Anti-Qing: Starting from the Reincarnation of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 20
And his original name was changed into a Chinese character.

To put it simply, Zhu Jianzhuo, named Guochang.

It echoes Zhu Yuanzhang's character Guorui.

Zhu Jingan also changed his name, changing the character "an" to the character "an" and adding the character "tu" next to the last character of his name.

Then, Zhu Jingan was naturally canonized as the crown prince.

He has become the number two figure in Ming Dynasty in all senses.

But he usually prefers to be called the Commander-in-Chief, in order to show his influence on the army.

After the name change, the names of Zhu Jing'an and his son now fully comply with the character generation rules and the order of the five elements for naming clans in the Ming Dynasty approved by Comrade Lao Zhu.

No one can find fault with it!
Zhu Guochang, who changed his name to Zhu Jianzhuo, glanced at his son and then spoke.

"sit down!"

Zhu Jing'an didn't waste any time and sat down where his father was.

Not long after, all the civil and military personnel of the Ming Dynasty arrived, and Zhu Jiazhuo did not beat around the bush and spoke directly.

"We are summoned here today because there is an important matter concerning the life and death of our Ming Dynasty. The lonely king needs to listen to the opinions of all the noble families."

Hearing this, everyone spoke one after another.

"Please give the supervisory authority a clear explanation!"

When Zhu Jianzhuo heard this, he spoke directly.

"A few days ago, Li Shangshu personally led a caravan out of the mountain to purchase various supplies that our Ming Dynasty urgently needs now."

"While passing through Jintian Town, I discovered that the wealthy gentry in Jintian Town were forming a militia in an attempt to enter the mountains to encircle and suppress our Ming Dynasty."

"How do you think our Ming Dynasty should deal with this crisis?"

When asking questions, Zhu Jianzhuo subconsciously looked at Wang Shun, as if he was seeking the opinion of his think tank Wang Shun.

Seeing this, Wang Shun stood up and said.

"If we return to the Supervisor Country, Wei Chen feels that our Ming Dynasty should prepare for war with all our strength at this time."

"Intensify training of soldiers, forge weapons, strengthen camps, hoard food and grass, and be prepared to engage in battle and face the enemy, or even a long-term stalemate."

Hearing this, Zhu Jianzhuo nodded in approval.

Zhu Jing'an stood up and asked.

"Father, how many troops do the enemy have in this battle?"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Jianzhuo looked at Li Mu.

Li Mu stood up and said.

"Reporting to the Supervisor and returning to the Grand Governor, the main force of the Ming Dynasty's enemy troops who entered the mountains to encircle and suppress us this time is a militia formed by a group of gentry and wealthy households in Jintian Town."

"The number should be between five and six hundred! It is really a formidable enemy for me, Daming, now."

This number was calculated by Li Mu based on the scale of previous fights between natives and guests in Jintian Town.

When Zhu Jingan heard this, he pondered for a while.

"If this is the case, then our Ming Dynasty will be at a military disadvantage in this battle."

Although in the history of ancient Chinese wars, there are many cases of defeating more with less.

But the reason why a case is a case is because it is rare. It is precisely because it is rare that it deserves to be recorded in the history books.

That's why it can be called a case.

Generally speaking, the most important factor that determines the outcome of a war is the comparison of the hard power of both sides.

The comparison of military strength is undoubtedly one of the most intuitive factors in the comparison of hard power.

That's why Zhu Jing'an looked solemn now.

After thinking for a while, Zhu Jing'an spoke.

"For the record, my father, I believe that our Ming Dynasty needs to continue to expand its army in order to better meet the enemy." Zhu Jianzhuo frowned and asked after hearing this.

"If our Ming Dynasty continues to expand its army, where will the soldiers come from?"

The current Ming Dynasty is actually in a stage where all the people are soldiers, and almost all the people under the rule are serving the army.

Even Zhu Jianzhuo's own wives and concubines are now acting as embroiderers, sewing the military flags for the army with their own hands, stitch by stitch.

Under the current Ming Dynasty, there is no excess population that can be incorporated into the army to support the Ming army's continued expansion.

Zhu Jing'an heard this and spoke.

"Father, my idea is to attack the remaining private mines in the mountain."

"Break the private mines, rescue the miners, and then absorb those miners as members of my Ming Dynasty."

Seeing everyone's eyes turning over, Zhu Jing'an opened his mouth to explain.

"Anyway, the wealthy gentry in Jintian Town have made their choice. They chose to side with the Manchu Qing court and become our enemy, the Ming Dynasty."

"If that's the case, then we don't need to look out for their interests anymore."

"The manpower and material resources in those private mines are what our Ming Dynasty urgently needs now."

"Since I clearly need it, I should take it decisively."

"Most of the miners in the private mines had great resentment and dissatisfaction with the gentry of Jintian Town and the Manchu Qing court due to their previous miserable lives."

"As long as we give these miners a little guidance after breaking up the private mines, they will easily become the most loyal soldiers of our Ming Dynasty."

"If we can train all these people, then in the next war, our Ming Dynasty will have a certain advantage in terms of military strength."

Zhu Jianzhuo heard this, thought for a while, and then spoke.

"Well, okay, let's do it according to the prince's idea for now."

"This matter is still left to the Crown Prince to handle. I hope the Crown Prince will not disappoint me."

Zhu Jing'an nodded.

"Father, don't worry, I promise to complete the mission!"

Zhu Jiazhuo nodded and then spoke.

……

It was late August in the 41st year of Qianlong's reign in the Qing Dynasty.

Zhu Jing'an personally led the team into the depths of Bauhinia Mountain and lost several private mines one after another.

A lot of gains!

Of course, the private mines here are actually just a general term, which does not mean that there are really so many mines deep in the Bauhinia Mountains.

In the huge Bauhinia Mountains, in addition to mines, there are actually more black factories such as charcoal factories, stone factories, and brick factories.

Whether it is a private mine or a black factory, to put it bluntly, it is the industry of the big players in Jintian Town!

Don't look at these landlords who consider themselves scholars. When it comes to industry and commerce, they say it is a lowly industry, and one thousand or ten thousand people will look down upon it.

However, this does not prevent them from using industry and commerce to make money.

After all, although the land thing is more stable, the profits are really limited, far less than the huge profits of industry and commerce.

And these profit-seeking wealthy gentry, no matter who they have trouble with, they will definitely not have trouble with money.

In front of real money, everyone is a double standard dog.

In the following period, the Ming army broke into five private mines and illegal factories in the mountains and rescued more than [-] slave workers.

Almost all of them are young and strong laborers and good soldiers.

After these more than [-] people were rescued, they were all naturally braided and incorporated into the Ming army.

The size of the Ming army expanded rapidly!
In this process, Zhu Jing'an was also deliberately training his troops through actual combat and enhancing the combat effectiveness of the Ming army.

(End of this chapter)