I am a commoner, but I will lead the empress to unify the world

Shen Changgong frowned when he heard this.

Indeed, it seems so.

If we decide who it will be right away, then although others may feel a little dissatisfied, at least they won't have to go through the stage of giving hope and then being disappointed.

"Then let's continue the discussion. I just don't believe that Great Yan, with its wealth of talented people, can't choose a suitable commander?"

Yu Ziling thought for a moment and said,

"How is our Hongying?"

"You said it's yours, how could I take it from you? Yang Hongying is brave but not wise, that won't do."

Li Bohan said,

"How is our deputy commander Qi Feng?"

"Is that the one who, after being ambushed by the enemy, was so angry that he wanted to massacre the entire village, and finally sent 20,000 Zhennan troops to help him capture a county town?"

"Forehead……"

Li Bohan lowered his head in shame. There was nothing he could do. Qi Feng was really not good enough.

Zhang Han said,

"It's a pity that our Zhennan Army doesn't have a deputy commander. Otherwise, how about Fan Boyang, the deputy commander of the Zhengnan Army?"

This time, the Southern King personally shook his head and said,

“Fan Boyang, his qualifications are okay, but his abilities are mediocre, his achievements are not great, and his martial arts skills are also mediocre.

Even Jiang Shun was selected from among the dwarfs as a general, and he has to rely on my command, and his deputy general is even worse."

Jiang Shun wanted to bury his head in his crotch. Indeed, the generals of the Southern King's faction were all brave but not wise.

The Southern King said,

"Then we can only choose from the other three legions.

Yuying's army has been killed.

The only ones left were Liang Kai, deputy commander of the Tianyu Army, and Nie Yang, deputy commander of the Feiying Army.

Yu Huatian, what do you think of Liang Kai? "

Yu Huatian thought for a moment, shook his head and said,

"Liang Kai can't."

Is Liang Kai not good enough? Liang Kai is very good.

As one of the earliest generals to follow Yu Huatian, Liang Kai is brave and resourceful, calm and steady, has outstanding abilities, and is proficient in military tactics. He has been Yu Huatian's key training target for a long time.

And he is loyal to Yuhuatian.

But the problem lies here, he is too loyal to Yuhuatian.

Yu Huatian himself controls the Tianyu Army, the most powerful and largest ace army of Dayan, with a total of 150,000 people.

If Liang Kai were to control another 200,000 troops, the number of troops loyal to Yuhuatian would reach 350,000.

The Southern King only has an army of 300,000.

If he really did this, not only would others be suspicious of him, Yu Huatian himself would not be able to sleep at night, for fear that an imperial edict would come down one day and he would lose his head.

Moreover, Yu Huatian is waiting for the day when he will unify the world, retire, and let Liang Kai take over.

Shen Changgong looked at Yu Huatian deeply and said,

"Yuhuatian, are you worried about something when you say this?"

"I have no concerns at all."

"Okay, then I'll go find Liang Kai right now and tell him that you, Yu Huatian, said he's not capable of being a commander."

As he spoke, Shen Changgong was about to get up and walk out.

"Alas, alas, Your Majesty, please stay. Your Majesty, aren't you putting me in an unfair position?"

"So, do you think he can do it?"

"Ugh……"

Yu Huatian sighed and lowered his head.

In fact, anyone can see that Yu Huatian is deliberately suppressing Liang Kai to prevent his power from becoming too powerful and causing suspicion.

Shen Changgong sat down again and said,

"You don't have to worry too much. They are just cannon fodder. They are sent to the front lines to die and to wear down the enemy's forces.

These people have combat effectiveness and are regular troops. If used well, they can be of great use.

Just wait until there are only 100,000 people left, and then reorganize them.

Liang Kai has been in the army for more than ten years. He is in his early thirties this year and is full of energy.

Nie Yang was conscripted and had been in the army for only two years. His abilities were not outstanding, and he had not made any achievements in military strategy.

Let’s put it this way, let Liang Kai be the commander-in-chief, and let Nie Yang assist him as the deputy commander-in-chief.

Each of your two armies will appoint a deputy commander, and from the other armies, select a captain with outstanding achievements to be the general."

"Let's adjourn."

Shen Changgong waved his hand and asked them to go down.

Soon, only Prince Nan and Shen Changgong were left.

King Nan frowned and said,

"Don't you think Yuhuatian is too powerful?"

Shen Changgong smiled and said,

"Yu Huatian, I'm very relieved. He has no ambitions. Besides, our military power isn't hereditary. When these old generals retire, we'll definitely select new ones, and then we can balance the power.

In a word, power and military authority cannot be inherited from generation to generation. This is an iron rule.

As Liang Kai said, as long as Yuhuatian is still around, he will not be able to cause any trouble.

And he has been with us for so many years, and his heart is with us.

What can he do? Rebel and become emperor? I am still alive and I am still young. "

Shen Changgong is younger than most of the generals in the army. When it comes to prestige and military power, he has the greatest.

Even after unifying the country, he could still suppress the entire army single-handedly and prevent any chaos in the army.

He can still live for a long time and can outlive all the meritorious officials of the older generation, so there is no need to kill them and there is no need to worry that they will dare to rebel.

The Southern King nodded and said,

"That's fine. With you here, I can rest assured. When my son inherits my throne, he will be demoted from a prince to a county prince. If he wants to join the army, I can at most give him a regiment. If he doesn't want to join the army, he can just be a scholar."

"My prince must surrender too."

Shen Changgong sighed.

This was the Enfeoffment Decree issued by him himself.

As long as one has a title, the family property will be divided equally, and one of the next generation can inherit the title, but the title will be downgraded by one level. Kings, dukes, marquises, viscounts, and barons will become commoners within a few generations.

Unless the descendants are able to live up to their reputation and make military achievements, they will be granted titles.

Of course, this system was not included in the Enfeoffment Order, but was a system of the Qing Dynasty.

This descending system lasted until the end of the Qing Dynasty, ensuring the continuous decline of titles, avoiding the excessive growth of the number of princes and nobles, reducing the burden on the court, and avoiding the hereditary nature of power.

The Southern King asked again,

"Those tens of thousands of prisoners, are they going to be kept as coolie laborers?"

"Of course, it saves us from recruiting laborers. They can also work. When the time comes to build ships, we will need a lot of manpower.

If these people are not enough, the army will have to draw more people.

Forget about the corvée, it's too expensive."

The corvée labor in Dayan was paid, not free. If the common people were asked to work, they had to be paid, and it could not be used for free.

These are the benefits that Shen Changgong’s new policies bring to the people.

A quarter of an hour later, Yu Huatian and Liang Kai suddenly came into the general's tent.

Shen Changgong asked,

"what happened?"

Yu Huatian clasped his hands and said,

"Your Majesty, I have informed Liang Kai of this matter, and Liang Kai will come in person to express his gratitude.

But I still believe that Liang Kai is not worthy of being the commander-in-chief of the new army."

"Why?"

Yu Huatian said excitedly,

"Liang Kai has no ambition, mediocre skills, and mediocre martial arts. He has never led troops in a battle alone and has no achievements. How can he be qualified to be a commander?"