If I fail to overcome the tribulation, I can only return to the Ming Dynasty and become a prince.

Chapter 43 Zhu Zhanji wants to train troops
With the help of Qianyuan Zhuangmui Ointment, both Zhu Zhanji and Hu Shanxiang made rapid progress in practicing the Spiritual Snake Wrapping Fist. After taking a bowl of the ointment, the effect is immediate.

"Don't be surprised. The effect of Qianyuan Zhuangmarrow Cream is to strengthen muscles and bones, increase qi and blood, and use different boxing techniques to operate the medicine, and the parts of the body that are nourished will be different." Zhu Zhanqi watched the digestion after practicing a boxing technique Zhu Zhanji, who had taken the power of the medicine, touched his body with a curious look, and then explained to him: "People who practice boxing regularly will have stronger fists, and their legs will run faster and jump faster if they practice boxing." Higher, practicing the Spiritual Snake Wrapping Fist will make your body softer, and your waist and back will become stronger, which will also allow you to perform the moves in the boxing more smoothly and speed up your progress."

Hearing this, Zhu Zhanji couldn't help but his eyes lit up, but he soon became hesitant to speak.

Zhu Zhanjuan looked at him like this and naturally guessed what Zhu Zhanji was thinking, so he shook his head slightly and said to him: "Brother, if you can ask for military power from grandpa and let grandpa allow you to command the army and train troops, then Maybe I can help with what you're thinking about.

But if you don't have grandpa's permission, don't think about military training. We have talked about this more than once. I advise you to stop thinking about it as soon as possible.

And even if I agree to help you train your troops, with the little things you have on hand, I might be able to train you a bodyguard, but if you want to make a big difference..."

Zhu Zhanjun did not finish his words, but the meaning was still obvious, that is, training troops costs money.

Not to mention asking Zhu Zhanjun to use the methods of the immortal world to train troops, the Ming Dynasty's conventional military training methods alone would cost a huge amount of money.

Soldiers' armor and weapons, winter clothes and cotton shoes, food, grass and horses, daily rations... let alone the army going out on an expedition, even if the troops are stationed in camps, a large amount of military expenditures are consumed every year to maintain them.

Otherwise, the soldiers' armaments and discipline will be lax, resulting in their lack of fighting spirit and collapse on the battlefield.

If it's more serious, then the stone man has one eye.

After all, arrears with pay have been a military tradition since ancient times, and arrears of pay are one of the important factors that lead to military rebellion or loss of combat effectiveness.

Therefore, when the Ming Dynasty was founded, Zhu Yuanzhang formulated the garrison system, allowing military households to farm and work as soldiers, to serve as soldiers in wartime, and to farm in their spare time, raising millions of soldiers without adding anything to the country.

It’s just that although Lao Zhu’s idea was good, he couldn’t bear the greed of the people. After his death, the guard system quickly collapsed. The guards officers exploited and annexed the fields of military households in various ways, causing the total loss of the guard fields. It does not count as one's own private land. Taking empty pay is also a common practice. Even military households have become domestic slaves of officers.

How can there be soldiers capable of fighting in such a garrison?

So it's no wonder that later Qi Jiguang had to recruit and train troops again to fight against the Japanese, but the guardsmen couldn't be driven.

It is precisely because of this that Zhu Zhanyu is not optimistic about Zhu Zhanji's idea of ​​​​training troops.

The Han Dynasty controlled the military. They were all soldiers of the imperial court, and all military pay and military expenditures were accounted for by the Ministry of War. This was because the state was supporting these troops, and Zhu Gaoxu only had a high prestige in the military and was in charge of these troops. Just the army.

Of course, Zhu Gaoxu had military power in his hands, and the King of Han's line had a lot of income, so it was not surprising that he would train some personal guards and other personal troops.

But the East Palace does not have this condition. Although Zhu Gaochi is the prince, he is mainly in charge of the civil service. Without military power, he cannot train the army.Moreover, the East Palace was even short of daily expenses before Zhu Zhanquan woke up, making it even less likely that he would have the money to train private soldiers.

Even if Zhu Zhanji relies on Zhu Di's favor and has some resources, but wants to train troops...again, training some personal guards may not be a problem, but wants to raise an army?It would be more reliable to think about how to please Zhu Di and directly inherit the throne.

Zhu Zhanji naturally understood this, and he had listened to Zhu Zhanchun's previous persuasion.

But he was still a little unwilling in his heart, and as a future prince who had followed Zhu Di since childhood and was trained by him, Zhu Zhanji also had the dream of becoming a horse-riding emperor like Zhu Di.

So regarding this matter, even though he knew he couldn't do it, he still pestered Zhu Zhanyu, hoping to get the immortal world's military training method from him.

"Brother, it's useless no matter how much you pester me! Otherwise, go and beg Grandpa. If he agrees to your training, no matter how much, as long as you can get Grandpa to let go, I will help you train, including military pay. I will also help you think about it. There is no way." Zhu Zhanji had no choice but to find a way to pass the blame to Zhu Di.

After all, there is no permission from the emperor to train soldiers, recruit soldiers privately, etc... Find out more about the rebellion, the kind of Yi clan!
When Zhu Zhanji saw that Zhu Zhanqun finally relented, he didn't bother with anything anymore, but quickly began to think about how he could get military power from Zhu Di.

In Zhu Zhanji's view, if you want to train troops, you must at least have one guard. If there are only dozens or hundreds of personal guards, then they can only serve as a guard and cannot have any effect on the battlefield. Very useful.

Seeing that Zhu Zhanji didn't say anything else, Zhu Zhanqi breathed a sigh of relief. With Hu Shanxiang waiting on him, he wiped off the sweat on his body, changed into dry clothes, finished breakfast, and prepared to go out to the Qinhuai River again. .

However, before he could leave his small courtyard, Zhu Zhanji came up to him again.

"Second brother, are you still going to Qinhuai River today?" Zhu Zhanji also knew that it would annoy Zhu Zhanjun that he kept pestering him, so he quickly changed the topic.

"Yes, I had nothing to do in the house all day, so I went to the Qinhuai River with my father to listen to music and fish, which can be regarded as cultivating my sentiments." Zhu Zhanzhen glanced at Zhu Zhanji somewhat differently.

Ever since he woke up, he rarely saw Zhu Zhanji in the East Palace. When he asked his fat father, Zhu Gaochi, he just said that he was on errands outside and did not return to the East Palace often. Today, he suddenly asked about the Qinhuai River. Zhan Yun felt a little surprised.

But he is still his eldest brother after all, so Zhu Zhanquan invited him: "What, eldest brother also wants to go together? Then you have to wait, we have to wait for dad to go together."

"Okay, then I'll go back home and change into clean clothes." After saying that, Zhu Zhanji quickly ran to his yard.

Seeing Zhu Zhanji's appearance, Zhu Zhanchun couldn't help but frown slightly, feeling a little strange: "Brother, what's going on? You want to go with me to the Qinhuai River to listen to music and fish..."

But although he was curious in his heart, Zhu Zhanjun didn't take it to heart.

(End of this chapter)