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Zhai Ruwen felt somewhat dejected.

But she still smiled and said:

"To get His Majesty the Emperor to make a change,"

"Reduce the garrison strength by 14,000,"

"We cabinet ministers are also useful to the country and its people."

Chapter 372 Reforming the Military System

Zhao Yuan made the military system more comprehensive and standardized this time.

One reason was to house military officers.

Those who were wounded or disabled in battle,

Yet, it does not affect the generals' daily operations.

Those who get promoted purely based on seniority,

However, officers whose combat performance has been poor in the last two years.

There are also a few older generals.

And some leaders of the southern rebel armies...

They were all stripped apart.

Arrangements were made to station troops in the defense and transport systems.

Then select some outstanding officers and generals.

It was converted into a field army system.

And by changing the military system,

Completely assimilate the imperial guards, local militia, and rebel armies from the late Song Dynasty.

For example, Yao Jiajun,

This time it was divided into three.

It now belongs entirely to the imperial court.

The elderly, the weak, the sick, and the disabled will all be eliminated.

Ordinary sergeant, assigned to the Shaanxi garrison.

The elite troops were reorganized into the Ming Dynasty Field Army.

The generals included Yao Pingzhong, Wu Jie, Wu Lin, Wang De, and others.

The Liu brothers,

They were also incorporated into Yao Pingzhong's troops.

Meanwhile, Hebei generals such as Yue Fei, Wang Yan, Li Cheng, Li Qiong, and Zhang Di,

His troops were also expanded and reorganized.

From now on, regardless of region or seniority,

They were all from the Ming Dynasty's field army.

Only through this military reform can

Only then could Zhao Yuan truly control the national army.

Including the Zhe family army and the Liu family army,

They were all divided, reorganized, and swallowed up!

.....

April.

The weather was nice this spring.

Although it cannot be said that the weather was favorable,

However, there was no widespread spring drought.

After the recovery in the first and second years of the Hongwu reign,

Tokyo is becoming increasingly bustling.

The lives of suburban residents

This far surpasses that of the former Song Dynasty.

The slums along the canal have disappeared.

Most of them fled when the Jin army marched south.

They were resettled as refugees by the new Ming Dynasty.

They all received land in the Gyeonggi region (purchased on installment at a low price with no interest).

A small number of poor people were unwilling to buy land on credit.

They were placed in abandoned houses outside the city.

They served as cheap labor to keep Tokyo running.

As dusk fell, most of the farmers in the suburbs had returned home.

Eating before dark saves money on lamp oil.

There are also some extremely hardworking farmers,

I ate lunch around mid-afternoon.

They rushed to continue working in the fields before sunset.

Wu Song leaned against a tree, holding an empty rice bowl.

I heard the villagers gathering together, bragging and chatting.

My wife is holding our son, who is less than a year old.

He exchanged information about the village with a group of young women and wives.

Although these days are tiring,

But a fulfilling life offers hope.

However, Wu Song was a bit restless.

He served in the military for many years.

I'm already fed up.

So they accepted the land distribution.

I plan to become a small landowner in the suburbs of Tokyo.

His elder brother, Wu Dalang, was also housed next to him.

He got married and had a son.

Life became smoother.

Wu Song, however, began to miss the days of fighting and killing.

He felt he was not suited to be a farmer.

Especially last year, good news kept pouring in.

Wu Song longed to join the army and serve his country.

He earned his position and ensured his family's prosperity through his own abilities.

Unfortunately, he already had a wife and children at this time.

And there were no other family members to help take care of him.

I won't be able to travel far for the next two or three years.

"Samsung... a four-star alignment?"

Wu Jialiang was telling stories to the children in the village.

He suddenly stood up, gazing at the western sky.

Only Venus, Mars, and Saturn are visible.

It appeared prominently on the horizon.

Jupiter, on the other hand, hangs in the sky at a 30-degree angle to the horizon.

Chapter 373 Five Planets Align

The children saw their teacher gazing at the sky.

So he stood there and looked out.

It was almost completely dark.

Mercury is gradually approaching.

Wu Jialiang exclaimed excitedly, "The alignment of five planets is an extremely auspicious sign!"

In fact,

This year is a year of "eight stars aligning".

However, Uranus and Neptune are not visible to the naked eye.

Wu Jialiang did not include Earth as a planet in his calculations.

"What are you looking at, sir?"

Wu Song handed the rice bowl to his wife.

Out of curiosity, he walked up to Wu Jialiang.

Wu Jialiang pointed to the western horizon:

"The alignment of five planets signifies the presence of a holy emperor in the world."

"The Jade Emperor has bestowed auspicious omens!"

Wu Song became increasingly confused: "Where are the five stars lined up?"

Wu Jialiang said, "The place where heaven and earth meet in the west,"

"Those three are Venus, Mars, and Saturn, in that order."

"Further up, that extremely bright one is Jupiter."

"Mercury is slowly approaching,"

"The five stars will soon be aligned."

After a long while, Wu Song finally understood and said with deep respect:

"Such auspicious omens must mean that the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty is blessed by Heaven."

Not only were they observing celestial phenomena,

There were also quite a few people inside the city.

I gaze intently at the starry sky.

Officials of the Astronomical Institute

They mobilized as a whole.

At this point in history,

The Jin army is sweeping across Hebei and Shanxi.

Zong Ze, Ma Kuo, Han Shizhong, Zhai Jin, and others,