New Shun 1730

The letter reached Liu Yu's hands. After reading it, he burned it and crushed the ashes carefully by hand.

He was excited about Tian Zhenyi's boldness and agreed with her concerns.

The court still had strong control over the grassroots, and it was the rising period of a dynasty. At this time, when he was training soldiers and paying salaries in Xiaozhan, he said "Thank you, Lord Liu, for the salary", which was courting death.

He also thought about his worries about future events.

As far as the army is concerned, it is not difficult to say whether it is difficult or easy to say that it is not easy to say that it is easy.

The problem of military equipment is not a problem.

The real big problem is the overall military system reform.

Now the basis for the emperor, or the central government to suppress the local areas and let the military generals go outside with confidence is the tenacious combat effectiveness of tens of thousands of good families, which far exceeds the training level and quality of recruited soldiers from various places.

Trained since childhood, they can withstand the huge casualties under the city of Muliji without collapse. These tens of thousands of elites are enough to suppress the border troops and local governors.

If the recruited new army can suppress the elite troops in the emperor's hands that can suppress the local areas, how should the emperor balance it?

If recruiting new soldiers can eliminate the advantages of good family children in joining the army, is it necessary to keep such a privileged class that does not need to pay taxes?

If it is kept, what is the point? If it is not kept, who can the emperor rely on to extend the power outside the palace?

A separate army, with only 30,000 to 50,000 people, cannot suppress the new army with comprehensive reforms. Once there is a war or uprising, a little power will be delegated, and the local governors will be able to pull out an army that can compete with the central government. The non-coincidence of the economic center and the political center, and the vast territory that is almost the limit of communication capabilities at that time, make this not alarmist.

Not forming a separate army, but filling various armies as officers, can maintain control over the army, but it will inevitably face the rapid expansion of the power of the good family children class, which will completely break the balance of the government: the officers of the army and navy are all from a privileged class. Needless to say, what kind of power this is.

What Tian Zhenyi was worried about was that what Liu Yu had done could not be replicated. If someone else failed to do it, the emperor would not dare to use him, and at most he would keep Liu Yu in the capital.

What Liu Yu was worried about was the opposite of Tian Zhenyi. With the educational foundation left by Li Guo, it was too easy to copy.

He was worried that the emperor would be afraid of the new army. Even if he saw the new army was powerful, considering the balance problem and the problem of central suppression of local areas, he would only do it in a small range.

In the end, in order to suppress and balance, the Beijing camp formed by the good family was a new army system, and the local areas were still old systems, which would still be a mess.

So in these five years, training soldiers was not the difficult point, but the difficulty was to explore a complete set of system ideas from practice.

Who to learn from, this is the problem.

My Dashun has its own national conditions here. After thinking about it, I don’t know who to copy.

With such thoughts on the road, I was thinking all the way. It was not until I passed Jinan Prefecture that Liu Yu had some ideas.

The reserve officers sent here respected him very much. They were not as good as him in family background and their official positions were far inferior. Liu Yu, who was also from Wude Palace, was the leader. Although they were about the same age, Liu Yu had already made a name for himself in the north.

When camping at night, Liu Yu tentatively asked several young people.

"If one day, His Majesty cancels the tax exemption and preferential treatment for good family children, and they leave the military and become civilians, what do you think?"

These young people immediately showed a look of shock on their faces, and they couldn't believe that they would hear such a question.

After a long time, they said: "That must be a traitor around His Majesty! When His Majesty has an order, we will respect the emperor and punish the traitors to clear the court. What you said is also strange. Why would you suddenly ask such a strange question?"

Liu Yu laughed a few times and said: "It's just a casual question to hear your thoughts."

Avoiding this topic, he talked about some other gossips, not wanting these officers to think too much.

After leaving the tent, the night watchman saw him and saluted immediately.

This is different from the last trip to the Northeast. That time, the soldiers shared hardships and joys with the soldiers by giving money and kindness. This time, it was purely based on the reputation of the people.

The camp was quiet. Several officers with practical experience were transferred. The obedience cultivated since childhood made it easy for these people to maintain discipline.

Along the way, Liu Yu also tried to talk about some military drills, and the effect was unexpectedly good.

These good family boys who received camp education since childhood can easily understand professional terms such as left turn, right turn 90 degrees, and echelon retreat, and they understand them without any stagnation.

Obedient, submissive, disciplined, with practical knowledge of Fei Ziyou, and a foundation in geometric formal logic, it is too easy to train these people as grassroots officers.

It is too easy and too convenient, which is terrible.

People will habitually choose the most convenient one, and will not waste energy when there is a convenient choice.

Liu Yu thought that before training this new army, he must sort out a set of effective methods to completely replace this group of people and abolish this class.

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At this time, the mouth of the Yellow River was still in the Huaihe River Basin, so there was no need to cross the river. After arriving in the Denglai area, Liu Yu first went to Penglai to meet with the local powerful officials.

For various reasons, Dashun divided the administrative region of Shandong into two.

Dashun renamed the governor of the previous dynasty as Jiedushi, but in fact he did not control the troops.

Shandong was divided into two, and Weihai, where Liu Yu was going, was once Weihaiwei. Dashun abolished the Weisuo system, and Weihai belonged to Wendengzhou.

Wendeng Prefecture was under the jurisdiction of Jiaoliao Jiedushi.

Shandong was cut off, and Jinzhou, Lushun and other places in Liaodong were assigned to the original Laiden Prefecture. In fact, the full name of this Jiaoliao Jiedushi was Jiaodong Liaonan Jiedushi.

Jiaodong area has the largest gold mine in the country. Dashun did not ban the mine. The private mining method of May 1st made the economic status here very high. Caozhou did not have a gold mine, but Jiaodong did. In recent years, mining and gold mining have led to a population growth here, which has also contributed to the development of local fisheries, agriculture, and handicrafts.

On the other hand, in order to prevent Liaodong from having any more troubles, Dashun was frightened by the end of the Ming Dynasty and immigrated to Liaodong like crazy. The best route for immigration was to cross the sea from Penglai to Jinzhou and Lushun. In order to facilitate immigration and prevent Liaodong from becoming independent, part of Liaonan was demarcated.

Compared with the governor of the previous dynasty, Jiaoliao Jiedushi did not care about military affairs, but had two more tasks.

One is in charge of gold mines, and the other is in charge of immigrants. The Jiedushi of Jiaoliao has to come to Beijing to report every year.

Since the Jiedushi of Jiaoliao does not manage military affairs, there are naturally people who manage military affairs. The military chief here is the Zhengzongquan who guards Jiaoliao. Zhengzongquan sounds strange, a bit like the general officer of the previous dynasty, but not entirely.

The Zhengzongquan of Jiaoliao is responsible for patrolling the sea, shipbuilding, communicating with the Jiedushi about immigrants, preventing miners from making trouble, etc. The soldiers stationed here are just garrison soldiers, and their combat effectiveness is just okay.

In any mining area, public security is always bad. Dashun does not ban firearms. There are often people who use bird guns to fight for mines. Often, the local government cannot suppress it, so the Zhengzongquan who guards the area will come forward.

Now there are no Japanese pirates, and there are no pirates on the sea here.

Korea is poor, and Japan does not allow any ships to enter Nagasaki from the north of Goto, resulting in no smugglers here.

The Zhengzongquan of Jiaoliao has many ships under his command, but most of them are used to transport food and people.

In theory, he, the General Power of Jiao-Liao, has another important strategic task, which is to deter Korea or prevent Japan from re-starting the Imjin Rebellion.

However, now that Liaodong is in hand, Japan has also closed its doors to the outside world, making the defense here increasingly lax, and this theoretical strategic task only exists in theory.

Jiedushi is of the second rank, and the General Power is also of the second rank. The two are of the same rank, only one rank higher than Liu Yu.

But both of them are real power factions sent to the local area, which is very different from Liu Yu, who has a lot of official duties but is actually a Dragon Guard.

The rank of the Dragon Guard is not low, but it is normal to be demoted and sent down for training. It may take several years or even more than ten years to really become a third-rank official with real power.

Since Liu Yu came from the military system, he first went to pay a visit to the General Power of Jiao-Liao Town, who was also from the Wude Palace and was also selected as a Dragon Guard.

After handing over the invitation, a strong man with a big beard in his forties came out to greet him.

After looking at the official uniform, Liu Yu already knew that the chief garrison commander here was surnamed Ma, so he didn't dare to be arrogant. He saluted in a proper manner and called him Lord Ma.

"Brother Liu, there is no need to be polite. You and I are both from Wude Palace, and we are both selected for Longjin, not like those who are selected from the imperial examination. At a young age, you have made great contributions in Nurgan. I have heard of this reputation for a long time. Come on, please."

This call of Brother Liu was of course for the sake of Liu Yu's father's face, and also for Liu Yu's current popularity.

The two are not subordinate to each other, and they may not have much dealings in the future, so it is still necessary to be polite.

After entering, they sat down as host and guest, and talked about the barracks.

"His Majesty has already issued an order that the barracks of Weihaiwei City and the defense of Weihaiwei will be handed over to Brother Liu. There are barracks there, you can stay temporarily. If there is any inconvenience, just come to me."

Liu Yu bowed and smiled, "How dare I trouble Lord Ma? His Majesty has given me the job of training soldiers, and he wants to train a battalion of soldiers here. So I have to trouble Lord Ma to move the camp first."

"Hahaha, Brother Liu is too polite. We are all working for His Majesty. What's the trouble? A few days ago, I saw a Western ship coming from the east. It must be the one that Brother Liu captured in Heilongjiang. But there is only one boat, which may not be enough, so I will temporarily allocate a few small boats and a large patrol ship to Brother Liu."

After the polite words, he talked about business. The defense of Weihaiwei City was handed over to Liu Yu, so he had to make it clear what the responsibilities would be in the future.

Although there are no Japanese pirates or pirates now, it is better to make it clear in advance just in case.

He asked someone to take out the map and point out the front line that Liu Yu would take over.

Liu Yu didn't have to worry about the things on the shore. There was nothing to do on weekdays. If something big happened and the army had to be mobilized, the garrison commander would not be qualified to control Liu Yu.

Knowing that Liu Yu was going to pay a visit to the governor, he didn't stay for long. Liu Yu left a gift and went to the governor's office.

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When Liu Yu was visiting officials in Penglai, the governor of Wendeng Prefecture was also waiting for him anxiously, and his heart was in turmoil like a bucket hanging in his heart.

It is said that the governor of Wendeng Prefecture and Liu Yu, the military training officer, have nothing to do with each other, but the governor has something on his mind.

He knew that Liu Yu studied Western learning, and his teacher of Western learning was the missionary Dai Jinxian. And the reason why he was promoted to governor was because he made a teaching case in Fujian and bet on the meaning of the superiors.

Now Liu Yu is stationed in Weihai and Liugong Island, and he will inevitably have to deal with him in the future.

Everyone knows that this person is a favorite of His Majesty, and he will be in trouble if he causes any trouble.

Bai Yunhang was originally very happy to be promoted to governor, and he was even happier to be promoted to Wendeng.

The development of the gold mining industry nearby brought a wave of development in fisheries and agriculture. The business was also booming, and the number of immigrants increased. Wendeng was promoted from a county to a scattered state. There were also several gold mines under its jurisdiction. As a governor, he also had a lot of income every year.

Who would have thought that this Lord Liu, who had a great relationship with Western religion, would come here and choose Weihai. Just thinking about it made me sigh.

The soldiers brought by Lord Liu had already moved into the vacant barracks in Weihai. Seeing those soldiers made Bai Yunhang feel even more uneasy.

There were quite a few Westerners inside.

When he was in Fujian, he often saw Westerners, and he could probably tell the difference between the new and old religions. But thinking about the Westerners fighting over the new and old religions, Lord Liu, who followed Dai Jinxian and Dai Shilang to learn Western learning, must be a Catholic.

I, a small governor, sounded impressive, but I was not a governor in the Han Dynasty at all, but a prefect in the previous dynasty.

How could a lowly official of the fifth rank resist a few words from someone in the court?

He could not enter the barracks, so he could only wait patiently on the road. Although they were not under each other's command, he always felt that he was in trouble, and thought that being more polite would always be beneficial.

However, after waiting for several days, there was no trace of him. Just when he was worried, a subordinate hurried over.

"Sir, that Lord Liu went directly to Wendeng City, with a few guards, wandering around. He asked everything, rice prices, fish catches, gold and silver banks... He wandered around for two days before leaving."

"Ouch!"

Hearing this, Bai Yunhang was even more panicked. The Dragon Ban in front of His Majesty did not have the power to manage things when it was delegated to the local area, but it had the power to inspect the local area, and he could directly submit a memorial.

After Lord Liu came, he went to Wendeng for a walk first. Isn't this picking faults?

There is no way to find fault with an egg, but the problem is that he is not a flawless egg. If someone takes the opportunity to say a few words of dissatisfaction, wouldn't that be bad?

He was anxious and restless. When he really saw Liu Yu, he suppressed his panic and bowed first.

"I am Bai Yunhang, the governor of Wendeng Prefecture. I greet Mr. Liu."

Liu Yu was startled and patted his head and said, "Bai Yunhang? This name sounds familiar. Are you the one who made a teaching case in Fujian?"

Bai Yunhang's legs softened and he almost sat on the ground. He thought it was over, it was over. This was a straightforward statement.

"Your Excellency... It's me. Your Excellency doesn't know..."

"Ahahaha! What do you mean you don't know? I know too much. The Spanish and Portuguese always preached first and invaded later. Speaking of which, Your Excellency Bai, I have to thank you."

Every word Liu Yu said was true. If Bai Yunhang hadn't caused trouble in Fujian, the court would not have trusted missionaries at all, and he would have no chance to follow up. At least on the issue of the northern border, he might have been given hundreds of thousands of square kilometers of land by the missionaries.

Bai Yunhang was confused by these words, wondering if this was a sarcastic remark?