Haisheng Mingdi

Chapter 42 Confidant
Before leaving, Zhu Yihai deliberately brought a pot of Shaoxing rice wine to find Wang Chuangzi.

As soon as he knocked on the door, he heard Wang Chuangzi's irritable cursing from inside, "Didn't I say not to come and quarrel with me, get out and let me have a quiet meeting."

Zhu Yihai pushed open the door.

Wang Chuangzi was stunned with an angry face, and quickly changed to a respectful expression, "I don't know that His Highness is here in person, and I can't hold back my words. I deserve death!"

Zhu Yihai glanced around the room with a smile, the weather was hot, Wang Chuangzi only wore a pair of shorts, and was drinking in the room barebacked.

"Drinking alone is so boring, come and drink with Wang Qing alone."

Standing there, Wang Chuangzi was a little at a loss, "I have lost my manners, and I deserve death."

"Sit down, where is that tyrannical man who slashed the Tartar Ba Yala in front of Ziyang Palace in Taizhou?"

Zhu Yihai pulled Wang Chuangzi to sit down, even unbuttoned his long gown, and sat down shirtless.It was the first time for Wang Chuangzi to see this hideous scar on Jian Guo's body.

"Is this true dragon haunting?"

Zhu Yihai laughed and said, "When the Tartars invaded the Lu Palace in Yanzhou, I fought to the death with the Tartars and was hacked three times. The last time I saw Zhang Mingzhen's backstabbing the red heart to repay the country's foot pattern in Shipu alone, I thought it was good, so I did it. Find someone to modify the three big scars on the lonely body."

The big scar was originally like a real dragon, but after being designed and modified by a skilled tattoo master, it became a majestic dragon roaring with teeth and claws.

"Come on, fill up."

Zhu Yihai poured a glass of wine for each of them, and drank one himself first.

"This is Shaoxing daughter red copied from Xie Sanbin's family. It has been treasured for 18 years."

After three glasses of wine, Wang Chuangzi relaxed a lot, especially when Zhu Yihai chatted with him shirtless, making the atmosphere very relaxed.

"Gu deliberately asked you to stay here this time. I know you will definitely feel a little unhappy, but you have to know that you are the number one hero who killed the northern captives and ascended the throne. Come down, it's not that you will look down on the old people because of Zhang Mingzhen and Wang Zhiren. On the contrary, it's because you are loyal, reliable, and unparalleled. There must be someone who can rest assured to guard, who else is better than you?"

As soon as these words were said, the original grievance in Wang Chuangzi's heart disappeared immediately.

"I just want to stay by His Highness's side to serve you. Your Highness's kindness to me, I have no choice but to repay him with death. I'm a rough man who can't speak..."

Although Wang Chuangzi said that he had been in the army for many years and killed people like chickens, he still couldn't keep up with Zhu Yihai's heart-to-heart communication, but he was really grateful to Zhu Yihai in his heart. Really good for him.

I think that although he has been fighting for many years, he has only gradually become the general of the Yongwei Battalion from a Liaodong military household. In less than a year, Huang Degong was promoted from earl to marquis, and then from marquis to duke in less than a year.

As Huang Degong's adopted son, he was also promoted to Chief Qian.

But after Hongguang was captured, he protected Li Guofu and fled all the way to the east of Zhejiang. At this time, he was just a bereaved dog, but King Lu not only took him in, but also allowed him to rely on him so much, especially during this period of time. The Yongwei Battalion was rebuilt, and then promoted to the rank of deputy general of Haimen.

It is true that warriors in troubled times are domineering, but warriors also have a clear distinction between love and hate.

Being left behind by the Prison State, he thought he was abandoned, and drank alone in a very lost state.

"Haimen is the gateway of Taizhou. This place is very important. If Ningshaotai cannot be defended in the future, we will have to retreat south. The gate of Haimen must be retreated. It must be defended no matter what. It can be attacked and defended here. , Lianjiang along the coast, I leave you in Haimen, you are the battalion officer of the first battalion of brave guards, and you are also the deputy general of Haimen, do you understand the meaning of loneliness?"

Wang Chuangzi blushed a little from drinking, and his brain couldn't keep up.

"Now Gu is reorganizing the army. Those armies in the past are rotten, so now they must be reorganized. A new battalion number will be established, with real soldiers and real pay. For example, Zhang Mingzhen is the chief soldier of Zhejiang, commanding the troops and horses of all battalions in Zhejiang, and directly leading the town. Mark one battalion. All the participating generals and guerrillas will lead each battalion."

"You can lead two battalions alone!"

The Haimen Battalion is under the command of the Zhejiang General Army, but the Yongwei Battalion is not under the control of the Zhejiang General Army, but directly under Zhu Yihai, who is the emperor's pro-army.

Wang Chuangzi gradually understood that he was not a high-ranking lieutenant general, but he was very special. He directly led two battalions, and he was also a soldier of two systems. He obviously meant to supervise the Zhejiang General Army.

A feeling of confidant suddenly came to his heart, Wang Chuangzi grabbed the wine bowl and filled it up, without saying anything, he drank it all in the wine.

Zhu Yihai likes this kind of straight-hearted military generals, who can say whatever they want without being mean-spirited.

"If you stay in Haimen, you must guard the gate. Of course, you must hurry up and recruit soldiers and train soldiers. I hope you can recruit these two battalions as soon as possible, and you must have real soldiers, and there must be no fakes. These two battalions It is best to build a navy battalion for the Haimen battalion, and an infantry battalion for the Yongwei battalion, and we should also pay attention to water and land training in normal times, and we must take advantage of the geographical characteristics of our coast."

The first battalion had 2000 soldiers and 2 auxiliary soldiers, and the second battalion had [-] soldiers. Zhu Yihai gave Wang Xiang [-] taels of silver, and an additional [-] taels.

"You should use the money as soon as possible, but you can't deduct the salary of the soldiers. You have to use it when you need it. I hope you can train these 2000 troops as soon as possible. When you use them, they can be called and fought. "

"When these two battalions are brought out, in the future, there will be two in one life, and two will become three. We can use the veterans of these two battalions as a skeleton to expand more soldiers and horses."

"As long as you train these two battalions for me, you will be the commander-in-chief at that time. When you can lead five battalions and ten battalions, you will be the admiral of the brave guard!"

"Duke Jingguo was loyal to the country, died in the affairs of the king, died for the king, and died for the country. Among the four towns in the north of the Yangtze River, only Huang Gong is the real hero and man. Gu has personally drafted the imperial edict, posthumously named Huang Gong as King of Jingnan, posthumous posthumous title of Zhongwu, talented Zhao Wujin, Xingmao Puzhong, Master Wei died, Keming Dayi, when Wuhu is recovered in the future, Huang Gong will be buried solemnly."

"Although you are not Huang Gong's own son, you are also his adoptive son that he admires very much. You are regarded as a child, and the army also calls you a little Chuangzi. I only hope that you can inherit your adoptive father's ambition and loyalty." Zhu Yihai patted Wang Xiang's Shoulder.

Wang Chuangzi, a strong man like a bear, was said to cry.

"His Highness Xie still remembers the last general's adoptive father."

Although it has no practical significance to confer the title of prince after death, it is of great significance to Huang's descendants.

"Work hard. I will keep Uncle Jingnan for you. I hope that in the future when the two capitals will be recovered, you and my monarchs will return to the Forbidden Palace in Beijing. At that time, you can become the Marquis of Jingnan or even the Duke of Jingguo!"

With such a promise, what else could Wang Xiang say, he knelt down excitedly, touched his head to the ground, and kowtowed loudly. Daming was not into kowtowing, but this was the only way to express his intentions at this time.

Zhu Yihai didn't drink much wine, he just turned his head slightly.

He was very satisfied with the effect. Although the performance was a bit deliberate, for small officers from the bottom like Wang Xiang, this method was undoubtedly more appetizing to them.

"Chuangzi, I will leave Haimen to you. Wang Mingqian is in Dinghai, Wu Kai is in Shipu, and Qian Sule is in Yincheng. The three of them are young, one has little combat experience, and the other is a civil servant. And come in, you have to reinforce at any time."

Wang Xiang slapped his chest loudly, "Please rest assured, Your Highness."

"One more thing, I plan to appoint the former censor Lin Shidui as the deputy envoy of the Zhejiang Procuratorate, who will also be responsible for patrolling the Shaotai Road in Ningxia and the Taizhou Military Preparation Road. "

The Ming Dynasty has established the Bingbei Dao for a long time, and now it has gradually become a rule. Basically, the deputy envoys or qianshi of the provincial inspectors are appointed, and usually also serve as branch patrols, etc., also known as the military constitution. Things change, but now they are fixed.

Bingbeidao is controlled by the governor and is dispatched by the governor or the governor. It can control the guards and battalions. It is mainly set up to stabilize local public security. The army and local people are quick to arrest thieves and suppress civil unrest, manage soldiers and horses in guards, money and food, and farmland, and patrol rivers and lakes for defense.

Because he is an official of the procuratorate, he has supervisory and judicial powers in his own post, so he has great authority in supervising officers and soldiers, asking criminal names, and banning fraud.

To put it bluntly, Bingbeidao is similar to a military sub-committee, equivalent to a small governor.

All the soldiers and horses under his jurisdiction are under his control. Although the soldiers and horses in the Ming Dynasty are civil servants, and many soldiers and soldiers don't know how to fight, they have natural leadership, especially in the area of ​​food and salary. It's what they say.

Zhu Yihai re-established Taizhou Bingbei Dao, not because he was worried about the king, on the contrary, he trusted Wang Chuangzi very much, but the system must also be sound. It is also necessary to put a civil servant on balance.

Otherwise, Wu Chen will only become more arrogant and domineering, and no one can control him.

Of course, what Zhu Yihai wants is checks and balances, not suppression.

In order to keep the army under control, he hoped to control it through food and payment, so following the logistics system of the Hunan Army in later generations, he also set up a food platform.

Generally speaking, Bingbeidao is equivalent to the Hunan Army's battalion affairs office, which is in charge of military administration, while Liangtai is in charge of logistics, food, and military equipment. Generals are only responsible for training and fighting. Let them do it.

Zhang Huangyan is a passionate young man, and Zhang Cangshui's name is well known to Zhu Yihai's descendants. This time, he was asked to partner with Wang Xiang, to be his Taizhou grain platform, to assist Lin Shi in preparing the Taizhou army, and to organize the logistics of each battalion in Taizhou. Take care.

In addition to managing Wang Xiang's Haimen Battalion and Yongwei No. [-] Battalion, he also has to manage the Taizhou Coastal Defense Battalion. Anyway, in the future, the logistics, food and salaries of the officers and soldiers in Taizhou will be under his control.

There are several battalions of troops in Taizhou, who are the generals, and what are the names of the soldiers, all of which must be recorded and checked regularly, and then the salaries are paid directly from the grain platform, without the hands of the officers.

As for Lin Shi's approach to military preparations, he not only had to control the battalions in Taizhou, but also took care of Taizhou's criminal names, judicial supervision, etc., both civil and military.

"Although Zhang Cangshui is young, he is full of passion and sincerity. You should work together as a good partner in the future. The stability of Taizhou depends on you."

(End of this chapter)