In addition, there is also a holy decree, the content of which is to reward those who have made meritorious contributions to the Eastern Expedition to Korea.

Zhong Nan was crowned as Zhenyuan Uncle, although the title at this time did not have any real power, but the grade was still superb. Therefore, for those who have been knighted, it can be regarded as a great fame and glory.

It stands to reason that civil officials cannot be knighted, but Zhu Yijun gave Zhong Nan the title of earl on the grounds that Zhong Nan was once a military attaché. Fortunately, the cabinet, the Ministry of Officials, and the Ministry of Rites were not too serious, so the emperor's wishes were fulfilled.

As for the military attachés, according to the imperial court's evaluation of their merits, Chen Ling ranked first, Liu Ling second, and Ma Gui third. As a result, Chen Lan was promoted to the governor of Tongzhi, and he was appointed as the commander of the affairs for generations; Liu Ling was promoted to the governor of Tongzhi, and thousands of households were sealed for generations; Ma Gui was promoted to the right governor and given a generational seal. Other generals, big and small, also have different rewards.

Overall, Zhong Nan is definitely the biggest winner.

Not only that, after Zhong Nan took office, he reorganized the military department, especially the Arsenal Clearance Division - Zhong Nan has never forgotten the artillery bombing incident in the Battle of Sacheon, and this time he used the "three fires" to beat the Arsenal Division.

The second is the matter of the local army.

Zhong Nan first transferred Ma Gui to Liaodong as the chief soldier. This was caused by an accident: the former commander-in-chief Li Rusong died on the battlefield.

According to the war report, in April last year, the Tatars invaded Liaodong. At that time, Li Rusong, the commander-in-chief, personally led the troops to smash the enemy's lair and encountered tens of thousands of Tatar cavalry.

Li Rusong led more than 3,000 people to fight bloodily, and he himself died in the area of the Hun River in Fushun at the age of 48.

Regarding Li Rusong's death, some of his subordinates suspected that someone had leaked his whereabouts and was surrounded by the Mongols in the Hunhe River. So Jinyiwei, under the instruction of Zhong Nan, went to Liaodong to do a lot of secret visits and investigations. Although there were indeed many suspicions, in the end, there was no substantiated evidence, so I had to give up.

Li Rusong, the word Zimao, the number Yangcheng, Liaodong Tieling Weiren. He inherited his father's shadow at the beginning, was appointed as the commander of Tongzhi, and served as Ning Yuan's uncle's guard; Later, he was promoted to the governor of the capital because of his military exploits, and was the right deputy general of the Shenji Battalion; After that, he was promoted to the chief soldier of Shanxi.

In the nineteenth year of Wanli, Li Rusong supervised Shaanxi to rebel against the chief military officer and pacified the Ningxia Bibai Rebellion. For twenty years, he participated in the First Korean War and served as the chief officer of front-line operations. Soon after the victory of the war, he was transferred to Liaodong and served as the commander-in-chief of Liaodong.

Last year, after the news of Li Rusong's death in battle was transmitted back to the imperial court, Zhu Yijun was very sad. Since his bones could not be found, the emperor had to order to build a tomb in the southwest of Changxindian, Wanping County, Shuntian Prefecture. And posthumously presented Li Rusong as Shaobao and Ning Yuanbo, and gave him the nickname "Loyal Martyr" to commemorate his ancestral hall.

Since Zhong Nan was still in Korea at that time, and the Second Korean War was also at a critical juncture, the vacancy in the Liaodong General Army had not been filled.

In fact, Zhong Nan had no way to transfer Magui to Liaodong. He has always been very jealous of Nurhachi, but Liaodong is Li Chengliang's territory. According to the historical process in the original time and space, it was Li Chengliang's blind connivance with Nurhachi that led to the establishment and gradual strengthening of the Later Jin.

Now although Li Chengliang is idle at home, he still controls the affairs of Liaodong. As long as he is willing, it is also possible to support Li Rumei or Li Rubai to sit in the position of the general army of Liaodong.

For a strong figure like Li Chengliang, Zhong Nan did not dare to underestimate him at all. Therefore, for the new Liaodong General Army, in addition to having a high military quality, it must also be a member of Zhong Nan's family, and a person with high loyalty. According to this standard, only Ma Gui meets the requirements.

In order to deal with Li Chengliang, Zhong Nan also arranged Xiong Tingbi to Liaodong, so that he could learn from Ma Gui and strive to be independent as soon as possible; The second is that Xiong Tingbi is a civil official, relatively speaking, his heart and eyes are much more lively, and the combination of him and Ma Gui can play a greater role.

Before Ma Gui and Xiong Tingbi set off, Zhong Nan specially called the two of them over and carefully admonished them. The main content is: pay more attention to Nurhachi's movements, and report any changes must be reported; If the other party has any behavior that is unfavorable to Daming, it must be intervened or stopped; Ideas try to prevent the other party from getting stronger......

The talks lasted two or three hours, and basically Zhong Nan said that the two of them listened. Fortunately, the two of them are Zhong Nan's descendants, and they didn't ask too much about the reason.

The second major move was the formation of a formal establishment of the naval division. Although Fujian, Zhejiang, Guangdong and other places had naval armies before, they were not independent military branches.

Through the Battle of Luliang and Zhong Nan's persuasion, the emperor realized the importance of the naval division troops, so he asked the military department to form a separate naval division unit.

Zhong Nan temporarily divided the naval division into two parts, the East Sea Fleet and the North Sea Fleet. The East China Sea Fleet is under the command of Chen Luan, and the sea areas in charge are mainly Guangdong and Fujian; The North Sea Fleet is under the command of Yu Zhigao, and the sea areas in charge are mainly Shandong and Liaodong.

Yu Zhigao is the only son of the famous anti-Japanese general Yu Dachief, who has been serving as a general in Fujian before, responsible for the training of the naval division troops. This candidate was recommended by Chen Lan, otherwise where would Zhong Nan know about such a general.

The highest commander of the two fleets is the chief soldier of the naval division, and the official rank is also the third rank, which is the same as the general soldier of other armies.

The third action is to re-examine the troop strength of various localities and severely crack down on the evil habit of "eating empty salaries."

According to the quota of the Ministry of War, the Ming army should have more than 3 million soldiers, but according to Song Yingchang's research, there are actually only more than 800,000 people. In the end, more than seventy percent of the soldiers "eat empty salaries". It is said that in some places, the shortage is more than eighty percent.

Wanting to get rid of this bad habit of the army, although it was not an overnight thing, it was strongly supported by the emperor.

In addition to these "three fires", there are also some reform plans, which Zhong Nan has not implemented for the time being.

For example, the general army exchange system: the total number of troops across the country is divided into three grades according to their strategic position and strength; Every three to four years, the general troops of the same rank have to change their garrisons.

For example, the reform of the forbidden army in Beijing: privately re-established a forbidden army unit to gradually eliminate some of the soldiers in the three major battalions; The size of the "new barracks" was expanded again and positioned as a mobile unit in the forbidden army.

For example, we should reform the system of health centers, gradually abolish local health centers, and carry out land reform on the hoarded land of health centers.

For example, the logistics system of the armed forces in various localities was reformed, and the general soldiers in various localities were gradually deprived of the right to be in charge of materials, and logistics specialists appointed by the imperial court were responsible for the distribution of money, food, and other materials to various armies.

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Most of these plans in his mind were borrowed by Zhong Nan from later generations. When the time comes, he will unfold them one by one. It is believed that after making great efforts, the combat power of the Ming army will be greatly strengthened, and it will be able to resist Nurhachi, who is gradually becoming stronger.

And Zhong Nan, who is at the helm of this series of major reforms, is sitting at the dinner table of Zhongfu at this time. Simei sat on either side of him, with Qiu Xiang and Du Xiaoman on one side, and Liao Qing'er and Jiang Mo on the other. And the little sweet potato sat directly opposite Zhong Nan, and the family was happy.

"Brother Zhong, in a short period of time, you won't go to a distant business trip again, right?" Akika asked.

"Probably not." Zhong Nan thought for a while, and then replied, "Even if I have to fight a big battle in the future, I won't go too deep into the front line." What's more, the Jingshi also needs someone to be in charge! ”

"That's not it. Brother Nan, there are no eyes on the battlefield, if you don't go to the front line, it's better not to go. Liao Qing'er continued.

"Isn't it the business of those generals to fight wars? Why do you still need a high-ranking official like Brother Zhong to go to the front line? Jiang Mo was a little puzzled.

"You can't say that." Zhong Nan put down his chopsticks, "No matter what, I am also the supreme commander of the Ming army, although I don't need to carry a knife to kill the enemy, but sometimes, I still need to go to the front line to take a look." ”

Seeing Simei's worried look, Zhong Nan smiled and added, "Don't worry, at most, I will go to the barracks on the front line." What's more, even if I wanted to go to the front line of the battlefield, those generals wouldn't let me go. ”

When the fourth girl heard this, she was relieved.

At the beginning of March, the largest sacrifice to date began.

In the morning, Zhu Yijun ascended his seat outside the noon gate and accepted 61 Japanese prisoners offered by Zhong Nan and others. The emperor ordered that all the captives be handed over to the relevant departments to be verified and beheaded. After that, the severed head will be transported to the world.

On the same day, the emperor also accepted the congratulations of hundreds of officials, and made a huge sacrifice in the suburban temple. After the event, the emperor also gave the fruit wine for sacrificing ancestors to the cabinet scholars and the six departments and nine kings and other court officials.

At the end of March, the emperor promulgated the "Edict of the Ping Wa", and sent the edict to the world, and also sent people to send the edict to the vassal states, as well as the Wa Kingdom, Mongolia and other countries.

The contents of the "Edict of the Peacekeepers" are as follows:

"Fengtian carries the emperor, and the edict says: I inherit Hongxu, govern the Zhaoren, Haiyu and the mountains, all of them are my child, Gou is not evil, and I want to cover the famine. The subordinate Dongyi clown Ping Hideyoshi, obscene subordinates, dare to make trouble, steal the business seal, and serve the islands. Then the ambition of recommending food, peeking into the state attached to me, between the Iqi Tsushima, the whale salamander is everywhere, the realm of Lelang Xuansu, the edge is intertwined, the monarch and the minister are dead, the people are scattered, Chizhang is in a hurry, and the soldiers are invited to help. ”

"I think of North Korea, the world is known as obedient, suitable for distress, how should it sit idly by, if the weak do not help, who is virtuous, the strong escape punishment, who is afraid of power. In addition, the east is a feudal domain with shoulders and arms, and this thief is also the coward of the court, suppressing frustration and chaos, and giving it to one person. So the few lives were partial, and the first thinning was thinned. ”

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"I hereby use a proclamation to the world, to show the four yi, to give the heart of the last resort, and to know the meaning of not daring to forgive. Do not go beyond the will and do the punishment, and everyone will keep the righteousness to enjoy the peace. All my civil and military ministers inside and outside the country, it is still advisable to love the people and serve the country in order to eliminate provocations and guide Zhenxiang. It is only at this time, because of the Eastern Expedition to send money and food, all the orders are excluded, and everything is done to save and care, do not be troublesome, consult many parties, and it is advisable to know what I want. ”

Volume 1 is over.