In front of Duanmen, Li Jinglong and many ministers walked forward slowly.

When most of the ministers arrived at Qianbu Corridor, they went directly to the office to work. Li Jinglong passed by the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion, but did not enter, but walked directly outside the palace.

"Cousin, cousin, don't blame me for not helping you. His Highness Changsun is such a ruthless person. If he is involved in the slightest and is misunderstood by His Highness Changsun, that would be bad."

"My cousin is said to be the younger brother of His Highness Changsun. Even if there is some unpleasantness, it won't be a big deal, but that's not the case with my cousin."

"Can I still understand my cousin's thoughts? If this is settled, my cousin's life will be at risk."

As Li Jinglong walked, he talked to himself in his heart.

During the morning court, he certainly saw the look that his cousin Zhu Yunwen gave him, but during the next court, he definitely did not go to the Chunhe Hall.

Instead, he left the palace in a hurry, not even going to the Zuojun Governor's Mansion, so as not to have to wait for his cousin to find someone to summon him.

Anyway, he had not returned to the capital for long, and he didn’t have much to do.

It's not that there aren't many things going on in the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion, it's just that Li Jinglong's position is still with Xifan, and he is temporarily posted here with the capital, and has not been rearranged.

Each governor of the Fifth Army Governor's Office was not only responsible for managing the training and production of the garrison, but could also participate in the central military decision-making of the Ming Dynasty.

Although the Ministry of War has the power to appoint, remove, promote, and train in the army, it is not qualified to govern when it comes to commanding troops and managing guard posts.

Before the Tumubao Incident in the mid-Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty's army was in the hands of the Fifth Army Governor's Office, and civil servants could not interfere.

Regarding this incident, the Ming Dynasty's army had very strong combat effectiveness.

The Tumu Fort Incident, following the Lan Yu Case and the Jingnan Campaign, once again had a huge impact on the development and changes of the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion.

The status of the Ministry of War, represented by Yu Qian, rose rapidly. The governor-general of military affairs, control of the military, and the power of general troops were actually the management and command rights of the army previously held by the Governor's Office of the Five Armies, all of which were controlled by Qian alone.

This resulted in civil servants commanding military generals, so that in all aspects, the status of military generals was reduced, and the combat effectiveness of the Ming army declined rapidly.

In particular, the corruption of civil servants has affected the army. Most of the military commanders are mainly based on drinking the blood of soldiers and eating empty pay.

It directly corrupted the Ming Dynasty's army, and various types of payment arrears occurred frequently.

The reason why the army led by Qi Jiguang in the late Ming Dynasty had such strong combat effectiveness was entirely due to Qi Jiguang himself giving gifts to his literary boss Zhang Juzheng and even to Yan Song in the capital.

Even the military pay for the army was paid for by Qi Jiguang himself.

Under the circumstances of the late Ming Dynasty, how could the soldiers not die in service? Coupled with Qi Jiguang's own military capabilities, he was naturally more powerful.

Qi Jiguang's money mainly comes from the family fortune left to him by his father.

Qi Jiguang's father, Jingtong, was also the hereditary commander of the Dengzhou Guard. In terms of rank, he was a senior official of the fourth rank.

At that time, Qi Jingtong did not do anything to command others, but wanted to find a way to become a seventh-rank commander.

This commander from the seventh rank is the commander of Jiangnan Water Transport.

During the Ming and Qing dynasties, water transport was the most lucrative job, and the gray income was quite high. However, Qi Jingtong worked as the general manager of water transport in the south of the Yangtze River for many years, and the wealth he accumulated can be imagined.

It was for this reason that Wang Dong, a man of ten thousand households in Nanxi at that time, married his daughter to Qi Jiguang.

At the same time, Zhu Ying was in the courtyard, inspecting the military system of the Ming Dynasty.

"It seems that the separation of military and political affairs will be accelerated."

Zhu Ying frowned and said as he looked at the jurisdictional functions of the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion.

Today's Ming Dynasty is based on the ruling concept of integrating military and political affairs.

In Zhu Ying's view, the old man's centralization of power was an uncomfortable thing, because the emperor himself was bound by all the affairs of the country.

The so-called daily management is not even a joke. All kinds of things involve all the emperor's energy, so there is no other thought.

There are endless memorials and endless morning court meetings.

If this were replaced by a less capable emperor, he would not even have time to leave the palace. If this was not dealt with, it would be difficult to leave the palace due to the decree.

In Zhu Ying's view, centralization of power was not actually reflected in domestic affairs, but in military power.

The advantage of integrating military and political power is the high efficiency of local governance, but the disadvantage is that local independence is enhanced.

On the other hand, the biggest advantage of the separation of military and political affairs is that military power can be completely in the hands of the emperor.

As for the place, the emperor himself can completely rule it from the ground up.

In Zhu Ying's mind, governing from the top is to return the power of civil servants to the civil servants and govern the place.

If the governance is not good, you will naturally be punished; if the governance is good, you will naturally be promoted.

The emperor who controls the army will have a great say. He is not afraid that the civil servants will be disobedient or act recklessly. If they are disobedient, they will be dismissed from their posts, and if they are serious, they will be sentenced to death.

Ensure that there is no problem with the army's pay. There are so many people in the Ming Dynasty, there will never be a shortage of geniuses, and there will always be ministers who can govern the world.

Thinking of this, Zhu Ying took out a piece of white paper and began to write down her thoughts on it.

The current military of the Ming Dynasty, especially the guard system, must not be discarded. Military households and farming are very efficient today.

Because today's military itself is also a manifestation of productivity. It cannot be regarded as a professional soldier. It can only be a registered military household. When not practicing, it also has to go to the fields to plant rice.

So of course we cannot copy the models of later generations and implement one size fits all.

What needs to be reformed is the implementation of dual-line management of the military, that is, the separation of military, political, and military orders.

The military and administrative departments are responsible for the daily production of military households, including farming, military registration, combat readiness, and other tasks that are relatively logistical, and are divided into categories.

The military command department is a complete combat department, especially the elite soldiers who have been trained for a long time, are completely under the control of the military command department.

In peacetime, the military and political line is the main one, and the military order line is the supplement. In wartime, the two lines are reversed, and the commander-in-chief of the military order department uniformly commands the combat forces of all services and arms to achieve centralized and unified command.

Take Liang Guogong Sapphire as an example.

When Yuelu Timur suppressed the rebellion in Sichuan, Lan Yu, Duke of Liang, was in charge of coordinating the army and arranging battles.

However, after the counter-insurgency was over, except for the elite officers and soldiers, the officers and soldiers stationed in the garrison were handed over to the leaders of other military and political departments of the army for management and arrangement.

In other words, the army itself will face two situations, wartime and non-wartime.

This is Zhu Ying's vision for the Ming army in the future.

"Master, the old man is here." Uncle Zhang entered the study and reported to Zhu Ying.

Zhu Yuanzhang has not officially disclosed his identity yet, nor has he officially summoned Zhu Ying into the palace to announce the identity of his eldest grandson.

Although there was only a layer of window paper that was not broken through, it was obvious that only Zhu Yuanzhang was qualified to break through this layer of window paper.

Therefore, although everyone already knew Zhu Yuanzhang's identity, Uncle Zhang still addressed him as the old man.

Upon hearing this, Zhu Ying put the pen on the pen holder, then stood up and went out to greet him.

"Grandson, have you missed grandpa? We miss you so much."

When Zhu Yuanzhang saw Zhu Ying, his eyes suddenly lit up.

Now Zhu Ying no longer wears the coarse linen clothes before, but puts on brocade clothes made of silk and satin.

Of course, linen clothes are not as comfortable as silk and satin, and Zhu Ying is not a pedantic person who insists on making some linen clothes to show off herself.

Although his identity has not been officially announced, if he wears good clothes, there is no way he can be criticized without opening his eyes.

Not to mention other things, just looking at the Jin Yiwei near the house, Zhu Ying is not something ordinary people can come into contact with if they want to.

"Grandpa, you arrange so many things for your grandson. How can he have time to miss you? He is confused every day."

Zhu Yingying said angrily with a little complaint.

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he burst into laughter.

He understood what Da Sun meant. He was thinking about himself while reading the memorial.

"On this matter, I have to talk to you carefully. In your opinion, the memorial is extremely complicated, but it is related to the survival of the people of the Ming Dynasty. Therefore, Dasun, this idea of ​​​​you is unacceptable."

Zhu Yuanzhang said with a smile, seemingly accusatory, but his tone was instructive.

"My grandson thinks that there is actually no need to work so hard," Zhu Ying said bluntly.

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he paused for a moment, then seemed to understand something and asked, "Did the great grandson come up with some good ideas to help us share our worries?"

Although Zhu Yuanzhang didn't get along with him for a long time, he now understands his habits more and more.

In the past, Zhu Yuanzhang would have reprimanded the preacher first, but now, Zhu Yuanzhang, who is familiar with Zhu Ying, is naturally more patient.

"Okay, my grandson does have some ideas. Grandpa, please come into the house with me." Zhu Ying touched her nose in embarrassment. She originally wanted to show off, but she didn't expect that the old man saw through it directly.

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled successfully and followed Zhu Ying into the study.

As soon as he entered the house, Zhu Yuanzhang was attracted by the white paper full of words on the desk.

The memorial is placed aside on the desk. The ink next to it is fresh, and you can vaguely see that the ink on the white paper is still wet.

Zhu Yuanzhang ignored his eldest grandson and walked directly to the bookcase and began to look at it.

Seeing this, Zhu Ying smiled helplessly.

Come on, I’m too lazy to talk nonsense, let’s wait until the old man finishes reading.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the thousands of words written on it, and at first he just read it with interest.

At the beginning of the above, it reads: A brief discussion of the Ming army.

Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but feel funny.
To be continued...