"Follow me, push it back, and stabilize the formation!"
Zhu Gaoxu held a spear and led the mobile troops directly to the breach. Then with his unstoppable momentum, he knocked down the Cixi Guard soldiers who had just breached the breach to the ground like autumn wind sweeping down fallen leaves.
Zhu Gaoxu was born with supernatural power, shaped like an ox, fierce as a tiger, moved as fast as the wind, and plundered like fire. In just a dozen breaths, he led his troops to block the gap. In addition, these Cixi Guard soldiers had been fighting for a long time and were exhausted. , fell to the ground in response.
"I really didn't expect that Li Jinglong could win against me in this way, but I can't lose. This is the military system that my brother-in-law spent ten years pondering. How can he fail because of me?"
Just now on the podium, Zhu Gaoxu began to blame himself.
Seeing that he was about to lose, he jumped down and joined the fight, but the game was not over yet, which showed that he had the approval of the Supreme Emperor.
"Follow me and fight out!"
Zhu Gaoxu took the lead and rushed over, waving the spear in his hand, and the spear came out like a dragon. He used ebony, which was very tough, and he opened the gap in two or three strokes. This is the role of super personal force on the battlefield.
"kill!"
The elite soldiers behind him rushed together with Zhu Gaoxu, beheaded the generals and captured the flag. They were unstoppable and the situation was immediately reversed.
As soon as the Tie Ming Army on the front saw the general's dismissal, they regained the upper hand. Their morale surged and they moved forward one after another. The soldiers of the Cixi Guard kept retreating, and the formation was about to be unsustainable.
"King Han! Your opponent is me!"
Li Jinglong also rushed over with his elite troops and stopped in front of Zhu Gaoxu. He stood with his long spear and showed extraordinary courage.
Military generals are divided into strategic types and brave types. Zhu Gaoxu belongs to the brave type. He uses his own judgment and feeling to find opportunities with bravery on the battlefield.
On the other hand, Li Jinglong is a new strategist, but his personal martial arts skills are not bad either. In addition to practicing martial arts diligently over the years, he can now command the army and charge into battle.
"You came just in time. Six years have passed since Li Jinglong. It's surprising that you can actually defeat me. I have to admire you. It's a pity that it's not enough to defeat me."
Zhu Gaoxu stared at Li Jinglong with burning eyes, he truly admired him in his heart and no longer had any intention of looking down upon him.
"It's useless to talk more. Let's see the real deal!"
Li Jinglong shouted and rushed towards Zhu Gaoxu with a spear in hand.
The spear has no tip, but as long as it hits Zhu Gaoxu's body, Zhu Gaoxu can be eliminated.
The shadow of the gun is like a forest, and it is like the sea, setting off tens of thousands of waves. Li Jinglong practices his gun on the beach day and night, and his marksmanship has the meaning of embracing all rivers.
Zhu Gaoxu was startled and realized that Li Jinglong's martial arts skills should not be underestimated. He immediately swung the spear in his hand like a propeller and struck him with fierce force, defeating all methods with one force.
Boom, boom, boom!
In the blink of an eye, the two of them exchanged more than ten moves, going back and forth.
Zhu Gaoxu was extremely powerful, but the light wooden gun in his hand could not exert his strength at all. Li Jinglong was famous for his marksmanship and was on par with Zhu Gaoxu.
The two generals were fighting, how could the soldiers just watch, and they charged forward more bravely one by one.
The two of them only have each other in their eyes. If they defeat each other, they can prove themselves.
Li Jinglong didn't want to defeat Zhu Gaoxu, but he knew that this was impossible. The opponent had experienced hundreds of battles and often fought with real guns on the grassland. His experience was far more than his own. He could still maintain it now because of the advantage of the weapons in his hands.
The spear is his special weapon. It moves quickly and kills people, but he can't stab through it and is frequently stopped by Zhu Gaoxu.
However, Zhu Gaoxu did not use a gun. His Overlord Halberd skill was fierce and powerful. He could swing an eighty-pound halberd like the wind. Even if he was wearing full armor, one blow would shake his internal organs and cause internal injuries. He was holding a halberd, and he was afraid that he had already lost at this moment.
But even so, Li Jinglong was already injured at this time. His weapon was hit by the opponent's wooden gun. The powerful force made the tiger's mouth numb and his arms numb. The skin of the palm holding the gun had been worn out, and blood was stuck to his hand and On the barrel of the gun, the opponent's strength is too great!
"No matter what, we must fight until the last moment."
Li Jinglong shook his teeth and continued to persist, because according to logic, as long as he did not come off the stage to accept Zhu Gaoxu's challenge, according to the rules of martial arts, he had won at this moment.
He stood on the command platform for a long time, watching the soldiers who were killing him, fighting hysterically one by one.
Li Jinglong's heart was moved!
These soldiers still have farm work at home. They have come all the way and still bring their own dry food. Their conditions are not good. Being a military household is very difficult. Even if they win this battle, there will be no benefits at all. They are all fighting for themselves. , fighting for a glimmer of hope.
They have no idea that in this bet, their efforts will ruin a better military system. They are just fighting for their own titles.
Over the years, he had only given them some small favors to win their hearts, but what he received in return was sincerity in exchange for sincerity. Li Jinglong was extremely moved.
No, I can't be so selfish!
When they know that after they win the game, military families all over the world will continue to suffer because of it, what should they look like when they look at themselves?
Can I feel at ease with my title?
After struggling hard in his heart, Li Jinglong finally decided to lose the game.
If he loses too easily, the Holy One will definitely have doubts and question why he wants to do this. He will fight to the last moment to prove himself!
When he saw Zhu Gaoxu entering the stadium in person, Li Jinglong knew that the opportunity had come, so he decided to fight without hesitation.
Fight again for ten rounds.
Li Jinglong was out of breath.
On the other hand, Zhu Gaoxu's expression remained unchanged and he was still at ease.
"Li Jinglong, you are awesome, but you can't hold on anymore. Just give up. If you continue to fight, you will get hurt. I don't want to hurt you."
Zhu Gaoxu used his palm to drag the bottom of the spear, but he could make the entire gun body parallel to the ground and point it at Li Jinglong. This demonstrated his great arm strength.
"Admit defeat?" Li Jinglong smiled: "Ten years ago, my admission of defeat was laughed at by everyone in the world. The words "admit defeat" are no longer in my dictionary!"
"Okay, you deserve to be my opponent!"
Zhu Gaoxu also became serious, "Then watch out for this next move!"
The words fell,
The gun moved, the wind roared, and the sound of breaking through the air roared away.
"Fill the mountains and seas with all your strength!"
Behind Zhu Gaoxu, a figure seemed to appear, and the huge shadow of the Overlord appeared, as if the Overlord came to the world, with a look of disdain and an invincible trend!
The head of the gun was pointed directly at Li Jinglong's shoulder, and a strong sense of oppression came over him. The figure of the opponent continued to enlarge, enlarge, and then enlarge in Li Jinglong's pupils. This blow was no small matter!
"The sea is boundless!"
The sea seemed to emerge behind Li Jinglong. The sea was a hundred thousand miles deep, with rolling waves, and a spear like a dragon, pointing at Zhu Gaoxu's head!
The two spear points met in the air.
Bang!
It was like two dragons violently colliding.
A huge noise exploded on the battlefield.
But in the end, Zhu Gaoxu was the better one, and his spear went straight in. The barrel of Li Jinglong's wooden gun cracked and exploded inch by inch. Zhu Gaoxu's spear shot through the sun like a rainbow, like a needle that fixed the sea, breaking through the waves and breaking in inch by inch.
Poof!
Although there was no spear head, the wooden stick of the spear, driven by the powerful force, directly shattered the armor, pierced Li Jinglong's shoulder blade, and penetrated out!
One shot determines the outcome!
Poof, Li Jinglong spit out blood, and under the strong force, the blood flew out and drew an arc in the air. He fell to the ground, blood gushing out like a fountain, "Are you still losing? Zhu Gaoxu is strong, I can't Enemy." Li Jinglong felt that his consciousness was scattered, he could no longer muster his strength, and he fainted.
The scene suddenly became quiet, and the soldiers on both sides stopped what they were doing when they saw this scene happening.
"General!"
A member of the Cixi Guards shouted with his eyes about to burst.
They watched Li Jinglong being pierced by a spear, and their anger broke out in an instant.
"Fight with you!"
"Fight!"
The Cixi Guard soldiers who had been eliminated also got up from the ground. They couldn't care less. They just wanted to avenge the general.
"What are you doing? It's a foul!" Xinjun shouted.
"I violated your mother, you were the one who committed the violation first!" Cixi Guards soldiers yelled back, their grievances erupted at this moment, and regardless of what happened, they hit each other with guns.
The new army didn't know whether they should continue, so they had to retreat continuously.
"You idiot, if you dare to hit me on the head, brothers will do it to you."
But after being beaten a few times, several people became angry and started fighting.
"You are the one who will be beaten. Beat me hard, brothers!"
It completely turned into a gang fight, with sticks from both sides coming back and forth, each hitting the other's head.
"enough."
On the high platform, Zhu Yuanzhang said calmly: "Let this competition end."
Just now, Zhu Yuanzhang has seen Li Jinglong's refusal to admit defeat and Zhu Gaoxu's bravery. Both sides are soldiers of the Ming Dynasty. If the quarrel continues like this, lives will probably be lost.
Zhu Di said: "In this martial arts performance, who will win?"
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Zhu Gaoxu violated the rules first, but Li Jinglong challenged but lost. One win and one loss for both sides, let's call it a draw."
Zhu Yuanzhang saw Li Jinglong's performance and already planned to return the title to Li Jinglong. At the same time, he also planned to change the military system. A draw would be the best result.
How could Zhu Di not understand what his father was thinking, and waved his hand to signal stop.
"Stop the fighting immediately! This martial arts performance will be a draw!!"
The herald shouted, and then the drums sounded, and the gold was raised and the troops were withdrawn.
However, the soldiers on Li Jinglong's side remained unyielding and were in chaos.
"Xiaolang, why don't you stop it."
Zhu Ningyun saw that the momentum was not right and looked at Li Xiao.
"give it to me."
Li Xiaozheng had this intention, and then immediately got off the high platform, walked towards the school field, walked to the front of the army, and said: "Okay, stop now! Your General Li's national division can cure him, everyone, please be patient!"
With the arrival of Li Xiao, the commotion stopped.
"This is the National Master. General Li was saved by him six years ago."
A soldier recognized Li Xiao and hurriedly came over and knelt on the ground: "I beg the Imperial Master to save General Li."
Afterwards, more people knelt down one after another, "Please ask the Imperial Master to save General Li."
"Get up and carry Li Jinglong to the room. I will treat him immediately. If there is any further delay, this arm will be useless."
"Thank you, Imperial Master!"
Everyone hurriedly carried Li Jinglong to the military camp. Li Xiao looked at Zhu Gaoxu, said it was okay, and then followed.
In the room, the wound on Li Jinglong's shoulder blade was shocking. It penetrated directly and was bleeding. Even if he was saved, his bones would probably be shattered and he would not be able to go to the battlefield in the future.
It has to be said that Zhu Gaoxu is so strong that he can stab someone to death without a spearhead.
"Li Jinglong's performance today is astonishing. He can be called a first-class general. He can be used by the Ming Dynasty in the future. We cannot let him be useless like this."
Li Xiao murmured in his heart and decided to use some plug-ins.
It was still the same blood transfusion therapy as before. First, soldiers with the same blood type were selected from Li Jinglong's soldiers for blood transfusion to ensure that they would not die from blood loss.
Afterwards, Li Xiao drove the other soldiers out of the room.
In order to prevent Li Jinglong from becoming useless, Li Xiao used a magical plaster similar to a golden elixir, the "Black Jade Intermittent Cream" worth one million points.
The plaster is black in appearance, has a fragrant and cool smell, and its medicinal properties are extremely magical.
If the joints of ordinary people's hands, feet, and body are severely injured and become disabled, the injury can still be cured after applying this ointment, and the patient can gradually return to normal activities.
"Okay, you general, you can rest for a few days and then you can recover."
After taking the medicine, Li Xiao walked out of the room and wiped the blood on his hands.
"Thank you, Imperial Master!"
The soldiers of Cixi Guard were so grateful that they knelt down one by one to thank him.
Li Xiao nodded slightly and then walked out.
It seems that Li Jinglong is able to fight like this today because of the love of the soldiers. He should have been a corporal of courtesy and virtue in recent years to achieve such results.
In this way, he is doing the same thing as Zhu Di. Such a person can become a famous general!
The Ming Dynasty has added another powerful general. Now the template of the Ming Dynasty should be the strongest. The two saints Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di are there, as well as Zhang Yu, Zhang Fu, Zhang Wu, Zhu Neng, Zhu Gaoxu, Zhu Gaosui and other powerful generals. Wen had three capable ministers in his cabinet, including San Yang, Xia Yuanji, and now Yu Qian.
Coupled with the fact that he is a hard-working national teacher, it is simply perfect.
Five days later, Li Jinglong, who was paralyzed in bed, gradually woke up.
"How come I'm alive again?"
Li Jinglong opened his eyes forcefully and felt some pain in his arm, but it was not that serious. He couldn't help but look at his shoulder, unwrapped the bandage, and was stunned.
The shoulder was obviously pierced, and the bones were probably broken, but now, the skin has recovered, and it feels as if it was not injured. I am afraid that if I die and rest for a few days, I will be able to fully recover!
"General Li wakes up!!!"
Zhao Wuji, the Qianhu who was stationed nearby to take care of him, shouted, and then several Qianhu gathered around him, their faces full of joy.
"What's going on?" Li Jinglong asked, "How long have I been asleep?"
Zhao Wuji said: "General, you are really blessed and blessed. It was me who gave you the blood transfusion, and it was the Imperial Master who saved you."
"National Master?" Li Jinglong felt extremely warm. He didn't expect that he would be saved by Li Xiao again. This kindness cannot be repaid.
"The national master is truly a miracle doctor, with unparalleled medical skills!"
Although he was injured on his shoulder that day, the wound was too big and the bleeding continued, making it difficult to survive. Li Jinglong felt that he was really lucky.
"Where is the Imperial Master?" Li Jinglong asked hurriedly.
"The Imperial Master has left that day, and General, you have been in a coma for five days." Zhao Wuji said.
Li Jinglong nodded: "Well, if you have the opportunity, you must thank me in person."
At this time, a eunuch walked in.
"General Li, the imperial edict has arrived!"
Hearing this, everyone looked happy. It seemed like something good happened. I'm afraid General Li could finally regain his share of glory, and everyone's hard work was not in vain.
"My lord, Li Jinglong, accept the order!"
Li Jinglong was so excited that he hurriedly got up from the bed and pulled the wound, but he still gritted his teeth and knelt on the ground to wait for the order.
The eunuch unfolded the imperial edict and said loudly: "In accordance with the emperor's edict, Li Jinglong has commanded and commanded the same knowledge, and has performed well in military training. I remember that he is a loyal and filial family. He has no self in front of him, and he has the right to support behind him. He is the honor of Shujue." , I will repay you with Zhang Shigu. I will give you the title of Duke Cao of the Li family. I hope you will be honored to serve your family and country in the future. I appreciate this!"
"minister"
Li Jinglong's eyes were red and tears were streaming down his face. He kowtowed heavily on the ground with his forehead, "Your Majesty Li Jinglong, I would like to thank you for your kindness. Long live my emperor!"
After eleven years, he finally lost his shame and regained the glory of the Li family.
"Gong Cao Guo, congratulations."
The eunuch smiled slightly, handed over the imperial decree, and said: "The emperor also specifically told you to take a good rest. After you have recovered, go to the palace to see the Supreme Emperor."
"I accept the decree." Li Jinglong wiped his tears with his sleeves and took the imperial edict with trembling hands. He was so excited that it was hard to express in words.
Seeing that he didn't seem to have any intention of rewarding him, the eunuch bowed his hands and left.
"General Li, great, brothers' efforts have not been in vain."
After the eunuch left, Zhao Wuji and others were very excited. They helped Li Jinglong to the bedside and said, "General, please take good care of yourself."
Everyone was happy at first.
Then Zhao Wuji took another deep breath and said, "Hey, General, I'm afraid we won't be able to see each other again in the future."
As soon as this statement came out, everyone was disheartened.
After they returned, the next general in charge of them might no longer love them as much as Li Jinglong, and he felt very sad and reluctant to let go.
Li Jinglong looked at them and thought to himself, no matter what, this army has shown their strength, and they have to find a way to make the brothers less miserable.
It would be great if they could join the new army
A week later.
Hongwu Palace.
After a week of thinking, Zhu Yuanzhang had planned to use Li Jun's new army method and Qin Dynasty's volunteer army system to give him perfect treatment. This was also discussed with Zhu Di.
Now that the imperial court's tax revenue has increased significantly, it will not be a problem to support such a new army of 300,000 yuan.
"Brother, are you enlightened??"
Li Xiao seemed very surprised when he heard Zhu Yuanzhang's words.
Zhu Yuanzhang said angrily: "What does enlightenment mean? For the sake of this draw, I reluctantly agree to you."
Li Xiao chuckled, "Thank you, brother."
Then, Zhu Yuanzhang said: "The guard posts across the country will continue to be retained, but the conscription will no longer be from military households. Facing the people of the whole county, the imperial court will take back the military households' farmland and rent it out like in Peking, and lay off another 1.5 million soldiers." , leaving only 300,000 outstanding soldiers, with sufficient food and salary, the treatment is definitely not as good as that of the new recruits in Peiping, but it has been greatly improved compared to before, what do you think?"
This was a complete change in the military system, and Li Xiao felt that the hard work in the past few days was worth it.
Li Xiao smiled and said, "Just do as big brother says!"
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded happily, "There is still money to do things with. If it weren't for the income from your state-owned enterprises, even if we wanted to do it, we wouldn't be able to do it."
Just as he was talking, a eunuch came to report that Li Jinglong asked to see him.
Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and waved, and soon Li Jinglong walked in.
"Your Majesty, Li Jinglong, comes to see the Supreme Emperor."
"Li Jinglong, how is your recovery from your injury?"
"Return to the Supreme Emperor. There is no serious problem."
"Why don't you thank the Imperial Master quickly?"
Hearing this, Li Jinglong hurriedly looked at Li Xiao and said, "Master, you saved my life twice. You are so kind and kind that I cannot repay you."
Li Xiao laughed: "Serving the court well is your reward."
Li Jinglong nodded gratefully.
"The Imperial Master is indeed very kind to you."
Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and said: "Li Jinglong, you can now bear the title of Cao Guogong. Since you want to repay the national division, I will make you the right commander of the Fifth Army Commandery Mansion and take charge of the new army Tieming Army. This is the first step of the national division." We have built a new army with one step, and we cannot afford to slack off in the future.”
This sentence is equivalent to turning Li Jinglong into Li Xiao.
Although Li Jinglong's title was restored, he still had no suitable official position. He did not expect that when he regained important positions, he would be directly made the commander-in-chief of the new army. This was a huge trust.
Hearing this, Li Jinglong shed tears of gratitude and said excitedly: "I thank the Supreme Emperor. Jinglong will definitely live up to the Supreme Emperor's trust."
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded slightly and said, "Step back."
Li Jinglong stood up, but hesitated to speak.
"What else is there?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked.
Li Jinglong knelt down and thanked him again, "I am brave and want to find a good future for the brothers who came with me. I hope that the Supreme Emperor will be considerate of the soldiers and improve themselves."
Li Xiaodao: "Mr. Cao Guo, you don't know, right? Just now, the Supreme Emperor has decided on a new military system, laid off 1.5 million soldiers and returned them to farmers. All military households will be changed to farmers. The remaining soldiers will be in accordance with the rules of the capital army." 70% salary, sufficient food and salary.”
Hearing this, Li Jinglong was extremely excited. Unexpectedly, the matter had already been settled before he opened his mouth. He said loudly: "The Supreme Emperor is considerate of all the people. Your Majesty, Li Jinglong, expresses gratitude to the soldiers!"
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Li Jinglong, I'm afraid you accepted Zhu Gaoxu's challenge just because you wanted to lose this game, otherwise you don't have to leave the game that day."
"This" Li Jinglong didn't know how to answer.
"No need to explain, I already know that you love the soldiers like your own children and want to speak for them," Zhu Yuanzhang said with a smile: "Tell us what you have encountered during these years of training at the grassroots level."
Then, Li Jinglong explained everything that happened while stationed at the guard station over the years.
Listening, Zhu Yuanzhang nodded slightly. He had known about the many shortcomings of the guardsmen before, but he had been helpless before. In the early Ming Dynasty, it was the only way to raise soldiers cost-effectively. He didn't expect the military households to live so well. Bitter, not as good as farmers
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard the last mention of the farmland being sold, he was shocked and said in surprise: "What? Someone dares to take over the military camp??"
Zhu Yuanzhang did not expect this.
According to his idea, even if military households suffer a little more, at least they won't starve to death.
But if even the farmland is sold, there is a possibility of starvation.
And this is indeed the case. The annexation of military fields had already occurred in the early Ming Dynasty, but it was not so obvious. In the middle and late Ming Dynasty, all military fields were annexed, and the military households who cultivated the military fields became tenants of the landlords and nobles.
"Yes, Your Majesty." Li Jinglong said: "Actually, those people don't dare to invade military land. But once the soldiers have difficulties and can only sell their land, they will sell it at a low price. An acre of good land will be sold for ten dollars." I didn't dare to sell it for too much for two taels of silver, so I had to sell it secretly. If both parties kept it secret and it was cheap, some people would still dare to accept it."
After hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang fell silent.
When talking to Li Xiao before, Li Xiao mentioned the situation of military fields being annexed, but he didn't expect that it really happened under his nose.
"Li Xiao, you are right, as long as there are interests, anything can happen." Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head helplessly, this time it was verified Li Xiao's idea.
Li Xiao smiled and said: "Where are you? When the Supreme Emperor was here, others dared to do this. There were so many corrupt officials in those days who knew that they would be beheaded if they took ten taels of silver. Isn't it the same that some people are corrupt? This is Reality. And"
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "And what?"
Li Xiaodao: "And this is just the beginning. Brother, think about it, the military settlements are fixed, but the people are not. Today is a peaceful and prosperous age, and there will be no wars in the guard posts below. Then the number of military households will vary. With the birth of new babies, there will be a huge increase. In fifty years, the population will double!"
Zhu Yuanzhang frowned and nodded: "Yes, we have ignored this point. The land remains unchanged, but the population has increased, and there is not enough food to eat."
Li Xiaodao: "Yes, doubling the population will make it more difficult for military households. Many things will happen in the past fifty years. For example, if Zhang San, a military household, accidentally knocked his head and became paralyzed in bed, he would not be able to survive in the past two years. To support yourself, you might sell one or two acres of land to others. What's more, once there is a famine or disaster, there will be no harvest and you will have no choice but to sell the land. In the end, these farmlands may fall into the hands of a few people. In the end, military households are not only military households, but also tenants. Do you think that after becoming tenants and having no food to eat, can they still serve the country well? Brother, you can probably imagine what will happen then, right?"
Zhu Yuanzhang took a breath of cold air.
Li Xiao is really taking a long-term view of the problem. If he really follows what he said, the Ming Dynasty might have perished. No.
Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head and said: "Fortunately, the fourth man has built three major battalions. Even if the World Guards are destroyed, there are still three major battalions to hold on!"
What if the three major camps are also wiped out by unscrupulous descendants?
Of course, Li Xiao didn't dare to say this, he could only smile and nod in agreement, as long as he could change it.
During the Hongwu period, the area of military settlements was more than 60 million acres, during the Hongzhi period it was about 30 million acres, and during the Zhengde years it was reduced to 16 million acres. The rest fell into the hands of official and gentry landowners who had the privilege of exemption from taxes and secluded land.
What is the concept? At the end of the Ming Dynasty, the farming system existed in name only. Four-fifths of the farming land was occupied by others. How many soldiers were there? The soldiers in the late Ming Dynasty were all the servants raised by the generals themselves, and the generals also took the lead in occupying the fields. , because if we don’t occupy it, we can’t even raise soldiers.
In the Battle of Sarsh at the end of the Ming Dynasty, several fierce generals Liu Wei, Du Songli, and Rubai led an army of 10,000 supported by North Korea to attack Hetuala, the home base of the Qing Dynasty. Those who could fight were servants, that is, private troops. The others, including the 10,000 people supported by North Korea, were all papery and delayed in their march, and were ultimately defeated.
The reason for defeat is that the source of soldiers and military households are ruined. If a country relies on the private armies of its generals to fight wars, can this country avoid subjugation?
You must know that the cultivated land is limited. If someone else occupies an acre, the court will lose an acre. The people occupying the land will be like a snowball, getting bigger and bigger, and they will sit back and enjoy the gains. This is a very scary thing.
But now these 60 million acres of land have been returned directly to the imperial court, and others will not be able to occupy the land in the future.
"Li Jinglong, you seem to have something to say?" Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Li Jinglong and said.
Li Jinglong cupped his hands and said, "Go back to the Supreme Emperor. I have nothing else to do."
How could Zhu Yuanzhang not know what Li Jinglong was thinking, so he said directly: "By the way, you have raised a group of tiger and wolf troops. Now the court is hiring people, so the soldiers and horses of your guards should be integrated into the new army, as iron soldiers." The second guard of the Ming army fought for the imperial court and enjoyed the treatment of the new army."
"Thank you, Madam, Your Majesty!" Li Jinglong said excitedly.
The new army's treatment was so good, which was a benefit for the brothers, and Li Jinglong's previous guilt was wiped away.
"Hahaha, okay, my Ming Dynasty is getting stronger and stronger, and I have gained another lion, a fierce general."
Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes narrowed slightly, blooming with golden light: "Next, it's time to expand the territory."
Li Xiao and Li Jinglong handed over their hands together: "The Ming Dynasty will last for ten thousand years!!"
That's it.
The matter of changing the military structure has settled, and the whole country has begun to mobilize.
The military households were proud to return to farming households, and everyone was happy.
The elite soldiers who can stay in the guardhouse enjoy the funding from the court, and they can fight for the country peacefully and without any shirk.
Li Jinglong returned to Cixi and told his wife the good news.
The two hugged each other and cried. Finally, after all the hardships, they returned to the capital with their family and the families of the soldiers at the guard station.
In a blink of an eye, the end of the year has come and winter has come, and there is heavy snowfall in the sky.
In the Duke's Mansion.
Li Xiao built a snowman with his family and enjoyed family happiness.
White snowflakes fell quietly like countless feathers, decorating the palace with overlapping pavilions like a dream.
The heavy snowfall covered the whole world with a white blanket, and also provided natural toys for the father and daughter's little world.
Under the snowflakes, the family of three were wearing thick down jackets. This is Peiping's new clothing. It is light and cold-resistant, and it also promotes the goose raising industry.
Li Wuyou stood in the snow, his eyes focused and full of enthusiasm. Holding a small shovel in his hand, he carefully shaped the snowman's body into a standard snowman.
Soon, Li Xiao's snowman was also piled up, a standing rabbit, lifelike.
Li Wuyou and Zhu Ningyun looked over, giggling, their eyes shining with excitement and curiosity.
"Father, this rabbit you piled up is so cute. It stands up like a human and is wearing clothes. What kind of rabbit is this?"
"This is just an ordinary rabbit."
Li Xiaonannan said. In the sky full of snowflakes, he looked at the rabbit in front of him and felt excited, as if he saw the stars and the sea. Everything in front of him was developing in a good direction.
Daming will eventually be shaped into the image in his heart!
(End of chapter)
