"Everyone, let's discuss the issue of military reform in the south. A small rebellion of Ningwang caused huge losses to several southern prefectures and prefectures, and most of the local defenders did not do their own protection at all.

The duty of the people to safeguard the people is the shame of the army, and it is even more a shame of the Ming Dynasty. In order to avoid this situation again, the army in the south must be rectified!" In Wenyuan Pavilion, Zhou Chong pounded the table with an angry face and said

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Although King Ning's rebellion was just a farce, the impact it caused was far from over. First, more than 400 people in the court were dealt with, and then the problem of the weak southern army was also mentioned on the issue of the cabinet. This was originally the case.

Things were not taken seriously. First of all, the main threat of the Ming Dynasty came from the northern grasslands, and this pressure was all resisted by the northern border troops. In addition, the vigorous development of the Shanghai army made it impossible for the Ming Dynasty to be threatened.

This also caused both the cabinet and local officials to pay much attention to the military aspects of the south.

However, this time, King Ning's rebellion sounded a wake-up call to the court. Tens of thousands of mobs actually captured several prefectures from Jiangxi and finally attacked Anqing next to Nanjing. Most of the defenders not only did not resist,

Instead, they fled faster than the people. What is the use of such an army?

"The country is actually not just the southern army, but the army in most areas of the north is the same. However, Ningxia, Datong and other places are often threatened by grasslands, which makes the Ming border troops maintain a certain combat effectiveness, but other areas

The situation of empty salary in the army was also very serious. Most of the army was old and weak. The Liu Liu and Liu Qi rebellion back then. If the imperial court had not sent the Beijing camp to encircle and suppress it in time, it would have caused huge casualties. So, right?

The reform of the army cannot be limited to the south. All the entire Ming army needs to undergo some major changes!" Zhang Cai echoed at this time, but his words made Wang Qiong, the Minister of War, a little embarrassed. After all, the Ming Dynasty

The army is so weak, he must bear certain responsibilities.

"Cough~ Cough~, the Ming army did have many problems, but this was not formed in a short period of time. It was a problem accumulated over several generations. In addition, the army is a country's important weapon and must not be moved lightly, so

Although the regent wants to reform the army, everything must be steady!" The old Jiao Fang coughed a few times and gasped for a few breaths. His body has become weaker in the past two years, but Jiao Fang is a fame and fortune.

He was too harsh and was unwilling to retire if he was beaten to death. It seemed that he had made up his mind to die as old as Li Dongyang in the position of Grand Secretary.

"What Jiao Ge Lao said is very much. The weakness of the army is not a day's disadvantage, but has been gradually formed over the past hundred years. But it is gratifying that with the increase in military academy graduates, many people have entered the local army.

In the meantime, these people are not only loyal to the Ming Dynasty, but also understand the systematic way of governing the military. Now, under the reform of these people, the combat effectiveness of many local troops has been greatly enhanced. I believe that as long as this situation continues, it will not take many years.

The Ming army will completely change!" Wang Qiong heard Jiao Fang rescue him, and immediately spoke quickly. As the Minister of War, no one knows the situation of the Ming army better than him, but the more he knows the situation of the army, he

The more you dare not act rashly.

Regarding Wang Qiong's words, several other cabinet ministers also nodded, and they did not agree to carry out too violent reforms to the army. After all, the army is the foundation of a country. If something unexpected happens, the consequences will be caused.

It will be very serious and may even subvert a country. Therefore, the best way to reform the army is to slowly change the situation of the army like a gentle breeze and drizzle. For example, sending cadets to various local troops is a good way.

However, Zhou Chong sighed when he heard this, then picked up a memorial from the table and handed it to Jiao Fang and said, "I originally thought so, but now it seems that the situation is not optimistic, and even if the army cannot be reformed, it is not even possible.

With the system, no matter how many military academy students are stationed, it is useless!"

Jiao Fang took the memorial and opened it and looked at it. As a result, his brows became tighter and tighter. When he finished reading it, he sighed helplessly and handed it to Wang Qiong and others next to him. As a result, most of them finished reading it.

His face became heavier, and many people even had regrets.

Zhou Chong gave Jiao Fang and others a secret memorial sent by the Jinyiwei, which recorded the incidents that some military academy students were stationed in the army in various places. Although some military academy students relied on their own abilities to reform the army, they also

Successfully enhanced the combat effectiveness of the army, but more students were suppressed by the original officers after entering the army and could not display their talents at all. Some students were even assimilated by the old officers and had long forgotten that they were in the past.

The military academy received the teachings and became one of the members of the soldiers who were experiencing empty wages and drinking their blood.

"Everyone has also seen that although officers who graduated from military academy have ideals and ambitions, they are also human beings, and their abilities are limited. Sometimes they are not only suppressed by superiors, but also resisted by subordinates. Some people cannot stand the temptation.

, completely fell into one of the old generals, and there were still many of these people. If this situation continues to develop, even the reputation of the military academy will be ruined by these people!"

When Zhou Chong spoke at the end, he couldn't help but feel heartbroken. The army was no longer as established as the navy. Moreover, under his leadership, a good environment had been created at the beginning of the founding of the army, but the army has been formed over the past hundred years.

If you want to change this trend, you cannot rely solely on the officers who graduated from military academy, but need to change it from a system perspective, otherwise it will only cause more and more military academy officers to be assimilated by this trend.

"It is indeed a pity for those military academy officers who have been assimilated, but some military academy officers have succeeded. In this way, relying on military academy students to reform the army is still feasible. The key is how we should give some support to those officers so that they can feel it.

When they arrived at the court, they stood with them. In addition, some conveniences provided by the court could allow them to better change their troops. When the time was ripe, large-scale reforms would not cause the army.

Too big rebound!" At this time, Wang Shouren, the Minister of War, suddenly spoke. Although he and Zhang Cai did not enter the cabinet, they could attend cabinet meetings and had a lot of say in the government.

"This is a feasible solution. The court can make some minor changes to the army, so that officers who graduate from military academy can better control their troops. After these new officers control most of the troops, they will carry out large-scale

The resistance to reform was much smaller at that time, and it could also gain support from more people in the army. Although this would take some time, it was a safe way." Wang Qiong also agreed at this time, Wang Shouren was

His subordinates, Wang Shouren, now proposed a feasible solution, which is equivalent to the opinions of the Ministry of War. If they can be approved, it will also seem that their Ministry of War will not have any results.

Zhou Chong also attached great importance to Wang Shouren. After hearing his opinion, he lowered his head and thought seriously. He originally wanted to take this opportunity to clean up the wind of the Ming army in one fell swoop, but now it seems that

Even most people in the cabinet disagree with their own actions. After all, the risk of such a large-scale reform of the army was too great, which forced Zhou Chong to reconsider this matter.

"How can we make some changes to the military academy so that officers who graduated from the military academy can better reform the army in their hands?" Zhou Chong thought for a long time, and finally agreed with Wang Shouren's opinion and asked.

"If an officer wants to change his troops, he must be able to control the troops in his hands. However, most of the troops are former military households and have close ties with the original officers, and those lower-level officers are also affected by the original officers.

The control of officers, so when an officer graduated from the military academy arrives at the army, he will be restrained and embarrassed by both upper and lower levels, which makes it difficult for most people to show their ambitions, and we only need to make some changes to this point."

When Wang Shouren said this, he paused and then said: "I think the dispatch of military academy officers in the past was very problematic. According to the original dispatch system, each graduated military academy officer will be evenly distributed to various places, but in this way,

It will dilute the strength of military officers and make them unable to support each other. Therefore, the officials thought that the officers who graduated every year could be concentrated in a certain area to take care of each other, and that they should also arrange the positions of these officers.

Have some considerations and let them try their best to control the real power of the army."

"There is another point, that is, the military supervision department of the military academy must also be used. In the past, the army was sent to supervise when it was expeditioning abroad. However, after the military academy has established a special military supervision department, it has graduated a lot every year.

Military supervisors, these military supervisors were sent to the northern border troops and navy before, but I think the recruitment of military supervisors can be expanded, and then some military supervisors can be stationed in the defenders in various places. In this way, the imperial court can strengthen the local government.

The control of the army, secondly, with these military restraints, the original officers of the army can not dare to be too presumptuous."

After hearing Wang Shouren's two opinions, Jiao Fang, Wang Qiong and others nodded repeatedly. Whether it was the concentrated dispatch of military officers in the military academy or the increase in the number of military supervisors, it would not have a great impact on the entire Ming army.

Finally, even Zhou Chong nodded. Using this relatively gentle method to solve the military's problems was indeed much safer than his previous thoughts.

"Just follow the opinions raised by Mr. Wang. I will ask the military academy to cooperate with each other." Zhou Chong said at the end, but then he frowned and said again, "Where is the emperor now? Have you seen him?
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