I really don't want to be emperor at the end of Ming Dynasty

Emperor Chongzhen's appointment of Zhu Chunchen as the commander-in-chief of the three armies was not clever. After Zhu Chunchen took over as the commander-in-chief of Beijiannu, his first military order was to repeat Emperor Chongzhen's imperial edict.

The order to mobilize the Trilateral Army, Sichuan Army, Zhejiang Army, Tianxiong Army and other armies to gather in the capital is simply a joke. The Shimen Sichuan Army is far away in Sichuan, and the Trilateral Army is in Shaanxi, Shanxi and Ningxia. They It could have started as a separate army, whether it was to join forces in Mobei, or to attack Jiannu from east to west, but Zhu Chunchen was so stupid that he wanted hundreds of thousands of troops to gather together.

But the problem is, this is simply a fatal matter. All the troops of the Ming Dynasty are mobilized. This time, more than 7000 troops are mobilized, including more than 700 cavalry alone. When these troops and horses eat three liters of food every day, they need to consume every day. More than [-] stones of grain, which requires at least more than [-] carts to transport.

It was because of this unwise order that the Northern Expedition cast an ominous shadow from the very beginning, and the originally high morale of the Ming army was dampened.

Chongzhen knew nothing about this. After he decided to lead his own soldiers, the attitude of the officials towards him changed 180 degrees. No one deliberately found fault with him anymore. On the contrary, even the most sarcastic The officials also sang praises for his decision, comparing him to Emperor Qin, Emperor Wu of Han, Emperor Zong of Tang and Song Zu. These flattering words made him feel a little elated.

Lu Xiangsheng wanted to see him many times and tell him his views on the Northern Expedition, but he refused to meet him.Like many ministers, he agreed that after being blocked by the Ming Dynasty for more than two years, especially after Shenyang was captured, Jiannu had been severely weakened.With all the rebels and relatives separated, as soon as the army led by him arrives, the Qing army will descend on the wind and eliminate the Jiannu with ease!

It has to be said that people are arrogant and arrogant. If Shenyang had not been conquered, the battle report sent by Ning Haijun would have beheaded less than [-] level slaves and more than [-] Tatars. Chen directly multiplied it by ten, and it became, in the battle of Shenyang, Ning Haijun beheaded more than [-] people and Mongolia had tens of thousands.

Although Emperor Chongzhen was very capable, the problem was that in the face of this great victory, he calculated through simple addition and subtraction that the remaining troops of Jiannu would not exceed 3 troops.He went out with more than 30 troops. How could he be defeated?If this were not the case, Emperor Chongzhen probably would not have the courage to conduct a personal conquest even if the officials came up with flowers.

Lu Xiangsheng wanted to see Emperor Chongzhen almost every day, but was refused to be summoned. Lu Xiangsheng became the only clown in the eyes of the ministers. The ministers also ridiculed Lu Xiangsheng because Lu Xiangsheng was a foreign official and did not have the imperial edict or the emperor's permission. He was not like Officials in the capital could attend court meetings, but they could only be exposed to the sun outside the Ming Dynasty Gate every day.

Not only was Lu Xiangsheng's painstaking efforts not understood by anyone, but he was accused every day of being unreasonable and looking for trouble.

On May [-], the ninth year of Chongzhen, as the commander-in-chief of the Guanning Army, Zu Dashou led Wu Xiang, Wu Sangui, Zu Dabi, Zu Kefa and other Guanning Army to arrive in the capital first.

This time, Zu Dashou gave Emperor Chongzhen a lot of face. He not only led more than [-] Guan Ning troops to the capital, but also led more than [-] elite cavalry from the Zu family, plus more than [-] cavalry led by Wu Xiang and Wu Sangui. , Guan Ning's army alone dispatched more than [-] cavalry.

More than [-] Guan Ning's troops arrived in the capital, and the capital quickly built a huge military camp outside the city. Then, more than [-] troops from Liu Zeqing's troops of the Shandong Army, which was closer to the capital, arrived at the capital camp. Henan Army, Changping Army, and Ji The state army and the three Tianjin guards arrived one after another, and the Beijing camp turned into a huge military camp.

Zu Dashou, the number one figure in Guan Ning's army, knelt on the cold road with his forehead touching the ground. He completely lost sight of leading the army and left as soon as he said so during the Battle of the Breach. He did not take Emperor Chongzhen and the Ministry of War seriously at all. Yuan Zonghuan must write The letter came to persuade him to lead the army into the pass and join the war again.

Zu Dashou's attitude was unusually humble: "Your Majesty, the imperial commander's personal expedition is truly a great event that has never happened before in this country! Your Majesty's talents and strategies are far inferior to those of Emperor Qin and Han Dynasty! With your Majesty personally supervising the battle and using troops from the three armies, it is easy to defeat Jiannu. Veteran minister I wish your majesty a great victory and capture the slave chief alive!"

Emperor Chongzhen was extremely satisfied with Zu Dashou's humble attitude. He helped Zu Dashou up and said, "Please, my dear Zu, please rise! I am not familiar with the art of war. This battlefield battle requires a lot of effort from my beloved!"

Zu Dashou said: "Your Majesty has an order, how dare I disobey it? If I fight for these old bones, I will also take down Jian Nu. I will take the head of Slave Chief Taiji from his neck to give His Majesty a bad breath and die in Jian Nu's hands." Take revenge on the Liaodong Han and Guan Ning soldiers!"

Chongzhen was greatly appreciated and clapped his hands and shouted: "Okay! This is my strong general! With such determination and morale, why worry about establishing slaves and not destroying them!"

Outside the capital, the scene was really grand, with banners covering the sky, boundless, and huge.Hundreds of thousands of troops have arrived in the capital. With hundreds of thousands of mouths open, they can eat up a mountain in one day. Who can bear it if they stay in the capital for a long time and have to deal with eating, drinking and diarrhea by the court?
The common people agree and have opinions. Not all troops have as good discipline as Ning Haijun. For example, the guard troops in Shandong, Henan and other places have poor combat effectiveness and even worse discipline. Stealing chickens and dogs is commonplace. Common people's opinions It was so big that it could be said that the whole place was wailing.

Wen Tiren and others were also worried. They bought some food just to make money. What if these soldiers ate them all?The food they donated contained a huge amount of water. If it was used up, it would be eaten up. Most of the military rations were actually only on the books, but there was no real food in case the secret was exposed.

The trouble was getting bigger. Both the court and the public urged Chongzhen to go out quickly and not waste time here. As for the follow-up troops of Shimenchuan Army, Qin Army and Tianxiong Army that had not arrived, they were asked to follow and act as a strategic reserve.

Chongzhen thought it was reasonable, so he issued an order to review the troops on the outskirts of the capital on June 29, hold a flag-sacrifice ceremony, and use a large sum of money from his internal funds to reward the three armies, and vowed to go to war.

At this time, the capital city already had more than 20 troops, more than [-] troops in the Beijing camp, and [-] troops were mobilized to participate in the Northern Expedition. In addition, more than ten guest troops, more than [-] troops, embarked on the mighty journey. Along the way, flags blocked out the sun, swords and guns filled the fields, and the queue stretched for dozens of miles, which was extremely spectacular.

The people who came to see him off were very excited. They all said that they had never seen such a prosperous military appearance since Tumubao.Wherever he went, all the states and counties were welcoming him with pots of food and drink, which greatly encouraged the Northern Expedition army.

Chongzhen was even more confident: "I have such a powerful army and the full support of hundreds of millions of people. How can I not annihilate Jiannu in pain!"

On the fifth day of July in the ninth year of Chongzhen, that is, six days after the army set off, Emperor Chongzhen’s jade chariot arrived at Jing’anbao New City, and the follow-up troops had just left the capital, which meant that more than [-] Ming troops went out, and the troops stretched for nearly a hundred miles. .

Although it was only the beginning of July, at night, the temperature was very low, about ten degrees to twenty degrees, and the temperature was already uncomfortable.

Emperor Chongzhen did not realize that when the Ming army went out to fight, the soldiers were all wearing single clothes. It seems that except for the Tianxiong army who prepared cotton clothes and the Guan Ning army who also prepared cotton clothes, more than [-]% of the Ming army was actually in single clothes.

And no one told Emperor Chongzhen about this.

Since the beginning of June of the ninth year of Chongzhen, Ning Haijun has completed the reorganization of the main force of six brigades. At the same time, with the publicity in newspapers and caravans, Jinzhou City has also become lively.

Unlike the capital, which is lively because of the arrival of hundreds of thousands of Northern Expeditionary troops, the excitement in Jinzhou is due to the arrival of a large number of scholars who will participate in the encore held in Jinzhou in early September.

Since Cheng Shijie had to take exams in arithmetic, economics and studying things, there were actually only a few scholars who were proficient in arithmetic and general affairs in the Ming Dynasty. After all, they only passed the imperial examination once every three years. More than [-]% of people could not pass the Jinshi. Even becoming a civil servant was very difficult. In this situation, just like the postgraduate entrance examination situation in later generations, whether anyone has taken the postgraduate entrance examination, the answer is definitely yes.

There are a lot of people, but most of them choose to get jobs after graduating from college, because everyone needs to eat. Although there are many scholars who come to Jinzhou, there are not many people who have the reputation of being a scholar. Most of them are scholars or young students.

Some scholars are miserable, and they also need to eat.

When Cheng Shijie received the news of Emperor Chongzhen's personal expedition, he had actually foreseen that Emperor Chongzhen would be defeated. He knew very well the nature of those birdmen. The Ming army had not yet left the Great Wall, and their troop deployment, marching route, and storage locations for grain and fodder were unknown. The crucial information was laid out in front of the Huang Taiji case in every possible detail.

In front of a bookstall, there was a crowd of scholars. It could be said that it was so crowded that it was impossible to squeeze in.

"What are they doing?"

Hou Si stepped forward to inquire, and later Hou Si reported: "Commander, this bookstall is selling "Liaodong Enke Examination Code"!"

Cheng Shijie was slightly startled: "Could it be that the test paper has been leaked?"

Cheng Shijie said: "Go buy a copy and have a look!"

The Liaodong Enke test paper has actually come out in three editions. The questions were set by Sun Chengzong. They are three questions extracted from the Four Books and Five Classics, accounting for 30.00% of the score.There are ten questions on arithmetic, totaling 20.00% of the score. There are also two questions on physical examination, two questions on economics, two questions on general affairs, ten questions on current affairs, and ten questions on history, each with [-]%.

However, Cheng Shijie squeezed to the front and looked at the so-called Liaodong Enke Exam Code in his hand. This is a question bank from Liaodong Middle School, with more than 300 questions of various types. It seems to be a driving test manual for future generations. What do you want to say? This thing is useless and wrong. As long as you understand these questions thoroughly, you will definitely get [-] or [-] points in the exam without any problem.

To say it is useful is actually not quite accurate.

The vendor selling the test questions was very eloquent. Seeing the scholars yelling at each other, he explained: "Everyone, the store also has "famous teachers to teach you. From now on, you will be guided to study for two months. If you fail to pass the exam, you will not get a penny, and the tuition will be all." The amount will be refunded. If you pass the exam, the tuition fee will naturally not be refunded! "

"How much is the tuition?" "500 taels of silver!"

"500 taels of silver, why don't you grab it?"

"Humph!"

"This time the Haiguo public encore, as long as the lowest score in the exam is awarded to a ninth-grade official, the highest is a fifth-grade official. Think about it, what if a high school official bought a fifth-grade official for 500 taels of silver, would it be expensive? "

"If you don't win, all tuition fees will be refunded?"

"It's natural, we can sign a contract! If you don't refund the tuition, you can go to the Yamen to sue me. Of course, you will be responsible for your own food and accommodation during your studies!"

When Cheng Shijie heard this, he understood how this vendor made money.He is teaching these scholars a lesson.

Li Xin happened to see this scene. He was about to have a seizure, but saw Cheng Shijie walking away.

Li Xin caught up with Cheng Shijie and asked in confusion, "Commander, don't you care about this?"

"Why bother?"

Cheng Shijie explained: "People are doing business normally. They don't evade or evade taxes. They don't break the law. How can we control them?"

Li Xin said doubtfully: "Isn't he...?"

Li Xin is also a smart man. Until now, he has understood that this merchant's approach is similar to Cheng Shijie's insurance. In addition to paying taxes to Ning Haijun, merchant ships heading to Southeast Asia or the West also need to buy insurance. There are two types. One is natural accident insurance, which means if a ship sinks due to a storm or the like, compensation will be based on the reported amount.

The other type is man-made accident insurance, which means encountering pirates. If the warship is looted by pirates, Ning Haijun will also compensate according to the factual value.

In offshore areas such as the Nanyang Sea or the Bohai Sea and the Yellow Sea, pirates are basically extinct. However, due to natural accidents, there is a certain probability that most of the ten ships going out to sea will actually be safe.

Now this vendor is also gambling on this probability issue. If one person among 1000 people wins the lottery, he can earn 500 taels of silver. If there are two people, he can earn 1000 taels of silver. What if there are [-] people?

More importantly, he definitely controlled the food and lodging of these scholars, which was the second amount of money he made.

After listening to Li Xin's statement, Cheng Shijie sighed that Li Xin was really smart.

"They actually have a third way to make money!"

"If he finds ten scholars, he can charge 5000 taels of silver for two months and get two months' interest."

"What a profiteer!"

Cheng Shijie burst out laughing: "By the way, have the artillery pieces for the Tianxiong Army been shipped?"

"Part of it was lucky!"

"How many, less than a third!"

"They left too fast, we couldn't make it in time!"

"never mind!"

Cheng Shijie smiled faintly and said, "Your name is Li Xin, from Qixian County, Henan Province. Do you know a person named Li Yan?"

"Li Yan?"

Li Xin said with some confusion: "Why is the commander looking for this person?"

Cheng Shijie looked at Li Xin a little nervously: "Could you be Li Yan?"

"It's right under the door!"

Cheng Shijie showed a serious expression. He looked directly at Li Xin and said, "Li Yan, your plan is about to succeed!"

"The disciples are confused. What does the commander mean..."

"Meng En, you were bewitched at the beginning, right?"

Li Yan hurriedly bowed and said: "Li Yan please punish me!"

"Punish you for what?"

Cheng Shijie looked far to the northwest and sighed: "In half a month at most, the Northern Expedition army will come into contact with Jiannu. They will definitely lure the enemy deep and drag this army across. Jiannu will definitely lead the Northern Expedition." The army circled in a circle, and then used the cavalry to take a detour and go straight to the capital!"

"How dare they?"

"For the sake of profit, there is nothing they dare not do!"

Cheng Shijie said: "From now on, Ning Haijun enters the first level of combat readiness. Those bastards deserve to die, but the people are innocent. Prepare early and be prepared for unexpected events!"

"Yes!"

Li Yan bowed.

This expedition, which was unprecedented in scale and almost assembled most of the Ming Dynasty's capable troops, really excited the people of the country at the beginning, but then it slowly turned sour. (End of chapter)