I have to admit that Huang Guan's abilities are almost outstanding in all aspects.
In just three days, Zhu Ying had received a complete charter.
The detailed planning of the expeditionary force, as well as the optimal ratio of combat troops and auxiliaries for the army, the amount of food carried, including the ratio of types of fleet and ships of the navy, etc., are all noted in detail.
There is no harm without comparison.
In the past, General Zhu Ying was generally responsible for handling these affairs, and then the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Household Affairs provided the details of the charter. Finally, Zhu Yuanzhang reviewed it, checked for omissions and filled in the gaps, put forward reference opinions, and finally Zhu Ying finalized it.
First of all, in terms of time, it will take at least seven days, and it will take nearly half a month to finalize it.
Now that Huang Guan has the power of Zhan Shifu, he is equivalent to working under Tai Sun's family. Even the six ministers must take it seriously.
So when Huang Guan approached Ru Yun, the Minister of War, and Zhao Mian, the Minister of Household Affairs, they had no choice but to put down their work and cooperate fully.
Huang Guan is also a ruthless man. He knows very well how important the Tearing Tree is to His Highness Taisun, so the expeditionary force is extremely important.
Previously, according to Zhu Ying's plan, the expeditionary force would cross on foot next winter, which is the freezing period of the Bering Strait.
But with the fleet transportation provided by Huang Guan, this means that the expeditionary force is very likely to catch up with the ice period of the Bering Strait by the end of this year.
If you get the Weeping Tree one day earlier, you can complete the Ming Dynasty's Steam Ironclad Ship one day earlier.
Therefore, all processes should be shortened and accelerated as much as possible.
So Huang Guan simply used the name of Taisun to force Ru Ru and Zhao Mian to work overtime and rush to complete the detailed regulations.
Many officials from the two departments also worked overtime.
It was a matter that Taisun took seriously, so Ru Yu and Zhao Mian naturally did not dare to delay, so they could only notify all department personnel to work overtime.
The six yamen are basically close to the palace, and in case of overtime work, the Guanglu Temple in the palace can provide meals for officials.
Good guy, Huang Guan's involvement directly caused several departments to work overtime together.
This is a very rare situation in the current Ming Dynasty.
Even though Zhu Yuanzhang previously handled a large amount of government affairs every day, except for summoning officials for some urgent matters, it was rare for a large number of departments to work overtime at the same time.
Generally this situation only occurs during wartime.
Poor Ru Yu and Zhao Mian, they have already passed the threshold of knowing their destiny. It is really unbearable for people in their fifties to stay up so late.
Thirty-five-year-old Huang Guan was full of energy and directly dominated the entire meeting.
In fact, the detailed charter was completed on the second day of overtime work. However, in order to check for omissions and fill in the gaps, Huang Guan, who had a photographic memory, re-examined it three times and revised some minor details before submitting it to Taisun for review.
After Zhu Ying got the details of the charter, he asked the old man to review it together.
"Huang Guan is quite capable. I didn't expect that we still underestimated him."
Huang Guan was the number one scholar appointed by Zhu Yuanzhang, so he certainly knew how resounding his reputation as the number one scholar in his six poems was.
At that time, the 27-year-old Huang Guan was young and energetic, and his reputation as a child prodigy followed him all the way.
Zhu Yuanzhang knew very well that talents like this, if not properly cultivated, would most likely be useless and would not be able to immerse themselves in learning more knowledge.
Therefore, it was placed in the Ministry of Rites.
From the emperor's perspective, it was domesticated.
People who are proud of their talents do not like to be bound by rules. As a place of etiquette, the Ministry of Rites naturally has the strictest rules.
In addition, the Ministry of Rites is also responsible for diplomatic affairs, and you can learn more knowledge by dealing with envoys from all countries.
It has to be said that Zhu Yuanzhang has reached the pinnacle in his ability to control people.
Huang Guan, who won six yuan in a row at the beginning, did have the feeling of being young and frivolous.
He thinks that the world can only learn one stone, and he has eight buckets for himself, and the remaining two buckets are shared by everyone in the world.
After arriving at the Ministry of Rites, my temper gradually softened and my mind settled down. While I was learning the rules and etiquette of the Ministry of Rites, I was also learning about the cultures of all nations, being inclusive and keeping a low profile.
Zhu Yuanzhang did not treat him badly. Although he was not transferred in the department, he was promoted based on merit.
In fact, there are still favored relatives. Otherwise, how could an ordinary person like Huang Guan, who has no backstage background, rise all the way up and become a senior official in the third rank in less than five years.
"We once put him in the household department for a year, but we didn't think he was that outstanding. I didn't expect that he would perform so well after joining Da Sun's sect."
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the regulations he had produced in three days and said with some admiration.
In fact, it’s not surprising that Huang Guan’s performance in the household department was mediocre.
Huang Guan was in the Department of Hubu in the 28th year of Hongwu's reign. At that time, the Department of Hubu had almost been eclipsed by Zhu Ying and had become Zhu Ying's sole proprietor.
Except for the taxation part, Zhu Ying was basically responsible for other aspects of financial management.
How could Zhao Mian, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, dare to confront Zhu Ying? As the lower-level right minister of the Ministry of Revenue, Huang Guan, of course, he could only obey orders.
During that period, Zhu Ying mainly handed over simple tasks to the household department, and most of them were put in charge of the more trustworthy Uncle Zhang.
Huang Guan completed the part he was responsible for very well, but it was like a simple answer sheet. There were only ten points on the paper, and even nine points were missing. Ten points were very common, so Huang Guan had no place to show his ability.
The reason why Zhu Yuanzhang recommended Huang Guan at this time was because he felt that although most of his ministers were very talented and learned, their age was a limitation and they could no longer keep up with his grandson's ideas in many aspects.
Huang Guan was chosen because he was young. The thirty-five-year-old Huang Guan was considered a new generation among high-ranking ministers.
Now I have been given a lot of surprises.
From the details of the charter alone, we can see that the feasibility of heading to the Bering Strait, or the top of the extreme north, is very high.
Every detail has been carefully considered.
Even when Zhu Yuanzhang was young, he was arranging troops and strategizing, but it was only to this extent.
"Grandpa had the foresight, and now the rough jade has been carved into a tool that can be used for great purposes."
Although she once complained about the old man's methods, Zhu Ying still has to admit that the current Huang Guan is very easy to use.
Because he was educated in the Ministry of Rites, Zhu Yingyou had observed Huang Guan's character and was very loyal to the Ming Dynasty.
Jinyiwei has also conducted a detailed investigation and found that Huang Guan has not committed any corruption in these years.
Zhu Yuanzhang said he found it very useful for his grandson to flatter him.
At the same time, he said: "Since the charter is so detailed, let's make arrangements. We think Huang James is right. Things have priorities. The expeditionary force should be dealt with sooner rather than later. Regarding the selection, there is no need to wait too much. It is absolutely fine.
First select 50,000 people to set off."
"The preparations above are also very good. It makes sense. The expeditionary force can definitely set off again next year. The enthusiasm of the soldiers is so high. With only 50,000 people, it is not a big burden for our Ming Dynasty."
"But this weeping tree is of great importance. If we can really build this steam armored ship, our Ming Navy will not be able to go anywhere in the world."
"Don't say it's the second batch, it's the third batch, so what if the number of people is a little different, then recruit people from the north. They live in the cold winter season all year round, so they naturally have their own way of survival.
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The pattern opens.
In Zhu Ying's opinion, the mortality rate of this expeditionary force was too high.
But in Zhu Yuanzhang's view, if a steam armored ship could be built, it would be worth it even if it cost two to three hundred thousand people.
Zhu Ying still has some sense of morality, but how can someone like Zhu Yuanzhang, who has spent half his life in killing, have moral restraints?
To put it another way, he is morality itself.
"That makes sense."
Zhu Ying found that her situation in this regard was still small.
Compassion does not command troops.
Although I have secretly reminded myself many times, my thinking will naturally be limited.
In order to select suitable candidates for the expeditionary force as soon as possible.
Zhu Ying provided a relatively simple filtering condition.
Run with weight.
Physical strength and endurance are the keys to an expeditionary army.
Most of the time, they need to carry basic supplies on foot.
If these two conditions are not met, it will naturally be impossible to join the expeditionary force.
As Zhu Ying's order was issued to each guard station, the screening for weight-bearing running began immediately.
The weight is based on the standard of fifty kilograms.
This is not Zhu Ying's original creation. As early as the Warring States Period in the Kingdom of Wei, the regular army was also called Wei Wuzu. It was run by the famous general Wu Qi and numbered at most 50,000 people.
But their physical training is very exaggerated.
According to historical records, each of them wore armor of three attributes, wielded a twelve-stone crossbow, lost fifty, put a gun on it, carried a sword in his crown and stomach, won three days' food, and traveled a hundred miles at noon.
In other words, each person carries 70 to 80 kilograms of equipment every day and has to cover more than 80 miles in half a day.
In the era of cold weapons, it is about vigorously tapping people's own potential. As long as you can't practice to death, practice to death.
The fifty pounds Zhu Ying set was really not too much.
Because there are many situations involving new recruits, we only set a weight of fifty kilograms.
In order to better show Taisun's demeanor and the importance he attaches to the expeditionary force.
Therefore, Zhu Ying will personally watch the selection competition at the guard station near the capital.
You can't keep watching either.
After all, this endurance race was hundreds of miles long, even longer than the marathons of later generations, and it also carried a weight of fifty kilograms.
It is incomparable to the soldiers of the Wei Kingdom. After all, their training method not only requires carrying seventy or eighty kilograms of weight, but also requires them to run for half a day.
It is estimated that it will take at least half a day.
The participating soldiers also carried extra dry food and water.
These are not included in the fifty pounds.
Each competition is jointly organized by several health centers, with about 10,000 people.
At present, the radiation area can only be in southern Zhili, and 20,000 people will be selected.
The remaining 30,000 people will be selected in Peiping.
After the selection in Peiping is completed, the fleet is basically ready, and it can start from Haijin Port and go north around Koryo Island.
now.
Daming Military Academy.
"Tianlu, you are so prosperous this time. I didn't expect that after being selected, you would be promoted to the rank of Hundred Households. This is a special gift from His Highness the Grand Sun."
"It's a pity that after graduation this time, we won't be able to see each other for at least ten years, but you guys have to treat us and let everyone have a good meal. Damn it, the settlement fee is two thousand gu, you kid has made a fortune."
"Two thousand guan is considered a qi, this is a hundred households. If this boy Tianlu can come back alive, he will be a master of Qianhu, and maybe he will be gifted a Qianhu residence. Qianhu residence, this is our ten
Can it be done in a year?"
"I don't care, you kid must treat me and have a big dinner. I'm still a fucking chick. I'm counting on you tonight."
Wang Tianlu's mind was still a little confused at the moment.
His own grades at the Military Academy were A-grade in all subjects.
This time the expeditionary force was called up. As the eldest son in the family, Wang Tianlu signed up without hesitation.
Compared to the military academy, the selection process at the military academy is much simpler, because the physical training for weight-bearing running is just a routine event at the Ming Military Academy, and you have to go there almost every two days.
Those who can successfully graduate from the Ming Military Academy have always been strong in physical fitness.
The food here is currently the best in the entire Ming army, and as a first-class student, you can also enjoy medicinal baths to strengthen your body. Although he feels that these medicinal baths provided by the medical hall may not have much effect, but in
It is still very effective in recovery.
After each soak, the aches and pains all over your body will disappear quickly, and you will be full of energy again the next day.
According to the current rules of the Ming Dynasty Military Academy, it is no longer as easy to get out of a hundred households as it used to be. Even the top students can only be supported by a thousand households.
The difference between the sixth-grade product and the genuine product is that there is still a trial household in the middle.
The level of officialdom is overwhelming.
How difficult it is to upgrade now.
And because he was selected, he was specially nominated as one of the 100 households.
On Wang Tianlu in the church, his eyes were a little lost.
The laughter of his classmates made him feel a little comforted.
Come teach me now.
"According to the requirements of this expeditionary force, Wang Tianlu, you have completed your studies ahead of schedule. In five days, you will go north to Shanghai, Tianjin and Hong Kong with the army. You will go back in the next few days and rest for a few days before setting off."
Wang Tianlu nodded and stood up, said hello to his classmates and went to get ready.
The classmates exclaimed one by one.
"Ah, why are you leaving so soon? We haven't even taken a shower yet. We can't have a big meal here."
"Teacher, can you please be accommodating? We also want to hold a farewell party for Wang Tianlu."
"Damn it, my brothel is ruined."
The teacher looked at the excited students with dignity and shook his head firmly.
There is no rule from above about taking a rest, so naturally he can't make any private decisions.
The rules of the military academy are very strict, not only for students, but also for teachers and instructors, and they are all under military control.
Wang Tianlu is naturally not the only lucky one.
At the gate of the Ming Military Academy, there are about a dozen people in the same situation as Wang Tianlu. They are obviously among the hundreds of families who were selected to participate in the expeditionary force and were specially promoted.
It was only then that Wang Tianlu's feeling of loneliness after coming out of the academy completely disappeared.
The eleven people looked at each other and laughed.
There is surprise and expectation in everyone's eyes.
Even though most people are unfamiliar with each other, there is no sense of strangeness when walking side by side.
"I'm on Wangtian Road, Class A 7, what do you guys call me?"