The Ming Dynasty’s Prodigal Son - Chapter 1807

[1807. Chapter 1719 Your Majesty is extremely wise.]

. When Liu Jian heard this, he remained silent.

He knows very well…the imperial court has issued a decree, and local officials are determined to disturb the people in order to fulfill it.

But there is no way.

The Emperor went to sea and brought with him countless ministers and retinues, but he also took away a large number of imperial guards and Beijing troops.

Originally, there was still the First Army in the capital. This army was brave and good at fighting. With it, it was enough to ensure the safety of the capital in this peaceful period.

But the First Army was also demobilized.

This left a group of military attaches without soldiers, who were still formulating drill plans and studying combat methods all day long.

If the imperial court does not recruit a group of soldiers, the capital will be in the embarrassing situation of having no available soldiers. At that time, if someone is interested in spying on the capital, trouble will inevitably occur.

So…recruiting new recruits is now a top priority.

As for the possible consequences, which may even lead to widespread complaints, Liu Jian can only choose the lesser of two harms!

Liu Jian breathed a sigh of relief and said: “In urgent matters, follow the authority. In fact…if we had not disbanded the First Army, there would have been no need to rush this matter. It’s a pity that both Your Majesty and the Duke of Qi are impatient.”

As he said this, he shook his head and remained calm .

I can’t understand…how a well-established national policy could end up being like child’s play.

But what can be done? Your Majesty and Duke Qi are still good in some aspects. For example, their New Deal… solved the thorny problems of the court.

After all, Liu Jian was the one who cared about the overall situation the most, so he said: “Here at the Ministry of War, we must make preparations for rainy days. We must not let the subordinates make too much trouble, otherwise the people will lose their hearts and the gain will not be worth the loss.”

Wang Shouren said seriously: “I have already dismissed the official. Order the military personnel from all departments to inspect each government in order to prevent it before it happens.”

Liu Jian’s face became gentler and he smiled slightly and said, “That’s great.”

After that, the three of them seemed to be in no mood to talk. , all silent.

But at this time, someone outside said: “Your Majesty is here.”

Liu Jian and the others were stunned, and then quickly got up and went out to pick him up.

But Zhu Houzhao and Fang Jifan had already come in one after another!

So Liu Jian and the others quickly saluted.

Zhu Houzhao clasped his hands behind his back, glanced at Wang Shouren, and said, “What, is there any news from the Ministry of War?”

Zhu Houzhao was particularly concerned about recruiting soldiers. He had… come to ask about it several times, but Zhu Houzhao was already full of energy. , regarding trivial matters, he is not like the emperor, who would ask about them one by one. The ordinary memorials and drafts are all handed over to the Chief of Ceremonies for approval, but for the things he cares about, he clings to them and refuses for a moment. Relax.

Fang Jifan praised the emperor for arresting the big ones and letting go of the small ones.

Of course… Liu Jian and others secretly complained in their hearts that the new emperor was far inferior to the previous emperor, and he was gradually showing signs of being a ‘foolish emperor’.

Liu Jian said: “There is no news yet. The decree has only been issued three days ago. It will take some time for the local government to recruit new soldiers.”

“Logically speaking, there should be some news from the nearby prefectures and counties .

“Zhu Houzhao blew his beard and stared, and then said: “What does the Ministry of War do? It

‘s not dedicated at all.” Wang Shouren said: “Your Majesty, everything has rules, and every step must be done. This is not lack of dedication. The main thing to do is that all the official offices must follow the rules. Only in this way can they be in order. Otherwise… everything depends on the will of the Lord, and the things that His Majesty cares about are taken care of from top to bottom, then. So what if your Majesty doesn’t care about things?”

Zhu Houzhao stared: “…”

Wang Shouren has always been upright, and he will not care about other people’s feelings when he speaks.

Zhu Houzhao scolded him for being careless, and he began to question him without hesitation.

When it comes to reasoning, who is Zhu Houzhao’s opponent?

Zhu Houzhao couldn’t help but said in his heart, okay, you are eating the inside out.

Fang Jifan glanced at Zhu Houzhao, but he was the first to attack, and said sternly to Wang Shouren: “What Bo’an said is wrong. His Majesty is concerned about it. Shouldn’t ministers pay special attention to it? Your Majesty said a few words to you, you If you still dare to talk back, will you try to bully your master and destroy your ancestors tomorrow? You bastard!”

He cursed and said to Zhu Houzhao: “Your Majesty…actually…according to my conscience, Wang Bo’an’s words are too good to be true. It is not unreasonable. The imperial court has its own regulations. These are the rules. If they are messed up, even if you take a shortcut today, you will have endless troubles in the future. Your Majesty is a saint, and you will naturally understand everything, even if you violate some rules. It’s not a big deal. But do you think, Your Majesty, all the emperors of the Ming Dynasty will be as wise as your Majesty? In the future, their IQs may not be as good as your Majesty’s, if they don’t have rules. , then the court must be in chaos.”

Zhu Houzhao’s mood was probably a roller coaster, he was suddenly happy and resentful. After thinking about it for a long time, he still couldn’t guess who Fang Jifan was helping.

He simply laughed and turned to a topic that he valued most, saying: “I don’t care, I am waiting for you to give me the military expenditure of three million taels. However… the prejudice against military men in the public is indeed It worries me. I want the horse to run away, but I also want the horse to stop eating grass. I scold others, belittle them, and be mean to them. I also expect that when foreign enemies come, they will fight for you and bleed for me, making them abandon their own. Life. Is there such a thing in this world? If I were one of those military men, I would have to rebel against this doggy imperial court. I only need to win people’s hearts in the army, and then… find a few confidants and bury them in the ground. There was a stone carved with the words “God is unjust and the dynasty has changed”. When someone dug it up, he started to create rumors. While taking advantage of everyone’s anger, he deliberately provoked the military attachés. The military attachés must have been frightened. To quell these rumors, they needed to find someone Some soldiers performed a knife attack, which made people even more resentful. At this time, I stood up again, chopped off the military attache’s head, and shouted, “I will have meat to eat, so… everything will fall into place.”

These words .

…Liu Jian and Li Dongyang were stunned when they heard this.

Fang Jifan said angrily: “If this is the case, they are just rogue bandits. Chaos is chaos, but it is not enough to become a force.”

Zhu Houzhao held his chin and nodded: “Lao Fang really hit the most important point, but he did the opposite. But it is still far from being successful, so the first thing to do is to gather a group of backbones to make this rebel army They can impose orders and prohibitions, but they must not be allowed to go around killing people. In addition, they can put up banners everywhere, calm the people everywhere, and tell the people that they only kill the powerful and gentry who are usually domineering and do good things, and do not disturb the people. The army came to suppress…”

“Your Majesty…” Liu Jian seemed to be unable to bear it any longer, and said hurriedly: “Just now, His Majesty mentioned the prejudice against military households that concerns the people of the world.”

“Yes, that’s what I just said… …” Zhu Houzhao sighed: “If this serious problem is not solved, I will have trouble sleeping and eating. I discussed it with Hanlin who was waiting for the imperial edict, but found that there is nothing we can do at the moment. Why? On the one hand, the court can certainly give more generous benefits to the military households. The treatment will gradually eliminate these prejudices, but there are so many military households, and the more the court can give, it will just increase the burden on the people. It is impossible to give them, and it is impossible not to give them. This is a dilemma. “

Zhu Houzhao immediately said .

He also said: “My lords, don’t you have any solution? Come, sit down, brainstorm, and think of some solutions.”

Zhu Houzhao loved riding and shooting. What he wanted to do was to become Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. Therefore, he is the one who is most dissatisfied with the current situation. When Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was the emperor, how many people joined the army and went to various places for the imperial court. I don’t know how many good family members were proud of joining the army.

But in the Ming Dynasty, such a prejudice did not mean that he could not be a Han Wu, but he eventually became Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty.

Liu Jian and others had a wry smile on their faces, but they had no choice but… let’s discuss it!

………

A memorial from Linzi Mansion in Shandong Province was first sent to the Ministry of War.

This is a report sent by Shandong to organize troops and prepare roads.

The report arrived, but the official who received it became suspicious.

Shandong organized troops and prepared roads?

What is written on the cover is ‘Report to Linzi to recruit troops’.

Is there any news from Linzi Prefecture so soon?

But logically speaking, the decree only lasted a few days. Within these few days, by the time it was delivered to Linzi, one day had already passed, and the time that could be given to recruit troops was only two days at most, or even less.

In the past two days, have you recruited a bunch of soldiers?

Without ten days and a half, logically speaking, there would be no news.

After all… the government must first announce the notice, and then the officers will go to the countryside to go to Latin. Going back and forth… is the most time-consuming. If there is resistance at the local level, there will inevitably be a lot of trouble. How can it be done in three or four days? There are eyebrows.

The official thought to himself, could something have happened?

Immediately, he slowly opened the report, tore off the paint, took out the report inside, checked the seal of “Ordering the Soldiers and Preparing the Road” to confirm it was correct, and then…opened it and took a look…

the official was suddenly stunned .

!

Linzi Prefecture recruited new recruits. In one and a half days, more than 3,700 people surrendered to the army, and the actual recruitment of 400 people was completed. After that, the troops were organized and prepared, and the roads were verified to be correct, and they were ready to go to Beijing.

In a day and a half, more than 3,000 people defected to the army?

You know… these are all strong men of the right age.

A mansion can recruit roughly three hundred to five hundred new recruits, but the number of people who join the army can be as high as ten times the number actually recruited.

Is this… crazy?

I have heard of people rushing to take the imperial examination to become officials, but I have never seen anyone rushing to become a soldier.

Such a thing is really unbelievable, so…

“Come here, come here, check it, check it carefully, whether this memorial is true or false.”

After a while, came the man who has been dealing with documents and official documents all year round. The old clerk checked all the paint, the official document, the words and the paper on it, and finally looked at the official with great determination and said: “This official document comes from the Shandong Army Rectification and Military Preparation Road, and it will never be There is a lie. The subordinates even compared their previous official documents. The official documents should have been written by the same official. It can be seen that… this really cannot be true anymore. “

(End of this chapter)