The combat thinking of saluting first and then soldiering and the recruit system actually complement each other.

Especially in view of the current situation in the north, Mongolia is no longer a climate, and the Jurchens have not yet been unified, they are all tribes, or small regimes, so the advantage of the Ming Dynasty over any northern regime lies in the depth of the Ming Dynasty, no matter how ruthless you are, this slap will not kill me.

So the current strategic thinking is that I take the initiative to show favor first, and I occupy the commanding heights morally, in this case, as long as you slap me in the face, then I will want your life.

As long as one party does it, then don't BB.

And the truth is that you will definitely not be able to kill me, but if I want to gather the strength of the whole country, then I will definitely be able to kill you.

This is actually a coercion strategy of sticks and red dates, increasing the cost of the other party's war, and you must think carefully before you fight.

It can also be seen that the problem of the Ming Dynasty has always been internal, not external, in this Age of Discovery, the real threat is actually in the West, but the West has only just risen now, and there is no capital to fight across the ocean with the Ming Dynasty.

There is enough time for Daming.

So as long as the internal stability is stabilized, all external problems are not a problem, what Jurchen, Guo Danzhen did not take them to heart.

As long as you do a good job of yourself, they will either join or die, there is no third choice, if you can't do it yourself, then you don't need to bother the Jurchens to do it, even the little soldiers of the post station can destroy you.

For the Central Plains Dynasty, the interior is always the most critical.

Reform is naturally a top priority.

Zhu Yuanzhang once said proudly: "I raise millions of soldiers, and it doesn't cost the people a grain of rice." ”

The system of guards, which he was proud of, was actually improved with reference to the military system of the Sui and Tang dynasties. Of course, the outcome of the two is also highly similar, both because of the annexation of land, the humble status of soldiers, which leads to low morale, low combat effectiveness, a large number of soldiers fleeing, and then enter a vicious circle, inevitably towards the conscription system.

Unless there is another redistribution of land, it will be impossible to return to the system of defense.

But throughout history, the premise of land redistribution is that it has to go through a major war and the establishment of a new regime to be able to promote land reform, otherwise it will be an impossible task.

And one of the key reasons why Guo Dan was able to promote his own reform was that no matter where he was, he encouraged the annexation of land, he encouraged the big farmers, and he counted the illegal land of the big farmers as their legal land.

On this basis, the big landowners were willing to cooperate with him and were willing to make some compromises in this regard, such as the elimination of tenant farming.

Of course, Guo Dan himself is very willing to do this, if everyone has land, then how can industry and commerce develop, in addition, everyone grows food, and the same goods are in their hands, the space for trading is very narrow, and it is impossible to form a commodity economy.

In this case, the health system officially entered the procedure of ending life.

A military reform presided over by Fang Fengshi kicked off in Liaodong Town.

The first step is to establish a new system.

The first step is to raise the power of the general army, and the command of the army is vested in the general army.

After all, there are only so many troops, and if the total number of troops is restricted, it will really be impossible to fight.

In the past, every military town had eunuchs to supervise the army, but now this system will also be abandoned, and Wanli will no longer send eunuchs to supervise the army.

Although the power of the general army was promoted, Wanli took back all the finances by Guo Dan's means.

The military salary was uniformly allocated by the imperial court, and the soldiers went to Yinuo Money Village to collect it themselves.

The grain and grass are controlled by Yinuo Grain Bank.

Logistics will also be handed over to the Fengchi Group.

In other words, the general soldier is only responsible for leading the troops to fight, and does not care about anything else.

There was no need to send eunuchs to supervise the army.

Of course, Wanli will still send eunuchs to get it, but it is to guard the treasury and be responsible for bookkeeping, like other places, almost all the treasury is supervised by Wanli's people, but the right to use it is in Guo Dan's hands.

This made Li Rumei and them feel a little relieved, at least there would be no eunuch to teach him how to fight.

This military order is still in the hands of the emperor, and the general army cannot decide to start a war on his own, after all, war is only a continuation of politics, and it is up to the emperor and civil officials to decide whether to fight or not.

Second, to strengthen the management of the grass-roots level, after all, it is the integration of conscription and conscription, and once a war breaks out, it is necessary to immediately enter a state where all the people are soldiers, so under the general army, a huge grass-roots organization will be set up to be specially responsible for mobilizing the people to participate in the war.

And this grassroots organization was set up by the local gentry and big landowners.

Guo Dan's intention in this arrangement was very simple, he looked at who would lose the most once Liaodong was lost, and who would be in charge of this grassroots organization.

Talking about national honor, this is really a bit false, who can guarantee what they are thinking in their hearts, Guo Dan only believes in interests, on the one hand, he gives large-scale tax exemptions, helps them build a farm market, and then tells them that what you are doing now is to defend all your interests.

Finally, it is necessary to strengthen military training and military discipline, and establish a complete set of perfect training systems to ensure that every soldier serving in the service receives adequate training.

Although these things were discussed by Guo Dan and Fang Fengshi, they were all presided over by Fang Fengshi, and Guo Dan himself was mainly responsible for external publicity.

Propaganda doesn't need to talk about any system, let's just talk about money.

Abolition of soldiers, new treatment.

Almost in an instant, the profession that was once and now spurned by everyone, and the people smelled it, immediately became a fragrant bait.

There is no better profession in the world.

This made the soldiers of Liaodong suddenly suffer from gains and losses, they were forced to join the army before, but now they are ......!

Top dog! I want to stay!

But this good thing is often not their turn, this 10,000 standing army, that must ensure that the bow and horse are skilled, have rich combat experience, in terms of real strength, are also the strongest of the generals' soldiers, and most of the remaining soldiers are also these soldiers.

But once the family soldiers stay in office, they will become the national army, because it is no longer the generals who pay them, but the country.

So what should the soldiers do when they retire?

If left unchecked, it will lead to a series of social problems.

For this point, Guo Dan went back and forth with one move, that is, to build a large number of buildings.

With the reduction of troops, this fortification must be strengthened, and the fortifications must be modified specifically for the popularization of artillery, so Guo Dan immediately summoned a part of the people to build these fortifications, of course, this is to give money, not slavery.

The Wind Spur Group will build a large port and a shipyard here.

In addition, Yinuo Grain Bank also needs to recruit a lot of people.

This was all planned for a long time.

However, all this is simply lightning fast for the ministers of the DPRK and China.

It's so fast.

They had already predicted in advance that the emperor might be rectifying the army, and the three giants of the military department were all dispatched, and there must be a big move.

But they never imagined that the emperor was going to subvert the entire military system, and it was already in the process of implementation.

There has not been a single meeting between the DPRK and China on this.

The ministers didn't know what the reform was all about, so they had to inquire about it themselves.

When they learned that Guo Dan would set up a grain store, it was like a bolt from the blue!

Because many ministers of the DPRK and China are closely related to the interests of the border towns, every time they allocate a military salary, they have to make a profit.

This will hurt the interests of the entire interest group.

Moreover, the abolition of the military household and artisan household system is contrary to the ancestral system.

Later, he felt that they began to play frantically, demanding that the emperor immediately stop the reform and convene a court meeting to discuss the matter.

But Wanli hid in the deep palace and resolutely did not come out.

He has thought about this matter very thoroughly, that is, he wants to change it, so why go out and fight with them.

He's going to drag it now.

Wuqing Houfu.

"It's a conspiracy! It's all a conspiracy! ”

Mo Ruoyou was very excited.

Chen Yinzhao said in frustration: "We should have thought a long time ago that it is not a secret about Guo Dan's gift of shares, then Li Chengliang has long been the major shareholder of the Grand Canyon, why did he suddenly make a fuss, and he still knows the details of those transactions so clearly, this must be deliberately done by His Majesty." ”

"But it's too late."

Li Gao sighed and said: "According to the current situation, Your Majesty has completely controlled Liaodong Town, and Jizhou and Xuanfu are also following Liaodong's example and carrying out military reforms, so other border towns are also powerless." ”

They originally had a close relationship with those big landowners, and they also had land in the local area, and this tax exemption must have been leaned on by the emperor.

Control these three major military towns, where do other military towns dare to make trouble, and if they want to make trouble, it is also the soldiers themselves, because Wanli and Guo Dan have arranged for people to go to the major military towns to publicize the new military system.

Such a good treatment is simply from hell to heaven, and the soldiers must be on the emperor's side.

At this moment, a person walked in and said a few words in Chen Yinzhao's ear.

"Really?"

Chen Yinzhao's face was shocked.

The man said, "Really? ”

Li Gao asked, "What happened?" ”

Chen Yinzhao said: "The fishermen and farmers in Jianchang believed that the Fengchi Group occupied the river and destroyed the local fishery, animal husbandry and agricultural irrigation, so in anger, they destroyed the Fengchi Group's port in Jianchang and burned down the warehouse built by the Fengchi Group in the local area. ”

Li Gao couldn't help but look surprised.

......

Qianqing Palace.

"Is it really the public resentment caused by the Fengchi Group's occupation of the river?"

Wanli asked with a gloomy face.

Tian Yidao: "Back to Your Majesty, there are many forces involved behind this matter, including Caoyun, local salt merchants, and maybe Jingwangfu. ”

Dong Ping said: "Your Majesty, according to the current news, the situation in the south may not be optimistic, according to the information we have learned, Caoyun may take a sudden strike, and the salt merchants will also stop selling salt, so as to cause panic, and then use this to force Your Majesty to punish the Fengchi Group." ”

Zhang Cheng immediately said: "If this is the case, it will be terrible, at present, many ministers and elites in the DPRK and China are very dissatisfied with the reform of the military system, and they are very likely to support Caoyun." ”

Wanli asked, "What actions does Yinuo Yaxing have?" ”

Dong Ping said: "Yinuo Yaxing just dispatched the chief manager Liu Xinmou to Jingdezhen to strengthen the protection of Qianzhuang, accompanied by the little uncle Xu Jirong, Zhu Lizhi and Guan Xiaojie. But Yinuo Yaxing didn't expect that the other party would suddenly attack the Fengchi Group. ”