"Your Highness, please say as long as I can do it." Li Chunye didn't know what tricks Zhu Youzhen played, in fact, Qin Yongnian and Li Yuan were both exceptionally promoted, although he did his best, the key was Zhu Youxiao. If it weren't for Zhu Youxiao's full support, Li Chunye really didn't know if he could solve it, and he secretly prayed in his heart that it would be best to solve a problem of the level of "one plus one equals several".

"Shandong's armed forces have collapsed, can the Fenwu battalion be allowed to stay in Shandong for two months? Although Qin Yongnian is an excellent officer, he is a little benevolent, and Shandong's armament is seriously damaged, and without the protection of the Fenwu battalion, I am afraid that his own safety is a problem. ”

"Your Highness is now the commander of the Fenwu Battalion, and you can decide for yourself. However, the mobilization of the army is a major event, and the old minister put forward two opinions, first, the Shandong Japanese have been annihilated, and the Fenwu battalion can withdraw to the Beijing division in batches; Second, a small number of officers and soldiers can be left as Qin Yongnian's personal soldiers. Li Chunye, who was familiar with the military system of the Ming Dynasty, quickly solved Zhu Youzhen's problem. In his eyes, this is the problem of "one plus one equals many".

"Thank you, Lord Shangshu, the younger generation has also thanked Lord Qin on behalf of General Qin." For the smooth implementation of Shandong's layout, Li Chunye must have done a lot of work behind the scenes, and Zhu Youzhen's gratitude is from the bottom of his heart.

"Your Highness is serious. I wonder what else His Highness wants? "Sending the Buddha to the West Heaven, Li Chunye helped Zhu Youzhen, sooner or later it will reach Wei Zhongxian's ears, this thickest thigh is no longer his reliance, maybe he will give him the most fatal kick at some point. Now, he can only bet his hopes on Zhu Youzhen.

"There's another piece of the puzzle." Zhu Youzhen didn't know if Li Chunye could solve the problem, because Li Chunye was not the only one in the military department, but also involved the interests of many high-ranking officials.

"The Beijing division army is seriously emptied, taking the Fenwu battalion as an example, it is full of 9,600 soldiers, but the actual number is only 6,000. The other battalions are afraid that they are not much better. I hope Master Li ......"

"The army's empty salaries have been around for a long time, and a comprehensive rectification will inevitably lead to turbulence in armaments." Li Chunye frowned, this problem really can't be solved, he is just one of the secretaries of the military department, and there are cabinet scholars on it, and there is also a nine-thousand-year-old Wei Zhongxian. Unless the emperor intervenes, there is a little hope for a comprehensive reorganization of armaments. "In this way, the old minister will use both law and favors, and take the emperor's rectification of Shandong's armament as an opportunity to first replenish the strength of the four military battalions, and the other battalions must be slowly planned."

Zhu Youzhen understood that Li Chunye had done his best. In the late Ming Dynasty, political and military corruption has been deeply rooted in the bone marrow, if the armament is comprehensively rectified, it will inevitably damage the vested interest groups that hold heavy power, whether it is the Donglin Party or the Eunuch Party, will tear the reformers to pieces, this is by no means Li Chunye can afford to bear, and he is now no matter his prestige, experience, or identity, he is not enough to undertake such an important task.

Then let's take it step by step, anyway, the four martial arts camps can be full, and their goals have been achieved. "So be it! Master Li is a great Ming, but he has worked hard! I don't know how Da Ming will repay Master Li in the future. ”

Li Chunye didn't expect Zhu Youzhen and Daming to repay him, he just looked at Zhu Youzhen, and the crow's feet in the corners of his eyes were long: "Your Highness, your problem is solved, and now you have to solve the problem of the old minister." ”

"Your question?" Zhu Youzhen is puzzled, you are the secretary of the Ministry of War, you can't solve it, what can I do? I'm still a minor, in addition to the identity of the king of letters, regardless of experience, status or prestige, who is your Li Chunye's opponent? "I wonder what is wrong with Master Li?"

"Your Highness, don't worry, the question of the old minister is very simple for Your Highness, just open your mouth." Li Chunye seemed to guess Zhu Youzhen's slander, "Can Your Highness look forward to the future of the Ming Dynasty to the old minister?" ”

"Prospects? Master Li laughed. The younger generation is young and has no prospects. But since Master Li asked, the juniors talked about their crude opinions. Zhu Youzhen found that Li Chunye still had high hopes for Daming's Zhongxing, and he didn't know if he was corrupt.

In the current Ming Dynasty, it is rare to be loyal to his duties and think about the future of the Ming Dynasty. Besides, Zhu Youzhen wants to strengthen the army, and only Li Chunye is likely to support him.

"The old minister listens and sees, what else can be done for His Highness." Li Chunye felt that he was old, and even if he had ideas about many things, he was unwilling to turn a new page. Only a young person like Zhu Youzhen can plan for the future of the Ming Dynasty, and he can at most assist Zhu Youzhen in playing the side drum.

As for offending Wei Zhongxian, he also considered it, at most, it was to avoid Zhishi, in the struggle between the Donglin Party and the Eunuch Party, as long as those who took the initiative to Zhishi, they could get a good death, and only those like Yang Lian and Zuo Guangdou who were stubborn to the end would die in the purgatory of Jinyiwei.

"Then the junior will talk about his thoughts." Zhu Youzhen calls himself a junior, which is indeed his respect for Li Chunye, Li Chunye is the most likely person to support him, even if he becomes an emperor in the future, he cannot do without the support of a group of ministers. It's just the two of them here today, so there's no need to worry about the word getting out.

Li Chunye didn't speak, just looked at Zhu Youzhen with glowing eyes.

"In the future, the first battle of the Ming Dynasty will be Jiannu. Jiannu has now set the capital of Shengjing, that is, Shenyang of the Ming Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty lost almost the entire town of Liaodong, leaving only the narrow corridors of Liaodong and Jinzhou, east of the Great Wall of Liao, west of the Bohai Sea, and Ningyuan, Jinzhou. The capital of Jiannu was moved from Hetuala to Liaoyang, and then moved from Liaoyang to Shenyang, and it can be seen from the order of moving the capital that Jiannu is not satisfied with Liaodong, and will never rule with the Great Wall of the Ming Dynasty, but will cross the Great Wall, and the goal is all the rivers and mountains of my Ming Dynasty. "Zhu Youzhen has the experience of later generations, and of course knows that after the Ming Dynasty repeatedly injured his division and lost his land, he crossed the Shanhaiguan Pass and ruled the entire Han nation for nearly three hundred years. The three days of Yangzhou and the ten massacres of Jiading are the eternal pain of the Han nation.

"But how does Your Highness know that Jiannu will not be like Mongolia, and will rule by drawing the Great Wall with the Ming Dynasty?" Li Chunye felt that Zhu Youzhen's words were too terrifying, but he felt that Jiannu Jiannu was the same as Mongolia, not suitable for agriculture in the Central Plains, and they would only use cavalry to rob the Han people of their property in order to survive. Although he is more pessimistic about the political corruption of the Ming Dynasty, he still doesn't believe in Jiannu's entry like everyone else.

"Lord Li, didn't the Mongols also destroy the Great Song Dynasty and rule the Central Plains?" Zhu Youzhen was angry in his heart, and he didn't know how the courtiers of the Ming Dynasty could build their hopes on the land where Jiannu was not suitable for the Ming Dynasty, a ten-year-old child, holding a hundred million yuan bill, walking on the crowded streets, and all the gangsters were taken by the majesty of the law, and let him go from Nanjing to Beijing, and then from Beijing to Tokyo, is it possible? "The Mongols did not take the initiative to withdraw from Guanwai, but were frightened by Taizu and Chengzu and had to withdraw from the Great Wall. Even if Jiannu and the Ming Dynasty draw the Great Wall and rule, the Ming must also be heavily armed under the Great Wall, now the Ming not only has Liaodong, Jizhou, Xuanfu to prevent Jiannu, but also to prevent Mongolia Datong, Shanxi, Yansui, Ningxia, Guyuan, Gansu. Master Li thought about it, why couldn't Daming pay military salaries and squeeze out money and food for disaster relief? How much of the tax revenue of the Ming Dynasty was spent on the Jiliao front, right? If you add the border armies of Shaanxi and Shanxi to defend against Mongolia, the money and grain spent on the important towns of the nine borders will account for more than 50% of the taxes of the Ming Dynasty, right? If Jiannu is blocked north of the Great Wall for a long time, plus Mongolia and the Ming Dynasty, will it be able to afford the energy? ”

Li Chunye didn't think so far, although he was the secretary of the military department of the Ming Dynasty, the real power in his hands was not great, so it was similar to other civilian officials, as long as he kept his position, and things outside of power should be considered by the higher-ups.

Now when I hear Zhu Youzhen talk about the future of the Ming Dynasty, I am shocked. According to Zhu Youzhen's inference, no matter whether Jiannu will enter the customs or not, Daming will die in the hands of Jiannu, either militarily by Jiannu in battle, or economically dragged to death by Jiannu. After all, he has been an official for a long time, and his face is still silent: "Then how does Your Highness think to fight this first battle?" ”