Seeing Yuan Chonghuan's look of depression, Zhu Youjian knew that he could not suppress him too much. After all, Yuan Chonghuan was a hero who achieved "Ningyuan" and "Ningjin" two "victories". If he showed "malice" to Yuan Chonghuan in front of the ministers, it would inevitably be heartbreaking, and he thought he was harsh on the heroes.

So Zhu Youjian comforted him: "Yuan Qing doesn't have to be upset. I attach great importance to the military academy and the new army being prepared. Therefore, I specially awarded the preparations for the military academy and the new army to Sun Qing's family. However, the Sun Qing family is old after all, and as a student of Sun Qing's family, you just have to accept his work and assist Sun Aiqing in completing the construction work."

Yuan Chonghuan felt comforted when he heard this and bowed his head, "Please rest assured, Your Majesty, I will do my best to assist the teacher in completing the preparations for the military academy and the new army."

Zhu Youjian nodded and continued, "Sun Tzu said: Knowing yourself and your enemy will never be defeated. Mao Qing said just now that in terms of individual combat power of soldiers, a Jurchen soldier can be comparable to five Ming soldiers.

This is a great shame!

Looking back at the Han and Tang dynasties, there was a saying that one Han was the Five Barbarians, but now it has completely reversed and turned into one Hu was the Five Barbarians.

At the beginning of the founding of the country, the Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty and Chengzu also chased the north, drove Yuanmeng out of the Central Plains, and restored the Han family's country. During the Longwan period, the Qi family army led by Qi Shaobao often scored dozens or even hundreds of casualties.

But now, our Ming soldiers need to be five times more troops to be equal to the Later Jin Dynasty, and at least three times more than Mongolia can defeat the enemy.

The so-called "knowing shame" and then being brave. Although reality is cruel, we must face and accept it. Now our troops that can fight in the Ming Dynasty are the first to be the Liaoxi Army stationed on the Ningjin defense line, followed by the Dongjiang Army that restrained the Later Jin Dynasty on Pi Island, and finally the Baigang Army that still suppressed the rebellion in the southwest.

These three troops are troops that can barely fight against the Later Jin in field battles, but facing the Later Jin, where everyone is soldiers, these three troops are still not opponents of the Later Jin.

Therefore, I have promoted Sun Qing's family, who is well-known in military affairs, to assist in the major events of my army, and prepare for the establishment of a new army and a military academy. I value the new army higher than any army, because the new army I want is the army that can defeat the Later Jin in a dignified manner in the field. It will become the first-class main force in the country, resist the enemy country from abroad, and be unsubmissive in the internal peace."

Zhu Youjian made a big spell, and everyone understood that the emperor wanted to use his strength to build a powerful and completely loyal army.

Such troops are first-class in terms of future and treatment. Compared with this troops, even the Liaoxi Army, the most important main force in the empire, must stand aside.

Yuan Chonghuan was finally excited. It was not necessarily a bad thing to lose the position of Governor General of Ji Liao. If he could become the commander of the new army, then it would be natural for him to inherit the position of the assistant minister of the teacher's cabinet and the minister of military affairs.

He volunteered again: "Your Majesty, I think I have some advantages in training military force. Please give me the important task of organizing the new army. I will not disappoint you. I will train the new army into the best army in the world, so as to destroy the Later Jin Dynasty and recover the lost territory in Liaodong for Your Majesty."

Zhu Youjian subconsciously wanted to say "not accurate", but he forced the refusal that he had spoken, and the same sentence was the same. Although he had deep doubts about Yuan Chonghuan's loyalty, he must not be too harsh on him before Yuan Chonghuan's evil deeds appear, so as not to be too harsh on him, so as to avoid the hearts of the ministers.

He considered the following sentence and said slowly: "Of course everyone believes in the ability of the Yuan Qing family, and I am no exception. But the new army is the top priority in my heart, and it is related to the life and death of our Ming Dynasty. Therefore, for the sake of safety, I decided that the Sun Qing family would be responsible for forming the new army.

As for Yuan Qing’s family, of course I must use it, so I decided that Yuan Qing, Mao Qing and Lu Qing will work together to assist Sun Ge Lao and build a new army together.

The Xishan Military Academy was also planned to be established with the new army. I have issued an order to governors of the Nine Borders to select the best grassroots officers to enter Beijing. As soon as these officers enter Beijing, they will automatically become students of the Xishan Military Academy.

Three months later, my new army will use this group of officers as its foundation and expand into a unit of 10,000. Two years later, the new army will be expanded to 30,000."

Although history has changed a lot after Zhu Youjian entered the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Youjian believed that historical inertia still existed, and two years later, the possibility of the Later Jin Dynasty going south to attack the enemy was still very high.

Therefore, the new army that Zhu Youjian tried hard to build must form an army within two years. Only in this way can he have the confidence to win the battle against the Later Jin Dynasty.

On the contrary, it was another change in Tumu Fort. Once Zhu Youjian lost his opponent, the throne would definitely be lost, and saving the Ming Dynasty would become a joke. He would also be on par with Wang Mang, becoming a shame for time travelers and being ridiculed by keyboard warriors in later generations.

Sun Chengzong said: "Your Majesty, is it too hasty for the new army to form an army within two years? Moreover, Your Majesty attaches importance to the new army, but he cannot ignore the Nine-Border Army. For example, Your Majesty cuts Liao pay, which may lead to mutiny."

Sun Chengzong's concerns could have become a reality. In history, on July 25, the first year of Chongzhen, there was a mutiny in Ningyuan, with tens of thousands of soldiers raising wages, and Liaodong Governor Bi Zhisu was forced to commit suicide.

Regarding this treasury, the historical books compiled by the Donglin Party naturally criticized Emperor Chongzhen, saying that he had moved all his money to his own treasury, and the Liaoxi Army did not pay food for four months, resulting in a mutiny accident.

It was a pity that Emperor Chongzhen had raised Liao's salary from five million to seven million in order to achieve the great cause of restoration of Liao. However, the Liaoxi General Group was still not satisfied and planned the military riots accident.

They first did not pay the soldiers food and salary, which lasted for four months, which made the soldiers so hungry that they were roaring. Then they spread rumors that the emperor loved money and did not pay the soldiers in our Liao Town. So tens of thousands of soldiers started to make a big fuss. Liaodong Governor Bi Zhisu became a punching bag and was slapped dozens of times by the soldiers.

In the end, the military chaos was pacified by Yuan Chonghuan. What was terrible was that Yuan Chonghuan and the Liaoxi generals became the last winners in this mutiny. Yuan Chonghuan took over the power and Liao's salary rose directly to nine million.

In order to increase Liao pay, the imperial court plundered the people even more severely. In addition, natural disasters have occurred, and the people of the world have been living in dire straits, and the ambitious people have risen up. From then on, the Ming Dynasty fell into serious internal and external troubles, and left all the last drop of blood under the attack of internal and external enemies.

As the main founder of the Liaoxi Army, Sun Chengzong certainly understood how greedy the Liaoxi general group was. Once Zhu Youjian issued an order to reduce the Liao Dynasty's salary, military chaos would probably happen immediately.

Therefore, even if Sun Chengzong risked being disgusted by Zhu Youjian, he would persuade the emperor: Liao pay can only be increased, not reduced!
Chapter completed!