Daming: At the beginning, recognize Zhu Yuanzhang as grandfather!

Chapter 113 Killing!
"Let's get back to business, how do you criticize this memorial?"

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Xiongying seemingly indifferently.

This letter is from Wang Pingshangchen, the censor of Zuoqian capital in Shanxi. Eight people were impeached in Yangquan County for concealing natural disasters, including the county magistrate, county magistrate, and Dian Shi.

The eight people teamed up with the local gentry and landlord to conceal natural disasters, whitewash the peace, and privately embezzled as many as nine hectares of fertile land from the people.

This is a cold memorial, with black and white letters on it.

Zhu Xiongying was just taken by the old man to see how the people whose land was annexed are like, he knows what this memorial means!
It means that there are thousands of people in Yangquan County, because of the collusion of this group of people, they will lose their ancestral property, become tenants, suffer from hunger and cold, and let the officials decide their lives and deaths!
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Xiongying, who was slightly angry, and said flatly, "Approve it."

Zhu Xiongying's hands trembled a little. He knew that if his pen was dropped, the heads of the eight officials in Yangquan County and those big gentry and landlords would fall to the ground, and even more than that!

What he holds in his hand is not a pen, but the authority to control life and death!
It was the first time for Zhu Xiongying to feel the power of the world in his hands, but the first time was killing people!
Zhu Yuanzhang saw it, and patted him on the shoulder lightly: "It's the first time to kill people, it's always like this, after a few more times, you get used to it, be more cruel, they are all damn people."

"Didn't we say that? Since they have the guts to be greedy, they must have the guts to accept the consequences!"

Zhu Xiongying trembled, and looked at the old man with some admiration.

The nine officials and these gentry and landlords are not just a dozen or twenty people, there are families behind these people, that is hundreds of lives!

Zhu Xiongying wanted to say something, but he didn't speak after all.

The old man is right, you have to be cruel to these people, kill them because they deserve to die, if they don't kill, they will kill more people!
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Xiongying who was thinking, and smiled casually: "Zoushu is the emperor's sword! We have killed tens of thousands of people in silence. What are these hundreds of lives? Approve it according to your wishes, and in the future These are things you have to decide for yourself!"

It's not Zhu Xiongying's kindness, but the deep-rooted thinking of later generations.

Everyone else is innocent after all.

But in this era of supremacy of imperial power, how terrible it is to be convicted.

How great is this deterrence!

"it is good!"

Zhu Xiongying nodded, his heart was not cruel and his country was unstable.

kill!

Thorough investigation, all related persons will be handed over to the three divisions for interrogation, once the crime is confirmed, there will be no tolerance!

As soon as the pen fell, the lives of those officials and gentry, and even the lives of hundreds of people behind them, came to an end!
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Xiongying with satisfaction: "When killing people, don't hesitate. It is said in ancient times that the wrath of the emperor lays down millions of corpses, and the situation is enlarged. You must know that there are thousands of people who are turbulent because of their deeds." , so that life and death are unknown, the family is ruined, and the family is destroyed. If this continues, will the country not be in chaos?"

Zhu Xiongying nodded heavily.

"Okay, we have some things, and it's time for you to get familiar with them."

As he said, Zhu Yuanzhang took out a booklet from the imperial case. The booklet was not thick, and it was unremarkable, even a little old, and then handed it to Zhu Xiongying.

"Take it back and take a good look at it."

Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand: "I'm tired enough today, go back and have a good rest, cough cough!"

"Ah."

Zhu Xiongying nodded, knowing that the old man was also tired, he quickly said: "Grandpa, you should rest earlier, grandson will leave!"

After leaving the Hall of Martial Heroes, Zhu Xiongying walked straight back to the Palace of Spring Harmony. He couldn't wait to see what the old man had given him.

Chunhe Palace.

At this time, the winter plums in the palace have already bloomed proudly, and on the branches, the small white flowers are competing for beauty, adding a bit of vitality to this cold winter.

Zhu Xiongying strolled into the study, and when he opened the brochure given by the old man, he was shocked!
I saw it written in the booklet.

Records of Imperial Marquis Ding Ding of the Ming Dynasty, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, Minister Ru Taisu: This is recorded in the 24th year of Hongwu's military force in Beijing and abroad:

Gyeonggi Military Department Weapons Reserve: It can supplement the transportation of more than [-] military equipment!

The total number of soldiers in Gyeonggi: more than 28!

Breeding war horses in Guangxi and northern Xinjiang: more than [-] horses!

Outside China, the lower-level army, guards, water villages, command, etc.: more than [-]!
The world's cavalry and infantry equipment: up to 100 million troops...

……

These data are all recorded in detail, and they are also the number of all the troops of Ming Dynasty. After a rough estimate, the total number exceeds 120 million.

Of course, the actual situation will definitely be different, but the difference will not be too big.

This is the statistical result given by Ru Taisu, Minister of the Ministry of War, in the 24th year of Hongwu. These are absolute secrets.

Zhu Xiongying will not understand.

Now that I have become the grandson of the emperor, it means that I will be the master of the Ming Dynasty in the future, and will also be the master of these military forces, so at this time, the old man handed over these lists to himself, so that he can familiarize himself with the military equipment of these capitals in advance strength.

These troops are the real founding army, absolutely elite soldiers, strong soldiers, and soldiers who have fought a hundred battles.

120 million soldiers!

Surprised, Zhu Xiongying couldn't help frowning.

Even if the guard system has not collapsed, it is still a huge burden on the country.Even in future generations, the power of this kind of arms cannot be mobilized by any country at will.

Such a huge army cost a lot of money.

If a country spends more than five-thousandths of its total fiscal expenditure on military expenditure, it means that it will soon be deflationary.

The old man has been saying that the court is short of money.

It seems that the actual situation is far worse than I thought!

When these troops are deployed, no matter what country they are fighting against, they will be daunting and their scalps will tingle!

But to afford such a huge military force, it is also a test of the imperial court's financial system. From combat preparations to fighting, if a large-scale battle is really fought, it will really cost money.

But in other words, it has only been 24 years since the founding of the country.

In 24 years, being able to afford such a huge army and stabilize the country's finances is enough to show how powerful the current imperial court is!

The civil and military officials of the imperial court and all kinds of top talents are by no means half-baked.

Their wisdom is no lower than that of future generations!

Sure enough, those who can sit at the top are all talents selected from among the talents!
Zhu Xiongying continued to flip down, looking at Hongwu's 25-year national information.

His heart was beating like a flame.

This is the first time he has seen such a huge national pattern in a real sense!

The booklet is densely filled with numbers.

All the guards in the world provide salaries according to regulations, and stipulate that every soldier who has made military achievements will be rewarded with five stones of rice and ten taels of silver.

Soldiers died or were injured in battle, the imperial court provided more supplies, and their families were given rice, salt, fields, cloth, cotton, etc. according to the rules.

The old man thought about everything about the soldiers before and after the war, and hardly made the soldiers have any worries.

Looking at the dense data, Zhu Xiongying couldn't help but feel a little excited. No wonder the Ming Dynasty had won consecutive battles against the mighty Bei Yuan in the early days of the Ming Dynasty. No wonder the Yongle period had five expeditions outside the Great Wall. Looking at the Central Plains.

What is fought in the war is the economy, money and food. Daming's supply of sergeants is so comprehensive and the family has no worries.

Moreover, these rations and salaries are completely separated from the civil service system, and all of them are in charge of the Tianxia Guards, and the power of the world's soldiers and horses is discussed, reviewed and issued by the Ministry of War and the Governor's Office of the Five Armies.

Although the old man is not from a high family background, he has outstanding knowledge.Knowing the harm of the civil service system to the army, the Ming Dynasty completely distinguished Wen and Wu, and used the meritorious generals who knew the soldiers to lead the army, set up guards, and let the soldiers farm in leisure time and fight in wartime.

By the time Zhu Xiongying finished reading Hongwu's 24-year armed forces data, his forehead was already dripping with sweat!
Such a huge amount of data, such a proud army, no one can't be overwhelmed with emotion.

But when Zhu Xiongying was excited, he was thinking about another level of problem.

Of the more than one million troops, at least [-]% are in the northern border, and Zhu Di alone accounts for more than half of the five tiers of troops.

Although the military strength of each place belongs to the imperial court in name, there are many variables.

Lan Yu has a group of absolutely loyal generals under him. These generals can mobilize more than [-] troops in Beijing at any time. His main force is in Shaanxi and Gansu.

Zhu Yunqi is really a waste, Zhu Di finally destroyed the Jianwen court with a half force.

Fighting wars is about high-level wisdom and the art of commanding troops!
I have to say, apart from Zhu Di, none of his subordinates, such as Zhu Neng, Qiu Fu, Zhang Yu, etc., are vegetarians.

If Zhu Di is really left alone, if Zhu Di rebels one day, it will be a headache.

Looking further away, one day he will stand at the pinnacle of power, how to manage such a huge army?

Zhu Xiongying had to think about these issues in advance.

In the back of this booklet there are statistics on money and expenditure, which are the situation in the 24th year of Hongwu reported by Zhao Mian, Minister of the Ministry of household affairs.

But Zhu Xiongying didn't intend to continue watching.

You don't need to look at him to know that the court must be seriously short of money.

The data of the military strength alone is enough to shock Zhu Xiongying.

He has to digest and take these forces, the garrison forces in various places, into his heart.

With the blessing of the system, his memory is very strong, and in a short time, he probably has a deep impression of the deployment of troops in various places in Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Xiongying hid the booklet in the study.

Apart from Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Xiongying is the only one who can read this booklet now!

With these materials enriched, even in the future, Zhu Xiongying will be able to make strategic decisions on military strength, knowing himself and the enemy.

That night, Zhu Xiongying couldn't fall asleep for a long time...

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Day two.

Zhao Mian, Minister of the Household Department, and Zhan Hui, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, were called to the Hall of Wuying by Zhu Yuanzhang.

"I have seen my emperor, long live, long live."

Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand: "You don't need to be too polite, have the two gentlemen eaten?"

what?
Zhan Hui and Zhao Mian never expected that the old man would ask this question.

This is because I have been with the grandson for a long time, and I am in love?

They went out before dawn, so naturally they didn't have time to eat.

The two were in awe and fear, although they didn't know why the old man asked these questions, they still replied honestly: "Report to the emperor, I haven't eaten yet."

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled: "We know that you haven't had time to eat breakfast at this point, so we prepared it for you."

Zhan Hui and Zhao Mian's expressions froze, and they burst out three words unexpectedly...

Hongmen Banquet!
Old man, what is this going to do? There has never been such a thing before. How are they qualified to let the emperor prepare breakfast for them?

Could it be that you want to silence your mouth?

The faces of the two were a little unnatural, and they hurriedly said: "I am afraid, I am not hungry."

Zhu Yuanzhang said indifferently: "Eat a bite if you are not hungry, maybe you will be hungry after eating, and besides, after eating this meal, there will be no next meal."

what?
After eating this meal, there is no next meal!
Zhan Hui and Zhao Mian's expressions changed drastically, they knelt down, and said in a trembling voice, "My minister, I'm guilty! Please, Your Majesty...have mercy!"

Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned for a moment, and then he looked up at the two people whose faces were as pale as paper in fear and fear: "What do you mean?"

In an instant, he understood again, Zhu Yuanzhang laughed and said, "You bastard! We want to kill you, do we need this dirty method?"

These two, isn't there too much drama?
Zhan Hui and Zhao Mian looked at each other, both at a loss.

What does the emperor mean by this...

(End of this chapter)