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It was the eighth day of the ninth month of the twentieth year of Wanli, the day before the Chongyang Ascending Festival.

The sky was just dawning.

With a squeak, the palace door began to open slowly, and the Beijing officials walked in one after another, divided into two classes, civil and military, and entered the Qinzheng Hall from the left and right directions.

As the whip appeared, some eunuchs shouted "Your Majesty has arrived", and these ministers all made a big salute.

After the ceremony, Zhu Yijun was already seated, and called: "Declare!" ”

"Yes!"

Not long after, Huang Xun, the eunuch who was in charge of the palm seal, took out the hemp paper and read out the edict of Qi Jiguang as the first assistant in front of the Beijing officials above the fifth grade.

At this point, the courtiers were all stunned.

Qi Jiguang came out at this time and said: "The ministers will do their best to live up to the grace of the gods!" ”

"I Lingqing is the head of the world's ministers, what is his ambition, Qing must be clear, I won't go into details, I hope Qing will do his best, so that the world will be Han land in the future!"

Zhu Yijun said in a deep voice at this time.

"The minister understands!"

Qi Jiguang took the holy decree at this time, replied, and then retreated into the court.

Zhu Yijun looked at Wang Xijue at this time.

Wang Xijue looked calm.

Zhu Yijun couldn't help but be a little surprised, so he got up and said: "The ruling minister followed me to the Imperial Division, and today's dynasty is here!" ”

"Yes!"

"Congratulations to Your Majesty!"

So, Zhu Yijun left the Qinzheng Palace, came to the duty room of the imperial secretary, and sat on a soft collapse, but saw that the chapter music sent by the clerk's room had just been placed on the soft collapse, and the first book was Wang Xijue's chapter music.

Zhu Yijun took Wang Xijue's chapter in his hand and flipped through it.

Zhu Yijun looked at Wang Xijue after looking at it: "Elder Wang Ge, why did you change your opinion again?!" ”

"Suddenly, he advocated that he should only treat the soldiers with military status well, set up special funds for the world's sergeants and their families, set up special funds to ensure that their families are not ruined by their injuries and illnesses, set up special funds to ensure that their pensions do not burden their sons, and also set up special funds to build a large building so that they do not have the cost of building houses, and they must be removed from their nationality before being punished, and they must also be given a salary after being discharged from the army."

"Back to Your Majesty, after thinking about Your Majesty's words yesterday about how everyone in the world should be divided into high and low, he thought about it again, and then went to the Ministry of Rites to check the number of scholars in the world, and then found that the number of scholars in the world today has reached the point where it is not valuable, otherwise it will only be a waste of national funds and intensify internal strife, so the minister has to admit that His Majesty may consider it more realistic;"

"In addition, the minister also had to report last night that a merchant ship of the Tokugawa clan was robbed in Shimoda, all because the Tokugawa clan deliberately forbade the daimyo who attached to him to trade with us after establishing the shogunate, and was only willing to let the Tokugawa clan monopolize trade, so he detained the merchant ships of the minister's family, which undoubtedly shows that trade alone is not enough to make them submit, or they must first be educated, knowing that it is beneficial to the people."

"So, the minister wrote a recital overnight and handed it over overnight."

Wang Xijue replied truthfully at this time.

After hearing this, Zhu Yijun said: "It's a step too late, but it's not a big problem, and I am very relieved that Qing can reach an agreement with Ji Guogong in this regard." ”

Then, Zhu Yijun looked at the other ruling ministers and said, "The secretaries must have guessed why I made Ji Guogong the Yuan Fu. ”

"That's right, I want to value the army, I want to continue to open up the territory, in this era when a large number of new lands have been discovered, as soon as possible to open up more territory for my Han family's soil, even if it is too late to develop, I have to occupy it first!"

"For example, in the Han and Tang dynasties, Lingnan was still a wild land, and it was still necessary to base it first, so that it could be developed in the Song Dynasty, and now it has become a prosperous place in my Ming Dynasty;"

"It can be seen that from the perspective of the whole nation, more fertile fields are the soil of our Han family, which is conducive to the continuation and development of Chinese culture, and Rao is for the dynasty, and it is also conducive to the future of more fertile teeth, and there is a place for continued immigration and development."

"In addition, the current level of wealth of the dynasty is not enough to allow everyone in the dynasty to study and receive education for free, not to worry about illness and lack of money for treatment, and to be supported by the state when they are old without burdening their children and grandchildren."

"Only at the same time that all the people of the country can be benevolent to a part of the people who are conducive to the country's prosperity and prosperity, and this group can only be those who can do their best for the country and die."

After Zhu Yijun spoke, Yu Shenxing, a scholar, said: "Your Majesty, are those who can dedicate themselves to the country just sergeants? ”

"Soldiers die to save the country, doctors die to save the epidemic, craftsmen die to make sharp weapons, and it is also because of the country's dedication to the country, why are you a noble sergeant?"

"What I mean is that only those who go into battle to kill the enemy can be called sergeants, healers can be sergeants, craftsmen can also be sergeants, and even those who write and sing operas can be sergeants."

"Yu Qing, you should know that the conquest is no longer the era of riding and shooting knives and guns, and the elite soldiers used by the Duke of Ji to pacify the Japanese in the past were trained in a few months?"

Zhu Yijun stretched out two fingers as he spoke: "Two months!" ”

"There is a reason why firearms are used on a large scale in the army, so the craftsman who makes firearms is not made into a sergeant, does not let him strictly abide by military discipline, and does not give preferential treatment to make him prosper with the country, can you rest assured that he will not leak his skills in meticulous work, or will not slack off in the development of skills?"

"So much so that firearms are sharp weapons for razing, and the dynasty is secondary!"

"By extension, the same is true for other people in the profession, all of whom can be specialized sergeants."

"Gain, the current government is no longer only determined by the courage of soldiers and good fighting, but by the abundance of knowledge, advanced technology, abundant talents, clever decision-making, and efficient scheduling."

After Zhu Yijun said this, he smiled and said: "In the future, people from all walks of life in the country, those who dare to serve the country and are excellent can join the army." ”

Yu Shenxing only said yes after hearing this.

Zhu Yijun looked at Qi Jiguang: "What does Yuan Fu think?" ”

"Your Majesty thinks the same as the minister, it is not that you have to lead troops to fight and kill the enemy in order to be a general or a sergeant, but those who can help the country with full martial virtue may be generals."

"Ministers, first clarify how to give preferential treatment to and train the children of military families, so that they can strengthen the country and Anbang;"

"Secondly, it should be clear how the children of Confucian nationality should behave in order to be a military household, and what merits, virtues, and achievements should be made;"

"In the end, the royal family should be regarded as a military household, and all the children of the military household, since they are generous, they should have higher requirements for merit, do not take the good as small, do not take the evil as small, abide by stricter military regulations, if you can't do it, you can apply for naturalization freely, since abstinence is also difficult, it is even more difficult for people to follow the saints, then only ask the nobles to do so; As for the scholars and common people, they can not abide by military rules, but only follow the king's law. ”

Qi Jiguang said at this time.

Shen Yi frowned at this time and said, "Your Majesty, the minister feels that what Ji Guogong said is inappropriate, and he has higher requirements for the powerful, making it more restrained and unrealistic. ”

"If only the military regulations are high, but the king can not kill him if he can not kill him, even if he wants to kill, he will only give death, and recite the merits of his ancestors and not punish him, and the most serious thing is only solitary confinement and exile?"

Qi Jiguang asked Shen Zheng at this time.

Shen thought for a while and said, "This is feasible, but I am afraid that those who are willing to work hard will not want to." ”

"Your Majesty!"

Shen Li got up and shouted at this time, and then said: "The minister thinks that since the army is precious, it is appropriate to have higher requirements for the sergeants in terms of morality and morality, otherwise, they will not be eligible for preferential treatment. Since ancient times, there has been no reason to be respected without self-love for nothing. ”

Zhu Yijun shook his head: "Then it is ordered that the Department of Planning and Planning will formulate the corresponding regulations according to the performance of Yuan Fu, and submit them for promulgation." ”

"Yes!"

Zhu Yijun asked Qi Jiguang to build a military aristocracy, which is undoubtedly for the entire Ming Empire, and it is undoubtedly a formal determination that the Ming Dynasty will embark on the road of hegemony and expansion.

And this is naturally a matter of great concern for the courtiers, and Shen Cheng couldn't help but ask Wang Xijue after the dispersal of the court: "Why did the Duke suddenly change his opinion, just because the Japanese Tokugawa clan robbed a few merchant ships in your mansion?" ”

"Aren't I clear in the prelude, this is only on the one hand, on the other hand, due to the influence of a large number of military households fleeing and the increasing number of scholars, the number of corporal people has really exceeded the number of military households and battalion soldiers, and it is really necessary to pay attention to soldiers, so that the Son of Heaven and scholars will rule the world together in this dynasty, which will only lead to the intensification of party strife and mutual conflict."

Wang Xijue replied.

Shen Cheng was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and then sighed again: "Well, what the public says is reasonable, not to mention that the holy will is so, there must be something wise about it; It's just that in this way, those who follow the civil society in the Confucian nationality, from the public point of view, how can they be excellent in order to join the army? ”

"Naturally, he is the most fanatical person who strongly advocates the elimination of barbarian culture and the exclusive respect for his own culture!"

"To be able to motivate the soldiers to think that the conquest of the barbarians is to save them from barbarism, it is not just a proposition, but also to stand up to this statement, and to have reasonable arguments."

Wang Xijue said with a smile.

Shen Yi nodded, as if he had listened to Wang Xijue's words.

And because of this, Shen has always said no more, let alone criticized Wang Xijue.

However, Guo Zhengyu and a group of other civil officials had been waiting for Wang Xijue outside the palace for a long time at this time, and as soon as Wang Xijue came out, he saluted and asked: "Pavilion Elder, I don't know why Your Majesty is headed by military ministers?" ”

Yushi Wang Ming followed and said: "Yes, isn't there anyone available among my ministers, so I have to use the Duke of Jiguo?" ”

Shen Cheng looked at Wang Xijue at this time.

Wang Xijue replied: "Just because except for the Duke of Jiguo, no one can make the world's arrogant soldiers and generals not do business, and only in this way can it be shown that our dynasty really wants to value military households." ”

"Military households are precious?"

"So, not only can Confucian scholars not be distinguished from Qianshou, but they also have to be one level lower than military households?"

Guo Zhengyu couldn't help asking.

Wang Xijue nodded.

At this time, Yushi Wang Ming couldn't help asking: "This can't be done, the princes should fight hard!" ”

Wang Xijue said: "There is nothing to do, even so, the scholar is still better than before!" ”

"Gentlemen, you should understand that in the best of the past, our gentry were only exempted from forced labor on some acres of land, and now they don't have to pay forced labor at all, isn't it good?"

"But everything is inferior, only reading is high, and now the people are exempt from forced labor, I really don't know where the reading is high, so who else wants to study?"

Guo Zhengyu asked worriedly at this time.

"Yes, there is no difference between Tian Shelang and Reading Lang, why don't you be a farmer who travels in the forest, instead of having to travel thousands of miles to become an official and suffer from the hard work of the case?"

Other officials also echoed and asked Wang Xijue.

Wang Xijue replied at this time: "I don't know what does it have to do with the exemption from forced labor?" ”

"This is obviously related to the fact that there are more people reading in Middle-earth! If you really want to see the usefulness of reading, don't stay in Middle-earth, go to Dongying, go to Luzon! ”

"Those places have their own Yan Ruyu and their own golden houses!"

"If you have to look for the benefits of reading the imperial examination in the place where the literary style of the country is at its peak, naturally you can't find the benefit of reading the imperial examination, which is the same as living in the peach orchard and getting a lot of peaches, and I don't think there is any difference between peaches and ordinary peaches."

(End of chapter)