Zhu Yijun asked Zhang Xueyan to serve as the governor of the three sides, with only one purpose, that is, military reform. Xuanda's military reform has long been spread, and now everyone knows that the imperial court is discussing military reform.

If there is one place where the officers and the army are most looking forward to military reform, it is only three sides.

The three sides are too bitter!

Whether it is a soldier or an officer, drinking the northwest wind and eating sand over there, the court will not allocate food and wages, and as for the production of land, it must also be produced. If it's a place of anointing, then it's fine.

Even the nine sets of the Yellow River, the only rich and one set of the Hetao Plain are going to be finished, not to mention other places.

The military reform is to give money and food, and for them, it is something that they are very looking forward to. Zhu Yijun originally didn't want to change that side, because it would add a lot of burden to the imperial court.

In recent years, the trilateral side has been far less important than that from the northeast, especially after the battle of Warat, the role of the trilateral is much smaller.

Zhu Yijun has calculated a lot, but the only thing he hasn't counted is people's hearts. The land of the three sides, wild and bitter cold, there are the most bitter Ming soldiers, who are suffering there.

Now that the imperial court has the ability, then it should be close to them first.

Zhu Yijun doesn't care much about the matter of increasing the burden on the imperial court now, with the raiding action of the Law and Discipline Division, he will definitely be able to get a large sum of money, which is enough for Zhu Yijun to take it to the military reform.

In addition, the imperial court is making trouble now, and he also needs a place to settle Zhang Xueyan.

It's okay to find a random place, but a talent like Zhang Xueyan is so idle, and Zhu Yijun is unwilling. The position of the three sides is very suitable, and the military reform can be done.

As for whether Zhang Xueyan can do a good job, this Zhu Yijun is not very worried.

Zhang Xueyan is not a word minister, he has worked in Liaodong for many years, that is still a matter of the Longqing period, the university scholar Gao Gong used Zhang Xueyan to patrol Liaodong with the right of the imperial history.

In office, he recruited exiles, enriched the army, rectified war preparations, defeated the barbarians with the general Li Chengliang, and entered the imperial history of the right deputy capital.

Zhang Xueyan is actually very good at this, which is also a very important point.

Zhu Yijun believes that after reaching the three sides, it is not very difficult for Zhang Xueyan to complete the military reform, and Zhu Yijun believes in Zhang Xueyan's ability. Compared with Zeng Xingwu, Zhang Xueyan is only strong but not weak.

In terms of official means, Zhang Xueyan is also very superb, used by Gao Gong during the Longqing period, and when Zhang Juzheng was in power, he was valued by Zhang Juzheng, and later got his own fancy that this is a talent.

"The minister will definitely live up to His Majesty's trust!" Zhang Xueyan hurriedly bowed down and said.

Zhu Yijun nodded, and said with a smile: "Go to the three sides, go to the high water, and take care of Aiqing." ”

When Zhang Xueyan left, Zhu Yijun fell into deep thought, and he knew that his top priority was to appoint the secretary of the ministry. Wang Guoguang is leaving, Zhao Deqian, the servant of the ministry, was arrested, and there is only one squire left in the current ministry.

The rest of this person is actually the reserve candidate trained by Zhu Yijun, and the one who is ready to take over in the future is Shen Li.

In the twelfth year of Wanli, Shen Li was transferred to the Ministry of Officials and served as the servant of the Ministry of Officials, and now it is time to use him. In fact, at this time, it was not appropriate to transfer a Shangshu from the other six ministries to the Ministry of Officials.

The Ministry of Officials is the head of the six departments, and the Ministry of Officials is also known as the Heavenly Official, and it is difficult to advance as a servant.

But now I can't take care of this, the three members of the Ministry of Officials have gone to two, and now what I need is to stabilize the Ministry of Officials. Shen Li has been in the Ministry of Officials for three years, and he is the right person.

"Zhang Whale!" Zhu Yijun called out to Zhang Whale: "According to the cabinet's proposed decree, Shen Li temporarily acts as the secretary of the ministry." ”

Even if it is Zhu Yijun, it is inappropriate to directly promote Shen Li to the position of the secretary of the ministry. This needs a transition, just replace it for the time being, and in a few days it will be corrected.

This is a means of political compromise, and Zhu Yijun is very familiar with it now.

"Yes, Your Majesty! Zhang Whale agreed, bowed and retreated.

Shen Li is Gao Gong's fellow villager, and at the same time he has his teacher, this person is very upright, very much liked by Zhang Juzheng, and is a young man who is not valued by Zhang Juzheng.

However, there is one thing that Zhu Yijun also knows, Shen Li and Shen Shi are not in harmony!

Shen Li, a person who likes to drill the tip of the horns, is upright, and Shen Shixing, a peacemaker who likes to be with mud, is completely different. How much discord the two of them had before under Zhang Juzheng, if Zhu Yijun appointed Shen Li as the secretary of the ministry, Shen Shixing would definitely oppose it.

It's just that now it's temporary, this is Zhu Yijun's power, and now Zhu Yijun doesn't want to make trouble, so it's quite appropriate to be temporary.

How long is temporary, it's hard to say, there is no suitable candidate, so let's take it for the time being first!

The capital, the gate of the city.

Lifting the curtain of the carriage and glancing outside, Zeng Xingwu had no expression on his face. Although he has only been away from the capital for more than a year, Zeng Xingwu still has a feeling of being separated from the world.

Looking at the busy city gate, Zeng Xingwu felt that the capital seemed to be lively again.

Although he was not in the capital, Zeng Xingwu still knew a lot about the affairs of the capital, and he remembered that he heard Zhang Weixian say once that the emperor seemed to be building a big Beijing and Tianjin, and the specific Zhang Weixian was not clear.

When he arrived at the Ministry of Officials and handed over the documents, Zeng Xingwu went directly to the palace.

After returning, I went to see the emperor first, this treatment is not available to ordinary people, but Zeng Shengwu is naturally no problem. After reporting it here, Zeng Xingwu saw Zhang Whale over there.

Zeng Xingwu hurriedly clenched his fists and said, "Grandpa Zhang, thank you, thank you!" ”

Zhang Whale's status is very high now, as Zhu Yijun's most trusted and close eunuch, Zhang Whale, who controls the East Factory, is naturally also rising. Coupled with the prestige established by going out of Beijing to handle cases, there are not many people who can let Zhang Whale personally go out to greet him.

Now the eunuchs all know that as long as Zhang Hong dies, then Zhang Whale will become the first eunuch of the Ming Dynasty.

"Lord Zeng is polite!" Zhang Whale hugged his fists at Zeng Xingwu, and said with a smile: "The emperor is still waiting for Lord Zeng inside!" As he spoke, he led the way ahead to Zeng Xingwu.

Walking into the Wenhua Palace, Zeng Xingwu hurriedly knelt on the ground and said: "Minister Zeng Xingwu see Your Majesty, long live my emperor, long live, long live!" ”

Zhu Yijun walked down the steps with a smile, stretched out his hand to help Zeng Xingwu up, and then said with a smile: "Aiqing has worked hard, I am relieved to see Aiqing so healthy today." ”

"Thanks to Your Majesty's blessings, the minister's body is okay." Zeng Xingwu hurriedly said.

Zhu Yijun nodded, pulled Zeng Xingwu and said, "The affairs of the Xuanfu are doing well, I am very pleased!" Saying that, Zhu Yijun continued: "When you come back this time, do you want to rest for a few days?" ”

How many days off?

Zeng Xingwu knew that he couldn't rest, he knew what was happening in the capital, the Law and Discipline Department was mighty, the two waiters were taken down, and the officials of the Shangshu Kingdom Guangyuan were Zhishi.

Thinking of Wang Guoguang, Zeng Xingwu was quite sad, it was an old man who took care of him.

But everyone has this day, and if you can't even see through this, then you don't need to mix in officialdom. Zeng Xingwu has been an official for so many years, and he has never seen anything, so he naturally will not fall into it.

"You don't have to rest!" Zeng Xingwu opened his mouth and said, his tone was very firm.

Zhu Yijun nodded, he had long thought that Zeng Xingwu would answer like this, after all, what time is it now, it is the time for Zeng Shengwu to take the position, what is the matter with running to rest.

"Okay, Aiqing go to the household department!" Zhu Yijun said in a deep voice: "Zhang Xueyan, the head of the household department, went to the three sides, and Qian Qian, the household servant, was arrested, but the household department can't be messed up. ”

"Aiqing is going to stabilize the household department, is it okay?"

Absolutely!

Zeng Xingwu had also been a household servant before, and it was not a big problem to go to the household department, and the position of his household secretary was in hand, which made Zeng Xingwu suddenly breathe a sigh of relief. Although the cabinet scholar promised by the emperor has not yet been implemented, he is a household secretary, and he will not lose.

"Yes, Your Majesty rest assured, the minister will do his best to stabilize the household department as soon as possible." Zeng Xingwu bowed and said.

Zhu Yijun nodded: "Then Aiqing will go to the household department to take up his post after two days of rest!" ”

"Yes, the minister is retiring!" Zeng Xingwu hurriedly bowed and retreated.

Zeng Shengwu's Shangshu title was given, and the rest was the position of a cabinet scholar, and this position must also be given, which is not negotiable. First, Zhu Yijun can't be a dishonest emperor, otherwise the consequences will be unimaginable.

Second, this is also a signal to the ministers, do things for me with your heart, and the reward will definitely not be bad.

This is also important.

The fact that Zeng Xingwu became the head of the household department did not cause much accident and turmoil at all, and everyone knew that Zeng Xingwu would inevitably be reused when he came back this time.

Before going to Xuanda, Zeng Xingwu was about to enter the cabinet, and now that Xuanda's affairs are so beautiful, how can he not be rewarded. Some people have even guessed that before long, Zeng Xingwu will be called Zeng Ge Lao.

After sending Zeng Xingwu away, Zhu Yijun also breathed a sigh of relief, and the next thing he had to do was to arrange for Zeng Xingwu to enter the cabinet.

Jizhou's military reform is also on the agenda, this is not difficult, the key is the military reform of Liaodong, that is a big problem. What interests will be touched by the military reform in Liaodong? Li Chengliang, of course.

Li Chengliang now has a tendency to support the army and respect himself, raising his own personal soldiers, and taking all the benefits of the merchants and the people into his own name, and he is becoming more and more arrogant, and he is expected to be very opposed to the military reform.

But this problem must be solved, and Liaodong is a place that Zhu Yijun values very much.

There are two granaries in Daming, which are the North China Plain, starting from Taihang Mountain in the west, reaching the seashore in the east, reaching Yanshan Mountain in the north, and reaching the Huai River in the south, which is often referred to as the Central Plains.

The second is the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River plain, from Wushan to the east to the seashore, by the Yangtze River and its tributaries alluvial, later generations do not have the saying that "the lake is wide and ripe, the world is full".

As for Guanzhong, Hanzhong and Bashu in the Qin and Han dynasties, by the time of the Ming Dynasty, there was only one Bashu left. Bashu is not convenient to transport, and it can't be counted on at all.

Most of the remaining two granaries are now grown with cash crops.

For example, the mulberry fields in Zhejiang, tea in various places, etc., there are actually not many places to grow food. With his own promotion of the commodity economy, Daming's grain will definitely not be enough to eat.