Chapter 798: The Sea Breeze (I)

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"It's still what Yuanfu said, and everyone should accept it." The other party had already given in, and Shen Mo also slowed down his tone and said: "The cabinet's request is that the Jingying must be refreshed and cheered up, and have the power to fight immediately. Guogong should also know that from the 40th year of Jiajing, after the elimination of the southeast trouble, the center of gravity of the imperial court's border defense shifted northward, and it was time to solve the Mongols. To achieve this goal, it is impossible to rely on the border army alone, and it is necessary to restore the combat strength of the Beijing army, and swing the two fists at the same time, so that it is possible to defeat the Mongols. ”

"This does not conflict with the interests of the nobles." Looking at Xu Yande silently, he continued: "History has long proved that if the Beijing army is strong, the honorable and noble will be powerful, and if the Beijing army is weak, the honorable and noble will decline. ”

"Adults can see it very clearly, this is indeed the reason." Xu Yande couldn't help nodding, and the corners of his mouth hung up with a wry smile: "However, there has always been only 'set up a pot to cook white rice, and there is no reason to set up a pot to cook', everyone understands the truth, but who can guarantee that if you give up your immediate interests, you will not lose your wife and lose your soldiers?" After a pause, he said: "Take 10,000 steps back and say, if the nobles of the family don't stretch out their hands into the army and eat chaff vegetables, the days will always pass." But what about those officers and soldiers who are old, weak, sick and disabled, and who have been eliminated? ”

Speaking of this, Xu Yande's tone became heavy, and he really moved emotionally: "Emperor Taizu is wise, it's not for us who dare to criticize the people of later generations, but I still have to say that this military household system is really too nonsense...... If you are a military family for one life, you will have to be a soldier for all generations, and you are not allowed to do anything else. It's a bit sad to say, but it's actually a blessing to be a soldier. Because what this world advocates is a reader like you who is serene, eloquent, eloquent, and quoting scriptures. However, the officers and soldiers who were born and died and shed blood and sacrificed for the country were contemptuously called 'Qiu Ba', and even if the generals were born and died, and repeatedly performed miraculous feats, what they got may not be worthy of a sour and rotten person."

Seeing that his father's words were already offended, Xu Wenbi coughed again and again, reminding him not to forget who was doing opposite. Silent but said in a deep voice: "Let Grandpa Guo say it, I have held this in my heart for many years." ”

"yes, I can't figure it out." Xu Yande's face showed a deep sadness and said: "Why do the soldiers treat this country with their lives as the most splashed group of people? Refuse to let them fit in, let alone give them respect? ”

This question made it difficult for Shen Mo to breathe, and although he was able to argue, in the face of the cruel truth, any language was pale: "Didn't the imperial court also open a school of health and allow one child from each household to study?" ”

"Yes, the emperor's grace is mighty, but it is a drop in the bucket, and it doesn't help" Xu Yande shook his head and said: "Besides, how difficult is it to lift in the middle?" The teaching level of Weixue is low, and there are not a few people in a year, let alone Jinshi. ”

Shen Mo actually knew a few Jinshi whose ancestors were military households, such as Wu Dui, and then ...... Zhang Juzheng. But it can't be used to deny the old man, because after all, there are too few military households who can stand out, and once they pass the exam, they will break away from the identity of the military household and be recognized by the mainstream society. In fact, these people are very secretive about their backgrounds, and if they don't know the roots of the two of them, Shen Mo doesn't know their origins. How can you expect them to speak for the soldiers?

On the whole, there is no doubt that the social status of military households is low, and very few of them can stand out, let alone speak for them.

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"Having said that, with this status and this kind of situation, being able to be a soldier for a lifetime is also a blessing for them. Only in the army can they belong, have food, and feel that they are still useful. Xu Yande's voice was filled with deep sorrow: "But now the imperial court says that it is necessary to reorganize and eliminate the unqualified." My lord, have you ever wondered what they can do when they leave the barracks? At this time, the depth of a national duke's thinking was finally fully revealed: "A soldier who retires from the army and returns to his hometown is equivalent to adding a jobless vagrant, because everything he has learned in the army and the living habits he has developed have become difficult to adapt to the life of ordinary people again, and can only increase the instability factor of the people." ”

"When officers are discharged from the army, the problems are even more serious. In other dynasties, a retired officer was usually treated with great respect, and was appointed as a lieutenant chief, village chief, or to assist the magistrate in the administration of civil affairs, which in their experience was perfectly competent. The reality, however, is that the strictness and discipline, the seriousness and precision, and all the good qualities that our officers have cultivated in the ranks of the army are not valued by the people, but are regarded as aliens and monsters, and are out of place. ”

"So, my lord, if we don't solve these problems, we can't agree." After Xu Yande, the Duke of Dingguo, finished speaking at length, he looked at Shen Ding and said silently.

To put it bluntly, the interests of the family, officers and soldiers must be guaranteed, and if they are replaced by ordinary officials, they may be unprepared, and if they are silent with two lifetimes of experience, how can they not know the importance of the resettlement of retired officers and soldiers? So before he came, he was already confident. Looking back at Dingguo with a touched face: "Grandpa is kind-hearted and old-fashioned to seek the country, having a grandfather like you is really a blessing for the Ming Dynasty and the emperor." "The subtext is that we can not hold you accountable, but that is a lot more pleasing to the ear.

Sure enough, the expressions of the Xu family's father and son suddenly relaxed by three points.

"Rest assured, the imperial court is responsible. The Cabinet has taken into account the problems you mentioned. Now that we have a preliminary draft, you can refer to it in detail. He said in a deep voice: "First of all, the Beijing camp is streamlined and reorganized, which is irreversible," but the method can be changed," after setting the bottom line, he continued: "For example, the primary election will be held within the Beijing camp, and the military department and the military training prime minister will not interfere. They only check the recommendations of Jingying, what do you think? ”

Although this is like taking off your pants and farting, it is by no means an extra move, because it is a guarantee that the cabinet will not review the roster of Jingying. In this way, what they are most worried about will be let go by the imperial court for crimes such as false vacancies and impersonation.

The expressions of the Xu family's father and son relaxed by three points, so far it was all good news, but they knew that if this was the case, why did they have to run in person? There is a saying that 'night owls enter the house, and good things do not come', and there will be bitter wine after sweet dates.

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"As for the officers and soldiers who are not selected, they will still be members of the imperial court." Silently and plainly, he said that the decision that would change the fate of tens of millions of people: "But it will withdraw from the front-line battle sequence and divert to logistics." ”

"How?" Xu Yande rested for a while and regained his spirits.

"There are two directions to choose from, one is Tuntian, and the other is ordnance." Shen Mo said: "There is a saying that 'there is a specialization in the art industry', and the army in the future will no longer have both farming and training, the combat units will be out of production, and the tuntian troops will no longer have combat missions, and will only carry out a minimum of training." After a pause, he said: "In the same way, the military industrial unit will also produce ordnance full-time, and there will be no other tasks." ”

"......" Xu Yande was silent for a long time before he held back a sentence and said: "This is to change the ancestral ......"

"Where there is, the responsibilities of the army have not changed at all, but the division of labor has been refined." Shen Mo said lightly: "The army of Hong Wuye's time fought in the south and the north, swept the heroes, and ranked first in the world in terms of combat power. If you want to talk about the ancestral system, this is the ancestral system; Only by restoring the combat effectiveness of the army can we truly observe the ancestral system."

"Hehe, let's not talk about adults." Xu Yande smiled dryly: "But dare to ask my lord, where does the field in Tuntian come from?" How are the military factories going to be built? ”

"I have already checked that there are 200,000 hectares of tuntian in Beijing, and the imperial court will adopt a new method of tuntian, distribute the land to each household, provide seeds and farm tools, and divide the grain in half, I believe the officers and soldiers will be very happy." Shen Mo said: "As for the arsenal, it will allocate funds to build a large-scale military production base in a suitable place, which requires an organized labor force, no less than 30,000 people, which is enough to accommodate the unsuccessful officers and soldiers." ”

"......" Xu Yande's face turned a little pale, and he said with difficulty, "You're not kidding, are you......"

"That's what I said," the smile on Silence's face faded, "Am I joking?" Now Qi Jiguang has retaken charge of the strongest Shenji Battalion, and opened the arsenal, the whole battalion is loaded with guns, and Shen Mo is no longer afraid of anyone doing the right thing, he came this time, in fact, he saluted first and then soldiers, hoping to use sincere communication to minimize friction in the rectification process.

Knowing Shen Mo's determination, Xu Yande was really messed up this time...... Those tuntians have long been occupied by them up and down; As for the construction of the general arsenal, wouldn't it be necessary to cut off the lifeblood of those small workshops? Either of them is going to cut their flesh

At this time, it was not early, the sunset was dyed red in the western sky, and the light under the vine trellises had dimmed, Xu Wenbi once again relieved his father and said: "It's not early, please ask Uncle Shi and my father to move to the inner hall and chat while eating." ”

"Oh, it's getting late." Shen Mo seemed to have just realized it, and said to Xu Wenbi: "I'm afraid it won't work this time, I still have an appointment in the evening," and said goodbye to Xu Yande: "It's really a shame to disturb Guogong for an afternoon, let's talk another day." ”

"It doesn't take long to eat." Xu Yande also needs time to think, and he needs to discuss with the other two princes, so he can't wait to talk about it first.

"yes." Shen Mo urged narrowly: "It's hard to resist the hospitality, then bother it." ”

"......" Xu Yande's expression was obviously stunned, and then he said: "It's an honor." ”

At dinner, the two sides tacitly agreed not to talk about those things that hurt their feelings, but to pick up some light topics to talk about...... Speaking of which, he always takes a detour to Xu Pengju, which is really a happy guy.

Talking about his situation in Nanjing, talking about this guy's Zhan Yuan crown in the southeast, Dingguo Gong and his son exchanged glances, and Xu Wenbi toasted Shen Mo and said: "Listen to my uncle, the southeast is now full of gold, and any mansion will be richer than our Beijing, is it true?" "To say that wine is really a good thing, after a few rounds of pushing the glass and changing the lamp, the tense atmosphere disappeared, and it seems that the relationship between the two parties has gone to a higher level.

"That must be fake." Shen Mo had been slightly drunk by the father and son, shook his head and smiled: "Most of them are still not comparable." In other words, there are a few that are really better than Beijing.

"My nephew has heard about it in Nanjing, uncle, you are in the southeast, and all walks of life listen to you." Xu Wenbi said affectionately: "Uncle's face is bigger than the sky......"

"Listen to his nonsense." Silent and drunk, as if he couldn't hear the inappropriateness of this remark at all, he smiled modestly: "It's all old friends who carry love, but your uncle and I still have a bit of face......"

"Of course," Xu Wenbi poured wine for Shen Mo and said, "It would be nice if the little nephew was in Nanjing, and the uncle would definitely be able to guide the little nephew and drink some soup with him." ”

"It's the same in Beijing." Shen Mo smiled and said: "The south is full of gold, you can pick it up by bending down, with the name of your family, you can definitely get a piece of the pie." ”

"Oh, it's better for us to buy land, or to open a factory?" Xu Wenbi's eyes widened, and his father also listened: "Tell your nephew about it, my heart is itchy." ”

"Okay, let's talk about it." Shen Mo blushed and said: "Your family is in Beijing, and it is not convenient to buy land and open a factory in the southeast. And the strong dragon does not suppress the head snake, so it is not easy to compare with others. ”

"Is that still called gold everywhere?" Xu Wenbi said with some disappointment.

"What is the most expensive in this era? Opportunity" The silent movements were a little exaggerated, and the tone was a little protracted: "If you seize the opportunity, you will find Jinshan, and you will not be able to use it for several lifetimes." He smiled mysteriously and said, "Now is a great opportunity." ”

"What chance?" Father and son held their breath lest they miss a word.

"Luzon." Shen Mo squinted his eyes and said, "Do you know why Xu Hai and Wang Zhi want to support Luzon at their own expense?" ”

"It's not that the sailor can't tolerate them." Xu Wenbi said softly: "They simply took this opportunity to work alone to earn the title of earl, and they will have a foundation for their lives in the future." ”

"That's all official articles." After drinking silently, he spat out the truth: "They are begging for a living on the sea, and the sea is the foundation of their lives; Besides, they are essentially maritime merchants, and if they don't get up early, how can they go to war with the powerful Spanish navy for the sake of a little spirit? ”

Although they don't know where the Spanish navy is strong, the father and son know that most of the tea, porcelain, silk, and various luxury goods that the Ming Dynasty exports every year are sold to that Spain. It is said that the eagle yuan that is now commonly circulated in the market was transported from Spain from a place called Brother on the other side of the ocean...... It is said that there was gold and silver everywhere, and the Spaniards minted eagle dollars, which were transported to Daming to buy what they wanted, and then shipped back to the king and nobles to enjoy.

Xu Wenbi heard about this knowledge when he went to Nanjing.

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The father and son of the Xu family believed that if they were silent, the maritime merchants would pay money and take risks to fight Luzon, which must have been tempted by huge interests...... Certainly not the Count of Narausch.

"Actually, the secret lies in Luzon's position." Silent and mysteriously said: "It faces the South Seas of our country on one side and the vast ocean on the other, and it is the most important port on the route from Daming to the Americas. Controlling Luzon means controlling this golden route, and I don't need to say anything about its significance, right? After a pause, he said: "And there is a lot of gold and spices, as well as all kinds of precious products, even if there is no such route, it is guaranteed to make a lot of money." ”

"But can the king of Luzon let it?" Xu Yande couldn't help but say.

"In the spring of this year, the king of Luzon was martyred in a naval battle." Shen Mo said lightly.

"What about the common people?" Xu Yande asked again: "What if people don't welcome it?" ”

"There are tens of thousands of Chinese immigrants there, looking forward to Wang Shi all day long." He said silently: "It is said that they are going to form an overseas vassal state, which will always be the Ming domain, and I believe the emperor will definitely be happy." ”

"In this way, it's really interesting," Xu Yande looked at Shen Mo and said, "But, what does this have to do with us?" ”

"If they want to keep the shipping lanes open, they must be recognized by the imperial court and Spain." "If someone can help them do it and act as their protector in the future, they will be happy to pay a lot of protection money every year, or welcome you to Luzon and work with them to share the benefits." ”

"How much can I give?" Xu Wenbi said curiously.

"It depends on the level of cooperation, but it must be in the hundreds of thousands of taels." Shen Mo smiled: "But if it were me, I would definitely not ask for money, the land there is wide and fertile, ask them to ask for tens of thousands of hectares, and then send some people to operate and take care of it, plant some valuable cash crops, and then sell them to China, or sell them to Spain, anyway, the port is convenient, don't worry about no market, this is a steady stream of wealth, the foundation of thousands of generations."

The father and son made him say that his heart was pounding, and he couldn't wait to fly to Luzon with wings to see, whether he wanted silver or land? To be on the safe side, of course, I want silver. But although it sounds far, far away, for the sake of tens of thousands of hectares of land, it is definitely worth sending someone to see it...... What if it's true? Is there still any need to grab food in Beijing? In order to prevent the tenant farmers from escaping, they had to be fed first, so that the remaining grain was pitifully small and the value of the land was seriously reduced.

When he wanted to ask again, Shen Mo was already so drunk that he couldn't speak, so the father and son could only give up, boiled him sobering soup, and then called the guards of the Shen Mansion who were eating in the front yard to send the child and his uncle, who was too drunk, home.

After sending the silent sedan chair away, Xu Wenbi came back to serve his father to sleep, the father and son didn't talk again, there is too much information today, and they are all a little big, or invite the other two princes to come over tomorrow, let's discuss it together-

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It seems that there is no second chapter......