Since Lin Jing appointed Wu Weiye and Lin Zengzhi to supervise the prince's pro-military supplies, many things have progressed much more smoothly. Originally, Chongzhen allocated some of the barracks originally belonging to the Beijing camp to the East Palace, but they had not been taken over and taken care of before.
Now, as subordinate officials of the East Palace, they quickly completed the relevant beginning and end.
After Zhu Cixi inspected the barracks, he was very dissatisfied with it. It can be said that the chaos of barrack management in this era can almost be called a spectacle. Rats can be seen everywhere, and there is inexplicable dirt, which almost makes
The barracks became a place where filth was hidden.
Later, during the great epidemic in the capital in the 16th year of Chongzhen, it was not without reason that Jingying was the hardest hit area. Their dirty and messy environment was the best breeding ground for the spread of the plague.
Lin Jing was not polite at the moment and asked Wu Youke, who was investigating the plague in the capital, to personally lead a comprehensive cleanup of the capital camp. He even dismantled some of the dilapidated barracks and rebuilt them on the original foundation.
There are new barracks, and barrack health regulations have also been formulated. To put it bluntly, the "Beijing Epidemic Prevention Regulations" compiled by Wu Youke have been changed, mainly by adding some more stringent and mandatory provisions.
Wu Weiye didn't quite understand Lin Jing's emphasis on hygiene. Although he couldn't lead troops to fight, it didn't mean he was ignorant. At least he had never seen anyone emphasize so-called hygiene conditions in the military.
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However, after such renovations, the barracks is indeed much cleaner. At least when you walk in, you won't smell a rotten smell mixed with a stench.
After Lin Jing inspected it, he sent someone to build a public toilet next to the barracks, and also built a septic tank.
He will arrange for special people to dig out the manure, which can then be used to plant a vegetable field for the prince's troops to eat.
Healthy, green and recyclable!
Although these projects cost a lot of money, Lin Jing is not short of money at the moment. First of all, Chongzhen allocated him 50,000 taels of silver as the initial expenses. Secondly, during this period, after Zhou Kui saw the first dividend income
, so he invested another 400,000 taels in Lin Jing.
For Zhou Kui at this time, although he didn't quite understand what business the Royal Chamber of Commerce was doing, he was not worried that the prince would default on his debt. At least the interest money was still very considerable. After all, ordinary people did not have such high-return investments.
channels, not to mention the signature brand of Prince.
At this time, in order to show off in front of Lin Jing, Xiang Yu took the initiative to contact Zhou Guozhang, and used Zhou Guozhang's income to tell other nobles in the capital to seize the time to participate in the Royal Chamber of Commerce.
Stimulated by Zhou Kui's sharp tongue and Zhou Kui's actual income, many people have begun to think of ways to give the prince money.
"Your Highness, the Crown Prince, according to the current progress, the Royal Chamber of Commerce will basically be able to raise more than 800,000 taels before May, and it is estimated that it will be able to raise around 2 million taels before June."
Xiang Yu honestly reported his recent achievements in front of Lin Jing. Although he lowered his head, he could not hide the pride in his eyes.
Lin Jing smiled slightly and said: "Zhong Zhao, well done, if you can complete this achievement, I will reward you with thirty thousand taels of silver!"
"Thirty thousand taels...I am really ashamed and unworthy..."
To put it this way, Xiang Yu wanted it very much. After all, thirty thousand taels is not a small amount of money.
Of course, Xiang Yuming had to pretend to be indifferent to fame and wealth, and said: "I am originally a retainer of His Highness the Crown Prince, so it is appropriate to do these things. Please take back your life!"
Lin Jing thought for a moment and did not force it, but smiled and said: "In that case, if you invest the fifty thousand taels of silver into the Royal Chamber of Commerce, then I will pay you dividends on a quarterly basis, which is also a lot of money.
Woolen cloth!"
"Thank you, Your Highness the Crown Prince..."
Xiang Yu felt slightly excited. He felt that his chance to become a successful person was coming soon!
While renovating the camp, Lin Jing also began to prepare to recruit troops. Although the one or two hundred officers could be recruited in the Beijing camp, the three thousand ordinary soldiers could not be selected in the Beijing camp. If the movement was too large, it would easily cause trouble.
Secondly, the opposition of nobles made it difficult to choose among the increasingly decadent Beijing camps.
According to Lin Jing's understanding, Qi Jiguang also attached great importance to the source of soldiers when he was training troops. He had very strict requirements when recruiting soldiers. He only selected those honest people from the countryside. Even if he recruited soldiers from Yiwu miners, he only recruited soldiers without being opportunistic or afraid.
The dead honest men served as soldiers, and eventually more than 4,000 Yiwu soldiers were recruited, most of whom were miners and farmers.
The reason is that Qi Jiguang attached great importance to the discipline of the army, paying attention to the deeds and deeds, and the prohibitions. Only those with honest personalities do not have so many tricks.
When Qi Jiguang was training soldiers in Jizhen, he found that the Jiubian soldiers were in poor military discipline. So in order to demonstrate the strict military discipline of the Qi Army, he ordered the 3,000 Qi Army brought from Zhejiang to stand in the torrential rain. These 3,000 Qi Army were wearing heavy armor.
He stood with his sword in hand all night without any disturbance. The order of the army and the majestic momentum made even the soldiers of Jizhen feel ashamed.
Now that Lin Jing wants to train his army, he naturally needs to learn Qi Jiguang's military thinking. Of course, it is impossible for him to go to Yiwu to recruit miners at the moment. However, he is not completely without goals. To train the new army, he needs to choose honest and responsible soldiers, and he also needs to choose
A source of soldiers with certain cooperative abilities, and canal trackers are good candidates for recruitment.
Trackers, like miners, are at the bottom of society, and their living environment is very difficult, so the recruitment cost is not high. Compared with the soldiers in the Beijing camp at this time, it is naturally much cheaper, which makes Zhu Cixi
It can save costs as much as possible and support more troops.
In addition, the trackers have been engaged in heavy physical work for a long time, which shows that these people are in good physical condition and will definitely have no problem serving as soldiers. Moreover, the trackers need to follow orders all year round, which means that these people have certain cooperative abilities and can follow orders.
It is also a very important quality for an army.
The more important point is that there are canals in Zhili and Tianjin, and there are tens of thousands of trackers at least. When the time comes to recruit, you don't have to worry about not having enough troops.
Thinking of this, Lin Jing made up his mind. However, there was another problem at the moment, which was the candidates sent to recruit soldiers. After all, several people under Lin Jing had already ordered errands, and naturally they did not have this time.
As for Huang Degong and Zhou Yuji, who are about to arrive in the capital, they have relatively high status. There is no problem in letting them command the newly reorganized Yuwei camp. However, for them, being in charge of the Prince's personal camp with only 3,000 people is naturally overqualified. With Bai Han win people's hearts.
You must choose someone who has a relatively suitable identity, possesses certain talents, and is loyal to the Ming Dynasty.
"Yes..."
When Lin Jing browsed through the materials of the East Palace and the imperial court, he did not gain anything at all. At least there are two people who are very suitable for this task. One is the former East Palace Attendant Yang Tinglin, and the other is Shen Shen, the doctor of the Ministry of Household Affairs. Tingyang. This chapter has been completed!