Chapter 377 Keep an eye on the civil servants
At this time, Zhu Houzhao was trying to use radio to communicate with Prince Zhu Yishuang who was far away in Tianjin.
This is the latest technology of the Ming Dynasty. Decades since Zhu Houzhao proposed the phenomenon of electromagnetic induction, the Ming Dynasty has made great progress in the field of electromagnetism. At the same time, it has also made in-depth research on mechanical waves. Now it has also invented radio communication technology. Of course This is not unrelated to the current development of electricity in Ming Dynasty.
"Your Majesty, we successfully received the radio waves." At this time, Ni Si, a researcher from the Academy of Sciences, ran in and reported to Zhu Houzhao happily.
Zhu Houzhao was also smiling and hurriedly ordered Ni Si to immediately refer to the translation and translate the information revealed by the radio waves, even though he actually already knew the content of the radio waves.
Not long after, Ni Si ran from the radio room again: "Your Majesty, our translation is the same as the pre-arranged content."
Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but said: "Very good! In this way, I can finally cross the audio-visual distance in the field of communication after the Ming Dynasty. Ni Si, I will allocate another 500,000 silver dollars to you to immediately establish wireless technology between the capital and Nanjing!" ”
Ni Si nodded: "Please rest assured, Your Majesty, I will establish wireless communication as soon as possible."
Even though Zhu Houzhao asked Ni Si to send a message to Zhu Yi Bracelet, Ni Si rushed out not long after returning to the radio room, and said in a panic: "To the Supreme Emperor, we just received another message from Tianjin." A different message, the translated content turned out to be: Zhao Wenhua was killed by Qi Jiguang!”
Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but trembled in his heart, thinking about what was going on. How could Zhao Wenhua be killed by Qi Jiguang? Could it be that the message was wrong? It was Qi Jiguang who was killed by Zhao Wenhua. After all, in the original history, there were killings by civil servants in the Ming Dynasty. Military generals, even those at the rank of commander-in-chief, can be killed without fail.
"Immediately send a message to ask and confirm whether Zhao Wenhua was killed by Qi Jiguang or Qi Jiguang was killed by Zhao Wenhua. Ask for the reason. At the same time, immediately inform the emperor of the news that one of Qi Jiguang and Zhao Wenhua may have been beheaded!"
Zhu Houzhao immediately ordered, thinking at the same time: "Don't kill Qi Jiguang! Zhao Wenhua's death is not a pity! Qi Jiguang is a military genius, and he still hopes that Qi Jiguang will march into the Western Regions and sweep across Tsarist Russia after destroying the Japanese. After all, There are very few commanders like Qi Jiguang who are good at both land and water warfare in the north and south in history, and there are not many who have been in the Ming Dynasty for 200 years. If Zhao Wenhua dares to do this, I will definitely let him be punished like Yuan Chonghuan!"
But Zhu Houzhao soon regained some sense, thinking that with Zhao Wenhua's current power, he could not kill Qi Jiguang. He was not stupid enough to allow both Qi Jiguang and Zhao Wenhua to have the right to kill beforehand at an advantage. He had to send a general to do something. First of all, consider The most important thing is efficiency, and checks and balances are only secondary.
In any case, here, Ni Si soon brought the contents of a telegram to Zhu Hou: "Reporting to the Emperor, His Royal Highness has learned from the station's communications troops that it was Qi Jiguang who killed Zhao Wenhua! The reason It was Zhao Wenhua who defaulted on wages, causing workers to cause trouble in the military camp, not to mention affecting military-civilian relations and almost delaying military flights. In order to quell public resentment, Zhao Wenhua violated military discipline and should be executed in accordance with military laws.”
Ni Si also said it himself when Zhu Houzhao was watching it, and at the same time he was secretly wondering: "In all the years of the Ming Dynasty, I have never heard of a military general daring to kill a civil servant, let alone the dignified minister of the Ministry of Industry. We know what will happen to Qi Jiguang and how the Emperor and His Majesty will deal with this matter."
Zhu Houzhao did not show any joy, anger or sorrow. He only waved his hand and said lightly: "I know."
But in his heart, Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but sighed secretly: "Well, what a Qi Jiguang! He is indeed a famous general! The ancients said that kindness cannot lead the army, but now I can see that if this guy really has a chance, even the Minister of Industry You dare to kill Shu! However, this also shows that the relationship between civil and military affairs has indeed changed in the Ming Dynasty under his rule. You must know that in the previous Ming Dynasty, even Qi Jiguang, who had made outstanding achievements, still had to curry favor with Mr. Ge! "
Here, Zhu Zailei was discussing matters with Xu Jie, and he dared to decide to let Xu Gang, the right minister of the Ministry of Industry, succeed Zhao Wenhua, the minister of the Ministry of Industry. Xu Jie was naturally not very satisfied with this, although he knew that this was the decision of the Supreme Emperor Zhu Houzhao. I didn’t feel comfortable disobeying it, but I still said:
"The old man Taishanghuang really worked hard for the Ming Dynasty. Even in his eighties, he still did not forget to supervise the government affairs. He even had to personally check the appointment of officials responsible for project construction with the army. It seems that this time the Japanese will be destroyed."
Zhu Zailei naturally knew that there was something behind Xu Jie's words, that he was trying to sow discord between himself and his father, saying that even though his father had abdicated, he still had such lenient control over officials at Zhao Wenhua's level.
But Zhu Zailei didn't dare to say anything. After all, in front of someone who has the ability to absolutely kill him, sometimes complaints and dissatisfaction are useless, and may even cause greater losses. Therefore, the same goes for Zhu Zailei. Flattery said:
"The Supreme Emperor is naturally not like Emperor Ming of the Tang Dynasty or Emperor Gaozong of the Song Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty is also thanks to his longevity, otherwise the rapidly changing world would have turned into a mess. The Supreme Emperor is five hundred years ahead of us, and only he can see many things."< br>
Xu Jie nodded. He admitted that Emperor Zhu Zailei was right, and knew that Emperor Zhu Zailei was also helpless; "I hope the Supreme Emperor will live forever and continue to live long!"
Politicians have to understand what they say. When they scold you, they really value you and treat you as one of their own. When they praise you and flatter you, they are killing people with a smile. Now, Zhu Zailei naturally understands what Xu Jie means. I thought it would be better for the Emperor to leave as soon as possible.
Zhu Zailei wasn't angry either, he just smiled. In the eyes of others, he seemed to be very cowardly. He was so cowardly that he was not angry because Xu Jie wanted his father to live longer while he had been a puppet, nor because Xu Jie was essentially evil. I wish my father a long and happy life.
At this moment, an eunuch ran in and reported the news Zhu Houzhao had conveyed.
"What, Qi Jiguang or Zhao Wenhua was killed?"
Zhu Zailei stood up in a hurry and said hurriedly: "No, how did the Supreme Emperor know about it? I, the Privy Council and even the Ministry of War don't know about it yet?"
"Radio, His Royal Highness has been working on radio with the Supreme Emperor recently. This is the news that His Royal Highness has returned from Tianjin. It is expected that there will be an urgent report tomorrow," the eunuch replied.
Only then did Zhu Zailei remember that this was the case. Because of the application of electricity, the Supreme Emperor had been dragging his son to follow up on some scientific research every day these days. He also took him to inspect major scientific research units, held commendation meetings, and even sprinkled money everywhere. , like the God of Wealth, is very popular with the great masters who have become more and more lofty in the Ming Dynasty recently, and is also envious of the Confucian teachers who only make money from their salaries and selling ethical and moral brainwashing books.
Recently, my father and son have been working on a radio and a radio network. They compiled a unified translation a few days ago, saying that they can send messages thousands of miles away and back in an instant.
Zhu Zailei naturally didn't want to ask if this radio technology really existed and could really achieve the effect of transmitting sounds across thousands of miles. Instead, he wanted to confirm whether one of Qi Jiguang and Zhao Wenhua had really been killed, and hurriedly gave instructions He said: "Li Fang, tell me as soon as you have any news." After saying that, Zhu Zailei asked Xu Jie: "Mr. Xu Ge, what do you think about this matter?"
Xu Jie was surprised at first and couldn't believe it, but then he said: "Your Majesty, if this matter is true, it is very likely that Zhao Wenhua, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, was killed. These military attachés have always been arrogant and domineering and difficult to control. ,now Once he has the power, he will inevitably do something that is contrary to the emperor's orders. Regardless of whether Zhao Wenhua is guilty or innocent, this is the first time that a military general in the Ming Dynasty killed a civil servant!"
Zhu Zailei nodded. He felt that Xu Jie was right. If Zhao Wenhua was really killed by Qi Jiguang, it would really be a precedent.
At this time, Zhu Zailei couldn't calm down in his heart, and he didn't know why. Although he was not sure whether this was true, he had no idea at this time, so he had to go to the Royal West Garden to make an excuse. I went to Zhu Houzhao to see what is so great about this radio technology. In fact, I wanted to ask Zhu Houzhao for his opinion.
"Father, is it really possible to know what people thousands of miles away are saying through electromagnetic waves, but apart from the sound of dripping and dripping, I can't hear what is being said?"
Zhu Zailei's knowledge of natural sciences was limited, and although Zhu Houzhao was a science student, he only knew that electromagnetic waves could transmit messages, such as the radio stations in some modern TV dramas and the telephones used by his own later generations, so he did not give much information. Zhu Zailei spread these and only mentioned some electromagnetic concepts he knew to the craftsmen of this era who were conducting research in this area.
Therefore, Zhu Zailei still remains doubtful about this at this time.
Zhu Houzhao smiled and said: "The Ming Dynasty's communication technology has not yet developed to the point where you can hear what people say thousands of miles away, but I believe it will be possible in the future, and you can even see what others are doing."
Zhu Zailei didn't know why his father, who was almost eighty years old, was still thinking about some seemingly ridiculous things, but he couldn't say anything. He only responded with a few words and asked: "Son, I heard Chen Hong say , did the father know from the prince that Qi Jiguang and Zhao Wenhua were killed?”
Zhu Zailei saw that the emperor's son was not interested in the telephones and smartphones that would definitely appear in the future, so he had no choice but to change the topic, nodded and said:
"This matter has been determined to be that Qi Jiguang executed Zhao Wenhua for violating military discipline. This is justified according to the constitution. After all, the army is quite special! Now it is just estimated that the local civil servants will find it difficult to accept it, and perhaps everyone in the world will find it difficult to accept it. But this matter is not a big deal. He, Zhao Wenhua, violated military discipline, let alone the minister of the Ministry of Industry, even if he is a cabinet minister, there is no superior person in this world."
"What your father said is true. I am just wondering whether your father is crazy. How can you tell that the news is true based on this little voice? No matter Qi Jiguang or Zhao Wenhua, neither of them dare to Kill the other party," Zhu Zailei asked. He still couldn't believe the news in his heart.
"If you want to do something, there is nothing you dare not do. Military generals at the rank of generals, civil servants at the cabinet minister level, sometimes they are murderous together, and no one can escape. After all, they can't take a knife!"
When Zhu Houzhao said this, Zhu Zailei only responded in vain and found an excuse to return to the palace. He still did not dare to believe the news that the Supreme Emperor Zhu Houzhao learned through the radio.
But in the middle of the night, Li Fang, the admiral of the West Factory, hurriedly found him: "Your Majesty, an eight-hundred-mile express has just arrived. Qi Jiguang has indeed killed Zhao Wenhua, Minister of Industry."
As Li Fang spoke, he handed the envelope with the relevant security seal to Emperor Zhu Zailei.
Emperor Zhu Zailei was so frightened that he sat up hurriedly: "This, this, this is actually true?! Radio, Qi Jiguang killed Zhao Wenhua, no wonder Xu Jie said yesterday that this was possible, and now it has actually happened, This Qi Jiguang dares to kill a second-rank civil servant! What kind of disturbance will this cause?"
Zhu Houzhao had a lot of fun tonight and hadn't slept yet. Now he was holding a Japanese girl and chewing on it, showing his ever-growing strength. But at this time, he heard the banging of the door outside. He had to get up and ask: "Who are you doing so late? You don't have to disturb the old man's rest! Come in!"
After Zhu Houzhao said that, he saw Zhu Zailei hurriedly walked in, bowed to Zhu Houzhao and said: "Father, my son has taken the liberty to disturb you late at night. I hope my father will forgive me. My father really has the technology of transmitting sounds from thousands of miles away, and what he said is true." , Qi Jiguang, Qi Jiguang really killed Zhao Wenhua! Now, what should I do? I want my father to decide whether to call Qi Jiguang back to the capital to ask about the situation."
"What are you asking? Is Zhao Wenhua more important or the fate of the Ming Dynasty more important? The general is outside and the emperor's orders are not given. At this time, even if Qi Jiguang breaks the sky, he can't be touched!"
After Zhu Houzhao said it, he felt that this sentence was somewhat inconsistent with some people's thoughts. For example, which is more important, the dignity of small people or the rise of a great country? That is, Zhao Wenhua's life is not as important as the national plan? But now from the perspective of him as the Supreme Emperor and his own emperor's son, it does not matter much if Zhao Wenhua is killed. On the contrary, it matters more to bring Qi Jiguang back at this time to disrupt the plan to destroy the Japanese.
However, Emperor Zhu Zailei still agreed with Zhu Houzhao's view. As an emperor, he was influenced by the ideas of the new era and received new education. He could accept the idea that all Han people are equal, but he still instinctively felt that Zhao Wenhua's life was indeed not worth the entire life. It is more important for Ming Dynasty's battle plan to be carried out stably, not to mention that Zhao Wenhua did violate military discipline.
Therefore, Zhu Zailei nodded and asked: "According to the father's wishes?"
"Stay unchanged in response to all changes. It has always been the civilian officials who have suppressed the military attachés. Now that the military attachés have risen and even dared to kill civilian officials, it shows that the civil and military forces have checked and balanced each other. As the emperor, now he can neither help the civilian officials" Punish the military attache and let the civilian officials continue to ignore the military attache, but Don't help the generals' arrogance. Don't take advantage of this opportunity to help Qi Jiguang punish the civil servants who take the opportunity to make trouble. Just sit back and watch the fight between tigers and tigers. Let the civil and military officials make trouble. It's just a good time to see who is more powerful in the Ming Dynasty, which must pay attention to human rights in everything. Layer! Are civil and military equals? ”
As Zhu Houzhao said this, he entered the bed tent and began to have sex with the Japanese girl. Zhu Zailei had no choice but to leave and told Li Fang of the West Factory: "These civil servants have been paying closer attention to the movements of these civil servants recently than in the past." Some.”
Li Fang agreed. He also knew that it was not a trivial matter for the general to kill a minister-level civil servant, and he did not dare to take it lightly.
(End of chapter)