Chapter 173 The construction of the new fire gun army
Zhu Youde was unaware of the plans of the Western Regions and the Huns. At this time, he had returned to the palace.
Luo Xian was wearing a long red dress and walked over carrying the soup she had cooked with her own hands.
"Your Majesty, take a rest and try my concubine's craftsmanship."
The beauty knelt down in front of Zhu Youde and stared at Zhu Youde expectantly as he finished the drink in one mouthful.
"My beloved, you have worked hard, I will reward your beloved tonight!"
While the two were having fun, Wang Zhonghou came to report: "Your Majesty, Master Luo, Minister of War, wants to see you."
Zhu Youde called Luoyunshan to discuss the construction of the new army. After all, it was the Fire Gun Army, his trump card in the east in the future.
Seeing that Zhu Youde was going to discuss military affairs with his grandfather, Luo Xian returned to the inner room.
"Your Majesty, for the new army, I think that thirty thousand is the most suitable number. If it is more, the number will be chaotic and difficult to manage. It is not appropriate to serve as an army directly under your Majesty; if it is less, the combat effectiveness will not be strong..."
Zhu Youde nodded and then said: "As for the deployment of troops, I want to focus on the imperial army and supplement it with some from the local army. How about it?"
Luo Yunshan thought for a moment and replied: "I think it is inappropriate. The Forbidden Army is an important part of the capital, and its primary responsibility is to protect the capital. I think that the basic system can be formed with the Forbidden Army as the core and the local army as a supplement..."
One method is to use the imperial army as the main force and the local army as the supplement.
But the crux of the problem is that the local governor has too much independent power over the local army. Most of the soldiers directly obey the orders of the generals. It is a difficult problem to fully control the local army.
Luo Yunshan saw the problem and said: "Daliang was founded three hundred years ago, and the vassal kings and nobles are all over the country. The phenomenon of excessive power of the local army is not a day or two. If you want to completely solve it, you can't act too hastily..."
"The late emperor also tried to weaken local rights, but the resistance was too great and it was not completely resolved after all..."
With that said, Luo Yunshan handed over the folder.
There are three main issues involved at the local level.
One, there are too many officials.
Second, too much funding.
Third, there are too many soldiers.
Zhu Youde narrowed his eyes slightly, isn't this San Rong?
"Hmph! The late emperor couldn't solve it because he was too soft-hearted. If you want to maintain long-term peace and stability in Daliang, you will need iron and blood tactics!"
"In this way, let's start with the construction of the new army. You go and draw up a list of local armies, transfer all the elites of the local armies to the capital, some of them will rush into the Forbidden Army, and some of them will form a new army!
At the same time, I asked Zhou Heng to draw up a list of the Forbidden Army, serve as the captain of the new army, command the local army, and disperse the soldiers at the rear of the Forbidden Army into the local army."
Luo Yunshan's eyes flashed with surprise. This would not only complete the formation of the new army, but also weaken the governor's control over the local army.
"After the martial arts examination is over, I will appoint the top candidate in the martial arts examination as the commander-in-chief of the new army. Those who have performed outstandingly in the martial arts examination will be assigned to the local army as adjutants!"
Zhu Youde came up with a solution in his mind. The imperial examination is a good opportunity. It can be used not only in the army, but also in the court.
In previous imperial examinations, many outstanding candidates have failed, after all, there are only so many officials in the capital.
But this time, Zhu Youde will give local official positions to those who have outstanding performance and fail to be elected.
First, recruit talents.
Second, slowly penetrate the control of local rights.
When the time is right, we will disarmament and layoffs, establish a complete supervision mechanism, and improve the operation of local power in Daliang.
Now that the capital is slowly infiltrating and under control, Zhu Youde is eager to build an iron-blooded army, seize the local power of Daliang, and complete the unification.
After discussing the military affairs, Zhu Youde asked Luo Xian to send Luo Yunshan out of the palace, which also gave the grandfather and daughter an opportunity to reminisce about the past.
Later, Zhu Youde called Zhou Heng and told him to draw up a list of members of the Forbidden Army and to be responsible for the establishment of the new army system.
After finally relaxing, Cao Wang came again.
"Your Majesty, Chen Shishi has new news..." He handed over a secret letter.
"Chen Shishi's family is in Hebei, and they live in the same hometown as the Queen, and they have been doing business for generations. Until Chen Shishi's father's generation, the family business declined, and his parents went to the west, and the Chen family has since declined."
Zhu Youde looked at the secret letter and frowned slightly.
This didn't say anything. The only useful clue was that he was from the same hometown as Luo Xian.
Cao Wang took out another secret letter and handed it to Zhu Youde: "Your Majesty, here are some clues about Chen Shishi."
After receiving the letter, Zhu Youde's eyes suddenly flashed and he took a deep breath.
After Chen Shishi's family business declined, the Luo family took over the Chen family's ancestral business!
Moreover, Chen Shishi and Luo Xian are in the same school!
Zhu Youde felt confused in his mind. Why was Chen Shishi involved with the Luo family?
But Luo Xian doesn’t remember Chen Shishi?
The last time the Temple of Heaven was in danger, the two women showed no signs of knowing each other.
What the hell is going on?
The Luo family in Hebei has been officials for generations, and it was not until Luo Xian's father's generation that they began to engage in business and slowly rose to prominence under the protection of Luoyun Mountain.
Is it possible that Chen Shishi's hatred is not with me, but with the Queen?
Zhu Youde took a deep breath, as if he was trapped in a maze and couldn't find any clues to unlock Chen Shishi's point of hatred.
From time to time, Luo Xian came back, and Zhu Youde handed the letter to her.
Luo Xian looked shocked: "The Chen family in Hebei? Are they in the same school as my concubine? The Luo family has taken over the Chen family's ancestral business?"
"Your Majesty, I have heard about Chen Jiachen's concubine in Hebei. It is true that my father took over the decline of the Chen family, but I have no memory of Chen Shishi..."
"When it comes to the school, I remember it, but I have no memory of Chen Shishi."
After some words, Zhu Youde became even more confused and simply gave up and asked Cao Wang to continue investigating.
"I wrote a family letter to my father. Maybe my father knows something about it." Luo Xian sat in Zhu Youde's arms and asked.
Zhu Youde nodded and put his hands on his temples, feeling a headache.
Chen Shishi is King Yan's right-hand man. In order to disintegrate his power, it is very important to instigate Chen Shishi.
"That's it, I don't want to think about it anymore!"
Zhu Youde dropped the letter, put his arms around Luo Xian, sniffed the beauty's body fragrance, and suddenly felt relaxed and comfortable.
"Your Majesty, please give me a squeeze on your shoulders..." Luo Xian realized something was wrong and wanted to get up, but was held tightly in her arms.
"I said, I will give my beloved concubine a good reward tonight..."
After saying this, he picked up the beauty and placed her on the dragon table, regardless of her exclamation.
"Ah, Your Majesty!"
Luo Xian exclaimed, in such a posture, the loose long skirt fell off by itself, revealing a beautiful scenery.
Her pretty face turned even red with embarrassment. Recalling what Zhou Ruqian had whispered, she immediately understood that His Majesty was going to investigate the Dragon Case...
"My beloved concubine, I'm here!"
Zhu Youde held the beauty in one hand and rested on the case with the other, his brows stretched, he was really happy.
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In Prince Yan's Mansion, Zhudi dismissed all the maids, and not long after, two unfamiliar faces came.