The Ming Dynasty started with caution

Five hundred thousand people? Do you think soldiers are cabbages!

Han Wen said in a deep voice: "Each person should be paid seven cents of silver a day. If there are five hundred thousand soldiers, thirty-five thousand taels of military pay a day! Lord Yan, where does this silver come from?"

It's okay in wartime, you can fight for the court and use the looted property to offset the military pay.

In leisure time, it takes so much silver just to train, which is a deliberate waste of silver.

Chai Sheng sneered in his heart: "There are also five hundred thousand soldiers and horses, armor, weapons, shields and horses. Lord Yan, have you calculated how much silver it costs?"

Liu Jian hummed and said: "Withdrawing three hundred thousand strong men, I don't know how many fields will be barren, and the tax will be lost!"

Yan Chengjin's face was tense, and the Beijing camp marched north.

It was a good time for King Ning to rebel.

Although there was a lot of silver in the treasury, fighting a war was an investment, which required a lot of financial, human and resources, and there would be gains and losses.

Although there are commercial activities within the Tatars, they are still in the form of barter.

There is not much property that can be plundered.

And the land cannot be cultivated, which is obviously a loss-making business, and a quick battle is needed!

At this time, Emperor Hongzhi said in a deep voice: "What Han Qingjia said is very right. We cannot expand blindly and consume the national treasury. 500,000 troops are enough to drag down the national treasury!"

Li Dongyang and others nodded in agreement.

The Tatars only have a few hundred thousand troops, while the Beijing Camp has 200,000 troops, plus the troops of the nine borders, there are 300,000, far more than the Tatars!

Liu Jian and others didn't know that Prince Ning had a rebellious heart. Yan Chengjin thought about it carefully and said, "I have three things to say. I wonder if I should say them?"

Emperor Hongzhi turned his gaze and fell on Yan Chengjin, "Go, Mr. Yan."

"If the Beijing Camp is withdrawn, the defense of the capital will be empty. If the Tatars break through Xuanfu and approach the capital, who will guard it?

This is the first!

In a battle with the Tatars, the Beijing Camp will be damaged. At that time, the Beijing Camp will also need to be replenished. If there is a rebellion, it will be too late to recruit troops.

The second!

When the Beijing Camp was at its peak, there were more than 800,000 people. A mere 500,000 people are not worth mentioning. If your majesty thinks that the military pay is too high, you can recruit 100,000 troops."

The court can afford to expand the army by another 100,000.

Emperor Hongzhi thought about it carefully. After the Battle of Tumu, the Tatars besieged the capital, but fortunately Yu Qian solved the situation.

If the Beijing Camp is withdrawn, if the Tatars do not fight with the Ming Dynasty and directly take the capital, the court will be in danger.

"Send a message to the Duke of Ying, the Beijing camp recruits 100,000 soldiers and horses, and Wang Shouren will train them!"

Chai Sheng's expression froze, and he bowed and said, "I obey your order!"

Wang Shouren said, "I obey your order."

Coming out of the Fengtian Hall,

Li Dongyang caught up with Yan Chengjin, a little angry: "I have never heard of anyone who can fly, how can there be a Kongming Army? Why don't you discuss it with me before giving me advice!"

I am afraid that the Marquis of Anding will not be able to escape the crime of dereliction of duty.

Under such circumstances, there must be many civil officials waiting to impeach and question him, but this guy still created a Kongming Army!

"I can't reveal it yet." Yan Chengjin said.

Li Dongyang snorted coldly, which really pissed him off, "You just wait for the officials to kick you when you are down, I won't help you!"

"..." Yan Chengjin.

The news that Yan Chengjin wanted to build a Kongming Army spread throughout the six ministries. When he came to the Ministry of Works, the chief clerk of the Ministry of Works and the doctors knew about it.

This guy must have come to Song Jing to cast military equipment.

Zeng Jian said earnestly: "My dear nephew, when has the Ministry of Works ever made something that can fly? You are embarrassing me!"

"Master Zeng, wait a moment."

Soon, Zheng Qian strode into the duty room of the Ministry of Works, holding something in his hand. Looking carefully, it was a Kongming lantern that can be seen everywhere on the street.

Open the fire stick, light the candle, and the Kongming lantern expands and flies up.

Yan Chengjin then said: "If a person stands on it, wouldn't it be able to fly?"

Are you kidding me? Why don't you catch a bird and ride it directly?

Zeng Jian rolled his eyes and said: "My dear nephew, the Ministry of Works really can't make this thing."

At this time, Song Jing bowed slightly and said: "Student is willing to give it a try."

The greatness of science is to expand cognition, from nothing to something, that is, invention.

Yan Chengjin likes Song Jing's spirit of willingness to try the most.

The chief clerk and the doctors went to read the memorials, leaving only Yan Chengjin and Song Jing. Zheng Qian took a piece of white paper and a bold pen.

Yan Chengjin said as he was drawing: "I think the difficulty lies here. You figure out how to solve it."

The difficulty of making a hot air balloon seems not high, but there are two points that are extremely difficult to solve.

One is that the material can withstand the huge pressure of internal and external air pressure at high altitudes without bursting, and it also needs to be airtight and retain the rising airflow.

The second is that the fuel has enough heat to provide huge heat.

Of course, it doesn't matter if it explodes, anyway, it's not him who is sitting on the hot air balloon.

Song Jing looked embarrassed and nodded and said: "Your subordinate will try."

The next day, Fengtian Hall.

After reading the memorial of the Ministry of War, Emperor Hongzhi looked at Xiao Jing: "I remember that Yan Song is Yan Chengjin's disciple, right?"

"Yes, but Yan Chengjin refused to admit it, why did Your Majesty mention him?" Xiao Jing asked puzzledly.

"This person wrote three harms and six gradual changes well. He is worthy of being the top three. He is a talent. I admire him very much."

Xiao Jing glanced at the memorial and saw:

The three harms are: the harm of soldiers, the harm of the people, and the harm of the hungry people in the farm. The six gradual changes are: the gradual change of scarcity, the gradual change of theft, the gradual change of the reputation, the gradual change of lax laws, the gradual change of magic, and the gradual change of the arrogance of the nobles...

He is really a newborn calf who is not afraid of tigers. He dares to speak out the bad policies of the court.

This kid has narrowed his way.

Emperor Hongzhi turned around again: "How is the preparation of the Kongming Army mentioned by Mr. Yan's family going?"

Xiao Jing's face stiffened and he didn't know whether he should say anything.

"What's the matter, do you dare to hide it from me?!"

Xiao Jing hesitated: "Your Majesty, the Kong Mingjun mentioned by Yan Chengjin is the Kongming lantern, and the Kongmingjun is the person standing on the lantern."

Emperor Hongzhi was stunned. The Kongming Lantern was as thin as a piece of paper and would break when poked.

Worse than the gauze paper covering the windows in the palace.

"Did the Yan Qing family really say that?"

"Song Jing is already doing it, it should be true."

…

Nanchang, Prince Ning's Mansion.

After receiving an urgent message from the capital that the imperial court was going to use troops against the Tatars, Zhu Chenhao was so excited that he stayed up all night. The Ming Dynasty was at his fingertips.

At dawn, he summoned the housekeeper: "Pass this order to Prince Ning, and ask the people to come and collect food, and give each person one tael of silver."

The housekeeper was about to cry: "Your Majesty, the property that was given away has not been recovered yet, and the family is about to borrow money to survive."

"Where do I have so much inheritance? How dare you lie to me!"

"There's an earthquake. The Imperial Mansion can't collect much food. There's still no news about our two ships." The housekeeper wiped his tears.

The counselor was puzzled: "Why does the prince suddenly want to do charity?"

Zhu Chenhao said solemnly: "I have thought about Wang Shouren's three great victories, and also thought about his inner learning. There is no other way than to win the hearts of the people.

Since ancient times, those who win the hearts of the people win the world. Such a simple truth makes me inferior to him. "

Wang Shouren was transferred from the palace to quell the Li rebellion, went to conquer Satsuma Kingdom, and went to Annan. They all had something in common and won the hearts of the people.

Zhu Chenhao continued: "I also want to win the hearts and minds of the people of Nanchang!"

Nanchang is the place where troops are raised. If you win the hearts and minds of the people here, you can take Nanchang in one fell swoop without sending troops.

The counselor surnamed Zhang bowed: "Your Highness is brilliant!"

"If you have nothing to do, go and read the Xinxue. Although this book is contrary to Zhu Cheng's knowledge, Wang Shouren must be superior to others for his ability to repeatedly achieve extraordinary achievements."

Zhu Chenhao has regarded the study of mind as a method of war, which may be of great use when he raises an army.

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