"The new army will be organized into the First Division of the Ming Empire Army! What is the Army? The army that fights on land is called the Army. Numbering the First Division is my expectation for you. I hope you will be invincible among the armies of the world. This is for First! A division is a division that can fight a hundred battles. It is an organized unit with subordinate brigades, regiments, battalions, companies, platoons and squads. The smallest squad is 10 people, and then three or three units are formed into higher-level units. It is divided into one Class, second class, third class, first row, second row, third row, etc.”
Having said this, Emperor Chongzhen paused for a while, letting them digest the many new terms, and then continued: "I hope that you, like the First Division and the First Division, will be worthy of the name of the first establishment of all units. As for those soldiers who are organized into One class, one platoon, one company, etc. It’s up to you to work hard for it!”
The establishment of the new army has completely eliminated the ancient practice of distinguishing generals by their surnames, and all of them are numbers. This will help remove the imprint of generals and reduce the possibility of warlordism in the army.
It was the first time for Cao Bianjiao and others to hear about this new military system, and they all felt very fresh. But are there not many new things happening in the capital now? Since the emperor made such arrangements, he must have his reasons. As he thought this, he did not reject this new military system.
Emperor Chongzhen's eyes swept across the audience and continued to speak loudly: "The three differences are that the supervisors in the New Army were abolished and replaced by political commissars, referred to as political commissars. Do you know what the political commissars mean?"
As soon as he said these words, the soldiers were fine, but Shen Yongmao, the Minister of War standing behind him, was startled. what happened? How can the supervisory army be abolished? What if the martial artist becomes too powerful?
Before he could think of anything, he heard what Emperor Chongzhen said later. Suddenly, as knowledgeable as he was, he was also confused. He had never heard of politics.
"Politics is the affairs of everyone, governance is management, and managing the affairs of everyone is politics." Emperor Chongzhen knew that no one could answer the answer, so he explained to them, "The political commissar, also known as the political commissar, is the person who manages your daily affairs. People. The new army will be equipped with political commissars from the company level. Except for combat command, everything else is under the jurisdiction of the political commissar. Personnel changes and confirmation of military exploits must be recognized by generals and political commissars of the same level..."
Seeing that many people were confused, Emperor Chongzhen explained: "In other words, the army is jointly managed by generals and political commissars. The generals are in charge of fighting, and the political commissars are in charge of daily life. For example, after you train, the political commissar will teach you how to read. Literacy…”
Even if the emperor was on the general stage, as soon as this example was uttered, the new soldiers below could no longer remain calm, and even those soldiers further away couldn't help but speak out.
"Reading and literacy, then what political commissar wants to teach us how to read and write?"
"You heard that right, but why do we need to learn and read?"
"You care, if only you could really teach us how to read and write! I don't even know my own name!"
"..."
When the thousands of households with the Jin Yiwei saw the whispers below, they immediately shouted loudly. When his guards in golden robes heard this, they strode back to inspect.
When the soldiers of the new army heard this, they immediately remembered that the emperor was still on the general stage. This was a serious occasion, and being disrespectful in front of the emperor was a serious crime. They immediately shut up and returned to silence. However, it was obvious that many of them were in high spirits, staring at the emperor, looking forward to hearing some more relevant news.
Shen Yongmao, the Minister of War, who was standing behind the emperor, shook his head slightly and asked, "Is it useful to teach these big soldiers how to read and write?" Is it necessary? Can you teach it well?
Rong Mangui, the commander-in-chief of the Beijing Camp, twitched his mouth slightly, and he was struggling to read and write. This was the biggest headache!
No matter what others thought, Emperor Chongzhen still announced loudly: "When the new army assesses and selects officers, literacy will also be an assessment point. You should treat those unfamiliar characters as Jianlu, your biggest enemy, and you must be a Destroy them individually and win the war!"
For some reason, as Cao Bianjiao listened, he suddenly remembered what he heard in the restaurant that day. The political commissar taught everyone how to read and write. Is it the same as the Ministry of Household training? Shouldn't this really happen?
Thinking like this, he remembered that he still wanted to expose this scam at that time. But now, let’s take a look! The emperor said so, so he shouldn't be lying!
"You should think that I am asking too much of you. As for the army, as long as you can fight, it is enough. What kind of reading and literacy are required?" Emperor Chongzhen looked at the reactions below, and probably understood what some people were thinking, so he asked loudly road.
However, such a question was asked by the emperor, and no one dared to answer it!
Emperor Chongzhen naturally knew this, so he paused for a moment before replying to himself: "Because you are the first division of the Ming Army, my requirements for you are naturally high! When you have accomplished your feats in the future, I will You need to lead new soldiers and become a leader. How can you lead an army to fight if you are illiterate? Don't tell me that you just want to be a soldier and don't want to be a general, or even become a marquis!"
When Mangui heard this, his face immediately turned red. Fortunately, he has a beard that covers a large part of his face, otherwise it would be embarrassing if he just stood on the stage like that!
He did not deny the emperor's statement in his heart. He was illiterate. If nothing else, it would be more troublesome just to identify who is leading the enemy. After all, it is indeed better to be literate!
However, the soldiers of the New Army under the stage were made excited by Emperor Chongzhen's last words. Of course they want to be generals, but the question is, can they? At least in the past, they couldn't even imagine it!
Of course, there are some people in the new army who have always wanted to be soldiers and just make a living. When these people heard the emperor's words, their eyes lit up and opened wide, and they shouted in their hearts: Yes, they are in the new army, of course they want to be generals!
When Emperor Chongzhen said this, he nodded to Gao Shiyue, the eunuch who was waiting beside him. So Gao Shiyue immediately gave a few instructions to his men, and then the drums started to sound "dong dong dong". The sound of the drum was gentle, powerful and rhythmic, and the sound spread far away.
Cao Bianjiao blinked, not knowing what was going on. He looked at the emperor's eyes and then turned to look in the direction where Yu Jia was staying. It doesn't matter if you don't look at it, at first glance, your jaw almost dropped to the ground.
Not only him, but also other New Army officers and soldiers, as well as Shen Yongmao and others on the general stage, looked over there and everyone was surprised.
Shen Yongmao even thought that the emperor has been tinkering in the palace these days. Could this be the result of tinkering?
