At this time, Liu Haojia was watching the soldiers drill below from the commanding platform of Fengtai Camp! Seeing the soldiers walking around below, he was also filled with excitement!
The tens of thousands of people now are all elites selected from the Beijing camp. All of them are physically strong and dare to fight! But there is also a disadvantage, that is, these people have been hanging around for a long time, and they have acquired a lot of slickness, so they need to be strictly trained!
So he also made great efforts to manage these soldiers! His military training method is actually very simple, just follow Yuan Shikai's tactics!
Yuan Shikai boasted about his military training in one sentence: "Holding silver in your left hand and a knife in your right hand! If you obey, you will be given money; if you are disobedient, you will wield the knife!"
So during this period of time, in order to deal with these soldiers, I don’t know how many boards were broken! The rows of confinement rooms built separately are never empty! Coupled with the elimination of many die-hards who are not willing to make progress, this is the current situation!
While tightening control, Liu Haojia issued a large amount of military pay and also added a lot of silver rewards! At the same time, the food given to them is also the best! I can’t say that there is meat every meal, but at least you can see meat every day! You can also get wine and meat every three days!
So under the encouragement of both positive and negative aspects, the soldiers made rapid progress! Liu Haojia had already had experience in training soldiers, and he had former officers and soldiers from the Wu'an Army as instructors, so it was easy to train them. What troubles him the most is the supply of ordnance!
In order to equip these tens of thousands of people with guns and artillery, the gun foundries and firearms workshops in Tianjin have been working continuously for a long time! Even though the craftsmen inside received high bounties, they were still complaining! If he hadn't saved some stocks in advance, some soldiers might not even have firecrackers now! .
Furthermore, he and Zhang Jia work well together. After Zhang Jia took control of the Royal Gunpowder Bureau, he provided Liu Haojia with a large amount of gunpowder to meet his training needs!
This point was deliberately emphasized by Liu Haojia, who asked Zhang Jia to take control of the Gunpowder Bureau. He once told Emperor Wanli that the new army was easier to control than the old army! Because without gunpowder, a fire gun is worse than a fire stick! And the swords and guns of the old army can be crafted at any time. At the same time, in order to show that he had no ambitions, he handed the lifeline of the army into the hands of Emperor Wanli!
So many things have been done, which corresponds to the investment of huge amounts of money! But Liu Haojia didn't invest a penny in this army! Because he doesn't dare! After all, this is the Ming Dynasty's army. If private individuals invested money in it, I'm afraid Emperor Wanli would be frightened! So Emperor Wanli became more and more satisfied with Liu Haojia!
But while Emperor Wanli was satisfied, he was also saddened by the massive amount of money flowing out! Fortunately, Liu Haojia explained that the initial investment in military construction will definitely be larger, but it will be smaller in the future! So although he felt distressed, he gritted his teeth and handed over all the money, but it didn't delay the army's training!
Liu Haojia stood on the high platform and watched a group of soldiers come forward to take turns to perform drills, and then compared Wu Anjun's appearance. Finally, he said to the officer behind him: "Not bad! It seems that this army has some shape! You have worked hard during this time!" "
Hearing what Liu Haojia said, the officers behind him finally let out a sigh of relief, and stepped forward one by one to flatter him! It is said that this new army was created because of the good guidance of Mr. Hou!
Liu Haojia smiled and said: "You guys only know how to flatter me! I tell you, it is very simple to make me happy. Training your soldiers well is better than anything else!"
After he finished speaking, he gave a few pointers on the problems he had just discovered, and then said: "Okay, it's almost noon, tell the soldiers to go and have a rest. I won't come here this afternoon if I have something important to do!"
After the soldiers below dispersed, Liu Haojia also returned to his residence with his servants. As soon as I arrived in front of the door, I saw three people chatting with the servant guarding the door, and I frowned!
These three people are all his subordinates, and they are specially sent to him to deliver various documents here. He now wears many hats and has a lot to deal with. And he is now hiding in the camp to train his troops, so these documents can only be sent to the camp. .
When the three people saw Liu Haojia coming back, they hurriedly came forward to salute him, and then one of them said, "Sir, all the documents have been given to your servants and are placed in the room."
Liu Haojia nodded and said: "Okay, I understand, you all can
Go and rest! After the review is completed, you will be asked to take it away. "
After hearing this, the three people left separately, and Liu Haojia raised his legs and entered his room. His room is simple. It's a room divided into two halves, one half is a bedroom and the other is a study. There are only two bookcases and a desk in the study room, which is filled with various documents.
Liu Haojia walked in, took off his robe, and then said to his servant: "Go get some food. I'll read the paperwork first."
The servant quickly brought the lunch, and Liu Haojia took the paperwork and ate while reading it, and gave some instructions from time to time. Fortunately, whether it is the Imperial Guard or the army, their systems and structures have been fully laid out, and there are not many things that can really be handed over to him. ..
But while he was eating, he suddenly seemed to have discovered something. He threw the food aside and began to quickly read through the documents on the table. After half a day, he said loudly: "Someone, please notify Gu Changhong and Liu Xing and ask them to send over the details of the impeachment memorials between the Jin Yiwei and the civil servants in the past few months!"
The servant agreed and left. Liu Haojia stood in the room and walked around for a few steps before shaking his head and putting his thoughts aside. Then he finished the meal with his rice bowl and fell directly on the bed to take a nap.
After he woke up, he said loudly: "Are Gu Changhong and Liu Xing here?"
As soon as he finished speaking, someone outside said in agreement: "Sir, my subordinates have arrived!"
At this time, the servants had already walked in and helped Liu Haojia put on her robe, and then let Gu Changhong and Liu Xing in. Just as the two were about to greet each other, Liu Haojia waved his hand and said, "Don't come here with these vain things. Have you brought all the things I asked you to bring? The matter is very urgent!"
Gu Changhong showed the baggage in his hand and said, "I've brought it all! It's the memorial of mutual impeachment of all the imperial guards and civil servants in the past four months."
Liu Haojia pointed to his table and said: "Take everything off the table! You two should separate these memorials by province now! Lao Gu, you write about Jin Yiwei, Liu Xing, you write about civil servants! I want to see each one How many memorials are there in each province?"
Although Gu Changhong and the two don't know what Liu Haojia is going to do? But when the superior officer gives an order, he must carry it out. The two men picked up the records and began to copy. Fortunately, Liu Haojia's requirements are not high. He only requires that the place name and official position be written clearly.
