This trip to eastern Zhejiang made Zhao Ming feel that he still needed to master an army by himself.Zhu Yihai, King of Lu, Zhu Yujian, Longwu, and Zhu Yujian are all very determined to resist the Qing Dynasty, but Zhao Ming also saw their shortcomings.If you pin all your hopes on them, I am afraid that you will be deeply disappointed at that time, and Zhao Ming decided to control the power by himself.For Yan Yingyuan, Jintang Island is just a remote island, but for Zhao Ming, it is a place to show his strength.The only person on the island who could suppress him was Yan Yingyuan, and in order to avoid trouble, Zhao Ming deliberately instigated Yan Yingyuan to leave Jintang Island and go to Fujian.In this way, Zhao Ming can become the master of Jintang Island, and Emperor Longwu can have one more loyal fierce man by his side, which can be said to be the best of both worlds.After the discussion, Zhao Ming came to the camp of the Taiping camp and summoned Ma Shiao, Wang Deshun, Li Zhongming, Liu Si, Ruan Mei, Wang Dana and others to discuss.Zhao Ming asked for a guerrilla duty from Sanpin from King Lu, and was named General Pinglu, mastering a guerrilla battalion.The military attache system of the Ming Dynasty was relatively chaotic and complex, and there were two main systems, one was the official rank system of the guard, and the other was the official system of the ministry that formed the border town in the later period.The guerrilla attack obtained by Zhao Ming belongs to the latter type.In this system, there are a number of official positions, including the general army, the deputy general soldier, the staff general, the guerrilla, and the garrison, and they have their own responsibilities according to different official positions.For example, the general army is to guard one place, the deputy general is to assist in guarding one place, the staff general is to guard one road, the guerrilla general is the mobile force of the whole town, and the garrison is alone to defend a city and fort.In this way, a four-level defense system of town guard, assistant defense, separate defense, and garrison was formed, and guerrilla generals fought mobile operations.Taking Qi Jiguang's town guarding Jiliao as an example, he divided the place he guarded into three places and twelve roads, and set up three deputy commanders on the left, center, and right to be responsible for one place, and each place has jurisdiction over four roads, and there is no road to set up a general, and under the general, there is a specific garrison to guard a fort, and there are also guerrilla generals mobile reinforcements.In this way, a defense system of the general army, three deputy generals, 12 staff generals, a number of garrisons, and guerrilla generals was formed.Under this system, in the event of an invasion, the first thing is to defend the garrison, then the general who is guarding the road and the nearby guerrilla reinforcements, and finally the deputy general and the general of the army guarding the area arrive, which is enough to deal with the invasion of the enemy.Of course, if the enemy's forces are too strong and the invasion is too wide, to the point that the general army cannot deal with it, at this time, the Ming Dynasty will send a governor or supervisor above the general army to command several general soldiers to fight at the same time.In a town, generally speaking, each general leads a battalion of soldiers, the soldiers led by the general army are the main barracks, the deputy general is called the odd barracks, the staff generals are called reinforcement battalions, and the guerrilla barracks are called guerrilla battalions, and the main barracks are generally about 5,000 people, and the people led by deputy generals, staff generals, and rangers are generally about 3,000 people.Among them, in addition to the regular barracks under his own leadership, the general soldiers also controlled the deputy commanders, staff generals, and guerrillas below, and had the right to command the entire town soldiers, and the deputy generals, staff generals, and garrisons were divided into areas according to their official positions, forming a temperance relationship, and the guerrillas were directly subordinate to the general soldiers most of the time.Now Zhao Ming is a guerrilla general, and he has a guerrilla battalion under his command, that is, he can recruit 3,000 soldiers to eat.At this time, Zhao Ming gathered everyone together and looked at Wang Deshun and Liu Sidao, who were left on the island: "Taiping Camp, how many people are there now?"
”Liu Sidao: "General Huiyu, there are now 1,100 and eight people. ”Wang Deshun said: "Most of them are brothers killed in Jiangyin, and after arriving on the island, we have absorbed more than 100 people. ”Zhao Ming touched the beard that grew under his jaw, and said in a deep voice: "In this way, with the people I brought, the distance is less than half of the three thousand people." ”Ma Shiao said: "As long as there is money and food, it is not difficult for the general to recruit 3,000 people.I thought that we could put up the shelves first, and as for recruitment, the lowly suggestion should not be in a hurry for a while, and instead of rushing to recruit and reduce the treatment of the existing soldiers, it is better to train the current soldiers first, and when there is money and food, we can use the existing soldiers to expand rapidly. ”Although King Lu gave Zhao Ming an official, the food and salary he gave were pitiful.The small imperial court in eastern Zhejiang controlled several prefectures, but it had to raise more than 100,000 troops, and the supply of the army basically depended on the generals themselves.The imperial court had no money, and the generals raised their own military expenses, which was also the reason why the warlords of the Ming Dynasty were everywhere.This status quo will certainly not be changed in a short period of time, unless a strong central government is established that can control tax revenues, reverse fiscal revenues, and restore control over the army, but the central government now does not have its own army, so naturally it cannot control tax revenues, and this falls into a vicious circle.Zhao Ming nodded and said to everyone: "Okay, let's put up the shelf first." ”Saying that, Zhao Ming looked at the crowd: "Ma Shiao, you will take the position of servant, Zheng Sipin, and help me deal with the affairs of the camp."
Wang Deshun, Li Zhongming, and Ruan Mei will each receive a thousand households, and the training of the soldiers will be handed over to the three of you.Liu Si, you come to be a pacification officer, from the fifth grade, who dares to violate the military law, you don't have to show mercy. ”After Zhao Ming finished giving the order, several people showed joy on their faces, and they all clasped their fists and saluted, "General Xie cultivates!"
”Wang Da said hurriedly: "General, where is Allah?"
”Zhao Ming looked at him and said in a deep voice: "General Ben promoted you to the rank of Hundred Households of the Sixth Grade, in charge of the Huotou Army, and then you are preparing a military medical office for me." ”Although it was said to be a firehead army, it was finally raised from the general flag to a hundred households, and it was out of the ranks of low-level officers, Wang Dana was still happy in his heart, "General Ala Xie." ”Next, Zhao Ming appointed several hundred household officials, and the remaining general banners and small banners were appointed by the three thousand households themselves.After the appointment, a guerrilla camp was erected, and Zhao Ming immediately told everyone that he was going to leave for Fujian and let them train well.After the order, Zhao Ming asked everyone to retreat, leaving only Ma Shiao to continue talking.After Zhao Ming and the others left, "Third uncle, after I go to Fujian, this place will be handed over to you." ”Ma Shiao nodded, "You can go at ease, I will take care of the Taiping Camp for you, but my uncle doesn't understand why you chose the place of Jintang Island instead of guarding a place on land."
You have to tell me what you really think, and I can help you run Jintang Island well. ”Zhao Ming said in a deep voice: "There are more than 100,000 troops in eastern Zhejiang, and the prefectures and counties have long been carved up, even if I can get a county, relying on the fields of a county, I am afraid it will be difficult to raise a battalion of soldiers." ”Saying that, Zhao Ming stood up, looked at the dark sea, pointed to the sea and said: "Third uncle, I chose this Jintang Island, first, it is difficult for the Qing army to attack across the sea, and I am invincible."
Second, it is convenient for me to trade at sea and earn silver money to raise soldiers.Third, I plan to train a naval army here, so that I can use the superiority of the naval army to attack and harass the southern Zhili, Shandong, and even the northern and eastern coasts of Liaodong to obtain supplies.In this way, I can quickly accumulate a large amount of money, food, and ordnance, so that I can increase my strength and compete with the Qing army!
”Ma Shiao listened and looked at Zhao Ming with some surprise, "You have indeed changed a lot." ”Ma Shiao stood up, walked behind Zhao Ming, and looked at the sea, "Uncle understands what you mean, I will find a ship for you to train the Taiying, but the naval army has invested a lot, you need to transport some more money, food, and equipment to the island." ”Zhao Ming nodded, "Uncle, don't worry, when I go to Fujian this time, I will definitely be able to bring back a batch of money, grain, and military funds." ”Ma Shiao said, "Your uncle Yang Wencong is an official in the Longwu Dynasty, if you go to Fujian, he may be able to help you." ”Zhao Ming bowed slightly, "Uncle don't say it, I will also visit my uncle." ”Zhao Ming returned to the house and found that the bed had been made, so he fell asleep and prepared to take a boat tomorrow morning to Fujian.
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