Yongle Emperor's grandson: Zhu Yuanzhang with cheats, Zhu Di went crazy

Chapter 167 Food and attitude are two different issues

"Boom blah blah..."

The sound of gongs rang out in the Second Production Brigade of Gaoxiang.

The military households who were queuing up for meals with their meal tickets looked over in confusion.

"Captain, what happened again?"

Someone who was familiar with the captain asked loudly.

The centurion holding the gong replied loudly, "Just listen, there's no need to talk so much."

When everyone gathered, the captain cleared his throat and said loudly: "Dear brothers and uncles, how have we been doing under the management of the Veterans Chamber of Commerce over the past six months?"

As soon as these words were spoken, smiles appeared on the faces of the people below.

Apart from anything else, they were provided with enough meals every day, which was countless times better than their previous life.

The warehouse has been filled with food from the work points the family earned every day for more than half a year, so they are no longer afraid of natural disasters if they occur again.

"It's okay."

There was a response from below.

The centurion smiled.

The people under him lived a good life, not to mention that he was a centurion and the leader of the production team.

He can earn work points by just doing some work every day. His wife runs a supply and marketing cooperative, and the income she earns every month is also a considerable sum.

My income has increased, my life has become better, and I don’t have to be scolded anymore. This is so much more comfortable than before.

"It's all right to live a good life, but we need to protect this good life ourselves."

"Everyone knows that we can live a good life because of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

"We are all people who have received favors. We must repay the favor, don't you think?"

"right……"

"As long as His Royal Highness needs us, we will go through fire and water."

There was a response from below.

The centurion nodded with satisfaction and shouted loudly: "Now the opportunity has come. His Royal Highness, with the approval of His Majesty, has opened a government office and can raise an army."

"We are His Royal Highness's elders. Now that His Royal Highness is in need of troops, we cannot bring shame to His Royal Highness."

As soon as these words were spoken, the crowd instantly fell silent.

They finally understood that the Crown Prince intended to recruit soldiers from among them.

Being a soldier means fighting in wars, and fighting means deaths. They have just started to live a good life, and they are really reluctant to give up joining the army.

The lively atmosphere suddenly became quiet, and the captain's face immediately became tense: "Why, you were so lively just now, but now you are so scared when it comes to the real thing."

"I can tell you that we can live such a good life because of the grace of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. The Crown Prince urgently needs the army to protect his position."

"If there is no army to protect you, what will be the consequences if His Royal Highness gets into trouble someday? I'm sure you all know what's going on."

"Those old men just want us to farm and suffer for the rest of our lives, and they don't want us to have a good life for even one day."

"We join the army not only to protect His Royal Highness, but also to protect our present life and to ensure that our children can live a good life."

"Our ancestors have taught us to be grateful and repay kindness. We should not be ungrateful bastards."

"I don't care what you guys think. I will go anyway. I won't be a heartless bastard."

The captain's scolding made many hesitant men blush.

"Captain Li, I'm signing up for my son. If he doesn't go, I'll go myself."

An old man stood up and was the first to speak out.

"Dad, what are you talking about? How can I not go back? I was just thinking about how to arrange things at home."

When his son saw that his father had stood up, he didn't want to lose face, so he stood up quickly.

"Okay, is there anyone else? Our Hundred Households Office must send at least ten people."

"By the way, joining the Shenwei Battalion is not like joining an ordinary army, where you train during wartime and go home during leisure time."

After talking for so long, he forgot to mention the benefits. The captain quickly said loudly: "The Shenwei Battalion is a professional army. What does professional mean? It means that it is an army specially trained to fight. You don't need to worry about other things."

"Once you are selected by the army, you will receive a corresponding salary every month. You don't need to prepare any weapons or equipment, even shoes, socks, or pants."

"Besides that, if you have made meritorious service, you will be rewarded. If you are disabled or killed in battle, your family will receive a pension. Your Highness will take care of your children and elderly."

For those who had originally planned to go, their eyes suddenly lit up when they heard that there would be military pay.

In the past, these military households had to prepare their own equipment, weapons and food for going out to fight, let alone military pay.

"If you really want to give me money, how much?"

A man who was interested in it asked immediately.

Noticing that the others were also looking forward to it, the captain smiled and said loudly: "The soldiers get 600 to 1000 coins a month, depending on their military service. The salaries of officers vary. The sergeant can get one or two taels of silver a month, and those above him can get more."

"More importantly, you can be promoted after joining the army. As long as you kill the enemy and make meritorious contributions, you can be promoted. It's no longer like the military households, where you just get some food and money rewards after killing the enemy and that's it."

"Can I really get promoted?"

Who doesn't want to get promoted and make money? Unfortunately, as a military household, it is really difficult to get promoted without great contributions.

The hundred and thousand households in this place are hereditary, and the merits are all attributed to the officers. They, the ordinary soldiers, can only get some money and food rewards at most.

Unexpectedly, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's army actually provided them with a channel for advancement.

The captain looked at the person asking and said, "This is written on the recruitment order. Every merit will be recorded by a special military merit officer. As long as your merit is great enough, you can be worthy of the title of captain, not to mention the title of captain above me."

After receiving the affirmation, everyone was excited and raised their hands and shouted: "I will go, I will go, I will go too..."

The atmosphere became lively. The captain stepped aside and nodded to a clerk next to him.

Soon, a long line formed in front of the registration table, with as many as forty or fifty people wanting to participate.

"Your Highness, after a month of recruiting, Fengyang Prefecture has recruited a total of more than 23,000 soldiers."

"Among them, there are 4,832 people from Yingzhou, and Shouzhou..."

Jinling, Shenwei Prefecture Yamen. Liu Sheng, who was in charge of recruiting soldiers in Fengyang Prefecture, reported on the recruitment situation.

It has to be said that the Veterans Chamber of Commerce has a strong appeal. In just one month, it has gathered nearly 3 people in Fengyang Prefecture alone.

"The local military households are really enthusiastic. This is the result of my careful selection. If I had not been picky and had just asked for them, I could have gotten 40,000 or 50,000 people."

After reading the data, Liu Sheng couldn't help but sigh.

"We can recruit people, but the problem is what to do with weapons and equipment and money. If we want to raise this army, it will cost at least one million taels of silver to equip it with weapons and equipment."

"In addition, the supply of soldiers in the later period, as well as the repair of weapons and equipment, will cost at least hundreds of thousands of taels of silver every year."

Jian Yi, who was sitting nearby, couldn't help but feel worried.

He now finally understood the difficulties Xia Laokou faced.

"Don't worry, there will be rice porridge and steamed buns."

Zhu Zhanjun said soothingly, then turned to look at Xu Shou and asked, "When will the equipment be fully provided?"

Xu Shou now has an official identity, the director of Tiangongfang, responsible for the overall planning of the entire Tiangongfang.

Opening the book in front of him, Xu Shou reported: "You promised His Majesty that you would provide equipment to the Shenji Camp first."

"We are currently working at full capacity, and we expect to be able to supply all that the court requires before the Chinese New Year."

"Our military equipment will be officially produced next year. According to His Highness's request, it will take at least a year and a half to fully equip us with the latest weapons and armor."

"A year and a half."

Zhu Zhanjun shook his head and said, "It will take too long. I will give you eight months. If you need people, you can recruit them. If you need money, you can ask Qiu Yuan for it. You must hand over all the equipment before September next year."

Xu Shou showed a bitter smile on his face, but still nodded.

After talking about the equipment, Zhu Zhanjun looked at Liu Sheng and said, "As for training, do you have any suitable candidates in the Military Affairs Office?"

Zhu Zhanjun divided Shenwei Palace into five departments.

The Government Affairs Office, headed by Jian Yi and Yang Rong, was responsible for assisting Zhu Zhanjun in handling all government affairs within the government office.

The Grand Council, headed by Liu Sheng, Xu Jingchang and Li Jinglong, was responsible for training the army and dispatching combat officers.

Next was the Navy Department, which was headed by Zheng He and Guo Zi, and was responsible for matters such as maritime warfare and ocean transportation and trade.

Then the logistics department, headed by Xu Shou, was responsible for providing logistical supplies and equipment to the army.

The last one is the Intelligence Department headed by Liang Zi, which is responsible for intelligence statistics.

Even Yang Shiqi, whom Zhu Zhanjun disliked, was given a position in the Government Affairs Office.

But this guy seldom comes here. He didn't even come to today's meeting. It's obvious that he intends to draw a line between them.

Zhu Zhanjun was too lazy to pay attention to him. He had already made up his mind that when he captured a remote area, he would send this old guy over to practice his benevolence.

Li Jinglong and Xu Jinchang were arranged by the old man.

But the old man said that these two people are not real good-for-nothings.

Although Li Jinglong was a mess when fighting the war, the old man knew the real reason.

Maybe this guy is really lacking in actual combat, but in terms of military knowledge, deployment of troops, setting up camps and training soldiers, he is very standard.

In the old man's words, the way Li Jinglong led his troops in marching and setting up camp was almost textbook-level.

As for Xu Jingchang, this guy came here just for the sake of getting heads. His main purpose was to bring the Fengyang nobles under Zhu Zhanjun's name to avoid them from suffering another wave of purge like the Huaixi nobles did in the past.

"Cough cough..."

Li Jinglong coughed lightly, bowed to Zhu Zhanjun and said, "Your Highness, according to our discussion, I will take over the training. As for who to go to for the battle, that is none of my business."

"you……"

Zhu Zhanjun was a little hesitant. He was really worried about letting this guy train the army.

After hesitating for a moment, Zhu Zhanjun said, "I'll make arrangements for this later."

Li Jinglong was a little disappointed, but still nodded.

He knows his record and it is hard to be convinced.

After that, in order not to destroy the enthusiasm of his men, Zhu Zhanjun explained to Li Jinglong: "I have a military school under my command, which specializes in teaching military issues and training officers for the Ming Dynasty."

"There is a great shortage of military instructors right now. Are you interested in going and having some fun?"

"be a teacher?"

Li Jinglong was stunned for a moment.

He thought he would be a mascot like Xu Jingchang, but he didn't expect that Zhu Zhanjun actually wanted him to be a teacher.

"Yes, teacher."

"Just think about it. If you become a teacher, and these children join the army after graduation, then half of the officers in the Ming Dynasty will be your students. How impressive it would be if people spread the word about it."

Li Jinglong's eyes gradually brightened as he listened.

It seems that being a teacher is really good. You don’t have to be exposed to the wind and sun, or lie in the army every day.

Go to classes during the day, drink wine and have fun at night.

"bump!"

Thinking of the beauty of this, Li Jinglong slammed the table and said, "Okay, I'll take this teaching position."

Xu Jingchang on the side also raised his hand and said, "Can I go too? I have nothing to do here."

Zhu Zhanjun glanced at him, thought for a moment and said, "Then you will become a teacher and be responsible for managing school discipline."

"Okay, that's it."

Xu Jingchang was instantly delighted. It is always better to manage others than to be managed by others.

He is being watched here every day. The intelligence chief named Liangzi looks at him like a spy. He feels very uncomfortable being here.

The two of them had made plans and didn't plan to hold a meeting, so they left happily to visit the military academy.

After sending the two guys away, Zhu Zhanjun had the door closed and said, "Okay, let's get down to business now after joining in the fun."

(End of this chapter)