readx; Zhu Youzhen's proposal to set up a military aircraft department was originally a major challenge to the cabinet system, but he did not want to, but it was happily accepted by the Donglin party, and other cabinet ministers naturally did not oppose it. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 Infon∈n∈ Wen N∈ Xiao N∈ said that the mystery of this lies in the fact that the Donglin Party believes that their biggest political enemies at present are Wen Tiren and Zhou Yanru, and that their faction does not understand military affairs. Since the emperor has already stated that only those who know the army can enter the military machine, it is obvious that Wen, Zhou and their henchmen cannot be selected.

On the contrary, although there are not many people in the Donglin Party who understand military affairs, they are somewhat stronger than the Wen Zhou Party, at least Wang Qia, the secretary of the military department, is determined to enter the military plane. In this way, Wen Tiren and Zhou Yanru can be subtly excluded and gradually marginalized.

It is precisely because of this purpose that the Donglin Party basically has no objection to the various powers of the Military Aircraft Department proposed by Zhu Youzhen. These powers include, inter alia:

1. Establish a duty system to deal with all emergency military situations;

Second, the military deployment is issued, which takes effect after the emperor's approval;

Third, to provide counsellors to the emperor and cabinet for all matters involving the military dimension.

However, the Donglin Party members did not blindly compromise with the emperor, Qian Longxi and others proposed that the Military Aircraft Department has important responsibilities, and its candidates must be promoted by the court like the cabinet ministers, and must be led by the cabinet ministers. Their wishful thinking was that as long as the court push was held, the emperor could not arbitrarily promote the officials he liked, and the Donglin Party could rely on the numerical advantage to firmly control the Military Aircraft Department in their own hands, and exclude the Wen Zhou Party on the grounds that they did not know the army.

Zhu Youzhen readily agreed. Wen Tiren and Zhou Yanru have always been good at figuring out the holy will, and in the past, when Zhu Youzhen wanted to carry out a certain reform, he often gave them some wind in secret. But this time, they were not mentally prepared at all, and they couldn't figure out what medicine Zhu Youzhen was selling in the gourd. The two glanced at each other secretly, and thought that the reason why they were able to ascend to the throne was all by following the emperor's wishes. This military aircraft department seems to be unfavorable to itself, but since it is proposed by the emperor, it must have a deep meaning, and if it is rashly opposed, it will definitely fall out of favor in the future. Therefore, under the trade-off, I had no choice but to agree.

Seeing that the overall situation had been decided, Zhu Youzhen yawned again with satisfaction, and the ministers retired with interest. When everyone withdrew from the Heart Cultivation Palace, Zhu Youzhen's face showed a smile of victory, secretly thinking that his trick of "boiling frogs in warm water" was successful again.

In fact, this military aircraft department, of course, is modeled after the military aircraft department of the Qing Dynasty, and Zhu Youzhen didn't even bother to change his name. The Donglin Party members did guess part of it correctly, and Zhu Youzhen did have the idea of separating power between the Military Aircraft Department and the cabinet.

Because the current cabinet is so powerful, almost all government affairs require the cabinet to make votes. Although Zhu Youzhen tried his best to install Wen Tiren, Zhou Yanru and others in the cabinet, the Donglin Party still had the upper hand, and the cabinet often failed to make votes that conformed to his wishes. Although the final approval power is in the hands of the emperor, it is impossible for Zhu Youzhen to send every vote back for the cabinet to rewrite.

Moreover, the struggle in the cabinet was fierce, and even within the Donglin Party, quarrels often arose due to differences of opinion, and the efficiency of work can be imagined. Other affairs are acceptable, but military affairs cannot be delayed at all, so Zhu Youzhen often had to bypass the cabinet in the past and directly issue special orders. On the surface, this seems to be efficient, but the official group has very strong opinions on it, and the resistance is very serious. Fortunately, several military operations have been successful, and if one of them fails, I am afraid that they will take the opportunity to attack them en masse, and Zhu Youzhen's authority will be shaken.

Now that Zhu Youjian has set up the Military Aircraft Department, he has taken out military issues from the cabinet, and in particular, he has stipulated that the Military Aircraft Department has the right to issue military deployments.

However, there are still major differences between Zhu Youzhen's military aircraft department and the Qing Dynasty's military aircraft department. The Qing Dynasty's Military Aircraft Department was actually a tool for the emperor to monopolize power, and the Minister of the Military Aircraft Department seemed to be in a high position, but in fact it was only a decree. Later, it was not only the handling of military intelligence, but also the management of almost all the government and military aircraft departments, which was tantamount to emptying the cabinet.

Moreover, there is a significant difference between the decree issued by the Military Aircraft Department and the "court mail" issued by the cabinet, that is, the court sends it to the world, while the will of the Military Aircraft Department is called "Shang's Order", which is only given to the person who receives the decree, and no one else can know it. This certainly brought the emperor's power to a level where it could not be exceeded, but this kind of secret politics was actually very harmful to the state. Because the whole society has become without rules and laws to follow, the emperor alone has the final say in everything, and everyone is doing things according to orders; And the emperor's energy is limited, it is impossible to cover everything, and in the long run, the country will inevitably fall into ossification and decay.

Therefore, Zhu Youzhen did not want to empty the cabinet, but only wanted to separate the military power from the cabinet. What he really wanted to emulate was the modern "Central Military Commission," or the "Joint Chiefs of Staff," which had only military command and no interference in other affairs. Even "ordinary" military affairs, such as conscription, establishment, equipment, training, military scientific research, and the salaries and benefits of military personnel, are still under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Military Affairs. To put it bluntly, the Military Aircraft Department is only responsible for fighting.

As for the question of the selection of candidates for the Military Aircraft Department, the Donglin Party has the plans of the Donglin Party, and Zhu Youzhen also has Zhu Youzhen's high-level tricks, otherwise he would not have easily put forward this idea, but would have been used by the Donglin Party. The rule of the Ming Dynasty was to use literature to control martial arts, which Zhu Youzhen did not object. However, specific military operations must be completed by military generals. The Ming Dynasty did too much in this regard, and even the civilian officials who led the troops to fight must be the commander-in-chief, and the civilian officials did not know the soldiers, which would inevitably lead to military defeat.

Although Zhu Youzhen now has some military power, he still cannot completely let go of his hands and feet and appoint talented generals. For example, the withdrawal of troops from Liaodong to Shanhaiguan was nominally commanded by Sun Chengzong, and Sun Chengzong also carried the black pot for this; quelled the rebellion in the southwest, nominally as the commander of Cheng Ji's order; The defense of the Beijing Division, nominally under the command of the cabinet, was actually directly commanded by Zhu Youzhen, and the courtiers had great opinions on this; This counterinsurgency battle was commanded by two civilian officials, Lu Xiangsheng and Sun Chuanting, but fortunately, their military talents were not bad.

Therefore, Zhu Youzhen actually has a plan in mind about the candidate for the Minister of Military Aircraft. Wang Qia, the secretary of the Ministry of War, and Yang Sichang, the squire of the Ministry of War, are indispensable, both of them are cabinet ministers, and Wang Qia is still a member of the Donglin Party, which can be regarded as giving the Donglin Party a face.

Next, there will be Bi Ziyan, the secretary of the Ministry of Households, and Xu Guangqi, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry. Needless to say, the soldiers and horses went first before the grain and grass were moved, and without the cooperation of the household department, no military action could be carried out; The same is true of the Ministry of Industry, most of the newly established factories set up by Zhu Youjian belong to the Ministry of Industry, and they are basically for military purposes. Moreover, these two people are centrists, and they will not let the Military Aircraft Department become the world of the Donglin Party.

But there is another person that the Donglin Party would never have thought of, and that is Lu Xiangsheng. Zhu Youzhen planned to let Wen Tiren and Zhou Yanru push Lu Xiangsheng when he pushed in the court. Lu Xiangsheng is now directly in charge of the army, and as long as he can enter the military aircraft department, it will set a precedent for the military direct commander to enter the highest authority body, and pave the way for the next step for the real military generals to enter the military aircraft department.

However, Lu Xiangsheng is now shouldering the heavy responsibility of rushing to help Nanjing, and he cannot return to Beijing for the time being. Zhu Youzhen's thoughts couldn't help but drift to the north bank of the Yangtze River, thousands of miles away, where his soldiers could crush the rebels' plans and annihilate the thieves in one fell swoop?