The first assistant of the poor family

Chapter 470: Poor, Change, Change

"General, urgent report, urgent report!"

A soldier rushed into the other courtyard of Yu Yun, the chief soldier of the Xuan Mansion, with eager brows.

Yu Yun was drinking tea in the yard, and seeing the flustered look of the soldier was quite displeased, and said with a serious face, "How many times have I told you, please speak slowly if you have something to do. The general will still be there when the sky falls. , you are afraid of a fart."

"General, it's Brown Cloud Fort, Brown Cloud."

"What happened to Brown Cloud Castle?"

Yu Yun faintly felt that something was wrong, this brown cloud castle was the outpost of the Xuanfu, once something happened to the brown cloud castle, the Xuanfu would open the door wide.

"The Tartars are already laying siege to Brown Cloud."

"what?"

Yu Yun's complexion suddenly became pale as paper.

"What did you say? Say it again."

"The Tatar army has already suppressed the border, and the Brown Cloud Fort may not last long."

"Damn it, it's really bad luck."

At first, Yu Yun still had illusions, hoping that the Tatars would just come to the nearby Fortress village to fight the autumn wind, and after looting, they would leave voluntarily.

But now it seems that the Tatars came here for the Xuanfu.

As long as the Brown Cloud Castle is captured, the Tatars will have a place to stay, and they can temporarily store the collected grain in the Brown Cloud Castle.In this way, even if they can't win the Xuan Mansion for a while, they can take it slowly without having to return to Mobei immediately.

The Brown Cloud Fort, which was originally an outpost, will also become a thorn buried in the back of the Ming army, which can stab the Ming army itself at any time.

"General, what should we do now? Do you want to send troops to rescue?"

"Save the fart!"

Yu Yun waved his hand and said impatiently.

"This is a fucking trick set up by the Tatars. It takes a blink of an eye for an army of [-] to conquer a fortress. How long do you think they can last? The Tatars hope that the general will send troops to rescue them. All the reinforcements will be eaten. Do you think we can fight the Tatars? No matter how many soldiers this general sends, they will be eaten by the Tatars!"

Yu Yun vented his anger and felt a little better.

"Go and report to the governor, the governor, and Mr. Xiaoge, and see how this matter should be played, please Your Majesty."

Yu Yun just found it ridiculous.

He is the supreme commander in name of Xuanfu Town, but on top of his head is the governor of Xuanfu, the governors of the three towns, and the cabinet bachelor. He is actually a messenger.

"Yes, but those are our robes. General, how can you abandon them?"

"Damn it, are you disobeying this general's military order?"

Yu Yun only felt furious.It's fine for the civil servants to bully him, but now even a big soldier dares to disobey his military order, he is really useless as the chief soldier.

"My subordinates dare not."

"get out."

Yu Yun scolded the soldier who came to report the letter, but still felt suffocated, so he simply changed his clothes and went to see Xie Shen.

In his opinion, neither the governor nor the governor can make a decision now. Only the emperor can make a decision now.And no one is more suitable than Xiaoge Lao Xie Shen to speak to the emperor.

Yu Yun came out of the other courtyard, and rode to the governor Xingyuan Chong, who was guarding the gate, said in a low voice, "Mr. Xiaoge is in the governor's yamen?"

"Yu Zongbing, Mr. Xiaoge and Governor Yang went to the governor's office early in the morning. I'm afraid you will have to wait a while to find Mr. Xiaoge."

What a goddamn bad luck!

Yu Yun thought it was really bad luck, he couldn't find anyone no matter how hard he tried!
"No need, this general will personally go to the governor's office."

Although the Governor's Mansion is now the emperor's temporary residence, it is difficult for others to get close to it, but Yu Yun is the commander-in-chief of the Xuanfu after all, and there is no problem in wanting to see the emperor.

Originally, he planned to tell Xie Shen and Yang Tinghe the news of the Tatars' invasion of Brown Cloud Castle first, but now it seems that he simply reported it to the emperor, since Governor Yang and Elder Xiaoge are both in the Governor's Mansion anyway.

Thinking of this, Yu Yun felt a little relieved, so he got on his horse and rode to the governor's mansion.

In the Governor's Mansion, Emperor Zhengde Zhu Houzhao stared at the Xuanfu map hanging on the wall without saying a word.

Standing behind him are Yang Tinghe, governor of the three towns, and Xie Shen, a cabinet scholar.

Compared with a few days ago, Zhu Houzhao's mood was much heavier.

Yang Tinghe reported the situation of Xuanfu to him one by one, which allowed Zhu Houzhao to understand the military situation and the people's situation more accurately.

What is more frightening than the Tatars is that the Xuanfu's garrison has been decreasing year by year, and the situation of officers eating empty pay has been repeatedly prohibited.

The disadvantages of the military household system emerged from this. Not only Yang Tinghe, but also Zhu Houzhao had no good solution.

"Xuanfu's current garrison is only 5 people?"

Zhu Houzhao turned around, his brows were full of worry.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, there are indeed only 5 people. And there are many veterans and wounded soldiers among the [-]."

Yang Tinghe sighed and said, "The 5 people holding on to the city and the fortress are barely enough, but if they take the initiative to attack, they will not be able to catch them."

Xie Shen added: "Your Majesty, I think that the military system must be changed, and the situation of empty pay will continue to intensify if this continues."

No one is more aware of the disadvantages of the military household system than Xie Shen.

When Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang established the military household system, he borrowed from the Sui and Tang Dynasties' government military system.

The soldiers of the Sui and Tang Dynasties farmed the land when the farming was busy, and trained when the farming was slack.

The military household system has only learned the skin, but not the spirit, which has caused the shortcomings of the Fubing system to be magnified, but the advantages have not been inherited.

Under the current military household system, my son must also be a soldier when I serve as a soldier.Those hundreds of thousands of households are okay, at least their descendants can be regarded as small officers. As for those big soldiers, they have been unlucky for eight lifetimes. Hundreds of households and thousands of households were dealt with by military law.

This is why there are so many low-level soldiers fleeing from the country, it is really unbearable to be exploited layer by layer.

"In my opinion, how should I change it?"

Zhu Houzhao also knows that the existing military household system has many drawbacks, but he doesn't know where to start.

If someone can give a complete set of reform plans, he is still willing to give it a try.

"Your Majesty, in my opinion, it is advisable to establish a new army so that the new army can coexist with the existing military household system and realize a gradual transition."

The military household system, like the civil service system, was the foundation of the Ming Dynasty, and it is by no means easy to move it.

Xie Shen knew that it was unrealistic for Zhu Houzhao to immediately accept his idea, so he took a step back.

The new army Xie Shen wanted to create was similar to Qi Jiguang's Qi Family Army.

This recruit-formed new army broke the hereditary tradition of soldiers under the military household system, and it can be said to open up a new world.

The most important thing is that recruiting can inject fresh blood and rejuvenate the stagnant Ming army.

Just as the recruiting system replaced the Fubing system, Xie Shen believes that the replacement of the military household system by the new army is an inevitable process, and he only hopes that this process can come faster.

"New Army?"

Zhu Houzhao was obviously very curious about this term, and waved his hand and said, "Where is the Xinjun Xin you mentioned?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, the so-called new army refers to new personnel, new appearance, and new training methods."

Xie Shen seized the opportunity and began to popularize the knowledge of the new army to Emperor Zhengde.

"The so-called new personnel means that the new army personnel are all recruited from ordinary civilians, not the children of military households."

Xie Shen's first report shocked Zhu Houzhao.

"Sir, you mean not to recruit people from military households? But this is the rule set by the Emperor Taizu, how can you change it just by saying it?"

Xie Shen thought to himself, have you changed too many old rules?

"Your Majesty, if you are poor, you will change. If you change, you will be successful. If you are successful, you will last forever."

Xie Shen dropped a sentence from his book bag, and said quietly: "At present, the military system of the Ming Dynasty has to be changed. At this time, there is still time to change. If it is delayed, it will be a passive request for change."

"Well, sir is right."

There was excitement in Zhu Houzhao's eyes, and he said in a deep voice: "But ordinary people have not received professional training, can they be trusted?"

This is also a question that normal people would think of.

"Your Majesty, a piece of white paper is sometimes easier to paint with ink. Those military households have already set their minds, and it is not as easy as these ordinary civilians to change."

"What about the new look?"

"The so-called new look means that under the regulations of the new military discipline, these newcomers can show a new look that is different from military households. This is of great help to gradually change the bad habits of military households."

Most of the military households are veterans, and they know very well how to steal and play tricks.It might be difficult to get them to take the initiative to change. Xie Shen hopes to use the new army to stimulate them and make them feel a sense of crisis.

Once the military households understand that they do not have the so-called iron rice bowl, they will passively make changes.

"As for this last training method."

Xie Shen paused for a moment, then smiled slightly: "I want to use a brand-new training method to train the army. Not only let them practice fighting skills, but also let them learn firearms and other knowledge."

"Isn't this the Divine Machine Camp?"

The Shenji Battalion is one of the three major battalions in the capital, and most of the soldiers in the battalion are equipped with firecrackers.

It's just that since Chenghua Hongzhi, the role of Shenjiying has gradually faded.If Xie Shen hadn't mentioned the word firearms, Zhu Houzhao would have never remembered that the capital had such a special camp.

"It's not exactly the same as the Shenji Camp."

Just kidding, Xie Shen is a great time traveler anyway, if he travels back to Daming and is still playing with firecrackers, it would be too embarrassing for the time traveler.

Since we want to reform, we must reform thoroughly.

The Franc robot who gave him potatoes in Yuyao has already replied. Although this time he did not bring back the sweet potatoes and sweet potatoes that Xie Shen dreamed of, he brought another thing that surprised Xie Shen - a flintlock gun .

The design principle of the flintlock gun is not complicated, the difficulty lies in the creation.

It is extremely easy for the craftsmen of the Ming Dynasty to disassemble and imitate the real object.

At present, the imitation of flintlock guns is still in full swing, so Xie Shen did not report to the emperor.

This time, he just took the opportunity to report to the emperor about the establishment of the Fusilian Battalion.

"Your Majesty, do you still remember the potatoes offered by the minister last time?"

Zhu Houzhao shook his head slightly and said, "The potatoes donated by Mr. last time, I have already ordered people to plant them in the Leopard House. The taste is really good."

"I got the potatoes from a Frangji merchant. This time, the Frangji merchant brought me another treasure."

"What is it?"

Zhu Houzhao was very curious and asked.

"Your Majesty, this baby's name is a flintlock gun, which is much more powerful than a firecracker."

Zhu Houzhao was very interested in these novelty objects, and immediately asked after hearing this: "Where is this flintlock now?"

"Your Majesty, please forgive me for the crime of deceiving the king."

"It's fine, sir, why did you say that?" Zhu Houzhao was taken aback for a moment, then waved his hands and said, "Mr. Zhenshu is innocent."

"This flintlock gun has a novel structure. I have already ordered craftsmen from the Ministry of Industry to disassemble the imitation. I think I will present it to Your Majesty after the imitation is successful."

Xie Shen cupped his hands.

"Oh, I thought it was a big deal, sir didn't deceive me on purpose, what's the crime?"

Zhu Houzhao smiled and said: "But sir, I have to urge the craftsmen in the Ministry of Construction, I'm still waiting to see how powerful this flintlock is."

The establishment of the flintlock battalion is only the first step in Xie Shen's vision, and there will definitely be a series of measures to strengthen the new army.

Of course, these need the support of Zhu Houzhao, the big boss, so Xie Shen still wants to arouse Zhu Houzhao's interest.

"My minister obeys."

The two of you, the monarch and the minister, spoke back and forth, making it impossible for Yang Tinghe to intervene, which is a bit embarrassing
Just as Governor Yang was thinking about whether he should take the initiative to resign and leave some private space for the emperor and Xiaoge Lao, Zhang Yong, the imperial eunuch, came to report: "My lord, Yu Yun, the chief soldier of Xuanfu, said that there is an urgent military situation to report. Your Majesty."

Zhu Houzhao coughed and said in a deep voice, "Accept him an audience."

Not long after, Yu Yun, the chief soldier of the Xuan Mansion, walked into the hall, pushed the golden mountain and inverted the jade pillar, and performed the courtier's ceremony.

Zhu Houzhao cleared his throat and said, "Yu Qing, what's the important thing to report?"

Seeing that Xie Shen and Yang Tinghe were there, Yu Yun stopped thinking about what to say, and said in a deep voice, "Your Majesty, the Tatars have already attacked Brown Cloud Fort."

Not only Zhu Houzhao, but also Xie Shen was taken aback.

How did this Tatar come so fast.

Originally, he thought that the Tatars would arrive at the Xuan Mansion at least three days later, but now it seems that it is much earlier.

"when did it happen?"

Zhu Houzhao asked with a gloomy face.

"I just got the report, so I rushed to report to His Majesty."

Yu Yun thought to himself that it was good that Lao Tzu came directly to the Governor's Mansion without hesitation, otherwise, if the Son of Heaven asked him, he would have missed the military aircraft.

"This Brown Cloud Fortress is fifty miles away from Xuanfu. Once the Tatars conquer it, Xuanfu will have no danger to defend."

Zhu Houzhao was very angry.

"The Tatars haven't conquered the Brown Cloud Fort, yet you say such depressing words, it really boosts others' ambitions and destroys your own prestige!"

"My lord is guilty!"

Emperor Zhengde's words frightened Yu Zongbing until his legs gave way and he fell to his knees.

Zhu Houzhao waved his hands in disgust and said, "Don't just kneel at every turn, you will still bother me if you don't bother me. Tell me, how can we defeat the enemy?"

"For now, the only way is to stick to it. Once the Tatars run out of food and grass, they will retreat on their own."

Yu Yun said tremblingly.

"You mean to tell me to watch Brown Cloud Fort fall by the Tatars?"

Zhu Houzhao's voice suddenly rose, and he said sullenly, "Are the common people poking my spine and calling me a coward?"

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