In Daning City, where the sun shines brightly, there are not many merchants coming and going. There are Han merchants who come to the north entrance and Mongolians who come here to trade with Han merchants. On both sides, you know a few words of Mongolian and I know a few words of Chinese, and a market spontaneously formed in the west of Daning City, leading to the current situation.
The name of the General Military Office of Ji Town has not changed, but the headquarters has been moved here, located in the north and east of the city.
The atmosphere at the Zongbing Yamen is completely different from the hustle and bustle of the West Market. This place has always been the most solemn place in the city. The Qi Jiajun guards standing tall and motionless at the entrance of the Yamen and the patrolmen who wandered past from time to time added a bit of solemn murderous aura to the solemnity.
Chill.
Near the Zongbing Yamen, the most suitable adjective is killing.
But in fact, inside the Zongbing Yamen, the sense of chilling was much lighter, just like Qi Jiguang, who was half lying on the yellow bamboo recliner at this moment, even a little leisurely.
It's just that although Qi Jiguang seemed to be concentrating with his eyes closed, the fingers of his left hand kept tapping the armrest of the recliner briskly, showing that his mood was not as relaxed as his image. And the piece of paper he held in his right hand was the initiator that caused him to think so hard today.
"Commander?" A tall and handsome young general shouted softly.
Qi Jiguang did not open his eyes, but closed his eyes and said "hmm".
"Are you really going to the capital?"
"Um."
"Can't you just go?"
"Um."
"Why? Don't you know about places like the Capital City? If we go there, we might be crowded out by others!"
Qi Jiguang still didn't open his eyes and asked calmly: "Who is trying to bully us?"
"Those princes and marquises!" The young general asked eagerly: "What is their identity? They are hereditary, they live together with the country. They have controlled the capital camp for generations, but now their jobs have been taken away by the commander-in-chief. How can they not control the commander-in-chief? Is Shuai regarded as a thorn in the flesh? When the time comes..."
"What will happen then?" Qi Jiguang sighed and waved his hand: "This matter has nothing to do with me, Mr. Qi, whether it is the Duke of the State or the Marquis and Uncle, even if you really have any dissatisfaction, you should go to Gao Gong What's the use of calling me to file a insurance claim?
As a military minister who follows orders, what if I am squeezed to death by them? If I die, no one else can be the commander of the Imperial Guard? What a joke, Gao Gongbao has many people available. Do you think I, Qi Jiguang, can do this as the commander of the Imperial Guard? "
"Why should you belittle yourself, Commander-in-Chief?" The young general said dissatisfied: "If you had said this a few years ago, it would have made some sense. Gao Gongbao still had Ma and Liu as commanders at his disposal, but now he does not need you as Commander-in-Chief. , who else can be used? Ma Dong, Ma Gui or Liu Wei? Although these three people seem to be okay, in terms of reputation and prestige, who looks like someone who can control a 60,000-strong army?"
"Oh, it's not bad?" Qi Jiguang finally opened his eyes and cast a sidelong glance at the young man: "Is the record of your subordinates comparable to these three?"
The young man's face suddenly turned red, but he refused to accept it and stiffened his neck and said: "My nephew does not have that opportunity. If my nephew were put in the position of the three of them at that time, I dare not say that my nephew can do better than them. But I’m also confident that at least I won’t do worse than them!”
It turns out that this young man is actually Qi Jiguang's nephew.
"Qi Jin, do you regret being with Uncle Wei all the time?" Qi Jiguang did not comment on his words, but asked: "If you want to go to a place where it is easier to make achievements, it is not impossible for you to risk your old face for Uncle Wei. Go and ask Gao Gongbao for a recommendation to recommend you to Liaodong."
Qi Jin was stunned for a moment, then immediately shook his head and said: "If you go to Liaodong, wouldn't you follow Li Chengliang? No! My nephew and Li Chengliang can't pee in the same pot."
Qi Jiguang didn't seem to hear Qi Jin call Li Chengliang by his name, but said calmly: "You can also go to Liaoyang to follow Cao Xierong instead of following Uncle Ning Yuan."
Qi Jin frowned and said: "Cao Xierong? He doesn't have a bad reputation, but now that Gao Gongbao has returned to Beijing, Cao Xierong's life in Liaodong will not be easy..."
Qi Jiguang glanced at him: "Are you afraid that he won't be able to defeat Uncle Ning Yuan and will harm you by then?"
"That's not true, it's just that my nephew is afraid that he will be suppressed by Uncle Ning Yuan, and maybe he won't get a chance to fight." Qi Jin said with a wry smile.
Qi Jiguang said: "Then you should go to him."
"Why is this?" Qi Jin was stunned.
"Qi Jin, although military generals can't help themselves most of the time, once you reach a certain level and position, you can't neglect to care about the government just because of this." Qi Jiguang sighed: "Uncle Wei will give you some advice for the last time: behind your back It’s me, and behind me is Gao Gongbao.”
Qi Jin said "Oh" as if he didn't understand, scratched his head, and fell into thinking.
Qi Jiguang was too lazy to wait for him to think, and said: "I will let you take away a few of the people from the Qi family army. As for the soldiers... you take away three thousand of the four thousand."
Qi Jin was shocked: "Then what should you do? When you become the commander of the Imperial Guard, don't you want personal soldiers?"
"Didn't I bring a thousand more? Why don't you want personal soldiers?" Qi Jiguang waved his hand and said: "Do you think the Imperial Guard is the same as other families and can be manipulated at will? I brought these one thousand people over and said they were personal soldiers. They are really just soldiers, and they cannot even mix their identity with the Imperial Guard."
Qi Jin said in astonishment: "Then what about their military pay? Isn't it calculated according to the Beijing camp?"
"Hey, you have a bad idea." Qi Jiguang shook his head and said: "He is still a member of the Zhejiang Army, and he is regarded as my uncle's servant."
When Qi Jin heard this, he suddenly became worried: "Then we still have to pay the money? My nephew thought that when he got to the capital, at least the money would not have to be put in by himself. I said, Marshal, when it comes to the Imperial Guard... has there been any income? Huh? If there is no income, this subsidy is not a long-term solution."
This is a real problem. Qi Jiguang hesitated for a moment and then said slowly: "It's not clear yet, but I think Gao Gongbao will take this into consideration given his personality."
Qi Jin opened his mouth, and finally he could only sigh and said: "I hope so."
Qi Jiguang nodded, and couldn't help but tell his nephew again, saying: "Three thousand Qi's troops are all the capital that Uncle Wei can give you. When the time comes, you must be both careful and bold in Liaodong. Be cautious when you should be cautious. , don’t fight wantonly just because you have elite troops and generals at hand, and don’t fear the enemy and avoid fighting because you are worried about losses. Considering this, you must have it yourself, do you understand?”
"Yes, nephew understands."
Qi Jiguang nodded: "Go ahead and tell your uncles separately. After they are all notified, I will be promoted to the next general to announce the matter."
"Yes, the nephew has gone, uncle, have a good rest."
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The capital camp originally had two campuses inside and outside the capital city. However, after Gao Shishi established the Imperial Guard this time, he abandoned these two campuses, which in his eyes were "full of the smell of corpses", and set up one in the north of the city. A new campus was built, where all future guards will be stationed and drilled.
Gao pragmatically didn't ask about the current name of this place, but he knew that in later generations this place would be roughly the area from the National Stadium to the Olympic Park. However, there was no Ohai at this time, because Ohai was dug manually later.
This is currently just a relatively flat area, with not many fields. It has been purchased by the Ministry of War, not to mention the remaining wasteland, which has been directly requisitioned.
Today, Gao Pangshi is bringing a large group of people here to inspect to determine the various construction plans for the Guards camp - the camp cannot be used just by enclosing the land. The houses must be built and the water source must be Guarantee, roads need to be built, grain and grass need to be stored... in short, there is still a lot of shit to do.
Accompanying Gao Pangshi today, in addition to a few doctors, Yuanwailang, and chief officers from the Ministry of War, there are also a large number of nobles and officials from the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion - although this group of people is actually about to fight with the Imperial Guards. The Guards were actually "decoupled", but after all, the Imperial Guards belonged to the Beijing camp, and the Beijing camp was still under their control, so for the time being they still had to stick an onion in a pig's nose and pretend to be an elephant.
Of course, it's not all just soy sauce, because high pragmatism also requires them to spend a lot of money: the Imperial Guards affiliated with the Beijing Camp build a large camp. Your Fifth Army Governor's Office can't just wait for the Ministry of War to pay. You "responsible management" "Can't we get some of it?"
However, this expense, starting from Zhu Yingzhen, is basically recognized by everyone - this is like a one-time buyout. From now on, they will no longer be responsible for all the messy things in the war. It is even more expensive than the previous "selection of fronts" of the three major battalions. neat.
[Note: The Beijing camp system in the Ming Dynasty was very complicated. Although it is said that the "three camps" are like this, in fact, many things are recorded in a confusing and incomplete manner, such as the relationship between the three camps and the guards in peacetime, and the relationship between the three camps and the guards. Where the battalions were stationed, or whether they were stationed together, etc. I searched the "Da Ming Huidian" and couldn't figure it out.
There are some scattered references in some monographs and academic papers, but I found that their opinions are often different, so this issue can only be said to be unresolved. This book will not explain the original garrisoning of the Beijing camp, contact with the guards, etc., but will start directly from the establishment of a separate camp by the Imperial Guards. Hope everyone knows. ]
Zhu Yingzhen and the others didn't have a problem with the place chosen by Gao Pragmatic. They came here today just because of "etiquette" issues. It's like everyone knows that there is no point in doing some etiquette activities on behalf of the emperor, but as long as the emperor orders you name, then you have to go. Not only do you have to go, but you also have to look extremely glorious.
Without him, this is the only role your nobles can play now. So no matter how boring the job is, you have to do it. It's better than leading troops in a war. At least you won't die, right?
Seeing Gao Jingshi and a group of officials from the Ministry of War analyzing the water sources here, where roads can be built, the flat terrain here is suitable for school grounds, and there is a circle of hills over there where sentry defense lines can be set up, etc., Zhu Yingzhen and the others were so sleepy that they came up .
The saddest thing is that Gao Pragmatic still attaches great importance to them. Every time he raises a question, he has to ask for their opinion. This is really fatal - how do we understand these things? You might as well have asked this for a few days. When promoting a battle, choose which insect has the greatest chance of winning.
It took more than two hours to basically outline the main facilities plan. Everyone went directly to a nearby camp - the "cooking class" was ready because this place was not far from Jianxinzhai. Someone has been sent over to cook.
Gao pragmatic did not eat with the subordinates of the Ministry of War, but with the nobles. Of course, the main reason was that he needed to discuss something.
"Two princes, have you made up the regulations regarding recruitment? I mentioned the money matter to Mr. Zhang and Mr. Shen yesterday. They have agreed in principle, with an initial allocation of 50,000 yuan. Two taels of silver, and the follow-up will probably be around 50,000 to 80,000 yuan.”
As soon as he mentioned this matter, Zhu Yingzhen began to complain. He took Gao Pragmatic's hand and said, "To be honest, this matter is mentioned at the right time... Tell me, can you leave this matter to others?"
Gao Pragmatic looked very surprised and said in astonishment: "Leave it to someone else? Why? This matter is under the control of your Fifth Army Commander's Office."
Zhu Yingzhen smiled bitterly and said: "Don't you know what's going on in the Commander-in-Chief's Mansion of the Fifth Army? Let's be honest, we plain people don't tell secrets. The military registration in the Commander-in-Chief's Mansion is just a decoration. The names in it are not consistent with the heads in the guard station. Number one."
British Duke Zhang Yuangong also quickly interjected: "Yes, yes, please be honest, I think this matter is not suitable for our Fifth Army Governor's Mansion - you see, we are not recruiting people from military households this time, are we? You are not allowed to find people Those ranger boys in the capital, but these refugees... are not easy to recruit. Usually, I hear that there are refugees here and there. But these damn refugees usually don't come to the capital. Let's There is really no place to recruit people at this time..."
Gao pragmatic frowned and said: "Can't you send people to run a little further away? There is no such thing here in Shuntian Mansion. What about places like Baoding, Hejian, and Zhending? Especially in Bazhou, the thieves there are endless. We can collect some It’s also good.”
"It's okay with Baoding and all that. Who wants to go to that damn place in Bazhou? I just dare to run there under the banner of Jinghua... Before Lubei was flooded, Bazhou was also affected. I heard it’s very chaotic right now, and no one in the Beijing camp is willing to recruit people there.”
His meow Lubei Huangfan has also affected Bazhou? Do you think I am geographically illiterate?
But thinking about it, Gao Pragmatic has really convinced these big men in the Beijing camp. You guys are taking money to recruit soldiers. Aren't you happier than seeing grandpa when the thieves from Bazhou think about being recruited? Are you scared?
Gao pragmatic sighed and said helplessly: "It seems that this matter is a bit difficult to handle, but if the Beijing camp is unwilling to go, the Ministry of War Yamen can't go, then... we have to wait for Qi Nantang to take office, and invite him I’m going to take a trip myself.”
When Zhu Yingzhen heard this, he said hello: "Yes, yes, yes, Qi Nantang went to recruit refugees as soldiers. I think it couldn't be better. He is a master of the Ming Dynasty in recruiting soldiers. In addition, he has the power of the Qi family army to dominate the world. It's just a few How can a thieves dare to stroke his tiger beard? I think this matter is settled."
Gao pragmatically said with some hesitation: "I don't know if Qi Nantang will be willing to do this, especially if he has to mobilize the Qi family army. If there is no money for departure..."
"The money matter is easy to handle, I'll take care of it... No, it'll be taken care of by our Fifth Army Commander's Mansion!"
Gao pragmatic finally showed a smile, but his tone was still helpless and said: "Well, who knows that we are old friends? I will tell Qi Nantang in person about this after he arrives in Beijing."
"Thank you, thank you very much. I really appreciate it."
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