Mu Tianbo looked at the two brothers Mu Zhongxian and Mu Zhongliang in front of him, touched the few beards on his chin, and said to Jiao's family: "Don't talk about it, boss, Zhongliang has also reached the age of enlightenment, and he will lead the army to fight for his husband, and the affairs of the family will be entrusted to you." ”

Jiao Shi bowed down and said: "The husband's peace of mind is that the concubine must honor her mother-in-law at home and take care of the two children, so that the husband can fight with peace of mind." ”

Mu Tianbo nodded and said: "Don't say it, it's just an Annan, and my Daming really gave him face, and actually let Bengong lead the troops south with the Duchy of Ying and the Duke of Wei." ”

Jiao nodded and said: "My Mu family and the Ming royal family have always shared weal and woe, and the glory and wealth of the family are all due to the royal family's kindness. Now that the husband is serving the country and leading the army to Annam, His Majesty and the court should not treat the husband badly.

It's just that the concubine is a woman's family who doesn't know much about the battle array, and she doesn't know anything about the court, and she doesn't look forward to being a dignitary in front of anyone, she just hopes that her husband can return safely. ”

Mu Tianbo said with a sigh: "What do you know?" It doesn't matter how the court is, what Your Majesty thinks is the top priority, besides, when it comes to my Mu family, in fact, there is no promotion, and there is no reward, unless it is to seek an overseas fief, it will be difficult to move forward half a step.

It's just that then again, why should my Mu family move forward? If the overseas fief is not fiefdom, what does it have to do with my Mu family? As long as my Mu clan remembers to be loyal to His Majesty and to the Ming Dynasty, it will be the foundation of eternity!

Also, you don't have to worry about me, it's just an Annan, and my father doesn't have much chance to go into the battle in person, at best, he just watches the battle from behind the battle, and even the arrows may not be able to get to the side of the husband. ”

Standing up from the chair with a bang, Mu Tianbo continued: "Okay, don't talk about it, you remember to take care of your home." ”

Outside the Qianguo Mansion, a group of soldiers were already neatly arrayed, and when they saw Mu Tianbo coming out of the main gate with his own soldiers, they saluted together: "I've seen Grandpa!" ”

Mu Tianbo turned over the war horse and said loudly: "This time, Grandpa Ben will tell you more, it is estimated that you also know some rumors, but if you don't say it, Grandpa Ben will take you to get military merits!" ”

"Kill! Kill! Kill! ”

Qi Qi's shouting sounded, even if it was summer, it added a bit of killing aura out of thin air, so that the people who were watching the army from a distance couldn't help but shrink their necks in unison.

Just seeing that there was no movement in the army except for some, the people relaxed their hearts, and some of them even stood on tiptoe to look for the sons and nephews in the army.

The housekeeper of the Qianguo Mansion hung two halberds with red tassels on the wall outside the door, indicating that the head of the family had led the army to the battle, and refused to visit the male guests thereafter.

Naturally, the other soldiers were not qualified to hang two halberds in their homes, but there was no problem in hanging a wooden one.

Because the halberd is hung, it means that there is a man in the family to go out to the army, and if there is anything, the government has to give priority to taking care of it - for an inappropriate example, if the water runs in the middle of the night, the government must give priority to helping the family of the person who hangs the halberd.

That's right, with a halberd hanged, the army with men in the army is the first priority, even if the official's house is burned down next to it, they are also the first priority, otherwise once the incident happens, someone will be held accountable.

The benefits of the entire Ming Dynasty to the army, in addition to the high salary and rewards for military merits, are also reflected in various details, which in turn makes the entire Ming Dynasty's enthusiasm for joining the army high.

Although the enthusiasm of the people of the Ming Dynasty for studying and becoming an official is still high, their enthusiasm for joining the army is not necessarily weaker - the benefits of being in the army are more than the benefits of being an official!

Of course, if you want to talk about the disadvantages of joining the army, there are actually a lot, and there are a lot of them.

The first is tiredness, anyone who has children and nephews in the army knows how hard and tiring the training in the army is, in addition to training or training, many men who have just joined the army cry when they go home for the first time.

Of course, it's normal to go home and cry once, after all, it may only be a few days a year, and the non-commissioned officers of the first-class combat readiness guard may not have a few days off a year.

The second is that there is no way to loot.

What is more refreshing about being a soldier than being a bandit is that it is completely legal to loot, especially when slaughtering a city, you can let go of your hands and feet to rob and rob, and everything you catch is your own, even women.

However, this is the soldier before the first year of Chongzhen, since the Governor's Office of the Five Armies began the reform of the guard, the soldiers should stop thinking about the plunder, once discovered, the military law is ruthless.

Although there are some benefits that can be obtained from looting, the benefits of looting are only temporary and extremely risky after all, while military salaries and military merits are not risky, and everyone can clearly distinguish the gap, so naturally no one dares to plunder again.

It's just that compared with the benefits that can be obtained from being a soldier, these two shortcomings that are not disadvantages are naturally not cared about by many people.

Are you tired of farming? Can't get military salaries, can't eat, isn't it bitter?

No one is stupid, especially the common people, who have little political acumen in governing the country, but that does not mean that the people are fools – in fact, the people are smarter than anyone else!

……

In the city of Nanjing, Zhang Zhiji, who had finished sacrificing filial piety, was lying on the table with Xu Hongji, studying the topographic map.

In Xu Hongji's view, it couldn't be easier for the Ming Dynasty to kill Annan, and some of the guards in Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan, and Guangxi were transferred, and then a wave flowed over, and a large number of troops were garrisoned, and no problem was any longer a problem.

Although Zhang Zhiji has the same opinion as Xu Hongji, he obviously knows more about Emperor Chongzhen's thoughts: "Now it is not only the issue of completely pacifying Annan, but the main problem now is that the Ministry of Railways and the Ministry of Communications are chasing His Majesty every day to ask for labor, and His Majesty can only find the military government to ask for labor." ”

Xu Hongji didn't raise his head, and said with a sigh: "Then according to what you mean, you just want to force the entire Annan to rebel, and then turn all the Annan people into, well, laborers?" ”

Xu Hongji has lived in Nanjing for a long time, and when it comes to the thickness of his skin, although it can be regarded as perfected, it is still a little worse than Zhang Zhiji, who has been by the side of Emperor Chongzhen for a long time and has reached the point where he has a face and no face.

The most obvious example is that Zhang Zhiji and others can say the word labor without blushing or panting, and Xu Hongji has to pause for a second or two - the fart laborer is just a coolie piglet, when this grandfather doesn't know? It's not without it in the city of Nanjing!

Zhang Zhiji nodded and said: "It's best to turn all the Annan people into laborers, but it is estimated that this matter is not very reliable, and it would be good to have eighty or ninety percent of people become laborers in the end."

The bones of the Annamite people are not so hard, and once the casualties are too large for them to bear, they will definitely surrender, and it will be difficult to turn them into laborers when the time comes. ”

Xu Hongji nodded and said, "In other words, the most important thing now is to make the Annan people rebel first, and then turn them into laborers before they surrender?" ”

Zhang Zhiji said: "That's right. If it is only for the purpose of quelling the rebellion, just the few guards currently stationed in Annam are enough, and with the help of the East China Sea Fleet or the North Sea Fleet, it will only take a few months to calm down.

But in this case, if the Annan people surrender, what should I do? Accept their surrender or ignore their surrender?

If you accept it, the Ming Dynasty will be disgusted, and Your Majesty will be unhappy, if you don't accept it, it will hinder Your Majesty's reputation, as well as the reputation of my Ming court among the vassals. ”

Xu Hongji nodded, and did not pay attention to Zhang Zhiji anymore, but concentrated on looking at the topographic map.

What Zhang Zhiji said earlier and what he said later are basically nonsense, and only the sentence that His Majesty is unhappy is the point.

Once Emperor Chongzhen is unhappy, no one knows what will happen - if it doesn't work, it is possible to drive the expedition in person, and then turn Annan into a blank field.

Emperor Chongzhen is absolutely capable of this kind of thing, and the military government will also support Emperor Chongzhen to do this, especially these people in the noble system, who originally had a relationship with the royal family, and no one would want any face, and no one would care about what was infamous or not.

But what about in the history books thousands of years later?

Emperor Chongzhen is naturally no one dares to scold, at most, it will be over with a few black strokes, unless the emperor is no longer Emperor Chongzhen's department, but a different person.

Even so, unless the royal family is no longer the descendants of the Zhu family, or the world is no longer the world of the Ming Dynasty, otherwise, no matter who it is, they have to save some face for Emperor Chongzhen.

And then through the Spring and Autumn penmanship, these things are planted on the nobles.

Even if the nobles don't fancy fame, what about public opinion?

If someone has a heart to guide it, it is likely to arouse the disgust of the royal family, and then have to stage a scene of tears and traitors.

So no matter how you look at it, this matter can't make Emperor Chongzhen angry, it's best to get things done before Emperor Chongzhen Long Yan is angry, so that Annan can be completely calmed down, and a large number of Annan people will become, well, laborers.

Only in this way will Emperor Chongzhen not go crazy, and he can save some face.

After thinking for a long time, Xu Hongji suddenly asked, "Zhennanwei, as well as the guards around them, are all configured according to the standards of the first-level combat readiness guards, right?" ”

Zhang Zhiji nodded and said: "Naturally, the strength and weapon configuration of these guards, as well as their food reserves, are enough to guarantee that they can support half a year when all the Annan people rebel."

If the rebellion cannot be quelled in half a year, they will also have enough strength to withdraw to various ports and rely on the naval support of the fleet to hold on. ”

Xu Hongji nodded and said: "Since this is the case, then let Qianguo Gong change the route of the march, let him bring troops to Nanjing City, and we will wait for Annan to be in chaos in Nanjing." ”

Zhang Zhiji couldn't help but be a little stunned, raised his head and asked, "Watching Annan get into chaos?" ”

Xu Hongji said: "Yes, I just watched them mess around."

Since those guards can support it for half a year, then let's give Annan three months and let all the Annan people mess up.

Guess what would happen if you had been overwhelmed at the beginning? ”

Without replying, Xu Hongji continued: "There must be soft bones in the Annan people, these people will think of surrendering, and then lead the way for me Daming, and then our plan will be scrapped."

But after waiting for three months, these guards will not be able to hold out, and they will not confront the Annamite head-on, and the fleet will not come to support, and many Annam people who are waiting and watching will make a decision.

If it is really a person whose heart is towards my great Ming, he will naturally go to those guards to surrender, and if he is not a person whose heart is towards my great Ming, he will naturally follow those rebels to make a rebellion.

When the time comes, the entire Annan except for the rebels is the person who really wants my Ming Dynasty, and my Ming Dynasty will be able to calm down at this time! ”

Zhang Zhiji groaned: "If this is the case, it is not impossible. It's just that Wei Guogong has considered another question? ”

Xu Hongji said: "What's the problem? ”

Zhang Zhiji stretched out his finger and compared the two lines back and forth on the map before continuing: "Railway!" At present, there are not many places where the railway from Daming to Annam has been repaired, and many places still need to use horse-drawn carriages to transfer back and forth.

If a few of my Ming guards' guards can't be held out now, will those Annan people destroy the railway in the first place? Once the railroad is destroyed by them, it will be far less convenient for me to increase troops or transport supplies than when I have a railway. ”

Xu Hongji pondered and said, "This is also a problem. But when we were in Burma before, didn't Your Majesty order the Ministry of Railways to build a temporary railway?

If you simply build a temporary railway that can last for a year or two or even even half a year, it must be simple, right? It's a big deal, and then change it later.

Even if we can't repair it in time, don't forget, the military government can still mobilize the fleet to transport troops and supplies by sea.

The terrain of Annam is almost surrounded by the sea on both sides, and the rest of the places are bordered by our Daming or Siam, as long as you can occupy a stronghold along the coast, all problems will be solved. ”

Zhang Zhiji looked at Xu Hongji with some confusion: "Wei Guogong still plans to take Siam in his pocket by the way?" ”

Xu Hongji laughed and said, "Why not? The location of Siam was originally between Myanmar and Annam, and now that Myanmar has been attached to my Ming Dynasty, Annan is about to be pacified, so why leave a Siam alone? ”

Zhang Zhiji was still a little confused.

In all the previous plans, I didn't think about Siam, and now I suddenly said that I want to play a trick of false way to destroy the world, and by the way, take back Siam too?

After thinking about it, Zhang Zhiji still refused: "This matter still has to go through the military government, if the two of us make our own opinions, I am afraid that the court will really not be able to explain it."

After all, that Siam is also respectful, and it is really unreasonable to destroy it like this. ”

PS: A few minutes late, the third update of 4000 words was delivered. Send away 2018 and usher in 2019, happy New Year's Day, book friends.