I'm sure of the prosperous age of Kangxi and Qianlong!

Chapter 233 The second year of Jianwu and the first year of Yongzheng
Time always flies by in the peaceful and prosperous age, and the first year of Jianwu is finally coming to an end.

The first year of Jianwu in the Ming Dynasty, the 61st year of Kangxi in the Qing Dynasty, 1722 AD.

Thirty of the twelfth lunar month.

After today, it will be the second year of Jianwu.Yongzheng held on for more than half a year, and it was finally his turn.

Nanjing City.

Zhu Yijiong, wearing a formal dragon robe and crown, entertained hundreds of officials in the main hall of the palace.

All officials, headed by the cabinet, put on brand new official uniforms.

Although they were attending a banquet, they all held wat tablets in their hands, and their every step was as formal as going to court on weekdays.

All the officials went to the palace, knelt three times and kowtowed nine times to the emperor on the dragon throne, shouting long live the mountain.

Zhu Yijiong looked at the scene in front of him, and the clouds and smoke in the past seemed like yesterday.

After tonight, even if his Ming Dynasty has truly passed the first year, it can also be considered as having truly established a firm foothold.

Thinking back to the days when Yonghe became king, although it seemed like everything was going smoothly, it was actually just walking a tightrope.

As long as there is a link in the middle, he hesitates a little, or the Qing army starts to encircle and suppress it with heavy troops.Not to mention the disaster of overturning, it also ended up being beaten back to Taiwan and trapped on an isolated island.

Even if he had the Fujian navy, it would be in vain. There were no shipbuilders in Taiwan, let alone good wood.The Qing government only had to follow the example of the gourd and follow Kangxi's policy at that time, moving the border along the coast for one or two years (the wood should be dried in the shade for at least one year).

Then he, King Zhu, would be doomed, and there would be no chance of becoming an emperor and establishing a political system now.

"Zhu Qing is flat!"

Zhu Yijiong came back to her senses and realized that she had been kneeling for a long time, so she quickly raised her hands.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

All the officials stood up, and no one felt resentful.

No matter whether you are new or old, you are all excited at this moment.

The newcomers are excited because the emperor gives them a banquet, which is both an honor and a representation of the emperor's regard for them.

The old man's excitement was similar to that of Emperor Zhu. They all followed the emperor on the tightrope walk from last year, and even the year before last.

In just one and a half years, the former Caotou King has now proclaimed himself the emperor.And he himself has also risen with the tide, and he is in a high position.

The bitterness here is really not enough to explain to outsiders.

Take Wang Li for example, it only lasted a year and a half, and his temples were already turning gray.

This is not caused by old age, but simply by long-term stress.

"My lords, our king and his ministers will not return home unless they are drunk tonight!"

Zhu Yijiong raised her wine glass high, not so much in a good mood, but as a way to vent the long-standing depression in her heart.

On the side, the official of the Ministry of Rites wanted to remind the emperor that this was against the rules.

But looking at the emperor's expression and the fact that he drank it all in one gulp, he thought about it and said nothing.

Although Your Majesty is not easy to get angry, if you disturb His Majesty's interest at this time, I am afraid that His Majesty will remember it afterwards.

The gain outweighs the loss, the gain outweighs the loss!

On the other side, the daily commentators who have appeared since the establishment of the history compilation organization just silently recorded: "The emperor held a banquet with hundreds of officials and shouted: 'You will not return until you are drunk.' Hundreds of officials followed it, and the monarch and his ministers got along well with each other."

God, the king and his ministers get along well with each other.

All the officials couldn't let go at first, but under the emperor's persuasion to drink one glass after another, they all drank too much.

The normally solemn civil and military officials were all arranging their arms, fist pumping and having fun at this moment. They had no image of being a high-ranking official in the court, and most of them simply drank themselves to sleep.

Fortunately, Zhu Yijiong was sitting on the dragon chair, and there were accompanying eunuchs and palace maids. All the officials were too drunk to come up, but there was no ridiculous incident of the monarch and his ministers punching each other.

Not only were the monarchs and ministers in the palace having New Year's Eve dinner, but the whole of Nanjing was also decorated with lanterns and colors to celebrate New Year's Eve.

It’s not lively.

……

The next day.

It was rare for Zhu Yijiong to sleep for three to three hours a day, and a night of indulgence brought about a hangover headache.

He took a symbolic sip of the hangover soup delivered by the palace maid. This thing was like a bulletproof vest. It was useless after being shot.

Not only is he the emperor, almost all the officials who attended the banquet yesterday were lying at home.

Fortunately, today is the first day of the Lunar New Year, and the court is on holiday.

It’s the Chinese New Year, and people have to take a break. The strings are easily broken when they are stretched.

It was rare for Zhu Yijiong not to go to work or go out for inspections. Instead, he came to the harem to accompany the queen and tease his son.

The child is only three months old and cannot speak yet. He only makes "beep" sounds when being held.

"Oh, my good son..." Zhu Yijiong was a father for the first three months, but his interest was still unabated, holding his child and teasing him.

On the side, Wu Alan was just sitting on a small stone bench in the garden, smiling at the father and son.

There are soft cushions on the stone benches.

"Huh? What's so hot?"

While hugging her, Zhu Yijiong suddenly felt a heat in her arms, and then she felt something was on her hands.

"I'm going to... pee, pee!" Zhu Yijiong was shouting.

When the palace maids heard this, their expressions suddenly changed, and Wu Alan stood up in a hurry.

Well, luckily I just peed. If I had pooped... I can only say that I was lucky I didn't poop.

The entire imperial garden of the harem was in a hurry. The maids were changing diapers and fetching water, while Zhu Yijiong hurried back to change clothes.

At a young age, I peed a lot.

……

After a day off, the next day was the second day of January.

Zhu Yijiong returned to work, and all the officials below also returned to work.

It's not that Zhu Yijiong wants to be a workaholic like Lao Zhu, it's just that he doesn't have time.

The appeasement mission sent by the puppet Qing Dynasty returned to Beijing before the New Year, but naturally nothing was reached.

Regardless of the fact that the puppet Qing Dynasty was originally a delaying strategy, the Honglu Temple headed by Xue Yingcheng was asking for sky-high prices under Zhu Yijiong's instruction.

Even if the person pretending to be innocent wants to negotiate peace, it is unlikely that the negotiation will be successful.Unless Yongzheng surrendered all of Beijing, this was obviously impossible.

However, although nothing was negotiated, Xue Yingcheng did not gain nothing.

The pseudo-Qing Dynasty is going south!

The time has been determined to be the beginning of spring this year. It may be earlier or later.

Xue Yingcheng even found out some of the route of the troops' advance.

There are roughly three roads, one is Huai River, one is Huguang, and the other is Guangdong.

Although there is no reliable basis, the pseudo-Qing dynasty is very likely to have linked up with Guangdong’s Lin Jun.

Can not help but guard against.

Zhu Yijiong couldn't help but rub the tip of her nose, what a troubled time!
The famine problem in Jiangnan this year has not been solved yet, and war is about to start again.

If you are unlucky, you may have to fight on two or three fronts.

Fortunately, the New Army's expansion plan was finalized last year, and the New Army's troops had already completed the expansion by one corps during the winter.

Just can’t keep up with the training.

It’s only been less than two months, how much training can I achieve?
The reserve plan has been issued across the country. The original reserve army has not been disbanded yet, but it has begun to replenish the army and local inspection and patrol systems.

However, if necessary, it is not impossible to pull him to the front line.

I have to say that Pseudo-Qing really picked a good time.

Putting down his thoughts, Zhu Yijiong opened the Qin book on the desk.

The first letter was from the Fuzhou Shipping Bureau and was a reply.

Just to report that people have been sent to Qiongzhou Prefecture to log and explore Phoebe phoebe.

This thing is high-quality wood for shipbuilding. Cui Sheng wrote an urgent memorial almost the same day and sent it to Nanjing together with the memorial on the Li-Han issue in Qiongzhou.

Cui Sheng's problem and solution to the Li-Han problem in Qiongzhou were originally proposed by Zhu Yijiong, so he would not refute it. However, the presence of Younan in Qiongzhou really surprised Emperor Zhu.

Originally, there was no high-quality wood in the Ming Dynasty, and the only shipbuilding wood that the Fuzhou Shipping Bureau could use was fir.

Taipei's camphor trees are used to refine camphor. Oak and elm, the two most commonly used woods for shipbuilding, are only available in the two lakes areas in the north and the south in China.

And although oak is indeed the most commonly used, this thing usually only lasts three to five years at sea, and the service life of the ship should reach its limit.

The final analysis is that the quality of oak itself is not too hard.

Not to mention fir, it’s just makeshift.

The original plan of the Fuzhou Shipping Bureau was to dry it in the dark for one or two years and then use it directly.

In exactly one year, the Galen ship craftsmen should be in place, and we can try to initially build a real navy.

In a word, Ming Dynasty cannot only have land, no oceans... and overseas territories.

But now, there is Younan in Qiongzhou, so this plan can be changed.

Zhu Yijiong immediately wrote and wrote: "Read it, please do your best."

Phoebe is a top-grade wood for shipbuilding. Although it is not top-notch, it cannot be dried in the dark for another year.You still have to follow conventional methods and dry in the shade for at least five years.

Zhu Yijiong's plan was to continue drying the original fir trees in the shade, and start preliminarily trial-producing the Galen ship in one or two years, which was regarded as an experiment and consumables.

Qiongzhou Younan also continues to send people to explore and harvest, and transport it back to long-term dry storage.

Speaking of which, compared to Younan, teak (not grapefruit) is recognized as the best for shipbuilding. Ordinary oak warships can sail at sea for three to five years, but teak warships can last at least 20 years.

Even when ironclad ships came out in later generations, the wood wrapped inside was still teak.

It's a pity that this thing is purely a specialty of Southeast Asia. For example, there are many teak trees in Vietnam that are hundreds or hundreds of years old.

Zhu Yijiong's eyes flickered. Even for these teak trees, he would decide on Vietnam.

Continue to review the memorial.

The Privy Council announced: "The departments of the Privy Council have begun to recruit and expand the army again, and at the same time, they are making every effort to organize and train the new army. I hope your Majesty will inform you next time!"

Zhu Yijiong and Zhu Pi said: "Read it, you should try your best."

The Ordnance Bureau announced: "The Ordnance Bureau's plate armor assembly line has officially entered mass production, the new cannon casting workshop has been established and is put into work, and the flintlock gun assembly line has also been set up and put into production. I hope your Majesty will inform you next week!"

Zhu Yijiong: "Read, please do your best."

The Ministry of Rites announced: "In order to prevent the mistake of delaying the rural examination in the first year of Jianwu from happening again, the Ministry of Rites has started preparing for this year's Spring Examination in advance and has determined the examination venue. At the same time, we have requested the Propaganda Department for assistance and hope for your Majesty's approval!"

Zhu Yijiong thought for a moment this time, and then said: "It's accurate! The Propaganda Department will cooperate and assist."

"Both the Ministry of Rites and Rites, after this year's general examination, the Ming Dynasty will no longer recognize the merits of the former Qing Dynasty. This proposal should be announced throughout the country."

This is Zhu Yijiong's consideration. Last year, he had one chance to ascend to Enke, once in autumn and once in spring.

Three chances are enough for you to make a decision.

The Ming Dynasty has been in Jianwu for two years, so it is impossible to continue to be accustomed to these scholars.

This spring is the last chance.

Moreover, Zhu Yijiong also asked the Ministry of Etiquette and the Propaganda Department to announce it together, which was enough to give face.

No dynasty will always recognize the achievements of the previous dynasty, right?

After receiving the memorial from the Propaganda Department, Zhu Yijiong rewrote the announcement from the Ministry of Rites.

The other departments behind are basically just chores.

The Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Personnel are just some work reports and so on.

The Third Law Department reported that all drug treatment officials had basically completed drug treatment and were asking for instructions on whether to stay or leave.

Zhu Yijiong looked at it briefly and then said, "Read it and prepare it for the cabinet to draw up."

There is no need to draft it, it was done a few months ago, and except for some who are really talented and learned, the rest will be sent to the Academy of National History.

After all, they are still a group of scholars, and they can still write history, so it is not a bad thing.

Zhu Yijiong has even read the proposed memorial.

The Ministry of Household Affairs had a new job. After reporting on the financial resources, they asked: "Can you arrange the draft in advance?"

The household department is also afraid of accidents.

Zhu Yijiong didn't have any objections: "It's accurate."

　so sleepy
　　
　
(End of this chapter)