"Whenever you enter our Chinese army, you must abide by military discipline when wearing military uniforms. The so-called 'military neutrality is the standard', but every word spoken is a military order, and it is even more difficult. The lowest is a commander, and he is in charge of ten people, up to the division commander. , General Manager, all the tens of thousands of people under my command must abide by military discipline. Military aircraft are an important task of the military and the country. It is difficult to hide the law. I dare to have personal understanding and tolerance, so I defy the rules and resist. Those who violate the rules will be severely punished by military law..."
This was in the classroom of the Jiangnan Non-commissioned Officer Short Course at the Chinese Military Academy outside Songjiang City. This was a local old master teaching a class on the art of war. The passage I just read was an excerpt from Qi Jiguang's "Records of Military Training".
Here, for the traditional art of war courses, most of what Yin Feng chose was content that focused on practical applications, so a lot of the content came from Qi Jiguang's books: "Records of Military Training", "New Book of Ji Xiao", etc.
The large courtyard where the military academy's crash course is located was originally a dilapidated Taoist temple. Three years ago, Chen Zhongji designated this place as the site of the military academy's Jiangnan branch. The courtyard and ancillary buildings were expanded, and now it can accommodate more than 300 people for classes at the same time. .
In another class, the students were trying hard to roll their tongues and recite a series of weird pronunciations after the teacher. Most of them had a headache because of the extremely fast Spanish speaking, and everyone had the experience of biting their own tongues.
The teacher in class is a tall, thin, middle-aged man wearing a Chinese-Western coat. His name is Yang Tiansheng. This man was originally Li Dan’s subordinate. He joined Yin Feng’s company escort and fought with the Spaniards in Luzon. Later, he rebelled against Yin Feng and joined Yuan Jin and Li Zhong, thus leaving the China Company. After Yuan Jin and Li Zhong failed, they went to the Cape of Good Hope in Africa. Yang Tiansheng reorganized Huatian Company according to Yin Feng's wishes and joined Yin Feng. The Nanyang Chinese Business Alliance was formed. Later, because Huatian Company's reputation was so bad that it could no longer operate, Yang Tiansheng had to return to Taiwan and seek refuge under Yin Feng again.
This person is eloquent, has average ability, and is a bit ambitious. Years of failure have made him a little more honest, but Yin Feng doesn't trust him. He neither lets him go to the company to do business, nor does he want to let this guy with historical stains enter China again. Fortunately, Yang Tiansheng attended private schools for many years and once passed the imperial examination. Although he did not pass the imperial examination, he himself was a studious person. When he followed Yuan Jin and Li Zhong in exile, and in recent years, he was In their spare time, they learned a lot of Chinese and foreign knowledge by themselves. They once gave Chinese lessons to the Dutch in Batavia, and they themselves were proficient in many foreign languages. Therefore, Yin Feng, based on the principle of making the best use of everything, let Yang Tian Tian went to the military academy to teach cadets and trainee officers to learn foreign languages.
Yang Tiansheng first said some commonly used expressions on the battlefield in Chinese, and then asked the students to translate them into Dutch, Portuguese, Javanese and Siamese. Then, he derived some related common vocabulary from these common military expressions. , when he lectured, he often talked about the customs, customs and strange stories of various places in Southeast Asia and the Indian Ocean. The young students were very willing to listen, so Yang Tiansheng was able to do well in the military academy.
Today, a special group of visitors came to this school. They were all wearing standard official uniforms of the Ming Dynasty. Among them was a civil servant who was wearing a crimson official robe with a golden pheasant pattern. He was actually a second-rank official.
They looked around at the door of the classroom, which aroused the curiosity of the students, and the order of the classroom suddenly became chaotic.
At first, Yang Tiansheng looked at the court angels curiously, but in a blink of an eye, he saw a few people who made him jealous: among the people accompanying these Ming officials, there were Zeng Rui, the internal director of the Military Intelligence Bureau, and the director of the Security Department of the Military Intelligence Bureau. The figure of An Xiaosi.
Although both of them wore makeup, Zeng Rui was dressed as a Chinese Army guard soldier, while An Xiaosi followed Zeng Yue as a servant.
But Yang Tiansheng had dealt with these two people many times and recognized them immediately.
"It seems that the recruitment is a foregone conclusion...why do I still think about this now? If I do my job well, I can live well, otherwise I will be exiled to Irian Island and be eaten by the indigenous people. Yang Tiansheng was thinking about his thoughts, with a self-deprecating smile on his lips, and said loudly: "Students, please look forward. Who can tell the difference between Javanese and Malacca dialects in terms of geographical terms related to rivers and lakes?"
Xu Guangqi looked outside the classroom for a while, then turned to ask Zeng Yue: "Mr. Zeng, I would like to ask you a question: why do these soldiers need to learn Nanman and Western languages?"
Zeng Yue had always maintained a respectful attitude in front of Xu Guangqi. At this time, he raised his hands and replied: "I don't dare to do it. In front of Xu Guangqi, how can a student dare to give advice... Our Chinese army has now sent warships across the four seas, including India, Persia, and the coast of Tianfang. , you can see the battle flag of our Chinese army. There, the Westerners have already occupied many key points to curb the sea monopoly of commercial trade. Our fleet has fought against the French, Hongmao, English, and French many times. Therefore, learn Their language means knowing oneself and the enemy. As for Java, Malacca and other places, they are currently under the jurisdiction of our Chinese army. We have stationed troops and immigrated there, and have a lot of dealings with the local natives, so naturally we have to learn their language."
Zeng Yue turned his eyes, nodded and said: "Yes, my king has set up five counties in the north, south, east and west of Java Island, and stationed civil servants and military officers to manage the garrison. In addition to southern Java, there are also some native kings in the east who guard their territory. The entire island Eight-tenths of the country has been completely controlled by our Chinese army,"
"Java, where is this place? Is there really such a paradise? Isn't this a fantasy?" Sheng Yihong didn't believe what Zeng Yue said at all. He thought that these pirates were bragging. Who knows about Java? In which corner.
The look of disdain that the Chinese army members gave Sheng Yihong could almost kill him, but he didn't care about the opinions of others at all, and deliberately showed that he was not interested in the content of the tour.
Even Yuan Chonghuan, Zhang Ye and others are very dissatisfied with Sheng Yihong these days. They always feel that he is embarrassing everyone, but he has no self-awareness at all.
Zeng Yue couldn't hide his disdainful eyes. He glanced sideways at Sheng Yihong and cupped his hands to Xu Guangqi and said: "Actually, my king has sent me a letter, saying that if you have time, all the angels can travel freely in the area under the jurisdiction of our Chinese military. First, not only Luzon, Java, and Malacca, we have recently occupied a large area in the Lion Kingdom of Ceylon in the west. The furthest east is Guam in the center of the ocean, which is thousands of miles away..."
Xu Guangqi nodded, his eyes showing envy and yearning, like an innocent boy.
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This was the last visiting point before the Ming Dynasty recruited the imperial envoys to go to Taiwan. While waiting for Yin Feng's order, Xu Guangqi and others had already visited seven or eight towns in the Jiangnan control area of the Chinese Army.
They visited the newly established farms around Songjiang Prefecture: these farms were composed of tenants who had recently obtained land, and these lands previously belonged to more than a dozen gentry families. Now they have been confiscated and exterminated under the leadership of Chen Zhongji.
The farmers on their own land are the most die-hard supporters of the Chinese Army. The Jiangnan Militia Group, which contributed a lot in this Jiangnan Campaign, was voluntarily formed by members of these farms.
Xu Guangqi also visited various markets and the newly established Jiangnan Council.
The Jiangnan Council met for the second time to discuss the newly levied special war tax. The council members, who were mainly businessmen, gentry and landowners, publicly calculated the bills of the tax department of the town government, and proposed that merchants who took the initiative to pay the war tax should be
After receiving tax cuts after the war, Chen Zhongji, as the governor of the town, also made a public commitment at the meeting. Although the council did not have direct control over the administrative affairs of the town and could not use legislation to check and balance the power of the town's governor, in the
This is a place where people can openly comment on the government's policies. It is at least an institution that plays a consulting role and communicates public opinion. Xu Guangqi was very interested in this and went to sit in on the discussion for two hours.
After that, the imperial envoys of the Ming Dynasty also visited kindergartens, Qimeng schools, middle schools, etc. funded by the garrison. The Jiangnan branch of the Chinese Military Academy was also the last school they visited.
When Xu Guangqi left the military academy, he asked Chen Zhongji, who was accompanying him: "What is the academic system like for these military academy students, but they need to pay fees."
Chen Zhongji said: "The Chinese Military Academy is different from those elementary schools and middle schools. Students are admitted after repeated screening. Entering the military academy is like serving in the military. Not only do you not need to pay fees, but we also provide living allowances every month. However,
There are several types of military academies. One is short-term training and crash training courses. Brave soldiers and low-ranking officers in the army are mostly selected to enroll. The study time ranges from three months to half a year. After passing the exam, you will graduate immediately.
A non-commissioned officer can be promoted to a non-commissioned officer, and a non-commissioned officer becomes an officer. The other is a talent selected through an annual examination. Anyone who is willing to join the army and is proficient in writing can register for the examination and enter the military academy: he will be an officer as soon as he enters the military academy.
Generally, they are trained as reserve officers. The schooling period is usually three years, and the last year is the internship period. Most of them will be sent to the frontline troops for training, so that they can lead the troops in combat immediately after graduation. At the same time, our ship owner, the king, and all the commanders
There are relatively few people who have the right to make special recommendations for admission."
Zhang Ye, a Qianhu member of the Jinyi Guards, couldn't help but ask: "How many students are there in the Chinese Military Academy?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhang Ye felt that something was wrong. He was inquiring about the other party's military secrets. He looked at everyone angrily and saw Chen Zhongji frowning. After a while, he said: "Because there are short-term training courses and crash courses.
"The military academy has branches in three places: Jiangnan, Malacca and Liaodong. I don't know the specific number of students."
When Chen Zhongji said this, he actually avoided the actual issue that Zhang Ye wanted to know.
After returning to Songjiang Fuguanyi, Xu Guangqi, Zhang Ye and Yuan Chonghuan discussed what they saw and heard today. Zhang Ye sighed and said: "I saw that there are at least more than 200 cadets in this military academy. They said the headquarters of the Chinese Military Academy in Taiwan, I don’t know how many people there are, but a military academy like this can quickly produce officers, which means they have a sufficient number of officers and can expand the army at any time.”
Xu Guangqi nodded and was thinking about something silently. These days, he became more and more silent and his face became more and more ugly.
Yuan Chonghuan wanted to comfort him and said: "Mr. Xu, in Yin Feng's letter to you, he highly praised and respected you. After we go to Taiwan, it should be no problem to reach an agreement. Then we can ask to visit the military academy. I think that The ship owner, King Yin Feng, should agree,"