The Rise of Ming Dynasty 1646

Chapter 653 Jiangning Military Parade
Zhu Linming said: "The Yangge Department can send people to Chongyang to build the Tang Palace first, and we can't neglect it. We can also wait for the situation in Huguang to be more stable, so that the old queen mother and the Tang king can enter Chu."

Yang Tinglin raised his eyes to see that his expression did not seem to be fake, he hesitated and said: "Your Majesty, there is something that I don't know if I should say it."

"Mr. Yang Ge just speak up."

Yang Tinglin looked at his toes and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, if the King of Tang comes of age, if it is used by someone who has a heart, I'm afraid... I think it's better to keep the King of Tang in Beijing. Even if you want to let the King of Tang become a vassal, the old queen can't do it." Leaving the palace..."

Zhu Linmei smiled and said, "You want me to set up a 'Nangong'?"

In the Tumu Fort Incident that year, Emperor Yingzong Zhu Qizhen was captured, and Daizong Zhu Qiyu succeeded to the throne.First, in order to cause civil strife in Ming Dynasty, Zhu Qizhen was released to return to Beijing, but Zhu Qiyu was worried that his brother would seize the throne he had just acquired, so he imprisoned him in the South Palace of the Forbidden City.

Yang Tinglin was about to kneel in a hurry, and said repeatedly, "I dare not."

You must know that although Yingzong was imprisoned in Nangong for seven years, he finally succeeded in restoration and abolished Daizong.

Zhu Linmei supported him, "I know that Yang Ge's department is concerned about the stability of the court, but I believe in the king of Tang. Yang Ge's department just does as it is."

In fact, Zhu Linmei has decided to gradually abolish the guards of the vassal kings. In the future, the safety of the vassal kings will be entrusted to the local police. It is basically impossible to reproduce the situation of Jing Nan.

In addition, now that Emperor Hongguang and King Lu are still in the hands of Man Qing, if Dorgon suddenly releases them back, the two of them will be able to become vassals with peace of mind when they see Zhu Linyuan living a stable life.Otherwise, it would be a joke to imprison three "former emperors" in the Forbidden City.

Zhu Linming has sufficient confidence to lead Daming to achieve prosperity.The common people have no worries about food and clothing, live and work in peace and contentment, who wants to do trouble with the vassal king?Coupled with the fact that Jin Yiwei was watching from the side, the vassal kings had no chance at all.

Seeing his resolute attitude, Yang Tinglin had no choice but to respond: "Minister, obey the order."

"By the way, since Yang Ge's department is here, I will give you some instructions." Zhu Linmi handed him a secret report, "At present, Wanji has controlled Wuchang, and Zhai Shisi and Yang Zhan's department are besieging Changsha. Only Wang Jincai is left in the Huguang rebellion. More than [-] people fled to Baoqing Mansion, Qin Zuoming has led the army to pursue, and it will be settled soon."

Yang Tinglin was shocked, "Half a month ago, the rebellious army was still raging...it was wiped out so quickly!" To say that the Ministry of War did a good job of keeping secrets, the civil servants still think that the Huguang war is serious.

Zhu Linmei smiled and said, "What if I told you that Huguang has always been under the control of the imperial court, and the army has never been defeated?"

Yang Tinglin was taken aback for a moment, but immediately came back to his senses, bowed and sighed: "Your Majesty has strategized, the world is blessed!"

"Duoduo Chen Bing on the north bank, the battle is imminent. Yang Ge's troops should make preparations early after returning. When the battle starts, they will immediately spread the victory of the lake. The morale of our army and people will definitely be boosted."

"Yes."

"Also, give me a list of Huguang sixth-rank and above officials, and all those related to He Tengjiao will be abolished. Draw up a list for me to fill in the vacancies."

"Yes." Yang Tinglin replied, but his eyelids jumped suddenly.There is nothing in Huguang that has nothing to do with He Tengjiao. Does this mean that the entire Huguang officials must be replaced?Our emperor is really generous!
Zhu Linming has her own ideas about this.Huguang has been occupied by the He Tengjiao clan for a long time. In the future, officials here will easily embrace the United Party. Taking advantage of the fact that the imperial court has a large army in the town of Huguang, they will quickly cut through the chaos and completely change blood, so that the Huguang government can be implemented as soon as possible.

"Let Zhang Canghai also rush to Wuchang as soon as possible. Before the spring plowing, the seeds of potatoes and sweet potatoes must be prepared and planted throughout Huguang."

Huguang is the combination of Hunan and Hubei in the later generations, with a huge geographical area. The promotion of potatoes and sweet potatoes here is extremely important for increasing the grain production of Daming.

"Sir, obey the order."

After Yang Tinglin left, Zhu Linmi drove away for more than an hour, and saw Yu Xin leading people waiting outside the camp.

All the generals stood by the side of the road to salute, Yu Xin stepped forward to greet Zhu Lin and got out of the car, and motioned to the tent of the Chinese army: "Your Majesty is tired from the boat, why don't you take a rest in the tent?"

"It's just a half-day car ride. It's not uncommon to ride a horse for a few days during a war." Zhu Linmi strode towards the camp and asked Yu Xindao, "Are you ready for the military parade?"

"Return to Your Majesty, everything is ready."

For Zhu Linming's trip, the military parade is only one of the goals to boost morale, and there are important matters ahead, so she waved her hand and said, "Okay, the military parade will start immediately."

"Yes!"

On the viewing platform made of wooden frames, Zhu Linmi sat in the center, Yu Xin and Zhang Jiayu accompanied on both sides, and other senior officers stood respectfully behind according to their military ranks.

Zhu Linmi looked at the dark queue in the distance, and told Yu Xin, "Let's get started."

"Yes!"

Yu Xin took two steps forward, and said loudly: "In the first year of Han Xing, the Ming Field Army, the Jiangning Parade begins!"

A herald shouted, "Yes!" Immediately, two "fireworks", one red and one blue, flew straight into the sky.

Zhang Jiayu said in a low voice to Zhu Linming: "Your Majesty, according to your previous plan, all the commanders above the company level have been equipped with this 'signal flare'. After several months of practice, all the ministries are greatly impressed by this way of transmission, even though they are very far apart. Even if you are far away, military orders can also be communicated smoothly."

After the great victory in Jurong, Zhu Linmi formulated a series of plans to enhance combat capabilities, and this signal flare was one of them.But now that the Ming Field Army has a mature management, command, and training mechanism, he is only responsible for the design of this improvement plan, but the specific implementation is handed over to Yu Xin, Zhang Jiayu and others.

Zhu Linmi looked at the several "iron pipes" around the waist of the herald, and asked, "How high can you shoot? Is it stable and reliable?"

"Returning to Your Majesty, the short barrel can shoot up to 23 feet high, and the long barrel can reach a height of more than ten feet. It has been tried in the army so far, and there is no case where it fails to cast."

In fact, as the birthplace of fireworks, China has a very long history of using signal flares. However, the previous signal flares were poorly made, low in launch height, poor in stability, and could only convey simple commands such as "advance" and "retreat".

Zhu Linmei designed a scientific conical projectile, made of rubber caps and gunpowder caps, and fired them with iron pipes.In this way, not only can it shoot to a very high altitude, so that the army can see it from several miles away, but it is also windproof and rainproof, so it can be used in any weather.

Most importantly, he also designed a complete set of command "codes"-with five to six signal flares, military orders including time, direction, and mission type can be transmitted.This is like being equipped with a radio in the era when orders were basically based on flags, especially when fighting in large corps, the command efficiency and distance have increased dozens of times!
After the signal flare rose to the clouds, dozens of cannons rang out in all directions, and the neat infantry phalanx came towards the viewing platform one by one from the west side.

Zhang Jiayu "explained" to Zhu Linmi: "Your Majesty, here are the first, second, and fifth battalions of the Dragon Guard Army at the front, and they are also the three most elite battalions in the entire army. They have all switched to Type I infantry guns now, and half of the soldiers are equipped with The breastplate is worn, and the rest are equipped with fine steel wool armor."

(End of this chapter)