Chapter 661: Praetorian Guard
After inspecting the bank, it was about noon. The temperature is rising, and the whole city of Malu is getting hot. Most of the pedestrians on the streets have taken refuge under the eaves, and the journey back to the city is much smoother. Lee Seung-ji and Zhang Zhiqin sat in a wide carriage with ice cubes placed in a hollowed-out lattice at the top. The slightest cool air sinks, making the car extremely cool.
"This banknote is delicate, but isn't your husband afraid of counterfeiting?" , Zhang Zhiqin held a ten-yuan bill and said loudly. On the right side of the Yuan banknote is printed the first floor of the Great Yuan - the Crystal Palace. On the right, there is the Arabic numeral 100, representing the denomination of the yuan banknote, with eight fish patterns in the background. And there are dark lines, which are also eight.
Most importantly, watermarking technology is used. At the level of technology in this era, the technology of watermarking is still very shallow. Li Chengji asked a group of craftsmen from Italy to come over, and they had just developed watermarking technology. After getting Dayuan, Li Chengji used Xiaozi's knowledge base to maximize the watermarking technology.
"Don't worry! No one will imitate it for at least ten years! Li Chengji is very confident in the anti-counterfeiting technology of the first generation of yuan banknotes, so in ten years, he is not worried that someone can imitate it.
Rumble!
Hiss!
As he was talking, there was a sudden bang outside, like something had exploded. The horses were frightened and neighed.
"On the Holy Shrine, there is a cloth line on fire ahead!" , Without waiting for Li Chengji to ask, Ba Rahei's voice came from outside the door.
Li Chengji lifted the curtain and saw smoke coming out of the second floor of a cloth shop ten meters away. The people nearby hurriedly took pots, buckets and other items to help put out the fire, and the guards who protected Li Chengji surrounded the convoy and prevented the people from approaching.
Fortunately, the climate in Malu rarely rains, so the materials used in the house are mostly sand and gravel. In addition, fire walls were built between the houses to prevent the fire from spreading. This caused the fire to ignite for a while, and there was no tendency to spread.
"Send someone to help!" , Li Chengji commanded. These guards are mainly concerned with the safety of Li Chengji, so without his orders, even if the sky falls apart, they will not pay attention to other matters.
"Yes!" , Ba Rahei received the order, and immediately divided twenty guards to help put out the fire.
Along with the restructuring of the armed forces, the Guards Division has also undergone significant reforms. The Guards Division, which was previously only responsible for the safety of Lee Seungji, was divided into two types: the Guards and the Forbidden Army. The internal guard refers to the guards responsible for the defense of Li Chengji and the imperial city, and in the case of the forbidden army, the army responsible for the defense of the three districts of the inner city. Outside the three districts and the county towns under their jurisdiction, they were all under the responsibility of the local border army of Malu. Because it is the location of the imperial city, the border army of Malu reached 30,000. Among the border armies of many provinces, it is considered to be relatively large.
After the reform, the guard army was 8,000 people. The sources are all the best in the army and the families of major civil and military officials. This is similar to Temujin's cowardly Xue Jun! Therefore, a pawn in the guard, put in other armies, may be the level of a commander.
And the forbidden army is not as high as the guard. But under the guards, it is a well-deserved second. The generals inside are all orphans selected from all over the world, and they were taken in by the Fuyuan Garden built in various places when they were teenagers. There are also some small slaves who were bought, and they also grew up in Fukuen Paradise. Then they were selected by the division to have good qualifications and be trained in a unified manner. Depending on their ability, they are assigned to the military or other departments.
Therefore, in the forbidden army, there are many spies of the affairs department. Now the commander of the forbidden army is Rabi Lasi, and the military rank is Captain of Ten Thousand Forces. There are two commanders on the left and right, and one clerk. The army has an establishment of 20,000 people, which is not a large number. But all of them are good at one in a hundred, and the end elimination system is adopted every month. Those who are not qualified are removed from the ranks of the forbidden army and replaced with excellent soldiers in other armies.
In this way, the officers and men of the forbidden army always have a sense of crisis, which ensures the combat effectiveness of the army.
Not only that, but the generals have also adopted the elimination system. Commanders below the thousand-commander, including the commander-in-chief, according to the level, from high to low, every two years, every six months, and every quarter are rehearsed. Those with particularly poor grades were even excluded from the list of forbidden armies, and as the commanders of this army, they were held accountable at all levels, up to the commander of the thousand.
This also made the Forbidden Army the most brutal of all armies. Everybody doesn't want to be eliminated, everybody wants to climb up.
Lee Seung-ji is also an experiment!
He wanted to find the most suitable way to govern the army in the forbidden army.
Although the guards did not have the cruelty of the forbidden army, they were not at ease. Officers and men of the Forbidden Army are eligible to enter the Guard. Every quarter, there will be a martial arts competition. The last ten guards will face each other against the Forbidden Army, and it will be nine in a row. Those who win more and lose less advance, and those who lose three games in a row and those who win more and lose less withdraw from the guards.
Those who have passed through the shadow of the family, so that they can bypass the forbidden army and directly enter the guard. It is best to be careful of such martial arts! Because being removed from the ranks of the guards is not a glorious thing.
Of course, there are also many children of families who are civil officials, and they are not good at martial arts.
And that's okay too!
In the Guards and Forbidden Army, the Scribe was created for them. However, this requires a high level of education, and without a certain level of cultural accomplishment, don't think about it.
At present, the commander of the guard army is vacant, and Ba Rahei is the left commander, temporarily taking over the post of commander.
Whether it is the Guards or the Forbidden Army, they all belong to the Guards Division. Lee Seung-ji stipulated that the head of the Konoe Division could only be held by the imperial family. As for whom, it is not specified at this time.
But according to custom, the army still likes to call the guards who are responsible for the defense of the imperial city as guards. Therefore, some people who don't know why will think that Yarahei is the supreme commander of the Guards Division.
For this exit from the palace, the guards dispatched 2,000 people. Although the number of people seems to be quite large, there are not many people scattered because they need to be protected along the way.
After relocating the people on the street to other places, the convoy set off.
But at this moment, the jewelry store directly opposite the cloth shop suddenly rushed out of a group of black-robed people. They all covered their faces, revealing only one pair of eyes.
"For the Sultan!" , theirs in pure Persian.
The guards rushed forward as soon as possible and fought with the black-robed man. At the same time, there were more guards around Li Chengji's carriage, protecting them layer by layer.
But the comer was obviously prepared, and several swishing rockets suddenly burst out and nailed them to Li Chengji's carriage.
"Protect the Holy One!" , Yarahei yelled. Obviously, the highest points along the street were checked, and guards were also sent to protect them. He couldn't figure out how someone could still be condescending to sneak attack.
"It's a pity! Didn't shoot the devil! Seeing that the rocket did not light the carriage, the black-robed man was a little angry.
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