I, Zhu Youjian: the first prodigal son of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 66 The Ming Dynasty... cheated!

Zheng Zhilong, the pirate leader, was busy training troops and emigrating; Li Zicheng was busy farming, digging fish ponds, and farming, and from time to time went to Dong's sister-in-law's field to plow hard until midnight;

Wei Zhongxian is busy fishing for silver...cough, silver is worthless, and now he has switched to fishing for gold coins, silver coins and land;
Qian Qianyi, Yang He, Zhang Ruitu, Lu Xiangsheng, Sun Chuanting, Sun Chengzong and other civil and military officials were either busy getting promoted to make money and earning gold coins, or busy helping victims, building bridges and roads, building water conservancy, or busy building useless border defense cities;

Li Yan was busy counting money, Zhang Xianzhong was busy selling horses, drinking, sleeping with women;

Xu Guangqi, Mao Yuanyi and others were busy with scientific research;
The arrears of military salaries were doubled, and the officers and soldiers of Ming Dynasty, who were suffering from hunger, poverty and illness, finally stopped stealing chickens and dogs and robbing houses.

The railway from the capital to the Shuoping Open-pit Coal Mine in Datong Prefecture, Shanxi Province has been built for several months, and 10,000+ peasants have shown an unprecedented enthusiasm under the flicker of "work for relief".

At the same time, it is said that the railway from the capital to Shanhaiguan is about to start construction...

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The Ming Dynasty, after a year of ups and downs, finally... cheated.

The idiot emperor Zhu Youjian knew in his heart that the Great Ming Dynasty had deviated from its original track, like a monster running wildly in an unknown direction.

Hiding in the warm pavilion of Qianqing Palace, Zhu Youjian was drunk and dreamed of death, often day and night, all night long.

From time to time, there will be sudden shocks.

Only he himself knows in his heart that at this time, there will be a large amount of 'prodigal value' in his account.

"The slowest progress is still the real estate development in the land of the capital..."

Sometimes, Zhu Youjian would wake up worrying in the early morning, wishing to set up another "Daming Engineering Bureau" and personally lead the team to contract the project.

Without oil and electricity, even if a lot of advanced tools are designed, they are still a pile of scrap copper and rotten iron.

Therefore, in the entire Ming Dynasty, the person Zhu Youjian missed most was the great scientist Song Yingxing.

After that guy participated in a naval battle with Zheng Zhilong, he led a group of Daming Academy students and began to retreat and practice hard. I don't know if he can create a trans-epochal giant after he got the blueprint of the 'Iron Armored Cruiser'. monster?

The idiot emperor was very concerned about this.

In the first year of Chongzhen, the fourth day of October.

In the northern area, the rain falls everywhere.

A heavy rain fell for three days and three nights, and flash floods broke out in many places, destroying many newly built bridges, farmland and dams.

At the same time, many newly built dams are finally full of water, and the land that has been thirsty for many years can be regarded as a full meal. As long as the weather is clear and the land is leveled and plowed deeply, the moisture content in next spring should be good.

"This rain is so strange..."

After the morning court, the idiot emperor huddled in the warm pavilion of the Qianqing Palace, listening to the continuous sound of rain hitting plantains outside the window, felt a little drowsy, almost unable to open his eyes.

"Long Live Lord, it's time for dinner." The attendant eunuch Wang Chengen said in a low voice.

"Zhongxian...uh, it's Chengen." Zhu Youjian stretched his waist and said lazily, "Then pass the meal on."

"Remember to invite more ministers into the palace to have dinner with me."

Wang Chengen responded, turned around and left.

Zhu Youjian shook his head and smiled wryly, muttering, "Why hasn't Wei Zhongxian that old eunuch seen recently?"I don't know how many black hats have been sold recently'...

Wei Zhongxian and his wife, Ke Baba, have been busy selling officials and taking on projects recently. While raising money and food for the idiot emperor, they have also made a lot of money themselves.

Selling an official by order, this business...is simply too good!

"This rain is a little strange."

Half an hour later, Zhu Youjian muttered while sitting upright with more than a dozen brachial ministers eating and drinking.

"Long Live Lord, why is this rain... so strange?" asked Wang Chengen, who was on his left and right.

Zhu Youjian smiled and didn't answer.

According to historical records, Emperor Chongzhen reigned for 17 years. In the first few years, there was a severe drought. Immediately afterwards, there were locust plagues and plagues.

"Your Majesty, it seems that winter is coming, when will our railway be open to traffic?" a minister asked cautiously.

Almost every minister has invested money in the Shuoping Open-pit Coal Mine and Railroad Project in Datong Prefecture, so everyone is a little impatient.

Just kidding, steam turbine locomotives can transport hundreds of thousands or millions of catties of coal in one day and night. That is the golden "Daming coin"!

"About winter."

Zhu Youjian said casually: "My dear friends, do you think it's cold in Liaodong today? What are those pig-tailed heads of Jiannu doing?"

When the emperor asked, the ministers were stunned.

This is the first time that the idiot emperor asked about the defense of Liaodong...

'Da Ming Dynasty...is saved! '

The corners of some ministers' eyes were moist.

"Your Majesty, one autumn rain and one cold, this drenched rain will definitely make the bitterly cold land in Liaodong even colder, making life difficult for the slaves."

A minister said with a smile: "When our railway is opened to traffic, the coal from the Shuoping Open-pit Coal Mine will be continuously transported to the capital. Even the people's homes will be able to live comfortably!"

"This is the merit of His Majesty, the blessing of Ming Dynasty!"

Zhu Youjian: "..."

That's okay too?The officials of the Ming Dynasty were too obvious to flatter.

Severe drought, severe cold, plague of locusts, and plague in the north made life difficult for the people in the Central Plains, and even more difficult for the grassland people.

Even, the Ming Dynasty could raise some money and food to help the victims by selling officials and nobles, speculating land, and being a seller, etc., so as to survive the hard life in front of them.

However, those prairie people are simply terrified when they encounter such extreme weather.

What if they can't survive?
It's very simple, go south to rob.

'The slave cavalry... where should they be at this moment? Zhu Youjian thought silently.

Bypass Xifengkou?Or hit Shanhaiguan hard?
The idiot emperor felt that it was more likely that the Jiannu iron cavalry would detour to the Xifengkou line.

Because, the person who supervised Ji Liao and guarded Shanhaiguan was Sun Chengzong, an infrastructure madman.

With him here, coupled with the replacement of the food and salaries owed to the soldiers, the morale of the Ming army was greatly boosted, and the front line of Shanhaiguan should be solid.

It cost too much for Jiannu to beat Shanhaiguan hard, and it is estimated that those pigtails would not engage in such a loss-making business.

According to Jinyiwei's secret report, it is said that there has been a change in the northern grassland, and sporadic Jiannu cavalry disguised as grassland shepherds, haunted Xifengkou, Da'ankou, and Malanyu, as if they were spying on the reality of the Great Wall's defense.

As for the Xifengkou line...

Isn't there the Daming Engineering Bureau?
As early as five months ago, the idiot emperor Zhu Youjian issued a secret decree to Yang He to strengthen the Great Wall passes such as Da'ankou and Malanyu, and passed the secret decree to Sun Chengzong to strengthen the defense of these two places.

Only the front line of Xifengkou was left, regardless of whether it was asked or not, it was a ghost gate specially prepared by Zhu Youjian for Huang Taiji.

Close the door and beat the dog?

That is impossible.

There are tens of thousands of iron cavalry built as slaves. Once they are released, they will become a group of mad dogs and hungry wolves, which will seriously affect my fortune, and naturally affect my mood.

Then... beat your kid to death.

(End of this chapter)