As soon as the words "corruption and enjoyment" came out, the atmosphere in the lobby suddenly became a little stiff.
Even the sound of breathing was controlled as much as possible, for fear of attracting His Majesty's attention.
Some behaviors in the military are even more outrageous than those of some officials. If strict investigation continues, few will be able to escape.
Civil servants, you can live with a breeze on your sleeves.
But military generals, if they don't eat for themselves, the brothers under their command have to eat, so they have to try their best to make money in order to stabilize the morale of the army.
Even Feng Sheng, who is known as benevolent and righteous, cannot be said to have no problems at all. At least according to the Ming Dynasty Law, he is not subject to investigation.
However, since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang's tendency to punish corruption has never spread to the army.
Just mentioning it today made everyone feel sad.
Facing everyone who bowed their heads slightly, Zhu Ying's expression was a bit strange.
In other words, when the old man asked where the map came from, something was wrong with his expression.
At this point, it's even more so.
Seeing that Da Sun didn't speak for a long time, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but turn his head and look.
Feeling the old man's gaze, Zhu Ying also knew that it was impossible to evade, so he had to explain: "The places on this map were specially simulated by the grandson from military classics, military formations and tactics, and then combined with some famous historical figures.
Battle, a patchwork formed.”
"Sun'er's idea is that during the deduction process, we can have a richer tactical process, and it can also allow the soldiers to go to the battlefield later and quickly become familiar with various environments."
Zhu Yuanzhang:......
Everyone:......
We have been speculating about our relationship for so long, we have tried to break it up, and His Majesty even scolded us. Finally, Grandson, do you think this map was pieced together?
This is an injustice!
"His Royal Highness Taisun really has wonderful ideas and thoughtful considerations. How can ordinary people come up with such a method?"
"If we take a certain place as an example, the soldiers must be limited. Such and such, wonderful! Wonderful!"
Feng Sheng was the first to react, and then he got out of the awkward atmosphere and praised him profusely.
Either way, there are benefits to reading more. Although Feng Sheng was awarded military honors, his family was not poor since he was a child. Over the years, he has always loved reading.
Since there was no need for imperial examinations, Feng Sheng read a wide range of books. In terms of genuine materials, it was difficult for ordinary Jinshi to match them.
As Feng Sheng opened his mouth, Lan Yu, Fu Youde, Cao Zhen and others also started making noises, praising His Majesty as if they had suddenly realized something, as if what His Majesty just said had never happened.
Who doesn't know that His Majesty is very petty, and if he is taken into consideration, life will not be easy in the future.
But for Zhu Yuanzhang, it was not a big deal.
Instead, he looked at the sand table map carefully and said: "Dasun, this map is not simple, right? Looking at the many small square grids on it, I don't know what they mean. Does it mean distance?"
"
Sure enough, it was the old man who immediately discovered the mystery.
"Grandpa is amazing. He immediately discovered that this sand table map can not only be used as a military deduction, but also like Go, with the sky and the earth as the board and the soldiers as the chess pieces."
As Zhu Ying spoke, he opened the drawer hidden under the desk.
Inside the drawer were stacks of small blue flags with the words "infantry" on them.
Zhu Ying motioned to the surrounding generals to open the drawers underneath them.
It was a flag in five colors: red, orange, yellow, green and blue, and each flag had markings on it.
Cavalry, artillery, chariots, plus infantry, there are four branches in total.
After taking them all out, Zhu Ying didn't hesitate and started telling the rules directly.
The gameplay of this sand table military flag is actually similar to that of military chess in later generations. It is mainly used for some arrangements during the march.
For example, under the referee, in one day, cavalry can move four squares, chariots three squares, chariots two squares, and infantry one square.
In different areas, such as jungle, plains, and mountains, the speed will also be different.
The rules are still a bit confusing to the generals here.
However, Zhu Yuanzhang quickly understood the meaning and his eyes shone.
The second person to understand was Feng Sheng.
In Zhu Ying's detailed narration, many people gradually began to have a vague concept.
Feng Sheng frowned and said: "This kind of sandbox military chess is very good, but even the rules are extremely difficult for ordinary soldiers to understand. It also involves a lot of arithmetic. If you make a wrong calculation, you will lose the whole game."
Zhu Ying smiled and replied: "Song Guogong is right. That's why I want to establish a military academy."
"If every household in the garrison can understand arithmetic, tactics, and formation of troops, what kind of results will be achieved in a battle involving tens of thousands of people? I think all the generals are thinking in their hearts.
There should be quite a few."
"It's also like the Xuanjiawei army exercise just now. Although the place is not big and it can't be like a real battle, the hundreds of households and general flags that connect up and down play a great role in changing the entire military formation and facing the enemy.
Best results.”
"This is how we can accurately convey the commander's intentions to the hearts of every soldier, thereby forming a strong collaborative combat capability."
Zhu Ying's narration is to convey a key message, that is, the target of key training is not a general, let alone a thousand households, or a commander.
Rather, it is middle and low-level officers such as Baihu, Zongqi, and even Xiaoqi.
In Zhu Ying's view, the most important thing for an army to be effective is not the commander, but the seemingly inconspicuous hundreds of households and general banners, which are the key.
When their military literacy is high enough, the combat effectiveness of a team will be extremely solid and powerful.
"Your Highness is a great talent. Now I understand why you need to build a military academy to establish a legacy like the Imperial College."
"It has been said since ancient times that a thousand armies are easy to come by, but a general is hard to find. However, His Highness Taisun saw it more deeply, because no matter how talented the leading general is, it is in vain if he cannot truly control the army."
"I have been fighting in the south and north for many years. I feel deeply helpless at this point. Every time I train the new army, this is the reason."
Feng Sheng said as if he was enlightened.
Everyone felt the same when they heard it.
Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes were even brighter.
For the generals, leading the army became easier.
But for the royal family, the role of generals has been greatly weakened, which is very conducive to the stability of imperial power.
Because most of today's soldiers are fellow soldiers, the leading general and his subordinates have a very close relationship.
For example, if a general from the north leads the soldiers from the south, the general's talent will be reduced by three points, and the combat effectiveness of the soldiers will be greatly reduced.
If you train according to Zhu Ying's method, then this close connection will be severed to a great extent.
Seeing this, Zhu Ying struck a chord while the iron was hot: "Grandpa, now that the Military Academy has just been established, my grandson thinks that all generals can join the academy as teachers."