Wang Yue, the young eunuch of the Supervisor of Ceremonies, entered the Wuying Hall, saluted Zhu Yunzhen, and said: "Your Majesty, the duel between King Yan and Duke Wei has arrived."
Zhu Yunwen nodded slightly and asked with a smile: "Are you talking about the strategy of the new army again?"
Wang Yue was extremely respectful and said: "Back to the Emperor, we are talking about Tatar and Oara today."
Zhu Yunwen took the document with great interest, read it carefully, and said seriously: "Call King Yan and Duke Wei to call Xie Jin, Yao Guangxiao, and Ru Yu."
Wang Yue took the order and left.
Since the cabinet was located in the palace, Xie Jin entered the Wuying Hall first after hearing the call.
Zhu Yunwen didn't say anything, but just handed over the debate between Zhu Di and Xu Huizu to Xie Jin. After reading it, Xie Jin understood that Zhu Yunwen's eyes at this time were already looking at Mongolia, or in other words, at the threats to the Ming Dynasty in the next few years.
Zhu Di, Xu Huizu, Ru Yu and Yao Guangxiao arrived together.
Zhu Yunwen spread out the map of the Ming Dynasty and said: "Today I have read the debate between Uncle Yan and Duke Wei. Uncle Yan believes that the Mongolian tribe is still the biggest threat to the Ming Dynasty. Although the Tatars and Oara are fighting among themselves at this time, within three to five years, they will Wu Xia is looking southward, but in five to ten years, it will definitely threaten the Ming Dynasty. I invite you here because I want to hear your opinions and tell me how many years the Ming Dynasty's frontier can be stable."
Zhu Di and Xu Huizu did not speak.
Xie Jin and Fang Xiaoru looked at Ru Yu. He was the Minister of the Ministry of War. He understood military affairs and should be the first to express his position.
Ru Yu looked at the northern border of the Ming Dynasty and said seriously: "Your Majesty, according to the information currently available, the Tatar and Oara nobles are constantly fighting with each other, and there is no one that is too strong. In addition, our country is on the northern border. With a strong garrison and a large army, the Tatars and Oaras should not threaten our Ming Dynasty in a short period of time."
Zhu Yunwen nodded slightly and said: "It seems that Ru Shangshu and Uncle Yan have similar conclusions. How long do you think the short time is?"
Ru Yu did not answer directly, but thought for a moment before replying: "Three to five years."
Zhu Yunwen looked at Yao Guangxiao and asked: "Master Yao, tell me your opinion."
Xie Jin, Ru Yu, and Xu Huizu were all a little surprised by Yao Guangxiao's presence.
Yao Guangxiao was currently just a bachelor's degree lecturer in the Hanlin Academy. If the emperor was discussing a collection of classics and history, he should be present. But now it was a major military and state matter, and for Yao Guangxiao to participate in it, the profound implications might not be simple.
"Although the Tatars are not as strong as they used to be, they have always regarded themselves as Mongolian orthodox. This also determines that the Tatars must pursue a policy of confronting the Ming Dynasty."
Yao Guangxiao did not continue to hibernate.
What I want in life is just to show my ambition.
Now that you have the opportunity, you no longer need to hide it, and devote all your wisdom to this Ming Dynasty landscape for the rest of your life!
"It's just that the Tatars are limited by their strength and internal fighting, and are unable to integrate their forces. A large-scale march south to the border will be almost impossible within five years. But in these five years, small-scale harassment by hundreds or thousands of cavalry will probably There will be no end.”
Yao Guangxiao pointed his finger at the line of Suzhou, Ningxia, Kaiping, and Daning, and said: "With the garrison, the Great Wall, and the army, protection here is not a problem. From here, even if the Tatars intend to cause chaos, within five years, the northern frontier of the Ming Dynasty should be It’s perfect.”
"Where's Wala?"
Zhu Yunwen glanced at Yao Guangxiao appreciatively and asked.
Yao Guangxiao looked at the position of Wala on the map and said: "When I was in Peking, I heard that Libala, who bought Wala, was not a wise king, and his evil deeds were despicable. Such a person will not last long, and civil strife in Wala is imminent. .”
"Unexpectedly, Master Yao has such insight! Xie Jin admires him!"
Jie Jin high-fived and praised Yao Guangxiao with admiration.
Zhu Yunwen also admired Yao Guangxiao very much, as well as Zhu Di who predicted that Mai Libala would die. Historically, Mai Libala would die in this year's internal fighting.
This year was also called "the beginning of Wala's hegemony" by later generations.
"Xie Jin, you have a long-term vision. How do you view Tatar and Oara?"
Zhu Yunwen asked easily.
Xie Jin shook his head slightly and said: "Your Majesty, I believe that what King Yan, Duke Wei, Ru Shangshu and Master Yao said are all words of insight. Looking at all kinds of news, Tatar and Oara may have ambitions, but in the Ming Dynasty, at least five There will be no major problems within the year.”
Zhu Yunwen looked at Zhu Di and others, knocked on the table, and said: "A prince who has been on the battlefield for a long time, a Duke in charge of the Governor's Mansion of the Chinese Army, a Minister of the Ministry of War, a cabinet minister, and a man who knows countless things. Minister Hanlin, since you all agree that there won’t be too many problems in Northern Xinjiang within five years, then we will set the tone and complete the new army’s strategy and implement the tasks of the entire army within five years, how about that?”
"feasible!"
Zhu Di and others expressed their stance.
Xu Huizu hesitated and said: "Your Majesty, there is no problem in implementing the new army strategy in the Beijing Army. However, there are many problems when it is implemented in the Beiping Guards."
"Oh, what's the problem?"
Zhu Yunwen asked somewhat unexpectedly.
Xu Huizu took out a document, handed it over, and said: "This is the document of the New Army's policy in Beiping Prefecture. It talks about the New Army's policy of heavy training, which will help improve the army's combat effectiveness. However, the New Army's policy has nothing to do with the defense." The conflict between our institutions is great and has caused many problems.”
Zhu Yunwen unfolded the document and took a deep breath.
In the Ming Dynasty, martial arts determined the world, and Zhu Yuanzhang reformed the old system of the Yuan Dynasty. From the capital to all counties and counties, guard posts were established.
The guard system is to select some people, join the military, and station them in various guard posts to protect the borders and suppress local areas.
Military registration and civilian registration are in a parallel relationship. Military registration is under the management of the Fifth Military Governor's Office, and civilian registration is under the administration of the Ministry of Household Affairs.
Army and soldiers are also completely different.
The existence of the army is hereditary and fixed. As long as you are a soldier, your whole family will need to join the army and live in a guard house in the future.
If you unfortunately die for the country, that's okay. See if you have a son. If you don't have a son, look for your brother. If you don't have any, look for your cousin. Always find someone to replace you.
If it were Les Miserables and your whole family was gone, there would be a way to find out where you were originally from, go find your clansmen, check a clan, move here and continue to join the army.
The soldiers, on the other hand, are voluntary and recruited on a temporary basis, rather than an army organized by the imperial court. First, there is no quota, second, there is no fixed border guarding area, and third, it has nothing to do with the career choices of the descendants.
In the early Ming Dynasty, military expenditures accounted for a very low proportion of the imperial government's finances. Two million stones per year was enough to support three million soldiers. In many cases, military expenditures could even be said to be "self-sufficient."
This is also related to the guard system. The army of the guard can only be said to be a combination of the army and farmers. When fighting, it is the army. When not fighting, it is farmers. It needs to open up wasteland and cultivate land.
Here you are harvesting crops, wielding a sickle, and there you are signaling a beacon, so you can immediately put on your armor and pick up a steel knife to kill the enemy.
If the harvest in the military camp is not enough for the army's expenses, then let the merchants hire people to cultivate the land in the border fortress, and exchange the cultivated crops for salt from the court. In this way, the merchants and the border army will achieve a win-win situation.
The seemingly beautiful existence has begun to show its problems after the ups and downs of Hongwu. The signs of weakening and collapse of the Weisuo have become more and more obvious.
The integration of military and peasants has seriously hindered the training of the army.
Just imagine, how much time does an army have to train when it works collectively in the fields? How many enemy-killing skills can you master?
If the system of defense is not changed, the strategy of the new army will be difficult to implement!
