With Zhu Yunwen and the cabinet fully entered the city of Beijing, a large number of court officials in the original Nanjing began to move to the north, and at the same time, brought to Beijing, as well as Nanzhili, the two provinces of Jiangsu, Anhui and some wealthy people in Shandong and Hebei have moved north and chose to settle in Beijing.

This is not the appeal of the imperial court, it is purely the appeal of Zhu Yunwen, the emperor alone.

We'll always hear a saying called.

'At the feet of the Son of Heaven, do you still dare to look at the law without a king? ’

It is precisely because of the existence of this sentence that many ordinary people would rather choose to follow Zhu Yunwen north thousands of miles away, if nothing else, just to be down-to-earth.

And this steadfastness is precisely the psychological pillar that the common people crave the most in this era, and it cannot be given by any amount of extravagant propaganda policies and external materials.

Perhaps the people of Nanjing are not as rich as the people of Quanzhou and Guangzhou, but the happiness of the people of Nanjing before the relocation of the capital is undoubtedly the highest in the country.

Even though there are many dignitaries and dignitaries in Nanjing, there have been cases of bullying in recent years.

You just put Hai Rui in Ying Tianfu, and you don't have any place for him to be ruthless and ruthless.

And the influx of hundreds of thousands of people also made Beijing have some 'indigestion' reactions for a while, how to solve it, this thorny problem was pushed in front of Zhu Wenkui.

The cabinet is abandoned, it is obvious that Zhu Wenkui's meaning is in consideration, and Zhu Yunwen doesn't care, he doesn't like to take care of things more and more now.

What's more, it's because Ma Dajun has entered Beijing.

"Minister, see my emperor's holy bow Jin'an."

In the Wuying Palace, which is almost the original replica, Ma Dajun, dressed in military uniform, bowed down in his robe, and still knelt down.

This is the etiquette of Ma Dajun when he meets Zhu Yunwen all the time, and it can't be said to be a problem, anyway, no matter how many times Zhu Yunwen asks, Ma Dajun just won't change.

This is probably because of his humble background, all the fame and fame of today's Julu are like a dream for Ma Dajun, and he naturally has great respect and respect for Zhu Yunwen, the monarch who gave him everything.

Or maybe he's just more afraid of losing.

"My Generalissimo is back, get up quickly."

As soon as he saw Ma Dajun, Zhu Yunwen's mood was very good, not only personally stepped forward to help the former, but also grabbed his arm, pulled him to the chairs on both sides and sat down, and beckoned: "Double happiness, hurry up and serve tea." ”

"Shame on you."

The two of them sat down close to each other, Zhu Yunwen looked at Ma Dajun, and sighed lightly: "Dajun, why are you so haggard, but the Western Expedition has been too tired all these years, if so, let's not talk about state affairs today, drink a cup of tea and slow down our feet, first go back to the house to rest for two days, you have arranged for the imperial secretary to clean you out a few days ago." ”

When he said this, Zhu Yunwen also raised his hand and patted Ma Dajun's shoulder, very concerned.

This also made Ma Dajun's face moved, and he sighed suddenly: "Let Your Majesty laugh, it is a family matter not to be pragmatic for the army, a few days ago, the minister intended to Xu his daughter and the eldest grandson of King Yan, but my daughter ran away overnight after knowing about it, and her whereabouts are still unknown. ”

Zhu Yunwen's face twitched slightly, and then he laughed: "What should I do, it's just a personal affair of my children, don't worry too much about the army, double happiness, immediately tell the Jinyi Wei and Xichang in all provinces, find the lord of Panshui County, escort him to Beijing safely, and forgive the heart of the chief of staff." ”

This sentence can be regarded as confirming Zhu Yunwen's earlier promise to Ma Dajun, that is, to let the latter take over the post of chief of staff of the new Minglian.

In fact, in this position, Ma Dajun can do it or not, within the national dynasty, many people can do it, mainly because the next expansion direction of the Ming Union is bound to go west, so it can only be done by Ma Dajun.

Who made him more familiar.

"Let her go."

Seeing that Zhu Yunwen was about to make a big move, Ma Dajun hurriedly spoke: "I don't dare to worry about Your Majesty the little girl, the little woman's stubbornness is all because the minister has no way to discipline her, and the minister's fault is that he is driving the former boss to mobilize the people in the local area." ”

Ma Dajun insisted again and again, and Zhu Yunwen did not continue to say more about this matter, and changed his mind.

"Now that the Timurid Khanate and the Golden Horde have fallen, and the war in the Western Regions has been temporarily suspended, what arrangements do you have for military affairs next?"

Ma Dajun didn't know what he was talking about, and he couldn't guess Zhu Yunwen's thoughts.

Does the emperor want to continue to fight westward and create a territory that is more brilliant and vast than the Mongol expedition to the west, or is he ready to put his swords and guns into storage?

Using his brain is what Ma Dajun dislikes the most, but he also knows that his identity has changed, and he will not be a front-line marshal in the future, but one of the commanders and decision-makers in the center.

The marshal can only be responsible for the war, but the decision-maker has to take a holistic approach.

Unable to make up his mind in his heart, Ma Dajun was bored for a moment, and said: "The minister only understands the military strategy, neglects the overall situation, respectfully listens to His Majesty's instructions, and His Majesty will fight wherever the minister points to." ”

At this time, the smile on Zhu Yunwen's face became even brighter.

"I don't have any instructions, it's not that there are many problems with the cabinet, this is a report from the cabinet, you can take a look."

Zhao Shuangxi took a copy of the desk note, and Zhu Yunwen handed it to Ma Dajun.

The latter took a look at it, and his complexion changed slightly.

"The cabinet told me that since the war is over, there is no harm in appropriately reducing the overall military expenditure of the Ming Alliance, after all, one Ming Union has raised nearly four million troops, which is really a bit too huge.

And my Ming Dynasty alone has a regular army of 1.2 million, plus the army of the subject countries, such a huge number of troops is really a bit redundant, after all, in the fight, the road is far away, from Anxi to Arabia, only the journey takes half a year, back and forth a war for three or five years is normal.

Then simply save money, engage in scientific research, and carry out construction under development, and by the way, rectify military affairs, comprehensively separate the regular army from the local army, and give a clear command. ”

Zhu Yunwen said it simply, but Ma Dajun's face was already covered with beads of sweat.

The Cabinet's letter is not just about disarmament.

Reducing the number of the Minglian's army as a whole is not a big deal, and disarmament is indeed feasible.

War has long since changed.

What's the use of raising millions of traditional cold weapons army, not to mention whether it can be placed on the battlefield, even if it is placed, pull it out and fight a head-on battle with the Beijing camp, can it be won?

After all, the mortal body is no match for artillery.

What's more, the Beijing battalion was fully equipped with a new type of flintlock pistol.

Every year, hundreds of billions of military expenditures are saved and transferred to the Ming Dynasty for construction and scientific research and development, so as to ensure the advanced scientific and technological position of the Ming Dynasty in the Ming Union system and consolidate its core position, which is naturally more important than maintaining the number of troops in the Ming Alliance.

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What really worries Ma Dajun is the cabinet's final proposal.

What does it mean to clarify the chain of command of the regular army and the local army?

To put it simply, the regular army belongs to the central government, and the local army accepts the dual leadership of the central and local governments.

When a provincial-level military force of no more than 3,000 troops needs to be mobilized in the event of a large-scale mass incident at the provincial level, it may be transferred after the joint signature of the provincial-level political envoys and the political envoys of the left and right political envoys, and the formalities shall be reported to Beijing.

When more than 3,000 people need to be mobilized, all members of the provincial political envoys will sign and submit the formalities to Beijing.

How big and how bad is it for a group event to mobilize an army of more than 3,000 people?

That must be extremely serious.

Then this procedure will be sent directly to the cabinet and reported to Zhu Yunwen.

In the end, it is necessary for the emperor's approval.

The chain of command is indeed clear.

But after this restructuring, what about the Five Military Mansions?

The General Staff Office leads the regular army, and the Fifth Military Office leads the local army, which is the consistent pattern of the Ming military for decades.

And now the cabinet is playing this hand and directly saving the five military offices.

The cabinet wants to seize the power of the five military offices!

Seize power first, then cut it down.

And who are the people of the Five Military Mansions?

Wuxun, after the founding of the country, the duke and marquis who were born with a golden key.

The cabinet is no longer a moving cake, but simply smashes the pot where people eat.

"Do you think it's possible?"

Zhu Yunwen looked at Ma Dajun with a smile, and the latter's forehead was sweating.

At this moment, Ma Dajun really felt the difference between being outside and being in the center.

'Soldiers must not interfere in politics, but senior officers must understand politics' and 'always make it clear that politics leads guns, and guns must never lead politics'

Zhu Yunwen has not yet approved this performance of the cabinet, but now he directly showed it to Ma Dajun and asked Ma Dajun what he meant.

As long as Ma Dajun nodded, then he pushed all the nobles of the Five Military Mansions into the abyss.

In the future, when Ma Dajun steps down as chief of the General Staff, he will not be a martial artist.

Just an ordinary retired senior officer.

The clean kind.

What your lord, what is the special doctor of Guanglu.

All worthless.

Now Ma Dajun understands why Zhu Yunwen asked him what arrangements he had for the next step of military affairs.

If his answer just now was changed to another sentence, and he really expressed his thoughts by himself, then the cabinet would not have shown it to himself.

Because, a chief of the general staff does not understand what obedience is, then to put it seriously, it is the idea of supporting the army and respecting himself.

"The ministers and ministers feel that the cabinet petition is indeed justified."

As soon as his shoulders collapsed, Ma Dajun only felt cold sweat on his back.

"You are the head of the military, if you think it is appropriate, then I can rest assured."

Zhu Yunwen smiled and took the song to Shuangxi: "Add the seal and return it to the cabinet, just say that your prince has no opinion on this, and it can be implemented." ”

Let's talk about serving tea.

Ma Dajun got up consciously: "The minister has been entangled in family affairs these days, and he has been upset, so I would like to ask Your Majesty to take some leave at home." ”

"Exactly." Zhu Yunwen stood up and said with deep meaning: "After so many years of fighting, take a good rest at home, and I won't keep you." ”

Even I, the emperor, don't bother you, and you won't be a guest at home.

"Yes, the minister retired."

It wasn't until Ma Dajun left Wuying Hall and disappeared without a trace that Zhu Yunwen spoke.

"It's not taboo to summon you."

(I took a leave of absence and made every effort to update)