Emperor Chongzhen felt itchy when he said it. After finally finishing his words, he urged him again: "Who is it? Come on!"

Seeing him like this, Zhang Mingwei smiled and replied, "Zuo Maodi!"

In the third year of Chongzhen, Zuo Maodi ranked second in Shandong in the provincial examination, and became a Jinshi the following year. He then served as the magistrate of Hancheng County, Shaanxi, and was appointed as the magistrate of the first eight years.

In the 12th year of Chongzhen, he was finally promoted to the Ministry of Revenue to serve as a minister, and wrote a letter to state that there are four disadvantages in the current situation: the people are poor, the soldiers are weak, the ministers are shirking responsibility, and the national economy is wasted.

From the 14th year of Chongzhen to the present, Zuo Maodi went out of Beijing to supervise the grain transportation. The road was rumored: "I came to Linqing from Jinghai. I saw that the people died of hunger and three deaths, and four robbers were robbed. Twenty-four taels of rice, stone and silver were taken for food when they died. Only the wise and wise thought of it."

I have to say that Emperor Chongzhen of course knew such a talent. Therefore, when he heard it, he suddenly realized it and immediately stroked his hands and said, "It turns out it's him, it's not bad, not bad!"

After saying aloud, Emperor Chongzhen's face suddenly changed and he said in a little puzzled manner: "Why are all so talented people in the place?"

The reason for saying this is that he remembered the courageous, knowledgeable and visionary Du Yinxi, who was also working in the local area.

After hearing this, Zhang Mingwei said that this is not simple. Bad money drives out good money. In the court, the most powerful struggle and the struggle lies. When most officials are those bad money, they will not tolerate the existence of good money and are squeezed out of the capital. This is a good result.

After a little explanation, Emperor Chongzhen immediately understood the truth and said hatefully: "Sir, recommend more real talents to me, so that I can sweep away all the corpse and food in the court!"

Hearing this, Zhang Mingwei smiled bitterly and said, "Your Majesty, you are very famous. I must remember that I can recommend it to Your Majesty immediately. However, after all, it is more than four hundred years apart, and I don't know that I will travel through time, so some people and some things will only be remembered after encountering them."

After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen knew that this was the truth, but he was still unwilling to give up and said expectantly: "Or, sir, think about it again. No matter what, it's okay to think of one more time!"

This eagerness to seek talents made Zhang Mingwei a little helpless. It seemed that he had to meet the requirements of Emperor Chongzhen.

So, he pondered for a while, and suddenly remembered one, and said to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, it was not Jianlu who invaded the enemy in the early third year of Chongzhen. Zuo Yingxuan, the magistrate of Changli County, defended the city for seven days, forcing Jianlu to retreat helplessly. This talent is usable!"

"..." Emperor Chongzhen was stunned for a while. There was something like this. But is this Zuo Yingxuan?

After thinking for a long time, he suddenly remembered and said regretfully, "He was later impeached by Zhou Yanru, the thief. I believed it and was exiled to Fenzhou Prefecture."

At this time, he had already realized what kind of person Zhou Yanru was, and naturally knew that the person who was recommended by his husband and impeached by Zhou Yanru would definitely not be bad. Therefore, he regretted that he had accidentally listened to the words of a traitor.

So Emperor Chongzhen immediately issued an order to the eunuch at the door, summoning Zuo Maodi to the capital immediately. Zuo Yingxuan was restored to his post and immediately entered the capital.

After arranging this matter, Emperor Chongzhen was a little afraid to ask.

Because once asked, it proved that he was blind once...

Emperor Chongzhen soon started a new topic and asked Zhang Mingwei with concern: "The people in the Jinyiwei have already dealt with, so there is no veteran available. I wonder what the sir plans to do?"

Hearing this, Zhang Mingwei couldn't help but smile and said, "Your Majesty, do you still remember the Zhou Wenzhen who came to assassinate me? I asked them to make meritorious service, inquire about the news for me, and stare at the people who are paying attention. If they want to get pardon, they will definitely do their best. The Jinyiwei is still in a state of rectification, and it will be useless for a while."

"Oh!" Emperor Chongzhen nodded and asked again, "The income from the search of the Jinyiwei family in the Jinyiwei is used for the reconstruction of the Jinyiwei. I wonder how long it can be supported? What is the idea of ​​the new recruits?"

"The specific numbers are still under statistics, and some fixed assets, such as shops and land, are still under verification. But it is estimated that it will be equivalent to 150,000 taels!"

When Zhang Mingwei answered this, his face turned right and he took the initiative to say to Emperor Chongzhen: "I am here to find Your Majesty today. Another thing is that the training of this new recruit in the Jinyiwei must be discussed with Your Majesty."

"Oh?" Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but become interested immediately when he heard this and asked quickly, "Sir, do you have any ideas, even if you say it!"

After hearing this, Zhang Mingwei immediately said to him: "I have asked Zhou Yuji many times about the army of this era. According to his estimate, no matter how fast it is, it will probably take about two or three years to train an elite army. We definitely don't have this time!"

Speaking of this, when he saw Emperor Chongzhen wanting to speak, he took the lead and said: "Not about October, Jianlu will enter the pass again on a large scale. Even Li Zicheng's group of thieves will cause trouble in the Central Plains, destroying a large number of imperial officials in succession, thus changing the situation, making this year a turning point for the thieves to turn around and proactively attack. If you remember correctly, the third attack will be opened in May!"

Emperor Chongzhen felt a little heavier when he said that. It was really a sign of a destruction of the country everywhere! In the court, Jianlu, bandits, etc., he and his husband worked hard to save him. Can they be saved?

Thinking of this, he sighed and asked Zhang Mingwei: "What does sir mean?"

Zhang Mingwei saw that Emperor Chongzhen's will was a little depressed, so he smiled and said, "Didn't I ask Your Majesty to summon Ma Xianglin's Baigang Army to Beijing before? In this way, he would not die in Xiangyang at the end of this year. In addition, the Yongwei Camp is an elite army loyal to Your Majesty. Maybe they are not much different from other elite troops of this era, and they are even weaker, such as facing Jianlu. However, with my Jinyiwei, they can further enhance their strength..."

Hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but feel a little confused and immediately asked, "But, what sir said just now, didn't it mean that it would take at least two or three years for the New Army of the Jinyiwei to become an elite army?"

Zhang Mingwei heard this and said, "Yes, but I don't want to train the new army of Jinyiwei into an army like the Yongwei Battalion and Baigan Army, but use Jinyiwei to make up for the shortcomings of their field troops!"

"Also..." Zhang Mingwei said this, pointing to his own head and said, "My advantage is that he has more than four hundred years of experience here. Using these insights is my expertise!"
Chapter completed!