Daming 1805

Chapter 247 The Ming Man and the Taixi Man

On the Pier Square in Wilmington, more than 100 Thai-Western militiamen are training.

According to Mu Yongfu's order, Dongyi Kingdom will reorganize the original Thai and Western militias under the Ming military system.

Eight to 16 people form a team, three teams form a flag, three flags form a post, and there are usually more than 100 people in a post.

The Thai-Western militiamen on the pier today are organized in teams of twelve.

Not counting the officers, there were a total of [-] soldiers at a post.

Each team arranged three veterans from the Yin people as role models, and one veteran from the Ming Dynasty as an officer.

Now all the flags are together, under the scolding of the officers of Daming, they walk back and forth, turn around, run, and shout slogans.

This training system, of course, was "invented" by Emperor Shizu, and it is a Ming tradition that has been passed down from the Renwu Dynasty to the present.

Because the ordinary militiamen and the officers of the Ming Dynasty did not understand the language, when the training just started, several translators were also present.

First of all, it is necessary to help the officers translate orders and requirements, and let the soldiers practice and memorize repeatedly, and remember the main typical slogans.

After they memorized it by heart, they could follow the officer's orders, and the interpreter went to rest under the nearby shed.

Stockton took a sip from his water glass and looked up at Erica, who had returned from another team.

After two weeks of preparation, the uniforms of the translators are ready and officially put on today.

The men's uniforms were dark blue, and the women had planned to use light blue.

But Erica firmly opposed it. Although she didn't say it directly, it seemed to avoid placing women in a subordinate position to men, so she finally chose a completely different light brown.

The weather is still relatively cool now, and female translators basically wear knee-length cotton socks or knee-length boots to avoid direct exposure of their calves.

Stockton looked at the image of the girl on the opposite side, seeing that she was wearing clothes that were highly similar to his own, and he always had a weird feeling in his heart, as if the clothes were more suitable for them.

No wonder His Royal Highness Prince Dashi said that these clothes were not specially designed for men.

Erica walked to the rest area, frowned and said Daming's elegant words, and said to Stockton in a questioning tone:

"What are you looking at? Even now, do you still think that the clothes designed by His Royal Highness are not women's clothes? Or do you think such a defeat is more slutty?"

Stockton immediately reacted:

"No, no, I didn't mean that. I just suddenly discovered that the clothes are quite suitable for you."

Erica didn't show any expression, and didn't make any further response.

Picking up his water glass, he sipped his tea slowly while watching the soldiers training not far away.

Looking at those soldiers who were a little clumsy, always walking irregularly, and often moving their arms and legs on the same side, they couldn't help shaking their heads secretly.

"To educate these Taixi people, the soldiers of Ming Dynasty really worked hard..."

At this time, Stockton came over again to find a topic, and asked in English:
"Erica, are you from Wilmington, too? Erica should be your first name instead of your last name?"

Erica frowned slightly and turned her head, still answering in Daming elegant words:

"My surname is Ai now, you know it now."

Stockton looked embarrassed, so he could only go back to continue the river and watch the soldiers train.

Ten minutes later, the on-site training was temporarily suspended, and the soldiers rested where they were, while the instructor, Officer Daming, went to drink water.

Erica saw the officer of the flag she was serving as the translator approaching, and almost subconsciously took a cup and handed it over:
"President Li Qi, here's your tea..."

Li Qingsong, known as Mr. Li Qi, was obviously taken aback, subconsciously moved aside, and took the cup from the other side:
"Thank you, I'll just come by myself..."

Erica didn't feel anything at all, and moved forward a little:

"President Li Qi, do you usually train like this?"

Li Qingsong replied casually:
"Not often, but every month except for two days off, we have to train.

"And the current intensity is the adaptation training of new recruits, which is completely different from the model of our regular soldiers."

Erica seemed taken aback, mainly trying to find something to talk about:

"Training every day? Is Ming's soldier training so strict!"

Li Qingsong waved his hand and said:

"Da Ming's soldiers are also divided into different types, not all of them are so strict..."

Li Qingsong didn't seem to want to say more, but Erica seemed very curious, and moved forward a little:

"Then what are the specific categories? Which category do you belong to?"

Li Qingsong looked at the Xiyi woman, and subconsciously moved a little distance away from her.

Li Qingsong knew that women in Xiyi were very casual. Except for Sister Yao, most women in Daming would not be so close to others.

I am the regular army of Xintianfu Huangzhuang, and the pro-army of His Majesty the Emperor Ming, so I can't be casual.

"Da Ming's troops have three jurisdictions and three different types.

"The so-called three kinds of affiliation are the local imperial court troops, Huangzhuang troops, and vassal state troops.

"Three types, that is, the standing regular army, the militia reserve, and the armed civilians.

"I belong to the standing army of Xintianfu Huangzhuang, the real emperor's army."

Erica immediately went on to press for details:
"Is the emperor's army the Imperial Guard? What's the difference between these different types of troops?"

Stockton was also listening behind the two, and he was also very interested in what Li Qingsong said.

But I feel inexplicably that this situation is a bit strange now.

Li Qingsong looked up at Stockton behind him, and nodded to the curious male translator:

"Nominally speaking, our Huangzhuang troops in Xintianfu have the same training standards as the regular army of the Ming dynasty.

"We are all elite troops of the highest level in Ming Dynasty, but in fact our standard in Xintianfu will be even higher.

"Because we are the troops directly under His Majesty, only His Majesty can teach and mobilize us.

"Our supplies and weapons and equipment are directly supplied by Huangzhuang and the imperial consortium, and do not go through the accounts of the imperial household department and the military department.

"Our overall number is relatively small, the number of people and departments involved is the least, and the efficiency is of course higher.

"As for the troops of the vassal states, the standards are quite different.

"Because the troops of the vassal states are supported by the vassal states, and the states of the Ming vassal states are different.

"The troops of the wealthy feudal states on the front line are not much different from the regular army of the imperial court.

"As for the surrounding areas of the Ming Dynasty, that is, the vassal states in the rear, there may be no standing army at all.

"As for the militia, ten days of training per quarter are practiced in wartime, and twenty days in a year in peacetime.

"Armed civilians are only available to immigrants in pioneering areas. For example, immigrants to the west of Mihe River are basically armed civilians.

"The training standard for armed civilians is three days a month, and it may increase at any time according to the situation."

Erica noticed Li Qingsong's gaze, and subconsciously looked back.

Seeing that Stockton was behind, he couldn't help curling his lips.

Erica ignored Stockton and was about to continue chatting with Li Qingsong, but Li Qingsong had already put down his glass and stood up:

"I have to go back to continue training, if you have nothing to do, you don't have to wait here.

"When the training is almost over, it doesn't matter if you come over again or don't come at all."

Erica immediately smiled, shook her head and waved her hands, saying:
"No, no, our task today is to serve as translators for the Ming soldiers and militiamen,

"We'll just guard here. If there's any password that you don't understand, we'll be of use to you..."

Li Qingsong was noncommittal, waved goodbye to Stockton again, and went back to continue training those Taixi militiamen.

After Li Qingsong left, Erica glanced at Stockton, and the smile on her face had disappeared.

There was an inexplicable pause for a few seconds, and Erica finally said nothing, and sat in her seat to sort out her thoughts by herself.

Li Qi always takes the initiative to distance himself from himself, he doesn't get close to him at all, he is completely different from some people.

This is probably because Tessie's men are always used to thinking with their lower body, and only want to find more lovers to vent their desires.

On the other hand, men in Daming place more emphasis on feelings, care more about family, and pay more attention to responsibilities and obligations.

They only stay with the women in their own family, and Daming's women also like to stay at home to take care of their husbands and raise their children.

Hey, Daming's family is a truly harmonious and beautiful family, while Taixi's family and the relationship between men and women are distorted.

The family is the foundation of social stability. Only a stable and harmonious family can lead to a prosperous, strong and great country.

Fortunately, Daming came to Beiyin Continent and established Dongyi Kingdom belonging to Daming here.

Under the leadership of Daming, Dongyi Kingdom will gradually become a Ming-style country.

It would be great if I could marry a Ming soldier...

In more than a dozen counties on the Dongyi Peninsula, and in Long Island, New York, hundreds of kilometers to the north, in various counties and relatively large towns, similar situations began to occur one after another.

The translators put on their uniforms and began to cooperate with the troops that have been prepared one after another, and went to the subordinate counties and villages to station.

They will pursue similar militia reorganization and training in the various counties.

The grassroots officers of the Ming Dynasty who gave orders in the troops and training caused widespread yearning among the surrounding Thai and Western women groups.

There are also women who are bolder and more direct than Erica, but the soldiers of Daming and Huangzhuang have extremely high discipline.

They are basically the same as Li Qingsong, holding back their airs and keeping a respectful distance from these women.

(End of this chapter)