Zhu Houzhao was still pondering, Qian Wubing looked at Liu Jin, hesitated for a moment, and decided to speak.
"Your Majesty, is this martial arts test just a flash in the pan this year, or will it be held next year?"
"Next year?" Zhu Houzhao glanced at Qian Wubing in surprise. He really hadn't thought about what happened next year. This is not cutting leeks. After cutting one crop, another crop will grow immediately. How can there be so many in the army?
Warriors can emerge in endlessly.
"Yes, Your Majesty, the late emperor established the martial arts examination. From the sixth year of Hongzhi, it was set to be held every six years, and later it was set to be held every three years. However, in each subject, only a few or dozens of people were admitted, while the world
There are more than hundreds of thousands of warriors. Your Majesty, don’t you think it’s a pity that these talented people are scattered all over the world?”
"That's true. I remember that last time the subject was opened, my father seemed to have only admitted more than thirty people!" Zhu Houzhao frowned. That happened in the seventeenth year of Hongzhi's reign, and he still has an impression.
"The martial arts examination is to select generals and commanders for Your Majesty, so we have set the rule to test horseback, bow and arrow first, and then test strategies. Your Majesty's martial arts test was initially thought by many people to be an enke held by Your Majesty. However, after hearing
There is no need to test the strategy, these people have dispelled their doubts!" Qian Wubing laughed. People with both civil and military skills are rare in the military. Most military personnel are good at literacy.
"What's the difference? Isn't it the same as selecting loyal and brave men for the imperial court?" Zhu Houzhao himself is not a person who likes to read. If everyone has to compare who can read better before competing in martial arts, then he still holds this martial arts performance.
What to do? It would be better to just go to the Imperial College and find a group of scholars to study with.
"There is a difference!" Qian Wubing nodded affirmatively: "The military examination is held every three years to select generals for Your Majesty. However, our Ming army really relies on fighting the enemy to win a decisive victory, not one or
Some generals!"
He paused, considered his words, and continued: "The ones who really fight against the enemy are the countless soldiers of the Ming Dynasty and the small flags at the bottom, the general flag. In a battle, they may not know why they are fighting, but
, but they know how to fight."
Zhu Houzhao waved his hand: "I understand what you mean. You mean, these are the people who will stand out in my martial arts test, right? These people can be placed as small flags or general flags in the army?"
"And the imperial court's military competition held every three years is based on the generals who command them. The generals use their hands and mouths, but these people only move their hands and don't talk!"
If Zhu Houzhao was a stupid boy, he would not be attracted by the ice-snow and smart Li Feng'er. Qian Wubing said it so clearly. If he still couldn't think of Qian Wubing to ask him about his plans for the coming year, then he would really be a stupid boy.
"What you mean is that our martial arts test can be held once a year. The people selected can serve as lieutenant colonels in the army. The soldiers can be filled from the military households. However, these capable captains
You may not be able to pick one out!”
Qian Wubing smiled and nodded: "You don't have to be selected from the army. There are also a lot of military children among the military households. Since Your Majesty wants to strengthen the army, why not give them this opportunity. In addition, if you are not a military household and want to join the army,
, wouldn’t it be better than recruiting directly from everywhere?”
Zhu Houzhao rubbed his hands excitedly, Liu Jin suggested, and Qian Wubing added that this prospect was more attractive than setting up an army alone. Setting up an army alone with only more than 3,000 people, no matter how strong the combat power, might be a battle.
It will be lost in half. However, if we listen to the opinions of the two of them and hold this martial arts test every year, thousands of school captains can be recruited into the army every year. This powerful combat force will not be a little bit. Maybe
In a few years, all the lieutenants and colonels in the world will be his disciples of the emperor, Zhu Houzhao. Countless elite soldiers and generals directed by his king's flag will crush all enemies for him.
"Master Qian's words are reasonable!" I don't know what Liu Jin was thinking, but he actually helped Qian Wubing: "Students have the Imperial College, so it's not impossible for warriors to build a school! This school
The first batch of students here are the people selected by your majesty from the martial arts academy. The scholars learn the ways of the saints, and the martial arts practitioners learn how to march troops and form formations. Civil and martial arts have nothing to do with each other!"
"School!" Zhu Houzhao's eyes lit up: "The mighty university hall?"
Why do you always struggle with the word "mighty"? Is it because you don't take it as a "mighty general"? Qian Wubing smiled slightly and said what should be said. What should be done, that is Zhu Houzhao's business, and
, this idea was first proposed by Liu Jin, and he just perfected it. If Liu Jin wants to take credit for this, it is up to him to handle the rest.
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Leaving Zhu Houzhao's palace one after another, Liu Jin hesitated for a moment, and finally shouted after Qian Wubing: "Master Qian, stay!"
"What other orders do you have for father-in-law?" Qian Wubing turned around. If it was not necessary, he really did not want to have anything to do with this person who would die in two years. As far as he knew, Liu Jin was not alone when he died.
When a man sets out on the road, there are many, many unlucky party members accompanying him.
"His Majesty has left the matter of setting up the school to Mr. Qian. If Mr. Qian needs anything, just ask. Liu's words in this court still have some weight!"
"You are so polite, Eunuch Liu. If necessary, I will definitely trouble Eunuch Liu!" Qian Wubing said with a smile. From the beginning, he knew that as long as Zhu Houzhao made up his mind to organize this school, the rest would be done.
There was nothing wrong with Liu Jin. Zhu Houzhao must have done his part in commanding these captains. These captains were destined to be disciples of the emperor, and no one could change this fact.
No one knows how these captains will develop in the future after joining the army. However, their futures are all given by Zhu Houzhao. If others can intervene in such a thing, then Zhu Houzhao will not even have the slightest chance of becoming an emperor.
There is no consciousness left.
Liu Jin is just a servant of the Tian family. Don't expect anything from the master's affairs. It's okay to just beat the drum. Forget the rest. But Qian Wubing, because of Zhu Houzhao's previous promise, the deputy who leads the army has not yet
He flew away as soon as he got it. How could he have a place in this majestic university hall?
The title given to Qian Wubing by Zhu Houzhao is "Walking in the Mighty University Hall", which is a very strange title. Of course, at present, in addition to organizing the school, this "walking" is also responsible for liaison between the emperor, the Ministry of War and the school.
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"Well, it should cost a lot of money to set up a school. Your Majesty didn't seem to mention this just now. Mr. Qian seems to have forgotten to tell Your Majesty. Could it be that all this money comes from that 'Sihai Guild Hall'?"
Liu Jin's mind was not on the school or not. In his heart, he still regarded the school as a thing that Zhu Houzhao started on a whim. What he cared about was the money to run the school, and a bunch of poor people in the Ministry of War.
The Ministry of Household Affairs is a bunch of stingy people. They don't have much money to play with His Majesty. What's terrible is that he knows the foundation of His Majesty's inner treasury very well. He doesn't want to be the one who inexplicably becomes a money giver again.
of being taken advantage of.
He had been feeling distressed for the 400,000 taels of silver he spent to build the Leopard House last time for half a year, but he took it out with tears from the tax money that was supposed to go into his own treasury. He would not allow such a thing to happen a second time.
"Yes, Eunuch Lao is concerned!" Qian Wubing replied with a smile, turned around and left.
Liu Jin refused to let him go and grabbed his sleeve: "Wait a minute, even if you want to set up a school, don't you need to be in such a hurry? I have heard that Mr. Qian is young and promising, and he has always wanted to find an opportunity to meet Mr. Qian.
Sit for a while. It’s better to go to Zajia’s house to sit for a while. It’s not too late to take a rest before leaving!”
"There's no need for this!" Qian Wubing was unwilling to have anything to do with Liu Jin, "Eunuch Liu, I know everything you want to ask, but you know His Majesty's temper.
, if I still procrastinate here after getting the decree, I will blame you, Eunuch Liu, because you have His Majesty’s favor, Qian will be in trouble!"
"Okay!" Liu Jin squinted his eyes and looked at the young man in front of him, "Now that I have said that, the Zajia family doesn't want to hide it anymore. The Zajia family just wants to ask, does the Sihai Guild Hall have a lot of money?"
Qian Wubing smiled bitterly. He didn't know that Liu Jin would ask such a question, so how could he answer it?
Okay! Seeing his expression, Liu Jin obviously got the answer he wanted, and chuckled in a low voice: "Is it the palace's property?"
"Not entirely, it's just some gadgets that Qian made in his spare time, which made my father-in-law laugh. However, the palace official and supervisor Wang Eunuch has been helping Qian with this matter these days, and Qian is still very grateful!
"
Qian Wubing vaguely felt that he knew why Liu Jin was concerned about this. In his heart, there was still hope for the eventuality. He heard that Liu Jin was good at making money. He wouldn't be interested in such a small way of making money.
Besides, knowing that this property is to provide Zhu Houzhao with the money to build a powerful university, does he still dare to make any plans?
"Wang Pang?" Liu Jin snorted disdainfully. Among the internal officials, eunuchs, and young eunuchs, Wang Pang was the only one with the surname Wang. He picked the number without even thinking about it. Unfortunately, Wang Pang was not his.
But he belongs to Ma Yongcheng, one of the Eight Tigers.
Watching Qian Wubing leave in a hurry, Liu Jin stood there with a sneer on his lips. This Qian Wubing was no threat to him at all. He didn't take it to heart at all. But recently, Zhang Yong and Ma Yongcheng
, actually did so many little things behind his back, and his people didn’t know anything about it. He vaguely felt that he seemed to be squeezed out by them. If he hadn’t happened to be by the emperor’s side today, he wouldn’t have even known about this.
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Huh! It seems that those trivial things lately have taken too much of my heart. I should spend more time to serve His Majesty.