Imperial.

Zhao Han flipped through the front-line report sent by Tainan, and he really didn't care about the city.

Two thousand Datong troops were stationed in Chichicheng, and the Taiwanese fleet patrolled every day. The Dutchmen of the city of Geranza could not go ashore or go out to sea, and they were all held back on the island.

Even the Han people in the residential area, who were conceited and had good water nature, secretly left the island at night and swam to the shore to join the Datong army. These Han Chinese are not all Dutch doglegs, many of them just work on the island, shavers, shoemakers, tailors, cooks, and so on.

More and more Han people fled the island, and those with bad water quality were also running, so they removed the door panel and rowed to the opposite shore.

Until finally, the Dutch sent troops on guard, forbidding anyone to leave.

But the soldiers had long been out of the mood to fight, and those Dutch soldiers were too lazy to be vigilant and patrolling. They took out their inventories one after another, smoked and drank while on duty, and kept them like a sieve, and within a few days the Han people ran out.

On the entire island, only the Dutch and slaves remained.

No one shaved their heads, no one repaired their shoes, no one cleaned up their and urine. The castle and the ghetto were stinking, and the few cultivated lands were deserted, leaving the slaves useless.

If this continues, the Dutch will have to go mad, if not starve to death.

"Bring a pen." Zhao Han said.

Li Xiangjun immediately brought a pen and paper.

Zhao Han wrote an edict and handed it to the female celebrant of the celebrant and supervisor: "Let the cabinet be transferred to the Ministry of War and the Governor's Palace." ”

This order was very simple, let Li Dingguo go to the north to train a cavalry division after the beginning of spring next year, and Huang Fei would be transferred to Taiwan to take over the post of division commander.

Transferred back and forth, there is a reason for it.

Transferring Li Dingguo to the south was his division, and Fujian and Guangdong had the most origins.

Transferring Li Dingguo back to the north is to expand the army again!

In the grassland war, cavalry is very important, and there is only one pure cavalry division at present, and Zhao Han decided to train the second one. War horses are sufficient, there are official horse farms in Liaodong, and the Mongols on the steppe have often gone south to sell horses in the past two years.

Before, there was not enough food, and a large number of immigrants consumed too much, so the army had to save some money.

It will be relieved next year, and in Shandong and Henan provinces, the period of reduction and exemption of land taxes has passed, and the land taxes will be collected in full next year. Moreover, the Datong Bank in the north, the exchange points of money and grain are also gradually spreading, the population of Shandong and Henan provinces is also enriched, and more and more abandoned land has been reclaimed.

Shandong and Henan have been recuperating for several years, and finally blossomed and bore fruit.

Even Zhao Han guessed that the actual population of these two provinces must have exceeded the number reported before, and many people who hid in the mountains came out.

In addition, each division of the Datong Army will increase to 11,000 people next year.

The additional 1,000 people can probably be understood as a regular engineering unit. In addition to doing the work of sappers, they occasionally have to make guest appearances as civilian husbands, help transport baggage or something, and they are also responsible for the convoy in the army - they used to recruit peasants and soldiers for a fee.

This kind of troops, Da Ming also has it, and it is selected from the rest of the army.

Those military households in the Ming Dynasty, the eldest son was a soldier and had military status. The other brothers in the family are classified as military surpluses, and they can find things to do on their own in peacetime. But if there is a war, some surplus soldiers will have to be drafted to help the regular soldiers carry their armor, help the regular soldiers wash their clothes, and even serve as auxiliaries.

In addition, 3,000 elites were selected from each army and recalled to Nanjing to be filled with the Praetorian Guard, and the number of the emperor's forbidden army reached 5,000.

After the military reform next year, with the addition of the newly formed cavalry divisions, the number of regular troops in the country will be close to 250,000.

If you include the patrol troops (armed police) in the provinces, excluding the urban police force, the total strength is about 400,000. Like the police, most of the patrol soldiers are veterans, mainly soldiers with slight disabilities and a little past their years, and their combat effectiveness is not much inferior to that of the regular army, and they are specially responsible for suppressing bandits, anti-theft, and quelling chaos in peacetime.

In the three provinces of Yunnan, Guizhou, and Guangxi, the number of inspectors is very large, and to put it bluntly, it is to prevent the remnants of Tusi from making chaos!

Continuing to expand in the north, to be honest, Zhao Han was not enthusiastic because the time was not ripe.

Looking at Zhu Yuanzhang's previous Northern Expeditions, you can see that the first two hurricane advances, due to the unstable foundation in the north, Zhu Yuanzhang immediately stopped after learning the lesson. At that time, the north was all destroyed, there was not much population at all, and all the military rations had to be transported from the south, which was time-consuming and laborious, and it was not very pleased.

As a result, Zhu Yuanzhang immigrated to Tuntian in large numbers and operated the north for eight years before starting the third Northern Expedition. This was much easier, the population of the north was more abundant, and it was convenient to collect civilian men and military rations on the spot.

Zhao Han was facing a similar situation at this time, the population in the north was too small, and it was difficult to defend even if the grassland was brought down. Even if it can be defended, it will still have to garrison the grassland, and military rations must be transported from the south, and the huge amount of money and grain consumed can force Fei Chun to death.

For the sake of today, while training cavalry, the north is being developed.

When the cavalry has been trained and the north has eased up, it is the real time to go north out of the grassland.

"Your Majesty, the Zhu family brothers and sisters are here. Is it summoned? The female officer reminded.

Zhao Han said: "Let them come in, and call Concubine Tian to the Imperial Garden." ”

Tian Xiuying arrived first, and the Zhu family brothers and sisters had to slowly pass through the Forbidden City.

"Meet Your Majesty!"

"Excuse me, sit down."

The Zhu family brothers and sisters were quite restrained, Tian Xiuying greeted her warmly, and pulled Zhu Yujiao to sit down with her own hands.

Zhao Han asked, "How is work and study?" ”

Zhu Cihong replied: "Back to Your Majesty, the minister is the head of the Rites Section in Jiangning County, and the evaluation of the minister by the county government last year is worried. Cijiong studied at Jinling University and ranked 69th in his grade last semester. Ci Bing has no intention of pursuing a career and does not want to study, so he is currently working as an apprentice at Cifang Publishing House, and he plans to open a bookstore in the future. As for Yu Jiao, she works as a math teacher at Xuanwu Lake Primary School

Xuanwu Lake Primary School is already in the outer city, and it is estimated that when Zhu Yujiao applied for the teacher, she was not admitted to the school in the city.

Being a teacher is the most socially accepted profession for today's highly educated women. After all, Fei Rulan, as the queen, also worked as a teacher at Luling County Girls' School.

After listening to this, Zhao Han looked at Zhu Cizhi with a smile: "Your ambition is to open a bookstore to live?" ”

Zhu Cizhi replied: "Back to Your Majesty, just have miscellaneous books to read every day." ”

Zhao Han said: "Then there is no need to open your own bookstore, there are countless miscellaneous books to read in the library buildings of Hanlin Academy and Qintian Academy. Pick one of your own and be a librarian. ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Zhu Cizhi was overjoyed.

After chatting about some idle things again, Zhao Han asked, "What are you looking for me to do?" ”

"Dare to do it, please ask Your Majesty to marry the third brother." Zhu Cihong told the situation at home.

Zhao Han asked Zhu Cijiong: "What does the woman's family do?" ”

Zhu Cijiong replied: "She is from Anhui, her family is in business, and there is an uncle who is a governor in Shanxi. ”

"No wonder I don't dare to marry my daughter to you," Zhao Han asked, "Are you in love?" Would the woman be willing? ”

Zhu Cijiong hurriedly said: "Yes, Xiaomei is willing." We all make up our minds privately...... We were in love and often read books together at school. ”

"As long as the woman herself is willing, it is not impossible to give marriage," Zhao Han said, "Let's do this together, can Cihong have a favorite woman?" ”

Zhu Cihong replied: "I have asked someone to say that she is the daughter of the owner of a grocery store outside the city. ”

Zhao Han asked Zhu Cizhi again: "What about you?" ”

Zhu Cizhi seems to be very salty, usually likes to read miscellaneous books, and has no hobbies, not even a sweetheart. He shook his head and said, "I haven't thought about getting married yet." ”

"We'll talk about that later." Zhao Han is too lazy to be a matchmaker.

Finally looking at Zhu Yujiao, Zhao Han asked, "What about Zhu Jiao?" Do you have a favorite man? ”

Zhu Yujiao said: "Back to Your Majesty, no. ”

Zhu Yujiao is the most worried about marrying, because the brothers and sisters went south, because she was married to Zhao Han by Chongzhen. This matter has not been publicized, nor has it been deliberately kept secret, but it has long been known to the world.

The princess of the previous dynasty almost married the emperor of the current dynasty, which one dared to marry a leopard with a bear's heart?

Zhao Han thought about it carefully, it was really not suitable for the minister's son to marry. But folk men can't be married at will, I really don't know what to do about this.

And Zhao Han felt a little awkward, purely from a man's point of view, if he stood up and promised Zhu Yujiao to marry, it would be as if he had given himself a green hat.

Thinking about it, he didn't know what to do, Zhao Han said: "When you have the person you like, I will give you a marriage." ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Zhu Yujiao is not sad or happy, she has long been used to it.

At noon, the Zhu brothers and sisters were left for dinner, and in the afternoon, they were invited by Tian Xiuying to visit the Imperial Garden.

When leaving the Forbidden City, Zhu Cihong reproached: "You are nineteen years old, and if you don't marry again, you will really be an old girl." Your Majesty gives you a marriage, and you will answer it, why don't you answer it saltily? After I go back, I ask the matchmaker to help me find one, and I can always find someone with good talent and morality, and you can't put it back when the time comes. ”

Zhu Yujiao smiled bitterly: "Big brother, have you forgotten that Li Gongzi at the beginning?" ”

"What are you mentioning him for? It's been three years ago, can't you forget it? Zhu Cihong said depressedly.

Zhu Yujiao said: "It's not that I can't forget it, it's that I'm disheartened." ”

At that time, Zhu Cihong was still studying at Jinling University, and that Li Gongzi came to Nanjing to visit relatives. Once, Zhu Cihong took Zhu Yujiao and met Li Gongzi when he was visiting a bookstore.

Talented and beautiful, fall in love at first sight.

After leaving Nanjing, Li Gongzi also kept corresponding, saying that others did not dare to marry the princess of the previous dynasty, and he Li dared to destroy the family even if he raided the family, and would soon return to Nanjing to propose marriage.

Suddenly, communication was cut off and there was no more news.

There is a high probability that it was that Li Gongzi, when he asked his parents to send someone to propose marriage, he explained Zhu Yujiao's identity, and then everything came to naught.

Zhu Yujiao has been waiting for a letter from the other party, a year, two years...... Just last year, I finally got a letter, but it was Li Gongzi who had already married a wife, so Zhu Yujiao didn't have to wait any longer.

Since then, Zhu Yujiao no longer trusts men, and feels that men are all big pigs' trotters.

Zhu Cijiong suddenly said: "My sister is married to His Majesty, anyway, my father agreed." ”

Zhu Cizhi suddenly became anxious: "Then how can it be done." My mother is Your Majesty's concubine, is my sister also Your Majesty's concubine? ”

"That's right, it's incestuous and incestine." Zhu Cijiong scratched his head, looking not very smart.

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