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Volume 1: Eagle Chapter 597: Nine Sides

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    Looking at Xu Guangqi aside, the Emperor smiled and said: "Xu Ai'ai, how are the firearms factory and the Military Research Institute? Is there anything going on?" "Back to the emperor, everything is fine at the Military Research Institute and the Firearms Factory.  The bullet factory has been rebuilt. The completed part has been able to start making bullets, and the manufacturing of breaking guns has also formed a production line. Part of the first batch of fire dragons produced by the firearms factory has been delivered to the navy, and the other part has been handed over to the navy.  The three major camps in the capital!" Xu Guangqi said respectfully with a smile on his face.  Xu Guangqi nodded slowly. Emperor Tianqi was naturally relieved when Xu Guangqi was doing things. Finally, Emperor Tianqi turned his attention to Duke Dingguo and said with a serious face: "Mr. Dingguo, I have always been responsible for the military reform of the six northern provinces.  I'm responsible for you. How is it going now? Are there any problems? " "Back to the emperor, it can be said that the military reform in the six northern provinces has been completed, or it can be said that it has just begun." Duke Ding's expression was very serious.  Said calmly and respectfully.  "Ai Qing, do you agree with what you said? Feel free to say so!" Emperor Tianqi knew that Ding Guogong was an old-fashioned man, so he didn't care and continued to ask.  After pondering for a moment, Duke Dingguo said: "Your Majesty, except for Jiubian, the military reform of the six northern provinces has been completed!" When Duke Dingguo said this, both Emperor Tianqi and the ministers present were all in their hearts.  Understood.  In addition to the six northern provinces and nine sides, from a chassis perspective, most of them are indeed completed.  But in terms of military strength alone, that's just the beginning.  You must know that Jiubian is an important military town in the northwest, and half of the Ming Dynasty's army is concentrated there.  With the collapse of the border army's reclamation system, the border's combat effectiveness has reached a very low level.  However, during Zhang Juzheng's reform, he vigorously rectified affairs on the northwest frontier and sent Qi Jiguang to the north. The situation on the nine frontiers changed for a while.  During the Jiajing period, the situation of repeated attacks on the capital was improved.  The northwest side also has a series of wins.  But Emperor Tianqi knew very well that this was just a temporary improvement and did not fundamentally solve the problem.  Later, the peasant uprising in Shanxi was initially caused by rogue bandits.  At that time, there were many escaping border troops in the ranks of the rogue bandits, and even frontier troops who surrendered directly.  Liaodong, Xuanfu, Jizhou, Datong, Taiyuan, Yansui, Ningxia, Guyuan, and Gansu are the nine major military towns on the border of the Ming Dynasty.  It's time to rectify it.  Emperor Tianqi has long had this awareness, and now he will naturally not hesitate at all, and is fair to Dingguo: "Have you thought about how the reform of Jiubian will be carried out in detail? Can the Military Aircraft Department give in?" "Your Majesty, Jiubian's reform  The restructuring had already been thought about during the restructuring of the six northern provinces, and I had already described it in detail in the brochure! " Duke Ding was not polite at all, and there was no look of embarrassment on his face.  A look of embarrassment flashed across Emperor Tianqi's face, but Emperor Tianqi was no longer the rookie he was before, so he nodded.  He said in a deep voice: "I have indeed seen it, but I am afraid that you are not very clear in your hearts. My dear, I'd better talk about it!" "Your Majesty, I have discussed with the Lords of the Military Aircraft Department. Since it is a reform of the military system, the first step is to  What is certain is the number of troops. In the important towns of Jiubian, the situation of underpayment is very serious. In many places, the number of soldiers is less than 50%, which is already very good. Not only is most of the money and food stolen every year, it is the most serious.  This resulted in the low combat effectiveness of the border troops and lax border defenses. " Emperor Tianqi thought about this.  But how to determine the number of this garrison? Emperor Tianqi is not ordinary at all.  He knew nothing about fighting, so he nodded and said: "Then what did the Military Aircraft Department plan? Come up with a reasonable plan!" "Back to the emperor, the Military Aircraft Department discussed it and found that the Tatars in the northwest are no longer in power. The Liaodong Construction Project  The slaves are nothing more than the flesh of the sword. One million troops on all sides are enough. Depending on the combat area, the number of troops can be increased or decreased appropriately, but the total number can be maintained at one million.  I'm afraid it's unsustainable!" Duke Dingguo said very calmly.  He didn't care at all about the pig liver color on the minister's face.  Logically speaking, an army of one million people is not that much, but if it is divided into nine sides, each place will appear even smaller.  But during the Taizu period, the Ming Dynasty had only 1.8 million troops. Although it exceeded 2 million during the Chengzu period, that was the whole country!  After Chengzu, although the number of registered military households was three to four million, everyone in Xinlin knew that being registered and the world were two different things.  Zhang Juzheng once calculated during the Wanli period that the actual military strength of the Ming Dynasty was only 1.2 million!  Many of them were empty pay and vacancies. The Jiajing period was the worst, with Japanese pirates in the south and Anda in the north.  Nowadays, millions of troops are required to be stationed in Jiubian alone, and they are not stationed troops, but all recruited and camped troops. This number has made many people stupid!  Emperor Tianqi nodded in agreement. Emperor Tianqi had no idea about the million-strong army, but he knew how big the north was.  Nine TownsThere are only 100,000 people stationed in each town. There are also various small towns in it, and there are not many subdivisions.  Of course, these are just border troops. If we really want to expand externally and use troops against the Tatars, we will have to rely on the three battalions.  In the battle of Tumubao, all the elites of the three major battalions were lost, but Emperor Tianqi believed that the three major battalions would be restored soon.  There are millions of soldiers in the nine towns, so there is no problem in defense, and even going into battle is not a big problem.  "Your Majesty, I have my own story!" Emperor Tianqi was about to nod when Chen Ye, the Minister of Household Affairs, stood up. Although there was sweat on his forehead and drumming in his heart, he still stood up.  "It turns out to be Chen Aiqing. If Aiqing has anything to say, just say it!" Even if there are some shortcomings in such an official who can do practical things, Emperor Tianqi can be appropriately tolerant.  On the contrary, like Zou Cheng, Emperor Tianqi has a very low tolerance level.  Chen Ye is actually complaining in his heart, but since Guan Yingzhen is no longer in the capital, he still has to take the blame himself.  After bowing to Emperor Tianqi, Chen Ye said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, deploying millions of troops on nine sides will not only ensure that the Tatars dare not invade the borders, but I am afraid that they will also be able to gradually encroach on the Tatar territory to the north. When the time is right, we can  Organizing troops to march north to conquer the Tatars, Rong Guang, who has regained his ancestral status, nodded slowly. Emperor Tianqi naturally had this thought in his mind, and of course he would not be so stupid as to send a million troops to the north to conquer the Tatars.  Except for Emperor Sui Yang, which idiot would do this? There are a lot of people who claim to be in the millions.  Two hundred thousand elites is already the maximum, or maybe 150,000 is just right.  "Your Majesty, everything must be done according to one's ability. Now the imperial court cannot make ends meet and the national treasury is empty. Since the emperor ascended the throne, he has worked hard to govern. Although the national treasury has no money, it can still achieve a balance of payments. I made a hasty calculation. If on the nine sides  To build an army of one million, we need twenty million taels of food, grass, pay and silver every year. This does not include the armor and weapons of the soldiers, not to mention the cost of firearms and city construction. Your Majesty, the national treasury cannot bear it!" At the end of his speech, Chen Ye knelt down.  On the ground, there was a somewhat guilty look on his face.  The previous depiction of it was so beautiful. After saying that there was no money later, Chen Yan, the minister of the household, felt hot.  The Ming Dynasty was so big, why did the treasury have no money?  When Taizu had just ascended the throne, the country was in dire need, but he could still afford an army of two million.  It has been more than two hundred years now, and the national treasury can't even get out a mere 20 million taels!  Looking at Chen Ye who was crying in pain, Emperor Tianqi felt uncomfortable. Chen Ye's cry was very low, and it could be seen that it came completely from the heart.  Thinking about the history of the Ming Dynasty for more than two hundred years, Emperor Tianqi was also very emotional. How could such a country with such backbone finally end up?  Slowly walking down the dragon book table, Emperor Tianqi helped Chen Ye up and said with a smile: "I know that loving you is the heart of the country, and loving you is the pillar of the country!" Wang Chengen turned his head to the side and ordered  "I remember that a few days ago I paid tribute to a fine piece of Ruyi Jade. I went to take it out and give it to Chen Aiqing last time!" "Your Majesty, I have received a salary for no merit, and I feel unworthy of it!" Chen Ye quickly said, "This Jade Ruyi is a reward."  The meaning is greater than itself!  "Okay, Aiqing, don't worry too much. The imperial court will have money soon. There is no money in the treasury now. It doesn't matter. It will be available soon. I and Aiqing will find a way together for Jiubian's salary, and we will always have it.  Besides, I still have money in my inner treasury, which is enough for the time being!" After giving the jade Ruyi that Wang Chengen had taken to Chen Ye, Emperor Tianqi slowly turned around and returned to the dragon throne.  After comforting Chen Ye, Emperor Tianqi once again looked at Duke Dingguo and said in a deep voice: "Ai Qing, what do you think should be done in the restructuring of the nine sides?" "Back to the emperor, the restructuring of Liaodong has been completed, and the remaining nine sides can be  Towns, all dealt with according to Liaodong, starting from Xuanfu, which is closest to Liaodong, and going west in order! "Ding Guogong has already been confident about this matter, so he said naturally.  He nodded slowly. Duke Ding's idea was indeed a good one. Emperor Tianqi smiled and said, "Who do you think is the most appropriate person to entrust this matter to?"  Sun Chengzong, who has great prestige in the army, can take charge of this group of people. I personally invite you to go to Datong, one to the east and one to the west, to start the military reform in the shortest possible time!" Duke Dingguo looked extremely serious.  , even with a bit of excitement.  "Okay, let's do this according to Aiqing's instructions. Both sides should take action at the same time! This time I have to ask Sun Aiqing to go to the border. I really can't bear it!" Emperor Tianqi looked at Sun Chengzong, with a look of reluctance flashing across his face.  The old man is really quite old.  Sun Chengzong hurriedly walked out and said respectfully: "I am deeply honored!" "Okay, my dear friends, the focus of this nine-border restructuring is on the employment of people! I will give you two dear friends the rank of a civil servant of the fourth rank or below and a military general of the third rank.  Disposal power. Reorganize the army, select generals, check officials, and give Jiubian a new look!" Emperor Tianqi said with a high-spirited look on his face.  , "Your Majesty, don't worry!" Duke Dingguo and SunChengzong quickly bowed and saluted.  (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature. The novels will be better and updated faster!
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