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Text Chapter 532: Disadvantages of the Army

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    "Everyone, let's discuss the issue of military reform in the south. A small rebellion caused by Prince Ning's rebellion caused huge losses to several state capitals in the south. The defenders in most places did not do their best to protect themselves.  This is a shame for the army and even more for the Ming Dynasty. In order to avoid this happening again, the army in the south must be rectified!" In Wenyuan Pavilion, Zhou Zhong pounded the table angrily.  .  Although King Ning's rebellion was just a farce, its impact was far from over. First, more than 400 people in the court were punished. Then the issue of the weakness of the southern army was also brought up on the agenda of the cabinet. Originally, this matter  The main threat to the Ming Dynasty came from the northern grasslands, and this pressure was all resisted by the northern border troops. Coupled with the vigorous development of the navy, it was basically impossible for the south of the Ming Dynasty to be threatened.  This also caused that neither the cabinet nor local officials paid much attention to the military aspect of the south.  But this time King Ning's rebellion sounded an alarm to the entire court. A mere tens of thousands of mobs actually captured several state capitals all the way from Jiangxi, and finally reached Anqing next to Nanjing. Not only did most of the defenders not resist,  Instead, they fled faster than the common people. What use was this kind of army for them?  "Supervising the country is actually not just the southern army, but also the army in most areas of the north. It's just that Ningxia and Datong are threatened by the grasslands from time to time. This allows the Ming Dynasty's border troops to maintain a certain combat effectiveness, but in other areas  The situation of lack of pay among the troops was also very serious. Most of the troops were old and weak. If the imperial court had not sent the Beijing camp to encircle and suppress them in time, it would have caused huge casualties.  The reform of the army cannot be limited to the south, the entire army within the Ming Dynasty needs to undergo some major reforms!" Zhang Cai echoed at this time, but his words made Wang Qiong, who was the Minister of War, a little embarrassed. After all, the Ming Dynasty's army  The army is so weak, and he must bear some responsibility.  "Cough~cough~, the Ming Dynasty's army does have a lot of problems, but these are not formed in a short time. They are problems accumulated over generations. In addition, the army is an important weapon of the country and must not be touched lightly, so  Although the supervisor wants to reform the army, everything must be stable!" The old Jiao Fang coughed and took a few breaths. His body has become weaker and weaker in the past two years, but Jiao Fang is a person with fame and fortune.  He is so worried that he is unwilling to retire even to death. It seems that he has made up his mind to die as a bachelor like Li Dongyang.  "What Mr. Jiao Ge said is true. The weakness of the army is not a shortcoming of a day, but has been slowly formed over hundreds of years. But the good news is that with the increase in the number of graduates from military academies, many people have joined the local army.  , these people are not only loyal to the Ming Dynasty, but also know how to run the army systematically. Now, under the reforms of these people, the combat effectiveness of the army in many places has been greatly enhanced. I believe that as long as this situation continues, it will not take many years.  The Ming Dynasty's army will completely change!" When Wang Qiong heard that Jiao Fang was rescuing him, he hurriedly said, as the Minister of War, no one knows the situation of the Ming Dynasty's army better than him, but the more he understands the situation of the army, the more he understands the situation of the army.  The less they dare to act rashly.  In response to Wang Qiong's words, several other cabinet ministers also nodded. They did not agree with too drastic reforms of the military. After all, the military is the foundation of a country. If something unexpected happens, the consequences will be  It will be very serious and even subvert a country. Therefore, the best way to reform the army is to slowly change the situation of the army like gentle breeze and drizzle. For example, sending cadets from the general academy to serve in the army in various places is a good way.  However, when Zhou Zhong heard this, he sighed, then picked up a memorial from the table and handed it to Jiao Fang: "Originally I thought so too, but now it seems that the situation is not optimistic. Even if the army cannot be reformed,  If the system is in place, it will be useless no matter how many military cadets are stationed there!¡± Jiao Fang took the memorial and opened it, and her brows furrowed more and more as she read it. When she finally read it, she sighed helplessly and handed it to her.  To Wang Qiong and others next to him, most people's faces became heavy after reading it, and many even looked regretful.  What Zhou Zhong gave to Jiao Fang and others was a secret memorial sent by Jin Yiwei, which recorded what happened to some military academy cadets who were stationed in the army in various places. Although some military academy cadets relied on their own abilities to reform the army, and also  It has successfully enhanced the combat effectiveness of the army, but more students were suppressed by the original officers after entering the army and were unable to display their talents at all. Some students were even assimilated by the old officers and had long forgotten what they were in the army.  The education received in the military academy has made him one of those who eat empty pay and drink the blood of soldiers.  "Everyone has seen that although officers who graduated from military academies have ideals and ambitions, they are also human beings, and their abilities are limited. Sometimes they are not only suppressed by their superiors, but also resisted by their subordinates.There are even some people who cannot stand the temptation and completely degenerate into one of those old generals, and there are quite a few of them. If this situation is allowed to develop, I am afraid that even the reputation of the military academy will be ruined by these people!  " Zhou Zhong couldn't help but feel a little sad when he said the last part. The army is no better than the navy. The navy was established in a shorter time, and under his leadership, a good environment was created at the beginning of the army. However, the army has been in trouble for hundreds of years.  If you want to change the atmosphere that has been formed, you cannot just rely on the officers who graduated from the military academy, but you must change the system. Otherwise, more and more military academy officers will be assimilated by this trend. ¡°Those who are assimilated.  It is indeed a pity to lose military academy officers, but there are also some military academy officers who have succeeded. From this point of view, it is still feasible to rely on military academy cadets to reform the army. The key is how we can give those officers some support so that they can feel that the court is and  The fact that they stand together, coupled with the convenience provided by the imperial court, allows them to better change their army. When the time is right, they can carry out large-scale reforms, which will not cause too much backlash from the army.  !  "At this time, Wang Shouren, who was the minister of the Ministry of War, suddenly said. Although he and Zhang Cai did not join the cabinet, they could usually participate in cabinet meetings and had a lot of say in government affairs. "This is a feasible method. The court  Some small changes can be made to the army so that officers who have graduated from military academies can better control their armies. After these new officers control most of the army, large-scale reforms will be carried out, and then there will be less resistance.  There are more, and you can also get the support of more people in the army. Although this will take some time, it is a safe way.  "Wang Qiong also agreed at this time. Wang Shouren is his subordinate. Now Wang Shouren has proposed a feasible method, which is equivalent to the opinion of the Ministry of War. If it can be passed, it will also show that their Ministry of War has not done anything.  Zhou Chong also attached great importance to Wang Shouren. After hearing his opinion, he lowered his head and considered it carefully. He originally wanted to take this opportunity to wipe out the corruption in the Ming army in one fell swoop, but now it seems that,  Even most people in the cabinet disagreed with his approach. After all, the risks involved in reforming the military on such a large scale were too high, which forced Zhou Zhong to reconsider the matter. ¡°Then how should we do something about the military academy.  Only through change can officers who graduated from military academies better reform the army in their hands?  Zhou Zhong thought about it for a long time, and finally agreed with Wang Shouren's opinion and asked. "If you want officers to change their army, they must be able to control the army. But now most of the army are former military households, and they have the same relationship with the original officers."  There are thousands of connections, and the lower-level officers are also controlled by the original officers. Therefore, when the officers who graduated from the military academy arrive in the army, they will be restrained and embarrassed by the upper and lower levels. This makes it difficult for most people to realize their ambitions.  And we just need to make some changes to address this.  " When Wang Shouren said this, he paused and then continued: "I think the dispatch of military academy officers was very problematic in the past. According to the original dispatch system, the officers who graduated from each military academy will be evenly distributed to various places. But in this way,  This will dilute the strength of the officers of the military academy and prevent them from supporting each other. Therefore, I think that the officers who graduate every year can be concentrated in a certain area so that they can take care of each other. When arranging the positions of these officers, they can also  Some consideration should be given to allowing them to take charge of the actual power of the military as much as possible.  " "Another point is that the Military Supervision Department of the military academies must also be used. In the past, military supervisors were only sent out when the army was fighting abroad. But now that a special Military Supervision Department has been set up in the military academy, there are not many graduates every year.  Young supervisors, these supervisors were previously sent to the northern frontier army and navy, but I think we can expand the recruitment of supervisors, and then station some supervisors in the garrison in various places. This can strengthen the court's control over the army.  The control of the local army, and secondly, the restraint of these supervisory troops, can also prevent the original officers of the army from being too presumptuous.  " After hearing these two opinions from Wang Shouren, Jiao Fang, Wang Qiong and others nodded repeatedly. Whether it is to centrally dispatch officers to the military academy or increase the number of military supervisors, it will not have a big impact on the entire Ming Dynasty's army.  , In the end, even Zhou Zhong nodded, using this relatively mild method to solve the army's problem is indeed much safer than his previous idea. "Just follow the advice of Wang Shilang, and I will let the military academy fully cooperate.  .  " Zhou Zhong finally said, but then he frowned and said again, "Where is Brother Huang now? Have you seen Prince Ning?  "(To be continued)
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