People in Hongwu, from heavenly master to emperor master

Chapter 423 Thought is the soul of the army, standardization

Military academy system?

What is a military academy?
To understand it literally, a military academy should be a school for soldiers.

Similar to how they trained in Chaotian Palace.

However, what is the significance of military academies and how to select talents?

These questions are very puzzling for Zhu Xi.

"Actually, His Highness and others are now training under General Chang, General Xu and others, which is the prototype of the military academy. Pindao never thought of this. It was only when he chatted with General Xu last time that he had an idea...

The popularization of military training is essentially because the training levels of military generals are uneven and there is no standard!
And popularizing a relatively high standard can improve the training level of the entire army!
And this system may go a step further and standardize the recruitment of talents!
Considering that the nature of the army is different from that of the civil servant group, one-size-fits-all martial arts may not be suitable for the military academy system!

Training in military skills is about training soldiers;
The so-called military academy is a place where officers are trained and a place where the king instills ideas into the army...

Use standardized training methods to cultivate qualified embryos and then send them to the battlefield for training! "

"You mean that the future noble children must also go through the baptism of the military academy, so that they will not be left without food?"

"This is one of them, but Pindao believes that the meaning of the military academy is more to give those soldiers from poor families a chance to be promoted. Why would His Majesty choose to be hereditary?

To a large extent, it is also because of things like the art of war. Unless a group of heroes are screened out like in troubled times, most people will not be able to learn it by themselves!
Compared with choosing from a poor family with a blind eye, the descendants of noble families are relatively more reliable!
However, as long as the heir is selected through bloodline, the problem of one generation being inferior to the next cannot be overcome!

This kind of selection method would be considered satisfactory in peaceful times, but it would be a fantasy to expect such a system to be able to fight against the civil servant group that has fresh blood injected at any time.

The military also needs an injection of fresh blood..."

"Yes, wouldn't it be the same if you were promoted based on military merit?"

Zhang Yi shook his head and said:
"no the same!
Just like Pindao talks about the problem of the recommendation system, whether the recommended talents are good or not, first of all, it is a question of who they are loyal to!

The imperial court was far away on the frontier, and the measurement of military achievements was also reported by the frontier generals.This is actually another recommendation system!
My Ming Dynasty is now waging war everywhere, and there are many opportunities to make meritorious deeds!
There is no problem with this path for the time being, but if there are fewer wars in the future, it is still unclear whether military honors and promotions in the army will be as fair as they are now!
The way out is one thing, but the most critical question is, is the military's thought control another?

The promotion and education of the frontier army are all in the hands of the frontier generals...

Over a long period of time, the emperor actually lost control of the army...

If there was a selection mechanism, excellent low-level generals could be promoted, retrained, and educated!
These people are nominally the emperor's disciples. The emperor gives them a future and they give him loyalty!

This can not only prevent someone from monopolizing the promotion of soldiers, but also strengthen the king’s control over the army..."

Zhang Yi's thoughts on the so-called military academy are actually not very mature.

After all, it only took a short period of time from when he chatted with Xu Da to when he came up with this idea.

But his idea was a huge shock to Zhu Ping.

Especially regarding ideological education.

Since ancient times, all armies...

There was only one person who could integrate ideological education into it, and that army was also called the feared Iron Army in later generations.

Zhang Yi did not expect the feudal dynasty in the world to have any advanced ideas to guide the army.

But after Zhang Yi explained the general principle to Zhu Xiang, Zhu Xiang was still shocked.

“Ideology is the soul of the army?

Loyal to the emperor and patriotic..."

Strictly speaking, the concept of family and country was a very luxurious idea for the ancients.

Ordinary people are not sensitive to changes in dynasties.

To arm the army with ideas, the premise is that the emperor's ideas can control the lower-level officers, and he must also provide the officers with a relatively fair promotion path!

The conversation between the two today was unexpected, so Jin Yiwei was not around to record it.

Zhu Ming was so happy and excited when he heard that he wanted to drive Zhang Yi out. He wanted to record it with a pen.

Zhang Yi talked to him a lot, but they were all immature ideas.

Although the information is broken, Zhu Xi has decided that he must talk to his father!
The two chatted from morning until afternoon.

Zhu Xi even forgot to eat until their stomachs began to growl.

"Look at me..."

Zhu Xi hurriedly asked someone to bring them food, and the two of them finished eating.

Zhang Yi thought it was time for him to go back, so Zhu Fang asked someone to take him back.

As soon as Zhang Yi left, Zhu Xi immediately closed the door and began to recall what Zhang Yi had said. He learned the recording method of Jin Yiwei and recorded things objectively.

When he was almost finished writing, he asked Jin Yiwei to come over and send the things to the palace.

Not long after, Lao Zhu also received a secret note from Zhu Ping, regarding suggestions on military restructuring and military academies.

Lao Zhu frowned. Compared with Zhang Yi's previous proposals, issues regarding military schools and the army were obviously areas that Zhang Yi was not familiar with.

His proposal seemed a bit unreasonable to Lao Zhu.

However, the deep meaning behind Zhang Yi's words could not be treated carelessly by Zhu Yuanzhang.

This was not the first time he had dealt with the little guy. Lao Zhu understood that since Zhang Yi seriously raised problems and solutions, it meant that in the future he saw, something big enough to change the fate of the Ming Dynasty must happen.

"Biaoer, what do you think?"

Zhu Yuanzhang handed the secret memorial to Zhu Biao, who read it carefully.

It wasn't until he finished reading that Lao Zhu asked.

Zhu Biao breathed a sigh of relief and said:

"The Zhang family's younger brother reminded the second brother to be careful about Xungui's problem, which means that Xungui will definitely have problems in the future..."

The father and son knew Zhang Yi very well.

“Father has always been guarded against the nobles’ having too much power, and wants to weaken their power!

My father must have never thought that not only would these nobles not be a disaster, but they would also be so incompetent..."

Zhu Biao laughed angrily. He was definitely not laughing at the generation of nobles who are active in the Ming Dynasty today.

But the guidance given by Zhang Yi also showed how unrealistic it was to expect the noble group to fight against the civilian group.

The most important thing in being a king is balance.

Among civil officials, the balance of power between various parties must be balanced. In the court, there must also be a balance between civil and military ministers!
In the court, the king's power and the power of the prime minister are fighting!
Outside the court, the king could not sleep at night over the matter of military power!
It’s not easy to handle!

“That guy’s suggestion of a military academy is good for reference, but it’s immature!

But there is one sentence that makes me enlightened..."

"Ideology is the soul of the army..."

Zhu Biao seemed to know what Lao Zhu wanted to say and said it first.

Lao Zhu nodded silently.

The struggle between monarch power and prime minister power is actually nothing more than a battle of ideas.

As a group, the scholar-bureaucrats were united under the saints such as the Supreme Master and Zhu Xi.

With a common bond, the battle between kings and ministers will continue endlessly.

But when it comes to the army, it seems there is no so-called ideology...

In other words, apart from being loyal to the emperor and patriotic, the emperor never really exerted influence on the army.

Perhaps he, Zhu Yuanzhang, could indeed influence the army by virtue of his prestige as the founding emperor.

But Lao Zhu had also been in the army, and he understood that if he came to Zhu Biao and his descendants, his influence would become smaller and smaller.

Especially for the border army, many officers may have never seen the emperor in their lives. How can they have any influence?
The advice Zhang Yi gave was to give the emperor a chance during the army selection process...

The training of some low-level officers was placed in the so-called military academies, and the king was the nominal principal... These people, just like the imperial examinations, were considered students of the emperor, rather than people promoted by a general.

To a large extent, this also weakens the influence of the generals.

According to Zhang Yi's idea, if ideological education is strengthened in this process!

It is also a good opportunity for the emperor to further win over people's hearts.

Let’s not talk about how to strengthen ideological education. Zhu Yuanzhang has spent six years verifying the power of ideas.

In the Ming Dynasty, many people actually didn't know.

Jinyiwei's naval department has been under construction.

Over the years, Jin Yiwei has secretly invested in restaurants, bookstores, teahouses...

Through the remarks spread in these places, Zhu Yuanzhang gradually saw the effect.

The so-called power of rumors is also the power of ideas.

"I'm very interested in this proposal. I'll ask my second brother to trick that kid into writing something and bringing it up..."

Except for the matter about ideological reform, which made the emperor very excited.

Another thing was something that Zhu Yuanzhang cared about very much. Zhang Yi brought up a concept that he had mentioned before but that Zhu Yuanzhang didn't care about.

standardization……

The first time Zhang Yi mentioned standards to him was at the Zhejiang factory.

At that time, Lao Zhu just laughed it off.

But if you think about it carefully, he encouraged Chang Yuchun to write down the military training method, and then promoted the military training method to the army...

This may not be a kind of standardization.

What are the benefits of standardization?
He remembered that Zhu Biao once asked Zhang Yi, and Zhang Yi's answer was.

Books with the same text and cars with the same track are the standards set by the First Emperor for the Chinese nation.

This standard allows the Han people to truly unite as a nation.

"If you have the opportunity, let me ask you why the honor system is so desolate."

Zhu Yuanzhang hasn't had the frustration caused by Zhang Yi for a long time. Many of the things he designed were rejected because of the future foreseen by that boy.

Using the Xungui Group to fight against the Civil Service Group was one of Lao Zhu's designs.

It's just that this design, just like the clan system, was ruthlessly rejected by Zhang Yi.

Zhu Yuanzhang was a little depressed. He wanted to know why he was wrong?
In other words, what went wrong?
"Looking back, I'd better go out to the palace and ask this question!"

This was the first time that Lao Zhu wanted to see Zhang Yi after he came back.

However, Zhang Yi did not know about this matter.

After he came back from Qingxin Temple, he also brought back the good news that Zhu Ping gave him.

The emperor vetoed the idea of ​​sending maids to Guanyin Nu.

Zhang Yi thought about the meaning behind this incident and became more certain that Zhu Yuanzhang did not want Guanyin Nu to live too well.

"This old guy is really ruthless!"

While secretly complaining about the emperor, the carriage from Prince Qin's palace arrived at Qingxinguan.

He got out of the car and happened to see Guanyin Nu in front of the Taoist temple, cheering Sanqing.

Zhang Yi blushed for a rare time. He, a serious Taoist priest, had not added lamp oil to Sanqing a few times in a year, but the Guanyin slave was much more diligent than him.

Guanyinnu also noticed Zhang Yi and glanced at the carriage behind her.

Prince Qin's Mansion...

This discovery made her dislike of Zhang Yi drop a bit.

She also knew that Zhang Yinai was her savior and had not treated her badly, but it seemed that she could only feel at ease if she looked at him with a bad face.

Zhang Yi didn't take her little thoughts to heart. He turned around and said proactively:

"Good news, good news!"

"What good news?"

Guanyin Nu stopped what he was doing and asked in confusion.

"Pindao asked your Majesty for a decree. Your Majesty has promised me that I can reform the Qingxin concept. Later, you can be alone in a small courtyard, and we can separate..."

Speaking of separation, Zhang Yi's happy smile made Guanyin Nu feel a little uncomfortable.

"Um……"

She hummed slightly, looking weak.

“Although it can’t build an area as big as the medicine garden, it can’t open the door alone!
But Pindao needs to plan carefully! "

After Zhang Yi finished speaking, he went to the backyard to draw pictures. Guanyin Nu was curious and followed him.

It is not difficult to draw a floor plan, but Zhang Yi has already drawn it.

I am planning to expand it myself, or in other words, there are three main buildings in the living area separated from the Taoist temple’s backyard.

One is her own boudoir, which actually integrates a stove and bathroom...

The shower room that Guanyin Nu has longed for has also been integrated!

She looked at the house with a lot of information.

The other room was a room for the servants sent by the emperor in case there were no servants. When there were no servants, it was a study...

It was just the last room that she couldn't see the use of.

"What is this for?"

"It's for wrestling. Do you still want to roll around in the mud every day...?"

As soon as Zhang Yi finished speaking, Guanyin Nu's face turned red instantly.

There was no place for wrestling in the yard. She was not convinced and often challenged Zhang Yi in the middle of the night. After the two of them fought, they were covered in mud.

Although I didn’t feel it when I was wrestling, looking back, it seems very embarrassing.

She turned around silently and rushed back to her room.

Zhang Yi looked at her back, slightly dazed.

But he didn't think much about it and just started drawing.

The emperor allowed the renovation, but did not mention the money.

Zhang Yi also knew that it was unrealistic to expect the stingy emperor to pay for it. He thought for a moment, Meng Yao and his daughter over at Yaoyuanzi did not need to install water towers and fireplaces, so they simply changed them together...

Since he paid for it himself, Zhang Yi simply drew a map of the renovation of the entire Taoist temple.

After a few days, Zhu Yuanzhang received the design drawings handed over from Jin Yiwei and was so angry that he blew his beard and stared.

"He doesn't regard my money as money, does he?"

Zhang Yi misunderstood Lao Zhu, but the emperor was still prepared to pay...

When the two brothers Zhu Biao and Zhu Feng heard this, they looked at each other and smiled bitterly.

"Father, is there a possibility that he has no intention of asking you to pay at all?"

Zhu Yuanzhang: ...

(End of this chapter)