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Wang Chengen welcomed Zhou Xian into Wenhua Hall, and then he took the initiative to retreat, leaving only Emperor Chongzhen and Zhou Xian in the hall.

Emperor Chongzhen looked at Zhou Xian quietly, with a very complicated expression on his face. He was both relieved to learn the truth, and irrepressible anger and anger. "What you said is true?"

Zhou Xian nodded and said, "The Beijing Camp's documentary records contain more than 129,000 soldiers, but at this moment, there are only more than 50,000 soldiers, including the grooms and knights, and the vacancies are as high as 60%. Those soldiers with empty quotas either did not exist at all, or were taken to do various private affairs by the generals and officials of the Beijing Camp. Moreover, even if these soldiers who remained in the camp have not conducted any training, it is difficult to even arrange a training array. Simply put, the current Beijing Camp is just an empty stand, and there is no big difference between having or not."

Emperor Chongzhen slapped the dragon case in anger and said angrily: "These damn bastards. Then you go to investigate for me. You will pull out all those who have been vacant, those who have occupied the vacancies, and those officials who have once greedy for money. I will chop off all of them and then completely sanction the Beijing camp." Emperor Chongzhen was so angry that he even scolded the bastard. You must know that the emperor pays attention to majesty and does not show his emotions. It seems that he was really angry this time.

Zhou Xian smiled bitterly and said, "Your Majesty, it's not a day when the freezing is cold. How could this matter be completely changed overnight? In fact, some officials are greedy for money because everyone has done that for a long time. If they remain independent, they will be isolated. They will only follow the crowd and will not die. Besides, there are too many officials involved in this matter, and killing them directly is indeed the most convenient way. But if they kill them, who will help you lead the Beijing camp?"

"It is because they all feel that the law does not punish the masses, so they are so unscrupulous. This time I want them to know that law is law, and any violations will be severely punished. In the past, Taizu was punished for 50 taels of silver, but now they are more than 1,200 taels of ink. As for the Jing camp, you will be the admiral in the future. I can now draw an order to promote you to the admiral of the Jing camp. You have trained troops in Denglai and fought victorious battles. Can you rule the border soldiers and not control the Jing camp?"

Zhou Xian was stunned for a moment, why did Emperor Chongzhen feel that he would come out every time. He was silent for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, let alone I don't have the qualifications to supervise the Beijing Camp. Even if I have it, and I have been promoted to the admiral of the Beijing Camp, I can't command the entire Beijing Camp by myself! I always need some people to help me take charge of the soldiers, some people to provide food and military supplies, and some people to help me train troops and arrange troops... If you kill all the officials, who will do these things for me? Don't talk about me, even if Sun Wu reborn, I'm afraid I can't do it."

"I, the two capitals and thirteen provinces of the Ming Dynasty, can't I find some people to replace them? You have transferred troops and generals from your fifth camp of Denglai and completely replaced them."

"Your Majesty, of course you can find a replacement person. But what you need to know is that most of the generals of the Beijing camp are nobles, and most of the soldiers are children of aristocratic families, and they have a lot to do with the court officials. If too many people are cleaned up at once, the capital will be in turmoil, and the entire Beijing camp will be damaged, which is not good for the current situation. At this moment, the enemy is rampant and the bandits are rampant. At this moment, the autumn harvest is that the bandits and the court are accumulating food and fodder for a future battle. Before the victory or defeat is decided, the capital needs stability at this time, not a complete change. I hope Your Majesty will be cautious in this matter."

Emperor Chongzhen raised his eyebrows and said coldly: "I will ask you, do you respond to this matter or not? Can't I even order you at this time?"

Zhou Xian did not expect Emperor Chongzhen to be so stubborn. He sighed silently in his heart and said, "Your Majesty, please forgive me. If I finish my own reasons, you should insist on doing so. I should obey the order."

Emperor Chongzhen was a little satisfied with Zhou Xian's statement, relieved his anger, and said in a deep voice: "You said."

"Your Majesty, the reason why the capital is stable is that outsiders know that the capital is solid and there are tens of thousands of people in it. If you investigate the capital generals at this time, it is equivalent to telling everyone that something big happened in the capital camp, and there are only tens of thousands of old and weak. At that time, not only the captives, but Li Zicheng will be moved by it, and even other border generals may also feel unjust. If something happens, it may be fine. If something happens, it will cause great trouble. At this time, the Beijing camp is like a giant tiger with lost its teeth. Although it is not useful, it can be scary. Once people realize that this giant tiger has lost its power, the consequence will be the collapse of the whole world."

Seeing that Emperor Chongzhen seemed to be moved, Zhou Xian continued: "It takes time and money to purify the Jing camp, the old and the weak need to be eliminated, and the soldiers need to be recruited again. The capital is stable and wealthy, and most people are unwilling to be soldiers. The cost of recruiting a soldier is several times that of a poor and difficult place. Now the national treasury is empty, so where is the excess money distributed to the Jing camp!"

Emperor Chongzhen's face changed slightly, and he said in an inquiring manner: "What do you think you should do?"

Zhou Xian replied: "Your Majesty, this tiger skin in the Jing camp must be kept. Before the imperial army defeated the bandits, it will only make minor changes to the Jing camp without any major changes, and slowly carry out reforms. Pick out a group of strong elites from the Jing camp and hand them over to the loyal and honest generals in the Jing camp, so that they can strengthen training of these soldiers, and at least maintain one elite soldiers in the capital. The number should not be too large, but you must completely obey your command. In order to make trouble, you can rely on some of the officials. In addition, severely punish individual officials, make those greedy generals of the Jing camp feel fear, and let them hand over the occupied soldiers and spit out some of the greedy silver."

Emperor Chongzhen was silent for a moment, nodded gently, and asked, "I heard that you have been discussing with the generals in the camp these days. Do you have any recommended candidates?"

Zhou Xian thought for a while and said, "Wang Wang Xiantong, the left governor of the Five Military Camp, Wen Yao, deputy general of the Shenshu Camp, Mao Chengming, deputy general of the Shenshu Camp, Yao Chengzhou, deputy general of the Shenji Camp, and Li Yulan. When Weichen was investigating the Beijing Camp, he found that although these people were minor mistakes, they maintained some character in the complex environment of the Beijing Camp. However, Weichen had only had a brief contact with these people and was not aware of the bottom line. Specifically, who Your Majesty wants to appoint, you still need to check it out in detail."

Emperor Chongzhen nodded and said, "I remember what you said. Also, who do you plan to recommend me to punish me seriously? Will there be a large number of imperial nobles?"
Chapter completed!