Zhennan Hou Mansion.▲∴▲∴,

Liu Jun accompanied Li Hui and had just finished her pregnancy test. Li Hui was already in May, with a bulge of lower abdomen. During her pregnancy, her appetite increased greatly and she became much more plump.

"Prince, the princess is in good health and the fetus is also healthy. It would be better to be careful to walk properly." The imperial doctor said with a smile.

Liu Jun nodded, held Li Hui's hand, and said to her, "Did you hear that? You should practice Tai Chi with me in the future. When your son is born, he will be a master of Tai Chi. Also, this is your first child, so you can't make up too much, otherwise the child will not be born, Doctor Wang, you said right?"

"The prince is right. It is necessary to take appropriate supplements during pregnancy, but it cannot be done, especially for the first child. It is best to take appropriate supplements and exercise appropriately." Doctor Wang is a master of obstetrics in the palace. "I will prescribe a recipe for my wife later. It will be healthier to eat according to this recipe during pregnancy."

"It's my fault that Imperial Doctor Wang has succeeded. I will prepare ink for Imperial Doctor Wang, and then I will pack the jade cup in my study to give it to Imperial Doctor Wang for thanking me."

After sitting with Li Hui for a while, Liu Jun went to see Doctor Wang leave and returned to the study.

"Entertainment Father, Adjutant Luo is here."

"Call him in."

Adjutant of intelligence Luo Ping'an shouted a report outside the door and came in.

"Sit." Liu Jun signaled him to sit down opposite him, "Ping An, what's going on in western Liaoning now?"

Luo Ping'an sat straight and full of the heroic martial arts of an excellent Chu army. "Return to the prince, we have strengthened our supervision of western Liaoning. Wu Sangui has led his headquarters to Guangning, and Zu Dashou has also returned to Jinzhou. Now Mrs. Qin has officially established a town in Ningyuan."

"What did Admiral Wu do after returning to Guangning?"

"I'm busy restoring Guangning City, and I'm busy making deals with the Mongolians and the Qing army."

"I don't object to his transactions. After all, the imperial court gave 60,000 troops to Jinzhou and Guangning towns, but they raised 100,000 troops, and the pressure was still very high." Liu Jun smiled, Wu Sangui and Zu Dashou had previously collected defeated troops in western Liaoning and recruited troops, and the two towns had 100,000 troops.

The intention is still very obvious. I want to maintain control over western Liaoning. This is also a practice outside the pass. Since Li Chengliang, western Liaoning has been in a trend of warlordization, and many generals have appeared. Li Chengliang's Liaodong Group, Mao Wenlong's Dongjiang Group, and later Zu Dashou and Wu Sangui's Guanning Group.

Although the Guanning Group has been severely weakened to this day, they still want to maintain this transcendent position in western Liaoning.

One hundred thousand soldiers. If it were in the past, it was indeed a good capital. Unfortunately, in Liu Jun's opinion, one hundred thousand soldiers were just a joke.

An old army lacking artillery and muskets, with only a small number of elite servants, most of them are new recruits, some miscellaneous soldiers, lacking equipment and training. What's more, this is a unit without its own logistics equipment guaranteed. They rely entirely on the supply of the court.

In the past, when the imperial court could only rely on them to resist the Qing army, they naturally responded to their requests, including food, pay, and cannons. However, now, with the rise of the Chu army and after entering the capital, the Guanning army had become an insignificant force.

Now, Shanhaiguan and Ningyuan have been infiltrated by Liu Jun. What threat does the so-called 100,000 Liao soldiers hanging alone in western Liaoning?

As long as he cuts off his salary, he will be defeated without attacking.

Wu Sangui did not act rashly in western Liaoning, but he was very aware of the current affairs.

Since that's the case, Liu Jun doesn't want to force him too much.

"The Liaohai has frozen, so let Wu Sangui send someone to Ningyuan to receive the food and wages." But Liu Jun did not plan to give it to Qi, "The food and wages are given to 60,000 people, and it cannot be given enough, so give them 60%."

The Liaoxi Army is like a guardian hawk. You can't be hungry, as it will devour the master if you're hungry. You can't be too full, and you can't command it if you're too full. It's just right that it won't go up or down.

On that day, Liu Jun joined the cabinet director for the first time.

Now Liu Jun is a member of the government, a senior minister of the cabinet, and a governor of Zhili. It can be said that this is quite rare. However, at present, the young master succeeds to the throne, and the original chief minister has just committed a serious crime and hangs himself. The situation in the court really requires these three ministers of regent.

Wu Yan became the chief minister and was appointed as the Minister of Rites. Liu Zongzhou became the Minister of Works.

The three ministers of the resolute resignation were all joined to the cabinet, which was also to better assist in the administration.

The cabinet yamen is in the imperial city, and the important yamen in the capital are all located here, including the cabinet, six ministries and various temples. The original Five Army Governor's Office is also located here, and now the Five Army Governor's Office has been officially changed to the Privy Council.

Liu Jun's public housing in the cabinet was ready, there was a good general office, and seven or eight officials were also equipped to assist in the office.

Although there is a Prime Minister's Office above the cabinet and a Military Affairs Office, and all the ministers in charge have joined the cabinet. However, there are still differences between the cabinet and the Prime Minister's Office, and each has its own responsibilities.

The biggest difference between the Cabinet and the Prime Minister is that the Cabinet has the right to read the memorials first, while the Prime Minister is the read the memorials later. Compared with later generations, the Cabinet is equivalent to the mayor, while the Prime Minister is equivalent to the secretary. For specific matters, the Cabinet has the power to reject the matters, but in the end, the Prime Minister has the power to reject it.

Six Cabinet Grand Secretary gathered, and it was already the twelfth lunar month. Over the past period of time, all places have been relatively stable.

Wu Yan glanced at everyone and announced: "Let's discuss matters."

In the hall, in addition to the six cabinet ministers, there are also several officials, all holding pens, responsible for recording meetings, and responding to questions and answers on some specific matters.

"Today's discussion, we will focus on the candidates for many newly established positions in the Ministry of War and the Privy Council. The Ministry of War and the Ministry of Personnel have already prepared a list, and we need to discuss it. Finally, the vote is to be submitted to the Prime Minister's Office."

Liu Jun coughed, "I'll throw my bricks and attract jade first. I've read these two lists of the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of War. I have a little supplementary opinion. It is important to use civil servants to control martial arts, but the Ministry of War and the Privy Council are military and political systems after all. If they only choose civil servants, especially the young civil servants who are only twenty or thirty years old on their recommended list, some of them have only been a Jinshi for three or five years, and they don't even have any experience related to the army. How can they join the Ministry of War and the Privy Council?"

"The internal and external military situation in the Ming Dynasty is still very tense. Some civil officials and even generals with rich experience must be used. After all, no matter what, winning the war is the most important thing."

"I would like to recommend a few candidates here. I would like to recommend Wu Xiang, the Minister of the Ministry of War, Zu Dashou, the Army Commander, Zheng Zhilong, the Navy Commander, and Zhao Shun, the General Equipment Commander."

"I would like to recommend Fu Shan as the Chief of General Staff at the Privy Council."

Although Liu Jun is a new member of the cabinet, he is already ranked third among the six major ministers, only behind the first time he is in the cabinet, and even higher than the other three group assistants who have been in the cabinet for more than two years. Especially, he is still one of the three major ministers of life, so his words are still very substantial.

Wu Yan glanced at the others, "What do you have any opinions on the recommendation of the prince?"

"Let me say a few words first." Liu Zongzhou spoke slowly, "In the past, we won fewer and more defeats, whether against the Eastern Barbarians or the convex bandits. Why? I think what the prince said was very reasonable. We cannot stick to the ancestor system and emphasize the use of civil war. After all, we have to be pointed out by experts. Using civil war should be the commander and supervisor of civil officials, rather than replacing the command of military generals. The combat command power must also be given to military generals. The Ministry of War and the Privy Council, the Secretary of the Later Minister and Privy Council should certainly be held by civil officials, but the newly established official positions, commanders of various military branches, and commanders of each war army, at least those civil and military officials who have had experience as governors or generals of military towns should be appointed, better."

"Wu Xiang, Zu Dashou, Zheng Zhilong and Fu Shan have all served as generals and have rich experience in front-line command and combat. I think it is very suitable for the positions they have recommended. At present, it is time not to stick to the rules and regulations of the past, and to pacify internal and external wars outside the pass and Central Plains as soon as possible is the first priority."

No one in the hall has ever heard of Zhao Shun recommended by Liu Jun. No one knows that Zhao Shun recommended by Liu Jun was actually just a firearm craftsman. Later, he defected to Liu Jun and became the craftsman of Liu Jun's firearm yard, and now he has become the head of the entire Chu army military system.

Liu Jun proposed that Zhao Shun be the chief of the General Equipment Director of the Ministry of War, not only to promote his own people, but to have longer-term plans.

This time, the adjustment of the Ministry of War and the Privy Council has led to a large number of senior positions vacant.

Liu Jun only recommended a few candidates and left many places for others.

"The Chief of General Staff of the Privy Council, the commander of the Five Armies in the Front, Back, Left and Right, the general equipment of the Ministry of War, the general logistics, the commander of the Army, the Navy, etc. are all senior and practical positions at the level of the Minister of the Secretariat."

"I recommend Zhu Dadian to serve as the commander of the former army."

"I recommend Wang Qiaonian as commander of the rear army."

"I recommend Ding Qirui as commander of the Left Army."

"I recommend Chen Qiyu as commander of the Right Army."

"I recommend Fu Zonglong as commander of the Central Army."

Basically, every Grand Secretary has his own recommended candidates, plus the candidates recommended by the Minister of Personnel, Minister of War, etc., there are basically several candidates for each position.

The Cabinet Grand Secretary discussed for a long time, but in fact they coordinated and compromised each other. In the end, the candidates for various important positions in the Ministry of War and the Privy Council were decided.

Chen Xinjia was still the Minister of War, and Fan Jingwen was the Privy Councilor.

Zu Dashou was appointed commander of the Army of the Ministry of War, commander of Zheng Zhilong's Navy. Wu Xiang was appointed director of the General Logistics Department, and Zhao Shun was appointed director of the General Equipment Department.

Fu Shan was appointed Chief of Staff, Fu Zonglong was appointed Commander of the Central Army, Ding Qirui was appointed Commander of the Left Army, Chen Qiyu was appointed Commander of the Central Army, Zhu Dadian was appointed Commander of the Front Army, and Wang Qiaonian was appointed Commander of the Later Army.

Since most of these officials are the generals of governors from all over the country, there are many local governors and vacancies, which are arranged to take over by those who have not been selected.

"I propose to merge Liaodong and Liaoxi into a military region, Henan and Shandong into a military region. Denglai Town, the former Liaodong Military Region, was transferred to Shandong, Liaoxi and Liaodong into the military region outside the pass, and Henan and Shandong were merged into the Central Plains Military Region, each with a governor. Shanxi and Zhili were merged into a military region, and each was appointed as the governor of Zhili. Outside the pass, the Central Plains and Zhili were each established with a governor. Each of the six provinces only retained one governor and one patrol." (To be continued.)

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Chapter completed!