After sending off the two eunuchs, Ning Xiu could finally breathe a sigh of relief.

For him, these two holy decrees issued by Emperor Wanli were tantamount to timely rain.

As long as Ning Xiu mixes in the imperial court system for a day, he must follow the rules.

Although Ning Xiu had the intention to establish a water division and train a new army, he could only do so in the name of training the township corps.

Because his official title is only Xiangshan County Order. It is a big taboo to train troops beyond their authority.

And with the official title of Guangdong Haiphong Provincial Inspector. Ning Xiu can train the army of sailors in a bright light. His soldiers hiding on Wuzhushan Island can also see the light.

Even these soldiers were paid for their salaries.

The Wanli Dynasty was a critical period for the Ming Dynasty to transform from a military household system to a conscription system.

Since then, the military household system has existed in name only, and there are battalion soldiers everywhere who eat military salaries.

In other words, the concept of being paid as a soldier is also deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

Generally speaking, a battalion soldier is one or two and a half silver per month. Then a year is eighteen taels. For 1,000 soldiers, 18,000 soldiers are paid a year alone.

Of course, this is something that Ning Xiu can afford. But what about 10,000? What about 50,000?

Over time, the number of soldiers is bound to increase.

Even if Ning Xiu could afford the salaries of so many soldiers, it would hurt a lot.

So of course, it is great that the imperial court can afford this cost.

However, in this way, the army commander has less control over the soldiers.

In order to enhance their control, the officers in the late Ming Dynasty mostly adopted the practice of cultivating family members.

There are a few dozen people, a few hundred people, and even the ancestral army in Liaozhen has 9,000 people.

The family members received several times the salary of ordinary soldiers, and the food and clothing were far better than those of ordinary soldiers. Therefore, these family members can be said to be loyal to the officers. If an officer is transferred to the Ministry of War, the family can also be taken with him.

It is precisely because of the family system that there will be a situation in the late Ming Dynasty where the military generals are powerful and the feudal towns are numerous.

It is precisely because of this that the combat effectiveness of ordinary soldiers is getting lower and lower.

A very simple truth, do not suffer from the few, but suffer from inequality.

are all raised by their fathers and mothers, why do you eat fragrant and drink spicy food, and Lao Tzu has to be hungry?

Why does Lao Tzu have to fight and rush to the front when he is hungry?

You must know that in an army, the family is the natural officer.

As elites, they naturally do not charge personally. Until the most critical moment, the officers will not be willing to take out their family members and risk the arrows themselves.

After all, these well-trained professional soldiers are all made of silver!

If you die one less, and what you don't have is silver!

But those ordinary soldiers are not stupid, and those who take a lot of money are not willing to sell their lives, counting on them hungry people?

Let's play with eggs!

Therefore, the battles at the end of the Ming Dynasty were extremely dramatic.

Whether it was fighting against Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong or Houjin, the Ming Dynasty officials and troops were often crushed at the first touch. No matter how brave and good the family members are, they can't stop the rout.

Because their numbers are too small, once the army is defeated, they will only be scattered and coerced.

The more you can fight, the more you can't, the more you can't. In Ning Xiu's view, the conscription system was also deformed by the end of the Ming Dynasty. And all this is because of the family system.

Therefore, Ning Xiu is against the family system in his heart.

He is powerless to change others, so he can only start with himself.

Ning Xiu decided that in the army he trained, neither cavalry nor sailors would allow the presence of the family members.

All soldiers must be treated equally, and only in this way can the soldiers' desire to fight be aroused.

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"Have you heard, Lord Ning has been promoted to the Guangdong Haiphong Provincial Inspector."

Wu Ergou poured a sip of rice wine and said very proudly.

"What kind of official is the Inspector of Haiphong Province? What's the matter? ”

"I heard that the entire Guangdong sailor training is under his control, and it is also his job to defend the sea and Jinghai. We estimate that it must be bigger than the Xiangshan County Order. Lord Ning, this is a promotion. ”

Wu Ergou squinted his eyes slightly, smashed it, and said with his mouth.

"That's a good thing. Aren't we the water masters? We are the first batch of sailors trained by Lord Ning. Aren't we the lineage? ”

"Who's to say it isn't. We can go out and walk sideways in the future. ”

Wu Ergou closed his eyes, fantasizing about the scene of swaggering through the market, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but hook up a shallow smile.

He was right this time.

Unexpectedly, this Lord Ning was so favored, and in a short period of time, he was promoted to the rank of inspector, and their soldiers naturally rose with the tide and their status was promoted.

"Do you think we will become Lord Ning's family?"

"Probably not... At least not so much. ”

Wu Ergou frowned.

"It's expensive for a family to raise, and Lord Ning has the most five hundred family members, how can it be possible to raise more than a thousand family members."

"I've heard that Lord Ning is rich enough to rival the country. He doesn't lack this money, right? ”

"Shhhh Won't you be quiet? This kind of thing is also nonsense? Does Shen Wansan know? Back then, it was also a rich country, and grandpa Tai didn't say a word about the family. Do you know what it means to be low-key? Don't bring trouble to Lord Ning. ”

"Got it. Let's just mention it casually, Lord Ning has the grace of knowing us, and we can't smash Lord Ning's job. ”

"Hmph, that's pretty much it."

Wu Ergou snorted, and then said: "Have you heard of the newly built military school on the island, it is said that ordinary soldiers can also sign up to participate, train during the day and attend classes at night, that is, night school." ”

"What do you mean?"

"Night school! This is also a word invented by Lord Ning! ”

"Uh... Is there any benefit to attending this evening school? ”

"Absolutely! Night school... Ahem, that is, the principal of the military school, do you know who it is not? Of course, it's Lord Ning. We went to this military school, and once we graduated, we could say that we were students of Lord Ning. Tsk, what a scene. ”

"What's the practical benefit?"

Wu Ergou almost lost his breath, and said in his heart that these recruits are really a wealth fan.

"Naturally, there are, military schools train officers, that is to say, you are an officer after graduating from the military academy, and you don't need to be a big soldier anymore!"

"Ahh This dare is good! ”

The allure of an officer is obviously much greater than that of a name in the Ningxiu Student District, after all, in a place with a strict hierarchy like the army, becoming an officer means that you can be less bullied and even be able to bully others.

Although Ning Xiu had tried his best to promote the concept of harmony among the army, it was impossible to truly do so.

"But the military academy only recruits 50 people in each phase, and the first phase is half a year."

Wu Ergou said: "You have to go through the registration, the primary selection, if you are selected, you can go to the military academy to study." There is also an assessment every month, and finally there is a big exam, and only those who pass all can graduate and obtain the graduation certificate issued by Ning Daren personally. ”

"It's so hard? What can we do if we can't read? ”

"What are you afraid of! You don't need to be literate in the primary election, and when you really enter the military school, there will naturally be a gentleman who will teach you literacy, no money! ”

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