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This was a very large-scale meeting, and the big ones caught Zu Dashou, Wu Sangui and others off guard.

It is said that such a meeting should have been held in the Jiliao Governor's Mansion, including the chief military officers stationed in Datong, Yulin, Ningxia, Dengzhou, Laizhou and other places, all of whom were going to rush to Ningyuan City, but such a major meeting was held in Shanhaiguan.

The people who participated in the meeting, the rank is above the third grade, each of them is a famous person, and they all have an unusual experience, and the person who presided over the meeting was of course Su Tiancheng, the governor of Jiliao.

What is even more surprising is that the imperial court sent Yang Sichang, the secretary of the military department, to attend the meeting.

That's remarkable. Such a situation can only show that Su Tiancheng's decision to convene this meeting and the decision to be made have been reported to the emperor and approved by the emperor.

The meeting was held in the General Military Mansion in Shanhaiguan City, and more than 50 people attended the meeting.

These people, the sergeants under the command, are close to 600,000, accounting for a quarter of the total strength of the Ming Dynasty, of course, this refers to the statistics of the Ministry of War, in fact, many of the guards around the country are in name only, the Ming can really have a role in the army, or the army with a certain combat effectiveness, will never exceed one million, but the strength of the Guanning Jin defense line and Datong, Yulin, Ningxia, Dengzhou, Laizhou and others, really, is about 600,000.

Therefore, this meeting must arouse the attention of the imperial court.

On the twenty-fifth day of the first month of the twelfth year of Chongzhen.

Shanhaiguan City is heavily guarded, including outside the city, there are many sergeants stationed, and the requirements of the meeting are very strict, and they must be kept secret, if someone leaks the news. The punishment is not just as simple as losing one's official position and dismissal.

The chief military officers of various places have already rushed to Shanhaiguan.

As the host, Wu Sangui is very busy, and for several days in a row, he is arranging food and accommodation. Although Su Tiancheng's requirements are not high, everyone always has to be full, besides, the officers who participated in the meeting were all members of the party, and if there was a problem in the reception, it would be too cost-effective.

At the end of the day, Su Tiancheng, Yang Sichang, Hong Chengchou, Qin Sande, Xu Eryi and others entered the conference room.

All the officers who attended the meeting had already arrived in the conference room. It's been waiting here.

The arrangement of the conference room is a bit peculiar, there is no special rostrum, nor is it the form of a round table, in the middle of the conference room, there is a huge sand table, and on the wall in front of it, there are several pairs of maps. It indicates the situation in the entire Liaodong, including Lushun, Liaoyangfu, Shenyang and other places occupied by the Later Jin. It's all on the map, and these places were all places ruled by the Ming Dynasty before.

Around the sand table, a large space was vacant, and the side of the wall with the map was also vacant.

Chair placement. It is leaning around the sand table, and on each chair, there is a note with a personal name written on it, and the number is seated.

After Su Tiancheng and the others came in, everyone stood up.

Su Tiancheng asked Yang Sichang to go ahead. After all, Yang Sichang was representing the emperor and the imperial court, Yang Sichang did not agree, and walked into the conference room side by side with Su Tiancheng.

"Colleagues, it is very important to convene this meeting today, the emperor specially sent Lord Yang to guide, you are very familiar with Lord Yang, this official will not introduce much, the rest of the officials, everyone knows each other, there is no need to introduce, Lord Yang participated in this meeting, it is enough to show the importance of the emperor."

"This meeting, mainly to discuss this year's Liaodong, Datong, Ningxia, Dengzhou, Laizhou and Tianjin, what to do, what must be done well, the official thought for a long time, came up with a twist, and asked the emperor to agree to convene this meeting, before the meeting, the official has a request, put forward again."

"Everything discussed at today's meeting belongs to the category of top secret, and it must not be leaked, you must not tell your parents, you cannot tell your wife and children, if the matter discussed at today's meeting is leaked, the Governor's Mansion will definitely investigate to the end, the official first villain and then the gentleman, and clearly tell you that the news is leaked, and it will be dealt with on the charge of rebellion."

After Su Tiancheng said this, the room was very quiet, and no one spoke.

When entering the conference room, everyone knew that the road was unusual, three layers inside and three layers outside, and the guards were extremely tight, and they were not allowed to carry any weapons when they entered the conference room, let alone paper, pen, ink and inkstone.

"Lord Yang, please say a few words first."

Yang Sichang nodded and stood up.

"The emperor entrusted, I have to say a few words, you are all clear, the emperor gave Lord Su a heavy responsibility, fully responsible for the affairs of Ji Liao, before the official came to Shanhaiguan, the emperor once again emphasized that all matters in Liaodong and the border pass have been determined by Lord Su, if anyone dares to violate, Lord Su can make a decision in Linji, first cut and then play."

"Master Su's wisdom and wisdom, I don't want to say more, the great military exploits established by the Jiangning Battalion are clear to you, and there is no need to repeat them, and now, Liaodong has become the biggest worry of my Ming Dynasty, and the Houjin is always coveted, and the court is not at peace, this situation has lasted for more than 20 years, and it cannot continue."

"Lord Su served as the governor of Jiliao, is to completely solve the many problems existing in Liaodong and the border pass, you must obey the command, act in unison, if someone violates the yang and yin, encounter the disposal, don't say that I didn't say hello in advance, now everything in Liaodong and the border pass is subject to the decision of Lord Su, and the military department can not interfere without permission, so this official thinks that you have any mistakes with each other in the past, and you must unite as one in the future and obey the overall situation......"

After Yang Sichang finished speaking, Su Tiancheng was not polite, stood up again, and asked Xu Eryi to represent the Governor's Mansion and begin to analyze the current situation.

This time the analysis of the situation, different from the past, Xu Eryi first analyzed the situation in Liaodong and the border passes, and clearly pointed out that in addition to the situation in Ningxia, Yulin and other places, it is quite satisfactory, Datong, Dengzhou, Laizhou, Tianjin and Liaodong all over the situation, the situation is not very good, of course, the formation of the current situation, there are special reasons, but officers at all levels have an unshirkable responsibility, officers are afraid of fighting with the Houjin Tatars, and the sergeants are even more afraid, resulting in the people in this area, living in dire straits, many people, After being looted to Houjin, his relatives were separated and tortured.

This situation must be changed, and the Governor's Office does not require immediate change, but within three years, there must be a fundamental change, otherwise the officials above the rank of chief military officer in the garrison will be directly held responsible.

Defending the country is the primary duty of the army, and no matter how strong the opponent is, it must first have self-confidence.

Xu Eryi's speech lasted for an hour, during which he pointed to the sand table or map and made a lot of specific analysis, and everyone did not sit in place, but gathered around the sand table, or looked up at the map and nodded frequently.

Xu Eryi's speech is actually assigning a task, but this task is too arduous, and if it can be done well in three years, it will be very good. Think about it, if you want to solve the situation accumulated for more than 20 years, it is definitely not as simple as talking, and it takes too much effort.

The next thing made everyone feel the real harshness.

On behalf of the Governor's Office, Hong Chengchou put forward a request to check the number of sergeants in detail, and all the troops under the jurisdiction of the Jiliao Governor's Office will re-report the number of sergeants within one month, which is an accurate number, and whether the current 600,000 or so sergeants is very accurate, no one dares to guarantee that after a month, after the Governor's Office gets the accurate number, it will immediately verify it, and wherever there is a false report on the number of sergeants, no matter what the reason, the chief military officer will be dismissed from his post on the spot, and then held accountable.

Hong Chengchou unceremoniously pointed out that since he is a soldier at the border pass, he must first put an end to a lot of corruption, and only by being upright can he bring out good soldiers, and the sergeants below are all looking at the officers, if the officers enjoy the privileges and do some despicable things, they should not expect the sergeants to fight with their lives, of course, if someone feels that they can't stand it, they can apply immediately, and they can be transferred out of the border pass, and the Governor's Office will definitely find a way to do it, but if they don't apply for transfer, they must do things according to the requirements of the Governor's Office.

Su Tiancheng spoke after the most reluctance.

In a place like the border pass, if it is said that each fights separately and cannot cooperate effectively, it will eventually be a piece of scattered sand, and the opponent will be the Eighth Banner Army of the Golden Banner, and the combat effectiveness is not questionable, and it is unceremoniously said that the army of the Ming Dynasty, whether in terms of tactics or personal ability, there is a big gap, and in the current situation, to make up for this gap, lies in mutual cooperation, once there is a danger in a certain place, everyone must go to support.

After walking to the front of the sand table, Su Tiancheng put forward specific requirements one by one.

Taking the two points of Ningxia and Jinzhou as a yardstick, if the reinforcements from Ningxia want to rush to Jinzhou, they must arrive in four days, otherwise the officers and chief officers of the leading army will all be held accountable, and the rest of the places will be limited to three days, two days, and one day.

Su Tiancheng also mentioned the issue of military salary, which is the issue that everyone is most concerned about, the previous governors, governors, and Liaodong Economic Strategy, Liaodong Governor, have not been able to solve it well, Su Tiancheng assured, according to the current military salary requirements, after clarifying the total number of sergeants, the payment is in place, and the horses are required to run well, and the horses are required to eat good grass.

Of course, Su Tiancheng also left a tail, that is, the adjustment of military salaries is still under the control of the Governor's Mansion, as for how to adjust, the Governor's Mansion will have corresponding explanations and plans.

In the course of the meeting, everyone was very quiet, in fact, this was a heart-to-heart meeting, or after Su Tiancheng took office, he put forward requirements and standardized behavior, and there were some aspects that he did not raise for the time being, such as issues such as military-civilian relations, these things, currently proposed, are not appropriate, and they can't be done below, it is better not to mention them for the time being, and wait until the army is dismantled, and then put forward requirements. (To be continued......)