First Prince of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 103 Reforming the Military System

Zhu Biao persuaded Zhu Yuanzhang a few words. At this time, Empress Ma also came back with her daughter Zhu Lu. The family had a good meal, and Zhu Yuanzhang felt much better looking at his wife and children.

Zhu Biao's younger sister, Zhu Lu, is also much older. She is almost five years old this year. She looks a little shy when she sees her brother. Fortunately, Zhu Biao took out a few bright gems and coaxed her sister to let him hug her for a while.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the gem in his daughter's hand and said, "It seems that you didn't go out in vain. What good things did you get?"

Zhu Biao let go of his sister and said, "There are still many good things in Shangdu City. Besides the belongings of the Northern Yuan royal family, those princes and nobles also gave me a lot of gifts. I have already sent Quan Xu to the inner money. The concubine father will be able to receive the list."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and was not polite. As early as in Wu Wangfu, Zhu Biao could go directly to Zhu Yuanzhang's private treasury to move things, and it is the same now. The father and son never care about these things.

Zhu Biao did this because he felt sorry for his father. His internal funds were basically empty. He had some things before the founding of the country. Since the restoration of people's livelihood, Zhu Yuanzhang's family has long been invested.

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and said, "Is that dagger in there too?"

Zhu Biao looked at his father helplessly and said, "That is the most precious trophy of my minister, and it is left in the East Palace."

Zhu Yuanzhang glared at him and said: "If we can still grab yours, go get someone to get it, and we will return it to you after playing for a few days."

Zhu Biao had no choice but to ask Liu Jin to fetch it, while Empress Ma took the gem from her daughter: "She is still so young, what if she swallows it."

Zhu Lu's Xiaotuanzi's face shrunk, and she opened her mouth to cry. Empress Ma picked up her daughter and whispered something in her ear, and Zhu Lu nodded cheerfully again.

Zhu Biao glanced at his sister sympathetically, he knew how well his mother could coax children.

After a while, Liu Jin came in holding the dagger in both hands, and Zhu Biao stepped forward to take the dagger from Liu Jin's hand, and then handed it over to Zhu Yuanzhang.

Empress Ma naturally knew about the dagger. Her husband had been talking about it for several days, so she picked up her daughter and went out to play.

Zhu Yuanzhang drew out his dagger with a smile, as if he had witnessed the scene of the Northern Yuan prince and the emperor committing suicide, and finally praised: "Not bad, very decent!"

In the end, Zhu Biao failed to return to the East Palace with the dagger, and he probably didn't even want to come back in the near future.

Zhu Biao took a nap after returning to the palace, and went to the celebration banquet in the evening, but Zhu Biao had changed from a heroic Tiance general to a noble and unparalleled crown prince.

Zhu Biao only had a drink with Li Wenzhong, and ignored Lan Yu and others. Mongolian princes and nobles also paid homage to Zhu Yuanzhang and offered their loyalty.

As for their specific fiefs and titles, they will be discussed in the morning tomorrow, and these will be left to Li Shanchang and others to consider.

Both Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao just showed their faces and went back. No one dared to celebrate where they were.

After returning to the East Palace, I was thinking about who to persuade Zhu Yuanzhang. Those people are old men who have lived enough. Now they just want to die in the name of loyalty. They were dumbfounded by throwing them directly on the grassland to guard the tomb of Emperor Beiyuan for burial.

Liu Bowen is definitely not suitable. After all, he also served in the Yuan court. Li Shanchang is fine, but Zhu Biao is not easy to follow the advice of the prime minister, and it is even more impossible to send letters.

At this moment, Liu Jin came to report: "My lord, Li Qi, the eldest son of Changsha Prince, is here to pay his respects."

Zhu Biao laughed, what a coincidence, Li Qi just came to apologize, but he came at the right time.

Announcing that Li Qi came in, he walked to the center of the hall and knelt down in front of Zhu Biao, and respectfully put his head on the ground and said: "My lord, see Your Highness, Your Highness Qianqiu!"

Zhu Biao sat on the chair and looked at it for a while and said, "Li Qi, why are you here?"

Li Qi didn't raise his head: "I have come to plead guilty to His Highness, and I have offended His Highness without any reason, and I will die!"

Zhu Biao nodded and said: "It's all about being young and frivolous. It's good if you know your mistakes. Take this as a warning and remember the difference between monarch and minister."

Li Qi kowtowed again before raising his head, his eyes were clear, and there was awe of Zhu Biao in his eyes.

Zhu Biao doesn't care what he thinks. If there is awe, there will be a long-term future. Without awe, sooner or later it will be a dead end.

Zhu Biao directly asked Li Qi to convey his opinion to Li Shanchang. After Li Qi took it seriously, he bowed and resigned.

Zhu Biao knew that Li Shanchang could handle this matter, so he didn't bother to take care of it. In the next few days, Zhu Biao would visit his queen mother and younger sister every day, or just tease Nuanyu in the East Palace.

In his spare time, Zhu Biao began to write a memorial. He promised to let some soldiers go home to farm and increase productivity. After all, after years of forced conscription, there is a shortage of young and strong soldiers, but there are many widows.

Moreover, Daming's current army is a bit too bloated, and it takes a huge amount of resources to support the army. Once the Beiyuan is destroyed, there will be no major wars in recent years. It is good that the remnants of the Beiyuan in other places can protect themselves.

If these young adults can return home to farm, marry wives and have children, Daming will usher in a population increase in a few years. This is the foundation of everything.

Moreover, after disbanding most of the soldiers with no combat effectiveness, Daming would have the resources to implement the elite soldier system.

After Zhu Biao led the army this time, he felt that unless they were crushed by absolute numbers, the combat effectiveness of elite troops and normal troops was really different.

Of course, after a batch of soldiers are abolished, it is necessary to start improving the treatment of soldiers, and establish ideological education in the army, instill in them the concept of loyalty to the emperor and patriotism, practice as a war, everything starts from actual combat, targeted training, strict discipline, rewards and punishments distinct.

The most important thing is to improve the social status of soldiers. Now conscription is still based on forced conscripts. Being selected is like being forced to beheaded. It's not that he committed a crime and was sent to the army.

This is actually very simple, just give some treatment, the more direct the better, the children in the family will be given tax relief when they enlist in the army, and they will be picked up with a beautiful horse, and their military salary must be paid clearly in their hands.

Anyway, now that Daming has plenty of land, even if it lacks people to cultivate, it is not afraid to give them some.Find a few people in each village to act and they will know the benefits. Naturally, some people will be willing to serve as soldiers.

The Ministry of Industry also needs to increase some investment in the research and development of firearms. Advanced weapons are also the focus. The military system of the Ming Dynasty is much better, and there is no need to worry about it in a few decades. With a larger population, there will naturally be people who want to make contributions.

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