Out of the hall, Liu Jun went to visit Mei Zhihuan and Li Changgeng respectively. Now the two teachers have entered the cabinet to govern, a county has two auxiliary ministers, and the two are still relatives, which can be said to be a very special situation, which is only possible in the cabinet of the Chongzhen Dynasty, and it is impossible in other dynasties in the Ming Dynasty.

After the two of them entered the cabinet as the first assistant and the second assistant, they also had a lot of opportunities, and they didn't have much time to talk to Liu Jun, a disciple. However, they all agreed with Liu Jun's plan to attack Liao next year. They also opposed Chongzhen's preparation for the decisive battle of Jinzhou before, but unfortunately Chongzhen did not listen to their words. Unexpectedly, in the end, the emperor was persuaded by Liu Jun to change his mind.

Mei Zhihuan left Liu Jun to have a meal together, during which he sighed, "Actually, I really don't want to be this first assistant, if I can, I don't even want to come to the capital." It is said that if you don't know how expensive firewood and rice are, as soon as you become the first assistant of the Ming Dynasty, I know how poor the court has become. ”

"Everywhere you ask for money, everywhere you don't have anywhere, I'm tired."

"Fortunately, the bandits have been exterminated, which can be regarded as saving lives." Mei Zhihuan sighed again and again, "Jiye, the thing you did before to clean up and rectify the guards and tuntian is very good. I read the official document you sent me, and you have cleared out more than 2 million mu of tuntian land just by rectifying and cleaning up the Zhuwei Office of the Huguang Xingdu Division, and you plan to receive more than 2 million stone of tun rent next year, which is quite remarkable. ”

"I plan to promote the rectification and cleaning of health centers throughout the country, the first step is to clean up Hubei, Hunan, Sichuan, Yunnan and Guizhou, the second step is to clean up Nangi, Fujian, Zhejiang and Guangzhou, the third step is to clean up Henan and Shandong, and then all parts of the nine borders. After the completion of the first phase of clean-up and rectification, I plan to completely dismantle the guard posts, and the commanders of the provinces will also be abolished. ”

Liu Jun listened to it, and was also moved by Mei Zhihuan's bold plan.

"Teacher, the reform of this health center is not so easy, and it is better to take a small step first. One step at a time. Moreover, the students think that there is the most important premise for cleaning up the guards, that is, they must first consider the placement of those guards, if they can't be placed well, one is not good. This good thing can turn into a bad thing, just as it was when the postmen were laid off. In addition, there must be a good implementation of the rectification and rectification, and some officials must not be allowed to regard the rectification as a means to make a fortune and take advantage of the opportunity to accumulate wealth. If we don't do it right, the rectification of the guard will become a new source of turmoil. ”

"You're right, I'll think about it. You won't play until next summer, and there is still more than half a year to go, so let's start with the four provinces of Lianghu and Sichuan and Shaanxi. You are in the two lakes, Qin Liangyu is in Sichuan, and Sun Chuanting is in Shaanxi, all of which are garrisoned by strong troops, and you will come forward to help clean up and rectify, so you don't have to worry about problems. Mei Zhihuan said, "When the tuntian fields that are rectified next year are harvested, the imperial court will be able to let go of its hands to clean up and rectify more places." ”

"If we can rectify the four provinces of Huguang, Sichuan and Shaanxi this year. Then next year, the military tuns in these four provinces will be able to receive millions of stone tun rents, which will greatly improve the plight of the imperial court. ”

In fact, Liu Jun felt that Mei Zhihuan's painstaking efforts to sew and mend for Daming would not be useful at all. Daming has already rotted from head to toe, and it is not one or two reforms that can save Daming.

But Liu Jun can't say much now, he is also spinning in this whirlpool, and he can only go with the flow, barely struggling. If he tells Mei Zhihuan now that he wants to create a rebellion against the Ming Dynasty, it is estimated that he will have to be broken by Mei Zhihuan. It is necessary for Mei Zhihuan to personally clean up the portal.

Liu Jun mentioned the matter of Hou Sui and Fang Kongzhi, and Mei Zhihuan said, "Don't worry, these two people will be able to be newly activated soon." ”

"What official positions will be arranged?"

"What do you think is the right arrangement?" Mei Zhihuan asked, he is now to Liu Jun, a student. Never treated as a normal student.

Liu Jun thought for a while, "I think Fang Kongzhi can serve as the secretary of the Nanjing Military Department, and Hou Sui can serve as the secretary of the Nanjing Household Department." ”

Mei Zhihuan thought for a while, "Good arrangement, I'll discuss it with Youqing when I arrive." ”

The two official positions of the Nanjing Military Department Shangshu and the Nanjing Hubu Shangshu are actually quite important, although they also have the same two prefixes as the Nanjing Gonggong and Ritual Officials, but the power of the Nanjing Military Department and the Nanjing Household Department is far different from the other four Shangshu.

The six departments in Beijing have the heaviest power in the officials, while in the six departments in Nanjing, the military department has the heaviest power, followed by the household department.

The Nanjing Military Department Shangshu is customary to add the rank of counselor, and the two internal and external garrisons of the Nanjing garrison eunuch and the Nanjing garrison lord are the highest decision-making trio in Nanjing and even the entire Nanzhili region. The secretary of the Nanjing Military Department is not an idle position, but a local official with real power equivalent to the governor of Jiangnan and Jiangbei.

The Shangshu of the Nanjing Military Department controls the military affairs of the entire Nanzhili region, and has the power to mobilize soldiers and horses from all over the Nanzhili, as well as the three major battalions and naval divisions in Nanjing, and is also responsible for the defense of Nanjing, the defense of the river and the coast, and many other powers.

To put it bluntly, the Shangshu of the Nanjing Military Department is equivalent to the governor of Nanzhili. The title of counselor he hung up meant that Nanjing was too far away from the Beijing Division, but there was an urgent matter that could not be reported, so the title of counselor of the Nanjing Military Department was added to the title of counselor, so that he had the responsibility of making decisions on the fly and having full authority to deal with it.

The Nanjing garrison eunuch and the Nanjing garrison lord are actually not as powerful as the Nanjing Military Department Shangshu, and in this Nanjing decision-making trio, the military department Shangshu is the one with the most power.

The power of Nanjing's household department is also very great, and the money and grain of the entire southeast region have passed through his hands, and the prime minister has also returned grain and salt.

The Shangshu of the Nanjing Military Department and the Shangshu of the Nanjing Household Department, these two official positions, one is equivalent to the governor of Nanzhili, and the other is equivalent to the governor of Nanzhili, and they are powerful figures.

Liu Jun proposed this arrangement, in fact, considering that the Ming Dynasty would be finished in a few years in history. Make such an arrangement now, maybe in case, there will be one of your own people in the rear in the future.

Liu Jun can always run Huguang as his own base camp, if the Nanzhili region is his own people in the future, even if it is just an ally, it will be fine.

had a light meal at Mei Zhihuan's house, but he talked about many important military matters. After the meal, Liu Jun said goodbye, and when he left the house, someone suddenly stopped him.

"Miss May." It was Mei Qing who stood in the way.

Mei Qing wore a Confucian robe and stood in front of Liu Jun, "I heard that you will go back in a few days, I want to return to the team." ”

Liu Jun frowned, "You stay in Jingshi to take care of the teacher." ”

"My father is taken care of by my mother and aunts, and I want to return to the team." Mei Qing said stubbornly.

"Women are inconvenient in the army!" As soon as Liu Jun said a word, he was interrupted by Mei Qing, "I was also in the army before. I also participated in several battles, didn't I also perform very well, I still killed the enemy and made meritorious contributions, and I was promoted to the general with my military merits. ”

Liu Jun was speechless.

"Next year, we will go to Liaodong to fight, and the soldiers are in danger."

"I'm not afraid."

"I'm afraid." Liu Jun said helplessly, you are the daughter of the first assistant of the Ming Cabinet. But he wanted to disguise himself as a man to fight in our army, and when the news got out, the teacher and I were both impeached. “

"I don't care!"

Liu Jun had no choice but to say, "Why do you like to fight so much?" ”

"I just like it."

"Fighting a war is a man's business, why do we need women to charge for us?"

"Sichuan Qin's general soldier is also a woman, doesn't she also fight on the battlefield, and she has been fighting for decades and has won so many battles. The world praises. ”

Liu Jun couldn't resist her, so he had to say, "Does the teacher agree to this matter?" ”

"My dad wouldn't object."

Liu Jun could only write 10,000 words to Mei Zhihuan in his heart, this father is really peculiar. "Okay, I'm up to you."

"When you leave Beijing, I'll be with you."

"I'll send someone to inform you then." Liu Juntou left without looking back, what could he do when he met such a strange father and daughter. But looking back, Mei Qing followed him to finish the battle of Sichuan from beginning to end. performed outstandingly, and also made real achievements. With his ability, he has been promoted from the head of the team to the general manager, what can he say.

When visiting Li Changgeng's mansion, Li Changgeng was relatively relaxed, he was an official in Beijing for many years in his early years, served as a secretary in four ministries, and also served as an official to the secretary of the ministry. is already a minister of the same weight as the cabinet elder. After that, he returned to his hometown, recuperated for many years, and went out of the mountain again, and he also performed very well. Now he has returned to Beijing again and joined the cabinet as a second assistant. He also took charge of the affairs of the military department, but there was no difficulty, and he was still handy.

"After returning to Huguang this time, I am ready to rectify the soldiers and horses in Hunan in the same way as Yunyang military training. Teacher, I have a request, please help me transfer Zuo Liangyu from the Hunan General Army. ”

Zuo Liangyu was arrogant and domineering, and the military discipline of his subordinates was extremely poor, especially when he recruited a large number of bandits, which seriously exceeded the standard, and the court did not give those excessive food and salaries, so this Zuo Liangyu relied on self-financing.

However, Zuo Liangyu's self-raising salary is different from Liu Jun's, he has only one way to raise salary, just one word, rob. Plundering, this kind of general Liu Jun is really unwilling to ask for it, especially Zuo Liangyu's qualifications are old, and he can also fight, such a person is a veteran ruffian, and it is really difficult to control. Liu Jun didn't want to trouble this kind of person, so he transferred him away as soon as possible.

"Then transfer him to the Henan General Army." Li Changgeng was very protective of Liu Jun, and did not object to Liu Jun's very unreasonable request at all.

"Who will serve as the commander-in-chief of Hunan, do you also have a favorite candidate?"

"I think Qin Liangyu's son Ma Xianglin is a good candidate, known as the one-eyed horse in the Ma army, also known as Xiao Ma Chao, brave in battle, and a reliable person." Liu Jun has a good relationship with Shizhu and Ma Qin, and he feels that it is better to transfer Xiaoma than to transfer an unfamiliar person over.

"I'll discuss it with Fu Zonglong and Chen Xinjia when I go back, and it shouldn't be a big problem."

"How many soldiers are you going to train in Hunan?" Li Changgeng asked.

Liu Jun thought for a while, "That's what I plan, now that Hubei has trained 50,000 new troops, I plan to train more than 20,000 people in Hunan, and then it will be organized into three towns, and more than 20,000 people and horses will be organized into one town, and each town will have two associations, each association will have two standards, and each standard will have two battalions, and one or two battalions will be directly under the town, and one town will be composed of eight to ten battalions, and two to 30,000 people will be organized into one town." ”

"Three towns in two provinces?" Li Changgeng thought for a while, "Huguang belongs to the hinterland of the hinterland, and there are 70,000 or 80,000 soldiers and horses in three towns. ”

"The training of the soldiers and horses of the three towns is also a plan for next year's troops, and I plan to take 50,000 people to attack Liao next summer, and the two provinces of Huguang must also leave a town of soldiers and horses to guard the place."

Nowadays, the imperial court mainly implements the town battalion military system, with the battalion as the basic unit. However, the new arrangement of the town association standard battalion proposed by Liu Jun is equivalent to adding several levels above the battalion, and the subordinate and commanding relationship is clearer. And according to Liu Jun's meaning, the current various standard camps are equivalent to canceling. The general army is in charge of the town, the deputy general is in charge of the association, the general is in charge of the standard, the guerrilla, the capital division is in charge of the battalion, the garrison, the thousand presidential departments, the presidential division, the hundred presidential bureaus, the flag of the president, and the team of the president.

The relationship between the top and bottom is clearer, and Liu Jun, the admiral, is in charge of the three towns.

"Where's the governor's battalion?" Li Changgeng asked: The biggest feature of the Ming military system is that it uses literature to control the military, and the governor also has a standard battalion directly under him, and there are even several battalions.

"The standard battalion is also among them, and the governor also leads the standard battalion through the generals and guerrillas." Liu Jun replied with a smile. However, Li Changgeng still understood what he meant, and Liu Jun deprived the governor of the right to command the army. Such a thing is not allowed, but if Liu Jun ostensibly sets up a standard battalion, but in fact his own generals and guerrilla generals share the standard battalion, it is also okay, it is tantamount to depriving the governor of the standard battalion.

Looking at Liu Jun's appearance, Li Changgeng knew that he must have done this a long time ago, and the battalions of Hubei Governor Zhu Dadian must have been controlled by Liu Jun a long time ago.

"Don't overdo things, some things don't look good." Li Changgeng reminded Liu Jun.

"Students understand."

Li Changgeng thought for a while, "After you go back, you can train the Hunan New Army according to your ideas, but for the time being, you can only have two general soldiers in Hubei and Hunan, and you have to concurrently serve as the general army in Hubei." ”

"Understood."

After all, Huguang is inland, not a frontier land. Now in the north of the Ming Dynasty, in fact, there are more than one chief military officer in some towns. In the Gyeonggi area, there were six governors and eight general soldiers. A large town like Thistle has several general soldiers. Basically, the original deputy chief soldier of the division has been promoted to the rank of chief soldier.

But the interior is different after all, and there is still only one general soldier in a town.

"Teacher, how is Zhou Yanru doing?" Liu Jun asked suddenly.

Li Changgeng snorted, "Zhou Yanru originally wanted to reinstate, but when he was occupied by the eldest prince, he must be a little dissatisfied." However, if he can serve as the secretary of the ministry, it will not be a disadvantage to him. Don't worry, with us, even if he is dissatisfied, he won't be able to make any waves. ”

Today's Donglin is very reused by Chongzhen, coupled with Liu Jun and the Fushe group and the eunuchs uniting together, so that at this stage, Donglin is not only reused by the emperor, but also has to be united by the eunuchs in the palace, and even the eunuchs in the past are no longer as life-and-death hatred as in the past, so the atmosphere in the court and China is quite good now.

It's just that Liu Jun is still more worried, at the moment Chongzhen may be forced by the situation to be important Donglin, but he believes that with Chongzhen's extreme disgust with his friends, maybe when the situation is a little better, Chongzhen will come back to settle the account.

Hey, Liu Jun can't manage it so much, at least the current situation is still very good.

"Do you need to transfer Zhu Dadian away?" Li Changgeng asked when he sent Liu Jun away.

Liu Jun smiled and shook his head, "Actually, I have a good cooperation with Zhu Dadian. ”

Li Changgeng shook his head and stopped talking. This student, although he is a military general, is like a small cabinet elder who influences the cabinet. (To be continued......)