Zhu Houzhao looked at everyone in the hall coldly, and the heavens and men were fighting in his heart. Zhang Mao's loud voice echoed in the hall: "It's better to be still than to be still, Your Majesty, the art of war has a cloud and a hundred miles to attack the general, Beijing should not send reinforcements, and the twelve guards in Beijing will not fight for a long time, I am afraid it will be difficult to take on a heavy task!" ”

"Then let the little prince show off his might?" Hongzhi was a little unwilling, Hua Houwei's feat a few days ago showed that the grassland barbarians were like that, why did they have to retreat when they came to him?

Zhang Mao couldn't answer, what could he say? Say that the Ming Dynasty has lost its strategic initiative and can only defend passively? Or are you incomparable to Your Highness? He's a special case, this is a regular fight? Zhang Mao swallowed his saliva and could only answer with a dry smile: "Your Majesty, the survival of the country is a major matter of the army, and it cannot be ignored, the minister thinks so, the Ming Dynasty currently lacks the strength of field warfare, so it can only hold on." ”

Zhu Houzhao suddenly spoke: "British duke, what if you fight out?" Wouldn't it work with Makqin? ”

Hua Houwei shook his head: "Brother, it's really not good!" At present, the use of these firearms by the border army is still stuck in the old-fashioned firearms, and from the specific tactical arrangements to the overall strategy, a mature system has not yet been formed. ”

Zhu Houzhao walked to the huge map on the wall and pointed to Xuanfu: "Can't you transfer troops from Xuanfu?" It's completely possible to fight each other, Makqin is in our hands, and the border army can cooperate! ”

Hua Houwei walked to the map, thought carefully for a while, and shook his head: "No!" You can't pass the first level! Brother, the border army is afraid of the grassland and rides like a tiger, and it is okay to defend the city, after all, it is backed by a strong city, and it has a psychological advantage. But if you pull it out? I'm afraid I'll have to run half the men on the march! There is also the problem of coordination is even worse, we can't unify in time, once the fight starts, you need the border army to block the left flank, and the border army has not yet come, and it will be made of dumplings at once. It's not a war, it's a head-off! It's not appropriate, and the little prince has a huge advantage, which we can't deal with for the time being. ”

Zhu Houzhao asked rhetorically: "What advantage?" ”

"Maneuver speed! We Han and grassland people have been fighting for thousands of years, and when we have the advantage, it is when we have horses. All that's left is to rely on the Great Wall to defend! If we really transfer troops from Xuanfu, the little prince doesn't have to fight hard with us, just fight fast and slow, turn his head and kill Xuanfu, can we catch up? Once the Xuanfu is broken through, the grassland iron horse is mercury and pervasive, and when the time comes, the Beijing division will shake the world and shake, and the gains outweigh the losses! Hua Houwei's fingers couldn't reach it, and he used a stick to pull it, but he clearly pointed out the biggest weakness of the Ming army!

Zhang Mao nodded frequently, His Royal Highness is indeed powerful, this is the case, at present, Daming can only defend! He said to Zhu Houzhao: "Prince, Your Highness is right, Da Ming is indeed very passive at present, and he can only brake quietly. ”

Zhu Houzhao stomped his foot hatefully: "This can't do this, that can't work, then we can only be beaten passively?" ”

Hua Houwei spread his hands: "No way, this is the current situation!" Or am I desperately agitating for the development of industry? Don't you want to reverse this unfavorable situation from a strategic perspective? Reality is stronger than people, brother, wait patiently for a while! When the industry develops, the cement road repair extends in all directions, we have an advantage in logistics, plus a large number of soul-chasing guns are produced, and a new magic machine battalion of pure firearms is trained, equipped with war horses, and it will be invincible in the world at that time! Now, not really! ”

Zhang Mao also persuaded: "What His Royal Highness said is very true, prince, don't be impatient." It has only been more than 40 years since Tumubao, we still withstood the offensive of the grassland, and in another ten years, we will be able to carry out a full-scale counteroffensive, prince, you were in your prime at that time, and it was not too late at all! ”

Hongji didn't feel good in his heart, and it seemed that his dream of showing off his strength before the snow was about to come to naught. But now it's this mess, what can I do?

Liu Jian sighed: "What the British public said is yes, now I can't act rashly." It seems that this industrial development matter should be hurried! Your Majesty, tomorrow I will ask Ni Yue to also participate in the court meeting, oh, after all, the Ministry of Industry is in charge of a lot of related things, let Zeng Jian also come. There is also Qin Hong, the head of the household, ah, he can stand up to the small court. Let's just discuss politics in the Mandarin Palace! ”

The Wenhua Hall was full of people, everyone hurriedly washed up and ate a bite, and began to discuss politics.

Tianguan Ni Yue spoke first: "The craftsman gives the official body? Lord Liu, most of the craftsmen are vulgar people, and they are rashly awarded official status, where is the face of the court? Even if there is another category, the people don't know that the official of this insect and pig supplement was originally a craftsman! ”

Hua Houwei frowned, knowing that there was a lot of resistance, but he didn't expect it to be so big! The little prince's butcher's knife is on his neck, what more decency do you need?

Xie Qian glanced at Hua Houwei and smiled slightly: "Ni Tianguan, you can't defeat the little prince if you don't have dignity, there is no industry, where is the cement?" Where is the Soul Chaser Gun? Where is the hope of a comeback? You have also seen cement, such a good thing for the benefit of the country and the people, don't we use it? ”

Ni Yue frowned: "Lord Xie, everyone hopes that the people of Daming will live and work in peace and contentment, but can industry definitely do it?" If the time comes, these vulgar people will still ascend to the temple? Isn't Ni stinking for 10,000 years? ”

Xie Qian glanced at Hua Hou Wei, Hua Hou Wei understood, and explained loudly: "Lord Ni, there was no stir-frying, no artillery battles, and no firecrackers before the Song Dynasty, and the Ming Dynasty has them now, is it all forbidden?" Compared with the former Song Dynasty, are the people of the Ming Dynasty a little more enjoyable? I'm not arguing with adults, but I just want to say a truth, the ancients may not be stronger than today, but today's people must be stronger than the ancients! Where does strength come from? Constantly advancing with the times, constantly emerging new things, naturally stronger than the ancients! Lord Ni, what do you say? ”

Hongji praised in his heart, although the fireworks were still heavier, but they were much better than the sharp edge in previous years. Ni Yue paused for a moment before he spoke: "Your Highness agrees with what the minister said, but isn't the pace faster?" After all, the craftsman is vulgar, is it not after reading and reading first, and then he should be awarded an official? ”

Hua Houwei shook his head: "Lord Ni, I understand what you said, governing a big country is like cooking a small fresh." That's a good thing, but it depends! Now that the little prince is showing off his power in Datong, we have no power to fight back, we don't catch up, and we are still doing it step by step, isn't it too calm? Besides, you can learn after the award, and after the inspection and audit, the unqualified can also be deposed, and you don't have to block the road, right? ”

Liu Jian quietly grabbed the teacup and played with it, watching Ni Yue and Hua Houwei arguing. Alas, Daming is already old, when is face more important than affordability?

Ni Yue nodded reluctantly: "What His Highness said is, then do what His Highness wants." But every time I go to Jingcha, this craftsman..."

"Hooray! Prince, the prince is out of the city! I also took away two Maxims! ”