"Your Highness has this heart, it is the blessing of all the people!"

Zhang Xuan smiled, he began to understand that after Wang Yue served as the first assistant, it was okay to arrange for anyone to go south for rectification, but he sent the prince and let the prince go south with him, how good the intentions were!

If you can really use this time to influence the future Son of Heaven, it will definitely be a godsend...... Zhang Xuan happily took on the mission of teaching the prince.

After Wang Yue became the first assistant, he realized that even if he pushed most of the affairs out, there were still endless tasks to deal with.

Especially when it comes to external affairs, it is impossible to avoid it.

For example, today's second assistant Yan Song, as well as Zhang Jing, the secretary of the Ministry of War, and Tang Shunzhi, who was promoted by Tianjin Bo Si and joined the army of Dengzhou Navy, came.

Yan Song is the second secondary, and is also responsible for the affairs of the Ministry of Rites, education, diplomacy, examinations, and public opinion...... He is responsible for all these messy things.

I have to say that Yan Song's work ability is strong, he can work for more than ten days in a row like Zhang Xuan without resting. The spirit is vigorous, not at all like a person who is over half a hundred years old.

"Yuanfu, this matter still fell on North Korea, and the lower officials didn't have an idea for a while, so they asked Yuanfu to decide."

Wang Yue looked at Zhang Jing, then at Tang Shunzhi, and chuckled: "Look at your posture, you should be preparing to use soldiers...... How many people do you need to send, and is there a plan? ”

Yan Song was stunned for a moment, and sighed lightly: "Yuanfu, this is a military matter, you don't ask the reason, just move the army, it's not good after all." ”

Wang Yue chuckled, "If you can say that, it means that you have thought it through, as long as it does not exceed 30,000 people, you can use troops immediately, and fight first!" ”

Yan Song was stunned, but Tang Shunzhi was stroking his palms and laughing, and couldn't help but give a thumbs up.

"Yuanfu really has courage, don't worry, we have full control of this battle!"

Yan Song scratched his head, "I'm not against the use of soldiers, I just want to say that sending 30,000 troops, people, food, grass and ordnance, fighting across the sea, and ships are ...... So many things, it's not a trivial matter, in case something goes wrong, rubbing the sharpness, it's not good for us, I mean need to be cautious! ”

"Hahaha!"

Zhang Jing couldn't help laughing, "Elder Yan Ge, you haven't been in charge of things in the army all these years, and you don't know a lot about many things...... I can tell you that the military system of our Ming Dynasty is completely different from what it used to be. ”

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In the whole change, the part about military affairs was actually led by Wang Yue, and Zhang Xuan completely followed the master's advice.

As we all know, during the period when Wang Yue was admiring Jizhen, he set out to abolish the military household system...... This is not to say that the military household system is not good, on the contrary, when the world was first decided, the use of military households to reclaim the borders, raise millions of soldiers, and do not cost the court money and food, this is definitely a great innovation. After all, the remnants of the Mongol Empire were still very strong at that time.

After withdrawing from the Central Plains, they quickly regained their wildness, constantly harassing the border of the Ming Dynasty, from Zhu Yuanzhang to Zhu Di, two generations of emperors, fought for decades, but did not completely solve the border troubles.

Therefore, Wang Yue has a positive attitude towards the military household system as a whole.

However, with the popularization of firearms and the progress of the entire military technology, the traditional military households will not work.

An obvious problem is that military households have to cultivate their own fields every year, and they can only train when they are not working. If you train or fight during the busy farming period, the farming time will be delayed.

And because they have to take care of their families, military families can usually only serve in their own guard stations, guarding their homes, and cannot be mobilized for long distances and long periods of time...... In addition, due to insufficient training and limited combat effectiveness, the power of firearms cannot be brought into full play.

Therefore, from the beginning of the New Army, Wang Yue implemented a de facto conscription system.

But there are also problems with the conscription system.

That is, Daming is too big, there are too many people to recruit, and he can't afford to rely on finance alone...... Is the Ming Dynasty going to follow the old path of the Northern Song Dynasty?

Is it better to have a world military system or a conscription system...... An argument almost broke out at the imperial court.

Wang Yue said that there was no need to argue, as long as the acres of land were cleared again and the people were widely granted land, a cheap conscription system could be established on top of the huge base.

All the people who were given land were obliged to serve, and it was compulsory.

But don't worry, the Ming Dynasty needs a maximum of hundreds of thousands of troops, while the huge Ming Dynasty has tens of millions of people, as long as they are given proper treatment, they can attract several times as many young people to join the army.

When the time comes, it will be appropriate to select the best.

I have to say that when Wang Yue first proposed it, people were still skeptical.

Is this possible?

Why are there hereditary military households?

Isn't it that you don't want to be a soldier and must be forced!

As long as one person joins the army, there will be a fixed source of soldiers for generations, how cost-effective!

Can you do it like Wang Yue?

It turned out to be not just a good thing, but also a popular one.

Especially in Shandong, Henan and other places, it has become an opportunity for many young people to change their fate.

Guarding a few acres of land at home, although he can't starve to death, he can't develop either. If you want to study, you need talent, you have to spend money, go to the city to be a worker, be an apprentice, not everyone can do it!

If you join the army, you only have three years, and you need to be a soldier for generations, unlike in the past.

After three years, the imperial court will give a sum of money, about fifteen to twenty yuan.

It's not much, but it can do a lot.

Do some small business, or build a house and marry a daughter-in-law...... In short, it can greatly improve the family situation.

As for the danger...... What a joke! Now Da Ming, how powerful is that! There will be casualties on the battlefield, but they will never be too large.

If you have it again, you can't just think about the danger, if you can make war achievements, can't you also soar?

A Juntian is really an artifact, as long as it is implemented conscientiously, any difficulties can be solved.

So far, the Ming Dynasty has a total of less than 300,000 standing soldiers and horses...... If there is no large-scale battle, this is the case, and it will not skyrocket too much.

It is a reserve, which Wang Yue emphasizes very much.

So far, there are almost 120,000 in Shandong, more than 150,000 in Henan, more than 80,000 in the original nine-border region, and more than 100,000 militiamen in the north.

Some of these men are in formation and training, while others are half-peasants and half-soldiers, and if they encounter wartime, they can be mobilized and put into battle within two or three months.

After Wang Yue's rectification, the Ming Dynasty was able to storm 6 or 700,000 troops, or even more, with only an increase of 2 million yuan in the military budget.

"Yan Ge Lao, to deal with North Korea, 30,000 soldiers are enough. As for the auxiliary forces needed, they can be requisitioned from the reserves, plus a small number of mercenaries, that is, there is no need to make a big deal at all. The requisition and relocation of the people you are worried about will cost the people and money, that is completely non-existent. ”

Yan Song suddenly realized, "Zhang Bingbu, but there is one more thing, what about the water master?" What about the water master? How do I requisition a vessel? ”

Zhang Jing laughed, "This is simpler, in addition to the Tianjin Naval Division, we have signed agreements with many merchant fleets. They usually rely on the protection of the imperial court and make a fortune in the city. When it's time to use them, you can't help it, right? These ships could be requisitioned as long as the imperial court ordered a small commission...... In fact, it is okay not to give it, but it will have to be compensated with the proceeds of the war. ”

"Elder Yan Ge, it boils down to one sentence, the power of our Ming Dynasty is not something that those barbarians can understand. Yuanfu's whimsical ideas over the years, as well as the hard work of Zhang Ge Lao and others, have come to fruition. ”

Tang Shunzhi also added: "That's right, this is also the source of my confidence, in just two months, I can send 30,000 horses to any coast of North Korea." In terms of time, even if they knew that we planned to use troops, they would immediately send a letter back, and it would be too late to mobilize troops and horses. In a word, let's fight as much as we want! ”

Hearing this, Yan Song stood up excitedly.

"If I knew this, what would I hesitate about! Okay, I'll go and tell the North Korean envoy, wash your neck, and wait for the heavenly soldiers to attack! ”

Yan Song patted his ass and couldn't wait to leave.

Zhang Jing and Tang Shunzhi also immediately said goodbye and were about to move the troops, although it was easier than before, but they also had to prepare properly, and they must not blow the cowhide out.

The two of them also took their leave, but Wang Yue was left to continue the boring and boring daily life of Shoufu, and as for why he used troops against North Korea, he didn't even ask.

What do I have to do with you if I destroy you?