Daming: I, the emperor who trains the carpenter

"How about the new army formation experiment?"

Zhu Youxiao asked suddenly.

"Zhao Yuqi conducted an experiment in Dongying. The new organization has a certain impact on the new army in the short term, but with the enhanced firepower configuration, these effects can be ignored. And after the new army adapts, the new organization is more effective than the original organization. Give full play to the advantages of the new army." Zhang Haogu said.

Zhu Youxiao nodded, pondered for a moment and said, "It's enough for Master to have a bottom line in his heart. I will leave this aspect to Master."

"These things will be taken care of by the master, I don't worry, the master will do it; I will wait for the three armies to be ready next year to pacify Liaodong."

"Minister, lead the decree." Zhang Haogu bowed and saluted, Zhu Youxiao had already given the last time, next year.

Next year, we must make proper preparations, and then start a war against Huang Taiji!
After leaving Martial Ying Hall and returning to Wenyuan Pavilion, Lu Xiangsheng saw Zhang Haogu came back and asked, "Yuanfu, what did your majesty say?"

Zhang Haogu replied: "Your Majesty can't wait anymore. I have repeatedly dissuaded you and delayed the battle against Liaodong until next year. It is imperative to start the battle next year. The army must be prepared. After all, we not only have Huang Taiji as an opponent, And those warlord towns in Jiliao Army Town."

Lu Xiangsheng frowned slightly when he heard this: "Now the new formation of the new army is still under discussion, and the war will start next year. It will only take a year before and after. The new formation needs to be familiarized with, the new tactics need to be trained, and the drills also need to be changed. These will take a lot of time. A lot of time."

"This year was supposed to carry out the latest organizational changes and adaptive drills of the new army, but now we are facing the whole army and preparing for war, and all energy must be focused on Liaodong. If this new organization is implemented at the same time, it may affect the operation of Liaodong. ah."

Zhang Haogu was silent for a moment: "I have saved all of these, but Liaodong is indeed not suitable for procrastinating any longer."

"Ever since Huang Taiji became emperor, Liaodong has been a thorn that the imperial court cannot ignore. Now that the imperial court is full of martial arts, it is sweeping everywhere. It is our fault for letting Huang Taiji linger on."

"As for whether the new organization should be implemented together to prepare for war or to suspend operations with the existing organization, I will communicate with the generals first to see their opinions."

Lu Xiangsheng nodded: "That's fine."

The generals in Beijing currently include Zhou Yuji, Wang Dashan, and Han Yaowei, Zhao Yuqi is in Dongying, Fang Yunchu is in Yingtian, and these five together are the five commanders of the new army.

The remaining Cao Wenzhao is the governor of Mongolia, Yuan Chonghuan is the governor of Liaoning, Shi Kefa is the governor of Gansu and Shanxi, and Huang Degong is the governor of Jiaozhi. These are the generals of the new army. Xiong Tingbi, together with Wang Sanling, Wu Mingli and others are the commanders of each town, and they are all generals with real power.

When it comes to the establishment of military towns, strategies and tactics, etc., these generals have the most say.

Zhou Yuji, Wang Dashan, and Han Yaowei were in Shuntian Mansion, and the other generals were not allowed to enter Beijing unless there were special circumstances. Zhang Haogu first communicated with the three and then sent letters to all the generals to ask for their opinions.

Although the Fifth Army Commander's Mansion is getting weaker and weaker, and now there is only one name left, but the location of the mansion is good anyway, and it is now occupied by the New Army as the main office of the generals in the capital.

Maybe in the future, the Fifth Army Commander's Mansion belonging to the Three Great Ming Battalions will be replaced by the New Army's Fifth Army Commander's Mansion.

"Yuansuke."

Seeing Zhang Haogu coming, Zhou Yuji, Wang Dashan and Han Yaowei got up quickly.

Zhang Haogu greeted the three of them, and then went straight to the topic: "You all know about the new establishment of the new army recently."

"Originally, my plan was to use Dongpu as an experiment first, and then each town will complete the new establishment step by step, supplementing the missing soldiers and ordnance."

"However, the situation has changed now. The imperial court will go to war against Huang Taiji next year if there is no accident. You can also see the preparations made by the imperial court. Do you have any ideas about the new formation of the new army?"

Zhou Yuji said without hesitation: "The new establishment is definitely a good thing for the new army. Each town will increase its manpower by half and all kinds of firearms will increase. Then each town of our army will be able to exert stronger strength and play a greater role." many effects."

"In the past, two towns or even three towns needed to cooperate with each other to fight, but now one town can do it, and the command is smoother. At the same time, the firepower of battalion-level units has increased. Use your commanding officer."

"Yuanfu, what you are worried about is whether the new army can get familiar with the new formation and adapt to combat during this period. Currently, there are three towns in Liaonan and three towns in Chahar near Huangtaiji in Liaodong, with a total of more than [-] people. , is the imperial court’s nail to nail down Huang Taiji, and the imperial courts of these six towns may not make any changes for now.”

Zhang Haogu said: "You mean, change other places first?"

Zhou Yuji smiled and said: "That's right, now the second town in Shandong and the second town in Henan can be changed to a new establishment, and the four towns that conquered Dongying have also returned. Although the fourth town and the fifth town lack some manpower, the establishment has not damage."

"The imperial court might as well replenish these nine towns with manpower and weapons first, and practice according to the latest establishment. They can also go directly to the top during wartime."

"Shall we change the nine towns first? It's feasible." Zhang Haogu nodded.

Han Yaowei also said: "Yuanfu, what Brother Zhou said is also our idea. It's not easy to say, which general doesn't want to see the army getting stronger and stronger."

"Currently the new army has 39 towns, including the 47 Mongolian cavalry, there are only [-]. This manpower is really not enough for the current Ming Dynasty."

"Northwest, southwest, grassland, and northeast, where do you not need elite soldiers to guard them? Even the hinterland of the Central Plains requires heavy troops. In case of war, the safety of the northern and southern capitals must also be considered. After these things, how many people can the court move?"

"If it is based on the new establishment, each of the 39 towns of the imperial court can occupy one side. From Liaodong to Gansu and Shanxi, nine towns of the imperial court are enough. The rest are deployed in the southwest, plus the southeast and Central Plains. At least ten towns of mobile soldiers can be freed up."

Wang Dashan also said: "Yuanfu, the court's cavalry is still too small, and the court needs to add more cavalry."

Looking at these generals, Zhang Haogu was a little bit dumbfounded, each one of them just opened their mouths about the number of staff, but now that the Ming court is very rich, it is not a problem to support more soldiers.

Moreover, Daming pursued the strategy of elite soldiers, paying attention to quality, and only considered quantity when quality was guaranteed, but looking at the whole of Daming's hundreds of millions of miles, [-] soldiers were indeed too few.

Taking a sip of his tea, Zhang Haogu also felt a little helpless when he looked at the eager-eyed generals. These generals were all old men from Datong Academy, and he knew what these generals were thinking.

Sighing, Zhang Haogu said: "Okay, who are you pretending to be like this for me? I planned the change of the new army's establishment. What's the use of pretending here? I'll tell you too, I The plan is not just the adaptation of 39 new army towns; the [-] cavalry in Mongolia will also fine-tune four cavalry towns. .”

"You don't have to worry about what you have. I will give you the establishment. You don't have to worry about the soldiers, ordnance, money and food, but you have to guarantee the combat power of the new army. Next year, the imperial court will launch troops against Huang Taiji, and His Majesty may personally conquest , if His Majesty really goes to the front line in person, you won’t be able to show the prestige of the new army, so you won’t come to see me and Your Majesty.”

Hearing Zhang Haogu's words, the three of them were overjoyed, Yuan Fu still thought about their new army, the establishment, soldiers, weapons, money and food, if there is someone who can be the master of the house, the new army will feel at ease.

Looking at the smiling faces of these three people, Zhang Haogu couldn't help but smile: "Okay, just as you said, the two towns of Shandong, the two towns of Henan, and the five towns of Shuntianfu will be transformed into new establishments, and the positions of Chahar and Liaonan will be changed. It’s special, let’s not change it for now, let’s prepare.”

"No." The three stood up.

Leaving the Five Armies Governor's Mansion and returning to the cabinet, Zhang Haogu explained the situation to Lu Xiangsheng, and then asked: "Lu Xiang, you are the God of Wealth of the imperial court, the chief steward, the personnel of the Nine Towns New Army, and the military equipment. no problem?"

Lu Xiangsheng briefly thought about it and said: "If it is just the new establishment of the new army in the Nine Towns, the number of new soldiers is only 9000 or [-], and there are sufficient weapons and ammunition. The court can complete it in a short time."

Zhang Haogu nodded: "Then let's do this. First change the nine towns, then three towns in southern Liaoning, three towns in Chahar, two towns in Shanxi, and four towns in Gansu and Shanxi. The main direction in the past two years is Liaodong, and when Liaodong is leveled, turn to the northwest."

"Too aggressive."

Huang Zongxi stepped forward: "Yuanfu, the student is here."

Zhang Haogu said: "Record the content of my conversations with General Zhou, General Wang, and General Han and the new establishment of the nine towns of the New Army, and send them to Cao Wenzhao, Governor of Mongolia, Shi Kefa, Governor of Gansu and Shaanxi, Yuan Chonghuan, Governor of Liaoning, and Huang Degong, Governor of Jiaozhi. , and Zhao Yuqi and Fang Yun set out to inform them of the outcome of the matter and see if they have any other opinions."

Huang Zongxi nodded: "The student understands."

The change of the new army is a major event, not only related to the battle against Liaodong next year, but also related to the stability of the border of Ming Dynasty. The cabinet has invested a lot of energy in this regard.

The military, money and food involving nearly 6 people cannot be sloppy by the court. The Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of War are in charge of this matter. Zhang Haogu is not only concerned about this matter, he is also concerned about the implementation of the New Deal in the south.

Now the two lakes, Jiangsu and Zhejiang are all covered by the New Deal, and there are only seven provinces left: Jiangxi and Fujian, Guangdong and Guangxi, and Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan in the southwest.

After the coverage of these places is completed, and the equal distribution of land and new policies are fully implemented, the entire Ming Dynasty will be completely rejuvenated.

Zhang Haogu paid more attention to the New Deal in the south than the preparations for the battle against Liaodong. After all, Liaodong was just a corner of the country. In the past, the Ming Dynasty, which was suffering from a long illness, could keep Jiannu out of the pass. Now the Ming Dynasty can easily defeat it. Jian slave, so now Huang Taiji is not looking forward to hitting Daming, but hoping that Daming will not hit him.

In the south, Yunnan-Guichuan, Guangdong, Guangxi, and Jiangxi-Fujian are related to many aspects such as the new policy of the imperial court, taxation, and people's livelihood. Especially the coastal areas such as Fujian and Guangdong are important places for taxation, and Yunguichuan is the important place in the southwest of Ming Dynasty. There are not only Han people, but also chieftains, raw seedlings, etc. Many of them live in the mountains, with little information and strong folk customs.

The implementation of the New Deal in these places is more difficult and takes more energy.

What's more, the vassal kings in the south were not as cooperative as expected.

Even the vassal kings in the north, if they were not forced by the court with real swords and guns, these fattened pigs would not be willing to share their land and property. It would not only be their land, but their meat.

Perhaps for them, cutting their own flesh is more enjoyable than taking their own land.

Zhang Haogu was also helpless towards these vassal kings, but it was not easy to treat these vassal kings right now.

After all, since the implementation of the New Deal, too many nobles have died under the New Deal.

Since those vassal kings were abolished, which vassal kings in the north and south of the Yangtze River are not afraid?

And the dukes and nobles in Shuntian Mansion and Yingtian Mansion, how many people died?
Although there would be no implementation of the New Deal without these headcounts, even if the heads were killed, the implementation of the New Deal would still not be smooth. The gentry and feudal lords from all over the South still resisted the implementation of the New Deal. The farther away from Shuntian Mansion, the more resistant these people Tenacity, in the final analysis is still a word, the sky is high and the emperor is far away, as long as the knife has not fallen on him, he will not know the pain.

Fortunately, Zhu Youxiao has the courage to awaken the blood of the great grandfather. Back then, the great grandfather played "golden cups for you to drink together, no mercy with white blades" to the fullest, and Zhu Youxiao did the same.

What's more, he is not familiar with those vassal kings or dukes.

Zhu Youxiao has courage, and the people below will have the confidence to implement it. With the support of Zhu Youxiao and Zhang Haogu, the New Deal has only now been pushed to the southeast.

But now, whether Guangdong, Guangxi or Yunguichuan, they are too far away from Shuntian Mansion, too far away from the imperial court and too close to the princes and dignitaries.As a result, the implementation of the New Deal in these places has been repeatedly blocked, and there are no less than dozens of copies of the papers presented below.

At the beginning of the implementation of the New Deal, it would be possible to use thunderous means to kill people to establish their prestige, but right now, it is no longer easy to kill people, especially in the absence of conclusive evidence, those dignitaries and vassals are not easy to move.

It was like this from time to time, the court killed more people before, but didn't the vassal king still not move lightly?
Right now, the rich and powerful are not easy to kill, let alone the vassal king?
The principle of the court is that as long as the vassal king can compromise, although he will lose his land and property, his family wealth can still be preserved. With the addition of the palace and some leftover businesses, the vassal king can still live a life of luxury and wealth, and the restrictions are smaller than before .

But those vassal kings in the south, not only clinging to money, but also the land title deeds are called lifelines. They all gritted their teeth and covered their heads and pretended to know nothing, as if they could ignore everything outside and continue on. Holding their own money and property, spending time and wine.

Such a hobgoblin attitude made it very difficult for the New Party officials in the south to deal with. After all, the vassal king is a vassal king, he belongs to the Zhu clan, and he belongs to the royal family of Ming Dynasty.

Facing these vassal kings, not to mention these officials, Zhang Haogu felt a little headache, each and every one of them relied on the sky high and the emperor was far away. Go out and clean up these worms.

The next day, the regular cabinet meeting.

Huang Zongxi and Gu Yanwu brought up a bunch of booklets, Huang Liji flipped them over and put them down with a helpless expression.

Lu Xiangsheng couldn't help frowning when he saw it: "It's really difficult to implement the New Deal in the south."

"Although the old party is no longer a concern, they are now huddling together to keep warm. Fujian, Jiangxi, Guangdong, Guangxi, and Sichuan and Guizhou are now the strongholds of the old party."

Zhang Ruitu said with a smile: "There is no way around it. The new policy is gradually implemented, and new officials are installed one by one. These old officials have to keep retreating. It is not surprising that they report to the group to keep warm; what's more, the old party's rotten boat is also a few catties. Nail, it is unrealistic to want to clean them all up.”

Lu Xiangsheng took a sip of his tea. Could he not understand that it is unrealistic to completely clean up the old party?

The old party has now turned to the New Deal, but the parties are still different, and the most important thing is not that the old party doesn't want to let go and want to integrate into the new party, but that the emperor can't let the old party completely fall.

Once the old party completely collapsed and only the new party remained, then there would really be only one voice left in Ming Dynasty.

It is Zhu Youxiao who needs the old party to exist, so the old party can still maintain the seven provinces at present.

It is also Zhu Youxiao's ambiguous attitude towards the old party. Whether the old bureaucrats or the powerful, they are all stubbornly unwilling to hand over the land, and they have tried every means to obstruct the implementation of the New Deal.

However, as long as they don't obstruct them in the open, it's not easy to deal with them. This is the key to the difficulty of implementing the New Deal in the south.

Not to mention those old bureaucrats, local dignitaries, and the princes behind the gentry and landlords.

The vassal king is a big problem, involving the grand master, even Zhu Youxiao is unwilling to kill people, the best is to abolish the kings and continue to let them live. After all, fighting in the same room is not only taboo, but also disliked by the world.

No one would like an emperor who fights against his own relatives and kills his relatives. Even if the emperor has a good intention and is for the sake of the people, the people will still think that the emperor is cold by nature.

This is the most common ideal and the most realistic situation. The people are simple, but the people are also very complicated.

Thinking of those feudal princes in the south, Zhang Haogu frowned again: "It is indeed difficult to implement the New Deal in the seven provinces in the south."

"But the land of the two lakes, the land of Jiangsu and Zhejiang has been taken by us, and the feudal lords of the two lakes have also been driven away. It is already very good that we can proceed smoothly to this point."

"The implementation of the New Deal in the south, Governor Wang in the south of the Yangtze River also gave me a lot of notes, and I have read them all. They are all actual difficulties and not excuses."

"Right now, let everyone work harder, insert a few nails in the seven provinces, and nail them firmly. After the imperial court pacifies Liaodong and regains the northeast, it will attack the south with a big victory."

"The weather, people and harmony are all with us, let them struggle for a while longer."

Lu Xiangsheng nodded: "Now that's the only way to go. Those nobles and vassals in the south are really stinky, stubborn, and stubborn. I really want to send them to the farm directly."

Zhang Ruitu laughed and laughed: "The vassal king is involved in the clan, how to deal with his Majesty's arbitrary plan, we should do the current thing first, and the overall situation of Liaodong is still the main thing at present."

Lu Xiangsheng knew the meaning of Zhang Ruitu's reminder, finally opened his mouth and sighed: "That's it."