The whole army has left and right captains, who are in charge of the training of soldiers at ordinary times. The Minister of War is the governor in name, and the ministers are the supervising army, which is the actual commander. There are twelve battalions: the four martial arts camps of enthusiasm, glory, practice, and display; four brave camps of courage, fruit, effect, and drum; four prestige camps of standing, stretching, raising, and reviving. Each battalion has nine thousand six hundred soldiers.
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In the secret room of the Wei mansion, Wei Zhongxian is summoning Jin Yiwei commander Tian Ergeng.
"Ergen, which commander of the fifth army camp is ours?"
"Back to nine thousand years old, the subordinates are incompetent. The fifth army camp has no commanders and envoys. It is our people." The eunuch party has an overwhelming advantage in the cabinet and the sixth department. Only the army, the eunuch party cannot control, whether it is the capital of the capital or the important town of the nine borders. None of the frontier army of the Eunuch Party had any high-ranking generals. Although Tian Ergeng had been wooed, it had no effect. At most some generals were on the sidelines, and none of them had really invested in the embrace of the Eunuch Party.
Wei Zhongxian was also a little frustrated, "Xinwang wants to enter the barracks, where do you think it is suitable?"
Tian Ergeng thought for a while, "Nine thousand years old, Qin Yongnian, the commander of Fenwuying, has a weird temper and always does not serve the nobles. If the king enters the Fenwuying, he will definitely not be able to get along with Qin Yongnian because of his delicate status. At that time, he had to leave the barracks."
"Well, let's fight for the military camp." Although Wei Zhongxian hated Zhu Youzhen to death, it was Zhu Youxiao's order, and he didn't dare to violate it. Not only did he dare not disobey, but he also pretended to have dedicated himself to death.
In fact, Zhu Youjian did not offend Wei Zhongxian, but Zhu Youxiao liked this young brother very much, which made Wei Zhongxian very jealous. He was the person Zhu Youxiao trusted the most, and he could not tolerate Zhu Youxiao’s trust in others. Wei Zhongxian is an eunuch, and a rootless person has no foundation. All his power comes from the trust of Zhu Youxiao. In addition, his old opponent Zhang Yan, who is now Zhu Youzhen's de facto guardian, made him even more hate Zhu Youzhen.
"Nine thousand years old, do you want to implement the second set of plans?" Tian Ergeng excitedly waited for Wei Zhongxian's response. The last time Ma hit Zhu Youjian, it was all made by the eunuchs. If it succeeds, Tian Ergeng hasn't. Any credit, if the second set of plans is implemented, is all his credit.
"To be honest, Ergeng, how confident are you?" Wei Zhongxian did not look at Tian Ergeng, but at the white wall. He really didn't want Tian Ergeng to say anything that disappointed him.
"Ninety percent. Nine thousand years old, according to the humble position, Xinwang never brought a guard when he went out. Humble position planned to send Tang Cheng, one of the five masters of Jin Yiwei, to shoot. Although Tang Cheng's martial arts is not the highest, he is cautious and prudent. In addition, we are in the dark to ensure that nothing goes wrong." Tian Er's farming theory is higher than Wei Zhongxian, the commander of Jin Yiwei is the third rank, and Wei Zhongxian's admiral of the east factory is only from the fourth rank. However, Wei Zhongxian was the first celebrity in front of the emperor and the uncrowned king of the Ming court. Moreover, Tian Ergeng Jinyiwei's commander's seat was helped by Wei Zhongxian. He and Jinyiwei's commander, Xu Xianchun, had long been cast under Wei Zhongxian's. He is Wei Zhongxian's right-hand man.
Wei Zhongxian turned around and glanced at Tian Ergeng, and found that he didn't seem to be lying: "That's it! But don't do it in the barracks. There are many people there. In addition, if you do something cleaner, our family will be better off. Covered in front of the emperor."
"Yes, nine thousand years old. A humble position will definitely not let nine thousand years old down." Tian Ergeng will no longer have to conceal his pride. If this is successful, his position in front of Wei Zhongxian will be more consolidated, and Xu Xianchun will no longer have to. Spy on the seat of his commander.
Lin Guotai, the governor of the right, personally rode Zhu Youjian to Fenwu Camp. He whispered with the commander Qin Yongnian, then bowed to Zhu Youjian, and left because of his busy military affairs.
Qin Yongnian frowned. He looked at Zhu Youjian. Although he was sturdy and tall, his skin was delicate and tender. He felt a very headache: "His Royal Highness, you are new to the barracks and you are still young, so you can serve as a staff officer at the camp!" Although Qin Yongnian has the arrogance of a soldier, Zhu Youjian is the prince, the only living emperor Zhu Youxiao. My brother, he still can't afford to offend.
"What does a staff member do?" I didn't hear that the army has the post of staff officer. Of course, Zhu Youjian had to ask clearly that he was not a flower vase in the army.
In fact, the staff officer in the Ming army was just an aide who sorted out the documents. Qin Yongnian was afraid that Zhu Youjian would disagree, so he had to modify the military regulations: “The role of the staff officer is to provide reference for the military's operations.” Anyway, the Beijing army is now again. If you don't fight, you don't need to provide any combat advice.
"Well then! Thank you, Lord Commander. However, I have one more request." Zhu Youzhen doesn't want to be a prince in the army, but he really wants to be a prince, so why bother to come to the barracks? Only by lowering their status can they become one with the soldiers and truly integrate into the army.
"His Royal Highness, please say." Qin Yongnian has been in the army for a long time. He is very optimistic about this young prince entering the barracks. At best, it is a fresh picture. The boring life of the barracks is not something a prince with delicate skin and tender meat can bear. , Let alone cruel training. But the other party is the prince, and he can't afford to offend, so he tries to keep his tone down as much as possible, not humble.
"I don't want others to know my identity, so I named myself a new name, Wang Xin. I hope that the command will make the adults help me conceal it."
Qin Yongnian took a look at Zhu Youjian again, calm, young and mature. "Just according to your highness."
"It's not your Royal Highness, it's Wang Xin." When Zhu Youzhen corrected him, he looked at Qin Yongnian with a smile. He was neither domineering nor subdued. Underneath his relaxed appearance, he looked a little dignified, not unlike Qin Yongnian's coldness. spell.
"Yes, Dian... Wang Xin." Qin Yongnian finally agreed. He is a soldier, but he doesn't want the barracks to be agitated because of King Xin's arrival. As for Zhu Youjian's purpose of coming to the barracks, he didn't think much about it. Mostly, he was tired of the royal palace life. He came to the barracks for excitement, and when he felt the boring life of the barracks, he would cry and shout to leave.
During the drill today, the soldiers found that they commanded to have a sturdy but thin-skinned entourage around them. They didn't care. The soldiers in the barracks were relatively fixed, but the staff often changed. Maybe it was a high-ranking official and disciple who came to the Beijing army to mix up their resumes so that they could go elsewhere.
Zhu Youjian stood behind Qin Yongnian, watching the soldiers drill. Said it was nearly 10,000, Zhu Youjian secretly counted them, and there were only about 6,000 soldiers. Of course, the rest of the soldiers didn't go to the toilet. The officers ate empty salaries, which was almost an open secret in the late Ming Dynasty.
The soldiers lined up, receiving and sending out their guns, and shouting "Hey, ha", but their movements looked weak, like a defeated soldier who had just retreated from the battlefield. In a word, the soldiers have no spirit.
During the meal, Zhu Youjian took the initiative to ask to eat with the soldiers. I didn't come to the barracks to join the army. How can I improve the soldiers' combat power by following me as an officer? How can you control the army? "Hello everyone, how many years have you been in the army?"
"How many years? Older than you?" A veteran grinned, and the others roared with laughter.
Zhu Youjian didn't care either. Daming's soldiers had no culture, and vulgarity was their habit. Only by adapting to their habits can they enter their hearts. "When can the uncle retire?"
"Retired? You call me the old man? You know you are a newcomer and don't care about you. There are two types of retirement, one is death and wounded, and the other is too old to hold a gun." The veteran was not angry, but his eyes Full of sadness, deep, desperate...
The Ming Dynasty implemented a military registration system. Once enlisted in the army, he became a member of the army and could never retire. Naturally, there was no such thing as retirement. Moreover, once a soldier is killed in battle, his family or clan must be paid separately. This is not a lifetime system, but a permanent system.
And their military pay can only barely support their wives and children. In fact, if the money is too much, there is nowhere to spend it, and there is nowhere to go in the military camp for life. Once they are old and retired from the army, their children will go up and live exactly the same life as them. Copying is a true portrayal of the lives of these military households.
Without a goal, there is no motivation, and without motivation, there is no hope. Soldiers without hope form an army without hope.
How can such an army be cultivated into an iron army? Zhu Youjian's head is big, and there are thousands of miles between ideal and reality. He had never joined the army, and he didn’t know much about the army, especially the Ming dynasty army. Originally, he planned to talk to the soldiers why they need to train. Now it seems that this issue is too far away. The main goal of the Jingshi Army is to protect the Jingshi. There are few opportunities to fight, and soldiers will not be interested in training. He had to change the subject: "Brother, our Fenzi Camp is the elite of the Ming army, why didn't you have the energy during training?"
"Boy, don't you see that you are less than twenty? Which official disciple are you? No one has ever asked such a question." A forty-year-old soldier with a messy beard looked quite disdainful, and he swallowed the remaining food in his mouth. , As if educating elementary school students: "Seriously training, the body consumes more, and there is so much food, are you stupid?"
"If you have enough food, will everyone be more vigorous in training?" The corruption of the Ming Dynasty army, the empty payment cannot fill the black hole of corruption, and the remaining military payment is still deducted layer by layer. However, Zhu Youjian found a breakthrough, and the big deal is to subsidize the property of the Royal Palace. When there is no money to spend, he finds the important points of the emperor's brother and sister who loves him. Anyway, he is not corrupt, but for Daming's army.
"Are you paying?" The young soldier, who has been stuffed to eat, didn't believe that pie would fall from the sky.
"Don't tell me a few eldest brothers, I heard a few adults discuss this matter in the camp, I'm afraid there is hope." White lies may be able to inspire the morale of soldiers.
The soldiers were all interested when they heard that they could eat their food, and more and more soldiers gathered.
"really?"
"Don't you kid be happy with us?"
"You are an official disciple, and you don't train with us."
Zhu Youjian saw the anger in the crowd, and felt that there was a drama, "Three days, three days later, you will all be full." The soldiers were suspicious and full of longing eyes at Zhu Youjian.
The soldiers who defended the capital, the soldiers who lived in the barracks all their lives, their goal was to get enough food. Is this different from Daming's national name? But they can't be blamed. Who made them step into such a difficult state? Zhu Youjian strengthened his determination, and he wanted to atone for his ancestors.