Chapter 21 Ordered

With Zhu Yuanzhang's temperament, it is impossible to accept Tai'a hanging upside down. Even if he trusts the front-line generals. I will not entrust the whole country to the army.

Nanjing Jingying is an important chess piece to check and balance all the princes in the world.

Nanjing Jingying is the elite of the Ming Dynasty, and there are more than 100,000 of them. Although it is not as good as the 500,000 troops of the Beijingjing camp during the Yongle period. But the elite is too much, generally speaking, wherever there is a war, Zhu Yuanzhang will send the Beijing Battalion to participate in the war. The combat effectiveness of the Beijing battalion is higher than that of the local departments.

Moreover, Nanjing is Zhu Yuanzhang's old base. There has not even been a tax on Nanjing and the surrounding prefectures and counties for many years, so it can be said that once there is a need. Zhu Yuanzhang was able to immediately recruit tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands, of troops.

This is Zhu Yuanzhang's check and balance on the strong army of all front-line units.

With the Beijing battalion as the backbone, the people of Nanjing and nearby areas were recruited as soldiers, and an army with strong combat effectiveness could be formed immediately. It's just that there is a key to it, and that is ordnance. There must be ordnance capable of arming large armies.

Therefore, a large number of ordnance has always been stored in the arsenal of Nanjing. It's not impossible to allocate it to Fu Youde. It's just that Zhu Yuanzhang is a little worried.

Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly thought of something. said: "This matter is very important, Fu Aiqing, after you go back, think about it." It's not too late to discuss it tomorrow. ”

As soon as these words came out, all the generals knew what to do, and they all got up and retired.

After the generals left, the night was already deep. He Xi was about to retire, but was left behind by Zhu Yuanzhang and the prince.

Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Prince, how much do you think there is a shortage of ordnance that Fu Youde said?" ”

The prince pondered for a moment and said, "The guards in the southwest will not have no weapons at all. According to the rules of the army, there is still a certain amount of inventory. Erchen needs a certain amount of time to check, and the consumption of the southern expedition to Yunnan is not known to Erchen. But if you want to prepare the ordnance of the 300,000 army, it is enough. Now there is it in the treasury of Nanjing. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang snorted coldly and said: "The ordnance in the treasury of Nanjing cannot be used unless it is absolutely necessary. At least 300,000 armed troops should be left. ”

The crown prince frowned and said, "In this way, there will be a gap, at least one or two hundred thousand pieces. And even more. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang said: "He Xi"

He Xi said: "The minister is here." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang said: "This batch of ordnance, let you supervise the construction, when will you be able to build it?" ”

The crown prince and He Xi were stunned together. The crown prince immediately pleaded with He Xi and said: "Father, Brother He is young, he has never done such a thing, this batch of ordnance is tight in time, the task is heavy, and it is handed over to Brother He, this is not difficult for him." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang said: "You don't know your younger brother. What He Xi has learned is to be proficient in this area, isn't it, He Xi, your way of science, take it out for me to see. ”

He Xi blew the so-called way of science to the gods. Zhu Yuanzhang still sees is believing. This incident just made He Xi a mule and a horse, pull it out and slip away.

As soon as He Xi heard it, he knew that he couldn't refuse, and said, "Your Majesty, I don't know anything about this matter now. Raw material ----"

Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Prince, how much iron is in stock in the Ministry of Industry?" ”

The prince coughed, although he wanted to tell He Xifen, but in this kind of matter, he couldn't say it, and said, "I haven't counted, anyway, there are many, many people." The prince intimately told He Xi why there was so much iron, and said: "My father doesn't like official salt iron, so he will only mine iron ore when the imperial court is short of iron." Generally speaking, a lot will be mined in a year or two. Waiting for the imperial court inventory to be unable to hold. will re-close the mountain. When was the last time you mined? It seems to be the thirteenth year of Hongwu, so the iron in the Ministry of Industry is a little unloadable. ”

He Xi was stunned. Subconsciously said: "Craftsman? ”

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the prince.

Although the prince is unwilling to pit this little brother, Zhu Yuanzhang still has accumulated family funds. For more than ten years, the family background of the Ming court is too thick. The prince looked at the beam above his head and said: "After the founding of the Ming Dynasty, my father moved skilled craftsmen from all over the country into Nanjing, and now Nanjing has a population of one million, half of whom are craftsmen. Serve the government. How much and how much to have. ”

He Xi was silent, he didn't want to speak. said: "The time? ”

"Three months at most, and now in September." Zhu Yuanzhang said: "If you follow what Fu Youde said, then within a few days, he will leave for the southwest and mobilize the army. The ordnance of the Beijing division should be sent to the southwest as soon as possible. And you need to do the time to fill the gap in the arsenal of the capital division in the first time. ”

Seeing this, He Xi knew this matter, and he couldn't allow himself to shirk it. It's already like this, so I can only bite the bullet. said: "The minister obeys the order." It's just that there are words in advance. I can only do my best. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled slightly and said, "Okay, I'm waiting for your good news." ”

He Xi felt pressure in his heart. If you count it in terms of time, it can't be delayed at all. After all, according to Fu Youde's idea, the army has been on the march for a few days. Before the end of today, this gap will have to be filled, although there are enough raw materials and enough craftsmen. But he doesn't know too much about the craftsmanship, the technical aspects of things.

And he didn't ask Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao what they meant.

Because he knew that even if such a question was asked to them, they might not know.

Therefore, the time is too tight, and there is really no time to delay.

He Xi said: "Your Majesty, please ask Your Majesty to authorize Yu Chen, tonight to access all the documents of the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of War, and the manufacture of weapons. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned slightly, and was a little embarrassed for a while.

He Xi only hung up a secretary Lang now, and even this secretary Lang was a few officials who had not been booked. Let him do the work. It is not easy to hang on to an official position. It's also night, and the staff on duty in the Hanlin Academy are not easy to find for a while.

There was no Hanlin Temple to write a holy decree. It does not have a legitimate benefit.

It's not that Zhu Yuanzhang can't do it. But the edict was drafted late at night. Some of the movements are too loud. It was supposed to be tomorrow morning, and everything was easy. It's just that He Xi has to ask for it now. Zhu Yuanzhang also knew that the task given was too heavy, and it was not easy to refuse this small request.

Zhu Yuanzhang thought about it. Untie a piece of jade pendant from your body. Let Xu Zheng give it to He Xi. said: "With this jade pendant, the court will be unimpeded. The Ministry of War, the Ministry of Engineering, and even Ouchi will cooperate. ”

He Xi didn't think much about it, and took the jade pendant with both hands. only to find that this jade pendant has an ordinary texture. There is no too cumbersome pattern on it, only a "Zhu" character is carved in the middle. Also fill with cinnabar red. It looks very eye-catching.

He Xi immediately said, "Thank you, Your Majesty." The minister went to prepare. The minister retired. ”

The prince was dumbfounded.

Without him, the prince knew what this jade pendant was.

When Zhu Yuanzhang was in Haozhou City, he came out of the crowd and married Queen Ma. is also the number one person in the rebel army. For a while, some vassals became more elegant. This jade pendant was sold at that time. After all, Haozhou City is in the midst of war, and there is no very good jade work.

However, Zhu Yuanzhang soon came to his senses. But this jade pendant remained.

Zhu Yuanzhang has always carried it with him as a wake-up call.

It's been decades.

This jade pendant is known up and down.

Even before the founding of the country. Zhu Yuanzhang once used the jade pendant as a token to pass orders. But after the founding of the country, it was no longer done. Therefore, although there is nothing written on this jade pendant, it is like the words I came in person. But the effect is similar.

Because of this, the prince was surprised by Zhu Yuanzhang's importance and trust in He Xi. For a while, the prince had only one thought in his heart, and said secretly: "This must be my younger brother." ”

He Xi didn't see the change in the prince's expression. He hurried out of the place.

After He Xi left, Xu Zheng, who had been waiting for a long time, asked to see him.

After Zhu Yuanzhang let Xu Zheng in. Xu Zheng immediately told what King Lu had done.

Zhu Yuanzhang snorted coldly when he heard this.

Seeing this, the crown prince immediately said: "Father, the tenth brother is young and ignorant. I also asked my father to take it lightly. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang sneered and said, "Is it really young and ignorant? ”

He Xi understood Zhu Yuanzhang's thoughts very well, and in the booklet to Zhu Yuanzhang, he explained everything that Zhu Yuanzhang's sons could explain. Of course, Zhu Yuanzhang has too many sons, and there are many people who have not left many traces in history. He Xi didn't know.

But suicide and self-immolation. King Lu is so ridiculous. King Ning, the unjust leader, He Xi is written on it.

This made Zhu Yuanzhang feel a lot of emotion. I couldn't even believe it.

Especially King Lu, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't believe that his son could be so absurd and cruel. This is all in time for the absurd emperors and princes of the Northern and Southern Dynasties.

Now King Lu has committed another crime. made Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly think of the things on the booklet.

Immediately angry, decided to discipline one or two well. I didn't listen to the prince's persuasion at all. Said sharply: "Prince, you go over now." Heavy responsibility for the 20th board. Tell Lao Shi, isn't he interested in monks? If there is a next time, I will let him go to Dalongxing Temple to be a monk. ”

The so-called Dalongxing Temple is actually Huangjue Temple. It was Zhu Yuanzhang who rebuilt the damaged Huangjue Temple after it was developed.

Just, not in situ.

As soon as the prince heard this, he knew that there was no room for relaxation. also knows that now that he is in charge of this matter, he can still leave room and some measure. If Zhu Yuanzhang sends someone else, Lao Shi will be miserable.

The prince secretly complained that his younger brother was really ignorant. On the other hand, I am worried that these 20 boards will go down. Can the old ten withstand it. Immediately received the order and said: "Father, the son of the minister received the order, and asked the father not to be angry with the tenth brother." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang said: "I haven't been so easily angry to death. You just have to go. ”

The prince immediately went.

Zhu Yuanzhang saw that Xu Zheng hadn't left yet, and said, "Hello, is there something wrong?" ”

Xu Zheng said: "Your Majesty, the little ones below have reported something, and the slaves don't know whether to talk about it or not?" ”

Zhu Yuanzhang said: "You don't play sloppy. I really shouldn't have said that. You won't start talking about it, say. ”