Invincible Zhengde

Chapter 283
Zhu Houzhao is really disappointed that there are no famous generals in this era. Look at the end of the Ming Dynasty, Xiong Tingbi, Lu Xiangsheng, Sun Chuanting, Xima Dongli, and Mao Wenlong. Not to mention, there are even one or two such people , I don't have to be so embarrassed.I have been engaged in the Black Dragon Army for so long, and there are not many outstanding generals and talents.

However, Zhu Houzhao also understood that after all, the Ming Dynasty was still peaceful in terms of the main topic in this era, and there were few wars, so naturally there were not so many famous generals.

There were quite a few famous generals during the Jiajing period, and the one who was closer to him should be Ma Fang, but this one should not have been born yet.Even if he was born, Ma Fang would not have the experience of his previous life, but Zhu Houzhao felt that it would be enough to fight a dozen, and he would become a famous general. This time Zhu Houzhao focused on these general soldiers in Liaodong.

Although the reputation is not obvious, but looking at the quality, if possible, they can still be cultivated, so when Zhu Hou took care of these people, he was extra careful.

It didn't matter that Zhu Houzhao was so careful, he just scared a few people to death. This was not only because Zhu Houzhao was the Crown Prince of Daming, but that His Royal Highness was the person who knew how to train soldiers and fight best in Daming.As frontier generals, they have a clear understanding of the fighting power of the Tartars, but they are so capable of fighting Tartar soldiers, in the hands of His Royal Highness, they are really allowed to be rounded and flattened by His Royal Highness.

The Battle of Huosai, the surprise attack on Fengzhoutan, and this time Wang Shouren defeated Dayan Khan, what is this?This is awesome!
Under such circumstances, if a few people were being targeted by His Highness the Crown Prince, there would be a feeling of being on his back. Could it be that he did something wrong and was rejected by His Highness the Crown Prince?In fact, all people are the same. When they are called by the leader, their first reaction is that they have made a mistake again, or that they have messed up something again.

Especially when you have a guilty conscience, this situation is even more serious. At this time, the four people are extremely guilty.

Why do you feel guilty?It was not because of the matter of Uharyan's three parts. Of course, although this battle was not a big victory, it was still a good fight. At least Uharyan was repelled and did not cause too much loss. In the past, it was natural It is enough, maybe you can report some credit and receive some rewards, but now it is not possible.

Especially when facing His Royal Highness Zhu Houzhao, look at the Black Dragon Army of His Royal Highness fighting in northern Xinjiang, and look at you.

This person is more deadly than others, and he compares things with others, and the four of us beat him like this, how do you face His Highness the Crown Prince?How could the four of them not feel guilty?
Zhu Houzhao naturally did not expect this, and he would not dislike the four people fighting like this. In fact, Zhu Houzhao was very clear about the virtues of Daming's army, so naturally there was no blame.Turning his eyes away from the four people, Zhu Houzhao said directly: "Okay, let's go to the city!"

As Zhu Houzhao looked back, the four of them immediately felt relaxed, but they were not too happy, because the prince put too much pressure on them.

That night, Zhu Houzhao did not summon his courtiers on the grounds that the boats and cars were exhausted. As for the banquet they prepared, Zhu Houzhao directly let people avoid it.

Early the next morning, Zhu Houzhao got up early, washed and ate under Liu Jin's service, and after finishing these, Zhu Houzhao was ready to get down to business.Glancing at Liu Jin, Zhu Houzhao asked with a smile, "Where's Yang Yiqing?"

"Return to Your Highness, Yang Yiqing, Lord Yang has already gone to the governor's office." Liu Jin bowed quickly.

Hearing Liu Jin's answer, Zhu Houzhao smiled. He didn't expect Yang Yiqing to be quite eager, but that's okay, he went to do his work, and he should do his own.After thinking about it, Zhu Houzhao ordered: "Go and find Han Fu and the three deputy commanders."

"Yes, Your Highness!" Liu Jin agreed, turned around and went out to order someone to find someone.

These four people have always been uneasy. Now that they heard the call from His Royal Highness, they naturally did not dare to neglect, and rushed over in a hurry.Along the way, my heart was also in a state of ups and downs. I wanted to find someone to ask for news, but there was no suitable candidate. The Black Dragon Guard who was looking for someone had a sullen face, and he didn't speak along the way, so he couldn't talk to him at all.

When they arrived at Zhu Houzhao's residence, the four of them walked in respectfully. After seeing Zhu Houzhao, they also hurriedly paid respects.

Zhu Houzhao glanced at the four people, and then said blankly: "Excuse me!" When the four people stood up, Zhu Houzhao asked directly: "Have the Liaodong guards ever had any vacancies or empty pay?"

As soon as this question came out, the four of them were taken aback for a moment, and then panicked. What does His Highness the Crown Prince mean by asking this?Is this to deal with the four of us?The eyes of the other three people all focused on Han Fu, wanting to see how he would answer, since this is a fatal question.The answer is no, you don't know why Prince Electric Wire asked this question.

Once His Highness the Crown Prince holds the evidence, it is not only a dereliction of duty, but a deception to His Highness the Crown Prince, which is no different from deceiving the Emperor.

If the answer is yes, it is your dereliction of duty, and you are paid for nothing. Where did the money go?Embezzled by you?

In fact, Zhu Houzhao also knew that there was no army in Ming Dynasty who did not live without pay these days. Although the military household system supplemented part of it, the imperial court still had to pay part of it.This part comes out of the capital, it has been exploited layer by layer, and it is even less when it reaches the bottom.The military officers themselves still want to embezzle a little bit and give gifts. Where does the money come from?
Not to mention other things, the same is true of Qi Jiguang behind him, who will give you 5 troops, but the military salary is only 3, so it stands to reason that you can support [-] soldiers.

But no, you still have to spend money to manage it up and down. With the establishment of 5 people, it is not bad if you have [-] soldiers.At the same time, it also squeezes military households, allowing more military households to grow food, and the output is taken away, part of which is used for training soldiers, and the trained soldiers are all the general's personal soldiers.

The other part was embezzled by military officers, and some were used as gifts, so the bottom-level military households were basically reduced to farming tenants, and they were even worse than tenants, living like slaves.

Generals raise soldiers, this is the embryonic form of local military groups. At the same time, they also control the money and food in the farmland. This is how the local military groups came about.The reason why Li Chengliang had several ups and downs was because he raised his troops in Liaodong and made the court wary of him. If it weren't for the chaos in Liaodong, Li Chengliang would have been killed by a single knife.

This is what Zhu Houzhao wants to change. This question can be said to have been stabbed in the hearts of the four people, and people don't know how to answer it for a while.

(End of this chapter)