Daming: Apocalypse of Longevity

Chapter 172 Shipbuilding
This is indeed the case. After Mang Gurtai and Amin returned to Shenyang City, they were furious when they saw that Dorgon had already supported Ye Bushu, the two-year-old fourth son of Huang Taiji, to succeed to the throne.

However, they did not dare to openly oppose Ye Bushu's succession to Khan. After all, even if Ye Bushu was a concubine, he was the older of Huang Taiji's only two sons. It is reasonable and justifiable.

But they don't recognize Dorgon as acting ruler. Both of them are one of the four Baylors, and they are a head above Dorgon. This "regent" will never be able to take his turn. Come on!

Therefore, Mang Gurtai publicly accused Dorgon, Daishan, and Amin of being in the same group. When they snatched the eldest brother Hauge from him, they had already made up their mind to kidnap the eldest brother. Rebellion and self-reliance!The eldest brother Hauge was killed by them!

Dorgon and Amin naturally refused to admit it, and said instead that Mang Gurtai wanted to kidnap the eldest brother and defected first, while they wanted to save the eldest brother!
But although Dorgon and Amin had the same position on this matter, they only had the same position on this matter. In order to get Dorgon to step down, Amin accused him of running away from the battle, which led to They were defeated by the Ming army, and Dorgon had an unshirkable responsibility for the death of his eldest brother Hauge.

However, although the three people insist on their own opinions, no one knows the truth. However, everyone analyzes and judges through their words. Most people still think that Mang Gurtai's words are more credible. After all, Hauge used to be Zhenglan Banner. The people are Mang Gurtai's men. Daishan, Amin and Dorgon insist on taking Hauge away from Zhenglan Banner. There is a problem in itself!
Furthermore, Hauge did die by the side of Daishan, Amin and Dorgon, not by Mangurtai's side. Dorgon couldn't tell the difference.

Now that Daishan is dead, the remaining Amin and Dorgon have to give everyone an explanation. Amin still has something to say, putting the responsibility for the defeat on Dorgon's escape before the battle, and Dorgon can't argue.

After this dispute, Jiannu was immediately split into three forces.

Dorgon was the first to return to Liaodong. He was the flag owner of the Xiangbai Banner, and he took over the Zhengbai Banner of his younger brother Duduo. By supporting Yebushu to succeed to the throne, he could be regarded as holding the Zhenghuang Banner and the Xianghuang Banner. In one's own hands.

And Amin himself, as the flag owner of the Xianglan Flag, under the guise of Daishan, incorporated the Zhenghongqi and Xianghongqi under Daishan, and held the power of the three flags!

From this point of view, Mang Gurtai has actually become the least powerful of the three, with only the power of Zhenglan Banner under him.

But this was just the situation when Mang Gurtai and Amin had just returned to Liaodong. After a dispute between the three of them, the Ezhens under each banner had their own ideas. I believe everyone has their own ideas, so they Each took their own Niulu to join the party they believed in. The forces of the Eight Banners were reshuffled, and the three forces became evenly matched.

However, Dorgon holds the "legitimacy" of Jiannu after all, and is still the strongest of the three forces, occupying Shenyang City.

Amin took his troops to the southeast, eyeing the North Korea he had in mind.

As the smallest force in the early stage, Mang Gurtai went to the harsh and cold vast land in the northeast. Through both hard and soft tactics, they gained support from the surrounding tribes and became the force with the largest sphere of influence.

After learning about Jiannu's situation at this time, Zhu Tianqi immediately ordered Yuan Chonghuan to speed up his eastward march, quickly capture the Guangning area, and advance the defense line to the Daliao River.

Now that Jiannu's troops have been completely lost, and the garrison strength in Guangning is not much, Yuan Chonghuan can be said to have no worries this time. After receiving Zhu Tianqi's order, he ordered Zhao to lead Jiao and Zu Dashou Each led [-] Guanning cavalry and divided into two groups to attack Yizhou Guard and Guangning City.

The defenses of Yizhou and Guangning were very weak. Zhao led Jiao and Zu Dashou to take down the two cities without any effort, and then took advantage of the situation to sweep away the remaining remaining Jiannu forces in the surrounding areas. The two armies joined forces and advanced to the southeast, pushing the defense line to the large area. Liaohe area.

Although everything went very smoothly, and it seemed that it was indeed a good time to pursue the victory and continue to advance eastward, Zhu Tianqi was not in a hurry to let Yuan Chonghuan continue his march.

There are two reasons. First, even if Hou Jin's troops are empty now, if he rushes deep into the enemy's territory, he is likely to be defeated by the enemy by taking advantage of the geographical advantage; second, it is winter now, the temperature is too low, and there is heavy snow for a long time, so it is impossible to Conducive to the Ming army's battle!

The matter of recovering Liaodong must be put aside for the time being, and Zhu Tianqi must take this time to deal with the internal affairs of the court.

The first is about the arrangements for Sun Yuanhua. Sun Yuanhua played an indispensable role in the war to encircle and suppress the slaves. If it weren't for the new artillery and muskets he built, as well as the five thousand new troops he compiled and trained, I am afraid that this battle will not be fought so smoothly, so it stands to reason that Sun Yuanhua should be given a large reward.

However, during the previous court meeting where merit and rewards were discussed, Zhu Tianqi did not mention a word about this matter. It was not that he had forgotten about it, but that he had other plans for Sun Yuanhua.

In order to prevent Sun Yuanhua from being distracted, Zhu Tianqi specially summoned Sun Yuanhua alone after the meeting.

Sun Yuanhua was not dissatisfied. After all, in his opinion, the reason why he could create these extraordinary powerful firearms and equipment was entirely dependent on the information and guidance provided by the emperor. He did not dare to take credit for this.

But what Sun Yuanhua thinks is his own business. Zhu Tianqi absolutely recognizes Sun Yuanhua's ability, so Zhu Tianqi specially said some comforting words to Sun Yuanhua.

He also told Sun Yuanhua very straightforwardly that he planned to make Sun Yuanhua the minister of the Ministry of Industry in the future and appoint a bachelor to the cabinet. But now the northwest military industrial base cannot do without him, so he can only have to wait a while longer.

How could Sun Yuanhua dare to be the minister of the Ministry of Industry, let alone join the cabinet. He was both terrified and grateful for the emperor's attention. Even if he expressed his willingness to stick to the Northwest Military Industry Base and serve the emperor, it would be absolutely useless. No complaints at all.

Zhu Tianqi didn't say any more pretentious words, and gave Sun Yuanhua some silver and brocade as a reward. Then he asked Sun Yuanhua to return to the Chief Envoy of Shaanxi to continue making firearms. There were still many battles to be fought. The northwest military industrial base must also be further expanded to increase production capacity to meet the war's demand for weapons and equipment.

In addition, for the five thousand new troops under Sun Yuanhua, in addition to financial rewards, they were also promoted to a minimum of [-] households, and these people were also dispersed to Liaodong, Datong, Yulin, Xuanfu and other guard posts. , let them serve as instructors and teach soldiers in various guards how to use new firearms.

In addition to weapons and equipment, the Ming army now needs another thing - warships.Now that the crisis in Liaodong has been basically resolved, Jiannu no longer poses a threat to itself. Recovering Liaodong is only a matter of time. Now that the Ming army's defense line has advanced to the Sanfen River area, the next step to recover is the Liaodong Peninsula.

But if you want to recover the Liaodong Peninsula more smoothly and in a shorter period of time, you need the cooperation of warships, and you can quickly recover the Liaodong Peninsula!
Of course, the purpose of building warships is not only to regain Liaodong. Whether it is to conquer the Japanese slaves or deal with the Taixi people, a powerful fleet is needed, so the matter of building warships is already urgent.

Therefore, Zhu Tianqi planned to immediately start the shipbuilding plan he had drawn up before and build a shipyard specifically to build new large warships.

But before that, Zhu Tianqi had to find a suitable person in charge of shipbuilding. After a few days of consideration, Zhu Tianqi found Zhu Youjian.

"Fifth brother, I remember that when you went to Dagukou to pick up Sun Yuanhua, you seemed to have mentioned a person to me. He was the governor of coastal defense in Tianjin. What's his name?"

Zhu Youjian thought for a moment, then remembered, and immediately saluted and replied: "Your Majesty, my brother has remembered. This person's name is Li Banghua, and he still serves as the governor of coastal defense."

"Li Banghua!" Zhu Tianqi nodded, and then said: "I remember that you spoke highly of this person at that time, saying that he was good at running the army, very talented, and also very honest!"

"Exactly, I see that the discipline in his coastal defense camp is very strict and well-organized. It would be difficult for someone who is not really capable to do it!" Zhu Youjian replied: "And he is indeed an honest man. He uses all the methods to entertain my brother. You have to live on a mediocre diet, and you can’t even afford a decent tea!”

Zhu Tianqi was even more satisfied when he heard this, and couldn't help but clapped his hands and applauded: "Very good, it's him!"

When Zhu Youjian heard this, he couldn't help but ask: "Is your Majesty planning to reuse Li Banghua?" After asking this question, he seemed to feel something was wrong, so he hurriedly bowed and apologized: "My brother is too talkative. Got it!"

"It's okay!" Zhu Tianqi smiled, waved his hand, and praised: "I should thank you for recommending such a talent to me!"

"My brother dare not. It is my duty to promote talents for the country." Zhu Youjian hurriedly saluted.

Zhu Tianqi looked at Zhu Youjian for a while, then suddenly remembered something, and asked: "By the way, fifth brother, I heard that you and Qian Qianyi have been very close recently!"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Youjian's scalp went numb immediately, but he did not dare to reply without any concealment: "In reply to your majesty, it is indeed true. Mr. Qian did come to visit me frequently during this period. It is not enough for all of us." They only talk about arty things, never about the imperial court!"

The emperor hates cliques the most, and Qian Qianyi often leads the officials in the court to oppose the emperor. He and Qian Qianyi are getting closer, which will inevitably cause the emperor's displeasure. Now the emperor suddenly mentioned this matter. , [-]% of them are already unhappy!
However, if it was just because of his personal relationship with Qian Qianyi, Zhu Youjian would not be so afraid. After all, he was upright and not afraid of the shadow. Although he and Qian Qianyi had close contacts, they were just ordinary friends. It is true that we only talk about arty things here, drink wine, listen to operas, recite poems and write poems, just to pass the time.

What really frightened him was that the emperor suddenly asked about it in person, as if to remind him that the emperor was staring at him and was aware of his every move. Nothing could escape the emperor's eyes. !
Why Zhu Youjian has always been so obedient is not because he and the emperor are brothers and care about brotherhood, nor is it because of how loyal he is. In the final analysis, it is because he went to raid Wei Zhongxian's house and the emperor took out the A list of their embezzled money.

It was because of this list that Zhu Youjian always believed that the emperor had been secretly controlling the Jinyiwei. Even if he had become the commander of the Jinyiwei, he could not escape the emperor's surveillance, so he did not dare to cross the line at all. Be loyal to the emperor.

Seeing Zhu Youjian's reaction, Zhu Tianqi probably couldn't fake it, so he didn't blame Zhu Youjian, but said with a hint of warning: "It's okay, I just want to remind you that Qian Qianyi is from the city government." It’s too deep and you can’t handle it. He may have ulterior motives for approaching you, so you should be careful and don’t be fooled by him into doing something stupid!”

Zhu Youjian listened carefully, and hurriedly saluted and said: "Your Majesty's words have been written down, please rest assured, Your Majesty knows what to do!"

Seeing his nervous look, Zhu Tianqi couldn't help but smile and said: "Fifth brother, you don't have to be so nervous. Regarding Qian Qianyi, you don't have to break off relations with him. You should still be the same as usual. That's fine, I just hope that you will be more careful and not be fooled by it.

Of course, if possible, you can also help me find out his background. I am also a little curious about what the purpose of his sudden friendship with you is! "

Zhu Youjian immediately understood what Zhu Tianqi meant, and nodded immediately: "My brother understands!"

After Zhu Youjian retired, Zhu Tianqi sent people to Dagukou to summon the coastal defense governor Li Banghua to Beijing to meet the saint, while Zhu Tianqi returned to Nuange to enjoy the hot kang of his children and wife.

Now that the prince Zhu Ciyi is one month old, Zhu Tianqi bought a lot of maternal and infant products from Krypton Life Store for his use, which is a real emperor-like enjoyment.

Queen Zhang Yan is also recovering well. In addition to the careful conditioning of the imperial physicians, Zhu Tianqi also bought her a lot of supplements. There are no fake products in the Krypton Store, so you can still use them with confidence.

Zhu Tianqi first teased the prince Zhu Ciyi, and then came to have dinner with Zhang Yan. While eating, he chatted with Zhang Yan about "parenting scriptures" and said some words that Zhang Yan found difficult to understand.

However, although Zhang Yan didn't understand much, she felt that what Zhu Tianqi said was quite reasonable, so she often nodded in agreement with Zhu Tianqi's words.

Therefore, after receiving Zhang Yan's support, Zhu Tianqi became more energetic, bought piles and piles of baby toys, and started early education for Prince Zhu Ciyi!
Little Zhu Ciyi was prematurely burdened with the "study pressure" that he should not bear at his age. As soon as he saw Zhu Tianqi, he couldn't help but frown his little brows in protest!

Then Zhu Tianqi took out his newly bought "toy" and showed it to Xiao Zhu Ciyi to tell him that the protest was invalid!
(End of this chapter)