Is there any benefit to Gao Situ from training Fei Yingdong? Of course not, the one with the advantage is Ye He.
Ye He's current characteristics, including those thirty years later in the original history, are the same, that is, he has no financial strength but no famous generals, so he was defeated by Jianzhou, which has many famous generals. . Of course, the Eight Banners system, as an "enhanced version of Meng'an Muke", can also be regarded as another reason why Ye He was beaten by Jianzhou.
Regarding the Eight Banners system, Gao Pragmatic has not yet decided whether to let Ye He also engage in it. In fact, this system is not difficult to implement, especially for the Jurchens' social organization. The entire Eight Banners system is quite simple.
Why? Because the Eight Banners system was originally a form of social organization, but it included both the military and ordinary people.
The basic unit in the Eight Banners is called Niulu. Each Niulu has 300 people. Each Niulu has one chief, called "Niulu Ezhen". The Chinese translation is Zuoling; the two deputy chiefs are called Daizi; and the four clerks are called Zhang. Beijing; the Chinese translation of Gashan is four village and tribal administrators, named Bashiku.
The "Niulu" here is a military-political organization. Niulu Ezhen is responsible for managing the production and life affairs of Niulu in peacetime, and organizing expeditions in wartime. The adult men in Niulu are all "farming and hunting when they have nothing to do, but recruiting when they have something to do".
The superior unit of Niu Lu is called Jia La. Every five Niu Lu form a Jia La. Each Jia La has 1,500 people. The chief officer is called "Jia La Ezhen" which is translated as Shenling in Chinese. Five Jia La make up a Gushan. , each Gushan has 7,500 people, and the chief officer is called "Gushan Ezhen", which is translated into Chinese as Dutong.
Gushan is the largest unit of household registration and military establishment in Manchuria. Each Gushan has a flag of a specific color, so Gushan is translated as "flag" in Chinese.
In the original history, in the 43rd year of Wanli, there were eight flags in Manchuria: straight yellow, bordered yellow, plain white, bordered white, pure red, bordered red, pure blue and bordered blue, so it was called "Eight Banners of Manchuria". .
Later, as the power of the Qing Dynasty continued to expand and attracted a large number of Mongolians and Han people to join, the "Eight Banners of Mongolia" and the "Eight Banners of Han Army" were established in the eighth year of Chongzhen and the "Eight Banners of Han Army" respectively. All people in the Eight Banners, whether Manchus, Mongolians or Han Chinese, are called bannermen.
In the forty-seventh year of Wanli in original history, the Ming Dynasty dispatched a definite number of 110,000 troops in an attempt to completely eradicate the Hou Jin regime established by Nurhaci. At that time, Nurhaci had an army of more than 60,000 people, and the strength of the two sides was still quite disparate. What is unexpected is that this battle, known as the Battle of Sarhu, ended with the complete defeat of the Ming army.
The most critical reason for this result was that the Eight Banners Army's combat effectiveness was indeed very strong at the time.
There is a saying that "the members of the Eight Banners Army are civilians in peacetime and soldiers in wartime, so they have strong combat effectiveness." In fact, this explanation is not only very sloppy, but also completely unreliable, and even called it a bastard.
Having all the people as soldiers will indeed have a strong combat effectiveness, but the premise depends on who the opponent is. If the opponent is an ordinary person, he can easily defeat him. But in the Battle of Sarhu, the opponents of the Eight Banners Army were all soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, and there were also a large number of servants among these people. Logically speaking, everyone is a professional, who is much better than who?
Therefore, although all the people can indeed improve the combat effectiveness of the Eight Banners Army, it is not the main reason why they can defeat the Ming Army. The key to the Eight Banners Army's strong combat effectiveness actually lies in its advantages in grassroots organization, which is the Niu Lu mentioned above.
At that time, Niulu was a group formed by blood relatives, families, and villages. Each person in Niulu had blood and family relationships with the people around him. Therefore, as a grassroots combat unit, Niulu's strong cohesion is conceivable. And because everyone has a relationship of "all prosper and all lose", they tend to work harder on the battlefield, and there won't be the situation of "you go first, you go first".
In addition, in terms of logistics, each Niulu is responsible for the supplies of his own Niulu. Since everyone in the same Niulu is a relative and friend, they will naturally spare no effort to provide the best material support to their relatives fighting on the front line. In this way, a very close connection between the front line and the rear was formed, thereby greatly improving the efficiency of war.
Does this soldier bond look familiar? That's right, Zeng Guofan's Hunan Army, once known as "no army without Hunan", was an army very similar to the Eight Banners system. At that time, the Hunan Army was all composed of fellow villagers and even blood relatives. If you kill one of them, the whole army will fight against you with the same hatred. This will naturally increase their combat effectiveness.
On the other hand, in the Ming Dynasty, although the army was large in number, its organizational efficiency was low, its armaments were weak, and its soldiers were loosely disciplined. In addition, the Li Jiajun, who was originally the core of the Liaodong Army, had already been crippled in North Korea, and Liu Wei's troops did not wait for the Sichuan soldiers he wanted to use. Such an army can still deal with the rogue bandits, but it will have to encounter a truly powerful force. Opponents often collapse at the first touch.
However, the Eight Banners system itself cannot be said to be truly outstanding. After the Qing Dynasty established the Central Plains, the territory and population expanded rapidly. The refined but primitive organizational form of the Eight Banners was obviously unable to adapt to the rule of such a huge empire.
In addition, the Eight Banners Army began to pursue comfort and material enjoyment after entering the customs, and their combat effectiveness immediately experienced a rapid decline that was visible to the naked eye. Therefore, by the time the rebellion of the Three Feudatories was quelled, the Eight Banners Army was already in full decline and was basically useless. By the middle and late Qing Dynasty, the Eight Banners Army, originally known as the Tiger and Wolf Army, had completely degenerated into a parasite of the country and society, and was completely useless.
Therefore, this system may be considered feasible for a temporary period, but it is inappropriate for a nationwide empire like the Ming Dynasty. Of course, Ye He can use it, after all, they are only "a corner".
However, Gao Pragmatic felt that this moment was not the best time for Ye He to switch to the Eight Banners system.
Looking at Manchuria, Ye He still has the economic advantage. If Gao Pragmatic had asked Ye He to launch the Eight Banners in advance, would it have led to Ye He turning around and destroying Jianzhou?
Gao's pragmatic stance is not that "Nurhachi must be killed." His stance is to maintain the internal balance of the Jurchens and not to cause chaos at every turn. If you hit me, I will hit you, in the end it will always cause Daming to personally take the blame. This situation not only wastes Ming's national power, but also affects Ming's planned national policy of solving the Chahar issue first.
So what he has been doing recently is to ensure Ye He's economic advantage while ensuring Nurhachi's elite military advantage. Ming provides Ye He with a security guarantee while restricting Jianzhou's economic development.
This is a reliable way to balance, allowing both of them to have their own strengths, while at the same time relying on Ming.
As for letting Fei Yingdong go back to "exercise" this time, it was to add a safety catch for Ye He, just in case Da Ming had something at hand and couldn't take care of it - I'm talking about Chahar and Japan - Ye He would not be Nurhachi took the risk and was wiped out in one wave.
In the original history, Nurhaci did not take advantage of the Renchen Japanese Rebellion to destroy Ye He, but took the opportunity to unify and digest the Jurchens other than Ye He as much as possible, but the situation at that time was different from the situation today.
Gao Wuzhi's current restrictions on Nurhaci are obviously greater than in the original history. Who knows if Nurhaci will jump over the wall in a hurry, seeing that Ming Dynasty is fighting 200,000 Japanese troops in North Korea and has no time to spare, so he simply takes care of Ye He first?
Or when the Ming Dynasty launched a war of annihilation against Chahar, he concentrated his forces and destroyed Ye He in one fell swoop?
If he really did this, where could the Ming Dynasty find a strong Jurchen chief to support them and let them restrain Nurhaci? We can’t finish fighting Chahar and then fight Japan, and then finish fighting Japan and then continue fighting Nurhachi, right?
Even if the Ming Dynasty is definitely stronger now than in the original history, if such an intensive and large-scale war is fought, the Ming Dynasty will probably have to suffer internal injuries.
Therefore, cultivating Fei Yingdong and letting Ye He and Baylor realize Fei Yingdong's ability and entrust him with important tasks in the future are the first-hand preparations to prevent Nurha from jumping over the wall.
Judging from Fei Yingdong's performance in the original history, at the very least, it should be possible to ensure that Ye He would not lose his country in one battle.
Of course, Gao Pragmatic would not express these words to Sorgo, nor would he even tell Fei Yingdong directly. He would only hint that Fei Yingdong should perform well in this war and strive to become a famous general in Yehe in the future.
Of course, the young Fei Yingdong was very grateful to Gao Situ for his cultivation. He patted his chest and promised that he would show his authority and never embarrass Su Wan, Ye He and Gao Situ.
But as soon as they walked out of the main building of Baiyu Building, Sorguo quietly said to his son: "Fei Yingdong, do you know why Gao Situ cultivated you?"
Fei Yingdong was stunned and said in surprise: "Gao Situ has a sharp eye and can tell at a glance that his son is not a mortal..."
"You're such a killer!" Thorgo glared at him: "Do you think fighting is as simple as just killing people with all your might? What kind of person is Gao Situ? There are people who are willing to serve him from all over the world. Su Wan, what does he need from you, a fool who is not afraid of death?"
Fei Yingdong was a little dazed after being scolded by his father, but after thinking about it, he felt that this statement seemed to make sense.
That's right. For people like Gao Situ, isn't it easy to find subordinates who are not afraid of death? Why is it my turn to be cultivated by him?
Seeing that Fei Yingdong was scolded, Sorguo was thoughtful, and then he planned to give his son some advice to prevent the boy from being ignorant, so he asked: "Think about it, after Gao Situ accepted Meng Gege, he and Ye He What does it have to do with Baylor?"
Fei Yingdong was stunned: "It's my relationship with uncle Lang. Do I still know about this?"
Sorgo didn't bother to pay attention to his slowness and asked again: "Who is he?"
"Huh? Gao Situ... is the Minister of Household Affairs of the Ming Dynasty."
"The Minister of the Ministry of Finance is just his current official position." Sorguo said seriously: "He is the most trusted minister of His Majesty the Ming Emperor, and he will definitely be the cabinet minister or even the Yuanfu in the future! Do you understand?"
"Oh." Fei Yingdong responded, thought for a moment, nodded and said, "I think that should be the case too."
Sorguo then said: "Then think about it again, what is Ming's attitude toward Ye He? I mean...does Ming really hope that Ye He will always remain the most powerful chief in Manchuria?"
Fei Yingdong frowned: "What does Ama mean by this?"
"What does it mean? Literally." Sorgo narrowed his eyes slightly and said thoughtfully: "I haven't just been idle in the capital recently. I went to the teahouse and listened to many people's chats, and found that Ming Dynasty is now interested in the 'Land of Transformation' The view is different from the past.”
"Really?" Fei Yingdong became interested and said, "Please give me some advice."
Sorgo was now somewhat satisfied, nodded, pointed to a pavilion sheltered from the wind and said, "Let's go to the pavilion to talk."
The father and son then went to a white marble pavilion that looked very Western-style. The two of them were Jurchens from Liaodong and were not afraid of the cold, so they sat down in the pavilion and started chatting.
Sorguo said: "In the past, the Ming Dynasty had no interest in the 'outer lands'. The places north of Kaiyuan and east of Fushun were too cold in the eyes of the Ming Dynasty. Therefore, apart from the short-term presence in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, the Ming Dynasty , and quickly shrank back, you know this, right?"
Fei Yingdong nodded and said: "Of course I know this. We can have a safe place because Daming is not interested."
"Yes, but I'm afraid this situation is about to change." Sorgo said with a frown.
Fei Yingdong was surprised: "How does Amma know?"
"New cotton-padded clothes, coal-fired kang, and cold-resistant rice." Sorgo said seriously: "These three things are related to Jinghua, that is, to Gao Situ. Have you noticed?"
Fei Yingdong shook his head blankly: "I haven't heard of it."
"Young people don't keep things secret." Sorguo snorted and said, "There are many coal mines in Gao Situ's capital. You know this, right?"
Fei Yingdong nodded. Everyone knows this. The briquettes in the capital are all made by Jinghua. Although it seems that Jinghua is no longer directly involved in this business and has been handed over to the British government, the people in the capital still remember this thing. It was made by Gao Situ in his early years.
"Jinghua likes to use coal very much, so much so that when Gao Situ came to Liaodong, he built a new coal-burning earth dragon for Liaodong Fuyuan." Sorguo did not pause this time and continued: "Later, Jinghua started to promote it again. Coal-burning kangs, because coal burns more quickly than firewood and is much cheaper than charcoal, are now widely spread in Liaoyang, Shenyang, Kaiyuan and other places, and ordinary people have begun to use coal-burning kangs in their homes... What I mean is that Ming people are no longer as afraid of living in the cold Liaodong as they used to be."
Fei Yingdong suddenly became alert and asked immediately: "So what are the new cotton clothes?"
"Okay, you kid still has some brains." Sorgo said: "The new cotton-padded coat is one launched by Jinghua last year... They call it a product. This thing is different from the previous cotton padded clothes. The outside of it is made by Jinghua using some mechanism. The new cotton cloth that comes out has evenly distributed cotton batting inside, which is much colder than the cotton cloth made by the old method in the past.
In addition, there is a better one, which is said to use a layer of tussah silk on the outermost layer... tussah silk is not as valuable as silk, but it is also very fine and windproof, and it is also particularly wear-resistant. The clothes made in this way are more cold-resistant, and the price is not out of reach. Now many ordinary people in Liaodong are proud to put on a new set of tussah silk cotton-padded clothes during the Chinese New Year. "
Fei Yingdong's face turned serious, and he frowned and said, "In other words, the Ming people in Liaodong are not afraid of the cold when they live in it, and they are not afraid of the cold when they travel."
Thor Guo nodded and said: "The only thing left is food, which is a problem, right? Huh, if you think so, you've underestimated Gao Situ."
He paused for a moment and asked: "Corn, have you seen this thing before? It is suitable for people to eat horse chews, and they are not very afraid of the cold. It was only promoted by Gao Situ through Jinghua two years ago. How long has it passed? It is almost Soybeans were replaced.
But Jinghua did more than just do this. They also tried planting rice in Liaodong... This is really fucking weird. Wasn't rice only grown in the south of the Ming Dynasty? As a result, guess what, this thing can also be grown in Liaodong! "
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