In the government office, Zhu Youxiao was very happy to see the results of the three battles between Wang Zaijin and others against Lin Dan Khan. In addition to the Mongols he killed on the grassland, nearly 100,000 people were beheaded in this battle.
The main Mongolian cavalry beheaded more than 20,000 people. Lin Danhan was completely defeated by him this time. Don't think too much, Monan Mongolia is on the verge of collapse after this loss. They will start the old routine again, fighting for power and profit. Lin Danhan has
He was so busy that his sweat position was unstable.
"Everyone, after this battle, Monan Mongolia's strength has been greatly damaged, and almost half of their lives have been lost. When they return, they will start fighting internally. Within five years, there will be no more wars in northern Xinjiang, and they can enjoy a period of peace.
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"Congratulations to Your Majesty!"
Wang Zaijin stepped forward again and said:
"Your Majesty has strategized and won a decisive victory thousands of miles away. Your Majesty's previous strategies and plans have been defeated by Lin Dan Khan at every turn. It can be said that you use your troops like a god. I congratulate your Majesty!"
Although he knew that His Majesty was quite martial in the past, he still had no confidence in his heart. But after this battle, he admired him from the bottom of his heart. After the victory in Miyun, he prayed in his heart every day. As long as His Majesty was undefeated, then this Northern Expedition would be enough for them.
Won.
But he didn't expect that His Majesty would go on an expedition of thousands of miles to reach Lin Dan Khan's hometown, wipe out two tribes, and integrate another tribe? This really shocked him.
"Okay, you don't need to flatter me too much. In fact, I took a huge risk in my own expedition of thousands of miles this time. Fortunately, with the blessing of the emperor, I can revive the power of the Ming Dynasty this time!"
After stopping the topic, he picked up the memorial and looked at it, and then suddenly asked:
"How did these three thousand young and strong laborers perform in this battle?"
"Reporting to Your Majesty, thanks to Shaozukazai for temporarily organizing them for this battle, otherwise Miyun might have been breached. Although they don't know how to fight, they remained calm in times of danger and made great contributions to the defense of Miyun!"
Not chaotic in the face of danger? This proves that they are organized and disciplined. Isn't it an excellent source of troops?
Zhu Youxiao immediately ordered them to be recruited into the Yulin Army and establish a new unit, the Engineer Battalion!
Engineers are a completely new concept to this era. No one has heard of this term, and no one knows what it does.
"Excuse me, Your Majesty, what does this...engineer...mean?"
Zhu Youxiao explained:
"Engineers, as the name suggests, their mission is to work rather than fight. They don't need to charge into battle, nor do they need to go into battle to kill the enemy. They are similar to auxiliary soldiers!"
"The auxiliary soldiers are responsible for the logistics of the army, while the engineers are responsible for setting up camps, building city walls, digging trenches, etc. The soldiers are only responsible for fighting, and the auxiliary soldiers are only responsible for assisting the soldiers. The responsibilities and tasks are clearly defined. If the three armies are united, wouldn't we get twice the result with half the effort?"
When everyone heard this, they thought that was the case. The generals reacted faster this time than the civil servants who had read poetry and books. Ma Xianglin said:
"What your Majesty said is absolutely true. During wars, soldiers are tired from marching, but they still have to build fortifications, and they cannot respond to the war immediately. If you have engineers like your Majesty said, it will indeed save time and effort."
After some thinking, everyone basically understood it and felt that your Majesty's method was indeed good.
"Zhou Xingwu, it's up to you to arrange this matter. We will build it based on these 3,000 people first. After returning to Beijing, we will recruit some for training!"
"The treatment should be the same as that of the auxiliary soldiers, but remember, don't coerce them. If they are unwilling to join the army, forget it!"
"I obey the decree!"
Zhu Youxiao looked at Wang Zaijin again and asked:
"How is Xuan Dajun?"
"Your Majesty, the Xuan army is still stationed outside Miyun City!"
"I ordered them to return to town. Why are they still here after the war has been fought for so long? I didn't give them a holiday!"
Wang Zaijin replied rather unspeakably:
"Your Majesty, this is what I want!"
Then Wang Zaijin slowly explained his previous thoughts. The reason why he delayed the matter was because there was no news from the emperor and he could not act rashly.
Moreover, the Jin Yiwei secretly reported to him that someone in the capital was plotting something evil. In this case, if the emperor was killed and Miyun was so close to the capital, then the soldiers and horses of these two towns would be enough to suppress the demons and monsters in Northern Zhili.
Wang Zaijin was the Minister of the Ministry of War and the Governor of Xuanda. Regardless of his status, he had direct leadership authority over these generals.
After hearing this, Zhu Youxiao also felt that Wang Zaijin was very thoughtful. If something happened to him, the 30,000 troops and horses left in the capital would be too thin.
It seems that he will have to continue to train his troops after returning. Judging from the current situation, the capital must have at least 120,000 elite soldiers to suppress the people of the world.
Wang Zaijin added:
"Your Majesty, the generals from Xuanda and Da Town have mentioned the issue of Xiangyin to me in the past two days, saying that they have been owed Xiangyin for two months!"
In fact, this kind of thing was a common occurrence for the Ming Dynasty, because the imperial court often defaulted on military rumblings because the national treasury was too poor and could not issue them at all.
Zhu Youxiao asked doubtfully:
"I give out enough xiangs every month. When I leave customs, the Ministry of Household Affairs also prepared 200,000 taels of silver. How come there is a lack of xiangs?"
Zhu Youxiao now has no time to clean up the bad things in Jiubian, so he has always adopted a policy of Huairou since he came to the throne. This is also the reason why he quickly mobilized soldiers and horses from the two towns with a decree for this Northern Expedition.
Because he did not default on Xiangyin, although there was still a lot of corruption among civil servants, at least the soldiers in the border towns could receive money every month. Compared with previous years, they could not even imagine this treatment.
"Back to Your Majesty, in February of this year, the Ministry of Revenue did not hand over the general Xiangxiang to the Ministry of War. Da Sinong said that since the payment of the Xiangyin owed last year in the first month of the year, the national treasury is now in great difficulty, and he said that it can only be temporarily suspended for one month!
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He still knows Cheng Guoxiang. This man is very careful with his budget. He can be said to be a tough guy. The last time he was able to reissue Qianxiang, it was because of his request.
Zhu Youxiao thought to himself, it seems that he has to find a way to make money again.
"Since the treasury is empty, we will discuss this matter after I return to Beijing. Now that I have returned, I have passed on my oral instructions and ordered the generals of the two towns to return to Shoubian Town before noon tomorrow!"
Zhu Youxiao read through all the memorials and found that they were basically all good news. He also felt that this Northern Expedition was a great harvest.
"I have been away from Beijing for more than two months. The Northern Expedition has already been a victory, so it is inconvenient to stay any longer. After the army returns to town tomorrow, we will start preparing to return to Beijing!"
"I obey the order!"
"Everyone, please step back. The ministers will stay!"
Zhu Youxiao closed his eyes again and said calmly:
"Wang Banban!"
Wang Chaofu immediately understood this and evacuated all the people in the hall. The sentries around the hall were all decorated guards.
Zhu Youxiao stretched and said:
"What is the secret report from the Jin Yiwei that the assistant minister just mentioned?"
Wang Chaofu felt nervous. This kind of thing was too big. He didn't expect His Majesty to ask him so impatiently.