Chapter 355 A Group of Slaves
Mo Zhan returned home and changed his clothes.
Jiang picked up the clothes he had changed out of and smelled a bloody smell. There were also some stains on the clothes. She asked, "They said that the uncle killed many people?"
"Yeah!" said Mo Zhan.
"I also heard that the uncle has offended many people..."
"Ok!"
"Then...will there be a lot of trouble in the future?" Jiang was worried.
Mo Zhan turned around and said, "Mom, is it better to be offended by others, or to offend others?"
Jiang was stunned. "Then... then of course it's better to be offended by others. No, it's best not to offend anyone."
"Master wants to do something big, but how can you accomplish something big without offending people?" Mo Zhan frowned, "Mom, I will follow Master south in a few days."
"Going on a long journey? What are you going to do?"
"kill!"
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"Instead of waiting for the other party to take action, it is better for us to strike first. No one expected that His Majesty would choose to take action at this time, and those people were caught off guard." Jiang Qingzhi said with a smile.
Jiang Qingzhi and Xia Yan were drinking tea in the study.
"It seems that you respect His Majesty very much?" Xia Yan said with a smile.
"Look at the history books, Lord Xia. The emperors of all dynasties were either reckless or overly cautious, which made people feel at a loss. But Your Majesty is different. He seems to be confined in the West Garden, but he has never given up.
Over the years, His Majesty has been watching from the sidelines. He has a deep understanding of the current problems of the Ming Dynasty. Once he decides to do something, he will not hesitate and will never look back. Such an emperor... If you compare him with the emperors of the former Song Dynasty, you will know how rare he is. "
A thorough cleansing of the Beijing Guards is also a gift from the Taoist to those people.
"They poisoned the prince, and your majesty has captured the imperial guards. If those people dare to push too far, or dare to take risks, the imperial guards will be a sword hanging over their heads!" Xia Yan said, "Your majesty must be feeling very happy at this moment."
"Yes, I even drank some morning wine." Jiang Qingzhi looked miserable. He really didn't like drinking in broad daylight. It made him feel uncomfortable.
"Boy, this is trustworthy." Xia Yan said with a smile: "Yan Song and others must be envious of this. By the way, I went to find out before. The Japanese pirates in the southeast have been quite fierce recently. They have broken through many places in Taizhou Prefecture. The local guards have no way to deal with it."
"Anything else?" Jiang Qingzhi yawned.
"The leader is said to be a woman."
Jiang Qingzhi was stunned, and immediately thought of that Qingmu Yishan.
That guy is just a gigolo, but the woman is from a prominent family, and it is said that there are thousands of warriors in her family. This boast certainly cannot fool Jiang Qingzhi, thousands of warriors are probably thousands of young and strong farmers!
"After you clean up the Beijing guards, how will the soldiers view you? When you arrive in the southeast, will the local officials make things difficult for you? Will the local guards pretend to obey you but actually disobey you? Qingzhi, be careful!"
Jiang Qingzhi slept until the afternoon. When he woke up, he found Li Tian packing his luggage.
"There are still a few days left, there's no rush." Jiang Qingzhi yawned.
"Clean up early to avoid missing anything." Li Tian and Huang Yan'er were busy. Seeing that he could not help, Jiang Qingzhi walked out of the bedroom.
There were more fallen leaves in the courtyard under the autumn wind, and two maids were sweeping.
Jiang Qingzhi shouted: "Duoduo."
"Meow!"
There was a cat's meow above my head, and then I felt a weight on my shoulders.
Jiang Qingzhi touched Duoduo's back and went to the front to look for food.
Xu Wei and Hu Zongxian were drinking, and when they saw him coming, they stood up and saluted.
"Drink yours." Jiang Qingzhi wanted to vomit when he saw the alcohol.
"The Jinyiwei and the Eastern Depot were mobilized in large numbers and arrested many people. In addition, the property seized from the house searches was paraded through the city in large carts. It seems that our Majesty wants to kill people and destroy their hearts." Xu Wei sighed.
"In addition, Yan Xu came to apologize earlier, saying that two generals from the Huben Zuowei were involved in the case." Seeing Jiang Qingzhi stunned, Hu Zongxian explained, "Some of the arrested generals from the Beijing Guard gave them away."
"No matter how harsh the measures are, they can't curb people's greed." Jiang Qingzhi sat down and picked up a pie. "Only two is already good."
Before the meal was finished, someone came from the palace.
"Your Majesty asked Lord Bo to inspect the imperial guards."
The eunuch said this and glanced at Jiang Qingzhi with fear in his eyes.
"I'll be there right away." Jiang Qingzhi stuffed the rest of the pie into his mouth and drank a bowl of mutton soup.
The guards in the capital looked like a group of beggars at this moment.
Jiang Qingzhi inspected the area along the way, accompanied by members of the Imperial Guard.
"After this morning, all the guards have been very well behaved."
Most of the remaining members of the Beijing Guards were ordinary soldiers, and the purge had little to do with them.
No, it does matter.
When Jiang Qingzhi saw those old and weak soldiers, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
These people will be returned to the Ministry of War, and the Ministry of War will know how to place them... let them farm, or do other things.
Jiang Qingzhi felt that the military household system was worth discussing.
According to the rules of the Ming Dynasty, once you join the army, you will be a soldier until you die, and your descendants will be soldiers too.
Joining the army became a hereditary profession, and when the status of military men declined, military households became a class of lowly people.
Then something even more disastrous than what happened in the previous Song Dynasty happened...the army was reduced to slaves.
Although the status of warriors was low in the early Song Dynasty, at least they were not reduced to slavery.
Even at the end of the Song Dynasty, the combat effectiveness of the Song army was more or less maintained.
At the end of the Ming Dynasty, no matter who the Ming army faced, peasant army or the Qing army, it would almost collapse at the first touch.
"This is not the army!" Jiang Qingzhi shook his head.
"What is that?" asked the Jinyiwei.
"slave!"
Jiang Qingzhi turned his horse around and said, "Let's go to Xiyuan!" The Jinyiwei people shouted, "My Lord, there are still most of the Beijing guards who haven't been checked yet!"
"No need to read."
Without the ambitious leader, the group of slaves were like a flock of sheep in a pen, and they dared only to stare blankly in the camp.
"Slave?" It looked like the Taoist priest had just woken up and was a little slow to react.
"Yes." Jiang Qingzhi said, "When the generals left, the soldiers looked dumbfounded. I could not see any life in their eyes, only dead silence. Your Majesty, what is the use of such guards?"
Emperor Jiajing said slowly: "Slow down and tell me in detail."
"Military households are a big problem!" Jiang Qingzhi said, "The military household system brought many benefits to the Ming Dynasty at the beginning of the founding of the country, but as the status of military men was suppressed, the military household system, which was once a popular system, became a lowly system. Your Majesty, can the Ming Dynasty count on a group of soldiers who... think they are slaves to defend their country?"
"No!" Jiang Qingzhi said angrily, "Once people think they will never make it, they will choose to become numb and even degenerate."
Seeing that he was furious, Dao Ye smiled and said, "Give Long Wei Bur a cup of cold tea."
"I have always felt that the Huben Zuowei was lacking something. Today, when I saw those numb soldiers, I suddenly realized it. What they lack is spirit and energy, and what they lack is the soul for fighting!"
Jiang Qingzhi took the herbal tea and drank it all. "An army that doesn't know why it's fighting may be powerful, but it will be short-lived."
Fighting power without motivation is doomed to fail.
Jiang Qingzhi suddenly thought of the later Russia. What did Russia rely on during World War I? It was the army that was almost composed of slaves.
Use a sea of people to overwhelm your opponent.
But the Ming army did not have the quality of fearlessness or indifference to death, so they were completely beaten into dogs at the end of the Ming Dynasty.
"Then, do you know what will happen once the military household system is abolished?" asked the Taoist priest.
Jiang Qingzhi said: "The recruitment system."
Emperor Jiajing said calmly: "Have you ever thought about the disadvantages of the recruitment system?"
“It’s easy to become a tool for ambitious people.”
"Why was An Lushan able to rebel in the Former Tang Dynasty? It was the evil result of the corruption of the military household system." Emperor Jiajing said, "After hearing what you said, I know the current drawbacks of the military household system. Qingzhi."
"Your Majesty." Jiang Qingzhi found that the Taoist priest seemed to be trying to persuade him, and he couldn't help but smile.
"Many things need to be done slowly, step by step." Emperor Jiajing said, "You are still young, and I have been in good health since I became a Taoist. Let's not rush..."
As he spoke, the Taoist ordered, "Huang Jin, bring me a few of the pills I made a while ago."
Jiang Qingzhi's face turned pale. "Your Majesty, I have something else to do. I will take my leave..."
Whoosh!
Jiang Qingzhi ran away in a flash.
Such a good elixir! Emperor Jiajing: "..."
After leaving Xiyuan, Jiang Qingzhi suddenly laughed, "Yes! I was a little impatient."
He carefully sorted out his thoughts and found that ever since he announced his identity as the "Mohist master", anxiety and pressure have been following him.
Hey!
Jiang Qingzhi slapped his forehead and said, "I'm not afraid of a bird!"
When I got home, I saw a guy I hadn't seen for a long time.
"Mr. Tang!"
Tang Shunzhi was drinking tea and chatting with Hu Zongxian. He was still wearing a patched cloth shirt and a pair of straw sandals, but his bright eyes had become even deeper.
"Uncle!"
"Call me Qingzhi!"
Hu Zongxian went out quietly. Xu Wei came back with some wine and asked, "Who's here?"
"Tang Shunzhi of Xinxue."
At this time, the laughter of Jiang Qingzhi and Tang Shunzhi came from inside. Xu Wei wondered, "Why have I never heard Uncle laugh so happily before?"
"What has Mr. Jingchuan been busy with these days?" Jiang Qingzhi asked with a smile.
"I've been traveling around the capital recently, collecting some ancient books and getting to know some people." Tang Shunzhi took a sip of tea. Even though they were the finest items in the palace, he still had no intention of enjoying them at all.
"Is there any harvest?"
Somehow, Jiang Qingzhi felt close to Tang Shunzhi when he saw him.
What he didn't know was that Tang Shunzhi was the same.
"I once heard Shen Lian say that Qingzhi thought the officers and soldiers in the capital area were weak. If the enemy army crossed the nine borders, the capital would be defenseless. So I went to take a look. It turned out to be true."
The two of them got along better and better as they talked, so much so that they continued talking even during dinner.
It was not until the evening that Tang Shunzhi got up and said goodbye.
"I will be heading south the day after tomorrow. Mr. Jingchuan is a man of both literary and martial talents. I heard that he is also good at swordsmanship and spearmanship. Would you like to go to the southeast to have a look?" Jiang Qingzhi looked at Tang Shunzhi with a sharp gaze.
"Let me go back and think about this matter."
Tang Shunzhi was staying at Shen Lian's place in the capital. After learning about this, Shen Lian said, "Jiang Qingzhi has offended the civil and military officials of the world. It is uncertain whether this trip to the south will be a good or bad one..."
Tang Shunzhi took a sip of tea and said with a smile, "Really?"
On the day of departure, Jiang Qingzhi led 1,500 cavalrymen to bid farewell to the two princes outside the city.
After giving some instructions, Jiang Qingzhi looked back at the city gate and shook his head with some regret.
"set off!"
He turned his horse around and saw a man with a bag on his back and a long sword on his waist, looking at him with a smile outside the long pavilion on the right side in front of him.
A cloth robe and a pair of straw sandals.
Outside the long pavilion, beside the ancient road, in the autumn wind, Jiang Qingzhi laughed at Tang Shunzhi.
"Together?"
"It's my wish, but I don't dare to ask for my ear!"
(End of this chapter)
