Chapter 304: I don't know the whole picture, I sneer
Time flies, and half a month has passed before I know it.
As the rectification of the Beijing camp gradually deepened, from the outside to the inside, such drastic measures aroused widespread discussion and praise from the six ministries, science and education officials.
Wang Ziteng became the mainstay of the Han military, and for a time he was unparalleled in the city of Shenjing.
Otherwise, the rectification of Qiu Ba in the army has nothing to do with the vital interests of civil servants. Instead, it suppresses military ministers and restricts military strength. This is the unanimous demand of these civil servants.
Bandits from the Sanfu area in the capital actually entered the city of Shenjing to cause trouble. Is there anyone more incompetent than the capital camp?
In the past ten days, Wang Ziteng sent out generals to conduct vigorous and resolute raids on the Fenwu Camp, the Brave Camp, the Shenwei Camp, the Guyong Camp, and the Yaowu Camp, and initially eliminated nearly 10,000 old and weak soldiers.
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Such a resolute and smooth rectification process naturally gave Wang Ziteng confidence.
But as Wang Ziteng eliminated more and more generals and soldiers, resentment and dissatisfaction were brewing, occasionally mixed with the instigation and connection of some people with evil intentions, the Beijing camp was already like a powder keg, only needing a little spark.
Jingying, Nancheng Daying
In the barracks of Guoyong camp, the charcoal brazier was burning with bright flames, dispelling the bone-chilling chill in the winter when the cold wind was raging.
Jia Heng was sitting behind the handsome man. The young man was wearing the official robe of a first- and second-grade military attache. He had a calm demeanor and his stern eyes glanced at the generals and civil servants sitting on the chairs on both sides.
"Commander Commander, the first phase of the formation training of the four new recruit camps in Fenglinhuoshan has been completed, and the tactical training of the teaching camp is also in progress." Shao Chao, the general, stood up and said with his fists clasped.
For half a month, the young man in front of me went out early and came back late, living and training with the generals, and personally training and teaching camps.
The so-called training camp is a training model camp that Jia Heng selected from Yuan Guoyong's camp and used soldiers who had been commended for their bravery in fighting before going out to the city to suppress bandits as the backbone, plus some new recruits, to build a training model camp.
Jia Heng nodded and said: "After half a month of training, the soldiers have managed to keep their orders consistent. They will rest for two days before training again."
Because the refugees have just been freed from starvation, it is not appropriate to conduct physical training first. They can only conduct queue formation to cultivate discipline and obedience, as well as team awareness.
Half a month later, the young man who was originally listless and sluggish has regained his complexion. The next step is to practice swords and guns, as well as basic physical and labor training.
Everything has a step-by-step process.
Haste makes waste.
Jia Heng then looked at the generals Shan Ming, Xiao Lin, and Du Feng and asked: "The fifth army, the Shenji and Shenshu battalions, how are the morale, combat strength, and morale of the armies?"
Now the Guoyong camp is divided into two systems, the old and the new, and the three generals of the original Fifth Army, Shenshu and Shenji battalions are responsible for supervising the overall training matters.
But this kind of assignment is usually a temporary assignment, and Jia Heng can take it away with just one word.
Xiao Lin showed admiration and said: "In recent months, Commander Lai has made great efforts to rectify military discipline and improve the morale of the soldiers. The old and weak troops have also been transferred to the engineering battalion. The change of elite troops and strong generals has achieved results."
The engineering battalion is the auxiliary army. This is the temporary battalion head established by Jia Heng to temporarily house the old and weak troops over forty years old in the Guoyong camp.
The salary was reduced by half, and there were about two to three thousand people to help the recruits build houses, dig ditches, build barracks, etc.
At first, these veteran soldiers still complained, but as the reorganization of the 11th Regiment Battalion of the Beijing Camp was in full swing, things began to balance out.
Helping the new battalion leaders to build houses for the military families who came to Beijing for resettlement, they became an engineering unit.
Du Fengning said: "Commander Commander, these old soldiers must continue to support us, I'm afraid the Ministry of War will not agree."
Jia Heng nodded and said: "If we don't raise auxiliary troops, we can only recruit civilians to disturb people's livelihood in local prefectures and counties. As for these veteran soldiers, when they are older and are good at work, they can take over the construction of dikes and weirs."
, building bridges, dredging roads and other projects to make a living."
This was the retreat he had planned for these retired old troops.
Otherwise, tens of thousands of people will be laid off in the Beijing camp all at once, and there will be no public security tribunal or judicial department to resettle these people, which will easily become a factor of social instability.
In the future, construction workers will be engaged in work such as building bridges and paving roads, and will undertake the construction of government projects, without the need for local officials to take the lead and indiscriminate corvee labor.
Of course, he can still take the lead in the doorway here.
Du Feng cupped his hands and said: "The commander-in-chief has great foresight and I will admire him in the end."
At this time, Cai Quan said: "Sir, several censors from the Metropolitan Procuratorate have been spying outside the camp recently, seeming to seek trouble for impeachment."
Speaking of which, it was Jia Heng's training that caused some disturbance, but because the civil and military officials in Beijing were all distracted by Wang Ziteng's army, it did not cause any disturbance.
Jia Heng frowned and said: "The military camp is not allowed to spy. If you spy more, we will arrest you first."
There were just a few people there when a soldier from outside came to report, "Shen Yan, commander of the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses in Nancheng, wants to see the commander-in-chief."
Not long after, Shen Yan, commander of the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses in Nancheng, entered the barracks. The deputy commander of Zhongcheng, who had surrendered to Jia Heng, was now wearing the uniform of a sixth-grade military attaché with a dignified face. As soon as he entered the camp, he cupped his fists and saluted:
"Sir, something happened outside the military office."
Jia Heng's expression paused slightly and he said, "What happened."
All the generals in the barracks looked at each other.
Just now they were talking about the Ministry of War, why did something happen to the Ministry of War?
Shen Yan said anxiously: "About a hundred people from the former generals and schools of the Jingying camp were gathered in front of the Military Department Yamen, and they were facing off against the soldiers from the Military Department Yamen. A lot of people from the Jingzhao Mansion and ours were gone."
Jia Heng frowned and asked in a deep voice: "Has Si Ya been prepared for this matter in advance?"
Shen Yan smiled bitterly and said: "Sir, there are many low-ranking and middle-ranking generals and colonels living in the city of Shenjing. No matter how vigilant Si Yamen are, they have to send people home. Although they are keeping an eye on these generals and colonels, in the past few days, the people in Beijing have been
It’s getting more and more noisy, but it hasn’t impacted the Ministry of War Yamen.”
Wang Ziteng eliminated many generals and colonels. How willing were these generals and colonels? As Wang Ziteng eliminated more and more soldiers, these people began to join forces and gathered in front of the Yamen of the Ministry of War to ask for an explanation.
In fact, two or three similar incidents have occurred one after another in the past few days.
Some people went to the Fifth Governor's Mansion to stop several governors, some were looking for senior generals from the 12th Regiment Battalion, and some went to the Ministry of War to ask for explanations. They were just zero-to-one generals. The number of people was small and the atmosphere was not great. They had just gathered.
If it is controlled by the troops garrisoned by the Yamen, it will be submitted to the Wucheng Military and Horse Division or the Jingzhao Yamen.
Now there are nearly a hundred people, which is a bit scary.
Jia Heng said: "Who has gone? Is the situation serious?"
Shen Yan said: "Because we discovered it in time, we mobilized soldiers. Commander Xie led 500 people to help. In addition, people from Jingzhao Yamen, Wucheng Military and Horse Department and the Ministry of War are coordinating to calm down."
When Jia Heng heard that Xie Zaiyi was there, he breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "What did the Ministry of War say?"
"Sir, someone from the Ministry of War said that we should arrest the person quickly so as not to interfere with official duties. We also requested that more soldiers be sent to guard and be vigilant," Shen Yan said.
Central agencies such as the Sixth Department originally had security forces, but they were not too strong. The Five Cities Military and Horse Division sent soldiers to focus on inspections.
Jia Heng thought for a while and said: "Ignore it for now. The old rules are to appease people well, entertain them with good wine and meat, and try not to cause conflicts. I will go to the palace to report something later."
In the past few days, whether they discovered it on their own or received deliveries, the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Department usually dealt with them in this way. They entertained them with good wine and drinks, listened to the Beijing camp generals and soldiers drinking and bragging, and then waited for the resentment to subside.
Disperse and encourage them to return.
Of course this is a riot without weapons.
Now, the crowd gathered at the entrance of the military department was already showing signs of "mutiny", and he needed to enter the palace to remind the emperor.
Jia Heng thought about this, his eyes were deep, and a flash of thought flashed in his mind.
The emperor was very optimistic at the moment. Just yesterday, Wang Ziteng entered the palace to report on the progress of the army. It was said that the emperor Long Yan was very pleased and stayed with Wang Ziteng for dinner. He gave him silk again and praised him for his courage in doing his job.
This is the third commendation in more than ten days.
It can be seen that the emperor was somewhat dazzled by Wang Ziteng's "violent and decisive actions".
It has to be said that Wang Ziteng was not a loser, and was completely defenseless. He showed off his power to the battalion commander Pang Shili and led his troops back and forth to intimidate him. At the beginning, when the entire army was small, which general would dare to make any changes?
Mutiny?
Until the iron fist falls, everyone will be lucky.
But now the number of people is so huge that it is obviously too much to hold back.
"If these soldiers were still refugees before and were still in awe of the imperial court, they would not dare to cause trouble. But now these are people who have used swords and guns in the army. They do not have the courage to fight with their lives against slaves and bandits, but they are still making trouble.
But he has the courage, and the more people there are, the stronger the courage becomes, because the law does not punish the people." A hint of haze flashed in Jia Heng's mind, thinking about this, he looked at Shen Yan and said: "Send more people, if you are determined
When soldiers make trouble, beat, smash, burn or loot those who are punished on the spot, we will never condone them. But if they just gather around and make noise with their bare hands, we still need to give more advice."
Shen Yan cupped his hands and said, "I'll go to the Ministry of War and keep an eye on you."
Jia Heng nodded and said: "Go ahead and try not to use weapons. You know how to appease me."
"Don't worry, sir." Shen Yan bowed his hands and turned to leave.
As for how to appease him, I naturally believe in Wang Jieshuai, the court, and the Holy One, and they will arrange things properly. It's almost noon, and I've prepared a banquet for you brothers, and so on.
If the Winter Solstice is not two days away, we can still eat dumplings together.
After Shen Yan left, Fan Yi said: "Sir, the people in the capital camp are eager for quick success and are afraid that trouble will occur."
Jia Heng nodded and said in a deep voice: "The imperial court is in a hurry to use troops. The battle a few months ago was so miserable, and the Beijing camp is so unbearable. It is human nature to be eager for success."
Of course, the emperor was also a little impatient.
Even if the emperor says he is not in a hurry, he is actually more anxious than anyone else. The border troubles in the north are raging, the internal bandits are unrest, and the Chonghua Palace and the Supreme Emperor are watching with cold eyes. The emperor is strong-minded and wants to do something good for the world.
People watch.
Now that Wang Ziteng had the opportunity to take advantage of this eagerness for success, it was the time of success.
"Stop talking, I will go to the palace to report something."
No matter what, he had to give the emperor a warning, otherwise the emperor would finally think about it, think about his ability to predict things, and just know it but say nothing.
Of course, we cannot imitate Tian Feng and others, who are tough and offend, and who are straightforward in admonishing.
Daming Palace, in the study room of the side hall
Emperor Chongping was reviewing the memorial, and what he held in his hand was clearly the memorial from Wang Ziteng. This emperor, who had always been serious about words and expressions, could see a happy expression on his face.
After half a month of rectification, not only the atmosphere of the Beijing camp has changed drastically, but also a total of 890,000 people have been found vacant, and five of the 11 regiment camps are also being reorganized in an orderly manner.
All in all, the situation is gratifying.
In fact, in the large-scale reorganization of the Beijing camp, checking for vacancies is the easiest. It is nothing more than counting the heads and checking the roster.
These military generals may be able to collude to deceive the civilian officials from the Ministry of War, but in the eyes of Wang Ziteng, who was a military general, he ordered his cronies to conduct a census of the entire army, leaving nothing to hide.
Therefore, Wang Ziteng mobilized the Central Guards almost immediately and found out that there were 890,000 vacancies in the Beijing camp, which was the 11th battalion of the 12th regiment in Beijing, excluding the Guoyong camp. The existing number of soldiers was minus 890,000.
Only 140,000 to 50,000 soldiers are left on the roll.
Although the case of taking vacancies and embezzling soldiers' pay was shocking, the discovery of so many vacancies greatly encouraged Emperor Chongping and the civil and military officials in Shenjing City.
At least in the past, Jingying was impervious to water and impenetrable to needles.
Now that the true number of soldiers is exposed, the Ministry of War can save a lot just from the few months of unpaid soldiers' pay.
According to Wang Ziteng's army reorganization strategy, this was only the first step and could be completed almost within two days.
The second step is to target the remaining 11 battalions and eliminate nearly 50,000 old and weak men, leaving 100,000 elites.
Then, elites from various provinces were sent to the Beijing Camp one after another to fill up the troops and strengthen the weak branches. In the end, the overall strength of the Beijing Camp was roughly around 170,000 to 80,000.
If we add Jia Heng's 20,000 Guoyong Battalion, the force can be reduced to less than 200,000.
This plan was highly approved by Shi Jie, the minister of the Ministry of War, and Yang Guochang, the minister of household affairs. The whole government and the public also praised Wang Ziteng's move.
Because this is very close to the quota for the Beijing camp that Shi Jie, the Minister of War, had discussed with Jia Heng, which was less than 200,000 to relieve the financial embarrassment.
Emperor Chongping looked at the memorial, gradually put down the memorial in his hand, rubbed his brows, and was a little undecided for a moment.
Gein, the memorial clearly states, "I believe that after the reorganization of the Beijing camp, the troops of Guoyong camp are the strongest in the capital camp, and they still have more than 20,000 soldiers. I secretly think that the old and weak people in Guoyong camp should also be
I will decide the amount at my discretion. Kuang Chen heard that the new recruits of Guoyong Camp did not practice bow shooting, did not form battle formations, and were obsessed with dividing left and right... I have led troops for many years, and I have never heard of such a method of military training. It is unconventional and puzzling."
Although this memorial does not directly impeach Jia Heng, it can be regarded as an expression of dissatisfaction.
The 12 regiments and 11 battalions of the Beijing camp all need to be reorganized. Why is the Guo Yong camp an outlier?
He, the military governor of the Beijing camp, could not rectify the Guoyong camp?
This can be said to be a "counterattack" by Wang Ziteng after he believed that the rectification of the Beijing camp had achieved half the success, and he had long disliked Jia Heng.
Moreover, Wang Ziteng's move, because of the personal relationship between the Jia and Wang families, was intended to be delivered to the General Affairs Department and copied to the Sixth Section, which already aroused the praise of the officials of the Department of Science and Technology: "Wang Jieshuai has a high moral integrity and is loyal to the public."
country."
At the same time, Yan Guan Ke Dao finally noticed Jia Heng's army that was wandering around the capital during the reorganization. This was what Cai Quan had just said, the censor spying on the details of the army. He was clearly looking for trouble and setting the stage for the next step.
foreshadowing of impeachment.
And the problem itself is the reality.
At the beginning, Jia Heng recruited rebels and recruited refugees into the Guoyong camp, quickly filling up the vacancies of 22,000. Although they have been trained and eliminated in the past few days, they still have actual troops, which can be said to be the strongest of all camps.
In the past half month, Jia Heng's drills for the new recruits in Guoyong Camp aroused some criticism.
A few words reached Wang Ziteng's ears, but of course he didn't know the whole story, so he scoffed.