Qi Jiguang felt a little nervous when he saw the top cabinet ministers, the first and second leaders of the Ministry of Rites, and the Ministry of War sitting opposite each other on small pedestals with their eyes focused on him.
He took a deep breath and said: "Returning to your Majesty's words, I will send troops to Ji Town, from Shanhaiguan in the east, to Huanghua Town in the west. The border wall is divided into two parts, the inner and outer. There are 212 people in charge of the village and 44 people in the fort.
Guard Station 22, Guard Station 3. The total length of the border wall is 1,557 miles. Among them, the four side walls of Shitanling, Caojiazhai and Qiangzi Ridge are 654 miles long. They are led by the Deputy Chief Soldier.
Zhang Chen assisted in the defense; Wang Yi'e, the deputy military envoy, organized the place."
Seeing that the emperor did not speak and was listening quietly, Qi Jiguang continued: "The commander-in-chief of the Jizhou Mabu Army has 45,226 troops. The deputy commander-in-chief and the staff generals total 15 people. Jizhou has one
The town's official army has 24,635 horses. The annual grain supply is more than 468,000 dan, the beans are more than 67,500 dan, and the grass is more than 43,000 bundles. These materials
290,000 taels of silver, official salaries, and more than 20,000 taels of cloth and silk. More than 121,600 pieces of cotton for winter clothes for officers and soldiers. More than 66,300 kilograms of cotton velvet.
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Zhu Yijun saw that he was very familiar with the town's soldiers, horses, and materials, and secretly praised him. Wen Yan asked, "Is there anything that is not useful?"
Qi Jiguang glanced at his soldier Tan Lun opposite, and replied: "There is nothing wrong with returning to the emperor."
Zhu Yijun turned to Zhang Juzheng and asked, "Who will support Jizhen's logistics?"
Zhang Juzheng bowed and said: "Back to the Emperor, we will be supported by the Shandong, Henan, and Beizhili Sifu respectively."
In the Ming Dynasty, most border logistics relied on the Kaizhong method, that is, salt merchants sent grain and grass to the border. After receiving it, the border town issued relevant procedures. The salt merchants could receive salt quotations based on the procedures, and only salt with salt quotations could be sold legally. After Hongzhi,
This method collapsed.
Zhu Yijun nodded after hearing this and asked Qi Jiguang: "Which of the two aspects, inside and outside, is the most important?"
Qi Jiguang returned: "Anyone who establishes a Guanzhai is a battleground for military strategists. However, I believe that the most serious foreign captives are Xifengkou. It has nine fortresses and controls Yan and Qin, including Jingxing Pass and Longquan Pass.
, Daoma Pass, and Zijin Pass are the throat of Jifu. After I arrived at Ji Town, I connected these four passes with the Great Wall, which is more than 200 miles long in total."
After he finished playing, Tan Lun interrupted and said: "Your Majesty, since Qi Zhen stationed troops at Santunkou, he and Governor Zhang Xueyan have jointly managed the internal and external walls and built hundreds of hollow city platforms." After speaking, he asked Zhu Yijun again.
He talked about the advantages of this hollow city platform.
Zhu Yijun said: "Very good. However, there are strong walls and thick shields, which are not enough to resist the captives. If the soldiers have no fighting spirit and have selfish motives, even if the wall is built ten feet higher, it will be useless."
After hearing this, all the ministers present, led by Zhang Juzheng, knelt down and praised: "Your Majesty, the Holy Ming, has said that 'the strength of a country, a country, a country, lies in virtue rather than danger.'" After hearing this, Zhu Yijun's mouth twitched.
I had no choice but to follow the topic just now and continue: "I heard that General Qi has trained soldiers well. Please tell me about this training method."
Among ancient Chinese military strategists, when it comes to military training, Qi Jiguang ranks second, and no one dares to call him first. Zhu Yijun's words scratched Qi Jiguang's itch, and he talked about his own experience in military training.
Zhu Yijun listened to Qi Jiguang's words: "The key to military training is trust, strictness, and meticulousness. The ancients also said that the words trust and strictness are bad. I just strictly enforce it without compromise. I am satisfied with it.
The word "fine" is used in this. My military training method is to stipulate all the details, including the soldiers' eating, drinking, sleeping, eating, drinking, sleeping, etc., and then taking the lead to abide by it.
Soldiers, naturally have orders and prohibitions."
Zhu Yijun nodded and said, "Can you give me an example?"
Qi Jiguang thought about it and said: "For example, in the daily life of soldiers, I stipulated that 'you are not allowed to vomit on the pillow and sing songs, which will consume your energy, arouse lustful thoughts, and encourage homesickness.' I also stipulated that 'feed the horses in turn at night, and add grass frequently.' This is
Rules for sleeping at night.”
He raised his fingers and said: "I stipulate that the soldiers should get up early in the day, and after washing up, the captain will reunite the team in one place, give the orders, and listen to a literate person to explain them one by one." This is washing up. After breakfast, everyone will
Go on a business trip. Take a break at noon, sit or sleep, and be at ease. During the day and night, everyone learns martial arts in their convenience, or learns how to bow and horse, or learn to wear armor, until they are faint. Once every five days, bring your own equipment to the appropriate place.
Those who polish the polish polish it, and those who repair it sharpen it. All of the above should be in charge of the commander-in-chief of the team, and the commander-in-chief of the flag should lead the action. The commander-in-chief will inspect the equipment on the day when it is polished."
Zhang Juzheng and other civil servants were all stunned when they heard this. They were the civil servants who were in charge of the army and only knew the important things. How could they have known that Qi Jiguang could set these rules for the soldiers to sleep and eat?
After hearing this, Zhu Yijun secretly thought that if you Qi Jiguang hadn't ended up badly, I would have suspected that you were a time traveler. Hearing this, he smiled and said: "Well, as expected, the word 'fine' is used! But it's wonderful! As you said, this soldier eats food
"Everyone must be neat and tidy when sleeping, so they must follow the rules and prohibitions." I thought to myself, it's not even close to that of the People's Liberation Army of later generations. The People's Liberation Army's towels and toothbrushes are not allowed to be left around, which is stricter than your rules.
Seeing that it was already past noon, Zhu Yijun sent an order to give a banquet. In the past six months, Zhu Yijun had discussed matters with the ministers and often gave banquets at mealtimes, which were more than ten times more than the banquets given by the late emperor. This important minister gradually got used to it, but Qi Jiguang was moved to tears.
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According to the ceremony, Zhu Yijun returned to the inner palace for dinner and set two tables for the ministers in Wuying Hall. When Zhu Yijun returned to Wuying Hall after dinner, the ministers and Qi Jiguang had already finished eating and were drinking tea and chatting while waiting for the emperor.
After Zhu Yijun entered the palace, he continued to talk about military training with Qi Jiguang. Qi Jiguang talked eloquently about various aspects such as courage training, general training, military training, chariot and horse training, firearms training, etc. Zhu Yijun added a few words based on the military training knowledge of the People's Liberation Army in later generations, which impressed Qi Jiguang.
Feeling like a confidant.
Later, Qi Jiguang finally took the initiative and said: "Your Majesty, since the year before last, I have compiled the key points of my daily military training into a "Military Training Record". It will be completed this summer. If the Emperor is interested, I can make a copy and present it to you."
Zhu Yijun finally said what he thought, otherwise I would have to chat with you until night. Hearing this, he was overjoyed and said: "Wonderful! I have benefited a lot from listening to Mr. Qi's words. I originally wanted to imitate Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty and Li Jing."
The story is compiled into "Qi Zongbing Questions and Answers" based on what I said today!"
He laughed and said: "I didn't expect that the Qing family had already written a book! I will present it quickly. I am determined to use the Neijing Factory to engrave and print tens of thousands of copies. All military training in the Ming Dynasty in the future will be based on the Qing family's "Military Training"
"Factual Records" is the basis."
This is indeed an honor a hundred times higher than an audience or a banquet! When Qi Jiguang began to hear the emperor compare him to Li Jing, his heart was as excited as a drum. When he heard that the emperor wanted to use the Da Neijing Factory to help him print books, he would use his
It is a unique honor for the officials of this dynasty to know so much!
He leaned down and worshiped in the tunnel and said: "The emperor's kindness is so great that even if you grind it into powder or make it into noodles, it will be difficult to repay it!"
Seeing his excitement, Zhu Yijun secretly thought that the emperor wanted to win people's hearts, but the conditions were much better than those of others. He quickly shouted: "It is not easy for a military general to be in the country -" Zhang Juzheng and Tan Lun both coughed when they heard this.
Zhu Yijun continued: "General Qi helped protect the three dynasties, but the title of the right governor was lowered. Today, when I come to see you, I will give you the title of left governor and the prince's Taibao!"
When a minister has the honor of being seen alone, it is appropriate for the emperor to give him a favor and upgrade, just like the emperor also upgraded Zhang Juzheng after the platform summoned him. But at this time, it is a special favor to give him the crown prince as his Taibao.
Zhang Juzheng listened nearby and objected deliberately, fearing that Qi Jiguang would think too much and not say anything. However, both his throat and Tan Lun's throats felt itchy at the same time, and they coughed several times involuntarily.