cavalry?
Yu Zhengrong nodded firmly.
"Master Jiang, you may not know that my equestrian skills are on par with Jiang Yang beside you, and I also understand the common tactics of cavalry, but I have no actual combat experience."
The person who can become the defender of a state is definitely not an embroidered pillow.
However, as Yu Zhengrong said, in this prosperous land in the south of the Yangtze River, the cavalry wants the opportunity to fight in actual combat. Unless there is a big war and a raid, they can participate in actual combat.
Under normal circumstances, the cavalry only goes through the motions when officers occasionally come to inspect, and it looks better to participate in drills as a unit.
As for the Jinling garrison of 500 people, they couldn't even train a cavalry team of 50. There were only two groups of 32 square teams. During the drill, they came out to ride around naked on horseback, or like that When arrests are needed in the city at night, the cavalry will rush forward with arrows in their backs.
In normal times, they are no different from infantry or navy.
Jiang Yan also knew this situation and couldn't help but frown.
In fact, just daily cavalry tactical training can meet the needs of Jinling, even if it is three hundred miles away, there will be no problem.
But since he began to clear out the spies from other countries, and after discovering that many spies from other countries had penetrated into Aurous Hill, and the number of wounded soldiers was increasing, he always had a sense of crisis that a war was imminent.
Coupled with Master Hua's rhetoric, daily training seems to be insufficient.
Yu Zhengrong felt anxious when he saw Jiang Yan frowning.
Although he cannot train cavalry well, adding cavalry positions to the Jinling garrison and improving the mobility of the Jinling garrison is what he dreams of as a guard general.
"If Mr. Jiang feels that I am not good at training cavalry, you can ask Captain Ning to come over and help supervise the training."
"Captain Ning? Are you talking about Ning Huxing, the eldest master of the Ning family?"
Jiang Yan's eyes lit up when he thought of this person, and then he patted his forehead gently.
Look at his memory.
He often came into contact with Ning Weiguo and Ning Wuzhi, one of whom was already a Zhaomo official. He managed the government officials in an orderly manner and was both literary and military.
The other has gone to the capital to win glory for Daxing.
But he had never come into contact with the Ning family's main house, so naturally he didn't think of this person for a while.
Yu Zhengrong was worried that he didn't know Ning Huxing's resume, so he laughed in a low voice: "Mr. Jiang, you may not know that Captain Ning, the thirteenth captain, was crawling around in the military camp with his father. At that time, Mr. Ning The general was not as powerful as he is now. When Lieutenant Ning was in Yidi, he led 200 cavalrymen to fight with the thieves for three days and three nights, wiping out the thieves who had caused trouble for many years. It is a pity that this achievement was later Because Old General Ning was demoted, it benefited the local defenders who were latecomers, otherwise Colonel Ning would not have had to wait until now to have a serious military position."
Jiang Yan knew that there were no cowards in the Ning family, but he didn't expect that among other lower county garrison troops, Ning Huxing, who only worked as a miscellaneous worker, could be so powerful.
Thinking about Ning Huxing staying in the lower county of Jinling for more than ten years, he still worked hard without complaining and had no psychological imbalance. In addition to his excellent military qualities, he must also be very perseverant. Although he has not met him, he has already I admire you to the utmost.
"In that case, I will write a letter of recommendation to Governor Su and transfer Lieutenant Ning to Jinling Mansion for military training."
With Yu Zhengrong's recommendation, the matter was finalized.
After Jiang Yan left, Yu Zhengrong realized that he had forgotten to ask an important question.
"Fifty to a hundred horses are still war horses. They cost at least three to fifty thousand taels of silver. They are still used as expenses for the governor's officers and soldiers. They need to be financed by the government. Where did Mr. Jiang get rich from?"
Local finance has other expenditures, all of which rely on additional revenue.
However, it has been a long time since the search of Ye's family and others was carried out, and the proceeds from the search have been escorted back to Beijing.
Although the Ning family's monthly tax is a stable income, because it is too stable, the court will naturally collect it steadily.
This considerable sum of money, if there is no additional income, will also encounter obstacles when it is submitted to the court for approval.
"Guardian, I'm afraid you have forgotten the silver we helped recover last time."
Facing the deputy general's reminder, Yu Zhengrong blinked in confusion.
Haven't all the manpower used in the recovery of the silver coins been allocated to those wealthy businessmen?
Therefore, all the soldiers under him received one month more pay.
Could it be that……
"I heard that Mr. Jiang specifically told the wealthy businessmen who paid attention to the list of people who were later discovered by the Japanese and the places where they lived. The wealthy businessmen were worried about being retaliated by the Japanese or encountering something like this time. If I am one of those wealthy businessmen, and as long as Mr. Jiang opens his mouth, I will definitely support Mr. Jiang’s plan to increase troops.”
understood!
Yu Zhengrong was secretly stunned: Mr. Jiang has indeed changed.
Fortunately, such changes are a good thing for Mr. Jiang and the entire Jinling officials.
"In a few months, Governor Su will be appointed and transferred. I don't know if Mr. Jiang, the prefect of Jinling, will be transferred elsewhere."
In fact, Yu Zhengrong wanted to say that it would be great if Jiang Yan could be appointed as the governor of Jiangnan Province.
It's a pity that even if Jiang Yan brought Dong Duzao to Beijing to offer wine, and he managed Jinling well, he still lacked a big credit if he wanted to be promoted from prefect to a high official in one fell swoop.
The restructuring of troops and fields was a great achievement, but unfortunately it will take some time to verify the results.
It just so happens that at this time, Mr. Ning, who often gives credit to Mr. Jiang, is not in Jinling. If there is an appointment or transfer, or the new governor is under the Jin Dynasty who does not like to use force, then there will be new cavalry or even new guards. The new governor will definitely not agree to the expenditure.
"well!"
Yu Zhengrong let out a long sigh, feeling the powerlessness of people's words.
The deputy general said to him: "Guardian, don't think so much, train your troops first. If you encounter a difficult problem that even Mr. Jiang can't solve, if it doesn't work, just ask Lieutenant Ning to find Mr. Ning. He has a clever plan and can solve it himself." method."
Too.
When Ning Wu was mentioned, Yu Zhengrong suddenly lost his anxiety.
Especially when he thought that if Ning Hu was willing to train cavalry under him, he could have a close relationship with him.
Don’t say anything else.
Then the Ning family's steamed wine will definitely be able to handle it.
"Quickly, go tell everyone to train well. Don't wait for Captain Ning to come and find that our soldiers at Jinling Garrison are not as good as those soldiers from the lower county who don't have enough to eat every day. It will be so embarrassing. Captain Ning will turn away when the time comes. Man, the plan to kill a pig at the end of every month can be canceled without even starting."
"I don't dare cancel it. I'm still planning on eating this meal for a year."
The deputy general joked and quickly sent a message to everyone.
The whole garrison was instantly in high morale.
Jiang Yan, who had just left the garrison on horseback, had not gone very far when he heard a sudden high-pitched roar behind him. Even the horse under him was frightened and ran a few steps.
Fortunately, he had stirrups under his feet. Although he was frightened, he tightened the reins and stopped the restless horse.
While Jiang Yan gently patted the horse's neck to comfort him, he looked towards the caravans who came to Jinling from all over the world to do business on the official road.
"The money for raising cavalry must be spent in a long-term way."
He also knows that the current situation is serious and that future appointments and scheduling are beyond his control.
There is no shortage of officials in the imperial court who want to pick peaches, and with the power of the Jiang family, they cannot stop them.
so.
He can only try his best to make Jinling City an indestructible city before something unexpected happens!
