Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 1295 Changes in the DPRK (Part [-])
The soldiers of the Praetorian Guards did not come from the original Jingying Guards soldiers, but were recruited by Qi Jiguang in Hebei.Since the Praetorian Guard was not established for a long time and had not experienced many wars, it was obviously difficult for the soldiers recruited by the civilians to grow into generals for a while, so the source of the generals of the Praetorian Guard was more complicated.

In general, the sources of generals and middle-ranking officers of the Praetorian Guard have three parts.

The first part is the direct line of Qi Jiguang.The only real "veteran" among them was Wu Weizhong, and the rest were all middle-level generals. In the Praetorian Guard system, most of them were officers at the level of companies, platoons, and sheds, and there were also a few battalion-level officers.

This arrangement was made by Qi Jiguang after asking Gao pragmatist for instructions. There are two reasons: First, the Imperial Guards belong to the direct line of the imperial court, and can even be said to be the army of the emperor (whose role is different from that of Jinyiwei), while Qi Jiguang is not an honorable person. One Department, obviously did not dare to arrange too many trusted generals in such an army, so as not to be punished by the time.

Second, the main force of the "Qi's army" in the true sense has been taken away by Qi Jin and went to the frontier of Liaodong.Since the army left, the generals had to follow him. Except for some generals who had been promoted to various places in the country in the early years, the generals who were still in the army at that time basically followed Qi Jin.

As for Wu Weizhong, he is a capable general by Qi Jiguang's side, and he is also an "old man" of Qi's family army. Qi Jiguang must always keep a confidant by his side to deal with various affairs, otherwise he will lead such a large army by himself, so he won't be exhausted?
The second part of the generals of the Guards came from the three towns of Xuanda and the towns of Jizhou, Changping and Baoding.Among them, there is no doubt that the three towns of Xuanda belong to the direct line of high pragmatism; Ji Town is not a direct line of Qi Jiguang, but belongs to Qi Jiguang's old men; Changping, Baoding and other towns are the radiation range of high pragmatism, which can be regarded as high pragmatism. The collateral generals under his command, or the generals of the Pan-Shi School—the dignitaries they took refuge in belonged to the Real School.

As for the third part, it is naturally the children of nobles and heroes.This is something that can't be done. The attributes of the Imperial Guard are here. If there is no honorable son or Yinzi in the army, let alone the civil and military officials of the court, even Zhu Yijun will feel a sudden shock in his heart.

These generals are not Xungui himself or his immediate descendants, but usually the second son and the remaining sons, such as Zhu Yinghuai, the younger brother of Zhu Yingzhen, and Zhang Yuande, the younger brother of Zhang Yuangong.In addition, there are also heroes and famous generals from all over the country, this part is dominated by generals Enyin, such as the famous generals Ma Shi under the command of Gao Wushi, there are Ma Chengxun (not Ma Chengxun), Ma Chengxuan, Ma Cheng The three of them were kicked by Ma Gui to the Janissaries.

The rest of the generals, especially the generals of the high and pragmatic direct line, are also treated like this. As long as the general is rewarded with grace, Gao Wu will help "operate" when it is convenient for them to enter the imperial guard according to the level of grace. military exercise.

In Gao pragmatic's view, this is the best solution under the existing system, not only a win-win, but even a triple win: Gao pragmatic himself, the generals, and the imperial court are all beneficiaries.

Moreover, compared with the fact that these generals have always been hereditary in the town, Gao Pragmatic believes that it would be better to incorporate them into the Janissaries.On the one hand, it will prevent the gatekeeper's influence in this town from continuing to snowball, and on the other hand, it will also allow them to form a healthy competition within the Guards system.

General, you don't obey me, I don't obey you.You say that your Tieling Li family is the number one general in the world, but I, Datong Ma family, are not convinced.In the past, it was difficult for everyone to make gestures, but now it is convenient - the Praetorian Guards have quarterly training and annual comparisons. Everyone is a mule or a horse to go out and see who has the best soldiers!
What is breaking the solidification and healthy competition?That's it.

Qi Jiguang has always said that the high and pragmatic approach is simply a genius idea, but he still made a supplementary suggestion, that is, since this is done, the commander of the Praetorian Guard must not pick a person with a clear stance.

Qi Jiguang himself is famous for his strict leadership and fairness in handling things. He can guarantee that he is not partial, but he is very worried about the partiality of the successor of the commander of the Guards arranged by Gao Pragmat in the future.

But in fact, high and pragmatic can't agree to this matter. Although the Praetorian Guard was created by him, he is not the emperor. How can he guarantee who the future commanders will be?It can only be said that a relatively fairer successor will be recommended within the sphere of influence.However, this matter is not in a hurry for the time being. Qi Jiguang's term of office has not ended, and he should be re-elected.

There are not many generals of the Imperial Guard here today, except for Qi Jiguang himself, only Ma Chengxuan came as a representative of the generals. For the sake of high pragmatism.

As soon as the two sides met, Qi Jiguang first raised his concerns. It turned out that he was not here for other reasons, but worried about whether the current system of the Guards would change.

As mentioned in the previous article, the Ming Dynasty has actually been working on the restructuring of the Beijing camp all the time. It has been changed many times before and after, and situations such as pushing it back and rolling back the system often occur.Qi Jiguang was worried about this. He was afraid that the Guards, who had finally looked a little bit like him, left office because of his high pragmatism, and that the imperial court had inexplicably "rolled back the system" into what it was before.

This high level of pragmatism can still be guaranteed, comforting Qi Jiguang and saying: "Nantang, don't worry too much, the restructuring of the capital is the emperor's decision. Just a suggestion.

The reason why the emperor did this is that Duke Nantang also knew that it was to completely eliminate the hidden dangers in the northern border.It is precisely because of this that the Praetorian Guards will never undergo major changes before Chahar is eliminated, and as long as the Praetorian Guards perform well in the battle to destroy the Yuanyuan, the current system will have enough reasons to survive.

Therefore, Duke Nantang, rather than worrying about this now, the Imperial Guard might as well hurry up training and reserve supplies, and strive to make a name for himself in that battle, make a special contribution, and lay the foundation for eternity. "

Qi Jiguang nodded, sighed softly, and laughed at himself: "What Da Si Nong said is right, it's just that he worked hard here, and he couldn't help but feel uneasy in his heart."

Gao Wushi gave a few words of comfort, and turned to Ma Chengxuan: "Ma Biaotong, why are you here?"

Ma Chengxuan bowed with a wry smile and said, "Da Sinong forgive me, I didn't intend to come here at first, but unfortunately my uncle sent a letter saying that after I went to the northwest with Da Sinong, my Datong guards fought again. Dasinong Huwei has won many awards, and many of his colleagues have heard that the Guards are strict and hard-working, and they all hope to send the rest of the family..."

After listening to Gao Wushi, he thought for a while, then shook his head and said: "The Guards are now complete, you know that, even if the main office has not left office, this matter will not be easy to handle for a while."

Ma Chengxuan said with a wry smile: "Yes, yes, I know of course, but... er, I think that my uncle is probably too entangled, so I have to let him come, at least not to let people talk about our Ma family behind their backs. gossip."

This is understandable for being pragmatic and pragmatic. The Ma family has now made it clear that it is his direct lineage that Gao someone pays special attention to. If the township party of Datong Zhuwei asks the Ma family to pass on a message, the Ma family will not agree. Don't you have a bad reputation?Today's people pay special attention to nostalgia. The so-called rabbits don't eat grass on the edge of the nest, which is probably the case.

Gao Wushi just nodded slightly and didn't say much.But Ma Chengxuan is inexperienced. Qi Jiguang's generation of military gods is also an old fritter in the officialdom, but he is a connoisseur who observes his words. He has already heard that Gao Wushi's words just now have something in his words.

Seeing that Ma Chengxuan didn't hear it, Qi Jiguang had no choice but to punctuate it himself, coughed lightly, and said, "Sorry, Da Si Nong, I will be a little bit deaf at the end... Did you just say that 'in a while' is not easy to deal with?" time" intensified his tone.

Gao Wushi pointed his finger at him, and said with a smile, "Mr. Nantang, what are you talking about?"

Qi Jiguang just smiled and said nothing.

Gao Wushi said helplessly: "Originally, I had an idea to add one more officer to each officer in the Praetorian Guards, but unfortunately he left before he could do it. I'm afraid this matter will be delayed, we will see when. If you have the time to mention it to the emperor, please invite the new military minister at that time to go to the sparse..."

This sentence surprised Qi Jiguang and Ma Chengxuan at the same time. A calm person like Qi Jiguang couldn't help but widen his eyes and asked: "Ah, Da Sinong originally planned to double the army of the Imperial Guard?"

Gao pragmatically said with a smile: "Otherwise, we will not expand the army."

Qi Jiguang was stunned for a moment, and said in surprise: "If we don't expand the army, how can we double the number of officers?"

Gao pragmatically said: How can I explain to you Germany's "[-] Army Plan" after World War I?
After World War I, Germany, as a defeated country, was restricted in the size of its army. The Wehrmacht was called the Wehrmacht and required no more than 10 people.So the then commander-in-chief of the German Defense Forces, von Seekert, geniusly came up with a "[-] Army Plan", which laid a solid foundation for the super high quality of the German army during World War II.

Rabenau, the author of Seekert's biography, said after the German victory over the British and French forces: "Without Seekert, there would be no real staff today (referring to 1940), because this organization has to go through several generations. Effort to build.

No matter how talented and hard-working the officers are, they cannot be built overnight.The continuum of concepts is necessary to guarantee leadership in the severe test of reality.Personal knowledge or ability is not enough.In war, the ability of the majority developed on the ground is necessary.It takes decades for this collective capability to develop successfully…”

As early as 1921, Seekert was secretly busy on paper designing a full-fledged German Army, and humbly defending his activities with the Entente Control Board.

Prohibition of conscription, Seekert regards this force as the core of the future German army, and it will become a melting pot, from which millions of troops will be produced when possible.These 10 people are [-] backbones. Once the expansion is decided, the soldiers will become sergeants, and the sergeants will become officers.

Seekert's description of strategy, tactics and other thoughts has little reference value for Gao Wucheng at present, but his idea of ​​​​training officers is highly valued by Gao Wuzhen, but how to express it to Qi Jiguang is a bit troublesome.

Gao Wushi had to describe it in a language that Qi Jiguang could understand and "rules to follow": "In simple terms, this plan is somewhat similar to the cabinet's political scholars, but of course the specific situation is somewhat different. The meaning of this department is that In addition to the official one, there is also a trainee officer for every position in the Praetorian Guard."

When he said this, he pointed at Ma Chengxuan, and said, "For example, Ma Xietong, you are the Xietong, and now that the Guard is full, it is impossible for the Headquarters to transfer you away without any reason and arrange for another One person will replace you. But what if the main hall needs to train another general at the same time?

You can set up an 'apprentice assistant' in addition to your post of assistant commander. This trainee assistant commander is not a real military commander. The main purpose of his stay by your side is to learn from you and how to train. , How to lead troops, and how to deal with various affairs in a coalition.

As for you, you also have the responsibility and obligation to take him well, because in the future his performance will be linked to you - in other words, if he is a trainee by your side, if he does meritorious service in the future, then his merits will be yours; If the army is defeated, then his guilt will also have your share... The head office said so, do you two understand? "

Qi Jiguang said with a smile: "The Dasinong speaks thoroughly and explains the simple things in simple terms. Although the final commander is stupid, he can still understand it." Then he paused and thought about it: "The big commander's plan is well established, and the final commander thinks it is extremely useful. . But there is one thing, the last general still wants to ask a little bit more clearly."

Gao pragmatically nodded and said, "Nantang Gong, but it doesn't matter."

Qi Jiguang said, "This apprentice officer...is his actual position like that of a cabinet jinshi, far lower than what he has studied?"

Gao Wushi said with a smile: "Is Nantang Gong worried that I will let the company commander go with the Xietong for apprenticeship? Of course not. The meaning of the headquarter is that, for example, a son of the Yinguan officer originally came to the Imperial Guard and wants to give him a Xietong. , But how can the Guards come as soon as they say it? They all need to go through apprenticeship first, and the apprenticeship time is not short, at least two or three years.

After the apprenticeship is completed, the Praetorian Guard recognizes his qualifications as an officer, and can use his own position as a trainee officer—for example, the apprentice Xietong’s job is Xietong—to transfer to other towns and armies. "

"Oh..." Ma Chengxuan suddenly realized, and said: "That is to say, he came to the Praetorian Guards to exercise, and the Praetorian Guards gave him the opportunity to exercise, but his position is not really in the Praetorian Guards, and he will be a trainee in the future. Done, he can transfer places based on his seniority in the Praetorian Guards."

Gao pragmatically said lightly, "Not bad."

Ma Chengxuan hesitated to speak, but Gao Wushi raised his eyebrows slightly: "Are you saying, I'm afraid that if this happens, many people will feel that it is meaningless to come to the Praetorian Guards to exercise, so they simply don't come?"

Ma Chengxuan was a little embarrassed, but he still didn't defend it, that is, he admitted it in disguise.

Gao pragmatically shook his head and said, "No, after the apprenticeship in the Imperial Guard is completed, it will definitely be promoted when it is transferred abroad. The main hall will definitely explain this to the emperor."

Qi Jiguang's heart moved, and he asked, "Ah, isn't this the 'military school' that Da Sinong told the last commander a few years ago?"

Gao Wushi laughed when he heard the words, nodded and said, "Although there are differences, it is roughly the same."

Qi Jiguang sighed: "Unfortunately, if Da Sinong is in the post of military minister... ah, seeing that the general is so confused at the end, the Da Sinong has been promoted, and it is the last time to congratulate him."

Gao Wushi waved his hand and said, "It's okay, even though I leave office, I will promote this matter. Duke Nantang doesn't need to worry."
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PS: Yesterday I originally planned to leave the chapter about meeting with Qi Jiguang blank, but after thinking about it, I would like to write it down, postpone the affairs of the court a little bit, and leave it to discuss with the nobles.

(End of this chapter)