Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 958: Extracting pus and squeezing sores (5)

The Ming Dynasty was huge in size, and its territory was vast and complex. Each region had internal troubles, external threats, or both. Under such circumstances, new policies had to be implemented, but existing problems also had to be solved, so it was a huge test for people.

Since he ascended the throne, Zhu Youxiao has been doing one thing, which is to gradually eliminate batches of old officials in the officialdom, especially those who are corrupt and unworthy of being used. Among them, many were arrested and executed. Then, positions were vacated to promote the three generations of old, middle-aged and young people who can and want to do things.

Of course, this is unavoidable. Among the promoted group, there are those who cannot resist the temptation, but with the increasingly clear rectification of the administration, the Ming Dynasty's officialdom must be purged.

What's more, Zhu Youxiao firmly believes that a group of pillars of society will never do anything against their own conscience. After all, this is not a result of his test, but the result of their own determination. As long as he can give them absolute trust and reliance, Zhu Youxiao firmly believes that they can shoulder the burden and withstand tremendous pressure.

This is the core.

This is the place.

Starting from the fourth year of the Tianqi reign, Zhu Youxiao took a national perspective and, in overall coordination and deployment, combined rectification with new policies and mobilized talents in various fields to achieve his own strategic plans.

"The people from the Military Procuratorate have been ordered to leave Beijing to inspect the nine borders."

Xiyuan.

Ok Hee Palace.

Zhu Youxiao had a serious expression, and pointed at the map in front of him with his stick. "From the overall situation today, the conflicts and wars in the Northeast and Southeast provinces of the Ming Dynasty will not stop in the short term."

"In addition, we need to rectify the transport troops, and the impact this has had on the Huaihai region. Not long ago, the Guangxi Provincial Governor submitted a memorial stating the threat to western Guangdong."

"All of the above shows that the central government is under great pressure. I can even foresee that important border areas, especially the northwest, will be in turmoil due to the discovery of some things. This has been discussed a lot in the Military Affairs Council, right?"

Chen Shiqi, Zhang Guowei and other ministers of the Military Affairs Council standing before the emperor all showed complicated expressions after hearing this. The emperor made these points clear today, and there were indeed many voices in the Military Affairs Council.

Since the establishment of the Military Affairs Council, it has experienced the suppression of the Jianlu Rebellion and the She'an Rebellion. Before and after that, there were also suppression of rebellions, civil unrest, and even the War to Aid Korea.

It is obvious that all of the above experiences have achieved remarkable results under the concerted efforts of the Military Affairs Council and various armies, but why do such turmoil and conflicts still occur today?

"Your Majesty, can the inspection by the Military Procuratorate be postponed?"

Under such circumstances, a minister of the Military Affairs Council stepped forward and said, "Since the Tang King's grandson returned to the court, he has been organizing the troops stationed in Korea, which has caused many incidents in the vassal state of Korea. Some troops have even..."

At this point, the man stopped.

Among all the things Zhu Youxiao mentioned just now, the only thing that did not involve Korea was Korea. However, due to Zhu Youjian's return, some problems arose in Korea, which even indirectly affected the bilateral joint operations.

"Put on hold. Can I understand that the court is going to make concessions and continue to passively accept those long-standing illegal activities?"

Zhu Youxiao glanced at the ministers in front of him and asked, "If that is the case, why did I do all those things before, spending a lot of money and food, and calling countless Ming warriors to join the war?"

"I summoned you here today not to listen to these things, but to discuss how the central government should solve practical problems if any emergencies occur again." The atmosphere in the hall became subtle.

Zhu Youxiao was not at all surprised at his current situation. It was the result of accumulation over the past decades, or even longer.

Zhu Youxiao felt strange that all the problems and malpractices could be solved in just a few years. If the Ming Dynasty could be saved so easily, there wouldn't be so many strange things.

"Your Majesty is right."

Zhang Guowei stepped forward and bowed, saying, "The court can no longer sit idly by and watch the long-standing problems in the Nine Frontiers. If we allow them to rot, not to mention the Nine Frontiers themselves, once the Hetao Mongol tribes, the Ningxia Ordos tribes, and the Qinghai Tumed tribe dare to make any moves on our northwestern border, it will not be a question of how to rectify them, but whether we can defend the Ming territory."

"This is by no means alarmist!"

"Since the reopening of the Customs, a large number of groups have gathered in the border areas of Shanxi and other places, especially groups of armed merchants approved by the Customs General Administration, who have penetrated into Guihua City and further areas to trade. This has a great impact on the Hetao and Monan areas."

"People who are not of my kind must have different hearts. Some things must be planned in advance, rather than waiting until the problem occurs before thinking about how to solve it."

Zhu Youxiao showed a pleased smile.

This is the demeanor that a Minister of Military Affairs should have!!

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The Ming Dynasty was a huge dynasty with a long border and coastline, which meant that it was destined to be surrounded by many forces, including vassal states, hostile countries, and neutral forces. But no matter what the situation was, the Ming Dynasty had to take them all into consideration.

Only by standing at the overall perspective can we avoid problems from happening. This is why we have to deal with them in a panic. The Ming Dynasty should have taken the dominant advantage and taken control.

"In the northwest, there is Sun Chuanting; in the northeast, there are Xiong Tingbi, Hong Chengchou and others; in the southwest, there are Zhu Xieyuan, Shi Yongan, Wang Sanshan and others; in Guangdong and Guangdong, there is Chen Qiyu; and in the southeast, there are even more."

Zhu Youxiao collected his thoughts and said in a serious tone, "From an overall perspective, our dynasty is in a chaotic but not broken situation, which is very good in my opinion."

"Why?"

"If we want to solve the accumulated problems and cancers of the past, we must have a certain degree of turmoil. Otherwise, the entangled interests will crush people to death!!"

"But one thing that cannot be denied is that since I ascended the throne, I have done very little for the northwest, in order to avoid any unexpected situations during this period."

"My idea is to speed up the rectification and reorganization of the Beijing Camp. At the same time, the Military Affairs Council should dispatch personnel to the line from Xuanfu Town to Shanhaiguan Town to inspect and reward me. Once the rectification and reorganization of the Beijing Camp has reached a certain level, the rectification and reorganization of the above-mentioned garrisons should also be implemented step by step!"

Under the current circumstances, Zhu Youxiao had to ensure that the troops directly under the central government could move according to his will. Reorganizing the army was an extremely important move by Zhu Youxiao in the military reform.

As long as these armies are not in chaos and can absolutely obey his military orders and intentions, Zhu Youxiao is not afraid of any unexpected situations during this period. As long as the overall chaos can be ensured but not broken, Zhu Youxiao believes that the foundation of the Ming Dynasty's rule will not be shaken.

(End of this chapter)