At the beginning of the civil castle, the Ming God of War was a little panicked

Chapter 524

In March of the 20th year of Zhengtong, the new imperial examination started as scheduled.

The content of the examination has increased, but the examination procedure has been simplified, and the general examination and palace examination have been combined into one.

The Palace Examination has two functions. On the one hand, it has the intention of the emperor to recruit students, and on the other hand, it prevents some candidates who take the exam from being fooled.

Now that the test questions have been greatly changed, this link is no longer necessary.

In the past, people who studied the Four Books and Five Classics were not all useless. They could take the literature and history exams and then engage in related jobs.

However, compared with the supremacy of the Four Books and Five Classics in the past, there is inevitably a gap in my heart.

For such a psychological gap, some people choose to take the initiative to change, while others are still persisting.

The result is obvious. Those who actively seek change can continue to catch up with the trend. As for those stubborn conservatives, they have already rushed to the Wa country in order to seek the world of great rule in their hearts.

The exam was successfully completed, and three days later, the imperial list was posted.

Since this imperial examination is conducted by classification, the number of admitted students has naturally increased several times compared to the past, with a total of [-] Jinshi and rank candidates.

Each subject has a top three champion, second place, and Tanhua.

In this way, there can be several champions in the same session.

The next step is to assign positions. Those who rank among the best can choose to stay in the capital, or they can choose to be sent down.

These people are the pillars of the imperial court. If they stay, they can fill the vacancies of the six ministries. If they are sent to other places, they can be assistant officials at the prefecture level, or they may be magistrates. Their future is limitless.

Those who rank in the middle have fewer opportunities to choose. If they stay in the capital, they can serve as seventh-rank or even eight-rank officials such as chief bookkeeper, master of ceremonies, Dianke, and recorder.

As for those at the bottom of the list, the capital will definitely not be able to keep them. They can only start from the low-level officials of the county government, or go to the newly established township-level government offices.

With a big wave of his hand, Zhu Qizhen changed the imperial court organization from top to bottom.

Not only did the cabinet be abolished, but various scientific research institutes were newly established under the six ministries. Most importantly, township-level yamen were established, which completely broke the traditional concept that imperial power should not go to the countryside.

In April of the 20th year of Zhengtong, the first batch of new scholars after the reform of the imperial examination system went to various places and started their new journey.

The same is true for the military department, either staying in the Yamen of the Ministry of War, or being dispatched to various guards.

Everything was going on nervously and orderly, however, Zhu Qizhen was in a very bad mood.

"There's no such thing, it's really such a reason!"

A telegram was slammed onto the imperial case, the teacup was thrown away, and the tea was splashed all over the floor.

Wynn hurried forward to wipe it off, and said, "Don't be angry, your majesty, just talk slowly if you have anything to say."

With a dark face, Zhu Qizhen said: "My people dare to move, because they really think their lives are long!"

This telegram came from Nanjing, to be precise, from Nanhaiwei, arrived in Nanjing after several rounds, and was forwarded by King Tan.

There were only a few words in the content. When Peng Qing's fleet passed Osman, it was detained!

Two years ago, the first trial voyage of the iron-clad ship was also the first actual combat. It had already arrived at Ceylon Island, which is Sri Lanka at the southern tip of the Indian mainland.

Here, the Ming army wiped out the last power of the Eastern Roman Empire and expanded its territory to the Indian Ocean.

At that time, there was an inexplicable fight with the Ottoman navy. Could it be for revenge?
No, that encounter was purely accidental, and the Ottomans didn't even know that they were facing the Ming army, and thought they were fighting the Eastern Romans.

Could it be that these people took the wrong medicine, why did they detain Daming's fleet?

Zhu Qizhen couldn't figure it out, so he immediately sent power to Nanjing, and hurriedly called King Yan and Yu Qian back to Beijing, and at the same time ordered the navy from all over the country to rectify the troops, horses and warships, and be on standby at any time.

Zhu Qiyu and Yu Qian, who were far away in Nanjing, received the telegram and set off immediately. Only one day later, they arrived in the capital.

"The younger brother knocked on the emperor's brother!"

"My minister Yu Qian kowtowed to the emperor!"

The two hurried back without even taking a sip of water before entering the palace to meet.

"Be flat!"

Zhu Qizhen waved his hand and said, "The two of you have worked hard during this period of time!"

Since the investigation of the treason case, more than 30 people have been killed and exiled, and [-]% of them are from Jiangnan. These two are almost crazy busy.

Zhu Qiyu saluted and said: "Brother Huang is serious, it's all the job of my younger brother."

"I won't be courteous to you two, let's talk business!"

Zhu Qizhen put away the smile on his face, pointed at the telegram, and said, "What's going on?"

"Don't blame the emperor, the younger brother only knows this."

Zhu Qiyu was very helpless. He received the urgent report from Nanhaiwei, and immediately transferred to the capital intact. As for the details of Qizhong, he is not known.

"Where is the source of the news, did you send someone to verify it?"

"The original news was brought to Ceylon Island by the survivors in the fleet. Liang Guogong Fan Zhong sent people to Nanhaiwei to report the news, and at the same time went to find out the truth. Arriving in Nanjing, I dare not be negligent, and I will send a telegram to the emperor as soon as possible."

"Yu Qian!"

"Chen is here!"

Zhu Qizhen asked: "What is the strength of Peng Qing's fleet?"

Yu Qian thought for a while, and then replied: "Emissary Peng mainly used merchant ships when he went to sea, and he only brought five frigates. It is easy to deal with sea thieves and some foreign small countries, but the navy of the Ottoman Empire should not be underestimated. , I guess it will be difficult."

Zhu Qizhen asked again: "Why did you only bring five frigates?"

"Returning to the emperor, the newly built ships are all iron-clad and steam-powered, and there are not many old frigates left."

"Why don't you send an ironclad escort?"

"This……"

Yu Qian showed embarrassment, and said: "The cost of traveling on a large ironclad ship is very high, and the small ship is still under construction. What's more, the last time I went to sea went smoothly. This matter... should be ill-considered."

Who doesn't know that the ironclad ship is powerful, but when it starts to drive, it burns coal. The last time it went to war, it directly burned two coal mines. Who can bear it?
When Peng Qing went out, it wasn’t his prestige, the so-called harmony makes money, business, of course everyone is friendly, you drive an iron-clad ship, the deck is densely packed with cannons, who would dare to do business with you?
Besides, your majesty is a bit belated. Peng Qing went to sea with imperial approval. Why didn't you say you sent an iron-clad ship to escort him...

Zhu Qizhen frowned, and said: "The Ottomans seized my people and ships, didn't they ask for it? Did they ask for money?"

"not yet."

"emperor……"

Wynn pushed the door open and walked in: "Commander Yuan, please see me!"

Zhu Qizhen waved his hand: "Xuan!"

After a while, Yuan Bin hurried forward and said, "After verification by Jin Yiwei's overseas spies, the news that the Ottomans detained Peng Shi's fleet is true!"

"Why did they do this, have you found out clearly?"

"The Ottomans didn't do it temporarily. They also have spies overseas. When they learned that I was constantly exaggerating the territory of the dynasty, they regarded the dynasty as their greatest enemy."

"You mean, they are declaring war on me?"

"I think it's not a declaration of war, it's just a provocation. I want to see my court's reaction."

"Made!"

Zhu Qizhen couldn't help but swear: "How can these grandsons dare to provoke me?"

Yuan Bin lowered his head and said: "The sudden attack by the Ottomans has been planned for a long time. When they learned that my court was in trouble and the court was unstable, they thought it was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, so they suddenly seized the fleet."

Zhu Qizhen understood that these grandsons knew that their backyard was on fire, and they thought they could not care about overseas affairs, so they took the opportunity to make trouble.

Unexpectedly, the fire in the backyard was quickly extinguished, and nothing valuable was burned, but some dross were burned.

"There's nothing to say, fuck it!"

Zhu Qizhen slapped the table and made a decision directly.

Seeing this, Zhu Qiyu asked cautiously: "Brother Huang, do you want to think about it again?"

"Think about it, you go back to Nanhaiwei now, mobilize troops, horses and ships, and prepare to attack!"

After Zhu Qiyu finished listening, he asked again: "Are we all dispatched?"

"Yes, all combat forces are dispatched!"

"The garrison defense force..."

"The biggest enemy now is Ottoman, and it will be over if he is killed. The garrison does not need troops at all!"

Zhu Qiyu had no choice but to say: "My brother obeys the order!"

"Yu Qian, come and draw up the decree!"

Zhu Qizhen waved his hand at Yu Qian, and said: "This time I want to drive my own conquest, all the moving boats in the Ming Dynasty will move, and the mere Osman who dares to arrest me will turn against him!"

Yu Qian was a little helpless, and said: "Your Majesty, there is no need for the imperial conquest, right?"

Zhu Qizhen said solemnly: "You must conscript yourself, otherwise, I will not be able to swallow this breath!"

Yu Qian persuaded: "It's thousands of miles away to go to the West. Even if the war goes well, it will take half a year or two years at most. The emperor has all kinds of opportunities, how can he easily risk himself?"

"War is the biggest thing. As the son of heaven, my subjects are bullied by foreign enemies. If I don't make decisions for them, who will work for me in the future?"

Yu Qian thought for a while, knelt down, and said, "I invite you to fight!"

"You can't go."

"Why?"

"I'm gone. Someone needs to take care of the important affairs of the court, so you stay."

Yu Qian was anxious, and said: "Your Majesty, you can't do this!"

"What can I do?"

"You are the king of a country, you can't just go out to fight, and you are still thousands of miles away overseas. To put it bluntly, the sea is rough. What if something unexpected happens?"

"It's not that I haven't been there before, so it's settled, don't talk about it!"

Zhu Qizhen's tone was unquestionable, because he had to go.

At this time, Ottoman had just replaced the position of the Eastern Roman Empire, and its sea power was not strong.

With Daming's current ships and equipment strength, anyone who can fight can be sent over there to clean them up.

However, he must go by himself.

It's not that fighting is addictive, but that military power must be firmly in one's own hands.

The capital coup suffered the biggest loss, not from leaving Beijing without authorization, but from not paying attention to military power.

If you don't have enough military power, even if you stay in the capital every day and don't come out, accidents will happen as usual.

However, if you take all the three battalions with you when you go out, who would dare to rebel?

As long as there is any disturbance, I will go directly to destroy you!
Just like Emperor Taizong Zhu Di back then, he would attack Mongolia in the north at every turn. Is that really necessary?
Before doing it differently, Zhu Qizhen might have thought it was true.

The Mongols have always been a strong enemy, so the emperor's personal conquest is required.

However, after interrogating Yang Dan and learning a lot of old news from the previous dynasty, he knew that this was not the case at all.

Zhu Di's Northern Expedition to Mongolia, the biggest role is to control military power.

Go out for a walk if you have nothing to do, hold the elite troops of the whole world in your hands, whoever dares to try arrogantly in front of me, I will destroy you in minutes!

On the contrary, Zhu Zhanji did not inherit this tradition. He only fought once and then stopped going.

The emperor does not command soldiers. After a long time, people will naturally try their best to infiltrate.

By the time Zhu Qizhen succeeded to the throne, no matter whether it was the Beijing camp or the guards in various places, most of them had been infiltrated.

Nowadays, all the military forces are re-established after the civil fort. These soldiers and horses are all their own direct descendants. If there is a situation, they should be pulled out for a while. It is also good to promote the relationship.

Seeing that he couldn't be persuaded, Yu Qian had no choice but to resort to the last trump card: "The emperor's personal conquest, the scale is huge, it will definitely waste the people and money, and the national treasury will be empty by then..."

"Wait a minute!"

Zhu Qizhen stopped him and asked, "You do the math first, how much will it cost to dispatch all the navy?"

Yu Qian thought about it in his mind, and then asked: "If you include the navy in Luzon, Jiaozhi, Nanhaiwei and other places, at least tens of millions of taels of silver will be needed to win this battle."

Zhu Qizhen looked at Wynn and asked, "How much money does the treasury have now?"

Wynn smiled slightly and replied, "There are about 50 billion taels of silver."

Yu Qian: "Ahem..."

Zhu Qizhen: "Did you hear that, is the money enough?"

"Cough, enough... enough!"

Yu Qian was annoyed, what kind of treasury did I mention to you!

With the promotion of the New Deal, industry and commerce prevailed, and sea trade was also fully liberalized. Overseas silver was transported to Daming one by one, and 50 billion taels was saved. Really... I didn't expect it!
Zhu Qizhen nodded, and said: "Then go to draw up the order, I will personally take command, and the navy of the whole country will be dispatched, and in ten days, we will set off from Tianjin Wei!"

Yu Qian hurriedly said: "Is ten days too hasty? Such a large-scale war requires at least half a year of preparation."

"The past is different from the past. Ten days are enough to notify all the guards and telegrams, to mobilize food and grass by train, and to have ships at sea."

"OK then!"

Yu Qian felt a little unbelievable, but after thinking about it, it really was like this!
The preparation work that used to take a lot of time to complete seems to be less cumbersome.

If food is needed, it can be transported from the southern granary in one day.

Instead, Ming's navy is spread all over the world, and it is impossible to gather all of them in Tianjin Wei, and the grain can be directly transported to various ports.

Zhu Qizhen thought for a while, and then said: "Except for the naval divisions from all over the country, all the three major battalions of the capital will go to battle, and another decree is given to Marquis Julu to send 2000 people to garrison the capital."

Since it was pulled out to practice, of course the ace unit had to join.

Because his goal from the beginning was not an encounter at sea, but a landing operation!

I am worried that there is no place to practice, but you are better off, and you will send it to your door.

If you dare to detain my ship today, you will dare to attack the mainland of Ming Dynasty tomorrow.

If I don't hammer out shit for you, you'll be clean!

(End of this chapter)