MTL - Prodigal Son of the Ming Dynasty-v2 Chapter 1667 The world's first army

  Chapter 1667 The First Army in the World

  Liu Jian was also dumbfounded, looking at the list carefully, he couldn't help clicking his tongue.

  This is just a guard of five thousand people.

  The idea of ​​His Royal Highness is to set up a standing army of thirty-six guards in the future.

   Not only that, in the future, even... a system to guarantee armaments will be established. If there is a major war, the 5,000-man guard will be expanded to 20,000.

  If it is calculated in this way, the military supplies...how can the treasury have so much silver.

   This is tantamount to a bottomless pit.

Liu Jian glanced at Li Dongyang and Xie Qian with complicated eyes, Li Dongyang smiled wryly and said: "Your Highness's intentions are good, but the current guard is indeed full of problems. Perhaps changing the hereditary guard to a standing army can indeed eliminate many hidden dangers. This is the first army established by His Majesty. It is understandable that His Royal Highness is eager for success, but... two million taels of silver, even if it is to be maintained in the future, it will take more than one million silver a year, and it will need to be expanded in the future. More guards need to be set up, and the money needed will only increase! Hey, I am Ming, how can I have so much spare power. Liu Gong, what do you think?"

Liu Jian had a bit of helplessness on his face, and sighed: "Didn't your majesty already make it very clear? There is no reason for the decree issued by the crown prince of Jianguo to be untrustworthy. It is related to military affairs and should not be underestimated." , on this matter, the Ministry of War will try its best to cooperate."

  "What?" When Ma Wensheng heard that he cooperated, he almost exploded. He came here today to seek support, not for these two words.

  Ma Wensheng is not stupid, and immediately stated a difficult point: "If the Ministry of Military Affairs wants to cooperate, it must first allocate money and food from the Ministry of Households. If not, how can we cooperate?"

  Hearing this, Li Dongyang thought about it carefully, then glanced at Liu Jian, and smiled.

  He seemed to understand Liu Jian's implication, so he said: "This is easy to handle. The military department and other places should save some money. The household department will allocate a lot of money."

   Ma Wensheng was stunned for a moment, never expecting that even Li Dongyang, who is also the Minister of the Household Department, agrees with this very much!

  He couldn't understand how the cabinet princes, who usually spent tens of thousands of taels of silver, became so generous all of a sudden.

Ma Wensheng was still unwilling to reconcile, so he said with a sullen face: "Masters, I don't know if I should say something. Inviting to buy people's hearts is a big evil. Over the years, after His Majesty has rectified a lot, the atmosphere has changed greatly. If something is wrong, one should be silent about everything, and the one thing to avoid is overcorrection. How can such absurd and nonsensical policies be allowed to go unchecked? Instead of stopping them, they condone them... What is the reason for this? "

  Liu Jian looked like an old god, and remained silent.

  Li Dongyang smiled, glanced at Liu Jian, and said, "Is it a bad government? If you don't try, how will you know?"

  Ma Wensheng raised his voice and said, "But these 5,000 people alone are worth two million taels of silver?"

  Li Dongyang said: "Since Ma Shangshu still knows that two million taels of silver is not a decimal, and feels distressed, then...in the palace..."

   jerk...

   This is really a word that awakened the dreamer. Ma Wensheng, who had been annoyed all this time, finally understood something at this moment.

  The cabinet opposed it and poured cold water on the prince.

   It's better to follow the trend.

   On the one hand, I heard that the cost is so high, and the single army alone costs so much money, I am afraid that His Majesty is also very distressed.

  On the other hand, the prince spent so much money to build a new army of only 5,000 people, and sooner or later he would hit a wall.

But everyone knows that the current prince is a character who does not see the coffin and does not cry. If he strongly opposes it now, it will only provoke a backlash from His Royal Highness. Who knows if His Royal Highness will do something earth-shattering if he does not get support. Let him get out of trouble by himself!

   Sure enough... **** is still old and spicy.

Ma Wensheng figured it out, and his heavy heart suddenly became much lighter, so he said happily: "Okay, if that's the case, then... the Ministry of War will try its best to cooperate with the prince. The Ministry of War will find a way to raise the money that should be paid. The manpower and material resources needed by His Royal Highness , the Ministry of War will definitely assist with all our strength.”

But Liu Jian said: "Don't forget that the previous Weisuo system has reached the point where it has to be changed. The prince's regulations are just extreme, but this does not mean that my Ming Dynasty is still conservative and incomplete. Therefore... the Ministry of War took advantage of His Royal Highness has worked so hard to come up with a charter, this charter is to be safe, to be innovative, but not to go too far, this is not a trivial matter, do you understand?"

  Ma Wensheng had some calculations in his heart. He deeply felt the heavy responsibility, so he said solemnly: "The Ministry of War will definitely do its best. This time, it will definitely not disappoint Mr. Liu."

   "Very good." Liu Jian nodded, and then said: "His Royal Highness and Qi Guogong have good hearts..."

  He didn't continue talking, but shook his head.

  ...

   This time, Zhu Houzhao was also taken aback. He never expected... This time, the Ministry of War was very happy.

   Almost give what you want.

  The latest artillery, the latest firecrackers...Because the Ministry of War has no reserves, it hastily placed an order. All the ammunition was paid in time.

   Not only that, but the camp prepared by the Ministry of War for the new army has also vacated land from the original pro-military camp, and hired craftsmen to repair it again.

  As for the new military uniforms designed by Zhu Houzhao and Fang Jifan, the Ministry of War had no objection, and directly sought out workshops for production.

  This new military uniform, no more armor.

Zhu Houzhao and Fang Jifan agreed that the form of war in the future will undergo earth-shaking changes. Melee combat has already retreated from the mainstream to the low stream, and because of the large-scale application of firearms, sooner or later the enemies facing the Ming Dynasty will also use firearms. opponent, then the armor becomes useless.

  Once the heavy armor is useless, it will be replaced by wear-resistant military uniforms. At the same time, in order to ensure supplies, the lieutenant general configures more personal luggage.

   Regarding this, the Ministry of War still has no objection.

   Immediately after that was recruitment, Daming lacked everything, but no shortage of people!

  With a group of military academy backbones ordered by the prince, they have already sharpened their knives. According to Qi Guogong's instructions, they specially went to southern Jiangxi, western Zhejiang, Fujian, northern Guangdong, Shandong, Shaanxi and other places.

The southerners... live in the deep mountains, and the living conditions are difficult, just like the Yiwu and Yongkang soldiers in the navy. In order to survive, these people urinate and preach. . Pride and Shandong, Shaanxi and other places have always been tall and strong, and they are also the best candidates for recruiting soldiers.

  This time... no longer only recruiting military households, but carefully selected, and the salary given is not low, and it is probably only this salary when they go out to work.

   Not only that, but for those men living in remote places, this salary is naturally more attractive.

   Soon, a steady stream of soldiers began to enter Beijing.

  Here, the Ministry of War has also begun to make books for all newcomers.

   Immediately afterwards... Wang Shouren received an order, and he was appointed as the commander of the capital of the First Army without any surprise.

  This Mr. Wang Bo'an can be said to be a good piece of steel, which is always used on the cutting edge.

From a civil servant to a military officer with a relatively low status, ordinary people probably feel unwilling, but Wang Shouren has never been an ordinary person, without any complaints, he shouldered the burden without saying a word, and entered the empty barracks first, It's time to take office.

  Fang Jifan couldn't help feeling that Wang Shouren was the most conscientious among his disciples!

   When spring came, all the newcomers gathered, and immediately... Wang Shouren practiced according to the method.

  He needs to formulate a method of military training that can be promoted.

   It didn't take long for Wang Shouren's regulations to be sent to the imperial court.

  Emperor Hongzhi specially summoned his ministers to discuss.

   At this time, everything was revived, and Emperor Hongzhi's head was full of silver hair. He looked much older, and he seemed worried about the establishment of this standing army.

  The prince Zhu Houzhao and Fang Jifan are full of ambitions. Compared with the old emperor, they appear to be more capable.

  Liu Jian and others are all there.

  These days, the Ministry of War spends money almost like water, and it can be said to be responsive to the First Army.

  Emperor Hongzhi looked at the money and food spent by the Ministry of War, and couldn't help but burst into tongues...

   It cost so much money that Emperor Hongzhi couldn't help suspecting that he was not raising soldiers, but five thousand uncles.

  Xiao Jing took Wang Shouren's memorial, and after reading it, everyone fell silent.

Wang Shouren's idea for the new army lies in the fact that the way to train troops is not the chief officer, the strength of the army, and the commander in chief are of little significance, but that the army needs to cultivate a group of capable low-level military officers and key veterans. People are the guarantee for an army to maintain its combat effectiveness. Therefore, protecting low-level military officers and veterans is the top priority.

  In addition to this, in the military training minutes, the role of the backbone is particularly advocated.

   To make the army follow orders and prohibitions, in addition to logistical support, which can make officers and soldiers worry-free, it is a set of drills and military law systems that must be absolutely followed.

  Of course... In this statute, to put it bluntly, money is still required.

  Emperor Hongzhi frowned slightly, turned his eyes to Ma Wensheng: "What's Ma Qing's family's opinion?"

Ma Wensheng said: "Your Majesty, the king commanded Yunwen Yunwu, and I didn't hear anything wrong. But... the soldier hierarchy he proposed divides soldiers into three classes. The most questionable thing is the salary of veterans. The veteran feels that, Isn’t that too much? There are also low-level military officers… the salaries of these seventh-rank, eighth-rank, and ninth-rank military officers…”

"Father Emperor." Zhu Houzhao said: "The officers and soldiers practice day and night, how hard it is, and the military law is strict. If they can't let them have no worries, how can they let them practice peacefully in case of emergencies. My son thinks that this is The most secure regulations, the ministers are people who have led soldiers, and know the hardships of the soldiers, but the imperial court is so penny-pinching on this, it will inevitably make people feel chilling."

  Emperor Hongzhi glanced at Zhu Houzhao helplessly, and his heart ached. This child doesn't know how expensive he is if he is not in charge of the family.

  "This matter...let's discuss it further." Emperor Hongzhi said that he felt sorry for Yinzi, but he still decided to take another look, and see if the First Army can achieve results.

  Seeing this, Ma Wensheng suddenly said: "Your Majesty, I still have something to say."

   "Huh?" Emperor Hongzhi looked at Ma Wensheng.

Ma Wensheng said: "A few days ago, I sent people to the Weizhou Guards to patrol the camp, but found that the Weizhou Guards Ji Senran had a well-organized army, and his commander Jiang Bin was stubborn and brave. The Weizhou Guards were proud of their bravery. Back then... They have participated in the battle against the Tatars and have made great achievements many times, and they are still guarding Weizhou today, and their soldiers are elite."

  Weizhou Wei…

  Ma Wensheng suddenly mentioned Weizhou Wei, which aroused many people's interest.

   Obviously this is an ordinary guard, but Ma Wensheng, as Minister of the Ministry of War, praised it a lot.

   You know, the Weizhou Guards raised by the imperial court don’t need money. A Weizhou Guard who doesn’t need money can become an elite, and as Ma Wensheng said, it can be called a strong army, so...

  Others are naturally speculating about something in their hearts.

   But Fang Jifan was shocked when he heard the word Jiang Bin, Weizhou...Jiang Bin...

  But that... who was favored by Zhu Houzhao in history, considered his adopted son, and a powerful dog?

  (end of this chapter)