Prodigal Son of the Ming Dynasty

  Chapter 1304 Great Contributions to the Dynasty

   "Let me take a look."

   Pulling Fang Jifan's hand, the wound was quite deep.

  Although the internal injury was not visible, the external injury was real.

   "Young man, take good care of yourself." Emperor Hongzhi couldn't help saying.

  Fang Jifan said: "My son..."

   "Okay." Emperor Hongzhi pressed his hand.

  At this time, Zhu Houzhao came panting.

  He first found Sir Francisco and heard that he was the leader. Naturally, he pressed him to the ground and beat him again.

   Sir Francisco vomited blood after being beaten, and cursed a few words in his mouth.

  Unexpectedly...Zhu Houzhao actually understands Spanish.

   All of a sudden, Zhu Houzhao was furious, and he had a "communication" with him. It was not until Sir Francisco vomited a few mouthfuls of old blood that he ordered people to pack up the prisoners, treat the wounded, and check the results of the battle.

   This trip was busy, and he came here sweating profusely and out of breath.

  As soon as the others arrived, they saw Fang Jifan on the sick bed, and his father was booing and greeting Fang Jifan.

  He was about to grin.

  Emperor Hongzhi pulled his face down: "Ni Zi, what did I say?"

  Zhu Houzhao was stunned: "What did the father say?"

   "You still want to pretend not to know, my will, you still want to..."

   "I didn't receive the order." Zhu Houzhao said with an innocent look on his face: "When I heard the news, I hurriedly brought soldiers here, and came here to rescue King Qin. Why, the father returned the order to my son?"

  Emperor Hongzhi: "..."

   Soon, the anger on Emperor Hongzhi's face dissipated.

  He wasn't really angry.

   But he didn't want the next time, he made a decree, and Zhu Houzhao took it as straw paper.

   Let Zhu Houzhao return to Beijing, but he wants to come, how dangerous it must be.

Seeing Zhu Houzhao's innocent face, and thinking that if it wasn't for the crown prince and Fang Jifan, the outcome of this battle might not be known yet. To die, to fight to death... Emperor Hongzhi knew it all too well.

  Things on the battlefield can happen by accident at any time.

  Thinking about the change of the civil fort at the beginning, wasn’t it also an army of hundreds of thousands, with all the best and thousands of generals. So what, an accident, a tactical mistake, can leave behind eternal regrets.

  Emperor Hongzhi's face softened a lot: "This Changping Guard is really powerful. I remember that a few months ago, Changping Guard was just an ordinary guard..."

   While speaking, Emperor Hongzhi looked at Ma Wensheng.

   Ma Wensheng immediately said: "Your Majesty, it is precisely that the Changping Guard is in the formation, and has been...not performing well. If it was not stationed in Gyeonggi, I am afraid it would have been abolished."

   "It's not easy. It's been really difficult for the prince for more than two months. Come on, tell me how you train as a soldier."

  Zhu Houzhao immediately beamed with joy: "This is very easy. There are only three rules for ministers to lead troops. The first rule is to share the joys and sorrows with the soldiers."

  Emperor Hongzhi nodded after listening.

  The truth, everyone understands, these lessons have long been left in the Spring and Autumn Period.

  But to share the joys and sorrows with the soldiers, especially the dignified prince, to be honest, it is not easy. How many people in the world can do it?

Zhu Houzhao said: "The second is to avoid the worries of the soldiers and let them use their lives in a down-to-earth manner. They say that it is useful for the country and the people. Who doesn't want to be a man for the country and the people. But ...you have to give money. How can you make people work so hard without money? People’s lives are not just for the court. There are old people in the family and young people at the bottom. My heart is widened, my ministers let them practice, they will practice, let them go up the mountain of swords, they will go up the mountain of swords, let them go down the sea of ​​fire, they will go down into the sea of ​​fire."

"Why is this, because they understand very well that the ministers did not treat them badly during ordinary exercises. If they worked hard for the court, made meritorious service, or died in battle, the ministers would not treat them badly. Therefore, the Changping Guards are in battle, their orders are consistent, and their advances and retreats are orderly."

Emperor Hongzhi breathed out: "Yes, without money, it is absolutely impossible. A small family needs money to make a living, a big family needs money to prosper; a court, without money, is even less likely to be strong." Soldiers, silver is a good thing."

Zhu Houzhao said: "The third thing is to use your brain, what weapons do the soldiers use, what are the performance of the weapons, how can you find out the problems of the weapons through drills, and actively improve them, or formulate a matching drill method, Only then can the effectiveness of the weapon be brought into play. This...you need to use your brains. If not, the best weapon, in the hands of the soldiers, is nothing more than a stick of fire. If you are a general, you don’t take the initiative to find out the problem Improvement, no matter how much you care for soldiers and how sophisticated weapons you have, it is just empty talk.”

   It’s okay not to talk about weapons, let’s talk about weapons. Emperor Hongzhi remembered the spear.

  Emperor Hongzhi saw it clearly. He killed the enemy a hundred paces away. Once the gunshots started, they couldn't stop.

  Emperor Hongzhi had seen the drills of the Three Thousand Battalion and the Shenji Battalion with his own eyes, and he knew that ordinary firecrackers would never be able to exert such power, so... he was shocked.

  Emperor Hongzhi said: "What is the gun in Changpingwei's hand, and what is it called?"

  Zhu Houzhao was amused when he heard it, and grinned: "Yes..."

  Fang Jifan on the sickbed was in a hurry, and immediately said: "Your Majesty, its surname is Fang, and it has another name, which is very interesting. It is the uncle of my cousin's nephew's aunt."

  Emperor Hongzhi: "..."

  Hundreds of officials were all in their sleeves, snapped their fingers, and began to count.

  Emperor Hongzhi was too lazy to guess the riddle: "What the **** is it?"

   "Call Master Fang..." Zhu Houzhao said dejectedly.

  Emperor Hongzhi: "..."

   "Who got the name?" Emperor Hongzhi coughed, blushing slightly.

  Zhu Houzhao sneaked a glance at Fang Jifan, and Fang Jifan began to pretend to be dead on the sickbed with his head in his arms.

   It seems that only Zhu Houzhao can answer this question, so Zhu Houzhao had no choice but to say: "Father, it was obtained by my son, and my son took it for fun."

   "Nonsense!" Emperor Hongzhi sullenly.

   Fortunately, he did not continue to pursue it: "This firecracker is very rare, take one and let me have a look."

   A while later, someone brought a 1512 version of Uncle Fang’s rifle to him, and Emperor Hongzhi took it. It was quite heavy, and it was indeed much more sophisticated than ordinary rifles. It was a good thing at first glance.

  Although Emperor Hongzhi didn't know how powerful this thing was, today, it was because of this that he beat the Spaniards to pieces.

  Emperor Hongzhi played with it for a while, and then sighed: "This thing is really sharp, Jifan, it's made by you Xishan."

Fang Jifan said: "Your Majesty, it was Xishan who built it. At the beginning, it was His Majesty who allowed Xishan to build firearms. After receiving the decree, I dared to neglect. I recruited a group of skilled craftsmen and spent countless efforts to build it. "

  Emperor Hongzhi could not help but feel his blood warm up at this moment.

He frowned: "Spain, dare to invade Daming, it is tolerable, it is unbearable, it is a great humiliation, but... If my army of millions in Ming Dynasty is like Changping Guards, the weapons they use are all This firecracker, that Spanish Xiaoxiao, dare to offend my Ming Dynasty."

  He began to move his mind.

  If it is true that millions of troops are equipped with such weapons, and they are as well-trained as Changping Guards, then... how powerful this Ming Dynasty will be.

  Fang Jifan couldn't help saying: "Your Majesty, the Spaniards invaded. In fact... although it can be seen that they are arrogant, they are not unreasonable."

"Oh?"

Fang Jifan said: "Spain has been taking risks again and again for decades. Their luck is good. Every time they take military adventures, they make a lot of profits. Because of this, they not only become arrogant, but also...ordinary people. Don't look down on petty profits anymore, the army and the people, everyone is trying to make a fortune through conquest and plunder. The king of his country, who has obtained huge wealth through adventure, is even more enthusiastic about it. Although they know the Ming Dynasty It’s so big, but deep down, they are all blinded by interests, this is the interest.”

  Emperor Hongzhi nodded.

  In fact, at the beginning, he couldn’t understand why the Spaniards dared to come from thousands of miles with thousands of horses, which is very puzzling.

  It is not unreasonable to think about it carefully.

Fang Jifan continued: "As for your Majesty's wish to train a military horse like the Million Changping Guards, in my minister's opinion, this is also my ultimate goal of Ming Dynasty, because only in this way can Da Ming truly shine like the sun and moon, and the world will be able to achieve the same glory as the sun and the moon." , is the entire territory of the Ming Dynasty. It's just... once it has such a huge scale, on the one hand, it will cost countless money and food, and the supplies needed in the future will be even more amazing. Therefore... the most important thing for the Ming Dynasty is to enrich the country first, and then strengthen the army. "

  Emperor Hongzhi took a few steps and nodded repeatedly. He knew that this thing cost a lot.

  Otherwise... why does Shen Wentong remind himself every day that His Royal Highness still owes him money.

  It’s only been two months, and the expenses are so high for a small guard

  Emperor Hongzhi finished speaking, and smiled: "No matter what, the crown prince and Jifan, King Qin have made great contributions to saving the family. No matter what, I must reward you. Prince..."

   "My son is here." Zhu Houzhao saluted.

  Emperor Hongzhi sighed: "You are the prince, in the future...be a good prince."

  Zhu Houzhao: "..."

   "Jifan."

  Fang Jifan's heart skipped a beat, what the hell, next, he should be a good Duke of Qi.

   "My son is here."

  Emperor Hongzhi said in a leisurely manner: "The Duke of Qi has made great contributions, so let him open a mansion and build teeth."

"This...don't dare." Fang Jifan is like a bolt from the blue, you are kidding me, how dare I open a house and build a tooth, I Fang Jifan has a few lives, this is the qualification of a prince, and he can appoint his own subordinates However, in fact, even the prince only obtained this right in name only. After the Battle of Jingnan, as the power of the prince gradually weakened, almost all the subordinate officials were designated by the court.

  (end of this chapter)