The Ming Dynasty’s Prodigal Son - Chapter 1809

[1809. Chapter 1721 Granting a title]

Zhu Houzhao thought carefully in his heart, his eyes were already shining.

Although Lao Fang always protects his disciples from time to time, sometimes… he has a bit of a mean mouth, and it is inevitable to exchange arguments with him.

But Zhu Houzhao knew that this guy was always indispensable for his benefits at critical moments.

He loves his soldiers as his sons… Doesn’t this put the credit on him in the end?

And it was so well-founded that even Zhu Houzhao felt convinced.

Zhu Houzhao is not as coy as an emperor, but he still knows how to be reserved.

He was always very happy about success. When he heard this, he felt very happy and immediately nodded: “Old Fang is right. After listening to your explanation, I understand that it is so. Sure enough, everything has a reason. That’s right, I love my soldiers as much as my sons. Keep talking, keep talking.”

Fang Jifan said: “Besides that, there are night classes in the army, where the soldiers are organized and read at night. , Wang Bo’an has always been in charge, and Wang Bo’an has done a good job. In this year’s work, although the soldiers have not become scholars, at least… they can barely read and write. Your Majesty knows that in this world, everyone can read. How many people are there who can write? If this were placed in a small village in the countryside, people who could read and write would be regarded as scholars if they could read and know right and wrong. To convince ordinary people that if you can write, you can repair books, you can have a new way of making a living, and you can be different from ordinary people… but no amount of money can buy it,”

Zhu Houzhao thought thoughtfully. Then he glanced at Wang Shouren and couldn’t help but sigh: “Wang Qing’s family has indeed achieved great results through their hard work.”

“Furthermore, these soldiers come from all over the world. In the past, they only lived in a world as big as a palm, and many of them never left in their entire lives. Why is Your Majesty so knowledgeable when your own village is thirty miles away? This is because Your Majesty is not only eager to learn, but also knowledgeable. There are countless capable people, such as Wang Bo’an, Ouyang Zhi, Xu Jing, etc. For example, Tang Yin, of course, there are also people like Chen who can confront His Majesty at any time. Only then will Your Majesty know, oh, what is going on, what the vast ocean is like… In fact… the soldiers are the same, they used to. I had no knowledge, so when I arrived in the army, I communicated with people from different prefectures and counties. As a result, I absorbed knowledge from different people, and gradually accumulated knowledge, and became knowledgeable.

” After a moment, Fang Jifan continued: “Your Majesty, please don’t underestimate this kind of thing. It’s just like merchants. Compared with farmers, merchants are much more knowledgeable. Is it really because farmers are born inferior to merchants? I see… it’s not true. This is because merchants need to travel all over the country and negotiate with all kinds of people, while farmers are confined to a very small place, working at sunrise and resting at sunset, and the people around them are like them, so naturally, There is a distinction between the two. “

“When people have knowledge, they will inevitably think and ponder. Of course… the old soldiers returned to their hometowns because they had many achievements in the army. They are all life-long friendships. After they return to their hometowns, they will inevitably help each other, and their connections are far beyond ordinary people.”

“All of these are the reasons why I feel confident and bold to disband the First Army, because… I believe, When they joined the First Army, they had a completely new look. They were completely different from other farmers. When they arrived in the countryside, with their knowledge, their connections, their strong bodies and their skills in reading and writing, they It’s enough for them to quickly surpass ordinary farmers.”

Listening to Fang Jifan’s analysis, Zhu Houzhao nodded secretly.

Liu Jian and Li Dongyang couldn’t help but nodded slightly.

Fang Jifan said with emotion: “When Emperor Taizu Gao was here, he set up guard posts. On the surface, he used the guard posts to raise troops, but in fact, he transformed military towns into farming stations and turned military households into farmers.” , turned the guard station into a farm, but now… I believe that if you want to recruit soldiers and horses to serve the country, you must not repeat the mistakes of Emperor Taizu Gao. Of course, you must not just rely on better salaries and benefits. Rewards attract soldiers. A better way is to turn this new army into a school. No matter who they are, what their background is, and what career they have held before, as long as they are determined to join the army, then…the army will But I take pity on their bodies, teach them knowledge, and let them understand the truth. In addition to letting them serve the court, I also hope that when they retire from the army and return home, they will become the best in all walks of life. “

“Your Majesty…these prejudices against military households are certainly frozen, but your Majesty also needs to know that the common people are the most practical. You and he may preach a thousand or ten thousand things, but they may not be able to do anything.” What effect, but once they see it with their own eyes and know the benefits brought by joining the army, and let them see with their own eyes the children who joined the army return home radiantly, then all their stubborn thoughts will be dispelled. “

Xuetang… …

Zhu Houzhao and Liu Jianren heard this theory for the first time.

And this theory was really shocking to them.

Wang Shouren suddenly understood something. He looked at his mentor in shock…

He began to admire his mentor more and more. I have to say that his mentor’s theory was really wonderful.

If you want to recruit more good family members and encourage them to join the army enthusiastically, then… you must make people gain something in the army. If the army wants to gain something, it must feed and drink enough to the soldiers, train day and night, and teach them principles and knowledge with all their heart. These things complement each other, so… won’t this elite soldier be trained?

Liu Jian also had a look of admiration on his face at this moment. Only now did he realize that everyone’s thinking before was wrong and wrong, but Qi Guogong directly changed his thinking. Now that he takes a closer look, he can kill two birds with one stone.

Zhu Houzhao said with great joy: “That’s right, that’s right, Lao Fang… This is a great contribution. Just your words alone are like a great victory. This time, the first achievement is Lao Fang. As for the second merit, I will let you For Wang Boan, I am ranked third. I have already agreed that I will give a generous gift to Duke Qi, Master Liu, Master Li, what do you say?”

Liu Jian also showed a smile at this time and said: “Your Majesty, Duke Qi is extremely smart. The imperial court has solved a major problem. This is nothing more than a gift from the Duke of Qi to His Majesty. Your Majesty intends to give it generously, and the veteran… seconded the proposal. “

Li Dongyang also nodded: “I also seconded the proposal. “

It’s a very practical issue, can you? “

Save money and everything can be discussed easily.

Zhu Houzhao held his chin and said: “Since everyone agrees, let the Ministry of Rites discuss it. I have said that we must reward you heavily and report the regulations to me as early as possible.”

Things went very smoothly today. Zhu Houzhao was overjoyed. All the problems were solved.

Sure enough, after a few days, reports from various prefectures and counties confirmed Fang Jifan’s words.

Almost every prefecture and county has exceeded the recruitment quota, and there is no phenomenon of recruiting young men. Almost everyone is eager to be the first to be the first. Those who were selected were all happy, while those who were not selected even cried bitterly and were miserable.

In order to rectify the army and prepare the road, we even found out several cases where local military officials had accepted benefits from others.

This is an unprecedented thing. In the past, we used to recruit new recruits. Who would have thought that recruiting new recruits now would actually lead to fraud.

Everyone inside and outside the court was stunned.

Zhu Houzhao was overjoyed. A few days later, he summoned Fang Jifan to see him.

When the two met, Zhu Houzhao winked at Fang Jifan and said, “Old Fang, the Ministry of Rites even approved several articles of incorporation, and I rejected them all. They said they would add a young master or a young master to you. Hmm, this counts. What! These guys are generous to themselves, but they are very stingy to you. I have fought them all back, and I will never agree if they don’t give me a satisfactory result, haha…”

Fang Jifan said modestly: “Everything I have is given by Your Majesty, so why do I need any reward? It’s just a small contribution, it’s nothing.”

He waved his hand as he spoke.

Zhu Houzhao’s face straightened up and he said sternly: “What are you talking about? This is a great achievement. Don’t be humble.”

In fact… Zhu Houzhao wanted everyone in the world to know how difficult it is to recruit soldiers. After all, the more people there are, the more difficult it is to recruit soldiers. Knowing this, the more people will know that the current emperor also made great contributions in this.

If the emperor didn’t love his soldiers as much as his sons, how could Fang Jifan make soldiers by spreading beans?

Therefore, although Fang Jifan was modest, Zhu Houzhao did not allow him to be modest. He said without doubt: “In the next few days, I will summon all the officials to Chongwen Hall to discuss the matter of treating the general camp as a school. Not only will we discuss it, I also need to load it into the Di newspaper and let it be copied by all states in the world. Old Fang, Old Fang, you have helped me a lot. I look around and see that no one is more loyal and talented than you. I have thought about it… …Might as well… just give it to you, “The Duke of Zhenguo

…” Fang

Jifan suddenly said in his heart: “F*ck!”

Could he not be surprised? This is the title used by the emperor.

This is just like Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty who once served as General Tiance before he ascended the throne. From then on, whoever dares to accept the reward from General Tiance is not seeking death?

Fang Jifan felt that there was no difference between the prince and the emperor.

He waved his hands hurriedly: “Your Majesty, you must not do it, you must not do it. How can I be so virtuous and capable? What kind of merit does this count for me…”

Zhu Houzhao was happy and said: “I knew you would be like this. What are you afraid of? This In the world, we brothers have the final say now. The sky is high and the emperor is far away. Whoever dares to make irresponsible remarks will be killed by me first. I have become the emperor myself, but this town and the government have been idle. I have been thinking about it. , only you can control it. “

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On the last day of this month, Tiger asked for a monthly pass, will you give it?

(End of chapter)