Ming politicians

() Regarding the placement of officers in the Jiangning Battalion, Fan Jing has never said anything, but when it came time to report to the court, he put forward his own opinion. At this time, if the idea proposed by Jiang Ningying is followed, it will definitely cause an uproar in the court.

明朝卫所的设置,固定了几百年,大家都习惯了,卫下辖五个千户所,千户所下辖五个百户所,百户所下辖两个总旗,总旗下辖五个小旗,小旗是最基的作战单位,人数固定,一卫5600人,每个千户所1120人,每个百户所112人,每个总旗56人,每个小旗10人。

The units higher than the guards are the Dusi, and those who command the army of the Ming Dynasty are the Ministry of War and the Dudufu of the Five Armies.

If there is a large-scale war, the emperor and the imperial court will appoint generals in person to form a large-scale army. At this time, the titles have changed, including marshal, supervising army, chief soldier, deputy chief soldier, general, deputy general, etc. Waiting for official posts, these official posts in the army are all temporary and have no rank. After the war, the troops in the guards were disbanded and returned to their respective garrisons.

However, starting from the Wanli period, in order to facilitate the deployment and command of the army, the official positions such as chief soldier and deputy chief soldier were gradually fixed. Being appointed by the imperial court as chief soldier was actually to lead the guard army of a province.

The suggestion put forward by Fan Jing requires the Jiangning battalion to be set up according to the military positions stipulated by the imperial court.

The title of Jiangning Camp was bestowed by the emperor and cannot be changed.His treatment is equivalent to that of Wei, and Fan Jing still serves as the commander of Wei.Su Tiancheng also served as the supervisor of the army, and Sun Chuanting also served as the commander of the guard. breakthrough.

比如说骁骑营一营,设立千户一人。副千户两人,百户五人,副百户十人,总旗十人,副总旗20人,小旗50人。每个千户下辖将士2000人,每个百户下辖将士400人。每个总旗下辖将士200人,每个小旗下辖将士40人。

As for the pro-military battalion, scout battalion, and law enforcement battalion, the number of officers can be appropriately reduced.

In this way, the number of officers' positions is fixed, and the rest are such as commanders, guards, experience, governors, officials, ambassadors, deputy envoys, and so on.All must be set according to the requirements and can be used concurrently.

Su Tiancheng did not object to such an opinion.

He is very clear that Jiangning's camp is still the imperial army, if it is unique.You will definitely be severely criticized by the court, and some people will even say that you have rebelled.In fact, according to the setting of the imperial court, the number of officers is relatively small, which can also reduce the pressure on expenditure.

It is also simple to set up, a thousand households are equivalent to the battalion commander, a hundred households are equivalent to the company commander, the general banner is equivalent to the deputy company commander, and the small banner is equivalent to the squad leader. Such a change will not cause much fluctuation in the Jiangning battalion.

Regarding the appointment of officers, except for the general banner and the small banner, which can be appointed by the Jiangning battalion and reported to the Ministry of War for the record, the rest of the officers must be appointed by the court, and the titles are also clearly defined.

After the contest ended, the Jiangning Camp returned to calm, and many soldiers also knew that many officers were about to be in place. This time, it was very important for the Jiangning Camp to have officers in place.

The Jiangning Battalion has a personal battalion, a scout battalion, two Xiaoqi battalions, two vanguard battalions, two Jianrui battalions, two infantry battalions, a Shenji battalion, and a law enforcement battalion, with a total strength of 2 people. The Battalion, Vanguard Battalion, Jianrui Battalion, Infantry Battalion, and Shenji Battalion are all formed with 2000 people, the Guards Battalion has 1000 people, and the Law Enforcement Battalion has 200 people. The Scout Battalion has no fixed number of people, and its status is the most special.

According to the previous plan, the Jiangning Battalion will recruit [-] sergeants. By then, the infantry battalion will increase to five, the Jianrui battalion will increase to three, and the Shenji battalion will increase to two.

Fan Jing didn't care about the specific candidates, but Su Tiancheng had to worry about it himself.

After careful discussion with Sun Chuanting, he clarified all the candidates for Qianhu.

Sun Yuankun, a thousand households of the pro-military battalion, Liu Tiehan, a thousand households of the scout battalion, Liu Shiliang, a thousand households of the first battalion of Xiaoqi battalion, Di Huaixiang, a thousand households of the second battalion, Luo Chang, a thousand households of the first battalion of Qianfeng battalion, Qin Rui, a thousand households of the second battalion, and the first battalion of Jianrui battalion Battalion Commander Ma Huabiao, Second Battalion Commander Lu Taibing, Infantry Battalion First Battalion Commander Sun Sizong, Second Battalion Commander Lu Taibo, Shenji Battalion Commander Sun Chuanting, and Law Enforcement Battalion Commander Sun Siming.

Such an arrangement, Su Tiancheng has repeatedly considered.

Only Di Huaixiang and Qin Rui stood out from the competition. The rest of the winners could serve as the hundred households, the general banner or the small banner, but they could not serve as the thousand households. This is the rule of the competition and cannot be broken. Sun Siming, Sun Sizong, Lu Taibing, Lu Taibo and others are all scholars. After this period of tempering, they have grown very fast. They are knowledgeable and knowledgeable. It is not a big problem to lead troops to fight. Among the army, there are very few scholars. , A good man is not a soldier, let alone a scholar.

As for the Divine Machine Camp, it has been paid more and more attention.

In future battles, the role of the Shenji Camp cannot be underestimated. Therefore, the position of a thousand households must be treated with special caution. Strictly speaking, Sun Chuanting knows the role of the Shenji Camp. It also relies on the Divine Machine Camp.

Su Tiancheng knew that if he could maximize the role of the Shenji Battalion, he could even conquer the world.

But the disadvantages of Shenjiying are also obvious, two aspects, one is that the weapons urgently need to be improved, and the other is that it burns money.

Su Tiancheng can't come up with so much money for the time being. As for improving weapons, he is not an expert and doesn't understand the theory of ordnance. Rather than figure it out by himself, it's better to let nature take its course.

Of course, he always kept in mind one person, that is, Bi Maokang, who was an expert in firearms. It is a revolutionary breakthrough in the history of weapons and a great contribution of Bi Maokang.

To put it simply, Bi Maokang’s contribution is to transform the original faucet with a matchlock into a faucet with a flint. When the trigger is pulled, the faucet is pressed down, rubbing against the flint to ignite, and the firecracker fires.Such a change overcomes the shortcomings of the matchlock being affected by the weather, and it can be fired at any time. The accuracy of the shot is also much higher. The effective time of the shot is also in the hands of the Musketeers, which greatly enhances the firearm. combat effectiveness of soldiers.

Su Tiancheng's idea is very simple, let nature take its course, wait for Bi Maokang to research it, and start to allocate it to the Jiangning camp on a large scale, don't interfere now, there is no need for the Jiangning camp to take out the money.

On April [-]th, the imperial edict finally came down.

The Jiangning battalion was extraordinarily solemn. Everyone knew that this time, the imperial court was going to appoint a large number of officers.

Fan Jing proclaimed the decree on his behalf.

Su Tiancheng and others were standing in front of the playground.

At the hour of Chen, Fan Jing began to read the imperial decree.

Seeing the solemn and excited expressions of all the officers and men, and the joy of being appointed as an officer, Su Tiancheng was a little sad. He didn't know why he had such an idea. Establishing a regular army was his pursuit. In the end, it seems that the court has benefited.

It should be said that all the soldiers in the Jiangning camp still have the idea of ​​honoring their ancestors in their hearts. In their subconscious minds, they still believe in the imperial court, which is not surprising.

It took half an hour to read the imperial decree.

Di Huaixiang and Qin Rui stood in front of Su Tiancheng.

Su Tiancheng looked at them and spoke slowly.

"Di Qianhu, Qin Qianhu, first of all congratulations to you. In the competition, you performed outstandingly and were recognized. However, what I said today is different."

After they clasped their fists together, they knelt down on one knee and gave Su Tiancheng a military salute.

Su Tiancheng did not refuse, and after the two got up, he spoke again.

"You all have your own strengths. Di Huaixiang has brains, and Qin Rui is brave. Now that you have led two thousand soldiers, your responsibilities are different. In the coming battle, you must give full play to your abilities. The situation on the battlefield , is changing rapidly, you need to respond flexibly, avoid sacrifice as much as possible, and win as much as possible, this is your future responsibility."

"It will take some time for you to get used to it, but it won't be long. The Jiangning Battalion has heavy responsibilities, and there will be many conquests in the future. Therefore, in the next time, you have to work harder and think about it all the time. I look forward to you Build merit."

Both Di Huaixiang and Qin Rui were very excited.

They know that if they follow the general practice, they are not qualified to be promoted, not to mention that it is almost impossible for Qianhu to be directly promoted to the fifth rank, but they did it in Jiangning Camp. This is a place that pays attention to strength. Ability can also be displayed, of course, they have to fight the enemy to truly show their ability.

"I don't like to talk too much. It always depends on the effect of things. You don't need to express your opinion in front of me. Talk less and do more. On weekdays, you should ask Mr. Sun and other Qianhu for advice, and use the fastest speed. Improve your abilities again."

Watching Di Huaixiang and Qin Rui leave, Su Tiancheng once again thought about the Jiangning Camp's organizational system, which is not much different from the two Nanjing Camps. Next, how will the Emperor and the Ministry of War treat the Jiangning Camp? According to the reputation of the Jiangning camp, it is impossible to stay in Jiangning County for a long time, and sooner or later they will go out to fight.After several months of training, and this big competition, the Jiangning Camp should also be pulled out, but where it will show its ability is very important. For the Jiangning Camp, it is a matter of attacking across the board. Still never had.