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Just listen to Emperor Chongzhen saying to them: "Now my Ming Dynasty no longer only focuses on the surrounding areas, but will definitely go on expeditions to other places in the future. In this way, the ministers should understand that cross-ocean wars will be commonplace..."

After hearing what he said, the ministers in the Wenhua Palace all turned their attention to the Americas. According to the emperor's wishes, the focus of future wars is likely to be this place. There is an ocean between this place and the Ming Dynasty.

Some even thought more deeply, such as Sun Chuanting, who turned his attention to the place on the other side of America. If the Ming Dynasty occupied America in the future, he was sure that the emperor would definitely look at Xiyi's home base again.

Just as they were thinking about it, Emperor Chongzhen suddenly raised his voice and said seriously: "I have decided that from now on, the Ming army will be divided into two branches: the army and the navy. The navy and army governor's offices will be added. Replace the existing Five Armed Forces Commander's Office. In addition, the Army's Junior Arms Hall and the Navy's Junior Arms Hall will be set up across the country, under the control of the Army Commander's Office and Navy Commander's Office respectively. The Ming Dynasty's Advanced Armament Hall will be set up in the capital, divided into two sections: sea and land. It’s under my direct control.”

The highest government office in the military field was the Governor's Office when the Ming Dynasty was first founded. Later, Zhu Yuanzhang changed it to the Generalissimo's Office, and then to the Privy Council. Later, it was changed back to the Governor's Office until the 13th year of Hongwu. It was eventually changed to the Governor's Mansion of the Fifth Army.

But now, Emperor Chongzhen has improved the status of the former navy, suddenly becoming a navy that can be compared with the army, and establishing a naval governor's office, which is unprecedented. In addition, the Fifth Army Governor's Office was merged into the Army Governor's Office, which has almost the same meaning as the previous Metropolitan Governor's Office.

After hearing this, Shen Yongmao, the Minister of the Ministry of War, felt his heart tightening and immediately went out to report: "Your Majesty, isn't this Army Governor's Mansion the former Commander-in-Chief's Mansion? Taizu once said that power is not limited to one department. , things will not be left behind. For this reason, Taizu divided the Governor's Mansion into five. Now your Majesty wants to abolish the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies? Your Majesty, please be careful about this approach!"

Logically speaking, the world belongs to the emperor, and the emperor decides what to establish and how to allocate power. As a minister, you cannot blatantly interfere in the deployment of power. However, since it was related to his own interests, Shen Yongmao immediately protested tactfully and intended to object.

The dispute between civil and military forces has been around for a long time.

From the founding of the Ming Dynasty until the Tumubao Incident, although it was divided into five military governor's offices, the five military governor's offices were still superior to the Ministry of War. However, during the Tumubao Incident, all the noble generals, those with prestige and ability, all died on the battlefield. Yu Qian, the Minister of War at that time, turned the tide and defeated Mongolia first. For this reason, Yu Qian transferred all the power of the Governor's Mansion to the Ministry of War.

At that time, due to the highly centralized military power, Yu Qian had great prestige in the army. "On weekdays, military affairs are strictly controlled. From the commander-in-chief down, everyone is dumbfounded and obedient." It can be said that during the Jingtai period after the Civil War Revolution, Yu Qian actually controlled the military power of the Ministry of War and the military command and management of the Fifth Army Governor's Office. His power was greater than the sky.

Under this background, even if Ming Yingzong is not restored, I believe Yu Qian will not die well because the military power in his hands is too great. However, because of Yu Qian's actions, the power of the Governor's Office of the Fifth Army declined, and it eventually became a sinecure yamen.

However, in the Chongzhen Dynasty, Emperor Chongzhen had actually taken back some power from the Ministry of War, so that the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion no longer became the decoration it once was. But this matter was not stated openly.

Nowadays, Emperor Chongzhen just added a new naval governor's office, and also merged the five military governor's offices into one governor's office. This made other civil servants frown and feel a little unhappy after hearing this. Some people even thought of it. The list is correct.

However, Emperor Chongzhen did not give them a chance to speak, and immediately replied to Shen Yongmao: "Now the national conditions are different, one moment and another moment! In the days of Taizu, there were still remnants of the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty in the southeast, northwest, and northwest of the Ming Dynasty, and they had to conquer the rebels in various places. .Military operations were frequent, so the country was divided into five regions, which were placed under the command of the Five Army Governor's Mansion. But now, the territory of the Ming Dynasty is completely different, and there are no enemies in the country, so it is no longer necessary to divide the Five Army Governor's Mansion. Shen Qing What do you think?"

Although Emperor Chongzhen seemed to ask Shen Yongmao for his opinion, he did not give Shen Yongmao a chance at all, and immediately said in a decisive tone: "Based on the current situation in the Ming Dynasty, the Governor's Mansion has been reorganized in this way. But I decided to Under the Army Governor's Office, there will be another Western Region Protector's Office and Southwest Protector's Office to deal with Tsarist Russia and the Mughal Empire. In addition, I once again emphasize that the Governor's Office has the power to command troops, while the Ministry of War has the power to mobilize troops. The authority must not be confused. ."

The so-called power to command the army refers to daily affairs such as commanding the army and training the army. In short, it is the power to command the army. The power to mobilize troops means that in the event of a war, the emperor issues an order to the Ministry of War to mobilize troops, assign troops to a certain general, and issue a seal at the same time. At the end of the war, the commander of the army handed over his seal to the court, and the troops returned to their respective stations.

The separation of the power to command troops and the power to deploy troops ensures the separation of military power and prevents the possibility of self-respect of troops.

When Shen Yongmao heard this, it seemed that the power of the Ministry of War was going to return to its past. You should know that the Ministry of War's power to mobilize troops only came after the emperor issued an order. He was a little anxious. When he was about to speak, Emperor Chongzhen was really overbearing. Before he was given a chance to speak, he was already saying: "Every army must follow the new army military system, and there must be supervisors at all levels." Army. However, from now on, the army supervisors below division supervisors will be selected and appointed by the Ministry of War."

When it comes to the national army, even if all the eunuchs in the inner court are sent to serve as supervisors, it is probably not enough. What's more, if you want to be a supervisor, there are requirements. To be able to read, to be able to do ideological work, to be loyal to the emperor and patriotic, not just any eunuch can do it.

Therefore, Emperor Chongzhen planned to leave the selection of supervisory troops to the Ministry of War, in order to solve the problem of insufficient supervisory troops, and by the way, to comfort and compensate the "injured heart" of the Ministry of War. Otherwise, Emperor Chongzhen could only issue an order to cut off countless men's things to expand the supervisory army, and this was obviously impossible.

However, as the highest-level supervisor in the army, Emperor Chongzhen did not delegate power and still held it in the hands of the inner court. There is no problem with the number of division supervisors provided by the inner court.

Taking the New Army as an example, everyone knows how big the role of the Supervisory Army is and how powerful the Supervisory Army is. Shen Yongmao wanted to speak several times, but was blocked by Emperor Chongzhen, and he felt a little depressed. After listening at this time, I heard that the Ministry of War could select military supervisors. For a moment, I forgot to argue.

The Supervisor of the Army is actually similar to the former patrol commander. He supervises the army. But now, there are many more patrol officers in an army, all from the Ministry of War, which seems to be good. You must know that in the future, the confirmation of military merit and the promotion of generals must have the opinions of the military supervisor.

After Emperor Chongzhen said this, he looked at the Minister of War and asked again: "What do you think, Shen Qing?"

After Shen Yongmao heard this, he came to his senses and knew that he did not have the confidence to argue with Emperor Chongzhen. After thinking about it, he had no choice but to reply: "I have no objection!"

This Wenhua Palace imperial meeting started with the discussion on the train, and then discussed the occupation of Japan, the attack on America, the reform of the military system, the division of arms, the update of the highest military office, etc. It was simply dazzling. However, I have to admit that these aspects are all related, and one move affects the whole body.

Obviously, this meeting must have been planned by Emperor Chongzhen for a long time. The courtiers in the Wenhua Palace wanted to express their own suggestions, and even opposed some of the decisions. However, this series of combinations are all new things, and I can't figure them out for a while.

When I finally figured it out, I found that even the Minister of War agreed with the emperor's decision. If we talk about this at this time, it would be a bit like a dog biting a mouse. Most importantly, the emperor showed determination and an attitude that this must be done. Under the current power of Emperor Chongzhen, none of them raised any objections on the spot.

What these people in the Wenhua Hall didn't know was that Emperor Chongzhen originally wanted to make another decision, which was to completely abolish the military household system and replace it with a recruitment system, requiring everyone in the Ming Dynasty to have the obligation to join the army, that is, to become conscripts.

However, he thought about it temporarily and decided to forget it and not mention it for now. Today's meeting can be regarded as a slight improvement in the status of the Ming Dynasty warriors. They are no longer under the control of civil servants and being the dogs of civil servants as before.

Emperor Chongzhen believed that many people would be envious of Ming soldiers as they continued to receive awards for their military exploits. Slowly, I will improve the status of warriors. When most people in the Ming Dynasty no longer discriminate against warriors, if I issue an order to serve as soldiers voluntarily, there should not be much resistance. But right now, it's impossible.

Maintaining a balance between civil and military affairs does not happen overnight!

After Emperor Chongzhen said these things, he stood up. He thought of something again and said to the Minister of War: "Shen Qing, the supervisors selected by the Ministry of War must be able to teach the Ming soldiers to read. There are no battles to fight in peacetime. When the mission is available, the supervisor has to work hard to teach literacy, do you understand?"

"I obey the decree!" After Shen Yongmao replied smoothly, he felt a little awkward, so he added, "Your Majesty, it seems...it seems that since ancient times, there have been very few literate warriors!"

He couldn't say it clearly, not to mention that since ancient times, Man Gui, whom the emperor admired the most, was blind before.

Although the supervisors in the new army did teach the new army officers to read, it seems a bit exaggerated to promote this throughout the entire army.

When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he immediately smiled and said: "The army in the future will be different from the army in the past. Literacy will be a basic condition. If I establish an air force again in the future, these Ming soldiers who fight in the air must at least be similar to those with Only the level of lifting people is enough.”

"..." Upon hearing this, these top officials of the Ming Dynasty in the Wenhua Palace were stunned.

The name Army is not difficult to understand, and the Navy is just that, an upgrade from the navy on the sea. But suddenly, the emperor proposed the air force to fight in the air! Is this a heavenly soldier or a heavenly general? You still need to be able to lift people up. This... is this conceivable?

Some of them had heard Emperor Chongzhen's speech during his southern tour of Yingtian Mansion last year, but it was just a hot air balloon. At most, it was just that, and no one took it seriously. But now I heard the emperor say this with my own ears, that he would establish an air force in the future. This was really unimaginable to the Ming people in the seventeenth century.

When Emperor Chongzhen saw their expressions on the throne, he didn't want to leave. He sat down again and said to these ministers with a smile: "Why, you don't believe it? I have said before that there is nothing that cannot be done by technology to change the future." , I can only imagine it. I can bet in front of all my dear friends that in my lifetime, the Ming Dynasty will definitely have an army that can fly in the air. However, it is indeed a bit regretful that among all your dear friends, there may not be many lovers. You can see it. Of course, I will supervise this matter and develop technology as soon as possible. I hope more people can see it in their lifetime..."

Hearing his words, most of the courtiers in the Wenhua Palace felt their hearts aching.

Your Majesty, you are young, can you openly say such words to stimulate others?

However, they were heartbroken. All of them got a strong reminder from the emperor's words that the emperor had absolute confidence to create an army that could fly in the sky through the development of science and technology.

But after thinking about it, I still can’t imagine it! Flying in the sky...

Alas, I really want to see the Ming Dynasty’s heavenly soldiers and generals!

Emperor Chongzhen seemed not to have thought that the hearts of these veterans would be hurt. In order to prove his point of view, he said: "But it doesn't matter if you don't see that day. In the future, there will be many technical arms in the army and navy. These You must also be knowledgeable. Well, at least it must be equivalent to the level of a scholar. For example, steam engines and ships, oh, by the way, artillery actually counts. There are a lot of things to learn, and it is not good to be blind!"

At this point, Emperor Chongzhen stood up again and raised his voice: "In short, it will be a trend for all the officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty to be literate in the future. The responsibility of supervising the army is long and arduous. Shen Qing, the task of selecting the supervising army is It’s very heavy, do you understand now?”

After finishing speaking, he turned to look at Cao Huachun and Wen Tiren and said: "The cabinet and the Supervisor of Ceremonies will draft an imperial edict as soon as possible. After I have seen it, I will announce it to the world. I will announce the relevant candidates later. I still have something to do. I’m busy, let’s go now.”

"Your Majesty returns to the palace!" Fang Zhenghua, who was following him, saw him and announced in a sharp voice.

Many ministers in the Wenhua Palace, after Emperor Chongzhen left, looked at each other, and they all looked at you, a little bit unable to recover from Emperor Chongzhen's words. After a long time, Wen Tiren, the first assistant, retreated first and stood in front of Sun Chuanting, the trusted official minister.

"Is there something wrong, Chief Minister?" Seeing this, Sun Chuanting bowed slightly and asked politely.

Wen Tiren looked at him, sighed and said, "It's good to be young!"

After that, turn around and leave!

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