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

Of course, what North Korea has done cannot be wrong!

Because they are just trying to survive!

It’s a small country, that’s what it is.

If you want to survive, you must learn to act in a big way, and you must learn to treat big countries with respect.

This is true for North Korea, whether it is the Ming Dynasty or the Qing Dynasty.

For North Korea, it doesn't matter whether it is the Ming or the Qing Dynasty. What North Korea needs is a big country willing to protect itself, that's all.

How should I put it? There are really only interests between countries!

All affection and friendship are all fake. If they are torn apart and crushed to pieces, they are actually naked and real money at their core.

Of course, he was disdainful in his heart, but Zhu Jing'an could still handle his apparent friendliness.

Zhu Jing'an said.

"I know the situation in North Korea!"

"But the most important matter of the country is the sacrifice and military affairs. Whether to send troops to North Korea or not, such a decision cannot be made by a single prince."

"This matter still requires an envoy to go to Guangzhou to report to His Majesty and ask the imperial cabinet to make a decision."

When Wang Minhao heard this, he continued to kowtow and said cautiously.

"The foreign minister would like to ask His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to write a letter requesting the imperial court to send troops to assist the Korean war."

Wang Minhao understood the shirk in Zhu Jing'an's words, so he continued to press for the throne.

He thought that after they returned to the post house this time, the deputy envoy of the mission might have to die to prove his ambition again!

When Zhu Jing'an heard this, although the expression on his face did not change, there was a feeling of boredom in his heart.

Did the North Korean envoy not understand the evasion in his words?

Why are you still urging him?

Really ignorant!

Although Zhu Jing'an was full of anger now, he could understand why Wang Minhao was so shameless.

The purpose of his coming to Daming this time was to solicit reinforcements from Daming to relieve the siege of North Korea.

In the face of the life and death of one's own country, face is actually far less important!

Taking a deep breath, Zhu Jing'an spoke.

"The current situation in the world is that the situation in Jiangnan is undecided, and the war situation in Fujian is even more stalemate. Let me tell you directly. In a short period of time, Ming will not be able to reinforce the Korean war."

After the Battle of Jiangning, the overall anti-Qing situation in the south set off another climax.

Uprisings continued in Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Anhui, Jiangxi and other provinces. The rebels rushed to join the Ming Dynasty, and the gentry and large households also responded one after another.

Only in Fujian, because the Qing army had heavy troops stationed in Fujian, it was still resisting.

Fujian is now the only province in the entire southeast region that still flies the Qing flag.

It is also the only sore in the Ming army's rear area!

If this sore cannot be dug out, the main force of the Ming army will continue to be contained in the south of the Yangtze River, making it difficult to mobilize troops in other directions.

Therefore, the main direction of the Ming army's military deployment is Fujian.

Before the war in Fujian was resolved, let alone the North Korean side, even if the Qing troops in Huguang counterattacked and the war situation became urgent, Zhu Jing'an would not easily change the direction of using troops.

In war, the most taboo thing is to swing strategic intentions.

Now you have to do this, now you have to complete that goal, and now you have to go back and continue doing this. Soon an army will be worn down by frequent maneuvers.

The most typical example is the situation in the late Ming Dynasty!

Chongzhen lacked strategic determination, and the Ming court's strategic intentions kept swinging back and forth between the rogue bandits and the Donglu. The result was that the rogue bandits and Donglu suppressed the situation, and the court could not solve any problem.

As long as Chongzhen could be firmer in his strategic intentions, he would leave the Donglu who entered the pass alone and let the main force of the Ming army continue to encircle and suppress the rogue bandits.

The worst case scenario is to let the Donglu who entered the customs continue to be ruthless in Beizhili and Shandong. Anyway, as long as the capital is not lost, there will be no big problem!

Besides, even if the imperial court mobilized troops from all over the world to come to Beizhili and King Qin, wouldn't it still be unable to stop the Eastern captives? Wouldn't the Eastern captives who entered the pass still be wreaking havoc in Beizhi and Shandong?

Therefore, there is not much difference between whether someone is diligent or not.

It would be better to let the army concentrate on suppressing the bandits!

I even thought in a dark way that killing more people after Donglu entered the pass could help Ming alleviate the conflict between man and land.

When the contradiction between people and land is alleviated, the local area will be better managed, right?

If Chongzhen could simply wait for the main force of the court to completely wipe out the rogue bandits before going all out to deal with the Donglu, the situation in the late Ming Dynasty would not have collapsed so quickly.

Since Zhu Jing'an knew Chongzhen's lesson, it was naturally impossible for him to engage in strategic vacillation.

Now his goal is very clear, which is Fujian!

He wanted to destroy the Qing army in Fujian first to ensure that the Ming army had a stable rear area, and then use troops in other directions.

When Wang Minhao heard this, he opened his mouth, not knowing what to say.

Zhu Jing'an's words have reached this point. It seems like there is no use for him to say anything more, right?

Since you say it’s useless, you can only rely on doing it!

Wang Minhao made up his mind. When he returned to the post house this time, he would send his deputy envoy Xuan Liang Mingzhi as soon as possible!

The deputy kneeling beside him suddenly felt a little cold on his neck for some unknown reason...

Seeing that everyone in the delegation was silent, Zhu Jing'an spoke again.

"However, the envoy may be able to go to Guangzhou. If the imperial court orders the troops to be sent to reinforce North Korea, and the war in Fujian has ended, then the Ming Dynasty's decision to increase troops to North Korea is not out of the question..."

In the end, Zhu Jing'an still did not say anything, but left a little hope for the North Korean mission.

However, they need to go to Guangzhou to fight for this hope!

To put it bluntly, Zhu Jing'an just wanted to send the North Korean delegation to Guangzhou, so he was out of sight and out of mind.

After saying this, Zhu Jing'an stood up from his seat, turned and left surrounded by his attendants.

Seeing this, Wang Minhao, who was kneeling on the ground, changed his mind.

If that's the case, the deputy envoy can't stay in Shanghai and have to go to Guangzhou...

After Zhu Jing'an turned and left, Zhang Jin walked up to the North Korean delegation and said goodbye.

"His Royal Highness has left. Please send the envoy!"

When Wang Minhao and others saw this, they could only get up from the ground and retreat with fists in their hands.

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Zhu Jing'an returned to the study, and instead of resting, he started writing a letter.

He needs to report the arrival of the North Korean mission to Guangzhou, so that Guangzhou can prepare in advance to deal with the North Korean mission's chaos.

After writing about the North Korean mission and stating the current war situation in North Korea in the letter, Zhu Jing'an took out his seal and stamped it at the end of the letter.

Then he opened his mouth and gave instructions to the attendants beside him.

"Seal it with fire paint, and then send a horse to deliver the letter to Guangzhou as soon as possible!"

Upon hearing this, the attendants beside Zhu Jing'an responded with clasped fists, then turned and left.

Not long after, Zhang Jin returned to Zhu Jing'an.

Zhu Jing'an cupped his fists and saluted, and said.

"Your Highness, the North Korean envoy has been dispatched and sent back to the post office."

When Zhu Jing'an heard this, he nodded slightly.

Zhang Jin continued. "Your Highness, there is one more thing. When the North Korean envoy was leaving, he stuffed a wad of silver notes into the official's sleeve, hoping that the official would speak for them next to His Highness the Crown Prince."

"Xia Guan just counted it, there are about a thousand taels."

While talking, Zhang Jin placed a stack of silver notes on Zhu Jing'an's desk.

Zhu Jing'an raised his head and took a look, without caring how much these banknotes were, he spoke directly.

"Since it's for you, just keep it!"

Now that his subordinates have taken the initiative to confess to him about collecting money, Zhu Jing'an will no longer ask his subordinates to hand over the money they received.

Otherwise, whether his subordinates will confess to him next time he collects money is another matter.

Hearing this, Zhang Jin nodded with joy and said.

"I would like to thank Your Highness for your grace!"

Zhang Jin is very smart. He knows the reason why he can stay with Zhu Jing'an as secretary-general.

Maybe it has something to do with being smart, clever, and thoughtful.

But the main reason is because of his loyalty. He never hides anything from Zhu Jing'an.

For a superior, the loyalty of subordinates always comes first.

Ability is a secondary matter!

Therefore, even if Zhang Jin received the money, he was not prepared to hide it from Zhu Jing'an.

Of course, this is also related to Zhu Jing'an's generous nature.

He collected the money and came to Zhu Jing'an to confess that the money was still his, but the money had suddenly changed from gray income obtained from bribery to legal income rewarded by His Highness the Crown Prince.

He can spend it freely and boldly!

Even if the Jin Yiwei came to check, he would not be afraid, because the money was rewarded by His Highness the Crown Prince.

If you don't come clean, then this money will still be gray income.

If it is discovered, it will be a big problem.

Zhu Jing'an might not care, but who knows?

If Zhu Jing'an cares about it and has doubts about his loyalty, then his position as secretary-general will be over.

If this is the case, what reason does Zhang Jin have for not confessing in front of Zhu Jing'an?

Anyway, this matter is beneficial and harmless to him!

Zhu Jing'an waved his hand, signaling Zhang Jin to step back.

Seeing this, Zhang Jin bowed slightly, then resigned and left.

Zhu Jing'an continued to be busy with the work at hand. Under his order, Ming troops from all over the south of the Yangtze River gathered in the direction of Songjiang Prefecture to prepare for the war in Fujian.

With so many troops gathered in Songjiang Prefecture, whether it was the logistics supply of the army, the construction of barracks, early adaptability training for cross-sea operations, or managing military discipline to prevent disturbing the people, Zhu Jing'an needed to personally control these.

Recently, Zhu Jing'an's affairs have been quite complicated.

He basically can't take time to rest!

The next morning, Zhu Jing'an was having breakfast. Halfway through the meal, he received the news that the Ming Navy fleet had arrived at the mouth of the Yangtze River and was about to dock at the Shanghai Pier.

Zhu Jing'an was so happy that he put down the half-eaten fried buns in his hand and personally led the team to the dock to prepare to meet the Ming navy's fleet.

The carriage arrived at the dock all the way. Zhu Jing'an got out of the car and strode to the trestle of the dock.

At the same time, on the sea, Ming ships flying the twelve-pointed sun and moon flags were lined up one after another, almost covering the entire sea surface. The scene was extremely spectacular.

Large flags with clear characters and twelve-pointed sun and moon flags are flying in the wind, indicating the identities of these ships.

As waves of sea breeze roared, a large fortune ship owned by the commander of the Ming Dynasty Navy, Zhang He, slowly approached the dock.

Although the Ming Dynasty has already begun to imitate Western-style sail battleships, the shipyard is still in the technical experimental stage, and there are only a few test prototype ships in the dock.

It was impossible to build sailing battleships on a large scale in a short time.

In addition, the sailors needed to drive Western-style ships are still being trained.

Therefore, it will take at least two or three years for the Ming Dynasty's own sail battleship fleet to form a combat effectiveness.

Before that, the Ming army's naval fleet could only continue to be dominated by traditional Chinese ships.

Of course, even if the Ming Dynasty's sail battleship fleet develops combat effectiveness in the future, the traditional Chinese ships in the Ming Navy's navy will not be eliminated.

Instead, it will be used for coastal and inland river patrols, recruit training, etc.

Although traditional Chinese-style ships are inferior to Western-style ships in terms of ocean navigation and combat effectiveness, their offshore seaworthiness and cost performance are worse than Western-style ships.

It also has its own value!

Under the watchful eyes of countless people on the pier, Zhang He's ship was pulled onto the pier little by little by the barge.

Immediately, a pedal was put up, and Zhang He, the commander of the Ming Dynasty Navy, came to the trestle through the pedal, then walked quickly to Zhu Jing'an and bowed down.

"The last general, Zhang He, has been ordered to come and report to His Highness the Crown Prince!"

"Your Highness is a thousand years old, a thousand years old, a thousand years old!"

Seeing this, Zhu Jing'an took a few steps forward, stretched out his hands to help Zhang He up, and said.

"Hahaha, Zhang Dutong, you and I haven't seen each other for a long time, why are we so different?"

"Why are you so polite in front of me?"

When Zhang He heard this, a proud expression flashed across his old face involuntarily, but he still spoke.

"Your Highness is so courteous, the general is really frightened."

"The final general is willing to serve His Highness and do everything possible for the Ming Dynasty, even if I die!"

Seeing this, Zhu Jing'an also reached out and patted Zhang He's shoulder, and then spoke.

"Hahaha, Gu has set up a banquet in the city of Shanghai to entertain the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty who are coming across the sea. Zhang Dutong, hurry up and follow Gu into the city!"

While talking, Zhu Jing'an greeted Zhang He and walked towards Shanghai City.

Soon, the group returned to Shanghai County.

The Ming Navy also docked at the port in an orderly manner. In addition to leaving the necessary manpower on duty, sailors walked off the ship one by one and lined up on the dock.

Then he was led by several Ming army officers to the Ming army camp outside Shanghai County.

It has been some time since the main force of the Ming army arrived in Shanghai County, and the barracks and other facilities have naturally been built long ago.

The navy can enter the barracks for further training and repairs as soon as it docks.

After the Ming Navy fleet arrived in Shanghai, it immediately began repairs.

A large amount of food and wine were sent to the military camp and used to reward the troops.

The sailors of the Ming Navy fleet were repairing in Shanghai for several days. During this period, a large amount of grain, grass, baggage and war preparation materials were continuously loaded onto the ship and prepared for departure.

After everything was prepared, the main force of the Ming army began to board the ship from Shanghai, preparing to set off south and attack Fuzhou...

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PS: I will take the exam for Subject 2 tomorrow, and I have to go to the city to stay in advance today, so there is only one chapter... (End of this chapter)