On Wilmington's Pier Square, more than a hundred Taishite militiamen were training.
According to Mu Yongfu's order, the Dongyi Kingdom reorganized the original Taixi militia into the Ming military system.
Eight to sixteen people form a team, three teams form one flag, and three flags form one sentry. There are usually more than a hundred people in one sentry.
Today, these Thai-Spanish militiamen on the dock are organized into teams of twelve.
Not including officers, there were one hundred and eight soldiers in one post.
Each team arranged three veterans from the Yin people to serve as role models, and a veteran from the Ming Dynasty to serve as an officer.
Now each flag is together, walking back and forth, turning, running, and shouting slogans under the scolding of the Ming Dynasty officers.
This training system was of course "initiated" by Emperor Shizu and is a Ming tradition passed down from the Renwu Dynasty to the present day.
Because there was a language barrier between ordinary militiamen and Ming Dynasty officers, several translators were also present when the training just started.
First of all, we need to help the officers translate orders and requirements, so that the soldiers can practice and memorize them repeatedly and remember the main typical slogans.
After they memorized it well and could follow the officer's orders, the translator went to rest under a nearby shed.
Stockton took a sip from his water glass and looked up at Erica who had returned from another team.
After two weeks of preparation, the translators’ uniforms were ready and were officially put on today.
The men's uniforms were dark blue, while the women were originally planned to wear light blue.
But Erica firmly opposed it. Although she did not say it directly, it seemed that in order to avoid placing women in a subordinate position to men, she finally chose a completely different light brown.
The weather is still relatively cool now, so female translators usually wear knee-length cotton socks or knee-high boots to avoid direct exposure of their calves.
Stockton looked at the image of the girl across from him and saw that she was wearing clothes that were highly similar to his own. He always had a weird feeling in his heart, as if this dress was more suitable for them.
No wonder His Highness Prince Dashi said that these clothes were not designed specifically for men.
Erica walked to the rest area, frowned and said Daming Yayan, and said to the distracted Stockton in a questioning tone:
"What are you looking at? Do you still think that the clothes designed by His Highness the Prince are not women's clothes? Or do you think that such a defeat is more debauched?"
Stockton reacted immediately:
"No, no, no, I didn't mean that. I just suddenly discovered that the clothes suit you quite well."
Erica showed no expression and made no further response.
He picked up his water glass and drank tea slowly while looking at the soldiers training not far away.
Looking at those soldiers who were a little clumsy, always walking unevenly, and often moving their arms and legs to the same side, I couldn't help but shake my head secretly.
"It was really hard for the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty to educate these Taixi people..."
At this time, Stockton came over again to find a topic. This question was in English:
"Erica, you are also from Wilmington, right? Erica should be your first name, not your last name, right?"
Erica frowned slightly and turned her head, still answering in Ming Yayan:
"My surname is Ai now, you know it now."
Stockton looked embarrassed and could only go back to continue the river and watch the soldiers train.
Twenty minutes later, the on-site training was temporarily stopped. The soldiers rested on the spot, and the Ming officer who was the instructor went to drink water.
When Erica saw the officer of the flag she was acting as translator coming over, she almost subconsciously picked up a cup and handed it over:
"Mr. Li Qi, I'll give you some tea..."
Li Qingsong, known as Mr. Li Qi, was obviously stunned. He subconsciously gave way and took the cup from the other side:
"Thank you, I can just do it myself..."
Erica didn't feel anything at all and moved forward a little:
"President Li Qi, do you usually train like this?"
Li Qingsong replied casually:
“Not very often, except for two days off every month, I have to train.
"And the intensity now is the adaptation training of new recruits, which is completely different from the model of our regular soldiers."
Erica seemed taken aback, mainly because she wanted to find a topic:
"Training every day? Are Ming soldiers trained so strictly?"
Li Qingsong waved his hand and said:
"There are many types of soldiers in the Ming Dynasty, not all of them are so strict..."
Li Qingsong didn't seem to want to say much, but Erica seemed very curious and leaned forward a little:
"So what are the specific categories? Which category do you belong to?"
Li Qingsong looked at this Xiyi woman and subconsciously kept a little distance from her.
Li Qingsong knew that Xiyi women were very casual. Except for Sister Yao, probably no women in the Ming Dynasty would be so close to others.
I am a regular member of the Xintianfu Imperial Palace and a personal soldier of His Majesty the Ming Emperor. I cannot act casually.
"The Ming Dynasty's troops have three jurisdictions and three different types.
"The so-called three affiliations are the local imperial troops, the imperial troops, and the troops of the vassal country.
“Three types, namely, standing regular army, militia reserve, and armed civilians.
"I belong to the standing army of the New Tianfu Imperial Palace, the true emperor's personal army."
Erica immediately continued to ask for details:
"Are the emperor's personal troops the imperial guards? What are the differences between these troops of different natures?"
Stockton was also listening behind the two, and he was also very interested in what Li Qingsong said.
But I feel inexplicably that this situation is a bit strange.
Li Qingsong looked up at Stockton behind him and nodded to the curious male translator:
"Nominally speaking, our Xintianfu Huangzhuang troops have the same training standards as the regular army of the Ming Dynasty.
“We are all the most advanced elite troops of the Ming Dynasty, but in fact our standards in New Tianfu will be even higher.
"Because we are the troops directly under His Majesty, only Your Majesty can advise and mobilize us.
“Our supplies, weapons and equipment are directly supplied by the Imperial Palace and the Royal Family Consortium, and do not go through the accounts of the Imperial Household Department and the Ministry of War.
“Our overall number is relatively small, involving the least number of people and departments, and of course the efficiency is higher.
"As for the troops of the vassal states, the standards are uneven.
"Because the troops of the vassal states are supported by the vassal states, and the status of the vassal states of the Ming Dynasty is different.
“The troops of the wealthy vassal states on the front lines were not much different from the regular army of the imperial court.
“And the vassal states surrounding the Ming Dynasty, that is, in the rear areas, may not have standing armies at all.
“As for the militia, they train for ten days every quarter during wartime and twenty days per year during peacetime.
“Armed civilians are only found among immigrants in pioneer areas. For example, immigrants west of Honey River are basically armed civilians.
"The training standard for armed civilians is three days per month and may be increased at any time depending on the situation."
Erica noticed Li Qingsong's gaze and subconsciously glanced back.
When he found Stockton behind him, he immediately curled his lips involuntarily.
Erica ignored Stockton and prepared to continue chatting with Li Qingsong, but Li Qingsong had already put down the cup and stood up:
"I have to go back and continue training. If you have nothing to do, you don't have to wait here.
"When the training is almost over, you can come over again or not come at all."
Erica immediately smiled and shook her head and said:
"No, no, our task today is to serve as translators and interpreters for the soldiers and militiamen of the Ming Dynasty.
"We'll be here to guard you. If there's any password that everyone can't figure out, we'll be needed..."
Li Qingsong was noncommittal, waved goodbye to Stockton again, and went back to continue training those Thai and Western militiamen.
After Li Qingsong left, Erica glanced at Stockton, and the smile on her face disappeared.
After an inexplicable pause for a few seconds, Erica finally said nothing and sat alone to collect her thoughts.
Li Qi would always take the initiative to distance himself from himself. He would not get close to him at all, which was completely different from some people.
This is probably because men in Tessie are always used to thinking with their lower bodies and only want to find more lovers to vent their desires.
The men of Ming Dynasty are more emotional, more concerned about family, and more focused on responsibilities and obligations.
They only stay with the women in their own families, and the women of Ming Dynasty also like to stay at home to raise their husbands and children.
Alas, Daming’s family is a truly harmonious and beautiful family, while Taixi’s family and the relationship between men and women are distorted.
Family is the foundation of social stability. Only with a stable and harmonious family can we have a prosperous, strong and great country.
Fortunately, the Ming Dynasty came to Beiyinzhou and established the Dongyi Kingdom belonging to the Ming Dynasty here.
Under the leadership of Ming Dynasty, Dongyi Kingdom will slowly become a Ming-style country.
It would be great if I could marry a Ming Dynasty soldier...
In more than a dozen counties on the Dongyi Peninsula, and in Long Island, New York, hundreds of kilometers to the north, similar situations began to occur one after another in various counties and relatively large towns.
The translators put on their uniforms and began to cooperate with the troops that were being prepared one after another and went to station in subordinate counties, villages and towns.
They will implement similar militia reorganization and training in various counties.
The grassroots officers of the Ming Dynasty who gave orders in the troops and training aroused widespread yearning among the surrounding Thai and Western female groups.
There are women who are more bold and direct than Erica, but the Ming natives and Huangzhuang soldiers have extremely high discipline.
Basically, like Li Qingsong, they kept their own airs and stayed away from these women.
