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Fu Tong's performance is very simple, and it can be summed up in only two words: point soldiers.

When he heard the words "point soldiers", Huo Tao, the secretary of the military department, suddenly changed his face, and Pei Gongfu and Wang Zhang were also moved.

Officials who had close interests in the military looked at Fu Tong in disbelief. They knew very well what the word "soldiers" meant. This means that Fu Tong doesn't even want the foundation, not only that, but also digging up the foundation of the other fifteen Wei generals!

The Fu family no longer has the position of the general of the Western Xinjiang Guard, and they are so frustrated that they can even say the construction of the soldiers! Point soldiers? If the imperial court really ordered the troops, the Western Frontier Guard would not be spared. The Fu family just died by themselves, so why drag others to die together?

Fu Tong ignored everyone's reactions and continued: "Your Majesty, the minister knows that there were private soldiers in Jingzhao before, and some officials suspected that they were soldiers of the Western Xinjiang Guard. In order to show the innocence of the Western Xinjiang Guard, the minister implored the emperor to order the troops on time! ”

As a result, some officials even had the intention of cutting him off, and he was re-elected and received a lot of eye stabs: Call you troublesome! Now, off the old fox.

At this time, some people remember that among Fu Tong's many titles, there is also an "old fox", I heard that he played Dou De, the most famous general in Dasheng, so much that he wanted to cry!

Now, sure enough, he has silently inserted a ruthless knife from Sixteen Weiyi!

No, after Ren Chi received these eye knives, his eyes lit up and he nodded unconsciously. Then, he came out of the ranks. echoed Fu Tong's words and said: "The minister thinks that General Fu's speech is very good!" The dynasty has been peaceful for a long time, and it is time to order troops! I beg the emperor for permission! ”

At this moment, the officials' eyes shattered. Ren Chi is really ...... Wonderful!

The frank expression on his face told everyone: If you order troops, you can know the true situation of the Sixteen Guards. This was originally the work of the Ministry of War, and as the secretary of the Ministry of War, he should have spoken.

Think so, act so. It's really someone like Ren Chi who would have it!

Fu Tong's gaze. also fell on Ren Chi. There are still people who say that they are not afraid of becoming the target of the public? -- He didn't know that this person was the one who said the damaging words that "the Western Xinjiang Guards are all private soldiers of the Fu family."

After Ren Chi spoke. Xuanzheng Hall fell into a strange silence. None of them dared to be like Ren Chi. Even if it's against the remarks. They have to weigh it for a long time. All because the weight of the word soldier is too heavy!

Da Ding's last order. It was still the first year of Chongde, the year when Emperor Chongde ascended the throne. That year, it was to integrate the forces after the rebellion of the two kings, and even more to maximize the majesty of the emperor, so that there was that time.

Counting soldiers is not so simple, and it is not just a literal count of the number of soldiers. Rather, it contains many contents, and there are three main aspects: the inventory of military registration, the accounting of financial books, and the storage and consumption of ordnance.

These three points sound very simple, but in fact they are very difficult to accomplish.

It must be known that Dading has 16 guards, with an average of 100,000 soldiers and horses on each guard, and a total of more than 1.6 million soldiers. The consumption of more than 1.6 million soldiers includes food and clothing, including ordnance and baggage, and grain and grass for war horses. If you really want to carry out the troops, then it must be a huge project.

Those who participate in the project of counting troops, in addition to the Ministry of War, must also check the content of the Ministry of Households, and must also check the situation of the ordnance of the Weiwei Temple and the Ordnance Department, and there must also be officials from the Yushitai to supervise the process of counting troops!

In other words, if the main point is carried out, then there are many ministries and departments in the imperial court that will move, and all aspects involved can be imagined.

Since Emperor Chongde ascended the throne, there has only been one point of troops, the only time.

Now, Fu Tong said that if the emperor allows it, it will be the second time to order troops. Knowing what it means to point troops and knowing how big it is, how can officials not think about it carefully?

And what made the court officials' expressions change and made some people want to tear Fu Tong and Ren Chi apart, in addition to the heavy weight involved in the order, but also because there is a phenomenon in the army now, they know it.

This phenomenon is: redundant soldiers!

As long as there is an army/team in the zài, there will be redundant troops. Because as a large national machine, the number of soldiers is difficult to pinpoint. For the sake of the victory of the battle, and for the sake of adequate support, the actual number of soldiers will definitely be greater than the number of military registers, which cannot be avoided.

The phenomenon of redundant troops occurs least in times of war. Because successive battles can greatly deplete the number of soldiers, sometimes the number of soldiers is far less than needed. There are not even enough soldiers, so where will there be redundancy?

Correspondingly, the phenomenon of redundant troops was very prominent at the time of peace. Without the brutal wars, the soldiers could survive to the maximum, and because of the excellent conditions in the army, gradually the number of soldiers would increase.

In this era, soldiers can be regarded as lifelong, unless they are disabled, sick, or dead, otherwise they will always be in the army, such a huge number of soldiers, many are useless soldiers, but the imperial court strictly stipulates that you have a corresponding number of soldiers.

So what can be done? can only hide it, and can only privately supplement the strength of the young and strong. Some of these young and strong forces were tacitly recruited by the imperial court, but some of them were recruited privately by the guards.

According to the imperial court, now that the country is in peace, where do you need so many soldiers? It should be constantly eliminated and cut, and how can it be admitted that there are more and more soldiers?

Therefore, it shows that there are more than 1.6 million soldiers in the Sixteen Guards, but the actual number of soldiers is far more than that.

These extra soldiers are actually the private soldiers raised by the generals of the guards! These private soldiers are entrusted to the guards and obey the orders of the generals of the guards, but they are supported by the imperial court! As a result, the cost of military supplies for each guard is increasing year by year......

The situation of redundant troops is tacitly understood by those who are familiar with the army. If the imperial court orders troops, the existence of these private soldiers will not be hidden, and not only will the redundant soldiers be raised, but the generals of the guards will also be questioned by the imperial court for raising private soldiers!

In this way, it's not digging your own foundation and killing yourself, what is it?! -- They don't believe that the Western Frontier Guard will be clear!

Zhu Xuanming, who was standing in the hall, suddenly felt a fear in his heart. Because he knows too well the situation of redundant troops, especially the guards who have a deep relationship with him!

What would he do if those guards suffered huge losses as a result? What about his power in the army?

It doesn't matter, Fang Jixin will definitely stop it. He swept his eyes towards Shangshu Province, only to find that the front spot was empty. Yes, Fang Jixin is still lying at home, half-dead, how can she speak out against it?

Fang Jixin's weight is the greatest, besides him, who else would dare to know how powerful it is and immediately speak out against it?

Now, Huo Tao, the secretary of the military department, has not moved, and Xue Shoufan, the deputy general of Huben, has not moved...... The people in the army are silent!

The chief officials of Zhongshu and Menxia provinces are like a tree, they don't move at all, and the rest of the officials know what they know, and they all bow their heads and are silent, who will stand up and refute Fu Tong's performance?

At this time, Yu Hengjing, the imperial historian, came out of the ranks. His phoenix eyes, which were always affectionate, slowly swept past Fu Tong and Ren Chi, and seemed to show a hint of a smile.

Then, he said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that General Fu is right about this!" The dynasty has been peaceful for a long time, and it is just taking advantage of the opportunity of private soldiers to order troops! ”

As soon as he said this, Zhu Xuanming and the others felt that their scalps were numb, and their eyes were black for a while. Yu Hengjing, how dare he? How dare he?!

(Extra; Haha, it just so happens that tomorrow is August 1st, and I write this chapter to pay tribute to the current ethos of PLA. (To be continued......)

PS: The third update! Fourth Update...... Still not sure. 555, today's tickets are so few, thanks to Fenghua 2011, the moon is not yesterday, tonight's moonlight is the pink and reward!