Domineering Daming

"Observe the order!" Li Bangmei raised her hand and said in a deep voice with an excited expression.

Zhu Xu smiled and nodded. Zhu Xu signed his article.

As the country stabilizes, there are already voices in the court to disarm and reduce military expenditures.

Daming's army is only about 100 million, and there are constant crises everywhere. Such a voice seems extremely short-sighted, and it is a kind of inertial thinking. Zhu Xu must respond forcefully to let the outside world know his attitude.

Soon it was time for dinner, Zhu Xu endured the pain and pretended nothing had happened, and appeared in the soldiers' cafeteria.

"See Emperor..."

These people had already prepared to salute when they saw Zhu Xu coming.

Zhu Xu waved his hand and said loudly: "You are welcome to sit down and eat. I am also hungry and don't need everyone's company."

The soldiers all froze and kept their eyes on Zhu Xu.

Zhu Xu was already used to it. Accompanied by Cao Bianjiao, Li Bangmei, Chen Huxiao and others, he went to a big table in front and sat down one after another.

Zhu Xu took a look, this Li Bangmei had good eyesight, she knew that Zhu Xu wanted to "have fun with the soldiers", she didn't make any big fish and meat, and basically agreed with the soldiers.

"Eat, eat, let them eat too." Zhu Xu picked up the chopsticks, already hungry.

Li Bangmei glanced at Cao Bianjiao quietly, and said to Zhu Xu: "Your Majesty, do you want to say a few words to the generals, they have never seen the Emperor..."

Zhu Xu had already picked up the bowl, waved his hand and said: "I don't understand soldiers so I won't talk nonsense, let's eat, the cafeteria is for eating, not listening to my nonsense."

Li Bangmei was stunned, the emperor's behavior was completely unreasonable, and the previous routines were not suitable...

Zhu Xu gobbled it up, maybe because he ate too many pancakes along the way, the wine and vegetable soup here are really delicious, especially appetizing.

Zhu Xu took chopsticks together, Cao Bianjiao, and Chen Huxiao followed suit. It wasn't the first time they ate together with Zhu Xu, they were relatively relaxed.

Li Bangmei was not sure what Zhu Xu was thinking, so she had to pick up the chopsticks and let everyone else sit down to eat at the same time.

Soon, more than 200 people in the cafeteria sat down to eat. The strange thing was that the whole cafeteria was silent, eerily quiet!

Chapter 603 Canteen Narrative

Zhu Xu didn't care about this atmosphere at all, and ate a hard meal.

How dare the soldiers make a sound. The current military orders, regulations, and rules are horribly harsh. Rumor has it that they all come from the emperor's request. Every time the Ministry of War sends personnel to patrol places, they are accompanied by internal prison officers.These inner eunuchs don't speak or express their opinions, but they can see everything about the Ministry of War and the local army from beginning to end, and they can write secret memorials.

For this reason, in the recruit training camp, the two battalions in Beijing, West and East, and the standing armies in Jiangxi and Henan, there are already six captains, one deputy commander, and eighteen school lieutenants who have been dismissed from their posts and sent to prison, and two of them have been sentenced to death. !

Under such a "cool law", who would dare to touch the emperor!

Zhu Xu frowned, took a bowl, and sipped the soup carefully. It was green onion and egg soup. After one sip, his whole body felt smooth, and he said with satisfaction, "It's comfortable!"

The emperor stopped eating, so how could anyone else dare to move their chopsticks.

Zhu Xu looked at several people and said with a smile: "Don't be cautious, eat what you want, I don't eat people, eat well."

Cao Bianjiao knew best, he knew that this meal was not good, and he might not have a chance to eat today, so he ate quickly with his head buried.

Chen Huxiao, Li Bangmei didn't dare anymore, put down their chopsticks, and sat obediently, as if waiting for Zhu Xu to speak.

Stop eating here, the soldiers who were listening to all directions quietly put down their chopsticks and sat upright, looking at Zhu Xu's table with vague eyes.

If nothing happened, Zhu Xu drank the soup, looked at Li Bangmei and the others with a smile and said, "The food here is a bit worse than mine, but it's also very good, um, no matter if it's a captain or a school captain, even the chief soldier must have some food. The heart of 'sharing the joy and suffering with the soldiers', you can't be superior as soon as you get promoted, engage in privileges, corruption, and even form cliques for personal gain, lawlessness..."

The expressions of Li Bangmei and the others changed slightly, Zhu Xu waved his hand just as he was about to stand up, and said: "These words are not aimed at anyone, if there is something, change it, if there is nothing, encourage it, treat the soldiers, training is training, and the protection that should be given is also No less, now that the salary and silver are all run by commercial firms, it is inevitable that some people in the army will have other ideas. The military regulations must be clear and strictly enforced. For muddling along and turning a blind eye to it, you can be sentenced first. Dereliction of duty, imprisoned for two years, confiscated property, sent back to the hometown to farm..."

Both Li Bangmei and Chen Huxiao were nervous, the emperor's words meant something.

The Jingdong camp will soon be stationed in Tianjin Wei. Is the emperor going to purge the army again?

Zhu Xu took another sip of the soup, and said with a calm expression: "Write down everything I said, engrave it in my heart, go back to think about it at night, and write something for me if you have any ideas."

The complexions of Li Bangmei and Chen Huxiao changed slightly, and they hurriedly said: "Observe the order!"

Although the two of them were worried, they also knew that this was a great opportunity to be recognized by the emperor. As long as they did well, they would be promoted just around the corner!

Zhu Xu drank the soup and continued: "Reserve service is a way, but those who join the army must be strictly censored. You can't just pull in anyone to fill your head. Now that the 'military reform' has been passed, it is inevitable that there will be omissions. Issues should be reported in a timely manner so that the imperial court can handle them as a whole, and we must not condone the situation..."

"The navy is currently one of the main directions for the development of our Ming army. In addition to naval battles, landing operations must also be considered, and large-scale transportation of patients, supplies, equipment, etc. Tianjin Weizhen plans to build a base. After all, there are good disciples and good training. , Summarize the experience and lessons, and promote it to the navy..."

"Tianjin Wei is very important in my heart. First of all, it is close to the capital. New weapons, new tactics, and new warships can be tested in Tianjin Wei. We have been trapped on land for too long. It is time to go to sea. Go and have a look, Tianjin Wei is the most important port, I hope one day I can lead a hundred officials to see off the Ming Navy, and wait for their triumphant return..."

Li Bangmei's heart was pounding, and now she realized that the emperor didn't come to "play", but really came to inspect!

According to what the emperor said, the importance of Tianjin Wei is probably much higher than that of the general army garrison!

Chen Huxiao was even more excited. Jingdong Daying will be transferred to Tianjin Wei. Isn't this giving them a promotion and a higher status?

Cao Bianjiao didn't speak, just listened quietly, he could vaguely see the grand blueprint outlined by the emperor, but he was still wondering why the Western Jingxi camp was stationed in Miyun?

Zhu Xu held the soup bowl and said a lot, which could be heard by people not far away, and everyone's heart was agitated, as if a bright future was in sight!

After Zhu Xu finished his meal, the torrential rain finally stopped, and it still refused to stop.

But standing on a high place, the barracks can already be seen clearly with a telescope.

After looking at it for a while, Zhu Xu laughed. This layout is very similar to the base of the Ordnance Bureau, but a lot of changes have been made, and the backbone is still the same.

In any case, the willingness of the army to study must always be affirmed. After looking around, there are still a few pairs of soldiers training in the rain, which seem to be quite serious and hardworking.

Zhu Xu didn't know if this was a show for him to see. Anyway, the atmosphere of the army was changing and it was developing in a better direction.

This time, in addition to talking and watching the military, Zhu Xu also wanted to see the fort at the port, Tianjin Wei, after all, it is a special place that cannot be ignored.

Enduring the pain between his legs, Zhu Xu wandered slowly around the camp while chatting with Chen Huxiao and Li Bangmei.

Both of them are cautious, they know that the emperor's words are not "idle", they all want to write "records" and "experiences".

After walking around, Zhu Xu was quite satisfied, and there were traces of overuse. Obviously, he didn't perform on purpose just now.

A Jinyi guard beside Cao Bianjiao came over, whispered a few words in his ear and then backed away.

Cao Bianjiao stepped forward and whispered in Zhu Xu's ear: "Your Majesty, there are unknown people around the camp with weapons on them. If they approach, they will sneak into the forest and come prepared."

Zhu Xu narrowed his eyes, smiled lightly, and said nothing with his hands behind his back.Everyone knew that he was coming to Tianjin Wei, so it was not surprising that he came prepared.

When Li Bangmei heard it, her expression changed slightly, she stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, should I send someone to destroy them, I am very familiar with this area."

Zhu Xu waved his hand, the corners of his mouth slightly turned up and said: "It's not the time yet, I'm going to take them to the south of the Yangtze River."

Cao Bianjiao waited for Zhu Xu to finish speaking, and said again: "Your Majesty, according to the news from the Supervisor of Rites, Wei Zhongxian mobilized people from various places, and there are two thousand Tiqi in the capital alone."