The biggest problem of the Ming Empire now was probably the weak military power and the rampant corrupt officials.
It was not something that could be done in a day or night to deal with corrupt officials and rectify the government.
Especially now that the Emperor of Guang Dong had just taken power, if he raised his butcher knife and started killing the officials, it would definitely cause turmoil in the world. If that was the case, it would be detrimental to his rule.
Even if he wanted to reorganize the government, the emperor hoped that it would be after he had taken full control. This way, no one would dare to oppose him. Only then could his power and position be fully consolidated.
To consolidate his throne, the most fundamental thing was to seize military power.
Now, the Ming Empire's army was divided into the Eight Banners Army and the Green Army. However, the Eight Banners were already completely crippled and had no combat power to speak of. In the Green Camp, there were also not many soldiers that could fight. Li Shaoquan's Huai Army could be considered barely able to fight. However, compared to the world's first-class army, there was still a huge gap. In fact, he couldn't even defeat the East Asians.
This was also the reason why they were still defeated despite having better equipment and more soldiers than the Japanese.
The Emperor did not want his army to be like this forever. In that case, not only would it be a waste of money, but more importantly, it would also cost the country and its people.
It was because of this that Emperor Guangchang decided to create a new army, a new army that was completely different from the traditional army like the Green Army. Not only did they have to use western weapons and equipment, but they also had to use western training methods.
Emperor Guang's goal was to build a new army of at least 200,000 soldiers before the war with the Dongyang people. Only then would they be able to resist the attacks of the East Asian people and even defeat them.
After all, the Emperor of Guang Dong clearly remembered that when the East Asian people started a war in the future, there would only be 120,000 people. Moreover, the military expenditure was still seriously insufficient. As long as the Ming Empire could avoid being quickly defeated by the East Asian Empire and delay the war, they could drag the East Asian people to death.
Of course, the most important thing was for the navy to win. This way, he could avoid repeating the same mistakes.
Once the navy won, they would be able to cut off the supply lines of the Japanese. The Japanese army would be like a turtle in a jar.
For the creation of the new army, the Emperor summoned Li Shaoquan, hoping to get his support. After all, Li Shaoquan was the founder of the Huai Army and controlled the most powerful army in the Ming Empire.
"Minister Li, I am very worried about the current situation! The East Asian Empire had already been completely westernized and had begun to reform. Their national strength and military power were both rapidly growing. As for my Great Ming, it is constantly declining. In the long run, the strength of both sides would be reversed. At that time, I'm afraid it will be time for my Great Ming to be invaded!”Emperor Guang was worried.
"Your Majesty, the Eastern Empire is just a small country. Not only was the land area small, but the population was also not large. In addition, the East Asian Empire is separated from our Great Ming by the ocean. Moreover, the Ming Empire also had the strongest navy in East Asia. The Japanese Empire wanting to threaten Great Ming was simply a fool's dream!”Li Shaoquan didn't care.
The emperor shook his head, his expression turning ugly.
He was very clear that many of the officials of the Ming Empire in this era were like Li Shaoquan, who did not put the East Asian people in their eyes at all.
Perhaps it was this mentality that caused the Ming Empire to suffer a huge loss.
"Minister Li, you must not underestimate the East Asians. Indeed, the current strength of the East Asian people was still very weak, completely unable to compare to Da Ming. However, they were still very ambitious. The entire country was tightening their belts and doing their best to develop armaments. In order to save money to buy a warship, even their Heavenly Emperor only ate one meal a day. You can imagine how determined the East Asians are!”
Li Shaoquan's expression turned serious when he heard the emperor's words.
Obviously, he had not expected the Japanese to be so determined.
"Once the East Asians rise, which country will they attack?”Guang Zhou emperor asked.
"It must be the Kingdom of Korea. Now, the East Asian people were already competing with the Ming Dynasty in Korea.”Li Shaoquan said.
The emperor nodded.
"That's right! The Kingdom of Korea has been our vassal state since ancient times. But now, the East Asians had already revealed their ambitions for Korea. Especially before their strength had grown, they already had such ambitions. Once they became truly powerful, what would happen? At that time, the small Korea would not be able to satisfy their appetite. And the vast territory of the Ming Empire, which was decayed and backward, would become their target. I dare to say that the East Asian people will be one of the biggest enemies of Great Ming!”
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