At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, the competition for the deer in the world

After Cheng De returned to Qinzheng Palace, he continued to deal with government affairs.

It was November 2nd in the 16th year of Zhizheng and November 2nd in the third year of Shengwu.

The provinces of Jiangsu and Zhejiang were captured by Li Sanqi with an army of 200,000, and Fang Guozhen died in the battle.

On November 7, the third year of Shengwu, Li Sanqi led his troops back to the court.

It was November 20th in the 16th year of Zhizheng and November 20th in the third year of Shengwu.

The entire territory of the Great Zhou Dynasty was conquered by 200,000 troops led by Deng Youde.

On November 29th of the third year of Shengwu, Deng Youde led his troops back to the court.

On December 6, the third year of Shengwu, Ming Dynasty held a grand court meeting.

is the day.

Xuanzheng Hall.

Cheng Degao sat on the throne and looked around at the ministers.

"Today, the Ming Dynasty finally unified the south. Now, in the whole world, only the north is left."

As soon as Cheng De finished speaking, the ministers all said: "Long live your Majesty, long live the Ming Dynasty!"

Cheng De looked overjoyed.

"The south is able to be unified today. Li Sanqi, Deng Youde and others take the highest credit. I always reward those who have merit. Come and declare my will."

Cheng Zhong, an eunuch who was waiting next to Cheng De, walked a few steps forward.

Cheng Zhong, formerly known as Wang Hu, was chosen by Cheng Ru to follow Cheng De, and was given the name Cheng Zhong by Cheng De.

Then, he quickly spread out an imperial edict and read:

"The emperor is supported by heaven, and Zhi said: I carry heaven's will from above, obey all the people below, and build the Ming Dynasty."

"Hereby appoint the Zuo Governor of the Zuo Army Governor's Mansion and the Marquis of Wei Deng Youde to pacify the Great Zhou Dynasty, thereby increasing the territory of the Ming Dynasty, adding food and salary for 3,500 households, and enjoying food and salary for 5,000 households."

"Hereby is the Commander-in-Chief Zuo of the Central Military Command and the Marquis of Zhen Guo, Li Dingguo, to pacify Fang Guozhen, take over the provinces of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, increase the resources of the Ming Dynasty, and make great contributions to the country. They have increased the food and salary of 3,500 households and enjoyed the food of 5,500 households. Lu."

"Hereby is the Commander-in-Chief of the Right Army, the Commander-in-Chief of the Left, and the Marquis of Ying, Feng Guoyong. He has strategized, knows how to use the troops, and has made great contributions to the country. He will increase the food and salary of two thousand households and enjoy the food and salary of five thousand households."

"Hereby is Geng Zaicheng, the commander-in-chief of the Chinese Army, who has successively destroyed Chen-Han, Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces, and conquered cities and territories. He has made great contributions. Geng Zaicheng has been promoted to the title of Marquis of Geng, and he has enjoyed the food and salary of two thousand households."

"Hereby is Chang Yuchun, the first pioneer of the Ming Dynasty. He has fought hundreds of battles, captured countless cities and territories, and has made great achievements. He is specially promoted to the title of Ehou and enjoys the food and salary of two thousand households."

"Hereby is Li Xiaoci, the governor of the Right Army Governor's Office. He successively attacked the Yuan Dynasty and destroyed the provinces of Jiangsu and Zhejiang. He conquered cities and territories and made great achievements. He was specially promoted to Li Xiaoci as Marquis of Li, and enjoyed the food and salary of 1,500 households."

"Hereby is Liu Chongwu, the governor of the Zuojun Dudu Mansion. He successively attacked the Zhou Dynasty and destroyed the provinces of Jiangsu and Zhejiang. He conquered cities and territories and made great achievements. He was specially promoted to the rank of Liu Chongwu as the Marquis of An, and he enjoyed the food and salary of 1,500 households."

"Hereby is the Commander-in-Chief of the Chinese Army's Governor's Office, Qian Shi Yang Wei, who guarded Haozhou, destroyed the Zhou Dynasty, captured the city, and made great achievements. He has been specially promoted to the title of Yang Wei and given the title of Marquis of Yang, and he will enjoy the food and salary of a thousand households."

"We have Wei Xiao, the governor of the rear army governor's office, who has guarded the rear of Sizhou and Nanjing successively to ensure that the logistics are unimpeded. He has defeated the Zhou Dynasty and captured the city and territory. He has made great achievements. He has been specially promoted to the title of Wei Xiao as the Marquis of Qi and enjoys the food and salary of a thousand households. "

"I have Cheng Ying, the former governor of the military governor's office, who has conquered the Yuan Dynasty and destroyed the Zhou Dynasty. He has made great achievements by conquering cities and territories. Cheng Ying has been given the title of Gaohou and is entitled to a thousand food and salary."

"Hereby is Xu Da, the governor of the former military governor's office. He successively attacked the Yuan Dynasty, destroyed the Chen and Han Dynasties and destroyed the Zhou Dynasty. He conquered cities and territories and made great achievements. He specially promoted Xu Da to the title of Wei Marquis and enjoyed a thousand food and salary."

"Hereby is Tang He, the former commander-in-chief of the navy. He successively attacked the Yuan Dynasty, destroyed the Chen and Han Dynasties and destroyed the Zhou Dynasty. He conquered cities and territories and made great achievements. He was specially promoted to the title of Zhongshan Marquis by the Tang Dynasty, and enjoyed the food and salary of a thousand households."

"Hereby is Zhou Dexing, a fifth-grade loyal military general. He successively conquered the Yuan Dynasty and destroyed Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces. He conquered cities and territories and made great achievements. He was specially promoted to Zhou Dexing and became the Marquis of Jiangxia, enjoying a thousand food and salary."

After the imperial edict was recited, all the officials in the court were happy and knelt down to kowtow to express gratitude.

No matter whether they are civil servants or military generals, they are all given the title of marquis.

Suddenly, the civil and military ministers of the Manchu Dynasty were so excited that they couldn't control themselves.

This is a feudal lord!

Since ancient times, who can not be excited.

The ministers of various ministries, the ministers of the Military Aircraft Department, etc. all have titles.

Cheng De looked around at the ministers and then said: "I said in the past that marquises can be divided into hereditary and non-hereditary ones. I hope that you will continue to work hard. What I hope is that some of you can get hereditary marquises, and even some of you can get hereditary marquises. Can be made the Duke of the country."

As soon as the words fell, everyone was excited.

Before they could get excited, Cheng De continued: "Those who have more than 6,000 marquis households are hereditary marquises. I hope you and others can make new achievements."

Deng Youde, Feng Guoyong, and Li Sanqi all brightened up.

They are the closest people to the six thousand marquises among the civil and military ministers. If they become the first people in the Ming Dynasty to be hereditary marquises, they will definitely leave a mark in the history books.

"In addition, I have one more thing to discuss with you. That is how to deal with Zhang Shicheng?"

Cheng De just raised the question. Li Shanchang, who had been named Xuanhou and could enjoy food and salary for two thousand households, couldn't wait to come out and replied: "Your Majesty, I thought I could send a minister to persuade Zhang Shicheng to surrender to me." Ming Dynasty, if Zhang Shicheng is willing to surrender, then the hearts of the people in the territory of the Great Zhou Dynasty will definitely surrender to the Ming Dynasty. If he does not surrender, then kill him to avoid future troubles! And the territory of the Great Zhou Dynasty can be governed slowly."

Cheng De glanced at Li Shanchang, thought for a moment, and then said: "In that case, let Xuanhou do this."

Li Shanchang was overjoyed in his heart, but did not show it on his face. He quickly bowed and said: "I obey the order."

Lu need not wait for others, naturally they all looked envious.

They knew that if Li Shanchang handled this matter well, he would make a great contribution. Once His Majesty unified the world, Li Shanchang would definitely be crowned the Duke of the country before them.

Thinking of this, everyone felt lemony in their hearts.

However, the matter has been decided, and they have no choice but to look at Cheng De eagerly, hoping that there will be something else.

Cheng De glanced at everyone and then said: "I received a revelation from heaven last night. There are several kinds of grain outside the territory of our Ming Dynasty. If we can get them, we can ensure that no one in our Ming Dynasty will starve to death again." The officials below were all startled.

There was some doubt in their minds.

But these words were said by Cheng De. Even if they had doubts in their hearts, they did not dare to reveal them.

"Therefore, I want to send one person to lead a navy of 30,000 to this place. If any Ming soldiers who are willing to go here encounter an accident on the way, they will receive a pension of 100 taels and their children at home can attend the Ming Military Academy or Ming Academy for free. From now on, If you are an official or a general, I will treat you well and promote you first."

"As for the candidates for generals, I have already chosen them."

Cheng De looked at Cheng Zhong, and Cheng Zhong understood.

"General Xuan Sanpin Zhengyi has an audience!"

Everyone looked behind them.

Soon, the person who entered the Xuanzheng Hall caught everyone's eyes.

Cheng Ru was wearing a battle armor and looked extremely heroic.

Everyone was shocked.

They never expected that the leader of the army would be Cheng Ru, the confidant who followed His Majesty.

No one had any objection that Cheng Ru could become the leading general.

Although he is a eunuch, and this is still a fact.

But no one disputes this.

After all, many people did not want to lose the Marquis they had finally obtained because of admonishment over this matter.

Everyone fell silent.

Cheng Ru walked to the middle of the Xuanzheng Hall, then bowed to Cheng De and said, "I will bow to your majesty at last. Long live your majesty!"

"Speak back in Pingsheng!" Cheng De said to Cheng Ru.

"Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty." Cheng Ru replied.

After Cheng Ru stood up, Cheng De looked at Cheng Ru: "Cheng Ru, I didn't expect that you would graduate with honors from the Ming Military Academy so quickly. I am deeply pleased about this."

Cheng Ru: "Everything the general has is given by His Majesty. The general can only do his best."

Cheng De nodded and looked at Cheng Ru with satisfaction: "Last night, I told you about North America, Central America, and South America. Do you still remember?"

Cheng Ru hurriedly said: "Keep everything your Majesty said in mind. Your Majesty said yesterday that North America has red rice, corn, and pumpkins, while Central America has potatoes and deer farms, and South America has quinoa and cinchona. Alpaca, if we bring all these back, our Ming Dynasty will be prosperous forever."

Cheng De looked at Cheng Ru and said: "Cheng Ru, I will make you a promise in front of the civil and military ministers of the Manchu Dynasty. If you bring all these things back, I will give you a hereditary title of Duke of the country, and I will give you a hereditary title of Duke. Enjoy the country and rest with the country.”

Cheng Ru was very excited, "I will never give up, I will definitely find these things for your majesty."

Cheng De nodded and continued: "Bring 10,000 of the latest Ming dynasty firecrackers and more gunpowder. As for the holy cannons, bring a hundred. Also, the one I drew yesterday Do you still remember the pictures?"

Cheng Ru quickly replied: "Your Majesty, all the generals will remember it."

Cheng De: "Very good. Cheng Ru, if you encounter some strange seeds on the way, you can also bring them back to the Ming Dynasty."

Cheng Ru nodded, "The general will obey the order."

"You go down now. In half a month, I will have 30,000 naval troops, Ming ships, muskets, cannons, dry food, clothes, etc. ready for you."

"Yes."

After watching Cheng Ru leave, Cheng De had some expectations in his heart.

Everyone in the Xuanzheng Hall wished they could take Cheng Ru's place.

As long as you find the grains that His Majesty mentioned, you can earn a hereditary title of Duke. This is simply appalling.

Thinking of this, Li Shanchang walked out and asked: "Your Majesty, what you just mentioned is about the hereditary dukedom."

Cheng De directly interrupted him and said: "I have made up my mind on this matter. Dear friends, you don't need to persuade me any more. When Cheng Ru finds them back, you will naturally understand the difference between a hereditary Duke and those who are hereditary. Compared with things, who is more important? If I have those things in the Ming Dynasty, then in my Ming Dynasty, everyone will have clothes to wear, everyone will have enough to eat, and everyone will have a house to live in. These will all be realized. "

"I will always stick to my original intention."

All the civil and military ministers were silent.

"The south has been unified. Let's leave the north alone for the time being."

"After Liu Futong has a fight with the Yuan Dynasty, when the Yuan Dynasty wins and Liu Futong loses, it will be our time to drive the barbarians from the north of the Ming Dynasty."

"Prior to this, all ministers and ministers must abide by their duties and fulfill their responsibilities without slacking off."

After Cheng Degang finished speaking, all the civil and military ministers below bowed and replied: "I obey the order."

Cheng De glanced at Cheng Zhong, and Cheng Zhong immediately shouted loudly: "Retreat from the court——"

Cheng De left first.

"I respectfully send you off to Your Majesty!" All the civil and military ministers bowed and saluted.

……

Cheng De returned directly to the Qinzheng Hall and continued to deal with the state affairs of the Ming Dynasty.

After dealing with it for a few hours, he headed towards Kunning Palace. (End of chapter)