In the third year of the Apocalypse, the war in Liaodong was in full swing, and a major case was set off in Nanjing, and Xu Hongji, the Duke of Wei, and his wife Zhang were killed.

For a time, the city of Nanjing was under martial law, and the newly established Jinling Province was shrouded in suspicion, and the Emperor of the Apocalypse was furious, and everyone was in danger.

Just two days later, the "real murderer" Zhao Zhilong was imprisoned and sentenced to beheading.

As Zhao Zhilong's head fell to the ground, blood splattered everywhere, and the city of Nanjing suddenly thundered with joy, and the ministers of civil and military affairs and the nobles were also shocked that the Emperor of the Apocalypse could solve the case so quickly and punish him severely.

On the bright side, the deaths of Zhang and Zhao Zhilong came to an end this time.

Only Zhu Youxiao knew that Zhao Zhilong was just a substitute for the dead.

At this special time, there is not so much time to spend on this, but I still have to check, after all, I promised the Zhang family to find out the real culprit for them.

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One day in early April, Zhu Youxiao sat in the palace, closed his eyes helplessly, and breathed deeply, and the Jiangnan camp was finally successfully established.

Immediately, a battle report from Fu Yuwei was thrown on the table.

The country wants to recruit troops and expand the army, and it is the emperor's descendant, the salary is extremely high, and the future is remarkable.

In addition to the common people, there are also a large number of wealthy families in the south of the Yangtze River, who want to use this to mix some military backgrounds and get ahead.

The news was not long in coming.

The imperial court issued a notice that this time the Jiangnan camp was not selected from the old officers and soldiers in the guard post and Nanjing, and the Emperor of the Apocalypse had handpicked 14 places to recruit troops in Jiading, Danyang, Wujin, Songjiang, Jiangyin, Jiande, Xuzhou, Haizhou, etc.

Without exception, these places are either in the historical war against the Qing Dynasty, or they are in remote places, and the people are simple and fierce.

Such soldiers are not only loyal, but also have strong combat effectiveness.

After half a month's effort, Nanjing City sent civil and military officials, a total of twenty-eight people, as representatives of this recruitment, to these fourteen places to recruit new soldiers according to the standards of Qi Jiguang's establishment of the Qi family's army.

That is, the famous "four wants" and "four don'ts" when the Qi family army expanded the army.

Don't be from the city.

Because the people in the city are slippery, such as Suzhou and Yangzhou, these prosperous Jiangnan towns that hide wealth from the people, they rarely recruit young people who endure hardships and dare to fight to the death.

This time, the officials who went down to the local level to preside over the recruitment of troops will not be located in the city.

Don't serve in the government.

These people, no matter what positions they have held in the yamen in various localities, will also be affected to some extent, such as playing tricks in training, veterans bullying the weak and fearing the hard, and bureaucratic work style among generals and schools.

Those over thirty or forty years old and those with white skin should not be recruited, that is, only young and strong people are recruited.

Middle-aged and elderly people over the age of three or four have little strength, and even if they are trained strongly, they cannot persist in continuous combat for a long time.

As for those who are white, most of them have little outdoor exercise, lack of exercise on weekdays, and their physical strength will not meet the standard, so they can't withstand high-intensity training.

Don't be particularly timid and bold.

Needless to say, if you are particularly timid, why not be particularly bold?

This kind of people are often the thorns in the barracks, more or less psychologically extreme, and the generals and colonels will also have infinite ways to contradict each other because of a little quarrel, and then affect the entire army.

Moreover, during the campaign of the Southwest Pro-Conquest, there were many cases of defeat because the generals were particularly bold and did not obey the orders of the commanders and marched without authorization. 、

Four to.

To the standard of farmers.

What is a standard farmer?

To put it bluntly, it is to work in the fields every day, and due to the development of some abnormal systems, the tenant farmers who are now employed by the Wei are also counted.

In addition, Zhu Youxiao also specially stipulated that once the tenant farmers were selected, the cultivated land would be distributed by the imperial court as a whole, and he would be responsible for it.

Let those that are big and thick, and have rough skin and thick flesh.

This kind of person is often the backbone of an army when fighting, and they are scary and resistant to beatings, and the most important thing is that they are loyal and obedient, and they are easy to train and take out.

The current situation of the soldiers of the Yongwei Battalion is completely different from that of the Jiangnan Battalion.

The backbone of the Yongwei Battalion is the elite selected by the three major battalions of the Beijing Division and the guards of the Beijing Army, and they do not need to be trained at all in combat experience, and they are all brave and good at fighting.

The only thing that needs to be practiced is their hearts, and these veterans are all thorns.

Therefore, at the beginning, Zhu Youxiao personally took the Yongwei battalion and regarded it as a descendant, and often "went down to the grassroots level" to eat and live with the soldiers in the barracks to cultivate feelings.

These are not enough, but they must choose a prestigious general to lead, otherwise a group of wolves will be led by sheep, and the effect will only be counterproductive.

Chen Ce, Qi Jin, and Tong Zhonghua, these battle-hardened veterans, were leading the Liao army to the north at that time, but fortunately, Zhu Youxiao came in time, and they had not been wiped out in the bloody battle of the Hunhe River.

The Liao army was summoned and integrated as a whole, and it became the current Yongwei battalion with super combat effectiveness and absolute loyalty.

In addition, Qi Jiguang's recruitment requirements have two points.

First, if you look at it, you can give the impression of a person with a divine gaze, and this kind of person is generally a bit bold and strategic, and must not be those salted fish that look lifeless.

Second, if you meet someone who is a little scared of the government officials, but you can't be too cowardly, then you can maintain the basic reward and punishment system and military discipline standards.

Even if the officers made a mistake during the battle, they would either follow without hesitation, or they would correct them on the spot to avoid casualties.

Zhu Youxiao also knew in his heart that it was really difficult to select recruits in full accordance with these criteria, even in Jiading and Jiangyin, which were towns where the whole people resisted the Qing Dynasty in history.

However, this time Jiangnan built a camp and expanded the army by 50,000, which is actually not a lot, and there is completely time to slowly select in various places until a complete new army is selected to defend Jiangnan for himself.

The initial effect of this new army was only to deter Jiangnan and consolidate its rule in the southern provinces, and it would take at least a year and a half to really want them to go into battle.

In the short term, it is not enough to count on them to give full play to their abilities, but in the long run, the setting up of the Jiangnan camp can just make up for the weakening of the ruling center after the abolition of the Sixth Department in Nanjing.

Recently, Zhu Youxiao is also considering whether a new agency should be added in Jinling to be responsible for handling civil affairs in various parts of the south of the Yangtze River for the emperor.

As for the military and political power, it is natural that it must be grasped in the hands of the emperors of previous dynasties.

"Call Wang Zaijin to come over."

Zhu Youxiao thought about things, and he could see that he could see the battle report of Fuyu Wei.

Wang Chaofu was standing quietly on the side, but suddenly he heard an order, said obey, and hurriedly turned out of the Anding Palace.

After a short time, Wang Zaijin, the minister of military aircraft, walked in slowly, and after saluting, he stood in place, waiting for the order of the Emperor of the Apocalypse.

On the way here, he was also thinking about the current situation in Nanjing.

The imperial court's move to abolish the Sixth Department of Nanjing was so fast that Wang Yongguang and the newly appointed governor of Jiangbei almost had a general overview of the military and political power of the former Nanzhili.

If this is the case, the situation in Jiangbei and Jinling will soon become exactly the same as in other provinces, and the root cause will still not be solved.

As for the Jinling Detention Prison, his powers are still limited to the old palace, and now there is no restriction on civil officials.

Moreover, the candidates for the noble leaders of the Jiangnan battalion have not yet been decided, and as soon as Xu Hongji dies, Xu Wenjue cannot directly attack the lord.

Nanjing's nobles have no leader, and they pose no threat to the civilian clique.

Up to now, although Zhu Youxiao has defeated the old civil and official forces in Nanjing, such as the Xuankun Party and Wuxi Academy, another one will soon arise.

The previous civilian forces were constrained by nobles and internal supervisors, and although the internal strife was frequent, it did not cause chaos.

The current situation is that the new Nanjing civil official group supported by Zhu Youxiao will soon become dominant, and it is necessary to leave a restraining force to avoid the emergence of such a situation.