Zhu Houzhao is really disappointed that there are no famous generals in this era, you look at the end of the Ming Dynasty, Xiong Tingbi, Lu Xiangsheng, Sun Chuanting, as well as Xima Dongli, and Mao Wenlong, not to mention too much, even if there are one or two such people, they don't have to be so embarrassed. I have been engaged in the Black Dragon Army for so long, and there are few outstanding generals and talents.

However, Zhu Houzhao also understands that after all, the Ming Dynasty is still peaceful in this era, and there are few wars, so naturally there are not so many generals.

There were also many famous generals in the Jiajing period, and the one who was closer to him should be Ma Fang, but now this one should not have been born yet. Even if he was born, Ma Fang would not have the experience of his previous life, but Zhu Houzhao felt that it would be good to fight a dozen, and he would have a famous general after a dozen, and this time Zhu Houzhao set his sights on these general soldiers in Liaodong.

Although the reputation is not obvious, but looking at the quality, if you can, you can still cultivate it, so when Zhu Hou took care of these people, he was extremely careful.

It doesn't matter if Zhu Houzhao is so careful, he directly scared a few people, not only because Zhu Houzhao is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of Daming, but because His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is the person who knows how to train soldiers and can fight the most in Daming. As border generals, they have a clear understanding of the combat effectiveness of the Tartars, but they are such a Tartar soldiers, in the hands of His Royal Highness the Prince, it is really at the mercy of His Royal Highness the Prince.

The battle of the fire screen, the surprise attack on Fengzhou Beach, plus this time Wang Shouren defeated Dayan Khan, what is this? It's a cow!

In such a situation, several people are targeted by His Royal Highness the Prince, so there is a feeling that they are on their backs, is there something wrong with them being disliked by His Royal Highness the Prince? In fact, all people are the same, when they are called by the leader, their first reaction is that they have made something wrong again, or they have messed up something again.

Especially in the case of one's own weak heart, such a situation is even more serious, and the four people at this time are deadly with weak hearts.

Why is the heart weak? It's not because of the matter of the three Ukhaliangs, of course, although this battle is not a big victory, but it is also a good fight, at least it repelled the Ukhaliangs, and it did not cause too much loss.

Especially when facing His Royal Highness the Crown Prince Zhu Houzhao, look at the Black Dragon Army of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince fighting in Northern Xinjiang, and look at you.

This person has to die more than others, throwing goods after goods, and the four of yourself are like this, how do you face His Royal Highness the Prince? How can four people not be weak-hearted?

Zhu Houzhao naturally didn't expect this, and he wouldn't dislike the four of them fighting like this, in fact, Zhu Houzhao couldn't be more clear about what kind of virtue the Ming army was, so naturally there was nothing to blame. Turning his eyes back from the four people, Zhu Houzhao said directly: "Okay, let's go to the city!" ”

As Zhu Houzhao's gaze retracted, the four of them suddenly felt relieved, but they were not too happy, because the prince had put too much pressure on several of them.

That night, Zhu Houzhao did not summon the courtiers on the grounds that he was tired of traveling and traveling, and as for the banquet they prepared, Zhu Houzhao directly exempted him.

Early the next morning, Zhu Houzhao got up early, washed and ate under Liu Jin's service, and after finishing these, Zhu Houzhao was ready to get down to business. Glancing at Liu Jin, Zhu Houzhao asked with a smile, "What about Yang Yiqing?" ”

"Back to His Royal Highness, Yang Yiqing, Lord Yang has already gone to the governor's yamen." Liu Jin hurriedly bowed and said.

Listening to Liu Jin's answer, Zhu Houzhao smiled, he didn't expect this Yang Yiqing to be quite eager, but it's okay, he went to do his business, and he should do his own thing. After thinking about it, Zhu Houzhao ordered: "Go and find Han Fu and the three deputy commanders." ”

"Yes, Your Highness!" Liu Jin agreed, turned around and went out to find someone.

These four people have always been nervous in their hearts, and now when they heard the call of His Royal Highness the Prince, they naturally did not dare to slack off, and hurried over. Along the way, I was also up and down in my heart, and I wanted to find someone to inquire about the news, but there was no suitable candidate, and the black dragon guard who was looking for someone had a calm face, and he didn't speak along the way, so he couldn't talk at all.

When they arrived at Zhu Houzhao's hotel, the four of them walked in respectfully, and after seeing Zhu Houzhao, they also hurriedly paid their respects.

Zhu Hou glanced at the four people, and then said expressionlessly: "Excuse me!" When the four of them stood up, Zhu Houzhao asked directly: "Have the Liaodong Zhuwei ever had a shortage of salaries?" ”

As soon as this question came out, the four of them were stunned for a moment, and then they were a little panicked, what does His Royal Highness the Crown Prince mean by asking? Is this to dispose of four of your own people? The eyes of the other three were all focused on Han Fu, wanting to see how he answered, knowing that this was a fatal question. Answer: No, you don't know why Prince Wire asks that.

Once His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has the evidence in his hands, then it is not only a dereliction of duty, but a deception of His Royal Highness the Prince, which is no different from bullying the monarch.

If the answer is yes, then it is a dereliction of duty and an empty salary, so where is the money? Embezzled by you?

In fact, Zhu Houzhao also knew that in these years, the army of the Ming Dynasty did not eat empty salaries, although the military household system supplemented a part, but the imperial court still had to pay a part. This part came out of the capital, that is, it was stripped layer by layer, and when it came to the bottom, it was even less. The officers themselves are still embezzling a little bit and giving gifts, where does this money come from?

Not to mention anything else, the same is true for Qi Jiguang in the back, give you 50,000 people, but if the military salary is only 30,000, it stands to reason that you can raise 30,000 soldiers.

But no, you still have to come up with money to make a point, the establishment of 50,000 people, you have 20,000 soldiers, it is good, in such a situation, shortage, empty salary, that is naturally the norm. At the same time, it is also a squeeze of military households, so that more military households can grow food, and the output is taken away, and part of it is used for military training, and the training is the general's own soldiers.

The other part was embezzled by the officers, and some were used as gifts, so the military households at the bottom were basically reduced to tenants who farmed, and they were not even as good as tenants, and they lived like slaves.

The general raised his own soldiers, and this was the prototype of the local military group, and at the same time they also controlled the money and grain of the tuntian, and this is how the local military group came about. The reason why Li Chengliang has risen and fallen is because he raised troops in Liaodong and respected himself, which made the imperial court wary of him, if it were not for the Liaodong rebellion, Li Chengliang would have been killed with a knife.

This is what Zhu Houzhao wants to change, this question can be said to have been poked in the hearts of four people, and people don't know how to answer it for a while.