Liu Jian was also confused and looked at the list carefully, unable to help but smack his tongue.

This is just one guard with five thousand people.

The idea of ​​His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is to set up the standing army of thirty-six guards in the future.

Not only that, in the future, even... a system is needed to establish an armament guarantee. If there is a major war, the five thousand guards will be expanded to 20,000.

If this is the case, the military supplies...the treasury has so much silver.

This is equivalent to a bottomless pit.

Liu Jian looked at Li Dongyang and Xie Qian with complicated eyes. Li Dongyang smiled bitterly: "Your Highness's mind is good. The current garrison is indeed full of problems. Perhaps changing the hereditary garrison into a standing army can indeed eliminate many hidden dangers. This is the first army established by Your Majesty. It is understandable that Your Highness is eager to achieve success. However,... two million taels of silver, even if it is maintained in the future, it will require more than one million silver per year. In the future, it will need to be expanded and more garrisons need to be set up. This will only require more and more silver! Alas, I, Ming Dynasty, where can I have so much spare energy? Liu Gong, what do you think?"

Liu Jian's face was a little helpless and sighed, "Didn't Your Majesty already say it very clearly? The order issued by the Crown Prince of the State has no reason to be untrustworthy. It is related to military affairs and should not be underestimated. The Ministry of War should do its best to cooperate in this matter. "What?" When Ma Wensheng heard about his cooperation, he was almost blown up. He came here to find support today, not the two words he wanted.

Ma Wensheng was not stupid either, so he immediately mentioned a difficult point: "If the Ministry of War wants to cooperate, the Ministry of Revenue needs to allocate money and grain first. Otherwise, how should we cooperate?"

When Li Dongyang heard this, he thought about it carefully, then glanced at Liu Jian and smiled.

He seemed to understand what Liu Jian meant, so he said: "This is easy to deal with. The cost of the Ministry of War and other places should be saved. The Ministry of Revenue will not be less than the amount of money that should be allocated."

Ma Wensheng was stunned for a moment. He never expected that even Li Dongyang, who also served as the Minister of Revenue, agreed with this!

He couldn't understand why the cabinet ministers who were usually sting for tens of thousands of taels of silver became so generous at once.

Ma Wensheng was still unwilling to give up, so he said with a frown: "My Lords, there is a saying that the officials should not say. Although the censors and Hanlin Qingliu have been catching up on the wind and shadows all day long, they have been impeached everywhere and invited people to buy people's hearts. Over the years, after Your Majesty has rectified the atmosphere, it has been a major change, which can be said to have eliminated the old ills of my Ming Dynasty's stubborn talk. But as far as matters are concerned, it does not mean that if you are not right, you should be silent about anything. If you are not careful in everything, you are overcorrecting it. How can you let it go if you are absurd and nonsense policy? Not only will you not stop it, but you will indulge it... What is the reason?"

Liu Jian looked as if he was alive and silent.

Li Dongyang smiled, looked at Liu Jian, and said, "Is it a bad policy? How can I know if I don't try it?"

Ma Wensheng raised his tone and said, "But these five thousand people alone are only two million taels of silver?"

Li Dongyang said: "Since Ma Shangshu still knows that two million taels of silver is not a decimal, and he feels distressed, then... in the palace..."

Sharply...

This really woke up the dreamer with just one word. Ma Wensheng, who had been upset, finally understood something at this time.

Instead of opposing it, the cabinet poured a basin of cold water on the prince.

It’s better to go with the flow.

On the one hand, I heard that the cost is so much that the army alone consumes so much money. I am afraid that your Majesty will feel very distressed.

On the other hand, the prince spent so much money to build a new army of only 5,000 people, and sooner or later he would have to hit a wall.

But everyone knows that the prince is a person who does not cry when he sees the coffin. If he strongly opposes it now, it will only cause the prince’s backlash. Who knows whether the prince will do something earth-shaking if he does not get support? It would be better to let him retreat by himself!

Sure enough... ginger is still so spicy.

Ma Wensheng figured it out, and his heavy mood suddenly became much lighter, so he said happily: "Okay, since that's the case, then... the Ministry of War has worked hard to cooperate with the prince. The Ministry of War has found a way to raise the money he should pay. His Royal Highness the Prince needs, and the Ministry of War will also help him with all his strength."

Liu Jian said, "But don't forget that the previous ward system has reached a point where it must be changed. The prince's constitution is just an excessive force, but this does not mean that our Ming Dynasty is still conservative and incomplete. Therefore... the Ministry of War has taken advantage of the efforts of His Royal Highness to come up with a constitution. This constitution is about being safe. It must be reformed but not too much. This is not a trivial matter, do you understand?"

Ma Wensheng was calculating in his heart. He felt a great responsibility, so he said solemnly: "The Ministry of War will do its best. This time, he will definitely not disappoint Mr. Liu."

"Very good." Liu Jian nodded, and then said, "Your Highness the Crown Prince and Duke Qi have good hearts..."

He didn't continue talking, but shook his head.

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This time, Zhu Houzhao was also surprised and never expected... The Ministry of War was so happy this time.

Give almost whatever you want.

The latest artillery, the latest fire gun... Because the Ministry of War had no reserves, I quickly placed an order. All ammunition was paid in time.

Not only that, the Ministry of War prepared the camp for the new army, and also vacated land from the original personal army camp, and hired craftsmen to repair them again.

As for the new military uniforms designed by Zhu Houzhao and Fang Jifan, the Ministry of War had no objection and directly searched for workshops to produce.

This new military uniform no longer wears armor.

Zhu Houzhao and Fang Jifan agreed that the future war form will undergo earth-shaking changes, and melee combat has retreated from the mainstream to the last. Moreover, due to the large-scale application of firearms, sooner or later the enemies facing the Ming Dynasty will be opponents of firearms, so the armor will become useless.

Once this heavy armor is useless, it will be replaced by wear-resistant military uniforms and materials. In order to ensure supply, the lieutenant generals are equipped with more personal luggage.

The Ministry of War still has no objection to this.

Next is recruiting people. The Ming Dynasty lacks everything, but there is no shortage of people!

A group of backbones of the military academy who were ordered by the prince had already sharpened their knives. Following the instructions of Duke Qi, they specially went to southern Jiangxi, western Zhejiang, Fujian, northern Guangdong, Shandong, Shaanxi and other places to drill.

The southerners... live in the deep mountains, living in difficult living conditions, just like the Yiwu and Yongkang soldiers of the navy. These people taught by example in order to survive. This ability to fight on a large scale can be traced back to the Yanhuang period. They are proud to be tall and strong in Shandong, Shaanxi and other places. They are also the best candidates for recruiting soldiers.

This time... it is no longer just recruiting military households, but carefully selected them, and the salary given is not low. When going out to work, it is probably only the wage.

Not only that, for those men living in remote places, this salary is naturally more attractive.

Soon, a steady stream of troops began to enter Beijing.

The Ministry of War has also begun to create books for all newcomers.

Immediately afterwards... Wang Shouren received an order, and he was appointed as the commander of the First Army without any surprise.

This Mr. Wang Bo'an is a piece of good steel, always used on the blade.

From a civil servant to a relatively low status, most people will feel unwilling to accept it. Wang Shouren has never been an ordinary person, without any complaints, and carried his burden without saying a word and entered the empty military camp first, which is considered to have taken office.

Fang Jifan couldn't help but sigh again, Wang Shouren was the most conscientious one among his disciples!

When the spring comes, all the newcomers gather, and then... Wang Shouren practices according to the method.

He needs to formulate a popular military training method.

It didn't take long before Wang Shouren's constitution was sent to the imperial court.

Emperor Hongzhi specially summoned the ministers to discuss.

At this time, everything was revived, and Emperor Hongzhi's head was covered with silver hair. He seemed much older, and he seemed worried about the establishment of this standing army.

The Crown Prince Zhu Houzhao and Fang Jifan were full of confidence. Compared with the old emperor, they seemed more capable.

Liu Jian and others are all there.

These days, the Ministry of War has spent almost the same money as flowing water, and can be said to have always met the First Army.

Emperor Hongzhi couldn't help but talk about the money and food that the Ministry of War was spent...

This was so expensive that Emperor Hongzhi couldn't help but suspect that he was not raising soldiers, but 5,000 old men.

Xiao Jing took Wang Shouren's memorial and read it, everyone fell silent.

The new army proposition proposed by Wang Shouren is that the way to train troops is not the chief officer, the strength of the army, and the commander is of little significance, but the army needs to cultivate a group of capable low-level military officers and backbone veterans. These people are the only guarantee for a military horse to maintain combat effectiveness. Therefore, protecting low-level military officers and veterans is the top priority.

In addition, the role of backbone is particularly promoted in the minutes of training.

To make the army obey orders, in addition to logistical support and making officers and soldiers worry-free, it is a set of training and military law system that must be followed.

Of course... In this charter, it is actually implicitly necessary to pay money.

Emperor Hongzhi frowned slightly as he heard this, and turned his gaze toward Ma Wensheng: "What's the point of Ma Qing's family?"

Ma Wensheng said: "Your Majesty, the commander of the king, Yun Wen and Wu, I have not heard anything wrong. However... the soldier hierarchy system he proposed divides soldiers into third grades. The most questionable of the one is the salary of veterans. The old minister thinks, is there too many? There are also low-level military officers... These seventh-rank, eighth-rank, and ninth-rank military officers, their salary..."

"Father," Zhu Houzhao said: "It's so hard for the soldiers to practice day and night, and the military law is strict. If they can't let them be carefree, how can they practice steadily in case of emergency needs? My son-in-law thinks that this is the most secure constitution. My son-in-law is a person who has led the army and knows the sufferings of the soldiers, but the court is very particular about it, which will inevitably make people feel upset."

Emperor Hongzhi looked at Zhu Houzhao helplessly, and felt depressed and painful. This child is not in charge of the family and does not know that the firewood and rice are expensive. "This matter... let's discuss it again. "Emperor Hongzhi said that he felt sorry for the money, but he was determined to take a look again and see if the First Army can achieve any results.

Seeing this, Ma Wensheng suddenly said, "Your Majesty, I have something to report."

"Hmm?" Emperor Hongzhi looked at Ma Wensheng.

Ma Wensheng said: "A few days ago, I appointed someone to the Weizhou Guard Camp, but found that the Weizhou Guards were disciplined and had a strict and neat team. The commander Jiang Bin was stubborn and brave. The Weizhou Guards were proud of daring to fight. At the beginning... they participated in the battle against the Tatars and made many contributions. Now, they still guarded Weizhou, and the soldiers above and below are elite."

Weizhou Wei...

Ma Wensheng suddenly mentioned Weizhou Wei, which made many people interested.

Obviously this is an ordinary ward, but as the Minister of War, Ma Wensheng praised him very much.

You should know that the Weizhou Guards raised by the court don’t need money. A Weizhou Guard who doesn’t need money can become an elite. As Ma Wensheng said, it can be called a strong army, so...

Others are speculating on something in their hearts.

But when Fang Jifan heard the word Jiang Bin, he was shocked. Weizhou... Jiang Bin...
Chapter completed!