I am the prince of the Ming Dynasty, I don't give up

Chapter 401 Military Academy
"My royal brother has a very good memory. He hasn't forgotten this matter yet," Zhu Houxuan said with a smile.

"I will never forget this," Zhu Houzhao said proudly.

"There are so many benefits to attacking in spring, especially attacking Hetao," Zhu Houxuan continued.

"Oh? Brother, tell me in detail." Zhu Houzhao was also aroused. Zhu Houxuan rarely expressed his opinions on military issues. Today, he spoke up.
"I won't repeat what I said three years ago. Today I want to talk about the topography of Hetao. Just now, Chief of Staff Jiang only said that Hetao is surrounded by the Yellow River on three sides, but he did not mention the topography to the north of Hetao." Zhu Houxuan said slowly.

"The terrain north of the Hetao?" Jiang Jiangong thought quickly, and then immediately said, "Yinshan?"

"Yes! It's Yinshan Mountain!" Zhu Houxuan nodded approvingly.

"The Yinshan Mountains are extremely important. In the summer, they block the warm air currents from moving northward, allowing the Hetao area south of the Yinshan Mountains to receive more rainfall and making the Hetao area lush with water and grass. In the winter, they can also block the cold winds from the north, making the Hetao area much warmer than the area north of the Yinshan Mountains." Zhu Houxuan began his explanation.

"The Yinshan Mountains are the dividing line of climate on the Mongolian grasslands. Since the Xiongnu, the southern foot of the Yinshan Mountains has been the 'winter pasture' of nomadic peoples. In spring and summer, the tribes would not go to the southern foot of the Yinshan Mountains to graze, allowing the grass there to grow wildly. When winter came, the tribes would rush to the 'winter pasture' there, including many northern tribes. The grass in those pastures was the fodder for cattle and sheep to spend the winter."

"If our army attacks Hetao this autumn, it will probably scare away many Mongolian tribes that are going to Hetao to spend the winter. If our army attacks next spring, we will capture more than just the Mongolian tribes in Hetao. We may also be able to capture many other Mongolian tribes that come to Hetao to spend the winter." Zhu Houxuan said with a smile.

The room fell into silence, and Zhu Houxuan's words made everyone present fall into thought.
The people present were actually the decision-makers of the Ming Dynasty's official army. They all understood that the key to the war against the Mongols was how to capture more Mongols and weaken their war potential.

Zhu Houxuan's suggestion is in line with this point.

"Prince Jing said it well! My brother knows everything about astronomy and geography. He is a blessing to the Ming Dynasty!" Zhu Houzhao praised.

"What do you generals think of Prince Jing's suggestion?" Zhu Houzhao looked at the people present.

Zhu Houxuan had already analyzed the situation to this extent, so naturally no one would stand up to object.

"If we attack tomorrow spring, all the war horses need to arrive at the border town before winter. They will have to rely on food and fodder shipped from the rear to keep themselves from losing weight all winter, so we need to store more food and fodder in the border towns, which will put more pressure on logistics and cost more money. Are all these okay?" Zhu Houzhao asked, turning his head.

"Don't worry, my emperor. There's no problem!" Zhu Houxuan said calmly.

"I feel relieved to hear these words from you, my brother, the God of Wealth," Zhu Houzhao also laughed.

"The General Staff should formulate a combat plan based on the attack next spring!" Zhu Houzhao looked at Jiang Jiangong and said.

"Yes!" Jiang Jiangong said.

After the meeting was over, Zhu Houzhao kept Zhu Houxun alone again.

"I have a problem that I have not been able to think of a good solution for. Please come and help me." Zhu Houzhao said directly. "Please tell me, my dear brother! I am also curious about what is making you so embarrassed?" Zhu Houxuan raised his eyebrows and said.

"It's still about the Imperial Guards. That group of nobles have been trying to stuff their own children into the Imperial Guards recently. I've met a few of their children and I feel they are really useless. They can only be a drag in the Imperial Guards. But I really don't want to refuse them, so I want my brother to help me think of a solution." Zhu Houxuan said helplessly.

"Is that so?" Zhu Houxuan nodded gently.

"Do you have any good ideas, brother? You always have many ideas." Zhu Houzhao looked at Zhu Houxuan hopefully.

"There is still a way." Zhu Houxuan said after hesitating for a moment.

"Say it quickly!"

"We can set up a military school, and have your brother as the principal, and throw all the children of nobles in there. The academic system can be set at one year, and after graduation they can join the Royal Guards, and if they fail to graduate they will be sent back home. This way the nobles will have nothing to say, as your brother has already given them a chance, and it depends on whether their children can seize it themselves." Zhu Houxuan said.

"This is a good idea," Zhu Houzhao began to think quickly, "The tactics and methods of the Imperial Guards are quite different from those of the Ming Dynasty's official army. The so-called family background of those nobles is no longer suitable for the Imperial Guards. It would be a good idea to send them to the military academy for some training."

"It can also be used to train middle and low-level military officers," Zhu Houxuan added.

"Yes! The requirements for middle and low-level officers in the Guards are much higher than before. A military academy is indeed needed. It's really a win-win situation. And it's a good idea to let me be the principal. I like this." The more Zhu Houzhao thought about it, the more he felt that this matter was necessary.

"I made the right choice by asking my brother for advice on this matter!" Zhu Houzhao laughed.

Zhu Houzhao drank a sip of tea and smiled without saying anything.
"You are a person who never likes to talk when we talk about military-related matters. I have to ask you every time before you speak. Isn't the situation like today pretty good?" Zhu Houzhao suddenly said with some dissatisfaction.

"You are just a little too cautious," Zhu Houzhao said with a sigh.

Zhu Houxuan paused for a moment and said nothing.

Zhu Houzhao stood up, took out a memorial from the desk, handed it to Zhu Houxuan, and said, "Take a look!"

Zhu Houxuan took the memorial with some doubt and read it, his brows gradually frowned.
The content of the memorial was that a censor impeached Zhu Houxuan for establishing an army called "Criminal Police" within the Royal Group, and equipped it with various military armor and weapons. It was unknown what his intention was.
After reading it, Zhu Houxuan began to think about how to explain this to Zhu Houzhao.
As a result, Zhu Houzhao said directly: "Everything mentioned in this memorial is bullshit!"

"The criminal police of the Royal Group are all retired veterans of the Guards. As long as I give an order, those veterans will obey my orders, so there will be no such nonsense as he said," Zhu Houxuan said firmly. He is now extremely confident in his influence in the Guards.

"So I said you were too cautious. Those detectives did it on purpose, right?" Zhu Houzhao looked straight at Zhu Houxuan.

Zhu Houxuan was stunned by the question and didn't know how to answer.
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(End of this chapter)