A good man never suffers immediate losses

Author: tx Cheng Zhi

A good man never suffers immediate losses

Chapter 200

In addition to the 92,960 soldiers in the 8,000-household camp of the Fifteenth Guards, more than 300,000 other soldiers have been dispersed and resettled according to the military households assigned by the Paining Navy.

Military households in the establishment enter the Ning Haijun military camp to start training. The first thing ordinary military households do when entering the camp is to make a roster and then start to receive equipment. The equipment of ordinary sergeants is also simple, two sets of brand-new mandarin duck battle jackets

, two pairs of shoes, a washbasin, a lunch box, a bedding and a mosquito net, as well as a horizontal knife and an engineering shovel.

As soon as ordinary military households received it, they couldn't wait to pull it out and see. The horizontal sword used by ordinary soldiers also had a cold light, cutting iron like mud. The handle, scabbard, and blade did not have any decorations. They were simple and unpretentious, but they had a command.

The terrifying murderous aura that makes people's hearts go cold.

As for officers with more than 1,000 households, they are concentrated in the training camp of the Ning Haijun Operations Training Bureau, that is, Dongda Camp in Jinzhou, for training.

This is the basis for the training of officers and soldiers of the Ning Haijun. However, all officers of the Ning Haijun, including captains and above, must undergo training here for more than three months.

As officers, their treatment is definitely much better than that of ordinary soldiers. The barracks of ordinary Ning Haijun are based on teams, that is, twelve soldiers are in one room. There are only six bunk beds and three double bunks in this room.

table, and twelve cabinets. There is no toilet or toilet in the room.

Ordinary soldiers use public restrooms to wash up and go to the toilet. But officers are different. Officers are divided into three specifications, one is a four-person room. The area of ​​the room is similar to that of an ordinary soldier's barracks, about twenty square meters, with four sheets placed.

There is a bed, four tables, and four wardrobes. The wardrobe is divided into three layers: upper, middle and lower. The upper layer can be used to place personal belongings, the lower layer can be placed for shoes, and the middle layer can be placed for clothes.

The biggest difference from ordinary soldiers is that this kind of officer barracks has independent toilets and shower rooms, and the wet and dry areas are separated.

Secondly, the double room is the same size and layout as the single room, but the people living there are different.

The ancestors of these generals must have been brave and good at fighting. Even if there were some officials' children who were granted titles of hundreds or thousands of households, such official positions were actually concentrated in Jinyiwei.

Just like Huang Liji, the former great scholar of Jianji Palace, he was deeply favored by Emperor Tianqi and was granted the title of hereditary co-president of Jinyiwei. Shi Shisheng, the son of Fenglai, and Zhang Zhifu, the son of Zhang Ruitu, were all granted the title of Jinyiwei Qianhu.

However, there are thousands of hereditary households in ordinary guard posts, commanding officials, commanding colleagues, including commanders. Their ancestors can only be granted hereditary official positions based on their military exploits and outstanding merits.

But the problem is, thanks to this extremely deceptive guard system, military households have essentially become serfs, and hundreds or thousands of households have also become slave leaders. Of course, slave leaders have a better life than slaves, but

No matter how good the slave leader is, he is still a slave. More than two hundred years of time have already worn away the last trace of bravery in their blood.

Cheng Shijie never expected them to fight, and he would be thankful if they could cultivate the fields well. Of course, in Liaodong, Cheng Shijie adopted a policy of all people as soldiers. These guards officers also led the military households, but they dealt with small groups of bandits or

It's a small army of Jiannu. They should still be able to do it. They can't just let Ning Haijun do everything, right?

Of course, Cheng Shijie also had another meaning. Although the soldiers in the guard station were corrupt, there were also many famous generals in the guard station. Just like Qi Jiguang, he was a hereditary Dengzhou guard who directed Qian affairs, and Zhao Lijiao was a hereditary Jinglu.

The guards commanded the Qianshi. In addition, Mao Wenlong and the others were all hereditary officers from the guards.

Even though most of the Ming Dynasty Guards were in dilapidated condition and could not be used, the first problem was that the foundation was too big, and no matter how bad it was, there might still be a few outstanding talents.

There were more than 100 officers from these 8,000 households in the 15th Guards. At first, there was no direct training, but they were made familiar with the military disciplines of the Ning Navy. These military disciplines were not a problem for officers of the Qianhu level. Because these thousands

Military officers at the household level need to process official documents, and literacy is the most basic basic skill.

After ten days of study, these officers were able to memorize Ning Haijun's military disciplines by heart. Especially the meals for the officers were similar to buffet style. You can eat whatever you want with no limit. Many officers felt that following Cheng Shijie's subordinates

It's still pretty good.

At least they had never eaten meals invited by their superiors when they were in charge of the yamen management of each province. Although the meals given to them by Cheng Shijie may not have meat every meal, they could still have fish every meal.

You can drink milk and egg soup.

They didn't dare to live like this before. They could only live in luxury occasionally. Don't look at their slave leaders, but the problem is that the weather in the pass is too bad and the military harvest is low. It's not easy to get some money.

They need to manage things up and down, otherwise, their hereditary position will not be secure.

After ten days, their hard days have finally come. The first thing they do when they get up every day is to walk five kilometers in full force. For ordinary soldiers, five kilometers is really not a big deal. After all, they have to work hard every day.

I am used to hard work. But for the officers of the Eight Thousand Households of the Fifteen Guards, this is an old life. The officers of the Eight Thousand Households of the Fifteen Guards, three of them are over fifty-five years old, and three are over fifty years old.

Eleven people, 43 people are over forty-five years old, and fifty-eight people are over forty years old. There are only nine people under twenty-five years old, and only thirty-three people under thirty years old.

Therefore, the physical fitness of these guards officers is too poor, and every day's training is simply life-threatening for these officers.

After training for two days in a row, the fifty-five-year-old Li Zhongwu, the former commander of the Chenzhou Guard, could no longer hold on. In desperation, he wrote a petition to Cheng Shijie, requesting that he be promoted to an official position and let his second son, Li Guoan, now twenty-nine years old, be the hereditary officer.

Commander.

Cheng Shijie summoned Li Zhongwu.

"The general will pay homage to the commander-in-chief!"

"General Li, no courtesy!"

The commanders of the guard posts are all generals with a certain rank. They are initially awarded General Zhaoyong, promoted to General Zhaoyi, and then awarded General Zhaowu.

Li Zhongwu said with a smile: "I heard that the commander-in-chief bravely defeated the three armies and made Jian Nu tremble. This is the ancestral bow of Mojiang's family. The bow power is so strong that ordinary people can't draw it at all. It is just right to give it to the commander-in-chief!"

"Need not!"

Cheng Shijie smiled and said: "You are my soldier, and I give you military pay. This is what you deserve. There is no need to thank me, let alone give me gifts!"

Cheng Shijie's eyes are not blind. What a strong ancestral bow. This is clearly a bow made of gold. It is very heavy to start with, weighing at least sixteen or seventeen kilograms. It is equivalent to two to three thousand taels of silver.

This price was actually the market price that commanders wanted to inherit hereditary in the past. But the problem was that Cheng Shijie refused to accept it, which made Li Zhongwu feel a little uncomfortable. Not accepting his gift meant that Li Zhongwu’s son Li Guoan wanted to inherit the command.

There will be difficulties.

Could it be that Cheng Shijie was interested in the position of commander and wanted to place his own people?

Although most of the guards commanders in the Ming Dynasty were hereditary, the hereditary official positions were not static. If the hereditary officers of the guards performed meritorious service, they could be promoted to officials or promoted. This mainly depends on the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Personnel.

It doesn't matter, generally speaking, if the children of hereditary officials want to truly perform their official duties, their superiors must issue an inspection report.

If Cheng Shijie disagrees, the probation period will be extended, cancelled, or even downgraded. Regardless of whether the military attache is worthless, it depends on who he is. Just like the village officials in later generations, those who have the ability really look down on them, but the village officials

Officials also have certain powers and can make money.

Cheng Shijie looked at Li Zhongwu and said with a smile: "General Li, don't be nervous. I also know that our life is too miserable. We are guarding the guardhouse with not enough to eat, not enough clothes to wear, and no one thinks highly of us..."

"Cheng Shuai is absolutely right!"

Li Zhongwu said seriously: "Cheng Shuai is a man of great ability. You have made the military households of Ning Haijun live a subsistence life. Now the court has transferred our fifteen guards to Ning Haijun. Everyone hopes that Marshal Cheng will be merciful.

Let everyone have enough to eat for a few days, and no one wants to live a life that is worse than a beggar!"

Cheng Shijie pretended to be embarrassed and said: "You all know that the military households in Ning Haijun live a good life, but you don't know how much effort they put in and how much hardship they endured to live the good life they have now!"

"We are also willing to endure hardship!"

Cheng Shijie sighed and said: "The guard station has long been in disrepair. To ask you to fight against the Jiannu slaves is to force others to do something difficult. We Han people are the smartest, most diligent, and most able to endure hardships in the world. We have the largest population, and we have the largest population."

Our glorious culture occupies the most fertile land in the world. We are born to live a good life with plenty of food and clothing, leaving those nations that hate us to hide in the barren cold, eating sand and drooling! Hunger and poverty should be insulated from us.

!This is what I think. See if it works. Haizhou Guard (Chen Zhouwei was transferred to Haizhou Guard) will only farm fields. I will provide you with land, seeds, and technical support. In the future, you Haizhou Guard will

How about just farming?"

"Thank you Cheng Shuai for your kindness!"

"I will tell you my ugly words first!"

Cheng Shijie said with a serious face: "I know that your hands and feet were not very clean before, and I don't blame you, because I know how poor Wei is. If you don't get some benefits, it's not surprising that your family will starve to death."

. However, I hope that this behavior will stop here, at least during my term of office. I don’t want to see anyone bullying military households and lining their own pockets. I think, the annual salary of two hundred taels of silver per year, plus

A lot of bonuses are enough for you to live a decent life. If you are still not satisfied, I don't mind teaching you how to behave with a horizontal knife."

Li Zhongwu had already given up, but when he heard Cheng Shijie said that he would be given an annual salary of two hundred taels of silver and a bonus, he suddenly felt happy.

Ning Haijun's total annual salary is one hundred and fifty taels, and there are also some miscellaneous subsidies and dividends. The actual income is as much as one hundred and fifty taels per year, which is well known. The total is one hundred and fifty taels of silver, plus bonuses

, not counting gains and military exploits, their income is around two hundred and eighty taels.

As for the Qianzong level, the annual salary is actually two hundred taels of silver, plus bonuses and rewards, it will be around three hundred and fifty taels of silver. This is their income.

Of course, Ning's naval officer's income and dividends are actually income from seizures on the battlefield, as well as from banditry or other income in peacetime.

Li Zhongwu said: "Commander, the general will have an annual salary of two hundred taels. If you continue to commit corruption, you will really become a human being!"

"From now on, military households and soldiers are completely separated. Military households are no longer responsible for combat tasks and are only responsible for the security work within their jurisdiction. Therefore, you can no longer raise servants. The servants you raise must be incorporated into the Ning Navy

The troops have become soldiers, and they will be responsible for fighting in the future!"

Li Zhongwu was in a dilemma. The servants were the greatest asset of the Ming army generals, equivalent to their private soldiers. Without the servants, they were nothing!

However, Li Zhongwu now understood that Cheng Shijie wanted them to participate in military training, which was to punish them to death. He was old and weak and could not hold on any longer. In the spirit of the principle, if you extend your head, it is a sword, and if you shrink your head, it is also a sword.

In principle, talk to Cheng Shijie openly and honestly.

To this condition, he must agree even if he agrees, or agree even if he does not agree.

If he really dares not to agree, Cheng Shijie will train him to death.

Li Zhongwu agreed to Cheng Shijie's three conditions. The last condition was that he was not allowed to embezzle military fields, which he also had no choice in.

Li Zhongwu gave Cheng Shijie the 155 captive soldiers he had raised, including their equipment and 56 horses.

Li Zhongwu was the first to leave from the Jinzhou East Camp. Also leaving at the same time were two commanders and four commanders of the Haizhou Guard, a total of nine people.

They took Haizhou Guard, the original five thousand-household units of Chenzhou Guard, with a total of 5,600 military households, and moved the town to Shenjiaying on the banks of the Taizi River. Shenjiaying was officially renamed Haizhou Guard, the original Haizhou Guard City.
To be continued...