Chapter 649 Liaodong Military Reform (1)

A heavy snow covered the Forbidden City with silver clothes, and the cold wind whistled countless snowflakes. It seemed to be a bit more poetic and picturesque to the Forbidden City, but for many people, snow represents an unbearable cold winter.

"This year is so fast. It's about to be the fifth year of Chongzhen in a blink of an eye."

Emperor Chongzhen stood with his hands behind his back, standing outside the Wuying Hall, looking at the floating white snow, and sighed with emotion: "Although the situation in the dynasty has been greatly alleviated, there are still many problems we face.

This dead of winter is over, and I wonder how many people will die.

If the treasury can be filled more, then I, the Emperor of Ming, can do more useful practical things for the people of Ming Dynasty."

Wang Zaijin, Huang Liji, Fu Zonglong, Yang Wenyue, Ding Qirui, Yang Sichang, Qu Shisi, Chen Xinjia and other military ministers, military counselors, heard what the emperor said, look at me, and I look at you, facing the whistling cold wind, showing different expressions.

"Let's go to the palace to discuss politics."

Emperor Chongzhen shook his robe sleeves and turned around and walked towards the hall with his head raised.

"I will obey the order."

Everyone immediately bowed and politely.

When he walked into the warm Wuying Hall, the chill on his body was dispelled, and Emperor Chongzhen's brow frowned slightly, although he did not want to think about it too much.

However, in the current Ming Dynasty, the gap between the rich and the poor is still very large, the conflicts between the class are still sharp, and the problems that exist are still very prominent.

This cannot be solved in a few years. It will take 10 years, 20 years, or even longer, and will be gradually solved through continuous regulation, guidance and development.

The territory under the Ming Dynasty was vast and the situations were different in different places. It was not as simple as saying that it was said.

"Now the climate in northern Xinjiang has become colder. We suppress the rebellion of bandits, the rebellion of Ningxia, and the rebellion of Jianlu. We have dispatched many troops. Are there any required cotton armor, cotton clothes, quilts and other items in various places?

Emperor Chongzhen sat firmly on the dragon throne, looked at Wang Zaijin and the others and said, "Especially the various departments of the Beijing camp that went to expedition under the order, the state government needs to allocate them, unlike Liao areas, which can still raise some of them on their own.

I don’t want to see my Ming athlete who did not die in battle on the battlefield, but in the end, I was frozen to death on the front line because the imperial court was not allocated in time!”

"Report to Your Majesty."

Wang Zaijin hurriedly stepped forward and bowed, "For the various departments of the Jingying stationed in the northwest border and conquered the Ningxia rebellion, a few months ago, our Military Affairs Office coordinated with the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of War, and clarified the procedures with the factories under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Internal Affairs to rush out the cotton armor, cotton clothes, quilts and other items needed for the Jingying station, and transported them to various places through the thieves before quelling the rebellion.

As for the border troops stationed in Liao, the Liaodong Governor's Office had submitted a memorial, saying that the Liao area would raise items to protect the cold without the need for the imperial court to make adjustments."

The army is the most expensive organization. Whether it is food, clothing, food and pay, or rewards, or pensions, it requires a large amount of money to support it.

But if you want to ensure absolute stability, you cannot do without the deterrence of the army.

Emperor Chongzhen's attitude towards military governance was clear. He needed a strong army that could pull out wars, and he did not have a corrupt army within him.

Through the previous arrangements, there are now a certain size of troops under the jurisdiction of the Ming Dynasty, which are changing in the direction that Emperor Chongzhen thought.

"Just solve it."

Emperor Chongzhen lifted his sleeves, looked around the ministers in the hall, and said, "Today, I summon all the officials to discuss military and political affairs, what I talked about is not elsewhere, but the border guards in Liao.

With the steady advancement of the Pan-Liaodong strategy, the current situation of the Ming Dynasty in Liao is relatively stable, at least it will not be affected by any movement of the Eight Banners of Jianlu, which will lead to a sudden turn of danger.

Since the Liaodong Governor Sun Chengzong, after leaving the Liao territory, he has been clear about the withdrawal of the guards and the establishment of a prefecture under the scrutiny, and has raised several powerful troops that can fight. This has also made the situation of our Ming Dynasty in Liao territory a bit complicated."

complex?

Wang Zaijin, Huang Liji, Fu Zonglong, Yang Wenyue, Ding Qirui, Yang Sichang, Qu Shizi, Chen Xinjia and other military ministers and military counselors showed different expressions.

As for the current situation in Liao, it was the most stable period for the Ming Dynasty since the late Wanli Dynasty. Especially the emergence of the Liaodong Rebel Army led by Li Zicheng, which made the military fronts of Jianlu Eight Banners unable to threaten the Ming Dynasty anytime and anywhere.

The establishment of many passes in Liao area allowed Mongolian tribes such as Chahar, Neikal, Kalaqin and other Mongolian tribes to continue the customs clearance and trade with the Ming Dynasty so that they could obtain silk, tea, cotton cloth and other daily needs, to launch corresponding offensives and confrontations with the Korqin tribes that were close to the Jianlu Eight Banners, and even the Jianlu Eight Banners.

If such a situation can be maintained in Liao for several years, it only takes several years, and the powerful and cruel Jianlu Eight Banners can be exhausted to death!

It is precisely this reason that the western Liaoning gradually promoted the withdrawal of the guards and establishment of a prefecture. When this incident spread to the capital area, it caused a lot of criticism and doubts, but it attracted strong support from the Military Affairs Office.

The root cause is very simple.

The gradual implementation of the abolition of guards and establishment of prefectures in western Liaoning allowed the Liao territory to develop on its own. Perhaps the speed and efficiency were very slow, but it reduced the financial pressure of the state.

This is something obvious to all.

"The reason why I say it is complicated is not that the order of Liao is complicated, but that the army guarding Liao is complicated." Emperor Chongzhen looked around his ministers, looked at their different expressions and continued.

"According to the previous memorial submitted by Sun Chengzong, there were many troops guarding Liao territory, which were very complicated. Many troops, even the Tianqi Dynasty's aiding Liao army, but the system under his command was seriously incomplete.

Faced with such a situation, many problems will inevitably arise when distributing food and pay, allocating military supplies such as weapons, firearms, artillery, etc.

Although the situation in Liao was stable in the past, it was not very stable in many cases. Therefore, although I knew about this situation, I could not interfere too much in the establishment.

After all, rectifying the army requires stabilizing the situation. If the Eight Banners of Jianlu launched an offensive against our western Liaoning and other places when rectifying the border guards, it will only affect the stability of the Liao area.

However, the situation is different now. After the implementation of the withdrawal of the guards and establishment of a prefecture in western Liaoning, the situation has become increasingly stable, and the eight banners of the army are tired of war, so I am afraid that the subordinates will suffer a lot.

Therefore, I want to take this opportunity to carry out a comprehensive rectification of the border troops guarding the Liao area to ensure that the troops guarding the Liao area can respond to the future situation in the Liao area with a new look."

With the gradual collapse of the general forces in Liaodong, Emperor Chongzhen's control over the army in Liao was greatly strengthened with the increase of the Liaodong Governor's Office. This also made Emperor Chongzhen want to truly control the situation in western Liaoning by rectifying the army in Liaoning, and then conquered the Eight Banners of Jianlu and truly regain the entire territory of Liaodong.
Chapter completed!