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But in the era of the Yuan Dynasty, when there was a bug, the taxes of Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces accounted for almost forty percent of the eleven provinces of the entire Yuan and Mongolian courts (including Zhongshu Province).

You say how do you tell people from other places to play in such a situation. Why is it said that after Zhu Yuanzhang unified the three major provinces in the south of the Yangtze River, it only took one year to unify the whole world. Here's why. The warlords of the North are not as stupid as they appear in the TV series.

To put it bluntly, this is equivalent to you fighting the landlord, your biggest card is just an old king, but the smallest card of the kid opposite you are four threes. You say how you play in such a situation, what can you do other than watch people play their cards?

So in the late Yuan era, if you want to unify the world, you have to go to the south to grab territory. Because in this era, Jiangnan is the center of the whole of China. Unifying Jiangnan is equivalent to unifying the world.

So after thinking about this clearly, Zhang Shihua also set Huguang Province in the south as his next big goal.

"The capture of Huguang Province is equivalent to establishing a foundation of Chen Youliang in the period of total victory. At that time, he led his troops westward to capture Sichuan Province, and a quarter of the world fell into his hands. And at that time, he may not be able to achieve an imperial hegemony. Zhang Shihua was so silent in his heart, and his eyes couldn't help but become more and more determined.

However, in the next moment, Zhang Shihua, whose expression was firm for a moment, couldn't help but show a self-deprecating smile on his face.

Now that he has a total population of less than one million, Zhang Shihua, the Xuanwei Division of Jinghu North Province, who is blocking him from continuing to go south, can't handle it for a while, let alone Huguang Province.

Thinking about it like this, Zhang Shihua couldn't help but sigh softly: "Now that I'm doing it, I'd better recruit troops and play low-key." After all, the soldiers and horses had to be expanded to at least 50,000 before they could capture places such as Xia Jingmen Prefecture, Anlu Mansion, and Xiazhou Road. ”

"And only after attacking these essence areas can you have the confidence to fail!" Zhang Shihua sighed like this, and then asked about the faint fragrance on his wife's body, and couldn't help but close his eyes and fall asleep with peace of mind.

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Three days later, it was June 19th.

At this time, in the land of Xiangjing, where Zhang Shihua was located, the hot heat not only did not subside, but became more and more severe. So much so that at this time, there are no other pedestrians on the wide streets, except for some people who have to live in the sun.

But even so, in Zhang Shihua's new home, which seems to be the most luxurious Privy Council gate in Xiangyang City, there are still a lot of carriages and sedan chairs parked.

"Ladies and gentlemen, it's really hard for you to come here in such a hot weather. Come, hurry up and serve a cup of chilled sour plum soup to all the generals and adults, and let them sweat and relieve the heat. In the study of the General's Mansion, Zhang Shihua looked at Zhao Ziyu, Zhang Shihui, Guo Yu and Chang Xiqiao, who came at noon, chuckled, and couldn't help but say to his subordinates.

Hearing Zhang Shihua's words, although the sour plum soup had not yet come up, Zhao Ziyu and Chang Xiqiao still took the lead in bowing to Zhang Shihua and bowing to thank him. And waited until he had bowed respectfully, and then reached out to take the sour plum soup brought by the next people.

Of course, when they saw Zhao Ziyu again, both of them saluted, and Zhang Shihui and Guo Yu naturally followed suit. Seeing this, Zhang Shihua just smiled, waved his hand and motioned for them to sit down, but didn't say anything.

"Ah, that's comfortable. Big brother, you called us here at this time, but what is the important thing to inform us? After drinking the sour plum soup in the cup in one go, Zhang Shihui wiped his mouth, looked at Zhang Shihua who was sitting behind the table, and couldn't help asking.

"Hehe, Shihui, you are right, at this time, I do have something very important to discuss with you."

"Oh, that being the case, please speak to the lord." Putting down the cup in his hand, Zhao Ziyu looked at Zhang Shihua and couldn't help but say so.

"Hehe, that's right. Now that we have attacked Xiangyang Road and the hole cards have been expanded, the soldiers and horses that were originally sufficient have become insufficient. So this time, I'm going to give a recruitment order and recruit some more soldiers. Zhang Shihua looked at them with a smile and couldn't help but say so.

"Recruit soldiers, big brother, you should have done this a long time ago. After all, in this year, how can you succeed without sufficient soldiers and horses in hand. Hearing Zhang Shihua say this, Zhang Shihui didn't want to think about it, so he agreed.

"yes, that's how it should be. But I don't know how many soldiers and horses you are going to recruit this time, my lord? After Zhang Shihui spoke, Guo Yu couldn't help but say so.

Hearing Guo Yu's words, Zhang Shihua smiled slightly, but he couldn't help but say: "This time, I am going to expand our black-clothed army to 50,000 people, that is, I am preparing to recruit more than 24,000 people." ”

"What, this time we will recruit more than 24,000 people!" Suddenly hearing Zhang Shihua say this, Chang Xiqiao, who was in charge of logistics, couldn't help but be a little shocked.

"What, Xiqiao, you are in charge of our army's money and food, is there any difficulty in recruiting troops?"

"I really don't dare to hide this. Lord, you know, the people of Dingkou on Xiangyang Road are only 400,000. The annual tax of the peasants and merchants in this land was all spent on raising soldiers, which could support 15,000 people at most. But if other necessary expenses are deducted, the income for a year is only 10,000 soldiers. ”

"So, if you want to expand the number of soldiers and horses to 50,000. Then the balance of payments that our army has managed to maintain with great difficulty will also be broken, and the situation will fall into a state of empty content. ”

"Hehe, the metaphor of sitting and eating the sky is appropriate. That Xiqiao, let me ask you, with the accumulation that our army has now obtained from various large households, plus the tax revenue of Nanyang Mansion and Xiangyang Road. According to our current standards, how long can a 50,000-strong army and horse sit and eat. Hearing Chang Xiqiao say such a thing as sitting and eating the sky, Zhang Shihua was not angry, but chuckled lightly and asked him like this.

And Chang Xiqiao heard Zhang Shihua's question, lowered his head and silently calculated in his heart for a moment, then he couldn't help but raise his head and said to Zhang Shihua: "Lord, judging from our current accumulation and heritage, raising an army of 50,000 people can only last for eight or nine months economically. ”

"What, can you last for eight or nine months?" Hearing this, Zhang Shihua couldn't help frowning.

Seeing Zhang Shihua frowning, Chang Xiqiao's heart jumped, and he couldn't help explaining: "Yes, eight or nine months is still the limit." After all, recruiting new recruits not only requires additional military salaries, but also settling-in expenses, building armor, and preparing military uniforms. Moreover, the training period after the recruitment of new recruits is also a lot of expenditure. So eight or nine months, it's really the limit. ”

"Okay, I see. However, recruits must be recruited, and you don't have to worry too much about money and food. After all, we won't be stupid here for eight or nine months. Zhang Shihua said this, and his expression seemed very relaxed.

Seeing Zhang Shihua like this, Chang Xiqiao, who understood that after recruiting new soldiers, he would start a war with the Yuanmeng Imperial Court again, after nodding silently, he closed his mouth and stopped speaking.

"Okay, the matter of recruiting new recruits, since everyone has no opinion, then this matter is settled. Ziyu and Xiqiao, this time the two of you will be in charge of this matter. Tomorrow, a notice will be posted to inform the people that this time I will recruit new soldiers on the entire Xiangyang Road. ”

"Yes, subordinates obey orders!" Hearing Zhang Shihua's arrangement, Zhao Ziyu, who had no opinions, couldn't help but respond in unison at the first time.

Seeing that he was answered, Zhang Shihua nodded silently, but he couldn't help but continue: "At this time, I still have a very important matter to discuss with you. As you all know, recruits must go through a period of training if they want to form combat power. ”

"Without adequate training, pulling recruits directly to the battlefield is equivalent to sending them to death. Therefore, if you want to build a strong army, the training of recruits can be said to be the most important thing. But as you know, a general has a way of training his troops. Therefore, the soldiers trained by different people are often very different. ”

"So not long ago, I came up with an idea that I wanted to use to solve the problem of training recruits reasonably."

"Oh, but I don't know what good way the lord has come up with?" Hearing Zhang Shihua say this, puzzled, Zhao Ziyu couldn't help but ask on behalf of everyone.

"Yes, that's right. I plan to set up a new barracks in the army and use it as a place for the unified training of recruits. As long as they are officially recruited, they must be uniformly enrolled in the recruit camp for training. After these recruits have been trained in the recruit camp for three months and their training is complete, these recruits will be dispatched and assigned. What do you think? ”

"Establish a new barracks, unify training, and then unify dispatch and distribution." Hearing Zhang Shihua say this, the four people in the hall looked at each other, but they couldn't help but fall silent.

"Build a new barracks. Could it be that the lord wants to take back the right to train troops from the hands of high-ranking generals? Zhao Ziyu lowered his head, thinking like this in his heart, and then his eyes turned slightly, looking at Chang Xiqiao behind him, and then at Zhang Shihui and the others on the other side, he couldn't help but raise his head and asked Zhang Shihua: "Lord, are you only in charge of recruit training?" ”

"Of course, the boot camp is only in charge of the training of recruits. They have no right to interfere in the daily training of the army. Zhang Shihua said this, and couldn't help but show an unpredictable smile on his face.

However, hearing Zhang Shihua say this, Zhang Shihui and Guo Yu, who had been bowing their heads and being silent, were greatly relieved.

The recruit battalion does not interfere in the daily training of the army, which means that Zhang Shihua did not take back the idea of their generals' right to train soldiers, and it is not that he is not worried about these generals, and wants them to open the knife and establish their prestige or something.

So after understanding this, they are not so resistant to this new barracks.

After all, this recruit battalion is only the training of the recruits in charge, and after the training is complete, the power of daily training is still in the hands of their generals. So if you think about it carefully, from beginning to end, these generals don't seem to have lost too much power.

Therefore, after relieving his heart, looking at Zhang Shihua with a smile on his face, Guo Yu couldn't help asking: "Lord, since this recruit battalion is only in charge of recruit training. Doesn't that mean that this boot battalion will only come into play during the months when new recruits are being recruited? Then at other times, will they have to sit idle? ”

"No, of course not. Let me tell you more about it. The recruit battalion is nothing more than a temporary department established in the army during the large-scale recruitment of new recruits. This department is directly responsible to me, and the highest position in the battalion is 1,000 households. Responsible for coordinating the overall situation and leading the instructors in the battalion. ”

However, thousands of households are not allowed to directly interfere in the training of recruits, and the specific training of recruits is the responsibility of instructors in the recruit camp. The instructors are veterans with experience in the army, and during their tenure as instructors, their benefits are equal to those of 100 households. ”

"Of course, the instructor is not a formal position, and after the training of the recruits, the position of instructor for the veteran is automatically abolished. However, during the period of serving as an instructor, if the training of the soldiers is good and the elite of the trained soldiers can fight, the instructor can also get credit. ”

"You can record merit up to three times, and after three times, you will be directly promoted. In addition, the upper limit of training recruits at a time for each recruit camp is 3,000; Each instructor is solely responsible for the training of 100 people. During the training of recruits, the military law of '17 prohibitions and 54 beheadings' was not implemented. ”

"If a recruit makes a mistake during training, the instructor has the right to hit a stick, but only a maximum of 20 sticks at a time. After beating 20 military sticks at a time, you must not fight again for half a month. Of course, if the recruits refuse to change their ways and still contradict the instructor during the training, the instructor can report to the thousands of households and expel him from the barracks. ”

In addition, during the training period, the recruits enjoy the same benefits as ordinary soldiers. Military salaries are still issued, and there must be no shortage. ”

"Alright, that's all I can think of about the terms of the boot camp. So, what do you guys think of this boot camp? ”

"This ......, I agree with the new barracks you said, I think this barracks is very good. At the very least, it can ensure the quality of training for recruits, and it will also prevent those of us from having a headache for those new recruits every time. Well, I think that's a good idea. "There is a way to fight tigers, so after Zhang Shihua's voice fell, Zhang Shihui was the first to speak in agreement.

And with him taking the lead, the rest of Zhao Ziyu and others, after thinking about it carefully, naturally agreed.

So in this way, after Zhang Shihua and the four of them discussed for half an hour, the two most important things for Zhang Shihua were decided in this way.