The emperor's carriage and civil and military officials walked out of the Forbidden City, went to the Taimiao, and when they arrived outside the Taimiao, they saw a group of brocade guards who were busy placing armor and weapons, and at the same time, they were also seriously stacking the Jingguan.

Weapons and armor are neatly placed, there are 70,000 or 80,000 pairs of armor, divided into three kinds of armor, cotton armor, chain mail, most of these armor are damaged to a certain extent, which shows the tragic situation of the battle.

Chongzhen smiled and took the ministers to visit, picking up the captured armor from time to time to watch, and the civil and military officials also pointed and discussed these seizures and the head.

"Take Azig." A Jinyi guard commander shouted loudly, only to see a prisoner cart pulled in, on which was locked a man wearing a shackled foot chain, with a money rat tail on the back of his head, and more than 2,000 Qing soldiers tied with ropes behind the car, one after the other, strung into a large string.

The man in the prison car was none other than Azig.

At this time, Azig suddenly shouted, his mouth full of chattering and not knowing what to say, Chongzhen snorted coldly, "The catastrophe is coming, and he is still so arrogant, it is really a wild surname that has not changed." ”

"Your Majesty might as well cut down all these captives and sacrifice their ancestors with blood." Zhao Yan suggested that in his eyes, these Qing soldiers were like pigs and dogs, and they would be killed if they were killed.

"Okay." Chongzhen's blood boiled when he heard this, and he said to the Ministry of Rites: "Behead all these captives and sacrifice their ancestors with blood." ”

"Yes."

The officials of the Ministry of Rites hurriedly went to make arrangements.

…… In the afternoon of the same day, a solemn memorial ceremony was held in the Taimiao, which lasted nearly five hours, and 2,000 Qing soldiers and Azig were beheaded outside the Taimiao, and the Ming emperor was sacrificed with blood.

"Zhao Yan, the general army of Denglai, Shandong Yanyun, raised the prestige of the Ming Dynasty, protected the Jinggi Pingjing, sealed the prince Shaobao, awarded the seal of General Jianwei, and the prime minister of Shandong military affairs." At this time, Chongzhen suddenly decided.

"Thank you, Emperor Longen." Zhao Yan hurriedly knelt down.

Wen Tiren and the other Wenchen looked at each other for a while, and after Wen Tiren shook his head, no one objected.

At this moment, anyone can see that there is absolutely no good end for those who oppose this reward, and Zhao Yan's military exploits are there, and there is no reason to oppose it.

Prince Shaobao, this is just an honorary title. However, General Jianwei is a good product, and he is already above all the generals who can fight in the Ming Dynasty.

Chongzhen seemed to have been prepared, and the eunuch immediately presented the seal of General Jianwei, which was handed over to Zhao Yan by Chongzhen, who took the seal of the general and swore an oath: "The minister must die to repay the country's kindness." ”

Zhao Aiqing is very relieved to have this determination. Ai Qingming said that he would submit the list of meritorious soldiers, and I would reward them one by one. Chongzhen said to Zhao Yan.

That night, Zhao Yan, Zhang Buyun and others drafted a list overnight, and listed the list of meritorious generals in this battle.

The performance of each battalion in this battle was very good, and they were able to completely annihilate the Kou Qing army, and they also relied on the cooperation of all battalions, so Zhao Yong, Wang Wenyue, Lin Yi, Wu Yongliang, Li Ran, as well as Xue Qing, commander of the cavalry artillery battalion, and He Shunwen, commander of the baggage battalion, tied for the first credit.

In addition, there are scouts who have won the first rank, and their merits are counted according to their merits. In addition, fifteen soldiers who were killed in battle, as well as other wounded soldiers, were also on the list.

There are more than 1,000 officers and men on the list, including almost all grassroots officers.

The next day, Zhao Yan submitted this list to the Ministry of War, Zhang Fengyi looked at this list and was very surprised, there were only three generals who had the most heads.

More than 1,000 people have only more than 2,000 heads, so where are the remaining 40,000 heads?

Zhang Fengyi, who was difficult to do, hurriedly entered the palace to ask Chongzhen for instructions, Chongzhen was also puzzled when he saw it, and hurriedly summoned Zhao Yan into the palace. Zhao Yan was like the Qianqing Palace, and Chongzhen asked puzzledly: "Zhao Aiqing, how to divide the credit on this list?" ”

"Your Majesty, in order to prevent the Denglai army from cutting off their heads in the battle, they kill the good and take the merit, so the suppression of bandits and thieves in ordinary times is not considered the first merit, in order to prevent indiscriminate killing. For foreign warfare, although it is counted as the first merit, but the first merit is not counted as an individual except for the scouts, but according to the performance of each battalion. According to the reward and punishment system in the Denglai Army, officers can only be assigned one to three times the rank of ordinary soldiers, and cannot exceed three times. Zhao Yan replied.

Chongzhen thought for a moment and asked; "If you talk about merit like this, can the generals complain? How will those who fail to make the list be rewarded? ”

Chongzhen still attaches great importance to this victory, and believes that the reward should not be stingy, so as not to resent.

"Three times is a lot, and the ministers are not more than three times, how can they be resentful? Those who are not on the list are all ordinary sergeants, and the Denglai army is divided into first-class soldiers, second-class soldiers, third-class soldiers, first-class soldiers are paid five taels a month, second-class soldiers are paid three taels a month, and third-class soldiers are paid a monthly salary of one or two and a half cents, and His Majesty only needs to raise them to a higher rank. Zhao Yan said.

"Aiqing really manages the army well, and the military department will decide the reward according to this list! Submit for approval as soon as possible. Zhu Youzhen said to Zhang Fengyi.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Zhang Fengyi took the list and said, "The minister retires." ”

Chongzhen nodded, Zhang Fengyi retreated, Zhao Yan looked at Zhang Fengyi's back, if this old man hadn't entered King Qinjing this time, I'm afraid he would have committed suicide by taking yellow medicine.

According to the original history, it seems that the fall of the city led to Zhang Fengyi's impeachment, and the crime was 'sitting back and not saving', and Zhang Fengyi, who was forced to be helpless, had to ask himself to supervise the teacher, and this eighty-year-old man supervised the teacher naturally couldn't fight, and finally committed suicide by taking yellow medicine.

After Zhang Fengyi fell, Yang He's son Yang Sichang came to power.

History has changed, and the Manchu Qing Dynasty was annihilated by 50,000 people, which can be described as a great loss of vitality, and the sense of urgency that has been pressing Zhao Yan a little breathless has also dissipated most of it.

"Zhao Aiqing also go and prepare! I said that I would review the officers and men of the three armies. Chongzhen said to Zhao Yan.

"Yes, the minister retired." Zhao Yan hurriedly bowed his head and retreated, in fact, he really wanted to remind Chongzhen just now, so that he could have a comprehensive understanding of social contradictions.

But obviously there is no chance, Chongzhen only thinks that he is a military general, so naturally he will not ask a military general about how to govern the country, even if Zhao Yan says it, he may not necessarily listen.

Again, it is better to rely on Chongzhen than on yourself, and it is more practical to completely reform the Ming Dynasty with the backing of force.

Out of the Forbidden City, Zhao Yan went directly to the military camp outside the city, tomorrow Chongzhen will review the Denglai army, and he has to prepare in advance.

Back in the barracks outside the capital, the news of Zhao Yan's promotion to General Jianwei had already spread, and although the soldiers of the whole army had not yet received the reward, they were all excited.

In their opinion, Zhao Yan is their food and clothing, Zhao Yan has been promoted, and their current good life can continue, and the soldiers don't care much about the rewards of the imperial court, because Zhao Yan will reward them.

In fact, many soldiers can't wait to return to Denglai to celebrate the victory with their families, but the emperor wants to review it, so he has to suppress the heat in his heart.

…… That night, Zhang Fengyi handed over the list of rewards to Chongzhen, and Zhao Yong, Wang Wenyue, and Lin Yi originally held the highest official positions, but they had already reached the rank of guerrilla general, so they were promoted to generals. Wu Yongliang and Li Ran were promoted to guerrilla generals, and Xue Qing, commander of the cavalry artillery battalion, and He Shunwen, commander of the baggage battalion, were promoted to garrison.

The officers on the rest of the list are also promoted to one level.

Chongzhen looked at the list and felt a little unable to handle it, so he picked up the brush and awarded Zhao Yong the seal of 'General Zhaoyong', the seal of General Zhaoyi of Lin Yi, and the seal of General Dingguo of Wang Wenyue.

These three generals are all positive three products.

In addition, Wu Yongliang was awarded the seal of "General Dingyuan" and Li Ran was awarded the seal of "General Huaiyuan", and these two generals were from the third grade. Xue Qing is the 'General Wude' and He Shunwen is the 'General Wujie', and these two generals are the five products.

…… Second, Chongzhen, accompanied by hundreds of civil and military officials, went out of the city to inspect King Qin's army.

I saw that the Denglai army formed a neat phalanx under the city, and as soon as Chongzhen appeared, all the soldiers knelt in unison and shouted: "Long live my emperor, long live, long live." ”

Chongzhen was a little surprised, he didn't expect it to be so neat, which was very different from the Beijing camp he usually inspected.

"All the soldiers are flat." Chongzhen raised his voice. The Denglai army under the city rose one after another, straightened their waists again, and erected them like spears.

When Chongzhen and the hundred officials carefully looked at the army in front of them, they were surprised to find that this army was not only well-armed, but also strong, and well-trained.

"It's really an elite division." After Chongzhen read it, he affirmed Lu Xiangsheng's evaluation of Denglai Army. Those officials who were hostile to Zhao Yan suddenly felt jealous when they saw such an army.

At this time, Wang Chengen, who was beside Chongzhen, stepped forward, took out a holy decree in his hand, and said loudly: "Zhao Yong takes the decree." ”

"The minister takes the order." Zhao Yong walked out of front of the team.

"Zhao Yong fought meritoriously, killed the enemy bravely, sealed the general, and awarded the seal of General Zhaoyong to praise his merits, and admired it." Wang Chengen read.

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live." Zhao Yong couldn't see any fluctuations in his expression, although his expression was very solemn, he didn't seem to be excited at all.

"Lin Yi took the order."

"The minister takes the order."

“…… Seal the general, awarded the seal of General Zhaoyi, in order to commend his merits, admiration. ”

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live." Lin Yi also had the same look as Zhao Yong, solemn, but there was no fluctuation.

"Wang Wenyue took the order."

"The minister takes the order."

“…… Seal the general, confer the seal of the general of the National Congress......"

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live." Wang Wenyue's expression was the same, only solemn.

Wang Chengen recited seven holy decrees in a row, and sealed seven generals in one breath, ranging from the third grade to the fifth grade, and they were all sealed beyond the ranks, such as the three grades of General Zhaoyong, General Zhaoyi, and General Dingguo, all of whom had to be sealed above the deputy general army, and they were sealed as generals.

The general is very difficult to seal, and many of the general soldiers of the Ming Dynasty have not even sealed the small five-grade general, let alone the three-grade, from the level of the three-grade.

It can be seen that Chongzhen made a bloody effort in order to win over the generals of the Denglai army. However, although this kind of entrapment has an effect, it obviously has no effect if you want these generals to betray Zhao Yan.

Because the Denglai army does not think that the title of general and knighthood is a supreme glory, but the highest glory is to fight against foreign races and expand the territory.

They were pulled up by Zhao Yan, experienced Zhao Yan's ideological indoctrination, and were impressed by Zhao Yan's charm of serving the people and the country wholeheartedly, even if they were crowned as a prince of the country, it was impossible for them to betray, and at the same time they did not have the ability to betray, the soldiers of the Denglai Army were very sensitive to this aspect after ideological indoctrination and the development of enlightenment education.

This kind of top-down, bottom-up restraint has made Zhao Yan fearless of any means of entrapment.

"The rest of the officers and men of the Denglai Army, who were not afraid of strong enemies, generously went to the battle, and saved Gyeonggi from being destroyed, and they were all promoted to the first level, which is admirable." Wang Chengen read again.

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live."

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live."

All the soldiers were half-kneeling on the ground with joy, and Zhao Yan asked Chongzhen at this time, "Your Majesty, have you started the review?" ”

"Huh?" Chongzhen was puzzled, isn't this a review? Since Zhao Yan asked so, he replied, "Let's start!" ”

"Yes." After Zhao Yan received the order, he shouted: "The parade begins." ”

"The parade begins." The band commander shouted loudly, and immediately the drums sounded in unison, and a group of fifty soldiers formed an honor guard marched from a distance.

When the first two, one holding a saber like autumn water, the other holding the moon flag, solemn, neatly walked, every step, leather military boots on the ground made a snapping sound.

The soldiers of these honor guards maintained a neat pace at every step, like a machine, slowly moving forward.

"Huh?" Chongzhen had never seen such a uniform pace, and he couldn't help but be amazed.

When this guard of honor marched in front of him, the captain of the guard of honor shouted, "Salute." ”

"Whoa!" With a bang, fifty soldiers squinted in unison and raised their arms.

"Finished."

He put down his right hand in unison.

The two cavalry battalions of the Pioneer Battalion and the Wind Battalion rode in on horseback, each keeping the same distance between each horse and the same speed of the horses.

Seeing Chongzhen and the officials, they were amazed.

Next is the cavalry artillery battalion, dragging two hundred howitzers weighing 300 pounds, followed by the infantry battalion, and the three battalions of Dengzhou, Laizhou, and Qingzhou marching at neat steps.

The soldiers of these three battalions, although they were not as good as the honor guards in the advance, were also very neat, and the seven thousand men in each battalion were armed with weapons and marched in order, and the momentum was absolutely shocking.

Finally, there was the baggage battalion, which drove through the carriages, and the baggage battalion had a very large number of horses, and the grain was transported entirely by animal power, not only faster, but also more often.

Those irregular armies, which often have hundreds of thousands of people, rely on manpower to transport grain, and their transportation capacity is extremely low, slow and small, and the losses are high, which even destroys production.

Chongzhen saw many artillery pieces in the Denglai army, with two hundred behind each infantry battalion, two hundred in the cavalry artillery battalion, and two hundred in the baggage battalion, adding up to thousands of guns.

And the rockets are even more Cheeduous, with 200 launchers loaded with rockets per battalion, adding up to 600.

Chongzhen asked about the number of artillery and rockets, Zhao Yan answered truthfully, Chongzhen heard this terrifying number, and was surprised: "No wonder it can kill more than 20,000 Qingkou in one shot." ”

This military parade process made Chongzhen's blood boil, but obviously he didn't enjoy it, and said to Zhao Yan: "Aiqing might as well let Denglai Army demonstrate firearms, and let me see the power of firearms." ”

"Your Majesty, the firearms are very loud and will definitely disturb the people......" Zhao Yan hesitated, Chongzhen waved his hand and said: "It's okay, just demonstrate!" ”

Seeing Chongzhen's tone that could not be refused, Zhao Yan had no choice but to agree, pointing to the open space in the distance on the side and saying, "Your Majesty, how about shooting over there?" ”

"Okay." Chongzhen nodded in agreement.

Zhao Yan hurriedly asked people to convey the order.

"Dengzhou Camp, turn right."

"A chain turns right ......"

"Two ......"

As the orders were issued one after another, the entire Denglai army turned around, and Zhao Yan said to Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, let's go up to the city wall and watch it, and we can see it more clearly." ”

"Okay." Chongzhen said excitedly, "Then go up to the city wall to watch." ”

The group went up the city wall and looked at the Denglai army under the city. The Denglai army under the city has already set up a battle, artillery and rockets are in place, and the gunners and rocket soldiers behind have lit torches one after another.

"Let's go." Zhao Yan gave an order to the messengers on the side, and the messengers fired a flag towards the city - a volley of muskets!

The musketeers of the three infantry battalions immediately trotted to the front, divided into three teams, each in two columns, one kneeling and one standing.

"First platoon, ready ......," the commander shouted.

"Shoot!"

"Bang Bang ......"

The people on the city walls immediately saw two thousand musketeers, all pulling the triggers, and a bright light appeared on the muzzles of the guns, and then the smoke filled the air.

"Second row...... Shoot. ”

"Third row...... Shoot. ”

With a shout, 6,000 musketeers shot bullets like an assembly line.

Chongzhen was surprised, Zhao Yan explained to him the benefits of shooting like this on the side, "When I fight with the officers and troops of all walks of life in the Ming Dynasty, the firecracker can only be fired once, but the Denglai army uses a new type of self-generated gun, which not only shoots quickly and can be used in rainy days, but also shoots in three teams in turns, so that it can continuously attack the enemy. ”

"Wonderful, wonderful." Chongzhen said to Zhao Yan a little impatiently: "Aiqing, quickly demonstrate the rest of the firearms." ”

"Obey." Zhao Yan's heart turned slightly, let the herald play the flag of launching rockets, and ordered, and the rocket soldiers of the three infantry battalions, with the help of the auxiliaries, ignited the rockets on the launch rack.

The twenty-kilogram rocket swooped into the sky, and the whistle device on the arrow made a terrible sound, dragging the orange flames across the sky.

It was just for the emperor to see, and not all the rockets were launched, only half of them were launched, but there were also four thousand five hundred, and its momentum can be described as monstrous.

The sky was densely packed with rockets, shooting away like flying locusts, and the terrible whistle spread throughout the capital, followed by a rumbling explosion.

Although the officers and soldiers of all walks of life are also equipped with rockets, and sometimes it is common to launch more than 100,000 rockets after a big battle, but that kind of rocket is very small and has no lethality, and it can only frighten people and horses.

This is not at all the same concept as the Griss rocket, which is weighted to twenty kilograms.

In the smoke of gunpowder, the grass burned with raging flames, and the bombed place quickly turned into a sea of fire, Zhao Yan smiled casually: "This is a new type of firearm developed by the craftsmen led by Naichen, called the Vulcan Cannon, which can hit 1,500 steps (about one step or two meters) away, and after the explosion, the shrapnel flies sideways, killing the enemy." The effect of ignition is better, and if it is used to attack the fortified city, it will inevitably burn the city into a sea of fire. ”

It's certain to fall out with Chongzhen, but it's obviously not a good idea to deter it beforehand.

Chongzhen's face really changed slightly, but it was not too obvious, but it fell into Zhao Yan's eyes, and he smiled: "Your Majesty, there are still artillery that have not been demonstrated." ”

"Then let's demonstrate!" Chongzhen smiled and nodded. The herald on Zhao Yan's side immediately raised the banner - artillery fire.

Soon a flag was also waved below, asking about the bombing distance.

"A thousand meters." Zhao Yan said to the herald, and the herald waved another flag.

"A thousand meters in front of the target, the artillery battery is in position."

"A thousand trees directly in front of the target, the cavalry battalion is in position......"

"Ready...... Ignition. "At the roar of the commander, the artilleryman lit the fuse of the artillery.

The dull sound of "boom boom boom ......" rang out one after another, and the three infantry battalions, plus the cavalry battalion, a total of 800 artillery pieces, opened fire in unison at this moment.

Eight hundred artillery pieces opened fire at once, and the momentum of the fire could be imagined, and the earth was shaken slightly, and the rumbling cannons were like thunder.

The smoke of gunpowder had already submerged the artillery positions, but the large balls of light were still rising into the air, and then bombarded the grass a thousand meters away.

Many of those large balls of light exploded at low altitudes, forming brilliant points of light, but the grass was ravaged to the ground.

The deafening sound of cannons made many ministers cover their ears, but Chongzhen did not cover it, standing on the city wall and quietly watching this magnificent scene.

Eight hundred artillery pieces bombarded one after another, forming a steady stream of firepower, and after two rounds of bombardment, Zhao Yan asked the artillery to stop the shelling.

Wen Tiren's face was slightly pale, and as soon as the shelling stopped, he immediately said to Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, the Denglai army is so elite, if it is transferred to Liaodong, it will definitely be able to defeat Jianzhen." ”

As soon as Wen Tiren said this, the rest of the ministers also understood it, and they all said: "Yes, it is extreme, Denglai is so sharp, Your Majesty can choose a veteran and transfer a part of the Denglai army to Liaodong, which will definitely sweep away the decline and revitalize the national prestige." ”

"Do you think Aiqing thinks how much is appropriate?" Chongzhen asked with a deep groan.

"The war situation in Liaodong is erosive, and it is naturally not suitable to have less, at least 30,000 people are needed." Wen Tiren pondered for a moment and said, as if he had thought deeply.

Zhao Yan sneered silently on the side, wanting to divide Lao Tzu's soldiers and horses? What if you don't pay it?

"What does Aiqing think?" Chongzhen asked Zhao Yan in a consultative tone.

"Back to Your Majesty, the officers and men of the Denglai Army are used to kill the enemy, not to be sent to death." Zhao Yan said coldly.

"Why did Aiqing say this?" Chongzhen's face changed slightly and asked.

"If I go to Liaodong, Your Majesty may ensure that the supply of grain and grass is sufficient?" Zhao Yan asked.

"Naturally." Chongzhen replied unquestioningly.

"It is naturally easy for Your Majesty to allocate money, but Your Majesty can ensure that the money is used properly?" Zhao Yan looked at Zhang Fengyi and sneered: "The minister has been cared for three years, and most of the minister's salary for training soldiers is self-raised. If the children arrive in Liaodong, how much will be left of the military salary? If the military salary is polluted, the soldiers will be relieved of the rust, and the people will be tired and the horses will be lacking. ”

Zhu Youzhen frowned and looked at Zhang Fengyi, at this time Zhu Youzhen knew that it had already been known, but it did not attract his attention at that time.

"Slander, our soldiers have always issued salaries and silver, and they have never deducted a penny." Zhang Fengyi retorted with a red face and a heartbeat.

"Then why do all the officers and soldiers continue to mutiniate due to lack of pay?" Zhao Yan asked, "If there is no shortage of salary, how can there be a scourge of thieves?" ”

"It's all because the generals are greedy, and the thieves are everywhere, which is the disaster of Yuan thieves." Zhang Fengyi was determined.

"The scourge of the Yuan thief is not bad, but when Lord Shangshu said this, the contemptible person is also extremely greedy, and he actually defiled 370,000 taels of silver." Zhao Yan said with a sneer.

The reason why the thieves in Shaanxi are becoming more and more prosperous is because the Shaanxi border army has joined the ranks of the thieves. If it is a group of farmers who cultivate the land, how can they fight such a technical work.

The reason why the Shaanxi border army will join the looting is entirely because Chongzhen listened to Yuan Chonghuan's strategy and invested all the silver in the Liaodong battlefield, resulting in a shortage of wages for 22 months in the Shaanxi border army.

Without waiting for Zhang Fengyi to refute, Zhao Yan said to Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, if the Denglai army arrives in Liaodong, not only will there be no food and salary, but most of the generals in Liaodong will be greedy for life and afraid of death. Once surrounded, the soldiers up and down have no choice but to die. ”

"According to what you say, then Liaodong doesn't have to fight?" Wen Tiren asked with a sneer.

"Wen Shou's auxiliary war, why has Liaodong not won any victories since he entered the cabinet?" Zhao Yan asked rhetorically, "Why did you still make trouble with Kong Youde's rebels?" ”

"If you can't just Denglai General Army, you can train 40,000 strong troops and annihilate Kou Jianyu. The financial and material resources of the imperial court are better than Denglai's geometry? Since Wen Shoufu entered the cabinet, why hasn't he trained a strong army? Why don't you see a big win? As far as I can see, the number of officials in the world depends on buying, and the small officials in the Ministry of Langzhong have set up 7,000 to seek words, 5,000 to seek science, and 3,000 to seek the Tao, how ridiculous, civil officials to buy officials to take office, they will inevitably be scraped tenfold, forcing the good people, forcing the people to become thieves, and then bribing them with heavy money in order to seek prosperity. If a military general leads a soldier, his salary is deducted, and he needs to bribe the military department in order to be promoted, how can half of the salary be used for military affairs? The military households had no choice but to plunder the people, kill officials and rebel, the thieves became more and more intense, and the officers and soldiers became weaker and weaker the more they fought. I asked the ministers why they were relieved to hand over the soldiers to their group of wine bags and rice bags. Zhao Yan said sarcastically and scolded all the officials.

The 7,000 Quest for Words, 5,000 for Quest, and 3,000 for the Dao are all set by the Rite Lang Zhonglu, just because he and Zhou Zhengyi, the younger brother of the scholar Zhou Tingru, are sons and daughters.

"The minister has something to impeach, Zhao Yan has a self-respecting army, and he is plotting against him." At this time, a speech official immediately jumped out, pointed at Zhao Yan's nose and said loudly to Chongzhen.

"That's enough." Chongzhen was annoyed, and scolded the official with a blue face. Even if Zhao Yan is plotting against him, at this moment, the heavy troops are displayed outside the city, and the firearms are so sharp, it may be difficult for the capital to resist, how can he point it out casually.

"Self-respect? Your Majesty, there are only more than 40,000 soldiers and horses in the hands of the ministers, and most of them are township soldiers. If His Majesty must divide it, the minister is only willing to share it with Lu Xiangsheng, and Lu Xiangsheng can lead the troops to share weal and woe with the soldiers, and the minister can rest assured. However, can Your Majesty listen to the minister's policy of pacifying Liao first? "Zhao Yan wants to capture the old man and run the train with his mouth full of words, and ask him to divide his troops? There are no doors, but it's better to be tactful, after all, he is the emperor.

"What is Aiqing's strategy for calming Liao?" Chongzhen asked.

"The minister's intention to reopen the Dongjiang River, attack Liaodong from the sea, and attack Liaodong from the sea can be echoed by the officers and soldiers of Shanhaiguan, Jinzhou, and Songshan, and second, it is very easy to transport troops and grain. The foundation of Pingliao lies in the grain and grass, soldiers and horses, and the subordinates are in Denglai Daxing Tun Reclamation, and now it is improving at the beginning, only His Majesty needs to transfer 20,000 shipwrights and ministers, and does not need His Majesty to allocate a penny of grain and salary, and can restore Liao in three years and Pingliao in ten years. ”

"Coax ......"

As soon as Zhao Yan said this, the ministers were in an uproar and discussed among themselves.

"Fuliao? Pingliao? Chongzhen frowned and asked.

"The resumption of Liao is to conquer the cities of eastern Liao, and Denglai's weapons are sharp, and this matter is very easy. However, Jianyu is mainly cavalry and is good at mobile warfare, so the capture of the entire territory of Liaodong does not mean that Liaodong can be pacified, and within ten years, the ministers will be able to slaughter their clans. ”

"Your Majesty, how can it be so easy to recover Liao, don't repeat the disaster of Yuan thief!" An official suddenly pounced and knelt at Chongzhen's feet and shouted bitterly.

"Your Majesty, how can the Yuan thief be compared to General Zhao. When the Yuan thief bewitched the saint, he wanted the saint to restore Liao with all his might, but he did not see the slightest effect, but let the Jianyu enter the pass, and the Yuan thief avoided the battle, which was a scourge. General Zhao Qianli Qin King, killed 50,000 prisoners, how can he be a thief? And General Zhao doesn't need half a penny of food from the imperial court, why does Your Majesty love 20,000 shipwrights? Success is the great fortune of the country, and failure is not harmed by the country. The officials gave a list of things and said to Chongzhen.

Chongzhen nodded, looked at Zhao Yan, and asked, "Zhao Aiqing, is this true?" ”

"Since he is serious, he has a family feud in Jianyu, and he has devoted himself to training soldiers for revenge for three years, and he has a great grasp. If Your Majesty can send 20,000 shipwrights to Denglai, it will be done. Zhao Yan said.

"What if it doesn't work?" Wen Tiren suddenly asked at this time.

"If I don't return to Liaodong for three years, I will go back to the mountains and wilderness, and I don't ask about military affairs." Zhao Yan snorted coldly at Wen Tiren.

"Okay, Zhao Aiqing will make this oath, and I will transfer 20,000 shipwrights to you." Chongzhen immediately decided that if he could exchange 20,000 shipwrights for Liaodong, this transaction would be extremely cost-effective, and if he couldn't exchange it, there would be no loss, and it could be described as a safe and profitable deal.

"The minister will live up to His Majesty's high expectations." Zhao Yan was overjoyed, and he didn't expect that he would really get 20,000 shipwrights for Kuang, as long as these shipwrights were transferred to Denglai, the shipbuilding speed would increase several times.

The officials looked at each other, but they didn't say more.

It was a good deal, and they couldn't find the slightest reason to oppose it. Wen Tiren, as the first assistant, has a clear grasp of Chongzhen's psychology.

Zhao Yan scolded the officials in the court, which would only arouse the emperor's favor, because the emperor had a huge contradiction with the hundred officials themselves, and Chongzhen also knew about selling officials.

The so-called lot, is to catch lots, the emperor personally presided over the award, in the hall to worship the Ming Taizu throne, let the people who were selected to be officials enter, first kneel in front of the gods, and then by the latter person on behalf of the previous person to cast lots, the lot on the book of He Zhou and He County, all immediately go to the post, not allowed to escape.

This way of selecting officials can be described as a strange story through the ages, but it also shows Chongzhen's helplessness from the side. However, at this time, Chongzhen is still thinking about it, but the law of drawing lots is to be implemented.

Therefore, it is useless to oppose again, and it will even arouse the emperor's disgust.

(To be continued)