Rebirth of Zhu Di's son

Chapter 325 Who are the opponents?
evening.

Blackwater City.

In the study room of Xingying.

Emperor Qianxi of the Ming Dynasty Zhu Gaoxu and Prince Zhu Zhanyu were seated on both sides and were having a secret conversation.

"How do you plan to handle this matter?"

After Zhu Zhanyu heard what Zhu Gaoxu said about Yang Hongmi's performance, he looked worried.

Yesterday, Wei Guogong Xu Huizu sent someone to report that [-] soldiers composed of elite guards selected from the three provinces of Henan, Shandong, and Shanxi, with the Beijing camp recruits as the backbone, have now been assembled and set off for Shaanxi one after another.

In other words, in more than a month at most, Zhu Gaoxu will personally lead his army to attack Oara from northern Shaanxi.

If Zhu Gaoxu could not come up with a solution to what Yang Hong asked before sending troops to Oala, it is likely that when he was fighting on the front line, there would be chaos in the country due to the abolition of guard posts and the reorganization of the new army.

As the saying goes, "In order to fight foreign affairs, we must first settle the domestic affairs." As the leader of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Gaoxu must come up with a charter as soon as possible to reasonably resolve the matters raised by Yang Hong.

"What do you think?"

Zhu Gaoxu did not answer Zhu Zhanyu's question, but kicked the question back as usual.

"I haven't decided yet on returning to my father."

Zhu Zhanyu didn't dare to talk nonsense. This kind of matter was too involved. If Zhu Gaoxu did what he said but something went wrong, it would have a huge negative impact on him and even Zhu Gaoxu.

The emperor and the prince were respectively the head of the Ming Dynasty and the deputy head of the Ming Dynasty. It didn't matter if they made some small mistakes or flaws, but they would add a bit of incense in the hearts of the people.

If you make a big mistake, or even a big mistake that causes turmoil at the national level, then you are an immoral and unscrupulous king!

"I know where your concerns lie. There are no six ears here. It's just you and me. Let me tell you what you think, whether it's right or wrong."

Zhu Gaoxu wanted to take this opportunity to take the exam and instruct the prince Zhu Zhanyu. He was not looking for a scapegoat. After learning what Yang Hong had told him, he quickly made up his mind to solve the matter.

"Since my father wants to hear it, I'll just leave it at that."

Zhu Zhanyu said respectfully: "Our Ming Dynasty is full of martial virtues, and the martial arts of the country is prevalent. From the Hongwu period to the present for more than fifty years, people have died in armed fights and vendettas every year."

"And those military attachés such as the commander of the Yuanweishuo, Qianshi, Qianhu, etc. who were dissatisfied with Shangguan's private transfer and were eliminated, even more advocated force. They did not lose their minds and assassinate Shangguan when their blood was rushing to their heads. , is already rare.”

"These people either fled abroad or wandered overseas. Although they did not respect the imperial court's decree to reform the military system, they did not choose to kill officials and rebel and became enemies of the imperial court. This shows that most of them were in awe of the imperial court."

When he said this, he paused briefly, thought for a while, and continued: "Therefore, I think that I can use their awe of the imperial court to add a supplementary order."

"Any former guard general who is qualified to join the new army but does not want to join the new army and does not want to transfer to the militia can submit an application stating that he does not want to join the new army and transfer For the sake of the militia.”

"After verification by the Military Justice Department of the respective Dudu Prefecture, these people will be transferred to serve in Beiting, Puchang, Anxi, Nurgan, Liaodong, Guizhou, Jiaozhi and other Dusi Guards Stations, and their original positions will remain unchanged."

"Of course, if someone does not want to continue serving and wants to leave the military and become a farmer, then he can be treated as retired and handed over to the Ministry of War's Retired Military Retirement Bureau for processing according to the order."

Zhu Zhanyu stood up and bowed: "This is what I said at the moment. There must be some ill-thought out. If what I said is inappropriate, please forgive me."

Zhu Gaoxu raised his hand and said: "There is no need for so many false etiquette between you and me, father and son."

After Zhu Zhanyu sat down, he slowly said: "Can you consider that these people have awe of the imperial court and can make use of them, or they can retain their original positions and be transferred to other places, or they can be treated as retired, just This is better than your eldest brother and sixth brother."

Zhu Zhanyu's eldest brother is Zhu Gaoxu's eldest son Zhu Zhancheng.Zhu Zhanchuan was born with a pockmarked face and his nickname was Que'er. He and Zhu Zhanyu followed Zhu Di on the northern expedition. He was tall and mighty, with good martial arts skills and was quite talented as a general.

Zhu Zhanyu's sixth brother is Zhu Gaoxu's second son, Zhu Zhancheng.

Zhu Zhancheng liked to dance, write, and write. He was born like a handsome young man, as gentle as jade, and was famous for his thoughtfulness.

Now Zhu Gaoxu says that Zhu Zhanyu is better than Zhu Zhanyu and Zhu Zhancheng, which is a great recognition and encouragement for Zhu Zhanyu.

"Prince, what you just said, although very insightful, does not touch the core of this issue."

Zhu Gaoxu explained patiently: "The reason why the guards' commanders, officials, and even the soldiers are dissatisfied is not because they oppose the imperial court's recruitment system, but because they oppose the governors responsible for dismantling the guards and reorganizing the new army!"

"The influence of grassroots soldiers is limited. They dare not come forward if no one instigates them. So we need to find out who is opposed to the governors?"

When Zhu Zhanyu heard this, he couldn't help but fell into deep thought.

"In the early days of Hongwu, most of the soldiers in the garrison were stationed in the fields, and a small number were stationed in the fields. The soldiers were stationed in the fields for military pay."

Zhu Gaoxu continued: "In wartime, the guards often need to prepare their own military supplies and weapons. Only when the military garrison stores do not have enough grain and grass, the imperial court will raise grain and grass to meet military needs."

"In addition, guardsmen do not receive military pay. Only military attachés with official positions such as small banners, general banners, hundreds of households, thousands of households, and commanders can receive salaries."

Not only that, either historically or after history was changed, by the end of the Yongle period, most of the farmland was eroded by officers, and the sergeants went bankrupt and fled.

His reform of the military system was in line with the development of the times, not a decision made at once.

"As for regular soldiers under the new soldier system, their military pay is military pay and their military rations are military rations, all of which are provided by the court."

Zhu Gaoxu added: "After the imperial court implemented the recruitment system, no matter they are ordinary grassroots officers and soldiers, or military attachés such as captains, station commanders, and Qu commanders with military positions, they can all receive military pay. Even if they are defeated, the military pay they should be paid will be the same. It will be given out in small doses."

"Even if you lose the election, you can retain your military status and switch to the militia. You can settle down on the spot with your wife and children who have moved with you. The court will issue you seeds and farming tools. Then you can settle down and live a stable life as a reserve soldier for the court."

In other words, the imperial court implemented a recruitment system and gave priority to selecting soldiers from the original guard station, which won the hearts of the soldiers and generals of the guard station.

Whether in theory or in practice, the vast majority of guardsmen and generals hope to be selected to join the new army and become professional soldiers who receive quarterly pay.

Those who are dissatisfied are only a few people after all, and among these few people, most of them are old, weak, sick and disabled guardsmen who have failed to be selected, and the rest are the few guards commanders, colleagues, ministers and other military attachés.

Although these guard generals are few in number, their influence among the grassroots soldiers is not small.

"Father, do you mean that the people who really hinder the governors of various places from advancing the reform of the military system are not the grassroots soldiers, but the high-ranking generals of the original guard?"

Zhu Zhanyu finally woke up and said with a look of surprise on his face.

"good."

Zhu Gaoxu nodded and said: "The imperial court implemented a new military system, which is equivalent to 'reducing soldiers and generals'. However, at the same level, the number of admirals, battalion commanders and other military positions in each army is far less than the previous official positions in the guards. It can be said that 'more wolves and less meat' '."

"I have given the governors of various regions the right to elect the admirals and battalion commanders of each army. Although the final decision on the selection of admirals and battalion commanders of each army is in my hands, how can I not be affected by the selection of the governors of each region?"

　The missing chapter yesterday will be updated tomorrow.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)