Seeing that Sun Chengzong and Xu Guangqi had cried enough, Yang Gaicai said: "I knew that this chorus would provoke the two masters like this, so it is okay not to come." "I can't say it, but in fact, I wish someone would test it.

"It's time to come, it's time to come." The two old men said with tears in their eyes.

"Hehe, what do you think of the matter with the choir labor army, the two masters? Is it feasible? ”

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"Absolutely, Your Majesty."

Both of them meant the same thing, and they both said that it was a good thing for this choir to work together.

"Guo Huan, do you hear that? Both masters praised the choir for being a good thing, so you have passed my test, and you are the official head of the choir. I am ready to let you go to the labor army officially, the first stop is estimated that you also know, it is Dongjiang Town, now that the weather is starting to warm up, it is just right to set off, you can rest assured about the safety along the way, I will take care of it. ”

"The slave obeys." Guo Huan agreed very calmly, without any surprise or fear at all. The emperor's song is obviously sung to the people of Liaodong, if you can't even see this, do you still want to mix in this Ming Dynasty?

"Well, a bit of guts, yes, like that, Omego."

"The slave is here." Wang Chengen approached and replied.

"Spread the decree, send a brocade guard to lead 200 elites from thousands of households, protect with the group, and keep the full-time choir safe." Yang Gai had high hopes for the choir, of course, to give it a high standard of protection. This labor army went to a men's concentration camp, and there were many women in the choir, and if they didn't do it, they would get a strong annihilation, which would not be good, not to mention slapping themselves in the face, this lover who shaped the empire was afraid that he would go bankrupt.

"......"

"Hmm......"

The two emperors all exclaimed with a little exclamation, with the protection of thousands of households in brocade clothes, two hundred elites, the specifications of this labor army are quite high, it seems that the emperor does have quite high hopes for this choir! Thinking about it again, this Chu and Han are competing for hegemony, Han Gaozu sang a song of Chu and sang the world, and it is not too much for His Majesty to be so devoted.

Of course, it was only after listening to the choir singing that I felt so confident, and if I hadn't heard it, I wouldn't have agreed to anything.

"The slave obeyed the order...... "Wang Chengen went to do this."

"In addition, the eight leading singers, each fifty taels, and the rest of the choir members, ten taels each, can be regarded as a little gift from me to you when you travel. Also, when you are traveling, you must eat well, and the salary should be a little higher, and the silver, I will come out, and after I come back, I will still have a reward, so that this choir must have no worries, and work for me with peace of mind, understand? Guo Huan? ”

"The slave and maid understood, woo-woo...... Your Majesty is so good to the slaves and maids. "The emperor comforted him, rewarded him with silver, and raised his food and salary, what a good emperor he was! How can it not be moving.

"Well, don't talk nonsense, give you three days to prepare, those who have a family are separated from their families, and those who don't have a family have a good look in the capital. After three days, let's go. ”

"The slave obeys." Guo Huan has long been ready to go out, His Majesty the Emperor composed a song, just to fiercen the fighting spirit of the border army, if you don't go to the border pass, how to motivate? So, this long trip, from the first day of practicing singing, I understand. I was already mentally prepared. Those who are prepared will not be afraid.

After Guo Huan left.

Yang Gengai decided to discuss the matter of Dongjiang with the two masters. The tens of thousands of troops of Mao Wenlong have always been outside the effective jurisdiction of the Ming Dynasty, although now Mao Wenlong is respectful to himself, but what he can't see has always been like this, and the problem of guns cannot tolerate the slightest negligence.

"Master Sun, about the number of soldiers in Dongjiang Town, I want to hear Master Sun's opinion." Yang Reform went straight to the point and asked Sun Chengzong for advice.

"Your Majesty, but ask the number of troops in Dongjiang Town?" Sun Chengzong asked rhetorically.

"Exactly."

"Your Majesty, the soldiers of the Dongjiang River, exaggerated, the number reported is huge, it is impossible to have more than 100,000, and there is no need for hundreds of thousands of soldiers, Your Majesty is just to contain the Dongyu, why do you need so many soldiers? The emperor must not be deceived by Mao Wenlong. "Sun Chengzong is also very powerful, and directly said that there is water in the Dongjiang soldiers, and it is impossible to have so many soldiers, in that way, Mao Wenlong just goes to other people's homes every day to rob, and he can't get so much silver to pay military salaries, without military salaries, this army is not called an army, and in addition, there is no need for so many troops, which directly points out the core of the problem.

"Thank you Master Sun for your advice, I know, the quota I gave to Dongjiang is 40,000 soldiers, and the rest of the auxiliary soldiers are not counted."

"In this way, Your Majesty, this number is about the same as the number estimated by the minister, and this quota is enough to contain the gold and self-protection of the Eastern Captive, and it is not appropriate to do more." Sun Chengzong also said bluntly.

Although Yang Reform and Sun Chengzong estimated the effective number of troops to be about the same, there is still a big difference, Sun Chengzong is the number of troops set from the strategic purpose, and Yang Reform is the approximate number of troops known from later history, this is the gap.

"The number of soldiers in Dongjiang is now set, and the question is, of the 150,000 men, only 40,000 have salaries, how will the rest of the people live? And the women and children who depend on them for their livelihood? The Dongjiang River is suspended in the sea, and it does not produce food, and if it continues in the long run, it will definitely be a big deal! ”

"This ...... Alas......, Your Majesty, this is indeed a problem! Sun Chengzong frowned, opened his mouth a few times, and said this helplessly.

This problem, in fact, there is a deep-seated problem, with the emperor's internal support, Mao Wenlong can afford to support these people by doing business with North Korea and Dongyu, but Mao Wenlong can afford to raise Mao Wenlong, and it has nothing to do with the Ming Dynasty and the emperor. As soon as there are more troops, the ambition will be greater, and it will be difficult to greet them in the future. Therefore, it is also necessary to take precautions, limit, and control the forces on Mao Wenlong's side. And these reserve soldiers also need to find a name to find a place to get out of the territory controlled by Mao Wenlong. Don't take the Hou Jin out of the East and make a big warlord.

"In the past few years, I thought that there would definitely be a big war with Dongyu, so it was imperative for the new army to expand, so I thought, recruit a group of soldiers from the Dongjiang River to solve the hidden dangers over there, and also reduce the pressure on Mao Qing's side.

Play is mind.

Sun Chengzong didn't say anything, and said: "Indeed, Your Majesty, it is imperative to recruit a new army, and recruiting troops from the Dongjiang River can not only reduce the pressure on Lord Mao, but also get a group of people who dare to fight with revenge, which is a feasible strategy." ”

"Since Master Sun also thinks that it is possible, then Master Sun, how many soldiers do you think it is appropriate to recruit?"

Sun Chengzong thought for a long time before he said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that it can be carried out in batches, the first batch, recruiting 2,000 people is nearly enough, Your Majesty's Sheren class is only more than 200 people, a belt of ten, is already the limit, any more, it is too diluted, this is not conducive to the development of the new army, with Your Majesty's training manual, you can train a batch of qualified recruits in half a year, then, by the end of this year, Your Majesty already has more than 2,000 trained new troops, and then recruit the second batch, at this time, Your Majesty already has 2,000 new troops, Your Majesty can expand it tenfold and recruit 20,000 people, and it only takes half a year of training to get 20,000 qualified new troops, and by the end of next year, with a little training in actual combat, it will become a strong army that can be relied on......

Sun Chengzong is worthy of being a veteran and calculating, telling the story eloquently, and has done a good job in the future expansion plan.

"Before the end of next year, there will be 20,000 qualified recruits...... Yang Gengai calculated in his heart, according to history, the end of next year will be the time for wild boar skins to enter the customs, 20,000 new troops? Can it be filed? In the third year, there was no problem with 50,000, 60,000, 780,000 new troops. The question is, will you wait for the third year?

Yang Gengai thought about it for a while, and felt that it was better to train his new army according to history. 20,000 people seems unreliable! It will take at least forty or fifty thousand, but the time is too short and I have a headache.

After thinking for a while, Yang Gai said: "I see that Master Sun takes the third year as a pass, could it be that Master Sun believes that Dongyu will enter the customs in the third year?" ”

“…… Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the entry time of Dongyu Houjin will be about the end of next year at the earliest, and if he does not come by the end of next year, then the possibility of coming every year in the future will increase year by year. ”

Sun Chengzong guessed history in one sentence. made Yang Reform a little shocked.

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