Wanli Youming

Chapter 56
"Today, I'm talking about Emperor Wen of Han's military affairs, just to let His Majesty understand that the ancients said that although the world is safe, if you forget the war, you will be in danger. Today, with the passage of time and the lack of military equipment, generals are controlled by civilians, just like slaves. "

"As for such a general, since he can't maintain his sharp spirit on weekdays, why should he be blamed for his bravery when facing the enemy?"

"The old minister hopes that His Majesty will pay attention to the armed generals from now on."

"For those who are loyal and brave, they should be given a little more authority, so that they will not be subject to civil servants, but can display their ability to command and strategize, and can better respond to the enemy and order, and strictly discipline the soldiers to obey their orders."

"And the generals should be rewarded only for military merit, not because of estrangement, and the punishment for crimes should be treated fairly."

"But for those who dare to do things, they should not be severely punished just because of one defeat. Instead, they should be encouraged and severely punished. They should not only favor civil servants and punish military generals. This will prevent the generals from sinking."

Zhang Juzheng began to speak to Zhu Yijun at this moment.

Zhu Yijun nodded frequently.

Being able to say that "generals are controlled by civil officials, but like slaves", Zhu Yijun has to admit that Zhang Juzheng, a civil servant, is indeed different from many civil servants. Whether the military of the emperor and the entire Ming Dynasty can be strong is under consideration.

"Sir said yes."

"I recently read the history of the Song Dynasty, and saw the words of 'the Son of Heaven, the man with the strongest soldiers and horses' and the words, 'How can others sleep soundly on the side of the couch', and I feel that although these words are overbearing, they seem to be reasonable."

"I govern the country like holding a scale. If we want to make the scale stable, we need great strength. The foundation of this power, although popular in the world, is reflected in whether we have the strongest soldiers and horses. In addition, governing the country also Always be on guard against the appearance of strong neighbors around you, and want to spy on the Central Plains, so that the common people of the community will not be peaceful."

"Therefore, since I am the Son of Heaven, I should control the strongest soldiers and horses in the world, and make the world fear me!"

When Zhu Yijun said this, he looked at Zhang Juzheng: "I don't know what you think, sir?"

After Zhu Yijun finished speaking, Zhang Juzheng hadn't spoken yet, but Zhang Hongxian looked worriedly at Zhang Juzheng.

But Zhang Juzheng said after a moment of contemplation: "Your Majesty's words are the awareness that an emperor should have! Although the emperor should rule the country in the way of kings, he should also have the power to control the Kyushu and ten thousand places! When necessary, use hegemony. What the hero should do."

"It's just that your Majesty is the Son of Heaven, and one word can bless the world, and it can also cause disaster to the world. Therefore, although your majesty can make millions of lives miserable in one rage, you should be cautious in using domineering techniques. The greatest value of the so-called powerful force is to deter, make Those who disobey obey His Majesty and act according to His Majesty's laws, not just to eliminate them."

"The way to ensure the long-term stability of the country is not to use force blindly, but to adapt the current policies to the present."

Zhang Hong breathed a sigh of relief, but at the same time his eyes showed surprise.

Zhu Yijun also had to admit that Zhang Juzheng was indeed different from the sour and ruthless. He did not stop some of the domineering techniques he admired, but only made him the emperor to combine toughness and softness. You must know that this world is not the survival of the strong, but the survival of the fittest.

We must not only have strong strength, but also be flexible to adapt to actual conditions, use strength when we should use strength, and be gentle when we should be gentle.

Because many empires did die because of strength in history.

In Zhu Yijun's view, when Zhang Juzheng gave himself a small lesson, he was truly receiving the emperor's education.

"What Mr. said is true. But strong military equipment is necessary. I don't need to use military force, but I must have the ability to spread my power all over the world."

Zhu Yijun replied.

"Your Majesty Shengming!"

Zhang Juzheng said.

Zhu Yijun said: "Since this is the case, I am determined to call young generals or enter the capital to defend martial arts, and the court will choose a place to train the old generals to strengthen their strategy, and I will personally show my kindness, instead of making them only accept The education of the father and brother, and his heart, also makes him have the courage to question civil servants. At the same time, it also makes him understand the righteousness and art, so that in the future, he will not be inferior to the civil officials in terms of the principles of governing the army and being loyal to the emperor. Clever, but subject to civil servants."

"In addition, select old generals and veterans to revive the martial arts of Beijing and Wei, and recruit children from good families all over the world to enter the martial arts. There is no limit to military and civilian households, etc., and the brave soldiers in the army who have performed outstandingly are selected to enroll in the army, with a view to cultivating them into the future. Excellent general."

Speaking of this, Zhu Yijun said again: "In addition, if you want to make soldiers brave and respect military merits, you should consider the worries of the disabled or old retirees. Therefore, I plan to set up an inspection department in each of the five military governors' offices to share the responsibility. Disabled officers and soldiers from all over the world will be inspected and selected, and disabled officers and soldiers will be selected as civil and military officials in the rear in conjunction with the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of War."

"Also, the purpose of the Ministry of War is to propose new military merit promotions for various ranks, rather than just rewarding silver for the sake of convenience."

"Only talking about rewarding silver will not make meritorious persons feel that they are valuable because of their meritorious deeds."

"The former will only allow officers and soldiers to make meritorious deeds and only get financial benefits. On the contrary, the latter will let officers and soldiers know that making meritorious deeds can not only gain financial benefits, but also become honorable and honorable. As long as Daming is here, their titles will be there."

"And if this is the case, the title of Lord Marquis is not enough, not to mention ordinary officers and soldiers are not enough to get this noble title. We should set up various official titles with different levels to show their merits."

"Even if there are not enough knights for the time being, you can also set up military merit gold and silver medals to declare the level of meritorious service, to show that it is national meritorious service, so that people in the world respect it, instead of simply rewarding silver and making it spend as much as it is spent, with Achievements are also annihilated, and cannot inspire children."

"Of course, such titles will inevitably lead to flooding, so we should push grace down to save the country's money."

After Zhu Yijun finished speaking, he said: "If you have nothing to add to advise, sir, let's issue an order."

Zhu Yijun has long intended to change the military system, but has been waiting for someone to carry it out for him.

And now that Zhang Juzheng is willing to worship Wu, Zhu Yijun also put forward his idea.

Zhang Juzheng and Zhang Hong were both stunned in place at this moment.

"Return to Your Majesty, I have no objection, and I will obey the order!"

Zhang Juzheng replied after a while.

Zhu Yijun nodded: "Then Yu Dayou, who is in Beijing, will be given a first-level official rank, and Lu Tong and other veterans will be selected by the Ministry of War. Then, the cabinet will also draft a decree to add a first-level official title, and he will enter the Beijing Wei Wu School as the chief instructor. In addition, the Ministry of War will also be selected. The outstanding generals and soldiers of each town must be balanced, and one town cannot be favored."

"However, Li Rusong from Liaodong must be transferred to Beijing, as well as Ma Gui and Chen Lin. In my opinion, these three people may become reliable generals for the country in the future, and we should focus on cultivating their talents."

Zhang Juzheng bowed his hands and said yes.

In the afternoon, when Zhang Juzheng went to the cabinet and conveyed Zhu Yijun's decree to the cabinet, Lu Tiaoyang was quite shocked and said: "Uncle, you let the emperor do this, which is obviously a strategy of advocating military preparations and strengthening the emperor to control the army. It is also a strategy to let the world focus on martial arts from now on, is it really beneficial to the long-term security of the country?"

Lu Tiaoyang thought that these were all Zhang Juzheng's intentions. After all, the emperor Zhu Yijun was still young, so he didn't think so comprehensively, so he asked this question.

Because Zhang Siwei was not in the cabinet at this time, Zhang Juzheng also said bluntly: "He Qing thinks that the world's elite soldiers and strong generals will make the world more peaceful if they are in the hands of the emperor, or they will be more peaceful if they are in the hands of the big clan?"

"What's more, Tan Zili was right in what he said in front of the imperial court in the past. Now we don't take advantage of the peace in the world to strengthen our military equipment, but wait until the barbarians are strong and we are weak, and then think about strengthening our military equipment. I am afraid that the barbarians will not give us this opportunity;"

"Also, if we don't take advantage of the abundance of national funds to strengthen our military equipment, the accumulated national funds will only be squandered by rats or squandered by the court in the future."

Lu Tiaoyang nodded: "Uncle Da wants to say, when the Son of Heaven is young, his energy is in full swing, and his desire for material things is not in full swing, use the wealth gained from the restructuring to strengthen the army?"

Zhang Juzheng nodded.

After hearing this, Lu Tiaoyang said: "Shu Da really works for the country!"

"He Qing is too famous."

"Actually, Your Majesty has a strategy in mind for a long time. Most of the edicts I passed on just now are the emperor's own thoughts. He should have read them carefully from various historical documents on governing the country. Otherwise, how could he be so thoughtful?"

Zhang Juzheng replied.

"The key is to be willing to think so thoroughly. The emperor seems to be more prepared for danger in times of peace than us old officials!"

Lu Tiaoyang said.

Zhang Juzheng said with a smile: "What He Qing said is very true, it is indeed unbelievable. But this is a good thing, maybe His Majesty knows that the past dynasties are all due to ignorance and preparation."

"That's right, but there's nothing wrong with the strategy of doing this, but I'm afraid that the financial resources will not be enough in the future, so that various systems will exist in name only!"

Lu Tiaoyang said.

"One generation can only do what one generation does, so there is no way to achieve long-term stability!"

"In any case, taking advantage of the prosperity of the country to implement good governance for a few years can at least extend the country's fortune for a longer period."

"At least, by doing this, when Li Rusong, Ma Gui, and Chen Lin mentioned by His Majesty are the coaches of one side in the future, Huang Ming may still be able to suppress the world."

Zhang Juzheng said.

...

When these decrees spread to Liaodong, Li Chengliang excitedly said to Li Rusong: "This is an opportunity!"

Li Rusong said: "What does father mean?"

"Qi Yuanjing is known to His Majesty because of his resistance to the Japanese. Now that you are in Beijing and receive inquiries from His Majesty day and night, you will naturally be in the Emperor's heart, so that His Majesty will not only know the southern soldiers of the Qi family, but also the northern soldiers of my Li family."

"You know, sooner or later, His Majesty will rule the world!"

As Li Chengliang said, he took out the key to open a cabinet, took out a bow wrapped in brocade and inlaid with gold in a wooden box, and opened another cabinet to take out a set of Anthology of Song Edition Four Books.

"You take these two treasures that you treasured for your father to the capital, and when you meet the saint, watch the timing. If the emperor asks you about the military affairs, it means that the emperor respects martial arts, so you offer the father's precious bow to the emperor!"

"If the Son of Heaven asks you if you also read books, it means that the Son of Heaven emphasizes literature, and you should present these four book collections, and say that you have learned the principles of sages from famous teachers."

Li Chengliang instructed.

Li Rusong nodded.

　Sorry, it's later today
　
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