Zhang Pu soon learned about Hongnongwei.

Su Tian thought about hiding from Zhang Pu, after all, something like this happened, which was tantamount to stimulating Zhang Pu. Today's Zhang Pu, his understanding has long changed, and he has done a good job, fully showing his own ability.

When Zhang Pu found him, Su Tiancheng still didn't know what was going on.

"Lord Zhang, you have done a very good job, especially the understanding of the government officials and officials, which has been greatly improved, and the style of work has changed significantly, and you have contributed a lot."

"The praise of the adults, the lower officials dare not be it, the lower officials are specially talking about the affairs of Hongnongwei today."

This is really a pot that can't be opened, Su Tiancheng doesn't want Zhang Pu to talk about Hongnongwei, it has always been a secret, but the soldiers of the Jiangning battalion looked at so many soldiers of Hongnongwei, and it is impossible to keep it completely secret, plus Sun Chengzong went to Shaanzhou specifically, it will definitely cause some discussions, although the soldiers of Hongnongwei are gradually adjusting their defenses.

Since Zhang Pu mentioned this matter, Su Tiancheng is not easy to avoid, otherwise it will be a little defensive.

"The matter of Hongnongwei happened a little suddenly, but now I have thought of a way to deal with it, I don't know what kind of views and opinions Lord Lu Dao Zhang has."

Zhang Pu's expression has always been very serious, and it seems that he still thinks a lot about Hongnongwei's affairs.

"My lord, Xia Guan has been thinking about this aspect, so he has some different ideas, put himself in his shoes, the reason that Hong Nongwei found this move, so that the adults in the court may have the same opinion, which hides the most critical problem, if it can't be traced back to the source, there may be such things in the future."

Hearing Zhang Pu say this, Su Tiancheng became interested.

"The guards in various places, according to the opinion of the lower officials. There are some tastes that exist in name only, and the imperial court can't come up with so much silver, not to mention the sergeant's salary, ordinary sergeant has one to three dollars of silver per month, and it may not be able to be in place in time, this bit of silver. It is indeed a little difficult to feed his family, and he can only say that he can barely make ends meet, and the lower officials used to advocate that the soldiers of the Jiangning battalion were very high, which was also based on this view. ”

After such a long time, Xia Guan thought about this matter carefully, and to be honest, he was a little unwilling to admit defeat at the beginning, thinking that he was right. But seeing a lot of facts, the lower officials are alert, if they stick to their previous views, they will inevitably make a big mistake. ”

"The lower officials thought that the guard was already in a situation of existence in name only, and the imperial court was unable to support so many troops, and the officers were because of their low salaries, or because they were greedy for ink. unscrupulously exploited the sergeants and deducted their salaries. In order to find a way to live, soldiers harass the people, kill good people and take meritorious deeds, and such things abound, if you can't face these problems squarely. In the future, there will be a mutiny among the sergeants of the guard. ”

Su Tiancheng nodded slightly, Zhang Pu can see these problems, it is not simple, but the military household system of the Ming Dynasty has lasted for hundreds of years. It is unrealistic to want to overthrow this system.

"Master Zhang, you think very deeply, I don't know what you think, how to solve such a problem."

"Xia Guan thought hard, and there is no good way, through the model of Jiang Ning Ying, Xia Guan can only say that he has some experience, and he can say it for the adult's reference."

"Oh, tell me what you think."

"The lower officials think that the imperial court should not support so many guards and soldiers, in fact, they can't afford to raise them, and if they continue to maintain like this, they can only increase the burden of the court, and then increase the burden of the people.

Zhang Pu said these truths, in fact, the big adults in the court are all clear, but they are just things set by the ancestors, and no one dares to pick on them at will, let alone overthrow them.

"In fact, the emperor also knows these things, but there is no good way to improve, the invasion of the Houjin and the harassment of the rogues, it is the time when the soldiers are needed, at this time, if the military household system is shaken, I am afraid it will be out of control, but the lower officials think that the imperial court can follow the practice of the Jiangning battalion and cultivate elite soldiers, if it can concentrate the silver two and build elite soldiers, the effect may be much better."

"Xia Guan also estimates that in the imperial court, some adults may have also gained a lot of benefits from it, let's just say that many of the local guards and troops have become personal armed forces, and there is not much difference from the local militia groups, and the imperial court needs to take out more silver to dispatch, or even not move at all."

"This kind of situation is getting worse and worse, and if this goes on for a long time, the imperial court will have no troops to deploy."

Su Tiancheng couldn't sit still, he couldn't imagine that Zhang Pu would be able to have such an idea, this is actually a problem he has been thinking about for a long time, the imperial court nominally has nearly two million soldiers, and the actual ones that can be taken out are less than one-tenth, and there are really 200,000 elite soldiers, and there will be no problem in exterminating the Liukou and facing the Houjin.

Of course, it doesn't mean that with these 200,000 elite soldiers, the rest of the army will not be needed, if the national strength allows, it is not a bad thing to have more troops, at least when it comes to external expansion, there can be sergeants at any time.

The configuration of the army is not easy to explain clearly, it is a process of slow exploration.

Zhang Pu has such an understanding, which means that he has carefully thought about it and has his own understanding of the configuration of the army.

These views, although they are progressive, cannot be expressed at present, otherwise they may hurt themselves.

"Lord Zhang, these understandings of yours are very reasonable, the imperial court is unable to support so many troops, the military household system and the military tun system, to the greatest extent affected the morale of the sergeants, now the court is worried about internal and external troubles, it is the time when the army is needed, raising troops for a thousand days and using soldiers for a while, but the combat effectiveness of the tun army is not flattering, every day I think of farming, I think of a full meal, how can there be combat effectiveness."

"Besides, the officers of the guard station did not take into account the overall situation, they all saw their own interests, and all they thought of were comparing with each other.

"Officers are greedy for ink, and sergeants are preying on the people, how can such an army have combat effectiveness, how can the people support it, and how can they protect the people and protect their homeland."

"In many guard posts, the officers are equipped with personal soldiers around them, and they ignore ordinary sergeants, and this development trend is already to regard the army as a tool to protect personal interests."

"The policy of the imperial court does need to change, but not now."

"Take a lead to launch the whole body, at this time of crisis, what the court needs most is stability, the chaos of the Liukou has overwhelmed the court, I think, the best time is to exterminate the Liukou, the imperial court to find a way, the military household system and the military tun system, to make reforms, in fact, this kind of change, has slowly appeared, Jiangning Ying is an example."

Su Tiancheng said these words, Zhang Pu did not feel surprised, in his heart, he had already treated Su Tiancheng as a saint, how could ordinary people make such great achievements, how could they have so much foresight, it can be said that the future of the Ming Dynasty is pinned on Su Tiancheng's body.

"The teachings of the adults, the lower officials remembered, these words, the lower officials will not say it, but they have such thoughts, and they want to report it to the adults."

"Master Zhang, you don't have to be so humble, I said a long time ago, you still have to show your original courage, your analysis today is very reasonable, such an analysis of the problem, you still have to adhere to it in the future."

Hearing Su Tiancheng say this, Zhang Pu made up his mind.

"My lord, the lower officials once bewitched the sergeants, and when they were in the capital, they also got the protection of some adults, and it is precisely because of this that I want to remind the adults that in the court, there are still adults who have a bad opinion of the Jiangning battalion, thinking that this is shaking the system of the ancestors, and that the treatment of the soldiers of the Jiangning battalion is too high, but because the Jiangning battalion has made many meritorious deeds, they can't say other words, if there is a slight mistake, the Jiangning battalion is afraid that it will be attacked."

"Xie Lu, thank you for saying this, the model of the Jiangning battalion is indeed different from that of the guard, this will definitely touch the interests of some people, and it is reasonable for them to stand up against it, in this case, the task of the Jiangning battalion is even heavier. Speaking of which, for the prosperity of the Jiangning camp, you also have a lot of responsibility, after the construction of Henan Mansion, the government has more money, and it will naturally be able to help the Jiangning camp. ”

After Zhang Pu left, Su Tiancheng stayed in Santang for a long time.

The situation that Zhang Pu said is the real situation, and the reality may be even worse, the matter of Hongnongwei is just an introduction, the military household system and the military tun system of the Ming Dynasty, if there is no thorough reform, there will be a lot of things that will emerge, but now it is really impossible to move, especially when it comes to border soldiers, most of them are supporting themselves, and the sergeants already have a fixed understanding, and sudden reform will inevitably cause fluctuations.

Resisting the invasion of Houjin is mainly the role of border soldiers.

This model of the Jiangning battalion was fixed after hundreds of years of exploration, and this is the advantage of Su Tiancheng's crossing, the construction of the army must be specialized and regularized, and it should not involve other things, if the sergeants still have to settle the fields and support themselves, then their attention will definitely change, and their combat effectiveness will definitely be weakened.

Fortunately, the Eight Banners of Manchuria and the Eight Banners of Mongolia in the Later Jin Dynasty all adhered to such a system, and they did not have military salaries, and even relied on looting to get by.

Su Tiancheng thought about it again, the road ahead is still very long, it is impossible overnight, all kinds of challenges will appear, step by step, do everything well, is the right way. (To be continued......)