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

The news from Liaodong was relatively delayed. After hearing the news about the fall of Beijing and the demise of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Weiti burst into tears. After the news spread in Liaodong, Liaodong was not peaceful either.

Although Ning Haijun was deeply disappointed with the empire and had enough of the mean, unkind and self-willed emperor, Ning Haijun did not choose to stand idly by during this earth-shattering catastrophe and prepared to use the hands of the Qing army to destroy the emperor. The extremely corrupt center was uprooted, knocking down the class that was superior to all living beings. ,

Especially when they saw that the capital was so easily conquered, and that every city surrendered without a fight, Ning Haijun's soldiers couldn't help but panic.They just wanted to overthrow that fucking class, but they never thought about giving up the entire country to the slaves!

"Go north immediately, recapture Beijing, and fight back the Jian slaves!"

The Liaodong Business Group, Ning Haijun New Scholars, Liaodong Military Group and Liaodong Ning Haijun Civilian Group, who were highly consistent with Ning Haijun, completely panicked and set off one after another, rushing to Jinzhou City day and night.

Their purpose was one, hoping that Ning Haijun could immediately regain Beijing and fight back the Jian slaves.Of course, there is another meaning, which is to persuade people to enter.

In fact, not only Meng En, Li Xin, Zhou Ning and other Ning navy generals hope that Cheng Shijie will be the emperor. In fact, people from all walks of life in Liaodong hope that Cheng Shijie will be the emperor. Because Cheng Shijie has absolute ability, Nurhaci in Liaodong almost killed Nurhachi. The entire Liaodong has become a white land, and the entire Liaodong is empty, with bones exposed, and the land is bare for thousands of miles. It is because Cheng Shijie, with a group of paupers, built the current Liaodong on the basis of poverty and nothing.

Although the weather in Liaodong is bitter and cold now, it has become a paradise on earth, more prosperous than the rich Suzhou and Hangzhou. There are no beggars here, and there are no poor people here. As long as you are willing to work, have a full stomach, and wear warm clothes, it will not be a problem.It only takes half a year to a year to solve the problem of food and clothing.

Cheng Shijie has a strong sense of responsibility and governs the country by law in Liaodong. Whether he is an official of the Liaodong Management Committee, an admiral of Ning Navy, or a soldier, anyone who breaks the law will be severely punished by the law, whether he is poor or poor. Rich people, the entire Liaodong is people-oriented, human life is the most important, and no one can be above the law.

In Liaodong, talented people live like individuals. Except for the dissatisfaction of the scholar-bureaucrats with Cheng Shijie and the fact that they have lost the privilege of being superior to all living beings, it can be said that almost everyone is equal. Even if you are facing Cheng Shijie, as long as you are unhappy, you don't have to go down on him. Kneel, and there is no problem at all, and there is no need to worry about being punished.

The most important thing is that Cheng Shijie has a powerful army. He conquers east and west, fights south and north. He is invincible, invincible and invincible. The most valuable thing is that he has the unconditional support of the people of Liaodong. Even the barbarians are against him. He is extremely beloved, and no one is more suitable to be the emperor than him!
Who says the emperor must be named Zhu?As long as it can bring this country back to life, I can have any name!

But Cheng Shijie never showed the slightest ambition in this regard, or in other words, no interest in this aspect from the beginning to the end. This made countless people very anxious and difficult to talk about it.

In Liaodong, there are actually three people who are qualified to speak. One is Cheng Shijie's teacher, Sun Chengzong. As long as he speaks, Cheng Shijie will definitely not be able to refuse, and the other is Zhu Weiti.

If Zhu Weiti opened his mouth, Cheng Shijie would not be able to refuse.

It's just that Cheng Shijie's order was sent to Liaodong, and he worked overtime as quickly as possible to produce guns and ammunition. The arsenals in various places were at full production capacity. In addition, some military supplies, such as quilts, shoes and socks, sleeping bags, tents, and even backpack engineers Equipment such as shovels and kettles were all converted to production in private factories, while all military factories were converted to produce guns and ammunition.

A large number of guns and artillery were produced and sent northward in a steady stream, and there was an endless stream of transport convoys facing each other on the thousands-mile transportation line.At this point, Cheng Shijie finally revealed all his trump cards, and the huge strength that he had worked hard for more than five years was gradually put on the table, which shocked everyone.

Soon, Huang Taiji and the group of civil servants who betrayed their country and sought glory will painfully realize what a terrifying force they will face.

Cheng Shijie was unaware of the disturbances in Liaodong. It would take three to five days for the news to reach Cheng Shijie's ears.

Of course, Cheng Shijie was not idle at this time. Although Cheng Shijie led four brigades, one from the north and one from the south, to surround the capital, three of these four brigades were newly formed, and the troops and equipment had not yet had time to change. More importantly, What's interesting is that even if the change of equipment is completed, a certain degree of training with new firearms is still required.

Under this situation, Cheng Shijie decided to use Ning Haijun's original method of training through combat, accepting the replacement of new equipment while using combat to quickly train.To strengthen the rocket launcher's trump card.

"How many guns do we have now, how much artillery do we have, how much ammunition do we have?"

In Ning Haijun's military tent, Cheng Shijie asked quickly.

Zhou Ning also answered quickly without hesitation: "So far, as many as 140 rifles have arrived in Funing and Tianjin, 240 and six three-inch artillery pieces, 36 rocket launchers, and 80 four-inch cannons. In terms of ammunition, there are as many as [-] rounds of bullets, [-] rounds of various artillery shells, [-] rounds of rocket launchers, and [-] tons of explosives!"

These data are really not enough to look at now, but they are appalling in the Ming Dynasty. With such a military production capacity, it is no problem to beat the whole world!

"In addition, there are 140 rifles, [-] rounds of ammunition, [-] three-inch guns, and [-] four rocket launchers that have been loaded on the ship. They can be shipped to Funing and Tianjin in three days at the latest!"

Li Xin added.

Cheng Shijie then asked: "How much military rations are there? We must fully consider the refugees in the Gyeonggi area!"

"More than enough!"

Li Xin then added: "The 800 million shi of high-quality rice mobilized from Luzon is not enough, and more than 150 million shi have been raised from Nanyang. The first batch of these grains, about [-] million shi, has been shipped, and will be divided into Six batches, all shipped to Tianjin within three months!”

Thanks to Ning Haijun's increasingly powerful maritime transportation capabilities, otherwise, the Ming Dynasty would have used millions of canal workers to transport more than 800 million shi of grain in a year. However, Ning Haijun could transport grain from Luzon or Nanyang in three months at most. The efficiency of transporting it to Gyeonggi made the Ming Dynasty extremely ashamed.

Cheng Shijie became more confident in this battle when he heard that there was no shortage of food and sufficient ammunition.

"Very good, so much ammunition is enough! Strengthen training and let Jiannu taste the feeling of being buried alive with ammunition in three days!" All the generals agreed in unison, with a sound like thunder.

Although bolt-action rifles are not the same as firecrackers, they are not very different. The three-point-one-line aiming method has been trained and familiar to Marine Officer Ning. The biggest advantage of this weapon is that it is easy to use and maintain. It's all very simple, and it only takes a soldier half a day to learn how to aim and shoot.

Moreover, its lethality is astonishing. No armor can withstand the bullets it fires. A temporary strongman who has only received half a day of training can kill a heavy-armored man who has trained hard for ten years by gently pulling the trigger. For a white-armored soldier with several years of martial arts skills, is there any more ideal equipment than this?
Zhou Ning looked at Cheng Shijie and asked, "Commander, have you made up your mind?"

Cheng Shijie said calmly: "I have made up my mind. In three days, Huang Taiji will die!"

Zhou Ning said: "What about now? Now that the imperial capital has fallen, the emperor's life and death are uncertain, and the whole country is worried, what are you going to do?"

Cheng Shijie was silent for a moment and said firmly: "Someone has to stand up...!"

Cheng Shijie tapped his fingers on the table, frowned and said: "There is still too little ammunition! Let us urge the transporters to improve their efficiency! I hope to see our army's ammunition base doubled within ten days!" "

Cheng Shijie did not have much confidence in taking the capital quickly. This was not because he was worried about the combat effectiveness of the Qing army, but because he was worried about the surrender of the Ming army. In history, the Ming army collapsed when faced with Li Zicheng's peasant army, but the Qing surrendered After joining the army, he was like a new person, extremely brave.

What's more, the Qing army occupied the capital and had skilled craftsmen accumulated over more than 200 years in the Ming Dynasty. It was not that the craftsmen of the Military Staff Bureau were not skilled, it was just that they were ruined by corrupt officials, and it was difficult for a clever woman to make a meal without rice.Huang Taiji will not be short-sighted. After he obtains the capital, he will definitely revitalize the capital's weaponry bureau and gunpowder bureau, and greatly improve production capacity and quality.Zhou Ning was startled: "Doubled!?"

You must know that special ammunition for rifled bolt-action rifles is not cheap. It cannot be made by just melting a small piece of lead ingot while camping. It requires skilled workers with supporting mechanical equipment. Such ammunition is produced every time. Hair is worth a lot of money, hundreds of thousands of hair is already a bit scary, but Cheng Shijie was lucky, he was able to get more than 100 million hair as soon as he opened his mouth!
"They can do it, just hurry up!"

While they were talking, Hou Si walked in and reported: "Commander, there are Xiyi people who want to see you!"

Cheng Shijie was startled: "Who the hell are you, coming to me at this juncture?"

Hou Si said: "It's a Spaniard!"

Only then did Cheng Shijie remember that he had beaten up the Spaniards the year before last and captured thousands of prisoners. Then because the Spaniards did not negotiate with him, he traveled around the world and completely forgot about it.

Although Cheng Shijie forgot the matter, the Spaniards did not. For the Ming Dynasty, the capture of thousands of people was just a trivial matter, but for the Spaniards it was very fatal and it was a heavy loss.You must know that there are not many Spanish troops now, and there are so many colonies to defend, so the troops are stretched thin. Thousands of them were captured at once, which is really fatal!
So during this period, the Spaniards were looking for Cheng Shijie all over the world like crazy, trying to get these soldiers back through negotiation.Not only the Spaniards, but the Dutch were also making the same effort, but Cheng Shijie was too busy and never stopped. These unlucky guys had no choice but to follow him and run east and west, almost to death from exhaustion. !
When Huang Taiji ascended the throne in April, he knew very well that the enemy of his enemy was his friend, so Huang Taiji sent people south to look for the Spanish and Dutch.When they learned that Huang Taiji was preparing to replace Ming Dynasty and fight Cheng Shijie, the Spanish and Dutch were very happy to facilitate the battle between the Qing army and Ning Haijun.

Proxy war?As Western colonists, they all played this trick very smoothly.However, Huang Taiji had a different way of thinking. Seeing that the Spanish supported him with 38 muskets and [-] artillery pieces, the Dutch were richer and promised to support Huang Taiji with [-] muskets and [-] artillery pieces.

In Huang Taiji's view, I am the king of a country. If I don't bring out tens of thousands of firecrackers, I should at least have thousands of them, right?It’s just five hundred, who’s disgusting?The Dutch are not generous enough either. What the hell, Europe's largest maritime power has [-] muskets, which is not more than one-fifth of the Han army.

Seeing that after Huang Taiji ate these weapons, he no longer treated them as dishonor, they decided to have a good talk with Cheng Shijie.

After Cheng Shijie finished handling the two military matters, he asked everyone to step back and asked the Spanish envoy to get in for him.Originally, he used the thousands of Spanish prisoners of war to do hard labor in clearing wasteland and building roads. Since the Spaniards valued the captured soldiers so much, he was not polite and would definitely use them in exchange for greater benefits!

The first person to walk in was the always bright and charming Catherine.It seems that the Spaniards were able to find this place because of the guidance of this beautiful countess. She will never let go of any opportunity that can improve the prestige of the Venetian city-state and earn benefits for the city-state and herself.

Catherine was very serious at this time and gave a big salute to Cheng Shijie: "Meet His Majesty the King!"

Although there are emperors and kings in Europe, the monarch of whichever country obtains the "imperial crown" of the Roman Empire can be called emperor, otherwise he can only be called king.For example, the King of England, the King of Spain, the King of the Netherlands, etc., they have never been crowned and recognized by the Roman Empire.

Just like the Spanish Empire, even though it became the first empire on which the sun never sets, Spain was the world's hegemon in the [-]th and [-]th centuries, but Spain was only a king, not an emperor.

In Catherine's eyes, Cheng Shijie is the king.

Cheng Shijie was not used to Catherine's sudden respect, but now was not the time to pursue this issue. Cheng Shijie said, "You brought the Spaniards here, right?"

Catherine smiled: "Yes, they found me and begged me for help. We have many business contacts, so I still want to sell this favor, so I just helped a little."

Cheng Shijie said angrily: "I think you are too idle, and you think that everyone in the world is as idle as you, and you only focus on finding things for others to do! Okay, let the envoy come in!"

As Cheng Shijie's order was issued, the Spanish envoy in gorgeous clothes walked in quickly.The envoy was about 50 years old, which was definitely considered an advanced age in Spain. He had a beautiful beard, walked lightly, behaved well, and had an aristocratic demeanor.

He bowed his luggage to Cheng Shijie and spoke Spanish quickly. His tone was quite gentle and respectful, which made people feel comfortable.

Catherine translated: "Your noble and fearless Majesty the King of the East, I, Pablo Alfonso de Todos Los Santos, come to pay my respects to you by order of Philip IV, King of Spain!"

Cheng Shijie waved his hand and said, "Stop talking about these time-wasting nonsense, let's get straight to the point. Why did you come to see me?"

Catherine frowned and wanted to laugh, but held it back...

This guy really didn't intend to play his cards according to the routine from the beginning to the end. When encountering such a negotiating opponent, the Spaniard has been unlucky for eight lifetimes.

Although he had long heard of Cheng Shijie's simple, rude, and straight-to-the-point style, Marquis Pablo was still caught off guard when it came to him.

Damn it, is this really how nobles communicate?

It's too simple and crude, even European country bumpkins wouldn't do this!
Pablo swallowed hard, calmed down and said: "Your Majesty the King, you know, we had a regrettable conflict in Formosa, and thousands of our soldiers became prisoners... Our His Majesty the King is extremely concerned about the fate of these prisoners and sent me here specifically to discuss the exchange of prisoners with you..."

Cheng Shijie said lazily: "Have any of my soldiers been captured by you?"

Pablo said: "That's not the case!"

"What nonsense are you talking about? I don't have any soldiers to be captured by you, so what's the point of exchange?"

Pablo was a little crazy: "But according to our European tradition, after the war, both warring parties should unconditionally release the prisoners of war and send them back home! The Ming Dynasty prides itself on being a country of etiquette, shouldn't it even include us? It’s not as good as the small countries in Thailand and the West, right?”

Cheng Shijie curled his lips: "That's your way of playing, that's not how we play! If you want to get those captured soldiers back, you can exchange them for things I'm interested in!"

Pablo shouted: "Your Majesty the King, this is not what a noble should do! You are extorting and blackmailing!"

"It's up to you. Anyway, the prisoner is in my hands. I have the final say on how to deal with it. If you're not convinced, you can send an army over and we'll have another fight!"

Pablo almost vomited blood.With Spain's bull-like temper, if they could fight, they would have sent seven or eight legions to kill and trample this bastard into a pulp. The problem is... they can't fight.

Cheng Shijie knew that these Spaniards wanted to take advantage of the situation, so he said calmly: "You'd better think clearly before answering, otherwise the consequences will be serious!" (End of Chapter)