Jingtai Fengyun: The First Absurd Emperor of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 702: The North Korean Navy’s Emergency Recruitment: The Prince Prepares the Strategy Exam Questions
Jiang Yuan grimaced and handed the emperor's secret message to Han Minghui and Huang Qi for review.

Huang Qi looked like the old god was there, not panicking at all.Anyway, I am here to gain qualifications. Anyway, I am the emperor's direct descendant. If the battle is won, I must have a share of the credit; if the battle is lost, no one's punishment can be punished on me.

Jiang Yuan understood Huang Qi's mentality, but there was nothing he could do about it.As the supervisor, Huang Qi sat quietly and watched success or failure.Compared with the nonsense played by Ma Qi, the eunuch who guarded Annan back then, it is already very good.

So Jiang Yuan could only discuss countermeasures with Han Minghui.

Han Minghui analyzed for Jiang Yuan: "Marquis Shenwu was transferred back from the Japanese battlefield and went to Guangning with [-] troops from Nuergandusi. This was specially transferred by the Holy One to garrison Guangning to prevent the Tatar tribe. We definitely can't use this army to attack by surprise.

The Ming army that Duke An Guo brought to Sakai Port, Ise and other places was already short of troops and could not be mobilized.

The three batches of soldiers and young laborers we transported to Kaga have all arrived.This group of people could be transferred back to Busan, but they would not be able to come back in less than two months because of the assembly and shipping.

Part of the main force of the navy needs to blockade the coastal areas of Sakai Port and Ise, and part of it needs to transport supplies to the Ming army in Sakai Port from Nanzhili, Shandong, and Fujian.

Now the only countermeasure that the official can think of is to conduct an emergency recruitment of troops to North Korea. "

Jiang Yuan was a little confused when he heard this: "Emergency recruitment? After a great war in North Korea, all the troops were lost, and the last remaining ones were sent to Kaga.

How many people can we recruit in a hurry? "

Han Minghui replied: "It's definitely too late to go back to Seoul to recruit troops. Let's recruit 2 troops in Gyeongsang Prefecture and Jeolla Prefecture. In addition, the North Korean Navy has more than [-] large and small ships and nearly [-] naval officers and men."

Jiang Yuan shook his head: "There are more than 20 people in Gyeongsang and Jeolla Prefectures, and they have just suffered from war. How can we recruit [-] new troops in a hurry?
The North Korean naval vessels had few small guns and the navy lacked actual combat capabilities. How could it withstand the main force of the Japanese navy? "

Han Minghui smiled and said: "Under the heavy reward, there must be brave men. If the whole family of young and strong people who are recruited can be exempted from tax and corvee for ten years and given a heavy reward of money, the people of the two provinces will naturally join the army enthusiastically."

As for the North Korean Navy, although it is weak, the Japanese Navy has never been in actual combat and is not necessarily much stronger than the North Korean Navy.

Moreover, Pusan ​​Bay is surrounded by mountains, with densely populated islands, and the terrain is unfamiliar to the Japanese army. We can set up ambushes widely and attack them from afar.

How the Japanese army ambushed us on Tsushima Island, we returned it intact in Busan. "

Jiang Yuan was speechless for a while. The emperor set a precedent of exempting taxes and corvee, and now everyone has learned it.It has always been three years to start and five years to be the bottom.What's more, when they arrived at Han Minghui, they were exempted from taxes and corvee for ten years.

All that was needed in the war was money and food. After two years of war, the imperial court could no longer bear the huge cost of the war.

Thanks to the emperor's forceful extermination of Buddhism, he got rid of Sakyamuni's oppression of the Ming Dynasty and brought a huge amount of extra income to the court, otherwise it would have been dragged down long ago.

Of course, Jiang Yuan didn't dare to carry such a big pot all by himself, so he could only ask Huang Qi for his opinion.

Only by dragging Huang Qi into the water and causing problems in the future can he pass the test with the emperor.After all, the decision is made by everyone together, and it only makes sense that we have to die together.And with the emperor's extremely defensive character, he must protect his confidants to the death.

To Jiang Yuan's surprise, when the critical moment came, Huang Qi was not ambiguous at all, nodded in agreement, and urged Jiang Yuan and Han Minghui to quickly prepare for war.

So, an emergency preparation began.

At the same time, Jiang Yuan sent a secret envoy to report the military situation to Yue Zheng on Jeju Island.

February 28, early morning.

In Qingyun Pavilion, after finishing today's government affairs, Zhu Wenfang began to discuss the examination questions with Huang Pu and He Yi.

The so-called discussion means that Zhu Wenfang is there to listen, and Huang Pu and He Yi are there to talk.Zhu Wenfang couldn't understand the other questions at all and couldn't get a word in.

Zhu Qiyu was particularly unworthy of his father, while Zhu Wenfang was just the opposite. In addition to being better looking than Zhu Qiyu, he had many similarities in personality and preferences. This was the second generation of the absurd emperor.

The topics involving Confucius, Mencius, Cheng and Zhu made Zhu Wenfang drowsy.It wasn't until He Yi talked about the policy topic that Zhu Wenfang sat up straight and listened carefully.

He Yi smiled and said: "Because there is a high chance that candidates will be chosen for the policy essay question, the Holy Master has already said that this year's exam will have six policy essay questions instead of three.

There are four clear questions and two unknown questions.

Clear questions, for example, the first question is about the motivation and significance of conquering Korea and Japan.

Most candidates can expect this question to come up. This question only tests whether they pay attention to current affairs, whether they have an overall view, and whether they have strategic wisdom.

When we select talents, we don’t want nerds, let alone people who are pedantic and stubborn.

As for the questions, they are relatively uncommon and cannot be guessed by most people. These are the questions that test your true strength. "

Zhu Wenfang became interested when he heard this: "What kind of unusual topic has Master come up with?"

He Yi replied: "For example, the candidates are asked to compare the advantages and disadvantages of the Ming Dynasty Salt Administration and the Song Dynasty Salt Administration, and discuss how to carry out salt administration reform in order to not only protect people's livelihood, but also significantly increase the court's income.

Since the Holy Emperor ascended the throne, he has been fighting wars and has never publicly expressed his willingness to reform the salt policy.

Ordinary people would never guess that they would try to discuss salt policy reform.

Moreover, the salt policy reform is very complicated. Even if a very few candidates guess the question correctly, even if they ask the teacher, it will be difficult to explain the reason. "

Zhu Wenfang nodded and said with a smile: "This topic is strange for people. Our salt administration in the Ming Dynasty only collects a few taels of silver every year, which is far worse than the Song Dynasty.

How to catch up with the Song Dynasty's salt administration revenue through reforms, I'm afraid my father himself has not yet figured it out. "

He Yi and Huang Pu laughed sarcastically and stopped answering.According to the two of them, the emperor really didn't have any plans in mind.

After taking a sip of tea to ease the embarrassment, He Yi suggested: "For the second rare question, how about you answer it, Prince? After all, you are the real examiner of this exam."

Zhu Wenfang thought carefully for a long time, then smiled and said: "How about asking the question like this? I would like to ask the candidates, while the imperial court is imposing a sea ban and conducting ocean trade, is it necessary to vigorously develop the Western Regions and reopen the Silk Road?

If necessary, how should the imperial court navigate the Western Regions, and how should it compete with the Timurid Empire and the Ottoman Empire for dominance of the Silk Road?

What do the two masters think? "

Huang Pu nodded: "This topic is okay, but most people would never think of it. In recent years, the attention of the government and the public has been focused on conquering North Korea and Japan in the northeast, and Annan, Myanmar, Siam and other countries in the south.

After solving these problems, the imperial court will still focus on dealing with the Tatar and Oara tribes.Later, there was also a ban on sea voyages to the Western Ocean.

Except for the Holy Emperor who has been quietly laying out plans, most people really don't pay attention to the Western Region. "

(End of this chapter)