"What does it mean to have soldiers for the generals and to leave them with the generals?"
When Wang Zhongxiao said these eight words, "Soldiers are for generals, and soldiers will follow generals", all the people who came to the meeting in the lobby of Yingtian Mansion frowned.
Someone immediately asked another question.
The person who asked the question was Prince Zhu San himself. As the alternate Ming Xian Emperor, he should understand whose puppet he is, right?
"Your Highness," Wang Zhongxiao replied, "the so-called soldiers as generals does not mean that all the soldiers are directly assigned to one general, but that the soldiers are organized into generals level by level, with superior officers as generals and subordinates as soldiers. For example A commander is responsible for recruiting ten soldiers, and these ten soldiers are the commanders, preferably brothers of the commander. Above the commander is a sentry commander, and a sentry commander is responsible for recruiting ten commanders, and the ten commanders are It is best that they are all the closest relatives and friends of the sentry commander. Above the sentry commander there is a battalion commander, and one battalion commander is responsible for recruiting five sentry commanders. It is best that these five sentry commanders are all former disciples of the battalion commander.
In this way, there are soldiers as generals, that is, the battalion commander and the following are teachers and students, relatives and friends, compatriots, and fellow villagers, completely forming a whole. Only in this way can we work together and live and die together!
As for the soldiers following the general, it is to ensure that the soldiers have a method that can be carried out to the end, that is, wherever the general goes, the soldiers go! The three commanders, including the battalion commander, sentry commander, and commander, cannot be transferred on a rotational basis. If these three commanders are killed in battle or retire, all their battalion, sentry, and commander soldiers will either be disbanded or follow the same methods as generals. Reorganize.
Only by executing in this way can we ensure absolute control of the soldiers!
This set of soldiers is for the general, and the number of paths the soldiers follow the general only reaches the battalion level, and there is no need to execute it above the battalion. All battalion commanders must listen to the Ming court!
In addition, this method of preparing soldiers for generals and following them with soldiers is currently only practiced in the five counties of Jiangning, Shangyuan, Jurong, Lishui, and Gaochun under Yingtian Prefecture. We can rely on the gentry of the five counties, and based on the existing regiment training of the five counties, encourage the leaders of the five counties to return to their hometowns to recruit people to join the army. What kind of official they can be depends on how many people they can attract!
As for those regiments from the five counties who cannot recruit people, they can be mixed with the soldiers and generals from the original Jiangning City Guard Battalion who surrendered to us to form a new Yingtian Town to exclusively guard Yingtian City. The siege of the imperial city can also be managed by Yingtian Town."
Wang Zhongxiao spoke eloquently, detailing one by one the army building ideas he had prepared for the new Ming Dynasty.
His approach of "having soldiers as generals and following the generals" was actually the approach used by Zeng Guofan in establishing the Hunan Army in history.
Although the Hunan Army and the Huai Army are not rated highly in later history books, the combat effectiveness of the Hunan Army is actually quite good. At the beginning of its birth, this landlord regiment training arm had the strength to compete head-on with the Taiping Army in its heyday.
At the beginning of the fourth year of Xianfeng, only half a year after Zeng Guofan started training troops in Hengzhou, the Hunan Army won its first battle and repelled the Taiping Army brigade that invaded Hunan. In the following months, the Hunan Army also severely damaged the Taiping Army in Yuezhou, killed the Taiping Army's heroic general Zeng Tianyang, recaptured Wuchang, Hanyang and other places, and at the end of the year captured Tianjia, which was heavily defended by the Taiping Army. town, and besieged Jiujiang City.
Although the Hunan Army was defeated by Shi Dakai not long after, this was not because the Hunan Army was incompetent in combat, but because Zeng Guofan could only fight stupidly and could not defeat Shi Dakai, the Wing King of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.
The series of victories of the Hunan Army before Zeng Guofan encountered Shi Dakai can fully demonstrate that as long as you dare to thoroughly implement the principle of "the soldiers are the generals, and the soldiers follow the generals", you can quickly produce an elite army.
Without this "quick Hunan Army" and relying on the Eight Banners soldiers and the Green Camp soldiers to fight against the five scum, the Qing Dynasty would definitely not have survived the Xianfeng Year!
At present, the new Ming Dynasty's small imperial court, which only has five counties in the south of the Yangtze River in Yingtianfu, needs an elite army that can be quickly formed within a few months. With this elite army, the Nanjing small imperial court can stand firm and resist the Qing Dynasty. The counterattack that may be launched by the other side will not fall into the hands of "Grand Master Geng and Prime Minister Geng".
As for whether this quick elite army, like the Hunan Army in history, will quickly decay after completing its mission, that is not what Wang Zhongxiao needs to consider at the moment.
And Zhu Cijiong, the "Emperor Xian of the Ming Dynasty", was also weighing Wang Zhongxiao's approach repeatedly in his heart. This approach of "having soldiers as generals, and soldiers following the generals" seems to be okay, right?
Anyway, he just "dedicated himself to the emperor", so his requirements should not be too high. It is impossible to control the army as firmly as Taizu. Since he can't control it himself, how can it be better to let a group of battalion leaders who "have soldiers as generals and follow the generals" to take charge of the troops than to hand over all the troops to "a certain grand master" and "a certain prime minister"?
After all, it is unlikely that a group of camp leaders could usurp the throne!
There is only one "Xiandi", who will be the usurper?
After thinking clearly about the important relationship, "Emperor Ming Xian" nodded and said: "Li Zhongtang's method is indeed brilliant. If the soldiers are not prepared for the general, how can the general be willing to train and build the army wholeheartedly? If the soldiers do not follow the general, then the soldiers will not follow the general." How can we treat generals as food and clothing, and do whatever they ask us to do? But can we afford to raise soldiers with high wages?"
"We can still afford it for the time being," Lu Sanhao nodded and said, "Liangjiang Governor's Office and Jiangning Weaving Office are not in Mancheng. Both of these offices have been taken down by us. Duolong is a corrupt official, and the ministers have already been removed from him. More than 100,000 taels of silver were found in the yamen, and more than 200,000 taels of silver notes from the Jiangnan branch of UBS were found. If you add one piece, you can get 400,000 taels. There is even more silver deposited in the Jiangning Weaving Yamen, no less than 500,000 taels. Two, and there is also a large amount of cloth and satin in stock, worth no less than one hundred thousand taels, and these alone are more than one million taels!
In addition, Yingtianfu is a big city where industry and commerce gather. As long as the trade on the river is not interrupted, we can collect a lot of taxes a year. "
Hearing what Lu Sanhao said, Wang Zhongxiao sighed in his heart: Wasn't this Lu Sanhao confiscating his house too fast? While I was busy deploying plans to besiege Mancheng, he captured the yamen of Duolong and Cao Xi! Duolong's losses were huge now. And he was so greedy and lustful, how could he only be given out more than 400,000 taels of silver?
Also, where are my little mistresses? Have they all been corrupted by your surname Lu?
"More than one million taels will be enough to support you for a while!" Wang Zhongxiao had no time to argue with Lu Sanhao for the time being, so he just counted on his fingers and said, "The military training of the Yingtian regiment needs to be paid higher, otherwise no one will work hard. A regiment soldier is given a monthly salary of three taels of silver, which must be paid in full and must not be owed or deducted. Food, training and other expenses are calculated separately and cannot be deducted from the monthly salary.
As for the monthly salary, the monthly salary will be ten taels. The postmaster will double the amount again, giving him twenty taels a month. The battalion commander gave fifty taels a month and six hundred taels a year! "
"Six hundred taels a year?" Lu Sanhao took a breath, "This is almost as much as the admiral's salary!"
"Yes!" Wang Zhongxiao nodded, "A battalion commander can earn the salary of a green battalion admiral of the Qing Army. This is how my Guangdong New Army is paid!
Our Yingtian regiment training is first calculated based on thirty battalions, which means a total of thirty battalion commanders, and the annual expenditure is eighteen thousand taels. There are one hundred and fifty sentry commanders. According to the calculation of two hundred and forty taels, that is thirty-six thousand taels. There are even 1,500 people, one hundred and twenty taels per person per year, and a total of 180,000 taels are needed. There are fifteen thousand soldiers in the camp, and each person is given thirty-six taels a year, which is 540,000 taels. The military salary expenditure of Yingtianfu regiment for one year of training is 774,000 taels of silver!
In addition to military rations, training, military uniforms, equipment, gunpowder, various miscellaneous expenses, etc., 1.2 million taels of silver a year should be enough. If you go to war, you will definitely have to give rewards. How much it will cost is still unclear. Let’s talk about it later! "
"Sanhao," Prince Zhu Sanhao asked Lu Sanhao with a smile, "do you think this 1.2 million can be raised? This is our wealth and life! If you have a way, then I will support you to become the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue and concurrently serve as the minister of household affairs. Tianfu Yin!"
"That's right," Chen Yonghua nodded again and again, "This money needs to be spent three times a day. I will think of something to do with the Yangtze River water transportation. I haven't been exposed yet, so I can continue to eat both sides. The commercial tax on the Yangtze River and the salt tax in Yingtian Mansion Everything can still be guaranteed, and the flow of gold and silver should be able to be maintained."
Chen Yonghua's words are not nonsense. As long as Prince Zhu and the others do not swallow up Jiangnan's strength, the Qing court can still get money and food from Jiangnan. When water transportation is seriously threatened, sea transportation is very important.
And Chen Yonghua, the commander-in-chief of the sea-route assistance and suppression navy, could just work with Yang Qilong to help the Qing Dynasty transport grain by sea.
Just based on his contribution to transporting grain, the Qing court had to coax Chen Yonghua into giving up the "smuggling" and gold and silver dispatch on the Yangtze River. Aren't they all Chen family's business?
Wang Zhongxiao also said: "Three good things, His Highness Prince Ding is right. If you work hard, I will support you to become the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue and the Yin of Shuntian Prefecture!"
With Chen Yonghua's guarantee and the commitments of Prince Zhu San and Wang Zhongxiao, Lu Sanhao could only work hard!
"In this case, it's 1.2 million a year, then I'll think of something! I'll search again, maybe I can find another one worth hundreds of thousands or even millions from the Liangjiang Governor's Yamen and Jiangning Weaving Yamen. That's it. We’ve got a year’s worth of expenses!”
When Lu Sanhao said this, his heart hurt!
While he was talking, he was still thinking: No matter how many taxes collected by Yingtian Mansion, they would probably never get over one million a year! There is still a court to pay for, and Geng Jingzhong and others will definitely have to spend money to support them after they come! I'm afraid that without two or three million a year, the court will not be able to continue to operate! No more, I have to be less greedy
"Okay!" Prince Zhu nodded, "If everyone has no objections, then this matter will be settled. Which of you will take care of this?"
"Let Sanhao and Tianran take charge of the formation of regiment training together!" Wang Zhongxiao said immediately, "I won't care about this matter. I will draw a thousand people from the old regiment training, plus the people from the Jiangning city guard camp who have been recruited People should be used to besiege the imperial city. These two thousand people are not counted as Yingtian Tuanlian, even if they are Yingtian Zhenjun, Guangdong will be responsible for the expenses!"
Of course Wang Zhongxiao will also leave a capable armed force in Yingtian Mansion!
With his own army, he can remotely command the party members who stayed in Nanjing!
Chen Yonghua also smiled and said: "King Yanping has also prepared two thousand sailors, led by General Zhenjiang Sheng. They will arrive by water soon. Even if it is the imperial court's Caojiang Shuiying! Their expenses are also paid by the Yanping Palace. "
Of course Zheng Jing is "skilled", and of course he will leave his own army in Nanjing!
Moreover, it is also a specially trained river navy equipped with special galleys and clippers for both river and sea use.
"Okay, okay, let's do it like this!" Emperor Ming Xian smiled, "But it has to be faster. Geng Jingzhong's army should be arriving at Yingtian Mansion soon, right? We don't have much time!
In addition, when can I move into the original Liangjiang Governor’s Yamen? How about I just set up my palace there? "
Zhu Cijiong cannot enter the imperial city of Nanjing for the time being, but the governor's office of Liangjiang is not bad. That is Duolong, the home of the corrupt official in Nanjing. Duolong is famous for liking beautiful women!
Zhu Cijiong can finally enjoy the joy of offering sacrifices to the emperor.
Lu Sanhao immediately replied: "Tomorrow, we can move tomorrow! My lord, I have prepared everything for you. Early tomorrow morning, we will arrange a large sedan chair carried by thirty-six people and a thousand royal guards (guest star Tuan Ding) ), I will officially carry you into the city from the Jubao Gate of Nanjing City, and I will definitely do it for you with great splendor!"
"Okay!" Prince Zhu smiled and said, "Great, now I, Ming Dynasty, will officially return to Nanjing City!"
Here in Nanjing, the new owner has entered the city, and the scenery is glorious.
Here in Beijing, Mongolia is attacking, and people are panicking!
The news of the dramatic changes in Nanjing has not yet reached Beijing and the Liangjiang River is in chaos! The Governor of Liangjiang was trapped in Wuhu, General Kang Wangjieshu of Fuyuan was fighting hard in Jiujiang, General Jiangning's lair was stolen, and a group of pirates suddenly broke into the Yangtze River, heading up the river. I don't know what they want to do?
Therefore, the efficiency of this message delivery will inevitably be discounted again and again.
But even if Nanjing falls and the news of Ming Dynasty comes to Beijing, probably not many people will care.
Because the city of Beijing is now facing a bigger crisis - Dayuan is going to commit suicide!
Well, Zhu Ming entered Jinling and Dayuan returned to Beijing. Is this the end of the Qing Dynasty or the end of the Yuan Dynasty?
The Eight Banners disciples in Beijing are a little confused. This drama is happening again and again. It is really lively!
However, the Mongolian Empress Dowager Bumubutai sitting in the Cining Palace in the Forbidden City in Beijing was not panic at all at this time. After learning that the Mongolian army of Abu Nai and Burni and his son had raided and occupied Juyong Pass, and the troops were approaching, Under the city of Changping, Genghis Khan's nine-pin white banner and the Chahar Eagle flag were openly displayed. Mongolian cavalry were also sent out to loot and post notices announcing that the Yuan Dynasty had been restored, but they only responded with contemptuous laughter.
"Hahaha, this Great Yuan Dynasty is still cheating! If these two idiots Abu Nai and Burni don't make trouble, our Qing Dynasty will not be able to deal with Chahar's ministries!"
Judging from the old lady's tone, she and Fuquan obviously took Abu Nai and Burni's rebellion as an opportunity to deal with the Chahar tribe!
Although most of Chahar became the Eight Chahar Banners of Inner Mongolia, because of the existence of a Chahar prince, it was still orthodox in the Northern Yuan Dynasty. Therefore, the Eight Banners of Chahar could never become the heart of the Qing Dynasty!
In the past, when the Qing Dynasty had enough bannermen, this was nothing. But today is different from the past. Nowadays, the Qing Dynasty is in turmoil, the court has opened its door to slaves, and many places have "touched slaves in troubled waters", and whatever they touch is what they get. With tens of thousands of strong men and a population of 300,000, the Chahar tribes cannot be used by the court. Can Kangxi and Bumubutai be satisfied?
But to make good use of the Chahar people, the family of the orthodox masters of Chahar must be wiped out, and they must be wiped out in a dignified and justified manner.
And now, the opportunity seems to have come!
Bumu Butai glanced at a group of Qing officials who stayed in Beijing standing in the courtyard of Cining Palace and asked: "Fuquan, Zhang Yong, Zhao Liangdong, Yang Qilong, Li Sixing, and Luo Dongni, are you ready now?" Can we send troops to Changping to deal with Abu Nai, Burni and his son?"
"Mother Huang, my grandson's army is ready!" Fuquan stood up confidently, "My grandson's troops include five green battalions, ten thousand coated troops, a thousand colored eyes, and a thousand good deeds. There are a total of 15,000 cavalry troops attacking the camp, all of them are elite soldiers, and they can be sent out immediately to destroy Abu Nai and Burni's 50,000 Mongolian cavalry in one fell swoop!"
"Are you going out of the city to fight?" Bumbutai asked.
"That's right! My grandson is going out of the city to fight, and he is still sure of victory. He will be able to win in a month at most and ask Madam Huang for permission to send troops!"
"Okay! This is my good man from Manchuria!"
Fifteen thousand against fifty thousand. And if you don't defend the city or set up defenses, you have to go out to fight outside the city!
The confidence that Fuquan is showing to win is much stronger than that of his younger brother, Emperor Kangxi!
In the Cining Palace, a middle-aged monk wearing cassocks was looking through a window at Fuquan, who was asking Bumubutai for a fight, and couldn't help but sigh.
(End of chapter)
