"Father Junjian:

At the beginning of September last year, I received an order from the imperial court and arrived in Beijing in a daze. Mr. Wang, the Military Selection Department of the Ministry of War in Beijing, informed me that it was Mr. Wen of the Ministry of Civil Affairs who designated me to be transferred to Henghaiwei. The child then went to Mr. Wen.

Thank you, and Mr. Wen said that this transfer order was personally requested by His Highness Taisun. When he heard this, the child felt very sad. His Highness Taisun, who was nicknamed the despicable name, heard about it and removed it. He will be punished by death in the future!

Arriving in Nanjing at the end of October and at the beginning of November, His Highness came to give a speech in person. He informed the army of salary, rewards and punishments, etc.... His Highness treated my military personnel with such kindness that I have never heard of! Such a wise king must be loyal to the best of his ability. Even if his body is broken into pieces, he cannot repay him.

!

He entered the military camp that month and was appointed as one of the five thousand households in the guard. He was under the command of the commander Ma Dusi. Ma Dusi was the eldest son of Ma Shuai of Datong. He was a man with a cold face and a warm heart. Every word and deed made him worthy of being a tiger among the generals.

Although he always looked serious during the drill, the soldiers would be punished with military sticks if they were not careful. However, after the drill was over and the soldiers returned to camp, Madusi could often be seen accompanying His Highness Taisun, visiting and condolencing the soldiers from camp to camp, and some soldiers were attacked.

Even though he couldn't stand up from the stick, His Highness and Du Si often applied the medicine themselves. In the past three months, the child had cried bitterly for this many times. The child was already like this, and the soldier was so grateful that there was no need to say more.

Under Madu Si, Hai'er, Kunshan Du Hongyu, Ning Yuanzu Dashou, Nanchang Liu Zhaosun, and Shaanxi Jinglu Wei Zhao Lijiao were all from a thousand households. Each actually led a thousand soldiers, including 800 infantry and cavalry.

Two hundred. These four people are all the sons of the generals. Their father, brother and even their uncles are all famous generals in our dynasty. During the military training, each has his own strengths, and they can share the joys and sorrows with the soldiers. Even so, the child also has confidence, and he will lead the army.

A thousand households will never fall below four colleagues!

Among the thousand households with children, there are ten households in a hundred, twenty general banners, and one hundred small banners. Among the hundred households, there are two who are really good generals. One of them is Ma Shilong. Although this son is only fifteen years old this year, he is

He is proficient in riding, shooting, arching and horsemanship, and he can answer questions fluently when asked about his military strategy. Although he is a general and is young, he can still be the first to get up and the last to stay among his hundreds of households every day. If you run an army in this way, you will be an elite soldier.

Not far away.

The second one is Man Gui. This son is only fifteen years old this year. However, it is said that he has gone into battle many times with his sword in Xuan Mansion and has killed more than ten northern prisoners. Although this son is not literate in writing and has rude words and deeds, he is very skilled in martial arts.

But it is really amazing. I am ashamed, no matter whether it is on foot or on horseback, I am no match for him. From what I can see, among the whole army, only Cheng Zongyou, the chief instructor specially hired by His Highness, can capture him in an infantry battle.

However, let’s not mention Instructor Cheng’s horse fighting. Man Gui is a forthright man with a sincere personality, and is highly supported by the soldiers. However, his temper is too rough, and he sometimes contradicts the superior officers and even His Highness. Fortunately, His Highness is magnanimous, and every time

They are all kind words and comforts. Although Madu Si often scolds him, he always likes most of them. However, your highness treats us warriors with courtesy, and we warriors must not forget their duties. We must pay more attention to this child and teach him from time to time so that he will not be wasted.

His talent will definitely help him become a good general of our Ming Dynasty.

Among the general banners, there are three students who are fourth-year students at Fangshan School, all of whom are seventeen years old. These three sons are physically strong, but their martial arts skills are mediocre, and their sword skills are not worth mentioning. However, when it comes to stabbing someone with a spear,

They are extremely proficient in handling firearms, and they never miss the mark when shooting with muskets. Moreover, these three people are knowledgeable, including astronomy, geography, history, classics, and even

There is no situation in every country in the world that I have not touched.

Woohoo! It is said that Ma Shilong, Man Gui's two sons, and Liu Zhaosun's subordinates named Huang Degong were all selected by His Highness himself. Listening to Liu Zhaosun's words, Huang Degong is also a brave, good at fighting, and loyal person. Let's look at the almighty power of Fang Shan's three sons... Your Highness

The ability to recognize people must not be compromised by the child's performance. Therefore, after the child wakes up every morning, he is grateful and strives for progress. He only hopes to work hard every day and live up to His Highness's high expectations!

Under the small flag, the boy actually led a thousand soldiers. Some of the soldiers came from disaster victims in Xuzhou, Huai'an and other places. Another part came from miners from Luzhou Prefecture and Huizhou Prefecture. The elder was twenty-seven or eight years old, and the youngest was ten years old.

Seventy-eight years old. Among these soldiers, more than 90% are single and less than 10% have families.

Although I had heard about His Highness's financial resources during my several months here, it was only after I entered the military camp that I realized that His Highness was as rich as Duke Tao Zhu in the past. In terms of the soldiers under I'er's command, each of them would take two servings per quarter.

Training uniforms 2. Battle armors are also divided into seasons. There are spring and autumn plate armors, summer leather armors, and winter plate armors with thick cotton underlays. All types of battle armors are lighter and more defensive than those in Liaodong.

Of.

The soldiers had three meals a day. In the morning, each soldier had two meat buns with green onion sauce, one egg or duck egg, and gruel as he wished. At lunch and evening, each soldier had two meat and vegetables each, and rice as he wanted. Such meals were more common than the daily meals of Liaodong soldiers.

There were two meals, and the smell of meat only appeared after ten days. I don’t know how to measure the difference. The meat was mainly lean meat, and large pieces of fat meat were rare. However, the soldiers did not need a lot of fat to fill their stomachs with such a meal.

Each person in the team is equipped with a bird gun. This bird gun is very different from the bird gun commonly used in Liaodong. It does not have a match rope, but uses flint to fire and ignite. The projectiles are not spherical, but are so-called 'rice bullets.'" Inside the barrel of this gun.

Both have rifling, and the rate of fire is very fast. According to Boy's rough estimate, this bird gun fires five to six rounds, while the Liaodong bird gun fired only two rounds. The quality is of high quality. After months of training in Boy'er's unit, not a single gun exploded in the chamber. The range is extremely long.

The ultimate shooting range is up to 300 feet (933.3 meters). The accuracy is extremely high. After a child gets used to using this gun for several months, he rarely misses the target within 100 feet. Within 50 feet, he must be head-first and shoulder-to-shoulder.

In addition to the blunderbuss, each soldier also has a bayonet and a dagger. The bayonet is usually used as a waist knife and a sword. If a white blade is needed in war, it will be inserted into the barrel of the blunderbuss. The dagger is extremely well designed and can be used for cutting, slashing, and assassination.

, you can open the bottle, children like this very much.

According to Ma Dusi's regulations, the troops practiced twice a day, for one and a half hours each time. They practiced marching in formation in the morning, and bayonet and dagger fighting in the afternoon. They practiced target once every three days, and could take one day off every ten days.

Each cavalryman in the cavalry is equipped with two war horses, and a groom is assigned to take care of the horses. The war horses are divided into two categories. One is a large Western horse, which His Highness spent a lot of money to purchase from the Jesuits in Macau. Because His Highness selected a considerable number of war horses for breeding, the children

Among the thousand households, there are only 20 Western horses. The remaining 380 horses are all Liaodong horses or Shaanxi-Gansu Hetao horses. Each war horse is numbered, and one cent and three cents of special war horse fodder are paid every month.

Down.

The cavalry all wore half body armor, each had a sword and a blunderbuss. This sword was known as the latest product of Fangshan Materials Laboratory. The boy struck this sword with the Liaodong saber he had brought here, and the Liaodong saber broke.

As for the handgun, it is said that it was developed by Zhao Shizhen, the most powerful firearms master in the Ming Dynasty. It has a flintlock ignition and can fire six projectiles continuously. However, after the firing is completed, the gunpowder residue blocks the runner, making it basically impossible to recharge during the war.

use.

In addition to the troops and cavalry, there is also an artillery team, with twenty 12-pound cannons and forty eight-pound cannons. They are under the direct control of Madus. There are also military police, scouts, etc., all of which are under the direct control of Madus.

The total number of the above is 600 soldiers and 800 auxiliary servants. The auxiliary servants will be selected by the grandson to serve as good civilians, and they will be paid one to two and five cents per month, and there will be many people who serve.

His Highness attaches great importance to military discipline. Before the restoration of the original defense, he had already issued a document to the county magistrate of Jingjiang, and provided a subsidy of 30,000 taels of silver, allowing the county to move all Qin Towers, Chu Pavilions, casinos, etc. from the island. The child strongly agrees with this arrangement.

! Otherwise, the military camp will inevitably be contaminated with worldly atmosphere, and the soldiers will not be able to maintain a simple and courageous fighting style.

Even so, in order to ensure that the soldiers would not have nothing to do during their ten-day rest, His Highness also introduced chess, various card games, etc., in addition to chess, and built a chess and card room for the soldiers to have fun. He also renovated the lawn outside and encouraged the entire army to practice football.

Children even like this football game. Not only children, but also the whole army is very happy. Now every 100 households in our province have a football team. During the holidays, at least four games are played every day...

Such an army has sophisticated equipment, generous pay, capable generals, and high morale! In addition, the grandson promised the army to train every day regardless of the cost, and ammunition for firearms training was continuously supplied. The boy was convinced that what the grandson said when he arrived in Nanjing that day,

Our goal is to build the most powerful army of the Ming Dynasty, and we will definitely achieve it within three years!

The child belongs to a thousand households, and the great-grandson knows a lot. Every season's uniforms, battle uniforms, training uniforms, and armor need not be mentioned much. Guns, handguns, swords, and war horses are all the best choices. It is the house,

It is also a single courtyard and a single building. There are also servants and two maids to serve. However, the child has received such great favor from His Highness. How can he dare to enjoy it peacefully now that he has only accomplished so little? There is also Madu Si and four colleagues, who are all generals.

How can children dare not follow the example of soldiers who eat and live together?

Also, now that the child is here, he realizes that what he learned the day before was nothing but a joke. From Madu Si to an ordinary soldier in the army, he has participated in the night school organized by the teacher from Fangshan School entrusted by the grandson. The child has benefited from his father's early teachings.

He is proficient in writing, so he doesn’t need to start from the Three-Character Classic. But every time I talk to the commander-in-chief of Fangshan School, I feel that the structure is very small and the knowledge is very short. Therefore, every time the child has a rest day, as long as it is not his turn to be on duty, he will just leave a leaf.

We took a boat and rushed to Fangshan School to listen to the master's teachings.

Your Highness cares very much for the officers of the Guard. He will visit the guard station one day in every ten days. Sometimes he even stays for three to five days. On the days when the Grand Sun is stationed, he will drill with ordinary soldiers during the day and give lectures to us at night. In the past month,

My grandson lectured me on the military system of the past dynasties in China. Only now did the child understand how the Qin Dynasty used military merit to gain titles, how to make it suddenly strong, and how to make it fall quickly. When the military system of the Tang Dynasty was at its peak, it was actually the yearning in the child's heart...

...I also heard that the changes in the military system of our dynasty have resulted in the imperial court being unable to make ends meet due to the military expenditure... Your Highness is indeed a man of heaven. My son has become more knowledgeable in recent days, so he has read history books, and even asked many masters in Fangshan, and they all said that Your Highness is wise.

In terms of Shenwu, perhaps only Taizu and Chengzu can compare with him in this dynasty.

When the boy heard about it, he became more and more excited. In the past, when Taizu founded the country, there were kings of Zhongshan and King Kaiping, and when Chengzu Jingnan had Duke Yingnan and Duke Chengguo. The boy saw the ambition of His Highness, and there would be many battles in the future. Therefore, he decided to polish himself well. Your Highness

But if it is useful, I only want to be the sword in His Highness’s hand and kill all enemies for His Highness!

At the end of the day, the child once again told his father that Your Highness treated the officers of our guard very well and the soldiers were very kind. Therefore, the difficulty for our Liaodong military households to marry has never happened in this guard. It has been less than half a year since our guard was rebuilt, and the guard station is already on Jingjiang Island.

More than 700 women have been married into our army. There are 232 brides in the thousand households under the control of the child. Therefore, the father does not need to worry about the important events in the child's life. With such a strong army as the foundation, the child will be able to stand up for His Highness.

If you have made great achievements, you might as well imitate Liu Shuai's feats from Sichuan.

I only hope that my father and mother will take care of their bodies. During their lifetime, the children will be successful and famous, and they will be able to see them. Liaodong and Jingjiang are thousands of miles apart. The children cannot always fulfill their filial piety in front of their father and mother, which makes them feel deeply uneasy. However, since ancient times,

Loyalty and filial piety cannot be both balanced. The child has already made up his mind and will be driven by His Majesty the Grand Sun throughout his life! I only hope that all my brothers will fulfill their filial piety.

Enclosed with the letter is a membership ticket worth five hundred taels of silver, which can be withdrawn under the name of Lu Hesheng Trading Co., Ltd. under the name of Li Shuai in Liaodong. In this military camp, all clothing, equipment, and food for the child will be provided by Weili. Except for those left behind,

Dozens of taels are needed in case the soldiers under your command have emergencies at home and are temporarily unable to turn over money to provide financial support. The silver taels have no other use. Therefore, father does not have to worry about the expenses of the children. I only hope that with this silver taels, the brothers in the family can eat three meals a day and grow up as soon as possible.

Get into shape and serve His Majesty Taisun and our Ming Dynasty as soon as possible!

My son, Cao Wenzhao, worshiped and kowtowed again.
Chapter completed!