"Let's get back to business, how do you approve this recital?"

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Xiongying seemingly unconcerned.

This letter is from the Shanxi Zuo Du Yushi Wang Ping Shang Chen, impeached Yangquan County up and down to eight people who concealed natural disasters, including the county, the county, the history of the canon, etc.

The eight of them, together with the local gentry and big landlords, concealed the natural disaster, whitewashed the peace, and embezzled up to nine hectares of fertile land for the common people.

It's a cold note, and it's all written in black and white.

Zhu Xiongying had just been taken by the old man to see what the people were like when the land was annexed, and he knew what this note meant!

It means that there are thousands of people in Yangquan County, because of the collusion of this group of people, they will lose their ancestral property, become tenants, suffer from hunger and cold, and all life and death will be controlled by the official gentry!

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Xiongying, who was slightly angry, and said lightly: "Approve it." ”

Zhu Xiongying's hands trembled a little, he knew that if he fell, the eight officials of Yangquan County and those big gentry and landlords would fall to the ground, or even more than that!

What he holds in his hand is not a pen, but the authority to control life and death!

With the power of the world in his hands, Zhu Xiongying experienced this feeling for the first time, but the first time was to kill someone!

Zhu Yuanzhang saw it in his eyes and patted him lightly on the shoulder: "The first time I killed someone, it's like this, I'll get used to it after a few more times, be ruthless, I'm a damn person." ”

"Didn't we say that? Since they have the courage to be greedy, then they must have the courage to accept the consequences! ”

Zhu Xiongying trembled and looked at the old man with some admiration.

Nine officials and these gentry and landlords, not just a dozen or twenty people, there are families behind these people, and those are hundreds of lives!

Zhu Xiongying wanted to say something, but he didn't open his mouth after all.

The old man is right, you have to be cruel to these people, kill them because they deserve to die, and if they don't die, they will kill more people!

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Xiongying, who was thinking, and smiled: "Song Shu, it's the emperor's knife!" Tens of thousands of us killed silently, what are these hundreds of lives? Approve it as you wish, and these are all things you have to decide for yourself in the future! ”

It is not Zhu Xiongying's good heart, but the deep-rooted thinking of later generations.

After all, everyone else is innocent.

But in this era of the supremacy of imperial power, how terrible it is to sit on the throne.

How great is this deterrent!

"Good!"

Zhu Xiongying nodded, his heart was not ruthless, and the country was unstable.

Kill!

Thorough investigation, all relevant people will be handed over to the three divisions for trial, and once the crime is implemented, it will not be tolerated!

When the ink pen fell, the lives of those officials and gentry, and even the hundreds of lives behind them, were completely over!

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Xiongying with satisfaction: "When you kill someone, don't hesitate, the anger of the emperor in ancient times, millions of corpses, the pattern is enlarged a little, you must know that there are thousands of people, because of their actions, and even the life and death of unknown families are ruined." If this is the case for a long time, will the country not be in chaos? ”

Zhu Xiongying nodded heavily.

"Okay, we have some things, it's time for you to get acquainted with them."

As he spoke, Zhu Yuanzhang took out a booklet from the imperial case, which was not thick, and it was mediocre, even a little old, and then handed it to Zhu Xiongying.

"Take it back and look at it again."

Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand: "I'm tired enough today, go back and rest first, cough cough!" ”

"Hmm."

Zhu Xiongying nodded, he knew that the old man was also tired, so he hurriedly said: "Grandpa, you also rest early, and your grandson will retire!" ”

Out of the Wuying Palace, Zhu Xiongying walked straight back to the Chunhe Palace, he was already a little eager to see what the old man had given him.

Spring and Palace.

At this time, the cold plum in the palace has bloomed proudly, and on the branches, the small white flowers are competing for the cold, adding a bit of vitality to this cold winter.

Zhu Xiongying walked into the study and opened the booklet given by the old man, and was shocked!

I saw it written in the booklet.

The Ming Dynasty appointed the border marquis, the military department of Shangshu, and the minister Ru Taisu Ji: It is recorded in the twenty-fourth year of Hongwu in Beijing and foreign military forces:

Gyeonggi Military Department Weapons Reserve: It can replenish the transportation of more than 60,000 military equipment!

The total number of soldiers in Gyeonggi: more than 280,000!

Raising war horses in Guangxi and northern Xinjiang: more than 20,000 horses!

In the middle and bottom armies, guards, water villages, commands, etc.: about 10,000 more!

The world's cavalry and infantry forces: up to 1 million troops......

……

These data are all recorded in detail, and they are also the number of all the armies of the Ming Dynasty, and a rough estimate shows that the total number exceeds 1.2 million.

Of course, there will be discrepancies in the actual situation, but not too much.

This is the statistical results given by Ru Taisu, the secretary of the military department in the twenty-fourth year of Hongwu, and these are absolutely secret.

Zhu Xiongying will not understand.

Now that he has become the emperor's grandson, it means that he is the future master of the Ming Dynasty and will also be the master of these military forces, so the old man handed over these lists to himself at this time, so that he could familiarize himself with the military forces of these Beijing divisions in advance.

These troops are the real founding army, the absolute elite soldiers, strong soldiers, and soldiers of a hundred battles.

1,200,000 soldiers!

Zhu Xiongying was surprised, but also couldn't help frowning.

Even if the health system has not collapsed, it is a huge burden on the country. Even in the future generations, the strength of this kind of military is not something that any country can deploy at will

With such a large army, the cost is not small.

If a country's military spending exceeds five thousandths of its total fiscal expenditure, it means deflation in the near future.

The old man has been saying that the court is short of money.

It seems that the actual situation is far worse than you think!

These troops, transferred out, no matter what country they fight, can be prohibitive, and their scalps are numb!

But if you want to afford such a huge military force, it is also a great test of the financial system of the imperial court, from war readiness to war, a large-scale battle is really fought, it is really a lot of money.

But in other words, it was only twenty-four years since the founding of the country.

In twenty-four years, being able to afford such a huge army and make the country's finances stable is enough to see how powerful the current imperial court is!

These civil and military officials of the imperial court, all kinds of top talents, are by no means half-levels.

Their wisdom is not inferior to that of future generations!

Sure enough, those who can sit at the top are all talents selected at all levels!

Zhu Xiongying continued to flip down, looking at the state information of Hongwu's twenty-five years.

His heart was beating like a flame.

This is the first time he has seen such a huge national pattern in the true sense!

The booklet is densely packed with numbers.

The guards of the world were provided with money according to the routine, and it was stipulated that each soldier would be rewarded with five stones of rice and ten taels of silver for his military exploits.

When soldiers were killed or wounded in battle, the imperial court gave them more supplies, and their families were given rice, salt, fields, cloth, cotton, etc., according to the number of people.

The old man thought about all the soldiers' before and after the war, and almost did not let the soldiers have any worries.

Looking at the dense data, Zhu Xiongying couldn't help but feel a little excited, no wonder in the early days of the founding of the Ming Dynasty, against the powerful Northern Yuan Dynasty won consecutive battles, no wonder the Yongle period, five expeditions outside the Saiwai, the invincible Saiwai Hu cavalry, horses did not dare to look north to the Central Plains.

The war is fought on the economy, that is, money and food, and the Ming Dynasty's supply of sergeants is so comprehensive, and Shipong and his family have no worries.

Moreover, these salaries are completely separated from the civilian system, and all of them are in charge of the world's guards, and the power of the world's soldiers and horses is discussed and approved by the military department and the governor's office of the five armies.

Although the old man is not from a high background, he can see that he has excellent knowledge. Knowing the harm of the civilian system to the army, the Ming Dynasty completely distinguished from the military, and used the meritorious generals of the soldiers to lead the troops, set up guards, and let the soldiers cultivate in their spare time and fight in wartime.

By the time Zhu Xiongying finished reading the data of Hongwu's twenty-four years of armed forces, he was already sweating profusely!

With such a huge data and such a proud army, who can't be thrilled when they see it.

But Zhu Xiongying was excited, thinking about another level of problems.

Of the more than 1 million troops, at least more than half of them are in northern Xinjiang, and Zhu Di alone accounts for more than half of these five-layer troops.

Although the strength of the troops in each place is nominally attributed to the imperial court, there are many variables.

Lan Yu has a group of absolutely loyal generals under him, and these generals can mobilize more than 10,000 troops in Beijing at any time, and his main force is on the Shaanxi and Gansu sides.

Zhu Yunwen is really a waste, Zhu Di with a small half of the army, finally destroyed the Jianwen court.

Fighting a war is the wisdom of the high-level and the art of using the army in command!

I have to say that aside from Zhu Di, his subordinates such as Zhu Neng, Qiu Fu, Zhang Yu and other powerful generals, each of them is not a vegetarian.

If Zhu Di is really left alone, if Zhu Di rebels one day, it will also be a headache.

Looking farther away, one day he will stand at the pinnacle of power, how to manage such a large army?

Zhu Xiongying had to think about these questions in advance.

This booklet, and the statistics on money and financial expenditures at the back, are the situation of Hongwu in the twenty-fourth year reported by Zhao Mian, the head of the household department.

But Zhu Xiongying doesn't plan to continue watching.

You don't need to look at him to know that the imperial court must be seriously short of money.

The data of the military strength alone is enough for Zhu Xiongying to be shocked.

He wants to digest and keep these forces, the garrisons in various places, familiar with them.

With the blessing of the system, his memory is very strong, and in not much time, he probably has a deep impression of the deployment of troops in various parts of the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Xiongying hid the booklet in the study.

Now there is only one person who can read this booklet, except for Zhu Yuanzhang!

With this information enriched, even in the future, even in strategic decisions on military strength, Zhu Xiongying will be able to display himself freely and know himself and his opponent.

This night, Zhu Xiongying couldn't sleep for a long time......

……

Day 2.

Zhao Mian, the secretary of the household department, and Zhan Hui, the secretary of the ministry, were called to the Wuying Hall by Zhu Yuanzhang.

"The ministers have seen my emperor, long live, long live."

Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand: "No need to be polite, have the two Qing family eaten?" ”

Yes?

Zhan Hui and Zhao Mian never thought that the old man would ask this.

This is a long time with the grandson, in love?

They went out before dawn, so naturally they didn't have time to eat.

The two of them were sincerely afraid, although they didn't know why the old man asked this, but they still replied honestly: "Back to the emperor, I haven't eaten yet." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled: "We know that you haven't had time to have breakfast yet, so we'll prepare it for you." ”

Zhan Hui and Zhao Mian's expressions froze, and they couldn't help but burst out three words......

Hongmen Feast!

Old man, what is this going to do, there has never been such a thing before, how can they be qualified to let the emperor prepare breakfast for them?

Don't you want to kill your mouth?

The two of them looked a little unnatural, and said busily: "Weichen is scared, Weichen is not hungry." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang said disapprerovingly: "Take a bite if you are not hungry, maybe you will be hungry while eating, and besides, after eating this meal, you will not have a meal." ”

What?

I didn't eat this meal!

Zhan Hui and Zhao Mian's faces changed drastically, they knelt on the ground, and said in a trembling voice: "Weichen, confess!" Please ...... the emperor Grace! ”

Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned, and then he looked up at the two people whose faces were as pale as paper: "What does this mean?" ”

Instantly understood again, Zhu Yuanzhang laughed and said, "Bastard thing!" Shall we kill you and use this filthy means? ”

These two people, is there more drama?

Zhan Hui and Zhao Mian looked at each other, confused.

What does the old man of the emperor mean by this......

(End of chapter)