Haisheng Mingdi

Chapter 355 Ding Jiangnan

"Moving people with words is already superficial."

Zhu Yihai believes in speaking with strength, and the best way to deal with the warlords in the late Ming Dynasty is to become the biggest warlord himself first.

"Liangjiang Admiral, Zhen Dong Bo Zhang Ming Zhenzhen Donghou, Admiral Jiangxi, Anhui Yuying, Liu Muling Warrior Town, Wu Shengling Shizhong Town, Zhang Quanling Banner Bearer Town, Yuying Zuoxiang three towns are all under the control of Zhejiang. Huang Binqing, the admiral of the Zhi Navy, was changed to the admiral of the Yangtze River Navy, and led the navy to cooperate.

The admiral of Zhejiang, the prince of Jingnan, the prince of Jin Jingnan, the admiral of Jiazhe, the admiral of Zhejiang and Jiangsu Yuying, Wang Meng led Yongwei Town, Zhang Pengyi led Yulin Town, Lu Xiangguan led Zhongsu Town, and the three towns on the right side of the Yuying were merged. Return to temperance.Zhou Hezhi, the admiral of the Yangtze River Navy, was changed to the admiral of the Zhezhi Navy, and led his troops to cooperate with the right wing of the imperial camp.

The coaches and some generals of the Zhezhi Navy and the Yangtze River Navy were exchanged, and they were formally attached to the Imperial Battalion.

The local Zhongsu town was also included in the imperial camp, and soldiers and horses were drawn from the towns of the imperial camp to reorganize and strengthen their strength. Lu Xiangguan was still the commander-in-chief.

"I led Qianniu Town, Shenji Town, Jinwu Town, Fubo Town, Dinghai Town, and Shence Town, which was reorganized from Huzhou Town. There are six towns in total. The imperial camp stays in Nanjing."

This time, the imperial camp was readjusted, from the original six-step, one-cannon, one-cavalry and two-water division to eight-step, one-cavalry, one-cannon and four-water division, with a total of [-] towns and troops.

Others, such as the Jinwu cavalry, were also expanded into [-] cavalry, [-] battalions of soldiers, and [-] auxiliary soldiers, making the whole army [-].

Shenji Town not only expanded to 54 soldiers, but also equipped with a large number of artillery, including two batches of artillery bought from Macau, a total of 24 72-pounder guns and [-] three-pounder guns.

A total of 34 50-pounder guns and more than [-] [-]-pounder guns were seized, all of which were allocated to the navy divisions of the four towns. Zhoushan and others made city and coastal defense artillery.

Generally speaking, the strength of the imperial battalion has also greatly increased this time. From Liu Liangzuo, Ma Degong, Wu Shengzhao, Li Chengdong, Gao Jinzhong, Zhang Guozhu, Yang Chengzu and Yang Dapeng, etc. anyway, the green battalion is also expanding this time, and most of the elite are scattered and absorbed. The imperial battalion was partially reorganized into provincial and town battalions.

The six towns of the central army in the imperial camp were all expanded into big towns with [-] soldiers, plus [-] auxiliary soldiers in each town, and the six towns had more than [-] troops.

The four land and water towns on the left and right sides still have an establishment of [-] soldiers and [-] auxiliary soldiers, each with more than [-] troops.

The total number of fourteen towns in the imperial camp exceeded 10, and there were more than 8 soldiers.

Shenji Town not only has 24 54-pound red cannons, but also tens of thousands of bird guns. This is a real firearms force.

There are more than 30 bird boats and gunboats in the navy of the four towns, and the artillery is mainly [-] pounds. In terms of firepower, it far exceeds that of Shenji Town.

Both Zhang Mingzhen and Wang Xiang are Zhu Yihai's confidantes Yuan Cong. This time they are in command of the western and western imperial battalions, as well as the Jiangxi, Anhui, Zhejiang and Jiangsu provincial town battalions. Although the provincial town battalions are far inferior in terms of training, equipment, and officers Imperial camp, but now the shelf is basically set up.

This time, the hatchback and the four provinces each retain two town battalions, and the four provinces are the eight town provincial battalions, plus the affiliated local regiment training, which is also not small in scale.

In addition, Wang Zhiren, governor of the Beijing camp, was granted the title of Marquis of Wuning, and his Beijing camp was restored to three major battalions this time, and each battalion was also a large township with 8000 people.

Fourteen towns of imperial camps, three towns of Beijing camps, eight towns of provincial camps,
The imperial camp with 12 people and the provincial camp with more than 7 people add up to almost 20 horses.

This expansion Zhu Yihai also spent a lot of money. Although he didn't say that he became an army, the number of soldiers was only 10,000+.

It can be said that at least right now, even after the new expansion, the Qing army south of the Yangtze River is far inferior to Zhu Yihai's strength.

This still does not count local troops such as Jin Shenghuan in Jiangxi, Wang Guangen in Yunyang, Zhu Dadian in Hunan, Li Chixin in Badong, Hezhen in Hanzhong, Wu Dading in Guanzhong, Qin Liangyu in Chongqing, Wang Yingxiong in Bozhou, Zheng Zhilong in Fujian and other local troops.

Zhong Shan.

After Zhu Yihai ascended the throne in Xiaoling, he stayed at the foot of Xiaoling Mountain to camp.

At the imperial meeting, Zhu Yihai put forward this new plan of expanding the entire army and dividing the troops into three groups, which basically got everyone's approval. The imperial battalion has developed rapidly and has never stopped expanding, but its combat effectiveness has always been good.

It has always been a mobile war, moving to Wuyue, and even entering Qilu, but now it is divided into three, the emperor's intention is very obvious.

Although there are a few old officials who feel that the emperor relies too much on the imperial camp, and there is no secret that he wants to follow the example of the emperors of the Tang Dynasty to build the Beice Shence Army, but after all, this is the merit of the imperial camp.

The previous defeat of Huguang Wuzhong also dealt a great blow to the imperial court. Everyone has no confidence in the old official army and the army that is attached to it anyway.

"Your Majesty, the fourteen towns of the imperial camp have 12 soldiers and 50 soldiers. With the current standard of food and salary, the pressure on the army is not small, and now the pension standard has been raised. If you die in battle, you will be given 60 taels of pension, and you will be given another ten." Two burial silver, this is [-] taels of silver.

There are frequent wars now, and it is not uncommon for hundreds of thousands to die in a single battle. "Yu Dafu worried. Now the lowest auxiliary soldiers in the imperial camp are one coin a day, three taels a month. The upper class soldiers are one coin a day, four taels a month.

Go out of the province to fight, and add two dollars a day to the food.

Each soldier is given six buckets of monthly rations.

The food, clothing, armor, knives and guns of the soldiers in the camp are all supplied by the army.

There are other rewards for meritorious service in fighting and killing the enemy, such as ten taels of silver for capturing a horse, and five taels of silver for grabbing a barrel of gunpowder.

There is also a silver subsidy for the disabled, ranging from 30 taels to [-] taels according to the level.

Although it is said that half the rate is usually paid, it is not deducted half, but the remaining half is changed to be paid on New Year's Day and other times.

For Yu Dafu, who is in charge of the Liangtai, the pressure is not small. Right now, the Liangtai has a lot of money in his hands, but he still feels the pressure is huge because he spends money like water every day.

"I feel that if a soldier dies in battle, 60 taels of silver from the court is not much. It is a human life, and it is a sacrifice for the country."

"A long-term worker in the south of the Yangtze River only costs three taels of silver a year, and board and lodging are also included."

"Can that be the same? Soldiers in the imperial camp fight as soldiers, defend their country with their lives, and sacrifice blood. The soldiers are bleeding and crying, and the soldiers are fighting with their lives, so we have to pay well, not only to feed the soldiers, but also to allow them to take care of their parents, wives and children, and even return to their hometown to buy a house after retiring in the future, without worrying about their livelihood."

"If we can't do this, we can expect good military discipline and high morale from our soldiers, and it's hard to ask them to be loyal."

"Now is a special period. Silver should be used first to support the army, fight wars, and give preferential treatment to soldiers, rather than being used to build palaces and beauties for extravagant enjoyment."

Zhu Yihai told everyone straightforwardly, "The Tartars treated the green battalion as lackeys, but you have seen the fighting power of the green battalion. Is there anyone who can fight? Is there any reliable one? Soldiers, so what? The soldiers are as pitiful as beggars, and the result is that a few small tribes like the Jurchen in Jianzhou almost snatched our Daming Jiangshan Sheji, isn't it vigilant enough?"

"Take a look at why the Tartars are able to fight again? As long as their banner men are more than ten years old, they will start the assessment. After passing the assessment, they can receive the corresponding money and grain. It can also divide the spoils and loot.

Therefore, the Eight Banners can fight, are willing to fight, and like to fight.

Ba Yala gave 200 taels of silver for one soldier killed in battle, 150 taels of silver for vests and infantry, 70 taels of armor and coats, 50 taels for green camp cavalry soldiers, and [-] taels for infantry soldiers.

Our death benefit is only [-], but it is only their minimum standard for green battalion infantry.

It's not that our Ming soldiers can't beat the Tartars, it's not that they are inherently weaker than them. Back then, our Ming army also used to plow the court and sweep the Jianzhou Jurchens, why can't we do it now?

The soldiers lacked training, their armor and weapons were not good enough, and their food and wages were insufficient. How could they fight?

"I still say the same thing, the number of people in a town ranges from 50 to 100, and the average salary for a soldier is only about 12 taels a year, plus the consumption of clothing, training, pensions, etc., it is less than 200 taels. A [-] imperial battalion, calculated as [-] million a year, can guarantee an elite army capable of fighting, isn't it worth it?"

"Can't we get 200 million taels of silver a year now? We can get it, even if we work hard for 2000 million a year, we can still squeeze it out."

"Now we tighten our belts and grit our teeth, it's all worth it."

Zhu Yihai told everyone very clearly, don't fantasize about negotiating peace, thinking about the rule of the river, this is impossible.The Tartars still have the upper hand. They are dispatching troops and gathering food and grass. Once they recover, they will launch an even more aggressive attack.

So we can't stop for a moment, we must continue to attack and develop without stopping.

"Strive to wipe out all the Qing troops south of the Yangtze River within three years, or drive them all to the north of the Yangtze River, and drive them across the Qinling Mountains and Huaihe River within five years."

Everyone was encouraged by Zhu Yihai's words, but not many really believed them.

After all, after the Qing army entered the customs before, the momentum that swept the world was too fierce. Although it is frustrated now, it is still not a real main battle, but various guerrilla attacks and raids, not even the Qing army. main force.

Right now Zhu Yihai has the intention of fighting a big battle here in Jiangning, but everyone is still very worried.

Most of them think that it is a lie that the emperor wants to fight the Qing army in Jiangning. They may still mobilize the Qing army as before, and then look for opportunities to sneak around and attack. Song, Anhui and other places will withdraw troops.

Therefore, calming Jiangnan in three years and restoring Qinhuai in five years is obviously just a slogan.

Of course, this slogan is still very uplifting.

And everyone thinks it is at least more reliable than Yuan Chongzhen's five-year Ping Liao.

Jiangning Yuying Central Army Group, Susong Yuying Right Wing Group, Anhui Yuying Left Wing Group, and Zhejiang Dongdongying Group, if these four major army groups can really stand up and stabilize, I dare not say that Jiangnan will be flat in three years and five years Returning to Qinhuai, at least it can stop the Qing army from going south, right?

(End of this chapter)