golden scales

After Zhu Cihong left, Li Yuzhi, Wu Tong, Sun Chuanting, and Jiang Dejing continued their meeting on tax issues in the small conference room.

The four of them all chewed on Zhu Cihong's so-called "birth" and felt more and more that the 17-year-old crown prince's genius had already tapped into the essence of the Ming regime.

Indeed, anyone can shout loyalty.It is an eternal truth that human beings need loyalty, and absolutely no one will deny this.However, when things are imminent, everyone hopes that their own interests will not be damaged.

Those in the southeast should have the most experience on this point.

It is precisely because of their network in the imperial court that maritime merchants will cooperate with them and distribute huge profits from maritime trade to them.If they just act as middlemen and give part of the profits from maritime trade to the imperial court, then the imperial court, powerful families, and maritime merchants will surely benefit from all three parties.

However, the powerful families monopolize the benefits of sea trade, and in order to increase their weight in this trade, they strongly demand that the sea be banned.It seems that if you can't help the sea, the southeast will no longer be owned by Daming.The final result is naturally to hurt the court and enrich the private families. When the court finally can't survive, these families can only kneel and tremble under Donglu's butcher's knife, begging for their lives.

Among the backgrounds of the four pavilion elders, Li Yuzhi was a wealthy family in the village.Now his hometown is in the hands of Donglu, so he is the one farthest from Shijia.Wu Zhen is from Jiangbei, and the Wu family rose because of him, becoming a local wealthy family, and the foundation is not too deep.Sun Chuanting has been a juren for four generations from his father's generation. He is a local gentry and local tyrant that cannot be underestimated in the local area, but he is not qualified to be a powerful family.

Only Jiang Dejing was born in a real family.

Jiang Dejing's ancestor, Jiang Wangliu, together with his father and brother, joined the Taizu Emperor Gao in the army. After 39 years of fighting, he was awarded the title of General Wude Xiaoqiwei, hereditary Fuquansuo thousands of households, and the Taizu gave him the name "Wang".

His descendants became Fuquansuo Qianhu.Among them, Jiang Jishi, the seventh patriarch, had few talents. When he was a student of the government, Yu Dayou served him as a brother.Good at naval battles, Zeng Du will capture Wu Ping, the chieftain of the Japanese, and smash Lin Feng and other thieves at sea.The military and civilians of Fuquan Institute set up a "Huai En Monument" to praise it, and it is still there today.

Jiang Dejing's father, Jiang Guangyan, was a Jinshi in the 27th year of Wanli. He was an official to Jiangxi Deputy Envoy and Guangdong Chief Secretary to participate in politics.Uncle Jiang Guangyuan was a Jinshi in the 29th year of Wanli and served as a doctor of Nanjing Guozijian.Jiang Dejing also has a younger brother, Jiang Deyuan, who was elected in Tianqi for four years.

This is the standard template of Shijia.

Not only in Fuquansuo, but also in the whole of Fujian, the Jiang family is also a real powerful family.Because Fuquansuo is really the gateway to Quanzhou's coastal defense and a military center on the southeast coast.There is such a background.It is not difficult to guess Jiang's role in maritime trade.

Zhu Cilang gathered these four Ge elders with different backgrounds and surnames together, and retreated Shi Shiran by himself, avoiding the embarrassment of personally charging into the battle.He knew Jiang Dejing's background and believed that Sun Chuanting would never compromise with the Shi family.

Sun Chuanting's governance in Shaanxi was more radical than the crown prince's wartime campaign.

If the cabinet can come up with a proposal that is acceptable to each other, then this proposal should be said to be above the acceptance range of the powerful family.Otherwise, Jiang Dejing would not agree, and his temper does not even give the emperor face.

as expected.Zhu Cihong sat in the main room outside the meeting room for a while, and Jiang Dejing and Sun Chuanting almost started arguing with their loud voices.

Controversy is better than harmony.What's more, Li Yuzhi was already in his 80s, so they would never fight.

Zhu Cihong sat for a while, then left the cabinet office and went back to his own office.He used to miss the one-hundred-square-meter office on the 57th floor in his previous life, thinking that it was the feeling of being in sight.But now that I am used to Ming-style palaces and pavilions, I feel that there is something special about it.And it does have great benefits for the body.

What Zhu Cihong lacks now is not the amount of exercise, but a reasonable work and rest time.Emperor Chongzhen also specially sent two imperial physicians from the imperial hospital to provide Zhu Cihong with health care guidance, and within two days they were sent to Yu Chang's subordinates to help.Now the real health care doctor beside the crown prince is a bit extravagant to say...it is the second assistant Wu Zhen.

Wu Sheng's medical skills were praised by Yu Chang.He is also very concerned about the crown prince's health.As long as he catches the opportunity, he will teach the way of health preservation and correct many bad habits of Zhu Cihong that are harmful to the body.It also confirmed Zhu Cihong's principle of "making the best use of people".

"Your Highness." Seeing Zhu Cihong coming back from the cabinet, Lu Suyao hastily greeted her: "The official document of the Governor's Mansion."

Zhu Cilang took the envelope marked "Confidential" and sat down behind the desk before taking it out.It turned out that it was Min Zhanlian who reported that the Four Thousand Sichuan Army brought by Qin Liangyu had completed two months of recruit training and could be sent down to combat troops.

This Sichuan army was originally the Sichuan elite, the last trump card in Qin Liangyu's hands. The so-called training also focused more on military discipline and thinking, and there was no doubt about their combat effectiveness.

"This team is waiting for you." Zhu Cihong let out a long sigh of relief: "Min Ziruo!"

"Humble job!" Min Ziruo responded.

"Decree: Xinxun Sichuan Soldiers and Duli Guerrilla Battalion are co-organized into the First Mountain Division, the division commander Luo Yukun, the division training instructor Chen Chong, and the division chief of staff Zhu Jiajun." A personal name flashed in Zhu Cihong's mind: "Let the Metropolitan Governor's Office immediately Start the expansion work, and order the division to deploy defenses in the mountainous areas of Henan and western Hunan. The organization is based on the First Guards Division, and an additional teaching bureau is assigned to allow them to carry out targeted training for mountain warfare."

Mountains and plains belong to two worlds.If soldiers from eastern Shandong were sent to western Henan, or soldiers sent directly from the north to Zhejiang, there would not be much reaction to acclimatization.And once you enter the mountain, the plants, insects, animals, and infectious diseases you face... It's like entering another world.Soldiers on the plains don't know the common sense in the mountains at all, and the battle training they have undergone is completely impossible to carry out in the rugged and steep mountains.

When You Shiwei led the army and stationed in Shang and Luoshan for half a year, the camp suffered a severe epidemic and almost collapsed. This is already a very remarkable achievement.Xu Laichao, who was ordered together with him, didn't even have the courage to enter the mountain.

Now there are [-] Tusi Sichuan soldiers living in the mountains as the base, and most of the guerrilla camps are originally from Sichuan, so the foundation of the mountain division can be described as unique.As long as the vast mountains are under control, fighting on the plains is just a matter of grasping.

Seeing Zhu Cihong was happy, and Lu Suyao and Min Ziruo's close ministers were of course even more happy.

Zhu Cihong said again: "Since Min Zhanlian entered the camp, he has been responsible for the training of the whole army, and he has done a lot of credit. The order was issued: to grant Min Zhanlian the rank of lieutenant general, to be added to the general of Wulue, to be named the right governor of the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, and to be an admiral for training. Military training; further order: In western Henan, Xuzhou, and Shandong, each will expand the number of instructors to increase the scale of training."

Instructors are trainer-level troops. Once the framework of the three instructors is set up, three divisions can be organized into combat every three months if there are sufficient soldiers.

When Min Ziruo heard that his adoptive father had been promoted to the Governor's Mansion, he was very happy and wrote like flying.When Lu Suyao heard this, her heart darkened, and she felt helpless: Is this going to war again?

Now that teachers are being formed, and three of them are going to be built in various places at once, there is no doubt that there is a big battle to be fought, so that they can be supplemented after the war.Judging from the current record, Lu Suyao doesn't believe that the Ming army will be defeated, but the Crown Prince will definitely leave Jinan and go to the front line in person, which means...it will be more difficult to take care of the Crown Prince's daily life.

"Thousands under Qiantui's command are all talented generals, I really want to congratulate Your Highness." Lu Suyao said with a smile, but the emphasis was on "single-handed".

Zhu Cihong said: "In terms of fighting, I am definitely not as good as these soldiers, but as long as I am on the front line, the morale of the front line will be greatly boosted."

The scale of the current war has exceeded Zhu Cihong's ability to control, which can be regarded as Zhu Cihong's self-knowledge.If he had the time and energy to devote himself to military research, he would certainly not be left behind, but obviously he was the crown prince, and there were still many things that needed him.

As the generals gradually grew up and accumulated more and more combat experience, Zhu Cihong's role was reduced to improving morale.However, his visit to the front line is not only to boost morale, but also to consolidate his influence in the army, especially when the world is not yet peaceful, this influence must be persistently and deeply implemented.

"Besides, the situation is quite special this time, so I have to sit in charge in person." Zhu Cihong completely blocked Lu Suyao's plan of admonishment, and tapped his fingers on the table lightly. . )

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