MTL - Prodigal Son of the Ming Dynasty-v2 Chapter 1719 His Majesty is very wise

  Chapter 1719 Your Majesty is extremely wise

  Liu Jian fell silent when he heard this.

  He is very clear... the imperial court has made a decree, and local officials are determined to disturb the people in order to complete it.

   But there is no way.

  The last emperor went to sea and brought countless ministers and retinues with him, but at the same time he also took away a large number of imperial guards and Beijing camps.

  Originally there was still the First Army in the capital, and this army was brave and good at fighting. With it, it was enough to guarantee the safety of the capital in this peaceful season.

   But the First Army was also disbanded.

  Leaving a group of military officers without soldiers, they are still drawing up drill plans and studying methods of combat.

  If the imperial court does not recruit a group of soldiers, the capital will fall into the embarrassing situation of having no soldiers to use. At that time, if someone is interested in spying on the capital, troubles will inevitably occur.

  So... Recruiting new recruits is now a top priority.

   As for the possible consequences, which may even lead to complaints, Liu Jian can only choose the lesser of the harm!

  Liu Jian breathed a sigh of relief, and then said: "Follow the power urgently, in fact... If you didn't disband the First Army, there is no need to rush this matter, but it's a pity that His Majesty and Duke Qi are both impatient."

   As he spoke, he shook his head, still unable to understand... how such a good national policy ended up being like a child's play.

   But what can be done? Your Majesty and Duke Qi are still good in some aspects, such as their New Deal... which solves the court's difficult problems.

   After all, Liu Jian is the one who takes the overall situation into consideration, so he said: "Here in the Ministry of War, we must prepare for a rainy day, and we must not let the subordinates make too much trouble, otherwise the people will lose their hearts, and the gains will not be worth the losses."

  Wang Shouren said sternly: "The lower officials have ordered all the Bingbei Roads to send personnel to inspect the various prefectures, in order to prevent problems before they happen."

  Liu Jian's face was milder, and he smiled a little and said, "It's so good."

  Next, the three of them seemed to be in no mood to speak anymore, and kept silent.

   But at this time, someone outside said: "Your Majesty is here."

  The three of Liu Jian were taken aback for a moment, then quickly got up and went out to pick him up.

   But Zhu Houzhao and Fang Jifan had already entered one after the other!

   So Liu Jian and the three hurriedly saluted again.

  Zhu Houzhao put his hands behind his back, glanced at Wang Shouren, and said, "Why, is there any news from the Ministry of War?"

Zhu Houzhao was particularly concerned about the matter of recruiting soldiers. He had... come to inquire about this matter several times, but Zhu Houzhao was already full of energy, and he was not like the emperor who asked about trivial matters one by one. , and handed it over to the Supervisor of Ceremonies to approve the red, but regarding the matters he cared about, he held on tightly and refused to relax for a moment.

  Fang Jifan praised the emperor for grasping the big and letting go of the small.

  Of course...Liu Jian and others secretly complained in their hearts that the new emperor is far inferior to the previous emperor, and they are gradually showing signs of a "faint emperor".

  Liu Jian said: "There is no news yet, and the decree has only been issued for three days. It may take some time for the local...to recruit new soldiers."

   "It stands to reason that there should be some news from the nearby counties." Zhu Houzhao blew his beard and stared, and then said: "What does the Ministry of War do? It's not dedicated at all."

Wang Shouren said: "Your Majesty, there are regulations for everything, and every step must be done without omissions. This is not a matter of inattentiveness, but the fact that the government offices everywhere must follow the rules. Only in this way can they be orderly. Preface. Otherwise...everything depends on the will, and the matters that His Majesty cares about are all concerned from top to bottom, so what about the things that His Majesty doesn't care about?"

  Zhu Houzhao stared: "..."

  Wang Shouren has always been upright, and he doesn't care about other people's feelings when he speaks.

   Zhu Houzhao scolded him for being careless, but he began to question without hesitation.

  Being reasonable, Zhu Houzhao is no match for him.

  Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but said in his heart, okay, you eat the inside out.

Fang Jifan took a look at Zhu Houzhao, but he was the first to attack, and said sternly to Wang Shouren: "Boan's words are wrong. Your Majesty is concerned. Shouldn't a courtier pay extra attention? Your Majesty said something to you, you How dare you talk back, tomorrow, are you going to deceive your master and destroy your ancestors? You bastard!"

After cursing, he said to Zhu Houzhao: "Your Majesty...Actually...with the conscience of the minister, Wang Bo'an's words are not without reason. The imperial court has its own regulations. These are the rules. If it is messed up, even if you leave today Shortcuts, but there will be endless troubles in the future. Your Majesty is a sage, so he is naturally aware of every detail. Even if he violates some rules, it will not be a serious problem. But you think, Your Majesty, all the emperors of Ming Dynasty will be like His Majesty in the future. Are they wise? Their IQ may not be as good as His Majesty's in the future, if they don't follow the rules, then the court will definitely be in chaos."

  Zhu Houzhao's mood was probably a roller coaster ride, from joy to resentment. After thinking about it for a long time, he couldn't figure out who Fang Jifan was helping.

So he simply laughed, and turned to a topic that he valued the most, and said, "I don't care, I'm waiting for you to pay the three million taels of military expenses. But... the stereotypes against military men in the market really make people feel uncomfortable. I am worried, I want the horse to run away, and I want the horse not to eat grass, while swearing at others, belittling them, being mean to others, and expecting that when foreign enemies come, I will fight for you, bleed for you, and make them give up their lives Is there such a reason in this world? If I were those soldiers, I would have to turn against the dog's court. I just need to buy people's hearts in the army first, and then... find a few confidantes, and bury a piece of it in the ground. The stone, the stone is engraved with the words of heaven's injustice, change of dynasty, and when someone digs it out, they start to create rumors. While using everyone's anger, they deliberately provoke the military officers. The military officers must be panic. The operation, this operation, is even more resentful, at this time, I stand up again, chop off the head of the military officer, and shout, follow me to have meat to eat, so... everything will come to fruition."

  These words... Liu Jian and Li Dongyang were dumbfounded.

  Fang Jifan said angrily: "If this is the case, they are nothing more than bandits. Chaos is chaos, but it is not enough to become a force."

Zhu Houzhao nodded with his chin resting on his head: "Sure enough, the old Fang has reached the most important point. On the contrary, it is the opposite, but it is still far away from success. Therefore, the first thing to do is to gather a group of backbones to make the chaotic army They can order and prohibit, but they must not be allowed to slaughter the people everywhere. Other than that, they will post a list everywhere, calm the people everywhere, and tell the people that they only punish the tyrants and gentry who are domineering and domineering on weekdays, and will not disturb the people. Furthermore, if there are officials The army came to suppress..."

   "Your Majesty..." Liu Jian seemed to be unable to bear it any longer, and hurriedly said, "Just now His Majesty mentioned that it concerns the people of the world and the prejudice against military households."

"Yes, that's what I was talking about just now..." Zhu Houzhao sighed: "If this serious problem is not resolved, I will have trouble sleeping and eating. I discussed it with the Hanlin who is waiting for an edict, but found that there is nothing to do at the moment. Why? On the one hand, the court can certainly Give the military households more generous treatment, and gradually eliminate these prejudices, but there are so many military households, and the more the court can give, the more they give, which just increases the burden on the common people. It is impossible to give, and it is impossible not to. It's a dilemma."

  Zhu Houzhao then said again: "Don't you think there is nothing you can do? Come on, sit down, brainstorm, and think of some way."

Zhu Houzhao loved riding and shooting. What he wanted to do was Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. Therefore, he was the one who was most dissatisfied with the status quo. When Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, how many people contributed to the army and traveled around for the court, and I don’t know how many good families. Take pride in being a soldier.

   But in Daming, with such prejudices, don’t say that he was a Han Wu, otherwise he would not succeed, and eventually became Emperor Sui Yang.

  Liu Jian and the others had wry smiles on their faces, but they were helpless, so let's discuss it!

  …

  A memorial from Linzi Mansion in Shandong was sent to the Ministry of War first.

   This is a report sent by Shandong Zhengdao Bingbei Road.

   The report was delivered, but the court official who received the report became suspicious.

  Shandong organized troops and prepared roads?

  Written on the cover is the words 'report to Linzi for recruiting soldiers'.

  This Linzi Prefecture, there is news so soon?

   Logically speaking, the decree was only a few days old, and within a few short days, when it was delivered to Linzi, one day had passed, and the time available for recruiting soldiers was at most two days, or even less.

   In the past two days, recruiting ghost soldiers?

   If there is no ten days and half a month, logically speaking, there will be no news.

After all... the government first needs to post a list to inform, and after that, the guards will go to the countryside to go to Latin, come and go... It is the most time-consuming, if there is resistance in the local area, there will inevitably be many troubles, how could it be possible to have a clue in three or four days .

  The official thought to himself, could something have happened?

   Immediately, he slowly opened the report, tore off the wax, took the report inside, checked the seal of the military preparations, confirmed it was correct, and then...opened it...

  The official was stunned!

  Linzi Mansion recruited new recruits. In one and a half days, more than 3,700 people joined the army, and 400 people were actually recruited.

  In a day and a half, more than 3,000 people joined the army?

   You know... these are all young men of the right age.

  A mansion recruits roughly 300 to 500 newcomers, but the number of people who join the army is ten times as high as the actual number of recruits.

   Is this... crazy?

  I've heard of people rushing to the imperial examination to become an official, but I've never seen someone rushing to become a soldier.

   Such a thing is unbelievable, so...

   "People come, people come, check it, check it carefully, this memorial is true or not."

After a while, an old clerk who has been dealing with copybooks and official documents for many years came, checked the sealant, official documents, words, and paper, and finally looked at the official very firmly and said: "Shangguan, this official document , It came from Shandong to rectify the army and prepare the road, there is no falsehood, the officials even compared their official documents before, and the official documents should all come from the same official, so it can be seen... this can no longer be true. "

  (end of this chapter)