"Xu Ruiguang? I have never heard of it. Zhu Youtang suddenly thought that it was normal. China has five thousand years of history, and there are only a few people with names.
Seeing that the emperor, who was the emperor of the Ninth Five-Year Plan, was so approachable, and the morale of all the soldiers was high, Zhu Youtang took the stage again and gave a speech, to the effect of: "Comrades, you have worked hard, work hard, the Ming Empire will not treat you badly." Yours."
After Wynn brought the roster of the Beijing camp, Zhu Youtang looked through it carefully and discovered a fatal problem. Although there were as many as 200,000 soldiers in the Beijing camp, most of them were people in their fifties or sixties, or people like Xu Ruiguang. Such newborn calves, but those in their twenties and thirties have this layer completely broken off.
"British Lord, the Beijing camp is an important force guarding the capital, but now there are more than 100,000 old, weak, sick and disabled among the 200,000 soldiers in the Beijing camp. How can these people charge into the battle? You let them fight the Tatars on horseback. Sabers? Or are you going to let the court support them in their old age?" Zhu Youtang was very dissatisfied after reading the roster.
The British Duke Zhang Mao felt that this was somewhat unreasonable, but he was really in trouble and couldn't express himself. He stumbled and couldn't even utter a complete sentence.
Zhu Youtang threw the roster on the table and snorted coldly: "Do you still want to hide it from me?"
Zhang Mao took a deep breath and decided to go all out. He had been fighting for most of his life. He had never seen anything like monsters and monsters. Today, he was frightened into silence by an eighteen-year-old little emperor. He knew that if Zhu Youtang was not given a clear answer today, this matter would not be overturned.
"Your Majesty, most of the soldiers in the Beijing Camp are the slaves of the nobles and the servants of important officials in the court. The Beijing Camp has been established for many years. Various forces are crisscrossed. It is really difficult for me to control them."
What Zhang Mao said is true. Since the Tianshun period, there have been many sergeants receiving free pay and many people with military status. Most of the nobles and military ministers have sent their slaves to serve as soldiers and receive free pay. In this way, they are loyal to themselves by eating the royal food from the court. Therefore, Zhu Youtang deliberately said in the court this morning that the Northern Expedition of the Tatars was going to be carried out. Zhou Hongmo, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, objected and said that the reason for the national treasury deficit was that every year the Governor's Office of the Fifth Army reported to the Ministry of Revenue the amount of money and food for the sergeants, and the Ministry of Revenue had to pay the amount, and so on. How can the treasury not be empty?
Zhu Youtang pondered for a while and said: "Disarmament, all parts of the country must be streamlined. Let's start with the Beijing Camp. Go back and count the number of people, and eliminate all those who are old, weak, sick, disabled, and those with military status. Anyone who serves the country VIPs who are loyal and have made contributions on the battlefield are registered and given monthly retirement pay, and the retirement pay must be based on military merit."
British President Zhang Mao was a little embarrassed when he heard about disarmament. Disarmament is easy to talk about but difficult to do. This will not only cause those soldiers to lose their jobs, but also offend their distinguished colleagues.
Seeing Zhang Mao, Zhu Youtang still frowned and asked tentatively: "Is it possible that there are many of your servants in the capital camp? Or do you think my decision is unreasonable?"
When Zhang Mao heard that Zhu Youtang doubted him, he was so frightened that he knelt down again and shouted quickly: "I don't dare even if I have ten courages. Your Majesty is wise, as soon as the disarmament order is issued, the Beijing camp will definitely have a new atmosphere. But with so many people laid off, the Beijing camp will not have enough troops."
Zhu Youtang smiled: "When I was still in the East Palace, I had long heard that soldiers from Shandong, Shanxi, northwest, Guangdong and Guangxi, and eastern Zhejiang were good at fighting and brave. We can select elites from these places to reorganize the Beijing camp. I intend to form another army. Cavalry, cavalry who can fight with Tartars on horseback, you can take charge of the disarmament first. As for the cavalry, I have to go back and think about it."
After Zhu Youtang left, Zhang Mao returned to his house and immediately ordered his servants to go to the homes of courtiers, princes, and emperors to inform Emperor Zhu Youtang of the news of the dismantling of the Beijing camp, so that they could recall their domestic slaves in the Beijing camp in advance, so as not to It's not a good scene to watch.
After receiving the message from Zhang Mao's subordinates, the ministers also summoned their slaves to go back. After all, it was the emperor who spoke, and you can't offend your own boss if you offend anyone.
At the residence of his cousin Zhang, the eldest son Zhang Heling was a little angry. After all, he had arranged the most people in the capital camp. Now that he had to withdraw them all, his "pocket money" was not a matter of missing a little bit. Zhang Heling's father, Zhang Luan, is currently the governor of the Chinese Army Governor's Office. From the first rank, the most important thing is that Zhang Luan is the father of the current queen Zhang Yu'er. He is an authentic royal relative and has the title of Shangzhu Kingdom. He can be said to be the most important person in the capital. The scenery is endless.
Relying on the power of his sister and father, Zhang Heling was extremely powerful in the capital. Even Wan An, the chief minister of the cabinet, had to greet him politely when he saw him, or treat him to a good meal at his house, etc. When the courtiers saw him, although their official position was higher than that of Zhang Heling, they took the initiative to salute him because of Zhang Heling's family background. In modern times, Zhang Heling is a second-generation official and a second-generation rich man with upright roots and Miaohong roots.
Zhang Heling was very powerful in the capital. He ordered his men to open many large-scale entertainment facilities in the capital. People with a discerning eye thought that these brothels and restaurants were opened by wealthy business owners. In fact, the big boss behind them was Zhang Heling. Zhang Heling's mansion had many houses, and he needed many servants. Some of them were left to eat and die in the Jingying camp. These people were on the roster of the Jingying camp, but these servants did not work in the Jingying camp at all. On weekdays, these servants guard the house, work as security guards, handymen, etc. in various brothels and restaurants. When the salary comes to the Ministry of Household Affairs, these servants can still receive a share. When it comes to saying that your brother-in-law is the current head of the empire, the Emperor, who of you dares to say a word?
Zhang Heling has been a little dissatisfied with his brother-in-law's actions recently. He first set up a new government office in the capital and asked various shops in the capital to collect taxes. This is acceptable to him. After all, we are still a family, and the money goes into his brother-in-law's pocket. It's OK. But what does disarmament mean? If you drive these servants back, you will have to pay them salaries. It is really difficult to support so many people.
"What is this brother-in-law doing? Why do you suddenly think of disarmament? Did someone give you a bad idea?"
Zhang Heling called Zhu Youtang brother-in-law in his own house. After all, brother-in-law sounded closer to him than the majesty or the emperor.
"Grandpa, I don't even know. I only heard that Your Majesty went to the capital camp today for an inspection, and then ordered the British army to disband." A servant was reporting to his boss Zhang Heling.
"Hurry up and check with grandpa. If someone gives brother-in-law a bad idea, I will have to break one of his legs! If brother-in-law has his own ideas, call all our slaves back. Grandpa will hold a meeting for them. Brother-in-law I can still accept the business tax, but this disarmament is absolutely impossible. He has cut off grandpa's financial path! Do you hear me clearly?"
The servant next to Zhang Heling immediately nodded and bowed: "Remember, little one. I will definitely do it well for grandpa."
The slave was about to step out when he was called back by Zhang Heling.
"Let the British father Zhang come to my house!"
