"Okay, good, good," Zhu Youzhen was overjoyed and slammed his fist on the imperial case, "Wen Can really lives up to my trust, Wen Weak is also a discerning eye, if it weren't for Wen Weak, I wouldn't have thought of transferring Wen Can to Huguang for a while!" ”

He took the tea handed by Zhang Yixian, poured it violently, regardless of the tea spilled on the dragon robe, and shouted: "Wen is weak, pass on the decree, and reward Wen Can!" ”

It stands to reason that to reward the commander of the front line, in addition to the commendation order, there is also a need for silver to reward the soldiers, but as soon as the words came out, Zhu Youzhen found out that something was wrong, there was almost no silver in the treasury, except for a commendation order...... There was no way, he threw the matter of rewarding Xiong Wencan to Yang Sichang.

Yang Sichang secretly complained in his heart, he frowned lightly, hesitated for a moment, and finally said: "The minister obeys the order!" Seeing that Zhu Youzhen had no follow-up, he didn't dare to speak, don't get the silver on his head.

Zhu Youzhen looked at Yang Sichang, and he was in a hurry, but Yang Sichang just didn't speak, and Cao Huachun said suddenly: "Your Majesty, Lord Yang, this is a matter of rewarding the soldiers ahead...... Just leave it to the old slave! ”

Prosecutor Zhu You breathed a sigh of relief, he nodded, at the critical moment, he is still reliable!

Yang Sichang saw Cao Huachun leaving, and said: "Your Majesty, the minister still has something to do!" ”

"Tell me, what's the matter!" Zhu Youzhen's face was stiff, and his eyes unconsciously swept the recital on the imperial case.

Yang Sichang glanced at Zhang Yixian, but did not speak, Zhu Youzhen was unhappy in his heart, and said: "Yi Xian is his own person, if Yang Aiqing has anything to say, just say it directly, I still have to review the chapter!" ”

"The minister obeys the order," Yang Sichang arched his hands, leaned forward slightly, lowered his head and said: "Your Majesty, the treasury is empty at the moment, and there is a great drought in Shandong and Henan, and it is difficult for the imperial court to collect 'Liao salary' and 'training salary' from all over the country, so it is better to temporarily stop the army, cultivate and recuperate, and wait for the next year's ......."

"Wen Wan is right," Zhu Youzhen nodded, "That's why I ordered Wen Can to let him appease the Liukou and end the beacon fire as soon as possible!" ”

Yang Sichang sneered in his heart, he knew too well that his father Yang He advocated appeasing the Liukou back then, but he was dismissed, exiled, and finally died in a foreign country!

Dealing with the rogues in the way of appeasement is like "holding the salary to fight the fire", the salary is not exhausted, and the fire is not extinguished!

But the emperor is on the rise, no one can stop him, except for Xiong Wencan's worries, how dare he touch the emperor's mold?

In his heart, he wants to play a big game of chess!

"Your Majesty, compared with the Liukou, more than sixty percent of the annual silver in the imperial court is used for 'Liao salary', if the Liao salary is appropriately reduced, the silver for the bandits will also be available!"

Zhu Youzhen looked at Yang Sichang, "The meaning of the weak text ......"

"Your Majesty, now the Ming Dynasty is facing the risk of fighting on two fronts," Yang Sichang said cautiously: "Liaodong has restrained the absolute majority of the silver and troops of the imperial court, and the Liukou, flowing in several northern provinces, is difficult to eradicate for a while, so it is better to ......"

"What's not as good as what? What exactly does Wen Qiao want to say? Zhu Youzhen was displeased, "I recruited the Liukou in order to end the unfavorable situation of the two-front battle, and then concentrate on restoring Liaodong and restoring the homeland from the Tartars!" ”

"Your Majesty," Yang Sichang let go, "although the Tartars have invaded the land of Liaodong, but the Tartars have become a climate, and they have a vast desert land, relying on the advantage of cavalry, in a hurry, they can't restore Liaodong at all...... The imperial court could do nothing. ”

"Make peace with the Tartars?" Zhu Youzhen has never thought of such a thing, the Tartars have repeatedly committed, is there still room for peace? "The text is weak, the ancestors have a precept, 'The Son of Heaven guards the country, and the king dies in the community', you are trapped in injustice!"

"Your Majesty, in the past, the Han Gaozu Bai Mountaineer was defeated by the Huns, and he began to understand the strength of the Huns, negotiated peace with the Huns outside, and accumulated strength inside, so that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty broke the Hun royal court; At the beginning of the founding of Emperor Guangwu of the Eastern Han Dynasty, he also negotiated peace with the Xiongnu, and then the Xiongnu destroyed the country; Taizong of the Tang Dynasty signed an alliance with the Turks, but decades later, the Turks did not move west......"

“……”

"The emperor, regardless of the Han and Tang dynasties, the country was weak at the beginning of the founding of the country, and they all wisely chose to negotiate peace, and then accumulated strength, and one day, they will come back to clean up these foreign races," Yang Sichang said eloquently, "Although the emperor is not the founding king, but diligent in political affairs, he is the king of Zhongxing, and now the Ming Dynasty needs to cultivate and recuperate, once it has accumulated enough strength, the Tartars, naturally like the Huns and the Turks, will be expelled from the desert in a few days, and the land of Liaodong will naturally return to the Ming Dynasty, and the emperor will also become the holy monarch admired by all the people......"

Zhu Youzhen thought about it carefully, maybe Yang Sichang was right, the Ming Dynasty and the Tartars fought outside the customs for decades, and the Tartars were not destroyed, maybe the time had not come, if the Ming Dynasty had been recuperating for more than ten years, the treasury would be full at that time, and the soldiers would be full of food, so why should the Tartars not be destroyed? And he is the king of the saints like Han Wu and Tang Sect......

Thinking like this, Zhu Youzhen's blood suddenly boiled, but he was still a little worried, "Wen is weak, Tartar is a foreign race after all, is Huang Taiji really willing to negotiate peace?" ”

"Your Majesty, it is precisely because the Tartars are outsiders that they will not threaten the foundation of the Ming Dynasty," Yang Sichang saw that Zhu Youzhen was loose, and he was secretly happy in his heart, "What the Tartars want is just a mutual market, if you choose a city on the border of Liaodong as the location of the mutual market between the two sides, the Tartars will definitely not knock on the side wall again if they get food!" ”

Zhu Youzhen thought about it, every time the Tartars entered the fortress, they captured a large amount of property, if the market was exchanged, so that the Tartars could exchange these goods, maybe they would not come all the way to knock on the side wall, the same is to give, if they choose to trade, the court will also be more decent......

Maybe Wen Liang is right, you can see through the essence at a glance!

But will the courtiers agree?

Thinking of this, Zhu Youzhen not only frowned, but also violated the ancestral teachings of the Ming Dynasty, which would always only attract their boycott and impeachment......

After thinking for a long time, Zhu You's prosecutor said: "Wen is weak, even if I agree to negotiate peace, I'm afraid the Qing family will not agree!" ”

"Emperor Shengming," Yang Sichang arched his hands and said: "Therefore, the ministers think that it is not appropriate to make it public for the time being, let people talk about it first, and when there is a quasi-letter, then the wood will be completed, and the raw rice will be cooked for cooking, and even if the subjects oppose it, it will be too late......"

Zhu Youzhen nodded silently, neither affirming nor denying.

Yang Sichang understood the emperor's confidence, he hurriedly resigned, returned to the military department, and immediately wrote a private letter to Fang Yizao, the governor of Liaodong, and sent someone to test the tone of Huang Taiji, in order to avoid leaving a tongue, the envoy could not be a civil and military official.

Fang Yizao was having a headache about the Tartars, and after receiving Yang Sichang's letter, he immediately burned it, and then found the fortune teller Zhou Yuanzhong, dictated it, and asked him to send an envoy to Shenyang, no matter what the result was, and reply as soon as possible.

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Li Zicheng took the time to go to Lanzhou High School, and last time under his guidance, Wang Zheng finally figured out all the principles of the grinder, and he didn't know if the grinder was made.

The grinding machine was originally created to speed up the production of bicycles and reduce costs, but the grinding machine can also be applied to other fields, in Lanzhou, at least it can be applied to the Firearms Bureau, which is used to polish the barrel and barrel of the gun and speed up the production of guns.

Wang Zheng was studying the drawings given to him by Li Zicheng, and when he heard that Li Zicheng was visiting, he hurriedly greeted him out of the research room and bowed to the ground, "Metropolitan Governor!" ”

"Mr. Wang doesn't need to be polite," Li Zicheng stretched out his hand to help Wang Zheng up, "How about it, the grinding machine has been successfully developed?" ”

"It's successful, it's successful," Wang Zheng's face finally showed a hint of joy, "The matter of the grinding machine produced by his subordinates has been handed over to Yongchun, and he must be allowed to experience and experience, otherwise after the death of his subordinates, how can he live in peace......"

"Haha, it's good if the development is successful," Li Zicheng was overjoyed, "Mr. Wang, when the grinding machine is really put into use, send a few sets to the Firearms Bureau, the Firearms Bureau, like the bicycle factory, needs a large number of grinding machines." ”

"Subordinates obey orders," Wang Zheng arched his hand, led Li Zicheng into the inner room, pointed to the drawings on the square table, and said with a bitter face: "Metropolitan Governor, the drawings of this steam engine are too complicated......

"Mr. Wang, don't worry," Li Zicheng knew that the steam engine was a very complex comprehensive technology, which required relevant supporting technologies and qualified materials, and Wang Zheng wanted to build a car behind closed doors, but it was too difficult, so he smiled and said: "I believe that the steam engine will be successful, but it may be twenty or even fifty years later, I put the drawings here, not to let Mr. Wang build a steam engine!" ”

"What the Metropolitan Governor means, the drawings are just decorations......" Wang Zheng was puzzled, since it couldn't be made in a short time, so why waste time?

"No, I am providing Mr. Wang with a research direction," Li Zicheng said with a smile: "The steam engine is different from the grinding machine, it is not a simple technology, but a number of advanced technologies......

"Metropolitan Governor, subordinates understand," Wang Zheng hurriedly said: "Is the Metropolitan Governor asking his subordinates to sort out these techniques, and then classify them and let different people study them?" ”

"That's basically what it means," Li Zicheng said: "However, it's not a few people, but a number of groups, a number of people in each group, a lot of technology, need to cooperate, learn from the strengths of others, when necessary, I will let Mr. Tang join in and participate in a certain group." ”

In Li Zicheng's mind, John Tang and Wang Zheng are two completely different types of scientific researchers, and their education methods, cultural habits, research directions, and so on are basically two extremes.

The Central Country is already lagging behind Europe in many ways and must fight to catch up!

Wang Zheng was silent for a moment, then finally nodded, and said: "The Metropolitan Governor is wise, and his subordinates understand that many complex techniques are difficult to complete by relying on individuals, even if they are a lifetime effort......

"Mr. Wang understands it," Li Zicheng said: "For example, this steam engine can be divided into countless technologies such as high-quality steel, power, and mechanical synthesis, and each team is responsible for one of them. ”

"The Metropolitan Governor is right," Wang Zheng shook his head with a wry smile and shook his head, and said, "For a while, how can there be many people to conduct research......

Li Zicheng laughed and said, "Mr. Wang should understand by now that I have already opened Xining High School and Lanzhou High School!" ”

"Ah......" Wang Zheng was shocked, could it be that the Metropolitan Governor had already designed the drawings of the steam engine? Otherwise, why spend a lot of money to open these two high schools? The Metropolitan is really ......

Li Zicheng smiled: "What does Mr. Wang think of my suggestion?" ”

Wang Zheng hurriedly bowed his hand, "The Metropolitan Governor is really a golden and jade good word, no, the Metropolitan Governor has a far-reaching view than his subordinates......" In his eyes, he unconsciously gave birth to the same feelings!

"Where is there...... Li Zicheng is still relatively humble, "In addition to the tense battle, I just love to ponder!" ”

"The Governor of the Metropolitan is a man of direct communication with God, and his subordinates are incomparable," Wang Zheng said: "The subordinates still have a little doubt, this steam engine is too delicate, if it is difficult to see the light of day in the lifetime of his subordinates, then these studies will not be a waste of manpower and material resources......

Li Zicheng shook his head, "Even if Mr. Wang can't develop a complete steam engine, every technology is useful, such as high-quality steel, which can make high-quality guns, and many technologies are interconnected, just like a grinding machine, which is not only used in the production of bicycles, but also can help produce guns......"

"The subordinate hut suddenly opened his ......" Wang Zheng looked at Li Zicheng and stood up, "The subordinates have studied the machinery for most of their lives, but they didn't expect it to be far worse than the Dadu Governor, and the subordinates really admire and admire it...... "After tomorrow, the subordinates will group the decomposed technologies and hand them over to different students, and the subordinates will also be in charge of one of them." ”

"No," Li Zicheng flatly refused, "Although the various technologies are assigned to the students, if Mr. Wang has time, he can participate in some of them, but Mr. Wang must stay and be the general manager, otherwise even if all the technologies are broken through, it will be difficult to assemble them into a steam engine!" ”

"Steward?"

"Yes, the technical manager, who combines all the technologies into one, is the steam engine," Li Zicheng said: "This kind of technical manager is also called the chief designer!" ”