Li Ying held his rice bowl in his hand and excitedly took Wang Yuan to play: "Wang Erlang, come and play with me."
"I don't have time, I still want to read the book on war." Wang Yuan was holding "The Art of War", which was dictated by Wang Yangming and copied by himself. There may be errors in some places due to memory errors, but the main content should be fine.
Li Ying could memorize "Sun Tzu's Art of War" since he was a child, but he felt that although it was good, it was too pragmatic and was not practical enough to study formation diagrams. He immediately shook his head and said: "The book of war talks about great principles, and the person who is a general is still
Mainly based on the method of battle formation."
Wang Yuan said with a smile: "Sir, knowledge and action are one. The formation plan is action, and the art of war is knowledge. Both are indispensable. You have to let me understand these military principles first, right?"
"It's so boring," Li Ying was born in a family of hereditary military attachés and has been influenced by his elders for a long time. He complained. "The big turbans actually know the principles of military strategy. They are all eloquent. When it comes to actual fighting, they don't understand anything. They only know nonsense.
Can temple calculations kill the enemy? If they win, it’s their temple calculations. If they lose, it’s the military commander’s fault. They have the final say whether it’s good or bad.”
"Do you, a family of military attachés, really have no responsibility at all?" Wang Yuan asked.
Li Ying remained silent.
Not only do you have responsibilities, but they are very big responsibilities.
Because military attachés can be hereditary and passed down from generation to generation, corruption will naturally result. It is possible that the chief military officer of a province has not even read a military book or seen a formation map, so how can he still fight a hammer war?
What's more, they invaded military fields and exploited military households, resulting in a sharp reduction in the combat effectiveness of the guards.
This is not an isolated phenomenon, but a common phenomenon, which started before Tumu Fort.
Zhu Di once boasted that he had raised 200,000 soldiers in the north, and even if he went on campaign for many years, he would not cost the people a grain of rice.
This is not a lie, because the guard system was operating well at that time. The food grown in the north alone was enough to support an army of 200,000. There was even a lot leftover. The food in the granaries of some military camps could not be eaten and had to rot.
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At that time, there were also merchant villages as a supplement, that is, merchants contributed money and effort to reclaim wasteland and cultivate land in the border areas. This could increase the grain production in the border areas and increase the number of Han people in the border areas. While the merchants were making profits from growing grains, they could also rely on grain
In exchange for salt, you can make huge profits by selling official salt.
Nowadays, the food grown in the northern border towns has gone to who knows where. When there is a big war in Datong, Zhili has to recruit civilians to transport food, and all of it is borne by the people in the north.
Fortunately, there was a Hongzhi ZTE, and Liu Jian, the first assistant, carried out a series of reforms, otherwise the current northern border defense would have collapsed long ago.
Wang Yuan flipped through the military manual he had copied and said with emotion: "This is a problem with the military system. No matter how exquisite the formation map is, what's the use?"
Li Ying smiled bitterly: "Everyone knows there is a problem, but even the emperor can't change it. Once he changes it, the world will be in chaos."
Li Ying was called Li Sanlang. This was the reason why he studied hard. Only by obtaining a meritorious title could he make meritorious deeds on the battlefield.
The imperial court stipulated that the hereditary military attache was inherited by the eldest son. If something happened, the second son could inherit. If another accident happened to the second son, the eldest grandson would be inherited directly. Unless all the previous ones were dead and disabled, it would be his turn.
Saburo takes the position.
Although Li Ying felt that his eldest brother was mentally retarded and his abilities were less than one-tenth of his own, what could be done?
He is the eldest son!
Wang Yuan leaned his back on a bamboo and said casually: "Brother Li, if we make an agreement today, you and I will study hard. Twenty years from now, I will be the chief minister of the Ming Dynasty, and you will be the minister of the Ministry of War. Let's reform together."
The military system of the Ming Dynasty."
"Hahahaha," Li Ying seemed to have heard a big joke, "You can still be the chief assistant, and I can be the minister of the Ministry of War? That position requires at least a second-ranking Jinshi. With my academic qualifications, I can pass the same Jinshi exam
It’s already burning incense.”
Wang Yuan smiled slightly: "Who can say for sure what will happen in the future?"
Li Ying also became serious and said to Wang Yuan: "If you really become the richest man one day, once you reform the military system, your reputation will be ruined! Take Guizhou as an example, all the hereditary military attache families have been married for generations, and I am among you.
You are among us. If you offend one person, you will offend a lot of people. If one person rebels, then the whole area will rebel, and the nine tribes will be destroyed anyway. If you take advantage of the military attache, there will definitely be rebellion everywhere. The military attaché may not dare to rebel, but the people in the area under his jurisdiction
The people will definitely rebel."
It's nothing more than coercing the bandits' self-respect. Even if there are no bandits in the area, the military attachés can still raise a few.
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The conditions in the mountains are hard and not everyone can endure it, not to mention that most of the people studying there are from aristocratic families.
By mid-June, there were only a dozen students left in Longgang Academy. Those who left one after another said that they were sick and wanted to return to the city for medical treatment, and some said that there was something wrong at home that needed to be dealt with.
Those who can stay are all people with strong determination.
Wang Yuan studied the art of war with Wang Yangming every day. At the same time, he consolidated the Four Books and devoted himself to studying the "Book of Rites". Coincidentally, Wang Yangming's original classic was also the "Book of Rites", so he did not need to change his major and study other scriptures midway.
On this day, an official in military uniform came from the bottom of the mountain carrying a letter.
"Is Mr. Yangming here?" the official asked.
Everyone else was studying, but Li Ying was practicing his sword skills. He walked over and said, "I am Mr. Yangming's student."
The official immediately handed the letter to him: "Please pass it to Mr. Yangming! I'm waiting for a reply here."
Wang Yuan was chatting with Uncle Wang. When he saw Li Ying coming in with a letter, he couldn't help asking: "Whose letter is it from?"
Wang Yangming opened the letter and read it again, and said with a smile: "An Guirong, the ambassador of Guizhou's propaganda and comfort, wrote to me, complaining about the unclear rewards and punishments of the imperial court, and wanted to abolish the Longchang Nine Stations as compensation, and asked me how this matter should be operated."
"This is strange," Wang Yuan couldn't help but laugh, "Sir, you are the Prime Minister of Longchang Station. An Guirong wants to abolish Longchang Station, but he actually wrote to you to discuss it."
"This may have something to do with Governor Wei Ying." Wang Yangming speculated.
The rebellion in the Anning Division had been suppressed by the imperial court for two years, but it actually got bigger and bigger. After An Guirong sent out his troops and marched with them, it took only one and a half months to completely put down the rebellion.
The strength of the Shuixi'an clan shocked the governor Wei Ying, and he immediately wrote to the court, asking for more precautions against the Shuixi'an clan. He also said that the Nine Posts in Longchang had been abandoned for a long time, and asked the court to allocate funds for repairs, and to add a guard station to specifically control these nine posts.
A station.
Although the chief assistant Li Dongyang is used to being at odds with each other, he is still quite clear-headed.
After the cabinet discussion, they severely reprimanded An for his delay in sending troops. At the same time, they praised An for his great contributions and gave An Guirong the official position of Guizhou Chief Secretary Zuo Sheng.
The Chief Secretary is in charge of political affairs, which is a very high-ranking official, equivalent to the deputy governor with real power.
The problem is that An Guirong is the deputy governor with real power, so this reward is just a matter of taking off his pants and farting. The only benefit is that he can get more salary every month.
At the same time, An Guirong also learned that the imperial court seemed to intend to build an additional guard station and reach into the Longchang Jiuyi Station under his control. This guy wanted to put pressure on the imperial court and asked the imperial court to formally abolish the Longchang Jiuyi Station. He also heard Wang Yangming's
Damn, please write and ask Wang Yangming how to operate.
The real purpose is to negotiate with the chief assistant Li Dongyang through Wang Yangming - Wang Yangming is Li Dongyang's nephew, and the relationship between the two families is very close. If not for Li Dongyang's care, Wang Yangming would have died in prison long ago.
Wang Yangming immediately picked up his writing brush and wrote back. The general meaning is: Stations can be added or eliminated. Toasts can also be added or eliminated. Don't mess around. When the time comes, your toasts will also be eliminated.
An Guirong received this letter. Although he was disdainful, he spread his respect for Wang Yangming everywhere and sent people to send various supplies to Wang Yangming.
Governor Wei Ying was obviously confused by this superficial information, and the matter of adding a new guard station was temporarily put on hold.
An Guirong secretly used his ultimate move, triggering a secret chess game in the Song family's jurisdiction - the Miao people's rebellion in the Guixi Division!
That was the ancestral home of the Song family. In less than half a month, the Miao rebels captured the entire Guaixisi, dug out the ancestors of the Song family from their graves and whipped their corpses. The Miao rebels then captured the Zazuosi administrative office and quickly attacked
When they arrived at the foot of Heishan Ridge, they also sent someone to invite Chuan Qingzhai to join them in raising troops for a big event.
The leader of Chuanqing Village, Fang Village, politely refused, saying that he did not want to get involved.
The Miao rebels went south to attack Guizhusi and Longlisi. Once these two long lawsuits are defeated, they can officially attack Guizhou City!
Isn’t your court suspicious of me, An Guirong?
Well, continue to be suspicious. Let’s see how you, the princes of the imperial court, can continue to play without me, An Guirong, in Guizhou.
"What? The Guizhu Division Office has also fallen!"
Wang Yuan was studying on the mountain. He couldn't believe the news. The Song family's army must be such a waste!