Chapter 115: The Old and the New Succeed

Wang Ji inherited Yang Rong's political ideas, although Yang Rong advocated that civilian officials completely take over the work of the lords, and in the future, military generals should only be responsible for battles, and the rest of the affairs should be taken care of by civilian officials.

There is an irreconcilable contradiction between this point and Xungui, between the two sides to the Governor's Office of the Five Armies and the Ministry of War, you come and go, Yang Rong and Zhang Fu have gone, but the successor is still doing the same game.

But it's not that Yang Rong and Wang Ji are not the main battle factions.

On the contrary, on the decision of this Northern Expedition, they all resolutely stood on Zhu Qizhen's side.

On the one hand, although Zhu Qizhen already had the authority of the emperor in his heyday, many ministers did not dare to oppose the emperor openly, and at most they only gave euphemistic advice.

On the other hand, both Yang Rong and Wang Ji are real soldiers. He is a minister who can be the prime minister in the center and can lead the army to fight abroad.

If you really want to compare, let Wang Ji and Meng Ying lead the troops to face off, and the number of wins and defeats is still difficult to say.

So they like to restore the heyday of Yongle in their bones.

The reason why Wang Ji has persevered is that on the one hand, he is supporting the emperor, after all, the prestige of an old minister like Wang Ji in the court is not comparable to ordinary people.

Even if the first assistant Chen Xun is in front of Wang Ji, he must obediently carry out the junior ceremony.

On the other hand, Wang Ji also wanted to see the Ming Dynasty win again. The best time this time the victory was when he was in power.

In this way, even if he dies, when he goes to the Nine Springs, he can comfort his ancestors and ancestors.

Wang Ji is also talking to Luo Tong at this moment. Wang Ji said with white hair: "The logistics must not be delayed, no matter what the battle looks like, the board must not be hit on the head of the military department." ”

Luo Tong said: "Xia Guan understands. ”

Wang Ji said: "After this matter is done, the position of the cabinet will be yours." ”

Luo Tong said: "Xia Guan understands. ”

Wang Ji felt the coldness in Luo Tong's tone, and the personal grudge between him and Luo Tong was not written off, but Wang Ji didn't care, but was interested.

Because Luo Tong can sit in the position of the military department, Wang Ji has made great efforts, and this political inheritance relationship is even stronger than other relationships.

Even after Wang Ji retired, Luo Tong had to protect Wang Ji's family.

This is the unspoken rule of politics.

And although Luo Tong is uninhibited and discreet in his words, he is also a person of true temperament. There were some things he couldn't do.

Wang Ji laughed and said, "Luo Tong still remembers what happened at the beginning? In the future, you must control your third leg in the cabinet, otherwise it will not be a matter of degrading officials. ”

Luo Tong suddenly smiled and said, "It's old, it's over."

If you can't do it, don't you still grow old and strong, sir? ”

Wang Ji didn't know what to say for a while. Wang Ji is eighty years old, where is there anything old and strong? But can a man's face make him say that he can't do it?

In such a matter, even an eighty-year-old man is an old boy.

Just when Wang Ji felt embarrassed, someone came to invite, but it was the first assistant Chen Xun.

Wang Ji is going.

Chen Xun had been waiting for Wang Ji in a carriage for a long time.

Although the gallop runs, there are many changes in the carriage of the Ming Dynasty. Because of the carriage on the gallop road, the four-wheeled carriage is more convenient, and without the two-wheeled carriage, the pack horse also has to bear a certain amount of pressure.

But on the gallop, as long as you run at a certain speed, a four-wheeled carriage is easier than a two-wheeled carriage.

Therefore, this kind of four-wheeled carriage is also slowly becoming popular in the city of Beijing. Of course, this is also the reason why Zhu Qizhen does not advocate sitting in a sedan chair, unless he is too old, he can't sit in a sedan chair.

In Zhu Qizhen's view, the so-called personality insult of the sedan chair can be put aside for the time being, but there is one thing in Zhu Qizhen's opinion, absolutely not.

The efficiency of the sedan chair is too low.

Carriages or something, when it comes to a crisis, the imperial court can be requisitioned and become a tool for transporting materials. But what can a sedan chair do? Can it be used as wood, or can it be used as firewood?

The more important reason is the problem of horses.

Yes, although Monan Mongolia came to the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Qizhen found a problem, that is, although he is now short of horses, in the long run, the shortage of horses in the Ming Dynasty has become a thing of the past.

Now in this war, nearly half of the hundreds of thousands of horses, all of which are provided by the tribes of Monan. This is still only the number of horses that can be mobilized after many wars, when there is no time to recuperate.

If southern Mongolia is transformed like Zhuqi Town, Mongolia's animal husbandry will usher in great development. At that time, the number of horses owned by the imperial court will be very large.

There's another problem.

That is, the horses that Daming needs are limited.

Even if all the Ming Jingying battalions are equipped with horses, many of the guards guarding the city still don't need horses, and even giving them horses is a great waste.

Even these guards would sell their horses.

Zhu Qizhen estimated that the army of the Ming government would increase the gallop road system and maintain two million to three million horses, including war horses and pack horses.

Twice to triple the number of horses that are now saved.

So, what if there are extra horses?

Of course, the demand for animal power in an agricultural society is endless, but it is actually difficult for real people to buy a horse, so Zhu Qizhen has to do some things in front.

For example, the introduction of horse-drawn carriages is strictly prohibited

Sedan chair.

Chen Xun's carriage was given by Zhu Qizhen, and it was also one of the treatments of a scholar, and the outside was all thick hardwood, and the bow and crossbow could not be shot through at close range.

The windows of all kinds of lighting are not too big, but there are a large number of reliefs that are exquisite, and the combination of safety and artistry is very good.

Chen Xun personally got out of the car, helped Wang Ji to get into the car, retreated left and right, and said: "Prince, what do you think of the victory or defeat in this Northern Expedition?" ”

At this moment, the carriage is walking on the official road, this section of the official road has been repaired by Shuntianfu, although there is no bluestone slab, but it is also layer upon layer of rammed earth, which is relatively stable.

There was a sudden silence in the carriage.

Wang Ji pondered in his heart why Chen Xun asked, and said: "The tile spur has been defeated year after year, and the available soldiers are only 1120,000 horsemen, although our army is divided into three roads, but each road is not something that the tile spur can eat, and the three roads are only hundreds of miles apart, and the news is only a few days away." ”

"Even if the tile spur besieges all the way, it will only pull out in the tenth day, and when the army converges, the tile spur will inevitably be defeated."

"Shi Heng, Yang Hong, and Guo Deng are all generals who dare to fight and can fight. Even if you can't win big, you won't lose big. ”

"Therefore, I think that there are thirty percent of the certainty of a big victory, but there is a seventy percent certainty, but it is the tile spur to avoid the battle, and then the Mobei grassland will not be owned by the tile spur family."

Chen Xun said: "I asked Teng Guogong, and his statement is not much different from that of the prince, and he did not say that he was sure of victory. ”

Wang Ji said: "Shoufu said with a smile, on the battlefield, where there is victory." Even with the current win rate, it is enough to fight. ”

Chen Xun said: "What the prince said is extremely true, but this is just the idea of a handsome minister, not what a scholar should think. Chen Xun's tone was a bit of the demeanor of a prime minister, and he continued: "We are scholars, for Your Majesty to govern the world, we must be foolproof, and in today's battle, the number of wins and defeats is difficult to say, so our generation must be sure of what happens." ”

Wang Ji said: "What does Shoufu mean? ”

Chen Xun said: "If, if, the front line is defeated, the cabinet must have a record, but what should be done." But he asked the prince for guidance. ”

Wang Ji thinks this is normal, and Zhu Qizhen likes to file very much. This habit also affected the people of the cabinet. Although Wang Ji felt that a big defeat was unlikely. But he still agreed, and said, "It's okay." ”

Chen Xun's face was slightly bitter, although he knew that there was no one left and right, he still leaned over and said in a low voice: "This record must be done well, and the other record must also be done." That is the record of His Majesty's pro-government? ”

Wang Ji frowned suddenly, he couldn't believe it, and said, "Is this serious? ”

Chen Xun said: "How dare I talk nonsense like this? This is a great sin. The prince must not reveal this matter. Chen Xun had a lot of bitterness in his heart, and he talked about this matter with Wang Ji in detail.