Brother Zhu Youxiao

Chapter 135
"Leading the fifth brother of the emperor to lead the Wanping camp, escort the [-] taels of silver and horse price silver from the Taipusi to the Yanshan camp, and buy [-] army horses."

"The minister leads the decree..."

Ye Xianggao's work efficiency was very high. Early in the morning, Zhu Youjian, who was still sleeping, received the imperial decree from Taipu Temple to adjust the price of horses and silver.

Zhu Youjian was a little happy to get [-] taels of silver for no reason, but then he turned his head and said to Lu Wenzhao with peace of mind:

"The generals from the Wanping Camp led the troops to the Taipu Temple to collect the money for the horses. After sending them to the Yanshan Camp, they exchanged the horses with briquettes.

"A lowly post takes orders..." Lu Wenzhao blushed, he never thought that His Royal Highness was very proficient with his left and right hands.

But think about it, if you buy horses with silver taels, the northern captives will only use silver taels to buy iron pots and grain, and they will not buy their briquettes at all.

On the contrary, it would be more cost-effective to exchange the briquettes directly and keep the silver taels.

Lu Wenzhao asked someone to go to work, while Zhu Youjian sat in Xuqin Palace and continued to write his Yanshan textbook.

As time passed, the [-]th Guards Army and the [-]th Battalion, which had already been fully staffed, were on the right track, especially at the Yanshan Institute.

After the division of the Weisuo, the Yanshan Institute was also expanded three times, and all the children of the military households who were willing to study were recruited in the division.

At this time, the number of students in Yanshan Institute has exceeded [-], and there are only seven months left before the first batch of Yanshan students will go to school.

There is not much time left for Zhu Youjian. He needs to compile the textbook within seven months, and then expand it into vernacular Chinese by the subordinate staff, and then re-edit the textbook for him to read.

After confirming the textbook, he doesn't have to worry too much about the rest.

For now, "Yanshan Thought" and "Yanshan Arithmetic" have been written, and Zhu Youjian has determined the textbooks for the next five years after reviewing them.

It's just a pity that Zhu Youjian's mathematics is really not very good. He can barely remember the mathematics in junior high school, and he can't remember it after that, and he can't do the questions.

However, there is no need to use advanced mathematics to train officials and subordinates.

He is currently writing two books, "Yanshan Wuzhi" and "Yanshan Tiangong".

The first book is about the basic knowledge of leading troops in war, especially in logistics.

At present, the three books "Yanshan Thought", "Yanshan Arithmetic", "Yanshan Wuzhi" and "Yanshan Civil Engineering" compiled by craftsmen and subordinates are compulsory courses for Yanshan students.

As for "Yanshan Tiangong", "Yanshan Medical Equipment" and "Yanshan Economics" that may appear in the future are all expansion subjects.

Starting from the fourth year of enrollment, officials need to study four compulsory courses: civil engineering, arithmetic, ideology, and economics, as well as a basic "Yanshan Wuzhi", a total of five subjects.

As for officers, they need to learn various military methods such as thinking, civil engineering, arithmetic, martial arts, and practical exercises.

If you are really not interested in being an official or joining the army, then you can go to study medical preparation and natural engineering as extracurricular students in other livelihood and military research subjects.

Zhu Youjian thought about it, he couldn't throw all the suitable and unsuitable people into the local government and join the army.

There are always some people who are not interested in these things, and it can even be said that they have no ambitions.

When such people are in an emergency, Zhu Youjian may drag them to be honest officials to fight fires, but normally academic research can still be carried out.

By the end of the Ming Dynasty, Chinese medicine had developed complete surgical instruments and methods. As a result, the entry of the Manchu Qing Dynasty interrupted this process.

What Zhu Youjian has to do is to let this process continue.

"By the way, Wen Zhao..."

After writing a paragraph of thoughts, Zhu Youjian looked up at Lu Wenzhao and said to him, "I asked you to check the raw medicine storehouse, Anletang, Pharmacy Bureau and Liangyi Institute of the Tai Hospital before. How did the people below check?"

Seeing that His Highness asked about this, Lu Wenzhao bowed back and said:
"Your Highness, it is true that, as you said, most of the medical officers in the Imperial Hospital are deceitful and thieves. The governor of Nanzhen has already recruited famous doctors from all over the world. I believe they will be brought to Yanshan Hospital soon. Improve "Medical Preparations."

"Hmm..." Hearing this, Zhu Youjian was not surprised.

Imperial physicians in the Ming Dynasty were originally hereditary, and such things as tiger fathers and dog sons happened in all walks of life, and imperial hospitals were the same.

Ming Wuzong Zhu Houzhao did not use a medical officer from the Imperial Hospital, but a medical officer he found among the people.

It's a pity that when Zhu Houzhao went to Jiangnan, he didn't listen to the medical officer and left him in the capital, which made his condition worse.

Although Zhu Youjian is confident in his body, he is skeptical about Zhu Youxiao's body.

Therefore, he is going to rectify the hospital, even if it can't replace all of them, he must let capable people take over.

The reason why Jiajing and Wanli lived so long was that the former rarely saw a doctor, while the latter found the right person.

I have to say that Wanli was very lucky. He found Gong Tingxian and Yang Jishi, the four famous doctors of the late Ming Dynasty, as his imperial doctors, so he ranked among the top in the lifespan of the emperors of the Ming Dynasty.

But again, Taichang and Tianqi are a bit unlucky.

Because the two people mentioned by Wanli all died of illness before his death, one at the age of ninety-eight and the other at the age of ninety-seven.

As can be seen from their ages, these two men have a hand.

It's just that Zhu Youjian didn't have such good luck. Once these two people died, the rest of the Tai Hospital would become a living bag, so Zhu Youjian wanted to search for famous doctors from all over the world.

This kind of famous doctor must not be the one who catches fame, but must have a brush.

Zhu Youjian didn't want himself to die from a cold like Emperor Hongzhi.

Therefore, he specifically confessed to Lu Wenzhao: "We must make sure that this person has real medical skills, not someone who is trying to catch fame."

"Please rest assured, Your Highness, I have been paying attention. After these famous doctors are selected, they need to cure hundreds of patients before they can enter the Yanshan Institute." Lu Wenzhao responded, which made Zhu Youjian very satisfied.

But when he was satisfied, he also remembered the matter of the military newspaper, so he got up and walked out of the courtyard, and asked as he walked:
"What happened to Southwest and Liaodong? The old slave is still besieging Shenyang? Does She Chongming have any other actions besides making armor?"

Lu Wenzhao followed in Zhu Youjian's footsteps, walked out of Xuqin Palace, took a stroll in the East Palace and replied:

"The old slave has been besieging Shenyang these days, but he has deployed troops from Tieling, Kaiyuan, Puhesuo, Fushun and other places. Now there are [-] regular soldiers and [-] auxiliary soldiers entrenched around Shenyang."

"[-] main soldiers, [-] auxiliary soldiers..." Hearing this sentence, Zhu Youxiao murmured, constantly calculating in his mind.

After a while, he had the answer in his mind, just because Nurhachi's crazy move only happened during the Battle of Sarhu.

Such an all-or-nothing approach obviously represented a huge logistical problem within Houjin, and it was impossible to do nothing after deploying troops.

"How much grain are there in the four stone forts of Weining Camp, Wujing Camp, Wang Daren Tun, and Fengji Fort?"

Zhu Youjian asked Lu Wenzhao, and Lu Wenzhao memorized all kinds of things in Liaodong every day, so he could write them down naturally. He responded:

"The Weining Camp and the Wujing Camp should have [-] shi and [-] shi of military rations respectively. I don't know about the civilian rations, but Lord Wang's Tun and Fengji Fort have [-] shi and [-] shi of rations."

"So, if you add it all up, it's about half a million shi?" Zhu Youjian asked, and Lu Wenzhao nodded.

After he nodded, Zhu Youjian's brows did not stretch, but asked Lu Wenzhao:
"The above four forts, plus the captured Shendan Stone Fort, and the cultivated fields outside Shenyang City, how many acres are there in these places?"

"At least two to three million acres..." Lu Wenzhao replied subconsciously, and then realized something was wrong, and suddenly realized:

"Could it be that His Highness thinks that Nurhachi is going to harvest grain and return to Xinsarhu City during the autumn harvest?"

"Not necessarily!" Zhu Youjian turned back and returned to Xuqin Palace.

Lu Wenzhao and the other Jinyi guards followed closely behind, and some even ran back and hung the map of Liaodong on the back of the desk.

When Zhu Youjian walked into the study and looked at the map of Liaodong, he answered Lu Wenzhao's question:

"Based on the grain production in Liaodong, [-] million mu can produce about [-] million shi of grain. Even if the auxiliary soldiers under Nurhachi's command don't take care of the fields, the output can still be [-] million shi. "

"Even if you don't produce food, you can still cut grass for horses to eat."

"With this batch of grain and grass, Nurhachi can besiege Shenyang for one more year!"

"Right now, Nurhachi is dispatching [-] auxiliary soldiers, obviously to prepare for harvesting food, and it is impossible for [-] regular soldiers to storm Shenyang, so they will target those four stone fortresses."

"Five or six hundred thousand shi of grain is enough to feed the army of old slaves for eight or nine months."

Speaking of this, Zhu Youjian knew the danger of the matter, and also knew one thing.

Houjin's food is insufficient, so it is necessary to buy food from foreign aid at this time, and currently Houjin's foreign aid is only the Engedel Department of Nekhalka!

Thinking of this, Zhu Youjian looked sideways at Lu Wenzhao, and told him:
"Ask Li Ruolian to send people to the local barbarians to do business, especially Engedel's tribe. The old slave may trade cattle and sheep with them."

"Once there is news, let me know immediately, and this batch of cattle and sheep cannot be allowed to fall into Nurhachi's hands."

"In addition, the two guards of Tiao Shen Wu and Lu Long, and Tiance and Habayashi guards are switching defenses. You send someone to tell Brother Huang... No, you go in person."

"By the way, ask Cheng En to bring all the military horses and rough horses that the Yumajian replaced during this period to Yulinkou in Yongping, and then order him to deliver six thousand dou of military rations, one thousand catties of military salt, one hundred catties of vinegar cloth and three A thousand catties of dried vegetables will be sent to Yulinkou together."

"Bring all the riding blunderbuss from the Yumajian, as well as the gunpowder and bullets, so there is no need for artillery."

"This battle is inevitable. Li Ruolian's people must be quick. I will get news from Engedel within five days."

"The lowly job takes orders!" Hearing Zhu Youjian's words, Lu Wenzhao's heart became heavy.

He wasn't worried about whether Habayashi and Tiance Guard would be able to fight, after all, Habayashi Guard and Tiance Guard had [-] old soldiers, and they were the most compatible among the current armies.

Right now, Lu Longwei and Shenwu are stationed at Lulong and Yulinkou respectively. Replacing them is equivalent to ambushing more than [-] cavalry in Yongping Mansion.

As long as the situation is not right, the army can leave the customs within two hours, and in the case of one man and three horses, it can kill Engedel in seven days.

Thinking of this, Zhu Youjian didn't want to see Zhu Youxiao's wedding, so he could only say a word to Lu Wenzhao:

"Go and spread the word, remember to send a fast horse, hurry up and ask Man Gui to prepare [-] stone beans and [-] grass bundles in Yongping, and let Shenwuwei and Lu Longwei wait. Once I arrive with Tiancewei and Habayashiwei, he will immediately Lead the troops out."

"Are you in such a hurry?" Lu Wenzhao didn't expect His Royal Highness to be in such a hurry. One must know that tens of thousands of cavalry were dispatched out of the fortress. It had been a long time since there had been a big battle of this scale.

Even though the Yanshan camp had prepared military rations early and could satisfy tens of thousands of people to go out at any time, such a speed was still somewhat unheard of.

"It's urgent!" Zhu Youjian frowned, and said to a eunuch next to him, "Pack up your bags and notify Tiance and Yulin guards to leave in two hours."

"Your servant takes orders..." The eunuch immediately went to send a message, and went to help Zhu Youjian pack his things.

Lu Wenzhao also went to Qianqing Palace in person, only Zhu Youjian stood in the study, frowning and looking at the map.

Not long after, hurried footsteps came from behind him, and then the eunuch at the door immediately sang: "Long live..."

Hearing these two words, Zhu Youjian turned around abruptly, and sure enough, he saw Zhu Youxiao walking into Xuqin Palace.

"Everyone, get out."

"As ordered..."

As soon as Zhu Youxiao waved his hand, all the eunuchs and court ladies retreated, leaving only him and Zhu Youjian in the entire Xuqin Palace.

Seeing this situation, Zhu Youjian had no choice but to move the chair by himself, and Zhu Youxiao also sat in the main seat, waving his hands and grabbing his sleeves, leaning his elbows on the armguard of the chair, and said with a serious expression:

"Tell me, what's the big deal that made you not even attend my big wedding."

"This..." Zhu Youjian smiled wryly, then sat on the chair he brought up, and said:
"The old slave probably wants to continue besieging the city..."

After all, Zhu Youjian revealed all his analysis, including Nurhachi's military strength, harvesting food outside the city, preparing to besiege the city for a year, and so on.

In the end, he said that Nurhachi may have sent people to Neikalkha to buy cattle and sheep to ensure that they will last until the grain harvest.

"That's why I'm preparing to go to Yongping Mansion, and I'm going to let Man Gui lead the two cavalry troops of Tiance Guard and Habayashi Guard out of the fortress, bypassing the Liaoxi Corridor, and directly surprise Engdel, which is a thousand miles away."

Speaking of this, Zhu Youjian also said helplessly:

"If the old slaves get the cattle and sheep in Neikalka, I'm afraid they can harvest food and grass outside the city with peace of mind."

"And the other reason why I sent troops out of the fortress is that according to the time, when the old slave knows that the army has wiped out Engedel's tribe, Sun Yingyuan should also lead the army to land in Zhenjiang and prepare to go north to Kuandian."

"This will create an illusion for the old slave. The strength of the Seventh Guards is the same as that of the Two Guards that wiped out Engedel. He thinks that I will divide my troops into three ways to destroy Jianlu."

When Zhu Youjian said this, he stood up, pointed at the map with a thin wooden stick, and explained to Zhu Youxiao:

"Engedel's tribe was located in the lower reaches of the Laoha River to the north of Yizhou Station during the Yongle period. It was adjacent to Horqin to the north, the Chaohua Department to the south, and Zaisai and several other tribes to the southeast."

"Right now Zaisai's tribe was defeated by the old slave, and he himself was arrested, so the tribe moved to Liaoze in the south, so as long as Engedel is defeated, they can move eastward and go straight to Kaiyuan!"

"At the same time, the emperor can issue an order to order Xiong Tingbi and Qi Jin to make a false attack and prepare military rations, so that the Jianlu spies in Guangning and Liaoyang will mistakenly think that the soldiers and horses of the two places will support Shenyang."

"At this time, Sun Yingyuan's seven guards and [-] auxiliary soldiers will also go north. In this way, it will create the illusion that [-] soldiers and horses will go north to aid Liao."

"This time it's not like Sarhu. The battlefield has become larger and the strategic depth has also become larger. Except for Sun Yingyuan's troops who need to march in the mountains, the other tribes will march on the plains and hills, and each army will be hundreds of miles away. There will be no old slaves. Defeat opportunities piece by piece."

"Once these illusions are formed, the old slave must not dare to extravagantly hope to harvest Shenyang's grain, and will immediately return to the three cities of Kaiyuan, Tieling and Hetuala!"

Speaking of this, Zhu Youjian breathed a sigh of relief, and said calmly:

"I estimate that Jianlu's men and horses are about to arrive at Engedel's pasture, but it may take ten and a half months for them to raise cattle and sheep, so there is still time to send troops."

"If you delay any longer, you really won't be able to send troops..."

As soon as Zhu Youjian said this, Zhu Youxiao's frown relaxed.

Even though he couldn't understand the words of strategic depth, he knew that the distance from Kaiyuan to Hetuala was more than three hundred miles.

From Kaiyuan to Kuandian, more than six hundred miles away, it is impossible for Nurhachi to defeat several troops in a row like last time.

Thinking of this, Zhu Youxiao sighed: "In this case, let's go, but it's a pity that my brother can't watch my wedding with his own eyes."

"Maybe Man Gui can catch Engedel alive." Zhu Youjian also laughed.

"Mangui can go, but brother, you can't." Zhu Youxiao suddenly raised his face and said:

"Brother, don't get overwhelmed for a while, and lead the troops out of the fortress by yourself."

"I look like this, I'm afraid it will be a burden to go to the battlefield..." Zhu Youjian gestured to himself with a wry smile.

It is true that although Zhu Youjian has grown a lot in the past four months because of exercising and eating well, it is only five feet one inch, which is equivalent to [-] meters in later generations.

Such a height, coupled with the strength that he can barely pull the three-strength bow to the full moon, is indeed a bit cumbersome on the battlefield.

He is very clear, and naturally he will not do something like leading the army at the age of eleven.

"That's fine..." Zhu Youxiao sighed, then waved his hand and said:

"In that case, let's go. It's nearly four hundred miles from here to Lulong County. It doesn't take three days to make it."

"Brother, don't worry, you can reach Lulong County in two days at most!" Zhu Youjian bowed, and then said with a smile:
"Then I wish my brother a happy wedding in advance!"

"Go, go, what's the use of congratulating you at this time?" Zhu Youxiao looked disgusted, and walked towards the outside of Xuqin Palace.

Zhu Youjian also followed, ready to send Zhu Youxiao out of the East Palace, but as soon as the two of them reached the door, Zhu Youxiao said to Wei Zhongxian who was standing at the door:
"Draft the decree, canonize the fifth younger brother of the emperor from the inspection as the king of Qi, serve as the vassal in Beijing, act as the governor of the imperial horse, go straight to the [-]th guard army, and go up to the [-]th arch guard battalion."

"King Qi is a thousand years old!" Hearing this, Wei Zhongxian was the first to react, and congratulated Zhu Youjian, while Lu Wenzhao and others also sang congratulatory salutes.

Zhu Youjian hadn't reacted yet, so he could only look at Zhu Youxiao, and Zhu Youxiao said helplessly:

"Many princes, King Han, King Wei, and King Liang have bad meanings in our dynasty, and Xinyang is too small, so after thinking about it, it seems that King Qi is really more suitable for his younger brother. The one who knows soldiers in ancient times is no more than King Han Xin of Qi. .”

"How can my brother He De compare with the soldiers..." Zhu Youjian was ashamed. As far as his three-legged cat's skill is concerned, he is not as good as Dong Yi and Sima Xin who were defeated by Han Xin. It is estimated that the generals under Han Xin can hang himself .

But even though he said that, Zhu Youjian was still a little unconvinced in his heart.

He is only eleven years old, given him a few years of experience, he will catch up with those ancient famous generals step by step. Doesn't the so-called famous general mean that he has fought more battles and won more?Then lay a big territory for yourself!

Thinking of this, Zhu Youjian couldn't help sighing secretly, this year is really an eventful year.

I only hope that after getting through this year, I can give him a stable reform of Da Ming for a few years.

"Let's go..."

When Zhu Youxiao's voice sounded again, and Zhu Youjian came back to his senses, he had already got on the chariot, and the eight eunuchs also lifted the chariot.

"Brother take care, don't get too close to the border."

Before leaving, Zhu Youxiao was still very worried and explained to Lu Wenzhao because he was worried:

"Lu Wenzhao, you follow King Qi to Lulong County, remember to protect King Qi."

"I swear to the death to protect the safety of His Royal Highness King Qi!" Lu Wenzhao knelt on one knee and bowed in singing.

Seeing this, Zhu Youxiao was hesitant to speak, afraid that he would say too much and waste time, so he held back thousands of words in his heart, and finally sighed before waving his hand to return to Qianqing Palace.

Looking at Zhu Youxiao's leaving back, Zhu Youjian was also a little bit reluctant, but finally turned around and looked at Lu Wenzhao.

At this moment, he is so precious, he showed the aura of a prince, and said to Lu Wenzhao:

"Leave in two hours. Go to Tiance and Habayashi Guard yourself, let them feed the army horses, and transfer Long Xiangwei's army horses to them. This way, one person and two horses should be able to go."

"Five days later, the army will go out of the fortress, and Gu will go to Lulong first."

"A lowly post takes orders!" Lu Wenzhao returned the salute, and Zhu Youjian also walked back to his study.

After he left, Lu Wenzhao went to the Supervisor of Rituals in person, got Zhu Youjian to be King of Qi, and after Tiance and Yubayashiwei's military dispatch edict, he hurried to Tiance and Yubayashiwei outside the city to announce the decree .

For the old soldiers who have been training for more than half a year, they are eagerly waiting to cut off a few North Korean heads, while for some new soldiers who have joined the army for less than three months, they are very dazed and even uneasy.

Immediately afterwards, each of them got thirty catties of dried beans, and then they were arranged to feed the horses.

At the same time, some old soldiers also came to do psychological work for them, mainly to explain that their own armor is excellent, while the northern captives are mostly leather armor, which is vulnerable to a single blow.

Afterwards, Long Xiangwei in the north brought their [-] horses to Tiance and Habayashi Wei, making them barely reach the level of one man and two horses.

Two hours later, Zhu Youjian rode his horse out of the city. Ten miles outside the Anding Gate in the afternoon, he saw the soldiers of the two guards who put the armor on the back of the horse and led the two army horses, as well as the commanders and soldiers standing in front of them. thousand households.

Before riding the horses, Zhu Youjian was wearing a round collar robe, and said to the soldiers in the front row:

"The battle situation is urgent, and there is not enough time to give out silver to the soldiers, but in this battle, as long as the first-level beheaded captive is beheaded, fifty taels of silver will be rewarded!"

"Wan Sheng! Wan Sheng! Wan Sheng!"

After receiving the promise of rewarding silver, the soldiers in the front row shouted, although the soldiers behind did not understand what their "Fifth Highness" said, they also shouted.

Looking at the tens of thousands of cavalry in front of him, Zhu Youjian had countless pride in his heart and wanted to express it, but in the end he chose two simple words:
"set off!"

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