My Ming Dynasty, I have the final say

Chapter 14 This palace master can’t live anymore
Early the next morning, after washing up and getting dressed under the service of the palace maid, Zhu Youxiao looked at Liu Shimin and asked.

"Are you all ready?"

"Back to Your Majesty, the carriage has been prepared. The people your Majesty wants have been invited to Nanhaizi, and the things you want to bring have been packed."

Hearing Zhu Youxiao ask himself, Liu Shimin quickly hugged Fuchen and spoke out.

"The British Duke has also informed that Mr. Xu Guangqi is already waiting in Nanhaizi."

"Ah."

Nodding with satisfaction, Zhu Youxiao went out and got on the carriage waiting outside Dongnuan Pavilion after throwing the towel in the basin.

"After leaving Xuanwu Gate, half an hour later, you go to the Supervisor of Ceremonies to deliver the decree. From now on, all the memorials will be sent to Nanhaizi."

"The slaves obey the order."

After hearing Zhu Youxiao's words, Liu Shimin quickly hugged Fuchen and said.

"drive!"

After receiving Zhu Youxiao's order to set off, the young eunuch driving the carriage whipped his horse whip and drove the carriage towards the Xuanwu Gate in the north.

Sitting on the carriage, Zhu Youxiao looked through a memorial given to his father Taichang by the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of War last month.

The northern military layout of the Ming Dynasty was known as Jiubian Thirteen Towns. After Emperor Taichang ascended the throne, he sent 100 million taels of internal money to Jiubian and Liaodong respectively to reward the troops. The Ministry of Household Affairs has been coordinating this period. According to the number of soldiers and horses, , the silver allocated to each town is:

There are 55310 officers and soldiers in Yansui Town (Yulin Town), and the reward is 65519 taels of silver.

There were 31624 officers and soldiers in Ningxia Town, and they were rewarded with 40624 taels of silver.

There are 59081 officers and soldiers in Gansu Town, and the reward is 70281 taels of silver.

There were 90412 officers and soldiers in Guyuan Town, and they were rewarded with 101612 taels of silver.

There were 40017 officers and soldiers in Ji Town, and they were rewarded with 41217 taels of silver.

There were 31232 officers and soldiers in Miyun Town, and they were rewarded with 32631 taels of silver.

There are 25690 officers and soldiers in Yongping Town, and the reward is 27640 taels of silver.

There were 24049 officers and soldiers in Changping Town, and the reward was 25249 taels of silver.

There are 28614 officers and soldiers in Yizhou Town, and they are rewarded with 29614 taels of silver.

There were 80898 officers and soldiers in Xuanfu Town, and the reward was 90898 taels of silver.

There were 84537 officers and soldiers in Datong Town, with a reward of 94537 taels of silver.

There are 54514 officers and soldiers in Shanxi Town, and the reward is 63114 taels of silver.

The above twelve towns had 605978 soldiers and were rewarded with 682936 taels of silver.

The No. 13 town, Liaodong Town, has: 82377 old soldiers and horses, plus 18 soldiers and horses transferred from the north, a total of 262377 people, with a reward of 100 million taels of silver.

Looking at this report jointly submitted by the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of War, Zhu Youxiao frowned.

Is the Ming Dynasty short of troops?No shortage.

Looking at the information from the Ministry of War, there are 80 troops on paper, not counting the Beijing camp.

But is there anything he, the little emperor, can call upon?No.

First of all, there must be people in Jiubian Thirteen Towns who are eating empty wages and drinking the blood of soldiers. There is no doubt about this, history has already told us.

Before and after the Battle of Sarhu, the important town of Jiubian had already gone through two rounds of redeployment. A large number of elite soldiers had been transferred to Liaodong. There is almost no one guarding our gate. Hurry up and lead the troops to lock the door.

As for Liaodong, although there are currently 20 troops and horses on paper, based on historical performance, Zhu Youxiao believes that the number of truly usable troops and horses can be as many as [-] (for this, Liaoyang, Shenyang, Guangning and Guangning must be defended separately). Surrounded by large and small fortresses and guardhouses), Zhu Youxiao felt grateful.

And Jingying. . .Although emperors of all dynasties had plans to rebuild the Beijing Camp, they were basically blocked by foreign ministers. In addition, the Ming Dynasty had a tradition of pulling the Beijing Camp to do the masonry work. The current Beijing Camp is more like an engineering team than an army. , the combat effectiveness is approximately equal to none.As for the soldiers of Zhejiang, since the death of Qi Jiguang, the soldiers of Zhejiang have been living worse day by day. Over the past few decades, some died in battle, some retired and returned to their hometowns, until they were massacred in the Jizhou mutiny.

Now there are only the 3000-man Zhejiang soldiers led by Qi Jin in Liaodong and the newly trained Zhejiang soldiers by Zhang Mingshi.

As for the Sichuan troops, Qin Liangyu's brother Qin Bangping had already led [-] white pole troops to aid Liao. Historically, after the fall of Liaoshen and the bloody battle of Hunhe, Qin Liangyu personally led [-] white pole troops north to guard Shanhaiguan.

Not long after Qin Liangyu left Sichuan, Sichuan chieftains An Bangyan and She Chongming rebelled, and riots broke out in central Sichuan.

Therefore, the current Ming Dynasty is really out of soldiers.

Fortunately, there is now a new army of soldiers on the edge of the capital, which he, the emperor, can use for his own purposes.

He shook his head and threw some distracting thoughts out of his head. At this time, the carriage had arrived at the gate of Nanhaizi.

"Your Majesty, the British Duke and Mr. Xu will greet you."

"Your Majesty Xu Guangqi\Zhang Weixian respectfully sends his regards."

"The last general, Qian Shizhen, respectfully wishes the Holy Annunciation."

"My slave Feng Kuang respectfully wishes to greet you."

At around two o'clock in the afternoon, as soon as Zhu Youxiao got out of the carriage, a group of people waiting at the gate of Nanhaizi quickly came forward to pay their respects.

"I am safe, please be safe."

After getting off the carriage and tightening his belt, Zhu Youxiao raised his head and looked at the Donghong Gate of Nanhaizi.

Nanhaizi originated from the Liao and Jin Dynasties, established in the Yuan Dynasty, flourished in the Ming Dynasty, and flourished in the Qing Dynasty. Later, it became a national park.

In the Ming Dynasty, Nanhaizi did not play the role of later military parades. Military parades in Nanhaizi began in the 13th year of Shunzhi.I won’t go into details, just search online.

At this time, Nanhaizi in the Ming Dynasty was mainly managed by Shanglinyuanjian, which consisted of Liangmu (grazing, raising cattle, sheep and pigs, etc.), Fanyu (raising chickens, ducks and other poultry), Jiashu (providing fruits and melons), Lin Heng (providing flowers and plants), Chuanheng, Bingjian and the ten offices around it. To put it bluntly, they are the emperor's private agricultural product distribution agency.

The specific area of ​​Nanhaizi in the Ming Dynasty is unknown, but Zhu Di built a wall of 120 miles for Nanhaizi.

Of course, among Nanhaizi there is another major specialty of the Ming Dynasty - the Jingjun, an army composed of eunuchs.

Of course, it is said to be an army, but it is actually a reserve force of eunuchs, widely distributed in the palace, Huangling Tomb and royal gardens, and most of them do hard work.Its main sources are:
1. Eunuch reserve team: People in Gyeonggi Province envied the wealth of their internal officials and secretly mutilated young boys in order to keep them.There are also those who are homeless, married and dying. Every time the Ministry of Rites asks for them, they are all exempted from death.If he is pardoned, he will be sent to Nanyuan to grow vegetables according to the story. If there is a vacancy, he will be selected to serve. There are also those who are clever in solving problems and rise to the top (such as Wei Zhongxian).

2. The eunuch who was in power was demoted and exiled to the Jing army.Wang An in history was sent to the Jing Army and then killed.

3. A troop specially trained by the emperor or eunuchs in power, composed of eunuchs with good physical fitness (Historically, Wei Zhongxian did this, and it is said that he recruited 2 eunuchs. Chongzhen once recruited more than [-] eunuchs directly from Fujian) .

With four people and several eunuchs following behind him, Zhu Youxiao quickly walked into Nanhaizi.

"Xu Aiqing, in August last year you submitted a letter to train troops, and the Divine Ancestor agreed in September. I wonder how many trainings you have done so far?"

While walking, Zhu Youxiao looked at the old man with a weathered face and asked.

"Back to the Emperor, although Emperor Shenzong agreed to Weichen's military training in September last year, I actually started training in May this year. Up to now, I have only selected some from the troops stationed in Daxing, Tongzhou and other places, and then recruited new soldiers. , there are currently [-] people in Ding, who practice daily."

"Ah."

Hearing this, Zhu Youxiao nodded and said nothing.

Emperor Wanli asked Xu Guangqi to train [-] troops. Why is it only [-] now?

It’s not that the grandsons in the Ministry of War refused to provide food and military pay. Before Tianqi made money from internal funds yesterday, these people’s military pay was donated by others and raised by Xu Guangqi himself!
"Thank you for your hard work, Xu Aiqing."

After smashing his mouth, Zhu Youxiao walked up a high slope and looked at the soldiers, or rather strong men, who were practicing assassination with the stick below and were speechless.

These soldiers are divided into two parts.

One part is the Tengxiang Four Guards Battalion with distinctive armor, and the other part is the new army organized and trained by Xu Guangqi.

(End of this chapter)