Hongwu Survival Guide

Chapter 135 Everything is ready
In Dadu of the Yuan Dynasty, in the Qingning Hall of the Imperial Palace.

Fan Chang, a direct scholar of the Imperial Academy of the Ming Dynasty, stood proudly in the hall, facing the courtiers of the Yuan Dynasty who either had fierce eyes, were silent, shouted, killed, or whispered. Said: "Your Majesty, the three-day period has come. If there is no decision, the ministers will leave today."

Three days ago, Fan Chang, who was ordered to go on an envoy, arrived in Yuan Dadu and proposed a series of truce conditions to Emperor Zhizheng in court.

To sum up, there are three things: offering soil, proclaiming ministers, and paying tribute.

Fan Chang brought a message from Emperor Hongwu of the Ming Dynasty, saying that the two sides had been conquering for a long time, wasting people and wasting money, so he proposed a plan to suspend the war.

The first condition is that the Yuan Dynasty must not only give up all the land that the Ming Dynasty had actually occupied, but must also order Li Siqi and other ministries in Guanzhong and Liang Wang and other ministries in Yunnan to surrender to Daming and donate the corresponding territories on their own initiative.

What's more, just like the Song Dynasty did to Liao and Jin back then.

Bow your head and proclaim yourself a minister, paying tribute every year.

Lao Zhu did not hide his intentions from this loyal and close minister who had followed him for many years. This mission was to hold back Emperor Zhizheng and prevent the Yuan court clan from fleeing north. However, even so, after hundreds of years, Han Jiaerlang could turn back Coming here to raise such conditions to the Mongols who had wiped out the countries in the Central Plains, Fan Chang felt that his death was worth it.

but not dead.

The first time it was right, it was also in the Qingning Palace, many Yuan court officials shouted at him, and some Confucian officials loyal to the Yuan family cried bitterly and demanded that Emperor Zhizheng kill Fan Chang immediately, thinking that This is the Ming Dynasty's strategy of 'killing the heart'.

If Emperor Zhizheng agrees to those conditions, the hearts of the Yuan family will collapse immediately, and it is completely irreparable.

However, Emperor Zhizheng did not agree with his ministers' yelling and killing. Instead, after the performance was correct, in order to prevent Fan Chang and others from being harmed, he specially sent troops to protect him.

Fan Chang gave Emperor Zhizheng three days to think about it.

Today is the third day.

This is already the twelfth day of leap July.

Fan Chang is a civil servant, and he doesn't know the overall military arrangements of his emperor. However, from the time he set off from Bianliang on the fifth day of the lunar new year until today, only seeing the attitude of Emperor Zhizheng, he knows that he has fulfilled his mission well.

On the throne.

The plump and pale Zhizheng Emperor was obviously in poor health, but as the longest reigning emperor of the Yuan Dynasty, Bor Jijin Tuohuan Timur, who had been on the throne for 35 years, actually knew everything in his heart.

Fan Chang's coming here is just a tactic to delay the attack.

According to the information obtained, the emperor of the Southern Dynasty, who was born as a cattle herder and beggar, was using troops against Kuo Kuo Timur and Li Siqi in Guanzhong at the same time. What he was doing now was just to prevent most of them from attacking at the same time.

However, are most of them capable of attacking?

The country has been established for nearly a hundred years, and it is said that he is greedy for pleasure, but those courtiers are not like this. Where is the bravery of his ancestors?
At this time, if you can buy some time, then buy some time.

Speaking of this matter, Emperor Yuan Shun had already started the idea of ​​a northern tour and made arrangements when he heard that the Ming army had taken Bianliang.

At the moment... it seems that, at least for a short time, there is no need to escape.

Therefore, Emperor Yuan Shun also made up his mind.

drag!
On the surface, he agreed to the Southern Dynasty.

Emperor Zhi Zheng also imagined that after suffering such a great humiliation, Cao Cao Erlang could wake up, regain his strength, and turn things around.

present.

Faced with Fan Chang's almost questioning inquiries, he was resentful, and Zhizheng Emperor remained calm on the surface, and said in Chinese: "Fan Qing, since the Southern Dynasty wants to negotiate a peace, how can it be done in three days? There are many detailed rules here, or you have to take it slowly. It's good to discuss!"

When Zhi Zhengdi said these words, the hall suddenly fell silent.

Fan Chang was also surprised.

This……

So... is it right?
The old Zhu's secret order Fan Chang received was to delay the time as much as possible, but he also knew that if the delay was too long, when the Ming army came, he might lose his life before he could escape from the city in time.

However, even though he understood, Fan Chang still made a decision without hesitation.

stay.

talk!
……

Bianliang.

It was still in the depression surrounded by mounds when the hot air balloon was released last time.

boom--

boom--

After two loud noises that caused the earth to tremble, Lao Zhu, who was standing on the top of the mound hundreds of feet away, hastily raised the binoculars in his hand.

I saw two pits, one big and one small, where the explosion just happened.

Can't help but be amazed.

The two pits were both blasted out with the same 10 catties of gunpowder.

Since it is one large and one small, the two types of gunpowder are of course different. The one that made a big hole has white sugar added in it.

This is the result of Lao Zhu's recent efforts to find time to study the "Chemistry" sent by his precious 23rd generation grandson.

The kid is in Mingzhou and has been writing various books.

I also said before that in order to avoid his distraction and the need for continuous improvement and revision, I will not send it for the time being. However, the uninterrupted correspondence, or letters, or diaries, and what I write every day are all mentioned.

For example, in order to help the son of Nahua Gaosheng write a "Scientific Parenting Handbook", Lao Zhu saw that Zhu Yuan mentioned it in his letter, and he was a little interested, but not very much.

However, for the book "Chemistry", after hearing the child's brief account in the diary, Lao Zhu specially ordered to send this book.

Then, Lao Zhu only felt that a door to a whole new world opened to him.

It turns out that everything in this world is just a combination of various basic elements.

It turns out that metal smelting is just a variety of so-called reduction reactions.

It turned out that the explosion of gunpowder was nothing more than the instantaneous expansion of gas.

……

According to what was casually mentioned in the book, adding some sugar to gunpowder can increase the power of the explosion, and the reason is also easy to understand.

The white sugar is mainly composed of three elements: carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen. When the gunpowder explodes, they react together to produce carbon dioxide and water vapor, both of which are gases. Therefore, more gases will produce greater shock waves.

Lao Zhu asked the Zhengwu Firearms Division, which was also inspired by the 23rd grandson of his own baby, to do experiments to see the effect.

At the moment, looking at the pit in Aozi, which was obviously much larger than the one next to it because of the addition of sugar, Lao Zhu gritted his teeth a bit.

Ye is a magical secret recipe, why didn't you present it earlier?

However, Lao Zhu quickly calmed down after thinking about it.

Just like the things mentioned in that "Chemistry", perhaps, to that child, they are just commonplace hundreds of years later. Now that they are used to it, they don't feel special. Dedicated to it?

This made Lao Zhu a little curious again.

I don't know how many "commonplaces" that are hundreds of years later are still in the child's mind. Anyway, in the past few months, the many things that Zhu Yuan gave, in the eyes of Lao Zhu, are all refreshing.

Then there is the present.

All the armies have been deployed, and the Firearms Department has already equipped a full [-] catties of gunpowder, which is planned to play an important role, and all of them have been quietly distributed to the armies.

Now, can't we take back all the gunpowder and mix it with sugar again?

Lao Zhu was thinking about this, when the dusty firearms commander Zhong Han Yu staggered up the slope, and couldn't wait to say: "My lord, this... this... is so amazing, what's the reason?" ?”

reason?

Old Zhu paused, but still didn't intend to tell Han Yu.

It's not that he doesn't trust this courtier, but... It's also a concept he got from his own baby's 23rd grandson, the technology blockade.

Old Zhu had quietly made up his mind.

Other knowledge such as mathematics and physics may still be widely spread, but this "Chemistry" must be strictly kept secret.At least, before clarifying the various confidentiality regulations, it is absolutely impossible to let outsiders know casually.

In the future, if we want to teach communication, we must strictly select students with clean backgrounds.

At the moment, facing Han Yu's inquiry, Lao Zhu did not answer, but said: "You don't need to ask more questions, just study and study, this... ratio, what percentage of sugar is added, is the most powerful?" : "Just use this as an experiment, and adjust the best prescription as soon as possible."

The comparative experiment is also casually mentioned in "Chemistry".

The matter is very simple, but, like a layer of window paper, if no one pokes it open, no one can see the things in the room.

Foreseeing that His Majesty the Emperor didn't explain, he didn't dare to ask more questions, but just agreed.

Old Zhu thought about it and said: "I'll give you five days, and according to the ratio in Aozi, at least five thousand catties will be transferred out and sent to Cangzhou as soon as possible."

The ones that have been sent to the front line, Lao Zhu knows, are not easy to change.

After all, there are still many ways to prepare gunpowder. Lao Zhu has learned it on purpose, not that it only needs to pour sugar into the gunpowder.However, when attacking the city in the future, it may be possible to use this newly prepared white sugar gunpowder to explode a key link in the city wall of the metropolis.

Regarding the blasting of the city wall, the Firearms Department has also made a detailed plan, as well as suggestions from the 23rd grandson of his own treasure.

When attacking a city in the future, if you choose the right place, you must first fill in the trenches, and secondly, dig the pits in reverse. You need to stuff gunpowder into as confined a space as possible.

Lao Zhu also understood at the moment that this was also to maximize the power of the gunpowder. After all, the more airtight it is, the more... the gas expands, and the greater the impact.

As for the amount of medicine, after trying several times and considering the specific details of the city walls of the capital, Lao Zhu felt that filling in 2500 catties at a time was the safest.

Ask the firearms department to allocate 5000 catties urgently, which can be used twice.

After giving the order, Old Zhu asked Han Yu to do the experiment twice again, one big and one small.

Because he understood the reasoning, Lao Zhu stopped looking at it after repeated several times. There are still many things to deal with in the camp.

Back at the camp, it was already evening.

This is the fifteenth day of the leap July.

First of all, I saw the news that Fan Chang sent from Dadu, that Emperor Zhizheng wanted to discuss the details with him, which surprised Lao Zhu, but maybe he wanted to delay it.

In addition, there are two portraits.

The latest sketch portrait of Emperor Zhizheng and his son was made by an artist who went to Dadu with Fan Chang. After confirming that it was not much different from the portraits that had been distributed to various armies, Lao Zhu felt relieved.

Instruct the messenger to let the other party return to Dadu overnight and send a letter to Fan Chang. Lao Zhu continued to deal with official business while having dinner.

There was also news from Laizhou.

Everything is ready, only a gust of southeast wind is needed.

This is also frustrating.

In this battle, the timing is really important.

Laizhou can't wait for the southeast wind for a day, and the armies can only wait patiently.

Lao Zhu also asked, is it feasible to cross the bay purely by manpower rowing?
The answer is yes.

The problem is that this speed will be very slow, so it may lead to a result. Before the army lands in Zhigu, things have already been exposed.Once the news is sent back to Dadu too early, it will only increase the number of variables.

Therefore, it must be a raid.

Wait for a strong southeast wind, preferably within one day, no more than two days at most, and send hundreds of ships of all sizes to Zhigu Harbor.

According to Laizhou's plan, when the time comes, the ship will disregard everything if it runs aground, and will go ashore immediately and head straight to the passes in the north.

When the matter was discovered again, it took one day for the news to be sent to Dadu. Emperor Zhizheng got the news. Under normal circumstances, the possibility of fleeing decisively is not high. As long as it is delayed for one day, even if the Changyu Chunbu cavalry has not captured Juyongguan and other passes, At least many passes have been blocked.

Then, the infantry that rushed to Dadu from Cangzhou and Zhigu at the same time assembled under the city of Dadu in three to four days, and planned to surround Dadu with an army of 20, and even Emperor Zhengdi would be unable to fly.

Going through the overall plan again, even though he understands the variables, Lao Zhu still looks forward to it more and more.

He even plans to hold a sacrifice tomorrow.

Sacrifice to the gods of the four directions, and bless the army with all success in this operation.

Then focus on the west front.

Feng Sheng was still in a stalemate with Wang Baobao, Lao Zhu was very satisfied, as long as he stayed there, it would be a success.

Then there is Guanzhong.

Li Siqi and other troops were too inexperienced. Fu Youde led his army to approach Chang'an for a while, but because of the established strategy, he had to retreat voluntarily.

Lao Zhu felt a little regretful about this.

It would be great if he could win the old capital of the Han and Tang Dynasties in one go.However, at the moment, the most important thing is still.If Chang'an is captured, the battle line will be prolonged, and it will be troublesome if we cannot replenish our troops in time.

After dealing with the military, it turns to civil affairs.

There was a big fire in Jinling recently, but fortunately, it was extinguished in time and nothing serious happened.

Zhongshu explained that it was due to the drought.

Lao Zhu was a little skeptical, but it wasn't suitable to delve into it right now, he just ordered the guards to check carefully to make sure there was no inside story.

Then, there is the natural disaster.

The drought in Huaidong is still going on, and many places have already confirmed that there will be no harvest. The imperial court has organized many prayers for rain from Zhongshu to the local area, but it has no effect.

Lao Zhu already knew how the rain came, and also knew that it was unlikely to have any effect.

However, I still criticize and continue to ask.

After all... You still have to believe in things about gods and ghosts, otherwise, how did your baby's 23rd generation grandchildren come about?When asked tentatively before, the child did not deny that there is supernatural power in this world.

Then, in Suzhou Prefecture and other places, excessive rainwater flooded fertile fields.

There is only one river across!
Lao Zhu has a heart-to-heart relationship with Suzhou. Compared with other places, Suzhou has the heaviest taxation. However, now that the matter has passed, after careful consideration, he decided to exempt it.

At the critical moment of the Northern Expedition, there must be no chaos in the rear.

Then, there is an impeachment letter.

To impeach the 23rd generation grandchildren of one's own treasure, there is a simple reason, the accumulation is too much.

However, the local inspector of Songjiang Mansion expressed the hope that the Ying Hai Division could maintain the bottom-line guarantee policy for summer floods this year and continue to purchase private fish next year.

After thinking about it for a while, Lao Zhu sent the impeachment to Mingzhou directly.

Let Zhu Yuan watch and deal with it by himself.

For the 23rd generation grandson of his baby, Lao Zhu is very relieved!
(End of this chapter)