"Yes, Your Majesty, the heart is separated from the belly, once there is a chance, no one can guarantee..."
"Therefore, a mechanism must be established to prevent the generals from having the opportunity to support themselves."
"Your Majesty, this is the most difficult thing to do. For example, the South China Sea Fleet, if it will support its own soldiers in the future... The minister is just an analogy..." Li Chunye was worried that Zhu You's misunderstanding, and quickly explained.
"Waiting, between you and me, the monarch and ministers, it does not need to be the case, we are just discussing the mechanism of defense of the generals' self-respect," Zhu Youjian waved his hand, he did not need Li Chunye to explain, "This South China Sea Fleet, I will not let it stand out. , In case something goes wrong, don’t we still have the North Sea Fleet?"
"Your Majesty uses checks and balances?"
"Almost like this," Zhu Youjian nodded. "Once the South China Sea Fleet takes control of Nanyang, then I will divide the South China Sea Fleet into two. No matter who is the commander of the fleet, he has no absolute superiority to challenge Daming. The entire navy, let alone challenged the entire Ming Dynasty, at that time, who would dare to support its own strength?"
"Your Majesty, the minister understands." Li Chunye clasped his fists in his hands and saluted Zhu Youjian. This is his admiration from the heart. Zhu Youjian ruled the army at that time. He was definitely a genius. With improved ability, it is possible to become the emperor of the ages.
"Actually, the principles of managing the army and governing politics are the same, but the specific methods are different." Zhu Youzhen was excited for a while, and he couldn't help showing off. ."
"Your Majesty..." Li Chunye immediately thought about military reforms. Shi Feng came to take the lead and opposed the reform plan in the court. As a result, Zhu Youjian passed the investigation of corruption and took a salary from the bottom of the tank and cut Shi Feng. The plan for military reform went smoothly in the court. Passed.
"For example, the ministers' greed of ink is a tradition of the Han people. It has continued for thousands of years. It has been repeatedly banned. Back then, the Taizu method of skinning and intestinal extraction could not cure greed."
"Your Majesty, there is no greed of ink in the court at present." Speaking of greed of ink, this is the only place where Li Chunye admires Zhu Youjian in court affairs.
"It's impossible to have no greed, but it's definitely better than in previous years and better than other dynasties," Zhu Youzhen is confident, "Hou Zhi said, how did I cure greed?"
"Your Majesty asks ministers to sign and swear oaths on the "Incorruption Documents."
"This is only from the moral level, to establish a social demeanor of'honest and shame in the whole Shilin'. In front of the white money, who still remembers signing and taking oaths on the "Incorruptible Government Documents" "Zhu Youjian shook his head, "It is the'joint and several responsibility system' that really lets officials stop corruption."
"Just let their superiors supervise him?" Li Chunye seemed to understand what Zhu Youjian meant.
"Yes, I only have one pair of eyes and two ears. The officials are greedy for ink. I may not be able to see or hear, but their superiors should be able to see or hear. Therefore, I let their superiors oversee them. they."
"Your Majesty, now there is really no more greed of ink during the Wanli and Tianqi years."
"There is no one method that will work forever, and there will be other methods in the future," Zhu Youjian said. Now you know the importance of reform. Only with reform can Daming have the hope of a new life. "Of course, only this This method is not enough. That's why the "Law of Rebound" is in place, which hangs on the heads of officials at all times. In addition, the salary of Ming officials is too low and should be appropriately increased."
"Your Majesty will increase salary for officials?"
"It's not possible now. Don't publicize the quality for the time being. The fiscal revenue of the imperial court is not enough to greatly increase the salary of officials." Zhu Youjian thought for a while. "This is also an important reason why I want to develop industry and commerce and increase industrial and commercial tax. If the imperial court’s tax revenue is high enough, it can increase the salary of officials."
"The salary of officials has been increased, and the occurrence of corruption of ink can be reduced. Your majesty, the minister understands." It turned out that Zhu Youjian seemed to ignore politics, but in fact, he had been in the next big qi, solving the problem that Daming could hardly solve. For the problem, Li Chunye bowed in front of Zhu Youjian, "Your Majesty has been working hard for the sake of the Ming Dynasty. It is ridiculous that the ministers, including the veterans, have always thought that your Majesty does not like cumbersome government affairs, and the veterans know that they are wrong."
"It doesn't need to be like this, get up, let's talk about the Taiwan issue." Zhu Youzhen is also very emotional. For the sake of Daming, he is really so-called hard work, no friends, lonely and hard work, and there is no time for the lucky lady, O It's not that there is no time, or that it has not passed the psychological barrier. "Taiwan must be stationed in an army. In terms of quality, which army is better?"
"Your Majesty, most of the Han and indigenous people in Taiwan speak southern Fujian. Moreover, Fujian has reorganized the 24th, 25th, and 26th armies, and the army is relatively surplus." Li Chunye took his seat again, and he looked at Zhu You Xian's gaze is even thicker.
"Then send troops from Fujian," Zhu Youjian paused for a while. "It doesn't need to be too much. Taiwan also has a base for the South China Sea Fleet. One division is enough."
"Yes, your majesty, after the minister returns, he immediately dispatched the Fujian army to Taiwan," Li Chunye handed over. "One more thing, Zheng Zhilong said, the South China Sea Fleet destroyed Taiwan's indigenous Dadu Kingdom."
"How do you think about this problem?"
"Your Majesty, according to the minister, if it is destroyed, it will be destroyed. Taiwan belongs to the Ming Dynasty, and there must be no independent kingdom."
"Who is right, things that belong to me must be protected first." Zhu Youjian agrees with Li Chunye's concept, but he sees further than Li Chunye, "If the Dadu Kingdom is allowed to exist, sooner or later it will fall into The hand of Xiyi, then Daming will seize it from Xiyi again."
"Your Majesty..." What is the reason? Li Chunye was puzzled, anyway, Xiyi's navy was not Da Ming's opponent.
"Fighting in Taiwan, Daming occupies a geographical advantage. The supply line is very short. It should be no problem to win. The problem is after the war," Zhu Youjian looked at Li Chunye. Defeat them at the door of Yi's house."
"Your Majesty is saying that if Xiyi loses its stronghold in Taiwan, will he dispatch a navy to fight Da Ming?"
"This should be."
"Your Majesty, even if Xiyi's navy comes to Taiwan again, I am afraid it will be difficult to defeat Ming's navy, right?"
"In Taiwan, Xiyi should have difficulty defeating Daming, even if they unite, but the South China Sea Fleet will not circulate in Taiwan forever. Sooner or later, the South China Sea Fleet will enter the South Ocean, enter the Indian Ocean, and even go to Xiyi, at the door of Xiyi’s home. , Can the South China Sea Fleet still defeat the Xiyi coalition forces?"
"Your Majesty meant..." Li Chunye had also thought about this issue, but he didn't think so long-term, and he didn't know the long-term goal of the South China Sea Fleet.
"In fact, Daming doesn't need to defeat Xiyi's coalition forces. Since there are many countries in Xiyi, there are bound to be contradictions and wars between them."
"Your Majesty meant to divide them?"
"Yes, it is to divide them, pull one by one and fight one by one, so that Ming Dynasty does not have to face the allied forces in Xiyi, and our friends will also provide us with the status and weakness of other Xiyi countries."
"Your Majesty's minister understands a bit."
Zhu Youzhen smiled slightly. This Li Chunye is rather modest, "So, we have to do our own thing, such as Taiwan. Since it is ours, we don’t need to be ambiguous. Let Xiyi realize this earlier and save it. Forge hatred with them on these issues and undermine the cooperative relationship between the two parties."
"Your Majesty is going to cooperate with Xiyi?"
"Since Daming cannot conquer all Xiyis for the time being, cooperation is inevitable. Even if it is not for trade, cooperation must be made. Daming cannot become enemies with all Xiyis."
"Which Xiyi does your Majesty plan to cooperate with?"
"When you receive Zheng Zhilong's military report, you must have read it carefully. Is there any problem with this military report?"
"Problem?" Li Chunye was shocked. He quickly went over the content of the report in his mind, "Your Majesty, what's the problem? Why didn't the veteran see it?"
"Waiting, how many Dutchmen did Zheng Zhilong capture?"
"The military newspaper said there were 596 people, including Dutch businessmen."
"Yes, Xiyi is different from Daming. Once they can't beat them, they will surrender to their opponents. The commander will not be punished, and at most they will be deprived of command."
"Oh? So Xiyi is like this?"
"But has the phenotype discovered, why are there no Spanish prisoners?"
"There are indeed no Spanish captives," Li Chunye remembered. "Doesn't the Spaniards surrender until they die?"
"Impossible," Zhu Youjian categorically rejected, "Once the Spaniards are defeated, they will definitely surrender. This is the commonality of Xiyi. They are to protect their soldiers from casualties."
Li Chunye understood a little, "Your Majesty, did Zheng Zhilong kill the Spanish soldiers?"
"It should be so, otherwise, there will never be no Spanish troops."
"Your Majesty..." Li Chunye became nervous for Zheng Zhilong. Zheng Zhilong killed the soldiers and dared to conceal it and deceive Zhu Youjian.
"I have never advocated killing and surrendering soldiers. If you let others know that you kill and surrender soldiers, not only their country will fight Da Ming desperately, but other troops will never surrender when confronting Da Ming in the future, knowing that you will kill them. If you surrender soldiers, who will surrender to death?"
"Your Majesty, then Zheng Zhilong..."
"Forget it this time, it's considered that there was a reason for the incident. The National Defense Council sent someone to Zheng Zhilong to send me a message, don't kill and surrender soldiers at will in the future, Spain has only a few million people, really not enough to kill."
"There was a reason for the incident?" Li Chunye was puzzled. Zhu Youjian stayed in the capital, and he didn't even get out of the palace. How did he know that there was a reason for the incident? He, the chief of defense, didn't know.
"Hou Zhi forgot about meeting Zheng Zhilong last time?"
"Your Majesty said, because the Spaniards killed tens of thousands of Han Chinese?" Li Chunye remembered. When Zheng Zhilong talked about it, he didn't care too much. After all, decades have passed.
"It should be for this." Zhu Youzhen nodded slowly.
Li Chunye also nodded, "Your Majesty, the minister understands, the minister must send someone to reprimand Zheng Zhilong in person."
"Don't go too far, Zheng Zhilong is for revenge for the Han people after all. The method is wrong, and his mind is still good." Zhu Youjian changed the topic: "Since Zheng Zhilong killed the Spanish soldiers, Daming may not be able to cooperate with Spain for the time being, then Holland.” Zhu Youzheng said, Spain has fallen, and the Netherlands is a rising country, especially its shipbuilding industry, which is quite developed, maybe Daming can learn its shipbuilding technology to speed up the development of the navy.