327 [Surrounding and training soldiers] (for the Shangxian Qitian boss
Liu Rushi and Lin Xue were a little disappointed. More than a hundred scholars from various provinces, all of whom were well-known talents, did not discuss literature and art when they gathered together.
Lin Xue brought all the painting boxes and planned to create on the spot.
Liu Rushi also secretly brought a qin with him. If a scholar made a great performance on the spot, he could immediately play the qin and sing.
Unfortunately, the entire morning was spent discussing political issues.
"I was wrong. I don't need to call you here?" Chen Qianji said with a bitter smile.
As the chief secretary of Luling County, he originally wanted to organize some atmosphere groups, but the atmosphere at the scene turned out to be too intense.
At noon, the preserved fruits were put away and the food was served.
It's an ordinary family stir-fry, but with wine and meat, it's a very enjoyable meal for both the host and the guest.
In the afternoon, we took a boat ashore and headed to the outskirts of the city to visit the military training.
When crossing the river, Chen Zilong suddenly asked in a low voice: "Brother Yi Zhong, do you really think that cronies will bring trouble to the world?"
Xia Yunyi sighed: "Once the party struggle started, it was endless. Today, it is nothing more than a struggle for power. Even if the society is restored, there are many speculators and villains. How can there be a party of gentlemen?"
"Well, let's not talk about this. The founder of the country could not tolerate party disputes," Chen Zilong said with emotion. "From my perspective, the General Military Mansion in Ji'an is quite like the government office of Emperor Hongwu, and the Military Academy is the headquarters of the Five Armed Forces.
A replica of the Governor's Mansion. When moving the headquarters to Nanjing, how to customize it is fundamental. Should we have a cabinet system?"
Xia Yunyi shook his head: "Is it possible to restore the previous prime minister system?"
Chen Zilong frowned and said: "This is really difficult. The prime minister has the disadvantages of the prime minister, and the cabinet also has the disadvantages of the cabinet. How can there be a perfect system?"
People like Chen Zilong, Fang Yizhi, and Hou Fangyu all saw it clearly and wanted to save the Ming Dynasty from the system.
It's a pity that they became officials too late and their words are ignored.
Historically, the contents of their submissions were different, but they all hoped that Chongzhen would first straighten out the powers and responsibilities of the cabinet, science and education, and the six ministries.
How can we govern the country if the powers and responsibilities of central agencies are unclear?
There is a memorial written by Chen Zilong. You can see the anxiety between the lines, but it is almost clear that Chongzhen has no responsibility. The translation is like this: "Whatever your Majesty wants to do, don't think about enlightening the ministers, just do it without hesitation. Don't just do it."
If you encounter obstruction, you will stop doing it... If your Majesty wants to implement the administrative order, don't discuss it with the ministers repeatedly, just let the ministers act according to the orders. It is useless if you listen to too many ministers' opinions!"
But Chongzhen just didn't take responsibility.
He wanted to do something, but he didn't say it himself and suggested that a certain minister should say it. If the opposition to the matter was too loud, Chongzhen would immediately stop doing it and let the minister who raised the matter take the blame.
When Chongzhen wanted to implement any decree, he was afraid that he would make a mistake, so he would repeatedly discuss it with his ministers. If any trouble occurred, it would be the ministers who would take the blame.
Chongzhen's news was not closed off. He not only opened up the channels of speech and allowed officials to make suggestions, but also even let the common people directly contact him.
Too much news means no news.
You say something, I say something, the public is right, the mother-in-law is right. Chongzhen was faced with countless information all day long, and he was simply unable to make correct decisions.
Because of this shortcoming, Fang Yizhi proposed in the small court of the Southern Ming Dynasty to abolish the Sanweimen (Kedao Cilin) to prevent idiot officials from talking nonsense, and to change the corresponding actual duties to Liucao.
At this moment, what Chen Zilong was thinking about was not fighting for power as an official, nor debating whether the distribution of land was correct, but how to assist Zhao Han in establishing a system.
Chen Zilong said: "After the founding of the new dynasty, the Sixth Section must not have supervisory power, otherwise sooner or later there will be trouble. If there were no bad things in the Sixth Section in the Ming Dynasty, party disputes could be reduced by at least half!"
The cabinet is the decision-making body, the six ministries are the executive agencies, and the six departments are sandwiched in between as lubricants and supervisors.
This design itself has problems. It requires both supervision and lubrication. Once something is done sincerely, if supervision is not done and lubrication is not done, the machine of the Ming Dynasty will simply malfunction.
Zhang Dai came over and said: "It is true that the matter should be discussed at the supervisory level. The six subjects can be retained, but the supervisory power must be abolished!"
The scholars who restored the society may not be able to innovate the system if they are asked to do so. But they are all very good at picking out the institutional problems of the Ming Dynasty. Their various suggestions can help Zhao Han avoid repeating the mistakes of the Ming Dynasty.
Several people discussed together and arrived at the school grounds on the outskirts of Beijing.
I saw thousands of people lined up, but they were still, like thousands of sculptures.
Lu Xiangguan was shocked and said: "What kind of training is this?"
Zhao Han smiled and said: "The bento is a martial arts stance, right?"
When Qi Jiguang trained his troops, he also practiced formation first, and then became familiar with orders. The military stance was added at Zhao Han's request.
The rest are similar, just in different forms.
Qi Jiguang also asked the soldiers to memorize military regulations, flag orders and drill methods. If they memorized any of them, they would be beaten.
It is also necessary to train endurance and will, which Qi Jiguang called "training mental strength", so that the soldiers will be indomitable and not easy to collapse.
Physical training: Wear heavy armor when practicing, and carry heavy objects without heavy armor.
Training on leg strength: Soldiers are asked to run with sandbags tied to them. Only when they run one mile without being out of breath can they be considered qualified.
Arm strength training: Use special equipment to train, which is heavier than actual combat weapons.
Some of Qi Jiguang's military training projects were retained by Zhao Han, and some were added and modified by Zhao Han.
Pull-ups, push-ups, these are all basically added, and they are mainly used for punishment. Instead of hitting the board at all times, you can do push-ups, running, etc. as a punishment.
"Headquarters!"
Li Zheng came to see him with his officers.
This winter, Zhao Han expanded his army again.
An additional 5,000 troops were added to the Xiyuan Army, led by Li Zhenglai.
An additional 2,000 cavalrymen will be added and trained by Hu Dinggui. Lu Xiangguan and Liu Tangong will also be thrown to Jeju Island.
The war horses in Jeju Island are really rubbish, with an average shoulder height of less than 1.22 meters. For the time being, they can only train horse-mounted fire musketeers.
The Shanghai Navy was added and six warships were purchased from Zheng Zhilong at a low price. Zheng Zhilong's general Hong Xu came over with a small number of sailors and was responsible for commanding the troops and training the navy. He was assigned some missionary officers and his soldiers were also local fishermen in Shanghai.
, are not afraid that the Shanghai Navy will become Hong Xu’s personal armed force.
In this way, the total number of regular troops under Zhao Han reached more than 35,000, of which 29,000 were in the army.
Mao Yuanyi stepped forward and cupped her hands: "Greetings to the chief town."
Zhao Han returned the courtesy and said, "Are you still used to living here?"
"Everything goes as expected." Mao Yuanyi smiled.
Mao Yuanyi has finally come down, and she probably won't die of alcoholism anymore.
He is just a military researcher, not even a military theorist. It is impossible for him to come to command the troops. Instead, he works in the Military Affairs Department, responsible for summarizing and improving the various military systems of the Datong Army.
At the same time, the latest version of the "Infantry Drill Code" is being compiled based on the training of Datong soldiers, the methods of formation warfare, and the experiences of officers from various departments.
There was also the "Infantry Drill Code" before, and it was compiled by Zhao Han himself. Some of the content was very advanced, and some of the content was unrealistic. It would be deleted and revised every year as appropriate.
A moment later, thousands of newly formed regular troops were still standing there in a military posture.
Zhao Han asked Lu Xiangguan, who was planning to join the army: "How are my soldiers doing?"
"It is as motionless as a mountain, what a strong army it is!" Lu Xiangguan sighed.
It had snowed heavily a few days ago, and there was still snow on the side of the school field. My feet felt stiff even when I stood casually, let alone when I stood in formation with my head held high.
Zhao Han said to the scholars: "These are new recruits who were trained just last month."
The new recruits are all peasant soldiers who have been trained for more than three years and have just been transferred to the regular army!
This year, we also abolished a group of regular soldiers who were over 35 years old but held positions below Shi'an (including Shi's). They all retired and returned home to work normally. They were given some retirement pay and given priority in hiring by the police stations in each city, which means it is easy to
Apply to be a police officer.
Not to mention anything else, just age, we don’t want soldiers over 35 years old. The quality of these soldiers is enough to disdain the world.
Let's put it this way, if one day there is a war with the Qing Dynasty and a certain city is attacked by the Tatar army, the police in the whole city can organize the people to defend it.
After the military posture training was over, the soldiers walked in line for a while, and then the soldiers began to walk around and rest.
After exercising their bodies, they warmed up by jogging with sandbags tied on them, followed by equipment training, while the fire gunners practiced shooting.
Although these scholars who came to visit were basically laymen, they could distinguish their spirit and spirit. Just the roar of their morale during drills could overwhelm the officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty. No wonder King Zhao Tian kept winning battles.
Zhao Han's generals, Huang Yao, Li Zheng, Jiang Dashan, Jiang Liang, Liu Zhu and Huang Shun, all came from the same town (and the village next door).
Can an ordinary small town really produce so many generals?
Relying on soldiers only keeps winning battles. The more battles you win, the more experience you gain and the ability to command troops is developed.
The founding monarchs of the past dynasties seemed to have a bunch of talented people in their hometowns, but this is actually how they came to be. The same is true for military commanders, and the same is true for civil servants. They can continue to grow and evolve.
Take a look at the general counties in New China. The top five counties, counting only the beginning of the founding of the country, produced a total of 272 generals.
Zhang Dai quietly said to his fellow villagers: "Don't think about your own land. With soldiers like this, who in the world can defeat them? Even if they encounter the Tatar slaves outside the pass, they will be defeated in battle. Within ten years, Liaodong will be recaptured."
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Zhao Han brought these scholars here just to show them the power of the military and to prevent some people from having unnecessary illusions.
"well!"
Chen Zilong sighed secretly, it would be great if these powerful soldiers could be used by the Ming Dynasty. How could they have lost cities and lost land over the years?
But then I thought about it, the Baigan soldiers and the Qi family army were not weak, and they were tricked by the civilian and military generals. If these strong soldiers were given to the Ming Dynasty, they would probably be abolished in a year, because their military pay would definitely be withheld.
And strong armies are fed with money.
Chen Zilong asked Zhao Han: "In the main town, with such a strong army, how much is the military expenditure?"
Zhao Han smiled and said: "The military pay of each soldier is only 70% of that of Guan Ning's army. However, all of them are paid in real wages, and the daily food is better. Regular soldiers must see meat and fish every day, which is also a huge expense."
"You must see meat and fish every day..."
This statement made the scholars stunned. Many scholars who came from small landowners did not dare to eat meat every day!
No wonder Zhao Han occupies territory in several provinces and has only more than 30,000 regular soldiers under his command. He has to spend a lot of money just for food every day.
While the scholars were observing the military training, Zhao Han suddenly asked Liu Rushi: "Are you working as a clerk in the county government?"