In the face of absolute strength, any conspiracy or trick is nonsense, and all speculation and luck are vulnerable.
If it were Zhu Youxiao, who would dare to fight me? I know the past five hundred years and the future five hundred years. I am shameless in my pursuit of money and I will eat people without leaving any bones...
Whether it was Nurhaci, Huang Taiji, Li Yongfang and the like, they certainly did not know that their opponents had foresight, made careful calculations, and were struggling in vain.
From quantitative change to qualitative change, in the past few years, Zhu Youxiao tried his best and finally achieved the desired goal. At the very least, he made the army of the Ming Dynasty undergo a complete transformation.
Although most of the resources were allocated to Liaodong, the Ming army had no shortage of weapons, equipment, food, and supplies in other border towns and the southwestern battlefield. The only difference was the speed of equipment replacement and the amount of actual combat.
Even so, with the replacement of Ming army's weapons and equipment, the policy of allocating land and settling foreign soldiers locally, the sufficient supply of food and wages, and the continuous transfer of military officers, the She'an rebels were falling into a desperate situation.
The reason is very simple. The She'an Rebellion could not be quelled for a long time, not because the rebels were too powerful, but because the terrain there was too complicated.
As long as we proceed steadily, use siege and blockade as the main means, and use holding our ground and short assaults as tactics to deplete the rebels' strength, it will only be a matter of time before the She'an Rebellion is put down.
This was completely different from the Liaodong War, and they were two enemies of completely different weights. The emperor also focused most of his energy on Liaodong, paying special attention to it and taking special care of it.
The enemies are different, the tactics are different, and the generals used are also different.
Just as he believed in Xiong Tingbi and Mao Wenlong, Zhu Youxiao also believed in Fu Zonglong and Zhu Xieyuan. As long as they adhered to the strategic policy of "stationing troops in dangerous places, surrounding them on all sides, gradually compressing them, and cutting off their supplies", there would be no reason for failure.
"Take it!" The emperor put down the paper and pen, sealed the short letter, and handed it to Wang Tigan with a smile.
Wang Tigan bowed and took it, smiling flatteringly, "I will deliver it myself, and I will also send someone to wait for the reply at the Meridian Gate."
Zhu Youxiao nodded with a smile and said, "Thank you for your hard work, my Lord."
"This is an important military matter, and I dare not complain." Wang Ti Gan bowed deeply and retreated.
Zhu Youxiao considered the charter and methods presented by the Academy of Sciences feasible. The earthen telegraph tower from Beijing to Tianjin was built at the fastest speed and put into trial use today.
This was the first communication the emperor wanted to get, so naturally no one dared to argue. Zhu Youxiao wanted to know how quickly the short letter, summoning Tianjin, and then returning was sent.
Of course, everyone from top to bottom took it seriously, and the operators were carefully selected, so there was basically no chance of any problems or unexpected events that would make the emperor unhappy.
With Beijing as the center, communication towers have begun to be built and extended in all directions. The principle is correct; the only improvements are the communication methods and signals, and the number of trained signal recognition and recording personnel has increased.
A new profession and a faster way of communication were born in the Ming Dynasty. In addition to its military and official use, it would also facilitate the transmission of commercial information.
Perhaps, there will be civilian use in the future. Although civilian communications will gradually develop as cities set up street numbers, the telegraph is still faster in terms of speed!
It shouldn't be faster to transmit from Beijing to Tianjin, and then take a boat from Tianjin to various places in Liaodong, than to transmit from Beijing via a land signal tower to western Liaoning, right?
Zhu Youxiao was not sure either, as he was too concerned about the war in Liaodong. If they won, the counterattack in the winter and spring of next year would have a greater chance of crushing the Jiannu. If they lost -
The emperor walked out of the palace thoughtfully, feeling the breath of early autumn, and slowly walked towards the east warm room.
When the emperor walked outside the east warm room, he heard laughter coming from inside and couldn't help but stop.
"Jixian, Jien, haha, I know what I'm calling you. That's progress, not bad." Fan Xiaohui's cheerful voice and the names she called out made the emperor roll his eyes.
Li Chengcheng also laughed twice and said, "They have learned Chinese before, even though it was a short time, but they can still understand it."
Then she turned to Ji-hyun and Ji-eun and asked, "You need to speak more so that you can learn faster. No one will laugh at you if you don't speak well."
The two Korean beauties simultaneously looked at Fan Xiaohui, their expressions telling the story. She was the one laughing the loudest when no one else was laughing.
"Okay, okay, I won't laugh anymore." Fan Xiaohui waved her hand, finally suppressing her laughter and said, "You two, first recognize these cats. They all have names and different temperaments!"
"Cat, the emperor likes it." Zhixian said it quite standardly. She stared at Fan Xiaohui and saw that she didn't laugh. She smiled with embarrassed lips pursed.
"Yes, the emperor's favorite cat." Fan Xiaohui nodded, reached out and grabbed a kitten, pointed at the black spots on its head and said, "Xiao San, his real name is Mao Sanwang."
"Mao Sanwang." Zhien repeated like a parrot, and the strange tone of the short sentence could not be heard.
Small faces, apple cheeks, and attractive noses—these are the Korean beauties selected by Zhu Youxiao. Others may not know what they think, but this is the standard of beauty for later generations.
But we have to admit that the apple muscles on the face, that is, the two extra lumps of flesh on the face, can make people look sweeter and gentler.
In fact, there was no fat on the face, and the Korean beauties at that time were also gentle and submissive. In other words, in front of the emperor, no woman was not gentle and submissive.
As for Zhixian and Zhien, they were names bestowed by the emperor. They sounded familiar, evoking a sense of nostalgia in the emperor's heart, reminding him of his origins and the many hardships China had endured.
He is flattering himself again. He just wants to make people look good. It doesn't matter whether they look like him or not. There is no need to use their full names. They are just Ji-hyun and Ji-eun anyway.
The emperor touched his chin, coughed dryly, and slowly walked into the warm room.
Hearing the familiar dry cough, Li Chengcheng and Fan Xiaohui stood up to greet them, and also asked Zhixian and Zhien to greet them with greetings.
"Your Majesty." Li Chengcheng and Fan Xiaohui were more casual. After bowing, they served tea and water attentively.
"Greetings to the Great Emperor of the Celestial Empire." Ji-hyun and Ji-eun knelt on the ground and paid their respects with great respect.
Zhu Youxiao waved his hand and just sat down in the chair when a cat ran over, meowing, and jumped onto his legs.
Mao Sifu is the cat who is most attached to the emperor.
Zhu Youxiao smiled happily, touched the cat's head and body, held Sifu in his arms, and stroked and sucked the cat more lovingly.
"Your Majesty." Fan Xiaohui offered the tea and said with an ingratiating smile, "I understand. I've learned this. 'Heaven will repay its enemies, and China will uphold justice. When the people are obedient, no man will fail to avenge his enemies.' This is what Taizu said to encourage his soldiers during the Northern Expedition against the Yuan Dynasty."
Taizu drove out the Tartars and restored China; but his unfilial descendants destroyed the country and plunged it back into corruption.
Zhu Youxiao nodded slightly, feeling a sense of emotion. No, I've put so much thought and effort into this, I won't let history repeat itself.
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