Carrying AK into Ming Dynasty

Chapter 511 Is It Okay To Stop Playing With You (Two in One)

The person who came to pass the decree was the eunuch Huang He, the supervisor of ceremonies, who seemed a little afraid of Liu Hongjian. Maybe Liu Hongjian was too cruel during the Northern Expedition, so that he was always reluctant to let go when he met Liu Hongjian. open.

When Liu Hongjian saw this little eunuch selling leather from a long distance, he knew that the uncle in the palace was in trouble again.

After some inquiries, I learned that Chongzhen abolished the five military governors' mansions in a rage a few days ago, and took back the iron coupons of the nobles. However, this matter seems to be done comfortably, but there are many remaining problems.

The military system of the Ming Dynasty has hardly changed in the past 300 years. On weekdays, the army of the Ming Dynasty is supported by the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies. In case of war, the cabinet and the emperor hold a meeting to discuss and select the commander. After obtaining the emperor's approval, the Ministry of War can order the mobilization of the army.

And if either the Ministry of War or the emperor disagrees with sending out troops, the soldiers will never be able to send out. Even if the Ministry of War shouts to the sky, the Five Armies Governor's Mansion will not release a single soldier, and vice versa.

The process seemed to be a bit troublesome, after all, soldiers are expensive and fast, and with this kind of time to hold endless meetings, the enemy is not stupid and has already taken precautions.

But this was a necessary check and balance in ancient times. In ancient times, there were no advanced communication tools for later generations. The emperor's greatest worry was that the generals' self-respect would threaten the imperial power.

Therefore, after experiencing the chaos at the end of the Tang Dynasty, the Song and Song Dynasties chose to vigorously suppress generals, and the policy was even more redundant. The separation of duties and powers aside, many officials did not know what they were for.

This also led to the fact that although the Song Dynasty was rich and prosperous, the soldiers were not strong enough. Those who were beaten by Xixia, Liao, and Jin could only shrink behind the sixteen states of Youyun.

When the old Zhu's family came to power, Zhu Yuanzhang was a ruthless man. After ascending to the throne, he almost killed all the heroes who could fight, but he was still worried. After the establishment of the Dudu Mansion, he created the military household system.

Later, Lao Zhu still felt that it was not safe, so he simply divided the Dudu Mansion into five, and all the soldiers and horses in the world were under the control of the nobles of the Dudu Mansion of the five armies.

But whether it is a hereditary noble or a hereditary soldier, after a hundred years of peaceful life, where is there still a bit of a wolf?
Even so, if it wasn't for Liu Hongjian's intervention, the imperial court would still have to support this group of vampires. Now that it's all over, the Dudu's Mansion has been withdrawn, and it turns out that the Dudu's Mansion is not useless.

The first thing I encountered was the selection of generals. The mid-level generals Qianhu and Baihu in the Ming Army were all hereditary. Although the overall quality of these mid-level generals was not good, they had some family heirlooms after all, so it was okay to pull them on the battlefield.

And with the royal salary, loyalty is not bad. Now that this layer is gone, the emperor can't leave the capital. How to select the middle-level generals?

Do you listen to the Ministry of War?This is obviously impossible, who knows which faction the generals selected by the Ministry of War belong to.

Chongzhen is a bit regretful now, if not for Liu Hongjian's repeated suggestions (encouragement), he would not have removed the Dudu Mansion.

The opinion given by Li Banghua, Minister of the Ministry of War, was to reopen the martial arts to select talents, but Chongzhen didn't buy it. Wouldn't the Ministry of War be the one to evaluate the martial arts again?

Sitting in Qianqing Palace, Chongzhen was at a loss, and suddenly thought that since that foolish move was proposed by Li Zi, he must have already thought of a way out.

Thinking of the fact that Zhuzi was roaming around outside but leaving the problem to himself, Chongzhen felt upset, and directly sent Huang He out of the palace to deliver the decree, and the cabinet meeting had to be suspended.

When Liu Hongjian arrived at Qianqing Palace, a group of elders were staring at Chongzhen. Ni Yuanlu, a scholar of Jianji Palace, and Fan Jingwen, his second assistant, still ignored Liu Hongjian because of the Confucian mansion.

But it was said that day that Kong Yanzhi was coerced by Liu Hongjian and Cao Huachun, vomited blood and fainted in front of the courtiers, and then was deprived of his title without knowing it, and offended the courtiers all over the place.

It's really hard to say, the capital was ashamed to stay, Kong Yanzhi woke up that day and set foot on the return journey in despair.

But this fellow feels uncomfortable. He was robbed of food, robbed of his title, deprived of his property, and was humiliated like this. When he returned home, he didn't know how to be ridiculed by others. On the way home.

This caused quite a commotion in the court. Many courtiers speculated that this was Liu Hongjian's murder. After all, Kong Yanzhi came to Beijing to sue him, plus Liu Hongjian's always ruthless style...

Out of sympathy for the weak and respect for the sage Confucius, the veteran Donglin Party, including Ni Yuanlu, pinned the blame on Liu Hongjian.

Liu Hongjian knew that these old Donglins were still sulking and didn't care. Is the Donglin Party that lost its land still called the Donglin Party?

Regarding the difficult problem raised by Chongzhen, Liu Hongjian had already thought of a countermeasure on the way.

"What's so difficult about this? Let's run a school! Set up a lecture hall for training mid-level generals!" Liu Hongjian said.

Although education costs money, Chongzhen is not short of money now, so why don't we take advantage of this time to make troubles, and when will we have to wait.

"Could it be that Liu Qing is addicted to running schools?" Chongzhen couldn't help being speechless.

This guy just proposed to run a civil school a few days ago, but now that something like this happened, the solution he gave was still to run a school.

What is the difference between running a school and the martial arts proposed by Li Banghua, Minister of the Ministry of War? At that time, it will be the soldiers who know the Ministry of War to make arrangements. Fortunately, he is here now.
"Your Majesty, please listen to my minister's explanation. The martial arts school that I want to run is not an ordinary school." Liu Hongjian knew that Chongzhen was short-tempered, so he hurriedly explained, and even brought a group of cabinet ministers to put on a pose. A look of all ears.

After all, they have worked together for more than a year. Although they haven't seen this kid before, his ability to send troops to fight is worthy of recognition.

Liu Hongjian has been fighting for more than a year, and he knows the overall quality of the existing generals of the Ming Dynasty very well.

How should I put it, Ming now has no shortage of fierce generals who dare to fight, but it is extremely short of wise generals who can command. In previous battles, generals took the lead in charging to boost morale, as if the generals were fierce and the soldiers would go crazy.

It's okay to fight with the wind, but once the general has an accident, the entire army will immediately become a straggler. As the firearms become more and more sophisticated, the courage of the common man is becoming less and less desirable.

After all, no matter how brave a general is, he can't stop a shell.

Moreover, the newly promoted generals under him, Lin He, Lu Haibo, Wu Binghao, Tang Feng and Xiang Xiong of the eight side soldiers, Gao Yigong and Hao Yaoqi who surrendered from the civilian army, etc. One counts as one, and they are all illiterate.

Oh, I actually forgot Huang Degong, the old governor who was stationed in Shanhaiguan, this guy is also illiterate.

This is simply ridiculous. As the most important part of an empire, there are a large group of illiterate people. Although they can fight wars, they can only fight against grazing Tartars.

It's not that ignorant people can't win battles, but how can you do it if you only know how to slash with swords and shoot with crossbows and arrows after generations of firearms?
The military academy that Liu Hongjian talked about first had to break away from the original system. The instructors in charge of lectures must first understand soldiers, have certain actual combat experience and record, and secondly, the resident instructors must be white.

To be precise, this means that people from the officialdom should not be involved in the martial arts hall, so that not only can the students be prevented from being stained by the big dye vat of the officialdom to a great extent, but it can also make the emperor feel more at ease.

Second, the lecture hall should not be opened in a prosperous place like the capital city, and must be far away from right and wrong fireworks and willow lanes.

The third assessment system should also break away from the shackles of the original martial arts, and use actual combat simulation, battle formation analysis, tactical research, international situation analysis, firearm research and use, etc...

As for the original Four Books and Five Classics, fuck the little watermelon, there is no need for those who are not needed in the martial arts hall, whoever can fight and win the battle is the top student.

But the culture class is also the most important thing, but the culture class in the martial arts hall focuses on literacy, supplemented by participating in various military books, patriotic education, and in addition to cooperate with the numerology that Liu Hongjian ordered Song Yingxing to prepare Geometry textbook.

The martial arts hall will break away from the shackles of the original system and implement full militarized management. Even if the disciples of the martial arts hall graduate to join the army, they cannot go to court to participate in political affairs.

There is only one object of their allegiance - the emperor of the empire.

They are literate, understand the art of war, understand firearms, and know mathematics and science. Their only mission is to fight, fight for the empire, fight for the emperor!
Liu Hongjian clattered and explained a lot of blunt words, and for the first time, he didn't make Chongzhen and the cabinet ministers dumbfounded this time.

After all, they are all sensible people, and Chongzhen has also seen the battlefield, and knows the shortcomings of the Ming army. Hearing Liu Hongjian's words, he couldn't help but feel happy.

If it is really like what this Zhuzi said, a school like this can be built, a school where all thoughts and thoughts are wars, a school that completely obeys his orders and does not follow the ranks of officials, then it will be very important for Daming. It can't be too good.

"And the head of this lecture hall must be you, the emperor!" Liu Hongjian added the finishing touch.

The lecture hall must not be privately run, that would be terrible, but it cannot be run by the government, and trust issues must also be taken into account, so it is necessary for the emperor to be the head of the mountain.

In this way, the martial arts hall is neither private nor government-run, but directly subordinate to the emperor, and the generals must not have to say much about the trustworthiness.

"Hmm... what do you love?" Chongzhen didn't express his opinion, but asked other members of the cabinet.

"I think this matter is too hasty. It is unprecedented to open such a school. If something goes wrong, it will definitely affect the military prestige of Ming Dynasty." Fan Jingwen, the second assistant, said dawdly.

joke!If such a school is really established, wouldn't the civil servants have to worry about it every day?

In the past, they were able to overwhelm the generals, even if they went to war, they were all civil servants who served as governors. This is good, it has become the royal family. What's the face of the cabinet?What is the face of civil servants?
Liu Hongjian couldn't find it funny when he heard Fan Jingwen's speech. He knew that these civil servants would be upset.

Since ancient times, one of the important tasks of the emperor in the peaceful and prosperous age was to balance the relationship between civil and military, check and balance, check and balance, and most of them turned over in the end.

Discord between civil and military affairs has always been a big problem. Now, military commanders are not allowed to participate in political affairs. This is like in later generations. The bounden duty of the army is to obey orders and obey commands, and nothing else matters.

You are a good civil official, we can't scold you, why don't we stop playing with you?

After Fan Jingwen finished speaking, Ni Yuanlu immediately agreed, while Meng Zhaoxiang abstained.

"I feel that although this school is in a hurry, it is a good strategy in the long run." Minister of the Ministry of War Li Banghua thought for a while.

Li Banghua didn't care about the difference between civil and military affairs, he was an outlier among civil servants, his uncle didn't love his grandmother's stubborn temper, and sometimes it could drive Chongzhen to death, but the truth was clear.

Maybe this is the only way to completely put an end to civil and military disputes, and also make His Majesty feel at ease.

"It's just... Excuse me, to be blunt, the ruler in power must be the wise ruler of all ages, otherwise..." Li Banghua really had a straight temper, and he saw that the problem was about to be raised immediately, so he didn't care about the emperor's face.

His meaning is very clear, if there is a foolish emperor, a foolish emperor with elite soldiers in his hands, wouldn't Daming suffer disaster?

"Does Li Aiqing mean that I am a fool?" Chongzhen said coldly.

"Your Majesty, forgive me, I don't have that intention!" Li Banghua immediately got up and knelt down to plead guilty, thinking that that's what happened to you.

Although Chongzhen was unhappy to wake up the dreamer with a single word, I am afraid that this is really a problem.

"It's easy to handle. The prince can go to the school to study. How did we come to Ming Dynasty? It was created by Emperor Taizu Gao with a knife and a gun. The prince must also understand soldiers."

Liu Hongjian patted Chongzhen's dragon fart by the way.

"The minister seconded the proposal!" Meng Zhaoxiang, a scholar of Zhongji Temple, expressed his attitude. It's good not to fight civil and military affairs, the imperial court can be less smoky, and civil servants can just settle down.

"Second minister!" Dongge University scholar Han Yu waited until the end to speak.

His position was already clear, and he didn't have the right to speak until the end to avoid suspicion. Anyway, at this point, it was already clear whether he said it or not.

"Then the matter is settled like this. It's just that I'm not the leader of the mountain. I don't understand military affairs. Liu Qing, come here." Seeing that everyone was silent, Chongzhen immediately said.

"No, Your Majesty, this mountain chief must come with you, otherwise, I will quit." Liu Hongjian became furious when he heard this, and said to himself, uncle, aren't you putting me on fire?
His achievements and prestige have already made him tremble with fear. Although you trust me, uncle, the courtiers and the people of the world don't think so!

"I won't allow it, the head of the mountain needs you to come!" Chongzhen is a stubborn person. If he wants to do things well, he must find the person who handles the matter, and he still has self-knowledge. After all, he has not accomplished anything in the past 20 years. thing.

"This... Your Majesty, do you think this will work out? I will only serve as the head of the mountain for two years. When the martial arts hall is on the right track, I will immediately step down and let your Majesty take charge of it." Fuck me.

Lao Tzu is already busy enough, the navy, ordnance station, civil studies, various workshops, plus being sent out on business from time to time.

My God, I have a dream. I dream of traveling around the world one day, but now I am so busy!

"Sure." Chongzhen felt happy, I didn't even suspect you of this Zhu Zi, but you did suspect me first, you really deserved to fight.

The two-year period was an agreement between Liu Hongjian and Chongzhen, but...

PS: Let’s popularize the definition of Donglin Party. Donglin Party is a bureaucratic political group dominated by Jiangnan scholar-bureaucrats in the late Ming Dynasty. Those who oppose reform, collect business taxes, and measure land all damage their interests. In a broad sense, they can all be called the Donglin Party. People's ability to deal with things is not bad, after all, they are all the favored children of heaven, so they didn't attack them.

(End of this chapter)