Brother Zhu Youxiao

Chapter 200 Rainbow fart from the emperor
"It's quite respectful..."

On March [-]th, at the same time that Li Zhen succeeded and Li Hun succeeded, the news was continuously sent to the capital through the hands of Jin Yiwei.

Zhu Youxiao held the latest information about North Korea in his hand, and his expression was flat, neither bad nor good.

The rebellious new regime supported Li Ji as king, and Li Ji first deposed Li Hun as Lord Gwanghae, and then launched a purge against Li Hun and his cronies.

Li Hui's family was exiled to Ganghwa Island in North Korea, and his favorite ministers Han Yannan, Bai Daheng, and Zheng Mongbi were beheaded. They, together with the soldiers who had been executed before, Park Dingji, Shanggong Jinjieshi, and Chengzhi Park Hongdao, made their first public appearances.

Excluding them, out of the more than [-] civil and military ministers in North Korea, thousands of people were affected, and the reason why so many people were affected was also because of Yang Gao's support.

In other words, it was Daming's backing...

If such a large-scale massacre of courtiers is not recognized by Da Ming, and the legal status of Li Zhen's new king is not recognized by Da Ming, civil strife will break out in an instant in North Korea.

Because of this, Li Zhen, who had just succeeded to the throne, immediately led all the officials of the Western People's Party and organized [-] troops to welcome Yang Gao who had returned from an outing in Suwon. Ming dynasty.

The latest information in the hands of Zhu Youxiao is from March [-]th, that is to say, the North Korean mission should arrive in Denglai, Shandong soon.

Putting down the information, Zhu Youxiao, who was standing in front of a pile of processed wood, picked up the plane, and while continuing to process the wood, he also said:

"What did the officials say..."

When he asked this question, Wei Zhongxian, who was standing beside him, answered honestly:
"Hundreds of officials believe that Li Hun is the legal King of Korea conferred by our Ming Dynasty, and that Li Zhen's replacement of Li Hun without our Ming Dynasty's permission is a challenge to my Ming Dynasty's authority."

"The courtiers believe that even if Li Hun is guilty, the correct procedure is for the North Korean concubine to report to Yuan Keli, governor of Shandong, and Yuan Keli to report to the cabinet, and then Wansui you decide whether to abolish Li."

"So after the courtiers found out about the matter, Yuan Keli, the governor of Shandong, put forward the idea of ​​"speaking of crimes and punishing them", and believed that even if troops could not be sent due to "lots of trouble in Liaodong", Ming Dynasty should send envoys to declare to the North Korean subjects to punish the thieves, or After Li Jing treated the crime, "Xu issued an edict of pardoning the crime", just like Ming Taizu treated Li Chenggui, acknowledging the power but not granting canonization."

"In addition, the officials of the Metropolitan Procuratorate also demanded that North Korea be held accountable."

"The cabinet believes that it is not allowed to launch a crusade against Li Zhen, and he should not be canonized lightly. The canonization will only be allowed after he "confesses and pleads guilty, goes back and forth again and again" or "advances troops to support the suppression, and has made outstanding achievements."

"However, Yang Gao went to the forum and pointed out that Li Hui was ungrateful and ungrateful, and Li Zhen was sincere and intimate."

"Qin Ming?" Zhu Youxiao sneered and said with a sneer: "I'm afraid I just care about the position."

After finishing speaking, Zhu Youxiao raised his hand to sweep the sawdust off the wood, and ordered:

"After the North Korean envoys arrive in the capital, order the cabinet to observe it for themselves. In addition, since Li Hun, who was deposed in North Korea, is in captivity, then according to his brother's plan, he will send troops to take over the Gyeongseong Duhufu in North Korea. All the North Korean soldiers and horses here will return. I am dispatched by Daming."

"Long live the Holy Spirit..." Wei Zhongxian flattered, and Zhu Youxiao also asked after concocting the wood a few times:

"How about the dismantling of the guard over there, brother? Is there any news?"

When he asked this question, Wei Zhongxian did not answer immediately, but glanced at Zhu Youxiao's back, and then said:

"I heard that the Weisuotian in Henan, the Weisuotian in Shandong, and the salaries of the vassal kings have all been handed over."

"Not only that, the salaries of several vassal princes in Shaanxi have been handed over..."

"Didn't you play?" Zhu Youxiao stopped what he was doing and asked without looking back, while Wei Zhongxian said:
"It may be that His Royal Highness King Qi has too many things on his hands, and he is too busy."

"..."

For a while, there was some silence in the main hall of Qianqing Palace, Zhu Youxiao pondered for a moment before saying:

"Where are Sun Chuanting and others marching to..."

"The news came five days ago that they have arrived in Wuchang. They will arrive in the capital in early May, and in Kuandian, Liaodong in July." Wei Zhongxian responded sincerely, and said:

"However, His Royal Highness King Qi seems to be planning to divide them into three parts, which is a change from the previous plan."

"It's normal to have changes. Even my younger brother can't predict the enemy's opportunity." Zhu Youxiao didn't interfere, but said to Wei Zhongxian:
"Call Hua Chun."

"Your maidservant takes orders..." Seeing the emperor speak, Wei Zhongxian stepped back and had someone call Cao Huachun.

Two quarters of an hour later, when Cao Huachun arrived, he only saw sawdust in the Qianqing Palace, and Zhu Youxiao, who was wearing single clothes and was processing wood, seemed to be preparing to build a waterwheel or something.

"Long live, the servant girl is here..."

Cao Huachun knelt at the door, but Zhu Youxiao didn't answer: "Come in, tell me about the dismantling of the guards in Shandong, and how my brother plans to arrange it."

"Your maidservant takes orders..." Seeing this, Cao Huachun walked into the hall, and then responded with a bow:

"Your Highness has set off yesterday from Sishui Pass to return to the capital with [-] Tiqi, and the abolition records of Weisuotian in Shandong, Henan and other places have also been brought to the capital."

"His Royal Highness said that he needs to return to the capital to tell Long Live personally about the details."

"Well... Got it." Hearing Cao Huachun's words, Zhu Youxiao continued to ask:
"How about the big waterwheel I made? How many more acres of fields can it irrigate compared with ordinary waterwheels?"

What Zhu Youxiao asked was the improved version of the "water turning overturning car" that he produced while studying the hydraulic textile machine.

The shape of the ordinary water-turning car is almost the same as that of the man-pedal car, but the power used is different.

It is necessary to dig a deep and narrow ditch on the bank of the flowing water first, set the waterwheel in it, then extend the pedal shaft of the overturned cart to make an upright runner to act as a gear, and then build another wooden shaft next to the upright runner , make two horizontal wheels up and down on the shaft.

If the water impacts the lower horizontal wheel, the lower wheel will be driven, the lower wheel will drive the upper horizontal wheel, and then drive the vertical wheel alternated with the upper horizontal wheel. The car overturned in the side ditch, and the water was transported to the shore.

The biggest advantage of this kind of water turning overturning car is labor saving, because it uses the power of nature, manpower and animal power can be used for other production activities, and this method of water delivery and irrigation can be carried out day and night, and the convenience lies in the fact that people step on the overturned car. superior.

However, this kind of water-turning overturned car is often broken and unusable because the water potential is too strong.

However, after Zhu Youxiao's improvement, adding multiple runners, and wrapping the keel with light iron bars, the kinetic energy of this water-turning overturning car has been greatly enhanced.

This principle was learned by Zhu Youxiao from the bicycle provided by Zhu Youjian.

For bicycles, Zhu Youxiao asked craftsmen to manually build the chain connection, and after making the frisbee, the remaining steel frame was even simpler.

Although there are no rubber trees in East Asia, fig trees and some Euphorbiaceae plants can also provide rubber. Fig trees were introduced to the Central Plains as early as the Tang Dynasty and were planted in both the north and the south.

Therefore, when providing bicycle drawings, Zhu Youjian asked people to collect ten catties of natural rubber.

Although the flexibility is not as good as the natural rubber produced by rubber trees, it is much more comfortable to drive on iron wheels after being baked than wooden wheels.

As for the bearings, it was not difficult for the craftsmen of Ming Dynasty. Although they could not reach the modern high-precision bearings, they could still be produced with rougher bearings and shorter lifespans.

The steel balls are not smooth enough and the regulations are different, so they are polished by hand.

In terms of manual technology, the craftsmen of Ming Dynasty say that they are second, and there is no first in this era.

Therefore, Zhu Youxiao not only built the bicycle, but also rode it twice himself.

However, compared to riding a horse, this thing is a bit labor-intensive, not to mention Zhu Youxiao's pleasure, and the cost is also relatively expensive.

He calculated that the cost of a bicycle was five taels of silver, which means that a laborer can only afford one after working for half a year.

In addition, there is not much resin in the fig tree, and it is impossible to produce too much rubber. Naturally, it is determined that bicycles cannot be promoted on a large scale.

Fortunately, although it could not be promoted, Zhu Youxiao was still very flexible. After enlarging the bicycle wheel, he asked someone to collect some natural rubber, and then pressed the rubber iron wheel on the carriage.

The carriage with rubber iron wheels is much more comfortable to ride on, and this is just a new gadget that Zhu Youxiao made from the principle of bicycles.

In addition to rubber wheels, there is also an improved version of the water-turning car that is based on this principle.

Zhu Youxiao asked Cao Huachun not because he loves the people so much and thinks how many people this thing can benefit, but because he wants to prove that his water-turning and dumping car is better than that of Ming craftsmen.

Facing the inquiry, Cao Huachun also said with a smile:

"Ordinary water turning carts can irrigate seven or eight hundred acres of fields at most, but Wanzai's water turning carts can irrigate a thousand acres of fields, and the servants let the people in the Yongping Experimental Field try it, and the keel has not been worn out for three months. trace."

"Haha——" Hearing that his waterwheel was indeed better than that of craftsmen all over the world, Zhu Youxiao was very happy, and waved his hand and said:

"Let the common people change into the water-turning car I made. I think my brother will be very happy when he hears it."

"Long live's craftsmanship is superb, how can ordinary craftsmen compare with Wan live? It's like the warship with eight thousand materials." Wei Zhongxian flattered at the right time, which also reminded Zhu Youxiao of his own warship.

He put down the plane, put his hands on his hips and said:

"How about Huachun and Gu's warships?"

"Hui Wansui, Tiande has been sailing for four months, and it is currently the first ship of the second class of the Navy's three guards." Cao Huachun told the situation of the eight-thousand-year-old ship, as well as its name.

Tiande, this is what Zhu Youxiao named the Eight Thousand Materials Warship after Xu Da, the first general of the Ming Dynasty.

The length of the ship was twenty-four feet, the keel was twenty feet, the ship was six feet wide, the draft was two feet six feet, the number of artillery pieces reached 112, and the tonnage converted to the West reached [-] tons.

Such a huge ship requires [-] crew members to control, and it is a well-deserved world giant.

Zhu Youxiao is naturally proud of being able to build this kind of warship by himself, and has always paid attention to this warship.

After all, launching into the water is not difficult, the main thing is to see the sea trial.

Right now, his [-]-material warship has successfully sailed, which means it can be officially put into service, while the Tianjin Shipyard has just announced that the [-]-material warship has defects and needs to be supplemented before it can be mass-produced.

In this way, Zhu Youxiao can be said to be half a year ahead of Tianjin Shipyard.

He patted the non-existent ashes on his hands, and then said:

"Forget it, send the drawings of the Tiande to the Tianjin Shipyard for their reference, and ask them when the second ship of the Tiande will be full."

Before Zhu Youjian left, he had already determined the size of the fleet, with A, B, C, D and four ranks, and what he promoted was a three-three progressive system.

In other words, the current Tiande needs to be equipped with three C-class warships with less than [-] materials, nine warships with less than [-] materials, and a supply ship with [-] materials to match the fleet.

The size of the fleet is mainly distinguished by the level of the main ship.

This fleet, like the Tiande, is a second-class fleet. Excluding the supply ships, the tonnage will range from [-] tons to [-] tons.

If it is a first-class fleet, the tonnage will range from [-] to [-].

You must know that the size of the European fleet in the same period was still below [-], or even below [-]. However, under Zhu Youjian's silver and teak smashing, the Ming Dynasty directly reached the size of the fleet on which the sun never sets after more than a hundred years. scale.

The eight first-class fleets will have a total tonnage of more than [-] tons, with an upper limit of [-] tons.

If armed merchant ships are added, the scale becomes a bit terrifying.

"Hui Wansui and Tiande's fleet has been completed. In addition, ten warships of [-] materials and [-] ships of [-] materials were launched last month."

"In addition, Your Highness, please issue another decree to order the King of Siam to collect teak wood and transport it northward."

Cao Huachun remembered what Zhu Youjian ordered, and when Zhu Youxiao heard it, he waved his hand and said:

"It's not good to ask them to send wood all the time. How about this time, let the Ministry of Rites send envoys to Siam to reward Siam with a hundred taels of gold, ten thousand taels of silver, and thousands of silks and satins."

"After the decree is issued, let Tianjin's warships form a fleet to go south to Ryukyu Prefecture, and order Huanglong to escort the merchant ships to Siam to bring back the timber."

"The maidservant leads the decree..." After hearing Zhu Youxiao's words, Cao Huachun responded honestly, and Zhu Youxiao also waved his hand to signal that he could step down.

Cao Huachun retreated honestly, and Zhu Youxiao also turned around and continued to process his own wood.

The success of water turning and overturning gave Zhu Youxiao more confidence and ideas, but among these many ideas, Zhu Youxiao still wanted to do one thing the most...

"How much money is left between Jianji Hall and Zhongji Hall among the three halls?"

Zhu Youxiao asked Wei Zhongxian behind him, and Wei Zhongxian quickly responded:

"The craftsmen of the Yumajian reported that the wood from Liuqiu Mansion and Liaodong Kuandian has been transported back, and it can be used after being dried in the shade and processed with ancient methods."

"Among these means, about [-] million taels of silver are needed to complete the repairs of the three main halls."

"In addition, the craftsmen of the Yumajian said that His Royal Highness Qi Wang once said that the reason why the three halls and many halls were struck by lightning was because the height was too high, so it was necessary to install lightning protection."

"Can thunder be avoided?" Zhu Youxiao turned around with interest when he heard this, and Wei Zhongxian also said:

"Specifically, the maidservants are not particularly clear, only know that it seems that copper wires or iron wires were installed, and then they were pulled to an open place."

"His Royal Highness Qi said that with this installation, there will be no more lightning strikes in the future, but it just looks a little ugly..."

"Since it was my brother who said it, let's do it." Zhu Youxiao didn't quite understand either, so he just waved his hand and let the craftsmen of the Yumajian figure it out.

Seeing Zhu Youxiao's indifferent appearance, Wei Zhongxian didn't say much, but quietly watched him handle the wood.

Time passed bit by bit, and Zhu Youjian also led Lu Wenzhao and Jin Yiwei's Tiqi back to the capital on March [-]th.

Since the emperor did not mention it, and Zhu Youjian himself did not mention it, and the civil servants did not want to expand Zhu Youjian's prestige, so the Ministry of Rites did not hold a celebration with great fanfare, but arranged hundreds of people to welcome the celebration. When the inspectors left, they dispersed.

After running outside for half a year, Zhu Youjian became darker and looked more precocious.

If he didn't say it, almost everyone who saw him would think he was a young man with a weak crown of sixteen or seventeen.

As for himself, he returned to the palace as soon as he returned to the capital, and went to the Hall of Mental Cultivation before washing up.

"This elephant pedestal is not bad. Have all the chariots in the palace been changed?"

On the side of the square of Huangji Hall in the Forbidden City, Zhu Youjian was sitting on an elephant pedestal, admiring the comfort brought by the rubber iron wheels, while Cao Huachun, who was following the car, looked at His Highness who had not seen him for half a year, with a smile on his face.

"Your Highness, Long Live misses you very much."

"Hehe, Brother Huang thinks it's natural for me. After going out for half a year, I don't know whether Brother Huang has gained weight or lost weight." Hearing Cao Huachun's words, Zhu Youjian also looked forward to the meeting later.

Of course, compared to meeting each other, what makes people more happy is the total land and acres in his hand.

It took a few months from the beginning of the measurement of the military garrison to half a month ago, and the [-] army was measured completely, and the population of the military households was counted.

In Shandong and Henan, there were only [-] million mu of land occupied by the army on paper, but after the inventory, it was as high as more than [-] million mu.

The population of military households also exceeded Zhu Youjian's imagination, reaching [-] million, more than tripled.

Although the population of Shandong and Henan provinces has not been checked, Zhu Youjian can roughly guess the population of the two provinces from the checks of military households.

As guessed by most books of later generations, the population in the late Ming Dynasty was about three times that of the Hongwu period, and the densely populated places more than doubled in places that were slightly rich.

In other words, the populations of Shandong and Henan should be around [-] million and [-] million.

However, after this war and the move to relocate the people, the population of the two provinces should be reduced by a million or so.

That's not a bad thing, and it's definitely not a good thing.

It can only be said that those who survived will live a little more comfortably because of the reduction in population density.

For the people in the two provinces, Zhu Youjian chose to allocate five acres of land to each person, leaving [-] million acres of bean fields in the herds.

The [-] million mu of bean fields are very important to the Yumajian, because the number of army horses in the Yumajian is constantly increasing, so it is necessary to ensure the bean feed for the army horses.

The battle of Liaodong is imminent, and the rear must be stabilized for this battle.

Zhu Youjian transferred the three battalions of Jimo, Dengzhou, and Wendeng under Yuan Keli's command to Henan, and put them under the command of the general Yumajian. Then he left the third battalion of the [-]th Battalion in Shanxi to station in Shandong, under the jurisdiction of Yuan Keli.

Starting in May, after the end of the field, except for the third battalion of soldiers and horses who were required to stay in Shandong, the other soldiers and horses will gradually withdraw to the garrison places.

Shanxi needs to recruit soldiers from the third battalion to make up for the soldiers from the third battalion transferred to Shandong.

In this way, before the war, Zhu Youjian actually controlled the Sixteen Guards, the Ninety Gongwei Battalion, the Daning Three Guards, and the forty-eight battalions of the guest army of Sun Chuanting and others.

So many soldiers and horses are divided into Shanxi, Beizhili, Shandong, Henan, Liaodong and other four provinces in one capital.

Among them, the [-]th Battalion of Liaodong, the [-]th Battalion of the Guest Army, and the Three Guards of Daning participated in the Battle of Liaodong, with a total of more than [-] people.

Except for them, there are [-] battalions of auxiliary soldiers already in formation, that is, more than [-] main and auxiliary soldiers.

The number of auxiliary soldiers is more than [-]. Counting them, based on the length of the road in this battle, even if the Liaohe River can sail, at least [-] civilians are needed.

In other words, nearly [-] regular soldiers need [-] civilian husbands and auxiliary soldiers to guarantee their logistical supplies.

With the original population size of Liaodong, it is definitely impossible.

But right now Zhu Youjian is relocating millions of refugees from Henan and Shandong to Liaodong, and more than [-] people have already arrived. Before the war starts, the population of Liaodong will exceed [-] million.

With two million people playing the basic game, it is impossible to lose in such a game of flying dragon riding face.

"call……"

Thinking of his own advantages, Zhu Youjian let out a sigh of relief.

After three years of planning, they were finally able to display the national prestige of Ming Dynasty in this battle.

As long as the entire territory of Liaodong is recovered in this battle and the results of the battle continue to expand, Jianlu will have his backbone broken, and after the war, Zhu Youjian will be able to reform the country.

With an army of [-] in four provinces in one capital, the territory has already been accumulated enough. The first step after the war is to abolish the various guards and the Beijing camp.

Garrison troops with the various guards as the basic base, and then wait for the students of Yanshan Institute to complete their studies, then they can start to reform the fiscal and taxation system of Ming Dynasty step by step.

When this complete thread was sorted out by Zhu Youjian, the recovery of the Liaodong War became a crucial section.

No one is allowed to disrupt this section, so the Yumajian must take over important nodes such as grain, gunpowder, and supply lines to Liaodong with full authority.

Twist the foundations of one capital and four provinces into a rope, and use this rope to drive the Northern Expedition of soldiers and horses.

While thinking of this, Xiang Ren also stopped in front of the Qianqing Palace, and at the gate of the palace, Zhu Youjiao sat in front of the gate, nervously waiting for his younger brother to get off the car.

Wei Zhongxian next to him held in his hand an imperial decree that he had been waiting for for several months, and he handed the imperial decree to the person above the elephant just for this moment.

Cao Huachun took out the horse stool, Zhu Youjian also opened the car door, stepped on the horse stool and got out of the car, and saw his imperial brother who had been away for half a year.

Zhu Youxiao was fatter and fairer than before Zhu Youjian left. At this moment, when he saw himself getting off the car, he also stood up.

Zhu Youjian didn't delay, but walked forward quickly, then brushed off his clothes, knelt in front of the palace gate, bowed and said:

"Qi Wang Zhu Youjian, pay homage to Long Live, Long Live Sheng Gong'an..."

"Zhongxian, proclaim the decree!" Zhu Youxiao resisted the idea of ​​stepping forward to help his younger brother, and urged Wei Zhongxian, and Wei Zhongxian also pulled away the decree, singing loudly:
"Feng, Tian Chengyun, and the emperor's rule said: General Zhaowu, the strategy of countering the rebellion, Zuo Zhuguo, Qi Wang Zhu You checked his talents and appraised Chengzhi, his achievements were determined, his ambitions were strong, and Hongcai praised his principles."

"When the world is in turmoil, shoulder the great responsibility without flinching. The position is heavy but dangerous, and the merit is high but not arrogant. The self-seeking but the humble, the loyalty of Xu Guo, the vassal king is an example..."

"There is also a strategy of seeking saints, gaining the essentials of soldiers and immortals, gaining insight into the opportunities of frontier fortresses, and comparing Zhuge's chances of victory with Yu Rong. Today, I am hereby named as the General Manager of the Liao Dynasty, to control the soldiers in Beizhili, Liaodong, Shanxi, Shandong and other places. Horse, add the title of general of hussars, governor of Liao, and hope that he will return in victory and bring happiness to the world..."

There are thousands of words in the eloquent imperial decree, but only a hundred words related to the serious matter, and the remaining nine hundred words are all bragging about Zhu Youjian.

Not to mention anything else, just the heroic and talented Cheng Zhi mentioned it no less than five times, and Zhu Youjian blushed after hearing a rainbow fart.

With a blushing face, Zhu Youjian raised his hands to receive the decree, but Zhu Youxiao couldn't help but snatched the imperial decree from Wei Zhongxian's hand and put it in the hands of his younger brother.

At the end, Zhu Youxiao didn't forget to cough and said:

"Ahem, King Qi, I am waiting for the news of your victory..."

"Brother, I haven't set off yet..." Zhu Youjian couldn't laugh or cry, he didn't set off yet, and his brother celebrated a few months in advance.

"It's almost the same. My brother is out, and the mere Jianlu is just a clown." Zhu Youxiao also blushed, but still forced Zhu Youjian to stand up calmly.

While pulling and dragging Zhu Youjian into the Qianqing Palace, he said: "I won't go to the inner palace tonight, and have a long talk with my younger brother."

Zhu Youjian was helpless, but he looked at the bright smile on his brother's face, so he could only shake his head and let him drag him in with a smile...

　Four o'clock and one more

　　
　
(End of this chapter)