I really don't want to be emperor at the end of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 67

Chapter 066

The role of role models is huge. As Cheng Shijie rewarded the craftsman Huang Lidong, the news quickly spread throughout all the factories of Ninghai Navy.

In particular, some technical craftsmen are working hard and preparing to do a big job.Speaking of which, the craftsmen of the Ming Dynasty really had a few brushes. Although Cheng Shijie assigned tasks to the Guns Bureau, Jianu Bureau, Gunpowder Bureau, and Ordnance Bureau that exceeded half of their normal productivity, these craftsmen insisted on rushing to work overtime and completed the task. Task.

The purpose was to show his face in front of Cheng Shijie. In just half a month, Cheng Shijie received a total of 78 magically modified Thunderbolts. Even the most difficult big disc in Huang Lidong's mouth was as many as 650. On average, each Thunderbolt is equipped with eight discs, which can also be called magazines, and it is more than enough.

The Jia Nu Bureau produced a total of [-] Shansang crossbows, with an average daily output of nearly [-]. However, for the more than [-] soldiers of the Ning Navy, one Shansang crossbow is enough.

Zhuge Liannu produced 860 pieces, but slightly less crossbow arrows, a total of more than 15 pieces, with an average of [-] arrows for each crossbow machine, and more than [-] arrows for Zhuge Liannu.

These crossbows can be produced so fast, thanks to the smart craftsmen, according to the various lathes sent by Sun Yuanhua, especially the craftsman Zheng Chuanwen of the furniture factory, invented the planer powered by animal power. One piece of equipment can produce more than 5000 crossbows a day, compared with It turns out that artificially increased the efficiency by dozens of times.

For this reason, Zheng Chuanwen was awarded 800 taels of silver by Cheng Shijie, plus 150 mu of land.

In this way, the craftsmen in each factory are full of energy.

On October 26th of the fourth year of Chongzhen, Cheng Shijie issued an order to all Ning Navy officers and men to stop suppressing bandits, and weapons and equipment produced must not be left in the warehouse to give birth to cubs, which must be equipped for the officers and men.

As the equipment was produced, Cheng Shijie found that it was necessary to expand the army again.

In Zijin Mountain Ning Navy Camp, with the sound of horns in the early morning, more than [-] soldiers staying in the camp got up, put on clothes, shoes and socks, put on leggings and rushed out to gather and start morning exercises.

The gate of the barracks opened, and groups of soldiers carrying equipment weighing about [-] kilograms poured out. They lined up in a neat line and began to run along the avenue. Countless feet were raised and lowered at the same time, with a great sense of rhythm, as if Every step is stepping on people's hearts, which is very spectacular.

"Meet the guard!"

"Keep training!"

"Yes!"

Cheng Shijie observed the training of Ning Haijun soldiers. After more than three months of training, this army finally looked like an army.

In this period of more than a month, the Ning Navy has eliminated more than 20 groups of bandits, seized more than [-] taels of silver, and provided more than [-] free labor for iron mines, kilns, and coal mines.

At the same time, Ning Haijun also won more than 15 heads. For this, Cheng Shijie awarded a total of more than [-] mu of land.Of course, these lands are only authorized to reclaim wasteland,

Of course, the soldiers of the Ning Navy were not without casualties. Casualties are unavoidable in war. The soldiers killed in the Ning Navy, including their families, did not care about death at all.

Because Cheng Shijie gave too much.

The guard soldiers of the Ming army, like the government soldiers of the Tang Dynasty, were not paid.The only way for the Tang army to make a fortune is to go to the battlefield. They brought their own equipment and fought from Liaodong to North Korea and west to the Caspian Sea, because war is the most profitable way.

The Ning Navy fights almost every day. Of course, in this case, the income is also very considerable.

After the five-kilometer armed cross-country run by Ning Haijun, they returned to the barracks and began to have breakfast. After breakfast, they rested for half an hour.

While resting, Cheng Shijie suddenly noticed a dense crowd outside Ning Haijun's camp.This is Li Fang going to the coastal islands of the Dongjiang Army and bringing back more than 1000 soldiers of the Dongjiang Army.

The Dongjiang Army belonged to poor children whose uncles were not close to each other and their grandma didn’t love them. The military salary was not much. With the killing of Mao Wenlong, Yuan Chonghuan was killed by Ling Chi, Chen Jisheng was killed by the rebellious soldiers, and Huang Long still couldn’t control the army. impression is even worse.

At the beginning of the year, Sun Yuanhua directly stopped the military pay and supplies of the Dongjiang Army. Although these soldiers of the Dongjiang Army had rich combat experience, they had already been starved into beggars.

Kong Youde, Li Jiucheng, Li Yingyuan, and Geng Zhongming fled from the Dongjiang Army, and later even Shen Shikui, the deputy general of the Dongjiang Army, also fled and defected to Sun Yuanhua.However, the Dongjiang Army's tens of thousands of troops, after being streamlined, only retained the Four Associations, and more than [-]% of the soldiers could only fend for themselves.

Li Fang originally wanted to bring in a naval force from the Dongjiang Army, but the problem is that although the naval force is poor, it guards the sea and can fight against smuggling. The soldiers of the Dongjiang Army who came over were all infantry, although they were proficient in bows and horses.

In desperation, Li Fang had no choice but to bring these more than 1000 soldiers who had traveled across the sea to the Zijin Mountain camp.

"Didn't you ask you to recruit sailors? What are you recruiting infantry for?"

"Reporting to the words of the lord of the guard, the subordinates will bear in mind the orders of the lord, and only recruit soldiers with strong bodies, integrity, and clean family backgrounds, but they all meet or exceed this standard. The subordinates really don't know how to reject them!"

Cheng Shijie snorted coldly and said, "Li Fang, I don't think you have thought of rejecting them at all, don't think I can't see through your thoughts!"

Li Fang lowered his voice and said: "Master Garrison, these soldiers are all good soldiers with great strength, upright character, and clean family background. Lord Guard, do me a favor and give them a bowl of food!"

If Cheng Shijie didn't want to kill Kong Youde, he wouldn't want these soldiers at all. Originally, he was worried about the lack of equipment, but now, with these people, the total strength of Ning Haijun directly exceeded 500, which is more than 800. The original [-] people have increased by more than [-] people.

"These soldiers are for defense!"

Cheng Shijie looked at the recruits and said, "If you can't do it well, don't blame the garrison for not showing respect. Ning Haijun only wants elites and doesn't accept trash!"

"Thank you Lord Guard!"

Li Fang was overjoyed.

He really didn't want to rely on the soldiers of the Dongjiang Army to pull a mountain. As a pure man, he just hoped that Cheng Shijie could send troops to destroy Meng Xianhan and rescue his lover Peng.

Cheng Shijie looked at Li Fang and said: "Don't be too busy to thank, and don't be too happy first. Whether you can stay or not depends on you. You'd better pray now that these old comrades of yours can live up to their expectations. Ning Haijun will be eliminated at the bottom. After three months, the garrison will be strictly assessed, and if they fail to pass the assessment, where did they come from and where are they going?"

At this moment, Shen Mingyu turned around among these recruits, and said in a low voice: "Master Garrison, I've seen them under the door, most of them are good fighters, nine times out of ten they have had their lives in their hands, good soldiers!"

"It's expensive to feed these soldiers!"

"We can suppress bandits..."

"Are there any bandits in Ninghai Prefecture?"

"Yes, there was a gangster named Mao Shiwan. This guy put oil on his feet and ran away. He was not caught!"

"The matter of suppressing the bandits will be put on hold for the time being. Now that the equipment is here, everyone must be familiar with our new equipment!"

Cheng Shijie looked at these uneasy recruits and said, "Congratulations, everyone, for joining Ning Haijun."

The recruits rejoiced.

Cheng Shijie looked at the soldiers and said: "You may have heard that before you came, ordinary soldiers of the Ning Navy are paid one or two taels of silver every month, and the first-level reward is five taels of silver, or ten acres of land. You may have heard it too." As I said before, some people in the Ning Haijun are now landlords, and whoever has the most land among you, come out and say something!"

At this moment, more than a dozen Ning Navy veterans raised their hands.

"Liu Qingsong, tell me!"

"Humble participated in the war nine times, beheaded seventeen, captured 59 people, and rewarded a total of 55 mu of land."

"One zero fifty-five acres?"

Hearing this number, the soldiers of the Dongjiang Army suddenly became excited.

"Zhou Ning, tell me!"

"Participated in 25 beheadings in humble positions, 38 levels of beheadings, 820 prisoners, and a total of [-] acres of rewards."

"Beheaded eleven ranks in humble positions, captured three people, and rewarded a total of 150 and five mu!"

Now Ning Haijun has more than 75 mu of land per capita, and the least is [-] mu.

The eyes of these soldiers of the Dongjiang Army shone with green light, as if they were like wolves.

Cheng Shijie continued: "When you join the Ning Navy, your military uniforms, casual clothes, shoes and socks, and quilts are all provided by the army, two sets of training uniforms, two sets of regular uniforms, and a new training uniform is issued every three months. The idea of ​​bringing home the endless training uniforms for your family to wear. Doing so will severely punish you and your family. Also, a training uniform is still not bad after wearing it for three months, General I will deal with your instructor!"

Many recruits really wanted to take home their endless military uniforms for their families to wear.

But the veteran looked contemptuous.Sao Nian, you are so naive!First of all, taking military uniforms out of the barracks is a felony, and a major demerit must be recorded; second, wearing military uniforms for civilians is also a serious crime, and the punishment is heavy; finally, with the training intensity of Ninghaiwei, a set of military uniforms has already become a fishing net after wearing it for three months. Giving a good military uniform to your family is a felony if you are disheveled.

"Your food is not limited. As long as you can eat, you can eat whatever you want. If you are not full, this general will punish the cook and quartermaster. If you waste food, this general will punish you!"

Cheng Shijie went on to say: "Your family members can take over and be incorporated into the military households of the garrison farm to carry out garrison farming. Your children can go to Ninghai Navy students to study for free. If you are killed in battle, the families of ordinary soldiers can get a pension of 20 taels of silver." And one hundred acres of land, this one hundred acres of land, your family members can get five years of tax exemption, ten and a half years of tax, and eternal family inheritance. These are the benefits that the families of fallen soldiers should have. The relatives of Quan Gang’s comrades-in-arms petitioned this general, of course, I hope that this kind of thing will never happen, if it does happen, this general will take the skin of the person in charge!"

The soldiers of Ning Haijun, whether veterans or recruits, cheered.

The lives of soldiers in the Ming Dynasty were really cheap. Fighting wars was a natural obligation for them. They had no right to ask for anything. Honor had nothing to do with them. Even if they won, the rewards were extremely meager.

For example, in the Battle of Anti-Japanese and Aid Korea, 10,000+ soldiers fought bloody battles for seven or eight years, with tens of thousands of casualties, and they finally won.

In case they were killed in battle, the family members would be grateful if they could get a few buckets of old rice as compensation, not to mention money!How much combat power can an army have without honor, without due rewards, and without any compensation for the family members who died in battle?
They became Cheng Shijie's subordinates, and their life was 40 taels of silver plus one hundred acres of land.You must know that the land price in the Ming Dynasty has always been very stable. Even in the Chongzhen Dynasty, the whole world is full of smoke, but the land price is still firm. Even dry land costs eight taels of silver, and a good paddy field can be sold for 12 yuan per mu. two silver.

One hundred acres of pensions is equivalent to hundreds of taels of silver. Ning Haijun fought a war, and the spoils were distributed uniformly. If they were injured, the silver would be used for medical treatment, and the military doctor would be responsible for the treatment, so they didn't have to worry about it.Even if he died, his family members would have nothing to live on, no matter how they counted, they would still be earning money!
Ning Haijun cheered excitedly: "We are willing to die for the garrison!"

Cheng Shijie asked the recruits to obtain military status, and then distributed personal cotton-padded clothes, military uniforms, bedding, lunch boxes, and equipment.

Cheng Shijie was just about to convene officers to discuss the current organization and reorganization of the Ning Navy. The current Ning Navy has infantry, cavalry, artillery, navy and other arms, and also has a powerful thunderbolt.

In Cheng Shijie's plan, he plans to add a fire support post for each division, that is, eight Thunderbolts with 240 consecutive shots. In the face of Thunderbolts that fire [-] lead bullets at a time, this firepower density can completely crush two Hundreds of firearms.

The single gun that was originally planned has no meaning anymore. It is not as good as the ballista in terms of range, and not as powerful as the Thunderbolt in terms of power. As for the artillery, it should be used as a direct support firepower under the management of Cheng Shijie.

However, the problem was that just after Cheng Shijie gave the order, the sound of horseshoes sounded outside the camp.

"Master Guard, Lord Guard..."

Cheng Shijie turned his head and saw that it was Peng Jianhong, an old acquaintance.

"Brother Peng!"

"Oh, Mr. Cheng, you've really broken Peng!"

"You are..."

Peng Jianhong lowered his voice and said: "Something went wrong. Three days ago, the governor went out to sea to support Liaodong. When he encountered a storm at sea, the governor accidentally fell into the water. Now..."

"Did Master Futai ask Cheng to go to Dengzhou City?"

"no!"

Peng Jianhong smiled wryly and said: "The lower level is not enough, and I haven't seen Mr. Futai. This matter was ordered by Pan Renxian, the deputy envoy of the Procuratorate!"

Cheng Shijie was taken aback for a moment, he felt something was wrong, he smelled a conspiracy.

PS: Well, let me tell you, the chapter at [-]:[-] today is gone, and this is also the last public chapter, which can be regarded as two in one.It will be on the shelves tomorrow, and I will write a testimonial later.It will be on the shelves tomorrow, but it is the most peaceful time in my heart.Because there is no expectation.

(End of this chapter)