This time, although the elite soldiers of the Beijing camp were divided into 50,000. But in fact, there are still some soldiers and horses in the hands of the nobles that have not been discovered. There are probably 27,800 soldiers and horses left. These are truly elite soldiers.
These soldiers and horses hidden among the soldiers and servants are the soldiers and horses they can really control.
These soldiers and horses will not participate in any long-distance running at all. They will not disobey the master's order.
Everyone suddenly fell silent. This problem was also their biggest headache.
Now, these elite soldiers have become a hot potato.
If soldiers are not given food and wages, they will start a mutiny.
Now they are equivalent to being expelled from the Beijing camp. Jingying is re-registering.
Well, they were no longer on the Beijing Camp roster. These nobles raised their own private army with empty military expenditures.
Now the money is gone, but the people are still there. They must continue to be fed.
Their money and food are all given by these nobles. Of course he won't make trouble with the emperor, he will only look for them. They can't raise an army for the emperor at their own expense. They haven't been kicked in the head by a donkey.
Duke Cheng Guo coughed and said: "I have discussed it with Duke Ying and Duke Ding. This cannot continue. We plan to go to the palace and have a good talk with His Majesty. We will hand over these troops and horses to Your Majesty. . Let’s all go to Nanyuan to train together. Your Majesty will allocate military expenses.”
There was another burst of discussion below. In this situation, handing it over is also a way out.
They have been leading troops for generations, and they know clearly that the cost of raising an army is huge. However, these private soldiers are their trump cards, and they are reluctant to hand them over. I didn’t feel confused for a while.
Duke Dingguo said: "Think about it, after these 80,000 soldiers and horses are trained, who will your Majesty give them to lead. Yang Fan, is it possible?"
Gu Zhaoji, the Marquis of Zhenyuan, slapped his thigh and said: "Ding Guogong is right, how could His Majesty hand over the capital to Yang Fan? He doesn't even have any heirs, and Your Majesty can't even capture the hostages. At least our whole family is in Beijing. Here, Your Majesty is relieved, isn’t it?”
The British Duke nodded and said: "The emperor does not need honors, he can only use his relatives, and the eunuchs can only supervise the army. Except for Wang Zhi, the governor of the West Factory, there is no one to lead the troops in war. At the time of Yingzong, the Empress Dowager Sun used his five There are two younger brothers who control the Beijing camp and Jin Yiwei. There are also several former emperors who use Prince Consort to command the army. But now His Majesty's mother's family is not strong and he cannot rely on it. The younger generation is only fifteen or sixteen years old and cannot be used. Think carefully about who will be in charge of the capital camp in the end."
Xue Lian, Marquis of Yangwu, said: "His Majesty is absolutely unwilling to hand it over to Donglin. It is impossible for him to concentrate military power into one basket. I feel that even if the border troops are abolished, the reorganized army will not be handed over to Donglin."
Wu'an Marquis Zheng Zhijun also said: "It seems that your Majesty has no one available."
Li Kaixian, Marquis of Fengcheng, said: "There are only a few forces in the imperial court now. Your majesty's mother clan is not strong, and the eunuchs are not strong either. The eunuchs are still being cleaned up, and it is impossible to use them. Concubine Zheng is still watching eagerly. Your Majesty, King Fu's family is still waiting for an opportunity. Yang Fan is a foreign minister who has no foothold. So, there is really no one available except us."
Ningyang Marquis Chen Guangyu said: "Actually, the conflict between us and His Majesty is the smallest. We just want his money. Those other forces want his throne. Your Majesty should know which is more important."
Dingxi Marquis Jiang Weigong said: "If you look at it this way, Cheng Guogong's method is a good one. Your Majesty is playing a hard-to-get game with us. We simply handed over all the soldiers in our hands, which showed our loyalty and your Majesty felt at ease. Sooner or later, we will have to hand over military power to us."
All the nobles nodded one after another. This move was a clever trick to retreat instead of advance. If you want to take it first, you must give it first.
Wu Ruyin, the respectful lord, said: "The strategy is a good one, but how will Yang Fan train and reorganize these elite soldiers? If he breaks up the soldiers and reorganizes them, our power will be completely eliminated. By then, the army's officer system will be completely changed. Even if we take control of the army again, it will be difficult to control it like before."
At this time everyone looked at the British Duke Zhang Weixian. Only Zhang Shize was familiar with Yang Fan and knew how he trained the army.
His Majesty secretly asked Zhang Shize to follow Yang Fan and secretly learn his skills. Everyone is a discerning person and can naturally see fire clearly. This was also the reason why they judged that His Majesty did not completely trust Yang Fan.
Zhang Weixian was silent for a while and said: "Yang Fan is used to organizing the army into regiments, which are different from the 12 regiments and battalions in the Beijing camp. One of his regiments has about 3,600 people. It consists of six battalions, each with 500 people. There are about 600 people in the regiment headquarters.”
"How he organizes these elite troops must be discussed with His Majesty. He cannot make the decision on his own. However, it is very likely that Your Majesty will adopt his troop training method. Because Your Majesty has always been envious of his ability to train troops. If so, these elite soldiers will be He is organized into 21 infantry regiments. There are exactly 21 dukes and marquises in the north at present. His Majesty will probably have one regiment for each family."
Everyone was deep in thought for a while. If this is the plan. Those who suffered the most were the three dukes, who had the largest number of private soldiers. But although the number of soldiers and horses has decreased. Your Majesty will certainly appease them and give them more senior positions in the military organization above the regiment.
If distributed in this way, the earls would also be able to get one or two battalions. Some earls still held great power, and some had served as admirals and governors of the military and military affairs in the capital. Their losses were not small either.
Of course His Majesty is willing to disperse the military power in this way. No matter how good the relationship between the nobles is, they are not monolithic. In the past, there were strong and weak, and there were still several powerful forces attached to them. Now everyone has equal power. Since everyone is equally divided, no matter how good you two are, they will never be the same as before.
The so-called divide and conquer, defeat them one by one.
Zhang Weixian continued: "I heard Shize say that for the Lumi gun unit he trained, the military pay was changed to Xinghe Bank, and the military pay was directly paid to the officers and soldiers' bankbooks, but it was not in the hands of the officers, and they would not be able to deduct the military pay in the future. It’s possible.”
At this time, there was a burst of discussion again.
This is a bombshell. This means that after the rectification of Jingying, they can no longer get money. All they can get is salary.
Qianzhuang is not the officers below who lead the military pay.
As soon as the Hubu military pay came out, it was reduced to 30%, and they didn't even dare to let go of it. The bank will issue you a certificate of deposit for the amount of money you send. Not a penny more will be paid.
If it disappears, there will be no way to get the deposit certificate in full and put it back into the account. If the amount is wrong, the bank will not sign it.
The Ministry of Revenue could not force the bankers to sign like they did with the officers. Whether you want to save or not, it doesn’t matter if you have a penny less. If military officers want to be promoted or keep their current positions, they must please the civil servants and pay bribes.
The bank has nothing to do with you. They are running a business, making money, and controlling risks. I don’t rely on the civil servants to make a living, and I don’t care whether you live or die.
In this way, those civil servants would not be able to reap the benefits. They could never hope to lose a penny like themselves.
Thinking that they would also be unlucky, I suddenly felt less uncomfortable.
Zhang Weixian said: "Don't always think about money now. We have to look forward and get the military power back first. As long as the military power is back in our hands, there will always be a way to do the rest."
Everyone thought about it and agreed. This is now the case.
It would be a great blessing if we could get our military power back.
