All Heavens and Worlds Modified History System

Chapter 45 When autumn comes on September th, my flower will bloom and all other flowers will die!

Marshal's Mansion, small kitchen.

There are two kitchens in the mansion, one is a large kitchen that supplies the entire mansion, and the other is a small kitchen that serves the backyard.

Several cooks stood cautiously by the side, watching respectfully as the Marshal cracked a raw egg, then tilted his head back and slurped it up.

After swallowing ten raw eggs in a row, Chen Ran wiped his hands and left with satisfaction.

"Madam is amazing."

"Who says it's not true? The Marshal has been squeezed dry."

"I didn't realize that Madam is so powerful, like a willow in the wind."

As expected, the cooks' discussion reached Chen Ran's ears.

Not surprisingly, his face darkened.

The lady's ability is just average.

The amazing one is Xueqing.

He really didn't realize that Xueqing, with her small canine teeth and shallow dimples, forced him to eat eggs early in the morning to supplement his nutrition.

"Just wait, when I'm in better condition, I'll definitely beat you up!"

Chen Ran, feeling ruthless, subconsciously opened his attribute panel.

Ignore all the irrelevant things and click directly on health to find the right target among hundreds of options.

"Really?"

Looking at the number five marked behind the durability column, Chen Ran gritted his teeth, stomped his feet, and wanted to click the plus sign.

I raised my hands, but in the end I couldn't bear to let go.

Last time I used three points, and that was obtained after a fierce battle and the recovery of a large area of ​​land.

He only had a dozen or so left, and he really couldn't bear to part with it.

Thinking about Xue Qing's talent, Chen Ran was determined, "Just wait until I earn enough deviation value. At worst, I can just not follow the usual path recently."

'The changes have been made, and the rewards are now being distributed.'

'Note: 25,000 eggs, 22,000 kilograms of leeks, 800 kilograms of wolfberries, and 400 kilograms of deer antlers will be distributed. Please check them carefully.'

Chen Ran'o(￣ヘ￣o＃)'

"System, I can clearly feel your mockery of me~~~"

The spring ploughing season is very busy. In addition to the soldiers continuing to train, busy figures can be seen in almost all the farmlands, from Lushun Fort to Gaizhou.

At this time, the benefits of Chen Ran's search for Roman horses came to light.

In addition to war horses, pack horses and draft horses were used as plow horses.

Compared to oxen, draft horses are not much less powerful and can do the work with similar effectiveness.

The people who gathered from various islands in Dongjiang were allocated military farmland to cultivate, and received new farm tools, sufficient crops, and large livestock.

Everyone was full of energy and enthusiasm.

Southern Liaoning has been developed for many years and already has a large amount of reclaimed land and complete water conservancy facilities.

After the Tartars massacred the Liao people, these things gradually fell into disrepair, but the foundation was still there.

It is always much easier to invest enough manpower and material resources than to start building from scratch.

Thousands of miles away in the capital, the young emperor once again went to the Imperial Ancestral Temple to offer his tribute.

"My dear Lord Zhou." The Chongzhen Emperor was in a good mood and could hardly hold back his smile. "I seem to have come to the Imperial Ancestral Temple more often recently to offer my tributes. Earl Weiyuan did a good job, and I will reward him well."

Zhou Yanru smiled without saying a word, showing his bossy demeanor.

Sun Chengzong was far away in Liaodong, and he was the de facto prime minister of the Ming Dynasty at that time.

Maintain your tone and don't say some words easily.

"Your Majesty." Wen Tiren stepped forward without hesitation. "It is all thanks to Your Majesty that Weiyuan Earl can achieve such great achievements."

"Let's not mention last year's achievements." Although he said not to mention it, in fact, saying this sentence naturally reminded the emperor of Chen Ran's achievements last year. "Dongjiang Town recovered the three states of Jin Fugai, rebuilt the main force of the slaves in the field, and killed a great prince, plus the son of an old slave."

At this point, Wen Tiren's words became more and more high-pitched. "Since your majesty selected Weiyuan Bo from a humble background, he has won many victories and defeated the enemy. It is all thanks to your majesty's ability to identify talents and select him. Just like Emperor Wu of Han selected Wei and Huo, and Emperor Gao of Song used Yue Wumu. When it comes to meritorious service, it is all your majesty's credit. As for the generous reward, there is no need to rush."

This person really knows how to behave and speaks nicely.

Wen Tiren knew very well that it would be better to flatter the emperor first than to brag about Chen Ran’s achievements directly, which would bring more benefits in the future.

Sure enough, upon hearing this, the corners of Emperor Chongzhen's mouth rose higher than with an AK.

Chen Ran was very powerful. He defeated the Jiannu army and made them flee in panic.

But in the final analysis, if I hadn't trusted him and given him the opportunity, he would never have been able to succeed, right?
Xu Guangqi was not happy with this and immediately stepped out to salute, "Your Majesty, Chen Ran has made outstanding contributions and made great achievements. He can be regarded as the pillar of our Ming Dynasty. If you don't reward him for his merits, I'm afraid it will chill the hearts of the soldiers on the front line."

Wen Tihen looked up, but the first thing he looked at was not Xu Guangqi, but Zhou Yanru.

The two of them had a tacit understanding in private, one praising the other suppressing in front of the emperor, so as to avoid giving the emperor the impression that Chen Ran had connections in the court.

Originally it should have been Zhou Yanru who jumped out to oppose, but unexpectedly Xu Guangqi took the initiative to step forward.

Zhou Yanru stood aside with his sleeves waving, and shook his head slightly.

Wen Tiren understood immediately and scolded, "Master Xu, what you said is wrong. If the Earl of Weiyuan is really the pillar of the sky, why didn't he continue to march north to attack Haizhou, Liaoyang, and even Shenyang! Why did he only attack Gaizhou and then retreat and turn back? Are you thinking of keeping the enemy at bay for your own benefit?" Emperor Chongzhen nodded slightly, then frowned.

In fact, he really knows nothing about military affairs and has no idea about military affairs.

I also think that since we have reached Gaizhou and won the field battle, why not continue northward?
Emperor Chongzhen cannot be blamed because he did not receive true imperial education and had no practical experience.

Everything he knew came from reading memorials to the emperor.

But memorials to the dead are where the most lies are concentrated in the world.

He is only 19 years old this year, he has not been to school properly, he knows nothing.
"What Wen Xueshi said is absolutely absurd." Xu Guangqi snorted coldly. "The army under the command of Weiyuan Bo is only over 10,000 people. They suffered heavy losses in the battle. How can they march thousands of miles north to attack Huanglong? The army has run out of food, grass, medicine and weapons. If they don't retreat, are they just going to die?"

Just as Wen Tiren was about to speak, Emperor Chongzhen said, "Please do not argue, my dear ministers. I already know your difficulties."

The emperor turned to Zhou Yanru and said, "My dear, Mr. Chen's family has made great contributions. Please discuss and report the corresponding rewards. As for money, food and military supplies, I will allocate 300,000 taels of silver from the treasury and send them over first."

All the ministers bowed and said they accepted the order.

Xu Guangqi, who had made an assist invisibly, glared at Wen Tiren, looking down on this flatterer.

Wen Tiren didn't care either. He called a few ministers to gather together to discuss the reward for Chen Ran.

Having made such a great contribution, it is difficult to move to a regular position, but the official title and honorary rank will definitely be promoted, and maybe even the title of nobility will be raised.

Outside Lushun Fort, the weapons workshop.

'boom! '

The matchlock ignited the gunpowder. There was a dull gunshot, and a large gap appeared on the chest part of a suit of armor placed on a wooden frame eighty steps away.

After checking it out, Chen Ran immediately ordered, "Retreat again, and pull back to 100 steps!"

Another shot was fired, and this time the lead bullet just grazed the shoulder of the armor.

"Five more shots."

Five shots were fired in succession, two of them hit the target, and the remaining three did not fly far.

Stepping forward to take the musket with a hot barrel, Chen Ran held the gun upside down, closed one eye and looked at the inside of the barrel that was still emitting smoke.

Inside the barrel, there are three convex and concave yin-yang rifling lines that spiral side by side!

Handing the musket to a guard beside him, Chen Ran turned around and looked at a craftsman with calloused hands. "Did you make this?"

"To answer the commander, it was done by a villain."

"Stand up and talk." Chen Ran smiled friendly. "What's your name?"

"General, my name is Jin San."

"From now on, you are the first-class master craftsman of the workshop, with a monthly salary of eight taels, one stone of grain, and five catties of salt. I will give you an additional reward of one hundred taels."

"Your job is to train apprentices and specialize in making rifled barrels. If you train a qualified apprentice, you will be rewarded with fifty taels."

"Thank you for your grace, Marshal~~~"

Unlike the civil servants of the Ming Dynasty who viewed technology as strange and lewd skills, Chen Ran, who came from the modern world, attached great importance to technology.

As soon as the weapons workshop was established, he asked many craftsmen to make rifling and offered rewards.

After he went out for a battle and came back, he was busy with spring plowing. Finally, a craftsman found a way to make it by hand according to his requirements with just his hands and tools.

Chen Ran is not proficient in technology, but he knows the general idea.

Apart from anything else, it is known that rifling the barrel of a musket can greatly increase its accuracy.

Now that it has been produced and the experimental results are good, we must do everything possible to expand production.

Even for the master craftsman Jin San, it takes several days to make a qualified gun barrel by hand, so low production is to be expected.

At this moment, Chen Ran was even more looking forward to taking his deposit to go to Haojiang or even Europe to buy machines for the arsenal.

No matter how crude, machines are always more efficient than manual labor.

"Historical records show that in the third year of Chongzhen, there was a severe drought in Liao, and many fields failed to produce any harvest."

'Note: You can modify two of the words.'

Chen Ran, who returned to the Marshal's Mansion, paused.

"Severe drought? The Little Ice Age should have been cold, so why is there a severe drought?"

After a brief surprise, Chen Ran burst into laughter.

If there were not hundreds of thousands of people working in the spring ploughing, Chen Ran would have to change 'many fields have no harvest' to 'all fields have no harvest' and starve those Jian slaves to death.

But if that were really the case, most of the people in Dongjiang Town would starve to death.

Moreover, he knew that the Jiannu had plenty of gold and silver from looting, and could buy food from the so-called imperial merchants.

Hey, the Eight Great Merchants, what a big name!
In this Ming Dynasty, the emperor is incompetent, the civil officials are corrupt, the military generals are afraid of death, the eunuchs are in power, the Confucian scholars are promiscuous, and even the businessmen are traitors!
"When autumn comes on September 8th, I will kill hundreds of flowers after they bloom!"

Even though he was a time traveler, Chen Ran was almost driven to insanity by the shitty Ming Dynasty.

How can this be saved? It can't be saved at all.

Instead of doing this, it would be better to just kill them all and start a new business!
He raised his hand and erased the word "severe drought" and changed it to "climate is normal."

I wanted to change it to "good weather and good harvest", but unfortunately I could only change two words.

(End of this chapter)