The Jingtai Eighth Youth Army was established. The original 300 young troops were all strong young men between the ages of 18 and 20. Now, eleven years later, these 300 people have just passed their thirties and are at the peak of their lives.
There was almost no exodus of the three hundred people, and even those with military merit remained in the Young Army.
I would rather be the general banner of the young army than serve as a thousand households elsewhere.
This is the consensus of the entire Young Army.
As long as you continue to mix in the Young Army, you will get what you should have sooner or later, and it is safer - the Young Army will not charge and fight at all, it will all be crushed from a distance. Isn't it nice to have such military exploits?
On the contrary, even if you are promoted to the command or even the commander of other guard posts, you will still have to fight face to face with the enemy.
When people die, birds turn to the sky.
No matter how great your military exploits are, no matter how rich you are, they will all be worthless after death.
Therefore, even though the young army has repeatedly expanded from 300 people, the basic framework of the Jingtai Eighth Young Army at the time of its establishment is still there, but the 300 people back then are now all generals.
Therefore, let alone expanding by 10,000 people, even if 20,000 more were added to make up 50,000 people, Zhu Jianji was not worried about the combat power of the young army.
Who knew...
Zhang Peng, the censor of Youdu, suddenly stood up and said to Zhu Jianji: "Your Highness, since we plan to plow the Jurchens in the court next spring, we must win with one blow. If the young army only has 30,000 people, will it be insufficient?"
Everyone, please go and try it soon.】
Zhang Peng is a member of the East Palace Party.
Everyone has known this for so many years, but since Zhang Peng became the censor of Youdu and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has gradually grown up and matured, Zhang Peng's loyalty to the East Palace has only been to rectify and impeach dissidents in the Metropolitan Procuratorate.
However, after Tang's relatives were eradicated and the civil service clique was suppressed, where could the alien parties come from?
So Zhang Peng has had very little sense of presence these years.
But he can also count himself as successful.
At this moment, he stood up and said that 30,000 young troops are not enough to defeat the Jurchens. The implication is that it is not enough to expand the young army by only 10,000 troops. We must continue to add more people to the young army.
Zhu Jianji smiled and said: "Is it too late to do so..."
Noncommittal.
Let's see the direction of the Nine Qings.
Lu Yu, the Minister of Rites, said: "Thirty thousand people went to pacify the Jurchens. The force is indeed a bit weak. But the weak force is not that they cannot defeat the Jurchens, but if the Jurchens want to escape, 30,000 people are not enough to achieve the purpose of encircling, blocking and annihilating them. In this case
, it can’t be called Li Ting!”
Li Ting!
These two words were no stranger to the officials of the Ming Dynasty.
Strictly speaking, His Majesty Taizong used this method against Mobei, but it was just the effect... The benevolent sees benevolence and the wise see wisdom.
Dong Fang, Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment, came out and said, "Wei Chen thinks so."
Dong Fangtai had just assumed the post of Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, and he understood who had the final say in the Ming Dynasty at the moment, so he quickly expressed his support for the continued expansion of the Young Army, so that His Majesty the Crown Prince could see his loyalty.
Lin Cong, Minister of Agriculture, came out and said, "Why do we need to expand the young army? I think that the 30,000 young army can completely destroy the Jurchens. As for the Jurchens who want to escape, there is no need to worry if the 30,000 young army cannot chase and intercept them. How can we let the young army
When we went to Thunder Court, were Han Bin, Liu Fu and the other Liaodong commanders watching the show, and were Zhu Yong, Zhao Fu and other frontier generals drinking at Shanhaiguan?"
To pursue and block him, there are frontier troops and Liaodong Dusi!
Lin Cong was actually promoted by the princeling. Without the Ministry of Agriculture established by the prince, Lin Cong would still have a long way to become the Nine Ministers. Now that he is out to oppose the continued expansion of the young army, he is not against the prince.
Zhu Jianji was a little surprised.
Is Lin Cong going to confront me?
Unexpectedly, Lin Cong continued: "In fact, Wei Chen has no objection to the expansion of the Young Army. Even if the entire regiment is reorganized into a Young Army, it is the general trend. But don't forget why the Young Army is a Young Army. It is because of Dongfeng Firearms! And
Everyone must be aware of how expensive Dongfeng Firearms is. If the Young Army expands too much at one time, how much money will be needed to make the expanded Young Army have combat effectiveness?"
The current dilemma is... Daming doesn't have that much money.
Money is used everywhere!
Zhu Jianji nodded slightly, yes, Lin Cong still has an overall view of right and wrong.
Indeed, the Young Army currently only dares to expand to 10,000.
Because there is no money.
No matter how much we expand, there is no point in having enough money to equip Dongfeng firearms.
The other nine ministers agreed with Lin Cong's speech, but Bai Gui, the official minister, said that the Ming Dynasty should put more emphasis on overseas trade to ensure the revenue of the national treasury. At the same time, people's livelihood water conservancy projects should also be stepped up.
With great efforts, with the promotion and planting of sweet potatoes, the population will usher in a period of explosion. When the national treasury is full, the entire army can be equipped with firearms.
Everyone knows these principles.
But why does Bai Gui have to mention it so much?
The intention is great.
In this sentence, Bai Gui, as the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, took the initiative to express his support for all the subsequent expansion plans of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince - because the focus is on the words "the entire army is equipped with firearms".
If Ming Dynasty wants to defend, it only needs a small army.
If the entire army is equipped with firearms, wouldn't it look good if they don't shoot them out?
As soon as Bai Gui finished speaking, all the governors immediately seconded the proposal.
Of course the generals want to fight.
The other seven ministers, except Hang Min who did not arrive, all expressed their support.
Even Yu Qian is supporting!
Zhu Jianji couldn't help but feel happy. After eliminating the Tang family's relatives and suppressing the civil servant clique, under the control of Lao Zhu and himself, almost all the central officials of the Ming Dynasty, even those scholars, were the main war faction.
Such a court structure would push the Ming Dynasty towards a path of militarism.
But this is exactly what Zhu Jianji wants!
Weiwei said: "The Jurchen Li Manzhu and his son Li Gunaha are so ambitious that they have been holding us back in recent years. They have traveled to Liaodong many times in an attempt to invade the territory of the Ming Dynasty from the south. If the Ming Dynasty turns a deaf ear to this, it will bring disgrace to the country.
Hecun, it is imperative to conquer the Jurchens, but what Lin Shangshu said is absolutely true. There are Liaodong Dusi and Shanhaiguan border troops to pursue and intercept. The young army of 30,000 people is enough. The money in the treasury should be used wisely until the country can truly
Once you become rich, as Bai Shangshu said, equip all Ming armies with Dongfeng firearms."
All the ministers hurriedly praised His Highness for his sage.
Zhu Jianji continued: "The development of the country depends entirely on the seven ministries and nine ministers. As for the governors of the Five Army Governor's Office, my image in the minds of all nations and future generations in the early Ming Dynasty will depend on whether it is the Han and Tang Dynasties or the two Song Dynasties. It depends on how you create us."
The integrity of the local governors and border officers of the Ming Dynasty has been lost!"
Whether a country is strong or not, the emperor and the prince are very important.
But in the end, it still depends on whether the generals and civil servants are tough, and whether the soldiers in the army are tough!
Everyone was in high spirits after hearing this.
At this moment, they discovered that His Highness the Crown Prince of Ming Dynasty was a bit like a king.
Things are settled.
Everyone resigned.
Yu Qian didn't leave.
After the other ministers left, Yu Qian sighed: "Your Highness, the conquest of the Jurchens is such a big deal, you shouldn't tell it. After the news leaked, Li Gunaha was prepared. When the time comes, you will conquer the Jurchens in the north, and you will be able to fight with them."
It was the same as Taizu did back then."
Jurchen knows that he can't beat him and he will run away.
He added: "In fact, if the young army is expanding, His Highness only needs to inform the Ministry of War, and the ministers can cooperate quietly."
Zhu Jianji was overjoyed.
Unexpectedly, Yu Qian would support him so much.
He smiled and said, "Don't worry, Yu Shaobao, the Jurchens will compete with us."
