"The earliest number of Tongbiao Camp was brought by Chizhou, and there were only about a hundred people available. Liu Ruozai and Sun Jin proposed to set up Tongbiao Camp with a troop strength of 1,000. The emperor initially disagreed, but later He Xiangguo took over.
Originally, the emperor gave 1,200 soldiers, but Zhang Junmen wanted to use the number of troops in real places, so he allocated 700 to the garrison camp. Since they were all stationed in Anqing, the emperor and the Ministry of War did not interfere. Shi
Daotai felt that there were insufficient staff and merged Daobiao Camp into Tongbiao Camp.
, there are still a thousand in total. The generals are given the rank of guerrilla generals to facilitate the management of the guest army's guerrilla operations in Tongcheng."
On the city wall of Shengtang Gate, Pang Yu said as he walked. When he arrived at the gate tower, he did not enter the door. Instead, he walked directly to the crenellation. Zhuang Chaozheng followed him and stood still, while Guo Fengyou and his people stood on the outside.
It is a rare cloudy day today. Under the low sky, the river rolls past before the Shengtang Ferry, with white sails dotted on the river.
"My lord told me two days ago. I think about it when I go back and think about it. I have never been in charge of a battalion, but I am still willing to help my lord lead the personal troops." Pang Yu laughed and said, "I have to lead the generals who are not in charge of me."
It's good to have this kind of intention as a personal soldier, but even if you lead troops for me, you will still have to lead a single battalion in the future. Tongcheng is not far away. As mentioned last time, household houses, soldiers, etc.
The house, bank, and clerical team will send people to assist, just like in the garrison camp."
"I'm used to talking to adults. I heard that Tongbiao Camp often follows Shi Daotai. I'm not used to interacting with civil servants, so I'm afraid that I'm not going as good as Shi Daotai. I was recommended by the adults, so I'm afraid.
It's causing trouble for you." Pang Yu waved his hands and said, "Chaozheng is not used to interacting with civilian officials. This is not a shortcoming, but it is an advantage in my opinion. The army has its own affairs. It is true that civilian officials are superiors, but training and fighting are military duties.
The truth in the middle is what you want.
You can make up your own mind. As for Shi Daotai, he is not very familiar with the military, but he is indeed a generous person and it is not difficult to get along with him."
Zhuang Chaozheng didn't talk much at first. After listening, he couldn't think of anything to say, so he had to remain silent.
Pang Yu looked at him and said, "You came here when the strong squad was first established. You were the first soldier to be recruited through selection. You are considered the veteran of my garrison camp. Your hometown is Dayuan Village, Dongxiang. The local name is Zhucaoba. At that time, it was better than
I'm much thinner now." Zhuang Chaozheng was a little excited after hearing this, "It's hard for you, sir, to remember that I was actually thin when I was in the third division, but after I got to the personal soldiers division, the recipes I gave to the close soldiers division were generous, and I had to eat them every day.
It’s four meals, and the little man eats along with him, and I don’t know why
I feel fat."
"Iron-armored soldiers must be big and round. Otherwise, it will be difficult to exert their combat power after wearing armor, so they have to eat more. Light armor like the Marine Corps requires speed, so they can eat a little less." Pang Yu looked at it after he finished laughing.
Zhuang Chaozheng's overall body shape is indeed similar to that of the Guards Corps. According to Pang Yu's previous impression, soldiers must be lean and move quickly, but many actual battles and exercises have shown that iron
Armored soldiers must be big, with explosive power and endurance to meet the requirements of armored combat. Many armored soldiers don't look like they have much muscle outline, but they are actually very powerful. "Now he is a general, if he is fatter, he will be more official." Pang Yu said and pointed to the gate tower.
, walked in with Zhuang Chaozheng, "After leading an army alone, getting along with Shangguan is a trivial matter. Chaozheng also knows that there have always been some people in our army.
Because of these decadent habits, eating empty pay and drinking the blood of soldiers, the generals in a battalion are the emperors of the country, the generals who hold the soldiers are used as domestic slaves, and the training and selection of soldiers are useless, so they say that this Pan is great..."
After Pang Yu sat down, he picked up the cup and took a sip. Zhuang Chaozheng did not stand up to say goodbye, because there was no rule in the garrison to send guests away with tea. "Back then, when Tongcheng was in civil turmoil and Pan Keda led his troops across the river, Anqing Chizhou
The two prefectures only had more than a hundred soldiers available. Later, the Tongbiao camp was used to create a thousand soldiers. In the end, the number of soldiers and horses was only 500. Shangguan ordered him to catch beggars in Tongcheng.
Qingpi is the top number, and each person is given ten cents." Pang Yu shook his head and blew the tea cup away, blowing away the tea leaves on the water, and took another sip. The situation he described was similar to that of the actual aid and suppression officers and soldiers. The situation was good.
Unfortunately, before the Tongcheng civil uprising, the military pay in Yingtian was very low. Ordinary soldiers were paid five or six yuan a month, and servants were nine yuan. In the Jiangnan area where prices are high, this income really did not attract many people. After the civil uprising, they were faced with rogue bandits.
Due to the situation, Zhang Guowei raised funds in various ways and gradually raised the monthly salary to nine qian for soldiers.
, a servant's one or two eight cents, although still not as good as the border town, has improved a lot after all. But this amount of money is also complicated, some are allocated by the Ministry of War, some are allocated by the Yamen of the Governor of Yingtian, and some places have forgotten some of the original features.
, and there are the customary discounts on the fineness of silver. For example, part of Pang Yu’s military pay will come from Anqing Guards.
After many levels of allocation, only half was left in hand. Pan Keda and others could not afford to support their servants without taking free pay. Even if they took half of the free pay, the remaining infantrymen would not be able to get nine.
money.
The Anqing garrison also received it according to this standard. Pang Yu raised troops at a loss every month. Officers at Zhuang Chaozheng's level knew this. Pang Yu pondered for a moment and said, "That's it for peacetime. It happens to be the autumn of war. On weekdays,
The debt you owe must be paid with your life on the battlefield. How many generals in the Feng family have lost their lives for this? If their lives are lost, what they have gained is
What’s the use of silver?”
"I have remembered everything the adults said about me."
"But we join the army to serve the country. We have a wife and children, so we always have to have expenses."
Pang Yu waved to Pang Ding, who was waiting at the door, and Pang Ding hurried over and placed a box on the table near Zhuang Chaozheng.
"My lord, you don't have to..." Pang Yu interrupted, "Our army is all loyal and brave men, and they should not be treated poorly. Here are the combat rewards from this Susong battle, a house deed, and a large river banknote."
The banker's deposit certificate, and a copy of the shipping company's stock, each
There are always some differences. The evaluation of the military merits of each department is quite complicated and has not been released yet, but I can make the overall evaluation. You deserve these, so you can accept them with confidence." Zhuang Chaozheng hesitated for a moment, then stretched out his hand.
Holding the box in his hands, he realized that something was not right. Just when he was about to put it back, he heard Pang Yu say, "Chaozheng can take his family to see the house now. It's over there at Jixian Gate.
If you follow me on expeditions here and there, you should also give your family a stable place to live."
"I thank you for your kindness." Zhuang Chaozheng knelt down on the ground and hurried out with the box in his arms. Pang Ding looked at the open door and said, "Zhuang Chaozheng is really sensible, but this Tongbiao Camp is the guidepost.
Camp, he was with Daotai Yamen all day long, and there was no guarantee that he would not have other thoughts after taking office. When Yao Dongshan was stationed in Tongcheng,
I spent the whole day following Daotai Yamen." Pang Yu rubbed his forehead, "Our military system is really fucked up. Each battalion is trained in its own place. No matter you are the commander-in-chief or deputy general, no one can control anyone.
, how to coordinate together temporarily, it is worse than fucking bandits, bandits are still
We will form a camp and fight a battle every two days in three days. If we don't have that thousand soldiers, I don't care who goes to Tongbiao Camp."
"The boss of this village seems to be very happy to have been promoted and made a fortune. I think that even though the boss's monthly salary is high, it is not enough. He always hopes to get more." Pang Yu said with a smile, "In this life, you have to earn money.
It's human nature. Just relying on feelings won't last long. When he went out to serve as an official, he first came to appreciate my kindness. After a long time, he saw other generals taking military pay and enjoying it, and he couldn't tell what he was thinking, even if it was in the camp.
The same is true for other officers in the army. This interest relationship is more secure, and the emperor is not short of hungry soldiers."
..."My dog and horse are dull, so I am favored to be used in an unusual way. I am in charge of the affairs of the imperial court. The duty of the Ministry of War is only to secure the border and fight against the invaders. Since then, the courtiers have taken the task of calming the border first and destroying the bandits second. I think that
Times have changed, and now the bandits should be treated as
"Yes." At the back left door of the Jianji Hall in the Forbidden City of the capital, Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty was sitting in his regular clothes. Because the weather was a bit hot and dry, the eunuch behind him was fanning gently. There were several ministers in front of him, and there were eunuchs around him. There were not many of them.
There are many. The left door behind the Yuntai is commonly known as the Platform. It was used by the emperor when he met with a few ministers. It was called the Platform to Call for Duties. Although there were few people in attendance, they often talked about major events. At that time, Yuan Chonghuan was appointed Governor of Ji Liao after five years of peace.
Master, it's right here
, today’s protagonist is a middle-aged man facing Chongzhen, it is Yang Sichang, the Minister of War who was appointed last year but just took office.
Chongzhen looked at the other people participating in the call, and then turned back to Yang Sichang, "I can elaborate on this." "If the capital is the head of a person, then the Central Plains is like the heart and belly of a person, and the frontier fortress is like the shoulders, arms, and bones of a person.
, if the abdomen and heart are well, then menstrual blood can be transfused and the limbs can be transported externally, so that the head can be worn upward to protect the body from the wind and cold. Today's bleeding thief poisons the abdomen and heart.
The place is like a place where the internal organs are poisonous and the menstrual blood dries up day by day, leaving only limbs and skeletons. Only when the ministers say that the inside is safe can they fight against the outside. Only when they have enough food can they be strong enough to fight. Only by protecting the people can they defeat the invaders. This is the fundamental basis of today's diagnosis and treatment.
picture."
Chongzhen nodded slightly, he preferred such a practical strategy to the original Qingyuan. Yang Sichang received the affirmation and spoke more confidently, "The thieves started in Yansui and moved around, doing it for Yansui, Shanxi, Shandong, Yingtian,
Jiangxi, Sichuan, Shaanxi, Fengyang, and Anqing are eight provinces. Although Shandong and Jiangxi have not yet arrived, they are closely related. We should plan to prevent thieves. The plan to prevent thieves is seven provinces and ten territories. I plan to use Shanxi, Henan, Huguang, and Fengxi
Yang is the Four Righteous Regions, and these four governors are assigned to attack and defend at the same time with the original troops and pay. Then Yansui, Shanxi, Shandong, Yingtian, Jiangxi, and Sichuan are the six corners, and these six governors are assigned to defend at the same time as the existing troops and pay.
At this time, the net is spread out on ten sides. When thieves enter a territory, several adjacent sides cooperate to prevent and suppress them, so that they cannot escape until the supervising troops arrive, so there is no need to worry about thieves.
If you don't catch one, you will be captured." Wen Tiren, who participated in the call, paid attention to the Secretary of the Ministry of Finance next to him. Hou Xun was dismissed last year, and Cheng Guoxiang was appointed as the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue. He had just taken office. Yang Sichang had published a book before, and Wen Tiren had already read it.
It involves a lot of money and food
, that’s why Cheng Guoxiang was asked to participate in the call for help today. In the previous system of suppressing thieves, the court was divided into two large areas: outside the pass and inside the pass, basically with Tongguan as the boundary. The governor was in charge of the inside of the pass, and the prime minister was in charge of the outside. Yang Sichang’s Ten-faced Zhang
network, and plan the suppression of bandits as an overall situation.
There were some new ideas, but it seemed inevitable to increase troops and pay. At this time, Cheng Guoxiang was still pretending to be stupid, as if it had nothing to do with him. There were few participants in this kind of summons, and the attitude expressed by the emperor was often more direct, which was based on experience.
This is an excellent opportunity for him to express his gratitude. So far today, Wen Tiren has known the order in Chongzhen’s mind regarding internal peace and external affairs. The cabinet will then vote accordingly.
He needed this as a guide, which is why the emperor asked him to participate in the call.
Chongzhen moved his hands, but he did not stand up. He just patted the armrest and said, "The advantage of robbing thieves is flowing, and my strategy of spreading the net from all sides can be said to be right to the point." "I have been investigating for several years.
, each large group of thieves is said to be tens of thousands, and the four groups of thieves are each said to be hundreds of thousands, and the total is no less than a million. However, there are not many thieves who are brave enough to fight, and the number of poor people, women and children they have kidnapped is really not small.
We don’t need hundreds of thousands of troops to suppress thieves.
." Chongzhen sat up slightly and said, "What this soldier said is the truth. Everywhere he touched the book, he often claimed that hundreds of thousands of thieves with horses had entered. He didn't know the number of thieves' camps, the number of old thieves, or the number of horse soldiers. He only knew the number of thieves.
Just asking for soldiers and pay is actually a failure to prepare for the invaders.
When he met the thieves, he was at a loss. My soldiers continued to suppress the thieves." Yang Sichang paused and said, "I have planned to supervise the two military gates, each with 30,000 men, and will be in charge of following the thieves to suppress the bandits. Henan and Huguang will set up troops.
Fifteen thousand, Shaanxi and Fengyang each have 10,000 troops, and Fengsi and Ling have 5,000 troops each, for a total of 120,000
"The number of soldiers." Hearing this, Cheng Guoxiang, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, finally moved. He cleared his throat and said, "Among the seven provinces and ten territories, the number of soldiers was more than 120,000. I just said that I would supervise the second army."
There are 120,000 troops under the four governors. It is unknown whether they are newly recruited troops or existing troops."