Once the general strategy is drawn up, all that's left is the details.
We definitely can't send troops this year, but we don't have to wait three years, because we can attack from the sea. Either next year or the year after, we will definitely launch an expedition.
Before that, Huang Yao had to send people from Yunnan to familiarize themselves with the terrain and climate of northern Myanmar and inquire about the local chiefs in Myanmar. It would be best if they could provoke internal conflicts. As for the ocean, let Guangdong merchants take ships to engage in trade. Datong
Xiao Zuo mingled with the caravan and landed to investigate.
The King of Toungoo sent people to Kunming to request for canonization. He would let the local officials hold him back and ask for bribes according to orders. This would disturb the canonization matter without causing alarm in Toungoo's country.
After all the preliminary preparations were completed, the north and south were caught off guard.
At the same time, one of Fei Yinggong's divisions was transferred to Chengdu to be stationed, and the families of the soldiers also moved there. From now on, this division will be the local army in Sichuan, mainly for defense in the direction of Tibet, and may go to Tibet to fight in the future.
Fei Yinggon was old, so he was recalled to Nanjing to take up a post, and the division commander chose another person to take up the post.
After returning to Beijing, Fei Yinggong was transferred to the Governor's Mansion and served as the Governor of the Left Army of the Right Army (the first rank), and was promoted to the title of Marquis of Qing. Whether it was depriving him of the right to command or returning to Beijing to enjoy wealth, he would not need to do so in the future.
Leading troops again.
Jiang Dashan led a division back to Nanjing to defend the capital.
Jiang Liang led a division to Hangzhou to take charge of Jiangnan.
Liu Zhu led a division to Xuzhou to support the north and south.
In this way, four divisions will move south, troops will no longer be stationed on the northern border, and the pressure on logistics and transportation will be greatly reduced.
There are currently 3,000 imperial guards and 7,000 regular Nanjing troops. Now that a division has been transferred back, the entire Nanjing army is 20,000. In addition, there are police forces and Jinling Prefecture patrol troops. Together, these
There are also more than 10,000 people.
It's definitely not enough. It doesn't matter when Zhao Han is around. After two or three generations of emperors, more troops will be needed to defend the central government.
There is no rush for now. Once the grassland is completely calmed down, we will send two more divisions back.
Zhao Han called Zhu Youdong, the commander of the imperial guards, and said: "This year we will send a fleet to various Western countries, and there may be wars along the way. In addition to the navy soldiers, I plan to have a thousand imperial troops follow me out to sea. Among them, 300 armored guards will be selected.
Only in this way can we show the majesty of our heavenly dynasty. You can pass on the news and let the Forbidden Army sign up on its own. You may encounter wind and waves along the way, and you may be in danger of being buried in the belly of a fish. Those who are willing to go to sea will have departure fees and three times their wages. Once in danger, I will
Be kind to his wife and children."
"According to the order!"
Zhu Youdong took the order and left.
The emperor's armored guards used to be only 300, but later increased to 500. They were all strong and strong men, wearing plate armor and fighting with hammers.
These are not the products of the Taiping Dynasty. They are all selected from the elites of various armies and killed in the mountains of corpses and seas of blood. Three hundred armored guards, seven hundred imperial city guards, and some naval soldiers can capture port cities along the way. It's fun.
If it is outrageous, it can even destroy a small country.
When Zheng He went to the Western Ocean, there were many battles along the way!
In the blink of an eye, it is the sixth month of the lunar calendar, and the heat in Nanjing is unbearable.
This summer was extremely hot, and the emperor couldn't bear it anymore. After reviewing the memorials every day, it felt like he had taken a bath with his clothes on. Even though the palace maid fanned him throughout, he was still soaked. Emperor Zhao finally decided to go to the mountains to escape the heat.
The summer resort on Purple Mountain is almost complete. Apart from the Forbidden City, this is Zhao Han's only "big construction project".
The civil servants were too lazy to take care of it, and they didn't even have anyone to advise them.
Because Zhao Han did not use the treasury, nor did he impose corvee labor. Since everything was paid for by the emperor, the civil servants would only chew their tongues when they were full.
The summer resort is not grand, and they don't even use huge trees, because it is a waste of money and manpower. Most of the wood is cut down on site, and the houses are built relatively low, which means they occupy a large area. Otherwise, it would be like
The manor of a rich man is almost the same.
The concubines in the harem, the princes and princesses all went to escape the summer heat together. The princes and princesses were already on summer vacation.
It's just that it's troublesome to process official documents, which have to be delivered back and forth within and outside the city.
"It's more comfortable in the mountains. The temperature is several degrees lower than in the city." Zhao Han lay down under a big tree to enjoy the cool air.
As for the temperature, there have been thermometers for a long time.
At Qintenyuan Planetarium, temperatures are recorded every day of every month to observe annual climate changes.
Fei Rulan came with the palace maid, wearing a vaguely transparent gauze dress. Because it was blocked by underwear, only two arms were partially exposed. This was the summer clothing of ancient ladies. The poor could not afford it. The fabric was as thin as cicada wings.
Zhao Han took it and drank it in one sip. He felt comfortable all over and immediately praised: "My lady is so good at her craftsmanship!"
"(Pan) Qimei made it with her own hands and made a big bucket." Fei Rulan said.
Zhao Han thought for a while: "Give some ice cubes to court officials below the fourth rank. The palace doesn't need so much."
It also snows and freezes in winter in Nanjing. Officials who have the conditions will store some ice cubes for use in the coming summer. Low-level officials may not have ice storage, so Zhao Han said that it would be given to court officials below the fourth rank.
The rank officials of the Datong imperial court were subsidized in severe winters and hot summers, and they were subsidized for two to three months every year.
Of course, it's only for high-ranking officials, and officials can't get anything.
Fei Rulan sat down and drank sour plum soup with Zhao Han. After chatting for a while, she suddenly said: "(Lu) Tianxiang wants to ride a horse, and the other sisters are also clamoring to go, so I want to come to my husband's place to have a good talk.
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"It's such a hot day to go horse riding down the mountain? They're not afraid of heat stroke." Zhao Han couldn't help complaining.
Fei Rulan said: "It's hard to get out, so of course I want to do more activities."
Zhao Han said: "Let the guards protect you and go wherever you want."
The racecourse is not far down the mountain, so it's very convenient to get back and forth.
As soon as Zhao Han opened his mouth, even Fei Rulan ran away and took her children to the racecourse to have fun. Moreover, they stayed directly at the racecourse. They rode horses in the morning and evening. When the sun was too hot, they hid in the house and played mahjong.
There are many houses in the racecourse where people can stay.
When the racecourse is open to the outside world, the wealthy people in the city will come to have fun. The teenagers like to practice riding and even resume polo. Anyway, their consumption can bring a lot of income to the racecourse every year.
After Zhao Han finished approving the memorial, he went back to the room to rest for a while. He felt that the surroundings were quite deserted. He asked the female officer in charge of daily life: "Have all the ladies gone to the racecourse?"
The female officer replied: "Only the concubine did not go."
"Go to Duan's room." Zhao Han said.
The Duan concubine is the Brunei princess Ayesha. Because she is of Arab descent, she was intentionally or unintentionally excluded in the harem. The concubines usually did not take her with them when they went to group activities, and they did not even bother to show off.
"His Majesty!"
Aisha stood up to greet her happily. Since she became pregnant, even the emperor rarely came.
On the bamboo mat, a baby was crawling. It was the daughter of Aisha.
"You can even crawl?" Zhao Han was quite surprised.
Ayesha said: "I learned it last month."
Zhao Han is definitely not a good father. He takes care of his children but doesn't care about raising them. He can't even remember how many children he has. Eleven, or twelve? Or thirteen? Dealing with government affairs all day long is enough trouble, really.
Don't have the energy to take care of this.
"Have you given a name?" Zhao Han sat on the edge of the bed and picked up his daughter, which made the child cry loudly.
Ayesha said: "Get up, call me Zhao Huarong."
Except for the slightly sunken eyes, this child has no exotic features. After all, the Brunei royal family has been mixed with Han people for several generations.
But she looks very pitiful and looks so cute even when she cries.
Zhao Han put his daughter on his neck, stood up and walked around a few times, jumping a few times from time to time. The child quickly stopped crying and was too scared to make a sound. After getting familiar with this height, he actually started to giggle.
Ayesha stood nearby, watching the father and daughter playing, and she also smiled.
A princess from a foreign country is ostracized by other concubines and rarely smiles happily.
Brunei is not peaceful now.
The Sultan is addicted to pleasure, and all government affairs are handled by powerful ministers. If history remains unchanged, a coup will break out in Brunei as soon as the old Sultan dies. Aisha's brother will be killed by powerful ministers, and Brunei will be divided into two. The civil war will last for three years.
After that, the powerful minister was overthrown and Aisha's other brother took back the throne.
In this time and space, since Brunei has donated its princess, China will definitely send troops to help. Luzon will be done by sending a thousand soldiers.
"Call daddy!" Zhao Han put his daughter down and teased with a smile.
The little girl looked at him curiously.
Zhao Han said again: "Call daddy."
"Yeah." The little daughter finally spoke, but it was just babbling.
After playing for a while, the palace maid came to report that the bath water was boiled.
After handing their daughter to the nanny, Zhao Han and Ayesha went to take a bath respectively. When he came back from the bath, they saw Ayesha wearing a gauze dress with nothing underneath, her delicate body lying on the bed looming.
"Your Majesty..." Ayesha shouted coquettishly. She had to seize the opportunity to please the emperor and let him come to her room more often.
Zhao Han was so amused that he walked over with a smile, hugged her and started chatting.
Since summer this year, there have been no major floods in the provinces. In addition, the weather has been smooth in the first half of the year, and Zhao Han is completely relieved. At least he doesn't have to worry about it this year and can relax a little and play more.
The next morning, Aisha helped Zhao Han get dressed and reluctantly sent the emperor out.
Zhao Han walked around the villa for a while and found that it was cloudy today. He came to the temporary office and asked, "Is there anything urgent?"
"No." Li Xiangjun replied.
Zhao Han said happily: "Then I won't work today. I'll go to the racecourse to play on the cloudy day. By the way, bring all the official documents. I still have to review them in my spare time."
The emperor is lazy and no one dares to stop him.
In fact, the female officials and maids were also happy. They brought all kinds of things and went down the mountain happily towards the racecourse.
The guards were also happy. There was a garrison at the racecourse and it was closed. No other people were allowed to enter, so these guards could follow them and be lazy.
Maybe the emperor would even organize a ball game and let the guards play polo to watch the fun.