Xiong Wencan arrived in Beijing earlier than expected, he first met with Sun Chengzong, Shen Yongmao, Mao Wenlong and others, and entered the palace late at night.

In the side hall of Jingyang Palace, the lights are bright, and there are sudden and beating flames all around, and several figures are flickering and shaking.

The room was spliced together with several large tables, followed by a huge map depicting the Ming Dynasty and its surroundings. However, in the Ming Dynasty, the islands in the east, the islands in the South China Sea and the southeastern countries were relatively detailed, and the rest of the north, Moxi, etc., were almost blank.

Shen Yongmao stood on Zhu Xu's right side, looked at the map with some excitement and said, "Your Majesty, this is a map made by the Ministry of War this year, and it has covered all the land of my Ming Dynasty and the map of the surrounding areas." ”

This map is too big, and the area covered is too big, like no other in ancient times!

Zhu Xu looked around, nodded slightly, and said: "Although it is a little rougher, it is finally there, and I will slowly refine it in the future to make a complete map of my Ming Dynasty." "Having said that, Zhu Xu prefers to be a world map, which is unlikely at the moment, and when the sea trade reaches a certain level, it will naturally exist.

Sun Chengzong and Mao Wenlong are also staring at the map, although they have seen it many times, but when they look at it again, they are still shocked.

The territory of the Ming Dynasty has surpassed that of the early founding of Taizu, and it is much larger than that of Yongle, if they don't look at this map, it is really difficult for them to imagine how big the Ming is!

Zhu Xu was also excited, and the small flame of ambition in his heart was beating suddenly, and it was difficult to suppress it.

The north was basically a blank slate, still the territory of the Mongol tribes, and the tentacles of the Russian Empire had not yet been extended. The Wa kingdom is now more than a hundred vassal states, and now it is jumping up and down, claiming to enter the court to pay tribute, and on the other hand, small movements are continuous. Then there is the Southeast Peninsula, among several countries, Myanmar is the most dishonest.

Zhu Xu had a vague plan in his heart, grabbed the corner of the table with both hands, and said, "The map is here, tell me about the plan of the military department." ”

Sun Chengzong glanced at Shen Yongmao and motioned for him to come.

Shen Yongmao turned sideways to Zhu Xu and said: "Your Majesty, I currently have twenty-one provinces in the Ming Dynasty, plus Horqin, Korea, Satsuma Domain, etc., and the number of troops on the register is three hundred and twenty-eight, plus others, with a total of more than four million and two million. More than 400,000 in the six western provinces. The southern theater is 350,000, Liaodong is 260,000, the navy has been expanded to 120,000, and the new barracks are currently 60,000, 40,000 will be retired this year, and 60......,000 will be recruited next year."

Zhu Xu listened quietly, Daming's current military system is much more refreshing than before the Apocalypse, and it can be seen at a glance.

"Tell me about your streamlining plan." Zhu Xu said.

This matter has been planned by the Ministry of War for a long time, and Shen Yongmao said: "Your Majesty, the situation in Liaodong has basically stabilized, with Zu Dashou's Tainingwei and Horqin's cavalry, plus the pressure of my Daming, Chahar does not dare to offend my Daming for the time being, so the ministers plan to reduce the army in Liaodong to less than 100,000, and it is best to keep it at about 80,000." Shaanxi. At present, the civil unrest in the six western provinces has decreased, and the number of migrants is increasing, and the harm is no longer great. The scale of the war in Su and other towns this year is not large, and the ministers and others suggested that the number of troops be reduced to about 150,000. Annam has been recovered, and the other countries are all shocked and dare not act rashly, and in the Southern Theater, the ministers and others have agreed to keep the number at about 120,000, and the other places will reduce the total number at about 260,000, and the size of the navy, the ministers and others think that it is most appropriate to control it at about 50,000......"

Zhu Xu listened to Shen Yongmao's words, and his brows furrowed from time to time.

According to Shen Yongmao, the army of the Ming Dynasty will be greatly reduced, and the number of retained will be less than two million, and the reduction will be a standing army, and the personnel and horses of the governor's palaces in various places will not be retained. This shows that Sun Chengzong and others have an extremely optimistic estimate of the situation around the Ming Dynasty, and only consider dealing with domestic affairs, and have almost no 'thoughts and ideas' externally.

This also made Zhu Xu re-examine the conservative mentality of the imperial court, especially the military.

The purpose of disarmament, in addition to being forced by financial problems, Zhu Xu also hopes to lead the Ming Dynasty army to carry out reforms, now is the critical moment of the transition from the era of cold weapons to the era of hot weapons, the Ming Dynasty must be at the forefront of the world, elite troops, high mobility, gun coordination is the main goal, but Sun Chengzong and others do not seem to realize that even if there have been several extremely significant examples of wars in the previous situation.

'It seems that not only the imperial court needs to change, but also the military......

Zhu Xu was thoughtful in his heart, but he didn't speak immediately, and when Shen Yongmao finished speaking, he said, "Tell me about your specific methods." ”

Shen Yongmao didn't open his mouth this time and looked at Sun Chengzong.

Sun Chengzong turned sideways to Zhu Xu and said: "Your Majesty, in addition to Liaodong, Jiugang, Luzon and other overseas provinces, other provinces, ministers and others plan to merge the garrisons of various places, set up large battalions, cross each other, and be responsible for guarding the two provinces, such as Shaanxi. West, mountain. The two western camps in the west, the river. Su, Zhejiang. Jiangsu's Jiangsu-Zhejiang battalion, which can not only ensure the safety of various places, but also save financial expenditure......"

"That is to say, in the eighteen provinces on land, there are only nine large battalions, what is the strength of each large battalion?" Zhu Xu said as usual.

"Fifty thousand." Sun Chengzong said: "In addition, for the governor's palaces in various places, the ministers also plan to streamline, remove miscellaneous soldiers, and carefully sort out the 'new deal' to ensure that the military orders are unimpeded." ”

Although Sun Chengzong and the idea of the military department did not reach the height that Zhu Xu wanted, the overall plan was the same, and such an arrangement was not bad, but with the aggravation of the disaster, I don't know how many variables there were, and the regular army that could be called by the imperial court could not be overstretched!

"What's going on with the boot camp?" Zhu Xu looked at Shen Yongmao.

"At present, there are six new barracks, which are in the river. South, mountain. West, Jiang. In Su and other places, 10,000 people retire every year, if the imperial court needs it, it can call 300,000 people in a month, or even more, and the graduates of the Royal Military Academy must stay in the new barracks for more than a year before they can be transferred and promoted, and there are already more than 1,000 people in all armies across the country......"

Zhu Xu nodded, groaned slightly, and said, "It's not enough, the new barracks should be expanded, doubled in size, the new barracks should be self-sufficient, the imperial court's appropriations should be reduced, survival ......of the fittest, and there can be no ambiguity."

The new barracks would occupy a large area of land, which would be enough for them to eat and drink.

"Yes." Shen Yongmao responded, and then said: "Your Majesty, regarding the specific recital of the Ministry of War on the military reform, the ministers will submit it as soon as possible, and the problem now is the navy." ”

Speaking of this, Xiong Wencan, who had not been able to get involved, looked slightly tight, and hurriedly raised his hand and said: "Your Majesty, my lords, although there are 120,000 under the jurisdiction of the navy, 60,000 are stationed in Luzon and the old port, and there are various bases, especially Korea, Satsuma Domain, and Ryukyu have divided 20,000. b, Annan is another part, and the navy can really use it for deployment, less than 50,000......"

As soon as Xiong Wencan's words came out, Sun Chengzong and Shen Yongmao all glanced at him.

They all believed that disarmament was the established plan of the emperor and the imperial court, that the role of the navy had been greatly weakened, and that there should not be so many soldiers.

The Ming Dynasty now has to walk on two legs, one is the army, the other is the navy, especially the navy is still supported by Zhu Xu, not only can it not be reduced, but the investment will continue to increase!

Zhu Xu took in the expressions of a group of people, thought for a while, and said, "The navy is currently weak, the people of Xiyi have been defeated this time, and I don't know if they will retaliate, now we can't put Nanshan, Luzon, and the old port have just been annexed, and we can't abandon it, the number of people in the navy is still a little small, and the navy is allowed to have a base for recruiting new recruits to train the navy, and the total size of the navy is controlled at about 200,000!" ”

Sun Chengzong and the others opened their mouths to speak, but Zhu Xu waved his hand directly and said, "This matter is so decided." ”

Zhu Xu's voice fell, and no one in the room spoke, Zhu Xu's military ability and prestige made them have no confidence to argue.

Xiong Wencan's heart was overjoyed, and his expression became tighter and tighter: "The minister obeys the order." ”

Zhu Xu looked at the map, pondered for a while, and said: "Regarding the big camp you mentioned, I have no objection, but I have to plan carefully, write a detailed note to show me, and I will consider one or two more." Well...... What do you think about the military hall and the military department? ”

In order to control the military power, the Ming Dynasty used the five armies to protect the government to command the troops since the beginning of the founding of the country, and the military department to transfer troops, and divided the military power into two and concentrated it on the emperor. Zhu Xu's later military reform probably followed this line of thought, setting up the military hall to command the troops, and the military department to transfer troops, but because the military department has been strong for a long time, the military hall is almost empty.

Sun Chengzong, Shen Yongmao, Mao Wenlong and others were all stunned, Sun Chengzong, who was familiar with Zhu Xu, Shen Yongmao's heart jumped.

Sun Chengzong frowned slightly, and said, "What does the emperor mean?" ”

Zhu Xu tapped his fingers on the table, he could already estimate the attitude of these people, but he still had to push it, and said, "Now that the territory of my Ming Dynasty is unprecedentedly large, and the military department is very weak in the imperial court, do you think it should be changed?" ”

Since ancient times, the dynasties have all emphasized literature and light on martial arts, or suppressed martial arts, the Ming Dynasty was better, and the Song Dynasty was a wonder.

Sun Chengzong knew that Zhu Xu was 'good at martial arts', and said with a sincere expression: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that it is necessary for the military department to be restrained, and if the status of the military department is raised, I am afraid that it will cause instability in the court." ”

Zhu Xu listened and nodded slightly.

Sun Chengzong's concerns were justified, the impact of a strong military department on the situation was immeasurable, and the direction of development was unpredictable, so it was necessary to be extremely cautious.

Whether on land or at sea, the opponents faced by the Ming Dynasty were very strong, and they must not be defeated, if they were defeated, they would be abandoned by the world!

Building a maritime power and a land power is one of Zhu Xu's major goals, even if it is in such a difficult situation now, he will not hesitate to do it!

Zhu Xu stood up, put his hands behind his back, and slowly considered it in his heart.

The Ming Dynasty was ruled by literati, whether it was government affairs or military affairs, they were controlled by literati, and their general view was that 'small wealth is peace', there was no enterprising spirit, and their strategic vision was also focused on 'China'.

"I intend to set up a generalissimo's palace,"

Zhu Xu looked at the faces of several people, and said: "Under the command of the combat office, the command office, the staff office, the logistics office, the equipment office, etc., the army, navy and others who command my Ming Dynasty, the military department has broken free and is only responsible for daily affairs, what do you think?" ”

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