Early in the morning, Zhu Guoqiang quietly came to a dilapidated temple outside Jinan City.

"My lord, I have met the prince."

As soon as he entered the temple, Song Xuezhu saluted respectfully.

Although he made great achievements during the defense of the city, he was still in the position of governor of Shandong after being rewarded for his merits. Perhaps this was related to the old grudge between him and the chief minister, or perhaps because the imperial court wanted to

The matter was handled coldly. After all, there were some things in Jinan's defense that the imperial court did not want to see.

But for Zhu Guoqiang and Song Xuezhu, this is undoubtedly a good thing. Even when Zhu Guoqiang went to the royal tomb to "build a high wall", Song Xuezhu was presided over here, and Jinan's post-war

Reconstruction is also proceeding in an orderly manner.

After the two met, Song Xue and Zhu Ziran first reported on the recent reconstruction matters in Jinan, and finally said something special.

"Thanks to the establishment of the investment promotion bureau by the Crown Prince, the streets of Jinan are now increasingly prosperous. I think that in three to five years, the prosperity of yesterday will probably be restored."

"Three to five years..."

Nodding slightly, Zhu Guoqiang looked at Song Xuezhu and said.

"As long as there are people here, the prosperity of this market is only a matter of time. The investment promotion by the China Merchants Bureau only speeds up the process. It's not a big deal. The most important thing now is..."

Staring at Song Xuezhu in front of him, Zhu Guoqiang naturally had great trust in this civil servant who had taken refuge with him during the war.

"Soldiers!"

"Soldiers?"

"Yes, it's a soldier!"

Nodding, Zhu Guoqiang continued,

"I've been thinking a lot about it these days. In the past few years, the Jiannu slaves have repeatedly raided southward and invaded the fortress. In the second year of the Jisi Incident, Huang Taiji, the leader of the Jiannuo chief, led an army to raid Beijing. In the seventh year, they raided south again, and in the eighth year, they raided south again.

In 1999, Dorgon led the Qing troops to plunder all areas of Taiyuan Prefecture in the south. In the ninth year, the "Bingzi Rebellion" ravaged the capital again, and then came the "Wuyin Rebellion". The north was eroded thousands of miles away, and the slaves were plundered from the south and invaded the fortress.

It gets more and more rampant every time, again and again, and it can be expected that within three to five years, they will definitely raid south again. What will happen then?"

Staring at Song Xuezhu, Zhu Guoqiang asked, according to the historical data found in another world, three years later, the Qing army will invade the Central Plains again. Compared with this time, they will loot more materials.

Even the area around Haizhou, south of Zhili, was plundered by the Qing army.

"Once they raid south again, will they let Jinan go? In three to five years..."

Pursing his lips, Zhu Guoqiang sighed earnestly.

"When the time comes, I'm afraid that Jinan, which has just recovered some vitality, will fall into war again, and may even become a red land again. Xuchu, what do you think we will do without soldiers? You have to know that Huang Taiji now regards our Ming Dynasty as nothing.

, Come once, it has been as many as five times in the past few years, come whenever you want, leave whenever you want, when the time comes, who will we rely on? On the officials and soldiers of the imperial court?"

Jian Zhen really regards Northern Zhili, no, Northern China, as their family's pasture. They can come and leave as they please, and rob as they please!

This is simply treating the Ming army like pigs. Can this... army be reliable?

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid the officers and soldiers are unreliable..."

Song Xuezhu shook his head, thought for a moment, and then said.

"Hmm... In my opinion, I might as well train local soldiers!"

"Drill rural soldiers?"

This was not the first time that Zhu Guoqiang had heard the word rural soldiers. Before the threat of the Qing army had receded, Chen Wudi had suggested controlling the rural soldiers. However, they were all disbanded later.

"Aren't all the country soldiers disbanded?"

"The prince did not know that in the early days of the Ming Dynasty, in addition to setting up guard posts to station officers and soldiers in various places, we also recruited rural soldiers and militiamen such as volunteers to supplement the lack of local military strength. At that time, there was a militia Wanhufu.

The militia was only organized to resist when there was war, and returned to farming after the work was completed, but it did not form a regular system. It was not until the Zhengtong period that it became the norm. Shandong rural soldiers were mainly for the people, and their recruitment began in the Zhengtong period. With the Wei

The soldiers are different. Rural soldiers serve as soldiers in their free time and are busy doing farming. Most of the rural soldiers are used to protect the local area, that is, "guarding the city and being called upon by the police". Later, due to the deterioration of the guard system, militiamen were generally mobilized when there was a police incident.

Recruitment. Just like this time when slaves were invaded and invaded, I relied on soldiers from all over the country to defend Jinan at the beginning, so..."

Isn't it just the militia?

In fact, the Qian sect of the Minzhuang Dynasty had its regulations in the Ming Dynasty: "People must be more than 20 years old and under 50 years old. If the prefecture or county is seven or eight hundred miles away, there will be two Qian per mile; for the five hundred miles away, there will be three Qian per mile; for the three hundred

For those who are within 100 miles, there are four per li; for those who are more than 100 li away, there are five for each li. In spring, summer, and autumn, there are two exercises per month, and in winter, there are three exercises and three breaks. When the police are mobilized, the officials will give them food." However, in this regard,

Zhu Guoqiang didn't know much about it.

Zhu Guoqiang's explanation from the Song Dynasty made Zhu Guoqiang admire the ancients. Although the Han people had a tradition of national military service as early as the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, this "compulsory soldier system" was severely damaged after the Five Husties Rebellion in China. From the Tang Dynasty,

From the government army system to the recruitment system to the garrison system, all have their own shortcomings, but who would have thought that there was actually a "remnant" of the "compulsory soldier system" in the Ming Dynasty. This cannot but be said to be a miracle.

If this is done well, it will really be an opportunity.

Almost subconsciously, Zhu Guoqiang thought of the militiamen in another world that he had learned about. If he could turn the rural soldiers into reserve forces, then he would have an army under his control.

Although he knew that there would be no other people in this temple with only a few broken walls left, Student Song still lowered his voice and spoke softly as if he was afraid of being heard.

"The prince might as well appoint a few generals to be responsible for training the rural soldiers. As for the village soldiers, they can assign strong men from the land to serve as soldiers in their spare time and to work as farmers. They are already grateful to the prince. Once the prince has something to do,

They will definitely respond one after another..."

Indeed, why did I give them land and even wives in the first place? Isn’t it just to win over people’s hearts? Isn’t it just to build my own base?

"However, this matter cannot be rushed. After all, I don't know how many eyes are staring at the prince right now. The training of the rural soldiers can wait until after the summer harvest, and it can be done slowly to avoid trouble, and how to deploy manpower. These things need to be done

Plan carefully to avoid unnecessary complications..."

After thinking about it, Song Xuezhu frowned and said to himself.

"But this matter seems to be a bit tricky. After all, the area around Jinan has just been calmed down. If you dare to train rural soldiers, there will be no one making irresponsible remarks among the three to five thousand people. If there are too many..."

Before Song Xuezhu could finish speaking, Zhu Guoqiang sneered.

"Too much? If you want to save your life, no one has too much. Even the guarding eunuch will cherish his own life..."

Looking at the sneering prince, Student Song said in surprise.

"Your Majesty, what are your plans?"

"Intend?"

Thinking of a certain tradition about being an official, Zhu Guoqiang stared at Song Xue Zhu Xiao and asked.
Chapter completed!