"The army must have its own soul, thoughts and ideas, be loyal to the emperor and patriotic!"
Zhang Mao carefully tasted Liu Jin's words, and after listening, he nodded solemnly, expressing his deep support.
Then he couldn't help but glance at Liu Jingao. This brat was still very smart.
"The construction of the second army is not just about training, it includes too many things, such as weapons and equipment, logistics support, military welfare and treatment, and many other aspects."
"A powerful army not only needs rigorous training and iron will, but more importantly, it also needs a variety of excellent weapons and equipment, strong logistical support, and more importantly, it must solve their worries.
, to protect the interests of military personnel.”
Liu Jin looked at their expressions, smiled and continued.
Building an army requires spending money. Without money, it is impossible to build a decent army. This has been the case since ancient times. Any powerful army is built with money.
From weapons and equipment to logistical support, to military benefits and so on, money is needed in all aspects.
Why did the Ming Dynasty's army have low combat effectiveness after the Tumubao Revolution? It dropped very sharply. One of the important reasons is that the military input was getting less and less.
The civilian officials are in power and constantly suppress the generals and nobles. The army spends as much money as possible. It only needs to feed people and not starve to death. Don't think about anything else.
Weapons and equipment are getting worse and worse. The firearms troops that used to conquer the world are completely abolished. Fireguns can explode after just a few shots. The same is true for cannons. Everyone would rather kill the enemy with a knife than use this thing.
As for status, let alone that. The generals and nobles cannot hold their heads high. As for the top soldiers below, they were directly scolded by Qiu Ba. They have no status at all. Even after becoming a soldier, it is difficult to even find a wife.
A dilapidated military household.
What combat effectiveness can such an army have?
It may be difficult to bully the peasants into revolt, let alone fight against the grassland people.
It is simply impossible to expect them to defend the country. Otherwise, when the Ming Dynasty perished, why would a large number of troops surrender to foreign nations?
Many times we cannot say that they are traitors or traitors. Everyone needs to eat. When you serve as a soldier to defend your country, you don’t even have enough to eat. At home, your wife, children, old and young are bullied. No one can say that you are indifferent.
of.
Starting from the Song Dynasty, civil servants came to power completely, and the kneecaps and spines of military officers and nobles were completely broken. From then on, the spines of the Han people were also broken, because it was simply impossible and doomed to expect such an army to defend the country.
It is normal for someone to be bullied by foreigners and eventually lose their country.
It can be said that using civil servants to hold power and emphasizing civility over military affairs did ensure that the imperial power would not be taken away by generals and nobles, but it broke the backbone of the Han people. At the end of the dynasty, dynasties would still change, but after that, the country would change.
The country is no longer dominated by the Han people, but dominated by foreigners.
I have to say this is a very sad thing.
"Weapons and equipment, logistical support, military benefits?"
Zhu Houzhao and Zhang Mao listened carefully. In the past, their understanding of building an army was basically based on military documents and the like. The emphasis should be on training and training to become an army. This is what it means.
But now what Liu Jin said was broader, more specific, and designed into every aspect. Even though it was their first time listening to it, the two of them understood what Liu Jin meant and thought about it carefully in their minds.
"The advance team in front of us is not an army in any sense. It is just a group of ragtag people. It is just a little trained, with a certain degree of discipline and organization, plus some weapons and equipment.
They are good enough to deal with pirates, but as for marching and fighting, they are still far behind."
Liu Jin looked at the more than 2,000 people in front of him. In Liu Jin's opinion, they were really not an army, but just a group of hired armed personnel who were paid to do things.
There is no ideological construction, no perfect later guarantee, and no welfare system for military personnel, etc., which can't be compared with the military at all.
Of course, from the perspective of Emperor Hongzhi, Zhu Houzhao, Zhang Mao and others, these are the army in front of them, with strict training, consistent actions, and weapons and equipment. What is this if not an army?
Emperor Hongzhi not only sent eunuchs to supervise the army, but also stuffed many trustworthy people into it. The commander was also assigned to Zhu Houzhao, who took it very seriously and treated it as an army.
Liu Jin didn't care about this at all. If Liu Jin was really asked to build an army, Liu Jin would never be so perfunctory. What kind of army could he build in just one month?
"Old Liu, I asked you to build an army. Are you confident that it can sweep across the grassland?"
Zhu Houzhao looked at Liu Jin, then at the more than two thousand people on the playground, thought for a while and asked.
"It depends on how much your Highness is willing to invest. The more you invest, the stronger the combat effectiveness will be. Not to mention sweeping the grasslands, sweeping the world will not be a problem."
Liu Jin thought for a while and replied.
"Okay, your words are enough. When I become emperor in the future, I will definitely let you create an army that will sweep the world."
When Zhu Houzhao heard this, he immediately became happy. He was a military fan. What he wanted most was not to be an emperor, but to lead the army to fight.
Zhang Mao on the side also laughed after hearing this. Perhaps the status of military commanders and nobles will be changed, and it is really possible to wait until the Zhu Houzhao in front of him takes over.
Just thinking about the situation in the DPRK and the huge power of the civil servants, he felt that this matter was definitely not that easy to accomplish.
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This day is the day when the advance team sets off for Ryukyu.
In the Tianjin port, more than a dozen large ships have already been filled with various materials. In addition to weapons and equipment, the largest number of them are various construction materials, and the most carried is cement.
With cement, it will be much easier to carry out construction. Whether it is building city walls, building bridges, paving roads, building ports, etc., it will become very easy. In the future, these ships will continue to travel between Tianjin and Ryukyu to transport more materials.
and personnel headed to Ryukyu.
To build a base, the manpower and materials required are very large. That is to say, we have developed cement and have deep pockets. Otherwise, it will not be easy to build an advance base.
"Dang~dang~"
With the ringing of bells, members of the advance team began to board the big ships one after another, preparing to leave Tianjin for Ryukyu.