Qi Jiguang?
The ministers were stunned by the emperor's brief question.
Who is Qi Jiguang?
That was the famous general who swept away the Japanese pirates who had plagued the coast of the Ming Dynasty for decades, made the people miserable, and brought shame to the Ming court and military, ending the plight of Japanese pirate invasions for more than a hundred years.
After that, he first conquered Jizhou, built the Great Wall, and rectified the border troops. The Mongolian tribes were beaten and fled. As long as the Qi family's army was there, they would never dare to invade the border.
He invented the hollow enemy platform, the chariot camp, Qi's saber, wolf trap, tiger crouching cannon, etc., which are still in use today and play a huge role.
Two of the top ten military books in history were left by Qi Jiguang.
Such famous generals can be ranked among the best throughout history.
Now we are talking about hereditary military commanders. Why mention Qi Jiguang?
Looking at the puzzled faces of the ministers, Chongzhen said in a deep voice: "If I remember correctly, Qi Jiguang inherited his ancestor's position in the 23rd year of Jiajing and was appointed as the Dengzhou Guard to command Qianshi.
That year Qi Jiguang was sixteen years old.
At the age of sixteen, you are a fourth-grade general. What are you doing at the age of sixteen? He is still taking the Tongsheng test, but he has already surpassed 99% of his peers.
Fortunately, Qi Jiguang had outstanding military talents and became a famous general.
But ask yourself, how many talented military generals like Qi Jiguang are there? "
"But it's different now. I established the Martial Arts Hall to give the lowest level sergeants a chance. As long as they dare to fight, they will have the opportunity to enter the Martial Arts Hall for further training.
What is there in the martial arts hall? There are the most complete and concentrated archives of the Ming Dynasty's wars and summed up experiences. Famous ministers explain the art of war, famous generals teach battlefield experience, and the most professional training is provided.
Compared with the hereditary generals who form a family, do you think they can compare with the generals trained by the power of the Ming Dynasty in the last episode?
After completing the training, they will put it to use in the military, and then make military exploits. This cycle continues to slowly improve themselves.
To sum up, compared to hereditary and advanced generals, I am more willing to believe in the ability of advanced generals.
Who can crawl out from the pile of dead people, who is not a human spirit? There is absolutely no difference in ability between any of them, the only difference between them is an opportunity!
In addition, there are those children with military talents who were found from all over the Ming Dynasty. They studied systematically and conducted in-depth research in their respective military fields.
When they complete their studies and experience, they will not be said to be stronger than all hereditary generals, but at least they will be better than 90% of hereditary generals.
Do you agree with this? "
Do you agree?
All the ministers nodded involuntarily.
The Martial Arts Hall has been established for almost a year, and many of them are part-time Ph.D.s there, responsible for teaching the art of war, analyzing war cases, teaching classics and history, etc.
It has to be said that these children found from all over the Ming Dynasty are definitely much better than the students of the Imperial College in terms of learning ability, hard work, persistence, etc.
This may be recorded in books, but it is a real thing in martial arts halls and is extremely common.
Have you ever seen twelve or thirteen-year-old children running around in circles in the school field under the scorching sun?
Have you ever seen the sound of reading coming from every dormitory at Yinshi and Maoshi?
Have you ever seen children surrounding the doctors and asking them questions and holding them back to prevent them from leaving?
Have you ever seen children take the initiative to ask doctors to assign tasks, take the initiative to ask doctors to recite the art of war, and take the initiative to think deeply about war analysis courses?
In order to better understand the art of war and marching formations, these children actually organized themselves and divided themselves into the enemy and ourselves to simulate a real battle process. They were even beaten with bruises and bruises.
But no one flinched, no one complained, and the cultural class continued the next day.
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There are so many kinds, countless.
Just because they know that this kind of opportunity is hard to come by.
Not only do I want to cherish this opportunity, I also want to serve the country, and I want to thank the emperor for his kindness.
If our children could work as hard as the students from the martial arts hall, they would be able to wake up from their dreams with smiles.
They are looking forward to what kind of strength the children who work so hard will burst into after entering the military.
It's hard to say what will happen in the future, but judging from the current trends, it is almost certain that he will be much better than 99% of the hereditary generals and Mengyin generals.
"I agree with your Majesty's opinion!"
In the silence of the ministers, Yuan Keli spoke up.
He first bowed his hands towards the emperor, then turned to look at the ministers and said loudly: "My lords, through the two wars of Grassland and Beidou, I have thought about it for a long time, and I would like to share with you some of my insights.
First, you must abandon your original understanding of the army and tactics. I can responsibly tell you that the future war will be a coordinated war of infantry, cavalry, artillery, navy and other arms.
In addition to the commander's requirements for broadness and breadth, each branch of the military requires specialization and refinement;
Secondly, please don’t think that our Daming Dynasty has a wide variety of firearms and unparalleled combat power. When we encounter foreign enemies, we can push them past them. All we need to do is dispatch our military commanders properly.
If you have this idea, then the Ming Dynasty is in danger.
The more types of firearms and the more powerful they are, the higher the requirements for sergeants and generals.
Take the thunder cannon as an example. Affected by factors such as the elevation of the barrel, weather conditions, wind force, etc., the impact point of the projectile will be different, the power will be different, and the effects will be different.
Once fired, the thunder cannon needs to be adjusted according to the enemy's attack speed, distance, etc., which all require quick calculations.
Using limited resources to exert greater power and doing more with limited military pay is the future trend and necessity.
This requires sergeants and military generals to be more professional, which is something that martial arts halls can do, but hereditary generals cannot.
Therefore, His Majesty said that the generals trained by the martial arts hall are better than the hereditary generals. This is certain. It is necessary not to increase the number of hereditary generals, or even to abolish the hereditary generals. "
"I also agree with Mr. Yuan Ge's opinion."
Sun Chengzong also stood up: "In the past few days, we have been deducing the cross-sea battle against Fusang, which requires the cooperation of the Navy, Marine Corps, artillery, and many other arms.
Taking the navy as an example, wind speed, wind direction, undercurrents, warship steering, etc. will all affect the ship's speed and offensive efficiency. These require the command of grassroots generals and require extremely professional learning. "
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Chongzhen listened to what the two said, his eyes full of approval.
As expected of a famous minister, his vision is accurate enough and far enough away.
The faces of the ministers changed. Although there were several great victories, no one really participated in it, and they didn't know that there were so many ways in it.
