Zhu Houcong nodded with satisfaction. At least his attitude is good now, but he doesn't know how long it can last.
"This matter is very important. If you get it right, your status may not be worse than that of Yan Song and others, but don't be nervous. You can first learn from Gu Da and use them. I will help you find some helpers in the past few days. The rest can only be
It's up to you. If you have the ability, you will be the minister of this intelligence department. If you don't, just be a shadow."
Having said that, if this guy can't do it, just find someone else. He just won't be able to find anyone for a while. But if it really doesn't work, Zhu Houcong will naturally not force it. Such an important position will naturally be given to someone.
Those who are capable do it.
"Okay, you can prepare it yourself. I don't know much about the related matters. It depends on you how to build it specifically. But my final requirement for you is that if there is any trouble in the entire Ming Dynasty, your intelligence department must be able to
After receiving information, especially some important people in key areas, I don’t need you to monitor them, but your intelligence department needs to know about some unknown things they do behind the scenes. It may not be useful for the time being, but you need to
Record."
To be honest, this is very difficult. This situation can only be basically realized with the development of the Internet in the future, and it is not so easy to implement. After all, if everyone is monitoring, a huge amount of information flow will be generated every day.
"No." Kong Ci instantly felt that the burden on his shoulders was much heavier, but he was not afraid.
"Well, let's go down. It's almost dawn. You can go back and clean up. I'm going to be busy too. I've been recovering from my injuries for the past few days. Fortunately, I chose the right person to help me.
As for what trouble happened, right?" Zhu Houcong gave Kong Ci a meaningful look and left. He had to go to Qi Jingtong to see how the military merit system was doing, and the military expansion matter, which had to start now.
Ready.
Especially the matter of army expansion. After this war, there were nearly 300,000 troops, and the number of combatable troops was only 200,000. Those who were injured may be able to continue fighting with treatment, but this is not enough. An army of one million is a bit exaggerated.
Five hundred thousand should be a more appropriate number.
It's really too much to support any more. It's not that Zhu Houcong has no money, but that there is not enough food. The total amount of food is there. He can only support so many troops at most, let alone provide a certain amount of meat.
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If you really eat like this, you won't be able to buy anything even if you have money. Nowadays, it is basically a small-scale peasant economy. Although the family will raise some livestock and so on, it is enough for daily food, but if it is supplied to the army, it will not be possible at all.
It's not enough.
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Zhu Houcong planned to let Qi Jingtong solve the problem on his own. Then they would just open up some wasteland for them to plant, and then raise some livestock and let them be self-sufficient for the time being. Meat in the surrounding area was almost unavailable.
Zhu Houcong did not ask Lu Fang to follow him on this trip. He was very busy. Following him would inevitably waste time. Besides, he went to find Qi Jingtong, not to do anything else.
Qi Jingtong sat in the big tent, looking at the rising sun, feeling very sad. Another day had passed, and he still hadn't found a clue. To be honest, it was really troublesome.
When he didn't think about it before, it didn't matter. Now that he was about to do it, he felt it was inappropriate. He didn't care about himself, but he had to consider the people below. But he was not just their general;
His Majesty's servant.
He also had to consider many things for the court. If his decision was too outrageous, Yan Song would not agree. Besides, a suitable exchange ratio would make people work hard. If it was too small, it would be too small for some people.
It’s better than nothing. If it’s too much, who would want to fight all the time? After a battle, he’d be thinking about retiring from the army. Wouldn’t it be nice to go home and have his wife and children warm up on the kang? Who wants to go to the battlefield and fight hard?
Ordinary soldiers are basically settled. An enemy has almost four points of military merit. Of course, the upper and lower levels also fluctuate. Some encirclement points and reinforcements, etc., and if the battle is particularly difficult, all have additional military merit.
These are all fine, but the most important thing is how to get a military promotion and how much it should be, which is a headache.
"You two bitches, this was your job, now you just leave it all to me, right?" Qi Jingtong couldn't help but cursed inwardly. He has really lost all his hair in the past few days. This is much harder than fighting.
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However, he also understands that this is a matter of vital interest to them, and it is best to let him handle it. Whether it is handled well or not is his problem. Let the cabinet handle it, no matter how it turns out, it will inevitably affect him.
Complain.
And he also knows that these two busy people are much busier than him. After the war, he really doesn't have much to do here. He usually just trains Gao Gao every day, paying close attention to the movements around him and not letting others take advantage of the loopholes.
, other places are relatively not very busy.
But understanding is understanding, but he still needs to be scolded. It was not his job in the first place, but now he has left it to him. Is he really being arrogant? Are he not afraid that he will set a particularly high military merit ratio?
"Haha, you're right, these two are really bitches." Zhu Houcong couldn't help but laugh out loud. The relationship between these people seems to be pretty good, as long as it's good, it's better to be relatively united in this period.
Well, several people should work together. When the country is stable in the future, as long as there are no problems at work, Zhu Houcong will not bother to care about how they fight.
"See Your Majesty." Qi Jingtong was excited, and he lost all sleep in an instant. However, he was naturally surprised at the first moment. After all, there has been no news from His Majesty for a long time. It seems that it should be fine now. As long as His Majesty is fine, they will have no worries.
"Get up, it looks like you haven't slept at all. How are you thinking about it? There's nothing wrong with what Yan Song and the others did. This kind of thing is related to your vital interests. It's up to you to do it yourself. Others can't help you.
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Zhu Houcong sat directly on the bench and crossed his legs carelessly. He had been here for a while. It was indeed difficult for Qi Jingtong to do this. But what should I do? The commander of the three armies not only wants to be good at fighting, but also everything else.
It must be able to solve it, otherwise it would be just a vanguard general, how could he be able to do this as a coach.
"What is your Majesty talking about?"
"Don't talk nonsense to me. I'm very busy. It's naturally something Yan Song and the others have left to you. After it's done, you can improve it with Yan Song. I have to take a look at it. This is a big deal and I won't tolerate your nonsense." Zhu Houcong told the army.
That is quite important. After all, we need such a group of people to defend our country, and our kindness to them urgently requires certain institutional support.
Regardless of whether it is good or bad, as long as it is man-made, it will inevitably make people dissatisfied. But the system is different. It is there. You can see how much you deserve, even if there may be some unfairness.
But the system is there, and everyone knows it from the beginning, and it is not targeted at individuals alone, and they will not complain about the court or the country.
The establishment of the military department was also for this consideration, to ensure the relative purity of the army. Try to solve all the problems yourself and let others control the execution. Unfortunately, Qi Jingtong is still a little worse. If it were Wang Yangming, he would not have to worry about this matter at all. What a mistake.
The three-year appointment is almost here, where has this guy gone?
"This is basically completed, but there are some details that still need to be discussed." Qi Jingtong shrank his neck. It was really difficult. He felt like he was too busy with everything, but he really had nothing to do.
"Well, Yan Song should have told you about the military department. You should go to the cabinet to study. With your current ability, you have not yet found a way to support a complete military department. Learn more from Yan Song. He has
There are a lot of things you should learn. You are not just a military general, you are also the highest general in the army. You are also a general after all. Don’t be so straightforward and think more."
Zhu Houcong can only say this. Qi Jingtong is really not suitable for this job, but there is no one now. Even if he is not suitable, he can only bite the bullet and learn slowly. Anyway, it will be temporary for a while.
There should be no more fighting and the army can be reorganized.
"Your Majesty, this is natural. There is nothing I can do about it. If you really ask me to take charge of the military headquarters, I can't do it. As for Lord Wang Yangming, he can definitely do it. If he is asked to take charge of the military headquarters, I will be the first to be convinced."
Qi Jingtong felt like his head was going to explode. It was really not something that humans did. It would be great if he had enough food and a good sleep. He only needed to think about leading troops to fight. Now there were so many things all at once. It was really difficult to handle.
Ah, and they are all things he is not good at.
"You can go if I ask you to go. If I have a suitable candidate, will I let you go? Wang Yangming, how do I know where he went? Forget it, you just follow and learn first. If it doesn't work, I will think of a way.
"Zhu Houcong is also very irritable. It's okay if you don't mention it. Who knows where that guy went.
Anyway, Zhu Houcong is not very promising at the moment. Let's wait and see if there is any news after the three-year period is up. Now let's use Qi Jingtong for the time being. What else can we do? If not, you have to give it to me. Do you think I trained you in vain?
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"No." What else could Qi Jingtong say? He had nothing to say, but based on what His Majesty said, he didn't know where Mr. Wang had gone. It felt very mysterious. What mission had His Majesty given Mr. Wang before?
Although he was curious, he didn't dare to ask. He could only nod and learn. At least his fate was in his own hands, right? It was very uncomfortable when he was under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of War. They were just a group of civil servants. What do they know?
At least now I can take charge of my own affairs, which is actually quite good, right?
"Well, there's one more thing. After this battle, a lot of people died, and some were seriously injured and retired. It's time for the army to expand its recruitment. This must be your business."
Qi Jingtong's eyes lit up, conscription, conscription is good, and he doesn't have to worry about soldiers. As long as he releases the news, I don't know how many people will squeeze in. I just don't know how many people your Majesty wants to recruit.
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"How many soldiers does your majesty plan to recruit? I can make preparations when I return." Qi Jingtong naturally thought that the more the better, he would be able to fight with more troops. Now he is a little timid about fighting. He has no choice but to just
With so many people, if there are too many casualties, this battle will not be possible, so at least some reserves must be prepared.
"Before, there were ten armies. This time, you can expand it to twenty-five armies, which is about 500,000 people. But please take your time and don't recruit so many at once. Otherwise, the army will be uneven and have no combat effectiveness.
I'll chop you alive." Zhu Houcong waited for him. He was also afraid that this idiot would directly fill up the army. It was like this last time, but this time it was different from last time. Three hundred thousand soldiers had to be recruited from all over the country.
Otherwise, who will cultivate the land?
"No, I know, your Majesty, please rest assured." Isn't this easy? He also feels that twenty-five armies are about the same. Any more will be difficult to manage. Once these armies are trained, then they can
Even if the troops are sent out to station, there is no need to keep them all around.
I have to say that the new army system is easier to manage. He only needs to manage a few army commanders, or add some division commanders. Before, this general and that general were a bit chaotic.
"Also, with such a large army, the imperial court will definitely not be able to provide you with food and meat. It's not that I'm stingy, but the 500,000 soldiers eat horse chews. I can't provide it, so this must be
It’s up to you to find a solution.” The last time we were in trouble, we still had some food, but there’s really nothing we can do about meat. Where are you going to get so much meat?
That is to say, the family is not bad and they can raise one or two pigs, and it takes time to bring these things to the market, and the army consumes them very quickly. Instead of letting him think of a way, it is better to let them solve it by themselves, and just do large-scale breeding.
What's wrong with the military opening a few pig farms?
"Ah? What should we do?" Qi Jingtong was dumbfounded. If the supply was cut off, not to mention recruiting 300,000 more soldiers, all the soldiers in hand would starve to death.
"What to do? Of course you have to grow it yourself. There are so many of you. Is there any difficulty in farming? As for meat, just raise your own pigs. If you like to eat rabbits, mutton, etc., you can raise something else. From now on
Just buy feed from outside, you will be self-sufficient, and you won’t have to worry about me. Is it possible that you can’t lose the food before you plant it?”
Zhu Houcong raised his eyebrows. The main reason was that he really didn't want to worry about it. It was easy to say, but difficult to do. Moreover, this was not just a day or two, but all year round. The amount of food consumed by then would be an astronomical figure.
, it is better to let them solve it by themselves from the beginning, and save Zhu Houcong from worrying.
In fact, it can be solved. Just divide it into a few more military regions. You can train and farm in peacetime, and do some breeding and other things. Basically, you will be self-sufficient. There will definitely be no problem. If there is a serious war, he will definitely find a way to solve the problem of food and grass.