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The steward of the Duke of Qian's mansion crossed two short halberds with red tassels on the wall outside the door, which represented that the head of the family had led the army and declined visits from male guests.

Naturally, other soldiers are not qualified to hang two short halberds in their homes, but it is no problem to hang a wooden one.

Because the short halberd is hung, it means that there are males in the family who are going to fight in the army. If there is anything, the government has to take care of it first. family.

That's right, with the short halberd hanging, the army with male soldiers is the first priority. Even if the mansion of the official is burned down next to it, they are also the first priority. Otherwise, once the incident happens, there will be someone Blame it down.

The benefits of the entire Ming Dynasty for joining the army, in addition to the high salary and military rewards, are also reflected in various details, which in turn makes the entire Ming Dynasty's enthusiasm for joining the army high.

Although the people of Ming Dynasty are still enthusiastic about studying and becoming an official, their enthusiasm for joining the army may not be weak - the benefits of joining the army are more than those of being an official!

Of course, if you want to talk about the disadvantages of joining the army, there are actually many, and many.

The first is tiredness. Anyone who has a nephew in the army knows how hard and tiring the training in the army is. In addition to training, it is still training. Many men who have just joined the army cry badly when they return home for the first time.

Of course, it's normal to go home and cry once. After all, there may only be a few days throughout the year, and the soldiers of the first-level combat readiness guard may not have a few days of vacation a year.

The second is that there is no way to loot.

What's more enjoyable about being a soldier than being a bandit is that looting is completely legal, especially when massacring a city, you can let go of your hands and feet to rob and rob, and everything you get is your own, even women.

However, this is a soldier from before the first year of Chongzhen. Since the Fifth Army Commander's Mansion started the reform of the guards, the soldiers should stop thinking about looting. Once they find out, the military law will be ruthless.

Although there are some benefits that can be gained from looting, the benefits in exchange for looting are only temporary and the risks are extremely high, while military pay and military merits do not have any risks. Everyone can clearly distinguish the gap, so naturally no one Dare to send troops to loot again.

It's just that compared with the benefits of being a soldier, these two shortcomings, which are not considered shortcomings, naturally not many people care about them.

Tired of farming?Is it hard not to get military pay and not to eat?

No one is a fool, especially these common people. The common people do not have much political savvy in governing the country, but they cannot be considered fools because of this-in fact, the common people are smarter than anyone else!

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In the city of Nanjing, Zhang Zhiji and Xu Hongji, who had finished sacrificing the Xiaoling Mausoleum, were lying on the table studying the topographic map together.

In Xu Hongji's view, it couldn't be easier for Ming Dynasty to kill Annan. The guards in Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan, and Guangxi transferred some of them, and then flowed through them. A large number of troops were stationed, and any problems were no longer a problem.

Although Zhang Zhiji holds the same views as Xu Hongji, Zhang Zhiji obviously understands the thoughts of Emperor Chongzhen better: "Now it's not just about the complete pacification of Annan, the most important thing now is that the railway The Ministry of Communications and the Ministry of Communications chase His Majesty for labor every day, so His Majesty can only go to the military government for labor."

Xu Hongji didn't raise his head, and said humbly, "Then what do you mean, you want to force the whole of Annan to rebel, and then turn all the people in Annan into, uh, laborers?"

Xu Hongji has lived in Nanjing for a long time, and in terms of thick skin, although he can be regarded as having perfected it, compared with Zhang Zhiji, who has been with the Emperor Chongzhen for a long time and has reached the point where he has more face than no face, he is still the same. Just a little bit worse.

The most obvious example is that Zhang Zhiji and others can say the word "labor" without blushing or panting, while Xu Hongji has to pause for a second or two—the fart labor is just a coolie piggy , when my father-in-law doesn't know?Nanjing city is not without it!

Zhang Zhiji nodded and said: "It would be best to turn all Annan people into laborers, but I guess this is not very reliable, and it would be good if [-] to [-]% of them will become laborers in the end.

The bones of the Annan people are not so hard. Once the casualties are too heavy for them to bear, they will definitely surrender. It will be difficult to turn them into laborers. "

Xu Hongji nodded and said: "In other words, the most important thing now is to make the Annan people rebel first, and then turn them into laborers before they surrender?"

Zhang Zhiji said: "That's right. If the purpose is only to calm the chaos, the few guards stationed in Annan alone are enough. With the help of the East China Sea Fleet or the North Sea Fleet, it is only a few people who can survive." It will settle down in a month's time.

But in this way, if the Annan people surrender, what should I do, Ming?Accept their surrender or ignore their surrender?

If you accept it, your Majesty will not be happy if Daming is disgusted, but if you don't accept it, it will hinder your majesty's reputation, and my Ming court's reputation among the vassals. "

Xu Hongji nodded, and ignored Zhang Zhiji, but concentrated on looking at the topographic map.

What Zhang Zhiji said before and what he said later are basically nonsense, only the sentence that His Majesty is unhappy is the point.

Once the Emperor Chongzhen is unhappy, no one knows what will happen—maybe the royal conquest may turn Annan into a wasteland.

Emperor Chongzhen is absolutely capable of this kind of thing, and the military government will support Emperor Chongzhen to do this, especially those people in the noble system, who originally had a solidarity with the royal family, and no one would want any face. Nobody cares about being famous or not.

But what about the history books thousands of years later?

Of course, no one dared to scold Emperor Chongzhen, at most it would be done with a few black strokes, unless the emperor was no longer from the line of Emperor Chongzhen, but a different person.

Even so, unless the royal family is no longer a descendant of the Zhu family, or the world is no longer under the Ming Dynasty, no matter who it is, everyone has to save some face for Emperor Chongzhen.

Then, through the spring and autumn brushwork, all these things were planted on the nobles.

No matter how much the nobles don't care about reputation, what about public opinion?

If someone with a heart guides it, it is very likely that it will arouse the resentment of the royal family, and then they will have to stage a scene of beheading traitors with tears.

So no matter how you look at it, this matter cannot make Emperor Chongzhen angry. It is best to get things done before Emperor Longyan of Chongzhen is furious, so that Annan can be completely calmed down, and a large number of Annan people will be changed. into, um, labor.

Only in this way, Emperor Chongzhen will not go crazy, and people like himself can save some face.

After thinking for a while, Xu Hongji suddenly asked: "Zhennan Guard, and the guards around them, are all configured according to the standards of the first-level combat readiness guards?"

Zhang Zhiji nodded and said: "Naturally, the strength and weapon configuration of these guards, as well as their food reserves, are enough to ensure that all Annan people rebel for half a year.

If the rebellion cannot be quelled within half a year, they will have enough strength to retreat to various ports and rely on the fleet's sea support to stay on their feet. "

Xu Hongji nodded and said, "In this case, let Duke Qian change his marching route and let him bring troops to Nanjing City. Let's wait for Annan to cause chaos in Nanjing."

Zhang Zhiji couldn't help being a little stunned, raised his head and asked, "Watching Annan mess up?"

Xu Hongji said: "That's right, just watching them mess up.

Since those guards can last half a year, let's give Annan three months to make all the Annan people mess up.

What do you think would happen if the army was overwhelming from the very beginning? "

Not only did Zhang Zhiji answer, but Xu Hongji continued: "The Annan people must have weak bones in them, these people will think about surrendering, and then lead me to Daming, then our plan will be abolished.

But after waiting for three months, these guards can't stand firm, they don't confront the Annans head-on, and the fleet doesn't come to support them. Many Annans who are watching will make a decision.

If you really have a heart for my Ming Dynasty, you will naturally go to those guards to surrender. If you are not a person with your heart for my Ming Dynasty, you will naturally follow those rebels to make trouble.

At that time, the entire Annan except the rebels will be the ones who really love me, Da Ming. If I, Da Ming, send out all the troops at this time, Annan will be able to calm down! "

Zhang Zhiji pondered: "If that's the case, it's not impossible. It's just that Wei Guogong has considered another issue?"

Xu Hongji said, "What's the problem?"

Zhang Zhiji stretched out his finger, gestured back and forth along the two lines on the map, and then continued: "Railway! At present, there are not many places on the railway from Daming to Annan that have been repaired, and many places still need to be transported back and forth by horse-drawn carriage." .

If the guards in my Daming can't hold on now, will those Annan people destroy the railway in the first place?Once the railway is destroyed by them, it will be far less convenient for me, Daming, to increase troops or transport supplies than when there is a railway. "

Xu Hongji thought about it and said: "This is also a problem. But when we were in Myanmar, didn't His Majesty order the Ministry of Railways to build a temporary railway?

If we simply build a temporary railway that can be used for a year or two or even half a year, it must be simple, right?The big deal is to change it later.

Even if the iron can't be repaired in time, don't forget that the military government can also mobilize the fleet to transport troops and supplies by sea.