Chapter 115 My great Ming firearm is far ahead!
"Your Majesty, if Yin Zhengmao can really win, his children and grandchildren cannot follow him." Zhang Juzheng heard the little emperor's words and chose a compromise plan.
Yin Zhengmao’s son and grandson have returned to the capital to study. If they are of the third rank or above, they can be favored as official students and enter the Imperial College to study. Yin Zhengmao’s son and grandson cannot be allowed to follow him to the sea. In other words, the governor of Luzon cannot be hereditary and replace him. , otherwise it will be trouble.
Zhu Yijun said with a smile: "Let's talk about it then, we haven't fought yet."
"Zhang Siwei said he wanted to engrave and print the Yongle Ceremony. This is a lot of money, and he really did Dare to say it." Zhu Yijun talked about Zhang Siwei.
Zhang Siwei is also making cards out of thin air, and the angle of the card he made is really tricky. Zhang Siwei himself has studied the Yongle ceremony, and engraving and printing it, publishing it all over the world, is a lot of money, but he doesn’t use it Imperial expenditures.
Zhang Siwei is obviously following the old path of bribing the government.
If Yongle Dadian sells well, Zhang Siwei, the person in charge, will get his money back by doing a little accounting.
"Zhang Siwei is very rich." Zhang Juzheng said with emotion.
Zhang Siwei has nothing else but a lot of money. When the Hedong Salt Bill came into effect, Zhang Siwei could spend tens of thousands of taels of silver with a wave of his hand. Those officials who usually shout about being honest and upright would rather spoil the public family. Follow the laws and disciplines, and dare not violate private requests.
Bribery and appeasement are a great disadvantage to the country.
"Then let him print it. It can be regarded as a credit." Zhu Yijun nodded and said, agreeing with Zhang Siwei's plan to create cards out of thin air and achieve meritorious service.
The banquet began, and the little emperor was really studying very seriously.
During the afternoon martial arts practice, a decree suddenly reached Wenyuan Pavilion, and then a commendation edict for Hou Yu Zhao was sent from the cabinet to the Supervisor of Ceremonies, asking your majesty to use the seal. Feng Bao led a group of eunuchs, We arrived at Liuke Gallery of Liuke Yamen.
There are about 20 people in the six departments of geishizhong, including geishizhong, left and right, and geishizhong. They are in charge of attendants, admonitions, repairs, relics, and inspection of the affairs of the six ministries and 100 departments. The court room of the department is located in the east of Huangji Gate, and each department has seven rooms for the yamen, which is called the Six Branch Corridor.
In the Ming Dynasty, there were only three official offices of the outer court yamen in the palace, one was Liukelang, one was Wenyuan Pavilion, and the other was Xiyuan Baoqisi.
This Xiyuan Baoqisi is not yet in the Forbidden City, but in the Xiyuan of the Palace Garden.
Feng Bao walked into the Sixth Section, and the officials of the Section fell to their knees because Feng Bao was here to read out the imperial edict.
The two small yellow gates opened the imperial edict. Feng Bao flicked his fly whisk and raised his voice and said with frustration: "The emperor is destined to be transported by heaven, and the edict says:"
"The six subjects are in the matter. He is an official who serves as a close servant. He can tell all about the success or failure of the government's decrees, the solidarity of the army and the people, and the misdeeds of hundreds of officials. Since the law was established, the six departments have been in charge of supervising the functions and powers of the six ministries. The six branches of palm are all predetermined, so if you don’t know the general body, you can’t do it.”
"Today's general trend is like a person's decline and illness. Everyone is affected. I want to save him, but I am unprepared. Fortunately, there is a minister in Zhao now. When trouble comes in Congo, there is no way to avoid impeachment. I am worried about it." He is faithful and his behavior can be clear. "
"I will give you fifty taels of silver, one inside and outside of silk, one thousand guan of banknotes, and three bottles of wine to celebrate. Anger."
"I hope you can still uphold the old rules and criticize Chen Shujun."
Feng Bao will reward him. He handed the thing to Hou Yuzhao, and then said with a smile: "This is brewed by your Majesty himself. This wine is extremely strong. Don't underestimate its strength. Remember not to drink too much, it is better to have a small drink."
The wine given by Feng Baoci was called Guojiao, and it was brewed by the emperor himself!
It is mainly brewed from the residue of sweet potato starch and then distilled to obtain high-strength wine. This high-strength wine was called French wine in the Ming Dynasty. Zhu Yijun gave Zhang Juzheng only five bottles and gave it to Hou. Yu Zhao gave me three bottles!
Whoever said that the emperor wanted to hurt his ministers, Hai Rui was the first to stand up and was unhappy.
"Okay, let's all do our own thing." Feng Bao finished his work and left the Liuke Corridor with a square step with his whisk in his arms. When he left the Liuke Corridor, Feng Bao was very happy. The emperor is really wilted and bad.
Isn’t it just to gain fame for a while? Then give you fame and recognition from the emperor!
Hou Yuzhao looked blankly at the imperial edict in his hand, then looked at the eager faces of the officials of the Ministry of Science and Technology, and said angrily: "Look what I do! What I do! This was all discussed together at the beginning, but now something happened , it’s all my fault!”
“It’s obvious that I’m not the only one who got scolded!”
Hou Yu Zhao had been holding back his grievances for a long time. His memorial was recognized by Yuan Fu and praised by the emperor. This was originally a happy thing, but he couldn't be happy no matter what. The officials of the Department of Science and Technology regarded him as the instigator. Constantly criticizing him verbally and in writing.
"No one said anything to you, why do you feel guilty?" One of them was angry about the incident, waved his hand and walked into the court room.
Hou Yuzhao is really a mute who eats Coptis chinensis and cannot express his sufferings.
Recently, a major event was discussed in the court, and that was the Li Ke's memorial to Shi Yingyue, asking for the lifting of the vassal ban.
Zongfan branched out, and his expenses increased day by day. Since the Hongzhi period, Lumi could not be satisfied.
During the Jiajing period, the Tatars were attacked in the northwest and the Japanese were suppressed in the southeast. The country suffered a huge financial loss. Later, it began to owe clan salaries. It was logical to cut clan salaries, and it was a one-size-fits-all lazy policy.
To be specific, the county king and above will still receive generous salary, but the generals and lieutenants under the county king will not be given the salary directly, and those who have been knighted will not be given the salary. , it is not difficult to know the hardship of a clan without a title.
So what Kechen Shi Yingyue means is that those who are not conferred titles by name should be allowed to relax restrictions and be allowed to engage in the fields of scholars, agriculture, industry, and commerce. Among them, those with literary talents were allowed to participate in the imperial examination and become officials, but they were not allowed to serve as officials in the capital or hold military power. Otherwise, the public will have nothing to provide for, and the private will have nothing to support, which will harm the national system.
His Majesty, Zhu Zhu, approved all the ministries and ministers' meetings in the next chapter. The basic rule for all major affairs in the six branches of government is that when encountering major issues, the ministers should first go to the meeting and express their opinions.
Hou Yuzhao returned to the court room, thought about it, and began to write.
Hou Yuzhao never expected that he would write a memorial in a eloquent manner and then go against the grain again!
This is because most of the officials of the Ministry of Science and Education requested the restoration of clan benefits. The emperor was young and the financial situation of the Ming Dynasty was getting better. Restoring the clan salary could demonstrate the close friendship and prevent the clan from being frightened. , and supporting the clan is also a law established by the ancestors. Being so harsh on the clan makes the world uneasy.
Hou Yu Zhao’s memorial can be described as a turbulent current among many ministers. Hou Yu Zhao was more radical, belittling the role of the clan to nothing, enumerating the crimes of clan clans in various places, and demanding that the clan be lowered again. Salaries, for those below the county and prince level, all vassal restrictions were lifted, and they were allowed to work as scholars, farmers, industry and commerce, and to make a living on their own.
The two opinions were placed in front of Queen Mother Li. Queen Mother Li was in a dilemma.
If we agree with the majority of Kedao Yanguan, we will suffer a huge financial loss, and our finances, which have improved slightly, will take a sharp turn for the worse.
If she agrees to Hou Yuzhao's memorial, doesn't it mean that she, the Queen Mother, the daughter-in-law of the Zhu family, is harshly criticizing the Ming Dynasty clan?
Empress Dowager Li held two memorials and did not know what to do.
Zhu Yijun did not practice martial arts in the afternoon. Today is the day to inspect the Beijing Camp. He had lunch and went to the Beijing Camp to check on the training status of the Beijing Camp. Just as he was about to leave, he was called by Queen Mother Li. Lived.
Empress Dowager Li placed several memorials in front of the young emperor and said, "Emperor, how should we deal with this? The outer court is waiting for the opinions of the palace. The emperor should get married quickly and handle it by himself. What is it that is difficult to deal with? Isn't this embarrassing my mother? "
Being a mother means you are strong. When the young emperor couldn't handle things, Empress Dowager Li dared to issue an edict to directly dismiss Gao Gong.
Now that the little emperor is becoming wiser and wiser, Queen Mother Li has also become a little softer.
After reading two representative memorials, Zhu Yijun clicked on the memorial of Hou Yu Zhao and said: "The memorial of Hou Yu Zhao was adopted, and the next chapter of Wenyuan Pavilion will be discussed tomorrow."
"Why?" Queen Mother Li asked a little surprised when she saw Zhu Yijun making a decision so quickly.
Zhu Yijun said with a smile: "We can't restore the ancestral salary, because we can't do it."
"Restoring the ancestral salary means restoring the clan's exemption from taxes. Prince Xiang's Mansion alone has 20,000 hectares of farmland There are so many royal clans in the world. How can the imperial court squander so many official gifts? "
"On the surface, these officials are talking about the methods of their ancestors! In addition to the disadvantages of appeasement, most of the land occupied by private households was dedicated to the names of feudal princes, temples, and gentry to avoid official duties. "
< br>"The disadvantages of appeasement cannot start from the clan. Just follow what Hou Yu Zhao said, everyone from the county to the king can make a living on their own."
The dispute over the great etiquette of Emperor Jiajing was about management. Calling your father daddy is not only a filial piety, but also a legal principle of competition.
Emperor Jiajing won a great victory and called his biological father his biological father. The legal lineage of his throne was not Xianzong, Xiaozong, and Wuzong. Emperor Jiajing branched into Dazong, but became Xianzong and Ruizong (his biological father Zhu Youqiu) , Emperor Jiajing.
The bulk is myself.
Of the eight sons of Emperor Jiajing, only Prince Yu was left, which was Emperor Longqing. Emperor Longqing had two sons in total, one was Zhu Yijun and the other was Zhu Yili.
This resulted in an objective fact. The emperor Zhu Yijun was really a loner. He didn't have many close relatives at all. He didn't even have an uncle. He only had a younger brother, Zhu Yijun, who dug sand all day long.
So, since the Jiajing period, the stipend has been continuously reduced, and now the vassal princes in various places do not even have an acre of land under their names. The prince receives 10,000 shi of rice as his stipend, and the prince receives 3,000 shi as his stipend. The salary, and it has to be discounted by 70%, that is to say, even the princes and county princes have to pay 70% of their stipends. The Ming Dynasty treasure banknotes are just wipes, and the princes and below are not even given wipes.
The "Zongfan Regulations" written during the Jiajing period has a total of sixty-seven regulations, each of which is a knife on the head of the clan.
Later on, when the war got serious, the prince's salary of ten thousand stones was directly reduced to nine thousand stones. After another cut, the prince's salary was reduced to about three hundred stones.
In the 41st year of Jiajing's reign, according to the ancestor's calculation, the ancestral salary should have been 8.53 million shi. According to Jiajing's calculation, it was directly reduced to 1.85 million shi, and the official salary at that time was Of the 26.6 million shi, the proportion of religious expenses was 7%, and the money saved was used for military affairs.
In the second year of Longqing, Emperor Longqing directly established a Zongluyong quota system, which means that the salary of the quota sect can be used in an inclusive manner. In the future, all descendants will receive it regardless of their number.
Translation The translation is that the imperial court and local governments give 50-50 stipends to the feudal princes, and each province has a fixed quota. If the clan has more children and fewer children, it is just a little bit of rice, whether you like it or not.
And this sword reduced the 1,850,000 stone stipend to 1,170,000 stone, which is an eternal example.
It was not until later that Emperor Wanli conferred the titles of Prince Fu and Prince Lu on his own sons that the clan treatment was fully restored.
"When there is no money, even the salary is not negotiable." Zhu Yijun looked at Queen Mother Li and said helplessly.
Emperors Jiajing and Longqing actually didn’t want to cut their royal stipends, so weren’t they really helpless? If you have money, who doesn't want to show your affection?
Zhu Yijun continued: "Mother, in order to find money for Yin Zhengmao's expedition, the palace added 70,000 taels of expenditure last year, but it was also cut. The emperor's family has no surplus food."
< br>Empress Dowager Li thought for a while and said helplessly: "Well, let's just follow what the emperor said. You can call me names or whatever."
In the end, Queen Mother Li made up her mind. It's not that she won't give it. Not really.
"My child has gone to the Beijing Camp." Zhu Yijun bowed slightly, left the Qianqing Palace, and took a carriage to the Beijing Camp in Beitucheng.
The emperor was still young, and Empress Dowager Li, Feng Bao, and Zhang Juzheng were the restrictions and protective umbrella of the emperor's personal administration. Some of the dirty work was done by them.
Zhu Yijun's car drove to Beitucheng and parked directly in front of Wuying Tower. This was the place where the emperor inspected the capital camp. Zhu Yijun would come every five days, rain or shine.
"I pay homage to Your Majesty, Your Majesty is mighty!" Commander-in-Chief Qi Jiguang, Deputy Commander-in-Chief Ma Fang, Staff Generals Li Rusong, Ma Gui, and the general guardsmen all came to greet him.
Zhu Yijun stood up straight and said: "The Ming Dynasty's army is mighty!"
"All generals are exempt from courtesy. Commander Qi, just show military courtesy during future inspections."
The spring ones are called Zhenlu, the summer ones are called Bashes, the autumn ones are called military management, and the winter ones are called Grand Parade. They go to the capital camp every day to parade the army and horses. Zhu Yijun is young, and now he can only read and inspect. What does Zhu Yijun mean? Yes, there are several types of military salutes in the Ming Dynasty, including kowtowing, bending the knee, bowing and bowing, and no need to bend the knee when reading.
"Your Majesty, I have something very powerful." Li Rusong came out of the queue and bowed his head and said, "I kindly ask you to read it."
"Oh? What is it?" Zhu Yijun asked with a smile.
Two commanders carried a table covered with red silk cloth.
Li Rusong just said: "It's a magic gun."
"My big Ming bird gun is three feet long, has two coins of powder, and can break armor within sixty steps. The day before yesterday, the red-haired gun came in The iron armor cannot be broken by sixty steps, so this blunderbuss is made. The gun is long, with the leading rail and the machine inside the bed. If you pinch it, it will fall, and the fire will rise again. It is charged with four coins, and its power can break the iron armor. "Qi Jiguang pulled open the red silk cloth.
What Zhu Yijun saw was a pile of parts, such as gun barrel, gun bed, curved gun stock, faucet, trigger, fire door, machine rail, front door, rear door, rear sight, and star.
The gun tube is cylindrical, rolled from refined steel sheets, and consists of two large and small tubes that fit together closely.
It would be perfect if the blunderbuss tube could be made of a very strong seamless steel pipe, but it can’t be made in Ming Dynasty right now, right?
"What is the thread in this barrel?" The barrel is long and slender, and it actually has a design similar to rifling, which opened Zhu Yijun's eyes. Qi Jiguang brought over a finished product and said, "Your Majesty, please forgive me. The belly of this blunderbuss is long and deep. It can be used as a fire door, with lead, and when cleaning, cloth, paper and other objects will not come out. In order to facilitate the removal, the left Turn to go in, turn right to go out. "
"The rifling in the barrel can increase the hit rate. It is indeed a rifling design, but it is extremely crude. It is only because the barrel is too long that it is inconvenient to clean. It turns left to go in and right to go out. The negative and positive engravings make the lead rotate out of the chamber to increase accuracy. Spend.
The trigger and the rail are made of copper and steel respectively, which are as thick as copper coins and are hidden in the gun bed;
The leading head and rail are both installed on the gun handle, and A small steel piece of more than an inch in length is placed close to the engine to increase the elasticity, so that the bolt can fall when pinched and bounce up on its own after firing.
Zhu Yijun pointed to a steel knife and said, "What is this?"
"Gun knife." After Qi Jiguang finished speaking, he pulled out the steel knife and inserted it into the magic gun. The gun becomes a melee spear.
"Very good, let's try it." Zhu Yijun stood up and said with great anticipation: "Practice brings true knowledge. You guys say you can break iron armor, but I don't believe it. Just try it and you will know."
Qi Jiguang answered His Majesty's question: "You have to use steel balls to break iron armor."
But Qi Jiguang soon became embarrassed. What etiquette should be used to fire a firearm in front of His Majesty? ? It seems that without this process, it is just like shooting an arrow in front of His Majesty?
Steel pellets are expensive and lead is cheap. Steel pellets are equivalent to silver. Two qian of steel pellets cost two qian of silver.
"Then give it a try." Zhu Yijun said eagerly.
"General Li, come and test the shooting." Qi Jiguang decided to let Li Rusong take the credit just like archery.
Soon, all the necessary items were prepared. The iron breastplate filled with wooden ribs and pig ribs was hung thirty steps away, and the magic gun was fixed on a fork-shaped stand. superior.
Qi Jiguang further explained: "The rack is more accurate. On the battlefield, soldiers often rely on armored vehicles to stabilize the musket barrel, just like Li Shen will use the tiger bow to mount the big rack."
"What about this iron chain? What is it used for?" Zhu Yijun asked, pointing to the iron chain fixed in front of the magic gun.
Qi Jiguang hurriedly explained: "It can only be turned up and down, not left and right, to prevent recruits from using their guns to target people."
Zhu Yijun was like a curious baby, looking around, pointing to a steamed cake-like jar and asking: "What is this?"
Qi Jiguang explained: "This is a propellant. When using a gunpowder jar, plug the mouth of the gunpowder jar with your finger, open the door and tilt it upside down. When the tube is full of Chinese medicine, close the neck door and put it into the blunderbuss. Then use a stick to insert it under the blunderbuss bed to build up the medicine and deliver the gunpowder. . ”
“Each blunderbuss uses a can, which can be filled with the medicine of one blunderbuss. Usually, the bird blunderbuss is a two-cent blunderbuss, and the magic gun is a four-cent blunderbuss. However, it is impossible to bring a scale on the battlefield. Therefore, there is this gunpowder jar, which is regarded as a weighing gun. The gunpowder is of different sizes, some are large and some are small. "
The gunpowder is fixed, but because the quality of the gunpowder is uneven, the gun chambers are of different sizes. It cannot be completely quantified. Bad gunpowder means more, good gunpowder means less, large gun barrel means more, and small gun barrel means less.
The stick is used to build up the gunpowder and tamp it down tightly to increase the power of the gunpowder.
As a military strategist, Qi Jiguang explained firearms very well.
"The Ming Dynasty firearms are far ahead!" Zhu Yijun understood and said with a smile: "Let's start, let's start."
"Your Majesty, please come this way." Qi Jiguang signaled the little emperor to stay away, Steel pellets and lead pellets were flying around. If they hit the little emperor, everything would be over.
Zhu Yijun didn’t show much pretense and walked far away.
Li Rusong lit the matchlock gun, then aimed and fired the trigger. The trigger drove the matchlock hammer, igniting the gunpowder in the chamber. There was a blast, the muzzle of the gun exploded, and the steel pellets shot out. With a whistling sound, it hit the Iron Hun Armor breastplate violently, making the sound of Jin Ge.
Soon, a commander presented the breastplate and pork ribs to the emperor. Zhu Yijun watched as the breastplate was pierced, the pork ribs were completely broken, and the steel pellets penetrated the wood.
"Put the target farther away and try again." Zhu Yijun was very satisfied with the result that he could break white iron, that is, soft steel armor in twenty steps, but judging from its power, it could go further. !
Tiehun armor is three thick, which is the thickness of Legas' tribute. It can be broken in twenty steps, which can actually be farther.
The sound of gunfire continued, the smell of gunpowder smoke came, and the target was pushed further and further away. Until sixty steps, the steel shot was embedded in the iron armor, and it was not worn out.
"Awesome!" Zhu Yijun couldn't help but said in admiration: "What's your name?"
"It hasn't been named yet." Qi Jiguang said with a smile.
Zhu Yijun thought for a while and said: "Since it was Qi Shuai who led the people to make the fire gun, let's call it the Qi family gun."
"Your Majesty..." Qi Jiguang was helpless, this is not a mistake. Did he put it on the fire grill? There is no way to call him this way. There are so many pairs of eyes in the court staring at him. If he really names him like this, I'm afraid it will be another round of verbal and written criticism.
Qi Jiguang made up his mind to keep a low profile, no matter how low-key, so as not to attract attention.
Zhu Yijun smiled and said: "I am so happy that I have forgotten the faces of the officials in the court. The red-haired soldiers use their fortresses and iron armor to show off their evil in Nanyang. Let's call them Pingyi guns." ”
"If fine steel is made of iron armor, can it still be penetrated?"
Qi Jiguang shook his head and said: "I haven't tried it yet."
"Then let's try." Zhu Yijun was quite sure. said.
This iron armor is white iron, which is not considered steel in the Ming Dynasty's definition. Medium carbon steel is generally two thick, which is about two millimeters. Now the Ming Dynasty only has two fine steel breastplates. , one belongs to Qi Jiguang and the other belongs to Li Rusong.
Li Rusong lifted up his breastplate to do the experiment.
The sharp gun kept firing, and the result was quickly obtained. Sixty steps could not break the armor, forty steps could not penetrate the armor, and thirty-five steps had penetrated all the armor and ribs.
The defensive power of cloth armor is roughly equal to two-thirds of white iron armor, but cloth armor is cheap and costs only about one-fifth of it.
Sacrifice performance in exchange for a large number of installations, this is the military logic of the Ming Dynasty.
Zhu Yijun was not joking when he said he was far ahead. The heavy musket used by the red-haired Daifo Lang robot at this time was called the Mushtko Matchlock Gun. This heavy musket has an effective range of sixty At one hundred and twenty paces, the projectile weighs five qian and has a charge of about 5 qian, and can break through iron armor.
The Pingyi blunderbuss, which uses four ounces of gunpowder and three ounces of projectiles, can break through iron armor in sixty steps. It can cause damage by breaking armor within sixty steps. It is indeed far ahead.
After Zhu Yijun obtained the manufacturing method of Pingyi gun, he immediately wrote a letter to Guangdong, Guangxi and Nanya, issuing an order to supervise the construction of Pingyi gun.
In the 27th year of Jiajing reign, Zhejiang Governor Zhu Wan and Zhejiang General Soldier Lu Bor recovered the Shuangyu Islands occupied by the Japanese and Portuguese. They obtained bird guns and those who were good at making bird guns. Emperor Jiajing ordered them to be imitated. In the thirty-seventh year of Jiajing, the war was fierce and dangerous. In just one year, more than 10,000 bird-beak blunderbuss were made, and then more than 2,000 bird-beak blunderbuss were made every year.
Pingyi guns are specially used to break armor, are expensive to build, and consume a lot of gunpowder, while bird guns are used to kill enemy troops in large numbers. The two firearms have different battlefield responsibilities, and there is no conflict in their installation.
Zhu Yijun's letter appeared in front of Yin Zhengmao's case twenty-one days later, and Yin Zhengmao planned to go to Nan'ao Island in fifteen days to prepare for the attack on Luzon.
Ling Yunyi, the former governor of Jiangxi and now the governor of Guangxi, has arrived in Guangzhou.
Ling Yunyi was a Jinshi in the 26th year of Jiajing's reign. Zhang Juzheng was on the same list, and his face was a bit fierce. Zhang Juzheng said that Ling Yunyi was good at killing and was aggressive. Judging from his appearance, he had convex eyebrows, convex bones, and convex cheekbones. His cheeks are slanted and he is not angry but he is intimidating. He is also a bold and aggressive person.
Ling Yunyi's methods are as ferocious as his appearance.
Yin Zhengmao held the letter in his hand and said with a surprised expression: "Your Majesty's handwritten letter."
Yin Zhengmao opened the letter and read it carefully.
[Qi Shuai obtained a flat blunderbuss during military training in Beijing, which can break red-haired iron armor. When I heard about this thing for the first time, I felt that the ministry could use it. I specially gave the method of making it and sent it to you as soon as possible. Used in the ministry hall. ]
[Boutang will go to Luzon soon to fight. It is a naval battle. We, the Ming Dynasty, have insufficient experience. Luzon is two thousand miles away, and supplies are difficult. When the department goes, be careful. Victory will be beautiful. Even if you don't win, it will not be a big deal. Luzon is far away from the Ming Dynasty. Close, but far away from Hongmao Fan, this battle is invincible. It will not be too late to attack again when the Songjiang Town Navy has formed an army. ]
[The Hongmao Fan has a long journey, they can only be defeated once, but I, the Ming Dynasty, will be defeated once, ten times, and will win a hundred times. In terms of protracted warfare, the Hong Mao Fan will definitely be defeated. ]
[Qi Shuai repeatedly said that victory or defeat is a normal matter for military strategists, and they do not care about temporary success or failure. Guest soldiers are good at fighting. They are born with parents. They have always heard that the army loves soldiers like sons. When soldiers die in battle, they also report to the imperial court. The Zhongyong Temple records his achievements. If the Lu Song campaign fails, he can give up recruiting the pirates and retain the flames to retreat to the Ming Dynasty, hoping to start a prairie fire. ]
Yin Zhengmao read the letter again with uncertainty and picked up another military book, which recorded the method of constructing a flat gun.
This letter from your majesty is very interesting. The interesting thing is that your majesty made a golden statement and allowed Yin Zhengmao to defeat.
The Ming Dynasty finally fought across the sea for the first time. If they lost, they abandoned the pirates who had been recruited as bait, and then withdrew to the Ming Dynasty.
Yin Zhengmao handed the letter to Ling Yunyi uncertainly, and said doubtfully: "Your Majesty, do you mean you won't come back if you can't win?"
After reading it over and over again, Ling Yunyi , shook his head and said: "Your Majesty wrote it in vulgar characters. There is a sentence that reads. Your Majesty's meaning is very clear. If you can't win, stop the loss in time, and then come back. If you can't win once, fight twice. If you can't win twice, fight ten times... Red Hair You can only lose once."
"The meaning is very clear."
"Your Majesty has the virtue of the late emperor," Yin Zhengmao said to Ling Yunyi with emotion.
This means that in the sixth year of Longqing, Yin Zhengmao, who had just arrived in Guangzhou, did not always win from the beginning, but also lost several battles. At that time, high officials in the court and officials of the Jin Party criticized Yin Zhengmao's defeat. Emperor Longqing personally wrote He sent an imperial edict to Guangzhou and encouraged Yin Zhengmao: "This is the first time I have taken office. I will not go into details soon after taking office. I will just do my best to exterminate him."
When Yin Zhengmao defeated the Japanese, he also wanted to repay the kindness of the late emperor for knowing him. He would definitely kill the Japanese, so he did not want to support the Japanese.
Yin Zhengmao and Zhang Yuanxun were actually ready to be slaughtered and cooked by Liang Gong, but this letter from the little emperor made Yin Zhengmao a little at a loss for words.
His Majesty the Emperor wrote in his own handwriting, telling Yin Zhengmao that it doesn’t matter if we can’t win, as long as we win in the end!
Ling Yunyi and Zhang Yuanxun looked at each other, both in disbelief.
Ling Yunyi was silent for a moment, and found a reasonable explanation and said: "It seems that last year, the Ministry of Finance reported to the Ministry of Finance that the tax on Hongmao Fan would be increased to support internal funds, which made the palace very satisfied with the Ministry of Finance's generosity. Therefore, I am very kind."
"Your Majesty decreed that this money will not be used for military pay, but it will be used by the palace to support the army." Zhang Yuanxun added, this was the content of the previous imperial edict. .
Ling Yunyi looked at Yin Zhengmao in shock and said, "Yin Butang can't be a clan member living among the people! The holy family is prosperous, and Jane is in the emperor's heart!"
"Nonsense! Yin Zhengmao looked at Ling Yunyi and said sternly: "You are looking for death, don't take me with you!" What kind of weather is this? ”
Yin Zhengmao was still a little unsure. His Majesty's letter was obviously written by himself. It couldn't have been dictated by Zhang Juzheng and written by the little emperor! That Zhang Juzheng was too courageous.
As the war between Guangdong and Guangxi stabilized in the past two years, Zhang Juzheng's words have become harsher, especially when he repeatedly denounced corruption. Therefore, Yin Zhengmao finally judged that this handwritten letter, which was still somewhat immature, was from His Majesty. original intention.
This made Yin Zhengmao even more at a loss.
Everyone talks about the little emperor Deliang, but Yin Zhengmao did not see Deliang between the lines at all, but saw Enhou.
In the eyes of different people, the little emperor has two appearances: virtuous coolness and kindness. In this contradictory state, Yin Zhengmao only saw His Majesty's kindness.
"Very good." Zhang Yuanxun said quite accurately: "I am just a Qiu Ba who leads troops to fight. I don't understand the twists and turns in the court. Those who do this work can get more money. The more you work, the more energetic you will be. Those who do not work will get more money, and those who work will become less and less energetic. I think it is good."
"Your Majesty re-employs people who can do things. Good thing!"
Ling Yunyi thought for a while and said: "Your Majesty has found a way out for Yin Butang, so that he will not be in danger. I don't know what to do. Your Majesty is so kind to Yin Butang. But we can’t live up to His Majesty’s love.”
“If it doesn’t work once, let’s do it next time.”
Yin Zhengmao nodded and said, “I will leave in the future. The problem lies with Governor Lao Ling. Governor Ling, if you have no money, just ask Quan Hao for donations. You have already been taught enough. But there is one thing. Governor Ling, please don’t kill anyone. Yuan Fu will not be able to return by then. Protect.”
"Fight without defeat, and if that doesn't work, just ransack the house."
Ling Yunyi is different from Yin Zhengmao. Ling Yunyi is not greedy, he is bloodthirsty, and will kill when he cannot decide. The powerful people in Guangdong and Guangxi have been affected by After a lot of trouble, he became very well-behaved.
"Okay!" Ling Yunyi smiled and agreed.
Qi Jiguang's Pingyi gun was actually the improved Lumi gun passed from the Lumi Kingdom to the Central Plains. There were improved models during the Jiajing period, and later it was completed in the hands of Zhao Shizhen. Please give me a monthly ticket, wow! ! !
(End of this chapter)