Kangxi, your Qing Dynasty is dead

Chapter 223 It's not good, Da Yuan wants to cheat the corpse!

"What does it mean to have soldiers as generals, and soldiers to follow the generals?"

When Wang Zhongxiao uttered the eight words "Soldiers follow the generals, and the soldiers follow the generals", all the people who came to the meeting in the lobby of the Yingtian government office frowned.

Immediately someone followed up with a question.

The third prince Zhu himself was the one who asked the question. As the candidate of Ming Xiandi, he should know whose puppet he is, right?

"Your Highness," Wang Zhongxiao replied, "the so-called soldiers are generals. It does not mean that all the soldiers are directly assigned to a general, but that the soldiers are the generals at each level. The superiors are generals and the subordinates are soldiers. For example One Shichang is responsible for recruiting ten soldiers. These ten soldiers are Shichang's people, preferably brothers and sisters of Shichang. Above Shichang, there is a whistle chief, and one whistle chief is responsible for recruiting ten Shichang, and ten Shichang It is best to be the dearest relatives and friends of the post commander. There is a battalion commander above the post commander, and a battalion commander is responsible for recruiting five post commanders.

Such a soldier will have a general, that is, the battalion commander and the battalion below are teachers and students, relatives and friends, fellow clansmen, fellow villagers, and form a complete whole. Only in this way can we work together to die together and live together!
As for the soldiers to follow the general, it is to ensure that the soldiers will have a method that can be carried out to the end, that is, where will the soldiers go, where will the soldiers go!The battalion commander, the sentry commander, and the ten commanders cannot be transferred in rotation. If these three commanders die in battle or retire, all their soldiers in the first battalion, one sentry, and one tenure will either be dismissed, or they will follow the methods that soldiers will have. to reform.

Only in this way can the absolute control of the soldiers be guaranteed!
And this set of soldiers is for the general, and the number of routes the soldiers follow the general is only up to the battalion level, and there is no need to execute it above the battalion.All the battalion commanders have to listen to the words of the Ming court!
In addition, this method of soldiers following the generals is currently only practiced in the five counties of Jiangning, Shangyuan, Jurong, Lishui, and Gaochun under Yingtianfu.You can rely on the gentry of the five counties, and then based on the existing five-county regiment training, encourage the big and small leaders of the five-county regiment training to return to their hometowns to recruit people to join the group.What kind of officials they can be, depends on how many people they can attract!
As for those five-county regiments who can't attract people, they can be mixed with the soldiers from the former Jiangning city guard battalion who surrendered to us to form a new Yingtian Town, dedicated to guarding Yingtian City.The siege of the imperial city can also be managed by Yingtian Town."

Wang Zhongxiao spoke eloquently, explaining in detail one by one the ideas he had prepared for the new Ming court to build an army.

His way of "soldiers are for the generals, and the soldiers follow the generals" is actually the way Zeng Guofan formed the Hunan Army in history.

Although the Hunan Army and the Huai Army are not highly evaluated in the history books of later generations, the combat effectiveness of the Hunan Army is actually very good.At the beginning of its birth, this landlord regiment had the strength to compete with the Taiping Army in its heyday.

At the beginning of the fourth year of Xianfeng, only half a year after Zeng Guofan began to train troops in Hengzhou, the Hunan Army won the first battle and repelled the Taiping Army brigade that invaded Hunan.In the next few months, the Hunan Army also severely damaged the Taiping Army in Yuezhou, killed the Taiping Army general Zeng Tianyang, recovered Wuchang, Hanyang and other places, and captured Tianjia, which was heavily fortified by the Taiping Army at the end of the year. Town, encircled Jiujiang City.

Although the Hunan Army was defeated by Shi Dakai not long after, it was not that the Hunan Army's combat effectiveness was not good, but that Zeng Guofan could only fight dull battles, and he could not beat Shi Dakai, the winged king of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.

The series of victories of the Hunan Army before Zeng Guofan's encounter with Shi Dakai has also fully demonstrated that as long as he dares to thoroughly implement the principle of "soldiers follow the generals, soldiers follow the generals", it is possible to quickly form an elite army.

Without this "quick Hunan army", relying on the Eight Banners soldiers and the Green Battalion soldiers to fight against the five scum, the Qing Dynasty would definitely not be able to survive the Xianfeng Year!
At present, the small imperial court of the Ming Dynasty, which only owns the five counties in the south of the Yangtze River in Yingtianfu, needs most of all an elite army that can be assembled within a few months. With this elite army, the imperial court in Nanjing can stand firm and resist the Qing Dynasty The counterattack that may be launched by the other side, and it will not fall into the hands of "Master Geng and Prime Minister Geng".

As for whether this fast-growing elite army will decay quickly after completing its mission like the Hunan Army in history, it is not Wang Zhongxiao's current consideration.

And "Ming Xiandi" Zhu Cijiong also repeatedly weighed Wang Zhongxiao's way in his heart. This method of "soldiers follow the generals, and the soldiers follow the generals" seems to be okay, right?
Anyway, he just "dedicated to the emperor", and his requirements should not be too high. It is impossible to have a firm grasp of the army like the great grandfather.Since he can't control it by himself, it's better to let a group of battalion leaders who "soldiers are the generals, and the soldiers follow the generals" be in charge of the soldiers, is it better than handing over all the troops to "a certain grand master" and "a certain prime minister"?

After all, it is unlikely that a group of camp leaders will usurp the throne!

There is only one "Xiandi", who will be usurped?

After thinking clearly about the relationship between power and strength, "Emperor Ming Xian" nodded and said: "Li Zhongtang's method is really ingenious. If soldiers don't follow the generals, how can the generals be willing to train and build the army wholeheartedly? If the soldiers don't follow the generals, then the soldiers will How can you treat generals like food and clothing for your parents, and do whatever you want? But this high-paid soldier... can we afford it?"

"It's still affordable for the time being," Lu Sanhao nodded. "The Liangjiang Governor's Yamen and the Jiangning Weaving Yamen are not in the city. We have taken down these two Yamens in Mancheng. Duolong is a big corrupt official, and the minister's people have already taken them from him." More than 20 taels of silver were found in the yamen of Jiangning, and more than 40 taels of banknotes from the Jiangnan branch of UBS were found. Adding one piece can bring 50 taels. There are more silver deposits in Jiangning Weaving Yamen, no less than 10 taels , There is also a large amount of cloth and silk satin, worth no less than [-] taels, and these alone are more than one million taels!
In addition, Yingtianfu is originally a big city where businesses gather, as long as the trade on the river is not interrupted, we can collect a lot of taxes a year. "

Hearing what Lu Sanhao said, Wang Zhongxiao sighed in his heart: This Lu Sanhao ransacked the house too fast, right?I was busy laying out the siege of the whole city, and he copied the yamen of Duolong and Cao Xi!Now Duolong has lost a lot. Besides, he is so greedy and lecherous, how could he only be confiscated with more than [-] taels of silver?
In addition, where are my little teachers?Have they all been embezzled by your surname Lu?
"More than one million taels is enough for a while!" Wang Zhongxiao didn't have the time to argue with Lu Sanhao for the time being, so he just counted with his fingers, "The training salary of the Yingtian regiment should be higher, otherwise no one will work hard. A regiment soldier is given a monthly salary of three taels of silver, which must be paid in full, and must not be deducted in arrears. Food, training and other expenses are calculated separately and cannot be deducted from the monthly salary.

As for the very long monthly salary, I will give ten taels.The whistle chief will double again, giving 20 taels a month.And the battalion commander will give 50 taels a month, and 600 taels a year! "

"600 taels a year?" Lu Sanhao took a deep breath, "This is almost as high as the salary of the admiral!"

"Yes!" Wang Zhongxiao nodded, "A battalion commander can get the salary of the admiral of the Qing army's green battalion, and my Guangdong new army also pays money like this!

The training of our Yingtian Regiment is calculated based on 8000 battalions. There are 150 battalion commanders in total, and the annual expenditure is only 240 taels.There are 6000 whistle chiefs, calculated according to 500 taels, that is, 120 taels.There are 18 people in charge, 36 taels per person a year, a total of 54 taels.The battalion has 77 soldiers, and each person is paid 4000 taels a year, which is [-] taels. The annual military salary expenditure of the Tianfu Regiment is [-] taels of silver!

In addition to military rations, training, military uniforms, equipment, gunpowder, various miscellaneous expenses, etc., 120 million taels of silver a year should be enough. If you go to war, you will definitely have to give rewards. How much it will cost is not clear now. Let’s talk about it later. ! "

"Three Goods," Third Prince Zhu asked Lu Sanhao with a smile, "Do you think this 120 million can be raised? This is our wealth and life! If you have a way, then I will support you as the Secretary of the Household Department and the Minister of Tianfu! "

"Yes, that's right," Chen Yonghua nodded again and again, "This money has to be spent three times. I'll think about the Yangtze River water transportation. I haven't exposed it yet, so I can continue to eat two ends. The business tax on the Yangtze River and the salt tax in Yingtianfu It can still be guaranteed, and the flow of gold and silver should also be maintained.”

What Chen Yonghua said is not nonsense, as long as the third prince Zhu and the others do not have the strength to swallow Jiangnan in one go, then the Qing court can still get money and food from Jiangnan. When water transportation is seriously threatened, sea transportation is very important.

And Chen Yonghua, the commander of the naval aid and suppression navy, happened to be able to help the Qing Dynasty transport grain with Yang Qilong.

With the contribution of transporting grain, the Qing court had to coax Chen Yonghua into "smuggling" on the Yangtze River and the dispatch of gold and silver. Isn't it all the business of the Chen family?

Wang Zhongxiao also said: "Three good things, His Royal Highness Ding Wang is right, you work hard, and I also support you as Minister of the Household Department and Governor of Shuntian Prefecture!"

With Chen Yonghua's guarantee and the promises of Third Prince Zhu and Wang Zhongxiao, Lu Sanhao can only work hard!

"Since that's the case, it's 120 million a year, then I'll think of a way! I'll search again, and maybe I can find another one with hundreds of thousands and millions of dollars from Liangjiang Governor's Yamen and Jiangning Weaving Yamen. In this way, we will have a Years of expenses!"

When Lu Sanhao said this, his heart ached!
While talking, he was still thinking: No matter how much the various taxes of Ying Tianfu are collected, it probably won't exceed 100 million a year!There is still a court to spend, and Geng Jingzhong will definitely have to spend money to support them after they come!I am afraid that if there is no 300 million a year, the court will not be able to continue!No, just be less greedy
"Okay!" Third Prince Zhu nodded, "If you don't have any opinions, then this matter will be settled like this. Who will take care of this?"

"Let Sanhao and Tianran take care of the formation of regiments and training together!" Wang Zhongxiao immediately said, "I don't care about this matter. I will draw 1000 people for the training of the old regiment, plus the recruited Jiangning guards. Let’s use it to besiege the imperial city. The 2000 people are not counted as Yingtian regiments, even if it is the Yingtian town army, Guangdong will be responsible for the expenses!”

Of course, Wang Zhongxiao will also leave a capable army in Yingtian Mansion!

With his own army, he can remotely command the party members staying in Nanjing!
Chen Yonghua also laughed and said: "The King of Yanping has also prepared two thousand sailors, led by Zong Zhenjiang Sheng, and they will arrive by water in a few days. Even if it is the Caojiang Water Camp of the imperial court! Their expenses will also be paid by the Yanping Palace. "

Of course Zheng Jing is "fine", and of course he wants to leave his own army in Nanjing!
And it is also a specially trained inland river navy equipped with special river and sea galley clippers.

"Okay, okay, let's do it like this!" Emperor Ming Xian smiled, "But hurry up. Geng Jingzhong's army should come to Yingtian Mansion soon, right? We don't have much time!
In addition, when will this king move into the original Liangjiang governor's yamen?How about setting up the palace there? "

Zhu Cijiong, the imperial city of Nanjing, can't get in for the time being, but the governor's office of Liangjiang is also good. That's Duolong, the corrupt official's home in Nanjing, but Duolong is famous for his love of beautiful women!
Now Zhu Cijiong can finally enjoy the joy of dedicating himself to the emperor
Lu Sanhao immediately replied: "Tomorrow, tomorrow will be able to move! My lord, I have prepared everything for you. Early tomorrow morning, we will arrange a large sedan chair carried by 36 people and [-] palace guards (guests will play guest roles), I will formally carry you into the city from the Jubao Gate in Nanjing City, and I will definitely give you a good time!"

"Okay!" Third Prince Zhu smiled, "Great, now I, Ming, will officially return to Nanjing City!"

Here in Nanjing, the new master entered the city, and the scenery is beautiful.

On the Beijing side, Mongolia is attacking, and people are panicking!

The news of the drastic change in Nanjing has not yet spread to Liangjiang in Beijing, and it is now in chaos!The governor of Liangjiang was trapped in Wuhu, Fuyuan General Kang Wangjieshu was fighting hard in Jiujiang, General Jiang Ning's lair was stolen, and a group of pirates suddenly broke into the Yangtze River.
Therefore, the efficiency of this message transmission will inevitably be discounted and discounted.

But even if Nanjing fell and the news of Da Ming's return reached Beijing, probably not many people would care about it.

Because the city of Beijing is now facing a bigger crisis - Da Yuan is going to cheat his corpse!
Well, Zhu Ming entered Jinling, and Dayuan returned to Beijing. Is this the end of the Qing Dynasty or the end of the Yuan Dynasty?

The children of the Eight Banners in the city of Beijing are a little bit confused, this big show comes out again and again, it is really too lively!

However, the Mongol Empress Dowager Bumbutai sitting in the Palace of Compassion in the Forbidden City in Beijing was not panicking at this time. After learning that the Mongolian army of Abu Nai and Burni had raided and occupied Juyongguan, and the soldiers were approaching Under the city of Changping, Genghis Khan's nine-headed white flag and the Chahar eagle flag were publicly displayed, and Mongolian cavalry were sent to loot everywhere and posted notices announcing that the Yuan Dynasty had been restored, but they only responded with contemptuous laughter.

"Hahaha, this Great Yuan Dynasty is still cheating on the corpse! If the two idiots, Abu Nai and Burni, don't make such a scene, my Qing Dynasty will not be able to clean up the various ministries of Chahar!"

From the tone of the old lady, she and Fuquan obviously regarded the rebellion of Abu Nai and Burni as an opportunity to clean up the Chahar tribe!

Although most of Chahar became the Eight Banners of Chahar in Inner Mongolia, it was still orthodox in the Northern Yuan Dynasty because of the existence of a Prince Chahar.Therefore, the Chahar Eight Banners can never become the heart of the Qing Dynasty!
In the past, when there were enough bannermen in the Qing Dynasty, this was nothing.But today is different from the past. Now the Qing Dynasty is in turmoil, and the imperial court is also open to slaves. Many places have already "touched slaves in troubled waters".The ministries of Chahar, which has tens of thousands of strong men and a population of 30, cannot be used by the imperial court. Can Kangxi and Bumubutai be satisfied?
However, in order to make good use of the Chahar people, the orthodox master family of Chahar must be wiped out, and it must be destroyed in a dignified and justifiable manner.

And now, the opportunity seems to have come!

Bumbutai glanced at a group of Qing officials who stayed in Beijing standing in the courtyard of the Compassion Ning Palace, and asked: "Fuquan, Zhang Yong, Zhao Liangdong, Yang Qilong, Li Sixing, Luo Dongni, are you all ready? Can we send troops to Changping to deal with Abu Nai, Burni and his son?"

"Huang Mama, grandson's begging army is ready!" Fuquan stood up confidently, "Grandson's soldiers and horses include five battalions of green battalions, ten thousand wrapped troops, one thousand color eyes, and one thousand benevolent troops. There are a total of [-] cavalry troops in the battalion, all of them are elite soldiers, and they can send troops immediately to wipe out the [-] Mongolian cavalry in Abu Nai and Burni in one fell swoop!"

"Are you going out of the city to fight?" Bumbutai asked.

"That's right! My grandson is going out of the city to fight, and my grandson is still sure of victory. I can win in a month at most, and I will ask the emperor Mama to allow my grandson to send troops!"

"Okay! This is my good man in Manchuria!"

[-] to [-]. And if you don't defend the city, don't fortify it, you have to go out of the city to fight in waves!

The confidence that Fuquan is showing to win now is much stronger than that of his younger brother Emperor Kangxi!
In the Compassion Palace, a middle-aged monk wearing cassock was looking through a window at Fuquan who was challenging Bumbutai from a distance, and he couldn't help sighing.
(End of this chapter)