Chapter 643 Regiment Camp Rectified

A few more than a few months ago, the governor of the regiment camp was changed, and a vigorous rectification movement was set off in the regimental camp of the two new marquises. In view of the loose discipline exposed in the regimental camp, perfunctory training, mediocre officials, combat effectiveness and other draw up, Zhang Lun began to draw up a plan to report to the court in mid-November, requesting Carry out a major rectification of the regiment camp.

In the early morning, the court was not surprised by Zhang Lun's request for rectification. The change of governor and the admiral of the army was to change the status quo of the regimental camp. After Zhang Lun took office again, it was necessary to carry out some rectification, otherwise it would not reflect the intention of the imperial court to change generals.

However, Zhang Lun's rectification measures were bold and fierce, which stunned the court. Zhang Lun proposed that the first measure is to streamline disarmament, that is, to conduct a comprehensive selection of nearly 130,000 soldiers and horses of the 12th Regiment Battalion. The old and weak soldiers, the inferior soldiers, and mediocre generals are the objects of disarmament. At the same time, it is also necessary to comprehensively clean up the overlapping institutions in the regimental battalion, bloated civilian government personnel, and the officers who lead the salary.

According to Zhang Lun's proposal, if we really want to streamline the rectification according to such efforts, the regimental battalion of more than 120,000 will be streamlined to only 780,000 people, and 40% of the soldiers will be reduced at once.

"No, isn't this self-destruction of the Great Wall? In the past, there have been no less than 150,000 troops stationed in the capital. How can the regiment camp of 780,000 people shoulder the responsibility of guarding the capital? The British public is not considerable about this. How can it be so nonsense? Lu Wan, the minister of the Ministry of War, was the first to raise an objection. The Ministry of War has a say in this matter. Whether you are the Beijing camp or the guards, the Ministry of War is your superiors. You have the right totong troops, but the right to transfer troops is in the Ministry of War.

"Yes, isn't this nonsense? Isn't it necessary to cut off half of the regimental camp in recent years? It's okay not to increase the number of troops in recent years, but disarmament? What's the reason?" A group of people quarreled with each other.

Zhang Lun said, "Dear gentlemen, soldiers are not expensive, and the old, weak and disabled soldiers are not reduced. In fact, they only occupy the number of soldiers. The combat power will not increase but decrease. In wartime, it will affect morale and drag down the whole situation. As for the reduced staff of bloated institutions and people who eat empty money to commit crimes, this is naturally for the sake of correcting the atmosphere and saving money. After this streamlining, at least two or three million taels of silver will be saved in a year, which will be used to improve equipment and weapons, which is another great improvement for the regiment camp.

"Little prince, you can't reduce people in order to save money. If there is chaos in the Ming Dynasty, can these 780,000 people protect the capital?"

"Yes, many people have more power, and the regiment camp has always been tens of thousands of people. Since the previous dynasty, Yu Shaobao has set up rules, and the guards and horses in the capital have never been less than 150,000. You can't do this."

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Zhang Lun was a little stunned by the talkative discussion. A simple plan to reorganize his regimental camp would also atract a lot of questions, which he didn't expect.

When Song Nan accepted the Shenshu camp, most of the soldiers and horses of the original 3,000 battalion were thrown away by Song Nan, leaving only the foundation of more than 1,000 people. At that time, no one beep. Zhang Lun took it for granted that the situation of the regimental camp was similar to that of the Shenshu camp, but he forgot that the regimental camp was the backbone of the Beijing camp. The former 3,000 battalion was just people's hearts. It's just a military camp soldier and horse that is dispensable in sight.

"What are you doing? What's the noise? In the court, you should also speak some etiquette and speak one by one. Don't ask you to say anything. Who is the point? One person shouted coldly.

Everyone looked at Song Nan standing there with a frosty face, looking harsh, and everyone shivered. Now Song Nan is not the object of their previous laughter and ridicule in the court. Now the young man in his twenties standing in front of him is already a new nobleman in the court who holds heavy power and kills the owner of power. Everyone has to weigh their identity. Anyone with eyes knows that Liu Jin and Xu Guangzuo's opponents at this level have retreated, and there is no need to say more about the terrible things about this man.

But some people are not afraid. Some civil servants are proud of them, and they are proud of it.

"Lord Song, I'm waiting to discuss the rectification of the regiment camp proposed by the British public. Why is it noisy?"

"Yes, I'm a court official. Naturally, such a big thing needs to be considered carefully. Lord Song said that other people's words are noisy, which is not right?"

Song Nan frowned and shouted, "What are we discussing? Do you need to discuss such a matter? Tell me, which one of you knows more about leading soldiers than the young man? How do you know that after streamlining the soldiers and horses, there is a decline in combat power? Is it that you can't protect the capital and protect the emperor? It's really inexplicable."

Song Nan's ruthless scolding made many people shut up. Lu Wan, the minister of the Ministry of War, frowned and said, "Lord Song, your words are wrong. Don't you have the right to discuss without bringing soldiers? This is the court, and all the adults in the hall have the right to speak.

Song Nan waved his hand and said, "Lu Shangshu, don't tell me this, that is, everyone has the right to speak, so there are some things that you can't decide for a long time. Everyone can't wait to express their opinions, even if he doesn't understand this matter, as if there will be no sense of existence if he doesn't do so. I suggest that the emperor set a rule. In the future, if anyone has no real insight to talk nonsense, please ask someone to pull out and play ten boards to see who has more nonsense.

The ministers were in an uproar and talked with each other

"Thanks to what he thought of, this is going to be a finale. It's too arrogant to make a statement."

"Yes, Liu Jin didn't say such a thing when he was there. How dare this Song dare to say so."

Yang Tingyu couldn't help walking forward and said, "Did Lord Song say it casually or does he really think so in his heart? Do you really think it is unnecessary for the ministers to express their opinions in the court?

Everyone knows that Yang Ting and this sentence is a trap. If Song Nan really thinks so, it must be attacked in groups.

Song Nan was fooled and smiled and said, "Yang Shoufu, it's just a joke. You are all court officials, and you naturally want to speak with your mouths. What I mean is to advise you that you know can be said. You can shut up what you don't understand. Don't come out and be humiliated. For example, I don't know anything about government affairs. Have you ever seen me come out to dictate when I put on any policies and laws in the court?

Yang Ting and nodded with a smile and said, "That's right. I understand what Lord Song means. There is a sequence, and there is a specialty in the art industry. If you don't understand, you shouldn't come out to cause trouble, right?"

Song Nan nodded and said, "That's exactly what I mean. The young master has made it very clear. Doesn't the fact that fewer troops mean that they will become weaker. Soldiers are not expensive. Can a strong man beat a hundred old women? However, the time is so tight that we have to complete this before the New Year to ensure that the capital will spend the New Year safely. However, there are so many people who come out to talk, but they can't get the point.

Yang Tinghe waved his hand and said, "Don't be impatient. If you don't understand, you don't understand, but since it is a major event of the court, you naturally need to figure it out. Lord Song explained it to us. If we laymen understand it, naturally we won't talk too much, right?"

Song Nan said, "Okay, Yang Shoufu asked on behalf of you, and the young master answered, isn't this over?"

Yang Tinghe laughed and said, "I don't ask the British public. I only ask you. Presumably, the rectification plan of the regiment camp is also the result of discussions between Lord Song and the British public. It's the same for everyone."

Song Nan smiled and said, "The young master did discuss with me, and I only gave a little advice. In fact, it's still the little father-in-law's own way, which has nothing to do with me."

Yang Tinghe smiled and said nothing. Although Song Nan denied it, Yang Tinghe's point was to tell Song Nan that we didn't know that you were the mastermind behind the scenes. They were all your arms, and everything they did was tly approved by you.

"The first question is that it is necessary to rectify the regiment camp, but too many people for disarmament may not be a hidden danger. Tens of thousands of people have been discharged from disarmament. How should these people be placed? You only consider the ideas of the regiment camp, but have you ever considered the overall situation? If tens of thousands of people don't settle down well, this year's New Year will be lively.

"Good question, this is the level of being the chief assistant. Yang Shoufu considers the overall situation, not just talk nonsense if some people don't understand the key points."

"I'm really ashamed of what Lord Song said. Please answer my question." Yang Tinghe laughed.

Song Nan took a look at Zhang Lun and said, "Master, can I answer for you?"

Zhang Lun arched his hand and said, "It's hard work."

Yang Tinghe smiled coldly and only heard Song Nan say, "Tens of thousands of people are cut down at once. If the resettlement is not good, it is indeed easy to become a danger of public security. Originally, these should have been arranged by the foreign court, but we can't ignore them all. I discussed this matter with my father-in-law and came up with several ways. The first is to give them a lot of money according to their years of joining the army, so that they can have the capital to settle down. Second, I will select thousands of them to arrange work so that they will not become exiled people. Third, all All of them will retain the status of three years of preparatory military service. They are ordinary people and can be quickly summoned in wartime. People with this status can receive one or two pieces of silver as pay money every month. Once there is an illegal act, they will be disqualified from the reserve and dealt with according to law. I don't know what these three arrangements do you think?