Liao Town turned out to be in a loss...
On similar words, Zhu Youjian had already heard Nizi discuss it with Wu Xiang and Wu Sanfu's group!
The reason why Liao Zhen collapsed and the reason why Jian Yi was able to rise was, to put it bluntly, because of the secret battle between the Ming Dynasty and Liao Zhen. The imperial court felt that Liao Town was too big to lose. Li Chengliang had thousands of servants, roamed outside the customs, and ate up all kinds of money. He seemed to be the king outside the customs. The Liaozhen warlords headed by Li Chengliang were self-respecting and unwilling to completely conquer the Jurchen tribes.
The Battle of Renchen Korea, which took place during the Wanli Period, became an opportunity for the Ming Dynasty to consume the power of the Liao Town warlords. One year before the Battle of Renchen, Li Chengliang had resigned due to the impeachment of Yan Guan, although Li Rusong, Li Rubai, Li Ruzhang, Li Rumei and a group of veteran generals brought by Li Chengliang were still reused. But after losing Li Chengliang as the commander-in-chief, the financial resources possessed by the Liao Town warlords will be severely reduced.
After Li Chengliang resigned, Liao Town changed its commanders eight times within ten years, with the average Liao commander only serving for more than a year. It is simply impossible for Li Chengliang, who has been in Liaodong for a long time, to scoop up all the interests of Liaodong and then use most of them to support his family.
Moreover, even if these short-term Liao commanders can make some money, they still have to manage their affairs and save some pension money for themselves.
Therefore, the economic foundation that could serve as a servant in Liao Town was greatly shaken after Li Chengliang left office.
Just over a year after Li Chengliang left office, Japan's ruler Toyotomi Hideyoshi launched the Imjin invasion. The Liaozhen warlords, whose economic foundation had been shaken, under the leadership of Li Rusong, son of Li Chengliang, devoted themselves with great enthusiasm to the campaign to aid Korea, which made them unable to find North Korea at a loss.
The campaign to aid Korea, which was thought to be a quick victory, dragged on for more than six years, and the combat effectiveness of the Japanese pirate army exceeded the expectations of the Liao Town warlords. The servants of the Li Chengliang family suffered heavy losses in this war.
If Li Chengliang was still the commander-in-chief of Liaodong, these losses could be slowly replenished after the war by extracting oil and water from Liaodong, but Li Chengliang has long been gone. Although in the twenty-fifth year of Wanli (1597), Emperor Wanli, who seemed to realize that Liao Town's military strength was in danger of collapse, appointed Li Rusong as the chief military officer of Liaodong. But before Li Rusong could use this job to make up for his losses, he was killed in the battle with the Mongolian Tuman Tribe (Chahar Tribe) in April of the following year. Li Rusong's unexpected death in battle could actually explain the influence of the Li Jiading Group. After the Korean War, there was very little left.
Otherwise, with the fighting power of Li's servants in the battle of Bi Ti Guan, the tens of thousands of Tuman tribe's nomadic cavalry would not be able to defeat the 3,000 Liao Town servants' cavalry.
Although in the 29th year of Wanli, Li Chengliang was activated again and served as the chief military officer of Liaodong at the age of 76. But at this time, the Li family has long lost its former glory, and the old and dim Li Chengliang has neither the energy nor the will to rebuild his own cavalry... With such strength, it is better to save more for his descendants. Some family business!
Therefore, Li Chengliang, who served as the commander-in-chief of Liaodong for the second time, could only maintain a superficial stability. By the time he was impeached and stepped down again, the situation in Liaodong had deteriorated to a dangerous level.
"Yang Hao," Zhu Youjian looked at Yang Hao, "You have been in Bian Town for a long time, you have served as governor twice, and you are also close to the Li family in Tieling. You should be very familiar with the servants raised by the generals in Bian Town. "
Yang Hao nodded: "I know a thing or two, veteran."
"Then can you tell me, what is a servant? Why does the general need to support a servant?"
When Yang Hao heard this, he first sighed, and then said: "The old minister doesn't know much about the situation of the Southern Army. He only knows about the military in Liaodong. Most of the servants raised by the generals in Liaodong are iron cavalry used in charging into battle. Among the armies in Liao Town, , the infantry can use front soldiers, and the cavalry are almost all servants.
The reason for this is that cavalry is hard to obtain and hard to maintain. With the food and salary earned by the soldiers, they cannot become cavalry at all. Taking Liao Town as an example, the servants' clothing and equipment were ten times more than the soldiers, so they could wear strong armor and ride on good horses, which they could use to trap the enemy in battle.
And the reason why cavalry is so difficult to raise is not because you can raise cavalry with more food and salary. It is also necessary to carefully select and supervise the generals, which is time-consuming and laborious... If the generals do not have full power and cannot have soldiers as generals, why bother to spend so much time selecting and supervising the iron cavalry? Therefore, the Northern Army's iron cavalry must be servants!
However, there are no servants and cavalry generals, and only infantry is available. It is acceptable to defend the city, but it is absolutely impossible to win in the field. "
Although this Yang Hao is not good at fighting, he is indeed knowledgeable after serving in the Liao Town Army for so many years. At least he is much better than the gentleman who knows how to talk eloquently in the court!
The answer Yang Hao gave to Zhu Youjian was basically consistent with the facts.
The so-called servants are actually the feudal knights owned by the warlords in the border towns of the Ming Dynasty... They are privately owned by the warlords (vassals of vassals) and do not belong to the Ming court. It is this kind of subordinate relationship that makes the border town warlords willing to spend a lot of money on the servants.
This kind of knight wearing iron armor and riding an iron horse played an extremely obvious role in the battles on the northern border of the Ming Dynasty. Without them, field battles on the flat terrain in the north would be impossible to fight!
Because in this era, cavalry is still the dominant force on the battlefield! Just look at the situation of the Wanli Korean War. Hundreds of thousands of Japanese invaders who had been baptized by Japan during the Warring States Period and were equipped with a large number of "iron cannons" were defeated by Xima (Magui) Dongli because the cavalry was too weak. A group of northern warlords from the Ming Dynasty led by them were suppressed.
Zhu Youjian was silent for a moment and then spoke again: "Yang Hao, if I want to regain Liaodong, shouldn't I also raise more than ten thousand servants of the emperor who can wear iron armor, ride good horses, and stand in strong formations?"
What?
The emperor's servant?
Yang Hao was stunned. What did this young emperor want to do? Want to take your cavalry to fight the Tatars yourself? Do all the senior officials in the court know about this? Could it be that the young emperor took me out of the imperial prison to raise a family for him?
"Your Majesty," cold sweat broke out on Mr. Yang's forehead, "this servant is only used by warriors who charge into battle... You are the ninth-five-year-old general!"
Zhu Youjian's tone suddenly became serious: "I am the emperor who guards the country! If Liaodong is not lost, I don't have to think about confronting the enemy on the battlefield. But now Liaodong has been lost by you..."
Yang Hao was so frightened that his calves trembled and he knelt down in front of Zhu Youjian.
Zhu Youjian said in a deep voice: "There is only one long strip left outside Shanhaiguan! Jizhou and the north of the Xuanfu long wall also belong to the Hulu. Who can guarantee that the Hulu and Donglu will not break through the wall? Ruolu Once outside the capital city, I need servants to charge into battle!
Yang Hao! You have been in the army for a long time, so you should know how to select and train servants... Are you willing to help me select and train servants? "
"I am willing... I am willing to atone for my sins!"
How dare Yang Hao say he doesn't want to? His capital crime is still there! If you dare to say that you are not willing to do so, you will lose your head immediately...Zhu Youjian kills him justifiably!
Zhu Youjian smiled and nodded: "Okay, I know that your conscience is still intact, so I will give you a chance... I plan to use 5 million acres of land in Kinki to raise 10,000 households. Do you think it can be done? ?”
"Of course this can be done, but..." Yang Hao thought to himself, where can I get 5 million acres of land?
"The land will be there! You don't have to worry about it." Zhu Youjian said, "Do you need anything else?"
Yang Hao took a breath and added: "It's not enough to just have land... You have to invest a lot of money in it. These 500 acres of land look like a lot, but the expenses for the servants are also very high. They can They are not alone, most of them have families and families, and some of the richer servants also have servants. Moreover, most of the servants’ horses, equipment, and armors are provided by themselves. 500 acres of land alone is not enough, so Your Majesty has to pay another amount of money. , you have to give money and food every year, which costs a lot!
If the number of servants reaches tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands of taels of silver will always be added every year..."
