My father Zhu Gaoxu

Chapter 983 Three Years
Three years passed in the blink of an eye. In the first year, Zhu Zhanhe gradually stabilized the Ming court and introduced officials from the Han Dynasty to strengthen his rule over the Ming Dynasty.

Of course, for the officials of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Zhanhe also focused on promoting a group of talented officials, such as Yu Qian, one of the representatives.

Empress Dowager Hu, who originally lived in the palace, also took Zhu Jianshen to settle in the Han Dynasty. Zhu Qizhen was still floating on the grassland. As for the other vassal kings, they all stayed in their own fiefdoms. After all, they all knew that they He is not qualified to compete with Zhu Zhanhe.

Under this circumstance, Zhu Zhanhe's rule over Ming Dynasty became more and more stable, because there were almost no internal hidden dangers, so starting from the second year, he also started to carry out some necessary reforms in Ming Dynasty.

For example, the imperial examination system of the Ming Dynasty, the domestic education methods, the guard system of the Ming army, etc.

The imperial examination system of the Ming Dynasty was deeply rooted, far beyond what the newly established country of Han Dynasty could compare with, so Zhu Zhanhe did not dare to abolish the imperial examination directly. In fact, he was very tolerant of the imperial examination at the beginning, but in addition to the imperial examination, he added a The official examination also opened up the way for officials to be promoted.

Therefore, if you want to become an official in the Ming Dynasty, there are two ways. One is the traditional imperial examination, and the other is to pass the civil servant examination first, and then be promoted step by step from junior to official. The two systems run in parallel. Although this squeezes out the quota for the imperial examination, Because of Zhu Zhanhe's strong promotion, the system of transferring officials to official positions was finally implemented.

And as time goes by, the advantages of transferring from official to official are gradually expanding. After all, there are a large number of junior officials, so the exam is relatively simple. As long as you pass the exam, you will enter the officialdom and you can accumulate experience bit by bit.

Therefore, officials with petty clerkships are generally more experienced than officials with imperial examination backgrounds. They have great advantages in both handling affairs and serving as officials. Moreover, they do not have to study hard for many years and tens of thousands of people to squeeze into the single-plank bridge of the imperial examination.

And if you really like studying, you can still study in your spare time after passing the examination as a minor official, and you can still participate in the imperial examination in the future. The most important thing is that after becoming a minor official, you will have a serious income, which also attracts many families Poor students.

In fact, as early as the end of Zhu Di's reign, the Ming Dynasty's garrison system had begun to decline, especially those in the south that were far away from the battlefield. Officers annexed the land and treated the garrison soldiers as domestic slaves, which led to the deterioration of the garrison system in the south. This is also one of the main reasons why small Japanese pirates can make waves on the southern coast.

Therefore, after Zhu Zhanhe stabilized the situation in the Ming Dynasty, he was the first to attack the army. Of course, Zhu Zhanhe did not dare to directly abolish the guard system. He first eliminated some unimportant guard posts in the south and restored the army. The freedom of the households allowed them to do business and work, and they no longer had to be bound to the guardhouse because of their status as military households.

Corresponding to the reform of the imperial examination system is the education system in the Ming Dynasty. Zhu Zhanhe directly copied the public school system from the Han Dynasty to the Ming Dynasty. With the money and efforts of the state, primary schools were built in various important cities and children were recruited to study in the schools. .

In fact, in the original history, after the Ming Dynasty's garrison military system was ruined, it also started a recruitment system. For example, the famous Qi family soldiers in the Ming Dynasty actually recruited soldiers from the private sector. The garrison soldiers, like the imperial soldiers in the Tang Dynasty, could not last long. , in the end we have to go down the road of recruiting soldiers.

According to Zhu Zhanhe's vision, when the channels for officials to transfer to official positions have an absolute advantage in the future, the imperial examination system will become dispensable. If it is abolished at that time, the opposition will be much smaller, and even if it is not abolished, It also has little impact on the country.

The content taught in primary schools is no longer simply the Four Books and Five Classics, but also includes mathematics, history, physics and other humanities content. Subsequent middle schools and universities are also under preparation.

Zhu Zhanhe planned to spend ten years copying the education system of the Han Dynasty to the Ming Dynasty. After all, education is the foundation of a country's development. If education cannot keep up, no matter how strong the country is, it will only be short-lived and will decline sooner or later.

Twenty years after Zhu Di's death, the Ming Dynasty's garrison system had been extremely corrupted. Except for a few elites at the northern border, even the garrison soldiers around Beijing were no longer useful. Zhu Qi's 200,000-strong army Although the main reasons for the defeat of Tumubao lay with him and Wang Zhen, the problems of the army itself cannot be ignored.

Of course, compared to the above imperial examinations and education, the military aspect was the most pressing issue for the Ming Dynasty.

As for the garrison needed in the south, Zhu Zhanhe started a recruitment system in accordance with the system of the Han Dynasty to improve the treatment and status of military officers. The Ming Dynasty had no shortage of people, let alone soldiers.

Of course, the shortcomings of the recruitment system are also obvious, that is, it is too expensive. After all, people come to serve as soldiers just for food, drink and military pay. In comparison, the cost of guard soldiers is very small. It can be said that the cost of recruiting soldiers is, It is worthy of five or six guardsmen.

However, there were too many soldiers but not the best. Two hundred thousand guardsmen faced 30,000 tile cavalry, but they were defeated miserably in Tumubao. Even the emperor was captured and taken prisoner.

Therefore, Zhu Zhanhe would rather reduce the number of the Ming army to ensure the combat effectiveness of the army. Moreover, he followed the military region system of later generations and did not need to station troops in every state capital. Instead, he divided several state capitals into a military region, and then Just station the troops in a place with convenient transportation, so that if there is a change in any state capital, the troops can arrive in time. As for the abolished military households, in addition to encouraging them to do business and work, Zhu Zhanhe also arranged a third way for them, which was to go to sea. The Han's overseas territory was extremely vast, and in many places no Han people even settled there.

If these military households in the Ming Dynasty are willing, the imperial court will arrange ships to send them overseas, and a large amount of land will be allocated. Of course, overseas is certainly not very safe. For example, military households will face conflicts with natives and attacks by wild beasts. No matter how unbearable he is, he has at least received some military training and is more suitable for adventure than ordinary civilians.

The reorganization of the army soon took effect. After the dismantling of the guard posts in various places, the newly recruited army gradually took shape. In fact, many of these recruited sergeants were the elite of the guard soldiers. After the treatment of these elites was improved, they were With more training, you can become an elite soldier.

So just three years later, the Ming Dynasty's border gates had shifted from passive defense to small-scale counterattacks. Cavalry was formed in various places, and the Han Dynasty's new firearms were also equipped in the army. As a result, the Ming Dynasty's border gates had a large number of troops. Incidentally, last winter the Oara people invaded Taiyuan, but were defeated by the general Taiyuan soldiers. More than 3,000 heads were handed over.

The Ming Dynasty's national power is recovering rapidly, but the grasslands are in chaos. They were defeated at the hands of the Han army before. Only a few thousand of the 30,000-strong army escaped. Although Zhu Qizhen, the Ming emperor, was captured, the Ming Dynasty quickly With the new emperor, the hostage Zhu Qizhen became useless.

The most important thing is that after the defeat of Tumubao, Ye Xian's prestige on the grassland plummeted. In addition, Ashe Zhiyuan and Totuo Buhua jointly rebelled, which dealt Ye Xian a heavy blow.

Therefore, in the past few years, Ye Xian has been busy wiping out the rebel forces of Ashe Zhiyuan and Totuo Buhua.

At the beginning, Ye Xian did achieve some results. For example, he defeated Ashe Zhiyuan's army many times. In the battle of Gaba River, he almost captured Ashe Zhiyuan alive. Fortunately, reinforcements arrived in time in the end. , and this saved Ashe Zhiyuan’s life.

However, with the addition of another force in the grassland, Ashe Zhiyuan not only quickly recovered its strength, but also began to fight back against Ye Xian. This force was the Lama who had been ignored.

When Zhu Di was still alive, Zhu Zhanhe suggested to him that he introduce lamas from Tibet into the grasslands to preach. Even the first temples were built with the help of the Ming Dynasty.

This incident did not attract much attention at first, and not many people even knew about it within the Ming Dynasty. After all, as a secular country, the Ming Dynasty did not pay much attention to religion.

After Lamaism entered the grassland, it quickly established a firm foothold and began to preach among various tribes. Many of these lamas were proficient in medical skills. Coupled with the harsh environment of the grassland, the herdsmen all needed a spiritual support, so Lamaism The grassland developed rapidly and soon replaced the original shamanism and became the mainstream religion on the grassland.

The development of Lamaism did not arouse the vigilance of senior grassland officials. Even many senior grassland officials began to believe in Lamaism. For example, Ye Xian himself converted to Lamaism and once built a temple for a senior monk.

So he never dreamed that the Lama Church would stab him in the back at a critical moment.

After the defeat of the Amnesty Academy, with the secret support of Zhu Zhanhe, Lamaism and the Amnesty Academy reached cooperation. Even the Amnesty Academy and Totu Bohua directly worshiped the great lama Hongfa as their teacher and officially converted to Lamaism. The lamas also contributed their efforts to help Ashezhiyuan regain its strength in the shortest possible time.

In addition, the Lamaism also used its influence on the grassland to help Ashe Zhiyuan and Totu Bohua collect intelligence, and even persuaded the high-level officials under Ye Xian to betray.

As a result, in a short period of time, the situation between Ye Xian and the Amnesty Academy was reversed. He who originally had the advantage soon discovered that there were traitors everywhere around him. His every move was recorded by some informants, and he was finally sent to In the hands of Ashezhiyuan and Tuotaobuhua.

Under such unfavorable circumstances, he was prepared to strike first, so he took the initiative to lead his troops to attack Ashe Zhiyuan and Totuo Fuhua. However, he did not expect that he was defeated by the coalition forces of the two, and finally fled to the west of the grassland in a panic. Only then did Ashezhiyuan and Tuotuohua temporarily avoid Ashe Zhiyuan.

In the following period, Ye Xian continued to fight with the Ashe Academy, and the interior of Wala was completely divided into two. Tuo Tuo Bu Hua also took the opportunity to raise the banner of the Golden Family and recruit a group of loyal people. Tribe, in this way, the forces on the grassland have become a tripartite, and there is no way to achieve a result in a short time.

(End of this chapter)