() Sun Chengzong smiled "haha", and then looked at the two of them and the two people from Dongchang in the big tent. He had never thought about hiding anything from the emperor, so he had no worries and gave Zhong Jinwei a careful analysis.
: "The reasons are indeed quite complicated. I will tell you one by one."
Zhong Jinwei nodded and listened carefully to Sun Chengzong's analysis.
"Prefect Lu is a civil servant and does not lead troops on weekdays. This time King Qin, he temporarily recruited military households, young men, and government servants from Daming Prefecture to form King Qin's army. The other generals led by King Qin are all military generals.
They are also their ordinary subordinates. This is the first difference."
Zhong Jinwei nodded in agreement.
Sun Chengzong continued his analysis: "Prefect Lu brought so many people out, and the government affairs of the Daming Prefecture are probably going to be paralyzed. When we are anxious to help the king, it is good to say that now the Jianlu will no longer attack the capital, and the emperor is safe. Even if the emperor does not ask for disarmament, Lu
The prefect must also repatriate some people. The other generals are all sergeants and have little influence on the local civil affairs. Moreover, fighting is their duty. Therefore, it is impossible to repatriate the soldiers.
Same as Magistrate Lu."
Zhong Jinwei didn't understand at this time. Now it's not just about simply reducing the army. If that's all, it would be reasonable. Lu Xiangsheng can reduce it, but other generals can't.
But now we are eliminating weak soldiers, which is good for generals like them in winning battles and helping the court reduce logistical pressure.
The reasons mentioned by Sun Chengzong just now are not special reasons and cannot explain why they do not want to eliminate weak soldiers.
Zhong Jinwei said honestly: "This reason does not seem to explain why they are unwilling to eliminate the weak and retain the strong."
Seeing Zhong Jinwei's honest look, Sun Chengzong laughed loudly, and then said to Zhong Jinwei: "Okay, I won't talk about the secondary reasons. I will tell you the real reason directly."
Zhong Jinwei looked at Sun Chengzong's smiling face and suddenly had the urge to hit someone. The old man was just teasing me for fun. However, Zhong Jinwei just thought about it and did not dare to do it seriously. He said to Sun Chengzong sincerely: "Master Sun, please teach me.
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"Let's start from the source. It's hard to explain in one sentence. I'll just pick out the most important points and tell you."
Zhong Jinwei nodded.
"The main reason is that Magistrate Lu will not drink the blood of soldiers and risk his salary. But other generals are doing this."
Could it be that Sun Chengzong is old and nagging, so he talked so much before he got to the point.
If only Sun Chengzong had said this earlier, he would have understood it immediately, Zhong Jinwei said slanderously in his heart.
In fact, Zhong Jinwei should have thought of this reason. In later generations, he had seen on the Internet that these generals in the late Ming Dynasty were eating empty pay and drinking the blood of their soldiers to support their own servants. It was just because he was in the middle of the game that he did not react at first.
Zhong Jinwei frowned and said in a deep voice: "How can this be done? We need to check how many soldiers they have."
Sun Chengzong shook his head: "They are not fools. On the way to King Qin, I don't know how many people were arrested and came to replace him."
When Zhong Jinwei heard what Sun Chengzong said, he thought of the soldiers he saw and estimated that 90% of them were civilians who had been captured to replace him.
"Then we forcefully stipulate a method to eliminate the weak and retain the strong, and let them act according to this method." Zhong Jinwei thought for a while and then said.
"What method?" Sun Chengzong looked at Zhong Jinwei who was a little anxious and asked with a smile.
"It's the same as Lu Xiangsheng's method, weightlifting, and those who can't lift will be eliminated." Zhong Jinwei expressed his thoughts in advance. In this way, those old and young soldiers should be able to be screened out.
"I tried it, but all the generals were against it. And all of them spoke plausibly." Sun Chengzong sighed, young man, things are not as simple as you think.
Zhong Jinwei was stunned for a moment, and then asked: "What reason did they use to object?"
"Those generals who say they can't lift are not necessarily weak soldiers. Those who are weak may be good at spying on the enemy, or they may be musketeers, or they may be good at firing cannons, or they may be good at other things, etc.
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Damn it, if those old people and children in the military camp could defeat Jianlu, I would even take his surname. Zhong Jinwei was angry, these people are really shameless.
Immediately he said: "If you can let them go, just force them to lay off employees."
Sun Chengzong smiled bitterly, and then said to Zhong Jinwei: "Uncle Zhongxing, it would be nice if it was that easy. Even though the military camps are spread out, the only soldiers I can manage are the Zhongjun Zhang. The others are all the generals.
I brought them here, but they are reluctant to listen to me now, just because of the emperor’s order and because of my thin noodles.”
"So what?" Zhong Jinwei asked.
"When they are in a hurry, they will learn from Zu Dashou." Sun Chengzong was really embarrassed to say it. After all, Zu Dashou's Guan Ningjun was his subordinate back then.
Zhong Jinwei was really speechless. At this moment, he really couldn't force them. If everyone wanted to learn from their ancestors and have a birthday, it would be Jianlu who should laugh.
No, there must be a strong army to deter these warlords, and the military system must be reformed as soon as possible. When we go back, we must persuade Emperor Chongzhen to turn the Beijing camp into a strong army. Without force, everything is just a cloud.
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Seeing that Zhong Jinwei didn't speak, Sun Chengzong said again: "This is what I told you when we gathered the generals. These people are all generals, so we can only coax them to come. If they are late, I don't dare to serve them with military law."
Zhong Jinwei wanted to comfort Sun Chengzong, but he didn't know where to start.
The tent suddenly became quiet, and Gu Baichuan and Wang Peng stood behind Zhong Jinwei, looking at each other without daring to speak.
After a while, Zhong Jinwei was still unwilling and asked: "Isn't there a good way to treat them?"
Sun Chengzong looked up at the top of the tent, sighed and said, "It would be great if it was Marshal Qi."
When Zhong Jinwei heard Sun Chengzong mention Qi Jiguang, he thought of his rigorous military management and couldn't help but agree: "Yes, General Qi's soldiers strictly observe military discipline. It is said that when he was first transferred to the north, he gathered in formation on a heavy rainy day.
All the soldiers went to take shelter from the rain, but Marshal Qi’s troops stood motionless in the rain."
Having said this, Zhong Jinwei suddenly had an idea in his mind, and he hurriedly said to Sun Chengzong: "Master Sun, I have an idea that will leave those warlords speechless and help them eliminate the weak and retain the strong."
When Sun Chengzong heard this, he was also excited. What, there is really a way. I pulled out a lot of my beard thinking about it, but I couldn't think of a good idea. You, a young boy, just came up with it.
So, Sun Chengzong felt it and said: "Quick, tell me."
Zhong Jinwei analyzed it to Sun Chengzong: "Master Sun, didn't those warlords say that those with weak strength may also be strong soldiers? What about strong soldiers whose jobs are not required for strength?"
Sun Chengzong nodded and said: "They did stump me for this reason."
"Then the strong soldiers with strong strength and the so-called strong soldiers with weak strength have one thing in common. We just need to eliminate the weak and keep the strong according to this common point." Zhong Jinwei said proudly.
Sun Chengzong really wanted to beat Zhong Jinwei, so he tried to hide it in front of me. He didn't know how anxious I was because he had betrayed the trust of the Holy Master. But he forgot that he was just going around in circles with Zhong Jinwei, and didn't say anything.
The point is, this is retribution.
Sun Chengzong shouted louder: "Uncle Zhongxing, stop talking and tell me your plan. Don't come up with some useless bad idea. Tell me now and let me weigh it up to see if it's feasible."
Gu Baichuan and Wang Peng looked at each other again, and then looked at Zhong Jinwei to see what his idea was. They were also very curious, and they were secretly thinking about it just now, but they didn't think of any good ideas.
Zhong Jinwei's ears were buzzing. Why did this old man have such a loud voice? He had better hurry up and speak.