Prodigal Son of the Ming Dynasty

  Chapter 1721 bestowed

  Zhu Houzhao thought about it carefully, and his eyes lit up.

  Old Fang, although he always protects his disciples occasionally, sometimes... his mouth is a bit cheap, so he has to fight with him.

   But Zhu Houzhao knew that this guy always had his benefits at critical moments.

  Love soldiers like sons...doesn't this put the credit on him in the end?

   And well-founded, even Zhu Houzhao was convinced.

  Zhu Houzhao is not like the emperor, he is coy, but always knows how to be reserved.

He was overjoyed at first, and when he heard this, he felt happy, and immediately nodded his head like a chicken pecking at the rice: "Old Fang is right, after listening to your penetrating interpretation, I understand why this is the case. Sure enough, everything has a reason. That's right, I love soldiers like sons, so keep talking, keep talking."

Fang Jifan said: "In addition to this, it is the night class in the army. The soldiers are organized at night and read books. This matter has always been in charge of Wang Bo'an. Wang Bo'an has done a good job. This year's work , although it will not make the soldiers become scholars, but at least... they can barely read and write. Does Your Majesty know how many people can read and write in the world today? If this is placed in the countryside, in a small village, People who can read and write may be regarded as scholars in the eyes of ordinary people. If they can read, they can understand reason, know right from wrong, and what they say can convince ordinary villagers. If they can write, they can repair books and have a new life. The way of making a living can be different from ordinary people. This...but no amount of money can buy it."

  Zhu Houzhao was thoughtful, then glanced at Wang Shouren, and couldn't help feeling: "Wang Qing's family has really worked hard."

"Besides, these soldiers come from all corners of the country. In the past, they were only in a world as big as a palm. Many of them had never left their villages for thirty miles. Why is your Majesty so knowledgeable? This is because Your Majesty is not only eager to learn, but also knowledgeable and knowledgeable. There are countless talented people, such as Wang Bo'an, Ouyang Zhi, Xu Jing, Tang Yin, and of course, there are also people like Chen, who will confront His Majesty at any time. Only then did His Majesty know, oh, what is going on with this matter, and what the vast ocean looks like. In fact... the soldiers are the same. A person who has no knowledge, absorbs knowledge from different people, and slowly accumulates it, and he becomes knowledgeable."

After a pause, Fang Jifan continued: "Your Majesty, don't underestimate this kind of thing. This is just like merchants. Compared with peasant households, merchants have much better knowledge. Is it because peasant households are born inferior to merchants? I see... not really In this way, it is because merchants need to travel north and south and negotiate with all kinds of people, while farmers are closed in a very small place, working at sunrise and resting at sunset, and the people around them are the same as him, naturally, There is a distinction between the two.”

"When people have knowledge, it is inevitable that they will think and ponder. Of course... when the old soldiers return to their hometowns, because he has many robes in the army, these are life-threatening friendships. After returning to their hometowns, it is inevitable that they will With great help, their connections are far beyond the reach of ordinary people."

"All of these are the reasons why I feel relieved and bold to disband the First Army, because... I believe that after joining the First Army, they have taken on a whole new look and are already different from other peasant households. When they arrived in the village, With their knowledge, their contacts, their strong bodies and their reading and writing skills, they are enough to quickly surpass ordinary farmers."

  After listening to Fang Jifan's analysis step by step, Zhu Houzhao nodded secretly.

  Liu Jian and Li Dongyang also nodded slightly.

Fang Jifan said with emotion: "When Emperor Taizu Gao was here, he set up guards. On the surface, he used the guards to raise soldiers, but in fact, he transformed each military town into a farm, and the general households became farmers. , turned the guardhouse into a farm. But now... I think that if you want to recruit soldiers and horses and be loyal to the country, you must never repeat the mistakes of Emperor Taizu Gao. Of course, you can't just rely on better salaries and rewards Attract soldiers. A better way is to turn this new army into a school. No matter who they are, what kind of background they have, and what career they have held before, as long as they are willing to enter the army, then... the army can drop Take pity on their bodies, teach them knowledge, let them understand things, not only let them serve the court, but also hope that when they retire from the army and return to their hometowns, they will become the best in all walks of life."

"Your Majesty... These prejudices against military households are certainly not a day's cold, but your Majesty must also know that the common people are the most affordable. You may preach a thousand or ten thousand ways to him, and it may be nothing. The effect, but once they see is believing, and they know the benefits of joining the army, and let them see the children who joined the army return to their hometown radiantly, then no matter how stubborn they are, they will be dispelled."

  School…

   Zhu Houzhao, Liu Jianren and others heard this theory for the first time.

   And this theory was too shocking for them.

   Then Wang Shouren suddenly understood something, he looked at his mentor in horror...

  He actually began to admire his mentor more and more. I have to say that the theory of the mentor is really wonderful.

  If you want to recruit more sons from good families and let everyone actively join the army, then...you must make people gain something in the army. In order to gain something in the army, the soldiers must be fed and drunk, they must practice day and night, and teach them principles and knowledge with all their heart.

   At this moment, Liu Jian also had a look of admiration on his face. He only realized now that everyone's thinking was wrong before.

Zhu Houzhao rejoiced and said: "Extremely, extremely, Lao Fang... This is a great contribution. Just based on your words, it seems like a great victory. This time, the first achievement is Lao Fang. As for the second achievement, I will leave it to you." Wang Bo'an, I am ranked third, I have already agreed before, that I will give generous gifts to Qi Guogong, Master Liu, Master Li, what do you say."

Liu Jian also showed a smile at this time, and said: "Your Majesty, the Duke of Qi is extremely clever and has solved a serious problem for the court. .”

  Li Dongyang also nodded: "The minister also seconded."

  It is a very practical issue, it can save money, and everything is easy to discuss.

  Zhu Houzhao held his chin and said: "Since everyone agrees, let the Ministry of Rites discuss it. I said, I must reward you heavily, and report the regulations to me earlier."

  Things today can be described as going smoothly, Zhu Houzhao was overjoyed, all the problems were solved

   Sure enough, after a few days, reports from various prefectures and counties confirmed Fang Jifan's words.

  Almost every prefecture and county has overfulfilled the enlistment, and there is no phenomenon of Latin men at all, almost everyone is enthusiastic and scrambling to be the first. Those who were selected were all overjoyed, while those who were not selected were even crying bitterly, in agony.

   Rectified the military preparations and even found out that several local military officials had accepted benefits from others.

  This is an unprecedented thing. In the past, they were recruiting young men. How could they have thought that recruiting new men would actually lead to fraud.

   This is both inside and outside the field, dumbfounded.

  Zhu Houzhao was overjoyed, and after a few days, he summoned Fang Jifan again.

When the two met, Zhu Houzhao blinked at Fang Jifan first, and said: "Old Fang, the Ministry of Rites has even issued several regulations, but I have rejected them all. They said they would add a young master to you. Hmph, this is considered a What! These guys are generous to themselves, but they are very stingy to you. I have beaten them all back. If I don’t give me a satisfactory result, I will never agree, haha..."

  Fang Jifan said modestly: "Everything I have is thanks to His Majesty, why do I need any rewards? It's just a small contribution, nothing more."

   As he spoke, he waved his hand.

  Zhu Houzhao straightened his face, and said sternly, "What are you talking about? It's a great contribution. Don't be humble."

  Actually...Zhu Houzhao wished that everyone in the world knew how difficult it was to recruit soldiers. After all, the more people knew about it, the more people knew that the current emperor had made great achievements in it.

   It wasn’t that the emperor loved soldiers like sons, how could Fang Jifan turn beans into soldiers?

Therefore, although Fang Jifan was modest, Zhu Houzhao did not allow him to be modest, and said unquestionably: "In the past few days, I will call all officials to Chongwen Hall to discuss the matter of treating the general camp as a school. It will also be included in the Mansion Newspaper to be copied by all the state governments in the world. Lao Fang, Lao Fang, you have helped me a lot. I look around and see that no one is more loyal and talented than you. I think about it... May as well... I will give you the Duke of Zhen Guo."

  Prince Zhen Guo...

  Fang Jifan suddenly spit out a sentence in his heart!

  Can he not be surprised? This is the title used by the emperor.

  It's like Emperor Taizong of Tang used to be Tiance Admiral before he ascended the throne. Since then, whoever dares to accept Tiance Admiral's award is looking for death?

  Fang Jifan felt that the Duke of Zhen was no different from the emperor.

  He hurriedly waved his hand again: "Your Majesty, absolutely not, absolutely not, what kind of merit is this minister, what kind of credit is this minister..."

Zhu Houzhao was happy, and said: "I knew it, you would be like this. What are you afraid of? In this world, now our brothers have the final say, the sky is higher than the emperor, whoever dares to make irresponsible remarks, I will stick first Kill him, and I will become the emperor myself, but this town government has been idle, and after thinking about it, only you can control it."

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   On the last day of this month, the tiger asked for a monthly ticket, will you give it?

  (end of this chapter)