Reach the sky in one step

Chapter 040

Cheng Shijie's words happened to speak to Sun Yuanhua's thoughts.

In the fourth year of Chongzhen's reign, due to unrest in border affairs and the financial constraints of the imperial court, the original land tax of Liao was increased from nine cents to one and two cents, with an increase of three cents per mu.

One tael of silver is equal to ten cents, one hundred cents is equal to one thousand cents, and one cent is equal to one copper coin.

To be fair, three cents is really not much for ordinary people, because three cents can buy at most three to four taels of pork, half a catty of fish and shrimp, or two taels of salt.

However, the problem is that the imperial court asked for an increase of three cents per mu. In each prefecture, it dared to increase the amount by three cents, and in the county, it even dared to increase it to three or four cents. Since then, many people have been forced to lose their families and their families.

Since July, people who have abandoned their fields and become refugees have poured into various prefectures and counties in large numbers. Now Shandong is like a pile of dry firewood. If there is a little spark, it will become a prairie fire.

This situation is something Sun Yuanhua does not want to see. Only by controlling the stability of Shandong can he consider reforming the past and reforming the old. Even if there is a saying that the new official takes office with three fires, it is just killing the chicken to scare the monkey, and making a small fuss.

If you harm the interests of most people easily, you will encounter a strong backlash, which is really not what a wise person would do;

What's more, Sun Yuanhua will not forget that he still has a large team of Jiangning people waiting for him to make mistakes.

But Cheng Shijie talked about his itch.

Cheng Shijie said: "Xiaguan does know a little bit about how to train soldiers. Now he has recruited more than 400 young men from Zuo Qianhu. In time, they will definitely become the pillars of Shandong... It is a pity that Xiaguan lacks food, grass and armor.

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Before Cheng Shijie could finish speaking, Sun Yuanhua said, "Let's not talk about this too much. Let's talk about your training methods first!"

Although most of the literati in the Ming Dynasty were powerless, they mostly liked to talk about military affairs on paper. Although Sun Yuanhua was not a Jinshi, he also liked to talk about military affairs on paper. His most proud political achievement was to unite the soldiers in the difficult situation of isolation inside and outside the customs, and face the construction of the

The slave army besieged him, and with the help of Western cannons, he garrisoned eight cities and twenty-four forts and stood still.

It was because of these political achievements that Sun Yuanhua was able to use his academic qualifications to become the governor of Denglai. He was also famous for his ability to train troops and forge cannons.

Cheng Shijie is an old agency and is very experienced in dealing with technical bureaucrats like Sun Yuanhua. He smiled and said: "The Seven Books of the Military Classics" is the masterpiece of the sages' military achievements. Cheng is not talented, but he is fortunate to read the "Seven Books of the Military Classics" well.

"I have a deep understanding of the method of organizing troops. Our dynasty has established a guard station since the beginning of Emperor Taizu Hongwu. However, the establishment of the guard station is a bit..."

Cheng Shijie elaborated on the shortcomings of the guard system in terms of establishment, soldier quality, and equipment, and then detailed his methods of managing troops, training troops, equipment, and giving orders to Sun Yuanhua.

Just like a thousand-household officer commanding ten hundred households, this is actually unfair. In an era without information technology, flat management methods are the most unscientific. A battalion-level officer with a thousand-household level is in charge of three to five people.

It is most scientific to name subordinates and each subordinate manages two hundred to three hundred people.

Cheng Shijie actually fantasized about the company squad organization of later generations. However, the problem was that it was the best organization for using automatic weapons in later generations, and it was discovered through countless actual combats.

In fact, the establishment of the cold weapon period in ancient China has always been the shiwu system, but the names are different in the past dynasties. Taking the Qin army's establishment as an example, there are five people in the army, with one corps leader;

One person; five shi is a village, and there is one captain; two villages are one hundred, and there is one hundred general; five hundred people, there is one master of five hundred; one thousand people, there is one master of two and five hundred. Among them, "the master of two and five hundred"

"Also known as "Thousand People", he is a mid-level officer.

The organization of the Han army also inherited the organization of the Qin army, with five men in a corps, two corps in one shi, and five shi in one team. The teams were set up, with two teams of 100 people in the tuns, five tuns in one qu, and two qu in one unit.

Set up a separate department of Sima.

It's just that the name is different, but the number and organization are actually the same. The same is true for the organization of the Tang army, but the name is also different. There are teams of fifty people, two teams are one brigade, and the brigade rate is set. Two or three brigades are one regiment, and there are school captains.

The fourth, fifth, and sixth regiments were respectively named Shangzhechong Duwei, Zhongzhechong Duwei, and Zhechong Duwei.

In the Song Dynasty, it was the capital. One capital was one hundred people, and five capitals were one camp, with a command. Only in the Ming Dynasty, one hundred households were equal to one thousand households.

Sun Yuanhua thought that Cheng Shijie was a general who was proficient in strategic-level command and training, but he did not expect that what Cheng Shijie was really proficient in was the management of small-scale troops and the art of training troops. These detailed cognitions were exactly what those scholars who could only talk about war on paper were most likely to do.

What is lacking is also the blind spot of Sun Yuanhua and all literati's theoretical knowledge.

Sun Yuanhua only knew that the soldiers in the guard station were unable to fight, but he did not know that the root cause was the establishment. One thousand one hundred and twenty people were a full complement of one thousand households, but the problem was that one thousand households simply could not command ten hundred households.

Of course, in the information age, let alone one thousand households commanding ten hundred households, it is like a platoon leader who can directly command thirty or fifty soldiers without any problem, bypassing the squad leader.

"Shijie, even if you train an elite force, how can you fully protect one side?"

Sun Yuanhua pointed to the map and asked: "The area under the jurisdiction of Zuo Qianhu extends 260 miles to the sea in the east, 75 miles to Fushan County in the west, 240 miles to Laiyang in the south, and 60 miles to Qingquan in the north (equivalent to 60 miles from east to west).

(Three hundred and thirty-five miles wide, three hundred miles from north to south), how can such a large area be fully protected?"

"Your Majesty, prepare to use mobile defense!"

Cheng Shijie said: "When I train my troops, I first develop their ability to travel long distances. I don't dare to deceive Lord Futai. After training for more than a month, I can march eighty miles fully armed every day!"

"Eighty miles?"

Sun Yuanhua was very surprised when he heard this. The standard marching speed of the Ming Dynasty's guard army was thirty miles per day. It was not as far as the daily training distance of Cheng Shijie's servants.

Sun Tzu's art of war is to roll up one's armor and move forward, stay at home day and night, travel multiple routes at the same time, and strive for a profit for a hundred miles, then capture three generals. The strong one goes first, and the tired one follows.

As a general, half of his methods are achieved; if he fights for advantage within thirty miles, two-thirds of them are achieved.

Speed ​​is everything.

Cheng Shijie continued: "Xiaguan originally planned to use horse-drawn carriages to assist the troops in marching. During the march, the soldiers could ride in the car and drive a horse-drawn carriage with two horses, which could travel hundreds of miles a day. Once there was banditry in various places, Xianguan could lead the army.

We can reach the coast of the sea within two days, and we can reach Laiyang in three days at most."

Cheng Shijie put his plan together and presented it to Sun Yuanhua.

Horse-drawn carriages were used to assist the march on land, and boats were used to march along the rivers and coasts. In Cheng Shijie's eyes, these retainers could fight at sea by boat or on foot on land.

Since the number of people is small and the supplies required are also small, the 400 elites can take about fifty horse-drawn carriages and pull them away. Some of the horse-drawn carriages can also transport grain, grass and ammunition. As for the sea part, four 400-gun gunboats

, you can carry 400 elite troops to patrol along the more than 500 miles of Ninghai Prefecture's sea territory.

Sun Yuanhua and Cheng Shijie unknowingly talked for more than two hours. Seeing that it was getting dark, Sun Yuanhua also ended the meeting.

"Recruiting soldiers should be done slowly, but it would be a bit unworthy of you to serve as Dengzhou Guard Zuo Qianhu!"

Sun Yuanhua stood up and looked at Cheng Shijie and said: "Many things need to be peeled off and slowly figured out. You are full of talents and are dedicated to serving the court. You don't have to worry about your future. Isn't this Xian also born in Juzi?"

Cheng Shijie quickly bowed and said, "Thank you, Mr. Futai, for the promotion!"

Sun Yuanhua has now decided to separate the Dengzhou Guard Zuo Qianhu Station from the Dengzhou Guard, and is preparing to report to the court to demote Ninghai Prefecture to Ning Haijun.

The army and the state are actually administrative units, but the army is slightly lower than the state. In the Ming Dynasty, the magistrate was the fifth rank, and the prefect was the fourth rank. Once the Ning Haijun was established, it was like a small military region.

Cheng Shijie was originally a member of the Qianhu Guards, a fifth-grade military officer, and knew the military affairs of Ninghai. He just wanted to stop everyone in the world from saying that the most serious problem in the Ming Dynasty was actually the dispute between civil and military forces.

It is politically correct for civilian officials to suppress military attachés.

Sun Yuanhua left Cheng Shijie to stay in the governor's Yamen.

When the servant took Cheng Shijie to stay in the guest room, he notified Cheng Shi, Cheng Hu and the servants to go to the house in Shiqiao Lane to rest.

Sun Yuanhua did not let Cheng Shijie go, which means it is good news.

Cheng Shijie decided to use his eloquence and knowledge to get something good from the governor Sun Yuanhua.

Sun Yuanhua was a master of artillery casting. He also had more than a hundred Western officers under his command, and he had cast dozens of new artillery pieces. These artillery pieces were all cheaper than Huang Taiji in the end.

It's better to take part of it yourself first.

It shouldn’t be too much to set up an artillery department at Dengzhou Weizuo Qianhu Station with more than a dozen artillery pieces, right?

Cheng Shijie thought about carriages, war horses, and fire guns, and fell asleep happily in his heart.

The news that Cheng Shijie stayed at the governor's Yamen could not be hidden from others.

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They both belong to Dengzhou City, and the commander of the Dengzhou Guards is in Si Yamen.

Jin Yousheng couldn't sleep either, because his staff had reported to him that the governor's Yamen had begun investigating the truth behind the annihilation of the ruthless bandit Qin Wu.

This matter was originally false. This military merit belongs to Cheng Shijie. Once the governor investigates, he will definitely not be able to hide it.

"Zuxin!"

Jin Yousheng looked at Huang Zuxin and smiled bitterly: "We are in big trouble!"

Huang Zuxin sighed and said: "There is no rush now. The only way is for Cheng Shijie to remember that we are all warriors..."

As long as the person involved, Cheng Shijie, does not change his story, then the lies will also be true.

"But we..."

Jin Yousheng suddenly remembered that his daughter had been sent to Zuo Qianhu Residence and was living there.

However, Jin Yousheng did not know that Cheng Shijie was not at Qianhuzhai during this period, nor did he touch his daughter.

Jin Yousheng didn't know it, so he quickly had someone prepare a generous dowry, took his servants and dowry, and headed to Cheng Shijie's house in Dengzhou City.
Chapter completed!