Chapter 391: Resolving Confusion

It was not until noon that Jiang Lang returned home. As soon as he sat down, Zi Ling walked over and said, "My father is in the study, I'll call you over."

Jiang Lang nodded, and as soon as he stood up, he heard Zi Ling say again: "Actually... Sister Qier is a very good person."

Jiang Lang was slightly stunned, turned his head to look at Zi Ling next to him, smiled slightly, nodded, then got up and walked towards the study room, pushed open the door, and saw the third prince holding his hands behind his back, looking at the map of Daming on the wall.

Jiang Lang bent down slightly and whispered: "Father!"

The third prince agreed quietly, but still did not look back and asked, "The emperor has spoken to you?"

It seemed that the third prince already knew that Jiang Lang didn't tell lies and said, "Yes, I was called by the emperor just now!"

The third prince placed his hand on the map, pointed it lightly with his hand, and said, "What does he mean is to attack Gao Qiang?"

"good!"

Jiang Lang replied, "He does have this meaning, but I think it's not the time to attack the high level outside now!"

"oh?"

The third prince nodded, turned his head, turned around, and said, "You said that we are not the time to attack Gaoqiang now. You must know that Gaoqiang is just a small place. Can we still beat the Ming Dynasty?"

Jiang Lang hesitated for a moment before saying, "Yes, as you said, this powerful country is indeed a small country, but one thing is that now is not the time to attack. First, the problem of food and grass has just passed a severe winter, and now is the time when the green and yellow are not in charge. If you want to fight, you will not mobilize enough military rations. If you forcefully recruit, it will inevitably cause chaos in the country, which will not be worth the loss. Second, that is, our soldiers, this time when we attack Wasai, our soldiers are already a little short of their weakness. If we mobilize soldiers on a large scale, then the defense in the country will be empty. If an enemy takes the opportunity to enter, it will be difficult for the country to deal with it. Third, our soldiers are not trained enough. Although they have gone through a big battle, they have also exposed their insufficient training. Just these three points alone, the Ming Dynasty is definitely not the time to send troops."

The third prince nodded and said, "What you said makes sense, but if we cooperate with Wass and they will also send troops, will these problems be avoided?"

Jiang Lang immediately shook his head and said, "No, we would rather be three years late than cooperate with Wastu!"

"why is that?"

The third prince couldn't help but feel a little strange and smiled: "Aren't we very happy last time we worked with Wassai?"

Jiang Lang shook his head and said, "It's different. Last time Tuotuo Budou needed our help, so we took the initiative. We can ask for prices all over the world. But this time, we have something to ask for. If Tuotuo Budou would turn the tables, then we are passive. The most important thing is to occupy a place for a long time. In addition to pressure, there are corresponding policies to appease the people's hearts. However, Washu is different. They pursue burning, killing, looting. At the same time, because of the war and the national treasury is empty, they will definitely rob it once they attack Washu, which is very likely to arouse public anger and finally give us a mess. Therefore, Washu is absolutely not allowed to participate in the attack of Gaoqiang. That will not be beneficial to us!"

"Not bad, not bad!"

The third prince showed a look of praise on his face and said, "It seems that you are thinking very carefully, and I don't have to worry too much. But now if the emperor insists on attacking Gao Qiang, if he doesn't let the attack, wouldn't Long Yan be unhappy?"

"I know this!"

Jiang Lang nodded and said, "I know that the emperor is determined to attack Gaoqiang, so what I mean is not to not attack Gaoqiang, but to suspend the attack. I have set the time for three years. In these three years, if the Ming Dynasty can learn about Qin Mugong and take Shang Yang's reforms, three years later, attack Gaoqiang, we will not be short of food and grass. Moreover, I mean not only attack Gaoqiang, but also attack the Koumu Army!"

The third prince's face changed significantly and he said, "Attack Kou Mu Jun?"

Jiang Lang nodded fiercely and said, "The Komu Army has always been a confidant of my Ming Dynasty. To cure the root cause, we must attack their nests. And we learned from the captives of the Komu Army that the Komu Army is in civil strife now. If we send troops, there will be a great chance. Moreover, the distance from high-strength sea and land to the Komu Army's island is not very far."

The third prince nodded slightly and said, "What you are talking about is also a good idea, but to attack the Kou Mu Army, it will inevitably require a large number of ships. If there are no ships, we will be unable to move forward at all. There are not so many ships now!"

The third prince said something reasonable. Although there are many naval commanders in the Ming Dynasty now, they have to attack across the ocean, and it seems a bit sleepy.

Jiang Lang naturally knew this, nodded and said, "I know this too, but three years is enough for us to train an elite navy. When we swept, who can stop us?"

The third prince looked at Jiang Lang who was slowly confident, nodded slightly and said, "It's good that this is the case. If the emperor decides to attack Gao Qiang, I probably have enough preparation time for these three years. However, I also heard that the emperor had had contact with Tuotuobuhua in private. You have to pay attention to this. I also heard that after a while, Tuotuobuhua is about to arrive in Beijing. I think you have to deal with it well."

Jiang Lang nodded and said, "The Emperor did not talk about this issue to me today. I guess he might have changed his mind after hearing what I said. As long as the Emperor changes his mind, it would be easier to deal with Tutuobububububububububububububububububububububububububububububububububububububububububububububububububububububububububububububububububububububububububububububububububububububububububububububububububububububububububububububububububububububububububububububububububububububububububububububububububububububububububububububububububububububububububububububububububububububububububububububububububububububububububu

"By the way!"

After Jiang Lang finished speaking, the third prince suddenly asked: "What is your so-called reform?"

When Jiang Lang heard the third prince ask, he didn't hide it and said, "This is just a temporary idea. For the current military service system, I think we can change it and divide the soldiers into two types. The first is to be a soldier to maintain domestic stability, and the second is a soldier who is specifically responsible for external attacks or defenses."

The third prince suddenly became interested and asked, "Why do you think so?"

The third prince would give guidance to himself to a large extent. Jiang Lang naturally understood and said, "This is a great benefit. As long as we issue a decree, all men over 18 must serve in the military, with a period of four years. After four years, they will be allowed to go home to plow the fields, and the court will also give certain silver. This kind of troops is used to be responsible for domestic stability, but even after they are discharged, they must join the army unconditionally as long as the court needs them. As for the second type of soldiers I mentioned who are specifically responsible for foreign countries, they are selected based on such soldiers, which are composed of elite talents."

After hearing what Jiang Lang meant, the third prince pondered for a moment and said, "It sounds pretty good, but I'm still wondering why I'm like this?"

Jiang Lang sighed and said, "In fact, this is also to cooperate with another farming method. Now many soldiers will die of old age when they serve in the army from the beginning. There are no people doing the farm work in their families and the people are also poor. But now it is different. Four years later, they can go back. With the first young age in this family, the farm work will naturally not be pulled down. In that case, not only can our military resources be guaranteed, but the food can also be guaranteed. The most important point is that those who enter the second type of troops are elites, and this combat power is naturally needless to say. And once the enemy attacks, we can all soldiers. In this way, twenty years are equivalent to the fact that all adult men aged 16 to 36 in our Ming Dynasty can be soldiers. My father might as well think about it, who else dares to invade the Ming Dynasty?"

When the third prince heard this, a little shocked expression appeared on his face, then nodded and said, "Yes, this method is very active, so what's going on with farming?"

"The main thing is to reduce taxes and reward farming!"

Jiang Lang immediately said: "But this is a very practical question, and I can't explain it clearly now. I think I have to spend some time studying it. But I also know that only when the people have food, the treasury can have it, and we can send troops without any worries!"

"That's the reason!"

The third prince couldn't help but sigh, "Well, you write down these well. There are many scholars in the capital. You might as well call some. I think they should be very willing to write them out in detail. I originally gave them to the elders in the court to see them first, and then write them to the emperor. In this way, we will encounter less resistance!"

Jiang Lang nodded. It would be better than anything else to get the support of the third prince. He said, "I will make arrangements tomorrow and get it out as soon as possible, and then I will deal with this Tuotuobuhua! When this Tuotuobuhua comes, the court will not be able to be stable. What I am worried about now is whether there are anyone in the court who has contacted him privately. If there is, this matter will be a little troublesome!"

"Call someone to check it out!"
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