Haisheng Mingdi

Chapter 90 Yulin
"Your Highness."

Yang Boxing came here upon hearing the call, and bowed respectfully to see him.

"Sit down, this is the army, there is no need to be so restrained." Zhu Yihai looked at the woodcutter who was about to throw himself into the sea to die for his country. In a short period of time, a great change took place in him, as if he had changed into a different person. .

At this time, he was wearing a mandarin duck battle jacket, a war knife on his waist, a bow and arrow on his back, and a leather helmet on his head. He was full of sharpness and toughness, and even his eyes were different.

"After you landed in Nanwan Village, your performance was very good. It can even be said that the ten battalion heads were scattered into dozens of troops and lurked in various places. Only your team did the best and really did it. Don't take a sweet potato from the common people, and make the military and the civilians fish and water a family."

What Zhu Yihai said was true, this time the 1 horses were scattered into the village, which was actually a very big test for them.This is not much worse than facing a fierce Tartar challenge.

An army is still a Ming army, and it is a new army in the last days. It is very difficult to be like the Yue family army, and it can even be said to be very unrealistic. Fortunately, this army is not an ordinary Ming army. The last army.

After they were reorganized in Ningbo, especially Zhu Yihai gave them rewards and salaries, this new army still has a good new atmosphere. At least the soldiers have some money in their pockets, and some are still recorded in the army account. After several victories in battle, Zhu Yihai immediately cashed in his military rewards, and even gave out some extra rewards each time.

Usually the food in the army is not bad, and I even bought new clothes, socks and shoes for everyone as much as possible, so that they really look like soldiers now, not a group of thieves like refugees and beggars, let alone Zhu Yihai awarded them the pro-military supervision of the country. The honor promised them many wonderful futures.

For example, in the future, children will also have the opportunity to inherit their father's business, and even seal their wives and sons.

The basic necessities of life are guaranteed, and even with real military pay and food income, they can support their families, and even marry a wife and have children in the future. In this troubled world, this is actually very rare.

What's more, there are lofty and great goals such as the righteousness of the country and the restoration of the Han family, which can also give these low-level soldiers a sense of mission.

Some things sound absurd, but in fact they are not a last resort. In fact, not everyone is born to want to be a thief, to make trouble, or to be stabbed in the back.

Even though the Ming Dynasty has always been harsh on the soldiers, withholding their salaries in various ways and owed them, most of the Ming soldiers are very tolerant, only when they are cornered will they rob and kill them, and when they become plundering, it is finally difficult to turn back .

Most of the soldiers are still at the stage of lingering at that pass. As long as there is a way out, they are not willing to take that step. This is like most Ming Dynasty people, even if they still have a bite to eat, they will not easily leave their hometown. Fleeing famine, let alone joining bandits and bandits.

The cost of taking that step is actually huge, and it is very difficult to turn back.

Of course, although Zhu Yihai tried his best to improve the treatment of his new army, this operation was still a great test.

For more than ten days, in general, the performance of each department is not bad, although it is far from what Zhu Yihai expected, but after all, food has to be eaten at one bite, and the road has to be walked step by step.

Many soldiers and horses inevitably disturbed the people, even oppressed the people, and even made such acts as harming the people, but relatively speaking, these were only a very small part.

The most common crimes are such as encroaching on the property of the common people, such as stealing chickens and dogs, such as pulling common people's vegetables without giving money, or giving less, or molesting village women, or even kicking widows' doors at night, and some guys even ask big households to 'borrow food' Some of those who "persuaded donations" even had conflicts and fights with the villagers because of some things.

Fortunately, there is nothing more excessive, and there are no serious vicious incidents such as rape, robbery and murder.

However, there are still many problems exposed, especially the fact that it is very common to eat and receive cards.

"Your team is the best performer. You have truly done nothing wrong with the people, and even sincerely helped the people. Your team has always contributed a lot."

Yang Boxing said, "The humble job is also from the poor, so it doesn't oppress the people."

"It's easy to say, but hard to do. Do you know who is the most powerful oppressor of the poor people? It is often those who were originally poor people and then became powerful. They are the most vicious in oppressing the people." Why? In this way, there may be complex human nature involved.

But this is a very common fact.

If it is not too much pursuit of perfection, in fact, the current situation is relatively good. It can be said that this action has basically passed the test, and it can even be said to have exceeded expectations.

I thought that there might be a few teams out of control, but in the end it was just a few minor problems, which can be corrected.

Think about the Chongzhen Dynasty, why did Kong Youde lead the Denglai New Army to rebel?
The cause was a chicken owned by the landlord.

Another example is the mutiny of many Qin Wang frontier troops, often lacking food and no pay. In the end, the people looted the place, and finally fought with local officials, tyrants, and villagers. There are also a large number of frontier troops, and even many of them are soldiers and horses of King Qin, and some of them are soldiers and horses who went to suppress bandits, and finally became rebels because of the food and wages.

It is said that the frontier troops from all over the country entered King Jingqin back then, but the imperial envoys asked them to camp in several places a day. The purpose was to find a way not to give money and food, because there was an old rule that when new soldiers and horses arrived, they usually sent out the next day after they set up camp. They didn't want food, so they tossed their soldiers and horses vigorously, just to save a few days of food, and they didn't treat soldiers as human beings at all.

The battalions crossing the sea this time, at least have food and pay, and even the soldiers have some money in their pockets. Disturbing the people and looting are not caused by urgent survival needs, but by some old habits in the past, so they are not afraid to rob. It's not that ruthless, and there's not even any further escalation, just small fights.

This kind of thing cannot be completely changed in a day or two.

After a while, Shen Wenzhong was summoned.

"Gu also found out about the Zhang Dapeng matter that you reported earlier, and the sentry officer Zhang Quan also reported it to Gu. Although this matter is not a good thing, it is not a bad thing either."

Shen Wenzhong was very satisfied with Zhang Dapeng, a soldier, and said a lot of good things for him when he reported it.

"The main reason is that some members of the Widow Wang's husband's family have some opinions, thinking that it is offensive, especially damaging their reputation and family style." Shen Wenzhong said.

Zhu Yihai smiled, "This kind of matter can be big or small, it depends on how to solve it. In fact, the best way is to solve the people who have opinions first. They must be dissatisfied with the Widow Wang, but you can ask Zhang Dapeng to give the Wang family some advice." Money is considered compensation for reputation. Another thing, if Widow Wang remarries, Zhang Dapeng can clearly declare that the house and fields left by her husband's family will be left under the name of the son born to Widow Wang and her deceased husband. The child will be managed by Zhang Dapeng. Helping to bring them up, but not changing their surname, so I believe they can be satisfied."

"In addition, we will also give them some compensation, such as recruiting a few soldiers from the Wang family, or supplementing some money and food. I believe they should be reasonable."

Many problems can actually be solved with money, so Zhu Yihai thinks that there is no need to talk about customs and reputation, and direct financial compensation is enough.

Originally, the two of them were also a matter of Lang's love and concubine's wish.

"Your Highness is too kind to this kid." Although Shen Wenzhong said so, his face was still very happy.

"Punishment is still necessary. His actions this time have had a lot of impact. This kid had done a lot of merit this time and could be promoted to a higher level, but he also made such a big mistake, so he was demoted to a second-class soldier and let him Improve your memory."

"On behalf of Zhang Dapeng, I would like to thank Your Highness for your kindness."

"Let that kid come and talk to Gu himself, and transfer him to the standard-bearer battalion."

"It was his pleasure."

"Wen Zhong, you have done a good job in supervising the army in the Banner Bearer Battalion. Since our army is still mixed, I plan to strengthen some supervision. I plan to set up the Supervising Army at a lower level, not only the Banner Bearer Battalion Supervising the military censor and the three ranks of the battalion sentinel team also need to add a deputy, full-time military law supervision, war supervision, etc. They don't care about military command, they are full-time military discipline, military law, and war supervision, what do you think?"

"This is a good thing." Shen Wenzhong replied.

"I think this full-time deputy position should be filled by a scholar. You also know that the big bosses who lead the troops, especially the sentinel-level officers, are mostly uneducated, and many of them are even illiterate. They have always behaved vulgarly. I I hope to use scholars to increase the construction of the army at the grassroots level, especially in terms of military discipline. They should not only focus on military discipline, but also do a good job in ideological work. They must use their cultural knowledge to talk about the righteousness of the country and Chinese civilization to the soldiers below. , about loyalty, filial piety, etiquette and righteousness, we must open the eyes of our soldiers so that they are not just a group of fighters who only know how to kill."

Shen Wenzhong was moved.

"This proposal is very good, but I'm afraid that if a scholar enters the camp, he will not be able to explain clearly to the soldiers."

"Take your time. Our soldiers are a group of loyal people, but most of them are uneducated. After our scholars enter the camp, we must first integrate with them and become brothers who truly fight side by side, rather than high-ranking officers. To share weal and woe with everyone, to live together, to truly understand everyone’s ideas, understand their needs, solve problems for them, and guide them positively.”

Moreover, these talents can also be taught by Zhu Yihai's side and help with military affairs, and then go to the lower level to take up deputy positions. They will have better shaping, and they may even have the opportunity to become excellent officers in the future. Zeng Guofan's Hunan Army in the late Qing Dynasty, Ninety percent of the generals were born as scholars, and they gradually became proficient in military affairs through helping with the camp, and finally became excellent commanding officers.

In all dynasties and dynasties, there will be supervisors, civil officials and eunuchs, but it is undoubtedly relatively rare to have the supervisors go to the lowest sentinel.

What Zhu Yihai said now is even more likely to be unprecedented.

"An army must not only dare to fight and be able to fight, but also must know why to fight. It must also be controllable and safe. The army must be the sharpest sword without hurting its own hands. Do you understand what I mean?"

How could Shen Wenzhong not understand.

"The solitary society will provide food and salaries for the soldiers, and the generals will be responsible for training and commanding, and the daily thoughts and spiritual needs of the soldiers will be solved by you supervisors."

"One thing to remember, you are not going to suppress or even punish them, you are going to live and die with them!"

"I understand!"

Zhu Yihai turned to Yang Boxing, "Gu entrusts you with a task. According to this list, bring back all the soldiers and officers who have violated military discipline."

Those on the list are those who violated discipline and committed crimes among the various troops who went to the countryside during this period.

"How does His Highness plan to deal with them?" Shen Wenzhong asked.

"There is no rule without rules, and the army must enforce orders and prohibit them. If there are bad signs, they must be eliminated immediately. These people will be punished according to the severity of the situation. If it is serious, they will be killed when they should be killed, and they will be dismissed when they should be fired. Lightly hit with military sticks or whips, but there is one thing, don’t deduct everyone’s military pay, let alone fine money.”

"Those salaries and silver are bought by everyone. If you make a mistake, you should be fined, but you don't need to be fined. After the fine, record the file to see the effect. If you commit the crime again, the crime will be aggravated."

"Only by constantly weeding out those black sheep can we improve the team and create a real king."

Zhu Yihai still said the same thing, enlisting in the army, it is a lofty mission to save the country and help the world, but Zhu Yihai is not just talking about ideals and serving the country with everyone. To plunder, if he can't do it, he will eliminate those people one by one.

He has no control over the other armies for the time being, but the ten battalions he assembled by himself are absolutely unambiguous.Money, food and weapons will be given priority to these ten battalions, and military discipline will also be rectified first.

"Should we wait until the battle is over?" Shen Wenzhong asked.

"No, deal with it now."

The essence of power is to constantly compromise and trade, but this matter involves Zhu Yihai's fundamentals, and there is no way to compromise. Otherwise, if a towering building rises on the ground, the foundation will be empty. What are you talking about, the building will collapse sooner or later.

In troubled times, if he can't grasp the military discipline of his soldiers and horses well, then what about the great cause of revival, what about the base areas, what about stabilizing the south of the Yangtze River, what about counterattacking the Central Plains, and restoring the two capitals?

"I'll make money, Wen Zhong, you supervise the army, let Zhang Mingzhen, Wang Zhiren and the others take charge of the battle."

"Boxing, the lone general will form a new army with the standard-bearer battalion as the backbone."

"Let's restore the Habayashi Guard of the Twelve Guards. Gu Te will grant you the guerrilla general of the Habayashi Guard Front Battalion, and a thousand loyal and disciplined soldiers will be drawn from each battalion to form it. Discipline in the army, guarantee the execution of military orders, and organize court-martial.”

Yang Boxing stood there in a daze, unable to react for a moment.

But Shen Wenzhong said, "Your Highness, is this to allow Habayashi Wei to have the authority of Jinyiwei Nanzhen Fusi in the army?"

Jinyiwei is divided into the North and South Town Fusi, of which the North Town Fusi is mainly responsible for handling cases externally, while the South Town Fusi is responsible for internal supervision of the North Town Fusi.

In fact, the Twelve Armies of the Ming Dynasty have changed a lot in the past 200 years, and it can even be said that they have long since returned to the way they were established at the beginning of the founding of the country.

In fact, Habayashi Guard is not as good as Yong Wei and Jin Yi camp.

But now Zhu Yihai has restored the Habayashi Guard and established a new Habayashi Front Battalion, but its duties are different from the original Habayashi Guard. The biggest change here is to supervise the army and even the military court.

Obviously, this is not an army for fighting, but an army responsible for law enforcement, essentially the military police.

Coupled with Zhu Yihai's proposal just now to send scholars to serve as military supervisors at the grassroots level of the sentinel, and to specialize in military law and supervision, Lu Jianguo's intention is obvious. He wants to take the opportunity to strictly enforce military discipline and further strengthen his control over the army up.

"Habayashiqian Battalion has a staff of 1000 people. One part of the soldiers is escorting the camp, supervising the battle and delivering military orders, and the other part belongs to the supervising troops of the sentry teams of each battalion, acting as their law enforcement soldiers."

Shen Wenzhong, the standard-bearer battalion supervisor, will also have a team of supervisors from the former battalion of Habayashi, a full-time deputy supervisor of the army, and a small group of guards from Habayashi, and the deputy supervisor of the lowest team will also have Five Habayashi soldiers, these soldiers only obey the orders of the supervisors.

"Go ahead, catch those who should be caught, kill those who should be killed, expel those who should be expelled, slap those who should be slapped, and whip and whip. Of course, those who behave well should be rewarded. Only rewards and punishments are clear. Only by establishing rules first and then enforcing the law can the orders be strictly enforced, and everyone will be convinced."

"Before the start of the war, everyone will be rewarded with five coins as a reward for everyone's good performance these days."

"After defeating Thief Li, there will be a big reward for Gu!"

(End of this chapter)