Daming Military Empire

Chapter 79 Conscription Plan
To solve the problem of re-sentencing of the peasant uprising army after surrendering, we must first analyze why they were re-sentenced. There are many reasons for rebellion after surrendering.

Some people really can't find a way to make a living, and if they don't continue to rebel, they will starve to death. This kind of people accounted for more than half of the rebel army. Droughts are everywhere in the northwest. Why rebel?
Some people are loyal, once the former leader called, they did not hesitate to follow and continue to rebel.

Some people are naturally rebellious. Surrender is forced by the situation. Once they recover, they will continue to rebel. For example, Zhang Xianzhong is a typical example.

Once you know the reason for the retrial, you can come up with corresponding countermeasures.

For the first type, just give them food to eat, as long as they can get enough food and clothing, how many people will be bored and put their heads on their waistbands to rebel.

For the second type, it is enough to prevent them from interacting with those rebel leaders, and they will not rebel if no one calls them on.

For the third type, there is nothing to say, as long as you catch it, Kacha is a knife.

After some analysis, Zhu Cijiong came up with the method: the leaders of the rebel army from all walks of life were caught and killed, and the rest were all sent to Liaodong to farm.

Because Liaodong is located on the coast and has not encountered drought, the land is still quite fertile, but due to years of wars, the land is basically barren.In particular, the Guangning Jin line occupied by the Ming army has been constantly fighting in the past few years. The local residents either fled into Shanhaiguan or were captured by Hou Jin as slaves. There is basically no human habitation within a few hundred miles.

Sun Chengzong is organizing military settlements, so he can only take care of the land around each city, most of the farmland is still empty.

The peasant uprising army was back and forth, and the total amount of fighting was less than 100 million. The land over there could definitely support them. In addition, there were hundreds of thousands of Liaodong Army watching and wanting to run, so there was really no way.As for whether they will go to the enemy or not, Zhu Cijiong is not worried. You will be too hungry to join the peasant uprising army. I can treat you as a citizen of Ming Dynasty and forgive you. If you dare to surrender Houjin, then The nature is different. Surrendering to a foreign race is a traitor and a traitor, and if you catch it, you will kill it.

After everyone heard Zhu Cijiong's solution, they all praised the emperor's wisdom. For a while, the whole hall was full of saliva and flattery, and Zhu Cijiong passed out at the wrong time.

Seeing that this group of people are getting more and more aggressive, and they are showing a tendency to flatter, he quickly raised his hand and stopped him: "Okay, okay, don't just talk about these useless things, let's discuss the deployment of troops and the candidate for the governor. Bar."

Seeing that the emperor had put his butt away and showed his hooves, everyone calmed down and started discussing business matters.

Everyone is a sensible person, not the kind of treacherous villain who only knows how to flatter, flattering and singing praises are just routine, and there must be a degree.Now that the emperor even showed his hoof, no one dared to take pictures anymore, just kidding, if he still took pictures, the hoof would fly in the face, wouldn't it smash his face beyond recognition!

This deployment of troops is easy to calculate. Everyone knows how many state capitals are present in each province. Even if they are equipped with new types of flintlock guns and grenades, a state capital must have at least 5000 troops stationed, otherwise it will not be able to withstand the attack of the peasant uprising army.If you can't stand the attack, then it's meaningless to wait for the rabbit. You ate up the rabbit and ran away before you surrounded it. What kind of rabbit are you waiting for?
Calculated in this way, the existing military strength is not enough. There are only about 20 troops in the Northwest Region, and at least [-] troops are required to implement the "wait for rabbits" plan. Therefore, everyone proposed to recruit another [-] troops to ensure the smooth implementation of the plan.

Zhu Cijiong is not as stingy as they are. If you want to recruit soldiers, you should do your best. Now it's not that you don't have money.Besides, it's not just the pacification of the Northwest, and Daming still has endless battles to fight. Naturally, the more troops the better.

So, Zhu Cijiong waved his small hand, and said with pride: "One hundred thousand is not enough, let's collect 50 first, and there are still many big battles in the future. Suppressing bandits should be regarded as military training."

Everyone also knew that there was still the hard bone of Houjin to gnaw at the back, so naturally they would not object, 50 is 50, and when the Ming Dynasty was in its heyday, there were more than 200 million troops.It happened that more than half of the civilians left in the northwestern provinces were military households. After all, no matter how big the natural disaster was, the border still had to be defended. It turned out that there were more than 100 million frontier troops in Ming Dynasty, and there was no need to worry about recruiting 50 soldiers.

As for the candidate for the governor, after discussion and discussion, everyone actually favored Hong Chengchou as governor of Shaanxi and Zuo Liangyu as governor of Shanxi!

Just kidding, these two rebellious guys, it's not bad that Zhu Cijiong didn't click them, how could it be possible to let them take up such two important positions.

In the end, Zhu Cijiong overcame all opinions and decided on the candidates for the governors of the provinces.

Sun Chuanting served as the governor of Shaanxi, recruited [-] troops, and concentrated drills. The former Shaanxi soldiers and horses were stationed in various state capitals;
Lu Xiang was promoted to the governor of Shanxi, recruited [-] troops, and trained them intensively. The original Shanxi soldiers and horses were stationed in various state capitals;
Qin Yiming served as the governor of Sichuan, recruited [-] soldiers, and stationed in various state capitals;
Shi Kefa served as the governor of Henan Province, and [-] soldiers were recruited to be stationed in various state capitals;
Qin Gongming served as the governor of Huguang, recruited [-] troops, and stationed them in various state capitals;
Hong Chengchou served as the governor of Jiangxi, conscripted [-] soldiers, and stationed in various state capitals;
Zuo Liangyu served as the governor of Guizhou, and [-] soldiers were recruited and stationed in various state capitals;
Another [-] troops were recruited from the Jingying camp, which were stationed in various prefectures in North Zhili, under the leadership of Qin Liangyu;

In addition, Sun Chengzong is responsible for the defense of the state capitals in Shandong, and Zheng Zhilong is responsible for the defense of the state capitals in Nanzhili.

Calculated in this way, the newly added 50 troops plus the original Imperial Guard Army, Frontier Army, Liaodong Army, and Jiangnan Army, the total strength of Ming Dynasty will reach a terrifying 120 million, and the military expenditure alone will be 600 million taels a year!

If it were a year ago, the military expenditure alone would have bankrupted Daming, but now it is not a problem at all. The newly added land rent tax and transaction tax are nearly 600 million taels, and Rixinglong earns 2000 million taels a year. The two are not a problem, and the two alone can cover military expenditures.There is also the income from Western commerce and trade, which is more than 1000 million taels a year, but this money cannot be kept. The 120 million army can only be equipped with knives and arrows. More than 5 people in China have equipped it, and even the Liaodong Army has not equipped it yet.

Wang Gong Factory can only produce 12 flintlock guns in a month, and only 120 in a year. It will take ten years to equip the 20 million army!This speed is definitely not enough. Besides, cannons will be produced in the future. If the production of hand grenades and landmines is included, the entire army may not be able to equip the entire army with gunpowder weapons in [-] years!
If we really wait for 20 years, the European powers will probably grab all the territories in the world, and then Ming will be able to take sides. When the big powers have digested all the colonies, they will definitely unite to eat this big piece of fat in the East. At that time, it will be the Opium War and the Eight-Nation Allied Forces. Will Daming be able to resist it?
It may be okay to take all the countries in the world with the power of one country, but it will be more difficult in the future. If you don't grab more territory as soon as possible, you will be bullied by then.

Therefore, the expansion of this military factory is imperative.

(End of this chapter)