Chapter 309: Give the world a teacher of the common people!
"Army." Zhu Yuanzhang's pupils shrank, and he seemed to understand Xia Zhibai's thoughts.
The army has been a restricted area for emperors since ancient times.
Every emperor attaches great importance to military power, at least the vast majority of emperors do. After the Tang Dynasty, military power was completely locked in a cage, and civil society began to control military power. By the Ming Dynasty, military power was The right to mobilize horses belongs to the emperor and only the emperor.
The army is the solid foundation of Ming Dynasty.
Moreover, officials are obviously more interested in money than getting involved in military power.
Therefore, the imperial power has the least resistance in seizing military power.
In fact, this has been the case in all dynasties, but it is not that easy to seize military power. In the later stages of the dynasty, people will listen to the instructions but not the propaganda, support the troops for self-respect, or support the troops to separate the regime. Rebellion and self-reliance are endless, and the officers are also confused. It is easy to lose confidence in the court.
This is not the most important thing.
What’s more important is that all the soldiers became bandits.
Beating, smashing, looting, burning, and plundering the people, each one was more ruthless than the other, and everyone shouted for such soldiers to be beaten.
Nature cannot bear the heavy burden of helping the world.
But as Xia Zhibai said, the army is the easiest for the court to control and the most deterrent.
To many extents, the military is purer and easier to educate than court officials and local officials, because soldiers take obedience to orders as their bounden duty.
As long as they are properly educated, the army can always be loyal to the emperor
immediately.
Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head again.
Not enough.
It’s just that a loyal emperor can’t help the raging tide to fall. Which one of them, Zhang Han of Qin, Huangfu Song of Han, Zhang Xutuo of Sui, etc., didn’t try their best? But in the end, it was not possible to win the battle. The army was defeated like a mountain. Once the people's hearts were dispersed, even if they had hundreds of thousands of troops, it would be difficult to win the battle.
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Xia Zhibai with deep eyes.
He finally understood why Xia Zhibai was not talking about the army.
It is called ‘military and civilian’.
Because the army alone cannot sustain it.
Only when the people still trust us can we help the army to provide support.
Zhu Biao looked confused.
He didn't understand the reason.
Because in his mind, the army is the army, the people are the people, and the army is close to the people. If it goes on for a long time, won't it make the king uneasy?
But when Xia Zhibai said the 'four words' that he had heard so well, Zhu Biao's expression suddenly changed.
Xia Zhibai smiled and said: "It is indeed difficult to understand when I first heard it."
"But let me give you an example. This is actually not an example. It really happened to His Majesty. ”
"When Your Majesty was not proclaimed emperor in the past, I am afraid that one thing happened to him."
"It was the common people who lined the streets to welcome him and ate pots of wine to welcome the king."
"The most pleasing thing is the four words."
"The commander is here!"
Boom!
Hearing these four words, Zhu Yuanzhang's face immediately changed. His originally expressionless face could no longer maintain its expression, and a touch of panic and confusion appeared. It was as if these four words had some magic power, which immediately fixed Zhu Yuanzhang in his mind. In situ.
“The commander is here,” Zhu Biao muttered.
The whole person is also in a trance, as if he has returned to more than ten years ago.
At that time, his father had not yet proclaimed himself emperor, and he and his mother were still running around with him. His father led the troops in the war, and his mother was behind to calm people's hearts. Whenever a place was conquered, people could be seen everywhere. There were many cheers and cheers, and the loudest among them was the words 'Commander'!
And this was also my father’s favorite title at the time.
Although this has little to do with what Xia Zhibai said, this sentence of "General" contains the most cordiality and ardent expectations of the people. At that time, my father's army was really the king's division, and it would win praise from the people wherever it went. . Xia Zhibai said: "The arrival of the general is the sincere cry of the people to welcome the king, but it is not enough, because the Ming Dynasty's army has long lost its simplicity at that time. The people today will not run away when they see the Ming Dynasty's army." It’s good not to worry, and what Ming Dynasty has to do is to return to its original intention.”
“The original intention of establishing the army must also be reestablished.”
“ It is no longer about changing the dynasty, but about letting the people live a good life.”
“And practice this”
"People's hearts are very broad. Your Majesty and the court cannot win the hearts of the people all over the world, because there are corrupt officials, corrupt officials and gentry. These people will continue to undermine the prestige and majesty of the court and discredit the court. But the army is different. The army Staying outside the lives of ordinary people."
"Whether it is stationed at the border or suppressing bandits, it is beneficial to the country and the people."
“Everyone in the world knows it.”
“Being a soldier is not a blessing, but a hard job.”
"So the people actually have a simple sense of identity with the soldiers."
"So as long as the army doesn't do anything wrong or be stupid, it is actually easy to maintain the trust of the people. Of course, with the current situation The situation is still not enough.”
“But if the Ming Dynasty’s military duty is to maintain the stability and unity of the country and safeguard the lives of the people, always stand unswervingly with the people and serve the people wholeheartedly, then Who wouldn’t love the army? Who wouldn’t support it? "
"And if you want to do it, this is undoubtedly easier to achieve than the various policies of the court."
< br>“Because the decision-making power has always been in the hands of the emperor!”
"And there won't be too many ministers to interfere."
"As long as the army always wins the hearts of the people, and the army is directly controlled by the emperor, if the emperor is no longer able to control the court, why not Follow your Majesty’s example and use violence to rebuild the Ming Dynasty.”
“Violence cannot solve many problems”
“But it can solve many problems.”
< br>“With the current situation of Ming Dynasty, it is actually very easy for a situation to occur.”
"The imperial court cannot mobilize the army!"
"Because the Ming Dynasty implemented a guard system, and the army was stationed on the border. If it could really be self-sufficient, I'm afraid it would not be willing to work for the imperial court. Moreover, if If the guard system is allowed to exist, if the military fields are occupied in the future, there will be many empty payers on the Ming army list. "
"It is very likely that the entire military system will collapse."< br>
“In my opinion.”
“The Wei Institute System is close to completing its historical mission.”
"In the future, whether it is to better maintain combat power or shoulder due historical responsibilities, other military systems are far better than the guard system."
"Looking at historical trends, the most suitable system is undoubtedly the conscription system A new system that coexists with the recruitment system."
"At the same time, we must distinguish between internal and external affairs."
"Ensure the purity of the army."
" One rotation, while all finances are spent by the court, ensures that the army is not left behind to the greatest extent. The court always controls the lifeline of the army, and at the same time weakens the actual control of the military attache over the army, but does not weaken the military attache's command ability. "
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"Let the army regain its prestige through this."
"Strictly rectify military discipline and eliminate the bad apples in the army."
"Let the people of the world completely change their view of the army and re-establish their respect for the Ming army. Trust.”
“Return to the world as a teacher of the common people”
(End of this chapter)