"Shi Qing thinks that descendants of Duke Qian can be granted the title?" Zhu Yicheng asked.

Shi Yizhi was about to answer subconsciously, but when he spoke, he moved his heart and bowed: "The Duke of Qian has made contributions to the country. I should treat him well in the Ming Dynasty. However, how to reward him specifically, I think this matter needs to be called on the emperor to...."

"What does Jiang Aiqing mean?" Zhu Yicheng turned his gaze to Jiang Jin and asked.

Jiang Jin didn't say much, just said that this matter was not something that could be confirmed by a minister, and Zhu Yicheng still needed to make a decision.

Nodded, Zhu Yicheng said to know, and then he did not express his attitude. Then all three of them happened to be there, and Zhu Yicheng asked about the matter in Liaodong.

The Battle of Liaodong has begun for some time, and the front line is progressing smoothly, especially in North Korea, due to Zhu Jiancai's unexpected move, the local power of North Korea was greatly damaged, and the conflicts between the people in North Korea changed, and the target was directly aimed at the local tribes and gentry.

I have to admit that Zhu Jiancai's hand is really beautiful. It can be said that in his hands, the entire North Korea has become earth-shaking. Those who have ulterior motives now have no time to protect themselves. How can they still have the intention to oppose the Ming Dynasty?

When North Korea became stable, the battle ahead went smoothly. Originally, the Qing army in Liaodong was insufficient, and Dong Dashan led the troops to fight steadily. Although the Qing army took advantage of the convenience of land and war horses to harass the Ming army, intending to cut off the supply line of the Ming army, Dong Dashan had long expected this. You should know that the Later Jin Dynasty in the Ming Dynasty fought with the Ming army in this way. Once the supply line of the Ming army was cut off, the Qing army could separate and attack them.

This time, the Qing army tried to use this old method to deal with the Ming army, but unfortunately, the times have changed and the opponents have also changed.

The Ming army is no longer the Ming army of that year, and the Qing army is no longer the Later Jin army of that year.

The Ming army that swept the world with strong combat effectiveness and well-trained training was not comparable to that of the Ming army back then? In addition, the Ming army's firearms have long been updated, holding not only flintlock muskets that were far superior to the previous muskets, but even this time when they went to Liaodong, the Ming army also equipped some newly developed complete muskets using paper-shell bullets.

This kind of complete musket using paper shells can be said to be another leap in the Ming munitions equipment, and this progress can be said to be epoch-making.

From its birth, muskets experienced the initial bamboo "shock muskets" to iron castings, and then to previous muskets and bird guns, and then developed into various links of flintlock rifles, which took hundreds of years.

Nowadays, all the old muskets in the Ming army have been eliminated, replaced by the latest flintlock rifle. This musket is reliable in performance, long range and powerful, and is the most advanced firearm in the world.

However, compared with the fully equipped muskets that the Academy of Sciences had just developed successfully using paper-shell bullets, the flintlock rifle now is not enough. The emergence of the fully equipped musket can be said to be an extremely important part of the progress of thermal weapons. With its emergence, the foundation of thermal weapons in the future has been formed. When the paper-shell bullets become fixed-load metal bullets, this means that the war has undergone another complete change, and the cold weapons that are still in use will completely withdraw from the war.

In order to test and collect data on this new type of musket, or rifle, the Academy of Sciences sent elite personnel to the Liaodong front line and assembled a battalion of troops with this weapon for experimentation.

According to the news from the front line, the performance of the new type of fixed-mounted rifle is surprising. As the commander, Dong Dashan even proposed to the court that this kind of rifle should be produced as soon as possible, so as to fully replace the Ming army.

Faced with the Ming army armed to the teeth, the Qing army could do nothing even if it seized the opportunity to attack. The Ming army was not afraid of those small groups of Qing army, and even the logistics forces had excellent combat power.

This situation caused the Qing army's attempt to cut off the supply of the Ming army completely to go bankrupt. If the troops used were less than the force, it would not only fail to achieve the effect, but would even be defeated by the Ming army's logistics support troops. Once the troops were used more, the meaning of mobility and surprise attacks would be lost. If they were accidentally bitten by the Ming army, the Qing army would not be worth the loss.

After suffering a few losses, the Qing army also realized this and took back the scattered army. Apart from leaving a few or more than ten scouts, they would never dare to attack the Ming army again. As for those scouts, the Ming army did not care about them. Anyway, the Ming army's marching target was firm and they were not afraid of the Qing army's inquiry. Besides, if these scouts approached, the Ming army would also send cavalry equipped with firearms to kill them.

At present, according to the news replies from the front line, the two Ming troops' clamp postures have been developed, and Shengjing is already in the Ming army's pocket. If nothing unexpected happens, the Ming army will be able to attack Shengjing in about seven days at most.

"The Military Affairs Office needs to seize the time for immigration in Liaodong, especially the support from North Korea must be increased. The battle situation in Liaodong is going well, and the follow-up work cannot wait for so many days. How to arrange the specific arrangements will be implemented by the Military Affairs Office." Zhu Yicheng said calmly, but when he heard this, Shi Yi's eyes twitched and he hurriedly said yes.

Although Zhu Yicheng seemed to have just given a simple order, Shi Yizhi understood that this was Zhu Yicheng's dissatisfaction.

Because Shi Yizhi opposed the assistance of maritime merchants in transporting materials and only agreed to call for naval transportation, the progress of the imperial court's immigration from North Korea to Liaodong is not very optimistic.

Sun Jiagan had mentioned this to him before, but Shi Yizhi was still rejected. Now Zhu Yicheng made such an explanation, indicating that Zhu Yicheng has taken this matter seriously, which made Shi Yizhi feel a little uneasy.

However, no matter what, Shi Yizhi still felt that he had done nothing wrong. All he was thinking about was to continue to coordinate with the Navy. If it really didn't work, the Military Affairs Office directly ordered the Navy to come forward to call for the merchant ships. This would not only solve the problem, but also bypass the embarrassment of directly contacting merchants.

In his opinion, businessmen must not contact military and national affairs, which is the bottom line. As long as he sits in the position of chief military aircraft, he must not easily let the merchants intervene.

After chatting for a few more words, Zhu Yicheng waved his hand and asked them to retreat. After the three of them got up and bowed and left, Zhu Yicheng sighed lightly and shook his head helplessly.

These days, Zhu Yicheng's dissatisfaction with Shi Yizhi has become more and more dissatisfied with Shi Yizhi. To be honest, Shi Yizhi has the ability and his prestige is not bad in the court, but his personality is flawed and his vision is not as long as he imagined.

After all, Shi Yizhi's literary background was destined to his vision, and because Shi Yizhi's personality was one step further, he was no longer suitable to sit in the position of chief military aircraft. Especially in the opinion of the descendants of the Duke of Qian just now, his answer disappointed Zhu Yicheng.

Although what Shi Yizhi said was some truths and finally pointed out that this matter should be decided by Zhu Yicheng. However, before, his words revealed another meaning, which was clearly an unstable position, but he also thought about taking into account the overall situation and taking care of Zhu Yicheng's ideas.

If Shi Yizhi had opposed or strongly supported him from the beginning, maybe Zhu Yicheng would not have such a view of him. But now Shi Yizhi clearly has his own ideas but does not say it directly, which seems very awkward.

As the chief military minister, he either has a harmonious role like Liao Huanzhi before, and only put himself in the position of the emperor's counselor to do things with the will of the court, arranges all matters well, and has good execution ability.

Or maybe he has extremely strong abilities, has determination and courage, and can directly point out the situation that the emperor has not noticed, and make a comprehensive consideration for the military and national affairs of the court.

Shi Yizhi clearly distinguished that neither of them was, which disappointed Zhu Yicheng very much. Moreover, Shi Yizhi is now reluctant to hire merchants and merchant ships to cooperate with immigration, and even the immigration from Liaodong is slow. From this point of view, selfishness has gained the upper hand.

Thinking of this, Zhu Yicheng was full of disappointment and regretted his improper selection. But at this point, he still did not fully plan to directly adjust his position in the Military Affairs Office. After all, the replacement of the Chief Military Affairs Minister is not a trivial matter. Once this is done, the impact will be great. In addition to Shi Yizhi's reputation in the Qingliu, Zhu Yicheng needs to consider the stability of the court.

At present, Zhu Yicheng could only temporarily put the military service department's bad luck aside in advance and consider other issues.

Among them, Zhang Ran had already reported to Mushan before Shi Yizhi and Jiang Jin came. As Zhang Ran said, Mushan's origin is fine, and this can be confirmed.

In addition, in addition to formally reporting the matter through the Military Affairs Office, Yue Zhongqi also made a secret memorial. In this secret memorial, Yue Zhongqi explained to Zhu Yicheng in detail the considerations of the Duke of Qian and the considerations of why he had to do so.

Due to this secret report, Zhu Yicheng also completely understood the complex situation in Yunnan, and at the same time expressed his approval of Yue Zhongqi's suggestions.

Not to mention that the position of Duke of Qian is different from other former Ming Guixuns. Zhu Yicheng treated his descendants well with Mu Tianbo's death, and no one could say. Moreover, in Yunnan, Duke of Qian was destroyed long ago, but his prestige among the people is very high. There are even many local chieftains and heads who are very likely to take the initiative to surrender to the Ming Dynasty because Duke of Qian is very likely to take the initiative to surrender.

If we could borrow its power, it would save a lot of efforts from Yunnan. What's more, the Ming Dynasty is now using troops everywhere and can solve the problem in Yunnan early, and the Ming Dynasty can also free up hands to deal with military considerations in other directions. Therefore, in this matter, Zhu Yicheng agreed with Yue Zhongqi's suggestion to appease Yunnan by restoring the position of Duke of Guizhou and solve the southwest problem.

Furthermore, the Ming Dynasty continued the Ming Dynasty. Although the Ming Dynasty had never given any preferential treatment to the former Ming Guixun, this was somewhat criticized outside the court. Of course, Zhu Yicheng had his own considerations. If the position of Duke of Guizhou was restored this time, it would not only let the people of the world know their own strength, but also use this to determine the Ming Dynasty's attitude towards the former Ming Guixun, thereby blocking some people's mouths.

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