"Your Majesty, why don't you have a reward from your uncle?"

Zhu Youxiao listened to Huang Jiashan's question, so he asked Wang Chengen, who had been waiting by the shadow, to return to the bookshelf in the main hall and take a scroll, and only after Huang Jiashan took it did he say, "This is what I have prepared a long time ago, because my grandmother and Our Lady have not been honored, and Li Jinzhong has been at large before, so I have not made an order for a long time." Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info"

Huang Jiashan unfolded the edict, the content of which was to the effect that Wang Sheng was enshrined as a new city uncle, and the date was not filled in at the end, nor was it stamped with 'Emperor's Treasure' and 'Treasure of the Emperor'.

The title of the Ming Dynasty is divided into the Duke and the Marquis, and the title is Qi Wan, the meritorious man, the horse Duwei, and the Confucian family of the Holy Duke of Qufuyan, only the title of the knight, the food of Lu, and no land.

There is an ancestral precept for the meritorious heroes: 'All lords who are not social and military merits cannot be sealed, and titles cannot be given unless they are specially intended'. Meritorious heroes are knighted, depending on the size of the military merits, there is a hereditary and lifelong difference, and they are all given coupons, such as the British Duke Zhang Weixian is a hereditary duke. Qi Wan and the title of Captain of the Horse are all seals of grace, and there are no coupons, such as the Captain of the Horse and the Captain Hou Gongzhen.

The coupon is an iron coupon, shaped like a covered tile, engraved on it, and filled with gold. Left and right sides. The right is given to the heroes, and the left is hidden in the inner house. The book is the book, the axis is like a product system, the public and the Yan Sheng public jade, the uncle with the rhino.

The title of the descendant of Confucius, Yan Shenggong, began in the Song Dynasty, and it was 64 generations until last year, Kong Shangxian died last year, because he had no children under his knees, no one attacked the knight, and now the Confucian family is still in the internal struggle for the position of the head of the family.

A few days ago, the Ministry recommended Kong Yinzhi as a doctor of the Five Classics of the Hanlin Academy, and after he learned that Kong Yinzhi was a member of the Kong family, he left the song in the middle. The soul of Zhu Youxiao came from later generations, knowing that the Confucian family was proud and disgraced for itself, ignoring the grace of the Zhu family in the Ming Dynasty, and took the initiative to take refuge in Jiannu, without the idea of loyalty to the king, so he was also happy to watch the excitement.

After reading it, Huang Jiashan thought about it carefully, and seemed to understand the concerns of the Son of Heaven, and there were rumors in the government and the opposition that the Son of Heaven ordered the arrest of Li Jinzhong because Li Jinzhong hurt the face of the Son of Heaven in the palace transfer matter, so it seems that there are more inside stories in it. He returned the edict to Wang Chengen, and then replied, "Now that Li Jinzhong has been handed over to the Criminal Department for discussion, Chen Kui's dispute over the emperor's family has already been decided, and this will can be issued as soon as possible to relieve the doubts of the officials and people of Beijing." ”

Zhu Youxiao was relieved to see Huang Jiashan's support, after all, Wang Sheng is also his relative, and there is no reason to keep delaying, "What Aiqing said is very true, after Li Jinzhong's autumn decision, I will issue an edict and seal it." ”

The name of the title is mostly related to the recipient, or because of its merit or because of the place of birth, such as Wuping, Ningyang, Pengcheng and so on.

Xincheng is Xincheng County, Baoding Prefecture, which is the birthplace of Zhu Youxiao's mother, Wang Cairen and his younger brother. Zhu Youxiao listened to the advice of the celebrant and wanted to crown his uncle Wang Sheng as the new city uncle.

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Zhu Youxiao took out a copy of the book from the table again, handed it to Huang Jiashan with one hand, and said happily, "According to He Shixiantang's report, Yu Nu chieftain Fu'an Fort was beheaded by 116 levels, how does Aiqing think I should be rewarded?" ”

Huang Jiashan took it with both hands and didn't look at it, although he excused himself from his illness and resigned, but he knew the situation in Liaodong well, and he also took out a note from his sleeve, "Your Majesty, this matter can be put on hold for the time being, please first take a look at the note sent by Xiong Tingbigang." ”

Zhu Youxiao had a bad feeling in his heart, restrained his smile, took it and went to the window to read it carefully, the more he looked down, the cooler his heart became.

【…… The ministers drove hundreds of soldiers and staggered out of the customs...... All the use of soldiers must be the general generals, officers and soldiers can be effective in order to help things, and now only He Shixian is the only one in the general army who is slightly short and long, and dares to fight...... Ask for a general like Liu Ling the day before yesterday... No longer available,...... Although the hearts of the Sichuan soldiers and the native soldiers are united, although the law is neat, the strength and weakness are mixed, and the plains and wilderness cannot gallop with the war horses. Yesterday, all the soldiers were checked, except for the Tengxiang Four Guards and the Shenji Battalion, although there were 120,000 of them, but those who were really worthy of the war, except for the Tuchuan Mao soldiers, the rest of the selection was not two or three. Yu had no choice but to order the city to collect grass and horses and fire soldiers, as for the loss of horses and shortages, it is unspeakable......]

After Zhu Youxiao looked at it, he found that in addition to complaining about the lack of food, they were all negative, in short, the soldiers were weak and lacking horses, and the generals were old and lacking talents.

"What does the Tuchuan Mao mean by this, and how many soldiers and horses are there?"

"There are two native soldiers, one is the 'white pole soldier' led by Qin Liangyu, a local official of Shiyan, with a total of more than 6,500 people going out of the customs before and after, half a horse and half a step, and the other is more than 2,030 infantry led by Ran Yuelong, a local official of Youyang. Sichuan soldiers, as the name suggests, are Sichuan infantry, led by Chen Ce, a general soldier who is nearly seventy years old, with a total of about 10,000; The Mao soldiers are the Mao Hulu soldiers in Song, Lu, Nanyang and other counties in Henan, about 700, by Hu Jiadong? Command. ”

Zhu Youxiao knew that all the land in Sichuan was a Sichuan soldier, and in later generations, there was also a saying that there would be no army without Sichuan, and it turned out that it was so powerful at this time. From this, he thought of the Qi family army of the Ming Dynasty and asked, "What about the Zhejiang soldiers trained by General Qi?" ”

"The last 4,000 of the Qijia army to aid Liao also buried their bones in Liaodong with Liu Wei in the first battle of Salhu last year, and now the soldiers who aid Liao and Zhejiang are not as good as before."

Zhu Youxiao's heart was gloomy, and he felt that this was his fate. It took him a long time to come to his senses, and he counted his fingers, feeling that something was wrong, before the household department summed up a total of 260,000 officers and soldiers in Liaodong, wouldn't there be less than 100,000 soldiers to fight, if other towns were also like this, wouldn't the imperial court spend money every year to raise some burdens that couldn't fight?

Zhu Youxiao remembered that the previous supervisor suggested that he and the soldiers of the Nine Sides would be rewarded with two taels of silver each, totaling more than 1.7 million, as well as about 420,000 winter clothes promised before, which was not a small amount, so he asked, "Tuchuan Mao has a total of 20,000, and only 30,000 soldiers can fight among the 100,000 officers and soldiers who have aided Liao, and only 50,000." However, the salaries were distributed according to 120,000 officers and soldiers, and the surplus people were not indiscriminately replenished? Does Aiqing have a good plan? ”

"Your Majesty, it doesn't matter whether what Xiong Tingbi said is a pretext, since the Liao incident, the army has been increased and the salary has been increased, and the east and west have been sent, so that the Central Plains will be worried about the exhaustion of money and theft. The courtiers all said that the Liao officers and soldiers could be tuntian, and the land was advantageous and the province was transferred. ”

Zhu Youxiao was dissatisfied when he heard this, and it was too peaceful in the world to control the tuntian, but now the repeated attacks and harassment of the Liaodong Jiannu, coupled with the problems of the old and weak soldiers and the corruption of officials, are not the solution at all, and he sat back on the kang before saying, "Courtier? I asked Aiqing's opinion. ”

"The minister also thinks that it is okay, in order to prevent the rise of the tun affairs and the horses are killed, they can be placed in the place of Guangping before the forts, and each other is horns. Officers and soldiers cultivate and practice the art of war in peacetime, and defend the fortress in wartime, Liaodong will be impregnable. ”

Zhu Youxiao remembered Sun Chengzong's teachings before, and copied it, "Ridiculous, how to allocate time so that the agricultural war is not biased?" How can officers and soldiers practice so that all the peasants are soldiers? How to replace the aid to Liao, so that the battalion and the army are all farmers? How can the fortress be set up enough to limit the horses? How to collect insurance in Tuntian so as not to steal grain? Raising food and wages was a matter for the imperial court, and there was never a shortage. It's also strange. The officers and men aiding Liao only need to practice to resist the enemy, and must not put the cart before the horse. ”

Sun Chengzong's 'learning is also in it, Lu is in it' when he talks about the Analects and 'the right soldiers fight together, and the odd soldiers win' when he talks about the art of war, which is extended to the words of 'being right, and being strange in it', made Zhu Youxiao throw himself to the ground for the five bodies that he admired.

Huang Jiashan was speechless by Zhu Youxiao's series of rhetorical questions, and the Son of Heaven, who had never entered school, could think so thoroughly in just over a month, which made him sigh secretly, so he asked, "I don't know what the holy will is?" ”

Zhu Youxiao has been accustomed to being taught by these old ministers, and he is not surprised, and he feels that it is better to express his heart than to beat around the bush, so he pointed to the brocade stool that had been placed by Wang Chengen and motioned for him to sit down before saying, "I think that all the old and weak soldiers in Liaodong should be eliminated, and only those who can fight should be left." ”

Huang Jiashan also had this intention, but he thought about it further, "How will the retrenched soldiers be resettled and sent back to their hometowns?" If the officers and soldiers who aid Liao still have food and salary at the border passes, if they return to their hometowns, they will lose their sources of food and clothing, and they will be afraid that they will cause trouble. ”

Although Zhu Youxiao is the emperor, he follows the advice to reduce every meal to four dishes and one soup, how can these tens of thousands of laborers be wasted, so he said with a smile, "Although these old and weak officers and soldiers can't fight, they are not useless, didn't Xiong Tingbi let them serve as the battle of defending the city, picking grass and fire?" If we want to build a new port in Dagu, we can let the old and weak officers and soldiers engage in construction. ”

Huang Jiashan got up in surprise and exclaimed, "The emperor wants to train the sailor to open the sea?" ”

Zhu Youxiao looked at Huang Jiashan's brain turn quickly, and he was relieved when he thought about it, after all, he had gone through the sea for many years, and his life experience was rich, so he stared at him and asked, "No?" ”

"Definitely." Huang Jiashan is a native of Jimo, Shandong, how can he not know the huge profits of shipping, but also know the disadvantages of the times, "but the rash opening of the sea will inevitably attract the opposition of Jiangnan officials." ”

"Well, I know this, that's why I built the port with officers and soldiers. As for when the sea ban will be lifted, I have a sense of proportion. Seeing Huang Jiashan's thoughtful expression, Zhu Youxiao emphasized, "Aiqing has to keep a secret for me." ”

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid that the ministers won't be able to keep such a big thing. The courtiers are all well-educated people, how can they not notice it? ”

Zhu Youxiao knew that it was impossible to hide it permanently, "It makes sense, so Dagu will be listed as a forbidden area until the sea is opened, and the military and civilians are allowed to enter but not leave...... Hey, it's a while to be able to hide it. Seeing Huang Jiashan nodding his head and thinking it was, he then asked, "Does Aiqing have a candidate for the principal?" ”

Huang Jiashan thought for a long time and didn't dare to speak, and finally saw the encouraging eyes of the Son of Heaven, so he said truthfully, "There is indeed one minister, but ...... This person is the Donglin Party. In his early years, when he was the commander of Linzhang County, he built a long causeway for more than 40 miles, and he was an official who was sensitive and resolute......"

"Aiqing is saying that Yongping Dao is the envoy Yuan Yingtai, right?"

"Does the emperor know about this person?"

Zhu Youxiao nodded, "Previously, the cabinet recommended him as the governor of Liaodong, and I have been pressing, thinking that he can do it, but he is not a person who knows soldiers." ”

Zhu Youxiao had already led Liaodong to the road of military control, and if Jiannu attacked the city, the governor would definitely participate in the command, so he should be filled by someone who knows the soldiers and is good at fighting.

"Your Majesty, Liaodong is impossible, but the construction of a port and the construction of a river embankment have similarities, although the use of soldiers is not for war, Yuan Yingtai also served as the director of the Ministry of Industry, and he must be able to take on this important task."

Zhu Youxiao paced the ground again to weigh the pros and cons, in history, Yuan Yingtai was martyred after losing Shenyang, and his conduct did throw off hundreds of streets of the Holy Father, whether to use it or not? If it is used, it is Donglin, and Donglin is more opposed to industrial and commercial taxes; If not, who can have both experience and talent like him......

"It's not too late for me to see him first." Zhu Youxiao still didn't make up his mind, and continued, "Aiqing went to discuss with Master Sun, and gave Xiong Tingbi an order to send the old and weak from Liaodong back to Guannei as soon as possible, without increasing the casualties." Let the veteran Chen Ce take the lead, and be sure to assemble in Dagu before the Lantern Festival next year. ”

"What ...... the salaries of these officers and soldiers?"

"Disbursements will be made as usual."