Chongzhen Undergraduates

"Brigade Commander, would you like me to help you squeeze your back?" Chen Yuanyuan floated in like a gust of wind.

"I'm going to change my title. I've been promoted." Zhu Youjian turned over and lay on his side looking at Chen Yuanyuan.

"What official did you get promoted? What other official is better than your official?"

"I'm going to be the commander. From now on, I'll be called the commander, or the chief."

Zhu Youjian took a moment to figure it out. This time he fought Laiwu, and he probably gained a lot.Of course it does not refer to money, the main gain is the source of soldiers. Among the 10,000+ miners, tens of thousands of soldiers can be recruited no matter what.According to the scale of a division of 1 people in later generations, at least five or six divisions can be formed this time.

Zhu Youjian's ideal plan is to form two armies. Of course, the specific situation is still being counted.The formation of such a large-scale army is not a matter of a day or two.

"What kind of officer is the commander? One rank higher than the brigade?"

"No, the commander is three ranks older than the brigade commander."

"It's been a long time since I went shopping, let's go outside with me?" Zhu Youjian stood up and pulled Chen Yuanyuan out.

As Zhu Youjian walked, he thought absently, whether the army he was going to form would follow the military system of Ming Dynasty or the military system of later generations?The military system of the Ming Dynasty is obviously an outdated system, and a fixed mindset has been formed under the existing system. Whoever leads the army will inevitably form a new warlord.

However, applying the military system of later generations does not seem to be suitable for the current fighting style.Judging from the current war conditions, some military branches still cannot be thrown away all at once. At least until they have not developed their own technical strength, the military system must conform to the current national conditions.This matter is not a simple matter, and it is necessary to understand the composition of the troops in detail before making a decision.

"Commander, it seems that there is trouble ahead, should we go and have a look?" Chen Yuanyuan pulled Zhu Youjian's arm and pulled it forward.People are curious, no one is an exception to this, let alone a young woman, it is strange not to gossip.

When Zhu Youjian walked up to him, he realized that it was a conscription office set up by the army in Tai'an Prefecture.The recruiting office was full of people, some of them were arguing with the recruiting clerk for some unknown reason.

"I heard that there is a general with strong spells beside the prince. Are we going to serve as soldiers under that general?" A middle-aged man asked the clerk.

"Uncle, I don't know the general you are talking about who knows magic. There is only one general in our army, and we call him the brigade commander."

"What kind of officer is the brigade commander? Is he a general?" The people around were obviously dissatisfied with the other party's answer.

"Let me answer your questions." Zhu Youjian pushed away the crowd and walked to the recruiting table: "I am the leader of this army. If you have any questions, just ask."

"Following you as a soldier, will you have any military pay? Will you farm land for your family like the previous guard?" A person in the crowd yelled, and the people next to him burst out laughing.The military system in the early Ming Dynasty was the Weisuo system, which claimed to raise millions of soldiers without spending a grain of food.In fact, it is the army farming, nothing unusual.

The result of the final evolution of this system is that all soldiers have become farmers. If soldiers think about how to get enough food every day, their combat effectiveness will naturally decline.It's just that the Ming Dynasty was even more ruthless. The guard system turned soldiers into generals' serfs, and they were still the most exploited serfs.

"My soldiers are paid, but not farming. They are rewarded for meritorious service, and pensions for the disabled! If they die, their family members can get pensions." Zhu Youjian replied loudly.

Being a soldier is a dangerous profession. You live with your head pinned to your trouser waist. If you have nothing, few people are willing to do it.It is not easy for anyone to live. If you want others to follow you, you have to give them enough to support their families.

"Then are you recruiting ordinary soldiers or servants?" Someone in the crowd asked again.

The household system in the late Ming Dynasty was not so much the officers and soldiers as the personal soldiers of the generals.The stability of a society must prevent the occurrence of turmoil.The warlord separatism at the end of the Tang Dynasty is a lesson from the past.If the Ming Dynasty wanted the army to have real combat effectiveness, it needed the household system everywhere. As long as the household system existed, the official army would not have real combat effectiveness.

One or two armies have combat effectiveness because they think of servants, which cannot cover up the serious consequences of the servant system.For example, the entire Guanning army almost became Wu Sangui's private soldiers in the end.Such a system of relying on the imperial court to raise soldiers for private individuals must absolutely not be preserved.

"My subordinates have no servants, and my soldiers only belong to the court and the country." Zhu Youjian replied more forcefully this time.

"Then will you learn from Liu Zeqing? Liu Zeqing did us a disservice in Lunan." Someone mentioned Liu Zeqing in the crowd, and many people silently lowered their heads.

Liu Zeqing is really a snake and a mouse.At that time, Li Zicheng attacked Beijing. If Wu Sangui had the Jinning line of defense and could not be separated, and Gao Jie was defeated by Li Zicheng and needed to be repaired, these are all reasons that can be said in the past.But there was a man who had 10 horses in his hand, and he was very close, but Chongzhen ordered him to go to Beijing to rescue him, but he lied that he was injured when he fell off the horse, and then ran all the way from Shandong to Huai'an with his tail between his legs and lived a peaceful life. The person is Liu Zeqing, the general soldier of Shandong.

Liu Zeqing has several major characteristics: timid and fearful, vicious, vicious, vengeful, and deceitful when he kills the good.Most of his military exploits were obtained by killing the heads of ordinary people, but once he really encountered an enemy, his men ran away immediately.

"Which of your family is under Liu Zeqing's command, please tell them on your behalf, let them turn around and stop doing things that hurt nature and reason. I am here to announce that my troops are not Liu Zeqing."

"Papa papa!" There was warm applause from all around.

Originally, he went shopping with great interest, but when he gave a speech on the street, Zhu Youjian was exposed to the public eye.It was impossible to go shopping any longer, so the two of them had no choice but to go back home.Zhu Youjian was a little disappointed, but Chen Yuanyuan was very happy. She didn't expect Zhu Youjian to be so eloquent. I'm afraid only those who have heard of it have heard of public speaking.

"Li Nian, please come here!" Zhu Youjian suddenly thought of Li Nian.Li Nian has been here for a few days, and he has been busy, so he hasn't had time to have a good talk with him.

Wang Chengen invited Li Nian to the flower hall after a while, and Li Nian was not polite after entering the room, and just sat on the chair carelessly.

"Let's get straight to the point! I think with your brother's intelligence, you should already know who I am, right?" Zhu Youjian was even more rude, and directly broke the matter.

"Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty, the man Li Zicheng wanted to kill even in his dreams." Li Nian stared at Zhu Youjian and said word by word.

"Haha, it's Li Yan after all. It's a pity that Li Zicheng, such a fool, gave up gold and took a few pieces of rags as treasures." Zhu Youjian was telling the truth. As far as the advisers around Li Zicheng were concerned, Li Yan was the most If they are capable, the other two are just charlatans.

In fact, history has already given the correct answer. After Li Zicheng got help from Li Yan from Henan, he went all the way to Beijing smoothly.However, in Beijing, because he did not follow Li Yan's advice, it led to his defeat.After that, Li Zicheng's Dashun army could not escape all the way, almost without a good battle.

"Then I'll just ask, is General Li Yan willing to surrender to me?" Zhu Youjian picked up the tea bowl and blew gently.In fact, he would be very nervous. He longed for Li Yan's surrender, but he was not sure if he could get Li Yan back.

"My brother wants to ask Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty, are you planning to recruit peace or appease us?" After Li Nian finished speaking, he didn't look at Zhu Youjian, which was tantamount to kicking the question back to Zhu Youjian.

Zhu Youjian thought about it, Li Yan's meaning is very obvious, recruiting security means directly submitting to the ranks of officers and soldiers; and recruiting appeasement is equivalent to granting Li Yan an official, promising a king or something, and asking Li Yan to help him fight the war.There is still a difference between the two, and the difference is very obvious.

In the heart of any ambitious person, he hopes to be appeased. This will not only ensure his control over the army, but also reap practical benefits.

This is embarrassing for Zhu Youjian, let's recruit, Li Nian obviously doesn't like it.To appease him is to create another warlord, neither of which is desirable.

"Neither to recruit, nor to appease. I want to invite General Li Yan to sit in the town and command the new army." Zhu Youjian thought for a while, and proposed the most daring idea.It is impossible for him to fight the enemy on the front line forever, and there must be someone to command instead of him.So far, he hasn't found anyone with such talent under his command.Only Li Yan made him a little interested!

"You can go back and tell your brother directly that if he wants to recruit or appease him, he can go directly to the military department in Nanjing and talk to me instead of looking for me. If he wants to look for me, I will arrange another position for him. As for what he thinks , That's his business." After Zhu Youjian finished speaking, he picked up the tea bowl, which meant bringing tea to the guests.

Li Nian left, and then Wang Chengen came in to report: "There is news from Nanjing that Shi Kefa has set off in person and is heading north. It is said that he is specially here to welcome the prince to Nanjing to supervise the country, and he will arrive in about five days."

"Wang Chengen, go and prepare. After Shi Kefa arrives, you will accompany the crown prince to go south. By the way, take all the silver and craftsmen to Nanjing."

"Long live, you don't want me anymore?" Wang Chengen's eyes became hot, and he knelt down in front of Zhu Youjian immediately.

"Get up, you are still like this in front of me, are we considered life-and-death friends? If you have something to say, you must kneel. I let you go to Nanjing because I want you to do great things. By the way, protect the prince for me, Nanjing. The situation is complicated. The prince is only 16 years old. I’m afraid of him, but he won’t leave. In addition, I want you to go to Nanjing to reorganize the factory guards. The newly formed factory guards will be merged into one, called the Ministry of Public Security. You will be the new department. minister."

When Wang Chengen heard it, what is the Ministry of Public Security? It is actually a ministerial-level yamen. This is a dignified second-rank official.

"Long live, how can I be such a big official? The old slave is just an eunuch, I'm afraid he's not capable enough."

"You can do it, I believe you." In fact, Zhu Youjian has long considered that the harm of factory guards has already been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, but the intelligence department cannot live without it. Instead of making people afraid of it, it is better to give it a new name. Then hide it in a new functional department, so that it can kill two birds with one stone.

If Yinzi and the prince are kept in the north, Zhu Youjian will be very worried.Sooner or later, I have to go south, but I don't have an organized army at hand, so it's not safe to go south rashly, so I can't go south for the time being.As long as he doesn't show his face, the various forces in Jiangnan will not dare to mess around easily, and the prince is still safe for the time being.

Once you show up, you will have to meet some people with a sharp knife.At that time, there will be bloody storms in the officialdom in Nanjing, so Wang Chengen is simply asked to make a stand in advance, firstly, to protect the prince, secondly, to temporarily deter the situation in the south, and thirdly, to plant some nails for himself in the south, so that he can prepare early .

Chapter 41: His Majesty Shi Kefa

Five days passed quickly, and passed in a blink of an eye.

Zhu Youjian passed the five days very slowly. Besides hanging out with Chen Yuanyuan, he only did one thing: to be a teacher.

Thinking that the craftsmen were about to go south, Zhu Youjian had to instill as much knowledge as possible into these young craftsmen.When recruiting craftsmen in the capital, Zhu Youjian deliberately ordered Wang Chengen to only recruit young craftsman apprentices. He almost didn't want any old craftsmen who relied on the old to sell the old and carried the so-called secret technology in their arms.

The speed of technological development is actually the speed of technological exchanges. The more frequent the mutual technological exchanges, the faster the technological development.This is a process of mutual learning and mutual improvement.However, this faces another problem: intellectual property rights!

Without property rights, the legal rights of those who invent or discover knowledge cannot be protected.The private possession of old craftsmen in ancient China is certainly a backward idea, but the ancient system cannot guarantee the interests of these people.Zhu Youjian cannot accuse them of doing something wrong, but at the same time, he is deeply afraid that this kind of thinking will affect the development of new technologies.

Therefore, Zhu Youjian can only choose to abandon these people.Another reason is that the creativity of young people is far greater than that of old people. After a person reaches a certain age, his thinking mode has been solidified, and it is difficult to have leaping thinking.Invention and creation rely on eclecticism.