Volume II: Hongzhi Zhongxing Chapter 77 Personnel Changes
Zhu Youzhe closed the memorial and began to sort out his thoughts. Isn’t the Francis Kingdom mentioned in the memorial the Portugal of later generations? Perhaps it was the butterfly effect of his own time travel. These Western European invaders came so early, and they were just right.
They just happened to defeat them and use them to spread the power of the Ming Dynasty and let all the countries in the world understand and understand. The Ming Dynasty is the strongest country in the world!
But what Zhu Youting didn't understand was that although the Ming Dynasty had long pursued the policy of maritime ban and gradually fell behind Western countries, the navy's capabilities should not be much behind at this time. How could the Fujian Navy be defeated like this?
There are only two possibilities for the answer, either the Fujian Navy underestimated the enemy, did not take the Portuguese fleet seriously, and did not prepare well in advance, so he was beaten to find the North! Or it was because of the butterfly effect that the Florian Ship
The warships and artillery in the team were already significantly ahead of the Ming Dynasty, so they were in a crushing momentum in the naval battle.
Now is the era of sailing. The firearms and ships of the Ming Dynasty are no longer the same as before. Because of the long-term sea ban and the lack of attention in China, it has not developed for many years. Although it is not particularly backward, it is still the same as the Western world.
The country is far behind.
The next morning, Zhu Youzhang crawled out of the bed of Concubine Li Han Qiaozi, and after putting on it, he headed straight to the Xihun Pavilion.
Li Guang, the eunuch of Silijian, learned that he had an urgent report from Fujian last night, and later he realized that this urgent report was bad news. So Zhu Youzhang didn't sleep all night with Concubine Li, and Li Guang didn't sleep all night.
, He went earlier than Zhu Youting, and was already waiting in the West Warehouse.
As soon as Zhu Youzhang stepped into the West Warehouse, Li Guang trotted in and quickly presented a cup of warm tea. Zhu Youzhang took it over, Xiao Han took a sip and said, "Why did you come so early today?"
Li Guang chuckled and replied, "I know that the emperor got up early today, so I served warm tea here early. Is this tea not bad?"
"Yeah...it's OK."
Seeing that Zhu Youzhang's face was gloomy and his brows were deeply locked, he didn't dare to talk too much, so he had to stand in front of him and wait for the emperor's orders.
At this time, a sudden sound of footsteps came from the corridor, followed by the laughter of eunuchs and palace maids.
"Hey, don't make a fuss, don't make a fuss, this is the West Warehouse!"
"Didn't you just say stubbornly? Why? Are you scared now? Don't worry, the emperor is still sleeping now, there must be no one in the warm cabinet!"
Zhu Youzhang frowned and looked at him.
Seeing this, Li Guang, who was standing by, quickly ran out. At this tense moment, he, the eunuch in charge of the seal, dared not make a loud noise in front of Zhu Youting. Who were those outside the door who were not afraid of death and dared to be so presumptuous.
The little eunuch who was still doing something recklessly at the door just now saw the big eunuch Li Guang suddenly appearing from the warm cabinet with a blue face, and quickly knelt on the ground "thump" and begging for mercy.
After living in the palace for a long time, they knew the methods of the newly appointed eunuch Li Guang, the eunuch who was in charge of the seal, which was much crueler than the previous Huai'en.
Li Guang pointed to the warm room and said coldly: "You are blind, do you know where this is?"
"I know, I know, please spare my life, grandpa." The little eunuch kowtowed like pounding garlic, for fear that Li Guang would take their lives.
"Li Guang, it's not their fault. I am really sleeping at this point, so let them retreat!"
After receiving Zhu Youzhe's oral order, Li Guang did not dare to be arrogant and waved impatiently. Several eunuchs and palace maids hurriedly retreated. Before leaving, Li Guang had already remembered their respective appearances and thought to wait for the matter afterwards.
Want them to look good!
After this incident, Zhu Youzhang had no intention of staying in the warm cabinet, and stood up and said, "Li Guang, I will send me an oral order to summon all the auxiliary ministers of the cabinet and the six Wuying Halls to discuss matters!
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Since the Fujian War Report was received, officials of the Ministry of War have not slept for a night.
Han Junyan, the Minister of War, who had just taken office, took a nap in the back hall for a night. He was lazy to participate in the mess left behind. It would be better to let the subordinates discuss it carefully and come up with a plan and then come up with it.
He took it and asked the emperor for credit.
Seeing that it was getting dark, Han Junyan yawned and walked to the main hall.
"Oh, I'm so angry. If I had known this, I wouldn't have listened to the Ministry of Personnel. It would be better than Yu Wende who would go. What's he doing? Not to mention the rebellion of the unruly people in Quanzhou, he also let the Western Barbarians ships go.
The team blocked the inland sea in Fujian, and he really lost his face!"
Lu Ling, the left assistant minister of the Ministry of War, slapped the table and said angrily, "Lu Ling also played Tai Chi all night in the evening. After dawn, he was so excited that he began to discuss matters, especially when he just heard the footsteps coming from the corridor of the back hall, he knew that Shangshu
Han Junyan came and spoke out loudly on purpose so that Han Junyan could hear it.
Lu Ling was an important member of the Liu Party, and the Ministry of Personnel was led by Xu Pu, the second assistant to the cabinet. He attributed all the issues in Fujian to the unknown selection of the Ministry of Personnel at the time, and also gave Han Junyan indirectly.
The meaning of the words is that I don’t know what you, the Minister of War, think. Our Liu Party worked hard to help you up. If you don’t know how to repay your kindness, you will bite us back and bite us.
You can't rely on Xu Pu and the others, as Xu Pu and the others are not reliable in doing things!
When Han Junyan heard Lu Ling complaining, he coughed a few times, and signaled to everyone that he would be careful when he was here.
"What's going on with everyone? Will Fujian Governor Yu Wende change?" Han Junyan walked into the hall and asked.
"If there are many ports in Fujian, if they do not break through the Western Barbarian blockade in one day, the losses will be immeasurable in one day."
At this moment, a eunuch suddenly stepped outside the door and shouted: "My lords, Your Majesty has an order to summon the cabinet ministers and six officials to Wuying Hall to discuss matters."
"It's okay to go to Wuying Palace. This is a major matter of changing the governor of a province, and His Majesty must make a decision!"
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In Wuying Hall, after everyone was together, Zhu Youzhang took the lead and said:
"Everyone has heard about Fujian. Come on, we will discuss what to do. I heard that yesterday, your Ministry of War people didn't sleep all night, so they discussed all night, let's talk about what to do.
It turned out."
Han Junyan, Minister of War, had been napping in the back hall last night and did not participate in the discussion. At this moment, the emperor asked questions and hesitated for a while. Everyone turned their eyes to him. Han Junyan wiped the sweat from his forehead.
He spoke:
"According to the Fujian War Report, there are mainly two major events, one is the troublemakers in Quanzhou, and the other is the Folang Ji Kingdom invaded our Ming Dynasty. The Ministry of War means that the small countries in the Western Yi and foreign countries dare to offend me without knowing the depth of the situation.
The Kingdom of Heaven…”
"Tell me the point." Zhu Youzhang waved his hand impatiently.
"The court was elected as a general, sent troops to quell the rebellion, and coordinated with the country of Folang Jifan to let them retreat."
"Is this what you've discussed for a night?"
Zhu Youzhe frowned. In fact, he didn't expect the Ministry of War to discuss any results. In the past, when there was war in the country, the Ministry of War would discuss every five days and a small discussion every three days, but he could not discuss any good solutions.
The efficiency is very low.
At this time, Wang Shu, the Minister of Works, came out and said:
"Report to your Majesty, according to my opinion, although the country of Folang Ji negotiated with us in name, but everyone knows that Sima Zhao's heart is very big, and they are probably as simple as negotiation. I suggest that we have to send troops to expel them by force.
Folang Jiren, so that they know that I, Daming, are not easy to mess with."
Zhu Youtang nodded. Compared to the fooling of the Ministry of War, old ministers such as Wang Shu were more able to do. "Continue to talk."
"I read the battle report this morning. In this naval battle, the Fujian Navy dispatched only more than 2,000 naval officers and soldiers and more than 30 warships. The reason why it was defeated by the Folang Ship was that it was underestimating the enemy. In addition, the Folang Ship was also a pity.
The country can defeat our army with only nine warships. From the side, it can be seen that the Folang warships are indeed outstanding. I suggest that the power of the Fujian province's navy is also mobilized to the Guangdong navy.
With the strength of the navy of the two provinces, the Franc fleet will definitely be able to make no return!”
At this time, Liu Ji, the chief minister of the cabinet who had slightly closed his eyes since entering the hall, added: "What Wang Shangshu said is reasonable, which coincides with the old minister. Since the Folang Ji warship has extraordinary features,
Why don’t we capture one and send it to the Military Equipment Department for a good study.”
When Liu Dang saw that the old master Liu Ji had spoken for a long time, everyone hurriedly followed.
"We will discuss it."
After hearing Liu Ji's words, Zhu Youzhang's eyes lit up. He had to say that Liu Ji, the chief assistant of the cabinet, said this sentence from the point of view.
Since the Florida warships and artillery are sharp, why not capture one and take it to the Military Equipment Department to study and see what excellence they have. Later China made in China is spread all over the world. Since it cannot be made, then imitate it. Finally
When it comes to being better than being a blue, our ancestors have never lost this. They can not only make it for you intact, but also learn from it and develop a few new products on this basis!
Zhu Youting's sword eyebrows finally stretched out, nodded and said, "In accordance with the opinions of Shangshu Wang and the Ge Lao, we mobilized the Guangdong Navy and Jiangnan Navy, and added the Zhejiang Navy. The military efforts of the three provinces are necessary.
The Franco fleet was wiped out. A few more were captured and sent to the Military Equipment Department for development.
As for Fujian Governor Yu Wende, don’t do it. I heard that Liu Daxia has completed the shipbuilding in Nanjing, and issued an order to promote Liu Daxia to Fujian Governor, and be appointed as the Right Minister of the Ministry of War to preside over the work of Fujian province."
Xu Pu, the second assistant to the cabinet, came out and said: "The matters of foreign enemies have been settled, and there are also troublemakers in Quanzhou who are rebellious. These troublemakers are all pirates who have experienced many battles and cannot be defeated by local soldiers. I suggest that Your Majesty send troops to the capital camp.
Go south to quell the rebellion!”
"Well... Since its establishment, the new army in Jingying has not practiced. He has issued an order. The governor of Jingying Ma Wensheng was appointed as the chief general of the court to quell the rebellion. He immediately ordered the army and rushed to Quanzhou to assist the governor of Fujian Liu Daxia, quell the military chaos and eliminate the remaining party.
Impeach the Folang aircraft fleet. By the way, the new army in Beijing will be called the "Beijing Army"!"
"Your Majesty is wise, and the cabinet chief Liu Ji led all the ministers to kneel down and shout."
The imperial edict was soon passed down. When all the civil and military officials of the court learned that Liu Daxia was promoted to the governor of Fujian and that the governor of the Beijing camp, Ma Wensheng, went south to quell the rebellion, and came to congratulate him one after another.
Because Liu Daxia was far away in Nanjing, all the court officials squeezed into Ma Wensheng's house. In their opinion, leading the well-equipped and strong combat capabilities to go south to fight the rebels was purely chopping melons and vegetables. This is still a hot commodity.
, able to make achievements in military achievements and spread their reputations. All the generals beat their chests and regretted not being able to recommend themselves, and took the initiative to volunteer with the emperor.
But some people came to congratulate on the surface, but in their hearts they wanted Ma Wensheng to get out with the Beijing army, such as the emperor's younger brother and Zhu Youting's brother-in-law Zhang Heling.
This uncle was in a state of affairs in the capital and did something shameful, but he was often constrained by Ma Wensheng. Zhang Heling used all the methods of this, but Ma Wensheng resolved them one by one.
There is no way. Since I can't fight, I can only hide. Who makes Ma Wensheng a tough guy and hard to crack?
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Chapter completed!