Chapter 30: Taking Charge of the Army (1)
When the cheers subsided, Hong Tiangui continued his enthronement proclamation.
"This king will officially become the lord of the kingdom of heaven from today, and to be honest, this king is very disappointed in the kingdom of heaven, because the current kingdom of heaven is very different from what this king imagined!"
More than 20,000 people below looked at Hong Tiangui one by one, and their attention was all attracted by Hong Tiangui.
"In this heavenly kingdom that this king took over, there is not a single tael of silver in the treasury of the household department, and the hundreds of officials in the court go up to the main army division and down to the small officials, and this king can't even pay a penny of silver." Hong Tiangui's words caused the whole army to whisper, and at this time, the performance of the various armies came out, and the original majesty of the Royal Forest Army disappeared, as if they had lost confidence because of Hong Tiangui's words. There was also a slight shock inside the young army, but it quickly calmed down, and everyone looked at Hong Tiangui with burning eyes.
"Now the kingdom of heaven is a mess, the country has no money, the people are poorer, and corrupt officials are rampant, bringing great disasters to the country, this country has reached the time when it must be changed, and the purpose of this king is to lead the kingdom of heaven to change, this king wants to fill the treasury of the kingdom of heaven, this king wants to let all the people of the kingdom of heaven have food to eat, everyone has land to plant, this king wants to let the kingdom of heaven trade circulate, everyone has money to eat well, and wear good ......"
There was a commotion below, and some of them were agitated because of Hong Tiangui's words.
"But this king knows that all this is very difficult, because all this Manchu Qing will not agree, those ** officials in the kingdom of heaven will not agree, and the rich and unkind landlords and gentry of the people will not agree, so this king will face many, many difficulties, are you willing to stand behind this king and help this king reform the current kingdom of heaven, so that your parents have land to plant, so that your children can eat, and your women have good clothes to wear?"
"Why!"
"We do!"
"Willing, willing, willing ......"
Because there is no megaphone, Hong Tiangui's voice is somewhat hoarse, but people are animals that can be infected, as long as someone takes the lead, one will become two, two will become four, and finally turn into a crowd of shouts.
"Thank you, this king will not fail you, will not live up to the entrustment of the previous king, and will not fail the entire kingdom of heaven, this king will lead you to realize these ideals!"
The crowd once again erupted in enthusiastic shouts.
Hong Tiangui breathed a sigh of relief, but he was also quite satisfied in his heart. This is a good first impression on the young army, and I hope that everything will go more smoothly in the future.
Soon, the new army brought boxes of silver, ten taels per person, and the whole young army erupted in cheers. The soldiers of the Royal Forest Army and the New Army were full of envy one by one.
Hong Tiangui turned his head calmly and said to Li Rongfa, who was following him: "General Li, what do you think of the Heavenly Kingdom's Imperial Forest Army?" ”
Li Rongfa was stunned for a moment, but he didn't expect Hong Tiangui to ask him so abruptly. Although the two people couldn't hear it under the whispered talk, in the face of tens of thousands of people's attention, Li Rongfa was still extremely cautious.
"The Imperial Forest Army is mighty and majestic, worthy of the elite of the Heavenly Kingdom!" Li Rongfa said against his will.
"And how does the Imperial Guards compare to the Young Army?" Hong Tiangui continued to ask.
The corners of Li Rongfa's mouth twitched, how could the showmanship like the Royal Forest Army be compared to the young army, but in the face of this young king who met for the first time, Li Rongfa really didn't want to express this kind of offending opinion.
"Naturally, the young army cannot be compared with the new army."
"Hehe, General Li doesn't need to say this in front of this king, what is the situation of the Royal Forest Army, this king is clear, but the Royal Forest Army is the direct subordinate army of this king, this king has always wanted to rectify but suffers from the uninterested military commander, today I saw General Li, this king has the backbone of the central region in his heart."
"Your Highness, absolutely not!" Li Rongfa's face changed drastically, to rectify the Royal Forest Army? And what about his young army? The Young Army is the foundation of his foothold in Tianjing City, and he cannot lose it no matter what.
"Why? Could it be that General Lee has any good solution to the problem of the Imperial Guards? Li Rongfa's face changed, for a rotten aristocratic army like the Royal Forest Army, there were no generals willing to train at all.
"Your Highness, the last general doesn't know much about the Imperial Forest Army, so he doesn't dare to make judgments!"
"It doesn't matter, the young army is also under the command of this king now, and General Li will have time in the future. Could it be that General Li doesn't want to share his worries for this king? Hong Tiangui's face sank, and he said a little angrily.
Li Rongfa smiled bitterly and shook his head, he didn't dare to refute Hong Tiangui's words too much. Zhou Budo came to transfer troops last night, and he got a report as soon as possible, but he couldn't judge the situation in Tianjing City, and in the night, he didn't want to get in immediately. Therefore, there is the idea of sitting on the mountain and watching the tiger fight, anyway, no matter who wins in Tianjing City, it will not be what happens to the young army, after all, behind their young army is still standing the loyal king Li Xiucheng. Therefore, he chose to detain Zhou Budo in the tent of the patrol at the gate, and waited until the sun came out to see him, and went to Tianjing City without hurrying. It's just that he didn't expect Hong Tiangui to board him at the gate of Tianjing City for three hours, if it wasn't for the previous incident, the waiting for these three hours would only move him, but now there is only fear left.
"General Li, this king hopes that you can share your worries for this king, and use the means of front-line training in the Imperial Forest Army, this king will give you full authority, no matter who is in the army, you have the right to cut first and then make up?" Hong Tiangui looked at him with burning eyes.
Faced with Hong Tiangui's insistence, Li Rongfa nodded helplessly.
Hong Tiangui didn't give him a chance to repent, and directly stepped forward and shouted loudly at tens of thousands of soldiers in the West.
"Listen to the officers and men of the army, the young army is the strong force of the front line, and from now on, it will be assigned to the Royal Forest Army and renamed the First Army of the Royal Forest Army. From today on, Li Rongfa will serve as the deputy commander of the Imperial Forest Army and the commander of the First Army, and will be responsible for the military training of the entire Imperial Forest Army. ”
After Hong Tiangui finished speaking, the Imperial Forest Army was in an uproar, they are the descendants of the Royal Forest Army, even if the Royal Forest Army is reorganized, the name of the first army of the Royal Forest Army should not be on the young army that has just arrived.
"Your Highness, it is absolutely impossible for the young army to change its name to the First Army! After all, the Young Army is the team that will be incorporated in the future! Li Rongfa said in a low voice.
"General Li, since this is the case, then let the two troops compete and compete, I think the time is set in three months, during this time, General Li must be seriously responsible for training the Royal Forest Army, otherwise if the Royal Forest Army loses to the young army, the Royal Forest Army may poke General Li's backbone!" Hong Tiangui said with a smile.
Li Rongfa's face changed, and finally turned into a wry smile. This young king really didn't have a good heart, and let himself train the Royal Forest Army to fight against the young army led by himself, and no matter whether he wins or loses, he Li Rongfa is probably not a person inside and out, looking at Hong Tiangui's cold eyes, he can't say anything to refuse.