When Yang Boxing heard the summons, he came and bowed respectfully to see him.
"Sit down, this is the military, there is no need to be so restrained." Zhu Yihai looked at the woodcutter who was about to commit suicide by throwing himself into the sea. In a short period of time, great changes had taken place in him, as if he had become a different person.
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At this time, he was wearing a mandarin duck war jacket, a sword on his waist, a bow and arrow on his back, and a leather helmet on his head. He was full of sharp and fierce aura, and even his eyes looked different.
"Your performance in Nanwan Village after landing was very good. It can even be said that the ten battalions were dispersed into dozens of troops lurking everywhere. Only your team did the best and really achieved it.
Don’t take away a sweet potato from the common people, and make the army and the people a close family.”
Zhu Yihai was telling the truth. Dispersing 10,000 troops into the countryside this time was actually a very big test for them. This was not much worse than facing a fierce group of Tartars.
An army is still a Ming army, and it is a new army in the end of the world. It is difficult, and even unrealistic, to be the same as the Yue Family Army. Fortunately, this army is not an ordinary Ming army.
The final army.
After they were reorganized in Ningbo, especially when Zhu Yihai gave them rewards and pay, the new army had a good new atmosphere. At least the soldiers had some money in their waists, and some were still recorded in the army's accounts.
After several battle victories, Zhu Yihai immediately cashed in his military merit rewards, and even gave out extra rewards each time.
The food in the army is usually pretty good, and they even tried their best to purchase new clothes, socks and shoes for everyone, so that they now really look like soldiers, instead of a group of thieves like homeless beggars, not to mention that Zhu Yihai granted them the title of "supervisor of the country and pro-army"
The honor promises them many bright futures.
For example, in the future, children will also have the opportunity to inherit their father's legacy, or even be granted a wife.
At least the basic necessities of food, clothing, housing and transportation are guaranteed, and you can even have real income from military pay and food, so that you can support your family, and even marry and have children in the future. In this troubled time, this is actually very rare.
What's more, there are also lofty and great goals such as national justice and the restoration of the Han family, which can also give these low-level soldiers a sense of mission.
Some things sound mysterious, but in reality they are not a last resort. In fact, not everyone is born to want to be a traitor, to cause chaos, or to have their back poked.
Even though the Ming Dynasty was always harsh on soldiers, withholding pay and arrears of pay, most of the Ming soldiers were very tolerant. They would only rob and kill when they were desperate, and when they became obsessed with looting, they would finally find it difficult to turn back.
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Most soldiers are still at the stage of wandering at that pass. As long as there is a way out, they are unwilling to take that step. This is just like most people in the Ming Dynasty, even if they still have a bite to eat, they will not leave their hometown easily.
Escape from famine, let alone join the bandits.
Taking that step actually costs a lot, and it is very difficult to turn back.
Of course, although Zhu Yihai tried his best to improve the treatment of his new army, this operation was still a great test.
In the past ten days, in general, the performance of each department was pretty good. Although it was far from what Zhu Yihai expected, but after all, the food had to be eaten one bite at a time and the road had to be walked step by step.
Many soldiers and horses inevitably disturbed the people, even oppressed the people, and even committed acts that harmed the people, but relatively speaking, these were only a very small number.
The more common crimes they commit are such as misappropriating people's property, stealing chickens and dogs, pulling people's vegetables without giving them money or giving them less, molesting village women, or even kicking in widows' doors at night, and some even ask big households to 'borrow food'
Some of those who 'encouraged donations' even got into fights with the villagers over certain matters.
Fortunately, there was nothing more extreme. There were no serious and vicious incidents such as rape, robbery or murder.
However, there are still many problems exposed, especially the very common problem of taking cards.
"Your team is the best performer. You really have no fault with Min Qiuhao, and you are even sincere in helping the people. Your team has made a huge contribution."
Yang Boxing said, "I am from a poor family, so I don't bully the people."
"It's easier said than done. Do you know who bullies the poor people the most? It's often those who were originally poor people, but once they became powerful, they bullied the people the most viciously." Why?
In this way, there may be complex human nature involved.
But this is a very common fact.
If we were not overly striving for perfection, the current situation is actually relatively good. It can be said that this operation has basically passed the test, and can even be said to have exceeded expectations.
I thought there might be a few teams that got out of control, but in the end it was just minor problems, and they can all be corrected.
Thinking about the Chongzhen Dynasty, why did Kong Youde lead the Denglai New Army to rebel?
The cause was a chicken belonging to the landowner.
Another example is that many of King Qin's border troops mutinied, often due to lack of food and pay. In the end, the people looted the place, and finally started fighting with local officials or powerful people. The villagers eventually became mutinous rebels, and they were even among the bandits in Shaanxi and other places.
There were also a large number of border troops, many of whom were originally soldiers of King Qin, and some of whom were soldiers who went to suppress bandits. In the end, they became rebels because of their food and salary.
It is said that when border troops from all over the country entered the capital, the imperial envoys asked them to camp in several places a day. The purpose was to find a way not to give them money or food. Because there was an old rule, new troops and horses were usually not sent out until the day after they set up camp.
They did not want food, so they tortured their troops and horses vigorously, just to give them a few days less food. They did not regard the soldiers as human beings at all.
The battalions crossing the sea this time at least had food and pay, and even the soldiers had some money in their waists. These disturbances and looting were not caused by urgent survival needs, but by some old habits in the past, so they did not want to loot.
It was not that cruel, and there was no further escalation of the conflict, just a small fight.
This kind of thing cannot completely change in a day or two.
After a while, Shen Wenzhong was summoned.
"I have found someone else to find out about the Zhang Dapeng thing you reported before, and the sentry officer Zhang Quan also reported it to me. Although this matter is not a good thing, it is not a bad thing."
Shen Wenzhong was very satisfied with Zhang Dapeng as a soldier and said a lot of good things for him when he reported the situation.
"The main reason is that the family members of the widow's husband's family have some opinions. They think it is offensive to morals, especially to their reputation." Shen Wenzhong said.
Zhu Yihai smiled and said, "This kind of thing can be big or small, it all depends on how to solve it. In fact, the best way is to deal with the people who have objections first. They will definitely be dissatisfied with Widow Wang, but you can ask Zhang Dapeng to give some advice to the Wang family.
Money can be regarded as compensation for reputation. Another thing is that if Widow Wang remarries, Zhang Dapeng can make it clear that the few houses and fields left by her husband's family will be left in the name of the son born by Widow Wang and her deceased husband, and the child will be owned by Zhang Dapeng.
I believe they will be satisfied if they help raise them without changing their surname."
"In addition, we will also make some compensation to them, such as recruiting a few soldiers from the Wang family, or supplementing some money and food, etc. I believe they will be reasonable."
Many problems can actually be solved with money, so Zhu Yihai believes that there is no need to talk about customs and reputations, and direct financial compensation will be enough.
Originally, the two of them were in love with each other.
"Your Highness is too kind to this boy." Even though Shen Wenzhong said this, his face was still very happy.
"There must be punishment. The impact of his actions this time is not small. This kid has made a lot of achievements this time and could have been promoted to a higher position. However, he also made such a big mistake, so he was demoted to a second-class soldier and let him
Take good care of your memory."
"On behalf of Zhang Dapeng, I would like to thank His Highness for your kindness."
"Let that kid come and talk to Gu in person and transfer him to the flagbearer battalion."
"It was his honor."
"Wen Zhong, you have done a very good job in supervising the troops in the Banner Camp. In view of the fact that our troops are still somewhat uneven, I plan to strengthen some supervision. I plan to set up the supervising troops at a lower level. Not only the Banner Battalion must set up
The three levels of military supervisory censor and battalion sentry team should also have a deputy, who is dedicated to military discipline supervision, war supervision, etc. They do not care about military command, and are full-time military discipline and military law supervision, war supervision, what do you think?"
"This is a good thing." Shen Wenzhong replied.
"I think this full-time deputy position should be filled by scholars. You also know that those rough guys who lead the troops, especially the sentry-level officers, are mostly illiterate, many are even illiterate, and their behavior has always been vulgar. I
It is hoped that the use of scholars will increase the construction of the army at the grassroots level, especially in the field of military discipline. They should not only take charge of military discipline, but also do ideological work, and use their cultural knowledge to talk about the country's justice and Chinese civilization with the soldiers below.
, emphasizing loyalty, filial piety, propriety and justice, we should open the eyes of our soldiers so that they are not just a group of warriors who only know how to kill."
Shen Wenzhong was moved.
"This proposal is very good, but I'm afraid that if the scholars enter the camp, they won't be able to explain it clearly to the soldiers."
"Take your time, our soldiers are a group of loyal people, but most of them are uneducated. After our scholars enter the camp, they must first integrate with them and become real brothers fighting side by side, rather than superior officers. Yes.
We share the joys and sorrows with everyone, live together, and truly understand everyone’s thoughts and needs, solve their problems, and guide them in a positive way.”
Moreover, these scholars can also receive instruction from Zhu Yihai and help with military affairs, and then go to work as deputy positions below. They will have better shaping and may even have the opportunity to become outstanding officers in the future. Zeng Guofan's Hunan Army in the late Qing Dynasty,
Ninety percent of generals are scholars. They gradually become proficient in military affairs by helping with camp affairs, and eventually become excellent commanding officers.
In all dynasties, there have always been supervisors of the army, civil servants to supervise the army, and eunuchs to supervise the army. However, it is undoubtedly relatively rare to move the supervisors to the most basic sentry team.
And what Zhu Yihai is saying now is even more likely to be unprecedented.
"An army must not only dare to fight and be able to fight, but also must know why it is fighting, and it must be controllable and safe. The army must have the sharpest sword, but it must not hurt its own hands. Do you understand what I mean?"
How could Shen Wenzhong not understand?
"The Gu Council will provide food and salary for the soldiers, and the generals will be responsible for training and commanding. The soldiers' daily thoughts and spiritual needs will be helped by you, the supervisors."
"One thing you have to remember is that you are not there to suppress or even punish them, you are there to live and die with them!"
"I understand!"
Zhu Yihai turned to Yang Boxing and said, "I will give you a task. According to this list, bring back all the soldiers and officers above who have violated military discipline."
On that list were those who had violated discipline and committed crimes among the soldiers and horses from various departments who had gone to the countryside during this period.
"How does His Highness plan to deal with them?" Shen Wenzhong asked.
"There is no rule without rules. In the military, orders and prohibitions must be enforced. If there are any bad signs, they must be eliminated immediately. These people will be punished according to the seriousness of the case. If they are serious, they will be killed if they should be killed, and if they should be fired, they will be fired.
Use military sticks or whips lightly, but there is one thing: don’t deduct everyone’s military pay, let alone fines.”
"Everyone has sacrificed their lives to get those wages and money. If you make a mistake, you should be punished, but don't be fined. After the punishment is completed, record the file to see the consequences. If you commit it again, the crime will be increased by one level."
"Only by constantly eliminating and clearing out the bad apples can we improve the team and create a true king division."
Zhu Yihai still said the same thing, joining the army to help the country is a noble mission, but Zhu Yihai should not only talk about his ideals and serve the country with everyone, but also not be vague about the money and food rewards he should give, but he also prohibited them from doing what they did before.
Go plunder, and if he can't do it, he will eliminate those people one by one.
He has no control over other armies for the time being, but the ten battalions he has personally reorganized are absolutely unambiguous. Money, food and weapons will be given to these ten battalions first, and military discipline will also be rectified first.
"Should we wait until this battle is over?" Shen Wenzhong asked.
"No, deal with it now."
The essence of power is constant compromise and transactions, but this matter involves Zhu Yihai's fundamentals of life, and compromise is impossible. Otherwise, if a tall building rises from the ground, and the foundation is empty, there is no need to talk about it, and the building will collapse sooner or later.
In troubled times, if the military discipline of his soldiers and horses cannot be maintained well, then how can we talk about the great cause of rejuvenation, talk about base areas, talk about stabilizing Jiangnan, talk about counterattacking the Central Plains, and restoring the two capitals?
"I'll make the money, Wenzhong, you can supervise the army, and let Zhang Mingzhen and Wang Zhiren be responsible for commanding the war."
"Boxing, I will form a new army with the flag bearer camp's servant team as the backbone."
"Restore the Habayashi Guards of the Twelve Guards. Gute will appoint you as the guerrilla general of the Habayashi Guards' front camp. A thousand loyal and brave discipline-abiding soldiers will be drawn from each camp. The Habayashi Guards' duties are to escort the attendants and maintain the
Military discipline, ensuring the execution of military orders, and organizing military courts.”
Yang Boxing was stunned there, unable to react for a moment.
But Shen Wenzhong said, "Your Highness, are you going to let the Yulin Guards have the authority in the army like the Jinyi Guards Nanzhen Fusi?"
Jinyiwei is divided into North Town Fusi and South Town Fusi. Among them, North Town Fusi is mainly responsible for handling external cases, while South Town Fusi is responsible for internal supervision of North Town Fusi.
The Twelfth Army of the Ming Dynasty has actually changed a lot over the past 200 years, and it can even be said that it is no longer what it was when it was established at the beginning of the founding of the country.
In fact, the Yulin Guard has long been inferior to the Yong Guard and the Jinyi Camps.
Now Zhu Yihai has restored the Yulin Guards and established a new Yulin Front Camp, but its responsibilities are also different from the original Yulin Guards. The biggest change here is to supervise the army and even military courts.
Obviously, this is not an army for fighting, but an army responsible for law enforcement. In essence, it is the military police.
Coupled with Zhu Yihai's proposal just now to send scholars to serve as military supervisors at the grassroots level of the sentry team, with full-time military law and supervision, Lu Supervisor's intention is obvious, to take the opportunity to strictly enforce military discipline and further strengthen his control over the army.
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"The Yulin Front Camp has a strength of 1,000 people. One part of the soldiers will accompany the main camp to escort, supervise and supervise the battle, and deliver military orders. The other part will be assigned to the supervisory troops of each battalion's sentries to act as their law enforcement soldiers.
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Shen Wenzhong, the flag bearer battalion supervisor, will also have a supervisor team from the Yulin front camp, a full-time supervisor sentry deputy, a small group of Yulin guards, and the most basic team deputy supervisor.
Five Yulin soldiers, these soldiers only obey the orders of the supervisors.
"Go ahead, catch those who deserve to be caught, kill those who deserve to be killed, fire those who deserve to be fired, slap those who deserve to be slapped with a slap in the face, and whip those who deserve to be whipped. Of course, those who perform well should also be rewarded. Only rewards and punishments are clear.
, first establish the rules and then enforce them, so that the orders can be made strictly and strictly enforced, so that everyone can be convinced."
"Before the war begins, each person will be rewarded five pieces of silver as a reward for everyone's good performance these days."
"After defeating Thief Li, I will be rewarded heavily!"
