That night, Zhu Yunwen had been thinking about martial arts, and he didn't sleep until dawn, because this was the most important thing since he took over as the emperor's grandson, and being able to establish a system for the training and promotion of soldiers was the best way he could think of to contain King Yan and keep the dynasty stable. He was no stranger to all this with professional military training in his dream, and he was confident that he would persuade Zhu Yuanzhang to start a martial arts, but to what extent the martial arts would open would depend on himself.

After retiring from the court the next day, Zhu Yunwen returned to the Qianqing Palace with Zhu Yuanzhang, the two sat down, and the eunuch retired after serving tea. Zhu Yuanzhang took a sip of tea, looked at Zhu Yunwen, who had some dark circles under his eyes, and said, "Yunwen, what's wrong, I didn't sleep well last night?" ”

Zhu Yunwen knelt on the ground, took out the fold from his arms, and said, "Grandpa Huang, Sun Chen has been busy with a matter recently, and he only finished sorting it out last night, so please review it for Grandpa Huang." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang saw that he said very solemnly, so he took the fold, and then asked Zhu Yunwen to get up, looked down, looked at it for a while, raised his head, smiled and said to Yunwen: "Yunwen plans to create martial arts?" ”

"Yes, what Sun Chen thinks is that now Wenchen has a normal selection and promotion mechanism, but Wuchen does not, so Sun Er wants to build a martial arts similar to Guozijian, specializing in cultivating martial arts talents, and after special training, let them enrich the front-line combat troops, after a long time, the army will be full of martial arts students, and their centripetal force towards the Ming Dynasty will naturally be stronger, and Sun Er is still in the army to set hard restrictions on promotion, if you want to be promoted to a specific official position, you must study martial arts for a period of time, After completing the study, posts will be reassigned, so as to avoid the formation of a military general's dictatorship, and will also help improve the combat effectiveness of the army. ”

"At present, it is only the first step, the scale is small, and in the future, my grandson will also want to set up a training school for junior officers to train officers."

"Yun Wei, what about the specific plan?"

"Grandpa Huang, I plan to select more than 100 officers from the national health center to enter the martial arts school and train them."

"How are you going to train it?"

"First of all, the martial arts school carries out comprehensive militarized management, absolute orders and prohibitions, and then requires all students to be able to read and hyphenate, will be given three months to study, if it is not reached, it will be returned to the original guard, specific courses I plan to open cultural courses, command, reconnaissance, wargame deduction, cultural courses are to teach some loyal and patriotic content, command is to learn some military books and war books, reconnaissance is used for front-line reconnaissance, wargame deduction I plan to train some professional deduction personnel specializing in wargame deduction."

"Oh, how many people are you going to enroll? How long is it incubated? ”

"Sun Er plans to recruit 800 people, including 400 from the guard, 200 Xungui's children, 200 Xiucai, and another 200 cavalry, which need special infantry and cavalry confrontation training. In addition, the duration of the training is 1 year. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang thought for a while: "It's okay with Wei and Xungui, what do you want to show off?" ”

"My grandson wants them to be counselors."

"That's what you said about doing wargames?"

"Yes."

"Yun Wei, I'm afraid this won't work, I'm afraid there aren't many Xiucai who are willing to join the army, so let's do it, if the number is insufficient, I will transfer some people from the Guozi Prison, but it won't be too many."

"Thank you, Grandpa."

"In addition, your idea is good, but this thing is not easy to do, it may be hindered by all aspects, and you, as the imperial grandson, if something goes wrong with this matter, it will affect your prestige, do you understand?"

Zhu Yunwen stood up, held his head high, and said: "Grandpa Huang, this thing must be done, and it must be successful, Yunwen hopes to form an effective selection and promotion system for the Ming Dynasty's military equipment." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang also stood up: "Yun Wei, I understand your thoughts, and I will fully support you." After a pause, he said, "Yun Wei, you tell the truth to Grandpa Huang, what is the real purpose of your martial arts?" ”

Zhu Yunwen looked at Zhu Yuanzhang's eagle-like eyes, took a long breath, walked to the map of the Ming Dynasty and said: "Grandpa Huang, some time ago, Grandpa Huang and Yunwen talked about the issue of Dingdu, after the Lanyu case, Yunwen has been thinking about how to effectively manage and control the army. I set the capital of Jinling, located in the southeast coast of the Ming Dynasty, from the current point of view, the threat of the sea is not big, the main threat comes from the north and the northwest, in the foreseeable time, the empire must accumulate heavy troops in these places, at present in Liaodong, Daning and Beiping combined the army has been close to 400,000, Shanxi is about 200,000, Shaanxi including Gansu Ningxia is also about 200,000, the southwest is blocked by mountains and mountains, since ancient times there is no need to worry, the current army of the Beijing division is about 600,000, other inland such as Henan, Shandong, Huguang, Zhejiang and other capitals add up to about 700,000. ”

"From a historical point of view, the capital is too far away from the outside troubles, there will inevitably be problems, the Eastern Jin Dynasty is heavily armed in Jingzhou, then there are worries about the upper troops day and night, so the formation of the Beifu soldiers, and finally the Beifu soldiers defeated the Jingzhou soldiers, and the Jin died; The Tang Dynasty destroyed the Turks, so the north was peaceful, but the rise of the Khitan in the northeast had to accumulate heavy troops in Youyan in the northeast, resulting in the Anshi Rebellion; ”

"In order to solve such problems, the Northern Song Dynasty hoarded heavy troops in the capital, strong cadres and weak branches, so the border troubles have occurred repeatedly, but the soldiers of the Beijing division have been peaceful for a long time and are no longer accustomed to war, so the Jurchens destroyed the country with one blow, and the millions of divisions were vulnerable."

"Although I gathered a lot of troops in Jinling, the threat of the Northern Yuan Dynasty was much stronger than that of the Xiongnu and the Turks, so the border soldiers in the north fought day by day, while the soldiers of the Beijing division did not experience the war, and it was bound to decline. For a long time, if there is a change in northern Xinjiang, under a blow, it may be possible to drink the Yangtze River, and at that time, the Ming Dynasty will be in danger. ”

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he paused and said: "Yunwen, I know your worries, but the army in the northern Xinjiang is controlled by your uncle, and you should be able to rest assured, if there is a change in the inland, your uncle will help you calm down." What else are you worried about? ”

Zhu Yunwen looked at Zhu Yuanzhang stubbornly: "Grandpa Huang, what you said is very right, in the current situation, there are changes in the interior, and it is easy to calm down." But what about Northern Xinjiang? ”

"Northern Xinjiang is your uncle, and the food is insufficient, and you need to be supplied by the Jingshi, what are you worried about?"

"Grandpa Huang, food and salary have never been necessary for the northern army, the northern army is cavalry, entering the Central Plains, the Central Plains is full of grain and grass, why worry about insufficient food? Since the founding of this dynasty, the emperor's grandfather decided to train the troops in the governor's office of the five armies, and the military department called, this law is very good. In this way, the commander of the army has no right to transfer troops, and those who transfer troops have no troops. And in the twenty-third year of Hongwu, the emperor's grandfather decreed that officials in Beijing should not serve for more than three years, and they needed to be transferred. But the kings have led the troops for several years or even more than ten years, Uncle Hongwu of Qin has been a vassal for 11 years, and now it has been 16 years, Uncle Wang of Jin is also 16 years, and Uncle Yan Wang has been a vassal for 13 years in Hongwu, and now it has been 14 years, they are still young, and they can also be soldiers for decades, and after a few decades, these soldiers will be from the imperial court or from the vassal king? Even if Uncle Wang cares about the laws of the court and does not read it for him, what about their sons and grandsons? ”

"Of course, Grandpa Huang, Sun Er doesn't want to deal with your imperial uncles, Sun Er's idea is to let the imperial court have an absolute advantage in strength, so as to deter the northern kings and their arrogant generals."

Zhu Yuanzhang's face was a little ugly: "Then do you think your method can solve this problem?" ”

"Back to the emperor's grandfather, I can't. This is just the first step. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang said angrily: "Then what do you mean? Do you want me to help you deal with your Uncle Wang first? Without them, what would the Ming Dynasty's northern defense line do? ”

"Grandpa Huang, Yun Wei doesn't have this thought. If the vassal king is disposed of for no reason, it will lead to the separation of flesh and blood, as long as they have no traces, Yun Wei will not do anything to them, of course, they will gradually give up their military power. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang let out a few breaths, was silent for a while, beckoned Yun Wen to sit down, looked at Yun Wen, and said: "Yun Wen, in fact, I chose you to be the emperor's grandson, I have some regrets in my heart, I am worried that you will not be able to control the court situation, of course, there is no problem with your cleverness, but you are too soft-hearted and easy to be bullied by hundreds of officials; In addition, since you passed out and woke up, I feel that you and the imperial grandfather are a little estranged, not as honest as before, and seem to be afraid of me, you will do whatever I say. But since the Lanyu case, I have found that you have changed, you are more daring to speak up, and you are more daring to make decisions, especially today, and I am honest about your Uncle Wang's problems. I'm very happy. ”

"Actually, I am also very contradictory, the Ming Dynasty inherited the end of the Yuan Dynasty in chaos, many princes were arrogant, many lawless, I warned them repeatedly, but it had no effect, and finally I understood that they wanted to be like the nobles of the Yuan Dynasty, treating the people like dogs, and acting recklessly, which was known from the surrender of the Mongolian nobles. And I started from Buyi, and I did not have the absolute status of the Golden Family of the Yuan Dynasty, of course, even the Golden Family was a great feudal family, so it could control such a large empire. I didn't want to do anything to the heroes, because this dynasty was different from the previous dynasty, and the previous dynasty was mostly innovated from within, so the border trouble in the north was not serious, but the Ming Dynasty rose by driving out the Yuan soldiers, and the Yuan soldiers were unwilling, so they repeatedly violated the border, so I had to send troops to fight for a long time, and it took 21 years to gradually settle down until the 21st year of Hongwu. With such a long war, they have to rely on heroes, so they are even more lawless, and I can only tolerate it, until Lan Yu subdues the law, and most of the problems are solved. ”

"I want to eradicate the lawless princess, and I have to rely on my flesh and blood relatives, for now, it is my son, your uncle. So far, your uncles have done a good job, but it has taken me half a lifetime to transfer the military power of the Ming Dynasty to my son, and to this day, the only threat to the imperial power is your uncle. ”

"Last year, your Uncle Yan Wang came to Beijing, I already know what he did, I am very unhappy, but I can't deal with him, because he has no obvious fault, and more importantly, the northern defense line needs him, if you depose King Yan and the Northern Yuan invade the border, who will lead the troops to the battle?"

"Actually, I also know from your face that you are very unhappy, but you didn't say it, I am neither happy nor happy, if you directly go to me to complain, I will have to deal with it, but I can't deal with King Yan for the time being, then it will be troublesome."

"I've been thinking about how to solve the problem of the northern defense line recently, I can't think of any good solution, and I'm also old, and I don't have the energy to do many things, such as moving the capital, such as the problem of the northern defense line. The Lanyu case may be the last big thing I do, I can guarantee that the Ming Dynasty is in the hands of our Zhu family, and the rest will depend on you, Yun Wei. ”

"Tell Grandpa Huang, what are your plans, judging from your recent performance, you seem to have made a decision."

Zhu Yunwen was shocked by Zhu Yuanzhang's words, his grandfather was right, since he woke up from the dream, he was a little afraid of the imperial grandfather, in addition, he thought that his grandfather was partial to his son, so he planned to have a showdown with the imperial grandfather today, because if he did not change the status quo, it would inevitably happen in the future, but he didn't expect the imperial grandfather to have the same worry, but he had no solution, so he could only hand it over to himself.

Zhu Yunwen knelt on the ground: "Grandpa Huang, Grandpa Yunwen is wrong, it makes Grandpa Huang worried." ”

"It's nothing, you get up and talk to grandpa."

Zhu Yunwen stood up, but did not sit down, but paced and said: "Since ancient times, controlling the army and the court is nothing more than two means, personnel power and financial power, personnel is to arrange which person to do which thing, that is, to promote and demote people, and financial power is to equip them with supplies and resources. First of all, the generals of the border army need to be transferred periodically, strictly rewarded and punished, so that they cannot specialize in troops, and have a sense of reverence for the imperial court. ”

"There is also the development of weapons and equipment, our Han people's physical strength is not as good as the Hu people, with strict discipline and advanced equipment, discipline needs to be supervised at any time, martial arts can do some things, equipment at present, I can think of firearms, as for armor, knives and guns and other equipment also need to be improved."

Zhu Yuanzhang said with a little disappointment: "What you said is common sense, any dynasty does this, but it is still inevitable that the frontier rebellion and the invasion of the Hu people will be avoided." I know the matter of firearms and use them very well, but there are many problems, and it is difficult to play a decisive role. ”

Zhu Yunwen said with confidence: "Grandpa Huang, Yunwen is very optimistic about the development of firearms, but at present, it needs to be done step by step, and the two divisions of canes and weapons need to provide some manpower. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at his grandson suspiciously: "Yunwen, do you still know how to make firearms?" ”

"I know a little bit, I want to know more about it and see if I can improve it. In addition, the development of firearms also needs to be revised synchronously in the military system, so Yun Wei plans to experiment in martial arts first. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang thought for a while and said: "Yes, Yun Wei, I support you, but don't force it, I will issue an order tomorrow to let the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Industry, and the Governor's Office of the Five Armies assist you in establishing martial arts." By the way, where are you going to do it? ”

"Grandpa Huang, the place chosen by Yun Wei is at the southern foot of Purple Mountain, at the foot of Plum Blossom Mountain."

"Oh, it's not far from my filial piety."

"Yes, Yun Wei means that the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty will keep watch for the emperor's grandfather every day, and they can also be educated in loyalty and patriotism at all times."

"Hehe, okay, Yun Wei, you've been a little flamboyant lately."

"No, thank you Grandpa Huang, Grandpa Huang is wise!"

"Hehe, you kid, you have to pay more attention to your body lately, I see that you are a lot haggard."

"It's okay, Grandpa."

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Zhu Yunwen returned to his dormitory, very happy, he took a new step, and more importantly, Zhu Yuanzhang did not object, he was really like a king, he thought it was a tough battle, but he didn't expect the emperor's grandfather to see the situation and support him a lot.

Hehe, Uncle Yan Wang, Yun Wei is not afraid of you, you are already lagging behind.

Zhu Yunwen fell asleep.