Luo Yuhong sat on the big chair on the platform in the middle of the carrying hall, uncomfortable, Shu Guoping read something in the hall, and she didn't listen to a word. This large chair has more dimensions than needed to support the human body, and when a person sits on it, the body feels empty, and it is almost not supported on all sides, except for the buttocks. Fortunately, there were two people sitting side by side, and there was an armrest on her right side, so she could hold a little hand. What makes Luo Yuhong even more unnatural is the feeling of being on top. In the empty and grand palace, except for her husband, everyone was at her feet, bowing to her and reporting to her, and she, just like the Bodhisattva enshrined in the temple, only needed to show her dignified beauty and grace.

Luo Yuhong peeked at Zhu Pingjin beside him, and saw him with his hands flat on his lap, sitting upright, with an eternal smile on his face. Except for a pair of eyes that were still rolling, the whole body was almost frozen. Luo Yuhong quietly shook her toes to regain sensation in her numb feet. She suddenly admired Zhu Pingjin, she really didn't know when he practiced his kung fu of sitting upright!

If I knew this was the case, I shouldn't have come here today! Luo Yuhong regretted it in her heart. Now that you sit on it, it's not so easy to get down. It turned out that I heard that being an official is the easiest, and even not being an official is the biggest fool in the world. Now I know that being an official is the most tiring, and I am tired and tired!

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The plans of the General Staff and the Director-General were clearly influenced by my emotions and encouraged by the great victory of Changpingshan. But if you throw bricks to attract jade, you can't attract jade, and this brick will be thrown in vain!

Zhu Pingjin smiled in his wife's complaining eyes, moved his mouth, and asked Zheng Anmin to speak by name.

Clearing out the local tyrants is by no means a matter of January and October. If the prince nodded and approved the proposal of the two headquarters, the number of troops in the Shu Wangfu would immediately be expanded on a large scale, and it would enter a state of mobilization before the battle. Can the money, food, personnel and resources of the Shu Wangfu be followed up in a timely manner to provide solid support?

This is a strategic issue that concerns the whole situation.

On such a major strategic issue, did the formulation of the plan of the two headquarters adhere to the will of the prince?

The civil officials at the court meeting listened and thought about it, and they were a little uneasy.

As the head of the royal government, Zheng Anmin also came into contact with the plan for the first time.

He sat (Note 1) at the front of the left shift, his eyes red. He was not overly sad because of the burial of King Shu, nor was he indignant because Miss Luo was sitting beside the prince with a big grin, but because he didn't rest well. Since Zhu Pingjin asked him to take the lead in rectifying the left guard, the burden on his body has become heavier and heavier.

As a serious right minister of the palace, a mess in the palace is his duty; "The people take food as the sky", Cao Sanbao stayed at the foot of Qingcheng Mountain with the princess and did not come back, and he also wanted him to take over the affairs of this Wang Zhuang. He invited Cao's husband back as a consultant, so that he could cope with the autumn harvest; The major affairs of the country are in worship and Rong. When the angel arrived, he didn't dare to make the slightest mistake at the funeral of the King of Shu, and by the way, he had to bury Zuo Xiang Qin Wenjian; The prince was ordered to take charge of government affairs, and hung the true face of Emperor Taizu Gao in the Duanli Gate, which was the most solemn ceremony in Shu for decades, and had extremely important political significance. This was suggested by him, and he also needed to preside over it himself; In addition, he also served as the chief of the Firearms Bureau and the chief of the caravan guard, and he had to deal with the affairs of the army, especially the key personnel issues of cadres.

So when Qincha Huang Jin finally got on the boat, Zheng Anmin finally collapsed. The prince noticed his fatigue and immediately asked him to go home and rest immediately, only saying that he would meet early tomorrow morning and ask Lord Zheng to attend on time. Who knew that early this morning, the prince threw out such a heavyweight plan through the military control agency on such a formal occasion! If this plan is implemented, the caravan will have four regiments and 10 battalions, plus two independent battalions of the village protection team, one baggage battalion, and one artillery battalion, and the total strength of the caravan will reach about 13,000 people. Counting the village guards and Tusi soldiers, the strength will more than double. Not to mention the financial burden, the political posture is too ostentatious!

As the core figure in Zhu Pingjin's circle, Zheng Anmin roughly knows the general outline of Zhu Pingjin's thinking. That is to first silently accumulate strength, slowly break the various shackles inside and outside Shu, integrate all aspects of Shudi's resources, accumulate more support and popularity, and wait for the Central Plains and Guanwai to understand the war situation. If the imperial court was defeated, Emperor Chongzhen would no longer be able to return to heaven, so he made a public high-profile appearance in both political and military aspects. In other words, it is Mr. Fenglin (Note 2) who dedicated the famous nine-character national policy of Emperor Taizu Gao Zhu Yuanzhang: build high walls, accumulate grain, and slow down the king.

In this way, it will not provoke the court too much, and it will be more politically safe. It is also more likely to take advantage of the deterioration of the situation in the whole country and Shu to win the support of the Sichuan gentry and the common people. As for the theme of this year's work, it is still digesting, consolidating, and developing. If the troops enter northern Sichuan, the strength of the troops is only at the battalion level, and the goal is only to test their hands and settle down, so as to prevent local tyrants from grabbing grain, and the comprehensive eradication will be put into next year.

Was the prince confused by the victory of Changping Mountain? What kind of favorable secret agreement did Shizi and Liao Tycoon reach? Or did the prince receive some latest news from the Jingshi or the battlefield? Zheng Anmin didn't know anything.

Hearing the name of the prince, Zheng Anmin, who was puzzled, hesitated for a moment, but still went out of the class. There is always a chance to ask, but it is not appropriate right now. What should be done now is to follow the idea of the prince, pick up the missing pieces and fill in the gaps, and how to improve his plan.

"At the beginning of the country, the world was in turmoil. Emperor Taizu Gao stood in Zhongshan and watched the land of the world, so in the place where the mountains and rivers were to rush, he divided the princes, screened the center of the domain, and sandwiched the royal family. Where the vassal mansion is set up, there are three divisions to assist the vassal king. One is called the Long History Division, which sets up the left and right long history, is in charge of literary affairs, or is called the Minister of Foreign Affairs; One is called the Cheng Feng Division, and the Cheng Feng is set up to be the main and deputy, in charge of eunuchs, or the internal minister; One is said that the prince guards and commands the envoys and is in charge of military affairs. The king of Cyprus and the king of the border have three divisions and dozens of officials; The army has three guards, with few guards in the thousands, and tens of thousands in the most. The princes and generals, the ministers of civil and military affairs, all bow down and pay respects; The guards and horses along the border should not be subject to their moderation...... After the ban, the only members of the long history were the books, trials, meals, enshrinements, music, treasures, disciplines, good doctors, rituals, gongzheng, accompanying scholars, professors, and warehouse ambassadors. In terms of its function, it is just to help Wang Shan. Nowadays, the prince is interested in the great cause of protecting the country and the people, and the number of new units in Wangzhuang, Wangdian, Qianzhuang, Weaving Bureau, Manufacturing Bureau, and Firearms Bureau is increasing every day; Shu exams, ceremonies, newspapers and other new things emerge every month; Ammunition, rations, firearms, warships, and other military affairs are not stopped......"

Zheng Anmin spent a quarter of an hour talking about the thorny problems he had encountered in his recent work. To sum up, it is nothing more than a few things: Wangzhuang used to be a simple agricultural economic organization, and now since it wants to cover taxes, govern the people, and protect the village, it should be classified as a civil system, that is, under the leadership of the Chief History Division; The organizational structure of the Department of Long History is not perfect, and there should be additional houses for officials, households, ceremonies, soldiers, criminals, and workers. Specific functions can be adjusted from existing institutions or newly established; Wangdian, Qianzhuang, Weaving Bureau, Manufacturing Bureau and other money-making units should be classified as household houses and workshops respectively; Tax collection requires the establishment of a separate tax collection agency under the household; It is also necessary to set up a separate authority under the household for military rations, salaries, etc.

Zhu Pingjin patiently listened to Zheng Anmin's Chen and thought that Zheng Anmin wanted to be the real prime minister.

In order to prevent the prime minister from threatening the imperial power, Zhu Yuanzhang once sternly warned his descendants and subordinates not to propose the establishment of a prime minister again, otherwise he would be immediately questioned for the crime of traitor. However, the later successor emperor was also a human after all, and his knowledge and insight were limited by his age and experience, and he could not have rich experience in governing the country like Zhu Yuanzhang himself, and in the end the emperor had to rely on the elites produced in the imperial examination to govern the country. The cabinet system is actually a variant of the prime minister's system, because scholars are not simply secretaries to the emperor, they often also serve as secretaries or chamberlains in various ministries. Jingshi has long said that the bachelor who is also a scholar is the real prime minister, and the rest are fake.

Luo Yuhong didn't understand Zheng Anmin's half-literate remarks very clearly. But in the end, Zheng Anmin said that she would divide the financial, money, weaving, manufacturing and other units she was in charge of, and put them under the so-called "household house" of the Changshi Division, and she was very unhappy. She glanced at Zhu Pingjian, and saw that he didn't mention any objections, and her heart couldn't help but rise with anger. Did he think that his pocket money was too small, so he provoked his minister to make trouble? Luo Yuhong was calm, she was ready to wait for Zhu Pingjin to expose herself, and then give him a head-on blow.

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Putting forward the suggestion of strengthening the authority of the subordinate officials of the palace, Zheng Anmin hesitated for a moment, but still reported his views on the large-scale use of troops against the local tyrants in northern Sichuan.

He believes that the overall situation in Shu is currently stable, and the Shu Wangfu should use this precious time to enhance its own strength, strengthen the digestion of the rights and interests of the Shu Wangfu in northern Sichuan, and stabilize Qiong, Mei, Jiading and other places behind him. The construction of Wangzhuang in Tongchuan Prefecture, Shunqing Prefecture, Langzhong Prefecture in Baoning Prefecture, and southern counties should be synchronized with the construction of the army, or even advanced, so that it can effectively support front-line operations. The recent purge of the local tyrants in northern Sichuan mainly relied on the government, with them as the main force, and the Shu Wangfu only assisted the officials and troops in the battle.

Regarding the formation of the fourth regiment of the caravan, because the regular army is different from the township soldiers, it needs to involve the preparation of a lot of military funds, so it is recommended to slow down the pace appropriately, and roughly synchronize with the formation rhythm of the third regiment of the Luzhou caravan, with the beginning of the fifteenth year of Chongzhen as the deadline for completion. Until then, military preparations should be focused on less conspicuous troopers. Only by building a solid foundation for the army, the caravan, is the field army with a source of water and roots.

Zheng Anmin also vaguely reminded Zhu Pingjin that if a large number of caravans called royal soldiers suddenly appeared on the battlefield, they were likely to be used by people with good intentions to stab the emperor and the imperial court, which would bring extreme political passivity.

Zheng Changshi's suggestion was to first Wang Zhuang and then the army, and then the local army and then the field army; It is a slow attack rather than a rush attack; It is a partial division rather than a main force. Another important point is to first control the institutions, and then the local units at all levels.

Obviously, Zheng Changshi's suggestion is quite different from or even contradictory to the Second Headquarters of the Staff and Political Affairs, which makes the civil and military officials on the left and right classes a little confused.

Isn't the suggestion of the Second Headquarters entirely the opinion of the Prince?

At this time, they saw the prince on the treasure platform wave his sleeves, and then Gonggong Qin announced loudly that the meeting would be adjourned for two moments and it would be convenient to drink water.

Note 1: The Ming system, the minister is not given to sit.

Note 2: Mr. Feng Lin is Zhu Sheng.