System, help me be an empress

Chapter 28 God Machine Camp

It was getting late, and the cloud bird returned to its nest.

When Xu Youxi rushed back to the palace, the officials had not yet left, and the Hall of Supreme Harmony was full of court officials waiting: "Bao Shoufu, Meng Shangshu. What do you mean?"

Bao Shoufu and Meng Shangshu looked at each other, knelt down unexpectedly, clasped their hands together, kowtowed to the ground and stayed there, as the two of them took the lead, all the officials behind them followed their movements, knelt down one by one, and shouted, " Long live, long live, long live, Your Majesty."

After hearing the news, Zhou Huixue rushed to kowtow and salute, and shouted "long live" together with all the civil and military officials.

Xu Youxi almost blurted out the words "Everyone loves you in peace", although she had long thought that this day would come, but at this time, she still felt like she was in a dream.

Xu Youxi had heard long ago that the ethos of working in the imperial court is extremely bad, and corrupt officials are prevalent; but he also knows that these civil servants are very hard-headed and have a hot temper. What this group of people decide to do can sometimes even ignore the emperor's opinion .

For example, this group of people clearly said in front of them that they had to "petition" to themselves first, so that she even prepared seven or eight lines in advance for the lines of polite refusal, intending to strictly abide by the "three speeches and three concessions" of the senior emperor before he ascended the throne. His excellent virtues, finally he reluctantly ascended the throne because of helplessness?

As a result, these people didn't play their cards according to the routine at all, and directly "helped her ascend the throne" in the Hall of Supreme Harmony!

Hmph, there is nowhere to show my talent for acting!

"My lords, get up." Xu Youxi spoke after a long time, agreeing to the enthronement petition by tacit consent.

"Thank you Your Majesty for your grace."

Xu Youxi looked at Bao Changnian and Meng Zhiqian with mixed emotions. Even though the two are now cooperating, the mentality of pushing her to the top must be very different.

After Bao Changnian got up, he took the lead and said, "Although the preparations for His Majesty's ascension to the throne may be somewhat hasty, there should be a lot of etiquette."

Upon hearing this, Shang Shu of the Ministry of Rites immediately expressed his position: "The Ministry of Rites has made arrangements. At tomorrow's hour, the supervisor will sit at Fengtianmen. .”

Emperor Sheng Yuan's ascension to the throne was only a few months ago, and the Ministry of Rites had experience in repeating the enthronement ceremony.

"Everything is simple. There is no need to waste people and money. The court should focus on resisting the Oirat cavalry." Xu Youxi turned to look at Meng Zhiqian, "Meng Shangshu, how is the situation in Oirat?"

"I have sent letters to the three border cities asking them to guard the city gates and never let the Oirat cavalry enter the city." Meng Shangshu continued, "This method can only delay the time spent by the Oirat cavalry on their way to the capital, and it is not a long-term solution. According to my calculations, the Oirat cavalry will reach the vicinity of Shangjing within half a month at most."

"How do you solve the two issues of soldiers and food?"

"The minister has withdrawn the reserve army, the grain transport army and the anti-Japanese soldiers in the coastal areas throughout the country. The total number is conservatively more than [-]. As for the grain and grass, they have been borrowed from nearby cities. Take the army rations and bring them to Beijing, and within five days, the entire city of Shangjing will have enough troops and food."

Before Xu Youxi could speak, a military officer couldn't help but questioned: "It's just nonsense. The reserve army and the grain transport army have never experienced the battlefield! Let them face the elite soldiers of Wala, and they will die in vain! When 40 elite soldiers met Wala five Thousands of cavalry are all... oh."

"General Yao has guarded the northern border for many years and has a lot of combat experience with the Oirat cavalry. Special training will start today. Our army only needs to be familiar with the Oirat cavalry's combat methods."

"Meng Shangshu trusted you enough to entrust this matter to you. At present, there is only one doubt. Since all the soldiers have come to defend the capital, what if the Wala cavalry did not attack from the capital, but prepared from the south to the north. Woolen cloth?"

Meng Zhiqian paused: "I have also considered this issue, but from the perspective of the terrain, the northern expedition is far more difficult than the southern one. What's more, Wala is arrogant and wants to force us to go south and retreat to the south of the Yangtze River. It will start from Shangjing."

Xu Youxi understood that this was a military game, and Meng Zhiqian was betting that the Wala people were arrogant enough.

But at this time, they had no other choice, and it was impossible to take care of both. What they could do now was to help Meng Shangshu get enough preparation time.

"Bao Shoufu, you need to worry about negotiating with the Oirat envoy." Xu Youxi suddenly looked at Bao Shoufu.

"I understand."

"If that's the case, let's all step back. Meng Shangshu comes with me." Before Xu Youxi left, he didn't forget that Zhou Yuxue, who was behind him, said a few more words, "Zhou Yuxue, you have to keep an eye on the Ministry of Rites." , the simpler the etiquette, the better, and don’t incur any expenses that can’t be incurred.”

"promise."

Meng Zhiqian quickly followed Xu Youxi, Xu Youxi waited behind him for a long time, and said helplessly, "Master Yu, don't hide, come out."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Yu Xue Jing agreed, but actually kept a safe distance to escape.

At this moment, Xu Youxi focused on Meng Shangshu, and didn't care much about Xue Jing: "I heard that Meng Shangshu has visited Shenji Camp many times recently?"

"Yes, Your Majesty. In the hall, I was afraid that there would be too many people talking, so I didn't say much."

"Understandable, I think similarly to you, Oirat cavalry are indeed brave and good at fighting, but Oirat's weakness compared to Dagan is that they don't know how to use firearms. When I first returned to the palace, I also had a rough understanding of the firearms in Shenjiying. The disadvantages are very clear, the melee attack is okay, but the long-distance effect is much worse. If you are facing the Oirat army head-on, how can you use these firearms to play the most effective?"

"Your Majesty, the minister is also considering this issue."

"Let's go, let's go to the Shenji Camp first."

When Emperor Sheng Yuan went on his own conquest, thousands of people from the Shenji Camp accompanied him. After the defeat of the frontier fortress, a large number of firearms were confiscated by the Oala people in that battle.

At present, there are only a few hundred people left in the Shenji Battalion, and there are even fewer elite soldiers among the remaining hundreds of people.

The entire Shenji Battalion suffered heavy losses.

"Your Majesty, this thing is called a firecracker. When it is ignited, it will release powerful shells." The military officer in charge of introducing the situation to Xu Youxi was named Teng Xuesheng. Before that, he missed Emperor Sheng Yuan's driving because his father was seriously ill and went home to serve the sick. Personal enlistment.

Xu Youxi picked up a firecracker in front of him and looked at it. The shell was made of copper and iron, and it felt heavy in his hand: "How long would it take to make such a firecracker?"

"Each firecracker is shaped by a master craftsman using copper or iron. Even if a skilled master makes it alone, it may take four or five days."

After Xu Youxi listened carefully, he continued to the next place, and continued to ask: "Is this the improved three-eyed firecracker?"

"Yes, the three-eyed firecracker can fire three cannons at the same time, and it is more lethal to the enemy."

To be honest, the "fire gun" is the most primitive firearm. It has poor aiming and is easy to misfire. Even if it is taken on the battlefield, the biggest effect it can play may be to startle the horse.

But the cavalry to deal with Oirat is just right, and it may even play the role of "surprise victory".

Xu Youxi asked as he walked, "It's not easy to build firearms. Let's not mention these firecrackers. The copper cannons on your side are not cheap, right? How much money can the court allocate to the Shenji Camp every year?"

Teng Xuesheng bent down and said humbly: "Your Majesty, if during the Taizu period, he paid special attention to the development of the Shenji Camp, the annual investment started at 500 million taels of silver. Later, the court was stable and there was no war, and the allocation was reduced to the current 10 taels of silver. It is mainly used for military pay and firearm maintenance.”

　Temporarily resume the single update, at [-] o'clock every night, wait for the recommended position or the shelves later, and then maintain the double update, mainly because the manuscript has to be saved.

　　


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