Daming Crazy Emperor

Chapter 402
Wenhua Palace meeting hall.

A long-lost place.

It's been dusty here for over a year.

Taichang looked at the familiar scene around him, and couldn't help sighing secretly.

This is the first time he has summoned his cronies to discuss matters after returning to Beijing.

However, this time he summoned not civil servants, but generals, or generals in command.

For example, Yixing Bolu Xiangsheng and Zhenwu Bosun Chuanting, these two are the current ministers of the Ministry of War, and the other is the former minister of the Ministry of War in Nanjing.

Another example is Cao Wenzhao, Bo of Guanxi, and Zushou, grandson of Shanyang. These are first-class earls who already have fiefdoms. However, they still lead their troops back, and they still want to continue to fight for Ming Dynasty.

For another example, Zhang Zhiji, the prince of England, and Xu Yunzhen, the prince of Dingguo, are sons of princes who want to make contributions with him.

There are also Yuan Shu, the son of Duke Wen, and Sun Quan, the son of Marquis of Dingliao, who were specially recruited by him.

There are also Huang Degong, Qi Panzong, Hu Dawei, Zu Dale, etc., these are all generals who command the army.

What did he call these people for?

Taichang glanced around slightly, and then solemnly said: "Everyone, although Dongpu has been taken by us, Jiannu has not yet been destroyed, the Mongolian and Yuan tribes have been dishonest, and the European barbarians are still grabbing territory all over the world. The Dutch even called back twice, so the world is far from peaceful, and we can't relax."

Does this mean that the battle is about to start again?

When everyone heard the words, they all showed excitement, because there will be great rewards for following the emperor to fight in all directions!

Taichang took a slight breath, and then continued: "At this moment, Duke Wen, Duke Wu, and Marquis Dinghai are all retired, and the positions left by them must be replaced by someone."

My God, these are all important positions.

What Wen Guogong Yuan Keli left behind was the post of governor of the navy, able to command all the navy of the Ming Dynasty.

What Wu Guogong Qi Jin left behind was also the position of the commander of the Shenji Battalion, able to command the 40 troops of the Shenji Battalion.

Although Shen Yourong, Marquis of Dinghai, is only the chief soldier of the Beiyang Navy, the emperor is vigorously developing the navy at the moment, and the chief soldier of the navy is much more popular than the chief soldier of the infantry.

So, who will the emperor hand over these important positions to?

Taichang immediately said to Lu Xiangsheng: "Jiandou, you should follow me to fight in all directions. The Minister of the Ministry of War is just a position to dispatch troops, horses, money and food. You don't need much actual combat experience. I just find someone to take over."

OK!

When Lu Xiangsheng heard the words, he naturally cupped his hands without hesitation and said: "The emperor's arrangements are all up to me."

Taichang nodded slightly, and then solemnly said: "You will be the governor of the army and command all the troops on land."

Uh.

Why is there another governor of the army, who agreed to take over the positions of Wen Guogong, Wu Guogong and Dinghaihou!

All the generals were stunned when they heard the words.

Lu Xiangsheng hurriedly cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness."

Taichang nodded slightly again, and then continued: "Bo Ya, you will be the governor of the navy, commanding all the sailors."

Oh, I can finally follow the emperor to fight in all directions.

Sun Chuanting also hurriedly cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness."

Taichang nodded slightly again, and then continued: "Hushan, you come to be the commander of the Shenji Battalion."

what?
Hearing this, everyone was stunned again.

They really did not expect that the emperor would appoint Huang Degong as the commander of the Shenji Battalion.

You know, Huang Degong didn't go to Japan this time!

Huang Degong was also stunned.

How could he have imagined that such an important position would fall on his head.

However, he quickly came to his senses and excitedly cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness."

There is a reason for Taichang's arrangement.

Huang Degong was originally the commander-in-chief. Although he was originally the commander-in-chief of the Forbidden Army, with only 5 troops under his command, he was also a commander-in-chief. It would be no problem to be the commander-in-chief of the Shenji Battalion.

As for why he didn't choose other generals with higher titles than Huang Degong, he actually wanted these generals to guard against arrogance and arrogance, and not to raise their tails just because of their high titles.

All the generals also froze for a moment before showing thoughtful expressions.

They roughly understood what the emperor meant.

Immediately afterwards, Taichang said loudly: "Panzong, you will be in command of the Beiyang Navy."

Upon hearing this, Qi Panzong hurriedly cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness."

This appointment did not come as expected, because Qi Panzong has been following Yuan Keli and Shen Yourong since Beiwa City, and he has always been Shen Yourong's lieutenant general. In addition, he is the grandson of Qi Jiguang, the Duke of Wu Yi. Of course.

Next, Taichang continued: "Zhang Zhiji, Xu Yunzhen, Yuan Shu, Sun Quan, you first follow me as a staff general, and learn more from the commanders and veterans."

Hearing this, Zhang Zhiji, Xu Yunzhen, Yuan Shu and Sun Quan hurriedly cupped their hands and said, "I will understand in the end."

Taichang nodded slightly again, and then continued: "I believe that everyone has experienced the battle of Dongpu. The main reason why we have been busy for so long is that there are not enough troops. Therefore, the Shenji Battalion and Shenwu Battalion have to be expanded. .”

what?
The Shenji Battalion and the Shenwu Battalion both have 80 troops, which is not enough!
Hearing this, all the generals were stunned again.

However, the emperor seems to be right.

The Battle of Japan originally did not need to take so long.

The reason why they fought and stopped was entirely because there was no one guarding the rear. They had to lay down a piece of territory and wait for a while, waiting for the recruited guards to come and take over the defense.

If there were more than 100 million people at the beginning, it is estimated that they would have wiped out Japan half a year ago!

When Lu Xiangsheng heard the words, he thought about it carefully, and then asked: "Your Majesty, how many people are suitable for us to expand the Shenji Battalion?"

Taichang said without hesitation: "Let's expand to 100 million first."

100 million, not much.

Now there are already 80 people in the Shenji Camp and Shenwu Camp, and an additional 20 will make it 100 million.

When Lu Xiangsheng heard this, he couldn't help but nodded slightly.

If the continental powers knew his thoughts, they would probably spur blood.

100 million is not much?

At this moment, the total number of infantry in our European countries is estimated to be less than 100 million!

Fortunately for you, just a Shenji Battalion and a Shenwu Battalion add up to 100 million!

No way, Daming has too many people!

Taichang thought for a while, and then continued: "This expansion will be deployed in the guards stationed in various places, such as those stationed in Dongfan, Dongyang, Liaodong, Qiongzhou Prefecture, and Southwest. Tunweili, where the garrison was stationed, dispatched elites to come over.

As for the guards stationed in these places, they will also be expanded slowly.

For example, expand the Liaodong Army to 30. In this way, when we need to transfer troops, we can directly transfer 10 troops from Liaodong without waiting.

When we need to expand the Shenji Battalion and Shenwu Battalion, we can also directly recruit elites from the guards stationed in the place, and then slowly replenish them with soldiers, and there is no need to wait.

This can not only give the guards stationed in the place a chance to make contributions, stimulate them to practice hard, but also quickly replenish the army fighting abroad. It can be said to kill two birds with one stone. Why not do it? "

Uh, doing this kills two birds with one stone, that's right, the problem is that there are gains and losses!
The garrison guards stationed in these places are different from the garrison guards in the various capitals' guards. They also need to be paid. Although the rations are not as large as the army going out to fight, the expansion of hundreds of thousands is still a lot of money!
When Lu Xiangsheng heard this, he couldn't help reminding carefully: "Your Majesty, in this way, the army's rations may increase by millions of taels a month!"

What is this?
What do you earn money for?

That's what flowers are for!
For individuals, you may need to consider saving some money for backup. For the court, you have to spend it vigorously.

What are you saving for?
Are you waiting for someone to grab it?
Historically, the Qing court liked to keep them.

The results of it?
The great powers came up to rob, and the indemnity alone paid hundreds of millions of taels, and in the end the country was subjugated!
Therefore, this money cannot be saved and waited for by others.

It is the kingly way to spend all the money to rob others!

Taichang said without hesitation: "You don't have to worry about the issue of food and wages. Isn't the money you earn is spent? You have to prepare enough backup troops, so as not to have to wait again when there is a war."

Uh, okay.

Lu Xiangsheng hurriedly cupped his hands and said, "I understand."

Taichang thought for a while, and then said to Sun Chuanting: "The navy also needs to have backup, and the Nanyang navy should replace it with ships as soon as possible. As for those old warships, you can use them to set up a reserve navy and recruit more troops. Practice non-stop between Fujian and Dongfan."

(End of this chapter)