darknovel Chapter 174 The invasion of pirates
Chapter 174 The invasion of pirates
When I opened the next discount, it was from the R&D department.
It is said that they have developed a new type of musket that can fire 26 bullets in a row.
When Cen Mingche saw this, he couldn't help but feel refreshed.
It should be noted that thermal weapons must form fire coverage to achieve suppression and killing effects.
What can be produced now are either shotguns or single-shot guns similar to rifles. Repeating-shot guns are very impressive and can be said to be a step forward across the ages.
"Send an order and ask the R&D department to give me a detailed explanation of the launch distance and accuracy, and show it to me in person another day."
"Yes."
Someone on the side wrote this down so that he could remind the emperor in the future.
There are so many things involved in governing a country, and every day there are dozens of discounts that require the emperor's personal approval.
There are two major types of zhezi. One is sorted by the cabinet and arranged in order of importance, waiting for the emperor's inspection.
The other type is Mi Zhe, mostly located in Beiwei Pavilion.
Some ministers held multiple positions, including being secret agents of Beiwei Pavilion and capable local ministers.
Maybe a seventh-grade county magistrate would be a fifth-grade official in Beiwei Pavilion.
These people all have a secret passage, and the documents they upload go directly to Tianting without being sorted by the cabinet.Moreover, they basically knew the temperament of the emperor Cen Mingche. In order to facilitate transportation, it was not easy to write long secrets, so they were all concise and to the point.
Cen Mingche put down this booklet and picked up another one, but it was related to the southeast coast.
It turned out that Annan, a vassal country in the southwest border, sent a letter of distress, saying that his country was invaded by foreign invaders and hoped that the suzerain country would come to support it.
"He has golden-red hair, snow-white skin, blue or green eyes, and a tall stature, like a ghost..."
Isn't this a Westerner? !
Cen Mingche's heart skipped a beat and he immediately took a closer look.
Not to mention now, even in the future, many flower growers will not be able to distinguish people from various Western countries and ethnic groups. They only know that they all have light-colored hair and eyes, high noses and deep eyes, a lot of body hair, and are relatively strong.
Now the country borders Tsarist Russia, and there are many Tsarist Russians doing business in the country, so the people in the north are relatively accustomed to these "barbarians".
In the south, there are also ships and many ports, but most of them come from Southeast Asia, and Westerners are relatively rare.
In the southwest, not only rubber is grown, but rice can be harvested twice or even three times a year.Therefore, Cen Mingche has been asking officials to pretend to be businessmen, go to those places to buy land and food, hire local people to work, and transport the produced and purchased food directly to the inland.
These grains are not used for profit, but exist as reserve grains.After all, rice has husks and can be stored for a longer period of time after being dried.In this regard, rice is still better than corn, sweet potatoes and potatoes.
With enough grain in stock, once a disaster occurs in the country, the country can release grain to provide disaster relief, and it can also use enough grain to offset the price of grain, preventing unscrupulous merchants from raising prices and driving up grain prices, making it difficult for the people to make a living.
Therefore, once the Annan-Jiaochin area falls into war, it will directly threaten Daqian's interests.
In this chaos, Cen Mingche still had to send troops.
After all, his original goal was to subtly reclassify Annan as a province of Daqian. This would save money without fighting, and because there was a process of infiltration, it would be easier to rule. The local people would recognize Daqian. The degree is also high.
But now, if someone wants to grab the food from his plate, he can't chew it slowly. Instead, he has to chop off the other person's outstretched hand and swallow the delicious meal in one mouthful.
Cen Mingche placed this document on the upper right side of the dragon case.
"There will be a small court meeting tomorrow to discuss sending troops to Annan."
As expected, even the cabinet ministers did not agree to send troops to Annan.
In their view, it is just a small country, so what if it is occupied by foreigners?
This is also a common problem among flower growers throughout history.
Except for a few founding emperors, who were fierce men like the Han and Tang Dynasties who used the lives of envoys to touch porcelain, the other dynasties, in the middle and late period, were quite "eating and waiting to die" and had no intention of expanding their territory. If the emperor If they wanted to launch an army, a group of people wrote a letter saying that the emperor wanted to use force.
The essence of this situation is that civil servants are unwilling to transfer their political interests to military commanders - civil servants also have a sense of crisis. They know that once force is used, the status of military commanders will soar. For them, in reality, It's a big threat.
Many times, in the face of such overwhelming opposition, the emperor would compromise.
But Cen Mingche is no ordinary emperor.
These civil servants who are just talking nonsense can't shake his mind even if they wear out their words.
If there's too much nonsense, go check these people's accounts!
Take a good look at how these people who stretch their necks every day to care about things that have nothing to do with them are doing their jobs!
As for the censor, he was originally a professional talker, but that's all. There are some interesting excerpts worth reading.
If you are still repeating the same clichés and old tunes, then get out of here!
The cabinet minister in charge of the Ministry of Household Affairs hastened to calculate the amount of food and salary needed to send troops. The cabinet minister in charge of the Ministry of War is also counting the soldiers, ships and weapons. Once the numbers are in hand, it will be much easier to persuade other ministers to cooperate.
After all, some ministers really feel that it is not good to go to war, fearing that it will waste the national treasury and make it difficult to recover the money. If a natural disaster or man-made disaster occurs at the same time, it will shake the domestic rule.
These people have good intentions, so they can be convinced by the data, letting them know that the imperial court is not sending troops randomly to enjoy success, but that it really has this benefit and can see the money back, that's all.
As for those who still want to confront the emperor Cen Mingche after seeing the data, it is largely for their own interests.
For such people, they should be tight-lipped, and if necessary, it is okay to move their heads.
The Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of War were busy calculating for seven days, and the court was also arguing for seven days. The peace faction, the war faction, and the neutral faction were quarreling and frothing at the mouth.
Before the data came out, Cen Mingche didn't say much and only watched how the courtiers would argue.
This can be used to judge which party they are from and which party's interests they represent.
Being an emperor, balancing the rights among ministers is also a very important part.
During this time, there were also a lot of discounts presented.
Cen Mingche didn't read any of those who expressed their own opinions. He only picked up those who had something to say and had a real understanding of the economy, military and coastal defense. He read them carefully and wrote them back to Zhu Sanfa.
The worries of some courtiers are very reasonable - the Anando dense forest is miasmatic, and it is very inconvenient for the army to set out and station. Moreover, under the miasma, the sergeants are not accustomed to the climate, which can easily cause large-scale non-combat attrition.
If local sergeants are used, the combat effectiveness of local soldiers in Annan is very poor and they do not know how to use firearms. It is a taboo for military strategists to know the soldiers without knowing the generals and the generals without knowing the soldiers.
Also, the military now relies heavily on firearms. However, only a few craftsmen can make the core yellow gunpowder. The formula is complicated and can only be sent from Beijing to Annan.
However, gunpowder is most afraid of getting wet. It may even explode on the spot under violent impact. How to solve this problem?
If gunpowder is not used and only cold weapons are used, the manpower deployed will increase, which is another account.
Cen Mingche is still happy to take a look at such a well-spoken opposition statement.
But if those people always talk about ancestral rules and history...
Cen Mingche would be polite if he didn't hit them with twenty court sticks.