Chongzhen: I am the king of prosperous times

Chapter 649 Liaodong Military Reform (1)

A heavy snow covered the Forbidden City with silver, and the howling wind blew countless snowflakes. To the Forbidden City, it seemed a bit more poetic, but to many people, snow represented the unbearable cold winter.

"This year has passed so fast, it will be five years in Chongzhen in a blink of an eye."

Emperor Chongzhen stood with his hands behind his back, standing outside the Hall of Martial Ying, looking at the falling white snow, he said emotionally: "Although the situation of Guochao has eased a lot, there are still many problems.

After this deep winter, I don't know how many people will die.

If the national treasury can be filled more, then I, the emperor of Ming Dynasty, can do more useful things for the people of Ming Dynasty. "

Wang Zaijin, Huang Liji, Fu Zonglong, Yang Wenyue, Ding Qirui, Yang Sichang, Qu Shiqi, Chen Xinjia and other military ministers and military counselors standing with their hands down, heard the words of the emperor, look at me, I look at you, blowing against the whistling The cold wind showed different expressions.

"Let's go into the palace to discuss politics."

Emperor Chongzhen flicked his robe sleeves, turned around and walked towards the palace with his head held high.

"The ministers obey the order."

Everyone immediately bowed and saluted.

Walking into the warm Wuying Hall, the chill on his body was dispelled, and Emperor Chongzhen frowned slightly, although he didn't want to think about it.

However, in Daming at this stage, the gap between the rich and the poor is still very large, the contradictions between the classes are still sharp, and the problems are still very prominent.

This cannot be solved in a few years, it will take 10 years, 20 years, or even longer, and it will be gradually solved through continuous regulation, guidance, and development.

The territory under the jurisdiction of the Ming Dynasty is vast, and the situation varies from place to place. It is not as simple as talking about it if you want to govern this huge country well.

"Now that the climate in various parts of northern Xinjiang is getting colder, many troops have been dispatched to suppress the rebellion of Liu Zei, Ningxia, and Jianlu. Are all the cotton armor, cotton clothes, and quilts needed in various places prepared and dispatched?" throughout?"

Emperor Chongzhen sat firmly on the dragon chair, looked at Wang Zaijin and the others, and said, "Especially the ministries of the Beijing camp that are ordered to go to war all need to be allocated by the imperial court, unlike the Liao land that can raise part of it by itself.

I don't want to see my great Ming athlete, who didn't die on the battlefield, but freezes to death on the front line because the imperial court's allocation is not timely! "

"Report to Your Majesty."

Wang Zaijin quickly stepped forward and bowed: "For the ministries of the Beijing camp stationed in the northwest border to fight against the rebellion in Ningxia, as early as a few months ago, our Military Aircraft Department coordinated with the Ministry of Households and the Ministry of War, and clarified the procedures with the factories under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Cotton armor, padded clothes, quilts and other winter-proof items needed by various ministries of the Beijing camp were rushed out, and transported to various places through the former fingers of the bandits to suppress the rebellion.

As for the various frontier troops stationed in the Liao region, the Liaodong Governor's Office previously submitted a memorial, saying that the Liao region would raise supplies to keep out the cold by itself, and there was no need for the imperial court to allocate them. "

The army is the organization that consumes the most money and food. Whether it is food and clothing, food and salaries, or rewards and pensions, a large amount of money is needed to support it.

But if you want to ensure absolute stability, you cannot do without the deterrence of the army.

Emperor Chongzhen's attitude towards governing the army was clear. He needed a strong army that could be drawn out to fight, and he didn't want an army that was corrupt inside.

Through various previous arrangements, there is already a certain size of troops in the army under the jurisdiction of the Ming Dynasty, which is tilting and changing in the direction that Emperor Chongzhen wanted.

"Just solve it."

Emperor Chongzhen lifted up the sleeves of his robe, looked around at the officials in the hall, and said: "Today, when I summoned all the ministers to discuss military affairs, what I'm talking about is not other places, but the army guarding the border in Liao.

With the steady advancement of the pan-Liaodong strategy, the current situation of the Ming Dynasty in the Liao region is relatively stable. At least there will be no movement from the Jianku Eight Banners, which will lead to a sudden turn for the worse.

And Sun Chengzong, the governor of Liaodong, since he came out of the town of Liao, has made clear the matter of withdrawing guards and setting up a mansion under the circumstances, and raised several strong troops capable of fighting. This also made the situation of my Ming in Liao a little complicated. "

complex?

Wang Zaijin, Huang Liji, Fu Zonglong, Yang Wenyue, Ding Qirui, Yang Sichang, Qu Shixu, Chen Xinjia and other military ministers and military counselors showed different expressions.

As far as the current situation of the Liao region is concerned, it is the most stable period for Ming since the late Wanli Dynasty, especially the emergence of the Liaodong Rebel Army led by Li Zicheng, which made it impossible for the soldiers of the Jianlu Eight Banners to threaten Daming anytime and anywhere.

The establishment of many customs clearances in the Liao region allowed the Mongolian ministries such as Chahar, Neikarka, and Karaqin to continue their customs clearance and trade with the Ming Dynasty, so that they could obtain daily necessities such as silk, tea, and cotton cloth. The Horqin ministries who are close to the Jianlu Eight Banners, and even the Jianlu Eight Banners, launched corresponding offensives and confrontations.

If a situation like this can be maintained in the Liao region for several years, it only takes a few years, and the powerful and brutal Jianlu Eight Banners will be consumed to death alive!

It is precisely for this reason that Western Liaoning gradually implemented the withdrawal of guards and establishment of government. When this matter spread to the Gyeonggi area, it caused a lot of criticism and doubts, but it attracted strong support from the Military Aircraft Department.

The roots are simple.

Western Liaoning gradually implemented the withdrawal of guards and the establishment of government offices, allowing Liao to develop on its own. The speed may be very slow and the efficiency is very slow, but it has reduced the financial pressure on the country.

This is obvious to all.

"The reason why I say it's complicated is not that the order of the Liao land is complicated, but that the army guarding the Liao land is complicated." Emperor Chongzhen looked around at the ministers, looked at their different expressions, and continued.

"According to Sun Chengzong's previous memorandum, there are many troops guarding the Liao land, and they are very mixed. Many troops are even the Liao army from the Tianqi Dynasty, but the organizational system under their command is seriously incomplete.

Faced with such a situation, it is inevitable that many problems will arise when distributing food and salaries, and allocating military supplies such as ordnance, firearms, and artillery.

Although the situation in the Liao region tended to be stable in the past, it was not particularly stable in many cases. Therefore, although I know this situation, I can't interfere too much with the establishment.

After all, rectifying the army requires stabilizing the situation. If the Eight Banners of Jianlu launched an offensive against us in western Liaoning and other places when we were rectifying the troops on the border, it would only affect the stability of the Liao region.

However, the situation is different now. After the implementation of the withdrawal of guards and the establishment of a mansion in western Liaoning, the situation has become more and more stable, and the Eight Banners of Jianlu are tired of fighting, and I am afraid that the damage to their subordinates will not be small.

Therefore, I want to take this opportunity to carry out a comprehensive rectification of the frontier troops guarding the Liao land, so as to ensure that the troops defending the Liao land can deal with the future situation in the Liao land with a new look. "

With the gradual disintegration of the power of the generals in Liaodong, Emperor Chongzhen's control over the Liao army can be said to have increased correspondingly with the strengthening of the Liaodong Governor's Office. This also made Emperor Chongzhen want to rectify the Liao army. Really control the situation in western Liaoning, and then conquer the Eight Banners of Jianlu, and truly regain the whole territory of eastern Liaoning.

(End of this chapter)