In the room, the only room in the Ming Dynasty Advanced Military Hall, Emperor Chongzhen stood on the podium. On either side of the podium, stood the governors of the Governor's Office of the Five Armies, and in front of them, sat the first batch of cadets, namely Li Zicheng and his middle-ranking officers. They all looked excited, and many of them turned red.

Emperor Chongzhen looked at them, slowly swept everyone's faces, and then spoke: "In my Ming Dynasty, there are millions of troops, and there are many meritorious ones. Not to mention anything else, in today's Liaodong battlefield, Jianyu was beaten into a shrinking turtle, and there is no longer the arrogance of the past, among them, many soldiers with outstanding military achievements have emerged. According to my requirements, they are already qualified to come to this Ming Advanced Martial Arts Hall for further study, and then I will entrust them with important tasks. But ......"

After dragging a long note, looking at these Han and Mongolian soldiers below, Emperor Chongzhen suddenly raised his voice and said: "I still decided to choose you to become the first batch of soldiers of the Ming Advanced Martial Arts Hall, do you know why?" ”

Hearing this, the governors standing next to them were all a little curious. It stands to reason that this is indeed the case, these people in front of them are just ordinary soldiers on the side of Guihua City, and they don't seem to have much credit in the previous battle to capture the Hetao, and some people may still be the Mongols who defected to the Ming Dynasty later. Why did these people become the first batch of soldiers of the Ming Dynasty Senior Martial Arts Hall and become the protégés of the Son of Heaven?

Li Zicheng and his officers listened, but understood why, because there was no other explanation than what they were going to do. But thinking that those places are uninhabited places, they are actually of little value to the Ming Dynasty, compared to those comrades who have made meritorious contributions to the battle with Jianyu, it seems that they are a little ashamed to become the first batch of soldiers of the Ming Dynasty Senior Martial Arts Hall, the first batch of real protégés of the Son of Heaven. But from another point of view, it shows how much the emperor attaches importance to the thing they want to do.

Sure enough, I heard Emperor Chongzhen's serious face and said seriously: "Because you want to open up the territory for me and for my Ming Dynasty." Some people may think that the northern land is barren, cold, and even uninhabited for thousands of miles, and there is no output, a place like this, even if it is taken for my Ming Dynasty, there is no point? But I'm going to tell you, it's so much! “

As soon as they heard this, Li Zicheng and the others couldn't help but perk up, and they listened attentively. And Zu Dashou and other governors blinked their eyes and were still a little confused.

"The reason why we think of the Northland as barren, cold, uninhabited for thousands of miles, and a place where birds don't poop is only because we see limited things. Our current ability is only very limited to make use of what God has given us. For example, trees, coal, iron, copper, and so on, in a place that everyone thinks is barren, are actually very numerous......"

As soon as Emperor Chongzhen said it, he gushed endlessly, and the audience was listening attentively, listening to something they had never heard before.

"There may be some people who will disagree with it, and will think that these things are also available in our Ming Dynasty, and these things are not rare in the north. But I can tell you that our ability to consume these things will get faster and faster, faster than you can even imagine. If this continues, one day, these God-given things in our Ming Dynasty will eventually be exhausted. When that day comes, there will be no wood, no coal, no iron, no copper, and so on, what will our children and grandchildren do? ”

No one has ever thought of this statement. Whether it was Li Zicheng, Zu Dashou, or those others, they were all shocked by the vision described by Emperor Chongzhen. It never occurred to them that what they saw in front of them would be exhausted one day in the future. If someone else were to say this, I believe that many of them would think that this is unfounded. But this was said by Emperor Daming, and the effect was different. Naturally, they thought it was a visionary and seriously imagined what their children would do if that day came.

Emperor Chongzhen's voice was full of powerful tones, and he continued to say loudly: "Here, I can tell you a good news, an artifact that will make the Ming Dynasty take off, an artifact that will make the people of the Ming Dynasty rich, and an artifact that can turn the heaven-given things such as copper and iron into the wealth of our Ming Dynasty, which is almost ready to use." When this artifact is officially crafted, the speed at which I say that it consumes things from heaven such as coal will be faster than you can imagine. I want to use this artifact to make the Ming Dynasty the most powerful country in the world, let the people of the Ming Dynasty become the richest people in the world, and let the people of the Ming Dynasty live and work in peace and contentment, and no one will starve to death or freeze to death......"

Listening to these unbelievable words, everyone's mouths opened wide in surprise. What kind of artifact is it that is so powerful? As before, if it was said by ordinary people, it is estimated that the audience would only scoff at it and make a conclusion of "idiot dreams". However, this is the ninety-five honor of the Ming Dynasty, and the Ming Emperor said the golden mouth, so this credibility is very high. Especially these people present have been affected by the "clairvoyance" and "tailwind ear" mastered by the emperor, and now they believe that there will be such an artifact.

Emperor Chongzhen looked at their surprised expressions, and did not explain that he was talking about the artifact, in fact, it was the steam engine, the power device for energy conversion, which would allow the Ming Dynasty to enter the industrial age. Because these people don't understand these things right now. It's better not to say it than to waste words.

He looked at Li Zicheng and the others, and continued to say loudly: "Or now we are trying to plot the things of the Northern Land for the future, which is not understood by most people, but one day in the future, when the resources in our Ming mastery are exhausted, our descendants will find that we have left them a treasure trove of the Northern Land, which can continue to let them consume for countless years." They will be infinitely grateful to us! ”

Speaking of this, he paused, and after letting them digest what they had just said, he said seriously and seriously: "You may not be able to wait for the glory in the future, but I know that I have given you this honor and made you the first batch of soldiers of the Ming Advanced Military Hall. I also believe that you, the first batch of soldiers, will be the pride of the Daming Martial Arts Hall, and the example for the soldiers who later entered the Daming Senior Martial Arts Hall, and the object of pride! ”

Hearing this, Li Zicheng and the others were already enthusiastic, and at this time, none of them felt ashamed to stand here. One by one, they held their heads high, eager to shout to express their pride in their hearts.

"This treasure trove in the Northland has actually been realized by now!" Emperor Chongzhen's face became much more serious, and he continued to explain, "A small Tsarist Russia in the northwest has sent their troops, prisoners, and sent those they can send to the north to try to occupy it first. I will not agree to this. And ye said, Will ye promise them to rob us of what we are going to leave to our children and grandchildren? ”

"Can't!" Li Zicheng and the others responded almost in unison. No one teaches, because that's what they subconsciously agree on. For the Orientals, the welfare of their children and grandchildren is the most important thing, and Emperor Chongzhen has said things so clearly, and the answers they give are naturally very clear!

"Good!" When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he shouted, and then said, "According to the information I have received, there are not many people sent by Tsarist Russia at present, and you have more than 1,000 horsemen, which is enough to deal with them." I'm going to explain to you what to pay attention to when going out to the Northlands......"

Speaking of this, he pointed to the governors of the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies standing on both sides of his hand before he continued: "And they will also teach you all the details of the expedition to the Northland. I can tell you that only you can enjoy the personal teaching of me and them, and the soldiers in the future will not have this treatment when they enter the Ming Advanced Military Hall. The reason for this is that I feel that you deserve my attention, and I hope that you will not let me down and build a great treasure trove for our children and grandchildren! ”

At this time, Li Zicheng had forgotten about whether he was knighted or not, he was very excited, and immediately left the table to stand on the side, and then clasped his fists with both hands, knelt down on one knee and shouted to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, rest assured, even if the last general dies, he will occupy this treasure land!" ”

The other middle-level officers also immediately followed Li Zicheng's example, knelt on one knee and left the table, clasped their hands into fists, and promised in unison.

"Good!" Emperor Chongzhen praised and said, "Once the hussar general stepped on the vast sea, today my soldiers will drink the Arctic Ocean, so that our children and grandchildren, just as we are proud of the hussar general, but also proud of your generations!" ”

After finishing speaking, he personally stepped forward, first helped Li Zicheng, and then personally helped other middle-level officers one by one.

Zu Dashou and others, watching all this from the side, couldn't help but be faintly excited in their hearts. When I was young, why didn't I encounter such a thing? The emperor is so gracious and does such a meaningful thing, it is really worth dying!

When Li Zicheng and the others returned to their seats, Emperor Chongzhen began to explain the things to pay attention to in the Northern Expedition.

He needs Li Zicheng to find out the terrain of Siberia and where there are people, and then he will decide where it is better to build a city to facilitate the rule of the Ming Dynasty, and one day in the future, he will get on the train again to make it more closely connected......

The things he mainly explained were actually borrowed from some effective means of controlling Siberia made by Tsarist Russia's eastward invasion, such as using rivers, building cities at key points, and using these as nodes to further expand the power of the Ming Dynasty in Siberia.

In return for these Ming soldiers, the loot obtained in front of them will be rewarded to the soldiers who pioneered Siberia. Anyway, with the wealth of the Ming Dynasty, I don't like the first bit of wealth. At the cost of this, these soldiers of the Northern Expedition will not have much supplies supplied by the Ming Dynasty in the later period. Otherwise, the logistical supply will be a big problem.

In addition to these, Emperor Chongzhen, including the governors of the five military governors, according to the content of the booklet, explained to Li Zicheng the various situations encountered in the north, how to prevent and how to deal with them, and so on. With Emperor Chongzhen as a traverser, the conquest of the northern land by Li Zicheng and others will be easier than the eastward expansion of Tsarist Russia. At the very least, a rough map of Siberia hangs on the wall of the classroom.

There are a lot of things to talk about in all aspects, just as Li Zicheng predicted in Guihua City, their winter will basically be spent in Beijing. In addition to theory, there is also military training, which also happens to be carried out in advance here in Beijing.

And Emperor Chongzhen's daily management of all opportunities, at least in the hearts of the courtiers, should be full of opportunities, so naturally it is impossible to spend here every day. He gave Li Zicheng a lesson to them on the first day, and the rest of the content was explained by Zu Dashou and other governors of the Five Armies.

But even so, the specs are high enough. Although the Ming Senior Martial Arts Hall is indeed very simple, it does not have its own yamen, and only a room is requisitioned as a classroom in the Jingshi Primary Martial Arts Hall; There is only one plaque indicating that there is a new yamen. But the Son of Heaven said bluntly that the governors of the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies gave lectures, and this kind of standard treatment soon spread.

All of a sudden, the topic of Jingshi was once again attracted by new things, and everyone would basically discuss this Ming Senior Martial Arts Hall, no matter who it was, they would say a sentence or two. And in the military, the natural repercussions are even greater. All the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty are almost eager to enter the Ming Advanced Military Hall for further study.

This incident also shocked the Ming officialdom. First of all, the military department Shangshu Shen Yongmao couldn't hold his breath. In the past, he still regarded the establishment of the Jingshi Primary Military Garrison as a new army, and if the emperor wanted to do it, he would do it well, and he would act as if the emperor was playing. Although later, it turned out that after the new army passed through the Jingshi Primary Armament Hall, its combat effectiveness was stronger, which was indeed a good thing, and he didn't worry too much.

But now that the establishment of the Ming Senior Martial Arts Hall is completely different from the Jingshi Primary Martial Arts Hall. According to rumors, a primary martial arts hall can be set up in various places, but if you want to go further, you have to go to this Ming senior martial arts hall. In this way, in the future, the road to the advancement of martial artists from all over the world will not be like the imperial examination, from the primary martial arts hall to the senior martial arts hall. In this way, isn't the ultimate decision-making power of the right to command the troops now held by the Ministry of War taken away by this high-level military preparation hall? This power has been fought over from the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies, and if it is lost like this, who can be willing?

Thinking like this, Shen Yongmao couldn't hold his breath. The butt sat in the position of the secretary of the military department, forcing him to go to Emperor Chongzhen to take back the power of the military department. However, Emperor Chongzhen looked at him, but he just said something lightly, which made him speechless and had to kneel down to plead guilty.