Chapter 548: Shui Shi Cheng
Yang Reform originally wanted the people of the imperial party to come out and sing the double reed and bring out the matter of sea power, but before he could do it, the audience did it themselves, and pushed Sun Chengzong out, which made Yang Reform a little surprised, but thinking about it, it seems that he has calculated some things less, such as machismo in the Ming Dynasty, no one wants women to supervise Liaodong, so it is almost impossible for Qin Liangyu to really supervise Liaodong, and it will definitely be other candidates.
The selection of Yuan Chonghuan himself does not trust, the selection of Mao Wenlong's courtiers does not trust, and the election is more appropriate, that is, Sun Chengzong is more appropriate, which is unexpected and expected.
Sun Chengzong calmly accepted the appointment.
In the platform of "Your Majesty Shengming ......", a group of ministers happily gave the emperor a sycophant, and the emperor finally listened to everyone, and many people showed a look of pride or relief on their faces.
"However, I still say the same thing, I can't afford to lose this battle, so the requirements for Master Sun will be the same as before, you can not win, but you are not allowed to lose, you can draw with Dongyu, but there must be no big rout, can Master Sun do it?". Yang asked solemnly.
When the ministers heard this, their hearts were also tight, although it seemed that the emperor's requirements were not high, and he did not even ask to win, but the consequences of this loss must be very serious, in case of losing, I don't know what kind of anger the emperor will have.
"Back to Your Majesty, the minister will do his best." Sun Chengzong is still relatively calm.
"If Master Sun has any other requirements, you can put them forward together, if I can do it, I will definitely agree, I will do my best to win this battle, and I must not lose this battle." Yang asked again in extremely serious, even cold, words.
The ministers are suffocated again, looking at the emperor like this, could it be that there will be a repetition against Dongyu? Isn't this the Ming Dynasty's chances of winning? Could it be that the emperor is not sure about the war?
"Your Majesty, if you want to defeat or force the Eastern Commander, you must have at least three things, and you need to promise the minister." Sun Chengzong calmly put forward the conditions, this routine, to be honest, is quite normal, usually if the emperor sends a certain supervisor, he will often ask the supervisor to put forward some conditions, and even some special ones may also agree, in order to show support for this matter or trust in someone. When Yuan Chonghuan supervised Ji Liao in history, Chongzhen agreed to Yuan Chonghuan's great request, wealth, power, people, and things, all to meet Yuan Chonghuan.
"Master Sun said, those three things." Yang Gengai asked very seriously.
"Returning to Your Majesty, first, the ministers and governors of Liaodong will gather the elites of all parties, therefore, Your Majesty needs to allow the ministers to have the right to make decisions on the spot, and the generals of all parties in Liaodong need to listen to the ministers' moderation." Sun Chengzong began to put forward conditions.
"There is no problem with this, I promised before, let Master Sun be fully responsible for the war in Liaodong, since I let Master Sun supervise Liaodong, then the generals of all parties involved will naturally be controlled by Master Sun, there is no problem with this." Yang Gai immediately agreed.
The ministers were still puzzled, why did Sun Chengzong say this, the emperor asked him to go to Liaodong to supervise the teacher, and he would definitely give him enough rights, and he said that this was not in vain?
"Returning to Your Majesty, for the sake of cheapness, I ask Your Majesty to take back the Shang Fang Sword in the hands of the generals involved in Liao......" Sun Chengzong said seriously.
When the ministers heard this, they were stunned, it turned out that Sun Chengzong mentioned this for this matter, many people immediately remembered that Mao Wenlong seemed to have a Shang Fang sword in his hand, if Man Gui also went to Liaodong to support, then Man Gui also seemed to have a Shang Fang sword in his hand, so to speak, Liaodong is a broken place, plus Sun Chengzong must also have a Shang Fang sword, this is only three Shang Fang swords, and there will be Shang Fang swords at that time, who should listen to this? When the time comes, if there is a fight, can you use Shang Fang's sword to slash each other? Who cut it badly and listen to whom? Sun Chengzong seems to be the oldest, and he will definitely not be able to beat Mao Wenlong and Man Gui's ...... when he cuts it, and many ministers can't help but have this ridiculous idea in their hearts, and they have looked at the emperor with some ridiculous eyes. …,
What these people don't know is that according to history, Yuan Chonghuan at this time should also have one in his hands, maybe there should be four Shang Fang swords, and there was also the incident of Shang Fang Sword cutting Shang Fang Sword, although this incident seems ridiculous, but it really happened, this originally impossible thing has become history between Yuan Chonghuan, Mao Wenlong and several other people holding Shang Fang swords.
Therefore, Yang Reform paid special attention to this thing, and attached great importance to the Shang Fang Sword, and never gave Yuan Chonghuan the Shang Fang Sword. For the consequences of taking Shang Fang's sword and slashing indiscriminately, because of Shang Fang's sword and making a mistake, Yang Reform is particularly hung a string in his head, and has been thinking about taking back this time bomb, but he has not found a good opportunity, Mao Wenlong is not easy to get, he has been winning battles, if he still rashly asks him to ask for Shang Fang's sword, it is inevitable that he will think about it again, to this day, Sun Chengzong is the superintendent of Liaodong, and there is a suitable opportunity to take it back, his collection, Man Gui naturally wants to take it back, Yuan Chonghuan naturally doesn't want this thing, It can be regarded as completely cutting off the possibility of that thing happening in history.
Since there are many people who take Shang Fang's swords, and there is a suspicion of chopping, then it is better for everyone not to take it, if you want to take it, you can only take it alone, therefore, Yang Reform wants to take back these Shang Fang swords, and only then did he have double reeds, and only then did Sun Chengzong mention this matter.
"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that Sun Ge Lao's request is very reasonable, and it is necessary, I think that now not only Mao Wenlong has a Shang Fang sword given by the first emperor in his hand, but also seems to have one in the hand of the Mandu Governor, once His Majesty decides to Mandu to aid Liao, plus His Majesty must give Sun Ge Lao a Shang Fang sword, this Liaodong alone, but there are three Shang Fang swords, this Shang Fang sword has the meaning of patrolling on behalf of the sky, making decisions on behalf of the sky, when the time comes, these three treasures Shang Fang sword, who is to listen to? This is indeed a problem, Your Majesty, the minister thinks that these Shang Fang swords should be withdrawn and given to Sun Ge Lao Shang Fang Sword again, in order to demonstrate his authority and help Sun Ge Lao make a decision...... "Shoufu Shi Fenglai quickly stood up for the emperor and asked to take back the Shang Fang Sword in the hands of others.
When the others heard it, they all felt that it was reasonable, this Shang Fang Sword, in the past few years, has indeed sent a little more, which I usually don't think, but this is going to be a big war, and it is going to gather the elites of all parties, and this Shang Fang Sword is also gathered together, and it is not okay not to deal with it.
"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that it is indeed necessary to sort out this matter, the sword of Shang Fang represents the authority of His Majesty, and has the right to dispose of it on behalf of His Majesty, and its power can be said to be even above the superintendent, if these Shang Fang swords are not taken back, even if Sun Ge Lao is the superintendent, it is difficult to dispatch and dispose ......of the generals of all parties, especially the generals who hold the sword of Shang Fang, "Other ministers also came out to agree, this matter is indeed a seemingly ordinary thing, but it is actually a very important thing, not to mention, it is Mao Wenlong's sword of Shang Fang, this, all the more necessary.
The other ministers either remained silent or supported, and the matter was completed.
"Since this is the case, then make an order to take back the Shang Fang sword in the hands of the generals involved in the Liao war, and give Master Sun the Shang Fang sword to control the generals from all walks of life," Yang Gai said, and a piece ......of heart disease can be regarded as being eliminated.
"Your Majesty Shengming," the ministers said in unison.
"Master Sun, if there is anything else, I will also agree to come down." Yang asked solemnly and with some heroism.
"Returning to Your Majesty, the second request of the minister is that the minister rescues Songshan Fort, or lands on the Sancha River, he needs to have a large number of warships and ships for deployment, whether it is combat support, or transporting soldiers, grain, grass, and equipment, all of which need to have a strong fleet to drive, otherwise, this Sancha River landing will not be completed in any way......," Sun Chengzong said. …,
"What does Master Sun mean?" Yang asked Gengai.
"Back to Your Majesty, what the minister means is that the minister needs to form a naval division, and the minister needs a strong fleet, whether it is to block the sea, prohibit the passage of the eastern captives, or to support the landing, to support the operation, or even to attack the eastern captives along the river, or to transport tens of thousands of soldiers and horses to and from the sea, and such as equipment, grain and grass, ammunition, the wounded, all of which do not need a strong fleet to support, if there is no large and powerful fleet, the minister will not be able to cross the sea and attack, and land on the Sancha River, without strong warships as backing and cover, The landing of the Sancha River can only be said to let the soldiers go to death, and only the officers and soldiers can defeat the Dongyu without worries, so the ministers need to form a naval division, need a strong fleet, and have full authority to oversee all matters at sea......" Sun Chengzong put forward his second request.
"Uproar" The ministers discussed, this request is a bit special, but it also seems to be very reasonable, to transport tens of thousands ......of horses and horses to cross the sea, it is impossible without a boat. Last year's battle of Zhenjiang Fort, but it was by relying on the battleships that suddenly went up and won the battle, and there were no powerful warships, and it is estimated that the morale of the officers and soldiers will be much lower, and there are no warships behind them.
"Your Majesty, the minister wants to ask Sun Ge Lao, but Sun Ge Lao wants to learn from the battle of Zhenjiang Fort last year and go up the river with a warship? Assist in combat? And then the final word? Shi Fenglai came out and asked.
“… Master Sun? Yang Gengai asked Sun Chengzong.
"Back to Your Majesty, the General Staff does have this plan, and the minister also thinks so, if it is possible, the minister wants to use the warship to go upstream, to strike at the Dongyu, these months happen to be the rainy season of the Sancha River, the river is sufficient, if possible, the minister will send the warship upstream, but the premise, the minister needs to have a battleship, there is a sailor...... "Sun Chengzong explained.
"Your Majesty, then since this is the case, the minister thinks that this matter is very reasonable, there must be a strong fleet for Sun Ge Lao to drive, I think the battle of Zhenjiang Fort last year, didn't it rely on the might of the battleship to win?" Shi Fenglai immediately supported the emperor.
"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that it should be the same, since Your Majesty has sent Sun Ge Lao to supervise Liaodong, then naturally there must be a reliable naval fleet for Sun Ge Lao to drive, otherwise, how can Sun Ge Lao transport tens of thousands of soldiers and horses across the sea?" The people of the imperial party began to stand up and speak for Sun Chengzong.
Han Yi is still confused, what is the emperor for? Today's matter is in the clouds, he can't see clearly, if you want to say that you will receive the sword of Shang Fang? But that's not the case, is it? It is normal for the emperor to send Sun Chengzong to supervise the division, and it can be regarded as the expectation of the public, so there is no need for this, is it for the sake of this fleet? But Sun Chengzong really needs a fleet, otherwise, not to mention fighting, he can't even transport soldiers and horses, so how can he talk about winning? Now Da Ming believes in two things, the first is artillery, especially the Hongyi cannon, and the second is the warship, Da Ming is now bullying the Dongyu without a ship, that is, relying on the cannons on the ship to fight the Dongyu ......, fleet, warship? Navy? Maritime......?
Han Yi looked at the emperor and thought to himself, gradually, he seemed to have some eyebrows, but he could only keep this matter in his heart, to be honest, although Han Yi was playing the role of the anti-imperialist party, Han Yi didn't want to be too serious, the emperor had his own plans for the emperor, and he needed his own role as an anti-imperialist party, that was because he didn't want the imperial party to be dominant, he just wanted to check and balance the forces in the court, the emperor didn't want to restrain him from doing things, if he got it in the wrong direction, if he turned the "anti-imperialist party" into a restraining emperor, I'm afraid I won't be able to do it for long, the emperor is going to change the cabinet now, it's really easy, there are many people with political achievements who can enter the cabinet, not to mention this matter, it seems that there is no way to oppose it at all, Han Yi looked at the emperor, pinched his thoughts, and pretended not to know. …,
Many ministers stood up in favor, after all, without a naval division, without a strong fleet, no matter what, this battle could not be fought, which is a very reasonable request.
"In this case, then I will allow Master Sun to invite Master Sun to supervise Ji Liao, and also lead the military affairs of Deng, Lai, and Tianjin, and form the Beiyang Naval Division for guidance, for convenience, I will allow Master Sun to be in charge of all matters at sea...... "Yang Reform took advantage of the situation, and the official position given to Sun Chengzong, that is, the official position given by Chongzhen to Yuan Chonghuan in history, is almost exactly the same, of course, in addition to the formation of the Beiyang Naval Division, although there is no mention of the formation of the Naval Division in history, but, presumably, this is also Yuan Chonghuan's inherent right, Supervising Ji Liao, He is also the leader of Deng, Lai, and Tianjin military affairs, which can be regarded as the king of Bohai, and the sailor is also one of the rights, but it is not as deliberately proposed as today, and the status of the sailor is not as high as today.
Yang Gengai sighed secretly, the Beiyang Naval Division, finally came out, although it is not yet a proper and justifiable navy, but this establishment, will not be withdrawn, after the fight of the East, immediately go to the Ryukyus, pack up the Ryukyus and then go to Japan, and so on from Japan to get back the gold and silver, who dares to mention the withdrawal of the navy to himself, he will ask him to accompany the silver dug from Japan every year, to see who can afford it. In a few years, it will be impossible for him to do anything to the sailor in terms of prestige or the actual needs of the Ming Dynasty.
"The Minister's Order" Sun Chengzong still calmly agreed.
Beiyang Sailors? In charge of all matters at sea, is the emperor's wording a little inaccurate? …… Before many ministers could react, Sun Chengzong had already received the order.
"Okay, if Master Sun has any other requirements, you can also put them forward, and I will be correct." Yang Reform said happily, without waiting for the ministers to think about it, Yang Reform then asked Sun Chengzong to say the third request, which can be regarded as confirming Sun Chengzong's second request.
"Returning to Your Majesty, the first... The requirement is that there is enough money and food, whether it is to form a water division, transfer soldiers and horses, or to fight, all of them do not need the support of huge money and food, so the minister needs to have sufficient money and food......" Sun Chengzong immediately replied "lightly".
"Oh, it's easy to say, I will fully support Master Sun, give as much money and food as I want, firearms, ordnance, artillery, warships, personnel, grain and grass, medical care, I will fully support, as long as Master Sun can win, in addition, the household department will also vigorously support Master Sun......" Yang Gai said happily. The Beiyang Navy Division has finally settled, although there are some sneaky meanings in it, but it is the most important step, in this "hatred" of the sea power at the end of the Ming Dynasty, it can only be so sneaky, resulting in a fact accompli, as for the above board, Yang Reform does not want to fight all day long.
"Ministers obey the order" Bi Ziyan saw the emperor mention the household, and immediately stood up to agree, this matter, but there is no need for the emperor to say more, this year's household silver is very abundant, Sun Chengzong is the core of the imperial party, no matter from that aspect, the household department must fully support
"Okay, then it's decided like this" Yang Reform said quickly, and immediately decided the matter.
The ministers were still about to talk, but found that there seemed to be nothing to say, and everything was very reasonable.
[Verbose, on the question of carriages, the biggest difference between four-wheeled carriages and two-wheeled carriages is the bogie, and ancient China has no steering structure, so there are very few four-wheeled carriages, not very practical, only very few places to use, no large-scale popularization. 】
[On the issue of roads, many book friends feel that four-wheeled carriages may not be suitable for China's roads, in fact, ancient Chinese transportation, carriages have always been a very important role, important states and counties can actually be used by carriages, such as the Ming Dynasty's delivery office, equipped with carriages, existed in the Ming Dynasty for a long time, has been engaged in the work of transporting materials, such as transporting grain to the border gates, etc., is an official logistics system, but later abandoned. In addition to water transportation, carriage land transportation is also an important link, it is impossible for all goods to rely on people to carry the shoulder, the horse team is also in the remote and inconvenient places of the carriage, so, in fact, as far as the Ming Dynasty is concerned, the post road, the official road is not a sheep intestine road, most of them can take the carriage, of course, can walk two wheels may not be able to walk four wheels, after all, the two-wheeled carriage has stronger adaptability than the four-wheeled carriage, but I think, as long as you can go most of the places, Or to cover an important part of the area, not necessarily to cover 100% of the entire Ming Dynasty, and do not need to 100% replace the two-wheeled carriage, for example, until now, there are still counties in China that do not have roads, but it does not prevent other places from using cars, with cars, it does not prevent people from using tricycles. 】……,