A small soldier of the frontier army in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 726 Fees
"Lian Po is old, can he still eat?"

Zhou Yanru's eyes flickered, he had no objection to Chen Xinjia's suggestion to restore Sun Chuanting and Hong Chengchou, but Sun Chengzong was the governor of Jiliao...

He has already promised this position to his protégé Fan Zhiwan, not to mention Fan Zhiwan's confidantes, who have outstanding qualifications. After passing the post of governor of Shanxi and Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of War, he was appointed governor of Jiliao to replace Yang Shengwu, and all parties had no objection.

After Hong Chengchou left earlier, the court decided to replace him with Yang Shengwu, governor of Shuntian. Yang Shengwu was the governor of Henan. When he was patrolling Hedong, he was very good at developing the salt industry. The reality of the conspiracy and rebellion, the starry night secretly played the imperial court, and was promoted to the right servant of the Ministry of War.

When he was the governor of Jiliao, Emperor Chongzhen personally "called for the platform" and rewarded Shangfang with a sword. When Du Du and others attacked Liaodong, Yang Shengwu Governor Yongping and Shanhaiguan troops went to rescue, but just after he left Shanhaiguan, Yang Shengwu deteriorated due to hernia As for the death, the court proposed to posthumously present Dr. Guanglu, Prince Shaofu, and Minister of the Ministry of War, and ordered him to be buried. He was given the posthumous title of Zhuangjie.

The position of governor of Jiliao was vacant, and all sides were fighting for it. Of course Zhou Yanru wanted his protégé Fan Zhiwan, and Sun Chengzong had an intrusion, how could he explain to his confidant protégé?
He frowned and said, "Besides, Mr. Sun Ge is too old after all, he seems to be in his 80s, and he has to travel thousands of miles to Liaodong. How can he treat ministers preferentially?"

Wei Zaode, a scholar of Dongge University, also said: "Mr. Sun Ge has worked hard and made great contributions. He has devoted his whole life to the country. This old man has worked hard all his life, and he should take care of him for the rest of his life."

No matter how much you hate Zhou Yanru, at this time, he will firmly stand with him. Not to mention Sun Chengzong's high morals, he is still a member of the Donglin Party. He has served as the governor of Jiliao. day?

The same is true for Chen Yan, naturally he doesn't want Zhou Yanru to become more powerful, even Emperor Chongzhen hesitates.

To be honest, he didn't want to have another person of high morals and prestige guarding him, especially Sun was once the emperor's teacher. When he saw Sun Chengzong, Emperor Chongzhen felt a lot of pressure. The old man should spend his days in Gaoyang.

He paced back and forth, and finally said: "It is feasible to use Sun Chuanting as the governor of the three sides of Shaanxi, Hong Chengchou as the governor of the Beijing camp, and Sun Chengzong as the governor of Jiliao... Let's discuss this matter again."

He didn't give the ministers a chance to talk about it, and said: "This soldier said that he will train a new army in the capital and the local area, what do you think?"

The ministers naturally had no objection to Chen Xinjia's proposal to train the new army in the capital. The slaves and thieves sent troops to the city of Beijing several times. !but the place...

Wei Zaode, the right servant of the Ministry of Rites and a scholar of Dongge University, stepped forward and said: "I agree with what I said about the Beijing camp training the new army, but I also say that the local training is also practiced."

He sneered, stared at Chen Xinjia with cold eyes, and shouted sharply: "Don't you hear about the disaster of the warlords at the end of the Han Dynasty and the end of the Tang Dynasty? This soldier's move is intended to mess with my future?"

He reported loudly to Emperor Chongzhen: "The Yellow Turbans rebelled at the end of the Han Dynasty. In order to wipe out the bandits, they allowed the powerful to build their own armed forces, which led to the expansion of the local area and the support of soldiers in the prefectures and counties. Later, Dong Zhuo's chaos and the disaster of the Three Kingdoms all came from this! "

He glared at Chen Xinjia angrily: "Now the center is weak, how is it different from the late Han Dynasty? I have no choice but to doubt the intentions of this soldier. Your Majesty, this country is also a traitor. Please punish me!"

Wei Zaode's eyes are deep and dark, as a minister of the north, how would he want to see the south sitting on the throne?
Besides, he is good at guessing the emperor's mind. At present, the military leaders in various places can't control it. Fortunately, except for Wang Dou, they are all snakes and rats, so they are not to be feared. Is it important to support soldiers?The emperor will not agree!
Sure enough, Wei Zaode's words hit Emperor Chongzhen's mind. The chaos of the warlords in the late Han Dynasty and the late Tang Dynasty must be guarded against, especially the power of literati and soldiers, because in addition to military affairs, they also have the ability to govern the country!

His eyes sparkled, and he also looked at Chen Xinjia suspiciously!
Zhou Yanru and the others remained silent. Indeed, they also had this concern.

For Chen Xinjia, the position of chief minister of the cabinet, why doesn't he envy him?Guessing that he could secure his position as Shangshu of the Ministry of War, he decided to give it a try and present a few good laws for governing the country, so that the emperor would look at him differently, so that he could have the same status in the emperor's heart as Yang Sichang.

He worked so hard that he offered the proposal of the local government to train the new army.

Although he was angry at Wei Zaode's accusation, he was not surprised. Right now the cabinet is in a state of chaotic warfare. There are struggles between the northern and southern factions of the Ming Dynasty, and the struggle between the Donglin Party and the Eunuch Party. Between the same factions, for their own interests, And mutual infighting.

In order to deal with Zhou Yanru, Wei Zaode and Chen Yan often stand with him, but when they see a good opportunity to attack themselves, they will not fall behind. After all, after pulling a person out of the cabinet, there is a vacant position, and all parties can In exchange for very generous profits.

He looked at Wei Zaode, and said indifferently: "Dare to ask the Grand Scholar, otherwise, what good strategy do you have to suppress the thieves?"

Wei Zaode said coldly: "Maybe the day when the warlords ruled separately, when the Great Ming was full of water and fire, Chen Xinjia, are you drinking poison to quench your thirst?"

Chen Xinjia continued to ask him: "Dare to ask how to suppress the thieves?"

"The thieves are just fleeing, but the powerful are the separatists!"

Wei Zaode's eyes were as cold as ice and snow, he looked at Chen Xinjia and shouted: "What do you want to do? Chen Xinjia, but He Jin today wants to recruit Dong thief to Beijing?"

"May I ask you how to eliminate the thieves?"

Chen Xinjia snarled, and pointed his finger directly at Wei Zaode's nose.

He took a deep breath, knelt down to Emperor Chongzhen and said, "Don't you know about the chaos of warlords at the end of the Han Dynasty and the end of the Tang Dynasty? However, taking history as a mirror, local training of new troops can be avoided. According to the real power in charge of the soldiers? Furthermore, the meaning of the humble ministers is that the capital is the first and the land is the second. The main body is strong and the branches are weak, so there will be no disaster of the former court supporting the soldiers, please be aware of it, Your Majesty!"

Emperor Chongzhen looked at him for a long time, and said slowly: "According to your opinion, how many soldiers should be trained in the capital, and how many soldiers should be trained in the local area?"

Chen Xinjia said: "I have calculated, Shanxi Town, Shaanxi, Huguang, and Nanzhili, it is best to train [-] new troops each, and [-] in the capital. In the military training department, you can also invite Marquis Yongning or Marquis Jibei to select and send some instructors, I think, Marquis Yongning and they will definitely agree!"

Emperor Chongzhen was a little moved. If he could avoid the disaster of embracing soldiers, and the center had another strong soldier, he would of course be willing. Emperor Chongzhen heard that Wang Dou also handles training and commanding soldiers separately, which avoids the use of soldiers as generals, and does not affect the situation. In war, if you hold the military training office in your hands, there is a lot to do.

He was also moved by Wang Dou's selection of instructors. Although the court had the intention of suppressing Wang Dou, everyone in the center was jealous of the good things in his hands, such as guns, cannons, and armor. He once sent someone to ask Wang Dou for the formula of mighty medicine, but Wang Dou categorically refused, and almost reached out to Wang Dou in terms of food and salary.

Wei Zaode was also dumb, for what Chen Xinjia said, although he could still criticize, the emperor and his officials were obviously moved, after all, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages.

But after thinking about it, he sneered again: "To put it lightly, tens of thousands of new troops practice as soon as they say it. What about the food and salary? What about the soldiers? And what about the original Beijing camp?"

He said loudly: "Wang Dou's secret is to divide the land from good sons! From the experience of Marquis Jibei, Uncle Jingnan and Uncle Ningnan, we can see that when recruiting sons from good families, the first priority is the land. Dare I ask where the land comes from? 250 new troops, [-] acres per person, will cost [-] million acres, is there so much land in the capital? Even if there is, how much will it cost for reclamation?"

He said: "What about the food and salary of the new army? Xu Guangqi used to train troops in Shandong in the old days. He selected soldiers at four levels: troopers, front soldiers, strong men, and sergeants. Not to mention that sergeants need four taels of soldiers' salary every month, that is. A mere team soldier needs to pay one tael or five dollars a month, which is already the price of many local servants! There is also an army soldier, An Jiayin, who also needs 20 taels, and 100 new army soldiers, An Jiayin alone needs 5000 million taels What about their military pay? They also need 90 taels per month, and [-] taels a year!"

"They still have armor. Xu Guangqi said that a pair of fine armor costs 16 taels, and Mao Yuanyi said that a pair of armor is only three taels. How much is it?"

He sneered and glanced at Jing Wen, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, and said, "Two of them are counted as ten taels. The Jingbian army has all the fine armor, and the central government has insufficient financial resources, but at least the pikemen need to wear armor, right? The firecrackers use cotton. The armor is ready, 25 pairs of iron armor will cost 10 taels of silver. A pair of cotton armor will cost three to five taels, and [-] pairs will also cost seven to [-] taels! This armor will always need to be replaced, and there will be more Prepare some silver..."

"Spears and waist knives are okay, each only costs a few coins, but bird guns are not cheap!"

"A finely crafted blunderbuss usually costs three to five taels of silver per shot. Everyone says that Donglu firearms are good. They sell eight taels per shot, and they are equipped with ten rounds of mighty potion. If you buy it from them, it will cost a lot Thousands of bird guns, two 10,000+ taels of silver are always required, how much silver is calculated here?"

The faces of the monarchs and ministers in the cabinet were ugly, Chen Xinjia hesitated to speak, and Wei Zaode continued: "With the new army, what should we do with the original Beijing camp? 10,000+ Beijing camp, although it seems that the price is much cheaper than the new army, but it still takes a year. There are more than 160 million stones of rice! Everyone knows that the Beijing camp has too many soldiers and fakes. The three major battalions have a strength of 10,000+, more than half of them are old and weak, and the rest are mostly generals and relatives. I don’t know where most of the soldiers work. They don’t know how to fight, but they are capable of making troubles. How many times have they cleaned up the Beijing camp? ..."

Wei Zaode spoke slowly, he had a pretty good manner and his voice was magnetic, after all he was born as a number one scholar, so what he said was well-founded.

Of course, Wei Zaode said that the risk is not small. If it spreads out of the cabinet, it will cause a lot of trouble. This is for sure. The affairs in the cabinet seem to be transparent, but if it can be kept simple in the emperor's heart, Wei Zaode thinks it is worth it of.

And what he said is also true. In the second year of Chongzhen, Emperor Chongzhen strongly supported Li Banghua to rectify the Beijing camp. A total of more than [-] counterfeiters in the Beijing army were eliminated. In the end, he was ordered to stay idle.

When Li Banghua resigned from Beijing, all his luggage was robbed by the local government, and he returned home in humiliation, just like Liu Mao was treated by the criminal department who rectified the inn at that time.

May I ask how to deal with the old army with the new army behind?It's fine to pay the food and salary on time, if not.

Wei Zaode looked at Chen Xinjia, and said with a sneer: "By the way, I even forgot the food and salaries of the local new army..."

"enough!"

Emperor Chongzhen yelled fiercely, and said, "How did Wang Dou do the army in Xuanzhen?"

Chen Xinjia said: "It seems that all the generals and family members were selected into the loyalty camp, and the rest were all dismissed and farmed."

Emperor Chongzhen was stunned for a moment: "Is there no one making trouble?"

Chen Xinjia said in a low voice: "Anyone who dares to make trouble will be killed by him!"

(End of this chapter)