Chapter 33 I want to make our country strong!
The Forbidden Army of the Ming Dynasty was divided into the Four Guards Camp and the Warriors Camp, and Guo Rong was a member of the Warriors Camp.
Like most officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, Guo Rongzu, who was born in the military, has been a soldier of the imperial court for generations. His father was promoted to the general banner because of his meritorious service because he followed the Taifu Wang Yue to fight across the Hetao. He saved the life of the governor Zhao Fu during the battle and became a member of the warrior camp.
Guo Rong's father, Guo Yang, had been hungry for almost two days. He lay motionless on the bed and only looked at Guo Rong weakly: "Rong'er, has the court sent you rice?"
Guo Rong, who was also hungry and his steps were a bit shaky, said: "Sir, hurry up. It says that the Duke and the governors have already gone to the Ministry of War."
Guo Yang nodded and said no more.
At this time, a child's cry came from inside: "Mom, I'm hungry!"
Guo Rong looked at the old father lying on the bed and the hoarse and weak child crying, and he could only sigh helplessly for a moment.
"It's been three months, and the imperial court has been slow to issue Lumi. I'm afraid it won't be issued this time. Even if it is issued, it will only be the pepper money. Rong'er, please give me the Qianli horse that the governor rewarded you back then. Take the good horse and sell it. Starving me to death is not a big deal, but my grandson cannot starve to death!”
The old officer Guo Yang shed tears as he spoke.
Guo Rong nodded, then went to the courtyard and took out the good horse that the governor Zhao Fu had rewarded him with. He thought that he would not be able to be a real cavalryman without this good horse in the future, but Seeing how difficult the imperial court is now, Sange Lao doesn't pay much attention to armaments. He probably won't fight in the future, and selling it will probably not have any impact.
Although he comforted himself in this way, Guo Rong also had some regrets. It was not that he had not hoped to ride this good horse into the battlefield again to seize a hereditary official position.
Guo Rong led Qianli Liangju out of the door of his house, but just as he closed the door, he saw one of his generals named Liang Ze running over: "Brother Rong, my wife is about to give birth, has the imperial court's lumi increased?" , it’s okay for me to starve, but I have to use money to hire a stable mother-in-law and support my soon-to-be-born child, or you can report the news that I died of illness to the superiors, and I will go to work as a coolie outside Chongyang Gate and wait in the military camp. Starved to death!”
Liang Ze was an officer who had been following Guo Rong, and he was one of the few archers in the army who could draw a two-stone bow. Because of this, he shot two Tatars and became the chief flag officer. Guo Rong also begged the governor Zhao Fu to let him go. Liang Ze has been following him, and he hopes that one day he can lead Liang Ze to kill the enemy and make meritorious deeds again.
But now both he, the veteran cavalryman Baihu, and Liang Ze, the expert archer, have to worry about five buckets of rice.
This is also the current situation of the Ming Dynasty warriors. As the court pays more and more attention to civility and suppresses military power, although the gentry and merchants have become richer and richer, most of the Ming soldiers have begun to live in poverty. Many of them have even killed Tatars. Heroes still disappear like dust in the foothills of history, but history remembers those scholars who were good at writing and writing.
This also prompted more warriors to start engaging in other professions and even take the imperial examination in literature. Even senior military attachés had to be arty to be looked down upon. As a result, the military power of the Ming Dynasty began to decline.
Guo Rong smiled and patted Liang Ze on the shoulder: "Liang Ze, you are also a person who has killed Tatars. The dignified Lord of the Seventh Grade General Banner will work as a coolie. You will not lose your status. Don't worry, wait until I finish this. When I sell the good horse, I will share half of the money with you. You can use it and I will deduct it from your lumi when the time comes.”
Only then did Liang Ze see that Guo Rong was holding the horse that had been gifted to him by the Governor Zhao Fu. He was shocked: "Brother Rong, this was the gift given to you by the Governor Zhao Fu. Are you really going to sell it?"< br>
"What can I do if I don't sell it? I can't let my family starve to death. Come with me and take the money back home."
As soon as Guo Rong finished speaking, Liang Ze suddenly clenched his fists: "Brother Rong, I will never thank you for your kindness!"
"Why are you and my brother talking about this?" Guo Rong smiled bitterly. Just as he was about to move forward, he saw a servant from Qianhu coming on horseback: "Guo Baihu, the master has an order, and all the ministries of Qianhu should hurry up." Quickly summon the officers and soldiers from all ministries to gather at the capital commander. Your Majesty will personally distribute Lumi to us starting today. It will be distributed directly for three months and there will be year-end rewards!”
After the servant finished speaking, he rode off to inform the other hundred households.
But Guo Rong froze on the spot, unable to believe his ears.
It was Liang Ze who reminded him with a surprised look on his face: "Brother Rong, the court has given out rice! But what is the year-end reward? Is it necessary to pay more attention to it?" Guo Rong finally came back to his senses, and couldn't help but have a look on his face. There was a look of joy: "This must be the meaning. Since the imperial court is going to distribute Lumi, Liang Ze, please go and tell the brothers and ask them to gather at my place. I will take them to His Majesty to receive Lumi!"
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At that time.
Zhu Houzhao was already sitting on the high platform of the military camp, and drums were beating on the high platform, and officers and soldiers gathered from all sides one after another.
The commanders of each battalion took their officers and soldiers to stand in sequence, and each of them looked expectantly at their Ming Emperor Zhu Houzhao.
Zhu Houzhao was also looking at them.
From the cheeks and eyes of many older officers and soldiers, Zhu Houzhao could see some of the bravery in the past fighting. Some people still have scars on their faces, and it is not known whether they were left in that battle, and some were knifed. There is still a chip at the tip, and I don't know how many enemy heads were chopped off before the chip became chipped.
Although the army of the Ming Dynasty experienced the setbacks of civil forts, it also experienced the desperate struggle to defend Beijing, and also dominated the border areas under the leadership of Wang Zhi, Wang Yue, etc. Even though many young officers and soldiers at this time had never experienced Although they fought fiercely, they also learned from their fathers about the glory of the battlefields in the past.
Therefore, Zhu Houzhao believes that the army of this empire has not completely declined, and there is still blood and military spirit.
But what Zhu Houzhao had to admit was that the army's twilight and morale had begun to decline.
Zhu Houzhao saw that all these officers and soldiers were wearing rags and trousers. Even some of the officers in armor were very tattered. Not to mention the weapons in their hands, many of them were rusty, and most of them were rusty. Mentally exhausted, described as emaciated.
Zhu Houzhao had to admit that this was the consequence of civilian politics.
The world has been at peace for a hundred years. The phenomenon of emphasizing civility and restraining military force is becoming more and more serious. The imperial armaments are getting less and less attention. These veterans who have experienced the baptism of war will have to face the fate of losing their fighting spirit in poverty, and some people will gradually become farmers. Even a slave.
The so-called Hongzhi ZTE was just a literati ZTE, but it did not form a military ZTE.
The peace and prosperity brought by Emperor Hongzhi allowed his Royal Exposition to earn more than 500,000 taels of silver in one day, but he could not afford to issue Lumi worth 200,000 taels of silver to the Ming army.
The phenomenon of the country becoming richer than the poor is becoming more and more serious.
If no external forces would swallow up the dynasty, the empire could exist like this. In the end, because of the extreme wealth of the people, new economic and social methods were born and a more enlightened civilization was formed.
In that case, it wouldn't matter even if the Zhu family's Ming Dynasty died or was revolutionized.
But history has proven that this is not the case. The difference between the continental civilization in the east and the maritime civilization in the west is that in the east there is not only the Ming Dynasty but also many other civilizations that can slow down the historical process at any time.
Therefore, Zhu Houzhao did not want the Ming Dynasty's military equipment to decline, nor did he want the Ming Empire to enter its twilight years like these veterans before him, and even the new officers and soldiers would be infected with the twilight spirit.
Zhu Houzhao wanted to keep the Ming Empire full of vitality!
If Hongzhi ZTE is just the beginning, just to make the people rich, then his career as a Zhengde emperor is to make the country strong!
His mission is to eliminate all external factors that will destroy the Ming Dynasty in his lifetime! If the Ming Dynasty is going to die in the future, it can only be an internal death!
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