Daming: I, the emperor who trains the carpenter

Chapter 849

As we all know, Da Ming's army has always been in a Schrödinger state between the elite and the mob.

Whether you can fight or not depends mainly on equipment and salary.

If you don't have money to pay, firing three shots before the battle is worthy of the emperor, but if you pay money to pay for equipment, it's still okay, Ming's soldiers will definitely not be weak.

In the Tianqi Dynasty, Zhu Youxiao was deeply troubled by the frontier and had no reliable soldiers at hand, so he appointed Zhang Haogu to train a reliable elite.

This is the origin of the Ming Dynasty New Army.

These families were divided into military merit fields, received a full amount of money, and could eat and drink enough. The professional sergeants who trained every day performed extremely well in the Apocalypse Dynasty.

Conquer Liaodong, Conquer Monan, Conquer Annan.
With no worries, sufficient military pay and food, excellent military equipment and the most advanced military literacy, the new army of the Ming Dynasty is the most reliable card in the hands of the imperial court. The 47 new army can overwhelm the entire Ming Dynasty and no one dares to resist.

However, from the initial selection and organization of this new army to the subsequent training and formation of the army, a series of the new army is in charge of the former new party and now the Datong party. This new army obeys the orders of Tianqi and Zhang Haogu, but absolutely Will not obey Zhu Youjian's order.

This is also the reason why Zhu Youjian tried every means to toss, the capital is really too unsafe.

Thinking about the breakup between Emperor Tianqi and Zhang Haogu, the officials and generals of the new party supported Zhang Haogu one after another, which made Tianqi even move the idea of ​​moving the capital to Yingtian. Isn’t it because the north is full of new parties and new armies, and there is no sense of security in staying there? ?

Zhu Youjian also heard Qian Qianyi mention that not all of the new army are people who are willing to fight with Zhang Haogu.

The original intention of the establishment of the new army, a professional army, was to build an elite and capable army for use by the imperial court. Many of the policies proposed by Zhang Haogu at that time were also for the loyalty of the new army.

Including the selection of good families from all over the country, the distribution of military merits and Yongye fields in various places, the improvement of the honor and status of the army, the implementation of the policy of respecting the army and giving priority to the army, and so on.

This led to the new army of the Ming Dynasty. In fact, their foundations were still based on their respective hometowns. The fields in their hometowns and relatives were taken care of by the local yamen, so that the new army was free from worries.

But now these soldiers of the new army have land, family members, and local ties. How many of them are willing to follow Zhang Haogu to the bitter cold land of Liaodong?

In this regard, Qian Qianyi even proposed a plan to Zhu Youjian: "Your Majesty, the new army is bound by local fields and family members, and the imperial court guarantees the family, so they have no worries and can train and fight with peace of mind. Now the Datong party members are moving north. , His Majesty can take this opportunity to win over some generals, after all, the homeland is hard to leave."

"What's more, His Majesty is the Son of Heaven, the Supreme Being, possesses the legal principles, and has the holy decree. The new army will always be stable, even if His Majesty has a usable army."

For this plan proposed by Qian Qianyi, Zhu Youjian still approves it. He is not really a fool. Bloodline, Zhu Youjian's mind is still very clear when he is normal, and he is very aware of what is the biggest gap between him and his brother Emperor Tianqi.

Zhu Youxiao had great power in the world, but he was too lazy to use it, so he handed it over to Zhang Haogu, and asked Zhang Haogu to handle military and state affairs on his behalf.

And Zhu Youjian wanted to handle the world's major affairs by himself, but he had no corresponding rights.

So almost every night, Zhu Youjian is envious of his brother, envious of Zhu Youxiao's ability to easily control the power of the world, envious of Zhu Youxiao's ability to travel around the mountains and rivers, and envious of Zhu Youxiao's soldiers in his hands There are officials in Ma who can ignore the opposition forces, and envy Zhu Youxiao for doing almost nothing, gaining the reputation of Tianqi Zhongxing for nothing, and even becoming Zhongzong.

Every advantage of Zhu Youxiao is envied by Zhu Youjian but cannot be obtained. He is really envious.

Now that he has this opportunity to control some military power, Zhu Youjian really doesn't want to let it go.

Soon, Zhu Youjian invited Zhang Haogu, and the two sides started a discussion on Zhang Haogu's feudal affairs.

In the Wuying Hall, Zhu Youjian, Zhang Haogu, Zhang Ruitu, Lu Xiangsheng, Qian Qianyi, and Wen Tiren sat on two sides. Obviously Zhu Youjian also wanted to understand, and he didn't play any pretense anymore.

"King Liao, let me be blunt. What are you willing to do to become a feudal clan? If you have any requirements, please discuss them with everyone." Zhu Youjian said.

Zhang Haogu smiled slightly: "I don't have any demands, I just want to confirm some basic rights of my ministers."

"Your Majesty is willing to enshrine the King of Liao. I am very grateful, but if this King of Liao does not have the right to open a government, if he does not have the land of Liaodong, and if he does not have soldiers and horses, then I am afraid that I will not be able to sleep."

Zhu Youjian's face darkened, and he said: "If you want to open the mansion, I will give it to you. I will also give you the land of Liaodong. I can give you all the soldiers and horses. I will give you all these. Is the king of Liao satisfied?"

Qian Qianyi quickly said: "Besides Shanhaiguan, it belongs to the King of Liao. The inside of Shanhaiguan, including Shanhaiguan, is still under the control of the imperial court."

Zhu Youjian woke up suddenly, he almost forgot Shanhaiguan!
If Shanhaiguan is in Zhang Haogu's hands, then he can come and go freely in the north of Ming Dynasty, and the whole Zhili is under Zhang Haogu's threat.

"That's right, Shanhaiguan must be in the hands of the imperial court. This is my bottom line." Zhu Youjian hurriedly made amends.

Zhang Haogu has nothing to do with it: "Of course, Shanhaiguan will naturally be handed over to the imperial court."

Wen Tiren added: "In terms of soldiers and horses, if the sergeants voluntarily go with the King of Liao, the court will never stop them, but the soldiers are unwilling to leave their homeland. Shouldn't the King of Liao let the soldiers stay and reunite with their families?"

Zhang Haogu nodded: "That's the case, the court will not stop those who are willing to go with me, but I will not force those who want to stay."

Zhang Haogu is very clear that the current new army does not completely listen to him. The moment when the new army is the strongest is the moment when Zhu Youxiao is behind him and Zhang Haogu is in power.

But how much of the current new army can obey the command, Zhang Haogu himself is not sure.

Therefore, if someone is willing to stay, Zhang Haogu is naturally willing, and it is also a good thing for the new army to screen out reliable people.

After the army and fiefdoms have been achieved, the main event is the migration of the people and the development of the land of Liaodong.

"Liaodong is bitter and cold, and the land is vast and sparsely populated. People need to be relocated to fill Liaodong. Of course, this matter is still voluntary. Those who are willing to come to Liaodong will not be stopped by the court. If they do not want to come, they will still not be forced to move." Zhang Haogu Said.

Zhu Youjian was a little irritable, but he still held back his anger and nodded in agreement.

Qian Qianyi and Wen Tiren persuaded Zhu Youjian long before Zhang Haogu and the others were called to discuss. Even if Zhang Haogu wanted to relocate the people, it would depend on how many people were willing to go to that bitter cold place in Liaodong.

What's more, the most important thing now is to send Zhang Haogu away. After he leaves, the follow-up agreement can be ignored slowly.

As for the moment, the key is to agree to Zhang Haogu's conditions first and send him away as soon as possible.

Therefore, Zhu Youjian nodded and agreed to the relocation of the people. Even if he knew that this would strengthen Zhang Haogu's strength outside the customs, Zhu Youjian couldn't care less.

He doesn't have any power now, so how can he have so much confidence to bargain with Zhang Haogu?

If Zhang Haogu does not leave, the rights of the entire Daming have nothing to do with him, but if Zhang Haogu leaves, then Daming truly belongs to him.

Before that, it’s okay to agree to Zhang Haogu’s conditions. Anyway, now that Daming is not in charge, it’s the best choice to send some money to the people so that Zhang Haogu can go away obediently.

Soon, Zhu Youjian and Zhang Haogu reached a series of agreements:

Including relocating common people and expanding the population of Liaodong;
Develop Liaodong and build an industrial base;

Allow Zhang Haogu to establish a government system;
Allow Zhang Haogu to have his own army;

Allow Zhang Haogu to leave and so on.

These conditions can be called losing power and humiliating the country, but Zhu Youjian agreed to them one by one. In the eyes of Zhu Youjian and Wen Tiren, nothing in front of them is more important than holding power, and some sacrifices are inevitable in the process.

What's more, Zhang Haogu allowed Zhu Youjian to rebuild the three major battalions. As long as they are not in the new army, they can join Zhu Youjian's three major battalions.

With this condition, Zhu Youjian is very satisfied.

And after all, what is sacrificed is not oneself and one's own interests, so it doesn't matter.

After reaching an agreement, Zhang Haogu returned to his current residence in the capital, Liao Wangfu.

"Duke Ming is back."

"I'm back, let's call everyone for a meeting."

Zhang Haogu hurried to the main hall, and soon everyone came together: "Minggong."

Zhang Haogu signaled everyone to sit down: "Everyone, I have talked with the emperor today. The emperor allowed me to establish a government system, have an army, and allow us to relocate people. The imperial court will also give resources to Liaodong to strengthen the construction of Liaodong and so on. "

Huang Zongxi smiled and said, "Okay, in this way, we will be more confident."

Zhang Haogu looked at Zhou Yuji and Han Yaowei: "Contact the towns and ask them how many people are willing to stay and how many people are willing to go with us."

"Remember not to force the soldiers. The soldiers are all born and died. It is normal to have their own choices."

"Those who are willing to stay will be automatically withdrawn from the new army ranks. If they want to continue serving in the army, they can join the three major battalions of the court. If they don't want to join the army, they can just quit the army. The court also has subsidies."

"For those who are willing to go with us, count their family members and land acres, and when they arrive in Liaodong, they will be given double the land acres, and at the same time, they will be given housing allowances and relocation allowances."

"On this point, the officers and men of all towns must ask clearly, including those who are currently in Liaodong, to ensure that the officers and men will not have emotional problems. After all, it is much better to make it clear now than to have conflicts in the future."

Zhou Yuji nodded: "I understand."

"Ming Gong, there are me, brother Han, and brother Cao in the towns inside and outside the pass, but what about Dongying and Jiaozhi?"

Zhang Haogu said: "It is still the same. Those who are willing to continue to follow us and relocate their family members in a unified manner. It is difficult to find a place to settle down in the Central Plains in a short time, but Dongying Jiaofu is now under the rule of the imperial court, and we take it on our own. Nothing is impossible."

Everyone understood what Zhang Haogu said.

After all, what Datong Party members are going to do in the future is a major event that will change the world, and such a major event requires unswerving followers. Therefore, whether it is an official of the Datong Party, a general, a soldier, or a student, they all need this test.

Do you want to stay in the prosperous north and south Zhili to enjoy the blessings, or go outside the customs to continue chasing your ideals.

Now that there are hundreds of thousands of new troops, Zhang Haogu would rather keep one hundred thousand unwavering followers than hundreds of thousands of vacillating troops.

After confirming the future situation of the new army, Zhang Haogu said again: "Elder Chang and Jiandou are in charge of counting the list of key members of our Datong party members. Those who have been remembered by the emperor and the old party may be dangerous in the future and must leave. , it's for their safety."

"As for where to go, Liaodong, Jiaozhi, Dongying, or even Nanyang can all be used. These places will inevitably be under the control of my fellow party members in the future to ensure that our hard work will not be in vain."

Everyone agrees with this, Jiaozhi, Dongying, and Nanyang, these places are all hard-won lands of the Datong party members, and they are also important defensive areas to protect Daming. Once these places are lost, Daming can easily meet again spying on the outside.

Although the Datong party members want to change the world in the future, they never want the Han people to be threatened by the foreigners and barbarians outside, and solve their own problems by themselves, so that foreigners and barbarians don't come to meddle indiscriminately.

Zhang Haogu didn't want it to happen that the Datong party members and Zhu Youjian started a war, and the foreigners outside found an opportunity to take advantage of it and loot it.

After completing these instructions, Zhang Haogu looked at the officials of the Ministry of Industry again: "Part of Liaodong's coal and iron reserves have been discovered, and now it's time to start building Liaodong's industry."

"The imperial court will provide workers, craftsmen, equipment, etc., but we can't rely on the imperial court. Look at the factories that belonged to us in various places, and those that can be relocated have begun to relocate."

"The factories and equipment craftsmen in Yunnan moved to Hanoi, and the factories in the north moved to Liaodong to build our industrial base."

Afterwards, with Zhu Youjian's active cooperation, there was wave after wave all over Daming.

First of all, it is about the wave of immigration to Liaodong. The Liao Palace gave extremely generous treatment. As long as they immigrate to Liaodong, they will distribute land, allocate houses, and guarantee their jobs. For this reason, many workers and people are willing to try it in Liaodong.

After all, he followed Mr. Zhang, how could Mr. Zhang treat the people badly?
Then there is the opinion survey within the New Army. Those who are willing to continue to follow the Datong Party and those who are willing to stay and be loyal to Daming soon split. In addition, the New Party is divided into many factions, and many people are loyal to the Datong Party. Daming is the first target. Now that the Datong Party and the imperial court have disagreements, these people naturally choose to be loyal to the imperial court.

After all, Zhu Youxiao is dead, can Zhu Youjian be more outrageous than Zhu Youxiao?
And everyone's family members are here, so you can't drag your family to Liaodong, right?

Many new party generals and officials who have official titles and status are reluctant to part with everything they have now. They choose to be loyal to the court, and Zhu Youjian is also very happy to accept these generals and officials.

For Zhu Youjian, learning literary and martial arts and selling them to the emperor's family, these generals and officials can just expand his party members and become his help in the court.

The new army, which had reached a total of 54, was also divided into two parts.

A large part of them are willing to stay, and those who stay are also willing to continue to work for the court.

After all, the imperial court distributes land and pays the army, and many people have different status in their hometowns, so they don't want to follow the Datong party to move forward. They feel that their goal has been achieved.

The total number of those who are willing to stay is as high as 30.

Since so many new troops were willing to stay, Zhu Youjian couldn't help but announce that he would divide the 30 new troops into two parts, of which 20 would be incorporated into the three major battalions of Shuntian Prefecture, and the other [-] Enter the three camps of Yingtian Mansion.

As for the new army, he didn't mention the name at all. In the Chongzhen Dynasty of Ming Dynasty in the future, there would no longer be any new army titles. There were only three battalions of his Emperor Chongzhen.

"Ming Gong, this is the list of soldiers and officers who are willing to go with us."

Looking at the list sent by Zhou Yuji and Han Yaowei, Zhang Haogu nodded, "Well, it's a good thing that there are still so many people willing to follow us."

"Unfortunately, many people are satisfied with what they have so far and don't want to move anymore." Zhou Yuji still felt a little pity, after all, some of his old subordinates didn't want to continue working hard.

Zhang Haogu smiled and comforted him: "Everyone has their own ambitions, why bother? For us, the world is the goal, but for more ordinary people, isn't it a blessing in life to have a wife and children on the bed?"

"A family's stability is the most important thing in the eyes of ordinary people. The soldiers put their heads on their pants and followed us on the battlefield, isn't it for the sake of enjoying peace in the future?"

"So there's nothing to be sorry about."

After seeing off Zhou Yuji and Han Yaowei, Zhang Ruitu came again: "I counted the list of our Datong Party. These are the core and backbone. Eighty percent of them are willing to go with us, and the rest do not intend to leave."

Zhang Haogu was silent for a moment, and said: "It's understandable for those who don't want to leave."

"Those who don't want to leave, whether they quit or resign, let them go and don't stop them."

"And they don't plan to quit, they just want to stay, so let them temporarily hide their names and hide them, which is safer for them. After all, once we leave, the power in the court will be empty, and the emperor will inevitably want to install himself With the hands of our Datong Party, we will carry out a cleansing attack."

Zhang Ruitu said: "Well, in my opinion, we still need to keep some reliable people to prepare for the future. It would be great if we can hide some of our people in the court. After all, we also need to know the news of the court in time."

Zhang Haogu said: "Originally I planned to ask Eunuch Wei, but if we leave and leave Eunuch Wei alone, I will feel sorry for him."

"In this regard, I will discuss with Commander Tian. Jin Yiwei has many talents, so it is not difficult to plant some spies."

Zhang Ruitu nodded: "Those who stay, I will try my best to persuade them to leave Zhili."

Zhang Haogu naturally agrees with this: "Yes, Ganshan, Southwest and other places are good choices. At least these places can guarantee stability. In the future, Zhili will definitely not be peaceful. We can still watch plays in Liaodong. But the colleagues who stay in Zhili will suffer.”

As he spoke, Zhang Haogu sighed softly: "After ten years of hard work, we have finally reached this point. We are separated today, and we will come back in the future. I don't know how many familiar faces there are."

(End of this chapter)