Xiong Wencan arrived in Beijing earlier than expected. He first met Sun Chengzong, Shen Yongmao, Mao Wenlong and others and entered the palace late at night.

In the side hall of Jingyang Palace, there were bright lights, and there were beating flames around them, and a few figures flashed and shaking.

Several large tables were spliced ​​in the room, and then a huge map depicting the Ming Dynasty and the surroundings. However, the Ming Dynasty, the islands to the east, the islands in the South China Sea and the countries in the southeast were relatively detailed, while the other north, the west of the desert were almost blank.

Shen Yongmao stood on the right side of Zhu Xu, looking at the map excitedly and said, "Your Majesty, this was made by the Ministry of War this year, and it has covered all the territory of our Ming Dynasty and the surrounding areas."

This map is too big and covers too big, not in ancient times!

Zhu Xu looked around, nodded slightly, and said, "Although it is a little rough, it finally has it. In the future, we will slowly refine it and make a complete map of our Ming Dynasty." Although this is said, Zhu Xu hopes to be a world map, which is unlikely to be now. When the sea trade reaches a certain level, it will naturally come.

Sun Chengzong and Mao Wenlong were also staring at the map. Although they had seen it many times, they still felt shocked when they looked at it again.

The territory of the Ming Dynasty has exceeded that of the time when Taizu was first founded, and it is much larger than that of Yongle. Without looking at this map, it is really hard for them to imagine how big the Ming Dynasty was!

Zhu Xu was also in a hurry, and the small flame of ambition in his heart was beating and it was difficult to curb.

The north is basically blank, and the territory of various Mongolian tribes, the tentacles of the Russian Empire have not yet been born. Japan is now more than 100 vassal states, and is now jumping up and down, claiming to enter the country to pay tribute, while making small moves. In addition, there is the Southeast Peninsula. Among the several countries, Myanmar is the most dishonest, disobeying the Yin and Yang, and is attacking each other with three swords.

These Zhu Xu had a vague plan in his mind. He grabbed the corner of the table with both hands and said, "The map is here. Tell me about the plan of the Ministry of War."

Sun Chengzong glanced at Shen Yongmao and signaled him to say.

Shen Yongmao turned sideways to Zhu Xu and said, "Emperor, I currently have twenty-one provinces in the Ming Dynasty, including Korqin, North Korea, Satsuma, etc. The registered troops are 328, plus others, and the total number is more than 4.2 million, including more than 400,000 in the six provinces in Shaanxi and western China, 350,000 in the southern war zones such as Yunnan and Nan, 260,000 in Liaodong, the navy has expanded to 120,000, and the new recruit battalion currently has 60,000 in the registered troops, 40,000 in the service this year, and plans to recruit 60,000 next year..."

Zhu Xu listened quietly. The current military system of the Ming Dynasty was much more refreshing than before the Age of the Revelation, and it was clear at a glance.

"Tell me about your streamlining plan." Zhu Xu said.

The Ministry of War has been planning for a long time. Shen Yongmao said: "Emperor, the situation in Liaodong has basically stabilized. With the Tainingwei of Zu Dashou and the cavalry of Korqin, coupled with the pressure from our Ming Dynasty, Chahar does not dare to offend our Ming Dynasty for the time being. Therefore, I plan to reduce the army of Liaodong to less than 100,000, and it is best to keep it at about 80,000. The six provinces in Shaanxi and western China have been reduced at present, and the number of people migrated is increasing, so the harm is not great. The scale of war in Gansu and other towns this year is not large. I suggest that the number of troops be reduced to about 150,000. Annan has been recovered, and other countries have been deterred and dare not act rashly. In the southern war zone, I propose to keep the number at about 120,000. Other places have reduced the total of about 260,000. The scale of the navy is the most appropriate..."

Zhu Xu frowned from time to time as he listened to Shen Yongmao's words.

According to Shen Yongmao, the Ming army will be greatly reduced, and the number of retained is about less than two million. The reduction is the standing army, and the troops in the Governor's Office are retained. This shows that Sun Chengzong and others have an extremely optimistic estimate of the situation around the Ming Dynasty, and only considers dealing with the domestic situation, and have almost no "thoughts and ideas" to the outside world.

This also made Zhu Xu look at the conservative mentality of the court again, especially the military.

The purpose of disarmament was not only due to financial problems, but Zhu Xu also hoped to lead the Ming army to undergo changes. Now is the critical moment of the transition from the cold weapon era to the hot weapon era. The Ming Dynasty must be at the forefront of the world, with elite military power, high mobility, and gun cooperation as the main goals. However, Sun Chengzong and others did not seem to have realized that even though there have been several extremely significant examples of wars in the past.

‘It seems that not only the court needs to change, but the military also needs to move…’

Zhu Xu felt thoughtful, but he didn't speak immediately. After Shen Yongmao finished speaking, he said, "Tell me about your specific methods."

Shen Yongmao did not speak this time and looked at Sun Chengzong.

Sun Chengzong turned to Zhu Xu and said, "Emperor, except for overseas provinces such as Liaodong, Old Port, Luzon, and other provinces, ministers and others plan to merge the garrisons in various places and form a large camp, crossing each other, and be responsible for guarding the two provinces, such as the two western camps in Shaanxi, Shanxi, Shanxi, Jiangsu, and Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, etc., which can not only ensure the safety of the local area, but also save financial expenditures..."

"In other words, there are only nine battalions on the land, how many troops are there in each battalion?" Zhu Xu said with a normal expression.

"Fifty thousand." Sun Chengzong said: "In addition, the governor's offices in various places, ministers and others plan to streamline and remove miscellaneous soldiers. Just like the "New Policy", they carefully sort out the military orders to ensure that the military orders are unobstructed."

Although Sun Chengzong and the Ministry of War did not reach the height that Zhu Xu wanted, the overall plan was consistent, and such a arrangement was not bad. However, as the disaster worsened, I don’t know how many variables there were, and the regular army that the court could call could not be stretched!

"What's going on in the recruit camp?" Zhu Xu looked at Shen Yongmao.

Shen Yongmao said, "There are currently six new recruits, in He, South, Shan, West, Jiang, Su and other places. Ten thousand people retire every year. If the court needs it, it can summon 300,000 people in one month, or even more. Graduates of the Royal Military Academy must stay in the new recruits for more than one year before they can be transferred and promoted. At present, more than a thousand people have been flooded among the army across the country..."

Zhu Xu nodded, pondered for a moment, and said, "It's not enough. The new recruit battalion should be expanded and doubled. The new recruit battalion should be self-sufficient. The imperial government's allocation should be reduced. Survival of the fittest cannot be ambiguous..."

The recruits will occupy a large piece of land, which is enough for them to eat and drink.

"Yes." Shen Yongmao responded and said: "Your Majesty, I will submit the specific memorial on the Ministry of War on the military reform as soon as possible. The problem now is the Navy."

Speaking of this, Xiong Wencan, who had been unable to get involved, looked slightly tight and quickly raised his hand and said, "Your Majesty, although there are 120,000 under the jurisdiction of the Navy, 60,000 were stationed in the old port in Luzon, and there were also various bases, especially North Korea, Satsuma, and Ryukyu. Taiwan, Annan is another part of the Navy. The number of real naval being used for dispatch is less than 50,000..."

As soon as Xiong Wencan said something, Sun Chengzong and Shen Yongmao looked at him.

They all believe that disarmament is the established plan of the emperor and the court, and the role of the navy has been greatly weakened, so there should not be so many soldiers.

The Ming Dynasty now had to walk on two legs, one was the army and the other was the navy, especially the navy and Zhu Xu's key support. Not only could it not be reduced, but the investment should continue to increase!

Zhu Xu took all the expressions of the group of people, thought for a while, and said, "The Navy is currently weak. The Western Barbarians will not retaliate if they will take revenge. Now they cannot be released from Nanshan. Luzon, the old port has just surrendered and cannot be abandoned. The number of the Navy is still a little small. The Navy is allowed to have a base to recruit new recruits to train the Navy. The total size of the Navy is controlled at about 200,000!"

Sun Chengzong and others were about to speak, but Zhu Xu waved his hand and said, "This matter is settled."

After Zhu Xu finished speaking, no one in the room spoke. Zhu Xu's military ability and prestige made them unable to argue.

Xiong Wencan was overjoyed and said with a tighter expression: "I obey the order."

Zhu Xu looked at the map, pondered for a while, and said, "I don't object to the camp you mentioned, but I need to plan carefully and write a detailed note for me. I have to consider it again... What do you think about the Military Palace and the Ministry of War?"

In order to control military power, the Ming Dynasty used the Five Army Protectorate to command troops since its founding, and the Ministry of War sent troops to divide the military power into two parts, focusing on the emperor. Zhu Xu later changed the military power, probably following this idea, setting up a military palace to command troops and the Ministry of War to dispatch troops, but because the Ministry of War had been strong for a long time, the military palace was almost hanging in the air.

Sun Chengzong, Shen Yongmao, Mao Wenlong and others were all stunned. Sun Chengzong, who was familiar with Zhu Xu, was shocked.

Sun Chengzong said with a frown slightly, "What does the emperor mean?"

Zhu Xu tapped the table with his fingers. He could already predict the attitudes of these people, but he still wanted to push them, saying, "Now my Ming Dynasty is unprecedentedly large, and the Ministry of War is very weak in the court. Do you think you want to change?"

Since ancient times, dynasties have always valued culture over military affairs, or suppressed martial arts. The Ming Dynasty was better, but the Song Dynasty was a strange thing.

Sun Chengzong knew that Zhu Xu was 'good martial arts' and said sincerely, "Your Majesty, I believe that it is necessary for the Ministry of War to be controlled. If the Ministry of War is promoted, it will probably cause unstable state in the court."

Zhu Xu listened and nodded slightly.

Sun Chengzong's concerns are reasonable. The impact of the strong Ministry of War on the court is immeasurable, and the development direction is unpredictable, so we need to be extremely cautious.

Whether on land or on sea, the opponents faced by the Ming Dynasty were very strong and could never be defeated. If they were defeated, they would be abandoned by this world!

Building a strong maritime country and a strong land country is Zhu Xu's major goal. Even in this difficult situation, he will do whatever he wants!

Zhu Xu stood up, held his hands behind his back, and slowly pondered in his heart.

In the Ming Dynasty, literati were in power, and both government and military affairs were controlled by literati. Their general view was that "small wealth is at ease", they had no enterprising spirit, and their strategic vision was also focused on "China".

"I plan to set up a Grand Marshal's Mansion,"

Zhu Xu looked at the faces of several people and said, "The combat department, commander, staff department, logistics department, equipment department, etc., will lead our Ming army, navy and other troops, and the Ministry of War breaks free and is only responsible for daily affairs. What do you think?"

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