"What?"

After being invited into the inner hall by Zhang Wei, Zhao Yu was shocked when he heard Zhang Wei's words.

"My lord, there is no need to be surprised..."

Zhang Wei smiled indifferently, then reached out to fill a cup of fragrant tea for Zhao Yu, and said softly: "The removal of the guard system has been advocated by the old man from the beginning!"

Who can believe that the leader in maintaining the guard system was actually the first person to propose to the new emperor to abolish the guard system?

"The guard has been here for hundreds of years, but there are very few soldiers capable of fighting. The generals are slack and lazy in preparing weapons. This has already become the biggest obstacle to the new dynasty's solid foundation.

This time, barbarians from all directions invaded the Central Plains. Among them, the Tatars outside northern Liaoning and the southwestern barbarians were all secretly colluding.

The purpose of doing this is to push the guardsmen to the front of the battle line. Since they don’t want to be dismissed, they must prove the need for their existence!”

Listening to Zhang Wei's explanation, Zhao Yu slowly raised his head and asked: "So, the barbarian invasion of the Central Plains was also your work, in order to clear out the guards?"

"good."

Zhang Wei nodded. Then he continued: "Although the defense system is in a state of decay, there are still millions of people on the books. Putting aside the empty salary, there are at least 1.6 million soldiers.

Although it is difficult for these soldiers to resist the enemy with troops, a direct attack will definitely trigger a mutiny. With millions of people coerced, Mr. Zhao must be more aware of the consequences than I am!"

Zhao Yu opened his mouth when he heard this, but in the end he could only nod.

Zhang Wei is right. Although the current guard soldiers have no combat effectiveness at all, they are only for foreign barbarians.

Once these people rebel, the internal impact will be beyond anyone's imagination.

This is called, failing more than succeeding!

"Aren't they clamoring to protect their homeland and country? So I will fight for such an opportunity for them."

With that said, Zhang Wei stood up and took out a thick stack of booklets from a hidden compartment on the wall of the inner hall.

Putting the book in front of everyone, Zhang Wei said: "This is the military register of the guard station that I asked someone to secretly review. It records the registered residence of 3.7 million soldiers of the guard station."

Looking at the thick books in front of him, Zhao Yudu glanced sideways.

For this one item, the amount of food and salary allocated by the imperial court every year is an unimaginable figure.

The new dynasty was not stable, and disasters continued in the world, but Zhao Yu also understood that these people had the merits of their ancestors, and if there was a shortage of money, they would definitely use their merits to cause trouble.

Therefore, once the Ministry of Household Affairs distributes food and salary, the first thing it considers is these guys who are lying on the merits of their ancestors and waiting to die.

"There are 3.7 million soldiers, and the vacancy reaches 2.1 million..."

Before Zhao Yu could figure out what was going on, Zhang Wei dropped another bombshell.

Nearly two-thirds of these people were still empty-handed, and all these things fell into the pockets of the generals who maintained the system.

"As for the remaining 1.6 million guardsmen, I plan to divide them into four groups and send them to Fujian, Liaodong, Datong and Tongguan respectively!"

Zhang Wei took out a map, pointed to the four directions on it and said: "Among them, Tongguan has the smallest number of people. It only needs to send 100,000 people. After all, it is all about suppressing the mob, and the rest will be sent every day."

Five hundred thousand along the way, and the generals to lead the army have been selected."

With that said, Zhang Wei once again gave a list of leading generals. No surprise, these people were all carefully selected by Zhang Wei, the instigator.

"The remaining three routes are sent to Datong, Liaodong and Fujian..."

Zhao Yu looked at the three red lines drawn on the map, frowned slightly and looked at Zhang Wei and asked: "What will Jinwei do that day?"

In the past few days since he came to the capital, Zhao Yu has learned a lot of things from An Jianqing's mouth.

"Tianjin Guard is different from other places. The Japanese pirates have occupied Chaoyu and are now intensifying their troops. If the soldiers from the guard are sent to Tianjin Guard, something will go wrong. Therefore, what Tianjin Guard needs are serious soldiers who can fight.

!”

Even though Zhang Wei may be considered an old Confucian scholar, his analysis and understanding of war have already reached the level of proficiency.

When it comes to Zhang Wei, there is nothing wrong with the saying that people become monsters when they grow old.

"A soldier who can fight? Who can take on this important task?"

Zhao Yu frowned slightly, thinking of a piece of news An Jianqing had told him.

When heading to Wushuang City, the new emperor sent a message to Juexin to accompany him, but after leaving Kyoto, this guy disappeared.

In the following months, the Japanese pirates actually marched straight in, defeated Chaoyu, and directed their troops towards the new dynasty in the Central Plains!

No need to ask, everyone knows that this little kid must be causing trouble in there.

"Commander of the Shenji Battalion, Fu Lin!"

Zhang Wei glanced at Zhao Yu, and then said word by word.

"When the new emperor drove the military commander out of the capital, you were already planning this step?"

Zhao Yu was not surprised at all, he just looked at the map in front of him and said lightly.

"Master Zhao is indeed amazing!"

Zhang Wei smiled slightly and nodded towards Zhao Yu.

"1.6 million people..."

But Zhao Yu did not answer, he just raised his head and glanced at the thick roster.

"There's nothing we can do about it."

Zhang Wei shook his head, and then explained softly: "The new dynasty cannot afford so many maggots. This seemingly life-and-death battle is a way for the new dynasty and the guardsmen to remove the dross and retain the essence.

process!"

"After the Fourth World War, anyone who can survive can be incorporated into the new army."

Zhang Wei reached out and poured out the herbal tea in front of Zhao Yu, then added a cup of Xinchao, and then said slowly: "I also made it clear before that the soldiers of the guard station who do not want to go to the border to resist the enemy can go to the Yamen where they are.

As long as you cancel your Wei registration, you don’t need to go to the border."

"It's just that in this way, the so-called hereditary neglect is completely out of the question. Regarding emotion, reason and law, they have nothing to say..."

Conspiracy!

After Zhang Wei finished speaking, these two words suddenly popped up in Zhao Yu's mind.

Go and escape death.

If you don't go, hereditary neglect will become a thing of the past.

"Mr. Zhao, I have been serving you for two dynasties and have been careful to live to this age. However, as my years are approaching, I finally feel that a person should do one or two things in his lifetime that will surprise others. This is a ridiculous thing.

That’s good too…”

Zhang Wei picked up the tea cup with a slight smile on his face, but he said it very seriously.

"Haha, looking at the attitude of the old chief minister, the abolition of the guard system seems to be just an appetizer!"

Zhao Yu could tell that the old man in front of him felt that his time was running out and he had completely let himself go!

Once this kind of person starts, it is impossible to eliminate just this guard station that seems to be difficult but is still easy to capture!

"Yes, dismantling the guard station is the first step. Next, I will scare those nobles again!"

The more Zhang Wei talked, the more excited he became.
Chapter completed!