First Minister of Ming Dynasty

"The minister is here!"

Xu Da responded, then bowed to obey the order, and said nothing more.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at this fellow and beloved general, pondered for a moment, and then said: "In these years, we have conquered cities and conquered territories, opened up territories, Xu Daguang has made military exploits, Hukou has been victorious, burned buildings and ships, and is famous all over the world, no one knows it. Now we are going to add you as Duke Xinguo, not hereditary, and concurrently serving as the former military governor, and commanding all the armies of the Northern Expedition!"

Xu Da was taken aback. He, the Duke of Xinguo, also shouldered the responsibility of the Northern Expedition, and the burden was very heavy!

"Chen thank Tianen! We must not disgrace our mission, to expedition the Central Plains to the north as soon as possible, to restore the old land of the Han and Tang Dynasties, and to show our great power!" Has been entrusted with the letter of the King,

Later, Duke Xin fell on Tang He's head. It is clear at a glance who is Lao Zhu's confidant.

Zhu Yuanzhang was very satisfied, he stretched out his hand to pull up Xu Da, and then said to the crowd: "Zhongshu department is led by Li Xiang, and the lower department is in charge of Mr. Zhang. They are all great talents in the world, and we are not worried about the issue of cultural governance. When it comes to military affairs, there are many disturbances and no rules and regulations... We thought about it and decided to set up the five military governor's mansion. Previously, the military governor's mansion was stationed in Yangzhou, and he was in charge of the Northern Expedition. The left army governor's mansion was stationed in Jiangzhou. The military governor's mansion was stationed in Zhenjiang to deal with Zhang Shicheng, and the central army governor's mansion was also established.

Su Wei Yingtian, the post army governor's mansion, stationed in Guangzhou, responsible for Lingnan affairs, and also leads the navy, the city ship department and so on."

Lao Zhu finished the arrangement of the military system in one breath, and handed over the most important former military governor to Xu Da, everyone felt suddenly enlightened.

In fact, the official system at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, especially the military system, was quite chaotic. All kinds of official systems could lead the army, such as Zuocheng, Youcheng, Pingzhang, Censor... Anyway, as long as the officials are big enough, they can lead troops In war, it seems that the Yuan court did not clearly distinguish between civil and military. Or in other words, when Yuan Ting is in a state of precariousness, how can he care so much?

Even if it is a dog, it has been pulled up to suppress the rebellion. What rules are there to pay attention to?

However, after careful study, we can still get a general clue. Didn't Yuan Ting invented the provincial system? If the scale of the Red Turbans is large and the fighting is fierce, a general will be dispatched to hold important provincial positions and be in charge of countering the rebellion. For example, not long ago, Chahan Timur was successful in dealing with the Northern Expedition, and he was promoted to Shaanxi Province Right Chancellor and Shaanxi Xingtai Servant Censor, and he also knew Henan Xing Privy Council.

It is equivalent to handing over Shaanxi and Henan to Chahan Timur, appointing civil and military officials, allocating food and salaries, and organizing wars. He has the final say.

Yuan Ting did this, and the Red Turbans also followed suit. For example, Mao Gui was Pingzhang of Shandong Province, and Guan Duo was Pingzhang of Liaoyang Province. Everyone was responsible for one piece. .

When Zhu Yuanzhang came here, due to Zhang Ximeng's advocacy, he always kept the civil and military separate.

All command envoys.

If you are in charge of one prefecture and one state, you are the commander; if you are responsible for one direction, you are the commander. As for some pass counties, you will be led by thousands of households.

Encountered a major war, that is, Zhu Yuanzhang personally.

In general, the operation is quite good, the civil and military cooperation is tacit, and there is no problem of military commanders invading the power of civil officials.

However, as the old Zhu ascended the throne, the territory became larger and larger, and the scale of the war became larger and larger. Zhu Yuanzhang certainly couldn't go to the army every time, and the general had to lead the army.

What title should this general hold?

Do you want to unify the army with the book of the line?

Yuan Ting and Han Song have already tried it out.

Let the generals control everything, which is tantamount to creating warlords.

The Yuan court has Chahan Timur and Polo Timur, and Han Song also has Mao Gui and Guan Duo... It can only be said that the matching mechanism in the northern region is still stable.

On the other hand, on Zhu Yuanzhang's side, naturally, he cannot take the path that has been proved wrong.

Zhu Yuanzhang set up five military commanders' mansions, each leading one side, similar to setting up five war zones.

The former army was the strongest and was responsible for the Northern Expedition. The left and right armies dealt with Chen Youliang and Zhang Shicheng respectively.

These three large group armies belong to the three fists, and are mainly responsible for swinging out to beat people.

The Central Military Governor's Mansion is to protect the capital, protect the emperor, and is also the general strategic reserve.

The most interesting is the post army governor's mansion, which was arranged in Guangzhou.

Not only is it far away from Yingtian, but there is also a navy team below, who is also responsible for the city ship division.

The two armies are in hand, and they are also in charge of the purse.

What is Lao Zhu going to do?

"Zhu Ying!"

Mixed in the group of generals, Zhu Ying kept laughing and hilarious, but he didn't think he would get anything.

In terms of seniority, it is definitely not my turn. Even if there is, it's just a trick, it doesn't matter.

People, the most important thing is attitude.

Zhang Ximeng doesn't care about officials, that's his detachment. Zhu Ying doesn't care about the title. That's because he is very close to the people in power. Godfather will not talk about it. Godmother, brother, can they make themselves suffer?

I can't!

So Zhu Ying was very calm.

But at this juncture, he was suddenly called by his godfather, and was surrounded by countless eyes. Zhu Ying is also confused, what's going on?

Xu Da just finished sealing, why is it my turn?

Zhu Ying was completely stupid, Li Wenzhong next to him scolded him, and the boy took a step forward, causing Zhang Ximeng to roll his eyes.

This kid is not very promising!

"Senior Qian, this minister is here!"

Lao Zhu looked at this godson, and suddenly smiled, "Zhu Ying, you are the first adopted son we have adopted. Although it is a adopted son, it is almost as small as the parent-child. Today we will add points to you as the Marquis of Xiping and the General of Zhengxi. , the commander-in-chief of the military commander-in-chief's office, and the commander-in-chief of the Lingnan military."

When Zhu Ying heard this appointment, her whole body was not well, and her head was buzzing.

"Godfather, I, I can't do it!"

"Don't say you can't do it!" Lao Zhu scolded: "You are our son, don't embarrass us!"

Zhu Ying cried, "I, I don't want to embarrass my godfather, but I, but I don't understand at all, fighting wars, administering localities,

I don't know anything about it... Moreover, my credit is too small, I'm afraid that there will be a problem of unfair reward and punishment, and I ask the superior to take it back. "

"I can't take it back!"

Old Zhu said: "Zhu Ying, you held back Zhang Dingbian's siege in Fuliangzhou, this is the key to our victory in Hukou...

Just relying on this battle, it is natural to give you a Marquis of Xiping. However, if you want to become a prince of the country, you will need more credit. "

After Zhu Yuanzhang finished speaking, he said to the other Huaixi generals: "Let's be a son, what do you think of this arrangement?"

Everyone was stunned, and then Xu Da took the lead, and immediately said: "The superior arrangement is appropriate, and the ministers are convinced."

Lao Zhu has made it clear that this is our son, and he deserves credit. He is not too young, his qualifications may not be enough, and his age is also a little young.

Joke, at this time, who would dare to say more? Do you still want to be rewarded?

Everyone looked happy and convinced, but Zhu Ying was suffering. He really didn't know how to manage Guangzhou... He looked around, desperately asking for help, his eyes just fell on his elder brother Zhang Ximeng, come and help me!

"Cough cough!"

Zhang Ximeng had to clear his throat. He had told Lao Zhu that Zhu Ying would be in charge of the southwest and bring back Yunnan and other places... But Zhang Ximeng did not expect that Lao Zhu had just ascended the throne and immediately fulfilled his promise. This efficiency , enough to put any boss to shame.

"Zhu Ying, the purpose of going south to Guangzhou is to prepare for the invasion of Guangxi and even Yunnan... The purpose of granting you the navy is to contact the people of the Li nationality, to open up the sea trade routes, and to find a plan to enter. As for the opening of the shipping department in Guangzhou, it is to save money. money,

Get more supplies. In addition, Guangzhou's commerce and trade are prosperous, and there are many contacts with overseas barbarian merchants to obtain materials and pass the Ganjiang route.

Delivered to Yingtian, this is also to supplement Daming's financial resources. "

"Furthermore, Jiangxi has a large population. After the equalization of land is implemented, there are redundant people who will move to Lingnan. There are some big clans who resist the emperor's order and need to split up and move. Lingnan is also a good place. All in all, you go to Lingnan. , there are a lot of things that need to be done, do you understand this time?"

Zhu Ying was stunned, and said bitterly: "I understand, I understand, but, but I don't know it either!"

Zhang Ximeng snorted coldly, "Because I can't, it's better to learn a little bit. You are in Lingnan, you have to be imaginative, and you have to come up with something completely different. There is a blank sheet of paper, the population is small, and it is far from Yingtian. Let go and do it, take all the people from your youth camp over, show the momentum of the Eight Immortals crossing the sea and show their magical powers, toss out a career. The lord has adopted you for so many years, so don't just make a fool of yourself, you should share your worries for the lord already."

After saying this, if the generals were just convinced, they felt awkward, but at this moment, they all stopped.

In Lingnan, Zhu Ying is really capable!

You said that in Lingnan, chickens peck each other, and there are no decent opponents, but simply sending a civilian over there will definitely not work.

Send a general over there?

Undoubtedly, it is necessary to control the power and act arbitrarily.

But the problem is that the sky is high and the emperor is far away, who is sure not to make mistakes?

With Zhu Yuanzhang's style of governing the country, whoever went there would be trembling, for fear of losing his head.

Let Zhu Ying go, it's not that this kid can't make mistakes, but he doesn't need to be afraid of making mistakes!

In any case, Zhu Yuanzhang would not feel that his son betrayed him. As long as the emperor did not doubt it, most of the matter would be resolved. My sister said that it is zero card and belongs to yes.

And the remaining half is how to deal with Lingnan.

And this half is Zhang Ximeng's expertise!

Besides Zhu Ying, who can make Zhang Xianggong go all out, spare no effort, and help him?

Who has such a big face?

no!

Really do not have!

And Li Shanchang and others also realized another meaning, Zhu Yuan's award to Zhu Ying was actually a reward to Zhang Ximeng! Lao Zhu didn't want Zhang Ximeng to be at the top, so he compensated Zhang Ximeng in this way.

Compared to you, Li Shanchang, Zhang Ximeng still has a Lingnan in his pocket!

"Mr. Zhang!" Zhu Yuanzhang said movingly: "Mr. has contributed to the country, and we are only today thanks to the teachings of Mister. The virtue of Mister,

Comparable to Lu Wang, but the gentleman is from Shandong. He can be the Duke of Qi, awarded the title of young master, and bestowed with python clothing! "

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