Looking at the brilliant but solemn and solemn building in front of him, Guan Ning felt his legs were a little weak, and he staggered and almost fell to the ground. His face couldn't help but feel a little angry that he was so unbearable. He thought that this time made Han Huafeng laugh. When he looked at Han Huafeng beside him, he found that his face was also flushed, his eyes were staring straight at the front, his Adam's apple swallowed up and down, and his hands hanging on both sides were shaking slightly.

It seemed that he was as nervous as himself, so nervous that he didn't notice what he was just now. Guan Ning straightened his body with all his might, swallowed, pressed his pounding heart, took a deep breath, and tried to make himself look more normal.

The one who walked in front of them was Zhang Xiaozheng, the Minister of War of the Ming Dynasty. Zhang Xiao was about to lead them to see him, but His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Empire.

Guan Ning and Han Huafeng were both brave soldiers in the Ming army. Guan Ning served in the Canglang Camp, while Han Huafeng also came from the veteran Tiger Camp. Three years ago, because they were over forty years old, they did not reach the level of a lieutenant, so they could only retire from the army. When they retired, they had already achieved the position of deputy lieutenant in the army. This half-level difference forced them to bid farewell to the army.

After retiring, Han Huafeng returned to his hometown Shayang County, which was the most prosperous prefecture and county in the Ming Dynasty. It was not only a grain-producing area, but also one of the most prosperous places in the Ming Dynasty. A large number of merchants walked around. It was under this background that he set up the Tianwu Escort Agency and began to recruit retired soldiers who returned home but were not adapting to the lives of ordinary people to enter the Tianwu Escort Agency, and undertake the escort and defense tasks of merchants.

The Tianwu Escort Agency implemented complete militarized management. Han Huafeng moved almost all the conditions in the army to the Tianwu Escort Agency. The management was strict and the ranks of superiors and subordinates were clear. These escorts who joined the Tianwu Escort Agency had almost no discomfort.

These escorts received strict training in the army, had extremely high organizational discipline, and were extremely good at cooperating with each other. Once established and launched, they were immediately welcomed by merchants. Compared with those escort agencies composed of people from the martial arts world, the escorts of the Tianwu escorts never retreated or avoided when they encountered danger, and there was no intelligence to abandon their customers and ignore the escape, but would fight to the end. This kind of tough style is obviously not comparable to ordinary escorts.

Furthermore, the Ming army has been invincible over the years, and their soldiers are more trusted by the merchants. Those escort agencies composed of ecstasy figures have more or less connected with those shameless organizations. However, like the Tianwu escort agencies, they are irreconcilable to these green forest organizations. They are accustomed to order and discipline and regard these underground organizations as harmful insects. Once they encounter them, there is basically no possibility of reconciliation.

One year after the Tianwu Escort Agency was established, it broke all the other ordinary Escort Agency in Shayang County.

Of course, stealing people's jobs and blocking their wealth will naturally make people jealous. The Tianwu Escort Agency has experienced crisis and been troubled by others, but behind such an escort agency that is entirely composed of retired soldiers, there is naturally a strong network of relationships that those figures in the martial arts world do not have. Perhaps one of the most ordinary escorts, one of his friends and relatives, is now a senior general in the Ming army. After teaching these tragic characters a few times, everyone finally understands that the Tianwu Escort Agency is not something that ordinary people can touch.

The Tianwu Escort Agency developed outward like a balloon. With the beginning of the Ming Dynasty's conquest of Qin, they expanded rapidly, so that some people said that the Tianwu Escort Agency was an army without military uniforms. When these retired soldiers left the army, they were allowed to carry all their weapons and armor except crossbows. Their organizational structure was imitated by the army but changed their name.

The Mingwei Escort Agency was another rising star. When the Ming Dynasty conquered Qin, a large number of retired soldiers worked as escort merchants in Qin and used bounty hunters to capture bandits. In this process, Guan Ning and some small mercenary leaders such as Yu Hong organized together to establish the Mingwei Escort Agency.

Since its establishment, the Mingwei Escort Agency has had a strong official color. They were hired by the authorities and specialized in the Qin Dynasty to wipe out the rioters, maintain order, and escort the caravans. Their relationship with the official is closer than that of the Tianwu Escort Agency.

The rapid development of the Mingwei Escort Agency came from when Ma Chao led 5,000 Thunder Army to Anshi. Ma Chao was preparing to slaughter Qinghe County. However, Guanning happened to be in that area. As a veteran, after discovering this unusual movement, he immediately issued a conscript order, concentrating all the Mingwei Escort Agency around Qinghe County and some scattered small mercenary teams and merchant teams in Qinghe County. After fighting with Ma Chao for a few battles, he successfully defended Qinghe County, which was greatly appreciated by the Ming Dynasty and gained more development opportunities in Qin.

The focus of the Tianwu Escort Agency is on the Ming Dynasty, but the focus of the Ming Dynasty escort Agency is on the west. The Tianwu Escort Agency is more organized and more like the Ming army. In addition to recruiting a large number of retired soldiers from the Ming Dynasty, the Mingwei Escort Agency also recruits Qin people with extremely outstanding personal courage to join, so it is more brave and good at fighting and is even more afraid of death. Especially those Qin escorts are willing to do everything extremely dangerous in order to obtain generous rewards.

When Han Huafeng and Guan Ning were in the Ming army, they were just small deputy lieutenants and could only lead a team of about a thousand people. But now, the escorts and other personnel under their command were all large teams of more than 10,000 people, which was even more people than a main combat battalion of the Ming Dynasty.

They have become the second largest paramilitary force in the Ming Dynasty except the army.

Hearing the heavy breathing behind him, the kitten turned around and smiled, "Why, I'm a little nervous?"

Both of them nodded vigorously, but they couldn't even speak loudly. When they were in the army, the biggest official they had ever seen was just the general who led them to fight. They were 108,000 miles away from the emperor. Even people like Xiaomao may not be able to take a look at each other for a year, let alone the emperor?

In their eyes, Emperor Qin Feng, the Ming Dynasty, was a godlike existence.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty is very kind." The kitten smiled and comforted, "You know it as soon as you see it."

The two of them just nodded vigorously now, not knowing what to say. At this moment, they couldn't say anything. The closer they got to the building, the more pressure they felt.

"You two are here for a while, I will report to Your Majesty first." The kitten nodded to the two, turned around and stepped onto the high steps.

Inside the building, Qin Feng stood by the window, looking at the two nervous and uneasy leaders of the two major escort agencies below. Standing beside him was the chief assistant Quan Yun.

"Your Majesty, do you really want to let them go?" Quan Yun was a little worried. "Now the two major escorts in Tianwu and Mingwei are already extremely powerful. They are like the second armed force that exists in the territory of the Ming Dynasty. If they are released, their power will inevitably expand rapidly, and I am afraid that the situation will be difficult to control in the future!"

Qin Feng chuckled: "The Chief Supervisor is too worried. Whether it is Tianwu or Mingwei, they can develop so rapidly, and the back of the court is necessary to push the back. The Ministry of War and the Supervision Bureau have already prepared for them at the beginning of their establishment. It can be said that their every move is under the attention of the court. Otherwise, how could they think they would develop so quickly?"

Quan Yun was stunned, "The old minister could have thought that such a large number of two quasi-military forces appeared in the territory, so surveillance must be strengthened. Why did the Ministry of War intervene?"

"Five years ago, we began to implement the retirement system in the army, mainly because our Ming Dynasty implemented the elite military strategy and raised soldiers with high salaries. We couldn't afford to support them. We had to implement this strategy to support soldiers for the people. We set up military officers and a preparatory bidding system among the people. However, at that time, the Ministry of War considered that soldiers would be unfamiliar with their skills after the soldiers left the battlefield for too long. So after the Tianwu Escort Agency appeared, the Ministry of War immediately paid attention to them and began to consciously intervene. Otherwise, how could they solve so many problems and grow to the point where they are today?"

"So that's it!" Quan Yun suddenly realized.

"Kimmers hope that when the country needs a large number of troops, there will be a strong team that can immediately pull on the battlefield without re-working." Qin Feng smiled and said, "As for Mingwei, it is completely the result of the intervention of the Supervision Bureau. In fact, the Ministry of War does not agree, because Mingwei's members are more complex, unlike Tianwu, all retired Ming soldiers. They are better controlled."

"How do you plan to use them?"

"I'm using them now because they are covered with open skin. If they are put out, they won't attract too many people's attention for the time being. If they are dealing with each other, they will be hidden for a long time." Qin Feng smiled and said, "Since the Prime Minister, our Ming Dynasty has implemented the retirement system for five years. Do you know that if we mobilize the whole country now, how many troops will be drawn at one time?"

"This old minister has never paid attention to it." Quan Yun smiled and said, "But the Ministry of War should be clear in his heart."

The Ming Dynasty implemented military and political separation. As the chief minister, Quan Yun was responsible for national affairs and had a heavy power. Therefore, he usually took the initiative to avoid military issues. As long as he knew the major policies and guidelines, he always could not ask about the affairs of the Ministry of War.
Chapter completed!