After Chongzhen recounted a lot of reasons, he concluded: "The implementation of military reform and the one-time investment in the construction of 20 brigades and 20 cavalry wings may indeed have put a lot of pressure on the financial revenue of the imperial court.

After all, the financial revenue of the imperial court should not only be used to raise soldiers, but also to invest in the construction of water conservancy and morality in various places, and the distribution of salaries to officials at all levels.

We should see that everything has two sides, there are advantages and disadvantages, and there are disadvantages that can definitely bring benefits. We can't do things without seeing the slightest drawback, nor can we blindly do it after seeing the benefits.

Always weigh the pros and cons before doing it carefully. For example, one of the favorite things that students at Yenching University like to say when they are studying science is to make bold assumptions and carefully verify them.

I feel that if I change it, it can also be used as the motto of our General Staff, bold imagination and prudent decision-making. Because of this, I feel that the questions raised by Mr. Sun and Staff Officer Mao have made up for the omissions in this military reform plan.

I believe that in the future, when the General Staff draws up and discusses plans and plans, it should engage in intense discussions, as it does today. After all, after a fierce collision of ideas, a spark of wisdom can burst out.

Of course, as far as this military reform plan is concerned, its biggest problem is that it is constrained by the imperial court's financial revenue. But in addition, it is clear to everyone that if this plan is implemented, the benefits to Daming in the future are limitless. You shouldn't have any doubts about this, right? ”

Under Chongzhen's intently gaze, the officials gathered around the conference table had to bow their heads slightly, indicating that they agreed with the emperor's statement.

Even Sun Chengzong, after thinking for a moment, had to nod at the emperor. After looking at the officials present one by one, Chongzhen continued to say gently.

"As for the financial problem, I feel that although it is difficult, it is not impossible. For example, there is always a sequential process in carrying out military reform, and it is impossible to throw nearly 30 million yuan into the localities at once, so the General Staff Headquarters should continue to discuss and refine the military reform plan and lay out the plans for the successive formation of this field force.

Now that the members of the General Staff at the front have returned, is there a problem with Staff Officer Mao, who has joined the military reform team with a few people, to assist them in perfecting this military reform plan? ”

Mao Yuanyi hurriedly got up and replied: "There is no problem with the minister, and he will definitely follow His Majesty's instructions and improve this military reform plan as soon as possible." ”

Immediately after him, Wednesday Wei also made a promise to Chongzhen. After Zhu Youzhen motioned for the two to sit down, he continued: "In addition, I don't think we can all form field troops according to the standards of the entire brigade and division.

With the exception of the northern border and the southwest, which are two unstable places, other areas that do not pose a threat of war for the time being can first establish a framework. For example, if an infantry brigade was originally established, could an infantry battalion be established first, and then expand the army when the finances are sufficient?

As long as this framework exists, we will be able to integrate the military forces of the Ming Dynasty, and even if something unexpected happens, we can expand the army at any time. It's better than doing nothing now, and when there is a problem in the locality, the imperial court can't wait to mobilize troops to the locality, and the money and food saved are not enough to pay for the troops who put down the rebellion. ”

Although Chongzhen did not name names, the officials present knew very well that this was not only referring to the Lu'an Rebellion, but also to the previous mutiny in Ningxia. In order to quell these two local mutinies, the imperial court invested dozens of times more money and grain than the money and grain withheld, and the rebellion of Lu'an has not been quelled until now, which is really a very profound lesson.

Sun Chengzong seemed to want to say something to the emperor, but he glanced at the officials present and finally kept his mouth shut. Under Chongzhen's admonition, the officers of the General Staff decided to revise the plan again and use the military funds that should be invested in a more reasonable way.

After temporarily ending the discussion on the military reform plan, Zhu Youzhen then asked the General Staff Headquarters about the plan for the readjustment and organization of the units participating in the battle, and then he spoke.

"The formation of other field units can be put aside for a while, but the few units participating in the battle this time can be reorganized into field units on a priority basis.

For example, the 1st Cavalry Wing, which performed well in this operation, can be directly promoted to the 1st Cavalry Division, and each cavalry division has two cavalry wings under its jurisdiction. In addition to the number of the 1st Cavalry Wing, a cavalry brigade with outstanding combat achievements can be selected from the 1st Cavalry Wing to be promoted to the wing establishment.

In addition, the 5th Squadron of the 1st Cavalry Wing, to which Wang Shishi belonged, performed well in the Battle of Fengzhen, and I heard that the 5th Squadron survived 5 people after the battle, right? ”

Mao Yuanyi immediately replied: "Yes, Your Majesty, a total of 11 lightly and seriously wounded members of the Fifth Squadron were found during the battlefield cleaning after the war, and five of them survived after timely rescue, but the attending doctor believes that only 3 people can return to the army after recovery." Wu Huai had already asked for a request to rebuild the Fifth Squadron. ”

Zhu Youzhen nodded to Mao Yuanyi and said, "Wu Huai asked me for leave yesterday and wanted to visit the families of the martyrs of the First Cavalry Wing, and he also mentioned this matter to me.

However, I thought that the performance of the Fifth Squadron and Wang Shi on the battlefield was not only to save the First Cavalry Wing, but even to save the direction of this war, and it was not enough to restore the Fifth Squadron.

I hope that the General Staff will order the formation of the 5th Cavalry Wing on the basis of the 5th Squadron, and that I will consider promoting the 5th Cavalry Wing to the 5th Cavalry Division a year later.

In addition, the 1st Cavalry Division can add the word Fengzhen in front of its number to commemorate the outstanding contribution made by the 1st Cavalry Wing in this battle. And the 5th Cavalry Wing can be added ... Stone, no, the word rock, in honor of Wang Shijun. After the reorganization, the 1st Cavalry Division and the 5th Cavalry Wing were all part of the Gyeonggi Governor's Office Field Force. ”

Mao Yuanyi glanced up, and Yu Zhigao, the governor of the Gyeonggi Governor's Mansion, who was sitting opposite him, found that the Gyeonggi Governor was completely indifferent to what the emperor had just said.

He had doubts, but after thinking about it, he understood it again. Although this governor of Yu Du was promoted to the governor of the left capital of Gyeonggi Prefecture, he had no intersection with the old officers of the Beijing camp at all, and the generals of the Beijing camp had the support of various nobles behind them, and they usually did not take this Fujian general soldier very seriously.

Therefore, not only did the governor of Yu not object, but the emperor ordered the expansion of non-Jingying forces in the Gyeonggi Governor's Palace, but has always supported the suppression of Jingying forces by the New Army and the Army Military Academy. In this way, he, the governor of Gyeonggi Prefecture, can sit safely.

After listening to it for most of the day, Mao Yuanyi already roughly understood in his heart that once this three-level force system is established, it will be a first-level pressure and a first-level fight. The field units with the most resources are not comparable to those local garrison units and armed police units.

That is to say, now those troops have seized the establishment of the field army first, and they will occupy a dominant position in the Ming army in the future. In the second and third grades, it is difficult for the army to get the same promotion treatment as the field army.

Whether it is Wednesday Wei or the emperor's words, there is a news that the quota of this field unit is limited, and once the quota is full, it will be difficult for other troops to be promoted to field troops. And this field force is not a name, but means the priority guarantee sequence of the imperial court's resources.

With the example of the First Cavalry Wing and the Fifth Squadron, as long as the imperial court can fulfill the commitments in the military reform, then the armies of the Ming Dynasty, in order to obtain the investment of imperial court resources, will have to show their strength on the battlefield, and they will not be able to avoid the war as in the past to save their strength.

When Mao Yuanyi was still distracted by thoughts, Zhu Youzhen had already continued: "Zuo Liangyu's car riding battalion has also been promoted to a mixed car riding brigade, I think this mixed car riding brigade is too awkward, so it's better to call it a mixed car riding brigade."

Since this field unit is directly under the jurisdiction of the General Staff, it is better to remove the attributes of the previous areas. For example, Zuo Liangyu's Jizhou Cavalry Battalion is better to change to a numerical number, so as to avoid regionalism in the field troops.

The military reform divided the Ming Dynasty into 10 local prefectures, and I felt that each prefecture should be given a numerical number, for example, the Gyeonggi Metropolitan Prefecture could be set to 01, and in the future, the troops stationed in the Gyeonggi Prefecture would be preceded by 01.

The infantry, chariots, and cavalry, according to the different types of troops, are divided into 01, 02, and 03. Then there is the number of the establishment of the troops. For example, the Jiju Cavalry Battalion under the jurisdiction of the Gyeonggi Governor's Office, that is, the mixed brigade, can be numbered as the 010205 mixed brigade.

The 1st Cavalry Division and the 5th Cavalry Wing are the 010301 Cavalry Division, which 010305 the Cavalry Wing. The General Staff can follow this method and number all the troops of the Ming Dynasty with numbers, so that for the enemy who is not familiar with the new military system of the Ming Dynasty, it will be impossible to know the specific location and number of troops of the field troops..."

Chongzhen's suggestion seemed to only increase the workload of the General Staff, but there was no conflict of interest, so it was quickly accepted by everyone.

Subsequently, Zhu Youzhen officially commented on the plan for the preparation of the three divisions and six brigades in the Datong and Xuanhua areas.

"I think the reorganization plan of Shanxi, Datong, Xuanhua and the newly established Inner Mongolia region into the Shanxi Governor's Office, and the establishment of three cavalry divisions, three infantry brigades and three mixed brigades in this area, I think it can still be considered.

However, I do not agree with the direct recruitment of knights from the various divisions of the right wing of the Mongols to form a cavalry division.

We must first understand one thing, the existence of the army is the guarantee of the power of the state to rule the locality. We can recruit some naturalized people as part of the Ming army, but we can't let the naturalized people become an independent army.

I hope that all of you will learn from the theory of contradiction published by Yenching University, because there is no contradiction in the world we live in.

Even within the Ming Dynasty, there were still contradictions between the imperial court and the local gentry, and between the local gentry and the local people.

Why do you think that after we helped the right-wing Mongol tribes resist the encroachment of the Chahars, there would be no contradiction between these Mongol tribes and our Ming Dynasty?

In my opinion, it's the opposite. When the contradictions between the Chahar tribes and the right-wing Mongolian tribes ease, the contradictions between the right-wing Mongolian tribes and the border troops and people of the Ming Dynasty will slowly be revealed.

The Mongols are nomadic people, they have no territorial concept, and the water and grass in this place are not fertile, so change places.

And we Han people are an agrarian people, and after our people have reclaimed wasteland, they will not feel that this land belongs to someone else. The grassland outside the border is indeed very large, but there is not much land on the border.

Now the right-wing Mongolian tribes have been driven out by the Chahar tribe and have to live in the Ming Dynasty, but the differences in the living customs of the two sides will inevitably lead to contradictions among the people.

It is obvious that the Mongols favored the Mongols, and the Han people favored the Han Chinese. If we don't handle this matter well, then the Mongol tribes attached to the Ming Dynasty will be separated from Germany.

In this situation, the General Staff proposed to form cavalry units with the knights of the Mongolian divisions on the right flank as the core. Who do you think you are training the army for? ”