"I hope that in the future, I will have truly absolute power. I can reform as I want, fight whoever I want, fight for as long as I want, become a true emperor, and let the world be dominated by myself!"
Zhu Youxiao looked at the white snow falling one after another along the red wall and red tiles, and made such an ambitious wish in his heart.
However, Zhu Youxiao had to admit that although he had the power of life and death, he did not have such power yet.
Because he does not have his own trusted followers.
He can kill one or two or even a group of disobedient civil and military officials, but he cannot control the entire world's vested interest groups at will.
After all, if he, the emperor, wanted to do this, he would be rebelling against the entire world.
But Zhu Youxiao really wanted to become the kind of emperor in history who was in sole control of the world and was not hindered by civilian officials. Just like Yongle's five expeditions to Mobei, no one dared to say no, just like the Manchu Qing Dynasty's attack on Junggar and the three generations of emperors. After more than a hundred years, no civil servant dared to say that the emperor was militaristic.
In Zhu Youxiao's view, only in this way can the country maintain long-term peace and stability.
Otherwise, just like the two Song Dynasties, because the emperor was constrained by civil servants, even Xixia, which was not strong at first, could not be destroyed. In the end, its territory became smaller and smaller until it was destroyed.
Zhu Youxiao didn't know whether his ambition could be realized, but he had already begun to take action and laid out chess pieces in the world to dominate the world in the future.
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After Sun Chengzong received the order to be appointed governor of Susong, he left the capital with Zhu Youxiao's secret order for him to set up a cotton yarn mill.
The start-up capital was naturally allocated by Zhu Youxiao from internal funds. After all, he, the emperor, held the majority of the shares and was the only owner of the Ming Dynasty.
While Sun Chengzong went south to open an official cotton mill, the study materials and training procedures for military cadets in the Ming Dynasty Military Academy were also compiled.
The textbook content covers the training and command of infantry, artillery, and cavalry.
The training code covers the basic content of physical training and queue training for a qualified soldier.
These teaching materials and drills were summarized by Zhu Youxiao based on his own experience in joining the army in his previous life and the actual combat experience and family education experience of current veterans. They are both realistic and more advanced than other current military training models.
It can be said that the teaching content of the Ming Dynasty Military Academy has begun to approach modern military education.
The first batch of officer cadets from the Ming Dynasty Military Academy also enrolled in the academy soon after, and began to receive training at the Ming Dynasty Academy in Xiyuan.
Under Xu Guangqi's persuasion and Zhu Youxiao's admission that after joining the army, Lu Xiangsheng could still be ranked among the Nine Ministers or even join the cabinet in the future, and he himself also liked to lead troops to fight, so he became one of the few in the first period who was a civil servant. students.
Zhu Youxiao himself also decided to participate in the training personally.
The main reason is that Zhu Youxiao feels that he is only sixteen years old and needs to strengthen his physical training and military skills.
After all, being an emperor with real power is not an easy job.
It is common to work overtime and stay up late.
Moreover, in order to ensure that the emperor has enough heirs and that the harem is peaceful, he will inevitably have to work hard to create people even after working overtime.
These are all inseparable from the support of a good body.
What's more, completing the reform will not happen overnight, but will take ten or even decades, and all of this requires the emperor's life to be long enough.
Therefore, Zhu Youxiao decided to participate in the training himself.
But Zhu Youxiao will not go to training and study military affairs often, he will only go when he is free.
In addition, Zhu Youxiao also wants to enhance the personal friendship with these students by personally participating in the training.
After all, these first batch of students will definitely become the empire's most powerful generals in the future, and Zhu Youxiao must understand them before they become successful, so that they can have a direct emotional connection with him.
However, there were only about fifty students in the first batch.
But the basic calculation of being Zhu Youxiao's future confidant force is enough.
Zhu Youxiao personally attended the opening ceremony of the first banner students of Daming Lecture Hall and gave a speech. The content of the speech was prepared by Xu Guangqi in advance for Zhu Youxiao and revised by himself. The content was quite readable. In order to be impassioned, when Zhu Youxue finished reading, the students below also felt a little excited.
but.
Zhu Youxiao's current age determines that the magnanimity he displays can be regarded as the vigor of a newborn calf who is not afraid of tigers. Therefore, except for a group of young students below who are more enthusiastic, the veterans who attended the ceremony did not show much enthusiasm. They just feel that the current emperor is somewhat heroic, and it gives them some expectations for the future of Tianqi Dynasty.
But it is enough for the current Zhu Youxiao to make them look forward to the emperor Zhu Youxiao.
The fifty students in the first phase were divided into five teams by Zhu Youxiao.
Zhu Youxiao also personally determined the list of students for the first team. Except for himself, they were all the people who were currently in the emperor's heart.
Although they are different in age, Zhu Youxiao hopes that he, the emperor, can control these people.
After the opening ceremony, Zhu Youxiao returned to the palace and changed into the Guards uniform that he personally designed, and then came to Xiyuan to participate in training with these students.
However, as soon as Zhu Youxiao arrived at the first team's barracks, he saw Chen Xin sitting on a long table with his legs crossed, and said to the other students of the same team who came in with dignity: "Xu Butang said that during the training, everyone The team itself elects the team leader. Among them, I am the biggest official. I am the fourth-level governor. I am the team leader. Do you have any objection?"
"I have an opinion! Who are you, Chen Xin, to be the leader of the team? Lu Xiangsheng is a scholar and has a good family background. If you want to be the leader of the team, he should be the one! You go ahead!"
Guo Mu started talking at this time and kept pulling Chen Xin out.
But Chen Xin refused to move and said: "This is a military camp, not a Hanlin Academy. When it comes to fame, it only depends on official rank!"
Zhu Youxiao walked in at this time, looked at Chen Xin seriously, and shouted: "Get up!"
When Chen Xin saw that it was Emperor Zhu Youxiao, he stood up in surprise and stepped aside obediently. Then he smiled flatteringly: "Your Majesty, you are here, please!"
"Do you still need to invite me? I should be the one to sit in this position!"
As Zhu Youxiao spoke, he sat down with a flourish and said to the other students who were quite shocked: "Everyone, sit down, in order of age!"
"According to the order!"
Lu Xiangsheng replied, then took the initiative to raise his hand to Zhu Youxiao and said, "I was born in the 28th year of Wanli!"
"Then I am older than you. I am Wanli twenty-six years old."
Guo Mu said with a smile.
Chen Xin couldn't help but mutter to Luo Zhijie on the side: "General Guo is very powerful. He can even produce a son even after he is over sixty years old!"
Zhu Youxiao turned around and glared at Chen Xin.
Chen Xin quickly shut up, became serious, and replied: "Born in the 25th year of Wanli!"
Next, other people began to announce their birthdays.
In the end, Zhu Youxiao found that only he was the youngest.
