"Marquis Champion, declare the decree!"

In the lobby of the General Military Mansion of Liaodong Town, looking at Li Chengliang and the generals of the Liaodong Army who were kneeling in the hall, Zhu Changluo, who was wearing a Yishan crown and a red five-clawed dragon robe, was calmly throwing a jade shaft into the hall.

Ling's imperial edict was handed to Wang Bing who was standing aside.

The expected "all ministers were brought to justice" did not appear. Li Chengliang and other generals of the Liaodong Army were kneeling on the ground, but the voice of Zhu Changluo asking Wang Bing to declare the decree came to their ears.

"The Emperor, who was entrusted by heaven, issued an edict: It has been more than two hundred years since the founding of the Ming Dynasty by Taizu... The elite soldiers and generals who used to be victorious have now become rotten, and there are only millions of soldiers... In order to revive the military power of the Ming Dynasty, this book is written

The prince tried to reform the Liaodong Army and considered it a model for the entire army... I admire this!"

There was no prior collusion, and no buffering time was given to these people to rectify the Liaodong Army's imperial edict, and they just hit Li Chengliang and other Liaodong Army generals without warning.

'What? Rectify the Liaodong Army?'

'Is Your Majesty trying to seize my military power? Or...'

'What should I change if I want to change it properly? What can I change?'

As Wang Bing read out the imperial edict, all the generals of the Liaodong Army, including Li Chengliang and his son, were all shocked and confused at this moment.

"General Li, take the order!"

Naturally, it was impossible to write down the detailed rectification plan in an imperial edict and read it out, so it didn't take long. Just when Li Chengliang and others were surprised and confused, the imperial edict on army rectification had already been read out by Wang Bing.

"The last general, the last general will give thanks!"

Although he was unwilling to do so, Li Chengliang was like Wang Bingliu, who did not have the courage to resist the decree in court.

…

"General, I would like to ask the crown prince to tell me. I wonder how the Liaodong Army should be rectified and reformed?"

Faced with this sudden rectification order, Li Chengliang, who had not received any news in advance and was unprepared after receiving the imperial edict, could only bite the bullet and stay and ask the prince Zhu Changluo for instructions, trying to figure out this 'rectification'

content and limits.

"General Li, your Liaodong Army's registered troop strength at the Ministry of War is 200,000. I am not wrong, right?"

Instead of answering Li Chengliang directly, the crown prince Zhu Changluo asked Li Chengliang about the number of soldiers in the Liaodong Army.

"Well, back to Your Highness the Crown Prince, the Liaodong Army's record number in the Ministry of War is indeed 200,000. But when the general took over the Liaodong Army, the number of soldiers..."

When Zhu Changluo asked about the number of soldiers in the Liaodong Army, Li Chengliang couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief.

It is no longer a secret that the Ming Dynasty's army is paying empty wages. It has even been acquiesced by the imperial court and successive emperors. So on this issue, Li Chengliang naturally has nothing to worry about.

"Oh, it's not as cold as a day! I also know that this bad habit of free money has been around for a long time, and I can't blame you entirely. After all, not everyone can be as honest and dedicated to the public as Marquis Jinghai, haha

!”

Seeing Li Chengliang's expression of no guilt when talking about the number of soldiers, the prince Zhu Changluo first smiled lightly, and then beat Li Chengliang without leaving a trace with the undefeated military god.

"In this way, my requirements are not high. The Liaodong Army after the reorganization must maintain 100,000 combat troops and 50,000 auxiliary troops. After all, this fiefdom of my palace will still be guarded by the Liaodong Army in the future. The number of people

There are too few and I can’t see them!”

Finally, with Li Chengliang's embarrassed expression, Zhu Changluo once again "understated" his request for 100,000 combat troops and 50,000 auxiliary troops.

"Ten...one hundred thousand combat troops, fifty thousand auxiliary troops? Your Highness, this..."

After hearing Zhu Changluo's minimum requirement of 100,000 combat troops and 50,000 auxiliary troops, Li Chengliang couldn't help but look shocked.

There is no way. Although the Liaodong Army has an army of 200,000 in the records of the Ministry of War, firstly because of the lack of pay, and secondly because of the soldiers fleeing, the entire Liaodong Army now only has a total of about 120,000 people.

And among the 120,000 troops, even if all the servants of the Li family and other generals are included, the number of truly capable soldiers will not exceed 50,000. The remaining nearly 70,000 are just a ragtag group of old, weak, and old men.

.

But now Zhu Changluo is talking about 100,000 combat troops and 50,000 auxiliary troops. He can't even count the servants and maids of the entire Liaodong Army generals' families!

"What? The quota of 200,000 troops is not enough. I gave General Li 50,000 quota. Isn't it enough?"

Seeing Li Chengliang's shocked look, Zhu Changluo couldn't help but turn cold.

'That's bullshit. When I took over the Liaodong Army, there were less than 90,000 people. Now you ask me to hand over 150,000 people. Where can I get it for you?'

Hearing Zhu Changluo's cold inquiry, Li Chengliang couldn't help but feel extremely angry.

Of course, he only dared to keep this anger in his heart, but he did not dare to show it on his face. After all, the person speaking in front of him was the crown prince of the Ming Dynasty, the second most powerful prince since the founding of the Ming Dynasty. What's more, among others

Next to him is the champion Hou Zhenzhen who has been silent!

"Your Highness, General, General, thank you for your kindness and consideration!"

Resisting the anger in his heart, Li Chengliang could only thank Qi En against his will.

"I also know your difficulties. In this way, I will give you a little more time, before I return to Beijing at the end of the year! The rest of the specific matters will be explained to you by the champion!"

Finally, after setting a time limit for rectification, Zhu Changluo handed over the specific rectification content to Wang Bing as previously discussed.

…

"Marquis Champion, when I took over the Liaodong Army, there were less than 90,000 troops. Over the years, I have managed to accumulate some people, and the total is less than 50,000 soldiers and about 60,000 to 70,000 auxiliary troops. Now

But you want me to hand over 100,000 soldiers and 50,000 auxiliary troops all at once. Isn't this too cruel of you?"

When facing Wang Bing, the person specifically responsible for rectification matters, Li Chengliang simply handed over the family's financial information directly, and then put on a posture of risking his life if he didn't have any important soldiers.

"Haha, let me tell you, Uncle Ning Yuan, it is His Majesty's wish to rectify the Liaodong Army. It is His Majesty's wish to have your Liaodong Army hand over an army of 150,000 troops after rectification. It is His Majesty's wish. What does it have to do with me?"

Looking at Li Chengliang who looked like a fool, Wang Bing couldn't help but smile coldly.

Just kidding, although you, Li Chengliang, have restored the strength of the Liaodong Army to some extent, don’t forget that when you receive military pay and supplies every year, you receive it based on 200,000 people. It’s amazing that after so many years of free pay, you actually still eat out

Reason is here?

"Champion Marquis, we will not tell lies in front of the real person! Even if it is His Majesty's intention to rectify the Liaodong Army, but it is still the intention of you, the Grand Marquis, to make the Liaodong Army hand over 150,000 troops, right?"

Regarding the matter of asking the Liaodong Army to reorganize and hand over an army of 150,000 troops, Li Chengliang would not really believe that it was the crown prince Zhu Changluo who made the decision.

"Haha, Uncle Ning Yuan wants to hear the truth? I will tell you the truth in this book! The amount of the 150,000 troops is really determined by His Highness the Crown Prince!"

Looking at Li Chengliang who looked obviously disbelieving, Wang Bing couldn't help but smile coldly.
Chapter completed!