The First Gongsheng of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 263 Engineering Maniac
Qin Hong arrived in the capital on the night of May [-]th.

After a brief rest, he entered the city and merged into the palace on the morning of May [-]th to participate in the court meeting.

Although Qin Hong was an old minister of the Ming Dynasty, he had not been on duty in the capital for a long time. After his arrival, many ministers in the court did not know him, but they saw that he was wearing a simple and plain official uniform, which did not look like a new addition. A bit dusty, with an old face, he doesn't look like a coach about to go to battle at all.

Ministers are also pondering.

It was Wang Weining who was grand and majestic, and cherished his feathers more, and looked more like a general of the Ming Dynasty.

This... is simply a bad old man, expect him to defend the ruined city of Piantouguan?
"The minister has five strategies to defend against the enemy in the northwest."

As soon as Qin Hong came, he didn't play cards according to the routine, and played directly to the emperor.

Zhu Youtang was still waiting for Qin Hong to arrange the Northwest military regulations, but he didn't expect Qin Hong to be more assertive than he, the emperor, but since he chose to use Qin Hong, he had to be patient and stretched out his hand to let Dai Yi go. Take over Qin Hong's memorial.

Dai Yi got the memorial and presented it to Zhu Youtang first, Zhu Youtang frowned.

It was probably because Qin Hong's strategy for playing the song did not conform to his wishes.

Zhu Youtang said: "Read it."

Dai Yilang said: "The most important thing for the defense of the Northwest of the country is to prepare for the deserted frontiers. Training troops is to calm the people first. The minister Qin Hong won the holy will and dare not neglect. The five strategies are set to drive the enemy away..."

Just reading this far, some ministers are just laughing.

When Qin Hong said "repel the enemy", he obviously did not intend to fight the Tatars to the death. This was contrary to the emperor's previous strategic thinking of taking the initiative to attack and drive the main force of the Tatar Chinese army out of Hetao.

"...The first is to set temple calculations, the second is to strictly enforce laws and regulations, the third is to be sympathetic to border people, the fourth is to recruit widely, and the fifth is to use time..."

Five Strategies.

One is to report to the ancestors first, this is very important, it is to tell the world and the people what the emperor will do.

Qin Hong took this as a priority, and also wanted to remind the emperor that the stability of the Daming Ancestral Temple must be our top priority in everything. If we start a war on the grassland, it would be better for you to have more sons... Let's not toss about.

As for Articles [-], [-], and [-], it is a general policy to calm the people, and it is not fundamentally different from the above-mentioned memorials of ordinary civil servants.

The fifth article is relatively new. Probably Qin Hong also knew that there was an annexation within Tatar, and he planned to use the contradictions within the grassland to complete the "snipe and clam fight for the fisherman's benefit". It is not easy for the Ming Dynasty to fish in troubled waters when there are so many conflicts among the tribes.

Five down.

It is basically theoretical knowledge, which is the so-called theory on paper.

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Dai Yi finished reading Qin Hong's five strategies to defend against the enemy, put the memorial back in front of the emperor, and stood behind the emperor.

The ministers thought that the emperor would be annoyed, and might even resign Qin Hong on the spot, but the emperor seemed to be very generous and did not have the same knowledge as Qin Hong.

Some people also think that the emperor probably couldn't find a reason.

"...Qin Qing's family, the military affairs at Biantouguan are very urgent, but in the past few years since you left the court, the frontier army has been equipped with new types of gunpowder and artillery, and its power has been greatly improved. There is something you don't understand. After the dynasty is over, when we go to Qianqing Palace, I will ask Zhang Zhou and Zhang Qing’s family, who are in charge of preparing this matter, to explain to you in detail..."

The emperor wants to match the relationship between Qin Hong and Zhang Zhou.

The ministers present were also understandable. The emperor originally wanted to replace Wang Yue with Zhang Zhou, but Zhang Zhou himself did not agree, and instead recommended Qin Hong.

If the relationship between Qin Hong and Zhang Zhou was in conflict, wouldn't the emperor and Zhang Zhou dig a hole for themselves with Qin Hong's matter?

Qin Hong lifted the wat board, his body was trembling and he couldn't stand still, and he said in a strong voice, "Your Majesty, since the military affairs in the Northwest are urgent, the old minister wants to leave immediately without delay."

Even the emperor wanted to match him up with Zhang Zhou, but Qin Hong refused to accept it.

This also made the minister realize that this Qin Hong hated the "nearest" around the emperor.

Qin Hong was almost tortured to death by the emperor because of Liu Jing, the Marquis of Anyuan.

Your Majesty, you have made a mistake.

He actually believed that Qin Hong and Zhang Zhou could cooperate well this time?
Zhu Youtang said in a calm tone: "There is no rush, you still need to experience more about the use of artillery."

Qin Hong said: "The old minister has heard about the use of cannons. I heard that His Majesty has sent someone who knows about cannons to go to the side pass first. If you have any doubts, just ask for advice."

After all, I just don't want to have close contact with Zhang Zhou.

"But they don't understand some ways of using cannons. Qin Qing's family, have you misunderstood my kindness?" Zhu Youtang's tone sank slightly.

Don't give you shame, okay?
I just want you to communicate with Zhang Zhou about using guns. If you push back and forth like this, what are you avoiding?
Qin Hong saw that objections were useless for a long time. Even if the emperor wanted him to get in touch with Zhang Zhou before going northwest, he could only admit his cowardice, and then saluted: "I take orders."

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The meeting ended.

In addition to Zhang Zhou and Qin Hong who were called to the inner court of the Qianqing Palace to speak, Ma Wensheng, Liu Jian and Li Dongyang also went there at the same time.

The emperor didn't ask Xie Qian to go, which meant to punish Xie Qian.

Let your old boy always like to make jokes when you have nothing to do, and you will not change this problem even in the Qianqing Palace. Today, I want to tie the knot between Zhang Zhou and Qin Hong, and I can't let your sloppy mouth cause trouble.

"Yu Qiao, what do you think His Majesty means?"

After the court meeting ended, the civil servants were in a good mood.

Finally, a "normal person" came.

Qin Hong's replacement of Wang Yue is simply too wonderful for us.

That bastard Wang Weining only serves night pots to the close friends every day. Is this kind of serious literati?

Look at Qin Hong... This is called a model civil servant.

Xie Qian glanced at Zhang Mao and the others in the distance, but the nobles there did not turn their heads to pay attention to him, so Xie Qian deliberately raised his voice and said: "Your Majesty used Qin Shiying with great intentions. A calm old minister, even in the matter of dispatching troops in a timely manner, can also do it steadily. The future can be guaranteed without any danger."

Tu Yu asked, "Do you want to search for a set?"

"Haha." Xie Qian laughed, "Who knows?"

The civil servants around were also laughing.

It seems to be deliberately laughing to Wu Xun.

You group of military officers, two days ago, you fucking thought that you were going to be awesome, and the emperor wanted to use your martial arts to send troops to the grassland. You are going to take off, right?
Now rub your restless hearts on the ground, and let you know that even if the emperor wants to send troops again, he must judge the situation. Don't think that all the ministers in the court will support the use of troops in the northwest, especially if you want to find a famous civil servant. The veteran minister to preside over all this...there is no door!
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Wu Xun went out of the palace gate.

Duke Bao Zhu Hui held back all the way, and after leaving the palace, he finally walked up to Zhang Mao and said, "Brother Ting Mian, those civil servants are simply deceiving people too much, can you bear it?"

Hearing the words, Zhang Mao glanced sideways at him and said, "What do you want to do?"

The tone was mocking him.

You can't bear to really want to take off?

Zhu Hui said angrily: "The Great Ming used horses to support the country. Since then, the honorable officials of all dynasties have played the role of guarding the country. Now they are being ridden on the head by a group of civil servants. It is unbearable."

"Hmph." Zhang Mao was naturally annoyed, but he was not as tasteless as Zhu Hui, he said, "Unless your Majesty chooses someone else for the military affairs of the Northwest Command, it will be the same for anyone else. There is only one Wang Shichang in Ming Dynasty , it seems that there will be no second one right now."

It was also reminding Zhu Hui.

It is really rare for Wang Yue to "be in Cao Ying and his heart in Han", but he always wants to be a martial artist among civil servants.

Just like Qin Hong, he has no such ambition.

And Qin Hong will not be like Wang Yue, who has nothing to cling to.

Zhu Hui asked: "Could it be impossible to let that waiter Zhang speak and go to the northwest to lead the army in person?"

"A few days ago you often went in and out of the Martial Arts Hall and followed him around. You don't know his personality?" Zhang Mao asked rhetorically.

"He..." Zhu Hui couldn't answer.

Zhang Mao was also a little angry and said: "He went to the northwest, what good will he do to you and me? Treat him as the governor of the capital, the military affairs of the two capitals, and your business?"

"what?"

Only then did Zhu Hui realize that old man Zhang's level was still much higher than his.

In the matter of flattering Zhang Zhou, it was obvious that Zhang Mao was on the front line.

But on the point of guarding against Zhang Zhou, old man Zhang is still ahead of others.

"No matter who controls the army in the Northwest, it is the best policy to ensure the stability of the whole court if it can be kept safe and not advanced. If you don’t understand this, go back and study the art of war a bit more, ask His Majesty to send you to the three sides and wait for you, and come back sooner after making contributions! Go away!”

Zhang Mao was equivalent to scolding Zhu Hui all over his face.

Hao Duanduan didn't want to confront Wen Chen, so what if he highlighted Wu Xun's status?Should you be Duke Bao or Duke Bao? Do you still want to be a king with a different surname?Or do you want to be emperor?

Iron-clad camps and flowing soldiers, nobles just watch them mess around. Anyway, it has been passed down from generation to generation, and we are the ones who can have the last laugh.

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Inside the Qianqing Palace.

Zhu Youtang summoned Qin Hong, Zhang Zhou and others, and by the way, he also told Qin Hong that he would send troops to search for Taoism, which could even be called "suppressing Taoism". thing.

Qin Hong didn't say a word about it.

Both Ma Wensheng and Liu Jian were thinking in their hearts.

Isn't this a waste of words, Your Majesty?With Qin Hong's stubborn mind, can he listen to these things told him?

"Qin Qing's family is in charge of the military affairs of Xuanda and other departments, and they must coordinate with the three sides. In the future, I may send someone to the three sides to take care of the military affairs there." Zhu Youtang mentioned.

This also made Ma Wensheng and Liu Jian realize.

The emperor probably felt that talking about sending troops to Qin Hong was playing against the cow, so the emperor had given up on Qin Hong and was going to hand over the matter of sending troops to the potential new trilateral governor.

Zhu Youtang said: "By the way, Qin Qing's family, I have a military policy here, which was written by the prince. I have been studying it since last night, and I am deeply touched. Please refer to it."

"Ok?"

Qin Hong raised his head and looked at the emperor with a dazed expression.

Not to mention him, even Ma Wensheng and Liu Jian didn't understand what the emperor wanted to do.

Liu Jian saw that Dai Yi had delivered a copy of the book, and hurriedly reminded him: "Your Majesty, the situation in Pianguan is urgent. Why don't you wait for the Qin General System to return from the northwest before discussing it?"

Zhu Youtang shook his head and said: "This is written by the crown prince. I promise to let Bingkuan and Qin Qing's family read about the current military strategy in the Northwest. The Qin Qing family should not be too concerned. What do you think after reading it? Say it or don't say it."

Being Lao Tzu is just to fulfill his son's wish?
Why does it sound so... nonsense?

When Qin Hong took over the military policy from Dai Yi, he looked contemptuous at first, but after he read the words on it carefully, he realized... the military policy in front of him seemed to be a childish description of a situation in the northwest with plain language. Grand war.

The narrative mode seems to be making up a story, but it seems reasonable.

The key point is how to use cannons and new gunpowder, and it also contains the strategy of using troops, false and true...

"Qin Qing's family, what do you think?" Zhu Youtang couldn't help but want to ask Qin Hong's opinion.

Ask the civil servants... The civil servants have never supported Chujun to study military affairs.

Ask Zhang Zhou, Zhang Zhou is also his son's teacher, and his opinion is always a bit biased.

It seemed that only Qin Hong could give a relatively fair judgment.

Qin Hong came back to his senses after reading it, and said in a daze, "Return to Your Majesty, the old minister thinks...the crown prince has profound insights into military affairs, but when it comes to the strategy of using troops...maybe he is a bit persistent and biased."

Zhu Youtang laughed and said, "It means he insists on using cannons and mighty gunpowder, right?"

"Uh... yes." Qin Hong had never seen these two things before.

Although the previous two battles in the Ming Dynasty all relied on the new firearms to kill the Quartet, but Qin Hong felt that the foundation of everything lay in the single-mindedness of the generals...they used the traditional concept of running an army in the era of cold weapons.

As for firearms... at most, they are just for decoration, how can we put all our hopes on firearms?

Firearms have their advantages, don't they have great disadvantages?
Firearms are prone to damp, can't be used in rainy days, the range of firearms is generally easy to explode, and slow to reload... Qin Hong's understanding of Shenjiying is also limited to traditional cognition.

Zhu Youtang asked: "Does Qin Qing's family think that this military policy has a chance to be used on the battlefield?"

"This..." Qin Hong wanted to say yes.

But after thinking about it, he chose to shake his head just like the civil servants worried about the emperor's martial arts, "I think it's just the words of the prince's family, and it's hard to have practical use."

"Ah."

Zhu Youtang didn't seem to be disappointed by this either.

But then Zhu Youtang took out another item, handed it to Xiao Jing who was at the side, and said, "Qin Qing's family, look at this again."

Qin Hong frowned.

My heart said, why is there still?

The prince showed me the strategy just now, all of which are artillery and gunpowder. Are you going to show me Zhang Zhou's military strategy next?Can I choose not to watch it?
Zhu Youtang said: "In the past few years, the Northwest has made very little improvement in terms of ordnance. Although Zhang Qing's family has improved firearms, good firearms and matching ordnance, such as chariots, can work wonders. Here is A suggestion for the improvement of the chariot involves blueprints and parameters, Qin Qing’s family, you have been in the army for many years, please give me a reference.”

This statement came out.

Both Liu Jian and Ma Wensheng were frowning secretly, thinking to themselves, what is the emperor up to?
Ask Qin Shiying to help build a chariot?Does he have a talent for this?Or do you have a hobby in this area?
Ma Wensheng said: "Your Majesty, you might as well bring this discussion to the court, or let the Ministry of Industry... eh? Let the Ministry of Industry decide."

In the middle of Ma Wensheng's speech, his eyes flicked to Qin Hong from the corner of his eye.

It doesn't matter this sweep.

He suddenly realized that something was wrong.

At this moment, Qin Hong was holding the blueprint that Xiao Jing had passed to him in his hand, and after opening it, he was looking at the blueprint in his hand in a daze, the intoxicated obsession in his eyes, a little stunned in astonishment, and a love for it Excited, that feeling...as if Qin Hong had found the meaning of life.

It turns out that chariots can still be built like this...

"What Ma Qing's family said is reasonable, and the matter of the chariot should indeed be considered by the Ministry of Industry, but it is right to show it to Qin Qing's family first. After all, he will soon go to the Northwest to take charge of military affairs." Zhu Youtang also found out Seeing the obsessive look on Qin Hong's face, he asked, "Qin Qing's family thinks that such a chariot has some merits?"

"Okay, okay." Qin Hong's voice trembled a little.

Later, Ma Wensheng and Liu Jian discovered that this old boy had...a smile on his face? !

Liu Jian frowned and asked, "President Qin's so-called good, I don't know what it means."

He wanted to use his sharp voice to bring Qin Hong back to reality.

We are all civil servants, we agreed to advance and retreat together, and you are also adhering to your principles. How can you lose your composure to such an extent now that the emperor shows you a blueprint of a chariot?

On the other side, Zhu Youtang and Zhang Zhou exchanged a look.

This look was also caught by Ma Wensheng.

This is clearly saying... You succeeded! ?
Qin Hong finally regained his attention, held up the drawing and asked, "Your Majesty, I wonder if the construction of this chariot has started?"

Zhu Youtang said: "It hasn't been formally built yet. If you want to transfer the chariot from the capital, it will be far away. It's better to use local materials to make it. If Qin Qing's family thinks that this chariot is still feasible, they might as well bring the blueprint to it. Going to the northwest, the Ministry of Industry will also send people to cooperate with the repair, and as for the installation of cannons and firecrackers on it, Bingkuan will also...forgot to tell you, this chariot was designed by Bingkuan."

"Oh." Qin Hong looked at Zhang Zhou with gentle kindness in his eyes.

Zhang Zhou said with a smile: "Old Qin, I am just a fledgling, and I am good at firearms, but there are some things that I am not familiar with from the design to the operation of the chariot. I hope you can give me some pointers."

Qin Hong nodded, seemingly satisfied with Zhang Zhou's modest attitude, and said, "Master Zhang, you are being polite. Your chariot should have its own unique features from design to actual combat use. As for how to deal with it?" Improvements need more details.”

Ma Wensheng and Liu Jian realized it instantly.

Old man Qin is "rebelling"! ?
Was actually bought by Zhang Zhou and the emperor with a blueprint?

What's the point of this?
As the mastermind, Zhang Zhou was well prepared.

Others do not know.

Zhang Zhou, as someone from history, how could he not know Qin Hong's obsession with engineering design, especially chariots?
This old boy, after Hongzhi was transferred to the northwest as the governor of the three sides in the 14th year of history, the first thing he did was to build forts, one fort twenty li, and more than 4000 forts on the three sides, and more than 6000 miles of moats.

Later, the chariot was improved and the "Total Victory Chariot" was invented. It is an original unicycle. It is used to defend against the enemy in wartime. The gunners and archers on both sides are equipped with spears. After one gun is released, it is immediately replaced by the second cart. ...

This kind of victory car is usually used to transport materials.

Who said that to win over a civil servant, one must have mutual interests?

For an "engineering madman" like Qin Hong, Zhang Zhou felt that if he did what he liked, the effect would be more direct.

Zhang Zhou thought to himself, this is not a state that your traditional civil servants can understand.

(End of this chapter)