On the ninth day of the tenth month of the fifth year of Hongwu, Su Yonglin's urgent message from Liubaili in Zhongdu arrived in Lin'an City.
Xin Qiji, the plenipotentiary negotiator, held the imperial edict of the Ming Dynasty in Lin'an City, officially conferring Zhao Dun as the lord of Jiangnan.
All the representative officials of the Jiangnan Kingdom, led by Shen Gai, the supreme ruler and Pingzhangjun State Minister, paid homage to the imperial edict of the Ming Emperor. They also accepted the imperial edict on behalf of His Royal Highness Zhao Dun, the leader of the Jiangnan Kingdom who was bedridden and unable to get up, and expressed their heartfelt wishes to the Ming Emperor. of gratitude.
Shen Gai said that from now on, Jiangnan Kingdom will serve the Ming Dynasty wholeheartedly under the leadership of His Highness Zhao Dun, and provide help to the Ming Dynasty wholeheartedly. Whatever Daming wants, Jiangnan Kingdom will provide it. The goal that Daming wants to achieve is the highest level of Jiangnan Kingdom. mission.
At the same time, the news that Shen Gai and others wanted to hear finally came.
Su Yonglin agreed to the request of the leader of the Jiangnan Kingdom for a Ming army to be stationed near Lin'an City, and approved an army of 30,000 people to be stationed in the surrounding areas of Lin'an City to intimidate the young people and protect the Lin'an court.
The period of stationing is tentatively scheduled for two years. During this period, all military expenses and supply expenses will be allocated by the Lin'an court, and the standards will be fully followed by the Ming army.
And when Jiangnan Kingdom encounters a danger related to its actual existence, the Ming army will not be unresponsive. They will provide sufficient help to Jiangnan Kingdom to the best of their ability.
It's like spending money to buy insurance.
Even so, when they saw the list of military expenditures, their eyes widened. On the one hand, they felt incredible, but on the other hand, they felt that the reason why the Ming army was so powerful was not without reason.
Three meals a day, good food and drink, regular meat, vegetables, and even fruits. There are enough military doctors and medicinal materials, and sufficient military uniforms are provided all year round. The food is relatively generous. Military pay, benefits and rewards during New Years and holidays...
These alone are beyond the reach of the Song Army.
In addition to these, the Ming army also needed a large number of pens, inks, paper and inkstones, as well as a large number of tables, chairs and benches, because they needed to read and learn calligraphy to enhance their cultural knowledge.
It’s my birthday, and the big-headed soldier is going to study!
This is simply incomprehensible.
But when you think about it this way, it doesn’t seem so hard to understand that Ming military orders prohibit strict military discipline, right?
The Ming army chosen to stay was the Youyi Army under Zhou Zhi, with a full strength of 30,000 men.
Their station is in the Gaoting Mountain area north of Lin'an. Jiangnan State needs to build a large-scale military camp that meets the standards as soon as possible for the army. Of course, all costs must be paid by Jiangnan State.
Although it hurts a bit, since it is for safety and to prevent any trouble from happening when the Lin'an court is at its most vulnerable in the future, there is nothing we can do about it.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Shen Gai, under Zhang Shi's suggestion, streamlined the more than 60,000 troops currently available to the Lin'an court to 50,000, and based them on the three establishments of the Palace Front Division, the Guards' Horse Army Division, and the Guards' Infantry Division. Rebuilding the Custodes.
The distribution method is 10,000 people for the front department of the palace, 20,000 people each for the horse and infantry guards.
This suggestion was accepted by Shen Gai, so Shen Gai began to arrange the work. Finally, he organized the more elite 10,000 people into the Palace Front Division, and the remaining 40,000 people were evenly distributed to establish the Guards Horse Army Division and the Guards Infantry Division.
Among them, Zhang Jianshu, a close confidant who was personally promoted by Shen Gai, served as the commander-in-chief of the front department.
This person has been wandering around in the Forbidden Army system, and has escaped the catastrophe of the Forbidden Army's destruction several times. This time, Shen Gai took a fancy to him and promoted him to the position of Palace Commander, responsible for the leadership of the Palace Front Division.
Lu Yongyan, recommended by Zhang Shi, served as the commander of the bodyguard Ma Junsi.
The commander of the Infantry Division of the Guards was Ding Shun, an officer of the Forbidden Army recommended by Zhou Linzhi, who was responsible for commanding the Infantry Division of the Guards.
Shen Gai also knows what it means to have a large number of ministers.
When the coup was launched, he was the leader, so after the coup, he naturally became Pingzhangjun's state affairs and took charge of all the power of Jiangnan Kingdom. The leader of the country, Zhao Dun, was just a mascot.
However, this does not mean that he is the biggest contributor, and it does not mean that he can decide everything.
He couldn't have accomplished anything without the help of two important helpers.
One of these two important helpers is Zhang Shi, and the second is Zhou Linzhi.
Zhang Shi provided him with the army controlled by Lu Yongyan, and personally led the army to perform some important and dangerous tasks, seizing the military power of the city defense army and making great contributions.
Zhou Linzhi used his good popularity to persuade some old bureaucrats who Shen Gai had not been able to persuade, and led a large number of old bureaucrats to support Shen Gai's coup and cooperate with him, which can be regarded as a great achievement. credit.
Without these two people, it would be difficult for his coup to succeed, and it would be impossible for him to have his current political status. Therefore, when it came to actually "conferring all ministers", he distributed vital military power as a reward to these two people. The forces behind them.
Of course, Shen should still take the best and most important things to ensure his position as chief executive.
He took away 10,000 of the best and tallest men as the front division troops, responsible for the defense and garrison of the entire Lin'an City.
After that, three military camps were arranged inside and outside Lin'an City, and the troops were placed in them. They completely controlled the defense of the entire Lin'an City, and firmly controlled Lin'an City and the lord Zhao Dun.
Although the troops of the Guards Ma Junsi and the Guards Infantry Division controlled by Zhang Shi and Zhou Linzhi also bear the title of Guards Imperial Army, they are not stationed in Lin'an City. The Guards Ma Junsi Zhu Jun is in Yuhang, and the Guards Infantry Division is stationed in Xiaoshan. , it’s still a little far away from Lin’an City.
Neither Zhang Shi nor Zhou Linzhi showed dissatisfaction with this arrangement on the surface, but privately they still expressed some dissatisfaction with those behind them.
Because Shen Gai was obviously doing this to let himself dominate Lin'an, and the other two people could not get involved in Lin'an.
Although this is nothing to be angry about, there is still some discomfort.
Of course you, Shen Gai, are the biggest contributors to the military and state affairs, and everyone obeys your orders, but you also have to show some magnanimity, right?
As a result, one is in Yuhang and the other is in Xiaoshan, and you "stay behind" in Lin'an. Don't you know what this means?
But these are not the most important things.
At present, our external environment is still relatively dangerous, and it is far from the time to engage in internal fighting, so Zhang Shi and Zhou Linzhi both controlled their emotions and then prepared for the next step.
The next step of preparation is to invite Ming army officers to come and provide training and guidance to the three armies.
Shen Gai and Zhang Shi agreed with this suggestion, but Zhou Linzhi did not.
Zhou Linzhi hated the Ming army and said that he could train well without the help of the Ming army, so Shen Gai and Zhang Shi made a request, hoping to invite some capable Ming army grassroots officers to serve as instructors in the Forbidden Army and guide the training of the Forbidden Army.
Regarding this invitation, the Ming army held some internal discussions and then reported it to Zhongdu. They responded to Lin'an and said that they could send people to help after waiting for notification from Zhongdu.
This is not urgent.
Shen Gai, Zhang Shi and Zhou Linzhi took the time to pay a visit to Zhao Dun. They conveyed the results of their discussions with the Ming Dynasty to Zhao Dun, whose limbs were limp and could only lean on the bed. They told Zhao Dun that the Southern Song Dynasty no longer existed. The name of the country Song no longer exists, and only Jiangnan Kingdom remains.
Then congratulations to Zhao Dun for assuming the position of Lord of Jiangnan.
Zhao Dun just looked livid at this and spoke sarcastically.
"Why do you need me? Why don't you kill me and become the leader of the country yourself! Shen Gai, how about I let you be the leader of the country?"
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