Longevity begins with Jinyiwei

His absolute trust and support is simple.

As for the one hundred thousand brave guards, it seems simple. After all, compared to the millions of guards in the Daming Military Department, and the countless money and food that Jiubian spends every year, a mere [-] brave guards is really nothing.

However, if you want to achieve this point, the resistance should not be too great, not to mention how much food and military equipment it will cost to train one hundred thousand brave guards, and whether the current imperial court can afford it. It is extremely difficult for the establishment to appear in today's Daming!

And the unimpeded supply of military equipment, food and salaries, not to mention how difficult it is to mobilize such a huge amount of materials, with the corrupt and corrupt officialdom system of the Ming Dynasty, under the layers of exploitation and profit sharing, even if the imperial court supplies in full, the food, military and military equipment of the [-] troops , How many can really be implemented?

"Does it have to be [-] brave guards? Not even Beijing Camp or Liao Town?"

With a little luck, Zhu Youjian couldn't help asking.

"The Beijing camp...will be temporarily powerless to recover!"

"The words of Liao Town... Forgive me, I will bluntly say that Liao Town is more than enough to defend the city. If you are aggressive, your Majesty should not have any expectations."

Hearing this, Zhu Youjian was stunned for a moment, and said again: "Jingyingzhen knows that the soldiers of Liaozhen have been battle-hardened for a long time, and their elite level can be called the top of the nine sides of the Ming Dynasty. Why does Aiqing..."

Li Xiu didn't answer, but asked instead: "May I ask Your Majesty, what is the reason why Liao Town has such a special status?"

Hearing this, Zhu Youjian frowned, and after a while, his originally relieved expression suddenly became gloomy.

After being silent for a long time, Zhu Youjian sighed helplessly. He wanted to return to heaven, but the reality was too cruel!

The civil and military affairs of the dynasty are full of civil and military affairs, and the world is under the sun. Looking around, it is all a piece of corruption and decay, and there is no place that is satisfactory!

No matter what he does, no matter how big or small it is, there are many obstacles!

Everything seemed to let him see the not-too-distant future, the day when the building collapsed!

The horror of the building's collapse enveloped him almost all the time, almost suffocating him!

Urgent, crisis, but helpless!

"Brother Li... Aiqing, I... I really don't know what to do!"

Zhu Youjian rubbed his forehead, and pointed to the thick pile of memorials on the table: "These are all random memorials from various places. Natural disasters and man-made disasters have never stopped since I became the throne!"

"These are still from above. In the whole world, how much is covered up, and how much I don't know!"

"Even at the foot of the capital, there are disaster victims all over the place, and all of them are saying that they want money and food to relieve the disaster, but where did the household department get the money, and where did I get so much money and food from my internal funds? How many can really reach the hands of the victims!"

"Corrupt bureaucracy, dereliction of duty and corruption, partisan unity and dissent have become the norm, natural disasters continue, people's hearts are in turmoil, and the frontiers are unstable..."

"This big tomorrow, how come it looks like this!"

Looking at the appearance of Zhu Youjian in front of him, Li Xiu couldn't help sighing. He had to say that Zhu Youjian in front of him was really born at an untimely time. If he was born in a prosperous age, he would definitely More than enough, even, it is not impossible to create a generation of prosperity in the history and leave the name of a flourishing emperor.

However, what it took over was a mess that had been completely corrupted, and it would get even worse in the future, and it was a natural disaster that manpower could not stop!

"Looking at history for a long time, what is the difference between today's Ming Dynasty and the last years of the past dynasties!"

"But if this great Ming oak is buried in my hands, how can I have the face to face my ancestors, my elder brother who has high hopes for me!"

With the halo of the emperor gone, what Li Xiu saw was just a helpless boy who had just turned 15 years old.

Li Xiu was silent for a long time before he said slowly: "Your Majesty has only been on the throne for more than a month, and the foundation has already been established. There is still a long time in the future. Take it step by step, slowly, and there will always be a day of success."

"But I can't see hope, Brother Li!"

"I can see everything now, Brother Li, I'm afraid you can see it more thoroughly. The civil and military people of the Manchu dynasty must also see it very clearly. But, they only care about themselves, how many people think about this world!"

Li Xiu is speechless. In this turbid era, if one wants to get out of the silt without being stained, one must stay away from the right and wrong of the world. Otherwise, looking at the world, few people can do it. Even if he himself is in this era, he cannot escape the vulgar .

"Your Majesty, this is just the first step. Throughout the past and present, any new emperor who hastily ascended the throne must take this step. If this step cannot be taken, everything is false!"

"Hey!"

Zhu Youjian sighed again, and after a long time, he slowly looked at Li Xiu, his brows were full of exhaustion: "Brother Li, don't worry, I understand, no matter how difficult it is, I will never give up!"

Speaking of this, Zhu Youjian suddenly smiled: "Besides, there are you, Brother Li. In today's world, I am afraid that Brother Li will help me in the future. With you supporting me, I will have more confidence!"

After finishing speaking, Zhu Youjian seemed to have remembered something, got up suddenly, picked up a few notebooks from the table, and handed them to Li Xiu.

"Brother Li, take a look, this is the memorabilia played by the counties in Beizhili in recent days. I always feel that there will be big troubles!"

Chapter 1 Refugees

After receiving the memorial book, Li Xiu flipped through it for a while, without exception, every memorial book was about refugees from the previous memorial.

Obviously, being able to report to the imperial court shows that the number of refugees is definitely not small.

As for the origin of the refugees, Li Xiu didn't even bother to look at them. After spending so long in the refugee group, Li Xiu naturally knew very well the origin of the refugees.

Either a natural disaster or a man-made disaster.

Sometimes, the horror of man-made disasters is even greater than natural disasters!

In this era, even in the prosperous age recorded in history books, the existence of refugees is absolutely indispensable.

But now, this is the last year of the dynasty, there are many disadvantages, and there are many refugees, so it is not surprising. In addition, with the arrival of the Little Ice Age, natural disasters continue in various places, and the people who have lost their way of life can only choose to leave their homes and eventually become destitute. Refugees who cover their bodies and have no food to eat, coupled with the fact that people have the mentality of clinging to the crowd, naturally formed wave after wave of refugee groups.

And the corrupt government has made most of the local governments ignore the refugees and even further oppress them. In this desperate world, the poor people's way of life is gradually wiped out until a little spark Explosion, the explosion of people's desire for life.

Ever since, a single spark instantly started a prairie fire.

For a bite to eat, to survive!Coupled with the guidance of careerists.

It created the peasant army known as the rebellious bandits!

And with the plundering of these peasant armies, it further damaged the local production and construction. Even if they were encircled and suppressed in time, or were incorporated, the damage caused would not be able to recover in a short time.

And if it is not dealt with in time, the scope of the spread will expand, and the area of ​​damage will be greater, and the peasant army will become more regular and elite in the process, and the damage to the crumbling Ming Dynasty will be even greater.

History has clearly explained everything. The rotten foundation of the Ming Dynasty was corroded bit by bit in front of this endless peasant army, until it finally collapsed!The country is broken and the king is dead.

From then on, the land of China began a dark and tragic history that lasted for hundreds of years.

As thoughts circulated, Li Xiu slowly put down the memorial: "If the imperial court's disaster relief is unfavorable, within ten days, civil uprisings will definitely occur!"

"However, it takes several days for the farthest places to reach the capital, even in Beizhili. This time, it can't be said that the civil unrest has started, and the disaster victims gathered in various places in Beizhili, I'm afraid it's also a ball of gunpowder, which will explode at any time, and it will shake up the capital if it can't be finished, Your Majesty, you have to make preparations in advance."

Between the words, Li Xiu couldn't help being a little puzzled. In this period of history, there didn't seem to be any major turmoil near the capital. The peasant uprising broke out in an all-round way. It was only a year or two later. How could it be this situation now...

Hearing Li Xiu's words, Zhu Youjian was not surprised. He nodded, but he also felt helpless. Many facts are like this. He knows the consequences, but he wants to change, but there are many resistances.

The same is true for disaster relief!

Zhu Youjian was silent for a while, then looked at Li Xiu, and changed the topic: "I have ordered the household department to arrange relief as soon as possible, but even if I squeeze out a little money and food for relief, I am afraid that not many will actually reach the victims... ..."

"The civil uprising is probably inevitable!"

Speaking of this, Zhu Youjian paused for a while, and then looked at Li Xiudao: "Is the Yongwei Battalion useful now?"

Hearing this, Li Xiu pondered for a moment before saying:

"Your Majesty, is he going to lead the army to suppress the civil uprising?"

"Correct."

Zhu Youjian nodded: "As you said just now, Brother Li, there are too many victims, and a little carelessness will cause great turmoil. Once there is a change, it must be resolved in a short time. There is really no confidence in ethics.”

"Moreover, the guards in various places have long been corrupted, and their combat effectiveness is also worrying..."

"But once the Yongwei Battalion leaves... Also, the civil and military forces of the Outer Dynasty may not let the Yongwei Battalion leave Beijing so easily."

"Brother Li here, you don't have to worry, Wei Zhongxian won't be able to jump up and down. If it's civil and military outside the dynasty, they won't obstruct my decision too much..."

After listening to Zhu Youjian's narration, Li Xiu realized instantly that he had neglected that Zhu Youjian had just ascended the throne, and whether it was the eunuchs, Donglin, or other civil and military officials, they wanted to be the new emperor. When leaving a good impression in front of him so that the new emperor can reuse him, how can he not give the new emperor a little face!

"In this case……"

Thoughts flashed by, Li Xiu pondered for a moment, and then slowly said: "At the end, there are two proposals!"

"Brother Li, just say it!"

"First, regardless of civil uprising or not, the victims must be resettled. Otherwise, even if one group is suppressed, the next group will appear, and the damage caused to various places is far beyond the amount of money and food. made up for."

"Your Majesty can send capable people to reassess the acres of Huangzhuang. With the current acres of Huangzhuang and the reclamation of wasteland, at least hundreds of thousands of victims can be easily resettled."

"Furthermore, Huangzhuang is under the direct control of His Majesty, and the life and death of eunuchs are also in His Majesty's control. No one can stop His Majesty. In this way, it is better to concentrate our efforts. As long as His Majesty sends competent people to strictly supervise and guard them, they will be killed if they need to be killed." , the distribution of relief money and food will not save one out of ten!"

"Coupled with the fact that the imperial court has strictly ordered all localities to provide relief and resettlement for the victims, some problems can be solved anyway. With this two-pronged approach, the source of the victims can also be solved a lot."

"Secondly, the general wants to take advantage of this opportunity to select young adults from among the victims to fill up the brave guard camp..."

After the words fell, Zhu Youjian was silent for a long time before he said: "The problem of Huangzhuang is easy to solve, but whether it is to resettle the people or take the opportunity to expand the Yongwei camp, money and food are a big problem."

"If you want to help the common people, the last general doesn't have a good solution, but if you choose the strong to enter the Yongwei camp, you don't need much money and food."

Hearing this, Zhu Youjian was a little surprised. You must know that the Yongwei Battalion adopts a recruitment system, and in addition to the special status of the emperor's pro-army, the monthly military salary is not a small amount.

"The idea of ​​the last general is that the establishment of the Yongwei Battalion will remain unchanged. All the young and strong selected this time will be used as auxiliary soldiers without military pay, but they will be trained as regular soldiers, and then a promotion system will be adopted in the Yongwei Battalion. , Elimination and promotion every month. In this way, while stabilizing the morale of the army and maintaining combat effectiveness, it can also save the military salary of the auxiliary soldiers. They only need to consume three meals a day, which saves a lot of expenses. "

"In the future, if there is a need, we can expand our army and prepare for war anytime and anywhere!"

"Okay, I have agreed to the matter of the brave guard camp. Brother Li, you can go ahead and do it. I will find a way to resettle the victims."

After finishing speaking, Zhu Youjian looked out of the hall, and said again: "Take Fengzi there too, and train yourself a bit. This side of the palace, Brother Li, don't worry, I will make arrangements..."

"The last will obey."

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Chapter 1 The Essence of the Peasant Army

"His Majesty agreed to let me go back to the camp?"

Erwazi followed behind Li Xiu in a desperate manner, and couldn't wait to confirm again.

"Yes, go gather soldiers and return to camp!"

"Good Le!"

"But brother Xiu, where are you going, aren't you going back to the camp?"

"I've been wanting to go to the arsenal of the inner palace. It's rare to enter the palace today, so I might as well go and have a look."

"Hurry up and gather your soldiers and return to the camp. If there are no accidents, we will go out in a few days. Your kid has been abandoned here for so long, so don't make trouble for me then!"

"Going out? Where are you going?"

"Just like last time!"

"Last time? How long has it been? What happened again!"

"In this world, there are too many people who can't survive!"

Li Xiu waved his hand, apparently he didn't want to say more. In fact, although he was quite interested in conquests on the battlefield, he was not much less confident than General Gu, but he really had no interest in suppressing the uprising of the peasant army.

Throughout the past and present, any peasant army can be described in four words at the beginning of the uprising!

That's the mob!

No, not even the mob.

After all, it wasn't until they really couldn't survive, and few dared to engage in the business of rebellion and decapitation.

They are all hungry, dying, holding wooden sticks and walking sticks, a vast piece of walking corpses, with no hope of surviving, fighting with the crowd, without any discipline, and there is no organization, let alone any military strategy. This is what almost all Peasant Army uprisings look like at the beginning of their lives, Dao said.

To deal with this so-called rebel army, you don't even need any elite troops. As for the three or five brave fighters, bring dozens or hundreds of slightly organized soldiers, and a shock will be a massacre!A so-called big victory!

But the funny thing is, it is this kind of existence that can collapse at the touch of a button, often under the herd mentality of people, it can quickly bring countless refugees together. This is how the peasant armies that cost hundreds of thousands in history were formed in this way.

Although this kind of peasant army is nothing to worry about, once the peasant army has overcome its initial fragility, experienced a few wars, and after a transformation like raising Gu, some elite backbones will naturally be born.

When there is both quality and quantity, and there is no need to consider any development of people's livelihood, it will soon cause chaos and become a confidant of the imperial court.

The fact is often so helpless. Today's Ming Dynasty, before it can solve the root cause of the civil unrest, it can only solve the peasant army itself, and it must be solved as soon as possible!

"call……"

Taking a long breath, Li Xiu looked around, and was about to go towards the arsenal of the inner palace, but a call from a distance made him stop, and when he looked around, he saw surrounded by several eunuchs, Cao Huachun, who has been promoted to the admiral of the East Factory, is coming quickly.

"General Li!"

"Director Cao!"

Cao Huachun glanced at Erwazi, who was gathering soldiers, and asked, "Is Xu Qianhu planning to withdraw from the palace?"

"Yes, Your Majesty has ordered."

"Eunuch Cao, are you going to visit His Majesty?"

"This is not General Li, you were assassinated by the traitors of the White Lotus Sect before. Your Majesty knew about it and ordered Dongchang to investigate clearly. Now you are going to report to Your Majesty..."

Hearing this, Li Xiu was also interested and asked about it, but the result did not exceed his expectations.

The reason why he handed over Tang Liancheng and others to Dongchang was to use Dongchang's sharp blade to teach the White Lotus Sect a lesson for himself, so as not to keep an eye on him.