The imperial study room was very quiet.
Li Wenzhong felt an inexplicable pressure.
Not from the emperor's uncle.
But it comes from the turbulent and strange general trend.
As a fellow Wu Xun, he knew very well that the sentence in the memorial, 'Only recognize the logo but not the person', may seem ordinary, but it has a huge impact!
Once the entire Ming army reached a consensus from top to bottom.
Just put a corresponding logo on a dog.
When the soldiers saw him, they had to return military salutes.
The general's control over the army will be greatly weakened!
Although the general's prestige and ability will also play a great role in controlling the army.
But logos do more!
The right to distribute the logo will be firmly controlled by the emperor and the court.
Military identification.
It is a kind of stronger control of the imperial power and the court over the army.
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The more Zhu Yuanzhang watched, the more shocked he became, and the more excited he became, and his hands could not help but tremble slightly.
After repeating it several times, he raised his head and said, "Wenzhong, do you think that bastard Lao Si was able to lead a group of farmers to withstand the attack of the horse bandits, and that he created this logo and had a great effect?"
His thoughts were interrupted, Li Wenzhong quickly collected his thoughts and nodded with certainty, "Your Majesty, we have followed you step by step until now."
"When we recruited people to join the army, we all know what the newly formed army will look like on the battlefield."
The people were organized and sent to the battlefield.
Those who survive after repeated eliminations will become veterans.
But these people in Tuqiao Village are obviously different.
It worked great the first time.
“I believe that for the villagers of Tuqiao Village, the greatest role of signs is to make them organized and orderly in a short period of time. In a situation of panic and chaos, even if they can’t find anyone who can convince them, You can follow the signs! You don’t become a bunch of headless flies.”
"An army, on the battlefield, maintaining order and not collapsing is more important than individual bravery!"
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and encouraged: "Go on and tell me what you think about the promotion of logos in the military."
Li Wenzhong actually didn't want to say it.
Deep down, there has always been some resistance.
He is honored as Cao Guogong.
He was also a giant in the Ming army.
After the logo is made, the dog wears the corresponding logo, and the military officers and soldiers must return the military salute.
This kind of thing makes people feel a little uncomfortable just thinking about it.
But he knew that the emperor was tempted.
I also know that doing this will indeed benefit the country and the people, for generals who have no ambitions and do not regard the imperial army as their own private armed forces.
Make signs in the military.
It can make the generals leading the troops safer.
Even if the emperor trusts the generals, the civilian officials will have no way to interfere with the army!
Since his status has become higher and higher, he has also begun to study diligently.
In the Song Dynasty, civil servants and eunuchs would ride on the necks of generals and poop and pee. It was so disgusting!
Perhaps this DPRK can prevent this situation.
call!
Taking a deep breath, Li Wenzhong first made his attitude clear, "Uncle, to be honest, I feel a little uncomfortable. After this kind of marking is adopted, dogs wearing corresponding markings will have corresponding status in the military."
Li Wenzhong smiled and changed his name to Zhu Yuanzhang.
The following words are more appropriate to be spoken in the manner of a relative than in the manner of a minister.
Zhu Yuanzhang liked this kind of closeness very much, and he liked this kind of heartfelt words very much.
Smiling and glaring.
Laughing and scolding: "Keep talking!"
"But I support it." Li Wenzhong said very seriously: "Similar signs will decentralize power. I will not mention what has been mentioned in the brochure. I will say something that Qiu Fu did not think of."
"The power to give generals logos can only be in the hands of my uncle in the future."
"When a general wears the logo, he has command authority and status in the military."
"If you take off his logo, he will lose his power and status in the military."
"Once this goal can be achieved, it will be equivalent to a strong strengthening of the imperial power, the court's control over the army!"
“Throughout the dynasties, we have been exploring ways to strengthen the authority of the central government.”
"The system of prefectures and counties in the Qin Dynasty, the elimination of the vassal system in the Han Dynasty, and the use of civilian officials to control generals in the Song Dynasty."
"The first two were the central government's resumption of power from local governments, while the Song Dynasty was the resumption of power from military generals. However, the experience of the Song Dynasty was obviously unsuccessful. The use of culture to control military power resulted in the long-term weakness of the Song Dynasty's military strength."
"If this dynasty can use this method, the imperial power and the central government can effectively and beneficially control the army, there will be no need to use civil society to control military affairs."
…
Zhu Yuanzhang listened carefully.
He heard that his nephew supported the identification of military personnel.
As a military general, he also opposed the Song Dynasty's practice of using culture to control military affairs.
…
"I believe that Qiu Fu's memorial will definitely have a profound impact on this dynasty and the entire history. Its influence may be comparable to the prefecture and county system and the abolition of the feudal system."
Li Wenzhong made a summary and ended his evaluation of identification.
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded happily and was very satisfied.
Some of these words were nice and some were harsh.
But they are all rare truths and truths.
"This Qiu Fu's ability has yet to be tested, but he is loyal to the court. Next, you should pay close attention to this young general."
"Yes!" Li Wenzhong responded hurriedly and secretly sighed, "I was considered to be in His Majesty's eyes before. With this memorial handed over, it seems that Jane is initially in His Majesty's heart." '
The hall suddenly fell into silence again.
Zhu Yuanzhang frowned and thought, and at a certain moment, he gave instructions: "Don't publish this memorial yet. Didn't Qiu Fu request that it be experimented in the army?"
"Allow him to experiment."
"And we have to design a logo for him ourselves."
While he was talking, he picked up the pen and found a blank folder. He pondered for a while and recalled the logo described in the folder.
Then he picked up his pen and started drawing on the fold.
After a while, he called to Li Wenzhong, "Come and see which one is better."
Li Wenzhong hurriedly came to the imperial case.
There are two patterns on the fold.
One is a shield shape, which includes a shield with one bar, a shield with two bars, and a shield with three bars.
The other one is like a sword, but without a hilt. There are one, two, and three bars on the sword body.
"This kind of shield logo can be sewn on the chest of the armor. As for this sword style, we are thinking, should it be sewn on the cuffs or on the shoulders?"
"We thought that sewing it on the cuffs symbolizes that the generals hold swords to open up territories and defend territory for the court. The swords have no handles. It is a warning to the soldiers that the sword of military power is difficult to handle. They must be conscientious and not selfish."
When Li Wenzhong heard this, he knew that Zhu Yuanzhang preferred this style of handleless sword.
After a moment of reflection, he suggested: "Your Majesty, the cuffs are not good. Qiu Fu mentioned in the memorial that the role of markings on the battlefield is to allow soldiers to find the superior general as soon as possible."
"The cuffs are inconspicuous."
"I thought it would be more obvious if I put it on my shoulder."
"A sword without a scabbard or a handle placed on a general's shoulder can still serve as a warning to the general."
Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and said, "Okay, just put it on your shoulder. It seems that you prefer the sword style."
"Our Ming Dynasty's military uniforms are red, and the sword-style shoulder markings are also red. As for the bars..."
"Your Majesty, why not just use green thread to embroider and weave." Li Wenzhong suggested, "Qiu Fu also said in the memorial that Shiro and the others use green strips of cloth."
Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and shook his head, "They had no conditions, so they had to do this."
Use a piece of white cotton cloth, find some fresh grass, hold it in your hands, rub it and dye it.
What a child's play.
His Ming army cannot be such a childish person.
After pondering for a while, Zhu Yuanzhang smiled, "This shoulder mark represents the conferment of imperial power, so use bright yellow thread to embroider the three stripes!"
"Ming Huang is the exclusive color of the emperor!"
"The bar on the top represents the extent of their power. It is embroidered in bright yellow and represents that their power is given by us!"
"If there are bright yellow embroidered bars, it means we give them power. If there are no bars, it means we take back power!"
Embroidered with bright yellow thread?
Li Wenzhong was very surprised.
Who in the world doesn’t know that bright yellow is the exclusive color of emperors!
Having this color on the logo means it’s like I’m here in person!
The brilliance of the logo can easily overshadow the prestige of the general himself!
When a dog wears bright yellow three stripes and sword-style shoulder tags, and walks around in the army, he is probably more noble than if he does not wear such shoulder tags!
For a moment, Li Wenzhong couldn't tell whether this was a soldier's sorrow or a soldier's glory.
But he already understood one thing.
In the future, once the shoulder mark is fully implemented, this kind of reform will be implemented.
They, the noble princes, the most noble military honors of the Ming Dynasty, may not all be able to get this kind of shoulder mark!
them……
Who can get it?
Who will be eliminated?
This will inevitably be a great change with a far-reaching impact!
"Wen Zhong."
His thoughts were interrupted, and Li Wenzhong hurriedly said: "I'm here!"
Zhu Yuanzhang looked deeply at Li Wenzhong.
Just now, Wen Zhong's inner mood must have been fluctuating greatly, and his face was full of expressions, including excitement, frustration, sadness...
I should have guessed some.
"Please count the number of generals in Qiu Fu's bodyguard, one for each, and two sword-style shoulder marks on the left and right."
"For official positions below the president's level, the red bar will be bordered with gold, and the president will have a gold bar..."
"After the statistics are completed, go to the Shangyi Bureau to make them. After the production is completed, they will rush to send it to Qiu Fu, so that they can conduct low-key experiments in the military to summarize their experience. This kind of shoulder mark will also be modified based on their summary, and tell them, If you have any ideas, please speak up!"
"You remind Feng Sheng that we don't want this matter to be known to the DPRK and the Central Government prematurely. We will also order Mao Xiang to control the exchange of information outside and inside the customs."
"Go ahead."
"I obey the decree!"
After Li Wenzhong accepted the order, he left in a hurry.
One day later, the sword-style shoulder mark produced was presented to Zhu Yuanzhang.
The red sword-style shoulder mark has three bars arranged vertically.
Zhu Yuanzhang touched it with his hand and couldn't put it down. He nodded with satisfaction: "Not bad, not bad, very well made."
Li Wenzhong breathed a sigh of relief and smiled.
Seeing that Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't put it down, he was also a little greedy.
Staring eagerly.
After Zhu Yuanzhang noticed it, he couldn't help laughing and scolding, "You will be indispensable in the future. This is for thousands of households to wear, what are you greedy for!"
Li Wenzhong sneered and secretly cursed, "Aren't you afraid that in the future, you won't even be able to get the thousand-household level shoulder mark!" '
"Let's keep this one, and hurry up and send the others to Qiu Fu immediately!"
"Yes!" After Li Wenzhong accepted the order, he hurriedly made arrangements.
On the same day, dozens of cavalrymen, carrying sword-style shoulder badges made by the Imperial Palace Clothing Bureau, galloped north to catch up.
…
A few days later.
Zhu Di and others traveled to Luanzhou, which was very close to Yuguan.
At the same time, it snowed in the north...
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