History books are not interested in the life of the people, so even though they feel that life is slow every day, there is only one punctuation mark in the book, even after several months or even years.

This was the spring of the 23rd year of Chongzhen. Farmers were busy with spring plowing, hoping that the water conservancy facilities built in winter could play a role. The merchants were anxiously waiting for the final release of the "Imperial Tax Law", and at the same time estimated whether the tax they paid over the years could be exchanged for a civilian title and obtain the self-declaration qualification.

Officials concentrated in various newspapers and followed the instructions of the mastermind behind the scenes to advance in sequence. Now the debate has truly set foot on the track and has begun to debate the issue of military and military generals being proficient in their proficiency.

After Zhu Cixuan introduced military officers to the ring, he soon discovered the rebound of civil servants and hurriedly let them hide, which gradually calmed down the trend of a general strike between uniting the party.

As a secret promoter, Wu Xuan was unwilling to see the repeated struggle between civil servants and emperors during the Jiajing and Wanli periods. In fact, in the hearts of civil servants, almost no one realized that this was a conflict between bureaucratic groups and imperial power. They were just a group of people who were brave enough to advance for their own moral standards and trustworthiness.

Just like the civil officials of the Northern Song Dynasty forced Di Qing to death, under this era, people could not correctly judge a person or a group.

Wu Qi only hopes that the crown prince can be more at peace under such a whim and not launch large-scale military operations within the past five years to allow the people to rest. He believes that even after a hundred generations, people will not think that his decision was wrong after reading this history.

However, Zhu Cilang was more certain that after the mid-17th century of the Western era, the pace of the colonists was calculated in the past few days. Not to mention five years, every five months wasted, the Ming Dynasty would lose its obvious advantages. Moreover, in this sail era, each monsoon season was a summary and assessment.

On the first day of March 23, the emperor arrived at Wenhua Hall and the crown prince presided over the civil and military court meeting. The governors of the fourth headquarters of the Grand Governor's Office were given a seat in Spain, and opposite were six cabinet masters from the cabinet.

The theme of the meeting was very clear, that is, the army ran through the entire Mongolia, from Yinshan to Langjuxu Mountain. The straight line was two thousand miles away. The Mongolian population was around one million, and the Mongolian soldiers could fight were about 300,000.

"Ming Ming Dynasty shouldn't waste too much manpower and material resources in the north." You Shiwei said: "The population there is too small. If a large number of fortresses are built to advance, it will consume too much."

You Shiwei sat in the second place in the Eastern Class, and above him was Qin Liangyu from the General Training Department. Because it involved technical issues in strategic execution, he would speak first.

After hearing You Shiwei's anti-war remarks, Qin Liangyu was not happy. She secretly turned her head and glanced at You Shiwei, shook her head slightly to express her dissatisfaction.

You Shiwei sat next to her. He saw clearly from Yu Guangzhong, but he had no intention of changing his words. He continued: "The news sent back from the Ministry of War, it is difficult to dig up the foundation to the north of Guihua City, and it is impossible to cultivate crops. Our army has many firearms and is good at defending the city. If we cannot build the city, the manpower will be consumed even more than calculating."

The weather is bitter and cold, and there is a long supply line. If you cannot build a city, you will really not be able to ensure the food, clothing, weapons, weapons and gunpowder of the front-line troops.

Li Changling, the left governor of the General Logistics Department, also half-hung his eyes and his head was slightly raised. Judging from the feedback from the staff sent out, there is definitely no way to fight in the northeast, unless big cities pile up. The Mongolian side will not be much better, unless the Ming army can also fight nomadic like the Mongolians.

After all, the Ming Dynasty is a city civilization. Without the support of the city, it is impossible to live in the wild for a long time.

The civil servants were naturally very happy to hear that the technical impracticality was not feasible and did not say anything to stop them.

Wu Xuan hoped that he would see "Zhongxing" in his tenure as the chief minister, and fighting war was a veto on politics. He had never heard of any Zhongxing dynasty or prosperous empire. He was still fighting on one side.

Sun Chuanting disapproved of war because his military expansion speed could not keep up. He was an outlier among civil servants. He learned to steal big families and build an army without any guidance early, but he could not get rid of the inertial thinking of literati and plan before moving. Sending troops to Mongolia now is definitely not considered "planning".

Jiang Dejing has been very effective in water control in recent years, especially after planting trees and afforestation in the upper reaches of the Huanghuai River, the floods in the Huanghuai River last year were significantly less than in previous years. At least the people in many places had time to migrate and avoid it, and unlike the previous flood peaks, they did not even have the chance to escape.

With such a kind of moral politics, Jiang Dejing is confident that he will have a good reputation in a hundred years. So, the country's limited funds should be invested in these major projects that can be seen and tangible and beneficial to people's livelihood.

The three new masters who entered the cabinet also had their own plans.

This matter is actually a replica of the Jeju Island incident. If it weren't for the detailed arrangements of Wu's plan this time, Sun Chuanting and Cai Maode could not openly express their opposition, and the cabinet would probably have started to make trouble first.

"Three armies, 100,000 people. It may not be that difficult to fight Mongolia." Qin Liangyu said: "The morale of the army is now in full swing. If there is no war for five years, the morale of the army will probably be rusted."

Zhu Cilang nodded. This was his first statement since the beginning of the meeting.

Wang Shiqin, the left governor of the General Equipment Department, sat at the end of the general and said, "If it really doesn't work, the First Army can also be transferred to Mongolia."

You Shiwei glared at Wang Shiqin, not because he was telling the truth, but infringing on the power of the General Staff. Wang Shiqin knew that he had made up his words, so he turned aside and said, "Now our army has a sharp weapon that is being finalized. If the finalization is successful, he can equip a division within the year."

Zhu Cilang nodded again.

The sharp weapon Wang Shiqin mentioned is the continuous bead musket.

The continuous pearl musket was famous in the original historical time and space for Dai Zi's twenty-eight consecutive shots during the Kangxi period. In fact, this advanced concept musket was not thought of by Dai Zi's head, but a clear historical preface.

First of all, the Thunder gun invented by Zhao Shizhen during the Wanli period, which was filled with five gun barrels and created the concept of continuous shooting. Its advantages are obvious that one gun can be used as five guns, and the firepower is directly increased by five times. However, the reason why the Thunder gun was not favored by the generals is that the technical conditions are immature, the loading is difficult, and the shape is too large, so it is impossible to train the battle formation.

The military enthusiasts of the Ming Dynasty did not give up the Thunder gun, but were still moving forward on the correct way to enhance firepower. However, the shields, axes, spears and other accessories equipped on the Thunder gun were abandoned one by one, and finally returned to the essence of its musket.

It was on the basis of his father Dai Cang that Dai Zi invented the twenty-eight consecutive bead musket.

The continuous bead musket, which now appears on the stage of history twenty-four years in advance, was designed by a student named Dai Cang. Although it does not reach twenty-eight consecutive shots, it also achieves eight consecutive shots. And unlike the previous concept of gun barrel collection, the continuous bead musket does not have eight gun barrels, but uses a rotary chamber to load the pre-prepared mother-of-sized ammunition through the ammunition chamber and then fired by flint.

If this kind of musket is placed in the forum of later generations, some people will definitely call it a "revolver"; if the old artillery soldiers of the Ming army see it, they will definitely call it a "handheld Franchiser".

The principle is indeed adopted from the concept of Fran's machine cannon rear-mounted.

Although the firing speed is fast, it also has the defects of the Fran cannon.

First: Inadequate metal sealing can easily cause gas leakage from the emitter drug and shorten the range.

Second: There is no compacted gunpowder, which is less powerful than a front-loaded musket, and the armor-breaking distance is closer.

There was originally a chance of easily exploding, but at least it was reduced to an acceptable level due to the improvement in the quality of the Ming Dynasty's steel products.

Even if there are only the first two defects, it is enough to make this eight-shot continuous beaded musket unable to replace the active flintlock gun. Wang Shiqin said that the output in a year can be equipped with a division, but no division is willing to use this musket, which is destined to be manufactured on a small scale to equip the officer guards - they need close-range high firepower self-defense.

It was also Dai Cang and his continuous bead guns that Zhu Cixuan realized that he had invested too little in light weapons. The focus of the research and development of firearms was on heavy artillery, which was to lay the foundation for future naval guns. The remaining energy was also focused on improving gunpowder and gun medicine formulas.

There was also a theory of superior artillery in the Ming army. Even the earliest 17th change could exert great power within two miles, but the muskets could only be fired after the enemy entered seventy steps. Many servants with unstable fighting spirit collapsed directly after being baptized by the Ming artillery, and there was no chance of a musket duel.

However, artillery requirements for roads and logistics are too high. It can be used in dry and cold Liaodong, but the jungle is unable to meet the grasslands. These two directions are the main battlefields for the future of the Ming Dynasty.

Wang Shiqin proposed at this time that in addition to supporting Qin Liangyu, he also hoped that the crown prince could increase investment in light weapons. If the firearms were able to fire eight pills in a row, they would naturally have great advantages when dealing with the Mongols with their horse bows and speed.

"This kind of weapon cannot change the situation of the battle." You Shiwei said to Li Changling: "If you fight north, it is better to fight logistics than to fight tactics and morale. How much transportation capacity can the General Logistics Department provide and how many castles can build, this is the foundation for our army to go north. If we want to fight like Huo Qubing, our army may not be inferior to the Han army, and the Mongolian Tatars are definitely not as good as the Huns, and the victory lies with me. It is just that the war is meaningless to our Ming Dynasty."

Han Wu wanted to take revenge at that time, otherwise the Huns would have been invading the frontiers of the Han Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty now occupied a strong position, and the Mongols did not dare to invade the border in an organization. There was no need to use a big stick to teach a beast that had already been subdued - unless it was killed directly.

The General Staff opposes war not because they are unwilling to fight, but because they are worried that the scale of the war will not meet their expectations.

If you don’t fight, you will be fine. If you want to fight, you must completely destroy this old opponent.

This is their true thought. (To be continued, please search for Astronomy, novels are better, updated and faster!
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