Chongzhen and I became partners

Chapter 625 Exaggerated

"Look, the countries that are hostile to Ming Dynasty include at least Japan, the Netherlands, Tsarist Russia, and the Mongolian tribe." After the video was connected, Emperor Chongzhen briefly explained the situation, and then said with emotion: "Almost It can be said that there are enemies in the southeast, north and south of Daming. I wonder why there are so many enemies in Daming? When will all nations come to court, and they will all be in awe of Daming!"

When Liu Weichao heard it, he immediately laughed and said, "It's a very simple fact, because Daming is rich. However, Daming's force is not strong enough, or in other words, it has not been able to deter the world. That's very Naturally, there will be many countries eyeing Daming!"

After a pause, he added: "Daming is the richest country in the world, so it must have the strongest armed force. Otherwise, history will repeat itself in the Opium War and the Eight-Power Allied Forces."

In the past, Liu Weichao explained the history to Emperor Chongzhen.At this time, the Emperor Chongzhen listened to his words, took it seriously, nodded and said: "Indeed, in terms of the army, we can't just be satisfied with putting down the rebellion, we must have an army of sufficient size and strength!"

Speaking of this, he frowned again and said: "Now the main enemy of Ming Dynasty is on the Liaodong side, and the Shanhaiguan Pass will be under great pressure. If the Mongolian ministries obey the orders of Jianlu, and the naturalization of Ming Dynasty to the bottom of Mongolia will not be smooth If so, then the pressure along the northern Great Wall will also be great.”

After a short pause, Emperor Chongzhen continued: "If the Tsarist Russian Empire also covets Ming's wealth, and the western Mongolian ministries are persuaded by Jianlu to partner with the Tsarist Russian Empire, then the pressure on the southwestern side of Daming will also increase."

"Also, if the war in the Southwest does not go as smoothly as expected, or if the war in other areas breaks out earlier, then the strength of Ming Dynasty may not be enough!"

At this time, the Ming Dynasty followed the route of elite soldiers. The military households in the guards of various places eliminated the weak and retained the strong, and the part that was neither strong nor weak was formed into the railway soldiers.

As far as the total number of troops is concerned, the number of troops at this time is much less than before.Generally speaking, this countermeasure is the best. It is enough to stabilize the domestic situation and save a lot of military expenses.

However, as far as the current situation is slowly manifesting, it seems that the countries around Daming are going to be enemies of Daming, so this amount of troops is far from enough.Even elite soldiers are not enough.

Hearing the words of Emperor Chongzhen's wealth, Liu Weichao added fuel to his anger, saying to him: "In fact, there is still a place to use soldiers, even if it's not to beat others."

"Huh?" Emperor Chongzhen showed doubts when he heard it, and snorted out his nose, which was regarded as a question.

After hearing this, Liu Weichao said to him: "The chicken coop currently occupied by the Netherlands, since they have joined the alliance with China and Jianlu, they must take it back, right? Let me tell you, that place is suitable for planting rubber trees. In the future, the rubber trees will definitely grow bigger." Scale planting, right?"

What are the uses of rubber? When we talked about rubber before, we have already popularized it.

When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he nodded immediately, and after Liu Weichao said this, he said with a little expectation: "I don't know what happened to that Zheng Zhibao? Can you safely bring back the good things from South America?"

Liu Weichao dare not talk nonsense about this matter.No matter how complete the navigation information is, if God doesn't show his face, he may not be able to return!

Therefore, for the words of Emperor Chongzhen, Liu Weichao can only place good hopes!
After that, he went on to say to Emperor Chongzhen: "Also, Annan, it belongs to Daming now, but is there a bird in Annan, you, the Emperor of Ming? It has nothing to do with you. In the future, when you go to Nanyang, this place will be pacified. Do you have any troops in the south?"

Hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen nodded again.

In the end, Liu Weichao concluded: "That is to say, for the future Ming Dynasty, soldiers will be used in the southeast and northwest, with various terrains and climates. To reduce the number of personnel, you must form an elite formed by the people in the southeast and northwest. And you can form the corresponding army in the shortest time according to the scale of the war at any time, right?"

"..." Emperor Chongzhen thought for a while listening speechlessly, and he didn't speak for a long time, and finally sighed, "I'm afraid this is a bit demanding?"

"Actually, it's not high at all!" Liu Weichao listened, and immediately expressed his thoughts, "You can consider implementing a compulsory military service system, that is, all young people of the right age in Ming Dynasty have the obligation to serve as soldiers. For example, it is stipulated that they must serve as soldiers Two years. After two years, when you retire from the army, you will store your troops among the people, and if you need them, you can call up enough troops at any time.”

He knew the current Emperor Chongzhen, so after saying this, he immediately added: "This is how we are at this time, the compulsory military service system for all the people."

Hearing that later generations did the same thing, Emperor Chongzhen, who just thought it was a bit difficult to handle, obviously became more interested, and immediately discussed with Liu Weichao: "If it is said that all young people of the right age must serve as soldiers, what about scholars? Especially those with fame? Stop your studies and join the army first?"

He studied hard in the cold window, only for the purpose of obtaining fame. If he went to serve in the army, it would obviously delay and hinder the scholars' examination for fame, and it would definitely arouse the opposition of all scholars.

Even in today's Ming Dynasty, the status of soldiers has risen, but, relatively speaking, it is still more civilized than martial arts, who wants to be a soldier!
When Liu Weichao heard it, he immediately replied: "No, scholars can undergo military training, which means training basic military skills for several months. As long as they pass the qualifications, they can be issued a certificate instead of military service. For example, in my era, college students must undergo military training. After the military training, you will have a certificate, so you don’t have to do military service. Of course, if you want to join the army, you can join the army.”

After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen frowned and thought about it, feeling that it was still a bit difficult to implement the compulsory military service system for all people.It's not just a word from him as the emperor that can be carried out smoothly.

Thinking this way, he said to Liu Weichao: "We'll wait and see about this matter. I think it won't work if it is implemented now. According to the theory you told me, it is the compulsory military service system for all people that has damaged Everyone's interest, they will certainly oppose."

In fact, there was a military service system for all the people in ancient China, but this kind of situation was rare, and most of them happened in the era of large-scale wars and frequent wars.For example, the Warring States period is the most typical.

However, the unified dynasty basically did not have a military service system for the whole people. As far as the Ming Dynasty is concerned, it has been nearly 300 years. Mainly military households.

If under such circumstances, the compulsory military service system for all people is suddenly to be implemented, coupled with the fact that it is impossible to reverse the concept of being gentle and military light, it is true that, as Emperor Chongzhen said, it will be more difficult to implement this matter.

Thinking of this, Liu Weichao had an idea, and immediately thought of something, he said to Emperor Chongzhen: "In the future, if the Ming Dynasty wants to use troops around the world, there must be a mandatory military service system for all people. Even if it is not implemented now, it will definitely be implemented in the future Yes. How about you take this opportunity to pave the way for universal compulsory military service?"

"Ah?" Emperor Chongzhen didn't expect him to say that, so he quickly asked, "How about paving the way?"

For an emperor like him, of course he likes the compulsory military service system for all the people.Therefore, after asking the question, he paid a lot of attention to Liu Weichao's answer, and he seemed to be listening very seriously.

I only heard Liu Weichao say to him: "Didn't you just say that Da Ming seems to have enemies everywhere? If so, you can exaggerate a bit, saying that Da Ming is now besieged on all sides, strong enemies are overwhelming, and life and death are at stake. China, do you need more people to serve as soldiers? By the way, you should also publicize those examples of heroic defense of the country and improve the treatment of soldiers. If this is the case, if many people still oppose it, then the Ming Dynasty will not be wronged. Already!"

Hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen was overjoyed at first, but soon his face drooped. It is not wrong to call the Ming Dynasty subjugated!

But Liu Weichao's general meaning, he also understands.

The rise and fall of the country is not a matter of his old Zhu family, but a matter of all Ming people.

Thinking of this, Emperor Chongzhen suddenly had a thought, nodded, and said solemnly: "I probably know what to do, this is indeed an opportunity. I will immediately send someone to Shanhaiguan to pass Chen Yuanyuan back."

Speaking of this, he added: "Chen Yuanyuan is really the best one when it comes to publicity. That Ruan Dacheng is a bit old-fashioned, and Chen Yuanyuan can't be welcomed by everyone in Ming Dynasty."

After a pause, he thought for a while and then said: "This Ruan Dacheng is already old now, maybe he should retire and return home to make room for Chen Yuanyuan."

Ruan Dacheng is already in his sixties, and his sixtieth year was already considered old in ancient times.

Emperor Chongzhen hesitated for a moment, then changed the subject and said, "However, I can see that he seems to be very addicted to being an official, so he may not return home!"

Under such circumstances, it would be a bit of a blow to Ruan Dacheng to ask him to retire from his old age and return to his hometown.Anyway, this Ruan Dacheng is very obedient.Not to mention anything else, the article "The Way of Science Is the Way of the People" that he wrote before was very appreciated by Emperor Chongzhen.

When Liu Weichao heard what he said, he didn't think there was any problem, so he immediately gave Emperor Chongzhen a suggestion.

(End of this chapter)