Dragon map of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1605 Great Ming Armament Five

The financial resources that Mu Jing had to consider to solve were not purely coin issues. The Ming Dynasty had a new law stipulating that only the imperial court had the right to mine copper mines and mint copper coins.

So as long as there are enough copper mines, the court will have as much money as it wants.

However, if there are too many coins, productivity and the economy cannot keep up, and a situation of inflation will be created, which will lead to another economic chaos.

This is not what Mu Jing wants.

What he wants is to increase Daming's productivity by a stage, so that the entire gap can be resolved.

But again, the currency needs reform.

Although the Daming Tongbao released this year is good, the copper standard is still a little bit worse, and copper is a more useful metal, so it is a bit wasted when it is used as coins.

The silver standard is Mujing's idea. The Ming silver coins have already started to be minted, but when they will start to be issued is really uncertain.

In addition, Mujing plans to start the circulation of gold coins.

In the Han Dynasty, although gold was also a currency, it was not a currency in circulation. Most of it was just a symbol of money. Most people used five baht coins, and few people knew how to settle with gold cakes.

Song Shan intends to cast Ming Yuanbao, which is gold coins, gold, silver and copper, with silver coins as the standard, plus copper coins, and gold coins on top as high-end currency.

Daming's currency system will surpass the previous dynasty by an unknown number of ranks, and it will not fall behind for at least 100 years.

As for the birth of real coins, two conditions must be met. First, the progress of printing technology, and second, the reputation of the Ming court has reached a sufficient level.

Otherwise, the birth of coins is just a piece of waste paper, and no one will favor it.

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On the high mountain, the breeze blew by, and the sound of the Three Gorges slapping on the shore pulled Mu Jing's thoughts away from the currency issue, and his pupils flickered.

These things should be suppressed first. At present, military affairs are still the most important thing.

Mu Jing instructed Zhang Song: "Zi Qiao, the existence of the Daming Armament Department is an auxiliary existence for the entire army. You have a heavy responsibility, and you must be fully prepared for some things. Just like fighting on the front line, I will ask them to , no matter what the battlefield is like, first of all their staff members must prepare a second set of combat plans, if there is no prepared plan, then we will suffer a lot when we respond!"

The general system is already in the army and has gradually formed a scale.

Mu Jing couldn't make every battle plan, but he had to make every battle plan, which was the best way to reduce casualties.

Under Mu Jing's will, the atmosphere in the army has naturally changed a lot, and the position of the general has also become more and more important.

But now the reliance of the chief generals on the generals is also increasing day by day.

Everything is forewarned, nothing is foregone, and a well-prepared battle is always much better than the kind of battle that goes to the battlefield with a gun in hand.

This set can also be used in logistics.

"The final general will definitely remember His Majesty's instruction!" Zhang Song said, cupping his hands.

"One more thing!"

Mujing looked at Zhang Song, and his eyes became sharper: "The formation of the Artillery Army is a top secret in the army. Except for the Privy Council envoys, the rest are not allowed to know, even the generals of various departments, ask You are not allowed to answer. Your files are even more confidential. In Ming Dynasty, there are some moles to some extent. Once the war starts, the news must go first. , we need to reach a certain level of cooperation with Jing Wusi, and be more careful in the work of anti-spies infiltrating!"

Although the intelligence work in this era is not so careful, but the people here are all smart. The development of Jingwu Division has surpassed the times, and it has driven the progress of the entire intelligence collection work.

The first is Cao Cao's Yelou. The Yelou is run by poisonous warriors like Jia Xu, and has Jing Wusi as its section. Their rapid development has exceeded Mujing's expectations.

Especially with regard to the previous gunpowder workshop, this time Jing Wusi was tricked on his own territory and suffered an unprecedented loss.

This is the progress of the night building.

Jing Wusi can infiltrate, so can Yelou, and Jia Xu should have let go of a lot of dark things in the southwest, and now he is mobilized, which is enough to greatly increase the power of Yelou.

In addition, Jiangdong and the Northern Territory have active operations in Daming. Although Daming is not a sieve, the territory covering the entire western part of the Central Plains is not so meticulously arranged.

What's more, now that the New Deal is rampant, the group of people from the old system are fighting back. In fact, the interior is a bit chaotic, and many people will take advantage of the chaos to do things.

Although the Privy Council is an official office with relatively high security, it may not be impenetrable, especially the Armament Department. The Armament Department's files related to the entire Ming Dynasty's armament are here.

If there is a problem with these two, the Ming army will be directly put on the table.

This can be fatal.

"The last general must pay more attention to it!" Zhang Song also panicked, and quickly cupped his hands and said, "I will sort out the Armament Division again, and I will ask Jingwu Division to screen me again. Also, in the future, I will enter and leave the Armament Division's office. I will also let people be on guard, absolutely not allowing anyone to leak the files of my Armaments Department!"

"Just to remind you!"

Mu Jing smiled: "Just know it in your heart, such a mistake is fatal, and no one will be able to save it at that time, your own little life, take care of yourself!"

"Yes!"

Zhang Song paid more attention to this matter, and he began to think in his mind whether to ask the Privy Council to re-establish a screening plan for entering and exiting the Armaments Department.

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Another day passed, and Mujing's life was leisurely and leisurely. Every day, he was surrounded by a group of people and watched the training of each battalion.

Zhang Liao got the Shangfang sword, and his efficiency has been greatly improved. In the past two days, several battalion school lieutenants of the grinder have been dealt with.

The atmosphere in the entire Baidi Mountain Army Town suddenly became more and more serious, and Zhang Liao respected Zhang Liao even more this time, but no one dared to delay when there was an army order.

Looking at the camp, Mu Jing seemed to be curious when he heard the sound of fighting. The day when Ming Dynasty ruled the world is not far away.

"His Majesty!"

It was Li Yan who walked in, and Li Yan bowed his hands in salute, his voice interrupted Mu Jing's vision of the future.

"Zhengfang, just in time!"

Mu Jing beckoned and let him come over: "I haven't seen you these days, so I thought you were fooling around somewhere!"

"Your Majesty, I just came back from the northwest front!" Li Yan said angrily, "In the northwest, you can't fool around if you want to. It's all a piece of wind and sand and a yellow map!"

"Ha ha!"

Mu Jing laughed, and then asked, "How about the Black Armored Cavalry Army?"

Pang Xi's Heijia Battalion was the first to expand into a military system.

This is the first cavalry in Ming Dynasty.

The main thing is to guard against the Huns in the north.

The Xiongnu are already ready to move. This is not the first time they have gone south to the north and crossed the border to provoke. Sooner or later, it will happen.

"The war is on!"

Li Yan cupped his hands and reported: "Pang Xi is worthy of being a general of the cavalry. The cavalry army that was built only a few months ago became as fierce as a tiger when it entered the battlefield. It directly defeated the cavalry of the two major tribes of the Huns and forced the Huns to withdraw. Northland!"

"So vicious?"

Mu Jing's eyes brightened slightly.

He has always been worried about the situation in the northwest. The Huns in the north may not dare to continue to march into Hetao, and to the east is the grassland of the increasingly powerful Xianbei tribe.

The Southern Huns have fallen, and now the only thing that can be seized, apart from the Hetao Plain, is the northern land of Liangzhou.

Entering the Hetao, you will definitely face the main forces of the Central Plains.

It is not impossible for them to take the Northland as a reliance first, and then march into the Hetao Plain.

Li Yan nodded and said, "Pang Xi is indeed a rare cavalry general. His accomplishments in cavalry battles and his prudence in command are the best generals I have ever seen!"

"There are not many generals who can receive such praise from you, he should be pretty good!"

Mu Jingting nodded, smiled, and said: "However, the soldiers in the Northland are fierce, and the ideological and political work must be done properly. We can't let the soldiers only know about General Pang, but not the power of the emperor. This is not good for the court. It's not good for General Pang!"

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, I made a special trip to the Northwest just for this matter. General Pang Xi is very cooperative with this matter. Our ideological and political instructors have already taken root in the army!"

Li Yan cupped his hands and reported: "Da Ming's supernatural power is by no means comparable to that of a general. Similarly, the Political Secretary will let them know that they are fighting for Daming, not for one person!"

The Ideological and Political Department, which was established by the Privy Council of the Ming Dynasty, has already played a pivotal role in the military.

Every ideological and political instructor is a scholar who is responsible for controlling the thinking in the army.

This is a very important reform that Mujing has made to the army. He has always believed in one thing, the so-called military spirit is faith, and an army with faith cannot be defeated.

"well done!"

Mu Jing nodded and said: "Since you are back, you should speed up your actions and cooperate with Zhang Liao to complete the important task of expanding the army. It is very important to ensure that after the expansion of the army, the morale of the soldiers will not be turbulent!"

"I came back from the northwest in a hurry for the purpose of expanding the army. As the ministries expand, we also need to send more people to the ideological and political department, but now we have insufficient talent reserves in several training classes!"

Li Yan said with a wry smile: "So I want to ask His Majesty for some people!"

"Those talents who failed the ranking?"

Mu Jing thought of Li Yan's thoughts, and said with a smile: "You can turn your head very quickly!"

"I can't help it. Those who can enter the list can be candidates for officials. I want to recruit people, but they don't want to come. In the hearts of many scholars, the army is still a rough place!"

Li Yan said helplessly: "Therefore, only those scholars who failed the exam can't be relied on for juren. Although they have fame, many people may not have the confidence to take the exam again. If I give them a chance this time, they may not be willing to board the boat. Besides, people with military status are not humble in Ming Dynasty, His Majesty has created the advantage of military status, and also changed many people's fear of joining the army!"

"Aren't you afraid of offending the Zhengshitang?" Mu Jing thought for a while, and said, "They regard those failed candidates as reserves for the second imperial examination, so it may not be so easy to give them to you!"

Scholars who can be admitted as scholars all have a few brushes, but in the same stage competition, they just lost. There are only so many places for candidates. If they can't get in, it doesn't mean they have no talents.

Moreover, this is the first imperial examination in Ming Dynasty. The first imperial examination represents the scholars who have accumulated over the decades. They all participated in this imperial examination. It is definitely the imperial examination with the most talents.

Therefore, these scholars who failed the list are not as knowledgeable as Juren. It is not because they are incapable. They can stand out from the rest of the county. They are talents in themselves, talents among scholars.

Li Yan's eyes were very sharp, and he saw this point quickly, and his movements were also very fast. If he waited until after the imperial examination in October, it might not be his turn.

The Zhengshitang must have noticed by then, and there will not be a single bone left for him.

"What am I afraid of!"

Li Yan sneered: "I belong to the Privy Council. I don't know that the imperial examination is only for the political affairs hall to provide talents. It is also me who provides talents for our Privy Council. I will eat what they eat now. If there is any objection, I will ask Huang Shijun and If you want to come forward, at worst, go to Dali Temple to fight a lawsuit, you are still afraid of them!"

"Row!"

He was so confident, Mujing didn't say much, a bowl of water had to be level, he couldn't favor the Zhengshitang, and let the members of the Privy Council feel that it was not their turn.

Mu Jing thought for a while and said, "But don't tell everyone about this matter, you asked me about it, and I won't admit it!"

He will not participate in the lawsuits between the Privy Council and the Political Affairs Hall. As the boss, he is superior. It is normal for you younger brothers to argue, and I am not partial.

"I understand!" Li Yan is also very smart, he smiled treacherously, and said: "I will return to Yudu tonight, from the northwest to Yudu!"

"Li Zhengfang, you have begun to evolve into an old fox!"

Mu Jing rubbed his head, this guy will definitely stir up the situation when he returns, if he recruits talents with great hands, how can the Zhengshitang not respond.

Hey!
Mujing felt that it was himself who might have a headache in the end.

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The military conference was held for two consecutive days, and the progress of the military expansion was visible to Mu Jing with the naked eye. First of all, the gaps in the battle damage of the various ministries last year had been completed in name.

Then the supplementary troops under the expansion of the various ministries are almost in place.

Of course, this is just data.

The young and strong recruits recruited from all over the place entered the school grounds of Baidi City yesterday as the last batch, and they have not been dispatched yet, because they have to go through the first uniform training for recruits.

This time, in order to speed up, Zhang Liao will personally train this batch of recruits. He will complete the three-month training for recruits within one month.

Similarly, various military workshops also began to deliver equipment for recruits to Baidi Mountain one after another.

Wait until the recruits are trained.

Then send the armament down.

Then Daming's military expansion this time is basically half completed, and the remaining half needs time to adjust.

(End of this chapter)