The late Ming Dynasty in the living room

Chapter 151: Master Zhang’s armpit, the power of the new city

The reason was that Sun Chuanting did not have enough soldiers and generals, and his deterrence was not enough, so he immediately decided to let 5,000 elite soldiers of the Beijing camp leave Beijing immediately to join Sun Chuanting... Sun Chuanting had repeatedly declined the offer since he got the silver. Now that such a scandal had happened, what reason did he have to refuse? Fang Shenzi's safety must be taken seriously.

In addition to the 1 elite troops in Beijing, there were also 2 people who had arrived in Laishui County with the emperor's sister-in-law. Emperor Chongzhen waved his hand and ordered them to be under the control of "Sun Aiqing". (. The guards escorting Zhang Yan were not included, as they were from the Jinyiwei; . Sun Chuanting covered the silver and said: Don't come over here!)

Because of the small incident of bandits entering the village, a wave of unrest began to surge in the Daming Palace and Baoding Prefecture, and Gao Er, the head of the Security Department, took advantage of this favorable situation and formally submitted an application to go out and suppress the bandits.

It was night outside the window. Fang Yu sat behind his desk, holding in his hand an application titled "The entire security team - requesting to eradicate the bandit troubles from all sides, using Mr. Zhang's armpit to spread the power of the new city."

Gao Er held his head high, his chest puffed out, and stood with his legs crossed, reciting a low-level article that he had bought from somewhere:
"The number of officers and soldiers is actually a hundred times that of the bandits, and the military expenditure and supplies they receive are also a hundred times more. However, looking around, the invasion and defense situation has changed. The officers and soldiers are timid and weak like quails. The bandits are invading more and more fiercely, harming one person today, and two people tomorrow. Finally, they become crazy and dare to advance to the county and massacre the villagers.

Can we rely on this (officers and soldiers)?
Our Xincheng has also suffered from banditry for a long time! Since the beginning of the city, there have been spies hiding among the people, coveting the abundance of money, grain and meat in our Xincheng. The prince is a kind man, thinking that all people in the world are suffering, and he does not want to strike them with thunder. Later, an iron wall was built, which is even stronger than the Qiao Pass, and it is still there. However, the bandits whisper in the corners of the mountains, and have never shown any repentance. They have heard that our Xincheng has a golden bell and a divine treasure, and they have the desire to spy on us! This is intolerable! Now Gao Er and the entire security team have come to the prince with tears and blood to ask him, saying: Bandits should be afraid of power and be kind. Since ancient times, there have been bandits who have been suppressed, but there is no thousand-day defense against bandits. The security team should hold the long sword in their hands and carry the mighty lion, lion... lion..."

In my second year of high school, I recited a copycat essay that was a mixture of "On the Six Kingdoms", "On the Qin Dynasty", and "The Biography of Chen She" with great passion, but I got stuck at the last moment.

He said "lion" six times in a row, but still couldn't remember what came after that. Gao Er was so anxious that his face turned red. He thought to himself, damn it, this will affect his career.

Fang Yu looked up at him, then pointed at his chest pocket and said, "Isn't the paper hidden in your pocket? Just take it out and read it."

Fang Yu knew that the security team's plan to suppress bandits was just a cover, and their real purpose was to take the opportunity to expand.

However, this cover was actually unnecessary, and it was a waste of money to buy this fake manifesto. Compared to the beginning of the month, the number of people coming from the new city or the number of people under control has almost doubled (many new craftsmen and refugees have come). The more people there are, the easier it is to have problems. When the school starts, there are many students from outside and parents picking up students from school. The security team has many places to guard and has to take care of internal and external patrols. The manpower is really stretched, and there is no way to deal with emergencies.

Therefore, even if Gao Hao himself did not apply, Fang Yu would still expand the security team for the third time.

As for suppressing the bandits... well, we can indeed send two platoons out to give it a try. Those garrison soldiers are just like what Gao Er just said, they are really useless. (They only know how to rob things, there is nothing we can do, they are really too poor)

Fang Yu picked up a red pen and wrote on the back of the application. When he finally finished his second year of high school, Fang Yu had just finished writing. He pushed the application on the table and said, "You don't need to bring your application to the meeting for discussion. I've approved it. Seven of the eight new platoons will be musket platoons, and we'll also build a cavalry platoon. Take my note and go to Liu Ji to get 30 horses. By the way, how many people in your security team can ride horses?"

Gao Er was overjoyed when he heard this. He had originally brought the application here to make some noise, hoping to get the support of the young master at the next meeting. He didn't expect happiness to come so suddenly! As for meetings... Gao Er hated it.

"Don't worry, sir. At least half of the security team can ride a horse, and I can too!" Gao Er replied quickly.

Fang Yu was silent for a moment. He had seen the riding skills of a high school student before, and he was almost as good as himself.

But it didn't matter. This cavalry platoon was not the same cavalry as the Jiannu and Li Zicheng's old camp, but a new type of lancer. They were not expected to charge into battle, but purely to test new weapons.

For example, the short musket cavalry rifle (a flintlock rifle) that the weapons manufacturing department is "developing", the 1822 French light cavalry sword, etc. (Teacher Pan bought a senior membership of the online library, which makes it very convenient to search for these things)
The cavalry level of the Ming army is far behind that of the other two parties. If the level is not enough, then they can make up for it with equipment. They can't always be chased and beaten by others.

Fang Yu knew that Gao Er had no idea about cavalry (this was not true, in fact, Gao Er had no idea about infantry either), so of course this matter could not be rushed, so he only reminded him, "Now Governor Sun Chuanting and Governor Yang Wenyue are preparing for war, and the government is buying back horses in large quantities in Baoding Prefecture. There will be no more horses to buy in the county horse market. Of course, the government won't come to us to buy horses, but after all, one less horse is one less. These 30 horses will be under the management of your Security Department in the future. You must take good care of them. If they die or get sick, there will be no replacements, at least not in the short term."

Gao Er quickly made a guarantee and was even willing to use the testicles of other team members to guarantee the health of the horses. As the saying goes, "the horse is there and the eggs are gone; the horse dies and the eggs are gone." It sounds very reassuring.

Fang Yu also reminded him that the security team should be extra careful when recruiting people. "The security team is armed with guns and is a violent department. The recruitment review is stricter than other departments. Not only do they check the registered address, but they also send people to visit the home. People who have just moved in less than ten days are not allowed to be hired. People who have maliciously hurt others or have a bad reputation are not allowed to be hired. As for refugees, five or more people who have traveled with them to testify for them. Those who joined the refugee group near Baoding Prefecture are not allowed to be hired..."

Finally, he said some words asking him to be loyal to his duties and intensify his training, which were all old stuff.

After hearing what was said, Gao Er went out happily.

In ancient times, the sky became quiet very early, and the sky was exceptionally dark before the moon came up.

Fang Yu looked out the window for a while, then looked at the several pieces of letter paper on the table.

This was just handed over by Zhang Yan. It is a handwritten letter from Emperor Chongzhen to "Fang Shen Zi".

(End of this chapter)