I'm really not doing business

Chapter 53

Qi Jiguang is very confident to answer the question of a ten-year-old child based on his 44 years of life experience, even if the answer is not so complete and correct.

Qi Jiguang bowed his head and said: "I will help your majesty to clear up the confusion."

"I have three doubts. The first doubt is that when Qi Shuai pacified the Japanese in the south, the Japanese pirates beheaded all of them to show the public, leaving no prisoners. During the 12 years of fierce battle in Xuanfu Datong, Xuanfu Datong released most of the northern captives. Why is this? ?” Zhu Yijun asked his first doubt.

"Killing captives is inauspicious. Killing Japanese pirates is not counted. Japanese pirates are extremely vicious and must be punished. Otherwise, there will be no peace for Japanese pirates." Qi Jiguang first explained why he wanted to kill Japanese pirates even if he captured Japanese pirates. Killing prisoners is usually considered unlucky, but Japanese pirates should be able to kill all kill.

Qi Jiguang explained in detail: "Among the Japanese pirates, not all of them are Japanese. There are only one or two Japanese. Most of these Japanese are smugglers from the southeast. Reckless water thieves, killing the Japanese can stop the Japanese plague."

Qi Jiguang fought in the southeast, and fought one after another in the battle against the Japanese. Among the Japanese pirates, these Japanese are the backbone, and most of them are in collusion with the Southeast maritime merchants. Only by killing all the Japanese who came across the sea, the Japanese pirates have no core So they won't get together and make trouble.

"Among the Japanese pirates, these Japanese people are equivalent to the concubine generals of our Ming Dynasty?" Zhu Yijun savored carefully before he understood what Qi Jiguang meant.

During the reign of Chongzhen, Li Zicheng was repeatedly defeated and defeated. He rebelled and lost all the time, until Emperor Chongzhen ordered the abolition of the three sides, that is, the three guards of Yansui, Ningxia, and Gansu, and the generals of the three guards. (Grass-level military officers) were desperate, and they were added to Li Zicheng's command, and Li Zicheng began to win consecutive battles.

Ming's peasant army and green forest heroes all had their own limitations. One of these limitations was that they did not have the organizational ability of grassroots officers.

Apparently, Zhu Yijun understood that these Japanese people were probably low-level military officers hired by wealthy merchants in the southeast. Only by killing all the Japanese people could the Japanese invasion be completely suppressed.

"Your Majesty is wise." Qi Jiguang nodded, His Majesty understood very well.

Even if these Japanese people are captured, the rich merchants and gentry in the southeast, with a little bribe, These Japanese people will be released and once again cause trouble.

Qi Jiguang also didn't give the local gentry and rich merchants a chance to bribe him. If he was caught on a boat, he would tie a stone to the boat and sink it into the sea; compost.

In short, the complicated things are simplified, and the Japanese in the Japanese pirates are killed directly, and there will be no Japanese troubles.

This is also the reason why Qi Jiguang was disappointed many times. He refused to join forces with the local gentry, so the courtiers who were born as gentry had some ways to pour dirty water on Qi Jiguang.Don't you just listen to the chatter of the letter officials?

Hai Rui was demoted and forced to resign from his post because he investigated Xu Jie's corruption and ordered Xu Jie to return his land.

Xu Zhenming was impeached by Lianzhang because he entered the capital with bamboo bookcases on his back in the field, and Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou killed Japanese people.

"Qi Shuai is really clever!" Zhu Yijun nodded incessantly, expressing his approval of Qi Jiguang's behavior.

"Then why did the Xuanfu fight in Datong, but release the northern captives?" Zhu Yijun was a little surprised. There was a difference between fighting in the north and fighting in the south, even treating the captives differently.

Qi Jiguang said very confidently: "The release of the northern captives is actually a kind of warfare. The northern captives were captured. After they were released, they had no intention of fighting.

"For the rest of their lives after the robbery, the captives returned to Yibei. Even if they went south to fight again, they would not work hard. They would also clamor in the army and bring other people to steal, rape and play tricks. Since Jiajing 40 years ago, the northern captives going south can no longer last long. The battle took a little longer, and there were countless deserters from the northern captives, and it was only after the Xuanfu Datong battle that they fell into anxiety."

In fact, this was a good opportunity to slander the emperor in front of the emperor. It is also very reasonable to describe the truth about the release of the captives by the Northern Army as the Jin party's shady captives.

But Qi Jiguang did not engage in slander, let alone slander the frontier army of Datong in the Xuanfu of the Ming Dynasty.

The soldiers of the Ming Dynasty are all good men, merit is merit and demerit is demerit, Qi Jiguang is loyal to his work, he does not want to deceive the emperor, this kind of tactic is not uncommon, and the effect is obvious, destroying the organization speed is destroying the combat effectiveness.

"That's it." Zhu Yijun couldn't help nodding, the doubts buried in his heart were finally explained, and the treatment of prisoners was all centered on the degree of organization.

Zhu Yijun asked: "I have a second confusion. Most of the southern soldiers are righteous and brave, and most of the northern soldiers are guards. The southern soldiers are brave, and the northern army is mostly defeated. Is this because recruiting is better than hereditary military households?"

"Absolutely not!" Qi Jiguang gave an extremely resolute answer. He waved his hands again and again and said, "Your Majesty, Tang Minghuang abolished the military system of the mansion, and the military system of the world has been corrupted.

"I have no such intention." Zhu Yijun explained very patiently.

He just asked why there was such a big difference in combat power, instead of planning to abolish the nine sides of the guards. Chongzhen abolished the three sides, and directly abolished his own throne. Zhu Yijun had nothing to do, so he abolished the nine sides. You can bite the bullet, the waste army guard is courting death.

Qi Jiguang heaved a sigh of relief, he had somewhat overreacted.

The ministers in the court always look at the military households, the nose is not the nose, and the eyes are not the eyes. He is also afraid that the little emperor will be shrouded in the words of the civil servants every day, and he will think of abolishing the army and guards. That is the real ruin. Lost the foundation of everything.

Fortunately, Emperor Ming just asked why the difference in combat power was so large.

Qi Jiguang thought for a while and said: "I am recruiting volunteers to train in the southeast. They are all miners. In fact, most of them came from the guards. Volunteers come from the guards. They are selected. They are more familiar with military affairs than farming. It’s not the main reason, the southern soldiers are good at fighting, the main reason is that they have received enough pay, and it can even be said that it’s okay if they don’t receive pay... as long as they can eat enough.”

"Rate, pay, pay for the word."

"Will you be able to fight if you are full?" Zhu Yijun was taken aback, slightly puzzled.

Qi Jiguang nodded confidently and said: "It should be said that only when you have enough to eat can you hold a hook and sickle gun, you can hold a bird gun, you can see the enemy clearly, and you can kill the enemy and win the battle. Pay and money, but as long as you can eat enough, you can fight."

"The battle at the four passes at Xifengkou was all done by the northern army, not the main force of the southern army. Most of the southern troops were suppressing the formation. The northern army was full and invincible. Only the battle at Xifengkou was a little dangerous. The southern army was in charge of encircling the battle. Block, and the rest will be won by the Northern Army!"

Qi Jiguang didn't put gold on the face of his direct descendants of the southern soldiers. Whoever made the credit deserves the credit.

"Qi Shuai really uses his troops like a god. Under Qi Shuai's command, the Northern Army is actually so mighty!" Zhu Yijun understood.

Looking at the ten acres of land I planted, I am a little more sure about what I am doing. He is not doing useless work. He eats too much sweet potatoes, but his stomach acid is too much, and he must first solve the problem of whether he has eaten. .

It is undoubtedly a violent theory that you can win a battle if you have enough food.

But what Qi Jiguang said was the truth. The northern captives outside the Great Wall were already bitterly cold, their military equipment was actually worse than that of the Ming army, and their will to fight was far from tenacious. So why were the northern captives able to go south and often break through the barriers?

The soldiers are hungry and can't even walk. Fighting?If you don't rebel, you can praise your loyalty and courage.

"I understand, some people don't want the Ming army to win." Zhu Yijun tapped his fingers on the armrest slightly, and the Baoqi hall was quiet for a while.

Qi Jiguang can win if he leads the army, but the Ming border general cannot win.

Control variables, what went wrong, and who doesn't want the Ming army to win, are self-evident.

Qi Jiguang chose to be cautious in his words and deeds. How to solve the problem of drinking soldiers' blood is a specific problem. It needs to sum up experience in practice instead of talking about it. He answered His Majesty, hoping that His Majesty can know the loyalty and bravery of the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty.

To be more precise, if the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty stutter, they will be able to stabilize the country.

He didn't even give him stuttering, for he was afraid that there would be a big problem. Xingwen and Wu have been doing martial arts for so long, and they can't go on.

Zhu Yijun did not discuss specific issues. He is not in charge of the government now. He commands and orders indiscriminately and does things according to his own will.

"I have a third confusion. The southern army has strict military discipline, and the northern army is under Qi Shuai's tent. The military discipline has changed dramatically. Is there a secret to this?" Zhu Yijun asked his third question.

Qi Jiguang said very confidently: "This is actually very simple. The general regards the army as brothers, and the army regards the general as his heart; the general regards the army as dogs and horses, and the army regards the general as a person; Soldiers treat generals like bandits and enemies."

"The general treats the soldiers with brothers and feet, and the general's words are effective, and he can command them like arms on the battlefield; the soldiers regard the general as their heart, and the soldiers are naturally obedient, and they can be ordered and prohibited on the battlefield."

Zhu Yijun suddenly nodded in agreement and said: "That's why Xuanfu and the Datong Guards have loose military discipline and scattered soldiers. Something went wrong with someone."

Qi Jiguang actually didn't want to offend people, but as far as he knew it was true, he thought for a moment and said: "A soldier is weak and has one ear, and a general is weak, so the army's prestige will be weak."

Qi Jiguang is very good at talking, he didn't name and swear, but he still agreed with His Majesty's point of view, which is equivalent to scolding a lot of generals. As a general, Qi Jiguang is very qualified to criticize other generals. Pointing.

As far as he knew, the reason for the lax military discipline was deliberate, and the purpose of lax military discipline was to raise the bandits' self-respect.

If you can't win, the people on the frontier can only seek the protection of the general, and the general can serve for a long time if you can't win.

If you can't win, if you win, how can you make money?
This is true in the northwest, southwest, southeast, and northeast. For example, Li Chengliang in the northeast is a typical example of raising his own self-esteem and relaxing his defenses to favor the enemy.

Qi Jiguang has already said too much, and if he talked about it in depth, it would not be what he should say for a Qian'an Boliujue.

Zhu Yijun gained a lot from meeting Qi Jiguang this time, at least affirming many things he was not sure about before.

"Qi Shuai is going back to Jizhou tonight?" Zhu Yijun stood up, it was getting late, any further delay would delay Qi Jiguang's time to leave the city.

Qi Jiguang bowed his head and said: "The minister shouldered the responsibility of guarding the border, and it has been delayed for two days, and there is no more delay."

"Then we won't keep Qi Shuai anymore." Zhu Yijun said regretfully, he still has many questions to ask, but Qi Jiguang is a busy man, and he can only go to Qi Jiguang to solve his doubts when he returns to Beijing someday.

"Resignation, minister." Qi Jiguang left Baoqi Hall and headed towards Bingdao.

"Qi Shuai, Mr. Yuanfu is here to invite you." You Qi had been waiting for Qi Jiguang outside the Xuanwu Gate, and finally saw him, and hurried to join him.

Qi Jiguang handed the badge of Quanchu Guild Hall on his waist to You Qi and said, "I'm afraid that in the future, I won't be able to go to Quan Chu Guild Hall again."

You Qi's complexion changed dramatically!

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