Cao Huachun's doubts dissipated most of them after Wang Chengen patiently explained one or two. Although I don't fully believe in the rhetoric of the Heavenly Emperor's dream education, it is not surprising that a person's temperament has changed somewhat after becoming an emperor.

Influenced by nonsense TV series such as "No. 1 in the World", Xiao Xuan also has a vigilance against Cao Huachun from nowhere. If it weren't for Wang Chengen, who could be regarded as a figure who could be confirmed by history in Xiao Xuan's opinion, maybe he would not have let Cao Huachun, who was nicknamed "Hundred Miles Open the Door" on the Internet in later generations, come to Beijing.

After Cao Huachun had just returned to Beijing to rehabilitate a few of the unjust prisons that had been indignant for a few months, such as Yang Lianzuo Guangdou, this person often went in and out of the imperial horse prison and even the Beijing camp, which made Xiao Xuan even more vigilant. Especially one day more than ten days after Cao Huachun returned to Beijing, he directly mentioned to Xiao Xuan about the formation of a new battalion.

"These days, the slave maid has visited many places in the Imperial Horse Prison and even in the Beijing camp, and has met many people. only to learn that the unbelievable rumors in the past turned out to be true. At the same time, these days, the slaves and maids have also found some talents for the saint who are really more reliable and know a little about military affairs in the Beijing camp and even in the imperial horse prison, and they should be able to barely use them. I wonder if I can invite you to talk to the saint and exchange ideas and form a new camp? ”

The formation of a new battalion in addition to the guard battalion that he was personally responsible for was also Xiao Xuan's previous plan, and mentioned it slightly to Wang Chengen, after all, if it was a tactical group of only four or five thousand people, it would inevitably be somewhat overstretched if the capital caught fire when he went out to investigate or fight. It's just that Xiao Xuan has always been a little suspicious of Cao Huachun, and he planned to refuse at first.

"Over the years, Liaodong's successive wars, as well as the original repair of the three major halls, have made the current interior empty, a total of 20,000 taels of silver. I have also been there with Guo Yunhou of the household department, although the person is okay, but he can't change hundreds of thousands of taels of silver at the moment. I pondered, according to the best situation: if I personally controlled the financial resources of the Wanli period, about one million taels per year, the price should not be so outrageous, to maintain 10,000 food, horses, and an army with abundant weapons, plus the silver taels I got from Wei Zhongxian and others, and the family funds I got from the Imperial Horse Supervisor and the Five Army Camps, it would be enough to maintain 10,000 elite soldiers. Just can you guarantee it? Even next year or the year after? And over the years, every year, the heavenly family has to pay Liaodong, if it is like in the past, I'm afraid it's enough to choke... Xiao Xuan expressed his attitude that he was not opposed to the formation of the new battalion, but now the lack of resources has become the biggest problem. It's just that after the actual combat training of bows and arrows has been expanded to about 1,000 people in the past few days, it is an expense of several hundred taels a day, and this is still the result of trying to save training costs on the premise of not affecting the training effect.

"Guo Yunhou, the head of the household, is indeed a good person, but he is still lacking in doing things. Slaves and maidservants may recommend one person to His Majesty. I don't think it will be too fiercely opposed by the ministers, that is, Bi Ziyan, who had a meritorious role in pacifying the Wenxiang Sect during the Apocalypse, is also an old minister of the Wanli Dynasty. The popularity of the DPRK and China is okay, and it should not be opposed too fiercely by the ministers... ”

Xiao Xuan seemed to be slightly impressed, and seeing Cao Huachun say the same, Xiao Xuan agreed after a moment of silence. At this time, Xiao Xuan thought in his heart: Lu Yao knows the horsepower, and he will see the hearts of the people for a long time. This Bi Ziyan, as well as what kind of character Cao Huachun is, as long as he pays attention, he should still be able to see it in the end. The people Wang Chengen trusts can't be too cold and faceless.

"That's fine, I'll send the decree to the cabinet tonight. Since I ascended the throne, my style has been to do everything quickly, and the few talents you recommended in the Beijing camp should also be taken by me. I can talk to them about some of my thoughts on the formation of the Guards Battalion. Although I have a lot of ways to train soldiers, but when it comes to knowing and employing people under the old battalion, I have to rely on Gonggong Cao a lot, according to my experience, the entire new battalion can start with the selection and training of backbones, and first establish a teaching team of about 500 people, which should not cost much in a short period of time. Next year, there will be some more and more soldiers to be expanded to two or three thousand soldiers, and the auxiliary battalion will be expanded to a full battalion of about 4,000 people. Father-in-law Cao can rest assured about this matter... ”

Although Xiao Xuan's words have some meanings that are a little more unusual than in the past, he still readily agreed to his requests and suggestions, which still made Wang Chengen and Cao Huachun, the two people who have been following King Xin for a long time, feel a little nostalgic, it seems that the original King Xin did not become suspicious of his cronies because he became the emperor.

Xiao Xuan is indeed not good at recognizing and employing people under the old system, and when several military figures that Cao Huachun looked for in the Beijing camp and the Imperial Horse Prison appeared in front of Xiao Xuan's eyes, he still had some impressions, of course, only some impressions in the haze. In the battle with the Fifth Army Battalion and the previous Shenji Battalion to grab artillery, there are indeed a few horse team officers from the Beijing Battalion in the Imperial Horse Prison who are still brave and good at fighting, which is somewhat outstanding. It's just that Xiao Xuan didn't think that this kind of "brave general" who was not too young was the right talent for his new battalion. You just need someone who is obedient and able to be shaped by yourself.

It's just that now I feel that in the case of limited energy and ability, it is not impossible to appropriately delegate power to the old people of Xindi. The talents Cao Huachun has been looking for these days are a total of two henchmen and eunuchs plus three generals, compared to when he was alone. If it is still reliable, then it should be enough to build a new army of about a few thousand people. According to my own experience these days, if each person is responsible for no more than about 500 soldiers, it is indeed possible to implement more effective management.

"Slave Lu Jiude knocks to see the saint"

"Slave Liu Yuanbin knocks on the saint"

"The minister and grandson Yingyuan knocked to see the saint"

"The minister Zhou Yu Ji knocked to see the saint"

"Chen Huang has merit and knocks to see the saint"

Lu Jiude and Liu Yuanbin, the two henchmen and eunuchs of Cao Huachun, Xiao Xuan, were not too impressed, and Sun Yingyuan, Xiao Xuan's historical cognition was too shallow, and he didn't seem to be impressed. However, Zhou Yuji and Huang Degong are different, it seems that there is a scene of Zhou Yuji's bloody battle against Ningwuguan, which is a rare loyal minister under Chongzhen when Beijing was about to break in the seventeenth year of Chongzhen. Huang Degong also missed his face in many early novels in the late Ming Dynasty, and he was the only one in the four towns south of the Jiangnan in the Southern Ming Dynasty who was a warlord with a slightly smaller heart and a person who obeyed the dispatch, and the final result was not to passively avoid the war but to die in the battle with the Qing army.

In this way, Xiao Xuan's impression of Cao Huachun has changed somewhat. At least: being able to select two capable ministers and loyal ministers who have left their names in history at the same time should not be something that a very selfish person can do.

"You are the right-hand men chosen by my cronies and old people, so don't see them in the future. I hope that you and I will also be able to have a heart-to-heart relationship, what do you have to say? If you have any doubts about my views and statements, you can also put them forward. I won't have too much to hide and conceal, after all, the current Ming Dynasty is worried about internal and external troubles, and everything is focused on state affairs. ”

"The Holy One trusts you so much, your minister... Ministers should do their best... ”

It seems that in addition to Cao Huachun's two henchmen and Sun Yingyuan, Zhou Yuji and Huang Degong are not very good at talking, but this did not make Xiao Xuan feel too inappropriate.

"Well, I don't know where to start, and I also want to see how honest you are in your hearts, you have all seen my guards compared to when you came in, and you can ask any questions, and I will tell you some of my opinions and reasons, and you will also help to refer to them...

Hearing this, most of the five people were still a little hesitant, after all, they didn't know much about the temperament of this new emperor. However, Huang Degong is not a person who is afraid and straightforward, in that era when a big battle at the level of Salhu can only cause hundreds of self-proclaimed losses to the Manchurians, the person who can personally behead the two heads of the Manchu army on the frontal battlefield in a single battle is certainly not a person who cowers in courage.

"Holy Lord, the ministers look at the young men in this guard, most of them... Most of them may not even have the age of fifteen years old to have a fixed body strength, and there is no one over the age of twenty, is it the key to choose all child soldiers? ”

Xiao Xuan had no prejudice against Huang Degong, and after weighing it for a while, he decided not to hide it from these people who could barely be trusted: "Correct solution, of course this is not all. To be honest, I am not a person like Han Xin, Yue Fei, and Qi Shaobao. There is no way to let those adults who have a family and start a business, or let adults with more mature experience and a sense of their own interests establish a more consolidated sense of collectivity and obedience, or be willing to go to the soup and be willing to go to the soup with sincere gratitude to me. Moreover, I believe in the Legalists, people are all interested in advantages and avoid disadvantages, especially on the battlefield, even if it is a person who is very kind and kind on weekdays, and is not very selfish, nine times out of ten he will have no spit in his mouth, and he will tremble and be frightened, if there is no deterrence from the war team and military law. Will involuntarily retreat or passively avoid battle in the face of a strong enemy. Therefore, I feel that subconscious obedience and obedience, and the elimination of the "me" in my heart to the greatest extent, are the most important qualities of a soldier. The children of the poor are in charge of the family early, the rich are even more afraid of war, and many fifteen-year-old teenagers have their own good sweethearts and even get engaged even even if they do not start a family. Such a person has gotten rid of the child's mentality to a certain extent and is no longer pure. What's more, if there are too many age levels in a team, it will form a bad atmosphere of rotating seniors, so not only should we choose young people who are not deeply involved in the world as the main body of the army, it is best to be within the scope of the backbone of officers or soldiers, the best of the same age and the same class... ”