Chapter Seventy-Three: Returning to the Teacher
After the military parade, the ministers of the DPRK and China still talked about Zhao Yan's arrogance, and he returned to Liao in three years? Even Yuan Chonghuan couldn't say such wild words.
And there is no need for the imperial court to pay half a salary!
"When he was arrogant, Ge Lao waited to see the joke, Liaodong Jianyu's defeat this time was just a light enemy, how could he have such good luck next time? Although the Jianyu lost 50,000 horses, there were many savages in Liaodong, and they could be caught at any time, and they could recover in less than a year or two. Zhang Fengyi smiled at Wen Tiren and said, "Those 20,000 shipwrights can be recruited by the Ministry of Industry." ”
"Why?" Wen Tiren asked.
"If you call people to fill the number, once he Zhao Yan Liaodong is defeated, won't he put the responsibility on our heads, and a few boats will not be able to control the situation." Zhang Fengyi stroked his white beard and said.
"Hmm!" Wen Tiren thought about it.
…… In the imperial study, after Chongzhen's military parade, there was some melancholy in his expression, and he walked around the study and sighed suddenly.
"Your Majesty? What's going on wrong with you? Wang Chengen asked puzzled.
"I don't know if this son is the blessing of my Ming Dynasty or the disaster of my Ming Dynasty!" Chongzhen sighed, Wang Chengen could naturally hear who it was, not Zhao Yan and who else.
"General Zhao is so young, naturally there will be some young people who are rebellious, but they are more loyal and brave than any general, six years of thieves attacked the capital, it was he who galloped thousands of miles to help, before Jianyu just entered the Kou, he led the army to the king, so that the tiger general who can stabilize the country and the outside can be captured, it is really the blessing of the Ming Dynasty!" Wang Chengen said, naturally, he did not receive any benefits from Zhao Yan.
Although Wang Chengen has been praised in history, he can't actually get rid of the problem of a eunuch - love money!
Although Zhao Yan fought with hundreds of officials in the court, he would not offend the people around these emperors, and the 300,000 taels of silver used to bribe every year, of which 50,000 taels were used on the two eunuchs Wang Chengen and Cao Huaol, and even sent them a few extra-large mirrors, so that they could have more face.
"Hmm!" Chongzhen was reminded by Wang Chengen like this, and immediately remembered Zhao Yan's benefits, and couldn't help but nodded. Not only was he saved from danger twice, but this time King Qin also left behind a battle armor that could equip tens of thousands of soldiers and horses.
It's just that whenever he thinks of the sharpness of the Denglai Army's firearms, he feels like a thorn in his back.
If the Denglai army attacks the Jingshi, how can it resist?
No matter how loyal you are, there are still variables! Chongzhen was deeply worried about this, as he found that he was unable to balance the Denglai army at all.
Money and food?
People have their own, and they can't pinch the lifeblood of the Denglai army.
It is precisely because the Denglai army can solve the food and salary by itself that such an army has been created, and the Ming Dynasty needs such an army at this time.
If you want to repeat the style of the Tang Dynasty, you must have such a warlike army.
It's a pity that this army is not under Chongzhen's control, Chongzhen was very excited about the division of troops before, but even if he is the emperor, he can't raise this army, Zhao Yan grasps this fact and doesn't let go, he can't force it.
"Let's wait three years for now!" Chongzhen thought helplessly in his heart, Chongzhen at this moment, there are few ministers who can be entrusted with important tasks, even if he makes a good decree, it will be implemented in a mess.
After King Qin this time, Zhao Yan's warlord power has surfaced, and Zhu Youzhen feels that he can't control it, but on the surface, the two sides are still very harmonious.
Zhu Youzhen was wary of Zhao Yan, and Zhao Yan was also wary of Zhu Youzhen, but Zhao Yan didn't look down on Zhu Youzhen's throne, and colonizing the world was Zhao Yan's goal.
…… The day after the parade, Zhao Yan left the capital and led the Denglai army back to Denglai. When he returned, there were many more horses and some wounded horses in the army.
This is one of the biggest gains of King Qin, those armor has been lost in the Beijing Division, and it has also left a good impression on Chongzhen, those armor has no effect on the Denglai army, and it can even be said that it is a pile of broken copper and iron.
Zhao Yan's Ordnance Bureau had already formed a perfect weapons and arms production system, and naturally he would not equip the armor stolen from the Manchus.
However, these armors were useful for other officials and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, because most of the weapons and armor of the Manchu Qing Dynasty plagiarized the achievements of the Ming Dynasty.
Another huge gain is the 20,000 boatwrights asked for by Chongzhen, but it will take a while to summon all the 20,000 shipwrights.
A new system has emerged for craftsmen in the middle and late Ming Dynasty, where craftsmen can pay some money, so they can not go to work and can work outside by themselves.
As a result, many craftsmen have moved into the folk workshops, but in places like Nanjing, the craftsmen still maintain the institutional atmosphere of slavery.
20,000 shipwrights, this is not a small number, it must be transferred from private shipyards, so it must wait for a while.
In addition to the Longkou Shipyard, the Songjiang Shipyard is being built intensively, and it is obviously much more convenient to build a shipbuilding in Songjiang than in Shandong, because Zhejiang still has a few pieces of rainforest, but the trees needed for shipbuilding are not worried.
The reason why Zhao Yan was in a hurry to attack Liaodong was because Liaodong had the trees needed for shipbuilding, and after Liaodong was conquered, Shandong's shipbuilding industry would have no checks and balances.
…… On July 17, a fast horse galloped towards Zhaojiabao.
"Great victory, great victory for our army, all annihilated into Kou Jiannu." Immediately, the post soldier rushed to the gate of Zhaojiabao and shouted loudly, which immediately provoked a huge reaction like a stone falling into the water.
The slightly dull atmosphere after the army set out for the expedition was suddenly swept away, and the soldiers and civilians who heard the news of the victory cheered loudly.
Zhang, who was chanting scriptures and praising the Buddha, heard that his son King Qin was victorious, and shed tears with excitement, and bowed down in the Buddhist hall devoutly.
When Yuan'er heard the news of the big victory, she was very excited, but for some reason she suddenly showed a shy expression, as if she was looking forward to something.
When the families of those soldiers heard the good news of the victory, they were also looking forward to their own lives.
On the same day, the Propaganda Department went into battle with gongs and drums, beating and beating to publicize this great victory in various places, and through the propaganda of the Propaganda Department, the morale of the military and the people suddenly rose to the peak.
The sound of firecrackers was heard everywhere, crackling even more lively than the Chinese New Year, and the firecrackers in the shops were snapped up by the soldiers and civilians celebrating the victory.
The whole Denglai was immersed in a celebratory atmosphere, and the foreign merchants who did not know why inquired and heard that the Denglai military Qin Wang had won a great victory, and they couldn't help but be shocked.
The news of the great victory of the Denglai army, like wings, flew to all parts of the Ming Dynasty.
When the officers and soldiers heard of this great victory, they were generally extremely shocked, and then had a strong unreality, but then they had to be convinced that it was indeed a great victory.
This big victory came too suddenly.
No one expected this victory to come so suddenly.
(To be continued)