Parade in person...Zhu Yijun fell into deep thought.

It’s not surprising that Zhang Juzheng has this idea.

This chief assistant is a real radical in terms of armaments.

In Biande, although he would take the initiative to propose tribute and restraint strategies based on the situation, what he thought in his mind was that "the current defense seems to be slightly prepared... However, I thought that the captives were like animals, and if they were not destroyed, they would

The troubles will not stop..." - Although the defense is sufficient now, if the thieves are not beaten painfully, the border troubles will not stop!

Faced with the practical problem of "we don't have many soldiers, we don't have enough food, and our generals don't have enough men", Zhang Juzheng believed that "these three are not enough to cause trouble."

The most fundamental problem still lies in the emperor's determination.

As long as the emperor can "work vigorously and set his holy will first", other problems can be gradually improved through thorough management.

As for the military parade, it is even less surprising.

Because, this is bringing up old things again.

At that time, Zhang Juzheng once requested the late emperor in his "Chen Liu Shi Shu" that "the defense inside and outside the capital is weak...every year or every year during the winter farming break, please respectfully ask the emperor to come and review it in person."

Zhang Juzheng was not afraid of the emperor's involvement in the military power, and even took the initiative to request the emperor to come and review it in person in order to improve military preparations.

This alone shows your sincerity.

Zhang Juzheng quietly waited for the emperor's reply.

There was no sound in the hall for a moment.

A long time passed.

Zhu Yijun slowly shook his head: "Let's discuss this matter later during the farm break in winter."

He is now just over 1.4 meters tall.

If such a small pudding wants to review a hundred thousand troops, it will eliminate the filter of some soldiers, which is counterproductive.

These ministers treated him with great respect, because they could see his determination in the scriptures, banquets and memorials.

But if it is a large reading, everyone will look at it from a distance, but they will only judge people by their appearance.

Of course, this is not the point. The point is that the Beijing camp is so bad that there is no need to win over people's hearts and boost morale.

Ever since the Tatar troops arrived in the capital in July of the 29th year of Jiajing, the rotten interior of the capital camp has been nakedly displayed in front of everyone's eyes.

Faced with the foreign enemy's attack on the capital, the camp numbered less than 50,000 to 60,000 people, so they were driven out of the city gates. They were all in tears and did not dare to move forward. The generals also looked at each other and changed their expressions.

Then he held the camp gate tightly and allowed the Tatars to plunder the surrounding areas of the capital for eight days.

You want to ask why it's so bad?

Naturally, both soldiers and generals will die.

After this incident, Emperor Shizong was furious and ordered a rectification of the capital camp.

Wang Bangrui, who was in charge of the Ministry of War at that time, reported, "According to the records, there are only 140,000 people here, and there are only 50,000 or 60,000 people training in the camp. There are some for grain distribution by the Ministry of Household Affairs, but there are none for deployment by the Ministry of War."

There are 140,000 people on the books, but in reality there are only 50,000 or 60,000.

When it came time to ask for money and food, the quota of 140,000 yuan was full. It was time to send out troops to fight, but there were no people anyway.

As for Wang Bangrui's petition to "send six members of the Fengli Branch to investigate the 12 regiment camps", he was dismissed from office before he had time to implement it.

No one knows exactly how many people there are.

How can you have any fighting power if you are living on a free salary?

At that time, Sejong restructured the capital camp, intending to expand the regular troops to 120,000, and the reserve troops to 140,000, for a total of 260,000.

Yan Song said, "Today there are not enough regular troops, how about preparing troops?" He directly said that it was not feasible.

Sejong had no choice but to take back the grand plan of 260,000 troops in the capital camp.

The restructuring was completed the following year, and Li Xi, Marquis of Fengcheng, reported that "the camp in Beijing is in good shape now, and only 120,000 troops have been prepared."

This is the quota for the Xinjing Camp, 120,000 people.

In the name of the additional selection of vanguards, pacesetters, and young men, the number was expanded to more than 120,000, and we took the opportunity to investigate issues such as underemployment and wage fraud.

We came to the conclusion that the actual available troops in the Beijing camp were only 40,000.

It was not until the thirty-eighth year of Jiajing that Emperor Shizong and Zhenyuan Marquis Gu Huan truly expanded the number of soldiers to 90,000 - 30 small battalions in the Beijing camp, "each branch (small camp) of three thousand officers and soldiers was subject to recruitment."

However, as Shizong gave up and Gu Huan was transferred, the Beijing camp during the Longqing period returned to the control of the Ministry of War.

It is unclear how many troops are available at this time.

In addition to the number of soldiers, the incompetence of the generals was also an important reason for the decay of the Beijing camp.

This is not to say that the generals of the dynasty are trash, but that under the current customs, the Beijing camp naturally has the function of filtering out the trash.

First, the distinguished ministers in the Beijing camp and the military attachés in the Beijing guard formed cliques and were xenophobic.

At first, Jingying had customization and only selected from nobles. Over the years, it formed an internal hybrid model.

How many capable people can be produced from a base of more than a dozen noble families? The conclusion is naturally self-evident.

For this reason, in October of the first year of Longqing, the central government violated the ancestral system and summoned Qi Jiguang, the commander-in-chief of Fujian Province, to assist in military affairs.

However, "there are different opinions in Taiwan Province, and they hold two sides."

To put it bluntly, the resistance was too great and he had no choice but to be changed to the deputy general of the Shenji Battalion.

However, even as a lieutenant general, he only served for three months before being transferred - simply because Qi Jiguang reported that he was a soldier in the Beijing camp, and the rate was high and noble, making it difficult to control him.

Second, the official salary of military attachés is not high.

For example, in the Xuan Mansion, the general of Datong had hundreds of hectares of farmland to cultivate and earn thousands of silver taels every year.

But Beijing camp does not have this treatment.

Therefore, "the salary in the capital camp is the lowest", but in socializing and paying gifts, "all expenses are paid to return to the company".

Third, there are very few opportunities for promotion in the Beijing camp due to meritorious service.

After the first year of Longqing, those who have no fault in defense for three years can be promoted to a higher rank.

After that, the Beijing camp wanted to increase ranks "according to the regulations of border generals", but was rejected by the Ministry of War on the grounds that "the benefits of work and rest are far apart".

Therefore, a situation gradually formed in which military attachés "focused on external affairs and neglected internal affairs, and used the Beijing camp as a cold spot". "Once a general enters this place, it is as if he has abandoned it."

If a border general is selected by the Ministry of War to join the Beijing camp, he often asks the governor to "consult him to stay and make excuses to avoid it."

In the camp, "the number one, the Chinese Army, has thousands of general officers and hundreds of battalion cadres, seeking promotion from outside; newly promoted deputy generals of the Beijing Battalion and other officers pray to stay outside and refuse to transfer internally."

The general on the border was unwilling to be transferred to the capital camp, but he reluctantly joined and was uneasy about his position.

There were many knowledgeable people in the Ministry of War, so they came up with a solution - simply "Those who were in bad condition and were transferred to the Beijing camp, such as Yun who failed in the examination and was transferred to the Beijing camp; and Yun who was unfit for external use, was transferred to the Beijing camp."

To put it simply, those who fail to pass the test are transferred to the capital camp as a punishment for the generals.

Beijing camp has become a place where "cowards enter the camp to prepare troops, hoping to wait for others", so the neglect of sergeant training can be imagined.

All in all, Jingying is really in bad shape now.

These are all basic diseases and cannot be cured by Zhu Yijun's military parade to boost morale.

Instead of making a big show of it and attracting attention, you might as well wait for the results to be achieved before conducting another review.

Zhang Juzheng saw the emperor's expression and knew that he had a plan in mind, so he did not give any unnecessary persuasion - the emperor was more caring about the Beijing camp than the late emperor, so there was no need to rush him too much.

He pondered for a moment and reminded: "Your Majesty, if you want to rectify the capital camp, it is best to consult the Ministry of War before talking."

The previous transfer of Governor Gu Huan to Jingying was based on the approval of the Ministry of War.

Fortunately, Gu Huan did not compete for power and responsibilities too much after that, so the dissatisfaction of the Ministry of War was calmed.

If there is a big move now, the Ministry of War may be in an uproar again.

This is to remind the emperor that it is best to discuss the matter.

Zhu Yijun nodded: "I can spare Yuan Fu's mature and prudent words."

After the imperial court negotiated peace with the right-wing Tatars, the seven towns west of Xuanfu were relatively stable. However, Jizhen and Liaodong still had to strictly guard against the left-wing tribes, and the pressure on the capital was only somewhat relieved.

If the quarrel with the Ministry of War is too unpleasant, I'm afraid it will ruin the overall situation.

Several people discussed other matters before Zhang Juzheng and Wang Guoguang bowed and left.

Zhu Yijun stood up to give the gift, and suddenly remembered something.

He stopped Zhang Juzheng who had already walked outside the hall, stepped forward quickly, and said he wanted to see each other off for a while.

After walking out of Chengguang Hall, Zhu Yijun took the lead to see him off, and then said: "Yuan Fu, there is still a sum of money, which I forgot to mention before."

Zhang Juzheng's face darkened.

He turned around and looked at Wang Guoguang, both of them showing helpless expressions.

Zhu Yijun ignored the expressions of the two and said seriously: "It is prepared for the future."

This is naturally insensitive.

After Zhang Juzheng became the chief minister, what he wanted to do was almost clearly laid out in front of all the officials, just to attract knowledgeable people to gather.
To be continued...