Chapter 414 What the emperor wants to do

Liu Yanyuan got a good job of giving rewards. After getting off the court, he took a carriage and headed straight to the outer city. There were tens of thousands of cotton coats made. He was waiting for his order to drive to Gansu and Ningxia Town to deliver them. Thinking about the 800,000 sets of cotton coats he sent, Liu Yanyuan felt happy. Being an official and being able to achieve some results is not easy, and doing something worth talking about is not easy. These 800,000 sets of cotton coats are indeed a commendable thing. Even these 800,000 pieces are nothing wrong with claiming to be a million pieces of cotton coats. One million pieces, think about it, what an incredible number...

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It was very quiet on an elegantly decorated teahouse. Several men who looked quite powerful were drinking tea leisurely on this teahouse.

In the north, drinking tea is far less popular than in the south. In the north, it is more accustomed to going to restaurants. However, since the legend has been that he can meet a emperor in a teahouse, the teahouse has become popular all of a sudden. Teahouses and teahouses have emerged in many places, including noble, elegant and generous decorations, and some are lively in personal style. Anyway, teahouses of all sizes in the capital are considered to be a three-step and one-five-step, one-floor floor, which is quite popular.

This elegantly decorated teahouse is very quiet. There are no one except a few men who drink tea. These people are all in their forties, and there are also some with chicken skin and hair. If you know the officialdom, you will find that these people are not simple in their hometowns, they are all ministers in the court.

"What do you think about today's day?" a voice suddenly asked.

"That four million taels of silver?" A man who was observing outside at the window agreed and said, turning back.

"Yes, not." The man who had just asked took a sip of tea and said casually.

"If you want to talk about these four million taels of silver, you can only say that Your Majesty is such a big deal..." The man standing by the window replied quickly.

"Hmph, your Majesty is willing to take out the four million taels of silver, which is really unexpected!" The man who sips tea just now snorted and said.

"How many people know where the money comes from?" The old man sitting in the middle suddenly burst into tears.

"Mr. Zhang, didn't this money be made from those nobles?" the man standing by the window asked.

"Haha, right. One million taels are dividends from Liulizhai, and three million taels are the money that the nobles invest. The name is here, haha, Your Majesty has made a lot of money! Hahaha..." The old man named Zhang said with a hint of complexity in his eyes.

"The world is bustling for profit, and the world is bustling for profit. This is the nature of human beings. Your Majesty has a good method and is very accurate in seeing it! Alas..., the world is about to change..." The man who had just sat sipping tea sighed.

The tea room was silent for a while.

"Liu Yanyuan is so lucky! I got such a good job today, and I was good at doing good things. I let him do it alone. Let's see, this mansion newspaper must be publicized on the front page headlines..." The man standing in front of the window opened the curtain and looked outside for a long time, and suddenly sighed like this.

"Haha, Lord Li, don't envy Liu Yanyuan. He is a member of the Imperial Party. If your Majesty has good things, he will naturally take care of him. Tsk, 800,000 sets of cotton coats! Just send it out like this, this favor and this face are sold. The person surnamed Liu is afraid that he will be devoted to the future..." Another man drinking tea next to him said.

"Hmph..., Spread money to win the hearts of the people, and send military uniforms to win the morale of the army. What is Your Majesty going to do? Do it..., alas... I don't know how Zhisheng taught him, but he actually taught such a strange Your Majesty. It's really..." An old man who had been sitting next to him suddenly said with dissatisfaction. He wanted to say that word, but when the word came to his mouth, it was retracted. This word is not a good word. If it comes true, I don't know how many people's heads fell to the ground.

"Sir, please speak softly to avoid hearing from the walls. Although the Jinyiwei, the East Factory, is as swaying as before, I heard that his ability is better than before..., let's talk about who is following the Tartars on the grassland and who is truly following the Ming Dynasty. They all know clearly. They have the final say on the bloody family. There is a bloody storm on the grassland now! I don't know how many Mongolians died because of them. Hehe, hehe, don't think they are more gentle than before..., hehe..." The man standing by the window smiled and reminded the rude person just now.

The person who was dissatisfied just now did not give up because of other people's warnings, and instead said, "I believe everyone knows what I mean. Do you have no idea? Let Your Majesty make such a fool of himself? Is this the world of the Ming Dynasty?" The old man said with disdain and anger.

"Oh, I can't say that. I think my Majesty is a genius! He is extremely smart and has the only one. Although what he does is often incredible, it is a wise move. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is a saint who appears every five hundred years... What's more, Your Majesty is not as good as the title now. If this continues, a great rejuvenation can be expected, and a prosperous era can be expected..." The old man named Zhang, who was sitting in the middle, suddenly said, his tone was full of emotion, a hint of pity, helplessness and contradictions.

"Hmph..., the Holy Lord who comes out every five hundred years? Don't forget, what did you do for the Holy Lord two hundred years ago? Humph, you want to try what it feels like to peel and fill grass. Seeing Your Majesty's current actions, cutting down power, training new army, collecting military power, and earning money to support the army. Now it's time to issue silver to buy the hearts of the people, contact the nobles, and send rewards to buy the morale of the army. Humph, isn't this obvious, there will be a big move? Humph, although Your Majesty is smart, he can't hide what it is to do! If this continues, I think you can all enjoy a handful of skin and fill grass... I'm here to make it clear that Your Majesty wants to be the only husband..." The old man suddenly opened his background and said something that made everyone present tremble.

Everything about the emperor is basically transparent. Living in a highly anticipated Forbidden City, no secret can be kept. As long as you have the intention and are willing to guess, you will figure out a lot of things.

The old man's words made everyone present lower their heads and pretend that they didn't hear them. Just bury them in their hearts, but it would be bad if they said them. Maybe they would even be regarded as a traitor. However, what the old man said was the truth. All signs showed that the emperor's actions were getting bigger and bigger, with signs of quite bad, and such signs were quite dangerous.

Everyone present thought that they didn't hear it. The one leaning against the window even looked at the street. Many people on the street ran towards the outer city. When they could see the divine moment, they suddenly said: "The world is bustling for profit, and the world is bustling for profit..."

A younger man who sat next to him said, "My lords, in my opinion, it's better to find some benefits first. Now the north is affordable and the care of His Majesty. Another day, I will submit a memorial to find some benefits for me in the south. Haha, Your Majesty has money... As for that, I think it may not be. Your Majesty is a smart man. Your Majesty will not do such a thing that shakes the foundation of the country. What's more, your Majesty will not do it now. There are famines inside and strong enemies outside. Your Majesty is so smart, how can you do such a confused thing?"

"Hmph..., you are here to mix with the slut. In the future, when that person is full of wings, it will definitely cause a disaster. I will leave first." After that, the old man left angrily.

After silence in the teahouse, this topic is obviously quite dangerous. Although the scholars have been suppressing the imperial power and limiting the imperial power, they have never stopped fighting with the imperial power and gained the upper hand repeatedly, the situation is far less complicated than the current emperor, and many people are in a complex and contradictory mood.

The decay outside the pass, the internal famine, and the beacon have made the Ming Dynasty look a bit like a doomsday. As soon as the emperor came to power, he often acted. The things he did exceeded the knowledge of too many people, and he brought back a Ming Dynasty with the taste of the doomsday. Now, it is okay to say that the four seas are peaceful. Such natural disasters in Shaanxi have not caused any major disasters. There are even legendary things like killing officials and not rebelling. In the past, it was impossible to imagine that outside the pass, it was even rare to actively attack the Donglu and the Mongols. From the current situation, it still has a slight advantage, at least killing the Mongols. These actions are required.

The emperor basically solved the money himself, and by the way, many people made a lot of money from it. In the government affairs of the court, this person didn't care much about it. Many things were directly handed over to the court officials, and even did not even ask about it. In this way, this emperor was also an emperor who was easier to get along with. He was not a petty emperor, and he was still quite relaxed and comfortable in doing things under his command. But now, the emperor's actions have become more and more obvious. Although it is not necessarily done in that direction, in short, some people have already smelled the danger. The battle between the imperial power and the scholars has never stopped.

All the situations make everyone in this teahouse have their own ideas.

"Hmph..., Lord Li is right. You all blinded your eyes for that little benefit. You don't even think about what the emperor of today wants to do. Humph, I'm afraid that many people will buy a lot of stocks, and are waiting for the stocks to rise... Humph, say goodbye..." Another official present said goodbye.

The teahouse became silent again.

"Actually, Your Majesty is still easy to speak, and may not be as terrifying as Lord Li and Lord Zhang said. Haha, the new army is not Sun Zhisheng under control. Don't you have to listen to Sun Zhisheng? Immigration is such a big deal to Xu Zixian. Immigration officials are all students who take the Imperial College for the Enke Jinshi this year... They are facing the Donglu directly outside the pass, and aren't it Yuan Ziru? In the court, most of you have the final say? In my opinion, you don't have to panic... Instead, you're making things out of control..." The man leaning against the window smiled.

Some of the remaining people nodded, while others remained indifferent.

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Zhenjiang Castle.

Mao Wenlong was summoning his generals to sort out the results, summarize his experience, and discuss the size of his contributions.

"Staff Officer Zhang, please tell me about the results and losses today." Mao Wenlong said.

"As for orders, Grandmaster, today, I guess I have killed more than two thousand enemies in Zhenjiang Fort, but the actual number of people I have obtained is not many, only three or four hundred heads..., and the seven cannons of the Tartars were destroyed..."

"...I injured thousands of brothers and died four or five hundred times, and the losses were quite large. The main reason was that the losses were too serious on that broken wall. In addition, nearly 10,000 grenades, gunpowder, and countless gunpowder were consumed... Some other knives, shields, bows and arrows were all ignored..." Zhang Heng introduced calmly.

"Okay! Today's battle is thanks to the desperate battle between the various troops, especially the broken wall, which shows the character of my Dongjiang man. If I die, I will also drag the Tartars to die together... What I, Mao Wenlong, want is such a person who is not afraid of death... In addition, thanks to Staff Zhang's decisiveness, I made me give up the two broken walls in time without continuing to add troops, otherwise more brothers would have to be killed and injured... This time, thanks to Staff Zhang..." Mao Wenlong praised.

"The Grand Marshal has been too rewarded, and it is the job of the Grand Marshal. The Grand Marshal also has made mistakes and shortcomings. He has been unable to knock down the Tartars' cannons for a long time, which has led to so many brothers' casualties and injuries. The Grand Marshal is also responsible..." Zhang Heng was always worried about this. His cannons were stronger than the Tartars, and his gunners were better than the Tartars' elite. However, in this life-and-death battle, he did not play his due role, and actually allowed the Tartars' cannons to collapse the Zhenjiang Fort's walls and leave smoothly. This is simply unforgivable. Zhang Heng blamed himself quite.

All the generals were silent, and everyone had a sound in their hearts. We can't blame Zhang Heng for this matter, we can only blame the Tartars for being too powerful and dared to pull the cannons so close.

After a while, when no one spoke, a veteran general suddenly said: "Mr. Zhang, I have seen the pit dug by the Tartars. It is indeed a good way to defend our firearms. Generally, firearms are difficult to penetrate into the trench. I heard people talk about it before, saying that there is a kind of flowering bullet that will explode wherever there is hit. It is very powerful. I think, if Lord Zhang's cannon can fire such flowering bullets, I think it is much more powerful than a solid iron bullet. Even if the Tartars dig a hole and dig a hole, it only takes a few flowering bullets and hit it around the trench, it is enough to prevent the Tartar cannon from firing..." A veteran seemed to care about this matter and was not in a high mood. Out of gratitude, he mentioned something he had heard of before.

"Flowering Bullets? Really?" Zhang Heng asked in surprise why the Tartar cannons were difficult to knock out. The reason was that the Trench. The Tartar cannons first crossed the city wall. In this way, Zhenjiang Fort could not fire the cannons directly in front of the groove. In this way, most of the cannons could only hit the pile of soil on the groove, either jumped out directly or fell into the soil, so there was no result in the battle. If there were flowering bullets, the grooves would be flattened in a few shots and blown out the cannon. With such a powerful weapon, how could Zhang Heng not be surprised!

"Indeed, Lord Zhang, Bei Zhi remembers that the name of this flowering bullet seems to be called the Thunderbolt Fire Cannon. It is said that the shell is melted with pig iron, and it is filled with one liter, two liter or three liters of gunpowder. It is shot out with a cannon and explodes when hit. Its power is quite powerful, and it is a powerful weapon to attack the city and break the wall." The veteran said.

"Really!" Zhang Heng stood up excitedly. Now his shells are all solid. It is quite difficult to fire such cannons with bunkers. If there is one that can explode, the power of the cannons will be much greater. It is quite easy to shoot cannons with bunkers like Tartars.

"Sir, I have only heard of Bei Yi, but I have never seen him, but there should be some. Maybe someone in the military battle will understand..." said the veteran.

"Okay! So, thank you General Huang. This time, you have helped a lot. In the future, you will definitely call the Tartars good-looking and avenge the brothers who died today..." Zhang Heng's heart broke out, and he didn't know how happy he was. Since this veteran could name it, it would be easy. With the flowering bullet, it would be no longer difficult to deal with the Tartars' cannons.

As he was talking, a small school suddenly shouted outside: "Report..." and came in quickly.

When Mao Wenlong heard this scream, he immediately stood up. It was not that something big happened, and the captains who were sending the order would not be so nervous.

"What's the matter?" Mao Wenlong shouted.

"Go back to the Grand Marshal, the Tartars are digging trenches..." The captain who was sending the order said loudly.

"Digging a trenches in large quantities?" Mao Wenlong asked in surprise. Digging a few holes can cause Zhenjiang Fort to suffer a great loss, digging a trenches in large quantities..., then...

"Let's go, go up to the city wall..." Mao Wenlong immediately took the lead in rushing out without any ambiguity.

There were already many soldiers watching the city wall, pointing fingers from time to time, without using a thousand-mile mirror, you could clearly see the scene of the Tartars digging trenches in the distance.

Mao Wenlong looked at the scene of the Tartars digging trenches in the distance in surprise. This was really a big digging. The people who dug trenches were afraid that there were no less than 10,000 people.

Mao Wenlong pulled out the Qianli Mile Mile Mile and observed it carefully.

After a while, he said: "The Tartars are indeed digging trenches... What a despicable method!" Mao Wenlong said.

The followers and the generals were all very angry.

"Master, this Tartar is so shameless. He has been doing something like a rat. Is there such a pit digging in the war?" A general said angrily.

Mao Wenlong didn't say anything for a long time, and was thinking about the impact of digging a trench on his Zhenjiang Fort.

"It must be that the Tartars were afraid of our Flang machine and our grenades. They thought they could hide inside and not come out after digging a pit..."

"Master, don't the Tartars want to dig tunnels to lay gunpowder under our Zhenjiang Fort?" a general's face changed drastically.

Mao Wenlong's face became extremely bad in an instant.

"Master, it's okay. The subordinates have their own way to deal with this move of the Tartars, so there is no need to worry about the Great Commander." Zhang Heng saw the scene of the Tartars digging a trench, but he had already made plans in his mind.
Chapter completed!