The Jiangning Battalion was upgraded to the capital division, and everything changed, including the allocation of officers.

At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, the division and the Cheng Xuan political envoy division, the punishment according to the prosecution and the three divisions, the main responsibility of the division is to be in charge of the military and political affairs of one side, the commander's jurisdiction of the guard, belongs to the local military command organs, but unfortunately this situation, to the Zhengde years, the emperor is very happy, unlimited expansion of military institutions, resulting in a lot of incompetent people and small people, have entered the division, so that the prestige of the division plummeted.

Coupled with the Ming Dynasty's emphasis on literature and light on military force, the prestige of the capital division further declined.

Nominally, the capital division is in charge of the guards in various places, but in the period of the Apocalypse Chongzhen, the capital division has actually become a decoration, and the guards are mostly on their own, not necessarily obeying the dispatch of the capital division, and for a period of time, the imperial court has not been able to allocate military salaries in time, so that the capital division is basically unable to manage anything.

The situation in the Jiangning camp is completely different.

The Jiangning Battalion is actually an independent army, and its promotion to the capital division actually elevates the status of the Jiangning Battalion, and the Jiangning Battalion does not have other guards in charge of a province, so it is enough to manage its own affairs.

Zhu Youzhen's actual meaning is to equate the Jiangning camp with the Beijing Jingying and the Nanjing Jingying.

Sun Chengzong and the others all knew the news, and they had been waiting for Su Tiancheng to come back.

Su Tiancheng became the commander of the capital, correspondingly, Sun Chengzong and Bi Maokang became the commanders of the capital, Xiong Zijian became the commander of the capital, as for the commander of the battalion below, he was naturally promoted to the commander of the guard.

However, this move is too big, the Jiangning battalion does not have so many soldiers, and the organization is too large, which is not good.

Besides, the one who came to the Jiangning camp this time was also the prison army Hong Chengchou.

When Su Tiancheng and Hong Chengchou entered the barracks. All the officers and soldiers stood and waited in the playground.

Hong Chengchou saw the military appearance of the Jiangning battalion for the first time, and his eyes burst out with fine light, as a general who has led the army for a long time, the combat effectiveness of the army. It can be seen at a glance that the 20,000 soldiers of the Jiangning battalion are standing on the playground, without making a sound, and the square is uniform, in this case, he really has not seen a second army like this.

Su Tiancheng and Hong Chengchou went on the wooden platform.

Su Tiancheng first read out the holy decree, about the promotion of the Jiangning battalion to the capital division, and he was appointed as the commander of the capital, and Hong Chengchou was appointed as the supervisor of the army.

Next. Hong Chengchou read out the imperial court's edict on the commendation of Jiang Ningying.

In the military tent, the seats have already been arranged, and there are two chairs in the middle of the case, Su Tiancheng is sitting in the middle, and Hong Chengchou is sitting on the right.

The officers above the commander of the Jiangning battalion all went to the Chinese military tent.

Su Tiancheng looked at Hong Chengchou and spoke first.

"Brothers. Jiang Ningying was promoted to the capital division, which was the emperor's greatest reward to the brothers. Lord Hong served as the supervisor of the Jiangning Battalion, which strengthened the Jiangning Battalion, and in the future, all of you brothers must obey the dispatch of the Supervisor Army. ”

After the simple opening remarks, Su Tiancheng turned his head to look at Hong Chengchou.

"Lord Hong, please say a few words."

Hong Chengchou stood up. Clasp your fists and salute the crowd.

"Thanks to the emperor's trust, Hong went to the Jiangning camp and served as the supervisor of the army. Jiangning camp is brave and good at fighting, powerful at home and abroad, Hong can go to Jiangning camp, it is a great honor, in the future, Hong and all brothers will share weal and woe, and create brilliance, but also please brothers more support. ”

Seeing that Su Tiancheng spoke briefly, Hong Chengchou was also simple and clear.

After Hong Chengchou sat down, Su Tiancheng spoke again.

"Jiang Ningying has achieved a great victory in Shanxi, for the reward of your brothers, because Jiang Ningying has been upgraded to the capital division, the emperor has asked us to re-study and report, I have discussed with Lord Hong, Jiang Ningying was suddenly upgraded to the capital division, some things need to be done slowly, it is impossible to do it in one step, I have discussed with Lord Hong the following opinions."

"Sun Chuanting and Bi Maokang are in charge of the commanders, and the things they are in charge of remain the same, Sun is in charge of all matters, focusing on the Xiaocai Battalion, Jianrui Battalion, Forward Battalion and Infantry Battalion, Bi Daren is in charge of the Shenji Battalion and the Artillery Battalion, and Xiong Zijian is in charge of the law enforcement battalion, scout battalion, and pro-soldier battalion, including logistics and supply matters."

"The first and second battalions of the Xiao Cavalry Battalion were merged, and the Xiao Cavalry Battalion was established, Liu Shiliang served as the commander of the guard, the first and second battalions of the Jianrui Battalion were merged, and the Jianrui Battalion was established, Ma Huabiao served as the commander of the guard, the first and second battalions of the forward battalion were merged, and the forward battalion was established, Luo Chang served as the battalion commander, the first and second battalions of the infantry battalion were merged, and the infantry battalion was established, Qin Rui served as the commander of the guard, Di Huaixiang served as the commander of the Shenji battalion, Sun Yuankun served as the commander of the pro-soldier battalion, Liu Tiehan served as the commander of the scout battalion, and Xiong Zijian served as the commander of the law enforcement battalion. Bi Maokang also served as the commander of the artillery battalion. ”

"As for the establishment of posts such as Wei Commander Tongzhi and Commander Servant, I don't think it should be so verbose, as the saying goes, one person gets the Tao and the chicken dog ascends to heaven, although this sentence is not good, but in the past, the deputy thousand households and hundreds of households of each battalion have all made meritorious contributions, and they should be promoted as appropriate.

"Through this incident, Lord Hong will also be able to get acquainted with the Jiangning Battalion as soon as possible, including many officers and soldiers of the Jiangning Battalion."

Hong Chengchou was a little surprised, it is said that the appointment of the officers of the Jiangning Battalion is the biggest thing, and it is also the embodiment of power, he has just arrived in the Jiangning Battalion, it is impossible to quickly integrate into the Jiangning Battalion, there is a familiar process, besides, the Jiangning Battalion was created by Su Tiancheng, of course, it must be firmly in his hands.

"Lord Su, the stakes are very high, I think it is better to ask Lord Su to be directly responsible."

Su Tiancheng smiled and continued to speak.

"Since Lord Hong is the supervisor of the Jiangning battalion, he must be really responsible, I have a straightforward personality, I don't like to turn corners, I just say anything directly, the so-called government in his position, if Lord Hong can't manage real things, my heart can't go away, the division of labor between Lord Hong and me, we will discuss it in detail in a while, this officer appointment, Lord Hong will be really responsible, and it must be handled as quickly as possible, the brothers have won the battle, and they are still waiting for the reward of the imperial court."

"Master Su said so, it's better to be respectful than to obey your fate, I will definitely handle this matter quickly."

Of course, there is a reason for Su Tiancheng to give Hong Chengchou face like this.

Hong Chengchou became the supervisor of the Jiangning battalion, and he must have worked together for a long time, thinking that Hong Chengchou would not care about anything, it was impossible, after a long time, the two would definitely have contradictions, which was not conducive to the construction of the Jiangning battalion.

Therefore, grasp the big and let go of the small.

He has already proposed the candidates for the main officers of the Jiangning battalion, and as for the officers below, although Hong Chengchou is in charge, besides, even if Hong Chengchou is in charge, on the premise that he is not familiar with the Jiangning battalion, he will handle it in accordance with the opinions put forward by Sun Chuanting and others.

The biggest benefit of doing so is that it unites Hong Chengchou.

In the next step, Su Tiancheng also wanted Hong Chengchou to understand that since he arrived at the Jiangning Battalion, although he was a supervising army, he had to consider anything from the perspective of the Jiangning Battalion, rather than standing at the height of the overall situation as before, and the future responsibilities of the Jiangning Battalion were extraordinary, and they must be self-centered.

Soon, the matter of rewarding soldiers was also clarified, the imperial court rewarded 500,000 taels of silver, and the Jiangning battalion took out 500,000 taels of silver, and according to the results of each battalion, the reward was given to the heads of individuals, and 1 million taels of silver were rewarded to the heads of 30,000 people, which is not a small amount.

Hong Chengchou was shocked again, Jiang Ningying was so generous, this is amazing, the average reward on each person's head has reached more than thirty taels of silver, so to speak, Jiang Ningying is very rich.

After arranging things, everyone pushed out, and in the Chinese military tent, Su Tiancheng and Hong Chengchou were left.

Hong Chengchou's face still had a look of consternation, coming to Jiangning Camp for the first time, there were too many things that he expected.

"Lord Hong, I have an idea for the division of labor between you and me, and I will discuss it with Lord Hong."

"Lord Su is polite, as a prison army, I shouldn't be in charge of the specific affairs of the Jiangning Battalion, Lord Su thinks about it like this, I am already very surprised and surprised."

"Lord Hong laughed, Lord Hong has been leading the army for a long time, since he has arrived in the Jiangning camp, he has to be responsible for one aspect of the matter, how can he stand by and watch, the Jiangning camp does not have so many rules, although Lord Hong relaxes."

"In this way, I will obey Master Su's arrangement."

"The responsibilities of the Jiangning battalion in the future are very heavy, my consideration, after the Jiangning battalion is upgraded to the capital division, it will definitely expand the army, now the Jiangning battalion has 30,000 people, and the recruitment of sergeants cannot be rushed, but it must also be carried out, this matter, please be specifically responsible for Lord Hong, the Jiangning battalion recruits sergeants, there are strict requirements, and the standards are also a little high, besides, there are no military households in the Jiangning battalion, they are all professional sergeants, and the Jiangning battalion is responsible for all the expenses of the sergeants, and they also have to pay military salaries, and the affordability is also limited, I think, Within this year, 20,000 sergeants will be drafted, bringing the total number of officers and men to 50,000. ”

"I don't know how Lord Lu Dao Su thinks about the source of soldiers."

Hong Chengchou did not shirk, and pointed to the key place in one sentence.

Su Tiancheng had a smile on his face, it seemed that his prediction was accurate, and Hong Chengchou was indeed a person who knew the soldiers.

"The Jiangning battalion once recruited sergeants in Baoding Mansion, but in the battle of Zhongdu, the losses were heavy, the newly recruited sergeants, in the end, lack of basic quality, my idea, or to be able to recruit elite soldiers and strong generals from the middle of the guards, this matter, Lord Sun Chengzong has already told me, Lord Hong can contact Lord Sun specifically, Lord Hong's favorite general He Renlong, just want to enter the Jiangning camp, I think it's okay."

Hong Chengchou stood up and clasped his fists to salute Su Tiancheng.

"Hong has learned today, the reason why the Jiangning camp is so brave and good at fighting has a great relationship with Master Su, Hong is fortunate to go to the Jiangning camp and serve as the supervisor, and he must do his best to do everything well." (To be continued......)