This time, although 50,000 elite soldiers in the Beijing camp were divided, in fact, there are still some soldiers and horses in the hands of the nobles who have not been discovered. There are probably 27,000 or 27,000 soldiers and horses. These are all real soldiers.
Elite soldiers.
These soldiers and horses hidden among the soldiers and servants are the soldiers and horses they can really control.
These soldiers and horses will not participate in any long-distance running at all. They will not disobey the master's order.
Everyone suddenly fell silent. This problem was also their biggest headache.
Now, these elite soldiers have become a hot potato.
If soldiers are not given food and wages, they will start a mutiny.
Now they have been removed from the Beijing Camp. The Beijing Camp is re-registering.
Well, they were no longer on the roster of the Beijing camp. They were all private armies raised by these distinguished nobles with empty military expenditures.
Now the money is gone, but the people are still there. We must continue to feed them.
Their money and food are all given by these nobles. Of course they will not make trouble with the emperor, they will only look for them. They can't use their own money to raise an army for the emperor. They haven't been kicked in the head by a donkey.
Duke Cheng Guo coughed and said: "I have discussed this with Duke Ying and Duke Ding. This cannot continue. We plan to go to the palace and have a good talk with His Majesty. We will hand over these troops and horses to Your Majesty.
.We will all go to Nanyuan to train together. Your Majesty will allocate military expenses."
There was another burst of discussion below. In this situation, handing it over is also a way out.
They have been leading soldiers for generations, and they know clearly that the cost of raising an army is huge. However, these private soldiers are their trump cards, and they are reluctant to hand them over. They are not entangled for a while.
Duke Dingguo said: "Think about it, after these 80,000 soldiers and horses are trained, who will your Majesty give them to lead? Yang Fan, is it possible?"
Gu Zhaoji, the Marquis of Zhenyuan, slapped his thigh and said: "Ding Guogong is right, how could His Majesty hand over the capital to Yang Fan? He doesn't even have any heirs, and His Majesty can't even capture the hostages. At least our whole family is in Beijing.
Here, Your Majesty is relieved, isn’t it?”
The British Duke nodded and said: "The emperor does not need honors, he can only use his relatives, and the eunuchs can only supervise the army. Except for Wang Zhi, the governor of the West Factory, there is no one to lead the troops in war. At the time of Yingzong, the Empress Dowager Sun used his five
There are two younger brothers who control the Beijing Camp and the Jinyi Guards. There are also several former emperors who use Prince Consort to command the army. But now His Majesty's mother's family is not strong, so he cannot rely on it. The younger generation is only fifteen or sixteen years old, and they are not useful.
Think carefully about who will be in charge of the capital camp in the end."
Xue Lian, Marquis of Yangwu, said: "Your Majesty is absolutely unwilling to hand it over to Donglin. It is impossible for him to concentrate military power in one basket. I think even if the border troops are abolished, the reorganized army will not be handed over to Donglin."
Wu'an Marquis Zheng Zhijun also said: "It seems that your Majesty has no one available."
Li Kaixian, Marquis of Fengcheng, said: "There are only a few forces in the imperial court now. Your majesty's mother clan is not strong, and the eunuchs are not strong either. The eunuchs are still being cleaned up, and it is impossible to use them. Concubine Zheng is still watching eagerly.
Your Majesty, King Fu's family is still waiting for an opportunity to move. Yang Fan is a foreign minister who has no foothold. So, there is really no one except us."
Ningyang Hou Chen Guangyu said: "Actually, the conflict between us and His Majesty is the smallest. We just want his money. Those other forces want his throne. Your Majesty should know which is more important."
Dingxi Marquis Jiang Weigong said: "If you look at it this way, Cheng Guogong's method is a good one. Your Majesty is playing a hard-to-get game with us. We simply handed over all the soldiers in our hands, which showed our loyalty and your Majesty felt at ease.
Sooner or later, we will have to hand over military power to us."
All the nobles nodded. This move of retreating in order to advance is a clever plan. If you want to take it first, you must give it first.
Wu Ruyin, the courteous lord, said: "The strategy is a good one, but how will Yang Fan train and reorganize these elite soldiers? If he breaks up the soldiers and reorganizes them, our power will be completely eliminated. Then the army's officer system will be completely changed.
Even if we take control of the army again, it will be difficult to control it like before."
At this time, everyone looked at the British Duke Zhang Weixian. Only Zhang Shize was familiar with Yang Fan and knew how he trained the army.
His Majesty secretly asked Zhang Shize to follow Yang Fan and secretly learn his skills. Everyone is a discerning person and naturally sees things clearly. This is why they judged that Your Majesty does not completely trust Yang Fan.
Zhang Weixian was silent for a while and said: "Yang Fan is used to organizing the army into regiments, which is different from the 12 regiments and battalions in the Beijing camp. One of his regiments has about 3,600 people. It consists of six battalions, each with 500 people.
There are about 600 people in the regiment headquarters."
"How he organizes these elite soldiers must be discussed with His Majesty. He cannot make the decision on his own. However, it is very likely that Your Majesty will adopt his troop training method. Because Your Majesty has always envied his ability to train troops. If so, these elite soldiers will be
He is organized into 21 infantry regiments. There are exactly 21 dukes and marquises in the north at present. Your Majesty will probably have one regiment for each family."
Everyone was pondering for a while. If this was the plan, the three dukes would suffer the most, as they had the largest number of private soldiers. But although the number of soldiers and horses was reduced, His Majesty would definitely appease them and give them some advice on the formation of the army above the regiment.
They have more senior positions.
If distributed in this way, the earls will be able to get one or two battalions. Some earls still hold great power, some have served as admirals, and the troops in the capital are in charge. Their losses are not small.
Of course Your Majesty is willing to disperse the military power in this way. No matter how good the relationship between the nobles is, they are not monolithic. In the past, there were strong and weak, and they would rely on several powerful forces. Now everyone is evenly divided. Since everyone is equally divided, no matter how good you two are, they will not be monolithic.
It will be the same as before.
The so-called divide and conquer, defeat them one by one.
Zhang Weixian continued: "I heard that Shize said that for the Rumi musketry unit he trained, the military pay was changed to Xinghe Bank. The military pay was directly paid to the officers and soldiers' bankbooks, but it was not in the hands of the officers. There is no way to deduct the military pay in the future.
It’s possible.”
At this moment, there was a burst of discussion again.
This is a bombshell. This means that after the reorganization of the Beijing camp, they can no longer get money. All they can get is salary.
Qianzhuang is not the officers below who lead the military pay.
As soon as the military pay from the Ministry of Revenue came out, it was worth less than 30%, and they didn't dare to let go of it. The bank will issue you a deposit certificate for the amount of money you send. It won't issue a penny more.
If it disappears, there is no way to get the deposit certificate in full and put it into the account. If the amount is wrong, the bank will not sign it.
The Ministry of Revenue cannot force bankers to sign like it can force officers to sign. Whether you want to save or not, even if you lose a penny, it will not work. If officers want to be promoted and keep their current positions, they must please the civil servants.
To bribe.
The bank doesn't care about you. They run a business, make money, and control risks. They don't rely on civil servants to make a living, and they care about your life and death.
In this way, those civil servants will not be able to reap the benefits, and they will never be able to live without a penny like themselves.
Thinking that they would also be unlucky, I suddenly felt less uncomfortable.
Zhang Weixian said: "Don't always think about money now. We have to look forward and get the military power back first. As long as the military power is back in our hands, there will always be a way to do the rest."
Everyone thought about it and agreed. This is now the case.
It would be a great blessing if we could get our military power back.
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