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At the end of a unique sprint race, more than 3,000 border troops, plus Li Laiheng's 3,000 cavalry, all laughed back and forth. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

It turned out that in this group of emperors, Wang Wei and more than 20 border soldiers participated, the school captain was about 100 steps, and Wang Wei only ran more than 30 steps before he was tired and panting. The others had already reached the finish line, but Wang Wei was running slower and slower, and finally he couldn't hold on anymore, and said with a pale face: "Your Majesty, minister... Minister... The minister is real..."

"Really, I see you are the most unrealistic!" Zhu Youzhen shouted mockingly, "Don't talk nonsense, run to the finish line for me!" ”

That Wang Wei is a shadow gong officer, and he climbed to the position of deputy chief soldier by slapping the horse with a whisker and paying a lot of bribes, but he is a typical straw bag, not to mention martial arts, he basically can't take care of himself in ordinary life, and the mount is also a good horse that can carry weight, or let him lie down early. Today, he sprinted and sprinted under the emperor's strong order, which was tantamount to killing him. There were still more than ten steps away from the finish line, Wang Wei couldn't hold on, and fell to the ground with a thud, foaming at the mouth, saying that he couldn't stand up for anything.

In the collective laughter of thousands of people, Zhu Youzhen said disdainfully: "General Wang, just these two of you, let alone go into battle to kill the enemy, you can't even run when the enemy comes!" It's not easy for your parents to raise you so big, and it's not easy for you to eat so fat yourself, and you didn't die in vain on the battlefield, so I think you should go home and practice your fat! Passed on the decree, Wang Wei, the deputy chief soldier of Jizhou, knew nothing about military affairs, his training was lax, and he was indiscriminate, and he was immediately dismissed for the people! ”

There was another commotion in the border army, but he didn't expect the young emperor to be so decisive and dismiss all the highest-ranking civil and military officials in Jizhou City.

Zhu Youzhen turned to the more than 20 border soldiers who were sprinting with him and said, "Three of you are faster than me, very good." In addition to continuing to stay in the army and receiving double the salary, this time an additional five taels of silver will be rewarded. As for the last ones... Old man, I see you have to be in your fifties, right? ”

"Long live the villain, this year... Sixty-one years old...", a veteran shuddered.

"At such an old age, I should go home to recuperate, am I so bright that I can't even choose tens of thousands of hot-blooded young people?" Zhu Youzhen asked with emotion, "Old man, how many years have you been a soldier?" Are there no other men in the family? ”

"The villain has been in the army since he was thirteen." The veteran shook his head and sighed, "The family is too poor to please the mother-in-law, the villain has been a bachelor for a lifetime, and there is no one in the family for a long time." ”

Zhu Youzhen pondered for a moment and said: "I have made a rule today: no forced conscription under the age of 15 is allowed, and the maximum age of service is 54, and you can be discharged from the army when you reach the age of 55. ”

The veteran immediately panicked, and pleaded in a trembling voice: "Long live the lord, the villain's land has already been sold, if he is discharged from the army, won't he starve to death?" Ask for the grace of the Lord and give the villain a way to live! ”

There are not a few veterans like him, and there are at least a few dozen of them out of more than 3,000 people, and they also knelt down and pleaded for mercy at this time. Zhu Youzhen hurriedly picked up the veteran and said, "Old man, please get up, everyone also get up." I haven't finished speaking: You are all meritorious people who have fought for the country, how can I be wronged? From now on, whether you are discharged from the army due to reaching the upper age limit or disabled due to injury, you can continue to receive the same salary as when you were a soldier until 100 years! ”

"Ten thousand... Hooray, the villain's ears are a little back, did you hear it right? The veteran said in disbelief, "If you don't serve as a soldier, can you still get paid?" ”

"You heard it right, how can it be false?" Zhu Youzhen said with a smile, "Go home, every year I will send someone from the army to send the salary to your home." ”

"Hooray! The veteran suddenly howled and cried, lying on the ground and kowtowing to Zhu Youzhen dozens of times, but Zhu Youzhen couldn't persuade him!

The rest of the dozens of veterans also cried, and Zhu Youzhen had to comfort them one by one. Then he said to the baby soldiers: "None of you are fifteen years old, right?" Bring me home too, is it fun to be a soldier and fight? I haven't even touched a woman, so what's the excitement here? ”

The border troops laughed again, but Zhu Youzhen said seriously: "As the old saying goes, 'there are three unfilial pieties, and no queen is the greatest', at such a young age, of course you will not marry a wife and have children, in case of unfortunate death, will you not let the family die?" Besides, you are short and weak, and you will be sent to death on the battlefield. Come home and come back at fifteen! ”

Next, Zhu Youzhen laid off a few soldiers who were too weak and let them change from military households to civilian households. As compensation, in addition to the redistribution of the land, a one-time settlement fee of forty-eight taels of silver was also given.

At this time, the border army was already thunderous, and the emperor simply gave a few orders, but he solved several major problems that had plagued the military household for more than 200 years! At this point, everyone is happy and convinced of the emperor, no matter how Zhu Youzhen arranges, they no longer have complaints.

Sun Chengzong felt that something was wrong, and hurriedly invited Zhu Youzhen back to his seat and whispered: "Your Majesty's leniency towards the border army is really the work of the Holy Monarch. However, now that there is a serious shortage of troops in the border army, and Your Majesty has let so many people retire from the army, won't the defense be even more stretched? Besides, to continue to pay veterans, the court's financial resources are really insufficient, and I hope Your Majesty will think twice! ”

Zhu Youzhen said confidently: "Of course, Lord Shangshu's concerns are reasonable. However, these people staying in the army are also indiscriminate, and when they fight, they can only have the side effect of shaking the morale of the army. There is no need to worry about the problem of salary, and the silver saved for empty salaries is just enough to make up for these real border troops. If it is not enough, from the inner silver, I will never let the soldiers shed blood and tears. As for the issue of the source of troops, this is indeed a big problem, and I also have some ideas, but this will have to be discussed with the ministers after returning to the capital before it can be implemented. ”

Sun Chengzong wanted to say something, but Zhu Youzhen got up again and said, "I've rested enough, come, come again." None of you should deliberately release water, if you lose to me, you may be eliminated! ”

The game lasted until late at night. In the end, more than 3,000 border troops eliminated more than 500, and only about 2,700 remained. This is still Zhu Youzhen's subordinates, if according to the selection criteria of Qin Bing, I am afraid that there will not be even a hundred people left.

Zhu Youjian came to dozens of sprints, and he was indeed exhausted. After arranging food and lodging for the 3,000 light cavalry, he returned to the Jiliao Governor's Mansion, which was temporarily used as a palace, and fell asleep. As soon as Sun Chengzong thought about it, he asked the emperor to rest in Jizhou for one night, and set off to return to Beijing tomorrow. Although the emperor's trip was a little reckless this time, it was also a gain to be able to thoroughly investigate the problem of empty wages in Jizhou.

Early the next morning, Sun Chengzong got up early and saw that Zhu Youzhen had also finished washing, so he smiled and said, "This matter is over, Your Majesty should also return to Beijing." ”

"Ah, my Lord Shangshu, why are you so unemotional?" Zhu Youzhen smiled and said, "Did I recite the song "Waves and Sands" for you?" Don't you want to go to Shanhaiguan to see the beautiful scenery of the white waves? ”

"What!" Sun Chengzong was shocked and said, "Your Majesty, do you still want to go to Shanhaiguan?" Jun has no jokes, His Majesty promised the old minister yesterday that he would return to Beijing after doing his business in Jizhou! ”

Zhu Youzhen said with a rogue face: "I said it, but the original words were 'I will return to Beijing after I finish my work', but I didn't just refer to Jizhou." Now that the matter is not finished, I have to grieve Lord Shangshu to accompany me to Shanhaiguan again. I'll tell you the truth, Jizhou is just a stopper, and Shanhaiguan is the main topic! ”