"Master Du, you..." Yuan Chonghuan choked for a while, but quickly reacted, "Master Du, Your Majesty has a purpose. Both the Second Army and the Third Army are controlled by Yuan, dare you not listen to the military order
"Master Yuan, don't label others casually," Du Wenhuan didn't care, and even provoked Yuan Chonghuan. "The military order is not something that Master Yuan can make alone. It's best to discuss it with everyone-Du this time. I received the order from Governor-General Sun of Ji Liao. I wonder if it can be regarded as a military order?"
"You..." Yuan Chonghuan wanted to argue with Du Wenhuan, but he didn't want the two parties to be too violent. Now is the best time to crack down on the establishment of slavery. "Master Du, what do you mean?"
"The subordinates have no meaning, they just came to Jinzhou to kill and establish slaves under the military order of Master Sun."
"Master Du, your soldiers have no experience in fighting slave building. I put them in Ningyuan for their safety."
"Master Yuan's words are not right? Your first army was organized by the Siwu Camp. They had never been to Liaodong before, let alone built slaves." Du Wenhuan adjusted his tone: "The Second Army received You are in control, but Master Yuan shouldn’t favor one another. The first army killed the enemy in the front, and the second army only had a stare. The first army went to Ningyuan, and the second army took over the front. Could it be that the first army took down Ningyuan, The Second Army stayed in Ningyuan and drank the Northwest Wind——Master Yuan, if you eat meat, you have to let others have some soup, right?"
Yuan Chonghuan was speechless again. He was as careful as he was. Du Wenhuan also said something reasonable. Soldiers must go to the battlefield to practice. Besides, if there is no chance to go to the battlefield, where does the military merit come from? Maybe I paid too much attention to building slaves and ignored the feelings of friendly forces. They were still under their own control in name.
"Master Du, you think this is good. Your first division has already arrived in Jinzhou, so you don’t need to return to Ningyuan to avoid another long-distance raid, but your fifth and sixth divisions will be stationed in Ningyuan temporarily, if Jinzhou needs it. , Shall we mobilize again?"
Du Wenhuan thought for a while, since the Fourth Division is stationed in Jinzhou, he can stay in Jinzhou, "Okay, I listen to Lord Yuan, but I request to stay in Jinzhou with the Fourth Division."
"Master Du, if you threaten Yuan so much, Yuan must go up to your Majesty." Yuan Chonghuan was also a little annoyed. He was indeed greedy, but to make up for his mistakes, he had repeatedly backed down, while Du Wenhuan was making good progress.
"Master Yuan, you don't have to take your majesty to suppress Du, everyone is a military commander." Du Wenhuan did not show any weakness.
"Master Du insisted on this. Yuan had no choice but to let His Majesty decide---In order to show that Yuan was upright and upright, Yuan had upheld His Majesty’s documents, and Master Du could also take a look. If Master Du doesn’t object, then You can sign your name on the paper."
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One victory after another came from the front line of Liaodong, which gradually increased Zhu Youjian's prestige in the court, because these were the achievements of the new army formed after he became the throne.
The Ministry of War, the Ministry of Households, and the Ministry of Industry worked closely together to actively deliver grain and grass, supplement ammunition, and issue pensions and rewards to the frontline army in Liaodong.
The reorganization of the Beijing Division has all ended, and the Ministry of War has begun to reorganize the troops of Shanxi and Shandong. The North Sea Fleet with Dengzhou as its home port and Wei Xin as its commander has officially surfaced.
The North Sea Fleet no longer needs to sneak in training near Dengzhou. Now the Ministry of Defense has officially recognized and taken over the North Sea Fleet. All ships are equipped with flintlocks, artillery and flint shells. The Firearms Bureau has also improved the drawings during the Chengzu years. , Combined with Zhu Youjian's guidance, equipped the North Sea Fleet with thermal rockets, underwater mines, underwater dragon king cannons, mixed river dragons, and fire dragons for close combat.
The hot rocket is not the kind of rocket developed by Ding Lan for ascension, but hollowed out the middle of the ordinary arrow, filled with kerosene, and usually blocked the kerosene outlet. When shooting, remove the plug to let the kerosene flow. Come out, ignite the cotton cloth outside, and then shoot it on the enemy ship. Due to the continuous leakage of kerosene from the rocket, the fire burns very vigorously, and it is very easy to burn the opponent's wooden ship.
Underwater mines, Underwater Dragon King Cannons, and Hunjiang Dragons are all mines used for underwater operations to blow up opponents’ ships. They all contain gunpowder. The difference is that water mines need to ignite the fuse. For waterproofing, the fuse needs a long outside. It is protected by waterproof paper, which is extremely inconvenient to use, and the production volume is not large. It is mainly used for teaching and contact.
The underwater dragon king cannon is made of oxen, filled with black powder, and uses the burning time of the incense to detonate the mine. It is actually a timed explosion mine. To use this kind of mine, it is necessary to know the specific time passed by the enemy ship in advance. In an era when military information is not clear, it is actually difficult to predict the time passed by the opponent ship, so it is not widely used.
The mine that can really be widely used is the Hunjiang Dragon. It was developed by Zhu Youqian with all the relevant artisans of the Firearms Bureau with all the hard work. It may be the world's first trigger mine.
The fire dragon out of water was not thought of by Zhu Youjian, but Liu Yifei found it from the pile of old papers of the Firearms Bureau. According to Liu Yifei’s estimation, it should have appeared in the Wanli period. Because of the long history, there is no specific design personnel. Finally, Zhu You The inspector recorded the credit for the invention in Liu Yifei's name, in order to reward him for the preservation of the literature and the actual contribution to the firearm.
According to the designer's drawings, the dragon body is a 1.6-long thin bamboo tube, with a wooden dragon head at the front and a wooden dragon tail at the back. The dragon body is equipped with a rocket, and the lead is drawn from the hole under the dragon. Below the dragon body, there are a total of four gunpowder canisters at the front and back, which are connected by leads.
When launching, first ignite the four propellant canisters under the dragon's body and push the dragon to fly forward. After the propellant barrels are burned, the rockets in the dragon's body are ignited and fly out and shoot towards the enemy. Thanks to the support of the dragon body, the fire dragon can fly 5,000 meters above the water.
The fire dragon has already used the theory of two-stage rockets. Zhu Youjian has never heard of such rockets in Europe at the same time. He estimated that this was the first large-scale long-range rocket launched from a battleship in human history. The ancestor of anti-ship missiles.
Zhu Youzhen does not have time to engage in specific work. He just provides some ideas that others don't know, and expresses his support for advanced technology.
The specific work is done by others. The Firearms Bureau is responsible for R&D and production, the Ministry of Defense is responsible for deployment to the North Sea Fleet, and the North Sea Fleet is responsible for training soldiers to use.
On August 8th, Zhu Youjian made use of the time he could not attend the court meeting and fulfilled his promise to teach the students of the Daming Academy of Sciences in person.
In the first section, Zhu Youjian gave lectures to students in the geography class.
I heard that Zhu Youjian taught in person. Not only the students in the geography class were full, none of them asked for leave, but also many students from other classes also crowded into the geography class, and even many teachers crowded into the seats of the students. The back row of the class increased a lot. The desks are still not enough.
Seeing so many people in the classroom, Fu Xiaojian, the chief guard, was very nervous. From beginning to end, he was like a model, standing on the podium, behind Zhu Youjian, to prevent assassins from hiding in the crowd. .
Zhu Youjian prepared a large map and ten customized globes.
"Classmates, now I am not the Emperor of Ming, but your teacher. If you have any questions, you can ask questions." Zhu Youjian hung up the map on the blackboard. He found that the students were too quiet and they were all college students. It's still like a pupil, is it because he is the emperor of Ming Dynasty
It is still very quiet below. Zhu Youjian thought of his student days. If teachers want to activate the classroom atmosphere, they must create hands-on and brainstorming opportunities for students.
"Today, what we are learning is'Knowing Daming, Knowing the World.' Can anyone of you find Daming's location on this map?"
The map is very large, and it is marked with a brush. At least the students in the front row can see it clearly.
Finally, a student in the front row stood up and answered: "Your Majesty, I have found..."
Zhu Youzhen smiled and waved his hands: "Call the teacher."
The student below began to whisper, and Zhu Youjian did not stop him: "This student, tell me, where is Daming?"
"At the center of the map, on the edge of the sea."
"Yes, you said it well, this is indeed where Daming is located." Zhu Youjian used his pointer to draw a circle on the border of Daming.
"Huh? This is Daming?"
"Why is it so small?"
"Do we live by the sea?"
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It was discovered that Zhu Youjian did not object to their discussion below. The students grew courageous because of the large number of people.
"I heard your discussion, but I hope you speak louder---so that the whole class can hear it. Now I will answer your questions."
"Who just said that Daming is so small. In fact, in daily life, we all think that Daming is too big. It depends on who you compare. Daming is a country with a very vast territory, but in the whole world, Daming The land occupied is still very small. You see, this entire map is the world we live in, and Daming is only a very small part."
"Teacher, besides Daming, are there any other countries in the world?"
"Of course, all large areas of land are inhabited by humans," Zhu Youzhen pointed out in turn on the map: "Here, it is the vassal country of Daming, North Korea; here is Dongying, and their current country name is Japan; here is Nanyang. Many Han people make a living here."
"North Korea is so small, it's no wonder you have to rely on Daming."
"All Japanese live on the island."
"Nanyang is separated from us by the sea, how did the Han people pass by?"
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"Of course they went by boat. Can they fly? Have you seen "Journey to the West"?" When he said flying, Zhu Youjian immediately thought of "Journey to the West", which has been written for many years. Zhu Youjian estimates that most of these students have seen it.
"I have seen it, I have seen it." The students looked quite proud.
"Then can you talk about Tang Seng's route to learn the scriptures?"
"..."
"Journey to the West" said that Tang Seng went to the west to learn the scriptures, of course he went west." Zhu Youjian found Xi'an on the map, which was the capital of the Tang Dynasty, Chang'an, and then guided all the way to the west. The students thought that Zhu Youjian would always The guide went on, but Zhu Youjian's pointer turned south and then slowly pointed to the east, "The last is the Great Leiyin Temple in Tianzhu."
"Isn't this going south? How do you call Xitian to learn from the scriptures?" A student plucked up the courage and asked Zhu Youjian.
"Yes, Tianzhu is indeed in the south of Daming——they are now called the Mughal Dynasty, but it is separated from Daming by the Himalayas——the highest mountain in the world, there is no way in between That’s why Tang Seng borrowed the West, passed through countless small countries, and finally reached Tianzhu with all the hardships."
Zhu Youjian also drew the "Silk Road" in the Han and Tang Dynasties and the route of Zheng Sanbao's voyages to the West during the Chengzu period. The end points of the two routes intersect, "This is Europe, and we usually call it Xiyi. They have many missionaries arriving in Daming-Daming Academy of Sciences has teachers from Europe. They can come to Daming, but the people of Daming cannot go to Europe."
"Why is this? Since they can come to Daming, it means that there is a way between Europe and Daming."
"You are right. There is a way, but Daming can't find it, because we don't know that the earth we live on is round."