After Zhu Cihong left, Li Yuzhi, Wu Fu, Sun Chuanting, and Jiang Dejing continued to hold a meeting on tax issues in a small conference room.

The four of them all chewed on Zhu Cihong's so-called "origin", and felt more and more that the seventeen-year-old crown prince had already excavated the essence of the Ming regime.

Indeed, loyalty is shouted by anyone. It is also an eternal truth that human beings need loyalty, and no one will deny it. However, when things come to an end, everyone hopes that their own interests will not be damaged.

At this point, those southeast powerhouses should have the best experience.

It is precisely because of their network in the imperial court that the maritime merchants will cooperate with them and distribute the huge profits of the maritime trade to them. If they only act as intermediaries and give part of the profits of maritime trade to the imperial court, then the imperial court, powerful families, and maritime merchants will inevitably benefit from all sides.

However, the powerful people monopolized the benefits of the sea trade, and in order to increase their weight in this trade, they strongly demanded that the sea be banned. It seems that the sea is not forbidden, and the southeast is no longer owned by the Ming Dynasty. The result of zuihou is naturally to damage the imperial court and fatten the private family, and when the imperial court finally can't stand it, these people can only kneel under the butcher's knife and tremble, begging for their lives.

Among the four elders, Li Yuzhi is a wealthy family in the township. Now his hometown is in the hands of Dongyu, so he is the farthest from the powerful family. Wu Fu is a native of Jiangbei, and the Wu family also rose because of him and became a local wealthy family, and his roots are not deep. Sun Chuanting has been a man from his father to the fourth generation, and he is a squire and tyrant in the local area that cannot be underestimated, but it is not enough to say that he is a powerful family.

Only Jiang Dejing is the real powerhouse.

Jiang Dejing's ancestor Jiang Wangliu, together with his father and brother, raised troops with Emperor Taizu Gao, fought for 39 years, and was awarded the title of General Wude Xiao Cavalry Captain, hereditary blessing of thousands of households, and Taizu gave the name "Wang".

His descendants have blessed thousands of households. Among them, the seventh ancestor Jiang Jishi, who was less talented, was a student of the house, and Yu Dayou was a brother. Long in naval battles, Zeng Governor will capture the Japanese chief Wu Ping, and break the forest and phoenix thieves on the sea. The military and civilians of the Fuquan Institute set up the "Huaien Monument" to praise it, and it is still there.

Jiang Dejing's father, Jiang Guangyan, was a scholar in the 27th year of Wanli, and the official went to Jiangxi as the deputy envoy and the Guangdong political secretary to participate in politics. Uncle Jiang Guangyuan was a jinshi in the twenty-ninth year of Wanli and served as a doctor of Nanjing Guozijian. Jiang Dejing also has a younger brother Jiang Dejing, who was raised in the fourth year of the Apocalypse, Lianjie Jinshi, successively served as the commander of Jinxian County, Guanglu Temple, and the military department in Guangdong.

This is the standard template of the Powerful Family.

Not only in Fuquan, but also in the whole of Fujian, the Jiang family is also a real powerful family. Because Fuquan is really the gateway of Quanzhou's coastal defense and the military town on the southeast coast. There is such a background. It is not difficult to guess the role played by the Chiang family in the maritime trade.

Zhu Cihong put together these four pavilion elders with poor backgrounds and different personalities, and Shi Shiran retreated by himself, avoiding the embarrassment of charging into battle in person. He knew Jiang Dejing's background, and he also believed that Sun Chuanting would never compromise with the powerful family.

Sun Chuanting's style of governance in Shaanxi was more radical than that of the crown prince's wartime communism.

If the Cabinet can come up with a proposal that is acceptable to both sides, then it should be said that the proposal is above the acceptable range of the powerful people. Otherwise, Jiang Dejing would not agree, and his temper would not even give the emperor face.

Sure enough. Zhu Cihong sat in the hall outside the conference room for a while, and Jiang Dejing and Sun Chuanting almost quarreled with their loud voices.

It's better to be controversial than to be amicable. What's more, Li Yuzhi is already in his eighties, and they will not fight.

Zhu Cihong sat for a while, and then left the cabinet office and went back to his office hall. He used to miss the 100-square-meter office on the 57th floor in his previous life, thinking that it was the feeling that the country was in sight. But now that I'm used to the Ming-style palaces, I also feel that there is a different taste. And it does have great benefits for the body.

What Zhu Cihong lacks now is not the amount of exercise, but a reasonable schedule and rest time. Emperor Chongzhen also specially sent two imperial doctors from the Tai Hospital to provide health guidance for Zhu Cihong, and within two days he was sent to Yu Chang's men to help, and he heard that it was unspeakably miserable. Now the real health care doctor around the crown prince is a bit extravagant to say it...... It is the second assistant Wu Fu.

Wu Fu's medical skills were praised by Yu Chang. He was also very concerned about the crown prince's health. As long as he seized the opportunity, he would teach the way of health preservation, correcting many of Zhu Cihong's bad habits that were harmful to his body. It also confirms Zhu Cihong's principle of "making the best use of people".

"Your Highness." Lu Suyao saw Zhu Cihong coming back from the cabinet, and hurriedly greeted him: "Official document of the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion." ”

Zhu Cihong took the envelope marked "confidential" and sat down behind the bookcase before taking it out. It turned out that Min Zhanlian reported that the 4,000 Sichuan Army brought by Qin Liangyu had completed two months of recruit training and could be delegated to combat units.

This Sichuan army is the elite of Sichuan, and Qin Liangyu is a trump card in his hand, and the so-called training is also more focused on military discipline and ideology, and there is no doubt about their combat effectiveness.

"This is the group that is waiting." Zhu Cihong breathed a long sigh of relief: "Min Ziruo! ”

"Humble duty!" Min Ziruo responded.

"Order: The newly trained Sichuan soldiers and the independent guerrilla battalion will be combined into the first mountain division, with division commander Luo Yukun, division training officer Chen Chong, and division chief of staff Zhu Jiajun." A personal name flashed in Zhu Cihong's mind: "Let the Dadu Governor's Mansion immediately start the expansion work, and order the division to deploy defense in the mountainous areas of Henan and western Hunan." The establishment is based on the 1st Guards Division, with an additional training bureau to allow them to conduct targeted training in mountain warfare on their own. ”

Mountains and plains belong to the two shijies. Lu Dong's troops were pulled to western Henan, or the northern direct troops were sent to Zhejiang, and there would not be too much reaction to the water and soil. Once you enter the mountain, you will face plants, insects, animals, and infectious diseases...... It's like arriving at another shijie. The soldiers of the plains had no knowledge of the common sense of the mountains, and the battle formations they had undergone were completely impossible to carry out in the rugged and steep mountains.

You Shiwei led the troops to be stationed in Shang and Luoshan for half a year, and the camp was plagued by a big epidemic and almost collapsed, which was already a very remarkable achievement. Xu Laichao, who was ordered with him, didn't even have the courage to enter the mountain at all.

Now that there are these 4,000 Tusi Sichuan soldiers living in the mountains, and most of the guerrilla battalions are originally from Sichuan, the foundation for the construction of the mountain division can be described as unique. As long as the reckless mountains are controlled, fighting on the plains is just a matter of hand-to-hand capture.

I was happy to see Zhu Cihong, and of course Lu Suyao and Min Ziruo, who were close to me, were even more happy.

Zhu Cihong said again: "Since Min Zhanlian entered the camp, the training of the whole army has relied on him to carry out the training, and he has made great contributions. Order: Awarded Min Zhanlian the rank of lieutenant general, General Jiawuliu, the right governor of the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, and the commander for training and military affairs; Again: In western Henan, Xuzhou, and Shandong, one instructor will be expanded to increase the scale of training. ”

Once the framework of these three instructors is set up, when there are enough soldiers, they can be organized into three divisions and put into combat every three months.

When Min Ziruo heard that his father-in-law had been promoted to the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, his heart was happy, and his pen was flying. When Lu Suyao heard this, her heart darkened, and she was helpless: Is this another war?

Now that the instructors are being formed, and three of them will be built in various places at once, there is no doubt that there is a big battle to be fought as a post-war supplement. Judging from the current record, Lu Suyao does not believe that the Ming army will be defeated, but the crown prince will definitely leave Jinan and go to the front line in person, which means ...... It will be more difficult to take care of the crown prince's daily life.

"The tiger generals under Chitose are all talents who are in charge of their own affairs, and the minister really wants to congratulate His Highness." Lu Suyao said with a smile, but the accent was on "being alone".

Zhu Cihong said: "In terms of fighting, I am definitely not as good as these soldiers, but as long as I am on the front line, the morale of the front line will be greatly boosted." ”

The scale of the current war has exceeded Zhu Cihong's ability to control, which can be regarded as Zhu Cihong's self-knowledge. If he had the time and energy to devote himself to military research, he would certainly not be left behind, but obviously he was the crown prince, and there was still a lot to do with him.

With the gradual growth of the generals and the accumulation of more and more combat experience, Zhu Cihong's role was reduced to improving morale. However, he went to the front line not only to boost morale, but also to consolidate his influence in the army, especially when the world has not yet been pacified, and this influence must be persistently and deeply implemented.

"And this time the situation is more special, I have to sit in person." Zhu Cihong completely blocked Lu Suyao's admonition, and his fingers lightly tapped on the table. (To be continued......)

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