generals should understand that this southern expedition, in addition to the fifth battalion, is your fourth battalion, how about it, is the rectification over?" ”

Li Ji hurriedly arched his hand and said: "Back to the emperor, the minister has already been ready, just waiting for the emperor's order." ”

Li Zicheng bowed slightly, and said: "This southern expedition may be the last battle to unify China, and the remnants of the puppet Ming Dynasty still have a lot of troops, and they have the economic support of Jiangnan, so we must not take it lightly." ”

"The minister understands!" Li Ji said categorically: "Brothers have been waiting for this day for a long time. ”

Liu Zongmin also said: "Your Majesty, there is still a long way to go from Beijing to Xuzhou, the fourth battalion is infantry, when Lord Niu is preparing grain and grass materials, do the brothers go south first......

Li Zicheng knew that Liu Zongmin was impatient, and he was in exactly the same mood, so he said: "Don't be in a hurry for the time being, wait until the grain, grass, and materials are almost ready, and you can set off three days in advance!"

"Obey the order!"