Yuan Keli waved his sleeves with some dissatisfaction: "Brother Zishu, what do you mean by Master Shangshu? It's time for you and me to go to Yongping Mansion to check on the defeated soldiers in the Beijing camp. The situation in the southwest is extremely dangerous..."
Faced with Yuan Keli's dissatisfaction, Chai Ke was also a little helpless. This shouldn't be a matter for him, the Zuo Shilang. Going to be a doctor in the martial arts department to select officials was already considered important, but he still wanted the Zuo Shilang to do it in person. The main thing was
Because of the emperor's wishes.
The vacancy of the right minister has not yet been filled, and the emperor is not sure about Yuan Keli, or he is not sure about the more than 50,000 prisoners in the Beijing camp who are being released one after another and are still in the Santun camp, so he has to go on his own.
Of course Chai Ke also knew that there were some ideas from the emperor.
If it weren't for Zhang Jingqiu's goal as Minister being too obvious, I'm afraid the emperor would have preferred Zhang Jingqiu to do it in person.
"Li Ming, the Minister has his own plans for the southwest situation. The Guyuan soldiers have passed Liangshan Pass and are resting in Baoning Mansion. They will soon enter Shunqing Mansion, which is not far from Chongqing Mansion." Chai Ke also knew that Yuan Keli
He has always been worried about the situation in the Southwest War. He has just been transferred from the position of Fang Si Lang to the Military Select Qing Li Si Lang, and his identity has not yet been adjusted. "Isn't Fei Bai making preparations?"
"Huh, Fei Bai just took over. He won't be familiar with it for three to five months. I think I have to help keep an eye on it."
Yuan Keli was stunned for a moment before he realized that he was no longer a doctor in the Fang Division, but a doctor in the martial arts division. Xiong Tingbi had already taken over as a doctor in the Fang Division, and he quickly explained in a covert manner.
Chai Ke didn't care about himself and said with a smile: "Of course that's good. Of course Fei Bai hopes you can take him for a ride so that he can get familiar with it as soon as possible."
"Brother Zishu, what are the plans of the emperor and the cabinet for the defeat of the Beijing camp?" Yuan Keli said impatiently.
The Beijing Camp Army is no different from other border towns. Reorganization and reorganization require the emperor's personal decree. And most of the family members of these Beijing Camp troops are inside and outside the capital, and more than 70% of them belong to the Shuntian Prefecture. So no matter what angle you consider it from,
, the court paid great attention to it.
But from the perspective of the Ministry of War, these soldiers are not strong in combat effectiveness and have low morale. However, they have great political influence and are more like useless.
Because according to the ancestral rules of the Great Zhou Dynasty, non-Beijing camp soldiers are not allowed to enter the capital city without special orders. This determines that the more than 100,000 troops in the Beijing camp are the key to everything in the capital city.
And what else in the capital would require the use of Beijing soldiers? Apart from internal disputes within the Tian family, who else could use Beijing soldiers?
When such a situation really arises, the Ministry of War can only remain on the sidelines. Whether life or death is the matter of the Zhang family children themselves, and civilian officials have never intervened.
Of course, as the management department of the Zhou army, the Ministry of War still had to exercise management functions over the Beijing camp troops. This time, the performance of the Beijing camp troops was so poor that it gave the emperor an opportunity to leverage the foundation of the Supreme Emperor and even Prince Yi Zhong.
It's just a matter of course.
Of course, neither Zhang Jingqiu nor Chai Ke could explain these words thoroughly. Even Yuan Keli should vaguely understand. As for how to reorganize and reorganize, we have to take a step by step to see what the situation of the more than 50,000 remnant soldiers is.
How's it going?
Now there are the Fifth Military Camp and the Shenshu Camp in the Beijing camp. Chen Jixian controls most of the Fifth Military Camp, while Qiu Shiben controls the Shenshu Camp. In name, Chen Jixian still leads the entire Beijing camp as the general of the Fifth Military Camp, but everyone knows that Qiu Shiben
Will not listen to Chen Jixian.
"Li Qing, let's inspect those Beijing camp soldiers first and then talk about it." Chai Ke waved his hand, "We all know the virtues of these Beijing camp soldiers. The emperor did not express it clearly. He only said that he would inspect them first and then talk about the reorganization and reorganization after they are qualified and satisfied.
, as for those who are not satisfied, they will be eliminated when it is time to eliminate them.”
"But if more than 50,000 people are to be eliminated at once, I'm afraid..." When it comes to business matters, Yuan Keli is still more cautious. He, the chief official of the Military Selections and Cleaning Division, has just taken office, and it involves such a large-scale adjustment of the establishment, so he has to
It made him feel a little stressed.
The Ministry of War of the Great Zhou Dynasty is slightly different from that of the previous Ming Dynasty. The Military Selection and Cleaning Department is in charge of the selection and appointment of officers and the recruitment and elimination of military establishments. It is similar to the General Political Department, and the Staff Department is in charge of intelligence, deployment, operations, etc. It is similar to the General Staff Department, while the Chariot and Driving Department
The General Logistics Department and the General Armament Department are similar to the General Logistics Department and the General Armament Department, but their responsibilities are overlapping and intertwined.
"It's impossible for that situation to happen." Chai Ke shook his head, "Although the Santun Camp was defeated in the First Battle of the Beijing Camp, there were still a few troops that performed well. Whether it was cutting off the rear or retreating, at least they did not let the Inner Khalkha people suffer in one fell swoop.
Complete annihilation, even the tallest among the dwarfs, is better than nothing. Not long ago, these Beijing soldiers fought a battle with the Horqin people, annihilating nearly a thousand people, capturing one or two hundred Horqin cavalry, and capturing a thousand war horses.
…”
"Brother Zishu, do you believe it?" Yuan Keli sneered, "In the Santun camp, we defended the city. Eighty thousand people were beaten to death, and more than fifty thousand were captured. The entire army was almost wiped out. Now they are fighting in the wild. They
A bunch of remnants can still annihilate thousands of other people's cavalry, so this lie is too big."
"So I can't believe the news they reported. I'm afraid the emperor is also very complicated, so he asked you and me to investigate carefully to see what's going on. The contrast is so huge." Chai Ke pondered.
Said: "However, Ziying wrote to me and told me about the situation. The annihilation of a thousand enemies was an ambush battle that took advantage of the Horqin people's arrogant mentality. It was not just the Jingying family, but the Yongping New Army also contributed.
…”
"The Yongping New Army also contributed?" Yuan Keli seemed to think of something, "By the way, brother Zishu, what exactly is this Yongping New Army? It's neither fish nor fowl, unlike any other. The local people are strong, and the Jizhen Army is...
Or the Liaodong Army? Let's say it's the Liaodong Army. The soldiers are all from Yongping. Let's say it's Yongping Minzhuang. All the firecrackers were supposed to be sent to Liaodong Town. The officers are also from the Liaodong Army, and this defense line is in Ji.
Within the town, I heard that some of the soldiers came from the Qing army after he became Tongzhi. They were cleared from the original Lulong Guards, Xingzhou Youtun Guards and Dongsheng Left Guards. This made You Shigong of Ji Town very unhappy.
Hehe, this Ziying is really capable of doing such unconventional things."
Chai Ke also laughed, "Li Qing, Ziying still followed the rules. I checked the files of the Ministry of War. When the three guards were abolished, I knew the identities of these military households. However, some people did it at the time. Now,
I feel that the matter has been going on for so many years and it is so long that no one can find out clearly. Who knew that when I met Ziying, a serious person, I had to find out and the truth would naturally come to light. I think Ziying did the right thing in this matter.
Otherwise, only some moths will benefit..."
"Well, I don't have a problem with this Qing army. This is his duty as a colleague, but he went too far when he intercepted the firecrackers sent to Liaodong Town, and even broke the rules, just because his father was from Liaodong Town.
Commander-in-Chief, where are the laws and regulations of the imperial court?" Yuan Keli's face became serious.
"Hey, Li Qing, don't underestimate Ziying. This kid does everything right, how can he let others catch him? He dares to do things that violate the rules, but how can Feng Tang agree?"
Chai Ke laughed and waved his hands, obviously he had already understood this matter.
"I was very unhappy before. Later, I checked the text file of the contract signed between Foshan Zhuangji and the Ministry of War, and I found out that the contract between the Ministry of War and Foshan Zhuangji agreed to deliver the firecrackers to Liaodong Town before the end of this year for acceptance, and the time was the end of December.
, that is to say, as long as Foshan Zhuangji transports all the firecrackers to Liaodong Town in good quality before the end of December, then there is no violation of the rules. This guy just made a time lag, and Foshan Zhuangji has cooperated with Shanxi businessmen and the Ministry of War.
The Bureau of Weapons has jointly established a weapons workshop in Yongping Mansion, and now the output is also expanding. The supply is guaranteed to be more than enough before December. Ziying, this kid, can calculate these detailed accounts better than anyone."
"Oh? That's it." Yuan Keli's face suddenly looked better.
He is actually very optimistic about Feng Ziying. After all, he is the leader of the young scholars in the North. He is from Henan and naturally belongs to the scholars in the North. However, he was very dissatisfied with Feng Ziying's actions before and thought that Feng Ziying was a bit arrogant.
But now that I heard what was going on, I suddenly felt that it was even more rare for Feng Ziying to be able to operate flexibly without breaking the rules.
"Well, so I admire this guy very much. He respects the rules and has a bottom line, but he is never rigid and rigid. He can always find the most suitable way to solve the problem. This kind of talent is particularly rare." Chai Ke rubbed his chin.
Hu Hu said, "Li Ming, to be honest, there are so many Jinshis coming out of each subject in the imperial court, and there are many people with outstanding talents. However, there are very few people who can really get into the state of doing things so quickly in various positions inside and outside the imperial court. Not only can they do things
, and there are only a handful of people who can do it well.”
Yuan Keli nodded slightly, agreeing with Chai Ke's point of view.
"Jun Yu and Wen Ruo are considered to be the favorites of everyone, but there is still a big gap between them compared to Ziying. If nothing else, if Jun Yu and Wen Ruo are placed in Yongping Mansion as co-presidents, will they be able to
To win the battle of Qian'an? Do they dare to decisively send troops out to reinforce Li Ruzhang's troops? Do they dare to negotiate with the Inner Khalkha people alone? Do they dare to accept a hundred thousand refugees with a bang?"
Chai Ke compared Lian Guoshi and Yang Sichang with Feng Ziying. Lian Guoshi was from Henan, a fellow villager with Yuan Keli, and one of the leaders of young scholars in the North. Yang Sichang was from Huguang, a fellow villager with Chai Ke himself.
These two men respectively represent the most outstanding group of new young scholars, but compared with Feng Ziying, the gap is very obvious.
Yuan Keli slowly shook his head. Lian Guoshi and Yang Sichang could not do these four things. Not to mention them, other officials who had been in office for many years also found it difficult to do them.
This requires a combination of previous military experience, courage, vision, analysis and judgment, coordination, mobilization and overall planning capabilities and other factors to be able to do it.
Although he admired Lian Guoshi very much and believed that Yang Sichang was indeed very capable. In time, both of them could shine, but compared with Feng Ziying, they were inferior in every aspect. It was not that these two were inferior.
