novelAbuy Chapter 16 Chongzhen: Huang Taiji, when you ascend the throne, I will give you a great gift.
Chapter 16 Chongzhen: Huang Taiji, when you ascend the throne, I will give you a great gift.
If possible.
He was quite curious about what the zombie would look like in the real world.
Zhu Youjian restarted the MC drive.
Step inside.
Looking at Zhu Youjian, who had returned repeatedly, Zhou Liang asked, "Is there still anything Your Majesty hasn't explained?"
Zhu Youjian nodded.
Where is Cao Zhizhong being held?
Because people are still quite afraid of zombies.
Therefore, Cao Zhizhong could not be killed, nor could he be placed with the common people.
Zhou Liang then had a basement dug specifically to imprison Cao Zhizhong.
"Your Majesty, please come with me."
Led by Zhou Liang, Zhu Youjian arrived at the house where they had started.
Find a rock and dig it open.
A passageway came into view.
Following the stairs in the passage, we arrived at a basement with about a dozen compartments.
It was filled with torches.
Upon entering the basement, after taking a few steps, one hears a roar.
Digging open one of the stones revealed Cao Zhizhong, a villager imprisoned as a zombie.
Zhu Youjian approached Cao Zhizhong.
After turning into a zombie, it lost its mind and became a monster.
Seeing Zhu Youjian approach Cao Zhizhong, Zhou Liang quickly spoke up to remind him.
"Your Majesty should be careful."
There is a chance of getting infected after being attacked by zombies.
Therefore, among the monsters of the night, zombies, though slow-moving, pose the least threat.
Yet it is the entity that the common people fear the most.
Zhu Youjian raised his hand: "It's alright."
"I will take him away for a while."
Upon hearing this, Zhou Liang was startled.
"Does Your Majesty intend to take this monster to the Ming Dynasty?"
You should know that once this kind of monster gets out of control...
This posed a significant threat to the entire Ming Dynasty.
Especially its infectious properties.
"Your Majesty, please reconsider."
"If such a monster were to go to the Ming Dynasty, there is a risk that it would get out of control."
Zhu Youjian calmly replied, "Don't worry, I know what I'm doing."
If it's a little zombie.
That certainly carries a great risk.
Don't let the small size of the little zombie fool you; it's incredibly fast.
On the contrary, the threat posed by the large zombies is far less than that of the small zombies, which move slowly.
As long as you're not careless, there won't be any problems.
Besides, I only know that it will only take about ten minutes to go there.
Then just send it back.
"Alright, I can handle this myself. You can go about your business."
Seeing this, Zhou Liang didn't say anything more.
The emperor has his own ideas, so just follow them.
After Zhou Liang left...
Zhu Youjian then removed the last stone that had trapped Cao Zhizhong.
With the restrictions lifted.
Cao Zhizhong slowly walked towards Zhu Youjian.
During this time, Zhu Youjian immediately turned on the MC driver.
A screen of light appeared between the two.
then.
Zhu Youjian followed closely behind and also entered the light screen.
When the field of vision is clear.
They have returned to the Wuying Hall.
Zhu Youjian looked at Cao Zhizhong in front of him and remained silent for a moment.
Just as I imagined.
In the next hour.
Cao Zhizhong gradually transformed from a blocky figure back into a normal human form.
But he was still a zombie, not a human.
His skin was a deep green, his pupils were a deep red, and his arms were raised to shoulder height.
It also occasionally lets out a roar.
Cao Zhizhong quickly noticed Zhu Youjian and walked towards him.
Seeing this, Zhu Youjian remained calm.
Just as Zhu Youjian was leading Cao Zhizhong for a stroll, Wang Chengen led the horses to the Imperial Horse Stable and returned to the Wuying Hall.
Then they saw a monster chasing the emperor.
Wang Chengen was startled when he saw this scene.
He grabbed a chair and ran to Zhu Youjian: "Your Majesty! Why did you bring Cao Zhizhong back?"
"Please step back! This old servant will risk his life to prevent Cao Zhizhong from harming a single hair on your head!"
He glanced at Wang Chengen's trembling legs.
A conclusion was reached.
After the conclusion that zombies can indeed come to the real world.
Zhu Youjian did not linger.
After observing for the time it takes for half an incense stick to burn.
They then sent Cao Zhizhong back to the basement in the Minecraft world and locked him up again.
Zombies in the Minecraft world.
It does bear a striking resemblance to the zombies of the Qing Dynasty.
The Qing Dynasty zombies also raised their hands, but one walked by jumping while the other walked slowly.
"I was just wondering how to send a congratulatory gift when Huang Taiji ascended the throne."
"Now, things are settled."
If I remember correctly, in the ninth year of the Chongzhen Emperor's reign, Huang Taiji declared himself emperor and changed the country's name to the Qing Dynasty.
This year is the eighth year of the Chongzhen reign, and there is only one year left before Huang Taiji ascends the throne.
The absence of zombies in the Qing Dynasty is incomplete.
Unfortunately, the zombies aren't very strong in combat, mainly because they're too slow.
It's estimated that it can only annoy Huang Taiji, and won't have any real effect.
However, it was enough to disgust the Qing Dynasty.
After sending Cao Zhizhong back, Zhu Youjian said, "By the way, send someone to the Imperial Stables to fetch forty saddles for me."
Saddles in the Minecraft world cannot be obtained through crafting.
They are scarce and require a certain amount of luck to obtain, and cannot be mass-produced.
Fortunately, the Ming Dynasty lacked horses, but it did not lack saddles.
……
Five days later.
In the Wuying Hall, a group of officials gathered. Yang Sichang presented Zhu Youjian with his completed memorial on suppressing bandits.
The strategy for suppressing bandits can be summarized in three sentences.
Firstly: to repel external aggression, one must first secure internal stability.
Secondly: Sufficient food is necessary before sufficient military strength is required.
Thirdly: Only by protecting the people can we defeat the bandits.
All three policies are aimed at suppressing the bandits.
The person in charge of the specific implementation was Governor-General Hong Chengchou.
The local governors were responsible for providing assistance.
Zhu Youjian had no objection to these points. Putting aside other factors, Hong Chengchou's military capabilities were beyond question.
We do have a concrete plan.
So the most crucial one.
Where does the money come from?
Because the current military strength of the imperial court is insufficient to create an ambush situation on all sides.
Therefore, Yang Sichang immediately said, "Your Majesty, my suggestion is to increase the troops by 120,000."
"Five thousand soldiers and officers from Fengyang and Sizhou ancestral mausoleums, and five thousand soldiers and officers from Chengtian Xianling, shall each hold their ground; thirty thousand soldiers and officers from the Shaanxi Three Borders Governor-General and thirty thousand soldiers and officers from the Prime Minister's Army shall be used to pursue and suppress the uprising army; ten thousand soldiers and officers and officers from the Fengyang and Shaanxi Governors, and fifteen thousand soldiers and officers and officers from the Huguang and Henan Governors."
"Of these, there are 74,000 infantry and 36,000 cavalry. According to my calculations, the total cost is 2.62 million taels of silver."
Just then.
Cheng Guoxiang, the Vice Minister of Revenue, spoke up: "Your Majesty, the amount calculated by Minister Yang is too idealistic. May I recalculate it?"
Zhu Youjian nodded.
Cheng Guoxiang immediately compared the specific data given by Yang Sichang, and after the time it takes for an incense stick to burn.
The final data was obtained.
Yang Sichang did indeed miscalculate.
Two million six hundred and twenty thousand was only enough to support the expenses of 110,000 officers and soldiers.
According to Yang Sichang's plan, an additional 120,000 troops were needed.
Therefore, this amount still requires 180,000 taels of silver for military service.
Zhu Youjian looked at Cheng Guoxiang, somewhat surprised.
They were able to detect the error in the amount based solely on Yang Sichang's verbal account.
Conversely, Hou Xun, the Minister of Revenue, was far inferior.
After a moment of contemplation, Zhu Youjian said, "Minister Yang, your plan is excellent."
"However, the imperial court cannot afford to send an additional 120,000 troops, whether it requires 2.62 million or 2.88 million taels of silver in military pay."