Since the beginning of the Chenghua period, some people have suggested that the calendar be amended, but the proposers were either punished or rejected on the grounds that "the ancient law cannot be changed lightly" and "the ancestral system cannot be changed".

In the November solar eclipse of the 38th year of Wanli, Si Tianjian once again made an error in forecasting. The imperial court decided that Xu Guangqi and the missionaries would work together to translate the Western law for reference when revising the calendar, but it was not done well in the near future.

The court couldn't do it, but Xu Guangqi was still thinking about it.

Now, the work of the Weapons and Powder Bureau has been undertaken by his disciples and other capable people. He then asked for the opening of the calendar bureau and the revision of the calendar.

For what ancestral system and ancient law, Zhu Youxiao will take it seriously. Since the calendar is not accurate, let's revise it again!

Writing for review, Zhu Youxiao allowed Xu Guangqi to play. After pondering for a long time, the young emperor wrote a longer instruction to Xu Guangqi, or an explanation.

Jinnige brought a lot of books, in addition to the dozen or so designated by Zhu Youxiao, Xu Guangqi and the missionaries were also preparing to translate others.

Among them, there is the doctrine of the Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe.

It is undeniable that Tycho made observations with a level of accuracy that was unmatched by his contemporaries. The catalog of stars he compiled was quite accurate and will still be valuable for posterity.

But his view of the universe was wrong, he believed that all the planets move around the sun, and that the sun leads the planets around the earth. And this system was introduced to our country at the beginning of the seventeenth century, and it was accepted for a time.

Although Copernicus published "The Theory of the Movement of the Heavenly Bodies", the heliocentric theory did not establish absolute authority at that time, and it was very controversial.

Therefore, the historical "Chongzhen Almanac" believes that the Tycho system is correct, and the astronomical tables are all based on the Tycho system, and also cites a large number of Tycho's observations.

Zhu Youxiao gave instructions because he felt that since he had to use manpower, money, and time to compile the almanac, he should try to make it the best and most scientific at one time. Otherwise, isn't it a waste?

Don't think that Zhu Youxiao is a dog and a mouse meddling in things, in feudal society, learning astronomy and almanac is quite taboo for rulers.

At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, there was a provision that "the beginning of the country to learn astronomy has a calendar ban, those who study the calendar are sent to war, and those who make the calendar are dead". Pointing to the stars and talking nonsense, it is punishable by beheading.

What kind of night observation of the sky, that is not something that ordinary people can do and dare to do, it is the profession of the Qin Tianjian established by the imperial court.

Xu Guangqi wanted to recompile the almanac based on the astronomical theories of the Westerners, and he would definitely be opposed by the Qin Tianjian and the anti-Western forces among the people.

Therefore, Zhu Youxiao's attitude is very important.

The emperor said that China is the center of the world, so the map of all countries presented by foreigners was quickly revised and put the Ming Dynasty in the middle;

The emperor also said, what is the matter with Ziwei Xing, the sky is round and the place is the truth, how dare others speak out?

After Zhu Youxiao finished writing his reply to Xu Guangqi, he would also support him in the "Daming Forum" and Di Bao, so he put down his pen and stretched his waist.

With a sweep of his eyes, Zhu Youxiao found that Xiaobai jumped onto the small table at some point, and was staring at Li Chengcheng.

Alas, the shovel officer has a baby and can't play with you!

Zhu Youxiao guessed that Xiaobai was wrong, thinking that the shovel officer was back, so he ran over to be intimate. I guess I can see it clearly now, not a shovel officer.

Li Chengcheng stared at the white cat, watching it jump up enthusiastically, and then the different pupils flashed a look that seemed to be puzzled, and then he drooped his head in disappointment, feeling very pitiful, so he boldly reached out and touched it.

Xiaobai let out a "meow" sound, and the already somewhat dim pupils brightened again, and his big head was raised.

Then touch it again, Li Chengcheng pursed the corners of his mouth, smiled slightly, and liked it very much in his heart.

Xiaobai didn't dodge the action, but stretched out his little tongue and licked Li Chengcheng's hand.

Zhu Youxiao didn't say anything, just watched quietly.

It is normal for cats to have feelings for their owners, and suddenly there is no familiar Zhang Yuer. Xiaobai is indeed very lost, and he seems depressed these days.

Zhu Youxiao also arranged another palace maid for Xiaobai, but Xiaobai didn't like it, and would rather stay in the cat tree most of the time.

Whether people and animals can be intimate and stay together for a long time is also a kind of fate, or induction, just like people get along with people.

Zhu Youxiao understood Xiaobai's loneliness and loss very well, so he didn't want to disturb the interaction between Xiaobai and Li Chengcheng, so he took the question book and read it again.

Relatively speaking, Zhu Youxiao generally reads the inscriptions or recitals of military generals and several trusted ministers.

The reason is also simple, the writing is relatively easy to understand, and it doesn't take too many brain cells. Military generals generally have limited culture, and they are straightforward and easy to understand; The ministers of Xinzhong knew the temperament of the young emperor and intended to do so.

The inscription book now in the hands of the young emperor was played by Mr. Yuan, the governor of Denglai.

Xu Hongru's rebellion was suppressed, the recruitment of troops in Jianghuai was also completed, and Yuan Keli received strong support from the imperial court, and he could finally concentrate on the training and strengthening of Dengzhen.

And Yuan Keli's performance is to state this year's combat strategy, and it is also to make the young emperor not anxious. Of course, Yuan Keli didn't know that although the emperor was young, he was as stable as Mount Tai.

According to Yuan Keli's strategic deployment, 50,000 elite soldiers on land and water will be trained and 1,000 warships will be built.

Of course, this all requires money, that is, what is required in the question book, and allocate enough money to "repair the battleship, prepare equipment, breathe the island handsome, and sail a thousand sails to follow it".

Regarding the ongoing raid and harassment war, Yuan Keli was still cautious and focused on training. At the same time, it is also a test of the actual combat strength of the new army after its restructuring.

Zhu Youxiao also agreed with this, Pingliao can't be too anxious, as long as he can stabilize it, don't give Jiannu a head, don't let them loot it, it's only a matter of time before Jiannu is destroyed.

As for the victory or defeat of this attack, Zhu Youxiao is still optimistic.

The reason is very simple, the weapons and equipment of the Ming army, and even the tactical style of play, have been improved and changed, and Jiannu may not be able to adapt to it.

Although there were a lot of firearms in the Ming army before, the quality was low, and the soldiers were poor, so they couldn't exert their power at all.

But now it is different, after more than half a year of strict training, the Ming army is equipped with a Seiko built, the range and power are better than the bird's gun.

Jiannu still looks at it with old eyes, and if you deal with it with old tactics, you will definitely suffer.

As for Teacher Yuan reaching out to ask for money, Zhu Youxiao immediately transferred the household department. If there is a problem in the household, he will first make up for it with internal money.

Everything else can be saved, but Zhu Youxiao is not ambiguous at all about the war.

Flesh pain is flesh pain, but this is the most important thing related to the Daming Dynasty and the stability of your own dragon chair.

Hehehehe, a sudden burst of laughter interrupted Zhu Youxiao's thoughts.

It turned out that Xiaobai was inch by inch, threw himself into Li Chengcheng's arms, arched his milk and rubbed his chest, which made Li Chengcheng laugh.

Li Chengcheng felt that something was wrong after laughing, and when he looked up, he was meeting the eyes cast by the young emperor. Frightened in her heart, she hurriedly put the cat on the table, knelt down and asked for sin, "The slave should die, please ask the emperor to condemn." ”

Zhu Youxiao saw Xiaobai jump off the table and run in front of Li Chengcheng to yell at him, and couldn't help but think of the scene when he first met Zhang Yu.

also knelt down to plead guilty, and it was also Xiaobai who blocked the elephant to plead, Zhu Youxiao was a little in a trance, as if he had returned to the time when he first saw Zhang Yuer.

After settling down, Zhu Youxiao waved his hand and said lightly: "Get up, I don't blame." ”

Li Chengcheng trembled, and didn't dare to sit anymore, hanging his head and bowing solemnly, but he didn't know that the young emperor was looking at her with a slight frown.

It turned out to be her? Zhu Youxiao finally searched out from his memory, it was the scene he saw before parting with Xiao Ji. The corners of his mouth turned up, and the young emperor showed an intriguing smile.

At this time, Wang Tiqian entered the palace to report, and Fu Zonglong, the imperial historian, was waiting to see him outside.

Zhu Youxiao got up and left his seat and went straight to the main hall to meet Fu Zonglong.

After coming to the main hall and ascending to the throne, Zhu Youxiao announced that Fu Zonglong entered the hall, and when he came in, he knelt down to greet him, and said in a harmonious voice: "Excuse yourself and give you a seat." ”

After Fu Zonglong thanked him, he bowed down and sat down on the embroidery pier.

After Zhu Youxiao looked at it carefully, he said: "Fu Qing played last year, and I felt very insightful about the rebellion in the southwest, so I specially summoned Fu Qing to inquire in detail. ”

Fu Zonglong arched his hand and said: "Weichen is a native of Yunnan, and he has served in Sichuan and Guizhou. ”

Zhu Youxiao smiled and said, "Very good." As he spoke, he took a question book for Fu Long to look at, and said, "This is Fu Qing's question book, there are some questions, I still want to ask." ”

At the beginning of the Extravagant Rebellion, Fu Zonglong, who was the imperial historian, wrote to the imperial court, asking him to pull out the treasury silver to the officers and soldiers of Yunnan, open up the Jianchang Transportation, and open up the road from Sichuan to Yunnan.

In addition, Fu Zonglong also wrote a book, saying that he knew the life details of the rebellious local chiefs Lu Qianzhong, Sheke, Long Wenzhi, An Xiaoliang and others, and was willing to go over to eliminate these clowns as the Sichuan Inspector and Guizhou Supervisor.

At that time, Zhu Youxiao was still the original Zhu Youxiao, and although it was submitted to the cabinet for discussion, it was not implemented.

Now, Zhu Youxiao is no longer the original Zhu Youxiao. When he asked Liu Ruoyu to sort out the question books about the war in the southwest, he saw this Fu Zonglong's counterinsurgency strategy, and immediately felt that he was a talent.

But to put it bluntly, it may not be able to stabilize the country. Zhu Youxiao was cautious, and he had to take another test.

In the side hall, in addition to the Liaodong sand table, there is also a demonstration sand table in the southwest. The topography is not precise, nor can it be precise. Otherwise, the Ming army would not have suffered a loss.

The two monarchs and ministers were in the side hall and began to discuss the strategy of counterinsurgency in the southwest.

"Hooray, look." Fu Zonglong pointed to the sand table and said: "Half of the land west of the water is outside the water, and there are local chieftains such as Gelao, Long Zhong, and Cai Miao to help the traitors. The traitors have rivers and moats, and there are screens outside, but our army is not in danger......"

Zhu Youxiao nodded in agreement and said, "What Fu Qing said is very true. The Yachi River is not only a moat for the enemy, but also a dead end after the march, so you must not be careful. Well, Fu Qing continued. ”