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() After pondering for a while, Sun Chengzong continued: "The first point is the battle. Most of the people in the battle are the general's domestic slaves. There are probably several hundred people in the battle in a battalion. Not only does it deplete the treasury’s money and food, but it also has little combat effectiveness. Another problem is the problem of empty salaries. The problem of generals making false reports and concealing people is not uncommon in the army. Only when these two problems are solved, the army of the Beijing camp can There is a possibility of becoming an elite." Sun Chengzong knew a lot about the military affairs, and he was very insightful when he said it at this time.

Seeing what Sun Chengzong said was straightforward, Emperor Tianqi said, "Since Sun Aiqing understands it so well, what can Aiqing do?"

Seeing that Emperor Tianqi was determined to do this, Sun Chengzong was naturally delighted, and couldn't help expressing his idea.

"Your Majesty, the problem with the Beijing Camp is that you only need to select a capable official to rectify the Beijing Camp, and the Beijing Camp will definitely take on a new look."

"I don't know who is Aiqing's candidate?" Since Sun Chengzong said so, Emperor Tianqi would naturally not object, and asked with a smile.

"The minister recommended Sun Chuanting, the head of the Ministry of Officials. Although Sun Chuanting was born as a Jinshi, he knows military affairs and is loyal to the court. He is worthy of great responsibility." Sun Chengzong immediately said the candidate in his mind, and he was not doing it for his own self-interest. , I really think that Sun Chuanting is a suitable person.

Emperor Tianqi didn't know much about Sun Chuanting, but Emperor Tianqi knew about one thing this person did.That was to capture and kill Gao Yingxiang. Since this guy was able to capture and kill Gao Yingxiang, he probably had no problem with his abilities.Later, it seemed that he was also killed in battle, so there was no problem in being loyal to himself. Naturally, Emperor Tianqi would not let go of such a capable and loyal official.

Smiling lightly, he said to Sun Chengzong: "Just follow Aiqing's play, and I will issue an imperial decree tomorrow."

In the next few days, two things became the focus of everyone's attention. The first thing was Emperor Tianqi's order to purge the Beijing camp.All the officials in the world know about the Jingying. The elite who once followed King Yan to sweep the quilt had long lost their former style at this time.

When following King Yan to sweep the north, the troops that could fight face-to-face with the Mongolian iron cavalry and win a big victory no longer exist.The Jingying camp was weak, not to mention the battle against the Eight Banners Cavalry, even the troops that later dealt with Li Zicheng were beaten to death!

Although Li Zicheng's troops were not a mob, they were not far behind. These military households who had learned guerrilla warfare by themselves could only deal with Ming's incompetent officers and troops.Later, Wu Sangui led his troops into the pass, and within ten days he reached the capital, giving this man who dreamed of being an emperor a resounding slap across the face.

You know, [-] Eight Banners soldiers can deal with [-] Wu Sangui's troops in a field battle, and they can still win.If you rank the combat effectiveness of the troops at this time, then the Eight Banners of Hou Jin must be ranked first, followed by the Mongolian cavalry.Whether it was Lin Danhan who was defeated by Houjin, or the Mongolian Horqin tribe who took refuge in Houjin, their combat effectiveness is not comparable to that of the Ming army.The third place should be Yuan Chonghuan's troops in Liaodong, known as Guanning Iron Cavalry, which was later Wu Sangui's troops.

The fourth place should be Li Zicheng's army. This group of rebellious people has a stronger combat effectiveness than the Ming Dynasty frontier army.Ranked fifth is the Jingying of the Ming Dynasty, the army that defended the capital.Although he made some military exploits in the early stage of suppressing the peasant uprising, he was eventually defeated by Li Zicheng, who had taught himself guerrilla tactics.The last one in line should be Ming's official army. This army is not only short of personnel, but most of them are old, weak, sick and disabled, but no matter who they fight, they will be defeated at the first touch.

According to this ranking, it can be seen how weak the army of the Ming Dynasty was. Although there were more than 200 million troops in name, when it really fought, except for Guan Ning's cavalry, everyone else was full of money.Not to mention the arms of other countries in the world at this time. At this time, troops with full firearms have begun to appear in Europe.Among them, the Netherlands and Spain were the representatives, and France came from behind and quickly established a firearms force.Moreover, the research on artillery is also very different. At this time, the Ming Dynasty was still using red cannons, while European cannons had already come out.

The gap between Ming Dynasty and European countries has widened, and after more than 300 years of delay by the Qing Dynasty, the gap is too great.The gap started at this time. If there is no intervention of external forces, I am afraid that there is really no way to recover.

Regarding the purge of the Beijing camp, these civil officials have no say, because in history, most of the civil officials' interference in the military was out of conspiracy, and those who did so would eventually become the target of public criticism.Although these civil servants of Ming Dynasty fought fiercely, they looked down on military officers.Even if they let them take care of it, many people would dismiss it. Unless they are to be supervisors, these literati will avoid it for fear.

For those military officers in the army, although they were very frightened, there was nothing they could do.The system of the Ming Dynasty did not leave a chance for generals to rebel. Even if they had this idea, these people would not have the courage.

What made everyone feel inappropriate was that although Sun Chuanting was the official responsible for the purge this time, Emperor Tianqi sent Jin Yiwei and Dongchang to intervene. Many people were relieved when they learned that these people obeyed Sun Chuanting's orders.In fact, many people don't understand that Emperor Tianqi asked Jin Yiwei and Dongchang to participate mainly to preside over the criminal law and inquire about news.

Compared with purging the Beijing camp, another thing is a good thing, because the beautiful daughter of Emperor Tianqi has entered Beijing.Every day, there are beautiful women from all over the four gates of the capital. Countless people want to see her beauty, but they rarely have the opportunity to see her.Even if they saw each other, they were all wearing masks, making it difficult to see their faces clearly.

In the words of the eunuchs, His Majesty hasn't read it yet!You just want to see it!What are you thinking?

Emperor Tianqi didn't care about the two things that everyone cared about.As for the Jingying, it can be handed over to Sun Chuanting with confidence, but after the election, even if Emperor Tianqi wants to say something, but it doesn't count.

Although these two matters had nothing to do with Emperor Tianqi, the emperor was not able to relax because he received a memorial from Xu Guangqi, and something came out at the firearms factory.

Early this morning, Emperor Tianqi took the eunuch Wei Chao and fifty guards to Huangzhuang in micro-clothes, accompanied by Xu Guangqi, the newly-appointed Shoufu cabinet scholar.

After arriving at Huangzhuang, Emperor Tianqi walked off the arrogant son slowly, and looked back at Sun Chengzong who had just fallen arrogantly, Emperor Tianqi smiled slightly.Pointing to the Huangzhuang in front of him, Emperor Tianqi said, "Sun Aiqing, have you heard of this place?"

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