Liaodong, Zhenbeiguan.

The cavalry of the large group came out from the border wall one after another. Their mission was very simple, which was to patrol outside the border wall, carry out reconnaissance and warning, and prevent the Jurchens from entering the Mongolian territory.

Zhu Youxiao didn't want to see Horqin and other Mongolian tribes turn to the Jurchen in history and let the Jurchen regain their strength. What he needed was a declining Jurchen, a Jurchen who could be driven, not a Jurchen who had the power to invade again.

Mixed in the cavalry team, Cao Wenzhao and his nephew Cao Bianjiao looked excited. Can you not be excited? They are going to Mongolia. This kind of war is the first time since the Tumubao Incident.

What made them even more fortunate was their choice. When the Hussars were recruiting soldiers, they gave up their official positions without hesitation and started from scratch as new recruits. They never expected that they would be rewarded so quickly.

As for the other people who were reluctant to give up their ranks and stay in the city defense army, they all regretted it at this moment. They all wanted to retain their official positions and retain some old memories, but in the end they could only station in various places and maintain border defenses. They couldn't do this at all.

Take the initiative and participate in the war.

Zhao Shujiao also had a look of regret on his face, thinking that it would be a shame for a man who was almost fifty years old to hang out with a group of young people. Fortunately, he was proficient in bow and horse and knew how to read, so he got the position of a company instructor, otherwise

It's really embarrassing to let yourself obey the orders of a group of young men.

However, this was something I had brought upon myself. I did not accept the suggestion of the current Grand Governor Sun Chengzong and seek a full-time official position in the city defense army. I had to join the field army or the hussar army. I also regretted it at the beginning, but judging from the current war,

, My choice is right. City Defense Army. City Defense Army, as the name suggests, must be a garrison force and will not be easily mobilized.

The field army is better. As a mobile force, from now on, it will be fun to follow orders and conquer the world. It will also be much faster to be promoted. Thinking of this, Zhao Shujiao became excited. He thought about whether he could still be on the battlefield.

Twenty years.

In the cavalry, Wu Sangui was also excited about going to Mongolia. Thinking about this kind of thing makes him feel emotional. Fortunately, he listened to others' advice and did not stay in the city defense army. Instead, he abandoned everything and joined the hussar army without hesitation.

, otherwise now I can only think of my father and uncle, staying on the defensive line and looking around.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but be a little grateful to his squad leader, who had pulled him to join the army in the first place. Thinking of this, he secretly clenched his fists, and he must get enough credit this time and be promoted.

Among Wu Sangui's columns, Mao Wenlong was at the forefront. He had a precise vision. When the two armies were separated and both were recruiting people, he could see the potential of the Hussars at a glance. Although both were

The troops were dispatched by the Metropolitan Governor's Office, but one was a mobile force and the other was a garrison force. The two were completely different in nature. Moreover, the former was established under the order of the emperor. It could be said to be a force directly under the emperor. How could Mao Wenlong let go of this opportunity.

He even brought over all his elites to take the postgraduate entrance examination of the Hussars. Although only a few people met the conditions and were recruited in the end, they were also his future connections, weren't they?

Kong Youde, Geng Jingzhong, and Shang Kexi followed Mao Wenlong with excitement on their faces. The general's eyes were bright. He had only been in the army for one year and was already fighting. They knew the training of the Hussars. It was absolutely hard at that time.

, and the combat power gained is naturally objective.

Although the army has only been formed for a year, it may not be a match against the veteran Jurchen Eight Banners, but it can still crush the Mongols with the same number of people. What's more, they not only have cold weapons in their hands, but if they use short blunderbuss,

I'm afraid that even the Jurchens can be defeated.

Fighting in a war means military merit, and having military merit can lead to promotion. He has been an officer. Now he is a soldier. Naturally, he is not willing to accept it. But everyone here is selected from Liaodong and has talents.

Even if they are not inferior in talent, it is very difficult for them to compete.

Now they are eager for a battle to make themselves stand out.

With various thoughts, the Hussars left the border. They only carried five days of dry food. If there was no food, they would rob it. If they failed, they would supplement it from the Governor of Liaodong. He was not going to drive deep into the grassland.

They were just patrolling at the junction of the Mongolian grasslands and mountains. There were only a few passable mountain passes, and they could be controlled quickly.

The vast grasslands and towering mountains outline a magnificent scenery in the distance, but for Xiong Tingbi, who has seen too much, it has no appeal at all.

As expected, His Majesty will not let him get involved in the military power, or in other words, no local official can. Even if he is a governor and supervises the military affairs of a party, he is only a leader in decision-making. This kind of power of military commander does not belong to him.

Thinking of this, Xiong Tingbi was a little discouraged. He finally came up with a better strategic plan, but he didn't expect that he could only get some credit for making suggestions. For ordinary people, it was important to show up in front of the emperor and become familiar with him.

But this is of little importance to a high-ranking official like him who is the governor of a party.

At his level, he must make dazzling achievements, otherwise the final result of Governor Xiong will be to be transferred back to the country and serve as a minister. Although this is considered a high promotion, it is not the result he wants.

.His eyes were always aimed at the bachelor.

Especially now that the cabinet is missing one person, and in the year of the cabinet change in the fifth year of Tianqi, I have great hope. However, I must make a feat that astonishes His Majesty.

"Report to the Governor!"

Just when Xiong Tingbi was thinking about these political matters, a Jinyiwei quickly ran over and handed over an official document. The Jinyiwei who followed Sun Chengzong to Liaodong did not go back at all, but stayed to form the Jinyiwei Qianhu Office in Liaodong to be responsible for surrounding intelligence.

Work.

Therefore, in Liaodong, the power of Jinyiwei is stronger than that of Dongchang. The first person to know about any changes in the territory must be Jinyiwei.

There are no guard eunuchs in Liaodong.

As the governor of Liaodong, all imperial forces in Liaodong, except for the field army, must obey his dispatch and leadership, so he was not surprised when the Jin Yiwei sent him news. This is not just once or twice. This time

But it was completely different. After opening the sealed letter, Xiong Tingbi was so surprised that he couldn't even close his mouth.

Huang Taiji led all 30,000 Jurchen soldiers and horses, together with 20,000 Horqin Mongolian cavalry, to conquer Mongolia, leaving only more than 10,000 old and weak soldiers in Hetuala.

Huang Taiji, do you think the Jurchens are still the Jurchens of last year? How dare you ignore the Liaodong city defense army! Is your head filled with water?

Xiong Tingbi thought excitedly that he didn't care whether Huang Taiji had a twitch or cerebral palsy. He only knew that his chance had come.

As a governor, he naturally has the right to mobilize the city defense army, and the city defense army's duty is to suppress local rebellions and resist foreign invasion. As for Hou Jin, the Ming Dynasty never recognized its political status and always regarded it as a rebellion.

This means that as the governor, he can conquer at will.

It's so perfect, it's almost like I'm giving it to myself.

In a hurry, Xiong Tingbi immediately returned to Shenyang, summoned civil and military officials, and prepared to discuss whether to attack the Jurchens.

Tianjin, shipyard.

The port is constantly expanding, and the shipyard has been included. Today, the port is much more prosperous. With the policy of converting grain from land to sea, it is completed in an alternative way. Maritime transportation is increasingly being used.

People accept it.

Especially now that the emperor is once again on a personal expedition, he needs a large amount of materials that the north cannot supply, and these can only be purchased from the south. Tens of millions of taels of silver have been spent on military expenditures, and internal funds have been emptied. No, now it is the Royal Bank of the Ming Dynasty.

After a third of the bank's silver deposits, the entire South received a great stimulus.

All kinds of cloth, all kinds of grain, livestock, and fodder are continuously transported from the south to Tianjin, and then transported to the border through the road. The whole Jiangnan, just after the rebellion returned to calm, is booming again. Various weaving factories, textile

The factory expanded its employment massively, recruiting weavers to produce fabrics and semi-finished products needed by the government.

Under this huge demand, sewing machines also flowed into the south of the Yangtze River, changing the productivity structure there. Fortune ships, large and small, kept going from south to north, and from north to south, unloading the goods and taking the products southward.

After carrying it down, they headed north with the items needed in the north.

In just over ten days, stimulated by tens of millions of taels of silver, the entire Jiangnan area was prosperous. Even the emperor's policy of equal land distribution did not seem to be in conflict with it. There were also many big businessmen who used to do business at sea.

The family, pirates are still rampant nowadays and it is difficult to carry out maritime trade, so they export to domestic sales, mobilize ships, or use them as transport ships, or sell their own goods, take the coastal trade route, go north to Tianjin, and earn money.

Even in places like Shandong, there are people transporting grain ashore for sale at Dengzhou Port. The cabinet turned a blind eye to these ships that suddenly appeared and ignored them at all.

They just pay the tax at the local tax bureau.

Under this situation, all kinds of large timber are flowing into the shipyard in an endless stream. Moreover, they can be used directly after drying in the shade. As for the person who sent the wood, Gao Lao, who is now the director of the shipyard, is very puzzled.

The other party didn't want anything, he just put down the wood and left without saying a word.

But he couldn't control much anymore. The emperor asked for a large-scale shipbuilding, and the wood copied from Nanzhili could not last for a long time. Now a batch of wood has solved the urgent need, which just saves him the worry. With this batch of wood, it can almost support the ship.

The girders that have been dried by themselves are shaped.

It is a large dry dock, three are used to build battleships, three are used to build cruisers, two are used to build destroyers, and two are used to build frigates. Due to the small size of destroyers and frigates, one dry dock can build two at the same time, and

The construction time is only half that of battleships and cruisers, so within one construction period, twenty-two large and small battleships can be launched.

However, just half the construction period had passed and after eight small warships were launched, the Ministry of Military Industry issued an order to free up a dock to build treasure ships.

This is the plan of Tiangong Research. With the current technology, they have formulated an extreme construction plan and are preparing to start construction of a six thousand-material treasure ship. Of course, this plan is also after they obtained some residual information and treasure ships from Zheng He's voyages to the West.

Changed. This information greatly compensates for their technology in building large ships.

And as long as Liu Qianliao's treasure ship can be completed, the shipyard's technical capabilities will reach a higher level.

After the dock was vacated, a steady stream of I-shaped steel keels were delivered, followed by more technicians and senior fitters from the steel plant.

One of them was even promoted to a first-level fitter and directly obtained the rank of fifth rank.

This system was established by Zhu Youxiao based on the famous eight-level fitter system of later dynasties, but the slight difference is that it refers to the nine-level official system. The system stipulates that as long as the rating reaches level five, you can obtain the ninth-level officer.

After gaining a higher level of technical ability, you can obtain a higher level of honor.

This kind of system can be regarded as an operation, and it was all created because of the need to forge large steel keels. It is similar to the situation in the later Chinese dynasty in the 1950s and 1960s when the industrial capacity was extremely poor. Many merit products needed to be made manually, such as keel riveting.

structure, reinforced screws and threads, etc.

When he saw the technical information sent by Li Zhizao, this system came to mind, and he wrote down the details with a smile.

Of course, what he didn't know was that with the nine-level fitter system, more and more industries began to imitate this rating, and finally an organization was even born that specialized in rating various artistic skills. The entire Ming Empire entered the stage ahead of schedule

Entered the era of diploma examination.

A large number of Tiangong Research Institute personnel gathered at the shipyard, integrating theory with practice, constantly verifying their plans, solving problems, and improving the design.

The entire Tianjin Port has now become the most prosperous port city in the East. Even because of the influence of missionaries such as Tang Ruowang, armed merchant ships from the West came here directly to conduct transactions. Frequent transactions quickly promoted new copper and silver coins.

, spread throughout the Ming Empire.

Broken silver coins were banned by the government, and old-fashioned copper coins became small-denomination currency. However, under this situation, Wang Chengen still did not withdraw any banknotes. Although some people complained that copper coins without holes were difficult to carry, but

They are probably even less able to accept Jiaozi and banknotes whose credit has already fallen below.

Of course, Zhu Youxiao did not know this. Although he knew that his ten million taels of silver could greatly shake up society and promote economic development, he still did not expect that such a huge reaction would occur.

The entire southern trade route circulates extremely frequently. At first it was just the transportation of military supplies, then it was disaster relief supplies, and finally it was crazy commodity trading and cargo transportation. More and more people discovered the convenience and speed of sea transportation, and abandoned it one after another.
To be continued...