Chapter 86 Ming Dynasty’s Average Combat Power

Author: Fat Bird Goes First

Chapter 86 Ming Dynasty’s Average Combat Power

Lin Qingcai also sighed. His clan brother also knew that he was recommended as an official this time because Sun Dianshi used him as a spearman.

But Sun Dianshi has already recommended his clan brother. If he doesn't go, the family's incense contribution over the years will be in vain.

Xiong Yue said to Chen Chaoyuan: "Brother Chen is so clear about the affairs in the county government. Could it be that he also has family members working as officials in the county government?"

Chen Chaoyuan sighed and said: "My cousin has some connections in the county government, and he is also familiar with Sun Dianshi. To be honest, I wanted to find a way to get a job in the county government last year."

Chen Chaoyuan's cousin was a litigator with a reputation as a scholar, and he must have known Sun Dianshi, who controlled the torture chamber.

Chen Chaoyuan was not even a scholar. If he wanted to go to the county government to find a job, he would naturally go to the county government as an official.

Xiong Yue and Lin Qingcai were shocked and said quickly: "Brother Chen, you must not do it. Once you become an official, you will always be a subordinate!"

The status of subordinate officials in the Ming and Qing Dynasties was very low. In the early Ming Dynasty, the imperial examinations did not allow the children of officials to take the exam.

However, in the middle and later periods, the restrictions on the imperial examinations for the children of officials were relaxed, but once they became officials, they could not participate in the imperial examinations.

However, Chen Chaoyuan is already so old. He has not been able to pass the imperial examination for many years, so it is normal for him to have the idea of ​​becoming an official.

Although the officials in the Ming Dynasty did not have salaries, they had various methods of plundering them. Many officials were extremely fat, and many ordinary people wanted to join the county government as officials.

Chen Chaoyuan is the kind of honest person who has no independent opinions. Over the years, he has spent a lot of money on studying and studying. Although he can make a living by writing petitions with his cousin, now that his children are getting older, it is not an option to continue studying like this.

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Su Ze sighed, I am afraid that if Chen Chaoyuan's character went to the county government, he would not be able to fight against the subordinate officials in the county government who were like tigers, leopards and wolves.

However, Su Ze didn't say much about his family affairs. He was very interested in Lin Qingcai's clan brother.

"Brother Lin, I want to entertain your family brothers tomorrow. There are some things at the county government that I want to inquire about."

Lin Qingcai immediately said: "Then I'll make an appointment after school!"

"Then go to Yaoyue Tower."

Lin Qingcai glanced at Su Ze in surprise, but seeing Su Ze's magnanimity, he even gave away rock candy, so his family was probably not in a bad situation.

But Lin Qingcai couldn't figure out why he always wore rough cloth shirts like himself.

While the four of them were chatting, Hai Rui came over wearing the patched Confucian shirt.

The four people quickly saluted Hai Rui. After Hai Rui responded, he led the four people to the school and started the afternoon lecture.

[Attend lectures in school, "Imperial Examination" skill experience +10, Lv3, 215/300]

[Attend lectures in school, "Imperial Examination" skill experience +10, Lv3, 225/300]

So cool!

I gained 20 points of imperial examination experience in two hours. Compared with practicing skills at home, I gained experience much faster in class.

After the lecture was over, Hai Rui said to the four of them:

"It's not peaceful in Nanping County today. Please be more careful when going back and forth."

Su Ze quickly asked: "Are the Japanese pirates coming?"

Hai Rui nodded and said, "Yes, the Haidao Yamen has issued an official document, and the Woseulu King wants to raid the border again. Especially Su Ze, you must be extremely careful."

The reputation of King Lu was known to the entire Fujian Mansion. Everyone shuddered and then looked at Su Ze who lived by the seaside.

Chen Chaoyuan lives in the county, Lin Qingcai's family is also not far outside the county, and Xiong Yue's family is at the foot of Wuyi Mountain, still far away from the sea.

Only Su Ze, who lives in the military guard at the seaside, is the most dangerous.

Hai Rui added another sentence: "If it doesn't work out, I'll give you a room. Please don't go back to Changning Guard during this period."

Su Ze handed over to Hai Rui and then said: "Thank you very much, teacher, but Changning Guard is the hometown of my clan. If the Lu King comes to invade, I will stay in Changning Guard and fight with my brothers."

When Su Ze said this, everyone admired his courage. Hai Rui stopped trying to persuade him and could only tell him to pay attention to his safety.

Hearing that the Japanese pirates were about to invade the border again, everyone was in a low mood. Last time, King Lu showed off his power outside Fuzhou City, but this time, no one knows how many people will suffer.

Hai Rui said indignantly: "It's probably these sea lane officials and coastal military officers who have left their corpses without food. This is why the southeastern sea area is unrest and the people's lives are in ruins!"

When Hai Rui talked about the current situation, he looked very sad.

Hai Rui was an official, so it was okay to criticize his colleagues, but Chen Chaoyuan and the other three couldn't, they just kept their heads down and didn't speak.

Su Ze felt that the problem of Japanese pirates in the Ming Dynasty was not just a problem of officials.

The imperial court lacked long-term coastal defense and maritime trade policies, and orders were often changed day by day, and the attitudes of the officials in charge were often diametrically opposed.

Ultimately, the reason why the Ming Dynasty boycotted sea trade was Zhu Yuanzhang's "techniques of controlling the people."

According to Zhu Yuanzhang's career system with complex levels and various types, everyone's responsibilities are fixed when they are born.

The kitchen household is responsible for making salt, the military household is responsible for serving as soldiers, the farmer household is responsible for farming, and the craftsman household is responsible for craftsmanship.

Everyone does their own thing, and they are all serfs of the Zhu family. The descendants of the Zhu family only need to accept the support of all the people.

It's just that the family property is too big and there are too many things. Except for the previous generations of emperors, they can still manage it, but the descendants who come later can't handle it anymore.

At this time, we can only promote some civil servants and eunuchs to serve as domestic slaves to manage the house.

The most important thing about this system is naturally "each person performs his own duties." The strict household registration system of the Ming Dynasty was also to prevent population flow and imprison everyone on the land.

This is also the reason why an area as large as Penghu was never developed during the Ming Dynasty.

To develop, people must relocate, and Penghu is isolated overseas, making it inconvenient to manage.

If the Penghu separatist regime rebels, it would be better not to develop it at all, and prohibit coastal people from landing on the island. Only set up an inspection department to be responsible for patrolling, and isolate coastal people from smuggling.

Under such circumstances, how much motivation do generations of military households have to risk their lives for the Ming Dynasty?

Therefore, military guards like the Changning Guard were anomalies among the aliens, and guards like the Yanping Guard were the norm in the Ming Dynasty.

If you win, your old Zhu family won't get any reward. If you lose, you'll lose your head, so it's better not to fight.

As long as you don’t fight, there is no loss!

King Deer has already bombarded Fuzhou City, and Fuzhou City still reported to the court that "nothing happened this year". It doesn't matter how many villages King Deer plundered. Anyway, as long as the court can collect enough taxes, the higher authorities don't care whether you have Japanese insurrection.

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Su Ze didn't think that Hai Rui couldn't see the essence of the problem. Now Hai Rui was just a new official who had just entered the officialdom and was an unqualified county school teacher.

In his opinion, the problem along the coast is naturally the official's job.

People are always growing, and the current Hai Rui and the Hai Rui who will write "Public Security Shu" in the future definitely have different ideas.

But his concern for the country and the people remains unchanged. This is why Hai Rui is Hai Rui.

After Hai Rui left, Chen Chaoyuan said to Su Ze: "Brother Su, I still have a spare room in my house. If you don't mind it, you can stay in Nanping City temporarily."

Su Ze knew Chen Chaoyuan's good intentions and said, "Thank you very much, Brother Chen. I still want to go back to Changning Guard."

Seeing that he was determined, everyone could not continue to persuade him.

Hai Rui provided meals for the four of them. Although it was only rice and pickles, the four of them ate with gusto.

After eating, he returned to the school building and Chen Chaoyuan said again: "Last time, King Lu invaded the southeast and almost captured Jianyang, Zhangzhou. There was also a small team that reached the foot of Nanping County. At that time, the commander did not dare to climb the city to fight.

It was Li Hu from the county government village who led people out of the city to drive away this small group of Japanese pirates."

Su Ze asked: "How many people are there in this team?"

"Fifty people."

Su Ze was speechless. The five thousand Yanping Guards were actually blocked in the city by fifty Japanese pirates and beaten?

This is too magical!

But when Su Ze thought about it, it seemed that this was not magical enough.

If there are no mistakes in the development of history, next year, in the 34th year of Jiajing, a group of Japanese pirates will land in Shaoxing, Zhejiang, loot the three provinces of Zhejiang, Anhui and Jiangsu, and plunder more than 20 places in Hangzhou, Yan, Hui, Ning, Taiping and other prefectures and counties.

, approached the city of Nanjing, the remaining capital, and rampaged for more than 80 days, killing and wounding four to five thousand officers and soldiers.

The record in the history of the Ming Dynasty is: "Suddenly invaded Kuaiji County, robbed Hangzhou, invaded Shexian County in Huizhou, reached Jixi and Jingde, massacred and plundered Jingxian County, headed towards Nanling, and reached Wuhu. Burned the South Bank, headed towards Taiping Prefecture, and invaded Jiangning Town.

Heading straight to Nanjing."

In the battle of Jiangning Town, the Ming army commanded Zhu Xiang, and Jiang Sheng led his troops to resist. "They could not resist, Xiang died in the battle, Sheng was wounded and fell from his horse, and more than 300 officers and soldiers died."

How many Japanese pirates were there who caused shock in the three provinces and even attacked Nanjing, one of the two capitals of the Ming Dynasty?

The answer is fifty-three.

Based on this calculation, the Yanpingwei's combat effectiveness is also at the average level of the Ming Dynasty.

Su Ze asked again: "Don't we have general cannons on the walls of Nanping County?"

Chen Chaoyuan said again: "Brother Su, do you think it's the one on the city gate? That one is already a cannon cast in Chenghua. It has been exposed to wind and sun and cannot be used for a long time. Besides, can it still be used in Yanping Guards now?

It’s hard to find anyone who can operate this cannon.”

Well, Su Ze just felt that he asked a stupid question.
To be continued...