And in today's Ming army, there is a special branch, that is, the staff system, and the staff officers have been equipped to the squad. As a military hobby of crossing, Zhu Qizhen naturally made new changes and establishments in the Ming army, which had gradually transformed into a mature hot weapon army.

Naturally, all this was tried by Zhu Qizhen in the Son of Heaven's pro-army, which was called the Praetorian Guard by later generations. Although it did not completely copy the military structure of later generations, it was largely imitated and improved.

The battalion is the most important basic tactical unit of the Ming Dynasty, and now the army is sent to fight, all of which are sent to the battalion as the unit to suppress the alien rebellion in the Liaodong region some time ago, and a total of five battalions of troops were dispatched, and finally 6,000 alien soldiers were defeated and nearly 2,000 were captured.

And this is probably the largest war that has taken place within the territory of the Ming Empire in the past two years. The five battalions numbered no more than 2,500 men, including a baggage battalion and an artillery battalion.

However, now that the Ming army has completed the refitting and reorganization, such equipment and troops, although it is far inferior to the huge and even huge scale of tens of thousands of troops or even hundreds of thousands of troops that were pulled out at every turn in the past.

However, although there are not many troops that have been mobilized and used, these soldiers who have been reorganized and trained for ten years and formed a set of reasonable and qualified professional military personnel system have been created, and each of them is definitely the elite of the elite.

In addition, in order to improve the combat ability of the soldiers, Zhu Qizhen listed the Ming Weapons Research Institute and the Ship Research Institute as key units, and a large amount of capital investment made the amazing creativity and innovation ability of the Ming Dynasty's skilled craftsmen, coupled with the wisdom crystallization of Zhu Qizhen, the future time-traveling emperor, who surpassed his predecessors and even surpassed this era for five or six hundred years.

So that the Ming Dynasty's ships, weapons and other aspects are at the forefront of this world, well, it was already very cutting-edge, and now, even more cutting-edge, now, the Ming Weapons Research Institute is already studying what His Majesty the Emperor calls artillery shells with shells.

In fact, in the future, it will be called a Francophone by the Ming Dynasty, but if such shells are really used, the reload time of the guns will be weakened to a very short extent, and compared with the old artillery, their firing power can even reach two or even three times that of the old artillery.

Such a rate of fire will completely drowpen the enemy in the sea of fire by the artillery units of our Ming Dynasty with the tactics of indiscriminate bombardment.

Although it is still in trial production, Shi Heng is very sure that in the near future, Daming's artillery will become a nightmare for the whole world. Nowadays, the artillery and muskets of the Ming Dynasty have become a nightmare for all countries in the surrounding area of the Ming Dynasty.

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Of course, these are all countries that dare to have disrespect or ill intentions towards the Ming Dynasty. In the face of the powerful methods of His Majesty the iron-fisted emperor of the Ming Empire, the original foreign races with bad intentions have all been buried in the dust of history.

Under the influence of Zhu Qizhen, the civil officials of the Ming Dynasty are no longer like in the past, they are just thinking about how to fight for power and profit, just to compete for a little bit of small profit above the court.

Although they are above the court, those blood-devouring eyes, like a group of hungry wolves, scanned the surroundings of the Ming Dynasty with fierce eyes, or under the influence of His Majesty Zhu Qizhen, an absolute utilitarian emperor, the effect of those who are close to Zhu is red and those who are close to ink and black have already appeared.

Although they will still be dissatisfied with Zhu Qizhen's war to the outside world, and they will write crookedly to criticize them all day long, but they will always be counterattacked by Zhu Qizhen very sharply, and use facts and interests again and again to prove how wise and powerful his decision is.

And since he was ten years old, Zhu Jianshen, who would participate and listen with Zhu Qizhen in every early dynasty, really benefited a lot, and Zhu Qizhen taught Zhu Jianshen through such a way of words and deeds, so that Zhu Jianshen understood his father's ambitions and ideas as a great tomorrow.

Let him understand that what the Ming Dynasty needs is a wise and powerful emperor, not a benevolent monarch who always makes concessions in front of the ministers and does nothing, allows these ministers to jump up and down, and only knows how to fight for power and profit all day long.

Under the ears and eyes of Zhu Qizhen, Zhu Jianshen, a young prince who is only thirteen or fourteen years old, is maturing and growing rapidly, and in the school hall, or called the Daming Jingshi University Hall, Zhu Jianshen, the prince, has been studying incognito here for nearly five years.

And when he graduated with honors, Zhu Qizhen, the son of the Ming Dynasty, personally attended his son's graduation ceremony, and announced that every year at the graduation ceremony of the Beijing Normal University, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty would be present to attend and speak to these enthusiastic and young students.

The Jingshi University Hall was the original Ming Guozijian, but after Zhu Qizhen's discussion with those ministers, it was finally decided to establish a comprehensive college with all disciplines.

It not only includes those subjects in the past, but also adds many subjects that have never been heard of by Ming readers, such as a separate military academy, which is divided into several departments, and the subjects of staff officers, navy, artillery, and infantry are outrageously detailed.

Although this academy has only been established for less than six years, it has already sent more than 10,000 talents to the Ming Empire. Although there are still some scholars who express strong dissatisfaction and indignation at this, compared with His Majesty Zhu Qizhen, the Ming Emperor, the scholar is not a heavyweight contest at all.

Even if there are still some officials who are waving their flags and shouting for them, but after all, under Zhu Qizhen's iron fist and strong will, they can only give in, or they will hold their books and complain and play by themselves.

Nowadays, the changes in the Ming Dynasty can be described as earth-shaking, and in the history of China, or since the country, the first law specifically for industry and commerce has been revised, and the original Ming Dynasty's Jinyi and Wei system has become another important department: the Anti-Corruption Bureau. Its role, of course, is specifically aimed at the problem of official corruption.

And the Imperial History Observatory, an institution that has been talking about its prestige all day long in the past, well, a bit exaggerated, but there is indeed a considerable department of the Imperial History that does just that. From this function, it has been transformed into a department dedicated to the lawlessness of officials, or an institution similar to the prosecutors of later generations, and those imperial histories should be called prosecutors or independent prosecutors.

At least Dali Temple has completely become the center of the country's trial, that is, the highest court of the Ming Empire.

The original factory guard has become the National Security Bureau, which is responsible for the collection and aggregation of various domestic and foreign intelligence, even including military intelligence.

The Criminal Department, on the other hand, has become a police system, which specializes in detection, arrest, detention and other matters.

For example, the Ministry of Industry was split into the Ministry of Communications and the Ministry of Construction, the Criminal Department was split into the Criminal Department and the Ministry of Justice, and the Ministry of Household was split into the Ministry of Household and the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and the Ministry of Rites was split into the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs......

In short, a series of changes have been vigorously carried out in this decade.

Shi Heng saw the impact of this series of changes in Jingshi with his own eyes, although he really didn't understand why Zhu Qizhen thought he had so many new ideas and ideas, but time and time again, facts have proved that Zhu Qizhen's vision is so far-sighted, and his decision-making is so wise.

In a word, Shi Heng can only sigh, it seems that in the hundred years since the founding of the Ming Empire, only the changes in the past ten years have made people look away, but it also makes people see that the Ming Dynasty is being reborn, as if it is moving towards a new future.

The original emperor, as far as his eyes could see, was just the land of the Central Plains, and he was immersed in the dream of the world's great self-esteem, or the dream of subduing the world with benevolence.

But Zhu Qizhen, the great tomorrow, seems to be awake forever, his eyes can even see the end of the ocean, the reason why the Ming ocean-going fleet was able to discover that outrageous continent is precisely under Zhu Qizhen's insistence.

In the same way, the discovery and exploration of islands and continents have brought countless wealth and land to the Ming Dynasty, and now, the original many vassal countries, or those countries that dare to have ambitions for the Ming Dynasty, are all trampled under the feet of the army of the Ming Empire.

Zhu Qizhen's clear words, Shi Heng still deeply remembers. What is truth? The truth is the scope of my Ming artillery, and within this range, what I say and do is the truth.

**The naked declaration of hegemony is not welcomed by those who are full of poetry and books, but among the generals of the Ming Dynasty, among the soldiers, and even many ordinary people are very marketable.

And Da Ming has proved that this sentence is so true with practice again and again.

And just three months ago, the Northern Dynasty of Wajima, because of a few thugs, or wandering samurai, ransacked a gold shop opened by a Ming merchant and killed seven shopkeepers in the shop, and two of them were Ming people.

And when the factory guard found out that these wandering warriors were under the command of the general's family, because they were jealous of the wealth in the gold shop, they made a masked robbery.

When Zhu Qizhen learned the news, he immediately issued an order, and then the Oriental Fleet and the Oriental Fleet Marine Regiment were dispatched to launch a retaliatory attack on the entire northern part of Wajima, which was nominally controlled by the Northern Emperor Emperor, but was actually controlled by the shogunate.

In just three months, the coastal city-states in the northern part of Wajima were almost in ruins. And the shogunate general Ashikaga Yoshimasa and the heavyweight of the shogunate group, Tayama Mochikuni, and Hosokawa Katsumoto, who were originally hard-mouthed at the beginning, were all panicked.

And today, Shi Heng is going to Wajima as Zhu Qizhen's envoy to conduct final negotiations with the Muromachi shogunate who has already hurt the Ming Dynasty.

Anontsu, an inconspicuous port city, has become the focus of the entire Wajima at this moment, and they are all speculating about what kind of conditions the Ming Dynasty will propose, and whether the Muromachi shogunate is willing to become a puppet like the emperor of the Southern Dynasty.

As the leader of the shogunate, Tayama Mochikuni, Hosokawa Katsumoto, and the two of them were sitting on the ground, watching those actresses with wide sleeves and dancing softly with the music, and the waka that seemed beautiful and beautiful in the past is now so chewing wax.

And that Shi Heng looked at this exotic song and dance quite gracefully, although it was a little ugly, but Shi Heng, who was in a very good mood, didn't care about these details.

When the song ended, Shi Hengzheng turned around, looked at the two powerful ministers of the shogunate and said: "Two, the banquet has ended, and now, the time before the final appointment is getting shorter and shorter, I don't know how the two of you think about it?" ”

"Angel of the Kingdom, isn't this kind of condition too harsh?" The dying old Tian Shan Zhiguo trembled slightly, bowed deeply and respectfully to Na Shi Heng, and then said, there was only hope and helplessness in his words.

For the terrifying combat power of the army of the Ming Empire, as well as the outrageously powerful fleet, has torn the last glimmer of hope of the Muromachi Shogunate and the Northern Dynasty to shreds, if it were not for the Ming army to take the initiative to stop in the Omi area, at this moment, maybe the Muromachi Shogunate and even Mino Shinano and these areas will also fall.

"Harsh?" Shi Heng couldn't help but raise his eyebrows and asked: "When you Japanese killed my Ming people, did you think about the consequences, and when our people asked you to arrest the murderer, what did you do?" ”

"Do you think that I, the Ming Dynasty, do not care about the lives of my people? Now, when my Ming soldiers came to the city, did I think of the word harsh? This official tells you that this treaty is from the hands of His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and it must not be changed word by word. ”

"Under such conditions, isn't the Ming Dynasty afraid of all the vassals in the world?" Hosokawa Katsumoto took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "The Ming Dynasty has always shown the world with benevolence and righteousness, but now, it is pressing step by step, how should many feudal states in the world be treated in the future?" ”

Hearing this implicit threatening words, Shi Heng couldn't help but raise his eyebrows and laugh, and the hearty laughter echoed in the hall, but the two important ministers of the Japanese State could only have gloomy faces.

"You should make one thing clear, that is, the Ming of today, not the Ming of the past." Shi Heng's eyes were like lightning, and he swept over the two important ministers of the Japanese State. "I show benevolence and righteousness, then first of all, the vassals must regard my Ming as the suzerain, regard the people of my Ming Dynasty as honored guests, and be willing to obey the will of my Ming Dynasty......"

"And you wait for a small state, kill my Ming people without permission, and after that, you want to cover it up, at that time, where is my Ming sect master?!"

"Today, this official was ordered to send an envoy to Erbang, and His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty once said that if you don't obey, you should destroy its society."

Hearing the last sentence, both Hosokawa Katsumoto and Natayama Mochikuni couldn't help but be shocked, and their faces were full of horror. The temper of this great emperor can be said to be heard at home and abroad, and it is very clear that what His Majesty the Emperor said has never changed, and what he wants to do, he will definitely do.

This is simply a naked threat, but in today's Wa Kingdom, where is there room for bargaining.

Yamada Chikuni sat down on the floor, his face full of despair, and that Hosokawa Katsumoto was no better, and bowed deeply to Na Shiheng: "Please wait a moment for the angel of the kingdom, and the ministers need to return to the lord of the country before they can ......"

Looking at these two depressed and depressed ministers of the Japanese State, Shi Heng smiled and nodded: "Go, just tell me the original words of His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, you know, I have hundreds of thousands of heroes in the Ming Dynasty and four huge fleets, and I am worried that there is no place to make contributions." ”

Eventually, the Muromachi shogunate and the Northern Dynasty had no choice but to sign this humiliating treaty, recognizing the Southern Emperor's ownership and control over all land west of Omi.

And the emperor of the Southern Dynasty was completely overshadowed by Hatakeyama Yoshishi, who had completely surrendered to the Ming Dynasty, and the Ming Dynasty joined forces with the Ming Dynasty, and two years later, after the emperor died of illness, there was no longer an emperor but a governor sent by the Ming Dynasty to govern the area.

And this treaty, which later generations called the "Seventeen Articles of the Annong Law", became a pile of waste paper after 20 years. Daming, who felt that the time was ripe, found a new excuse to clean up the Muromachi shogunate and the emperor of the Northern Dynasty. The emperor of the Southern Dynasty was very interested in the whole country and belonged to the Ming Dynasty.

Most of the people of Wadao have become the pioneers of the Ming Empire's exploration of the world, and with their blood and sweat, they have written a strong stroke for the great cause of the Ming Dynasty.

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Jingshi, in the Forbidden City, in the huge Fengtian Palace, Zhu Qizhen looked listlessly at the envoys of the many Ming vassal countries who had entered the hall from outside the door tremblingly, and even, the lords of some vassal states were also present in person.

Then he made a devastating pilgrimage to Zhu Qizhen to express the respect of the vassal country of the Ming Dynasty for His Majesty Zhu Qizhen, the supreme emperor of the Ming Empire.

After that, the credentials were handed over to the officials of the Ministry of Rites. Then he presented it to Zhu Qizhen's desk, and gently stroked these national letters with his hand, which were not so much national letters as important business contracts.

In other words, with these national documents in hand, the Ming Dynasty is equivalent to pinching all the most important mineral resources in these vassal countries.

Over forty years old, Zhu Qizhen, who is still strong and strong as an ox, stands tall, looking around, and his voice is as loud as the Lu Huang bell echoing in the hall. "You can have such a mind, I am very relieved, I think my Ming and the vassals, are a strip of water, since ancient times, the vassals and my Ming have had many dealings, and now, for the sake of the vassals, I am willing to use our hands, to help your country, so that you can get out of the era of drinking Mao Ru's blood, so that your people, can use fine porcelain, drink the most luscious wine, wear the world's unparalleled silk ......"

"All of this is because you are willing to surrender to my Ming in return. My Da Ming's swords and guns will only be aimed at the enemy, not at Da Ming's friends......"

Zhu Qizhen used his vivid body language and passionate tone to mobilize the emotions of the envoys and lords of those vassal countries, and only the civil and military ministers of the Ming Dynasty were also very eager to express their expressions, but in fact their hearts were already very numb.

Every time, Zhu Qizhen's words are always better than what he sings, but in the end, he fulfilled it...... After all, he is the wise and martial emperor of our Ming Dynasty, so I won't say anything bad.

Moreover, the changes and benefits he brought to the Ming Dynasty, no matter how you wrench your fingers and toes, there is no way to count them clearly.

In the end, the envoys and lords of these vassal states left the Fengtian Temple satisfied, and all they took with them was the promise of Zhu Qizhen, the Ming Emperor. And in the future, they will need to pay not only for the goods of their country, but also for the people and land of the entire country.

And although those ministers were a little numb, they were still very relieved that Zhu Qizhen had fooled another vote of armor, which meant that Daming was able to obtain a new dumping place for goods and a place for collecting raw materials. In the near future, Daming was able to obtain new settlements.

"Well, it's not too early today. Scattered Dynasty, by the way, tomorrow is the day of rest, everyone has a good rest, but if there is news from the north, remember to tell me as soon as possible. After Zhu Qizhen dealt with the matter, he slapped his ass very quickly. And Zhu Jianshen, who had been standing aside and listening to Zhu Qizhen's clever words, hurriedly wiped the cold sweat on his forehead and caught up with his father's swift footsteps.

"You can see it all, you hear it all clearly?" When Zhu Qizhen saw this tall and strong son, he couldn't help but ask with a smile.

"Well, my father and my sons have all understood, how good they are to say in their mouths, but in terms of actual interests, they must not let go." Zhu Jianshen, who looks honest and upright, said very seriously.

"Hmm...... Confucianism is teachable. Zhu Qizhen laughed, over the years, Zhu Jianshen's growth has already reached the goal he expected, and even exceeded it a little, under his own teaching, he will no longer be the benevolent and weak emperor in history.

He will definitely be able to inherit his will and let Da Ming completely rise above the top of the world. Zhu Qizhen sighed with relief. "Okay, in political affairs, any kind of means can be used, you can make it, as long as it is beneficial to my Ming, I must firmly grasp it, but for my family, I am not allowed to use any heart. You know? ”

"Father, you can rest assured, Erchen understands that if you can't even maintain harmony in your family, then you will really become a loner like those emperors of the past dynasties." Zhu Jianshen nodded very vigorously and said.

"That's very good, well, during this time, government affairs, you can slow down for a while, and get closer to your newly married crown princess, your father and I, I want to make fun of my grandson." Zhu Qizhen patted Zhu Jianshen's shoulder and said with a strange smile.

"Ah...... This, Erchen ......, "Although he has been together as a father and son for more than 20 years, Zhu Jianshen sometimes can't accept his father's change of thinking that God calls his god.

"Anyway, you just know it in your heart. Alas, I don't know how your third brother is doing now, that little guy, has he hit Moscow now. Zhu Qizhen continued to walk forward, and the seaside villa was already close in front of him, seeing those children who were playing outside the villa, as well as his wife and concubine, and the mother who was sitting on a chair and smiling and telling stories to the youngest child, Zhu Qizhen's heart was full of boundless warmth.

I have completely forgotten the time and space that I have lived in for nearly 30 years, my past, my future, all living in this era, and all of this is a big era created with my own hands, my big era.

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PS: Finally, well, it's done, and this one can be said to be the most difficult one I've written since I started writing, and it seems that it's really hard to write about emperors.

So, the next one, decided to return to the old routine, well, what an old routine, I believe everyone should know, hehe, let me sell a little pass.

The new book, still historical, the outline has been finalized, it will definitely look better than this one, believe me, that's right, well, I'm working hard to write, and I will strive to upload it as soon as possible, please look forward to it, hehe, I am very grateful to the students for their support and help along the way.

Without you, I would not be able to stand here on this stage and use my pen to build a world of dreams. Thank you enough and see you in the future.