I heard Emperor Chongzhen say to them: "Now that my Ming is no longer only concerned about the surroundings, he will definitely go on an expedition to other places one day." In this way, the secretaries should understand that transoceanic warfare will be commonplace......"

Hearing him say this, these courtiers in the Wenhua Hall turned their attention to the Americas. According to the emperor's intentions, the focus of the future war is likely to be this place. And between this place and Daming, there is an ocean.

There are even those who think a little deeper, such as Sun Chuanting, who turned their attention to the place on the other side of the Americas. If the Ming Dynasty occupies the Americas in the future, he is sure that the emperor will definitely look at Xiyi's lair again.

Just as they were thinking, Emperor Chongzhen suddenly raised his voice and said seriously: "I have decided that in the future, the Ming army will be divided into two armies, the army and the navy. The Navy Governor's Mansion and the Army Governor's Mansion have been added to replace the existing Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies. In addition, the army junior armament hall and the navy junior armament hall were set up throughout the country, which were under the control of the army and navy governors respectively. In Beijing, the Ming Dynasty Senior Military Preparation Hall was set up, which was divided into two classes, sea and land, and was directly managed by me. “

The highest yamen in the military, when the Ming Dynasty was founded, was the Dadu Governor's Mansion, and later Zhu Yuanzhang changed it to the Generalissimo's Mansion of the United Army, and then changed it to the Privy Council, and later tossed back to the Dadu Governor's Mansion, until the thirteenth year of Hongwu, and finally changed to the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies.

And now, Emperor Chongzhen has raised the status of the former naval division, and suddenly became a navy that can be ranked with the army, and the establishment of the naval governor's office is also unprecedented. In addition, the five military governors were merged into the army governor's office, which is similar to the previous metropolitan governor's office.

After hearing this, Shang Shushen of the Ministry of War tightened his heart, and immediately stepped out and said: "Your Majesty, isn't this Army Governor's Mansion the former Metropolitan Governor's Mansion?" Taizu once said that power is not dedicated to one division, and things are not left in the shadows. Because of this, Taizu divided the Dadu Governor's Mansion into five. Now His Majesty wants to abolish the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies? Your Majesty, please be cautious in doing so! ”

It stands to reason that the whole world belongs to the emperor, and the emperor also decides what to set up and allocate power. As a courtier, you can't blatantly meddle in the allocation of power. However, it was a matter of his own interests, and Shen Yongmao immediately played it tactfully, intending to oppose it.

The dispute between civil and military forces has been going on for a long time.

After the founding of the Ming Dynasty, until the Tumubao Change, although it was divided into the five military governors, the five military governors were above the military department. However, at the time of the Tumubao Change, all the noble generals, the prestige and capable ones, all died on the battlefield. At that time, Yu Qian, the secretary of the military department, turned the tide and defeated the Mongols. It is also for this reason that Yu Qian took all the power of the Governor's Mansion to the Ministry of War.

At that time, due to the high concentration of military power, Yu Qian had a great prestige in the army, "the military affairs of peacetime are based on moderation, and from the general army to the subordinates, they all stammered to obey, and the head of the army listened to the ear." It can be said that in the Jingtai period after the Civil Engineering Change, Yu Qian actually controlled the military power of the Ministry of War and the military command and management of the Governor's Office of the Five Armies, and his power was greater than that of the sky.

In this context, even if Ming Yingzong is not restored, I believe that Yu Qian will not die well, because the military power in his hands is too great. However, it was also because of Yu Qian's operation that the rights and interests of the governors of the five armies declined, and finally became an idle yamen.

However, in the Chongzhen Dynasty, in the previous time, Emperor Chongzhen had actually taken back some power from the Ministry of War, so that the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies would no longer be the former decoration. But this matter is not said on the surface.

Now, Emperor Chongzhen's new naval governor's mansion is also forgotten, and the five military governor's mansions are merged into one governor's mansion, which makes other civil officials frown when they hear it, and they are a little displeased, and even a few people want to play it right.

However, Emperor Chongzhen did not give them a chance to speak, and immediately replied to Shen Yongmao: "Now the national situation is different, and this time and that time are also!" In the time of Taizu, there were still remnants of Mengyuan in the southeast, south, and northwest of the Ming Dynasty, and they also had to conquer rebellions in various places. Military operations were frequent, so the country was divided into five regions and placed under the command of the Governor's Office of the Five Armies. But now, the territory of the Ming Dynasty is very different, and there is no enemy in the country, and it is no longer necessary to divide the five armies into the governor's office. What does Shen Qing think? “

Although Emperor Chongzhen seemed to have asked Shen Yongmao's opinion, he didn't give Shen Yongmao a chance at all, and then immediately said in a categorical tone: "Based on the current situation of the Ming Dynasty, the Governor's Mansion has been restructured like this. However, I decided to set up another Western Regions Protectorate and a Southwest Protectorate under the Army Governor's Mansion to deal with Tsarist Russia and the Mughal Empire. In addition, I once again emphasize that the Governor's Office has the power to command the troops, and the Military Department has the right to transfer troops, and the ownership must not be confused. “

The so-called power to command the army is the power to command the army, train the army and other daily affairs, in short, the power to command the army. And the right to transfer troops, that is, in the event of war, the emperor ordered the military department to let him transfer troops, to a certain general to command the troops, and at the same time to send a seal letter. At the end of the war, the commander-in-chief surrendered the seal to the court, and the army returned to its station.

The separation of the right to command troops from the right to transfer troops ensures the separation of military power and prevents the possibility of self-respect for the troops.

Shen Yongmao heard that the power of the military department seemed to be going back to the past. You must know that the right to transfer troops in the Ministry of War was only after the emperor issued an order. He was a little anxious, and when he was about to speak, Emperor Chongzhen was really domineering, and before he had a chance to speak, he was already saying again: "Among all armies, the military system of the new army needs to be followed, and there must be supervising troops at all levels." However, in the future, the supervising army below the division supervisor will be selected and appointed by the military department. ”

When it comes to the national army, even if all the eunuchs of the inner court are sent to serve as prison soldiers, it is estimated that it will not be enough. What's more, if you want to be a prison soldier, there are also requirements. To be able to read and write, to be able to do ideological work, to be loyal to the monarch and to be patriotic, not just any eunuch can do it.

Therefore, Emperor Chongzhen was ready to leave the selection of the supervising army to the Ministry of War, so as to solve the problem of insufficient supervising troops, and by the way, it could be regarded as condolences and compensation for the "wounded heart" of the Ministry of War. Otherwise, Emperor Chongzhen would only have to order to cut off the things that countless men only have, so as to expand the ranks of the prison army, and this is obviously impossible.

However, as the highest-level supervisor in the army, Emperor Chongzhen did not delegate power, and was still in the hands of the inner court. The number of this division and supervisor, provided by the inner court, is still no problem.

With the New Army as an example, everyone knows how big the role of the prison army is and how much power the prison army has. Shen Yongmao tried to speak several times, but was blocked by Emperor Chongzhen, and he was already a little depressed in his heart. After listening to it at this time, I heard that the Ministry of War could select and supervise the army, but for a while, I forgot to argue.

The supervising army, in fact, is similar to the previous patrol, which supervises the army. And now, in an army, there are many more patrols, all of which are from the military department, which seems to be good. You must know that in the future, the confirmation of military merits and the promotion of generals must be based on the opinions of the supervising army.

After Emperor Chongzhen said this, he looked at the military department and asked again, "What does Shen Qing think?" ”

When Shen Yongmao heard this, he came back to his senses, and he also knew that he didn't have the confidence to argue with Emperor Chongzhen, thinking about it, it was almost the same, so he had to answer: "The minister has no objection!" ”

This meeting of the Imperial Palace of the Wenhua Palace, starting from the train to discuss, to the occupation of the Japanese Kingdom, the invasion of the Americas, to the reform of the military system, the division of arms, the renewal of the highest military yamen, etc., is simply dazzling. However, I have to admit that these aspects are all related, and they affect the whole body.

Obviously, this meeting must have been planned by Emperor Chongzhen for a long time. The courtiers in the Wenhua Hall wanted to say their own suggestions, and even opposed some of them. However, this series of combinations is all new, and I can't figure it out for a while.

When I figured out a little bit of the clue, I found that even the secretary of the military department agreed to the emperor's decision. At this time, to talk about this matter again is a bit of a suspicion of a dog biting a mouse. Most importantly, the Emperor showed a resolute attitude. Under the authority of Emperor Chongzhen now, no one raised objections on the spot.

What these people in the Wenhua Hall didn't know was that Emperor Chongzhen originally wanted to throw out another decision, that is, to completely abolish the military household system and change it to a conscription system, requiring everyone in the Ming Dynasty to have the obligation to join the army, that is, to be a compulsory soldier.

But he thought about it temporarily, so he forgot it and didn't mention it for now. Today's meeting can be regarded as a little improvement in the status of the Ming warriors, and they are no longer managed by civilian officials as before, and they are the dogs of civilian officials.

Emperor Chongzhen believed that in the future, the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty would continue to be rewarded for their military exploits, and many people would definitely envy them. Slowly, if you improve the status of the warriors, and when most of the people of the Ming Dynasty no longer discriminate against the warriors, and then make an order to be a soldier, there should not be much resistance. At the moment, it is impossible.

To balance civil and military affairs, it is not an overnight thing!

After Emperor Chongzhen said these things, he stood up, and temporarily thought of something again, so he said to the secretary of the military department: "Shen Qing, the supervising army selected by the military department must be able to teach the Ming soldiers to read. In peacetime, when there is no war to fight and no tasks to go out, the prison army has to work hard to teach literacy, understand? ”

"Obey the order!" After Shen Yongmao replied, he felt a little awkward, so he added, "Your Majesty, it seems that ...... It seems that since ancient times, there have been few literate warriors! “

He can't say it clearly, don't say that since ancient times, Man Gui, who the emperor admires the most, was blind before.

Although it is true that the superintendent of the new army has taught the officers and men of the new army to read and write, it seems a bit exaggerated to promote this throughout the whole army.

When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he immediately smiled and said, "The army in the future will be different from the army in the past. Literacy will be a basic condition. In the future, if I set up an air force, these Ming soldiers who fight in the air must at least be at a similar level. ”

"......" Hearing this, these top officials of the Ming Dynasty in the Wenhua Hall were stunned for a moment.

The title of the army is not difficult to understand, and the navy will also be over, and the naval division on the sea will be upgraded. But all of a sudden, the emperor proposed the Air Force, which was fought in the air! Is this a heavenly soldier? You have to have the level of lifting people, this ...... Can this be imagined?

Among them, some of them had heard of Emperor Chongzhen's speech during his southern tour of Tianfu last year, but it was just a hot air balloon, and at most they heard it, and no one took it seriously. But now I heard the emperor say this, and he was going to form an air force in the future, which was really unimaginable for the Ming people in the seventeenth century.

Emperor Chongzhen saw their expressions on the throne, but he didn't want to leave, sat down again, and said to these courtiers with a smile: "What, don't you believe it?" I have said before that technology will change the future, and there is nothing that cannot be done, only the unthinkable. I can bet in front of all Aiqing that in my lifetime, the Ming Dynasty will definitely have an army that can fly in the air. However, it is indeed a pity that among all the Aiqing, there may not be a few Aiqing who can see it. Of course, I will urge this matter and develop science and technology as soon as possible, hoping that more people will be able to see ...... in their lifetime."

Hearing his words, most of the courtiers in the Wenhua Hall felt that their hearts were so painful.

Your Majesty, are you young enough to say such things openly to stimulate people?

However, all of them got a strong hint from the emperor's words, that is, the emperor has absolute confidence to create an army that flies in the sky through the development of science and technology.

But when I think about it, I still can't imagine it! Flying in the sky......

Alas, I really want to see the heavenly soldiers and generals of the Ming Dynasty!

Emperor Chongzhen didn't seem to think that the hearts of these old ministers would be hurt, so in order to prove his point of view, he said: "But it doesn't matter if you can't see that day, in the future, there will be many technical arms in the army and navy, and these must also be knowledgeable." Well, at least it has to be equivalent to the level of Xiucai. For example, steam engine ships, oh yes, artillery is actually counted, there are a lot to learn, it's not good to be blind! ”

Speaking of this, Emperor Chongzhen stood up again, raised his voice and said: "All in all, it will be a trend for all the soldiers of the Ming army to be literate in the future." The duties of the supervising army are heavy and long. Shen Qing, the task of selecting the prison army is very heavy, now you know, right? ”

After finishing speaking, he turned his head to look at Cao Huachun and Wen Tiren and said, "The cabinet and the celebrant will draw up a holy decree as soon as possible, and after I see it, I will announce it to the world." I will announce the candidates later. I still have something to do, so I'll go first. ”

"Your Majesty returns to the palace!" Fang Zhenghua, who was following, saw it and hurriedly announced in a scream.

There are many courtiers in the Wenhua Palace, and after Emperor Chongzhen leaves, you look at me, I look at you, and I haven't recovered from Emperor Chongzhen's words. After a long time, Shoufu Wen Tiren retreated first, and when he walked in front of Sun Chuanting, the secretary of the Ministry of Trust, he stood down again.

"Is there something going on with Shousuke?" Seeing this, Sun Chuanting bowed slightly and asked politely.

Wen Tiren looked at him, sighed and said, "It's good to be young!" ”

After that, turn around and leave!