Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 965 Internal and External Training (4)

"The Military Affairs Council and other relevant officials must keep a close eye on the reorganization and training of the army."

Xiyuan.

Ok Hee Palace.

Zhu Youxiao stood with his hands behind his back, staring at the map in front of him and said, "This reorganization and training plan has extremely far-reaching implications. I don't want any mistakes to happen."

"I will obey your orders!"

Chen Shiqi, Zhang Guowei and others immediately bowed and saluted.

Zhu Youxiao attached great importance to the army. It was the foundation that supported him in promoting all the new policies. If he did not have a group of elite troops, if any problems really occurred, he would have no chance to make up for it.

The rectification and reorganization of the Beijing camp involves not only the First to Eighth Army, but also the reconstruction of the emperor's personal army, as well as the garrison of the capital, the garrison of the capital, the garrison of northern Zhili, etc. Zhu Youxiao wants to thoroughly reform all military-related aspects of this area through this adjustment.

Zhang Weixian and Wei Guangxu didn't even know that with the smooth progress of the rectification and reorganization of the Beijing Camp, the positions of Governor-General of the Beijing Camp's Military Affairs and Assistant Manager of the Beijing Camp's Military Affairs would become a thing of the past, and the military government would also be abolished!

In Zhu Youxiao's eyes, since he wanted to promote military reform, everything had to be traceable. Checks and balances could not be carried out for the sake of checks and balances. The military-related areas had to be complete.

There are only two things the army needs to do: prepare for war and fight. Anything that deviates from these two core tasks will hinder the development of the army.

The Ming army in the past was so powerful, whether it was internally or externally, it demonstrated the might of the Ming army! !
But as time went by and with the support of some people, what became of the Ming army?
Don't say anything else.

Take the Weisuo system as an example. The Weisuo system in the past helped the central government solve many problems, stabilized the local area, and developed the local area, which played a vital role.

But because of some people, this system has become corrupted.

For this reason, Zhu Youxiao had no choice but to abolish it, change its name and form, and concentrate the system in various border areas to bring out new advantages.

The longer he stayed in this position, the more Zhu Youxiao understood one thing: no matter whether it was related to politics, the military, or anything else, they had to keep pace with the times and make corresponding adjustments and streamlining according to the national conditions in different periods. No system could remain unchanged from beginning to end.

This is unrealistic and impossible.

"What did the Military Affairs Council think of the Lifanyuan's countermeasures against Manchuria and Mongolia?" After resolving the follow-up issues of the army's rectification and reorganization, Zhu Youxiao turned his thoughts to the Lifanyuan.

"I think... this is an excellent strategy."

Chen Shiqi stepped forward and said, "Now, due to Nurhaci's behavior, internal friction is inevitable in the Jianlu, and Hudun and Tuhan's greed for Khorchin is no longer concealed."

"According to the intelligence gathered from Liaodong, Hu Dun Tu Han's forces, on the one hand, continue to coordinate with the Liaodong governor, but on the other hand, have intervened in Khorchin."

"Under this situation, the Lifanyuan's clear strategy is to pretend that they don't know much about the above. At the same time, they should appropriately release some of the problems in Liaodong, and then confuse Hudun and Tuhan, and let them fight first."

"During this period, officials headed by the Liaodong governor-general can secretly intervene in various places in the grasslands south of the desert through customs and other fields to increase friction in various places on the grasslands."

Zhu Youxiao showed a pleased smile.

Both the Lifanyuan and the Military Affairs Council were doing an excellent job of implementing his clear geopolitical vision. The Ming Dynasty would participate in the border wars, especially on the grasslands, but it would have to intervene in the war last. During this period, it would intervene in trade, politics and other aspects to allow the Ming Dynasty to obtain actual benefits.

Nurhaci is ambitious. Hudun Tuhan is ambitious.

OK.

Try to make them fight each other, and in the process, try to get more people involved, preferably to create a chaotic situation.

Perhaps this will pose a certain threat to the northern border of the Ming Dynasty, but only when there is pressure can there be motivation. This can also indirectly stimulate the deepening of military reform.

"Let's do this according to this tone."

Zhu Youxiao collected his thoughts and looked at Chen Shiqi and said, "The personnel drawn from the Lifanyuan and the Military Affairs Council and stationed in the joint branch in Liaodong must always pay close attention to this matter and send urgent reports to the capital regularly. The officials in the capital must also control the direction."

"The struggle between the Mongols and the Manchus should continue in this direction. It is best to do this this year. We must first resolve the war with Korea this year. Give Sun Chengzong and his men clear instructions. After the Korean army has completed the rectification of military discipline, they should do their best to wipe out the rebellious forces. I don't want anything to go wrong in Korea again!"

"I will obey your orders!"

The officials of the Military Affairs Council immediately bowed and saluted.

Originally, according to Zhu Youxiao's idea, Korea should continue to be in chaos for some time, so as to help Liaodong continue to siphon power. However, in the important cases investigated by the detective team, Zhu Youxiao found that this policy had to change, especially the Lifanyuan, which also had to intervene in and lead the Mongolian and Manchu affairs. A stable Korea seemed very important.

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If we can't siphon North Korea through war, then we can use other methods.

Moreover, through this incident, some matters concerning Liaodong and Korea should also be rectified. Zhu Youxiao did not want Liaodong, for which he had high hopes, to be undermined by some dirty things. If this were to happen, it would be a huge loss to the Ming Dynasty.

"Your Majesty, regarding the Jianghuai area, do you approve Lu Xiangsheng's report?"

In this situation, Zhang Guowei stepped forward and said: "The current situation in the southeast is still unstable. If Lu Xiangsheng is asked to do such a thing under such circumstances, I am worried..."

"Yes."

Zhu Youxiao said calmly: "I have read Lu Jiandou's memorial and thought about it. He is right. The dregs that should be eradicated must be eradicated as soon as possible."

"The root cause of the corruption of the Cao Army is not the Cao Army itself, but some officials, generals, and even some local forces."

"Eight hundred miles away, tell Lu Xiangsheng my idea. If we can rectify and solve the problem of the grain transport troops in Jianghuai this year, it won't be difficult to deal with the grain transport troops in other places."

"The minister obeys the order."

Zhang Guowei bowed and said.

In some matters, the central government can control the overall situation, but when it comes to specific trends, people at the local level can see it most clearly.

This is exactly the case. Since Zhu Youxiao ascended the throne, he has been promoting a group of new people to replace the central government while also replacing local officials. There is some truth in the saying that a new emperor appoints new ministers.

After all, the philosophies of governing the country are different. Even if some old people have made contributions in the past, they are not adapted to the new situation. Some of their behaviors will affect the promotion of the new situation. After waiting for such a long time, the group of newcomers promoted by Zhu Youxiao have begun to play an increasingly leading role at the central and local levels, which is what Zhu Youxiao wants to see.

(End of this chapter)