"Father, it would be nice if a bridge could be built on the Yangtze River!"

"Why? Wen Kui? ”

"Father, you see, if a bridge is built, then the train can be directly connected to the two capitals, and there is no need to change ships on the way!"

Zhu Yunwen, who was looking at the river view, turned his head and looked at his son in surprise: "Is this what you thought of yourself?" ”

"Yes, yesterday my father decreed that today I will come to Pukou to lay sleepers, my son doesn't know what a railway is, so Mrs. Zhuo told his son about his father's plan, and at that time his son said, why can't he connect to Beijing? Mrs. Zhuo said that there was a Yangtze River blocking, and his son said, why not build a bridge? As a result, he said, the Yangtze River can't build a bridge! Father, you said, why can't the Yangtze River build a bridge? ”

"This," Zhu Yunwen picked up his son, pondered the words for a while, and then pointed to the banks of the Yangtze River: "Look, Wen Kui, the Yangtze River is too wide and too deep, so there is no way to build a bridge now." ”

"And what about after that?"

"Wen Kui," Zhu Yunwen sighed, remembering the later generations of Huaxia: "In the future, my father's dream is to build a railway network all over the country, and at that time, the people of my Ming Dynasty will be able to cross mountains and rivers by railway, and they will no longer need to suffer from running around and working hard!" ”

"Well, if your father is too tired to repair, your son will help you fix it, okay?"

"Good! Good boy! Zhu Yunwen hugged Zhu Wenkui tightly, and at this moment, he suddenly felt much more steady.

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"Your Majesty, North Korean Military News!"

As soon as he returned to the Qianqing Palace, Liu Jing, who was on duty in the upper study, ran over to report the situation.

"Oh, what's the situation?" Zhu Yunwen took off his big coat, then sat in front of the bookcase and picked up the military newspaper.

"An Pingbo has conquered Cheongju on May 16, and Han Dongzheng, the backbone of the Cheongju rebels, has been ambushed by 27 people."

"Well, Qu is doing a good job! What else? ”

"Li Fangyuan has rushed to Shangzhou a few days ago, with about 30,000 people under his command, and he is still stranded in Shangzhou.

"Well, what about Sheng Yong? What is Sheng Yong doing? ”

"The Marquis of Licheng has rushed to Cheongju to command, and his subordinate Zhuang De is attacking the Qingluo Pass, but there is no progress yet; His subordinate Chu Zhi set out on a detour to the east coast a few days ago to attack Gyeongju, but there is no news yet! ”

"That's it, Liu Zhen, bring the map!"

On the map, Zhu Yunwen knocked on the map and said, "This is Shangzhou, hehe, Zhongjing, what do you think Li Fangyuan wants to do when he goes north?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty," Liu Jing thought for a while, and said with a smile: "It should be that he wants to sneak attack Seoul, it seems that he saw the loopholes deliberately left by the Marquis of Licheng, but it's a pity that An Pingbo is progressing too fast, which scared him, and now he is cowering in the eastern mountains, An Pingbo is afraid that he will have a headache!" ”

"It's not a big deal," Zhu Yunwen thought for a while, tapped on the map and said, "But for the sake of safety, the strength of Seoul still needs to be strengthened!" ”

"And what does Your Majesty mean?"

"Order Xiong Haibu to enter Seoul and deter some ill-intentioned people!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

With Zhu Yunwen's narration, Xie Jinbi next to him walked around the dragon and wrote down the orders one by one.

Zhu Yunwen stood up, and then paced back and forth, seeing this scene, Liu Jing and the others knew that the emperor was going to make up his mind, this was the emperor's habitual action, Liu Jing and Xie Jin were very familiar with it.

Sure enough, Zhu Yunwen suddenly stopped, raised his hand and said, "Intended purpose:"

"Lelang Mansion will be included in the North Korean Political Envoy Division, the political envoy, the capital department, and the election of the envoy will remain unchanged, and all the troops in the North Korean Political Envoy Department will be under the command of the Marquis of Licheng!"

"Order Zhang Zhen to confiscate the land of the rebels, and at the same time repeal the Ketian Law, redistribute the land to the peasants according to the number of household registrations, and if there are any resistances, resolutely suppress them, and never be merciless!"

"For the rebels who are still resisting, they will be deprived of all their land, unless they wake up and make meritorious atonements."

"After the war, the rebels of Cheongju, Chungju, Shangju, and Cheongju, except for the first evil punishment, were divided into four parts, and together with their families, they moved to Shandong, Liaodong, Suiyuan, and Shaanxi and Gansu respectively for tuntian."

"After the pacification of Korea, a guard post was set up in Korea, which was planned by Sheng Yong, Qu Neng, and Yang Rong, and it should be noted that the Han River Plain and the Jeolla Plain should be assigned to our army officers and soldiers."

"Return to the Righteous Army's Xu Bao Department, set up a guard in Shuizhou, and distribute land to reward its loyalty!"

Speaking of this, Zhu Yunwen stopped, thought for a while, and said, "That's about it, does Zhongjing have anything to add?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty, do you remember what you said a few days ago about the demobilization of the Guards, and it is not included in this holy decree?"

"Demobilization?" Zhu Yunwen looked up at the roof and waved his hand: "Xie Jin, you draft the purpose first, after I read it, use the seal directly!" ”

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Zhu Yunwen returned to his seat, turned his head and said: "Liu Zhen, you send someone to summon the generals of the Military Aircraft Department, Qi Tai, the secretary of the military department, and Hou Tai, the secretary of the Ministry of Officials, to discuss the affairs of the Qianqing Palace!" ”

"Yes, Your Majesty." Liu Zhen received the order, turned around and went out to give the order.

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"Your Majesty, this must not be!"

After listening to Liu Jing's description, the veteran Guo Ying first stood up and objected: "The Guards are the elite of my Ming Dynasty, since its establishment, it has been on the battlefield for a long time, has made many meritorious achievements, and is the mainstay of our Ming army, why did Your Majesty want to demobilize it?" It must be known that it is difficult to gather troops and easy to disperse, even if they are replenished, but how easy is it to form today's combat strength? ”

"Yes, Your Majesty, you must not disband the Guard!"

"Never!"

As soon as many military generals heard that they were going to demobilize the First Guards Army and the Second Guards Army, they immediately blew up their nests, in their opinion, this is tantamount to cutting off their wings, and in the eyes of veterans Guo Ying, Song Sheng and others, the Guards are really a rare elite. For the veteran generals who have been fighting all their lives, they believe that the decline of the army's combat strength is a natural law and cannot be stopped, so for them, it is better to use the elite troops until they can no longer be used, so that the army that is in the right year of fighting is disbanded (in their opinion, demobilization is disbandment). They just can't accept it.

And Qi Tai and Hou Tai also looked at each other, Qi Tai didn't understand why the emperor would do this? And Hou Tai is a little inexplicable, what does this kind of thing have to do with him?

Seeing that the scene was becoming more and more chaotic, Zhu Yunwen couldn't help frowning, and then Liu Zhen immediately shouted: "Silence! The Qianqing Palace immediately fell silent.

"Everyone," Zhu Yunwen smiled first, and looked at Guo Ying and the others: "As the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, I will never do 'swords and guns into storage, and horses will be put in Nanshan!'" The demobilization of the Guards is a great thing in my opinion, and only in this way can the Guards prosper forever! ”

"It has been seven years since the formation of the First Guards Army, and although there have been supplements during this period, they are generally a little older, and I can't bear to bear to let these soldiers who have made outstanding achievements die on the battlefield and bury their bones in a foreign land. They are all the best soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, and they have all shed blood for the Ming Dynasty, but I can't let them shed any more tears. They are still young, and I hope that they can return to their hometown, be with their parents, wives and children, be filial to their parents and take care of their wives and children, isn't this a good life? ”

Zhu Yunwen said this, his tone was a little choked, he was really moving his true feelings, the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty are too bitter, once they join the army, they will be born and lived, the father will die and the son will be replaced, and the old and the dead will return, and in the long run, no one will be willing to join the army, and in the end there will inevitably be a tragedy of no one joining the army and foreign invasion.

And Guo Ying, Song Sheng and others also lowered their heads, they felt the deepest, many dusty past events appeared in front of their eyes, most of the lovely comrades-in-arms, bosses, and subordinates in the past are no longer alive, how should their parents, wives and children live? Is this what they have been fighting all their lives for?

But you can't do it without soldiers, right?

Song Sheng wiped his tears, stood up and said: "Your Majesty's benevolent heart, the ministers are grateful, but this is the case in all dynasties, the country has no strong soldiers, and the country will inevitably be shaken, so the ministers are willing to die on the battlefield for Your Majesty, and after death, there is no second heart, but please Your Majesty don't cool the blood of the soldiers because of a moment of kindness!" ”

Song Sheng said it very tactfully, but everyone heard what he meant, that is, the emperor, you are merciful, we are grateful, but as a country, you can't do without soldiers, if you don't become soldiers, can you still be an emperor?

"Old General Song, you sit down first, I haven't finished talking yet!" Zhu Yunwen raised his hand and continued: "Demobilization is not disbandment, there are certain rules, officers and soldiers at different levels have different years of service, soldiers are demobilized, officers are not demobilized, and the replenishment of soldiers is not only in the guards, ordinary people can also join the army. ”

This one? Ordinary people can also join the army? Everyone looked at each other.

"In a specific way, I have an idea, the Ministry of War is responsible for establishing three to five recruit training bases across the country, and all recruits need to be trained before they can be added to the Guards, and no one is allowed to expand the army without authorization, otherwise they will be punished as treason."

"In recent years, the imperial court has established many army schools in various places, trying to recruit new recruits from the army schools, and if officers need to be supplemented, they should be supplemented by army universities and army academies in various places."

"In this way, there will not be much problem in replenishing new recruits, and the quality of soldiers will also be guaranteed to a certain extent."

"Ladies and gentlemen, is my idea feasible?"

After listening to Zhu Yunwen's description, everyone suddenly found that His Majesty had been prepared for a long time and had thought of countermeasures to these things, and for a while, they couldn't ask any questions.

Only Qi Tai, the secretary of the military department, stood up and arched his hand: "Your Majesty, according to your method, it is not difficult to replenish the soldiers, but after these soldiers are demobilized, how should they be placed?" These soldiers are physically strong and good at all kinds of killing techniques, and if they are not properly settled, they can easily gather in the mountains and forests and become a disaster! ”

"Qi Qing's family is thoughtful," Zhu Yunwen smiled and asked him to sit down: "I have also thought about this problem, this is considered in two aspects, for ordinary soldiers, they are originally sergeants of the guard, I will exempt them from the status of military households, change to civilian households, and allocate land to them according to their military exploits, as for the specific location, depending on the actual situation, it can be local or in a different place." For example, in today's Shandong, some soldiers with outstanding military achievements can be placed. ”

"As for the officers," said this, Zhu Yunwen's expression suddenly became stern: "I want to change the situation that the imperial power set by Emperor Gao is not lower than that of the county, these officers will serve as local village heads, township heads, and even serve in the county and government offices according to different ranks, of course, if they are unwilling, they can also give compensation and let them fend for themselves." ”

"This," this time it was the turn of Hou Tai, the secretary of the ministry, to quit, he immediately stood up and said in a loud voice: "Your Majesty, Weichen thinks that this move must not be done!" ”

"Oh? Is the imperial power not under the county, or is it conferring military official positions? ”

"Both, first of all, the imperial power does not go down to the county, it did not begin in this dynasty, Emperor Gao just strengthened it, so that the people can send the officials to the countryside to Beijing, by His Majesty's disposal, but in fact it does not have much effect, since the founding of the country, this kind of thing is only a few cases, and it is impossible to curb the problem of officials secretly going to the countryside. Secondly, Weichen opposed the phenomenon of assigning officers to the government and serving in the local government, only in the early days of the national dynasty existed for a period of time, since the reopening of the imperial examination by Emperor Gao in the fifteenth year of Hongwu, the officials' backgrounds are nothing more than jinshi, prison students, and a small number of people, and most of the generals are vulgar and unliterate, how can they dominate the locality? In addition, his character is tyrannical, once the civil unrest is provoked, the imperial court will have to put down the rebellion, and a large amount of money and food will be consumed, won't the gains outweigh the losses? ”

Hou Tai's words were loud and merciless, but what made Zhu Yunwen strange was that Guo Ying and the others did not refute it, in fact, he forgot a question, all the generals here are survivors under the Hongwu butcher's knife, and they are all typical examples of being cautious and ignoring things outside the window, which makes Zhu Yunwen a little annoyed, do you still have to fight for you for this kind of thing?

But the matter has come to this point, and Zhu Yunwen can only be responsible to the end: "Hou Shangshu, things are not what you think. The imperial power is not under the county, although there are advantages, but there are also disadvantages, the county officials sit in the county seat to enjoy peace, the officials do not know anything about what is happening in the countryside, until the chaos of the people besiege the county seat to wake up like a dream, is this a good thing? Therefore, I want to change this situation, if the people can report the situation, and the officials can deal with it in a timely manner, so that we can prevent problems before they happen. ”

"Of course, my appointment of demobilized soldiers is not to let them be in charge of the government, I plan to set up a special arrest department in various places, called the police department, which is subordinate to the procurator locally, and the central government is subordinate to the criminal department, this department is relatively dangerous, requires certain professional skills, and it is more appropriate for demobilized soldiers to do this! In addition, for example, taxes, customs, and tax collection points in various places can appoint demobilized soldiers. ”

"That shouldn't be a problem!"

Hou Tai thought for a while and arched his hand: "Your Majesty Shengming! "I retreated, the reason is very simple, as long as it doesn't squeeze out the share of scholars, as for these dangerous things, wouldn't it be better if the martial artists are willing to do it?

"What about the others?"

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After a simple discussion, the main idea was determined, and then some details were debated, but these details are often very important, such as the length of service, compensation standards, entry assessment, reward and punishment system, etc., including recruit selection, recruit training, etc., and finally because of the issue of compensation standards, I also called the Ministry of Household Shangshu Yuxin, the Minister of Internal Affairs Guo Ren to discuss together, and finally because the police are subordinate to the Criminal Department, and the Criminal Department of the Ministry of Justice Zhou Xin, Hu Zizhao had a discussion......

It is not a day's work to figure out these things, so Zhu Yunwen turned the relevant personnel into a group, named the "Ming Military Service Law" drafting group, and the leader of the group was Wuding Marquis Guo Ying, considering that Wuding Marquis was old and frail, he specially designated Changxing Marquis Geng Xuan, Wei Guogong Xu Huizu, and Yingguo Gong Fu Zhong as his deputies to assist him in sorting out the copywriting and forming a final draft.

Later, according to the results of the discussion, the system of enlistment, service and retirement of Ming soldiers was determined, and finally approved by Zhu Yunwen, it was announced at the end of the seventh year of Jianwen, which marked that the military system of the Ming Dynasty entered a new stage.

In response to this discussion, Zhu Yunwen ordered Song Sheng, the supervising scholar, and Fu Zhong, executive vice president of the Army University, to formulate relevant regulations to improve the cultural and professional quality of military personnel and facilitate their smooth retirement. The other part is the daily study and improvement after entering the service, which is the work of the supervision envoys, and at the same time creating conditions for outstanding soldiers to enter military academies to study.

These measures are part of Zhu Yunwen's measures to promote military reform, according to the plan, the health system will be gradually abolished, but it will take a long time; In addition, allowing retired soldiers to enter the countryside is also part of Zhu Yunwen's plan for political reform......