In fact, after Qi Jiguang finished the battle in the northwest, Zhu Yijun planned to do something in the northwest.

Although there are many border troops in the border towns of the Ming Dynasty, and the border troops actually consume a lot of resources, there are also many unreasonable places. Now the rest of the place can't be moved, but a few border towns in the northwest can.

In the entire defense line north of the Ming Dynasty, the nine sides are naturally the top priority.

Liaodong Town, Jizhou Town, Xuanfu Town, Datong Town, Taiyuan Town, Yansui Town (also known as Yulin Town), Ningxia Town, Guyuan Town (also known as Shaanxi Town), Gansu Town, among the nine border towns, Liaodong is in the northeast, Jizhou is north of the capital, and the remaining seven are basically in the northwest.

This time, the northwest was defeated, and the entire northwest border town was basically settled.

The Ming Dynasty has no enemy in the northwest, and what Zhu Yijun has to do at this time is to clean up the northwest border town.

"Take Xuanfu and Datong as a pilot to carry out the reform of the military system of the guard."

This is the focus of Zhu Yijun's reform this time, completely abolishing the guard system in the two border towns of Xuanfu and Datong, and changing the guard system into a conscription system. All the land in the garrison will be given to retired military households.

In Liangwei, the military household registration system was abolished, and the military household registration was changed to ordinary people.

Such a change would greatly increase the expenses of the imperial court, but Zhu Yijun believed that he could afford it. Whether it is the land tax at the end of the year or the commercial tax that is being prepared, it is enough to support its own reform.

Even if there is a problem on the tax side, your own money will be enough to cover it for a while.

The military households in the northwest live a very hard life, and most of them have become domestic slaves of military generals, which is a very big hidden danger. Through this reform, this situation will be completely changed, and at the same time, a large number of young and strong labor will be released.

I have a very large layout in the northwest, such as textile factories, such as selling things, which requires labor, and release the military households in the northwest to do this.

Zhu Yijun is well aware of the situation in the northwest, the drought in the northwest will become more and more serious, and it is only a matter of time before the tuntian system collapses. Now it seems that the tuntian can provide some money and food for the army, but as the drought intensifies, the tuntian in the northwest will completely collapse.

At that time, unless the imperial court spends money to support these military households, the military households in the northwest will be the biggest hidden danger.

Give them a chance to work, and let them get rid of the shackles of the land through the trade of the Northwest. This time in the textile factory, Zhu Yijun is ready to recruit a large number of military households who have been laid off, so that they can have a bowl of rice to eat.

The reform of this matter is a big thing, a big thing in both the military and the government.

It not only involves the military, but also involves political affairs, and it requires a capable, skillful, and prestigious courtier, and the person selected by Zhu Yijun is Zeng Xingwu. Zhu Yijun very much hopes that he can go to Xuanda and become the governor of Xuanda for two terms.

Zeng Xingwu has been a governor, fought a barbarian in Sichuan, has been in the military department for many years, is familiar with government affairs, and at the same time has a deep trust in Zhang Juzheng, who is Zhang Juzheng's confidant.

Now he was recommended to the cabinet by the Ministry of Shangshu Wang Guoguang, with a deep background and hard roots, no one dared not to give him face. Now he is the left squire of the military department, and it is also suitable to be the governor of Xuanda for a term. Zhu Yijun thinks he is very suitable, very suitable.

The point is that Zeng Xingwu is about to enter the cabinet, and now he is sent to the northwest to preside over this reform, which is a little unreasonable.

But Zhu Yijun doesn't care much, as a courtier, you have to do whatever the emperor asks you to do, this is your responsibility as a courtier. If Zeng Xingwu can do this well, Zhu Yijun will not hesitate to give him a knighthood.

"Emperor, Lord Zeng is here!" Zhang Whale bowed and said.

"Let him in!" Zhu Yijun nodded, put down the fold in his hand and said.

Zeng Xingwu was also very nervous during this time, and in the face of such a major event as entering the cabinet, it is estimated that no one can not be nervous. At this critical time, the emperor summoned him, and Zeng Xingwu was naturally very cautious.

If you are not careful, the seat of this cabinet scholar is probably gone.

"The minister has saved me to see Your Majesty, long live my emperor, long live, long live!" After Zeng Xingwu walked in, he knelt on the ground respectfully and gave Zhu Yijun a line.

"Get up!" Zhu Yijun nodded and said, "The affairs of the Aiqing Military Department are handled very well, and I am very relieved. ”

Zeng Xingwu heard the emperor praise himself, and his heart was suddenly happy, but he didn't dare to show it on his face, and bowed down and said: "This is the duty of a minister." ”

Zhu Yijun nodded, and said with a smile: "Duty, this word is used well, I like it, if everyone can remember their duty, it is estimated that the world will be cured." Saying that, Zhu Yijun said to Zhang Whale: "Move a stool for Zeng Aiqing." ”

In fact, Zeng Xingwu was not enough for the emperor to give him a seat, so this gift made Zeng Shengwu very happy in his heart.

Could it be that the position of a member of his cabinet has been decided? Only the cabinet scholars can let the emperor sit!

"When Mr. Zhang was alive, he recommended Aiqing to me many times." After Zeng Xingwu sat down, Zhu Yijun said with some emotion: "At the beginning, Mr. Zhang told me that Aiqing is not only loyal and upright, but also diligent in admitting things, and is a rare courtier. ”

"Mr. Zhang told me that if there is anything tricky, you can leave it to Aiqing to do."

Hearing the emperor mention Zhang Juzheng, Zeng Xingwu also felt a little nostalgic, he was originally pulled up by Zhang Juzheng, and Zhang Juzheng also had a deep influence on him, and now when he thinks about it, he still feels quite sad.

But the more I listened to the emperor's words, the more wrong it became, this doesn't seem to mean appointing himself as a cabinet scholar!

Zhu Yijun felt that the foreshadowing was almost over, so he said: "In this battle in the northwest, I saw a lot of inappropriateness. Speaking of Zhu Yijun, it is a cliché, talking about the recruitment system and the guard system.

In fact, this issue has been discussed for a long time, and the peak period was during the Jiajing period.

Whoever in the court does not know about this problem, everyone knows that the guard is not good, otherwise there will be no recruitment.

When the emperor mentions this issue now, Zeng Xingwu has a bad premonition in his heart, and he is afraid that he will be assigned some bad errand. It's not that Zeng Province slandered the emperor, it's really all too abnormal.

"Now that the finances of the imperial court are much better, I want to carry out a pilot project in the northwest."

"The two border towns of Xuanda will revoke the guard system, divide the guard tuntian to them, and at the same time adopt the conscription system in the two border towns of Xuanda." Saying that, Zhu Yijun took out a booklet and said, "I wrote something on it." ”

As he spoke, Zhu Yijun handed the booklet to Zhang Whale.

Zhang Jing respectfully took it, and then handed the booklet to Zeng Xingwu.

Zeng Xingwu was still confused at this time, and what about the cabinet scholar who said yes? He knew that he had missed out on the Cabinet Fellows this time. Although he tried his best to adjust his mentality, Zeng Xingwu still couldn't adjust it.

Zhu Yijun did not urge Zeng Xingwu, although the governor is not small, but compared to the cabinet bachelor, it is not a little worse.

After a long time, Zeng Xingwu came back to his senses, and hurriedly asked for sin: "The minister lost his honor in front of him, and please ask Your Majesty to punish the crime!" ”

Waving his hand, Zhu Yijun said with a smile: "I can understand, now that Aiqing is about to enter the cabinet, and now he is transferred to the governor of Xuanda, he is a little wronged Aiqing." But I don't feel at ease when I hand over such a big matter to someone else. ”

"Aiqing's ability and ability are all first-class, and there are few people in the court who can compare."

"I want Aiqing to go to Xuanda, but I feel that this appointment must be made by Aiqing. However, I will not persecute Aiqing, and if Aiqing is willing to go to Xuanda, I am very happy. If Aiqing didn't want to go, I wouldn't be unhappy. ”

Although Zhu Yijun said so, Zeng Xingwu is not stupid, this is not something he can choose.

The emperor showed generosity, but you can't not know the advance and retreat, Zeng Xingwu knelt directly on the ground, and said with a serious face: "Your Majesty, it is the duty of Weichen to be loyal to the Ming Dynasty and to be loyal to Your Majesty." ”

"Since the emperor trusts the minister, the minister is naturally willing to go to the northwest, please let your majesty go, and the minister will definitely complete your majesty's explanation."

Zhu Yijun walked in front of Zeng Xingwu, stretched out his hand to help Zeng Shengwu up, and said with a smile: "Okay, good, I know that Aiqing will not let me down, and this trip to the northwest should be Aiqing's trip to serve the country loyally." ”

"Aiqing rest assured, I am not an emperor who is stingy with gratitude, and when Aiqing returns from the northwest in the future, I will return you a cabinet scholar."

These words are equivalent to the emperor's promise, which makes Zeng Xingwu's heart feel some comfort. But Zeng Xingwu also knew that this was under the condition that he could do things in the northwest beautifully.

If you do a good job, let alone a cabinet scholar, with this merit, you can expect to get a glimpse of the position of the first assistant to the cabinet.

If you mess up this matter, let alone a cabinet scholar, it is estimated that the official position will not be guaranteed.

Zhu Yijun sent Zeng Xingwu away, and the expression on his face relaxed, and then shook his head with a wry smile. It's not easy to appease Zeng Xingwu, I hope he doesn't have resentment! Not to mention Zeng Shengwu, even if it is replaced by himself, it is estimated that he will not feel good in his heart.

In Daming, there are too many things that the cabinet scholars represent.

Let a person who is about to enter the cabinet go to the northwest, and do something that offends the person, no one will feel comfortable in his heart!

Soon the discussion about the cabinet scholars came to an end, and this time only one cabinet scholar was added, and that was Wang Xijue, the left attendant of the Ministry of Rites. Zeng Shengwu, the left squire of the military department, who was originally expected by everyone, failed to enter the cabinet, which made many people's jaws drop.

When the news came out that the imperial court was going to abolish the guard in Xuanda and turn it into recruitment, the court shook again.

Everyone knows the benefits of recruitment, but the question is whether the imperial court can afford it?

While everyone was arguing about this issue, the appointment of Zeng Xingwu came out, and Zeng Xingwu was transferred to the position of Governor of Xuanda. Originally, the two people who were supposed to enter the cabinet have only entered Wang Xijue himself, and everyone knows that the empty seat is reserved for Zeng Xingwu.

After figuring out the whole thing, everyone knew that Zeng Xingwu was not disliked by the emperor, but was valued by the emperor. Leaving a position as a cabinet scholar for one person is rare since the founding of the Ming Dynasty!