Emperor Sun Chengzong taught Emperor Chongzhen not the words of a saint, nor the words of a sage, nor the kindness, nobility, benevolence, and morality, but explained how to "cut people" and how to better "cut people".

Yang Reform and Sun Chengzong had a very happy conversation.

"Hehe, Master Sun really has a point, I am also preparing to secretly send a new army as a backhand, no, I came early in the morning."

"Your Majesty."

"There are already more than 1,000 warriors I have recruited to go to sea, and I am ready to let those who can graduate train this new army for me."

"It's so good, there are already more than a hundred of the new army trained by the ministers who can graduate, and some of them should be preferred, because it should be enough."

Yang Reform thought for a while and said, "In that case, there will be Master Laosun." I don't have enough time, and I don't have enough manpower! Master Sun, please train as soon as possible, be strict, extremely strict, and ensure the quality of the new army, the next batch, I'm afraid it's coming again! ”

"Your Majesty, do you have the next batch?" Sun Chengzong was a little surprised. From the very beginning, the new army was decided, and every time it expanded, it should not be too fast, and it was best not to exceed the number of 10, if it was too fast, the "quality" of the new army would not be guaranteed.

"Well, I'm going to let Mao Wenlong send some of the extra bravery to the land, I'm going to train these people to be the main force against Donglu in the future, these people have a deep blood feud with Dongyu, let it go, it's a pity, it's a pity, it's a pity that the transportation capacity is limited, the number of people in each batch, not too much, but also in urgent need of training, so, please Master Sun hurry up, I am a doppelganger, and there is not enough time! , there is Master Laosun. ”

"Your Ministers obey." Sun Chengzong learned of the emperor's plan and agreed to come down and train a new army for the emperor, which was indeed quite urgent.

"In addition, I am preparing to go to Shaanxi, especially the prefectures and counties in northern Shaanxi, to recruit a group of new troops to alleviate the problem of famine there. It may still be necessary to train a large number of recruits, so Master Sun ......, "Yang Reform found himself anxious, this is not only a matter of government and politics, but also the training of this new army has two or three heads, dealing with famine, guarding against Mao Wenlong, counterattacking wild boar skin, some things are connected together, one after another, and there can be no mistakes, otherwise, there will be endless troubles in the future, and it will be dizzy."

"Your Majesty, this is recruiting new troops from Shaanxi, isn't Your Majesty afraid that the displaced people in Shaanxi will rebel and involve this group of new troops? When the time comes, how will this group of new troops go to quell the rebellion? Sun Chengzong thought about it, and still told the emperor about the worries in his heart. This recruitment of new soldiers from Shaanxi can alleviate the disaster in Shaanxi, but once there is a rebellion in that place, there will be involvement in this new army, and if this group of soldiers is to quell the rebellion, it is estimated that it is unlikely. It is not certain that the families of the new army will be found among the people who are being coerced by the rebels, and when the time comes, it will be a troublesome matter.

“…… Alas! I can't care about it, I will send this new army from Shaanxi to Jiangnan, and I will not let them quell the rebellion in Shaanxi. I'm afraid that this Shaanxi rebellion will have to find a way from the Dongjiang River, that's why I'm so anxious! The sooner I train into the army, the sooner I can be stable. ”

Yang's plan for reform was that the Shaanxi soldiers went to the south of the Yangtze River to cut the salt rats, and the Dongjiang soldiers went to cut the peasant uprisings in Shaanxi, and they all mixed and diluted with some soldiers from the Gyeonggi region, so as to ensure that the source of the army was not too single, and to ensure the combat effectiveness of the army, it could also avoid the situation that Sun Chengzong said. The rebels are coerced by a large number of families of Shaanxi recruits, and Shaanxi recruits can't handle this matter. The entry time of the wild boar skin can be calculated, and when the time comes, gather the troops from several sides and go to fight the wild boar skin together. As long as you control this time, you should be fine.

"Your Majesty, counterinsurgency, in fact, you don't need an overly elite army, ordinary guards also have the ability to quell the rebellion, and they are not directly fighting against the Dongyu field, why doesn't Your Majesty recruit the world's most effective guards into Beijing? First, this can be said to defend the eastern captives, and second, in case of a rebellion among the displaced people, it can also be quickly suppressed. ”

Transferring the world's most effective guards into Beijing? Suppression of peasant uprisings? Why didn't I think of this? This, it seems, should be possible, Yang Reform has always considered fighting with the wild boar skin before, so, the traditional indigenous army of the Ming Dynasty is abandoned, for fear that they will do bad things, if they turn into the wind when they are in a decisive battle with the wild boar skin, Yang Reform is too late to cry, to use, and only intends to use them as auxiliary forces, now I think about it, in fact, there are a large number of enemies to deal with, it is a peasant uprising, this, it seems, the indigenous army of the Ming Dynasty in history, suppressing the peasant uprising is also very powerful, If it weren't for the severity of the famine in the late Ming Dynasty, or the ineffective relief of the imperial court, the decision to "suppress" was too vacillating, and the peasant uprising would have been wiped out long ago.

"Hehe, Master Sun woke me up with a word, I was so busy and confused that I almost regarded this exile rebellion and Dongyu Houjin as a level. Mistakes, mistakes, thanks to Master Sun's awakening, I understood, and I made a holy decree to select and transfer the world's elite soldiers and horses into the court. Yang Gengai patted his forehead, and his thinking suddenly broadened, he was going to transfer the world's soldiers and horses to the king, and next year, relying on his own new army, he can't resist the wild boar skin, and he also needs the assistance of the elite indigenous troops of the Ming Dynasty. Enhance the combat effectiveness of these soldiers and horses, a good thing, a good thing! Yang Reform, who had figured it out, couldn't wait to shout a few times, this Sun Chengzong, when it came to fighting, he was really very sober and powerful, much stronger than his own half a bucket of water.

Belch! It seems that the military expenditure is relatively high! They don't talk about what they are going to do and what they are paying for money, but they just say that they will strengthen their training, engage in military competitions, and conduct exercises, which will cost them countless amounts of silver! Thinking about the pigs who were responsible for improving the food and running into the barracks of those indigenous elites, Yang Gai felt heartache again, all of a sudden, there were many people, and the money spent was like flowing water! I am afraid that I will have to support tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands of horses to eat, drink, and chew, presumably, I have to pay millions of taels of silver every year to go out, thinking of this, Yang Reform was heartache again. Do you want to recruit them into Beijing in advance? It seems that the gold finger of the glass may not be able to fill this hole!

Yang's reform is in the midst of a struggle. Entangled whether to do this, do it like this, the benefits, obviously a lot, at least history proves that the Ming Dynasty's indigenous elite troops to suppress the peasant uprising is still very powerful, the disadvantage, their own internal money will be much empty immediately, just into the five million taels of silver, I am afraid that the uproar will be bottomed out in a few clicks.

Emperor Salary! Emperor Salary! It seems that this title is really going to accompany him, and Yang Reform wants to burst into tears.

"Your Majesty, do you want to discuss this matter in the court." When Sun Chengzong saw the emperor's face, he was sad for a while, happy for a while, white for a while, and red for a while, I don't know how the emperor did it, how can people's faces become so fast? How can the expression be so rich. So, I had to give a reminder.

"Discussion? Forget it, this is not necessary, I use the holy decree to select a group of elites, so I don't need to trouble everyone in the court. When it comes to court discussions, Yang Reform feels boring, full of some nonsense, splashing dirty water, fighting mouths, if you want to talk about the real ability, few have it, all of them are a group of "fools". I only know how to fool the emperor.

Woooooo If you dig out the silver, you can pay the silver, Yang Reform burst into tears in his heart, at least he can deal with the peasant uprising with great confidence, he can deal with the wild boar skin with great confidence, and he can cut the salt merchant very neatly, it seems that this is enough, as for the silver, he will get a few more gold fingers. I really can't do it, go back to Baidu to check that there is a gold mine there, and go dig for gold.

Yang reform, who had made up his mind, began to act arbitrarily, and if he wanted to do it, he would do it big. Alas! I don't know what are the more elite indigenous troops in the late Ming Dynasty? Yang Gengai thought again, he should go back to Baidu to see what military figures were more bullish in the late Ming Dynasty. It's time to recruit them into Beijing.

Sun Chengzong: "......"

Yang Reform, who had a new idea, said just did it, quickly bid farewell to Sun Chengzong, and hurriedly returned to the Forbidden City. When I returned to the Forbidden City, I found that this old man could sleep? Lying in bed, tossing and turning, I can't sleep. The spirit is still excited. Yang was unable to reform, so he had to sit up. Thinking, find something else.

Yang Reform, who had been lying on the bed for a long time, finally couldn't stand it anymore, sat up all of a sudden, and said, "Big companion, go and call the steward of the inner study hall to come to see me, and in addition, pass on the second Xizi and Xiaoshunzi to see me." ”

Yang Gengai sat up and remembered that the training class for his eunuchs should also start, and the two little eunuchs who collected the money from the Wei case should also be called to comfort and give them something. In this way, others will be motivated to do things for themselves! There is a future for following the emperor, this brand, no matter what, can't be lost!

"Yes, Your Majesty." Wang Chengen came in in a hurry, and when he heard the emperor's instructions, he immediately agreed, and then hurriedly went out to find someone.

Yang Reform originally wanted to sleep, go back to Baidu to see what fierce people in the Ming Dynasty could be used, and he recruited those fierce people into Beijing to defend himself, the emperor, and used it to fight with wild boar skin, maybe it was a little worse, but it was no problem to suppress the peasant uprising! Yang reform's idea is very good, but unfortunately, he was very excited by this idea, and he couldn't sleep like that. I had to find something to do, pass the time, and talk about it in the evening.

After a while, Wang Chengen came back and reported: "Your Majesty, the steward of the Inner Study Hall has arrived." The emperor wants to see him. ”

Yang Gai, who was already fully dressed, said: "See, immediately." ”

…… Zhang De'an is the steward eunuch of the inner study hall of this ceremonial eunuch, and today, this heart, but his voice is hoarse. Summoned by the emperor, this is also a matter of cattle in the inner court, and it is estimated to be a good thing. Zhang De'an knelt in front of the emperor like a drill, kowtowed without raising his head, and shouted: "Slave Zhang De'an knocks to see my emperor, long live, long live, long live." ”

"Get up, your name is Zhang De'an? Well, that's good. The steward of the inner study? Yang Gengai looked at this person suspiciously, this person, a little impressed.

"Back to Your Majesty, the slave maid Zhang De'an, added as the steward of the Inner Study Hall, and ran errands for Your Majesty."

"On an errand for me? Well, I ask you, do you know about the Jinshi class in the court recently? Yang Reform went straight to the point, and directly said the theme, Yang Reform is ready to reform the teaching content of this eunuch school.

"Back to Your Majesty, the slave has heard of it." Zhang Dean replied cautiously, the matter of entering the Shiban is also a major event in the court recently, who in the capital does not know?

"It's good to have heard of it, I plan to implement this kind of practical learning course in the Eunuch Academy, you can refer to it yourself, arrange the course of the Jinshi class to the Eunuch Academy, I will go to inspect after a while, and select a group of eunuchs according to the results of my studies to do things for me." For his own house slave, this eunuch, Yang Reform doesn't have so many scruples, he can do whatever he wants, and the ministers can still control the eunuch's head? The celebrant slapped their faces with a crackle.

Zhang De's peace of mind is so flickering! This one! According to the curriculum of the Jinshi class, the course of the eunuch school was arranged, and Zhang De'an fainted. I don't know why, but the emperor is the biggest in the world, since the emperor has spoken, let's do what the emperor says.

"The slave and the maid understand, and the slave and the slave obey." Zhang De'an is also very clever, and he agreed to come down in one bite, as for whether he understands or not, he is thinking about it slowly.

Seeing that this eunuch is very sensible, Yang Reform is relaxed in his heart, if this eunuch doesn't understand and asks himself how to change, then he will have to change someone to be the manager of the inner study hall, because, how to change it, Yang Reform himself has no clue, and now he is dizzy and dizzy for this military matter, and his head is a mess, and there is energy to do the things of the inner study hall.

Yang Reform, who was relaxed, was afraid that the steward of the inner study hall would perfunctory himself, thought about it, and ordered: "Zhang De'an? This, the eunuchs don't have to test their fame, and they don't have to be like the jinshi to engage in learning, so teach some practical learning as much as possible, understand? Practical learning. For example, don't teach any poetry and songs, teach mathematics, understand? Teach them how to settle accounts, you know? ”

Yang reformed his mind and dizzy. Just thinking about it, in this capital, tens of thousands of eunuchs, young eunuchs, and countless are countless, which can be described as a eunuch army. So, it's also about accounting, math, and the rest, and forgetting.

Zhang Dean was also confused, didn't this mathematics have existed for a long time? This eunuch doesn't learn to settle accounts, so does he still learn to take the Jinshi exam?

Zhang De'an was confused, and the emperor spoke again.

"Zhang De'an, how many students are there in this inner study hall?"

"Back to Your Majesty, in the inner study hall, four or five hundred young people have been selected from the internal official positions in the capital to teach knowledge, and it will be good to be on errands everywhere in the future."

Yang Gengai remembered that he wanted to use eunuchs to do things, since there were historians, navigators, inventors, and even eunuchs who could fight in this history, why couldn't he train scientists, military strategists, mathematicians, legal experts, tariff trade experts, and so on from his 100,000 eunuchs?

Yang reformed YY, he will create an era of eunuchs, and it will be introduced in the history books in the future: in the inner study hall of Emperor Mingyu, xx great scientists, giants, and guides of human civilization have come out; xx outstanding military strategists, statesmen; xx navigators; xx historians, home; xx pioneers of modern law and modern taxation; xx thinkers; xx outstanding ......, this is an era of eunuchs, but also an era of the end of eunuchs. Eunuchs, in the period of Emperor Ming, flashed like an epiphany, and suddenly countless characters of the genius class appeared, crossing the time and space of Emperor Ming, illuminating the future of the entire human race, and because Emperor Ming Emperor forbade castration, eunuchs ended quickly in history. Therefore, this period is also called the "prosperous age of eunuchs".

Yang reformed for a long time, and finally put away his Harryson. said: "Zhang De'an, after you go back, expand the scale of the inner study hall as much as possible, gather as many young and underage eunuchs as possible into the inner study hall, and teach them knowledge, especially practical learning, astronomy and geography, mathematics and history, physics and chemistry, and physical education, do you understand?" I'll be useful in the future, understand? ”

"The slave obeys." Zhang De'an staggered and agreed. I don't know what the emperor is crazy about, he wants to train as many young eunuchs as possible, I don't know how many of these "as much as possible", and there is a long course. Zhang Dean felt that he was going crazy, there were tens of thousands of eunuchs and young eunuchs in the capital, and there were also tens of thousands, all of whom were included in the inner study hall?

…… Zhang De'an is gone.

Wang Chengen reported again: "Your Majesty, Erxizi, Xiaoshunzi has been waiting for a long time, do you want to pass it on?" ”

"Biography." Yang reformed and put away his infinite yy.

"Slave maid, Erxizi (Xiaoshunzi) knock to see my emperor, long live, long live, long live." The two little eunuchs kowtowed to the emperor very excitedly. This one who collected money for the emperor together, Fang Hongzan of this brocade guard has become the commander of the brand, so when should we also raise a liter! Seeing that the emperor finally summoned him, he was very excited, and he didn't know what good things were going to fall on him, and it would be best if he could enter the celebrant supervisor.

Looking at these two little eunuchs, Yang Gai felt that this eunuch was quite easy to use, at least, they would not give you a lot of big truths crookedly, they would not quote the past and the present, and say a lot of inexplicable holy words. It seems that cultivating eunuchs on a large scale is a good way, and this way, not to mention that there are no ancients before, can also be achieved without anyone coming after.

"Well, that's good! Get up, you two have done a good job. I am ready to reward you. "The five million taels of silver newly purchased in Yang's reform are due to the merits of the two of them, and this merit will be rewarded. This brand of rewards and punishments must not be lost.

"Slaves and maids thank Your Majesty for your gifts, and it is a blessing for your Majesty to do things, and they dare not ask for extravagant rewards." The two of them are quite sensible, and they say things that make people happy.

"Well, how old are you two?" Yang Gengai plans to focus on cultivating these two eunuchs. Prepare to create a "eunuch era" and "eunuch prosperous era".

"Back to the emperor, the slave and maid Erxizi are eighteen years old this year."

"Back to the emperor, the slave maid Xiaoshunzi is also eighteen years old this year."

Two little eunuchs who are only eighteen years old? Yang Reform thinks this, this is indeed a bit cruel, what are you doing with good castration? What a sin, this castration will end in yourself. Of course, the premise is that he is not in Chongzhen for 17 years, and his own Ming will not change his surname.

"Companion, record it, the holy decree: that is, from now on, it is forbidden for all the people to castrate themselves, prohibit all castration in the palace, and if there are no more castrations in the palace, let this bad habit that has been passed down for thousands of years be stopped here in me, they are all born and raised by their parents, the body is skinned, and the parents who receive it, I am the son of heaven, the head of the world, and the parents of the world, how can I do this cruel thing to the people, I want to accumulate virtue, so be it. In addition, the historian recorded that because of Erxizi, Xiaoshunzi has meritorious work, should be rewarded, I feel that I am at a good age, but I was castrated and mutilated my body, I was sad, sad, and had a feeling, so I ordered the abolition of castration in the world, this merit is thanks to Erxizi and Xiaoshunzi. ”

(To be continued)