Chongzhen revived the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 213 Stolen Punishment Treasury

After setting the general rules for the martial arts conference and instructing the Ministry of War to cooperate, Zhu Youjian planned to have a detailed discussion with Jin Yiwei when he returned. Try to recruit capable people from Shaanxi to prevent them from joining the bandits and causing chaos.

For example, the leaders of the refugee army, Gao Yingxiang, Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong and others, Zhu Youjian once thought of arresting them in advance to prevent these people from causing trouble in the future. But they are unknown now, and their names may have been changed after the rebellion. It is not that easy to find them by name.

Therefore, we still need to cast a wide net and use the name of the martial arts conference to recruit capable people from Shaanxi. Reduce the source of generals for the refugee army and weaken their strength.

"A thousand armies are easy to come by, but a general is hard to find." This is not an empty talk at this time. Not all kinds of people can become generals.

There were so many leaders of the refugee army in the late Ming Dynasty, why could Li Zicheng and others be famous? These people must be unique in their abilities. The other leaders of the refugee army are far inferior to them.

Thinking about this matter, Zhu Youjian arrived at noon and ordered a banquet for the dignitaries, officials and martial arts officers present at Qionghua Island in Xiyuan.

He is financially tight now, and he doesn't want to reward people with dozens of taels of silver to make people laugh. So I replaced those rewards with this superficial courtesy.

No matter how good the banquet in the palace is, it is enough to talk about. When these generals brag in the army in the future, they can all say that they were given banquets by the emperor.

It attaches great importance to martial arts officers, and does not neglect the elderly or disabled meritorious officials recommended from various places. These people will teach martial arts in the future and pass on their experience. It is naturally very important for them to instill in students the idea of ​​loyalty to the emperor and service to the country.

Zhu Youjian asked them carefully about their situation and arranged their life in the capital. After learning that some people did not have a place to live, they immediately allocated some of the houses obtained by the raids to the martial arts school as residences for faculty and staff.

At the same time, these people are allowed to compile training manuals for infantry, cavalry, artillery, engineers, baggage troops, command troops and other arms based on their own experience and military art books, and then open relevant majors in martial arts.

After winning over a wave of people's hearts, Zhu Youjian had fun with the soldiers. Seeing that they couldn't let go because of his presence, he left the scene with an excuse and let them enjoy the banquet.

Thinking about the leader of the refugee army, Zhu Youjian summoned the top brass of Jinyiwei to arrange the martial arts conference with them. He also specifically ordered the standards for Shaanxi personnel to be lowered, to pay tolls to those who met certain standards, and to allow the use of inns to facilitate these people's entry into Beijing. He also wrote the names of Li Zicheng and others on a roster, and asked Jin Yiwei to invite these people over as much as possible.

Later, he asked about the progress of Jin Yiwei's training and asked them not to delay. Today, due to the martial arts review, the officers cannot practice in the internal training ground. But we still have to continue tomorrow, when will the practice be completed and when will it end.

Zheng Shiyi complained secretly in his heart, thinking that the training would be over in half a month, and if he didn't train today, he would suffer one day less. Unexpectedly, according to the emperor's statement, it won't end if they don't practice well, they have to keep practicing.

This made him no longer able to ignore the problems that occurred during training, and asked for instructions:

"It's freezing cold today, and the soldiers who are not in good health have already been infected with wind and cold."

"Please allow them to take leave and no longer participate in training."

This is a real problem that some people want to escape from. After Zhu Youjian considered it, he felt that the most important thing was to achieve results, and there was no need to hold back some people who were unwilling to train. So he responded:
"Allow those who are sick to take leave, and arrange for doctors from Taiyuan Hospital to take care of them during training."

"After the training is completed, outstanding candidates will be awarded annual merit, and qualified candidates will be issued a completion certificate and recorded in their resume files."

"If anyone can't participate in training, just let them know and I will allow them to withdraw."

"Others who want to participate are allowed to sign up."

This made Zheng Shiyi sweat on his forehead, knowing that the emperor saw that some people did not want to participate in the training. So use this method to encourage more people to participate.

It may not seem like a big deal to put it on your resume, but it is foreseeable that those who perform well in training and are even awarded annual merit will be given preferential treatment when promoted in the future.

Those who do not participate in training naturally give up this opportunity. In the future, we will fall behind them when we compete. The emperor's move can be said to have hit a critical point. Those who still want to be promoted will take the initiative to participate in training.

Even he, the commander of the Jinyiwei, did not want to think about escaping at this time. Instead, he wanted to use his skills to train the brigade he led. In case he is not as good as others during the review, he will lose face as a commander.

After briefly handling the problem, Zhu Youjian ordered Jin Yiwei to arrange several documents to record the people who asked for leave and quit. They were also asked to record all training progress, soldiers’ feelings, etc. In the future, a drill code will be compiled to serve as the basic training for Jin Yiwei.

I really don't see what's the big deal about these simple trainings, and I don't know why the emperor attaches so much importance to them. Zheng Shiyi was full of doubts and could only execute the order.

After all, these trainings are just the basics. Zhu Youjian then ordered:

"The martial arts conference will be hosted by Jinyiwei Nan Sifang."

"Safety schools should also establish martial arts colleges and martial arts research institutes to specialize in teaching and researching martial arts."

"If well-trained soldiers want to improve their military strength, they can be arranged to go to a martial arts academy for further training."

"The winners of the martial arts competition can choose some people to be teachers."

This still gives those with force a way out and a place to go.

Not all powerful people can fight, and not everyone is willing to join the army. It is better for them to teach in colleges than to live among the people.

At the same time, this also provides Jin Yiwei with additional talents, allowing them to pay more attention to the martial arts competition.

Qi Changguo asked how the martial arts conference should be held, and Zhu Youjian said:
"First organize a competition among Jinyiwei's internal personnel and formulate the basic rules for each competition."

"It is necessary to select capable talents without causing too many casualties among the participants."

"The martial arts conference is held after the imperial examination. There must be scholars watching. Don't make a joke and make the world's best warrior a laughing stock!"

Being held right next to the imperial examination is both an honor and a pressure.

The glory is because people from all over the world pay attention to it. Once you become famous at the martial arts conference, your reputation will spread all over the country.

The pressure is also here. Once something goes wrong, it will be a joke all over the Ming Dynasty.

Thinking of this consequence, Qi Changguo and Li Shunzu felt tight in their hearts. With the emperor's emphasis on martial arts conferences, if they don't manage well, they will definitely be punished.

At this moment, they also felt how Zheng Shiyi and Liu Qiao felt. It was really uncomfortable to be forced by the emperor to do things.

After taking the time to deal with the matter of Jin Yiwei, Zhu Youjian bid farewell to the martial arts officers after the banquet. He asked Cao Wenzhao, Zhou Yuji, Huang Degong, and Yang Guozhu to train their troops and horses well, and other soldiers to study hard in martial arts.

After the nobles and officials also left, the inner teaching ground became empty. Zhu Youjian walked around casually and saw the stolen goods and punishment warehouse to the west of the inner training ground.

There were many things confiscated by the confiscated eunuchs hidden in the stolen goods warehouse. Zhu Youjian wanted to see what treasures were inside, so he stepped in.

(End of this chapter)