The Holy Emperor of Ming

Chapter 149: Perfection of the New Military System
There was a group of people from the evil ways, the righteous ways, who secretly contacted the factory guards.

Whether it is for a retreat or for something else.

That's what they did.

For these people who often hold great power and influence, the senior officials of the factory and guards did not dare to make decisions on their own and would report to Zhu Houzhao.

Zhu Houzhao's meaning has always been very clear. As long as the other party has no blood debts of innocent people, he can tolerate it.

The senior management of the factory security department received a clear answer and began the screening.

In fact, this kind of screening is not very accurate.

Because of many things, the factory guards could not find any actual evidence.

But even with this not-too-strict screening, quite a number of people still fail to qualify.

Someone in the factory guards suggested that those who failed to meet the requirements could be appeased by pretending to be nice to them first, so as to prevent them from causing greater harm after being rejected.

After careful consideration, the proposal was submitted to Zhu Houzhao.

Zhu Houzhao thought about it and said, "Absolutely not.

Our Ming Dynasty is not conquering the world now, but governing the world in an upright manner. There is no need to worry about so many things. Anyone who has a blood debt must be punished.

Moreover, if we pretend to be friendly with them now and then turn against them in the future, wouldn’t that make us mean people? How could the Ming Dynasty do such a thing? "

"As for the fear that they might cause greater harm, since we know that they have the blood debt of the people on their shoulders and there is still a chance, of course we should arrest them immediately."

The order was given to the Jinyiwei, and no one dared to question it, and they immediately started to act.

In just a few days, several demons and evil people at the innate level were captured.

But the news inevitably leaked, and many people who were responsible for the blood debts of the common people immediately ran away from the factory guards, cursing.

Even those who don't have it still have some concerns.

But the factory guards didn't care too much.

The rules are here, they just need to do things honestly, and there are still many people willing to join the factory guards.

By February, there were more than a dozen innate masters newly joining the factory guards.

It has only been about twenty days. Once the news spreads more widely, it is obvious that many more innate masters will join.

As for the acquired realm, there are more than ten thousand people from all over the country who want to join the Jinyiwei.

Various reviews are still ongoing.

The first day of February.

Zhu Houzhao met Wang Shouren again after a year.

"Old Wang, you have changed a lot. You look like a soldier now." Zhu Houzhao looked at Wang Shouren and said happily.

"Being in the military and facing soldiers every day, it is natural for me to change a little." Wang Shouren still smiled calmly and elegantly.

However, there was a sense of decisiveness and resolution in every move he made.

There was also a fierce look on his face.

More like a general who can draw his sword at any time.

"The change is good, that's how it should be. You used to look a little weak, not like my great general, but now you look more like one." Zhu Houzhao patted Wang Shouren's chest hard and said with a smile.

"Then I would like to thank Your Majesty for the praise." Wang Shouren smiled calmly without shaking his body.

"Old Wang, your body has become much stronger. Let's have a fight later." Zhu Houzhao's eyes lit up and he said expectantly.

"Then please show mercy, Your Majesty." Wang Shouren thought about it and decided not to refuse.

Not surprisingly, His Majesty hasn't had a satisfying fight for a long time.

Although time is urgent, this is not a big deal.

"Okay, Old Wang, tell me about the interesting things that happened to you this year." Zhu Houzhao suppressed his impatience and said with interest.

"Yes." Wang Shouren responded and began to talk about what he saw, heard and thought in the past year.

Although the correspondence between the two has never stopped.

But it is still far inferior to face-to-face communication.

Zhu Houzhao listened with great interest and asked questions from time to time.

After more than an hour, Wang Shouren finally stopped. Zhu Houzhao thought for a while and asked, "So, Old Wang, are you sure that the 50-50 system is the most suitable for our current Ming army?"

"Yes." Wang Shouren nodded affirmatively. This was the most important reason why he returned to the capital in person this time.

After a year of practice, he finally found the military system that best suited the Ming army.

As for the previous new military system, including the military cabinet, etc., they were all discussed out of thin air by Wang Shouren and Zhu Houzhao.

Not practiced.

Wang Shouren stayed in Jin for a whole year. He was so worried about the army of more than one hundred thousand that he even ignored the military cabinet. One of the biggest reasons for this was that he wanted to find the most complete and suitable system for the new army.

This is also the reason why Zhu Houzhao did not establish a new army in other places. Even when Mu Kun returned to Yunnan, he only reorganized the garrisons instead of establishing a new army.

What was originally told to Li Jing was just to train 20,000 troops, not to establish a new army.

It was Li Jing who truly convinced Zhu Houzhao to allow him to try to establish a new army.

All of this is mostly due to the fact that the new military system is still in the experimental stage and has not yet been finalized.

Zhu Houzhao and Wang Shouren attached great importance to the new military system. They were not impatient at all and preferred to spend a long time in practice to perfect it. Seeing Zhu Houzhao thinking, Wang Shouren continued: "In Jin, I mainly reorganized the army and seized the power of the army in the first few months.

Later, we continued to explore new military systems, with each of the five armies implementing a new military system, and finally determined that the 50-50 system was the best. "

“The most basic military officers are still composed of ten people in a small flag, with a small flag chief.

Five small flags form a general flag, with a general flag chief and deputy general flag chief, a total of fifty-two people.

Abolish the rank of 100 generals, and set up a battalion for each of the five general flags. This battalion is also the most basic combat team of our Ming army and is extremely important. "

"Appoint a battalion commander and a deputy battalion commander, as well as a logistics department and a military law department.

The Logistics Department is in charge of all logistical matters including salary payment, a fire flag, military doctors, etc., and consists of fifteen people.

The Military Law Department is responsible for monitoring military discipline, teaching soldiers to read and write, and calming soldiers' emotions, physical and mental health, and morale issues. One person is enough.

Including the two messengers, there are a total of 280 people in the battalion."

"Five battalions make up a regiment, with one regiment commander and one deputy regiment commander.

It has a regiment logistics department, a military law department, and an equipment department.

The regiment's logistics department and military law department are similar to the battalion level, and the number of people needs to be expanded. The regiment's military law department also needs to be given a small flag for law enforcement purposes.

The Equipment Department is in charge of military weapons, equipment, horses, etc.

The regiment commander also has a small group of people, including a messenger, a clerk, etc.

There are 1,450 men in a regiment. "

"Five regiments form a guard, with one guard commander and one deputy guard commander.

It has the Security and Logistics Department, the Military Law Department, the Equipment Department, and the Military and Political Department.

The Military and Political Department assists the commander of the guards and is in charge of all military affairs, including the review of military merits and the promotion of battalion-level officers.

One guard has 7,400 men."

"The Five Guards form an army, which consists of four military-level divisions, with a total of about 38,000 soldiers, directly under the jurisdiction of the Military Council.

All four departments are managed in a two-way manner and are responsible to the commander-in-chief and the four superior departments, which can also be considered as supervision.

But the Military Law Department is different. It is only under the jurisdiction of the superior Military Law Department, and not under the jurisdiction of the commander at the same level.

Because the Military Law Department is not only in charge of military discipline, but also responsible for teaching soldiers to read and write, and soothing soldiers' psychological and mental problems.

This position is the closest to the grassroots soldiers. As long as they do their job well and they are there, the entire army will be completely the army of the Ming Dynasty and will not be greatly affected by the commander.

However, if the military commander wants to completely control the military situation, it will be more difficult and will weaken the authority of the military commander. "

“But I believe that when the soldiers learn to read and write, they will understand what is the righteousness of the country.

Their military will become even more powerful, and by then, if the military commander has the same will as the soldiers, they will be able to unleash a more powerful force.

And if the military commander has ulterior motives, they will not be able to exert much military power.

Therefore, the Military Law Department is of utmost importance and may be the foundation of our military’s future.”

Wang Shouren spoke eloquently and told us all the hard work he had put in over the past year.

Zhu Houzhao listened very seriously, sometimes frowning and sometimes smiling.

After Wang Shouren paused for more than ten breaths, Zhu Houzhao smiled and said, "Old Wang, I don't have much to say about this 50-50 system. It is considered perfect, but the specific effect still needs to be seen in actual combat.

You are right about one thing. The Military Court is indeed very important, extraordinarily important.

Although I am not worried about the soldiers rebelling, if someone rebels, the lower-level soldiers will suffer.

This will also allow us to pay more attention to the situation of the grassroots soldiers.

This is much better than any military supervisor."

"Your Majesty is right." Wang Shouren nodded and smiled.

Over the past year, the more he studied His Majesty's instructions to teach the lower-level soldiers to read and write, the more he realized.

Once combined with military law and discipline, it becomes clear.

As long as it is handled well, this will definitely be the foundation of the Ming army.

"But in this case, the army will need a large number of people who can read and speak well.

The other three departments also need a lot of civilian staff, and the original Ministry of War has long been short of people." Wang Shouren said.

"This is easy. I will hold a special military examination. Anyone who has the title of scholar, no, anyone who can read and write and is over 18 and under 30 years old can participate.

After they pass the exam, they will be uniformly trained according to the abilities required by the four divisions and become civilians in the army. They will never be changed into political officials and can only be promoted to higher levels.

By the way, we can set up a military academy to train grassroots officers and civilian personnel for the Ming army.

It just so happens that the number of troops drawn from Emperor Wu’s Dragon Riders is far from enough.” Zhu Houzhao’s eyes lit up, and he became more and more excited as he spoke.

Wang Shouren's eyes lit up, and he said sincerely: "Your Majesty is wise, let Wudi Longqi serve as the teacher and instructor.

Among the students, grassroots officers can be selected from the Ming army to prepare for the comprehensive reform of the army in the future.

As for civil servants, they will be selected from among the students of the Ming Dynasty."

With Emperor Wu's Dragon Cavalry serving as teachers and instructors for grassroots officers, one day, most of the officers of all the Ming army will probably come from the subordinates of Emperor Wu's Dragon Cavalry, that is, from under the command of Your Majesty.

This is better for all sides.

(Chapter 1.)
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