Daming Crazy Emperor

Chapter 373
Xintang Palace, Dongyang Port.

The Dongyang Navy Fleet finally returned from Daming, and this time they mainly pulled Tunwei.

After the fleet docked, a team of guards swarmed down from the large and small ships, and quickly lined up on the dock.

Soon, hundreds of slightly sparse queues appeared on dozens of piers, and thousands of people came down this wave.

These are the newly recruited guards and young men.

Their faces were still green, and their eyes were full of curiosity.

Is this Dongying?

Zhou Xiaowu looked curiously at the Dongyang New City beside him, and then at the Zhenwa City not far away, with a hint of excitement showing on his face.

He didn't have too many thoughts in his mind, but most young people would be inexplicably excited when they arrived in a new place.

Originally, he had no chance to venture out.

Because he is not a soldier in the guard.

Although this Tunwei is not a good job, the household registration of the Tunwei used to be quite strict.

In the past, only one male in a Tunwei military household could inherit the status of Tunwei Zhengzu, because the status of Tunwei Zhengzu was related to the distribution of the farmland.

The farmland of a guard or a thousand households is fixed, there are only so many, and the number of guards in all guards is also fixed, and each household of the guard can be divided into so many fields.

If the Tunwei household registration is not strictly managed, it will be troublesome.

This can refer to the expansion speed of Lao Zhu's house.

Originally, Zhu Yuanzhang had only 26 sons, but by the Wanli Dynasty, there were more than 26 descendants of the old Zhu family.

Tunwei is not a member of the royal family, so naturally not everyone can have a share in the Tuntian.

If the household registration of the Tunwei is not strictly managed, the Tunwei is the same as the royal family, as long as they are males, they can be assigned to the Tuntian, and the original 200 million Tunwei is estimated to expand to several hundred million!

At that time, where will so many farmland be distributed to them?
Therefore, in the past, the household registration management of the Tunwei was quite strict. Only one male in each Tunwei military household could inherit the status of the Tunwei Zhengzu, and only the Tunwei Zhengzu could inherit the Tuntian.

That is to say, Tunwei military households can't live like crazy like the old Zhu's family. If there are too many births, it will be troublesome.

It's better to have more daughters, as long as they are brought up whole, and they don't have to worry about getting married.

If there are more males, it will be a big trouble, because except for one male who can inherit the farmland, the other males have to find ways to support themselves!

Zhou Xiaowu's family is one of those who accidentally gave birth to too many children.

The reason why he is called Xiao Wu is not because of his high martial arts skills, but because he is the fifth child in his family, and his parents gave birth to five sons by accident!

Fortunately, his father is still a military guard, and his family still has farmland.

Moreover, his eldest brother was transferred to Liaodong to join the Liaodong Army after inheriting the status of the Tunwei Zhengzu, and he was still paid every month.

It was for this reason that his family could barely survive, and his other three older brothers also managed to get married.

Originally, he thought that he might just make do with it in his life.

Unexpectedly, this year, the Tunwei system was suddenly changed!
In the past, not only the pawns could inherit the land, but also the pawns could be enlisted to fight and get food and pay.

Now, as long as you have a Tunwei household registration, as long as you are physically strong, you can be recruited to fight, and you can get food and pay.

Of course, if it is the same as before, this is not a good thing.

Because it was very dangerous for Tunwei to be recruited to fight in the past, and many of them never came back.

This time it was different.

Because Ming's weapons and equipment are getting better and better, the casualties of the Ming army have plummeted, and there are more opportunities to obtain military rewards.

Therefore, after hearing about the reorganization of the Tunwei, Zhou Xiaowu immediately enlisted and came to Dongying without hesitation, and his parents didn't have any objections.

Because once you apply for the enlistment, you will be able to get food and salary. Not only will you not have to support your family, but you may also make contributions and make a brilliant career.

If this was changed in the past, it would only be a dream, but now, it is indeed true.

There are really many opportunities to make meritorious deeds at this moment, and the court does not withhold military merit rewards like before, and they will not receive them if they have a long life.

Now basically you can receive military merit rewards after fighting the battle, and many people have made a lot of money.

These have already spread in Huguang Dusi and Huguang Xingdu Si.

Because most of the guards in the capital's guards are now fighting outside!
They naturally know how cool it is to fight outside at the moment.

Therefore, this time, after the reform of the Tunwei Army system, there were many males in the family, so they all applied without hesitation.

Of course, they didn't know what the court recruited them to do.

Anyway, it's worth it even for the salary alone!

So what did the imperial court recruit them to do here?

Is it a war?

Zhou Xiaowu touched the basalt armor on his body, touched the handle of the knife on his waist, and tightened the spear in the other hand. He began to fantasize about going to the battlefield to make contributions in his mind.

Of course, it is impossible for them to go to the battlefield at this moment.

Because they haven't been trained yet.

Soon, a veteran of the Shenji Battalion came over with a constipated face, and shouted: "Everyone looks like they haven't eaten, and they all stand upright!"

Zhou Xiaowu and his team immediately straightened their bodies when they heard the words, pretending to be majestic and high-spirited.

The veteran of the Shenji Battalion glanced around slightly, and then said with a displeased face: "Listen well, my name is Wang Laoer, and I am the small flag of the Qianhu Center of the Qianwei Center of the Tang Dynasty. From now on, you will practice with me. If you want to go to the battlefield to kill the enemy, then practice hard."

He is not in a bad temper.

He's just in a bad mood.

Because he was accidentally slashed by the Japanese pirates in the offensive and defensive battle of Annong County last time, and his legs and feet are still a little weak at the moment, so he was sent to serve as the small flag of the guard.

He doesn't want to be a guard, he still wants to go to the battlefield to kill the enemy and make meritorious deeds.

Alas, when will these recruits have to practice!
He sighed in his heart, and then shouted loudly: "Now, listen to my password, turn left, and walk together."

Zhou Xiaowu heard the words, quickly turned to the left, and walked forward with the others.

However, before he had walked a few steps, the little banner official Wang Laoer shouted again: "Stop, I told you to walk in unison. How did you walk? Can you walk in unison? See how I walk, and follow my steps. , do you know? Watch it, let’s walk together.”

Well, it's not that they can't walk in step, it's just that they haven't had much practice.

Zhou Xiaowu stared at the footsteps of the little flag officer, imitating him, and stepped forward vigorously.

Not to mention, walking out really has such momentum, and the footsteps of their small group of ten or so people are getting more and more even.

Not long after, they came to the first floor of Zhenwa City with neat steps, came to a row of barracks, and merged into a large square formation.

There is also a phalanx opposite them.

However, it looks much neater than their phalanx, and there is an aura of gold and iron horse standing there.

Opposite them are the serious infantry of the Shenwu Battalion, so they are naturally different from the Tunwei who have just been recruited.

At this moment, the generals on both sides are switching defenses there.

Standing on the city wall on the top floor of Zhenwa City, Taichang watched teams of Shenwu Battalion soldiers boarding the ships of the Dongyang Navy after changing defenses. Then he put down his binoculars and said to Ma Xianglin beside him: "Xianglin, this time You take your men and horses to Shijian country to guard for a month, and then think carefully about the selection of prisoners, and then I will ask Jiandou to arrange someone to change defense with you."

Alas, what bad luck, I have to watch over the prisoners for a month.

Ma Xianglin sighed in his heart, then cupped his hands and said: "The general will understand."

What's your expression?
You guys just want to go to war!
Of course, this is a good thing. If everyone doesn't want to go to war, it will be troublesome.

Taichang looked at Ma Xianglin's unwillingness, couldn't help but patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Okay, Shenji Camp and Shenwu Camp will take turns to take a rest in the future, you just need to rest a little longer , I sent someone to talk to Jiandou, let you rest less next time, so don't feel tired when the time comes."

How can it be, how can you feel tired after making contributions!

Hearing this, Ma Xianglin immediately said excitedly: "Don't worry, your majesty, the general is still young and won't feel tired."

this kid.

Taichang shook his head slightly, then patted him on the shoulder and said, "Okay, go and lead your soldiers to make contributions!"

Hearing this, Ma Xianglin hurriedly bowed his hands and went excitedly.

Taichang, however, looked at the garrison guards below who were still a little rusty in their movements and sighed inwardly: "Oh, these garrison guards don't know how long it will take to practice before they will come in handy."

The reason why he changed the garrison guard system was mainly to quickly mobilize the garrison guards to take over the defense.

These garrison guards are obviously slightly worse than the garrison guards.

Because those guards and soldiers have undergone a little training, and some have even been on the battlefield. These, basically, have not undergone much training and have never been on the battlefield.

(End of this chapter)