The news that His Majesty was going to build a military school soon spread throughout the capital, and some nobles began to sit still.

From ancient times to the present, the selection of military talents has often been produced in these families. In this way, they can maintain control of the army for a long time. In recent years, although the warriors have been pressed into dogs by the literati, the basic upward channel is still retained. Now Your Majesty is going to build a military school, so what will happen to our children in the future?

This side is rectifying the Beijing camp, and over there is starting to engage our next generation, is it really not leaving us a way to live? For a while, complaints arose.

Zhu Youzhen knew what these people thought, but he didn't want to pay attention to it.

He found Bi Ziyan, the secretary of the household department, and asked him to draw some silver taels from the household department to build a military academy.

As the financial minister of the Ming Dynasty, he is very competent, because he is very picky. After listening to Zhu Youzhen's intentions, he began his own tirade.

From the first emperor to the second ancestor, from the Wenchen to the noble, from the disaster relief to the marginal salary. In a word: no money!

The minister heard that this year's Huangzhuang harvest was bumper, can you use some grain for disaster relief?

Can he say no? He couldn't.

When the ministers heard about the execution of Wei Dang and other ministers, they confiscated a lot of property, can they take out some money from their internal funds?

Can he refuse? Nor can it.

As a result, not a copper plate arrived, and Bi Ziyan asked for two million denier wheat and two million taels of silver.

Speaking of which, it is not easy to be the housekeeper of the Ming Dynasty. Because of his inclination towards Donglin, he was regarded as a thorn in Wei Zhongxian's side, but fortunately, the Emperor of the Apocalypse was not confused, or the grass on the grave was growing now. But this can't plug the financial hole of the Ming Dynasty, and his own brother Bi Zisu couldn't get the money and pay him many times, which led to Ning Yuan's mutiny, and finally committed suicide in shame.

May 18

The military school has started!

He pulled out Song Yingxing, who was studying spinning machines at the Academy of Sciences, and asked him to work as a supervisor on the construction site of the military academy.

In fact, he has already developed a spinning machine that can spin eight silks at the same time, and is reversely developing a spinning machine that spins sixteen silks at the same time. The emperor gave the order, so he had to put down the research and development work at hand, plunged into the construction of the military academy, and became the supervisor of Song.

You can't have a school without students.

Zhu Youzhen, the candidate for the first batch of cadets of the military academy, had already thought about it and planned to select it from among the martial arts people. So he ordered that the martial arts palace test be held next month.

But then something happened that embarrassed him very much.

His will was refuted by the Cabinet.

He was a little confused. It seems that the cabinet's power of refutation after Yan Song is no longer used, right? Why did I get up again? Especially if you are strict with yourself, you are also a second assistant, and you just took my money and turned your head to pit me!

He angrily called the five scholars of the cabinet. Summoning them at the Hongdeden Hall.

"Regarding the matter of the martial arts palace test, why did Zhu Qing refuse to draft the decree?" Zhu Youzhen forcibly suppressed his anger and asked coldly. In fact, the problem is very simple, Zhu Youzhen's turn of actions touched Wenchen's sensitive nerves.

Initially, it was to abolish the Tengxiang Four Guards and set up the Yongwei Battalion. The Yongwei battalion is an internal guard, and everyone doesn't say anything, you just took the position and have no sense of security, everyone understands. Later, you rectified the Beijing camp, and we didn't say anything, after all, the Beijing camp was really bad. But then you want to build a military academy again, and we don't object to it, it's your own money.

But now that you're going to take the martial arts hall test again, what do you want to do?

Do you want those warriors to weigh on us again?

You are the emperor, you can do whatever you want, but we can't, we have to show our attitude for the forces represented behind us!

The cabinet of five people headed by Fan Jingwen stood quietly with their heads bowed. They all heard the suppressed anger in Zhu Youzhen's tone, and knew that if they were not careful, they would set themselves on fire. But His Majesty's questions must always be answered, so Fan Jingwen spoke:

"After the ministers discussed, they felt that this move was inappropriate, and throughout the more than 200 years of our dynasty, there has never been a precedent for the martial arts palace test. Your Majesty, please think again. ”

After listening to Fan Jingwen's words, Zhu Youzhen almost couldn't suppress the anger in his heart, but suddenly saw the gray hair of several people, and suddenly calmed down again. After settling down, he said in a slightly slower tone:

"I know what is in your heart. Some time ago, I ordered Li Banghua to rectify the barracks, and I think you have heard a little about it. It is claimed that there are 100,000 soldiers, but only 17,000 can be used, and this is still the three major battalions of the capital. What about the health centers in various places? You don't know anything about it, do you?

Daming looks powerful and claims to be a million soldiers, but how many can really fight? Take Ningyuan's victory as an example, it seems that Ningyuan City has been defended, but how many people have died on Juehua Island? More than 14,000 people were killed, and 2,000 ships and 80,000 deniers of grain and grass were burned.

Can such a result be called a great victory? If one day Jiannu breaks through the border defense, the capital will be exposed to the iron hooves of Jiannu at a glance, and the people of the Ming Dynasty will be slaughtered, the land of the Ming Dynasty will be trampled on, and the city of the Ming Dynasty will be burned. In the meantime, what do I rely on to protect my people, my land? ”

"In this palace test, I just plan to select a group of military ministers for my use. Don't be overly nervous. ”

"The ministers don't dare."

"Go back, the burden of the Ming Dynasty still needs to be shared by Zhuqing."

"Wait for the resignation!"

After speaking, they walked out of the Hongde Hall together and returned to the duty room.

"Gentleman, what should I do about this?" Jiang Dejing, a scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion University, asked Fan Jingwendao.

"Let's make a decision. The refutation is just an attitude, if you still don't know the proportion, I'm afraid you and I won't be able to stop Your Majesty's anger. Besides, I think Your Majesty is the most jealous of party strife, and we must act cautiously and do our part well. Don't let Fanzi catch the handle. ”

Several people nodded yes, and they were busy with the business at hand.

Without the obstruction of the cabinet, the decree will naturally be unimpeded. The announcement of the holding of the martial arts examination was distributed to the state capitals, which made the martial arts people who had just finished the examination very excited. Most people feel that their skills have been put to use, and a small number of people have begun to move around. rushed to the capital.

Zhu Youzhen's idea of holding a martial arts palace examination is only recent. I was only thinking about building a military school before, and I forgot an important thing.

It's not enough to just recruit students, there must be teachers in the school, right?

If you just study the Four Books and the Five Classics, then the person is easy to find. But what he needs is a core of people who are completely loyal to him and can fight well. Not a nerd who just shakes his head and reads.

When I was worried, I thought of the martial arts exam. Then hold a martial arts hall test to see if you can select a group of useful people.

In the following time, Zhu Youzhen plunged into the pile of books again.

He had to prepare the students' teaching materials before the start of the military school.

Needless to say, cultural martial arts, the important thing is the shaping of ideology.

He wants to cultivate a force that is loyal to him and loyal to him alone.