Xinshun 1730

Chapter 147 I've heard of an acquaintance I haven't seen

The letter arrived in Liu Yu's hands, and after reading it, he burned it, and even the ashes from the paper were carefully crushed with his hands.

Excited by Tian Zhenyi's boldness, she also agrees with her worries.

Now the imperial court still has a strong control over the grassroots, and it is a rising period of a dynasty. At this time, when I am training and paying my troops at a small station, if I say "thank you, Mr. Liu, for your salary", that is death.

He also thought about his worries about the future.

As far as the army is concerned, it is not difficult to say that it is difficult to have a well-organized soldier, but it is not easy to say.

The problem of ordnance and equipment is not a problem.

The really big issue is overall military reform.

Now in the hands of the emperor, or in other words, the central government suppresses the localities, and the basis for letting the generals go outside is the tenacity and combat effectiveness of the tens of thousands of good families, which far exceed the training level and quality of recruits from various places.

Training since childhood, he was able to withstand the huge casualties under the Muliji Guard City without collapsing. These tens of thousands of elites are enough to suppress the frontier troops and local governors everywhere.

If recruiting new troops can suppress the elite army in the hands of the emperor, how should the emperor balance it?

If recruiting new troops can eliminate the advantages of being a member of the good family and joining the army, is it necessary to retain such a privileged class that does not pay taxes?

What's the point if you keep it?If it is not reserved, who will the emperor rely on as the tentacles of the imperial power extending outside the palace?
A single formation is only 5 to [-] legions, and it can't hold back the new-style legion that has undergone comprehensive changes.Once there is any war and uprising, with a little decentralization, the Jiedushi in various places will be able to pull out an army that can compete with the central government.The mismatch between the economic center of gravity and the political center, and the vastness of the territory, which is almost at the limit of the communication capabilities at this time, all make this not alarmist.

Instead of forming a separate formation, but as officers filled in various armies, it is possible to maintain control over the army, but it is bound to face the rapid expansion of the power of the Liangjiazi class, which completely breaks the balance of government: the officers of the army and navy are all from a privileged Class, what kind of force is this, needless to say.

What Tian Zhenyi was worried about was that what Liu Yu made could not be replicated. If someone else could make it, the emperor would really dare not use it. At most, he would put Liu Yu in the capital to raise him.

What Liu Yu was worried about was the opposite of what Tian Zhenyi was worried about.With the educational background left by Li Guo, it is too easy to copy.

What he was worried about was that the emperor would waste food because of choking. Even if he saw the strength of the new army with his own eyes, considering the problem of balance and the central government's suppression of local areas, even if it was done, it would only be done on a small scale.

In the end, for the sake of suppression and balance, whether the Beijing camp formed by Liangjiazi is a new army system, or the old system in various places, it is still complete.

Therefore, in the past five years, military training is not the difficulty, but the difficulty lies in groping out a set of system concepts from practice.

Who should be the teacher, this is the question.

I, Dashun, have my own national conditions here. After thinking about it for a while, I don't know who to copy.

With such thoughts on the road, he was meditating all the way, and after passing Jinan Mansion, Liu Yu had some ideas.

These alternate officers who were sent here respected him very much. In terms of family background, he was not comparable, and in terms of official position, he was far behind. Liu Yu was also from Wude Palace and was the leader. He was about the same age, but Liu Yu had already made a name for himself in the north. .

When camping at night, Liu Yu tentatively asked a few young people.

"What do you think if one day His Majesty cancels the tax-free preferential treatment for sons of good families, and becomes a citizen after leaving the army?"

Shocked expressions immediately appeared on the faces of these young people, and they couldn't believe that they would hear such a question.

It took a long time before he said: "It must be that there are traitors around His Majesty! When Your Majesty has an order, we will respect the emperor and punish traitors, and use the side of the Qing Dynasty. What your lord said is also strange, why did you suddenly ask such a strange question?"

After a haha, Liu Yu laughed a few times and said, "Just asking casually to hear your thoughts."

Avoiding this topic, he said some other gossip, not wanting these officers to think too much.

After leaving the tent, the night watchman saw him and saluted immediately.

This is different from the last time I went to the Northeast. That time I relied on throwing money and kindness to share the joys and sorrows with the soldiers. This time it was purely based on the shadow of famous trees.

The camp was quiet, and the dispatched officers with practical experience and the obedience cultivated since childhood made it easy for this group of people to maintain discipline.

Along the way, Liu Yu also tried to talk about some military drills, and the effect was unexpectedly good.

These well-educated children who have received camp education since childhood can easily understand technical terms such as turning left, turning right ninety degrees, and stepping back, without any lag in understanding.

Obedience, obedience, discipline, practical knowledge, and a foundation in geometry and formal logic, these people are too easy to train as grassroots officers.

It was so easy and so smooth that it was scary.

People will habitually choose the most convenient one, and will not waste energy when there is a convenient choice.

Liu Yu thought that before finishing training this new army, he must sort out a set of effective methods to completely replace this group of people and abolish this class.

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At this time, the estuary of the Yellow River was still in the Huaihe River Basin, so there was no need to cross the river. After arriving in the Denglai area, Liu Yu first went to Penglai to meet the local powerful officials.

For various reasons, Dashun divided the administrative region of Shandong into two.

Dashun changed the name of the governor of the previous dynasty to Jiedushi, but in fact he did not restrain his troops.

Shandong is divided into two, and Weihai, where Liu Yu is going, used to be Weihaiwei.Dashun abolished the Weisuo system, and Weihai belonged to Wendeng Prefecture.

Wendeng Prefecture is under the jurisdiction of Jiaoliao Jiedushi.

After cutting off Shandong, Jinzhou and Lushun in Liaodong were assigned to the original Leiden Mansion. In fact, the full name of this Jiaoliao Jiedushi is Jiaodong Liaonan Jiedushi.

The Jiaodong area has the largest gold mine in the country, and Dashun does not prohibit mining. The way of folk mining on May [-]st makes the economic status of this place very high.Caozhou does not have gold mines, but Jiaodong does.In recent years, mining and gold mining have led to the growth of population here, which has also contributed to the development of local fisheries, agriculture, and handicrafts.

On the other hand, in order to prevent further accidents in Liaodong, Dashun was frightened by the end of the Ming Dynasty and immigrated to Liaodong like crazy. The best route for emigration was to cross the sea from Penglai to Lushun, Jinzhou.In order to facilitate immigration and prevent self-reliance in Liaodong, a part of Liaonan was set aside.

Compared with the governor of the previous dynasty, the Jiedu envoy of Jiaoliao ignored military affairs, but had two more tasks.

One is in charge of gold mines, and the other is in charge of immigration. The Jiedu envoy of Jiaoliao goes to Beijing every year to perform his duties.

Since Jiaoliao Jiedushi didn't care about the military, there were naturally people in charge of the military. The military chief here was guarding the Jiaoliao Zhengzongquan.

The general authority of Jiaoliao is in charge of patrolling the sea, building ships, communicating with the Jiedu envoys to emigrate, preventing miners from making trouble, etc. The soldiers stationed here are also garrison troops, and their combat effectiveness is just enough.

In any mining area, law and order are always bad, and Dashun can't help but use firearms. There are often people who use bird guns to fight each other in order to compete for mines.

Now the Japanese pirates are gone, and there are no pirates on the sea here.

North Korea is poor, and Japan does not allow any ships to enter Nagasaki from the north of Goto, so there is not even a smuggler here.

There are quite a few boats disembarked by Mr. Zhengquan of Jiaoliao, but most of them are used to transport food and people.

Theoretically, he has another important strategic mission as the general power of Jiaoliao, which is to deter North Korea or prevent Japan from resurging the Imchen Rebellion.

However, now that Liaodong is in hand, and Japan is also closing the country, the defense here is becoming increasingly lax. This theoretical strategic task only exists in theory.

Jiedushi is from the second rank, and Zheng Zongquan is also from the second rank. The two are on the same level, only one rank higher than Liu Yu.

But both of them are real power factions who have been sent to the local area, which is very different from Liu Yu, who has a lot of clerks but in fact his real official position is the Dragon Guard.

The rank of the Dragon Guards is not low, but they are usually downgraded and used for training. It may take several years or even ten years to become a third-rank official with real power.

Since Liu Yu came from the general system, he first went to visit Zhengzongquan, the governor of Jiaoliao. This governor of Jiaoliao was also from Wude Palace, and he was also from Xuanlongjin.

After handing in the post, a strong bearded man in his 40s came out to greet him soon.

Looking at the official uniform, Liu Yu already knew that the guard here was named Ma, so he didn't dare to trust him, so he saluted in a proper manner, and called Mr. Ma.

"Brother Liu, you don't need to be too polite. You and I both came from the Wude Palace, and we were both selected for the Longjin, which is no better than those who came out of the imperial examination. At a young age, I have made great achievements in Nuer. But I have heard of it a long time ago. Come, please."

The voice of Brother Liu is for the sake of Liu Yu's father, and also for the sake of Liu Yu's current family members who are in the limelight.

The two do not belong to each other, and they may not have much interaction in the future, so it is necessary to be polite.

After entering, the guests and hosts were divided and sat down, and then they talked about the barracks.

"Your Majesty has already decreed that the barracks in Weihaiwei City and the defense of Weihaiwei will be handed over to Brother Liu. There is a barracks there, and you can stay temporarily. If there is any inconvenience, just come to me."

Liu Yu cupped his hands and said with a smile: "Who dares to bother Mr. Ma? Your Majesty gave me the job of a military trainer to train a battalion of soldiers here. I need to trouble Mr. Ma to move the camp first."

"Hahaha, Brother Liu, you are being polite. They are all doing things for His Majesty. How can there be any trouble? I saw a western ship coming from the east a few days ago. It must be the one that Brother Liu captured in Heilongjiang. It's just a boat. , I am afraid it will not be enough, so I temporarily allocated a few small boats to brother Liu, and a big boat for patrolling the shore."

After finishing the polite words, he talked about the business.The defense of Weihai Acropolis is handed over to Liu Yu, so it is necessary to clarify the future responsibilities first.

Although there are no Japanese pirates or pirates now, just in case, it is good to make it clear in advance.

Ask someone to take out the map and point out the front line that Liu Yu wants to defend.

Liu Yu doesn't need to care about things on the shore.Nothing happened on weekdays, but if something serious happened and the army needed to be mobilized, the guarding general was not qualified to restrain Liu Yu.

Knowing that Liu Yu was going to visit the Jiedu Envoy, he didn't stay any longer, so Liu Yu left a gift and went to the Jiedu Envoy's yamen.

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When Liu Yu was visiting officials in Penglai, the state shepherd of Wendeng Prefecture was also anxiously waiting for him, his heart fluttering like a bucket.

Ordinarily, the state shepherd of Wendeng prefecture had an irreconcilable relationship with Liu Yu, the military trainer, but this state shepherd had something on his mind.

He knew that Liu Yu was a student of Western learning, and the teacher of Western learning was the missionary Dai Jinxian.And the reason why he was able to be promoted to state priest was because he made a teaching case in Fujian and bet on the meaning of his superiors.

Now that Liu Yu is stationed in Weihai and Liugong Island, he will inevitably have to deal with them in the future.

Everyone knows that this is the celebrity in front of His Majesty's eyes, and if he makes a little trouble, he can't afford to go around.

Originally, Bai Yunhang was very happy to be promoted to state shepherd, and even more happy to be promoted to Wendeng.

Due to the development of the nearby gold mining industry, Wendeng has brought a wave of fishery and agricultural development, and business is also booming, with more and more immigrants. He has been promoted from a county to Sanzhou, and there are several gold mines under his rule. His state shepherd also has a lot of them every year. Progress in the open and in the dark.

Who would have thought that Master Liu, who had a great relationship with the Western religion, would come here and choose Weihai, thinking about it, he couldn't help but sigh.

The soldiers brought by Mr. Liu had already moved into the vacated barracks in Weihai. Seeing those soldiers made Bai Yunhang feel even more uneasy.

There are quite a few Westerners in it.

When he was in Fujian, he saw a lot of Westerners, and he probably could tell the difference between the Protestantism and the old religion. Thinking about the fact that the Westerners can fight each other because of the Protestantism and the Old Church, this Mr. Liu, who learned Western learning from Dai Jinxian and Dai Shilang, must be Catholic. disciple.

This little state shepherd of myself sounds grand, but he is not the state shepherd of the Han Dynasty at all, but the magistrate of the previous dynasty.

How can a petty official with five ranks be able to stand up to the few words of someone in the court?

He couldn't enter the barracks, so he could only wait patiently on the road. Although he didn't belong to the two, he always felt that disasters were added to him, thinking that being more polite would always be beneficial.

However, after waiting for several days in a row, there was no sign of him. When he was worried, a subordinate hurried over.

"My lord, then Master Liu went directly to Wendeng City, took a few guards, and wandered around. Asked about everything, rice prices, fish catches, gold and silver banks... After two days, he left."

"Ouch!"

Hearing this, Bai Yunhang panicked even more.Long Jin in front of His Majesty, although the devolved place does not have the power to manage affairs, but it has the power to inspect the place, and people can directly submit the memorial.

After Mr. Liu came, he went to Wendeng for a walk first. Isn't this picking something wrong?
Naturally, no bones can be picked out of an egg, but the problem is that he is not a flawless egg, as long as someone takes the opportunity to make a few dissatisfied remarks, isn't it a bad thing?
Impatient and restless, when he really saw Liu Yu, he suppressed the panic in his heart and saluted first.

"My next official, Wen Dengzhou Zhou Mu Bai Yunhang, has met Mr. Liu."

Liu Yu was taken aback, patted his head and said, "Bai Yunhang? This name sounds familiar, aren't you the one who worked on teaching cases in Fujian?"

Bai Yunhang's legs softened, and he almost sat on the ground, thinking that it's over, this is straight to the point.

"My lord...is a subordinate official. My lord doesn't know something..."

"Ahahahaha! What don't you know? I know too well. The Spaniards and Portuguese always preach first and then invade. Speaking of which, Lord Bai, I have to thank you."

What Liu Yu said was true. If Bai Yunhang hadn't caused a wave of troubles in Fujian, the imperial court would not have trusted the missionaries at all, and he had no chance to follow up. At least on the northern border issue, the missionaries might have let them out for dozens of years. million square kilometers of land.

But Bai Yunhang was dazed by these words, wondering if this was irony?

(End of this chapter)