Zhu Qiyu sighed and continued: "There is also the Miao Chaos in the south, at the end of next month, or at the beginning of next month, there should be big news."

I always feel that on the issue of pacifying the Miao Rebellion, sooner or later something will happen that will shock the government and the opposition.

Jingyuan Bo Wang Ji, Anyuan Hou Liu Pu, Baoding Bo Liang Xuan, as well as the deputy chief soldier Fang Ying, the military department squire Hou Jin, these important ministers who control the main force of the Ming army, what will they do, I can't figure out what I am now.

They may offer me a gesture of goodwill, and they may also give me a big color to look at.

The human heart is so unpredictable, and I don't know what choice they will make. ”

Lin Xiangyu asked worriedly, "What if they really embarrass their husbands?" ”

"What else can I do, Yi San, the following mistakes can't be used to. I'd rather bear the name of a tyrant than let anyone do what they want.

If the civil and military officials think that I am weak and can be bullied, they will sooner or later have to make an inch and kill our family.

Since either you die or I die, I choose to learn from Cao Thief, and would rather teach me to bear the world than teach the world to bear me. ”

When Lin Xiangyu heard this, she didn't dare to continue the topic, so she asked her sisters to come over and serve Zhu Qiyu to sleep together.

Nothing was said all night.

The next day, the twenty-ninth day of the first month.

Because yesterday he summoned his cronies, the collective meeting with the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs was postponed for a day.

It was almost noon, and the cabinet bachelors, the six Shangshu, Xu Heng, the Duke of Anguo, Li Xuan, the Duke of Cao, and the Duke of Dingguo, Xu Yongning, gathered in the West Pavilion.

Zhu Qiyu was still crooked on the soft couch on the third floor, and then let everyone sit down in turn.

Everyone knew that they were going to talk about the redivision of the Governor's Office of the Five Armies today, so it was not surprising that the three princes participated in the court meeting.

Zhu Qiyu also knew that everyone was anxious to know what medicine was going to be sold in his gourd, so he didn't talk nonsense, and went straight to the point:

"First of all, the five military governors in Beijing and Nanjing are to be merged. In the future, Beijing and Nanjing will no longer be distinguished. There are only five prefectures: front, back, left, right, and center.

However, I will also imitate the old system of the Han Dynasty and add the four prefectures of the east, west, south, and north, which are at the same level as the governor's mansion.

In this way, the front, rear, left, right, middle, east, south, west, and north, a total of nine prefectures, are complete. ”

All the prefectures and protectorates were built in their respective jurisdictions, and they were no longer concentrated in the capital.

For example, the Houjun Governor's Office, located in Xuanfu, has jurisdiction over all the guards in Shanxi, Shaanxi, Gyeonggi, and Shandong. It was mainly responsible for defending Beijing against the invasion of the Mongol tribes in the north.

In particular, the entire Hetao area under its jurisdiction should be completely under the control of the Ming Dynasty, and no Mongols should be allowed to invade it.

There is also the current Left Army Governor's Office, which is in charge of the Liaodong Metropolitan Division, Shandong and Zhejiang, and I don't know who divided it, these three places do not border each other, how did they come together?

Later, the Left Army Governor's Office was changed to govern Henan, Huguang, and Sichuan.

The Governor's Office of the Chinese Army was changed to govern Nanzhili and Zhejiang.

The Right Army Governor's Office has jurisdiction over Yunnan, Guizhou, and Guangxi.

The former military capital governor's office governed Guangdong, Fujian, and Jiangxi. “

When everyone heard this, they reacted differently.

Wang Wen, Luo Tong, He Yi, Huang Pu, and the three princes had already learned about this, but they just sat there lightly. I don't really care.

The rest of the people looked at each other and muttered quietly.

But after a cup of tea, everyone quieted down, and no one stood up to object. Because there is really nothing to say, anyway, the two capitals and thirteen provinces are under the charge of the Governor's Office of the Five Armies. As for how to distribute it, it doesn't seem to hinder everyone.

Chen Xun asked more casually: "Your Majesty, who is in charge of the Liaodong Metropolitan Division?" “

Zhu Qiyu replied without thinking: "From the Liaodong Metropolitan Division, a Guangning Metropolitan Division will be split. The Liaodong Metropolitan Protectorate has jurisdiction over the Liaodong Metropolitan Division, the Quang Ninh Metropolitan Division, and the Nuer Gandu Division.

In addition, the Daning Capital Division was renamed Fengtian Capital Division, under the jurisdiction of Yingzhou Wei, Tiance Wei, and Duoyan Wei, which was under the jurisdiction of the Imperial Horse Supervisor.

The four guards under the original subordinate of the Imperial Horse Supervisor were merged into the Tiance Guard.

From then on, the three guards of Fengtian, plus the Jinyi guards, were all the guards in Beijing. The other 21 Shangzhi guards were all transferred to Nanjing, and merged with the 17 Shangzhi guards in Nanjing to form the 24 Shangzhi guards. ”

As soon as these words came out, Chen Xun and the others finally couldn't sit still.

Although all of them were Zhu Qiyu's own people, Wenchen was born to resist the emperor's command.

Especially those who have experienced the Yongle Dynasty are even more reluctant to have another 'Wu Emperor' in the Ming Dynasty.

The four guards of the imperial horse prison directly under the emperor's direct management, with a minimum of a few thousand people and a maximum of forty or fifty thousand people, this is the real army of the Son of Heaven.

Now Zhu Qiyu has changed like this, and through the Imperial Horse Supervisor and Fengtian Dusi, he controls a total of nearly 100,000 people in the three guards of the pro-army, which is two or three times more than when the Ming Emperor only controlled the four guards of the Imperial Horse Guard.

Without waiting for everyone to speak, Zhu Qiyu continued: "I plan to build a new Shenshu battalion, which is specially used to target the nomadic cavalry. By improving the tank, the artillery was improved, so that the vehicle was combined with the artillery to facilitate rapid maneuvering.

Then combine cavalry, light and heavy infantry, firearms, and chariots to create a fast-moving, firepower-rich, brave, and invincible elite soldier.

In the future, the combat army in the Gyeonggi area consisted of three battalions and three guards.

The Xiaoqi Battalion, the Shenji Battalion, and the Shenshu Battalion, a total of 100,000 people, were supported by the imperial court.

Yingzhou Wei, Tiance Wei, and Duoyan Wei, a total of about 100,000 people, are supported by internal funds.

Compared with the original burden of hundreds of thousands of soldiers in the Beijing camp, the expenses of the imperial court were greatly reduced. What do you think? ”

Everyone exchanged opinions again, and then Chen Xun replied: "Your Majesty, the income of gold and silver has been transferred to the household department, and the internal funds will supply another 100,000 troops, can you afford it?" ”

Zhu Qiyu knew what everyone meant, but he still patiently explained: "There is no other place to spend money on the internal money, and I have saved everything I can save."

If the palace is not repaired, the imperial tomb is not repaired, and the temple is not repaired, it will not cost much money. In my daily life, I can't spend any money.

Or do you think I shouldn't have the Son of Heaven's army? ”

When everyone heard this, they were about to explain, but Zhu Qiyu immediately said: "I can reduce the number of Jinyi guards in Beijing to 30,000."

And promised that Jinyiwei was only responsible for reconnoitring the enemy and torturing key criminals. They were no longer responsible for defending the emperor, nor were they going to spy on the ministers.

During my administration, I will not take drastic actions.

This is my bottom line, if you still don't accept it, then we can't get along with each other. ”

Everyone made eye contact again, and Chen Xun came forward and replied: "Where Your Majesty said, under the whole world, it is not the king's land; On the shore of the land, it is not the king's minister.

His Majesty is willing to take out the internal funds to support the 100,000-strong army and reduce the burden on the court. ”

When Zhu Qiyu heard this, he nodded with satisfaction.

The reason why Chen Xun and the others did not oppose it was that the emperor was in charge of the Sanwei army, a total of 100,000 people, which was already a fait accompli. Now it is just a formal establishment of the system, if the ministers do not relentlessly oppose it, not only will it be useless, but they will also lose their future, and even be forced to go home to pick up their children, why bother.

(End of chapter)