Chapter 491 Chongzhen finally got the hang of itWith the large-scale standardized production of weapons, whoever can master a large number of resources and population will be able to win the war.The widespread use of firearms rendered the nomadic cavalry useless, and the cavalry became a living target in front of the musket.In the era of cold weapons, it took three years to train a horse crossbowman, and it was difficult to draw a bow and shoot an arrow on a high-speed galloping war horse and hit the target, and it took nearly a year to train even an infantry archer.And it only takes about three days for a musketeer to train to be ready to fight.Especially with the advent of machine guns, nomads could only become good at singing and dancing.Quan Xu clapped his hands: "Red clothes, bring the two brocade boxes in the inner room!"
”After a short time, Hongyi walked in with two brocade boxes, and she opened the brocade boxes, revealing two handcuffs.Cao Huachun changed color slightly.Quan Xu reached out and picked up a handcuff, this handcuff is not the credit of Quan Xu, but the handcuff made by the craftsmen of the Gun Bureau of Quan Ji.Unlike regular handcuffs, this one is not just flintlocked, but also looks a bit like a revolver, with five charging chambers that can be loaded with five lead at once.Of course, now that there is no gunpowder, Quan Xu picked up the handcuff and gave it directly to Emperor Chongzhen: "This kind of handcuff can be loaded with five pieces, two coins of medicine, and within twenty steps, the middle one will be killed immediately." ”Chongzhen didn't seem to have any interest in this kind of handcuff, he looked at it, and handed his hand to Wang Chengen, and then, he sighed and said: "Now some ministers advise the prince to go to school!"
”"What a joke!"
Quan Xu said disapprerovingly: "How old is he, how can he go to school so quickly?"
At his age, he should play with other children, live happily, and force him to read the Four Books and Five Classics all day long, so don't read him stupidly?
”Empress Zhou interjected: "Didn't you say, 'Half of the Analects rules the world', what do you read if you don't read the Four Books and the Five Classics?"
”Quan Xu said with a smile: "Emperor Taizu Hongwu and Emperor Chengzuwen have not read the Four Books and Five Classics, the ministers read the history books, and the history books record that Chengzu was the demon king of the mixed world in the main hall back then, and he still created a prosperous era comparable to the Han and Tang Dynasties!"
According to me, the most important thing for an emperor of an empire is not how many sages he has learned, but to understand the people's feelings, have his own opinions, and have the courage to do things.If you don't even know how much a stone of rice costs, you will definitely be bullied by the ministers, these things can't be learned in the palace, let alone in books, you have to go outside!
”Empress Zhou said: "This palace agrees!"
”She took out a cloth towel to wipe off the oil stains on Zhu Cihong's face, and said lovingly: "Cihong is silent, cowardly and afraid of things, this palace sees it in his eyes, and he is anxious in his heart, for fear that he will suffer in the future, after listening to Quanqing's words, this palace feels that this is the best, and this palace is very satisfied!"
”"A loving mother is a loser!"
However, the spicy hot pot was really appetizing, which made Emperor Chongzhen have a great appetite, eating shabu shabu and some fruits, until Chongzhen felt that his belly was about to burst, and then he put down his chopsticks with satisfaction.Zhu Cihong and Princess Changping looked at the plates of mutton with blank eyes, but they didn't have a stomach to hold, and they felt a little sorry.Quan Xu naturally understood the reason why Zhu Cihong and Princess Changping did this, mainly because Chongzhen was too frugal, and Queen Zhou had no way to eat and drink, so even a pair of children were also punished.This is exactly what is said to be the death of a face and a sin.Of course, in front of Quan Xu, Chongzhen let go, he not only ate and drank, but also brought his wife and children over to eat and drink.Queen Zhou looked at Zhu Weiyuan holding the princess's hand, and then took Zhu Cihong's hand and said, "Your father and the prince still have very important things to discuss, let's go over there to play first." ”Empress Zhou and Zhu Weiyuan saluted Chongzhen together and walked away satisfied.The palace maids and eunuchs in the palace came to clean up the leftovers, served fragrant tea, and then retreated far away.There are some things that are not accessible to these little people, so it's better not to hear about them.Emperor Chongzhen ate too much, his belly was uncomfortable, and he drank two cups of tea in a row to recover, he learned from Quan Xu's appearance, lay on the sofa, burped and said, "Mandarin duck hot pot.........
Hiccup, it's the first time I've tasted something so delicious!
”"Grandpa Cao!""
There are dozens of sheep and pigs in the house, which are for Your Majesty, don't forget to take them with you when you return to the palace!"
Cao Huachun is convinced, and the entire Ming Dynasty's Minister of Civil and Military Affairs, just like Quan Xu, gives gifts above board, but no one can say anything yet.The two of them have a match or not, chatting while drinking tea, and talking nonsense from all over the world.Quan Xu told Emperor Chongzhen about the customs of Liaodong and what he saw and heard in his conquest of the Netherlands.Chongzhen told Quan Xu some interesting things that happened in the court, and they chatted very easily.Chongzhen likes the atmosphere of this kind of conversation, and he can be so relaxed when he chats with Quan Xu, just like Sun Chengzong, Lu Xiangsheng, Wen Tiren, and Zhou Yanru, it is not so easy.Of course, Quan Xu didn't treat him as the emperor at all, let alone think that the emperor was much more noble than anyone, in his eyes, the people who could sit with him to eat and chat were friends, where did other people have the guts?
Talking, talking, Chongzhen turned into chatter, no, it should have become a deep resentful woman, he spit out this, spit out that, and then sighed for a long time.Originally, the treasury had no money, but the canal had to be dredged during the dry season, and it cost two million taels of silver to reach out.Speaking of Caoyun, Quan Xu said puzzledly: "Your Majesty, the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal is silted up, navigation is difficult, and the food and clothing of millions of Caogong workers have to come out of the tax silver, how amazing the consumption is, plus the Caoyun officials are greedy for ink, fake public and private, 1,000 stone grain is transported to the capital by canal, and finally I don't know if there can be 200 stone into the treasury!"
Not only is it inefficient, the consumption is amazing, but it also wastes millions of young and strong laborers, what is the use of such luck?
It is different by sea, a large sea ship can carry 10,000 stones of grain at a time, starting from Guangzhou, arriving in Tianjin in just ten days, twenty or thirty sailors can do it, and the efficiency is more than 100 times higher!
”Chongzhen smiled bitterly: "Why don't I know that shipping is more cost-effective and labor-saving?"
It's just that once these millions of workers have no way to live, the world is bound to be in chaos!
”"Otherwise, the ministers will transfer the Liaodong Army to the south and stationed in Xuzhou and Jinan, everything is ready, and the imperial court will be motivated to clean up the river workers, as long as they dare to rebel, hum!"
Quan Xu has been coveting these millions of river workers for a long time, although it is said that it is a million river workers, in fact, there are hundreds of millions of people including their families.These people are time bombs in the Ming Dynasty, but it is a little difficult for the whole family army to expand the naval force, and the Shahe Gang is just a gang, and the number of people that can be provided is limited.Chongzhen was taken aback: "Are you crazy!?""
It is precisely because of those million workers that the Cao Yun should be abolished!"
”Quan Xu said with a smile: "After all, the territory laid down must be developed by someone, who is willing to leave the homeland to Liaodong with family property, and once the Cao Yun is canceled, these million Cao workers will have nowhere to go, and then introduce some policies to encourage them to go to Liaodong, isn't it a logical thing?"
”Chongzhen was dumbfounded, and looked at Quan Xu in a daze, as if he was looking at a madman.After a while, he said: "You keep mentioning Liaodong, but I want to ask you, how long will it take to completely destroy Jiannu?"
”Quan Xu thought about it, and cautiously stretched out two fingers: "Two years!"
”"You said three years, and now you say two years!""
There is no way for the minister, Jiannu is like the Xiongnu in the Han Dynasty, the Turks in the Tang Dynasty, it is easy to defeat them, if you want to destroy them, you must go on an expedition, the minister is in Tuntian, Liaodong, you have to send tens of thousands of troops, and follow hundreds of thousands of people to be responsible for logistics, so as to completely destroy Jiannu!""
Now Jiannu is attacking North Korea, half a month ago, they were less than 300 miles away from Pyongyang, and now they are afraid that the troops have come to the city, how many people can you send to support North Korea?"
Quan Xu groaned: "Twenty thousand horses, logistics people need fifty or sixty thousand people!"
”"20,000?"
Chongzhen was a little incredulous.Quan Xu said: "Now our army's musket artillery has been extremely sharp, the artillery can kill twenty or thirty people in one shot, and thousands of muskets are enough to weave an impermeable fire curtain, if the Jiannu cavalry insists on rushing over, nine out of ten people will be beaten into a hornet's nest on the way, what will Jiannu use to fight with us?"
”Chongzhen Shen Liang said for a long time: "When others say these things to me, I will treat him as a big talker, and I will cut off his head without saying a word, but when I hear these words from your mouth, I have already regarded Jiannu as a group of dead people!"
”"Thank you, Your Majesty for your trust!"
Chongzhen encouraged: "When I give you enough, just let it go!"
If two years is not enough, it will be three years, and if three years is not enough, it will be five years!
I'm still young, after all, I can see you capture Huang Taiji for me, and I ask him to dance for me, I'm not in a hurry, but the affairs of North Korea can't help but be in a hurry!
”"Nachen will leave tomorrow!"
Quan Xu looked at Chongzhen and said with a smile: "Your Majesty can discuss with the courtiers and let them quarrel, it is best to quarrel for ten days and half a month......"
Without waiting for Quan Xu to finish speaking, Emperor Chongzhen seemed to understand.Quan Xu is suspicious.Chongzhen thought for a while and said, "You want 50,000 people to be in charge of logistics?"
”"Yes!""
Then recruit from the Caogong!"
Chongzhen's eyes flickered and said: "I heard that Caogong is as strong as an ox, can endure hardships, and can obey orders, whether he is in charge of the battlefield or logistics, it is a good choice." ”Quan Xu was so excited that he burst into tears.Big boss, you have finally opened your mind, and you know that in addition to pulling fiber, Caogong can also go to be a soldier!
How did the Qing Dynasty solve the problem of Caogong?
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Well, to put it simply, it is to catch the strong men, the Taiping army, the Qing army, the millions of workers were divided into two camps and fought bloodily, and after the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom was pacified, there were not many people left in the millions of workers, and this heavy burden was naturally thrown off.This shows that Chongzhen is really tempted and is ready to eradicate the tumor of Caoyun.In fact, the Ming Dynasty is rotten, and the corrupt one is not only a Liaoxi general, but also a huge shackle around the neck of the Ming Dynasty.Chongzhen also hated these Caoyun officials and Caogong.