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Chapter 334 The Sun and the Moon Never Set
Chapter 334 The Sun and the Moon Never Set (The Finale)
From the 30th year of Wanli to the following years, due to the three parties of Qi, Chu, and Zhejiang and the Donglin Party, the political situation in the DPRK and China became more and more corrupt. tool of struggle.As long as someone disagrees with them, they will be regarded as villains.
With the gradual increase of the power of the Donglin Party and the intensification of conflicts with the ruling parties, the Qing Dynasty has become a tool for mutual party struggle. The parties' court discussions on state affairs do not focus on the overall situation, but mainly on the rivalry of emotions. , The other party said yes, I must say no, bickering with each other, arguing endlessly, just like the struggle between cattle and plums in Tang Dynasty, this naturally had many negative effects on the political situation in the court.
Often a proposal or measure of the three parties in the ruling government has not yet been issued, and it immediately attracts criticism and discussion from many Donglin Qingliu people. They quote scriptures and allusions, and they strongly oppose it, which makes many policies go to waste before they are introduced. Shangshu asked Yousi to implement a whipping method because of the abortion under the opposition of the Donglin Party.
In addition to the mutual dog-eating among literati, Huang Laifu naturally had a very bad evaluation among the numerous Donglin Qingliu. In essence, most of the Donglin literati were born in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. Many of Huang Laifu's practices and ideas naturally contradicted them.Conflicting interests and opinions, plus Huang Laifu is a warrior, this is a very serious matter, no wonder the Donglin Party dislikes Huang Laifu.
However, all kinds of attacks from the Donglin Party had no effect on Huang Laifu. First, he had the support of the emperor, so no matter what others tried, his position was as stable as Mount Tai.Second, Huang Laifu also has his own power of public opinion.
His "Wuzhaibao News" is very popular among the middle and lower class people in Ming Dynasty, and has its own huge ideological audience.After several years of publicity, more and more people agree with Huang Laifu's views.Every time the Donglin Party or other civil officials attacked Huang Laifu, his "Wuzhaibao News" immediately counterattacked, with high efficiency and good results, and took the initiative to attack from time to time, making them furious and helpless.
Regarding Huang Laifu, no matter whether it is the three parties in the government or the Donglin Party in the opposition, their public opinion attacks have always been unable to respond to all attacks, and they cannot experience the pleasure of public opinion that sweeps everything. Many people who do not want to be "represented" by them let them I hate it so much.
The current "Wuzhaibao News" has set up newspapers in many cities in Ming Dynasty. They have become an important propaganda and defense tool for Huang Laifu and Emperor Wanli. The power of the newspaper is naturally eye-catching to many scholars , but unfortunately, apart from Huang Laifu's "Wuzhaibao News", Emperor Wanli has banned the establishment of civilian newspapers in various parts of Daming. Seeing more and more cities being occupied by "Wuzhaibao News", the public opinion position Lost one after another, the literati from all over the world were heartbroken and helpless at the same time.
Huang Laifu mostly looked on coldly at those cronies among literati and ignored them, because he had important things to do.The relevant public opinion confrontation affairs are naturally handled by the editor-in-chiefs of the "Wuzhaibao News" he controls, and there is no need for him to take action.
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In the construction and operation, time always flies very fast, and the time soon came to the 36th year of Wanli.At this time, the first five-year plan for the two towns of Datong, Shanxi has been successfully completed, and the second five-year plan is also in full swing.
From the second half of the 27th year of Wanli to the end of the 36th year of Wanli, in the past ten years, the construction achievements of the two towns have been huge. A total of dozens of large-scale water conservancy projects have been built, and millions of acres of military settlements have been built.The originally planned road construction in Zhongzhen has also been successfully completed. The cement roads from Wuzhaibao to Taiyuan, Datong, and Guihua City have all been completed.In addition, the mine construction in the two towns is also on a regular track.
The result of this is that the food produced by the new-style military settlements in the two towns can not only meet all the needs of the troops in the two towns, and there is no need for the central government to allocate food, but also has spare power to help other towns.With such confidence, Huang Laifu was able to dispense with the food transport owned by the households in the two towns, which greatly reduced the burden on the people in the towns. In addition, the construction of a large number of civilian water conservancy projects in the two towns also enabled many people to have a stable life in disaster years. food income.
This kind of military achievement has left the ruling and opposition parties stunned.From all the troops in the town eating relief food to self-sufficiency, such a change can only be described as earth-shaking.
The development of agriculture and the smoothness of roads have brought about the development of commerce and industry. By the 36th year of Wanli, the changes in the two towns of Datong, Shanxi can only be described as changing with each passing day. Countless commercial towns have sprung up, influenced by Wuzhai Fort. Large-scale farms and handicraft workshops are also densely distributed throughout the two towns.At this time, the two towns of Datong in Shanxi have become the most important places of wealth in the Nine Borders. The prosperity and stability of the two towns and the rapid economic development have also attracted a large number of people from the surrounding areas to immigrate here.
The management outside the Great Wall has also made gratifying achievements. The Hetao area of later generations has been completely occupied by Huang Laifu, and all the tribes that disobeyed the rule have been wiped out. The refugees from all over the Ming Dynasty provided new places to go, and also brought a lot of benefits and safety barriers to the interior of the Ming Dynasty.
The current Wuzhai Fort has also become a legendary place. It has become the agricultural and handicraft technology center in the two towns. Every time new things arise from here, for example, in the 30th year of Wanli in several farms in Wuzhai Fort The new cultivated potato, after several years of trial planting, has now cultivated many good varieties and introduced them to various places in the two towns on a large scale.
The wonderful use of potatoes also made the people of the two towns discover that as long as they plant some potatoes, even the poorest farmers in the disaster year will rarely be hungry now.A small potato can be said to have fed countless people.And the magical effect of potatoes quickly spread to the rest of the north.
In the past ten years, the "Da Ming Royal Military Academy" in Wuzhai Fort has trained a large number of qualified officers, and with Huang Laifu's management of the two new-style armies, a military group that can compete with literati has gradually formed.At this time, the arsenal in Wuzhaibao has become the largest military factory in Ming Dynasty, with more than [-] workers, and the guns produced are sold all over the country, especially the flintlock guns in Wuzhaibao, which is famous far and wide, with an annual output of Up to an astonishing [-] shots.The new six-pound guns and three-pound guns have also been successfully researched, and they are extremely lethal.
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Huang Laifu made great contributions in governing the two towns. According to Emperor Wanli's favor for Huang Laifu, various praises and awards are naturally indispensable.Especially when Huang Laifu went to Beijing to meet at the end of Wanli 36, he disregarded the opinions of the Qing government and the opposition of all officials, and even made Huang Laifu a special honor doctor of the first grade, and appointed Huang Laifu as the third son of Shanxi Town, Datong Town and Xuanfu Town. The post of governor.At this time, Huang Laifu's eldest son, Huang Dalang, was eighteen years old. Emperor Wanli specially summoned Huang Dalang to Beijing, and let him take the position of Jinyiwei Tongzhi.
In the 37th year of Wanli, Huang Laifu officially took the post of governor of Xuanda Trilateral. In the past few years until the 45th year of Wanli, Huang Laifu has been running the three towns. More hands out of the plug.Not only was the Duoyan tribe near Xuanfu Town beaten without a foothold, they even left Ji Town and moved to the east to compete with the Jurchen tribe for the pastures in Liaodong.
Moreover, the armed caravan privately controlled by Huang Laifu went deep into Mobei, and even reached the Beihai area of Siberia.These armed caravans hunted and killed aborigines in Mobei and other places, ran farms and pastures, and participated in various fur trades, gaining huge profits, and Huang Laifu naturally accounted for the majority.In the last five years of Huang Laifu's tenure as Governor of Xuanda, Huang Laifu received [-] sable furs, [-] black fox furs, [-] squirrel furs and Lots of beaver and mink.
The income from the fur trade alone is enough for Huang Laifu to pay for all the operating expenses of Mobei, and maintain a large surplus, which invisibly adds a huge territory to himself.While Huang Laifu was running these areas, Emperor Wanli was closely involved, and at the same time reaped huge benefits.From the 27th year of Wanli to the 45th year of Wanli, during Huang Laifu's administration of the three towns for nearly 20 years, through a lot of cooperation, the interests of the Huang family have been closely linked with the Ming royal family and are inseparable.
In the 45th year of Wanli, the Emperor Wanli bestowed Huang Laifu as a special doctor Guanglu, and the title of Duke Feng is just around the corner.
However, in this year, in Liaodong at this time, Nurhachi had been in Hetuala in the first month of last year, the Great Khan, in the first year of Jianyuan Tianming, and his country was named Dajin.After the rise of Jin, it became the main threat to Ming Dynasty in the Northeast.At this time, Li Chengliang had died, and Liaodong had no capable people to guard it. In order to deal with the threat of Houjin, under the fierce debate between the government and the opposition, and finally at the insistence of Emperor Wanli, Huang Laifu was appointed Governor of Jiliao to guard the gate of Gyeonggi on behalf of the emperor. .
Ji Town and Liaodong Town were the two most important military towns in the Nine Frontiers of Ming Dynasty. Huang Laifu was also in charge of the two towns, which showed Emperor Wanli's incomparable trust in him.
Huang Laifu led [-] elite servants to take office. They were all flintlock musketeers, and everyone had horses. They were accompanied by hundreds of six-pounders and three-pounders. The Kingdom of Jin was swept into the dust of history in one fell swoop.
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In September of the 46th year of Wanli, 1618 AD.
Under Het Ala, the capital city of the Houjin Kingdom, there was a mass of people and horses under the city, and the war was about to break out.
The two camps were the [-] troops of Daming and the [-] troops of Hou Jin.Compared with Houjin's grief and panic, Huang Laifu, the commander of the Ming army, was calm. At this time, Huang Laifu was nearly [-] years old, and his years of military career made his heart as hard as a rock.
Unsurprisingly, Nurhachi, who couldn't see the form clearly, announced the Seven Great Hatreds in March this year, and then attempted to steal Fushun with a spy. This is also Nurhachi's old strategy. Therefore, in history, he always sneaked into the city with fine work, and then opened the city gate. In history, most of the cities in Liaodong Town were lost.
However, in the hands of Huang Laifu, this set of rules is no longer valid. Since he took over Liaodong Town last year, in addition to vigorously governing the local military and political affairs, the intelligence of Hou Jin is also the top priority. Under his strict surveillance , every move of Houjin is under control.Therefore, when Nurhachi attempted to steal Fushun with thousands of people plus neiying, Huang Laifu made a plan. Not only did he push the Ming army's nephews and guerrilla Li Yongfang's family to the top of the city in front of thousands of Jin soldiers, but he also beheaded the whole family. Ambush with heavy troops from outside, and wipe out the thousands of post-Golden soldiers who stole Fushun.
Next, Huang Laifu vigorously eliminated Houjin Xizuo and killed all the Jurchens in the territory.As long as there are money rat tails, the Jurchen men in Hu clothes can't help but kill them with a knife when they see them, and the women are sold as slaves everywhere.Under Huang Laifu's vigorous removal, Nurhachi worked hard for more than ten years to arrange the meticulous work and internal affairs in Daming territory.Moreover, under Huang Laifu's early precautions, Nurhachi's several attacks on Liaodong Town failed.
At this time, news of Nurhachi's release of the Seven Great Hate and sneak attacks on various places in Liaodong Town had already spread to the capital of the Ming Dynasty, and the court was furious.As the governor of Jiliao, Huang Laifu naturally bears the important task of exterminating gold within a time limit.
Historically, the Ming Dynasty used the waste material Yang Gao as the strategy for Liaodong. At this time, Yang Gao died early, Huang Laifu was the governor of Jiliao, and Emperor Wanli favored him very much. Naturally, he was fully responsible, without those ignorant With the literati by his side, Huang Laifu can naturally display his full strength.
Historically, Liaodong soldiers were abolished, the treasury of the Ming Dynasty was empty, Liaodong town was short of food and pay, and there were no soldiers available for a long time.At that time, Xiong Tingbi inspected 2 soldiers in the Liaoyang teaching ground, more than [-] were wearing felt hats and jackets. Not only did they have no weapons, they didn't even have the basic armor.There used to be tens of thousands of war horses in Liaodong, but in the late Wanli period, there were only a few hundred weak war horses left.The most heinous thing is that due to the lack of military equipment in Liaodong Town at that time, during the military parade at that time, Liu Zhaosun, the adopted son of Liu Ting, actually had the handle of the gun rotten, so that the head of the gun fell off on the spot.Such military equipment, how can it be effective in battle.
Now all of these naturally don’t exist. Emperor Wanli followed Huang Laifu to manage the towns in the Nine Borders and Beyond the Great Wall for 20 years, and Huangzhuang, which Huang Laifu ran for the emperor, jointly opened a cement factory, a wool spinning factory, a glass factory, a large supermarket, etc. There is also the tobacco monopoly that rose up a few years ago, and a large amount of mining taxes were collected, etc., and huge wealth has already been accumulated.On the one hand, the Nine Frontier Army towns are self-sufficient one after another, without the need for huge expenditures from the court; The Ming Dynasty at that time could already be said to have enough soldiers and food, and it was as powerful as Emperor Taizu Gao.
Emperor Wanli ordered Huang Laifu to transfer soldiers and horses from Shanxi Town, Xuanfu Town, Datong Town, Yansui Town, Gansu Town and other towns for support, and even mobilize the whole country to wipe out Houjin in one fell swoop, which can be said to have great power.Moreover, Emperor Wanli had ordered the Ministry of Households to prepare for the large-scale food and payment expenditures for the expedition to destroy gold. He would pay as much as he needed.Compared with the history that Emperor Wanli needed to send Liao pay to the provinces, at this time he can be said to be wealthy and calm.
In terms of the army, since Huang Laifu in the two towns of Ji and Liao took office not long ago, the first-class troops in the two towns have not yet been trained, so Huang Laifu ordered the local troops in the two towns to guard, and only transferred 7 first-class troops from the third town of Xuanda to Liao. A total of [-] elite firearms soldiers gathered together, and a total of [-] elite field troops were assembled.
At this time, the commanders-in-chief of Shanxi and Datong towns were Jiang Dazhong and Yang Xiaolu respectively. The two had followed Huang Laifu for decades, and they had already become a master and servant. After Huang Laifu was transferred to Jiliao, they still faithfully followed Huang Laifu Various policies in the three towns.In addition, Huang Laifu's power and interest groups are deeply rooted in the three towns, so even if Huang Laifu is not in these three towns, Huang Laifu's influence in these places is still very deep.
At this time, after Huang Laifu called, the two happily led the army to help the battle.
In terms of food and pay, Huang Laifu still followed the old rules. He used Jianzhou and the land further north as a lure to issue 200 million taels of Pingliao bonds to various places in Ming Dynasty. Huang Laifu had already been familiar with this kind of bond issuance. I don't know if I have a debt of tens of millions of taels of silver.However, with Huang Laifu's golden signboard, the public has long been superstitious about the various bonds issued by Huang Laifu. Therefore, it was not long before Huang Laifu issued the Pingliao bonds, and they were sold out. In just a few months, Huang Laifu was ready. Enough military pay and food at his disposal.
In July, when the food was sufficient and the Shanxi and Datong armies and horses arrived again, Huang Laifu led the army to start a counterattack, and soon it was like a broken bamboo, breaking into the territory of Houjin.
In the 29th year of Wanli, Nurhachi founded the Eight Banners, with 300 people in Yi Niu Lu, and the leader called it "Kanlu Ezhen".Wuniu is recorded as a Jiala, and the leader is called "Jiala Ezhen".Wujiala is called Yigu Mountain, and the leader calls it "Gushan Ezhen".Each Gushan has a flag of a specific color. At that time, the Manchurian Army had four Gushans, with flags of four colors: red, yellow, blue, and white.In the 43rd year of Wanli, the Manchurian army expanded its organizational system and added four Gushan Mountains: Xianghuang, Xiangbai, Xianghong, and Xianglan, making a total of eight Gushans.Gushan means banner in Chinese, so the establishment of Bagushan is also called "Eight Banners System".
Nurhachi organized all the Jurchens into the Eight Banners and implemented a system of military and political integration.When the banner people go out, they become soldiers, and when they enter, they become the people.If you have something to call, you have nothing to do to cultivate and hunt.When marching, if the ground is wide, the Eight Banners will divide and run parallel, and if the ground is narrow, they will join together.During the battle, the swords and spears are the vanguard, the good shooters shoot from the back, and the elite soldiers respond with cameras.
At this time, Nurhachi had more than 10 elite soldiers from the Eight Banners, plus strong women who were good at fighting in the banners, and some affiliated Mongolian tribes, etc., with a strength of nearly [-].In history, the Eight Banners soldiers were fierce and good at fighting, and this time is no exception. However, no matter how good they are at fighting, when they meet Huang Laifu's elite soldiers with flintlock firearms with their primitive equipment such as swords, long guns, bows and arrows, they are beaten all over the ground like eggs hitting rocks. Find teeth.
From July to September, Huang Laifu quickly wiped out the periphery of Hetara, the capital city of Houjin, at a slight cost. Except for some elite soldiers and horses left behind, he led [-] troops, each equipped with horses, and approached Heteara in a mighty manner. Teala, carry out this war of annihilation.
Along the way, Huang Laifu implemented the policy of feeding on the enemy and exterminating them all. The Jurchen villages and towns he encountered were all men killed and women sold. His tribe is small, and every one who dies will lose a little power.
When the Ming army came from Liaoyang, they pressed on every step of the way. No matter how the Manchurian soldiers responded to the harassment, they still came all the way, only pushing towards Hetara.After entering the territory of Houjin, the rough and difficult roads, dense jungles, numerous roadblocks, and countless harassment squads of Houjin cavalry could not stop the Ming army from advancing. Nothing works.
At this time, the shadow of doom hangs over the hearts of the Jurchens. Their [-] troops, after these months of blows, have only [-] left. Although most of them are the elite of the Eight Banners soldiers, they are the heart of the army. Panicked, everyone didn't know whether they could survive this catastrophe.
By this time, the decisive battle between the Manchu soldiers and the Ming army was inevitable.
A decisive battle must be fought in the field. The Ming army has sufficient food and grass, and the supply line guarded by teams of elite musketeers is as stable as Mount Tai. The siege of the city is unparalleled in the world. If the Jurchens are trapped in an isolated city, they will only die. His opponent also put himself in a deadly situation, and would only perish slowly after being trapped.
Moreover, the Jurchens believed that they were good at field battles. If they won the decisive battle, the Houjin Kingdom might still have a chance. If they were defeated, the Houjin Kingdom would be wiped out.
A decisive battle, a battle to the death, must be carried out.
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The sound of cannons shook the sky, and the shells fired by the six-pound guns exploded among the Manchurian cavalry, while puffs of smoke rose, and pieces of flesh and blood flew across.The six-pound gun was followed by the bombardment of the three-pound gun. The roar of a hundred guns caused a large number of casualties among the Manchurian cavalry.
The Manchurian soldiers and cavalry cannot be said to be indifferent. They shouted in Manchu to kill the enemy, but they could not change the result caused by the gap in strength.From the beginning, Nurhachi invested more than [-] people from the five banners to attack the front of the Ming army, the two banners attacked the Ming army's flanks, and the remaining three banners were the reserve team.
Among the frontal attacking cavalry, there are even the most elite of the Eight Banners soldiers, one thousand white armor soldiers and three thousand red fang fang soldiers. All of them are the most elite fighters. A layer of fine cotton armor or iron armor, riding the best horses under the body, and even the horses are also protected by vests.They held long lances in their hands, blushed, and just rushed forward viciously.Then one by one fell to the roar of Ming army artillery and muskets.
In the face of the Manchurian attack, Huang Laifu even dispatched only 2 people, and the remaining 4 people just watched the show.But the 2 people that Huang Laifu dispatched by the way are all elite soldiers he has carefully trained for 20 years, with strong fighting will and ability. They cooperate with the professional officer corps trained by the military academy and are equipped with bayonets. Guns and smoothbore guns use the tactics of hollow square formations and three-row formations.The only ones rushing forward were the Eight Banners soldiers equipped with cold weapons. Although many of them were cavalry, facing Huang Laifu, a modern Ming army with only firearms, could not change the fate of being massacred one-sidedly.
Whether it was the front or the flanks, the Manchurian cavalry suffered heavy casualties after being bombarded by the Ming army's hundred artillery pieces. Even if they rushed through the death barrage caused by the artillery, they could not get close to the hundred paces of the Ming army's battle formation.Row after row of gunfire soldiers shot dead bullets, making the corpses in front of the battle form a thick layer, and also made this area a restricted area for life.
Among the Manchurian cavalry, the white-armored and red-armored soldiers who rushed to the front suffered the most casualties. They really lived up to the name of bravery. Some cavalry even rushed to a place twenty paces away from the battle formation, but after that they couldn't make it any more. They also just die a few seconds less than others.When the most powerful fighters among the Eight Banners soldiers fell to the ground one by one amidst the roar of firecrackers, their dead eyes were still wide open, filled with shock, bewilderment, unwillingness, and did not understand why will be like this.
Also, they are barbarians who don't understand the power of civilization and technology.
In the first attack, more than [-] people were killed or injured by the [-] Banners soldiers. Among them, the most elite white armored soldiers and red armored soldiers suffered more than half of the casualties. Judging from the direction of the Ming army, it seems that there have been no casualties.And this time the Manchurian soldiers attacked more than half of their own troops, and the Ming army seemed to only dispatched a small centaur to fight.
Such a result was unacceptable to Nurhachi, and it was also unacceptable to the Manchurian soldiers.
They are crazy, they are bloody, the heroic Manchurian cavalry braved the dense artillery fire of the Ming army, and rushed to the Ming army's camp again and again to fight heroically. Only pieces of corpses were left behind.
From beginning to end, only the [-] Ming troops came out to fight, and most of the rest remained motionless.During this period, some crazy Manchurian cavalry rushed to the majority of Huang Laifu's central army, which was watching the show, intending to open the situation from here. However, in addition to continuing to leave corpses, the [-]-strong Ming army remained motionless, just watching quietly. play.
After several hours of fierce fighting, Nurhachi and the Eight Banners finally realized after going crazy again and again. It seemed that more than half of their 6 horses had been killed or injured, and did the 20 Ming army on the opposite side have [-] casualties?Not to mention the [-] Ming army that has not yet been dispatched.Indescribable trepidation and fear flooded their hearts, they were about to collapse and run for their lives.
The movements of the Hou Jin Army were fully visible. At this time, Huang Laifu let out a sigh of relief and said lightly: "Another Bali Bridge, a boring battle!"
He waved his hand: "The whole army will attack and destroy this Chaoshi!"
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September [-]th, seven days after the Battle of Het Allah.
"Caught Nurhachi?"
Huang Laifu was overjoyed when he received the news. After the Battle of Hetara that day, most of the [-] Jin troops were killed or injured. Nurhachi was defeated and retreated into the city of Hetara. However, he did not dare to stay in the city for a long time.With Nurhachi's experience, he naturally knows that no matter how solid an isolated city is, it will be breached one day. The experience of Qi Bai and Yang Yinglong decades ago is a lesson.So he quickly led a remnant army to break through the city and flee.
Huang Laifu ordered his subordinates to pursue him closely. After several days of pursuit, Nurhachi was killed and injured, including the banner owner's son and guards, and he himself was captured.
Huang Laifu led some personal guards, Jiang Dazhong, Yang Xiaolu, Gu Dadao, and that person into a hut ahead.It is said that capturing a prisoner of Nurhachi's level should be handed over to the imperial court, but Huang Laifu secretly ordered Nurhachi to be imprisoned here out of some considerations of his own.
Entering the hut, there was a lousy old man with pigtails and pigtails sitting in front of him. His eyes were blank and his expression was haggard. It was impossible to tell that this man was the insane person who committed unprecedented disasters to the Han people in history.
Hearing the movement, Nurhachi's dark eyes slowly turned around, without the slightest expression in his eyes.He glanced at Huang Laifu and then lowered his head. Suddenly, he raised his head and stared at the person beside Huang Laifu. After a long time, his eyes lit up, and he said in Chinese: "It's you..."
Nurhachi laughed miserably, turned to look at Huang Laifu and said, "It turns out that you were the one who sent people to assassinate me 20 years ago. Why, you started to deal with me 20 years ago?"
Huang Laifu said indifferently: "Nurhachi, do you know why I put you to death decades ago?"
He waved his hand to let Jiang Dazhong, Yang Xiaolu, Gu Dadao and others go out.Jiang Dazhong and the others were stunned for a moment, and then led the order to go out. Nurhachi looked like he was about to die, so it was naturally impossible to pose any threat to Huang Laifu who stayed in the house.
Huang Laifu walked to Nurhachi's side, and slowly whispered in his ear. Following Huang Laifu's words, Nurhachi's eyes widened. Suddenly he yelled and rushed towards Huang Laifu viciously.Suddenly he stopped, and a sharp knife dripping blood protruded from his back.
Huang Laifu slowly stirred the steel knife in Nurhachi's abdomen. Nurhachi's eyes protruded, his whole body trembled nonstop, and large chunks of blood gushed out of his mouth. He reached out to grab Huang Laifu's face, but he couldn't do it no matter what. In the end, he fell to the ground with a crash.
Huang Laifu pulled the steel knife out of Nurhachi's body, without even looking at the corpse, he just took a cloth and slowly wiped the blood off the knife.Jiang Dazhong and the others rushed in, and were taken aback when they saw the scene in front of them, but no one spoke.
After a long time, Yang Xiaolu said: "Young master, our army has won this battle, what should we do with those prisoners?"
After the First World War in Hetara, there were about 20 residents in the city, including the captured Jurchen soldiers, and even the Jurchens captured from various places. It can be said that all the clansmen of Houjin were here.
Huang Laifu said lightly: "Don't show the slightest kindness to the barbarians, you must kill them all!"
A cold light flashed in his eyes, he turned his head and smiled at Yang Xiaolu, "Little donkey, have you heard the story of Xue Rengui's three arrows hitting Tianshan Mountain?"
Yang Xiaolu said: "The general hits the Tianshan Mountain with three arrows, and the strong man enters the Han Pass with a long song! Why haven't I heard of it..."
He suddenly lowered his tone and said, "Could it be that young master..."
Huang Laifu laughed loudly and said: "That's right, I will follow General Xue's example and decide everything in Liao Dynasty thoroughly!"
Jiang Dazhong, Yang Xiaolu, and Gu Dadao clasped their fists and stood silently, "You are wise!"
Huang Laifu pushed the house away, and the sunlight came in, making him squint his eyes.
He pressed his sword and walked forward, and the sun shone on him, shining golden.Feeling the warmth of the sun, Huang Laifu couldn't help humming a song happily: "I smile smugly, smile smugly, and seek a lifetime of happiness..."
Yang Xiaolu and the others had long been familiar with Huang Laifu's strange tunes, they just looked at each other and smiled, thinking: "When my lord is happy, he will start humming strange tunes again!"
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Liaodong was pacified, and Huang Laifu reported victory. Emperor Wanli was overjoyed, and ordered the Ministry of Rites to issue a decree to praise the three armies, especially Huang Laifu.
The good news spread, and the world was excited.For Daming, the destruction of Hou Jin was just a small episode to declare Daming's outstanding martial arts. At this time, the history books only listed it as one of the four major Wanli signs.However, for Huang Laifu, Nurha's nakedness and family extermination meant a lot to him, but it was a pity that this special feeling could not be shared with others.
A few years later, several murders occurred in various places in Ming Dynasty.People die every year in various places in Ming Dynasty, and there is no fuss. Therefore, the local government only treats it as an ordinary homicide case.But as long as you read the history books of later generations, you will know that these people who died were not ordinary small characters. There are dozens of people such as Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong, Liu Zongmin, Li Yan, Luo Rucai, Song Xiance, Niu Jinxing and so on.
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Time flies, and it is the 17th year of Chongzhen in a blink of an eye.
At this time, the world has been peaceful for a long time, although the provinces still suffer from frequent floods and droughts every year, and there are many refugees.However, the common people have a few more places to go, and those who are bold may go beyond the Great Wall or go to Nanyang.Those who are timid will find a farm or factory to work in a nearby state city, and there will always be a place to survive.Coupled with the timely relief from the imperial court every year, they will never die of hunger.At worst, everyone will eat potatoes and sweet potatoes.rebel?But no one thought of that.
Over the years, there have been many novelty things in Ming Dynasty. A few years ago, the town of Wuzhaibao in Shanxi, which was always in the news, released a spinning machine driven by a steam machine, which was several times more effective than the hydraulic spinning machine invented ten years ago. Times, once a sensation.
The "Wuzhaibao News" at that time wrote an article analyzing that this happened because the development of agriculture in Daming led to the development of commerce and industry. In the face of the rapidly expanding domestic and foreign market demand, Daming's handicraft workshops had already reached their peak. At the end, the historical trend of replacing handicraft industries with machines has inevitably come.
For this analysis, there are different opinions from all parties, especially those Donglin Qingliu, who strongly criticized it.However, over the years, Wuzhai Fort has always produced some strange things, which is also eye-catching.For example, the steel produced by the new method of Wuzhaibao, the cement of the new standard, the boring machine and planer for cutting metal, etc., are all surprising.
For these things, the traditional literati of the Ming Dynasty still think that these things are all tricks and tricks, and it is no big deal.However, some Hongyi in the capital didn't think so. After they made a fuss and organized a group to visit Wuzhai Fort, all of them couldn't help but admire Daming's civilization and technology.
There is even a Hongyi who wrote an article in the "Wuzhaibao News" expressing emotion that compared with Eastern civilization, Western civilization has too many shortcomings. He believes that Western countries must be fully Sinicized and remove the inferior things in Western civilization. Only in this way can the Western countries have a way out.For his statement, the scholars of Ming Dynasty received rave reviews.
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Compared with previous years, the fifteenth day of the first lunar month this year was more lively. From early on, crowds of people and various carriages drove out of the city in an endless stream.Everyone had excited expressions on their faces. Yes, today there is a more novel and beautiful thing, which is more curious than the mechanical spinning machine in Wuzhai Fort. It is made by Wu Xiaogui, who is called "Wu Crazy" What is called a "train" thing.
Speaking of this Wu Xiaogui, he is considered a legendary figure in Daming. Fifty years ago, he was a miner and was awarded by the Wuzhaibao Magic Bureau (now called the Daming Royal Science and Technology Center). Together with Ling Feng, a scholar in Kelan Prefecture who is also known as "Ling Crazy", they have been tossing about various things for decades, especially that thing called a train.
Speaking of this train, it is said that Wu Xiaogui got inspiration from the coal log rails in the mine, and then slowly replaced the log rails with rails. At the beginning, the train body was pulled by oxen, which made people laugh. After many years, I heard that steam engines have been replaced in recent years.
When this kind of primary train first came out, the world was astonished, and then many people began to criticize. First, some people accused Wu Xiaogui of wasting good steel and burying it in the soil; The cattle and sheep are frightened and dare not eat grass, and the chickens and ducks are frightened and cannot lay eggs.Some say the flames from the front of the car scorched nearby trees.Others said that the front of the car would explode, the compartment would be overturned, and safety would be very problematic.
Moreover, this kind of steam train is slow, does not carry much coal, has an ugly appearance, and is bumped violently when driving, even breaking the rails. It is not as easy to use and safe as a horse-drawn carriage.Faced with all kinds of ridicule and criticism, Wu Xiaogui and Ling Feng did not flinch, and with Huang Laifu's support, they continued to overcome difficulties and continue their research.
After many times of research and technological innovation of locomotives and tracks, coupled with Huang Laifu's suggestions and reminders, at the beginning of this year, Wu Xiaogui finally successfully developed this new type of steam train.Not only the load capacity and speed of the locomotive are improved, but also springs and other components are added to the locomotive to reduce vibration and greatly improve stability.
On the railway track, he abandoned the practice of using high-quality wooden rails to outsource the iron sheet, but used all the rails made of pure iron, and laid stones under the sleepers, thereby enhancing the earthquake resistance of the rails.In this way, the real train with the meaning of future generations was born.
The trial run of the train this time was from Chaoyangmen of the capital to Tongzhou. After the news of the trial run of the new train came out, not only the people in the capital came out, but even the people around the capital came to watch. By this time, there were already people beside the train There are men, women, old people, children, scholars, officials, and some Hongyi among the crowd.
Everyone present was in high spirits, some were overjoyed, while others were astonished. There were various scenes.In fact, after so many years of ridiculing Wu Xiaogui, everyone felt a little numb, and there was also admiration for Wu Xiaogui's perseverance, so this trial run of the new train is something everyone is looking forward to.
Finally, under the eyes of all the people, the train started at the scheduled time, and with a sound, the train pulled dozens of carriages, loaded with dozens of tons of goods, and some bold and curious passengers, rumbled forward.
There was a lot of cheers, and many people ran along with the train, and some even followed the train along the road on horseback.Looking at the cheering crowd under the car, the white-haired Wu Xiaogui and Ling Feng hugged each other tightly in the car, tears rolling down their faces. After 50 years, they finally succeeded.
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Huang Laifu was also watching from the crowd, with only a few elite guards beside him, as well as Jiang Dazhong, Yang Xiaolu, Gu Dadao and other old brothers. Watching the train go away, he felt a little excited and relieved in his heart. It's also a little sad. Daming has stepped into a formal track so far. Even without his support, maybe he can go on smoothly, right?
When Huang Laifu returned to Beijing this time, he formally asked Emperor Chongzhen to retire. He has guarded Liaodong for decades, and it can be said that he has enjoyed all the glory. Even if Huang Laifu left the capital, he would still be reluctant to part with the banquet for several days.There is no way, the relationship between Huang Laifu and the royal family is too close now, and the mutual interests are deeply rooted, closely connected and inseparable.
In fact, in the past few decades, there are still many memorials attacking Huang Laifu, but from Emperor Wanli to Emperor Tianqi, and then to Emperor Chongzhen, successive generations of emperors have always defended Huang Laifu, jokes, not to mention the relationship between Huang Laifu and the royal family. The relationship of mutual interests is that Huang Laifu is carrying various bonds on behalf of the emperor and the court. The amount of money has reached an astonishing [-] million taels. If Huang Laifu is overthrown, who will bear these debts?Do you want to make the world into chaos?
Even Huang Laifu's political opponents understand this, and they don't know how many of these people have bought various bonds issued by Huang Laifu in private, so the attack on the surface is the attack, but they are the ones who are most concerned about Huang Laifu's safety in private.
The favor of several generations of emperors makes people envious and jealous, but now Huang Laifu is over 70 years old. Although he is still in good health, he will have no problem living another 70 years.But his heart was already tired, and he just wanted to take a good rest, but I heard that the emperor was determined not to allow it. Even if Huang Laifu stepped down from the position of governor of Jiliao, he still wanted Huang Laifu to enter the cabinet and take up the post of Minister of the Household Department.After all, Huang Laifu's financial management ability is placed there. Although Ming Dynasty is said to be peaceful, there are still many crises, especially financial problems, which have been accompanied by all generations of emperors for hundreds of years, and the current Emperor Chongzhen is no exception.
Sure enough, Huang Laifu returned to the mansion of the capital, and before he had a word with his wife and children, Emperor Chongzhen sent someone to summon him. It happened that today was Shangyuan Night, and there was going to be a dinner in the palace.It was still early at this time, and the two were walking in the Forbidden City, talking happily. Chongzhen liked to talk with Huang Laifu very much, thinking that the old man's speech was humorous, and he had a lot of insights, especially the various experiences in the border areas, which could make him feel comfortable in the boring government affairs. Have fun.
Among them, Huang Laifu proposed resignation and retirement, but Emperor Chongzhen firmly refused. Instead, he very much hoped that Huang Laifu could enter the cabinet and solve his own problems. Seeing the emperor's earnest expression, Huang Laifu sighed, thinking that he really wanted to live until the end of his life. Old, can't you work until you are old?
Not far away is "Long Live Mountain", also known as "Meal Mountain". Looking at the crooked neck tree on the mountain, Huang Laifu was a little dazed, and said in his heart: "Da Ming..."
Feeling the emperor's eyes on him, Huang Laifu smiled slightly, and bowed his hands deeply: "The emperor loves you so much, I will do my best, and I will die!"
Although Emperor Chongzhen felt that Huang Laifu's expression was a bit strange, Huang Laifu finally agreed to his request, which still made him very happy.
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Huang Laifu returned to his mansion, which was a luxurious mansion close to Dengshikou Street, covering an area of more than ten acres, with rockery and strange rocks, pavilions and pavilions in it, extremely exquisite.The courtyard was personally rewarded by the Wanli Emperor at that time, and the price was very high in this place where every inch of land in the capital is precious.
Entering the hall, Gu Yunniang was playing Shuanglu with Qu Xiuhe, Liu Yumei and other daughters, and a lot of grandchildren, grandchildren, daughters-in-law and so on were watching. Huang Laifu has countless sons, daughters, grandchildren, and so on. Just his own son, Huang Shiwulang has already been lined up, and there are several daughters. The son has a grandson, and the grandson marries a wife. It can be said that the population is prosperous.Because of Huang Laifu's power and influence, most of these sons and grandsons held high positions in various parts of Daming, plus Huang Laifu's disciples and generals in several towns, peripheral influences, etc., formed a huge power group.
Seeing Huang Laifu came back, everyone came up to salute and say hello. In Huang's residence, Huang Laifu is the backbone of the decisive battle.Huang Laifu nodded with a smile, and greeted a few great-grandchildren who came forward to be coquettish, and patted their heads lovingly.
Gu Yunniang hit Shuanglu, turned her head and asked a few words, and said, "The master is back? What did the emperor say?"
Huang Laifu smiled and said: "It's nothing, Ma'am, you can play!"
Gu Yunniang said: "By the way, Fifteenth Lang has sent a letter. This kid doesn't even bother to write letters. Fortunately, Da Lang is urging him."
Huang Shiwulang is Huang Laifu's youngest son, born by Gu Yunniang. Gu Yunniang only gave birth to him when she was nearly fifty years old. Naturally, she dotes on him very much. Although Huang Shiwulang is young, he is not young.He is currently serving on the Royal Navy Fleet of the Ming Dynasty.
Huang Laifu took the letter from Gu Yunniang and went back to his study. He opened the letter and looked at it, and cursed with a smile: "You brat!" He threw the letter on the table and sighed: "It's good to be young. !"
He leaned comfortably on the chair cushioned with brocade and silk cotton, thought for a while, and then took out the letter to read it carefully. Slowly, he seemed to be a little crazy, Shiwulang's letter evoked his emotions Memories, decades of past events flashed through my mind one by one.
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The roar of the impact of the waves continued to sound, and the rippling sea surface shone golden in the morning light. A huge fleet flying the Great Sun and Moon Flag and the Dragon Flag was chopping the waves and sailing forward.The fleet composed of hundreds of galleons is imposing, and it seems to be declaring the great power of Ming Dynasty.
This fleet traveling on the sea is the pride of the Ming Empire - the Royal Navy Fleet of the Ming Dynasty.This is a huge fleet of more than 300 ships including auxiliary ships. There are nearly [-] galleons, [-] sailing warships, [-] sailors, [-] soldiers, and another More than [-] barges and cargo ships followed.
Since the establishment of the Royal Navy Fleet of the Ming Dynasty 20 years ago, it has made great contributions to the Ming Dynasty. Whether it is declaring the dominance of the Ming Dynasty in the eastern ocean, or managing the South Seas, and protecting merchant ships, it has played a very important role. effect.In the tenth year of Chongzhen, the Royal Navy Fleet of the Ming Dynasty was handed over to Huang Dalang, the former governor of Jinyiwei, who was famous and famous.Huang Dalang is the son of Huang Laifu, the former governor of Jiliao. The Huang family has a close relationship with the Ming royal family. Huang Dalang is steady and down-to-earth, and he has won the emperor's trust. The emperor is very relieved to entrust the fleet to him.
This time the fleet was dispatched to Xuanweitian and Chaoweiyi in Nanyang. Over the past few decades, Daming has been operating in various places in Nanyang. Countless Han people have opened up farms in various places in Nanyang, managing breeding, commercial trade, etc. The proportion of Ming’s interests in Nanyang It is inevitable that it will deepen the conflict between Daming and the red barbarians in Nanyang.There is news that the Dutch are contacting all the barbarians and are about to make a move. In order to protect the interests of Ming in Nanyang, the dispatch of the Royal Navy fleet of Ming is inevitable.
This Xuanwei, not only the Ming Fleet was dispatched, but Japan, Korea, Annan, Luzon and other countries also sent fleets to follow, which can be said to be very powerful.
The huge flagship in the fleet is named "Zhenhai", and immediately behind the flagship is a large-sailed warship named "Polu", and the captain is Huang Shiwulang, who is currently serving as admiral of the navy. , at this time he was staring at a scroll.
"Emperor Ming mixed with Haiyu, surpassed three generations and surpassed the Han and Tang Dynasties. He bounded to the sky and the earth, and he did not have concubines. The west of the Western Regions, the country to the north, are far away... If the overseas countries are really far away, they are all far away. Hold the treasure and hold the gift, and re-translate it to the dynasty..."
After a long time, he sighed, and said: "The demeanor of the predecessors is fascinating. Although the Sanbao eunuch is an eunuch, he is a role model for my generation!"
Yang Lvzhi beside him said proudly: "Now that the Holy Son of Heaven is in power, and with the support of such a virtuous minister as Mr. Huang, it is imperative for our Ming Navy to sweep all over the world again!"
Yang Lvzhi is the grandson of Yang Xiaolu, and he and Huang Shiwulang are serving on the "Polu" at this time. They share the same philosophy and the relationship between the two families. Although they are of different generations, they are very close. better. Twenty years ago, under Huang Laifu's vigorous advocacy, the Royal Navy Fleet of the Ming Dynasty was established. For decades, this fleet has also been soaked in Huang Laifu's painstaking efforts. The idea that the army needs Ming's battleship escort" is also deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Yang Lvzhi and Huang Shiwulang are both admirers and followers of Huang Laifu's thinking.
"That's right!" Huang Shiwulang echoed loudly after hearing Yang Lvzhi's words.
The two couldn't help but came to the deck. Outside, some soldiers were singing the naval military song inscribed by Huang Laifu, singing like ghosts crying and wolves howling.
The two of them looked as far as the eye can see from the deck, the sea and the sky were the same color, and the scenery was magnificent, which made people feel emotionless.Huang Shiwulang said loudly: "My Emperor Ming is the heaven. The barbarians in all directions are all under the grace of the emperor. Under the whole world, is it the king's land? On the shore of the land, is it the king's minister! I am a minister of the Ming Dynasty , you should take it as your mission to educate all barbarians and spread the teachings of saints! The ocean is my witness!"
Yang Luzhi said loudly, "Me too!"
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"Long live!"
The port in front is faintly visible, the sound of long live the landslides and sea slams in the ships is heard one after another, the soldiers of the ships stand upright like a forest of bayonets, and who knows howling ghosts and wolves are singing military songs, slowly converging in the sky above the ocean.
"Crossing the high mountains, corpses are everywhere. Flying over the sea, corpses float on the surface of the sea.... The sun and the moon never set, and they shine forever!"
"Complete Book"
(End of this chapter)
From the 30th year of Wanli to the following years, due to the three parties of Qi, Chu, and Zhejiang and the Donglin Party, the political situation in the DPRK and China became more and more corrupt. tool of struggle.As long as someone disagrees with them, they will be regarded as villains.
With the gradual increase of the power of the Donglin Party and the intensification of conflicts with the ruling parties, the Qing Dynasty has become a tool for mutual party struggle. The parties' court discussions on state affairs do not focus on the overall situation, but mainly on the rivalry of emotions. , The other party said yes, I must say no, bickering with each other, arguing endlessly, just like the struggle between cattle and plums in Tang Dynasty, this naturally had many negative effects on the political situation in the court.
Often a proposal or measure of the three parties in the ruling government has not yet been issued, and it immediately attracts criticism and discussion from many Donglin Qingliu people. They quote scriptures and allusions, and they strongly oppose it, which makes many policies go to waste before they are introduced. Shangshu asked Yousi to implement a whipping method because of the abortion under the opposition of the Donglin Party.
In addition to the mutual dog-eating among literati, Huang Laifu naturally had a very bad evaluation among the numerous Donglin Qingliu. In essence, most of the Donglin literati were born in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. Many of Huang Laifu's practices and ideas naturally contradicted them.Conflicting interests and opinions, plus Huang Laifu is a warrior, this is a very serious matter, no wonder the Donglin Party dislikes Huang Laifu.
However, all kinds of attacks from the Donglin Party had no effect on Huang Laifu. First, he had the support of the emperor, so no matter what others tried, his position was as stable as Mount Tai.Second, Huang Laifu also has his own power of public opinion.
His "Wuzhaibao News" is very popular among the middle and lower class people in Ming Dynasty, and has its own huge ideological audience.After several years of publicity, more and more people agree with Huang Laifu's views.Every time the Donglin Party or other civil officials attacked Huang Laifu, his "Wuzhaibao News" immediately counterattacked, with high efficiency and good results, and took the initiative to attack from time to time, making them furious and helpless.
Regarding Huang Laifu, no matter whether it is the three parties in the government or the Donglin Party in the opposition, their public opinion attacks have always been unable to respond to all attacks, and they cannot experience the pleasure of public opinion that sweeps everything. Many people who do not want to be "represented" by them let them I hate it so much.
The current "Wuzhaibao News" has set up newspapers in many cities in Ming Dynasty. They have become an important propaganda and defense tool for Huang Laifu and Emperor Wanli. The power of the newspaper is naturally eye-catching to many scholars , but unfortunately, apart from Huang Laifu's "Wuzhaibao News", Emperor Wanli has banned the establishment of civilian newspapers in various parts of Daming. Seeing more and more cities being occupied by "Wuzhaibao News", the public opinion position Lost one after another, the literati from all over the world were heartbroken and helpless at the same time.
Huang Laifu mostly looked on coldly at those cronies among literati and ignored them, because he had important things to do.The relevant public opinion confrontation affairs are naturally handled by the editor-in-chiefs of the "Wuzhaibao News" he controls, and there is no need for him to take action.
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In the construction and operation, time always flies very fast, and the time soon came to the 36th year of Wanli.At this time, the first five-year plan for the two towns of Datong, Shanxi has been successfully completed, and the second five-year plan is also in full swing.
From the second half of the 27th year of Wanli to the end of the 36th year of Wanli, in the past ten years, the construction achievements of the two towns have been huge. A total of dozens of large-scale water conservancy projects have been built, and millions of acres of military settlements have been built.The originally planned road construction in Zhongzhen has also been successfully completed. The cement roads from Wuzhaibao to Taiyuan, Datong, and Guihua City have all been completed.In addition, the mine construction in the two towns is also on a regular track.
The result of this is that the food produced by the new-style military settlements in the two towns can not only meet all the needs of the troops in the two towns, and there is no need for the central government to allocate food, but also has spare power to help other towns.With such confidence, Huang Laifu was able to dispense with the food transport owned by the households in the two towns, which greatly reduced the burden on the people in the towns. In addition, the construction of a large number of civilian water conservancy projects in the two towns also enabled many people to have a stable life in disaster years. food income.
This kind of military achievement has left the ruling and opposition parties stunned.From all the troops in the town eating relief food to self-sufficiency, such a change can only be described as earth-shaking.
The development of agriculture and the smoothness of roads have brought about the development of commerce and industry. By the 36th year of Wanli, the changes in the two towns of Datong, Shanxi can only be described as changing with each passing day. Countless commercial towns have sprung up, influenced by Wuzhai Fort. Large-scale farms and handicraft workshops are also densely distributed throughout the two towns.At this time, the two towns of Datong in Shanxi have become the most important places of wealth in the Nine Borders. The prosperity and stability of the two towns and the rapid economic development have also attracted a large number of people from the surrounding areas to immigrate here.
The management outside the Great Wall has also made gratifying achievements. The Hetao area of later generations has been completely occupied by Huang Laifu, and all the tribes that disobeyed the rule have been wiped out. The refugees from all over the Ming Dynasty provided new places to go, and also brought a lot of benefits and safety barriers to the interior of the Ming Dynasty.
The current Wuzhai Fort has also become a legendary place. It has become the agricultural and handicraft technology center in the two towns. Every time new things arise from here, for example, in the 30th year of Wanli in several farms in Wuzhai Fort The new cultivated potato, after several years of trial planting, has now cultivated many good varieties and introduced them to various places in the two towns on a large scale.
The wonderful use of potatoes also made the people of the two towns discover that as long as they plant some potatoes, even the poorest farmers in the disaster year will rarely be hungry now.A small potato can be said to have fed countless people.And the magical effect of potatoes quickly spread to the rest of the north.
In the past ten years, the "Da Ming Royal Military Academy" in Wuzhai Fort has trained a large number of qualified officers, and with Huang Laifu's management of the two new-style armies, a military group that can compete with literati has gradually formed.At this time, the arsenal in Wuzhaibao has become the largest military factory in Ming Dynasty, with more than [-] workers, and the guns produced are sold all over the country, especially the flintlock guns in Wuzhaibao, which is famous far and wide, with an annual output of Up to an astonishing [-] shots.The new six-pound guns and three-pound guns have also been successfully researched, and they are extremely lethal.
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Huang Laifu made great contributions in governing the two towns. According to Emperor Wanli's favor for Huang Laifu, various praises and awards are naturally indispensable.Especially when Huang Laifu went to Beijing to meet at the end of Wanli 36, he disregarded the opinions of the Qing government and the opposition of all officials, and even made Huang Laifu a special honor doctor of the first grade, and appointed Huang Laifu as the third son of Shanxi Town, Datong Town and Xuanfu Town. The post of governor.At this time, Huang Laifu's eldest son, Huang Dalang, was eighteen years old. Emperor Wanli specially summoned Huang Dalang to Beijing, and let him take the position of Jinyiwei Tongzhi.
In the 37th year of Wanli, Huang Laifu officially took the post of governor of Xuanda Trilateral. In the past few years until the 45th year of Wanli, Huang Laifu has been running the three towns. More hands out of the plug.Not only was the Duoyan tribe near Xuanfu Town beaten without a foothold, they even left Ji Town and moved to the east to compete with the Jurchen tribe for the pastures in Liaodong.
Moreover, the armed caravan privately controlled by Huang Laifu went deep into Mobei, and even reached the Beihai area of Siberia.These armed caravans hunted and killed aborigines in Mobei and other places, ran farms and pastures, and participated in various fur trades, gaining huge profits, and Huang Laifu naturally accounted for the majority.In the last five years of Huang Laifu's tenure as Governor of Xuanda, Huang Laifu received [-] sable furs, [-] black fox furs, [-] squirrel furs and Lots of beaver and mink.
The income from the fur trade alone is enough for Huang Laifu to pay for all the operating expenses of Mobei, and maintain a large surplus, which invisibly adds a huge territory to himself.While Huang Laifu was running these areas, Emperor Wanli was closely involved, and at the same time reaped huge benefits.From the 27th year of Wanli to the 45th year of Wanli, during Huang Laifu's administration of the three towns for nearly 20 years, through a lot of cooperation, the interests of the Huang family have been closely linked with the Ming royal family and are inseparable.
In the 45th year of Wanli, the Emperor Wanli bestowed Huang Laifu as a special doctor Guanglu, and the title of Duke Feng is just around the corner.
However, in this year, in Liaodong at this time, Nurhachi had been in Hetuala in the first month of last year, the Great Khan, in the first year of Jianyuan Tianming, and his country was named Dajin.After the rise of Jin, it became the main threat to Ming Dynasty in the Northeast.At this time, Li Chengliang had died, and Liaodong had no capable people to guard it. In order to deal with the threat of Houjin, under the fierce debate between the government and the opposition, and finally at the insistence of Emperor Wanli, Huang Laifu was appointed Governor of Jiliao to guard the gate of Gyeonggi on behalf of the emperor. .
Ji Town and Liaodong Town were the two most important military towns in the Nine Frontiers of Ming Dynasty. Huang Laifu was also in charge of the two towns, which showed Emperor Wanli's incomparable trust in him.
Huang Laifu led [-] elite servants to take office. They were all flintlock musketeers, and everyone had horses. They were accompanied by hundreds of six-pounders and three-pounders. The Kingdom of Jin was swept into the dust of history in one fell swoop.
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In September of the 46th year of Wanli, 1618 AD.
Under Het Ala, the capital city of the Houjin Kingdom, there was a mass of people and horses under the city, and the war was about to break out.
The two camps were the [-] troops of Daming and the [-] troops of Hou Jin.Compared with Houjin's grief and panic, Huang Laifu, the commander of the Ming army, was calm. At this time, Huang Laifu was nearly [-] years old, and his years of military career made his heart as hard as a rock.
Unsurprisingly, Nurhachi, who couldn't see the form clearly, announced the Seven Great Hatreds in March this year, and then attempted to steal Fushun with a spy. This is also Nurhachi's old strategy. Therefore, in history, he always sneaked into the city with fine work, and then opened the city gate. In history, most of the cities in Liaodong Town were lost.
However, in the hands of Huang Laifu, this set of rules is no longer valid. Since he took over Liaodong Town last year, in addition to vigorously governing the local military and political affairs, the intelligence of Hou Jin is also the top priority. Under his strict surveillance , every move of Houjin is under control.Therefore, when Nurhachi attempted to steal Fushun with thousands of people plus neiying, Huang Laifu made a plan. Not only did he push the Ming army's nephews and guerrilla Li Yongfang's family to the top of the city in front of thousands of Jin soldiers, but he also beheaded the whole family. Ambush with heavy troops from outside, and wipe out the thousands of post-Golden soldiers who stole Fushun.
Next, Huang Laifu vigorously eliminated Houjin Xizuo and killed all the Jurchens in the territory.As long as there are money rat tails, the Jurchen men in Hu clothes can't help but kill them with a knife when they see them, and the women are sold as slaves everywhere.Under Huang Laifu's vigorous removal, Nurhachi worked hard for more than ten years to arrange the meticulous work and internal affairs in Daming territory.Moreover, under Huang Laifu's early precautions, Nurhachi's several attacks on Liaodong Town failed.
At this time, news of Nurhachi's release of the Seven Great Hate and sneak attacks on various places in Liaodong Town had already spread to the capital of the Ming Dynasty, and the court was furious.As the governor of Jiliao, Huang Laifu naturally bears the important task of exterminating gold within a time limit.
Historically, the Ming Dynasty used the waste material Yang Gao as the strategy for Liaodong. At this time, Yang Gao died early, Huang Laifu was the governor of Jiliao, and Emperor Wanli favored him very much. Naturally, he was fully responsible, without those ignorant With the literati by his side, Huang Laifu can naturally display his full strength.
Historically, Liaodong soldiers were abolished, the treasury of the Ming Dynasty was empty, Liaodong town was short of food and pay, and there were no soldiers available for a long time.At that time, Xiong Tingbi inspected 2 soldiers in the Liaoyang teaching ground, more than [-] were wearing felt hats and jackets. Not only did they have no weapons, they didn't even have the basic armor.There used to be tens of thousands of war horses in Liaodong, but in the late Wanli period, there were only a few hundred weak war horses left.The most heinous thing is that due to the lack of military equipment in Liaodong Town at that time, during the military parade at that time, Liu Zhaosun, the adopted son of Liu Ting, actually had the handle of the gun rotten, so that the head of the gun fell off on the spot.Such military equipment, how can it be effective in battle.
Now all of these naturally don’t exist. Emperor Wanli followed Huang Laifu to manage the towns in the Nine Borders and Beyond the Great Wall for 20 years, and Huangzhuang, which Huang Laifu ran for the emperor, jointly opened a cement factory, a wool spinning factory, a glass factory, a large supermarket, etc. There is also the tobacco monopoly that rose up a few years ago, and a large amount of mining taxes were collected, etc., and huge wealth has already been accumulated.On the one hand, the Nine Frontier Army towns are self-sufficient one after another, without the need for huge expenditures from the court; The Ming Dynasty at that time could already be said to have enough soldiers and food, and it was as powerful as Emperor Taizu Gao.
Emperor Wanli ordered Huang Laifu to transfer soldiers and horses from Shanxi Town, Xuanfu Town, Datong Town, Yansui Town, Gansu Town and other towns for support, and even mobilize the whole country to wipe out Houjin in one fell swoop, which can be said to have great power.Moreover, Emperor Wanli had ordered the Ministry of Households to prepare for the large-scale food and payment expenditures for the expedition to destroy gold. He would pay as much as he needed.Compared with the history that Emperor Wanli needed to send Liao pay to the provinces, at this time he can be said to be wealthy and calm.
In terms of the army, since Huang Laifu in the two towns of Ji and Liao took office not long ago, the first-class troops in the two towns have not yet been trained, so Huang Laifu ordered the local troops in the two towns to guard, and only transferred 7 first-class troops from the third town of Xuanda to Liao. A total of [-] elite firearms soldiers gathered together, and a total of [-] elite field troops were assembled.
At this time, the commanders-in-chief of Shanxi and Datong towns were Jiang Dazhong and Yang Xiaolu respectively. The two had followed Huang Laifu for decades, and they had already become a master and servant. After Huang Laifu was transferred to Jiliao, they still faithfully followed Huang Laifu Various policies in the three towns.In addition, Huang Laifu's power and interest groups are deeply rooted in the three towns, so even if Huang Laifu is not in these three towns, Huang Laifu's influence in these places is still very deep.
At this time, after Huang Laifu called, the two happily led the army to help the battle.
In terms of food and pay, Huang Laifu still followed the old rules. He used Jianzhou and the land further north as a lure to issue 200 million taels of Pingliao bonds to various places in Ming Dynasty. Huang Laifu had already been familiar with this kind of bond issuance. I don't know if I have a debt of tens of millions of taels of silver.However, with Huang Laifu's golden signboard, the public has long been superstitious about the various bonds issued by Huang Laifu. Therefore, it was not long before Huang Laifu issued the Pingliao bonds, and they were sold out. In just a few months, Huang Laifu was ready. Enough military pay and food at his disposal.
In July, when the food was sufficient and the Shanxi and Datong armies and horses arrived again, Huang Laifu led the army to start a counterattack, and soon it was like a broken bamboo, breaking into the territory of Houjin.
In the 29th year of Wanli, Nurhachi founded the Eight Banners, with 300 people in Yi Niu Lu, and the leader called it "Kanlu Ezhen".Wuniu is recorded as a Jiala, and the leader is called "Jiala Ezhen".Wujiala is called Yigu Mountain, and the leader calls it "Gushan Ezhen".Each Gushan has a flag of a specific color. At that time, the Manchurian Army had four Gushans, with flags of four colors: red, yellow, blue, and white.In the 43rd year of Wanli, the Manchurian army expanded its organizational system and added four Gushan Mountains: Xianghuang, Xiangbai, Xianghong, and Xianglan, making a total of eight Gushans.Gushan means banner in Chinese, so the establishment of Bagushan is also called "Eight Banners System".
Nurhachi organized all the Jurchens into the Eight Banners and implemented a system of military and political integration.When the banner people go out, they become soldiers, and when they enter, they become the people.If you have something to call, you have nothing to do to cultivate and hunt.When marching, if the ground is wide, the Eight Banners will divide and run parallel, and if the ground is narrow, they will join together.During the battle, the swords and spears are the vanguard, the good shooters shoot from the back, and the elite soldiers respond with cameras.
At this time, Nurhachi had more than 10 elite soldiers from the Eight Banners, plus strong women who were good at fighting in the banners, and some affiliated Mongolian tribes, etc., with a strength of nearly [-].In history, the Eight Banners soldiers were fierce and good at fighting, and this time is no exception. However, no matter how good they are at fighting, when they meet Huang Laifu's elite soldiers with flintlock firearms with their primitive equipment such as swords, long guns, bows and arrows, they are beaten all over the ground like eggs hitting rocks. Find teeth.
From July to September, Huang Laifu quickly wiped out the periphery of Hetara, the capital city of Houjin, at a slight cost. Except for some elite soldiers and horses left behind, he led [-] troops, each equipped with horses, and approached Heteara in a mighty manner. Teala, carry out this war of annihilation.
Along the way, Huang Laifu implemented the policy of feeding on the enemy and exterminating them all. The Jurchen villages and towns he encountered were all men killed and women sold. His tribe is small, and every one who dies will lose a little power.
When the Ming army came from Liaoyang, they pressed on every step of the way. No matter how the Manchurian soldiers responded to the harassment, they still came all the way, only pushing towards Hetara.After entering the territory of Houjin, the rough and difficult roads, dense jungles, numerous roadblocks, and countless harassment squads of Houjin cavalry could not stop the Ming army from advancing. Nothing works.
At this time, the shadow of doom hangs over the hearts of the Jurchens. Their [-] troops, after these months of blows, have only [-] left. Although most of them are the elite of the Eight Banners soldiers, they are the heart of the army. Panicked, everyone didn't know whether they could survive this catastrophe.
By this time, the decisive battle between the Manchu soldiers and the Ming army was inevitable.
A decisive battle must be fought in the field. The Ming army has sufficient food and grass, and the supply line guarded by teams of elite musketeers is as stable as Mount Tai. The siege of the city is unparalleled in the world. If the Jurchens are trapped in an isolated city, they will only die. His opponent also put himself in a deadly situation, and would only perish slowly after being trapped.
Moreover, the Jurchens believed that they were good at field battles. If they won the decisive battle, the Houjin Kingdom might still have a chance. If they were defeated, the Houjin Kingdom would be wiped out.
A decisive battle, a battle to the death, must be carried out.
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The sound of cannons shook the sky, and the shells fired by the six-pound guns exploded among the Manchurian cavalry, while puffs of smoke rose, and pieces of flesh and blood flew across.The six-pound gun was followed by the bombardment of the three-pound gun. The roar of a hundred guns caused a large number of casualties among the Manchurian cavalry.
The Manchurian soldiers and cavalry cannot be said to be indifferent. They shouted in Manchu to kill the enemy, but they could not change the result caused by the gap in strength.From the beginning, Nurhachi invested more than [-] people from the five banners to attack the front of the Ming army, the two banners attacked the Ming army's flanks, and the remaining three banners were the reserve team.
Among the frontal attacking cavalry, there are even the most elite of the Eight Banners soldiers, one thousand white armor soldiers and three thousand red fang fang soldiers. All of them are the most elite fighters. A layer of fine cotton armor or iron armor, riding the best horses under the body, and even the horses are also protected by vests.They held long lances in their hands, blushed, and just rushed forward viciously.Then one by one fell to the roar of Ming army artillery and muskets.
In the face of the Manchurian attack, Huang Laifu even dispatched only 2 people, and the remaining 4 people just watched the show.But the 2 people that Huang Laifu dispatched by the way are all elite soldiers he has carefully trained for 20 years, with strong fighting will and ability. They cooperate with the professional officer corps trained by the military academy and are equipped with bayonets. Guns and smoothbore guns use the tactics of hollow square formations and three-row formations.The only ones rushing forward were the Eight Banners soldiers equipped with cold weapons. Although many of them were cavalry, facing Huang Laifu, a modern Ming army with only firearms, could not change the fate of being massacred one-sidedly.
Whether it was the front or the flanks, the Manchurian cavalry suffered heavy casualties after being bombarded by the Ming army's hundred artillery pieces. Even if they rushed through the death barrage caused by the artillery, they could not get close to the hundred paces of the Ming army's battle formation.Row after row of gunfire soldiers shot dead bullets, making the corpses in front of the battle form a thick layer, and also made this area a restricted area for life.
Among the Manchurian cavalry, the white-armored and red-armored soldiers who rushed to the front suffered the most casualties. They really lived up to the name of bravery. Some cavalry even rushed to a place twenty paces away from the battle formation, but after that they couldn't make it any more. They also just die a few seconds less than others.When the most powerful fighters among the Eight Banners soldiers fell to the ground one by one amidst the roar of firecrackers, their dead eyes were still wide open, filled with shock, bewilderment, unwillingness, and did not understand why will be like this.
Also, they are barbarians who don't understand the power of civilization and technology.
In the first attack, more than [-] people were killed or injured by the [-] Banners soldiers. Among them, the most elite white armored soldiers and red armored soldiers suffered more than half of the casualties. Judging from the direction of the Ming army, it seems that there have been no casualties.And this time the Manchurian soldiers attacked more than half of their own troops, and the Ming army seemed to only dispatched a small centaur to fight.
Such a result was unacceptable to Nurhachi, and it was also unacceptable to the Manchurian soldiers.
They are crazy, they are bloody, the heroic Manchurian cavalry braved the dense artillery fire of the Ming army, and rushed to the Ming army's camp again and again to fight heroically. Only pieces of corpses were left behind.
From beginning to end, only the [-] Ming troops came out to fight, and most of the rest remained motionless.During this period, some crazy Manchurian cavalry rushed to the majority of Huang Laifu's central army, which was watching the show, intending to open the situation from here. However, in addition to continuing to leave corpses, the [-]-strong Ming army remained motionless, just watching quietly. play.
After several hours of fierce fighting, Nurhachi and the Eight Banners finally realized after going crazy again and again. It seemed that more than half of their 6 horses had been killed or injured, and did the 20 Ming army on the opposite side have [-] casualties?Not to mention the [-] Ming army that has not yet been dispatched.Indescribable trepidation and fear flooded their hearts, they were about to collapse and run for their lives.
The movements of the Hou Jin Army were fully visible. At this time, Huang Laifu let out a sigh of relief and said lightly: "Another Bali Bridge, a boring battle!"
He waved his hand: "The whole army will attack and destroy this Chaoshi!"
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September [-]th, seven days after the Battle of Het Allah.
"Caught Nurhachi?"
Huang Laifu was overjoyed when he received the news. After the Battle of Hetara that day, most of the [-] Jin troops were killed or injured. Nurhachi was defeated and retreated into the city of Hetara. However, he did not dare to stay in the city for a long time.With Nurhachi's experience, he naturally knows that no matter how solid an isolated city is, it will be breached one day. The experience of Qi Bai and Yang Yinglong decades ago is a lesson.So he quickly led a remnant army to break through the city and flee.
Huang Laifu ordered his subordinates to pursue him closely. After several days of pursuit, Nurhachi was killed and injured, including the banner owner's son and guards, and he himself was captured.
Huang Laifu led some personal guards, Jiang Dazhong, Yang Xiaolu, Gu Dadao, and that person into a hut ahead.It is said that capturing a prisoner of Nurhachi's level should be handed over to the imperial court, but Huang Laifu secretly ordered Nurhachi to be imprisoned here out of some considerations of his own.
Entering the hut, there was a lousy old man with pigtails and pigtails sitting in front of him. His eyes were blank and his expression was haggard. It was impossible to tell that this man was the insane person who committed unprecedented disasters to the Han people in history.
Hearing the movement, Nurhachi's dark eyes slowly turned around, without the slightest expression in his eyes.He glanced at Huang Laifu and then lowered his head. Suddenly, he raised his head and stared at the person beside Huang Laifu. After a long time, his eyes lit up, and he said in Chinese: "It's you..."
Nurhachi laughed miserably, turned to look at Huang Laifu and said, "It turns out that you were the one who sent people to assassinate me 20 years ago. Why, you started to deal with me 20 years ago?"
Huang Laifu said indifferently: "Nurhachi, do you know why I put you to death decades ago?"
He waved his hand to let Jiang Dazhong, Yang Xiaolu, Gu Dadao and others go out.Jiang Dazhong and the others were stunned for a moment, and then led the order to go out. Nurhachi looked like he was about to die, so it was naturally impossible to pose any threat to Huang Laifu who stayed in the house.
Huang Laifu walked to Nurhachi's side, and slowly whispered in his ear. Following Huang Laifu's words, Nurhachi's eyes widened. Suddenly he yelled and rushed towards Huang Laifu viciously.Suddenly he stopped, and a sharp knife dripping blood protruded from his back.
Huang Laifu slowly stirred the steel knife in Nurhachi's abdomen. Nurhachi's eyes protruded, his whole body trembled nonstop, and large chunks of blood gushed out of his mouth. He reached out to grab Huang Laifu's face, but he couldn't do it no matter what. In the end, he fell to the ground with a crash.
Huang Laifu pulled the steel knife out of Nurhachi's body, without even looking at the corpse, he just took a cloth and slowly wiped the blood off the knife.Jiang Dazhong and the others rushed in, and were taken aback when they saw the scene in front of them, but no one spoke.
After a long time, Yang Xiaolu said: "Young master, our army has won this battle, what should we do with those prisoners?"
After the First World War in Hetara, there were about 20 residents in the city, including the captured Jurchen soldiers, and even the Jurchens captured from various places. It can be said that all the clansmen of Houjin were here.
Huang Laifu said lightly: "Don't show the slightest kindness to the barbarians, you must kill them all!"
A cold light flashed in his eyes, he turned his head and smiled at Yang Xiaolu, "Little donkey, have you heard the story of Xue Rengui's three arrows hitting Tianshan Mountain?"
Yang Xiaolu said: "The general hits the Tianshan Mountain with three arrows, and the strong man enters the Han Pass with a long song! Why haven't I heard of it..."
He suddenly lowered his tone and said, "Could it be that young master..."
Huang Laifu laughed loudly and said: "That's right, I will follow General Xue's example and decide everything in Liao Dynasty thoroughly!"
Jiang Dazhong, Yang Xiaolu, and Gu Dadao clasped their fists and stood silently, "You are wise!"
Huang Laifu pushed the house away, and the sunlight came in, making him squint his eyes.
He pressed his sword and walked forward, and the sun shone on him, shining golden.Feeling the warmth of the sun, Huang Laifu couldn't help humming a song happily: "I smile smugly, smile smugly, and seek a lifetime of happiness..."
Yang Xiaolu and the others had long been familiar with Huang Laifu's strange tunes, they just looked at each other and smiled, thinking: "When my lord is happy, he will start humming strange tunes again!"
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Liaodong was pacified, and Huang Laifu reported victory. Emperor Wanli was overjoyed, and ordered the Ministry of Rites to issue a decree to praise the three armies, especially Huang Laifu.
The good news spread, and the world was excited.For Daming, the destruction of Hou Jin was just a small episode to declare Daming's outstanding martial arts. At this time, the history books only listed it as one of the four major Wanli signs.However, for Huang Laifu, Nurha's nakedness and family extermination meant a lot to him, but it was a pity that this special feeling could not be shared with others.
A few years later, several murders occurred in various places in Ming Dynasty.People die every year in various places in Ming Dynasty, and there is no fuss. Therefore, the local government only treats it as an ordinary homicide case.But as long as you read the history books of later generations, you will know that these people who died were not ordinary small characters. There are dozens of people such as Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong, Liu Zongmin, Li Yan, Luo Rucai, Song Xiance, Niu Jinxing and so on.
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Time flies, and it is the 17th year of Chongzhen in a blink of an eye.
At this time, the world has been peaceful for a long time, although the provinces still suffer from frequent floods and droughts every year, and there are many refugees.However, the common people have a few more places to go, and those who are bold may go beyond the Great Wall or go to Nanyang.Those who are timid will find a farm or factory to work in a nearby state city, and there will always be a place to survive.Coupled with the timely relief from the imperial court every year, they will never die of hunger.At worst, everyone will eat potatoes and sweet potatoes.rebel?But no one thought of that.
Over the years, there have been many novelty things in Ming Dynasty. A few years ago, the town of Wuzhaibao in Shanxi, which was always in the news, released a spinning machine driven by a steam machine, which was several times more effective than the hydraulic spinning machine invented ten years ago. Times, once a sensation.
The "Wuzhaibao News" at that time wrote an article analyzing that this happened because the development of agriculture in Daming led to the development of commerce and industry. In the face of the rapidly expanding domestic and foreign market demand, Daming's handicraft workshops had already reached their peak. At the end, the historical trend of replacing handicraft industries with machines has inevitably come.
For this analysis, there are different opinions from all parties, especially those Donglin Qingliu, who strongly criticized it.However, over the years, Wuzhai Fort has always produced some strange things, which is also eye-catching.For example, the steel produced by the new method of Wuzhaibao, the cement of the new standard, the boring machine and planer for cutting metal, etc., are all surprising.
For these things, the traditional literati of the Ming Dynasty still think that these things are all tricks and tricks, and it is no big deal.However, some Hongyi in the capital didn't think so. After they made a fuss and organized a group to visit Wuzhai Fort, all of them couldn't help but admire Daming's civilization and technology.
There is even a Hongyi who wrote an article in the "Wuzhaibao News" expressing emotion that compared with Eastern civilization, Western civilization has too many shortcomings. He believes that Western countries must be fully Sinicized and remove the inferior things in Western civilization. Only in this way can the Western countries have a way out.For his statement, the scholars of Ming Dynasty received rave reviews.
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Compared with previous years, the fifteenth day of the first lunar month this year was more lively. From early on, crowds of people and various carriages drove out of the city in an endless stream.Everyone had excited expressions on their faces. Yes, today there is a more novel and beautiful thing, which is more curious than the mechanical spinning machine in Wuzhai Fort. It is made by Wu Xiaogui, who is called "Wu Crazy" What is called a "train" thing.
Speaking of this Wu Xiaogui, he is considered a legendary figure in Daming. Fifty years ago, he was a miner and was awarded by the Wuzhaibao Magic Bureau (now called the Daming Royal Science and Technology Center). Together with Ling Feng, a scholar in Kelan Prefecture who is also known as "Ling Crazy", they have been tossing about various things for decades, especially that thing called a train.
Speaking of this train, it is said that Wu Xiaogui got inspiration from the coal log rails in the mine, and then slowly replaced the log rails with rails. At the beginning, the train body was pulled by oxen, which made people laugh. After many years, I heard that steam engines have been replaced in recent years.
When this kind of primary train first came out, the world was astonished, and then many people began to criticize. First, some people accused Wu Xiaogui of wasting good steel and burying it in the soil; The cattle and sheep are frightened and dare not eat grass, and the chickens and ducks are frightened and cannot lay eggs.Some say the flames from the front of the car scorched nearby trees.Others said that the front of the car would explode, the compartment would be overturned, and safety would be very problematic.
Moreover, this kind of steam train is slow, does not carry much coal, has an ugly appearance, and is bumped violently when driving, even breaking the rails. It is not as easy to use and safe as a horse-drawn carriage.Faced with all kinds of ridicule and criticism, Wu Xiaogui and Ling Feng did not flinch, and with Huang Laifu's support, they continued to overcome difficulties and continue their research.
After many times of research and technological innovation of locomotives and tracks, coupled with Huang Laifu's suggestions and reminders, at the beginning of this year, Wu Xiaogui finally successfully developed this new type of steam train.Not only the load capacity and speed of the locomotive are improved, but also springs and other components are added to the locomotive to reduce vibration and greatly improve stability.
On the railway track, he abandoned the practice of using high-quality wooden rails to outsource the iron sheet, but used all the rails made of pure iron, and laid stones under the sleepers, thereby enhancing the earthquake resistance of the rails.In this way, the real train with the meaning of future generations was born.
The trial run of the train this time was from Chaoyangmen of the capital to Tongzhou. After the news of the trial run of the new train came out, not only the people in the capital came out, but even the people around the capital came to watch. By this time, there were already people beside the train There are men, women, old people, children, scholars, officials, and some Hongyi among the crowd.
Everyone present was in high spirits, some were overjoyed, while others were astonished. There were various scenes.In fact, after so many years of ridiculing Wu Xiaogui, everyone felt a little numb, and there was also admiration for Wu Xiaogui's perseverance, so this trial run of the new train is something everyone is looking forward to.
Finally, under the eyes of all the people, the train started at the scheduled time, and with a sound, the train pulled dozens of carriages, loaded with dozens of tons of goods, and some bold and curious passengers, rumbled forward.
There was a lot of cheers, and many people ran along with the train, and some even followed the train along the road on horseback.Looking at the cheering crowd under the car, the white-haired Wu Xiaogui and Ling Feng hugged each other tightly in the car, tears rolling down their faces. After 50 years, they finally succeeded.
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Huang Laifu was also watching from the crowd, with only a few elite guards beside him, as well as Jiang Dazhong, Yang Xiaolu, Gu Dadao and other old brothers. Watching the train go away, he felt a little excited and relieved in his heart. It's also a little sad. Daming has stepped into a formal track so far. Even without his support, maybe he can go on smoothly, right?
When Huang Laifu returned to Beijing this time, he formally asked Emperor Chongzhen to retire. He has guarded Liaodong for decades, and it can be said that he has enjoyed all the glory. Even if Huang Laifu left the capital, he would still be reluctant to part with the banquet for several days.There is no way, the relationship between Huang Laifu and the royal family is too close now, and the mutual interests are deeply rooted, closely connected and inseparable.
In fact, in the past few decades, there are still many memorials attacking Huang Laifu, but from Emperor Wanli to Emperor Tianqi, and then to Emperor Chongzhen, successive generations of emperors have always defended Huang Laifu, jokes, not to mention the relationship between Huang Laifu and the royal family. The relationship of mutual interests is that Huang Laifu is carrying various bonds on behalf of the emperor and the court. The amount of money has reached an astonishing [-] million taels. If Huang Laifu is overthrown, who will bear these debts?Do you want to make the world into chaos?
Even Huang Laifu's political opponents understand this, and they don't know how many of these people have bought various bonds issued by Huang Laifu in private, so the attack on the surface is the attack, but they are the ones who are most concerned about Huang Laifu's safety in private.
The favor of several generations of emperors makes people envious and jealous, but now Huang Laifu is over 70 years old. Although he is still in good health, he will have no problem living another 70 years.But his heart was already tired, and he just wanted to take a good rest, but I heard that the emperor was determined not to allow it. Even if Huang Laifu stepped down from the position of governor of Jiliao, he still wanted Huang Laifu to enter the cabinet and take up the post of Minister of the Household Department.After all, Huang Laifu's financial management ability is placed there. Although Ming Dynasty is said to be peaceful, there are still many crises, especially financial problems, which have been accompanied by all generations of emperors for hundreds of years, and the current Emperor Chongzhen is no exception.
Sure enough, Huang Laifu returned to the mansion of the capital, and before he had a word with his wife and children, Emperor Chongzhen sent someone to summon him. It happened that today was Shangyuan Night, and there was going to be a dinner in the palace.It was still early at this time, and the two were walking in the Forbidden City, talking happily. Chongzhen liked to talk with Huang Laifu very much, thinking that the old man's speech was humorous, and he had a lot of insights, especially the various experiences in the border areas, which could make him feel comfortable in the boring government affairs. Have fun.
Among them, Huang Laifu proposed resignation and retirement, but Emperor Chongzhen firmly refused. Instead, he very much hoped that Huang Laifu could enter the cabinet and solve his own problems. Seeing the emperor's earnest expression, Huang Laifu sighed, thinking that he really wanted to live until the end of his life. Old, can't you work until you are old?
Not far away is "Long Live Mountain", also known as "Meal Mountain". Looking at the crooked neck tree on the mountain, Huang Laifu was a little dazed, and said in his heart: "Da Ming..."
Feeling the emperor's eyes on him, Huang Laifu smiled slightly, and bowed his hands deeply: "The emperor loves you so much, I will do my best, and I will die!"
Although Emperor Chongzhen felt that Huang Laifu's expression was a bit strange, Huang Laifu finally agreed to his request, which still made him very happy.
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Huang Laifu returned to his mansion, which was a luxurious mansion close to Dengshikou Street, covering an area of more than ten acres, with rockery and strange rocks, pavilions and pavilions in it, extremely exquisite.The courtyard was personally rewarded by the Wanli Emperor at that time, and the price was very high in this place where every inch of land in the capital is precious.
Entering the hall, Gu Yunniang was playing Shuanglu with Qu Xiuhe, Liu Yumei and other daughters, and a lot of grandchildren, grandchildren, daughters-in-law and so on were watching. Huang Laifu has countless sons, daughters, grandchildren, and so on. Just his own son, Huang Shiwulang has already been lined up, and there are several daughters. The son has a grandson, and the grandson marries a wife. It can be said that the population is prosperous.Because of Huang Laifu's power and influence, most of these sons and grandsons held high positions in various parts of Daming, plus Huang Laifu's disciples and generals in several towns, peripheral influences, etc., formed a huge power group.
Seeing Huang Laifu came back, everyone came up to salute and say hello. In Huang's residence, Huang Laifu is the backbone of the decisive battle.Huang Laifu nodded with a smile, and greeted a few great-grandchildren who came forward to be coquettish, and patted their heads lovingly.
Gu Yunniang hit Shuanglu, turned her head and asked a few words, and said, "The master is back? What did the emperor say?"
Huang Laifu smiled and said: "It's nothing, Ma'am, you can play!"
Gu Yunniang said: "By the way, Fifteenth Lang has sent a letter. This kid doesn't even bother to write letters. Fortunately, Da Lang is urging him."
Huang Shiwulang is Huang Laifu's youngest son, born by Gu Yunniang. Gu Yunniang only gave birth to him when she was nearly fifty years old. Naturally, she dotes on him very much. Although Huang Shiwulang is young, he is not young.He is currently serving on the Royal Navy Fleet of the Ming Dynasty.
Huang Laifu took the letter from Gu Yunniang and went back to his study. He opened the letter and looked at it, and cursed with a smile: "You brat!" He threw the letter on the table and sighed: "It's good to be young. !"
He leaned comfortably on the chair cushioned with brocade and silk cotton, thought for a while, and then took out the letter to read it carefully. Slowly, he seemed to be a little crazy, Shiwulang's letter evoked his emotions Memories, decades of past events flashed through my mind one by one.
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The roar of the impact of the waves continued to sound, and the rippling sea surface shone golden in the morning light. A huge fleet flying the Great Sun and Moon Flag and the Dragon Flag was chopping the waves and sailing forward.The fleet composed of hundreds of galleons is imposing, and it seems to be declaring the great power of Ming Dynasty.
This fleet traveling on the sea is the pride of the Ming Empire - the Royal Navy Fleet of the Ming Dynasty.This is a huge fleet of more than 300 ships including auxiliary ships. There are nearly [-] galleons, [-] sailing warships, [-] sailors, [-] soldiers, and another More than [-] barges and cargo ships followed.
Since the establishment of the Royal Navy Fleet of the Ming Dynasty 20 years ago, it has made great contributions to the Ming Dynasty. Whether it is declaring the dominance of the Ming Dynasty in the eastern ocean, or managing the South Seas, and protecting merchant ships, it has played a very important role. effect.In the tenth year of Chongzhen, the Royal Navy Fleet of the Ming Dynasty was handed over to Huang Dalang, the former governor of Jinyiwei, who was famous and famous.Huang Dalang is the son of Huang Laifu, the former governor of Jiliao. The Huang family has a close relationship with the Ming royal family. Huang Dalang is steady and down-to-earth, and he has won the emperor's trust. The emperor is very relieved to entrust the fleet to him.
This time the fleet was dispatched to Xuanweitian and Chaoweiyi in Nanyang. Over the past few decades, Daming has been operating in various places in Nanyang. Countless Han people have opened up farms in various places in Nanyang, managing breeding, commercial trade, etc. The proportion of Ming’s interests in Nanyang It is inevitable that it will deepen the conflict between Daming and the red barbarians in Nanyang.There is news that the Dutch are contacting all the barbarians and are about to make a move. In order to protect the interests of Ming in Nanyang, the dispatch of the Royal Navy fleet of Ming is inevitable.
This Xuanwei, not only the Ming Fleet was dispatched, but Japan, Korea, Annan, Luzon and other countries also sent fleets to follow, which can be said to be very powerful.
The huge flagship in the fleet is named "Zhenhai", and immediately behind the flagship is a large-sailed warship named "Polu", and the captain is Huang Shiwulang, who is currently serving as admiral of the navy. , at this time he was staring at a scroll.
"Emperor Ming mixed with Haiyu, surpassed three generations and surpassed the Han and Tang Dynasties. He bounded to the sky and the earth, and he did not have concubines. The west of the Western Regions, the country to the north, are far away... If the overseas countries are really far away, they are all far away. Hold the treasure and hold the gift, and re-translate it to the dynasty..."
After a long time, he sighed, and said: "The demeanor of the predecessors is fascinating. Although the Sanbao eunuch is an eunuch, he is a role model for my generation!"
Yang Lvzhi beside him said proudly: "Now that the Holy Son of Heaven is in power, and with the support of such a virtuous minister as Mr. Huang, it is imperative for our Ming Navy to sweep all over the world again!"
Yang Lvzhi is the grandson of Yang Xiaolu, and he and Huang Shiwulang are serving on the "Polu" at this time. They share the same philosophy and the relationship between the two families. Although they are of different generations, they are very close. better. Twenty years ago, under Huang Laifu's vigorous advocacy, the Royal Navy Fleet of the Ming Dynasty was established. For decades, this fleet has also been soaked in Huang Laifu's painstaking efforts. The idea that the army needs Ming's battleship escort" is also deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Yang Lvzhi and Huang Shiwulang are both admirers and followers of Huang Laifu's thinking.
"That's right!" Huang Shiwulang echoed loudly after hearing Yang Lvzhi's words.
The two couldn't help but came to the deck. Outside, some soldiers were singing the naval military song inscribed by Huang Laifu, singing like ghosts crying and wolves howling.
The two of them looked as far as the eye can see from the deck, the sea and the sky were the same color, and the scenery was magnificent, which made people feel emotionless.Huang Shiwulang said loudly: "My Emperor Ming is the heaven. The barbarians in all directions are all under the grace of the emperor. Under the whole world, is it the king's land? On the shore of the land, is it the king's minister! I am a minister of the Ming Dynasty , you should take it as your mission to educate all barbarians and spread the teachings of saints! The ocean is my witness!"
Yang Luzhi said loudly, "Me too!"
……
"Long live!"
The port in front is faintly visible, the sound of long live the landslides and sea slams in the ships is heard one after another, the soldiers of the ships stand upright like a forest of bayonets, and who knows howling ghosts and wolves are singing military songs, slowly converging in the sky above the ocean.
"Crossing the high mountains, corpses are everywhere. Flying over the sea, corpses float on the surface of the sea.... The sun and the moon never set, and they shine forever!"
"Complete Book"
(End of this chapter)
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