Win the Ding 1617

Expand the army!Military expansion is imperative!

From the outer Northeast in the north of Heilongjiang or the vast tundra of Siberia, to Tamna Island, Shandong, Denglai, Shanghai, Guangdong, Guangxi, Taiwan, Fujian, all the way to Nanzhong, Luzon, and even more distant Shizhou and Fusang On this huge land formed along the coastline, although the number of troops is large, there are also paramilitary forces such as watch teams, strong men, patrols and other militias that maintain law and order several times the number of troops. There are a large number of young men who have received military training for a certain period of time; however, there are very few troops that can be used for mobile combat!

The entire Southern Guangdong Army consisted of a guard brigade, eight towns, two naval battalions equivalent to two towns, and more than a dozen garrison brigades. The strength of the soldiers and horses of the town, but the special case of not being willing to change the designation of the town.

The number of people sounds like a lot.

"Tell me, are there too few soldiers available right now?"

Staring at the map hanging on the wall of the meeting room, it is full of colorful flags representing various forces.Compared with the flags representing the peasant armies such as the Ming Army, Chuangying, Caoying, and Xiying, the small red flag representing the Southern Guangdong Army was almost submerged in the sea of ​​flags.

In the past, Li Shouhan always considered the size of the army and the development of economic production, lest the scale of the army would be too large, which would affect the economy and industrial and agricultural production of Nanzhong.But now it seems that the problem is exactly the opposite!

"My lord, originally you were worried that there would be too many soldiers and horses, and young and strong men would be drawn into the army to serve in battles, which would worry the sick people. But in my humble opinion, the expansion of the army at this time will not only prevent the sick people from worrying, but also increase the number of sick people." Lots of benefits."

Huang Xigun, a military officer in Youjiang, Guangxi, who was ordered to go from Li Huabao in Guangxi to Xingyuan in Guangzhou to inform all places in Guangxi to suppress bandits, build roads, levy various taxes, and promote compulsory education, although it was the first time to participate in such a meeting, But not timid.Facing Li Shouhan's questioning.Talk eloquently.

Li Huabao's personality is very different from his eldest sister Li Huamei, eldest brother Li Huayu, and third brother Li Huaxuan.Compared with their vigor and openness, Li Huabao's temperament has more inherited the gentleness and generosity of his mother, Yan Meier.

Character determines destiny.It also determines working methods and practices.In Guangxi, Li Huabao did not go to war like his older brothers and sisters.Instead, it adopts a working method similar to moistening things silently.

In Guangxi, in the memoirs of Platoon Leader Li, there are "nowhere and no mountains, no mountains and no caves, no caves and no bandits".That was the period of the Republic of China. In the Ming and Qing Dynasties, chieftains, officials, vassals and other forces were intertwined.The situation is more complicated.

If Li Huamei or Li Huaxuan were in Guangxi, they would have to mobilize their troops to do a big job, crushing all obstacles in their way with the war machine of the Southern Guangdong Army.

However, Li Huabao took another measure.

I'll build the road first!In the process of road construction, people were ordered to survey the mountains, rivers and rivers to understand the customs, customs, products and power distribution, and then to start trading activities.

If there are chieftains and chieftains who rely on their strong soldiers and horses to defend against danger, and plan to take the opportunity to make a fortune from Li Huabao.Well, I'm sorry, the road construction team itself is organized according to the battalion, not only has swords and guns, but also has a special guard team.

Those chieftains with ulterior motives only have some slaves who rely on savagery to act fiercely. They only have sticks and stones in their hands, and at most a few wooden bows made of animal tendons. When a wolf in sheep's clothing has its teeth, the consequences can be imagined.

When Huang Xigun was kicked by Li Shouhan to Guangxi as part of the sand-mixed officials sent by Emperor Chongzhen to the Guangdong and Guangxi regions, the scene in Guangxi was already very different.

Guangxi, where the roads were rough and difficult.After several years of hard work by Li Huabao, although there are no thoroughfares everywhere like the Pearl River Delta and Nanzhong regions, the roads and bridges between prefectures, cities, prefectures and counties have been built as magnanimous as a stone.There are roads connecting counties and counties, and horse-drawn carriages travel like flying.

On the surface of the Liujiang River and the Yongjiang River, there are white sails like clouds and ships like weaving.Our second son Li knows what ship water transportation means to the Southern Guangdong Army, so he dredged the river as soon as he arrived in Guangxi, blowing up all the hidden reefs and sandbars in the river.Those who can set up a symbolic lighthouse will set up a lighthouse on it, and order people to expand and build warehouses in prefectures, counties and towns along the river according to the population and business transactions.

Under the threat of the black cron guns on the brig and the muzzles of the muzzles of the gunmen standing densely on the side of the ship, no one, whether it is the court's county magistrates, chieftains, local magistrates, etc. Dare to use your own head to try the heat and hardness of the shell.

Under the temptation of both the pros and cons of the threat of shells to life and the huge benefits brought about by trade in goods, along the Liujiang River and the Yongjiang River, the prefectures, counties and towns connected by various roads, the compulsory education system promoted by the Southern Guangdong Army, spread The Dingmu system, the integrated errand system, and the business tax, income tax, value-added tax and special product tax system have been gradually developed.

This surprised Huang Xigun, who has read the books of sages for many years, and who is good at learning can become an official!

Almost all fellow disciples in the same year in the capital said unanimously that Li Guogong and his sons disrespected saints and sages, were mercenary, levied violently, relied on the strength of soldiers and horses to act perversely, and would be punished by heaven sooner or later.However, when I arrived in Guangxi, I found that these words were somewhat inaccurate!

Not to mention anything else, just the enrollment rate of children in Guangxi, not to mention comparing it with Guangxi itself, a poor province that was considered a barren land in history, or comparing it with Jiangnan, a rich area that has always been a culturally prosperous area. It is not too much to give up.

"Master Huang, now under the rule of Guangxi, the enrollment rate of schoolchildren has reached [-]%. The various night schools for adults to literacy are not counted!"

"Sixty percent?" After listening to Li Huabao's proud introduction, Huang Xigun couldn't help being extremely surprised, "Guangxi has always been poor, how can there be so many well-off and well-off families that can afford their children to go to school?"

"Who said that children from well-to-do families must be able to study and go to school?" Li Huabao suddenly became a bit like a young master who didn't eat minced meat.This remark made Taoist Master Liu Guidan, who was instructing his subordinates in the yard to assassinate martial arts, quite disdainful, "Hey! Things that don't understand world affairs! How about reading and writing, paper, pen, ink, books, desks, which don't cost money? Even if you study hard at night at home, you also need to light lamp oil! Do you have to wait until it snows to study in the snow? Or do you have to wait until summer to catch fireflies for lighting? Or dig through the walls of other people’s houses? What about the tuition fees for the teachers? Do you think all the teachers are saints? Even saints have to eat cold pork!"

Since Liu Guidan followed Li Huabao all the way north from Hue to Guangxi, his expression was still indifferent, but he took good care of Li Huabao, and several times the local prefect sent dead men to harm Li Huabao.She discovered all of them early and captured the dead man.

Li Huabao even made use of these dead soldiers to set off wars and successively pacified several state capitals controlled by native officials.

Because of this connection.Hearing a few reprimands from the eldest sister's master, Li Huabao not only didn't think he was disobedient, but his face was slightly cinnabar, "The master taught me the lesson."

This small lesson surprised Huang Xigong even more.The children of aristocratic families have always been unaware that farming is difficult in the world, and it is common for the four bodies to not work hard and not distinguish the five grains.But like Li Huabao, it is very rare to be able to be so calm after being reprimanded by others.

"Actually, Master Huang shouldn't be surprised. The reason why schoolchildren in Guangxi have such a high enrollment rate is that it is worthless to put it bluntly. It is nothing more than the government's money and food, providing these dolls with free pens, ink, paper, inkstone, books, desks, and at the same time giving the dolls We provide a lunch. The textbooks for the teachers are also provided by the government, but they must teach according to the textbooks we provide, that’s all!”

Li Huabao's words were calm and calm.But in Huang Xigong's ears, there were thunderstorms.Being able to provide so much money and food for children's education, it seems that the Li family's plans are far-reaching!

After walking around in his jurisdiction, Huang Xigun was completely convinced.The third-rank officials sent to Guangxi from the imperial court became Li Huabao's assistants and helped him govern Guangxi.

This time, Huang Xigun came to Guangzhou to meet Li Shouhan. He wanted to report to him in person, and planned to carry out a pilot project of reforming the land and returning officials to Tianzhou, which was originally controlled by native officials. The pilot provinces for the flow.And Tianzhou is about to be the first state to implement it.

After receiving this news, Li Shouhan was very excited. In this way, Guangxi will become a solid rear for him to advance to the inland area.Where is Tianzhou?The later name was Baise!Located in the upper reaches of the Youjiang River.It borders Yunnan in the west, Guizhou in the north, Nanning in the east, and Honghe Plain, the old site of the Southern Guangdong Army in the south.This area is under control, and the troops originally stationed on the Red River Plain in charge of border defense affairs can be deployed for other purposes, and at the same time.The influence of the Southern Guangdong Army can also radiate to the adjacent Yunnan and Guizhou provinces.

"Tianzhou is reformed and the land is returned to the people. After the officials and officials are integrated, our army can dispatch at least one brigade of divisions. The original dead soldiers have become living soldiers!"

Regarding the good news brought by Huang Xigong, Li Shouhan, who was worrying about the shortage of mobile troops, suddenly saw a glimmer of light.However, compared with the long front and vast territory of the Southern Guangdong Army, the strength of a mere brigade is definitely a drop in the bucket.If you want to solve this problem, you have to expand the army.

At present, the towns of the Southern Guangdong Army are deployed in Ha Tinh, Hue, Chai Gun, Jiulong River, Ayutthaya, Luzon, Chao Phraya River and Shandong. Within the fleet organization.There is also a cavalry battalion that raises horses and trains on the ground of Tamna Island. The number of people is less than a brigade.

Although the weapons and equipment are different according to the situation of the station, they are generally the same.

Li Shouhan adopted a different organization from the current military and horse formations everywhere.

With the town as the basic strategic unit, it does not look much different from the mainland officers and troops.

A town has two brigades under its jurisdiction. At the same time, the town commander directly controls one artillery team, one rocket battalion, and two artillery battalions. The types of artillery vary from eight-pounders to twelve-pounders depending on the situation of the station.The two cavalry battalions are responsible for guarding, communicating, assaulting and other tasks at the town level. There are about three to four hundred horses in the establishment, and there are also veterinarians, carpenters, blacksmiths, etc., in order to make saddles, make shoes, and treat horses. disease.In addition, according to the tradition of the Southern Guangdong Army, the commander of the town holds the first guard, as the most elite and core force, and also serves as the town's reserve team.Once the guards enter the battle, it means that the battle has reached the most critical moment.

There is also a transport team, which is responsible for the transportation of supplies, ammunition, grain and grass in the whole town. It has nearly a thousand mules, horses, wheelbarrows, carts and other vehicles.Some troops are criss-crossed by water networks in their stations.There are also transport ships.The first bid of the engineering team is responsible for the renovation of roads and bridges during the march, the construction of camps, and the establishment of positions.At the same time, the engineering team and the supply team also shouldered the tasks of guarding the supply during wartime, guarding the old camp, guarding the flanks and secondary directions, and providing supplementary troops for the troops.In other words, the guards are the strategic and operational reserves, and the engineering team and the supply team are the town's tactical reserves, which must provide the town with supplementary soldiers.

The brigade governs the two regiments, and the brigade commander also has the same direct team as the township level, but the size of the establishment is different.The heads of each regiment have four battalions of soldiers and horses under their command, as well as an artillery team with six-pound guns, a whistle with rockets, and a cavalry communication team with [-] horses.The guards make a whistle, and the baggage team makes a whistle.

Each infantry regiment has four battalions, and each battalion has four sentries; each sentry has four teams, and each team has four armors;One bid for artillery, three battalions per battalion, four sentries per battalion; one bid for engineering team, four sentries per battalion; one bid for heavy soldiers, four sentries per battalion.Engineering and supplies two.There are five teams per sentry, each with five armors, and each team has 14 people; the cavalry has two teams per sentry, each with two armors; because the supply team and the engineering team need a large number of soldiers.Therefore, the establishment is relatively large, while the cavalry has a small establishment because war horses are not easy to train, and each armor has only twelve soldiers.

This kind of establishment was Li Shouhan's stealing from President Yuan Da's establishment during the time when he was training the Xiaozhan New Army. It can be said.Each organic unit has the ability to undertake an independent combat direction.It has been tested in many wars of external expansion, proving its scientificity and practicality.Of course, this also depends on the size of the battlefield.

"If the lord wants to expand the army to be loyal to the king, the subordinates should do the work of dogs and horses!" Huang Xigun, like many officials of literati background, is aware of what Li Jiaming does intentionally or unintentionally in secret, but in his heart. They are all pretending to be confused.I think that Li Guogong just played his cards against the rules in order to be diligent in the king's affairs!

What's more, compared with Zuo Liangyu, He Renlong and other arrogant futures, our Li Guogong can be regarded as a model of the generals leading the Ming Dynasty at this time!Not only was he brave and fearless in killing the enemy, but he also beheaded and killed thousands of slaves and thieves at every turn, not to mention the fear of all the slaves. Moreover, he did not commit any crimes wherever he went. The matter of plundering places.

Moreover, have you ever seen a courtier with hundreds of thousands of armors and a base of tens of thousands of miles, who can be as obedient and loyal as Li Guogong?Every year, millions of money and food are dedicated to the emperor's internal treasury, and several customs offices that can collect millions of tax silver are handed over to the imperial court. If you want to say that he is Wang Mang or Cao Mengde, you may not be able to find such a courtier. The reason can't be opened.

Moreover, according to Huang Xigun's understanding of the ground in Li Guogong's Laowo Nanzhong, the people there, the people here refer to inland immigrants with Chinese household registration, or natives who have sworn to be naturalized, who can speak official language, at least know a few A hundred words, can only be sworn to be naturalized after being able to do a simple calculation of accounts, and some are those official slaves who were captured in various wars. After five years, he was rewarded and became a commoner in Nanzhong.The men in these families have the obligation to receive military training from the day they become young adults. At the same time, the family can spare armor for their own use, knives, guns and firecrackers for personal self-defense.

In their view, this is undoubtedly the re-glory of the military household system established by Emperor Taizu when he was alive, but they don't know that once this system is mobilized, it will be terrible.

The Swedish army led by the famous Gu Erye in the 17th century was based on national conscription. One out of every ten farmers in the country served in the military. Three field regiments, each divided into smaller units called squadrons.A standard squadron has 216 pikemen and 288 musketeers, and the pikemen in a squadron are divided into 12 squads of 18 each; People, of which four musket squads are usually used to support the Swedish cavalry or perform tasks alone. On the battlefield, usually 12 or 24 squadrons form brigades, each brigade is equipped with 3 4-pound guns.

How the Second Master Gu's army was mobilized and how it was produced, Huang Xigun and the others don't know, and they don't have any opinion on the foreign country thousands of miles away. The Southern Guangdong Army's administrative system runs through like arms and fingers, and it is estimated that it is just an easy gossip to gather millions of troops overnight!

What's more, Huang Xigun had a correspondence with Mr. Jiang Yihong, the political envoy of Guangdong and Guangxi. From his description, Mr. Huang still remembers those exciting scenes vividly. (~^~)