Although I didn't point at my nose and scolded me, the beat of holding a gun and a stick made Tian Fen red. "Your Majesty, I know that I am wrong, and I will definitely act resolutely after I go down. Those lazy people will definitely deal with them rigorously, strictly and quickly."

Cao Yun nodded, "This is the truth, the chief minister, you have never been to the Ming Kingdom, and you have never seen what their officials do. If you see it with your own eyes, you will not only be shocked, but also be afraid. Until now, I still can't figure out how such a large county government, only a few people, handled all the official duties. I don't ask our officials in Daqi to be like Benkuan of Taoyuan County and Ma Yingnan of Changyang County, and only half of their energy is enough!"

"This is all my ministers!" Tian Fen said with his head down.

"For many years, it's hard to change your habits for a while. You don't have to take it all on yourself. You can't escape the responsibility you deserve. I won't impose what I shouldn't take on. I won't impose it on your head." Cao Yun waved his hand.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, that old minister will take his leave." Tian Fen stood up and bowed to leave.

"Don't be busy leaving now, just sit down. Cao Hui is here today, probably our young opponent, so what new tricks have been created?" Cao Yun looked at Cao Hui, pointed to another bench in front of the big case, and smiled and said, "Sit down and talk!"

"Yes, Your Majesty." Cao Hui thanked his eun, sat on the bench, straightened his back, pondered for a moment, and made up his mind, and said: "Your Majesty, after the Ming Dynasty captured Shangjing, he carried out large-scale layoffs and reorganizations of the army. Today, the ministers have received detailed information."

"Tell me," Cao Yun suddenly became interested.

"After entering Shangjing City, Qin Feng began to lay off troops on a large scale, especially after entering Chu State, the surrendered Chu troops were almost disbanded on the spot." Cao Hui said.

"Dissolve on the spot?"

"Yes, such an army exceeds more than 100,000." Cao Hui said: "Other main troops such as Guan Hongyu and Suqian have almost been laid off. At the same time, according to reliable information, those old war camps from the Ming Dynasty will also launch a large-scale retirement system after returning to Mingdi. This time the scale will definitely not be small, because after the launch of the Battle against Chu last year, a group of people in the Ming Dynasty who have been in service for a period of time have postponed their retirement."

Cao Yun let out a long sigh: "It is a good thing for us to disarmament on a large scale, at least it shows that he has no plans to use troops for us in a short period of time."

"Your Majesty, retired soldiers in the Ming Dynasty said they were retired, but in fact, the court did not send military salaries. When those soldiers retired, they could take away all their armor and weapons. In fact, they would remove the burden and collect the soldiers from the people. As long as they need them, they could gather them again at any time. Guan Ning and Han Huafeng troops are the most obvious examples. Never be careless." Tian Fendao.

"The Ming people implemented high salaries for elite soldiers, and too many soldiers served for many years, and they could not afford such a large expense. That's why they came up with this method, Chief Supervisor, do you think we are carrying out military reforms, can we adopt this strategy?" Cao Yun asked.

Tian Fen hesitated for a moment, and shook his head firmly: "Your Majesty, Da Qi is different from Ming Dynasty. The effective method used in Ming Dynasty may be the beginning of a chaotic country in our Da Qi. Like a strategy to allow soldiers to carry weapons to retire, it is absolutely impossible to do so in Da Qi."

Cao Yun sighed silently: "I understand, let's do it, Cao Hui, continue talking."

"Your Majesty, it is worth noting that Qin Feng made major adjustments to his generals. Zhou Jiyun was appointed as the General of the Eastern Theater Command, stationed in Kunling County, and led a total of more than 50,000 troops stationed in the six eastern counties. Yang Zhi was the general of the Shangjing Governor's garrison, and there were also 20,000 people under his command. This was obviously aimed at our Great Qi."

"Along the way, two generals are in charge!" Cao Yun smiled. "Zhou Jiyun is a proud person, and Yang Zhi is also young and energetic. When they are together, Qin Feng is not afraid that they will fight for power and will not convince each other?"

"That's better." Cao Hui smiled. "However, seeing Qin Feng's placement should be mainly Zhou Jiyun, Yang Zhi was supplemented by Yang Zhi, and Yang Zhi was appointed as the general of the garrison. His public task was to be responsible for the safety of the counties in Chu. However, Your Majesty also set up a recruit training camp in Shangjing City."

"Brief Training Camp?" Cao Yun looked at Tian Fen in confusion, then turned to look at Cao Hui, waiting for Cao Hui's explanation.

"Your Majesty, the Ming Dynasty has set up two garrisons this time, one in Shangjing and the other in Yongjun. Both garrisons have set up recruit training camps. His main function, as the name suggests, is to train new recruits. In the future, the source of the troops of various units of the Ming army will be out of these garrisons, and each unit will no longer be allowed to recruit itself based on the vacancies."

"What a clever trick!" Cao Yun thought for a moment, then clapped his hands and praised: "In this way, the imperial court's control over the army became more tight. It almost cut off the root cause of the generals in charge of the troops."

"Your Majesty, but there are some inappropriate things like this. Think about it, the one who trains these soldiers is the guards, which is equivalent to Yang Zhi's soldiers, but the one who commands these soldiers is Zhou Jiyun..." Tian Fen frowned.

"The Chief Secretary is still not very familiar with the military system of the Ming people! The Ming army is different from our Daqi army. All the troops across the country use the same military regulations. Zhang Xiaozheng, the Minister of War, even organized various rules of the Ming army, which became the norm for training the army. In the past, although the Ming army recruited soldiers on their own, the training standards were the same. So every period, the Ming army would mobilize the army on a large scale, but its combat effectiveness was not affected. It was because of this." Cao Yun said: "Now it is going further. The Chief Secretary, I think we can do this too."

"Your Majesty, now our Great Qi has just begun to reorganize the army, using the Longjian Army as the skeleton to reorganize the new army, and at the same time, to ensure stability on the border, slowly transfer the trained new army to the border to replace the original troops. This process will take at least three to five years to complete. In this process, the overall combat capability of our border army is on a downward trend, and at this time, the loyalty and ability of the general are needed. If we take this measure first, it would be uneasy to the general. If Your Majesty is really determined, it would be better to wait until everything is settled before gradually implementing it." Tian Fendao.

"Let's fall behind one step, step by step!" Cao Yun shook his head, "As the chief minister said, let's put this matter aside. Cao Hui, where is Wuling in the north except the east?"

"Just about to report to Your Majesty. Wu Ling is still the general, but Qin Feng mobilized Gan Wei to be his deputy general and promoted Huang Hao to the general of the Central War Zone." Cao Hui said.

"There are two generals along the way. Gan Wei is the nickname Wild Dog, and Huang Hao is that monk, right?" Cao Hui asked.

"Yes, your Majesty."

"The threat along the way is always the greatest. Wu Ling has been thinking about how to fight with us over the years. The wild dog is a simple and honest person, but Qin Feng followed his fate. If he went there, he would not fight for power with Wu Ling, but instead would greatly increase Wu Ling's power. Xian Bisong would have a headache next." Cao Yun shook his head and said.

"Your Majesty, are you going to consider changing General Xian's position?"

"Wu Ling is cruel, but Xian Bisong is stable. Although I don't like his character of being successful but seeking nothing, he is the most suitable person for this position now." Cao Yun smiled. "Then Wu Ling will definitely keep asking trouble. If he goes another person, he will inevitably fall into Wu Ling's plan, but Xian Bisong can hold back this tone and calm down his heart."

"Your Majesty's clarity." Tian Fen flattered him without hesitation.

"Your Majesty, Qin Feng has almost drawn all his troops in Qin. His elite soldiers and strong generals will either be transferred to Zhou Jiyun's command or Wuling's subordinates. His ambitions for our Great Qi are already visible." Cao Hui said.

"What's there to say. Things that could have been expected! Do we have no ambitions for them?" Cao Yun laughed: "It's just that we are all trying to show our scheming. Don't look at Qin Feng's army now, and he has no intention of doing anything to us now? The western land has just stabilized, and the Chu land is still in chaos. This year they have fought so many big battles, and there are natural disasters in the country. Stabilizing the country is his plan in recent years, so we don't need to worry too much. Like them, in recent years, what we have to do is to do our own things with peace of mind. The iron will have to be strong on our own. This war with the Ming Dynasty cannot be decided in a short time. If we fight in the end, it will be a competition of national strength."

"Your Majesty is very right." Tian Fen said: "But the ambition of the Ming Dynasty is ultimately necessary. The envoy sent by Quan Yun is still discussing the issue of trade with us. Everything else is easy to say. After all, trade is not only beneficial to them, but also to us. However, the idea of ​​setting up their bank within our Daqi is absolutely unanimous. When the envoy met His Majesty a few days ago, he asked His Majesty not to be confused by his sweet words."

"He did want to convince me with a sweet word, but I would not be fooled by the lessons of the Chu State." Cao Yun sneered: "The Chu State's economy collapsed in an instant. Although I don't understand the mystery, their so-called bank made great contributions in it. There is nothing to talk about in this regard. It is OK to trade, but it is not possible to want our Daqi to recognize their banknotes. Since they do not recognize our money-making, the transactions between the two parties can only be settled using gold and silver. Chief Minister, can't we Daqi find talents who understand them in this set of things from the Ming State?"
Chapter completed!