Meng Yan wandered to Yan Lan's residence. Before he could knock on the door, a guard came quickly to report and whispered a few words to Jing Mu. Jing Mu actually covered his mouth and laughed. It seemed that someone was unlucky today because of him.

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Jing Mu grinned and turned over, not sure whether it was because his butt hurt or because it was so funny.

"Your Majesty, General An beat Marquis Ningnan! Thirty lashes!" Jing Mu could hardly hold it in anymore.

Meng Yan suddenly felt helpless. Gu Sheng was unlucky. He was on duty at the palace today. He left the palace secretly. He would definitely not report it to the Imperial Guard. An Can was a stubborn man. As the saying goes, a fire at the city gate would affect Chi Yu.

, Gu Sheng is that unlucky fish.

"What's so funny! Your butt doesn't hurt anymore, right?" Meng Yan said seriously. He knew that An Can would beat anyone no matter who you were, even if you were the prince, as long as you violated the rules of the Imperial Guard, An Kui would do it.

The children often neglected their younger brother, but An Can suppressed him with just one word. From then on, no one touched An Can again, just because of An Can's words: "I am determined to die for my lord!"

Although the words were not nice to hear, his attitude was very clear. Meng Yan was even more appreciative after hearing this, but also tried to comfort An Can so that he did not have to do this. However, he was stubborn and nothing he said was of any use.

Only the emperor and empress are recognized.

However, whipping Ning Nanhou was indeed a bit excessive. This was Gu Qingfeng's relative. Qingfeng was okay, but Gu Xifeng was still waiting for the results of the military reform in Chengdu. This was just asking for trouble. He thought for a while and said: "Send someone back to the empress."

Send a message, saying that Ningnan Hou secretly let His Majesty out of the palace and was discovered by General An, who whipped him thirty times and asked the empress to come forward to appease him."

This is a small episode. The most important thing today is to meet Chengdu Ling Yanlan. Meng Yan refused the guard’s call to the door, but called the door in person. After a while, a young man came to open the door. When he saw that it was Meng Yan, he immediately knelt down and said

Your Majesty, this child is none other than Yan Que, Yan Lan's only son. He is sixteen years old. He studies at Qingyang Academy and also studies at Baize Martial Arts Academy. I heard Gu Yanfeng mentioned that he is a good youngster.

He recognized Meng Yan, so he knelt down. Meng Yan helped him up, looked him up and down, and said with a smile: "He is much more heroic than your father. Come on, take me to your father. He lives in seclusion as a scholar all day long. What's the point?"

mean!"

Yan Que smiled awkwardly, "Your father is above you, so it's understandable to accuse your father, but as a son, you can't just go along with it. This is disrespectful."

Before reaching the inner courtyard, Yan Lan led his family to bow down. Surprisingly, Yan Lan didn't feel any surprise or excitement, as if he knew Meng Yan was coming.

Meng Yan glanced at Yan Lan, and then after greeting Yan Lan's family, he moved to Yan Lan and said, "Old fox, are you waiting for me here?"

"I am guilty, but I dare not." Yan Lan responded respectfully.

This makes me angry. What does "I am guilty" mean? It is obvious that I am sitting in the house waiting for you to come, and others will calculate it accurately for you.

Meng Yan came to the main hall surrounded by everyone. After entering the main hall, the people who were shouting were blocked by Jing Mu. When Meng Yan saw that there was no one around, he stepped up and kicked him, and said bitterly: "Three please

If you don’t receive the four invitations, you have to wait for me to come to your door in person, right?”

Yan Lan chuckled, patted his clothes lightly and said, "Your Majesty, you know that I don't want to talk too much about government affairs. Moreover, in the past few years, you have asked me to be in charge of the Baiyi Temple. It is inconvenient for me to talk about many things.

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"Asshole! You don't know what happened in the court these past two days. We have been arguing about this matter for several days since the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. My head is about to explode!" Meng Yan said grumblingly.

"Your Majesty, quarreling is a good thing, it means that everyone is doing something and wants to do something." Yan Lan comforted.

"Okay, stop being so pretentious and tell me what you think. Baiyi Temple has developed rapidly in your hands in the past few years. The public sentiment in various places is probably not as good as that of Mingjian Division. Tell me."

"Your Majesty, actually the crux of the problem is money and food, but it doesn't seem to have much to do with money and food."

Meng Yan took the tea handed over by Yan Lan and drank it while gesturing for him to continue.

"Your Majesty, our Daxuan Dynasty has not the largest number of troops. The largest number of troops is Daning. It seems that Daning's territory is not as big as ours, but it has dense population, prosperous commerce and fertile land, so it can raise troops and horses with confidence. But

We can't do it. It's okay to stay in a corner, but it's very difficult to unify the Central Plains. As you know, our ancestors left Qishan six times, but in the end they failed to close the country. This is our limitation."

"You mean, we need to think more about money and food?"

"That's right, our Daxuan Dynasty has a complete set of business guarantees. This is an absolute advantage. It is inevitable to waste money on military supplies. Even if the army is dismantled, it is still necessary to spend money to greatly improve the combat effectiveness of the remaining soldiers.

Money, food, Your Majesty's three years of military service

The idea is a good one. First, it can alleviate the problem of labor shortage. Second, if we encounter danger, we have enough reserve forces. However, the food for soldiers will be different in different regions. Over time, it will inevitably lead to unfairness.

It is better to treat yourself with ease than to wait for work."

"Oh? What's the idea of ​​waiting for work?" Meng Yan suddenly became interested.

"There are four general mansions and ten general mansions in our Daxuan Dynasty. Excluding the Shenying Commandery Mansion, which has the best treatment, and the Snow Wolf Commandery Mansion, which has the worst treatment, we will set the standard based on Qingshuai's White-coated Commandery Mansion.

Everyone is treated equally, and the number of general offices and command offices can be appropriately increased, giving them the power to counsel local areas. This will allow the military to solve local defense and reduce the pressure on local patrol camps; secondly, it can help local governments

Voluntarily contribute part of the money and food to the military."

"It's better to do this. There are local government officials, and the patrol battalion is only responsible for city defense. If there are intruders or bandits, the patrol battalion can ask the local garrison for help when the patrol battalion is unable to handle it. The patrol battalion officers and the military officers can have mutual transfer powers. At the same time, the local

The garrison leader participates in local decision-making." Meng Yan squinted his eyes and said, in this way, at the local level, you have me among you, and you among me. Collaboration is efficient, and disharmony is easier. Just change people.

Yan Lan thought for a moment, slapped his thigh and exclaimed, "Wonderful! It's really wonderful! This solves everything. The daily expenses of patrol camps and local garrisons can be completely provided by the local government, or wealthy places can provide them directly.

Wasteland can be reclaimed, and excess money and food can be gathered for war preparations."

Meng Yan rolled his eyes and said: "You obviously have a good idea, why can't you tell it in court? Well, even if you want to avoid suspicion, you can just give me a secret, but you have to make me come to you in person!"

"Your Majesty, although I have changed my name, I still have the blood of the Zhuge family. Please forgive me." Yan Lan looked distressed.

Meng Yan didn't want to force him, but suddenly remembered something and said: "Yan Que is sixteen this year. I heard Hengyang County Duke said that this kid is good. What? Are you planning to let him take the exam?"

"Your Majesty, Yan Que's temperament is unstable and he still needs a few more years of training. As for whether to take the exam or join the court, it depends on his own choice." Yan Lan roughly understood what Meng Yan meant.

"Let's do this, let him go to the inner guard house. I'll say hello to An Can later and I'll teach him personally!"

Yan Lan quickly knelt down and said with a flattered look: "I would like to thank your majesty for your kindness!"

Meng Yan didn't like this very much, but there was nothing he could do about it. Just like he couldn't change An Can, some habits were imprinted in his bones. Even when Gu Qingfeng taught his children, he was always more strict than kind. This was the education of an old family.

The method cannot be changed for a while.

After drinking tea and eating a meal, he took his son away by the way. Meng Yan laughed, Yan Lan beamed with joy, and Mrs. Yan was even more happy, for no other reason than to be able to serve as a personal guard by His Majesty's side.

They all have great futures. Huo Youji and Deng Ang are right in front of you, and they have grown into the best among the second generation generals of the Xuan Dynasty.

After Meng Yan returned to the Inner Three Cities, he went straight to the Governor's Mansion in Zhengcheng. At the same time, he summoned the two Governors Shi Ying and Jin Qian, who were not on duty, as well as people from the Counselor's Department. They had a detailed discussion in the secret room until the second day.

On the second day, Meng Yan summoned the Third Duke and the people from the Three Stages, Four Middle Halls and Sixth Division in the library hall to talk in detail until the evening before leaving.

After Meng Yan dragged his tired body back to the harem, Gu Qingfeng rubbed his shoulders habitually and said: "After summoning so many people for two consecutive days, has the military reform achieved results?"

Meng Yan nodded and said: "Well, everyone has basically reached an agreement. Now we are waiting for the opinions of the local authorities. If there are no problems, all matters regarding the military reform will be finalized."

"So anxious?" Gu Qingfeng asked.

Meng Yan took advantage of the situation and took Gu Qingfeng into his arms and said: "We have to be anxious. Last night, Mingjian Division reported urgently that Teng Han of Daning has launched a second attack on Youdu. It is estimated that Youdu will be difficult to defend based on its ability.

I judge that at least Texas and Hanoi will be lost."

"Is Daning so strong? Or do you have no confidence in Quan Hanliang?" Gu Qingfeng did not agree with Meng Yan's guess.

"I'm just basing it on my feelings. Let's give it a try." Meng Yan did not refute, because he was indeed just guessing.

Gu Qingfeng felt that Meng Yan was not in a high mood, so he stood up and said, "I'll go make you something to eat and have a good rest, okay?"

Meng Yan patted her butt and said, "Thank you for your hard work." Then he paused and said, "There won't be much going on these days. Why don't you invite the two sisters-in-law of the Gu family into the palace and talk about us?

It’s about these two girls at home.”

Gu Qingfeng's expression changed and he said: "I obey the decree, Your Majesty doesn't have to worry about these things. I can't deal with these little brats. Su Qing and Mrs. Zhuo Gong will also enter the palace tomorrow."

Seeing Gu Qingfeng's confident look, Meng Yan felt as if he was meddling in his own business.

On the eighth day of the second lunar month in the first year of Datong, the Ming Dynasty's military reform was launched. The four generals' mansions remained unchanged, and the original eight generals' mansions were added to the twelve generals' mansions. The generals' mansions corresponded to the twelve generals' mansions. Military service

According to the system, three years is the standard. Those who excel after the three-year military service period can be promoted to sergeants and attached to the formal establishment.

Everyone below the general's office participates in local affairs decision-making. Regional affairs decisions form a decision-making team, consisting of five or seven people. Daily affairs are headed by the general manager. During military control, the general is headed by the general. The border troops under the general's office are allocated money and food by the governor's office

, Garrison troops and patrol battalions are borne by the local government, and farmland can be directly allocated, mainly depending on the local economic strength.

The total number of border troops under the jurisdiction of the four commander-in-chief's offices is 1 million, 360,000 garrison troops, 120,000 patrol battalions, and 400,000 permanent garrison troops in the Internal Guard Office remain unchanged. The Civil and Commercial Department and Chengdu Prefecture jointly bear the money and food needs.
Chapter completed!