Prodigal Son of the Ming Dynasty

  Chapter 634 The Pure Prince

  Zhu Houzhao quickly replied: "Don't be afraid, kill him."

  Simple and crude.

   Just kill it.

   This is Zhu Houzhao.

  Fang Jifan came back with a message: "I can't win, there are too many people."

  People...really a lot.

   Those who know current affairs are Junjie.

Fang Jifan was in the telegraph room, Xiao Jing was not in a hurry with tens of hundreds of Dongchang fans, just outside here, waiting quietly, Xiao Jing smiled, as if he would do whatever he wanted, and escaped. Not out of the palm of our hand.

  Fang Jifan stood up when he heard that there were too many people.

   This thing is very difficult to use, and although it can be used to set up a distance of hundreds of feet, it is nothing more than a dream to apply it on a large scale.

   First of all, copper is the currency of the Ming Dynasty. If you want to lay a large number of wires to connect various places, the demand for copper is too great. The gold bestowed by the emperor is only a few hundred catties at a time, and this thing, even if it is only from Tongzhou to the capital, is afraid that after refining, the refined copper that has removed impurities is hundreds of thousands to millions of catties, and it is simply unaffordable.

What's more, the battery is too primitive, and no matter how complicated the battery is, it involves real professional knowledge, which Fang Jifan cannot possess. He can barely rely on this to generate a little electricity, play back and forth for an hour or two, and then need to remanufacture the battery. It was too time consuming.

The real trouble is that the hand-made transmitter, before the in-depth research in many aspects, may be able to maintain communication at a distance of hundreds or even thousands of feet, but if it is longer, Fang Jifan can't guarantee it. up.

  Before the initial industrialization was completed, this thing was more of a toy for Fang Jifan and Zhu Houzhao.

  If you have money, go home and build one between Xishan and Donggong, exchange information with each other, and exchange information quickly.

  Of course, Fang Jifan had his own considerations for making this.

The appearance of a novelty will inevitably arouse the thinking and curiosity of many people. Perhaps now, there is no way to really explore the modern telegraph, but as long as someone starts to think, it will open up many people's understanding of electricity and conduction. Someone will stand on Fang Jifan's shoulders and make a real telegram.

  Fang Jifan Dynasty Xiao Jing is silly.

  Xiao Jing was also happy: "Captain, long time no see."

  Fang Jifan said: "Yes, long time no see, Mr. Xiao, you really miss me."

"Haha." Xiao Jing said affectionately: "Yes, our family and the captain have never had any grievances or enmities, don't we always miss each other? Well, I won't say much, please return to the capital, Your Majesty I have been waiting for news from the prince and the captain."

  Fang Jifan said: "Your Majesty?"

Xiao Jing was rather gloating: "After returning, the captain will know. Oh, yes, His Royal Highness, you are at the other end of this line, oh, tell me, even if you want to hide and seek, you must hide." It’s better, if we insist on linking one end of the line to the other end, we, the governor of the East Factory, sometimes feel very melancholy. Captain, it’s getting late, let’s hurry up and get on the road with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.”

Fang Jifan said happily: "I have been visiting the Tongzhou farm with the prince these days, but I have been thinking about your majesty in my heart. Fortunately, your majesty still remembers me. I am really grateful. There is a saying that is good. When I was in the middle of the court, I thought of the people in the field, but now in this field, I think about your Majesty all the time, what a contradiction."

"hehe…"

  …

  British Duke Zhang Mao and several ministers were invited into the palace, and what was placed in front of them was also a map.

  This is Annan's topographic map.

  Emperor Hongzhi had a stern face, looking displeased.

  Zhang Mao was a little guilty, and carefully glanced at Ma Wensheng, Minister of the Ministry of War.

Ma Wensheng seemed very aggrieved, my lord, why is it that I am the Minister of the Ministry of War, what evil did I do in my previous life, a gentleman in the Hongzhi Dynasty, who is the Minister of the Ministry of War, is just one step away. trust, but the past two years have not been smooth.

  Fang Jinglong has led troops into Annan.

  At the Ministry of War, panicked.

  His Majesty obviously blamed the Ministry of War, and so far has not been able to come up with a charter.

   But how can the Ministry of War take it? If you say you want to beat them, you will hit them. What is the place of the Ministry of War?

  Of course, Ma Wensheng did not dare to say that the vast majority of the Ministry of War opposed the entry of troops.

  After all, the precedent of Emperor Wen is right in front of us.

  The loss is too great.

   As for His Majesty, he summoned him, Zhang Mao and others, and only asked them to do one thing.

  Can Daming achieve a quick victory in the Annan War?

  This is equivalent to the fact that in ancient times, the monarchs had already sent troops to attack the non-subjects, but after the troops were dispatched, they called the wizards for divination.

  What kind of thing is this? The deal is done, so why divination?

  In Ma Wensheng's eyes, this is indeed similar to divination. On the battlefield, things change rapidly. Who knows whether the Ming army will suffer a big defeat. How to do this kind of thing accurately.

  But Emperor Hongzhi was very serious. He had accepted the fact of the Zhen Guo Mansion. Although he wanted to kill Zhu Houzhao, but no matter what, the business was important.

  Emperor Hongzhi remembered that Fang Jifan and Zhu Houzhao were talking on paper in Xishan at that time. These two guys had already planned to fight.

  But... does this battle plan work?

   After all, Emperor Hongzhi didn't understand horse politics, so he called the talents he thought were talented and wanted to hear their opinions.

"Everyone, look..." Thanks to Emperor Hongzhi's good temper, his face was flat at this time, and he was holding a chess piece: "This chess piece is Beiwowei. Annan's Qinghua City is an important place in Annanjin...they won here, what do you think of this move?"

  Zhang Mao remained silent.

  Emperor Hongzhi first looked at Ma Wensheng. How could Ma Wensheng dare to say that it would be successful? What if it was not? He thought for a while: "Your Majesty, since Tsinghua is an important town, the Annan people will definitely stick to it. The Japanese guards are very good at fishing. Could it be that they are invincible when they land and fight? Yes, the Japanese guards have made great contributions in eradicating the Japanese pirates, but the Japanese After all, they are not Annan people. What's more, once a group of troops from the Beiwowei area lands, if they fall into the siege of the Annan people and cannot enter or retreat, what will happen? The minister is very worried about this , it's too risky."

  Emperor Hongzhi frowned: "What are the chances of winning?"

Ma Wensheng said: "There is a saying in the art of war, and there is nothing wrong with the risky tactics of soldiers. After all, as much risk as there is, there will be as much profit. But your majesty has thought about it. With such a big risk, preparing Japanese guards can really stand firm." Is it the heel? I think otherwise, but thinking about it, at most, it’s only 20-30%.”

  Emperor Hongzhi looked at Zhang Mao again.

  Zhang Mao said in his heart, what I study is bow and horse, not the art of boats. In the entire Ming Dynasty, there are not many people who are good at water warfare. How long has it been since the Ming Dynasty opened the sea?

  He thinks it is better to be conservative: "I probably think that there is only a 20-30% chance of winning."

  Emperor Hongzhi said: "Next..."

   To a certain extent, Emperor Hongzhi still had some confidence in Zhu Houzhao and Fang Jifan. If he didn’t trust his own son, could he not trust his son-in-law?

  But... Hearing the uncertain tone of Ma Wensheng, Zhang Mao and others, Emperor Hongzhi's heart sank again.

  But at this time, an **** came in a hurry: "Your Majesty, the prince and son-in-law captain Fang Jifan have returned to Beijing."

   "Okay!" Emperor Hongzhi was like a powder keg that had been ignited. He wanted to say that he came back just in time.

  But then, he thought that there are foreign ministers here, so it's better not to make people laugh.

   Then the wind was calm: "Oh, have they returned? Let them enter the palace to have an audience. I haven't seen them for many days, and I miss them very much."

   "Slaves obey orders."

  …

  Ma Wensheng and Zhang Mao looked at each other, then fell silent.

  Zhang Maodao: "If Your Majesty summons the prince, will the ministers resign?"

  Emperor Hongzhi waved his hand: "No need, please wait here for inquiries."

  Zhang Mao seemed helpless, so he simply stayed.

   A moment later, Zhu Houzhao and Fang Jifan came.

  Zhu Houzhao bowed down: "I have seen my father."

  Fang Jifan said: "I have seen Your Majesty, I have been thinking about Your Majesty for the past few days, Your Majesty always teaches..."

  Emperor Hongzhi pressed his hand: "You two, where have you been?"

  Zhu Houzhao said awkwardly: "I went to Tongzhou."

  Emperor Hongzhi pulled his face: "The dignified prince left Beijing privately and went to Tongzhou. Don't you know the reason why the son of a daughter can't sit down? Go to Tongzhou, what is the matter?"

"Yes Yes…"

Emperor Hongzhi's face became colder and colder, and he snorted coldly: "Zhen Guofu has done a great job, the whole court is kept in the dark, and you, you are mobilizing troops and horses without authorization, what is your intention? Why, are your wings hardened?" ?”

  Zhu Houzhao said: "I am the heir apparent, this is what I should do."

  Emperor Hongzhi never expected that Zhu Houzhao would talk back: "So far, you still don't admit your mistake?"

   "So what about you, Fang Qing's family, do you plead guilty?"

   Fang Jifan thought to himself, I am not stupid if I am frank and lenient.

Fang Jifan said righteously: "Your Majesty, I have a grievance. An Nanguo has always been disobedient to the king's land, arrogant and arrogant. These things are known both at home and abroad. When I was studying, this book said, is there any king in the world who leads the land? Is it possible that the shore is a king and minister; Your Majesty is the emperor who is ordered by the sky. This is in black and white, and it must be true. It is said in the book that there are no two days in the sky, and there are no two masters in man, but King Annan actually calls himself the emperor. Your Majesty, This is different from what is said in the book. Isn’t Your Majesty angry at their behavior? The civil and military forces of the Manchu dynasty are all educated, and there are countless great Confucianists who have learned from ancient and modern times. They understand this truth better than my ministers , Didn't they hear about Annan?"

"But...Your Majesty, why did the people in Annan show off their power for decades, and everyone learned the principles in the book, but no one stood up and told the people in Annan that their good days are coming to an end, because they committed the biggest taboo in the world His Royal Highness, has been reading recently. The more books he reads, the more he understands the truth. His Highness is reading and watching what happened to Annan, but it is different from what is said in the book. Dare to ask Your Majesty, is it what is said in the book? Is the writing correct, or are the Annan people right? Now that the prince is doing what is said in the book, His Majesty actually blames the prince for being rude. Well, both the minister and the prince plead guilty. Only blame, the prince and the minister, too You are too naive to believe in the evil of Confucius and the sages in the books, and listen to their nonsense, and I will die..."

  …

  Conceive the plot today, no more changes, start tomorrow, five changes.

  (end of this chapter)